OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE. December 24 , 1809.
OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
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Tlio coming of Christmas and the holiday
season , together with Its tlmo-honored gtft-
BlvlnB practices , alwayo stimulates the fcol-
Ini ; of good-will and charity which takes the
form of unselfishly doing things for the
plcnsuro of othcrn. The Christmas fenst
has come to bo celebrated not only In all
Christian countries , but practically In all
the civilized world , and Is everywhere
marked with the same disposition to nllovl-
ale distress and assist the poor and unfor
tunate. To a great many people Christmas Is
the only timeof the year when they have any
enjoyment outsldo of the usual routine of
their lives and for that reason It Is looked
forward to with special expectation from one
end of the year to the other. It IB always
Interesting to unto how amiable children
become with the approach of the yuletldo
and how anxious they are to ho on their
good behavior lest some misstep Into mis
chief might bring down upon them the pen
alties of misbehavior In tbo withholding of
Bomo of the lookod-for Christmas joys. The
spirit of Christmas Is ono of the first things
which children comprehend and appreciate
and people never grow old enough to get
entirely over It.
In the frontispiece of The Christmas Dee
will bo seen the famous painting of the
Christ Child , by Hofmann , that hangs In the
royal gallery at Dresden. With reference ) to
this picture , Van Dyke's critical work on
"Tho Christ Child In Art" saya :
"This conception of "Christ Among the
Doctors" has been expressed In modern art
by two most admirable pictures , significant
In the deepest sense or the intense Interest
which the best minds of this century have
taken in the real llfo of Christ. Ono of
them It ) Mr. Holinan Hunt's brilliant paintIng -
Ing of "Tho Finding of the Saviour In the
I
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MOTHER OF GENERAL LEONARD
WOOD , RECENTLY VISITING IN
OMAHA Photo by Louis H. Uostwlck ,
Temple. " The other is the plcturo by Prof.
Helurlch Hofnmnn at Dresden , It is not en
tirely frco from a touch of academic formal
ity. Ono can foci the sense of effort and ths
influence of conventional types in the at
tempt to render the heads of a stern Phar
isee , a scornful Sadducco , a keen philoso
pher , a mild old Habbl and nn oarnojt seeker
after truth in the llvo in on who are grouped
around the young Jeans , Dut the Divine
Child Is a Buproincly lovely figure. Clad In
n Bimplo white tunic , Ho nuts ono hand
' with the cthor Ho
upon a reader's dusk , and
points to u passage In the open book as It
asking for a solution of its meaning which
shall reveal Its living power. Ho lifts * His
dark , limilnouH OJTH to the face of oneof the
doctors with tlio earnest , ( searching losk of
ono who already knows that the word of God
is the food of the soul. Ho feels that Ho Is
In His Fathor's house , hut Ho is there as a
child , to learn Ilia Father's will. And it is
In this spirit that Ho goon down again to the
homo la Nazareth and lives there in subjec
tion to his parents and growing In favor
with God and Man. "
Hofnmnn , tlio artist , was horn in Darm-
Btudt March 19 , 1824. He dovotwl himself
chlelly to history and portrait painting ,
studying at the Duaneldorf academy under
Theodore Hlldobrandt and Schadow and then
at the Antwerp academy. He visited Hoi-
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THE REAL SANTA CLAUS HIS HONOR , MAYOR FRANK E. MOORES Photo by
Louis R. Bostwlck.
land and Paris and returned to his native
: lty , whore ho painted portraits. Ho was in
Munich In 1817 , in Darmstadt and Frankfort
in 1848-51 and in Dresden In 1851-53. Ho
ivcnt In 1854 to Italy , where ho spent four
yciire , mostly at Rome , and was Influenced
t > y Cornelius. Ho removed to Dresden in
1862 , where ho became honorary member of
the academy In 18C8 and professor in 1870.
The Boo presents a number of pictures of
Christmas shopping which will strike rcad-
> rs with a familiar air. Merchants all agree
.hat in no previous year has the volume of
Christmas shopping In Omaha been so great
ir the number of patrons so large. They
< now also that the crowds of holiday buyers
include many pcoplo not usually found
unong them and represent all classes of the
immunity. Not only this , but the 'de
mands of the people have become more ox-
ictlng. They have more money to spend
uul they Insist upon bettor prices and bet
ter qualities in the goods. The llvo mer
chants of Omaha have fully met all demands
this year and have naturally reaped the ro-
Updegrnff. Mor
ward of their enterprise. No prettier plc
turo can bo Imagined than the throngs of
children gazing at the toys In the shop windows
dews , the crowds of good-natured , jostling
humanity pushing from one counter to an
other In the great stores which are the cen
ters of the ictall trade.
Christmas of 1898 is remembered by a
great many Nebraska men for having been
apont as members of the First Nebraska
regiment of volunteers In camp in the
Philippines. For the first time In their lives
they enjoyed a tropical Christmas , and
Christmas was made as much If not more of
a gala day In the far-off camp than It would
have been at home. The Christmas dinner
was the event of the day , the tables being
spread In the tents and loaded with all the
Attractive delicacies which could bo found In
the market within the reach of tbo funds at
the disposal of the various companies. Tbo
plcturo which wo g'vo ' shows the Christmas
dinner spread on the table in cno of the
tents of Company A of York of the First Ne
braska at Santa Mesa and Is typical of the
gan. Bolby. Andrews.
dinners enjoyed by all the soldier boys of
the regiment.
Another picture appropriate to Christmas
represents the Christmas dinner on the
plains. Many of the pioneers who settled In
this section of the country before it was
built up and assisted In reclaiming it to the
uses of civilized man were In their time
forced to celebrate Christmas In this way ,
with few of the comforts of life. The great
emigrant wagons would stop at sonio con
venient point , where fires would bo built
and a dinner Improvised , such as the1 ma-
tcrlals carried with them would permit ,
sometimes supplemented by a wild fowl or a
piece of venison or buffalo steak , according
to what luck might have attached to the
hunter's gun. Christmas on the great
plains In the days before the railroad and
telegraph was hardly so enjoyable as the
Christmas of today in the busy towns and
cozy , warm bouses with which they are
now dotted.
The real Santa Glaus Is Introduced to the
readers of The Bee In the person of his
honor , Mayor Mooros , just starting from his
olllco after a shopping tour with a messen
ger hey to carry the bundles and packages
and Christmas tree. There Is probably no
one In Omaha who has a more extensive
giving list for Christmas time than the
mayor and dozens and scores of friends , big
Secretary Jewell.
Governor Poynter.
DELIVERING THE COMMISSION
and little , are annually made happy by his
thoughtful remembrances. Ho comes as
near being the real Santa Glaus in Omaha
as any other one person.
The mother of General Leonard Wood ,
who is pictured here , was a visitor In
Omaha last week and her face will bo recog
nized by thoao who made her acquaintance
at that time. Mrs. Wood is a most be
nevolent looking woman , who takes great
pride in her son and feels as much as he
does the honors which have been conferred
upon him. Ono of her most noted charac
teristics Is her bashful and quiet manner.
For fear she might attract more than usual
McCreary. Cronln.
McCarter. HarnUh. Engle. Donahower Applegate.
PROTECTIVE BOARD BROTHERHOOD OP LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN , UNION PACIFIC ! DIVISION.
attention she sought out nu unpretentious
family hotel rather than stop at a large
hostelry frequented by the general traveling
public. Mrs. Wood is in excellent health ,
which promises her many more years of
useful llfo.
Attention of renders is called to I3eo
advertisers. Wo believe thnt nowhere \\il\ \
bo found a more high class set of adver
tisements , emanating from firms and busi
ness houses whoso established reputations
guarantee their patrons honest dealing and
geneious treatment. The Bee's advertisers
may bo depended upon to carry out \\hat- *
over they agree to do and we are suie that
the readers and the advertisers will form
through it an acquaintance which will prove
Instructive and profitable to both.
The Bee's newsboys form another set of
incipient capitalists without 'Whose altl the
paper could not bo the success It is. We |
have caught a few of the enterprising litera
ture vendors before the camera , which shows
them in the act of crylrs t ir wares. They
are nn Intelligent Rrnn ungsters , witty
healthy lungs and pert. lit ways , and If
they do not get along in the world it will
not bo for lack of energy and enterpr'ee
When you hear the newsboy crying The
Illustrated Bee , remember that he is a busi
ness man in a small way and Invests his
money and turns his profit on small margins.
Senator Allen.
TO SENATOR ALLEN.
earning by unremitting labor every cent of
the surplus which ho counts aside after mak
ing good his expense. . .
An Interesting picture which Is really hls-
torlc is that reproduced from a photograph . \ .
of the scene attending the delivery of the , ?
senatorial commission to the recent ap
pointee to the vacancy caused by the death
of the late Senator Hayward. The photo-1
graph is taken in the private office of the
governor in the state house at Lincoln , the
figures being Governor Poynter , Senator
Allen and Fred Jewell , the secretary to the
governor. The commission was made out
by the secretary and by him taken to the
govrnor , who , after affixing his signature
to the document , handed it to Senator Allen.
The whole chapter was completed in only a *
few minutes and the announcement made
public that the governor had appointed Judge
Allen , who had accepted the tender and re
ceived his commission. The scene is vividly
pictured by the work of the camera. The
date was Wednesday , December 13 , 1899.
This number of The Bee contains the firs
article of a short series dealing with practl
cal problems and now developments of tin * j
public school system of Nebraska. This
scries will be illustrated from photographs
showing the work as performed in the most
progressive schools in Nebraska towns. The
articles themselves will be written in a
popular style , explaining tbo object sought
by our educators and the plans adopted f r
bringing about the desired results. Wo feel
sure they will prove a popular feature and
that they will bo carefully read by all who
recognize the importance of the public
schools as ono of the foundation stones of
the republic.
Omaha has a now railroad entering the
city and asking for Its patronage In the Illi
nois Central , whoso extension to the Missouri
river has Just boon completed. The Drat
passenger train pulled out of Council Bluffs
at 9:35 : In the morning last Sunday. This
marks another turning point in the growth
of our city and is fully worthy of commem
oration in picture as here set forth. *
Historic Banquet
History's greatest banquet took place Au-j
gust IS , 1SS9 , when the 40,000 mayors of ,
France sat at a table In the Palais de Pin-
,
dustrio in Paris. There were three relays
of about J3.000 guests each. To prepare the
feast required seventy-live chief cooks , 13,000
waiters , scullions , ccllarmen and helpers ,
80.000 plates , E2.000 glasses , knives , forks
and spoons In proportion , 40,000 rolls and
fish , meat and fowl by the ton. The banquet
was part of the centenary celebration of
the events of 1789 ,