Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 26, 1902, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BER: DAY OF CHEER 1IN OMAHA| Ohristmas Observed Generally and Gener- ously This Year. NIPPING AIR, BUT CLEAR SKY AND GROUND Charitable Organ ons Temper the Cold by Making Abundant Distribution of Food and Gifts ~Musical Programs. “The hosannahs of Bethlechem were | echoed yestorday in Omaha. The refrain of the angels was caught up by those nearest | Iike them, the children, and by choirs of | the devout. Peace there was, and good will. | For it was that holy day in which the | great and the obscure, the fortunate and the unfortunate, the aged and the youthtul, felt | a common Interest. It was that one holl- duy which Christian people everywhere re ognize and generally observe. It was Christ- mas, Not, perbaps, an ideal Christmas, because the thermometer registered nearly zero and MNttle snow was Jeft upon the ground, but a Christmas which had at least the virtue of | a subay sky and a clear, crisp alr. A Christes which made the family firesidc the most enticing of places and kept old | and young together under the same roof, | Bo matter how humble or how ornmate that roof might be. At the churches there was one grand ehours of praise and rejoleing, sung in many keys and many measures, but always with | the note of reverent jubilation dominant, | and with such arrangement that this note | might well from every sonl. Congrega- tions comtent to listen through the jear de- mand to lead on Christmas day. At the jalls, supposedly the churches’ op- posite, thera was no choir and there was no preacher, but there were prayers, thero were psalms and there were sermons, the latter preached by kindly people who reached the erring heart by the alimentary canal and taught the gospel of charity, torgiveness and good cheer. At the doors of those of scanty purse knocked latter-day Samaritans, who called mot to reprove, but to encourage and to sooth. The Salvation Army alone cared for 230 families with its burdencd baskets Plenty for the “oor. Others of ‘he Samaritan tribe labored &t fixed centers of congregating. From 10 in the morning until 10 at night plenty burdened long tables at the Newsboys' home and all were free to share. At the TentH Street City mission there was min- istration to those who must be taught by charity how different is good from evil and how open the hand of the truly godly. At the county farm a number of those who remember the needs that others for- &et gave a concert and entertainment sup- plementary to the dinner given by the su- perintendent, And in a bundred of other places that the putlic knows mot of and never will know of were other acts of kindness, small and great, but all because it was Christ- mas, the day of peace and good will. Em- ployers gave armies of employes remem- brances, feathered and unfeathered, and the employes In turn gave their employers tokens of a kindly feeling. The warm bird Is ever incidental to the warmed hand and the warmed heart. In order that others might spice their meals with laughter the stage folk did double duty, but as recompense received gifts by the wagon load, and at the Royd were banqueted by their managers after the night performance. POOR CHILDREN ARE MADE GLAD. Miss M e Plays Santa Probably in no place in Omaha did Christ- Was mean more to the children than at Tenth Street City mission. Not Christma in its truest semse, perhaps, but in all its bewlildering delight of anticipation, sur- prise and satiefaction. The 160 children in regular attendance were provided with presents, and a halt hundred more, some strangers cnd others only occasional vis- itors from other parts of the city, were given bags of candy. Following her plan of last year, Miss Magee, the city mis- slonary, had ascertained the wants of the children and as nearly as possible supplied each package with at lsast one of the de- slred articles, the rest of the bundle being | made up from toys that had been contrib- uted. To avold all possible confusion, the girls had been told to come for their things at ® o'clock and the boys at 10, but heedles: of the cold, a good-sized group had assem- bled half an hour before time to be ad- mitted. The rear end of the mission room had been partitioned off to hide the bulging packages that were piled high on tables and benches, and when the door was opened the girls came trooping in—about 100 of them—many with a baby brother or sister, and cat quietly down to walt until thefr names were called, a strangely subdued assembly, considering the occasion. In their childish faces the stamp of early responsibllity was mingled with radiant ex- pectancy they watched the window through which Miss Magee passed the pack- ages. As each received her package she passed out, foy none was allowed to open a bundle in the' building, and was greeted with a shout from the large erowd of boys that pranced up and down the walk and steps In front of the building In their im- patience to be admitted and their effort to keep warm. The arrival of Santa Claus 8t this juncture aveted any real disorde and when a few minutes later the girls Bad been disposed of and the door was opened again, there were no stragglers among the boys as they burst into the room. They were seated at one side of the room, where they squirmed and twisted n_eager impatience, awaiting thelr turns. was considerable variation In the for the children received their rewards aceording to their attendance and Dehavior during the, year. There was little complaint, however, though several enter- prising street urchins, not regular mem- bers of the mission, energetically endeav- ored to trade their gifts for those they considered more desirable. By 10:30 the bullding was cleared of all save those who had remained to carry home the dinners that had been provided for some of the poorer families and a few o. the mothers who had come to help the smaller children with their bundle; There was no distribution of clothing, for these wants are supplied as they oc- our. It was truly a children's Christmas » at Clty FOR NEW YEAR'S DIN- NER DESSERT try JELLO, prepared according to the fol- lowing recipe: WINE JELLY, One package lemon Jell-O, 1 pint of boll- ing water; 1'cup of sigar, i cup of sherry wine, ful“ of six oranges. =~ Cut each orange In two. belng careful not to break e case, When jelly is partly congealed fill cases and set in . Berve with whipped cream piled on top. May be served in sherber cups if desired. A de- liclous wine also be made by adding one g 0od sherry or port wine to any of the Jell-O flavors. A nice dessort for any meal, at any time. Four fiavors—Lemon, Orange, Rasp- berry and Strawberry. AR grocers, 10 cents. . GET A PACKAGE TODAY AP, W*M—-Wv PP of toys and candy and, best of all, it was reflected back Into the homes, for it was there that the bundles were opened and enjoyed. Friday eveniog there will be a Christmas stereopticon entertainment at the mission, in which the children will have a large part STAGE FOLKS FARE VERY WELL. pper at Boyd's nt of the House: Christm at ¥ a Gifts A real meal, accommodating real appe- tites, was served on the stage of Boyd's theater last night after the performance of “Florodora.” The entertainers were Mr. John C. Fisher and Mr. Thomas W. Ryley, proprietors of the plece, and the guests were the venty-eight members of thelr company. It was distinctly a Christmas feast, with the spirit of good will s0 dominant that the mololsts, with the stunning gowns and capitaflized names, freely hob-nobbed with the “flower girls, Welsh peasants, etc.” and the comedians, with the flexible volces and fat salaries, bartered pleasantries with the *Floro- dorfan farmers, laborers, ete.” The members of the company had all fared well in the matter of presents—so well, indeed, that s full wagon load of express was deliveréd at the theater be- fore they arrived and had to beé stored un- til yesterday evening after the matinee. ser Durgess of the theater re- celved a silver set from his stage employes and various gifta from the members of hi executive staff, who also exchanged pre ents with each other, Manager Carl Refter of tLe Orpheum theater received a fancy leather case for his opera hat from some of his employes, a sealskin cap, from others and pleasing mementoes from Lilllan Burkhart and from those now playing the house. Billy Byrne received, besides a sliver-trimmed umbrella and ca fancy mufflers and eight boxes of cigars and of their contents had just ten smokes loft at 6 o'clock. The performers were 40 well rémembered by absent friends that one entire dressing room was required as a storage place pend- ing the proper time for removing wrap- pers, WORK OF THE SALVATION ARMY, Food, Clothin, d Fuel for One Thou- sand Families. The work which was undertaken by the members of the Salvation Army and which was successfully accomplished Christmas day, brought comfort and good cheer to over 1,000 families In this kity who were in direct need of charity, many of whom, ashamed and regretting to ask. for ald, were sought out by the army and Health Officer Wooldridge after a most diligent canvass had been made. To each of these families a basket full of food and good things was taken. The gifts served to brighten the gloomy hollday which seemed destined to settle over many a household. Clothing in large quantities was also given to the needy poor, while coal and fuel brought warmth to many firesides. The members of the Salvation Army worked far into the night that the distri- bution might be accomplished, and sorrow- ful tales are unfolded by the workers of the conditions which were found by them while they were engaged in their duties. “Houses which contained several families were located and there we found that not sufficient fuel remained to even heat the place during the night. In others food was entirely gone and the members of the im- poverished homes were all too scantily clad. There was not one of those 1,000 families but needed the substantial ald that was eent to It,” sald one of the army after ‘he had returned to headquarters from his mission of mercy. The bread donated by the bakers' union was used in the distribution, while the meat was furnished by the Cudahy Packing company. CITY PRISONERS IN GOOD LUCK. Those Who Are Detained Get an Unm- usual D . Christmas day was not permitted to pass unnoticed and unobserved at the police headquarters, as the occasion ‘caused the usual dlet to be greatly changed, and pork heart and stew were not on the menu for the men behind the bars. Judge Berka, while holding police court sessions, per- mitted prisoners to go without the custom- ary fines or as the most appro- priate way of good will, He dispensed with & large array of inebriates with: “You may go, and a merry Christ- mas to you. The delectable array of good things which adorned the jall board consisted of chicken potple, roast beef, cranberries, prunes, mashed potatoes, plickled beets, celery, pl frult and coffee. It was such a spread that it tempted several of the offi- cers on the day shift to avoeld the zero weather and enjoy thelr Christmas dinner from the jail bill ef fare. During the day women from the Tenth street mission called and remembered the prisoners with gifts. BIG DINNER AT FLYNN'S HOTEL. Host Makes Speech om Dividing eof the Wayw, Sixty-two prisoners at t county fail, including six women, shared in the Chris! mas festivities to the extent of a good, big dinner, and not a fow of them recelved also special gifts fromn friends at large. There were services after the meal had put the erring ones in a properly receptive mood, which was about 3:80, the fret helping of turkey ing been passed out through the kitchen window an hour and a half earlier. One of the most pleasing addresses of the day was that of Hom. Thomas Flynn, formerly of the state legislature and an Irish orator of comsiderable prominence. Mr. Flynn spoke on the dividiag of the ways, and emphasized the. Decessity of every man making an early choice between two alternatives. His speeoh is herewith glven in full: ““There’s domestics In one dox and K Wests in the other. Choose for yourselves. NEWSBOYS ARE IN THE GAME, T0O. Have All-Day Dinner at Their Faraam Street Ho The little stomach of the thin little news- boy bad another opportunity to experience the advantages of expansion yesterday aft- ernoon. A Christmas spread was served at the Newsboys' home, 1416 Farnam street, and at least 100 were beneficlaries as par- takers. The, center of the “library occupled by one long table, but during the regular meal hours this was insufficient to accom- modate the crowd and & number of the din- ers enjoyed the novelty of & lap supper. The meny lncluded goose as the principal sub- stantial, and candy, fruit and nuts as the principal dainties. LITTLE ORPHAN: . Heavily Laden Christmas Tree at © Saving Institute, Thirty-five little hearts were set afiutter out at the Child Saving fastitute at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon when t in- mates thereof were given access to the darkened dining room in the center of which was au unusually large Christmas tree unusually heavily laden. There were wagons and trains and street cars and MADE HAPPY. Noah's arks for the little boys, and thers were dolls and tiny dishes and books for the Ifttle girls—and there was candy for everybody, Just as it might be in real homes where papas and mammas are present to see the joy that the faces reflect. Superin tendent A. W. Clark bad arranged the af- fair and Mrs. A. W. Edwards, the assistant superintendent, attended to the distributing of the gift BUSY DAY FOR MESSENGER BOYS Jack Frost Makes it Umcomfortable, but Little Fellows Fare Well Christmas was cold and busy for t messenger boys of Omaha. With the mer- cury uncomfortably close to the zéro mark, the little fellows hustled all day long.oar- rying presents and messages to.all parts of the city. Noses which protruldled from large mufflers were quickly sighted by Jack Frost and nipped, while fingers, ears and feet did not escape the ravages of the frost king and were badly chilled and frostbitten. Every precaution which would not impede their progress or efficlency was taken by the boys, but this did not prevent. them suffering. trom the cold weathe: All the managers of the different messen- ger agencles reported that many of thelr boys were not on duty yesterday, owing to the effects of their exposure of the day betore. Frost bites predominated in the off- duty reporta. The managers state that the public was also particularly aggravating in the de- mands made upon the agencies, expecting boy to be upon the doorstep the moment he had been called. The boys. labored earnestly to serve their patrons and many were rewarded by very generous “tips,’ several recelving as high 'as $10 from a single trip. All the boys reaped & harvest during the holiday service, which they think well repays them for the extra effort which they put forth. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CELEBRATE DAY Fifteenth “Chr Mt. Calvary Comman Mount Calvary commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, enjoyed with their wives | and friends yesterday morning, at Masonic temple, their fitteenth annual “Christmas libations.” The members were clothed in the full Templar regalia and the program was & most impressive one. Following the song, “Onward, Christian ' by the choir, Eminent Sir Knight Benjamin F. Thomas délivered the addry of welcome. He made a comparison of the holidays df the year and pointed out'how far the Christmas day outclassed all of the | others. Sir Knight Asel Steere, jr., spoke of the Knights of the Cross and their ob- jects and duties. What Christmas meant to the Knights Templar was told by Sir Knight Sylvester A. Searle. The departed sir knights were eulogized in the address of Sir Knight E. Comble Smith. ““The Real | and the Ideal” was the subject of Sir Knight Frank H. Gaines’ address. The mu- elo of the occasion was under the direction of Sir Knight E. M. Jones. Jo F. Barton sang the solo, “Face to Face.” ENTERTAINMENT AT POOR FARM. % Place in Long Corridor After Big Dinner. An entertalnment arranged by the Misses Crounse, Miss Hitchcock, Mr. McIatyre and Mr. Doyle was the unusual feature of the Christmas day celebration at the county tarm and hospital. It was given in the long corridor at 4:30, most of the numbers be- ing musical. Others were pantomime and shadow pletures. At 2:30 there was served the dinner which Superintendent Henry Oest had preparéd and the menu for which ineluded. chicken soup, oysters, roast turkey, lamb.with mint sauce, chicken fricassée, roast goose, mashed potatoes, French peas, celery, plum pudding with brandy sauce, ice cream, as- sorted cake, coftee. And for good measure there were added packages of fruit and nuts. Tal Am ments of the Theaters, The role of Lord Abercoed, in “Flore- dora,” will be sung at-the Boyd temight by & former Omaba boy, T. E. Whitehead. The role is one. of the most prominent male roles in the plece. It is usually sung by Charles Bowers, who, however, gives it to Whitehead for the night in order that the latter may show his friends how well he can handle a difficult part. Whitehead was formerly in the employ of Armour & Co. and was & favorite socially. HOLIDAY RATES— THE NORTHWESTERN LINE. Towa, Nebraska, Minnesota. December 24, 25, 31, January 1. Very low fares. - 1401-1403 Farnam street. A Beautiful Calendar, ‘The Milwaukee Rallway has published an artistic calendar for 1903. Six sheets, 10x16 inches, of beautiful reprodugtions in 1 drawings by Bryson. Price, On sale at City Ticket Ofice, 1604 Farnam stre On December 24, 26 and 31 and January 1 the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail- way will sell round trip tickets to points within 200 miles at fare and eone-third. Final limit, January 2. City Office, 1504 Farnam St. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1902, == NUSIC AND MANY MASSES Ohristmas Finds Oatholios of Omaha in Rev- erently Joyous Mood. BISHOP SCANNELL AT THE CATHEDRAL Other Reverends Are Celebrants at the 10130 Mass—En- pecial Praise Services. With the peals of the organs and the vibrations from hundreds of throats in joy- ful barmony, the Catholic churches of the city greeted the Christmas morn with high mass at 6 o'clock. At the ca- ell was celebrant and there were espealal services. The festival of Christmas, the highest in the calendar of the church, is the only day upon which a priest is permitted to celebrate mass more (han twics. It is recognized ‘as the supreme festival of the church and in all lands is greeted with the celebration of more masses than marks any other day in the year. .From 5 o'clock until 9:30 in all of the churches there were masses every half-hour, the high mass at 6 o'clock and the high mass at 10:30 being accompanied by sermons and especial mu- sle, the more stately and complete being generally at the latest mass. All Deal with the Day. The sermons, without exception, dealt with the day and its lessons. At St. Philo- mena’s, at the & o'clock mass, the bishop was assisted by Very Rev. Willlam Kelly, assistant priest; Rev. P. A. McGovern and Rev. Michael Stritch, deacons of honor; Rev. James Stenson, deacon of the mass, and Rey. Charles Meyer, subdeacon. At the 10:30 -mass, Rev. James W, Stenson was celebrant, assisted by Very Rév. A. M. Colaneri, deacom, and Rev. P. A. Mc- Govern, subdeacon. The sermon was preached by Father McGovern, pastor of the cathedral parish. Mozart's “Seventh Mass” was sung by the junior cholr at the early mass and at the last mass the pro- gram included selections from Maczo's mass, the “Mesea Novello,” “La Hache"” and the Grand Italian mass, with Miss Mary McBhane, Misses Ella and Genevieve Croft, Miss Veronica Doherty, Mrs. T. A. Cobry, Mesars. Miller, Switt and Kroeger as soloists. At St. Cecilia’s church there were masses at 6, 7 and 10 o'clock, the first being high mass. Farmar's mass was sung by the cholr, with solos by Mrs. Moriarty, Miss Grabam, Mr. McCrary and Charles Mo- rlarity. Where Chofrs United. At the Church of the Sacred Heart the early high mass was celebrated by Father Judge, ‘followed by low masses at 7, and 9 o'clock and high mass celebrated by Father Eugene Geary at 10:30 o'clock, with @ sermon by Father Judge, the pastor. The Junior, boys and senlor choirs united in the last mass, the music of which was com- posed of selections from Farmar' and Marzo’s mass, with solos by Misses ) Carthy, Brice, Carlin, M. Fiynn, Hiebert, Reynolds, Scanlan, Garroll, Burnett, Jacob- berger, ‘A. Flynn, Mra. Powers, Mess: ers, Cannon and Switt. With solemn high mass at 5 o'clock, fol- lowed by low masses every half hour until 9:30 and solemn high mass at 10:30 o’clock, 8t. John's church obseryed the day. The celebrant of the first mass was Father Dowling, §. J., president of Creighton col- lege. The celebrant of the last mass wa: Rev. M. Bronsgeest, §. J,, Father W. Rigge, 8. J., deacon; Rey. J.'Anderson, S. J., sub- deacon, and Prof, Buge E;nnnly. 8. J., ma ter of ceremonles. The sermon wa preached by Rev. Stritch, 8, J. At the last mass the music was from Pacini's grand Itallan mpes, sung by the regular choir, with solos by Mrs. M. Bethge, Mr. E. A. Cudahy, Miss A. Houston, H. V. Burkley and T. J. McShane. Solos Numerous. At the high mass at St. Peter &t 10:30 o'clock Father Ahearn w. brant. The music was selections from Cimarosa’s military mass, the Messa Novello and Rossi, with solos by Misses Finley, Lehman, Roth and O'Brien, and Messrs. Balluff, Ingoldsby, Bushman anl Doyle. 8t. Patrick's church greeted the day with masses at 6 and 8 o'clock and high mass at 10:30, with a special musical program et the latter, The masses were celebrated by Father Smith, the pastor, who also preached the sermons. At Holy Family church mas ‘were cel- ebrated by Father Fitspatrick at 6 o'clock and every half hour until 9. The last high mass was at 10:30 o'clock, when Father Fitzpatrick was celebrant. Pacin's grand Itallan mass was gung, with the Adeste Fideles from the Messa Novello. The ser- mon was preached by Father Fitzpatrick &t ‘the first mass. church cele- AT KOUNTZE MEMORIAL CHURCH. Christmas Anthems by Chorus of .Forty Volces. Christmas was appropriately observed yésterday by the members of the Kountze Memorial church, special services having been held in remembrance of the birth of the Babe of Bethlehem. The renditions of | the anthems, “Hark! What Mean Those | Holy Volees,” by Sullivan, and “Drop | Down, Ye Heavens,” by Barmby, by the united cholr of forty volces, lent charm to the services. The edifice was filled | with a large congregation, which gave close attention to ihe sermon delivered | by the pastor, Bdward F. Trefs, who took | for his subject, “A Savior Born.” He dealt with the story of Christ's birth in the man- | ger and drew thoughtful lessons from His lite, which, he said, should be applied to our everyday life. SERMON AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL. Rev. Craig Preaches o ot Chri The story of the nativity of Christ, as found in the second chapter of Luke, was the theme of the 11 o'clock service at the Trinity cathedral yesterday morning. Rev. R. B. L. Cralg took the seventh verse of this chapter as the text for his sermon— “And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. ““This day stands out the brightest and gladdest in all the Christian world each hallowed by angels’ song declaring the birth of the Savior and the doctrines of peace and good will toward men. “I see in the nativity of Christ a greatsr importance and greater significance than in His rising from the dead. Think of leay- ing all that celestial power and worship that He might come to this earth. Think of heaven's King contented to become a baby laid in swaddling clothes in & man- ger. It would be ungrateful; it would be heartless and cold if the Christian world ever forgot this day. Isn't it a pity that today there are so many churches cold and without worshiper inside? “When Jesus came He came as all lead- ers, heros and martyrs have come into this world, associated with poverty. The rulers of the world have not been born in palaces and rocked in the cradles of the " said the minister. “It is & day they have been born in poverty. The splendor and grandeur of external condi- tions have made no man great. Every phil- osopher and every government has slept in the cradle of some child. “Think of it! In the rooms of the pal- aces, or in the houses of the world that was His, there was no room for Him. He came into a world that was cruel and heartless, that could find no resting place for its Savior but a manger. Is it the same today? If He came among us today, would there be room for Him in the selfish world? Are we 80 busy with scheming to beat each other; so busy making money that He would go unnoticed? Is He now placed in the stable because there is no room for Him? Let us each ask ourselves: 'Is there room for Him in our hearts, or is He now Iying in & hard manger?" An appropriate musical program was ren- dered by the choir. The anthem of the morning was, “Sing, Oh, Heavens,” by Tours; and the solo sung by W. B. Wilkens was, “Oh, Holy Night,” by Adams. Mr, Rohrs assisted on the cornet. the Nativity AT OTHER EPISCOPAL CHURCHES, Christmas Services at St. Barnabas’ day was observed at St. Bar- nabas’ by an early celebration at 7:30 in the morning and the second celebration at 11. The holy communion was administered at both services. The sermon was preached at 11 o'clock by Rt. Rev. A. L. Wil- llams, bishop coadjutor, who took for his subject the collects of the liturgy. Solos were rendered by Henry Howes and Ruben French. ‘The celebration of the holy communion was enjoyed at midnight Christmas eve at St. John's Episcopal church, under the charge of Rev, C. H. Young. There was an early celebration at 7:30 yesterday morn- ing and a service for the children of the church at 10 o'clock. At the midnight serv- ice the choir rendered the *‘Communion Service,” by Conant, and the anthem, “Let Us Now Go Even Unto Bethlehem." Children Entert com Park. The members of the Hanscom Park Methodist Sunaay school appropriately ob- served the Christmastide Thursday evening, when a pleasing entertainment was given by them before a large audlence. The little people admirably rendered carols and gave recitations that were exceptionally enter- taining. BSongs by the entire school and several by the different departments served to make an excellent program. The rendl- tions by the little people showed careful drill and preparation. Cantata at Grace Baptist. church, Tenth and Arbor street gram for the evening consisted of a cantata entitled, “A Good Time with Santa Claus. The production was listened to by a large audience and merited much praise for those who took part in the entertainment. ou Take No Risk In using Dr. Kin, New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. It cures all lung troubles or mo pay. ©60g and §1. For sale by Kuhn & Co. Monroe Coal and Feed Co, 807 N. 16th 8t. Tel 971 Woman’s Work in Club and Charity The board of directors of the Young Women's Christiab assoclation has issued . ral invitation to 1§ members and télends, both men and women, to attend its New Year's reception to be held at the association rooms from 6 to 8 o'clock on New Year's day. The following program will be given at 5 o'clock “Th Little Gizl, Don't Cry” Y. W. C' A Quartett, Vocal 3olo Reading. . Harp solo... Vocal 80M0..... i Miss Helen Hoagland. During the evening there will be music by a string orchestra. Refreshments. will be served during the evening and Mesdames Horace G. Burt, J. B. Berry, F. H. Cole, B. F. Crummer, G. A. Joslyn, Guy C. Bar- ton and Swmith will preside at the tables. The bible classes are closed untll after New Year's day. The evening classes will reopen on January 2 at 7 o'glock, and the afternoon classes on Tuesday, January 6, at 2 o'clock. Both classes will contibue the study of Ruth. The Sunday school less classes under Miss Reed will be re- sumed on Thursday, January §, st 12:80 o'clock. The Quid Libet club will meet at 8:15 p. m., January 2, and will begin the study of “Macbeth.” The gymuasium classes will open on January 6. The gymoasium classes at South branch will reopen on January 2 and the Bible and literary classes on Tuesday, January 6. A speclal meeting of all the branch members has been called for § o'clock on Friday evening. The girls of the Sunshine club bave issued invitations to their mothers for a Christmas party to be gives at Grace chapel from 2:3¢ until § o'clack on Satur- day afternoon The Denver Woman's Press club provides L the Christmas tree each year for the Or- phaps’ home. Every member of the club is expected to be present with a guest, each bringing a gift to be put upon the tree. The persident of the club personally has provided a doll for each girl in the home. ' . The club. women of Georgla have com- Dleted the draft of three definite bills to be presented to. the Georgla legislature this winter. The first provides for the equal guardlanship of children by the father and mother and joiut control of the property of children. The second is for thé regulation of cbild labor, prohibiting ¢hildren under 12 years of age,from being employed, 1n - factorles of the etate. The third provides that aHl children of the state between § and 12 years of age be required to attend school eight months of the year xcept the orphan children or the chil- n of widowed mothers unable to earn living, may be aliowed to remain away from school to work." The club women of Massachusetts have pledged themselves to maintain a model industrial school in Georgla, that is to cost xbout $100 a month and the women have pledged themselves to carry the work for & year st least wnd longer If possible. This will mean about $7 for each club, The Georgla women are devoting much ef- fort to the establishment of rural schools, it belug their intention, as each school be- comes thoroughly established, to each year withdraw & part of the support in order to_stimulate the communities to work for themselves and to open the work in other districts. Buffalo chapier, Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution, s giving another course in" fts series. of fllustrated lecturss on American bistory te the Poles and Itallans of that city. The plan was oMginated eral years ago as & means of stimulating and- interesting the nearly 100,000 forelgners of these nationalities residing in Buffalo. Each course included six lectures, written by members of the chapter and translated into Polish or Itallan, and the stereopticon Is used to add to their Interest. The first_course, glven in 1898, proved so suc- Jpessful that others in the state became Interested and there was goneral inquiry concerning the plan. The suerintendent of thp Buffalo schools, recognizing the value of the lectures, readily gave the use of the school bulldings In the Polish wnd Italtan districts, and after four years the interest of the people has not sbated in the least and the results are all that had been anticipated. About two years ago there was some talk of Introducing such & course In Omaha, but mothing was done, as It was necessarlly expensive ard the local chapter felt hardly able to undertake it at the time. A school has recently been established In the Young Women's Christian associa tion of Cleveland for the tralping of ex- pert domestics. The young women enter- ing the cla for six months without expense to them- selves excepting the class uniform, consist- ing of a black calico dress, white aprons, cuffs and collars. Under the direction of & competent teacher the girls do the work of the bullding, at the same time learning the principles of domestic science in all its branches. They receive their cooking and serving lessons in regular classes and are in every way trained for the manage- ment of a household. At the end of six months they leave the institution with cer- tificates of competent, well trained serv- ants and as domestics they are certain of positions and good wages. Acsdeaiimion T s A are given board and lodging | NEW IDEA IN BOOK SELLIN Buyers When Busy. OMAHA MAN INTRODUCES AN INNOVATION Hereafter Those W Des! tions Wil Meet the Ap Fine Rat- esman by ment and Examine Complete Volumes. If the efforts of C. 8. Moore of this city prove successful the peripatetic book agent will pass iato memory, and be but the subject of the moribund joker. hereafter, Instead of the book agent seek- Ing the prospective buyer In fear and tremb- Iing, with a carefully memorized statement of his wares, which he has learned to utter 80 rapidly and with such continuity that the person approached cannot voice a pro- test, we will have the prospective buyer seck the agent anxiously and request the privilege of inspecting his wares. Mr. Moore, who ls sald to be one of the most successful salesmen who has handled books {n Omaha, has evolved the idea from his experience In offeriug good books to persons who desired them, but being unable to meet them, at times when they could devote time to the subject. He saw that the trouble could be obviated if the pros- pective buyer could see the books at the proper time, and-he therefore has for a number of ‘weeks kept on display at his room, No. 124, at the Millard hotel a large line of subseription books In volumes and series. Ho Bhas then made appointments with those interested in the subject and seated In the room surrounded by the best thoughts of the best authors in the most attractive bindings, buyer and seller have given the subject the attention which it deserves. The' result so far has been a success, and Mr. Mogre Is making arrange- ments to divide his time between Omaba, Minneapolis and St. Pauf, spending one- third of the time in eadh eity. How to Sell Rooks, It is not generally known but it is a fact that twenty times as many books are #old by subscription as are sold directly over the counter of book stores, and the value of these books will amount to much more than twenty times the value of those books sold through regular houses. The choose between the. agent and the book stores. They found that the agent’ made more rapid sales and that he would not handle those books which were on sale in the stores, as he could do better with ex- clusive lines. The publisher invests much money in the finer publications and must realize quick returns. Thus the better books are in the hands of the agents, and it is now seldom that a good edition of standard authors is sold over the counter, these sales being limited to a great extent to cheaper editions which do not involve large amounts. On the other hand, the books in the hande of .the agents have gradually increased in elegance of workmanship and in price until among those now on sale in Omaha may be found one edition of Dumas which is worth $1,875. That this price is not some- thing remarkable is shown by the fact that there is now an edition of Dickens' works which hax sold for $130,000—130 volumes at $1,000 & volume, and a firm Is now bringing out an edition of Zola's novels which will sell for $100,000. These editions are limited, the Dickens set being limited to seventeen, of which seven were destined for England and ten for America. The Zola edition will also be limited. Expensive Books in Omaha. Many of the higher priced sets offered in Omaha owe part of their price to the fact that not more than 100, or 200, or 250 sets have been published. There is a set of Tennyson's poems, costing $180, which 1s limited to the latter number, and a vario- rium Shakespeare, with notes by all of the editors of that author, limited in numbers as to the edition which sells for $25 a volume, the set being complete in twenty- tour volumes. The books by French and German authors are in translations and in the original at the same price, and the tllustrations and text of the highest priced books can be secured at much lower price in cheaper binding where the edition is not limited in numbers, One of the most Interesting series now issued for sale at subscription s the “World's Greatest Classics,” sixty volumes, sold at $2 per volume. This series covers almost the entire range of art, sclence and lterature, history, politics, philosophy, poetry, from the dawn of Iiterature in Greece to the present Another inter- esting publication {s the “New International Encyclopedia,” the information {n which ia based on the census of 1900 in the United States and upon the latest census in all other countries. It is at least ten years Agents Will No Longer Bother Prospective VThe encyclopedia ts complete in seventeen volumes, Accommodations for Castomers, Omaba perwons who are interested in the i-uhjrrl can find under the plan proposed by Mr. Moore coples of the works in which they aro interested, even the numbered edi- | tions, as he belleves that the buyer who | expects (o secure the best editions will bo | better satisfied if he sees the original book, with {ts hand-painted {llustrations and eteel | engraved plates, than 1f be gains his idea of the book from a more or less skilifully prepared prospectus. Having abolished the undesirable porsonal visit at inopportune times, Mr. Moore has arranged to meet his patrons by appointe ment only, at his quarters in the Millard hotel and may be reached by telephone No. 8311, And | Dress Suit Talk. v tallor here begins at the beginning to do his best work on your suit and he kteps right on doing his best until the last stiteh is taken. If he wasn't that sort of a tallor—if he didn't do his work in that wav—he wouldn't be working for us, that's all there Is to that. Dress sults and Tuxedos— $8 0 to $75. Overcoats— $28 to $65. Suits—$28 to $50. MacCarthy Tailoring Co, 'Phone 1808. 1710-12 Farnam St. Bee Bld, Eve Gmaha. reason for this s that the publishers ot | the finest books early found that they must | Two Phones Our delivery business has so increased the work of our telephone that one 'phone fMclent, so that we now have ; 1f you call 747 and central says ‘B | her to give you the other one and It that, too, te buxy, we will do our best Yo get through' as quickly as possible and ask you to kindly call again in a mivte. Remember we are OPEN ALL NIGHT and_charge nothing extra for delivering goods IN CITY OR TO DEPOT_IF_FOR MAIL OR EXPRESS ORDERS. Physi- clans will find a complete line of P. D.'8 or Stearn's Anti-Toxine or Vaccine Virus at any hour in day or night. With such men as H. B N MACLENNAN, i D HAYHOW, G HUTTON and % T. YATES, in our pre- seription and sales departments, the public is amply protected against errors being made and warranted in recelving courtéous and_prompt attenticn. As to prices, all we ask {8 a fair comparison. OPEN ALWAYS, SCHAEFER'S 5:io"tro: DRUG STORE el T47. 8. We¢ Cor, 14(h aud Chicago. { two Our Own Photographers and Artists make our illustrations and drawings, They travel to the fairs and stock ‘shows, to the best farms and orchards, in fact everywhere,to get inter- esting and timely pictures to illustrate ! ‘THE' ‘This is only one of the many features which make it the handsomest and most interest- ing American farm journal. 24 o 48 pages weekly. $1.00 per year, Write for Free Sample Copy and Bosklet. TweNTIETH CENTURY FARMER, 1708 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb, Agents Wanted at Every Post Office. ahead of all other encyclopedias, as their figures are based on the census of 1890, Observation Cars On “The Overland Limited "—FElectric Ll{htod—hnve tiled wit! platforms, enclosed brass and ornamental railings, large enough to accommodate all passengers. Libraries, writtng desks, books, magazin and carrent literature of all kinds are pro- vided. 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