THE OMAHA DAILY JiEE: FKIDAY, JULY 20, 1901. AFFAIRS IN SOUTH OMAHA Membm of Pin&ncs Cotnmlttts in Wrangle Oftr Pajnunt of Bilk SCME INTERESTING GOSSIP IS CURRENT Storlr Aflont In (lie C ft cot (lint n llnlceon In Dt-iiiiiiulril iiiiiI Drtclop mrntn Are Kticcii'il Mnula Ory Xews In Ueuernl. Members of thn llnnnco committee of the city council, which Is composed of John ston, Vansant and Mnrtln, aro In a wranglo over the payment of certain Mile and It looks now as If thero mlRht be some son snttonnl news coming from this direction. At the lost meeting ot the council, when other bills wero allowed on tho 1901 .ap propriation, nn attempt was made to have the hills of tho Omahn Water company onrt the Thomson-Houston Electric Light company allowed. The water company's bill la for the six months ending July 30 ond a balance of J 1,378 dun on back hydrant rental, The total of the bill omounts, to U0.455. The electric llRht bill, which has been running for six months, amounts to f 7,221.1 i. Although there Is money enough to pay at least n portion ot this Indebted ness, the council would not approve tho claims. There Is enough money In the water, fund to wipe out the claim, but In tho lighting fund there will be a deficiency If thn bill Is paid. Certain parties want a percentage, so It Is stated, before tho bills nro allowed and this causal tho balk. It Is stated that n demand has been mado of the water com pany to pay 10 per cent of the entire claim and rumor has It that the same proposition was made to the light com pany. An open rupture was Imminent nt last Monday night's mcctlnK of tho council when theso bills wnro crossed off the ap propriation sheet, but President Adklns, who occupied tho chair, stopped n fuss by calling Johnston and Martin to order. In speaking of tho matter a member of the council said that tho bills, with ono exception, were Just, tho ono exception being the bill of $19.90 for clevatltiR elec tric street lights. There Is a city ordi nance supposed to bo In force compelling th llRht company to maintain lights on thlrty-flve-foot poles, tho changes to bo mnde without expense to the city. During the term of Mayor Knsor this ordjnnnco was enforced, but It noeins that lately no attention has been pnld to It. When the bills come up again It Is ex pected that there will bo something doing In tho talking line, ns Vansant,' a member of the committee, hns heard of the rumori of hoodie and will talk about the matter ns he thinks. I.lKlit Deniniul fur Mrnt. ' Although the receipts of cattle and hogs j at tho stockyards nre tho same as usual for this time of tho year, packers say there Is little doing In the retail line. On account of the Intonso heat very little meat Is being used by ordinary consumers. Kvon the roatnurantn havo but few calls for meats and tho falling oft In tho de mand Is notlrcd almost Instantly at tho packing houses, prices aro a little higher thin last month, hut It Is stated that this will not continue long Hfler thero Is a good sonklng rain, all over thn west. The otcatner Castalla arrived hero yes- terday and will be placed In service within tho next ten days. Captain Talbot brought ' the boat down from Sioux City and It Is now tied up on the Iowa side, opposite- . Missouri avenue. Work is to commence-' n(- on.ee on, ,thn. Improvnmanta. to bo made1 by tho ferry company at tho foot of Mis- sourl nvcnuo and also across tho river. Tending the construction of a 'pontoon bridge tho ferry will convey freight and passengers across tho rlvor. Captain Tal bot, who Is In charge of tho boat. Is every Inch a sailor and he proposos to glvo to South Omaha and tho people of Iowa nri excellent service. Trips will be mado as often ns occasion requires and as the boat Is a capacious ono stockmen from Iowa will doubtless patronize It liberally. Mlilmiiiiiiier Hunk Statement. On July 15 tho national banks doing busi ness In thla city were called upon by .tho comptroller of tho treasury to render a statement of tho conditions of the banks at tl'o dato tho call was Issued. Three national banks are doing business In South Omahn and the ntntcments show that thore Is n steady Increase In deposits since tho Inst call of tho comptroller, which was mndo on April 21. On ho dato last mentioned theso throo banks had on 'de posit $0,169,219.78. On July 1, the dato of tho last call, thero was on deposit here $(", 350,700.87. This shows an Increase In de posits of $187,481.09. All of tho banks re port a rcmnrkubly good business at this time and dcposlta continue to Increase eaah day. Milk Inspector Frank Jones stated yostcr- ilny that he had recently tested milk from nearly all of the dairies doing. business In ' this city nnd that tho standard was being maintained. Ho did say that the pastures , wore getting short and that milk dcnlors wero compelled to feed milch cows In order to procure tho requisite amount ot milk. As far as ho knows, tho Inspector said, thero Is no adulterated milk being offered for sale hero at this time. Chief V.tivv Honored. Yesterday nftenicu members of tho city fire department presented U F, ktter, tho chief of tho department, with a handsomo gold fireman's badge, (iptaln Dave Garrett . of tiro company No. 1 niudo tho presentation speech. The gift was quttu a surprise to Chlrf Ktter, but ho responded briefly ond thanked tho donors In a few well cuoson words. Chief Etttr leaves within a day or two for tho east, where ho will attend tho nnnunl convention of fire chiefs. MiikIc City ftniNli, A. I,. TroKt of the Mock yards otllco Is away on a vacation. Residents n Albright nro considerably A GREAT RECORD Hard to Duplicate It in Omaha. Scores ot representative citizens of Omaha nro testifying on the following subject. Such a record ot local endorsement Is un equalled In modern times. This public state ment, made by a citizen, Is but ono at the mnny that hive preceded It and the hun dreds that will follow. Head It: Mrs. Knud Thompson, SOS Douglas street, eays; "It Is nearly twenty years since I first had trouble with my back and kidneys, and In splto of nil doctors nnd medlctnei could do, I gradu!ly grow worse. There are very few people In my neighborhood who do not know how I suf fered. Snoliig Doan's Kldnoy Pills udver Used I sent to Kuhn & Co's drug store for a box, After using It I found tho pain In my back hnd pasted away, I cannot use words strong enough to express my opin ion of Conn's Kldnoy Tills after what they did for me, whon everything else had failed. For eale by all dealers. Price, POc. Fes-ter-MUburn Co,, Iluffalo, N, Y., sole agents for (ho U. S. Hemembcr the name, "Doitn's," and take no substitute. worried over n chicken thief who Is de populating the henneries In that vicinity. John F. Itltchart of Lincoln spent yes terday In the city with friends. Oeorgo II. Hrewer nnd wife have gone cast for a two months' vacation. Quite a number of prostrations from heat were reported by the physicians yesterday. Hlds from tho banks for city deposits will bo received by the city clerk until 6 p. tn. on Monday, Jjly 29, Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Spear write from San Francisco to The Dec that they are en joying their Pacific const trip greatly. Mrs. Oeorge HrnssnVId, who lived In the I.lstcr block on N street, died yesterday. Funeral arrangements wilt be mado later. Joseph Homadka of Milwaukee Is corre sponding with Secretary Christie In regard to the establishment of a tannery here. Harvey Mosely, deputy postmaster, write to .Captain Kttr that his wife, who Is seriously 111 at Boulder, Colo., is some better. WHY D0LLIE IS HATLESS Mr.'Clirlstlr'n Hot Wentlier Precaution Make UN Drlvlnu Mure .Much Too Vnln. W. 11. Christie, member of tho Hoard of Education, has some expert testimony to offer on the use of straw hats to protect horses'' heads from the heat. Seeing a fine line of equine bonnets, Mr. Christie concluded that he would buy one for his driving mare, Dolllc. He selected ono of dark yellow straw with pink trim ming around the tarholcs and pink stream ers that tie underneath tho throat. The muro liked the Easter bonnet very well. The first morning she woro It Mr. Christie was In great haste to got over to Council muffs. When he reached Sixteenth street ho notli ed that Dolllc had no care for the itangerous holes In the asphalt paving. Sho stumbled along and seemed to bo paying attention to files. Mr. Chrlstlo climbed out of the buggy and looked the horso over carefully without finding any troublesome flies. For the next few blocks tho mare trotted along at a good pace and ntteuded to her own business. Then she began to looking nt other horses and bounced Mr. Christie over half n dozen holes In tho paving. Before ho got to Doualas street sho hnd almost Btoppcd and-wos looking Into stores. Tho member of tho Hoard of Education tlrojght Dolllc must h6 suffering with the lient. She Is a faithful creature ordinarily. Finally he stopped and got out to examine. A drayman who was standing near began to Inugh at Mr. Chrlstlo nnd asked him what was wrong. "I don't know." Mr. Christie replied. ''There seems to he something wrong with my marc, I1 can't mako her go and sho 'wants to look around nil tho time." " "I thbugh't so," the drayman exclaimed. "Yuu'vo got n bonnet on tho old girl. I tried hols on my marcs last week. I had to take them off. The old girls spent all their tlmo looking nt themselves In tho store windows and rubbering at other horses' hats." Mr. Chllstlo doesn't believe In encouran- Ing vanity, so Dollle Is now hatlcss. REPUBLICANS IN CONFERENCE Executive Committee of County Cen trnl Oi-Kniilxutlnii DlNiMimie Af fair of l'nrly Interest. To avoid the heavy expense holding two sots of primaries and two conventions fdr the' selection' of delegates to the repub lican state convention and tho nomination of n county ticket tho executive commltteo of the republican "county commltteo hns ex pressed Its preference for but one set of primaries. ''Tho rbmralttco met nl tho Drexel hotel listcvbnlng and'iiftcr n' thorough dlscus Bton'of the subject adopted a reebmmenda tlon that the county nominating convention bo set for tho end ot September or the be ginning of October nnd that regular pri maries no hold for1 tho selection of delegates tnereto. f or too selection of delegates to the stute convention, which will occur be forp the tlmo deemed best for tho holding of tho county nominating convention, It is recommended that some system of caucus nominations be adopted. Tho stnte conven tion Is called to occur August 28. Tho commltteo also declared It to be tho sense of Its membership that tho chairman of tho county committee should call thu latter together Saturday, August 3, to tnko dccislvo action on the subject. Seasonable Fashions BS80 Qrf's Sailor SdX 4 to I2yrs. Girls' Sailor Suit. No. 3SS0. To bo made With or without the applied yoke. No model suits tho growing girl more per fectly thnn tho Umple, natty sailor suit. For summer wear It is made of linen, pique and chambray. and for the cooler months of cheviot, serge nnd flannel. Blue and white nro favorite colors, but dull or ox-blood red Is much worn. The smart ex ample given Is of marine blue linen with collar, cuffs and shlold of whlto and stjtehcd bands of tho blue, and tie of soft bluo silk The skirt has u front gore Joined to wide, straight back portions that aro laid In three box plaits on each side and Is attached to a fitted body lining. Tho blouse Is smooth across the shoulders nnd can ,bo mado with or without tho applied yoko. An elastic Inserted In the hem at the lower edge regulates the fullness and allows of drawing the blouse over tho head without an opening In front. Tho sailor collar Is seamed to the neck nnd tho shield Is faced onto the body llnlug. tho standing collar finishing It at. the throat. The sleeves nro In bishop btyle with straight cuffs. . To cut this suit for a girl S years of age, 5H yards of material 27 Inches wide, 4 yards 32 inches wide, or 3ft yards 44 Inches wide, will be required. The pattern 3SS0 Is cut In sixes for girls 4, 6, 8, 10 nnd 12 years of age. For the accommodation of The Bee's renders theso patterns, which usually retail at from 25 to SO cents, will be furnished at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers all expense. In order to get any pattern en close 10 cents, give number and name ot pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow about ten days from dato of your letter before brglnnlng to look for the pattern. Address, Tattern Department. Omaha Be. GOLD FOR THE GREEN GROCER1 VtgtUblt Man Ta'xoi Bank with lei Dtilir at an Auttorat HIGH PRICES ARE FIXED ON POOR GOODS Cnlilinurx, llrnns unci I'otntoen Find Iti'(l Market nt Hntes Double Those of ii Year Abo Doom In Ilutternillk Market. The long established exclusive autocracy ot the Iceman Is trembling In the balance and the vegetable man has entrenched him .lelf alongside the former peerless auto crat In administering to humanity's neces-' sltlcs. The market gardener whoso crop was not wholly burned out Is n bigger man than n government land officer In an Indian land lottery. Everything ho touches turns to gold. . It would be useless to undertako to re-' count tho schedule of the Itinerant vegetable man. He simply suggests nny price he may want for his wares and It one person dos not buy them another will. He Is en tirely nonchalant nbout It. But down In the wholesale markets where prices nro established and the needy nro protected by rules that require uniformity In trans actions, ont cun obtain some Idea ot the difference In conditions this year from what those ot a year ago were. "As a rule," said ono ot tho leading deal ers down on commission row, "vegetables aro selling this year 100 per cent higher than they wero at this time a year ago. They are of an Inferior quality nnd mighty harJ to get. If wc could get hold of a few vcgctublos ns good as the ruling qualities prevailing last year, we could place almost any kind of fancy prices upon them and they would go off as If they were being shot out of a cannon. "Tomntoeii, which were selling last year at this time ut GO cents a box, aro finding ready and eager sale now at $1.50. Pota toes, that were 50 cents a bushel then, now go rapidly at 75 cents and $1. Cabbage sold last year for from cent to 1 cent a pound, according to quality, while this year any old thing that looks ltko cabbage will bring 2 cents without a quibble. Thero Is no really good cabbage this year. YVo sold dry onions last year for 50 cents; we aro getting $1 for them now and havo to ship tbcm In. Cucumbers that we sold for 15 and 20 cents last year are bringing 40 cents this year. Orccn corn that brought 5 cents a dozen a year ago now brings 9 cents. I don't think there Is any prospect of veg etables being nny cheaper, as wo will have to ship nearly everything from this time on. Viix nraiis Are I'recloiin, "A one-third-bushel basket of wax beans thnt we wero glad to sell last year for 25 cents Is bringing $1 today and a basket of peas ot similar size that wo sold for 25 centa last year Is bringing easily 76 cents now. Iicets and turnips sold at this time last year for about 50 cents a bushel. They nro selling at a slight advanco over that price now and aro about the only vegetables handled that havo not doubled In price. "Yes, there were a great many vegetables shipped out of the Btatc early In the season, going mostly to Kansas and the west, but during the past week these ship ments have stopped because local prlcea are so high that thero Is no money In shipping. "In regard to fruits, the apples coming tn are very poor, Uttlo better than nubbins, and they nrc npt therefore selling at any material ndvance, but It wo could get good apples wo could get at IcaBt 100 per cent more than 'we' got at this tjrao a year ago. They sold last year for 75 cents and $1 a bushel, nnd as good ones this year would as readily bring $1.50 and $2. "The Colorado crop of peaches Is short and prices have advanced about 25 per cent. Texas peaches aro selling 10 per cent higher than last year. Last year four-basket crates sold for 75 cents, but they are bring ing $1 today. It Is too early tor home grown peaches. I understand tho homo crop Is short, but It Is never largo enough to cut nny Ico In tho markets." The milk man seems to be Joining tho pntado of drouth season autocrats, for yes terday ho ran the price of buttermilk up to 20 cents a gallon. There Is n great ileal of the beverage consumed In the saloons and nt the soda fountains and dairy headquart ers, and euloou keepers were grumbling at the uervo of the dairyman In dnring to boost the price of such a commodity to such a Ugurc. BOY VISITS JTHE PRESIDENT Oimilin l,nil Drntlflex III" Ambition by KxcliniiKlnK Fellnitnt loim with Chief nxeeutivo nt Canf.in. Gus Stclllngs, 15 years old, returned from Canton, O., Wednesday, having srent his vacation In gratifying a boylBh curiosity Woman's Work in Club and Charity A new mission was opened Mondny at 100 North Tenth street which promises to 1111 a need in that part of tho city. It 1j iha Good 'Will mission and la to bo (.per.Ued undor the management of ' Mutlisr" L.ce, formerly of tho Bancroft Stroet home. The mission workers of the city havo long real ized tho iieccsslty of somo concerted work among tho outcast women of that neigh borhood, but realizing Ha dlfllcultles few havo cared to undertake it und there has been nothing upon which to support It. Recently, however, Mrs. Leo haa suceeded In Interesting E. It. Stewart, well known as secretary ond treasurer of tho Oood Wlll Templo mine of Cripple Creek, and ho bo agreed to contribute $50 per month to the support of the Institution, having given $1."0 with which to open tho butldlng. Mrs. Iee gives her services and will use her Influ ence for the extension of the work, which Is to be carried on tn co-operation with tho work of the Bancroft Stroet home. It Is Mrs. Leo's intention to becomo ac quainted with tho women and help them to help themselves to a better understanding and a better life In fact, to carry on the work that It being so successfully operated In other largo cities and which Is equally preventive and rescuo work. Tho room6 are being neatly furnished and nn argnu and good reading matter provided. TOero will also be a small restaurant where tho women can get their mculs for 16 cents, the only suoh place that the neighborhood now affords being a place conducted by a colored woman where 25 cents Is charged for a meal. Through this medium It is hoped to reuch the women and Interest them, , Mrs. Lee Is now making an effort to get a sowing machine, that she may teach plain sewing to the women, In speaking of the work, Mother Lee said: "Good Will mleslon Is a permanent Institution. We have the moral nnd finan cial support necessary and hopo before long to buy or build a permanent home for It." The Helping Hand society of Hanscom Park Methodist church meets this afternoon In the parlors of tho church. Tho meeting Is called for tho hearing of reports and every member Is urged to bo present. The Young Women's Fortlgu Missionary to see President McKlnley. Stelllngs paid a visit to an aunt at Masslllon, O., nnd during his stay persuaded her to accom pany him to Canton. After circumventing the president's resi dence several times the boy summoned his courage to the sticking point nnd went In. Ills aunt awaited the outcome on the sidewalk. Stclllngs greeted the servant with western heartiness and so prcposcsted her In his favor that she carried his name to the president. President McKlnley had other things to do, but with bis usual kindness admitted tho lad to his sitting room. "I came from Nebraska, Mr. Dryan's home," stammered tho boy, "to tell you how glad I am you were elected." "I'm glad, too, my boy," said the presi dent with a smile. "I guess my aunt will be looking for mo," said Stelllngs, forgetting the rest of his speech. The president gavo tho boy his hand and the event, momentous to the young American, was happily over. Stel llngs works at a boarding nouso at 2020 Harney street. BOTH SIDES 0F THE CASE Unlrjiiinn YounK mill Iimiiector lint ton lCntrr Into I)ImmiiinIoii of .Viltilternteil Milk Chnrtte. P. K. Young, proprietor of tho Golden Itod dairy, against whom a charge of using formaldehyde to preserve milk Is pending. Is preparing his defense upon the theory that Milk Inspector Hutton singled him out from among the other dairymen to vent n personal spleen. He writes tho following letter to The Hee: OMAHA, July 25. In regnrd to this trouble between Mr. Hutton and myself I would toy to my customers and tho people of Omnha thnt It Is all spltework. I can nsslgn no other reason for tho course he has tnken ii.tutnM mo A bill ncultint him for milk, cream and strawberries, which I have been some time In collecting, ap penrw to have nettled him. I will udmlt I am having some trouble with my cows. They aro giving strlimy milk, which Dr. Itamacclottl says Is due to overfeeding of sugarcane, and he told me to tell tho people that the milk Is not unwholesome. Mr. Hutton stated In tho pajier that he has had four samples of milk from tho wagons, which Is not true; he hasn't had but onu sample flnce Februnry. I took Mr. Hutton a pint of milk July 22 nnd asked him to test It. I supposed he would tell me what was tho matter with the milk, nnd he let mo know by filing a complaint In tho po lice court and causing my arrest. 1 would say to tho public that the milk I took Mr. Hutton wns out of a tank, where all the cows' milk was strained In, clean and sweet. This Is the way Mr. Hutton helps mo out of trouble by ruin ing my business. P. K. YOUNG, Mr. Hutton wns shown this letter last night. "Ot course, there Is no spltework In It," said he. "Mr. Young und I novcr had any trouble. About tho milk, cream nnd strawberries, I offered to pay him for them several times, but he would always make soino excuso for not taking tho money usually because he couldn't maku change when ho would suggest that we let It go till the next time ho called. "As to tho samples of milk, I obtained four ot them, as previously stated, and when tho case comes to trial next Tuesday there will bo witnesses to testify to that fact. The sample he brought me was analyzed with the others and by an odd circumstance It was the only one of tho four samples that was pure; formaldehyde was found In each of tho other three. Of these, one I took from his wagon on the morning of July 22, ono enmo from somo milk ho left at the home of Mrs, Thomas Hcacock, 2807 Drlstol street, and tho other from a bottle left with Mrs. J. II. Tato, 1623 Lothrop. All were taken on July 22, except tho ono he broufcut to my house vohintnrlU-., and that came July 19." Detective) atorlen, Conan Doylo considers Poe the Inventor of the dutectlve Mary aud.ns pre-eminently tho master, of the .short story and adds: "Tho Imaginative quality, the Intellectual skill, the keen nditptatlon uf menus to ends, the subtlltty of Insight, the manngu mciu of dramatic effects aro qualities upon which I delight to dwell nnd I would cm phnslzo my own Indebtedness to Pco and my appreciation of hU groat abllltlts." Do you know P03? Aud do you wish nn authoritative memoir which gives the true facts of tho life of the man whom Tenny son considered the greatest American au thor; ono which proves tho untruth of many existing tybels? if so, address OEOROK DAnniK & SON. 1313 VRlnut Street, Philadelphia. AGENTS WANTED. Sentence Channel to n Fine. CHICAGO, July 23.-F. Wuylmul Drown, who, with Dr. August Unger. was con victed of conspiracy to defraud an Insur hiico company In the fniiinux Defenbach cuso. was today released from Jail hero and the verdict sentencing him to the peni tentiary vncatert and nn order Imposing a tine of $2.0tX) (substituted. Judge Tuley claimed upon tho announce ment of the. verdict that he would be satis lied with a tine, believing thnt Drown was but Nllghtlv to blamn In the conspiracy. Utown paid $1,B00 of tho fine today and lux wife, tho daughter of a wealthy Cleveland steel manufacturer, went security for tho remainder. socloty gives u -thimble party this after noon at the homo of Miss Mattlo Langtrco, 2221 South Twenty-ninth street. An ex' ccptlonally good program has been proparul Thero was a good attendance at Wednes day's meeting of tho Womnn's Christian Temperance unlou, In splto of tho warm day, and something more thnn the usual amount ,of business eamo up for attention. Mr. Alfred Kennedy was present and on behalf of tho board of the old Omaha City Mission notified the women of tho transfer of tho property occupied by tho Tenth Street City Mission, as the old Institution Is now called, which will necessitate tho union vacating the building, cow used by their Industrial classes, by March 1. The papers agreeing to vacate- were accordingly signed and Mr. Kennedy agreed to pay tho union tho sum of $50 for tho repairs they put on tho building recently with the un derstanding that tho building should be turned over to them. While the women re gret that the old mission will have to be given up, they still havo It rent freo until March 1, nnd this will practically cover the psr'lod when the hardest work of the com ing year is to be done and will allow am ple time for the selection of a new location. Now that tho children's industrial work Is so well established In that neighborhood the women have no Idea ot allowing It to drop. Thero will be no further attempt to Improve tho promises, however, usldu from keeping the playground In good condition for tho children and the committee ap pointed for tills purpose was retained. MlBa Magee reported an unusually large attendance at tho Sunday school and even ing gospel services; also that twenty-flvo conversions had been made during tho last four month In which the meetings havo been hold there. Tho cooking classes aro also In a pros perous condition and under the efficient di rection of Miss May Leeder. Tho girls' clubs are doing much for their members theso warm days and tho building Is kept open nil of tho time for tho benefit of the women nnd children, among whom thero Is great suffering, crowdod as they aro Into the close quarters of that district. The mission Is cool and Miss Mngee has kept leowater for their use. She reports many of the children desti tute of summer clothing, mnny of them being unable to attend classes for want ASLEEP UNDER THE STARS Bern IngcnUni and Original lftani of Oturtlog Mtrphsni Thai Hat Nifhti. ONE MAN SWINGS OVER A TIN ROOF Mnny n Front I,ntrn U Converted Into n Dormltorj Hihikcs of Moatitillo .NettlttR Favorite Hetrcnt from 9wnrm of Insect. Over the tin roof of a laundry at Eleventh and Dodge streets a hammock swayed gently tn the breeze that announced the coming storm. One of tho ropes .was tied to the smokestack and tho other to a ring screwed Into tho brickwork, nnd as was revealed by the lightning flashes, tho net sagged heavily, drawing the ropes taut. To tho officers nt tho police station It was clear that tho hammock had a human occupant. Suddenly tho rain began to patter on the tin; thero was a convulsion of the hammock and n whlte-robcd flguro emerged, later to perform the harzardous feat of clambering down tho fire cscapo with a blanket over one arm and a pillow under Its chtn, "That fellow has been sleeping up there for two weoks," sold ono of the ofllcers. "He has to be at tho laundrv early to got tho water hot for the day's work, nnd I guess be found It pretty sultry down among tho steam manglcrs and patent Ironing ma chines, and that's why ho took to the roof." Out-Door Sleep I l'opulnr. Sleeping out of doors has become quite general during the last few weeks, Many a front lawn has been converted Into a dormitory, whllo Jefferson square and tho city parks offer havens to such of the heat stricken populace as aro not afraid of ear wigs, or are so fortunate as to evade the park policeman. TIiobc who havo tried It say the High school grounds have superior advantages In this line, ns Capitol hill hns a considerable elevation, and nny vagrnnt breezu thnt may bo prowling around Is likely to visit that quarter. Tho opposlto Is true of liatiscom park, the ground here being low nnd the air oppressively calm. Hut there aro two advantages common, from the standpoint of tho sleeper, to all these plots of grccnswnrd, and these nro that they are well ventilated and that they save tho cost of room rent, Tho air may bo still, sultry nnd henvy with humidity, but generally speaking It Is pure. To thoso Riven to early rising It Is n common spectacle these mornings to see a man asleep on n cot beside the gravel path of his front yard. The blanket has becomo disarranged during tho struggle ho had with Morpheus and nt one end of the cot Is revealed his open mouth and at the other his bare feet, with toes spread apart. This could hardly be considered a classical lawn ornament, but It Invariably attracts more attention than the fluent pleco of statuary. IliiBd A ill! to Trouble. Down where the population Is denso and where the houses generally abutt directly upon tho sidewalk, other means must ba resorted to to luro the cooling breeze, nnd as a result bedrooms lose their privacy and tho home becomes a sort of a pavilion. Doors, windows, wlndowshades nnd blinds aro thrown wldo open and the sacred pre cincts within laid bare to the vulgar eye. Farther east discomforts other than heat aro to be found. Tho lower slopes, ap proaching tho river, nre Infested with mosquitoes, with myriads of little grcon bug.-i, resembling oats, which may bo found by the hatful In the globes ot elec tric lamps ot a morning and with great droning beetles that fly blindly and strike the faco with the force ot a missile from a boy's slingshot. These ptats rcqulro another system of defense. Mosquito bar on tho windows has been found Inefficient, as the average bouse of the poorer sort has settled until there ure broad apertures about the window frames, offering easy Ingress to Insects of all kinds. Ono schemo the riparian folk have Is to hang mosquito bar from a frame tiuspended over the bod. The most original plan, however, Is to make u little house out of strips of plno and mosquito bar, set the "houae" out In the yard somewhero and sleep In it. Scores of these can bo seen on the river bottoms. Sometimes during tho day tho "houso" Is lifted from over the bod or cot and placed over a table, when the family will alt down to a meal, Insured against molestation from flics. A Sure Cure lor Dlurrhoen. Coming, as Ii docs, In tho busiest Bonsnn, when a man can least afford to loso time, a Rure und quick cure for diarrhoea Is very desirable. Anyone who has given It a trial will tell you that thu quickest, surest and most pleasant remedy In use for this dli raco Is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea llemcdy. There Is no loss ot time when It Is used, as ono or two doses of It will euro any ordinary attack. It never falls, not even In thu most scvero nnd dangerous cases. For salo by all druggists. of something to wear, nnd asks that boya' pants, especially, and girls' dresses bo sent to the mission. The glrlB' clubs are Improving their meetings during the warm weather by patching quilts, which will be made up when the sewing classes meet In the fall, each girl keeping her own quilt. Mrs. Shlnroik reported a visit to her homo of n number of the members of tho temper ance clubs, suspended for the summor, the boys having come to ask that tho work bo resumed and telling how much they missed the meetings. Mrs. Shlnrock hus ugrced to take charge ot the goipel work at tho mission every Thursday evening; The commltteo appointed at the Inst meeting to seeuro an auditorium for tho state Women's Christian Tumperance union convention, to be entertained In Omahn October 1, 2, 3 aud 1, was continued for furthor Investigation, aud It Is probablo thnt tho meeting will not be held at Kountze .Memorial church after all, as the lent It heavier than the women feci they can afford. Tho next meeting will bo held August 14 and as It Is tho annual meeting ami election of officers It was decided to meet at 0 a. in., as tho heat ot tho afternoon prevents many from attending. The Baptist Women's Missionary society met In all-day session yesterday at F.monual Baptist church. It wus their quarterly meeting. Dinner was served in the par lors of the church at noon nnd In tho aft ernoon a most Interesting program waa given. The attendance at tho Young Women's Christtnn association noon rest during the last month has been 9,961, Owing to other duties, Mrs, A. C. Ilawson hns resigned her position as chairman ot tho lunch com mittee and Mrs. George Hoobler has suc ceeded her. Today Miss Ferguson closes her work as general secretary of the association and after spending tho remainder of the sum mer at her home In Ilolf, la., she will tako the chal- of German In Mornlngslde col lege In Sioux City. It Is with sincere re gret thnt the members of the association see Mlis Ferguson give up the work, for she has won a host of friends during her brief stay bore, Don't pay more than ioc. for a toilet soap. Jap Rose sells for that. Jap Rose is transparent perfumed with roses made of vegetable oil and glycerin. Better soap is impossible. Jap Rose Soap This is Kirk's latest soap. This world-famous soap maker says that no man can improve it. Yet it costs but a dime a cake. UNUSUAL DEMAND FOR WATER Tirintj-FiTi Million Gnllani ii tha Daily Oaaiunptiaa in Umaha. NOTE OF WARNING IS SOUNDED Water Wnrki Now Hunnlnn; at Ab normal rrcssiire anil Tliere la Snlil to He Dnniirr of a Fiinilne If Present Wnnte Continue.. Twenty-five million gallons. This la tho amount of water which Omaha has been consuming dally since July 12. More than 200 gallons of water per day for every man, woman and child In the city. The Omaha Water company has rallied to the help of tho sweltering city. Extra pumps have been brought Into use. Added prcssuro has been applied to supply the abnormal demand, In St. Joseph, Kansas Citv and many other cities sprinkling has been prohibited, lawns nro burning up, gardens are scorch ing and people- aro tiweltorlng with no streams of cooling water to relieve their misery. Omaha has been fortunate, but tho water company sounds a warning. If tho pres ent reckless use of water continues tho city may find Itself face to face with a water famine, says the water works man agement. Four pumps are working constantly at Florence, vhro only two are used In ordi nary times. Three pumps are In use at tho Walnut Hill station. Ordinarily ouo pump Is used there. Three pumps nrc running full time at tho river station, which has not been In uso tor some time. I'renNiiro In DuneeroiiM. The pressure has been raised to 133 pounds to the square Inch that tho abnor mal demands of tho city may be met. This Is said to bo dangerous. If It Is continued a main may break and loave the city with out wator. General Manager VS. M. Fairfield of tho Omaha Wator compuny, says: "Until tho wholeoelo sprinkling of lawns and street censes, clear water must not be expected for domestic ueo. Tho water surges through the mains at such u rapid rate that all sediment Is stirred up and no opportunity for settling Is given. Scores of firemen aro laboring day and night to meet the needH of tho people, but thu maximum supply has been reached. Every main of the water company Is laboring under a terrible strain and the city may expect to hear of dis rupted waterways at any moment. "Tho reckless uso of wator In Omaha Is dangerous. It threatens to rob families ot the wator they need for domestic ptirposos. Millions of gallons are wasted daily In Irrigating lawns and gardcus. Such a misuse of tha water Is selfish and threatens to work a hardship on people who are more considcrato. In somo parts of thu city wator Is allowed to run all night on gard ens and lawns. Wo havo even found places where a hose was not used, but the water was alloved to escape from tho tap. "Inspectors nro visiting nil parts of tho city, but It Is Impossible for them to check Economy Is the Secret of Success M:iko your old pluno like now Wo can rrinove that dirty, oily look on the case Wo can regulate tlint faulty action Wo employ expert timers thnt can tunc. It iih It should l)o tuned All tlila for Iltt!o money Then your old piano Is practi cally new and you avoid the expense of buying a new one "A dollar isaved !s a dollar made" Wo do not allow hot weather to Interfere with our work. A. HOSPE, Music and Ait. 1513-1515 Douglas. Misses' Shoes Without any Intention to brag, we can Kay that our inlstifH' and children's rdioo department In the largeBt and moHt com plete In the wem Kve-ry slr.e aud wldlh In every style-so that we can lit per fectly the narrow or chubby foot In any of our linos from $1.50 to $2.50 Wo have a splendid line of shlney shoes for thu misses in the turn or welt extension-edge soles These shlney shoes w4.!! be worn more than any others tills sum mer nnd we know we can please you If you but give us the opportunity to show them, Drexel ShoeCo., CntnloKue Sent Free for Ilie Aaklnff, Vmalia'M Un-to-iln te Shoe House, HIM IMItNAM STllKKT. the waste. Thoughtful people will not make such Indiscriminate use of water. We nre willing to supply a reasonable amount ot water for lawns nnd havo not contemplated Issuing any orders prevent ing sprinkling. If the great wasto of wator keeps up, however, wo cannot supply tha demand. The amount ot water supplied dally In ordinary summer weather vnrlos from H.000,000 to 17,000,000 gallons. "It Is estimated that slxty-flvo gallons per day Is a liberal per capita allowanco ot water In cities the size of Omnha, or larger. In some cities tho per capita sup ply falls to thtrty-flvo gallons dally. Theso figures show that there Is n great wasto of water In Omaha. Ordinarily tho Walnut Hill station pumps 4,500,000 gallons a day. It Is now pumping 10,000,000. It Is safo to cstlmnto that two-thirds of this water Is wasted." aietrm for Everybody. "Persons who pay for their water by the year aro wasting millions of gallons. If tho present rate of water consumption con tinues It will bo necessary to compel all 1 consumers to havo meters," said A. B. Hunt, superintendent of the Omaha Water company. "Something must be done to check tho awful wltstc. I'eople do not ex ercise judgment In tho use of water. We arc doing alt In our power to prevent tho city from having a water famine, but the public must assist us In saving wator." Tho park commissioners have been noti fied that they must limit the amount of water used In tho parks. At Ulvervlow alone 3,000,000 gallons were used last month. Tho superintendent of Ilivervlcw turned the city water Into the lake In that park this week. Ho waa afterward In structed to turn tho water off, however, and the park commissioners have agreed to ' assist the water company In conserving lti wator supply. FINE DCG MUST BE KILLED Xrl Scrnlrl'R Illr St. nernaril Mimt I'ay Tenuity for Union Ilia Teeth on Mm, Cnnnodr. Mrs. Mary Carmody, 1018 South Twenty second street, testified In polico court yes terday that whllo on her way home from church last Sunday she had been bitten by a dog, and that It wns her confldont be lief that If tho dog over wont mad sho would be afflicted with hydrophobia. Sho said she had heard ot such cases. Sho know of one or two Instances wherein tho dog and his victim succumbed to rablca at the same tlmo, though several years after tho human victim had been bitten, Tho dog, a handsomo St. Bernard, six months old, was the property of Nels Senirl, a butcher at Twenty-seventh and Leavenworth streets. Tho owner testified that tho dog had never been known to manifest a vicious disposition, but being a mcro puppy, was very playful and ho was sure tho woman had been bitten In a spirit of sport. Tho woman testified, how ever, that the bea3t hnd bitten her In two places, onco on tho leg, and onco on tho wrist, and that both wounds wero swollen and Inflamed. She offered In evidence tho wound on her wrist. Thero were the marks of tho dog's teeth, aud around them the flesh wiih swollen nnd discolored. The hearing ended with nn order that tha dog be killed.