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CITIZEN TRAIN'S OWN STORY
Antobiographj an Interesting Book of Not
Experiences,
HIS OMAHA CONNECTIONS REVIEWED
Reconstruction in Philippines
What " Come
H the Islands ia
Wake of feac.
Gporg 8. Grin, fonnprlr f Grand Island, th long Una of market girl, carrying
Neb., who went to tb Philippine la Mi banket a on their heads, filing along at 4
w Version the Kalaa Which
led to the Hmmty Ereetla af
the ( otirm lleane Bark
la the Mitlea.
Georga Francla Train frankly admlta he la
hermit. But, aa It half apologizing for of
fending his own dignity, this Strang man
In the Tery next sentence he otters saya he
has not always been f hermit, and to prove
thla assertion he saya he haa spent many
"happy years" In aociety.
Probably atranger and more remarkable
man than thla one was never known In the
United 8tatea. In bold relief his life atanda
out from the background, of the nineteenth
century as conspicuous, unique and Impos
ingly atrange. ,
Many different standards hare been laid
down by which to measure Cltlsen George
Francis Train. Whatever divergent vlewa
i man nearly every one has agreed long ago
Ithat Train la what la popularly known as
"an eccentric." ,
As it conscious of thla world-wide verdict,
, which he would seem to- challenge, Mr.
I Train furnishes his own standard of nieas
i urement. It Is this:
"Many persona attribute to me simply an
; Impulsiveness and a,n Impressibility, aa if I
j were some erratic comet, rushing madly
through apace, emitting coruscations of
fancifully' colored eparks. without system,
, rule or definite object. This Is a popular
, error. I claim to be a close analytical ob-
I server of paaalng events, applying the i
I crucible Truth to every new matter or sub
' Ject presented to my mind or senses."
latereatlaai Story.
I Thla la cot a new utterance, but fell from
the llpa of Mr. Train In 1872. when, to use
hie own words, he "was making a hopeless
fight for the presidency." He now reiterates
these words in a book of his life which he
haa lust published. This volume contains
aa Interesting stbry of the interesting Ufa
of this Interesting man. This story Is told
In something like 150,000 words, all of which
eome. not from Mr. Traln'a pen, but from
his lips. For they were dictated to a
tenographer who went from day to day to
the humble room of the old gentleman In
the little Mills hotel In New Tork City.
The author tella his readers that he has
tried to compress a story of his life Into
thla book, for it could not be completely
told In a single volume.
For thirty years. Train saya, he haa been
a silent recluse, "remote from the world In
my little comer In the Mills hotel, think
ing and waiting patiently." He breaks this
long spell of silence and consents to give
'the world a story of his thrilling life at the
: request of a friend. And he dedlcatea this
Ittook:
'To the Children
"And to the Children's Children
"In this and In all lands
1 "Who love and Believe in me
j "Because they know
j "I love and Believe In them."
i As Train saya In his autobiography . ho
I haa conversed with few except children
during the last thirty years.
Soared ts the WorlaT.
with the Alitor battery and eerved with
that organization until mustered out has
recently made a second trip to the archi
pelago. On his return to California he
wrltea as follows to The Bee:
In four yeara of American occupation the
wonderful progress of modem methods and
civilization have changed the entire Philip
pine archipelago.
When I reached the Islands In July, 1898.
with our Brut military governor. General
Merrltt, aboard the Newport, Ibe country
seemed 300 years behind the times. The
most rrude and primitive methods were in
use within five miles of Manila, the capital
and principal port of the group, and even in
the city Itself. There waa no commerce
or communication with the outside world.
I 'a rich, virgin fields had not been explored,
the agricultural fields were little developed:
In an area of 143,000 square miles only 110
miles of railroads, and the minerals wire
awaiting the pick and machinery of the
prospector. The unexplored mountain
regions were rich In ore. The slopes and
valleys contained the richest soil, being
in some places three to six feet deep In
black loam, which was very productive. All
kinds of fruits, woods, vegetables and fame
known la- the tropica abounded and grew
will to a certain degree.
a. m.. Just before sunrise; to see one nttie
pony attached to a heavy street car, pulling
thirty or forty persons, seemed like murder-
tie Is known. There are no barren spot a.
everywhere nature haa had unbounded
freedom, a fertile wilderness, whose for
ests were filled with wild. game. Us waters
with fish, only disturbed by volcanic
log the pony, and to see your laundry eruptions, typhoons and earthquakea in toe
taken down on a muddy creek, pounded oa centuries psst.
rocks with clubs and rocks, seemed like The average temperature of the coll
putting a finish to your khaki, but it season, November to March, Is 72.32 de-
dldn't. greet: the hot season. March to July, 87.2
Today everything Is improved and their degreea; July to November, 84.56 degrees.
condition bettered. After a trying period
of war. peace la again reigning in our dis
tant Luzon the work of reconstruction is
now in progress.
The health department attends to sani
tary conditions, sewerage and streets, and
they have their white wlnga and police
work, ably assisted by military and civil
government by soldiers and natives la
Manila. Today the mestiza haa her ahowtr
bath at home, is forbidden by the police
rulea "to bathe in the street, the market
girls' drudgery is done by wagona and the
girls are mostly attending some school, pre
sided over by an American teacher. Elec
tric cara will soon replace the little pony
and the Vnlted States government has a
steam laundry there where clothes are
washed la the most approved manner.
Agriculture waa the mainstay of the peo
ple; the principal exports were hemp, to
bacco, coffee, sugar and rice, raised and
sent out at a profit' after harvesting in the
crudest manner.
New homes and residences are being con
structed, new store fronts are replacing
the old windows in the business section,
streets are widened and street traffic Is
There are many level valleys, where
surveys for railroads and communication
have been made, and with the opening of
these and producta transported to porta
of commerce will give a new life to many
resourceful field In the Interior where now
everything is carried oa the backs of the
natives. Only recently was It ssld thst
so much common labor was needed that
Chinese, as a last resort, were needed la
the Philippines for working the fields.
The year ending June 30, 1902, the imports
at Manila were $32,141,842 and for the
same year the exports have been $23,792,079
just double that of 1899.
Our occupation of the Philippines gives
us a ready market for producta with the
large population of China, India and Rus
sia, consisting of hundreds of millions of
consumers only a few days' satf from the
commercial metropolis of the Philippines,
Manila. These countries, with their Ori
ental markets, only lately opened to
foreign commerce, bring great opportunl-
not ao often blocked. A new bridge spans
the Paalc In the heart of the cltv and ties to the people of our Pacific coast.
tellevea the former conrestion. A covern- Jt is said that "westward the course of
ment Ice plant manufactures Ice for the civilization wenda it way." Within the
A single wooden plow, drawn by a cara- hospitals and hotels, to keeD the meats laat four years we have noticed the
bou, or water buffalo, was used to cultl- and supplies for the army fresh; In fact, it progress of our army, the advance guard
vate. There were no harrows, plows or ts a blessing to the entire population of of civilization and peace, we have noticed
cultivators of modern make; ao the natlvea Manila. A new government printing estab- their part in war, then in peace. In the
manner of plowing with such a poor draft lishment has lust been completed, giving Philippines, whenever a man is needed, one
nlraal waa unproductive of good results, employment to many, and where all govern- tn be found in tne army ior any
The rice waa threshed under feet of men ment work of the Philippines department, emergency. So it is with the army In timo
or animals, winnowing waa done by toss- aa well aa school books, translations and of peace. The war' is over, all are set-
ing in air, letting the chaff blow away, tha reporta will be done. The American Com- tlln8 down to the enjoyment of liberty,
rics being caught in baskets. It was then mercial Trading company and Philippine niore than they ever dreamed of. Today
placed In wooden or stone mortars and Implement company now have on sale a tne Filipinos realize that the Americans
pounded by hand, often women, and glrla large assortment of modern agricultural re 'heir benefactors and aeem grateful
assisting in this work, sugar cane was Implements and mining machinery and they ror wnat Dn aone ,or ,nera'
cut by baud, crushed between wooden or will be brought into use in tha near future In going around with the Philippine com
tqpe rollers drawn by men or draft There are many land claims deeds and mission Governor Taft worked harder than
tibials, the sugsr dried out on the field titles to be straightened out this to all lne others, but he has a atrong physique,
by the aun and little attempt wa made at American residents In the Philippine Is n indefatigable worker; from 5 a. m. to
refining. In this crude manner many moat Important as well as mining laws. 6 P- m- ln routine duties, then dancing until
provinces yielded three to thirty-five tons Many of the lands are held without title' midnight would wear out an ordinary man,
to the acre. Hemp waa pressed and baled others are called crown lands, formerly DUt Jud8e T,ft S4l(1 08 ,elt 11 nls duly "t0
by , foot, placed In large blna, trampled belonging to the Spanish government, mix up with the people and let them know
on by native men, women and children. Then there are the church propertlea and I Bm Interested in their welfare and happt-
uea wun iwine ana ounaiea iy ior ri- friars' lands. Many Individuals opennv ness. Today ne is me iooi ot me wnoie
port. land without a title and during the war people and his policy baa brought about
The cocoanut plantation furnished milk minr rightful owners lost their rjaoera great resulta,
and food for the natlvea and Its primitive by lire or bad them destroyed by ants. Owing to the distance, we do not receive
oil was the firelight and heat, while the but anon the i.n i many cablegrama: they are sent at the
straightened more Improvement will take
place, for none desire to Improve property
here their title Is in doubt.
j "Soured on the world." Waa it because
' he knew It too well? He had been all
around It several times; had seen about all
ot It there was to see. He had com
muned with man and nature In every clime.
He had run the gauntlet ot human exist
euce, it would aeem, about aa fully aa
; any on could. He nad felt penury and
had gained riches. Tha change and
vicissitudes of this on life are aa numer
leus aa are usually crowded into ten ordl
I nary one.
I But one thing: Train, ao far as the
I public knows, waa a strange being in his
j earlier life,, perhaps not as much so aa
, now, near me sunset, yei u is uouoiiui
jit the world will -accept the verdict that
I out apparent contempt for much of man'
'kind was due .to Intimacy with It.
Train charges himself with being a her
mlt. Ho own he Is a recluse and ha
;been for thirty years. Stilt he boaata that
he never spent an unhappy year In all his
life. And many happy yeara ot his life
he saya were apent In society. Fow men.
.doubtless, could live the l'fe of a hermit
a recluse, a society man and the acorea
ot other different lives that this man haa
lived and yet never apend on unhappy
year.
Th autobiography ot Citlten George Fran
cia Train will strike a responsive chord In
Omaha, where he. spent aa eventful por
tion ot hi Ufa. and where he haa left
undying memories, the first and greatest
ot which I the Union Pacific railroad, ter
minating In tbl city, the laying out and
building of which this mil point to aa
one of the crowning-achievement of hi
varied and remarkable career. And thea
there la the old. hotel, the Cozxena house,
which Is a monument, or haa been, to the
spontaneous Impulsiveness so character!
tlo of Train. Aad there are many other.
Train aaya he own S,000 lot la Omaha,
worth $30,000,000. And $30,000,000 la
pretty decent sort of memorial.
C'oaaea Hotel Episode.
The old Coxien house, which Train had
r II . 1 -
A WOMAN'S PRAYER.
It ia notable that ia the despondency
Caused by womanly diseases, there seem
to man a suffering' woman no way of
cape from pain except at the price of
Me itaelt. II wouia d aa u rcau
auch a story of atruggle and Buffering ez
cept tor the tact
that In auch dire
'distress many a
woman haa
found a way
back to health
' and happiness by
the use of Dr.
Pierce' Favorite
'Prescription.
This great rem
edy for womanly
ilia baa well been
called "A 'Rod-
arnd to weak and
sick women." It
establishes regu
larity, dries weakening drains, heal in
flammation and ulceration and cure fe
male weakness. It make weak women
atrong and aick women well.
Toar medicine almost raised at from th
dead.' write Mr Edwin H. GanSarr. ef r.ypt.
Plymouth Co.. Maia.. Box 14- "My aria was
like brick dual, aad I had pal at! aver m aad
auch a dragging feeling it aerated I could aot ao
aiy boo wurk. I had to alt dowa to waafc the
diAhea. eva. la tha year 1S97 I was aa Mck I
did sk care to lit ana prayed man times that
Ood would taka sac. Ob day I found a little
book. I read it aad wrote to Dr. Pi err, aad ta
a fear day received aa aaawer. I decided to try
ata Medicine, aad to-day 1 ara a well womaa. I
Wave ao backache, ao headache, 11 paia at all.
0 i uaed always to ha aeadacaee f rnoaly 10
the wxjnlhlT period aad sack paia thai I would
n4l aa the Boor ia agoay I tojk tare boctlce
ol lie. Hem s Favoril PreacriBtioa aad three
of 'Goldea Medical Dtarowrry ' aad three vtala
mi Dr. Pierre's rteaaaat reileta, aad wa coo
wlctriy cwred
Affeti .in ail rmtitiate for Favorite Pro.
acription." There ia nothing just as good.
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser cent Jrtt on receipt of af.mp
to cover expense of mailing oar y. Send
si one-cent stamps for the book in paper
cover; or 31 stamps for the doth bound
vol a toe. Address Dr. R. V. Pverca,
Buffalo, K. Y.
pineapple furnished the fibre for plna
cloth and clothing for the Filipinos.
When the first American threshing ma
chine and engine wa unloaded at Manila
in September, 189S, and steamed up the
Escolta and across the bridge of Spain the
realdents and natives filled the porches
and 'blockaded the streets and gazed with
open-mouthed wonder and astonishment.
We put up the first mower, brought from
All the old Spanish laws pertaining to
mining still prevail ln the Philippines,
under which no miner can take any title
to a claim. The Spaniards left the coun
try wild, and discouraged development, but
there are 3,000 former American soldier
Chicago, to cut feed for the mulea of our now engaged in mining and proapecting
mountain battery, near our quarters on
the Lunetta, where we gave It a first trial,
mowing grass for a baae ball diamond. It
was with difficulty that the natlvea were
kept out of the way. of the machine, so
and as soon as laws are ao Instituted that
claims can be ataked. registered and
claimed much mining will be done. One
third of tbeae miner are in Mindanao, the
remainder are mostly In Bauguet, Lepanlo,
eager were they to see this Peering mower Bontoc and Mambulo, provincea of Camar-
rate of nearly $3.50 per word now from
the Philippines. , But the many transports
that ply on the Pacific from our western
metropolis to the metropolis ot the Philip
pines carry ua the news and good tidings ot
progress. With the colleges and schools,
including an agricultural college In Manila
for young Filipinos, a number of them
seeking higher education in various institu
tions in this country, commerce carried on,
a Pacific cable aoon to be laid for com
munication, shipa carrying tourists plying
from coast to coast seeking new fields, and
the opening up of the natural resources ot
the Philippines, worked by modern steam
and electrical machinery, a most phenom
enal change is being worked.
Anyone who haa noticed the changed con
dition of the Pacific coast during the last
tour yeara will know that by helping tha
Filipino to work out his destiny we have I
ines, wnicn are the richest gold fields so
far discovered ln the Philippine. Some
are also working the coal fields ln Mindoro,
Negros, Masbate and Cebu, which are said
to have auperlor coal, easy of access and
transportation. About the only mining alao helped ouraelvea and found a valuable
conceaalons held are those In Camarines, fieM for new labors, producta and com
why the artillerymen were not killed by belonging to the Philippines Mineral syn- merce, and the work is only begun. To one
Spanish, they catch the cannon ball in dlcate, La Bonauclta Mining company, Vln- who haa seen this archipelago in stagnant
their hands." They copied and Imitated cente Atienza and Martin Buck in thla dls- condition In 1898, as I have, and then again
ball playing, military tactics, boxing and trlct, Mindanao the soldiers have dis
wrestling, music, and transportation covered rich mineral ore near Cagayaa, ia
methods from us. We were taught the the province of Mlsaml, along Cagayan
cock fight and alesta In exchange. river, along Agusan river valley and In the
In operation. Our baae ball team was
composed ot college athletes, with Joe
Beacham, formerly captain of the Cornell
Vnlverslty nine, as captain of the Astor
battery nine. As the inning were being
played, can you wonder at the Filipino
nectator looking on, exclaiming, "Be
this year also noting the advancement on
the Pacific coast and the progress and pros
perity in both places, with work for all our I
factories and workingmep, as I have ob-
mountalns near Surigao and at Holyoke, served both ln the Philippines and In Call-
Many of their custom were a curious near Lake Lanao district.
to u a our were to them. For instance.
to aee the women at their morning bath Many regiona are covered with auch a
under the hydrant ln the afreet; to see dense vegetation that of it minerals lit-
fornla during the summer of 1903, the Indi
cations are that we are only beginning to
reap the reward of labors of the past in a
bright, glorious and progressive future.
built because the HernJon hotel, now the
Union Pacific general headquarters, where
he waa a guest, and the proprietors were
not altogether to his liking, ia now being
destroyed, and something of it history
will be especially Interesting before the
last vestige ot the old structure Is gone.
This will be still more interesting when
told by the man who had the building
erected. Train give this story in the book
he haa Just published:
When I went out to Omaha to break
around for the Union Pacific railway, on
l)eoember 1. 1MKS. there waa only one hotel
in that town. This was the Herndon house.
reapeclaoie anair, now 1 nion x-acinc
hesulauartera. I waa aatonlshed that men
of energy, enterprise and means had not
seised the opportunity to ereti a large
hotel at this point, which had already given
every promise of raptd and Immediate
growtn. nut wnai aireciiy sug-geaira 10
me the building- of auch a hotel on my
own account wa a little Incident that oc
curred at a breakfast that I happened to
be given ln the Herndon nouse.
I had Invited a number of prominent
men representatives in congress and other
to take preaKiaat wun me in mis nouse.
as I dexired to present to them some of my
plans. The breakfast was a rharactertntic
western meal, with prairie chicken and
Nebraska trout. While we were seaiea
nna of those audden and always unex-
nected cvclones on the ttlalns came up and
tne noiei shook uae a reei in mv irn-ium
storm. Our table was very near a win
dow. ln which were large panes of glasi
which I feared could not withstand the
tremendous force of tne wind, iney were
uiverlna under the stress or weatner ana
called to a. stramilnc nearo waiter at our
table to aland with his broad bark agalnat
the window. Thla proved a aecurlty ajrainat
the storm wttbout. 11 precipitated a siurm
within.
Allen, the manager or the Hernoon, ana
a man with a political turn of mind, aaw
In un Inatanl an aaaault on rights of the
negroes, lie hurried over to th table and
rrotested against thla act aa an outrage,
could not afford to enter into any quarrel
with him at the time, so I merely said:
"I am about the also of the negro. I
will take hla place." I then ordered the
fellow awav from the window, took his
post and stayed there until the fury ot the
atorm abated. Vhen 1 waa ready for
Allen.
1 walked out in front of the houae. and
pointing to a large, vacant aquar facing
it. -aed who owned it. I waa told the
owner a name and Immediately sent a
meaaenrer for him DOSL-haate. He arrived
in a short time and 1 Baked hla price. It
wa ta.CKiO. 1 wrote out and handed him a
check for the amount and took from him,
on the spot, a deed for the property.
Then 1 aaked for a contractor who could
build a hotel. A man named Richmond
wa brought to me. ."I an you build a
three-story hotel in slaty days In this
plot?" aaked 1. "One thousand dollars a
day. Ehow me that you are responsible
for HO.uuu." lie did so, and I took out an
envelope and aketcheJ on the back of It a
rough plan for the hotel. "I am going to
the mountains." I said, "and I ahali want
this hotel, with 120 oorm, complete, when
I return in slaty days."
When 1 got back the hotel was finished.
I Immediately rented It to (Vtlrnt of West
Fed nt. N. Y.. for II0.0OU a year. This la
the famous Cosaeno hotel of Omaha, which
haa been more written about, i auppoae.
than almoat any other hoalelry ever built
In the United Htatea. It la the show place
in Omaha to thla day.
flalldlac BelaaT Tara Dootb.
'Vhe history of this old building sine it
waa abandoned aa a hoatelry I not re
viewed by Mr. Train. For eight years
this historic structure ha been used as
the PTSfcbytertaa seminary. The trustees
of the seminary have acid th building to
th DwoYat Wrecklag company ot MIS
South Twelfth street- Th wrecker bars
already tora dowa aa wlag aad are etart-
I lag a th other ao. T completely wreck
the building probably will require sixty
days. Some negotlationa are in progress
for the sale of the property, but the
trustees have not yet closed them. '
Th original Cozzena house waa a long.
two-atory tram structure, ot bright yel
low color. The interior waa elegantly fur
nished and equipped. When Cozzena' lease
expired the houae wa closed for aeveral
years. A medical Institute occupied it for
a season, following which there was some
thing of scandal connected wtth the place.
Then Chapman and Her bought the prop
erty and had it raised by one atory and
adorned wtth square-topped toners. Mrs.
William Thaw, widow of the third vice
president ot the Pennsylvania railroad, and
Thomas McDougal, a prominent lawyer and
eminent Presbyterian of Cincinnati, bought
the property and donated it for the use
of the Omaha Theological 'seminary.
The seminary moved into It eight year
ago or a little over and occupied it until
a couple ot month ago, when It moved into
it new $13,000 building in Kountze Place.
The proceed from the sale of the old
property will be devoted to the aeminary
funds, aa the deed given by Mrs. Thaw nd
Mr. McDougal made those provisions.
PHATTI.K OP" THE 1UIKUHTKRS.
"Mamma," queried small Harry the first
time he beheld a gaudy parrot, "was that
chicken hatched from aa Eaater egg?"
"Who Uvea next door to you?" asked little
Edith of a caller.
"Why do you ask?" inquired the other.
"Because," replied Edith, "I heard mamma
say you were next door to a crank."
Minister Do you know where little boy
go to who go fishing on Sunday?
Little Boy Yea, air. Go get your Una
and bait, and I'll go with you and ahow you
the place.
"Sailors are awful forgetful ain't they?"
asked little Elsie.
"Why. what make you think that?" in
quired her papa.
"Because every time they leave a place
they hav to weigh their anchor. If they
weren't forgetful they'd remember the
weight."
field each missionary ia respontsble for 100,-
vuu souls.
8amucl Gabrielson. 80 years of age, came
all the way from Norway to attend the 1
semi-centennial of the Lutheran church In
Milwaukee, which he helped to found fifty
years ago.
English Wealeyan Methodjom has 7.374
chapels, with sitting accommodation for
2.0Ta,it(2 persons. This Is an increase of Su6
chapels ronnexlonally during tne last ten
years and an Increase ot sittings.
A. project has been started In Washing
ton to erect a monument to Ixrenso Dow,
the famous and eccentric preacher, who
waa a familiar figure ln the national capital
many yeara ago. ile pica in ashlngton
in lost.
The Polish Catholics of thla country, led
by Rev. Anthony Kor.lowr.kl. have an
nounced their acceptance of the terms of
the Chicaa-o-Lambeth proposals for church
unity, and have applied to the Protestant
episcopal cnurcn lor recognition ana inter
communion.
Laat year 44,"0O Bible were circulated In
Egypt, where 92 per cent of the population
ia Moslem. There ia a Bible depot at Om
durman. which aold last year nearly 1,300
copiea or the rirriptures to tne Soudanese.
Few missionaries have direct access to
Moslems ln the Turkish empire.
It waa said of Archbishop Ryan that he
had three things to do in addressing his
great Protestant audience at Lake Mohonk
to maintain hla reputation for eloquence.
commend nis cnurcn to 1'rotestanta and de
fend the contract schools of hla church
among the Indians; and be did all he aimed
to ao.
Bishfin TVvtter nfflplnthl Bt the niiirrh nf
the Holy SeDulcher. New York Cltv. at the
ordination to the priesthood of Rev. Walter
r. Hentley. until ten years ago Or. Bent
ley was an actor, bavins: played in most of
the ehaKespearean role, and at the present
time ia a uiutieni stuaenc 01 tne great Eng
lish writer. Mr. Bentley waa playing In
Boston when he hanrened to dron In to
hear Phlllloa Brooks -preach, and waa ao
Impressed that he felt called to enter the
ministry.
Th minister waa dining with the family
and 4-year-old Margie, who had been neg
lected, was heard whispering to herself,
though quite inaudlbly.
"What were you aaying. Margie?" asked
her father.
"I waa just aaying," replied tha little
miss, "that It' a meaaly ehame the way
om folka I know neglect their children."
HfcLlt.101 .
Mgr. Adanl of Rome ha recently pre
sented leo All! nia property near t hietl.
In the Abruaxl. worth fcuu.uuO franca. It will
t aevotea to mlssiona
Rev. Thomas Bonqulllon. profesaor of
moral ineoiogy in tne . ainonc university at
11 aauiriBiuu, naa juat aiea in nrusseia.
1 wenty-nve years ago mere w as not
1 nnitiin in central Africa Today v na.
tlve teachers preach Chrlat in the village
every aunuay.
In America, there ia one ordained mi la
ter, evanarliat or t'hnatian worker to every
More than Half
the banting: hnsTrirst of the
United Stairs is done on a
capital less thin one-third as
large as the assets of The
Mutnal Life Insurance Com-1
pany of Nrw York.
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coualry ta seat Banna owvuga Ks teas
famliiaid njiiiil BsTnr fin, rVwiimTlaiaw aaiiH j
$103,202,500
aawa The Btuaual LBs Instant Ca, af K Talk
$352,838,971
Yotjt life Insurance policy
is not protected by such secur
ity, unless it is in The Mutual
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Thank
ST1 l J Xi im iHf In makin2 y our prepare
11 V MttjLJ tions for the Thanksgiv,
mg icast would it not be
an opportune time to think of the furnishing of the dining room?
We've the broadest selection of complete suits or separate pieces
in all woods and finishes Sterling values always.
Sideboards
A very complete line of Sideboards.
In oak, finely finished, of rich design
and sterling values. We start them
at 114.25, with a gradual raise In price
115.75, $17.25. $20.50. $23.75. $27.00.
Also a most complete assortment ot
the massive kind, hand carved, rais
ing gradually from $00.00 to $200 each.
BuFfets
A more complete assortment Is not
displayed in the west. Extremely
handsome designs in golden, weath
ered or Flemish oak and solid ma
hogany. Some very choice ones at
$27.00, $32.00, $38.00 and $53.00. A
larg selection, ranging up to $160
each.
China Closets
TA'e are showing a most complete collection of China
Closets, In all woods, finely hand polished, at $13.75, $15.00,
$15.75, $21.00, $23.00, $25.00, $30.00, and' a gradual raise In
price up to $100.
Dining Tables
P$ patterns to choose from. In
golden, weathered or Flemish oak or
solid mahogany. Nice golden oak
Extension Table, square topa at
$4.5. $5.00. $fi.35. $7.85. $S 35, $! 50,
$10.00, $11.00. $12.50. $13.50. gradually
raising In price up to $100 for the
very finest.
Dining Chairs
125 patterns of Dining Chairs of neat design and
nice finish, we commence at $1.23. Other at $135, $1.50,
$1.75, $1.&5, $2.00. $2.50 and up.
fUke your selections early, as Just now the assortment is most complete,
intend purchasing or not.
We Invite you to look, whether you
arpets
R Special Ingrain Sale
Best All Wool Ingrain
Best Cotton Chain Ingrain .
Best Union Ingrain
Best three-ply All Wool Ingrain
Remnants
About 750 yarda of remnants Ingrain, from 1 to 5
yards, worth from 60c to 99c, will be sold Mon
day for, per yard
$1.45 Extra Axmlneter
$1.25 Smith Velvet
90c Stlnaon Brussels
70c Smith Tapeatry Brussels ....
. . . . . .
55 o
40c
SOe
75c
35c
$1.10
93c
69o
63c
Rugs Rugs
200 Rugs made of odd carpets prices aa folio we:
8-3x1 Axmlneter Rugs ...$15.50
6x7 Victoria Body Brusaela 9.00
8-3x12-$ Best Moquette $21.50
6x7-6 Brussels $7.50
4x13 Brussels $5.00
(-3x10-6 Brussels $12.50
8-3x11 Dunlap Velvet - $15.00
8-3x7-9 Smith Velvet $12.50
8-3x13-9 Smith Velvet ' $18.00
8-3x13 Brussels $15.00
8-3x10 Extra Axminster $16.50
8-3x12 Stlnson Brussels $17.50
10-6x12 Moquette $20.00
10-6x12 Tapestry Brussels $18.00
10-6x11-10 Velvet $20.00
10-6x12 Tapestry Brussels j .' $lfi.00
Drapery, Colored Lace Curtains, China Silk
and Tapestries, Stock Reduction Sale
In looking over our stock we find It much larger than It
should be at this season of the year. Commencing Monday
morning we will place on sale all our Colored Curtains at
a the following prices:
$37.50 linen center wool and silk embrodery Etamlne
Curtain $25.00
$37.50 black net background, very stylish, rennaisance
pattern, per pair $27.50
$S7.E0 green net back ground, very stylish. Marie An-
tonette style $19.50
$25 cream and wh lte net, red and green applique, Her
aldic design $17.50
$21 B-1 cream and white net, red and green applique,
Grecian design $14.50
18.50 cream white net, red and green applique, church
heraldic design Ill.iO
$45 French Velour Portieres, any pattern In store for.... $15.00
$-k) German Velour, with embroidered border, special. ...$22.50
XTiM silk damajtk and moire curtains, all colors $17.50
Tapestry Upholstery Goods
French Damask. Goblins, i-frlpes of every description, at
less than HALF PRICE. Short lengths, from 1 to 2'i yards.
CHINA SILK Hundreds of pattern for pillows, sash
curtains, over drapes, over lace and fancy floor curtains.
22 inches wide, com plete line of colors, per yard Wc
32 lnchea wide, washable silk, pluin and figured, yard. 75c
V Inches wide, Corean Silk, plain and figured, yard.... Kc
J2 Inches wide. Satin and Armure Bilk for per yard.. $1.25
Sofa Pillows
All sixes and qualitlea, feathers, gray down and pure white
down.
Pillow Cord, mercerised, per yard 15c
Pillow Cord, silk mereerlied. per yard 25c
Orchard & Wilhelm
6arpet o.
iqi4'14l6'I418'1420
Douglas St.,
Omaha
PROFESSIONAL
always look to
Cramer's
Kidney
and Liver
Cure
for relief. They
sit a CTeat deal.
and are apt to
nave Kidneys
that act in a slug
gish way.
1 hey don t rret
enough exercise,
and need
Cramer's
Kidney
Cure
to exercise their
Kidneys. Riding
in trolley cars and
carriages, only
aggravates the
trouble and here's
where Bright's
disease begins.
Lawyers, doc
tors and ministers
should drink lots
of water nights
and mornings,
and pretty near
every day they
should take Cramer's Kidney Cure.
It removes all the poison and, foreign
substance from Kidneys and Liver.
Its the best Kidney and Liver Tonic in the world.
Think of it, half a bottle will take away that back
ache and fix you so 3 011 will walk and sit straight.
Then cork it tight aud put it away, till 3'ou'r care
less again. We never looked at it that way, but
there are people who trot out a bottle to treat old
cronies when they call. You aught to send your
name so we can send you an interesting book.
Two Sizes-50c ahd $1.00.
The Cramer Chemical Co.
Albany. N. Y.
RaTESISr
Genuine, fres-h Cramer's Kidney and Liver Cure may bo found
in two sires, 50c size for 40e, f 1.00 size for 75o, at
Schaefer's Cut Price Drug Store,
lGth and Chicago Htreets, Omaha.
All goods delivered free in the city. Open all night.
r&&ffi S " HOWELL'S ANTI-KAWF
- . ITlcs !i and 60c. Ask jour druggist for it.
RHEUMATISM
NEURALGIA
AND ALL KINDRED DISEASES
Swanson "S-DROPS" will cure
Rheumatism In any of Its forms
or stages of development. Applied
externally it affords instant relief from
Cain. Taken internally it rids the
lood. tissues and joints of the uric acid
and other poisonous matter, which are
the causes of the disease. "S-DROPS"
never fails to cure Rheumatism, Sciatica
or Lumbago. It has effected more
cures of the above named ailment than
all other remedies combined. It will
cure the most obstinate cases.
Neuralgic Pains cease at once
when "5-DROPS" Is used. In
neuralgia the nerves are inflamed, they
throb and shoot from congestion and
arrested circulation. "5-DROPS"
hastens circulation, quiets the nerves
and the pain stops. S'o other remedy
in the world will stop neuralgic pains so
quickly as "5-UKUr'Si" and no differ
ence how severe the case may b
'S-DROPS." if used as directed will
make a permanent cure.
COUPON
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If "5-DROPS" is not obtainable in
rour locality order direct from n and
we will send it prepaid on receipt of
price, $1.00 per bottle. For sale by
druggists.
Larg Mi BottI ( 3O0 Daas) $1.00.
SWANSON RHEUMATIC CURE CO.
160 Lcvke Street. CHICAGO.
Every Woman
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