8 THIS O tAIIA DAILY BE IB : S3SKTU11DAY. OOTO11ER 17.
TRYING TO ROB UKCLESA1I
Tliousands of Bogus Olaims Against tlo
Government Investigated ,
HOW LOST LETTERS ARE TRACED
Ilrcovrry of Monor Wliloli
In < hr > .MnllN Tlir Pi
J Iu * ( Sniniilc Indium-en of
LJ , | FIcfllloiiN DriniliulH. i
Ono of the Interesting branches of the
J'OTt Office department is In the omco of the
fourth assistant postmaster general , ol
which Robert A. Maxwell of New York
( sometimes called "Smiling Hob" ) Is the
licad. The office has been In existence only
nix years. It has charge of the secret service
of the Test Office department particularly ,
nnd the first man to hold the place was promoted
meted from the position of chief of the sec
ret service to be the postmaster Beneral'fl
fourth assistant. Mr. Maxwell was his suc
cessor.
The most remarkable cases which thla
secret service bureau has to handle every
year , relates the Philadelphia Times , are
the claims for money to the malls. There
nro actually people silly enough to believe
tha they inn send n empty envelope
through the malls , nnd then by claiming to
liave enclosed n sum of money In the en
velope , persuade the government to Rive
them that amount. Hundreds of cases like
this come Into the hands of the post office
Inspectors every year.
In the first place. If these people had en
closed the money In the envelope and It had
been lost In transit , whether through acci
dent or through theft , they could not re
cover It. The government Is not like an ex
press company. It docs not make good
losses. It IB not even responsible for troubles
caused by Jclay In delivering a letter ,
though tl-ls delay Is really the result of
carelessness. A telegraph company which
docs not exert due diligence nnd accuracy In
delivering a message Is liable to you for
damngea. So Is an express company which
loses your property In transit or delivers It
no unreasonably late that you suffer loss.
Hut the government undertakes no responsi
bility. If you Bend $50 In n registered 1ft-
tcr nnd the letter Is lost or stolen or de
stroyed In transit you have no redress. This
Is not the law In other countries , nnd the
J'ost Office department has recommended to
congress the advisability of insuring the
content * of registered letters. Congress has
taken no action In the matter , 1 believe
It has never considered It seriously.
ONK WAY OP DISPUTING A BILL.
Another class of ccses which ranks with
the claims for loss of money In transit la
quite as numerous. A great many people
send loiters through this mall addressed to
creditors. "I enclose $5 to pay your bill , "
a woman will write to her dressmaker. She
encloses the bill , but no money. When the
dressmaker writes that the money was not
received , nho will disclaim responsibility for
the loss , which she will say occurred In the
postoffico ; and she will refuse to pay the
bill. Thcso cases are aggravating , hecauso
they take up so much of the time of the
jioitoffico Inspectors. The woman who re
ceived the letter Is sure to make a com
plaint , and one of the Inspectors must bo de
tailed to Investigate. The Inspectors are
detectives. They make Inquiries at the home
of the woman who claimed to have made the
rcml'tance. They Investigate her character.
They ask her to prove by witnesses that she
really enclosed the money as she claimed
to have done. They arrive nt the truth In
a surprising number of Instances. There
arc many other cases which nro supposed
to bo of the Game class , but In which noth
ing can bo proved. In tlicso casca all the
I'ostoffico department can do Is to say It la
eorry. Of course It never offers to refund
the money.
The yostofrico Inspectors looked up more
than 100,000 cases last year and more than
half that number were cases of letters that
had gene astray In the ordinary course of
business or complaints about letters that
had really not gene astray. The depart
ment has to take the word of the complain
ant every tlmo until the matter can bo in-
veutlgnted. To every person who says a
letter In which ho was Interested as sender
or sendee has disappeared tha department
sends a long printed form to bo filled out
and then pciuls Inquiries to thu offices
through which thu letter passed nnd tries
to trace It. Of course. Individual letters In
the ordinary mall cannot bo traced with
much success , because there Is no way of
identifying them among the millions of let
ters handled every month. Hut it is remark
able that nearly G.OOO registered letters nro
jeported astray every year. The complain
ants in about 2,000 cases tell of the dis
appearance of the registered letter aud In
about the same number claim Is made that
the letter was rifled in transit. Then thcro
arc complaints about delay , wrong delivery ,
etc. Lnst year , out of 4,501 cases Investi
gated , thcro was no ground for complaint
In 1.2S2. In 99S cases In which thcro was
loss It was recovered through tho.dcnd let
ter oOlco and through -sources outside of
the department , and final loss was proved
In only 852 cases.
This Is not n big percentage. The depart
ment handled 13,851.000 pieces of registered
mall last year and the loss was only one In
lfi.231 pieces , If your registered letter Is
lost you may regard yourself as qulto dis
tinguished you will bo ono In about 17,000.
LOST MONEY HESTOUEU"
The Postolllce department restored to Us
owners last year ? S,941. The amount of
COMMON PLAIN FOOD.
II IH lli-Nt for Clill.lreu ur AilullM.
Natural grains , meat and fruit will mnl i
Rood blood It the digestive machinery of the
body Is not interfered with ,
' The blood when first made coca Into the
arteries and Is of a bright red color. After
It has been used somu In supplying the
body , It Is carried Into the veins'and Is there
a dark red or purple color. lilood contains
the elements to nourish and build up' tlio
body , mich as Iron , soda , lime , albumen
etc. , etc.
When the powers of the Momnch and Hit ;
bowels are reduced by lack of vitality or by
putting coffee and tea Into the stomach the
processes which nature BOOS through with
to change the food Into rich , red blood are
eerlnusly Interfered with.
If a man could BOO what a "wet blanket"
ho put ovcf his hard working friend , the
Etomach , by putting In coffer , whisky or to
bacco , when It was honestly lolling mvay
to du Its work well , lie would never repeat
ttii > outrage und Injustice. U Is like striking
ycui * friend a vicious blow wben he Is delv
ing away for you with might and nuiln.
Don't do It. One , feels more respect for
himself when he acts the man and permits
no form of abuse to btratiglc and spoil the
liiMUtlfiil work being done for him In the
human body. No sort ( if fun on earth le
' equal to the fun nf being thorouiihly well.
If one wants a pungent piquant , hot drink
for breakfast , lunch or dinner , It can bo ha 1
In Poattim , the health coffee. U U made
wholly of graltiH by the I'listum Cereal com
pany , limited , of tlattlc Creek , Mich. U can
bo truly said. "It makes red blood. " It
brows the dep eeal brown color of .Mocha ; It
creams to the rich golden brown nf Java ,
nnd has an aroma and taste that makes
a man thankful that hoincnno has at last
made a combination of the grains that gives
Hitch a delicious hot drink that one can
rrndlly leave off the coffua which has been
hurting more than one likes to think of.
Medicines are poor crutches. The only
safety U to tme food and drink that thu
Ctvator Intended for man , and when this IK
douo lluilUciuei and elck spells gradually
disappear ,
Common HCIIXR Is quite uncommon c.xcept
vlth those who glvu tlicninelvct ) a shaking
now and then and look plainly at what
they are doing. It a perion knoxvs coffee
ilon't hurt him , let him Ktlck to It until It
docs , then such people thoroughly appreci
ate Postum. Grocers and dniKulnU testify
tn Urge sales and the oteady usu of tliuo
wlm once try II , Is evidence of Us tutlni ;
ways.
"Just as good" as I'Mtum Ccrc-ul arn
wcrdx usrd to defraud the public.
Kor sale by Adolpu Urowu , Courtney &
Co. , Summer llroe. |
money lout In the mnlU and restored to Its
owners hnn gone an high na $21,365 In ono
year. Much of thin money Is recovered from
m nil thlcvcn , but thcro Is a system of dis
ciplinary fining which makes n postal clerk
who Is guilty of culpable negligence respon
sible In part for the losses suffered through
bin deduction.
The Inspector nho ROCS out to Investigate
thcso cases carries broad credentials from
the postmaster general. Iney require not
only that railroad and steamship lines and
all other mall contractors shall carry him
Tree , but that ho shall bo "respected and
obeyed. " The canes theno men are called
tu Investigate are not alone the disappear
ance of mall matter , but complaint ! ) of Ir
regularity In the odlccs of postmasters , the
suinclency of bonds filed by postmastcra ,
robberies and burning of poHtoillccs , thefts
from street mall boxes and pouches , the
Improper UEC of the malls , the leasing of
premises for poslolllco purposes and the rob-
ticry of trains nnd state coaches.
The country postmaster holds the post-
odlce Inspector In great awe. H Is not to
bo expected that every one of the 70,000
men who handle the mall for Uncle Bam
will know the form of the credentials of
an Inspector. There arc BO many otllclal
Forms and blanks with which the postmaster
has to familiarize himself that It taken a
good force of clerks to keep the postmaster
straight. In January of laot year a man
walked Into1 the postmaster's onicc nt Nor
ton Heights , on the Now Haven road , and
presented n paper In a blue envelope pur
porting to be the credentials of an Inspec
tor. He said ho had been sent to examine
the postmaster's accounts. The postmaster
gave him possession of the books ot the
office nnd all his paper and supplies. The
visitor helped himself to a package of blank
money orders and not long afterwards word
began to come to the Postodlcu department
from different parts of the country that
money orders drawn nt Norton Heights were
being presented. The postmaster In the
meantime had notified the department at
Washington nnd received word that no ono
had been nuthorlrcd to visit his ofllcc or
take the blanks. Other offices were notified
not to honor orders drawn on these blanks
and the swindler got only a/- few hundred
dollars for his work.
A SHINING MARK.
In splto nf the efficiency of the secret
service of the government , Uncle Sam has
been always a shining mark for swindlers
and thieves. The thieves break Into his
postofllces and the swindlers counterfeit
his postage stamps. Counterfeiting ot
stamps , however , has not been common.
It Is n remarkable fact that the only case
of any Importance was the ono which oc
curred In Chicago last year for which a
Mrs. McMillan was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for a jcar and a half. Stamps are
too small game for the counterfeiter , and
It Is much more difficult to dispose of them
than It Is to pass counterfeit money of
the same face valueIf It was not for the
fact that big mercantile establishments sell
stamps at a discount , and make legitimate
this trade. It would be hardly possible to
dispose of stolen or counterfeit stamps at
all.
Few people know that congress mode a
law some years ago authorizing the post
master general to sell stamps at a discount
of G per cent. The postmaster general has
not done this In many years , but the exist
ence of that statute has been'an excuse for
dealing In stamps at less than their face
value , and this has made It possible for
thieves to sell their plunder or counterfeit
ers to dispose of their bogus wares. Post
master Ocncral Wanamakcr wanted con
gress to make n law prohibiting anyone
selling stamps at ICFS than their face value.
Such a law. If supplemented by a law au
thorizing the redemption of stamps at n
small discount , would make It possible for
the big dry goods houses In New York and
Chicago to get rid of the enormous quan
tity ot stamps received with mall orders
every year and would be an additional safe
guard against burglary and counterfeiting.
It seems to bo a very necessary precaution ,
for -1,761 postofllces have been burglarized
In the past three years.
ODD EXPERIENCES.
The postolllco Inspectors have many odd
and Interesting experiences. One of the
chief foes of the Inspector Is the green goods
man. As the green-goods swindle Is carried
on chlclly through the malls , the business ot
preventing or punishing this crime falls
chiefly on the federal officers. For a long
tlmo the business was carried on exclusively
In New" " York and Its vicinity , and the head
quarters ot tbo Inspectors having these
special cases In charge was In that city. Hut
two years ago an enterprising gang , becom
ing disgusted with "reformed" New York ,
moved to California and established hcad-
qtiarttrs at Sacramento and Oakland. This
gang conceived a new way of carryjng on
the business. Instead of mailing tlio-ftrgoa
goods circulars and thus rendering tbciu-
selves liable to the postal laws , th < * y nut
fictitious addresses on the etlveldpcs .they
used , stamped them , cancelled the stamps
themselves , tore open the ends of the en
velopes and then had these envelopes
dropped In many places where they would
likely bo nicked un by some pedestrian.
Their Idea was that the passer-by would
take the letter to bo ono which had been
dropped by the receiver , that It would be
plcke.l up and opened and that the finder
would bo tempted to open up correspondence
with the swindlers for the purchase of some
of the supposed counterfeit or bogus money.
The postofllco Inspectors took the matter
right up. opened correspondence with the
Kong and captured two of them In Oakland.
They got eight months each. Other green-
goods men were captured at Hlllsdale. Mich.
Last May the famous "Jim" McNally and
his gang were arrested In Chicago , and Mc
Nally got n long sentence. Today the green
goods business Is pretty well wiped out.
In the running down of green goods men
the Inspectors have done some very clever
detcctlvo work. Last year on Inspector who
had had some correspondence with a gang In
Chicago went to that city In the gnlso of a
farmer from Iowa. The operator wanted to
know what kind of farming he was engaged
In. Ho replied metaphorically. "Mostly
hogs. " At the same time he displayed a
fat purse , which probably did much to allay
8Usplclr.iifi. Thereupon the gang began to
call him "Undo" and treated him with
great consideration. As soon as the samples
of tbo green goods were produced the Iowa
"farmer" drew a revolver and backed to
ward the door. He held the gang at the
point of the revolver until assistance came.
Many of the green goods men are located
In the vicinity of Now York still and the
secret service has to keep an eye on them.
Its most effective weapon Is to obtain the
names and addresses to which replies of vic
tims arc to bo sent and to notify express
nnd telegraph companies not to deliver any
thing to these nddrtKscs.
DISAOREEAllLC DUTIES.
Every year the Inapcctqrs have to per
form the disagreeable duty of arresting a
great many -postmaster * and employes of
postolllcea for bteallng from the malls. Last
year the Inspectors arrested IRS postmas
ters , 55 assistant postmasters clerks In
postolllccs , 14 railway mall cleiks , 34 letter
carrlerc. 49 mall carriers and 9 other1 minor
employes. Many of these were discharged
en preliminary examination and many were
acquitted. The Inspectors have the employes
of the poitofllces under ccr.btnnt surveil
lance , nnd none of them Is so trusted as to
be frco from It. Long nnd honorable service
Is no guaranty that a clerk will not steal.
There Is a man named Tufts now serving-
term in Jollet , who entered the prntal serv
ice soon after the close
of the wnr and re
mained In It until August 1. ISC * I. Ho was
convicted of embezzling mall. In March of
last > car a Washington letter carrier who
had been In the service for twenty-five years
was found with stolen letters In his poda'ts.
A carrier who had been In the Yonkers post
ofllco for twenty years had been stealing
from the office all that lltae nnd was not
convicted until last year.
Hut the most remarkable Instance of dU-
honesty In the employes ot the postofllcci
developed In Boston In February , 1895. Major
James McDcnough , tint assistant superin
tendent of mulls In the Iloston omco , wac
urrrHt'il at thkt tlmo and sentenced to five.
yearn In the penitentiary for Bteallng from
the msls. | He had entered the Doston
olllco as a clerk In 1S4 ( ! and hud been made
Mipeiintcnilcnt of carvlm In 1SS3. In ISSli
ho was inailo assistant superintendent of
malU. Hit und the direction of 200 carrleru
and ho hail ucccts to nil the mall they han
dled. He was a man on whom the pott
olllco Inspector * had rolled , particularly In
( ho d'tcovery ' of dIMwnftty In cleika und
carrloni. He had un excellent war record
nnd liU standing In the community was of
the I ) cM , It the Inspectors had had any
fullh In hnniM ) nature before It was de-
strojcd by tltctr expeilcnco in the Mc-Don-
tfUO.OO Illllr Mutlri'HNrx for tfrJ.K ) .
lH EhhcrieK'e special ton-days' sale , lull
forty-two pounds ; beet quality ticking.
PLAIN TAELS FROM CATHAY
Funny Stories of China's ' Trials with Silver
Money !
DUMPING GROUND FOR CUPPED COIN
White .Mi-till from All Over the World
Ulilonilt'il Tlu-rc , mill ( lie Pour
.MtiNt UKIinnd'l- Pay
Die I'liu-r.
Dr. Rdwird Dcdlce , ex-consul of Amoy ,
China , nnd who has had large experience In
an opportunity for the study of economic
conditions In China , India , Japan and Egypt ,
Is spending several dajs In Washington.
Ho Is known In the State department as one
of the ablest contributors during his con
sular service to the reports relating to trade
and economic condlttone which that depart
ment has for years been publishing for the
benefit of commerce. Dr. Dedloo Is an
earnest opponent of silver monometallism ,
lie declares that the free coinage of silver
by the United States means nothing else ,
and ha Insists that the experience of the
civilized world , as well as conditions exist
ing In the Orient , offer every argument
against such a change In our monetary
standard. Dr. Ilcdloc ald In an Interview
with Major Carson , Washington correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Ledger.
"Theoretical discussions are never as good
as practical demonstrations. China 1ms
been a silver country from time Immemorial.
Its trade transactions arc measured In tacls.
A 'tad' Is about equivalent of ono troy
ounce. Where we eay that a coin shall con-
'
'tain no many grains of pure silver and the
remainder shall be alloy , the Chinese sys
tem Is based upon Just so many grains of
the pure metal. What Is the result of this
system after centuries of use ? First , there
Is no coinage. They have tried It , but the
rise and fall hi the value of silver has made
the coins of different value from time to
time. They , therefore , accept all coins and
make none cf their own.
MONIiY I1Y WEIGHT.
"They also accept as currency slugs , Ingots
gets , end bars of the whlto metal , and meas
ure them tu what corresponds to ounces and
pennyweights. The value of silver coins
depends partly upon their weight and partly
upon their fineness that Is , the amount of
pure silver contained In the coins. The
standard coin of the country the coin In
which accounts arc kept Is the Spanish del
lar. Strange as It may seem , the Spanish
dollar Is us rare In that part of the world
as a $3 gold piece Is In this country. Its
weight and fineness have caused It to be
bought up by jewelers and put Into the
melting pot. Next to that Is the American
trade dollar , which Is to bo found In every
part of the Chinese empire. The com
monest coin Is the Mexican dollar , of which
there must bo several hundred million In
use In China. licsldcs these there arc Pe
ruvian sols , sucrcs of Ecuador , pesos of Co
lombia , bollvlanas of Uollva , Japanese yens.
Canton dollars , Indian rupees. Central Atner-
can pesos , English crowns , half crowns and
shillings , and French , German , Spanish , and
American subsidiary coinage. None of
these coins pass for their face value. Every
coin Is weighed , and , to prevent counter
feiting , Is tested , not with acid , but with a
hammer and anvil. A good silver coin
stands this tough treatment , and becomes
bent Into a rounded or conical shape called
a chop dollar. Most counterfeits under this
treatment crock or even break to pieces.
"Tho result Is that nearly all coins In the
cast nro chopped and disfigured. Out of 100
silver dollars you get at the bank at least
ninety-five are chopped , and range In ap-
pcaranco from the shape of a watch crystal
to that of a sharp cone. In making de
posits nearly everything becomes fractional.
You send to the bank what you think Is $100 ,
and the banker , money changer , or merchant
flnds lt Is worth $98 and a fraction , or $99
and n fraction. In similar fashion the unfortunate -
fortunate worklngman Is always deprived
of a small part of his wages. In that coun
try ho gets front $2 to $6 per month , and Is
paid In chop Mexican or chop trade dollars ,
which arc really from 1 to 10 per cent below
par.
VARIATIONS IN VALUE.
"On n--cunnt of the variations In value of
the nlilto metal , although It Is tha nominal
legal standard of values , It Is really moas-
uied In terms of little brass and copper
coins called 'cash. ' One thousand of these
are supposed to make a normal dollar , but
they vary almost from day to day. When
silver goes up In price , say 10 per cent , a
dollar Is worth $1,100 cash. When It goes
down In value It Is worth as low as $900
cash. It Is very much as If our government
should coin or stamp these copper disks to
represent mills. Thcso mills would bo the
real monetary unit of our country , Just as
the 'cash' Is the real unit of 400,000,000 of
human beings In China. On ( his basis our
sliver dollar today , we will say , Is worth 100
cents or 1,000 mills. Frco coinage of silver
at the existing Intrinsic value of the white
metal , say 53 cents to a dollar , would change
Its value In mills from 1,000 to only C30.
"On ono occasion our consulate at Amoy
had to oversee the payment of $15.000 In a
litigation In that part of China. The payers
gave notice ferty-elght hours In advance
and the payees engaged special accountants
to receive the money. On the appointed
day and hour the money was delivered. It
was brougr-t In bags like potatoes , each
bag weighing about fifty pounds and car
ried by two men. There were nineteen
bags of silver , thirty-eight carriers , five
guards , ono secretary and one tallyman.
The bags were deposited In the pay room ,
or silver room , and the carriers then re-
tlied. The secretary and guards then
opened one bag and poured Its contents
Into a great scale. It was welgncd care
fully and the weight recorded by the sec
retary and the receiving teller. The lat-
ter's clerks then went over every pleco of
metal , throwing out those which were ques
tionable or of a very low standard of quality.
This was done with the nineteen bags suc
cessively and took nearly two hours. At
the end of that t'me ' the account Was found
correct , with the exception of eight ounces
and three pennyweights of material which
had been rejected by the counters. There
was a quarrel over this , which resulted
In the receiving teller accepting ono-half.
The beciftary then made good the other
half , securing a receipt from the teller , and
went away. This closed the transaction ,
whirl ) In our own laml , or In any other
land upon a gold basis , would have been
done In a few minutes with a piece of paper
in the form of a check or draft , or In ten
minutes If It had been In gold coin , and
would not have required more than a man
and a small boy to accompany him.
THE HIRED MAN CAHTS THE CASH.
"When you go out shopping In that coun--
.try you trust have with you twenty or
twonty.-flvo pounds of sliver and five or six
pounds of copper 'cash. ' These are usually
carried by your man servant , who , In many
Instances , gives bonds before ho Is Intrusted
with anything of value by an employer , In
every largo store the bulk of the silver ren
ders a safe of no UHO and necessitates the
setting aside of a great sliver room , with
Ecalt'H and special clerks and guards.
"Hanks In the far east and great mercan
tile houses have storerooms or sliver rooms
frequently 20 by 30 fcot In size , and a force
of clerks and guards of from ten to thirty
to take charge of the treasure. The wear
and tear of silver Is hardly notlccablo In
our country , but out there In the far cast ,
where It U the sole currency , It Is a very
Important Item. The sulphur which Is con
tained In ordinary Illuminating gas , or oven
from kcroscnso lamps. In wood burning and
coal , attacks thu whlto metal and. forms a
thin coating of the black uilpluirot. which
rubs off or In knocked off njthe shaking
of tha coin , The contluuul-'handlltig and
rubbing of coin against coin wears the
metal away , while the 'chopping' or testing
Invariably removes small fragments of the
metal. A dollar pleco In active circulation
loeeit weight at the rate of a cent a year ,
and after the first year , ! f not In the begin
ning , la weighed and treated as mere bul
lion. .
"In moving coin from the bunking ecu-
tetb to the agricultural districts , which
occur ? In the fur cast the BH.IIC us It docs
In our own country , thu freight nnd Insur
ants lire very heavy ami have to ! > t > paid , of
countby the pcoplo who want the money
-Hint IB , the poor farmer who Is selling
his rrop. Ho pays a commission , which
frequently runtus high an 10 per rnnt , and
Miraetlmcu reach 20 per cent , Tlic smaller
hU crop und the greater hit distance from
the money centeis the larger the amount
ho pays. In our cmnreountry the money
centers nro no morn 'numerous ' than In
China , and yet It seldom costs more than
n quarter of 1 per centito transfer $1,000,000
from New York to ICxukas or the Dakotos.
If It were silver to -transported It would
require 02,600 pounds * of the metal for
every $1,000.000 $ worth mf silver , or thirty-
ono tons. This wotild-itx six five-ton freight
cars , and at ordinary .freight rotes would
cost a handsome fortune , not to speak of
the wagrs of guards ; toi protect the silver
on Its journey.
"Tho best currency 1s'tlint which gives the
least trouble and costsi the least to use.
An exclusive silver currency Is the most
troublesome , the most wasteful , and the
costliest currency there Is upon the face of
the globe. "
Ilargaln matlneo at the Crelghton today
at 2:30. : Otis Bklnner In "The Lady of
Lyons. " Entire balcony , 2Gc ; . lower floor ,
COc.
The German Republican club will go to
Mlllard Sunday , Oct. ISlh. at 8:30 : a. m. The
farmers of McArdle , Mlllard and Chicago
preelnets and of Sarpy county. bave l > ccn In
vited to Join In this rally. Hon. E , J. Cor
nish will bo the speaker of the day.
So nir nf ( | , e llnrKiiliix.
$70.00 fine oak folding bed for $30.00.
$150.00 solid mahogany extension table
for $ CS.OO.
$25.00 oak extension table , $11.00.
$5.00 white enamel beds , all sizes , $2.50.
$05.00 all brass bed for $33.00.
$40.00 china case , $18.00.
S110.00 4-plcce parlor suit , $33.00.
$40.00 couch , $15.00.
Charles Shiverlck & Co. , special ten days'
sale.
Johnson Dros. . nard coal. J9.
All IllKlit. "
The above Is the farmer's verdict. Oats !
Oats ! Oats ! Corn ! Corn ! Corn ! Sugar beets ,
chicory , and vegetables of all kinds. 'Never
did l.inil produce tnoro abundant crops than
those of this season.
Seeing Is believing , and all homo seekers
who have tired ot paying rent or wish
a change to cheaper ( but not poorer ) land
In a state where climate Is all that could
bo asked , should see Nebraska's soil and
crops.
The Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railway Northwestern line traverses the
best portions ot the state and 'are offering
most favorable rates to enable homo seekers
from other states to see Nebraska. Ask
any railroad agent for a cheap round trip
ticket on October 20.
For further Information and particulars
as to rates , etc. , write J. II. Gable. TravelIng -
Ing Passenger agent , P. E. & M. V. It. II. ,
DCS Molnes , la. , cr the undersigned.
J. R. nUCHANAN.
General Passenger Agent.
Room r.8 , U. S. National bank building ,
Omaha , Neb.
More TrnliiN Arc In Sorvlcc
Between Chicago , Toledo , Cleveland , Huf-
falo , New York , Boston and Intermediate
points via the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern railway than any other line from
Chicago. For those who have an eastern
trip In contemplation copy of latest folder
contains much Information of Interest. U
will bo sent on application to B. P. Humph
rey. T. P. A. , Kansas City , Mo. , or C. K.
Wllbcr , A. G. P. A. , Chicago.
Bargain matlneo at the Crelghton today
at 2:30. : Otis Skinner- "The Lady of
Lyons. " Entire balcony , 25c ; lower floor ,
50c.
When You Oo ICilHt
On the Burlington's "Vcstlbuled Flyer"
you should reserve your berth as far In
advance as possible- .
The "Flyer" has stepping car accommo
dations for more than 100 passengers , but
If you want a "lower berth In the center
of the car" the earlier you make your res
ervation the more- likely you arc to get
what you want.
Leaves Omaha 5:00 p. m.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m.
Tickets -at 1502 Fornam street.
' ! rnlu.
of Clio
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RY.
Best service ,
EIJECTIUC LIGHTS ,
Dining car.
City ofiicr. 1504 Faranm.
Bargain matinee1 at the Crelghton today
at 2:30. : Otis Skinner In "Tho Lady of
Lyons. " Entire balcony , 25c ; lower door ,
50c. . _ _
HOW TO MVB LONG.
HulcN I.M Id for ArciiiiiulntliiK a Snr-
ItliiH nf YenrN.
Prof , F. M , Heath lays down In Popular
Science the following practical rules :
Fix deeply In mind the grand truth that
life power rules the body , and that It alone
can cure disease.
Life power lives upon air , water and food
only ; all clso Is hurtful.
Make cleanliness your motto , and watch
against filth In both house and grounds.
Few starve for food , but many for air.
Breathe deeply 100 times dally. Wear no
tight clothing. Above all , ventilate your
sleeping room.
Uuware of gluttonIf the appetite Is
dull , eat fruit only , or eat nothing. Use
no fiery condiments , but live chiefly on
natural grains , vegetables and fruits. Never
ask your stomach to chow your food
employ your teeth. Adorn your table not
only with viands , but with flowers and
smiles and kindly words.
Deformity Is not awkwardness only , but
danger. A high chest will give freedom
to breathing and digestion , and help to
cure many diseases.
Shun stimulant * 2nd drugs as you do
pestilence. For tea and coffee , drink Lot
water ; and In Illness let the same magic
fluid bo your physic.
Thick blood causes colds nnd countless
other diseases. Keep the lungs active by
deep breathing , the skin by baths and fric
tion , the kidneys by free drafts of warm
water , the bowels by correct eating , and
the blood will be pure.
Spend part ot each day In muscular work ,
part In study , and part In good deeds to
men and In the worship of God.
CHICAGO - \OUTmVlJSTnrtA. .
Hullivny
Operates two through superbly equipped
trains EVERY day In , the year.
TUB OVERLAND LIMITED
AND OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL.
DEPART. ARRIVE.
OMAHA , 4:45 : p. ra. CHICAGO , 7:45 : a. m.
OMAHA. 6:30 : p. ra. CHICAGO , 3:30 : a. m.
CITY TICKET OEPICE ,
1401 R. R. RITCHID ,
FARNAM ST. OBN. AGENT.
CATCHING COM ) .
Not n IJllIU'iiU J-i.li If You Ar in
I'rnitr 'Condition.
A person In good health , with fair play ,
easily resists cold , , ' says the London
Lancet. But when the health flags a little
and liberties are taken with the stomacher
or the nervous system a chill Is easily
taken , and , according to the weak spot of
the Individual , assumes the form of a colder
or pneumonia , or , I til may be , jaundice. Of
all causes ot "cold'fi probably fatigue Is ono
of tbo most flliclcnU A Jaded man coming
homo at night from A long day's work , a
growing youth losing two hours' sleep over
evening parties two or three times a week ,
or a young lady "doing the season , " young
children overfed and with short allowances
of sleep , are common Instances of tha vic
tims of "cold. " Luxury Is favorable to
chill taking ; very hot rooms , feather beds ,
soft chairs crcato a sensitiveness that leads
to catarrh. It Is not , after all , the "cold"
that Is so much to bo feared as the ante
cedent conditions that glvo the attack a
chance of doing harm. 8omo of the worst
"colds" happen to those who do not leave
their hous-id or vven their beds , and those
who are most Invulnerable nro often those
who are most oxpatcd to changes of tern-
pcrattuo , and who by good sleep , cold bathIng -
Ing and regular habits preserve thu tone of
bo nervous nyutem and circulation.
DIIOII.
VAMQUET Mnry J. died nt Washing
ton , D. C. , Monday. October 12. JSM. His-
ter of F , H. Woodrow nnd Mrs. 13. L.
ArniHtront' . Kunerul Birturdiiy , October
17 , U90 , at 2 V. m. , from V19 N , 25th uvc.
ORCHARD & WILIIELM'S ' SALE
The Great Prico-Ectlno'n j Sale of the Cca-
eon in Full Blast. '
DRAPERIES GET THE CUT SATURDAY
Tlic Kiirnltnrc nml Cnriu-tx Cut nuil
Cu ( to Keen tlu > Croitilx Coining ( o
the ( irrutVNt ClfiirlitK Siilc
Ill-Ill III Olllllllll.
. Many of the bargains quoted hero for
Saturday's trade- are In small lots , and will
not last till noon. You will nce < l to come
early If you want some of them. Tlilrty-al/
pairs of real Irish point lace curtains at
$3.48 , means that If you want n pair you
must come doun town and let the dishes
stand. We are full ot l/argalns for Saturday.
Double- face < l tapestries for portlcrs with
out lining , new goods , bought this season
to sell for $1.00 a yard ,
YOUR CHOICE CSC.
20c double knotted rug fringe , all colors ,
lOc.
lOc.lOc
lOc double head rug fringe , 5c.
Cotton edging fringe for muslins , only 5n
40c to 50c silk drapery fringe , S2c.
Heavy 3C inch floor denims , was 30c now
20c.
20c.All
All colors In genuine French corduroy
that never Gold for less than $1.25 , Saturday
DSc.
DSc.Only
Only 25 pairs of olive , gold and red chenille
curtains at Jl.SS n pair.
3G pairs real Irish point lace curtains , $2.48 ,
C pairs $12 Scotch uiadraa curtains $5.00 . \
pair.
pair.Only
Only 3 pairs left of the Harness muslin
curtains In whlto and gold , usual price $8.50 ,
now $ t.CO.
25c muslin by the yard , ISc.
25c fish net by the yard , 15c ,
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO. .
1414-141C-1418 Douglas St.
Bargain matlneo at the Crelghton today
at 2:30. : Otis Skinner in "Tho Lady of
Lyons. " Entire balcony , 25c ; lower floor ,
GOc.
There will bo no missionary meeting In
thu First Presbyterian church on Satur
day at 3 p. m. , as Miss Doty will not ar
rive In the city until 5 p. ra.
Comfort to Callfnrnlii.
Yes , and economy , too. If you patronize
the Burllngton'a Personally Conducted oncc-
a-weck excursions , which leave Omalm
every Thursday morning.
No change ot cars Omaha to San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles. Second-claw tickets
accepted.
Call at ticket office , 1502 Farnam street ,
and get full Information or write to J.
Francis , General Passenger Agent , Omaha ,
Neb.
YHAH FOItAGUIlS.
Giirllrld'H XrlKliIiors Siiltcil ] | | N Or-
oluiril to. Try to .Save HU Appli-N.
"Tho experience of the good pcoplo of Can
ton , 0. , and of Major McKlnlcy in this cam
paign remind me very much of n similar ex
perience In the little village of Mentor In
18SO when General Garflcld was the repub
lican candidate for the presidency , ' said a
woman to a representative ot the New York
Sun. "I was a near neighbor of the Gar-
fields the yeir the general ran for president
and I saw all the demonstrations attendant
on the visits of delegations to their hoim
and all the devastation wrought by the bands
of relic hunters ot which the delegatlonc
were mostly composed. The two railroads
which pass through.Mentor cut thil Garfleld
farm. Temporary stations were built on th.
farm for the accommodation of pilgrims
Day after day the train would drop oft hun
dreds and frequently thousanda of curious
persons who were bound to ECO the cam ) I
date. It was not long before the little path
Iroin the railroad stations became a broad
thoroughfare entirely denuded of vegetation
The relic hunters began their work of steal
ing thu flowers and plants from the flower
beds. When these were all gone tbo treet
and shrubbery were attacked foi
souvenirs. Then a raid was made on the
cornfield. First to go was the sweet corn ,
which the general had hoped to have for
table use. Then followed the common field
variety as it matured. Sticks and stones
were carried away , nnd pieces of the fences
and the buildings even were taken. Ono of
the most popular relics with visitors was
an apple from the Garfleld orchard. Apples
were very plentiful that year , nnd General
Garflcld had an orchard of trees well laden
with fruit. Every apple ho had was car
ried off by bis visitors , and I venture to
say that there are In the land , kept as
precious mementoes of that campaign , thou
sands upon thousands of dried and withered
apples stuck full of cloves to preserve them.
The owners of these relics do not know that
most of them did not grow on the Garflcld
place. The neighbors of the general had to
come to his rescue from this Invading army
of petty thieves , and they found a way to
help him when they learned that the visit
ors had turned their attention to tbo or
chard. Every night the neighbors would
drive around to the general's orchard and
dump wagon load on wagon load of apples
beneath hta trees. H did not seem to mat
ter to the rello hunters that there were a
dozen different varieties of applies under
ono tree , and that none ot them was the
sort the tree produced ; they grabbed at the
chance to get "n apple and take it away
as a reminder of the visit. By 'salting' the
Garflcld place with relics the general's
neighbors and friends think they prevented
his house from being carried away piece
meal. "
_
Tin' WhlNtH-r.
Ho was whistling and she didn't like It.
"I wish , " she said , "when you are walkIng -
Ing with me you wouldn't whistle. It Is ex
tremely rude. "
"I am whistling for the want of thought , "
ho replied , with evident Intent to bo very
crushing.
"If that's what It's for , " she remarked , "I
think I may say , without fear of successful
contradiction by any ono who known you ,
tha * you don't have to. "
Then ho stopped.
A SCiltlYi ! Diiflc.
Plttsburg Chronicle : "Your majesty , " said
thu steward of the cannibal king to his au
gust master , "In the pockets ot our captive
wo found a letter , presumably from his
sweetheart. In which ho la culled a "duck. "
"A duck , Is ho ? " replied the king. "Good
enough ! Wo will have him for dinner. Poul
try has been scarce In this neighborhood for
a long time. Don't forget tbo onion stuff
ing. " '
AH IlliiHlrnUoii.
Washington Star : "There's lots o" mln , "
said Mr. Hafferty , "thot athraets a gred deal
av attention wlddout much that's substan
tial ty show fur it. "
"Throuo fur ycz , " replied Mr. Dolan. "The
lightest man runs up tbo ladder fastest.
But It do bo the wan that brings a bed o'
bricks wld 'ini thot r'aly counts. "
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
E2 > IN
PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
fiom Ammonia , Alum or any other ailultcitnt
40 Years the Standard *
lice , October 1C , 1SS8.
A Rare Snap.
Balance of Our Light Weiglit Over
coats at half.
Only Young Men's Sizes , $7,00
Coats for $3.50.
Here's a chance to get a light weight ovcrco.it for very little
cash. We have less than 50 on hand , all tel I. Twenty of
these y.ou can have Saturday at $3.50 each , an I the others at
different figures not higher than $ < ) for any fall coat in the
house. The only reason we make this sweeping reduction is
the sizes we don't want
arcjsmail to canv them over we
can't duplicate tlic regnl.ir sizes and we want to get them
out of the way by Saturday night There arc cheviots , cassi-
meres , serges , fancy twills , clay "worsteds and fancy English
weaves , and the colors run from very Hunt to plain black.
These are the same garments we have sold all the season
when the sixes were complete , and the original prices were
from $7 to $15. They run from 32 to 3 < l inches bust measure
and if you get a fit you get a "snap" that's all ,
New prices on Gloves , Furnishings , No
tions. Silks and Dress Goods. We sell the
Butterick Patterns. Grocery and Provision
Bargains.
Special Sale of
Ladies7 Kid Gloves ,
The greatest fiOc Kid Glove ever shown
In this city. Gloxcd worm $1.00 to $1.CO
per pair , all go at 60c. Sale commences
Saturday morning.
Special Sale Underwear.
M)0 ) dozen men's Fleeced Shirts and Draw
ers , only 35c each ; worth COc.
Men's heavy Merino Sox , 12V c per pair ;
worth l5c. !
1 case of ladles' uoivy Fleeced Vests and
Pants , worth COc each , at 25c.
Special for
Saturday in Silks
BOO remnants velvets In all colors except
blacks. These are ends riming from U to
% yards , and the price for Saturday morn-
liiK. 8:30 : to 9:30 : , will bo 5c for the piece.
25 pieces lining satin Saturday , 10c.
100 pieces silk velvet , In colors only , 2Gc.
Dress Goods
CO pieces Novelty Dress Goods , 3C , 38 and
40 Inches wide , Roods actually worth 2Gc.
29c , 39c and 48c , Saturday for 19c.
10 pieces black Serge , full OS-Inches wldo
and strictly all wool. Saturday lie.
2i pieces Chameleon Dress Goods In all
the different weaves and colorings , Satur
day 12c.
Black Dress Goods
4C-lnch Trench serge , Saturday 20c.
These are Imported French cloth , and
strictly all wool.
P. S. Do not fall to see our Novelty line
of Dress Goods at COc.
The assortment Is simply Immense , wo
have over 250 different styles to show.
Handkerchief Sole
1 lot pure linen handkerchiefs , 5c.
1 lot fancy lace corner Initial handker
chiefs , Cc.
1 lot handvcmbroldcrcd Initial handker
chiefs , Cc.
Spool cotton , 2 for Ic.
25o hair brushes , ICc.
Notice
Wo have made a change In our fancy
goods department and have secured th
services of one of the finest fancy nccdlo
workers In the country and will glvo frco
lessons d.illy. 3 to 4 p. m.
We're giving away Bilk floss books with
every two dozen purchased.
Stamped Linen Specials.
Stomped center pieces at 3c , Cc , lOc and
ICc each.
From 2 to 6 p. m.
Saturday
Ladles' and misses' Tarn O'Shanters , nil
colors , for 35c , they cost COc to 75c else
where.
Also a very complete line at GOc , TCc and
$1.00. We cave you COc on the dollar from
millinery store prices.
Tills line Is on second floor In connection
with the men's hat department , In which
wo have some money savers for the inassef
on Saturday.
Remember the day and hour.
It's a Bargain.
Wo will sell 25 pounds of the best
Granulated Sugar for $1.00
And 30 pounds of extra C Sugar for.$1.00
Also 10 bars best Laundry Soap 25o
3-pound can best Packed Tomatoes. . . . G',4o
2-pound cans Whlto Sugar Corn. . . . . . . Co
2-pound package Breakfast Oatmeal , 4c.
High grade Mocha nnd Java , 30c.
Best Golden Rio , best grown , 25c. |
Cereal Coffee , lOc.
Provisions
Attend the greatest Bargain Day ever held
on Saturday pt THE CHEAT TRANS-MIS
SISSIPPI HEADQUARTERS.
A big butter and rgg day.
A big cheese day. ' '
A glgnatlc meat and Inrd sale.
A calo on crackers that discounts any
Iircvloim one.
A fruit and flfch day.
Wo again say to you to lay In your supply
of provisions before they go up , and hero
Is thu place to rave your money on all kinds ,
HAYDBN BROS. HOME OF BARGAINS.
"A STITCH IN TIME , etc.
As soon na you know your
tooth IB decayed consult
TIM :
Dentist
attention glvon
to fllllnff teeth.
THIRD FLOOR PAXTON BLOCK.
MADE ME A MAN
AJAX TAIlLUrSlDHlTIVlXY OIJUK
A l.lftrrratii l > ! itnirn J-iiillnx Mem.
orrlinl1ol | " " ; > r.HI'rl ; ni < i " . ICjiiiiuwd
br Aliunoaiiilotlur I.ir > ci nnil ] inll > .
crxtlunn. Tli'ii tiiitrl.lu " > " ' 'iirtlu
re.loro I/ t VlUllir In oM ur launff , nnd
111 a DIUII for ilud jrliu > liiF < ii or innrrlnv.
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taken lu llin * . 'Ilmlr MM iliqwn Immnllntn Imiirurif
m iit un.l . ollecU u OUHK wliorn nil otliirt full. In.
( Ut ul < m liurlntf Uio c iitilnn Ajnx TaUleU. They
limecuic.i llioininiliHnil will euro jmi , U K | O a
l < / ltUo written nun run I MI tu ffli'i-t a cum In rnih CIIM
or rofiinil Ilio inoimr. J'l l BO i cut * i r i > i kuii , or
kli iinrkiutM ( lull trinllnentl fur S'ai. Hx mnllln
ululii wrntiMT. uiion rnrclj.1 of I'rlro. Clmilnrree. .
AlAV PPMPfW . . TO . , , iai itl'n > rlmruM. * . III , ,
Tor eao ! In Omatm by Juiiten 1'ciiytl' , ? 0 ! tt ,
Kill Btrrtt.
Kiilm & Co. , Kill mul luuila ; * i-lrcqlii.
DrUBKl < t .
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THE BEE
PRINTS DAILY TIM ! MOST WMI'I ' ETi :
SI'OHTINO NISW8. THR SPOUTING UK-
PAIITMKNT OK THH OMAHA SUNDAY
BEE IS UNEXCELLED ,
Ami will leave It to Korhlntf Knt The Ll
xliiri-H In Hi' ! middle nf tin' Mock arc clnlmliiK
Ilii-y iiri : tht "original" price ctitlem. Wo don't
Ixllcve It. Now , won't you | ilca o ilcclile It.
Vou cnn liato our iimco free of charcc to imMtali
the stulrment , und wu'U ulao IIUo to know IT
iloe'n conimlKiilon IIIIR Leon rained luti-ly.
Kcott's Kmultlnn t'a
rnlne'i Coleiy Componnil , Cio
Kti'arn'R V.'lnu of Coil Liver Oil 750
Hii7o.lf.nt . , Wo
Hnod'B Kniitiiiaillla | Ha
Allcock'H PlaKtrtrt , . . . . . . . . . . . . * ( ' 9o
Munyon's Iti'iiiHillcu -Co
C/ulcr'H / I.Uor 1'lllH : , 12' )
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Wamcr'B Safe l.'mo Ma
Mcluchol , Mo
roml'i Kxlract . , > 3o
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I'limua'n Uouile lulnliiu. . S8 & JCa
cur PRICE
DRUGSTORE.
1 Oth nnd Chicago ,
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Home liy mirdi.ifliiB u Ijotlle of i-- : > | itlin I.OIIIK
Oiruiio uu ilonutliiK Hie cnllru ti'.lcn for
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