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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Gossip About Noted People

John l.. Motley, has made room for King
Stork. Mr., Eliot makes the corporation
meet twice a month instead of once. He
comes to the meeting of every faculty. ours
among the rest, and keeps us up to II and
II o'clock at night discussing new arrange
ments. He shows an extraordinary knowl-
edge of all that relates to every department
of the university, and presides with an
aplomb, a quiet, imperturbable, serious
good humor that 1t is impossible not to
admire. We are, some of us, disposed to
think him a little too much in a hurry with
some of his innovations, and take care to
let the corporation know it. 1 saw three of
them the other day, and found that they
were on their guard, as they all quoted that
valuable precept, festina lente, as applicable
in the premises, 1 cannot help being amused
at some OF the scenes we have in our med
zeal f~aculty-this cool. grave young man
proposing in the calmest way to turn every
thing topsy-turvy. taking the reins into his
hands and driving as il he were the first
mar that ever sat on the box.
How is 1t, l should like to ask said
one of our members the other day, that
this faculty has gone on for eighty years
managing its own affairs and doing 1t well,
and now within three or four months it is
-NfNe~ ~ NAoAbN ga ohA bAV0Cs VI NdAAg-
ing on the school? 1t seems very extraordi-
nary, and l should like to know how It hap
pens
~ can answer DIR. IS question very
easily said the bland, grave young man.
There is a new president
"The tranquil assurance OF this answer
had an effect such as I hardly ever knew
produced by the most eloquent sentences I
ever heard uttered"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Douglas County Court House


Lauer criminal CASE, and one exciting the
most intense interest was the trial of Miss
Elizabeth Beecher for the murder Of Harry
w. King. Jr.. manager Of the Browning &
King establishment. in the Paxton hotel
on the morning Of November II. 1883. The
prominence Of Harry King and the in
tensely sensational features OF the case
attracted national attention. Early on the
morning Of November II, lSSs. a we'll
dressed woman arrived at the Paxton
hotel. claiming TO hail from Chicago. and
asked II Harry w. King was in the hotel.
Being Informed that he was. she insisted
on being shown TO his room, alleging hat
she was his wife. She called King TO the
door and shot lin He fled down the hall
and she followed him. firing again and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Riley Squared Himself.

James Whitcomb Riley tells Of an in
quisitive lady who once heard him say
something OF how poorly paid was the
profession OF literature.
But, Mr.. Riley" said she. surely you
have no cause for complaining. You must
be a very rich man. I understand you get
a dollar a word for all you write"
"Ye-e-es. madam said Riley. with his
low drawl. 'but sometimes I sit all day
and can't think of a word-not even a
dialect word."-charleston News and
Courier.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Ribbons, Embroider-
les, Fancy Nets, Laces,
Pillow Tops, ETC., are
Marked for Quick Clear
ance.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

How little President Eliot's fundamental
qualities have changed In the forty years
since his hand took the helm OF Harvard
college, says Harper's Weekly, Is apparent
from a letter which every one who writes
At All at length about him must be tempted
70 quote. King Log" wrote DIT. Holmes TO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Curtains and DrapeHes

Curtains and DrapeHeS
Lace Curtains in Brussels Net, Gable
Net and Nottingham that sold at
$3.50 a pair go on sale Monday at,
per pair. .9S
Colored Irish Point Lace Curtains in
two lots to close quick at, per
pair. $3.50 and S2.9S
Brussels Net Curtains that sold at
$3.50, to close at, pair. $3.50
Ecru Cable Net, the weave that wears,
at $4.95 $3.SS S2.9S S1.9S
Imported Madras Portieres In all the
soft shades, worth $S.25, at, per
pair .S4.9S
Tapestry Bordered Portieres in all
shades at, pair, $3.50, $3.50, S4.9S
Heavy fringed Portieres that sold at
$3.50 and 1915 go at. pair. .S1.9S
Couch Covers in Persian and Oriental
designs at, pair, $3.50, $500, $3.50,
$3.9S and 3D. S
$500 Couch Covers that sold at $1.9S
each go at, each. ..S1,49
Cream White or Colored Madras, SO
inches wide, at, yard. .25G
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Laat to LONG the Flela.

1t was In the great battle on Stone river.
near Murfreesboro, Tenn. hat Luke
Wright's battery played a historic part and
hat the Wright brothers proved themselves
heroes. relates Parsons Magazine.
For three dreadful days the union army
under Rosecrans, 4S,4OO strong. and the
confederate army under Bragg. S7.u2 strong.
had contested the field. 1t was a battle in
which the two armies lost 1900 men in
killed and wounded.
AS the confederate ranks broke and fled
under the iron storm from the union guns,
Wright's battery stood its ground in the de-
serted field. Captain Wright was so in
tent on smashing his foes that he took no
heed Of the fact that the rest Of the con-
federate troops had retired. Under his or
ders the guns were pushed forward by
hand. Again and again the battery poured
canister into the advancing union lines.
While the handsome artillery captain sat
on his horse and urged his men to keep
their guns going for the honor OF old Ten
nessee, his young brother. Luke. the II
year-old sergeant. stuck valiantly to the
gun he commanded. loading and firing when
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
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possible. BY this plan hi was enabled to
furnish reading for several people at the
same time. but Il must nave been a diff
cult undertaking for some nearly nllterate
backwoodsman to comprehend swedenborg
by q backward course Of reading when his
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Rugs and
Carpets

Clearance Values Never Before
EQualed Here or Elsewhere.
SO Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 9x11
size, sale price. .$1O.4S
$50 Tapestry Brussels Rugs, 9x12
size, sale price. .S14.9S
$40 Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12 size,
sale price. 500 20
$50 Velvet Rugs, 9x12 size, on sale
$25 Administer Rings. best quality,
S-3x10-6 size, at. ........S17.0S
5Oc Ingram Carpets. .32kG
75c Ingram Carpets. .59G
$1.1O Hall and Stair Carpets. .75G
1Oc Extension Rods, each. ......5 10
7-ft. Water Color Shades. 80. .22k&
7-ft. Oil Opaque Shades. .39G
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Champ Clark ana the Newsie.

Owing to rapid changes in the weather.
there was an early and flourishing crop OF
colds this season. and as coughs and
sneezes were heard. and handkerchiefs came
often into play. Champ Clark dropped into
the storytelling mood, reports the National
Magazine. He is an old newspaper man.
and always manifests a kindly interest in
the newsboys. and anything that concerns
them makes a lasting impression on his
memory He is very proud OF their keen
wit, and believes that the American news
boy has no equal in repartee or shrewd-
ness.
On the particular morning OF the story
I'm chilly. frosty January-he was waiting on
a New York sdock while his friend. Just
over from England. saw TO the collection OF
his luggage. The congressman thought II
a good opportunity to dilate on his favorite
theme. The Brtisher rathert resented his
Boosting and said that TO his mind the
London newsboy was without an equal.
He is always ready with q retort. don't
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

the enemy was so close that he could rec
ognize their faces.
Suddenly Captain Wright tumbled dead
from his horse. Even after that the young
sergeant continued to serve his guns.
Then, as the union line lurched forward
with fixed bayonets, the slender Tennes-
seean In gray realized that he was almost
alone in the field, with his dead brother be-
side him. He fired one more charge of
canister and, mounting his horse, galloped
away with the cheers of the enemy ringing
in his ears.
That was the last shot fired in the three
days battle Of Stone River. Luk Wright
was the last confederate to leave the field
He had not ridden fifty yards when he
looked back to see the stars and stripes al
ready fastened on the carriage Of his cap
tured gun.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Live Saver without a Peer.

Captain Theodore Salmons celebrated his
thirtieth year as keeper OF the Lewes and
Cape Henlopen life-saving stations by enter
tanning the crews of both stations and a
company Of friends at a dinner Deem
Der IS.
Superintendent W. r. Tunnel of the
Sixth lifesaving district who acted as toast
master. paid a great tribute to Captain Sal
mons when he asserted that he has saved
more lives from the sea than any other
man in the lifesaving service.
The Delaware capes are known by sea-
faring men as "the graveyard" Of the At
lantic, and it has been here for thirty years
that Captain Salmons has been In service.
In the course of the evening 1t was re-
called that some years ago Captain Sal
mons and his companions rescued the crew
of a three-masted schooner in the early
morning, and by the time they had reached
land another bark had struck shore. The
exhausted crew responded to Captain Sal
mons plea for aid. and eighteen men were
taken off the latter vessel.
Superintendent Tunnel. on behalf of the
men in the llfesaving crews. presented to
the captain a handsome armchair.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

you Know. hat Is as good as the latest
in Punch. The London newsbOys are keen
students of human nature-not a detail in
a mans appearance is unnoticed by Them"
Bald the Englishman warmly.
Champ turned his quid to the other side,
you just try one of these New York kids"
he said.
A lad approached to sell a paper, and
the Londoner promptly opened fire, While
the boy took an inventory of his customer.
Now, my boy said the Englishman,
'can you tell me the time by your nose
this morning?"
The boy glanced up at the Englishman's
aristorcratic features, and, smiling serenely,
replied: ASK your own nose. sir; mine
amt r~unnin'."
The Londoner, somewhat confused, took
out his handkerchief, and nothing more on
the subject OF newsboys was mentioned.
Champ retired with the CLEAN OF victory in
his eye.
-
Tillman's FRvOrite Dish.
A year or two ago Senator Tillman gave
to a chef in the senate restaurant a recipe
for an excellent corned beef hash. the fame
OF which speedily penetrated to the utter
most recesses OF the capital.
When the head waiter wants this hash
prepared with unusual care he orders It
In this wise;
One corned beef hash for Senator TILL
man."
One day recently during the luncheon
hour the restaurant was doing a land
office business, and everybody seemed to
want corned beef hash. Ten times at least
did a waiter approach the serving table
with the order for Senator Tillman's
corned beef.
Finally the thing got on the chefs
nerves. Look heah." he shouted to one
waiter, bringing the same old order, 'dat's
de twelfth order for Senator T1llman. He
better watch out or hen founder hisself."
-Lippincott's.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
P%Ye-InVenfOrY Sale

We SdIe
In Our Famous Domestic Room
&C Apron Checks.
TIC Amoskeas Checks. Sc
Arnold's 18c Flannelettes. ..12HG
Arnold's 15c F~lannelettes .1OG
Pacific Flannelettes, 1870 values,
dI '....s..s 800. ...Z n q
Pacific Flannelettes, 10c values. NJ
10c pleached Muslin .........7hG
Shc Bleached Muslin. ........RkG
INC Bleached Muslin ........ ID
BLANKET SALE.
1914 Cotton Blankets, soc grade, 35G
10-4 Cotton Blankets, 81 grade, 69G
ia Cotton Blankets, $3.50 grade,
at .......... 800
ia Cotton Blankets, $1.75 grade,
at ..9SG
WOOL BLANKETS.
Sz'oV craze. ....
S0.OU grade. $3.50. ........ .S2.1D
$4.OO grade. ......... $3.50
9O.OO SIduS. 82.SbS
HOMEMADE COMFORTABLES
81 $1.5O So $3.50 SD $3.50
n up.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27
Big PTGEnV0ntOy Stock Reduction Sales Begin Monday Offering Wealth Of MaCieSS Bagal

ALI Holiday Leather
Goods, Scarfs, Fancy
handkerchief, Neck
wear, etc., at Marvellous
Bargain Prices.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
PUSSY'S COAT IS WARM.
So II Is Used Now for Fur Goats
Which AutOmObiIists Wear.


Dear little pussy. her coat is so
warm"
And so is the coat which her coat
makes, for pussy has at last found a
reason for being. in addition to her hered-
itary duty of catching mice and lending
her comfortable presence as a freside
companion.
Ii is true that the old-fashioned. long
black mantle worn thirty years ago was
invariably lined with a certain homely
fur Of notified gray and white, called by
some irreveTent persons 'back-alley cat
fur" but beautiful automobile coats are
now made from the humble pelt Of pussy
These coats are reasonable in price, and
because they are exceedingly warm and
handsome in appearance they are becom-
ing inordinately popular, not only for
automobiling. but for general wear
Never was there such a demand for fur
as now. Nothing with any pretension to
a fuzzy pelt is safe from the Tavages Of
the fur dealers. Rabbits and squirrels
are slain to make coats and muffs. and
that soft and becoming fur known as
"Coney' is simply rabbit, Squirrel coats
were especially fashionable a year or so
ago. They were made in stylish cuts
ana. ike the CalSkln coats, were DOJN
warm and inexpensive. though undeni-
ably squirrel whereas the catskins mas
querade as many different furs
Even the COW has not escaped. Her
skin is used not only for trimming. but
likewise as material for long driving or
automobile coats ! must say I do not
admire these so-called "calfskin' gar
ments. There is something uncanny about
them They seem still TO smack of the
slaughter house and while we may eat
beef with a clear conscience, somehow
the familiar look of that soft reddish hide
brings back memories OF meadows and
cowbells, which make me uncomfortable
"A well-known throat specialist tells
me that nothing is so weakening to
sensitive throat as to keep it continually
envelOped I'm a fur collar Furthermore,
to wrap yourself in L flowing garment of
cloth heavily lined with fur, be it back
alley cat or Russian sable, in a climate
as mild as this, is TO court colds and in
fluenza. Wear the fUTs because they are
beautiful, but do not fasten them at the
throat, and always remove them indoors.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

colony (Hongkong), has served on all
commissions appointed TO inquire into
matters affecting the Chinese, since COM
mencement of public career; has rem
dered much service in connection with ne
gotiatiOns between the HOngkong and
Chinese governments and was instru-
mental in pacifying his fellow-counuy-
men during the riots in connection with
British acquisition of the KOwlOon hinter-
land; for services rendered during the
plague epidemic of 1884 was presented
with gold medal and letter Of thanks by
general public and address OF thanks
from the Chinese community"
Other Noted Chfnamen.
Choo Choon Foo can be found at Perak,
Federated Malay States; also Penang.
Straits Settlements. lie is a naturalized
British subject. and has been a mine
cwner and planter for thirtX years. He
is a public-spirlted man of many activi-
tics
In addition TO his business enterprises,
which are unusually extensive. he IS a
member Of the Chinese advisory board.
Perak; president OF the Chinese Widows
and Orphans Institution; president Of
tlle BOARD OF eQIcaLlpu lJE lIIilh III . -
and +. NJ s. fellow Of the Society Of
Arts. England. founder Of the Chinese
Maternity Hospital and Chinese Girls
School both at Ipoh, and Of the Chinese
Mandarin School Lahat
Mr. Foo is entitled 10 wear the Chinese
Imperial Order of Merit. His clubs are:
Chinese Recreation. Penang; Literary As
sOciatiOn, Penang, Gymkhana, Sports,
and Chinese. all Of Kinta; Turf, Perak;
Gymkhana. IpOn.
Young Wing IL. D.. scholar and dipl0-
mat. lives al Shanghai and is expectant
taOtai of Kiangsu. Mr. Wing has served
hi country in several capacities. He
headed the educational commission to the
United States in 1871, and was appointed
associate minister 10 Washington in 1876.
The man in power In China at present.
according to the biographical volume is
Yuan Shih-Kai, viceroy Of Chilli and
minister of the army council. He has
filled many important offices, and wears
the yellow jacket He also has the dis
tinguished privilege of wearing the sable
robe worn by the imperial family. II is
interesting 10 know that Shih-K'ai Op-
posed the boycott Of American goods.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

.eagerness for the outbreak to come. DIR.
.Goudrons system must be responsible for
many Nightmares.
"The ObseSsion."
In "The Obsession." tragedy of a
Slightly different and even more painful
type, a father is shown struggling with
an insane impulse to kill his own child.
He ends by giving way. rushing into the
nursery, and strangling his unhappy off
spring. whose shrieks harrow the nerves
of the audience as the curtain falls.
"The Obsession" and other plays of the
same kind have sometimes proved too
much for impressionable women in the
audience. Abel Faivre, in his cartoon.
shows a stout citizen in evening dress
trying 10 revive a woman and calling for
the doctor Hes tainted. Ike every one
else" IS the answer.
Some times terror and comedy are clev-
erly mixed, as in Bloomfield & Co A
man at a dinner party has Just told
story Of having had one of his fingers.
with ring on it, accidentally cut off.
Some canned beef is put on the table and
he finds his ring in it after all the other
guests have eaten some The conclusion
they draw is evident.
The genuinely amusing Grand Guignol
plays are. as rule. very daring, and take
IN situations better suited TO the club
smoking-room than to the stage, but
there are some exceptions a Little
Music" is extremely funny and quite
harmless. An innocent musician receives
visit from neighboT. who proceeds TO
tell the story of his life. confesses fear
ful crimes, and gradually works himself
into a state Of wild excitement. At this
point three men dash in, seize the visitor
and explain that he is an escaped lunauc.
They tell the musician that the sight or
him makes the crazy man worse, and
they easily persuade him 10 retreat into
another room. Doctors, keepers, and
patient promptly show themselves I'm their
true light. as burglars. They take every
thing in sight, including even the piano,
and leave nothing, except an imitation
COTOt landscape. The denouemenI Is
quite unexpected AN Interview by NJ
Octave Mirheau, is clever satire on yel-
low journalism, and ''The Surgeon, by
NJ. Johannes Gravier, brought about a
much-needed reform in the Paris hospi-
tai arrangements Thus even the Grand
Gulgnol is Of some use.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
ONE TYPE OF THE NEGRO.
Georgia "Geechees" Provide Living
by Gathering Oysters.

The negroes living along the seacoast
Of Georgia are peculiar and interesting
They are very differe.4: from the upland
negroes in manner and speech. The term
Geechee. which means rough and un-
couth, is applied 10 them. Their dialect
which is especially cultural is one Of
their most distinguishing characteristics,
says the Southern Workman.
The negroes Of this section are. with
few exceptions. engaged in the oyster in
dustry, the men principally as oyster
gatherers and the women and children as
oyster shuckeTs. Ninety per cent Of all
the labor employed In the oyster industry
Of the State is negro. The factories are
encOUTa ging the negroes to lease and
plant oyster land and many Of them are
taking out leases.
The most important lease is that Of the
Georgia Benevolent Fishermen's Associa-
ton. The organization is fourteen years
old and is the oldest chartered organiza-
ton among the oyster negroes for bust
ness purposes. The association has fortv-
five members and a lease Of 2.00O acres of
oyster ground, The company is doing
well and reported that il has over 81 600
in the bank
The oysteruen working for themselves
may be divided into two grOups-those
owning small rowboats and those owning
saiIbOats or schoOners. The owners of
the small boats go out with falling tide
and gather the oysters which are left ex-
posed in the marshes, or with their tongs
bring them up from the beds Of the now
shallow streams. These gatherers usually
return with the rising tide and are thus
out about twelve hours.
The owners Of the sailboats range the
entire Georgia coast and are usually
gone from three to ten days They are
able 20 reach the best oyster beds and to
bring in better oysters than are usually
brought in by the rOwboat oystermeu.
The earnings Of the former. therefore, are
generally the larger.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-19
CALCULATION Was WRONG
Babe Not Right Sex to Become
Great Man.
Mark Twain story in Long Meter
with snapper on End-ImpOr-
tance of Little Things.

At an entertainment given for the bene-
fit Of the seamen on board the steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm II, on her voyage from
New York 10 Genoa. Mark Twain was
called upon for an address. On being in
trodueed, says Tit-Bits, he rose and in
his peculiar manner and tone OF voice
said.
My friends, see that my name is on
the programme for an address. AS this
was done without consulting me, I VIII
give you an aHecdOte IN its place Now,
you know, there are anecdotes and
anecdotes, short meter and long meter. I
shall give you long meter one with a
snapper AZ The end.
1T is about a Scotch-Irish minister
who thought be was called 20 preach the
Gospel. He knew that he had the gift
OF OratoTy and he never missed an Op-
p9rtunlty % display q. An opportunity
was afforded on the occasion Of a
christening. There was considerable au-
dience, made up Of relatives, friends, and
ueighbOTs Of the parents The preacher
began by saying.
We have met together. my friends.
on very interesting occasIon-the chris
teuiug Of this little child But I see al
ready a look Of disappointment on your
faces. Is It because the infant is SO small?
We must bear in mind that this globe
upon which We live is made up OF small
things. infniJesimaI objects. one might
say. Little drops Of water make the
mighty ocean, the mountains which rear
their L0aTy heads toward heaven and are
often lost In the clouds are made up o.
little grains Of sand.
Besides. my friends. Wa must take
into consideration the possibilities in the
life of this little speck Of humanity. He
may become a great preacher. multitudes
may be swayed by his eIoquence and be
brought to see and believe in the truths
of the Gospel He may become a dis
tingUished physician. and his fame a a
healer of men may reach the uttermost
parts of the earth. and his name go down
To posJeTity as one of the great bene-
factors Of his kind. lie may become d
great astronomer and may read the
heavens as an open book He may dis
cover new stars and his name be coupled
with those of Newton and other great
disCoyerers. He may become q dis
tiuEuished statesman and orator. and by
the strength Of his intellect and elOQuence
he may control the destnies OF nations
and his name be engraved upon mOnu-
ments erected TO perpeJuate his memory
by bis admiTing and grateful cOuntrymen.
He may become an author and a poet
and his name may yet appear among
those now entombed at Westminster. He
may become a great soldier and lead
armies 10 battle and victory; his prOWess
and vaiOr may change the map OF Europe
Nethinks 7 hear the plaudits OF the peo-
pie at the mention Of his deeds and name
He may becOme-er-er-he might-er
turning TO the mother)-What is his
name?
The mother. very much bewiIdered
What is the babys nameg
Yes; what is his name?'
The mother. It's name is Mary Ann o"