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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

ending with Twelfth night when Sir Toby
Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek sang
''Thly-valley" TO the CONSERVATION Of the
staid Maria. The pretty custom of sing
Ing the manger songs and Christmas carols
was a charming feature of the old days in
England. Then came the Christmas drama
or masque, which soon degenerated into
the fools feasts, the giving Of presents, the
Christmas tree, the cakes, the pies, the big
plum pudding and-a good many years ago
the boars head
on Christmas eve the bells were rung;
On Christmas eve the mass was sung,
And that was the beginning Of the festivl-
ties And
All hailed with uncontrolled delight
And general voice the happy night
That to the cottage as to the crown,
Brought tidings OF salvation down.
Burning of the YuIe Log,
one of the most popular Of the ceremon-
les In olden times was the burning of the
Yule log, a custom transmitted from the
ancient Scandinavians. who, at their cele-
bration Of the feasts OF JUL at the winter
solstice, kndled huge bonfires in honor OF
their god Thor. During feudal times in
England the immense log was hauled into
the barOnial hall with great pomp on
Christmas eve and lighted with a brand
saved from the log OF the preceding
Christmas. Saving the unconsumed part
of the last log to kindle the new insured
the dwelling against fire and other bad
luck, for does not Herrick tell us:
Findle the Christmas brand and then
TIL sunset let II burn;
Which quenchd then lay II up again,
TIL Christmas next return.
Part must be kept, wherewith to teend
The Christmas log next year;
And where tbs safely kept the fiend
Can do no mischief there.
As the Yule log was being drawn through
the wood, each passerby raised his hat to
1t, for he knew full well that II meant
good cheer for him at the barons on the
morrow. and the lads as they tugged at
the ropes sang:
Come bring with a noise.
My merry. merry boys,
The Christmas log to the firing,
While my good dame, she
Bids you all be free
And drink 70 your hearts desiring
All the ancient bards sang their praises
to the Yule log and everybody did 1t honor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

able 20 dispense with spcctacles after
using IL for a month or two.
b. w: Red hairs arc no more dis
figuring on q wcman's face than hairs
OF any other color think you are too
that downy growth ON your face aud fore
arms N you wish. Get from your drug
giSt one ounce of delatonc, make a paste
oy mixing little OF the powder with
little water. and apply TO the surface
from which you wish TO remove the hairs,
then wipc off the paste and wash thor
oughly with warm water. This treat
ment will net inture the skin aud can
be repeated II the hairs should return.
Two or three applications will kill the
nair tollicles for good Your druggist
good. IL certainly is much cheaper and
less painful than elecUolysis.
Miss Patsy: You ask for some com
pleXion beautifier more refined than
Of spurmaN In a half-pint OF hot water.
add two teaspoonfuls Of glyccrine. shake
well and let cool Apply 20 the face, neck
and forearms with the palm 81 the hand
and rub gently until dry. Spurmax face
wash Cools, refresheus and whitens the
skin, does not shine or streak with
prevents freckles, tan, redness and rough
ness. You Will be delighted with itH
delicate dainuness, 1 know.
r. r c.: You can make face cream
without grease that Will remove black
! heads and cure open pores if you will
get from your druggist one ounce Of al
mozoin, dissolve Il I'm Cne-helf pint cold
water. and two teaspoOnfuls Of glyCerine,
stir well and let stand over night Mas
sage with this almozoin cream jelly
nightly and 1t Will prevent or arrest
wrinkles, and soften and embellish the
skin, for Il carries into the cutiCle and
pores the glow Of health and gives that
transparency and Futiny feel so much
desired. 1t quickly correCts a greasy,
coarse skin effectually braces IL and
stimulates II to healthy action.
Nancy; You cannot expect to have
smooth, rosy complexion as long as your
| blood Is fun Of impurities from a de-
ranged liver, which causes those ugly
red pimples on your face. What you need
| Is a good. cleansing, system tonic that
will purify your blood and enable you tn
cultivate good looks. Get an ounce OF
kardene from any drug store; dissolve it
In One-hulf pint alcohol, adding oue-half
cup sugar thea enough hot water to
make a fun quart. Take tablespoonful
before each meal and i'm a short timO
this good old-fashioned tonic Will clear
up your skin of Sallowness, give you "A
good appetite and make you feel better
and more energetic. IL win really Inn
prove your looks a great deal and do you
a world Of good.
Read Mrs Martyrs Book. Beauty"
S5.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

The wassail round in good brown bowls,
Garnished with ribbons, bithey trowls;
There the huge srlon reeked; hard by
Plum-porridge stood, and Christmas pye;
Nor failed old Scotland 10 produce
At such high tide her savory goose.
Another Christ r2s dish that was in great
favor in the oldcr times in England, and
second in Importance to the boar's head,
was the peacock. The elaborate manner
In which this delectable bird was prepared
for the table would drive the modern chef
to the madhouse and throw the eplcure of
today into an epileptic trance.
All kinds Of game, venison, geese and
fowls, With plum pudding. graced the fes-
tive boards Of those days as side dishes and
played well their parts, but the favorlte
delicacy must not be omitted in this list,
and that was mince pie-the same old COM
mixture as the more modern New England
product so familiar TO our own times, and
so badly initiated in the machine made
production Of today, palmed off on an un-
knowing and dyspeptic generation under
the misleading label, Like mother used
to bake" The mince pie began its upward
or, more properly speaking downward
course in 1896. when It was known as NUT
ton pie the mutton Icing finally substituted
by heats tongue and later by beef. At one
pie. The old Jingle says
without the door let sorrow lie,
And IL for cold, It hap to die,
Wen bury IL in Christmas pie,
And ever more be merry.
In Robert Herrick's time a close watch
was kept over the pies before Christmas
that they might not be stolen. He says:
Come, guard this night the Christmas pie
That the thief. though ne'er so sly,
To catch II,
From him, who alone sits there,
Having his eyes still In his ear
And deal OF nightly fear
To watch II.
The hanging Of the mistletoe came next
in Importance TO the burning of the Yule
log, and had its origin in the religious
ceremony Of the Druids These ancient
priests gathered the vine from the oak, sac
rificing white bulls, and at times, tradi-
ton says, human victims at the root of the
tree The mistletoe has been long con-
neoted with many mystic associations and
has been held in great veneration. A branch
Of the plant was suspended from the cell
ing and the fair maiden caught beneath II
by some noble swain paid the forfeit with
a kiss, Then came the games, In which
young and old participated.
Christmas after Christmas these merry
scenes have been enacted. The burning OF
the Yule log, the hanging Of the mistletoe
and other old customs have gradually faded
away so that most Of them live in our
memories only, but we have the merry
faces OF the children still and we hear their
sweet voices singing the carols. The scenes
shift. but the hearts remain the same. 1t
Is the same old sentiment and love. May
It always be so.-FTederick Boyd Stevenson
In Brooklyn Eagle.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Mrs. KniCkeThOcker
Votes Omaha
AIT Shop 0. K.
Well Posted New Yorker Praises
"Hospe" Establishment and
Buys Armfull of Christ
mas "Prettys."

"weu, New York hasn't got It over
Omaha in the least never saw smarter
line OF Chrlstmassy' things in Gotham
and l live there ought to know"
The speaker was a pert New York
woman; "marooned" in Omaha over the
holidays, and compelled to purchase ali
Of her Christmas gifts in the wild and
woody west" instead Of along Broadway
as in former years.
Luckily she strolled into the A Hospe
Co, establishment at l5lS-1515 Douglas ST.,
where soon she was lost in a wilderness
Of happy buyers and fetching Xmas
novelties
"Oh, those darling pictures And what
a CLEVER line of little 'gifty' trifles, "
exclaimed Mrs. Knickerbocker, Il just
know these items would cost me double
in old New York town" added the pleased
one, as she laid aside a trife OF a piece
of Craft shop jewelry. a bit Of statuary,
then finally a piece Of sheet music or two.
tracked into the phonograph rooms and re-
membered that dearly beloved niece pos
sessed a talking machine, and purchased
a half dozen new records TO tickle the for
tunate niece.
Emerging from the photograph parlor'
Mrs. Knickerbocker stopped before a spe-
cial table of posters and the like eagerly
chtrpipu. NV aren't those den pictures
oute?-Give me that one-and that-and
that"
Mrs. Knickerbocker was indeed correct;
one has every advantage Of New York
right here in Douglas st. Omaha-at
"Hospes." Never indeed has another such
a showing of holiday goods been made by
any other western firm.
Beauty OF IL all IL that the items don't
cost much; one may purchase Christmas
cards; notices, seals, memementoes and
like at as little as cent each; beautiful
framed pictures at ss cents and up; French
mirrors at 50 cents and up; dainty statu-
cites at % cents and up; and so on.
In the department devoted to the small
musical goods one buys violins, etc, at
as little as s49s; music rolls at 70 cents
and up; while upstairs are shown excel
lent used" pianos at as little as $500
and new piano players at as low as 1916.
Taken all in all Mrs Knickerbocker
was perfectly right New York hasn't
got II over Omaha a bit"-particularly
over the stock at the A. Hospe Co, es-
Enlistment at 151s-l515 Douglas st,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

One OF the old ditties that was chanteC
in the reign OF Henry VII ran;
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

One OF the old ditties that was chanted
in the reign Of Henry VII ran;
Welcome be thou heavenly king,
Welcome born on this morning,
Welcome for whom we shall sing,
Welcome Yule.
Mirth Let Loose.
All the servants and retainers Of the
baron were graciously received in the
feudal castle on Christmas day, when So
cial distinctions and dignity were laid
aside and the highest and the lowest were
on an equal footing, Mirth ran riot and
the halls rang with laughter:
The fire, with well-dried log supplied
Went roaring up the chimney wide;
The huge hall tables oaken face
Scrubbed till IL shown, the day to grace
Bore then upon its massive board
No mark to part the squire and lord.
England was merry England, when
Old Christmas brought his sports again,
Twas Christmas broached the mlghtiest
ale
Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer
The poor mans heart through half the
year.
And such feastingl Chief among all the
dishes
The grim boars head frowned on high,
Crested with bays and rosemary.
Well can the green CARRIED ranger tell
How, when, and where the monster fell
What dogs before his death he tore,
And all the batting Of the boar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
HeA .th and Beauty Secrets
MARTYN

N, J.. 10 keep the scalp clean, sweet
ana healthful IL Is necessary FOR many
TO shampoo onCc a week regularly VI
you encounter much flying dust You
should shampoo weekly. Soaps make
the hair dry, hard and britte-and
cause streaksi don't use them, no matter
how delicately pcrfumed or sttractlvelN
colored You can depend always upon
canthroN thoroughly cleansing your hair
and scalp, removing all dandruff, oil and
dust. 1t makes an abundance OF search
ing yet. bland lather. Dissolve a tea
water, pour little on the head at a
time, rub as you would with any sham
poo; then rinse well. Your hair win dry
quickly and evenly so that Il is easy t.
do up, and Il viii be so light, bright ana
fluffy that a viii seem ms N YOU have
twice as much as before your shampoo.
Mrs. X; It is true your husband took
you for better or for worse" but | do
not blame him for urging you to d
something for your falling hair, for a
partly bald woman Is about the most un-
postpone the "for worse" many years ii
you Will The hair responds quickly 20
proper treatment. Use centhrox for
shampooiug and rub into the scalp AMI
hair roots twice a week quiniue tonic,
which YOU can make at home at little
cost as follows: Get from your druggist
one ounce Of QuinzOin, dissolve IL In one
half pint OF alcohol then add one-half
pint OF water, and shake well. This in
gives the hair new strength and life II
prevents dandruff and itching scalp, and
keeps the hair clean, soft and silky. Quiu-
Hoin will not change the color OF the
hair but II will heighten the natural color
and give IL lustre. 1t VIII stop your hair
falling out when you comb II and will
tend to mako Il grow in thick and long.
Blanche L.. To be sure you are likely
to get fatter during the winter months
unless you take proper steps to prevent
the accumulation OF excess flesh. In
fact, you are even now entirely too stout
for one Of your height. Get from your
drug store four ounces Of parnotis and
dissolve IL in ~ pints Of hot water.
Then take a tablespoonful before each
meal This remedy Is harmless and a
rapid flesh reducer that will not make n
necessary for you to half starve yourself
! to keen from getting too fat
L. T.: No persons eyes will remain
clear and bright under all conditions If
yours are inclined TO become dull, eN-
pressionless, red and inflsmed when OK
posed 20 sun, dust or wind, you can easily
remove the trouble by dropping one or
two drops OF cTyBtos eye tonic in each
eye. Make this tonic Yourself Just get
an ounce of crystos from your druggist
and dissolve II in a pint of warm water.
That is all there Is to this simple remedy
but IT IS so good that many have been
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18

Bigger, Better, Busier-That is what
advertising in The Bee will do for your
business.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
O, you merry, merry souls,
Christmas Is a-coming;
We shall have flowing bowls,
banding ninlnn r.r.nlnn

Dancing piping. drumming.
Now there are facts and fables concern
ing Christmas and frequently II IL diff
cult TO discern the fact from the fable
While December % Is observed the world
over as the day that marked the coming
Of Christ, it has been a much disputed
question II that date is the proper one, and
the preponderance Of evidence Is for the
belief that Il Is not The information we
have on the subject Is not only traditional,
but exceedingly confusing and contradict
tory. The earliest festival Of Christmas OF
which we have any knowledge was cele-
hrated January 1 or G. and, in some in
stances, March 20, at the time OF the Jew
ish Passover, or September %. at the feast
OF tabernacles, Before the reign OF Con-
gtantine New Years was observed as the
day OF nativity. In later years the east
ern churches observed January and the
western churches December o. the later
,ustom finally prevailing, both ecclesias-
Teal bodies agreeing 10 celebrate the an
adversary on the same day The perma-
nent date appears 20 have been fixed by
Julius l. who was bishop OF Rome from SSI
20 $50 A. d. Julius Is said to have made
strict inquiry into all the traditions re-
specting the birth OF the Saviour and finally
decided that December % was the proper
date There are students, however, who
maintain that II was not julius, but Tele-
sphorus, bishop OF Rome IN the years l2S-
Ia A. D., who made the final decision. This
claim appears to have little basis OF fact.
and the generally accepted opinion is IN
favor OF Julius. But whether julius or
relesphorus set the time. Il is exceedingly
probable that the date is not even APP
proximately correct, and one OF the strong
est proofs adduced in this belief Is that
az that season OF the year the weather OF
Judea Is too inclement TO admit OF the
shepherds tending their tlocks on the plains
Of Bethlehom, as ehronicled in the Scrip
tural account OF the nativity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Pretty Custom.

Nevertheless, the date OF the anniversary
Is universally accepted, and from its OBJ
Eervanoe sprang up other Christian holt
lays and the celebration OF pastimes that
made the season one Of mirth and joyful
uess. beginning With Christmas eve and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
Let There Ne Smiles.

There should be smiles--and there are
smiles on the faces OF most of us-as this
hottest OF holidays approaches and most
Of US keep time to- II we do not sing the
old ballad:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
CUSTOMS IN MANY LANDS
Feet, Fable and Fancy Woven About
Christmas Season.
HEART PULSATIONs IN ALL
VaYiety of Ways of Observance
Give Expression to the Same
old Sentiments and

Perhaps a few Of us take life too seri-
ously; perhaps we take ourselves too seri-
ously, but whether we be serious or frivo-
lous we all, at this time Of the year, look
upon life from about the same viewpoint,
and that is a viewpoint of sentiment we
may be stingy, we may be sour in DISPOSE
tiou, we may be selfish and mean and even
pessimistio for a twelve-month, but today
we are all thinking Of Christmas-in one
way or another-and in whatever way that
may be we are the better for the think
ing. As we sit in the glow of the YuIe log
II may be an imaginary Yule log-before
the great fireplace Of the wide world, we
see all nations OF the earth warming the
cookies Of their hearts in the rudy inglo.
Everywhere is good fellowship, and II there
be shadows OF sorrow, they are lost in the
dancing flames and merged with the mirth-
making and Iollty, II you were a painter
o. fanciful pictures, you could paint the
bearded and be-furred Russian cheek-by-
Iowl with the flippant Frenchman; Myn-
heer Of Holland pulling at his long pipe
and spinning a ''poltergeist yarn to
saturnine spaniard; you could portray
Yankee Doodle" and God Save the King
In harmonious symphony you could de-
plet ireland and Scotland dancing the
liability Bowster" around Denmark and
Sweden; you could blend into one harmoni-
Ous family the Eskimo from the frozen
north. the Hottentot from the sweltering
south the Greek. the Hindu the Sicilan-
you could blend them all In your picture OF
Peace on earth and good will toward
men," 81
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-23
Old Dominion Line
Daily Service
FOR NEW YORK.


Steamer leaves Norfolk. foot of
Church st.) 1900 p. N. daily except
Sunday for New York direct
JAMES RIVER NIGHT LINZ
STEAMER FOR RICHMOND, VA.
Leaves Pier "A" $3.50 every evening",
passengers only. Stop at Ciaremont
20 land or receive passengers on
signal.
VIRGINIA NAVIGATION CON-
PANY. James River Dav Line for
Richmond and all James River land
ngs. Steamer leaves Newport News
tuesdays. Thursdays and SATURDAYS
at Sis a. m. for Richmond. Leaves
Newport News Monday, "Wednesday
and Friday at p. m, Tor Norfolk
and Old Point.
"SMTTHrIELD" leaves Pier "A"
daily except Sunday 900 a. m. for
Norfolk, and 4:3o p. m. for Smith
field. Ocracoke leaves pier "a daily
except Sunday a. m, for Smithheld
and 5 D. m. for Norfolk.
All freight received and delivered
at Pier A, foot Of Twenty-ffth street.
II. G. PARKER,
Acting Agent
Newport News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-23
|OUSKY DAMSELSPUI
UP STRENUOUS FIGHT
Lamp and Hammer Hurled at
Deputy City Sergeant Gray
in Rockets.

When Deputy City Sergeant I. Il.
Ora. visited the house at $50 Tween
ty-fourth street late yesterday after
noon TO serve a distress warrant he
me, with about the waimest kind OF
reception imaginable. Ethel Mcintosh
and Alma Brown, young and husky
colored damsels, We're the lone occn-
pants of the house. but fer few
minutes they proved a very good
match for the deputy sergeant VINO
isn't any plgmy by any means.
Immediately after the sergeant stat
ed his business. Alma opened hoslh'
ties by heaving a lamp at the officers
head. Sergeant Gray lodged quickly
and the lamp brought up against
nearby wall. In the meantime, the
other woman had grabbed up steer
cut-ofr riveter's chisel and made TOT
the officer. Sergeant Gray disarmed
her in a hurry and then both women
went AT him with natures weapons.
After a brief. but speedy encounter
inc Cfnccr ONtiCdlhc tHc
soon had them pacified and reconclieu.
He left the building and called the
natrol wagon and when he returned
he found that The women had bolted
the doors on the inside. They finally
were induced to open up the house
ard Sergeant Gray and Police Patrol
man Parrish, who has arrived on the
patrol wagon, dragged the women 10
the wagon as they continued to snow
| fight.
Upon their arrival at the police sta-
ten the women were locked up on
charges of resisting and assaui'ihs
an officer" Later. however. they were
bailed By Justice Semmes for their
appearance in the police court TINS
morning. Angelo Brown being accept
ed as securely in the sum OF $50 loi
each.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-23
ATLANTIC FLEET MAY
RETURN TO ROADS T0DhY
Bio BattIeships to Load Coal and Pro-
visions Before Going to New
York Harbor.

According to advices received here
Yesterday. the Atlantic battleship
fleet. which has been on the Southern
drill grounds for the past twelve
days for the annual target practice,
is expected to come into Hampton
Roads this afternoon. II is possible,
however, that the rough weather yes
terday .interferred with the battle
practice to such an extent that Rear
Admiral Schroeder may keep the fleet
on the drill grounds for another day.
Upon reaching the Roads the bat
tleships will load coal and provisions
and they will steam next week for
New York. where the jack tars are
20 have shore leave for ten days. Al
ter that the ships will scatter to their
home" navy yards for repairs pre-
paratory to their long-heralded cruise
to the Mediterranean sea this winter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-23
BEAUTIFUL DISPLAYS
OF NEW FALL F|NERY
Ladies Out in Force TO Inspect
Elaborate Stocks in Local
establishments.

Yesterday was millinery opening
dav in Newport News. All of the new
fall styles were shown in the leading
local establishments and because nf
the radical changes in design this
year displays were more than ord
narily striking Many of the new hats
are beautiful, and others are certain.
" startling, though some people might
be inclined TO question their claim
to beauty.
Meyers Brothers department store
The Capital Dry Goods House and the
Central Dry Goods House were the
three centeTs of attraction. Each ol
these esi Adjustments has an elaborate
and well selected stock, tastefully dis
played, and the show windows OF
each are artisticaily decorated so as
to show of some of the more striking
of the newest hat designs. Meyers
Brothers and the Capital also had at
sractive displays in their tailored suit
and coat departments
Though having no millinery depart
ments. Watt, Doxey & Watt and the
Broacway Store. two other well
known dry goods establishments
came in for their share Of attention
vest rday. Both had effective dis
plays of dry goods. and the former
made a feature Of the tailored suit
ard coat department. while the latter
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-09-23
palrymen Win Cases.

A. " Neblett, w. S. Rowe and G.
l. Moreland.
Dairymen Win Cases.
Besides the case of Mrs Lenz two
other apppesled warrants were heard
in the Corporation Court yesterday
morning and in each case the jury
returned a verdict OF not guilty.
Those cases were OF A. l.. Parker and
John Thesis, dairymen, who were
fined 500 and costs each in the police
court. It was in evidence tina the
milk tested failed by a small margin
TO contain the three per cent Of butter
fat required by the city ordinance.
Attorney T. j. Christian represent
ed the dairymen and City Attorney
Massie prosecuted the warrants