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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-10-27
Tempting Her,

Housekeeper Ito book agent who
brings the tenth installment of noveD
Il can't take the book Mr. Meier is
dead.
Book Agent-Oh, what shame It's
right in the most exciting part of the
story Fliegende Blatter
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-10-27
A Straight Tin.

"You had better not go boating with
sister, = said Tommy to his sisters beau
"Why not, Tommy?''
Cause heard her say she intend.
ed to throw you overheard soon. ''.-St
Louis Star
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-10-27


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81 1-2c yard.
Muslin Gowns,
Samples.

Messrs. Steiner & Sons
samples and over order lots
of famous "Universal" muslin
night gowns are now being
sold over our counters to our
customers d below the regu-
lar prices.
And as these are all stand
ard goods, elegant of material,
fit and finish, it is a splendid
chance for every woman to
replenish her wardrobe. We
make nine lots, to witt
Lot I at soc each.
Lot at 6oc each.
Lot 3 at SOC each.
Lot 4 at CSC each.
Lot S at $I.19 each.
Lot 6 at $1.o8 each.
Lot 7 at $3.50 each.
Lot 8 at $3.50 each.
Lot 9 at $500 each.
Remember, all d under
the regular prices.
FORBES & WALLACE,
Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Its TOrtures Known to
Thousands.

The aches and pains of Rheuma-
tism become q constant COM
panion to all who are victims of
this disabling disease. The peo-
pie generally are not acquainted
with the cause of the disease,
though thousands know its tor
lures.
Everybody should know that
Rheumatism ia . peculiar acid con-
dition of the blood, upon which all
liniments in the world can have
no effect whatever. The best
blood remedy is needed-one which
is able to 60 to the very seat Of the
disease and force it out. Swift,
Specific Is. S. S. is the right
remedy for Rheumatism, because
it is the only blood remedy fret
from mercury, potash and othel
minerals which intensity tho dis
ease, causing stiffness of the joints
and aching of the bones.
s. s. g. n~eutralizes the acit
condition of the blood, and forces
out every trace of the disease. /
reaches even tho worst caseI
where the doctors have mad
cripples with their prescription
of potash and MERCURY.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

water, flute and bell. To effect the FIRST, Q
large wooden wheel Is kept constantly re-
volving In the vicinity Of the birds by
means Of a pulley and weights and against
the surface a quill Is made to press. This.
a. you may imagine, does not give rise to q
very beautiful sound, but the birds' effort
to initiate 1t produces q very pleasant note,
indeed.
The water note Is not unlike Q trill. The
birds are initiated into this by means Of q
tin pan nailed In the middle to q post firmly
planted in the ground. Through . pipe
from above water 10 made to drop. drop,
Into the pan, and the vibrations thus caused
rendered into bird language has quite a
Patti-like effect.
To gain the flute not, though I do not see
why they should not rather call It the violin,
they rub together two bits Of waxed end
held taut by a sort Of rude framework.
The bell note explains itself, and as the
various cobblers have different bells It natu-
rally follows that this variety OF note should
vary with their respective birds. This Is
indeed. the case. and the connoisseurs OF
that country can tell by which particular
dealer q bird was raised by the quality Of
its bell note. These birds that you hear will
doubtless always retain their beautiful
voices and method. The next generation
removed from their parents cultivated en-
vironment, will not sing 90 we'll, and In
three or four generations the descendants
will screech and whistle with the best
| American canary going.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
ROCKED A LARGE FAMILY
Twenty-Five Years Of Very Active Life Of q
Famous Cradle.
HApLEss INFANTS sooTHeD TO SLEEP
A Record Of Over Thirty ThousanS
Babies Pillowed On It's Bosom
Useful Piece Of
Furnitufe.

Just within the doorway OF . pile OF
stately New York buildings that cover al
most an entire block stands . cosy little
oil -fashioned cradle Of wickerwork. with
snow white coverlet and plump little pillows,
that would bring peacefulness and rest TO
the most pugnacious sleep-defying young
ster.
1t is the famous crib Of the New York
Founding asylum. In which every haplesa
infant brought there must be placed BY
its unhappy mother, or some other person.
a. q formal act af abandonment before
the institution will assume the responsible
ity Of its future care and welfare.
1t IL now rather shaky and feeble. from
old age and constant use and 1t would
have been consigned long g to the lum-
Der room of an ordinary household. But
1t has q record that make It not only
notable object Of interest but endears II
az we'll to the hearts Of the self-sacrihcins
women. whose lives have been devoted to
the helpless babes for whom this quaint lit
the basket Of wtckerwork has stood silent
sponsor through 80 many years.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
A TIMELY POINTER.

Harper's Bazaar.
"Tn give you a pointer, Mollie,"
Said Tommis the other day.
IF you want certain things at Christmas,
You'd better try my way.
"It's easy and very simple,
And always works, for
Have tried II many and many a time
At Christmases gone by.
write Santa Claus a letter,
In your very bestest hand,
And give him a list of the things you
Don't matter at all how grand.
"And hen, when the letter Is written,
Just take II to dear old dad.
And ask II he thinks the spelling
And writing Is awful bad.
II once wrote a note to Sanity
And sent II off right away.
And not a thing that I asked for
Was sent on Christmas day.
'But the letter I showed to daddy.
To see II twas written right,
Brought everything / wanted
The following Christmas night.
~ don't know Just how he knows II.
But pa knows q thing on two
Bout how old Sanity should be addressed
BY kids like me and you"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

- Q girl end full Of vtvacAy." Her white
hair Is cut short, and now she Ia likensd to
Adolph Theirs. y Between ten and twenty
years ago she very strongly resembled
Henry Ward Beecher. Her decorations are
many but on the breast Of her working coat
she wearv only the rosette Of the Legion Of
Honor.
Harlow Spencer. a miller who has lived
near Versailles, KY, most Of his hf time and
who 10 now IS, has not cast q vote In an
election for over fifty years This In COM
pliance with Q peculiar oath which he made
In 1874. when the returns showed that Henry
Clay had been beaten for the presidency by
James X. Polk. Young Spencer's admira-
tion for Clay amounted to a passion. When
he learned that Clay was defeated he
publicly registered an oath that he would
never cast another vote as long a. he lived.
And he never has.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
TEACHING BIRDS TO SING.
Canaries Trained by Means of . Quill
and Dropping Water.

Canaries Trained by Means of . Quill
and Dropping Water.
"Germany's pre-eminence in music ex-
tends even to the feathered tribe" said a
famous bird fancier the other day. Those
soft, pearly, mellow notes that you hear
emanate from the throat OF a German
canary. All our best ~canaries come from
that country, but they degenerate very rap
Idly over here, so that after a few genera
lions they sing In that high, shrill. piercing
voice with which we are all too familiar.
That charming quality which seems to sur
prise you Is the result Of centuries Of culti-
walton and the story OF how 1t is accom-
plished Is really very interesting to one un-
familiar with It.
The little town of Andresberg. in the
Hartz mountains, Is the great canary center
Of the world, and all Of our best songsters
are imported from that region. For genera
tions the obscure cobblers ~thereabouts have
inherited the business of raising canaries
along with the trade OF repairing boots and
shoes and they all have curious rude devices
for training their little 1edglings into the
various notes for which they are distin-
guished. Every autumn a large fair Is held
and premiums Of considerable value given
the man who can. produce the best singers.
or who has in any way achieved a new va
riety Of note.
| The stock notes are called the roller.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
A CHRISTMAS KLONDIKE.
Novel Suggestion for . Holiday En-
tertainment.

Novel Suggestion for q Holiday I.
tertalnment.
The Christmas Klondike supplies q long
felt want In the church sociable and fair
market, and II you happen to Be planning
a holiday entertainment for the benent Of
your church, a Klondike should be included
In the program.
1t is easily managed and only requires q
few bushels of sand. a few quarts Of nuts,
a roll Of cotton batting. gold and silver
tinsel paper and the Inevitable prize. The
total cost Of preparing It is perhaps less
than "a and an indefinite number Of dollars
should be the pleasing result.
Choose . corner Of the room or hall where
the fair Is held. decorate It abundantly with
green things, holly and mistletoe, all a.
growipg-a few small evergreen trees are
Ideal for the background; at the base Of the
trees heap up. two or three feet high, a bank
OF sand; with gold and silver tinsel and bits
OF cotton batting Ito represent snow deco
rates the trees. and II the fair comes OF in
the evening introduce electric lights, II pos
sible. among the branches Of the trees.
The Klondike now needs only its little
nuggets Of gold-nuts gilded with cheap gold
paint. large hickory or English walnuts are
best. These are to be buried In the And
about six or eight inches below the surface.
Thu prize must be Of real value and cost at
least 81; something In sterling silver or q
small peice Of cut glass.
The one In charge Of the Klondike Is pro-
vided with a memorandum book and PEN
ell. in order to keep a record Of the gold
dug up; she Is also tho custodian Of the
prize. which must be displayed. Any one
is allowed the privilege Of digging for gold,
that is. nuts, upon the payment Of s cents,
which entities one to as many digs, a small
shovel or trowel being provided for the pur.
pose. A record 10 kept Of the number Of
nuts dug up by each one. and at the end
Of the evening the one who has the great
est number to her credit is the winner OF
the prise. From time to time, the nuts are
replaced In the sand, and. Of course. any
one can have as many opportunities Of hunt
ing for them as he chooses. upon the pay
nent Of 5 cents. Altogether 1t il an excit-
ing and amusing entertainment.
Another novel feature which IL certain to
interest the children IL a. easily prepared
as a Klondike-you can call 1t anything
you like; possibly offer q prize to the one
who will suggest a suitable name. A bright
new tin pan of mammoth proportions is the
first requisite; fill 1t with little things which
please children, dolls, toys. etc. Wrap each
one securely and tie the package. Cover the
pan with smooth, white paper. FASTING l,
over the edge, which Is concealed by a band
Of ribbon. With a pencil mark on as many
three-cornered pieces as there are package,
within, numbering each one; each package
by the way, is also numbered. The child
pays s cents, chooses a number and his name
II written against 1t. and when the numbers
are all sold the paper is cut, one number
at a time, and the gifts distributed.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
VIE SAn- .CnACK, A GAY GOD.
Lodge Lore from the Land Of the Wood-Crees.
BY A. w. FRASER.

stone after him. He's YER tired an hungry.
He say: 4 beat that fox anyway. III have
my dinner now
He take hol' the FIRST legs to lif' out the
bird; there is no bird, only the legs.
Huh! that ones cook too much he
say. Then he reach for another. But they
all ike-he get only the legs.
Then Wiesahke Is pretty mad. The fox
do this he say. 4 fix him for 1t. He IL
YER cunning. but I'll catch him. III pre-
tend that I DON know he eat m dinner
then I get chance catch him. I make him
YER sorry
That the only time anything beat VIE
sahke, the time the fox beat him. Another
time he beat the fox. Some day I tell that
story"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

YOU try It." said her mother. So abe planted
some rice and some spice-evidently forget
ting the everything nice" in her hurry
and every day went out In the garden and
carefully wstsred the little mound. In course
Of time q tiny leaf appeared and our. en-
thusiastically happy little friend rushed In
to her mother and joyfully exclaimed:
Mamma! mamma! sister has comet" She
vas now doubly attentive to her little Sra
ter" and every spare moment was spent In
watching the little leaf. But as m went
on and there was no appreciative gain In the
size of the plant she grew impatient Of wait
ing and in her efforts to make 1t grow faster
pulled 1t up by the roots.
Mrs. Naborly-So your name Is the same
as your papa's, Harry?
Harry--Yes'm. ..-.
Mrs. Naborly-How do you know when
| your mamma calls whom she means?
Harry-Oh, she always calls me kind Of
coaxing.
II am sorry, Tommy" said Mr.. Tucker,
| with grave rebuke in his voice. Ito see such
a report card as this from your teacher. IN
arithmetic you stand only So"
"Them figgers amt right, paw" shifted
Tommy. II worked like sixty on my 'rtth-
metic."
ELLEN, has George come home from school
yct?' called Mrs. Snaggs to her servant.
Eyes. ma'am," came back the answer
"Where is he?"
II haven't seen him."
"How do you know. then, that he's homer"
because the cats a-hidin' under the
dresser"
Johnnie was trying on his first pair oil
| trousers.
They were a great success.
Johnnie looked at them critically from
every possible point Of view.
Then he glanced up.
NOW, see here" he said In a tone Of au.
thority, II amt a-doin' to have muvver &C
froo desc pockets every night. No. sir!"
And you must remember, George. that
the good things Of this life will he dealt
out to you in just about the way you deserve
them"
Are you sure, mammal"
Eyes, my dear"
"Well, ! don't know about It, mamma.
Yesterday you said ] didn't deserve am NE
an after dinner I sneaksd in the pantry and
Gated q whole one. Guess mebby you don
| always know what I deserve"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
THE OLD-TIMERs.

Mrs. Rebekah Packard Of Covington, Pa,
who has reached the we'll authenticated ago
Of 103 years. was driven to Mansfield q few
days ago and sat for a picture.
1t IL claimed that the oldest man in the
world 10 now living at Vienna at the age
Of Ill years. He has been q looksr-on In
Vienna considerably longer than the aver
age observer there.
Captain William Lamothe. who has Just
died at West Alton, H., aged 81, was the
original Of jam Bludso In Hays stirring
poem. He was q Mississippi pilot for many
years. beginning In 1882. 1t was The burning
OF his boat. the LuNla. that furnished
material for the lines referred to.
Rose Bonhsur ct 7s 70 described - "activO
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

Judge Culberson Of Texas h considered
one Of the ablest and wisest men who ever
sat In the house Of representatives. He 10
a typical Texan. He Ia tall. gaunt and
blessed with rugged but expressive features.
He wears what they call In Texas . short
horned collar and q bald-face shirt with a
iow-cut vest and Q lons-tailed frock coat OF
broadcloth. His hat 10 q wide-brim SOM
brero. and he greases his boots to keep out
the dampness. Judge Culberson chews to-
bacco copiously and talks with q Texas
brogue. but he is not ioquacious. He Is
rather t%aciturn. He never speaks unless he
has something to say, and therefore wha.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
BuoEien's Arnica saivs.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions. and positively
cures Piles. or no pay required. II Is guar
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refunded. Price as cents per boz. For sale
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE,

J. @. A. Ward. the sculptor who has been
at work for the past three years on the
statue Of General Phil Sheridan, to be
erected In Washington by the Society Of the
Army OF the Cumberland. has Just notified
the society that, though he had the large
model we'll advanced, he has become dis
satisfied with It and pulled It all down. He
has made entirely new studies, which are
now complete. and will shortly set up a
new model that Will not be changed.
H. 8. Townsend Of Hayville, NO., a com
rade Of Lincoln in the Black Hawk war, was
also one Of three to whom In caucus Lincoln
on the eve Of his nomination for senator
submitted his famous speech, "a House
Divided Against Itself" Some wanted him
to strike out the clause declaring the country
must soon be "all slave or air free.'' but
Lincoln, says Townsend, declared. II will
deliver It as 1t was written, come what
may"
In al address before . Harvard literary
society last week DR.. Edward Everett Hale
told the story Of James Russell Lowefl's
frst client ~ Lowell had told 1t to him.
He had hardly opened his law ofice when
q stranger appeared. Lowell deferentially
~ hin y ChoiAs SOOh W. LIE hOtCuOuhs
talked Of the weather and when he finally
came to business found the stranger was .
bill collector.
The statement that Brigham H. Roberts,
Utah's representative ELECT to the Fifty
sixth congress, b said to have three wives.
recalls an anecdote of George q. Cannon. a
p%olygamous delegate In congress from Utah
Territory twenty years ago. A knot Of con-
gressmen were bantering Cannon one day
as to the plurality of his wives and one Of
them chA0ingly asked: How many wives
have you, Cannon, anyway" to which he
replied. II have enough, so that, unlike
you, I don't have to run after other mems
wives"-4 Cannon-shot which took immedi-
ate effect.
More than twenty years ago oliver Wen
dell Holmes wrote to Motley. the historian:
"Our new president, Eliot, has turned the
whole university over like a 1apjack. It is
30 curious to see a young man like Eliot,
with an organizing brain, q Arm will, q
grave. calm, dignifed presence. taking the
ribbons Of our local coach and six. feeling
the horses mouths, putting q check on this
ones capers and touching that one with the
lash-turning up everywhere in every faculty
II belong to three) and on every public &C.
casion, at every dinner hour and taking II
all as naturally as II he had been born presi-
dent"
Senator Morrill, Of Vermont is back in his
home In Washington, refreshed and bene-
hted by a summer spent among the Green
mountains. He is frankly amused at the
widely published runior that he would re-
sign his seat in favor Of Ex-Governor Grout,
and says that. on the contrary, he is looking
forward to a seventh term in the senate,
As his present term does not expire until
1908. and a. this venerable statesman IL
now SO years old, he would BE- at the be-
ginning OF his seventh term 90. The sena-
tor goes daily to the capitol, making the
trip In his family carriage behind his hand.
some bays, and spends several hours in his
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11
Oh! The Pain
Rheumatism!

my wife was for years q sufferer
from Rheumatism, and was treated
constantly, but could obtain no relief.
The doctors said the disease was liable
to strike the heart at any time, in
which event death would be inevitable.
Every kind Of treatment recon-
mended for Rheumatism was given,
including widely advertised blood rem
edies, but none did any good. She
grew worse all the while and was re-
ducsd to q mere shadow Of her former
self.
ut was at this critical period that
- s. s. 8. was tried
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acknowledgements
~ to reach the dis
W@~ ease promptly, and
~E she began to i'm
A~ prove. One dozen
bottles effected q
syEEJQ complete cure, and
- she has had no touch
~ ofRheumatism since
ID. R. JOHNSON,
"Blsekshear, Ga"
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Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

he says Is always worth hearing. The other
day he was listening quietly to a discussion
Of the foreign policy Of the government,
when one OF the party requested his view
Of the duty Of the democratic party toward
the program Of expansion. As usual. Judge
Culberson's reply was picturesque and to
the point: II reckon we've done expanded
he said, and the democratic party aint
got no business hansin' on to the shirt-taii
Of progress hoilerlng git up"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

A little girl in a town near Boston, who
had gone to school but 0 short time. one day
heard an older pupil remark: "Girls are
made Of rice. spice and everything nice"
So directly after school she ran home to her
mother and asked II 1t were true. Surprising
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

The sooner q cough or cold IL cured with
out harm to the sufferer the better. One
Minute Cough Cure QUICKLY cures why SUI.
fer when such q cough cure 10 within reachf
II is pleasant to the taste.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

Over 5000, 900 leaves Of bread are COZ
sumed daily In Greater New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-11

committee room. following the habit Of years
In keeping his work up to date.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-06
THE FREE KINDERGARrENs,
business Transacted by Board Of Direc-
tors this Morning.

Business Transacted by Board Of Direc-
tors this Morning.
The Board of Directors of the
Free kindergarten Association
met this morning in Queen Emma
hall. The various committees
made their reports. Nothing of
great Importance came up for dis.
cussion.
The finances were not behind,
but request was made that all
ladies remember their pledges
that were due.
The Foreign kindergarten is
progressing finely in the absence
OF Miss Alexander under tie care
of Mis- Annie Forbes.
ia" Chinese average attendau ce
had cen so during the past
month.
The Hawaiian attendance was
regular and happy A strong
need of this department is a new
piano which is confidently hoped
Tor before the opening of the next
school year in September.
Portuguese school, Average at
tendance 55. A new clock is
needed. Mrs. Hebron appointed
as committee of one to see to the
purchase of one at auction or
otherwise.
Japanese-the attendance regu
lar. Two very delightful outings
have been given the children the
past month-one of them to Wal
kiki. A decided improvement in
morals is noted by the teacher,
which she attributes to the teaching
of the Kindergarten.
Mrs. Q: W. Day resigned from
her position as director in antici-
patton of departure. The resigna-
ton was accepted with deep reg
ret.
Palama school has a roll of IS
and an average attendance of A
They had enjoyed a lecture on
Mercy TO Animals, ard most de
clded Improvement was poticed
Immediately.
Eva Plantation Kindergarten
averages. 10, a'tandauce iucreas ~
The health of the children has
been disturbed the past month
some severe cases of illness.
The plans for the closing exer-
clses OF graz aati.g training c.ass
were discussed, time to be pub
lished hereafter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-06

When you want to get the value
of your money go and examine the
large stock of carriages, wagons
fnd harness at Schuman's Car.
Eiage Repository, Club Stable
Block, Fort street. He has
ust received ex W. G. Irwin a
|pew line of horse millinery also
b few of the celebrated Cortland
Jump seat buckboards with cano-
by tops, finishe in light colors
throughout. They are beauties.
Come and examine them. Prices
|f-pll these goods are lower than
Elsewhere.