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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1001. 7
BECAUSE SHE LOVES HIM SOl C0UWT boomsjre vacant ImaXVYELL TALKS IRRIGATION I hoping for English estate L i
fan. of Mn. R. H. lUltton'i Plylnj Trip
fratn Dinter to Omaha.
BRINGS FUNDS FOR HER SWEETHEART
EnilinrrnnnliiK Kffecl of llerht'a Let
ter, Which Hnld He Wn I a
lull anil Needed the .Honey
at Once.
It In probable that Charles Hecht and his
brother, Fred, wherever they may be to
day, aro entertaining melancholy reflectlcnsi
Upon tho vagaries of a woman's heart. They
. realize now if never before that tho secrets
thereof are a closed book, Inscrutable to
tho grosser mind of man, nnd It goes with
out saying that tho next time they try to
rnlso $230 they will not presume upon the
affections of tho unfair sex as the hoisting
device.
The woman In tho case Is Mrs. II. H.
Ralston of Uonver, a widow, young, dash
ing and comely. Sho Is In love with Fred
Hecht, or was, and he at last uccounto re
turned her affection. He wus In Omnhl
anil sho In Denver. Two wnbi nrn it
camo to pass that Hecht wanted $250, so
ucin a session with his brother Charles,
and between them they hatched up a
eheme for acquiring the sum. Kred Hecht,
according to the terms of the pact, was to
be In tail. In Imminent i!nnr ,,r n.i.
tentlary sentence, and his brother Charles
was io wnio to Mrs. Ittletoa and ask for
1250 with which to secure the attendance
of a witness whose testimony would char
him.
"I know her," said Kred. "Sho's got tho
tuff and she'll let go of $250 before she'll
eo me go over the road."
Morr Tliitn llo
Dut right hoie Is where Kred dlscloaod
his Ignorumu of n woman's heart, llo was
right lr. assuming that she loved ulm, Lut
ho under-estimated that love. Tht effuct
of trio letter was more cogent tht.n ho lut
ftglncd, and not only did It brlns tho $230,
but It brought hIbu tho woman herself, a
contingency not antlclpaud in the scheme,
and which put tho brothers ,o rout.
She arrived iu tho city ivjt Thursday und
upon thu Mllliud hoicl ivHistor of that day
appears the name, "Mrs. U. 11. Kalstou,
Denver, Colo.' Thence U.' went direct to
thu Jail and inquired for Kred Iieobt.
She was told that no prisoner of that
name' was enrolled.
"llut ho might havo alven another Dome,"
hu suggested.
Tho desk servant told hur that that was
possible.
"Well, then, I'll havo to describe him to
you. "He's a young man of about 25, slen
der, quite handsome, with a blonde mus
tache, a neat dresser and always wore
patent leather nhoes1. His hair is brown
and curly and"
Sho was told that there was no one In
Jail of that description, whereupon she be
came greatly distressed, and suggested
transferring her Inquiry to the county Jail.
She was finally prevailed upon to tell her
story. Mr. Krod Hcclit was an "old friend
of the family," and between herself and
him there was 'an "understanding."
Ho was In some awful trouble, and his
brother Charles had written her for finan
cial aid. Tho money was to bo sent in a
registered letter to Charles through the
general delivery. No address had been
given. The moment she got tho letter she
had drawn on her bank account, and as
oon afterward at possibles had taken the
tran .for Omaha. Sho .cpuldn't .bear (he
, thought of Kred lying In a nasty jail, and
ao came in person io give him the encour
agement of her presence. She scorned tht
Idea of bis deceiving her. Fred, she as
sured the officer, was not that kind.
For two days detectives searched for the
Hechts, but failed to find them, learning only
that they had been seen recently In sev
eral familiar haunts. Yesterday tho woman
returned to Denver, taking the money with
her, the Hechts having failed to call for it.
If she was convinced that her sweetheart
had been trying to deceive her she would
not admit It.
Odd Features of Life
One of the rare cases In criminal court,
In which tho defendant In a murder charge
was the only witness to be heard, came up
In -a Chicago court last week. The de
fendant was' Stanislaus Steptnskl, charged
with killing his wife last May. In broken
English he told a remarkable story of h.'t
futllo struggle to obtalu employment and
rather than face death by starvation he
killed hit wife at her request and attempted
suicide by. shooting himself In the neck.
"For. eighteen months," he said, "I walked
the streets of Chicago lu search of work. I
couddn't get any. My throo children were
atarvlng to death. I'd come home footsore
and tired only to find starvation and misery
staring me In the face. My wito becamo a
puny llttlo woman, only tho shudow of her
former self. Myt children showed the effect
my hard luck bad on them. Thoy, too, be
came weak and sickly.
"My wife could stand It no longer. She
wanted to kill herself, On several occasions
the told me that she tutended to commit
suicide. I persuaded her not to do such a
thing for tho sake of our children. She
aald she would throw herself under a train
and have her head cut off. Other times
the threatened to drown herself.
, , "One day I came home, my hopes of se
curing a position blaBted. I told my
troubles to my wife. The depression af
fected her. We tnlkcd over matters and
taw no way In which wo could make both
ends. meet. Then she mado a proposition
to me.
" 'Stanislaus,' sho said, 'I want to die.
You kill me and then kill yourself. We'll
both be out of trouble then and tho chil
dren will bo placed In an asylum. It will
be better for all concerned.'
"I considered the matter nnd decided to
do as tihe requested.' I went to my bed
room and got my revolver. I asked htfr
If sho was still of the same mind and she
said Hhe was. Then I fired. She foil over,
dead. I looked at her and then remembered
my part of the bargain. I turned the gun
on myself. Two bullets entered tho lower
part of my body.
"Fearing that those would not finish mo
I attempted to shoot myself lu the head.
I was dizzy by that tlmo and the bullet
trucU my neck. My right arm has been
, paralyzed since.
"That Is my story. I klllod hor, but only
at her request. I thought It better for
both of us to die together than to have
her ground to pieces under a railroad
train. I am willing to tako any punishment
you may Inflict."
The Judge was the first to break the
qulot which followed the story He told
tht prisoner that In consideration of hit
plea of guilt the.death penalty would not
be Inflicted Tho court fixed his punishment
at Imprisonment In tho penitentiary tor
fourteen years,
Stcplnskl accepted his condemnation
without a word. Ho bowed his head In
token of acquiescence and marched! bsck to
Jail.
The spectators filed noiselessly out of the
room.
Of course there are none in this enlight
ened age or few nt least who believe la
t "the eijll eye.let thera have been clrdura-
tanctt in lite that teem to bear out tha
Jndgea Complete tlnalneaa of Immedi
ate Import nml Take Short
Ilrenlhlnft Spell.
There has come a lull In business at the
federal court, both Judges being absent
from the city. Judge W. H. Muuger has
gone to Pllger, Neb., for a visit with rela
tlvos and will return In a few days. Judgs
Smith McPheMon completed the hoarlng of
tht I'oter Sorg-Mlllard hotel case on Tues
day nnd has returned to bis home at Itcd
Oak, la. He has taken with hlra data on a
number of cases upon which Judgment will
bo rendered within a few weeks. He will
not return to Omaha' during the present
term.
If warm weather makes you feel weary
you may be sure your system needs cleans
ing. Use Trlckly Ash Hitters before tho
hot weather arrives; it will put tho stom
ach, liver and bowls In order and help you
through the heated term.
Seasonable Fashions
3S-H Y0K9 Walat,
32 ta 40 In. butt.
Wouiati'b Yoke Waist, No. 3343, to Bo
Made vl.h or Without the Fitted Lining
Y0U0 waists wru tuueh liked and havo tha
merit of suiting; many figures to a nicety.
The vory charming model lllustrattd Is
adapted allko to thu entire gown and the
odd waUt and to manj of the season's
materials batiste, lawn, bi muslin,
mull and the like, bur etc, veiling, crepe
do Chine, crpu metcore, Iudla silk and
stmllur Aofl materials. The or.g.nc.l Is
mado of white batiste with crtain M.chlla
Inco and beading, the latter run with nar
row black velvet ribbon and Is worn with
a belt of wider velvet, hold by a rose gold
cltup and Is unllncd; but silk and wool
materials require tho fitted foundation.
Tho lining closes at the center front for
ltd entire length. The waist proper also
closes at the center below the yoko, sepa
rately and Invisibly, but tho yoke is hooked
over at tho left shoulder-scam and arms
eye. Tho sleeves aro chic and novel. Tho
lower portions, or deep cuffa nt snugly,
whllo above them the tucked material falls
free to form soft puffs.
To mko this waist for a woman of
medium site 3 VI yards of material 21
Inches wide, 3 yards 32 Inches wide, or 1
yards 44 Inches wide will be required, with
1 yard of alloyer lacr, 8V4 yards of bead
ing and 10 yards of velvet ribbon to trim
at Illustrated. r -
Tho pattern 3842 la cut. In slits for a
32, 34, 38 and 40-Inch bust measure.
For the accommodation nf Th n
rradart these patterns, which usually retail
at from 26 to 50 cents, will h fnrni.h.
at a nominal price, 10 cents, which eovtrs
all expanse, in ordar to get any pattern
enclose 10 cents, give number and nam
of pattern wanted and bust measure. Al
low about ten dsvs from datn nf vnnr
before beelnnlng to look tor the ptttern.
Aaaress Pattern department. Omaha Bet,
Idea that certain persons bring 111 fortune
to those with whom they are Intimate. Not
long ago there died at Naples a woman
named Daldi, who at tho time of her de
cease was In hor fifth widowhood. Al
though well-to-do and a very attractive
woman, she bad been unable to Induce any
one to again make her a wife, for her
five husbands had all come to untimely
ends tho first three by drowning, the
fourth through being thrown from a horso
and the fifth from a railway accident.
In January of tho present year a man
named Chandlous of Luzy, near Lucenay,
France, hanged himself. He was his wlfn's
fifth husband, his four predecessors having
likewise met with tragic deaths. Tho first
hanged himself, the second was burned to
death, the third commlttod suicide by
drowning nnd the fourth followed the ex
ample ot the first.
A Mine, Fennrd, who died some few years
back In tho neighborhood of Urusscls, had
b'cen five times left a widow an event that
on each occasion had been brought about
by the hand of others. Her first husband,
whom she married In America, was fatally
stabbed In a gambling saloon; her second,
an Austrian, was found bludgconod while
out yachting; her fourth, a Frenchman, was
shot by a burglar, whom ho was endeavor
ing to capture, and her fifth, a Belgian,
was found drowned, marks on tho body
pointing to violence.
Still more extraordinary Is tho matri
monial careor of a Mexican woman named
Stnora Key Castillo, who, within tho com
paratively brief period of fifteen years, lost
no fewer than seven husbands, all of whom
had met with a violent death. Her first
was killed In a carriage accident, her sec
ond was accldcntly polconed, hor third lost
bis lite In a mine explosion, her fourth
committed suicide, her fifth was killed
whllo hunting, her sixth succumbed to a
fall from a scaffold and her seventh was
drowned.
Dut perhaps the strangest case falling
within our present category Is that vouobed
for by Dr. Durrlor, a physician practicing
In Paris at tho end of the eighteenth cen
tury, A woman, whom ho calls Mme. C,
was wedded eight times and on eight oc
casions did she becorao a widow by reason
of her husbands meeting their death while
In a state of somnambulism. Six fell from
the parnpot or windows of her house, whllo
of tho remaining two ono was run over
while walking In a state of trance through
the street and the other met hit death by
drowning. What mado the case more mys
terious was that previous to marriage none
of these men had even shown any Indica
tion of being a sleep walker.
This Is a story of a rat and two bolea in
tho ground related by the TJoston Tran
script. The holes were very small holes,
Just big enough to let two rats Into the cel
lar bf the Old South Meeting House, and
probably more than btg enough to let
them, .wiser and leaner .rats, out again.
These two holes, with the Intermittent
assistance of the rat, entertained the good
citizen of Boston at the rate of 2,000 an
hour for an Indefinite period In the middle
of one day recently. It U easy enough io
reckon, During tha show there ware from
thirty to thlrty-fiva wools "ataadlag la
Iddrtii ftfort Rtal Ettau Eiohaigt oa
Btofamatiu af Arid Laidi.
MEANS A GREAT INCREASE IN WEALTH
Omaha la n .Natural Stronghold In the
Irrigation Movement Organisa
tion for Concerted Action
la Aerded at Once.
Ocorge H. Maxwell, the Irrigation promo
ter, spoke to tho members of tho Heat Bs
tato exchange at the rogular weekly lunch
eon yesterday, presenting the outlines of the
proposed organization in this city to further
tho project for tho Irrigation of western
government lauds by means of storage
reservoirs to prevent the wasto of water in
the rainy seasons and provldo for Its uso
hi propor seasons ror tho purpose of Irriga
tion. Mr. Maxwell went more Into detail
In this nddress than In anv nf tha l.im.r
addresses here ou that subject and aroused
uumisiaKame enthusiasm.
He began by the declaration that Omaha
Is looked upon as one of the strongholds of
the Irrigation movement, but said that
hcretoforo tho Commercial club had been
tho solo active factor, all tho work that
had been dono having been based upon a
commercial view of the possibilities of the
proposed lmDrovemeutH. Itn fnit.
that this work Is ono of vital Importance
10 every interest or me city, and especially
of real estato Interests, as the value of the
reul estate was dependent upon tho growth
of population in the section of which tho
city is me commercial center.. Only about
UllC-tonlh Of thd DODUlatloU Of thu itnlm.l
States Is located In the western halt of the
country, und yot if tho water that yearly
goes to wasto In that section were saved
(ind lutelllKtUtly Uhed in Irruallnv 11. .rM
luuda tho westi.ru half of the Uulted States
would suppurt a population gleater than
thu; of tho, whole country today. There Is
-Duut;n water goln,? to wasvo cery year at
lii- JUlll.tluu of tilt Mlhtourl ami t'lnttn rlv.
tr to aucktsbfuH) irriato 2,uuu,0w acres.
What Chu lie AcvoiuplUlieil.
Mr. Maxwell dro a graphic picure of
the vealth that could bs mi.de to accrue
l'u iu tin: iuuiult of bud well irrigated
and ihi pupulHou that tould bo iup
nortcd by I' If unll thL iviml.. ,r ,.,,!. I
la diverted to chunnols of uatfulntas. There
n iou.oou.'" ,1 crf of arid iaud la tha
wi'fcU-ru hulf of tho United States ahlcharo
Irrigable, i.nd but a little eflort along lln -o
thai have bieu tho subject of government
Invt'Ulguliou for twenty years would ro
duetu this land and place a iuttlur upon
CVCly uuurter fret ton nf It. II.. nnlnta ir.
tho tagnrmns with which the lands In Okla
homa are sought, as evidouce of tho uni
versal deslro to get hold of good agri
cultural lands anywhere in the Unlttd
States, and said that If theso government
lands were Irrigated Omaha would In five
years be a city of 300,000 people.
iir. Maxwell said It Is Just as much a
business proposition for this government
to Irrigate this largo tract of land as it
was for Holland to build its system of
dykes to keep back the sea, or for Eng
land to cany on Its extensive Irrigation
works in India, or as was the damming
of the Nile. Uncle Sam owns this largo
tract of land, the water necessary for Irri
gation is there and going to waste and he
should say that he would take tho neces
sary steps to use that water with which
to make his now useless lands valuable and
fit It for homos for millions of his chil
dren.. , , ,
hoald Be National.
The speaker dwelt especially on the
desirability of making the redemption of
the land a national movement not In
fluenced by state lines. He referred to the
recent proposition formulated at the
Cheyenne Irrigation conference, proposing
to use the money from the tales of gov
ernment lands In each stste for Irrigation
works within the respective stats, and
declared that It was Inadequate, at under
It Nevada would reeolve the comparatively
Insignificant sum of $7,000 a year and Ari
zona about $30,000.
Stranf e Events,
Tragic and Comic
choice positions along the Milk and Wash
ington Btreet railings of the fence about the
tiny yard of tho Old South Meeting House
a constantly changing crowd that renewed
Itself every minute.
Now in this crowd wan nil Mn.io nr
sons, from the office boy at $3 a week to the
broker of $300. Everyone watched his
minute before ho went nbout his busi
ness; for some the monetary loss was only
the fraction of a cent; for others It mounted
up in the dollars. A low nnd conservative
estimate of the average monetary
value of theso peoplo Is 20 cents an hour.
Thirty peoplo standing for one mlnuto aro
equal to one person standing for halt an
hour. Dut tho entertainment extended over
many minutes. An hour of It for 2,000
peoplo was paid for by Doston employers
in $C0 worth of time.
What did this $60 crowd of 1,000 per
sons ceo for Its money? Most of the people
two holes in the ground; tome of thorn
the bright, beady eyes and the whiskered
nose of n rat. The poor follow was prob
ably trying to got away to somo lets hal
lowed but more fruitful surroundings, when
the first observing eye saw him and by look
ing collected the audience. Ho lay low
for many long minutes, so many that the
whole crowd about the fence was In utter
Ignorance of what U waswatchlng; but still
Uio crowd hung on, looking at the holes, or
gazing up at tho sparrows, which twittered
In and out of their nests In the close Ivy
growth on tho wall. Every time the rat
looked out one or two saw him, nnd then
everybody devoted his attention to tho
holes again. And neither rat nor holes
can have known how much they wero cost
ing tho employers all over Doston.
Dr. Oarvel of Lyons, France; lately per
formed a remarkablo and difficult opera
tion. A 2-year-old child living at Buenos
Ayreu, South America, while at play swal
lowed a largo nail, almost three Inches
long. After n short time the child enmo
nearly suffocating, but by the next day all
respiratory trouble had disappeared and
It was supposed that the nail had passed
through the dlgestlvo tract. Whllo on a
visit to Franco tho child commenced to
cough desperately. It was supposed to b
afflicted with chronic bronchltlB, and troublo
In breathing was found on tho right side.
After hearing tho history of the child Dr.
Garvcl thought tho nail might be In tho
bronchial tubes. He made an examination
with the X-ray and found that the nail hud
lodged In the right bronchial tube.
There was no hesitation In selecting a
method to extract It. Tracheotomy was
resorted to under an anaesthetic und then
an electro magnet was Inserted through
the opening and pushed down the child's
windpipe as far as possible. The nail was
Immediately drawn from the bottom of the
bronchia tube and became attached to the
roagntt
Several days afterward a Bordeaux phy
sician teamed of this curious operation and
performed a similar one on a 1-year-old
child who was supposed to have swallowed
a nail, rjy following the same method bt
tuccerded In drawing out the nail, which
had,been fixed In tha left bronchial tuba for
a year.
Pennsylvania Dncendnnt of
Francla Drake Confer with
Mayor Moorea.
Sir Francis Drake's heirs are loose In the
land again and arc renewing the strugglo
for the billions which are supposed to be
waiting In England for tho people who can
prove that their veins contain the blood of
the great English sailor.
Mayor Moorcs received a letter from Mrs.
Magglo Drake Lyda of Carneglo, Pa., ask
ing for Information concerning a Mr. Corry
of Omaha, who Is supposed to be looking up
the heirs of the great Sir Francis.
"I am a direct descendant of Drake," tho
woman states In her letter, "and I want to
get Into communication with Corry at once.
If you let me know where Corry Is I will
make It worth your while. You will never
regret doing me this favor. There aro bil
lions coming to me and the estate Is to bo
settled soon. My father, George Drake,
frequently told me that I was descended
from Sir Francis and I can prove up my
blood."
HEAVY TRADEJVITH ORIENT
American I'rodncta Arc I'aed In liver
Increasing Ainoimta In the Land
of the lllalnir Sun.
Statistics recently gathared by the traffic
officials of the Northern Pacific road rela
tive to the Oriental trade and the posil
bllltlcs for its dovelopcment show that dur
ing the last five years American products of
ine imports or Asia and Oceanlca havo In
creased 40 per cent, whllo the exports from
this country to that region have grown 123
per cent, a marvelous advance.
Each year the United States now sands to
tne East Indies goods to the value of $43,
000,000, while in 1804 it was $23,000,000. At
the same time $16,000,000 of sugar Is com
ing here from the Hawaiian Islands, as com
pared with $8,000,000 In 1S95. Nearly 100,
000,000 pounds of tea are now taken an
nually from China and Japan, while tha
same countries supply Americans with
about 23,000,000 pounds of silk a year.
ELB0URN WINS DAMAGE SUIT
Wnlmah nnllroad MnM Vny for In
Jnrlea to Little Son of
City Clerk.
City Clerk W. II. Elbeurn has anrnr1 n
verdict of $3,000 against tho Wab.-uh Railway
company for injuries which his Infant son,
Homor, sustained last winter In a wreck
near Mtllorfburg, Ind. Action was brought
agilnst the company a shcrt time after tii
wreck and tho verdict was rendered vestar.
day In tho dUtrlct court.
Mrs. Elbourn and her young son were
returning from Dunkirk, N. Y at the
time or tne accident. The rails spread
whllo the Wabash train on which they
wore riding was runnlnr at full ,n,M
Tha entire train was thrown down a high
Dank into a snowdrift. Mrs. Elbourn and
th rlllM wr Ihrnwn Intn V. ..... .t.
car and the baby was k&dlr rut abnnt h.
face and head by broken glass.
WOMEN FIGHTA CONSTABLE
Officer Henael Vf Jnatlee I.onR'a Court
Has an Interesting Ea
counter.
Alvtn II. Hentel,' constable ot Justice
Long's court' If. somewhat dlflgured
at the result ot a'TOmd'to-hand contest
with a bevy ot enraged'women at Twelfth
and California ttreett Tuetday afternoon.
The trouble arose at"the result ot an at
tempt on the part ot the constable to re
plevin a quantity ot household goods' in the
home of J, Jacobson In the lmmedlato vi
cinity. Hentel wat attacked by Mrs, Ja
cobson, who Is a very robust woman, and
the wat giving htm enough to do when sev
eral neighbor! took a hand and Hensel,
himself a Scrapper ot reputation, wat com
pelled to abandon the field.
BIG MUDDY IS RECEDING
Weather Bureau No Longer look
with Anxlona Bye upon
the Illver.
Tho weather office has ceased to look
with an anxious eye upon the river, at
mat body or water sbowa no further dis
position to swell. At Kansas City, where
real danger existed, there has been a fall
of tour Inches and the decrease has been
still greater at points north. There was
a heovy rainfall at Willlston, N. D.. Tues
day nearly an Inch and a bait balng
collected. A continuation ot such rains
would be necessary to keep the river at
its present station, however, Observer
Welsh says, for the higher tho river gets
tho more water It takes to keep It there.
Didn't Marry tar Money,
Tha Boston man, who lately married a
sickly rich young woman, Is happy now, tor
ho got Dr. King's New Life Pills, which re
stored her to perfect health. Infallible for
Jaundice, biliousness, malaria, fever and
ague and all liver and stomach troubles.
Gentle but effective. Only 25c at Kuhn &
Co's I'rug store.
YesI It's Hot enough-
for every one to wear a straw hat, espe
cially the kind we are showing all the new
styles and colors and the prices range from
the cheapest to the most expensive. Our
leader Is the line from $1 up a hat with
tone enough to wear on any occasion, be
tides tbey hold their shapo and aro "sure
nuff" bargains. For tho boys', youths' and
young men we are equal to any demand for
bats nearly a third of a century ot prepa
ration now gives us tho lead in all hat
"affairs." You know wo handle the Stetson
and no one else can sell you tho famous
Dunlap but
C. H. Frederick
120 S. 15th St.
The Apollo Self Playing-
PIANO ATTACHMENT
Is no doubt the test in the market Its
claims for public patronage are several.
1. It Is moderate In price.
2. It Is more compactly, and, therefore,
more strongly built,
3. It Is easier to play, as It requires
less expenditure ot physical force.
4. Its tone Is superior, richer and more
brilliant.
5. Its transposing mouthpiece enables the
performer to transpose the muslo to any
key desired, a device that no other attach
ment possesses.
6. It can play colatura music In a more
artistic manner than any other attach
ment. Call and take a look at them.
A. HOSPE,
MHilomi Art. 1513-1515 Oiiiflas.
9lr nbdsrEDncTDN smDr mKSSLs
and Factory Sale of Waists, Skirts, Etc.
149
for $5 00 Silk Shirt
X ah tne oaiia ana cnus in biik
shirt waists, plain taffetas, pltsse silk In
plain colors, Including black end white, all
sizes, mado In thu latest style, $5.00 shirt
waists, on sale 011 main floor at $1.49.
r tor $1.25 Shirt Waists
T 'n lftwn dimities, madras
J cloth, ginghams, with soft
collars nnd cuffs, mado in
the latest style, at S!'c.
7 ff for $1.50 Shirt Waists
M This Includes tho now
M sntlor collar shirt waists,
lawn waists, white waists,
elaborately trimmed with embroidery, all go
ou sale at ?Cc.
A afv for Wash Skirts
I m JIjT worth up to $2.00
ty etc., strap and braid
trimmed.
f jQ for Denim Wash Skirts mado
af ( w'tn double flounces, stitched and braid
mj0r V trimmed a new lot Just
arrived.
Mill and Factory Bargains for
Greater Th 111 Ever.
livery comer
10,000 yards
4iC
Shirting Printe, yd.
Bust Standard Turkey Rod
nnd Wh'te ,r
Prints, yard
Fine Cliambray Gingham,
worth 12ic En
vnrd
y - - "
Short remnants of all
kinds Lawnn
lc
Mill and Factory Bargains on
Embroidery and insertion in
widths, worth up to 25c, go
yard, He, 3ic, 5c and
Ladies' and men's all pure
stitched and lace edgtd handker- 1 CX
chiefs, fine quality, worth 25c, each lvJC
Summer
m-.t.wwm
COST OF ASPHALT REPAIRS
City Eng iiMr Aadrtw Btttwattr Prtpam
a TabaliUd lUUmiit
SHOWS THE AVERAGE YEARLY EXPENSE
In Recent Years the City Paya for Ita
Aayhalt Maintenance on the
European Finn Inatead of
by Blanket Contract.
In seventeen years the total cost ot re
pairing and maintaining asphalt paving In
the city ot Omaha has been $190,377.94.
City Engineer Andrew Iloscwatcr has
prepared a table which shows the cost of
maintaining every asphalt street In the
city up to January 1, 1901. Tho first asphalt
was laid In 18S3. During tho first few years
all paving was kept In order by asphalt
companies under a contract taken at 8
cents per square yard per year, liecently
the city has paid for repairing where It was
necessary and has had no blanket contract
for such work.
In Mr, Kosewater's tables the average
yearly cost ot maintaining and repairing
paving on variouc streets is shown. Six
teenth street shows tho greatest outlay.
Uctween Izard and Douglae streets ou Six
teenth tho average annual cost of main
taining each yard of paving has been 7
cents. This expenditure has been made for
a period covering seventeen years and the
total outlay on this strip ot paving has
been $20,233.80. In 1900 the outlay on that
section ot Sixteenth street was $5,439.70.
The expenditure on the street In 1899 wat
ll.2S9.S0.
The paving on Douglas street between
Waists
valuos.
made of duck 1'
r
'. K..
well lined, up to $7.30 values.
7Sft for Ladies' $l7-50 Tailored Suits
-'Vr made of summer weight chovlots. eton Jack
ets, taffeta stitched and lined now collar. Skirts
with wide flare flounce. This is a very special offer,
resulting from a fortunate purchase. '
in thu basement is filled with grand
in no Lawn and 11
Dimity yard
2'
White Nainsook
yard ,
....3Jc
5c
3G-inch Silkoline
yard
LonBdale and Fruit
Loom Muslin
yard
of the
5c
all styles and
at, 1, n
l$S
Ladies' vests, ribbed and lace effect lisle
thread, worth up to Zn Idr, fSLr
50c each, goat ... vJj lvW ltJC
linen
hem- Ladies', misses'
all sizes black
go at, pair ,
corsets, worth 75c go at 25c
-i:.l:.l.'tr:aTl.l aajil'l l.llltil.iaa-IM aJ.i t fii.Kim
Ninth and Sixteenth ttreett hat been main
tained for aeventcen years at an expense of
$14,401.39, or. an average yearly price of
6.3 cent for each )ard of paving.
Three strips of paving laid seventeen
years ago have been maintained nt an av
erage annual expense per yard of 4.9 cents.
This paving is on Fourteenth strset be
tweon Capitol avenue and Howard street,
on Fifteenth street between Capitol ave
nue and Howard street and on Harney
ttreet between Ninth and Sixteenth ttreett.
Five pieces of paving laid seventeen
years ago havo beeh maintained at an an
nual cost of 4.8 cents per yard. This paving
Is on Eleventh, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Cum
ing and Howard streets. ,
Next in point of exponse aro ten strips
of seventecn-yeor paving which have been
kept In repair at an avorage annual cost of
4.7 cents per yardi This paving Is on
Ninth. Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth.
Cuming, Dodge and Farnam streets and
Capitol avenue. No paving seventeen years
old has bocn maintained at a less annual
expense thau this.
Most of the sixteen-year-old paving In
tho city hat required an annual expendi
ture of 4.S cents per yard for repairs. Pav
ing which has been laid fifteen years hat
required an annual expenditure ot 4.3 cents
per yard for repairs. Fourteen-year-old
paving has been repaired at an annual cott
ot 4 cents per yard.
The cost of maintaining paving which
has been laid for ten and eleven years
varies from 3.2 cents to 0.1 cent per yard.
Mr. Rosewatcr'a schedule shows that no
expcndlturo has been made for tho repair
ot paving which hat been made within the
last eight years.
Cata Woman to Piece.
POPLVR BLUFFS, Mo.. June 2.-Stcve
Clark killed Alice Stiles, using a knlfo and
hatchet and cutttlng her to pieces, Clark
afterwards attempted to commit sulcldo bv
stabbing himself, but did not Inflict a fatal
wound, lie Is under arrest. No cause for
the crime is known.
All Kinds Misses1 Shoes-
We've always had a Wg trade on our
misses' $1.50 shoes Ilesldes these wo
have a complete Hue at $1.75 $2.25 and
$2.50 The largest line of misses' shoos
In Ornaha Every size nnd every width
bo that we can fit any foot and we lit
so that we can tit any foot and we fit
tuciu us growlug feet should be lit so
they have a ehuuee to grow as nature
Intends they should frrow We have a
line of chllds' sizes at $1.75 and misses'
sizes at $2.25 in it lightweight calf or
vlel kid with a genulno welted solo
that are without doubt the best shoe
value over offered for tho money.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Catalogue tent Frt top the AaUlnak
Omalia'a Up-to-date Shoe Iloaae.
PAHHAM U'rilEET.
The Leonard Gleanable
Is the refrigerator which you can put In It
anything that has an odor, together with
milk and butter, leaving tho two latter In
open vtsscla without contamination. It
needs no weekly scrubbing and scalding and
It saves Ice. In tho end It costs less
than so-called refrigerators that are sold
for less money, The Queen Ico cream
freeser Is the one we sell because Its the
best, and the price Is $1.26 up. We sell a
good screen door for 08c. Lawn mowers
$2.75 to $4.25, lawn hose 8c, 10o and 12a a
foot. Fine water coolers $1.75 up. Lawn
sprinklers 25c. No store In Omaha gives
you such vallie for your money as we do.
A. C. Raymer
Iluilders Hardware nnd Tools.
1514 Farnam St.
gQO for Shirt Waist Suits
I j with P. K. surplus and sailor col
lara trimmed with embroidery and
Inserting, root summer materials and colorings.
98
for Ladles' Golf Skirts
plain back materials, In grays,
tan nnd brown all $3.00
AQQ for Wash Frocks nnd
J Costumes worth up to $12.30.
Jbttf All , tho latest styles very
cholco fabrics and pattorns, beautiful
novolty effects.
for Misses' Tailor- Made
It-JV Suits-ages 10 to J6 years-made
Jt with full wldo skirts, cton Jackets.
Thursday Are
values
Theso are were exainnlcH
All widths of Loelcwood Sheeting up
to 21a yards wide, worth -tf aaa
up to 33c I !f1
yard at -'V
i'ine 36-inch wldo Lawns s 1
worth up to 23c yd.-
go at
Pino Mercerized Plain Farmer's Batln
nnd Sateen, worth
40o yard go
at
45-Inch wldo Un
bleached Sheeting
yard i
15c
3
the Main Floor
and children's I
and tan hose, ISTtCT,
and 39c
KNIGHTS FROM THE FAR WEST
Commander for Callfnrnln Una Ar
ranged for Participation In Trien
nial Conclave nt l.onlavllle.
George F. Neal, commander of California
commandery No. 1, Knights Templars, Is In
Omaha as n guest ot local knlchta. He Is
enroute homo from Louisville, whero be has
been, arranging tor tho attendance of his
commands. y at the triennial conclave thero
In August. Hit commandery Is one of tho
tow known as mounted commandorles and
he hat arranged for horses for Its partici
pation In the drills. It Is expected that the
commandery will come through Omaha on
two special trains on Its way to Louisville
with about 300 knights In lino.
Don't Fool
With Your Eyes
naadache Caaaed by 13 ye Strain,
Many pertont whota heada are constantly
aching hava no Idea what rtllaf soientlflo
ally fitted glasses will give them.
THE H. J. PENFOLD CO.,
LEADING SCIKXTIFIC OPTICIANS.
lOH PAItiTAM ST. Onp. Paxtnn Hotel.