Nebraska Newspapers

    ALBERT GAIIN'S SALE ,
Jfon's Furnishing Goods Slaughtered as
Never Before.
25C WASHABLE FOUR-IN-HAND TIES 5C
> Iot ANtoiuiilliiK ItnrKnIn * Itenllj-
I'lne ( looiln NollihiK P.lMUcr
Cnrrl.Ml IKiiic to Cli-nr Out Too
Much lliiyliiK for die Mciiiiintl.
Wo have marked down everything In the
tore. The very flncsl goods along wllh the
rest and will be open for business at 8
o'clock In Ilio morning. The mark down Is
of the gcntllncst kind , as will be attested by
the following prices :
All our 25c wash 4-ln-lmnd tics , 5c.
The 25e and 3Bc silk ties are inc.
Any BOe necktie In Ibo house , except black ,
goes for 25c.
All the 90c nnd $1.00 ties , 50c.
The $1 35 and $1.50 elegant tics , SOc.
All our 2 for 23c white and fancy hand
kerchiefs , lOo each. This Includes a lot of
fancy handkerchiefs that we've always sold
for 2Bc ; choice Iflc.
All the fancy handkerchiefs lhal sold up
to ROc go for SOc.
20 per ccnl off on all fancy silk handker
chiefs.
All our $1.50 a sull underwear , 50c a gar-
mcnl.
7t > c a garment for the $2.00 a suit under
wear.
20 per cent off on all Ihe rest of the un
derwear , Including Scrlven's and Star Jean
drawers , and nainsook underwear , and medi
um weight wool and cotton goods.
All 25c tan and black sox , 12VjC pair.
All fancy stockings , blacKs and tans , In
cluding C. & G. , been priced up to COc , gent
nt 33V4c.
Any silk hone , $1.00 pair.
Odd lot of Crown , FIsko and other brands
suspenders nt 15c.
Any Ouyot suspenders , 30c ; you know
\vlml they're worth.
All silk and satin suspenders half price.
All fancy and plain colored underwear
thal's been selling for $1.00 a suit goes nt
37 0 a garment.
Colored negligee shirts , Stars , percales
and other high grade shirts that we've been
selling for as much as $1.50 , go at 95c.
Flake , Clarke & Flagg's negligees In two
lots , $2.00 and $2.10 , shirts that are worth
up to $3.00.
Our $2.50 and $2.75 Star negligees , high
and low collars , go nt $2.00. *
All the colored stiff bosom shirts that sold
up to $1.50 cut to $1.20.
We've got a batch of linen collars that
we'll sell for a cent apiece.
20 per cent off on nil bicycle suits.
All $0.00 , $7.50 and $8.00 crash suits , $5.00.
ALBERT CAHN ,
Slaughtering Summer Furnishing Goods ,
1322 Farnam Street.
IXVICXTOHS l.ASVIiUMS. .
Urnliiy People Who Arc ICciit Vuiler
I.oi-U mid Key.
"A lunatic asylum Is about the last place
any one would scaich In for Ingenious Mid
valuable Inventions , Isn't It ? " said the rctl-
dcnt physician of one of the largest of these
institutions , according to a writer In Loucon
Answcis. "We have a patient In this
asylum now who believes ho Is shut up In
the old Fleet prison for the national debt.
In the hope of raising the money to pay tbls
trifle off and obtain Ills release he has for
the last two years devoted hla poor 'jialns
to Inventing things. Strange to say , iimcng
a host of utterly absurd Ideas he actually
has produced two which are really prac
ticable. His friends and 1 have supplied
him with such harmless materials .is he
requires and ho has just finished a simple
automatic contrivance for the head of a la\\n
tennis racquet , to pick tip the balls and
abolish btooplng. It acts perfectly well and
I'm so convinced there's money In it that
I've advised his friends to secure a patent
for him in case he becomes cured. His
other Invention Is of a different kind , being
a really elllcaclous preventive of seasick
ness.
"It's very simple ; two of Its components
are In every kitchen and the rest In every
chemist's shop. I have successfully tested
It myself on two occasions recently when
crossing the channel Inery stormy weather.
"As an Instance of the cleverness of luna
tics , It may interest you to know that a
very valuable Improvement connected with
machinery , and now In dully use every
where , was Invented by tbo Inmate of an
asylum well known to every one By name.
As ho Is now quite cuied nnd Is a somewhat
prominent man. I won't mention any details ;
but his Invention , designed and modeled as a
diversion while absolutely insane , 1ms since
brought him in thousands of pounds.
"A lunatic at an asylum where I was once
aeslstanl physician Invented n flying ma
chine and had a unique method of suspend
ing It In midair. 'Atmospheric pressure
being nfteen pounds to the square Inch , ' ho
said , 'I have simply to exhaust all the nlr
from above my airship by on enormous air
pump fixed over the whole deck , and the air
pressure underneath will hold the ship up. '
I told him he'd need another air pump on
top of the first one to exhaust the air that
would be pressing that pump down , anil
another above that , and so on , ad lib. , but
ho declared he once made a model which
had worked splendidly. He said : 'It Hew
about In the room like a bird. Unfortu
nately the window happened to be open nt
the top and It flew out , and to I lost It ' ho
lamented.
"Tho chaplain of an asylum In the north
once told mo of a madman there who had a
plan for laying a cable round Iho world In
two days. His Idea was to send up a power
ful balloon to tbo highest possible altitude
with a cable attached. By the revolution of
the earth on Its axis the cable , ho declared ,
would bo laid completely round the earth In
twenty-four hours. "
Some time ago tbo one-year old child of
Mr. M. E. Llndsley , of Franklin Perks ,
I'a. , had a very severe attack of colic. She
Buffered great pain. Mr. Llndsley gave her
n dose of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Dlarihoea Remedy and In ten minutes her
distress was gone. This la the best medi
cine In the world for children when
troubled with colic or diarrhoea. It never
falls to effect a prompt cure , When re
duced with water nnd sweetened It Is
pleasant for them to take. It should bo
kept In every homo , csplcally during the
eumtnor months. For sale by all-druggists.
SI'AMvKlA'lll. : 110 V.
Tlie MiH.Timl siiltiKli > IXIill.ll.on
( In * llnlllfllclil.
Captain W. I' . '
O'Connor , who served In u
Louisiana regiment , told this story to a Chicago
cage Times-Herald writer : "We had a good
many mere boys In our regiment. I remem
ber two very well. They were only 10 or
12 years of age. They started In us drum
mers. When wo got to Shlloh one of them
throw down bis drum , picked up a musket
that n wounded man had thrown away ,
Joined the regiment and fought like a young
hero until the Imttlo was over. The boy had
run awav from home. Ills mother learned
after the battle where ho was and came on
after him. When she caught sight of the
lad out on the drill ground she ran up ,
crabbed him by the coat collar , threw him
across her knee and , right In the presence
of the whole regiment , gave him a rattling
upankliiB and biased out : 'Hun away , will
you ? You come right homo with your
mother ; you are only n baby,1 and she went
to the station with the little fellow crying
an though his heart would break. When
asked if bo was crying because his mother
bad hurt him , he replied : 'No , you darned
fool. Do you HiipiHise a soldier llku me
would cry at a little hurt ? Didn't I fight
just as well as the best of them at the great
battle ? ' 'Well , what were you crying for ,
Johnnie ? ' 'I was crying because my mother
spanked mo right in the presence of all
of our boys of the regiment. '
"Tbo little follow went homo wltb hU
mother , but BOOH afterward ran away again
nnd served through Iho war. "
A little daughter of Mr , Lmvls Dayton , an
old and much respected citlreu of Barnltz ,
I'a. , occasionally has a trouble with her
toniacb which gives her considerable dls-
trem. In apeaklug of It Mr. Dayton said
"Ai coon as the baa an attack we give her
dose of Chamberlain's Colic , Cbolcra and
Diarrhoea Remedy , and It has never failed
to relieve her promptly. We all uie it in
ur family with the earne eood results. "
Mlo t > y all drugsUta.
OMAHA CARPET CO ,
Selling the Wholesale Famplo Lengths of
Lace Ourtains Saturday.
LACE CURTAIN SAMPLES FOR IOC
Slrnir MntlltiKn Cut Square In TwoSome -
Some < < Sell ( or UN I.IMV im Klo it
Viinl Odil I.iMiKtlin , lint < ! 1
fl , HnrKiilMH I"
During the course of a year our traveling
men representing our wholesale department
pile up a good many samples on us. These
samples , for Instance In lace curtains , are
not full length , but they represent the best
goods In the stock and are of course up to
date In style. Wo get out new samples
every season , and these are brought back to
the house. They've been handled some , of
course , but they're washable and some of
them are elegant.
Saturday morning we place this entire line
of samples on sale at lOc , IDc and 30c a
piece , many of them worth easily $2.50 In
the regular way. You couldn't find anything
nicer for sash curtains , and look at the
prices. lOc , IGc , 30c.
Sllknline odd lengths lOc n. yard. Most
sllknllnes ore not washable. These arc.
Then we have one , two and three pairs of
a kind of lace curtains , every one full
width and 3\4 \ yards long , not any but what
Is worth $3.00 , go for $1.00 n pair.
Samples of madras that our traveling men
sold wholesale at 22'Ac ' , In neat patterns
and lengths up to twenty yards , guaranteed
not to fade when washed , choice of the lot
at IGc.
Straw mattings In odd pieces , enough for
single rooms , that we'll almost let you make
your own price on to close out. Bring your
measure and we'll guarantee to sell them
for at least half price. Some cut to lOc a
yard.
A nice assortment of patterns In all wool
Ingrain carpets at' 3Sc n yard. You've paid
COc for no better.
Tapestry brussels carpets that wti'vo been
selling right along for COc , cut to 40c n
yard.
The regular $1.00 and $1.10 qualities In
body brnssels cut to 7."c a yard.
It will pay you to fix up. You.won't . get
another such chance.
THE OMAHA CARPET CO. ,
1515 Dodge St.
Back of the old postofflco on the Dodge
cable line.
NflKMlI.
Mrs. A. L. Strait's select school at No.
1429 N. 20th st. Is giving general satisfaction.
The Inlluenco and teaching are excellent.
Mrs , Strait will close her school July 31st for
a month in the east.
AIilui Ciinip > < > . 1.
WOODMEN OF THE WOULD.
Picnic and excursion , Ashland , Sunday ,
July 12. Very Interesting program. Special
train leaves Union Depot 9:30 : a. in.
Hound trip tickets 75 cents. On sale at
Swartz & McKclvcy , 3M So. 15th St. , and
at M. Keiscr , 218 N. ICtb St.
I'lciiliami Kvoursloii
Alpha camp No. 1 , Woodmen of the
World , Ashland , Sunday , July 12th. Tickets
75 cents.
Special train leaves Union Depot at 9:30 :
a. m.
KISOU WIltK TO TV1M2.
A XCTV IiiiiirovoiiiciiJ Hint Is 1'ropoNt-il
111 T > IICNL'I tlllPT.
The general public has but a faint Idea
of the strides that are making toward per
fection In malleis electric , telegraphic and
mechanic , says the Jersey City Journal.
When typesetting machines were Invented
It was thought that there could be no fur
ther Improvement In that direction. It
remained , however , for a clever man of
Brooklyn , N. Y. , to demonstrate the prac
ticability of using the typesetting machine
In connection with telegraphy. About
three years ago It occurred to Air. Frank J.
Kihm. special telegraph operator of the
Brooklyn Eagle , that It would be possible
to set in type the telegraphic news sent
over the Associated press wire. Hundreds
of opcratois are copying telegrams with
the aid of typewriters , and Mr. Kihm de
cided that with extra- care and expertncss
a typesetting machine could also be used
with fair success. The editor of the Ragle
at once placed a typesetting machine at
the operator's disposal , and after some
weeks of practice the telegraph wire of the
Associated press was extended to the com
posing room , and Mr. Kihm proceeded to
doTTtonstratc the practicability of his Idea.
As the operator in the New York office 'of
the news association clicks off the dott >
and dashes they arc simultaneously repro
duced by the giant telegraph sounder at
Mr. Klhm's typesetting machine. As the
different letters come over the wire Mr.
Kihm touches the same letter on the key
board of the machine , and Instantly there Is
formed a metal letter corresponding with
the letter transmitted over the wire. When
a whole word has been formed Mr. Kihm
touches the blank space button and a space'
block of metal drops down Into place. Then
another line is set In type , and so ll ROCS.
So expert has Mr. ICibm become that he
runs the machine with surprising speed ,
and with very few typographical errors.
Ho la the only telegraph operator in the
world who receives the news by ear and
runs a typesetting machine with bis fingers
at the eomo time.
Six Thirty I * . M. Train.
of the
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL nY.
Best service.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Dining car.
City office. 1G04 Farnmn.
ivs i.vs.vxn HUMOUS.
Mimy Orir/y SovvrclKiiN IliiviOcuii -
| ili > tl .MiMlt-rii TliriiniN.
It has been said that no reigning royal
house In Europe . free from the taint of
insanity , and there are many actual lapses
into Insanity by reigning sovereigns on
record- says the Boston Traveler. John of
England was probably Insane toward the end
of his career. Henry VI. was distinctly an
Imbecile ; so was Charles VI. of France.
If Phillip III. of Spain wore alive In the
present day ho would certainly bo con-
bldnred a religious monomaniac , deorgo HI.
of England was Insane for ten years of the
regency , but this does not bring him under
the terms of the question. The late Ludwig
of Bavaria , was a hopeless mnnluo , but the
most signal example of permanent Insanity
on the throne was furnished by Paul I. of
Russia. Though ho began his reign well ,
the French revolution seems to have entirely
turned his .br.ilu. Ho forbade the wearing
of round hats or any French fashions
throughout his empire , forced his soldiers
to powder their hair and wear long queues ,
obliged his nobles to stop their carriages
In the street and get out and kneel In the
mud as ho passed. He made and unmade
alliances and treaties with the Irresponsi
bility of a schoolboy. In fact , no sane man
could possibly have conducted liliuselt as hu
did In such a position.
JllMt AVIllltH' XcClll-ll
Exclaims thousands of people who have
taken Hood's Sarsaparillo at this season of
the year , and who have noted the success
or the medicine In giving them relief from
that tired feeling , waning appetite and state
of extreme exhaustion after the close con
finement of a long winter season , the busy
time attendant upon a largo ana pressing
business during the spring months and
with vacation time yet eome weeks distant.
It U then that the bulldlng-up powers of
Hood's Sarsaparllla are fully appreciated.
It seems perfectly adapted to overcome
that prostration caused by change of sea
son , climate or life , and while It tones and
sustains the sjbtem It purifies and vitalizes
the blood ,
Summer Tour * .
Don't make dual arrangement for your
iuuimer vacation until you bavo secured
a tourist folder U ued by tbo UNION PA
CIFIC.
Call on or address A. 0. Dunu. City Pan.
& Ticket Agent , 1302 Farnam itieet.
THE STATE , 1511 DOUGLAS
Placing on Sale n Now Line of Waists
at 50o.
NEAT FITTING WRAPPERS FOR 50C
Hfjuly in Tcnr Ilio Storr Apnri
_ .V JVow Kriint ( lohin In The
Floor to 111lioireroil
( tic PrlccH.
Knrly Monday morning the carpenters will
begin tearing out the woodwork In our
store preparatory to mailing the handsomest
store In town. IKit we shall ninntige thin
work In such a way as to Interfere as little
as possible with our business. Of course
many would stay away If wo didn't make It
Interesting for them to step over a plank
and that's why we've sawed nearly every
nrlce In two.
Yesterday wo got In a new lot of batiste
waists , the ones that have created such a
sensation In Chicago , but at $1.25 by the
way ; we're going to sell tlioni for BOe. Just
the same tiling , exactly ; only they know how
to charge In Chicago , and wo know how to
buy In Omaha. They are In the latest Per
sian effects with collars and cuffs attached
and come In medium dark shades. Price
GOo.
GOo.All
All our dimity and organdy waists , with
detachable collars and cuffs , that wcie
formerly $1.75 , cut to $1.15.
All the DOe and 7Gc percale waists marked
now 25c.
The fancy black mohair skirts , with five-
yard sweep , that you've been paying $2.7C
for , are now sawed down to $1.98.
A lot of ladles' linen collars at Gc.
Neat fitting wrappers In dainty patterns
cut to GOc.
Anything and everything all over the
store cut and cut hard to get rid of as much
us possible before the carpenters begin.
We'll bo doing business all the time , mind
jou , and we'll make prices that will well
repay you for any little Inconvenience the
workliiRincn may put you to.
Don't forget to ask for the new waists at
GOc. Chicago's best $1.25 goods.
THE STATE ,
1G11 Douglas Street.
Kin.lUIOt'S HOOKS THAT SI3I.L.
Iur ; ; < - ClriMiliitlon Attiilncil li.v "XVorUs
\Vlilcli Arc1ot CilMrulljIvluinii. .
Large as have been the sales of some
novels , probably no work of fiction has been
so widely circulated ns a few religious books
and pamphlets , says the New York Sun.
Several publications of the American Tract
society have been published by the million
copies , and nro still being printed by thou
sands every year. The sale of devotional
works Is a matter of which the ordinary
bookseller has no knowledge. There are
books by millions utterly unknown to litera
ture proper which sell by hundreds In the
religious bookstores. Devotional verse , such
ns that of the late Frances Ridley Hitvergnl ,
for example. Is more widely read than the
verse of any contemporary poets save the
most famous. The Sunday school libraries
nlono create a demand for some books such
ns would make the fortune of n novelist or
poet. There arc biographies of n few ob
scure persons which havti exceeded In clrcu
latlon any but the half-dozen most famous
biographies. Several works dealing with
scriptural subjects , although with no sort of
literary value , have been sold by the thou
sand. Some such works have been Issued by
subscription nt high prices nud now adorn
many thousands of rural center tables In
communities of strongly evangelical tincture.
It Is noticeable that bound volumes of ser
mons arc less In demand than they once
were.
Hooks that nro at once religious and lit
erary have a twofold sale. John Bunyan is
perhaps less popular than ho once was , but
there nre many editions of the "Pilgrim's
Progress , " nnd It Is still largely sold by the
dealers In religious books. There Is a steady
but moderate demand for the "Pilgrim's
Progress" In the bookstores which do not
make a specialty of religious works. Bim-
yan's works complete arc less In demand ,
and are seldom sold save to the curious in
literature. Marcus Aurellus has a steady
sale as literature , and Is kept In some re
ligious book stores. Sir Thomas Browne Is
chiefly sought for his literary qualities ,
though his works are sold In the Episcopal
book stores. He Is totally unknown to the
ordinary seeker after devotional literature ,
and most dearly prized by lovers of good
old editions. A first rate old edition of Sir
Thomas may be had for $25 or $30. The
"Imitation of Christ" of Thomas a Kempls
has an Immense sale In many editions , and
Is as much In demand at the strictly literary
ns at the religious book stores. Keblo's
"Christian Year" has a steady sale In the
shops both literary and religious. Uogat-
sky's "Golden Treasury" sells chiefly In the
religious book stores , and half a dozen other
books on the same general plan are much
In demand. Milton's prose , which Is partly
polemical. Is not usually found In the re
ligious book stores , and Is not much In de-
mnnd elsewhere , though selections from It
have appeared In separate small volumes ,
for which there Is a moderate but steady
salo.
Cardinal Newman's writings nre sold In
the Roman Catholic stores , and" his best
liiinwn works , being specially prized because
of their fatyle nnd of their relation to a great
Intellectual movement , are much In demand
at the literary book stores. The works of a
few famous clergymen from the sixteenth
century to the present time are told In the
religious book stores , but some such works
are more In demand as literature than ns
polemics. In fact , the great body of church
goers are moro Interested In modern devo
tional works than In the classics of eccle
siastical literature. Jonathan Edwards still
sells In the Presbyterian book stores , and
his great work on "Tho Will" has r. small
but steady sale cisewhcio. The works of
Edwards complete , however , are really In
very small demand. Cotton Mather Bells to
the curious , but not to the ordinary buyer
of devotional or polemical works.
Church history lias a brisk sale In largo
book stores of all sorts , and several books
assailing the Roman Catholic church hnvo
a popularity with Protestant denominations ,
while the talc of church histories written
from the Human Catholic point of view Is
Immense.
Swedenborg's works have n sale quite out
of proportion to the apparent strength of
the Church of the Now Jerusalem. They
are given away to clergymen of other de
nominations , nnd have thus attained a wide
circulation , which they would not other-
wlso have had ,
Half a dozen works on the evidences of
Christianity are In steady demand. The
most famous of them are Included In all
conslderablo libraries , and on that account
kept by most booksellers. The sacred books
of other religions than the Christian are
just now exciting Interest , and the Koran
may bo had In probably fifty Now York
book stores. Although Kplctetus has ap
peared In many forms and In tome alluKlng
editions , the demand for his writings Is
small. The Knchclrldion Is sold In most
literary book stores , but IB seldom found
In the ecclesiastical book stores EOVO the
largest. St. Augustine presses hard upon
Thomas a Krmpls and Is perhaps the most
popular of the Christian fathers. Two or
tliroo classics of Quakerism are sold In the
literary book stores , one of them , thanks
to Charles Lamb , having almost found a
place In the classics of English literature
proper. Jeremy Ta > lor's "Holy Living and
Dying" has survived quite as much ns a
classic of general literature an n devotional
work , \\hlle Law's "Serious Call , " u book
once of great Influence , has become almost
a curiosity of literature.
Those who aru In position to know say
that more lives ore caved by Chamberlain's
Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy than
any other medicine In the world. In almost
every community there Is some one whoso
life has been caved by this remedy. Such
persons seldom let an opportunity pass to
recommend U. That IB what makes It the
most popular medicine In use ( or bowel
complaints. Mr. I. E. Shumaker , of Dean-
vllle , Pa. , is a large general merchant and
farmer and'one of the most prominent men
In Armstrong county , He says : "Chamber
lain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
saved my life. I have used It several years
for cramp colic and U lias always Given mo
prompt relief. There is nothing better
made. For one troubled as I have been tt
U llfo UsQlf. " for sale by all druggists.
tJHMi'H si > riutiiM itr HHAVK ,
Mnrlunry CnrlonlllMtcrcnlcil l > r lite
Ilrroril * of till.Pntrnt Ofiler.
The "coffln torpcdo'Jtltsl the latest patented
device In the 1'no ofltiurlftl appliances , saya
the. Globe-Democrat. Is Introduced Into
the casket before th * latter U closed , the
arrangement being itich that any attempt
to force the receptacle open will release a
spring , strike a percussion cap , and set oft
the bomb. This means almost sure death
to the unsuspecting grave robber , whose In
dustry the Invention tin question Is designed
to discourage.
Live people do a jroat deal of thinking
about death , If one Isto Judge from the Im
mense number of patents that have been
granted for Inventions having relation to
the tomb. They run up Into the thousands ,
and not a few of them are weird and grisly
enough tc moke the flesh creep. Among the
most Interesting are the so-called "life sig
nals. " These are contrivances Intended to
secure the release of persons prcmaturuly
Interred. There can be no doubt that to
many human beings the fear of being bur
led alive some day Is a haunting dread
through life.
All of the patented devices for life sig
nals have one feature In common namely ,
a wire cord attached to the hand of the
supposed corpse. In each case It It Intended
that any movement shall set off an alarm
of some kind. One contrivance employs u
small red Hag , which shoots up from the
grave and displays Itself above ground If
required. Another Is called a "grave annun
ciator. " A disturbance In the cortln closes
an electrical circuit ami springs an alarm
In the watch house of the cemetery. The
superintendent takes note of the number of
grave Indicated by the alarm , and pro
ceeds without delay to dig up the victim.
Yet another species of apparatus Is op
erated by a spring catch , which throws open
the lid of a tube extending from the collln
to above the ground , thus admitting air.
At the same time n bell Is set ringing. On
a somewhat different principle Is an Indicator
cater In u glass case , to be placed on top
of the grave , and communicating by wires
with the alleged defunct below. If the lat
ter moves at all a needle shows It. Most
elaborate of all such devices Is one In which
a wire Is attached to a ring on the thumb
of the corpse. The slightest movement of
the hand pulls a trigger , which starts a
clockwork mechanism. This bets off an
alarm and at the same times puts In op
eration a fan , which forces air down a tube
Into the eollln. There Is a second tube , pro
vided with a lamp and reflector , so arranged
that one may look down and see the face
of the deceased. After a reasonable period
has elapsed , the tubes are to be withdrawn.
The practical value of contrivances of this
kind Is Impaired by the fact that the bodies
of people really dead do frequently move In
their colllns , by reason of causes wholly nor
mal. To this circumstance Is largely due
the widespread belief In the frequency of
premature Interments. During the late civil
war many soldiers were said to have been
buried alive , being merely In n stupor aris
ing from loss of blood or exhaustion. Corpses
have often been found turned over , as If
they had waked up and tried to get out.
In other coses the tgnguo has been discov
ered protruding from the mouth , as If from
suffocation , and there have been stains from
bleeding on the clothing. It Is now known
that such phenomena are occasioned by the
expansion of the gases of putrefaction.
Bleeding often occurs after death.
Glancing over the record of patents , one
finds mention of an astonishing variety of
materials , for coffins. One inventor proposes
to make burial caskets out of blown glass ,
the mortuary icceptaclo being In two halves ,
united by a strip of rubber so as to be air
tight. There are cofllus molded out of paper
pulp , cofllus of artificial marble , cofllns of
wire coated with asphaltum , cofllns lined
with artificial stone , coffins of potter's clay ,
colllus of celluloid , coffins of hard rubber ,
and cement colllns filled In with excelsior
and glycerine for a preservative. One ol
the queerest coffins Is manufactured out ol
a mixture of plaster of paris , cork dust ,
animal hair , dextrine , Indian red and water.
It Is warranted light and durable.
Ordinarily the main thing sought In cof
fins seems to be that they shall preserve
the body as long as-possible In other words
extend the processes , of'decay-over- srenl
a length of time as practicable. The idea
does not seem very good sense , and it is
interesting to find that some Inventions
look the opposite way. One patented per
ishable burial casket is composed of glue ,
resin , linseed oil and whiting. The moisture
of the earth quickly disintegrates the sub
stance , leaving the corpse exposed to na
ture's resolvent action. Another style cf
coffin Is a mere skeleton frame with a cov
ering of platter of parts , dextrine , carbonate
of silver and other materials properly
mixed. This coating Is very hard in the air ,
but is soon dissolved when exposed to moist-
urp underground.
Equally worthy of note Is an inflammable
coffin , made of highly combustible materials.
It is designed for use In the crematory , helpIng -
Ing , Instead of resisting , the process of com
bustion. A collln of open wlclverwork has
tlu same purpose as those of perishable fashIon -
Ion , 1. e. , to expose the Inclosed body to con
tact wltb mother earth. Another style of
burial case Is made In the shape of a human
form , being cast out of metal In two parts
which fit together. One Inventor proposes
to fill his airtight casket with a preservative
gatf. A "portable vault , " Intended to hold a
coffln , Is of iron , with catches Inside so ar
ranged that the receptacle cannot be opened
If grave robbeis should succeed In carrying
It away on n truck they woura have great
dllltculty In forcing It open.
Glass colllns are no novelty ; they were
patented In England In 1S17. They were not
new , even then , for It Is known that the
Egyptians used them over 2,000 years ago
Ancient Egyptian cofllns were fre
quently stained to represent rare
woods , Just as Is done now. Syca
more was the principal wood employed ,
carved , Inlaid and painted. Usually the body-
was Inclosed In a nest of several cofllns IH-
tlngjicatly Inside of each other , each bearing
a carved likeness of the defunct , and painted
with prayers , etc. , In hieroglyphics. The
preparation and coffining of a mummy In
first-class style cost a silver talent , or some
what over $1,000. Coffins of baked clay are
found In the ruins of ancient cities of Meso
potamia. The Ethiopians of old used for
cofllns hollowed blocks of quartz crystal
which material Is very plentiful In that coun
try. Thus the inclosed body was kept visi
ble. The only collln mentioned In the bible
Is that of Joseph , whoso remains were "em
balmed and coffined. "
The bodies of persons burled In the frozen
soil of northern Siberia have been found
perfectly preserved after a lapse of nearly
a century. Corpses Interred in hot sand
< lo not decoy , but become mummified. There
Is no other way in which a body can be
preserved so long leaving freezing ami
mummification out of the question as by
burial In a lead coffln. If the receptacle be
airtight , lack of oxygen brings putrefaction
almost If not qilto } to a pause , and the face
of a defunct person may bo recognisable
after a long period of time. The attempts
frequently made to destroy bodies by cover
ing them with llmoiare very apt to have the
opposite effect , preserving them by keeping
out the air. Wiou Interred In wet soil
corpses are sometimes transformed Into a
true nmmonlacal soap , which has been
named "adlpoccre. " ' Thus very often they
retain their form Indefinitely , Inasmuch as
adlpocere Is not perishable under ordinary
circumstances ,
There IB a man In New York who makes
a business of photographing corpses. He
takes a picture of tba face of every dead
'GRATEFUL' ' '
AND
COMFORTINGI
, For Tired , Aching , Irritated Feet U a
warm bath with
CUTICURA SOAP
and a gentle anointing with CUTI.
1 C UR A ( ointment ) , the crrat akin cure.
I Tlil IriatUHiit alla > * Uclita ? and Irrl-1
I tatlim , ( oothrt Inflammation and 4
( lalntul awelllnpt ol llir Jolnta , tod-
\ rut liaril. ruu/litueJ ( kin , and jiurl-
f.u lheKr | ( | > lraUan ,
L Fold lhroujl.out Ibl vnr'd IO1TIK I
\Liain Cum , Coir , rropi , Iloita I
person who turns up nt the morRtio In that
city. The llkcncsfos nro mounted on curds
nml kept In n little cabinet nt the morgue
ofnco. In cnch cnee the photograph Is inndo
without nrnuiRlnR the hair or In any other
way inoilltylng the nppcnranco of the ilo-
ftinct , Inasmuch ns to do so might Interfere
with the recognition of the latter by frlcmls.
Sometimes , nfter many years have paused ,
relatives of these unfortunate Individuals
find out their fate by seeing their features
on the cards. Suicides are often neatly
shaven and dressed , ns If they had prepared
themselves particularly to have their pic
tures tnkert. The likenesses In the cabinet
run all the way back to 1SCS.
One of the most Interesting patents In the
mortuary line Is the Invention of n citizen
of Cnnnnclnlgim , N. Y. It Is n process for
preserving the nshes of the dead , nnd Is
designed to do away with some of the
prejudices against cremation. The ashes of
the late lamented , as they come from the
crematory , nro to bo mixed with silicate
of soda nnd formed Into n paste. This
paste Is molded Into the shape of n bust or
statuette of the defunct. If preferred , It
may be made Into a paperwelflht. How
ever fashioned , It serves to rcmlnil the be
reaved of the dear departed. To an heir to
n largo estate such a memorial would be
most Interesting. The Inventor makes the
additional suggestion that the statuette or
bust might be electroplated with copper ,
silver or gold , for the sake of decorative
effect.
Another Inventor has devised a method
of preserving the bodies of the dead by
plntlnc them with sliver or gold. Ills Idea
Is to embalm , the corpse lu the customary
manner nnd then place It In n chemical
bath , depositing the mt-tnl upon It by elec
tricity In the ordinary fashion. Nickel , of
course , would bo good enough for persons
of moderate means. More practicable would
seem to bo n scheme for desiccating bodies
by a piocesH that Is guaranteed to reduce
them to absolute dryncss and about ono
third of their original \\elght. The bodies
thus imimmltlcd nro to he placed In n mau
soleum with compartments Ilko those of a
safety deposit vault. Those compartment ! "
could be hired In sets or suits of sepulchers -
chers , each or them having nn outer iloor
of Iron and an Inner door of glass , so tlinl
the owner of a compartment could nt au >
time obtain n view of his defunct relatives
by the use of his prlvnlo key. A system o
electric alarms would give notice In cnfct
nny person prematurely desiccated shouli
come to llfo.
The morbid drend ot being burle-1 nllve
that Is entertained by some nervous people
Is entirely groundless. Such a thing IH
practically Impossible , for the wimple len-
son that a person supposed to by a i-oipte
but not really such , would inevitably be
frozen to death In the Ice box long before
the funeral. There Is one readily applied
test which the Krcncli Academy of Sciences
has declared Infallible ns a 'uc.itis of de
termining whether or not the vital rpark la
present. U between the fingers of n pre
sumed cadaver , held up to the light , IK
redness Is visible , the Individual is dead
beyond the perndvonturo of n doubt. Other
evidences of death arc npt to bo deceptive
The stoppage of the heart's beating Is no
satisfactory. In cases on record that organ
has apparently ceased to perform its func
tions for as much as fifteen minutes , yet
the person has survived.
A Wonderful Medicine
For Bilious and Nervous dlsorders.such ns Wind
ana Tain In thoytninach. Sick Headache , Glddl-
noss. Fullness and Swelling after meals , Dizzi
ness and DrowsinessCold Chills , Flushings of
Heat , Loss of Appetite , Bhortucea of Breath , Oos-
tlvcnoso , Blotches on the Skin , Disturbed Sloop ,
Frightful Dreams , and all Xorvous and Tremb
ling Sensations , Ac. , whou thcso symptoms nro
caused by constipation , ao most of thorn ara.
THE FIRST DOSE WILL GIVE RELIEF IN TWENTY
MINUTES. ThlBlsno action. Every sufferer 13
oarnoHtlylnvlioJ to try ono Bos of tlicao Plllo
and they \vlll be licitiiowlcdgod to bo
A 1MDERR1L KQCE ! ! ,
BtKKCIIAI S 1'IJ.LS , cir.AUs.'A
Will quickly restore Fowaloa tocorapleto health.
They promptly remove obstructions or Irregu
larities of the system. For a
( impaired Digestion
Dssordered Laver
they net Ilko magic a few doses will -pork won.
dors upon the Vital Organs ; atrongthonlug the
muscular system , restoring the loug-lost com
plexion , bringing back the koenodgo of appe
tite , and arousing with the ICoNclmd of
Ulcnllli the whole physical ciicray of
the human frame. Those nro facto admitted by
thousands , In all classes of oocloty , and ono of
the best guarantees to tbo Nervous p.ua Debili
tated la that Hcedium's 1'HIn Imvo the
Largest Sale of ally I'ateut Mcdlcluo
lu the World.
Annual Sales more than 6,000,000 , , Boxes
25c. nt Drug Stores , or will bo eent by U.S.
Agonta. B. F. ALLEN CO. , 305 Canal St. , New
York , post paid , upon receipt of price. Book
( rco upon application.
Teeth ! Teeth !
Good Dentistry Cheap for Cash.
During the month of July we will
make prices In fir t decs Dentistry
work thftt will enable nil lu avail
thcmseUfK of the opportunity to
Eft their teeth put In the belt lln-
dltlon. For this month filling at
about half muni rates. Get our
prlccK before going elrewhere. Ex
amination free.
DR. BAILEY. The Dentist ,
34 Moor raxtoa Block ,
Ibtb nud Furnatu Ht.
Telephone 1085. Lady Attendant.
Ternu Btrlctly Cuili ,
KellabtlUy of Work our motto.
BRADFORDACADEMY
rounded 1803. Fur tiie lileher education of you HE
women. Classical and ttlentinc couue of study ,
alau preparatory and optional. Year I'fglni Heut.
1C , ' 90. Apply to Ida C. Allen. 1'rlrt. llradford.MaM.
LASELL SEMINARY.
KOIl VOt'NO WOMEN , Aulmrndale , Man. . (10 (
miles from Huston ) . Host on sluiidaid of ecliol-
iirxlilii nnd conduct of life , nllh advuntuceH of
liealtnful und IxaulKul uuliuilmn rruldencc. the
bent Musical und Literary entertainment * In
Bunion und com till flit , accfbi to places of hU-
torlc Intercut , How Ing and bkiitlnfi on Charlra
river , out-of-door games , gymnuiiluiii and enlm
Ing tank under careful liygenln Mipcrvlnlon
Lcctureu on topic adapted to ( he Ideal adminis
tration of home , Illustrated cataltuuu tree.
Address. C. C , I1HAOPON. I'rlnclpal.
AM us IM i\Tb.
Wirth's Summer Garden
Kim-Hi a 11 it Content Hvinrl lu IIi
Splendidly Illuminated liy n Great
nieolrlu UKht DUnlii- .
Grand Concert e\ery night by lli
WORLD'S FAIR QUARTETTE
FIr uiiliennuice or SUSS EDITH
I3IM01li : , llie wrreut vocnlUt , iiuU BUSS
MA 10 IA VUU.V12 , lu ucr hlffu art
COOL oiii.vics Fixn cir.AUs.
'A ' SPECIAL FAVOR"
Less than four weeks ago we placed on our tables
two thousand Washable Summer Suits for little lads
4 to 8 years of age. We thought they would last all
the season , but the shrewd shoppers from Shop ers-
ville "got onto" 'cm and today they arc all gone.
Some of them went to Kansas , some to Colorado ,
some to Dakota , Wyoming , Montana and some even
went away out to Utah. The most of them , however ,
were sold right here in Omaha where mothers found
out by criticism and comparison that they were styl
ish , better made up , kept their color better and were
better value in every way than other stores sold for
double our price. "As a special favor" the manufac
turer made up some more of these suits specially for
us , and Saturday morning we will hive ready five
hundred of exactly the same suits at exactly the
same prices we sold them for before '
25c , 35c , 50c , 75c and $1.00
Those who missed getting some of the last lot should
hurry to get some of these. We can't possibly get
any more this year. Wash pants to go with them
IOC.
Today will be the banner day of our
$100,000.00 clearing sale. Some very
special bargains will be offered in every
department
Remember the prices 50c on the dollar
or less.
Three Grand Special
Bargains for Saturday
500 dozen ladles' Silk .Mitts , extra heavy ,
worth 25c to OOc , Saturday only ICc per
pair.
900 dozen men's fine Suspenders , worth
50c , Saturday 1-tc per pair.
1 lot of Silk Tcck Scarfs , worth 25c to
50c , Saturday 9c each.
Notion Department
For flvo more clays our great Clearing
Sale.
GOc Belts on Saturday only 2."c-
$1.00 Belts on Saturday only GOc
Ladles' Collarettes GOc on the dollar.
$1.00 Collarettes on sale at GOc
ll.HO Collarettes on sale at 7Gc
$3.00 Collarettes on sale at J1.-18
Special Thread sale.
Basting Thread , two spools for Ic.
200 yards Machine Thread , 2c.
Hammocks , 30c up.
25c Windsor Ties , lOc each.
Black Silk Waists
Flvo days more of our great Clearing
Salo. Prices less than GOc on the dollar.
Ladles' elegant Black Silk Waists , plain
and brocaded , lined with very fine quality
sllesia , extra large sleeves ; have been fcell-
ing for $9.00 and $10.00 , now at $4.25.
Ladles' lllack Silk Waists , In extra fine
quality of surah , gloria and China silk ,
largo Bishop sleeves , nicely lined and
faced ; borne of these Waists have sold for
$8.7G , Clearing Sale prices will be $3.76
and $3.25.
Ladies' Shirt Waists
We show an entirely new and fresh as
sortment of Laundered Waists , including
grass linen , percale and many other novel
ties In high class Waists. Manufacturers
are unloading their stocks and our pur
chases enable us to put these In with our
other wonderful Waist bargains at 3Sc anil
G5c.
Millinery
The finest line of new Sailors in oil tH'
popular styles.
Prices ore 2'c , 35c , I9c and 7Gc.
In summer Hats we have some very fash
ionable btylcs. The prices arc less thap
one-half.
Saturday will be a
Great Day
AT TKANSMISSISSII'I'I HHADQUAn-
TCUS 1U3A1) TII13S13 I'UICKS.
Strictly fresh Kggs So
Country Butter , 7c and 9o
Best Country Butter , lie and 12'io
Fancy Separator Creamery 15o
Full Cream Cheese Go
Brick and Llmlicrgor lOo
Fancy Lomona IGc
Sugar Cured Bacon CVjO
California Hams C'So '
Corned Beef 30
Pickle Pork GO
Salt Pork 3i/,0
Devoted Ham and Potted Hum 3'io
Boneless Ham So
Swift's Sugar Cuicd Bacon , No. 1 fyj
HOME OF BARGAINS.
AMUSKJIIS.VI'H.
m m JL . , J
Charles itreetBICYCLE
BIG SIX DAY PROFESSIONAL ,
JULY 6th , 7th , 8th , 9th , loth , llth. 8:3O : to lo:3O p , m
Prizes tst , $200 ; ad , $100 ; 3d $75 ; 4th , $50 ; 5th , $25.
List of Entries Lester E. Holton , Floyd McUull , C. 11 , Hull , Goo. Mcorstotl
A. E. Proulx , W. J. Shrador , W. K. Hooker , K. Strootor ,
Mi B i.iicaricrM JMII * * (
PENNYROYAL PILLS
_ Orlclncland'lilr Genuine.
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la UBI r pirtUttUri , lc tlB Qt ti aul
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