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TITE OJfATTA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1903.
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on the list and sent them out by mall ha
Famous Candies, are the most delicious candies made. It
is an absolute fact that it is a question of "not how cheap,
but how good" they can be made. Mr. Gunther is constantly
giving instructions, to buy the best crystal sugar the best
materials of all kinds and make them as good as possible.
There is no glucose in them. They do not leave any of that
peculiar '"after-taste" in your mouth.
Candy for the Children
should be as pure as possible. ' It is hard to refuse them all
they want at Xmas time, and if it isn't made of the best ma
terials it is bad for them. If you buy Gunther's, there is
no danger. You can let them eat all they want
In Prettily Decorated Boxes
It is put up in boxes thus keeping it clean and fresh, in
quantities from a half pound to two pounds. Also in what
we call package goods that is chocolate creams, chocolate
nuts, etc., .etc., are packed in small quantities in sealed
packages. . Nice, clean and fresh. Ask to see Gunther's
package goods. They are just the thing for the children's
stockings. They cost from 6c to 25c a package.
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ifUnttif-': Bulk Goods
, Bulk means loose all piled up on a tray but they also
are nice and fresh, and made of the best material, and ex
treme care Is taken in handling them. We use scoops and
don't grab a handful in weighing them out. ' Ask us to
show them to you then taste them and see if they don't
melt in your mouth.
Cindy Department
jf ri r f I & v I ELI U B;,V
W. wea
ExcIusIti Agents
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Alfred Dbnaghue, Jr. Florist
r 1607 FARNAM ST.
Announces the Opening of His
NEW FLOWER STORE
Saturday, Dec. 19
ESPECIAL DISPLAY STOCK will be on exhibition.
Call and see the concervatory, where ENGLISH HOLLY
will be found GROWING, and many beautiful novelties
well worth the visit.
The Holiday Repentance
of Strong-Ann Smith
By William Hamilton Osborne.
(Copyright. IMS. by William H. Osborne.) I
Mr. George Washington Blddle fM a
conscientious young man. He had had
great ambitions, but them war loat sight
of In the fact that ha supported hla sin
ter, hla widowed mother and his maiden
aunt, and at Intervals other members of a
family which had ever been, and ever
would be genteelly poverty stricken. So
young Mr. Blddle pegged away at hla Job
In the metropolis. ,
But locked In hla boaom was a tremen
dous secret He had taken a little flyer
down upon the street Ha had pot up Just so
much margin, saved by a Judicious avoid
ance of lunch counters for several months.
and had placed the small amount In the
care of a discretionary broker. Mr. Blddle
was not the only Individual who was taking
flyer on Wall street Just at that time.
The rush was for Consolidated. As usual,
the crash occurred Just at the unexpected
time. Conaolidated want down as though
It would never - stop. Young Mr. Blddle
sighed deeply. This should be his first
and laat experience. Ha had lost and It
had aerved him right
At this Junoture ha received a letter
from , hla broker. It requested him to
call. Ha called, assuming that It waa a
demand for more margin.' or, what was
worse, a demand for a loss a loss that ha
could never pay. The broker aaw him aa
he entered, stepped over to a clerk, and
came toward Mr. Blddle, waving a nar
row strip of paper In hla hand as he
came.
"Tou' are one of the lucky few, Bid-
short. He made no effort to go farther.
For at the psychological moment the good
right arm of Strong-Arm Smith shot forth
and caught young Mr. Blddle Just behind
the ear. Mr. Blddle Immediately lost all
Interest In everything m general, and- most
thlnga In particular.
Five minutes later Mr. Smith emerged
from the alley. Mr. Blddle did not Ho
lay well within the shadow. After a
number of hours he revived and went
home heavy and disconsolate with disap
pointment Ha was glad now that he had
aald nothing about the secret Jim said
to himself that before the next Christmas
ha might sava up a little more, take an
other little flyer and then have the Christ-
maa he waa after.
Strong-Arm Smith stopped under a con
venlent lamp post and examined the wal
let he had filched, It contained aeveral of
the private papers of Mr. Blddle, among
them his broker's letter, his list of pro
posed purchases, and mora than all his
$600.
Mr. Smith whistled. "That duck didn't
look aa though he had S00 cents. He didn't
now, and that's a fact. But what the
devil's this."
It was nothing but a printed program
of a Christmas entertainment to be held
hthat evening In tha brick church.. Scrib
bled across it in a woman's hand were
these words: "Mr. Blddle, we rely upon
you to be our Santa Claua as usual. Don't
fall us, will you?"
Mr. Smith's Investigation had been too
protracted. As he finished It he heard
had BIddle's address, of coarse, from Bid
die's card While he had ransacked tha
wallet he had come upon two letters signed
by the name of ' "Peggy." They were let
tars of an unmistakable kind.
It Isn't on the list," said Smith, "but by
George, I'll do Itt" He visited a Fifth ave
nue jewelry store and picked out a hand
some solitaire. "Just put a card In that
will you," he said, "and say. Just mark it
'Sweet reggy. tt you got time, I don't
know her, but I bet shea sweets all right
all right.
"And now, by George!" he finally re
marked. "I'm through through, and Just
about cleaned ouu But It's all right, all
right And now for Christmas for myself."
Back in BIddle's town nfty parents of
fifty children were buying .Vty Chrlst
masea on Strong-Arm Smith's $& which he
had distributed at the church. Tha. whole
police force were watching out, without
result for Strong-Arm Smith. The local
department store waa crowded. Every
body waa buying anything and every
thing. Everybody but George Washington Bld
dle. He could not buy because he had no
money. ' He was forced to reconcile him
self to tha situation.
"Hang It all," he exclaimed profanely.
there I waa going to propose to Peggy
and buy her a ring Just on the strength
of that tfiOO. Now It means Just wait and
wait and wait"
But If George . Washington Blddle had
been astounded when ha had won out on
tha decline of Consolidated, ha waa still
more so when the local express wagon
drove up to the Blddle house on Christ
mas morning and unloaded everything It
had.
"Must be soma mistake," said Blddle to
the expressman. The expressman anorted.
"Ain't no mistake," he answered, "not
If your name Is George Washington Blddle,
and this here is 19 Sylvan Place." Blddle
Ho
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Christmas
Candy
JO Sticks Candy So
Christmas Mixed ..... ..... I0q
Broken Mixed .............. 10O
Choice Mixed 10o
Champion Mixed .- lTrbo
Cream Mixed - Utto
Wrapped Caramels lZtto
Peanut Candy tfo
Cream Candy lte
Yankee Peanut 18o
Kindergarten Mixed IRo
Home Made Fudge . Wo
ench Creams Bo
Ksaorted Chocolates SOo
A full Una of Ounthers famous candles
on hand. .
Toll
mm
Christmas
Perfumes
Never- In the history of this store have
wa sold so' much perfume as at present.
Tha reason is we handle only the best
odors and keep them properly. We have
maae a specialty or Perfumes for years
and know all the good kind that la sold.
You can't give anything more acceptable
than a bottle of fine perfume for a Christ
mas gift Coma to us for choice perfumes.
at out prices.
Atomizers
AH styles all shapes all colors, the
rawest, cleanest brightest stock In Omaha.
pnoea the lowest
IIS!
We've;.
had a big :
season ' bo
big that we
have had to
order a sec--ond
new
stock of
goods, and
in order to
stimulate
our pre
holiday
trade we're
ottering all
of this new
stock of
woolens at
specially
reduced prices. Every price marked
in plain, reduced figures. By ordering'
now you can be a well-dressod man on
Chrktraae day at small cost.
Suit ma you Ilk thorn for
$20 up to $40- Overoats.
warm and comfortable, $20 '
to $40. Trousers (you can't
have too uy), $6 to $13.
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W. C. JERREM3. President.
W" 209-?ll South 15th Street. -
TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER
alaAreea Owahe, Be.
The Only Double)
Trttok Railway
between th
Missouri River
and Chloago.
"IT'S ALX. DUB TO THE GENEROSITY OF A MAN NAMED SMITH."
6 DAILY TRAINS
OMAHA TO
CHICAGO
8.25 PU THE GYERUND LIMITED
VualM Mild aallr train to Chloaao. 0p
iidI and rawlo.-rooi ataeulas on. l.brar, bul
Uibw.UlV UWiaaua, dlnlne aara aaa etttaml
M Elaotrla Uabtae taruani.
8.0Q AM THE ATLANTIC EXPRESS
Pwllraaj. iomri i)plD oaratstU trhM. ViuXm
Mil Met frOM GLl&tVaV
5.50 PU THE EASTERN EXPRESS
rllma Srawtasraaal aaa parla ataaptac aara.
baa ravilalaa ahair earn, eudai Umwi aaa
mm u amca.
.baffat
3 OTHER DAILY TRAINS
Pallnaaai
moata i
laseaalr
1 1.30 AM g
4nr ... fraa chair ear to Otilnaaa. FBllmaa
in f-lj (taaptna ar tram km to Oaloaea, lua-
" taa aar aarrtas araaataat.
2 DAILY TRAINS
ST. PAMlTlEAPOUS
T.50 am srs- "4
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, J I M aara ana Craa naliaias sWi aata.
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awiaa earaervloa.
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113 AM taut H, Terdma. Beeaeleal aa4 lae
M.hea ladlaa IUear.atioa aeuulrv.
CITY TICKET OFFICE.
1401 and 1403 Farnam Sired
4 11 kU nauklas aa4 llbrari aara as i fraa rlta-
' t o.i lMalaaeara,
Throoah aarrtea Ovate to Ohieaaat
urtb w.eiera auaaeni aar eoaauae
f tai aaau aara. imusa aara.
tas aar mrtl I
2.50
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lrnta at ai.'CviiuaU Via Co. Oibaha,
die," he remarked, aa ha passed the paper
over. It waa a check to the order ox
George Washington Blddle for just $600.
Blddle nearly fainted.
But I thought" he gasped, '-'that you
bought Consolidated. Tou -you told ' me
you would." The broker grinned. "I did
first, " he answered. "Later I waa for
tunate enough to sell. And there you are.
Come In again." . Mr. George Washington
Blddle thought In his heart of hearts that
It was Just possible that he might come
In again. But not just now. Ha would
wait awhile.
All this happened about the first part of
December. Mr. George Washington Bld
dle made up his mind that It would not
do to tell his mother or his sister or his
aunt of this stroke of luck. Christmas
waa approaching. Mr. Blddle had always
yearned to celebrate Christmas after a most
luxuriant fashion. Here was his oppor
tunity. He would secrete this. $500 until
Christmas time; then ha would lavish on
his family and friends a host of presents
which would be the real thing and no
mistake. And he would blow the whole
crowd off to a dinner In New York, and
the theater on top of that. Then he might
tell them about his little flyer they could
forgive him then. ' -
"This Christmas," remarked Mr. George
Washington Blddle to himself, "will be a
Christmas that Is Christmas and bo mis
take." " '
Mr. Blddle was only one atom among the
aggregation of people' who contemplated
Christmas. Borne of them contemplated It
with full hearts and empty purses; some
with full purses and empty hearts.
One of the many men who contemplated
It was a gentleman of the name of Strong-
Arm Bmlth. Strong-Arm Smith, however.
albeit usually In funds, found himself pos
eased of barely VJ) with which to spend
the holidays.
'And what's 150,'' muttered Btrong-Arm
Bmlth, ''to a man of means like me? I
need $600 If. I rmed a cent. Te work, to
work, my boy. For Christmas Is coming
and merry we'll be.'
Btrong-Arm Bmlth is a man who Is well
known In New Tork and vicinity. Several
gentlemen are constantly on the lookout
for him, Even In winter, the climate of
each place waa overwarm for Mr. Smith.
When one place became too hot, he strolled
on toward tha next It was only a few
days before the holidays that hla Individual
fortune had dwindled to the aforementioned
sum of $00. And It was only a few days
before Chrlstmaa that he happened upon
the suburban city In which resided Mr.
George Washington Blddle. Mr. BIddle's
town was quite a town. It has Ita own de
partment store and was well equipped In
every wsy.
From the time that Mr. Blddle received
hla check from his broker, fo just two
days before Christmas, he occupied hla
mind continually with the allotment, the
quantity and quality and price of presents.
He carefully prepared a list, changing It
materially several times a day, but finally
getting It arranged to his satisfaction. Then
ha got his check cashed. On December St
he reached home early, took an early sup
per and sallied out at an early hour. With
him. In hla pocketbook, was his $S0Q, and
his list of purchases which It was his pur
pose to make. i
Another man with Christmas plans afoot
also sallied forth.' It was Btrong-Arm
Smith. But be went about them in a qu
manner. While all the town was crowding
the stores Mr. Smith lurked in the shadow
of a very dark alleyway.
Mr. Blddle had never seen Mr. Smith
has never seen him to this day. Mr. Smith
had never aeen Mr. Blddle. But what's the
odds one man waa just as good as another
to Mr. Bmlth. He heard the footfalla of
Mr. Blddle. He peered out
"This duck." remarked Mr. Smith to him
self, "don't look like a great deal, but he
may have the stuff. I suppose I'll have to
do a halt dosen of 'era before X get what
I'm looking fur."
George Waahtngtoa Blddle reached
pulut jut cviKxlte klr. Eiulth, and stumped
.'. i
noise, and, looking op, aaw ' two plah
clothes men bearing down upon him. The.
had recognised him, and itf was their pur
pose' to arrest him on general principles.
He took to his heels. They followcc
him. Bmlth was a slick article, but so
were they. . But Smith knew . that the
longer the chase kept up the worse for
him; for. there are such things as tele
phones, and they could head him off by
sending word out to the whole force. He
waa well, night spent, when his eye caught
sight of a black and gilt sign. On It
were the words: "Brick Presbyterian
Church." His brain moved rapidly. "By
George!" he muttered breathlessly, "the
very thing." He crept to the back of the
church, and, finding a window that could
be forced, he looked In. 'He saw a email
and unoccupied room. Thrown across the
back of a chair was a mysterious con
glomeration of red . and white; of cloth
and hair and cotton. It was nothing less
and nothing more than the Santa Claua
costume to be worn by Mr. Blddle.
The two police officers followed closely
on his heels. They were quite sure from
hla persistency in eluding them that he
had been up to a trick or two. The. trail,
however, atopped short at. Brick Church.
The officer at one end of the block had
seen him paas (without knowing him, of
course) the officer at tha other end had
npt seen him; nor had anybody else. The
two men ransacked the neighborhood. Then
they entered the church. The entertain
ment .was In full blast. A Santa Claua
was on hand who was maklnc thlnaa
hum. He kept the children In a roar of
laughter.
"George Blddle is outdoing himself to
night," remarked the adulta In the room.
tie was, more than they knew. For this
waa Mr. Smith's first attendance at such
an entertainment. He enjoyed It. He was
Santa Claua incarnate, for wherever he
v a small youngster whose shoes were
old, or whose jacket and trousers did not
quite meet In the waist line, he surreptl- i
tlously doled out to him $1 of the $60 which
he had tucked away. "Poor little chapa,"
he said to himself. When he finished his
$60 was all gone. Suddenly he became
aware of the presence of the two plain
clothes men. So he raised his hand to com
mand silence, "Now. little kl children,"
he exclaimed, "you'll have the greatest
treat of ail. Walt till Santa Claus comes
back." He croaaed to hla dreeing room.
closed the door and disrobed.
He never came back. The plain clothes
men spent some little time In the church
trying to spot Btrong-Arm Bmlth. Finally
they gave It up. When they had done so,
Strong-Arm Smith was - far away. But
there was something the matter with him:
something he didn't to&rirtaind. His recent
experience among the yMniBtcas had made
him sentimental; the Christmas spirit was
upon him.
"Hang it!" said Btrong-Arm Smith to
himself, as he sped toward New Tork by
rail, "I hadn't oughter took the stuff often
that duck. Maybe ,lt waa all he had. I
hadn't oughter don it."
Again he reviewed the ' contents of the
purse. Forty minutes later Btrong-Arm
Bmlth was standing at the' counter of a
New Tork department si ore. "j nit a
whole lot of bang-up things," ha aald to
the girl, "that I got to get. Just pick me
out ths very best you've got in that Hue
will your' He mentioned the first thing
on the list which Mr. Blddle had made out
He bought it and paid for It.
"I'll tell you, young woman," he went on.
"I wish you'd just write me a card to go
with that." The girl nodded. "What shall
I put on it?" she Inquired. Smith con
sulted his list.
"Just write on that," be answered, with
out a quiver of an eyelid, "Mamma, from
George." .
The girl dissolved In exuberant laughter.
But Strong-Arm Smith kept on. Steadily
he worked his way down the list Ha or
dered everything sent out to BIddle's
bouaa, threatening dire punishment if rt
did not reach there just on time. He even
secured the Uioa,ler tickets boted by lildila
. nspeoted the packages,
lalnly marked.
They were all
"Dear me,"
It
he exclaimed, ,"I can't on
They they must belong
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' Just at that moment the postman swung
along and handed him, a letter and
small square box. ' '
Were the Blddle family surprised? They
were. Surprised from the tops of their
heads to the eolea of their shoes. . For
George , bustled about and knocked the
covers off everything and opened them up.
And there they were.
"Come now," he exclaimed after awhile,
"get over It, for you and I and and
Peggy Wallace are all going to have
day in New Tork."
"George I" gasped his mother, "how did
you ever do ItT"
George waved hla hand. "It's all due,"
he said, truthfully, "to the generosity of
a gentleman named Smith." He rubbed
a bump on the back of hla head as he
said it
That was aa near as the family ever got
to the secret of George Washington Blddle.
That afternoon at the theater George
whispered Into the ear of Miss Peggy Wal
lace, and receiving .some kind of an an
swer, he slipped a fine solitaire upoa her
finger. Bo it was satisfactory all around.
Beyond that George Washington Blddle
waa $600 ahead of the game. For in that
letter the postman brought he found that
sum, and a little note beside. The note
read aa follows: j
"Dear Sir I note from aome correspond-1
anca In vmtv -waller rVter vmi .nnW m '
Knowing that I have found a positive care for Dyspepsia and moot stomach
troubles, I do not hesitate to urge every gofferer to try this new; .vegetable
pepsin.
I know that It will cure Dyspepsia. ' i
I knV that It will cure Nervonsnesa. "
I know that it will cure sleeplessness. -I
know that It will give strength to ho weak.
I know It from the testimony of hundreds of people that It baa cured.
T know It so surely and believe It so completely that I hare put my repnta
tlon and my fortune behind It . ' , . ' "
I want the public to know it as I do, and believe In It as I believe la It
I value your confidence and respect more than I value your money.
I earnestly ask every doctor, every chemist, every scientist to carefully In
vestigate the, merits of this medicine and then honestly tell the public the
truth about ft. ' ' . , .
I want every dyspeptic to try Taw Paw. No' matter what remedies you
have taken or what doctors you have consulted; . no matter how many years
yon have suffered, get a bottle and see how speedily yon will be benefited and '
how quickly you will be cured. V . . . , ,
I want every Irritable person, every nervous person, every weak person,
every person who cannot sleep, to get a fcottle of Paw Paw. Take It accord
ing to directions and notice how qnlckly.lt will , soothe and calm the nerves;
how soon It will give vigor and strength to the whole system and enable yon
to sleep restfully and soundly. 1
Don't take whisky! Don't take beer! Don't - take narcotics, which are
worse than either of them. Remember Paw Paw exhilarates, but doea not In
toxicate. It lifts you out of despondency Into the high altitude of hopes, and
holds you there. Set aside a!l drugs, all medicines, all- stimulants, and. give
Paw Paw a fair trial, and you will have cause to give your heartfelt thanks to '
Yours very truly, 1 . MTJNTON. .
Large size bottles can be had at any drug store; f 1.00 per bottle. t Paw, .
Paw Laxative Pills, for those who need a gentle laxative or an active ca
thartic 25c per bottle.
flyer on the street I want to aky that
mei s xne way i stanea, ana tnat tr you
really want to lose your money, It's
pleasanter and safer to be knocked in the
head aa you were the other night Don't i
do It any more. The enclosed five is mine
and It'a my Christmas present to you.
Merry Chrlstmaa to all and to all a good
night. Tre. "8. A. 8."
"Ha needn't know how or where I got
; the extra five," aald Mr. Smith to him
j self. Bmlth knew, however. For on the
wgni or uecemDer z ne 'bad crscked a
provincial bank and relieved It of about
$2,000 In bills. Five hundred of this had
gone to Mr. George Washington Blddle, to
whom It never occurred that it waa stolen
money. The balance lasted Mr. Smith until
the second day of January.
A Safe Coaan Medlclae for Children.
In buying a cough medicine for children
never be afraid to buy Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. There is no danger from
it and relief is always sure to follow. It is
especially valuable for colds, croup and
hooping cough.
St. Levis Fire Fatal.
ST. IyfXIia. Deo. 11 Fire torfav naj-tlaJIv
destroyed a tenement house at 6U North
Twenty-third street, in whloh Mrs. Esther
t. cmr was burned to death and Mlas
Kay Belmont was seriously Injured by
jumping from a third floor window. Maud
Lester waa almost asphyxiated when dis
covered by firemen and carried out but
was finally revived. It Is believed that es
caping gas started the fire.
ASTHMA
Ifedlcel autlroritlea now eoooede that
ador the systeia of treatment tnwodaoed
by Ut. trmak Whetsel of Chicago.
ASTHMA CAN BE CURED.
Dr. I,. D. Knott, Labia on, Ky.i Dr. V. K.
Brown, rrtms-har. lowai Dr. J. C Corryer,
bt. Paul, stsia-i Dr. U. 1 r,.
tjwl. v . r . r . . . . ,
t -t vj. ewu. du. rrinnc
bam, si us., bear witneaa to the emcecy
et his treatment sad the permancary of
the cure la tnau- own caaet. Dr. W battel's
saw tn bod is a radical (Wpartura trots
the oki (aahioned smoke powders, sprays,
euk. which relieve but do not due.
FREE TEST TREATMENT .
prepared for any one living a snort des
cription of the caae, and sending name of
two otnac eathmatio auttaraia. Aak tor
booklet ef eatwricacos et those aurad.
FRANK WMETZEL, M. D.,
Ba4 m aaraarWaw t .aaaa aUd. Cntee.
insfsnos
To tha Old
iicurseons
Country.
I can offcr you some cheap trips
across the Atlantic.
Call at ticket office .
1502 Farnam Street.
J. D. REYNOLDS,
City P&3ts?!sr Agent,
iifn
Mwenn man ate uuqueite ncsst so
wciss man was nicht clrlnne i&tV
1 "When yon read the label on a bottle, you generally know what It t"
does not contain." This Is often the case with wine, but when you JJ
read the words !
STORZ BLUE RIBBON a
tJJ on 1 he label of a beer bottle, yoa know you have got the right stuff. J-
you have what It Is made Jo be the PUREST end BEST table beer. Z
"a The name Btors Blue Elbbon stands ss a guarantee for quality, purity
2 snd strength the bevernge is one of which Omaha may be proud.
2 ' Btors Blue Ribbon (for family use) will be delivered to any part
of city direct by Bottling Department. ' J
Phoi.o'1260 Storz Brewing Co.
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