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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Have Root Print II.
Rudolph +. swoboda. Public Accountant.
Pa Rourks for Quality cigars, 31e S. 18th
Morand's lessons In dancing. Tel D 1041
H~inehArt, photographer, 18th & Fsrnam.
Bowman, 1T N. 16, Douglas shoe, $3.50.
Electrical Wiring and Rspaixs-Burgess-
Granden company, 1911 Howard street.
Equitable Life-Policies sight drafts at
maturity. II. d. Nicely. MANAGE, Omaha.
Divorce for n-esertion-Segol Olson has
secured a divorce from Elice Olson on
grounds of desertjon
Your Money N insurance Papers
should be kept in a fire and burglar
proof safe deposit box in the American
Safe Deposit vaults in The Bee building.
Boxes rent for only 81 a year.
Robert A. WILDER Is Buried-Funeral
services over the body of Robert A. WILDER,
who died several days ago. were held al
the residence, 242O spalding street, at :
Friday afternoon. 1nterment wa
o. the old cemetery at Bellevue.
Four Dollar Night Gown stolen-A 81
night gown, a 500 diamond ring and num-
erous other articles are reported as being
stolen from Miss Anna ID. Riley's apart
ments in the Majestic flats recently and a
search warrant has been issued in an eff.
fort to locate tho goods.
Two Lots Sell for ~s76,ooo-Two lots OF
the northeast corner Of Twenty-sixth and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
Soul and other Things Flow.

Then followed a feast of reason and flow
Of soul and other things which set the
populace bowling with enthusiasm, for be IT
known that when it comes to handing out
the spoken word to the unteTrified in the
midst Of such inspiring circumstances there
are any number of Jimocrats who can go
some.
j. p. Butler acted as toastmaster and
after a few we'll chosen remarks, as is Gus,
tomary on such occasions, he introduced the
mayor, who made a rousing speech in which
he threw large and florid verbal bouquets
at everybody present and absent who in
any manner contributed ito our magnifi-
cent victory" or words to that effect. He
referred to his candidacy for reelection
and warmed the hearts of his lieutenants
as well as his noncommissioned officers ano
privates, by promising another magnificent
and sweeping victory" in the spring. 4.
Others who contributed to the eloquencc
of the occasion were Tom Flynn, Charles
shabata, Tom O'Connor, Vance" Melon
ouah, Colonel Charles Tanning and Robert
Woolf.
Although the banquet was held in the
Eighth ward there were delegations from
the other wards, some of them carrying
banners on which the number of their ward
and their valiant deeds in the cause were
suitably inscribed. The First, Second and
Tenth wards marched to the scene with a
combined delegation and a large banner an
nouncing them as THE Old Reliab,es.'
\ visit last night to the impromptu ban.
quet hall showed that after the smoke had
cleared way the goat and other edibles had
also been cleaned up and nothing remained
but some sandwiches and a few remnants
of the liquid refreshments which were be-
ing steadily disposed of by the old guard
who were making speeches beginning Now,
this is the kind of a mar / am" but every
body was talking at once and there was
no one to listen, also the bouncer became
busy a time or two.
But it was a great day for the Jlmocrats
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
Hints for Home Makers
Christmas
HOLIDAYS

are near at hand and naturally our
hearts and minds are directed to the
season and the aUery-"How shall we
remember our friends"
Did 1t ever occur to you how well a
properly equipped hardware store can
contribute to your needs along this line?
There are a thousand and one useful
and Ornamental things on sale at the
Daylight Store of Dunning Hardware Co,
1912 Harvey Street. suitable and appro-
pirate for Christmas gifts.
Don't fail to look them over; it will
pay and please you.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
WORK ON LoosE-WILES PLANT
Construction of Building at Twelfth
and Davenport Is Given
n start.

Work on the new factory and warehouse
of the Loose-Wiles Cracker company at
Twelfth and Davenport streets las begun
and a permit for the erection of the build
ing was issued from the city department
Friday. TIL building will be 66xl32 feet
and will be five Stories high. The structure
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28

VIII be built of brick and will cost SIS, 900.
Charles w. Partridge has the contract for
the erection of the factory and warehouse.
A building permit was also issued on
Friday to w, N. Walker for a brick veneer
dwelling at Thirty-third and Arbor streets,
the building to cost $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28
sIashed win a RAZOR

wounded with a gun or pierced by a rusty
nail; Bucklen's .Arnica salve heals the
wound. Guaranteed. 25c. Beaton Drug
90
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-28

his place at the head of the table. beamed
greetings on the assembled clans and pro-
nounced the event as officially open.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
In the Field of Literature
The Circle for pecember.-The G

T The Circle for December.-The Cir
Gle for December is publication of
interest to al people-the sort of mag
azine a man buys to take home with
him and read from cover to cover,
then turn over to his wife and the
smaller members of his family. There
is a department for almost every one,
great or small, and many of the larger
interests of life are given special
page. such as the Business Circle, the
Music Circle, the Collectors Circle, the
Home Circle, the Mothers Circle, ETC.,
ETC. The magazine section of this
number includes fiction by Leo Crane,
Lillian Bell and John Fleming Wilson.
The leading feature of the number
Consists of the replies of some well
known men and women to the ques-
ton: What can an ordinary man do,
who has, perhaps, little too much of
this worlds goods, to help those about
him who have not enough-and why
are there some on Christmas day who
have too much and others who have
! too little Jacob A. Riis, Edwin Mark
ham, Cynthia Westover Alden and Jo-
siah Strong each has an answer. There
are also articles by Hamilton Wright
Mabie, William Allen Johnston and
Reginald Wright Kaufman, and verse
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Humor aua Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
T0RTUREs.

We are drawing toward the season
When the half distracted man
Must procure his Christmas presents
In whatever way he can,
In the busy whirl of shopping
Like an atom must get lost
While he picks up useless trinkets
Quite regardless OF the cost.
With lady 1t is different.
She can shop and shop and smile.
But 1t sets man up edgewise.
Like the rough side of a file.
At the show he Is bewildered.
And his troubles multiply
AS he wiggles toward the counter
Stacked with things he wants to buy.
How he wishes that by proxy
Pretty things he might procure
That would fill his obligations
And his quota full secure;
That he knew some kindly lady
Who would take a modest sum
And go gliding round the counters
Where the Christmas shoppers coma
Buying presents for the children
Was not ever meant for man,
For the creature is not builded
On the frenzied shoppers plan.
Up and down the store he wanders.
Nothing likely can he find.
So he shuts his eyes. despairinS,
And proceeds to so 1t blind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14

of South Bend, former candidate for
governor and for many years promi-
nent in the democratic councils of
Indiana.
Mr.. Shively is noted for his ability
as a speaker. He served several
terms in congress, where he disting-
uished himself as a forceful leader
His friends are working industriousfy
in his support and they are of I. the
opinion that he will be able to give
Mr.. Kern hard fight for the honor OF
succeeding Mr.. Hemenway in the sen
ate, although on the face of the re-
turns Mr.. Kern has the best of it fol
the moment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Editor Smiths Crime.

New York World: The refusal of
Delavan Smiths paper, the Indiana
polls News, to- support the republican
ticket in Indiana was responsible in
a large measure for the defeat of Mr.
Roosevelt's candidate for governor and
the loss Of a United States senator
This clearly proves not only that Mr.
Smith is liar, but that he is weak
ling, craven, mollycoddle, male
factor of great wealth and that his son
if he had one, would be fool and his
daughter a foreign princess. Mr.
Smith got off with light sentence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14

Crumpacker, the standpat states
ways and means, wants to know
what difference it makes whether peo-
pie wear clothing of wool or shoddy as
long as they do not know it.
Strangely enough, Crumpacker is the
only one of Indiana's eleven republican
members of this congress who is re-
turned to the next WIZ he of all
others should have been left is poll
teal conundrum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
The Man From Indiana.

The Indiana legislature is in the
limelight now. According to the Cos
sip in political circles the candidates
for United States senator and their
champions are gathering at Indiana
polls to get. ready for the meeting of
the democratic Legislators, which is
scheduled for tomorrow.
e There are Indications that John w.
Kern, the recent candidate for vice
president, .may not have the walkover
for the senatorship that it was gen.
orally supposed would be the. case
when Thomas Taggart and other lead.
ers of the democratic legislators from
the northern part of the state have or.
ganized to make systematic cam
paign in behalf OF Benjamin F. Shively
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
YES" she murmnxed.

YES" she murrudxed.
'Well, / an. FveSwasted my time
in riotous living. as ere Bible says Of
the prodigal, and whehSI flunked in
my studies I got what was. coming to
me. But that was before Emet you,
Peggy. don't think my Tdrst enc
my could accuse me since the. night
1 saw you at the Junior prom ia-your
white gown, with your hair twSsted
up In big braid like crown. 4eu
seemed the princess in a fairy tale.
and / made up my mind then and
there that I'd win out"
He drew a long breath and went on:
But now 1 know I'm not good
enough, and know, too. that I have
not any right to ask you to wait for
me. All I'll ask is that you don't con-
denim me utterly, don't shut me ont
from your life"
out her hand to him he went On
steadily: ---l
T'm only going to ask that you VIII
believe in me and If, after two m
three years. no one else has come into
your life that you care for andS
have made good, that you will net
me plead my cause again."
He stood looking down at her. HR
cheek was laid against the bunch Of
| white violets Their delicate fragranos
was roundabout her. !.
Dear little girl" he said, 'I1l stff.if
1t out at college another year, arA
then I'll go into business with dad
and show him what can d. And If
you will have faith in me-
She sat up. her eyes shining. OH
she said, 81 felt that back Of 1t an
there was man in you, Justin and
then-when you saved my life-I fell
that 1t belonged to you"
I'm not half good enough" he said
humbly.
i She took from the bunch Of violets
a half dozen blossoms and held them
out to. him.
"They shall be a talisman," she saiit
"of faith and hope and love. You
must let them keep you from all evil.
Justin"
And as he knelt beside the couch
the rapture in his eyes answered her.,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
The Tall Chimney.

1t might puzzle the ordinary mortal
to state in legal form just how much
time and how much money he would
require to take down tall brick chin
ney. The contracting engineer would
make 1t take itself down. After doing
a small sum of arithmetic on his cuff
he would direct certain portions Of the
base removed. In the spaces thus left
he would fit lot Of very stout tim
bers. then remove the bricks which re-
manned between them. Then he would
set fire to the timbers and, watching
from a safe distance with a camera
would take snapshot of It as it FELL
Scribner's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Christmas Giving.

Christmas is symbol. Christmas
giving is symbolic says Appleton's
for December The Importance of the
symbol is the Importance of that for
which it stands. Christmas commem-
crates the birth of Christ, the birth of
Christianity. 1t symbolizes brotherly
love, 'helpfulness to one another, I'M
selfish giving. OF symbols we stand
in peculiar need. We are a practical
people, we are a commercial people,
we have country of vast material
wealth. 1t is hard to be true to our
ideals. Without symbols it would be
impossible.
We are men and not machines. We
have hearts and imaginations as well
as brains and bodies. Unless we feed
our brains and bodies they starve.
Unless we feed our hearts and imagi-
nations they starve. There are in the
bible no truer words than MAN can
not live by bread alone When Mr..
H. G.. Wells, the English novelist and
scientist, was in this country two
years ago. he said we were nation of
idealists. He saw beneath the surface.
He saw that which is least obvious and
most fundamental our idealism.
Christmas is one of the bulwarks of
this idealism.
All things good can be put to bad
use. Some people so use Christmas.
A certain woman said to her family
shortly before Christmas, Il am afraid
you will find my presents very mean
this year. The fact is, had to spend
SO much on people ! didn't want to
give to that l had very little left to
spend on you. Some odious woman
whom never thought of sent me pres
ents last Christmas. know they just
wanted to make me uncomfortable.
got ahead Of them this year. l sent
them more expensive things than they
will ever dream of sending me. Be
sides. l have several extra presents
as a safeguard. If people l haven't
| thought of send me things, I'll just
mail these right off to them"
Was it blessed to give or to receive
such presents? The presents for the
unknown people suggest the Athenian's
temples to the unknown God. The
suggestion is pertinent. She wa:
worse than the man who would have
no Christmas nonsense. He was a
least honest.
A young girl with several million
dollars in Ter own right was showing
her Christmas presents to her friends
They were magnificent. They repre-
sented thousands of dollars. INT
friends gasped with admiration. II
their amazement they found that what
ever else they admired, they must ad
mire funny little old-fashioned dolly
1t was of cheap materials and hideou
colors
The young girl appeared to car
more for IT than for all her cost
presents. Why? 1t had been made TO
her by a little old woman who exc
Tout her threadbare existence by sci
ling fiagroot. It's not the gift, it's tn
Igiver. It's not the act, it's the spiri
back of the act. You can't buy Chris
tmas any more than you can buy
home You can buy house, but yo
can't buy home.
You can buy Christmas presents an
Christmas trees, but you can't bu
: Christmas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
THE ARABS HORSE.

How He Is Treated and Why He Ex.
cells at Long Journeys.
1t is most interesting to note the
way the Arab treats his faithful
friend. the horse. So Injured indeed Is
the Arab pony by long usage and de-
scent to the manner Of life In the
desert that even my own pony posi-
lively improved on the treatment, and
I never saw him SO fit as when he
came back from the trip.
If the Arab and his horse are by
legend closely allied they are in point
Of fact even more intimately connect
ed. His mount is his first thought
and at all times by far the most inter-
esting topic of conversation.
He is ungroomed, unclipped, unhal-
tered. for the Arab prefers to shackle
him by means of two ropes, short
cord connecting the fore and hind fet.
locks and long line lettering him
above the hind fetlock to a peg in the
ground. Thus he can move about or
roll at leisure and should there be any
rough heritage at hand can forage for
it
Perhaps one of the principal reasons
why the Arab so excels at long jour-
neys is that he never worries himself,
nor does he ever distress his mount
unless there is real cause to do so. He
simply continues steady walk all
day and hardly ever gallops in the
wild way in which one so often sees
him depicted by artists.-London Field.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
WHITE VIOLETS--BY VIRGINIA BLAIR.
Copyrighted, 1905 by Associated Literary Press.

This time there was no friendly
darkness to hide the tears. so Marga-
ret dabbed at them with her handker-
front door bell brought her to an up
right position.
Its Mr.. Ridgeway." the maid an
nounced.
I'm afraid can't see himw Marga-
ret said nervously.
please" doomed big voice from
the hall-"please don't turn me out like
that
"Oh, WELL" Margaret agreed. and the
maids place between the curtains was
usurped by a young man as big as his
voice, who came over and picked up
the pussy cat and dropped small
square box In its place. IF you'll let
me pet Toodlekins I'll let you have
some flowers" he said. and as he sat
down the little cat curled into the hol-
low of his arm and sang her song Of
contentment, unruffled by the change.
There were white violets' in the box.
and Ridgeway said, his big voice sof-
tened by some fine emotion. "They al
ways make me think Of you"
ooh, don't, don'tw Margaret said
with quick caught breath, and Ridge.
way stared at her in puzzled way.
Don't you like them" he asked.
| "Yes."
| "Well, It's funny way to show it"
.vhere was so much Of the boy In him
that Margaret smiled in spite Of her
| self.
"Its because like them SO well that
( don't want you to bring them to me
any more"
you DON'T
81 mean It," she said family. "Yoy
mustn't bring me any more flowers"
"Why not?' sharply.
Because can't take them"
"Why can't you take them?"
Because
THAT isn't any reason" he fluns
out. do you mean that you dom
want me to conner
She held out one slim hand to him
Don't" she said Observation-Disclosures
speak to me like that We must al
ways be good friends, but you muslin
come"
He took her hand. Its to be just
friends?"
Eyes"
"Never anything more?"
'Never."
"And yet that night after the acci
. dent you let me kiss you-Margaret."
YES" very low
) The fire fiiekered and Slapped. TIL
little cat, disturbed somewhat, slippe,
down from Ridgeway's arms and cur
ed herself up on the rug.
, would you mind" Margaret said q
last, turning off the upper light? TIL
strong glare hurts my eyes"
II The rosy halo of the lamp made dar
, the distant corners of the room. Mai
garet on her couch was a dim outlin,
The little cat was invisible except fo
her emerald eyes. Ridgeway cam
, back and sat down; then he bent TO
ward.
e Margaret" he said sharply, 'yo
are crying"
I YES" she sobbed, "I'm crying-ol
because you are such a black sheel
Z Justin"
Il He drew hts breath sharply. IS
Z that's it?" he said at last.
I Eyes didn't know until tonigh
4 Aunt Clara told me-"
He stood ur. "Then there's nothir
Il more to say. Goodby."
,sl He went to the door, hesitated ar
,. came back.
Look here. Peggy" he said griml
Ia 'if l were a story book hero I'd tai
a my medicine and go away and sun
IN silence. And it would all be We
>" tragic and romantic, but it wouldl
10 be sensible"
"a He threw himself into the big CHI
,r and knitted his brows. ''The sensil
or thing is to get over the difficul
er Let's begin at the beginning. Eve
body says I'm black sheer?"
A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14

Out Of the darkness Margaret said,
''Then every one knows it?"
Every one but you, my dear. Over
at the Country club it is common
talk"
But. Aunt Clara" vehemently,
'they gossip so at the hotel"
This isn't gossip. I've known it
for long time, Margaret"
"Oh"-the sigh was almost sob
"he has always seemed such a gentle
man."
HE has the training Of one," Mrs.
Kent affirmed His mother is charm
Ing"
After a moments silence Margaret
broke out, But he saved my life.
Aunt Clara"
There was a rustic of skirts as Mrs.
Kent moved impatiently in her chair.
Eyes, and that's the worst Of it,
Mrs. Kent ended the longer silence
that followed by ringing for lights.
mo, no." Margaret protested. 81
like it better with just the fire."
But must go. dear, and dress for
dinner, and you will be so dreary
alone In the dark"
AS she rose and stood by the couch
her caressing fingers touched Marga-
| ret's cheek and found tears on it.
You'd better have the lights" she
said, and there was worried note
In her voice. II hate to leave you
here alone"
"Oh, shall be all right" Margaret
said I'll lie here in the dark and
pet Toodlekins."
Still protesting, Mrs. Kent found
her way out. and after time in the
big room there came the sound of {
| stifled sob, and another and another
and after that everything was very
quiet The flame of the fire diei
down. The green eyes Of the little
cat, snuggled close to her mistress
glowed in the blackness.
The click of an electric button ant
the fare-up of lights brought Marga
ret's head out Of the cushion wher'
she had buried 1t. She shielded he
face with her hand.
"You are early. Uncle Dick"
"I'm late, What's the matter witt
the lights? Why didn't you get some
body to look after them?"
II like the dark"
"Queer taste" He gave her a keel
glance and sat down in the chair b,
the couch. "How's the footT'
at hurts little, but it's going to b
all right"
Everybody at the club is talkin
about your accident. They are maxim
a regular hero of Ridgeway." He Sc,
tied himself back in the big chair an
smiled at her genially. HE must hav
khad the strength of Hercules to hol
those horses back"
"He's awfully strong" Margare
said and sat up. His college recor
in athletics is fine"
"He funked in some of his studies
though" Mr.. Kent teased.
Margaret's face famed, II know.
She smoothed the little cat with ner'
GUS fingers. isis he very Ill, Uncl
Dick?'
"who-Ridgeway? Um-well, tn,
depends. He's a mighty nice fellow
Peggy" He caught the eagerness
her eyes and pulled himself up. 9Th:
is-oh, well, your Aunt Clara wouldn
exactly approve Of him. and-and--
don't know that he's just the frier
for you, Margaret"
"Ohr' came in fiuttering protest. ar
. after that Margaret lay with her ey
: closed. and nothing was said for Sc
= eral minutes.
"Tired, little girl?" asked her unc
finally. and when she nodded he sto'
up.
. 81 must go, and dress for dinner
He hesitated by the couch, looki
down at her until she opened her ey
and held out her hand and said. "De
> Uncle Dick" and then he patted b
? cheek and said little huskily, "Chf
= MP"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Bills Speciality.

They found the old man sitting on
the fence smoking his corncob.
'Howdy. pap! What's your son Jim
doing these days?'
Jim? Oh. he's running telegraph
key at the depot. Jim's an operator"
"And how's Zeke?'
"Zeke? Waal. Zeke is captain Of q
lake steamer. He's navigator"
"And Pete? Is he still living?"
"Oh. yes. Pete's working on an air
ship. He's what they call an aviator"
"Well, what has become of Bill. Is
he doing anything?"
The old man blew a quid of tobacco
at wide eyed grasshopper.
Yep, stranger, Bills hanging around
the house all day grumbling and com.
planning and saying the country's go
ing to smash. Bills just an aggra
vator just a plain aggravator."-
Judge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Medicine That Is Medicine.

81 have suffered a good deal with
malaria and stomach complains, but I
have now found remedy that keeps
me we'll, and that remedy is Electric
Bitters: redicine that is medicine
for stomach and liver troubles, and for
run down conditions" says w. C.
Kiestler, Of Halliday, Ark. Electric
Bitters purify and enrich the blood,
tone up the nerves, and impart vigor
and energy to the weak. Your money
will be refunded if it fails to help yous
SOC at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14

Keefe betrayed labor and came out
a few days before election for Taft.
Gompers charged at the time that
Keefe had sold himself for a Roose-
welt appointment. Roosevelt called
Gompers a lar. Was he? Keefe has
got the very job Gompers said was
to be given as bride. The taxpayers
are pensioning him for his betrayal
of the. Federation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-14
Thouaht Well of Him,

81 am taking this on doctors pre-
scription," said the man half apollo
getically who was discovered putting
away about three fingers of red liq-
uor.
Introduce me to your DOCTOR" said
the casual acquaintance who had been
obliged to drop In without single
excuse.