( \ BUNCH OF HAY BLOSSOMS
Plucked from the Blooming Fagea of Our-
lent Magazines.
THE REAL AND THE NOVEL WOMAN
of the Wild Mt-Steiitn nml r.lru
trlclty The Homo of ilt-IT Dnvls A
Modern Calling Invuntori
of Train Itoliblnc ,
A spirited review of the sort of women
'that our present day novelists arc fond of
depleting Is contributed to the May Issue ot
the Chautauqtian , by Alice Hilton. She says.
It Is interesting to observe that our novel-
lit's woman is apt to bo visible only at aomo
special point ot her lite. If she Is really j
photographed as an Individual , she Is taken
at sweet 1C or she Is a matronly mother or
ono of two or three types of more or less
ripened spinster. For each situation there
is a sort of composite picture of n human
creature , not necessarily a women. How
large a place conventionalities , as purely
symbol.e as the sign X , fill In these "char
acters , " we cannot easily realize. It Is
prolty t-erlaln lhat any woman of the right
age could fill the part ; and It Is probable
that her brother could fill It if properly
dressed , voiced , and environed. The subtle
charm of a womanly personality may get
into the part through the Imagination ot the
reader. More commonly the author's state
ment thai his heroine Is charming Is lakcn
at par.
A legitimate Interest attaches to this sub
ject because the novelist of Ihe period la very
jiroud of his women , anil locks down from a
Kreal height upon the "females" of Fennl-
more Cooper. Hut If these now women In-
trodueed to us In novels arc not quite cer
tainly women at all , and If they are com-
poslteg and not individuals , we may bo less
enriched than we were alleged to have bon
by the addition of Ihete lay figures to our
society. These new ladles are better dressed
than Csoper's females , but Ihey do not seem
to have much Individuality and Ihelr woman
liness Is reduced to Ihe rigid necsltles of
nature architecturally glcrlfleil by gowns
And hats sentimentally bodied forth by
courtship and engagements ,
Klrctrlo
Those nvo years liavo Indeed done won
ders In the domain of street railroading In
this country , writes Joseph Wetzler In
Scrlbner's , and have even net our transAtlantic
lantic friends to worlc following our example.
To glvo some Idea of the extent to which
electricity has displaced the horse , find , on
the other hand , been Instrumental in creat
ing new roads , we need only elte the fact
that at the present time there arc over 850
electric railways In the United Statas. oper
ating over 9,000 miles of trak and 2.1,000
cars , and representing a capital ln\vstn.ent
of over $400.000,000. What stupendous fig
ures , when we consider that In ISS ? the
number of such roads amounted to only
thirteen , with scarcely 100 cars.
Comparing the electric with the steam lo
comotive as mechanisms , pure and simple ,
there Is a wide difference between them as
regards simplicity. On the one hand we
liavo an aggregation consisting of boilors.
pumpa , cylinders , valve ? , piston and connect
ing rods , with reciprocating motions , while
on the other hand , the electric locomotive
lias but a single moving part , the armature
having a rotary motion. It follows that the
cost of repairs for a simple mechanism like
the electric locomotive would be far below
that of the steam locomotive , In proof of
which we need only clto the statement of
Mr. Alexander Siemens , president of the
English Institution of Electrical Engineers ,
that the electric locomotives operating In the
London Underground railroad ran CO.OOO
miles without coating a cent tor repairs.
No Moro Wll < t Went.
Thoreau was an eccentric actuality , Leath-
tretocklng an Invention of romance , says a
writer In Llpplncott's. Yet more than once
In some by-path of the great west I have
come face to face with the physical embodi
ment of the Idea that Impelled both these men
to solitude. I might easily name you the
western counterfeit of Thoreau , and you
\vculd recognize the name as that of one not
wcomiected "With councils of state and the
philosophy styled transcendental. Ittit a
more realistic llguro Is Intruded. He volun
tarily forsook the delight of his own loneli
ness to bear me company , one day In a long
Tide through the Bad Lands ; and , though
It Is ten years ago , tha voice of that weather-
beaten old wanderer speaks In a spirit of
prophecy , and I hear him say ,
"Young man , the west Is peterln' out
mighty fast. I've prospected , an' punched
cows , an' druv stage , an' turned my nan' to
mos' everything , from the Pan Handle to the
Hills ; an' I tell you the end's n-comln" . I
Kencrally move en a bit when the price of n
hair-cut gets below 50 cents ; an' that's why
I'm movln' on now. "
At the time I suspected him of flippancy ,
hla hair was so very long ; now I know him
for the seer that he was. That unsurveyed
boundary , "thefrontier1 had become a
wavering line ; today It Is all but effaced
and the man who "goes west" Is not quite
certain of hla destination till ho reaches the
Pacific and receives the puzzling assurance.
"Oh , no , wo don't call ourselves westerners
In San Francisco. The west Is further cast-
in In Denver and Deadwood , you know. "
The whirligig of time has
brought a reversal of conditions ,
when the traveler In the Indian
country , the farmer In tha New
Mexico valley , feels more secure than the
citizen of the metropolis who trudges home
ward on a dark night with an eye to the
alleys ; when the old Inhabitant gazes dream
ily at his rusty Winchester on the wall and
shudders at the desolating fury of the live
wire and the trolley car. Shooting through
the roof U almost out of fashion west of tbe
Mltsourl ( I know at least one territorial sa
loon where It Is not allowed , even on the
Fourth of July ) ; riding horseback on a bil
liard table U no longer commonly practiced
by the male society of railroad towns. A
large proportion of the standing anny has
secured a sedentary occupation In the east ,
and the west Is becoming commonplace and
agricultural. In short , the frontier Is effaced ,
and the blood-and-thumler novelist of the
future who seeks material of "contemporan
eous human Interest" will go further and
fare worse If he leaves the lalra of tbn New
York policeman for the uneventful region *
whc.ro the warwhoop U no longer hoard.
ilv IT l > nvls' Homo ,
Among the other sketches "In Sunny Mis
sissippi" In Harper's. Julian Ralph gives the
description ot the Jeff Uavls home at Hlloxl :
Fly the wood road the back of Ileauvior la
first reached , and Is found to bo a tract ol
ten acres , devoted to the cultivation of the
tcuppernong grape. The vineyard Is a scene
Df disorder and neglect. The rude arbors
ro rotting and falling upon the vines , ant !
the young persimmon and pecan trees that
have been set out there are endangered bj
the weeds that grow riotously , to exaggerate
the suggestion of desolation. The mansloi
Is around a bend ot the ro.id , commanding
the dark blue gulf , from behind ainpk
grounds , whoso fence separates the place
but does not hide Us beauties from the white
beach drlvo that skirts the water. The gate
was tied up , and the house was closed , EC
that lud It been pointed out to me as a
haunted house , abandoned by Its owners , the
icone presented there would have been ex
actly accounted for.
It has been a noble placa. and could be
tnado so again with little trouble and ex
pense. No house that I have seen in the
louth Is more eloquent of the full posslblll
lies ot the aristocratic baronial life ot tin
planter before the war. To look upon It cvet
now Is to recall a thousand tales and anec
iSotcs ot the elegant life , the hospitality , am
the comfort of the old regime. The mail
house Is a great , square , low building , will
& gallery on three sl-les , reached by a broad
high Hlght of steps , A great and beautlfu
, door leads to a wide central hallway , througl
which ouo co"H se ? . when the house wa
open , either ' " > gulf and distant Island
In front , or . , - ' . > t oaks with their funera
drapery ot Span.sh moss in the rear
Two other similar , but smaller house
stand , llko heralds of the old hos
pltallty , a llttlo forward on either aide o
the mansion. Doth are square , red-roofed
one-story miniatures of tbe manor-house
Each hat Its root reaching out to form :
Tumble in Tumblers-
Special Tumbler sale of over 100 barrels of new styles
in every shape and engraving1.
Lot 1 goes at Uc each
Lot 2 goes at 2o "
Lot 3 goes at 2c }
Lot-J goes at ! 'ic
Lot o goca at 1c
Lot U goes at 5s "
\Vatcr Bottles 25c
Regular price , 7oc
Thin blown Table Tumblers 4c
Sells elsewhere for lOc.
A fine Banded Tumbler 2c
Sells elsewhere for 8c.
A plain Table Tumbler , clear flint glass 1 J c
20 per cent off of White China for decorating.
Salts and Peppers 2 c each
Nutmeg graters lc each
Water Sprinklers 15c
GLOVES 1
Ladies' line Trench made Kid Gloves , colors ,
tan , brown nnd black , , every pair war
ranted ; Jaffrny Jobbed to sell at $1.25 , o g.
Ladles' nne'reafkid Gloves'.1French'innde , '
nil colors * ; Jaffray Jobbed to sell for $2.00 ,
our price
y
og
Ladles' all silk Gloves , warranted perfect
lit , In u ack only ; Jnffray Jobbed to sell
for 50o , our price -OC
Men's Knh'llsh WnlkliiR Gloves , made of n
very fine kid ; Jaltray Jobbed to sell for
$1.50 , our price Dae
The latest Men's Reindeer Gloves , the
new color In grays
$1.50
HOSIERY
Another case of that fine Nubian Hose ,
black , guaranteed fast , that Jnffray Job
bed to sell for 20o , our price ( only four
pairs to a customer )
7 l-2c
Children's line ribbed Hose , with double
knee nnd spliced heels and toes , Herms-
to sell for 2jc , our
dorf dye ; Juffray Jobbed j j
CnTlilren'8"anil "niisscB1' tail Hose , In nil
nhades , with spliced heel and toe ; Jaffray _
Jobbed to sell for 23c , our price InO
The latest novelties In fast russet shades
In misses' Hose , nil sizes ; Jaffray Jobbed
to sell for 33c , our price 2oc
Those extra quality fast black Hose , with
spliced heel and toe. that Jaftray Jobbed
to sell for 35e , our price
U I'Alll I'OIl 35c
Ladles' fancy colors In gauze lisle Hose
colors , that Jaffray imported to Job for jg
BftQBffl SUc , our price
Muslin Underwear-
1 lot of Gowns , Ko l mualln , neatly
rulllo trimmed , worth double ,
ID dozen Drawers , of l > est muslin , never
sell them less than 45c , at
One lot of Gown * , clnlmrutely trimmed
with lure. Insertion anil embroidery , reg
ular ptlco $1.2o , at
Ombrclle Drawers , In lawn nnil cam-
Ijrlc. trimmed with KtiRllsh emlmiUk-ry ,
fCKUlar prlro Jl.l" ' . nl
GOc
Children's Dresses , In lawn and glns-
liani , f'lc and
Ombrellp Fklrts , In cambric , lace and
embroidery trimmed , Jl 3. . and
Black Dress Goods
33-Inch Henrlellas , of Ihe 50c value , go
tomorrow ut
40-Inch Mohairs thai Jaffray jobbed at- , ,
GOc are 35C
W-lnch Henriettas and English Serges , , , _ -
Jaffray'H price We. ours . . . .33 < -
42-Inch extra fine Henrietta and 40-
Inch Dntlsle , sold all over al Cc ' * 7.
eo at . 3' l
40-Inch English Serges thai Jaftray sold , „ _
for S3c , tomorrow 49C
02-Inch Cheviots , the regular J1.03
1 ty , for . "
15-Inch Henriettas nnd EO-lnch Gloria/- ,
Silk , everywhere Jl.OO and { 1.23 ° 3
IC-lnch flKurotl Mohairs nnd r.l-lnch .
Uroadcloth , value J1.25 and $1.50
40-Inch silk nnd wool Crepons , Jaff ray's
$1.73 quality , for
IG-lnch extra fine Crepons , Jam-ay's
$2. 5 and $2.73 seeds , for >
Subscribe for the SOAPS.
1) IlllOil Huttcrmllk , 5c coke.
tor , $1.00 Huttercup , 5c cake.
u year. Cutlctirn. 17c.
1'eurs' unscented , lOc.
Witch Hazel , lOc bottle.
Hay Hum , 33c bottle.
Florida Water , 2T c large bottls.
1'ozzunl'H I'owder , 33c.
Lablache Powder , 3bc.
Tetlow's Powder , Sc box.
Sozodont , 55c.
Urown's Camphorated , ISc.
Tooth Hrushes , 15c , 20c , 230.
Tnr Soap , 5c.
5c.NOTIONS. .
Corallno Stays , In sets , "Sic.
Corlllne Stays , dozen , 23c.
Sateen Corset Glnsus , 5c.
Something new In Alcohol Stoves , 23c.
CiirllnR Irons , 3c , 4c , lOc , 15c.
Tracing Wheels , 5c , Sc.
Pins. 4c.
Patent Hooks any Kyes. "c.
Black Darnliifr Cotton , 3 for lOc.
Twin Stays , ! c set.
Shields , lie.
Hex Hairpins , 5c.
Kill Curlers , Se , 12p.
The Hclydake Curler , ? > r set.
Safety Pins , 3e , 5c cord.
IJastinB Thread , 500 yards Sc.
road porch In front. One Is the bachelors
Barters , for Ruests and relatives or that
unhappy persuasion , and the other Is Mr.
) avls's library and retreat. There every-
hlng Is as he loved to have It around him
vhen ho sat Indoors , and out en the beach
s the ruin and wreck of a seat under some
Ive-oaks where he used to sit and look upon
the broad water and reflect upon hla extra
ordinary and moat active life , llehlnd these
three buildings Is the usual array of out
buildings , such as every southern mansion
collected In its shadow the kitchen , the
servants' quarters , the dairy , and the others.
I went Into the llttlo library building and
saw his books , his pictures , his easy-chair
and table , and behind the main room his
Iny bedroom and anteroom , the bedroom
being so small that It could accommodate no
arger bed than the mere cot which is shoved
against the window. His books would Indi
cate that he was a religious man , with a
subordinate Interest In history. In a closet
ho kept a remarkable collection of
prayer-books , and In an open case
were many volumns of novels ,
which the caretaker of tha place
called "traah. " anil accounted for with the
explanation that Mr. Davis maintained a sort
of circulating library for the use of his ex-
confederate soldier friends. The pictures that
still hang upon the walls struck me as a
strange collection. One shows some martyrs ,
lead , in a gladiatorial amphitheater ; one Is
of a drowned girl floating beneath a halo In
a'night-darkened stream ; ono Is a portrait
of our Saviour besldo several madonnas , anJ
only ono U a military picture. Thither came
constant visitors , for It was "the thing to
lo" In Dlloxl far too much so for tha privacy
and comfort of the family. I suspect ; but It
Is recollected that Mr. Davis dellghtoi In
showing his library to all who called after 12
o'clock noon. The main house was seen only
by those who had a claim upon his affections.
I vUltetl It and found It made up of noble
rooms and decorated beautifully with fresco
work. Hut nearly all the furniture and orna
ments and pictures were packed up or cov-
crol ns If ready for removal. The effect upon
my mind was sad and almost tragic , anJ I
hastened from the widespread scene of havoc
uiul of neglect , which even threatens the
house Itself.
Tim Typleul Stock Ilrnher.
Our single and signal contribution to the
callings of the world has been the apotheo
sis of the stock broker , ayj a writer in
Scrlbner's. For the last twenty-five years
the well-to-do father and mother and their
tons , In our large cities , have been under the
spell of a craze for the brokerage business.
Tbo consclousneia that the refinements of
modern living cannot adequately bo supplied
In a large city to a family whose Income
does not approximate $10.000 a year Is a
cogent argument In favor of trying to grow
rich rapidly , and both the pronklslng young
man and the general utility man welcomed
the new calling with open arms. Impelled
by the notion that here was a vocation which
required no special knowledge- attainments ,
and very little capital , which was pleasant ,
gentlemanly , and not unduly confining , and
which promised largo returns almost in the
twinkling of an eye , hundreds and thousands
of young men became brokers chlclly stock
brokers , but also cotton brok rs ,
note brokers , Insurance broken , real
estate brokers and broker * In nearly
everything. The flolJ was undoubt
edly a rich one fir those who first ent red U.
There was a need ( or the broker , and he
was speedily recognized as a valuable addi
tion to the machinery of trade. Many huge
fortunes were made , and we have learned tea
a soc ate the word broker with the p s csslon
i Colored Dress Goods-
Jnffray's 25c Novelty Dress Goods , 34
Inches wide , goes at
2 1-2 Q
? - ' ' N ° veltjr Dresa
IGc
pri'ceHcnrlettas' ' < * " nt
All colors In 40-Inch Cheviots , C3c grade.
Bo for
12-Inch Serges nnd Henriettas , Jaffray's
price GOc , ours
37 l-2o
Bl-lnch gray , brown nnd green Mixtures ,
actual value $1.00 , price
42-Inch Imported Suitings , for years
you ve paid 7dC , tomorrow ,
52-inch Check Cheviots , Jaffray's regular
$ l.Jj Bood.-f , tomoirow ,
4C to 50-lneh Silk nnd Wool Novel tlen In
Clay Worsteds , etc. , worth $1.25 tc * $2.23 ,
go at $1.23 down to
to69c
of large means , an Imposing house on a fash
ionable street , and diverse docked and stylish
horses. There are stock brokers In all the
gicat capitals of the world , but nowhere has
the vocation swallowed up the sons of the
best people to the extent that It has done
hero during the last thirty years. And yet ,
apart from the opportunity it affords to grow
rich rapidly , what one good reason Is there
why a promising young man should decide to
buy and sell stocks for a living ?
Inventor * ot 'Iriiln lioliDlnsr.
The first , and probably the most daring
band of train robbers that ever operated In
the United States , writes Cleveland Moffett
In McClure's , was the notorious Hcno gang ,
an association of desperate outlaws who. In
the years Immediately following the war ,
committed crimes without number In Mis
souri and Indiana , and for several years ter
rorized several counties In the region about
Seymour , In the last named state. The
leaders of this band were four brothers , John
Iteno , Frank Ileno , "Sim" Reno , and .Wil
liam Reno , who rivalled each other In a
spirit of lawlessness that must have been
born In their blood , through the union of a
hardy Swiss emigrant with a woman sprung
from the Pennsylvania Dutch. Of the six
children from this marriage , only one es
caped the restless , law-despising taint that
made the others desperate characters , this
single white sheep being "Clint" Ileno , fa
miliarly known as "Honest" Reno , and much
despised by the rest of the family for his
peaceful ways. Kvcn Laura Reno , the one
daughter , famed throughout the west for her
beauty , loved danger and adventure , was an
expert horsewoman , an unrerrlng shot , and
as quick with her gun as any man. Laura
fairly worshiped her desperado brothers ,
whom she aided In more than one of their
criminal undertakings , shielding them from
Justice when hard presjrd , and swearing to
avenge them when retribution overtook them
after their day of triumph.
During the war the Renos had become no
torious as "bounty Jumpers , " and at Its close ,
with a fine scorn for the ways of common
place Industry , these fierce-hearted , dashing
young fellows , all well-built , handsome boys ,
cist about for further means of excitement
and opportunities to make an easy living.
Ileginnlng their operations In a small way
with house-breaking and store robberies ,
they soon proved themselves so reckless In
their daring , so fertile In expedients , so suc
cessful In their coups , that they quickly ex
tended their Held until , In the early part of
1SCO , they had placed a wide region under
contribution , setting all forms of law at de
fiance.
Ilnr Kupliemtiiii.
He was about the most verdant young man
she had ever mot , says the Detroit Free
Press , and the more ho talked to her the
more ho Impressed himself upon her In that
regard until she could restrain her expres
sion of appreciation no longer.
"Do you know , " she said , with charming
candor , "that I like you ? "
"I didn't know It , miss , " ho replied awk
wardly , "but as you have told me so , I am
sure I feel very highly flattered. "
"Well. I do , and I couldn't help telling
you so. "
"May I ask why ? " he said with a pink
white flush showing Itself on h's ' cheeks.
"I presume It Is because I am such a thor
oughly Irish girl , " and he didn't know what
she meant until ho told the story to lila
roommate , and that gentleman suggested the
national color of Ireland as a probable ex
planation.
Land In New York City has been sold at
a price equal to $3.000.000 an acre , Tha
highest In London at $5,000,000 an acre.
i I
New Silks
I'M /
have just rccolvcd n lot of flno
chucked tulTotns , all pure Bilk , blue , 59c
mctizo , brown , pink , worth 31.00
Another new lot Is tlio Dresden utrlr
TafTotiis.2 inches wide , all pure ell
anil In all the latest colorings
Now 21 Inch Satin Duchosso , extra rrr-
line quality , In blue , cream , uilo , pink 75c
cardinal , yellow , bronze , ollro , etc
Notice the width 24 Inches
Natol the VII stripe , our own exclu-
slvo importation of the very Intost
French production in black silk 5
styles all beautiful clTccts not to bo
soon in any other silk .
Miss M. E. McDonald
formerly at 17th and Douglas streets , is now
In charge of our fancy gooes department. She
gives free lessons in fancy work , and makes
infants baskets to order.
fllEIS COIX.IGK rAT.K.lClCS.
PART I.
The nnanclal question , so called , or more
properly the Just and true principles which
should regulate the nnanclal affairs of the
; overnment , are questions , which for the
next several months at least , will arrest the
attention of Americans everywhere. What
s and what Is not the true principle which
should guide this government. Is the ques
tion. It Is a question which In all Us
aspects will become of great Interest to the
people living in the west.
First , because the west Is largely a debtor
section , and , secondly , because whatever agi
tation exists In the west and the theories ac
companying the same , will bo watchoJ closely
by the cast and foreign nations who own
western securities.
In the discussion of this profound question.
If it IH apparent that the west through Its
argument indirectly seeks to avoid Its hon
est obligations or Is engage ! In an attempt
to obliterate the honest rule that one who
owes should ultimately pay hU debt upon a
basis of 100 cents on the dollar , It does not
require much argument to show the disas
trous results which will fall to the material
progress ot this section of our country.
If a man loans another $100 , one In whom
ho has always had the utmost confidence , and
upon Information ascertains that his debtor
U denouncing his creditor and capital In gen
eral anil charging that ho ought not to repay
him his full $100 because the purchasing
power of a dollar has become greater today
than It was when first borrowed no man
could find fault If the croJHor refused to fur
ther aid his debtor. The creditor would bs
considered by all thinking people as doing
the only thing with suqh a debtor as wa.5
proper , when ho csk , < ? d for a return of the
money due him. So It will bo with the wast.
If those to whom the \\Vatorn people are in
debted become convlnqei ) that there are in
this section of our couptry a largo anJ con
trolling number of Its cftlzenshlp who main
tain and who teacui.thh remainder of their
fellow citizens that.fv weal wrong has been
perpetrated upon theni because the purchas
ing power of a dcyllar"'Is ' greater than It
formerly was Iho . . .rutiult U manifest that
many of the debtors , \vJl | become convinced
that In paying their' debts to their creditors
they arc committing1 a1 'wrong because the
creditor Is getting back , inoru than he loaned.
From such a position , wo arc gradually led
to cither repudlatldh' , if the creditor Insists
upon the full amount due htm or a payment
by the debtor to tlic.creditor upon a theory
or basis wholly created by the caprice of the
debtor. i' . i
Following still further , It advertises the
west as being dishonest and cutting loose
from all the safeguards and anchorages which
have existed since man became civilized con
cerning the obligation which ono owes to
him from whom ho has borrowed.
So if the west becomes carried away by
books , such as "Coin's Financial School'
and others ot like character , not only wll
the wc-st suffer during the period of the main
tenance of such Illusions , but for years
thereafter ; the capitalist who desires to In
vest , as well as the capitalist who ha. ; In
vested , will do all In his power to refuse an
extension of Investment or the money will
which to Invent.
The agitation by Coin Is not a new one ; It
has existed from time Immemorial whenever
the human family by reason of Ilnancla
stress desired to relleva Its overburdenei
mind from the weight of distress and want
It Is natural for man when trouble arles to
find fault with something or somebody , am
In the search for the cause men spring up 01
all sides with Innumerable theories , schemes
Ball Nozzle.
A boll-shaped nozzle , a
round ball , This ttmntc
Combination reverses ac
cepted natural l.tws and
b.i flics scientists. The
ball placed loosely In the
bell defies the strongest
pressure ; f ono hundred.
Uo hundred pounds ot
rrt-ssure of cither air or
water behind It will n t
illslodga It , and yet Its
resistance Is so gentle
! hat no pressure Is given
back to the pipe or hose.
Wonderful ball ! Won
derful results ! It gives
to the world a conqueror
of the fire ilcmnn , arescuer ot life and a
protector of property. Yet , with all Its
powei , It lends Itself to gentler ues and be
comes an ever-ready April shower , * o grate
ful to the green sward , to the tree and vine
and so pleasing to the eye.
The Hall Nozzle Is a powerful Illustration
of how simply , yet masterfully , Nature does
man's work It ho can but catch mid II.UIIMS
her forces.
Goes oti Sale Tomorrow.
Handkerchiefs-
Japanese silk Initial Handkerchiefs ,
U-lnch hemstitched. Jiiflray Jobbed to 13c
sell for 2oc , our price
Ladles' Handkerchiefs , Initial , war
ranted pure linen. Jnffray jobbed to 13c
sell at 20c , our price
Ladles' scolloped , embroidered Hand
kerchiefs , JnfTrny Jobbed to sell ut 12 l-2c
lUc ! , our price
Ladles' line f = rolloi > d nnd open work
embroidered Handkerchief * , Jaffruy's 25c
price Me. our price
Men's nil linen Handkerchiefs , nar
row hemstitch , bordered and plain 17c
white , Juffray's C5c gods
Ladles' fnncy open work hemstitched
Pcolloped edge HundkerchlefM , Jnltniy 5c
wholesaled them ut We
LACES
lleautlful butter color Laces
that Jaffray would have whole
saled for' nearly double our
price , 50c , 30o and
25c
Van Dyke Points , that Jaf
fray would have sold for up to
$4.00 a yard , our price $2.00 ,
$1.50 , 35c and
and25c
25c
Whlto Laves , Jaftray's whole
sale price twlco as much as
ours , C5o , 42c , 35c down to
25c
DcVant's Pllsses the newest
lace front , comes In black Drus-
- " ' -n ] butter colors ! laces ,
and in white Swisses , anj but
Vi0 ulHl
75c
ilans and devices for the solution ot a
iroblem , which , to this day , has remained
unsolved. It has remained unsolved because
he causes which produce such a state of
affairs as exists among us today arc to
numerous and many of them so Infinitesimal
and so closely Interwoven with man and his
nature that general laws applicable to the
greater number are the only ones which have
proved curatives. Finances and the making
of money or the having of money are based
so much upon Industry , honesty. Intelligence ,
energy , economy. Judgment , art. most of
which must come from nature , that It has
been Impossible to lay a rule which would
affect all alike , for the reason that not all
men have the full measure ot the qualities
above named. Hence , we have In the world
those who have plenty , those who have a
medium plenty and those who have com
paratively nothing. The multitude of
qualities which go to making either of these
classes are so complex , so different In various
men and controlled to such a great extent by
surroundlngs.by unforeseen contingencies and
the actions of other men located In other
countries , who are all competitors In the
race of life , that to this time no statesman ,
no philosopher , has been able to apply any
rnlo which could make all men equally
wealthy cr even nearly of comfortable cir
cumstances.
A rule to make all men happy or to make
all men good , or to make all men have
pretty wives would be as Impossible ns any
legislative rule or doctrine of philosophy
making every man equally wealthy with his
neighbor.
Divine Providence made men so different ,
one from another , and He has implanted In
the breast of each man qualities cf so differ
ent a nature , one from another , that man
himself , through whatever period of evolu
tion he has undergone since his creation , has
never been able to change , modify or alter
the Divine will.
To Illustrate the above , we will relate a
case bearing upon the question ot Individual
finances.
Thera were two men engaged In like busi
ness , to-wlt , the running of a small grocery
store In a city. One had a store located at
the corner ot the street , the other upon the
corner directly opposite. The dimensions of
the stores were exactly similar. The men
were of about the same age , both of about
the same height , and size and complexion.
The amount of capital Invested by each was
the some. Doth were proprietors of ( what Is
termed In a city ) a fancy retail grocery
store. One of the owners gave the strictest
attention to his business , and continually anil
promptly attended to the orders given him.
Ho was temperate to such an extent that If
he drank it did not Interfere with his busi
ness. At the end of a few years he accu
mulated quite a sum of money , and was
fairly satisfied with the financial methods
which governed the country. Tha other man
was slightly fond of amusement. Drank , at
times more than he should and with It all ,
was dlaposed to entertain a coterie of frlendi
composed of those congenial to him who
were given to discussion and debates Involv
ing governmental affairs , Including the great
question of finances. In many Instances ,
when customers came to his store. Instead
of being promptly waited upon , they found
the proprietor ilttlng In an eaiy chair dis
cussing religion , politics , economics and so
ciety , and before they could be waited upon ,
they would be asked to bear awhile until
the proprietor had concluded his argument
or until he had finished listening to the ar
gument of one ot his friends. He spent a
great deal of his time worrying himself as
to which would be the best theory to make
everybody rich , to make everybody happy ,
to make everybody good , He was an adept
In Coin's Financial School , which work he
knew by heart , and could repeat word for
word. He understood all the theories con-
English Pongees , 25c.
Also n fill llnp of Whlto Dlinltlos ,
CI-OKS 15irs : mill line tlgmvil Kri'iu-h
MullM , in eU'Kiint .stylos.
French Sateens ,
A cront variety of jmlti > ms to choose
from ; also n llnor quality at ISo.
Serpentine Crepe , I0c.
KlKitrod Sorpontlno Crepe that .laf-
fray jobbed at lijf a. yard , go tomorrow
at NX' .
36-inch Percales , 5c.
An abundance of 1'orcalorf , worth
lii'Xii1. ' and Outing Flannels of Hie lUu
grade , are 5c toniorow.
Damask , 35c.
An excellent quality of Dainank , one
that you pay much more for ordinarily ,
tomonnv 3."ir.
Turkish Towels , 15c.
Croat bl Turkish Towels , that should
soil for -"c at leant , are only l."c.
Towels of every description at proportionate
tionate prices.
corning finances. Ho was not overhonest.
If there was any way of paying off a debt
by discounting It he gensrally availed him
self of the opportunity ; and'when his busi
ness was not as good as It should be , he sat
for days watching the proceedings of con
gress , In hopes by some action ot that body
he might be relieved by some of his nnan
clal embarrassments. His credit began being
questioned , and he could only obtain money
) y giving security therefor. At the end of
i few years' business ( which was Identically
the same day that the grocer who ran the
shop opposite his had quit business with a
surplus ) , some of his creditors , not being
able to obtain their money , took possession
of his store under a chattel mortgage , foreclosed -
closed the same , and closed the shop. Since
then ho has bemoaned his fate , and charges
all his financial troubles to the fact that we
do not have free silver , and to the fact that
In 1873 silver was demonetized. O. C.
.tssoci.irio.vXOTJIS.
Nearly every Omaha association reports a
steady Increase In shareholding , while the
demand for loans exceeds the supply of
money.
The Ohio plan of semi-annual dividends
and free withdrawals Is steadily gaining
ground In Nebraska. While persistency de
serves a reasonable reward , It is manifestly
unjust to deprive a withdrawing shareholder
ot his portion of the profits.
A sapient lawmaker In Pennsylvania sought
to confer banking powers on associations In
that state without their consent. When they
protsated the bill was protiptly shelved.
The annual meeting of the Hirtlngton ( Neb. )
association was held last Wednesday evening
and the following directors elected : A. M.
Merrill. E. Uordwell , P. A. Van Dorn and
W. I ) . Gould. The second serle-s of shares
will be opened July 1.
A state commission has bean appointed by
the governor of Indiana to examine building
and loan associations and report on what
legislation Is considered necessary for their
protection and Improvement.
The Conservative of Omaha Is making a
great stir In the local field. Various change )
have been made In Its constitution and by
laws , which now embodls the Ohio plan In
the main. Free withdrawals and crediting
of profits Is the policy to bs pursued In the
future. The names of many prominent citi
zens appear on the directory , consisting of
sixteen parsons , as follows : A. P. Tuky ,
John M. Thurjton , C. C. George , George
F. Gllmore , John F. Flack. A. S. Pot
ter , F. S. Pusey. Kuclld Martin , W. N.
Bibcock , Frank U. Mores , Henry Dolln. K.
A. Ilenaon , Victor E. Ilender , T. E. Cramblett ,
Frank Ilurman , C. M. Rylamlor. The ilrst
five hold the olllces of president , first vice
president , second vice president , secretary
and general manager , respectively.
After sixty years of homo building and the
accumulation of assets aggregating $100,000-
000 , the Pennsylvania legislature seks to 1m-
POJB a direct tax on building and loan asso
ciations. The proposal la denounced by the
Philadelphia Ledger as .malicious . double taxa
tion.
tion.The
The new officers of the Gerlng fNeb. ) asso
ciation are : Frank He rs , president ; Peter
McFarlane , secretary , and II. M. Thornton ,
treasurer.
Money In the Beward ( Neb. ) association
commands a premium cf 31 per cent.
Some time ago the Illinois supreme court
d-clded that shares In anoclatloni were tax
able , and associations were required to Hit
them In their return : . A hill U now p-nd-
Ing In the legislature designed to relieve as
sociations from this burden , and to require
° f Shafea llnnIC(1S ° < l for loans to re
, , , ,
port them for taxation.
A recent decision of iho district court for
cisions i CO"ntV } NelrnKkn. ) Is In Hue with de
courts of Douglas county In
building association foreclosure cases The
court held that the association was cntllled
to the Interest , dues and fines provided for
' 'J-138' ; a' > < ! to V Per cent from the
Illlng of the petition In the case.
The report of the Ohio bureau of building
and savings associations for 1894 has been
Issued. It shows the total assets to bo J90 -
000,000. a gain of $11,000,000 In a year. With
very few exceptions , the associations had
some money on hand nnd were In excellent
condition. One feature of the reporl Is ot
special luteresl to directors who pay no at-
tentlon to the business
Intrusted to them a
class of Indifferent managers , who , unfortu
nately , are too numerous In all sections : "In
a great many cases , " says the report , "tha
secretaries of the associations practically
transact all the business and tlulr reports
uro accepted without Investlgallon or even
question by the directors , who do not know
what Is going on , unless Informed by tha
secretary , and could not enlighten themselves
wlthoul help. " No law could reach this , but
the superintendent recommends that the
shareholders In the associations exercise more
careIn the selection of directors and require
Ihe oincers to be more buslnessllks In the
keeping of their records ,
Ioy rinrril a Practical Joke.
MACON , Oa. , May 4. News has been re
ceived here which spoils the story of the
killing of th9 negro , Tom Ilrownlee , an in
former on moonshiners , by whltccaps In
nulls county. An Investigation ( hews a
crowd of white boys who bathe In Itocky
creek , In order lo frighten off negro boys ,
took some old clothes anil pinned them down
In the creek with stakes and caused the
report lo be circulated that a negro had
been killed.
< 1. A. It. Kiiriiiniii | nt Ailjnurnt.
DENVKH. May 4. The session of the
Grand Army of the Itepubllc for the Depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming closed yester
day with the election and Installation of
officers.
A recommendation for the removal of the
soldiers' homo from Monte Vista to Fort
I-yoiu completed the business of the encamp
ment.
( mn AgnliMt I'ultnn ( Jtirclim I'oitponad.
L.OUISVIL.LK. Ky. , May 4. The case of
Fulton Gordon , who on last Tuesday killed
his wife , Nellie Gordon , and Archie Drown ,
son of Governor Drown , while In a room
together on Madison street , this city , wa *
today postponed until next Tuesday on ac
count of the defendant's health , ho being
in a very nervous condition and unable to
appear.
Kluit Off Ilia Mippljr of I'uol Oil ,
CLEVELAND , May 4. The Standard Oil
company has served notice on a number ot
local factories which have been using petro
leum for fuel that It could no longer furnlsli
ttrm with fuel oil. The recent advance In
prices U the oaute assigned for thU move.
Owner nf l.nkn Vvxoln Dfiul.
OSWEGO , NV . May 4 , Captain Thomas
Dobbs , an extensive vessel owner , and widely-
known along the great lake * , died today
aged 0.