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THE OMAHA DAILY UEEi SUNDAY, DECEM11EU 7, 1002. 0 lALh OF TRAFFIC ALLIANCE Yilvanker-Uilon Pacific Combination Ei utos !i.nch Comment. UTITlijf OF THt NORTHWESTERN LINE thcor? Thnt Yaailerhllt Road Mar ' ef I onfrllon with the lalna TarlCe Is ot lienerally Ar retted In Omaha. the report that thin alliance was a fact gained considerable ground. Aa o Mre Stock Hair,. The Assorlatrd I'ress report from tngo i WOULD EXTEND HERD LAW Chl i Commissioner Eutman Proposes to Prohibit Fe had proposed to i - p. . atnrV Superintendent Buckingham and Assist ant General Posaenger Agent Fort have re turned from their trip to BhIi Lake City, here thejr attended tbo conference of Colon Pacific, Southern Pacific and Mil waukee offlclala, at which the traffic alli ance between the Villon Pacific and Mil waukee, giving the latter road through service on a. par with the Northwestern to iho Paelfli coaat. waa perfected and formally adr.pted. They returned with J. C. Stubba and the offlclala of the Milwau kee over, ihe Kansas division of the Union Pacific.' President Burt remained behind to Investigate condition of the company'! motve power along the road. The' Union Pacific offlclala had nothing W to add to what has been published regarding the alliance. They merely con firmed the statement of Milwaukee officials .that the latter had "secured every con cession from the Vnlon Psclflo asked." T.-hlch gives the Milwaukee facilities equal to those of the Northwestern. There Is a theory, which, however. Is not general, that the success of the Milwaukee Jn securing everything It asked from the Vnlon Pacific must be taken as the signal of defeat for the Northwestern and that, o regarding It, the Northwestern may dc . fide to construct i's own road to the Ta clftc coast. It Is difficult to reconcile such a view fcnd It Is still more difficult to reconcllo the theory that the Northwestern has or will suffer material Injury from this union between the Milwaukee, Us arch-rival, and the Vnlon Pacific, if s old confederate. The fact that the Vanderbllts control thn Northwestern and own extensive shares of Vnlon Pacific stock, it Is generally ad mitted, does not lend substance to this Idea of the Northwestern being thus Im posed upon. The general Impression has prevailed for years that the Vanderbllt Interest ' In the Vnlon Pacific has been great, enough to enable them to keep Horace O. Burt In the presidents office. As the Rockefellers are supposed to be the dominant parties In the Mil waukee It is not thought, with these facta In mind, that the Northwestern is coming out of the deal very much if any loser. And as to the Northwestern'! Intention of building a line to the coast at a means of retaliation. It must be said that It Is an unpopular, theory In Omaha, where there Is more than ordinary Interest over this affnlr. ot Detrimental to Northwestern. Neither the Northwestern nor Vnlon Pa cific officials regard the new compact aa nevessarlly detrimental to the former road. Doubtless the Northwestern would just as soon have seen the agreement tall through or never entered Into, because of its natural potentialities of rivalry, but that the North western fears serious Injury now that the agreement has been adopted, the offlclala refuse to admit. On the other hand the .Ml" waukee men are feeling mighty good over It. A Union Pacific official takea this view of the situation:' "I look upon this matter not as a triumph for the Milwaukee nor defeat for the Northwestern, but simply aa, a regular itep In the natural courke of event! which point 'to the opening of the Omaha gateway to all roadi." Whatever trie actual facts in the rase may be, those who are responsible for the triumph and defeat theory may find ground upon which to stand In the fact that prior to the Vnlon Pacific's agreement to give the Milwaukee through facilities equal to those of the Northwestern the Milwaukee bad authorized a new Issue of $25,000,000 and allowed the report to go abroad that it would construct a line of Its own to the roast or make a satisfactory alliance with some other road. In fact, It did enter into negotiations with the Missouri Paclflo, and that the Santa competing lines that live stock rates from Missouri river points be advanced from 12 J cents per ino pounds to 18Vi cents calls 'or t FORCING considerable discussion in Omaha. Thn i action of the Psnta Fe is generally re- t gardrd as an effort to get the rates back ; to their normal basis and squirm out or an unpleasant position as gracefully as possible. 80 far none of the freight men here have received official advice respect ing this matter. The rates on live stock from Omaha, as from other Missouri river points, are 23'i cents a hundred. Iast August when the Oreat Western lowered rates on packing house products tti Santa Fe cut the live stock rate from 234 to 12 cents, but the other roads failed to follow suit entirely. It had no full endorsement at Omaha and It Is not likely, fro'eht men say, that any action the Santa Fe may Inaugurate will vitally affect conditions bore. The doubtless will not be disturbed. MORE SCHOOL LEASES Cattlemen, on Other Hand, Arsrne thnt Plan 'Would DIseoaraaTe Ffnclni ad Make Leaning; Less ProOt able Than at Present. I G.'A. R. HONORS IOWA MAN John Mndt of Council H luffs pointed to feat on Committer. SHIPPERS MAKE CHARGES Say that the Grain Inspectors nt Chi rac Are Either Incompetent or Unfair. CHICAOO, Pea. 6. Charges reflecting on the competency of employes of the state ! railroad and warehouse commission and allegations that during the Chicago corner on corn last July, country shippers were discriminated against the Inspection of corn, were made by A. W. Lloyd, travel ing representative of the Illinois Grain Dealers' association at a meeting between Commissioner A. L. French, James Neville and a committee representing dealers from all parts of the state. The dealers appeared before the commis sion to complain of the rigid requirements of the Chicago grain Inspection office on what Is known as No. 2 corn. They sub mitted receipts to show that although prac tically the same grade of corn is being shipped Into the clt as formerly. It Is being Inspected as No. 3, Instead of No. 2, to the dlsadvaniafce of the dealers who are thus unable to Oil their contracts. At tho conclusion of the Interview the commissioners said, they would talk with the Inspectors and do everything possible to give the shippers the desired relief. RAMSEY PUTS HIS FOOT DOWN Telia Wabash Strikers to Accept Terms or Lose Their Places Permanently. SPRINGFIELD, 111., Dec. 6. Mr. Rarn- aey, presidont of the Wabasn. issued an ultimatum today giving the striking shop men until Monday to accept his offer of an advance and to return to worn. 11 me strikers do not elect to return on that date other men will be Imported to fill their places. MOT SPRINGS, 8. D., Dec. . (Special.) Commisssioner of School and Public Lands Eastman has thrown a bomb among the stockmen west of the Missouri river by recommending In his annual report that the herd law, which prevails on the east ern side of the river, should be extended over the state, thus covering the cattl-i country weet of the river where the free rates i range nas oeen in vogue. 1 no reason ne assigns tor surn recom mendation la that the state lauds are not all leased In the western portion of the state. He doubtless considers that the adoption of the herd law would result in the Btockmen being forced to lease more of the school lands than they do under the present system. On the other hand, stock men argue that the aJoptton of the herd law would result In disaster, not only to the cattle Industry west of the river, but to the interests of the state as well. In support of their argument they point out that the western part of the state Is entirely a stock country, excepting small tracts that may be Irrigated and farmed. That to cut off the free range privilege and compel Btockmen to herd would prac tically wipe out the cattle Industry, for with the scant growth of grass nobody would think of fencing sufficient ground to run their cattle In pasture the year round. They maintain that the reason more of the state lands arc not leased U that the Board of School and Public Lands places a prohibitive rental on time leases. The situation ue they put It Is this: To bo available to stockmen, these lands must be fenced; to be safely and profitably fenced, they must be leased for a term of years; therefore If the board wishes to encourage the lenRlng of these lands, it must make It profitable to fence them; In other words, the board must make time leases at such rental and for a sufficient length of time that stockman can afford to fence them. The minimum at present Is 5 cents per acre per year, and 7 cents per acre per year for five years. "It is hard to Imag Ine," said a prominent stockman today, "a policy more likely to discourage the time lease and consequently the profitable occupation of these lands. A few years ago, to induce stockmen to lcaBe and fence these lands, they were offered tracts of three sections or more, at S cents per acre per year for five years. Many took advantage of this rate and fenced bodies of these lands. Since then the rate ha. steadily Increased and the lessee now con fronts a situation where he cannot af- FIGHT RA1LW1Y WITH WATER Wankpgan Citixem Keep Tracks Streets with Fir Hose. from HARRISBURG, Ta., Dec. 6. General Thomas J. Stewart, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, announced the following appointments In an order Issued from headquarters today: Inspector General F. A. Walsh, Mil waukee. Judge Advocate General Albert Beers, Bridgeport, Conn. Senior Alde-de-Csmp and Chief of Staff J. Cory Wlnans, Troy, N. Y. Executive Committee of the National Council of Administration William K. Armstrong. Indlanapolld, Thomai, V. Scott, Fairfield, 111.; Thomas G. Sample, Alle gheny; Nelson Vlall, Howard, R. I.; Wil liam R. Shatter, San Francisco; A. A. Taylor, Cambridge, O.; S. C. Jones, Cen terville, la. B. B. Brown of Zanesv'.lle, O., has been appointed chairman of the committee on pensions, vice General R. B. Beatty, Phil adelphia, relieved at his own request. The committee Is composed of: John Llndt, Council Bluffs; John Palmer, New York; Charles G. Burton, Nevada, Mo.; John C. Linehan, Peacock, N. H.; John C. Black, Chicago, and H. E. Taintor, Hart ford, Conn. CANNOT AWAKEN SLEEPER Phyalrlane Try to Ronae 'Woman Who Slambera lor Forty-Three Honrs. ST. LOVIS, Dec. . For forty-three hours Mn. Jamei Abernathy, aged 67, hai been asleep and cannot be awakeucd. An electric battery caused her to open hr eyea a moment, but she at once re sumed her slumber. While reading a paper yesterday morning she suddenly fell asleep. Her pulse Is strong and regular and her temperature normal. MAYOR AND JUDGE ARE BOTH MISSING geek Injunction and Kalllaa; That Irlve Workmen Away Till Court Can Hit and Adjndlrale la Case. CHICAOO, Dec. . Vnable to find the mayor of their town, and with no circuit court Judge available, the citizen! of Wau kegan. 111., this afternoon took matters into their own hands, and with the aid of a fireplug and a line of hose routed a gang of street railway laborers who were trying to lay a track on the streets. The track waa being placed by the Chi cago & Milwaukee Electric company, which Is not popular with the people of Wau kegan. When the laborers started this ftnrnnnn to lav more track a call was I made on the mayor to have him put a stop to the work. The mayor could not be found. An Injunction was sought, but no Judge was in the city and then the cltl sens rushed for the bose. A stream was turned on the workmen, who stood It for a few minutes and then ran. The attorney of the railway company came along. He held his hand in the air and said: "I demand peace." They gave him water and he waa nearly drowned before he could get out of the reach of the atream. The workmen were then driven entirely from the street and tonight picket! are posted to keep the railroad company from stealing a march and laying the track. The matter will be fought out In the courts on Monday. The message further eays that all the ford to re-lease, neither can he let go strikers will be considered as discharged If they do not comply with the command. The strike leaders here at once com municated with the strikers In Fort Wayne, Ind., and Moberly, Mo., and meet ings will be held in those cities and in Springfield tomorrow to consider what will he done. NEW ROAD TO ENTER CHICAGO Fere Mirqorltr Railroad Will Sow net Tracks to Windy City. NEW YORK. Dec. 6. With the control of the Pere Marquette by the newly formed syndicate the road will, within a few days, formally take over the Lake Erie ft De troit, and that property will be developed Into a trunk line between Lake Michigan potnts and Buffalo. It will have an en trance Into Chicago over Its own tracks and cross the Niagara river over a bridge to be erected near Tonawanda, N. Y. The members of the directorate Interested In the syndicate are Bald to be Nathaniel Thayer and F. H. Prfhce of Boston and Thomas F. Ryan and Mark T. Cox of New York. and abandon his fence. He Is between the devil and the deep sea. The average school section in this county, when fenced, will not winter pasture to exceed fifty head of Btock. If the state would offer them lands for a term of ten years at a minimum rate of 5 cents per acre per year, the present rate for one-year leases, much more of It would be leased and there would then be no excuse for striking a blow at one of the leading Industries of the Black Hills, as Mr. Eastman does when he proposes the adoption of the herd law." GEORGIA MADMAN RUNS AMUCK Kills Marshal and Wounds Three Re fore RelnaT Jailed to Escape Lynching. NICHOLAS, Ga., Dec. 6. Lee Cribb, a white man, ran amuck today, killing the town marshal and seriously wounded a boy and two others. Crlbb was captured after much difficulty. There was much talk of a lynching bee, but the man was hurried off to Jail at Douglass. 1 guuiLWiJJBJiu L.auxiaa tVSa.A?. fr MS.iJ WW" - CsaW 3 ', T VT ft" n a -Bt? I V a ! ir.jaaanv. - BBasaSWBBrir. 29BW Vn U zrw 1 'tM 1 (III Ks&a' 'v DEATH RECORD. Margaret A. McCoy. At 4:30 yesterday morning Mrs. Mar garet A. McCoy, widow of the late George A. McCoy, died at her home, 6712 Florence boulevard, from senile debility, sged 84 years. Mrs. McCoy was one of the old settlers of Douglas county and was Identified prom inently with the early life of Omaha. Bha was born in New London, O., January 28. 1819, and was married to George A. McCov at Wellsvllie, O., where she was raised. November 25, 1834. She moved to Cincin nati, O., In 1844 and to Omaha In 18"fl. That year Mrs. McCoy organized the first Sunday school In the village, which met In her house. She was a devotod member of the Methodist Episcopal church and showed her faith by her works. After the organi zation of the Sunday school In Omaha she organized the first Sunday school at Tecum seh and assisted at the organization of sim ilar schools at Nebraska City, Saratoga, In Shlnn's addition to Omaha, near the present site of the Seward Street Methodist church, and at Redman school house, one mile west of Fort Omaha. While the work she did In the Sunday cchool field brought her Into more prominent attention. It was In her opinion the work she did among the poor which was her greatest glory. The mother of nine children, she adopted four others, whom she raised. Mrs. McCoy had been 111 but a short time. At the funeral of the late A. D. Jones she was present and there met a large number of the old citizens who had known her In the early days. Two weeks ago she planned to go to St. Louis, as was her usual cus torn In the winter, to spend a number of months with her daughter. She was unable to travel and the next day was confined to her bed, from which she never arose. Of her nine children three Burvlve Colonel A. A. McCoy of Ballte, Wyo Charles L. McCoy of this city and Mrs. John P. Shlpman of St. Louis. Colonel Mc Coy started to the bedside of his mother when he heard of her, illness, but was com pelled to return home, being too 111 to travel. Mrs. Shlpman, who was visiting her mother a month ago, was compelled to return to St. Louis on account of sickness and Is now in a hospital In that city. The funeral will take place Monday after noon at 2 o'clock from Trinity Methodist church, corner of Twenty-first and Binney streets. Interment at Prospect Hill ceme tery. George Meyer. George Meyer of the Dunsany, South Tenth street, for thirty-one years an en gineer on the Vnlon Pacific, died suddenly at his home Friday night of heart disease. Mr. Meyer had worked Thursday as usual and returned to his borne In the evening apparently well. None of his friendi had beard him complain of feeling sick during the day. Hla death occurred shortly after he retired. Mr. Meyer, who waa one of the most familiar figure! around the Vnlon station for years, where for a long time he run one of the depot engines, leavei a wife READJUSTMENT IS OPPOSED Webster City Camp of Modern Wood men Votes Against Change In the Ilatc. WEBSTER CITY. Ia., Dec. 6 (Special Telegram.) The first authorized debate upon the proposed plan of readjustment of the Modern Woodman rate held in Iowa occurred in (his city last night. Hon. Jerry S. Green of Davenport op posed the plan and J. D. Denlson of Clarion upheld it. The latter claimed that existing rates did not pay expenses. Green favored a reasonable emergency fund, but no re serve fund. At the conclusion the camp voted unanimously for Green's plan. Green says that the sentiment, as be has found it In Iowa and other states. Is as strong against the proposed plan as Is tho Webster City camp. B u v A7o w If you are going to buy Xmas gifts why not select such articles as give lasting sat isfaction and comfort. You will find many articles that would make suitable presents. Make your selection now and we will hold goods lor you. Morris chair in many styles, patterns and finishes, oak or mahogany finlfh Morris chairs- wort h 116.00 on sale tomorrow for Massive Side Hoard, hlahlv pollphert, bevel ed plate mirror, swell drawer. tcnt cabinet work, worth in fa p. KBie ly.oU tomorrow.'....."' Indies' desks In gold en 011k ir mahogany (110 mirror), hnnd"nie Interior fittings, piano pollxh on sale to morrow . . 9.75 9.75 BRIDE DRINKS FATAL DOSE Swallows Carbolic Acid for Cough gyrnp and Leaves Groom I Mourning. EUREKA SPRINGS. Ark!, Dec. . Mrs. Stella Lawrence of Danville, 111., a bride of three weeks, died today after taking half an ounce of carbolic acid by mistake. She died without having been able to mako any statement. J. C. Lawrence, her husband, said that be had just left the bouse when he heard an outcry, and returning, found bis wife prostrate on the bedroom floor. His In vestigation showed that she had drunk half the contents of a bottle of carbolic acid, mistaking it for cough syrup In the darkness. Big sale couches. On sale tomorrow twenty- five couches with the new sanitary construction, full size, massive head, worth W 00 on sale tomorrow for 9.75 Hall Trees, golden oak, beveled edge French plate inirror. with umbrella ruck, worth av P g $11, on Kale I!5JF tomorrow Combination cases (not like cut) piano polinh, French edge pattern plate mirror, beautiful designs. tomorrov Big sale of odd divans In as sorted coverings, frames of pol- 4 A mm mm innea mnoany nil ltHL. r" lh, worth llo Bale price 8.75 In High Chairs variety, on sale tomor row, at great 95c ASKS DAMAGES0R FRANCHISE j Colored Uwftr Falls to Get Vote, 80 j Brings Salt for Cash Instead, 0 MEWBRO'S HERPIOI0 Don't blame the dog for not finding this bottle In tl me to save hi master's hair, for the mlcroblc grow th that denuded the hunter' acalp was planted there years before the dojr was born. What an authority says. "BaUlnesg Is a contagious disease caused hy a ml crob. It begins in the young, and increases with as somotttuea slowly a ud sometimes rapidly." Such is the straightforward statement of Dr. Pabournud. of Tails, the noted author and Investigator. It requires years of mlcroblc growth lu the scalp to produce dandruff, but its appeuranee shows thst the work of destruction Is well advanced and that Xewbro'a Ilerplilde should be used at once. Itead wnat a well known pnysician njs: "I hare used Herplclda wit 11 uiaruea results. 1 whs troubled with Intense itching of the scalp and a great deal of dandruff. Since using your preparation both of these symptoms have disappeared. I assure you that I will prescribe it In cases where I think it can be used anccessfully.- (Signed) A. O. JOHNSON. M. D. Kansas City, Mo. A retire! army officer's experience. "For some time past I have been troubled with dandruff, and with hair falling out. My head Itched continually, while my hair appeared lusterless and dead. I tried several remedies without any permanent relief, and had about reconciled myself to premature baldness. Aftnr using a !ottle of your treatment, I have been very greatly benefited. The hair has stopped falling out, tho itching has censed, no more dandruff forms on the scalp, my hair is coming in thick aud soft and bus a flue, glossy apiienranre. What rate can you make me on one-fourth dozen bottles'" (Signed! C. D. TOWSLKY. Lieut. U. S. Army, Retired, Colonel W. N. G. Mil waukee. Wis. A Delightful tiair Dressing. Indispensable for the toilet table. Makes modern oolffure effect easily possible. Keep th scalp sweet, pure and wholesome. IT STOPS THE ITCHING OF THE SCALP ALMOST INSTANTLY. WARNING! nusoHwaHsanMM The success of wbro's Herplcld has caused tha market to be flooded with so called dandruff germ de stroyers, lwn'l expect satls fsctory results from something- the druggist assured you was "Jum as good." Conscientious druggists never rn'ommrnd substitutes. Ap plications of llrrplckde St principal barber shops. lrieo f l.OO a l leading drug store, or direct from THIS HtCHrUIDK CO., Uetroll, Mick. Get a Sample IHiect from the Factory. C u&. CUT THIS OUT. I Inclose 19 cents In stamps to pay postage and packing upon a sample of Vtwliro't tlrrplcide. Name Street and No City and Slate j Address The Herplclde Co., Detrolt.nich. T i- A Healthy Hair. Destroy the cause you remove the effect. pi Aa Unhealthy Hair. RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 6. James Hayes, a colored lawyer and conferee of John 9. Wise in the recent attack on the new con stitution, today prepared papers In forty eight suits for $5,000 damages each against members of the constitutional convention. The suits are brought under the com mon law. Bad Wreck on Canadian raclftc. TRURO, N. 8., Dec. 16. The Canadian Pacific fast express, which left Halifax for Bt. John ar.d Montreal this morning, whs wrecked on the International railway near Belmont station. Four persons were killed and several passengers and one brukuman Injured. ' 1613 and son, the latter the Vnlon station. being employed at Thomas Jonas. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6. Thomas Jonas, a well known local lawyer, was found dead In bed here. The coroner decided that bo died from natural causes. Mr. Jonas was born in Bt. Lawrence county, New York, In 1859. At the time of his death he was vice president of the World's Christian Endeavor association, and formerly was president of the Missouri association. His mother lives in St. Francis coupty. New York, and he has brothers In New York City and Utlca. N. Y. William II. Holhlaa;. CRESTON, la.. Dec. . (Special.) Wil liau H. Hothing died of old age at the home of his son, J. S. Hothing, near Crom well yesterday. He was just 111 years of age and one of the beat known residents of the county. Funeral services will be held to morrow. Andrew II. Hover. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Dec. 6. Andrew B. Hovey, former receiver of the Northruo Banking company In Kansas Citr. Kan., fell in the street In a fit today and died on the way to the hospital. Mr. Hovey was 55 years old. and for many years was a leading business man. Mrs. Henrr ft. Davis. WASHINGTON, Dec. . Advices received bere announce that Mrs. Henry O. Davis. wife of the ei-senator from West Virginia. and mother-in-law of Senator Elkins, died nt "Graccland," her summer home at Elk- ins, W. Vs., today. First W. C. T. V. President. SUSQUEHANNA. Dec. . Mrs. Fanny D. P. Chase, la dead at HalUtead. She was the first national president of the Wonian'a Christian Temperance union and author of a number of books on religion and temperance. Mrs. Alice Freeman rainier. CHICAGO, Dec. . Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, former dean of women at the Uni versity of Chicago, and well known in edu cational circles throughout the country died suddenly la Parts today. A CAUSE OF HEADACHE. One Very Common C'anse, Generally Overlooked. Headache is a symptom, an indication of derangement or disease In some organ, and the cause of the headache is difficult to lo cate because so many diseases have head ache as a prominent symptom; derange ment of the stomach and liver, heart trouble, kidney disease, lung trouble, eye strain or 111 fitting glasses all produce head aches, and If we could alwaya locate the organ which is at fault the cure of ob stinate headaches would be a much simpler matter. However, for the form of headache called frontal headache, pain back of the eyes snd In forehead, the cause is now known to be catarrh of the head and throat; when the headache Is located In back of head an i neck it Is often caused from catarrh of t'j stomach or liver. At any rate catarrh Is the most common cause of such headaches and the curs of the caturrh causes t. prompt disappearance of the headaches. There is at present no treatment for catarrh so convenient and effective as Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, a new internal remedy in tablet form, composed of anti septics like red gum blood root which act upon the blood and cause the elimination of the catarrhal poison from the system through the natural channels. Miss Cora Airsiey, a prominent school teacher In one of our normal schools, speaks of her experience with catarrhal headaches and eulogises Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a cure for them. She says: "I suffered dally from severe frontal headache and pain In and back of the eyes, at times so Intensely as to Incapacitate me In my daily duties. I had suffered from catarrh more or less for years, but never tuought it was the cause of my headaches, but finally became convinced that such was the case because the headaches were always worse whenever 1 had a cold or fresh attack of catarrh. 'Stuart's Catarrh Tablets were highly recommended to me as a safe and pleasant catarrh cure, and after using a few Co-cent boxes, which I procured from my druggist's, I was surprised and delighted to find that both the catarrh and headaches had gone for good." Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are sold by drug gists at 50 rents per package, under the guarantee of the proprietors that they con tain absolutely no cocaine (found In so many catarrh cures), no opium (so common in cheap cough cures), nor any harmful drug. They contain simply tha wholesome antiseptics necessary to destroy and drive from the system the germs of cstarrhal , disease. . kRNAM STREETS, OMAHA. The People's Knrnitare and Carpet Co. yie Great Alteration Sale On account of the great alterations still going on in our building, we are compelled to move our cloak and suit stock before the 25th of December, and will therefore sell during the next 20 days any article in this department at half and less than half. Ladles' Monte Carlo Coats in black and colors, that' were marked to sell for Z ( (O 112.50 at JO Monte Carlo Coats that were marked to sell at (O ( jO 115, 117.50, ?20, at.O 0 45 and 50-Inch Long Coats with fur reveres and collar, that were marked $22.50 and A QD $25.00, at' -0 All Our High Class Monte CarJos ind Long Du Barry Coats, vel vets, mlks, etc., at less than half price. Silk Skirts -handsome taffeta or peau ie soie skirts, with drop lining and beautifully fin ished, that were marked to sell at $19, $22.50 f Cb& and $24.50, at. .JL VJ. tO All our Lace and Point de Spret Skirts over silk t&YO drop lining that were marked to sell 35-$40 4P-LS fur Scarfs genuine ncarten scarfs with six 75 OiQ tails, aud prime selected skins, 7tV?&i... 'i- 45-ln. Long Sable Oppossum Scarfs, with two r J0 heavy brush tail ends, were marked to sell $16 - st-- Best Quality of Isabella or Sable fox Scarfs. tbatQ OiQ were marked to fell at $17.50 and $20.00, at A New Silk Waist We are showing the only exclusive Monte Carlo Waist in the city in black QO taffeta onlyat tho low price, of Millinery Monday in our Millinery Department we will place on nale every trimmed, hat for $2.50. These hats range in prices from $5.00 to $15.00. This is positively the last sale in the millinery department this season. A complete line of Christmas Angora Caps in all colors at 49c and 75c. Our Street Hats go at 25c.