PART TWO. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 9 TO 16 :
TWENTY-FIKST YEAK. OMAHA , SUNDAY , MOKNING , JULY 5 , 1891-SIXTJBEJN PAGES. NUMBER 17.
Moving Sale. Only a few more clays in the new
annex. Prices are being cut deeper and deeper
to reduce stock. '
Silks.
Grand clearing sale in cur silk de
partment for next week.
In order to reduce our stock of silks
wo will quote prices that will bo grand
est chance wo have boon able to olTor
our friends.
Please note the following prices :
We'll sell you a good quality of plaid
surah silk worth SI , for this sale 4So.
Balance of our China wash silks , in
stripes , worth SI ; for this sulo57c. }
Balance of our China silks , in dress
styles , worth 45c ; for this nalo 28o.
Fancy brocades for trimming , worth
from Si'up to $ , ' 1.60 ; for this sale 7'le.
. Hnlunco of our Cheny Bros. ' dress
silks , worth SI , for this sale 02 jo.
Black grenadines , plain , worth $1 to
$1.40 ; for this silo : ( iOc to SOc.
Black grenadines , in stripes , worth
$1 ; for this sale 70c.
A fine quality of black surah , worth
fec ( ) ; for this bale SOc.
Arinurosilk in blacks , worth SI. 25 ;
for this sale 75c.
Gros grain silks in black , worth SI. 25 ;
for this sale 74o.
All other silks will bo sold at the
eamc reduction.
Notion Dep't ,
Note these low prices :
Children's hose supporters , with
belts , at IOc ; actually worth 20c.
Ladies' hose supporters , with belts ,
at 12Jo ; actually worth 25c.
Full count pins le per paper.
Safety pins lo per do/.en.
Best Kngllsh pins 60 per paper.
Boudoir curling irons 60 each.
Fast black darning cotton , 3 balls for
IOc.
, 12-yard rolls carpet binding 20e per
4 toll.
toll.5hook
' 5-hook corset stools 6c per pair.
Darning eggs only Se each.
Water proof dress shields only IOc
nor pair.
Black and white tape at Ic , 2c and He
per roll.
Brooks' machine cotton , 3 spools for
6e.
Barbour's linen thread 3c per spool.
locks and eyes Ic per dozen.
The Barnhnrdt-Cabinot hair pins Co.
Black and colored shirt braid 4c per
roll.
Ribbons.
At reduced prices. ,
FIVK CHOICE LOTS.
Lot 1 at 2e per yard , worth Sc.
Lot 2 at 6c per yard , worth- from IOc
to 16c per yard.
Lot i < at 7c per yard , worth from lee to
25e per yard.
Lot 4 at ISc per yard , worth from 25o
to ! 15e per yard.
Lot 6 at 27c per yard , worth 50c.
Our 3 } yard surah silk sashes , with
knotted fringe , in all shades , at S7a
THE TRAIL OF THE SERPENT.
" ' gnat Mtuidorson's ' Insight into Vermont
Prohibition ,
THE SUBTERFUGES OF THE PEOPLE.
Devious \VnyH Through Which thu
Nlinrod AliiKt Pans Itcl'oro "Wet
Unit" Is Scoured A Trio
k. , of IminkValtons. .
UUTI.ANP , Vt. , Juno 20. [ Special to Tien
Br.u.J Senator Mandorson Is on his first
visit to Vermont and somu of his experiences
with prohibition will afford him useful Information
mation to bo applied to the situation in Ne
braska. Ho Is accompaulou by Mrs. Munder-
son , and before coming hero they were at
Northampton , Mass. , where the senator ap-
K peared In a new role and ono with which ho
is so well satisfied , that ho Is likely to try It
ngaln. The cause of the senator's visit to
Northampton was a commencement at Smith
college , whore Mrs. Maiidotson had a cousin
among the graduates this year , and It re
sulted in the senator being called on to de
liver an oxtamporaneous address to a class of
eventy-Iivo tuveat college graduates. The
girls wcro charmed , It Is said , and the sena
tor has discovered thut ho has a talent hith
erto unsuspected.
Since arriving In Hutland ho has been en
tertained by Secretary Proctor and Senator
Edmunds. General Anson McCook with his
family is with the tenator. McCook Is a rare
sportsman , so U the Konntor , and in Edmunds
they find n kindred .spirit. During thu week
tno trio have beoa bass fishing up.on Lake
Champluin where the fish bit faster than the
mosquitoes nnd wcro no small fry cither.
* - > i.niong nil the experiences of Mandurson It
Is likely ho will longest remember his en
counter with Green Mountain prohibition ,
McCook of the tlghtini ; McCooks mul secre
tary of the honorable senate of the United
States arrived hero about two weeks ago and
when the tlmo drew near for Mamlorson's
It happened ho.saw the propriety of securing
loino refreshments.
Now , the landlady Is the widow of a former
governor at that ana an arrant prohibition-
1st , So It was with grlof she saw McCook
tall In with a seal suited to liquid refresh
ments and heard him ask If there was any
thing In the hou < > o.
No , there wasn't , not a drop , and the only
place she know ofns the "Agency. "
Now , the "Agency" U an institution that
flourishes like a bay tree In Kutlnnd. Its
iiippofccd that no spirituous drinks are dis
pensed except at the "Agonoy , " and that all
thus sold uro for legitimate uses and not for
refreshment as a beverage. That's one of
those beliefs that makes good people happy
and doesn't Interfere seriously with anybodv
elso.
elso.McCook found the "Agency" without anv
trouble. It is not at nil an ostentatious bul'd-
lug , being about as largo us a good-sized due-
out with a meek looking piazza , where
the snuko club meet to swap reptile
stories calculated to nuiko a sober man
iwoar ho has boon Inside the "Agency. "
There Is ono chair and deal table inside , ami
lu tuejroar u small room where the stock In
r trade U kept. The town hires the white
tvhlskurud agent , funiMies the stock and
takes ! hb profits , and yon can count on there )
Doing plenty of those.
McCook confidentially hamlod his flask
svcr und with placid assurance ordered
wliUkers to "fill her up. "
sl\\\\ the law was curious , "what do vou
, /ivniit It forl Modlcluul"
"Drink , of course. Do I look as If I needed
medicine. ! "
t "Can't lot you dave It then.VoJ ouly loll
for medicinal purposes. "
So MeCook gathered up his empty flask
iml startck on a tour of the drug store ? , Uut
Special Reduction
Ladle * ' funny silicon blouse waists ,
75c , reduced ffom $1.25.
Lndlus' dressing sacks in plain ami
embroidered :
Out1 $1.25 nnd SI.60 reduced to 80e.
Our $1.75 , 42.00 , $2.25 reduced to St.2. " ) .
Ladies' wrappers in ginghams , sateen ,
calico , 85c , OHo , $1.15 to 81.SO.
Ladies' , nitron' and children's white
dresses , to close out , one-half of former
p'-ices.
Ladles' fancy silk blouse waists , 32.75 ,
reduced from * ; t. " > ( ) .
Ladies' madras cloth , silk stripes ,
blouse waists , $1.25 , reduced from $1.75
and $2.00 ,
Stationery Dep't.
Regular Co package of envelopes for
2c.
Regular lOc package of envelopes for
6c.
Regular 12e packsigo of envelopes for
8c.
Reyular lOc tablet for 5c.
11 'irulat 1 "ic tablet for 7c.
Regular 20c tablet , for lOc.
Pure Irish linen note paper at 25c nor
pound.
Pure commercial note paper at 10 < ;
per J ream.
An immense assortment of children's
books at 00 per cent below book store
prices.
SPECIAL SALE OF
Muslin Underwear
100 do/.cn ladies' night gowns , plaited
frontcambric ruflle on neck and sleeves ,
only 50e , reduced fiom 75c.
50 do/.un ladiea' gowns , embroidered
front , cambric rutllo on nock and
sleeves , only 6e ! ) , reduced from S5o.
Special 25 dozen ladies' gowns ,
Mother Ilubbard back and front ,
trimmed with embroidery edge and in
sertion , only 75c. worth * 1.
Ladies' drawers , splendid value , 23c ,
8c ! ) and50c.
Ladies' white skirts 7oe , $1 , $1.25 and
51.50.
Children's seamless ribbed waists in
all sizes only 35e. others ask 50c.
Special Bargains
On stumped tiav cloths , dresser
scurfs , bplashcrs and doylies.
Laces ,
Black silk laces , in endless variety ,
in now designs , at 8c , IOc , 12jc , 15c , lUc
nnd 2oc. ,
Black silk drapery nets , 48-in wido. at
43c , oOc , 05c , 75e and ! )8c ) ; actual value
75c to $1.50.
the apothecaries were as hard-hearted as the
agent. No ono trusted him. No ono would
break the law , and the general began
to think ho'd ' have a fine example of
prohibition prohibiting to hold up to
the Nobraslian's eyes. When just ubea-l ho
spied a 'man with a gait that never would betaken
taken for a bqo lino. As ho walked slowly
nnd despondently along the gait wound into
n side door and thcro was a glunpso of an
interior that was bettor than tco water in a
desert. Thcro was a bar a real bar ; no
make-believe , but with nil the furnishings ,
even to a doyen men pouring Kentucky nectar
down their Uutlnml gullets. Of course the
sad journey was over , but It wasn't many
days before Senator Mundi'rson , who had
meantime arrived , found himself taking a
llr.st lesion In Hutlanil liquor laws.
In the Mandcrson's traveling trimmings Is
a small spirit lamp that was yawning when
they reached Uutlund , nnd before It could bo
used a two-ounce vial hud to bo tilled
with alcohol. Now ulcohol is a favor
ite beverugo up hero. Half water and
half alcohol will thaw twenty degrees
of frost out of any Vermonter and
the unsuspecting senator had a dolicnto Job
ahead. With a two-ounco vial in his pocket
aud McCook by his sldo ho attacked the first
apothecary's , as Innocent of prohibition as a
three-year-old. Uut the drugeist waa ob
durate. No two-ounce vial would ho lill
with alcohol , not oven for a spirit lamp , and
ho wasn't qulto buro thu lamp was in It at
all , and directed the mildly surprised senator
to tbo "Agonqy , " the same old "Agency"
that McCook had met and surrendered to.
Nothing daunted by the recollection of the
general's fate , the senator collected his sar
casm and bnicnd un to the bowhlskorcd agent
with "Will you tell mo what Is the process
of securing that two-ounco vial full of
alcoholl"
"Gotiiny money In your pawklttl" drawled
Whiskers.
Mandorson looked his surprise , but was
pretty positive the lining of his pocuot was
prottv well covered.
' Thou that's all yon need , "
This was so simple the senator was stag
gered.
"Uo you moan you sell liquor under a U-
cen&o for vour own self I"
"No ; I'm an miont of the corporation and
the selectman pick out all the liquors. "
Manderson'K mind grasped the situation
nnd gasped. Sunp'J u Omaha ran an agency
nnd the city council had a chance to sample
Us supplies. 1'robably there wouldn't bo
enough voters to furnish a vote all around for
the candidates.
"Hero the stock Is , " and ho ushered the
now appreciative senator lute n little back
rcom , There was rovoalcd Jugs , hogsheads
"claret " " " "whis
anil barrels marked , "port ,
ky , " "brandy,1' and so on , making about as
good an assortment as any tlwt class bar
could provide. "I sell those , " said the agent
with a generous wave of his hand , "for med
icinal , mechanical aad chemical purposes
cnlv. "
" 'Now , my good man , " roturnnn Mander-
snn , persuasively , "aren't you perfectly
aware that nine-tenths of all the liquor you
sell bore Is for use as a boveragol"
"No , I don't. "
"Hut don't vou really think sol"
"No , Idou't think so I"
"Don't you keep other liquors ! "
"Yos , oil kinds of wines , " nud another
door was o [ > cned ,
"llcor , 1 suppose t"
"Yes , and champagne , too. "
"Champagne , hey I What brand do you
keep. "
" .Slum's Kxtro Dry. "
"Very good , too , Don't suppose you have
ti'uch call for It. do you I"
"Oh , but I soil lots of it. "
"For medical purpose ) , I suppose. Of
couno you don't use It for mechanical pur
poses , oven up here , do you 1"
The agent allowed thnt all the champagne
Vcrmontcrs bought went where prescriptions
ought to go.
' Sunposo I cnino In hero- , you know I
wasn't ' in any business likely to use cham
pagne for mechanical purposes ; I was strong
nud healthy looking , anil asked for half a
dozen bottles of champagne , saying I needed
it for medicine , what would you dot
"GIvo It to you probably. "
"But suppose I wu going to eU'O a dlauer
Dress Goods.
Dress goods muat go ; wo have got to
reduce stock.
Yard wide Batiste lOc yard.
Fnyal Datl&to , lOc vanl.
Java Cloth , reduced to 7Jc yard.
8e Challis to bo sold at 2Jc yard.
32-inuh wide Challis , lOu yard.
lc ( ) Challis. 5c yard.
Madras Hntisto , lOc yard.
Imitation China Silk , lOc yard.
Persian Silk reduced to IOc yard.
Manchester line Saloons , 60 yard.
Josephine Seersucker Gingham 7jc.
Norwood Dress Gingham only 5e yard.
Avoyron Cloth only 12c } yard.
Brandonborg Cloth 25c yard.
Canton Cloth 15c yard.
Pine Apple Tissue 12c } yard.
Shantong Pongee 12Jc yard.
Toll Du Nerd Gingham , Bates Amos-
kong and number of otncrs , first clats
Ginghams , all reduced to lOc yard.
Scotch Zephyr Gingham 12io , lee and
lc ! ) yard.
May Flower Organdy 10a yard.
Armadale Zephyrs , which sold at 25o ,
now reduced to lee yard.
Best plain colors in Manchester Cham-
bra v lOc vard.
Koriih Moire 35c yard.
Armenian Serges , 'M inches wide , 7lc.
Brotonia Suiting 15c yard.
Garner's ! 12 inch wide shirting Per
cales reduced to 6e yard.
Online Flannel. 5c , 8c , IOc and 12Jc.
Fine white twilled tennis Flannel 35c
and 40c yatd.
100 pieces line lawn cheeks , plain
white , worth 15c , now ( ijc.
Plain fast black lawns in remnants 5o
yard , worth 15o yard.
Wo are displaying more wash drcsa
goods than any other house in the west ,
Wo are showing a great many novelties
which are controlled by us in Omaha.
Our stock is much nutter assorted than
any you will find in this city. Seeing is
believing , therefore call and judge for
yourself the truth of these assertions.
Special closing prices on fast black
lace stripes and lawn checks at lOc , 12jc
ane 15c yar.1. We carry the best line
of polka dots in the city' , from 2c per
yard up to 15o per yard. Just received ,
another case of those popular coin spots
in black ground fast black wash dress
goods , all color dots , at 15c yard. .
Remnants of wash dress goods at
prices to close.
GENTS'
Furnishing Dept.
1 case of Gents'"Domot Flannel Shirts
only tf5o , reduced from 50e. *
Gents' extra line Domot Flannel Shirts
only 50c , reduced from 75c.
Gents' line Madras Shirts , nice pat
terns , shaped arm holes , only 75c , re
duced fiom $1.25.
One lot Gents' Night Gowns , nicely
trimniod and well made , only 50c , re
duced from 75c.
1 case Gents' Shawknit Sox , only 12c
per pair , reduced from 25c.
50o Suspenders on sale Monday for
25c.
party that night , mid you know it , nud I
asked for n couple dozon'bottles. "
"You couldn't have It. "
"Thou it's simply n mutter of judgment , "
The senator by this tltno was bound for the
bottom of the matter , while McCook watched
the fun.
"Suppose I can get all I want at the drug
store ! "
"No , you can't. Drug stores only can soil
compounds. "
"Druggist mixes whisky and quinine , ho
can .soil that ? "
"Certainly. "
"Any law as to proportion of quinine ? "
"Nono thnt I over heera tell on. "
"Then , " brought out Mandorson , with n
glunm of light trickling through his scicntfio
tones , "I suppose ho put ono grain of qulalno
In ono gallon of whisky , it's a compound , and
goes ? "
The agent felt both sides of the corner
squeezing Ills elbows , but gallantly stuck to
his creed , and concluded that If the druggist
was so inclined ho could put ono lone grain of
quinine to ono hog-ihoad of whisky , and still
Vermont prohibition would allow him to go
scot free.
That wound it up , but Senator Mandorson
thinks the "Acency" ( s a great Institution
and the agent gifted with the Judgment of a
second Solomon. Ho has been collecting data
on Vermont prohibition , and since It catno to
him that ono man had been sentenced to ten
years' imprl onmoat for liquor selling , is
ready to consider the liquor laws up hero as'
something too wonderful to bo trltlou with.
Summer visitors who como with rod and
reel to clean out Vermont's brooks need noti
bring their wet bait along with them.
J.IU'1 KTl 1N.
Rlploy T saw a very curious blblo the
ether day. ( Jutting Well , moat' bibles
would bo cnrlous to you , Hlploy.
A discharged cboristcr In an Ohio town
took rovcngo on the congregation uy sitting' '
In u puw anil purposely singing out of tune.
A Kansas l-o.v who earned a blblo by mem
orizing versos traded the book for a shotgun
and then accidentally shot his auut in the
log.
log.A
A London church has taken up n collection !
for the relief of a baronet who owes & 1IH ) .
Why doesn't the old stupid send hU tltlo
over to New York for Inspection.
Ho was In the midst of his prayers. "GIvo
us this ilr.y our Uivlly broad , " ho said , ami
then , hesitating , nskcd : "Say , mamma ,
mayn't I ask for pie cherry plol"
"Who was Peter ! " asked a Sunday school
teacher. "Peter was a brick. " "Why ,
Johnny , I'm surprUod at you 1" "It says so
in the bible , anybow , I read It the other day.
Itsitys : 'Tl.ou art Peter , and upon this brick
I'll build my church. ' " "Uock , Johnny , rock ;
not brick. " "Well , I know It was some Itltul
of building material. "
"I didn't got uny money out of old Got-
rex , " said tun solicitor of charity , "but I evi
dently inuile homo progress. " "How ! "
"Why , 1 got him to sn.r that charity ought to
begin at home , it Is the lint time , 1 think ,
that ho ever admitted that it ought to begin
at all. "
A little lad who went to Sunday school for
the first tlmo recolvou a picture card showIng - .
Ing the lamb at the foot of the cross ; Ho
studied it gravely for some minutes after
reaching homo and then Inquired : "Mamma ,
what makes that goat try to butt down that
telegraph polo I" The little lad will probanly
go back to Sunday school thU morning.
The late Archbishop Tail of Catcrburyonco
miulo an elTectlvu use of a sermon. Driving
down Hollowuy hill bo was confronted by a
runaway horse with a heavy dray making
straight for his carriage. Ho throw a sermon
in IU faco. The her o was so bewildered by
thu iliitterlng of the leaves that It swerved
and paused , the driver regained control , the
sermon was picked up and thu bishop pro
ceeded on his way , "I don't know , " ho bald
to his companion , the present archbishop of
York , "whether my sermon did any good to
the congregation , but It was of considerable
service to myself. "
Atchlson Glebe : The first thing a man
does when you toll him a secret , U to look
around ( or some ouo to toll It to.
Black Dress Goods
Special sale on all of our immense
stock of Black Dress Goods commencing
Monday and lasting for only one week
at prices quoted.
Black English Cashmoro.lOo and IOc.
Remember , wo nro altering a flno
Henrietta for only 2Sc.
French Henrietta , all wool nnd 40
Inches wide , for only 60e , reduced from
7e. ! )
German Henrietta , silk finish , 40
inches wide , for only 55c , worth at least
880.
880.Black Summer Dress Goods , such as
wool grenadines , for 37c } , marked
down for this sale from 600.
All wool fast Jot black Nun's Veiling
for SOc , reduced from 800.
All wool imported Sorjjos , soft finish
; iml a beautiful color , for 5jc , Goods
that you will not bo able to got after
this sale for less than 8oc.
Corsets.
100 dozen Ladies' Summer Corsets
only 39c , reduced from 60e.
50 dozen Sea Shore Summer Corsets
only SOc , reduced from 75c.
Ono lot of Browster's pure whalebone
Corsets , in large si/es only , sizes 20 to
HO inch , only 75o per pair , worth $1.25.
1 case of French Woven Corsets only
SOc per pair reduced from SI.
60 do/en French Woven Corsets only
75o , reduced from $1.50.
25 dozen S. C. Corsets , sizes 25 to 30 ,
price SI. 10 , reduced from S2.
1 lot S. C. Corsets , sizes 25 to 30 , price
75c , reduced from 81.25.
Handk'f ' Dep't.
Prices cut in half.
Children's handkerchiefs at Ic , 2c
and 3c.
Ladies' hemstitched handkerchiefs ,
in white and fnnev borders , at Sc , Oc.
12c , 15c and 2 < ) c.
Ladies' drawn thread nnd embroid
ered at IOc' , 12e , 15e and 20e.
Ruchiiig.
100 styles to select from , at 8c , IOc ,
12e } , 15c , IOc and 25e ppc yard.
Art
Embroidery silk 5c per dozen.
Tinsel balls 2c } per ball.
Plush balls IOc and 20o per dozon.
Gilt banner rods 12c , loc and IOc.
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE-ROOM
News of the' Week Among the Various
Fraternities.
A NEW SECRET SOCIETY INSTITUTED.
The Frntomnl Mystlo Circle
Ized In Oniiilia IIoln H or the
Masons I'ytliiiin Brig
ade Camp.
A new social , fraternal and beneficiary order
dor has gained a strong foothold In this city
and Is rapidly increasing lit numbers , ( t Is
known us the Fraternal Mystic Circle nnd
has its head olllcos in Columbus , O , The
bodies of the order are called "rulings. "
Douglas ruling was organised in this city lasi
Tuesday evening lu the A. O. U. W. hall < n
the Barker block , by W. M. Ouiwits , special
supreme deputy for Iowa and Nebraska. The
now ruling was Instituted with about fifty
charter members , Including many ladles.
This Is ono of the few orders where men and
women arc admitted on exactly thobnmo foot-
Ing. It is purely a social and fraternal order
with n beneficial department "on the side , "
In which the male members may carry Insur
ance policies of Sl,500 or fct.OOO.
'Iho function of the order Is
to provide social amusement for the members
and promote a kindly feeling of fellowship
among them. For this purpose entertain
ments of a musical alid literary nature ,
together with parties ur.d picnics , forma very
prominent fcaturo in the business of the
tpeetingB. ,
The order has been In existence noout
sovcn years and has a membership of about
ten thousand , s
Douelas ruling elected the following ofll-
cors , who will bo Installed by Deputy
Gulwlts : D. M. Havorly , worthy ruler ; if.
G. Knox , vlco woithy ruler ; W. N. Dor-
ward , sitting past worthy ruler ; J. B , Ralph ,
M. D. , chief examiner ; W. , O. Ilodgors , M.
D , , second examiner ; C. E.Allen ; , recorder ;
N. W , CharleH , collector ; J. 11. Kmmons ,
treasurer ; W. E. Cody , Tnarstml ; H. S.
Allen , chaplain ; Mrs. C. K. Allen , warden ;
Miss Mumio Allen , guard ; ! ' . A , I'arkor ,
sentry ; Carl lirandeis , Thomas Hingwalt
and C. 1C. Taylor , trustees , i
The tlmo nnd pluco of mooting has not yet
boon decided. i
I. O. O. l \
Washington lodge. No. 41 , of Arlington ,
will dcdlcatoits nqw temple on the lllth lust. ,
and invitations tmyo been expanded to thu
fraternity all over the state to bo present.
The ceremony of dcdlcdtloniwiU bo followed
by u grand ball. O. N. Unthauk , D. C , O'Con
nor and E. D. Haith constitute the committee
on arrangements , aad they huvomado elabor
ate preparations for a grand celebration.
The Union Pacific band of this city will bo
in attendance ,
AO. . Ui W.
Omaha ledge , No. IS , has elector ! ofllcors as
follows for thu ensuing term : William Hll-
kor , M. W. ; J. M. Vauglmn , F. ; Alter-
bury , O. ; C. 1C. Colllor , . recorder ; C. II.
Withncllreceiver ; N. W. Charles , financier ;
J. T. Solar. U. ; II. U. Merrill , I. W. : K. L.
Hnox , O. W. ; William Hllkor , Ccorgo E.
lirowu , II , I1. I hue , trustees ,
Masonic.
Grand Master Slaughter will lay the corner
stone of the JofTorson county court house At
Kalrhury on Tuesday next , assisted by the
grand ledge ofllcors.
At Its hut session the grand ledge granted
dispensations for the formation of now
lodges at Carlcton and Dlllor , aud tbo grand
master will constitute lodges at these places
Furniture Dept
Our business in this department is
still llist-clnss no falling olT , no dull
times. Wo are delighted with our furniture -
nituro trade nnd congratulate ourselves
that our prices are just about right. Wo
intend to keep them ho and prove to
the public that the best article for the
least nossiblo amount of money is our
motto and stay. Just received , a car
load of bedsteads. For finish , material
nnd general appearance they are the
best and the prlco is very low. Beds at
$1.1)5 ) , worth $2.50 ; $2.1)5 ) , worth $ I ; $ U ,
worth $5 ; 1.25 , worth $5.50. Just re
ceived , some line writing desks at $8.50.
worth $12 ; $0.50 , worth 816. Solid oak
book cnco $2.05 , worth $ I. High back
dinner close woven cane scat Doe , usual
price $1.50 ; rocker to match , $ l.l)5usyal )
price $2.60. Remarkable bargains in
bedroom suits , at $12$15. 317.50 and up ;
Full and extra line line of center
tables and extension tables at the low
est price in town. Got our prices on
nlush furniture nnd lounges. Fine rocker
$7.50 , worth $12 ; at $7 , wortn $10 , Pine
plush armchair $5.85 , worth 89.
Grand Mark-Down Sale on Baby
Carriages.
Never before such bargains. $10.60
carriages $0.60 , $12 at iki.85 , $15 at § 10 ,
and so on. The iuraest stock to pick
Jrotn ; over SO sold already. Wo assure
you that you can save money on car
riages if you buy hero and now. Have
you purchased ono of our line brass-
tipped bamboo easels ? Only 75c , worth
$1.50. Wo carry 11 complete and varied
line of bed lounges , both in tapestry
and plush ; wo have thorn at $8.50. $9.50 ,
$10.50 , $11.25 , $12 and $15 ; all these are
faolid , good first-class lounges.
LADIES'
Knit Underwear.
1 ease of Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests
only 8c , reduced from ISc.
Lndies' _ Fancy Ribbed Vests , silk rib
bon tied on the neck , only 17e , worth
25c. .
Ladies' Egyptian Cotton Vests , V-
shaped neck and trimmed in silk , only
89c , reduced from 76c.
Ladies' Fancy Jersey Ribbed Vests
only 50c , reduced from SI.
BIG CUT ON
Ladies' Scarfs.
Ladles' embroidered and drawn
thread scarfs at 8c , lOc , 12io , I5o and
25c ; worth from 15c to ( inc.
Wo have an elegant line of Windsor
scarfs at lOc , 15c , llc ) , 25e , 35c and 43c ;
worth from 20c to 75e.
Veiling in all tno latest shades and
styles , lOc , loc , 20c and 25c per veil.
this week at Cnrleton oa Tuesday .ovonlnp
and at Dlllor on Wednesday evening.
The Masons of Columbus , O. , have formed
an organization which they call the "Mexican
club. " The purpose of the club is to arrange
for a tour through the principal southern
cities and the City of Moxlco as soon as the
triennial closes in Denver in 1SOJ.
There is great agitatian in Missouri Just
now amoncr the Masons and Catholics of the
state over a letter written a few days ago by
Father P. B. O'Louphlin. a le.iding Catholic
priest of Holla , to the ofllcors of the grand
lodge of that jurisdiction , in which the Driest
demands that the grand lodge , request Dr.
John D. Vlncll , the grand secretary , to re
sign , and in case I'o ' refuses , to remove him.
The cav.so of complaint Is found In an ad
dress delivered by Hight Worshipful Brother
Vlncil at the laying of the corncrstono of the
Masonic temple- Kollo. The loiter says :
As soon as Grand Secretary \ incil'a address -
dross had boon begun I entered the opera
houso. but did not take a reserved sent , or
indeed any scat , as I intended to stay but a
short while , ai > d was there at all wholly to
toward f 3llow-cltizons and
show respect my < - ,
especially my own townsmen nnd neighbors.
As soon as Grand Secretary Vincil had ar
rived at that point in his address whcra ho
was to explain the word "frco" in the order's
tltlo of "Ancient , Free aud Accepted
Masonry , " ho took occasion to refer very
forcibly to "another institution" that was
and isaccording to a conservative recalling of
his language , anything but freedom-loving ,
freedom-prodUcng | or freedom-preserving ;
an Institution that ho did not hc.'ltato to
designate with llerco emphasis as "damna
ble" and "up to its neck In blood , " etc. ; an
"Institution plotting now airalnst and under
mining or secKing to undermine American
frco Institutions ; " an "institution that only
three weeks ago sought to prevent our order
from laying the corncr-stono of the now city
hull in St. Louis. "
At this juncture , nnd speaking simply as a
citizen , I said : ' "That must lie contradicted ,
sir , " meaning thnt I could not sco my way to
shirk what seemed to mo the duty of a con
tradiction of the entire passage of Impas
sioned oratory. After a notable puuso , dur
ing which nothing was said in reply , I added
slowly : "I will take my leave , " or words to
that effect , hut before reaching the foot of
the stairs and the door leading to the street I
heard Grand Secretary Vlncll comment :
"That's hoi That's onu of 'cm ! That's the
Institution I menu. Ho admits. Ho is gone.
He must bo gulltv.1' And ho received some
slight applause , this time , doubtless , for his
wit.
wit.Tho grand ledge ofllcers took no notlco of
thu totter , but gave It out Unit "Catholicism
should understand now that It must co/iso in
terfering with the political or fraternal Insti
tutions of this country. Masonry seeks no
controversy with any church or denomina
tion , hut Its members insist as citizens that
churches must confine * themselves exclusively
to tholr spiritual functions. "
u. or i .
The divisions of the Uniform rank will
elect officers during the coming weok.
IT , n. Halcombo and II. It. Weber will rep
resent Triangle ledge at tha eriind lodge ,
C. E. Currlor , L. A. Merriam , W. V. Coo
and J. C. Mitchell will represent Triune
ledge at the next session of the grand lodgo.
T. II. Dally was elected as representative
of Nebraska ledge No. 1 to the grand lodge ,
that ledge being entitled to ono moro dele
gate by Its consolidation with Marathon
lodgo.
Brigadier General Dayton has Issued an
order announcing that the vote on Urn pluco
for holding tno next encampment w.is In
favor of Hcatrlco and thu encampment will
bo held at that place August IT to - .
i
A Baltimore fronk Is n frog of good size
and a trlllo lltfht In color , but apparently not
different from any other frog. The freakishness -
ness developed when hU frogshlp was wor
ried , when , Instead of hopping oft or giving
utterance to the deep , sonorous note usually
heard from frogs , he simply opened his
mouth and cried , Thu frog Is nothing if not
human , and suggests both In tone and volume
a bud. poovlsh child. The cry Is not a single
note , but several , and Is coutiuued oven after
the annoyance coiucs.
HOUSE
Furnishing Goods
Pie pans Ic each.
1 qt tin pans He each ,
2qt tin puns Ho each.
! 1 qt tin pans -He each.
4 qt tin puns 6k' each.
5 qt tin pans die each.
0 qt tin Ptins 7e each.
8 qt tin pans ! ) c each.
10 qt tin pr.ns lOc each.
12 qt tin pans 12c } each.
Preservi ngf Kettles.
2 at preserving kettles lloo.ich.
8 qt preserving kettles 12Je each.
4 qt preserving kettles J4e each.
6 qt preserving kettles loc each.
G qt preserving kettles 17e } each.
8 qt preserving kettles 21c each.
10 qt preserving kettles 23e each.
Tea Kettles.
No. 7 tea kettle , copper bottom 25c
each.
No. 8 tea kettle , copper bottom 35o
each.
No. 9 tea kettle , copper bottom 60c
each.
Our whole line of tinware has been
reduced to manufacturer's prices and
wo will soil you one piece of tinware
just as cheap as you can go to the fac
lory and buy by the gross or cur lend.
Mason Fruit Jars.
Our prices on fruit jars are the lowest ,
in Omaha.
Drug Department.
Liobig Beef Iroi. and Wino SOc.
Hood's Sarsapnrillu 8'ie.
Hall's Hair Renower75c.
Parker's Hair Balsam 40c.
Ginger Ale 15c per bottle.
Bay rum 25c per bottle.
Ammonia , largo oottlo , lOc ; small,5c.
Liobig Beef Extract H3c.
Vaseline , perfumed 7c per bottle.
Vaseline , plain , 6c per bottlo.
Mothino Balls , 2 boxes for 15c. .
South Down Toilet Soap , Ic per cake.
Milled Olive Oil Glycerine Soap. 2e
per cuke.
Glycerine Soap , in round balls , 4o
per ball.
Bouquet Toilet S p , 4c nor cako.
Trimmings ,
This department is makinp speoia
cuts on all kinds of DIO&S Trimmings ,
Linings and Dressmakers' Materials.
SMA ti VMjA IIITIES.
A state otllclal of Malno la wearing a straw
hat that ho bought in 1859.
A lisa with two tails Is the loading curi
osity at Madison , Ga. It Is alive and doing
well.
In the gizzard of a hon killed at Luboc ,
Mo , , last week , was found a small gold pin
lost ten years ago.
A man bought $ l.r > ; i worth of farm ma
chinery In various parts of Arkansas City
while his wlfo was selecting a spring bonnet.
At a lira In Georgia recently , there being
no water at hand some little colored boys
pelted it with watermelons which wore grow
ing In a neighboring Hold , and the melons
bursting , soon quenched the Humes.
A Kansas farmer proved by actual meas
urement that corn on his place grow three
inches between sundo\yn Sunday evening
and 9 o'clock the following Monday morning.
And yet thu agnostics turn up their uoses at
the story of Jonah's gourd.
A ten-year-old boy In an Arkansas town
has been detected in stealing letters from a
postonico box by means of a string and a
grasshopper. The grasshopper was tied to
thostring and lot down lute the box through
the aperture. When the insect got o lottur
into its pinchers , ho hauled it up and took iho
letter.
A floating rock Is ono of the wonders of
Coroa. It stands , or scorns to stand , In front
of Iho palace erected in its honor. It is an
Irregular culm of grout bulk. It appears to
bo rostinir on the ground free from support
on all bides , but strange to say two men on
opposite culls of the rope may pass it under
the stone without encountering any obstacle
whatever.
Klnggold , Ga , , was visited by a wonderful
phenomenon recently. Mllllans upon millions
of llrellles issued irom neighboring moun
tain ridgoj and toulc down the course of the
ChicKanmuga river , which sltirts that city on
Iho southern border. The pyrotechnic dis
play was grand. Trunks of trees Hkirtlnit
the river were plainly visible a quarter of a
mlle distant , and the entire mountain sldo
was Illuminated. Thn horde of flrollles was
fully forty feet high and It toolc a quarter of
tin hour to pass down the stream , extending
over a mlle along Its course.
Wcllsvlllo , O. , has a wonderful monstroc-
Ity. It is a fomala pig , about eight Incites in
length , entirely devoid of hair , has a douulo
set of oyus , feet like the bunds of a human ,
distinct linger nails , largo cant and the lower
I art of the face like a human The most po-
culittr part of the freak is the upper part of
the taw , which looks llko an elephant. It
has along trunk projecting from the middle
of the head , which turns backward and lays
between the two oars , and In the and of
which are two largo holes , through which
the air or bre.ithlng takes plaeo. The nose
proper has no holes on either side and re
sembles a human noso. The chin is as per
fect as a child at birth possesses ,
A O VMllSriES I \ JK H'ii , It V.
Jeicfte s' llcvlew.
A silver wlahbono is a belt bttcklo dis
played by Jowolui's.
Glass lamp shades are being Introduced
with deposits of silver lloral work.
Silver wlro purbos of late Issue have tiny
lleur-ilo-lU scattered all over them.
Chrysanthemum blossoms are applied with'
very pretty effect tochinu dishes.
Ahorbcshoo scarf pin Is crossed uy two
pliUlna noils with diamonds in their heads.
A dog whlstlo , a matchbox and a cigar cutter -
tor U the nowoatcomoiimtioii In silver.
Enamel panslos with Jeweled cantors coin-
pose ear screws abundantly worn
A bracelet of a now character U of gold
wlro clasped by an emerald lizard.
Especially appropriate for thu season Is a
blue nnamel heart brooch sot In u circle of
pearl-tipped gold wires.
A scarf pin that appeals to fishermen U a
gold trout whoso shining coat U formed by
mall diamonds.
Among the necessities for ladles who wear
outing shirts U a sot of gold cnaaiol studs ,
connected by a slender cbalu ,
Chenille Portieres
Wonderful bargains from Now York
auction salu of Wlndol , Stokes & CO'B
mammoth stock.
Splendid now styles at ftt.7o , SI
SI.60 , S5 and ut to * I2 , for gooJs never
sold loss than 8 to * 25.
Tlinso are extraordinary values and
should not bo overlooked.
Toy Department.
The toy department Isunannex on 1st
floor. Anything you buy in this de
partment you get nt a bargain just now.
Toys of all kinds Dolls , Gnmos ,
Ilam'mocks , Croquet , Wagons and
Velocipedes.
.Tust received the now , popular nnd
mysterious gnmo of Oulju , the latest
and most mystifying game on earth.
See Ouija , for sale in toy department.
Trunks and
Valises.
The quality of our trunks and valises
and the prices wo sell thorn at tells tlio
whole story. Trunks that sell every
where for S5 wo let you have for Sit.05.
Fine zinc covered trunk , iron bottom ,
strips on top and sides , valence all
round , good lock and hasps , covered hat
box , in fact an A 1 trunk. Do you want
onoV Got ono.
On bags wo can suit you in any style
at any price. All we ask is your inspec
tion of our goods. Wo are always glad
to show you.
Bargains
iN-
DECORATED WARE
100 piece imported decorated dinner
set , SSK50 : worth $25.
112 pieces imported decorated dinner
sots , S10.50 ; worth $ . ' ! 5.
Decorated cups and saucers at 02c per
bCt.
Decorated dinner plates , 35c per sot.
Decorated pie plates , ! Wo per sot.
Vegetable and covered dishes. 60o
each.
Decorated sauce dishes , 22o per sot.
Milk crocks at 3ic per gallon.
Playing Cards.
Finely finished playing cards-at 5c ,
IOc , 12e. } 15c , IOc and 25c per uncle.
PEl'l'KUMl&T MtKOl'S.
A stable currency the horso.
Health is not wealth for the physician.
The king of A-shantoo must boallut-ontot
Because you fcol good Is no reason you are.
Prcsplratlou has tbo drop on the republic ]
at large.
All McMlnloy Jokes are now dc-clared to be
simply tarittlc.
A mule Is Ilka a gun when ho kicks on
account of a heavy load ,
On a windy day these very baggy trousers
have rather u flip-pant air.
High living is dangerous. At least the bill-
loomsts seem to find it so.
Hotwyen wind and wato , the soda fountain
has rather an active time.
Tno trees which began to leave it the
spring will stay all summer.
The man who advertises his business 'can't
bo soared out by competition.
Iludglay say.s the most difficult part of a
drinking song is the "refrain , "
The deed of an incendiary is correctly re
ferred to as u "burning hhamo.
The farmer's wlfo who trades geese feath
ers pays down for what she gets.
If wind would alnno do It , the air ship
would have boon nuulo a success long ago.
A fellow who ulwc.ys walks when hu goes
to sco his girl IA apt to bccomo beau-logged.
The capitalist In collecting his. Income has
respect and consideration for the leased.
The discharge of the cook Illustrates the
transition fronr'tho frying pan to the lira.
A man who puts too much corlal extract
down his throat Is sure to go with a rye fuco.
A Kentucky inun called his horse "Hot
I3i cult" bocuuHO It was the flnoit bred ho
know of.
The man who practices In a shooting gal
lery may loam to hit the pipe without acquir
ing the opium habit.
When lightening trios to bo runny It Is
very liable to muko even the .stroagmt oaka
split thnir sides.
" Yes , " remarked the unconscious humorist ,
"ho'll make a very good .shorilt when ha
learns the rapes. "
Twynn What makes the wealthy people
In the boxes chatter so noisily ) Trfpploit
.Money talks , you know.
The now ftylo of punctuation Is modelled
after the railway oxjiross train. It has the
HinallcHt possible number of stops.
It is said that Senator Cullom never til.
vulgcs anything. Hut watt until ho gats la
mid-ocean. Hu ban never taken a sea voyage
yot.
"Funny how hard It Is to ralso an um
brella I" remarked the nncak-lhlof us ha
strolled out of the third unfruitful hall
way.
"They say celery Is a good oplato. "
"What's datl" "Puts a ni-in to stoop. "
"Aw. go on. What's do matter wld uo
sandbag ! "
Chicago Tribune : "I'upa , what nro yeti
going to preach about next Sunday I" in
quired the youngest son of n prominent
South Sldo minister the other day. "Next
Sunday , my son , " replied the father of tha
youngster , "I expect to preach another ser
mon on the subject , 'What Is Truth 1' " "I
can't understand that sort o' unnon , " re
joined the boy , digging the too of hit * shoo in
the carpet. "Why don't you pre.ieh about
'What is Gaodnussl' or something llko that ! "
The prcauhur looked flxodlv at the bay ovoi
his spectacles , pigeonholed the sermon ha
was writing and went to work at once on
another.
Match boxes Imvu boon devised with stlvci
coins on the outside , Gentle pressure below/
tbo date of thu piece will ruvcal a place fair a
photograph. _
A copy of a wooden packing case In gold ,
tmiuloil around with silver strips , U a gvn <
tlemtin'.s locket that has madoits appearance.
In a silver scarf pin uiado to represent n
tobacco pip' ' } u yuruet Just tills thu mouth ul
the buvs 1.