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HIE OMATIA DAILY DEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1903.
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CHAMBERS' Nef Academy, 1424 Farnam.
Adult beginners, Monday and Saturday,
t p. m ; assemblies, Wednesdays. I:M p.
nv; children bcg.nners. Wednesdays. 4 p.
m.. Saturday. 2 p. m : sdvanced, Satur
day only, 4 p. m. 'Phone, F-1871; r.,
A-1871. 715
MORAND'S. 1Mb and Harney; adult begin
ners, Tues. A FrL, S p. m. ; children, Hat.:
assemblies. Wed. Tickets for lessons (old
at a reduced price this month, good uutll
used; private lessons daily. Tel. l4k,
' . -4 Tt
DETECTIVES.
CAPT. T. CORMACK. S Karbach block.
TW. A-2831 M
THE EEBOI'T DETECTIVE AQENCT
TH T. LIFE. TELEPHONE 7's)
roiTorriciB hotick.
(Should be read DAILY by all Interested,
aa ch.,nrs mil occur at any time.)
Foreign maj.s tor the Week ending Do
crmur It UUL will done tKOMPl'A.Y la
all cases; at the Uenerel 1'ostontce as fol
town: r-ARCELa-POaT HAILS close on
boar cant- r than cloeln time shown below
Parcels-Past Malla for Germany cios at i
p. in. Monday, per a. a. Rhein.
Regular and suppltmantary mall close at
Fort-.gu a.a.tun toil hour later than doe-
ID time shown brlow (except that Bupp e
mentary Malla for Kurooe and Centra
America, via Colon, close one hour later at
Transatlantic Malls.
ATURUAT-At a. m. lor EUROPE, rer
s. a. Bt Louis, via Bou hamptorf (mall for
Ireland and letter mall for Liverpool must
be directed "per a. a. St. Louis ); at 7:10
a. m. (supplementary a. m. for
KT. ROPE, per . a. Campania " Vfa
brnown: at l:M a. m. for BELGIUM
direct, per a. a. Vaderlsnd (mall must be
directed per a. s. Vadorland").
After the closlnc of the Supplementary
Trans-Atlantic Mall named above, acidl--tlonal
Supplementary Malls are opened cn
the tiers of the American. Enallsh.
French and Gtiniin ateamera and remain
open until within Ten Mlnutea of tha hour
sailing or steamer.
totalis (or Seeth sa4 Central America,
Wnl ladles. Eta.
taJTCRDAT-At 8 a. m. far BERMITJA,
per s. a. Pretoria: at i:30 a. m. (supple
mentary 3U a. nv for PORTO RICO,
CURACAO and VENEZUELA. ier . a.
Caracas (mail for Eavanliia and Carta
gena ,muet be directed per a. a. Car
cas")' at a. m. for PORTO RICA (or
clnary mail only), per s. s. Santurce, via
Msysgues: at a. tn, for ARGENTINE,
tmiiiAi ana rAKAu iai. per a.
Tropic; at t:30 a. m. for BRAZf L. per . a.
Karnr Prince, via Pernambuco, Rio Ja
neiro and Santos (mall for Northern -Bra-all.
Argentine, Uruguay and Paraguay
must be directed "per a. a. Kaffir
Prince"); at :3" a. m. (supplementary
Jo: a. in.) for FORTUNE ISLAND, JA
MAICA, A VANILLA and CARTE
HENA, per a. a. Altai (mail for Costa
Rica must 0 directed "per a. s. Altai"):
for'- TArMTA"UPEi Amlt7nHAV?A i Twin C,t Paencer....a
WlABTW ?.e . aJJi. . in .BNX,BIOU" Passenger... 1:00
JVoa .p."l"-." A'Jl?T:r."t-.1i? ? Jr I Oakland Local b :45
- v m.rmt T n. as. AUW9 afcnw, !) Ja
vana; at 1J: p. m. for CUBA, per a. a
Ollnda, via Havana.
Kails rrwarl4 OvarlaaaV, Et Ex
cept TraaapiaclSa.
CUBA Via Florida, closes at this office
dslly. except Thursday, at I5.J0 a. ra. (the
connecting malls close here on 'Wadns
dns snd Saturdays, via Tampa, and oa
Mo nds vs. via Miami).
MEXICO CITY Overland, unless speclslly
addressed for despatch by steamer,. closes
at this office dally, except Sunday, at 1:30
p. m. and 11:10 p. m. Sundays tt 1 p. in.
and 11:10 p. m.
WEWFuUNDLANDBy rail to North Syd
ney, and thence by atamer, closes at this
omr daily at 4 p. m. (conn ret ins; nails
close her every Monday, Wednesday and
Caturday).
JAMAICA By rail to Boston, and thnee
by steamer, closes at this office at 4:30 p.
m. every Tuesday. -By
rail to Philadelphia and thence by
steamer closes at this office at 11:10 p. m.
evrv Wednesday.
VIQUELGN By rail to Boston and th-nce
by steamer, closes at this office daily at
( 30 p m.
BE' IZE. PUERTO CORTE2 and GUATE
MALA By rail to New Orleans, - snd
thenc by steamer, closes at this office
dully, except Sunday, at 1:30 p. m. and
111:) p. m., Sundays at 1 p. m. and III:)
8. m. (connecting mall cloaea her Mon
avs at 111:10 p. m.
COSTA RICA By rail to New Orleans, and
thenc by steamer, doses at this office
dl'y, except Sunday, at p:80 p. m. and
111.30 p. m., Sundaya at 1 p. m. and 1130
p. m. (conn ctlng mall closes her Tuea.
Asvs st 111:90 p. m.) ft
IRE'lISTERKD MAIL, close at p.Wn.
previous day, - , .
Traaspaela) Halls.
! HAWAII. JAPAN, CHINA and PHILIP
PINE ISLANDS, via Baa Franc) , ems
her daily at 4 30 p. m. up to December
17, Inclusive, for dispatch per a a China.
CHINA and JAPAN, via Seattle, close bere
d.iily at 4 0 p. m. up to iece-nber 12, la
cluelvr. for dispatch per a a lyo Maru.
b HAWAII, via Iran Francisco, coe herer
Aul'y at 130 P. m. up to lecmier I7. In
clusive, for dispatch per a. s. Alaraeua.
AUSTRALIA (except We-tl, FIJI IS
LANDS and NtW CALEDONIA, via
Vanoauver and VlotorU, B. C, close her
-d II y at 4 10 p. m. up to December lit. In
clusive, for dispatch per s. a Mum.
HAWAII. JAPAN ana PHILIPPINE IS
LANDS, via San Frsn-lsro. c'.iwe here
d lly at :t0 p. m. up to Dcemhr 1 17, In.
clu Ive, for dls'atrh per a a Doric.
CHINA aad JAPAN, via Vancouver and
VtctorU, B. C. c oe here daly at : p.
m. up to December 1 3. Inclusive, for ls
patrri per s. a Empres of indti. (Mer
rhandia for V. ft. Postal Agency at
Sri nghal cannot be forwarded via Can-
KEv' ZEALA!NT, AUSTRALIA (except
Weat). NEW CALDJNI A. FIJL 8A
MOA and . HAW Ml via San Francisco,
lose hera dally at :! p. m. up to Decem
ber I2i incluslv. for dispatch per s. a.
Sierrx. If the Cunard straT9r cat-tvlng
the B-l'l-h mail .'or New Zealand rl'K-s
not srrlv in Urn to connect with this
dlsnatr-ii. extra malls eioains- at 1:30 a.
m . 1.10 a m and 30 p. m.; Sundays at
4 to a. m.. I a. m. and J0 p. -n. will be
made up and forwarded until th arrival
of th Cu"srd sti-a-"e-.)
PHILIPFINE ISLANDS., via Bxn Fran
cl-co. cloe here d 'lly at 130 p. tn. up to
Pecerrrer ?7 Ire'iisfve, fur dispatch per
United Stat Transport,
TAHITI and MARQUESAS INLAND1?, via
Baa Franclso. close here dallv t 4 JO v,
ra. tip to Janusrv i. Inclusive, fur dis
patch rer s. a Mannosa.
KOTF ' nles othe wIm addressed West
Au-ira'la is forwarl'd via Europe, and
New 7 land and PMllpplncs via fin
Francisco th a'i"kest route. ph'llp'
rlne. pedally addressed "via Can-;U
r "via S'urop-" must be fully prejal.t at
the forrixn rat. Haasll la forwaroed
via Ban Franclvo exrlusivelv.
Tranpaclf5c malls sre or"srded to port of
B lllrg Hally snd the schedule tf closlnn
is r.iinsM on tne presumpiK-n or tneir
l"lnt-rTU"td ove-lnd trsnslt. Regis
tered mall clos'S st ( n. m. p-1oul d.y.
t UKNElll B YAN (.OTT. Poatmas'er.
po-'fBc. New York. N. T.. December 1
m.
pAILRAD TIMB CARD.
I BIOS ITATIOBI lOTfJ AID MARC Y.
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Laava Arrive.
Chicago Exprea a 7.) am aW . pm
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St Paul Llmiiad a TjO pa a 1:01 am
Minneapolis A bL Paul
Exprsa b T.SO ass bit. pm
t aleaa Jt Jlerth wester au
"The Northweatora Una"
Fast Chicago ......a 1.4s ant a I J aa
Loal CUAtMgJ all:M aa
KUU ....a tJit vi a f ib am
tH.i auux city sj 1 45 pia
jayiight bi. Paul -.a T.-&0 aa alo.Ki pia
pyiiat chici- i.ut a till) pm
Ll:uttl Cbicaao..- a 1 A sua a .i4 aa
Faat Cblcaao .......a A.uO t a l.tA um
11 Cmcao m i t) pat
at St faul ...Al.liM A 1.4 AS
St Paul EUurea a 1 25 am
Fast MaU ..... a 1 tf pm
lovai bioui : d no pia a 2u am
Nurfuik A Bitl. ...a I u4 aa a a an
IJuoula A Lod Plae..:.b l.ui aa CiK.sS aa
Lacdwoud. iivt Siirtaga
lAILWaYTIMss GAftn CmtlaaedL.
Casper Wyoming Ex.. 4 VM pm I i:H po
Htlns, Bupenor ana
Albion 0 I:5 pn o t:l pm
talea rnelSa.
Orerland Limited t 40 am a I pm
The Fast Mail a s-JO am a I JD Bra
California LTxpreea. a 4.IU pm
The Chicago - l'ortlan
Special a I. to pm .
The Portland - Chicago
Special lift rra
Eastern Express a t:.H) Dm
The Atlantic Express... 7:10 ara
The Colorado Special. ..saz:s3 pm a i am
Chicago Special a 1:40 aa
Lincoln, neairtce ana
ntromsburs; Express. .b 4:11 pm blS:45 pm
Columbus Local b iflO pm b I S am
Ckleaaja Great Wastera By. Ca.
n fit. Paul A M nne
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lot Ft. Dodge Express.. 1.26 pm
a hl r-aui at Micna-
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T Ft. Dodge Express..
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a 1:10 pm
101 Ft Dodge Express..
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Chicago Daylight a 7: am all:H pm
Chlcngo Fast Express. .a t:4a pm a I:1V pm
Overland IJmlted a I 20 pro a 1:00 am
Dea Mulnes Express. ...a 7.8e am a 1:10 pm
Cfcleagre, Rock Islaad. Facia.
EAST. ''
Chicago Daylight L t d.. a I 6 am a 1:50 am
Chicago Daylight Local a 7:i) am a : pm
Chicago Express bll :15 am a t J6 pn
Des Moines ttxprea a i pm bll:t am
Chicago cast a.xprefs..a s.JU pm a i.m pm
vv t,es a .
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Lincoln. Colo. Springs,
Denver, Pueblo and
Wmmt i l:S IB al Mtim
Texas. California and
Oklahoma Flyer a 1:1 pm au:4B pm
Wabash.
St Louis "Cannon BalT
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at- iui Liocat, coun
cil tiluns ,
...a 1:1 am alOJO pm I
Mlaaearl Facia.
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K. C at St L. xpreaa..al0JO pm a 1.15 am
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Leave. Arrtva
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Fast Mail 1:45 pm
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Wymor. Beatrice and
Lincoln ,
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a 2:M am a 7:46 pm 1
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Colorado Vestlbuled
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Fort Crook and Platts-
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Bellevu Paclflo Jet. .a I JC am
Kaaaaa City, St, Joseph at Coaaelt
lIlaaTs.
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Kansas City Night Ex..alO:ti pm a 4:30 am
WEBSTER DEPOT 1ST H Jt WEBSTER.
Mlaaaart Pari.
V . Leave. Arrtva
Nebraska IxvaL Yla
Weeping Water b 4 JO pm al0: am
Chieac. St. FaaL Mlaacapalls A
Oasaha. . ' '
am a :10 pm
pm all:20 am
pm b 1:45 am
a Dally, b Dally except Sunday, d Dally
except ttaturnay. vauy except jaonaay.
LEGAL MOTICB.
NOTICK OF ANNUAL MEETING.
Th atockhoMen -of the Bellevue Ira
nrovement comnarir are hereby notified that
tn annual meeting or tne corporation will I
be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday moraine
January 12, 1904, at No. fc New York Life
building. Omaha. Neb.
HARRY F. CLARKE, President
STOCKHOI-DERS MEETING.
OFFICE OF LEE-GLAS8-ANDREESEN
HARDWARE COMPANY. OMAHA. Neb..
Deo. 12, 10. Notice) is hereby given to the
stockholders or tha Lee-Ulass-Andreesen
Hardware company that the acinual meet
ing of the stockholders of the company
wl'.l b held at the offices of the said com- i
pany. corner of Ninth and Harney streets,
in th city of Omaha in the state of Ne
braska, on Tuesday. January 13. A. u. rH.
at 1 o clock D. tn.. for the purpose or elect
ing a board of directors for the company
to srv during' th ensuing year, and to
transact auch other Business as may te
presented at auch meeting. H. J. LEE.
President
Attest: W. M. OLA S3, Secretary.
i i .
'SEaSSIABLE FASR10X.
taj KU4 Waist, Si s 40 bus.
Blouas Wall i, ih wutct tu.ii give
long lines at th front has certain ad
vantages and suits certain styles of Bgur
far tatter than any other caa aver do.
This on combines that effect with th
long Una frm shoulder t cuff that Is so
much In vog-u and la exceedingly graceful
and smart Aa shown th material Is
whits peau d eynge and th trimming
Tenertff lace, but all th season's walst
tngs and dress materials, that ar soft
enough to allow of tucking, ar equally
appropriate and th design suits both ths
odd waist and th entire gown. Th nar
row veat-llke effect obtained by th lac
la peculiarly good ' and. th tucks at th
shoulders prdvld th soft folds over th
bust that ara always so satisfactory.
Th waist consists of th smoothly fitted
lining, th fronts and th back. Th back
la plain,, drawn down la gathers ai th
waist line, but th front ar tucked at th
shoulders aad laid In box plaits near tha
center. Th aleevea ar full below th el
bows and (nut abov and ar finished
with narrow cuffs. . Tha closing la mad
Invisibly beneath tha bos plait
Tha quantity of material required for th
medium sis la 4 yards a Inches wide. It
yards 17 Inches wide or 1 yards 44 tnchea
aide, with 1 yards of Insertion 1 Inch
wkl to mak as illustrated.
Th patters 4S is cut 1a sixes for a C
14. M, ti and 40-lnch bust measure.
For th accommodation of Tha Bee
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from a to 50 cents, will be furnished at
"a nominal price. M cents, which covers all
expense. la order To get a patters enclose
10 cents, five number and name of pattern.
Preter II Private.
"You women will never mak success
ful politicians," aaid th bachelor boarder.
"Because why? aeked ths fair type
writer gtrl.
"Because you doa't care a rap for pub
lic aautiment," exclaimed th b. b.
Of course w doa't," rejoined th key
manipulator. "Aad besides, do gent le
oaa would Bake love ls a woaoaa la
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
Qnaint HiiiiYet Opgntd at Wttainrton by
O irka of Baal Lottor Offioa.
FAITH OF CHILDHOOD IN GOOD OLD KRI3S
Loeatlast mt the Merry Meaaresi
Christmas aa lllaslv aa at Drssav
'Vt here th Letters La a 4 ana
What la Dan with Theaa.
Tha faith of childhood. In Santa Clans
and his gifts makea a good deal of busi
ness for th Postofflc department during
tha Christmas season.
Little boys and girls know only, two
ways of communicating with th jolly
Christmas god by tha chimney and by
mall. A letter, dropped lmo th fireplace
just before bedtime, may' be expected
to reach him. Th smoke, when tha fire
la lighted, will carry It up th Sue; or, If
It 1 not aafely conveyed In that fashion.
Kriaa Krlngle will com for It- In fact,
a mere list of toys and other articles de
sired, when similarly depoalfed, will . ac
complish th purpose In view.
But these are days when postal facilities
are employed much mors generally and
widely than waa th case fifteen or twenty
years ago, and the channel of communica
tion with Santa Claus by Chimney has
been to a great extent abandoned, the
every -day mails being preferred on account
J of their greater -promptness and sureoeas
or delivery. Hence it comes about that,
at Chrlstmastid each rear, thouaands of
missives addressed by children to their
patron aatnt are dropped Into post boxes
all oer tha country.
They are directed in a great variety of
ways sometimes simply to the "Arctic
Regions," but oftener to a mora definite
localltv, such as 'Tc Land," 't5now
Land," or "The North Pole." Occasionally
a Earopean capital, such as London or
Paris, la mentioned aa th address of th
saint, and In such a case th missive is
duly forwarded to be returned to th
United- Stales a month or two later with
th words "Not Found" officially a tamped
upon It. If mailed without a postage stamp
It goes just th same because the charge
for carrying- a letter to a foreian country la
collectable at th other and If not paid in
advance.
Fiaal Destlaatlaa.
Such letters, strange aa It may seem.
sometimes travel about all over h contl
nent of Europe in pursuit of "Mr. Krlss
Krlngle," being forwarded from .place to
place by postal officials, who seem to en
tertain no suspicion of their true char
acter. Eventually, of course, they are re
turned to this country, where they Ond
their final haven tn th foreign divlalon of
the dead letter offlca In Washington. It la
an interesting fact, worth mentioning In
this connection, that French, German and
even English children are frequently Im
bued with th notion that Santa Claus re
sides In America and address their Christ
mas petitions accordingly.
Th Harts mountains, tn Germany, where
such quantltlea of toys ara made, ars under
stood by many children to be th good
saint s headquarters. Last Christmas a
small Quaker girl In Philadelphia addressed
tn obedience to this notion her letter, which
In winding- up a series of request raid: "I
will not ask the, dear Santa, for a live
baby, for I am stir that either my grand'
another or my aunt means to give m one.
and I know the to so busy.
Another Jlttle girl wrote from Baltimore
to ivnss KTinsji at tne North role.
ask-
(ng; for ' a pony and cart, and explained
that though her papa had no stable, there
would be. room for the, pony In 4ha play
room closet Somehow th missive got aa
far as New Tork, but was sent to Wash.
Ington with the Inscription "No such post
office in th atat" stamped on th en
velep. Technically, "Santa Claus letters,'
as they are called, come under th head of
fictitious" mail matter, ant thoea which
ara directed to such impossible places aa
Snow Land" or "Arctlo Regions" ar so
marked at the local poatofDcea and for
warded direct to th Dead Letter Office.
Entitled t Privacy.
It Is held by th Postofflc department
that such children's letters ar entitled to
th sam privacy and respectful treatment
aa ordinary first-class mail enjoys. When
they reach th Dead Letter office they go
through tn regruiar course or procedure
being opened, examined for valuable con
tentsonce In a while small sums of money
ar found In them and returned to th
senders In caa (aa often happens) their
addressee ar . appended. If they lack
stamps, sa Is frequently th case for mis
sives of ths kind are liable to be dropped
Into th post-box "on faith" and without
prepayment th writers, if practicable, are
notified. The letters whose senders cannot
be reached are burned.
"I wou'.d like a woolly dog, wrote on
little boy last Christmas. T would like an
allv on. I have a woolly doc on wheels,
and he barks. I do not car for the allv
one unless be can bark, too.
This Is aa example of the kind of letter
that Is dedicated by the child to a sympa
thising: parent who takes tt down verbatim.
addresses It to th North Pole, Or Peking,
China, and shows the youngster how to
drop It Into the mailbox on the nearest
corner. When, oa Christmas day, tha
woolly doc makes his appearance. It Is ob
vious that the communication must have
been received by Santa Claus, and do fur
ther questions ar asked.
Most Santa Claus letters are dictated In
this way, but many children prefer, and
are encouraged, aa soon as they hav ac
quired th art of priutlng words, to for
ward their petitions In autograph. Don
In Urge angular letters, last Christ su,
was the confidential missive of a small
Washington girl, who wrote:
"Please brine me a doll and some candy.
I like candy. Dear Santa Claua, brine m
some green candy. 1410 Q street. That Is
1L-
Now, why hou!d this tittle girl hav
preferred green candy. Was it because sh
had found green sweetmeats more tooth
some, or (aa eeems more Dkely) because
she admired the eolorf
Here la another, from a small boy tike-
wise In autograph prist: 1 I
"My dear Santa Claus: I hope yoa will
come to my house, and don't forget I
want a drum, a bote, aa engln, and a
story book. And a trumpet Tours truly,
from Stephen Fink. 7 Mt st, N. W."
A Tearfal AppeaL
Thar is no art more difficult for a child
to grasp than that of epistolary composi
tion. Hence tt cornea about that nearly all
Santa Claus letters are written with more
or leas help from th grown-ups. But
there ar occaalonal exceptions, of which
tha following Is seemingly an example
"Dear Santy Claws: Maggy nex dor had
two dolls last Criamua, and 1 had Bun. I
crtds all day. Sh don't nd nny dollys
this criamua So don't s"lv her nny, and
I giv m two
Now. la not that Juat Ilka a child? Really,
whea on comes t think f It, children ar
very tnterestlnf, anthropologically consid
ered. They are many thousand of years
older than w are. We adult are of to
dtty, but tuey. In their nodes of thought
acd expression, represent the Infancy of
th human race, ace before the first civ
ilisation dawned en the earth!
It is a curious fact, noticed la the Dead
Letter office, that the children of th rich
writs comparatively few letter to Santa
Claua And th reason why la not far to
In tha' myth, but b3aus they have no
anxieties as to th gratification of their
wants. They know that when Christmas
comes tbey ar sure to get whatever they
desire, and It Is not worth their while to
bother with petitions.
When the writer was himself a little boy
he waa told that the chimneys of th
houses of th poor were so narrow that
Santa Claus could not make his way down
them, and So waa obliged to carry his toys
and other gifts elsewhere. It was a pa
thetic and picturesque way of expressing
th Idea of the res angusta doml which
forbids many of th best blesstnga of life
to those who cannot afford to buy them.
Toaehed Official Hearts.
Just before Christmas of last year there
cam to th War department In Washing
ton, from tha Dead Letter office, a letter
from a soldier's little boy, addressed to
'Santa Claus, Alaska" It waa ''returned
for better direction," and read: .
'I would like ou to send me. If you
please, good Santa Clu us, on steam car,
one little red wagon, on stocking full of
candy. Much Oblige. Tour little friend,
Daniel L May, Jr."
Th hearts of th bureau officials, tough
ened by official hard knocks and th influ
ence of unsympatheti red tape, were
melted by this childish appeal, and a col
lection waa promptly taken up, th sum
obtained being sufficient to purchase a
locomotive and train, a miniature automo
bile and several pounds of fairly digestible
confectionery. Thee were at one shipped
to Master Daniel Le May, with a letter
Dearlng a bug seal and ribbons and
stamped "Palac of Santa Claus, Alaska."
It read: v
"My Little Friend: My last train of tetn-
deer, skimming over th cold, snows and
Ice of mr fax-awav home, brnusht ma a
hia- h,ih.t-ha nf letters from ii. ti.
friends, and among them I found youra
After lighting my pip and telling my man
to close all the doors of my palaoe so i
to keep out th cold winds. I siade him
get out of my factory some things for you.
and after having them packed I told him
to harness my two fleetest reindeer, BUtxen
and Vixen, to my sled and take them to
the postofflc for you. I hope you will tret
them In time for Christmas. With my best
wishes for d merry Christmas, I sign my
self your friend, SANTA CLAUS.
'Don at the Palace of 8anta Claus, this
Christmas, A. D., 1902. under seal."
On more than one occasion the clerks at
the dead letter office In Washington have
put their pennies together to buy gifts for
children whose chimneys (as suggested by
pathetio letters at Christmastide) were too
narrow to let In good old Krlss K Tingle.
'Pleas brlnf me a dolly," writes on
scrap of femininity. "And please, Mr.
Santa, brig It up the steem-heeter, and not
down the cblmny, so she won't get her
hair burned."
A small boy writes: "Dear Saint Nicho
las: I lov you next to God. So, please. If
God don't mind, bring me a blllygote."
Goata are evidently tn great demand at
Christmas time. Another boy writes: "I
want my billy goat to have horns, so he
can but, and a tela, so I can pull It"
Equally characteristic Is a Christmas pe
tition from a youngster who has an aqua
rium. He writes: "Please, Mr. Santa
Claus, gtv me a bull-frogg. 1 want one
that can sine."
A little girl says: "I would like some
munny for myself to spend. The munny
you gave me last Christmas Mamma put
in the bank. I want th munny to buy
candy."
Another writes: "I am a little colored
girl. I want a white doll-baby, with gold
hair, and eyes that shut And a red dress,
pleas."
Santa Claus. Christmas correspondence
Is full of humor and pathos. From what
ever source It emanates, whether the man
sions of the rich or the most untidy alum.
It la the literature ef an Innocence aa yet
unspoiled by the world. Rene Bach in
Saturday Evening Poat '
SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.
Opinions filed November 11. 1903. In the
sup.-cm court of Nebraska Th following
opinions wilrbe officially reported:
12657. Bartling against State. Error, from
Cheyenne. Former Judgment adhered to.
Amea, C. Division No. L
12S44. McDonald agalnat Union Pacific
Railway Company. Appeal from Buffalo.
Reversed. Ames, C. Division No. L
L The courts ot this state are without
Jurisdiction to compel th conveyance ef
lands, subject to entry and settlement under
the homestead laws or tae United 8tates,
to a person wno has been itemed tha nrivi.
lege of making auch entry and settlement
by the ofi-vuua of the United Sutiea laud
ceparunent
UlttO. btat ex rel Hayden against Hor
ton. Error, from Douglaa, Reversed lust
DeOfWlCAt, J.
L it la a ceneral rul that "unon trui re
versal ef a Judgment which has been exe
cuted it is the uuiy of th court to compel
restitution," but restitution is not in all
cases, a matter of aoaulute right; it rests
in mm so una discretion ol th court -1.
Ordinarily an order of restiiutioii will
not bo made af a,nsl a aolvent party, wher
th result will be to deprive him of sn op
portunity to be heard in the court ot tnia
s.aie aa to the merit of his claim.
2. A corporation neglected to iau stock
to a auoec riber thereior, and by its-proper
omoera oruered the money, which tutu been
paid upon subscription, returned to tha
subscriber.' The subscriber procured a per
emptory writ ot mandamus compelling sub
orumate officers of the corporation to exe
cute papers deemed necessary to secure
ran urn of the money, the order allowing
th writ was afterward reversed. The cor-
po. ailon. having gone into bankruptcy, ajid
tne relator being auiveni, u ta neiu timt tne
trustee In Dansuubicy la nut entitled to an
order requiring the relator to return the
money, oo obtained, to the trustee in bank
ruptcy.
Laao. O'Reilly against Hoover. Error,
rrora t-ancaaier. amrmea Hastings,
Division No. L
1. in an action for personal injuries
new trial will not be granted on account of
amallness of damacea. Code, section Us.
1. Courtrlgtit against Eno. Error,
fromlDodae. Affirmed. Per curiam.
LiUn. IXud aaautst Kiiuusen. lurror. from
Sherman. Reversed. Durha, C. Division
No. 1.
L On In th actual peaceable possession
ot land may maintain trespass against a
party forcibly invading auch possession
even though ths Utter baa the belter title
to the freehold.
2. The Jurisdiction of a justice of the
peace in aa action of trespass to laada ca
tenae no lurther tnan to ename mm to try
the tact of puaseSaion. He has no. juris
diction to Inquire into th title to lands or
into too right ot possession as netween tne
partie to such action. If th plaintiff
can maintain hia right to sue in trespass
by proof of actual possession th action is
cognixabl la a Justice court, but It the
possession ' la constructive merely and can
only tie shown by tne production ol title,
the justice haa no Jurisdiction.
llu.i. Nor bury against. Harper. Appeal
rrora uustar. amrmed. Avirapatrtca.
Dlvistoa No. &
L In order to obtain a review by petition
In error to thia court ot errors occurring
during the progress of a trial In the dis
trict court, a motion for a new trial mual
be tiled and overruled.
1. A mortgage executed on a homestead
by one aclina aa a power of attorney.
which haa beta sicned only by th husband.
ta void, as being an attempt to encumber
the homestead without the Joint signature
ana acknowledgment or Husband anq all
to tha instrument.
1. A party Is not la a position to com
plain of a ruling of th trial court requir
ln certain defendants to file answer la-
atanter aa of date when th Judgment was
rendered, when no execution la taken to
auch ruling and It la made tn reaponae to
a motion filed many months attar th ren
dition of th Judgment asking that such
parties be required to answer.
4 A motion fur a new trial on the ground
ot newly discovered evidence te properly
overruled, where it appeara that tl.e facta
offered In support of the mo Hon are only
cumulative" or relate to matters already
eatabhst.ed.
5. Evidence examined and held sufficient
to support the Judxment.
13134. Johnson again! Chicago, Burlington
A wutney Railway Company. Error from
Phelne. AfflrtnwL Barr.e. C. Division No. 1
L Where the eonditlor. of a valid chattel
mortgace have ten broken and the mort
gagee is entitled to take poeaeaalon of
the mortgaged property, wherever found.
a common currier la not Habls to the s ort
gagur for a diversion of a shipment of
such property and a delivery of th earn
I hereof, while It Is still tn th carrier's
hands.
1 In order to recover damages for an
atles-ed delayln the shipment of llv stock,
tt Is necessary to Introduce some com
petent evidence tendlna to show the length
of time ordlnsrlly required to transport
the shipment from the place where re
ceived to the point of deijvery snd that a
lona-er time waa actually consumed than
waa neceasary for that purpose.
i. Where a mortas"e ons isned s ship
ment of cattle, described in his mortgage,
to a commission firm. In order to protect
the payment of his mortgag debt, snd a
soon ss payment thereof was made directed
the delivery of the shipment to the -flrm
designated by the mortgagor, no action
will He against the carrier for non-delivery
to th party designated by such mort
gagor. 4. It Is not an abuse of discretion for
th district court to refuse to permit the
rlaintlff to file an amended reply where
l changes th Issues made up In the
county court (where th esse was originally
commenced and tried) and where the right
to recover on the new matter contained In
such amended reply la barred by th statute
of limitations.
131711. Pusey agnlnst Presbyterian Hospi
tal of Omaha Error from Douglaa Re
versed. Ames. C. Division No. 1.
L A tenancy from year to year will not
he created against the contrary Intention
of both parties, landlord as well as tenant,
and the payment of rent la merely an
evidential fact bearing upon th question
or th Intent of both parties. Johnson
aa-alnst Foreman. 40 III.. Ann. 4o4.
z. Th rece pt or rent ty th landlord is
not conclusive as to th continuance of !
th term, but It la an eonlvooai act to
he determined by th quo animo. Atlantic
National Bank against Demmon, 119 Mass.
43).
S. Evidence examined and held Insuf
ficlent to prove aa Intent to renew or con
tlntie the term.
13192. P pence against Lan. Error from
Saline. Affirmed. Duffle, C. Division No. t-
1. Th certificate allowing a bill of ex
ceptiona should affirmatively show that th
Pill contains all the evidence given upon
the trial and in the absence or such show.
lng this court cannot renew any rinding
nclency of the evidence to support such
flndlrs: Is Questioned.
. Nebraska Mut Bond Asa'n against
Klee. Error from Douglas. Affirmed.
Klrkpatrlck. C. Division No. 1.
1. The plea of duress as a defense to an
action upon a contract is sufficient If It
shows that, by reason of threats or other
unlaw ful means th defendant was deprived
of his free will and understanding, and
that the contract sued upon waa not his
fres and voluntary act
Z. Instructions examined, and held cor
rectly given.
I. Evidence examined, held sufficient to
sustain the verdict snd Judgment
liaio. MOerny against HUDoarn. Ap
peal from Lancaster. Affirmed. Per Cu
riam. The foiiowinar onlnlons will not b offi
cially reported:
3Z6E.1 C. B. Q. R. CO. V. Lilley. Errnf
from Butler. Former Judgment adhered to.
Pmind, C. Division No. 1. Unreported.
ine conclusion reached in the tormer
opinion. Chicago, B. Sc Q. R. Co. against
Uliev,.3 N. W. Rep., 1012, adhered to. '
13M4. Ward sa-ainst Davis. Error from
Knox. Reversed. Ames, C, 'Department
No. 1. Lnrepbrted. i
1. W hen. in the course of a trial, otvlee-
tlon Is made to the Introduction of evidence
on Denair or the defendant on the ground
of a merely formal defect In the answer
which In no wise affects trie substance. It
Is error for the court to deny an applica
tion by the defendant to amend by correct
ing the formal defect and to deny him th
right to introduce testimony In 111 aetens
because of such defect
13057. Halstead sxainst Olson. Error from
Box Butte. Affirmed. Duffis, C. Depart
ment No. 2. Unreported. .
1. One made a party defendant In an ac
tion but who was dismissed from the case,
or against whom no Judgment waa ren
dered, is not a necessary party to an appeal
taken rrom a judgment entered against
ether parties defendant
1. In an action upon a benefit certificate
Issued by a Fraternal Beneficiary associa
tion Insurtnc the life of a member, where
the defense is- rrsud ana raise warranty
In procuring- the Insurance, a health cer
tificate, prepared Dy Insurer and signed
by the insured, will be construed most
stronsiy sgainst the Insurer, and will nrfl
be given a strained or technical construc
tion, making It appear untrue under, the
facta proved, when If Judged by the com
mon use and meaning of the terms em
nlnVeil the port I flea te Is true, unless the
construction contended for was known and
understood by Insured at the time or mak
ing; the certificate.
The reference to the original applica
tion of Insured made In the health certifi
cate In question, are not equivalent to a re-
assertion or tne statements coniainea in
the spplicatinn as true of Insured at the
time or maaing tne neann ctninctn.
S. Record and evidence examined and held
to fail to show fraud or false statement
avoiding the certificate aued upon.
4. When the verdict and Judgment com
plained of are the only onea possibly-Ju-tlflml
iinnn the nleadlnss and evidence. In
structions e-tven and refused will not be
examined to sscertaln whether or not they
are theoretically correct ,
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