TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, 1900.
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
M:ro WoUvilla Sketches of Weiteta Life
and Scenes.
INDIANA DURING LATE UNPLEASANT.!. SS
C'llr Itnllnml WrllM of (he I.ntln
(lunrlrr nf I'nrln JntrrrntliiK
ttkrlclicn of I'orrlmi Travel
Xcw (Jrerk II Intury.
Alfred Henry Lewis, hoso "Wolfvlllo"
Bkctchos of western enmp life are quite tbo I tendon has several times been cnllcd to
best things of their kind we have had In n j theso histories and to thw fact that they
generation, has put together a volume of . have been meat highly commended by the
late stories, which Is published under the i very best school authorities In the state,
title of "Sandburrs." It contains a half J Western schools aro quick to grasp tho best
dozen of now Wolfvlllo reminiscences. In ' that Is to bo had In tho vny of text books,
which wo onco moro meet cur friends, "Doc j when onco pointed out, and that explains
Poets," "Cherokee Hall,- "Old Man Kn- ; why tho present series of histories haB been
right" and those other clioco spirits of tho Introduced Into tho leading High schools of
plains, and thcro aro also dome vivid studies the sate and Into the preparatory depart
of East Sldo llfo In New York, called "An- nients of the University of Nebraska. Of
nals of tho Ilcnd." Otr. (.owls Is nlwavs tho whole sorles nono will bo found inaro
entertaining, becauso bo nlways has n story deserving of commendation than tho "ills
to tell and known bow to U-ll It. His newest tory of Greece." For many reasons tho eludy
volume Is touched with hln peculiar humor of Greek history ought to no encouraged In
nnd his flno skill In tho wso of words, while I American schools. Tho old Greek republics
tho stories themselves uro marked with an ; met and settled ono way nr tho other over
admirable variety nnd a quick observation. , 2,000 years ngo tho same questions that per
It Is Interesting from covor to cover. The plox tho politicians of our own republic, The
author In a foreword says: 'A sandburr Is a thpughts and deedn of her great men aro
foolish, small vegetable, Irritating and treasures preserved In history for the en
grievously useless. Thcroforo this volumo ' rlchmcnt of our own lives. No better help
of sketches Is named "9a'ndburrs." Some In tho study of Greek hutory can bo found
folk there bo who apologize for the birth of thun tho present volumo by I'rof. Ilotsford.
n book. Thoro's scant propriety of It. A
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"Knights In Fustian." by Caroline Brown, I
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tinlnn. II ll,nm Win ntnL t.v .h K.l.hl.
of the Golden Circle, as alleged at the time ,
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assist tno confederacy to victory and then
force n separation of the northwestern states
.from tho union. Tho story of tho attempt
..j ... mu uuciuyi
to make the plot effectual In tho Indiana ,
county, In which tho novo'
if Is laid, nnd Its
frustration by tho hero Is graphically told.
The Introduction of serera: historical char
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ot tho history ot that momentous struggle.
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Jaw being broken In two plnccs, so thnt It
was necessary to set It In an Iron framo.
Mr. Soward was still In bed, suffering
acutely from his Injuries when, on April
14. tho nssassln mndo his attempt on his
life. Soward's thront was vadly cut on both
sides and his right check nearly severed
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had heard of a wholesale attempt which
wan to bo made to murder tho president and
hla cabinet, and that Seward calmly wrote
In reply that ho need have no fear, as as
sassination was not an American habit and
was too vicious and desperate to bo en
grafted Into our political system. " Harper
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Frank G. Carnonter'H letters frnm Smith
America, which wero published In Tho Ileo
last year, are to bo brought out In book
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ui jvtirun, KJt
"Literary Interpretation of Mfo" lit tho
tltln of a new book by W. H. c'rawshaw,
professor of Kngllsh literature In Colgato
university, which will bo published at an
early ditto by tho Macmlllan company.
Tho Now AmHtprrlnm llnnW nnmnjinv hm
just secured n complete. Grimm "Knlry
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A hitherto untranslated novel by Mnurus
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called "A Christian, but a Roman." Tho
sccno Is laid In tho Homo of Domltlnn
and Carns. Tho story Is said to bo full
of Incident, together with graphic pic
tures of the abandonment of tho Imperial
rulers.
Mr. Eden Phlllpntts. who Is nbout to
Irnvo-hls1 temporary Kngllsh Tcsldenco for
bis homo In Torquay, has been putting1 the
finishing touches to tho revised "iTITTTui
scrlpt of a novel, which G. P. Putnnm's
Sons will shortly publish. This will bo
railed "Son of the Morning" and not "Tlio
Last of Her Line," ns has been generally
imnuunceu.
What many persons will undoubtedly
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in iiress ior immeuiato publication uy
Charles Scrlbner's Sons. It Is by B. Her
Shey Sucath. Ph. 1).. nrnfpsHnr nf nhllna.
ophy In Yalo university, nnd will bo en
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Interpretation of his thoughts and beliefs
concerning uou anu immortality
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in iit-iun nn inu strategy oi tno uocr war,
is tho author of a series of books on
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"Mnlor ' anil "Ornnil" Tnetlpa nf rho.o
Mr. Young believes that tho mathematics of
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volume. "Chess Strategctlcs Illustrated,"
which Little, Hrown & Co. publish next
fall.
Harper & Hros. have Just purchased
Golf, tho mngazlne devoted to golllmr In
terests and tho olllelal organ of tho United
States Golf association. Tho periodical will
continue to be published monthly, the April
number being tho first to bear tho Imprint
of Harper t Hros. Mr. Van Tassel Sut
phen, tho well kuqwii authority on golfing
subjects, will edit tho sheet. Its contents
will be mado up of news on the latest
events In tho golfing world, bulletins of
tho United Btates Golfing association, pic
tures of now clubhouses, links, portraits
and nrtlcles by leadlns authorities on
this particular sport.
Tho current Issue ot the newest departure
In Juvenile Journalism, tho Llttlo Chron
icle, n, weekly newspaper for young people,
published In Chicago, contains a timely
Illustrated article on Iladcn-Powell. "Tho
Sherlock Holme of the British Army."
nnd another on Ludwlg Knaus. Germany's
great patntor of children, with half-tone
reproductions of two of his paintings. Wil
liam Henry Shelton tolls how Sculptor
Kelly Is modeling tho bust of Admiral
Dowoy, Illustrated from photographs ot tho
bust In three ntages of development. An
Interesting feature ot this boys' and girls'
newspaper (not story paper) Is a "map
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principal hnppcultiKH nro told on a map
and Indexed In order to nBslst tho mem
ory of the render as well ns to show
the geographical significance ot the news.
Tho abovo books are, for sale by tho
Mcgeath Stationery Co., 130S Farnam,
Sometimes it is diffi--S
cult to know what to
give the children as a tit-bit
or what to take, when start
a journey, a pic-nic, or
wheel.
PASSING OF A FAMOUS CASE
Suit of Creedon Ajainit Patrick and Oiben
Before Jndgo F&wcett.
IT HAS B.EN IN COURT SINCE 1890
After 1 1 it 1 it tr 1'niiHFil ThrotiKli AH I'os-
sllilc l)i'lii)i the L'nne I oil l'lnnl
IfcnrlitK on Approvnt of
Itrforee's Iteport.
Ono of the oldest coses on tho docket o!
tho Douglas county district court Is now
being tried beforo Judge Fawcett, and tho
lawyers who hnvo watched It drag Its weary
length, through term afte term are now
expecting to see nn end of the case of
Thomas J. Creedon against J. N. H. Patrick
and others.
It was In the lnttcr part of tho '80s that
Thomas J. Creedon, tho pWntlff, secured
n contract for tho construction of a resi
dence for J. N. H. Patrick. When the work
was completed there was a disagreement be
tween tho parties to the cciract ns to the
payment. In 1801 Creedon nied a petition
In a suit against Patrick alleging that thero
was due him the sum of $14,108 on the
contract for $08,033. Demurrers wero filed
to tho petition, and It took the plaintiff
nearly two years to get his eaBo before tho
court. At this tlmo there was little or no
Interest In tho suit. Though tho pleadings
had occupied a long period of tlmo lawyers
outside of tho case paid llttlo attention to It
Tho caso was referred to referee, nnd
three years, more or less, w.s consumed In
getting tho evldcnco beforo him and In
securing n report. Then th lawyers began
to mention the suit ns ono which had been
a long tlmo In tho courts. Tho finding of
tho refcreo was favorablo to tho defendant.
Ho wanted It Immediately approved, but
after ho had kept tho case so long In court
tho other sldo thought they would bo en
titled to wait awhllo, and t'urco years more
elapsed beforo tho matter came up for an
approval of tho referee's findings, which
now brings tho cnuso beforo Judge Fawcett
for hearing.
On the tablo In tho court room nre papers
bo long folded that they look rheumatic and
ns though to bend their folds would glvo
them "cxqulslto" pain. Judges have come
nnd Judges havo gono. Eminent Jurists
have reflected honor upon tho bench, and
tho honor which casts a halo around tbo
Douglas county Judiciary has brought law
yers of ordinary ability Into promlnoncc,
but erection against Patrick has gono on.
i Klrliv Ciinc at Sioux Fnlla.
Judgo Mungor returned Tuesday aftor
noon from Sloux Falls, S. D., whero he tried
tho moro or lesa celebrated Klrby case,
wherein Klrby was charged with receiving
stolen property, which has been before tho
court for trial four times. In the first trial
thero was a hung Jury. Tho second trial re
sulted In a conviction. Tho case was re
manded on appeal. During the third trial
ono of tho Jurors bocame Insane nnd the , 1899. There Is not n great difference In
case was continued. Tho fourth trial ro- , the number, sizes or breeds, or In nomcn
sulted In acquittal. According to the Judgo i clature. Thoy vary Bomewhat with tho
tho caso presented somo peculiar features, j country's history, political and otherwise.
Tho Jury panel was challenged in almost 11 18 notable that the number of Deweys In
ovory concelvablo manner. Tho religious lho "st has not Increased. On tho other
bollofs of tho Jurymen, their place of resl- hantI ttcro one lesa doE with tho namo of
dence, thoir former nationality and their tho vlctor at Manila bay. His mnstcr, nftor
racial characteristics wero brought up by I the announcement of the admlral'B prcsl
tho attorneys for tho dofense. The trial , l"ntlal candidacy, nt once revised his pet's
procoedod and Klrby was acquitted. "That and It is now Smith. Tho master says
nignt, saia juaga Aiunger, "resemoiea a
night after Bn olectlon. The friends of
Klrby gathered on tho streets and marched
In triumphal procession. Tho saloons wero
filled with the happy sons of Erin who re
joiced at the frnpdom of their' compatriot."
Would Knjoln n Conalntile.
In tho district court yesterday Henry
Helsey and others filed suit against Ed A.
Snow and Constablo Charles T. Ferguson
to restrain tho enforcement of nn execution
issued by nryco Crawford, Justlco of tho
is opposed are that tho process was lued
against sovoral porsons, among whom wero
tho present plaintiffs; that one of tho de
fendants In tho Justlco court pntd the Judg
ment upon which tho execution was Issued
and which was In favor of John T. Cathcrs;
that at tho request of the dofendnnt who
paid tho Judgment was transferred to Shaw.
Plaintiffs claim that the payment, ot tho
Judgment by ono of tho defendants settled
tho claim and tho proceedings under the
present execution are unlawful.
NotvH of the C'nnrt.
Judgo Munger Tuesday evening signed tho
order authorizing tho drawing of tho Jury
todny for tho May term or tho United
States court.
Thero was no session of the United States
court yesterday, Judgo Carland having gono
home to Sloux Falls, and Judgo Munger not
having returned to this city.
Lionel A. Hecher of Ncllgh asks to bo de
clared a bankrupt by the United States
district court, lie owes $1,237.09 and has
assets of t.SO, all of -which are exempt.
Tleforo Judgo Baker yesterday the
caso of tho Stato of Nebraska against
Philip Qenslor was on trial. Qensler Is
charged with stealing clothing from tho
homo of Annlo Daly on JIarch 21.
Cornelia I Carrier haa applied to Judgo
Vlnsonhaler to be appointed administrator
of tho estate of Hlchard Cnrrler, deceased.
Tho personal property of tho estate Is es
timated at M0.0OO.
In Judce Dnker'fl court Tuesday a nolle
proKsequI was entered In tho ease of tho
stato against Fannlo nnd Ed Wheeler,
charged with larceny from tho person of
Krnest Itlssl, who complained that they
had taken tS3 from-him.
United States Circuit Clerk a. IX. Thum
mel has returned from a trip to Hastings,
whero, with Judgo Munger, ho held a ten
mtnuto term of federal court Monday.
On Saturday they will go to Nortolk nnd
open court, which will bo Immediately ad
journed. In tho United Statin district court David
n. Howard of Lincoln has filed petition to
be declared bnnkrupt. He gives his nssets
nt $1,825. of which, ho clulmn, J368.M Is ex
empt. Ills ItabllltleH uro listed nt T,T76.G3.
Howard wnH Interested In business with
James IL McMurtry, who filed proceedings
In 'bankruptcy some tlmo ngo.
Tho Marshall Paper company of Omaha
nnd other creditors of James Madison
Champs of Uradshuw, Neb., havo filed a
petition In tho United States court nsklng
that Champa bo declared a bankrupt. Tho
plulntiffs claim to hold J1.920 of unsecured
claims nnd allego that tho defendant has
sold his storo In order to prefer a certain
creditor.
P. M. Schwartz and others have filed a
petition in the United Btates district court
praying that Jlelvln D. Gates of Fulrlleld
bo declared a bankrupt, Tho value of tho
unsecured clnlms listed by the plaintiffs Is
$535,46. Tho alleged act of bankruptcy con
slsts tit tho salo of a stock of goods to tho
Hastings Grocery company. The case Is
peculiar because It Is tho first time In this
court thnt n country newspaper publisher
has attempted to collect a debt for news
paper subscription through tho bankruptcy
courts.
PURSUED BY UNKNOWN ENEMY
IiuiiKlnliiK Thin, Victor I.niulericrrii, a
Postal Clerk, Is lleliiic Kxiiinhird
nn to Ills Snnlty.
With visions of persons who desire to
tnko his llfo floating through his clouded
brain, Victor Landergren was examined by
tho Insanity commlrslon ot Douglas county
Tuesday nfternoon. Iandergron Is n veteran
ot itho civil war, nnd was wounded at Fort
Fisher. He has never given signs of a weak
mental condition until recently, when he
became Impressed with tho idea that ene
mies, are seeking his life.
Ho is a rnllway mall clerk, his run being
from Omaha to Auburn over tho iMItsourl
Pacific. On almost every subject his mind
Is clear, but he stated to the board that
this unknown enemy follows him at all
times. When ho Is seated qulotly In his
homo tbo person will creep softly to tho
door and blow a powder Into the room
which polsoni the atrj and bile Ut mall
car Is running fifty miles an hour, ns ho
Is asrortlng letters on his route, tho powder
will be thrown Into tho nlr, and he saves
his llfo only by getting fresh nlr. Who this
enemy Is or tho reason for bis desire to kill
him Lnndergrcn does not know, Tho com-
tiiltslon has taken the can under advise
ment.
LADIES' TAILOR DISAPPEARS
Itiisli Order for Enstir (linrni. II It
Friends Sny, Chum- III 311ml to
llrcomc I'nliiilniicril.
Henry. J, Newman, proprietor of tho
ladles' tailoring parlors on tho sixth floor
of the Paxton block, has mysteriously dis
appeared. Ho was last seen Friday even
ing. Tho police wero notified of the dlsap-
poaranco Sunday and slnco then cvciy effort
has been mado to find him. but without 1
avail. As thcro Is no evidence of his having
purchased a ticket to leave tho city and ns
his conduct had been somewhat cccentrl".
of late, his friends fear he hns committed
suicide.
His business affairs aro in good shape and
his shop Is now being conducted by his as
sistant.
Mr. Newman was an extremely nervous
man and It Is the opinion of those who havo
Inquired into tho caso that overwork in
.Mental t nnin u-n.i.n
m. in,i wnmn Mh.i,. v,in
symptoms of a disordered brain were noticed ,
iinm..,iinini i,fnr hi- i.BnMn
At 7:30 o'clock Friday evening Mr. New
man entered one of the clevntorn In the Pax
ton block and rodo up to his placo of bus
iness. This, so far as known, was the li.st
seen of him. Tno hours later tbo, elevators
stopped running and tho conductors aro
poeltlvo he did not ride down in either of
them. Tho police have searched every nook
and cranny of tho building expecting to find
his dead body, but the quest was without
result.
Mr. Newman, a native of Knglnnd, was 29
years old and unmnrrled. Ho boarded with
Mrs. J. Krclgbaum, B23 South Twenty-fifth
avenue. His most Intimate friend, per
haps, was Eugene Ganster, a clerk In tho
silk department of tho Kclley & Stlgcr storo
at Fifteenth and Farnam streets. Mr,
Ganster says that, during tho last week of
Lent, he had noticed In his frlond symptoms
of a slightly deranged mind.
DOG CATCHER IS AT WORK
Ahnnt Fifteen Hundred Tnu Hnvo
11 re n Taken Out nt the Cllj
Clerk'n Otllcc.
Now has como tho imo for tho dog to
show a llcenso In order to live. The license
must be marked 1900. The dog catcher Is out
with grappling hooks, and whllo tho animals
aro dodging him their owners aro hastening
to procuro tho tag that saves. Up to tho
present tlmo 1,500 tags hnvo 'been sold.
Last year the total was 2,900. Tho rush for
tags Is now at its height.
There Is no diminution In tbo lovo ot
Omnhans, rich or poor, for their canlno
pets, says tho city clerk. Tho number ot
applications Is about tho samo as that ot
ho has not heard of any ono named Smith
who will try to reach tho presidency on his
war record.
Thero aro two Bryans and two McKlnleys.
Just as thero wero last year. Thero Is,
alas, no longer a Hobson, on the list. After
tho Merrlmac hero's 'osculatory perform
ance tho dog sickened and died, nnd nono
has been given that cognomen since.
Tho names to which more dogs In Omaha
respond than to any other aro Sport, Fldo,
Rover, Jack nnd Fritz.
Water spaniels aro tho greatest In number
of any pets. Thero aro some dogs worth,
, rtJ"
each, and numerous ones valued at hundreds
of dollars. The number of flno dogs In
Omaha trcqucntly occasions tho query ns to
why no dog show Is held here. Hundreds
of lino mastiffs, St. Bernards, Newfound
lands, beagles, bloodhounds, French pooodles
and other blue-blooded ones ot dogdom have
been licensed In tho last few days.
SUICIDE THEORY DISCREDITED
Ilelntlven nf AuRnstiift l'rnnlc Insist
that He Died of Heart THnenNe
Iloilj- Sent Kant.
Tho body of Augustus Frank, found dead
In a room of tho Paxton hotel Monday morn
ing, -was sent to Warsaw, N. V., last
night for burial. Mrs. C. H. Elmendorf of
Lincoln, sister of tho deceased, Is In tho
city, nnd tho wlfo nnd father, Oeorge yv
Frank ot Kearney, met tho remains at tho
depot last ovenlng to accompany thorn to
Now York.
Mrs. Elmendorf does not credit the theory
ot suicide, but gives it as her opinion that
her brother died of heart disease, from
which ho had been a sufferer for several
years. For two jcars prior to his arrival
in Omaha ten days ago, sho says, ho had
been a total abstainer from alcoholic stimu
lants. Tho Frank family Is well known In New
York. Tho late Augustus Frank, sr., uncle
cf tho decensed, was known In his day as
"King of Western New York," and was
many times a millionaire. It was on busi
ness In connection with his uncle's estate
that Augustus Frank, Jr., camo to Omaha.
II. Clark, Chauncey, Oa says DeWItt'a
Witch Hazel Salvo cured blm ot piles that
had afflicted him for twenty years. It Is also
a speedy cure for skin diseases, newaro of
dangerous counterfeits.
I.lKhtnlnir Culciilntiir.
E, G, Solomon, chief clerk In tho county
tax department, has Invented whnt he termj
a "modern calculator" which expert book
keepers say Is a wonderful device of un
failing accuracy. Letters of patent havo
Just "been Issued,
In figuring up the county tax assessments
levied on a bnsls of 28 and a fraction of
mills, and Involving a tremendouB nmount
nf labor, Solomon determined on nn easier
and surer method of nrrlvlng at tho con
clusion In each case. The mechanical cal
culator Is the result. To explain or un
derstand tho devlco properly would re
quire a master mathematician. Itoughly
mated it saves division and multiplication
by tho use of tho decimal point- Fractions
are all reduced to declrenls, Thero aro ten
slides for figures of tho different Bums from
1 up to 1,000,000,000, on the basts of whatever
fractional sum It Is desired to nrrlvo at n
conclusion. Tho slides nre of thin strips
of pasteboard and easily made, and aro
moved about In their positions by a slmplo
touch of tho flngor. The decimal point Is
nlways kept In sight. Values of all conl
modttleH may bo obtained by the uso of tho
Invention.
Mr Solomon's enroful, preclso nnd rapid
explanation of It, accompanied by hla Il
lustrations of Its workings, aro calculated
to mnko tho average- man's bruin reel,
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1308 FARNAM STKIiET.
AMIDST MUSIC AND FLOWERS
Thousands Rett, in Splendor at Annual
Spr.ng Opening of Ptopl-'i Storu.
MEMORABLE FETE FOR OMAHA SHOPPERS
Sit Ample Floor Crmvileil with Nov
elties RrtKiiKc the Attention nntl
Admiration of II I oh nnd
Poor, Old mill Yniinit.
Every aesthetic shopper In Omaha was at
tracted somo time during Monday to tho
grand spring opening of tho People's store
Interest in which was doubtless largely
augmented by tho curiosity of tho shopping
pumto to noto with what ma management
would Mil up tho vacant spaces cauted by
their having recently closed out some of
the lines they had been "arrvlns. Their
annual openings Jiavo always excited wldo
and Intento Interest, which was multiplied
this year.
During tho d.iy and evenlue tho great storo
was brilliantly Illuminated throughout.
ninny unique and beautiful electrical effects
helng employed to bring ut Urn rich and
glowing colorings of the endless array of
variegated novelties In every line. Hundreds
ot rnro am hcautlful plants, palms, ferns and
(towers lent a holiday nlr to tho surround
lugs. Every floor of tho largo establish
ment was embowered In banks ot brilliant
green and lloral fountains of fragrance.
All day nnd evening tho aisles of the
capacious building wero crowded with busy
sightseers, tho elevators being Inadequate
to accommodate tho rush. Thousands of
hand8omo H0Uvenlrs
wero given away us
mementoes ot tho easlon. In tho form ot
an elegant bust portrait of the beautiful
actress, Miss Anna Held. Tho vivacity of
the over-changing, restless and happy crowd
was augmented by tha music ot an ac
compllshed fomlnlno orchestra, executing
such selections as Invoked a spirit ot revelry
on thn fourth floor it military hand nlavod
during tho evening, when tho strain on tho
clovntors surpassed their capacity, as tho
myriad visitors crowded toward tho top
floor, whero tho souvenirs were bestowed.
Tho visitors generally manifested their In
tenso Intercut and approval ot the rearrange'
ment ot tho great store, In view ot the tact
that tho dry goods, shoes and grocery de
partments wero recently closed out. The
entire main floor is given over to very at
tractive UncH ot ladles', misses' and cbll
drcn's rcady-mado wearing apparel ot every
concelvablo kind and charncter, together
with an endless array of flno millinery. On
display wero many handsome suits for la
dles which only recently arrived from Paris
and Vienna. Here were also exhibited many
Parisian pattern hats, tho markings upon
somo of which would havo given frugal hus
bands acuto attacks of nervous prostration.
On tho second floor aro located tho ofllces
with Its corps ot busy clerks. On tbo samo
door Is a variegated display ot baby car
riages, go-carts, Iron beds, clocks, silver
ware, etc.
The third floor contnlns a bewildering dis
play of bedroom furniture of every charac
ter, from tho cheapest and meat serviceable
to tho daintiest and most luxurious. On this
floor a lnrgo spaco is devoted to the display
of trunks, handbags and travelers' outfits
generally.
On tho fourth floor Is located the extensive
carpot and droporles department.
On tho fifth floor Is found tho parlor and
library furniture. Some of tho most gor
geous parlor suites were on display, with
hundreds of beautiful and novel dlvana, odd
chairs, unlquo fancy pieces, bookcases, writ
ing decks and secretaries.
On tho, sixth and top floor are the dining
room furnishings, wherein is found every
thing that goes to the ornamentation and
adaptation of tho splendid modern dining
room. On tho same floor Is shown a charm
ing collection ot rockers for grown folks and
the llttlo folks.
On tho west ot the building nro two large
annexes, wherein nre shown largo and varie
gated etockti of stoves, crockery and chlnn
waro and nil tho latest housa furnishings
generally.
Each department attracted Its full share
of sincere admiration at the most auspicious
opening ever enjoyed In iua successful his-,
tory.
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR
Driver nil it Tennintern to Orgnnlce
Wednesday NlKht Kaniiern to De
Given Opportunity to Unite.
Thcro will be a meeting of tho teamsters
and drivers of tho city at Labor Temple
this ovenlng to perfect nn organiza
tion. Thero was a preliminary meeting
Monday night at which the matter was dis
cussed, and it was decided to add one moro
union to thoso at present affiliated with tho
central body.
Tho latest scheme for the organization
ot tho farmers Is tho International Farmers'
union recently organized at Olnghamton,
N. Y. A copy of tho constitution of tho new
union has reached Omaha and an effort will
bo mado to organize a local union among
the farmers ot Douglas county. Any farmer
or person engaged In farm labor Is eligible
to. membership. Tbo union has a label
which may bo placed upon goods produced
by members of the socloty. All persons
pledgo themselves to purchaso only union
mode goods and to encourage the efforts ot
allied boilies, Tho farmers' union Is affili
ated with tho Amorlcan Federation of Labor.
The bricklayers socm to have gono back on
their agreement to work for no person not
a member of tho Master Drlcklayers' asso
ciation, ns tho work on Sixteenth street,
which waa susponded whllo tho matter was
being dlBcusscd, has been resumed with
union workmen on tho Job.
Ivy camp, Royal Neighbors, and Omaha
trlbo No. 18, O. II. M,, have passed reso
lutions pledging the members of those so
cieties to purchaso no goods after 6 p, m.
on Saturday,
Xnteil llenler In Town.
The greatest healer of modern times Is
Banner Salvo, for cuts, wounds, sores, piles
and all skin diseases. It Is guaranteed. For
snlo by Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's Drug Store, South Omaha.
To Itepnve Twenty-KlKhth Street.
A mnjorlty of tho property owners on
Twenty-eighth street fr?m Farnam to
Leavenworth havo signed a petition to have
that street repaved, The matter has been
In tho hands of D, II. Wheeler. Jr.. who
will bring It before tho city authorities at
an early dato. This street Is the first
through street between Farnnm and Leav
enworth west of Sixteenth, It was formerly
paved with ceilnr tilocks which hnve de
cayed and the streot Is almost Impassable.
It Is tho Intention of the property own
ers to havo tho drlvowny narrowed to thirty
feet and pavo It with asphaltum. The curb
will bn set out to tho pavement nnd tho
space, between the sidewalk and the curb,
about twelve, feet, will bo sodded, making
Twenty-eighth streot ono of tho finest resi
dence streets In titi city.
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taste. Our standing order with
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STATIONERY CO-
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GOOD judge must have both experience
and learning. A housekeeper should
I be a good judge
experience and learning or she may think that
the soaps made to look like Ivory Soap) are just
as good. With experience she will know
that they lack the remarkable qualities of the
genuine. Ivory Soap 994ioo per cent. pure.
MTtltr IM1 If TVt M.OltN
WIFE HIDES 'HER LORD'S HAT
Thcrcliy Mr. Kle miner Keeps Him nt
Home While Nhc Goeit to Fetch
a Policeman,
After beating his wife", ns she alleges,
Alfred J. Fleming's conscience permitted
Mm to go to sleep, and then shu took his
hat and one shoo out upon the back porch
and hid them in tho bottom of n wash
boiler full of soiled clothes. This was a
movo preparatory to swearing out a com
plaint agalnBt him. It was a stroko of
strategy to guard against his leaving tbo
house hllo she was gono to fetch a police
man with a warrant.
Tho plan worked admirably, for when she
roturned to 405 North Fourteenth streot
from tho station sbo found her lord Indus
triously searching tho oven of tho gasoline
stove and delivering himself ot some choice
oxplotlves ho had learned as n brakemnn
on a freight train. Ho seized her roughly
'and spun her around a few times to show
how strong ho was, but Just then Ofllccr
Dan Haldwin, who had followed tbo woman,
appeared upon tho sceno nnd placed him
under arrest. He will havo a hearing to
day. A Testimonial front Old ftnitlnnil.
"I. consider Chamberlain's Cough Itcmedy
tho best In tho world for bronchitis," says
Mr. William Savory of Warrington, Eng
land. "It has caved my wlfo's lite, sho
having been a martyr to bronchitis for over
six yenrs, being moat of tho tlmo confined
to her bed. She Is now qulto well." It Is a
great ploasiire to the manufacturers ot
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to be able to
publish testimonials ot this character. They
show that great good Is being dono, pain
and suffering relieved and valuable Uvea re
stored to health and happiness by this rem
edy. Civil Service Kxnmliiiit Inn.
At D o'clock yesterdny forty-one per
sons presented themselves for examination
as cllglbles for appointment to govern
mental positions under the civil servico
rules. The examination covers many post.
tloiiH nnd Is tochnlcal In Its nature. It Is
being conducted by William C. Heecher,
chairman of tho local board, assisted by
Miss Viola Collin, secretary. Of the per
sons applying one desires to be assistant
In tbo Department of Agriculture, thirteen
would be asslstunt mlcroscoplsts, and of
this unfortunate number ono Is it dent
mute; ono man wnnts to bo a farmer with
the Indians; six would bo Indian teachers;
ono desires a position In tho fisheries de
How About The Price
Mke tho Knights of Ak-Hnr-Ilon, It
Isu't much wo usk no moro than you're
willing to pny We're BpenUIng nliout
the women's kIioch wo ndvortlscd Inst
night tho kind- that nre just light
enough for dross and Just heavy enough
for tho Rtrcct wear a perfect nhoo In
all roHpects that wo uro soiling at if.l.W)
haH tho high military heel nnd extra
high arch that gives them tho swell
appearance of the higher-priced olio's
You will havo to sec nnd examine this
shoo boforo you can appreciate tho half
we've told.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Ult FARM AM STREET.
Such Tempting Pastry
comes from our bakery that it's hard
for nny one to resist taking it bite when
ever ho sees it Ono of tho tilings wo
prldo ourselves on' is tho way our
bread and pastry looks It Isn't enough
for us that our products tasto good
they must look so dainty, thnt they will
tempt tho most languid appetite In
this department we make special efforts
to havo everything mado as choice as It
can We'd like you to try our wholo
wheat bread Let us show you what
wo can do.
W. S. Balduff.
1520 Farnam St.
"Encore"
The uutomntlc Ilnnjo is tho most mar
velous invention of the ago as It plays
tho most dltllcult music absolutely cor
rect and In n most nrtlstlc manner no
human musician being able to compote
with it It plays by menus of automatic
lingers and hands and gives the selec
tion a natural finish as to tlmo nnd
phrasing Impossible in any other self
playing Instrument A great money
maker for newsstands, hotels, drug
stores, etc. plays moro than 1,000
tunes For Information apply to
A. HOSPE,
Music ui Art, 1513 Ooutla
for she too must have
. a.tl CO, ClftCIMftaTI
partment; four request berths In tho super
vising architect's olllce; two would bo meat
Inspectors; one asks to be appointed as
matron; two would tench Indian kinder
gartens; one desires to be nn Interpreter;
while four want to observe the weather
for Ur.cle S.tm.
W. W. Mayhew, Merton, Wis., says: "I
consider Ono Minute Cough Curo a moat
k-onderful medicine, quick nnd safe," It Is
tho only harmless remedy that given immodl
ato results. It cures coughs, colds, croup,
bronchitis, grippe, whooping cough, pnou
mania nnd all throat and lung diseases. Its
enrly uso prevents consumption. Children
always like It and mothers nndnrse It.
IIoiikIiin County Mnrlmmi-ii.
The register of deeilH has compiled a
statement of the mortgage! filed nnd re
leased In Douglas county for tho quarter
ending March 31, showing thnt fifty farm
mortgages were filed, aggregating In valuo
$100,622; farm mortgages released, fifty,
value, $73,nsi; city mortgages filed. 392,
value $3I,2S7; city mortgages released, 181,
value, $S37,rj,
J. I. Carson, Prothonotary, Washington,
Pa., says: "I have found Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure an excellent remedy In caso of stomach
troublo and havo derived great benefit trom
Its use." It digests what you cnt and can
not fall to curo. I
The
Alhambra
Vaginal
Douche
and Suction
Syringe, SI. 50
by mail 10c
extra.
The Aloe &
Penfold Co.,
Deformity Brnce
manufacturers, 1408
l'a rn am bt., oppo'
Bito Paxton Iiotol.