TITE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SITXDAY. AriUTj 20, 1002.
11
STEYN, TI1E BOER GAMBETTA
Man Transformed by the Struggle for
Liberty in South Africa.
LEADER AND COUNSELLOR OF THE ALLIES
Reviled Two Yeara Ao. Great Flsj
are Ills Wife's Patrletlaaa
Like that of a Rornaa
"" Matroa.
f A writer In the New York Sun. who has
Been eervlre In Boulh Africa. traces the
career of President Bteyn of the Orange
Tree State in the present war and para the
following tribute to his leadership:
One rblef figure has stood out. then an
other, In the successive stsgea of the South
African trouble. Today the attention of
both aldea Is turned to Martlnua Thaunua
Stern.
On delegation of Transvaalers haa been
escorted by the Brltlah to conault with him
Bear Kroonstad. From another that In
cluded General Delarey he received an ad
dress dra.. up a month ago In which he la
called "leader and counsellor," In which
these western Transvaal allies aay to blm:
"We thank God for your manful and
wtead'ast attitude. We pray also that It
(nay be granted to you to come forward aa
Iieed and leader of United South Africa."
Whatever hla fate may be Stem la now
treated by all aides with very aerloua re
spect. It waa not alwaya thus. Two years
ago, when he hastened by night from
Bloemfontein a few hours before the entry
of the English troopa, and for months after'
ward aa he carried a movable capital with
blm from place to place, ha waa followed by
execrations which were not confined to the
British section.
He will be more than human If he feel
no triumph aa he compares now with then
and notes what the two yeara have brought.
Surrender outright, disarmament of bia
race, docile obedience to a foreign military
occupation waa all that waa openly offered
then; but now the negotiations are con
ducted more as between equals.
A Critical Time.
Aa Lord Roberta' vlctortoua army pressed
n to Bloemfontein, flushed with the
achievement of Cronje's capture, many
voices called on President Steyn to sur
render his capital and the Orange Frea
State, to wait and hand over the keys to
Lord Roberta. In lta origin, they aatd. It
waa a quarrel of tha Transvaal and Eng
land, and the first duty of the Orange Free
State waa to aave the blood of Its burghers.
Mr. Steyn'a opponent at the previous
presidential election, hla uncle by mar
riage, J. O. Fraser, pleaded with him to re
main In hla capital and surrender It. Steyn
remained for days In bia presidency and
kept his own counsel. He had not been In
rma on commando In the first atagea of the
war.
Day followed day and the English troopa
drew nearer from the west and south. On
tho night before they entered be waa atlll
In hla capital. No siege defences had been
attempted, for neither the nature of the
surrounding country nor the water supply
allowed tha idea of reaistance.
Lord Roberta' main column was camped
fifteen mllea out. One of hla divisions waa
thrown acroaa the railway on the south;
and a few mllea outside the town oa the
north an officer of engineers and a handful
of volunteers had slipped past the Boer
rear guard and had blown up the track and
thereby blocked a score of locomotives and
much rolling atock In the station, com
pletely Isolating the place.
Again Mr. Fraaer, aa member for Bloem
fontein In the Orange Free State legisla
ture, begged the president to accompany
blm and the mayor. Dr. Kellner, to meet
Lord Roberta outside the capital with the
keys the next day. They could not persuade
blm, but were to try again that night, their
laat opportunity.
Nat Raireaier.
They crossed over that night to the hand
some presidency among the treea to aee tha
Chief executive; but Steyn'a anawer waa in
the outsklrta of tha town on the north.
There his necessary papers, the Instrument
of hla office required to give preaidentlal
authority to hla decrees. In the cyea of hla
burghers, were waiting blm In a coach,
guarded by a handful of followers. With
two of his secretaries be rode out with
1! a user and bandolier, Joined the little
avalcade and rode through the night to hla
dew capital at Brandfort.
From that time Steyn seemed a changed
. man. Previously Industrious and methodical
lie had devoted himself to the work of his
office, and bad been an energetic chief of
atate to hla republic, but bad not seemed a
dominant personality.
Once out on the veldt among hla burgbera
he developed the spirit of Oambetta.
when weariness or small numbera seemed
to dampsen their spirits he exhorted them
o eloquently in the Taal, or Boer dialect,
that they turned and fought again.
The present writer waa In Kroonstad
within a few boura of the Boer evacuation
In May, 1900. One of the first thlnga he
eaw waa a young neutral hawking photo
graphs called "Steyn Flogging Hla Burgh
era" He asked aa many responsible resi
dents aa be met, Waa the story of the pic
ture true? No, It waa abaolutely untrue.
What had happened waa that the prevloua
day Steyn bad atood at the bead of tha
The bnman heart, that most wonderful
0 engines, ia acarcely larger than a man's
fist. Yet in each twenty-four hours the
dual heart move approximately six tone
cf blood, equivalent to about two barrels
of blood per hour. And this continue
without ceasing from the Erst breath of
infancy to the Last aigh of age. Ia it any
wonder that when continued extra strain
ia put upon ao delicate and busy an or
gan, it ahould break down t Ia it any
wonder that in thia age of overwork
there ahould be an increasing number of
deaths attributed to heart failure t
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures disease of the organs of digestion
and nutrition and purine and enriche
the blood. One of the ingredient enter
ing into the " Discovery ia one of the
be heart tonic known to medicine.
Thus while through the action of " Golden
Medical Discovery " the body i nour
ished into strength, the heart ia also
strengthened and an adequate blood sup
ply ia pumped to the atomach and kid
neys thus lniy roving the action of these
Oreana.
Sick people, especially thoae suffering
from chronic diaeaaca, are invited to con
ault Dr. Pierce by letter frrt, and ao ob
tain without charge, the opinion of a
specialist on their ailment. Ail corres-
.-ponilenre strictly confidential. Address
Ut. K. v. fierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
I had bs troubled with catarrh of the stoav
ch and heart InwUc.' wntca Mr. W. D. Merch
ant, of Tyleretmrf. Clarioi Co.. Praam. -Had
aWocrd fur how Ubm wit boat reucf. the I ha
gaatotakelH. hnw i Goldci Medical uacaf
nr. 1 took arvea Uxtlr. brfcirr 1 bcaaa !
lake It 1 wciched lie puuada. aad now I weigh
I aa woikiag steadily ana led ua.c a aew
aaaa. 1 arad you many thanks.
Ikr. Pierce 'a Fleaaant Pellet cleanse the)
gla and stimulate tha aluamh Uvwc.
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Homes for
NEUOH, Neb., April 11 To the Editor
of The Bee: The past and prevailing high
prices of beef and mutton has greatly
atlmulated the stock Industry In Nebraska
and la encouraging many persons te em
bark Into the profitable business of stock
raising. The stimulating of the atock In
dustry haa bad the effect of greatly In
creasing the population of thla atate, and
no place to any more marked extent than
In northwestern Nebraska. No better stock
country, for raising cattle and sheep, ilea
under the aun than la the northwestern
part of this state. The territory covered
by the O'Neill, Valentine and Alliance land
districts baa been the scene of great ac
tivity In real estate exchangee during the
last eighteen months.
Many people In thia territory have grown
rich during the last few years raising cat
tle and sheep. These people make their
money much easier and faster than do the
farmers of the eastern and central state.
Their principal labor ia In harvesting their
hay and looking after the atock that they
do not stray away.
Scores of ranches have changed hands
in this territory during the last six months
at figures ranging f-om 11.500 to $25,000,
and at thla time eastern buyers are to be
eeen In every locality almost every dsy that
passes. Aside from thia, the official rec
ords show that in the territory covered
by the three land districts mentioned above
there were during the last fiscal year 2,641
homestead filings made by heads of families,
appropriating thereby 389,221 acrea of the
public lands to private ownership. Many
of, these new settlers are locating and
blocking out Just aa good ranches aa those
that have been aold for thousands of dol
lars. That I'ncle Sam la still able to give us all
a farm la shown by the following table,
which ia approximately correct, giving the
public land by countlea that are open to
aettlement In the three land districts here
tofore mentioned:
O'NEILL DISTRICT.
County. Acres Public Land.
Boone 2v
Boyd
Brown B
Garfield 150.000
Andrew Carnegie's Book
"The Empire of Business" la the striking
title of a new book by Andrew Carnegie, the
steel king, now on the press of Doubleday,
Pago Co. It is a handsome volume of
economic essays, deallag with thrift, the
road to fortune, the uses of wealth and
other topica.
Mr. Carnegie' does not attempt to tell how
to amass a huge fortune, such aa he haa,
but he gives good advice to young men by
telling of his own success, and how they
may succeed aa he haa. Three things In
particular he warns the youth Against, and
Brat and foremost comes drink.
"You are more likely to fall In your
career from acquiring the habit of drink
ing than from any or all the other tempta
tions likely to assail you," he saya. "It
may lead to almost any other temptation
and reform, but from the lnaane thirst tor
liquor escape la almost Impossible."
The second danger, be says, la specula
tion. "Gamesters die poor, and there la cer
tainly not an Instance of a speculator who
has lived a life creditable to himself or ad
vantageous to the community."
The third danger be warna young men
against la the "perilous bablt of indorsing,
all the more dangerous, inasmuch aa It as
sails one generally In the garb of friend
ship." The Indorsement of others' notes, bow
ever. Is taken to be the least of the trinity
of dangers.
The book la full of anecdote and pleasan
try, and, while some of Mr. Carnegie's
claims will not bear strong analysis, yet it
is written in a strain which ia calculated to
Inspire ambition. Mr. Carnegie la not de
liberately misleading nor dangeroua. To be
able to aay things which are not quite true
in a way to make them Impressive is a
valuable talent. Here la aa example:
"I congratulate poor young men upon
being born to that ancient and honorable
degree which renders it necessary they
should devote themselves to hard work. A
basketful of bonds is the heaviest basket a
young man ever bad to carry. He generally
geta to ataggerlng under it."
Other excerpts from the book follow:
It la very uufortunate that the irresisti
ble tendency of our age, which draws manu
facturing into immenae eatabliahmenta, re
quiring the work of thousands of men, ren
ders it impossible for employers who reside
near to obtain that intimate acquaintance
with employee which, under the old system
bank facing the river drift beseeching
and urplng hla burghers to return to the
positions they had been defending outalde
the town. In bia oratorical gestures his
arms were thrown up and the sjambok
the bide switch which every riding Boer
carries waa uplifted in the air.
And ao the kodak man bad snapped blm
and labeled blm aa described. He easily
got rid pf hla warea to the credulous or to
the unscrupulous, who saw their market
value to the Illustrated papers In England.
It was at Kroonstad that Steyn parted
from Delarey, who had just risen from a
sick bed weak with fever. Delarey fell
back acroaa tha Vaal with bia western
Tranavaalera, and Steyn turned east to aet
up another temporary capital at Vrede
in the i emote east of bia country. Aa they
grasped hands in the square at Kroonstad
and went their waya Steyn cried out to hia
Transvaal ally the motto of the Orange
Free State:
"Alles Sail Retht Kommen!"
But for a long time it hardly seemed
that all would come right. For nearly
two year now Steyn haa been with Dewet,
helping most actively in drawing recruits
from Cape Colony tor the great raider.
In appearance he la a big, bearded man
of atrong physique, with a round fare. In
former daya. though It may have altered
now, bia expression waa a good deal more
genial and aangulne than that ahown by
the facea of hla grave-featured com pat r iota.
He waa a progressive president, and the
postoffice, new achoolhouse and other of
Bloemfonteln'a best public buildings bear
the legend that their cornerstones wsre
laid by Martlnua Thaunua Steyn.
A Reanaa Matroa.
His wife Is a woman of remarkably hand
some appearance and her patriotism Is as
that of the Roman matron. The typical
story of a Free 8tate wife might be hers,
A husband whose eons were oa commando
was willing to stsy at home if hia wife
wished It- Her answer waa:
"Go. I can get another husband, but I
ran never get another Orange Free 8 Late."
The Transvaal delegation that haa gone
to conault with htm ia verily composed of
"grave and reverend selxnlors." Next to
President Kruger they were the chief men
In Transvaal politics before the war.
At Ua outbreak they were, except Relit,
who 1 aa old man, leaders from the very
nature of the Boer organisation of Its com
munities. But auch men aa Delarey and
Louts Botha by their proved aptitude aa
fighting generals soon made it clear that
the Boor cause U the Held a as to be U
that JuuUuv
the Homeless
Holt t0
Kf) Paha., 4-0
Knox JO
Ixiup 2-V' OO
Itock ou.kO
VALKNTINE DISTRICT.
County. Acres Public I-nnd
Brown .')
Cherry !.'!. 4
Kva Paha '
Rock 175.00
ALLIANCE DISTRICT.
County. Acres Public Lin 1.
Box Butte .
Chevenne !. n
Dawes 1Y 0
Ieuel 4!Y'
Scott's Bluff IJrt.ftO
Sheridan S" -H
Sioux WO 2-.J
It will be noted that Brown. Keya Paba
and Rock counties are each divided between
the O'Neill and Valentine districts, the
eastern and southern part of each being in
the O'Neill district.
The foregoing table ia made up from the
official figures of the last fiscal year, with
estimates from the close of the flfeal year
to the preaent time While the official fig
ures show that during the last fscal year
there were 2.841 homesteads taken in the
three land districts named, arrropriating
to private ownership 389,221 acres, the most
conservative estlmatea are that the same
territory will thla year show at least 3,000
filings, and if the present movement toward
thla part of the atate continues, and there
Is every rearon to believe It will, the num
ber of filings may reach 3,500 or 4.000. All
of this part of the atate baa splendid rail
road facilities, furnished by two competing
lines, the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railway and the B. & M.
While the public land laws are very
plain there Is in the minds of the average
home hunter more or less confusion about
how to proceed to find a home. As a rule
they seek the land office the first place they
go and tntertaln a vague idea that at the
land office all the Information desired can
be secured, when In fact the land office la
the last place they should ordinarily seek,
when they are ready to make a filing, or
many timea more convenient to make the
filing before the district court clerk or
of manufacturing In very amall establish
ments, made the relation of master and
man more pleasing to both.
When articles were manufactured fn
amall shopa by employers who required only
the assistance of a few men and apprentices
the employer had opportunities to know
every one, to become well acquainted with
each and to know hla merits, both aa a man
and aa a workman; and, on the other hand,
the workman, being brought into closer con
tact with bia employer. Inevitably krrsw
more of bis business, of his cares and
troublea, of bia efforts to succeed and, more
important than all, he came to knew some
thing of the characteristics of the man him
self. All thla la changed.
Thus, the employes become more like
human machinea, aa it were, to the em
ployer, and the employer becomes almost a
myth to hla men. From every point of view
thla la a most regrettable result, yet it la
one for which I see no remedy.
The free play of economic laws ia forcing
the manufacture of all articles of general
consumption more and more Into the hands
of a few enormous concerns, that their coat
to the consumer may be leaa.
There la no longer any room for con
ducting the manufacture of such articles
upon a amall ecaJe; expensive works and '
machinery coating millions are required, aa
the amount per ton or per yard of what
we call "fixed charges" la so great a factor
In the total coat that, whether a concern
can run successfully or not. In many caaea,
dependa upon whether It divides these fixed
charges which may be aatd to be prac
tically the same in a large establishment
aa in a amaller by 1,000 tons per day or
by 600 tone per day of product.
Hence, the reaaon for the continual in
crease year by year In the product of your
mills not that the manufacturer wishes
primarily to Increase hla product, but that
the atrain of competition forces him into
extensions that be may thereby reduce more
and more per ton or per yard these fixed
charges, upon which the safety of hla cap
ital dependa.
It being, therefore, impossible for the em
ployers of thousanda to become acquainted
with their men, if we are not to lose all
feeling of mutuality between ua, the em
ployer must seek their acquaintance
through other forma, to expresa hla care
for the well-being of thoae upon whose la
bor be dependa for success, by devoting
part of bia earnings for Institutions, such
Schalkburger, the leader of the present
envoya, waa a field cornet jui far back aa
the Anglo-Boer war of 1879-81. The office
of field cornet la not aa auch a military
one. Literally It used to mean a country
coroner.
A man of good atanding among hla neigh
bora became field cornet for hla district.
It anyone were killed and the cause of
death had to be considered be atarted the
inquiry. Legal machinery waa almost non
existent tn the outlying thinly-peopled dls
trlcta and to adjuat matters the field cor
net embodied the law.
For the purposes of bis office be had the
roll of burghera In bia district. When the
government called on a district to furnish
an armed commando tor the service of the
state the field cornet enlisted them from
hla roll. He thua came to be a territorial
Intelligence officer to hla commandant.
Sehalkbarger aad Meyer.
Schalkburger belongs to the eastern
Transvaal. He waa for many years on the
executive council and from bia post of
president of the First Raad he waa nomi
nally commander-in-chief of the Boer army
during Jouberl's laat Illness.
Hs is a sparely built man of medium
height, with the usual black beard and pale
features of the older Boer. His manner is
very sympathetic and recalls the more
tolerant type of predicant.
Lucas Meyer la a man of the same school
of politic aa Schalkburger, but ia aeveral
yeara bia Junior. For the few year of lta
existence he waa president of the tiny re
public of Vryheld until it waa absorbed tn
the eastern Transvaal.
It waa the men on hla commando who
fired the Drat shot la tha Natal campaign.
The foreign military attaches with the
British armies, when they Inspected the
Boer trenches ia the Biggarsberg months
afterward, marveled that a man who bad
not been taught the art of war could have
planned auch splendid defences. They were
designed and tha position selected by Lucas
Merer.
. Yet the Boers do not Include him among
their front-rank fighting generate. If there
waa any doubt aa to who would succeed
Joubert In command of the Natal Boer army
the fact that Lucas Meyer was 111 at the
time of Joubert's death decided the ques
tion in favor of Louis Botha.
In appearance Meyer la a very proeperoua
eltlsea. stout, and looks aa though be alept
ell of nights. He baa the ample flowing
beard of the man whoa face baa never felt
a rasor. Hla wife la a womaa of political
ambition and force of dbaracter and ar
danUy aXUth4 to bar Boer natlonalltr,
Wait Northwester! Ne.
ttraska Offers In Way
of Free Lands.
county Judge of the county In which the
lsnd desired Is located. District court clerks
and county Judges tn counties where pub
lic land is situated are ex-offlcto officers In
their respective land dlstrlcta and empow
ered to act In all ordinary matters pertain
ing to the taking of a homestead. Such
county officers are more or less familiar
with the quality and value of the public
lands In their respective counties, and are
better prepared to give accurate information
than any one else aa a rule. The filing fe
on 160 acrea Is lit and within six months
after a filing Is made the applicant must
establish a residence upon the land. It
must be the applicants home exclusive of
any other home, and there is no difference
in the time of residence required of mar
ried or single persons. After a residence of
fourteen months a commutation proof can
be made and patent Issued upon the pay
ment of $1.25 per acre.
Soldier are allowed for time aerved in
the army, that is, the time served in the
army, not to exceed four years, will apply
upon making five-year proof. Wldowa of
soldiers are not required to reside upon
their homestead and the time of service
of their husbanda in the army is credited,
not to exceed four years, upon making final
proof. The homestead must be cultivated
to euch an extent that good faith la appar
ent. Where the land la beat adapted to
grazing, it la held that grating la cultiva
tion. The above conditions apply only
when the husband bad never taken a home
atead or having taken oue, never made final
proof and abandoned the same prior to
June 6, 1900. Minor children of a soldier
have, through their guardian, the aame
rights aa a widow of a soldier.
Very little satisfactory Information re
garding a future home can be had bv writ
ing. The better way is to go' onto the
ground. A person can well afford to apend
a few daya in selecting a location for a
borne. The territory embraced In the
three land districts mentioned was never
In as prosperous a condition as today and
all algna point to many more years of good
prices and prosperity for northwestern Ne
braska. R. O. W.
New Volume by the
Steel king Soon to
Be Issued.
as co-operative stores, and I hope, in re
turn, that the employes are to show by the
use which they make of such benefactions
that tbey In turn respond to thia sentiment
upon the part of the employera wherever
it may be found.
By auch means aa these we may hope to
maintain to aome extent the old feeling of
kindliness, mutual confidence, respect and
esteem which formerly distinguished the
relations between the employer and bia
men.
Every employer of labor is studying the
young men around him, most anxloua to
find one of exceptional ability. Nothing in
the world ia so desirable for bim and so
profitable for bim aa auch a man.
Every manager In the works atanda ready
to grasp, to utilize the man that can do
aomethlng that la valuable. Every fore
man wants to have under him in his de
partment able men, upon whom he can
rely and whose merits he obtalna credit
for, because the greatest of ability In a
manager Is not the man himself, but the
men witbswbom he la able to aurround him
self. These books on the shelves will tell you
the story of the rtee of many men from
our own ranks. It is not the educated, or
so-called classically educated, man; It la
not the aristocracy. It ia not the monarchs.
that have ruled the destinies of the world,
either In camp, council, laboratory or work
shop. The great, inventions, the Improvements,
the discoveries In acience, the great worka
In literature, have aprung from the ranka
of the poor.
Tou can acarcely name a great invention
or a great discovery, you can acarcely name
a great picture or a great statue, a great
aong or a great story, nor anything great
that has not been the product of men who
started, like yourselves, to earn an honest
living by boneat work.
The importance of the sublect is sug
gested by the fact that the habit of thrift
constitutes one of the greatest differences
between the aavage and the civilized man.
One of the fundamental differences be
tween savage and civilized life la the ab
aence of thrift In the one and the presence,
of it In the other. When millions of men
each aave a little of their daily earnings,
these petty sums combined make an enor
mous amount, which la called capital, about
which ao much ia written.
EDlCATIO.AL NOTES.
The Board of Education In New York
City haa asked to.6-JO.0u0 for new public
svhooU, and Mayor Ixiw advises that the
amount be raised to 8,u0,0W.
President Harris of Amherst college
points with pride to the tact that them
are proportionately more college profestKii-j
woo are grauuates oi hla Institution ltitt-i
can be found among the gradual of any
other college in the country.
Friends of Barnard college rallied ?o
handsomely at lust to match Mr. Kocke
ivutrs tMj.wi that they went kh,Uu vr
the mark. Mr. Hocketeller, with pre. it
worthy liberality, promptly met the ' raise
and tne college today rejoice In a produc
tive fund aggregating" xodb.uuu.
Harvard observatory has received an
anonymous gut oi ju,uw, with no conji
tlona as to the manner tn which it shall
b expentied. it la proposed to take Iiu.uju
and build an extension to the photograpnh:
library. In which are kept the lli.uuu nega
tives belonging to the Observatory.
The Eliza Davison house, the gift of John
D. Rockefeller to Vaasar college, has been
opened. This la the lourth residence hall
at Vaaaar, besldea the mu'n building. There
are a greater number of single rooms than
In any other of the buildings. Although not
yet entirely linUhed sevcity-tbrce rooms
are occupied.
Walter A. Payne, instructor and secre
tary of the university extension depart
ment at the University of Chicago, has
been promoted to the rank of associate pro
fessor, and given charge of the extension
department of which Prof. James waa for
merly the chief.
The Due de Loubt recently endowed a
chair devoted to the history and antiquities
of the l ulled Status In the College .1
France in Paris, and provided for the es
tablishment of a library tor the depart
ment. In spite of hla line, which was con
ferred upon him by the pope, he is an
American citizen.
C. L. Babcock of the department of Latia
In Cornell has been appointed to the K-l-iowshlp
in the American school at Homo
recently created by the bureau of unUjr
aity travel. Mr. riabcock will apend two
years with Prof. H. M. Powers, president
of the bureau, and with different parti m
sent out by him, visiting the cities of
Italy.
In the block bounded by Manhattan. East
Houston. Lewis and East Third atreels.
New urk City, olles are now being driven
for the foundations of what will be the
largest public school In the world. It will
accommodate J.K15 children and every otic
of them mill have a desk and a s-at jn
addition there will be in the neighborhood
cf 16o teachers and asciatanta, ao that
under Its roof there vlll be gathered every
school day of the year a population of
more than 4.0c.
Beginning with the i.ext academic year
no atudent will be admitted to Columbia
university college of physicians and sur
geons with conditions, and the full forty
eight count regents' diploma will be the
minimum requirement. The following year
ail students usklng to be admitted will be
requited to pasa an examination identical
with that required by the collrge. At pres
ent medicine will bo a purely poet-grad-uute
course, owing to the large percentage
?( BftPat aduai student la lb Uool.
Great Spring Carpet Sale.
AT THE end of the wholesale season we dump the drop patterns into the retail stock
to be sold. Prices less than the wholesale full piece prices and you can take
what you want. Its a great clean-up at any-price. Sale of the best makes of carpets,
every yard' of which we 6tand back of just what we claim for it. 4
Lowell extra super carpets
at, yard 55c and GOc
Nothims higner.
PRINTED VELVE1 CARPETS
The whole line of printed velvet carpets, Persian patterns,
colors warranted fast. This Is the greatest A"V
velvet carpet bargain we have ever offered vJC
per yard
PH R LOR TABLE
5
Never before have we been able to give the bedroom values that we offer
mirror, each $7.73. A choice line of patterns at 19.75, ,12.00, $12.50, $13.00 and $13.60.
special, $15.73. Other at $17.00, $17.75 and $20.00.
Drapery Goods, Lace (Curtains
Some special for the coming week. Goods go on sale Monday morning. I
Brussels Curtains worth up to $10
per rair, all real Imported goods,
full size, special
all this week,
per pair
5.00
PILLOW TOPS Just the thing for
the den, porch or lawn. Poster styles
while they last, 25 cents each.
Large Catalogue Mailed FREE to OutorTown Requests.
rchard 8 Wilhelm
arpet
Ql'AIXT FEATIBES OF LIFE.
The following ambiguous advertisement
recently appeared in a Detroit paper:
"Notice If , who is aupposed to be In
Chicago, will communicate with hie friends
at home be will hear of aomethlng to his
advantage. Hla wife la dead.
John Qulncy Adama haa just completed
his halt-century of service aa town clerk of
Canaan, Me., and hla frlenda there claim
that in all the fifty yeara he ba never
missed attending the annual and apeclal
town meetings and no hand but his baa
ever recorded the proceedings In the official
records.
A man the other day went to a Boston
dentist to have a tooth extracted, and de
cided to take gas. The doctor administered
the hypnotic and the man soon appeared to
be under Its Influence, but be continued to
keep one eye open. This worried the doc
tor, and he gave the man more gas; still
the eye remained open. "Shut that eye,
said the doctor, finally, losing patience.
"Can't," said the man in a drowsy voice;
"it's glass."
A well known apothecary of the City of
Mexico haa been the vcitim of a curious
deceit. The other day be bought a lottery
ticket from a girl In the street. One morn
ing the same girl called at the apotbecary'a
house before be bad arisen and sent word
to him that he bad won the $10,000 prize.
In confirmation of which aha also ahowed
the list of winning numbers. The apothe
cary fully believed the good news and gave
the girl $20 for a preaent. On going to the
offices of the lottery company, however, he
discovered that the list waa an old one,
doctored by the wily girl for the occasion,
and that hi ticket had won nothing.
Maine la one of the few atate that atlll
observes more or less seriously aiKannual
fact day, and Governor John F. Hill ba
thla year selected Thursday, April 24, aa
the date. In hla proclamation, which ia
very brief, be says: "Thia day, revered by
the fathers, come to ua consecrated by ob
servance for many generations. It la ap
propriate that we ahould continue to reapect
a custom so deeply enchrined in the heart
of the people, and I earnestly recommend
that the day be observed in a manner con
sistent with the purposes for which It haa
been set apart."
Wings and webbed feet were the weapona
used in a battle to the death between two
water fowls In the Lincoln park "zoo,"
Chicago, the other day. One of the flock
or wild geese was killed by a awan. White
Prize, the largest of the awana, wielded
hla powerful wlnga with auch force a to
break the neck of hia feathered opponent.
The noise of the battle waa like that of a
large washing bung out In a windstorm.
Blow after blow fell upon the swan and on
the wild goose aa the powerful wlnga of
each swept together. Again and again they
separated and then came together with a
rush. In one of these clashea the awan
landed a right uppercut, winging hla op
ponent In the neck. Then the wild goose
fell and White Prize awatted bia fallen
enemy a few more sweeping blow and
strutted away a conqueror.
Perhapa the moat curious town in all the
United State Is Quarry 8 loss. Ventura
county, Cal. There are Just two dozen
dwelling houses besides one general store
and a barber abop. In the matter of In
habitants there are close to 300 brawny
men, two womea and one dog. , The little
town Is neither graced by a church nor dis
graced by a saloon and Is altogether a well
behaved aettlement. The atone quarries
there are run by a railroad company, the
general management being tn the hand of
C. Bruckmn, Daniel Ogden being superin
tendent. Mrs. Ogden 1 on of the two
women, the barber's wife the other. The
dog, an animal of the Mexican hairless
variety, belongs to everybody. Mr. and
Mrs. Ogden live In a freight car whoee out
ward appearance ia not different from the
ordinary conveyance of that kind. Inside
It Is Stted up very cosily, showlDg the
handiwork of a tasteful womaa.
ten-wire, wholesale prices of these are
6ic and Tie go In one lot at,
per yard
REFRIGERATORS
Refrigerator season Is here and
we are prepared for It with tha
Herrlck refrigerator. Every
body knowa what the Herrlck
Is; at least everybody should
know. Today It Is the most
popular refrigerator on the
market. Why? Because It-la
best.
Some pretty ones In white
enamel and the new opallte
tllc-llned. They are not the
cheapest or the highest priced,
but the best refrigerator at
any price. Let us show you.
like cut, made of best golden
oak, quarter-sawed and
band polished, or birch
mahogany finish, fl-lnch
top and shape under shelf,
never sella for less than
$5.00; special Monday, each
S3.35
BED ROOM FURNITURE
Brussels, Arabian and Irish Point,
an elegant large line. In fact the larg
est we have ever showti
"7.50
worth up to $11 pair
go at
Curtain Swiss, 36 Inches wide, I3o
grade, all the week 10c per yard.
Silkollne, every piece In the atore
worth 15c, at 10c per yard.
iinj.mi6.iqi8
The UNION PACIFIC has placed in service a
through Ordinary (Tourist) Car on "The Col
orado Special" running between Omaha and
Denver.
Both first and second class tlcketa will be honored
on these cars, and paesengera wishing to economize
in their traveling expenses may avail themselves ot
thla excellent service.
The rate for double berth between above points
Lt $1.E0
The cara are Just aa neat and clean as Palac
Sleeping Cara are well ventilated, have aepa
rate lavatories for ladlea and gentlemen, and all
the car being carpeted and upholstered.
This train leaves Omaha 11:30 P. M Today,
Arrives Denver 2 P. M. .Tomorrow.
City Ticket Office, 1324
Union Station, 10th and
ft3
PARTS 1 to 13
The Living
Animals of
the World
NOW READY
At The Bee Office
Price 10 cents By mail 15 cents
World Famous Marianl Tonic
Many thousand physician and millions
of persons Invariably experienced benefi
cial effect. Try Vln Marianl on Its
merit.
all Druggist. Refuse Substitutes.
ProBrusseIs carpets that sold at r5c
wholesale, in full rolls, put in, at, yd &0C
TAPESTRY BRUSSELS
Several patterns, best quality tap?stry Brussels, nla and
60c
Eta
now. Solid oak dresser, French bevel
Three-piece solid oak bedroom ault,
Saxony Brussels a large line at
prices that will tempt you to buy if
you are at all In need of curtalna.
Japanese crepe with tinsel, worth 10o
per yard, while it lasta at, only So
per yard.
Window shades, good rollers, 8x6 ft,
each, 25c.
Douglas
DAILY TOURIST
GAR SERVICE
TO DENVER
Farnam St. Telephone 316
Marcy Sts. Tel. 629-316.
BLACKHEADS
CURED AT YOUR HOME.
With my scientific home treatments,
specially prepared fur each cat. I tan
positively cure red suae, red face, enlarged
pore and biotrny, pimply, ugly akin, no
matter what tne caute, and rntor u the
complexion a heaithy roacate glow. Coo
auluttoa Irr and you are cordially in
vited to investigate the aaeans by which
rue t an Dc speaoiiy, inorougar
ly and permanently cured.
Call or write
JOHN H. WOODBURY D.L
III ttats (trMt, CkWaa.