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THE J1KK: OMAHA. SATI'KMAY, .II N'H 19, n.V
BRAHDEIS TELLS
OF YISITTO JAPAN
Talks Moit Entertainingly of the
. Eights Witnessed While ill the
Flowery Kingdom.
BRINGS TJKIQUE COLLECTION
A unique collection of oriental
birds mill noon be spread before
Omaha people for their Inspection an
a result of the three months' trip to
Japan made by Arthur V. Brandels,
vho has Just returned to Omaha, his
ton, Ervlne, who accompanied, him,
having stopped over In Wyoming.
T hlU In J pun Mr. Mrsndrls purchawd
a grrat number of birds, inciuainn rsr.
ducks and doves, to be p'sceil
on hlU country rstst. These ar now
rtng throiiRli the custom home and mill
prxt Week he placed on exhibition at the I
Brendela atorea. Many wonderful perl- (
ir.rni are among them. Iiu-ludlnn the i
"mlnab bird," "whlrh talka. barka I ke a
dog and haa a large vocntmary In the
Japanea languaxer aebra dovea. thai
amalleat dovea In the world, and a large
vtrlety of ftnrhes.
L'warf plants and treea of a number ot ,
Varieties, together with nine antlqui bird
cagea of carved Ivory and larguei and
ioim of them 150 years old, ari alao
among' the things brought back by th
traveler to be Included In the exhibition.
Telia f Ilia Trip.
' tscrtblng hla trip Mr. tlraiada made
thea observation:
"At Tokyo we saw the larrcat depart
srent atore In Japan, which has been In
existence 300 years. The principal owner
ship always has been In one family. On
the roof la a conservatory, and "n one
corner Is a shrine which always haa been
located In that particular corner. The
location of - this at ore never haa been
rhanged. but It has bum rebuilt and Im
proved a great many times. It Is a llv.
tore, very much on the order of the
Louvre In Paris, but not nearly as large.
What struck me particularly strange waa
that all native customers must take off
their shoes before entirtng, and foreign
era era abllged to put . on a sort of
overshoe. I spoke to tha manager, com
lamenting him on hi up-to-date meth
ods, and be, by the war, haa been In our
New Tork atore many times and knows
Mr. Louis fltern very well, but 1 criti
cised the compulsory tsklng off of shoes.
Jl replied If I had llvtd longer In Japan
S could better appreciate that thl was
(or sanitary reasons; that the natives
did not mind It, as th'y had become used
to It, and It enablet them o keep the
tore so clean. Thi floors are all cov
ered wlth-jnattlng, nd dust as we know
It Is not known In the store.
Glrle'old Oatrlarht.
"We alao visited tha aectlon oalled tha
foahlwara, which occupies twenty acres,
nd Is what we would call the red light
District, but these girls are seated,
twelve to fifteen In a row. In cages In
the front of the buildings. At tha end
tf the cage is a man like a barker at
:he Midway, who is tha business man
tjrer of the cage. These girls are sold
utrlght .for three yeara by their parents,
( ho get from 1M to 1300 for each girl
'oaned. At the expiration of threa years
!hey are released, whan they go at once
to a marriage broker and are immedl
Itely married to a Japanese, and the fact
I hat they ' have been Inmates of the
foahlwara doea not detract In any way
from their social atanding with the
lapaneae. While they are on exhibition
n the cagea, their parents, brothera and
(latere may atand there and vlalt with
(hem.
teegwra Too Small.
"I cannot let tills opportunity go by
a-liliout making a few remarka regarding
'ho sleeping cars In Japan. These cars
ire built for little people, and with the
narrow gauge they are ' without doubt
the worst sleeping cars I ever aaw. It
Impossibly to sleep In them. Traveling
iy train la 'almost a hardship, as they
lo not heat the care except In the dead
If winter.
"We attended a gelaha dance at Kyoto,
lefore which we had a Japanese dinner
rlth the gelaha girls. V were obliged
to take off our ahoee and eat with chop
sticks. Tha food consisted of soup with
Uh floating around 1n It, raw flab and
looked rl?e; then a number of other
rarietlea ot flah nothing waa seasoned),
t number ot other dlshea which were
laateltae. and finished, up with Japanese
ridy. It waa Impossible- for a European
enjoy tha meat They also offered ua
lice wins or sake, which to me was alao
taeteleea. .
' No Flaa te Be Had.
' One of tha women' n our party re
tulred some ptna one day and we tried
learly every ahop In Kyoto, which Is a
Mty of over 600.000 inhabitants, and
pound there waa not a package of r-lns.
Ir evea one pin, to be had. The reason
for this Is that the Japnn tie every
thing In the way r.f wearing appaml.
Thoy do not pin their clothes toaether
'a e Americana do, and 1 understand
In hot weather they do not even bother
I to tie their clothes.
"The Infanta and little rhiidren
thrniiKhont Japan are carried nn th"lr
mother' nark, similar t-i the mi.nT lit
whl'-h the Ainerlran Ini'lnna rarry their
voung, only the rhlldren fare the oppo
site wav. and they claim the children
i faring the IIkM la the reason there la
o much blindness In Japan. When these
blind children grow up they are taiuht
massaKlne by the government so they
an le self-supporting, and when even
ing come you can hear a moat sorrow
ful fluti whlrh they use In going through
their respective districts aolli'ltlng pa
, llrnls. They churge for one hours mil
leaning 10 to 60 sen, 6 to 25 cents In our
money.
Jap Hotel Poor.
The hotel in Japan na a whe'e are
very poor. The moms are not so bad.
but the food Is not good; we cannot drink
the coffee. None of the hotis which
i-ater to the European travelers are on a
paying basis.
"There Is no fruit fit to eat, outside of
eome dried up oranges and apples, and
ery little fruit is raised hre. I failed
to find any fruit tre at all, and the
only vegetables are pas, prepared very
nicely by cooking them In the shell.
I very much on the order of string beana,
: hut unless they are very young thy
I cannot prepare them this way. I have
'done considerable motoring through tha
country and have failed to see any sheep
or hog and wry seldom sew a cow. In
the absence of cattle, tho only fertiliser
available Is human refuse and one ran
see this hauled all day In specially con
structed barrela, thnrmch the country
and rltlee. Thla Is eoller-ted between 1
and S o'clock in the morning my women
and hauled through the streets by men
and then used on the lice and vegetable
fields. "h"ie anwsy realise when one of I
theee waarons is In the vicinity.
4 til ran?.
"There are no chimneys on the houses
In moat of the villages because they use
charcoal for both cooking and hBeOn
purposes. In place of atorea for heating
they use what la known aa a hlhachl and
resembles a Jardiniere made of earthen
ware or metal.
"t'pon meeting; the. natlrew bow three
timra. At th8 first bow they paas the
time of day; on the second they hope
huslnena la good; on the third, they hope
tho famlllea are well. The bey' birth
days are all celebrated on one day. May
B. and this is the day set aside for thla
purpose. On flag polea and In front of
the houaea nn that day they display
banners representing a flah. If a family
haa five boya, they' dw.play five banners.
Thl is also called the Carp festival. The
girls" birthdays are celebrated one day
In March. Twlre a year the Japaneee
flean house under police super lulnn.
Every houe, the front yard and In front ,
of the house I cleaned, and the police ;
Insiiert It "after cleaning. A a whole, !
the streets are very narrow, all the way I
from alx to ten feet, and there are no I
sidewalks.
Times Are Dall.
"During my three months x spent in
travel all over the orient I heard much
complaint concerning dull times, for In
Japan the hotela and shops depend a
great deal upon travel from Europe,
which on account of the war Is entirely
cut off. Throughout California there la
also a good deal of complaint and disap
pointment at the small number who have
come to visit the expoeltiona, and It Is
all laid to condltlona brought about by
the war. Returning to Omaha, I find
that the trouble abroad, has had no seri
ous effect here and everything seems to
run along In a more substantial and
solid manner than In any place I vlsted. '
Apanmenta, flats, houses and Cottages
can be rented quickly and cheauly by a
Bee "For Renf
My Bat That's Good!
Will be the expression from
your family or your guests
if you serve.
MACARONI
la any ona oi the fifty delectable
ways that it can be prepared.
'Kaopeaare in every
packaga. Get it at
Kir grocers.
ts,vW
"7V
ntafluu
To Sarva-
Skinners
nAWeu I
sfiNNra Mrs.
) 1 19 Pounds for $1.
R Bast Oranulated Bugar. Buy now
before ine auvanca.
3 pounds apoclal coffee SI. 00
Single pound 3Se
Fancy bUnd coffee. l iba. SI. 00
Tha tei jjc wffee la the city
t pounda for 11.00
Teaa. any kind, per lb. 40a te Sue
Bugar add with II. Ot other good 4
F.iOyiiRQ Tea Co.
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Sere Are The Clothes Men Want"
See our
clothing
window
Satur.
day It
will pay
you to
look
them
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No advertising is bettor than the store behind it and no store is better than
the merchandise, the values and the servire it delivers, and if we do say it our
selves here are the clothes men want. We have taken all our broken lots of
Men's and Tbung Men's Suits, regardles of cost
$20.00, $22.50 and $25.00 Suits
m Mo
All these suits are strictly hand tailored and this season's goods 35 suits
Jn all colors and all sizes, blue serges included. $20 to $25 Suits,
Palm Beach, Pongee Silks and Vigellc Fannel Suits which give the wearer
maximum comfort with minimum weight and still CA j. J1 O C
maintain a dressy appearance.. Supreme values ,.r plaajOU
You want to see our Genuine Palm Beaclifcei A A
Genuine
Suits in all sizes and colors, at. . . .
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Slipon Raincoats
$3.50 to $6.00 values... $13
$6.00 to $7.60 values .,. .$2.98
$8.00 to $1C00 values $3D8
Palm o TA
BeachTrousers, Y""
Men's and Young
Men's Pants .
Pair $1.98, $2.98
and $3.98
A Shirt Sale at Brandeis
J Means Something to Omaha Men
Another opportunity for you to buy shirts for summer
j wear of unusual values; qualities and styles that demonstrate
l superiority. 'Saturday is the day.
1 - 1 Men's , Silk and Linen Shirts Look as
J l-ivll lUo J wcn and ear better than all silk. Made
v with soft French cuffs. - The patterns are beautiful and the
quantity to choose from is larre. Regular
00 and 12.50 values.
Madras, Repps and
Ponree with Satin Stripes Laundered
or soft French cuffs. Patterns the very newest; many of
the shirts have soft attached collars. Reji- Ai ff
lar $i.2S and $1.50 values $JLUU
T nfr Nrs 4'4S0 Men'a Mm -ml Golf Shirts
lUs J Made of pongee, madras, corded repps
and French flannel materials, both attached and detached
collars; some with laundered cuffs. This of shirts in
cludes the greatest values we have offered in a long; r
time. Actual values up to $1.50. Sale price, each. . UC
One Big Lot of Men's Silk
Fiber Hose In all the
summer shades.
Special, pair
new
21c
? Lot No. 2 S!LFi?l
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$1.49
Special Lot of Men's Fine
Silk Crepe, Silk Broadcloth
and Satin Striped Tub Silk
Shirts Beautiful assortment
of patterns; values to $8.00;
Saturday, $3.98,
$4.98 and
$5.50
15c
175 Dozen Men's Lisle and
Mercerized Hose "Run of
the mill" quality. Worth to
25c, pair, 12V
and
Just received ft new ship
ment of the Middy Sport
Shirts with the large sailor
collar, short or long, sleeves.
The ideal shirt for sport wear.
Special, ,
$1, $1.25, $1.50
Anothtr Fortunate Purchat That Will Benefit
Every Man in Omaha
Men's Athletic Union Suits
At once a rcnwkabk' and seasonable sale. These
union suits are samples of the Roxford, E. & V. and of one
other well known line, the name of which we are not per
mitted to announce.
Men, this means luxury and comfort for you this sum
mer, for these suits are niaJe of silk and linen and pure
Irish linen; nainsook, crepe and soisette. They are cut per
fect and have the elastic band about the waist.
Taken as a whole, these are-'unquestionably the best
values we have ever offered at so small a price. ,
This Entire Purchase Divided Into Two Big Lots
All the Sample Silk and
Linen and Pure Irish Linen
Union Suits, worth to
$2.00, suit
AH the Sample. Crepe,
Nainsook, Mull and Sois
ette Union Suits, worth to
$1.50, suit
About SOOMen s Straw Hats
Saturday at About Half Price
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Traveling Bags and Suit Cases t
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Few straw hats are worn in Eu
rope this year and manufactur
ers have found themselves minus
two-thirds of their usual busi
ness, a condition which forced a
good many of them to dispose of
their straw hat stocks at a great
sacrifice. We made a fortunate
purchase of about 5,000 of theae
high-grade hats through a New
York importer at about half the
regular wholesale price and we
are, therefore, able to offer them
Saturday ' at about half price.
This purchase includes all the
latest styles in Sicilian, Leg
horn, Porto Rican, Japanese
Panamas, Hennits, Swiss Straw
and Split Braids. Values to
$3.50; divided into three lots Sat
urday, at
89c-H.39-n.69
Panama Hats
Men's Genuine South American
amas at
$5.00. $7.50 and $10.00
Genuine Bangkok Hats at
$2.95 and $5.00
Men's Outing Hats
Made of white duck, silk and Palm
Beach, at
25c, 50c and $1.00
Boys sod Children's Headwear
Bos' and Child ren'sSfraw Hats and
Wash Hats in all the "newest styles, in
cluding Silk Rah Rahs, at di f-r
50c and up to pi.OU
Pan-
Saturday we will place on
sale about 150 Traveling Bags
and Suitcases odd lots and
sample lines. Values to $8.50,
on sale Saturday at 95c to
$5.98
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ADVANCE CLEARANCE SALE!
HOT oonvo OI.
Everybody concerned should como down to "THE
FAIR" an.-i investigate our goods, which we offer at
THIS TIME, at prices which you will have to pay else
where when the season will be OVER.
to men's and young tf0 7C
men's suits, at J3.0
$10 and $7.60 men's and young
T'.B '."!? $4.85
$12.50 and $15.00 men's all
wool suits, blue J?7 AtZ
serges Included V' .40
$1.50 mens pants, sizes nr"
30 to 48, at OOC
$3.00 men's worsted
psnts, at
$2.00 sample ifelt
hats, at
$1.00 straw bats,
at
$8.00 and $2.00 fine
sailor, at
75c silk Auto hats,
it
$1.65
65c
39c
95c
39c
$1.00 men's dress shirts with
collars to match, French f?Q
cuffs, at OUC
75c men's dress shirts with or
without collars 39 C
25c wash ties, 13c
10c
15c
5c
19c
$1.65
...85c
a
25c fancy bow ties,
at
2 5c men's leather belts,
at
16c garters, several
styles, at
35c men's suspenders,
st
$2.60 men's elkskin
shoes
$1.50 Ladles' house
slippers
S. E.Cor
12th and
Farnam
3. E. Cor
12th and
Farnam
J Store Open Evenings 'till 8 P. M. Saturday 'till 10 P. M.
ALEXANDER NO MORE. ALEXANDER NO MORE.
Alexander's Saturday
Closing Out Prices are
Still Lower
Regular $2.50 Canvas Ox
fords and Pumps for ladies,
rubber soles and $ 1 48
heels
Latest . styles In White Can
vas Pumps, trimmed In black,
former price $3.00, Si '18
X
per pair
Beautiful Patent
Pumps, very latest;
former price $3.00.".
1,000 pairs regular
$3.00 Laldes' Pumps
1,000 pairs regular
$2.60 Ladies' Pumps
Leather
8JG9
98c
88c
Beautiful Cross Strap Pumps; patent
and dull leathers regular $5.00
seller, nothing newer, SOOS
at, a pair
200 pairs of Ladles'
Pumps; former
price $2.60. -I Q
at. a pair. . 1ft
1,000 pairs Men's Oxfords i 2,000 pairs Children's Shoes,
former price .$2.60; 81 28 prices from $1.28 or.
on sale Saturday.... X down to wC
Alexander Co.
Store ppen Till 8 O'Clock Eve
nings During This Sale
ALEXANDER NO MORE. ALEXANDER NO MORE
Fourth of July Specials
ApeiWhlskej
Bottled la
Bond
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QUAJITS
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2 qt. Apex Whiskey $1.60
3 qt. Port Wine 1.50
1 qf. Blackberry Cordial .75
1 qt. Aprloot Cordial 75
1 qt. Rock and Itye Cordial.... 1.00
1 qt. Banana Cordial 1.00
Regular price is .90.60
From now until July 4, prepaid, $1.50
Outside of Iowa and Nebraska' Must Be 20
Quarts or Over to Be Sent Prepaid.
rmoia svnx iota CPCFf
to JUXT 4th. j915 1 tmm tarn m
With an Order of $2.00 and Over A Whiskey, Wines
or Liquors:
A BOTTLE OP WTNK; WHISKEY, GLASS, COM III
NATION ICE PICK, CORKSCREW AND CROWN
OPENER; LADIES BONNET 0 GENTLEMAVH
flAT BEER AND ALCOHOL EXCEPTED.
JAKE KLEIH FAMILY LIQUOR DEALER
1314 DOUGLAS ST;, OMAHA, NED.
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BE A SWAPPER
Make swaps for prof it.
Look into the
"Swappers' Column"
89c
69c
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