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hi iMM\i\Tf nAitn to
BLtIiDL\C DOUGLAS
How Careless OommSsdonora Wore Hood
winked on the Drug Contract ,
BIDDER "USED THE "SLIDING SCALE"
Alidurtlly Low Price * for l rue I.lttlc
nnil Other. Kxnrliltanlty MlKli
King Aki ! < l to MnUo nil Ac
counting.
Douglas county paidl , ! S.Vi ( for drugs for
the year ending March 1 , 1MKJ. dlvldc'l ns
follows : Poor farm , l,8tt.4t ( ) ; Jtill , * m03 ;
Indigent poor , fcV-JM.1. ! ) . The amount wns
considered very largo and an effort was made
to try a inw system this year and the result
promises to glvo the wjunty a larger bill to
pay this year than It had last , even if the
amount of drugs used is not increased.
The county will probably have a law suit
over the bill for last year and Dr. King , the
late county physician , will bo the defendant.
When the doctor's successor wns elected a
short time ago It was discovered that a mem
ber of the Hoard of County Commissioners
had been Investigating the expenditures for
,1110 past year and had learned of the exls-
tctico of certain things that should be ex
plained. At the meeting of the board at
which Dr. Lanyon was elected county physi
cian Commissioner Llvesoy presented A
statement showing that the county In the
year past had paid out foiil St for surgical
Instruments ordered by Dr. King. Mr. Live-
! > oy wanted these instruments turned over to
Dr. I anyoii and made a reuuest to that ef
fect upon Dr. King. The late county physi
cian was grossly insulted. Mn declared that
ho had nothing in the surgical instrument
line that belonged to the comity. Pressed
for some report as to the dls | > sition ho had
made of the large amount of such goods
ordered by him from tbo county drug con
tractor ho auked to have a statement
showing the list of the articles.
This was furnished by Commissioner
Mvesey , who exacted a promise from Dr.
King for the return of the list. This prom
ise was not kept and tu ! > commissioner wrote
to the doctor asking that the list bo returned
according to promise and that some steps betaken
taken at onro to account to the authoiities
for the foods in question. The letter went
Unanswered ami Commissioner Livesey
placed the matter in tlio hands of Assistant
County Attorney Tronp , with instructions to
effect a settlement with King or commence
suit against him for the value of tlio goods
which had not been accounted for. Mr.
Troop has written several letters to Dr.
King about the matter , but has been unable
to get a reply from him , and a suit will prob
ably bo the result.
Hunt Walk tn ( let Competition.
But the surgical instrument feature of the
county drug business Is not tlio only one that
appears queer on tlio face of the llgures in
the county clerk's ofllco and causes the com
missioners no end of troubled thought. It
seems almost impossible to get bids for fur
I nishing the county with drugs or to get a
contract that will not allow all sorts of
i abuses that cost the taxpayers very dearly.
In addition to the stock of surgical appli
ances bought for Dr. King last year , the
county paid some very big bills for drugs
that no one seems able to explain. Under
the old order of things the bills came in
every month and the county paid them.
There was no way of tellinir what had been
received and what had not. Tlio contract
which tlio county hail wil.h the local drug
gist specified but few of the items that were
needed in the practice of tlio county phy
sician , and the most of the goods that were
needed were accordingly charged up at regu
lar retail rate and tno county had nothing to
Co hut pay the bills.
Homo ( HUTrlclts i\jxiHccl. :
Theio has been trouble in the matter of
furnishing drugs fir the county for several
years. The old plan of having a branch
Urng store in the basement of the court
house was full of weak points ; the
frauds that were perpetrated upon .tho
county and the taxpayers uiidnr that system
were exposed by TUB BEB and the drug
branch of the poor farm was abolished.
Then the county decided to try the plan of
having prescriptions for the poor filled by
one druggist , and asked bids for the con
tract. Tills was not a success , as It was
shown that parties who were In ofllclal posi
tion in the county wore having all sorts of
prescriptions tlllod at the county's expense ,
any quantity of liquor and sucli items as
combs and brushes for the ofllclals' private
consumption being charged up to the county.
This was exposed and then the county tried
the plan of advertising for drugs by speeifl-
cations , the same ns groceries and fuel bids
were asked. This was tried last year and
the contract was awarded to the Aloe J ! ;
Pcnfold company. The listof spccilied drugs
was very incomplete , howovcr , and when
It came to purchasing goods it was fount !
that many items the county wanted wore
not named In the specillcatlous on which tin
contract was awarded and the county paid
retail prices for a very large share of th (
drug supplies and medicines that went tc
the poor farm , the Jail ami the treatment o
the indigent poor for the your cndliu
March 1 , ISD. ) .
Thouulil Thin Would Work.
This year it was to bo different. Countj
Clerk Sackett made an effort to get up a lis
of specifications that would cover nearly I
not everything that would bo required in tin
drug and medicine line and called Dr. King
who was then county physician , to his assist
mice. In the preparation of the specifications
The now list was made out and was mud
moro compluto than any that had been triei
before lu the , county , calling for moro thai
! )00 ) articles supposed to bo most needed ii
the treatment of the county patients. Tiiii
was supposed by the county chirk and com
nilssloncrs to bo Just the thing needed ti
secure the desired competition bntwccn tin
druggists and give the county the lowes
figures unou the big item uf expense in tin
care of the poor.
But the plan did not work worth a cent
When the bids were opened and the contrive
awarded it was found that the suppose *
very complete list contained no end of Item :
that arc very seldom used In the practice o
medicine at poor farms or anywhere else am
that many of the drugs In most constant do
maud were not mentioned at all. And tli
opening of the bids showed moro than that
but the commissioners did not see tlio re.ill ;
peculiar feature of the bids until the con
tract had been awarded and they luvvo notli
ing to do now but go ahead and pay the bill
as they have done before.
History of tlio "Sllillnc Scalu "
Thrco years ago Tun BP.K exposed th
trick of a big Job printing house , not now i
business , that secured the contracts fo
i printing the blank books and furnishing th
stationery for the county by bidding ridlcu
ously low on the articles that the county ha
no use for and putting in a good price upo
the articles most needed by the county , tht
keeping the average bid well below the offei
of the firms that had bid honestly on all c
the. items named in the spccitlcatlor.s.
This style of bidding became know
around the court house as bidding c
the sliding scale" and it was this plan tht
some of the druggists allege was used by tl
successful bidders for tlio county drug coi
tract for the year beginning March 1 , is'.KI.
When the olds for drtus were asked 1
January one druggist decided to try a ne
plan for the purpose of getting at the Insii
of the deal by which ono firm could get tl
contract so easily. Ho had bid on the coi
tract In IS'.U ' at tv very low margin of prof
and missed the contract by a great dea
This year ho took the price list of the blgge :
wholesale- drug * house In Chicago and 1
making his bid put lu the articles called ft
In the specifications at the exact net ro :
price in Chicago. Sumo of the articles wei
put at oven less than the cost at not whol
sale prices In .Chicago , Tlio druggist fo
that ho would surely lese money if 1
secured the contract , but ho was willing
invest a few hundred dollars for the prh
legnof Hading out the method by which h
competitors could take contracts and I
Kind to get them ut prices that boat tl
wholesale houses of the country. I
did ndt get the contract this year at
when the bids wore opened ho foui
Rinplo proof that the famous 'sliding scah
had been used by the Alee ft IVnfold coi
tuvuy , the successful bidders. In proof
Ills claim ho cites figures in the two bids I
show that the successful bidders offered
lids to furubu the county articU
iminoO In llin xjici'inentlonit tint for \vlilch
tlio county iutil no usc itt from 10 lo 1)0 per
cent of tlio IH'I wholi'Riilo ) irlco of tlio iir-
tlolo , wlillo tlioy put n llKtirr tiJti | ) the ifotxU
most noctlcd tlml ntiiBi's from 10 to M | > er
edit iilxivo the bills of tmsmresiful ilfuc-
Kl tH who lilil on all of the articles In the
spei'llk'iitlons wltliout reunrtl to the amount
used by the county. In the Ilinircs given the
prices of the llrtn that named the net Chi-
eiiijov1iolisnlo price In Us bid nro lven In
comparison with the figures of the success
ful bidders.
Trouble I'roni tlio Word ( lo.
The trouble starts with almost the first
Item In the list of the specifications. Cir- :
Iwlic ncld Is used almost by the barrel In
hospitals and by every physician almost
dally In his practice. Thn sneclllcatlons
called for Malllnckroilt's brand , mrl the
Aloe & I'cnfold company bid fiO cents per
pound In ilve-poumleans. Another firm bid ! 31
cents Hut for the next item on the list the
scale slid the other way. Pyre allo acid Is
seldom used In medicine. Its chief use
beini ; In photography. Alee & 1'enfold
offered to furnish this at 10 cents
per ounce , whlio the not wholesale prlre
of the article is ! W cents tin ounce. The
down slide Is used also on tbo next Item.
Ammonium Iodide Is rarely used In ordinary
practice ) and the successful bidders offered
to furnish it to tno county at ? l a pound ,
while It is a smart wholesaler who buys the
riitf at 1.1)0 ) a pound.
Then the up slide was used for the bid on
two drugs that are used very much. Antl-
febrln and antlp.vrine are the preat remedies
for headaclio and nervousness. They answer
about the samu purpose but arc widely
different In price. Antlfebrln is cheap while
antipyrlnc is expensive. Alee ft I'cnfold bid
the same on each drus. . * l.f > 0 an ounce. An
other firm bid $ ! . : ) on nntlpyrltiu ami ' "Jcents
an ounce on the cheaper remedy.
Hc'ittH Tin ! Sil : IIiirjulii. )
Apomorphla muriate crystals form the
antidote for morphine ihiwonini ? and ono
praln n year would bo a liberal allowance for
the poor farm , as the drug Is but very seldom
used. Alee it I'cnfold bid 10 cents an ounce
on this ilniR. while tbo wholesale price Is
tl.M. The same liberal reduction was made
on the price of hyoscin bydrobromato. This
is ono of the rarest drutrs used in the prac
tice ormedicino and live grains of it would
last an ordinary druf ? store for years. Aloe
& I'cnfold offered to supply the county with
this ilrujf at ! iO cents an ounce , while the net
wholesale list prico.is $1.C > 0 an ounce. And
the next discrepancy In bids was oven
greater. lehthyol ( Merck'si is lis'.ed by
wholesalers at $ -1 per pound. It is rarely
used and Aloe & I'cnfold offer to fuinish it
at 30 cents an ounce. Kow driif ? stores will
Ret moro than ono prescription a year that
will call for the use of iron hypophosphate.
It is worth $ U.W ) a pound at wholesale , but
Aloe A I'cnfold offered it to the county at
the cut rate of 10 cents a pound. Lime
hypophosphato is worth $1. 5 a pouiwl , hut
the firm will furnish the county with all it
needs ot this driiR at the bargain rate of 0
cents a pound , while 5 cents a pound will
buy from them for the county use lactophos-
phate of lime , while wholesalers who lire not
making cut rates jet ! ? -l a pound for the same
article. Hut the county has no use for tin
ounce of any of these drues iu a lifetime.
> 'luu lrollt on Stuple Artlrlcs.
lodoform is used at the poor farm and
in the treatment of county cases very largclv
and the up slide was used on the bid for this
drug. Aloe & I'cnfold's bid was $ . " 1 a pound ,
while another firm offered to fill the county's
orders for ft n pound. lodoform gauze is used
by the hundreds of yards every year in the
county eases , the bills showing that nearly
100 yards a month were used at the pool-
farm alone last year. Aloe dc I'cnfolit are fur
nishing this at : i ( ) cents a yard. Another tlrm
offered to furnish it at 'M cents a yard in five-
yard cans , or IS cents a yard in twcnty-tlve-
yard packages. Alee & 1'enfold are furnish
ing lint at 75 cents a poumt. Another firm's
bid was -18 cents a pound , and there is lots of
it used. Potassium iodide is ordered by
druggists fur their trade b.y the hundreds of
pounds. It is used daily and in liberal quan
tities. The county is paying Alee & Pcnfold
* ( a pound for it. while another linn wanted
to furnish It at ? ' 2 83 , a difference of $1.1.1 a
pound on a drug that is used constantly. The
larijo ( [ uantity of quinine given the county
patients costs the taxpayers 40 cents an
ounce. One of the drug firms offered to fur
nish .it at0 cents an ounce.
Clearance Sil : T Winter Stock.
The high prices of the successful bidders
on these last mentioned staples were more
than offset by the bargains offered In a lot of
drugs that the county nuver has and prob
ably never will have any use for. Atropia
crystals are used by occulists to dilate the
pupils of oye.i. They are worth Jt.-.l an
ounce at wholesale. The county only has to
pay 10 cents an ounce for what it buys of
Aloe & I'cnfold , and it probably won't have
to buy twenty grains in a year. Hlsmnth
salicylate Is worth ? l ! a pound at wholesale ,
but the county can got it at10 cents a pound
if there is ever any call for it. Musk Ton-
qun ! is worth ? 4 a dram at wholesale , but
Aloe ifc 1'fcnfold will furnish it to the county
poor , when occasion requires , at 10 cents per
drain. Oakum is worth ? 4.SO per bale , but
the county will have to p.iy but 3 cents per
halo under its present drug contract. And
the same way with the oil of bitter almonds ,
t is a poison and'ised very seldom , and costs
I ) a pound , but the county can get it
'rom ' its druggists for-lOcents a pound. Then
Wyeth's malt extract , for which druggists
iavo been paying $4 per gallon , can be
jought for the county patients at ! ! 0 cents a
gallon. Paysou's indelible ink is sold the
-ountry over by wholesalers at $ ' 34 a gross ,
but the linen of the county poor limy be
marked with this ink und the county can
tiuy it from its druggist at | 4 per gross , a
clean 10 oft the regular jobbing rate. Hy.
drastin , . eldom used , is worth $1.13 an ounce ,
but is furnished the county at 30 cents in :
ounce.
But the up scale Is put on another batch ol
drugs that are much usedin all mcdica !
practice. Chloral , that sheet anchor in the
treatment of Insane patients and sufferer :
from the Jim Jams , costs the county $ j pei
pound , while other bidders offered to furnisl
it at Jl. 10 per pound. iJismuth subnitrato
much used in local applications and stomacl
troubles , costs the county ) ,23 , while othei
druggists wanted to furnish it at ? a pci
pound. Squibbs' chloroform , used daily a :
the hospital and Jail , costs $1.73 a bottle
though it could Have been secured from an
other bidder at $1.40. Hydrastls , a stapli
remedy in a class of diseases common will
poor farm and Jail patients , is being fur
nishctt at $1.50 per pound ; other druirgisti
offered to supply the demand at fl.'J.I pe
pound. SulfanM , the staple euro for sleep
icssncss , is charged for at the rate of $1.7. .
an ounceother ; druggists bid $1. : ! . " > , a big dl (
ferenco on a drug of which largo inuiutitlci
are used.
Homeopathic remedies are not used by thi
county physicians and it is alleged that Ale
ii * I'cnfold bid on them at prices about one
flftli that at which they can bo bought a
wholesale. '
lluw tlio llldi Were Tiilmlitteil.
' When these figures were noticed by th
unsuccessful bidders they were not slow ii
discovering why the contract had bee
awarded to tbo Aloe it 1'enfold company
The county authorities in tabulating th
bids bad himply made the totals on the bid
for the various articles and then divided th
amount by the number of articles bid upoi
and gave the contract to the bidder whos
averHgo was the lowest. The bids were no
submitted to any physician or disiuterestc
druggist , and no effort was made to dotec
any line figuring in tbo proffers of any of th
firms. It Is claimed by the interested druj
gists that any outside druggist In the tit
would have noticed the peculiar sliding bi
of the Alee it 1'enfold company instantlj
and they allege that the commissioners wet
vor.v negligent of their duties or some sue
precautionary measure would have bee
taken by them.
Lust Vvur ItinU' Xt-sts.
There are some peculiar charges In tli
drug bills rendered by the Alee it I'cnfol
company last year for goods which were IK
specified1 In the Hit upon which bids were re
ceived , and which were accordingly charged
to the county at the name rate that private
parties would bo taxed. And this rate was
not always the siuno on the same articles.
For Instance , during the month ot Septem
ber the tlrm filled three onlers for senna
leaves. In ono ease the charge was W ) cents
fora half pound of the leaves. A few dpys
later an onler for another half pound was
filled for ! U ) cents ami still later In the
month the firm sent ono pound of
senna leaves to the poor farm nnd charged
the county 40 cents or 10 cents less than had
been charged for half the quantity early In
the month. Tartar emetic was charged for
the samu month at 'JO cents an ounce while
the rent bid of the firm for the drug was ! )
cents an ounce. Cough cures and diarrluna
remedies for use In the Jail were charged for
at from $1 to $ 4 per bottle.
llrlilc Deomiid Tor , ! | > rs.
There were no bids last year or this on
whisky or alcohol , the explanation being
that bids could not bo made unless a certain
brand of certain ago was specified and that
that would bo impracticable. But with or
without bids the druggist did a lively retail
liquor business with the county. For the
month of September , ISO- , there were deliv
ered to the poor farm , , hroo gallons of port
wine at W.f > 0 a gallon , four gallons of whisky
atfilMla gallon , two gallons of hrauJynt
$3.50 per gallon , three gallons of alcohol at
$ i > 0fi gallon , ami a pint of .larvls' Three
Star oramly on the side.for which the county
paid $1. The excuse that the whisky was
for the patients to take quinine with won't
do in this case , as the county only hud four
grains of that drug at the poor farm during
the month. In October the whisky order
fell to three gallons and the price fell to 1 tl
gallon. Three gallons of port wine and three
gallons of alcohol were used. The bills for
the year average about the same and usually
Include about four gallons of whisky , three
of brandy , three of port wine and three of
alcohol each month No explanation Is of- '
feral for the use of the largo amount of
liquors used and as yet none has been asked.
All that is rvquirei' ' is that the superintend
ent at the poor farm certify that the amount
charged in the druggist's bill has been re
ceived and the county pays the claim.
In the matter of proscriptions for the
county poor the county last year paid its
druggist ! , ! Mi. : ' . ! . These bills were paid
upon the certificate of the county physician.
The contract with the druggist called for
the filling of prescriptions at a nominal rate.
The county has had no plan of checking the
claims of the drug contractor. No one in
authority knows whether the county physi
cian ever cheeked the bills or not. No ono
knows whether the drug contractor has the
original prescriptions or whether they have
bei-n destroyed. All the officials know of the
matter is that the bills have been presented
regularly and paid by the county without in
quiry or protest.
Tnmts uiul Conilihi.illons
Are unpopular. Hut there is one form of
trust against which no ono has anything to
say. That is the trust which the public re
poses In Hood's Sarsaparlllu , and the best of
it is tbo trust is fully justified by the merit
of tlio medicine. For remember , Hood's
Sarsaparllla cures.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not
purge , pain or gripe. Sold by all druggists.
HAVPKN IIKOS. snoi : SAM : .
I'rlilny mill Saturday.
BROOK BROS. ' make Indies' $5.00
Fronuh button shoos at $3.50 , B to K
, widths , opera and C. S. stylos.
! ADAMS & PKTTINOILL'S make.
i ladies' $ -1.50. patent leather , button
i hhuctt , at $ , ' ! .00 , A to E widths , opera
1 btylos.
[ IUISKAMP BUOS. ' make ladies'
I1.50 , fine climax kid , button shoes , at
' 2.75 , C , D and H widths , opera and C. S.
ityles.
These are bargains no lady can alTord
o miss , come and tfot choice of sixes and
vidths.
MEN'S SHOES.
Men's line calf , hand sowed , $5.00
shoes , at $ ! t.50 , luce and congress , A to E
vidthe.
Men's line $4.00calf welt shoes , at
W.OO , B to E widths , lace and congress.
Men's xobu calf SIi.50 shoej , at $2.50 ,
nee and congress.
These goods are some of the finest
nude and every pair a big bargain.
IIAYDEN BROS ,
Dry Goods and Shoes.
See the celebrated Sohmor plain at
Ford & Charlton Music Co. , 150S Dodge
*
NEBRASKA'S WICKEDEST.
Jusufo riai-0 to Visit with .Money in Onu'r
Tucket.
Nick Maher , who is practically the mayor
of Covington , was in the city yesterday , anil
In speaking of that wicked place said :
'What is the moral condition of Covingtou
it the present time ? Well , I am afraid II
hasn't much Improved. The tough element
comes pretty nearly having the mastery. Wi
lave tried hanl to have the law.1 } enforced
3Ut with poor success. Our attorney is nol
is diligent in the prosecution of offenders as
: ie should bo. Wo have been obliged on
several occasions to employ outside help am :
l > ay for it out of our Individual pockets ,
At the last session of the grand
jury a large number of persons were in <
dieted , but'wlien their trials came on ovcrj
ono went free. We have changed city mar
shals four times in as many months. Tin
ono now acting promises well , and we hojn
to see some good results.
"I know our town has a pretty hard name
and I am sorry of it. I think if our DWI
papers hadn't said so much abojit It oui
reputation would bo better. Still , I can'
say that they have exaggerated matter !
much. It's tin actual fact that if ono comei
Into our town with money and is not prett ;
shrewd ho will go away without it. I havl
helped a number of people , who have beci
contldenecd , to get their money back , am
expect to help a good many more.
"The now bridge f Well , it's going abcai
in good shape. There are 250 men at worl
on it. Tlio caissons on the east side aiv
practically finished , and those on the wes
aide are under wav.
"Tho bridge will bo a low draw , and whei
completed will accommodate steam cars
electric cars , pedestrians and horses am
wagons.
-The pontoon bridge worked very wel
during low water , but when the floods cam
down It went out. Last summer I went dew
the river , paid Jll.OlH ) for a bout , took it t
Covington and used It as a fcrr.v. Wo lia
to have some means for crossing to Siou
City , and this w.is what wo used. "
The most astonishing results In healln
wounds have been shown by Salvation Oil.
Low Kuttt HxciirHlon.
My fifteenth special excursion t
Houston , Tex. , via the Santa Fo ronti
leaves Omaha , Monday , March 27. 18 ! :
Address 11. U. Patterson , -125 Ranig
building , Omaha , Neb.
A Titln of Tno CltlvH.
Omaha to Chicago is a ono night' '
journey.
Yon can leave hero by the Biirliiij.
ton's No. 2 , the vestilmled Flyer , atI ; - !
p. m. , and reach the World's fair city n
8:25 : the next morning.
There is no more comfortable train i
existence than the Four Forty-live. J
carries bleeping , dining and reclinin
chair cars ( beats free ) , Is vostibnled froi
end to end , and Is gas-lighted by Hi
clearest , cleanest , safcbt method of en
illumination in use.
The Burlington's city ticket olllce.no
location , is at 1H2I Farnam ht.
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to only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alum.
Ins : ia Milli-jus of Homes 40 Years the Standard ,
$120,000 $ WET DRY GOODS SOLD
The Biggest Sala-tof tbo Kind Ever Oon-
suminatdj in the World ,
BOSTON STORE DOES IT
Ocenn .Slrim : lilp"lly ; of Purln" Arrived
la NtMv York with I'lvn I'oi't at
Witter In Otro of the Compurt-
incnti of tlio Hold.
Ill this sale will bo nctii'ly a thousand
cases of merchandise , moro or less
touched by water , sumo wet through.
Tlio Marino underwriters agents ,
Underhill ft Scndder , New York , soil
the entire lot to
BOSTON STORE.
Such an immense sale of wet goods
WHS never made by the underwriters be-
foi'o.
foi'o.Boston
Boston Store in all the glory of the
greatest ensh bargain over completed by
a single linn in the United States.
Bought for $120,000 , the values in this
sale run to over
HALF-A MILLION DOLLARS.
Only a part of these goods are really
wot.
wot.Some
Some only damp.
Almost all are perfect.
All imported dry goods : every imagin
able kind of mcroliandlso used or sold in
a dry goods store.
They 'are coming in now by the car
[ oad.There
There scorns to bo no end to thorn.
The reserve stock rooms at the Boston
Store are already jammed full , clear to
the coiling.
The local freight warehouses are clang
oring for us to get tlio goods out faster
or pay storage.
Wo have put on tltable force all
through the establishment.
We are working day and night to get
these goods ready in time for sale.
Once ready wo womiso a sale of
WKT AND DRY GOODS
That will eclipse anything seen or held
in the world.
This sale commences positively , Tues
day , March -8th.
For further particulars see daily
papers BOSTON STORE ,
N.V. . cor. Kith and Douglas.
A fine upright piano , used only six
months , at half price. Ford & Churlton ,
1503 Dodge.
1'rln-s ( Jru.itly Ituiluccil on 1'Uli.
At Ilaydons' you can buy pure
Codfish for 5c per pound.
Smoked white llsh , 1-le.
Smoked salmon , lo. ( !
Salt tialmon , SJe ; smoked sturgeon , 15e.
Herring , 2o each ; linmin huddles , lOc.
Anchovies , uc per pound ; smoked hali
but , 15c ; salt eels , 15e ; fet melchcr her
ring , 8 for 25e ; Lake Superior salt white
llsh. lOc.
We have all kinds of fresh lish and
fresh Baltimore oysters , I0c ! per quart ;
fresli white llsh , trout and rod snabper
at lOo : perch , "ic ; smelts , lllc , and a lot
other llsh too numerous to mention.
When you want unvthing in lish call at
IIAYDKX BROS. .
Fish department.
Take home a box of BaldutT's fine cand
ies , 10th and Capitol ivenue. None better.
*
INTO A CISTERN.
Draft llorsu lireukt * Tliroujj-h n rarriiiunt
' ' Into : t Cancouloil llolu.
Yesterday afternoon as Peter Snyder , a
driver of one of the South Omaha Ice com
pany's wagons , was about to unload the
usual daily supply of ice at tie | alloy
entrance of the Millard hotel , one of the
heavy tc.tn : of draft hoiscs suddenly broke
through the covering of an old cistern and
went down. When ho stopped only his head
and fore feet protruded above the ground.
A derrick was piocured and the work of
raising the animal was begun. This was no
easy undertaking , for tlio horse weighed
about 1,000 pounds. After nearly an hour's
work ho was brought to the surface , pretty
b\dly : cut on the hind quarters and legs ,
from which wounds Iho blood was ( lowing
quite freely. Unless internally injured he
will probably bo all right lu a day or two.
Ho is valued at $300.
The cistern was about ten feet deep and
four foot in diameter. The brick at the top
was arched and over it concrete and paving
blocks were laid. The covering had sus
tained the weight of the team many times
before , but was probably weakened a little
each time.
lllictiimitUm
Is a symptom of disease of the kidneys. It
will certainly bo relieved by Parks' Sure
Cure. That headache , backache and tiroit
feeling comes from the sumo cause. Ask for
Parks' Sure Cure for tlio liver and kidneys ,
price ? 1.00. All druggists.
Test
It requires no learned experts
or scientific experiments to
establish the fact that DR.
PRICE'S DELICIOUS FLAVORING EX-
T/WCTS are not only the strong
est , but positively the sweet
est and most delicate fruit
flavors. If housewives will
flavor a cake , pudding , ' cus
tard or cream with Dr. Price's
Extract of Vanilla , Lemon or
Orange , and a smaller quan
tity gives a more natural and
grateful .taste than can be im
parted Try any other Extracts ,
is it not an incontestable
proof of their greater excel
lence ? In every case where
Dr. Price's Flavors are * sed
they give perfect satisfaction
KENNEDYS f CAUTION.
& Are NKV.CIl Sol.t
% IN Hfl.K ,
ONLY IN BOTTLES
WITH
TliADKMAHKLlBELS
FREE ! GIVEN AWAY ! FREE !
THE WONDERFUL > '
TWELVE-ROW PUZZLE !
We Oder Valuable Prlzet lor Its Solution !
( lava You Had Ono7 It not , call at once upon ( lie
Leadins I'urnlshing Goods Dealers o { joui
city who will supply you Free ol Coit ,
WHAT BRfillD 18 OH YOUR COL11R ?
" ouBlit to be , if you
" a ao-cent collar !
lor this brand of collars
"the very best value
that can be had in col
CLUETT , COON & CO ,
Not the way it f/oca flown *
Johann Iloff's Malt Extract
doesn't "go down" by being
"knocked down. " It goes down
by being poured down. Johann
Iloff's envious rivals may influ
ence one solitary patient against
his Malt Extract , but 00 per cent ,
arc in his favor. In point of fact
Johnnn Iloff's Malt Extract is the
only reliable preparation of its
kind , and has won for itself not
.only hosts of admirers , but shoals
of reinstated invalids. All over
the world Johnnn Iloff's Malt Ex
tract has been recommended by
the medical profession ns some
thing which the most inexperi
enced invalid may take not only
without danger , but with positive
benefit. We say all this not be
cause it is altogether necessary ,
but because unsuccessful imi
tators are trying with might and
main to supplant the excellence
of Johann Iloff's Malt Extract by
their unsuccessful imitations , and
an unsuspicious and too confiding
public must needs bo on their
guard. A fac-simile of Johann
Hoff s autograph is on the neck
of every bottle. Eisner & Mcn-
delson Co. , cnle agents , New
York.
CUfTARS ,
MANDOLINS ,
BANJOS , ZI
AND DRUMS.
Wo imke a varlr'.jr from t'
CIIKAPUT to Iho MOST KLUIAM
and < OSTI.Y i.otrumfiil ! .
iT.v Iii rtmnMit fiillt
\VurruitUMl.
OUf ! LATEST AND BfSr
THE LEWIS BANJO ,
Endorsed by the BEST Players
Rend for Catalogue < ir.4
inentiun the Initrsiatniti ] fi
tMnk of purchar ng.
IODN 0. HAYNBS & CA
DSVMTO.V.
DR. WM.BOr 'S
ElnMUSl'S ;
Ob'
PURE COD LIVER OIL
WITH PHOSy HAri S ,
Cures coughs , colds , asthma ,
bronchitis , "debility , wasting dis
eases and all scrofulous humors.
Persons who have ben taking
Cod-Liver Oil will be pleased to
learn that Dr. Wilbor has suc
ceeded from directions of several
professional gentlemen , in com
bining the pure Oil and Phos
phates insuch a manner that it
is pleasant to the taste , and its ef
fects in Lung complaints are truly
wonderful. Very many persons
whose cases were pronounced
hopeless and who had taken the
clear Oil fora long time without
marked effect , have b en entirely
cure by using this preparation ,
lie sure , as you value ypnr
health , to get the genuine.
Manufactured only by A. B
WILBOR , Chemist , Boston.
It's pure
It's Sweet
It's delicious
D
Quart
Bottle
It's just as good and better
than wine you've been
u. paying 750 and $1.00 for.
K / Iios Aujjolcs
L Wiiio , Liquor mill Cigar Co. .
L 11018 ! S. 10th St. , Omaha.
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llr T" > ' , r.r. < " 3. r/ilff ( omittintphvilclnn of thf
I'KAHOiivai fcoiCAr , INSTITUTK.IOV.L-'I
Ivan awarded the , coi.n MKHAI. by tlio NATIONAL
MetiiCAL AswiATlovfo , IhuPItlZi : KSSAYon
Kihnnittdrtlalitii , AtrophyA'trmuttavM'liytiral
DiMit jtta > \ oil Jlliea * t nnd U'taHntii of Mun.
nimro the young , the mMtlli-aged nnd aid.
lillm'X C'onrnltutlon in Jiernon or by letter.
UUIILU I'rojpc'CtiiH , wui , tcntlraoiilulfl , FltUK.
I-nrtro book. SOI KNCH OF HI-'K , OK SF.LF-
IMIKSKKVATION. SOO pp. . 125 Inxulunlilo Jiro-
crlptlonu. full R.1U oulfil.WJ bi' mall , eunk'd
DR.
McGREW
THE SPECIALIST.
Is 'infcurpasseil in tbo
troatmoutof all
PRIVATE DISEASES
ami nil Weakness nrii
and Disorders ot InLn
18 j-snra experience.
Wfilo for clrciilnn
and question Hat free.
14th nnd Farnam DtJ. ,
Omaha ,
mmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmm *
You've
Just
found
IIdollar
dollar
unit
a
half.
ff *
000
Suits-
six .styles
handsome
new colors-
cut like
this cuter
or cut
round
corners
$ : .50.
( Si *
You can trade till 8 o'cM foil Jit. SitirJiy till I ) .
( PERMANENTLY CUSSiEB OF HO PAT
WE REFER YOU TO 2,5OO PATIENTS.
Financial HcFcrcoce : MI Hank of Comrairce. Omaha.
No DETENTION from businoas" No Operation.
InvcstlKiitoour Method. Written Ruarnntoo toabso- .
Intuly Cnru nil kinds uf UUl'TUUEof both boxeswltlH
out tlio use of Knife or eyriiiirc , no nalter , of liow lun #
stnndlne.
stnndlne.EXAMINATION FREE.
The 0. E. MILLER COMPANY ,
307-300 N. Y. LIFE BLOB. , OMAHA , HEB ,
Kpnd for Circular.
o
To leave your order for
That Easter Suit now *
An early order before the
hurry season comes , will
permit us lo give you the
best of workmanship1 * ' on
even the lowest-priced suits.
It Takes Time
To make Clothing and we're going to 15e unusually
busy. You will be ashamed to appear in your
old , winter suit by the side of your wife's fresh
costume on Easter morn. No self-respecting maia
will do it when promptness and
From $20 to $50
Will secure a Handsome Stylish Easter Suit.
207
o
South 15th Street.
Rl i'SKH
IIAYMONI ) .
THE
delicate beauty of our Easter gifts is
THE
probably the cause of so many presents being
made this year Easter is a week from Sunday.
RAYMOND.
rtrr&cNTii ANU noCw.AS , OMAHA.
HorveSoodo , "
the wonderful rcainly
Ii loli ) wltli avrll -
l n irunrnntcr lo . euro All . ncrvoui tilieait'l. . lx > t Manhood. uch ni Weak Nlghtlr Memory Ki.il.- *
. iliotn ' ll" > l clio. WakefulneM.
1'owfr.
l.of IIIUIII " * i . . .II..HD ltilr ln * nrt Inaanf imwor
For S3lo in Omaha by Shopman & McConnell , 1010 Docile
