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Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
Pen and Picture Pointers

The coming of Christmas and the holiday
season, together will its time-honored gift
giving practices, alwaye stimulates the feel
ing Of good will and charity which takes the
form of unsel1shly doing things for the
pleasure of others. The Christmas feast
has come to be celebrated not only in all
Christian countries, but practically In all
the civilized world, and is everywhere
marked with the same disposition to allevi-
ate distress and assist the poor and unfor-
tunate. To a great many people Christmas Is
the only time of the year when they have any
enjoyment outside of the usual routine of
their lives and for that reason 1t Is looked
forward to with special expectation from one
end of the year to the other. 1t Is always
interesting to note how amiable children
become with the approach of the yuletide
and how anxious they are to be on their
good behavior lest some misstep into mis-
chief might bring down upon them the PEN
allies of misbehavior in the Withholding OF
some of the looked for Christmas joys. The
spirit of Christmas is one of the first things
which children comprehend and appreciate
and people never grow old enough to get
entirely over 1t.
In the frontispiece OF The Christmas Bee
will be seen the famous painting OF the
Christ Child, by Hoffman,, that hangs in the
royal gallery at Dresden. With reference to
this picture, Van Dykes critical work on
The Christ Child in Art" says:
This conception OF Christ Among the
Doctors has been expressed in modern art
by two most admirable pictures, significant
in the deepest sense of the intense interest
which the best minds Of this century have
taken In the real life OF Christ. One OF
them is Mr.. Holman Hunts brilliant paint
ing Of "The Finding of the Saviour in the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

dinners enjoyed by all the soldier boys Of
the regiment.
Another picture appropriate to Christmas
represents the Christmas dinner on the
plains. Many of the pioneers who settled in
this section of the country before 1t was
built up and assisted in retaining it to the
uses of civilized man were in their time
forced to celebrate Christmas in this way,
with few of the comforts of life. The great
emigrant wagons would stop at some con-
venient point, where fires would be built
and a dinner improvised, such as the ma
terials carried with them would permit,
sometimes supplemented by a wild fowl or a
piece of venison or buffalo steak, according
to what luck might have attached to the
hunters gun. Christmas on the great
plains in the days before the railroad and
telegraph was hardly so enjoyable as the
Christmas of today in the busy towns and
cozy, warm houses with which they are
now dotted.
The real Santa Claus is introduced to the
readers of The Bee in the person of his
honor, Mayor Moores, just starting from his
office after a shopping tour with a messen-
ger boy to carry the bundles and packages
and Christmas tree. There is probably no
one in Omaha who has a more extensive
giving list for Christmas time than the
mayor and dozens and scores of friends. bis
Sanrot
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
Historic Banquet

History's greatest banquet took place Au-i
gust 49, 1889, when the 4O, 900 mayors of
France sat at a table in the Palais de I'm
dustrie in Paris. There were three relays
OF about 1900 guests each. To prepare the
feast required seyenty-fve chief cooks, Ia. goo
waters scullions, cellarmen and helpers,
$4,000 plates, $4,000 glasses, knives, forks
and spoons in proportion, 5000 rolls and
nsh' meat and fowl by the ton. The banquet
was part OF the centenary celebration OF
the events Of 1889,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

MOTHER OF GENERAL LEONARD
WOOD, RECENTLY VISITING IN
OMAHA-Photo by Louis II. Bostwick.
Temple" The other is the picture by Prof.
Heinrich m at Dresden. 1t Is not en-
tirely free from a touch of academic formal
ity. One can feel the sense OF EFFORT ana ths
influence of conventional types in the at
tempt to render the heads OF a stern Phar-
isee, a scornful Sadducee, a keen philoso-
pher. a mild old Rabbi and an earnest seeker
after truth In the five men who are grouped
around the young Jesus. But the Divine
Child Is a supremely lovely figure. Clad In
a simple white tunic, He rests one hand
upon a readers desk, and with the ether He
points to a passage in the open book as ir
asking for a solution OF its meaning which
shall reveal its living power. He lifts HIS
dark, luminous eyes to the face OF one OF the
doctors with the earnest, searching look or
one who already knows that the word OF God
Is the food of the soul. He feels that He is
in His Fathers house, but He Is there as a
child. to learn His Fathers will. And 1t Is
in this spirit that He goes down again to the
home ia Nazareth and lives there In subjec-
ton to his parents and growing in favor
with God and Man"
Hoffman,, the artist, was born in Darn
stadt March 10, 1924. He devoted himself
chiefly to history and portrait painting,
studying at the Dusseldorf academy under
Theodore Hildebrandt and Schadow and then
at the Antwerp academy. He visited Hol-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

Omaha has a new railroad entering the
city and asking for its patronage in the I'LL
nois Central, whose extension to the Missouri
river has just been completed. The first
passenger train pulled out of Council Bluffs
at $3.50 In the morning last Sunday. This
marks another turning point in the growth
or our city and is fully worthy of
Grafton in picture as here set forth.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

ward of their enterprise. No p~rettier pic
ture can be imagined than the throngs of
children gazing at the toys in the shop win
dows, the crowds of good -natured, ~jostling
humanity pushing from one counter to an
other in the great stores which are the cen
ters of the retail trade.
Christmas of 1898 is remembered by a
great many Nebraska men for having been
spent as members of the First Nebraska
regiment of volunteers in camp In the
Philippines. For the first time in their lives
they enjoyed a tropical Christmas, and
Christmas was made as much If not more Of
a gala day in the far-off camp than it would
have been at home. The Christmas dinner
was the event of the day, the tables being
spread in the tents and loaded with all the
attractive delicacies which could be found In
the market within the reach of the funds at
the disposal of the various companies. The
picture which We give shows the Christmas
dinner spread on the table in enc OF the
tents Of Company A of York of the First Ne
braska at Santa Mesa and is typical Of the
Bobby. Andrews.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

land and Paris and returned to his native
city, where he painted portraits. He was in
Munich In 1847, in Darmstadt and Frankfort
in 1851 and in Dresden in 1S51-53. He
went in 1854 to Italy, where he spent four
years, mostly at Rome, and was influenced
by Cornelius. He removed to Dresden in
1862, where he became honorary member Of
the academy in 1868 and professor in 1870.
The Bee presents a number of pictures of
Christmas shopping which will strike read
ers with a familiar air. Merchants all agree
that in no previous year has the volume Of
Christmas shopping in Omaha been so great
or the number of patrons so large. They
know also that the crowds of holiday buyers
include many people not usually found
among them and represent all classes Of the
community. Not only this, but the de-
mands of the people have become more ex-
acting. They have more money to spend
and they insist upon better prices and bet
ter qualities in the goods. The live mer-
chants of Omaha have fully met all demands
this year aud have naturally reaped the re-
Updegraff. Nor
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24

and little, are annually made happy by his
thoughtful ~remembrances He comes as
near being the real Santa Claus in Omaha
as any other one person.
The mother of General Leonard Wood.
who is pictured here, was a visitor in
Omaha last week and her face will be recog-
nized by those who made her acquaintance
at that time. Mrs. Wood is a most be-
nevolent looking woman, who takes great
pride in her son and feels as much as he
does the honors which have been conferred
upon him. One of her most noted charac-
~teristics is her bashful and quiet manner
For fear she might attract more than usual
McCreary. Cronin.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-24
Senator Allen.

An interesting picture which is really his.
toric is that reproduced from a photograph
OF the scene attending the delivery of the
senatorial commission to the recent an
pointee to the vacancy caused by the death
of the late Senator Hayward. The photo,
graph is taken in the private office of the
governor in the state house at Lincoln, the
figures being Governor Poynter, Senator
Allen and Fred Jewell, the secretary to the
governor. The commission was made out
by the secretary and by him taken to the
govrnor, who, after affixing his signature
to the document, handed it to Senator Allen.
The whole chapter was completed in only a
Few minutes and the announcement made
public that the governor had appointed Judge
Allen, who had accepted the tender and re-
ceiyed his commission. The scene Is wildly
pictured by the work of the camera. The
date was Wednesday. December 10, 1899.
This number of The Bee contains the frs
article OF a short series dealing with practi
cal problems and new developments of thu
public school system of Nebraska. This
series will be illustrated from photographs
showing the work as performed in the most
progressive schools in Nebraska towns. The
articles themselves will be written in a
popular style, explaining the object sought
by our educators and the plans adopted +
bringing about the desired results. We feel
sure they will prove a popular feature and
that they will be carefully read by all who
recognize the Importance of the public
schools as one of the foundation stones of
the republic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

deaert l2b milea. after the mail; he
pot lost. the canister OF water gave
out. his horse fell under him. and for
twenty-four hours he walked without
food or water with the temperature
reristering 10 and the sun beating
down upon him. He dared not lie down
ana rest. and his mlnd began 10 deceive
him. but he found the road and kept
stralrht on, In spite OF the calling
voices ia the air, the booming OF i'm
arinarv cannon. and the gurgls OF de-
ceItfuI water. After coming back from
neath valley Funston went TO Alaska,
s,,,I working for the government COL
,act,nx botanhral specimens. After if-
,o., montha he retained home and
ao,,nnad himself for another expedl-
,Ion vhIch today ia a record. breaker
a., ali Alaakau travellers.
:. Anr,, 1904 Funston left ChIleoot
IT,, M with n marty Of miners went
-, 49, a,vIds to the head Of the Yu-
-. - two Indian guides took
49,, sown the mouth NJ the Poreuolne
-. ha ,,cked hla boat the Nancy
u.rL. nm the Porcuplne to Rampant
uon.. an abandoned Hudson Bay COM
49, ,rad,ng most There he and a
rIss,onarv started TO spend the Arctic
.,,.,.r
,rs. onotonv of the thing nailed on
r,,ns,on ana with a single indian he
$3.50 ,or an EVENING" walk TO the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
Overlooking
said 10 he the Cause of Recent ship
wrecks.

said TO ne the Cause of Recent ship
wrecks.
A recent act OF the London Board OF
Trade has again made Il possible for
careless and unheeding ship owners TO
expose the lives OF thousands OF Brit
ish aeamen to the fury of the ocean.
The margin beyond which ships we're
prohibited to be loaded has again been
placed 80 low that the majority OF
them will go out with every chance
OF laundering. The law enacted
mainly through the personal efforts OF
the famous Samuel Plimsoll. who
spent lifetime In ameliorating the
condition Of the British sailor. direct
ed that on the side OF every British
merchant ship should be painted n cir
Gle IL inches In diameter, with n bar
drawn across the middle. Below this
bar, q heavy penalty was attached for
loading the vessel. While his law was
IN action. fewer wrecks were known
than ever before. Last December the
Board OF Trade decided 10 limit this
act to vessels up TO and inclusive OF
$50 feet IN length. Since this revision
nine steamers have been lost In the At
lantic alone. An aggregate OF 26,7bO
tons, worth more than s2,50o. 900, has
been lost by overlooking. TO say moth
ing OF the lives. The law was re-
pealed by complication Of red tape.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09


Il was never mixed up with Snug
CLING transaction but once In my lite'
said New Orleans business man.
whose name may ~ well be LETT OUT,
ana my experience was so palniul
that sWore on then ana there. hao
deal IN West TeNas on hand nj inc
time ana had made snort trlp over
the Mexican frontier during which
picked up handful OF very hne opais'
A wicked friend showed me now easy
u was to carry them over the line WITH
out paying tribute to Uncle Sam, and
was weak enough to yield 20 the
temptation. When-l got on the cars
~ III Paso' however TO come east 10
Dallas | was haunted by guilty con-
science and had horrible premoni-
ton that some secret service onicer
was on my track Presently my at
tentlon became attracted by man
with black beard, who kept looking
at me furtively from a seat across the
way. tried to persuade myself that
II was all Imagination, but number
OF things occurred during that ride
$50 49, 1900
watched went into the smoker, Tor
Instance, and before long caught a
glimpse OF the black beared CHAP peer
ing through the end OF the window
from the platform. II was the same
In the dining car, and. to make long
story short ! reached Dallas thoroughly
unstrnng. That evening ] began 10
think had shaken the fellow on my
track. when l happened to stroll ont
OF the hotel, and there he was. stand
Ing behind pillar. Needless to say,
l didn't sleep VIM. and when I
bumped into the sleuth next morning
and saw that he had shaved on his
beard ! gave myself up for lost How
ever that was the last OF him. and
for the balance OF my stay I was I'M
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

During the campaign against Malo-
los, the capital OF the Filiplnos, the
Kansas regiment was exposed to a rak-
Ing cross fire from the enemy. Gen.
Otis realizing the danger they were In
summoned Col. Funston and asked.
How long can you hold your position,
eoloneif"
Until my regiment Is mustered out,
SIR" was tho answer.
This Is but an Incident OF the cal
liant career OF this soldier OF fortune
whose deeds 4 few days ago In sharg-
Ing the insurgent intrenchments and
routing them with but n handful OF
men called forth the following from
Cen. Macarthur:
while II was not bloody engage
ment II was one of tho most daring
and most magnificent that ever took
place. When II IL considered that the
F1hpinos numbered several thousands
OF well-armed men. with almost i'm
pregnable trenches. the feat Of our sol
diera In forcing them out is almost
without parallel. ] want 10 make this
statement strong. The credit OF this
great success IL due to the daring OF
Col Funston OF the Kansas volunteers.
and to the quick discernment OF Gen.
Wheaton"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

for New York, arriving here January
10. 1898
When war with Spain was declared
Funston was commissioned colonel Of
the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers.
AfterNard he was offered n position on
Gen Miles stan. but declined. pre-
ferring TO stay with his regiment.
About two months before the declara-
tlon Of war Col. Funston married
young lady In San Francisco. when
his regiment was ordered to the Phil
ippines imperative instructions were
issued forbidding the wives of the of
heers TO accompany their husbands on
the Transports Mrs Funston. how
ever, who Ia OF the same daring spirit
as her husband. donned a uniform and
vent aboard with a rifle over her
shoulder. When couple Of days ut
sea her sex was discovered and at
Honolulu she was left behind. Nothing
daunted, however. she took the next
transport and landed In the Philip
pines, where she has been by her hus-
bands side even to the firing line.
From the day the Filiplnos opened
the attack upon the Americans Col
Funston has led his Kansas regiment
into the thlckest OF the fghting;
where the most desperate fighting was
there was to be found Col. Funston
and his brave Kansans always adyanc'
ing and never retreating. The record
OF the regiment has been one Ions
series OF fearless and successful
charges.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

later he and Col. Estrampes. New
Orleans boy OF high position. led q
charge against the enemy, :. each carry
ing a dynamite bomb In his hand. to
hurl at close quarters. Before this
could be done a white flag was holsted
and Guimaro surrendered.
Following that came a score OF bat
ties OF minor importance. In which he
took conspicuous part. At Bayamo he
led cavalry charge, 800 mounted Gu
bans attacking 1880 Spanish infantry.
When within thirty yards OF the enc
my's line his horse was shot from I'M
der him. His troop swept on, but he.
remembering that saddles and brides
were scarce In the Cuban army, stopped
In that hell fire until he could release
his, which he carried of the neld. In
this battle he received three wounds,
none of them serious enough to send
him TO the hospital.
At Las Tunas he handled the dyna-
mite guns with telling effect. The VIC
tory against an enemy OF force superior
TO the Cubans was wholly due to his
skill in sending dynamite shells where
they would do the most good or harm.
according to the observers view point.
Just before the victory Funston was
shot and his horse killed. The beast
fell In such manner as TO crush his
riders hips Wounded as he was, aft
er the surrender Funston hobbled TO
headquarters to protest against the eI-
ecution of fifty Cuban guerlilas, who
were captured fighting under the Span
ish flag. When his appeal for elem
ency and humanity was refused he
determined 10 leave the Cubans, and
accordingly applied for a furlough,
which was granted by Calixto Garcia.
He was given a letter TO the civil
government, which was instructed TO
provide him with transportation TO the
United States. Armed with this he
struck for the coast. but was sur
rounded by the Spaniards. He saved
his life with that wit which had pre-
yiously stood him In good stead on
many occasions Seeing that capture
was inevitable, he made breakfast Of
the letter from Garcia and then ad-
vanced with his hands in the ait, an
nounclng himself a presentado.
Funston was used well by the Span
lards, who thought his presentation
would have a demoralizing effect upon
the insurgents. He was sent to Ha'
vana, from which city he took passage
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
Advanced Marriage.

All sorts OF things come from Ohio.
The latest IN n new form Of marriage.
designed principally to maintain the
rights and individuality OF the wife
equally with those OF the husband.
Under the new method. therefore, the
bride does not change her name, nor
does she promise obedience. The frst
man and woman to be Joined by the
new ceremony. original with them,
we're the Rev. Herbert N. Cnsson and
Miss Lydia Klnsmill Commander OF
Toledo. They had agreed before mar
riage that anything short OF soul
union was Dissertation. For the woman
TO give herself 10 the man In return
for her support was a revolving idea
TO them. The rule that the woman
change her name they regard as an
other mark OF the seryitude OF the
wife TO the husband. the Identity OF
the wife Is lost and her name and
title indicate her degraded condition
mAtrimonially and any one can tell
she is married and whose property she
Is. They therefore agreed that tho
equality OF the sexes demanded that
the woman retain her own name.
They were married by civil justice.
and though they are man and wife.
she will 20 through life AZ Mrs. Lydia
Commander. and not as Mrs. Casson.
Al the ceremony they read a declara-
ton OF belief which had been pre-
pared and signed by both.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09

Very pretty glrdles can be made up
With box OF old-style jewelry. The
sets" Of our grandmothers. who wore
pendent earrings and large brooches
to match. are Just now the very thing
especially with precious stones set In
pyramid setting. A clever Jeweler
can put a small slide on the back with
out destroying It's future usefulness.
The brooch can be made to serve az
a clasp. the earrings at either side
With a handsome belt OF ribbon.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
H1,.u Potntoe,.

There IN probably no crop largely |
'grOwn that yields better profit than |
the potato crop Yet the per acre yield |
throughout the country is small, due
very largely TO poor methods In han
ding the soil. The potato accommo-
dates Itself to many varieties OF soil
and to all kinds Of culture Perhaps
this fact Ia taken advantage of to too
great an extent, and not enough care
used In any part OF the process OF pro-
ducing the crop. when we consider
that more than 1000 bushels OF pota-
toes have been raised on an acre In diff
ferent parts OF the country. and that
less than 100 bushels Is the ordinary
yield. we are forced to believe that we
are not using all OF our possible ad-
vantages.
The FIRST requisite is well-prepared
land. drained II II so requires. This
good preparation means blowing deep
enough to admit OF the fullest growth
of root Whatever may be said against
deep blowing yet II certainly has a
tendency to send the roots down be-
yond the summer drouth. which 10
often thing OF great importance. The
writer remembers a little corner In n
potato patch In which coal ashes had
been thrown. The ground thus In
creased In depth gave moisture To the
plants when ia all other parts OF the
patch they were dying for lack OF
moisture. The probable reason was
that In that part the soil was so porous
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
LIVE MODELS
Now Furnish the Designs for Up-to.Dats
Advertising.

NOW fnrnish the Designs Tor Vp-to'Date
Ad'er'l.lnE'
New hork sun heproductohs OF
photographs rom i've models are
superseding the designs OF oraushts-
men In certain KINDS OF adVerusing
This change may come from tne ne
cessity Tor greater accuracy OF IN re-
Spouse TO a pubic demand IL Is mo-
ueeable that the male models en-
ployed Tor this purpose eNhlolt iar
better physical deNelopmeht than
those oil the other sex lhere Is one
picture In particular useu 10 eau az
tonuon TO an athleue device IN
which mans nude BACK eNluehty
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-06-09
DARING OF GENERAL FUNSTON

The daring exploits OF Colonel Fred
erick Funston In the Philippine cam
palgn have been briefly referred to dur
Ing the var in the East. but the ro-
nance OF that gallant soldier Of fortune
would make a novel worthy Of Dumas
or Balair. His bold and courageous
attack upon 5000 insurgents with only
20 OF his plucky Kansas volunteers.
amid a shower OF Mauser bullets, few
days Hgo. Is only one Of the undertake
ngs that has marked the romantic ca
reer Of this hero.
Colonel Funston was born In Ohio In
1865. and after brief schooling de-
cided to shift for himself. lie began
his career as a Santa Fe train collector.
ana half dozen cowboys In New Mex
leo and Colorado and western Kansas
Who laughed at the little toy collector,
as they termed him. put their faces In
court plaster and bought new guns.
One OF his favorite pastimes was to
dlsarm burly cowboys who insisted on
shooting holes through the roof OF the
smoker.
firing OF this work. he secured a po-
sition as botanist In the agricultural
department at Washington. and was
assigned to the Death valley expedition
which was sent TO survey that fearful
alkali waste in southern California
where the temperature ranges above .,
degrees Fahrenheit all the year round
II was fearful trip. Every man who
went In that expedition except Funs
ton ia either dead or insane.
One day Funston started across the