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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1912)
I' TALE OF CHINESE CHRISTMAS Moslem of China Has Not Changed for Ten Thousand Years. Will WUgUOIIUII X f n your Christmas list nut dbwn a fountain pen and re- ember tliu Myers-Dillon Unlit)' when you make your sfcledtion. Our reputation U unique amoils dealers in fowl- f" tain pens as wo absolutely guar nntee every pen for one year and have an expert in charge of this department who is a specialist in the repair line. Our line em braces the "Waterman Ideal Parker Lucky Curve, Moore Non Leakable, Sheaffer, Sanford & Ben nett, Salz, and others. 1 17 1 ROZEN DESSERTS INE CANDIES RUIT CAKE ANCY BAKERY GOODS Note Our Two Locations OMAHA, NEB. Tyler 616 1519 Dodge - 2557 Farnam 97c to $10 Also Pen Points of every degree. , No gift can bo more appreciat ed. No gift can be more appro priate for a man, woman or child. Myers-Dillon Drug Co, The Yellow Corner He Will Appreciate a Good Box of Cigars for Xrnas. SOMETHING NEW Omaha Tobacco Co.'s O. T. C. 5 c Cigar. f 'Cuban hand made, delightfully mild, made like a book. ' Boxes of 25 or 50. ALSO THE PLANTISTA That good Havana Cigar 5c - 10c 15c Nothing better at any price. Order now at nearest dealer or 'Phone D. 4'J00. , Omaha Tobacco Co. 1116 Farnam St. Distributors Look for the Red Line Most of the famous musicians have marked their individual interpretations on "Pianola" player-piano music rolls in the form of a red Motrostylo line. This lino shows note by noto the exact shado of expression necessary to reveal the soul that's lurking in overy musical work, so that even a person without musical knowledgo can duplicato the playing of a skillod pianist. This wonderful Motrostyle featuro is different from anything else, and is found only on the genuine 4 'Pianola' ' player-piano. iSEfek There is but ONE Genuine PIANOLA player-piano It is a combination of tho celebrated PIANOLA with the famous STEIN WAY, WBBKK. STECK, 1VHEE LOOK, STUYVESANT and STROUD Pianos. Prices from J P Vr Upwards SELECT ONE tor CHRIST MAS; PAY FOR IT NEXT YEAR. Easy Monthly Payments SCHM0LLER & MUELLER PIANO COMPANY 1311-13 Farnam Street Exclusive liopresentativos of tho PIANOLA Piano iSTMAS B-UYING! "For Christmas Cheer Drink Willow Springs Beer9 THIS BEER IS AGED SIX MONTHS BEFORE BOTTLING STEVENS Rifles for Boys MAKE rOISAFj X.MAS ClIKTS. Get Thorn at CLARK'S. No finer gifts can bo Bciecteil than Athletic Goods and Guns. Hero are a low suggestions SUotguna, Oolf Goods, Rifles, Tennis Goods, Air Htflcs, Gamo Boards, Footballs, Skates, Boxing GloveB, Swontors, Punching Dags, Hunting Coats, Athletic Clothes, Fishing Rods, Poker Chips, Heem, Rators, Thermos Dot Basket Balls, ties, Dumb Bells, Sleds, Indian Clubs, Wagons. Hundreds of other splendid. Jcslrable presents for your $550 PLAYER selection. jfi Xmas Basket containing 1 full quart of Old Glory Whis key, 1 bottle Angelica, 1 bottle Port Wine, 1 bottle $1.65 Sherry, 1 bottle Tokay, 1 bottle Catawba and 4 good Cigars, all for M- 111 IWflLUW'i tU With each purchase of $2.00 or over, one full quart of fine wine. (Case beer inoluded in this offer.) Take advantago of this exceptional offer. ONE FULL QT. OLD GUOK- Ckf ENHIMER WHISKEY 57 UC To acquaint the public of the location of our new family liquor store, we offer this well known whiskey at this low price. Holiday supplies are easily obtained here at very reasonable prices. A full line of standard bottled in bond whiskies at prices lower than any family liquor house in the city. Ladies' entrance 122 N. 16th St. Mail orders promptly filled. 5' rrSter Walter G. Clark Co. NEW LOCATION, 1408 Ilurney Street, PIANOS $345 Gifts of Appreciated Value... our display embraces hundreds of appropriate, acceptable and really practicable gifts. If you seek a dis tinctive and Inexpensive gift for HIM or HKH, you should give a profitable half hour to our display tomorrow. Blamond Brooches. Bar Fins, Scarf Tins, Oold Lockets and XTsok Chains, Gold Caff Buttons, BmbUm Btnrs, StanUm Pins. Signet Rings, Birthday Kings, , uiuuns, Qold robs. SUk Ribbon lobs,, Oold Beads, 1 Oold Bracelets, Silver ThlmbUs, Detachable j Umbrellas, sinunr miver Manicure Ooods. Henry Pollack CONSUMERS' DIST. WILLOW SPRINGS BREW. CO. fbth and Capitol Ave. Phone Doug. 2108. We carry a full line of Sterling, Flat and Hollow Ware. SpeoUl sals on Watcnsg and Sis- monds this week. A wonderful oppor tunity for ssrly Xmaa shopper. Iiook tor tbs nam and watch our window display, LINDSAY, The Jeweler 331 W South Sixteenth Street. Holiday Specials Another largo shipment of those Player PianoB camo to hand yesterday. It takes it nil to meet the demand. Have- YOU seen them? If you are interested, you have no time to lose. Theso Playor Pianos at $345 aro good values oven at $550. The Piano is first-class and the Player action is the latest model, and includes all tho latest im provements for effecting perfect musicnl expression mololy but tons, loud and soft pedals; also the foot pedal control; 25 rolls of music, bench and Bcarf free with each. Kasy PAYMBNT3 if desired. Note Special Snaps 11,050 Second Hand 05-Note Player Piano . . , 3450 $750 Player Piano ..... .8350 3ou uutsioe piano Player, 8JJ5 $250 Outside Piano Player, 880 ouu nayer Organ, Second Hand for S40 Twonty-flvo rolls Music with each Player. HAYDEN BROS. The Best Christmas Candy Courtney's Chocolates Incomparable 20 Ounces $1.00 Hand rolled, carefully made, dellclously sweet. Three soparato box divisions whipped cream choco lates, milk chocolato covered nuts and specialties. Many other perfect chocolates, including pound boxes of bitter oweets and milk chocolates ut AO rents a box. Courtney's is Omuha's bent candy store. All candles are mado here, und all are pure and sweet. "THI3 MA KM 'CHAT TAKK8." Douglas ut Seventeenth. CAN YOU BEAT IT? A Beautiful Basket of Fruit for Xmas $1.00 to $5.00 Candies in endless variety, beautifully boxed, 30c to $5.00 Nuts of All Kinds Candy Canes 1c to $1.00 It Will Pay You to Visit Our Store First: Free Delivery. Watch Our Window for Prie Contest,. CRYSTAL CANDY CO. Douglas 6288 16th and Capitol Ave. CELEBRATION ON DECEMBER 4 (irrnt Official ! of Ht-, Y III oil l Celebrated with (irrnt yPnint) nnit Splendor lir lllali noil I.otr. II) TOW-C!IR.Tir..N. 'Master and mod! of 10.1VO centuries J the Inscription you rend on the fruiit of Confucius' temple, for hi name in deed means master. It was horn Into this world 2.500 yeat agn In the vitiligo of Klon-lnn. which means "the round hill." This village Is part of tho province of Chang-long, which ndjolus Peking. His parents having been childless for many yejrs and desiring a mm, they of fered a sacrifice. On thf mountain Ngm Klcon they placed 11 whole coofced chicken At the aide of this, on a tripod, they placed an Incense burner filled with burn Ing aromatic sandal-wood. Now, shortly after this there nppcarct In the hamlet of Kleoull an nntmnl called liMInc It was a kind of unicorn, but covered with scales like n fish. It carried a book In which wa announced tho com ing birth of Confucius, the reformer of the world, It wns a wonderful miracle And when ho was born rHrlt wero heard sltmlnK In thn air and on nTs breart wnre written these wordi: "This la he who has come to regenerato tho world," This was tho event tho anniversary of which Is celebrated annually on Drocm xr 4. It la the great official festival of the state, which Is celebrated with Brest and solemn splendor; suvnntn and civil officials adore Confucius as If ho were a pod, for Confucius Is considered dilne br the. emrxror, tin wi of heaven, who hold tho power to daily. Thirty daya previous tho preparations begin. First the front of the temple Is coverod with red Ink, for red la tho color of tho festival, whlla tho Interior Is hunK with Innumerable ribbons on which are printed loglca of trfo deified, and from nil tho ff.llnii arc suspended lanterns of all kinds of shapes covered with pIIIc. When the frreat day approaches, a cow i sheep and a pin ara slaughtered, their bowels taken out and on tho overling bo joro tho festival they aro placed on a trestle In front of tho altar. neforn that eight younK people have practiced chanting Confucius' hymn and twenty-four otlicrs have rehearsed the Hacrcd danco to bo performed In front of the altar on tho tablet on which aro written th tltlra granted Confucius by the nons of heaven. Uclow this tablet are his tnnnea who accept honors and socrl tlef. , Melodious and sweet sounds of eight flulot accompany t"'8 chant and mako a profound Impression. Two enormous and rlohly ornamonled torches burn on the altar and fill tho air with aromatic frng rance. Tears arc railing from tho eyes of alt those present. Then there Is tho dunco. Twenty-four young people perform it In the court yard In front of tlie altar In couples dressed Ilka warriors from Confucius' time. Unlng up In front of tho altar they prostrate themselves three time, accom panied by the aound of bamboo flutes which play Incessantly. The next day comes tho solemn proces nlou and performance. Tho theater Is built at the end of the court of honor, opposite tho altar. The procession walkn through tha streets of the village. In front ride a Bcore of horsemen nrmed with lanccH. a they were at tho tlno of Confucius. Thon u crowd afoot, carrying banners covered with Inscriptions, multicolored lantern" . on long sticks, red silk parasols, signs of Confucius' high dignity In the govern ment of Iu. which at his tlmo was a vassal state. Then follow thrco groups of young people In the age of from 12 to IB, disguised as young girls, carried on richly ornamented stretchers, thiee and threo together. After these follow on hundred children from 5 to 7 years old. In costumes of an cient silk. Some of them, representing mandarins, wear at tho top of their bon net buttona and peacock feathers. All the children are tho salnt'n cortege of honor. They remind ono of Confucius' commandment to pcrpotuato the family and of his word that to remain childless Is a sin against filial piety, which Is the foundation of all morals. Then a troop of soldiers, some on liorsebauk, some afoot, followed by rt great mandarin surrounded by rt number of sutollltea waiting on him, bearing it lodtacal Ign in carved wood, gilt or silvered. At last comes tho great tablet of the delflod, also In gilt wood, carried as In othor countrlcH aro the statues and effigies of s'olntM. Confucius was phyH Ically very ugly and the law fovWds the making of an Imago of him. Ills family hts been perptuated to our days In the places where he lived and all his belongings havo been respectfully pre served by them urns, bronae tripods, manuscripts written on bamboo plates, for paper had not been Invented. (Translated by tho Mandarin Ly-Chau Pee.) a Here's the Answer Xmas Cameras AT Megeath Stationery Co. 15TII AND FAKNAM aaw . imp