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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1902)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1002. m 25.00 A SERIES OF SENSATIONAL ADD TRADE-COMPELLING SALES FOR SATURDAY. nn livIS - Reward! For ths arrest and convlcltlon of any one pretending to represent Heyden Bros.' picture or photo enlarging departments. Th high grade and popularity of our work haa Induced some unscrupulous persons Id and around Omaha to represent them selves aa Harden Broa.' sgonts, and then extorting outlandish pricee for cheap work, nd In some esa?s making no returna to the cuatomer wheterer. Wo offer the abova reward for the arreat and conviction of any tuck detraoder. Do your business directly with the stors. Ws bsvs no agents or representatives of any kind. Every day more people .nre coming to recognize the real service and genuine economy afforded by trading at llayden's. Nowhere else are assortments of all that Is dependable, new and desirable to be found complete. It is pleasant and profitable to trade where stocks are largest, varieties most satisfying and quality the best. In these grand clearing sales prices have been slashed regardless of value and SATURDAY'S SPECIAL VALUES ARE TROOP TOSITIVE THAT YOU GET WHAT YOU WANT AND SAVE MONEY AT HAYDEN'S. AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK PATTERNS. ATTEND THE GREAT GROCERY AND PROVISION SALE SATURDAY. AV Big Clearing Sale. Everything In aummer gooda muat go. Not a garment reaerved. Astonishingly ' low prlcea. LOT 1 Tour choice of any waah ault In the houae In floe lawna, dtmltlea, linens, organdlea, and a doten other materlala. trimmed in lace and fancr hemstitched, I worth up to $10.00, clearing Bate price.... 1 lot of Ladlea' Waah Bulla, made of chsm bray, glnghama and dlmltlea, worth tip to $6. clearing aale price $1.9$. $1.60 and.... Waah Skirts, made of Irish llnena, pique, to., worth up to $7.51). clearing aale price. LADIES' WRAPPERS. 45 dozen ladlea wrappers, made of percalea and fancy prtnta, with ruffle over shoul der, trimmed In fancy braid, IB-Inch flounce; worth $1.60 clearing aale price 25 dozen wrappers made of fine percalea, fancr dlmltlea, made with tucked white yokes, ruffle over aboulder, edged with One lace and embroidery. ft flaw old for $2.60, aale price now UUW SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY Our Saturday evening wrapper aalea have keen the talk of the town. Saturday evening, from 7:80 until 1:80, we will put on ale 69 dozen wrappers, made of light percalea, In pink, blue and lavender; trimmed in braid and embroidery, worth up to $1.50; (one to cuatomer) Aft. specal aale price rUC One table colored Waah Waists, worth up to $1.25, for 25c. 1 table white waists, worth $2.00, for 89c. , NEW WALKING SKIRTS ARRIVING DAILY BT EXPRESS. Gut Your Shoo Dills Ono Great reductlona on oxfords and slip pers. The backward season left us over- stocked on ties goods. To more then quick the cost haa not been considered. Note the following prlcea: NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES "Pigbting Joe" Wheeler Giro Uiu Eirti a Quaint Saying. A ROMANCE OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE Klva hrt Mtorlea by Hlchard Hard. tmg Dawla Grouped In On Vol nme I'nder the Title of Raaaoa's Folly." "Fighting Joe" Wheeler la responsible for a most characteristic bit in Miss Rives' new novel, "Hearts Courageous," which Is one of the big popular sellers of this season. The auburn-haired southern girl and the grizzled little veteran, who has been a long and close friend of hers, aat dining together at the Waldorf one evening a few months ago.. The general was telling stories of the humorous side of the Cuban campaign'. "One of my col ored hostlers," he said, "unwittingly got under fire on the day of the San Juan tight and I asked him how he liked It. "Taint de cannona an' sech what flustercatea me,' be aald; 'ete dem dar sipscreechy critters Aey calls Mousers, what goea eroun' hoi lerln' "Whar-li-is-yo'T Waar-lt-U-yo't" Dey needn' ' be lookln' . ter dla yera chicken!' " Miss Rlvee clapped her hands. 'Oh," she cried, "May I use ihatT I've got a negro body-servant In my new book that it will fit exactly." And this Is how "Jobn-the-Baptlet," the quaintly humorous character of "Hearts Courageous" waa given one of his moat quoted sayings. "In the Eagle's Talon" Is a romance of the Louisiana Purchase, by 8heppard Stev ens, author of "I Am the King." In the preaent novel Mr. Stevens haa written m romance in which the oourt life In Franca and wild primitive life In the new world are vividly contrasted. The hero, Louit Lefreniere, la betrothed to a lively, co quettish young girl, Feliclte. Hla rival for her hand persuades a young Indian maiden to claim Louis for her lover, and Feliclte accepts her word rather than that of her betrothed. Louis' uncle sends him to France to reacue hta cousin, a beautiful young girl upon whom the Brat consul has dealgna. The scenes . between Napoleon and this brave young girl are among the moat dramatic In the book, which abounds In Incident and adventure. Published by Little, Brown ft Co. The budget of good things In the August Bt. Nicholas la sufflcently well assorted to tickle the fancy of all aorta and conditions of children. "Tom Jarnagan, Jr.," la the long story. It is vigorous, natural and de cidedly interesting. "Slimme Sir Marma duke" la a delightful bit of nonsense verse. if ... ( L mmm Largest assortment In rity. Extra psrts of all kinds. Aro m full Una of table ten nis aets-4100 to 110.U0. 1! 3.05 90c 1.00 extra Wide at the nipt, - lialf Women's pat. calf Colonials, worth $2.50, now $2.48. Misses' pat, calf Colonials, worth $1.50, now $1.00. Child's pat. calf Colonials, worth $1.35, sow 0c. Mlsaea' pat. calf atrap allppers, worth $1.60, now 90o. Child's pat calf strap slippers, I to 11. worth $1.25, now 75c. . Child's pat. calf atrap allppers, 6 to S, worth $1.00, now 60c. Women's vlcl kid turned oxfords, worth $3.00, now $1.98. Women's vlcl kid vesting oxfords, worth $2.00, now $1.48. Women's Tlcl kid oxfords, worth $1.73, now $1.25. Women's sample oxforda, worth up to Women's linen lacs'' shoes or oxfords, worth $1.60, now 85c. Special prices on all kinds of vacation nd outing ahoee. Sole agenta In Omaha for the celebrated Stetson and Croasett shoes for men and the Brooks Bros, and Ultra shoes for women. aettlng forth the adventures of a very thin knight who in his armor waa mistaken for the fire tongs by the giant's wife. "The Little Maid of the Sea" is a charming atory of a fisher lass who mended the nets and took care of her baby brothers and cooked her father's dinner and waa cheerful in her work. The League with Its prize contests In writing and drawing continues to grow In popularity. These are a few of the many good things In the August number. Five ahort atorlea by Richard Harding Davis have been grouped In a volume un der the title of "Ranson'a Folly," the lead ing story. The book Is finely Illustrated with drawings by Frederic Remington, Walter Appleton Clark, Howard Chandler Christy and others and la published by Charles Scrlbner's Sons of New Tork. The title story Is the best thing in the book, but two of the others are remarkable talta that would make the reputation of an un known writer. Although Mr. Davis made bis first hit with a short atory, still bs dors his finest work In a long novol !ik "Soldiers of Fortune," In which there Is space for the development of character and the proper sequence of Incident. He bids fair to equal, If not surpass, this novel In the romance entitled "Captain Macklln," which Is now running as a aerial In Scrlb ner's Magaslne. "The Kindred of the Wild". la a new book of animal life by Charles O. D. Rob erts. In the Introduction the author gives a brief sketch of the animal story from Its origin in the engrossing part played In the life drama of primitive man by the beasts which he hunted and thoaa which hunted him, through its development In ths comradeship between man and bis various animal pets to Its literary climax In Mr. Kipling's "MowgU" stories and Its psychological culmination in Mr. Erneat Seton'a atory of "Krag, the Koote nay Ram." Mr. Robert's latest work of fiction makes a most interesting addition to the slender stock of nature classics. Hs pictures these dumb creaturea with such a hand that one feels as they gain a bolter knowledge a new sympathy for them. The weasel is the only member of the animal family for which Mr. Roberta haa no sympathy, because It is the only one that kills merely for the pleasure of killing. He haa studied with close and unwearied Interest the lives of the great eagle, the lord of the air; the panther that rulea on the Vpaalqultch, the luclfee, haunter of the pine gloom; Kehonka, the wild goose, and all the furred and feathered creatures of the wilderness and the hunted traila. In view of the great and growing intereat la ths study of nature, seen through the eyes of close observer and trained re corders liks Mr. Roberts and reported under ths guise of fiction, this will be a book of sreat popular Intereat. Published by L. C. Page Cot Wlldenbruch's "Dae Kdle Blut" has been prepared by Charles A. Gggert for the use of American atudenta of German. Thla aimple and patbetlo story of German cadet life haa been widely popular, both from Its rara artistto merits and from Its peculiar fitnesa for the classroom. In thla edition apeclal care has been taken to give fully the Idiomatic uses of those words In the text which la their vartoua appllcatlona are apt to perplex the atu dent. Notea ar added sparingly, to ex-, plain difficult expressions or construc tions, and are mainly In the form of ref erences to the vocabulary, which Is com plete. The story Is one recommended for preparatory reading by the Modern Language association. Published by Amer ican Book company. "The Story of (be Art of Music." by Frederick J. Crow eat, la a little volume Intended, aot particularly for Us erudite 69c Ladies' UndcrvcarSalo Ladlea' One cambric and nainsook gowns, lace and embroidery trimmed, f)QM $1.60 quality at UUC Ladlea' fine cambric gowna, Vf Am 75c quality at fWV Ladles' lace and embroidery 'flft trimmed skirts, $1.50 quality at... UUC Ladlea' fine cambric corset covers, lace and embroidery trimmed, OEna worth 60c, at sCSv Ladles' muslin drawers, fine cambric, ruffled, tucked and hem- 9K stitched, worth 60c, at sCJC Ladlea' lisle thread vests, IP worth 25c, at IQC Ladlea' fine lisle thread vesta In white, pink and blue, worth 1)1". 60c, at sCOC Ladles' Jersey ribbed union auits, umbrella bottom, lace trimmed, SO worth 75c, at 02C Korso vest, vest and corset cover com bined, fine lisle thread, lace CH trimmed, at UUW Ladlea' fine knit drawers, umbrella bot tom, lace 9K trimmed, at aCOC Ladlea' straight front corsets, batiste and ventilated, worth 75c, Ladies' and misses' linon tape girdlea, white, pink and blue, sizes 18 to 30, regular $1.00 quality, flp on aale at VJC Dr. Warner'a straight front corsets for stout figures, -sizes 20 to 86, f An $1.60 quality on aale at VIsUU The Nemo self-reducing coraet, for etout l?:::: $2.00 Ladies' lisle thread hose In black and colors, 35c and 60c quality V i on aale at IUC Children's Shawknit hoae, I f" sizes t to 9H, at US Ladies' black and fancy hose, If) 25c quality on sale at IUC Our optical department Is la charge of a practical optician and qualified refrac tlonlst. We fit glasses correctly for very moderate chargea and guarantee perfect eatisfactlon. EYE EXAMINATION ENTIRELY FREE. LfU muslctana, but for the general reading public. The author says that although It Is styled the "youngest but the greatest of arte," his experience tells htm that It Is the oldest and grandest of all arts. This remarkably comprehensive but concise little volume is intended for the general reader, who la enabled to follow the growth of the art In the different countrlea where the foundation and development of musto have had significant results. He ex plains the course of theoretical and in strumental progress In language usually non-technical. He deale only with v the composers and the factors in musical his tory that have caused actual advances. This book, which (closes with a chapter on Wagner, will prove deservedly popular, because It affords an accurate general view of the subject, and It meets an ac tual want. Published by. Appleton Co. "The One Before" is a broadly humorist story by Barry Pain. It Is the story of a magic ring, half gold, half bronze, and la known as the "Sahib-l-dlrina," having the property of endowing the actual wearer with the character of the preceding wearer. Of course it la only natural there ahouid be a spirit of contagious humor through out the book. For Instance, a highly or thodox and otherwise respectable bishop once slipped on the ring snd took to liquor and played the races. The vagarlcw the "Sahlb-l-dlrlna" brings about, the author worka over to hla utmost power. Certain curio dealers in London want to get the ring, but are foiled in their attempts. Mr. Ernest Saunders Farley la a first-class crank and you are so glad when hia wlfn, who weara the ring for a short time, sits down on her idiotic husband. It la Indeed a wonderful ring. Published by Scrlbner's Sons. We' are In receipt of an excellent book of verses of "Maine. Yankeelom," characters by Holman F. Day, entitled "Pine Tree Bal lads." It contalna the "Ballads of the Banks" that excited so much attention when they appeared In the Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia. These are dramatic tales of the venturesome Oloucestermen, stories of their quaint superstitions, em bellished with some of the rough and rol licking humor that develops even in the mists and the dangers of the Grand Banks. The new book also presenta more ballads of the camp and drive, a field that la pe culiarly Mr. Day's own, and in which he baa preaented phases of life and action that have appealed widely. A aectlon of the book that la especially rich in humor is that under the .caption "Our Oood Pre varicators." A character typically New England Is the rural Munchausen, who spends houra of meditation In evolving tales to astonish hia neighbors. Mr. Day haa secured .hia stories at first hand from the "Inventors." and their originality la atrik lng. In his poems of home life In Maine that appear In the new book Mr. Day haa brought out those heart-interest traits that appeal to all. whether city or country bred. The new volume la published by Small, May nard and company. Although the August Century la a mid summer holiday number, with colored cover and with Illustrations In color, the general reader will be likely to turn first to the articles relating to the West Indian dis asters. These include contemporary records of the action of both volcanoes from day to day, almoat from hour to hour. The Mar tinique material is grouped under the title "The Last Day of 8t. Pierre" and cora prlaea (1) a long and specific letter from the vicar general of Martinique to the absent bishop, written in the form of a Journal and covering the daya from May 3 to 31, the eruption being on the 8th, and (2) a reprint of the evening nawspaper of St. Pierre, "Lea Colonies," for ths week of May 1-T. Hen's Underwear Salo Men's linen mesh underwear, regular price km oflc Men's $2.00 and $2.50 shirt waist, in white $1.00 All the tnen'a summer underwear that sold up to $1.00, to be closed out OEaa at 19c, 25c and CuC Men's $1.00 colored laundered shirts In all styles at 49c Men's $1.60 waists In lflj all colors, at .' OUC Men's 26c colored socks In all sites, at , 10c Men'a $2.00-whlte and colored negligee oiria in me Dest makes An and newest colors, at UUC Men s 60c suspenders at 25c 25c Men's 50c neckties, to be closed out at Furniture Salo Our fall line of furniture la now com plete and aamplea are on our floors. We are showing the largest and best line ever before abown In Omaha. Prloe $5.85. Look for our ad. In the Sunday papera. In the meantime we have a 'few 3 and 6 plece parlor suits left from our spring stock which we will close out this week at H price. We alao have from our spring and aummer stock about 75 rockera and 135 chairs, which will go this week at one half price. We do the neatest and best picture framing in Omaha. We have the largest variety of pictures in the west and our prices are most reasonable. N. B. See our offer of reward for arrest and conviction of picture agents claim lng to represent us. We have no agents or solicitors of any kind. "Ar UVJ or so much of It as relates to "Life In the Doomed City," as the article Is called. There two documents were preserved through the forethought of Chaplain Mac Grail of Dixie, and although a portion of "Les Colonies" waa given by him to news paper correspondents, much tha larger part Is entirely new to the American reader. The letter and the newspaper extracts to gether made a vivid and authoritative rec ord of historic Interest and value. The fiction number of Scrlbner's mag azine la a remarkable issue In the eminence of Its authors, the abaorbing interest of their contributions and the richness of the illustrations. To have Rudyard Kip ling, J. M. Barrie, F. Hopklnaon Smith, Richard Harding Davis, Edith Wharton and Qulller-Couch contributors to a single Is sue of a magazine is unprecedented. In addition some of the cleverest among the youngor writers are represented Miss Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Andrews, Sewell Ford and Arthur Ruhl. "Selections from De Qulncy," by Milton Halght Turk, la a new book published by Glnn ft Co., in their Athenaeum Press Series which are Issued under the general editor ship of George Lyman Klttredge, professor of English In Harvard university, and C. T. Winchester, professor of English literature in Wesleyan university, Mlddletown, Conn. The Athenaeum Preaa Serlea Includes the choicest works of English literature In edi tions carefully prepared for the use of schools, colleges, libraries and the general reader. Each volume is edited by some scholar who has made a special study of the author and the period. The Introduc tions are biographical and critical. In par ticular they aet forth the relation of the authors to their times and Indicate their Importance In the development of litera ture. A bibliography and notes accompany each volume. This volume contains be sides the confessions several of the sus plria and other popular pieces the most important parts of De Qulncy's autobio graphic sketches and some of his most in teresting literary reminiscences. . Not long ago a cable dispatch from Rome to the American newspapers stated that In the discussion between Judge Taft, civil governor of the Philippines, and the com mission appointed by the pope tot consider the sale of the frlara' lands In tt Philip pines, the article on "Civil Government in the Philippines," written by Governor Taft for the Outlook, and printed In that paper n May 81, had been found,' so necessary to an underatandlng of the issues involved that It had been translated Into Italian, and placed before the papal commlralonera. In point of tact this article is unqueationably the moat authoritative and elaborate state ment of the work of Governor Taft and hia commission In replacing military by civil administration which haa been pub lished. In view of its Importance the Out look company Is about to reprint the ar ticle In bookform. With It will appear the appreciation and estimate of Judge Taft's character and the reasons which led Presi dent McKinley to appoint him, written by President Roosevelt a few weeks before his accession to the presidency, and printed In the Outlook the week after that event. The above booka are on aale at the Me geath Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam street Don't Cobs to All Klfthi. Restful sleep follows use of Dr. King's New Discovery, the best lung curs In the world. No cure, no pay. 50c, $1.00. Deaf Mate Kills Hlaaaelf. DECATUR," 111., Aug. 1. Charlea Kerney, a deaf mute who had a national reputation aa a teacher of the deaf and dumb, shot and killed himself her today. Ill-health was given as ths cause. o) lo) L)UU Grand Millinery Salo The most popular felt outing hats are shown In greatest variety at Hayden Bros. These are absolutely the most chlo and stylish hats ever shown by ua. Call and try them on. They are most becoming and we are aelllng them at most astonishingly low prices. All trimmed hats we are now cloalng out at about one-fourth their value, or about 25e on the dollar of former price. They muat be disposed of, .no matter what the lose. They Include the very 11 n oat Imported pat tern hats as well aa our own special designs. China Salo A few mid-summer specials: 25c china decorated fruits and oat meal dishes, 6c. Etched water tumblers, Sc. Plain white cups, saucers aod platea, le each. , Large size potatoe bakers, 2c. Lemonade sets, 89q. Manny's patent lemon squeezer, 8c S-plece cream sets, 19c. Straw Hat Clearing Salo To reduce stock we sell children's, boys' and men's straws, worth 35c, at 15c. The better grades at 26c and 85c. Duck caps at 25c. Men'a felta In panamaS, pashas, derbys, all colors and shapes, at from 75o to $3.00. Boys' hats at frqm 40c to $1.25. Tarn O'Shanters at 25c and 60c, worth 75o and $1.00. Full line of VALISES and TRUNKS. Big Grocery Salo Sat. 22 lbs, best granulated sugar for $1.00 Large sacks white or yellow corn meal 15o Pure whole wheat flour, per lb 3c 8-lb. cans solid packed tomatoes, per can lOo 2-lb. cans sweet, sugar corn to Oil or mustard sardines, per can SHo Large bottles pickles, assorted kinds.. 8Vio Large Italian prunea, per lb 4c Large bottle pure tomato catsup.... 7V4c Fresh crisp ginger snaps, per lb 4c Fresh XXXX soda crackers, per lb.. 4q 1-lb. package aalted wafers, per lb.... 9o Good Rio coffee, per lb 10c Choice tea sittings, per lb l7Vio Potted meats, assorted kinds, per can.. $ttc Fancy New York cheeae, per lb..l...ltV4o 1-lb. cans blood red salmon, per can.. 10c Good Japan rice, I lbs. for 10c COUNTY'S CASH RUNNING LOW Qsnaral Fund Practically Exhausted j Warrants Alrsady Drawn. COMMISSIONERS' SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY Economy Abandoned and Levy Low eretf, So that Intereat Indebt edness Is 8 arc to Be Increased. Warrants to the number of 5.C01 snd rep resenting a total of $137,815.17, havs been drawn against the general fund of ths county levy of 1903. Against the bridge fund there havs been drawn sixty-four warrants totaling $2,275.74 and against the road fund 102 warrants totaling $5,984.39. A number of brokers ar at ths county clerk's office each day to accommodate thoae who wish to realize Immediately on their warrants, and thess brokers believe that they have proapect of a considerable profit. Any such profit for them Is ths county's loss, because It Is represented by tho 7 per cent interest that is paid on a warrant from the time It la registered at the treaaurer'a office to the time It Is called In and paid by the county. The Brat of the warrants issued sines ths last levy may bs paid within a month. It Is said, but others are not expected to be called before the February collection of personal taxes, so that they will be drawing 7 per cent in terest for a half year at least. Last year between July 12 and August 1 general fund warrants were drawn for $107,688.81, but between July 24 and August 1 of this year the total of $137,815.17 is reached, and It Is thought that of the 6,001 that were drawn at least 4.000, representing about $100,000, have been given over to the peraona whose names they bore, and most of these are said to havs been registered already, and hence are now drawing Interest, Llttl Warrants Barred. The county treasurer will register no warrant that calls for leaa than Ho mr,A as this means thst they cannot draw In terest, it is the small onea that have bern left uncalled for. The brokers, who tk. face value or a slight premium, relying on me accumulation or Interest for their profit have, of courae, no uae for the non-Interest bearing warrants, so that If a man doea call for his little warrant he has no mar ket for it at lta face valus if ths treasury be depleted, and muat patiently wait for the money until the call Is mads or sell at a discount. One result of this Is that whtls a day laborer who worked for the county to earn bread for hla family muat wait at least a month or take leas than ths amount he earned, the Cudahy Packing company waa offered a premium of 1 per cent on Its warrant for $1,700 for supplies ths other day when two brokers reached the repre sentative of the company. The bidder, by the way, was a Mrs. Ober ton, who states that her husband Is a motorman, but who Is at ths oourt house regularly since the Issuing began and who Is said to have bought more than $1,200 worth, paying for them with cash, which lhe draws from a littls old-fashioned leather aatchel that never leaves her hands. Where Will Coanty Caa Oitl I "It Is a question with me." aald on who bas watched ths board's financiering and who proteated agalnat a low levy, "Just where the county Is coming out. It Is allowed by law to draw on only 85 per cent of the new general fund and this 4s tll 131.(7. Alresdy warrants ar out for (187.818.17 of this amount, leaving (or the expenditures of the rest of Us year Saturday in tlio Bargain Room Grand clearing sal Saturday. Wash goods, worth 15e to 25c, will go at J Via. Men's lines crash eoata and vests tSo. I'nderwear and hosiery at a trifle of their cost. Everything must go In order to make room for fall gooda now arriving. Be aure and attend this sale. K Peddlera, Dealers or Maaafae tarera gold Te la. Thla Raasa. 59c Wash Goods for 10c All our Imported and Domestics, that sold from 19o to 6so Batistes, Iflf Tissues, Organdies, ete IUC 39c Wash Goods for Tie Meroerlzed Waah Gooda, Silk-striped Waah Goods, Including all the fla- lOM est makes, all go at laCC 13c, 25c and 39c Wash Goods for 5c A grand line on one large bargain counter, picked from the slowest sellers from our Immense stock and waa sold at these prices; as long as they f?.. last, only QC I5c, 19c, 25c and 39c Wash Goods, 21c All the slowest sellers and poorest colors from our entire atock placed sjl on one large counter, at 4a2v Extra Specials 15c and 19c Percales, 36-inches wide.. 60 19o Duck 6c 15o Madras to 6Ho Bleached Muslin 4To 6 Ho Extra Heavy Unbleached 8Tto 25o Table Cloth (red) , 12Ho 6c and (Ho Prints 2V4o Ladles' 19o Underwear luo Saturday is Ribbon Day This Saturday will witness the most astonishing bargains ever given in Ribbons in Omaha. KIBBONS FOR. ... 10 RIBBONS FOR. . . .2JC RIBBONS FOR.... 40 RIBBONS FOR. ... 9C RIBBONS FOR. . ..15C RIBBONS FOR. . . .190 Grand Embroidery Salo 1,000 yards of Strip Embroidery on sale Saturday at 2Jc to 29c a yard. Shoot Music Special Salo All day tomorrow we will place on sale a nice new lot of late 'popular aheet muale at only 15c per copy, regular price 25c. We have lots of coon songs, ragtime marches, two-steps, ballads, etc. $55,316.60. The salary sheet totals about $5,000 per month, and If the board pursues its former plan of retaining enough to pay salaries this residue of $55,000 is already practically gone, so that from thla time on the only bills that can be paid are those that may be met with the collection if taxes delinquent la former yesrs. A mul titude of thing are paid for out of ths general fund. Including supplies, and from this condition I have just mentioned It surely Is to be concluded that warrants ars to be plentiful before many months, and ths interest Indebtedness . of the county, which Is already larg enough, the Lord knows, will go climbing still higher at the) rats of 7 per cent. Of course, the board could not have levied mors than 9 mills for the general fund, aa that I the limit fixed by law, but It could have kept up the levy for the road and bridge funds, and then at the end of the fiscal year transfer tha unexpended accumulations In these funds to the gensral fund and give us a better start for next year. Commissioners Indifferent. "Without wishing to detract on bit from the splendid work dons by ths board and the Real Estats exchange's tax committee in boosting the assessment, I must say that it seemed to me they were very short sightsd in reducing the levy proportion ately. I approached on member of the commute on thia matter when he waa pleading with the board for a lower county levy (mind you, I'm not talking of the atato levy), and reminded him that anxh only shouldered the debt In growing pro portions onto ruturs generatlona, but ho answsred llghtlyi 'Well, that's all right: my baby's a girl.' " BRIGHTER WALLS, BETTER AIR Federal Balldiaa; t B Heaovateel Iron Tos tm Bottom and Qeaerally Flsea Ths suoervUlnr architect nf tfc T..n department bas under consideration the question or the renovation of the federal building. When the balustrade waa nut around the court at the fourth floor this spring it caused largs patches to bs made la the walls of the halls on that floor and these patches ars very unsightly. Ths In adequate system of ventilation which was in operation until recently in the building permitted coal smoks and fumes from ths boiler room to enter the rooms of ths build ing, discoloring ths walls. The superin tendent of construction will report upon a plan for renovation which contemplates calciminlng some of the rooms and whiten ing those which ars aot to bs calclmiaed. Some chaag may alao be made in the ar rangement of ths court rooms. CREDITORS OF CONTINENTAL Asset of Defanct Clalalaa; Company Will B Dlstrtaatra ay Federal Coart. The final settlement In ths bankruptcy caa of the Continental Clothing eompany will be mad Friday, August (, at which time creditors will receive (0 cents on ths dollar. In ths listing and slitwanes of claim a larg number were found where ta creditor had received partial payment wlthla four months from ths t:m ths bankruptcy was deolared, and thee were ordsred to pay into ths oourt ths amount I so received or be denied participation In I the dividends. Boms elected to retain the money received and this reduced ths tctal amount of Indebtedness so that ths pro ceed of the salsa, while less than 50 per csnt of. the total liabilities, will pay that aaaouaU Specials on Hammock Closing out all Hammocks at less than cost. Croquet Sets Closing out all Croquet Seta at a great bargain. Furnishing Goods $1.00 Ladies' Night Dresses 494 75o Ladles' Corsets 38o $1.00 Ladlea' Union Suits 25a 600 Boys' Waists 194 69c Ladles' Muslin Underwear Km Ladlea' and Children's lOe Hose o 25e. 85o and 60o Necktlea. only 60 Boys' Bathing Pants, only ( Extra Special on Boys' Clothing Boys' 60c Knee Pants Boys' 75c Knee Pants Boys' 60e Waah Suits Boys' $1.60 Waah Suits Boys' $3.00 Long Pants Boys' All Wool Suits, worth $2.50 Men's $2.60 Pants Men's $3.00 Pants Men's Crash Coata or Vest, goods sold everywhere at f 1.75, only 1 8 25o 60s 5o 96a 950 $1.23 Extra Special Our 75o Foulards on this sale, only.... 19o We have also Included a nice lot of clasatcal music, piano studies, etc All go at 16c each, regardless of their former price. Some of the classical pieces have sold as high as 80c, 60c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50 per copy. While they last, only 15c each. M'NAB CETS HOME ALL RIGHT Ifaa Thourbt to Hava Committed Saicida Torsi Up Safe. LETTER SCARES HIS FRIENDS MUCH Missive Foand on Street Sets Then to Thlnklna; Popular Traveling; Maa Has Taken Hla Own Life. After his friends had mourned him as a suicide and the police had searched the city for hours for his corpse,' W. J. McNab, a salesman in the employ of the Byrne A Hammer company, returned home shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, without the oder of the graveyard upon him. This letter found en th street Frldsy morning is what led to the supposition of suicide: Dear Brother Isaac: There Is one re- ?uet I wsnt to ask of you and that Is or you to take my dear little son Malcolm and ratse htm aa your own aon. I am gone to b , and there la no uae of my trying to be a man. I cannot. Harland haa a good position and be and hla mother can get along all right. When you receive this 1 am gone. My life haa been one of unhappinesa and I am tired of it. Don't say anything to my dear sinter (your wife) and keep everything to yourself. Your loving brother, W. J. M'NAB. Ths letter wss found by Ernest Wind helm and turned over to Officer Russell, who notified th police station. It wss writtsn on a letterhead of th Windsor hotel and was not dated. It was not en closed In an envelope and was crumpled aa though it had been doubled up and put In the man's pocket. Ths brother mentioned In it is Isaao Tarrlck of Blus Rapids, Kan., who is a' brotber-In-law of Mr. McNab. It was learned that McNab had been worried considerable lately about som bills hs owed around town, and it was th conclusion of his friends that he had fol lowed out the intentions of ths 1st ter. Ths pollc made a thorough search of ths city, and until 2 o'clock found no trace of ths missing man. It waa about that time that he returned home. McNab waa at the stors of th Byrne V Hammer eompany at 7 o'clock, and until his return home nothing further was seen of him by the employes of ths company. Mr. McNab and family havs resided la Omaha for the last three years and lived at 2603 North Nineteenth street. His fam ily consists of a wits and two sons; one, Harland, la employed by the Byrne aV Ham mer company and the other, Malcolm, is at prasent visiting his uncle, Isaao Tarrlck of Blue Rapids, Kan., to whom ths Utter wss addressed. Mr. McNab waa for som time employed by Hayden Broa. and went from their atore to the Byrne Hammer company. Representatives of ths firm said that h was an excellent salesman and waa a man of splendid reputation among a large circle of frlenda. McNab haa offered no explanation of hla conduct to hla friends and it Is their belief that th letter was writtsn Thursday whll hs was under th influence of liquor and was latsr thrown away. Pearl Necklace Seised. NEW TORK, Aug. t After consulta tion with th Treasury department, th revenue collector haa aelsed a pearl neck lacs valued at lli.twu, which waa found In th baggace of a prominent Philadelphia woman who returned recently from Europe and who failed to declare the Jewels. Duty of so pr cent will be asked on th paaris. Killed tr Sawmill Bsplaataa. , HUNTINGTON. W. Va,, Aug. L Joseph I Hardesty, a prominent sawmill man of (Lawrence, O., was killed by a boiler ex plosion at hla mill on Wolf crk. Four sen wr seriously Injured,