OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. APRIL 81. 1805.
Sale Extraordinary of the Your mono } ' will
buy more goods
of us tomorrow Cloaks
than anywhere
Stock.
Jaffray . else.
DRY GOOD _ '
The grandest array * of New and Stylish Goods ever seen in Omaha. On Monday we commcnco
Black
Dress
Goods
Storm .Si'itfeH and all wool
Hfinluttas that .Inffrny In
at 50c . 2"
Vine 10-lnrli linpoilcd Nor-
( Ittos that yon used to pay
? 1 for KO Monday at .
40-Inch nnjillsh Sew , one
of the bt"st bargains on thu
counter , nt. . < .
4Much ( Clay Wotstt-d that
Jaffiay never sold for IPM
t1mn$1.25 .
,
48-lnoh rigttiPil Molialts ,
vciy cheap at ? t.2r , " "t
they BO for .
ni-liiiU IlioadcIothH , for
wlilrh .laffrav was Justly
famous , KO at .
40-Inch Figured Molmlrii ,
the line Wc ) quality , we sell 1 „
tomonow at .
40-Inch L'Mta flno Ilonil-
cttaH , Jaffiay wholesaled
thoui at S. > e , onr price .
All the 10 to 50-Inch Oro-
pens go. regardless of value , 50c tent
I nt . $1.75
Colored
A whole table of Novelties ,
worth up to 23c , go at
All colon In 40-Iiieh Habit
Cloth and TiS-lnch nil wool
Mt.ud Suiting ' .
The all wool 32-Inch Prruch
Challls from the Jatliay
stock ate
52-Inch Scotch Suitings , In
eliecKs , etc. , Jaffray's In75C
$1.23 , our pi Ice
r > 1-Inch blown , gray anil
blue Mixed .Suiting * , actual
value , ? 1.00
10-Inch Henriettas , lu all
colors , Jaffray wholesaled
them at Sac , our price
4'-luch Scotch Plaids , high
colots , JalTray always got
$1.00 , onr price
i
All of Jaffray's SHneli
Challls
Selling Jaffray's Stock for Less
than Jaffray Wholesaled it.
PROF , COIN'S ' BOGUS SCHOOL
The Plates of Haiveyized Fiction Expoied
and Punctured.
A CURRENCY CATECHISM FOR GROWN MEN
A horlci of QiioHtlons und Answers Whlcli
More IBIIOICI ! l > y n I Innncliil Cliarliitau
Coin's Entire < > u Current Pollt-
Icul DUciiflilon.
{ II. W. Knott In LoutsUlle Post.
A tired newspaper man sought amusement
In an Idle hour , and began a work of action
pure and simple. As he progressed ho decld-
ud to change Its purpose and make It a
satlro on current political discussion.
Then It occurred to him to enliven his text
with diagrams , to stir In a few statistics , to
add a foot note or two , to tack on an appen
dix , and to send It out as a popular treatise
on political economy , which he did , and ho
called It "Coin's Financial School. "
It la one ot the most amusing ot recent
publications , but the most amusing thing
about It Is that some persona are Inclined to
take the book seriously.
The v/rlter quotes a statute and clips It oft
In the middle ; ho jumbles his figures like a
prostldlnttnteur , and th"n tells the spectators
they will find thu answer In their hats. He
makes his comparison of value by dia
grams of weight ; ho asks If you divide the
wheat crop by a given number of ounces of
gold , how many apples will England buy ot
America. Ho Insists that though the gold
product ot the world In 1895 Is as large as
the cold and silver product of the world In
1873 , yet the refusal any longer to coin the
silver dollar accounts for the decline In
prices twenty years after the crime ot 1873.
He asks If It Is not plain that wo cannot pay
the debts of the world In gold when the debts
are twenty times as great as the gold. Alto
IP' gether his conundrums are as marvclously
constructed as his statutes , and they are
fearfully and wonderfully'made. Uut as ho
answers his conundrums himself , hla kindergartners -
gartners are satisfied , and they have Coin as
a great financial authority.
Unfortunately his auditors or rcaJers are
sincere , however much the author may be
given to charlatanry and humbug , and he
llnds lilnuwlf a king for a day as Uellamy did.
It Is only another Illustration of the neces
sity of teaching the rudiments ot political
knowledge In our public schools. Coin has
not the flrst conception of money , of indus
try , or of commerce. There Is not In this
book the least Indication this "teacher" has
over studied either the history of commerce
or the flrst principles of political
economy. Th9 book Is so lacking In the first
elements of terlous work that men In earnest
hesltato to refer to It at all , and when they
do do not know where to begin.
The following catechism Is designed to
present clearly the flrst principles In the cur
rency 0.1 : tlon ; to show the relation of money
to wealth ; of coin to inoney ; and to trace the
development ot modern commerce from Its
first stage ot barter. It Is believed that If
ono has distinctly In mind a few historical
facia , a few Bclnetlflo principles founded on
thcsa facts , one cannot be Imposed on by
financial chartalans or economic quacks.
( A few additions have been made for the
sake ot clearness. IM. )
Q. What Is the object of man's Industry ?
A. The necessaries , convenience * ' , and
amusement ) of life.
Q. Can man by hU > > * industry produce
all that he desires ?
A. Uy hla own Industry he satisfies a portion
tion of his desires and exchanges a portion of
lilt product for the proJuct ot the labor of
other- .
Q. What Is the basis of thli exchange ?
A. Labor Is the r al measure ot the ex
changeable value of all commodities.
Q. J one nun's labor the equal of another
mi n't labor.
A. The value of men's labor varies. There
may bo more value produced In one bour'e
hard work than in two hour's easy business ,
tnoro value In production in an hour's appll-
to a trade which it baa taken tea
years to learn than In a wnck's Industry In
an ordinary occupation.
Q By what means Is one man's labor ,
compared with the labor of another ?
A Iy u comparison of what each pro
duces with .some other commodity which
stries us a tommon dennmlnator.
Q For the puipoee of comparison , wbat
commodities ore generally used ?
A Gold nnd silver.
Q What qualities make these metals de
sirable ?
A. They are the least perishable , most
portable , easily hidden , easily divided ; when
pure , always of the same quality , and of all
commodities they are the most stable In
value , though gold Is forty times less bulky
and clumsy and heavy to handle than silver
per dollar's value.
Q How long have those metals been used
as common measures of value ?
A. Prom the earliest periods of history.
Q. How Is their value determined ?
A. First , by weight "and Abraham
weighed Ephron the silver" and by weight
today In China
Q. Upon what does their value depend ?
A. The quantity of labor which any par
ticular quantity of them can buy or com
mand or the quantity of other goods which It
will exchange for depends upon the fertility
or barrenness of the mines which happen to
be known about the tlmo when such ex
changes ore made. Adam Smith.
has been done to obviate the
necessity of weighing and assaying as
Abraham did ?
A. First , commercial guilds , silversmiths
and others began to stamp on the metals
certain marks testifying to the quantity and
quality. After that the sovereigns , and then
the government of the nations most civilized ,
began to mint or coin the metals most in
use.
use.Q. . What Is meant by coining a metal ?
A. Putting a mark upon It which Is a
guarantee that it contains a given quantity
of specified fineness.
Q. Does coinage add to the value of either
metal ?
A. It adds- nothing to its value. It sin >
ply makes It more convenient to use ana
thus facilitates exchange.
Q. Then gold and stiver are mere com
modities after coinage as before ?
A. The same as before.
Q. Can you give any illustration to sus
tain this assertion ?
A. When the coinage Is * free the coins are
only of the value ot the bullion each con
tains. Their legal tender quality adds noth
ing to their Intrinsic worth Melt up a gold
caglo and It is still $10. Melt up a silver
dollar In any free coinage country It Is
still worth CO cents , same as the silver dollar
lar was.
Q What Is the origin of the word "dol
lar ? " 'SW.t '
A. In 1518 In Joachim's Valley , Dohemla.
Count Schllck began to coin silver pieces of
an ounce weight. They were uniform In
weight and fineness and soon became numer
ous. Traders in want of some International
standard , fixed by common honesty as a
measure of value for other coins , gradually
adopted these coins , and they were In good
repute all over Europe , and under the name
of Schllckten tlmlers , or Joachim's thalers ,
becamu synonvms for honest coins of full
weight and value. After a time the name
was abbreviated to thaler literally "val-
leyer" thence to Low German dahler ,
Swedish dalers , Italian tollero , and finally
dollar. It was no government stamp , but
the mere trade mark of an honest man.
Q. Why , then , does society KO to the ex
peiiBO of establishing mints and forming In
tricate codes of laws relating to coinage If
no additional value Is given to the metals ?
A. It Is done simply for the purpose ol
facilitating exchange. Darter Is the first
crude form of commerce , but It is costly ,
subject to delay , to loss In the search for
customers , and prevents that complete divi
sion of labor which Is essential to the high
est production.
Q. How does a common measure of value
lead to a better division of labor ?
A. Hy enlarging the markets. When the
market Is narrow no one Is encouraged to
devote himself to the production of one art !
cle , for he may have most of his product on
hla hands or be able to exchange It only for
something he does not need , Ily enlarging
his market ho has more possible and actua
customers. They may bavo nothing he
wants , but they pay him In coin and he
exchanges that for what ho needs. Thus
money encourages commerce by facilitating
exchange , and this extension of conr.ier < - . ,
leads to a more economical division of labor
Silks
ncautlful Taffeta Silks , In
Milpes and checks , for
waists : Jaffray's price WIIH
$1.00 , our pi Ice
A lot of Novelty Taffeta
Silks for waists , small de
fects ; JalTiay got $1.00 , we
ask
HJark Satin Duchesse. 27
Inches wide ; .luffi ay's $2.00
poods at wholesale , our $ !
pi Ice for Monday
niack Faille Krancalwe , 24
Inches wide , all puie silk ;
Jaffray's wholesale pi Ice ,
? 1.'J3 ; our price
Ulack Surah , all silk , goods
that Jafltay sold for ROe at
v.vhole.sale , our price Is . . . .
Special Bargains
Turkish Towels 4c.
2 cases of Tmklsh Towels , the ropn-
l.uir > c towel ; at lc thuy arc chcnpur
than \\nnh rap ) .
Turkish Towels 15c.
Another case of Turkish Towols. that
Jan lay wholesaled at .fliOO a dozen ,
the u'Knlar Hoc uualHy for JBc.
French Sateen 8Jc.
yinp French Saloons. H2 Indies wide.
vvoith every cent of 2. c ; beautiful
st.vlcs nt
Crinkled Crepons lOc.
One of the lilKKC t bargains In the
S(0lcI ( > i-lnted Cilnckled Cronous , lOc ;
they arc light by the elevator.
Finest Calicos 3c.
A case of the voiy llnest silver pray
and bl.iclc and Vihlte Calicos at c a
yard.
Pacific Challis 5c.
The regular l.r c quality Pacific Chai
ns , in light nnd ilaik btyles , go at 5c.
caving all men free to do all tlio time what
hey could best do.
Q. What Is the function of money ?
A. Money has a twofold function ; It Is a
nwsure of valiv ? and a medium of exchange.
Q. How should the quantity of money be
regu ed ?
A. By the demands of commerce.
Q. How does commerce regulate the sup-
) ly of money ?
A. As It regulates the supply of other
commodltlss. When money Is scarce In one
country money rushes In from other countries
o supply the vacuum , just as when food or
clothing Is scarce supplies como from all
quarters.
Q. What ! then Is tLo province of legisla
tion ?
A. To maintain the standards , to pnulsh
Iraud , to prevent counterfeiting , to Insure
peace and tranqulllty and justice , and to re
move all artificial barriers to exchange' .
Q What do people mean who cry for
more money ?
A. Sir Dudley North answered this In
1891 , when he said : "Money Is not their
want , but a price for their corn and cattle
which they would sell but cannot. "
Q. Would not more money enable them to
sell them ?
A. Not unless other people had something
they were willing to exchange for corn anJ
cattle.
Q. Does not the Introduction of coined
money change the character of commercial
transactions ?
A. The reasons which make the temporary
or market value of things depend on the de
mand and supply and the average aqd per
manent value upon their cost of projuctlon
arc as applicable to a monetary system as tea
a system of barter.
Q. la the value of money metal dependent
on legislation ?
A. The value of money metal Is dependent
on tlio cost of production and on the rapidity
of Its circulation.
Q. What Is the flrst requisite ot good
money ?
A. Stability.
Q. Is there a General disposition among
nations to use gold as the chief money metal ,
subordinating silver ?
A. This tendency , noticeable In the early
part of the century , has become very marked
since tuo Franco-I'rusrian war , twenty-live
years ago. In all civilized nations.
Q. What Is bimetallism ?
A. Bimetallism Is the legalized use ot
two metals In the currency of a country
at a fixed relative value.
Q. IB It possible to maintain these metals
In circulation at a fixed ratio with free
coinage ?
A. Experience proves It to bo Impossible
unless the bullion In each coin at some fixed
ratio Is equal In commercial value. The
market ratio varies from time to time. The
result is that the metal overvalued at the
mint leaves the country. This causes gen
eral fluctuation of values. This fact was
noticed by John Stuart Mill , who says that
when both metals are legal tender at a fixed
valuation money ls less stable than when
the exclusive standard of the currency Is
cither gold or sliver. Instead ot being af
fected only by the variations In the cost of
production of one metal it is subject to de
rangement from two.
Q Has any nation succeeded in main
taining a bimetallic currency with free coin
age of both metals ?
A. The United States tried it for eighty
years , first in 1793 to 1873 , and utterly
failed The effort results In the practical
adoption of one standard and of one metal.
In the senate of the United States In a
speech delivered September 28 , 1837 , on the
currency , Mr. Webster said. "There Is bul
ono money standard for the country , and
the standard of value to bo established by
congress is to bo a currency and not bullion
merely ; because we find It Is to be coined
that Is , It Is to be one or the other of the
precious metals bearing an authentic stamp
of value and passing therefore by tale. .
That Is to bo the standard of value. "
Q. Wbfcl has been the result where nn
tlons have sought to fix a legal ratio bo
tvveen sliver and gold different from the
market ratio7
A. They have lost the undervalued metal
Q. What nations have attempted to main
tain a bimetallic standard ?
A. Mexico , the nations of South America
China , Japan.
Q. What has been the result ?
A. These nations have In effect adoptee
the silver as their single standard.
Hosiery.
Child'sCottorf Ribbed Hose , lie.
All sizes , guaranteed absolutely fnst blnck
with rpllced heel nnil toe Jaffray Jobbed to
sell for 18cj our price , lie.
Children's Ribbed Hose , IBc.
Tint black , Hthtoplnn dye : will not crook.
JafTruy Jobbed o sell for 22c ; all size * , GH
o 10 , with double heel anil toe , our price 15c.
oyH' Heavy Cotton HOHC , 22c ,
I'nst black , and In sizes 8 to 10H JnlTray
lobbed to sell nt 35c n pair , our price , 2-c.
Children's Ribbed HOHC , 2 pairs 3Bc.
Husset similes , absolutely fnst ! nil sizes.
Jnffrav Jobbed to sell at 25c a pair ; our
> rlee , two pnlrs for 3Sc
Misses' Ribbed HOHC , 25c.
Husset shades , Guaranteed fnst ; nil sizes.
Jaffray Jabbed to sell at 35c ; our price , 23c.
LncllcH' Hnsc , { c.
Nubian dje. absolutely fnst blnck ; nil
sizes. Jaffiay Jobbed to sell nt 18u ; only four
: mlrs to n customer nt TAa.
Ladies'Crovtn Dyed Hose , 2c ( ) ,
Fast black , nnd will not crock. JnfCrny
Jobbed them to pell nt 35c , our price , 20c.
Ladles' Fancy Cotton Hose , 19c.
High colorwl top. with Hermsdorff black
boot pllced heel nnd toe JnlTray Jobbed to
sell for Me ; our price , 19c
Ladles' ( iauzc I.lslc Hose , 15c
In high color" , fast. Jnffray Jobbed to sell
nt 35u , our price 15c
Ladles' Fast Black HOHC , 25c.
ntlilopian dje , Hermsdorff fast blnck , ex
tra long , 40 gaUKf. Jaffray Jobbed to sell at
40o ; our price , 25c.
Ladles' HOHC , 35c.
C C. C. Hermsdorff fast blacX extra high
spliced heel Jnffr.iy Jobbed to sell at DOc ;
our pi Ice , 3 for $1 00
Ladles' Imperial Lisle Hose , 35c.
fi,115 Impellal lisle , double heels nnd toes ;
Hermsdorff Jaffray jobbed to sell for 50c ;
our price , 33c
Ladies' Fancy Lisle Hose , 32c.
Fast black boot Jaffray Jobed to sell for
GOc ; our price , 31c.
Butterick's
For May.
nutterlck's nen- patterns and publications
for May will all be In Monday morning , In
cluding the Delineator and the fashion
Sheets
Butterick's Milliner nnd Dressmaker
Is the newest nnd most populii publica
tion of its kind. It Is superior to anything
ko far Issued , being copiously Illustrated
with many colored plates nnd otherwise be
ing very useful to milliners and dressmak
ers. We have It.
Butlcrick's Cittldry.
We now have a most complete line of
these goods , guaranteed to be the best In
the world. The prices are vcu leasonable ,
Q. What natlona have adopted the single
gold standard of value'
A. England , Germany , United States nnd
ho Latin union , by the suspension of the
: olnago of silver , Sweden , Norway , Hol-
and , Switzerland ; In short , all Europe.
Q. In these cases has the result been to
ixpel sliver ?
A. In the nations where gold Is the stand
ard n largo quantity of sliver is maintained
n circulation. In nations where silver Is
ho standard no gold circulates.
Q. What effect has the gold standard
upon wages ?
A. It has only the effect It has upon
commerce It gives stability to all values
and Increased facilities for exchange. It Is
vorthy of note that the nations having gelds
s their standard of value and using both
metals In their currency have the largest
commerce and the highest scale of wages.
Q. When did Germany adopt the single
gold standard ?
A. After her war with France. The pay-
nent of the Indemnity by France gave Ger-
nany control of a large stock of gold and
ler rulers determined to take advantage of
he opportunity to reform the currency sys-
em of the empire. The various states then
> rought together as one nation had beven-
ccn varieties of gold inoney and sixty-six
different coins of silver having full legal ten
der value. The silver consltuted 05 per cent
of the circulation. The new system estab-
Ished gold as the sole monetary system , with
silver limited to $2 CO per capita , and Us
legal tender value limited to { S.
Q. What effect had this action of Ger-
nany on other nations ?
A. The "Latin Union , " comprising the
Ive countries using the franc system France ,
Belgium , Italy , Switzerland and Greece
tearing Germany's silver would flood their
mints , to the exclusion ot gold , In 1874 re
stricted , and In 1878 entirely suspended the
coinage of silver five franca.
Q. When did the decline , ot silver become
marked ?
A. In 1873 the price of bar silver In Lon
don was $1.30 per ounce. Jn 1888 It had fal
len to $0.91. In 1884 It had fallen to $ O.C3V& ;
or In twenty years It liad declined one-half.
Q. What effect had this decline In value
upon the world's production of silver ?
A. It has steadily Increased. In 1873 the
world's production of silver was C3.267.000
ounces. In 1892 It was 152,061,800 ounce * .
In other words , while * the value lias de
creased one-half , the production has Increased
two and one-half.
Q- What has been the effect upon the
world's progress of these economic changes ?
A. Never before In any corresponding pe
riod of time , according to David A. Wellls ,
'has labor been so productive ; never has
the volume of trade and commerce been
greater ; never has wealth been more rapidly
accumulated ; never has tlicre been so much
abundance for distributing on so favorable
terms to the masses ; never , finally , would
an ounce of diver exchange for so much ot
sugar , wheat , wool , Iron , copper , and coal , "
as In the period from 1873 to 1890.
Q. Can any of the recent disturbances bo
attributed to the suspension of the free coin
age of silver ?
A. The suspension' ' of the free coinage of
silver was follow9d by seventeen years of un
precedented and universal prosperity. The
mere recent disturbance ] are traceable to
other causes. -
Q. To what causes are the disturbances
In the United States traceable'
A. The republican explanation of the hard
times and financial stringency since Is the
attempt of the fllycr monometalllstH to es
tablish free colna and the expulsion of
gold and the action or the democrats In con
gress In passing 'the ' Wilson free trade bill ,
cutting down wages and prices and destroy
ing confidence of business men In future
values To the withdrawal of foreign capital
from America because of these free silver
coinage threats. And to Ill-considered legis
lation concerning capital which generally
marks an era of low prices.
( Concluded Tomorrow. )
Dudley Smith sa > s that ho U going to fur
nish a box of Delia Fox Ilcciuets to each of
the delegates who go to New Orleans to buy
the Mardl Gras , and all the smokers In the
Commercial club assert their determination
to go along.
In a letter to the Sydned ( Australia ) Tele
gram a missionary on the FIJI Islands writes
thus apropos of the recent hurricane ; " 1
most firmly believe- that the best thing a man
can do In a hurricane Is to keep on praying
and nailing up diagonal braces. "
New Laces
All the nice things In cream nnd. butter
colored laces , In Hourdon , Applluuo , Do
3axl , 1'oliH dc Oene , Cleopatra , Madura ,
Fedora , Ivory , Arlington , Iluoirl I'ciilsc , 111
different widths , and at all pi Ices.
$15c to $1.50
Keautlful embroideries , In all tlio newest
patterns ; I lie Irish 1'olnt , the Swiss Islet ,
open edKe. Hamburg , ranging In price from
13c to f 1 M.
New Mnclunc , Torchons , Medlch , Smyr-
nas and hand-made Torchons
rretich. German and Pat. Val. laces , and
Insertions to match , 2c , 4c , 5c to 43c.
New and handsome blnck laces In doited
d'I > prlt crochet edge , Point Venice , Ap
plique and Chantllly , In all the different
widths.
TIeautlful crcnin , white nnd yellow tinted
silk luces , In Appllnue Points , dotted D'129-
prlt , Arlington , Venice nnd Trench patterns
New veilings In nil the latest patterns and
colors nt very low prices.
Muslin
Underwear.
Of the new goods that came In jesterday
pel haps the lot that created the biggest e *
cltcmcnt In the store was the Muslin TJn
derweur from the Jaffray stock. It's the
nicest lot of Roods ever made and would
R"\\ \ \ quickly nt the regular price , but as we
didn't pay much for It we will dole It out
tomorrow In bargain parcles like this :
Gowns , Corset Covers and Drawers ,
In cambric nnd muslin , trimmed
with fine pinbrolderv and laces ,
Jaffray wholesaled them at GOc. you Af7r >
have paid 75c for not as good * * * W
The special bargain Gowns Include
nil the latest styles , round nnd
square joke dnd Umpire , elabor
ately trimmed with laces and em
broideries
A lot of Gown * , In muslin nnd fine
cambric- ) , nicely trimmed ; JalTray
wholesaled them at 71.25 , our price
Umbrellas Sldrts , embroidered nnd
lace trimmed , jj.OO down to JJ 00 , 1&.1.00
$1.50 and
Umbrella Drawers , In cambric nnd
lawn , lace and embroldeiy trimmed ,
J250 down to JI.GO , $1.25 , $1 OJ
A complete line of ChlMien's Cans and
Bonnets , In both silk and mull
OBSERVANCE OF ARBOR DAY
Exercises Will Be Hold , Most.of.tho
i-cbools Tomorrow.
TREES AND FLOWERS WILL BE PLANTED
i'ark Comiiilggloncra Have nil I'lorjrrarn
for Kvcry llulldliif ; ISotml of Educa
tion nnd 1'rlvnto Parties Contribute
ii ; Abuut the Day.
Tomorrow will be Arbor day and In
niKny states and territories of the union
t will bo observed by the planting of trees
with music , speeches and recitations appro
priate to the sentiment of the day. The
event Is of exceptional significance In Ne
braska , for it Is here that the day had Its
birth and to one of Nebraska's prominent
citizens belongs the honor ot originating the
practice that has become almost universal In
Ma country.
The flrst Arbor day was In 1872 , when Hon.
J. Sterling Merion succeeded In having the
custom established , and since then the popu-
arlty of the holiday has Increased with each
rear. It was the original Idea to plant the
: rees as protection against the winds and to
provide a growth of timber for succeeding
; eneratlons , but other sentiments were
gradually attached to the occasion until It
ms acquired a good deal of literary signifi
cance. In 1875 Kansas followed the example
of her neighbor and Bet aside one day of
each year to be designated by the governor
as Arbor day. Minnesota and Iowa followed
the precedent nnd Ohio fell Into line in 1882.
It was in Ohio that the observance ot the
day took on a new character which has con
tributed In no small degree to Its popularity ,
ilero the trees were planted not merely for
utility , but as memorials of great historic
events anil of celebrated poets , statesmen and
philanthropists. In this manner the pupils
were led to study the history of celebraleJ
trees and of the persons and events connected
with them and the yearly observance became
: ho medium for Inculcating much -valuable
information by a novel and Interesting
method.
GETTING AROUND THE WORLD
From that time the progress of Arbor day
was rapid and now only five states and terri
tories In the union are without some pro
vision for Us celebration Those are
Arkansas , Delaware , Oklahoma , Utah and the
Indian Territory. In the northern states the
day Is usually observed In the spring , but In
the south the date is often fixed in the win
ter months. In Texas the date Is coincident
with Washington's birthday and In about
halt the states it Is fixed by proclamation of
either the governor or the superintendent of
public Instruction. It Is estimated that more
than 700,000 acres of trees have been planted
In Nebraska since the day was flrst estab
lished and the total In the United States has
amounted to a tremendous area. It Is es
sentially a school festival , but Its attributes
have become such as to Interest and in
struct the older people and during the past
few years It has been transplanted Into Eng
land , France and other European countries
and promlsc-3 In the course of time to become
a holiday the world over.
The observance- the day Is assisted by
the fact that many of the most beautiful pro
ductions of English literature have for their
theme some subject connected with trees.
These furnish a fertile field and there is no
end to the appropriate literature that can be
studied In connection with tree planting
Uryant and Lowell are among the poets whose
works contain verses especially applicable
to the Arbcr day observance and among the
prose authors there are hundreds of ad
mirable productions which may be utilized
Among the tributes to Arbor day Is one
from the pen of James Russell Lowell which
was written tome years ago In response tea
a proposition from one ot the schools to plant
a tree to his memory. He said "I can
think of no more pleasant way of being re-
iriembered than by the planting of a tree ,
Like whatever things are perennially good , II
will be growing while wo are sleeping and
will survive u to make others happier ,
Ulrds will rest in it and fly thence with mes
Boys' Suits
Hoys' 2-piccc Suits , S2.U8
We give Ihe boys' an o.xtia good bar-
, .nlu Monday In a $5 double bieasted
suit , double seat and knees , In brown
mil gray mixed worsted at sf'.OS.
King Shirt WnMs , 75c.
Hverybody else sells them fur $1.00.
We don't wo sell them for 75c.
Hoys' Prunch L'laitiiul WaUts.$1.00
Hoys' rouutclroy Wubts 50c
Little
Bargains.
nose. Crnb Apple
Ulossom. Violet , \\hJtu Itcllotiopc ,
Arabian Ureczes , per uunce . 17c
Florida Water . 25c
Day Hum . 2'ic
Witch Huzel . lOc
TOIL.IJT WATnitS-Vlolet. White Hello-
trope , Whlc Hose , per bottle . 73u
luttriiill ( ) < Soap . He
Buttercup Soap . Cc
1'ears' unscentcd . lOc
Cutlcura Soap. . . < . 17c
Juvenile Soap . per box 20 anil S5c
I'ears Glycerine . per box ISc and COc
Pozzonl's Pov. dors . 3Cc
Liblnche l'oclers . . . . . . 3So
Letlo\N 's Powders . 25c
Letlow's 1'ouders . Sc
TOOTH rOWDCUS Sozodont . 5 jo
Rublfoam . . . 25c
Lj ons' . 0o
Ilrou n's Camphorated . . . . . ISc
Calders' . 20c
Iloyal tooth ponder . lOc
Castile , white and mottled . per bar 25c
Zascllne . 3c
Tnln sta > s . Cc
Royal stays . 15c
Hlnck dRrnlng cotton , 3 for . lOc
Black pins , . 2 boxes for . DC
New spring curling Iron . " . . 15c
Assorted curling Iron . 3c , 4c , 5c , lOc
Tracing wheels . Cc arid Sc
nest thread , COO yards for . 5c
Fancy silk elastic
Ulack nnd white sldo supporters. . 12c , tac , ISt.
sages of good cheer. I should be glad to
think that any \vord or deed of mine could
ba such a perennial presence of beauty or
show so benign a destiny "
ITS LOCAL OHSKHVANCi :
The celtfbiatlou In the Omaha schools will
be general and programs of more or less
nertt lm\e been prepared The day Is not n
cgal holiday ami school will not be dls-
nl'sed , but the afternoon will bo devoted to
roc planting nnd Incidental exercises. As a
rule some historic chamber or o\ent will be
selected as n basis for the program and tlio
' .xerciees will bo arranged along the line of
he general subject. Ihe Lake school Is
celebrated for Its entertainments on holiday
occasions and the celebration of Arbor day
will be no exception. The principal tree will
jo planted as a soiuenlr of the class of 1805
and the tree will be contributed by John I.
tedlck. Three additional trees have been
contributed by the Board of education. Last
wlrter the pupils In each room plantedJioxes
of Madcrlo. bulbs and these will bs trans-
ilanted around the trees. Kacli pupil will be
irovidcd with a basket of the bulbs and a
slip of paper designating the particular trea
aicund which they are to be planted. Tlicn
tin school will march around the trees until
each pupil Is In front of the tree designated
on the slip , when the bulb planting will be
done. This will all be carried out to a
musical accompaniment and will form a
no\cl feature of the entertainment. The rest
of the program will bo composed of songs
and recitations.
At the Kellom and several other schools
the exercises will bo held In the rooms , each
room providing Us oun entertainment This
ilan Is desirable , as In many of the schools
.liere Is no one roam that will accommodate
the entire school. At the Mason the program
was given Friday afternoon , In order to
avoid breaking Into the school routine this
week.
At the meeting ot the Heard of Park Com-
nissloners Friday a resolution was passed
jy which an evergreen tree was donated to
each of the local schools for planting on
Arbor day. The superintendent of parks was
llrected to bavo the trees at the supply
liouso of the Hoard of Education early Mon
day morning , ready for distribution. At the
meeting of the teachers' association later
In the afternoon President Tukey of the
park board notified the teachers of the action
of the board and the offer was accepted.
These , with the trees provided by the Board
of education and private Individuals , wilt
afford the schools abundant material for tree
planting and add materially to the adorn
ment of the school promises
Mr. Rosewater has gene out of town to
avoid smoking Delia Fox Doqucts. He
doesn't smoke , but It he did he'd smoke
Delia Fox Uoqucts
Mri. J'arncll'H Kectitery Doubtful.
DOHDENTOWN , N J , April 20 There
Is no material change In the condition of
Mrs. Parnell since last night She Is unable
to converse Inte'llglbly. ' Owing to her ad
vanced ago lie ; condition Is legarded aa
critical What tlio physicians fear most Is
the Injury at the base of the brain. That
her skull \ > as not fractured seems almost a
miracle , tu the blow struck was evidently a
terrible one There Is no clew to the per
petrator of the deadly assault.
The union depot Is not here yet , but the
Delia Fox Boquot cigars arc.
foil from u bulni ; fncr
CHATTANOOGA , Anrll 20 Two painters ,
W F. Vaughan and Lon Sexton , fell from
the third floor of the Citizens bank on Broad
street this morning to the pavement below
and sustained fatal Injuries. Sexton had his
arm broken , his hip hurt and was Internally
Injured Vaughan had both arms broken ,
chin cut , note broken , skull fiactured and
received Internal Injuries Ho vvlss probably
die. The accident was caused by the break
ing of a swinging scaffold and came without
warning
Doc Haynes looks well behind a Delia Fox
Invincible.
Ono Alllrmod uuil One lorcr il.
FRANKFORT , Ky. April 20. The Ken
tucky court of appeals alllrmed the sentence
of R. A. Button , the Louisville warehouse
receipt forger. U also reversed the ten-year
sentence on the ground of defective Indict
menu.
Smoke Delia Fox Uoquetr ,
a grand sale of Ladies' Ready
Made Suits , As an induce *
incut we will give free of
charge with every suit a shirU
waist worth $ 1.50 ,
Ladies' new spring
Suits complete
Best quality Serge
Suits , latest style. . .
Marlow Suits , made ot" $12.80
fine kersey cloth $13.BO
A waist free with every suit.
100 ladies' ' $1,25 $ , Wrapper ,
Monday 69c.
New Duck Suits have just arrived -
rived ; something1 entirely nc\v
is the Janette Suit. No shirt
waist needed to go with the
suit. Come and see them.
Prices
$2.501 $3.00
per suit-
TIIORSTONWASNOTRECALUD
May Not Return to Ilin Former Pest in Thia
Country , llowovor.
WENT TO CONSULT WITH HIS GDVERNMENT
Landed In Ilnnnll nnd U'na Closeted vvltli
Hntch IV. > . AriinUoiig
Mny Inko HI * Pinto nt Wnah-
- Ash ford Piirdmied.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 20. The steamer
Australia arrived this morning , bringing the
following odvltcs to the Associated press
under date of April 13 : Minister Thurston
returned froru Washington thin morning.
Soon after his arrival he was closeted with
Minister Hatch. The Utter ofllclal , In an
Interview with the Associated press cor
respondent , stated that Thurston had not
been recalled As far as he knew , the
American minister had not ropelved any
notification of recall , or at least ho had not
intimated to the government that he had
up to the time for the departure of the
steamer. Minister Hatch defends Thuru-
ton's course while In Washington , and U
confident that ho was not guilty of any
breach ot diplomatic propriety. He stated
that Minister Thurston had not been en
trusted with any communication : ta regard
to the trial of the rebele , so It Is nil I to Im
possible for him to malto public any news
In advance of Gresham's advices from here.
lu the matter of the cable enterprise In
which It Is alleged Tlmrxton took part , this
government defends his course nlso , and does
not see how any impropriety could exist. In
closing , Mr. Hatch said : "If Thurston hag
stated any facts In regard to local affairs , he
had a perfect right to do o "
Thurston may not return to Washington , as
t Is understood that he would preftr to re
main here In government circles it Is stated
that he Is here to consult with the govern
ment on various matters If he decides to
quit his post at Washington , the position
will probably ba offered to W. N. Arm
strong.
The councils held a meeting on the llth
Inst , when It was announced that the gov
ernment had decided to pardon V , Ashford.
The executive council was unanimously
In favor of granting Mr. Ashford's
pardon on condition that he leave
the country never to return. The
councils sanctioned this conditional par
don. Ashford has been suffering from an
affection of the spine , which , unless ho went
to a different climate for treatment , must
sooner or later result fatally. During hli
confinement he hat not been treated a a
prisoner , except that lie was kept under
surveillance. ICvery attention had ben paid
him so far as food and medical attendance
were concerned. If the political situation
Justified It , this government would gladly
banish Major Kcuard , and others , but native-
Hawallans nrn dlepoaed to confuse leniency
with fear , and any further modification of the
sentences might at the present time create
an uneasy feeling The cx-quecn continues
to be confined lu the executive building In
the palacj , and appears to bo very con
tented
Ti > most artistic sign on the bill boards
Is tl. > new ono on the corner of 15th and
Kama n , being a perfect reproduction of the
cigar 1 < x label of the Delia l"ox Doqucts.
ttrlltn of Hrrciit Mmp Employes ,
ST. LOUIS , April 20. Four hundred strik
ing employes of the sweat shop * who went
out yetterday for a betterment of their condi
tion met this afternoon to discuss the situa
tion. They are strong In their determina
tion not to go back until the condition of tlio
shops are Improved , The executive commit
tee of the workmen held a conference with
the employes after the mass meeting , but
the result U not known.
The Delia Fox Comic op ra have the cutest
jokes. The DelU Fox Uo < jueU are the latest
gmokea.