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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1907)
; C TITE OMAHA SUNDAY BTTFV. DECEMBER 15, 1007, 8 4 Presents THAT WILL WEAR Always Acceptable FOR MEN AND ALL Framed Pictures, 50c to $50. Framed Mirrors, $1 to $65. Picture Frames for Photographs, 75c up. Water Color Pictures, $1 up. Carbon Photographs, $1 up. Copley Prints, ALL PRICES. Oil Paintings, Pastel Paintings. Etchings, Engravings, price 50c to $100. FOR the ART STUDENT Water Color Painting Outfits, 10c up. Oil Painting Outfits, $1.75 up. Pastel Painting Outfits, 50c up. China Painting Outfits, $3.18 up. . Charcoal Drawing Outfits, 60c up. Pen and Pencil Drawing Outfits, 50c up. PYROGRAPHY Complete Wood Burning Outfits, 50c. Complete Wood Burning Outfits, $2 up. Wood to burn, boxes, panels, Tabour ettcs, safes, tables, etc., 10c up.- STEAMING ROUND IDE HORN Featorei of Voyage of American Fleet to the Facile Coast MIGHTY GEO UP OF WAS VESSELS EVERYTHING IN ART AND MUSIC P 1513 DOUGLAS STREET toppta PUmi the M'mr, Dis tastes Be CTred Scenes a the Voyae Test ! Skill mm 4 Earuce, The American fleet which steams out of Hampton Roads December 16 for the Pa clflo coast comprise! sixteen first-class bat tleships, eight armored cruisers, five pro tected cruisers and six torpedo boats, a total of thirty-live ships of war, rated aa follows: Speed, Battleships. Tonnage-. Knots, Connecticut ... 16,ti0 18 Louisiana 18. 18 Kansas - 18 Vermont 1,W0 18 Georgia . 16.33) 19 Virginia 15.320 19 New Jersey lft.3S 19 Khode Island 1S.M9 19 Minnesota l.0O 19.6 Ohio 13,610 18 Maine - 13, Mt) 18 Missouri - 13,5"0 18 Alabama - H.M8 IT Illinois ........ 11,5 17 Kearsarse ....... 11, MO 16 Kentucky v 11.&40 1 Armored Cruisers: West Virginia ...... 18,fW0 23 Colorado 13,800 22 Maryland 18.800 23 Pennsylvania 13,800 23 Tennessee 14,6'0 22 Washington ...14.M0 23 California M.M 22 South Iakota 15,800 as Protected Cruisers: Charleston ........... 9,t Milwaukee ............ 9.70 21. Chicago 18 St. Louis 9.7(0 22 Albany Second torpedo flotilla: Hopkins, Hull. FREE! FREE! J.- ve. i'.oi FREE! Trimmed Xinas Trees With every Ten Dollars $10.00 Cash or Credit sale in our Men's Clothing De partment. We will continue our liberal offer until Christ mas, giving A Trimmed Christmas Tree Free with every Men's and Boys' suit or overcoat amounting to $1U or over. The trimmed Christ mas Tree is a clear gain to you over and above the ar ticles bought. Everything is marked in plain figures. We will hold thetrees aside for you and deliver them free of charge whenever and wherever instructed. Free Trimmed Xmas Trees IQU! A rADNAM 6TDIET&. OMAHA. In Our Men's Clothing Dept. We Can Save Yon one-third on Xmas Jewelry We bought the stock of one of the largest whole Bale jewelry houses in X. V. City at 50c on the dol lar. On account of the financial panic they were forced to sell. We had the ready money, so got the goods at this remarkable price. Stocks consists of diamonds, watches, bracelets, lockets, chains, charms, silver toilet goods end many beautiful articles in the Jewelry line. Fine Art Kilwr Handle Toilet Art hie. Nail Hies. Tooth Kmshes, etc., your tholce, each 1 carat, beautiful white dlamoi V ' flnely cut; your choice of mount ing: regular price. S 1 . S. For the holidays only .... .5100 25c An Elgin or Wal thin (old fllli'd watch, 0-year guar antee, case, lady or rent's, for the CIA holidays Bee V Before Making- a Furchas. BRODKEY'S Jewelry Co. 1401 Docg!as Street imeiimfiv. Handsome 4 carat, first water stone, perfectly cut; reg ular prlu J35. For oJyn?!Ty':...nb R E. A. KLINE fit CO.'s igoletto Clears ; They are the Finest Clear Havana Cigars Known PACKED IN SPECIAL HOLIDAY ATTIRE Stewart, Lawrence. Whipple and Truxton. The battleships are all heavily armored and their main batteries consist for the most part of four twelve or thlrteen-lnch guns, paired In turrets. Here Is the itinerary of the cruise: Leave Hampton Roads December 16; ar rive Port of Spain. Trinidad, 1,780 knots, December Mi leave Port of Spain Decem ber 29; arrive Rio de Janeiro, 2,800 knots. January 11; leave Rio de Janeiro January 21 1" arrive Punta Arenas (Sandy Point), Chile. 2.230 knots, January 81; leave Punta Arenas February 6; arrive Callao, 2,850 knots, February 18; leave Callao February 28; arrive Magdalena bay, 3,112 knots, March 1'4; leave Magdalena bay after tar get practice; arrive San Francisco, 1,000 knots, about April 20. The second torpedo flotilla, which will precede to the Paclflo ooaat the battleship squadron, made its departure from Hamp ton Roads on the long Journey last Mon day. The flotilla made direct for Porto Rico, which was scheduled aa its first s'op. It Is traveling at a speeo oi ion aim half knots an hour. Task of Officers and Crews. "The cruise to the Pacific," said a naval officer quoted by the Chicago Record Herald, "will be the severest test of nerve. watchfulness, and sheer endurance to which a navy has ever subjected Its officers and men in time of peace. For practically four montha, right and day, 16.CO0 men will be on duty, watch and watch that is, six hours on and six hours off. I say practically four months, because there won't be any ships on the way longer than it takes to coal. And it won't be as though each ship were cruising on its own account with merely a common destination for all, nor are we to go In columns or division bothersome as that Is. But for nearly the entire cruise Of 13,772 miles the fleet will move aa one ship. Now, column formation for show pur poses at Hampton Roads or on Long Island sound is one thing, but column formation at sea, uninterruptedly day and night for months together, is quite another. Fancy yourself In charge of the bridge at night for six solid, anxious hours, a big sea running, so that you angle on the signal lights tf the ship ahead changes with every dip in the trough, even though the funnel smoke does not obscure them at times al together. The admiral has 1G,000 tons of battleship, with all the trimmings, charged up against you, and all you have to keep you from destruction are the lights ahead your stadlmeter and a wideawake engineer below decks. Anxious Days and Nights. "Tou know that the ship ahead of you leads you by only 250 yards and that your stem Is the same distance ahead of the ship behind you. .Tou also know that you are making ten knots an hour, aa are all the others. Very good if nothing goes wrong But if anything does go wrong say the ship ahead comes to a standstill you have the cheering knowledge that you will cover those 250 yards of water in something like fifty-one seconds Just the same and that you will need to do the quickest work of your life if you don't want it to be your everlasting last. Disquieting possibilities crowd upon you, but you must not let them distract you for an instant. Is there a shipy signal man ahead or astern or on board? is every man In your engine room alert, so that your slightest order there will meet Instant re sponse? Is there a chance bit of badly oiled machinery that will heat and fuse a cylinder packing? "Then there Is the contingency of a signal from the flagship to hit up speed to twelve knots or more snd reduce the intervals to 150 yards of clear water between ships This may happen at any moment, for the admiral knows It might be necessary In time of battle, and if we can't do It In time of peace the fact ought to be known at once. "Now, suppose. Instead of being on the bridge that you are the engineer In chargo when this order comes. Yfu have been trying to economize 1n coal, for that is part Of the whole maneuver. . Have you over economized? Can you make the extra steam on the Instant? If you can't, per haps the fellow behind you can, and you are overhauled. Then something happens if not to your ship, at all events to your rating in the department. 'So, you see, even if you're below with the engines it's a clear case of remorselcs watchfulness and strainand of danger too. If full speed Is ordered. For perhaps you don't know that when the modern bat tleshlp la going Its speed limit of nineteen knots there is more danger to life In th nglne room than there is in a turret under fire. "And so the four months will pass In six hour watches for officers and men, and the strain will be felt all down the line, for th Jackiea are loyal to a man to the officer over them and will do all they can to d credit to hUTfalnlng and to their own ships. No," concluded the lieutenant, wit a grim smile, "you can write It down that the cruise won't he a frolic." . Great Trip for tm Jackiea. Every sweetheart, every sister, every mother of every sailor In every ship in the Atlantic squadron, under Rear Ad mlrtil "Bob" Evan's command, will soon begin to watch the malls as it has sel dom watched them before, says the New York Tribune. Souvenirs of the trip should begin to arrive in the first part of Jan uary, for the fleet of battleships is ex pected to cast anchor in the harbor of Port of Spain, on the Island of Trinidad, the night before Christmas. They know the fleet is coming, and If "Jack" dosn't have a good time ashore it will not be their fault. In fact, the people of Trinidad are rather preparing to "spread them selves" on the American tars' account. Trlnldnd will keep open house and the American tars may do ahout as they please. They may bathe m the breakers of the Oulf of Parla, they may enjoy golf, polo, foot ball or cricket In Queen's park, they may watch the races and "plsy the ponies," or they may make a trip to wondcrfel Pitch lake, the great asphalt reservoir from which so much material for paving the streets has come. It is doubtful If his friends at home will hear from "Jack" on this trip aguln until Admiral Evans's fleet drops anchor at Rio de Janeiro, where they are due on Jan uary 11, to romaln until January 21, and the letters which come from there should be well worth reading to other mothers who have no sons with "Mr. Evans's boats," or to other girls who have no sweethearts wearing the navy blue, for they will prob ably contain much about the capital of Brazil, over 860 years old, with its beauti ful parks, public buildings and private houses, oddly Interspersed with structures of great antiquity, among them the San Sebastian church, which was built In 1567. Chanting Seasons. The letters from Punta Arenas will then tell of passing from the heat of midsum mer to the cold of winter while going south all the time, and there will undoubt edly be a complaint or two about the country. And there may even be unkind remarks In the letters about Magellan, who nearly 400 years ago discovered the strait through which Admiral Evans plans to take his fleet For Magellan strait, al though an undoubted aid to navigation, Is not much to look at. About S10 miles long, the channel through which Adm.ral Evans' fleet will pass is for the most part only about as wide as the Hudson rtvor near New York City. Chile owns the land on either side of the strait what was part of Patagonia on one side and Terra del Fuego on the other. The vegetation on both sides of the great waterway ia said to be as scanty as the clothing of the na tives, which would barely permit of their entertainment at a Turkish bath in this country. At Punta Arenas, which was formerly a convict station for Chile, "Jack" on his shore leave will see all sorts of persons. The Indians, or native Patagonlans, are great traders; in fact, they will trade any thing they have, and -If Admiral Evans' tars are keen for bargains, more than one sister or sweetheart at home will be for tunate enough to get a souvenir of the trip In the shape of a cloak which the na tive Patagonlans fashion from the breasts of young ostriches. Or the gift may take the form of an otter skin wrap from the back of some cannibal native of Terra del Fuego, "the land of fire," just across the strait from Punta Arenas. I7p the Pavclflo Coast. There is a 3,000-mile run before the fleet after leaving Puenta Arenas, about Feb ruary 6, until the next stopping place, Cal lao, Peru, is reached. When the vessels cast anchor off that port on February 18 Adhiiral Evans' ships will have covered a total distance of something like 10,700 miles. Were the Panama canal now built, by pass ing through It the fleet could have short ened the distance to Callao by 7,100 miles. Callao Is even now preparing for the coming of the fleet and so is Lima, nine miles inland, of which Calloa is the sea port. The Peruvians plan to entertain the fleet in a manner in keeping with the rep utation for hospitality their nation enjoys, and so, while persons here at home are busy trying to keep warm on Washington's birthday, "Jack" will probably be lolling in the shade and sipping ices and cooling drinks, and perhaps the rascal may even so far forget himself as to loll in the shade and sip those cooling drinks with one or more of Lima's 'fair daughters, for more than one traveler has agreed that the women of Lima are among the most beautiful In the world. There is much else to claim the attention of the American sailors In course of their stay in the capital of Peru, such as the old cathedral, gating back to 1540, which contains what Is reported to be the skele ton of Pizarro. This grewsome reminder of the past Is contained In a glass coffin, and In a glass Jar at the feet of the skele ton are brains alleged to have been those of the great leader. Hmgm Stores of Provisions. Some anxious mother with a son In Ad miral Evans' fleet may entertain fears of his not getting plenty to eat on this long cruise around South America. To any such It may afford a grain of comfort to know that for the 13,000 men who are to take this long Journey from Hampton Roads to the Pacific coast of this country Uncle Sam has provided 8,000,000 pounds of provisions. apportioned this way: One million two hundred pounds of flour, l.OOO.OnO pounds of fresh beef (frozen), SflO.OOO pounds of pota toes, 300,000 pounds of smoked ham. l,000,00u pounds of vegetables (the list Includes tur nips, cabbages, carrots, onions and aspara gus), 200,000 pounds of tinned corn, 200,000 pounds of tinned peas, 150.000 pounds of tinned tomatoes, 150,000 pounds of salt pork 110,000 pounds of oatmeal, 100.000 pounds each of rice, lard, mutton and corned beef. vx'.wu pounds of canned fruits (Including apples, peaches, pears and other fruits), 1(0.000 pounds of condensed milk, loo.oco pound 'of coffee. 15.000 pounds of tea, 40,000 dozen fresh eggs, 6.0O pounds of mustard. 6,000 pounds of pepper and 6,)04ounds of sail. 1 mtmmmmmmmmmmmmammmBmmnmammmn u n iisnw mi mmmmmmmSummmmJkSmm timm iiiimi i iwwssjaaMsMwiiwiiiw iimm.umiii 8uy Tour Christmas Giods at the Union Outfitting Company ACCEPTABLE OTXT8 TOM XMAS. Rockers, golden oiik values, X m a and inalioKH iy tin- price only .. 19.BO lull, wood or coh- Parlor Tables, golilen Her seats , 15.01) oitH ilnHh. 3.00 values, Xman price values, Xtims prie onlv . 8a.75 only i.9 r .,..' n..v. "s,.lid Parlor Suits, ohk. hlirhlv PolNh- pieces, mI, $i:00 vainest, Xmas price $8.50 Mnslo Cabinets, ma hogany tltiKh, blgh- pOll!lieil, iiu.uv Morris Chairs. An ideal X mas gilt appreciated by every member of the family. We have a very large h sortnient In all the different wood and finishes. Every chair Is we made, especially priced for Christ mas trade up from S7.60 The Union's Famous Easy Terms On a Dill of $50, 50c Per Week On a Bill of $100, $1.00 Per Week iy "A JHil OW1 XltlUHlffiy ki Vina hm three mahogany finish frames. 25 values. X m n s price S17.50 China Closets, xnlid oh k highly iol1bed $J5 00 values, Xmas price . $16.75 A Handsome Pres ent with Every Sale BASE BURNERS' Closing out our entire line at from l3 to M Icpn than rt'ifiilar prices. Every one must be Sold and we have cut the price deeply ' in order to close out all of them at once. $27.50 values at $18.75. ) '' "?eW3 tore &v-ffi'. I o o Off OUTFITTING CO. 1315 -IT-19 FARNAM ST. TAB BrOEB THAT'S BQOAJtB AXX. OVRS Combination Bookoasss and wrlt- liiB desks. A most appropriate gift and an article of usefulness and beauty. We have a very larue line . to select from in Rolden oak, weathered oak, and mnhOBany finishes, sepe -lally f priced for Xmas up from.. 12.75 Ws will put aslds and stors for you your purchass and dsllrst , later as requested. 3 ROOT.1S Furnished Complete for $59.50 Aak to Sti Our 4, 5 and 6 Room Outfits gllHW IHH.Ilia lllWW.,Wj yw W.iM.rfHWWI IHU.JIHIIII 1,1 Ill MMmt f -Wtfltf , t I WJI'S ' F" 1 1 t I HW WWWI 1 J CIGARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS Myers-Dillon Drug Co. and Cut Rate Cigars Are Synonymous. You can not think of either but what the other comes to your wind. We have long enjoyed the repu tation of Belling cigars for less money than any deale r in the city. The result is we are and have been doing the largest retail cigar business in Omaha. Ladles will find our store the Ideal place to buy Christmas Cigars and can depend upon the uue of our best Judgement In supplying their wants. We have made special preparation for Christmas Trade and have an elegant line of fancy Packings In boxes of 12, 25, 50 and 100 cigars In a box. Avoid the rush and make your selections early. We will hold your orders and deliver promptly Christmas A. M. 10c Hoffman House 5c; 2.50 for box of 50. 10c Manuel Lopez, clear Havana, 5c; $2.50 for box of 50. 10c Leonhart 5c; S2.50 for box of 50. 10c Sapelo 5c, $2.50 box of 50. 10c Spanish Perfecto 5c, $2.50 box of 50. 10c Segarcia 5c, $2.50 box of 50. 10c Robert Burns, 3 for 25c, $3.50 box of 50, $1.75 box of 25. 4-25c Robert Burns, 4 for 25c, $3.00B7ht of 50. 10c Tom Moore 3 for 25c, $3.50 box of 50, $1.75 box of 25. 3-2 5c Tni Moore, 4 for 25c, $3.00 box of 50. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., 10c Hortense 3 for 25c, $3.50 box of 50. 10c El Tello 3 for 25c. $1.75 box of 25. 10c Millionaire 3 for 25c, $1.76 box of 25. 15c Gato Perfecto 10c St., $2.50 box of 50. 15c Manuel Lopez Perfecto $2.50 box of 50. 15c La Patricia (Perfecto) $2.25 box of 25. 10c La Patricia Pantellos 3 for 25c, $3.75 box of 60. 15c Pinzon Perfecto $2.60 box of 25. 15c a Kegalia 2 for 5c, $1.25 box of 50. 5c Iiarrou Larrey 2 for 5c, $1.25 box of 50. 5c Henry George 4 for 15c, $1.75 box of 50. 25 for 90c. 5c Owl 4 for 15c, $1.75 box of 50. Cut Rate Cigar Dealers Sts. in ym 4 a CHICAGO ON THE HIKE Writon'n Example Starts the dents and the Doctors A pplaad. ltest- Pcdestrlan Weston's feet and feat In duced ChlcaKnans to stretch their limbs and walking threatens to become a fad. Doc tors on the lioard of Health applaud the movement. s A lute bulletin of the board, referring to Wuston's remark that fresh air was better than doctors, says: "Both doctors and fresh ulr have their places. Civilized man "annot advantage ously do without cither. We wish to em phasize his remark about the open air. People, canmrt get too much of It." The reason for the doctors insisting- so strongly on air Is the fact that the season of consumption and pneumonia Is here. As air Is recognized as the only real means of curing consumption the health authorities feel that they ar Justlm-d in their warninit. Ir. Evans' men never make u statement without having something to prove it. In presenting their fresh air and walking ar gument they point to the fact that the November which ended last Friday nlsht was the must healthful month of the same name Chicago lias t.au in many a year. Why? Iet the bulletin answer: "The weather conditions were such as to permit much open air exercises and the fres ventilation of houars two factors that are far-reaching In their effects on health. People stayed out of doors much of the time, and henee this highly favorable show ing." Here's another piece of advice fropi the doctors which looks reasonable enough: "Many of the diseases ut-auult life come from eating and drinking too much.. If you have partaken o'. too much liquor or food keep In the open air until you no longer feel the effects of your indulgence." I tfi ili iIi D rcrn TEETH S4 FOR A GOLD CROWN 1 - M llliliUUl riaiGS. aak.. Reinforced with Oold Boldsr. ni J" The alxive offer Is good only uiiill LI 'tf-' ' .' fji December 3"lh. to prove our work is II If r durable and artistic. V-MF.- Y Ylr;t ; . y- I teat et Twin, guaranteed m .' ? V Tv.1 1 -,! - V J Porcelain frowns ft ' H ' . -V -naKW Uri.la-,. Work II 'U 1 11.11 "J work TWENTY Thousand cuts this year The product of our establishment in figures. 12,121 Halftones 8,240 Zinc etchings 2,632 Photographs retouched 3,029 Pen and wash drawings 362 Wood cuts 827 Customers We want you to add to this list next year Compliments of ths Season r Rr r rs P5 tn i. I?? sVtA II L t) k LasV y w -mtr m Barker Olock, OMAHA When you have anything to sell sdver tlM it In Ths liee Want Ad Columns. 83k., Reinforced with Oold Bolder. he slMive offer Is K'hjU only unill December 3"lh. to prove our work is durable and artistic. Good Het Teeth, guaranteed. i'.t-st bet Tueth, guaranteed Porcelain Crowns Hii.lg.. Work Gold Filling Absolutely painless extraction, FRKK. when plaLea are ordered. All guaranteed Twenty Years. DR. NEWELL, ui:N,,SI IUmhus C5U-.rll llrantlcls 1 11 tin. 16 Years Experience Thone 2312 Omaha, Xch. Bee Wanl Ads Produce Results it is presumption to say you haven't a mind of your own. yet. that la what Is practically Ea!d to you when you ask for aa advertised article and are offered a substitute by a dealer. Ho would give you what you made u; your mind you wanted, but for the fact that a substitute pays him a larger percentage of profit. Such a dealer's interest lies only In making as much money out of you aa possible. The flrat-clas dealer would havu given you what you aBked for, by that course admitting that you had a mind of your own and were capa ble of exercising It. Show the ubstitutor that you have a mind of your own by getting WHAT YOU ASK FOR.