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"God Bless Us Every One"

An Unusually Attractive Christmas Number of the "World-Herald"

Has 13 en Prepared for Sunday,

December 20

Among the Most Distinguished Contributors Who Have Been Secured for this Occassion are the Following:

Sarah Bernhardt,

The distinguished French actress, contributes a short but remarkably strong Christmas story, entitled "A CHRISTMAS REPENTANCE." Both the French original and the English translation will be given.

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett

Puts a period to her child's serial, "GIOVANNI AND THE OTHER,"

Luke Sharp

Is represented by an exceedingly powerful installment of his story. "FROM WHOSE BOURN."

Rev. JOHN WILLIAMS,

Rev. H. A. CRANE,

Rev. W. J. HARSHA,

Rev. C. H. GARDNER, Dean,

Rev. P. F. McCARTHY of St. Philomena's

Will each preach 400-word Christmas sermon.

"Met,"

In the brilliant Washington "special" of the World-Herald, has a peculiarly appropriate letter from the national capital.

Miss Jessie Allan,

Omaha's popular librarian, will tell of the CHRISTMAS BOOKS one ought to read.

Edgar L. Wakeman,

The traveler writes of "AN ENGLISH SAILORS ORPHAN HOME,"

Hon. J. Sterling Morton

Appears as the author of a

Sermon on Taxation,

Which will challenge the thinkers of the state.

Phillip Andres,

A Few Thoughts on Yule Tide.

Mr. Elia W. Peattie

Has a discriminating article on the PORTRAY OF SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.

The Local Staff,

That force the tireless workers to whose energy and enterprise Omaha is indebted for the best newspaper ever published in this city, will produce a symposium of pleasant reading for this occasion.

Among the Features Will Be:

A NIGHT WITH THE GERMAN "BEARS" : "DAN" a Nebraska story with a horse in it; HOW KITTIE CAUGHT SANTA CLAUS: THE BLAZING YULE LOG; BRINGING IN THE BOARS HEAD; CHRISTMAS IN A SNOW BANK; THE NIGHT EDITORS CHRISTMAS; "THE ENGINEER'S GOOD TURN"; ONE CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE, "SHE FOUND HER PAPA," etc.

Christmas POETRY, JOKES, SUPERSTITIONS, STORIES, FASHIONS, GIFTS, SHOPPING HINTS, CAROLS, SERMONS.

Christmas Society, Christmas Sport, Christmas Trade and Traffic, Christmas Telegrams, Christmas Cablegrams, Christmas Local News, Christmas Advertisements, Christmas Editorials-Christmas from beginning to end-flavored with Turkey, and sage and cranberry sauce, redolent with Plum Pudding and garnished with Holly and Mistletoe.

With the best wishes of the season to its advertisers and its readers, the WORLD-HERALD dedicates this holiday edition to Omaha, Nebraska, and the West.