THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : iSATUHDAY. JUNE 20 , 1807. KELLEY , STIGER & CO- Extraordinary Values in Ladles' and Chil dren's Hosier/ and Underwear. LADIES' AND CHLDREN'S PARASOLS Onr Aflimrliiirnt of I'nrnftnU nml Urn- Ijri'lliiN IN Mont Unmplci > llimilli-n , llmt Ciriiilcn , All at l Sjicclnl I'rlocN Toilii ) . 12'4e Ladles' nno 40-gaugo fast black tnaco cotton hcnc , double Hole , heel and toe , ipcclal prlco today , 12V4c pair. 2Cc Ladle * ' extra flno cotton hose , Mack , tan mid oxhlood , nil fast colors , plain and drop etltcli , also white soles , si > llccd heel and toe. regular 3r c quality , today , 25c pair. 35c Llslo tli-ead hose. Ladles' very flue caU7o llslo hoec , black , tan , bronze and oxblood - blood , absolutely fast colora , plain or drop Btllcli , double sole , heel and toe , regularly old at HOC pair , today. 35c ; 3 pairs , $1 00 tOe Silk plated tiosc , an Ideal atimtncr hose , ladles' black ollk iilateil hose , double eole , heel and toe , Hcrmsdorf djc , today , COc pilr. Hoys' and Mls tsV hose. 12'fcc pair ; bo > fi' and misses' hose , fa.st black and tan , 1-1 ribbed , double knee , heel and toe , all sizes , 6 to 8'S , today , 12'/6c ' pair. LADIUS' UNIMSIIWHAK A few of the many bargalnn for today. lOe , 3 for Slic ladles' line Hgyptlan Rich- cllcu rlbbt-d vests , white or ecru , nicely trimmed , regularly sold nt 18c each , today , lOc. 3 for 2Gc. 25c lisle thread vests. Ladles' llfllecats , ellk finished neck and arms , nhaped or titrulnht low neck , short Blcc\ca , also sleeveless - less high neck , long or short sleeves , ecru or white knee pants to match , excellent valued , today , 2ic ! each , Siic , 3 for $1 00 We have placed on the underwear counter for Saturdaj our entire line of f.Oo lisle thread veals for ladles' , Mlk crocheted neck and arum , shaped or straight ecru and white , also a few dozen of colored ullk vests , choice of these great values to day , 35e , 3 for $100. Me pure silk vests Ladles' swiss ribbed Bilk vests , regular $100 quality , beautifully cro-hcted neck and shoulders , cicam , all Bl7cs , three are special bargains ; today. COc mill PARASOLS AND UMHRCLLAS. Ladlis' fancy light colored parasols , also best grade white china silk chiffon-trimmed enameled frames ; natural wood and bamboo handlrn ; special prices for Saturday , $1 48. Ladles' 20 Inch , ckbe toll , black silk Ver- nona serge umbrella , silk cover and taesel , eteel rod , natural wood , India briar , Dresden end horn handles , choice of this lot , today , $1.48 ; n regular $225 umbrella. We have a large variety of children's para- eels , from 2Gc up upKHLLnV. . STiaCR & CO , Cor. rarnam and IGth Sis i\not/"riviCOMMITTKIJ MIIIIXO. Tlnit * i\lcmlril for lU-eolv IIIK IlltlN for A drill ii IN ( ration A roll. The regular meeting of the executive com mittee of the exposition was held jcstcrday aftrcttoon at the Commercial club , all the members being present. The tlmo for receiving bids on the build ing of the Administration arch under the new advertisement was extruded till July G at 11 a. in. , at which time the bids will bu opened and contract awarded. Manager Kirkcndall announced that owing to the Impovtanco of having more room to work draughtsmen convenient to the super vising architect he would vacate the rooms ho occupied In the I'axton block and would occupy rooms In the McCaguo building. Tula arrangement was approved by the commlt- tco and Manager Llabcock , who 1ms had little need for olllcos up till this time , will occupy the rooms vacated hy Mr , Klrkendnll. J. n. Dlnsmnre of Suttou waa uj.1de hon- oiaij commissioner for the whole live stock bureau , to scivo till the close of the exposi tion , i A communication was lead from the execu tive committee of the Hoard of Lady Man agers detailing the plan for the Boja' and Girls' building. Upon the recommendation of Mr. Rosewater the communication was re ferred back with Instructions to have the plans changed to provide that the building ehall bo erected with fire tile to prevent the possibility of a Hie. o \MIMMJMMJ rou A g In Secure I'lliiciitloiuil AH- NDI-IIIlull ( or i\x > HltIi > ii Vrnr. Superlntcndent'Pcarso of the public schools Is making the linal arrangements for the campaign for the 1S9S convention of the Na tional Education association. It Is now cer tain that Omaha will send a big and energetic delegation to .Milwaukee to make the fight and nothing has been oveilooked that will beef of assistance In convincing the delegates thai Omaha is the most desirable location for their next convention Tlu exposition management Is preparing a very attiaetlvc souvenir , somewhat similar to that which .the Klks will take to 'Minne ' apolis This will show the scope of the ex position and will give much Information con cerning tlie various attractions of Omaha. Superintendent Pcarso and a part of the Omuha delegation will probably leave for Milwaukee the latter part of next week and the remainder will go early In the following week. More AniillnilloiiN for Sinoo. Thn Kort Wajno Electrical corporation has telegraphed for 2,1CO feet of additional ipaco In tli ? exposition. This makes , the eccond additional application made by this company , The Reliable Incubator and Brooder com pany of Qulncy , III. , has applied for 400 feet of space upon which to exhibit elx In- cnbatois In operation. The Kelt & Tarrant Manufacturing com pany has asked foi epace upon which to exhibit six of Its comptometers and compto- graphs. P. Stodlnlger , Austro-IIungorlan consul at New York , notifies the Department of Ex hibits that ho has been requested from Vienna to acquire all the Information possible relative to the expedition and forward same to the Tieasury department at Vienna , d. H Baxter has been made commercial agent foi the state of Wisconsin , I'rof , J. E. Wlgnan of the manual train ing department of the Omaha High school lias been sent to New Haven , Conn. , to at tend the national training school convention and to secure the convention for this cltj next year If possible. Ho left for the cast j eetcrday. smniuu i\jnisio\s ( , Vln ClilwiKO , MllitiiiiKpi- itt. I'aul II' } A long list of excursion points to which round trip tickets will be sold at greatly re duced rates The conditions for summer tourists were never more liberal than those for this season , For full Information as tc routes , rates , limits , selling dates , etc. , ap ply at the city ticket olllce , 1504 rarnam fit P. A. NASH , General \\Vstern agent. Awarded Highest Honors World's Pair , RAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADB. A pure Grape Cream of Tartar PowJer. ' fan , Ammonia , Alum or any other adii'r , 40 Yeirs the Standard , LAIRD-SCHOBER'S ' LAST RUSH Today Will Bo the Grandest Day of All the Glad New Year. LAIRD-SCH3DER S3 AND SO SIDES 52,48 It' a Simile thc > Ili-nt of Half Price for < ho rincnt Mlmcn tlic World 1'ruiliiCFH No Snlu liver Like It. . ' Today , Saturday again. You'd know It anyhow by the crowds that come here Saturday for the extra shoo bar gains. It's not so awful warm , So everybody will be out and shoes with bob tall prices like ours will have the call. The 4Sc bins arc loaded to the gunwales. Pay xour money and take jour choice. Men's $3 tans with the new toe arc $1 35. Hoy's J2.CO tans arc ? l-2u. Men's ? t and $4.GO tans and oxbloods arc $1.08. The finest made In men's colored shoes , vicl kid mil Russia , arc $2.48. We've loaded the children's and misses' S4c bins with shoes of such rare value that for S4c the } can't last the day out. All the jouth's tans and black spring heel lace shoes that were $2 and $2.50 go for 88e Saturday. Why not give your hoys a chance ? If jou don't hcc jour sire In the bins , ask for It If It's on the shelves a salesman will produce It Wo have SO pairs of women's $4 turn but ton shoes wo will close them Saturday at $1 48 a pair. All the ladles' J3.BO Prince Alberta go at the eame price. It Isn't what thcj're worth , but what jou will carry them away for quick that's how we arc marking them now. It will pay jou to get In with the rest of the people even If jou are crowded a little. LAIRD SCHOHER & CO. , Rushing the Quitting. 1515 Uouglgs st. A fine rose free today to every lady patron of the soda fountain at Kuhn's drug Ptore , Fifteenth and Douglas , where the best boda In the woild is to be had. Summer IXcMi VIA THE WAHASII. Homcscekcrs couth June 15. Nashville and return every day , Chattanoogi In Jtilj- , To ronto In July , Buffalo In August , and all the summer resorts of the cast and south. Call at Wabash ofllc ; . 141C rarnam street , or vvr.te G N. CLAYTON , Agent. llulf KntoM , Hot hprliiK , : < . 1) , . .In no - . , Via the Burlington Iloute $16 40 for the round trip from Omaha. Tickets good for 20 dajs. No better place to spend the summer than Hot Springs. No quicker way to get there than the Hurllngton. No lower rates than tbos-i of Juno 25. Call at the ticket ofllce , 1502 Parnam St. , and get full Infoimatlon. CAI.IKOHM V. Of or tinIldolliH liy The Hurllngton's Nebraska Christian En deavor train for San Tranclsco will leave Oniahi . GOO p. m. Lincoln . 7 30 p. m. rahmont . 900p.m. Hastings . 10.30 p. m. Wedncfidaj , June 30. Stop-overs will be made at Denver (1 ( hour ) , Colorado Springs (8 ( hours ) , Leadvllle (1 ( hour ) , Glenwood Springs (3 ( hours ) . Salt Lake City (40 ( hourb ) . Tickets , J-2 50 ; berths ( wide enough and big enough for two ) , $050. Kull Information given and reservations made on application to W. H. Waddell , chairman committee on transportation , 1503 Tarnam St , or to J. B. Reynolds , city pas- B nger agent , Burlington Route , 1502 rar St. nam _ _ Union 1'iK'lllc has been selected bj the Nebraska Christian Endeavor committee as the OFFICIAL ROUTE for the Y. P S. C. E. convention San Kranclsco , July 7-12. Special excursion train , cocalstlng of Pull man Palace Sleepers , Pullman Tourist Sleep ers , Chair Cars , will leave Omaha Wednes day. June 30 , at 3 30 p. in. Tor Sleeping Car reservations and ful Information regarding this excursion call at TEVMISMU : The Linn-it Hilton Kier Muile to nil KxiMixltloii In Tlilt Coiiiitr } . The Exposition In commemoration of the hundredth pnnlversory of the admission of Tennessee Into the Union Is not a local affair by any means. It far surpasses In extent of buildings , beauty of grounds , Interesting ex hibits anil number o ( both foreign and homo attractions any exhibition ever held in this country , with the possible exception of the Columbian of 1S03. Located as It Is on the main line of the Louisville & Nashville Rail road It Is In the direct line of travel between the North and South , and can he visitor en route with loss of but little time The extiemely low rates that have been estab llshed make It cheaper td go a little out o jour waj' , even , to take In this great show \vhllo Us own attractions will well repay a special i Islt. Write Mr. C. P. Atmore. Gen' Pass. Agent , Louisville , Ky. , for matter con cernlng it. cooi.nv CAM.II > i > piu.icn COUUT Vrrc-Mloil at nil J3nrl > Hour YcMterilnj Jullim S. Cooley was arrested jester daj' . The woman hi the case Is Eva Rlloy one of Cooley's clients and at present a defendant In a police court case. With Cooley was arrested his brother Thoma Cooley , who Is named as co-defendant in th complaint that nau been filed. Julius Coolcy's arrest Is the outcome o the case In which the Rllcy woman is immei as defendant. She was arrested at the In Ft nil co of Joble Murphy on thu charge- larceny as bailee. Miss Murphy loaned lo Miss Rlley , who was her friend , a goh watch , The Rlley woman pawned It. Th watch was recovered and Is now In th possession of the police. Cooley appeared as the attoiney for th Rlley woman and managed by dilatory tac .tics to put off the healing. Ho iiocured continuance on an allegation that the Rile woman was too 111 to appear In court. A the woman was apparently In the best o health when she was nncsted the police dl. not believe the allegation and qulctlj bega an Investigation Yesterday momlng nt 3 o'clock several ofil ccrs visited ( ho woman's room and they allege that they looked over the transom and saw Cooley oeciipjlng the room with her. The door was opened on demand , hut Cooley had lied Into an adjoining room , occupied by his brother , Thomas. All three were ariestod. sii < ) ii.nr.ii ; STUAPS won Tnooi'Rics. .oil , AYrlifclrr Mnltox . .Viiiioiiiicriiiciitit of HIM \iMiIiitinrnfH. | | . The officers of the Transmleplsflppl Troop ers met at the Commercial club rooms jestculuj for the transaction of buslnt'sa pertaining to the olllccrs of the organization. Iho queetlon of rank designation for offlcers was dlscubsed and It w decided to adopt a shoulder Knot made after the regulation pat tern with Mark braid and whlto Held , the rank designation to bo embroidered In the field , following the liulgnlo adopted for the regular artnv. This de , lgnatlon will bo worn by all the ofllceis except the bilgadler gen eral , who will bo designated by gold em broidered oak leaves extending aiound the collar of the coat. Stepti were taken to promote the forma tion of fho troops In Omaha , South Omaha being counted tin for two full troops and Council Bluffs for onu troop. General Webstci announced the following staff appointment ; , ( ffoUhe at once 1H , Millar to bo brigade adjutant with the runk of captain ; Clement Chaise and H H , Weller lo bo aldus-de-camp with the rank of captain. Another meeting of the officers will be held at 12-30 o'clock Monday for the completion ot unfinished uufalnea. Kurojm .uurouc. A personally conducted party ci teachers and friends Ihla summer. Low rate * . Ki- elusive. Norlhncttern Lin * . HOI Firnam St. L'P , CARTff RIGHT & CO , ) iTerMoro Bargains in Misses' and Chil dren's Shoos and Slippers. THESE ARE ALL BROKEN LOTS L'ciiniirlNlnpr Only n l > rr l'nlr of n ICInil Cotnv l arly nml Secure n 1'nlr Halo IleKlnn Pnrly nml i Cniln I.ntc Toilny. Misses' while canvas oxfords , our regular rice $1.50 , to close at $1.10. Misses' tan oxford , our $175 grade , to lean them out you take them for $1.25. Misses' flno dork Ian , clolh lop , bullon hoe , our flncsl grade , new round lee , solder or $250 , lo go unill gone al $2.00 ; Ihcse are lew shoes. We have same as above In lace , all kid , Iso go al $2 00. MlfEcs' $2 00 Ian shoes , In button and lace , everal different styles , your choice $1 50. Children's $2 QO tan shoes , dark shades , tzcs 8 to 11 , $1 75. Children' $1 50 tan shoes , dark shades , izes 8 lo 11 , $1 25. Hojs' Ian lace shoes , our $250 grade , now 2.00. Youth's tan goat lace shoes our guaran- ccd $2 00 shoe , cut deeper thin ever , $1.60. LADIES' CANVAS OXFORDS. No shoo as ever been produced that can nice the place of the white canvas or linen oxford for a cool summer shop. They arc not only the most comfortable , hut they are icat .and here tomorrow they are especially ow priced. For one day we will sell all our ladleo' :2 : 50 whlto canvas oxfords for $2.00. All the $250 linen oxfords will be $200 also. also.All All the ladles' $2.00 white canvas oxfords vlK bo $1 60. The $1.50 linen canvas oxfords arc $1.25. T P. CARTWRIGHT & CO. , Corner 16th and Douglas Sts. DVMSII mioriiimiiooi ) AO. i , ( Srand IMcnlu nt Illnlr , Juno 27. Train leaves Webster street depot at 930 a. m. , returning the same evening Tare , COc round trip. Music , games , races , refreshments. Secure tickets at the depot. run UNION I'vciric. Tin- Only IMnlnr Car lloutc. OMAHA TO PACII'IC COAST. THE UNION PACIFIC , It Is the cnly direct line to San Francisco , and makes 12 HOURS QUICKER TIME to San Francisco than any other line. Call at city llcket olllce , 1302 rarnam st. IliifTnloT \ \ rl ; , Iloston and New England points are reached In the most comfortable manner via the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rallvvaj' . The sum mer train tcrvlce via this line affords morn ing , afternoon and evening trains from Chicago cage at convenient hours , a complete s hedule of which will be furn'shed ' on application Tourists llckets lo the many cool and de lightful rcsorto of the easl , Including Chiu- tauqua lake , are now on sale. A handsome Illustrated Tourist Book , showing routes and rates to these points , will b ? sent free on re quest. If jou contemplate an eastern trip this summer the pilntcd matter referred to will be of Interest. Addrces B. P. Hum phrey. T. . P. A. , Kansas City , Mo ; or C. K. Wllbcr , A. G. P. A. . Chicago. A 1IIHTII It VTC SC.VUE ! . \o Dnniv r of the I'nclllc or the New KiiKliuul StntuN Ilfliipr PriMlpnlutfil. From tlmo to time elaborate statements of blrth-rato statistics appear. The most recent bitch of these figures , says the New York Sun , shows that while the birth rate In Franco has fallen off from thirty-three per thousand of population at the beginning of the century to twcntj-two per thousand at the pieent time , there has been an even greater decline In some of the states of the United States , and particularly in New Eng land. The latest compilation made of blrth- rate figures shows the rate In Nevada to be 10.30 per 1,000'so that its population would dlo out completely In less than 100 years. Maine follows with a birth rate of 17.99 per 1,000 , which gives Us population about a century longer lo exlsl. New Hampshire U third with 18 per 1,000 , Vermont fourth with 18 , and California fifth with 13 per 1,000 , or nearly 12 per cent lees than the rate In France This fact the alarmist statistician finds to be mcst striking , In view of the favorable climate , ample area and dlversltj of Interests In. the state. Following Califor nia is Connecticut , which has a birth rate of 21.3 per 1,000. Massachusetts has 21.5. Rhode Island has 22.5 , a somewhat higher rate than the French , but still Insufficient to prevent the extinction of the population within two or three centuries. Wjomlng , with its 21.8 , comes between Massachusetts , and RhoJo Island , while Oregon has a rate ot 22.5. The conclusion drawn from these statistic * Is that within a period varying from sixty to 200 years , according to cir cumstances , the prestnt population of New England and the Pacific coast will he re placed. All this Is of course very alarming If true. But It Isn't true , and the total extinction of the Gaelic race or the Anglo-Saxon race In any given locallly Is nol lo be expeclei or looked for , the statisticians to the con trary notwithstanding , and for a very plain and simple reason. A low birth rate Is not a mark of decadence or degeneracy anj- whcro ; It Is a mark of the disparity be tween the sexes In the population of any state or country. Statisticians make usually the mistake of estimating the growth o population , not by the actual number o births , but by the relation which the mini her of these births hears to the tolal popula lion II Is from Ihls Ihal they get their elusive "birth rate , " and a Iltllo examine lion of the facts on which their last alarm Ing bulletin Is bated will ohow this con cluslvoly * . In Nevada , by the last fedora census , the number of males In the state was 30,000 ; thn number of females was 1C , 000. Thcro were nearly Iwlce as many males as female ? , bill Iho statisticians , taking no regard of this disparity , habed their eotl mates on Ihe number ot births to the tola population , and thus arrived at the conclu slon that the population of this estate , as o other states on the Pacific , was djlng out In Oregon , by the last census taken bj federal authority , there were 180,000 male and 130,000 femaleE > , and In this stale fo the same reason as In Nevada the blrll rate appears to bo small. California Is an other state which the statisticians aver wll at the present rate soon become depopulated Theoretlcallj' , BO to speak , It may ; actuallj the population has Increased from 3SO.OOO li I860 lo 000,000 In 1870 , 805 COO In 1SSO am 1,210,000 In 1S90 qullu a rapid Increase fo a Btalu which , according to Iho statisticians ID becoming depopulated. The reason o thcdr error is the same In California as li Oregon and Nevada , By the last ccumts th number ot male residents nf that state wa 700,000 and of female residents 500,000 There Is a considerable Chinese populatloi In California almosl exclusively male am tlio effect of this disparity between the scxc 1s lo make U appear that the birth rate 1 low , vvhero In fact It Is so much higher thai the death rate that the population Is In creasing all the tlmo. For a similar reason the Now Englam states on the Atlantic seaboard have a lov birth rate. The only difference Is that In these states the disparity Is on the othe slju of the column there Is on excess o female residents In Rhode Island , for In stance , hy the last federal census , thcr were 10,000 more female than male In habitants In a state the tolal population o which was 158,000. In New Hampshire Hi excess was 3,000 , In Connctllcut It was 7,00 ( and in Massachusetts It was 64.000. Tber Is no danger of the depopulation of any American stale. In some rural localities , 1 Is true , population has fallen off , due to emigration to more fertile and productlv regions , but If there be any pessimist abou who U expecting the depopulation of any American state "within a period varjlni from sixty to 200 jears" ha may hettc abandon hit ) fears. lIucUlcn'M Ariilcu salve. Thu Lest Salva in tbo world for cuts brulaes , loien , ulccrt , salt rheum , fever eoree tetter , chapped hands , chilblains , corns , am all skin c-rur-tteiu. and positively cures piles or no piy requUed. U Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Prlco 25 centu per box. Tor ealo by Kuan & Co. Kni.I.HY , STIOKH * CO. Siicclnl Iliiruntn liv Men' * 1'urnl 1ilnw Ciooiln f < iriT < i < 1ny. MEN'S UNDERWEAR 25C. Illbbcd balbrlggan shirt * nnd drawers , well made and servlcablp , an unusual bargain , MEN'S UNDERWEAR 60C. Pine quality balbrlgjran shirts and drawers made of pure Egyptl&n cotton , abort and long slccvtfl , reinforced drawers. MEN'S UNDBR.WKAR 750. Fine Trench balbrlfiBan shirts nnd dmwers patent finish , extra flno qualltj- . MEN'S FISH NI7T UNDERWKAR 350. Very thin and cool for hot weather 35c , hrco for $1.00 MUN'S SHIRTS , EOC. I/uindcred negligee shirts In percales , with collars attached , regular 75c quality. NEGLIGEE SHIRTS 790. Men's extra quality percale shirts , collars and cuffs attached , reduced from $1.00. NEGL1GEB SHIRTS $1.00. Men's soft bosom shlrtu with cuffs to match , made of French madras and percale , ery cool. UNUSUAL BARGAINS IN SWEATERS. Men's pure wool swealcro In navy , black and maroon , $1.50 and $2 25. Men's extra Ino pure wool swealer , In green , maroon , ilack and navy , with fancy stripes , $2.75. 3ojs' all wool sweaters , $100 and $1.50. BELTS. 25C. Men's and boys' leather belts , In all sizes , from 2S to 42. MEN'S GUYOT SUSPENDERS , 450. The celebrated French Gujot suspender , Ight weight for summer wear. MEN'S HOSE , 12V4C. Superior quality half hose. In black and an , guaranteed stainless. MEN'S HOSE , 25C. Black , -with white soles ; black with white feet , all black , with double soles and high , spliced heels , oxblood nnd shades of tan and jrovvn , In extra flno quality. STRING TIES , 25C. Just received an Immense assorlmcnt of slrlns tics , In Roman stilpra and other novel ties. KELLEV. STIGER & CO. . Corner rarnam and Fifteenth streets. GIin.VTIJST CIHCLb ItlDEU. .11 in ItoliliiKoii 1,1lnir. . Hale ntul IlcnrO , In Mlisonrl. A "champion of the world' In onthing Is an Interesting person under almost any clrcumslanccs. He may bo the best sword swallower , the champion egg eater , or the foremost prize fighter of his time , still the crowd at large will stare at him and point him out to Its children and follow him. The man who knows him personally spcaka of lilm as "my friend , the champion. " The man who doc.s nol know him finjii nothing and turns green when his name Is spoken The man In Mexico , Mo , who does nol know Jim Robinson , Iho retired "champion bare back rider of the world , " Is a minus quan tlty. And though he has not ridden In pub lic for n number of yearn , he still guards the title. Jim Roblneon , for as such he Is known to his frtcnls , his neighbors , and his country men , Is CO jears old , eajs Ihe Rochester Times. He looks about 40. The daring feats thai he performed before brealhleea audiences Ihe world over have lefl no Iraces of fear or excitement on his face. Why should thcj ? To him fear was unknown , likewise excite ment. He now leads a life of cnjoj ment and ease , enviably qulel. Liked by e\erj one , foi hla genial manner makes friends quite as much as his daring feats won him admirers , he Is at once the most familiar and the mcnt unique -figure to be seen dallj on the streets of the little city that has produced more \ ( cknovn \ \ men than any other of Its size In the state. Every morning when he Is In Mexico , and that means nine months out of the year , he walks down town and waltq for the St. Louis papers. His favorite loitering place Is a shoe store on one corner of the equal o. Hero he alls and smokes u good cigar or two and'talks and jokes Tvlth his friends. Once In a while some old circus slory delights those who have dropped In lo buy a pilr of shoes or speak to him. As ho tells It his sparkling cjes seem to hold a llllle more fire than usual , and one can see a small fig ure in gayly colored lights , poised grace fully on a beautiful horse that dashes on and on until a hearty laugh all around dis pels Ihe vision. Ho never boasls "of hie feats. A stranger might stay with him a month , and unless someone lendered- In- formallon that he wan the champion bare back rider of the world the stranger would never find It out. But when a circus comes to town ! Well , what else could be expected ? He Is interested in it from the time the first daub of paste Is slapped on a bill bean until the last tenl stake Is pulled. He knows all the "boys" and they all know him. It's "Jim" and "Bill" and "Bob. " He goes to both performances , and his charming wife gore with him , and as many others as he carea to lake , for Ihe circus proprietor who would no ! ) pass a dozen people In on "Jim1 Robinson's face Is no circus man at all And how he docs enjoy It ! Not a continuous clapping of his hands , but a steady Interest In everything , with the clown's song , will chorus "by Ihe cnllro aggrcgallon of lal- cnled ortlstH , " and ending with the an nouncement that "all who have bought tick- els for Ihe concert will please take Ihe re served seats. " Jim Robinson was a circus man too long to stay to the "afterpiece. " The bareback riders iccognlze him and put on a few fancy twirls as they pass his seat. Once In a while ho nods to some old friend. Once In a while he looks as if It were all he could do to keep his seat. The flickering glare ol the gasoline torches , the hum of admiring voices , the moaning of the animals In the menagerie , and the circus music of the hand , all take him back to dajs when he rode as no ono has since dared to ride And could he do it again , now that he is so near the three score and ten ? He says he could , and no man who has ecen him doubts the statement. It wouldn't take many months' practice to put him on his throne once more. Mr. Robinson and his wife , who U a sister of William Gorham , one of the g-cat s * riders of today , live at a fashionable boarding house. In Mexico and spend their summers In the north. Mr. Robinson rarely sajs anything at the long table , bill during Ihe recent cam paign he could nol always keep still , Ho Is a rabid gold btandard man. He cannot men tion Urjan's name without frowning , and when ho returned homo from the lakes after the election he was GO full of Joy that he could not contain himself Ills free sil ver friends hid from him when they saw him coming , for they did not want to face the teasing they knew would coino with himRobinson Robinson Is a small man physically. Ills hands are small and BO are hU feet. Every lineof Ills face Indicates that wonderful pre cision and will power that made him great In his profession A 'stubby ' mustache adds to this Impulsion. He reminds ono of a sinewy deer He ( licsnos plainly and seldom wears any of the oplendld Jewela that were given him hy many of the crowned heads of lib day and other admirers. Ills trophies which are exceecdlngly handsome , are seldom shown lo any ono. He cannot bear note riety. In short , ho Is exactly thu opposite ol what the average o rciu ptrfcrmer wishes nn : strives to be Ho Isi parslonately fond o fishing. Perhaps the bobbing of the cork am the gay colors of the fishes remind him * o eomcthlng now In the past. An/way , ho U a successful angler. An OiitliiK In the Horlili-H mill Trip < < Iho I'liclllc. The Great Rock Inland Route offers spccla Inducements for Colorado Travel Low rates excellent through train service , fast time In connection with the Scenic Route it Is the best line for Christian Endeavor business to San .Francisco , Special Tickets sold June 9 30 and July 1 , 2 and 3 , Special train wil leave Omaha at G p m. June' 29 Secure sleeping car accommodations at Tlc'.cct Ofllce 13J3 Farnain street , Omaha , Neb. , or addrers John 'Sebastian , G. P. A. , Chicago. A DroiiKht S < or > . Hero Is a drought story told by a Kansas traveling man ; I was driving acrora tbo country to a little town In western Kansas tbo other day , when I met a farmer haullnt , a wagon load of water. "Whero do you get water ? " said I. ' 'Up the road about seven miles , " bo re plied. "And jou haul water ceven miles for your family and stock ? " "Yep. " ' 'Why In the name of eenie don't you dlt , a well ? " "Because It's Jest as far one way as the other , stranger. " THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Prosf cctlvo Legal Battle of the 'Boll Against Telephone Rivals , DEVELOPING PHOSPHORESCENT LIGHTING rr Krrxiil\c Strlitcn of California III ItiirnrxnliiK Mountain ) Slronnin a nil I'm < ln el 111 * I'lre- Irlcul 1'ow IT. The Independent telephone companleo are getting together for the purpose of presetil- ng a united front to the expected legal attack on their right to cxUt by the Bell Telephone company , H will ho remembered that the re cent decision of the national supreme court eft the question of the \alldlty of the pat ents upon which the Hell monopoly now tests KB claims entirely open. The Hell company was declared to he free from responsibility for the long delay In the government patent olllce , but the technical claim to patent right was not considered by the court. If the Hell company now choot.ro to fight Its rivals , scjs the Chicago Post , It must bring suits for InfrliiKGincnt In every federal circuit. And since the declnlon of one federal Judge docs not bind nny other federal judge conflicting decisions may bo rendered and Rrcat co'ifuslon may prevail puidlng the set tlement of tin question by the supreme couit. The company reallres this , and herein lies the explanation of the step , which may seem rather singular to many , upon which It has determined. The plan IB to make a gen- , cral legal campaign , not only against com peting companies and telephone ex changes , but also against Individual users of Infringing Instruments. Technically , of couise , an Individual user Is as guilty ns a corporation making or op- crating telephones. HID right of the In- fnngcd-upon to proceed against subscribers co-operating with exchanges and manfac- turers Is not to be disputed. Hut the Hell company would hardly deem It necessary or expedient to sue Individual subset lucrs vvcie It not for the fact thit private persons lack the mcars and the motive and the disposi tion to make a stubborn and protiacted fight. Hy attacking Individual users the illell com pany hopes to oblaln o speedy settlement from the court of last resort. Hut It may find that It has reckoned without Its cquali In sagacity and Ingenuity. The Independent companies now contesting Its claims will not leave Individual subscribers to their own re sources , legal or pecuniary. The e\changro are holding conferences and devl'lng plans for a concerted and general defensive move ment. The expenses of the fight will be assumed - sumod by the comparlcs and exchanges , and by them legal talent will be engaged to de feat the monopolj. The case or cases , rather , for they will be Instituted In every jurisdiction wfll turn upon technical points , but it Is Intimated that under the memorable Hates decision , In which was upheld the statute providing that a patent ehall bo so limited as to expire at the same time with the foreign patent , the Herllncr patent has been dead since January 8 , 1891 , the date of the expiration of the English patent ot the Ucrllngcr Invention. This contention Is not only good as a shield , but It might serve as a sword to attack the Hell company In counter suits. In many respects the coming battle will bo as Interesting as Its effects will be Im portant Industilally. I'HOSPHOKESCENT LIGHTING. The demonstration of novel illuminating effects given In the Moore laboratory. Newark , N. J. , Is regarded by the New \ork Post as marking distinct progiess In the development of phosphorcocent lighting. Many features of the display were prac tically identical with those of the exhibition of the "etherlc" light which WBP pivcn last May at the electrical exposition In the Giand Central Palace , and the function was dls tlnctly popular rather than scientific. The room In which the demonstration took place was ten feet by tventv-fivc feet in aica. and was lighted by fourteen tubes , placed cloie under the celling In the position occupied by picture molding In an ordlnarv room These tubes were seven feet elx inches long and two and one-half Inches In diameter , oeing , in fact , the same tubes as those used by Mr. Mocre last jeai. In a short address made by E. J. wessels , It was pointed out that the sreat improve ment made hy Mr. Moore on his work of twelve months ago lay In the oubstllutlon of i rotary current Interrupter for a vibrating /ntertupter. / With the violating Interrupter , It will be recalled , only G.OOO breaks per minute could be obtained , whereas , with the rotator , DO.OOO breaks per minute are easily possible. Of course , this means an enor mous reduction in the amount of apparatus and current necessary to operate the sjstem. The effect of this Increased rate of vibra tion was very marked In the wonderful < tcadlncf > s and evenness of tone ot the light admitted by the tubes. An improvement equal ! } important In this substitution of the rotator for the vibrator Is that piactlcally any number of tubes can bo run from a sln- elo rotator , whereas , formerly as many vibra tors were required as there were tubes. The Moore s > stcm Is , therefore , at present In exactly a favoiable condition , BO far ns working and general distribution are con cerned , ao ordinary Incandescent lighting , that Is , it Is operative on what electricians term the multiple arc sjfatcm. In which any number of lamps can be run connected across two wires. It was , In fact , the very pdaptablllty of the Edison system of Incan- dcbcent lighting to this form of arrangement that made It practical , and the accomplish ment of the same object by Mr. Moore must he considered as a dlttlnct advance In the field of electric lighting. Mr. Moore al < v > showed a number of very Intcrcatins experi ments Illustrating the use of the light In decorative woik. Among these was "the candlestick of the future , " which consisted of a glass tuhi > six feet high , carried In a candlestick of corresponding proportions. This tube was lighted up hy Induction , hav ing no connection with any wires whatever. A photograph of the 100 people present was taken by the light of the tubes. 'HLECTKICITV 'HY ' WATER POWER. On the Pacific slope capital has been In terested In the last ten jeara In the produc tion of power by electricity wlt'iout the aid of coal or steam machinery , Prom , the suc- cera of works now completed and under pro. cctia of construction it eecms a though the- problem of cheaper power than that ob tained from coal has been solved , This 'a ' a great desideratum for the great far wr t , vvhero fuel U dear The principal means used Is the application of water po\ver to the generation rf electricity hy the use of ex ceptionally high heads , rather than from gicat volumes The notion of HIP applica tion of high water heads to the generation of electricity , according to a writer In Cas hier's Magazine , was Htiggeftcd to a me chanical engineer hy the VKO of 'water In hydraulic mining. In the h > draullc mining Bjstoin , the force of the natcr delivered through about half a mile of Iron pipe , two and one-half feet In diameter , under 311 feet head , was such that boulders weighing 00 tone were moved , and at dlslanccn of from 100 to 200 feet from the no/ilo men were killed There ; was In Califonila a con dition peculiarly appropriate to the adop tion of this mighty force of water to use through electricity The elate Is mountain ous ; It Is ribbed by the Sierra Nevada1 * ; the coast range parallels Its tea board , and. In the couth the -Sierra Madron , the San JaclntoK and other ran sen give a nicun- taliioua scenery from almotU every p lnt In tliffio vest rangra the streams are nearly always email , and under ordinary conditions It could not he < > ald that the water power U of practical Importance. The streams run doun canoim and nc\lci , however , and when conducted In closed pipes to the bases of the hills and there liberated , theio IB an immense aggregate of rower , under the precsuro of the water within the pipe. OD the water from these sources gre-at dependence la had for the purposes of Irri gation and agriculture , but not until the water Is delivered at the foot of the moun tains , In the early days of hjclraulic mining Ih'a ' water power was used to carry to nil buckets of a revolving wheel that trans mitted Its motion to the shafting of the mine or mill , There are probably a thou sand outfits now on the Pacific Elope , chlclly In California , used In this way for power for ore mills , erlit mills and eawmlltb. Minors and mill men , however , were not long to continue to use hlsjh water heads for creation of power ; the electrical power trana. A Dec. June 25-1' . M. Shoe Sale Green Colored shoe * of HIP vetv llnost Worth While kind , cut from J7W to $300 u imlr. You can't buy any better shoes at The Nebraska Not belle , but . * than you can somewhere else , but you can buy Cheaper. the same shoes for less price. The shoes that other stores sell for $3,00 arc only two dollars here. The shoes that other stores sell ( or two-fity arc only A Saving- one-fifty here. The shoes that other stores get two nt every dollars for dollar and hcrc- singe. are only a a quarter Today we open up 20 cases of Men's finest High Grade Shoes , finished in the newest shade of green This li and made by the finest shoe factory in the east. tional. liexcep These shoes are the same kind you see in shoe store windows marked $6.00 and $7 oo , and arc made up from Imported Vici Kid , with medium and narrow Two toes. To introduce strangers to our Shoe Depart objects Inv ment and to give Our Rcgu'ar Customers a mid v lew. summer benefit we will put these Magnificent Shoes on sale Saturday morning for the astonishing price $400 ot threp. dollars a pair. It is the greatest Shoe Occasion saved. casion of the age , Every number is better than its predecessor. 1'ivii b , 1'roy. N. Y. 5 FOR JULY SHERIDAN'S RIDE By General GEORGE A. FORSYTH , U. S. A , , \\lio was one of the two aides-de-c.unn whom CieucMl Sheridan took \\ith him , and who is the only survivor. Illustrated by R. r. ZOGBAUM FRANK R.STOCKTON'S NEW SERIAL THE GREAT STONE OF SARDIS Illustrated by PETER NEWELL THE MILITARY ACADEMY THE CELEBRITIES OF AND NATIONAL DEFENCE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS By Captain JAMES PARKER. U. S. A. By T. P. O'CONNOR , M.P. THE KENTUCKIANS S A Novelette by JOHN FOX , Jr. , | dealing with the brojdly contrasted types of the mountains and of the Q Blue-Grass region. O Illustrated by W. T. SMEDLEY ยง Brightest and best illusiraieil magazine in the language. I ONDON DAII Y Nivs O mission came Into vogue In 1S93 and then are no\v In operation , or In coulee of ton structlon , nine of these plajis , with hortc- power aggregating 30,000. Of these , seven are In California and two In Utah. 'l\vo similar plants with low water heads , have recently been constructed , one af FoKom , Cal. , with a capacity ot 10,982 hoi so power and the other at Portland , Ore , with a ca pacity of nearly 1,900 horse power. LONG DISTANCE TRANSMISSION. One of the earliest plants built U that at Trcttno , Cal. It is remaikable both In the height of head , which Is 1,411 feet , and also In the distance to which Its current I * transmitted. II sends 1,000 horse power thlrtj'-flvo miles from the novver house The water taken from a folk of the San Joa- iltiln rlvei. In the high Sleiras , Is diverted without the use of a dam , by wooden Humes The canal ID feven miles long and has a ca pacity of blxty cubic fept a second. It lies side gates at every 4,000 feet and these are to arranged that water from ralna , etc. , will spill over the gates , making damage from floods lmpoIblo. . The canal consists of 'flumlng ' for 400 feet of the distance , nude of one and one-half-Inch clear Biigai pine , with beveled edges and Joints caulked with oiikum and the Inner surface coated with asphalt To supplj powci In the event of a washout along the flume , a utcrage reservoir was built , containing enough water to loot foi six dajs. lloth the pipe end the flume are anchored , mcstlj on granite The weight of the water In the pipe Is about 317 tons. The pipe terminates below In a horlrontal Hteel mho 01 cj Under fifty-seven feet long and thirty Indies In dlametei and the water wheels are under the iccclver These wheels are constructed on the bucket system , the buckelH being bolted on the outer rim of the wheel , which la usuallj about five feet In diameter and la kejed dlicctly upon the shafts of the gcneiatoi ainiature-3. The water In the pipe ovtillows at a late of only ono and one-half feet a recoml , but the velocity of the Jets fiom Ihe nozzles , lhat are ono and one-eighth inches In diameter , Is nearly 1,000 feet a minute. The water al the nozzle acts Ilko j solid and the Jslt , are as hard ao crow bars. They fitrlku the wheels at nn angle of fortj-five dcgrccH fiom the hoilzontal , and the ntwlcs being deflecting the water hits the bottom of the wheel pit with tiemendoua power. A fresh cait ? Iron plate ono and one-half Indies In thickness had to bo put often Into thu pit to withstand the washing of the water. The power house Is equipped with th'eu 340 kilowatt multipolor gcneratois , delhciliiK a current of 700 volts 'Ihls voltage la i.ilttd by transformers to 11 000olls for trinii- uilrnlon Thu prcscnl load dellveicd Is MO lioibc pouer. und all of It Is tukcn In the cltj of Freano There ate B.OOO Incjntoci'iit Iamn supplied and seventeen 2J'JD tindlc- powcr , alternating Inclosed arc llglu * . The electrical Installation was done hy the Gen eral Klectrlc company of New Yoik oriinit wisriitN PLAN is Another remaikable plant Is that of the Holland's Ulcctilc Light and Power euinpai'y In California , Under a CIO foot hcpd water is carried through a tunnel Into a pipe line two inllc.i long , which rounccU with a riveted receive ! fnrtj-tight Inches In dia meter and leventy feet long Three 2DO- Kllowatt generators deliver a current at lnoa ! volts to the traiibformcKi , which lalbe It IP 10.000 volts for further transmission The towns of Nevada flty and QrotK Val- le > , Cal , are eupplleJ with electric light and power hy the Nevada. County Klectrlc Power company with water from the South Yutu i Ivor The available head Ifl 290 feet A wooden flu mo 18,000 feet long , C feet wide , I feet deep delivers the water to a steel pipe of 48 , 44 and 42 Inches diamuUr From the Hume the pipe drop * at an angle of about 40 degrees. 320 fctt to the power hout.e , where It li ( onnectcd with a rt'telvn 20 feet long and 7b Indue In diameter night Jets ar uied , At niihdit about 233 horte power U furnlfhcd tj mot013 nnd about 4,000 Incan- dirccnt llghlo niit itcrved The Hear Creek Power company In the fianta Cruz mountains in California i.a a plant carrjlng power a little over tevpnteen miles and delivering It ( o the Santa Oru < : iiectrlo Light and Power comiKUiy. 'I hi ) former has recently placed an order with thu WoBtlughousu company for a duplication of the plant when It will ddlvir power twenty- six miles to ( be town of San Jose. The U'eal- Inghouse company has alto put In a lll.o plant for the Central California Klectrlc company which transmits from Newcaatle to Sacramento , ahouttv.entjtwo miles. .It do- llvcu about & 00 here power , which Is drawn from u water powei of teveral hundred feet head. A plant nearly completed U that of the Power JJcvtloomtut lompau ) of San Frun- 0 < xx > o-o-o-oo-o-o-oo Q 0 Dr. Shepard's new book , X tllnslintcd iiiofiibcly , is now in V circulath n Call or write for u Q fi co copy. The work will interest nnd instruct all 'vho suitor fioin ulmiuio ailments. Slil'HRD ' MEDICAL ISSTIIUPE , : ti i , : ii"mi : ni : v. Y. i.ifcniiij , . ( MlAlf \ . i O-O-O-O-O-O-o O-O-O O-O cisco. The powei hou-c 1 = at the mouth of the Kem river canyon on the edge of the Slcira Nevada mountain , sixteen mllit , north east of lliU rsflcld The power is to he con- vcjcd bj six copper \vlrca to the distribut ing station und IheiiLo through a distribut ing sslem to the different places of UEC. The water Is obtained merdj hj tapping thu river In the can > on At all times there Is 7,000 horse power in the house The Iliimo will carry about 18,000 cubic feet of water a minute It Is 0,000 fc-ct long and drops from I ho Iliimo to the pow < ? r house 200 feet The iressure Is about eight } pounds to the hquaro In h Ilie current from the two 4r 0 kilowatt 2S-polo general cleitrlc alternators will ho of DW volts and la slipped up to 11 000 volls. The plant of the Ploirer I31ectilc Power company of IHah , now ntarhiB completion , will tiansmll power to OKden and alho send Its surplus to Salt Lake City , hesldes running mllu-j connecting the a tallroad twontj-llve , two cities It will develop over 10,000 horao power. AnothT hit ? Utah f-cbcmo Ih the Dig Cottonwood - tonwood Power company , which transmltn a current fourteen miles to Silt Lake City , under n 3SO foot head fiom the Dig Cottonwood - wood liver Lant of the. Important plants of the kind Is that of W. H. Garllck at Redding. Cal. It runs miller a head of SOO feet and has two general electric generators The live voltage h 2OS > 0 mil the current H Pent over four m\\ftf \ \ of wire. It transmits ahout 400 horse power. II WIIM nn IJv c-ii 'I'llIMK. Chicago PostTlio Iiate father had over taken the doping couple , hut ho was a little too late. A complacent clergyman had lied thn knot. "Sli " sild the Irate father "this Is sim ply niitragcnii" Can jou foruet that she U my onlj daughter ? " "I'll tell jou what I'll do , " returned the groom , who always wanted to do the right thing " 1 confess I didn't think of II at the tlmo , but I will agico never again to forget It If yon will alee Kindly icmeinber that the Is my only wife " IJvery nno agiced that It was a fair propo sition , but som'how It didn't ' seem lo Bpolha the old inan'H temper to any appreciable ex- tvnt , "I crave but Ono Minute. " said the public cpeakir In a liucky voice ; and then ho took a dose of Ono Minute < 'ouMi due , and pro- tccded with hla oratory. One .Mlniito Cough Cure Is unequalled foi throat arid lung troubles , A 'I II I'll ) SlIKKI'Hlloil. Waohlngton Star ' 'Ihe more-1 heat about classical literature , " said .Mabel's father , "tho less I Ilko It" "Hut , father , you know that the study ot Greek und Latin tralnx the tnlnd and glvcH uu a moro thorough knowledge of our own language" "I don't object to Iff- study of Oreck and Latin Hut It does seem to 1110 that If , In stead of filling up their hookK with Diaries ahout bHcK-nunibcr heroe . tin1 ! ' had pul In icclpcH fnr milking good bread and harm less ( ilc , Ihcj'd have ( omhlned the useful with tbu ornamental and save-d a grc-ut deal of tlmo foi the gills. " SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES. Alien * 1 not-I 'are. a ; > cm < 1er for Ilic feet It cure * painful ewolltr , rifiurtlng feet and In * nuntly ( liken UKtliinnn of ionn unl bunion * . It' tie Kriatett cumfcrt dlicotir ) of the UK . Allen c 1'uot Knie niukei llEiit-lltiliiK or n tr ihccu frcl run/ It I * u certain tuie for vwrat- Ine rallou. unj hot lire i , iichlni : fcrt. Try U t'nlii ) Kolil ! < ) oil < ' > ( iggltlami hue 6tor % liy null Klo In klhini.f 'lilul ( iatkat-1 , 1'JlKli. - . Allen U. Oiitcd ! , L Key , K. Y.