THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 20, 1903.
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Christmas Gifts Ready for Instant Delivery
French Underwear for Gift Giving.
A piece or a set of this dainty band-made finery
Is a safe gift
Women's hand embroidered Night Gowdb, up
from $3.60.
Women's band embroidered Chemise, up from
$1.25.
Women's hand embroidered Nainsook Chemise
up from l.-0.
Women's hand embroidered Drawers up from
$1.50.
Don't overlook this second floor department
when buying Christmas gifts.
Have you gifts to buy tomorrow J "We'll help you! We
. have made special arrangements for quick service and quick de
livery we'll serve you in a hurry tomorrow, and on some holi-
day things you will find big savings. In the ad below you will
find many things that wil Imake suitable gifts. Check off the
list and bring it with you tomorrow. We'll be ready. And don't
get into a worry and a flurry just because you're in a hurry.
Silk Hosiery.
Can you think of anything nicer for a
Christmas gift than a pair of embroidered
silk hose.
Thread silk hose, hand embroidered in
self or colors. Original and exclusive de
signs. Prices $2.00 to $10.00 per pair.
Come Here Monday.
The Choicest of Pine Imported Black Dress
Voiles Monday at Very Special Trices.
Black Voiles of the most exquisite texture
and beauty for Monday's great sale. Give some
one a length for a dress or skirt. Nothing will
be appreciated more, and you cannot make any
mistake, as black Is always good. Note carefully
the special reductions for Monday.
Our 91.50, $1.75 and $1.83 Fine Black Imported
Drews Voiles Monday at 79c, 80c and 08c a yard.
Great Value- Made by one of the famous
French manufacturers of black dress goods.
Voiles are considered-the "queen" of fabrics
among the wool dress goods. Soft and clinging,
deep, rich blaek, crisp to the touch, no mussing
or wrinkling when worn.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT
CHRISTMAS NEWS
Women's Coats, all Colored Coats at reduced prices, Mnday:
$25.00 Coats, for $16.50
' Handsome Velvet Coats.
$16.50 Coats, for $10.50
Fur Coats.
Evening
Coats.
and Semi-Evening
Gloves-The Ideal Christmas Gift.
'Choose your gifts from the useful list. One
cannot have too many Gloves, so these are sure to
,pleaRO. An ideal selection of alt lengths and va
rieties of correct, stylish and dependable Gloves.
Short Gloves In all styles and colors, per pair,
$1.00, $1.25, $1.60 and $2.00.
Eight-button length Gloves, all styles and best
colors, per pair, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.60.
Long Kid Gloves, all styles and colors, per pair,
$2.69, $2.98, $3.50 np to $4.00.
Grand selection of styles, Mon
day.
Sweater Vests, just the thing to wear under the tailor Spit
Sweaters. Prices $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 and $2.50.
Sweater Coats in plain red and plain white.
Fine Furs.
All of selected skins. Tins is a safe placd to buy your furs.
Women's Waists.
Make appropriate Christmas gifts. There are many bar
gains in pretty nets, messalines, and cotton waists for Monday.
Some dainty messaline almost half price.
Silk Petticoats.
Nothing is more appreciated by a woman than a silk petti
coat, especially when they come from Thompson, Belden & Co. The
Useful Christmas Presents for Men.
Our Men's department is filled with useful
and appreciative gifts for men. Come Monday
and let us help you solve the gift problem.
Men's Novelty Handkerchiefs in silk or mer
cerized, something new, at 25c and 60c each.
Plain white Pure Linen Handkerchiefs at 15c,
26c, 35c, 3 for $1.00 and 50c each.
Initial Handkerchiefs, 25c and 35c or 3 for $.1.
Men's Christmas Neckwear, all the new shapes
and colors, and by the way a most useful gift.
Prices: 26c, 60c and $1.00 each. We'll box
them for you if you wish.
Fancy Half Hose, 25c, 60c, 75c and $1.00 a
pair.
' Fancy Suspenders, each pair In rretty Christ
mas box, 25c to $2.75 a pair.
Bath or Lounging Robes, $4.00 to $10.00 each.
name begets a confidence immediately,, that it is all right.
Colored Petticoats at $.00, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50 and $10.50
Important Great Special Sale Monday in 36-inch Rich Black Taffeta Silks.
Our $1.25 Black Swiss Taffeta Silk. Monday 08c a Yard.
Our $1.50 "Famous" Black Taffeta (Extra Fine Quality), Monday $1.12 H a Yard.
we have never seen more beautiful Black Taffetas at the price. Every yard has an
beautiful, deep, rich black Just like the Taffeta our
daughter will surely be Interested In knowing of these
a elegant Christmas remembrance, out of the ordinary.
isote the width 36 inches. A limited quantity
"A Christmas Suggestion."
"A Redf era Corset."
It appeals to women who know the value and
charm of a good figure and who seek the best
means of preserving It It is smart at the waist
line, smooth over the hips, gives utmost style,
grace and ease and is superior in every point of
fit, style and quality.
. You may select a style and if not satisfactory It
may be exchanged or fitted after Christmas.
Corset Department, Second Floor.
In quality and finish
air of richness and superior quality lovely luster,
grandmothers used to wear. Every wife, mother or
sweeping reductions. What
for dress, coat, waist or petticoat.
will be sold at these prices,
Bargain Square in Basement.
Special sale of Men's Soft Negligee Shirts. Collars attached. Large
assortment of styles, mostly in sizes 15 and some 14, 14 and 16.
All 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 Shirts at 39c each.
All $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Shirts at 79c each.
' Special sale of Women's Golf Gloves 10c, 15c, 19c and 29c a pair.
Special sale of Men's. Half Hose at bargain
square in basement, 10c, 15c, 19c, 25c values up.
to 76c a pair.
Candy Special
Monday"
Belduff's decillous Cocoanut
Bon Bons, regular price 30c
pound, Monday, at, per
pound, only
29c
B-12-20-'OB.
STORE OPEN
EVENINGS
UNTIL
CHRISTMAS.
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J00 of the best of young women from the
farms of Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, South
Dakota, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois arM
Indiana, who considered what the grain
would make while the producers were
considering what the grain was.
Illinois and Indiana contributed especially
Interesting exhibits, In which the aims of
the plant breeder was made so plain; the
work of the "book farmer" shown to be
so practical that ecen those who 'ran,
read something at least.
These states showed that by meeting the
seasons with something: more than brute
force, the' corn plant would produce al
most any element desired. They demon
strated that they could "breed out"- oil
and "breed In" protein; secure more starch
whenever they wanted It and eliminate the
ash or Increase It at will without any
process Impossible to the most ordinary
tanners.
Son Other States.
Wyoming brought to the exposition ex
hibits which showed the possibilities of dry
farming; samples of grain from the great
plains long ago tried of producing sage
brush and buffalo grass. Minnesota and
Kansas contributed their wheat, of end
less variety and ' adapted to many soils.
Wlsoonsin showed thousands that while
the marrlae of the date and palm might
be realised In Mexico, It was not Impossible
by Intelligent work to produce a corn In
the cold soils and during the short seasons
of Its northern borders, which will for
ever sustain Its dairy Industry.
..Nebraska and Iowa not only made exhib
its, but their agricultural colleges did most
effective work. The Iowa college had con
tinuous lectures; the Nebraska school
taught a lesson so plain that the deaf
oould learn and the observant go away
whh a resume of the text books. The man
ufacturers of farm machinery and Impll
s&aats as well as the cereal millers con
trUMted their share and so far as anyone
could learn the close of the exposition
found everyone with their work , and re
warded in some measure or way for their
efforts. -
Mr. Bryan entered the concert hall at
1:30 o'clock. In the party accompanying htm
and occupying seats on the stage were
Ourdon W. Wattles, Mayor Dahlman, C.
C. Belden, Zeferlno Domingues, Dr. H. p.
Sawyer of the Department of Agriculture,
W. I Tetter, W. K. Watson. Very Rev. G.
A Beecher, Ralph Kltohen, C. C. Rose
water, Edward Buckingham, E. D. Funk,
Dan Fuller, Rome Miller, J. W. Jones and
C O. Lobeck.
In Introducing Mr. Bryan, Mr. Wattles
referred to him as "one of the men of the
farms." When he rose to apeak Mr. Bryan
acknowledged this compliment.
"While I cannot be called a farmer, I
am really running what might be called
an experiment station. In other words, I
am trying to make enough money In other
lines to provide funds with which to run
my farm."
He congratulated Omaha on the Corn
exposition and said he regTetted be could
not have seen, it before-
"Those In charge of this exposition," he
said, "have demonstrated that they not only
have the capacity for work, but the will
ingness to take the burden on their should
ers and do It."
DeWItt C. Wing; Speaks.
As the big program was planned for the
afternoon and evening the morning hours
were not the scene of any great crowds,
but a meet ng In the concert hall over which
Eugene D. Funk of Bloomlngton, III., pre
sided and which was addressed by DeWItt
C. Wing, associate editor of the Breeders'
Gasette, one of the publications which has
consistently boosted for the National Corn
exposition and for Its permanent location
at Omaha.
Mr. Wing spoke on the subject of "Corn
and Uve Stock," saying In part:
"Two weeks ago at Chicago I attended
the greatest live stock show In the world;
a show which was a complement to and
an outgrowth of. one might say, this Na
tional Corn exposition. It seems fit that
the two great Industries, live stock breed
ing and agriculture, should be linked as
they are.
"After a brief survey of the show, made
last evening and this morning. It can be
pronounced the most thoroughly Instructive
exhibit of corn, cereals and forage crepe
that the world has ever seen'' "The corn
growers of America are to be congratulated
upon having assembled at this place such
a magnificent show of standard varieties
of corn. I am particularly pleased with
the arrangement of the show. It seems
that they have placed the exhibits so that
when cne gets into the swing of the crowd
one Is forced to sea all' exhibits In order
as the people are on the go all the time.
"I think that there will be no duplication
of this show, on even a broader scale,-although
the management promises to put on
a bigger, more complete and more beauti
ful show next year. In any event, they
need not fear that any one can beat them
except In slse.
Restoration of Soil.
"The greatest problem In America is
he restoration of the soli fertility. It Is
certainly gratifying to see that so ' many
of the agricultural colleges are making
a specialty of this subject. A few years
ago we began to preaoh better seed for
the production of better crops. This la one
of the greatest movements ever started, but
In one jense, It is putting the cart before
the hors. Increased crop production can
only be gained by Improving the soli. In
connection with the use of better seed.
Aftr the soil is in the right condition, the
use of standard seed will result in the
production of better and larger yields of
standard varlettles of corn. Take corn
averaging 96, 98 or even 100 per cent of
fertility, plaoe It In worn-out soil and the
crOp will be poorer than the yield from
poor corn placed In rich soil.
"In the south, constant growing of the
cotton crop has rendered the land barren
In parts. In the Dakotaa and other north
ern states, wheat has dona the same Injury,
and In these western states, unless care Is
exercised, corn will work the same Injury.
In the corn belt, corn has been grown, In
some parts, for fifty years In succession,
so that at this time the gradual diminu
tion of crops Is alarming the farmer. Land
needs a rest. Not so much a rest from the
production of crops as from producing one
kind of crop. Crops should be rotated, and
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Some Gifts Santa Claus Finds
When Going Through This Store
Gifts for Boys
Sweater Coats, fl.OO to 82.50
Kid Gloves, t.OO to ... -81.50
Fur Gloves, f I.OO to .... 83.00
St spenders, in fancy boxes. 85c
and 50
Handkerchiefs, with Initial, par
box 20c and 50
Neckwear, in fancy boxes, arte
so
Boys' Bath Robes, 2J43
to $3.75
Boys' Indian Suits $1.25
Boys' Umbrellas, 75c, $1.00
and . 81.25
Boys' Butts and Overcoats, $3.
to 810
Gifts for Girls
Coat Sweaters. $SLZS to g3.75
Glove, $1.00, $l.ZR, fl.00
$1.75
Handkerchiefs, Initial, per box, 20e
"d" 50t
Girls' Bath Robes and House
Gowns, 91.7B, fcs-SS, $3.78, $3.00
83.50
and
t.
Umbrellas. 75c, $1.00, $IM
$1,50
Dresses and Coats, IS .03, ftS.OO,
$o.oo, $7.90, $a.fto and.. 810
Gifts for Babes
High grade Dolls, 60c, $1. $2, $3,
987B, $0, $7.50 and 810
Fancy novelties In new and exclu
sive designs from S5c to 83.75
Pretty Sweaters and Saeques, in
hand made styles. $1.00
. to r . . 82.50
Hand painted Toilet Sets, $1.25,
$1.50, $1.05 and 83.50
Fur Carriage Robes, $3.05, $5.00,
$7.50 and 810
Mark Cross London Leather Goods for grown-ups. including the hand-sewn Gloves.
Store Now
In Holiday
Attire.
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Catalogue.
for this live stock husbandry should be
Introduced. This reminds me of a bit of
fiction I read the other day. A man had
been working very hard for some time; in
fact, had been overworking himself.- One
day he went homo and went to bed sick.
His wife did all she could, and finally sent
for the doctor. The doctor came and felt
his pulse, along with a few other foolish
things doctors seem to think necessary
when they get a man In their care. When
he was ready to leave he gave to his wife
some white capsules, and on her asking
' what she was to do with them, he looked
surprised and said she was to take them,
as that seemed to be all the rest the man
needed.
Let the Land Have Rest.
"It seems to me that the best thing to do
to give the land a complete rest, is to In
duce live stock husbandry In the country.
We sell corn and other grain from the land,
and there are very few of us who realise
that we are selling part cf the land. Some
use oats as a rest crop. However, live
stock Is better still, because while allowing
the land to rest, except for gracing pur
poses, tt supplies the land with the much
needer fertiliser, In fact, with about 90 per
cent of what la taken out In the form of
corn or forage crops. This Is true In
twenty-nine states that I know of from
personal experience.
"It was the lata ti. H. Carrlck who sV.d
that the best men were found where tin
best live stock was found. Good men al
ways have good live stock. Our Improved
varieties of corn and other cereal cropi
can be best used as a feed for live stock.
It seems to me that the very fact of hav
ing better varieties of corn and other
cereals should Improve our live stock.
"Good live stock needs good treatment
One danger In the raising of live stock Is
that of overfeoding and of keeping them
too close. This will destroy the natural way
of living and result In the lit health of the
animal. A man who has plenty of money
and a gbod deal of pride can make the live
stock quarters as elaborate as he wishes,
but there are a good many prise winners
who came from humble sheds. Animals,
as well as human beings, who are liable to
tuberculosis should be In the open as much
as possible Sunshine Is the greatest germi
cide known. Any farmer who owns his lan J
can have good stock, as the prices are more
reasonable now than for many years. The
beet production, pork production and mut
ton production, singly or In conjunction, Is
one of the best paying Interests a man can
put on his farm.
The Country Life commission In Its in
vestigations, ss given In the preliminary re
ports, recommends this means of renewing
the soil. Every farmer, breeder or feeder
of live stock should endeavor to carry out
this plan and he will find that tt will result
in the renewing of the soil and also In the
making of money by live stock."
Bryan at the Exposition.
William ). Bryan arrived in Omaha at
noon and went at once to the hotel where
he was entertained. As Ak-Sar-Ben day
promises to be the big day of the expo
sition, with the special features provided
and the hearty support of the knights, a
large audlenoo greeted Mr. Bryan when he
spoke In the concert hall.
The corn auction began at 11 o'clock
In the gallery of the auditorium and was
attended by about 400 live bidders. E. E.
Favelle, editor of Successful Farming, who
has put large amount of ginger into (ha
auction sales, was on hand again to buy In
prise com by the bushel.
Bidding fast snd furious tn tha prise
corn. Mr. Favtile stopped to say: "Ws
want to sea this corn distributed over the
entire corn belt of the United States It Is
like money and should not be In the hands
of the few. The Influence of the distribu
tion of the corn on the production of the
United States will be marked. No man
can ever figure out In any comprehensive
statement what the National Corn exposi
tion as held In Omaha will be worth to the
nation. We have bought something like
$1,500 worth of corn and have a plan for
distributing it among as many corn grow
ers as possible."
Let Not One Escape.
Some exhibitors wanted to leave early
Saturday and the agricultural colleges be
gan to get nervous, but Secretary T. F.
Sturgess refused to release any exhibitor
before 11 o'clock Saturday night, regard
less of circumstances or convenience.
"The exposition must be Intact up to 11
o'clock tonight," said Mr. Sturgess. "No
exhibitor can take out an ear of corn and
no flag can coma down. We will have
guests and visitors this evening and the
show must be at its best until tha gates
olose."
Those who have had concessions for tha
exhibit of farm machinery and implements
are well satisfied. An example of the value
of the concessions and the opportunity to
display goods Is shown In the I experience
of the Winters-Coleman Scale company,
which has displayed the Sonander Auto
matic hopper scales In the main building.
Without mentioning any other orders re
ceived or any other results being ob
tained by 'this concession, the fact that
President Nela Updike of the Updike Grain
company saw the scales and Saturday
closed a contract for 100 pairs of the scales,
which cost $30,000. This means as a result
of the exhibit at tho National Corn ex
position, one company at least secured one
rdcr for $30,000 worth of merchandise.
The concession men almost without ex
ception declare they will be on hand early
text year with new exhibits and using
aore space.
or the bt Hfwlmfn of sheep or of hog
or of steer, I find myself ankli.g this ques
tion: Are th iM thins not merely f. r a
use for something hlglierT And still I find
myself coming back to the rropnnitl.n all
the time that these thjugs Hint tr are
trying to improve upon, Ihw things that
we are trying to prove by our srhools nt
Siirk-ulture and by our exposition, are all
Intended to rslce our people to a higher
standard and to a better cltlsenhlp amV
that after all muni. out and womanhood
are the greatest products f this or of uny
other country. (Applause.)
And yet, my fnemm. toes, things are all
Instruments to that end.
I think the farm I the bent nomtlhl num.
ery, and I shall never cease to be grateful
i mjr miner ior me raci mat he appreci
ated the advantages of the farm: lor the
fact tlrnt although he wns a lawyer and
his offlre, wan in town, he went out Into
the country when then children were young,
and from the time 1 wn 6 until I was 23
my home was upon tho farm.
The agricultural college Is one of the
factors In this county. They showed me a
place where we have domestic science
taught; where they train the all I for house
keeping on the farm. I think that is Im
portant, because however much me mv
exalt sgoul above the mind and the mind
anove tne noiy, we are all continually re
minded that the body is a very important
part of us. and It la a well unrleratnori thin
that the road to a man's affections lies
inrougn tne stomach. (Laughter.)
And my friends, to my mind, the agri
cultural college is doing another work. It
is not only helping us to understand how
to Improve the farm and to make farm life
more agreeable, but It Is lifting the edura
tonal standard of our farm bovs and farm
girls, and 1 believe the result of this Is go
ing to be that we are going to have more
of these, farmers, bred In tho schools and
prepared for active participation In all
walks of life; we are going to -have more
of them In the legislature, more of them In
congress, more of them In public life; and
with men thus representing great agri
cultural communities, men who themselves
know what the farmer needs and under
stand tha dlssdvnntages under which the
farmer suffers, with these men we are go
ing to have some attention given to the
farmers' interests.
Out In the rountry the bny Is raised froo
from some f the temptations of c!tv life;
In constant contact with nature, snd seeing
every day the miracle performed that ttann
forms the dirt Into the vegetable and the
vegetable Into that which I life: see ng
every nay tnese mysteries anout mm, he
is prepared to come Into elisor contact
with the God of all and the Fnther of all;
and there upon the farm, revolving in his
mind tho problems of society and the
problems of state he wilt be In a position
to do his part toward tho advancement of
every righteous cause.
Bt to my mind what Is probably the:
most Important factor In the solution of
the world's greatest problem, the greftdist
problem that confronts this world toilav.
the greatest problem with wh'ch the ages
of the past nave had to wrestle. Is the
equitable distribution Of the proceeds of
numnn ion.
The farmer, better than any one else, Is In
position to takn hold of the divine plant
of reward. God's nlan in to sriva to each
one of us of God's abundance according
to tno industry and Intelligence of the one
who struggles. That is tha divine plan, and
only when that Is established throughout
the world will there be peace, for peace
cannot exist without Justice as a founda
tion. And as I examine the work that Is being
don; while I rejoice In the doubling of the
corn crop, or of theoat crop, in the multl-
F lying of th proceeds of the farmer; while
rejoice In this, I cannot help looking from
these to what I regard as the thing more
Important, and that Is that the farmer
shall do his part in establishing a law of
rewards, under which every member of
society shall be stmulated to the larsreat
possible exertion by tho assurance that
when he has labored ho shall draw from
society's Tunns a reward that I commen
sura to with his contribution to the welfare
or his country. (Applause.)
NATIONAL CITY BANK MOVES
Seventy Millions in Cash and Five
Hundred Millions In Securities
Carried Across Street.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. Employes of the
National City bank this afternoon trans
ferred $70,000,0000 In currency and nearly
$509,000,000 worth of securities from the
bank's temporary quarters across Wall
street to the new bank building formerly
the old customs house.
There had been no Indication that the
transfer of this Immense aount of cash and
securities would be attempted at this time.
On the contrary the bank had let It be
understood that while the employes would
shift their quarters today the contents of
the vaults would not be disturbed until
Sunday. Thus It was that Wall street was
takeh by surprise when, not long after
banking hours were over, a squad of police
men formed a double line across the street
and between two lines of blue coats, a
procession of the bank's employes began
to march to tho building, carrying small
safes, chests, boxes and bags. In which the
wealth of the bank had been placed for
the transferring process.
Two employes were detailed to carry
each package. One of these pairs carried
several millions of dollars In $10 notes.
Close behind each couple walked a pluln
llothes man and It was remarked" that each
detective carried his right hand In his ov
coat pocket.
The money and securities as fast as car
ried across were slipped Into places al
ready prepared. All was quiet and or
derly. Tho National City bank will open Its
new building, completed In equipped form,
for business Monday morning.
The Dime Savings bank In Brooklyn also
changed quarters. In automobiles $33,000,000
In cash and securities was moved.
PARLIAMENT ENDS SESSION
Only Five of Ten Measures Mentioned
in King's Speech Are Passed.
LICENSING BILL IS REJECTED
Action of Home of Lords Has Effect
of Widening Breach Iletweesi
that Body nnd tne
Liberals.
LONDON, Doc. 19. Bo far as practical
work Is concerned, the first session of Par
liament under the premiership of Herbert
H. Asqulth came to an end today. The
two houses will meet again on Monday,
but only to receive the king's assent to
bills already' passed, after which they will
be prorogued until February It, Many
minor laws were enacted during the year,
but of the ten Important measures- fore
shadowed In the king's speech only five
find a place In the statute books.
These are the old age pensions bill, the
Irish universities bill, to which assent was
given before the summer vacation, Snd
measures fixing eight hours as the time
minors shall work underground; providing
for the purchase for $115,000,000 of the Lon
don docks and placing them under a cen
tral authority, and a bill for the better pro.
tectlon of children. This lost named bill
establishes police court trial for children,
prohibits Juvenile smoking and alms at pre
venting minors from visiting saloons.
Of the other measures projected the li
censing bill was rejected by the House of
Lords; two educstlon bills were withdrawn
because of tho failure of the church party
and the nonconformists to reach a com
promise; that aimed at the the better bous
ing of the working classes was put . off
until the next session, while the promised
measure for Irish land valuation never saw
light and the Irish land purchase bill was
dropped.
Of those of less Importance the govern
ment passed an act empowering the judges
to give habitual criminals indeterminate
sentences, to reform their habits and pro
tect society ond a bill Imposing penalties
for attempts to break up public meetings.
The latter Is the result of the suffragette
agitation, one of the political featuros of
the year. So active have the women been
that members of the cabinet were unable
to secure a hearing at public meetings.
The session widened the breach between
the liberals and the House of Lords. The
rejection of the licensing bill for whWh
the liberals claimed they had received a
mandate at the election of 1908, augmented
the bad feeling resulting last year from
tho rejection or mutilation by the lords
of education, neural voting and Scottish
land valuation bills.
"Mr. Balfour and Lord Lansdowne," says
the Westminster Gasette, the chief gov
ernment organ, "appear to have registered
a vow that the liberals should make no
further progress with reforms In the
churches and schools, land and licensing.
Hence, tho House of Lords question Is for
the liberal party a question of Its own
existence and the obstacles the House of
Lords put In the way of liberal legisla
tion must be removed."
There Is talk of the dissolution of Par
liament and an appeal to the country
against the action of the lords, but It Is
more than likely that Premier Asqulth will
try another session, the main foature of
which will be the budget Introducing rad
ical changes In taxation.
BRYAN CONGRATULATES OMAHA
In Ilia 'Address Commoner Praises
Work of litis City.
Mr. Bryan was given an ovation when
he arose to speak and many hearty cheers
throughout his address. He began by dis
claiming all the honor that had been con
ferred upon him in calling him an authority
on the farm and Its products, but said that,
nevertheless, he appreciated the oppor
tunity of speaking to this audience and on
this subject. In part, Mr. Bryan said:
I want to congratulate the city of Omaha
upon the work that it is doing in the pre
sentation of this exhibit, and I want to
express my appreciation as a citizen of
Nebraska of the service rendered to the
state and to this section of the country by
those who have devoted themselves to this
work. The burden of public work always
falls upon those who combine capacity for
It and willingness to do it; and those in
charge of this exposition seem to combine
in a rare measure the capacity for this
work and the willingness to take upon
themselves the burden that it Imposes.
Corn Is one of the great staple products
.of the world, and It la fortunate for us
that we have In this vicinity a soil and a
climate that are fit for the production of
this great necessary of life.
God has been very generous with us, and
He has scattered all over the world these
bounties; not all the same, but a variety
sufficient to please any one.
When I was in Java 1 had an opportunity
to taste fruit that I had never heard of
before; fruit that I enjoyed very much; and
after having tasted the different kinds of
fruit down there I began to think that that
country was wonderfully blessed-witn fruit;
but when I got on the boat coming back
and aie an apple, the charm of Java left
me and I began to think again of the tem
perate sons, of our apples and our peactus
and our pears, of our cherries and our
plums and our grapes, and our blackberries
and our strawberries and our raspberries,
and our dewberries and our gouaeberries
and our currants, and 1 made up my mind
that after -ail God had not treated any
other part of the world as well as he had
treated tha temperate sons.
1 find that eve.y time I attend an ex
position of this kind, where the thought
Is turned to that which Is material, where
the people are learning to do better the
things that are necessary to be done in
order that man shall have the food thai
ho requires, I find myself asking, is there
not attar all something beyond this, and
is this not a means to the end rather
than the end itself, and when I attend an
exposition and see the biggest ear of corn
that can be, produit-d. ai.d examine tho
best bushvl cf wheat that can b raised,
or the best bale of cotton that can b
produced, or go to another exhibit and
see the finest horse that has bera raised.
NEBRASKA TEAM CHAMPIONS
Men from Battleship Named for Ante
lope State Best Base Ball
Players 1st Fleet.
COLOMBO, Ceylon, Dec. 18. The fleet
base ball championship wss won today by
a nine from the Nebraska, which defeated
the nine of the New Jersey by a score of
22 to 10. The cup offered by the Chamber
of Commerce was withdrawn by mutual ar
rangement Rear Admiral Bperry went on board the
Connecticut and entertained the governor
of Ceylon, Sir Henry Edward McCallum,
and a small party at dinner In the, evening.
Admiral Sparry said In his farewell mes
sage that the greatest benefit had been
derived from the cruise. He expressed
warm appreciation of the unvarying good
will of Great Britain and declared there
was the happiest prospeot of welding to
gether the English-speaking races In friend
ship. The American fleet will sail tomorrow and
la expected to arrive In Sues on January S.
MEDICINES DERIDED IN THE
TREATMENT OF ASTHMA AND
TUBERCULOSIS ,
In the World-Wide Movement Against
Consumption Prompt Action i
Ss Advocated.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19. In the treatment
of consumption neither the physician nor
the layman seems to recognise the early
signs. The fault lies in the prevalent lasy
habit of treating symptoms only and fail
ing to make a diagnosis.
The consumptive suffers from malaise;
he is given quinine. He suffers from pro
tracted cold, with cough; he is given syraps
or a' syrup mixture or creosote or eod
llver oil concoctions. He suffers with
asthma; he Is given a favorite digestive
mixture. No diagnosis Is made. The lungs
have not been suspected.
To prevent the spread of consumption
and to offer an opportunity of a cure to
those afflicted, the American Bureau at
Third avenue and Tenth street. New Tork,
will send free to all who write for it a
treatise on consumption and asthma, giving
Dr. Hoff's method of treatment and Im
J portant knowledge that will prove ad
vantageous to the patient and the doctor.
.Consumption Is not Inherited,' and there
fore the doctrine of hope must be preached
to those afflicted.
Copley, Jeweler Diamonds. 215 8. 16th.
GUILTY " OF TAKING"" SWORD
SprlngSeld Mob Leader Finally Con
victed of larceny After Mar
der Charge Falls.
SPRINGFIELD, 111.. Dec. 19. Abe Bay
mer was convicted of larceny today, the
result of his trial for alleged burglary of
the residence of Major Otia Duncan, Eighth
Infantry, Illinois National Guard, colored,
during the race riot on the night of Au
gust It. The article taken was Major Dun
can's sword. This was the fourth trial of
Baymer, he having been, acquitted once on
a charge of murder and twice of a charge
of destruction of property. Raymer Is the
man who led the mob. It Is charged, on the
nights of August 14 and 16.
All sittings made at Bandberg's studio
Sunday will be finished before Christmas,
rain or shine. 107 South Sixteenth. Open
9 a. m. till 4 p. m.
For 8l Merry Christina
s
A happy family circle, the wel
come guest, a cheery fire and a case of
fo aming.sparkling
Stars and Stripes
' THE BEER OF GOOD CHEER
GREEfl TRADING STAMPS
Stars and Stripes Is the
Ideal beer for home it Is
clear and sparkling and
pure as the morning dew.
Don't put off ordering a
case delivered to your
house, but make up yaur
mind now to be prepared
for Christmas festivities In
the beat possible way.
f3.00 In Stamps (10)
Slven with each two
osen case of .Urge
bottles, de- MA rr
llvered in SJ Jh
the city for..
Out of town cus
tomers add 11. tt or
case and bottles.
Drop card or telephone
1.M In Stamps (II)
given with each two
uuinn case or small
uuuitfe, a.
llvered In
the city for.
Out of town Cus
tomers add !l.2g for
case and buttles,
us to deliver a case to
S1.2S
Willow Springs Browing Co.
halU AAit ssr an
Offloe, 1407 Xarnay gt.
rooms Song. 130.
Brewery, S4 and Xlokory.
a-aene zoag. less.
