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THE OMAHA DAILY JSEE; SVyDAY, JULY 21, 1901, 15 CURRENT DIRECT FROM COAL Electric Battiry Duigntd ti Diiptnu iritb Bttam Povrar. PROBLEM OF DIRECT ENERGY SOLVED ulcrcatliinr Delnlln of the invention of u ChluiiKu Chemist, Which l'rom lies Another Itcrnlutlou In Klcctrlult). Hugo Jones, assistant city chemist of Chi cago, claims to havo tnailo substantial pros rcss in solving the problem of procuring electricity direct from coal. For years this has been tho dream of electricians and chemists. Mr. Jones has taken out a patent on n battery which ho thinks will revolu tionize modern methods of power nnd which will niako futtlo Thomas Kdlson's labors In that direction. Accordlnc to Chicago papers tho claim Is mado for Mr. Jones' battery that It will yield 35 per cent of tho energy that Is stored up In coat, or tour times cs much as tho present combination of boiler, steam englno and dynamo. If Mr. Jones' Invention can reduce tho loss from 80 and 00 per cent to C5 per cent tho result would be further Improvements and u rovolutlon In manufacture such as has not been experienced slnca tho Invention of tho steam engine. Sulphato of lead In uteud of sulphato of zinc Is used In tho now battory. Tho substi tution saves ono costly step in the process of getting out tho energy of the coal, and also saves entirely a chemical product. In tho Jonos battery coal Is mixed with sulphato of lead In a reduction retort and tho ralxturo Is heated. The coal con verts tho sulphato Into lead and sulphur dioxide, which produces tho electric current nnd then again forms sulphato of lead. This process Is capablo of being continued Indefinitely, tho only thing consumed being tho coal. Tho lead sulphate, being In soluble, drops to tho bottom of tho battery nnd accumulates. It can easily be removed bodily, but may remain at tho bottom for long tlmo. 1,'uiiililmitlnii of Kli'inentn. All this ttmu tho battery can oc kept running-, whllo an ordinary battery stops uh soou as tho ncld liquid has taken up too much niotal. In tho Jones battery tho liquid never becomes saturated. Tho bat tery nnd tho reduction retort are In tho now device placed together, tho battery cells bclngsct around tho retort. In this way tho heat given off by tho retort Is taken up by tho cello and utilized, being partly converted Into electricity by menus of chemical reactions. In the ordinary battory, sulphato of zinc Instead of sul phato of lead Is mixed with tho coal. When tho mlxturo Is hcatod tho zinc sulphate Is separated Into zlno and sulphur dioxide. Tho sulphur dloxtdo Is lost In the process and along with It onorgy which could bo othcrwlso transformed Into electricity. Mr. Jones' substitution of lead saves tho sul phur dloxldo. Another advantago lu tho use of lead sul phato Is tho fact that this sulphato Is do composed by coal nt a lower temperature and more easily. Tho placing of the cells around tho rotort Is another fcaturo o Mr. Jones' battory which differs from tho ordinary zinc battory and saves much en ergy. Tho now battery may bo compared to a furnacu using coal, but giving ott electricity Instead of heat. Nothing Is consumed axcept coal and tho oxygen of tho nlr, Tho lead Is easily recovered as sulphato and used over again. Tho work Is dono by the coal, Kxpcrt. Opinion. Commenting on tho invention of Mr. Jones' tho S'catorn Electrician said re cently: "If tho sulphur dloxldo woro wasted, as It has hitherto been In tho reduction of sulphates, over half of tho available en ergy would bo lost, for tho potontial en ergy of the sulphur dioxide Is grcator than that of tho lead. Desjdes tho energy, tho bubstnnco Itself would be lost and would lmvo :o ba again supplied, "Tho battery promises to bo economical, therefore, and Us yield is high. Its net efllclcncy Is snld to bo about 35 per cent, or about four times ns high as that of boiler, steam engine nnd dynamo com bined, whllo It Is less expensive and oc cupies less spaco than thoso machlnos. Besides tho utilization of tho sulphur diox ide, there nro other economical devices, which account for tho high yield claimed." Chicago city olllclals arc keenly Interested In the Invention and will conduct a prac tical test of tho apparatus at nn early day. 'Whllo practical men have pro nounced their views, tho modest chemist refrains from exultation and Insists that many Improvements must bo Introduced boforo ho will subject tho operation of his battery to a public test. 111k Hill for Conl. Tho biggest slnglo bill that tho city of Chicago must moot regularly Is for coal. Last year $GOO,000 mado up this fund and tho total amount will not bo far short of that flguro when tho comptroller figures up tho books for tho annual statement to tho city council. A general adoption of tho now dynamo at tho watcr-pumplnc stations as Ik. I I J The general health of a woman is inseparably re lated to the local womanly health. When the deli cnte womanly organism is diseased, the body loses plumpness, the cheeks lose their roses, and n nervous nnd fretful condition be comes habitual. Thousands of sick women who have been cured of diseases peculiar to tho sex by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip tion have testified to the restoration of the general health when the local dis ease was cured. "Favorite Prescription" establishes regularity, dries unhealthy drains, heals in flammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. T Hint four bottles of ' Favor- He Prrcription' tid one of 'Golden Medical Discovery,' "irritet Mr. HI tner I). Shearer, of Mountfiope, Mnemter Co., l'a., ami can ay that I am cured of that dread ed dleae, uterine trouble. Am In better health tlmu ever before. Kvcryone who knowa me It urpried to ace rue look ao well. In June, when 1 wrote to ou, I nn jo poor in health that at timet I could not wait, You amwertd my let. ter and told me what to do. I followed your ndvlec, nd to-day am evieti. I tell everybody that with God's heln Dr. vitrce' medicines cured me, If theae few worda are of any ue to rou, you are weirprae to me tliem, rney rnigiii iclp acme othetrpoor tunering woman." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser, 1008 large pages, in paper cov ers, is sent free on receipt of ai one cent etamps, to pay expense of mailing ctly. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buf falo, N. V. Coolness in Entirely ticw methods of cooling tho at mosphere of dwelling houics and places of business In summer arc likely to bo de vised In tho future. And It is strange that grcator headway has not already been mado In that direction. Certainly there Is room for great Improvement, says the Now York Tribune, upon existing facilities ventila tion, fanning and the artificial reduction of temperature. Nevertheless, it Is doubtful whether even these are utilized as Intelli gently and fully as they might be. This Is particularly true In regard to ventilation at night. A large number, per haps tho great majority, of tho places of residence face cither to the north or south. In tho summer time, and especially during tho prcvalcnco of extremely warm weather, whatever breeze thero Is corns from the south or southwest. This may be light, but If It has a fair chancn It will afford apprcclablo refreshment to tho Inmates of a house at night. It tho windows looking to tho southward arc wide open, but the doors connecting with tho Interior are closed, little or no benefit will bo derived, Or, If these windows and tho doors of the south rooms are open, but the doors of the north rooms arc shut, the necessary venti lation will not bo secured. If, however, tho way bo opened for a draught clear through the house from south to north n much larger volume of outside air will enter than would otherwise bo possible, and In Instances the mercury would fall several degrees. Yet there are thousands of housekeepers who fall to recognize this principle. Klcctrlc fans havo come Into extensive uso In the last two or three years, hut their possibilities aro not fully realized. These devices create a vigorous breeze In their Immediate vicinity. Such zephyrs, like those produced by riding In a trolley car or on nn excursion steamboat yield perceptible results, They cause a rapid evaporation of moisture from tho skin, nnd thus reduce Its temperature. "When there Iron Workers and Strikes (Copyright, 1001, by Collier's Weekly.) I regret exceedingly my Inability to prop erly convey satisfactory Ideas of tho Amal gamated association's organic autonomy, principles of action and, especially, Its posi tion ns an arbiter In tho contentions of capital and labor. Tho Inability arises from the vurlety and complexity of our scales, producing a momcnclature and tech nology which would' bo meaningless to tho ordinary tudent of economic problems consequently tho limitations pluccd upon tho subject by theso considerations reduce my attempt at article-writing to mere nar rative. Tho Amalgamated association was orig inated August 4, 187C, In tho city of Pitts burg, Pn. Its purpose was to render uni form tho work, conditions and earnings of thcxo who becumo Its members. This was mndo difficult by the location of plunts. Somo were In places where fuel, transpor tation, labor and other items of producing cost were moro favorablo to tho owners than to those In other places; also by the difference In productive capacity, It being conceded by all Interested that a large out put of manufactured commodities was de cidedly advantageous to tho workmen, by facility of operation, and to tho manufac turer, by ability to control tho market, In securing largo orders, which tho smaller producer could not cover In a restricted term, As our people work by tho ton, tho nbovo conditions resulted In such dispari ties of dally enrulngs that dissatisfaction was engendered and complaints proceeded from both sides, necessitating convention of the men nnd conferences with tho manu facturers, eventuating In tho following law: "When improved, machinery is Introduced, or new mothods of operation are employed, which shall reduce tho work of the men and Increase tho output of tho mill, thoro shall bo reconstruction of the scale." As our scales aro annual contracts, tho conservatism of tho association Is evi denced by tho provision Just recited and the progresslvencss of tho American mill worker Is differentiated from the tardiness or reluctance of the foreign workman, who always makes a grlovanco of an attempt to lntroduco Invention, Improvement and specialization. This and other conciliatory legislation se cured for us recognition and Just treat ment as well as fair compensation from our employers, and our organization In creased numerically, financially and socially It such a term can be applied to trado unionism when associated with ecclesiasti cal nnd political Institutions until tho years 1890-1SP3 Inclusive, when wo lost tho steel mills of Carneglo by tho Home stead strlko lamentable affair and tho shoot Interests of Apollo and Lecchburg, Pa., which havo been centered In Vandor grlft, Pa., the largest sheet manufactory In tho world. Exactly why we lost the lat ter docs not seem to bo thoroughly under stood by anyone. Tho history Is as follows: Ono of our mon employed by Mr. Georgo McMurtlo of Apollo, Pa., violated some rule, was dis charged, and n strlko inaugurated, which was of brief duration, as tho president of tho Amalgamated association, upon learn ing tho causo of tho trouble, immediately notified Mr. McMurtlo that tho men would bo required to resumo work Immediately nnd a superior workman supplied for tho position of tho recalcitrant employe. This action was consonant with our law and practlco, but ull overtures were rejected and a protracted struggle ensued, during which wo were dispossessed of tho mills nlludod to nnd all now plants erected by Mr. McMurtlo wero guarded carefully and provented from Joining the organization. In a somowhat similar manner wo lost tho mills of Jones & Laughltn of Pittsburg nnd a few others, tho latter now under tho control of nnd operated by tho American 'Steel Hoop company. When business de pression and an evil competitive policy of price-cutting had reduced tho profits of tho investor and tho wages of tho men to a minimum, so that It was profitless for the former to remain In tho business and tho latter llvod from hand to mouth, relief was sought and obtained by tho formation of larger Incorporated companies or trusts. The Amalgamated association, reduced in strength by tho defections spoken of, was rehabilitated by an accession of workors from an Industry introduced during the period of depression namely, tho manu well as In tha generating of electric light for tho streets would reduce this total from 25 to 35 per cent. This Is tho saving now effected even on a small scale through tho direct reduction of coal tiy mixing with lead sulphate. "I don't want nnyono to think thnt tho problem is solved aud that no work remains to perfect my invention," said Mr, Jones to a Chronicle reporter. "I regard my work as preliminary. I bcllovo that my battery prosents the adaptation of the Idea so long sought, but In Its present form It would hardly be ndaptablo everywhere. I expect to supply It with several Improvements within the next few Sveoks that will muko tho problem much moro simple. "Through tho use of the lead sulphate we securo continuous action. With zinc sulphato, which has been so often tried, tho battery stops as soon as the acid liquid has Summer Is much humidity in tho air tho difference will scarcely exceed i or 0 degrees, but "every llttlo counts" during a hot wave. Hut the great advances to be made In the art of keeping cool will unquestionably come from the uso of somo such refriger ating apparatus as is now employed in cold storago warehouses. In these a tempera ture of about 35 degrees Fahrenheit Is maintained day after day and month after month. Flat colls of pipe, through which cold brine Is kept flowing, stand on either side of the room. The pumps which supply the fluid are situated at n considerable dis tance and are automatically controlled by electricity. It would requlro only a slight modification of tho steam and hot water radiators now employed In hotels and dwell ing houses for heating purposes to convert them Into coolers. Drlne or other fluids from which the heat has been abstracted In the basement could be forced through them and tho occupant of a room could regulate the chilliness of his surroundings by turning the valves In ono direction or the other. Another way to deal with tho question Is that already In uso at the St. Nicholas rink. Then-, nearly two feet below the floor, Is a sheet of Ice. Over Its surface air from outside Is drawn. This Is then driven into the auditorium by two powerful rotary fans. I3y varying tho speed of tho latter a greater or less effect Is produced on the temperature. Usually tho ther mometer stands from 10 to IB degrees lower than It dot) outside, and a difference of 30 degrees is said to bo attainable. Wero it not that this particular building Is used for skating In winter, it might bo thought wasteful to devoto so much spaco to cool ing purposes In summer. Still, tho system Is not wasteful In that respect, because tho Iloor Is only n short distance above tho Ico about twenty Inches, Liquid nlr may eventually offer tho simplest nnd cheapest means of chilling tho atmosphere In summer. A man so promi facturing of tin plates and when tho coali tion of firms presented the trust to tho In dustrial nnd commercial world wo essayod to Imitate tho cxamplo by organizing all tho men who labor at skilled jobs In tho rolling milts. I request careful attention to and scrutiny of the subjoined prevalent conditions. Tho National Stop! company was classified by us as being composite, l.c., union and non-union. I employ tho phraseology of tho trado unionist. Tho Amerlcnn Steel Hoop, American Sheet Steel nnd NntlonnI Tube were also of this class, nnd nro eo to day. The Republic Iron nnd Steel, tho Illi nois or Federal Steel and tho American Tin Plato companies wore similar; but wo or ganized seven mills of tho first, two of tho second and, I think, six of the last. Tho new lodges wero recognized and treated for by tho trusts excepting ono mill of tho American Tin Plato company situated In Moncsscn, Pa. This was excluded becnuso of a peculiar and different method of work, tho "Amalgamated" agreeing to tho ar rangement. Wo pledged ourselves to In flict no punishment or penalties, by fining or refusing to work with tho men who had worked In the unorganized mills, but re ceived them upon tho usual conditions Im posed upon all who join our ranks. "Wo organized about 300 employes of tho Carnegie Homestead mills, but this lodge was disbanded, Because tho company dis charged thuso who wero known to havo con nected themselves with us. This, wo claim, was a violation of tho "Antl-Dlscrlmlnatlon Law" of Pennsylvania, regulating relations of employers to organized bodies of labor nnd making It a misdemeanor to discharge for this cause, or require them to leave such organizations, or compel them to re frain from Joining. Wo havo covered tho men of Llndsey & McCutcheon's mills, nnd Painter's mill, Pittsburg, both owned by tho Amerlcnn Steel Hoop company. This company Is willing to sign our scale for six mills doing similar work, but refuses per emptorily to do so for tho two named. In June, 1000, the mon of Wood's mill, McKecsport, Pa., owned by tho Sheet Steel trust, requested admittance to our society. Thoy were received, but no attempt was mado to secure Improvement of mill sur roundings, which were deplorable, or to In crease their wages, which wero far below thoso paid to our people In other mills run by the same firm. In 1901 discovery was mado of their afllll atlon with us nnd seven men removed from positions which most had held for periods ranging from eight to twenty-ono years, tho cause assigned for dlschnrgo being Identifi cation with the Amalgamated association. The men resisted, and, aided by tho asso ciation, wrested a promlso of reinstatement from tho manngers of tho concern. Tho agreement has not been kopt In Its entirety, only six bolng pormlttcd to return to tholr employment. As wo wero accused of af fecting disastrously the stocks and commer cial markets, we submitted and secured work elsewhere for our victimized brother. Whllo much of tho abovo was transpiring tho seven trusts with which wo dealt woro reorganized Into whut Is well known as tho United States Steel company. It has never expressed hostility to orgnnlzed labor at least not officially. It Is true that Mr. Schwab, Its president, expressed views whllo before tho Industrial commission which havo been construed as Inimical to us, but Mr. Schwab lias been misinterpreted by many papers, their reports not bolng consonant with the stonographlc copy In my possession. But it their exposition woro correct, its forco would bo lost when tho fact Is considered that ho spoko of organ ized labor as ho viewed It in the terrlblo and murderous light kindled, perhaps, as much by misguided Judgment ns by Insatlato deslro for nftluonco nnd powor when capital nnd labor unitedly became responsible for all the misdeeds consequent upon Home stead's gigantic blunder. Tho Amalgamated association laid care fully to heart all tho bitter experiences of that hour, and, being mado wiser, Is en deavoring to follow tho peaceful and moro profitable path of business mothod. As ono manufacturer. Colonel French of Chicago, has said: "Wo aro endeavoring to treat on the broad equities, and, dealing as part- taken up too much metal. This cannot hap pen through the uso of lead, because the metal by chemical action Is mado to drop to tho bottom soon aftor It has been dis solved, so that the liquid Is never saturated with It. Besides bolng Insolublo so that It can bo easily recovered In tho solid form the lead sulphate offors othor advantages. It can bo broken up by means of coal much easier and at a lower tompcraturo than zinc sulph&to. For this reason thero Is much less lota of heat than In tho enso of zinc sulphate, "The battery colls aro so placed nround tho reduction retort thnt tho heat given off by tho latter Is tnken up and utilized, being partly converted Into electricity. This has been the chief stumbling block heretofore In effecting a direct relation between tha consumption of coal and tho manufacture of electricity. Much heat was lost, as It was, I Regulating Temperature in Dwell I ing- Houses. nent In tho world of sclcnco as Alexander Uraham Hell recently expressed much con fidence In that possibility. He has not worked out the schemo nt all In detail, but he makes two fundamental suggestions. The tank of lluld should bo placed In tho top of a house, not bottom. Then, as It evaporates, It would settle gradually from tho upper to the lower floors. Second, It would be de sirable, If not necessary, to keep all doors and windows closed on tho lower floors, to prevent the escape of tho cold air. Trlpler nnd others have demonstrated that nlr can bo 'liquefied nt a very low cost, nnd when methods of storing nnd Using the com modity havo been perfected It would seem to be a slmplo matter to havo one's dally supply delivered In cans or bottles nt the door. One of tho great beauties of tho plan Is that It Is customary to abstract as much moisture as possible from the air that Is to bo liquefied. Consequently It Is exception ally dry when It evaporates again. This quality would add greatly to tho comfort produced by liquid nlr were It once em ployed as has been suggested. liven were It not reduced to liquid form, compressed nlr would still bo an excellent agent for cooling purposes, In the judgment of Mr. Bell. Wero there a plpo lino nil over town, such as Is needed for tho distri bution of water or gas, a company could furnish tho commodity to Its patrons with tho utmost case. Tho Idea Is not new. It has been tried In Paris, and thero has been n good deal of talk about It In New York and Brooklyn wtthtn the last ton years. It was once proposed, for Instance, to furnish cold storago to Brooklyn's great market, but tho schemo foil through. Tho difficul ties were probably of n financial nature, however, and not scientific. Whichever expedient bo found tho simplest and cheapest In tho end, thero can bo no doubt about tho correctness of Mr. Bell's opinion that "It should certainly bo posslblo for man to control tho Internal climate of his residence" President Shaffer on Mis Association's Alms. ncr with partner, In all honesty and fair ness aim to do that which Is Just to both." Intorcourso with such men ns Colonel French has been Balutary and beneficial. With tho Illinois Stcol company nnd tho Republic Iron and Steel company wo have agreed upon wago settlements which virtually rcduco tho possibility of strikes, or even tho cessation of operation of plants and our law compels us to extend to all wlthwhom wo treat any and all privileges accorded to one. In order to elucldato this It will bo necessary to explain our rules for formulating scales. Tho manufacturing territory of tho United States Is divided Into districts, with a vlco president over each. Theso dis tricts are composed of subordinate lodges, ono or moro to each department of a mill, comprehending certain crafts. Tho , dis tricts aro merged Into n national lodge, to which all aro responsible Each year tho lodges in tho month of April hold meetings and consider suggestions for changing our constitution and scales. These aro sent to tho national lodge, which prints nnd distributes them to the subordinate lodges. This year wo Issued a manufactur ers' edition, so that they might know bo foro wo considered and acted upon them In convention, exactly what our members desired. Tho national president appoints a wago committee, which examines tho suggestions, and, selecting thoso deemed fair, reports a scalo to tho delegates of the succeeding convention. The lnttcr body usually fur ther modifies, thus eliding tho radical and preserving tho just demands made upon tho employers. A conference committee, generally vested with plenary authority, Is appointed by the president and a meet ing held with tho manufacturers, when an annual scalo is obtained by further re ductions proposed by them. In caso no agreement Is reached before July 1 of each year work Is discontinued and wo aro ro garded as being on strike. Last year wo required thrco months of deliberation before reaching conclusions mutually satisfactory. Tho Republic Iron and Steel company requested that wo ar range plans to obvlato such long periods of negotiation, as orders were diverted, capital Invested yielded no return and numerous concomitant evils resulted from the Interruption. This year wo agreed to select Jointly with them a board of con ciliation, which will be called upon to In terfere next year In enso tho ordinary con ference should fall to arrango a scale. Tho mills aro to continue operating while conciliatory measures aro being employed, our people agreeing to work at tho wages of this year until a settlement shall bo reached. This plan of mediation will bo granted to all companies which may de slro It upon their signing for all their plants. Tho American Sheet Steel and tho American Steel Hoop havo refused aud tho result Is tho present unpleasant and strnlncd rolatlons between us. Many of tho men working for theso two trusts aro members of tho "A. A." whom we set to work, agreeing to protect their reputa tion as union workmen. Othors hnvo united with us; somo nro restrained by fe.tr, whllo a fow profer to work Inde pendently. Our plan Is to call our people from all tho union mills and non-union mills, as woll, and to koop them out until tholr right to orgnnlzo Is admitted by the trusts, but wo do not fenr that this will be necessary. Already wo havo had con ferences with tho othor sldo nnd at last they are prepared to meet us. If tho de cisive meeting shall fall to accomplish Its purpose nil tho men connected with us will cease working and hundreds will Join them, whllo thousands, not responsible nnd not In nny sense tho authors of tho troubles, will bo thrown Into n stnto of Idleness, The Amalgamated association cannot af ford to be wrong, nolther will Its officials proclpltato troubles which may bring suf fering to thousands and dishonor to tho Institutions and laws of our country, but we shall endeavor to protect tho weak, prevent distress nnd destitution, perpetuate principles of fair dealing and olovato trado unionism by such a display of business mothod ns shall gain for It the assistance and encouragement of the church, tho state and the Investor of capital. given off by the reduction plant at a high temperature," Mr. Jonos expects to dovoto tho greater part of tho summer to tho perfecting of tho apparatus. Ho Is loath to regard his work thus far as anything moro than experi mental, though experts assort that ho has achieved a great triumph, Mir Didn't Wear Slunk, But her beauty was completely hidden by sores, blotches nnd pimples till she used Bucklcn's Arnica Salvo. Then they van ished, as will all eruptions, fover sores, bolls, ulcers, carbuncles and felons from Its use. Infalllblo for cuts, corns, burns, scalds and piles. Curo guaranteed. 25c at Kuhn & Co. Only about SO per cent of tho waiters in German hotels and restaurants receive nny wages, as thoy are expected to llvo on their fees. MidSummer Special Sale on merchandise of the most desirable sorts, that which is best suited to the hot season things to make home cool and pleasant Linoleum of new fall patterns just received. Inlatds at (1.25, $1.50 aud $1.65 per yard. (Wo aro ngents for the Orccnwlch English Inlaid, tho best made.) Printed Llnoloums 50c, 63c, 70c, SOc, O.'o, $1.00 per square yard, In sheets twelve feet wide. Ordinary rooms covered In ono piece. Carpet Special A fow patterns to close out. Velvets $1.25 goods to close ai 90c Tapestry 05o goods to close at 70c Tapestry Soc goods to close at 58c Pro-Brussels Cur pot sells regularly nt "oe to close nt 33o yard. Floor Shine-Ader transparent enamel finish, mado for great durability In re finishing hardwood floors and Interior woodwork. Prepared ready for uso, two size cons, 00c nnd $1.00. $2.50 Rattan PordC Chair, special. . . . 1.95 $7.00 Pretty Rattan Rocker, special. . .4.50 $5.25 Rocker, with arms, special 3.65 $0.00 Rattan Chair, shellac finish 5.50 $4.00 Rocker, roll arms 2.95 $12.00 Weathered finish Sum. Chairs. ..8.75 Theso aro but a fow mentioning, thero aro hundreds of other pieces that spaco forbids mentioning, then again you will bo moro impressed with the extra special values when you see tho goods. Do not fall to see theso special Inducements on good desirable summer pieces. HAMMOCKS REFRIGERATORS $200 will furnish a five- All kind. n sizes, nil colors, 03c to $r..00 Ut uW&'r rnnm rnftnn(. . each-all go nt one-fourth oft regular prices. cent oft regular. I UUIIl (,UUligo. Ote US. rchard & Wilhelm arpet PAN AMERICAN LIMITED - Chicago Leave Omaha 6:00 a.m. Arrive Des Moines 10:05 a.m. Davenport. 2: 3 1 p.m. Chicago.... 6: 58 p.m. Direct Connections with all Eastern Trains. ONLY ONE NIGHT OUT TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. CITY TICKET OFFICE '. ft S Twelve ! Western Girls Hi ft The Bee has a treat In store for twelve western girls who earn their own living. It intends to send them on the twelve best trips which can be planned and pay all of their expenses, including everything. Kot only this, but so thnt they can enjoy the vacation to the fullest limit, railroad tickets will be provided for whom ever they choose to go with them. Who they shall be is to be determined by the rend ers of The Bee. Everyone should save their coupons and it may help some girl whom you know to be par ticularly deserving of a vacation to win a place. Such a trip they could probably never take otherwise; surely not without a great deal of sacrifice and saving. To vote, cut a coupon from page two, fill it out properly nnd deposit it at The Bee office or mail to 0 ft vi il to vi il ili ii m i Vacation Contest Dept. The Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. ili KILL Mice, Cockroaches, Water Burs, Croton Bugs, and all other Vermin ...by uting... Steams' Electric Rat and Roach Paste 5 ct. a boi tt rtrngrtit. inl grocer or itul dlrei prepaid. Stearns' Cleotrlo Pasta Co.. CHICAGO. UlS. China Two carloadB Mat tings Our assortment covers all tho dcslrnblo grades from both countries, Im ported direct by us. Wo are Just making a spo clal offering of some Into arrivals 1 n Japaneso goods should have been hero In March but came n July. Theso aro fancy cotton warp mattings that sell usually at 30c to 33c per yard. Wo will sell them In full rolls of 40 yards each at $8.00 per roll. DECORATIVE MATTINOS for art furnishings and uphol- storing purposes. FIBER MATTING largo shipment of those for chnmbers and art (Continued Hid ruiuiiuiv fore have we shown such an assortment of novel .summer furni ture pieces in chairs, divans, rockers, seats, etc. The new grass furniture. Heavy, substantial weathered or best finished mat ting upholstered chairs. Then the ever comfortable and durable rattan furniture in couches, chairs, stools, rockers, divans, etc., iu natural, mahogany, Flemish and green. All go in this special clearing sale at prices that will effect speedy sales. Come see the values one-fourth to one-third off. Qo. 1414-14161418 TO - VIA CHEAP EXCURSION RATES ALL SEASON 1323 FARNAM STREET. ) m m m w m ft m m fi ft m m 9 m m ( to f WWWW ."" WWW it w UWWWW i iciicvi iviunuy i a. uiauacr doubles at once, Cures in 1 48 Hours all! URINARY DISCHARGES Kaeh Ca 8 (fill lule bear I name rW 111 war nf tiel. connferMti. S . w ILCOXTANSY PILLS Monthly Reoulitor. Sal and Sure. Ntei Falls. DruggiiU or to, Mall. Pries, 12 Send lor Woman's Safeguard (Irta). WILCOX MED. CO., 328 N. 16th St., Phil., Ps. Rold by Hherman & McCuniiflll Drue Co. 11th and Dodeo Sts., Omaha, Neb. andJapan Just received a very stylish fabrics. Just tho thing rooms. 45c to 65o yard. Sale Sum Never be Douglas DON'T WORRY. Worry -is caused by the expectation of trouble. Tho burden of worry, or the fear of ndverao clrcuthslnnces, hinders succcsfl; whllo tho knowledge that tho futuro Is provided for lonveq tho mind free to accomplish great er things. An investment ot 18.0) to f 10.00 a month will prevent mis fortuno or distress by providing nn nnnual lncomo for yourself and fnmlly. THE MAN Ask tho man who Is carrying an endowment policy in Tho Equita ble. Wo will tell you what It Is worth. Ho knows from practical experience. Ask him also about our offer of B per cent Oold De benture IJondH as an Investment. There Is nothing qulto so good, snfo nnd easy to buy. They pay a better rato of Interest thanlov ernment Bowln sold on tho lnall ment plan mature. In ense dls befuro payments nro nil made, THE EQUITABLE ASSURANCE SOCIETY StroniCHl in tho world. $06,000,000 SURPLUS Better than a Savings Bank, Heal Eatalc Mortgage or Build ing and Loan Association. PARTICULARS FREE H. D. NEELY, MANAGER TOR NEBRASKA. 206-208 Bee Building, Omaha. Every Woman Mi about the vryndirfui makvll Whirling Spray luwT..b.l.l... I - J - K0H and auction. Il'eit-jak eu-Mou ctiiiTenlenL It ll.ee, nlauuUr, other. Inn tend it.-imn for 11 lutr.IM look-4..l.a.t elves full PArtldllitriAriil dir.. linn. In. TulUAbleio ladle. M A m VSf I. I'O, " Itoom i TliQua Uldf ., N. X. 9