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Monday,
pecial Monday jargain Offerings
-Silks-Silks-
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Another
Great
Sale
Another Big Shipment of Silks from Pheonlx Silk Mg. Co. Purchase
Just Received.
A second nhinmcnt of thin grout purchnne wm lclrcl In transit
nnrt did not urifve in season for the other khIo. ii1 will lx placed on
al Monday. Even better assortment than offered last week values
fully equal if imt fuirlor. Kntire purcliase divided, into eight bin
lot at about half regular prices.
Klegant lilark Taffetas From the
great purchase, 36 Inches wide,
unsurpassed quality; priced at
about half real value; at
Plain and Fancy Silks Very finest
new weaves, all newest wanted
colorings and patterns for spring
wear In four lota 4
39c - 49c - 59c -69c
You eannot afford to let such an unusual opportunity for profit
able buying pass. Mail orders filled till Wednesday noon.
High Grade White Goods Dept.
This department is now loaded down with
hand embroidered Swisses, Scotch Swisses,
Domestic Swisses, etc.
8t. Gall Swisses. $1.08, $l.BO, $1.00, 85c, 75c, 50c
and 500
Scotch Swisses, $1.00, 85c, 75c, BOc, 40c, 30c and 250
Iomestic Swishes, 25c, I Of. J 5c, 12 He and.... 100
Fancy Jucqnards, 80c to 100
12 Ms India Linons i French Lawn.
15c India Linons. .. .C
19c India Linons... 100
25c India Linons. 12 HO
rVrslan Ijuwns.
19c Persian Lawns. . 100
20c Pers. Lawns. .120
25c Persian Lawns. . 15
35c Persian Lawns. . 1J)0
39q Persian Lawns. .250
Knglish Lon Cloth.
12Hc Long loCth. .80
15c Long Cloth.... 100
19c Long Cloth. .120
25c Long Cloth.... 15
35c Long Cloth.... 19
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
EMBROIDERY SALE
s MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
A sale eclipsing all previous efforts in this line Cambric, Swiss and Nainsook Edges, In
serting, Flouncings, Corset Covers, Double Edge Beadings and Allovers. All new, fresh, perfect
goods in complete matched sets, BOUGHT FOR CASH AT FORCED SALE AT 50 CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR AND WILL BE SOLD AT JUST HALF PRICE.
Sale begins Monday, Feb. 17th, and will continue three days. Over 200,000 yards in this
purchase and not a piece that is imperfect, out of date in pattern or heavy aud coarse in quality.
We guarantee all perfect.
15c Embroideries and
Insertings at
20c Embroideries and
Insertings at
25c Embroideries and
Insertings at
..7k
10c
12c
30c Embroideries and
Insertings at
40c Corset Cover
Embroideries at. . . .
50c Flouncings
at
15c
19c
25c
75c Flouncings
at
$1.00 Allovcr Em
broideries at
Several other special
gains shown.
35c
49c
bar-
Do not miss this opportunity to get new, fresh goods at the very beginning of the season at Jl'ST HALF
PRICE. Order at Once ALL MAIL OIUKK9 PROMPTLY FILLED Order at Once.
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All mail orders
given prompt at
tcntion and satis'
faction guar ant d
The Leading Dress Goods House ,jWes
We are now showing more Wool Dress flood than the combined
stocks of the rest of Omaha houses put together. Quality Miptrlnr
for prlres no other house compares.
P.LACK DRESS GOODS.
Priestley liCads All the World in
Blacks. '
Priestley's $1.25 niack Voile QSc
Priestley's tl.50 Queen's Cloth,
at $1.9.
Priestley's $1.75 Queen's Cloth,
at $1.12
Lupin's French Cheviots. $2.50
grade $1.49
LuDtn's French Voiles, $l.i0
grade 750
Read's $2.60 Striped Suitings
at .... $1.08
Read's $3.50 Striped Sullies
ft 2.03
Ivan Simon's $5.00 UroadcloMi
t $3.JS
Celebrated Austrian $3.50 liroud
,'l"th $2.5?)
rorelgn Broadcloth Sl.PB, $l.f.
S1.E8, 12.00, fa. 98 up to S7.E0 xn.rO.
Domestic Brc dclo'-.hs 700, 980, $1 a,
tl.BO uu to Sl.r a
Remnants and short plwcs of bn:--
skins to clo-e at. yard V,.c I
Evening Shade Broadcloth, I.mvi- I
downes, Serges, Voile nnd n.l kind 1
nf evening shades 95o, 39o, 4o, L
RQfl. VRa. fil m tin tA fb v.r.i
19c French Lawns, 4 8
Inch 10
25c French Lawns. .150
35c French Lawns.. 1J)0
French Lawns up to
$1.50 yard.
40-inch Lawns.
12c Lawns 80
15c Lawns 00
19c Lawns 12 H
25c Lawns 150
30c Lawns lyj
Popular White Goods in
Domestic Room.
Matchless Showing of Authoritative Spring Garment Styles
Spring style beauty now predominates in our busy Cloak department. A
great assortment of the most elegant designs in the choicest new colorings and ma
terials are now shown and every express brings new treasures to augment the dis
play. As ever, the pleasure of style individuality and very moderate price are ona
and variety for selection is unsurpassed.
Blanket Clearing Sale
All Blankets and Comfortables must go.
All 59c Blankets 39
All 75c Blankets 59
Sll $1.00 Blankets 73
All $1.25 Blankets gf)
All $1.50 Blankets 95
All $2.00 Blankets $1.19
COMFORTABLES Home Made.
All $2.00 Comfortables. . .$1.39
1.70
$1.95
$2.25
$2.75
$3.50
Beautiful New Tailor Suits Very new
est designs in all the correct materials
and colorings for spring wear, most at
tractively priced for early spring sell
ing, at. . .$19.90, $25, $30 to $45
New Spring Coat Styles Handsome
broadcloths, fine cheviots, etc., in as
sortment of fashion's favorite designs,
second to none ever shown in Omaha
at this season splendid values each,
at $5, $7.50 $10. up to $18
MANY MAGNIFICENT CLEARANCE
BARGAINS MONDAY
$10.00 and $12.00 Coats $2.95-Tust 100
coats in the lot, 52-in. length, in splen
did assortment of fancy mixtures, on
sale Monday at $2.95
$6.00 Silk Underskirts, all colors, sua))
at $3.95
$20.00 Coats at $8.95 splendid line of
black chiffon broadcloth and kersey
coats, satin lined, remarkable bargains
at our clearance price $8.95
fear
life
69o, 7SO, $1.00 up to 95 yard.
High Grade YJash Goods Dept.
3rd Aisle M'.dd't Section - Main Floor
We buy, sell and handle more wash goods
than any town of 200,003 population in this
country. We have now in stock Arnold's
celebrated silk warp wash goods at, per
yard, 15c, 19c, 25e, 39c, 50c and 59c
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McCay's English Woven
Novelties, $1.08, Jp 1 ..",
ok-, 7.v, nor, :e, 250
Domestic Wash (Jomls.
92 fine Batiste 150
84 fine Batiste 1J
Arnold's fine Dimities
at 12 Mt
Cluster DlnilUes ...15
Idella Stripes 15
Organdie Carreaux. 10J
Toll du Nord Dress Ging
hams 12?
A. F. C. Drefts Glnphams,
at 13H
Red Seal Dress GinRhnma,
at 12H
Silk Warp Dress Ging
hams 25
Silk Warp Dress Ging
hams 39
Anderson's Scotch Ging
hams, at 25
Popular priced Wash
Goods In our famous Do
mestic Room.
$4.00 Nun's Veiling Waists, all colors,
embroidered and tucked, choice, $1.49
$20.00 and $25.00 Silk Suits $12.50
Handsome silk shirt waist suits, also
about 20 fine panama suits, all colors,
that sold at $20.00 and $25.00, choice,
at $12.50
From 8 Till 9 A. M. $1.50 Satin Under
skirts at 59c
From 8:30 Till 9:30 A. M. $2.50 Long
Kimonos at ..89c
From 9 Till 10 A .M. $1.50 Dressing
Sacques at G9c
All $2.50 Comfortables. .
All $3.00 Comfortables.
All $4.00 Comfortables.
All $5.00 Comfortables .
All $6.00 Comfortables.
All $8.50 Comfortables. . .$5.00
All $2.50 Blankets $1.45
All $3.00 Blankets $1.95
All $4.00 Blankets $3.19
All $5.00 Blankets $3.98
All $6.00 Blankets $4i25
All $7.00 Blankets $1.95
Greatest Shirt Sale Ever
Griffon Brand Shirts, 59c
SALE C0HTINUES ONE MORE DAY,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17
Over 2,700 Dozen High Grade Shirts
The entire floor stock of the well known
firm of Will Haskell & Co., New York,
secured at an average of less thai 50c
on the dollar, all new, clean stock, in
very best 'styles and patterns f
for spring and summer wear, 4
on sale Monday at, choice
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Domestics, YJash Goods, Linens and White Goods 'domestic
FAMOUS
ROOM
WIDH SHEETING.
Brown.
9- 4 Pepperell 22
10- 4 Pepperell 24
Bleached.
8- 4 Pepperell 21
9- 4 Pepperell 23 H?
10- 4 Pepperell 25d
BROWN SHEETING.
Beaver Dam
Sable 6
Household
Pilger Mills 7Ht
BLEACHED YARD WIDE SHEETING
Security .4H
Brlc-a-Brac 5H
Thistledown 5H
Hope
Lonsdale .' gv
Frut 9
Apron Checks, 7V4c grade 5
12 Vic Teazcldown . . . 7W
10c Teazeldown . . . . .5
Remnants of 12V4c fine Wash Goods,
at rtf
Remnants of 15c and 19c Wash Goods,
at 8
25c Wash Goods 10
Full Standard Indigo Blue Prints. .5
Full Standard Red Prints 3H
Remnants of fine Linen, up to $1.25
yard yard, 5c, 40c, 39c and 25
READY-MADE SHEETS.
' 72x00 Bleached.
Whie Wing 39
co v
Crescent 41C
81x00 Bleached.
Standard 48
Waco 4 45
WamButtta, H. S 95
Other good brands, 85c, 73o, oOc, 50
Pillow Slips 18c, 15c, 12Jic, 10c
and 8
Towellnj? (Cotton) lc, 3t$c, 2
Linen TowelinK lr, 15c, 12Hc, 10c.
8c, 74c, Hc and 5
Wool Henriettas 19
59c Suitings 19
Remnants of 10c White Goods. . . .5
Remnants of 12 c Toweling 5
Rempants of 25c Sateens.... 1J
Remnants of Fine Linings g
12 c Towels 7a
10c Towels , 5
8Vfcc Towels ' 3
Remnants of Wool Dress Goods, worth
up to $3.00, 50c, 40c, 30c and 25
Bed Room CurtainsSpecial Bargains Monday
Baffled Curtain. In stripe, figured or
plain, at, pair 91.49
Ruffled Met Curtains with Insertion and
edge, on extra heavy net very Hperlnl
value at, pair , $1.49
Tambour Muelln Curtains, regular $2.75
values, special, at, pair 91.98
Bed Seta with large motif In center and Cluny Lace Curtains with lace edge and
deep flounce, full size, each $4.93 Insertion, at Ja.UO, $4.50, $3.r0 and 83.60
Slon Cltjr Cable Wet Curtains Very hem y novelty Curtains in very newest ef ferm.
weave, all sorts of dcsinn, at, pair,; hi, pair $5.00, $4.60, $3.60, $2.60 and $1.98
$5.00. $3.S, $3.50 and S2.50 38-lnch Swiss' for bed set or curtain, In
Irish Point Saoe Curtains With regular; new madras effects, yard 85o
green apil,iue umlui priced, at, pair, 45-incu Madras, In white or cream, splen-$-'
V8 to $5.00 j did value, at, yard, 60c, 45c, 35c nd SSo
Two Rousing Furniture Specials
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stroii0 and substantial spring, match
less bargain at
See our inamense line of new Furniture. You'll
find assortment -the most complete and prices
considerably lower than elsewhere.
Kitchen Cabinet, like cut, has two large
flour bins, two small drawers, one or
two bread or chopping boards, and
comes in golden oak or white maple
finish. An almost indes
pensible article in every C O
home; great bargain at. . v ,4
Woven Wire Bed Spring, for wood or
iron bed, wire is pensel weave, a very
'la-: - -- '!,' 4:
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Extra Specials in Grocery Dept. for Monday's Sale
A Saving of 25 Per Cent to 50 Per Cent on Your Living Expenses
21 lbs. best pure cane Granulated
Sugar for $1.00
10 bars best brands Laundry Soap
for 25c
48-11). Racks best fancy high patent
4X Flour $1.35
10-lh. Hacks best white or yellow
Cornmeal 15c
t lbs. choice .lapan Rice, regular
7 ',4c Heller, for 25c
10-lb. sticks pure Buckwheat Flour
for S5c
Oallon cans Pouches, Plums, Toma
toes, Apples or fancy Table
Syrups, per can 35c
The finest Imported fancy Queei.
OliveB, nothing finer grown, p.-r
tiuart ::5o
The finest Mamlzantlla Stuffed
Olives, per quart 35c
6 lbs best Rolled Breakfast (;.t
mea! -6o
3-lb. cans fancy Red Beets, at, per
can "c
3-lh. cans Oolden Pumpkin, llom
Inv, Squash, Kauer Kinut or
' Baked Keans Sc
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon, nkg , f,e
1-lb. can Koyal or Dr. Price s Bak
ing Powder
OH or Mustard Sardines, can, 3 He
12-oz. can Condensed t.'ream. ..Tltc
The best Soda or Oyster Cramers,
f)er lb 6c
le best crisp Ginger Snaps, lb., 6c
The best crisp Pretzels, per lb., 6c
The best Michigan Butter Crack
ers, ner II) 6c
The best Flukey Cracknels, per lb.,
at 12 'c
Choice California Prunes, lb.. 4 He
Fancy Santa Clara Prunes, lb., 7 He
Fancy Cleaned Currants, lb...8VsC
Fancy New York King Apples 10c
Fancy California Dried Peaches,
per lb 12'ic
Fancy Muscatel UnUlns, lb....7VSc
Fancy Seeded Hutslns, pkg....7Hc
Fancy Lemon, Orange and Citron
Peel, per lb 1 nc
Haydtn'e, the Greatest rresh Fruit
and Vegetable Sept. In the West
Fresh Spinach, per peck 20C
Fresh hothouse Lettuce, 2 heads
for 5e
Fresh Head Lettuce, per head.. 5c
2 bunches fresh Hothouse Rad
ishes 5c
Fresh Beets. Carrots, Turnlpa or
Sharlot Onions, per bunch 6c
Fresh Tomutoes or Green Beans,
per lb 15c
Fresh Caullf lower, per head..7Hc
Fresh Pie Plant, per bunch... 7Vtc
Fresh Cucumbers, each 6c
Beets, Carrots, Parsnips. Turnips,
Kutahagas or lied Onions, lb., 2c
Fresh Holland Seed Cabbage, per
lb lc
Big- Highland ITavel Orange Bale
Monday
Regular 16c per dozen size, this
sule, per dozen luo
Regular 17 He per dozen size, this
sale, per dozen 12c
Regular 20c per dozen size, this
sale, per dozen 16c
Regular 25c per dozen size, this
sale, per dozen 17 Vic A
Regular aoc per dozen size, this
sale, per dozen 20c
Regular 36c per dozen size, this
Rale, per dozen 25c
There are no oragnes an fine,
rich flavored and aa Juicy as the
Highland Navels. Huyden Bros.
headquarters for them In Omaha.
Try Maidm9 iFirst
High Grade Linen Deparlm'nt
Extra Specials for Monday
Ten pieces heavy Scotch Satin Damask, bleached and
half bleached, two yards wide, all pure linen, reg
ular $1.25 quality; Bpeclal Monday, yard GOc"
30 pieces high grade grass bleached pure linen Table.
Cloths, sizes 10-4 2 M yards, hemmed ready for use,
well vortb $4.00 each; special Monday, each $2.19
Thirty-five dczen 22-inch pure Irish Linen Dinner
Napkins, jcuod value at $3.00 per dozen; special Mon
day, dozen S1.98
One. hundred dozen large size Towels, Including huclts, damasks, hem
med, hemstitched and fringed; some 19c and 21c values; special
Monday, each . ." 10
All of our ::!c tnd 45c Turkish Hath, Satin Damask and Hemstitched
Muck Towels; en special sale Monday, each 19
Twenty-five, i-tect heavy weight Barnsley Pure Linen Toweling, regular
lSc grade; w.u-clal Monday, yard.
90
New York Importer's Hosiery Stock
Secured for Cash at Less Than 50c on the Dollar
The stock consists of all high class Men's, Ladies' and Chil
dren's Hose, all full fashioned, made
from finest silk lisle, Maco cotton,
etc. Comes in all colors, plain or"
embroidered, allover lace, lace foot,
fancy hand embroidered, etc., regfu&r
1 4.. 64 HA Ml 1 A mm
vcuuvs up tiU win ue C
sold Saturday at, choice. . . V-
You must see these Hose to appreciate the bargain worth
and splendid assortment. Come early.
In Our Hardware Dep3rfment
The Brighton Wringer,
No. 110, guaranteed
for ...-S1.9S
Iloyal Blue Washer, worth
$8.00, tomorrow g5.00
$4.50 Western Washer,
one day only. . .$2.50
Heavy Galvanized liouoiu
Boiler, No. 8, tomorrow
at 590
Copper Rim Boilers, with
$2.00, tomorrow $l.;jy (J--r-i-?e5CB
Solid Brass Wash Boards, only $1.98
worth 50c, tomorrow at 29
Zinc Wash Boards. Richmond brand, tomorrow.
to '
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Only $9.00 "v
Foot Bath Tubs, 65c quality to
morrow at 39C
25c Linen Mop, 15c Mop Stick
tomorrow at 230
35c heavy Tin Steamers to
morrow at w 1 9c
Japanese Table Mats, 25c quulity,
all sizes . . 50
98c Decorated Flour Cans. 50 lb.,
at G9C
59c Decorated Bread Boxes at
only .... 39c
50c decorated Chamber Pails 29C
200
tomorrow
250
Ryes, fc
10 rolls Toilet Paper,
for
5 packages Hooks and
size 150
5 Wire or Wojden Coat Hangers
for 150
$1.00 Willow Clothes Buskem. to
morrow 90
H.nvv riali'nulvori W'hvIi Tubs.
lain, medium mid ninull, worth C
98c, 89c mid T.h- -tomorrow I
at f)r, and. 19 t
Heavv Oa'vjiiii.ci Water Pallu, 10, 1
12 and 14-quart, Uc, 17
In the Field of Electricity
T
A Mlftfctr Power riaett.
HE electrical power plant of the
Interborough Street Railway
company of greater New York,
turns out more of "the Julco,"
as the niotormen call It, than
any other power plant In tho
world. The opening and operation and
llfe-htlng of Belmont tubes from Manhattan
to Brooklyn made a large draft on the
power of the plant without materially
strallng Its resources.
The present equliuuent of the plant rep
resents In engine capacity at normal rating
approximately W.ouo elect r la horse-power.
Those who have marvelled at the slse and
power of the great locomotive which have
lately been turned out to pull freight anl
passenger trains across the continent may
get a better Idea of how much power this
la by the fact that It represent capacity
of X4) of these locomotives.
The engine capacity of the plant could
be Increased easily at any time to lOO.otu
horsepowei, and space even than would
be left within the structure that would
permit of the Installation of additional
generators giving from 9J.0D0 to ffi.OuO-horse-power
more, so that the plant as con
structed by the Inturfcorough company may
be said to have a capacity of 25.0UO-horse
power. The subway Is using today only
about 60.000.
The engines that do all this work are
located In the northerly section of tho
builditg la bat la called the operating
room. They are aa they stand the greatest
single exhibit of steam, driven electilcal
generators to be found anywhere. There are
nine of these machines, each driven by an
engine of from S.uuO to ll.)0 horsepower.
These generators turn out whal the elec
tricians call a high alternating current.
This current goes through great cable to
seven substations, one of which Is now In
Brooklyn, and In thcBe station it la turned
Into the direct current that Is fed to the
third rail and moves the trains.
Sandwiched In between the nine machine
that drive the trains are three turbo alter
nated, a they are called, each of 2,003
horsepower, which light the subway. Nor
mally the lighting plant is Independent of
the plant that operates the trains, but
should an accident happen to the lighting
plant the nine traction alternate could
light and operate the subway at the same
time.
One of the Interesting features of the
big power plant Is the fact that It can
and frequently does operate not alone the
subway throughout It entire length, but
all of the elevated roads as well. In fact,
the plant at 8eventy-fourth street, built
for the elevated and the largest constructed
prior to the completion of the subway
plant, might be said to be a part of this
plant lyiw.
The two plants are connected by cable.
When travel. Is llj;ht, particularly In the
early morning hours, one plsnt la fre
quently used to operate the entire system
of subways and elevated roads.
Klertrlcltv f u floines.
The wonderful electric )muie, the Villi
Ferla Kleetra, which has been built by M.
Georgia Knap at Troyes. France, clean
defines the part which electricity Is des
tined to play in the home of the future.
If not an exact type of what most houses
will be In fifty or a hundred years' lim.-,
it at any rate shows progress, says Klectro
Kotes. From the exterior there Is nothing un
usual about the house, unless ll is the
total absence of a chimney. The gatej
cannot be opened from the outside, but ai
soon as the electric bell Is touched the
portal swings slowly open and a mysteri
ous voice, which seem to emanate from a
small Iron box near the gate, bids you
enter. Btranger than anything else, the
voice has apparently recognised you and
calls you by name. If you are a friend of
the family. If a visitor arrive after dark
the same push button, that rings the bell
will light up the way. The eate swings
In place a soon a you start toward the
house. M. Knap, apprised electrically of
your coming, will be found in the vesti
bule awaiting you.
With the first step inside tha house a
! small device automatically clean the sule
of the visitor' shoe.
Although the house is museum of elec
trical Invention and convenience, the. din
ing table Is the greatest wonder. No serv
ants wait upon the diners. At the touch
of a hidden switch the table I flooded In
many colored lights. Beside each plat 1
a little glass and metal cylinder, which be
come small electric radiators at the touch
of a button. Foot warmers are also located
"under the table opposite each chair.
At the head of the table is a circular
denk, Its center traversed by a curious
metal strip, with a groove like a miniature
tramway. At the touch of u button the
disk In front of Mr. Knap disappears as If
by magic and in its place appears a steam
ing tureen of soup, which rapidly travels
to the seal occupied by Mnie. Knap, while
the sections i-Iokh uulckly and nolselemly.
If the ladle happens to be rather awk
wardly placed the tureen swings around
and places the spo almost In hrr hand
All this Is done by the press of a fln-rer
on two buttons under the husband' con
trol. After waiting for Mme. Knap to take
what soup she wants the tureen passes
of Its own accord around the groove In the
table In front of each guext until all have
been served. After it has completed the
Journey It disappears as magically as it
caiije. In a few minutes a receptacle for
dirty dishes appears and waits patiently
for Its load. There Is no rattle of Crock
ery, no danger from careless servants, no
noise and confusion of waiters. In this
wonderful way all the food, from the de
licious julienne to the coffee and cigars.
Is served. If the room becomes slUhlly
overheated tho Inventor ptesses another
button and a cool, Bweet-scented brcese
fans the gueels. The air is scented and
cooled by passing over perfumed water.
After the dinner the visitor are invited
to inspect the wonderful house. The first
place visited Is always the kitchen. Here
everything 1 done by electricity. Fixed In
the walla are switches, meters, etc., for
controlling the apnaratus. The electric
heat Is applied direct, and It only takes a
few minutes to prepare the food. The
dishes are all of aluminum, easy to clean,
p.nd each designed especially for its work.
On the kitchen table are a number of
electrical utensils, including a mincing ma
chine, a miniature churn for producing
fretih butter, a coffee grinder, a buffer
and polisher, and even an electric dish
washer. There wo ulso shown the motor
driven apparatus which waited on the
table so nicely.
In the laundry the clothing Is washed,
dried and ironed by electricity. The guest
chambers are heated and lighted and ven
tilated by the current. Klectrlc bells,
telephones and clgiu lighters abound. A
simple electrical devioe notifies the serv
ants in the basement of a visitor at the
front gate. By a series of mirrors the
owner of tho house can see his guest
standing in the street. With the tele
phonic apparatus he can talk with him
from the den. and ut the press of a finger
the gates swing open or shut.
House of Representatives
(Continued from I'age One.)
and the house knows it. He Is getting his
speech Into the records, whence he will
have it reprinted and sent back to his con
stituent?. The records fortunately will not disclose
the fact that nobody paid the slightest at
tention to the gentleman's remarks except
the official stenographer, who had to get
within six feet of him in order to hear
what was said. These stenographers lead a
feverish existence anyway.
Sometimes a. small discussion crops up
which interests a lew of the members.
They manage to hear each other above
the confusion. Al least they get a general
Idea of what the others say. But tlu
stenographer cannot be satisfied with a
general Idea.
He must have the exact language. So he
scoots about from one to another, pad in
hand, taking; notes as he go s. It would be
disconcerting to mont men to have a
stenographer loom up within a few feet as
soon as they opened tl.elr mouths, but
representatives got ustd to thut. ,
One of the funniest little ways of the
house Is Its cuMom of letting loose who
are Interested in a certain piece of legisla
tion get together In a more or less com
pact group a here they can hear and be
heard by one another and where they go on
with their arguments and their speeches
without any notice at all from the sur
rounding country, so to speak, the outlying
desks where the uninterested continue their
reading and writing, their talking and
laughing.
"Mr. Speaker," say Mann, as he jump
into the argument.
He fca It from force of habit, for on
these occasions half the time his back is
toward the speaker, who for his part 's
deep In conference with somebody and
doesn't knertv who has the floor unyway.
But the novice up In the gallery ne-d not
worry.
If lu lu.'i to the capltol often enough
to get over being a novic e he will see duvs
come when the house Is crowded witn
watchful, earnest men, analyzing mlnutciy
a proposed piece of legislation, contesting
or fighting for every Inch of Its way of
paasuge, assailing the speaker with a rapid
fire rleinand for ruliii'.s which le.it at oin
Ills ability ami his hit flits'. He will rea'i
then that work has bet n goim; on some
where. That to sit in Ills seal and MM. n
to small talk on small matt rs In not reniy
the chief end of roii;;n imen. Tim! swap
ping stories ha.i not t u the o. i eeu;i i-
tlon of the men who have lx n turning I"1-'
hoiise into a good imitation of a rav null
There's no use celtiiiK into a piriir.
the new repreHcnlat ive from (jrorv.t o '1
the other day. He teems 10 t' ilik tl'.'t
becume the house doesn't milk' grand
spciches about big bills every day an ' I asi
a revolutionary inea.-ilie three timet, a wo, U
nothing's doing He Is liable to find '-t
his mistake later and e.en to v ii-li tln-re
has been more Innocuous penio'i hills
and fewer pieces of radical legislation u)l
cut after his particular pattern.
Musings of a Cjuic
80 long us a man isn't miserable T.e ought
to be happy.
After all, perhaps, a rolling stone Is moru
lo be desired than a rolling gait.
Many a fellow loi sn't get luarri-d be
cause the gill s lather rmi'l afford it.
The fellow who blows his ov.n horn may
come out at the little end of It.
Some times fate 'makes a hero of a man,
but he can I always hold In.- Job.
A man shouldn't gel hi! ha. lt up Just be
cause lie Is told to hump himself.
Many a man complain that he Is misun
derstood when he is really unintelligible.
If by any chance a woman should ask
you to guess her age, lie like a gentleman.
Just because a mun can t keep a straight
face don't Jump to the conclusion that hit
Is crooked.
Lots of women seem to exercise more
Judgment In choosing their friend than la
thuosuig their husband. New Yuik 'X'Une.