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TITE OKAIIA DAILY BEE: RUN DAT, REPTEMHEH 21, 1902. 1 FUTURE OF THE REPUBLIC ChticUr ladrewi It Bright tod Qloriom Iidted. DANGERS MOKE APPARENT THAN REAL 'InpnltlUai aa Traits" Arm Baa- .... ...... l.iulll .1 ... ( .I...H Srrluaa Tbaa Olarrs Throifk Watch ftatloa Haa Passed. At the rnlrslty of Nebraska yesterday morning Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews delivered hit oprnln-of-lhe-year adrlrs to the faculty and student body. His sub ject was "The State of the R-publlr." His ildresa, except a few introductory para graphs, follows In full: I'swkoleuaie Coae'ltlaaa Do KtUt. With very many allegations touching Ills present in the political life of the Inlted 8tatea, so far as they are mere crltlrlsnn, tatements. of unwholesome conditions needing remedy, I fully sympathize. Buch evils do exist and they are grave. More than this: the croaker Is quite right de claring that unless these diseanea are haled or checked the death of us as a na tion must speedily enu. His error lies In hinting that the needed relief will fail, turning his hypothesis, which as such Is sound enough. Into categorical prophesy of woe. Unless the sun rises ' tomorrow we shall all he dead men; but Jit wilj rise. If summer doesn't succeed winter we shall starve; but then it will succeed. If the smallpox la not checked we shall all die of It; but It will be checked. If the Mississippi continues to overflow we shall all be drowned; but It will not continue. If Mammon goes on. gaining worshippers. If legislation waxes more and more corrupt, if disregard for constitution guarantees in creases. If those and similar wrongs grow in number and in ranknees, then, in that case, no doubt the republic as we have known and loved It will cease to exist. But here I rsp the croaker hard. I call Cassandra down, I expostulate with the pessimisms, one and all. I say: The con ditions may be quite as forbidding as the most despairing of you all'.ge, and yet not preclude Joyous hope. If the republic's burdens are not lightened the republic will go down; but they will be lightened. If patriotism, courage'' and common sense have left the American people, our gov ernment cannot remain free; but those Qualities have not left us. The crimes end Immoralities proceeding from inordi nate wealth and from massed wealth are patent and terrible. They are probably at present on the Increase. My own ar raignment of some of these conditions, were I to attempt such, would be as tren chant and uncompromising as Mr. Wat terson's. They need to be calmly pointed out and analysed. When you know thor oughly one of these abuses, Its nature and bearing, separating evil from e-ood. then denounce it as vehemently as you will. Truest patriots witl echo your tirade un less you put a tone of despair into it; but If you do this you and your small coterie will have to howl alone. Proclaim, If you care to, that the body politic is ill with complication of dangerous diseases. We gree. But if you call the body politlo a corpse we shall make of you another. Late Events Itevrllrterla;. Let us have patience with ourselves. Our national experience of late has been so bewildering thut It is no wonder if our minds are a bit unsteady. Our thoughts of national duty, our creeds, even, have, since Just before the Spanish war, been shifting like a ka)eldea"ope. A foreigner observing this might' be reminded of the footnote on the weekly church notice' slip in a certain very advanced church, reading like a rail way time tablo, "Doctrines subject to change without notice." The people who think the future of this country wholly dark seem to view "Imperi alism" and the trusts as the two blackest thunder clouds In the sky. In this they are probably right. If It can be shown that even these phenomena, troublous, threat ening and obstinate as they are, may quite possibly evolve in a manner to leave the republic. Intact, free, the home of a happy people, and the best government on earth. we may for the present dismiss the minor Infelicities that have been mentioned en tirely from our view. Let us then examine . calmly thoso two arch dragons; let us walk boldly up to them, look into their structure and ascertain if we can what their evolution is likely to be. Let us first deal In this way with "imperialism." Within the last few years, as the whole world knows, the United States has become possessed of a number of Island territories, each bearing a numerous population unlike that existing in any part of the old United States, these territories all lying at a con siderable remove from the former United 'States borders. Some of these dependencies are so situated that their possession by the United States draws the United States Into unprecedentedly close neighborhood .and relations with foreign powers. The vtew populations themselves are the incar nation of knotty problems galore. There can be no question that this enlargement of our domain creates a precarious situa tion for the government we love, a situa tion full of danger, even If also full of promise. No sensible man assumes that our rule In these until recently foreign psrta will be plessant, easy or uniformly successful. It is quite unlikely to be so. It is the part of wisdom and patriotism to pclnt out in the most cold-blooded manner the difficulties which our momentous un dertaking will involve. Owe View ( Bttaatlaa. Those seeing the most dangers la this nw national path and seeing them the most clearly seem to think that the last presidential election, with the recent de cisions of the supreme court in the Island cases, has somehow Irrevocably consigned the country to a system of crown colonies such as India Is, natives without any part In their own government and equally with out hope of ever having such. Were that thi meaning of United States expansion cur people would oppoue it to a msn. But It In not. On the ccntrsry, such Is the spirit of our political parties and partisans snd especlslly of our voters, every commu nity under I'nit'd States sovereignty, soon as It comes to possess a reasonable measure of civic at.illty. may be sure of governmen tal autonomy petfecily satisfactory to Itself, either like I avail, uuder our flag, or, like Cuba, out fr.tu undr our flag. The United States rasy elect to constitute Porto Rico sn 1 Luzon each an Independent state like Cuba, under a United States pro tectorate. Many did not think this likely In the case of Cuba, but It wss done. The same outcome is certainly among the pos now expostulating prefer the half-way Ineerlng power now possessed by wealth houae plan. Monarchist political heathen In this country arises not from Us abund- fat, then republicanlxe them. To allow ance, but from Ita paucity. The Independ- this policy to prevail in part la, I dare aay, ently wealthy are too few for the public better than for the United States alone to good, not too many. Tbey are so few that undertake all the political mission work they form a clique, easily acting In com- which the world needs; but I cannot agree mon, as they have been tempted and almost with those who deem It our duty or even forced to do by the perverse disposition of our privilege to renounce that mission work many to treat every man of considerable altogether. wealth as certainly a blackguard or a crlm- I beg to remind you again that I am not inl. Multiply the wealth and they will finding fault with those who point out and break Into hostile camps, each faction call- emphasise national dangers or what they I ng for adherents and seeing to it that such conceive to be such. That kind of critl- are protected, each faction possessing pow- clara to to be desired; It Is perfectly con- .rfi organs for creating opinion, each fac- slstent with patriotism; It may be the high- tlon Peking to Influence and actually In- est pstrlotism. To repress it, to decry the nu.ncBg toci legislation. Opinion and cltlxens who offer It. Is to betray the state. ,ction cannot be free in any community till Our rulers need a'l the light they can get. lt contalns great numbers of cltlxens lnde- and. with other lisbt, they need that sort p.n(j.ntir wen on B0 ,nat they can cham- wnicn manes asrsneas vieioie. n no- nlnn ........i,. id.aa and causes without denunclstlon of present policies which I ear o( th. poorhouM. condemn, nut tne tone 01 peim..ui .u So. while the primary tendency of syndl- Whlch men SO Often denounce. I cite wealth la to nlace ordlnarv cltlxens Trxti Sot Dsssemsa. I under a sort of vassalage. Its ultimate ef- If we turn now to that other hobgoblin. will be to make them and all others th. iru.ii we ah.ll see in them eaually freer than ever, to liberate minda and little which is calculated to make a ooaiea ana 10 restore social ana political thoughtful patriot leap from the ship. The equilibrium. The snake's skin will cure serious dangers with which monopolies tne snake cue. menace the public are but three: Monopo- Hope for tae Fstsrs. lies may raise the selling prices of their . ,,,...... thia mhan commodities above the level where compe tition would place those prices; they may to some extent vaaeallze society; and they may retard Inventiveness and inventions. I contend that these sre real and noi leal force for the democratic and equitable distribution of wealth, will not, I believe, be left to work alone. Hardening and deadening aa the Influence of great wealth on character usually is, I look to see arise In the course of time, from among the wealthiest themselves, armies of chivalrous men and women, with all exemplary ardor for humanity, who will gladly use their wealth in humanity's behalf to beat down wrongs, to tear off common men' fetters, sibilltles for the other two. Some would irnag.nry dangers, which need and must r-K.ra ...in .nueprnarncr uu i p.... v,Ye attention from thoughtful citizens the lands named unfortunate for them and . . ... M..--rated through "au lar DUl lnu" WBO n,u" ur"u " lgnorence or for political ends gives no i"M'" wuu,a "in.y ri u. iu M to diBml(M them M Bot perils at an. principal mental distress were they sure mnrm .. fh ..- of tn. BBrtl .- 1 .! n? .d indLd.M i on ,n "PPln " ,no," The to lift the weight and remove the clog, and Spain were soon to be free and Independent .ii..,ik,.m f nnAm under ... states. Another conceivable event is mat Pono ... m.-.tr-nn. vM be Rico and the Philippine archipelago, fol- , Uef ( monop(Mtuc agencies will In lowing the example of Hawaii rather than ! tbp eovTgf) of tme effecUv(.iy looked that of Cuba, remain under the flag, grad- I fter tnp,r mcbl(,f, aDated and the agen- uaung, piece , pine, as una , u.,,., ; tneragelve turned Into public blese production and distribution of goode under obstacles which now hinder the noble army monopoly may. and unless looked after 0( tn9 fortuneless from getting on. Benja min Kldd haa well reminded us that philan thropy and not force led long ago In the after another is found fit. Into territories! snd then Into states under our constitu tion. Contrary to a common thought, the tupreme court's decision does not at all preclude this. A Joint resolution by eon gress can Impart territoriality or statehood J,on of goodB and that tnelr tendency Is lngs. Tou can never suppress tnem ana you ought not to desire to. I suppose It open to no doubt that mo nopolistic methods have greatly cheapened and are greatly cheapening the produc- "FRUIT OF TEE LOOM. Men and wotrcn of taste and judrairnt go into ecstacies over the wonderful pat terns, textures and colors which are " th fruit of the loom." But there is one fruit of the loom they rarely con sider, and that is the frail and faded woman, old before her time, because; necessity compel her to work under conditions, which send her mora favored sister to bed and the doc tor's car. The diseases which weaken and torment- women, may in almost all casea be cured by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1 1 establishes regu larity, driea weak ening drai us, heals inflammation and ulceration, and cures female weakness. I had female trouble for eight yrsrs, writes V.n. L. J LxnoU, of tj Kut College atrret. Ui'kaeavulc. His- "OfiUMltipiewhit I tillered. tt.it mM Ik m ten: mi frcfraitm mn4 aunj mom. Fricui urged to rv Ir. Pitri' Fsvonte I'rr.crifmon. When 1 commenced taking this aiedicta 1 wcighrd mnr ftv pound. Now I weigh one hunched ml nAy pouada more than I eier weighed bete. I w so bad I would lie from day to tUr sad loaf (or death to come and iclKve my ufljeriaa. I had interval Inflammation, a duv reeabU drain. Wearinc-dowa pain, sad such distress every month, but aow I never have a twin do all my own wars anu am a auwa bi leaithy "Favorite Prtacriptiou " make weak women strong, sick women woll. Accept no substitute for the medicine which works wonrWra for weak women. Dr. Pierre's Fleaaant Pellets should be used with " Favorite PTearriyUou " wheu vc a laoauva ia rcuuUcd. . . to a half foreign populace like Luson, or to one fully foreign as Hawaii was, Just as easily as lt can to one under the constitu tion at the start. Porto Rico or Luson may one day become a state under the Bag as Cuba has become on out from under the flag. Objections Arc FsvaielfniL Many, we know, would deprecate the ex pansion of our country In this form, how ever conservstive, but most of the objec tions which they make to expansion In this form, provided lt is conservative, seem to me more fanciful than solid. Particularly ought not expansion of that sort to be be wailed should the peoples named conclude of their own accord to cast in their lot with us; a determination not at an uauaeiy u they are assured that In case of such choice they would be our genuine co-cltixens and not our subjects. It has seemed w" that had our dealing with those populations been a little more clever they would have wished to be of us and no semblance of ooercion would have been necessary. It Is quite within our power even now to exhibit to them such a spirit that none will ever wish to haul down our flsg from over their heads. I cannot think that lt would ruin this re public to annex remote people upon the basis thus suggested. The principal ob jection seems to be-the danger that un desirable foreigner will move in and com pete with working men here. That would certainly be a misfortune, but the fear does not seem to me well grounded. England ha '-not suffered so. Millions Of negroes, Malays and people of other unintelligent stock are barred by nothing but the trifling expense of the atfterage from flock ing to Great Britain to displace British la bor. They have a perfect legal right to settle In England, but they do not. Some Chinese and Japanese already resident In the Philippines might come to the states, causing a ripple of unhealthy competition for a time, but this could not last long unices those peoples were admitted to the Philippines from China and Japan, 'which of course oould be prevented Just a their admission to California Is prevented at present. What make the shoe pinch with many bo doubt J the eertalnty that at best in parts of Hawaii and In the central and aouth of the Philippines the form of Im perialism must last years, the peoples there being too barbarous to realise for a long time any promise of self-government held out to them. They will have to re main, directly or Indirectly, under congres sional rule, with such constitutional guar antees as congress may think It wise to establish. It Is thought that such a re gime must mean tyranny there and the vitiation of democracy at home. May Trant People a ad Coasrress. But would these evils result T Th Amer ican congress Is created by the American people and must In the long run act out far as well as near the spirit and wishes of the people. If you can trust the peo ple you can trust congress to da what ought to be done with any human beings under our sovereignty, however remote. What If the constitution doe not extend to the Islands ex proprio vigors! Tou can force congress to carry th whole of it there. If you cannot trust the American people to look after the maintenance of liberty there is no hope for the republic extended or unextended. Men's very atti-. tude of appeal the cry of danger presup poses conviction that conscience, patriot Ism, Integrity, reason, humanity and other noble principles are not dead among us. am sure that they are not dead and that we can trust them to rectify and prevent wrongs. Therefore, even though our deal lngs With Porto Rlcans and Filipinos may not go on according to the policy which many of us would have preferred. It la stupid to despair. There la an opinion that though our horn political life might aecurely stand thestra'r of governing dependencies, we, being a re- puDiic, eouia not poastniy govern taem well I am sure that Its advocates. Intelligent ai many of them are, do not see the whol logic or thai view, it means that la om stupendous particular republicanism to s failure, or, at least, a vary Inferior policy It means that republic are unfit to take part, and If they are philanthropic and mind their business none will take any part. In the political education of those backward races which still so largely constitute th world's population. By thto theory, the sols way In which republics csa multiply I by converting or conquering people who have first been thoroughly drilled la monarchical Ideas, either monarchies now existing or younger monarchies In lands like India or China, which,' because republics dared not undertake the task, were tutored and trained by monarchies older thaa them elvea. Monarchical nations are not going to keep out of Oceantca Just because we do. If w- do. They will eon quer. snaex, and. In their way, du cat. Spit of such monarchical pre emptlon of the earth, republican prop gandlsm, following along later, may ulti mately convert a nation here aad there, but it must be after centuries of wasted time and effort. It Is hard to teach aa adult dog, man or natioa new trick. Expert mis stonartee without exception. I believe, eoa slder It far easier to lead polythetota to Christianity directly by on Journey thaa to use Mohammedanism aa a half-way aoua. Our blend with whom I an Just to make the amassing of wealth by the na tion as a whole more rspld and voluminous than It would be under the old-fashioned enfranchisement of the third estate. The vast arbitrary power of feudalism and of royalty gave way not so much because overwhelmed by the rising might of the common people as because of enrichment In human character. Kindly feeling between men extended to so many member of the privileged classes that these classea could no longer present a solid front. The power holding orders In France at the great revo lution would have continued to hold their own had they still possessed the savage competition. But, while monopoly works spirit of early feudalism; but they bad this good In the creation of wealth, unless no longer, large numbers of them being, as looked after It tends to work 111 in the dls- Mlchelet says, "at once the heirs snd the trtbutlon of wealth, oiling up riches in too enemies of their own cause." Educated In few hands. Unless there Is oversight or the generous Ideas of. the time, they, ap regulation, tha Tjrlcee of goods to con- plauded that marvelous resuscitation of Burners will, other condition being the mankind and offered up prayer for it even same In the two case, range higher if though It cost their ruin. As thto old nrodurtlon occurs under monopoly than If feudalism of military power was dissolved It occur under competition. The excess by enriched character Involving regard for naturally goes Into the pockets of eyndl- fortuneless men, so, I predict, will the new eate stockholders at th expense of con- feudalism of wealth be dissolved. The sun sumers. If all consumer were at the same of chivalry Is In penumbra, eclipsed if you tlm avndlcate stockholder and all syndt- will, but lt hsa not set. catea eauallr strong, the losses would offset We named, you remember, a third danger aeh nthr. but. aa a great many con- from the ayndlcate, the danger that Ita sumers cannot combine, losses due to the working might be to repress Inventiveness higher prices enforced by syndicates are and Invention. not all l'uu oJTsst, but tha parties f them nit Effect of Monopoly, falling upon unsynaicateo. consumer, na. 1ne of productlon , absolutely to be permanently borne by such, so that .ubJect ft B,nK,e control, the manage- ino.e uiao.r Pr,. .c u . ment Is llttl tempted to Introduce new ency. unknown before trusts came, to en- machlnerr tym lt the new ,s known to be rich one class and to Impoverish another. .,,.,. In fac, th. temDtation Is the Remedy Is Not Dlfflcalt. I other way. To put In the new machinery ,.t nothing I. ...Ir than for socletv to means lessened profits this year. It will be counteract this tendency and It 1. ure to the- same next year, and do so the moment the real situation is T ,nner- lhe man8enr pVa'" . . . ... . . ... I more convenient season. Under competl- unaersiooo. were) iLtro wwicu uj ... , , . ,m k... h. grelonal act a Just able , no. -Pt-an put",B"BO matter what It. effect on profits board or bureau with the authority and the ' . . M -nntin. duty, In the case of any trust, (1) to as- - " ' .;.".. Tr.Y .. aP Kv 1nar .nnr.lia .nr. I " - to publish the actual value of that trust' property, (2) to compare that with the fac value of Its stock and to publish the re sults, and (3) to ascertain by an examina tion of accounts, and to publish Ita gross and it net earnings, the tendency would cheaply, would supply the market, driving the conservative mill entirely out of the business. But, strict monopoly prevailing there ia no competing plant and hence no pressure on you to use up-to-date means of production. Inevitable results are (1) that monopoly be through the mere operation of public I . .. , . . . wealth opinion to prevent both profits and prices producer and (2) tnat pub.l0 mentality In from becoming extortionate. Quite possi bly no further remedy would ever be needed. It Is distinctly conceivable that. under the silent regulation of such pub' Hetty, monopoly production would go on creating wealth with unprecedented rapid lty and In unprecedented volume, the the direction of inventiveness to some ex tent falls off for lack of Its old spur. To this last arraignment the advocates of the trust system can reply only (1) that syn dtcate Industry, even If it does not beget wealth as rapidly as Itself would do but for the friction spoken of, still turns it out the northwest died sway: Sunset ran, one tflorlous blood-red, reek ing into Cadis Day; Bluish 'mid the burning water, lull In fare Trafalgar lay. In the dimmest northeast distance dawned Gibraltar, grand and gray. Here and here did England help me; bow can I helD England? Say Who so turns as I this evening turn to God to praliw and pray. While Jove's planet rises yonder, silent over Africa. wealth getting for Itself a distribution ne . muen more rat)Miy than compett less Just, no less democratic than that to 4,T nauBtry ever did or ever could; and (2) which we are accustomea wnen oia-ume tat wnlie tnis new order of production may competition wa at It height. unfortunately check that peculiar form Should a further corrective be required, a . infeiiipnce known aa Inventiveness, system of taxing syndlcats businesses mu,t at ... .am time. by vastly multiply could easily be enforced which could not I tna means of education, reading, travel fall to effect essential Justice. Monopoly reflection and research. Incalculably re price. Ilk competitive price, are uojeci AnUBA . the Intellectual and aesthetic ele to a law, only the law governing monopoly 1 vaton 0f the race and the advancement of price is a different law tne law or tne ciYiHaatlon. ..i .a w- ... v- mt . - I KULf Ul III IV iww vuew -"" I , . . . SM . when the nrices of a commodity have risen to rinm notch charrln mora adds noth- This search In a few of the widest yawn Ing to profits, what you gain on given Ing canyons put down in the geographlea piece or portion being offset by th nar- embolden me to believe that the earth I rowing of th market. It is eaay to aee that not going to cave in right away. The rock when price In any line are up to th toler- beneath us may be porous, but It will do to anee of the market. If the state lay a tax build upon. My country, wnn an toy tauiw on the buslnes the business must pay this; I trust thee still! I have faith In thee, not It cannot possibly relieve Itself of the tax; aa a mother dead or dying, but as a mower the tax cannot be thrown on the consumer living, youthful, with promise of Infinite hv Increasing the nrlce. Therefore the orogeny In noble lives and immortal aeeas public can. at any time, take over, in the The nation's past, great aa It Is, will be a . a A as I A l.Sim) BXa Vtmi PI a M Art. f f 1 way of a tax, any pan u pieasea oi tne surpassed in iiiiruuvir ij " - advance which monopoly prices exhibit over ture. Let patriots look up and renew their what competitive price would probably be oath of allegiance. Let eacn tie in tne mooa .t , Xim of Browning wnen ne wrote nis nome iThouehts from the Sea." Dlfflralty of Aasntalat ratloa. vohlv nohlv. Cane St. Vincent to i The only serious difficulty In such an ad Justment would be administrative. The taxation described would have to be a state affair, whereas nearly every syndicate traf flcs In several state. It I precisely at this point that many despair of ever securing Justice from these great aggregatlona of wealth. Congress cannot fiscally regulate them, while, ahould the ststee attempt to do o, their plan would be so various that any monopoly might be sure of a safs re treat In some state or other. From this perplexity there Is a resource sa yet untried which promises much co operative, harmonious action by the states through a Joint commission or bureau, ae curing the taxation of Interstate corpora tions state-wise, yet everywhere according to the same principles. To effectuate a plan like this would surely be a stupendous work, yet It la not beyond the brain power of our countrymen. It thus appears at least not Impossible, I think It certainly probable, that In the course -of time syndicate industry, already doing so much to accelerate the amassing of wealth by the nation aa a whole, will be found not Incompatible with a Just and ad vantageoua distribution of wealth. Thto form of Industry, In other words, will prove not hostile to the general welfare, but im mensely helpful, rather, so far as the po session of wealth can determine general welfare. It we clearly apprehend that thought, w have advanced a good way. for lt suggests a refuge from the aerond danger we aaw in trusts, the danger that they might, by mak Ing Industrie relatively few, forcing most msa to work for salaries or wages, con trolling universities, newspaper and other sourcaa of opinion, reduce the public to a species of vassalage not unlike that which existed when medieval feudalism was la bloom. Estlrpatloa Wat tao Meaaedr Th remedy for this state of things, al ready beginning to exist, lie not la extlr patlng trusts, which I deem aa Impossibil ity, but in letting them, under due over sight, go on multiplying wealth. 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Dir.irgFccir Furniture A very large assortment of 'he new goods at popular prices here for your choosing. Odd snd novel pieces in buffets, sideboards, china closets, dining tables and chairs. Couches A Urge assortment of new ones ranging In price from $10.50 up to J73.00 for the fine leather, ones and at all in between prices. Iron Beds The new beds, new designs, new coloring, by far the largest showing of metal beds we have ever made. Prices from $2.60 up to $45.00 for Iron and brass beds. All brass beds $25.50 up to $90.00. Furniture of Our Forefathers Reproductions of antique and colonial pieces. Much better than the old original plecee. becauee of their better construction and better finish. This elegant fall showing of new furniture is worthy of your Inspection. Remem ber, "Just as welcome to look aa to buy." Lace Curtains Commencing Monday morning we are placing on sale the largest line of curtains we have ever shown at one price. Domestic, Arabian, French, Arab, Cluney, Brussels, Irish Point and Ruffled Net, worth up to $10.00 per pair, all go at $5.00 per pair. Tapestry Curtains Valued at $6.75, $8.75, up to $10.00, a complete lot In tapestry borders, plain and figured center, extra heavy fringe top and bottom, all go on sale at per pair $5.00. Sash Net and Embroidered Swiss We are placing on sale a large line of sash net and embroidered Swiss at about one-half their value. 27-Inch embroidered Swiss, worth 20c and 25c per yard, for 12Hc. 27-Inch embroidered Swiss, worth, 30c and 35c per yard, for 17V4c. 27-Inch Sash Net, Arab and Irish Point, worth up to 75c, for 35c yard. 27-inch Sash Net, Arab and Irish Point, worth up to $l.on. for 50c vard. 27-lnch Sash Net, Arab and Irish Point, worth up to $2.00. for $1.00 yard. Oriental Stripe goods. 50 Inches wide, per yard 60c. Fish Net, a new Importation, the very latest, at $1.00 per yard. China silk, $1 Inches wide, at 46c, 0c. 75c, 85c, $100 to $2.00 per yard. Screens. Pillows, Fringes, Curtain Rods and Poles and Window Shades, all at reduced prices. The Rug Business Has Grown The values are large; such goods and such prices as we give you cannot be matched. We control many of th best makes for this market, thus being the only house that rsn buy them direct from the manufacturer at the lowest prices. BRUSSELS RUGS S ft. x 12 ft $10.00 A large new fall line of best patterns made. Bruseela Rug, 9 ft. x 12 ft., extra quality tapestry, $13.50 each. Bruseel Rug. Roxberry. 7 ft. x ft. $14.00. BRUSSELS RUOS-IIARTFORD BODY BRUSSELS ft. x ft $13 50 la.. g ft. I In. x 10 ft. 9 ft. X 12 ft.., ft. X 15 ft 10 ft. I In. x 13 ft. 6 In 10 ft. I in. x 16 ft , BIOELOW WILTON RUOS. I ft. t In. x 4 ft. I In. 3 ft. x $ ft 8 ft. x 6 ft. I In ' 4 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 6 In. 6 ft. 1 9 ft 8 ft. $ in x 10 ft. In. 9 ft. x 12 ft 9 ft. x 14 ft.. 10 ft. In. x 12 ft. 10 ft. In. x 14 ft 12 ft. 9 In x 14 ft. 6 in.. The genuine Royal Smyrna Rugs, made by Jno. Brom ley V Sons. Don't forget the "Royal," as they make four poorer grades. , "Royal" is their bost. $23.50 $25.00 $.12.00 $37.60 $10.00 I 3.S0 $ 1.50 $ S.60 $12.00 $22.50 $32.60 $35.00 $43.00 $50.00 $60.00 $66.50 3 ft. 6 In. X 6 ft. 8 ft. x 6 ft 4 ft. x 7 ft 6 ft. x 8 ft 6 ft. x 9 ft 7 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. 6 In. 9 ft. x 9 ft 9 ft. x 12 ft AXMINSTER 8 ft. 8 In. x 10 ft. 6 In 9 ft. X U ft MOQUETTB RUOS. 1 ft. 6 In. x 3 ft 2 ft. 3 In. x 5 ft 3 ft. x 6 ft riease note sizes. We have known RUG8." $ 8.75 , $5.50 $ 8.00 $13.50 $17.60 $26.50 $30.00 $35.00 $21.00 $22.50 ... $1.00 ,.. $3.00 ,.. $3.60 of the seconds, short sizes, with mismatched borders, being sold for less. A CHEAP LOT. Here are 250 rugs, made from Velvet. Moquette and Wilton carpet, 2 ft. 3 Inches by 4 ft. 8 Inches, Just the size for rugs, beautiful goods, at V and V, value 76o each. -((frs En t3l tsf"a arpet So, una iqiq.iqi6.iqi8 Douglas THE WORLD'S BEST BALDWIN HAMILTON PIANOS 0. RL BAUUIGT & G0C3PAQV The great Piano manufacturing firm have just opened an elegant Piano House in Omaha, and occupy the entire building at 1408 DOUGLAS STREET Where they will carry a select stock of Pianos and Organs from their four great factories. FREE. -FREE. FREE. In order to acquaint the public with our new location we will give a piece of Sheet Muic FREE to each visitor during the Ak-Sar-Ben Carnival. Don't fail to call and inspect our line of Pianoa and Organs. 1408 Douglas St. J. J. HUSTON, Manager. SUN ttf-JxyZ&&3 pot apprcclan W- fw taken am f u nrrri n-w rntra JitYAitxAAOt, ptziOitr JJJfrtm, meg maeetr v. tt J w m - ! Mil ! H. D, NEELY, Manager for Nebraska, Merchants National Bank Building, Omaha. HEW PCBLICTIOXS. Your Fsrtcne Told free Mreby r LraarUto. W. aa var enniia DI IRC IUU1SU. will Mbd T HaIoo mf f joer iu via s immmu pt. u oiomT. 7 mS U d4 of rmir UrtL a ft rrt.rn p. uu imiiiiii. nu. pwir tp7 n4 rwiJ f 10. uad WMC AUlcll Or aTSTIim. It . WUlua Si, I T. CHy. 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