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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1898)
EDITORIAL. FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PART II. ESTABLISHED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORNING , OCTOBER 23 , 18J)8. ) SINGLE COPY PIVE CENTS. > "M _ . . . kii ! _ p e..t r _ iAI i n _ . . . _ ! ! inBiftEfeiFmi' "A Marsiia iUailllg Ul IUIUUIUI I UU1O rtUUUl UUI&UIIIO lltlHVEal S Vgif V3D' V ur opportunities for selling cheap are fostered and promoted by your appreciation of the best merchandise and reliable methods. As long as comparisons are made , just so long must our sales increase. We guarantee every price we make. Not anywhere can you buy one single article lower than we sell it. With us a dozen means 12 and a pound 16 ounces. We don't know short measures or short weights but quality for quality and pattern ior pattern we do know that it is impossible to buy elsewhere as cheap as we sell. If you really want to get the most and the best ior your money , isn't it worth while , at least , comparing ? 3B > AGENTS JPOJR J3UTTERICK PATTERNS Exceptional Special Inducements for this Last Week of the Exposition. he Leading Dress Goods House of the West No use buying job lots or shelf worn goods when you can buy the latest styles fresh from the looms for 25 per cent less than is asked for old styles elsewhere. < & & < $ < & < & Over 30,000 Styles to Select From Military 10 grades , 150 shades , Cloth at 98c , § 1.25 , $1.50 , § 2. Goodall's Celebrated and Nov- Paquiti Serges cities , ad vertised in all fashion journals. Coverts 32 different grades 500 shades at from 39c up to $7.50. i Poplins All grades and shades at from 50c up to § 3.50. Novelties English , French and German at from 39c up to $1.50. Broadcloths Every shade and grade at from 75c up to § 6.50. Astrakhans In black , red , grey , cream for capes and trimmings at from 98c up to $7.00 per yard. French Flannels In all the new shadings at popular prices. Cheap Dress Goods Department Do Cn liiipre , Jnvqtinriln , Mixture * , Fancies. utS-ln. : Kiuiclrn tlll-lii. ClieokN UH-lii. IMiildn. l o All Wool FniiclcH lO-lii Storm Scrjrcii 'JO-ln. Cnilimcren. S.'ic All Wool FiincloHt US-Ill. All Wool Mlxturen , . ' 18-ln. .TiuiicMoivii TJT C'lf 'OS ' Priestley's name on a yard of goods la a J3LAl/iV sure guarantee that It Is the best goods the vorld has ever produced. Wo carry everything ho makes In Fancies , Eudoras , Crav- nnettes , Crepons , etc. Wo sell them cheaper Chan others ask for third and fourth rate manufacturers' goods. Rlfick CretOttSWo carry the larEOt stock of Black Crepons. Blister Cloths , * Crepon Novelties that ever was seen In Omaha. Coutlere's celebrated French Silk Crepons are made In Lyons , France , and are the standards confined to us for Omaha. Crepons , DOc , 790 , OSc , $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 up to $10.00 per ynrd. SHOPPING BY MAIL Wo send samples to out of town customers. We guarantee every yard of Dress goods than leaves our atoro , and If goods are not satisfactory wo exchange the goods or refund the money. Big Silk Department com plete with all the latest high class novelties. Commencing Monday , grand sale on thous ands of pieces of the finest Bilks in the world. Finest French plaid , new and novel stripes. Latest polka dots. Specials in black silks and ( satins. Plain Pongee silk 21-inch wide , all colors , at only 29c. Fancy stripes in pretty colors , special at 39c. Ombre stripes , fancy brocades , dotted silk , and all rich nov elties , worth § 1.25 , on special Lnt 69c. Novelty stripes , two- / tone grounds and dotted effects , very stylish , special at 85c. Plaids with most ex- qusito combinations , new colorings - 1 orings , newest stripes in ex- ' elusive styles shown only at | llaydons , most beautiful silks ( ever shown in Omaha , special at 98c , $1.25 , § 1.39 , § 1.50 , $1.69 , § 1.75 , § 1.9S , § 2.50. White and cream taffeta , fin est quality , $1.00 and Si. 25. Crystal Bengaline in white special at 98c and § 1.50. i Evening shades in rich brocades - . cades , elaborate and tasty de1 1 Rigns , worth § 2.25 , special at' ' $1.50. Over 500 pieces plain ! and changeable taffeta ourj qualities are the best in the world , all the new shades , Dewey blue , Philippine , Ma nilla , Ruby red , American beauty , Turquoise blue , spec ial at G5c , G9c , 75c , S5c , 98c and si. 25. Special in lining Slllis , all shades , lOc , SOc , 49c , 75c. Monday commences the big black silk sales , plain f black Uffnta , gros grain , peau de sole , satin ducliosse. all the very finest grades , all pure silk and worth up to $1.25 , all go at 75c. 27-Inch black satin duchesse , 27-Inch black taffeta , extra special bargains for Monday at 9Sc. Black satin ducbease , black peau do Eole , black gros grain , all pure silk , abso lutely perfect In every respect and guaran teed to wear , best value In the world , $1,00. Velveteens , all colors , special at 50e. Vcl- * vets , fine grade silk face , all shades , 75 c. Corduroys , 28-inch wide , best Kngllsh make , S3c. S3c.Men's Men's Shirts and Ties. Ifu ? bow and Hiring ties , 5c. SOc ties in all styles at I5e. r > 0c shirts at 33c. $1 shirts at Me. $1.CO | shirts at 7r > e. j | Flannels , Blankets 100 pieces fancy plaids and stripes ; all wool flannel , at yard , 25c ; 100 pieces all wool , striped or check flannel , at yard , 20c ; white wool flannel , at yard , 15c , 18c , 25c , SOc , 40c and 50c ; silk embroidered flannel , at yard , 55c , 65c , 75c , 85c , 95c ; 1,168 yards Whiggerton napped flannel , fancy pattern , at yard , 12ic ; 1,017 yards Romano mane fleeced flannel , at yard , lOc ; 2 cases English teazle- down tennis flannel in fancy checks , plaids and stripes in beautiful color , at yard , lOc ; ' Outing flannel , light and dark , at yard , S c , 5c , Sc and lOc ; Cotton flannel , at yard , 34c , 5c , Sc , lOc , 12ic and 15c ; Shaker flannel , at yard , 4c , 5c , Gic , 8c and lOc. Bed B'ankets ' 3 cases double gray- fine fleece Bed Blankets , at pair , 55c. 2 cases 11-4 silver gray bed blankets , at pair , 75c. 1 case superior blue grey wool blanket , at pair , $1.35. 2 cases 72x80 C-lb grey wool blanket , at pair , $2.00. 1 case 11-4 whlto wool blankets , fancy border , nt pair , $2.BO. 2 cases all wool brown blanket , at pair , $2,50. 1 case all wool tan and grey Davenport blanket , at pair , $3. t. 1 case 11-4 Davenport sanitary all wool blanket , at pair , $4.00. 1 case 70x84 all wool grey fancy border , at pair , $3.75. 1 case 6Gx 81 scarlet and plaids , nil wool blanket , at pair , $3.50. 1 case 10-4 Capital City all wool blanket , at pair , $3.00. Bed Comforts 8 dozen Avinter weight com forts at 75c each ; 10 dozen ex tra heavy largo size comfort , at $1.15 each. & dozen satin covered comforts at $1.25 each. 10 dozen satocn covered extra heavy at $1.50 each. 5 dozen extra fine eiderdown comforts , at $4.25 and $5.50. Carpet Sales , The best floor coverings for every purpose. Art ingrains at 30c yard. Fxtra heavy unions , 35c yard. All wool ill- grains , f > 0c yard. Floor oil cloth , lOc yard. Oil cloth rugs , for stoves , all sizes. Heavy linoleum , 4r > c yard. 7 foot window shades complete , 20c. Special on rugs , 30xGO Smyrna rugs , § 1.25. The best praise of all is the buyer's praise when they buy. This is what counts , the act ual sales. We sell all who come to buy. The quality of the goods , the newness of de sign , the excellence of finish , and the lowness of price all combine to drive homo the sale , and the result Is we are doing the business. We want to say a word about some new cobble-seat rockers wo have Just received. They are the best made , best finished , best looking Rockers we have ever put on the floor. They are nil oak or birch mahogany finish , and the price is $2.76. Wo are also selling Rockers at $2.45 , $2.50 , oak cobble seat rockers. The venture we made last week proved a glorious success , and we sold more really good chairs than wo ever thought we would , and why not ? 20 styles of good , serviceable cane-seat chairs , all oak , new styles , the best of finish , and the pries ranging from 75c to $1.00. What an array of unprece dented bargains. Chairs that were made on honor , bought on honor and sold on honor. Look the line over , you may need a few chairs. No harm done If we show you. If you buy , well , you have the best on earth for your money. If it is a question of saving money you will have to come here. Pianos Do you want to make $100 ? Come and see our pianos and we will save you $100 on the lowest prices others will make you on the same instruments. 24 makes , including the Chickoring , Steinway and Fischer the best pianos made. This is the only place you can compare all the best makes. Also the largest stock of Les ter , Knabe , Vose & Son , Ivers & Pond pianos. This is the I place to make a selection. 24 makes together to compare. Gome and get our prices and you will give us your order. Pianos tuned , moved and repaired. Closing Out Jewelry. This week we will sell all our souvenir Jewelry at about JT price. 1,000 sterling silver souvenir Spoons we have been selling at 25c , go now at lOc. All our SI. 60 and § 1.75 ster ling silver souvenir spoons , elegantly and appropriately engraved , go in this sale at OSc. Special sale on watches. Men's nickel watches , stem wind and set , reliable time keepers , d8c each. Men's gold filled watches. Elgin or Waltham movements , recular $12.00 watch , on sale at $7.95. Men's HUt goTd filled watches , fine Elgin or Wal tham works , regular $20 watches , on ealo at $12.50 warranted to wear 20 years. La dles' 14kt cold filled hunting case watches- warranted to wear 20 years regular price $20. sale price $10.95 fully guaranteed. Whitely Exercisers We are selling Whitely Ex- eroipes for less money than you can buy them by the gross from the factory. The first number , called "The Travel ers , " regular price SOc , sale price Saturday , 27c. Style B , in heavy or light , regular price § 1.50 , sale price Satur day , OSc , The $2.00 number we will sell on Saturday for $1.48. Style No. 1 , regular re- tall price $3.00 , our price $2,00. Style No. 2. worth $4,00 , our prlco $3.00. Tbo very beat made by the Whitely Exerciser Co. , and listed at $5.00. wo will selt Saturday for $4.00. Instruction books free. Ladies' Garments Grand special sale Monday on ladies' capes , jackets , coats and suits. Lowest prices on newest styles. Jackets Double breasted coat shaped ladies' jacket 24-inch long , made from heavy black Ker sey , stylishly trimmed at $3.98 worth § 7.50. 24-inch fly front jacket , made of fine black astrakhan cloth or ker sey , fancy Italian overcoat lin ing , high storm or coat collar at § 5.98 , worth § 9.00. An all lined , coat-shaped jacket 24 inches long , made from fine black all wool Melton or Per sian wool , lined throughout with satin rhadame or taffeta silk , inlaid velvet collar , stitched seams , trimmed with 4 pearl buttons at § 7.50 ; regu lar price § 10. Taffeta lined jacket made from heavy black , large curl boucle , lined throughout with black satin , with kersey strap and braid trimming at § 10 , 27-inch long capes , made from heavy black boucle trimmed on collar and down front , with fur ; regular price s5.00 on Monday for § 3.98. Seal plush cape with pleated back , lined throughout with satin rhadame , front edged with genuine black Thibet fur on special enle at * $2.48. 27-inch seal plush cape , pleat ed back , beautifully trimmed , lined throughout with fine satin rhadame ; collar and front edged with black Thibet worth $12.50 , on sale at § 8.98. Misses Jackets Misses' double breasted jacket , made of all wool Irish frieze in brown and grays at § 2.98 , worth § 5.00. Misses' fly front jacket , high neck , made of large curly boucle , trimmed with kersey strips to match , lined with silk , sizes 14 , 16 and 18 at § 4.98 , worth S7.50. Children's jackets , fancy plaid cloaking , also plain colors ; trimmed with kersey cloth and soutache to mutch at $3.48 , worth § 5.00. Collarettes Ladies' electric seal collar ettes , trimmed with Martin tails and heads , lined with satin at $4.98. Ladies' Mar tin collarettes , lined in very best quality satin , heavy weight at § 6.98 , Suits Ladies' all wool , cheviot serge and covert cloth suits , fly front or double breasted jacket lined with taffeta silk , skirt trimed with percaline ; a perfect fitting , stylish suit for § 9.98. Ladies' coat suits , imported tailor's cloth , new flounce skirts ; new sleeve ; jacket silk lined at § 12.50. Skirts made of very good quality black brilliantine , new fall designs at 98c. Suits made of black brocade brilli antine in bayadere and other new patterns , welted seams , lined with percaline and iu- terlined with crinoline at § 1.98. New flounce skirt , made of black storm serge and brilliantine , lined and inter lined with crinoline , on sale Monday at $1.50. 500 dressing sacques In all wool browns , cardinals , grays and pinks , on special sale at 75c , Ladles' fleeced lined wrappers , braid trimmed , extra wide skirts at OSc. Cotton Dress Goods Calicos , Percales , Novelties , in cotton wash goods. Good standard calicos , big variety of colors , 3 c yard. Best quality heavy German blue calico , 9c yard. Heavy nap ped wrapper goods , lOc yard. Double fold novelty dress goods , dressy , very desirable , and very cheap at 12.\e \ yard. Double fold , Shepherd checks , light and dark colors , strictly washable , lOc yard. Silko- line for comforts , yard wide , 8Ac yard. Ladies' Furnishings. $1.25 gloves at G9c. 50c cashmere gloves , 25c. 25c fleece lined hose at 12Ac. 25c children's hose at 12 Ac. La dies' 35c vests and pants at 19c. 50c vests and pants 19c. 50c vests and Pants , 25c. 75c vests and pants , SOc. Ladies' all wool vests and pants , worth § 1 , at 75c. Ladies' extra heavy fleece-lined combination suits , worth 75c , at 50c. Ladies' wool mix combination suits , worth § 1.50 , at § 1. Chil dren's fleece-lined combination suits , worth 50c , at 25c. Children's heavy fleece-lined vests and pants at lOc up. Ladies' corsets , black and drab , all sizes , worth $1 , at SOc. Ladies' muslin night gowns , 39c. The richness of quality , and beauty of designs , the new creations in Ladies' headwear , displayed in the great Mil linery department are such as women of fashion and taste delight in. Myriads of ex quisite patterns new styles and new beauties , Hundreds of elegant hats , exact copies of § 25.00 and § 35.00 pattern hats , on sale at § 5.00 and § 7.50. Everyting in ladies' headwear. The style is in the millinery not in the prices. Wall Paper Remnants of all grades for less than factory cost. Our regular 6c and 8c white blanks at 5c and 6c. 9 in. borders at 2c yard ; 18 in. borders at 4c and 5c. Our regular stock of dimmers and gilts , worth 12 c , luc , 17'/4c and 20c. on ealo at 7e. lOc. 12V c , 15c. With 18-In. blended frle/e , at 7c , So and lOc yard. Dark colors in varnish finish gelds , worth 25c , SOc , 35c and 40c , go Monday at 20c , 25c and SOc ; IS-ln frieze at lOc and 12'c yard. New Drug Prices. P i e r c e' s medicines , 75c ; Lydia Pinkham's compound , 75c , Thompson's beef , iron and wine , the $1.00 size , on sale at SOc ; Hood's Sarsaparilla , 75c ; Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure , 90e. Swift's Specific , $1.00 size , 75c. $1.75 size at $1.23. 2-qimrt fountain eyrlnge , 50c. 3- ouort fountain syringe , G5c. 2-quart hot water hottfe. COe. 3-quart hot water bottle , 75c. Carter's Liver Pills , 15c. Laxative Brome Quinine , 15c. Paints Enamels and Varnish. Best ready mixed paints , § 1.00 gal lon ; half gallons , 55c ; quarts , SOc ; all colors , Carriage col ors ground in varnish ; i pints 25c ; pints , 40c ; quarts , 75c. Geretendor- fer'e household enamel , In all colors ; U pints , 0c ; white , % pints , 40c ; Gcrstcndor- fer's varnUh wood stains make old furni ture appear new. Stain and varnish a sin gle application. D TLJTardware , Stoves and A1 Housefurnishiticr A Red Hot War is oti in our Big Stove Department A record-ibreaking price annihilation the cause Never before in the history of Omaha have stoves been sold at such ridiculously low prices. Over a Carload Sold this Last Week. Over 100 Kinds on Our Floor to Select From. Steel HniiHrcn , S ( ( < ! Cook * . Cniit ItniiKC N , Cunt ConUn , Stcrl mid Cunt HriitliiR Sloven , for Iinr < l or no ft conl or ooil lit iloulilo lirntliiRT IIIINC liiirnvrx Ilelort Onkx , for ronl Hut Hindi , rim I or vrooil Air Tl h < , for conl or wood Cunililiintluti llciitlnir niul Conking Move * . 111:111 : AIM : A KHW couicnusi The Radiant Srewart The handsomest and most powerful heater , the greatest coal sa\er , and best doubla hcatlnc base burner on earth a regular $16.00 atovc our price only $34.75 The Prize Stewart not qulto so muctt nlckcf but nearly the eamo otherwise a very fine , heavy , honest stove regular $36.00 our price $24.95 The Stewart Hot lllast the greatest heat. Ing and coal saving clove made has dona draft , air tight screw dampers , keeps flro 48 hours very handsome regular $10.00 stove our prlco only $10.95 The Staple Airtight for wood burn al most anything a great heater only $2.69 The Floral Oak one of the handsomest h paters on the market nickel plated base , foot rail and top ring and orname nt a regular $11.00 stove our prlco 10.49 The Modern Oak with largo 17-Inch flre cot very handsome coal heater will ateo burn wood a regular $16.00 stove our prlco only 11.50 Our Junior Oak with 14-Inch flre pot flrst-class coal or wood heater , only. . . . 6.39 The celebrated M. & D. Steel Range best on earth wo have them In B styles cnn cell vou ono with high warming closet and large oven with water front round flre box weighs BOO pounds regul ar $45.00 Range our prlco 33.03 Another lot of these much-wanted Oil Heaters coming in Monday at II 95 Coal Hods , OcStovo Pine 7 > ,4c. Gc Flro Shovels 3c. Steve Boards 49c Sheet Music Big hits in Sheet Music. "She Was Bred in Old Ken tucky" by Braisted and Carter. This is certainly one of the best selling songs we have had this year. "At a Georgia Camp Meeting" by Kerry Mills , author of "Eastus on Parade , " "Love is King , " by limes and hundreds of other pretty songs and two-steps ; the above are all 50c selec tions ; we sell at 25c per copy , , We also carry two catalogues of sheet music sold nt lOo per copy. Call or send for cata logues , which are free. Souvenir Book Wo have accepted the agency for the souvenir book of the Exposition , en titled "Omaha To-wa-tha , " written by a full blooded In dian woman , whose picture ap pears as the frontispiece , and illustrated by "Bright Eyes , " also a full blooded Indian. This work is a history of the treaty between the govern ment and the Omaha tribe and was presented as a sovenir to President McKinley and his cabinet while visiting Omaha. It is handsomely bound , ele gantly illustrated , both in black and white cind colors. On sale in our book depart ment at 25c. Our Meat Department is very largo and yet too small for the stock we handle. No. 1 hams just received , 8,000 pounds , Monday's price , Sic. 3-pcund pails lard , any brand , ISc ; C-pound palls lard , any brand , 31c ; compound lard , any size , &Hc ; No. 1 bacon , Sc ; cottage hams SK-c ; boneless ham , cooked , 9c ; fresh spare ribs , EV c ; fresh dressed spring chickens , lOc ; Frankfort sausage , 3 pounds for 25o erSe So per box ; Pickled pork , very choice , 6' c1 ; Chipped beef , per pound , 15c ; Choicest lean bacon , lOc. Hayden Dros. Man's Underwear. Special prices for this week. § 1.50 and $2 underwear at 75c. § 1.00 and § 1.25 Underwear at SOc and 7fic. Underwear at 35c. Men'H 20c and 25c ox at 12 < c , 35o vtool tex at 17c. Hayden Bought if All All the creamery butter sent to the Exposition for the prize contest was sold to Hayden Bros , again. The bulo ribbons are on display in our but ter department. It Is not necessary for us to say any more about the quality of tbo butter , as you all know It must be the best btittor that can be made or It would not bo ncntl to the exposition. On sale in thu largest butter department in Omaha. Fine fresh dairy butter , ll'/ic and 12c ; fancy country creamery , 14c and 16c ; fresh sweet country butter , 12c : 13c and 15c ; exposition prize separator creamery butter , better but ter could not bo made , 17'/4c , 19e and 21c. Sugar 20 pound granulated Sugar 1. Sugar is down. What is the cause of it ? It is because the trusts are fighting other refineries who refused to join them fo make the people pay more for sugar tlimi it la really worth , and they will do it Just as soon as the other ones nro cither bought out or shut ) down by them. Buy your sugar now whllo the fight Is on. Fish Etc. Solid packed , extra select oysters , quart , 25c. New ' , Cape Cod cranberries 6c. Smoked white fish , per pound i 12 < c ; snow white codfish , 2-pound bricks , I 9c ; George's fancy whole white codfish , 9'c ' , mockrel , real Norway , per pound 12'/ic ; Norway herring , 8 } c. Cheese New brick or limberger cheese , lOc. Young Ameri ca full cream cheese , lOc , Switzer cheese , per pound , 12 < c ; neufchatel cheese , only 3c ; hand cheese , only 2c ; imported Swiss chceso , per pound , 28c. UIggost ualo this week ever known. i 'Tea ' and Coffee Good Golden Santos , worth 20c , only lOc. Whole Rio coffee , only 8ic. Java and Mocha Siftings , only 12 < ic. golden Rio coffee , 20c , now crop tea situ- ings , 171,40 , English breakfast , 25o and 33 l-3c ; fancy gunpowder tea , 35c , 'China ' Dept. Great lOc and 15o decor ated china sale. No article in the lot worth less than Hoc to 75o. The sale will Include cups and saucers , sugar bowls , creamers , covered muiitardi. plates , cpooncrs , teatlles , soups , A. D. coffees , ash trays , bowls , etc. . at lOa j and 15c each. A great bargain chance.