Nebraska Newspapers

    12 THE' OMAHA' 1 > AILY BEE:1 TUESDAY , MAY 17 , ' 1808 ,
CAPTIVATED BY THE. CAP
Fashion Whi k It to Dizzy Heights in
Popular Estimation !
DOZEN DIFFERENT BRANDS IN FAVOR
Mo Longer n ItmlKC of ftcrrltnile or of
Life' * Antntnn ninnhltiK Youth
UOIIH n Clinrtnlnir Hit
of llendirenr.
Consider the cap , how U adorns tbo head
of maid , wife and widow these days and Is
becoming part and parcel of every well
regulated feminine wardrobe. Two years
ago the cap was regarded as a badge of
servitude , or a confession of old age. House
maids groaned under Its Ignominious yoke
and a few dear old ladles clung to Its dainty
protection , but as It Is lovely woman's
blessed prerogative to change her mind the
cop bos suddenly been whisked up to a
dizzy height In fashionable estimation.
Just now thcro arc about a dozen different
brands of caps on the market , ranging all
the way from an airy snowltakc of lace and
silk muslin , that the debutante wears for
breakfast , to the lawn-crown and snowy
streamers , that Is the especial consolation
of the widowed BOU ) . Each and every one ,
though , has Its especial mission to fulfill
and If you ore sweet 18and your tresses
ro sheeny and curly , you wear In the mornIng -
Ing a fold of muslin , crossing the head from
moro to launder them , with their own fair
hands , as our grandmothers used to do.
UOSfltl * AIIOUT AVOMK * .
U Is said that the number of women's
clubs In London bids fair to exceed the
number of men's clubs , providing that the
rate of Increase continues as It exists to
day. Three of the latest are the Camclot ,
the J. Ten and the drnfton. The
last-named club differs somewhat from the
other' two , Its especial function being to
provide a homo for working girls and for
girls moro particularly engaged In the
neraled water , trade. The working girl Is
Just as keen about her own particular club
as Is the most progressive of women , says
a writer In describing the arafton club
Orafton Is situated In Grafton street , off
Tottenham court road. Miss Ada Mocatta ,
who has eo successfully managed a workIng -
Ing men's nnd boys' Sunday club In Marylc-
bone , Is also to pioneer this new venture
through Its Initial stages. Between twenty
and thirty girls have already applied for
membership , and as the subscription fee Is
not a ruinous ono , It Is hoped to double
that number In a week or two.
There Is a clever little woman In Wash
ington , a mere girl , the daughter of n
former naval officer , who has added to her
slender Income considerably during the last
few months by making neckties. It Is no
longer strictly good form , It seems , to wear
a ready-made necktie , and the young
woman profits by the fad. She has a
sample book of the very latest silks to be
*
had hero.and.in New York , and you take
your choice , not neglecting to pay your
money , and a generous amount of It , too.
The young woman Is at present worklug
SIGNALING IN SEA FIGHTS
Closely Guarded Bocrots of the Naval
Signal Book.
TALKING .BY MEANS OF HAGS
The ArilolH Mulit Sluiinlo nnd the
Meyer * Wlit-Wng Synlcni < o De
Toted In the I'rcnent War
Electric Signal * .
In a naval battle the success or failure
of a fleet may depend on keeping open
communication between the different ves
sels of the squadron engaged. Owing to
the fact that the surface of the sea would
often bo obscured by the smoke .of battle ,
the difficulty of this la apparent , and naval
'experts have been kept busy devising some
method by which the flagship can fcom-
nv.nlcate with the other vessels of a squad
ron at all times nnd under all conditions. .
So far nothing has been put In general
service which meets this demand , but It Is
understood that there has lately been In
vented a telephone , which It Is claimed can
be used without wires , and that signals can
be projected by a vibrator on ono vessel
against n receiver on another. The Navy
department Is keeping the details of this
new system carefully to Itself , as It de
sires to have the Invention for the exclusive
use of our own ships In battle.
The present method of communication Is
system In use In tke iar of 1812 and In
the civil war.
There have been MHBO changes In the
construction of flogs , And the scope of com
munication has be0aisr Ujr enlarged , but
otherwise our forefathers talked at sea In
much the same way that we do now. Of
course the Ardols llght'tlgnal Is something
very modern. In oldltlmcs they communi
cated at night either ? vrlth clares and col
ored lights or by toroHoc , but as there was
no alphabetical code In 4hoso days the pro
cess was by means of flashes ( representing
numbers in the slgmal book ) , and It was
long and tedious.
How well the present flag and wig-wag
signals will work during an engagement
remains to bo discovered ; but It they fall
attempts can still bo made to communicate
by the ship's whistle , or by written mes
sages displayed on blackboards It occasion
offers.
In case of an enemy appearing on our
coasts , arrangements have been made to
notify the nearest body of troops or the
commander of whatever ships 'may bo at
hand. For this purpose towers have been
erected nt Intervals , and telegraph wires
leading from ono to the other have been
strung. This , together with the telephone
system In use by the light saving service ,
will permit of ample warning on the approach
preach of a hostile squadron.
WAIl AMUM3T8 AND CHARMS.
Snffuunril * Aunlimt Ilnttle , Dlnennc
mill Mil till i-u SliutllcN.
There Is not a mother's son , marching
away to tbo southern states and probably to
Cuba , who docs hot wear around his neck ,
or nrm , or In his pocket , some ono or two
oldtimesafeguards against battle , disease
ear to-car. At the ends of the muslin fold .
lappets of finest lace and the narrowest palo
tinted ribbon arc fastened nnd let fall com
pletely over the ears far down on the rosy
cheeks. Such a cap Is meant to conceal
nothing , as for example the Invalid's hood
docs. Every woman knows that when laid
low on a pillow of anguish her hair cannot
bo put lnapplo plo order against the visits
of consoling friends and the merciful man of
medicine. This Is Just where the Invalid's
hood fits In and by the victims of nervous
prostration It Is worn with an amazing de
gree of effect.
Color * for AH TnstcN.
The beneficent headgear Is made of the
softest white , or pale rose , or heavenly blue
batiste , and Is quite plain , save for a quilled
ruffle that runs about Its edges. It does not
tie under the chin , but two hairpins will
make It fast to the sadly toweled tresses
that should be allowed to fall out loosely
behind on the shoulders and curl fully upon
the brow nnd checks. A very great many
of these cops are. made to harmonize In
color and the loco trimming with the
dcllclously pretty little easy lawn sacques
with which Invalid femininity mitigates Its
woes ; and the law , as It is codified with
relation to caps , docs not permit a woman to
make any mistake as to the especial style ,
trimming , shape and size that Is suitable
for every occasion , ago and purpose.
If you are a young married creature ,
dimpling behind John's coffee urn In the
blissful flrst four weeks of wedded life , you
must wear a honeymoon cap. It Is made
of Swiss muslin , with a puff crown , llgtit ns
a bubble , surrounded by graduated double
frills of gophered point esprit. Through
the center of the last ruffle runs a thread
of blue ribbon , to knot In front , nnd the
crisp coronet should be cocked rather
raklshly back on the owner's curls. It
seems a simple thing , this honeymoon cap ,
but It Is nevertheless ono of those trifles ,
light as air , that helps to make Innocent-
minded John wonder If any man ever had
such luck as his , and It also helps to con
done the strong temperance quality of the
little wife's coffee.
Nov Just as long as a woman wears the
sort of cap described above , and Us crisp
Immaculateness never falters on ever watch
ful t and auspicious coterie of friends may
rest assured that the true Joys of honey
moon llfo are extending beyond the usual
limits. When , however , the flrst quarrel
nnd reconciliation takes place the honey
moon cap usually Is replaced by a wired
bow of black lace , drawn through a buckle
of brilliants. That Is the matron's break
fast cap and It alternates with an exceed
ingly pretty thing of mob shape , made of
starched net. This last Is very small , Just
large enough to fit , like an Inverted water
Illy , over the high pinned knot of hair , and
Its fullness Is gathered by a white satin rib-
ton.
The Wldow'n Favorite.
It John should suddenly provo tbo truth
of the saying that all flesh is grass , his
Inconsolable relict must proclaim her loss
by n very comforting cap of the most cob
webby white crepe llsse , folded In a Marie
Stuart shape. From this In the rear should
fall , to a llttlo below the waist line , a
pair of ruffled muslin streamers or a nar
row veil of wblto net , edged with a band
of crepe lisle. Such a cap is a memorial to
the lost one and Is worn Indoors at all
hours , and out of doors provided the widow
desires :
These versed In cap lore shako their
beads sympathetically when a woman takes
to a switch. A lovely muslin Scotch cap Js
ono that can bo trimmed with crisp embroid
ered swIss ruffles and fastened under the
chin , that falling tresses or grizzling locks
can bo almost totally concealed , The switch
baa found large favor In feminine eyes , but
ebo who takes to this popular fashion must
recollect that the chief charm of a cap Is
In Us flower-like freshness. A cap must
appear to have drifted onto the head and
rest there by magic , not placed by clumsy
fingers and caught down with conspicuous
pins. A cap must also not glare with col
ors and bo worn at Improper times and
places , and many women who have adopted
the good custom of covering their beads In
doors resort to a llttlo shop In New York
city to study cap lore. There they are
taught to trim and make caps and further-
on a largo order for an Easter wedding.
She Is , In fact , making neckties I think
she told mo they wcro Ascots for all the
ushers , out of material left from the mak
ing of the wedding gown.
Men often assert that the average man Is
neater In his every-day appearance than the
average woman. White linen collars and
cuffs have procured this reputation for man.
Take a man with a shabby , hand-me-down
suit of clothes on his back and let him put
in n spotless shirt , cuffs and collar , and he
ooks spick and span. Put over EO cheap a
ready-made dress on a woman with a white
Incn collar , whlto wash tie and snowy cuffs ,
and she'll look Just as neat as her brother.
There's ono weakness that nine out of ten
women have , though , when It comes to cuffs
nnd collars. They will think that a collar
will do to wear one , more time , when a man
would toss It Into his laundry bag. Nothing
; lves ono so untidy an appearance as soiled
Incn , and there Is no excuse for women
economizing in this particular.
'Yes ' , " said the summer girl-to-be as
she held up two shortened skirts , ono of
duck , for the Inspection of a Plttsburg Dis
patch man , "all our gowns for exercise are
short , ending at what would be our shoe
tops If wo were high boots ; but wo will
wear low shoes. I don't know , " she said ,
shyly , "whether wo think we have nice
ankles or If we wish to show our stock
ings , which are gayer this season than
over. " "DothI ventured. And she
didn't say nay.
When the advocates of equal rights for
women have made their crusade successful ,
such difficulties as that In which Nellie
Grant Sartorls now finds herself will not
exist. The daughter of President Grant was
an American born , but when she married
Algernon Sartorls , who was a British sub
ject , her nationality- changed by that
act to that of her husband. Now her hus
band is dead , she has returned to her na-
tlvo land and she wishes to bo restored to
American citizenship ; but the only way It
can bo done is by having congrcsss pass
a special act In her behalf , which she U
now asking It to do. Probably It will bo
done without demur , but why need It be
done at all ? U an American man should
marry an English woman and go to live In
England , that would not make him an Eng
lishman or forfeit bis American citizenship.
Why should there be a different law for the
woman ?
The London Chronicle glycs an Interest
ing account of the llfo of Lady Phear ,
who died recently. In 1SG5 she mar
ried Justice Phcar of the high
court of Judicature , Calcutta , residing
at Uallygunge In that city until her husband's
retirement In 1ST6 , The Phears dispensed
much kindly hospitality , not only to
Europeans , but to natives , which last duty
Anglo-Indians are not always ready to
fulfil. Lady Phcar was a consistent friend
and advocate of the education of native
women , and endeared herself to them by
her many efforts to advance the movement.
On her retirement from the secretaryship
of the Hindu Mahlla Dldyalaya she re
ceived a handsome present , Hindu women
assembling In largo numbers at a mixed
party In her honor. This Is believed to bo
the first occasion when Hindu women in
Dcngal bad ever broken through their rule
of seclusion.
Lady Phear , on her husband's retirement
to Exmouth , gradually took up the threads
of a largo amount of social and political
work into which she Infused Interest and
vitality. Inducing others to follow her and
lend their aid. She started university ex
tension lectures , keeping up two courses by
means of a house-to-house canvass for the
sale of tickets. She was the first and only
woman member of tbo Ermouth school
board , and In 1S93 she was re-elected at the
head of the poll , and only on account of bet
sox was not elected to the chair. She
waimly advocated women's suffrage , assisted
to form the local women's liberal associ
ation , and was president of the Devon union
of women's liberal associations. Lad )
Phear wai also an admirable housekeeper ,
carrying her gift of organization and grasj
of detail Into all her home arrangements.
by the use of lings representing numerals ,
which are displayed In the rigging ; by the
use of the Ardols system of lights for night
work ; by the Meyer code of wig-wag sig
nals , and by the HBO of the heliograph.
.Sluiinl IliiokM Kept Si-crot.
As It Is of the utmost Importance that
the enemy should not read the message , the
signal books on board n vessel arc pro
tected with the greatest care , aud are de
stroyed along with the cipher code vlh'i-
ever it is seen that capture Is Inevitable.
The semaphore signal system In use In the
British navy was tried for a tlmo aboaul
some of our vessels , but it never became
popular and has been abandoned.
In signaling by the navy code the sentence
to bo sent is looked up In the code book and
its corresponding number js obtained. This
number Is never more than * four figures , on
account of the necessity of setting the
signal with the least delay. The number
_ having been obtained the quartermaster in
! cbargo of the signal chest proceeds to bend
the flags representing the numerals to the
signal halliards , so as to read from the top
down. These flags represent the numerals
from 1 to 9 and 0 , and there Is a triangular
pennant termed a repeater , which Is used
n a combination where one or more numer
als recur. The numbers refer to those
found In the general signal book , in which
are printed all the words , phrases and sen
tences necessary to frame an order , make
an Inquiry , Indicate * a geographical position
or signal a compass course. Answering , in-
: crrogatory , preparatory and geographical
pennants form part of this code ; also cornet ,
telegraph , danger , dispatch and quarantine
flags.
The signal having been prepared Is hoisted
and left flying until the vessel to'whlch the
message has been sent signifies that It Is
understood by holstliif * 'What''Is' ' calira the
answering pennant. If the number hoisted
by the flagship Is a preparatory order for n
fleet movement It Is left flying until all the
vessels of the fleet JiaYevpns\yercjl nnd then
s pulled down , the act of pulling the signal
down being understood arthe command for
the execution of th.0 , . movement Jujt cj > m- '
munlcated.
It Is often necessary forTi'man-of-war-to
communicate with a. .merchant vessel , or
with some other war ship belonging to a
foreign country. For this- purpose the In
ternational cede Is also carrledjn the signal
chest. These signals are those in general
use by all the merchant navies of-the-world ,
for communication by day ht scq. There
are eighteen flags and a code pe'nuanf , cor
responding to consonants of tire alphabet ,
omitting X and Z. The cede pennant Js always
" " "
ways used with these signals.
ArdulH SyHteiu of Nltflit Signal * .
If a message Is to bo sent . .at..night . . the
Ardols system of night signals , with which
all our vessels carrying an electric plant are
fitted , is employed. These signals consist
essentially of five groups of double lamps ,
the two lamps In each group containing In
candescent electric lamps , and showing
white and red respectively. By the "com
bination of these lights letters can be formed
and so letter by lcttcra _ word and thence an
order can be spelled out for the guidance of
the ships of a squadron i These lamps are
suspended on a stay In the rigging nnd nro
worked by a keyboard from the upper
bridge. "
On the smaller ships of the service , those
which are not fltted with electric lighting ,
Very's night signals are used. This set
Includes the Implements for firing nnd re
charging the signals. The latter show as
green and red stars on being proccte.l ) from
the pistols made for them. The combina
tion of red nnd green In various ways Is
used to express the numbers from 1 to 9
and 0 , so that the numbers , to four digits ,
contained in the signal book , may bo dis
played.
The Meyer wig-wag system Is employed
either by day or by night. Flags nnd
torches are employed. The official flog Is
a red field with a small white square In
the center ; the unofficial flag Is the same
with the colors reversed. The operator
having attracted the attention of the ship
which is to bo signaled by waving the flag
or torch from right to left , transmits bis
message by motions right , left and front ,
each motion representing an element of a
letter of the alphabet , and the letter beIng -
Ing made up of from one to four motions.
Other SlffnnU.
When circumstances permit the hello-
graph is sometimes used. The rays of the
sun are thrown by a system of mirrors to
the point with which It is desired to com
municate , aud then Interpreted by means
of a shutter , making dots and dashes as
used in the Morse telegraph code. This
system Is used only when operations ashore
are going on , as the rolling of the ship
would prevent the concentration of the
rays of sunlight.
The present systems of flag signaling are
products of experience In the past , and
are the natural growth ot the cruder flag
nnd sudden death , not to speak of such com
monplace Illnesses ns toothache , ear-ache ,
boncfcllons and what not. Sonic of the queer
nnd more or less efficacious tallsmcn the
men hnvo chosen for themselves , nnd every
good Catholic wears a comforting scapula
about his neck , but In the majority of cases
the women have been responsible for this
outburst of superstitious belief In the pow
ers of the various amulctts.
"Of course there may be nothing t nil In
wearing a potato In your pocket , but If you
would just do It for my sake , " Is what nn
nnxlous wife says to a rheumatic or neural
gic husband , w.ho she knows will have to
sleep In damp placet nnd run all manner ot
risks. Well , he usually pockets the potato ,
with n shaking sort of confidence In the
1 humble tuber himself , while another man
submits to the wearing of a tiny white silk
packet hunfg by. a ribbon around'fcls throat.
The packet holds \ finely ground charcoal
nnd'ns n warder-oft of typhoid fever nnd nil
other Ills .that . arise from drinking Impure
water Is said to possess an honorable record.
Stronger than a fear of Spanish bullets
and , torpedoes Is the American woman's
dread of fever , and every wife or mother
has her own opinion of a special preventive
of the dangerous yellow Jack. A turquoise
Is supposed to render Its wearer Impregnable
to what the ancient believers In amulets
: alled flre in the blood. A gold or silver
band , on the fourth finger , set with a blue
lewel is a popular military decoration Just
now , nnd apprehensive women beg that their
soldier boys will keep their hair ns closely
clipped ns possible , or wear sulphur boots ,
: lso a square of raw white silk sewed Into
: helr coats over the region of the heart.
Lamb's wool bracelets over the ankles nnd
wrists are also considered effective for pre
serving the blood at a normal temperature ,
nnd women In Louisiana gather wild oJlvo
flowers nnd sew them Into llttlo bags , for
wear about the neck In fever ridden dis
tricts.
"If a wife breaks her betrothal ring
with the husband who goes off to the wara
io will be sure to como back to give her
the half she gave him. " There Is a rather
grewsome tailpiece to this saying , which
assures the doubting ones that if the hus
band does not come back alive his wife
will always be able to meet him In her
dreams and thus learn the fate of the lost
half of the ring.
. The soldier who wears Jewelry these daye
Is wearing it jo some purpose , for ono way
to escape gunshot wounds Is supposed to be
found In the wearing of n ruby. The red
stone does look ominously like blood , but
no matter , tradition speaks to the con
trary and ruby rings , or rubles set In cufl
buttons , or the backs of watches , are very
much the mode Just now.
It Is not to bo supposed that the un
worthy Spaniard will ever , get near enough
to our soldiers to offer them nny Injury
with sword thrusts or the bayonet's point ,
However , It Is ns well , think the su-
persttltlous , to bo on the safe side and weai
a bit of dried Spanish moss In one'f
pocket. Almost anywhere south of Ten
nessee the moss will be found In abundance ,
A wisp of It must bo , cet to soak In water ,
then dried In the sun ; After this Its mere
presence , when It Is mixed with a little green
grass , will staunch the severest wound.
A VETEIIAN'S .REMINISCENCES.
One of ( he Thing * ] |
Learned In the Army.
Who did your washing In the army ? " a
veteran of the civil war was asked by a New
York Sun reporter.
This made the veteran laugh a little to
himself , because it recalled days when he
took his only woolen shirt , not to the White
Cloud or Opera laundry , but down to the
nearest brook or water course and there sat
down on the bank and washed it himself ,
He explained these things lo his questlonei
as well as he could" and told how a man
always tried to carry In his knapsack an
extra shirt and an extra suit of undercloth
ing , but how there were times when a man
didn't even carry his knapsack with him ;
when the only baggage he did carry wae
his two blankets bis woolen blanket , packed
In a long roll Inside'his rubber blanket
and these slung over his shoulder like a
great , thick sash ; when Instead of carrying
extra underclothing he carried extra rations
In his haversack and maybe extra car
tridges.
Then , again , he went on to tell , there were
times when they had things to wear and
when somebody could be got to do the wash-
Ing. If the regiment was settled down
somewhere In a camp for a few weeks , 01
possibly months , It might bo that somebodj
In tbo neighborhood would do washing ; IE
the south In the civil war more or less washIng -
Ing was done under such circumstances b )
the colored people. Again , aside from the
times when troops were In light marchlni
order , with knapsacks left behind , then
were times when supplies were short and
when a man's clothing wore out before hi
could renew It ; when ho got down to his 1
last woolen shirt and undershirt , and thtno
> erhnps not In very good condition , and
hen would come the time when he would
nckle these In detail and wash them him
self on n favorable day and hang them up
o dry and put them on again when they
were ready.
Men did their own washing Just as they
lid their own mending. As a matter of fact
ho man In the army became self-helpful In
many ways and developed , when he was
really put to It , n fine capacity for doing
many things that ho might otherwise never
have dreamed of doing. Including fighting.
" 'Who did your washing ? ' Well , now ,
who did , Indeed ! "
CAIIUY'S STItANOE KAIIK.
The Lonely PnnernI In the Dnrkne
of NI KM.
Ono night a cabby stood In the shelter of
building watching for fares , relates the
Inclnnatl Enquirer. A poor , half-starved
man asked him what It would cost to drive
cvcral places. The night hawk had not
been doing much business for several nights ,
and was out of humor.
Five dollars , " he replied , gruffly.
'Can't you make It a llttlo less ? " pleaded
ho man , wistfully.
"Nope , " was the laconic reply.
" " ' tone "I I must
"Then , In 'wcnry , suppose
pay It. "
'I ' want the moccy first , " demanded the
Jehu.
After some bickering It was agreed that
me-hnlf bo paid then , the rest when the
rip was finished. The man got In the vehi
cle while cabby mounted the box. They
topped nt n house , n poor shanty on a mis
erable street. The man went In. Presently
ic returned bearing a rude box In his arms.
Weeping was heard In the only room from
vhlch a light shone. Cabby thought fl\\ \ \ this
peculiar , but said nothing. The man cn-
ercd the cab nnd the trip was resumed.
This tlmo they went far out Into the coun-
ry. At last the passenger called , the cab
topped. The box was tukcn out. The man
llsappeared Into tlm woods , staggering under
ils burden. The cabman was left alone In
ho m'lddlo "of the dark nnd deserted road.
For a tlmo lie- sat In his scat wondering
vhat all this meant. The moro ho thought
ft , "tho'Tuoro"'peculiar It seemed to him.
The longer the man stayed the stionger
abby's curiosity grew. He could stand It
10 fongcr. "Slipping off h'ls scat ; ho stealth-
ly crept through the woods , peering Into
ho darkness before him. As ho moved
ilowly * along" ho heard Eounds of moaning.
At last.hu came upon an ppetv place , wheio
ic dimly saw a figure kneeling , his face In
its hands , ns he wept. Cabby strained his
eyes nnd saw that the figure was kneeling
over a mound of earth. Like n Hash he du-
cldcd some crime had been committed. He
vent up to thc nan and roughly shook
ilm.
'What-in-thd-h l-docs this mean ? " ho
fiercely demanded.
The man looked up , his face wet with
tears.
"She was our only child , " he moaned.
"What happened to her ? " The cabby was
growing moro suspicious.
"She died today. Wo had no doctor , for
wo arc so poor and she did not seem sick ,
and we were afraid they'd cut her up. " Ho
fell to weeping agalu.
Cabby frowned , for this was the oddest
experience he had ever had. If the story
was true , ho would keep quiet. If It was
not , he would tell the police. The best thing
tic could do was to go back to the house.
Ho forced the man back to the cab and put
him In. Cabby drove slowly Into the city ,
looking back all the tlmo that his passenger
might not escape.
They arrived at the shanty. Cabby and' the
man entered the place. A woman sat In n
corner of the bare room bitterly weeping.
The man went up to her and spoke words
of comfort.
"They'll not cut her up now , will they ,
John ? " asked the woman , eagerly.
"No , dear , " ho answered sorrowfully. For
the flrst tlmo the woman saw cabby standIng -
Ing In the shadow.
"Oh , my God , John ! Wo nro found out ! "
she cried.
"Noma'am , you're not , " said cabby , com
ing forward. "At first I thought this was
some devil's work' but it ain't. Here's your
money , and I don't want a cent. The best
thing you two can do Is to light out of this
town. If the cops ever get you it's all day
with you. "
With that cabby threw the money on the
table and went out.
To this day he never again heard of these
people. They must have taken his advice.
! : < > Pnrtlrnlnr Difference to Him.
Chicago Tribune : The traveling man who
had been royally .entertained by the pros
perous farmer in the outskirts of the little
BAD
BREATH
I have been atlas CABCAUKTS and ai
a mild and cffectlvo laxative tbey are simply won
derful. MT danghtor anil I were bothered wllh
ilclc stomach and our breath wai Terr bad. After
taking a few doses of Cascaretx wo have Improved
wonderfully. They are a great help In tbo famlljr. "
wiLHEi.ui.NA NAUBL.
1137 Blltenbonsa Bt. , Cincinnati , Oblo.
Pleasant , Palatable. l"otont. Taste Good , Do
Good , Never Blcken , Weaken , or GrlK | ) . lOc , 2Jc , Wo.
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
IttriUt titmtij C > | > r , Cliltii * , o.lrr l , l r Tort. 311
MADE ME A MAN
- AJAXTABLETSPOBmVELYCgBE
, Impotency , Bleeplenneouto. . > i
Ky Abase ) or other Eiceeaerand Ii
entione. They mtieklu and turttu
reetora Loet Vitality In old or yonnc. aud
Otamanforttady , buelneaa or marriage.
in ijnu'rn it Ineanlty and Con > aaptlon If
takaa tu tlma. Their OM tbon tmmodlato ImproTe-
ment and eBacta a CURB where all other fall In *
elit upon baring the fvnnlna Au Tsblete. They
haraeandtboueandeandwlllcarayou. Wagtvaapoe.
ttlie written caarantae to affect a rura CA PTC In
aochcaeaor nfundtha noney. FrlcallU VI wiper
packani or alx pkoee ( full tro tm nll ( or ( XCQ. lly
mall , in plain wrapper , upon receipt of prlea. Clrcolor
frob AJAX REMEDY CO. . rK "
Tor aule la Omaha , Neb. , by Ja. Forsyth , Ml
N.'lCth ; Kulm & Co. , 16th and Douglaa : And
In Council Blufla by O. H. Brown. DrugiliU.
MotUrm ! Mother * ! ! BIotlicrNltl
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over BO years by > millions of moth
ers for their chllilren while teething with
perfect success. It soothes the child , soft
ens the gums , allayti all pain , cures wind
colic and Js the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Sold by druggists In every part of the
world. , Co BUMJ and ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow's
Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind.
25 cents a bottle.
' VOR EITHER SEX
UBBUU'O ThU remedy belnij IB.
Jeete < l directly t * the
cat of thoue disease *
f the ) Gealto-UrtMiry
OrcanB , require * o
change of diet. Cmro
maranteed la 1 to
lays. HaaallplalB
Hold only by
Hycr * Dillon DrnK Co. , 8. I } . Corner
10th anu rnrniiiu Hlti. , Oiuahn , Nfb.
OTME nuMtiri
. Ue BU l r UBnalanl
siKnart * * , Uilaaimatloia >
Urtuneae or ole rilUt |
uenbraie * .
nd aol aitrl * .
town , wbcro the only hotel had burned
down a few day * before , was a llttlo un
certain when about to depart whether ho
Bhould simply return his thanks or risk
offending his host by offering pay.
"You have placed mo under great obliga
tions , Mr. MIlleapB , " ho nld. "When 1
como In from a trip of this kind I nm ac
customed to turning In nil cxpcuso account
and It seems to mo I ought to hnvo put
down In It something pretty handsome for
the excellent entertainment I have hnd at
you house. "
"You cnn turn In what you durn please , "
replied Mr. Mlllsapg. "My bill will bo 1C. "
Work * llotti Wnr * <
Chicago Test : "You're nervous , " eald the
doctor.
"Quito right , " admitted the patient.
"That's why I sent for you. "
"Tho only thlug for you to do , " explained
the doctor , "Is to give up smoking entirely. "
"I don't sinoko at all , " answered the
patient.
"Ah ! " said the doctor. "Then the thing
for you to do Is to sinoko a good cigar or a
pipe occasionally. It has a very soothing
effect. "
It's easy to prescrlbu when you know
how.
Stop the War !
Detroit Free Press : "What's1 that ! "
shrieked the editor-general of the yellow
Journal , as a loud explosion shook the block
and shattered the windows.
"Tho starboard boiler has exploded , sir ,
and not a wheel of the presses can \vc
turn. "
"Yo gods ! Alack ! Alack ! " he shouted
In frenzied tones , "now wo must make
peace with Spnln on Its own lerms. "
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For Puddings , Custards , Cakes
and Blanc-Manse.
If beauty Is only skin deep , wo ran maUo
you beautiful. Dermatologist .1. H. WOOD-
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years' practical evporlenco treating the skin.
Illustrated book mailed free. Send 20o for
sample of Wnodbury's facial Soap , Facial
Crtam , Facial Powder and Dental Crt-ain.
_ _
flic CREW
IS THE OSLT
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WHO TREATS AM ,
Private Diseases
HnkniM ml UUordtr of
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OMAHA. f\En.
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If you do not get Whisky of
the proper Age and Purity. "Six
Years Old , lootf Pure , " is the
Govtrnmenfs Guarantee on every
bottle of
Bottled by W. A. GAMES A CO. , rrolfort , Ky.
The Government Internal Revenue
Officer * nt the distilleries Inspect the
contents of every bottle. In buying be
sure the Internal Kevcmie Stamp over
the Cork nm ! Capsule U not broken and
that It bears the name W. A. CAMS A CO.
/ / it a Gavrrnmtnt Guarantee
that gats with tltit Ml ting. f ,
ALL DEALERS SELL IT
It's not n "patent" medicine- , but Is prepared
< .lrcct from the formula of 11 ft. llarton. M. D. ,
Cleveland's most eminent ( .iKM-tallrt.by lljalmcr
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Mrtnpth and renewed vltal-
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nrrnuil powers and the fcuf-
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box will work wonders , MX
hhould perfect n cure , Full
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out tlio dlacnoMs Khcct you
find enclosed , and wo will clvo
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charco. MAll-lJKH Is fcr snlo at all ilruir
Stores , a GHlusn linx for fiO ei nt , or70 will
mall It securely scaled on receipt of price. , ,
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and Cirnlmm UrtiK Co. , 15th and Furnnnt ;
Kinif I'lmrmncy , U'th . and Lcavcnwoitli ;
JVytoii's I'hurmncy , 21th nnd Lcnvcnwortli :
K. J. Huykorn , South Omaha , nnd all other
tlriiKKlstH In Omaha , South Ornalm , Council
Uluffs.
Flr.t ( Veek. Week.
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11 w HI K ! vllriion'l to nnv milTcrcr In n plnln tculcil
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tjnB.gona the urinary orcnnEoIuUlmnurlUea.
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Proliant 1 . CUI'IDKNK Is the onlyknown remedy to cure nliliom nn opi-ratlon. CoooirMlmont-
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'USE THE MEANS AND HEAVEN WILL
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SAPOLIO
The Dogs of War
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1 }
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With the war on , all eyes are turned toward Cuba. Every
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ple of that famous little island. The bsst information can
be obtained from the best books.
Murat HalstcacTs
Story
of
Cuba"
Is entertaining , Interesting
and instructive. Ho is a tal
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_ as a war correspondent ,
famous as a journalist ; brilliant In his descriptions. Ills a
graphic account of the struggles of Cubans for liberty.
Revised to Date. Containing a vivid aooount'of the over
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Destruction of the Maine
New and splendid illustrations of Consul General Lee , Cap *
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Battleship Maine as She Was and Is.
A splendid octavo volums/62B / pages ; Ox9Inches } ; printed
on extra fine quality of paper ; In large , clear , par-foot typo ;
magnificently illustrated with 4O full-page original drawIngs -
Ings and photographs , artistically and uniquely bound.
Elegant. Silk-Finished Clotli , Embloraitlo Ink and Gold Ds-
, Plain Edges , $2.00.
How to This Coupon
* Get It Free Murat HalHtcad'a
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Dally and Sunday Dee ( or eevtn weeka Ot * 'THE STORY OF CUBA. "
each : - > r thre * new lubicrlbtra ( or on .T- . _
month each. Brtnn or mall thtin U V Price $2.00.
the circulation Department , Omaha < < , ki. / - . . . . _ , . , . , . _
Ue , with IS centa ( or each HeeK'i ' . < n.MrtSSVi14 ? , * , - " . , , *
Department The IJee I
aubacrtptlon and you can get thli ) ( . ubltib *
Co. , .
lite
Uulldlnr.
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