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THE OMAHA DAILT BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1001.
LIFE AMONG THE BRIGANDS
lUphw iuitln TUi tf thi Bili!ai
Tjrpt tf Ontlaw,
riCTURCSQUE PIRATES OF THE MOUNTAIN S
Ailrpla in Kvrrrtlilnir lint Honesty the
Cnrelpnn t'reelmolcm Cheer for
1'rce Oreeee nntl tho
Uracelcaa Thieve. ,
(Copyrlrfit, 1W1, by Stephen Austin.)
PAHIB, Nov. 12. The nttatr of Miss Stone,
hoo fato na I wrlto stilt hanss In tho
balanco, recalls to mind Bomo personnl ex
perloncca of brigands ot tbo typo of her
captom, gleaned and Jotted down Instanter,
ta a fur-oft corner of Europe.
They uro fur-wandering follows, these
tandlts; now prowling among tho mountnln
fastnesses ot llulgnrla, again sunning them
elves In the eoft air ot southern Greece
Of many bloods aro they, but wherever one
Bnds them or of whatever nationality or
mixture of nationalities they may be, es
sentially the bands are much alike.
It was In tho northeast end ot Greece,
tn the smiling valley that marks tho
Oreco-Turklib frontier, by tho sacred spot
famous for the motnory of Lconldas and his
gallant Spartan laddies, that I had my first
confidential talk with a band of genuine
fcrlfunds of tho bravo old school. They woro
nearly ninety In numbor, magnificent (most
ef them) In costume, splendidly armed with
the richly-chased weapons that tho Eastern
faces love; handsomo, too, In appearance,
for tho greater part, and all charming com
panions. In qualification ot this last state
ment I must mention that I did not meet
thorn In their professional capacity. I was
. gui-st, not a victim, and thoy wero off duty
for the nonco, or rather they had tempo
rarily changed their allegiance. Instead ot
plying their dally business of forcible in
duction of moneyed travclors. They wero
enrolled ns Irregular combatants under tho
Greek flag la tho war then raging against
Turkoy.
Terror of the Turk.
As eoon as tho war broke out their chief,
Mavroycnls, who had for years "covored1'
tho mountainous district botwoen Lamia
nd Dhoinokos, hastened without any disguise-
to Athons and offered tho minister ot
wnr tho services of bis band of twenty
picked "klcphts," the terror of tho rich
Turks who still rldo camels and pray In
mosques In that border territory. The min
uter accepted gladly. Theso men know tho
(round wild regions of mountain and for
st, and deserted plain, whero no map
makers havo yet penetrated. Thoy wore
Skarcly and enduring beyond belief. Clad In
Lthn traditional fustanello llko tho kilts ot
,the Scots, and carrying slung loosely over
their shoulders an uncurod sheepskin, they
could march for days without tents or other
hslter, without any of tho cumbrous bag
gajio and commlscruto which regular troops
require, and of which tho Qrcok War ofllco
ws so entirely destitute.
They wero splendid marksmen and won
;3erfully deft In wielding tho formidable
jyataghan; "a very distinct acquisition,"
aid tho minister, and so, with tho assent
jot General Smolensk!, Mavroycnls received
Jfull plenary absolution of all his peccadil
los and a warrant entitling him to the
.title of kapotanoo with authority to form a
.flying brigade of klephts to harry tho en
emy's flanks. To htm wero Joined two
Cretans, chief ot similar organizations.
.Karakltron and Chrlstopulus, who had Just
arrived with their bands in Athens on mo
.same partlotlo mission. The three Itapo-
tanol were stripped of the too melodramatic
Items ot tholr costume, clad somowbat
after tho semblance ot tho regulars of the
Helonlc army and sent by boat to Agla Ma
rina, the nearest port to their chosen re
gion. In a week they had formed a corps
ot splendid patriotic miliaria, numbering
aomo days 200 or 300, falling off sometimes
to fifty or sixty, ns tho chances ot Bpoll or
tho whim of tho moment dictated.
Cheer Liberty and Thievery.
It was curious to notice, In their con
vernation, In tho long evening talks round
tho campflres, how absolutely thoy blended
the two apparently contradictory scntl
mont8, a burning lovo of country and an
Intenso dcslro of booty. They wore ns
proud of being Greeks, or as they preferred
to say "HclloncB," ns un American Is ot his
proud citizenship ot the great republic, yet
they wero equally proud of being "klophts"
I. e., "thieves," for tho word means noth.
Ing else, as witness our der(vatlvo "Ulepto
mania."
"Zoto Hollas!" (Long ltvo Greece!) they
would cry with superb enthusiasm, waving
their terrible, yataghans in the red light of
the Ores, and "Zoto hoi klophtol!" (Long
live tho thieves!) they would yell with the
aroo fervor, making tho mountains echo
with tho reports ot their rifles, or tho crack
ing of their Jeweled pistols. And they saw
Bo difference.
When I remarked this Inconsistency ot
entlment In a laughing way to Muvroyenis
lie smiled charmingly over tho Ilttlo cup ot
coffee ho held In hlsNiand and said: "What
do you wish, my brother? It la our life,
our trade. Wo ennoblo It by glorifying lu
It. If we wore ashamed of It It would be
base." He further explained that ho looked
on himself as a kind ot prince without u
deOnltA throne yor capital, and the people
that fell into the hands ot his men wero
,HtnipIy a kind ot taxpayers; ho nover took
.more than they or their families could at
ford. He never molested poor people, ex
"tmt tkm OOlO BUMT
If you knew how much olemnmr
GOLD DUST
makes everything about the house than soap does,
and how much less expense and work it requires,
you would use it exclusively. Try it on wash day or
when you clean house. &m7$SJ3&
THE N. K. FA1RBANK COMPANY,
cept for a little passing hospitality, which
he said was gladly given. Ills band, he
begged me to believe, was much esteemed
In the district.
Get Dne Ilexpecf,
This remarkable statement, ctra&ge
though It may seem, Is literally true. The
Chorlkol or small peasants In tho valleys
of Thcssaly do absolutely respect and ad
mire tho klophtol, looking upon their llto
as entirely dignified end as proving great
courago and a romantic spirit of adventure
greatly to the credit of tho possessors.
This It Is that makes any attempt to cap
turo the bandits so difficult. Wherever
they may bo they are among friends. When
tho archon ot Larlesa was captured some
six years ago by tho tcrrlblo band of Chief
Tappaklrltzopoulos and carried away, with
his secretary, to Mount Othrya tho wholo
peasantry of tho district becamo spies In
tho Interests ot the brigands, carrying In
formation by night ot tho movements of the
email army sent to rescuo tho, officials.
Tho fato of tho archon bodes 111 for Miss
Stone, tor, although tho archon himself
sent a written request that tho soldiers
ccueo to attempt his rescue, they per
sisted and did finally Biirprlso the camp,
only to find tho two captives dead, stabbed
by tho ferocious chief himself Just as tho
Oreok soldiers swarmed Into tho brigands'
fastness. Tho victims were amply re
venged, for every single one ot tho klephts
was killed In tho dreadful struggle that fol
lowed.
Mavroycnls himself Is not, XI believe,
guiltless of blood. It Is rather hard to put
so delicate a nuostlon to a generous and
charming host, whose tobacco and lamb's
flesh one has shared and with whom ono
has taken tho risks of wartime on the
enemy's border for many days. But once
when we lay on our sheepskins at tho rocky
foot of Olympus, watehlng tho klophtol
dancing hand In hand tho solemn gravo
Homnlk to the accompaniment ot the curi
ous walling eastern chant that from tlmo
memorial goes with tbo danco, I ventured
near the subject of his personal deeds.
Doesn't Uclinte llln Kiperlcncr.
"You yourself, kapotnnos, havo you not
had to be severe?" Tho kapotnnos took
tho tube of his nnrglleh from his teeth,
pointed It at tho brigands dancing betweon
tho Arcs and tho scrub sparsely scattered
over the grim sides of tho mountain and
said very gravely:
"They tell mo, cffcndl, that this dance Is
from the time of Homer."
So we smoked In silence, watching the
Roraalk, and said no raoro about 1L Though
a very young rann, Mavroycnls' presence
was very Impressive; ho had Immense natu
ral dignity and tho powerful gaze of n
man accustomed to command. I have bcou
grizzled old veterans look as sheepish as
children caught In somo petty crlmo when
their young kapetanos delivered hla mind
to them on bo mo breach ot discipline or
some strategic Indiscretion.
Ono day an Armenian of tho foreign lo-
glon who had by tho chances of war lost
his company nnd attached himself tempo
rarily to Mavroycnls' band, Incurred tho
knpotunos' wrath by firing a shot against
orders while wo were lurking In tho neigh
borhood ot a pass down which It was
thought tho Turks might try to enter.
Never had I dreamed that such fury was
possible. The kapetanos, usually so gravo
and dignified, became like a wild beast,
roaring, raging, his eyes like blazing coals,
his volco tcrrlblo with passion'. Tho Ar
menian, who could not understand a word
of tho Dory Invective, was abject with ter
ror. Tho wholo company stood around ab
solutely cowed; wo were llko a lot of
whipped curs. It was an unforgettable ex
perience I remember that hours after tho
storm the boy who had cbargo of tho kape
tanos' only luxury, his evening nargtleh,
had to bo shoved Into his presence, by five
or six ot the men, so scared was ho to ap
proach his terrible mantor.
Tho other "chiefs," though duly, ap
pointed by the government, were
ciphers by tho aldo of Mavroycnls. Calmly
and without dispute he settled everything.
The Cretan captains had only to eay "yes"
and trnnsmlt hie orders to their men. Mav
roycnls had a kind of contempt for them,
as bolng what ho called "Slavo-GreckB,"
that Is Greeks' from a Turkish .possession.
whllo ho was u "Free-Crock loft'oros nnd
kapetanos ot a band of klephtol, lefterol,
they too.
(icnerom to tho Cretan.
During tho woek or tqn days I was with
tho klephtol I never saw him spend five
minutes In talk with either Karnkltson or
ChrlEtopulus; they kept among their men.
he among his. Ills followers, howover, were
on the beat of good terms with tho Cretans,
and when food or tobacco wbb scarce Thes
ealluns always stood asido, rough "tbloes"
though thoy were, to allow the Cretans to
havo tho pick of tho stores. Knrakltson
and Chrlstopulus had both for years led
their bands of guerrilla fighters, tho one
near Suda, the other In tho lntorlor from
tho Canca, and had veritably kept alive the
passion for freedom In a whole country In
flamod by the constant tulo ot their ex
ploits ngalnst the Turks. Their methods
may ofton havo bean questioned, for thoy
frankly called themsolves klephtol and
practiced "kleptomania" quite openly, but
their courago was boyond question and their
course was not tgnoblo In Itself. It was not
easy to talk freely with tho Cretans; tholr
Greek 1b peculiar, provincial, oven archaic,
and they, also, seemed suspicious ot tho
stranger massacring tho noblo tonguo ot
Plato, But they were extraordinarily polite,
in a curious uold way, making pretty quaal-
orlental gestures of deference and salaam
Ing with their hand half way to tho earth
whon one offered thorn a clgaretto or a glaas
ot ouio.
twin 3m ymur wmrkl"
Cfekato. SI Uula, Nw York. Boston.
PERQUISITES OF STATESMEN
Haw tot Fragal Otigrtnman May FatUi
Hli Ktfilar BaUrj.
ALLOWANCES CONVERTIBLE INTO CASH
MllrnKr, Stationery, Pontage and
Clerk Hire Swell the Increment
of t'oimrrminen IIott the
Syateni Work.
The Fifty-seventh congress comes Into
actlvo life on December 2, when, In accord
ance with the constitution, It meets for tho
first time, In tho year that has ensued
slnoo his election, relates tho Brooklyn
Eagle, the new congressman has had some
opportunity to famlllarlio himself with one
Bide ot hlB official lite. He has taken up
the burdon ot pension getting and office
seeking for his constituents and learned
something ot hla perquisites In garden soed
and stationery. Possibly ho has been to
Washington, learned the location ot the de
partments and met tho cabinet officers and
the appolntmont clorki.
Dut the average congressman, unions ho
Is a man of Independent means, does not
oome to Washington until he can draw
mileage. The law atlowa him 10 cents a
mile for eaoh session ot congress, reckon
ing the Journey by the shortest route ot
travel. That allowance was mado for a
time when travel was slow and expensive.
Now tho now congressman travels on a
pass and puts tbo mileage allowance In hi
pocket. It Is quite a neat sum the Pacific
coast congressman receives about $180
and Is tho first of tho perquisites which
make It posslblo for him to savo part ot his
$5,000 salary each year. I know of a con
gressman from tho south many years ago
who come to Washington determined to
eave his cntlro salary. Ho lived on his
mileage and stationery allowances at a
cheap boarding house, walked to the capital
each day, carrying his luncheon, nnd ac
tually took 110,000 Into private life at the
end of his two years of service. He came
to Washington without a cent and retired In
comparative affluence, for his Bavlngs
bought ono ot the best plantations In his
section ot the south.
Stationery Allowance.
"Stationery" Is another congressional
noraulslto. Llko tho "extra mouth's pay"
of tho capltol clerks, It has crept Into the
eystcm whero today It has no reasonable
excuse. Tho "stationery" allowanco was
originally an allowance for postage nnd sta
tionery for official business mado when ice
franking prtvllego waB abolwuoi. But to
day the government furnishes an unlimited
quantity of official stationery and all of
ficial letters aro carried free. Fortunately
for tho now congressman, ho may "com
rauto" his stationery nllowanco or draw It
In cash $123. Usually he draws tho greater
part of It In cash. Looking over a report
of the clerk of tho house for a recent con
gress this can bo Been:
nunrirn T1 Pprlflns:
" - ....
By allowance
to Biaiioncry
J. is. Keymirn:
11r nllnTvnnp.. 125.00
To Btatloncry 8-73
8. SI. Stevenson:
Rv nllnix'nnnf
To Hiaiionery
. .. . ik ja
w r. Tprrv:
Uy allowance J55'52
.... .... l. . 10R ftrt
Bv cash 125.no
And so It goes. Nor docs It follow tbat
that frugal $15.48 Is spont for stationery
used In tho government's service. More
often It repreaonts pearl-handled pocket
knives bought by the congressman's Bon or
elven to n constituent: engraved cards or
dinner Invitations ordered by the congress
man's wife and daughter. .Such prosalo
Items as "one rubber stamp" and "two gross
pencils" rub elbows on the clork's report
with "stamping eight quires In silver" nnd
MOO at-bomo cards," to say nothing of a
'double overture" (whatever that may be)
and ouch serious official literature an "one
Under tho Red Itobe."
The rumlly Clerk.
A perquisite of comparatively recent
growth Is the congressman's clerk. The ap
potlto for theso things grows with what It
feeds on. First tho chairman of a com
mttteo had to have a room which ho could
call his own and a clerk who could be his
prlvalo secrotary. Then the lesser con
gressman began to demand a private ofllco
at the government's expense. Now lie has
a secretary as well on an nllowanco of $100
a month during tho session of congress.
A far-seeing houso of representatives voted
to pay this allowanco to the congressman
direct and leave Its disbursement to hlB
discretion. It Ib almost needless to say
that In mnny coses tho congressman is not
suspected ot lotting raufh ot tho allowance
ko out of hla own keeping, several con
grcssmcn havo been known to club together
and contribute pro rata to the employment
ot one clerk at a small stipend. Dut tho
$100 clerk hire, averaging' $600 a year. Is
plainly a pcrqulslto of the congressman If
he wants to make it so. Tho enterprising
southern congressman whom I have de
scribed did not llvo in the days of con
cresslonal clerks or ho might have salted
away S1.200 more during his term ot office
Tho new congressman will nnd tuat no
has much to learn about the way In which
laws nre made. Ho will land in Wasning
ton with a'trunk full of ancient ponBlon and
relief bills which his predecessor sowed
In tho last congressional garden without
reaping a harvest. As It is only accessary
to. scratch tho last congressman's name off
each of them, write his own In Us stead and
drop tho bills In a box at tho clerk's desk,
theso need not give him much concern.
Ho finds before he has been In Washington
long tbat modest merit Is not being sought
tor committee appointments, and that it
he does not hurry he will bo set away back
on the committees to Investigate tho spread
of malaria by mosquitoes Instead of repro
Bentlng his farmer constituency on the
aerlcultural committee or getting a ae
slrablo position near the pork barrol of the
rlvor and harbor committee or tue commit
teo on public buildings. When ho begins
to reallzo how uecesaary push nnd egotism
are to progress In public affairs he will find
that so far na he Is concerned the speaker
of the' houso Is the whole congress. If he
wauts to be a member of an Influential
committee he muBt bring all possible pres
sure to bear on the speaker. And the hours
before the committee lists are published
are anxious hours for the new congress
man.
Committee Cliulrmannhlua.
As member of the forelgu relations com
mittee, If by eorao extraordinary chance he
was chosen for that position, ho woutd flud
himself a social possibility. Members ot
tho diplomatic corps would Invite hlra to
dinner, officials of the State department
would show him distinguished considera
tion. As a member of the agricultural
commlttoe ho would find the door of the
secretary of agriculture always on tho latch
and tho supply of seeds and books ou
"Diseases of tho Horse" practically un
limited. On the rivers nnd harbors com
mittee he would discover himself a sudden
object of solicitude by all the shipping In
toreats and by the War department.
Usually committees are announced Just
before tho house adjourns for Christmas.
Meantime the new congressman has dis
covered that tho houso meeta at noon and
that It passes most of Its time listening to
dry speeches or obstructive motions. He
studies the rules nnd rends Thomas
Reed's Guide to Parliamentary Law, as
siduously preparing for his own plunge into
the congressional pool. Hla mornings he
devotes to a round of the department,
looking up claims and pensions, postmas-
tershlpi and miscellaneous matters for the
peoplo of his district.
At the White House he la ushered Into
the president's room without undue cere
mony, but there he sits ou a leather-covered
chair and sees senators and members ot
the cabinet take precedence ot him. After
a tlmo tho president, passing from ono to
another of his visitors, reaches the new
congressman and grasps his hand. On the
first meeting tho rongrcssnmn says he has
Just como to pay his respects and tho presi
dent gives him an enthusiastic greeting,
signifying that he 1b glad to see someone
who docg not want a favor. On his second
visit ho will not find himself so cordially
greeted. Not that the president will bo
anything but agrceablo and courteous, but
It Is not safe for even a president to be too
civil with a congressman. His attitude
might bo Interpreted as conveying encour
agement. What first Impresses a new congressman
at tho meeting ot congress Is the publicity
of his position. Ho sits In a large and
beautiful decorated hall In tho full glare
of light from tho glazed celling and
thousand eyes In tho gallery aro looking
In hla direction. It takes him some little
tlmo to appreciate tho fact that few, It any,
are looking at him. The eyes aro seeking
Bpeaker Henderson, Joe Cannon and Robert
R. Hltt and Sereno Payne and the other
notable members ot tho house. The new
member Is quite as much lost to their
senses, as tho Individuals among them are
to his.
Recognition by the Chair.
In the midst of tho buzz ot buslnesa and
conversation In tho old dayti ho used to rise
In his placo and address the chair for the
purpose of Introducing a bill or offering a
resolution. In these days he haa not that
opportunity to Invite attention and to gain
tho floor tor even tho least significant act
he must havo tho permission ot the speaker,
obtained In advance. Hero is a condition
which tho now member haa not anticipated
and his soul revolts against It. Where Is
the freedom ot debate, if ho must go to the
speaker's room before the meeting of the
houso or to his desk during tho session and
present a request that ho be recognized T
Recognized for what? That Is the Inevi
table question ot the speaker or his clerk.
He must ask not only, tho conditions that
ho be, recognized, but he must tell his busl
nesa in advance. If ho wants to make a
motion that does not meet the speaker's
approval, ho Is commonly told that ho can
not make It. Tbo speaker Ib absolute mas
ter of the situation, for the member may
rlso In his place and address the chair
over so often without receiving tho slight
est recognition It tho Bpeaker chooses to
lgnoro htm.
Tho new congressman finds that very lit
tle of his time Is his own. At his hotel
cards begin to arrlvo at 8 o'clock In the
morning. Ho probably talks with a visitor
whllo ho to eating his breakfast. As he
passes through the corridors ot the capltol
on his way to his committee room he la
assailed by questions and requests. There
Is a big mall to bo attended to before the
houee meets and much ot It makes It neces
sary for him to visit the departments and
tho Whlto House. When he haB had soma
experience ho will know? that mosUo't these
missions nro usclessbut ho cannot, Bay
this to the men who wrlto hlra or call on
him, because they would feel' quite sure'
that he was meroly selfishly Ignoring tholr
requests. Ho plods the werfry round "of tho
departments and gets.to the capltol at ,11:30
to find the hall of the house, full of visitors.
He can attend to no business at his desk
until tho floor is cleared, ten minutes be
fore the house is called to order. When
the houso la in session, If the business tn
hand does not require close attention, he
may be ublo to wrlto some 'lettors at his
desk, but tn this he lo liable to frequent
Interruption by visitors who send cards to
him by tho doorkeeper.
His evenings and his holidays are equally
busy. There are nlmoat always visitors
,who take up tho greater part of his even
ings and some of these are nowspaper cor
respondents wanting news for their papers
tn his district. Some are office seekers; al
most always thore Is omc one of his con
stituents In town demanding attention at
tho hand3 of the man whom, ho thinks, he
sent to congress.
OUT OF THIS OUDINAHV.
Paupers cost England $42,000,000 n year.
An electrical comnany In Rending; Pa..
has asked that a verdict against It of $1,000
punitive damages bo Bet asldo on the
ground taut, me woru punitive was wruien
"Municipal" restaurants that Is. restau
rants onernted hv. or under tlio control of
the city government, are now being talked
of for New York City. Rev. Dr. Itulns-
forth nnd other ministers nre snld to ue in
terested. The plan is lo sell food very
cncapiy u not ui cuai.
Ira Cnmnbell. nearly 95 yenrs old. a resi
dent of Glen Ridge, N. J., ha JUBt had Ills
leg amputaicu, going uirougn ine operation
with composure and refusing to tako nnes
(luitlrs. Hla foot was injured nomo time
ago and danger 'of blood polsonlner made
amputation necessary.
Thomas P. Watts of Louisville, Ky., who
agreed to ent the large straw lint lie was
wenrliitr lnnt election day If the republican
ticket Bliould be defeated in that state, has
gone Into training ror tne event, ue pur
nnups. It nnneurs. to make ono meal of It
nnd hati engaged a celebrated cook to innko
the task as light as possible.
Because a pert telephone girl In Seattlo
refused to connect a subscriber with tho
lire department when ho wanted to give
notice or u nro a loss ai w,uw inuurrcu
nnd now the telephone company Is being
sued for damages uy tno person mus servoa
and uy tne insurance- company wnicn sui
fered the loss.
"k street In Brooklyn wblch for years haa
tmii n. twntv.Blx-foot driveway and a
seventeen-foot sidewalk is about to be
widened in tne former respect, 'i ne reason
riven tnr thn illnnrnnortlon at tho time It
was laid out was that the Blre of hoopsklrts
then worn made that width of sidewalk
necessary 'o enanie iwo women 10 pass
each other.
Borne English travelers were recently In
a restaurant In a German town, when a
woman who was serving Imparted the In
teresting Information that ft pig was berng
iriiioH rniiml tlin porner. Ono of them re
marked that It was curious that the pie
did not squeal. Tne woman looKea at mem
In surprise "Aber," said she, "eB 1st
pollzellch verboten" It's forbidden by tho
poucc.
Lord Roscbery possesses the costliest col
lection of snuffboxes In the world. Many
of them nro of solid gold anil somo are net
with hrllilnntH. a curiously Inlaid enamel
snuffbox wns at ono tlmo the property ,of
Kapoleon Donupnrte. A small black box,
studded with three diamonds, bolonged to
the statesman Flit, wnue anotner. piainiy
.Inlaid with nno gold, was used by Fox.
Although the collection comprises only
twenty-two boxes altogether, Its estimated
value la $1T5,000.
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Tomdrrow we step into the first business day
of December -wa' month full of promise and
large results. The December story of the
store will be told in the daily papers, but a bet
ter way is to come, In all the years of this
business time has not been when so many
things were at the command of the trader
Read the news of tomorrow
Women's
ought to
buying a suit they are
exceptional values
our price only
perfectly
regular
for
Women's Walking Skirts
1.95 I
or women's
made of a good
material, black, brown and
made with pocket, finished
of tailor stitching around
ular 3.50.
values
Women's Rox Coats &
Made of excellent quality of kersey, lined,
with Skinner's satin, high storm collar,
lapel pocket, 10 rows tailor , stitching
around bottom, regular ' Qj- SL
$15 quality 7 . J
FUR SPECIAL FOR MONDAY
Genuine Marten storm collar, with G large tails, skins selected by our C?7
fur man and made up according to his instructions; this storm collar J -
brings $15 elsewhere and advertised as a "special;" our price for Monday. .
WOMEN'S RAGLANS
9PJ CZ These favorite garments came to us just in the nick of time. Thanksgiving
-J sales had reduced the stock to cause a worry, but they are hero today.
They are made of oxford cheviots, meltons and plaid back materials; yoke front and back,
some with loose back and half tight-fitting, some with shoulder capes; all high-class,
stylish garments. They come to us at about 50 cents on the dollar; they go io you Hie
same way. Itaglans worth
be sold for
Dec. 1, 2, 3 and 4,
VIA
Illinois Central Railroad
All through trains equipped with reclining chair cara, (seats free), drawing room sleep
ers and buffet library smoking cars.
CITY TICKET OFFICE, - - 1402 FARNAN STREET.
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tient well. Coiiiurtutltri an4 Book frit, by mall
or at omce. Write to DOCTOR O. M. OOB,
IS WalBBt BUaat.KAMIAa VIX1, MO.
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Tacilor-Made Suits '
The showing and soiling of n line suit,
inade of Venetians and cheviots, made in
the latest style and best workmanship,
be of interest to anyone who intends
S75
Women's Tailor-iMade Suits
Made of imported Venetian, in blue, black
and brown, new blouse effect, satin 'lined
vand trimmed with stitched velvet or cloth
bands, new bins tlouuce skirt this suit is
M S SV II ti V
1475
tailored
20.00 value,
wanting sitircs
quality goliing
oxford gray,
with i) rows
bottom, reg
1.95
$15 and $18 will
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wilcox TANSY PILLS
KorJ0yanlhnnlr afeaurt reliable
Fernalo llrealainrlor Mltruublti.
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Bold liy Hlii-rnmn A MrConncll Drill? Co.,
3. W, Cor. liitli nnd Dodee Six.. Omaha.
Deputy 8tt VetartnarUn.
Pood Irupector.
H. L. RAMA0CI0TTI, D. V. S.
CITY VETETKINA.nl AN.
OOo au4 Infirmary. 21th and Maaoa St
Women's Automobiles
1 7 0110 l0S(i favorite auto-
x kJ mobiles, made of Washington
31 ills kersey, in black, tan, red and castor;
beaver fur collar and reveres, heavy satin
lined, finished with tailor stitching,
handsomely i A ESt
tailored lHfc. 1 d
Women's Box Coats
Made "of all wool kersey, 27 inches long,
with a good satin serge, a well made, per
fecttfitting gn rm cut; samo-style and quality
would cost elsewhere A QA
$8.00. v.:. .VVJ
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9.75
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Ad" page.
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