TILE OMATIA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1005.
LAND FENCERS WEEP IN CODRT
Twa Prominent Man Who Coifen to Frtid
in St. Fao.1 Break Down.
BOTH ARE SENTENCED TO PRISON AND FINE
One, a. Former ( naair Jedae. Ciets
Tear and 81s Months la real.
tentlary aad Fine of
Thomid Dollars.
A scene and a confession occurred In
the United States circuit court at St.
Paul one day this week. In connection
with land frauds, that will be of Inter
est In Nebraska at this time, when the
Richards and Comstock cases are fresh
In mind. Both of the offenders, who were
convicted at St. Paul, had been held In
high respect In the section where, they
resided.
The men tip for sentence before Judge
Amldon at Bt. Paul were Royal B. Stearns
and William T. Horsnell, who had been
found irullty by a Jury of conspiring; to de
fraud the government by scouring posses
sion of homestead lands In South Dakota,
through misrepresentation.
Numerous witnesses testified to sinning
applications in St. Faul which they never
saw again. They were told, they said,
that tbey were to get $100 for signing- the
papers, and that their expenses for two
trips to South Dakota would be defrayed.
When asked If he had anything to say
why sentence should not be paased Stearns
said:
"What I hare to say, your honor, can
Soon after I was arrested In this matter
I came to St. Paul and with two of my
friends went to see the district attorney.
At no time would I have not been willing
to plead guilty to having fenced these
lands for pasture. I never tried to get
the lands for any other purpose. Sixty
other men who have been doing the same
thing that I have been doing have come
before the district attorney's office and
have been allowed to go free.
cores floverament Officials.
"Special Agent Moore has made reports
to the land commissioner that he knew
to be false, and the government officials
all through South Dakota have been hood
winking the government In matters of this
sort.
"In South Dakota county Judges, county
attorneys and clerka of the county courts
have been for years signing papers that
they have known to have been false and
worthless, and t.ila sort of thing has been
going on for years. I myself once had
the honor to be elected county Judge"
Here Steams broke down and wept bit
terly, being unable to go on with the re
marks. With an effort he managed to control
his feelings and continue his remarks.
"Tet never, while I was In the position,
did I ever sign a false paper for any of
the many people who came dally to my
office In order to induce me to do ao.
Down there, your honor, It has been gen
erally believed for years that there was
no harm in doing these things, everybody
did them and nobody thought anything
about it."
Steams finished speaking and stood be
fore the judge with bowed head, teara
(lowing from his eyea.
Co a rt la Moved.
Judge Amldon moved aoma papers on bis
desk and looked over at the clock.
"Mr. Steams, how old axa you?" asked
Judge Amldon.
"I am 63 year old," replied Steams.
"Have you any children 7" said the court.
"I have on daughter 23 years old, and a
wife," waa the reply.
'It la a sad duty that falla to ma to be
obliged to sentence you," began the Judge,
"but something must be done by way of an
example. There Is no doubt that much that
you say regarding the unlawful and wicked
practice) In that part of the country ia true.
You are the most guilty In this case and I
sentence you to serve one year and six
months In the Minnesota state prison at
Stillwater, and pay a fine of 11,000."
Stearns walked slowly back to bla aeat
beside his attorney and sat down.
Horsnell Also Weeps.
Judge Amldon called the name of William
T. Horsnell, and a tall, dark man walked
before the bar and stood facing the Judge.
"Have you anything to say," asked
Judge Amldon.
"Nothing except what has been said for
me," was the reply In a low voice, and sud
denly Horsnell began to weep bitterly.
"I am 50 years old and have one daugh
ter," he said between his sobs. "My wife
Is dead."
He leaned his head down upon the desk
In front of him and wept aloud.
"You are the lesser offender In this case,'
sold Judge Amldon, "but you are not alto
gether free. Therefore I sentence you to
serve six months In the Ramsey county Jail
and a fine of $500."
BED OF THE NIAGARA RIVER
Things Revealed by he Construction
of Cofferdams on tha
Canadian tide.
The recent Canadian hydraulic operations
at Niagara, necessitating the construction
of Immense cofferdams, which have laid
open to view considerable areas of the river
hd. have put us In possession of Informa
tion regarding this part of the river that
would have been impossible otherwise to
obtain. In an article contributed to the
Ulectrical Review, Alton D. Adams reminds
us that by far the greater part of tha river
finds Ita way through the Canadian chan
nel, so that while the American fall has
occasionally been completely dried up by
ice Jama In the rapids, thus exposing tha
bottom of the American channel, the
greater dfpth of the Canadian channel has
heat Its fall In continuous operation. Ha
says :
"Mystery hangs over the Canadian chan
nel. No bridge spans It. No boat has ever
crossed it. None of the many unfortunates
that have made Its fatal descent has re
turned to descrlbo Its breakers. Today Ita
greater portion remains as unexplored as
when Father Hennepin, In 179, first saw
that 'great and prodigloua cadence of
waters which falla down after a surprising
and astonishing manner. Insomuch that the
universe does not afford Its parallel.'
"In its course of 1,000 feet over the cas
cades above the Horseshoe falls, Niagara
river descends fifty-live feet. With 223,000
cubic feet per second as the total normal
discharge of the river, and with M per
cent of this discharge going down the
Canadian channel, the volume there is 1,
CiM cubic feet per second. Tills volume of
water falling fifty-five feet does work at a
rate of somewhat more than 1,370,000-herse
power, or more than twice the ultimate
capacity of all the electric plants under
construction shout the falla
"This great power is expended In break
ing and grinding up the hsrd limestone of
the river bed. Results of this work of the
water were exposed to view by the build
ing of cofferdams outside of the proposed
intake works of the Ontario Power com
pany at the Dufferln Islands, and of the
Electrical Development company a little
farther doT stream, near the shore of
Queen Victoria park. My tha cofferdam
of the former company soma twenty acres,
aad by that of the latter company about
twalva acre of tha rtvar ki war (or Ua
TOOTH TALK, No. 19
Painlessness.
With clean, sharp In-
rutnents. a strong.
eadv hand, and above
11, good remedies, with a
knowledee of their action
it ' is BiirprlsinK how little
pain Is experienced in having
a tooth filled.
1 am very careful in my
operations for two reasons:
I don't like to hurt people:
It Is money In my pocket not
to hurt.
People are not nervous
wrecks after an hour, or
even two hours. In my chair.
"Merry Christmas."
A Reliable Dentist
at a Reasonable Fee.
Phona DR. FlfKES. DENTIST.
U7 838 Bee Bid.
first time laid bare to the view of man.
Not only was the bedrock found to be
much fisured Hnd worn Into peculiar hum
mocks an'l pot-holes, but groat fragments
of the limestone lode, measuring one to j
several yards In each dimension, were found
loose on the bottom. This quarrying by the
water In the river bed Is pushing the rapids
as well as the falls back toward Luke
Erl."
By these operations Mr. Adams tells us
the first accurate data as to the depth of
water In the Canadian channel have been
obtained. A ship drawing sixteen feet of
water once went over Horseshoe falls, but
the construction of the cofferdams has
the maximum. To quote again:
"From the head of Niagara river, at
Burcaio, lO Wltnin a mile oi me jails me
deepest part of the channel has
about 1
twenty feet of wnter. In order to
construct its works the Electrical Develop
ment company carried a crib cofferdam
with a length of 2,150 fet out Into the river
to a distance of more than 600 feet from j
the natural shore line In Queen Victoria
park. Near its outermost part this coffer
dam reached a depth of twenty-four feet
of water and a bedrock level of 515 feet
above tide. At this point the surface level
of the river was between the first and the
second cascade. Relow this cascade, about
450 feet from tho original shore line, the
depth of water was nineteen feet. So
strong waa the current between the two
points Just mentioned that It was found
necessary to give the stone and timber
cofferdam a total thickness of forty feet,
with six foot of clay puddle in between its
two sections. At various points off the
shore of Queen Victoria park the velocity
of the river current was found to be eight
to seventeen feet per second."
DIVING INTO VAST DEPTHS
Extraordinary Feats Performed
Fnnions Divers I nder High
Pressure.
by
At what depth can a diver carry out his
functions? How long can he remain under
the surface? What Is the effect of high air
pressures oa the human system? One well
known firm of submarine engineers limits
tho depth of descent to twenty-live fathoms,
or, say, 150 feet. But operations have been
carried out at greater depths than this, and
perhaps the greatest distance below the
surface at which a diver has succeeded in
working la thirty-four fathoms, or 204 feet.
This was accomplished by James Hooper,
who descended to the ship Cape Horn, aunk
off PlchlUanque, South America, and sus
tained a pressure of eighty-eight and a
half pounds on every square inch of his
body.
Another remarkable feat was that of
Alexander Lambert, who recovered JUiO.OOO
In gold coin from tha steamship Alphonso
XII, sunk off Point Gando, Grand Canary,
In nearly thirty fathoms of water, the ac
tual depth of the treasure room being
twenty-six and two-thirds fathoms, or 160
feet. This man also performed the daring
feat of stopping the flooding of the Severn
tunnel when a door in the drainage tunnel
had been left open. The door was situated
a quarter of a mile distant from the shaft,
but equipped in hia diving dress he crept
that distance through a narrow passage full
of water and closed the door. This plucky
act enabled the pumpa to overcome the
volume of water which waa flooding the
working and allowed the completion of the
tunnel to be carried out.
A further Interesting case of deep diving
is that of Angel Erostarbe, who succeeded
in recovering silver bars valued at $45,000
from the steamer Skyro, sunk off Cape
Flrdsterre in over thirty fathoma In this
case the diver had to blow away portions
of the vessel with dynamite before he could
reach the treasure chamber. Three dives
per diem were frequent and as many as
flv descents were made in one day. The
maximum period under water waa twenty
minutes.
The effect of high pressure on the consti
tution is not found Injurious when tha work
Is carried out under ordinary precautions. A
French scientist has gone so far as to
claim that breathing compressed air is a
remedy for asthma and emphysema. It Is
also eald to excite digestion, owing to the
great quantity 'of oxygen carried Into the
blood. It has been found that a period of
two hours should elapse between a meal
and a descent. In descending the , move
ment should be slow, and If the pressure
causes palna In the head this can be reme
died by rising gently a few feet, when tha
descent can be recontlnued. In ascending
divers are recommended not to exceed a
speed of two feet a second. Fall Mall
Gazette.
WHITE MAN FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Georgia Negroes Attack Man, Who
Kills "even After Taking
Refuge la Home.
VALDOSTA. Oa.. Deo. 23.-A report
reached here this morning from Ewlng, be
tween Fargo and St. Herge, the new colony
town, that a crowd of negroes tried to
mob a white man who was manager of a
large turpentine still at that place last
night. He barricaded himself and opened
fire upon them, killing five men and two
women and wounding seven others.
Another report from Ewlng states It was
a negro riot In which the killing occurred
last evening, a large number of negroes
being at a frolic. A general fusillade
occurred. Two were killed Instantly, three
were fatally wounded and eight others
were more or less seriously wounded by
bullets. Several women were among the
wounded and one woman was killed.
Equal to the Euieraeary.
What are you doing here?" demanded
the man of the house, suddenly appearing
on the scene.
The burglar, though surprised, retained
his presence of mind.
This Is a' part o' my initiation Into the
Alphabetta Gammadella fraternity," ba
said. "I gotta do It, pard. I ain't takin'
nothln' but a necktie. Would ye mind
shootln' a hole through this cap, so's I can
show It to tha boys? Thanks."
Whereupon ha backed to the window,
climbed out, slid down the corner pillar of
tho porch with a facility acquired by long
practice, and vanished In tha darknesa
Chioag? Tribune.
GLORY TO THE NEWRN KING
Christ mas Bertica Will Be Held ii ill tha
Omaha v hnichf i
ALL TO PRAISE THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM
Protestants and Catholics Alike Tnru
Their Minds Rack to Lowly
Manger In Which a
Sarlor Is Bora.
The anniversary of the birth of the Babe
of Bethlehem will be appropriately cele
brated In Omaha's churches today and
Christmas day with sermon and song.
Scarcely a preacher In all the city but
has chosen a Christmas subject for his
theme, and not a choir but will sing of
that eventful niijht, almost twenty cen
turies past, when a Saviour of the world
was born. No preaching of creeds and doc
trines will there be, for the universal
thought will hnrk to Him on whom all de
nominations agree, and who lived and had
His being liefore ever creed was formu
lated. It Ix a season of common praise
an( rpj(1,.nB
The lYotestant churches, with the excep-
tion of some of the Episcopal churches,
will hold their Christmas services Sunday.
Catholics will celebrate the feast of Christ
mas on Christmas .day and a few of the
Episcopal churches will hold services on
the same day.
Sunday school entertainments were set at
various times, ranging from Citurday night
to Tuesday afternoon. The great majority
of them, however, are to be held Christmas
eve and Christmas night. It is safe to
say there is not a boy or girl in the city
who Is not anticipating with pleasure the
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attend Sunday school are to have their
Christmas tree at the City mission.
Exceptionally good musical programs
have been prepared by the choir directors
of the churcnpR, A of tne ,arge cholr.
have been drilling for aome time on the
Christmas program and are prepared to
furnish music high In quality, In keeping
with the day.
The message of Christmas is to be pre
sented at the vesper service of St. Mary's
Avenue Congregational church Sunday
afternoon. The pastor, Rev. Lucius C.
Balrd, and the director of music, Thomaa
J. Kelly, have arranged a special service
under the title of "Christmas Eve in Beth
lehem," which Is founded on an old Ger
man carol:
Not In Jerusalem,
But from Bethlehem f
Comes salvation, consolation;
Not In Jerusalem.
The service Is divided into two parts,
entitled, "Bethlehem in Prophesy and His
tory" and "The Seekers for Bethlehem's
Child." The various characters who figure
in the remarkahlo birth are presented In
scripture and song. Among the seekers
the nnthem, "Now When Jesus Was Born"
(Crulekshank), presents the wise men.
"Nunc Dimittls" shows the Prophet Sim
eon. The shepherds are heard In Vlncent'a
anthem, "There Were Shepherds." Tha
dark face of Herod brings in tha minor
strain, which is heard in Dudley Buck'a
anthem, "InRnmah There Was a Voice."
Two other Christmas carols are Included
In the program which the vested choir will
give. They are: "Holy Night, Peaceful
Night." and Philip Brooks' carol, "O Little
Town of Bethlehem."
Following Is the program:
MORNING, 10:80.
Old Carol Not Jerusalem (Moravian)
Adam Dress
Processional O, Come All ye Faith
ful Portuguese Hymn
Canticle Benedict us (from Luke I). .Trent
Hymn Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
Mendelssohn
The Anthem Now, When Jesus Was
Bom In Bethlehem Crulekshank
Offertory Solo (by request) The Birth
day of a King Neldlinger
Mrs. Kelly.
Postlude Improvisation of two old
Christmas hymn tunes
(a) Christians, Awake! (b) Shout the
Glad Tidings.
VESPERS, 4:30.
At the afternoon service the program has
been arranged by the pastor so .that the
lessons, hymns, anthems, solos, prayers
and sermon will form a continuous whole,
under the title, "Christmas Eve at Bethle
hem," at which, among other things, these
will be sung:
Carol Not Jerusalem (Moravian)
Adam Drese
Processional Angels from the Realms
of Glory Smart
Carol O, Little Town of Bethlehem
(Bishop Brooks) Redner
Solo The Virgin's Lullaby.... Dudley Buck
Mrs. Verne Miller.
Carol Holy Mght, Peaceful Night....
Baraby
Anthem There Were Shepherds Abid
ing Dr. Vincent
Offertory Musio (organ) from Christ
mas Oratorio Bach
Anthem Now, When Jesus Was Bom
Crulekshank
Recessional O, Come, All ye Faithful
Portuguese Hymn
Tills program will be Thomas J. Kelly's
seventeenth Christmas program in Omaha.
Selections from Handel's great work,
"The Messiah," will be sung by a choir
of sixty voices at Kountze Memorial
church Sunday evening. The Sunday musi
cal services will be as follows:
MORNING.
Invocation
Concession, and Absolution
Introlt for Christmas Day
Gloria Patri, Kyrle, and Gloria in
Excelsls
Anthem Drop Down, Ye Heavens
Bamby
Epistle end Gospel Lesson, with re
sponses Sermon The Advent of the King
Ctonia Unto us a Child is Born Handel
Offertory
Praver, closing wnn tn iord s Prayer
Recessional
EVENING.
A service of sacred song. Selections from
the oratorio "The Messiah," by George
Frederick Handel.
1. Chorus-For L'nto Us a Child is
Born
8. Aria (soprano) Mrs. Frank Huntley
t. Chorus Surely He Hath Borne Our
Griefs
4. Chorus All We. Like Sheep, Have
Gone Astray
5. Aria (bass) S. 8. Hamilton
t Chorus Lift Up Your Heads. Oh
ye Gates
7. Aria (soprano Miss Macv Stanenhomt
I. rsoms He'lelulah
Miss Amanda Tebblns. first piano; Miss
Joy Keck, second piano; E. 1). Keck,
choirmaster.
Following will oe the music for the
Christmas service at the First Congrega
tional church, Mrs. C. S. Richardson or
ganist and Ira B. Pennlman director:
MORINING.
Prelude Christmas Prelude with Chorus
of Shepherds Lernmens
Anthem Brightest and Best of the Sons
of the Morning Buck
Quartet, Tenor and Soprano, Solo and
Chorus.
Solo It Came Upon a Mldnlcht Clear..
Meyer Helmund
Mr. McCreary.
Offertory Andantlno Lemalre
Anthem Ping, O Heavens Tours
Quartet, with Choml Response.
Postlude March Aux Flambeaux Clark
EVENING.
Prelude In termezxo Dunham
Anthem Thero Were Shepherds Vincent
Quartet. Soprano Solo and Chorus.
Quartet Holy N'pht, Peaceful Night ...
O ruber
Offertory Pastoral Symphony, fr-.m
Messlih , Handel
Soprano Solo O Holy Night Adam
Miss Foley.
Postlude Grsnd Chorus.... DuBois-Shelley
Muslo Sunday at tha First Methodlat
Episcopal church:
MORNING.
Organ Prelude March of tha Magi
Klnga Dubois
Anthem 81ng, O BIng. This Blessed
Morn Leslie
Solo The Baba of Bethlehem Dressier
lira Oaie, with Violin Obligato by
Miss Emily Cleve.
Ceml Sweet Christmas Bells Plainer
Anthem Hall to the Lord's Anolnte.1
Buck
Violin Solo
Miss Cleve.
Organ Postlude And the Glory of the
Lord Messiah Handl
EVENING.
Organ Trelude I nrillon llardeberk
Anthem ing Alleluia Forth Hut k
Anthem-Hark! What Mean Those Holy
Voices , Buck
Solo Christmas Sonir Vdatn
Mr. Graham.
Carols Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Sleep! Holy Rabe Field
Organ Pnstlude 1 llorla Farmer
J. C. Norman Richards, organist and director.
Rev. Newman Hall Burdlck will preach
Sunday morning on "The Message of the
Manger." Musio morning and evening will
be as follows:
MORNING.
Solo The Glorious Morn Neldlinger
Miss Dora Ullrich.
Solo Night ot Nights Vandewater
Mrs. T. R. Ellis.
Anthem All Glory Eve rmore Hughes
Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Hill and Choir.
EVENING.
Solo The Blrthduv of a King. ..Neldlinger
Miss Callsta Kerr.
Solo The Babe of Bethlehem Dressier
Miss Ethel Yost.
Solo Hosanna Van Alstyne
Mr. E. N. Bovell.
Offertory Violin Solo, Because Godard
Miss Essie Aarons.
Anthem A Saviour and a King....Ashford
Mrs. Shvtlhart and Choir.
Accompanists. Miss Ora Osle and Miss
Elisabeth Hamllng: organist. Miss Nan
Eldrldge; musical director. Mr. George J.
Bird.
Services will bo held Christmas day at
St. John's church, Twenty-sixth and
Franklin streets. The holy eucharlst,
choral, will ba celebrated at midnight, and
without the choir at I a. m. At 10:30 a. m.
there will be holy eucharlst, choral, with
a short sermon, and at 4:30 even song.
Following will be the music:
MIDNIGHT.
Processional It Came L'pon the Mid
night Clear Carol
Introit Unto Us a Child Is Born. .Special
Kyrle, Creed, Sanctus and Gloria In Ex
celsls II. II. Woodward in D
Sequence O, Little Town of Bethle
hem St. Louis
Offertory Anthem And He Shall Reign
Caleb Simper
Communion Hymn Draw Nigh and
Take Lammas
Ablutions Bread of Angels Special and
Holy Night
Recessional Angels from Realms of
Glory Regent Square
10:30 A. M.
Processional O, Come All Te Faith
ful Adrlte Fideles
Introlt Unto Us a Child Is Born.. Special
Kyrle, Creed, Sanctus and Gloria In Ex-
celsis H. H. Woodward in D
Penitence It Came I'non tha Midniuht
Clear Carol
Hymn before Sermon Shout the Glad
Tidings Avlson
Offertory Anthem Behold, I Bring You
Glad Tidings James Vaughan
Communion Hymn And Now, O Father
Undo et Memores
Ablutions Bread of Angels Special,
and Hark! What Mean Those Holy
Voices Siberia
Recessioral Angels from the Realms of
Glory Regent Square
Sunday music at Calvary Baptist
church:
MORNING.
Prelude Guilmant
Carol O, That Gladdening Story Mucy
Choir.
Anthem (with solos for soprano, tenor,
with violin obligate) Chimes of
Christmas Morn Dressier
Miss Larimer, Mr. Gratton, obllgato
by Miss Carpenter.
Solo (with violin obllgato) Nativity
Lullaby Bartlett-Krata
Mrs. Gratton, obllgato by Miss Carpenter.
Anthem In Dreams 1 Heard the
Seraphs Sing Faur
Choir.
Quartet Brightest and Best of the Sons
of the Morning Brackett
Mrs. Gratton. Miss Mellberger, Mr.
Stiles and Mr. Gratton.
Postlude Calkin
EVENING.
In the evening there will be a service of
old Christmas carols, sung by the choir:
Prelude
c.n,i -Tls Christmas Morn Welsh
O, Come, All Ye Faithful.. Farmer
As with Gladness Men of Old..
German
Cradle of a King Breiin
Quintette Jesus Is Kiiig...............Kraij
Miss iArlmore, Mr. Joseph, Mr. Hill,
Mr. Houghton and Mr. Kratx.
Postlude March Merkel
Mr. C. Bcherff, organist; Mr. Leu G.
Kratz, choirmaster.
At the North Side Christian church Sun
day evening at 7:30 o'clock the chorus choir
will render the following program:
Processional Hark, the Herald Angels
ging Mendelssohn
Invocation V.
Hymn It Came Upon tho Midnight
Clear
Scripture, Luke 11:1-14
Lift Up Your Hands J. L. Hopkins
Chorus.
Hymn Joy to the World Handel
Congregation, (stundlng.)
Prayer
Silent Night German Melody
Chorus.
Shout the Glad Tidings Henry Wilson
Mrs. C. A. Manguin and Chorus.
Offering and Announcements
Offertory Sentence i
Sermon ,:,. ;
Tho Heavens Are Telling, from Crea
tion Haydn
Chorus.
Recessional Jerusalem the Golden.LeJeune
Vlolineate, Mrs. Robert E. Hrader; pian
ist, Miss Edith Ewers; boss viol, Mr.
Robert E. Brader; organist and director,
Mrs. li. J. Klrschbteiu.
Musio at tha First Presbyterian church
Sunday:
Prelude "March of the Magi Kings"
uunois
"Bethlehem" Burtlett
"Christmas Song" Meyer-Helmund
Miss Jansen.
Offertory "Prelude In L Hat" Chopin
Tho Virgins i.iiiiaoy uucK
Miss Bishop.
"The Birthday ot a King' Neldlinger
Postlude Chorus from "Messiah". ..Handel
Music for Sunday at the First Baptist
church:
MORNING.
Organ Prelude "CUristmaa
Chines"
. Engelman
Tours
S pence
Anthem Sing. Oh Heavens".
Offertory "i lie nens
Solo "The Holy Child"
blielley
Mr. wiuiam atancnesier.
Quartette "Birtlid.iy of a King"
Neldlinger
Postlude "Christmas March. Melkel
EVENING.
Organ Prelude "Christmas Offertory
Lernmens
Anthem "Nazaret h" Gounod
Offertory "The Blessed Lullaby".. . .Nevln
Oliertory Quartette oh. Holy Night.. Adam
Quurtelle Cairn on uie Listening
Ear Bridge
Mrs. Andrews, organist.
Tha Christmas music Sunday morning at
the Grace Baptist church will be:
Anthem Hark! What Mean Those
Holy Voices Sir Arthur Sullivan
Solo "Sleep, My Jesu Bartiett
Mibs Belle Beedle.
Anthem Sing, O Suig This Blessed
Morn P. A. Schneeker
Piano bolo Selection from Mendel&kulm
Miss Florence Rhoades.
Anthem Sing, Alleluia Forth. .Dudley Buck
The Christmas music at the First Meth
odist church, South Omaha, will be as
follows:
MORNING.
Organ Prelude "Snout the Glad Tid
ings" E. L. Ashford
Afiiliem "There Were Shepherds"
J. Chrlstopiier Marks
Bolos by Hlldreth Sisxon Riddle and Mr. E.
P Baker.
Response "Heavenly Father Beethoven
Soprano Offertory Solo "The Birthday
of a King" W. H. Neldlinger
Lena Ellsworth Dale:
Anthem "6lng. O Heavens" Tours
Postlude "Marche Romalne" Gounod
EVENING.
Prelude (Violin ami Piano) "Andante
Rellgioso" Francis Thome
Mrs. Dale and Mrs. Brass.
Anthem "Calm on the Listenlnr Ear of
Night" G. V- Marston
Bung oy quartette (contralto solo by Mrs.
E. B. Shugart.)
Response "Heavenly Father" Beethoven
Soprano Offertory Solo "Night of
Nights" Beard a ley Van do Water
Lena Ellsworth Dale.
Anthem "There Were Shepherds Abid
ing In tha Fields" W. C Williams
The Choir.
Bolo by Miss Ada barnum, Contralto,
Duet "Bo Glad, O Y Righteous"
E. S. H"Siner
Mr. Walter Dale, Tenor and Mr. E. P.
linker, Basso.
8oprano Solo and Chorus "Good Tid
ings' J. C. Bartlett
Solo by Hlldreth Slss.n Riddle. Violin
Obllgato by Mrs 1 '!.
FosMude Lntre Iki procession" in
i i Edouard Baptist
Dr. Fletcher M. Ptsson. pastor; Una
Ellsworth laie. musical director; Mrs. H.
T. Brass, organist.
The beautiful feast cf Our Blessed lord's
Natlvltv will he nnnronrlatelv ushered In i
at St. Phllomena s Cathedral Monday j
morning at 6 o'clock, when Bishop Scan-
nell will celebrate a solemn pontifical mass, j
Very Rev. William Kelly will be the as
sistant priest at the throne and Rev. M.
Luersman, S. J., and Rev. William Kesrns
will act as deacons of honor. Rev. James
W. Stenson and Rev. P. J. Troy. 8. J., will
ba deacon and sub-deacon, respectively, of
the mass. The sermon wili be delivered
by the bishop, who will also Impart the
papal blessing. The Junior choir will ren
der the choral mass In C at this celebra
tion. Low mass will bo celebrated at 7,
7:30. 8, 8:W and 9. At 10:30 Rev. William
Kearns will be the celebrant of a solemn
high mass, and he will be attended by
Mgr. Colanerl, V. G.. as deacon, and by
Rev. William L. McNamara as sub
deason. The sermon will be delivered by
Rev. J. W. Rtei son. who will also net as
master of ceremonies. The senior choir,
under the direction of Miss Margaret Swift,
will render Mario's "Messe Solemnelle,"
op. 19, and at the conclusion solemn bene
diction of the blersed sacrament will be
given.
St. John's. St. Peter s and Koly Family
churches will celebrate solemn high mass
at 5 o'clock Christmas morning, hish mass
at 10:30 and low mass at intervening hours.
Services at the other churches will be the
same, except that high mass Instead of
solemn high mahS will be celebrated at 5.
At Sacred Heart church there will be a
children's mass ; 8 o'clock. At St. Mary
Magdalen's there will be special orchestral
music.
The Central United Presbyterian Sunday
school will this year take advantage of
the fact that Christ nuis eve comes on
Sunday to make Its Cliiixtnias observance
strictly a religious service. Ii will be held
In the church. Tventy-fouiili and Dodge
streets, at 7:30 Sunday evening and will
consist of an attractive program of re
sponsive readings, recitations and appro
priate music, with a short sermon by the
pastor. Rev. R. B. A. McHride. It has
been the custom of this school for years to
give rather than receive, and the offertns
this year Is asked in money and will g i to
make Christmas glad for some of the poor
of the city. The program will be In charge
of George G. Wallace, superintendent.
George F. Oilman will preside at the organ.
A choir of thirty or forty children and
young men and women lias Icm trained
for tho occasion.
The choir of Saratoga. Congregational
church Sunday evening will sing tho
hymns, "Holy, Holy, Holy," "Joy to the
World," -and "Heaven Is Not Far Away."
An anthem, "The Shepherds," will be
given. H. W Dunn will sing a baritone
solo and Clarence Petersen will sing a solo.
Rev. rtilletus H. McDowell, pastor of Im
manuel Baptist church, will preach Christ
mas sermons Sunday morning and evening.
The morning subject will be, "The Manger
Cradle: the World's Mecca." "The Gift
That Gladdens the World" will be the sub
ject of the evening sermon.
The annual Sunday school Christmas ex
ercises of Castellar Street Presbyterian
church will be held at the church Monday
night at 7:30. The Sunday school will also
furnish a program Sunday evening.
There will be a Christmas tree and Sun
day school program at Grace Lutheran
church Tuesday night.
A Christmas entertainment will be held
Monday night at St. Mark's English Luth
eran church. There will be a Christmas
tree and presents to the children.
The Sunday sctiool of Knox Presbyterian
church will give a cantata, "In Santa Claus
Land," Saturday evening at 7:30.
At the Sunday evening service at the
First Presbyterian church Dr. W. O. Henry
will give a stereoptlcon lecture on "Tho
Land of Christ," with personal reminis
cences. Ixiwe Avenue Presbyterian Sunday school
will hold its Christmas entertainment Tues
day evening at the church.
Christmas music will be given Sunday
morning and evening by the chorus choir at
Calvary Baptist church. The entertain
ment of the Sunday school will he on
Christmas night at 7:30 in the audience
room of the church.
At Trinity cathedral on Chrlstmaa morn
ing there will be celebration of the holy
communion at 7:30 and celebration and ser
mon at 10.
The Christmas tree and Sunday school
festival of Trinity parish will be held In
the chapel on the afternoon of Holy Inno
cent's day, December 28, at 4 o'clock. The
primary class, under the direction of Miss
Vosm, assisted by Miss Allie Adams and
Miss Carmelita Chase, is preparing a spe
cial Christmas carol to sing as the opening
number.
At 5:30 Christmas morning a service
called "Julotta" will be held at the Swedish
Methodist church. There will be special
music and a sermon by the pastor. Rev,
Peter Munson. The Sunday school festivl-
ties will be held at 7:30 Christmas night.
The following Christmas hymn, written
by J. O. Wallln and translated Into English,
will be sung:
All hail the blessed morning hour!
Thou herald of the day of power,
Foretold by prophets holy.
O glorious morn, O har py morn,
O words of Joy by angels borne
Down to the nhepherds lowly;
Praising, raising
t'p your voices.
Earth rejoices
With all heaven
For the Son to mankind given.
O mortals, 'tis a God. and yet,
A Son of man by trials met,
And earthly sorrows feeling;
Be glad, for He has come to seek
The wretched and the poor and weak.
Ills love for us revealing;
Nearer, nearer
To the Father
He shall gather
Sons and daughters
Erring by the stagnant waters.
His tears shall for our suffering fall,
His tender spirit help us all.
Our love and faith Increasing;
His hand shall show the open door
And in our cup of sorrow pour
The balm of grace unceasing;
Dying, buying
Every nation
Full salvation
That the spirit
Joys eternal may Inherit.
He comes for our redemption sent
To palace and to lowlv tent
With mercy 'never hidden;
Our shepherd He will ever be
That we may follow trustfully
And do whst He has bidden;
Upward, onward
Till the morrow.
Free from sorrow,
When we gather
In His image round the Father.
Rev. Clyde Clay Cissell of Hansoom Park
Methodist church will preach on Chrlstmaa
topics Bun say morning and evening. Tha
entertainment of tha Sunday school will be
held Monday evening at S o'clock. The
offering will ba for the Methodist hospital.
Tha Chrlsunaa axarclaea at Plymouth
Congregational church will be held Monday
evening.
Christmas music at St. Barnabas church
Monday will be as follows:
MATINS.
Processional-Hymn ID.
lord's 11 a er Chant .
...Adeste Fideleo
n"er
? liter
enltw
Pro'r Psalms U!M.VSo
Te Deuin
Benedlctus-Chmit Book
Apostles t'reerl -Chant Book
Siunrt
Encharlstlc Office
Calkin
Introlt - H inn )
JlViTU.l' ' V ' '." 7.7.7.
Hymn 53 .7.7.........
.Domino
Christie
tmertory
SurSurvum Cnrda
Sanctus
Benedlctus Qui Venlt ...
Agnus Del
Communion II vmn 2 .
Gloria In Excelsls
Nunc Dimlttis
Recessional Hymn 57
The annual Christmas service for men
will be held ot the Young Men's Christian
association building Sunday afternoon. De
cember 14. There will be two big nttrac-
tlons. At 3:30 Handel's "Messiah" will be j
rendered by the Kountze Memorial choir.
At 3 Rev. J. C. Redding of Tork. the
"Irish evangelist." will speak on a Christ
mas theme.
"Around Bethlehem's Manger," a Christ
mas entertainment, will be given Sunday
evening at 7:30 by the Sunday school of
Grace Rnptlst church. The fifth
annual i
Christmas program of Grand View Baptist
Sunday school will be given at 3:30 Sunday.
An extensive program for Monday even
ing has been prepared by the Seward Street
Methodist Sunday school.
POLICE BALK AT THE CRADLE
C'hleaao Women Ask Impossible
Favors of the City's PolMe
Guardians.
The nolieemen in Chicago's suburb of
Evanston are not living up to the ideal
set before them by club women of the
suburb. Ask the women. They came to n
realization of the depressing facts last
week. They luid hoped that policemen
w.nild be available to mind their babies
while I hey did their Christmas shopping.
Sadly they were disillusioned.
It all grew out of an address made by
Mrs. George Ripley before the F.utre Nous
eluh. Mrs. Ripley said that In a model
town like Evanston policemen should be
peifect gentlemen and available for any
purpose, such na guarding houses aid
children while their parents were absent.
In the discussion that followed it whs
urged that the Evanston policemen weie
xceptlunul in every way cud could be In
trusted safely with such duties.
Mrs. Ripley's views took deep root In tho
fertile soil. They bore their first fruit hi
the case of Mrs. William Miller, 3.i Demp
ster utreet. She wanted to do some holiday
shopping and Hhe called Sergeant Rubo on
the telephone and asked that a policeman
be sent to her house Immediately.
"We're pretty short on men Just now,"
begin the seraeant.
Oh, I need one so badly," a persuasive
voice at the other end of the wire Inter
rupted, "and I want you to send me tho
nicest one you have."
Rubo, without further delay, called up
Policeman Bond, the only man on re
serve. He had been working nights and
was aroused from sleep. He went grum
bllngly to the Miller residence.
Oh, I'm so glad they sent a good looking
one," said the matron, as she aw the
Immaculate, white-gloved policeman stand
ing statesquely with his hand touching his
cap. "I'm glad you haven't red hair, too;
he always cries when he sees a man with
red hair. He's right In here," beckoning
to Bond to follow her into a room opening
on the hall.
'You see my maid left yesterday and I
have to buy my Christmas presents, and
I knew you would be glad to come." Her
words still poured out and the policeman
grew even more mystified. She led him to
the cradle.
'Am I to pinch de kid, or what am I to
do?" said Bond, wonderliigly.
"Oh, mercy, no!" exclaimed Mrs. Miller.
He'd scream. All you have to do Is to
watch him and see that he doesn't crawl
through the rungs of the cradle and hang
himself. Why, only yesterday I was read
ing of a baby" but the policeman was
movingto a telephone across the hall.
'If you're going to root me out of my
bunk to go and tend babies, you'll have to
get another copper," he told Sergeant
Rubo.
Mrs. Miller couldn't understand why the
policeman left so quickly after hanging up
the 'phone and why the desk sergeant re
fused to talk to her when she again called
up the police station. Chicago Tribune
POPE CHANGES LEO'S CUSTOM
o Collective Reception, to Members
of Sacred College to Be
Held Christinas.
ROME. Dec. 23. Contrary to the custom
of the late Pope Leo XIII, the pope has
abolished the collective reception of the
members of the sacred college for the ex
change of Christmas greetings. He says
the ceremony would oblige him to deliver a
speech at a fixed date, which is not always
desirable, especially when, as in now tho
case, he has an encyclical on the Franco
Vatican situation ready. He Is waiting
for the publication of the regulations gov.
ernlng the operation of the bill separating
church and state In France, after which
the encyclical will be issued. Consequently
the cardinals today went separately to
present their homage to the pope, who said
he felt quite well and that he had already
received many sympathetic Christmas mes
sages, especially from Ireland and America.
AKRON GAS COMPANY ASSIGNS
Another Walsh Concern fioea to the
Wall oa Petition of
Creditor.
AKRON. ().. Dec. 23.-The Akron Gas
company, one of John R. Walsh's proper
ties, went Into the hands of a receiver
this afternoon, the petition being :'cd by
Squire, Denipsey & Saunders of Cleveland
nn a claim of $5,703 for coal furnished by
the Youghloheny & Ohio Cial company.
The local manager, A. H. Beltlock, was
appointed receiver of the company. The
plant under the present ownership has been
running since 1S&H, when Walsh purchased
it from Charles G. Dawes of Chicago, and
the company Is capitalized at f4o0,in, which
Is also the bonded Indebtedness jf the
company.
loo Cheap.
An Omaha man who claims he can live
on cents a day haa received hundreds of
letters from women who want to marry
Mm. This seems to prove the statement
that there are a great many women in this
country who would ba glad to marry if
they could afford to support a husband.
Many of these women presumably earn al
most enough to warrant them in securing
one of these luxuries, and a man who can
ba fed for S3 cents a week, or something
like 12.50 a month, strongly appeals to
them.
At tha aama time a t-eent-a-day-man
seems to be too much of a bargain to ba
really attractive t tha careful purchaser
Cleveland Plain V
BANKER'S SON A ROBBER
William Beiai of Haw York Under Arrel
for Assaulting Promintit Maton.
! VICTIM WAS FRILN0 OF HIS FATHER
Injarerf Maa Refnses to laeatlfy
Prisoner as Ilia Aasnllaat, baa
Police Pay Selma
Confessed.
NEW YORK, Dee. 3.-John H. Bonninr
ton, former assemblyman and democratic
leader In the borough of Kings, was as
saulted In his office early today by William
Selms, son of a banker and wealthy real
estate dealer. Bonntngton ia In the hos
pital with severe hcalp wounda, but will
recover. Sclms Is under arrest and, ac
cording to the police, haa confessed that
he Has bent on robbery. Selma Is 20 yeara
old.
Mr. Bonnington had worked at hia desk
all night, when early thla morning ba
heard a noise on the roof. Upon Investiga
tion he found the skylight of the adjoining
building broken and a man lowering him
self Into the building. Mr. Bonnington
commanded the culprit to come out. Climb-
Ing up the rope, hand-over-hand, tha man
reached the roof and started for Mr. Bon
nington, who retreated to his office, whera
the man grabbed a stick and beat Mr,
Bonnington until ho was unconscious. Po
llcomen who heard the victim's criea
rushed to his rescue and law Selma dla
appear In the office of hia father in tha
same building. He was finally taken after
a struggle.
When confronted with 6e!ms Mr. Bon
niugton said Seims was his best friend a
son. but refused to identify him as hia
assailant. John 11. Bennington is well
known throughout the state In high Ma.
Fonlc circles, being' at present the grand
recorder of the grand commandery and
past grand commander of tha Knlghta
Templar of the state.
WEIGHT" OF A GREAT SAURIAN
Pen body Museum Discovers that
Wyoming Animal When Alive
Weighed 77,000 Pounds.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.. Dec. 23. An inter
estlng experiment haa lately been core
plcted at the Peabody museum of Ya a
university to ascertain the original welgjt
when alive of one of the great eaurlaas,
the fossil remains of which were found In
tho bad lands of Wyoming by tha mte
Prof. O. C. Marsh. An exact model m a
small scale was made of tha saurian, based
upon the skeleton, and using the displaced
water test and carrying out the computa
tion, the original weight was ascertained
as about 77,000 pounds, or thirty-eight and
one-half tons.
The Peabody museum owns the complete
specimen of a skeleton and has already
mounted the higher quarters, which stand
to a height of somewhat more than sixteen
feet, the saurian itself being about seventy-
three feet long. The museum also owns
part of a skeleton of a considerably larger
specimen which has not yet been mounted.
HERRING VESSEL SEIZED
Canada Puts New Construction, on
Fishing Law Since Secretary
Root Made Statement.
ST. JOHNS. N. F.. Dec. 23. An Inter
change of cablegrams respecting tha al
leged seizure of an American herring fish
ing vessel by the Newfoundland authori
ties has developed the fact that the vessel
referred to Is the Gloucester fishing
schooner Tattler, which was seized at
Sydney, N. 8. W., a week ago by the
Canadian authorltiea for shipping New
foundland fishermen there to engage in
herring Ashing without paying the Can
adian license fee. Previous to this year
the Canadian government regarded tho
herring vessels as traders and exacted no
license fee, but Secretary Root having re
cently declared an American shipping
register carried with it a fishing certifi
cate, Canada has decided to compel ths
payment of a license fee. The Newfound
land authorities are not responsible for
this development at all.
ARNOLD DALY IS UNDER BONO
Man Charged with Presenting
Im-
moral Show In New York
Fares Trial.
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Arnold Daly, the
actor, was held in $100 bail In the Tombs
police court today charged with giving an
Immoral performance In presenting George
Bernard Shaw's play, "Mrs. Warren's Pro
fession." This drama appeared for one night only
several weeks ago at the Garrick theater
In this citji. After one of the most crowded
opening nights of the year and after tha
houso had been sold out for many day
ahead the play was stopped by Commia
sk ner McAdon, who was present at tho
performance. Samuel Gumperts, manager
of the theater, waa also held on the same
charge with Mr. Daly today In $10 bail.
The Coasclentlona Grocer.
"How about these eggs, sir?" Inquired
the grocer's clerk.
"What's the matter with theraf
The clerk hesitated. r
"They seem a little dubious."
The grocer seized a slip of paper and
scribbled across It the single word, "Sus
picion." "Put this under the basket," he called
to tho clerk. "I want to be able to say that
the eegs are above suspicion. "Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Plare Not for Denny.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Through a mla
undcrslandlug of the remark made by Sec
retary Root In connection with the ap
pointment of Mr. Pelrce to be minister to
Norway, the statement was sent out that
Charles Dcnby, tha present chief clerk of
the State department, would succeed Mr.
Pelrce as third assistant aecretary. It ia
learned today that this statement waa erro
neous and that Secretary Root Is not yet
prepuVed to announce hia selection tor tbla
place.
Miners' I'nloa laed,
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Deo. 23 (Special.)
The Sheridan Fuel company yesterday In
stituted suit against local lodge No. 230,
United Mine Workers of America, for $10,.
000, alleged damages sustained on account
of disregard of a contract which It claims
It entered Into with the mine workers.
The men refused to mine coal and tha
company was thereby prevented from fill
ing contracts for . supplying coal, damaging
it to the extent of the amount asked for.
Section Hand Hilled.
GILLETTE. Wyo., Dec. 23.-(S pedal.)
Mi-kele Deture, an Italian section hand,
was thrown from a hand cor here Satur
day, the car passing over his leg and head
and fracturing hia skull, from tha effects
of which he died at tha Sheridan hospital
this morning. The car Jumped tha track
and Deture was thrown immediately in
front of it. He leaves a wife and three
children, who have not yet been brought
to America.
Kara Root print IV