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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17


When one considers that If congress wants
war declared against Cuba it has only to
say so. it is rather strange that the able
statesmen should put in all their time talk
ing about it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

At last the ruins of the city hall base
ment are to be restored and the long
lookcd-for rockpile for the diversion of
city prisoners must be located else
whore
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17
Bouud to Give Him Something

Bayard In England may have to run
whole gauntlet of banquets, including one
by the lord mayor. That country seems de-
termined to give him something, if it's only
indipcstipn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Next Sundays Bee will be special
Christmas number. Watch for it. Ad-
vcrtise in it. Buy it. Read it. Pre-
serve It,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17
Crumbs of Comfort.

1t takes very little to make some people
happy. The few remaining silver dalies
mostly wrecks, that can be found in the
United States, are chrpng because Nc
Kinley's plurality is 100000 instead of j.
ono OOO
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

The "Three Friends" would seem to
have n great many more than three
friends both in this country and in
Cuba
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17
LIGmr ANn nnlGmT.

indianapolis Journal: Funny that Rnl
Jones can't raise no whiskcrs'
faint funny at all Simple as a, y, c.
Bill Is jst too lazy to even raise whiskcrS,
an that's all they is to it,"
Boston Transcript: Robert-whcn get
into my now house | mean that everything
shall 70 like clockwork
Richard-l seci the same as heretofore;
tick, tick.
somervillc Journal: city Cousln-Mcrcyi
DO YOU think for an Instant that | would
go out on the street without my gloves?
Country Cousin-Why? Amt your hands
clean?
Washington Star: What I want" said
the lawyer, "is to prove that my client is
"Certainly," replied the expert "Thcre
won't he the least trouble In showing that
SO long, as he has employed you as his
lawyer"
Harper's Razar: Reginald-How stupid
other night and she never said a word.
Jack-Eou are In luck. old fellow She
wasn't nearly as stupid as she would have
been If she had talked.
Detroit Free Press; Don't, you think
man, who thought he would be funny with
"CsTtainiy; and would recommend hoop
iron"
Puck: Dick Hicks Cwatching the
orchestra)- Those musicians don't care any.
thing about the director.
Mrs. HiCks-How do you know?
Dick IIicks-Thc more he shakes that
stick ut 'em the harder they fiddle.
Cincinnati Tribune: Here, tendCrfoot."
The Boston man started and Eazed into
two dark, disagrecable-loclSing revolver bar
rCs.
"Step up and take drink"
The Boston man did SO, meckly smiling.
But it was, indeed. forced smile.
NEW ROAD TO RENOWN.
Washington Star.
IF / should go ter congress, / wouldn't
make no speech,
Ner make n motion every time a chance
come in my reach:
And in a little while my fame through ma
lions would be heard
Iiz him that sot session through an never
said word
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

"The name OF Nebraska will never be
justly chargeable with reputation in
any form."-Scnator William V. Allen
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Cramp the shipbuildcr which says that
American shipping Interests have been In.
jurcd abroad by the reflections cast on tho
Texas by the prcss.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

In your Christmas shopping patronize
the merchants who advertise in The
Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17
AS
DuckS.......

Take to water so are parents
taking advantage of our great
opportunity sale in the children's
department. Yesterday we had
a rush that tested our capacity to
its utmost, and still we failed to
sell all of the bargains adyer
tisel - two piece Suits, kits,
0ycrCoats, listers, Shirt Waists
etc, and all odd articles were
included in this special sale.
We are going to continue it as
long as an article remains, which
won't BE- long. SO don't wait
till the last moment-Comc early
before they are all picked over
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

indianapolis Journal: Funny that Bni
Tones can't raise no whiskcrs."
"Tain't funny at all Simple as a, ", c.
Bill Is jst too lazy to even raise whiskcrs
an that's all they Is to it,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Somervillc Journal: city Cousn-Mcrcyl
DO you think for an instant that | would
go out on the street without my gloves?
Country Cousin-Why? Amt your hands
clean?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Boston Transcript: Robert-Whcn get
into my now house | mean that everything
shall 20 like cloCkwork
Richard-l see; the same as heretofore;
tick, tick
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Harper's Razar: Regnald-liow stupid
Miss Jennings is! Took her TO dinner the
other night and she never said word.
JaCk-Nou are In luck old fellow. She
wasn't nearly as stupid as she would have
been IL she had talked.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1896-12-17

Detroit Free Press: Don't you think
ought to take iron?" laughed the big Fat
man, who thought he would be funny with
the doctor.
"Certainly; and would recommend HOOP
iron"
The Press., 1896-07-02
HER BOOK FRENCH.
Errors Made by a Boarding School Girl In
 Paris.

Paris.
 ''It is a wise old saw which advises one mot to go to France unless you know the lineo,' and indeed it is desir- able 10 know it pre- ty well if you wish to avoid humiliating little si.uations, " said Philadelphia young woman in speaking of her experience. II am an American girl, and about year ago was rather proud of my boarding school French, but am wiser now. We were a party of four-my parents, myself and a young lady, some years my senior, who had been my schoolmate, but was recently widowed. Our tour began in Germany, and as we were all densely ignorant of Germany, we were often times compelled to depend greatly on gest ure language, especially in out of the way places, where there were no English speaking hotel or railroad clerks and walters. This gave us sOmo decided ly cOmical experiences, though 1t was revelation as to the capabilities of dumb show and pantOmiE!e, but on touching French soil I felt relieved and confident. Alas for human pride! At the first practical test, though I could read the language easily enough, found could scarcely catch a word
 ''The sounds seemed to fly like winged arrows, and it might have been Chi nese, so far as my understanding it was concerned. Some of the more consider ate, out of pure instinctive politeness, would speak very slowly, and then l could get along we'll enough, and in the course of few days began to recover some of my old confidence. My first lcal humiliation came at a restaurant i'll the Palais Royal, when I wanted a spoon (cuillerl and asked for staircase (es- calier). 1 got over that, however but was caught shortly af;erward with the word 'frappe' on the wine list. which stuck me altogether until a young Eng lishman told me it meant iced. By this time the conceit was rapidly oOzing out of me, and two moro little incidents brought on the catastrophe. Our party determined one day to go to the theatcr, and I undertook to ask the clc1k of the hotel about it, and ill what I thought the purest Parisian French told him we wanted box, which translated 'bOite Unable quite to restrain his laughter, he said, FtMademoiselIe means Ioge. ''
 "I then discovered that 'bOite' means a dry goods box, or any other kind al most rather than oLo at theater But worse remained. I wanted to explain tC some French people that my friend, the widow, was in mourning for her kus- band, and I tried to say, File est en deuil parceque son mari est mort, she is ill mourning becanso her husband is dead. Unfortunately my conjugation of verbal participles was weak, and 1 sub stituted the word 'morue' for mort, which made me say, She is ill mourn. ing because her husband is a codfsh. ' Philadelphia Call.
The Press., 1896-07-02
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
Perhaps the Most Curious of His Many
 Singular Adventures.

Perhaps the M Ost Curious of His Many
 Singular Adventures.
 "In a house that I went into one night ill the country" said the retired burglar, ''I saw when 1 got up on the second floor a light coming cut into the hall from an open door. When I got a look into that door, 1 saw man all dressed standing leaning over a bed. couldn't see his face, but I could see anxiety OH tho back of his head. Lying ill the bed was a child, thin and white and stlll, but awake and looking up at its father. Backing out of the door, ticked my lamp against the door jamb. The man looked up He wasn't scared. doubt if he would have been anyway, but he was thinking of something else now.
 "'Come in, he says, and I went in.
 ''The child looked at me as l walked across the floor, and then looked up again at its father, saying nothing, but just lying there and looking up.
 "How the man came to be fixed in that way, all alone with that child, could not even guess. Wife just died maybe, but there he was and thinking of nothing else in the world. and the child was the pitifullest looking little child I ever saw.
 "What the man wanted was to have me go for the doctor. He told me his name, and the doctor s name, and where he lived, and 1 went. It was late, you understand, but whanged away on the doctors door till heard him open his window. I told him what was wanted.
 "'All right he says, and I thought by the way he said it he knew about the child.
 ''Then I went my way. I'd lost a night, but what of that?'-New York Sun,
The Press., 1896-07-02
Mained Painter.

Tennyson's line, And breasts the blows of circumstance, finds a pictur- esque illustration ill this paragraph from The Literary Digest:
 The right hand of the Russian painter Vereschagin is thumbIess. His right thumb was bitten by a leopard some years ago and had to be amputated. The middle finger also of his right hand is lamed and useless as the result of shot wound which the artist received on the battlefield. More than this, tho small bones of the center of his right hand were also partially shattered by a fall on the Russian steppes, and his right arm was broken in the same accident. Nev- ertheless it is with this damaged right hand that Vereschagin paints his won derful pictures.
The Press., 1896-07-02
When the saved man and his savers

When the saved man and his savers arrived on the sulface, an excited crowd was waiting ill breathless suspense. When the word flew round that Kendall was alive. gret.t shout of joy went up to tho winter sky.
 Near the very spot where he had left her an hour and half before Marston saw Peg Iceland standing. He went to- ward her.
 ''They 1ay he is alive''
 'He is alive. saved him, PegP"
 "Ttank God for that, MT. Marston. I shall marry Jack Kendall nowl"
 She cid.
 Before Christmas came the young fire man and the pit brow laskie were mar ried.
The Press., 1896-07-02
TIE END.
SOME PECULIAR ACCIDENTS.
An OcuIist Tells How the Sight of Severa
 Persons Was Destroyed.

An Oculist Tells How the Sight of Several
 Persons Was Destroyed.
 A prominent uculist of this city gives the following list of queer accidents that have come under hl' observation recently:
 A little boy, ] o years old, was stand ing ill front of a b;rd fancier's shop wien an aged parrot seemed to take sudden animosi y to the child and dart ed at him, pecking out one eye before he could get out of the way.
 Some linemen left lot of short wire lying on Euterpe street after repairing the telephone connections i'll that dis trict An old negro woman who was on her way to market early the next morn | ing s: :epped on one end of bit of this wire. when the other end flew up. strik- ing Ter in the eye and binding her. A milker employed at one of the dairy farms near the city was milking d COW that had got her tail matted and tangled with cockleburs. In the course of the milking the COW switched her tail into the mans face, the mass of burs striking him in one eye and con- pletely' destroying the sight of it.
 A lad shooting at sparrows with an airgun hit his little brother in the eye and blinded him for life.
 Tommy Peats, the handsome, bright eyed 7-year-old son of a widow, fell down stairs backward. When his moth CT got to him and picked him up, the boy was asleep, the shock having affect ed him in this singular manner, and in an hour after, when he opened his eyes, they were badly and irrevocably crossed.
 A poor lad who is affected with cpl lepsy during a recent attack fell against the steam coils in his fathers office, burning and blistering his eyes so badly that the sight is gone.
 As the Louisville and Nashville pas senger train was coming into the city some ruthless person threw a stone at the day coach, shattering one of the windows. The particles of glass flew into the face of man sitting by the window, as many as 40 of them embed ding themselves ill his eyes alone. Most marvellous 10 relate, every bit of glass has Eeen abstracted and the man s eye sight remains unimpaired. Or leans Letter in Philadelphia Times.
The Press., 1896-07-02

cCGHI1Ig Y'
 ped, listened, and a deep stertorUu3 groan fell on his ears. The next mo- ment he reeled, fell, and, falling, cried loud, and those behind dragged him back to the pure air.
 When MarstOn recovered from his temporary stupor, he cried excited1y:
 "Jack Kendall is alivel I heard him grooming. We must save him. One of you men ascend the shaft and fetch a doctor in readiness. Now, lads, some of you lend me a scarf to tie round my mouth, and I'll try again!'
 He wrapped the woolen muffler around his head and face. Then he plunged into the darkness of the gas flooded brow. This time he ran along at swift pace, and the others had difficulty to keep pace with him. Now and again the rope spun through their fingers, but they did not lose it altogether.
 In little space Marston was in the very heart of the gas again, and once moro tic deadly vapor was threatening to drown his senses. But he crept along, with his face almost touching the floor,
 
 the slowly dying man whose deep hoarse gurglings all could hear.
 At last MarstCn felt that he could go no farther. His head was spinning like a top, his senses were leaving him, and the unconscious man was only couple of yards away. With one last effort of the will he flung himself forward, care less of everything, and falling prore and half senseless his fingers gripped Jack Kendal's prostrate form.
 He remembered no more. When he came to his reason, he was at the bottom of the gas filled gallery, and the rescued fireman was lying, a senseless and inert heap, in small wagon. Whether Jack would live or die no one could tell yet. But they rushed away with him toward the shaft, where doctor would be wait 'n0 with restoratives.
The Press., 1896-07-02
Rainbows That Can Change Sex.

In many parts of the world it is the general belief that the rainbow has the power to change sex. This queer belief obtains in such widely separated dis tricts as South Africa and Norway and China and Australia. The Zulus have a long folklore story of the young man who was changed into wrinkIed old woman by touching the many hued arch The Scandinavian peasants have sim liar story, and ill Greece they say that anybody who runs against the end of the rainbow will have his or her sex in stantly changed. In France and India to pass under the rainbow has a similar effect. St. Louis Republic.
 Use your gifts faithfully, and they shall be enlarged. Practice what you know, and you shall attain to higher knowledge. Arnold
The Press., 1896-07-02

hISs MAMlE OEM BYs of 1903 Saratoga Street, Baltimore, Md, writes : " For three years I suf- fered from what my doctor called womb trouble. I cannot find language to describe the tOrtures I suffered.
 Sixteen weeks ago, I began to use your medicine, and now feel better and strong CT than I have felt for years, in fact, my health is thoroughly restored and there are no signs of any return of my former trouble. I owe it all to your wonderful 'FaVorite Prescription praise Wherever 1 gO."
The Press., 1896-07-02
CURES CHEEKS

Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a scientific medicine, carefully compounded by an experienced and skillful physician, and adapted to woman's delicate organization. It is purely vegetable and perfectly harmless in any condition Of the system Cures morn ing sickness, weak stomach, indigestion or dyspepsia, "female weakness" " and kindred ailments Mrs MAMTE nu1Ep1I
The Press., 1896-07-02
What Shall We Call It?

The boys call it "bike" and are happy; the dictionary makers call it a "bicycle" and rest content, though heaven knows the pathological sin ought to lie heavily on their literary con- sciences, and we who ride and are hap py and independent call it "wheel," in spite of the finicky protest of sundry would be pedants who fill space in the daily and weekly papers. Pray, why not "wheel?" Do you know of better name? Surely not "bicycle, " for "bi- cycle, >" besides being an awkward word, does not describe the instrument of de- light we know, as doubtless the origina- tor of the word fully dreamed it did. "Bicycle' has an affected, strained sound that ill accords with the best ele- ments of the language we love, the lan- guage whose strength lies in it's short, crisp words, pulsating with life and meaning.
 It is not unusual to designate a spe- cifc thing by generic term, and we do no violence to the language when we say we ride wheel. The term came in to general use when men did literally ride upon a wheel, in the days of the old "ordinaries," before the advent of "safeties " It was wheel they rode, the second member of the machine trail ing behind ill almost unnoticed insig nifcance. It was then that a thousand tongues at once named the wheel. This democratic term of spontaneous birth has had a tenacious life and will still live, for it is always the people who make language, not pedants nor die tionary compilers. s.-Womankind.
The Press., 1896-07-02
Boards and Bacteria.

The bacteriology of the beard has not yet, so far as we are aware, been ex- haustively studied. This might be new world for one of our young Alex anders of pathology to conquer. That it is possible that disease can be carried in the manner suggested will hardly be denied, but we cannot say that we think the danger so great that doctors need sacrifice their boards on the altar of hygiene. Most will think even the care ful sterilization of the beard on leaving a sickroom q counsel of perfection. If the scrupulous hygienist thinks such precautiCn necessary, he should be con- sistent and insist on doctors shaving their heads and even their eyebrows. How would our professional sisters like this? To 1.-Two in the cdor of antiseptic sanctity We should, after due purifica- tlOn, clOthe ourselves in cotton wool, wrap our heads ill sterilized gauge and go about like yelled prophets of Khoras- san.-British Medical Journal.
The Press., 1896-07-02

Small in size, but great in results. De Witt's Little Early Risers act gently but thoroughly, curing indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. w. D. Heald, Staff0rdSprings G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-07-02
BUY THE BEST! ! THE WHITE MOUNTAIN .ICC Cream Freezer IS THE BEST!
IS THE BEST!

Delicious Ice Cream, Sherberts, Ices, Puddings and all Frozen Dainties can be made in four minutes by using the I'm proved White Mountain Freezer and fol- lowing directions carefully. This is the only Freezer made having tho duplex daoher, with double self-adjusting wood scraping bar.
 have full assortment from quart to quart sizes.
The Press., 1896-07-02

He who wants most, generally deserves the least.
The Press., 1896-07-02

Persons who have coughing spell ev- cry night, on account of tickling sensa- tion in the throat, may overcome it at once by a dose of OneMinute Cough Cure. ". D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-07-02

BIood-purifiere, though gradual, are radical in their effect. Ayers Sarsaparil- la is intended as medicine only and not a stimulant, excitant, or beverage. Im- mediate results may not always follow it's use; but, after a reasonable time, perma- nent benefit is certain to be realized.
The Press., 1896-07-02

Pass the good word along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without an op- eration by simply applying De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. W.D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-07-02

The man who can but won't, is ever more to be pitied than he who can't but will.
The Press., 1896-07-02

Eli Hill, Lumber City, Pa, writes, Il have been surf ring from Piles for twenty five years, and thought my case incura- ble. De Witts Witch Hazel Salve was recommended to me as pile cure, so bought box and it performed perma- nrnt cure." This is only one of thousands of similar cases. Eczema, sores and skin diseases yield quickly when it is used W.D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phil lips, South Coventry.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

they are both in pawn down on Third
street. Now if I had bought another at
any OF the secondhand stores, OF else
where, there should be no great difficulty
in establishing the fact.
''That valise came from Mrs. Brown
ing's room, or was furnished the sister by
some one in the lodging house. When
the whole story is fully known it will be
seen that l am innocent of any crime. 1
reached home about o'clock last Tuesday
morning, and can prove it by my boy and
the clerk at the Iodging-house. From
what can hear of the child, and the con-
dition in which it was found, it could
hardly have lived in all that cold until the
early morning. In due time my inno-
cence will be established, but just how I
cannot now say"
Detective Gibson is authority for the
statement that Flynn borrowed $25 from a
friend in order to have Mrs. Browning
undergo an operation at the hands of a
well-known physician of this City. DR..
Quigley pronounces the child born last
Monday night to have been of only seven
and half months development. This
seems to corroborate, in a measure al
least, the statement of Detective Gibson.
Mrs. Shane will to-day move from her
quarters on Larkin street to a cottage at
GIT Eddy street.
1t is hardly probable that the Coroner's 8
inquest will be held to-day, as DIR. Quigley
stated last night that Mrs. Browning
would not be able to attend.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
MASONIC ORPHANAGE.

Golden Gate Commandery to Hold q
Benefit at Mechanics Pavilion.
The ground was broken Saturday last
for the Masonic Widows and Orphans
Home to be located at Decoto.
This undertaking concerns the Masons
of the State in general, but the Golden
Gate Commandery Drill Corps, Knights
Templar, has especially interested itself in
behalf of the good work and has arranged
to give benefit next Saturday at the
Mechanics Pavilion.
There will be a concert by Casassa's
Band of fifty pieces, and brief addresses
will be made by Rabbi Voorsanger, Charles
f. Crocker, w. F. K. Pierce and G. L. Pat
ton, who are among the trustees of the
home. There will also be battalion
formation, a dress parade, review, guard
mount and exhibition drill by the drill
corps of the Golden Gate Commandery
The tickets are so cents.
There is already $25. 600 in the fund for
the erection Of the home; the building i:
to cost SAC, 600. Sixty acres of land have
already been purchased for $35, 600.