20 THE OMAHA DA1LT BEE : SUNDAY , DECEMBER 17 , 1899.
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Child' * China For the Children For the Household. Selections From WATCHES
is FULL GOLD
Doll Dish Sot , I9c Our Our Specialty TRACED
] G pieces Elegant GHOGOLAIE CREAMS , CHINA PLATE
Chenille Grocery Department , Moral decoration , translti-
Curtains 10-ounce bottle Queen Olives , 25c. cent , worth 20c ,
The finest produced. Usually
1-pound gins jar , assorted , preserves , Oc. * as long as they
IN OUR BASEMENT. Per Pair Qlnes jar honey , Oc. sold for GOc a pound Wo are last
Jar horseradish mustard , 12He , satisfied with small profits and
Cucumber celery relish , lOc. quick sales. Our price is 40c lastGHRSSTMA
and up. Quart can table syrup , Oc. psr pound. GHRSSTMA !
American Club House , jar , lOc , Mixed candy from Sc per pound up.
Sweet chocolate , cake , 4c. Butter rolls , two for le.
Others up to Chocolatlna , can , lOc. Half-pound box chocolate creams , 9c. FOR SMOKERS.
Toy Dottle Curry 'Powder , 2 ounces , 12',4c. All-day suckers , three for le.
Dottle catsup , 7c , Nuts to Crack.
Crystal Wa Carpet Bottle lemon extract. Be. A big supply of frceh nuts nt lowest prices. Wo carry Iho most complete line ot m
ter Sets , Sweeners Sister Sue Pancake Flour , package , Oc , Mixed nuts , lOc per pound. silver , solid Rolil anil gold filled
Beautiful Smyrnta Rug , 30xCO Inches , $1.25. Jar ginger , 28c , Pigs , dates , candy canes , candy toys , fancy watches In Omaha. All grades ot
fa engrave d 15 cents Fine Axmlnster Rugs , 27x63 Inches , $1.68. Dox preserved ginger , 12c. boxes , baskets , etc. movements.
Days' nickel open fnco watch ,
Bohemian Gold Decorated 7 Jewels $ 2.43
[ + , ' solid silver fnco Cigars , 25 in Box.
Boys' open
Water Sets $1.25 watch , fancy engraved , 7 Jewels 4.03 75c , OSc , $1.10 , $1.70 , $1.90 $ , $2.00 , $2.25.
Gents' 1C size thin model open
face watch , sllvcrlno case , 7- Cigars , 50 in Box.
Jcwcl Elgin movement 5.48 BOc , OOc , $1.23 , $1.50 , $2.00. $2.25 , $2.50 $ ,
Toy Swords So Gents' gold filled 1C slzo thin $3.00 , $3.25 , $4.00 , $4.25.
up
model open fnco watch , war
ranted 20 years , 7-Jo\\cl , Elgin : Cigars , 100 in Box
movement 0.25 $1.30 , $1.50 , $1.90 , $2.30 , $2.90.
Gents' 12 size open fnco watch ,
warranted 20 years , 7-Jowcl ,
Waltham movement , the thinnest
watch made 8. OS
Gents' 16 size thin model , gold
Large Line " . " ,
filled , "Jus. Boas" hunting case
China and warranted to wear 20 years ,
with 7-Je\vel Blgln movement. . 11.65
glass vases
Ladles' 6 slzo "Jae. Boss" gold
at filled cast > , fancy engraved , war
ranted to wear 20 years , 7-jowel Elegant Pipes at
Sleds . 34c and up Elgin or Waltham movement. . 10.70 50c , 75c , S5c , 98c , $1 10 , $1.25 , $1.40.
Hocking horses. . . . , 78e and up Ladles' gold filled hunting case . . . . .
$1.98 , $2.25 , $3.00. $3.50 , $1.00 ,
Shoo Flys. . . . . . . . . , 39c and up watch , warranted 10 years , $1.50 , $5.50.
Blackboards , 19c and up Nottingham Lace Curtains , 54 Inches wide , Elgin or Waltham movement. . S.35
for this Children's dishes. . He and up three and one-halt yards long , per pair $1.98. Cigar Holders , Uf
sets , 12c and
Laundry , up Elegant Lace Curtains , plain center , 48 Silver 8c , lOc , 12c , 20c , 23e. 75c , S5e , $2.55 ,
ABC blocks 4e and up
. . , . , Inches wide , three and one-half yards long , Beautiful packages of perfume , fancy bottles $2.85 , $2.95.
100 Piece Dinner Set- Furniture sets. 9c and up . .
Games 4c and up $3.95 per pair. tles In boxes , at 12c , 22c , 24c , 34c , 38c , 48c , Cigar Cases.
English , Semi Porcelain , Trunks 25c and up Superb Lace Curtains , Brussels effect , 58 69c , 72c , 9Sc. $1.24 , $1.48 , $1.98 $2.38 and up. Novelties.
delicate blue or brow n ilo Tool boxes , 9c and up Inches wide , three and one-half yards long , Pearl penholders with gold pen , 98c. 20c , 25c , 2Sc , 30c , 40c , 4Sc , CSo , 90c ,
odors
Bulk all the celebrated
per pair , $5.65. perfume ; $1.S5 , $1.93 , $3.48 , $3.98.
ral work. Iron trains lOo and up Fountain pens at SSc each. from Ed Plnaud's , Colgate & Co.'s , East Solid silver nail files , tooth brushes ,
Toy guns. . 5c and up Tapestry Curtains ; a big assortment from Teacher's bible , black leather cover , combined ' . nail brushes , cuticle knives , paperknives Match Safes.
man's and other well known manufacturers.
Tin dishes , 3c and up $1.98 up. bined concordance , 9Sc. knives , letter seals , darn era , roll blotters
20c , 23c , 25c 2SC , .
, 30c.
Largest line of Tin stoves 5c and up Elegant polished oak Rocker , saddle eeat , Fancy celluloid memorandum , with pencil Full S-ounce bottle , original package , Col ters , hair curlers , shoo hooka , shoehorns
Decorated Tin horns DC and up largo size , $4.75. attached , 15c. gate's perfume , any odor , $1.75. horns , Ink erasers , all with laigo slzo Solid Silver Match
Globe and Noah's Arks 4c and Up Upholstered Rocker , spring seat , arms , Pocket diaries , " 1900 , " at low prices. Full 9-ounce bottle Plnaud's Triple Ex handles any articles , 3Sc and 58c. Wo Safes.
Air rifles 68c and up solid oak , $3.98. Fancy celluloid book marks at 14c each. tract , original package , any odor , $2,65. do not charge extra for engraving. .
Shade Six-piece parlor suit , mahogany finish , up Cloth bound books , works of some of the Perfume Atomizers , beautiful designs nnd Solid silver match safes , SSc , $1.19 , 98c , $1.24 , $1.68 , $1.75 , $2.48.
Rochester holstered In corduroy or velour , $19.85. , leading authors , 12c each. styles , a complete assortment , from 2Sc , 34c , $1.75 , $2.48. Silver Sets.
Combination bookcase and desk , solid oak , Largo line of toy books for children at . Solid silver key ring and chain , $1.74. Smoking .
4Sc , 59c , 68c , 76c , 98e and up.
Parlor Kid body dolls 19c and up French bevel plato mirror , adjustable 5c , 9c , 12c and up. Solid sliver mounted pocket combs , $1.59 , $1.98 , $2.18 , $3.14 , $4.00.
Kid body jointed dolls SSc and up shelves , $12.50. Fancy pearl paper knives , 23e each. SSc.
Lamp Bisque doll heads. . . , lOc and up Solid oak sideboard , 15x27 French bevel Scrap books at lOc and up. Genuine full cut diamond stud , $4.75.
from Dressed dolls 24c and up plato glass , top 20x48 Inches , highly polished , Fancy Inkstands at very low prices. Solid ebony military brushes , silver Jewelry Department.
ono drawer lined , $17.50. Paper weights , crystal glass , assorted sub Largo assortment of ladles' pocketbooks , trimmings , OSc.
$2,48 $ to $2,98 $ Furnishings Superb couch , 30 Inches wide , six and one- jects , at lOc and 25c each. elegantly finished , In morocco , monkey skin ,
half feet long , spring edge and end , up Large assortment of fancy calendars and eeal skin , alligator skin , etc. , at very low
Doll dresses SSc and up holstered In corduroy or velour , $10.50. Christmas cards at lowest prlcce. prices.
Doll hats Sc and up '
Ladies' Watch gold
Doll fur sets 28c and up
Doll toilet sets 5c and up Enormous Order Early and Avoid the filled , "Jas Boss" case , 6
Doll shoes , per pair 5c and up size
fancy engraved warranted
Teachers' Bibles , black leath Doll bonnets. , . , . . ! 15c and up We have a complete line of solid , ,
er bound , overlapping com * Doll jewelry sets lOc and up Rush. Leave Orders New gold cuff buttons , cuff links , diamond ranted 20yrs , 7 jewel Elgin
blnud concordance , mar Doll watches 5c and up set buttons , lockets , charms , engraved or Waltham
ginal references , red Doll Go-carts 22c and up Tor Delivery Later. band rings , plain rings , gents' set
. . . . ' movement . . . .
under gold Doll carriages 24c and up rings , ladles' set rings and vest chains.
HONEY AT ENORMOUS RATES
How the "Sharks" Prey Upon Improvident
Salaried Men ,
FOUR HUNDRED PER CENT PER ANNUM
Announcement * Attract the
Who IH In Financial
rimi Ity AVhlrli
Intercut ICxcccdH 1'rliiclpnl.
Omaha , like every other metropolitan cen
ter , has Its usurers who cater to Improvi
dent borrowers to whom a dollar today looks
moio enchanting than a ten-dollar gold piece
Intho , future. These usurers ore commonly
linown as "money sharks , " the name origi
nating from the fact that in many Instances
the Interest exceeds the principal. Borrow
ing money onthis plan la a progressive
came , us cumulative as an alcoholic appo-
tlto ono loan calling for another , the same
us.ono drink calls far another.
Alluring circulars , skillfully worded , an
nounce to the salaried man that If ho Is In
the permanent icmploy df some responsible
Ilrm ho can borrow money on his own note
without Indorsement or security of any kind.
Btrict confidence Is also vouchsafed , and one
In financial embarrassment Is Imbued with
hope of relief as he reads how easy It Is to
borrow and how easy It will be to pay back
in "small weekly Installments to suit the
convenience of the borrower , "
The salaried man goes to the shark. He
answer * a voluminous array of questions as
to how much salary he receives , how often
lie gets his pay , bow many * other debts he
owes , how'loug ho hag been with his present
employers , what specific line of work ho Is
hired to do , where ho last worked before
taking his present oltuatlon , to what use he
expects to put the money and probably a
dozen other queries. After nil these pre
liminaries , if ho has made his statements
strong enough and they bear the Insignia ot
truth , ho gets the loan.
Ten per cent per month 120 per cent per
nnnuni Is about the average rnto of Inter
est demanded by Omaha money sharkti , but
It la in reality more than that when the
method of payment Is considered , for the
borrower docs not ge-t the use of the whole
amount of the loan , for the rules require
weekly Inetallmcnts , but the partial pay
ment plan of counting interest docs not hold
good. In some Instances , the borrower Is
nliowed to make monthly Installments , this
concession being made wh/re salaries are
paid monthly , but the shark prefers weekly
payments wherever possible , and when they
ire made monthly the amount must of course
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
Iiartlllclnlly digests tlio food nnd aids
Nature in strengthening unfl recon-
Btructlntr tuo exhausted digestive or
gans. It is the latwit discovered dlgest-
nnt ana tonic , ftu other preparation
can approach it in elllclency. It in
stantly relieves and permanently cures
Uy pepsia , Indigestion , Heartburn ,
Flatulence , Sour Stomach , Nausea ,
BlckneadacheGastralglaGrampsana ,
all other resultsof Jinnerfcctdigestion ,
f > roared by . C , Do Witt a Cc * Cblcaaa.
bo just four times as much as It would be
were the Installments made weeUly.
11 < Mr Rorronum Arc Illcrt.
Here Is the plan on which tbeso loans are
made and no particular skill in mathematics
Is required to see that the rate oC Interest
Is far In excess of the stipulated 10 per cent
monthly , which of Itself in bad enough.
Suppose the salaried man borrows $30 ;
the loan Is to run three months ; he agrees
to pay 10 per cent per month on the whole
sum. This amounts to $ D , running the
principal and Interest up to a total of $39.
On the first pay day following the date of
the loan ho must begin paying it back. In
order to pay It within the three months
that is , the prevailing period he must
make his weekly installments $3.25. That
runs out cvon , and If he Is lucky enough to
meet every installment ho is clear of the
shark at the end of twelve weeks ; but ho
has paid $9 for the use of a sum of money
that has been decreasing every week. For
Instance , if bo has not mleeed a payment ,
nt the end ot eight weeks he has cut the
principal down to $4 , for eight weeks at
$3.25 per week equals $20 , and that sub
tracted from $30 leaves $4 , yet he lacks $13
of being equaro on the books and has four
moro payments to make. Allowing that $ C
of the $2C paid during the eight weeks bo
credited to the interest , that leaves a credit
on the principal of $20 $ , so that the last
month of the three the borrower pays $3 for
tbo use of $10 $ , that belcig the amount of
the principal minus the $20 already paid.
Three dollars for the usd of $10 one month
Is 33' , $ per cent monthly , or exactly 400
per cent annually. Thus It Is apparent at a
glance , that the man who gets the loan pays
n fraction over 10 per cent per month from
the very beginning , nnd by the progressive
scale , so icunnlngly devised , the rate ot In
terest increases with each Installment until
nt the last It reaches the enormity of 33 %
per cent monthly.
Thcbo figures are not guesswork , but are
based on actual facta obtained by Inquiry
from the men who loan the money.
The laws of Nebraska do not countenance
such usury , but laws are not always en
forced , and the man who borrows money on
the plan herein outlined , must either pay
the amount demanded or not got the loau ,
and after ho has accepted the loan ho must
keep his agreement or suffer exposure , far
the only way to beat the game is to invqko
the aid of the law and that would neces
sarily glvo publicity to a. condition upon
which any hlgh-mlndcd man Id more or lees
sensitive. The result Is that the engulfed
borrower pays the Illegal , Interest.
AVluit the I.uiv Si y .
The laws of Nebraska , complied statutes ,
chapter 44 , section 1 , reads as follows :
Any rate of Interest which may bo agreed
upon , not exceeding $10 per year on $100 ,
shall bo valid upon any loan or forbearance |
of money , goods or things In uctlon ; which
rate of Interest so agreed upon may bo
t.iken yearly or for any shorter period , erIn
In advance , If so expressly agreed.
Section 5 of the same chapter Buys ; " 1C
a greater rate of Interest than Is herolnbe-
fore Allowed shall to contracted for or re
ceived or reserved , the contract pml ) | not
therefore bo void ; but If In uny notion on
such contract proof be nuule that Illegal
Interest bus been directly or Indirectly con
tracted for or tiiken or reserved the plain
tiff shall only recover the principal without
Intercut and the defendant Khali recover
costs ; and If Interest t < hull have been paid
thereon , judgment shall be for the princi
pal , deducting Interest paid , provided the
acts and dealings of an agent In loaning
money xhull bind the principal , and In all
caves where there U Illegal interest by the
transaction of the ngent the principal will
be held thereby rta If tie had done the sums
In person. Where the same person acts us
agent for the borrower who obtain * the
money from the lender bo Hhull be deemed
to bu the agent of tliu lender altio.
But the salaried man cannot afford the
publicity of going Into coUrt to establish his
rights In such a transaction. The Dee wag
prompted to look Into this money lending
evil by the receipt of a letter from a well
known \\orklngmun , whose name la with
held. In substance his letter reads *
rrhcro arc many people ugHutcd about
the trusts and other public questions , while
neio at home we have something of vastly
more Importance. I refer to some of the
loan agencies doing business here. Two
of these have written the writer offering
loans at "reasonnblo rates , " nnd upon being
asked for their tenris refused to give the
Information unless I would make a per
sonal call at their offlce. This I have never
done.
Recently there came to my notice n caE > o
of villainy almost unprecedented. A member
of the Typographical union , temporarily
embarrassed , called for a loan of $35. Ho
was charged $1 for the contract , and after
an advance payment of $350 for the first
month's Interest , walked out ot the loan
ofllco with $30.50. Ho paid the money back
In weekly Installments of $3.50. and finally
got a. receipt In full when he had paid $42.
an Investment for the shark representing
34 cents on the dollar.
Some salaried men borrow aa low as $10 ,
although the- sharks prefer to loan a larger
amount. It costs $3 to borrow $10 provided
the debt Is paid within three months. And
so on through , the story of usury runs ,
showing how enormous profit Is made from
a class Illy able to pay the penalty , the
larger the principal the greater the inter
est , of course.
SluirliH Hound Tlielr Victim * .
In the event that the salaried borrower
loses his position and is therefore unable
to keep up bis payments the money shark
makes life a burden to'him. He Is threat
ened with all sorts of dtro consequences , and
his every footstep Is hounded. Or If he
does not Icso his position nnd for any other
reason Is unable to pay perhaps sickness
and death In the family may Intervene he
is harassed by the shark until he makes
some arrangement to cquare the bill.
It Is a common thing for these "salaried
men" to borrow from ono ehark to pay
another , "I > et us take up your loans at
other placesand glvo you relief" is a
catchy advertisement that sometimes ap
pears.
Annoyed by ono shark , the sensitive bor
rower turns to another ot the earna Ilk
for "relief , " and gets what appears to bo
balm for his troubled mind and depleted
exchequer , but In his Improvident pae ho
doesn't stop to think that he' is binding
upon hlmeelf an obligation for more Inter-i
est which will eventually become just such
a millstone about bis neck as the ono ho
cast off by receiving tbo loan from shark
number "two ,
The defensive theory set forth by the
men who make loans at such Illegal rates
of Interest is that the borrower enters
Into the contract with his eyca wide open ,
that ho knows In the beginning how much
Interest hp has to pay , and that ho ought to
bo the * Judge as to whether the accommoda
tion U worth to him the price asked ,
A plan 'by which the borrower may pay
more Interest than tbo amount of tha loin
Is where the renewal system is permitted.
For example , a man borrows $10 , for which
ho agrees to pay $1 per month. He is
rather moro Improvident than the average
borrower nnd finds * It Inconvenient to meet
his payments. Th'o shark knows he holds
a permanent position and allows him to let
the loan stand , provided he keeps up the
Interest. Thl ho does and the debt con
tinues for a year , . He has then paid $12
annual Interest for the use of $10 , and etlll
owes the principal. Such Instances as the
ono cited In the foregoing are rare > but
they have happened and are clearly within
the range of possibilities , provided the
shark has enough .faith in tbo borrower to
grant him the privilege of renewal.
In this respect Omaha IB fa Id to 1 > a no
worse than many other cities , and not BO
bad aa pome , Aa a rule , Omaha salaried
people are Inclined to be thrifty and are
so prosperous that they do not need to bor
row , IlJt the improvident class Is also
represented , anil'there ' Is dumand enough to
support nearly a dozen of these loan In
stitutions.
The Irritation in the throat which feeds a
cough baa a found a conqueror in the simple
Uvc-ccut Deau'u mentholated drops.
SOLDIERS ENJOY CHRISTMAS
Bojs in Bine Devote One Day to Feasting
and Pleasures.
i ATTACK TURKEY IN THE FARAWAY LANDS
VoIiintccrH of Xcbrnnkn nnd loivn Tell
of the I'nusliiK nt the Holi
day of One Ycnr
The other day a number of the members
of Company L. First Nebraska , Company D ,
Third Nebraska , and Company L , Fifty-first
Iowa volunteers happened to congregate In
ono of the fashionable club looms , where In
an animated manner they discussed the re
cent victories of the Doers over the English
In South Africa. Later the conversation
drifted around to the war In Cuba and the
Philippines , Finally the listeners tired of
the yarns nnd ono man who eat upon the
outer edge of the circle epoko up , saying :
"Trilby" that's the- name that attached
to D. O. Darnell of the Thurston Rifles when
ho wont to Manila and has clung to him
over since "tell us about last Christmas In
the Philippines. "
Biriell , though loth to talk , wns flnall"
prevailed upon to talk. "Last Christmas
woo rather an uneventful day with us , " ho
said , "At that time the Filipinos were
friendly , the Spanish bad beeti driven out
and apparently i there were no
enemies of the > stars and stripes
on > the Island . of Luzon. Last
year on Christmas day TVO were camped at
Santa Mesa. up'thoiPasIg river about four
miles from Ha mouth nnd Just on the out-1
sklrfo ofManlla , along the road leading to
the { pumping station , , where a few weeks later
wo did some pretty hot fighting , establishIng -
Ing- the reputation of the First Nebraska.
If I remember correctly the day was a
scorcher , the mercury lingering up In the
90s during the greater portion of the time.
A Hot Old ChrlHtiiinx.
"Last Christmas wo had a good-sized
company fund and two or three days before
the holiday AO sent a man Into town to buy
chickens , geese , ducks and micklng pigs.
In Manila the market Is not heavily stocked
with such delicacies as I have just men
tioned , but we found enough , with the ex
ception of turkey. Of turkey there was
none. One of the boys who had been scoutIng -
Ing along the water works road said he knew
of the whereabouts of a nock of turkeys j
nd he was given a special detail to bring
In a couple of the birds. The night before
Christmas bo went out and before midnight
returned with two as fine gobblers as you
ever saw. What he paid I don't know , but
not much , I fancy , for the next day a China
man was around our camp hunting for a
couple of turkeys , said to have strayed away
the night before.
"On Christmas day half a dozen men were
detailed to assist tbo company cook. Just
after noon the boys drew their eamp chairs
around a meal that would have been fit to
eel before a king. We had roast chicken ,
turkey , pig , lamb , fish and several other
klpda of meat. We bad vegetables of all
kinds and fruits. In fact , it was about the
best dinner that I over tasted , and , by the
way , I have sampled a good many in my
time. The tables were Bet in the company
street and were covered with u great sheet
of canvas to keep off the rays of the burnIng -
Ing tropical eun. After disposing of the
dinner , Spanish clgaro were brought out
and Captain Taylor , as toastmaster , called
upon the boys for speeches or songs. We
bad some pretty fair orators and the elo
quence let out upon that occasion was a
caution. Then there was alnglng , nolow ,
duets and about everything that you could
think of. Just as our festal occasion was
about to break up , the crack Filipino band
of the city , the one that wenl out with Agul-
noldo when ho started on the warpath , came
down from Manila and serenaded us , playIng -
Ing "Tho Stars and Stripes , " "America , "
"Yankee Doodlo" and "A Hot Time. " After
the war opened we captured this band , but
as they appeared Ho be a prety decent lot
of fellows , we didn't treat them badly.
FlIIiiliiiiN Share ClirlHiinnx Cheer.
"After the serenade TVO banqueted the
Filipino musicians and showed them a gocd
time. They remained with us during the
evening and entered Into the spirit of the
enjoyment that was going on. They sang
songs and played until taps for lights were
sounded.
| "With the soldiers Christmas was an off
day PO far aa work was concerned. There
j was the regular guard duty , but that was
all. Wo did not have to drill or appear on
dress parade , so taking It all together , we
I had a pretty good time. "
I "Tho boya of the Fifty-first Iowa did not
eat turkey last Christmas , " remarked Frank
W. Reed ot Company L of that regiment ,
who had listened to Darnell. "In fact , " he
continued , "It wns ono of the nastiest
Christmas days I ever experienced. Last
Christmas wo were lying out In the bay at
Manila , about two miles from shore. It
i was as hot aa hades and not a thing to break
j the rays of the sun except the tarpaulins
I wo stretched over the decks of the transport
Pennoylvanla , Our regiment left San Fran
cisco on this transport about November 3
and reached Manila just n day or two be
fore Christmas. Wo found our Christmas
boxes awaiting us and received them the
night of December LM. Opening these and
admiring the contents , which consisted of
good things to eat and little presents from
j home , helped to relieve the monotony , but
I oven this wan not enough , Wo had been on
the water nearly two months , and wanted
I to get out on the land and stretch our legs ,
I which seemed to bo tied up In knots. However -
, ever , our wants wore disregarded nnd we
stayed on the ship ,
GIirlNlin-iN oil Ilie Trnnnnort.
"As to our ChrlMraaH dinner , It was pretty
fair nnd was varied somewhat from the reg-
ulatlcn fare on the boat. Wo took some
money out of the company fund nnd bought
canned goods , which , in addition to our ba
con and beef on the dally menu , made a
pretty fair dinner. In the evening , after
the sun went down and after the atmosphere
cooled off come , wo got out the musical In
struments and had a stag party. There were
round and square dane3 , the men who posed
as female partners having handkerchiefs
tied around their arms to distinguish them.
After the dance wo had songs , recitations
and stories aim games , yet wo were not
happy , The next day wo sailed up along the
coast and it was a couple of weeks before
wo touched land. I shall always remember
Christmas , 1898 , but never with a great deal
of pleasure , "
"I have an idea we had about as good a
ticno last Christmas OH any of tbo boys , "
said Fred Nygaard , who was a first lieuten
ant In Company D , Third Nobraaka volun-
teeis , "Last Christmas , " he said , "wo wore
at Savannah , Ga , Our Christmas boxes , from
homo came the night before and "with them
and their contents and the royal manner In
which the women of Savannah treated us ,
we had much to make us happy.
"The day before Christmas the members
of the Wcenen'o Christian asso
ciation came to our ramp , four miles from
the city , and told us they were going to
make our Christmas , Of course that wan
cheering Information nnd Christmas morn
ing the boya wcro nil out with the coming
of the dawn , They all put on clean clothes ,
shaved and looked as spruce as though they
were going to church , Along about 8 o'clock
100 young women , clothed In pure white ,
invaded our camp. With them they brought
wagouloada of evergreen wreaths , flowers
and decorations. These they hung along the
company" streets nnd upon the tents. An
hour or so later another nraiy of women In
vaded the camp , but Instead of bringing
flowers they brought wagonloads of good
things to cat. They had tuikejs baked tea
a rich brown , roast pigs , tender chickens ,
crisp celery , cranberry sauce , stacks of
mince pies , great tanks of coffee , baskets of
snowy white rolls and biscuits , nil spread
with the best butter that I ever tasted. They
took hold of things nnd would net let us
lift a hand , telling us that wo woio their
guests for the day. Soon after noon great
tables were Bet In the company streets and
over these white clothes , things that we had
not seen for months , were spread. Later
dinner was announced and then the boys
pulled their camp stools around the best
dinner that I ever swallowed.
.Southern Women Touch ( ho Henrt.
"After eatlnp- our fill the tables were
cleared and during the afternoon we were
entertained in a most delightful manner.
There were flinging , speeches and reflations.
The women visited us in our tents nnd
talked with us of our homes and the loved
ones far away. In the evening they enter
tained us with a concert , a largo number of
the best singers and muelclans In the city
coming out to participate.
"People may say what they want to about
the women of the couth , but the northern
soldiers will always rome/mber them with the
kindliest feeling. Always nnd upon every
occasion they tried to make our stay there
pleasant , often doing so nt considerable cost
and Inconvenience to Uiemsel\es.
"Regarding our work on Christmas , it
amounted to nothing. Wo had to do guard
duty , but that was all. After standing our
regular tricks , wo were free to go where
wo pleased , hut as a rule the boys remained
In camp during the entire day. The wo
men of Savannah made It BO pleasant for
them that they did not care to go anywhere
else. "
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UU.M.VI' I''I5Timi3S OF MKK.
After being given up for dead by her rela
tives and the attending physicians on No
vember ] g , and having nil her funeral or-
nu.'gomentfl made , Miss Nora Johnson , a
10-yoar-old girl living near Urnymer , Mo , ,
sat up In her coflln and told of a strange
visitation that oho had experienced while
her parenlfl were making ready for her Inter
ment. Miss Johnson is tht > daughter of a
well-to-do former.
The bankruptcy of 13. Derry Wall , once
famous at "King of tbo Dudes , " In Now
York , hardly causes a ripple on the surface
of the ocean of news. Mr. Wall places his
liabilities at a little moro 'than
$9,000 and his assets at nothing.
Tl'ut habits of royalty atlll cling to him Is
evident from the statement that much of
his indebtedness Is to various tailors , though
ho confesses to owing Dcluionico's about a
thousand dollars.
Major William F. Tucker of the United
States army , chief paymaster of the De
partment of the Lakes ; Major ISM L. Hug-
gins , acting Inspector general of the Depart
ment of the Lakes , nnd Captain Alfred S.
Frost of thn Twenty-second United States
Infantry , have been appointed and consti
tuted a board of survey to Investigate the
facts nnd place the responsibility attending
the loss of ono niulo and a halter , the prop
erty of the United States , which recently
disappeared from Fort Thomas , Ky. A largo
number ot witnesses nro to bo examined.
Hobart Miller , a Virginia lawyer holding
an accident Insurance policy , died from swal
lowing food containing "hard , pointed nnd
resisting substances which cut through his
Intestines. " The company , in defending a
suit for the amount of the policy set up that
the Insurance was against death from bodily
Injuries sustained through external , violent
and accidental means , but the court over
ruled this demurrer , holding that tbo injury
caused was accidental ,
A romantic .story comes from Grcensfork ,
a town nine miles south of Richmond , Ind.
Twenty years ago the 14-year-old daughter
of Aaron Gunckcl accompanied an i\uu \ ( to
Bomo point cast on a visit. After several
weeks had elapsed without word from either
being received , i.Mr. Gunckel tried to locate
his child , but without succctw. For moro
than two years the search was continued ,
but not a trace of the missing girl or her
aunt was found , Ono day recently n pro-
po.sscflslng woman of 34 years arrived In the
village , She was alone and , going to the
Gunckol home , f > nld nho was Maudtt Gunckol ,
the long-missing daughter , Slie claims that
her aunt ! took her to Now York City and
placed her In the care of n family which
afterward adopted her and gave her the
name of Martin. Two months after her
departure from homo the govoinmnnt
changed the name of the poetolllcc from
Washington to Grcensforlc. Letters that fibo
wrote were sent to Washington , Davles
county , Ind. Her aunt disappeared fifteen
years ago , The young woman Intends to
remain with her father , who IH now an old
man ,
Scbwejrer" Ijfuirintee ol the best-none co dellclout-moncy cia hardly buy III equil.
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medicinal and general me. Prepaid
The famous I'dunsylviiula Hjo , for 7 years
aoublo conpur dlstllli d anil aged In wood undisr
personal direct Ion of Mr. JolitiBchwoyrrblinkclf.
Never less tbua 8 yt r old , most of It 10 and
12 yeara old when ilrit U > ttlcd. Bold direct to
tlio consumer from our distillery nt tbo
low price of $3.CO for four full iiuiirti that
cannot bo bought cliowhoro for losa thuu JU.OO ,
We nl r offer cur SEVEN YEAR OLD
CABIN I1CRCfoldU ] $ O PO
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