Norenilior 17. Illdi. tttlS ILLUSTHAT.KD BEE. BANKERS RESERVE LIFE. A Successful Homo Life lusiiiaiic; (.ompiuiy DiiIiik a I'lioiiom until Itusiticss. BANNER YEAjToF ITS LIFE flirnltiiM Mronui-Mt l.lfi- .'iiiiiiiih I.i-iiiIn III Ciiiiii'lllir for 'I'll l I'll r IliiHlliiHH III every line has lircn oxccp 1 1 mtii 1 1 y gm d In Hils state fur several years. Life lliHlll II In i' has never before Iieeli so ii 1 1 1 1-1 1 hi demand. I'i iiplo nre seeking afe IHVI'Hllliellt. I. If" IIIHUrillU'c! CllllipiinlCH Htmiil the 1 1 hi of panic ami disaster better limn iiny oilier form of savings Institutions. Therefore life Insurance Is now sought by men, not only for protection, but fur liivest ineni. 1 1 Ih Hie HiifeHt form of Investment iih time Iiiih iloiiiDiial rati l. 'I'll IS IMMIi: COMI'AM offers polities not only Bccurlng protection to tlio fiimlly, but which are Mint claim In vcstmchlH for those who are seeking Intcr- est-beiillim MeeliritleH. A policy III till) Hankers Reserve l.lfo Association In better than a Kovcnuiif nl bonil, becailKo It Ih iih Biifu anil the percentage of Increase Ih morn than double the rate allowed on government boinlH. Tho InvcHtmuiit In nr.TTi.it than a iovr.ii.vu.vr imi.mi also because the betii'llclary In (iih) of thoHo policies will lecelve I lie face of the. policy no inatler how Nimtll may have been the number or nmoiiiit of premlimiH paid. Tim fill III e of l.lfo ItiNiiralice In Nebraska In un Hlireil. Tim Hlalo laws governing the man a;(imeiit of Nebraska eomianlcH n.ACI'.S SAI'DMAItllS AltOIIMI the assets, surplus ami reserve of NchrnHlca companies which will Htcaillly strengthen IIiii companies iih they grow In power anil linpm lance. Tho llankei'H KeHcrvn Ih con servatively uiiiungcd, IiiibciI upon well es IiiIiIIhIiciI prlnclpli'K anil wrllcH upon thor oughly IchIciI phiiiH policies which are un excelleil In tho wol 111. ii. ii. nuiii.so, imii.siim.yi'. Ih an old life Insurance underwriter ami expert. Ho In building HiIh company for all time. It h Ills life work. Hu Intends thai It Hhall bo Ii Ih monument, Ho wantH gOOl! llgOlllR til IIBHlst In pushing tho gOOll work. Wrllo Mm at Mcl'nguo Htillillng, Omaha, Neb. sciiooi.s ami oi,i,i:;i:s. Iliislncss, Hhnrthnnd, Typewriting Kugllsli, Htuilents who desire It are ami as sisted to positions to earn board whllo at tending, Heml for catalogue, Deo llulld- Ing. Omaha, Nob, RED GROSS WHISKEY 4TL,s CO 00 ZZ lor gSS Kxpron charges propnld j32b iiccominonded oy 5tvil ihn leiulliiir iilivnl- hIiiiih ami used In all prominent hot pltals. The lied Cross Whlnkey enjoys to day tho best of rep utations and stands above nil In quality and purity. (Inferences' KIHBT NATIONAL HANK OF OMAHA OK ANY HXl'HKSB COMPANY. Western Distilling Co., 71 So. Itth Street OMAHA, Bole Owaers. Orders from state west of Nebraska, will be ablpped by trelsht. From Story Tellers' Pack (Continued from Fourth lngu ) who Ih exceedingly fond of children, hiioii scraped up an aciiialntancn. One day little MIhh Toledo wiih penning a letter. "My! What spelling and what writing!" exclaimed Mr. Major, who wiih looking over her shoulder. The llllle girl did not relish thin crltlclHtn. but Mho held her peace for a little, then bIiu Jumped down from her chair, anil, running over to whero Mr. Major Hat reading, Hho exclaimed: "Oh, Mr. Major, don't you want your fortune told?" "Well, you JilHt bet I do!" wiih tho aiiHwer. "All tight; I'll tell It good run! trim for you, and It won't cost you a cent, but you miiHt do JiiHt iih I nay," Insisted the little girl HorloiiHly. The author consented to all tho conilltlotiH. "Cross your heart!" cried tho girl. Mr. Major went through thorn' pledging motions. "Now stick your head down and closo your eyeH and swing It whllo you count," i nine tho command. The novelist mistimed tlio undlgnllled po rtion ns directed and slowly his head be gan to sway back nnd forth llki) a pendu lum. He kept It up tilt bo had counted 100, and then, with his faco resembling a boiled lobster, he raised It and asked If that wasn't enough. "No!" exclaimed tho girl. "I Imvcti't got through with your fortuno yet." Hut that Isn't In tho gnmo, Is It?" meekly lniiilrcd Mr. Mnjor. "Oh, yes It Is!" enmo tlio iiulcU reply; 'that's exercise for rubbcr-nucks." On the trip down Hie Hudsiip Itlver rail road, when I saw tho two girl HtudeutB I also had n view of the spreading town of Itaverstraw. relates Julian ltalph In the New York Mall and Hxpross. I smiled a-' I Haw It. There wiih once a great atrlk.' among tho hrlckmakerH In HaverHtraw. and I wan Hcnt to report It. The mayor of tho town llgurid in the a flair, and him 1 found In tho barroom of Hie best hotel. lie was toning up his nervous system with plentiful elbow exercise at the bar, ami his frame of mind was phlloHiiphlcal, calm and kindly. I am a reporter of I lie Sun." said I. Well." said he, "If you-you'r er 'porter of Sun. then 1 kin- kin give yer er 'portnnt piece of 'dvlco." Hero ho turned slowly lowaid me. steadying himself with one hand on the bar nnd waving a high ball gracefully through tho air, bo that Its contents worked an arabesque pattern on tho dusty Hour, "I kin glvo yer 'er 'portnnt piece of "dvlce," ho repeated, "ami it Is thlsh: Never let the pin feathers 'f yer Imagina tion lly away with titer coat tails 'f yer Judgment." Tho longer 1 have thought of this sage counsel the moro value I have placed upon It. If only ho had mild It to the man In llulglum who cabled that Leopold was com lug' In Nov York, and who then caught "the coat tallH of Ills Imagination." put thorn behind him, as one should do with ovory temptation to err, and cabled thai Leopold nover had any notion of coming hero, how much better It would have been for everyone except the cable company (ieneral MacArtburt depito his dlstlnc t Inn and bis many hiiccohsch, modestly pre fern to Hp -alt the praises of otheis. To a naval olllcer whom be entertained at Manila ftmio time ago, relates tho Sat urday Kvenlng Tost, be told u good story ab ut Lieutenant .1. C. C.lllniore, U. S. N . who was captured with feven men of Yorktown at llaler, Luzon Island, In April, lS'.i'.l, by tho I'hlllpplOD Insurgents and held prisoner for months In tho mountains. One of tho prisoners, who spoke Span lull Ituently, was commanded to translate Into Kngllsh decoy letters nildicssod "To Whom It May Concern." stating Hint the hearerH were warm friends of lb Amcrl ciiiih urn! had failed In aiding litem to es cape only because of the vigilance of the Insurgent guardH. "It was tho Intention." mild (Ieneral MacArlhur. "to have these letters used whenever the bearers might be captured by our forces nnd also as passports for spies Those superintending this literary coup had sulllelent knowledge of hngllsti to make out the general sentiment of the document. "Lieutenant Cilllmore Imitated," contin ued the general, "that ns chief officer among tho prisoners he be given tho privi lege of looking over what had been writ ten. Nodding approval over each letter he added to each tho word 'Nit.' which the iiisurncnta accented as nn official vlso of the papers." nenernl Mac Arthur showed one of these letters. "Yon can Imagine." said he. "the unbounded admiration It created for tin resourcefulness of Lieutenant rilllmore" DON'T BE SO THIN. FREE REMEDY. Many ladles and gentb men who cannot complain of itnj kind of sickness nre nb noiuintly thin and cannot llml any medical treatment wblih will correct this condition Dr. Whitney M Nerve ami Ilesh llullder Is not alone Intended for those who lire sick, but also for those who appear well and hearty, but cannot nciiilru sutlkient tlesli to miuihI out the form. In dyspepsia, Indigestion, nil stomach troubles, debility nnd nervous diseases, no remedy Is fu prompt ami powerful. In order to demon' strale the wonderful met Its of Dr. Whit uey'H Nerve and Klesli llullder. every per- son wbo will nililresH llie l ( Jones ui . Klnilra, N. V . will receive a trial pnekage in plain sealw' wrapper absolutely free. The Bottled Beer For the Home Is umiuestlotiably "Hllie Itllibou lleer. the perfect brew. It Is not brewed nnu nur rled on the market. It Is perfectly fer mented and properly nged before leaving tho brewery, therefore perfectly healthful, palatable, nourishing and no bad after-ef fects. I'iiiil In beer Is everything, ami to get purity mi must bave pure water, no germs. i:ery drop of water used In lll.t'i: Itl UltON HKKIl Ih fiiim our ill vale Milesiaii well, hence we can guaran tee lll.ru ItllllUlN Till', I'UltKST 1 1 HHU niaile A beer for your home ami family Is worthy of u little consideration. ItLl'IC III Hill IN IHOKIl will fully Hiibstautl ite nil Hint can be said for It. Will not malic you billons or give you a l.eailaelie Storz Hrewinj Company Tclepliinic I'JIiO, A(Ji:.NTS WANTKI-Mi:X nd womkn kvr Hit t'U'uIUIr tliyWftlM aul tn.lf riully o(ulr utw l THIRTY YEARS IN WASHINGTON Hr tilts liT.V JOHN A. I.O JAN. It porti.yi the inner life woiulrrlul artlvlttca. tntrvrt atut myth-maol the Calt f4iiioii tntl hliihlv irivlt'HF(t woman atra thrtn. Hrautl lull? liliMratrd thii I'latia) hy (iovrrmncnt niiivriil aiitt aid. C liv iiitvnU mill If I l ttunuaiitt, C yA frw iiur trlialilf arnlt wautril iHiltiiiirn anil wi'int n, txil only itiif aicrnl In hi act- 0 JN'tiH 4( iiiir ajrt'iita an inaklnjt 1i) a imouIIi. Q y' mi AiN'iiicf tur f t'uv Fimtit tin Onil r.jfm t'rtnf ami uarmitii A jWmii I'm t turn, Aililrrta A 1 l. WOK I IIINt.'ro.N A ( llurllor.l. ( uiin, lnraal UUtdt Nam Carta lia u Kluf, CiUUru. t. ... . . .11 L u il . II i r. hllBTII llll f M i'lkt M i:-rnlted Stales Senator Arthur I'uo (lornian of Maryland was In the corridor of the I'lfllt Avenue hotel after breakfast the ntlur morning, relates the New York Times, when a street gamin came up to him ' and raid "Say. blokey. change a iiiarter for me, will von? Hem guys at de desk Is too Blitck up to do business wid me." The senator looked nonplussed at first. but irave the lad the change. To a friend standing with him he eald: "Wlni 1 n Bboeklui: ulnce to live In New York must be to n man of extreme egotism " A BUSINESS DISPUTE Ih easily settled when accounts arc properly kept. Don t practice f.ilse economy by trying to save on BLANK BOOKS. We will make you a set ruled nnd printed to order at such n small coat that yuu can buy the best. A. I. ROOT, 4M-4I6 S. nth St., Printer, . OMAHA, NEI3, em Kll t HHl 1 1 i 1.41 iM X il ai cf ivj f 7iTn r i iMvi fm -,A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR CAIN." MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES SAPOLIO Over 6 feet long, 27 Inches wiii. Think oi l t, you can get nn Upholsterrd Couch, 2pslr ol Lace Curtains nn(l n handsome set of Table Silverware, for Belling our Iteinedb'H. llierels no chance or deception nboiit this ndvertlHi'iuent. We speak tho truth nnd nothing but t lie truth. Wen.ro , uiir iiemcuii'H iiitueverr lioll'elioiil, 111111 every perou niiHwrruiK mm uimrimrimni, hu yiiikcii only o boxes of our I'osltlvo Corn t'ure, it poltlve cure for corns, bunions nnd callous feet, will receive our generous offer of a hnndsoino I'pholHtored (,ouch mid two imlrs of Nottlngliiim Lace Curtains, with a sterling silver plated beautifully engrn veil Salt nnd Topper W.B. II IIIIJ.. .1 III. IKIIT l' P. ,t IIH' I". IVfllH III.IIIIV II Till When sold you Mnd us the $I.JO nnd we kusrantee If vou comply with the offer wo sdnll send you with rea loucii nmi iiuii.niNnti no Willi II reputation tor unuur.i m,,l .......f .l.,ulliiir 3 ysrds lone "'! over a yard wide. The Sll verwart Is iruarnilteed sllver-plivted on pure metal vn will Heml them liv mull ... c .....ill'.'"'.''.-": ."."'I . vi'iiuisierca boucn mid 2 pi "i' re MIIIIIIO I lor HOIIHril inn 1. Ion wti .I., ni Nntilnahsm Lace Curtains will be irlven absolutely free. e are nn old. n.linl.t,. aim we giiarnuiee in nil ennciiy us ti, uur ucc wunains nrn i ne wouencs nru inn Htte, over 6 feet f'.ii'.V.l Vf,'.l,r.. ' !,de; ,Tlu'.v nrt, well stuffed, beautifully upholstered with huudsomcly colored velour, uud wlivu Bhlpped aro tifrotu tUo factory by freight direct to ,vour mbln'-s. MANUFACTURERS' SUPPLY DEPARTMENT --'" NO. 65 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK CITYl i