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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE! -DECEMBER 21, 1919.
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OCTOBER CIRCULATION I
Daily 66,315 Sunday 63,160
anr elreulstlon fnr the atonta sabscrlbed sad aware to ky
B. B. Bum. Circulation Manager.
Subscriber learlnf Iho city should have Tho Bo Bailee
to thorn. Addree changed aa often a required.
You should know that
Receipts of sheep tit the Omaha
stock yards incresiOd by 10 per
. cent in 1919 .over the record of
1918.
What The Bee Stands Fori
1. Reipect for the law and maintenanct of
,, order. - .
2. Speedy and certain punishment of crime
through the regular operation of the
courts.
3. Pitiless publicity and condemnation of
inefficiency lawlessness and corrup
tion in office.
4. Frank recognition and commendation
of honest and efficient public service.
5. Inculcation of Americanism at the true
. basis of good citizenship.
Trial juries run true to form.
"Joe" Folk is some mediator, all right
, "Vic" Berger admits his re-election is "revo
lutionary;" worse, it is ridiculous.
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More snow is promised for Christmas. It
can't make matters much worse hereabouts. .
Six ships in one day from a California ship
yard is prodf that the rush did not end when
the fighting stopped.
If a little of that reticence had been ex
hibited some months ago, a great deal less
reaso for it might now exist. '
According" to the number of people who
"knew all about" the Kirk case is correct, the
affair surely wasn't much of a secret .
Maybe after' New Year's we will notice the
effect of all the victories recently won by the
attorney general against the profiteers.
, Kansas farmers are said to be losing plenty
wheat because of delay in threshing. The only
safe place to hold the wheat is in the bin.
The Phoenix oark affair in 1882 did not helo
Parnell any, and it is not likely Sinn Fein
will gain much from the latest event there.
The grocer locked in his own ice box while
thieves loot ( his cash register knows something
practical about crime conditions in Omaha.
Yanks on their way home from Siberia send
warning ahead of the reds, who ought to know
by this time where the American Legion stands.
Complaint is made that .not enough ships
can be obtained to haul the condemned booze
out of the country between now and January
16. Sad.
High priced eastern eoal is reported to be
competing against low priced western coal In
middle west cities just .now. Omaha has need
of both kinds.
The ease with which intending suicides st-
drug stores need overhauling for ether sales
than those of alcohol.
A visiting cattleman from Australia tells us
how much less it costs to live there. He doesn't
mention the other side of the picture, how much
less it it worth while.
Lumber jacks are reported to be declining
to go into the timber even at $10 a day, and at
the same time the Minnesota supreme court
holds that home-brewed liquor is illegal. There
may be a connection here some place.
The senate has moved to make effective the
changes needed in the war risk insurance, by
which disabled soldiers will get relief in pro
portion to their injury rather than what was
allowed by the blundering bill originally passed.
, Uncle Sam can afford to keep faith with his
defenders. ,
What the. Original American
Is Doing
The annual report of the commissioner of
Indian affairs has an unusual interest as showing
the war activities of the American Indian. The
total Indian population of 332,702,. of whom
292,198 are pure-bloods, contributed 10,000 sol
diers to the American army. -All of these ac
quitted themselves with credit some won the
French war cross and other military decorations
and many were cited for bravery. Indians,
moreover, subscribed for $25,000,000 worth of
Liberty and Victory bonds and have $1,000,000
in war savings stamps.
This is an exhibition of patriotism and loyalty
on the part of the original unhyphenated Amer
icans which their pale-face countrymen may
view with respect Perhaps it would be better
. for the country if it had more representatives
of this vanishing race. Perhaps the Indians
themselves might wish that their forefathers
as wards of the nation had enjoyed more of
that paternal protection that is so generously
extended to alien plotters and hyphenate agi
tators. Indians, indeed, have shown themselves back
ward in certain lines of social development
They have not assimilated anarchist ideas or
had anything to do with bolshevist propaganda,
and they do not flaunt red flags. Their un
tutored minds have never learned to exchange
the scalping knife for the bomb. They would
fc rated tow in anw bolshevik scheme of srov-
ernment, but they have proved themselvet good-
nnsra Affincaniyr-iw. ers .worto,,
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING JOYS.
Old HI Cost O'Llving must feel pretty" cheap
right now. He hat just endured, sustained, and
put up with an onslaught that would give an or
dinary person quite a shock. Yet Old Hi can
stand a trood deal of the tort of treatment that
hat been heaped pon him. It bat come from
the host of Christmas shoppers, who have been
buying everything on the catalogue. To be sure,
the advanced price hat been noted by all, but
the purchase was mtdt just the tame. People
have the money to spend, and the will to spend
it and that It the main thing.
One other point deserves attention. In
days gone by it has been quite the thing to ad
vise people to do their shopping early, drawing
pictures of the dreadful crush that awaited the
proerastinators, the wornout shop girlt and all
that sort of thing. , These are conspicuously ab
sent now. A rude and altogether unwelcome
fuel embargo thrust itt pretence into the midst
of the festivities, but the public put the best
face possible, and shopped away with diligence
during the houn when shopping waa good, and
came out at the end rather well pleased. Then
the normal conditions were restored, and on
came the real army of spenders.
Instetd of the tired, bedraggled thop girl,
the buyen found the bright alert salesperson,
full of "pep" and tntp, ready to fill their wanta
at far at possible, affable, courteous and even
tempered. These were made so by the check
ing up of sales each evening, showing that it
payt to take care of customers. Into the stores
each morning trooped the clerks, and out of
them in the evening poured a throng of tired
but happy people, clerks and shoppers mingling
in the multitudes that packed the can to suffo
cation, all pleased with the day's work, and none
grumbling. '
The big rush was over last night, but three
more days yet remain for the wind-up of the
most noteworthy season of Christmas shopping
Omaha has ever experienced. Old Hi Cost
O'Living may come back to torment us next
week, but for the moment he is defeated.
Sailing of the "Soviet Ark."
An army transport leaving New York har
bor writes a new line in American history. It
carries back to ' Russia a congregation of de
voted but misguided propagandists who came to
America for the purpose of overturning our
government Not only that but to upset our
social and industrial organization, reform our
ways of living, and recast our institutions into
other shapes.
. Defenders, of these rely on the Declaration
of Independence, but fail to grasp itt particular
significance. Among the inalienable rlghtt of
men, created free and equal, that document lists
"life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." To
"secure these rights governments are instituted
among men, deriving their just powers from the
consent -of the governed, and whenever any
form of government becomes destructive to the
ends for which it it Instituted, it it the right of
the people to alter or abolish It and to in
stitute new government" ete. So far it has not
been shown that the government of the United
States, existing by consent of the governed, is
destructive to either of these ends.
Under our lawa life, liberty and the pursuit
of haopiness are secure to all who go about
their daily walk in a decorous and seemly fash
ion. It it only the malcontent the unruly, or
the intentionally criminal persons who find
themselves limited by the law. The man who
does not want to be bound by the rules made to
govern all toon finds himself hampered, for
society will not long tolerate him after he be
comes a menace. '
That it what the preachers of anarchy have
omitted from their calculations. They are going
back to soviet Russia, there to enjoy life under
the "dictatorship of the proletariat," for Ameri
cans will have none of their absurdities, and do
not care to have them about leading thoughtless
persons into trouble from which those who per
suade them are powerless to extricate them.
The soviet ark doet not carry peacemakers, but
trouble-breeders. '
Suicide and the Season.
Omaha is not alone in way of enduring a
suicidal epidemic Every large city in the coun
try presents a situation similar to the one noted
here. It may teem somewhat remarkable that
the glad holiday season of the year should be
distinguished by the unusual number of self-inflicted
deaths, but as it has been characterised
by the uncommon array of other disturbing
events, the suicides may be accepted as an out
come as sequential as unpleasant. Nerves give
way under strain, and the overwrought mind
looses itt moorings, and death fa tought at a
relief. Condltioni have long been euch at to
encourage distraction, and trifles easily are mag
nified into calamities when the brain is al
ready racked by perplexities it can not master.
The pathology of auiclde leadt directly to the
subnormal or the abnormal, and these are ac
centuated by the deranged and unsettled social
relations that have marked the last twelve
months. It would be idle to atcribe any ma
terial deterioration of the national fiber to the
circumstances; the victims suddenly feel them
selves no longer willing to go on facing "a sea
of troubles," and so "by opposing end them."
The germ it ever latent, and Is now virulently
active because of other unbalanced elements of
life. The suicide mania it a tymptom rather
than the disuse.
Industrial Growth la Omaha.
Day by day for many weeka the local papers
have announced industrial changes in Omaha,
establishment of new and expansion of old in
stitutions, indicating a growth that 'is astonish
ing in its aggregate. Omaha it not often
thought of at a manufacturing center, but as
iong ago as 1914 the federal government's sur
vey found here over 25,000 persons employed in.
the various factoriet that are dotted over the
jcity. How much thja has been increased no
one can say witn accuracy, but tnat it has Been
almost doubled 'is within the range of truth.
Pay rolls have been increased accordingly, and
with the advance in wage rates must now
amount to a sum that would be looked upon as
respectable "anywhere. At a venture it is safe
to put Omaha's factory pay roll -at aomething
like $40,000,000 annually at this time, and it is
still growing every day. When the railroad,
store and office pay rolls are added to this, the
sum will amount to an enormous total. This is
the substantial basis of the city's greatness, and
while it is set out here'only In generalities, the
forthcoming review of the year's activities will
furnish details that will astonish as well as
gratify the citizens who have pinned their faith
tt the real Gate Qty ef the West.
British Kept Up With Von
. Bernstorff
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
The following material It translated from
the latest German newspaper! which , have
reached thlt country. The war Inquiry before
which the testimony quoted In the following ar
ticle was given it sitting in Berlin to fix re
sponsibility for Germany's conduct of the war.
I Germany's difficulties In keeping up tecret
communication with itt representatives In the
United States during the opening years of the
war are revealed in interesting fashion Ijy the
testimony of Count" Bernstorff before the Ger
man war inquiry in Berlin. England deciphered
every secret German code used in thewireless
messages sent from Sayville, Count Bernstorff
declared. An attempt to send Albert the Ger
man propagandist home on the German sub
marine Deutschland failed because her owners
objected. Interesting excerpts from the stenog
raphic transcript of the testimony follows:
Romberg Count Bcrnstortf took the atti
tude that Wilson was quite sympathetically in
clined toward us, whereat in Berlin the strong
est distrust prevailed. I am under the impres
sion that between Washington and headquar
ters in , Berlin, during this important period, a
clear understanding of what was telegraphed
back and forth did not always exist. That
came from difficulty in establishing connections.
If the ambassadors were not in a position to
travel . to Germany, couldn't an official have
been sent to Germany with the message? What
steps did he take to make tome such arrange
ment with the American government?
Count Bernstorff Our single cable had been
destroyed, so there remained for us only the
use or the wireless. The United States gov
ernment took the stand from the very begin
ning that the wireless stations before the war
had not been fully used and that according to
the agreement of The Hague convention their
use could not be extended. The French capi
tal was concerned in the enterprise and the
French joint interests demanded the immedate
closing of the station. The United States
government thereupon took over the control
of the .station and demanded that they be in
formed of the contents of all communications.
We were permitted to use codes, but were
obliged to deposit our codes with the American
government which was supposed not to reveal
them to the Entente. If they were actually
revealed, I of course cannot say. - It became
necessary to send the present Assistant State
Secretary Albert to Berlin by way of the sub
marine Deutschlandi This journey was thwarted,
however, by the opposition of Captain Koenig.
Naturally I myself couldn't go, as the Entente
would not let me pass. The American govern
ment was made cognizant of the circumstances
and they recalled Gerard to America.
. Ex-Foreign Secretary Zimmerman was then
asked regarding action taken: ,
Zimmerman I conferred with Gerard as to
whether it would not have been possible for us
to use the cable more frequently. Gerard ex
plained that the neutrality of his government
mult be preserved. It could not escape unno
ticed if we made use of the American cable too
often. We were then in duty bound to limit our
correspondence with Ambassador Bernstorff as
much as possible. Wireless intercourse was ab
solutely unsuited for secret communications.
We were suspicious that our code dispatches
would immediately become known to the En
tente. Another possible way of communicating,
by way of several neutral stations, could only
be used in exceptional easel. Personal com
munication with the ambassador or a means of
having our messages personally conveyed would
have been very desirable to us The home
journey of Secretary Albert was frustrated be
cause the owners of the submarine Deutschland
did not want io expose themselves to any un
pleasantness from the American government.
Representative Schuecking Did vou see any
thing unfriendly in the conduct of the American
government in this case?
Count Bernstorff We were of the opinion
that the attitude held by the American govern
ment was a false one. They thought they could
not act otherwise in view of The Hague con
vention. ,
To a question by Dr. Hoetsch, Count Bern
storff replied: The code was not changed as
often at we were accustomed to change it 'un
der normal conditions. When connections were
not cut off entirely, we would change the code,
once every month or once in two months. Only
in the two voyages made by the Deutschland
did we employ two different codes. Later I dis
covered that the English had succeeded in de
coding many of our telegrams. Whenever there
were a sufficient number of telegrams at hand,
every cipher could be easily translated.
Dr. Hoetsch You do not think that, treach
ery or deceit had anything to do with it?
Count Bernstorff I do not believe there was
any treachery or deceit.
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" 'Tain't Expensive Enough".
"Curfew Rings Up Record on City's Cash
Registers." This heading introduces a story
of Saturday's remarkable shopping Icenes in
Chicago, of which an incident of a young man
and an ounce of perfume is worthy of elabora
tion. "I want to buy some perfume," said the
young man. -
"This is very, fine; $5 an ounce," the sales
woman replied, and placed a tiny bottle on the
counter.
"Got something better?" asked the young
man. ' i.
"Here it tome at $10 an ounce."
"Tain't expensive enough; good night." And
the young man moved away. V
This being an age of science, we admit that
events have antecedents, and, being somewhat
startled by the incident described above, we
seek its inception.
What manner of man is it who scorns per
fume at $10 an ounce because '"tain't expensive
enough?" "Upon the meager evidence of hit
" 'tain't" we assume he is a youth of no espe
cial social attainments. As he was one in the
greatest mid-December shopping crowd Chi
cago has ever known, we may assume that he
sought the perfume as a Christmas gift to his
sweetheart. It is reasonable to 'believe she is
a girl of his own social stratum.
Why, then, did he scorn perfume at $10 an
ounce? It was, not because he disliked the
scent He didn't even try it It was not be
cause he disapproved of the brand. It was ap
parent that be knew nothing of the brands. It
was timple, at he rather ostentatiously as
serted, that it was not sufficiently expensive.
The cost was to him the sole proof of quality,
and he realized that the prospective recipient of
the gift would judge by the same standard. He
wished to show her that the best was none too
good for the object of his attentions. And he
had the money to pay for it.
At last we approach the point. High wages,
high costs, and high living meet again.
It is ot.e more item of evidence in proof of
the growing conviction that increases in wages
alone will not solve today's labor and social
difficulties. In this country they are leading too
directly to extravagance and astentation
superficial advantages developing no sound so
cial effort on the part of wage-earners to
strengthen their foundation in American life.
Our union classes are heterogeneous; torn from
different customs and traditions in various parts
of Europe, and even in the second generation
here still lacking a racial cohesion and a definite
trend toward more substantial advantages of
improved income. Chicago Tribune. t
Home Health Hints
Reliable advice given In, thlt
column On prevention and
eure ot dlseaee. Put your ques
tion in plain language. Tour
name will not be printed.
Ask The Bee to Help Yon.
Alcohol as a Power Fuel.
, In the report of the British interdepartmental
committee on the production and utilization of
power alcohol, which was recently made pub
lic, it recommended the establishment of . a
government organziation to initiate and super
vise experimental and practical development
work on the subject and the London Times
states that such an organization, with funds, is
to be set up under the department for scientific
tad industrial research.
New Weapon Against Tubevonloaia,
A new method of warring agalnat
tuberculosis isv coming into favor
among English practitioners. How
far it has been adopted Is not ttated,
but it is a modification , of the
"gassing" methods used in treating
the "flu." Writing of the new prac
tlce, the Medical Correspondent of
the London Times says:
It is becoming eleaV that addl
tlonal steps to cope with tubercu
losls are urgently needed. . Reports
from all parts of the country em
phasize the large number of eases
which exist and information received
would seem -to suggest thati the
plight of, these sufferers Is bad
sometimes, bad in the extreme.
The whole problem of the disease
falls naturally into four parts. There
is first ot all prevention, in the sec
ond place there it cure, in the third
place there Is the after-care of the
cured case, and finally there la the
industrial question. Prevention
means segregation and to a lesser
extent the control of the milk traf
flo (so that surgical tuberculosis in
infants and children may be pre
vented). A great deal has been done
la this direction and publicity cam
paigns are accomplishing their work,
if slowly. Notification, moreover,
though its critics point to Its fail
ures, has not been without value in
Indicating the whereabouts of the
dlseaee.
But it would seem that preven
tion has been too little ooncerned
with what may be called the bacter
iological aspect of the subject.
Tubercle is seldom found at a pure
infection; it is usually associated
with other infectious conditions. The
prevention of these latter, notable
respiratory infections, may go a long
way towards making the human soil
unsuitable for the tubercle bacillus.
It . is a work of immense difficulty,
as the influenza epidemio showed.
On the other hand, the ideal of a
system of stations in which, per
haps by the use of gaaee, members
of the pubSio could be disinfected in
their noses and throats, is by no
means an impossible one The
work recently described by the
Times on the use of gas in Influenza
epidemics, is being carried on and
may develop so tnai wnen -coias -
and other respiratory troubles are
prevalent-people may be able to be
disinfected at Intervals and so to
avoid trouble. The effect of a sue
cessful war against these "minor ail
ments" would assuredly be evident
sooner or later in the tuberculosis
returns.
Nor Is the subject of cure being
left unattended to. Some early re
sults of an encouraging nature have
suggested the possibility of obtain
ing a drug capable of preventing the
growth of tubercle bacilli in the
same way In which salvarsan pre
vents the growth of the syphilis or
ganism. Several very eminent work
ers are devoting themselves to this
task and the medical research com
mittee is supporting their efforts.
Sanltorlum treatment if it hat
not achieved all that was hoped
and this is a truism now-has help
ed matters to a certain extent But
the available accommodation it far
below the requirement Great addi
tions to the number of beds are
necessary and must be provided if
the present state of matters is to be
brought to an end. Moreover, an
extension of the village settlements
is desirable.. These settlements have
been tried carefully and have proved
of great worth. The idea is to pro
vide the consumptive with work
suitable to him and to ensure that
he does not, by returning to bad
surroundings, drift again into inca
pacity. The government have done
Sell to support the idea and may
urged to increase their efforts in
this direction.
A comprehensive scheme would
thus secure diagnosis of the' case at
the earliest possible moment and
its immediate removal to a special
institution in which the most recent
and reliable means of treatment
would be available. The tubercu
losis dispensary la not - the ideal
aimed at here because with the best
intentions little cart be achieved at
such places.' The patient should be
under the close observation of ex
pert physicians and should be able
to obtain at once all that is ordered
for him for example, cream and
cod' liver oil. He should live in
good surroudnlngs and be separated
for a time from uninfected persons.
The next stage would be his trans
fer for a period to a colony where
the medical aspect of the case would
be less immediately Important than
the industrial. Here he would begin
work and would "work , up" as far
as hie strength allowed, 'when cured
he could then return to ordinary
life; if he relapsed he would go back
to the special hospital.
We are far Indeed from this ideal
in handling the mass of cases. But
we must attain to it nevertheless, for
the cost of tubercle is at present
enormous and the money had better
be spent in a worthy and useful way
than frittered on ill thought-out
schemes which only aggravate the
mischief.
OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
Tho Day Wo Celebrate.
, Frank T. B. Martin of Martin
Brothers A Co., born 1876.
Adele Ritchie, a prominent actress
of the musical comedy stage, born in
rnnaaeipnia e years ago.
Lynn J. Frailer, governor of North
Dakota, born In Steele county,
Minnesota, 4o years ago.
Lon V. Stephens, ex-governor of
Mlssourlt born at Boonvllle, Mo., 61
years ago.
Walter Hagen, national open golf
champion of the United States, born
at Rochester, N. x., 27 years ago.
Thirty Tears Ago In Omaha.
Mr. 'El. Rosewater, editor of The
Bee, and tome of his Chicago friends
were given a dinner in Chicago by
Mr. H. v. Bemis or the Richelieu
Mm. Adeline, Pattl graced the oc
casion with her presence.
Mist Lulu Carter gave a theater
cart? at -the Boyd to 14 vounsr dso
pie. The four boxes occupied were
decorated wtin smllax and rosea
After the performance the party had
an elaborate supper at the Paxton
hotel.
The Thomas-Houston Electric
Light company commenced work
on a three-story brick station 'on
Jones and Sixth streets, to cost $15,
000.
W. J. Connell, congressman from
Nebraska, was assigned to the labor
committee and also the committee
on expenditures for public buildings.
. ,
Christmas
A ehlmney 118 feet high will ewfy
10 inches in a high wind without
danger.
Stockings first eame Into general
us In the 11th century. Before that
time cloth bandages were worn
about the feet ; . '
It Is estimated that one of the Pe
ruvian rain trees will on the average
yield from nine to ten gallons of
water each day.
Twins are more common In oold
than in warm countries, and among
mothers of between 25 and 80 years
than at other ages.
The Japanese host never entrusts
the making of tea to his servants on
high occasions; it Is a task he invari
ably performs himself.
The royal crown of Persia, which
dates back to remote aget. Is In the
form of a pot of flowers, surmounted
by an uncut ruby the size of a hen's
egg. . N
Scotch fishermen, who are among
the most superstitious of folk, be
lieve that contrary winds will be the
result of having eggs on board with
them.
The Japanese cultivate crysanthe
mums of 269 varieties of colors. Of
these 87 are white, 668 yellow, 82
purple, 81 pink, 12 russet and 14 of
mixed hues.
Half a million barrels of high
grade petroleum in 10 years Is the
record yield of one of the pioneer
wells In the Salt Creek oil field of
Wyoming.
If anyone began to count the cor
puscles in the body of a man of
average size, counting at the rate of
100 a minute, day and night, it would
take 285,000 years to complete the
task.
Hand-made paper Is produced In
Japan principally by farmers as a
secondary occupation which they
can pursue in seasons when there is
nothing to be 1 done in the fields.
There are no fewer than 60,000
families engaged in this industry.
The coming year will mark the
semi-centennial of the founding of
three of the foremost publio art gal
leries In America the Metropolitan
Museum of -Art in New York, the
Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and
the Corooran Gallery of Art In Washington.
Every country in Europe has Its
special Christmas vdellcacy. In Enr
land the mince pie and plum pud
ding reign supreme.
Boiled chestnuts and white wine
are essential features of the tradl
tlonal Christmas fare with the neas
antry all over France.
The principal and traditional dish
of the Viennese for Christmas eve
dinner or supper Is carp taken from
the Danube, chopped small, baked.
ana eaten with pepper sauce.
It is a curious fact that although
the mistletoe Is used so freely in the
decoration of homes at the Christ
mas season, It Is rarely, if ever, seen
in the decoration of sacred edifices.
probably because of its early .asso
ciation with pagan rites.
It is not generally known that. be
sides Christians, there are many
other people who keep December 25
as a festival tor different reasons.
The Persians, the Hindus, even the
Egyptians, do so; and even among
tne Aracs the "Beardless Rider'
moves about In disguise, playing
amusing pranks and collecting gifts.
The celebration of Christmas is
strangely erratic from a geographi
cal standpoint. Thus, in nothern,
Europe the Scandinavian people
keep it religiously, but their next-
door neighbors, the Russians, pay
comparatively little attention to it
reserving their rejoicings for New
Year's day, and still more for, Easter.
It Is believed that the first histori
cal mention of the Christmas tree is
found in the notes of a certain
Strasburg citizen of unknown name,
written In the year 1605. "At Christ
mas," he writes, "they set tip fir
trees In the parlors of Strasburg,
and hang thereon roses cut out of
many colored paper, apples, sweets
and gold-foil."
One Christmas some years ago the
home of a woman residing In Phila
delphia caught Are during the night,
the inmates being warned of their
danger by the barking of a dog. For
several years afterwards the ani
mal's mistress made a tree in Its
honor, the decorationa including
beefsteak and toy rats for the dog's
consumption and amusement.
One legend concerning the origin
of the Christmas tree runs that Mar
tin Luther, coming home one crisp
starry night before Christmas, wish
ed to convey to his children an Idea
of the beauty of the night, and as
he stood pondering the thought
came to hhn to cut a tree and cover
It with candles that seemed . to him
the nearest likeness he could give
them.
The factory girls of Lancashire,
England, have a Christmas pissing
custom all their tfwn. When the
holiday Is about to commence
grouns of girls band themselves to
gether, with the Intention of kissing
all the males in the factory. The
men, on being kissed, are expected
to contribute small sums toward a
fund to provide refreshment and en
tertainment later In the day.
Nowhere In the whole of his em
pire is Christmas day more happily
spent than by King George and
Queen Mary at Sandrlnsrham, and
nowhere Is Yuletlde hospitality more
hearty, simple and genial. It is the
one day of the year on which. his
majesty can escape the ceremonial
and cares of his high position and
lapse Into the role of an English
country gentleman, entertaining his
guests in his own home without the
formality of court life and the daily
round of his kingly duties.
A Tough Old World.
It looks to he yie case that a man
who needed It now and then for his
constitution will have to amend his
constitution. Detroit News.
Begin at Home.
If America cduM get all Its own
bad children spanked and properly
put to bed, it would have more en
thusiasm for mandatories. Chicago
News.
FOR
Surely yon want to know more
about Dr. Humphreys' Remedial
than the information given around
the bottle of "Seventy-seven" for
Grip and Colds; that has served
you so well. ; '
They are described in a simple
manner in a Medical .book pub
lished in English, French, Spanish,
Portuguese and German mailed
free to any address in the world.
At all Drat n4 Country StorM.
, Humphrey' Borneo Medicine Co., IBS
William Street. New York, '
HEAVY
HOISTING
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1212 FARNAM ST. TelD.JS3
IN THE BEST OF HUMOR.
Wlllr I aPPOM your Idea, of e. pertut
woman U on who hu no fault T
Billy Mo. merely on who acknowl
edge them.-London Idea.
"Women are to be prrat4 from at
tempting homemade win."
"I hop o." xolalmed Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. "I taeted aom oao," Washing
ton 8Ur. v .
'Tlayed la look that lime." .
" Hw r '
"My wife asked m M I had been drink
ing; and I wa Just abl t say ao."
LouIstIU Courier-Journal.
' "I don't know' what we eanmake t
Ethel," said the mother; "b sleep so
much.' . ,
"I knew, mamma, said Tomral. "Make
a ohaper of hr." Tonker Statesman.
lira. JL-Tou aar you kept a oook for
a whole month.' How In th world did
you manage Itt
Mr. B. We wor erulalns on a house
boat and ah oouldn't awlnt. Boston
Trancrlpt-
Dootor Madam I shall have to paint
your anaband'a throat wltbj nitrate ot
silver.
Profiteer" Wife Please us nltrat at
fold, doator. Th xpn Is quit Im
material. London Opinion.
A HINT TO THE HOMELESS.
I read f a Plea for th hereele
Th boarding sense reeiueni
Who are aoomea to e erouna mi
With no movie or raderlll to cheert
Th eoal trlk haa ahut U amusement.
Their wor ha ba laid on th hl.
And th poor thing are w forced ta
hobnob
With If dreadful to think af U
l aelvee.
Thar are book to aa had wM wrth
ThrdnTt bit vt-dra they aaay
blk In.
And th poor wilt need help they sen
render . ' ... ,
If there not aa aa end to thlt
atrlkln; .
If ther'r woman, . there's wln' and
knlttln'l .
It they're mn thr oa ghovol th anew.
From th walk of th weak and th
sd; .. .
There sir plenty at meh, w alt know. ,
Th homeless have treasure awaiting t
That they havent discovered as yt:
When they find It. no sign on their belfry
Will advertise space ther to let:
For It monstrous ta dub yourself lonan
When th atrlk puts your job on th
hlf
Ton Imply thr la nothing mnoh to you
When you're not a good pal to yourwlf.
B ATOLL NB TRKLE.
Player-Piano Sale
Two Carloads Sacrificed
1L
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At Less Than Factory Prices
Without warning to us after our warehouses
were filled to capacity we received two carloads
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dered but because of under production at the fac
tory we had not expected to arrive until February.
EVERY ONE MUST BE SOLD
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We are loaded to capacity every one of these
player-pianos must be sold at any cost. We have
lowered the prices on these players until they repre
sent the greatest buying opportunity ever offered
to the people of Omaha 1
Priced as Low as $398
They comprise the finest makes every one of
them carrying our iron-clad guarantee.
Apollo, Gulbransen, Hospe,
Cable' Nelson, Lagonda,
Hinze and Kirnball
':t
REMEMBER
these pianos include the famous Hospe the
strongest line of player pianos ever sold in Omaha
eaoji one guaranteed by us as staple as a gov
ernment bond.
AND ALL AT REDUCED PRICES
BUY IT NOW
. ; - -
Make a deposit and have it delivered later.
Take advantage of the lowest price made in Omaha.
OUR TIME PRICES ARE OUR CASH PRICES.
Everything in Art and Music
1513 Douglas St
The Art and Music Store
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