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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEl SUNDAY. SET-TTSMHISR 3 , 189 ! ) . 15 TRUST DEBATE BY GIANTS Men of Note from All States to Attend ths Chicago Conference. GOING AGAINST A HARD PROPOSITION A tlrmnrlcnlilc CndicrliiK of Lenders In dip 1'olltlcnl , ImltiKtrlnl , 1'ro- fcnnlnnnl nnil Comtiicrclnl fet-V Mfe of the r The convention called t > y the Civic Federa tion of Chicago to consider trusts and combinations promises to be the most rep- ro-icntat.vo body of American citizens over brought together to discuss a momentous public question. The governors of twenty- four states and two territories have ap pointed delegations , the governors of four teen states have signified their Intention to attend and about fifty senators and repre sentatives have requested scats. All shades of politics are represented In the delega tions appointed. The delegates from the lovoral states are not only leaders of thought In their localities , but scores of them are men of national prominence , conspicuous In party councils and Influential In the profes sional , Industrial and commercial life of the nation. The convention will meet at Chicago Sep tember 13 and Is scheduled to continue four days. The subject , to be discussed Is : "Trusts and Combinations , Their Uses and Umsos Railway , Labor , Industrial nnd Com mercial. " The following state delegations have been ippolutcd : State Delegation * . New York C. M. Dcpow , W. 13. Cockran , F. D. Thurbcr , J. B. Clark , J. 0. Schurman , II. 13. Adams , ex-Mayor Green , J. Q. Car lisle , Albert Shaw , George Gunton , Henry White , S. I' . Corliss , T. M. Osborne. Nebraska E. Rosewater , W. V. Allen , W. J. Bryan , F. T. Hansom , ox-Governor Crounio , II. D. Sutherland , A. H. Hippie. Maryland C. J. Bonaparte , Fell * Angus , B. A. Williams , J. I. Ycllott , J. K. Cowen. B. P. N'on comer , H. A. Adams. South Carolina J. H. Marshall , J. E. Boggs , J. S. Brlco , S. H. Rodgers , I , W. f\ Youmans , T. L. Gnntt , A. H. Williams. ) Montana Ex-Governor Maglnnls , C. S. Hartman , ex-Governor Richards , W. F. Banders , J. K. Toole , A , J. Campbell , II. H , Bwaln. Colorado T. M. Patterson , T. S. McMur- ray , Mayor H. V. Johnson , Sarah S. I'latt , ex-Governor Adams , H , H. Scldomrldge , J. W. Bucklln. Kansas W. J. Bailey , J. K. Cubblna , G. r H. Buckham. W. A. White , J. n. Hessln , II. L. Pestana. Michigan R. A. Algcr , I. N. Klock , J. W. Hannon , G. W. McBrldo , W. H. Lockerby. Fred Stone , ex-Governor Luce , A. P. Oreene , G. B. Horton , L. D. Watklns , F. A. Maynard , E. Henderson , E. C. Davidson , Phil Klrkwood , E. G. Stevenson , H. C. Adams. Missouri F. M. Cockrcll , E. C. Crow , J. A. Graham , A. G. Cochran , D. n. Francis , F. W. Lehmann , Emll Protorlus , J. A. Hocltaday , L. A. Vorlcs , C. C. Fuller , F. P. Bebreo , J , S. Hayncs , L. r. Cotty , Marsh Arnold , Kentucky W. C. P. Brccklnrldge , P. W Hardln. J. W. Lewis , William Lindsay , W. II. Holt , W. P. Kimball. J. W. Yerkes. Wisconsin J. C. Spooner , J. V. Quarles , J. J. Jenkins , S. S. Barney , W. F. Vllos , E. S. Bragg , J. W. Whltehead , A. M. Jones. T. M. Blackstock , G. F. Merrill , John Hicks , John Naglo , E. T. Wheelock , J. G. Mona- ban , E. B. Ushor. Indiana E. B. Martlndale , S. L. Geode , J. B. Stall , H. S. Taylor , Joslah G\\ln , Aaron Jones , John Spencer , G. Morgan , Joseph Swain , L. J. Hackney , II. H. O'Brien , I. H. Btrouso , W. Dudley Foulkc , D. P. Erwln , W. H. dehorn , A. M. Scott , A. L. Kumlcr , H. Wlnllcld , J. N. Bobcock , A. P. Kent. South Dakota U. F. Pettlgrcw , W. T. La Toilette , J. E. Kcllcy , S. H. Wright , F. Know lea , M. S. Sheldon , W. E. Kldd , C. L. Wood. Mississippi J. W. Cutrer , J. S. Williams , R Burkltt. Iowa J. G. Berryhlll , G. E. Clark , T. Updegraff , W. R. Green , R. H. Moore , John Btory , A. P. McQulrk. Alabama Eyro Darner , Gordon McDon ald , R..B. Barnes , W. W. Quarles , E. M. Ragland , Wallace Haralson , B. B. Comer. Tennessee 0. E. Snodgrass , J. W. Galnes , J. D. Richardson , N. N. Cox , T. W. Slmms , R. A. Pierce , E. W. Carmack. Wjomlug F. W. londcll , B. B. Brooks , C. P. Arnold , R. W. Breckona , A. McMlckeu , J. D. Adains , Robert Hlnton. Oregon M. C. George , C. W. Fulton , B. 1\ Alloy , ex-Governor Pennoyer , M. A. Miller , W. L. Tooze , William Colvlg. West Virginia E. S. Hutchlnson , R. B. Caselday , J. W. Roche , J. R. Smoot , S. H. Gramui , Samuel Dlxon , II. W. Quarrlur , D. 13. Abbott , I. Schwabo , E. C. Gcrwlg , E. T. Tobln , W. A. McCorklo , J W. Harris , D. B. Lucas , J. W. Mason , John Brannon , r. J. Jlearno , Z. T. Vlnson. Arizona M. J. Eagan , C. W. Wright , W. H , Barnes , E , M. Does , T. Armstrong , J. C. Adams. Ohio John Sherman , J , B. Forakor , Charles Foster , M. E. Ingalls , A. W. Jones , Washington Gladden , P. J. Sorg , F. S. Mon- nett , J. E. Ncal , C. L. Kurtz , S. N , Owen , I. F. Mack , R. E. McKlsaon , J. P. Jones. Ponnsjlvanla M. M. Garland , W. P. Potter , J N. Pew , L. D. Gilbert , H. W. Palmer , W. C , Bullltt , General Snowdon. Indian Territory J. S. Stapler , J. M. niQHTY HARD WORK. Sonic men have to do their work under nil sorts of unusual nnd ad verse circum stances that arc just ns trying upon their health nnd physical condi tion ns if they were soldiers fightimj nnd marching dny and night in a hard cam paign. When the condi- - tiotis under which a man works are abnormal and unhealthy he needs to take special precau tions to build himself up to withstand the extra strain , "la 1804 , / nai I broke out in lumps all over audw lieu tlicsc left the sklu peeled off , " eavs Mr John A Galloway , of 218 rttlt bt. , Columbus , Georgia , ill a recent letter to Dr. R V. Pierce , of Ilultalo , N , Y. " I had catarrh Tor four > ears nnd alto liver and kid ney trouble ; when It would commence troubling me I would have a slight aching a little below the chest , I used many kinds of medicine but received no benefit My eyes were sunken and my face wu pale ; I hid pimple * on my face and there was brown tpots on my face. Now thcsa re nil gone. I took ktx bottles of IJr. I'lerce's Golden Medical Dlscot ery nud t o of Dr. 1'iercc's relicts. They are the best medicines I ever u ed In my life , and I do believe tint I ant entirely well , I have a good appetite but before I com menced treatment I had no appetite at all Now I am like a child ready to eat at any time of dsy or night. I ist j ear I weighed one hundred ind thirty-four pouuds and now I weigh one hundred cud forty-five. Please accept my thanks. I am BO glad I found the right kind W medicine. " "Golden Medical Discovery" Is free from alcohol ; it is pure medicine and noth ing else. Unlike the so-culled "tonics" and "extracts" which tend to create on M. , appetite for stimulants , tlie "Discovery" creates only n healthy natural temperance tppetite for good food which nourishes and strengthens. The medicine dealer who lays he has something "just as good" knows that he falsifies. If he urges an inferior - ferior substitute it is to gain a few pennies greater profit. No matter how dlscour- aged you may be , write to Dr. Pierce for advice which he will fiend you free and which if followed , is bound to do you good. Lahny , J. S , Davenport , W W Hastings , J. C. Dannenberfs , F H Xash , C. O Prye UUh-0. W Bnrtch , J. L , Uawlln * . O. C Cannon , C. C. Richards , Lafayette Holbrook , D. 0. nideout. New Mexico Frank Springer , P. A , Manznnares , T. D. Burns , Anthony Joseph , A. U. Graham , J. W. Dwycr , E. V. Chavez. ( lotcrtior * nml Other * , These governors have signified tholr In tention of attending the conference- George W. Atkinson , West Virginia ; W. E. Stanley , Kansas , Lester M. Shaw , Iowa ; Hazen S. Plngrec , Michigan ; John R. Tan ner , Illinois , Charles S Thomas , Colorado ; R. 13 Smith , Montam ; William A. Poynter , Nebraska ; Lon V. Slovens , Missouri , Edward Scofleld , Wisconsin ; N 0. Murphy , Arizona ; F. B. Fancher , North Dakota ; James A. Mount , Indiana. The agricultural Interests will be repre sented by ex-Governor W. D. Hoard , presi dent of the Farmers' National Congress , and Aaron Jones , master National Grange. Acceptances have also been received from Washington Gladden , Mayor Samuel Jones o ! Toledo , 0 ; John Graham Brooks , ex- Secretary J. Sterling Morton , M. E. Ingalle , president Big Pour railroad ; E. T. Jeffreys , president Rio Grande railroad ; R. T. Ely , Wisconsin university , President Draper , University of Illinois , President Northrop , Unlverelty of Minnesota , Henry W , Lamb , president Now England Free Trade league , Jeremiah W. Jenks , professor political econ omy Cornell university. The Board of Trade nnd Transportation of New York will bo represented by Its presi dent , William H. Parsons , nnd ex-Major Schteron , G. Waldo Smith , John II Wash- btlrn and Lawrence Robinson. The Board of Trade of Little Rock by Its president , LABORATORY DEPARTMENT OF A GERMAN EXPERIMENTAL STATION , IN WHICH EACH CHEMIST HAS A PRIVATE ROOM. Morris M. Cohn , and Judge U. M Rose , Judge S. R. Cockrlll , John M. Moore , ex-chairman democratic state committee , and Right Rev. Edward Fitzgerald , Catholic bishop. Senator Kyle , chairman of the National Industrial commission , has BO arranged the sessions of the commission that It may at tend In n body. The Interstate Commerce commission will participate In the proceed ings. Acceptances have also been received from the attorney generals of nearly nil the states. Organized labor will bo repre sented by Samuel Campers , president of the American Federation of Labor , most of the vice presidents of that organization and the piesldcnts of the leading national and In ternational bodies In the United States. Delegates are being named * by boards of trade , chambers of commerce , the National Bar association , the National Bankers' as sociation and many other leading bodice. An American make , superior to anv Euro pean make , Its bouquet lovely , Cook's Im perial ! Champagne Extra Dry. RELIGIOUS. When a church has a dozen or fifteen at tractive young women among Us members the prayer meetings there are generally well attended. The total number of foiclgn missionaries , Including their wives , who are doing Protest ant Christian work In Japan Is C92 , an In crease of thirty-three over last jcar. The Methodist congregations of Brooklyn have united In a movement , to endeavor to pay off the debts of all Methodist congrega tions as a part of the twentieth century fund scheme. According to the twenty-fifth necrologlcal report at Princeton Theological seminary , recently issued , the length of the average paatorato In the Prosbjterlan church Is eight years and eight months. Ira D. Sankoy proposes to organise an American evangelistic cnorus of flvo thou sand volcea to sing nt the world's Christian Endeavor convention In London next year , and afterword at Paris. But Mr. Moody objects to song In a foreign tongue , nnd theirs will certainly be foreign to the Frenchmen. The archbishops of Canterbury and York have given their decision In the ritual cases They bold that the use of incense and pro cessional lights , while neither enjoined nnr permitted by the law of the church , may be made use of , but they urge the cfergy for the sake of peace to discontinue them as part of the services. The topics to bo considered at tbo national Congregational council In Boston September 20 to 2S will cover the general grounds of theology , tbo Christian Idea of the state , relations of other religions to Christian theology , the obligations nnd duties of Con gregationalism In different lands , foreign and homo missions , etc. Missionaries have been nt work In the Caroline Islands for forty-Eoven years , and as a result thirty communities have been evangelized. Each community has a natlvo Christian teacher and church building. Trinity college Is to bo the name of the Catholic university for the education of women at Washington , ground for which has boon broken. The Churchman discusses tha question , "Will England Become Roman Catholic ? " and eaya tbo real test of the piospects of a church is less In the census than In the marriage register. Hero we find that In every 200 marriages one will bo Jewish , eight Roman Catholic , twenty-four non conformists , twenty-nine without religious ceremony , and 13S according to the Angli can rite one Roman marriage to seventeen Anglican no great pcrlf to the coming gen eration. Rev. Stephen Kealy , rector of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church of Dunkirk , N Y , has been elected provincial of the Order of Passlonlst Fathers In tbo United States and Mexico. He will succeed Rev , Father John Baudlnellt , who will go to Rome this month to assume the duties of the oftlco of consulter to the generaf of the PaselonlBts. Father Kealy Is a natlvo of Ireland and Is 60 years old. Ho has been rector of churches In Cincinnati and Pitts- burg. He was ordained a priest more than tweuty-nve years ago , Au Hiiulty About It. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Fate doesn't order these things with any degree of equity , " eald the young man with the up- and-down collar , "Why not ? " aeked the girl. "For Instance , " eald the > outh , "the oyster retires for four months , but Re cream hoe an open season all the year round , " IGNORANCE IN CHEMISTRY Causes the Loss of Many Millions to Americans Every Year. SHREWDNESS OF GERMAN MANUFACTURERS VnfttSnnil Pnlil lij Thin Country for ( lie I'ruiluctft of ( ionium Lnliorn- forlcfi Money AVcll Spent in Twenty-two million dollars lost In two jears because of a laxity In the teaching of analytical chemistry. That Is the enormous prlco paid on one class of articles alone by the United States , simply because our col leges Ignore a higher scientific course nnd our manufacturers refuse to recognize that which Is a common practice In a rival coun try the employment of highly-trained chemists for analytical researches , We paid Germany $22,460.000 In 1807 and 1898 for dye stuffs with which to dye our articles of dress. German chemists dis covered the process by which those djcs can bo made from something almost as cheap and plentiful In this country as ashes. Ger man manufacturers made those dye stuffs from coal tar ! The description of their progress In this line rcadi like n fairy story , but It Is true enough. It Is a lesson that should go to the heart of e\ery American manufacturer , every American business man and every true American citizen. The fact that Germany could have taken from us gold exceeding $11,000,000 yearly for one simple class of articles , and that In face of the fact that we have here everything by which the articles can be made. Is more than Incredible It Is humiliating. And It calls for a thorough Investigation and a revolu tion In some portion of our Internal economy. That which wo lack Is easily explained , and proof ample and convincing proof will be given In this paper. We do not encourage the study of analytical chemistry In our colleges , nor the close union of science and | business In our factories. In Germany there are thirty-seven chemi cal dye factories that employ largo staffs of expert chemists solely for Invention and discovery. Not for manufacturing , mind you , not for the making of products , but solely for experimenting and the careful delving Into nature's secrota. In the whole length and breadth of the United States there Is not one chemical fac tory where chemists are employed for re search. There are works and laboratories a-plenty , but simply for the purpose of manu facturing known products. 2to Satisfactory Hriilnnntlun. There seems to be no satisfactory explana tion for this extraordinary state of affairs , no given reason why wo of America are content to rest Idly and permit other coun tries to make the discoveries and reap thu benefits. We know that In the German universities the root Idea of higher education freedom of teaching and freedom of learning neces sarily carries research and specialization to their highest terms. Wo know that It affords a eplendld opportunity for technical careers to the students , and we are also fully aware that Germany's system In moulding her schools has led to a marvelous organization of the power of invention In the arts and Industries. We know all this , jet wo do not pursue the aame or an equally advantageous course. There U not a manufacturer of chemicals In the United States but will confess that his rivals In Germany are quickly and surely getting control of the world's market , and there Is not an American manufacturer who Is not fully cognizant of the fact that this growing supremacy cows eolely from the Joining of science and business. Prof. Ostwald , a distinguished German chemist , stated In 1896 regarding tbo chemi cal factories In Germany : "Each large work Jias the greater part of Its scientific staff and there are often moro than 100 Ph. D.'s In a single manu factory occupied , not In the management of the manufacture , but In making Inven tions. The research laboratory In such a woik la only different from ono In a uni versity by Its being more splendidly and sumptuously fitted than the latter. I have heard from the business managers of such works that they have not Infrequently men who have worked for years without prac tical success , but if they know them to possess ability they keep them , notwith standing , and In moat caeca with ultimate success mifllclent to pay the expenses of tbo former fruitless years , " Is It any wonder that , with euch methods , Germany has coma to control the line chem ical markets of the world ? By her superi ority In this respect alone ebe Is able silently nnd without any legislation to lay a tax upon almost uvery industry In every country , A rrofltnlilc Union. As a further proof of the wleo Importance Germany places upon the union of science and commerce , one of the chemical works not long ago offered a Unlverelty professor a very largo salary simply to come Into tbo laboratory and make experiments re garding the practical u o of certain KC- ! ontlflo method * which the professor had been developing. That this close relation between science and Industry Is creatly to the advantage of loth Is beyond question. U puts the best trained and highest Inventive power at the service of manufacturers , and It also fur- nlshrs the scientist not only with new oponlliES for a livelihood , but with wide opportunities for research. In Germany eomo of the great establishments provide finer technical moans and appliances to chemlsta than any university laboratory. It Is of Intcicst to know juat how many of the German chemical manufacturers con trol their research laboratories. Ono of the largest , situated In Baden , and having branch works In thrco other cltlM , maintains a staff of over eighty chemists , who devote their working hours to research alone. This a-my of scientists Is housed In a large building elaborately fitted up with the most modern appliances , but , strange to say , as carefully guarded as the Into "Professor" Kecley's workshop. Admission Is strictly forblddcr and there Is no Intercourse be tween the different rooms. Each chemist reports for work at an early hour In the morning and on entering his particular room cell It might bo termed finds written Instructions from the chief chemist. These Instructions provide for the day's work and in addition the chcmUt will nnd the material ho Is supposed to Investi gate or experiment with. Ho docs not know what his fellow laborers on cither sldo are doing , nor whit plan of work any ono of the eighty-odd other chemists Is pursuing. , lie receives as a salary a sum ranging from $600 to $1,000 and It Is safe to con jecture that his labors will repay his em ployers tenfold. He has no pecuniary In terest In his discoveries , receives no reward If he Is successful , jet , such Is the peculiar workings of the German mind , he strives with as much enthusiasm as If there was a bag of gold dangling at the end of his day's labor. An American visitor to one of the great German chemical factories said that the laboratory of which he obtained one fleeting glimpse reminded him of an Immense rab bit warren , In which each occupant was a worker and delver of the most pronounced degree. Story of Red DJOH. Mention has already been made of the loss by the United States of over $22,000,000 In 1897 and 1S9S on one class of articles alone among the ( many exported to this country by Germany. It has also been elated that the discovery of that article by German chemists reads as a fairy tale. This Is the story ; Twenty years ago the red djes used by the world were made from a vegetable plant called madder root , or Rubin tlnctorum. In the trade It Is known as alizarin , deriv ing that name from the Arabic words al and Izal , literally "tho root , " which shows Its Importance. As all the red djes used In those days were made from the madder root It became of extreme valus as a prod uct of the European farms , and It was raised extensively throughout the continent. About the year 1879 a German chemist employed by a chemical manufactory on the Rhine took up ordinary coal tar as a sub ject for Investigation. Ho was not In search of any particular result , but devoted his energies to what had been an article of no apparent value. Patiently and with extreme skill ho tieatcd the foul-smelling residue of coal with various acids and In time made a re port to his chief which caused that worthy to open his ejes. The report In substance was that u product had been obtained which resembled In character and was fully equal to the best alizarin made from madder root. The secret was carefully guarded while extensive tests were made and a patent ob tained , then the now alizarin was placed on the market. The result was Immediate and far-spreading. The original dye had sold at $2 a pound , and below that figure It could not bo produced. The new dye re tailed In this country for $1.20 a pound , and the supply was only limited by the will of the manufacturer. A Grent Pull. The patent remained In force for seven teen jeara , during which time millions of pounds were Bold annually In this country. The rate , $1,20 a pound , continued for sev enteen sears , then , the day after the patent expired , It dropped to 15 cents a pound. In other words , thin product from coal tar dis covered by a German chemist whoso salary did not exceed $1,000 yearly netted the pat entees on apparent profit of $1.05 a pound. As millions of pounds were sold annually In the United States alone , the enormous profits obtained can easily bo reckoned. In ' fact , It Is estimated that over $35,000,000 ' woa made by one German firm on a dye etuft as a reward for Its shrewdness In com bining science and practical commerce ! One German chemist succeeded , by his patient researching In analvtlcal fields , In driving out of existence the Important In dustry of madder root growing ( at one time Now York alone tad 100 brokers dealing solely In the root or Ita products ) , nnd aluo placed to the credit of his employers and his country a vast fortune. The firm which had made what might bo called thla "ten strike" In commoiclal sci ence observed the lapsing of 1(6 ( valuable COMPARATIVC VALUE Of Op ANILINE C > YC3 TOTH6 GERMANY UNITED irATes.ANo , THE EXPOK.T3 Of AVI I- LINE DYES Of THE UNI TED iTATts To GBK. . IW.000,000- MANY , ANNUALLY Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. Large Now Stock of Desirable , Well Made , Artistic , lp-to-Date ) Styles of Bedroom At Prices that Will Demand the Attention of the Most Critical Buyer. It's a pleasure for us to be able to offer such grandly good values in furniture , built by mechanics upon scientific principle made to give satisfaction. 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Wilhelm 1414-1416-1418 Douglas Street. alizarin patent -with equanimity. The firm knew full well that its paid staff of chem ists was not earning salaries In Idleness. Eighteen years ago a well known professor of chemistry , now living In New York , vis ited the Ludwlgshafer works of the firm In question , and was shown by the manager a product which the latter declared was prac tically ready for the market. That was In 1881 , yet euch was the untiring patience and the thorough caution of the German chemists that this product was not con sidered really nt for selling until laat year. year.When It appeared It created a revolution in a market which had been filled for hun dreds of years by an East Indian article. It wao the case of the madder root alizarin over again. I'roiliict of Conl Tnr. Like the latter , coal tar was the base. One of the German chemists one of the $1,000 rabbits in the hutches had discovered a substance which bore a striking resemblance to the Indigo of East Indian commerce ! The natural Indigo Is described as "a sub stance obtained In the form of a blue pow der from leguminous plants of th genus indigofera and used as a blue dye. " These plants grow In the East and West Indies and In some parts of America and they form an Important article of commerce. It Is probably well to oay hero that the growers of the Indigo plant bad waxed rich and Insolent In the trade and that they reckoned on an uninterrupted period of pros perity. They did not take Into consideration the patient , delving chemists In the rabbit warreno of the German empire. When the members of the great chemical OIJ IOVEKEB BV A CHtMl J T , AT YKAA.IY &AkAKV or 41.000 s firm In Ludwlgshafen thought It convenient Uiey patented the artificial Indigo and calmly placed It on the market In competi tion with the pure article. Immediately there was a to-do among the dealers In the pure. Indigo. The latter knew tbo history of the alizarin product , but they consoled them selves with the knowledge that the American tariff schedule admits pure Indigo free and places a 35 per cent duty on coal tar do- rlvatlves. It was a futile consolation. Whou tbo now Indigo was placed before the government chemists In Washington It was carefully tested , and the astonishing decision given that the artificial product must be admitted free of duty , as "no living chemist could distinguish between tbo pure and the artificial ! " Behold the result ! Today artificial Indigo made from coal tar after a process dis covered by a German chemist Is selling at a less price than the pure article can be produced , v'et making a profit for the Ger man chemical firm which can only be based on tbo name firm's profits on alizarin , The patent will nin seventeen years , mil lions of poundu will bo Bold in the United States alone , and , calculated on a fair esti mate , $60,000,000 must accrue to this Ger man firm , and Incidentally to the German empire. This , mind ) ou , Is simply ono article Tdcre are many others , and they are all , every one of them , the ixtiult of the German system of combining science with practical commerce. The lesson is obvious. Will wo profit by H ? All weak places in your system cttactually rloi d r.galnst disease by DeWltt's Little arly Risers. They cleanse the bowels , promptly cure chronic constipation , regulnti the liver and fill you with new rife and vigor. Small , pleasant , cure ; never gripe. 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Nottlnglnnis 200 pairs f\\ 3 jards lone pair "fie and 1 UU 800 pairs ono hundred different Rtvles 3M yard * IonsIS to GO Inches wlilo worth $2 CO to $3 25 at sale prlco _ per pair $1 25 and & UU 760 pairs Lace Curtains Imitations of Brus sels , Badenburc nnd Arabians full slzo 3V4 yards long $3.25 , $3.BO , $3.75 , _ n $4.00 , $160. $5.00 nnd ( per pair ) 3 UU Wo are showing an extra choice line ol Ruffled Swiss and Organdy Cm tains 100 pairs plain Swiss 2 % > ards , long at pair 4V/C 275 pairs plain Swiss ruffle 3 yards long full size worth $1.25 at . _ pair 75c nnd 1 UU 350 pairs Calno spot , figured and striped Swiss ruflle 3 jards lone 10 Inches wide worth $1.50 at . f\r\ per pair 1 UU 400 pairs Swiss ruffle 15 different styles- worth up to $2 00 sale price _ _ _ per pair $1.25 nnd UU 550 pairs of Organdy and Swiss 3 yards long 46 to 52 Inches wide extra full sl/o ruffle very dalntj worth $3.73 at special price this week for _ - . , . per pair & 5U Colored Organdy Curtains ruffle full slzo per pair $1.75 , $200 0 = 0 and OU Colored Organdy Bed Spreads _ _ _ to match each $4.00 and & UU Order If you want The Bee Illustrated History of the great war in the me The Departure of the 1'Jrst Fleet of Transports. Reproduced from in Illustration lu " Ou to Manila. " Only a limited number of these were is sued these will be sent by mail to any address upon receipt of the price 50 Cents This book contains a full account of the work of the First Nebraska with illus trations never before published and is a work of art. History Dept. , Omaha Bee TURKISH T. & P. PILLS brings monthly men- jtruatlonsiirototlinUiiy f.1'ixtfnaboVwl11 , | | 0P | novtrdUanpolntyou " "y cane. JJy wall. , , . Habn'Druefilorc iStli & P rn rnUtniliaNeb. .