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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1902)
( t 1 CHRKIIAS B B1C0SE DATS i 4iow ut reri Great Ho M. w.. ni. T -. I lrate4 "Before the We." 'observance IH MORE PRIMITIVE TIMES i ' How Xeeeaaltlea Wrrt v Laaarles All Vat the Few Vemorr of Tlmea Vtu Social Eqaajlts- Waa Nat a Myth. Thta Is the stoi-y of hli flrst Christmas, WUlw4 by a certain well-placed cltlzrn of today whose memoir reaches back Into tha middle of the last century. It was a different world then. The civil af waa yet to be fought. Barring lla use on the telegraph wire, electricity waa still untamed. There were extenalve stretches of country now crlaa-crossed bv raiirnai where the locomotive whlatle had never been heard. Many of the thlnga held to ,le necessaries now by everyone were luxu Mea to all but the unduly rich, Humanity, Ita emotlona and the eternal iTerltlea, are the aame today aa they were on that mid-century Chrlatmaa, but In tho joutward forma and observance! that go to 'make up the visible life of the people In (the new world at least there baa been a revolution so great since then that only Ithoee who have aeen It can appseclate It oven vaguely. , The well-placed citizen waa then of the ie that delighted tn copper-toed boots 'Unknown to bora of today and he wore mittens on his hands and a knitted com- forter abont his neck In cold weather. His i father waa a Methodist circuit rider In one j of the middle Atlantic statea, who preached three tlmea on every 8unday--at 10 In the morning In a little church without a steeple, 'at 2 In tho afternoon In the round school house In Bunker's Hollow, and at early candlelight In the atone school bouse at Nelson's Settlement driving some thirty two mile weekly to make the circuit Joya of Anticipation. The day before that flrst Chrlstmaa waa a day of the liveliest anticipations, since the minister and hla family had been aaked to eat the Chrlatmaa dinner at Brother Nelson's, and to come the night before, ao that the boy could hang up his atocklng with the half-dozen young Nelsons. Just what that meant he didn't understand very clearly. In the community to which his father ministered It bad been trans planted almost bodily from Puritan New England the observance of Christmas waa only beginning, and the children who had heard about Santa Claus were few. The winter waa severe that year, and the outlines of the hills and valleys were softened by a two-foot covering of anow. i Brother Nelaon'a houae waa a good fifteen miles away from the atory-and-a-half par sonage, and the boy and his father and mother started on their Journey over the shining white roads soon after the sun be gan Ita descent of the western aky. The air waa so crisp that It made the boy's cheeka tingle. Before the three took their aeata in the alelgh a flat marble 'alab had been well heated in the oven for them to rest their feet on ao that 'they shouldn't freeze. About .them they wrapped a great hairy buffalo robe, the 'like of which couldn't be bought anywhere today, no matter how much money was of fered for It. Primitive Traveling;. The drive to Brother Nelson's waa i, through narrow valleya where the air waa 'so still that the cold waa hardly noticed, land over ateep hills on the topa of which the wind piled the anew Intq drlfta which ;made the roada nearly impassable and al- most frose the boy'a eyes shut, ao keen rwaa tt. Thla made the arrival at Brother Nelson's o late that the big camphene lamp which graced the . Nelson parlor waa already 'lighted. Like the buffalo robe, the cam- 'phene lamp Is now a thing of the past; no one tn all that region boasted such a luxury but the Nelsona, and ihey never lighted thelra save on festive occasions. Of the evenlDfj, the solid citizen remem bers onlyithat the boy fell asleep soon after the meal of bread and butter, honey, pre aervea, cold ham and ao on, called "tea," to tha accompaniment of a spirited discus alon between hla father and Brother Nelson as to whether there was likely to be a war over the negro slaves, and that someone valnly tried to wake him ao that he might hang up his stocking. He waa wide awake early the next morn ing, though. He had slept In a trundle bed tn the attic along with two of the Nelson boys, and with them. In the gray dawn, he scrambled out of bed to find what "Sindy Clos" -had put In the atocklngs. Contents of the Storking-. Of the contenta of hla atocklng the boy recalls only one thing a globo-shaped fruit of a rich reddish yellow, which the Nelaon boys aald was an "orange" the first orange, la point of fact, that the miniater'a son had ever seen. It waa of the most delicious flavor, he found, later In the day when he was allowed to eat it, and he atlll remem bers the awe with which the statement waa received that every one of the three dozen oranges which Brother Nelaon had bought at the county aeat the day before for the Chrlatmaa dinner bad coat a dime, and that UGUT AND DARK, Day and night, sunshine and shadow are not more different from each other than a healthful from a sickly woman. The healthful woman carries light and sunshine with her wherever ahe goes. The woman who suffers from ill-health casts a shadow on her own hap piness and tile' happiness of others. She cannot help it. Those who suf fer cannot smile and sinar. Ill-health in woman is generally trace able to disease of the delicate womanly organism. Many women have been re stored to happiueas by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It estab lishes regularity, dries weakening; drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and Cures female weak nest. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. I fed it my duty to inform yMt that I had bren a sufferer for many years from nervous. fern with all its symptom sad complication. writes Mra.O. N. I-Uher. of 1861 Lczlngloa Ave., Kew York. N. V. "I was constantly going to arc a physician or parchaaing medicine for this or that complaint aa my troubles became un bearable, in the spring of 1&97 my has band induced sac to try Dr. Pierce Favorite Pre acriptioo. After taking one bottle and follow, ing your advice I waa ao encouraged that I took five more bottle ot ' Favorite Prescription ' and tbea I did not take any more for several veeka a I felt o much better, but still I waa not (m fleUh cufd. I commenced lakin( it again and frit that I waa improving fatter than at nrst. I am not now cross and irritable, and I have a Euod color in my iace ; have alio gained abont rn pound ia weight and mm Utautamd 0 ( srf, for 1 am a new woman one marc. The dealer who offers a substitute for Favorite Prescription" does so to gain the little more profit paid on the sale of leas meritorious medicines. His profit is your loss, therefore accept no substitute. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent frtt on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the paper-covered book, or 31 stamps for the cloth bound. Address Dr. K. V. ttcroe. J?uglo. N. Y.f 0M hyf tea Christmas Menus Here are given four menus as sugses tlona for Christmss dinners. None Is In expensive, but on Chrlstmaa it la one'a duty to have the very best dinner of tho whole year. Thla la menu No. 1: Cream of Oysters. Olives and Baited Almonds. Crab Flaks Au Gratln. Hoftt Turkey, Cranberry Snuce. Mashed Potatoes. Boiled Onions. Celery Pa lad. Toasted Wafers. Edam Cheee. Mince Fie. Ice Cream. Fruit. Coffee. Get all your materials for this dinner the day before Christmas. Make the cran berry Jelly-the day before and prepare the turkey aa already outlined. Make the mince plea three or four days before. Christmas; they are better tor being kept. See that your husband puts the olives and aalted almonds on the table, and when the time cornea for ice cream let htm take It out of the freezer. Crab flakes come In cana, and are aaid to be very good, but if it la possible to do so get them freeh from a reliable fish dealer. One pound of crab flakes will make an entree for alx persons. Tut a pint of rich milk In a saucepan over the tiro with two heaping teaspoonfuls of butter. Dissolve thoroughly two heaping table apoonfula of flour in enough milk to make It have the consistency of thick cream. When the milk In the saucepan beglna to bubble, atlr In the dissolved flour a little at a time, stirring briskly and constantly to keep It from lumping. When all la In and the cream sauce Is very thick, stir In the crab flakes, season with a little red pepper, a teaspoonful of salt and a sug gestion of powdered mace. Butter well the Insido of a baking dish large enoilgh to hold the creamed flakes, then turn the mixture Into the baking dish, sprinkle tbo surface with fine bread crumbs, put a few little pata of butter over the crumbs, stand, the dish In a quick oven, and let it remain Game Not Protected Mr. J. Fullerton of Red Lodge, Mont., has written a letter to President Roosevelt con taining disclosures relative to the manage ment of the Yellowstone National park and calling the attention of the executive and congress to the necessity of remedy ing certain abuses. Mr. Fullerton, like Buffalo Jones and other western men, re ports the Washington Post, Is interested In the protection and preservation of the native game antmala of North America, es pecially the small and constantly dwindling remnant tn the National park, and about a month ago came to Washington wlth a view to laying the matter before the proper au thorities. He was unable at that time, bow ever, to gain what he desired, but at the president's request wrote and forwarded the letter above mentioned, which, to say the leaat. Is an eye-opener as to the way things are being carried on In the nation's great game preserve. While In Washington Mr. Fullerton was seen by a Poet reporter, to whom he re lated the following facts, which form the body of the letter to President Roosevelt, but which he at that time was unwilling to have published. Now, however, that he has inaugurated his crusade In behalf of. better game protection, the facts are "re leased," and are given In the following, just 'as stated by the captain, who proposes to sustain and defend all that he charges: He first states that the latest report of Captain John Pitcher, the park guardian, is utterly misleading as to the number of animals In the park. Among other things this report atates that there are now from 80,000 to 60,000 elk on the reserve, while Mr. Fullerton declares the actual number to be less than one-tenth of 80,000. He statea that before coming to Washington he took a drive over two-thirds of the Yellowstone reservation, and that during thla trip he failed to discover tracka or any other evidences of elk. That number of elk, he claima, would aoon exhaust the pasturage In the Yellowatone reserve. The truth In regard to the elk, he atates. Is Just this: Owing to the growth and ex pansion of the secret society known aa the Order of Elks, a great demand has arisen of late years for the canine teeth of .elk, and this demand has extended into other It had been hard to get so many specimens of the precious fruit at all. From this and other circumstances which the citizen remembers of that mid-century Chrlstmaa It Is clear in his mind that Brother Nelson was the rich man of all that region. Indeed, the settlement had been named for him. He had a big farm, which kept himself and hla three or four hired men busy all aummer and fall, and he alao owned a sawmill, the running of which occupied their time and attention tn tbe winter. The pond which furnished the power to run the mill was the source of great sport that Christmas day for the young Nelsons and their guests. It was covered v. 1th Ice a foot or more thick, with a surface aa "glairy" aa glass, and tbe bigger Nelson boys, tbe three or four mill handa and a lot ot the neighbors spent the morning skating upon it, while the children made a slide at one side, which they enjoyed im mensely. Some of the boys had sleds on which they "r6de down hill" nobody "coasted" then In that neighborhood fin ishing up their rides on the ice, each one striving with much screaming and laughter to make his sled go farthest over Ita level surface. Few ot the women and girls ven tured to skate, for that sport waa gener ally thought too boisterous for members ot the fair sex, but many ot them took part In tbe rldea on the sleds. Fires ef Other Daya. It was quite as cold on that Chrlatmaa as It had been the day before, and someone built a treat bonfire of pitch pine stumps and logs on the Ice, exactly In the middle of the group of happy, red-cheeked young folks, who Joked and laughed and told stories while they warmed their Angers and toes. Some of them brought applea, which they roasted In the fire and ate with much guato. t With all this the boy waa pleased hugely, though moatly as an onlooker, for tha copper-toed boots had a way of slipping out from under him when he tried to slide, and he had no akatea. He rode down hill on the aled a few tlmea with the biggest Nel son boy, and that waa Iota ot fun and highly exciting. On tbe laat trip the sled waa overturned, and the boy bad to be hurried to the Are to be dried and warmed. . When the biggeat Nelaon boy waa ready to take the youngster on another trip he ahlvered and aaid in hla politest way, "No, I thank you," to the invitation. The great event of the day waa the din ner. Brother Nelson and his wife were hospitable souls and had invited halt the settlement to sit round the board with them. Bo many accepted the "invite" that there were four or five tableatul and the serving ot the meal, which began In the big kitchen with the Brat tableful sharp II, was not completed for tha laat table ful till nearly 8 in the afternoon. The minister and his wife ste st tbe first table ful and the minister "asked the Meaning" st each. Tbe children ate last and would have been pretty hungry by tho time their turn earns U Bister Nelson had not stayed THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1902. till the mixture Is brown over the top. Then remove, garnish the dish round the edge with a fringe of parsley, put a few quarters of lemon over the top and serve. Menu No. 2 Is as follows: Cream of Celery. Olives. Baited Almonds. Stuffed Tomatoes. Ronst Uonse. Apple Sauce. Mashed Potatoes. Polled Onions. Grape Fruit Palad. Cream Tapioca Pudding. Currant Jelly. Fruit. Coffee. If you cook your dinner from menu No. 2, prepare the tomatoea the day before, and at the same time stuff the goose. Also make the apple sauce and the pudding the day before. The pudding should be eaten cold with the Jrlly. Thla is a simple din ner and requires little skill or extra work In Its preparation. Menu No. S: Cream of Tomatoe. Celery. Olives. Ovster Patties. Roa!t Chicken. Boiled Virginia Ham. Baked Sweet Potatoes. Cauliflower. Cream Sauce. Escnrole Ha lad. Cream Cheese. Toasted 'Wafers. Apple Suet Pudding. Fruit. Coffee. Boll the Virginia ham the day before Christmas. After It la boiled, remove the rind, score it across the fat, sprinkle with sugar, stand In the oven till brown over the top: then put It where It will get cool, for It is to be served cold. Have the oyster pattiea sent In from a caterer's. You can buy better than you can make and quite as cheap. Make the pud ding the day before and stand it In a kettle of hot water on the Are as soon as you sit down to dinner, and It will be Just hot enough when the time comes to serve it. Dress and stuff the chickens the day before. quarters to such an extent that today elk teeth are almost as valuable as some ot the commoner varieties of precious stones. Aa a reault of this they are being slaught ered by the thousand In the forest reserve to the south of the park, by unprincipled hunters, who kill them in season and out. These men, who, according to Mr. Fuller ton, literally swarm around the borders of the park, make no use of the carcass, ant lers and hide of the animals which they thus wantonly slaughter, merely removing the teeth, and leaving the remalna as a feast for the wolvea and bears which infest this neighborhood. This, however. Is only one phase of tbe question. The statea bordering tbe park have each a law authorizing the payment of a liberal reward fen the destruction of wolves, bears or other destructive carni vores. These Iawa were enacted at the Instance of the sheep ranchera, who hope by thla means to protect their herds from the attacks of natural enemies. The people living In the immediate neighborhood of tho park are, for the most part, engaged In sheep raising, which, he statea, is becom ing more burdensome and precarious year by year, by reason of the protection and en couragement afforded by the Yellowstone park to this class of animals. ' Aside from the' fact that the park management makes very little effort to keep down or to ex terminate these animals, which are thriving and Increasing at tho expenae ot all the others, the wanton destruction of elk to the south of the park for the sake of their teeth haa attracted wolves, bears, pumas and lynxes from every direction, and when the elk becomes scarce and the beasts ot prey can no longer thrive and fatten upon what the teeth hunters have destroyed they turn their attention to the sheep folds of the ranchmen. Then, when the letter take arms against the carnivores all they have to do to escape destruction la to retreat within the national reserve. The buffalo, he states, are reduced to twenty-two head, and are driven about over the reserve In an aimless, addln headed fashion by the park employee, oft entimes resulting In their straying beyond bounds and being killed. The reservation, their stomachs with liberal "pieces" (mostly bread and butter and sugar) "be tween meals." All the tables but one were waited on by Mrs. Nelson's "hired girls," but at one table they sat down the same as guests. These girls were the daughters of well-to-do neighboring farmers, were quite as good socially as Mrs. Nelson and "helped" In her kitchen chiefly as an accommodation. Mrs. Nelson herself and tho minister's wlfo waited on that table. The sun was low when the last tablo waa swept clear of its holiday feast and then Brother Nelson called in as many aa could get Into the spare parlor and asked them to listen while bo made s lit tle speech. He stood up snd hemmed snd hawed a mdVnent, after which he aaid he thought, having found out that Christmas day waa the minister's birthday, that be waa deserving of a special present, and ended by presenting the astonished young preacher with a purse containing a gold dollar for each of hla years. The minister then made a little talk which "be followed by a short and rev erent prayer and the district schoolma'am, who boarded at Brother Nelson's, waa asked to sit down at the meiodeon the only musical "instrument" in the settle ment and play hymna wh.lle all present sang. There was "Coronation" and "Green land'a Icy Mountains" and "Rock of Ages" and then the boy slipped away tn a dreamless sleep, which waa not broken till he and hie father and mother were half way home. He woke in the bright moonlight of a clear cold winter night and listened without speaking for a long time to tho rhythmic beat of the horae'a hoofs on the snowpath to which the slelghbella Jingled In perfect time, whilo the minister aang softly one of the hymns In which all had Joined at Brother Nelson's. Then he snuggled up comfortably under the wsrm buffalo robe. "It'e been a pretty good Chrlatmaa," he told his father before dropping to sleep sgaln. She Remembered. Philadelphia Press "Rev. Mr. Stern's remarks over poor John were ao sympa thetic, I thought," said the widow's friend. "Sympathetic!" replied the widow Gay rake. "He aald John 'had gone to Join the great majority." " "Well?" "Well, In his sermon several Sundays ago be declared that the great majority ot peo ple go below." Philosophically Considered. Washington Star: "Students of tha sub ject say that it li dangerous for a man to have too much meat," remarked the beet trust promoter consolingly. "Yea." anawered tbe consumer: "but vou can't always go by what the students sav. They have also declared that it la aome tlmes dangerous for a maa to have too muck money." Seasonable Tips for Busy Housekeepers. For apple suet pudding, peel and cut In thin slices six large, sour apples. Chop fine half a pound of auet, removing all fiber from It. Then mix the suet thoroughly with a pint of flour, through which a ea spoonful of salt and two generous tea spoonfuls of baking powder have been lfted. Beat three eggs and four table- spoonfuls of sugar to a cream and grate in a quarter of a nutmeg. Stir this mixture through the flour. Then gradually add enough milk to make a stiff batter. Butter the Inside of a large pudding mold, put In a layer of butter, then a layer of the sliced apples, then the batter. Re peat thla process until all the material Is used and have at least two Inchea of space at the top of the mold. Fasten the cover on securely and stand the mold In a kettle of boiling water. Let the pudding boil three hours; then take off the cover and stand it In a moderate oven for half an hour. Serve the pudding hot or cold, with cream and sugar. Menu N. 4: Chicken Soup. Celery. Olives. Scalloped Oysters. French Pickles. Roast Beef. Pigeon Pie, Potatoes Roasted In the Pan. Spinach Creamed. Lettuce Salad. Roquefort Cheese. Toasted Wafers. Plum Pudding. Fruit. Coffee. Make the chicken soup the day before and then all you have to do la to heat If for dinner. Save the chicken for a salad the day after Christmas, or for Chrlstmaa night, if you dine in the middle of the day. Make the pigeon pie the day before, aa It Is to be eaten cold. - By doing all that can be done the day, or several days, before Christmss, the mother of the family will save herself much trouble, and will be able to enjoy the day. Charge of Abuses in Yellowstone National Park. he statea. Is only half patrolled by a hand ful of guardsmen, when It should be fenced; while the venality of theae few In accepting bribea Is so open, notorious and well known that westerners have long since ceased to express curprlse at It. Most any wealthy eastern man can afford to pay $100 for a buffalo head, and it la ridiculous to expect the few soldiers placed around the park to be Incorruptible on $13 per month with temptations ot thia aort meeting them at every turn. Even with a strong fence sur rounding It, four troops of cavalry, Mr. Fullerton insists, Is no more than sufficient to guard the place against poachers. Mr. Fullerton cited a number of In stances to show the Insufficiency of the park guard. One man, he states, entered the park, built a cabin there, remained a whole year, trapped $600 worth of beaver and escaped without being detected. Oth ers are busy at the same work, and the fact that game is being killed In the park every week Is so notorious that even those In authority. hardly have the heart to deny it. One of the standing Jokes at tbe Yel lowatone concerna a certain sergeant who for several years auperlntended the guard ing of one section of the reserve, and who, at -the end of that time, retired from the service a rich man, owning a One cattle and sheep ranch In an adjoining atate, the result, aa he claimed, ot rigid economy on $1S a month. 7 . - A herd of 700 horses, owned and used by the Park Hotel company for transportation purposes, are allowed to monopolize the best range on the reserve, and to devour the herbage that by right belongs to the game. Laat season the company harvested 1,000 tons ot hay from land In the park, for their stage horses and mules, and this, too, in the face of the fact that It left the game without sufficient winter pasturage. To thla is due the steady extermination of elk and buffalo beyond the park limits, where they have strayed in search of better herbage. Something in the neighborhood of $96,000, Mr. Fullerton claima, haa been wasted and frittered away In building useless roada, or in fooling away time on roada ordered by the government, but prejudicial to the interests of the company, and, therefore, never completed. PRATTLE OF THE YOIKGSTERS. First Boy We had the minister for din ner today. Second Boy We had a turkey. His Pop Bobby, I merely punish you to show ray love for you, my boy. Bobby If I waa only bigger, pop, I'd re turn your love. "Well, Freddie, how did you like your dinner?" asked the hostess of a small gueat. "Oh," replied the little fellow, "we don't have any better at home, but there is more of It." "Mamma," aald little Ethel, "I want to ask you a aerlous question." "Weil, what is It, dear?" queried mamma. "If I had been your sister" continued the little one, "would I have been my own aunt!" Tommy I've got 10 cents. How much have you got? Johnny I've got 5 cents. What shall we do with it? Tommy Let's go snd organize a trust. Uncle Are you always so quiet, my little man? Small Johnny I should say not. But mamma promised me a quarter If I wouldn't aay anything about your bald bead and tbe wart on your noae. Visitor Can your baby brother talk? Little May Tea, ma'am. He can aay some words real plain. Visitor Indeed! What are they? Little May I don't know. I never heard any ot them before. A small girl who has Just begun to at tend school recently brought home a pump kin seed and told her mother that the teacher said that although the seed was unite the pumpkin would be yellow. "And what will the color ot the vines be?" ssked tbe mother. The little girl replied that the teacher had not taught her that. "But," sstd her mother, "you know, dear, for we have pumpkin vines in our garden." . "Ot courae I do, but we ain't expected to know anything until we are taught." A Valuable Health Gslti. The edition ot IMS of Hostetter's Illus trated Almanac is now ready for free dis tribution at your druggist's. It oontalns practical advice in regard to preserving your health, a large amount of interesting and amusing reading matter, both for the young and old, and numeroua testimonials aa to the efficacy ot Hoatetter's Stomach Bittera in eases of stomach, liver snd kid ney disorders. It will prove a valuable ad dition to any household- Be sure to obtain a copy. Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Qo. 141416 I8'20 Douglas Street. Omaha. A few suggestions most suitable for Holiday gifts- We Invite you to come and make a thorough inspection of our show room, where you are sure to find the proper gift to him to'her to them- ".From the cheapest that's good to th best that's made Divans Pretty dtrsns snd odd chslrs are al ways scceptable as s gift. Our new third floor annex Is filled with .sug gestions In this Una for Chrlstmaa. Divans finely finished from $12 up to 1120 tor the fine ones. Gold chairs, $5 to $120. Fancy chairs $4.60 to $100. Bookcases Make acceptable gifts to the literary Inclin ed. We have them In the regular bookcase or bookcase with desk combined, all finishes, all woods. Regular bookcase, $7.60 to $110. Combination book cases and writing desks, $12.76 to $75. Taborettes We call special attention t o our importa tion of new teak wood goods Imported by us direct and prices quo ted mean a saving of at least 26 per ct. Pretty teak wood pieces, taborettes, pedestals and chairs, ranging from $11 ,to $65. Taborettes In oak and mahogany, $1.25 to $15.00. Brass and Iron Beds Are very often given as gifts. Our as sortment Is very complete in Iron beds from $2.26 to $50. SPECIAL Extra heavy brasa bed, Z-lnch posts, heavily mounted, good value, $36.00. or CALIFORNIA ? No matter how you want to go, "Southern'' or "Scenic'' route, in a tourist sleeper or aboard the finest train in America, the Rock Island is the line to take. Don't make any mistake about that. Thro' tourist cars daily from Kansas City and once a week from Omaha to Los Angeles and San Francisco via El Paso. Tourist cars three times a week from Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles via the "Scenic line through Colo rado and Utah. Golden State limited leaves Kansas City daily an d offers unrivalled service to all points in Southern California. Berths, tickets and full information at all Rock Island ticket offices, or addressing, C. A. RUTHERFORD, D. P. A 1323 Farnam St. Omaha, Neb. ihtl a n.n i ffS BP WHAT A DOCTOR OF PHARMACY SAYS OF StiRAD&liS To eay that Shrader'a Laxative Fig Powder gives Batiefactlon to users of it, ia expressing favor lightly. Tht-y eay it has virtue superior to all other laxatives. L. E. PEYTON, Ph.G. and Family Chemist, 24th and. Lea ven worth Sts. Manufactured by 17. J. SIIRADER t.lED. GO. Oriental Rugs Special Sale. We have put forth special efforts this reason to procure the finest collection of antique and modern Ori ental ltxtgs ever brought to a voetern city. These rugs were selected es pecially for this holiday thwing and consiit of the rarest of rvg gems Viat tcill interest the most critical con noisseur. You cannot afford to allow such rare and choice pieces to be picked up without your inspection. We would consider it a spe cial favor if you will allow us to show you through this superb collection. Drapery Department Be wise, buy useful gifts, snd what Is more useful than a library table cover a new pair lace curtains a pair of portieres to match tbe color ings in your rooms. Special for next week: Table covers, $3.00 cover, yards square, for $1.95. Table covers, $5.00 cover, 2 yards square, for $3.60. Portieres, new Persian bordered curtain, worth $7.60 per pair, special, $3.75. Extra heavy mercerized curtain cord edge or fringe top and bottom, all colors, worth $10.00, special, $7.60 Pillows, uncovered and covered, all prices, all styles, all sizes. Pillow Tops In abundance. Corda for pillows. Ask to see the new Pillow Girdle at 60c, 65c and 75c each, complete for the pillow. Wrought iron lanterns from $1.50 up to $25.00. Screens We have Just received a large shipment of screens, new mis sion frames, large and small, all col ore and prices. Special Notice Don't fall to see our mechanical toy window. It's a great treat to all. Bring the little onea to see the min iature tunnel railway and,the running stream. a- 1 1 IVJ IUI -a. beautifully illustrated of California, Interesting, instructive, practical sent free k m 17 Ladies Writing Desks vvnat lady would not one of these as .a gift. S2 pat terns to select from In all woods and all finishes , ranging In price from $6.75 to $100. Some very fine pieces In home desks. , China Closets Very appropriate aa a gift. These pretty pieces come In gol den, weathered and Flemish oak snd solid mahogany. Pretty oak china cabinets, $12.76, $16.50. raising gradually In price .up to $150.00 for the very fine Morris Chairs W hat gentleman would not be pleased with one ot these most comfortable chairs? 64 pat terns to select ( from In all fin ishes of wood, .all styles and colors of cushions, we start them at $6, grading them gradually up to $55.00. Rockers Always acceptable as a gift. No home can have too many ot them. Ranging. In price from $1.86 to $76.00. Couches Something that any member of the family would enjoy. Pretty couchea In veloura at $7.60, and this week we offer a special at $9.00 that was our regular $12.60 couch. , We grade theae up in price to $50.00. Genuine leather couches, $29.00 to $86.00. 11 VJUIUVU Oiai tX booklet descriptive on request OMAHA and 3 NEW YORK. I StlW..'XI! W ill ML I liaj.'lf ,111 i! If a la P8UDER s f