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8 TIIE OMAITA DAILY DEE: BATFUPAY. MARCH 19. 1005. i Men's Hats In newest spring stjles and shades. A com plete line of unexcelled ralnes, at $1.50-$2-$2.50-$3 up to $5 SPRING CAPS IN ALL STYLES, COLORS AND PRICES. 50c Veiling at 5c All kinds of Veilings, Plain, Stripes, Fancy barred, polkadot, etc sctuelly worth up to 60o ynrd Satur day "nly yard.' 5c T JL THE RELIABLE. 5TORE. DRUG DEPT. SPECIALS Combination Syringes T?e Rubber Gloves, all ultra 6o Kirk's Glycerine and Shandon Bells Soap, per box lfci Violet Talcum Powder go Almond Cream lfc Rubber Far Brushes 16a PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY AND ACCURATELY FILLED BY COM PETENT REGISTERED PHAR MACISTS. OUR MOTTO "NO SUBSTITUTION." Another Great Shirt Sale THE GRIFFIN BRAND SHIRT la well known through out the land as one of the very beat manufactured. We were fortunate In securing 500 doaea of these celebrated , ahlrts at a very low price. They are all bright fresh roods In new spring patterns and worth up to QO 2.00 your choice Saturday OC If you want style and quality these shirts will please you. OOc FOUR-IN-HAND TIES. In all the nobbiest 'JC and newest shades and patterns oholce C MEJT8 HALF HOSE, In plain, fancy colored or silk em broidered, regular 10c to C0c quality. f 1 1 In two lots, Saturday, at lUC-laC 60c MEN'S SUSPENDERS with black enameled aft leather straps, great snap Saturday, at 1C GENTLEMEN'S LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS with silk Initial, worth 10c to 25c, at lfic, 10c and DC MEN'S STRING - WEIGHT RIBBED UNDER- M f WEAR In plain and fancy colors, at 56c and tDC 75c SWEATERS In plain and fancy colors, good 1 f spring weights, all sizes, at ewJC 10c HALF HOSE In blacks, tans and gray r special, at, pair STUNNING SPRING STYLES Suit Case Special 250 SAMFLE SUIT CASES, all solid leather with shirt fold, some leather lined, well made with polished brass trimmings, worth up to flO.OO choice Saturday 4.50 Great Corset Special Saturday, choice 0JC a2;"tl1l:?,' Nerao m- c;.t. tor 75c Ladies9 Hose 35c JSsSi fctrs.... .r 35c Three pair - 1.00 J?8' FANCY AND EMBROIDERED HOSE In black, tan. mode and other colon, worth up to 25c pair i S 1 special, at . . " a'Z BkT.-'.?ICT9LB HPSBcrHe"Ty rtbbJ wMh"doubii'""ioi knee and sole, regular 0o quality-special, at .. IsC Sensational Crockery Specials Stippled Gold Parisian Granite, equal to china. French Uon InSulad BowU, Cnop Traya, Fruit Comports, Cake ,Wate Pitchers eto.. would sell regular at75o to ll.W, on aale Saturday, choice Opal Olaaaware, fine assortment. eaoh 4 Oit Glass Silver Top Salt and pepper Shakers,' 'worth ' Too, . each WhUe, China Salt and Pepper Shakers 'for decorating-"' Handled Seml-Porceiain Tea Ciipa, " Fine Flint' Blown ' Water ' Tumbler, .' Imported Hoiiand Decorated Bo wis," decora Plates, ..2lc .10c ..15c ....5c ,28c 5c Rr. DRINK PURE WATBR-The Tripo'li' Stone 'iiite'rJng Block will wm .W2rk' worth ,?00' Pcl Saturday with rib- no" ber attachment, complete, at VOC IN WOMEN'S NEADY-TO-WEAR GARMENTS are new being shown In The exeluslvvnesa of our styles, which are manufactured eipresaly for Hayden department Is under the management of four of the best and most experienced satisfied. ELEGANT TAILOR SUITS In Panamas, Sicilians and fancy rattuws. either blouse or coat effect. at $35.00, $25.00, $18.50, $15.00, 1 fl fl fl $12.50 and lU.UU UNMATCHABLE SATURDAY SPECIALS $15.00 SPRING SUITS AT $8.75 125 New Suits In blouse and Jacket effects. Come in plain colored and fancy mixed fabrics and lined with guaranteed satin, sizes 32 to 44, manufactured to sell at $15.00, wonderful value, ft 7 C Saturday, at..... O. J MAGNIFICENT SUITS In the most desirable spring styles and materials. Description would fall to do them Justice you must see them to appreciate their great beauty and worth would sell regularly for $30.00 In any store In America Q OA special Saturday, at J.JJ NOBBY COVERT COATS 600 new ones Just re ceived by express for Saturday's selling very newest and most popular ideas, at yf OP $15.00, $12.50, $10.00, $8.00, $6.50 and tJD SAMPLE SPRING COATS 150 sample garments, in black or tan, all satin or taffeta lined and worth $10.00 Special value Saturday, 6 SO ORAVENETTE COATS 800 new ones added to our already tremendous collection greatest values to be found In the city at $35.00, $25.00, C ft $20.00, $15.00, $10.00 and O.JU 150 SAMPLE CRAVEN ETTE COATS A mixed lot In all colors and O Qfi styles materials would cost more as a Saturday special, choice O.JXj 7.95 our busy Cloak and Suit Department and the newest Ideas are srrlrlng dally. Bros., lends an added charm to our magnificent spring display. Our alteration fitters In the west and your money will be refunded If you are not perfectly WOMEN'S SKIRTS Thrtt Manufacturer's Stocks of Women's Skirts at Ont-thlrd and One-fourth Rtgnlar Price i. HANDSOME DRKSS AND WALKING SKIRTS In wonderful variety QO of colors and fabrics, worth up to $5.00; choice I.JO ELEGANT DRESS AND WALKING SKIRTS In voiles, cheviots, broadcloths and Panamas; very newest styles, best colors and patterns, well j QP worth $10.00 to $12.50; special Saturday, at J $15.00 SILK SHIRT WAIST SUITS In most fetching spring de signs; special, at... WOMEN'S WAISTS The finest and most extensive line of New Spring Waists ever shown In Omaha; they come In albatross, pongee, linens, lawns, silks, etc. thousands of them excellent values at $12.50, $10.00, $7.50, $5.00, $2.98, Qfl $1.98, $1.50 and JOG MANUFACTURERS' STOCK OF UNDERSKIRTS Shown In our window the past few days will go on sale Saturday morning. Undoubtedly the greatest lot of values ever shown In the city. Come In moire, mercerised sateens and Farmer's on tins; with ruffles, tucks and plea tings, made to sell at inn $4.00; special Saturday, at l.UU $4.00 CHILDREN'S DRESSES In all wool Henriettas, trimmed with silk peau de sole and fine laces; come In all colors, ages 4 to 14 years; 1 ftft choice Saturday ... l.UU $5.00 SILK WAISTS In nil colors Women's Undermuslins Greater Assortments and Lower Prices Than Elsewhere Newest and most attractive designs await your inspection and approval at prices of almost com pelling lowness. The counters are piled high with the most clever ideas of America's foremost manu facturers. The thorough goodness in material and workmanship are only exceeded by the ex- at. 2.98 EVENING HOUR 7:30 TILL 8:80 P. M. Our regular $1.00 Wrappers eAn , uv at. JUST RECKIVED A lot of our cele brated Home Made Wrappers. SPECIALS 8:90 TILL P. M. II 00 Madras and Sateen Waists on. w at. JfST RECEIVED A fine line of Ladles' WaHtlng Skirts, In extra alses up to 83 Inch waist and t length. Saturday Evenina Specials - UP M IT I f MM if II MA 1 A M f mI A mI in i ufuifufc ucuaitmcm w r, rTom i until ju o ciock, b aiuraay evening, w wnu ' Three-panel screen, else, open, f0x3, not fllle4 QEn regular $1.80, Saturday evening -..'U" Three panel, filled screen, with grill work on center panel, fancy silkollne flllln grexulax sr. price $2.26 Saturday evening I.OV Folding Go-Cart- Rubber tire wheels, regular price $2.85 as Saturday evening I.VO Come here for your furniture. We are offering you the cream of the markets at the prices of skim milk. Pictures! Picturesl Pictures! Elegant assortment of new pictures, sped als for Saturday evening The Little Mother," a beautiful panel picture, fr amed In plain, rich gilt. The coloring Is soft and delicate and very artistic ' lOr Special price Beautiful colored studies of landscapes. Child Life, and many choloe engraving-, slxe 10x14, In 8-lnch gilt frames OC Regular price 7tc sale price Uu W 'IfMl m m f I'll rTi I 1$ Saturday Millinery Specials Now that the grand opening dlspjay is a thing of the past a contlnnous rush of unmatchable bargain-giving events will begin In our Great Millinery Depart ment Watch our ads. See our offerings before buying. It will mean many dollars in saving to you. , , ., . , For Saturday We Are Showing Closely woven braid (unbreakable) Turbans, slightly rolled, trimmed with velvet and ornaments to match color of hat, well worth $6.50 special, 2.Q8 Beautiful Hats, in all colors, mef'um slie, trimmed with aigrette, pompom, f QQ flowers, silk and ornaments, worth $4.00, special, at NOBBT TtTH3ANS, made of lace straw braid, in all colors, trimmed with f QQ silk ar.d" ornaments, worth $4.50, at MILAN BRAID ROLLED RIM SAILOR, In all colors, trimmed with plaid Qg silk and straw bow, at See Our Grand Display of Paris Pattern Hats. ENLARGING OUR MAMMOTH GROCERY nrnl DTMCMT Tearing out walls. Stock must be reduced UL.r ni i irii.ii i The highest quality of goods to be sacrificed at these ri diculously low prices, 6-pound palls Pure Fruit Jelly this sale uo Quart can Oolden Table Syrup this sale VAc Gold Dust per package this sale 15c 10 bars Best Laundry Soap this sale.. 25c Bromangelon or Jellycon, per package this sale THc Jell-O or Fruit Puddlne, . per package this sole ?Hc 48-pound sack High Patent Minnesota Flour this sale 1.48 10-pound sack best Cornmeal thjs sale. 15c 7 pounds best Oatmeal this aale 15c 4 pounds best Hand Picked Navy Beans this sale 15c 4 pounds best Pearl Tapioca this sale. 16c 4 pounds best Sago, Barley or Farina - this sale 16c OUR IMMENSE STOCK OF CANNED GOODS MUST BE SOLD WE NEED THE ROOM-YOU NEED THE GOODS. S-pound can Solid Packed Tomatoes this sale 7Ho 3-pound can Golden Pumpkin this sale o 8-pound can Lye Hominy this sale 6o 8-pound can Fancy Apples this sale... 8-pound can Boston Baked Beans this 6o 7Ho sale 8-Dound can Fancy Table - Apricots this sale t-..ltV4o 8-pound can Eg or Greengage Plums this sale 10c t-pound can best Sweet Sugar Corn this sale to 2-pound can Fancy String Beans this sale 6c J-pound can Fancy Wax Beans this sale u 6c 2-pound can Fancy Lima Beans this sale - 6c 1-pound can Assorted Soups this sale 7Vie 1-pound Jar Pure Fruit Preserves this sale "4o Large bottle Pure Tomato Catsup this sale 7Hc. Large bottle Fancy Pickles, assorted this sale X-Celo or Malta Vita, package this sale THo WE! SELL STEWART S FAMOUS GAR DEN SEEDS THE MOST RELIABLE TO BUT 1 FRESH FRUIT PRICES AT THE MAM MOTH FRUIT DEPARTMENT. Largs Navel Oranges, worth wo per doien this sale Large Navel Oranges, worth 25o per dosen this sale The best Colorado White Clover Honey, per rack Soft Shell English Walnuts, per lb 1-pound package Persian Dates Fancy large ripe Bananas, per dosen... BOc 15c 10c 12c 5o 12o APPLES APPLES. APPLES. tremely low price. , ;ji CORSET COVERS. 600 dozen Corset Covers In the newest designs and best materials, worth 75o to $1.00 special at 800 dozen Corset Covers, trimmed with deep lace front and back, S5c to 50c values, at. LADIES' DRAWERS. COO dozen Muslin Drawers, made extra full and trim med with newest laces and embroidery, worth 75c to $i.oo. aep choice V LADIES' SKIRTS. Skirts with deep lace and embroidery flounces and dust ruffle, regular $2.50 value, special, 1 Cft 39c 19c $2.00 SKIRTS AT OSc. 1 Mnde extra full with deep lnce and embroidery flounces, a wonderful value, at .....98c $1.00 GOWNS AT S9c. Only 150 dozen of these gowns, made extra long and full, trimmed with lace embroidery and wash ribbons, worth 75c and $1.00 limit of two to a customer as long as they last- 7Qa Saturday -...JJ OTHER GOWNS In newest designs and worth up to $2.60 special, at J C n $1.50, 98c and..- Special Sale Saturday In Optical Dept. Fine gold-plated frames, with hollow ground lm- QQ. ported lenses, all styles, nsual price $2.50 JK Bushel boxes of fancy Red Pippin or Ben Davis Apples, per box $1.25 MEAT DEPT. ..$1.00 .10V4O .16V4o . Ho . llo . 10c 18 pounds Leaf Lard Star Hams, pound Star Bacon, pound Rex Hams, pound Rex Bacon, pound. Lamb Legs, pound LARD SPECIAL. 8-pound pall Rex, Shield or Red Peal Lard , 4o 6-pound pall Rex, Shield or Red Seal Lard 40o 10-pound pall Rex, Shield or Red Seal Lard 79c 20-pound pall Rex, Shield or Red Seal Lard $1.64 Special Sheet Music Sueh hHs as the following:-Jolly Me Along; I'm Trying So Hard to Forget You; Good Bye, Little Girl, Good Bye; Girl Who Cares for Me; Genevieve; In Old Ireland, Meet Me There; Come Home, Soldier Boy la Blue; Little Boy from Lonesoma Street; By the Dear Old Delaware; Abraham; Seminole; Lucy Llndy Lady; Arabola; Field Day; Iolo, Ragtime to the Moon; Trixy, You Are Beautiful; Ulxle Doodle; Fighting the Flames; Chicken Charlie; Jolly Blacksmith; Danoe of the Daisies; Blue Grass Echoes; Onole Sammy; Josephine; St. Louis Tt-..i..i cisftaH MAmnrlu Draiim Waltzes: Innocence Waltz and Northern Light Waltzes.-, By nail Mc copy PRAYERS DO NOT TOUCH HIM Fervent Appeals of Preaohers Fail to Im press an Offloe-Holder. PHILADELPHIA'S MAY9R AS A TARGET Characteristics of a Man Shown to Be laant to the Splrltnal Inro catloas of Clerical Spell binders In Unison. The first Engllshborn citizen to be elected to the office of chief executive of any American city of great Importance Is not establishing a reoord for unqualified popu larity. The cltlsen In question Is John Weaver, mayor of Philadelphia, who has o wrought up the ministers of the Quaker city that from their pulpits every Sunday they pray especially for the spiritual quickening of the official presiding at the city hall. Mayor Weaver seems not to be In the least disturbed by the wave of pe titions sent heavenword on his account. He still asserts that Philadelphia la the best goremed city on the continent and Its chief executive In no special need of a di vine lightning bolt to point the path of Wty. John Weaver Is a devout Baptist His critics say he professes but does not pos sess the Christian spirit. However that may be he teaches a Sunday school class every Sunday, and, when harassed by of ficial duties, turns for inspiration to the following verse, neatly framed over the mayoralty desk: For the cause that needs assistance, for the wrong that needs resistance, For the future In the distance, And the good that I can do. Loyal to the Machine. The mayor's enemies say that his honor fondly hopes that "the future In the dis tance" thinly veils a John Weaver wearing judicial ermine, and that .were it not for that vision he would pay more attention t the wall of the indignant cltliens who say that vice Is protected by the mayor's subordinates. For Mayor Weaver is hand and glove with the political machine, and no one has had reason to doubt his loyalty flu-Bab? I give him his Mellin's Pood and he sleeps ' til morning." How many mothers can say this of their babies? If your baby does not sleep well it may be that be is not properly fed. A poorly nourished baby is a poor sleeper. Mellin's Food babies are Jood sleepers. Our book the " Care seaiag of Infants,' sent free of charge. reTlU's Fee Is the 0MLY Infants which received the Crmaa rrUe, the aUheet sward ef Ike LenUUna fur ennee aapealtWa. ft. Leal. 1W4, IUh e taea a ai snaaal. MSLUN'fl rOOO CO, BOSTON, MAIS, to the men who allowed him to step from the district attorney's office to the mayor's chair. As district attorney he was a distinct sucoess. He rose to that position by dint of the most strenuous personal efforts. He was born In England In 1862, was educated partly In that country and partly in Phila delphia, to which city his pe rents moved when he was 8 years old. He left school when he was U years old to become an errand boy in a law office. Before being admitted to the bar John Weaver was law stenographer and recorder of the Law Academy, of which he subsequently be came successively treasurer, vice president and president. He has a large private practice, to which he devotes such time as he can spare from his duties at the city hall. An Interesting- Personality. As a man. Mayor Weaver Is interesting. His face beams with good nature when greeting callers. He smiles a good deal, and gives one the Impression of a certain easy frankness that has led to the down fall of more than one witness In court. The mayor has nothing of a dogmatic manner. Neither has he satire, anl It would be difficult to Imagine him without good manners. His Is not the face of a scholar, nor an aesthetic, nor a subtle humorist. He has a good business head, with a square Jaw, a combative chin and a- pair of shrewd eyes. His mouth and law give the distinct Impression of a man who Is not In the least afraid of his own opinion, but the kindly rood nature of his face rives an impression of an aptness to be too generous. He apparently could be Influenced a good deal by friendship. To the men whom he has plaoed In posi tions of responsibility around him Mayor Weaver has been unswervingly kind. In the face of a storm of criticism, backed by the prayers of the clergy, the mayor has stedfastly refused to deprive the dlreotor of public safety of his office. To the clergy men's letter en this subject Mr. Weaver replied: "You have made no charges. I shall not do as you request." Threats of Impeachment and cries of "resign" have no effect upon the mayor. From his sanc tum at the city halt he serenely defies ministers, praying laymen and the Law and Order society. His present attitude Is embodied In a second neatly framed motto that hangs above his desk. It reads: fitted Into the crypt. It is the arrangement of this part of the structure that makes It so unique. Immediately over the head of the dead man Is an opening. In the granite block, eighteen Inches square and covered with glass. A piece of stone, covered to represent a Bible, Is the covering of the aperture. It can be lifted easily by tho widow's hand and when Mrs. Dorsa's grief becomes unusually poignant, she goes to the cemetery and gazes for hours at a time upon the face of her dead husband. Another curious feature about the tomb is a photograph of the dead man with a glass and porcelain cover, which adorns one end of the granite crypt. Don't make explanations. Tour I enemies wont believe them. Your friends don't need to. New York Tribune. Remarkable Tomb. The strangest tomb In America, If not in the world, is that in which lie the remains ef Lon Doras In the Nevada, Mo., cemetery. It Is so constructed the widow can look upon the body at will. Dorsa was an employe of Insane Asylum No. I when he died In 1897, at 26 years of ae. K'e was Interred In an ordinary grave, but a few weeks later his widow decided to have a tomb built for him. She, accordingly, ordered a marble worker to hew a receptacle In a solid piece of Mls rourl granite. Following her dt-slgn. thn workman constructed a tomb .twelve feet lung, Ave feet wide and five feet high. Its weight at completion was 11,000 pounda On completion the tomb was removed to the Nevada cemetery, where It was put In position. Dorsa's remains were disinterred and deposited In the crypt. Enough of tho lid of lb coffin was removed to expose the bead. Then the ponderous lid of the tomb was BOYS CAPTUREA SWINDLER Then They Tie Him to a Tree and Bombard Him with Hard Snowballs. A man whose Identity Is not known passed a counterfeit dollar on Mrs. Mary Moore, who keeps a little candy store on Sheridan avenue, Paterson, N. J. John B. Byres, a grocer, announced that he would give is for the capture of the man. In an Instant a score of boys were In full cry after him. He fled toward the snow covered Preakness hill. The foremost boy threw a stout stick and tripped the fugi tive. Boon all the pursuers were seated on him. One boy went In search of a clothesline and another hurried to a tele phone to Inform Mr. Eyres of the capture. The committee on rope was successful. The captive was dragged to a tree and seourely fastened. The man fourht for a few minutes and attempted to bite his tormentors, but he was punched and kicked Into submission. Mr. Eyres, when he heard the story of the capture, notified the police, but he was advised to make a complaint before a justice, as the man hat been captured outside the city limits. Eyres found Jus tice Malone and drove him to the store of Mrs. Moore, where a complaint was made and a warrant Issued. In the meantime the boys had tired of the novelty of having a prisoner. It was getting cold, and, besides, supper time was approaching. The boys held a conference and decided that their captive was Innocent and should be set free. Because the pris oner had sworn at them IX was decided that he must be punished. The boys backed away a few feat and be gan a bombardment with snowballs, with their captive as the target Hands and feet had been securely tied and the helpless victim shouted with pain. The boys be came frightened when they saw blood com ing from the prisoner's mouth and nose and released him and fled homeward. Omissions of History. Sam Patoh had leaped Niagara falls, ac cording to previous announcement, and was resting comfortably In the hotel, when a delegation from one of the Interior counties came to call upon him. "We've got a pretty slsahle waterfall In our neighborhood," they said, "and we'd like to have you come there and Jump it some moonlight evening." "How much Is there In It?" asked Mr. Pati-h. "We'll give you $50 and expenses." "H'mph-how high Is your faliT" "It s something like Z26 feet." "Nit!" he said. "That's too long a Jump for a one night stand." Instructing his press agent to show the gentlemen out he turned to his dime novel again, Chicago Tribune. STORY OF HISTORIC REVENGE Some Light Turned on a lemocratio Feud in Iowa, HOPES OF HORACE BOIES BLASTED Fancied Grievance of a Rival Wrecks Plans for Presidential Nomi nationFree Sliver a Fatal Issue. Recollections awakened by the reported critical illness of former Governor Horace Boles at his home near Waterloo, la., prompts a correspondent at that city to furnish the Philadelphia Record the de tails of the coup by which Governor Boles was defeated for the presidential nomina tion of his party In 1896. The writer says: It Is the story of one of the revenges of politics; the story of how one man, dominating a committee In a state conven tion, succeeded In dominating, through that act, a national conventlpn and de feating the man whom he hated. The author of this historic revenge was Lemuel R. Bolter, for a generation one of the foremost democrats of Iowa. Its victim was Horace Boles. Bolter wanted the gubernatorial nomina tion. It was given to Boles, who till four years before had been a Ufa long, republican. Bolter never forgave. Men who know the story of how Bolter de feated Boles In the Dubuque convention of 1896, have already believed that Bolter prevented Boles from being president. Al most certainly he prevented him from being nominated, and made it possible for Wil liam Jennings Bryan to become the leader of his party. Boles Strong in the West. It will be recalled that at the outset of the 1896 pre-conventlon contest there were many aspirants for the democratic presi dential nomination. Among the other states with favorite sons was Iowa, which put forward the first man who had ever been elected governor on the democratic ticket since the civil war. Twice had Horace Boles been chosen governor; he was strong with the entire west, and he looked like a winner. Sliver was the Issue. It had early been made plain that Cleveland and his admin istration would be repudiated. The real question was. What sort of a declaration should be made on the money question. There wa the extreme silver view, the extreme gold vtew and the moderate view. Anxious that Iowa put Its best foot for ward, the state's convention to name dele gates was called for Dubuque May 1. The real work was to be the making of the platform. On this declaration Iowa's ran dldate must stand. Governor Holes was a skillful politician. He had his own Ideas and they were endorsed by his closext friends. After long conferences of the leaders. It was ngreed that Iowa must present Boles as a compromise between the eastern radicals and the western radi cals; between the extreme views on both aid is. Promised Altgeld's Support. At a conference In Governor Holes' rooms, lasting far Into ths Bight before the con vention, the money plank was finally agreed on. It was reported by some of the conferees that John Peter Altgeld had agreed that Illinois Should support Boies If Boles was presented on this sort of a platform as to money. Altgeld was abso lute dictator In Illinois that year, and his word would go further In Missouri than any other man's. He promised to bring Missouri Into line after Bland had been shown to be Impossible. Other national leaders who looked upon Boies as the right man and there were not a few of them had emphasized the Importaneo of a compromise platform. That was why the midnight conference at tho Julian was so important. At last it was done. Read and reread, studied from every point of view, it seemed to be light. It did not declare for free coinage ef silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 without the aid or consent of any other nation. It was not radical. It declared for freo coinage, and also for maintenance of the parity of the two metals. It leaned to 16 to 1 as ratio, but Intimated that ex perience might prove another ratio desir able in order to maintain the parity. It was not a plank to suit the radicals of either New York or Colorado; but It was trie plank advised by national leaders from many states, who sincerely wished Boles to be nominated because they be lieved him the best candidate If named on such a platform. , Leaks Reach Bolter. The work of that midnight session was kept as quiet as possible, but necessarily there was some leakage. It was necessary to get the right men' on the resolutions committee the next morning, and this occu pied most of the remaining hours of the night after the crucial plank . had been agreed upon. The leaks some one of them carried to Lemuel R. Bolter the word that a compromise plank was to be adopted on money In the Interest of Boles. It was to be a Janus-faced affair, a milk-and-water declaration. The grand old Roman sniffed when he was told of It. And forthwith he made himself extremely busy. It required a very little while for so ex perienced a politician as Bolter to learn exactly what was doing. He found that the Boles men had slated L. T. Genung for the resolutions committee In the Ninth district, where Bolter also lived. Im mediately Bolter announced himself a can didate, and by a vigorous appeal to the silver men he secured their support. As suring them that there was treason in camp, he lined up a majority, and in the caucus at t o'clock was elected to the com mittee. That was the real victory. Bolter said little in the beginning of ths session. But when the money plank was reached and one of the conferee of ths night before drew out the plank that had been agreed upon after so much debate. Senator Bolter launched Into a denuncia tion of the straddle. . He was too artful to let It be suspected from anythlnr ha said that he wished to beat the plank because It was the Holes plank. He declared that such a plank would damn any candidacy that might bo launched on It. He demanded that Governor Holes be placed before the country standing squarely on an unequivo cal free silver plunk.- He would have an unqualified declaration for free coinage at 16 to 1. No pr"y. no "Ifs and buts." Threatened Minority Report. Members of the committee tried to ex postulate and urged that It was better to be moderate and placate the extremists. Bolter would hear none of it. "Gentlemen," he Anally said, "If this committee Is organized to adopt this plank, I will make a minority report, and you know what the convention will do. It will adopt my plank with a roar. You will do Governor Boles Irreparable damage If you Insist on this course, for he cannot afTord to go before the country as the candidate of a convention divided on this Issue. And you all know that If this fight goes to the floor I will win It." The members knew too well that he was right, and they yielded. Governor Boies sat on the stage and listened with Interest to the earlier planks, but with startled concern to the unequivo cal 16 to 1 silver declaration, although different from what he had expected. But few people knew he was surprised. That la c.bout all of the story. The Bolter plank went to the world as the Boies plank. John Peter Altgeld was the most powerful man in the Chicago convention down to the hour when Bryan and his cross of gold mounted the stage. Altgeld would have none of Boles, after he had seen the Iowa plank, and all chance for a combina tion was ended. The Confirmed Cynic rises to remark that virtue Is the best policy because honesty Is Its own reward. Philadelphia Bulletin. Short Meter Philosophy. To be prudent is not necessarily to be a prude. It's a man's shortcomings that keep him snort. Notoriety Is a longer word than note, but it doesn t last as long. A man Is never too old to learn, but he may be too young to think so. A bad habit resembles a porous plaster on of man's Inner consciousness. Some men trust to luck because that's the only kind of trust they can get. Political economy may be all right, but liberality counts for more In politics. If good Intentions were all realized the devil would have to shut up shop. Time never hangs heavily on the hand of the woman who marries a man to re form him. BREAKWATER OF GREAT SIZE Huaje Job Under Way by the Govern ment at San Pedro, Cal ifornia. San Pedro, Cal., Is about 100 miles north of the Mexican boundary, and a few miles south of Los Angeles. When California had to have a new harbor somewhere, a board of government engineers. In :897, decided that San Pedro had the best natural ad vantages for constructing one. The result of their work shows that a harbor can be built almost anywhere, if enough money Is expended. Congress appropriated $2,900,000 for the San Pedro breakwater, extending 8,500 feet in length in the ocean, and for dredging behind it. The breakwater is a sort of continuation of Point Fermln, to the eastward. It was planned to comprise two straight arms, connected by a curve, 1,800 feet long of 1,910 feet radius, the westerly arm to be 3,000 feet long and the easterly arm S.TOO feet long. A gap of 2,000 feet was left between It and the shore, but this gap whs crossed by a railway' of tremendous strength, to enable the contractors to dump rocks for the breakwater. The total amount of rock required, ac cording to the government specifications, la 2,208,983 tons, of which It Is estimated 770,000 are yet to be put In place. For some time the contractors have been dropping the rock at the rate of 46,000 tons a month, or four tons a minute, at a cost of 10.844 a ton. At the beginning the dumping took place In twenty-five feet of water; today the contractors are making bigger splashes In fifty-two feet of water. The rocks are often so large that only two of them can be put on one car. There Is a year and a half of dumping ahead, but already a harbor of refuge Is formed, where vessels can lie In safety In all sorts of weather, behind a rock line above high water. OFIB JEST cm SEME, 4afi MAKES LIFE'S WALK EASY (TRADE MARX) 'TIIE CroMcti Shoes for 1905 are new in tyre old in comfort and the Unl&rl for thoea it pegged one point higher than ever before. it your ataalareWe not ktep them, we will mead mmy Kyle by mail or re. press on receipt of price wit h sjc. ad 4i(louMl t pay forwarding charges. WnU far aUatratad catalog. LEWIS A. CROSSETT. Incorporate - IWSk Aiejte, Mass. fa! - 4i