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" 8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY DECEMBER 27, 1880 ,

TELLING CHRISTMAS TALES ,

Tenor of the Sermons Preached in Omaha

Pulpits Yesterday.

THE BABE OF BETHLEHEM.

The Hat lor or KnHli The I'hnntom-nml Ucallty In llcllglon A-

Hcrnion on Slonoy OtherIlOCn-

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'At tlio 1'irst Congregational churchyesterday morning Huv. A , 1' . Shorrill-ili'livurcd an able discourse upon tliu-

Christina1 ! thcnio "Bethlehem , " of whichthe following is a synopsis :

Bethlehem is near us this morning. Lot-

us look at sonic bible scenes of thatplace. Tliu Hr t is in ( ioiiesis . .Mil chap-ter , whom Jacob , with his family nmlHocks , is joiirnnying couth. Clo'-o byBethlehem Benjamin Is born , andItachaol dies. " .Now .Jacob lovo'd-Knchaol ' ' Untlor this sonow Jacob ,

hhrowd , pushing man of the world ,

grew more tender of heart , walked closerto tJotl. So the-fifit scene is a votingchild- the sacrifice of a precious life - a-

.sanclllicd sorrow-..Not

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. , wo-oomo to that book , above al-

most till others , of pun1 , spiritual beautythe Hook of Until. Bethlehem is now

a well dolinod town , olio Hat hill , aboutwho o sidc , amphitheatre-like , tliu rieh-valluys slope up , Boa * , "stronth is inhim , " is the chief a mighty manof wealth , descendant of Jacob. "TheLord bo with you" is his morning saluteto his reapers. "The Lord bless thee" istheir ronly. N'o strikes there ; nor over ,

where ( Jod's chiet law is also man's law.-In

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his liclds , gleans Huth , a stranger andsick at heart , until .she hears his noblegcncions wouls , closing , "The Lord re-

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thy work , and a full reward begiven llice , of the Lord (5od of Israel ,

under whoso wings thou art come to-

trust. . " So in time she became his wife ,

anil their son Obed begat Jc e , who wasthe father of David , born in Bethlehem ,

probably in the very house of Hoax ami-Until. . From Bethlehem hu led out hisfather's Hocks , past the saint ! wheatHolds , to the pastures aud brook boyond.-To

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Bethlehem camu the aged Samuel , to-

iimiolnt the ruddy youth with thn sacredoil , ami he went out to be Israel's chiefpoet , warrior , king. The prophesies of! ' (Jreat David's greater son" multiplied ,

and this , Jby Micah , : t)0() yours later ,was one of the chief. "Ami thou Both-luhem

-, tho' thou be little , yet out of

thee shall ho come to be ruler , whosegoings foith have been from everlasting. "This hail but one interpretation , and whenthe dusty eastern travcletssaid to Herod-."Where is he , born king of the Jews1''the only reply of his wise men was , "InBethlehem of Jmlea,1' and quoted tliu-.same prophet.-

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was late afternoon , when Josephand Mary , of the uncage of Jacob and

and David , slowly climbed a hill ofBethlehem , and sought tlio rest of theinn. Whilu there , the days of promiseof prophecy "were accomplished , " midthe angel of tliu Lord announced to theshepherds , "Unto you is born this day, inthe city of David , a Savior , which isChrist the Lord. " "Ami they came withhaste" to Bethlehem , ami found as it wastold them. Other uvents of interest fol-lowed

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at Bethlehem , the warning dreamby the angel ; the cruel slaughter of theyoung children , first Christian martyrs ;the desecration of the place by Hadrian.-Karly

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in the fourth century Helena ,

mother of Constantine , built ' ''over thesnot where the voting child lay , " Ihochapel of the nativity , whose nave , stillremaining , is the oldest specimenof Christian architecture. To Bethlehemn the next century , came Jerome , andthere by the sacictl crypt , studied andwrote and prayed for thii ty years , de-clining

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all church preferments aud leav-ing

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the famous Vulgate as monument ofhis labors.

Bethlehem , unlike most judpan towns ,is to-day Christian , and is noted for itsthrift , cleanliness , ami handsome women.-On

.a ridge , midway between Bethlehem

and Jerusalem , near the convent of MarKlvas , you can see looking cither way ,

Bethlehem and Calvary-the place ofbirth and the spot where eighteeun cen-turies

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ago , those blessed feet were milled ,

"for our advantage to the bitter cross. "Could any other place awake such variedthought or appeal so strongly to our re-.ligious.sensibilities

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Now two or three thoughts :

1. Bethlehem means "hou-ic of bread , "homo ot plenty , suggested by the fruitfulHolds anil gardens around. Monks camethere after Christ's day to starve their.stomachs ami otherwise alllict theirbodies , and Jerome shoitcncd liii daysby fastings. Jesus had regard to tlionatural wants of the body aud the lawsof social life. (Jed placed our firstliaronts in a garden and Christianity wascradled at Bethlehem. SuHeriug in Itselfhas no merit. There may be as much re-ligion

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in a Mitilo as a tear. ChrMinu.sday with devotion and gladness is betterthan HIM Jews wailing place. Wo shouldlive in tlio reasonable use ami enjoymentof such things as ted! gives to industryand uprightness , ( iod loves to seehomes of comfort and hearts at peaceWo should have a religion which docsnot scourge others tnay hut attracts byits "sweetness and light. " Wo shouldnlso try to help others into the sameprivilege of both hotly and soul

J , AN iiilu many of the JoWf. were pro-vincial and scptarian , the people ol Beth-lehem were broad-minded , nospitabloand believed others could be saved.Naomi did not hesitalo to go lo Meal ) ,

and when she. hi ought back Until "not-liko" their maidens , the Bothlchcmltcs-woru not , not oven when

publicly annouucci ! his will tomarry her, though an alien , uud in face

"of the denuneialioiiA ol tliu law. It hasintuicsl that such unro the traits of thehoiiso of David , from whom , after theflush , Ho sprang who camu to tastedeath for ovury man , bieak down middlewalls and nrnach a gospel for ovury-creature. . This suggests how broailshould bo our sympathies in this year ofgrace , how largo our hopes , how'Uboralour beliefs , limited only by the wordsand ways , of Christ , Lot u reninmberthis in our social life ; int us show it here-on the Sabbath day , let us do good to allmen as woluuo opportunity and try tospread Bethlehem all over the world.-

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. BethUihem always remained ob-

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. It was a natural stronghold , andiiiighl bi-en a great military fortresson thti chief highway from Asia to 1gypt.David might have made it illustrious ,

but it never rose to any onmioneu , alwaysmummed ' 'little among tlio thousands ofJudah , " So it was lilting that Holiomade himself of no reptile and wasamong us as ouu lhat served , was bornai Bethlehem and cradled amid scones sohumble , they could not ho nioro so Thissuggest the real birth ot ovcry soul mustbu in humility , that to (iod theru ib noornament like a meek ami quiet spirit ;

that multitudes of the beloved of Uod arcamong the obseuro , common people.-Wo

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arc led on to sou wo should bo sim-plu

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in our faith ; wo .should tcali u it ismore to bo good than to ho great , amiremember a man's life does not consistin the abundance ho pos-ea'c * , but incharacter , in good work * , in eternalriches.-

THIJ.

PllXTOM , Till : IH5AMT-

'J'lio D.uigcrous TciUlcnuy in Mod on-

At Trinity cathedral last evening Doii-Oardnor preached from -the found iithe second chapter , fifteenth verse of StLuke : "Let us now0 oven uuto Bcthlc-

Lorn and sec this thing nhicli is comn to-

pa s , w Inch the Lord hath made Knowntons. " The sermon is outlined in briefa follows-

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( more wo have gone over in heartand mind the details of that wonderfulevent Which happened in Bethlehem solone ago. W have tried to build upagain flic very scenes of the llrst Christ-mas

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day. Wo have attended the lirstChristmas ervicc hold on Judea's plainsAll the trees upon the hillsides have beenChristmas trees and the bright starsbeen the tapers , an anpel has beenthe priest aud pieacher ; a multitude ofthe ntiavunry ho t has been the choir ; andthe shepherds and their Hocks have beenwith us in the congregation. Wo havereceived the message about Joseph andMary and the Babe up in Bethlehem andwe hayo believed the message. It-is not strange that we should joinwith the shepherds in the exclamation ,

"Let us even now go to IJethlchem aud-co this thing which hath come to pass. "

The birth of Chi 1st is at least a beautifulpicture ills n marvelous story. Christianirt has illustrated the story with greatestskill , and our mo l beautiful songs andother poems pay willing tribute to theintense interest that centers about thecradle of Bethlehem. But the mere con-templation of religious truth is not re-

ligious life. It is a most seductive ten-dency to put in .he place of actual , hum-ble , systematic religious doing and self-denial an occasional , or even habitual ,

reference with heart ami voice to somesublime or pathetic religious uMitiinunt.Many a otil to which God is speakingand which llo is trying to draw to Him-self

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, will ' eek to sitisty itself with emnty-husks. . So many try to satisfy themselveswith tlio phantom when the reality iswithin their grasp. The seductiveness ofthe tendency lies however in the factthat while the service of Christ demandsmoral obedience the mere feeling of re-

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sentiment may be alto-gether divorced from righteousliving. This tendency takes holdof men aud women and carriesthem along almost irresistibly in its cm-brace until they give UP all of practicalreligion. No one can be strictly moralwithout religion , and religion is not re-ligion without morality. No prayer ispotential before the throne of grace thatis uttered by lips wilfully unclean. Nosongs suntroul of impure hearts nsu abovethe sanctuary roof.

Heal religious life is faith put into pract-ice.

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. Passive faith is the contemplationof end even mental acceptance of relig ¬

ious truth. This is easy religion. Unlessactive faith is added the Christian char-acter

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is an unfinished , imperfect thing.-To

.day religious practice with many is

not a pai amount inlle.xiblo rule of life ,but an accommodation of Christian re-

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to the shifting moods andhabits of business and social life.

Standing together at the end of the oldyear and pausing a moment before weset our feel within the confines of thenew. having our ears yet filled with thegood tidings aud our hearts surfeitedvitli joy and gladness ; let us not be con-eut

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until wo have made our answer toill the multitude of voices and inspira-ious that would make ns go to Christ.

Now is the accepted time. Now is tliolay perhaps the hour of salvation. The) eginnings of this time may end in im1-

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tal glory. _TI1U SAY lOU OF UAUT11-

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. W. It. Ilniulcrtjon'H Sermon ntNorth Presbyterian Church ,

The following is a synopsis of the scr-non delivered by 1ev. W. 11. Henderson-xt the North Presbytetian church yestcr-lay morning , from the text : LukciMl-'or' unto you is born this day in the City

of David a Savior , is Christ the

A prophetic significance attaches to theBirthplace of the Savior. The City of) avid was Bethlehem. The prophettlicnh , 700 years before , had dirtinctly-redinted> the place of His birth. 15ut in-

iroccss of time this prophetic announce-ment

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passed into a fact of history. In-

consequence of the order of Cjesar Au-

gustus¬

for the enrollment of the citizensjf the lioman empire , Joseph and Mary ,

jcing dcsccndcnls of David , went toBethlehem , the place of their extraction ,

wiiere a few days after their airivalJesus was born.

The name of the Savior was Jesus.This was his personal , "proper name ,

lust as Pot or , James and John were theproper names of three of His disciples.-He

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was known among His countrymenby this name. Wo are told that "its orig-inal and full form is Jehoshua. ( Num-bers

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, 1 ! ! 1 ( ) . J5y contraction it becameJoshua , or Jcshua , aud when transferredinto tiicek , by taking the terminationcharacteristic of that language it as-

sumed the form Jesus. "While the name Jesus was the one by

which the Sayior was known , the termChrist was not This term is gen-erally

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u ed in the gospel narra-tives

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and in tlio Acts of the Apostlesas an appellative , or title , meaning "TheAnointed " But in the apostolic epistlesand by the Christian church it lias beenused as a proper name. The nameJesus had reference to the saving workHe came to dp ; the title Christ "bespokethe consecration and special endowmentit requited at His hands , " The wordChrist in the Oreek corresponds to theterm Messiah in the Hebrew. Each termmeans anointed. The claim of .Jesusthat He was the Christ greatly disturbedand finally angered the .kwish mind.And this was one great icason why Heexcited si ) much attention and interestamong His countrymen.

What is meant , then , by the termChrist , or '1 he Anointed" I'he practiceof anointing was and Nct, quite preva-lent

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among oriental people. Aside fromits hygienic and mediiiual n cs , oil wasused as a symbol aud means of eonseciat-iou.

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. It was -o iisi-d during llm patri-archal era ot hi hlc history. When theMosaic economy was iiistHiited , die prac-tice ot anointing with oil became an cs-

tahlNicd-

custom. Aaron and his sonsworn anointed with oil and thereby setapart to the priesthood. The furnitureof the tabernacle was anointed oil ,

and thus sot apart from a common to asacred usn. The .significance of this pro-cedure lying in the fact that tin oil was a-

s. > mho ! of the gift and grace of the HolySpirit. This anointing service , there-fore , not only , for example , set apartAaron and his sons to the priesthood , butit signified tlio scaling to ( hem the spir-itual qualifications needed for its elll-

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discharge. . Tim kings otIsrael were also sot apart to olllco by thesame rite. When the prophet Samuelanointed Saul he said to him "And thnspirit of tlio Lord shall come upon tlieo "This fact showed tlio intimate connectionthis rile sustained to the gift of tl.u spirit.And its signUicaticn only becomes moreapparent in connection with thn deposi-tion of Saul and the appointment of-

David. . When the prophet anointedDavid thu spirit of the Lord came uponfilm and at the same time departed fromSaul. The theocratic principle uponwhich the civil fabric of the Hebrew peo-ple rested placed each of these kings inturn , in virtue ot his consecration , inpeculiarly sacrml as well as oflicial icla-lions to ( Sod and the puoiilo. Each onewas "tho Lord's anointed. "

This nto found its highest fulfillmentin Jesus. When Jesus was baptized hewas immediately ami formally sot apuit-to , and richly endowed for His worK asour mediator by the Holy Spirit himseltThe anointing of Jesus was thus theduvet act of ( iod himself. It was , tlr ro-fore , in the capacity of the Christ , theanointed of Cod , that Jesus stood licforcthe Jewish people , awl it was as sue I

that they family repudiated and slowHim. It is thus tnadu appau-ut uponwhat a well assured uud gornprehcuslyc

the work of our Savior rests. Allhat lie said ami did and suffered was byhe authority of ( Jed the Father and in-

he strength of ((5od the Holy (5 host-.J'he

.fulness of grace and truth which He-

losscssed was n solemn and majesticrust committed to Him to be used for

and in behalf of all those who through-out

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all time should look to Him for salyai-on.

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The angel announced to the shepherdsthat the Savior born that day was'Christ thn Lord. " The term Lord in-.he New Testament corresponds to Jo-lovah

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of the Old Testament. This term-s expressive to the supreme divinity of

our Savior. If Jesus is not the God-nan , then , instead of reconciling us to

(.iod aud propitiating infinite justice , Heonly widened the distance between usand our Maker and Judge. The fact is-

fitated in the simples language that theword , which was ( ! od , became llesh-Ami , moreover , the further fact thatJesu , when installed in His ollicc asmediator , was endowed with the fulness-

f> f the spirit , bespeaks His infinite su-

periority to all human conditions andimitations ((5od only can possess the

spirit's fulness ; man can only possess it-

in degree.Such , then , is the chnractcr of the

Savior whose advent the heavenly mes-senger announced to the shepherds.What are the feelings of our hearts in theiroscnco of this stupendous and gloriousvciitv The son of (Jed has come down0 our need and our sin and our misery.

Shall we refuse to believe in and servoiliui , who "from the highest throne of-Iory; to the cross of dccpeot woe , " came

to ransom our captive , guilty souls ?

A Snil.MON OX MOXI3V.-

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. Harflhn'N Sermon at tin- First1'rcRbytorlun Church.

Last night Nov. W. J. Harsha preachedon tin Use and Abuse of Money. Follow-ug

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is a synoi'sis of the sermon :

llab. 1 , 1(3( : "Therefore they sacrificeinto their net and burn incense unto theirIrag , because by thorn their portion is fatind their incut plenteous. "

In looking around for a subject for thisast Sabbath service of the old year , I

have selected "Money" because this isone tiling that you are all thinking about ,whatever may bo your trade or occupa-tion

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, whatever your intellectual traints-or personal peculiarities , you arc all aftermoney. And the danger of the pursuit isthat you are apt to elevate wealth into anend rather than keeping it only a means.The people described in the text did pre-cisely that. They sacrificed to their fish-ing net thinking it was a god , and theyburnt incense to their drag because itprepared the way for the wheatThey mistook means for ends.

Now there are three questions thatcome up for an answer.

The first is , "What is money ?"It is the standard of value' and the in-

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of exchange. There was a timewhen men used a piece of hide or abit of tin as we now use gold and silver.These things were valuable to them , anil-so they all agreed to bartar with them.Values arc constantly changing in theworld , and it may bo that our goldmay become so common as to beworthless as a means of exchange.-An

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eastern scientist lias invented a ma-chine

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by which ho claims the ore contain-ing

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gold may be reduced to powder in a-

moment. . It ho makes it work gold willbecome o common that will need tofind something else to make our moneyout of. This gives us a hint that wealthmay slip out of our hands any day. Whywe speak of Croesus as the wealthiestman of antiquity. Yet in his old age hebecame poor and bogged broad fromdoor to door , until Cyrus lookpity on him and pensioned linn.

The second question i , "How may worightfully acquire money ? "

1'ou must remember that money repre-sents

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work. Every dollar you have inyour pocket stands for a drop of sweat.-Jf

.you have money , cither you worked

for it or some one else did. Consequentlyit is wrong to get money e.xcept by toil-ing

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for it. It is an olVeuso to God andman to make money by salting invoices ,

watering stock , dealing in futures or put-ting

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pleo in butter. There is a great pleas-ure

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in making money by industry andgood habits. 15ut wo must remember thatwo cannot take anythingof it with us. Theold rabbis Used to tell of a lean fox that

throng a small hole into a vine-yard

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aud eat three days until ho was sofat that he couldn't got out again. Thenho had to fast three days to get leanenough to creep through the hole. It is-

a picture of human life. "We broughtnothing into the woi Id and it is certainthat wo can lake nothing out. "

The third question is How may werightfully use inoneyV

The bible says that the love of money is-

thn root of all evil. But it is equally truethat the right use of money is the root ofall good. Vou can use money well bybeautifying your homes , by hangingthem with pictures , by filling them withgood book , by making them warm andcomfortable. You can use money wellby increasing the mutual dependence ofsociety , which makes philanthropy pos-sible

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and is a spur to all activity. Youcan use money well by relieving distress.helping the poor , clothing the naked andtccding the hungry. You can use moneywell by sending life gospel to the heathen.

Above all things do not let your moneyor your money making interfere withyour salvation. After deatli may it notbe your unhappy 'lot to have engravedupon your tombstone the word which arich man lias on his in a great Kntrlislicathedral ; "Miscrimus" "most miser-able

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! " _ __ _Baker 1laecC.ill on W. C . Albright ,

JIN S loth str. , for choice bargains.$ .-> , < > ( ( > .

Furniture of the Commercial House ,( iraud Island , Neb. , to bo sold at forcesale btifore J.uiiiary 1st , loS7 , consistingot Bints , Hcddmg , Chamber Suits , Stoves ,

1 Largo Wrought Iron Hango , with SteamTable , etc. , Dining Hootn and Ollico Fur-niture

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, etc. Goods will be sold to suitsurchasers in anv iiuintify. Toniis ofpale will bo made liberal. Tor inormalion , call on or address J. G. UAINI : ,

Grand Island.-

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( Jerinan Ru-mor is Caught In tlio-

Fro.on lingers and feet were reportedin abundance yesterday as a result of thesudden fearfully cold turn in the weather.The worst cast ) was repoitod at 8 o'clock.-At

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that hour OllicerTom 1'oironot , whowas on his way homo from duly , saw ateam coming up Thirteenth street belowthe tracks , apparently without a driver.-He

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stopped the outfit aud climbed intothe wagon , intending to drive it to alivery stable and report It at the policeheadquarters. Ho was surprised , how-

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, to notice the prostrate form of aman lying in the bottom ofthe wagon in an apparently life-less condition. Hu called a-

passerby to aid him , and carried tlioman into a neighboring saloon , where howas found to be so badly as so bo-

In an unconscious condition. By vigorousrubbing and the internal application of-

a hot toddy the man was revived , and was.soon able tocomcrso. Ho gave his nameas Gustavo Itauck and said ho lived nearMillard. Ho had started to the city tomeet his daughter , who was on her wayhomo from a visit with friends at theirold home near Anita , la. Ho had notBuffered much from the cold until ho waspassing the stock yards , when he sud-denly became drowsy and lost consciousness. His feet and bauds were badly

, but owing to the thoughtful pre-

cautions of thor ofllccr and those whohad assisted him , no serious roaulta willbo apt to follow. Inquiry at tlio d'opotrevealed the fact that Miss Uanck had

arrived , and- not finding her father hadzone to the house of a friend , Mrs. An-derson , on Fourteenth sheet , to await hiscoming. MrJKanck was taken to thisplace , where , ho spent the night , andwill , if able , return to his homo thismorning.-

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null Wind Swooj * Down UponOmaha.

Old Boreas , with his attendants ofsnow and slcct , has swept upon Omahawith a vengeance. Ksirly yesterdaymorning or in lact late Saturday nightthe mercury commenced to falland whenOmaha people opened their eyes it was-te gaze upon streets covered with snowwhich was whiilcd hither and thither inlittle eddying drifts by the sharp , cuttingwinds. By noon yesterday the snow hadobtained an average depth of six inches ,

while the mercury had tumbled to apoint about , 10 dog. below x.oro-a fall ofnearly lit dogs , in less than that manyhours. The snowfall was kept upmost of the day , anil whennight came the .streets were prettywell blocked. The running of .streetcarswas partially though not entirely sus-pended.

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. The trains came and went asusual , though as the snow fall appears to-

be general in this section it is evident thatif the keeps up much longer itwill cause serious blockades on many ofthe lines.

Throughout the northwest , especiallyin Dakota , the. thermometer at diH'oroiitpoints is reported as having fallen from20 to10 degrees in the last few hours. AtHuron , Dak , the temperature was re-

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as - 11 degrees , and at Moorhcad- 23 degrees. At Cheyenne the cold wasnot nearly so intense , the thermometer in-

dicating¬

a temperature of UJ degrees ,

while at Denver the temperature was ii2-

degrees. . At North Plattc the mercuryregistered i? degrees above x.eio.

The local signal authorities aid nothoist the cold wave Hag yesterday as aprediction of this storm , and many peo-ple

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were inclined to wonder why thiswas thus. The lact as that though theywere aware that the storm was coming ,

they had not been notified bytheoHlce-at Washington to hoist the Hag. Thisomission lias occurred several times be-

fore.¬

. The prediction officer at Washing-ton

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, who is in charge of this branch 9fwork , appears to be negligent in hisduties , in either failing to discover theapproach of a cold wave , or failing tonotify the signal stations to hoist theirblack Hag , until too late. On this occa-siyn

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, as already noted , he failed alto-gether to notify the local authorities ofthe approach of the cold wave , thoughthe signal officer says that this is themost severe snap that has visited Omahatins season.

Licensed Watchmaker for the U. PRailway Co C. S. HAMVOXD ,

Douglas and loth-

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llrovltics.-On

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no.xt Wednesday evening , Mrs-.Magran's

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fancy dress party the lirstevent of the kind this season will occurat Metropolitan hall. All preparationshave boon made to ensure the success ofthe event and there is no doubt but it willbo a much enjoyed allHir. None but thosein costume will be allowed to dance dur-ing

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the lirst part oi the evening.

Merchants Hotel , Omaha , Nat Brown ,

Prop. :} per day. Cor. 15th and Farnam.All street cars Irom depot pass house.

Autumn r'sCiioiui : .

1'orsonul Paraurnplm.-Jus

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( W. Herbert , of Atlantic , Iowa , is-

in the city , the guest of his brother-in-law , Manager E. B. Smith , of tlio tele-pho.no

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exchang-

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olutelv Pure-

HOOK , HEAL ESTATE ,

1509 TAKXAM : ,no feet oust Irontlth lioittc , on Snundnrg-

struct , ncuv L'nmlntr , JT.omihot fi , hlook d , I'ottltr I'luco , South Ouialm ,

t'JiU , fix ) cush ilfcU44 ft'ut t-ouih fiont nn I.i-nvcnwnrtli. In btiBl-

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hi nrl nf the city , at H Imr nin if golil toon.TWO .vein : i rrs IN NIWOUT. t BO cniu.-ONK

.ACHK Ui' IN HUl.VKDKIti: . J100.-

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.SI'I.K.N'DII ) INVI.ST.MKST-rulI lot on

Jones St. , near 15lh Call uml see about it-

.lil.l'.GA.NT.

UKSIDCNCH lot unl hurlfs ( trcet ,

nuar lica'l' of Ht. Mtirj-'e tironiio , tl.lW." lots miner of lull live , nml llurilctt St. ,

1.000 : l.oth.t Ijnrun'n-.I.ors

' .

IN HAN&LOM IT.ACBat ducldcd Imr-

A

-.

linn foutli front lot (ID Chnrlra et. , nearaiil , fl.030 ; tills week only, worth fl,3ji-

l.iTKA.

: J.AHOI : IJOV uml nearly new t o-

etory lion PC , line locution , on Kuutu ItJth otrrtt ,

f'J.lU ) : this wcukoniiK-.A&T

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IHO.STou Mtli St. , near t.cnvcntrortli ,

I. .aw.- corner lots mi "'1th > t cur llnw , ti0forli-

oth:

, woith Si.WJ. Von IIUVD wily u ilii ) (

ut this price.-Lota

.imd nouu-6 till over tlic city mul Itsadill-

tlonaList your |iroicrtj-| with

or. 7.15:0012: ,nti' , U03 1aruftni.

JUDGMENT UBMITTEDT-

o all who made Christmas presents , and the same purchased from theNebraska Clothing Company , whether their qualities and low priceswere not precisely as advertised ; furthermore , any purchased garmentunfortunately not procured the exact size , it was either exchanged or

"the money cheerfully refunded ? %'

In the last issue , although they occupied considerable more than ]

the usual space , still , the stock being and is yet too immense to partic-ularize , it will therefore be more satisfactory to the public to drop ii.

and see for themselves the splendid bargains they offer at the GREATCLOSING SALE , which is to continue until inventory is taken.

i

Great sacrifices in gent's furnishings. For instance , they offer :

ilozcii nil , ? Scarf* at ItJc i'ti-li , n-orlli cimntitci'iiMu i jv

1'tO ifoit-H Mi'ii'n All Wool Hone nl JXci'ttrli , worth tlonblt'tl-uJJi1o

- ; ' . : ' |

cn (ictillrincn'ti I' nit'if I7mfnvivvo. tirhi > 'l Irlnnnctt niHIi xilk liiinli ( ,

at ."(7j cticli , which H'wdtl licrhcttp at 7.V.-

oii'H

.

{) () < Jfrii's H'hc{ Unlaundt'itHl Shirt * , nt Mh ; other < tcnlcr $ tif'f nt trust

for Ihrsitine.

Remember THEY ARE the originators of low prices. And all goodsare marked in plain figures and at strictly one price at the

Cor. Douglas and 14th sts. , Omaha.

Nebraska National BankOMAHA , NEBRASKA.

Paid up Capital. $250,000Surplus.80,000-H. . W. Yates , President.-

A..

. E. Touralin , Vice President.-W.

.. II S. Hughes , Cashier.-

uiiiECrons.

:

W. V. Morse , John S. Collins ,

II. W . Yates , Lewis S. Uccd.-A.

.

. 12. Touxaliu.BANKING OFFICE :

THE IRON HANK ,Cor 112th and Farnam SU-

A General Banking Business Transacted.-

ST.

.

. W. HARRIS & CaB-AXKJIJIS , CHICAG-

O.nnunc.

Of Counties , Cities nml othorno-fDlinUw hlKliRTRdohoiiFlit unit sold Enstctn-offlc * 68 Devonshire et. . Huston. Correspond-ence solicited.

, Ear, Nos@ & ThroatRoom 0 Williams Building , cor. 15th and

Dodge sts. , Omaha.Hours 8 to 12 a.m. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. in

PIANO

FACTORY PRICESFOR THE HOLIDAYS

Great Bargains

land INSTRUMENTS

PIANOS , from $40 upORGANS , from $22 upEasy Payments Taken

Should Read This.f-

T.Ti

.

: 01oiiio )

iN'liusd Dl.11 iiHiihot Hi I'riiisrrsiiv vi-Cm i >nir * i. Nin ( Hi livl , )

lion John M rmtbiin , V.I1 , niton ( Vntrul l.lfn-liimirunieCo , ( jiKliuixt1 , O , .My llcur Mr Arrnril-Int: ID re inlri'mont iincUTvo'tinn > r. , ltevl > ml htut-ntcsnf

-

Dlilu.iiiiupolllii ,' mi iinnuil pxamlniitlon o-fpiry l.lfu Imurnnro Corapiny huorpurnipil In-

llilo.( . Ilimo the pk'iikiiru to icport llm luiuli of thecxiiiiilnulluii juit muilo , In toiupll incu with suKI sou-

tlun. .

I foiiinl your Pt ocuroly Invosti'il. nii'l' of Iho-

Tcrytol ilmr.icler, nnJjoitr bonks uiul uccoiinu u-

inoilcl uf ne.'itncss :unl 1'urri'Clnon , unJ tlioiitrnlit ofthe Cumpuny In uriry uny niluilnUtcrf l wltli-my null li> luolic-t lntpre iof your pulley holil-

II IMIB loino tonotlco In-

Inttlun tholncriiinniif ni' hu ineti thli ycur orer-la tyt'tir , uml tliu DUbntniiilul lucri'ui u uf your tarpluB over that rtportml lliu .lint ot Decombur. IB&j-

.It.

In with prldu tlmtl no to thi'siucosaof ililu' > onlyliri'Coniiiiiy.iiii'l| ' 11 mi rufvl ) ri'i UHIIIH IH | it tu.iny-ilvtlriiiKrillutlu I.lfu luiuruncltu l.injuud f erkunul esteem 1 remain ,

lli'sppctfiilly } 0iir .

Ili.MtV: J , ItUl.VMlNi ) , Supcrii lo-

VeiUfliPllic public to know Hint Ohlu ti Iho unly-itutPri'UlrliiK| thl upcclnl pxumlnntlim It foinri-Irom mi ollicc c. | i iMul-iiiilltleJ| | uiiU nhoupilil uy-

llic I't'oplolo wntili their liiterctt * In linur.nn.u unit-teri

-

. All Inlercntcil >houM inrvfully esuiulno tintuliU unit | roapiroiiA coiupmiy bofuio Insuring.-

J.

ll.iiMIl'lUN , ht.ltc A.'u t ,

Itoom Opcru llouna llluck , l.iniulu , .Nek.-

C.

( . btmX; ( K ( peflul Aiicnt.104 N J'tlnlri'ft.Omali.i' dllmJ-

CivGRO 'OE'BIBSW-ARBEN F. BROWN

TIIK t'Asn < ; noriic: ,

St. Mar > 'b Ave and 1'Jili . The cheaptiihouse in Omaha. '

DRS.S.&D.DAVIESON ,

Ha : STISKLT ,

imxvrie , - - COB.OJIADO ,Or the Missouri State M"seutu of Anato-my , St. Louis , Mo. ; University CollegeHospital London , Giescn , Germany andNew York. Having devoted their atten-tion

¬

SPECIALLYTO THE TREATMENT OF

Nervous,

Chronic..an-

dDISEASES. .Moie especially those arising fiom iinpm-dcncc

-

, invite all so suffering to coi respondwithout delay. Diseases of infection andcontagion cured safely and speedily withoutdetention from business , and without theuse of dangerous drugs. Patients whosecases have been neglected , badly ticnted orpronounced iiicurable , should not fail towrite us concerning their symptoms. Allletieis receive immediate attention-

.STJUGT

.

PUBLISHED fAnd will be mailed FREE to jny addresson icceipl of.one 2 cent stnmp , "PiacticalObservations "on Nervous Debility and Phy-sical

¬

Exhaustion , " to which is" added an-

"Etsay on Man iagc ," with important chap-ters

¬

on niSKASKS OP 11IK KCl'UODUCI IVB-ORI.ANS , the whole torjning a valuable med-ical ticatiie which should be read by allyoung men. Address

EHCS. s. A i . I > .YVIES: < > ,MS l.im'rfiirc St. , Denver , ( 'ol.

OMAHA

i Sfenrl3t-

h SI , Cor Caplloi ''vcnut.roll TUB TltfAlHKST nr * M.

Chronic & Surgical Diseases.O-R.

.

. McWENAIYiY , Prop 'oto. .Slitccn ) t Km' lloHUilal nml J'rUMr I'ractirn-

U'tilmtu Ilia fullitif * , flipurutii9| nml nmc.lidfor iliu MUCI fcsful tri'nlmeLt of form of Umuse n quiring iHlier iiu-ill l nr Minlcil Irrnttmnt ,

ami liiMlo nil to rime nml liivrHlRnti'fortln iiHhi-ir

) <

lorriKpunil nllh IIH l.oiitf i x | irriuo| in dentmijciiH'j liy Itiur iii't'uleii UN to trial many cumili'iiliBiaMy without ei'uliia tin m-

WK1T15 j OH c'lllCl'I.All on Deformities nnd-

Im! H , Club I'd I , C'llrMltllri'ii of tlio hjilllo-lli hA'f < or WOMKK , I'llos , 'J'tini'Ti , Cnmrr ,

i MUrrli , llroiichiil" , Inlialntlmi , Klei trliiljr , I'urxl-t > i * Upllepbj , Kiiluoy , I'jx , tlor , skin , Jllooil uml-

i'l' "iirrlnil opiT Uluiii' .

Iliitlrili * , Inlmli'i-H , llr.irm , Ti in-.fi , nml-II kimlynf Mi'illcul iitul buiy.icttl Ap ) liuiub , manif , n tin i'il nml for nfe

The enl > reliable n'edlcal InsMulo making

Private , Special t Nervous DiseasesrA M'Ct lAI.'l V.

ALL CONTAMOl 1 AND W.OOD-'ruin nhiUnrrTuiinciiroiliiiuil muiessfiilly tnulul-V'o i in rtm <> Hyphilitic pui ou from tliutjttunv-

iUlio ut mercuryNew refttnrnthMrcnt'nfnt for lutinfltnl nourr-AU. . COMMI'NICVl'IONH I OSl'IDHM'Jl

'Mil nml commit IK or teml iiume nml jioit olll-imliliisi plainly urntuii indo.c cUmi| , amivu

n'liil ) oi. In plain nruppir ourPRIVATE CinCULfrR TO MErf-

I TON I'lllNATK , I'EClll. AMI NrlHOIf llt) KJ l .

Sen MAI , WrtKMi * , HrciiuAToiminx * IMIIIK-Vir , Sii'im n , ( iuNcmunci , ( it M.T , VAIIII.OC ui r-

..Sinii.Tl lie , AMI AH. IIITUKI nr TIM , OEMTO-fitiNArtr OIIOA.NS , r cuul liittur) uf > uur cuti fji-tii opinion.-

IVmotiH.

iinnliU toMt us nmy ) n Iron I oil at HimItomce , liy carrirpundviiLL .Muliunfumul luf u-

mrnti trnt by nml ! nrrxprr 8TU;: ( I.V Iv-

ED I'UOM OIISIUIVATIOV. iw jnnrUtoliiiti-ftiutfiiU or xui'lrr' Onu pirfrmiil Intirxliu ,

fmeil If louu iilmit I'ifly I-CUMM fur tliu a n-

.nioilutliiii.

cif pHtunlr lliiaul uml iiKuitUn -

rcaiounlilc pncii AdJifinul1 I.Utui to-

Omalia Medical and Surgical inslitiiio.-nof

.

3th SI ane Cauitnl 4vc. . OMAHA H R

GOLD MEDAL. FAIUB , 1878.

BAKER'S

Varrantid-Voeon , from vllchOil luu tccu luncud. It li-

timtnthe strtHgth of Cocoa niUcd-

wllti BtuirlirrovrootorHugar ,

and U the itfi ro far luoro < coiiouiical , lottliiy * tf-ar. oit tint acuU K ddiclou * , uoui l > hln j,',tlrffigtln-idpKi ra il > dlf 'tid , i ad-

rnl'olrably aJapu.4 for iw ' ' ' * "well fpr JKT

°OII !( In hi al'U-

.b'eU

.

lijr Clroftr ru

I. BAKER & O0.i DoreWr, Mass ,

TUB

CHICAGO SHORT LINE

-OF IH-

KChlcapMilwaukeefiStPaulBff

- >

, ,

_

THE BEST ROUTEfie ® OMUHl and COUXCH. BLBM it

TWO TRAINS DAILY IIKHVr.EN OMAHACOUNCIL HLLl'FS-

CLiCRfro, AND ililwaukee ,St. Paul , Minneapolis , Cedar Rapids ,

Clinton, Duburjue , Davenport ,Rouk Island.Treeport, Roukford ,Elg-iii , Madison , .liuiivsville ,

lieloit , Wiuona , La CrosHO ,

And all other irapnrtnnt points litiit , Nortliemlt-tiul Southeast-

.Portlirouph.

tickets call on the Tiokat Agon-ut HOI Knrrmm street ( In 1'nxton Hotel ) , orUnion racinc Drpot.-

FullHiiU.

] bltjenern Mill the nnest Dining CarI-in the world ur run u ilia mulu Ilii * * of tb-

OmcAOO , MII.WAUKBE k Sr. I'u'i. IUII.WAT.nod Torj- attention Is pnid to pHisenirers ky-courleoin employes of the oompuny.-

U..

. Ml I. I.KIi , Uoncial Mimrvifitr.-J.

.. K. TUCK i. H , Assistant Ocnnral M nng r.-

A..

. V. n. UAurLMKii. Gonoml I'usstnifM andTicket Agent.-

OKI.

) . E. HKArmnn , Assistant General PAMOO-

trer-

anil Ticket Aitunt-J. . T. QbAHK , Ooneral Superintendent.

CHICAGO AND

ESTERNRAI-LWAY. .

Council Bluffs

And Chicago ,

Th only pond tn tiiUo for DCS Molnni , - -

Klnilllown , I o'lur llrtiiiiU , Plinlon , Ulxli' . Olllco-ire , MIlnnnKao run ! nil nolnH emt To the peo-ple

¬

of Nolirnskn , Colninilo , Wjomlnjr. I'lnh' ,Iilnlio.Nnviuln , OIPROII , Wiisliiiixlnn mid ( 'nil-fnrnln

-, It offrrs supoilor ailvuntaeod not I'onl-'

bio Uy ny other line-.Among

.

u Tow of thn nmnri'Vi points of su-periority

¬

rnjoynd lir llm piiliom of thMrond-ootweonOmiilinnnil CluniiKO utfi Its tuotrnlii-oilHrof DAV OOACIIKS wluoli nr Hie nni'St-ttiut liiimun nil Riiit nyi'iiuuy i mi crcuto. 11-8I'AI.ACI ! Hl.CKIMNd PAHS A'lilch nutof o-iinfoil n nil p | |{ iiii| M UN l'ltlOHI-NG liOONI CAKH illiBlllli'KMiil' hf liny , Hllil III-

xvldnlr oool| rnttd I'AI AI'IAl. DIS'INO ( JAII8-hn

,rmml of lni Ii ofinniit he louiul eljawhnr * .

At Coiinall llltilTa thn tiitlnxof thn I'nlon I'nul-fle

-

Rr. oonnnrt In I ninn Dnpoi uith tlioee of-thnCliUaffo .NoitlUM utorn liy In Chlrlifo-thn trains of thli line in.iho cloun lonnfcotloiiwith thniof nil ruslorn lln" ".

For Detroit , COIIIMIIIB.| | Iiiilliltinpollf , rincln-nnll

-, Nluicnrn Kiillp.lliirfitln I'lli lniDr. Torinilo ,

Monti oiil. llnuton , Nnw Voik , riillndclplilii , Hal'-tlinoi * . nml nil | olnlu In ttie cmt ,RU Iho tlckot iiurnt foi lirknth vni Ilia-

"NDHI'IIWIXI'HIIN. . 'If yon .vrHli the hnst .iai oiiinn lntlon AH-

Itr'Kdt iiuniitsfiill lliiKuit mini linnM.nrniiriT.-

iincnil. . i' WILSON.-

irinl..

( ( . I'as-i r Apanl-

H.I10U.K8WM. AI.0K.. . . ,( luill Wihtoin A t I nj IMfi A-lft.

Oiu.iliu , Noli-

n.

Red Star Li riftItoval mil

Mm. , biui. DUO 'ii'u-

.Beiween

.

Ant worn & Hew York fTO TUB RHINE , GERMAHY , ITALY , IIOL-

LAND AUD FRANCE ,

IMl.ltBaton from 1 K ) to S , ,. Htuuraion trip from

Jllu lo tl. . BiiouiJ'r.Liiii , outwiini , < . ;| iu I'ltlil , 5-Ti ; i xcur-iuii tW. iMi4 K *

ut low rat us. j'otcr Wrluht ,V bona , Uunera-ARentc , 65 Itroa'lway , NIHT VurK-

.Iloniy.

I'uti'U l-'ltt runinu i. ; I'aulsonI-1M: 1 uruuiu 61 D O I n mun l. 'llnt

JOHN SIMMONSFLORIST ,

All xlnds of bixldln ? | liuts; Mr ( Hi * .

r.Mviv: iiorsn o.v KTATI : ST,U biuekk North of L. II