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TnE OMAITA DAILY DEE: SUNDAY, APRIL 17. 1004 KNOCKING AT HEAVEN'S GATE minism 1i taught and practiced her In Ita most repulsive and dppraved forma Wil liam E. Curtla In the Kacord-Herald. U Fellowen f Brabm niim Think Tkej Hats - a Cinch n the Tttis Entrance. BENARES HELD THE HOLIEST OF CITIES Weaderfal Tow eat the Baaka f the Gaace Where HaJI m Xtllloa Idol Oria avt the Falthfal. Anyone who wanta to know what an aw ml religion Brahmlnlam la ahould vlalt Benares, the tnoet sacred city of India, upon the banka of the Gang, the most acred river, more holy to more mllllona of human soula than Mecca, to the Moslem, Rome to the Catholic or Jeruaalem te the Jew. This tnarveloua city In ao holy that death upon Ita aoll la equivalent to Ufa eternal. It la the rate to paradlae. the abundant entrance to everlasting- huppi fieaa, and Ita blessings are comprehensive enough to Include all races, all religion and all caste. It le not nscessary to be a Brahmin or to worship Blva or Krishna or any other of the Hindu gods, nor even to believe In them. Their (race la auffl clent to carry unbeliever to the Hindu heavens provided they die within the area Inclosed by a boulevard eooJrcllng thla city. There are to Benares 1000 temple and In numerable shrines, 26.000 Brahmin priests, monks, faklra and aaoetlca, and It In vis ited annually by more than (00.000 $11 grtms a larger number than may be counted at Meoca er Jerusalem, or at any ther'of the sacred cltlee of the world. There are mere than 600,000 Idols estab lished tn permanent places for warship In Benares, representing every variety of god In the Hindu pantheen, ao that all the pil grims who come here may find consola tion and some object of worship. There are twenty-eight aacred cowa at the central temples, and perhaps 600 more at other places of worship throughout the city; the trees around the temple gardena swarm with sacred monkeys and apes; there are twenty-two plaoea where the dead are burned, and the air of the city la always darkened during the daytime by columns of smoke that rise from the funeral pyres. IAIST HKATIHK9 OF LIFE. After eight months' silence Imposed by the courts Bowser, a dog owned by R. H Bell, a liveryman of Knozvllle, Tenn., Is free to bark to hie heart's content. Chan cellor Sneed has dissolved an Injunction granted last August on application of neighbors, who declared the dog's barking was a nuisance. The neighbors will now appeal. CHARGER BILLY RULED V1GAN Aotiritiei ef General Ltwton'i Hons in War aid Peace- TAKES TOO MUCH LIBERTY wITH NATIVES Melaavholy and Igsomlalsst Close ef Eaalne Career Trlbate of Tosst- ters to Their Old Friend. A peculiar accident happened to O. CI. Walker, a farmer, living ten mllea south of Columbia, Mo. While cutting bushes IvCopyrlsht. 10. by Albert Sonnlohaen.) In a field, a sapling forced back suddenly by the weight of the ax struck him be tween the lower Hp and the chin, shat tering the lower set of aire teeth and forcing them up In such a way aa to cut hie tongue In two about bait way back. Physicians sewed the severed parts to gether and say Mr. Walker will not even have his speech Impaired. Cupid figure In a fat stock contest? That Peace be to the memory ot old umy. There are parts of his career that may be open to criticism, but those who knew him In the days of hla power are dis posed to overlook those qualities of his character which made of him at times an obnoxious tyrant. Bllly'a sway extended over a people Including two races. Both the conquering Americans and the In surgent Filipinos bowed meekly before his autocratic will. Billy was American la exactly what the little god Is doing, I born and reared, but it Is not on record Pltlral pcetacles. No Other city,' not even London, has so many beggars, religious and otherwise; nowhere can so many pitiful spectacles of deformity and distress be seen; nowhere la such gross and repulsive obscenity and sensuality practiced and all In the name of religion; nowhere are such sordid de ceptions practiced upon superstitious be lievers, and nowhere such gloomy, absurd and preposterous methods used for con soling sinners and escaping thu results of sin. Although Benares tn several respects Is the most Interesting city In India, and one of the most Interesting In the world. It Is also me most nuny, repulsive inu iur- VJldding. ' Few people care to remain here more than a day or two, although to the ethnologist and other students, to artists and others In search of th picturesque. It has more to offer than can be found else where tn the Indian empire. Benares Is aa old as Kgypt. It Is on of th oldest cities In existence. It was al ready famous when Rome was founded; even when Joshua snd hla trumpeters were surrounding the walls of Jericho. It Is the hope ot every believer In Brahmlnlsm to visit Benares and wash away his sins In th water of th sacred Ganges; the greatest blessing he can enjoy Is to die here; hence, the palaces, temples and lodging houses which line th river banks are filled with - the aged relattves and friend of their, owners and' with pilgrims who have come from all parts of India to wait with ecstatlo patience the summons of tho angel of death In order to go straight to heaven. . Saaetity of tho Oaagti, Nothing In all their religion Is so dear to devout Hludus as ths Ganges, Th mys terious cavern In the Himalayas which Is supposed to be the source ot the river is the moat sac ret place on earth. It Is th fifth head of Blva, and for 1,600 miles to It delta every inch of th banks Is haunted with gods and demons, and has been the no of events bearing upon the faith of two-thirds' ot th people of India. The most pious act, and one that counts more than any other to tho credit of a human aoul on the great books above. Is to make a pll gr Image from the source to the mouth of the Oanges. If you have read Kipling's story of "Kim," you will remember the anxiety of th old lama to find thla holy stream, and to follow Its banks. Pilgrims to Benares and other cities upon th Oan ges secure bottles of the precious water for themselves and send them to friends and kindred In foreign lands. No river In all the world la so worshiped, and to die upon Ita sacred banks snd to have one's body burned and his ashes borne away Into oblivion upon Its tawny current Is the highest aspiration of hundreds of millions c f people. The Oanges Is equally aacred to the Bud dhlst, and Benares Is associated more closely with the career of Buddha than any ether city. Twenty-nv hundred years ago Buddha preached his first sermon here, snd for ten oenturle or more It was the head quarters of Buddhism. Buddha selected It as th center of his missionary work, he secured the support ef Ita scholars, teach era and philosophers, and from here aent forth missionaries to China, Japan, Bur man. .Ceylos, the Malay Peninsula, 81am Thibet and other countries until half the human race accepted him as divine, his teachings as the law of God, and Benares as th' fountain of that faith. It Is a tradition that one of the wise men who followed the Btar of Bethlehem to th Child that was cradled In a manirer waa a learneo punaii irun smnrm ana ii is cer tainly true that the doctora of theology who have lived and taught In the temples and monasteries her have exercised greater Influence upon a larger number of ten than those of any other dry that ever ttlsted. But In these modern daye Be Bares Is wholly given over to Ignorance, luperstltlon. vice, filth nr Idolatry. The Sure and lofty doctrines of Buddha are no longer taurht. Th "Well of Knowledge 1 a filthy, putrid hole filled with slime and rotting vegetation. Buddhism has been rwept out of India altogether, and Brah and on the outcome of a novel Indiana conteat will hinge the consummation of an affair of love that he has planned. A Wanatah widow of comely figure and tender age, Mra. Emma Peak by nam, has been courted by two farmers of the county. Both raise tat stock, mostly hoge. Mrs. Peake being unable to decide be tween the two aoll tiller, ha offered to marry the man who has the largest num ber of fat hogs weighing over u pounds each by December 16 next. Thla Is th birthday of th widow, and sh has prom ised to have a great feast on th day when she will be able to make a aatli faotory oholc between bar two suitors. There haa Juat been discovered In the far east a species ot th aoacla tree which closes Its leaves together in co'.ls each day at aunaet and curls its twigs together In the shape of pigtails. After the tree has settled Itself thus for a night's aleep, if touched the whole thing will flut ter as If agitated or Impatient at being disturbed. The oftener the foliage Is mo lested, the more violent becomes th shaking of the branches, and at length the tree emits a nauseating odor, which. ii innaiea ior a lew moments, causes a violent dlsxy headache. It has been named th "angry tree." American commander mieht be holdlna- a Major Charles Cants of TaJrneld, Is., is very Important consultation with his undoubtedly the smallest man In th aides In the plaza, when auddenly old United Statea, If not In the world, for he Billy would spy a group ot children com weigns out thirty pounds, la eighteen In up the atreet, and then the discussion incn.es nign, and is now about M years of of campaign plans would be momentarily age. ills lather and mother and sinter InterruDted bv the areneral flndlno- him that he ever displayed any partiality to ward bis white compatriots. On the con trary, it was to the persuasions of the Filipino children that he showed himself most amenable, but then, It must be re membered, there were no American chil dren In Vigan at that time. When his old master's death first raised Billy to autocratic power, he but let me begin my narrative In it proper chronological order. General Lawton's advano against th northern division of th insurgent Filipino army will always be remembered aa a firm, vigorous oampaign, tempered by a spirit ot humanity unusual In the his tories of past marches of oonquest. Law ton's forbearance and keen sens of jus tice toward the conquered forever en deared him In the hearts of those who fought him. This haa nothing In particular to do with old Billy, except that Lawton rode him throughout that northern campaign, and he became ao Identified with the American general that he came In for a certain share ot the respect accorded his master by the natives. At that time Billy was auch a gentle old beaat that the chil dren oould pat hla long, aolemn face, and Billy would nibble bananas and tufts of grass from their little brown handa. The all realde at Fairfield, la., and are all of them ordinary aised people, his mother weighing la pounds. Th table at which the major usually alts Is a toy doll's table. and he usually sits in a baby's rocking cnuir. Ob the. Retired List When General Lawton was recalled to Manila and Young continued the advance. It was found Inadvisable to take Billy back Clad in trousers a pretty a-lrl and a m.i. to tha coast for two reasons. Flrt, the companion sought to enter a burlesaua s"nerai must return by railway, and there theater in Philadelphia. Reeoenlzln her w,r no boxcars In which to carry Billy, dleguls th ticket seller refused the girl and then Bllly's period of active field work admission. Her escort deserted her and she was nearly at an end. Already well on au uuwu un street, lonowed by a eon- atantly Increasing mob of hooting men ard Doya, tearing at her clothing. Bhe waa rescued by a policeman and taken to pone station. Th girl whispered her nam In Lieutenant .Honey's ear. It was potent, for she was secluded In a room until two stylishly dressed women cam after her In a private carriage. Roney later refused to give the girl's name, say- ma ma was irora ins west ana was a guest of a well known family. soe aelf carried off Into the approaching crowd of Juvenile. in year, the vigorous campaign through tropical Bwampa and Junglea had taken the remaining elasticity out of his old limbs. So It was decided to let him go on with Toung's Third cavalry us a sort ot camp follower. Lawton bade old Billy a sorrowful good bye at th railway station. "Take good care of him, sergeant," were his last words, Thus Billy ambled along In the wake ot the advancing army, nibbling here and there by the wayside, dropping behind often, but aiwaya ahowing up morning and The Phillips County (Kan.) Post reports I trening when barley rations were served an Incident which shows how nicely th out- In 'Ws way he reached Vigan, where instruments of modernity may enter Into oung established his permanent headquar the practical life of a good citizen. This I ters as military governor of the north' good citizen, a practical farmer, went to ern provinces. town and got drunk. He disturbed th I Bom months after this came the news of peace of the townsmen, but got away for home before the authorities could catch him. Ths next morning, sober and re pentant, he called up the city marshal on his telephone and asked If a warrant had seen issuea tot aim. Tho warrant was read to him over th telephone. Then h called up the police Judg and Pleaded guilty. The police Judge fixed the fin at $3 and the good man sent the money In the same day by a rural route carrier. Th telephone and the rural carrier have mad th life of the farmer one lovely, luxurious dream. . i Mlas Lizzie McCsrty of Marlon. Ind., has th distinction of having been married six times In nine years. The first husband was Jesse Hammer, whom she married when she was 10 years old, at Kohomo. She was divorced from him three months later, and two month afterward she mar ried him again, a second divorce following In leas than four montha. Her next hue- band, Lemuel Moore, waa sent to prison. and she obtained a divorce from him. Sh moved to Tipton and there married Levi Jack, from whom 'n lees than a year ah obtained a divorce. The trouble killed thla husband. It Is said. Then the young woman married Ell Coats at Tipton and lived with him two years. whti sh was srlven a di vorce on account of cruelty. She came to Mnrion and married Kd Hunt, from whom ahe obtained a divorce after six months. Shs has resumed her maiden fame. JaTenlle Mratesry. "What have you got In that package f" aeld the attendant at the great public mu setim. "Bnnsnaa," answered the boy. Dozen of em. Want one?" "No, and you can't bring them In her." "Why not?" "It a against the rules. But you can check the package at that window and get It when you come out." "Cost nnvthlng to check ttf "Five cents." The boy said he wouldn't pay it and went away. Ten minutes later he reappeared without the package. "I guess I can go In now, all right," he said. "Hold on. Have you got thoee benanas concealed 'about you?" "Tea, air: all but the sklna. I throwed them away." And there waa a grin of triumph on hla face as he went through th turnstile. Chicago Tribune. XjJdDDddSlDL r No woman'! htppi. mm can be complete without children ; it is her nature to lore r fl il fj f ' . and wanv them LdUGfllfDUnddSllPCB K3ur.fi aU beautiful and pure. The critical ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, however, it so fraught with dread, pain, suffering and danger, that the very thought of it fill her with apprehension and horror. There i po necessity for the reproduction of life to be either painful or dangerous. The use ef Mother's Friend so prepare the system for the coming event that it is safely passed without any danger. This great ana wonaenul remedy is aiwaya appliedexteraally.and has carried thousands of women through the trying crisis without suffering. Sea lor free book eoBlaralag laformaUu priceless value lo all eipeoieel mother. . Tki Irtdflil1 rUaaktar C. Atlasta. a. U J U KJUS Lk U LJ KiUSLi ,,, , ' Lawton's death at San Mateo. For days the flrgs were half-masted, and some of th Insurgent leaders even sent in notes of sympathy. There was genuine mourning all ever the land. In Vigan especially th Borrow was deep, for the men there had fought under Law ton. Thslr thoughts turned toward old Billy, who had carried their dead leader through the worst campaign of the war. They untied him from th picket line and led him out Into th plaxa, and there gavs him an honorable discharge from ao tlve service, to com and go as hs might pleas about tha town, on government pen slon. Billy looked a bit bewildered a first, but presently started eft to explore the streets, and as he passed th men took off their well-worn campaign hats. After that you could see him wandering in day dream along the narrow streets of Vigan or tn the adjacent fields, sometimes stopping to browse In an abstracted sort of way; oomlng and going when and where h chose, Ilk th sacred oxen of Benares. At first Billy retained his simple, modest bearing. H rubbed noses with his old oomrades In the ranks and visited the I picket lines dally. He still greeted all oomers In his old spirit of democratic good reiiowahip, from the general down to the latest recruit In the rear ranks. F celiac Hla Oats. But there cam a change. Gradually It dawned on Billy' ponderous Intellect that he had become pretty much of a big gun. that he waan't an ordinary plug to be met with any day, and he decided to stand up for his social rank- He began by refusing to mess with th other horses. In thla he gained his point The men mad th mis take of submitting at once, and thus irre vocably bound themselves down to th rul ings of his tyrant wllL They gave him a separate feed stall. Then be Insisted on green grass mixed with oats twloe a day, and aa&ia ih boys bowed to hla will. Thenceforth a detail ot men had to hustle fed fur Billy dally. Thus he had them in his grip. After that they bad to humor hi every whim. It was not long before Billy made him self obnoxious to Americana and native alike. One morning he stalked into Com pany E"a mesa quarters Juat at mesa call. Th boys tried to persuade him that h had got Into the wrong plaoe, but Billy obstinately refused to take that point of view. In fact, he got quite Indignant, especially when be nosed about th big cauldron of hot soup, which he upset, and thereby spUt half the flimsy boards of the floor. He ended up by flopping down on a couple of cots whloh splintered beneath hla weight Ilk match boxes. When he finally departed, much disgusted, he left behind him a week's Job ot repairing. The natives mad their first mistake In offering Billy biu of brown sugar and tufts of choice turnip leaves. Finally he grew to consider these dainties aa his Just dues, and when they were not forthcom Ing at th moment he wanted them he did not hesitate to walk Into th atores and help himself, not only to sugar and tur nips, but to any other stock on hand that pleased his fancy. This sort of thing soon became so bad that whenever Billy waa seen approaching there would b a general scramble among the storekeepers to barricade their doors. and business would be suspended until ha had safely passed. Pet th Chlldrem. Only the children regarded Billy at all favorably. Sometime you eould aee th old chap stretched out under th shad of a spreading mango tree, with a dozen or I taor Uttl brown tots scramUlug vver his scraggy flank. Occasionally he would raise hla head as though in protest. Look here, yuu scamps," you might fancy him saying, "don t be too rough or I'll roll over on you. Hey, there, you mue biack Imp, leav my tall alone; It wasn't built for you to pulL Here, get away from my mane! I want to Bleep, ana now can I with you walking all over me?" Whereupon he would anort neseeiy, as though contemplating sanguinary ven geance, but It always ended In his sinking back with a helpless blink of hla eyes. Thus Billy paaed the tim In Vigan, tyr annizing all with whom he came In contact. until one day ther occurred the crowning event of hla life. Borne are Inclined, from a political point of view, to regard It as a lasting stain upon hla honor. They contend that, as an American born, as a protege of tho government, Billy should have conflned his moet Intimate friendships among nis own people. At least, h should not have fotmed the attachment ot bis life witn one of the people at war with his country. But- Bllly was too broad-minded to allow wars to Interfere with his friendships. At any rate. he began by striking up an acquaintance with Perlco de la Cruz, the 10-year-old son of a lieutenant in actlv aervlce m tne enemy's ranks. This chsnce acquaintance soon ripened Into deep friendship. The two becam in separable companions. When you saw Perloo turn a street corner you expected Billy, and sure enough h would follow, not far behind. Or if you aaw Billy's head protruding over a fence, you knew wher to find Perlco. When Perlco ate his meala on the steps of his mother's hut, Billy was there munching zacate. They went out for long tramps together, th puny brown boy usually seated on the veteran's broad shoul ders and holding to hla mane. No one slnos Lawton had dared to do that The two did pretty, much as they pleased walked through people's fences, over people's veg etable patches, stampeded people's poultry, and even sauntered over the lawn In front of the general's headquarters In spite of that great man's somewhat feeble protests. Billy and th Colonel. Th oolonel waa the only one who ver rose in active rebellion, but he was Ignobly aquelcheU. He waa holding a solemn re view of his troops one evening on the pa rude grounds. All was quiet, and it would have been a most impressive review It old Billy, with Perlco on hla back, hadn't atalked along Just then, passing between the colonel and the line of men at company front It is recorded that th colonel swore a great oath. That may have attraoted Billy's attention, for he seemed to recog nize the colonel as an old friend. He went up to him, and the colonel, to save his dignity, had to retreat to the bandstand. Protest was of no avail. If you spoke to them, Perlco simply shrugged his shoul ders, and said "No sabe." and Billy twirled au ear or winked an eye. There waa little satisfaction In ' that Then you felt that they chuckled together after you were gone. But tyrants are only mortal. Thee two were no exceptions. On day a yellow flag appeared before th house In Vigan In which Perlco lived. It was the beginning ot the fearful epl- demlo of smallpox when half of the fam ilies of the town and province were affected. when the saffron rag hung in listless fold before many a hut and house. They said that the Insurgent officer had brought the disease In from his camp, where It raged unchecked, on on of hla fee ret visits. The boy Perlco tossed deiliiously on a bamboo cot. while his sad-faced mother and a sad-faced aunt nursed him. A sentry was stationed to warn people away from the quarantined family. Billy calmly Ig nored him, and walked to the open window, but it was too high for him to look in. How Billy felt. Just how much he missed his little comrade, w never knew, tor Billy's long face wore an expreealon of aorrow habitually anyhow. But ther was an atmosphere of - painful abstraction about him when he munched his evening allowance ot oats. After a few days he ceased to haunt the little hut in the outskirts of the town, and then we thought he had forgotten. He even took up more with other children. In a general sort of way, but not with any one In particular. ' Qrchard & Wilhelm Garpet Go. Tfc 'O v 3 ttTt 12 T5 bed room furniture exhibit in this store is "I DrOilQ wIClIlH not equalled in the west-that's a broad claim but we are prepared to "prove up" on it when ever you are. We think enough of this matchless array to give over to its display njarly one-fourth of our floor space "and floor space commands a premium in this crowded store." Dressers An almost endless assortment In all the prominent woods and finishes. We start them for a solid oak, well fin ished, French plate mirrored dresser at 19.00 and grade them gradually tn price up to the very finest mahogany, at 1100.00 each. Chiffoniers We carry an assortment of chiffon iers to match our dressers In design, make and finish. These we start In price for a solid oak, finely finished chiffonier, 5.9f and grade them grad ually In price up to th very fine ma hogany ones, at $90.90. Dressing Tables To mutch dressers anil chiffoniers. Very rretty designs. Wo commence them for a solid oak, polished finish, dressing table at t9."0. and grade them gradually on up to the very fine ma hogany pieces, at $73. JO. Iron Beds Iron bed, substantially constructed, nicely finished, we Hurt tlicm at $1.76 and they grade gradually up tn price to HM. Brass Beds AU brass beds, full size, heavy posts at $25.50, gradually raisins; In price to the very fin ones, at $100.00. Beds We carry, we believe, tho largest line of Iron and brass and all brass beds, also wooden beds In th modern ns well aa the antique arid Napoleon designs and can suit any taste at any price. Our Dresser Special Constructed ot quarteraawed. gnlden onk, highly hand polished, plain, rich design with large oval French plat mirror. A dresser that ha the de sign and character ot th much finer and higher priced piece. These dress ers we offer whll th stock lasts, at, each, $30.00. We are offering the largest, most complete, best assorted and cheapest line of carpet rugs vhzt has ever been shown in Omaha, you can find rugs in this stock of every size and quality of modern rugs made. We quote a few very low prices for your consideration, hundreds of a size to select from. Rugs The Modern Kishmar Rugs In the very latest designs and color effects, mado in one piece, reversible, the colors are absolutely fast (this statement the manufacturer guaran tees), Gx9 feet, $0.50. 89 feet, $9.00. 9x10-6, $11.00. 9x12, $13.00. H Special Deal on German Saxony Rugs Imported direct by us, these rugs are too high cost to move freely so we have marked them very low. Ita an opportunity to buy fine rugs under price, we have Just reduced them from $00.00 to $46.00 entire line. Wilton Rues, $35 An assortment of 160 patterns to Be lt ct from and the best that's msde 9x12 rugs, Bigelow, Ventnor and Ar nold Constable, Royal Wilton, your se lection from a large line, $36.00 each. Smyrna Rugs Smyrna Ruga 6x9. complete line, $11. Smyrna Rugs 7-6x10-6, complete line, $17. Smyrna Rugs 9x12, complete line, $3 GO. Matting Rugs Matting Rugs 36x72, regular price $1.26, reduced to 86c. Kaba Rugs 36x72, regular prlc $2, reduced to $1.60. Brussels Rugs Brussels Rugs 6x9, $8.60. Brussels Rugs 8x10-, $12.76. Brussels Rugs 4x9, extra quality, $12.75. Brussels Rugs 6x12, extra quality, $16.75. Drapery Dept. We study to sell you the right thing for the right place at the right price. Curtain Swiss it Inches wide, 15 styles, special per yard, 16c. 42 Inches wide, 20 styles, special per yard, 22Hc. 48 Inches wide, 40 styles, special per yard, 60c. All new styles, neat and tasty. Window Shades We are headquarters for all styles in shades. A good shade, 36 Inches by 6 ft., for 26c each. Let us measure your windows and give you an estimate. Portieres New bordered curtain, extra heavy rep curtains, with Persian border, $6.75. Mercerized curtains, with silk cord edge, new designs, $7.75 per pair. Velvet bordered curtains, with extra heavy rep centers, usually sold for $2.60 per pair, $17.60. Curtain Madras Our stock Is exceptionally large we show 60 different patterns In stained glass and floral effects madras; will keep Its color In the sun or strong light better than any other fabric made. From 45a to $3 per yard. Lace Curtains Ewlas curtains, with ruffl for bed rooms, per pair, 96o, Cluney curtains, brussels, Irish point curtains, special $3.96 per pair. Cluney, hand-mad curtain. Abrablan hand-mad curtains. Double net brussels curtains. Goods usually selling at $12.50 and $15, special per pair, $9.50. Starapedlnsr the Town. For a whole week Perloo had been gone. Even th American soldiers missed the tiny figure, and when it was reported that Lieutenant d la Crua had been seen com ing Into town one evening nobody troubled te report the matter to headquarters. It was the eighth day of Perico'a Illness. The sentry In front of th hut paced sleep ily to and fro, or thoughtfully contem plated th shad of th nearby mango tree. Suddenly he was startled by a scream In side the house, and the next moment the form of a child shot by him down th street "Stop hlml Stop him! Stop him! Senor Americano! walled the distracted mother from the door of th hut. But It was too lata. With frantic screams and wild ges ticulations, the delirious Perloo ran down th road, naked aa he had oome Into th world, down Into the Calle de Banta In nacla. Into th Escolta, th main street, and turned up towards the plaza. Women screamed from windows and th side walks, men shouted, but none dared to seise the afflicted boy. Suddenly there was a commotion further down the Esoolta. Th crowd scattered, and through its center old Billy cam pelt ing, answering the boy's wild shouts with a sucoeeslon ot hoarse whlnnlea. At th comer of th Call del Obispo Perloo turned down toward the market, wher th atreet enda, with Billy pounding along not fifty yards behind. Into the market gate th boy disappeared, causing the wildest confusion among the throng of buyers and sellers. The market Is a square walled In by atone, with a door n each aid of the quadrangle. The crazed child shot into one gate and out ot another, and fell In a fit In the street beyond. Billy burst Into the crowded market to late to see where his little comrade had gone. For a moment he stood In Its center under th tiled roof, among the basketa and tables loaded with wares, whll th people, American soldiers and Filipino men and women alike, poured out of th four gates. Just what passed through Bllly'a equine Intellect at that moment wilt never be known, but evidently he hastily concluded that they were hiding Perlco from him be hind some of th baskets or atslla. He began a systematlo search, overturning and crushing earthenware Jars, baakets of eggs and fruits, bamboo Joints of milk and racks of dry goods. The vendors had sense enough to get out and leav their possessions to fate. Billy had the entire market to himself; frantically be pounded around and floundered about among the obstacles. w.. Nt V Ni ' ilh Proper TrM4set for PaeBaaemtav. Pneumonia is too dangerous a disease for anyone to attempt to doctor himself, al though he may have the proper remedies at hand. A phyaician should aiwaya be called. It ahould b born In mind, however, that pneumonia always results from a cold or from an attack of the grip, and by the proper treatment of these dUeases a threatened attack ot pneumonia may be warded off. Ther ia no question whatever about this, as during the thirty years and more that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has been used, we hv yet to learn ot a single cos of a cold or attack ot th grip having resulted In pneumonia, when thla remedy was used. Mine. Yale's Almond Blossom Complexion Cream ORB ATE 5T TOILET LUXURY HADE. Cleanses, softens, purifies, whitens and beautifies the akin. Soap and water tnly cleanses superficially. Mme. Yala ays: A little Almond Blossom Com. plexlon Cream should be applied every time the (ace and banda are washed. It removes the dust, soot, grime, smut. and smudge from the Interstices of the akin and makes the surface smooth aa velvet, A. dally necessity at borne and abroad; a treasure when traveling by land or water, or when on an outing of any kind, and particularly prised at a seaside or mountain resort Protects the akin from cutting winds, burning rays of the sun and every Injurious ef feet ef the elements. Prevents and cores abnormal redness of the nose or any part of the face, and that purplish hue due to exposure to cold, also chap ping, chafing, cold sores, ferer blisters and all Irritation of the skin. It Is the greatest known specific for burns; takes the Are out more Quickly thaa anything else, soothes, heals and prevents scars and suppuration. Indispensable for use of Infants and ervery member of the household. An exquisite natural beao- Ofler. A grateful application after shav ing. Excellent for massage purposes. Mow In two sizes; Vim, Tale's Almond Blossom Complexion Cream Is sold by Drug Dept., Boston Store Our Special Prices 45c and 80c. Pvorv VVomnn la lnUs'sULaBtl slaWl atMMltd ItDOfF avbuui lh vontlarfni MARVEL whirling Spray Tb MW Bih. J uH (OttinifQI. u tr h cabiiui supply tiie H IMI ill.. 1LI liO Af I... Iu.lh.llil ,UJ11D (a ... rlt-nl .r .TUt ritlMtlull Id. lubif u U1im MtStlLie t . Slew, sew sera. For sal only tr rilUMfi Pfl JtB d Douglas. awusui I'nii aa. rtetwe -N Twenty More Trips To the St. Louis exposition. Forty trips hare already fci been awarded as a result of the previous "elections." There are still twenty trips for those who are ambitious to see the exposition and make the journey at the expense of The Bee. The exposition is not open yet, but when your friends come back in the Bummer and fall and tell you how fine it was, you will be sorry that you iid Lot iet people know that you. wanted to go and get them to 70te for you. A little hustling will result in A SPLENDID VACATION. Get your friends interested in the fact that you want to go and they will be glad to prepay their subt criptions and to save their coupons for you. Ilemember that you get 520 votes on a year's subscription in the city and COO votes on a year's subscription in the country. The trip from Omaha to St Louis will be Via the Wabash The reason the Wabash has been selected as the best route to the World's Fair is because it is many miles the shortest, the time is quicker and it lands passengers at its own station at the main entrance at the World's Fair grounds. It has seven distinct lines to St. Louis from all directions, so that its facilitiesfor taking care of you are greater than that of any other road. Rules of the "Election" The ten persons receiving Ui largest number of votes at the ckia ef seb " flection" will be furulabed. at ttf stee a expense, a prises, eacb a (re trip Irora Omaba to 6u Ixmis au4 J turn, to tt laa.su auy lime during tcte exposition. No restrictions are placed as to where (he party lives as a cautdidat for on of the expoaltlon trips. Ho vols will be counted for employ: or -gents of The Omaha Be. All vote must u inai on eoupous whlou w' l b published each day la Tb b. Prepayment of subscriptions may be made either direct to Th Be t-'ubllshing Company or to an authorised agent of The Bee. hio votea aent In by agent w'll o oounttd unleea sent la In aooordasc w'th Instructions given tliem. The vote from day to day will be published In all editions of Th Bee. The "elections" will close each Thursday at 6 p. m. Votes may be deposited at the business office of Th Bee or sent by mall. No votea aent by mail will be counted which ere not in the Omaha postofflce for delivery at 4.3u p. m. on the day of closing. Address, "Exposition Department," Omaha Dee, Omaha, Neb. COUPONS ON PAGE 2.