The Omaha Daily Bee
EDITORIAL SECTION.
?z?jZs 9 to IB.
Only 0 DAYS For
Christmas Shopping
VOL. XXXVII NO. 154.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1907.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
JUST NINE MORE SHOPPING DAYS
GREAT DOLL and TOY SALE-Seeond Third Fioors -SATURDAY
PO DISCOUNT on DOLLS-Greatest Show
J) q of All Manner of Dolls in the West
No Such Bargains Anywhere. Come Early. 15 Off
PRICES: FIFTY CENTS TO NINE-FIFTY
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Women's 'Neckwear
Linen Collar, embroidered. In white 60o to 89
Jabots, short or long, of Mult, Chiffon, net "
lace .' to 89
Bow of Lace In silk ; .1.M to 9e
Lace Stocks, of Real Irish, Val or Fanry
Silk 83.98 U 850
Collar and Cuff Sets. . 7 So to 8 So
Coat Sets $e.M to 880
Chemlsetts 18.80 to BSo
Chiffon Scarf, printed or plain lace Scarfs,
from $10.00 to 880.
Fancy Ribbons
35c ribbon for 17
6 Inch plain taffeta ribbon,
beautiful quality In white,
black, pink, red and green.
36c value Saturday ...17
Manufacturers' odd lots of narrow
ribbon, In plain red, green, and
fancy flowered designs, lust llio
kind of ribbon for Holiday nsi,
from V to Inches wide, worth
up to 60c per bolt; Saturday bolt
of ten yards 15o
HOSIERY
showing a, n
elegant Una
of plain silk and embroidered
Hose. Also ime embroidered
Hose for Christmas presents.
Ladles' Fast Black Seamless Hoae.
19c values 12,j
Ladles' Fast Black Imported Hose,
3 5c value
Ladles' Hand Embroidered Hose,
60c value, tnree pair for..fl.OO
Children's Imported Hose, 8 6c
value 19o
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HOLIDAY GLOVES
EARLY SHOPPERS. BARGAINS IN TOYS
A. B. C. Blocks, 15c kind 8c
Tin Horn with bone mouth piece,
for . 8c
Toy Furniture Set, six pieces, 60c
set for 83c
76c Air Ship, Saturday speclal33c
Telephone Push Chime 10c
Dicky Bird, 75c value, Saturday
at . : 80c
Doll Comb Set, 16c value.... 10c
$1.25 Humpty Dumpty Circus Sat
urday at 98c
HERE'S A WONDER
KALEIDOSCOPE TOP A mystery in col
ors, wonderful, entertaining and educa
tional. See demonstration and T(00
you'll buy one. 75c value Sat- ) 1'
urday
W ill STI N
uenneus uig woccry
VERY IMPORTANT
Space limitations debar us from
printing Saturday's specials. Look at
Thursday evening or Friday morn
ing's ad; these hold good for Satur
day. Order Early.
Ua.-antnejeje8fleBrirsjYarCTrri"
Pianos! Pianos!
THIRD FLOOR .
Twenty-five' Factories Represented,
Including the World's Best
New Pianos S1SO i,nPd
Savory Roaster
BARGAIN SALE SATURDAY
While supply lasts, all sizes LCI,
and styles, up from UJv
And 40 Green Trading Stamps.
Come Early. 1 , " .
lhi i en s I -mm ii i ri rn
We are selling a great many Glove
Certificates. They are convenient and
save ft lot of trouble. Tttey give the
recipient a chance to pick out own
color and size. Even during this
heavy selling our stock i3 still com
plete. We are showing the largest line
of men's gloves in the city.
Ladies' Kid Gloves, $4.50 to $1.00
Ladies' Silk Lined Kid Gloves .$1.50
Ladies' Fur Lined Gloves, $6.00 and $5.50
Ladies' Wool Lined Gloves 1 and Mittens,
$1.50 to '.. $1.00
Men's Kid Gloves $2.25 to $1.00
Men's Wool Lined Kid Gloves
and Mitten. $1.50 to .75c
Men's Fur Lined Gloves and Mit
tens, $17.50 to $2.50
See 16th Street Window.
Holiday Handkercliieis
We are doing our bfit to make hiutdker
chief shopping very easy for our customers
this year. We have several booths around
the store with different price handkerchiefs
at each place and a large force to wait on you.
Don't buy handkerchiefs until you see our
large assortment.
For Women For Men
Ladies' pure linen
Handkerchiefs, 50c
rh: 10c
Ladies' puro linen
Initial Handker-
:fs:.50?..10c
Ladies' pure linen
embroidered Hand
kerchiefs,
$1.75 to ,
15c
Men's puro linen
Handkerchiefs, 50c
12c
Men's pure linen
Initial Handker
chiefs, 50c IP
to .., ,C
A large line of Real
Lace Handker
chiefs, $10
to ....
1.50
!X?Z.?hr" V BOOKS and STATIONERY
Our enlarged book and stationery department is seething with interest.
Everything Imaginable In the way of dainty ad artistic articles that could
be crowded under the caption Stationery shown at very modest prices. If
you have an eye to the educative value of the gift you intend making your
friend, give us at few minutes of your time In this splendid section.
SOME SUGGESTIONS: 1 .. .
Padded Books, bound in leather, each one boxed, many CQ
2nd Floor -CROCKERY AND CHINA--2nd Floo,
1 CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
of the world's famous authors are represented
The Henry Alger ' Q I Famous Books for IQo
book for boys IZC Girls, at . leC
FINELY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
Copyright Fiction All the One-Fifty 1 A6
Editons. for.: I.UU
See Our Array of L.ate Books
Another Table Holding Many SI. OS Books, lor 49c
fife
wffimlf Is
Fine OoStiiiigMlcHdBoys
You Shouldn't Miss Our
Before Christmas Sale
If you are looking for a stylish, elegantly tailored, high class
Overcoat or Suit at a money saving price, you should act quickly.
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS
We offer the Sunday School Teachers a beautiful seriea of
small booklets, prettily bound and illuminated text,
the famous Puts, famous HopsrW, illustrated, just
the thing for your class
10c
Christmas Ideas In
Corsets
Second
Floor
America's leading brands, long hip, or short hip, with or
without hose supporters, corsets for the graceful, willowy,
slender or rounded figure, every
idea in conformity with the dic
tates of modern fashions. Your
choice Saturday
Iteautiful American Beauty Picture FREE with every purchase
Saturday. Hecond Floor
A C
Lovers of fine CMna always look our way wbea they bars gift giving- or horn needs In mind. IVs because ws show
the lurat and most eatranclstr assortment ot the world's beet prodaots, from Eng-Und, France, Germany, Australia,
Italy and Sweden as well as the best of onr.own land. There Is hardly a joy within the housewife's grasp more pleasing
than the having- fine China ware. An exceptional opportunity is offered now In our moderate prloes.
nt wr Many Pieces of China on Our SI. 00, 73c, 50c and 2So
Bio Dmnerware Values sasi'ias-eSSEwia grata roRMER
p.v, BVAnrh r-hina. full told treatment, (rood blaln . The Coronet, a pretty rose decorated French China
shape, 100 piece Bet, 135.00 value,'
Saturday .
Handsome Electroliers, about fifty
of them,' In all the latest designs
and finishes, prices from $7.98 up.
Some very handsome ones at $20
.and $25. All day
Saturday .
16.98
set, strippled gold handles, 25.00
; value, 'Saturday . . .
15.00
20 Off
All of our ' Russian Ham
mered Brass, . about 200
pieces of It, Jardinlers, Trays,
Vases, Pern Dishes, etc.
Satur
day . .
33i Off
All Bohemian Glass, gold deco
rated Trays; Bowls, Vases,
Sugars, and Creams, hundreds
of pretty pieces from 68c up.
aTda'at 20 Off
For Men
Our men's finest $35 and $40
Overcoats, now $25.00
Our men's finest $25 and $28
Overcoats, now $18.75
Our men's, finest $18 and $20
Overcoats, now . . . .$15.00
Our men's finest $25 and $30
Suits, now $18.75
Our men's finest $20 and $22
Suits, now .$15.00
For Boys
Our boys' finest $8 Overcoats,
sizes 3 to 1G yrs., now $4.98
Our boys' finest $8 Suits, sizes
3 to 16 years, now. . . .$4.03
Our boys' finest $5 and $5.50
Suits, with two pairs of trous
ers, sizes 8 to 16 years,
now ..$3.08
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PYROGRAPIIY
Sect-rid FIsor
S. W.
Regular $1.25 Collar and Cuff Boxes,
each
Regular 50c Handkerchief Boxes,
a limited quantity, each
69c
35c
sassnaass-'iri-i-jmi ft
PICTUR.ES
Second Floor
s. w. .
Beautiful new lot of Framed Pictures, opened up
for Saturday selling India Pictures for the den,
Cupid Awake and Asleep, Modern Madonna and
some very fine Pastels; prices from $1.00 to 25
"Nobody Loves Me," a splendid picture, 75c value,
each 39
M$ House Coats
Plain and fancy fabrics, cut
in latest styles
7? S6.J5
Men's Bath Robes
In plain and fancy effects
$8.50, 7.50, $6
$5.00, $4.09 and
Women's Fine Furs
1 3
We have made a sweeping
reduotloa on all rur Coats,
Txlt Seta, and Scarfs and
Huffs. Our stock Is too
large, we have marked them
at about IUI rSUCX.
FUB COATS.
Wag $35.00. a nr
now f UVmt e)
wnao"w!!!-..0;.$45.00
Was $48.60,
now
$3i:;0
.$3.48
$5.95
$3.95
We a li.Sl;
no a
Was $10.00.
now
Was $5.95,
now
WOMEN'S SILK KIMONOS,
BATH ROBES AND SAlQlES
Women's Velour Flannelette Sac
ques, pretty Japanese Patterns
at 08c
Women's Kimono Wrappers, made
ot heavy fleeced flannelette, an
assortment of colorings and neat
designs, at 91.23
Women's Blanket Robes, made of
heavy imported cotton blankets,
large assortment of colorings and
patterns, for $1.05
Women's short Silk Kimonos, Jap
patterns, plain borders, for $3.05
Women's loug silk Kimonos, made
extra full, large variety of styles,
at flO.OO, $8.05 and $7.50
Women's Coats
Loose Coats, broadcloths or Kersev,
full satin lined at $9.76, $12 75
and (114.75
Tight fitting Coats of Broadcloth or
Kersey, full satin lined, at 122.76.
$17.76 and 914.76
lluldrcn stoats
and Dresses
Al One Third and One Ball
Oil Regular Selling Price
Not a coat or dress
reserved; children's
coats two to six and
six to fourteen years.
Was $2.98 now gl.OQ
Was $4.95 now $3.30
Was $3.95 now $2,G4
Was $5.95 now $3.97
Children's' Dresses two
to fourteen years:
Was 98c now 49
Was $1.98 now...99
Was $1.48 now...74
Was $2.98 now $1.49
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THIRD
FLOOR
Suggestions from Furniture Dcpnrtment
for Christmas Gifts. No place In Omaha
can you secure any of below named articles
at such reasonable prices as at Bennett's
Furniture Department.
Morris Chairs, up from...... $1.08
Easy Rockers, up from $3.80
Taborettes 40c, 08c and $1.08
Pedestals 08c, $1.08 and up
Music Cabinets, up from. 0.00
Ladies' Desks, up from $3.00
Medicine Caplnets $1.00 and up
Cellarettes, up from. . . '. $3.75
Plate Racks 4bc, 62c, $1.78 and up
Smoker's Cabinets i $1.08
Costumers, up from 08c
Gentlemen's Desk Chairs, up from. ...$;. 75
Dressing Table Chair, up from 94.25
Mens Fine
Sealskin...
CAPS
A Special
Purcha.sc
Men's or Boys'
Warm Cloth Win
ter Caps, In any
shape, fur undeiv
bands, special for
Saturday
SOc
Men's Genuine Alaska Seal Capss, worth
$15.00 and $18.00. Saturday $10.00
Men's Genuine Alaska Seal Caps, made of
large pieces, worth $6.00 and $7.60, un
precedented values, aturday $4.90
and $3.90.
Men's Fur Caps, Electric Seal, worth $4.00
and $5.00 Saturday ....$3.00 and $2.50
Men's Coney Fur Caps, selected ski oh, $2.50
values, Saturday 81.50
MEN S CHRISTMAS HAT SPECIAL
50 Dozen fine Soft and Stiff Hats, that sell regularly up to
$3.00. nice, new, nobby, up-to-date styles, " 95
special for Saturday only 1
The famous Jno. B. Stetson Hats in all known styles.
MaJn Stiff, $3.50 and $5.00 Main
FUr Soft, $3.50 to $7.50 Fltor
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HARDWARE
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Special sale ia But Burners
aaA Soft Goal Heaters tur
day. 10 Alseoont Saturday
BotMaf better for C&rtstmas
preeenti.
(iirtetmae Tree. Holdum . . .BSo
Haiore, worth up to 1.1.69. while
they la.-u levi-ry one guaran
teed), at-h 0
Gillette'e Safety Koi j, has 14
l laden, needs no hunlntf or
Klr.filnK $3.00
And 10 Oreen Tredlns Htampa,
-.V e aim it urn
Y 1 Ti(llim Sump.
114 1'o.ket Knive, all
) lrl.e from $4 00
I to .10o
Stamps with any
Knife over 5l
Xotlilnff hflrr far
boys than a nice Chant of
Toole. Coma In neta or we
will make up set to suit.
Chafing Diaries, prices to B'l't
every one. from tltt to. .1S
And DouUle Ureen Traiiins
N Lamps.
gmoklnt Trays, ell prices from
Ii0t to Ibo
It's special on three-plce Sine;
llar.Jla Carvln beta, reruia.
I.(5 value, while they lat
at si.ba
Ice Pkatea, the famoue Baruy
ec fcerry (beat made), prltvj
up from tit
And St) !rrn Trading btjiups.
with any pair.
f Sheet Music
MAIN BALCONY I
With each purchase Saturday you
may select any piece from our
counter free aa a souvenir.
Complete Hue of teachers' works, in
cluding all of the Schlrmer edition,
Wood edition, McKlnley edition,
sheet inualo; Instrumental and vocal.
Excellent line ef "asy Teaching
pieces." Book and sheet. This com
plete department Is under the man
agement of Mr. Frank K. Utraum,
composer of "March of the Teddy
ltears." Mr. Strauiu possesses a per
fect knowledge of all muslo pub
llshed. Piano albums: well chosen Christmas
presents. We have the goods and
our prices are surprisingly low.
See our llnee ot Uualo Holla for
Christmas presents.
Hsar Mr. Stream play "Marca of the
Teddy Bears."
AOTVAI, KITS TOM 1TO Bvery
tkliif that's up-to-date lreainlng,
lillle uueen, I'd Kather Two-fctep
than Walls Bill. Honey Boy, Ked
Wing. lola. While You Are Mine
new l.ove Me and the World Is
Mine. Merry Widow Waltx, Forest
Kins by the composer of "Mayor of
TokTo Good Bye Annie Laurie, Just
Becauee I Learned to Iove You by
compoeer of "Tropical Moon" March
of the Teddy Boars.
Aleo one hundred other numbers st
the same price 17o
All the late Comio Opera Muslo la
stock all the time.
Piano tuning done by experts. Work
guaranteed.
What Is More Useful
Than Rugs
For Christmas
We have all kinds and
sties for less money
than you can buy liiem
elsewhere.
Japanese Rugs, 30x80,
for dens and halls
each 1. IS and SBo
Fur Bug, for parlors
and llvlns rooms, 2k
60. at S6.7S, SS.60, SS.OO
.and S3.48
Axmlnster Kugs, In all
lxea and styles, lit
11. 50 down to 928S
Bundhar Wilton Kuks.
lixrt3. at VI A5
Bundhar Wilton Hun.
27x54. at S4.85
Closing out all Oriental
Ruga at 3 3 Va 'e dlsiount.
Wake your selection
now and have them iald
away, while we huve a
complete variety.
Drapery Section
Most completa line rf
Khlrt Waist Boxes in
the west, upholstered
with matting, burlap,
figured rreton or gen
uine' red cedar. In all
sixes, from $1S aO down
to aao
Couch Covers, a big va
riety, full else, in Ori
ental patterns and Hag
dad stripes, from is
down to $1.35
CUT FLOWERS and CfflUSTr.IAS GREENERY
Meats Meats
200 pairs of young mutton legs
at Oc
Fresh dressed roosters, per. lb 7V4o
Pig pork loin, per pound.. H?c
Pig pork shoulder roast. .. .6?4c
Fresh leaf lard 10 lbs for $1.00
Prime rib roast, all bones out,
pouud 10c
Choice pot roast, pound 7c and 5c
Imported Holland Mackerel,
earn , ,'..7Mc
Imported Norway .Mackerel, ea lOo
Llngoni berries, two quarts. .U.V
Imported Stock Fish, per lb.. 15c
6,000 pounds of No. 1 Bacon, nar
row stripes, 5 to 7 pounds aver
strip, pound l-!ic
Sporting Goods
Big sale on Jersey Sweaters and
.Sweater Coats, any 92.75 or $ !
Sweater, special fl.M8
' Air rifles for the boys', a real bar
gain. Investigate, Saturday . . fSDc
School Pennants, all styles rr '
prices, ..11.25. $1.00, 85c, EOc
and itac
Steel Roll Sidewalk Skates, special
at ..Otto
V -J-'L" ' ' ' rr:Tm
SHOES SHOES
Saturday' Offering of Seasonable,
Stjlish Footw J Suif&Lle for Gifts
or Personal Use.
'l00 Green Trading Stamps on all women's
$3.50 to $5.00 shoes.
100 Green Trading Stamps on all men's
$3.50 to $5.00 shoes.
Auto boots for women, the proper thing to
wear thes.' blustry, cold days, hand sewd,
laced and button styles and so comfortable
and bracing to the ankle for skating,
pair $5.00
High cut storm calf laced shoes
select
12, 14
niotor-
. r .... t. .. I
t?i telegraph linemen, don't neglect
fV-fh'! ! this sale. In doing so you will
j neglect yourself.
$4.00 kinds $3.29
$5.00 kinds for . . .' $4.29
$6.00 kinds for '. $5.29
$8.00 kinds for $6.69
Misses' and children's high cut laced and
button shoes, brace and ankles, keep the
little limbs warra and the feet dry, made
of gun metal ralfukln, corkfilled soles, sizes
8 4 to 11, $2.60 values, Saturday $1.98
Sizes 11 H to 2. $3.00 values Saturday . $2.29
And double Green Trading Stamps
'fl for men. twelve styles to
SyV'fVy from, tan and black, 8,
4liliH and 16 Inch for drivers.
Christmas Gifts ? Furnishings
Mufflers, Reefers, Full Dress Protectors. All kinds of Mufflers, in
every style and at every price, Auto Scarfs in pure m g
silk Reefers in all colors, plain or brocaded, also fl IjO
stripes $3.00. $2.50, $2.00, down to HJrj
A complete Assortment of "Ways' Knit Mufflers," 50 and 25o
IVIeiVs Pyjamas
lVlcns Neckwear
We are showing new creations every
day, original and exclusive with us,
large asHortment, correct and proper
styles, $2.00 down to 50c
SPECIAL FOK HATIKIIAY.
100 doz. fine silk tour-ln-hands, beau
tiful assortment of colors and pat
terns, regular 50c silks, Saturday 85c
or 3 for $!.()
Holiday Half Hose
Men's Imported silk half hose, nicely
boxed, K2.SO, $2.00 and $150
Men's Imported lisle half hose, Includ
ing beautiful assortment of fancy col
on., 91.UO, 7.V, ftOc and "J&c
Silk, Solsette, etc., In brown, tan, pink,
blue, etc., H.i.i. $.1, $7.60 and 010
Holiday Suspenders
Singlo box, fancy unelastlc and fancy
lisle elastic webs, kid ends nicely
boxed, 1.50, 91.00 7.V, AOc, and Z&c
IVIiiii's iStilrts
Shirts that are sold by haberdashers at
$3.00; beautiful :issortineut of colors
and patterns, plain or pleated, and
nobby new stiff bosom shirts, mostly
coat btilen, collar attached or de
tached, our regular $2.00 shirts, holi
day prices SI .60
MEN S HOLIDAY SLIPPERS
Largest line in Omaha and prices are the lowest, coiihloVring the
quality.
lila-ck and brown Imitation alligator
and embroidered vamp CSo
Tan and black Cubrelton kid, pulxnt
' leather trimmed, pair o
Soft tsn and black klrixkln opera and
Ut't-rrtt stles, suft uiul easy, tr el2(
liand turn! velvet brown si 5 Lluck
kid Hum, opera and Everett
styles, pair f