r 10 THE OMAHA DAILY HEE; WEDNESDAY, FEimUAKY 11, 1003. FOR TAX RIDDEN PROPERTY City Treasurer Gathers Statistics to Show that Relief is Heedei DELINQUENT TAXES IN EXCESS OF VALUE Mr. llMinlnK rt(in Einflmmt Law to Clear Property and He. tore it to Revenne Prndaelnir Rails. of DOG PLAYS THE STAR PART Does Musical Tarn la f'oirl and Then Starts Commotion la Corridor. In Judge Fawrett's court room ye sterdsy morning a plain black dog with no an cestry to particularly bonit of and no other distinguishing appurteraore got more no toriety ani attention than most dogs get In a whole lifetime. The spnnlel belongs to John A. Rylen and la the one charged with having bit little Dorothy Wyrllle. whose, father la suing Rylen for $10,000 be cause of the Incident, alleging that the little girl's nervous system was affected by the attack. When the dog was brought In, to be put looked dubious. They had seen dogs before and they knew there was no telling what sort of commotion might be precipitated. Bailiff Morgan slipped out to the Janitors' room and got a club. Just when things got going well the dog remembered his musical education and began to vocalize softly, under the wit nesses' bench. The court frowned and the bailiff edged over to within reaching dis tance. The dog grew melancholy and took the high note from the mlsorere. Some body reached under the bench and the tune switched to "Brush By, White Man." Pro ceedings temporarily came to a stop, snd the court said: "Take the dog Into the corridor." Then resl trouble began. An old colored man asked somebody what the dog was do ing there, and the somebody answered that It had bitten small girl. The delegate from Dahomey Inferred that the canine had the rabbles, snd he started for the other end of the hall. As he went he let every one know what was doing, and everyone got busy. Never since the smallpox scare hns there been such a hurried clearing out In the temple of Justice. The Judge was expected to Issue a re straining order forbidding the dog to "In terrupt, Interfere with or In any way mo lest the district court In the discharge of Its nstural duties, or to In any manner an noy or Intimidate any officer thereof or any person legally entitled to be in or about the courthouse of said county, or to exact from any such person any portion or fragment of such person's anatomy as such person may be reluctant to pa,rt with or may wish to reserve for his or her own dog." City Treasurer Hennlngs has been gath ering statistics to show the necessity for devlslni- a war to collect a cart of the $2,- 000,000 delinquent tsxes duo the city of evidence, the court officers all Omaha. Thousand of lots are encumbered by unpaid taxes greatly In excess of their value, and as Illustrations be presents Bve striking examples, using the fair cash val uations made by Tax Commissioner Fleming for the 1903 assessment. A lot valued at 1250 has IS16 In taxes standing against It; another piece of property worth D,375 baa taxes against It to the amount of 110,(90.16, and there Is one small lot which 1160 would buy that has $615,911 marked up In delinquent taxes. The city treasurer has been gTestly Inter ested In the proposed legislative measures designed to secure, not only the collection of back taxes in Omsha and the placing of the property in position where It may yield regular revenue, but the state as well. Present Law : Inadequate. "It is estimated that there are from $7, 000,000 to $10,000,000 atate, county and city taxes delinquent In Nebrsska," he says. "Probably one-third of the property con cerned never could be redeemed under tho present lawa. We should get a bill through the legislature to clear up this property snd to get it paying taxes sgatn. "Besides the benefit of a large amount of back taxes which we could collect under the so-called acavenger bill, it would de crease the levy for tsxes in future yesrs. Of course, under our present constitution this can be accomplished only by regular court proceedings. "The best remedial legislation proposed that I have aeen la a bill in the hands of a repreeentstlve from a western county, which he proposes to Introduce Into the house this week. From my point of view, after careful consideration, It la a measure that f-hould be passed, and I believe It should lve the hearty support of the Douglas county delegation." Synopsis of the New Bill. Mr. Hennlngs has a synopsis of this bill aa follows: The county treasurer shall prepare a complete delinquent Hat of taxes each year and this ahall be bound and kept as a permanent record similar to the present Bales Record." This record shall have suitable columns showing the kind and amount of every tax against each tract, as well aa the total amount due. It shall have columns for the entry of payments of taxes and re demption from tax sale, the name and address of the purchaser and his assignee, as well as other columns for entries of orders of court, etc. Tha rarnrd shiill have a formal statement attached to It and shall be filed with the clerk of the district court. It then be- omes k petition and Is the commencement of a suit to enforce the taxes. , Notice of the filing of the petition and of the amount due on each tract Is then published four weeks. Those who wish to contest the taxes must fie answers by September 1. A default decree Is entered against all land when no contest Is made. Lands defaulted are Bold under an order in" court, after advertisement, in November each year When less than four years taxes are delinquent lands must bring full amount of taxes. Interest and costs, but when four or more years are delinquent lands may be sold to the highest bidder regardless f tha amount due and without appralae- '"in the latter case the bid may be raised by any .person within eighteen months by filing; with the county treasurer an offer of a premium. The highest premium must bo accepted. Wales draw Interest at 12 per cent per annum. The period of redemption Is three ears for the ordinary sale and two years tor the aala where four or more years are Included. The atate, county or any city may be come purchaser where their taxes are In volved and are not required to advance money. All such sales, may be assigned by the treasurer to any purchaaer at any When taxea are contested the court enters a decree after a regular trial. The state ault has light of way over all civil Luslnesa of the court and several pro visions are found in the act to get an early decision. The owner and occupant of every tract of land Is served with notice by the sheriff (or by publication) that the time of re demption will expire on a certain day. If there Is no redemption application mafia to the court sale Is confirmed and deed mads under the court's order. This deed la an absolute title to the property. There are provisions discouraging the filing of contest or appeal solely for delay. BOILER MAKERS MAY STRIKE Men on Other Earriman Lines May Join Union Paoiflo Striken. DECISION OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DUE I,ornl President Kennedy Kxpeets to Hear Within Tnrslr-Foar Hoars Whether Fight Is to Be Kxtended. ROCK ISLAND AGENTS MEET They Are Being: Instructed as to New Belatloaa with Southern Pacific. A Chicago, Rock Island Pacific pow wow was In progress in Council Bluffs yes terday. At the Grand hotel was a meeting of all the agenta of the Iowa divlBlon of that road with the chief men of the operating, traffic and auditing departments. A halt dozen of the high officials were out here to Instruct the agents in various topics relat ing to their respective departments. It is said that the most important feature of the meeting waa a discussion of the new phases of the work of the representatives of the road that have Just arisen aa a re sult of the recent alliance of the Rock Island with the Southern Pacific railway. Head men in the different departments of the railroad instructed the agenta thor oughly in the complications and ramifica tions that result from thla relationship. The officials present at the meeting were: H. J. Bllfer of Chicago, general superintendent; C. I Nichols of Falrbury, Neb., division superintendent; W J. Law rence of Dca Moines, division superintend ent; H. Gower of Chicago, assistant freight traffic, manager; W. H. Burna of Chicago, freight traffic auditor. Some fifty agents were In attendance at the meeting. It began at 10 o'clock yes terday morning and continued all day long. It waa a memorable occasion for the agents of the Iowa division. E. F. Kennedy, president of the locsl union of striking boiler makers, Is confi dent that within twenty-four houra it will be known whether the Union Pacific atrtke Is to be extended to the other Hsrrlman lines. Ever since the brief and decisive conference between President Burt of the Union Pacific and the general committee of strikers' representatives two weeks sgo the burning question has been: "Will the men be pulled out slong the Southern Ps clflc and the other Harriman lines?" Mr. Kennedy expects this to be answered this morning, and as a conse quence there Is a decided spell of hushed anticipation over those favored few of the men who know that the crisis approaches. From the start there has been no hope of the machinists on ths other lines being pulled out, as there have been aeveral rea sons why they could not snd would not quit work. But with the boiler makera It has been different. Tljey can and will come out any time they are ordered to. This has been known snd admitted all along, and it has been merely a question of the order being given. When President McNeil of the Interna tional Association of Boiler Makera and Iron Ship Builders left. Omaha ten days ago to go to his headquarters at Kansas City It was to settle this matter. He placed he question before the executive council of the association. This confprlses six members, scsttered over the United 8tatea. The affair waa one of correspondence, snd took time. Vote of Direct tsaestloa. The only question on which the council was asked to rote was, "Shall the men on the other lines be taken out?" Since then Mr. McNeil has been waiting in Kansas City for these replies. He haa not gone out over the Southern Pacific, aa an nounced In his plans, tor It would be use less to go out there without knowing where he stood. ' Finally the votes have commenced com ing in. Two have already reached Mr. Mc Neil. The otbera are expected aoon. When the decisive vote arrlvea he will telegraph President Kennedy the result. Monday he wired Mr. Kennedy that the matter was very near a conclusion, and that a decision could be expected any time now, probably not later than Tuesday night. FIGHTS IN TILLMAN STYLE Livery Stable Employ Cses Pitchfork la Esesaater with Foremaa. Btevs O'Brien, an employe In Homan'e Harney atreet livery etable, waa angered yesterday when George Border, hla fore man, awakened him at 7:30. O'Brien seized a pitchfork and made a number of pastes at Border. Borne of the lungea wera effect- Ive and aome were not, but considerable blood bad been spilled when the officers arrived. The punctures in Border included one in aa ear, one In his band, aeveral In the left leg and arm and a tew in the body. No vital parts were reached, however. O'Brien waa locked up, charged with as aault and battery, to which he pleaded net guilty. A more aerlous accusation will be filed Wednesday. Pneumonia. This Is one of tha most dangerous and often fatal diseases. It always results from a cold or from an attack of the grip. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy quickly cures these diseases and counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. It Is msde especially for these and similar ailments and can al ways be depended upon. Brewers Wta Law Salt. A 1urv in Judge Blabaugh's court has found for the defendant In the ault of Walter Molse & Co. against William Krug 1 1 inn ttlloH tn ha rill nn thf. counts' of John Goodfellow and William McAvoy. William Krug took out the license for the saloon at Twenty-fourth and Nicholas streets and furnished the tenanta their beer. Goodfellow bought $600 worth of Uauors from the Mole company. and McAvoy, wno was a later tenant or th hulldinar. bought S500 worth. Neither. It was alleged, had paid their accounts and the Moise company sought to collect from Krug. affirming that the occupants of the saloon were his agenta. Krug showed that while he had taken out the city license for the place, Goodfellow and McAvoy had each taken out a government license in tneir own names. Railway Notes and Personals. 3. A. Munroe, traffic manager of ths Union Factno railway, naa gone to Minne spoils. E. H. Wood, general, freight agent of the Union pacmc railway, naa gone to Chicago. Tha Wabash railroad haa lust completed plans to unite the eastern, northern and western Oould lines In Toledo, O., with a 'cross-town line which will Involve the ImildiiiK of a new union station as wen, The new line will Join the Wabash with the Wheeling A Lake Erie line and with the Ann Arbor line. Several million do lars will be spent In the line and the station. WW ' """X Panares Instantly and Cure Quickly C COLDS IN THE HEAD, SORB THROAT, CROUP, FROST BITES, SORB CHEST, SWELLXNOS and all IN FLAMMATrONS. Prevents Pneumonia and Pleurisy. IT SOOTHES, IT HEALS, IT CURES. a. at t- eooo xrarooot TALK OF TELEPHONE SERVICE Principal Toalo at Meeting of Ha eeatlve Committee of tha Commercial Clnh. Telephone service was the principal fea- u-e of the discussion at the meeting of the executive committee of the Commercial club, although the apeclal committee to which ths matter had been referred was not In a position to make any definite report. M. Wulpl, chairman of the committee, said that daring ths week the members had conferred with persona familiar with the local altuatlon and had entered Into correspondence with two telephone experts, who are to be in the city the latter part of the week for the purpos of msking an n vest Igat Ion of the local situation; that pending the arrival of the experts snd their report the committee does not desire pub licity to be thrown around Its actions. as It msy be thus hampered In its work. Hs further said that one result of the work of the committee had been to bring from the telephone company a tentative propo sition looking to a reduction of the exist ing rates, but such reduction is not to stop ths work of the committee, aa It desires to srrtve at an exact knowledge of the true state of affairs. There will be a meeting of the Jobbers of the city at the club rooms Wednesday to take action In regard to the proposed advance of charges on excess bsggage, and at the same meeting there will be pre sented for consideration a set of resolutions offered to the commutes by the Weatern Hardware Dealers' association, In which that organization protests sgalnst Increaa- ng the powers of the Interstate commerce commission. E. A. Benson, representing the press committee of the Nebraska Real Estate Dealers' association, told of the work of the organization In advertising the stste in newspapers and magazines of the east, and upon hla request the committee donated $20 toward the expenses of the work. Twenty-one persons were sdmltted to membership aa follows: O. M. Hitchcock, R. Btlmson, John C. Dreiel, Thomas Baker, George I Fisher, P. J. Boysen, George W. Sues, H. F. Curtis, O. B. Will- lams. J. H. Blotchett, C. S. Elgutter, E. Servlss, F. H. Dunlop, R. B. Haaker, A. Mandelberg, F. Richardson, A. R. Edmlston. W. Holmquest, F. A, Csstle, W. E. Mor- rlss snd B. J. Drummond. FAINTING BERTHA" AGAIN This Time She Is Arrested on Charge of Stealing Diamond Brooch. Bertha Liebbeke, known to the police as Fainting Bertha," waa arrested In this city yesterday by Sergeant Rentfrow and Detective Murphy of Council Bluffs upon the charge of having robbed an Illinois woman of a valuable diamond brooch. Bertha waa recently arrested In thla city and taken to Council Bluffs, where shs waa given into the custody of the officers there and was to have been aent to the Iowa asylum. The following day, January 28, ahe returned to Omaha and boarded a train for Chicago. While enroute to that city ahe made tha acquaintance of an old woman from Galesburg, 111., who was re turning home after a visit here. . To her Bertha gave her name aa Jennie J. Wilson and said ahe resided at 428 South Seven teenth street. In this city, being the daughter of Mrs. J. F. Wilson. When the aged Illinois traveler arrived in Chicago he discovered her valuable diamond brooch missing. Shs reported the theft to Sheriff Hurburgh of Galesburg, who haa since been in communication with Chief Donahue. ' He was sent a .photograph of the Liebbeke woman by the Omaha chief, which was shown to ths Galesburg woman. who positively Identified the picture that of the person whose acquaintance aha had made on the train. Bertha returned to Omaha yesterday morning. World's Best Pile Care. Why endure tortures from piles till you contract a fatal . disease when Bucklen s Arnica Salvea cures, or no pay? 25c For sale by Kuhn ft Co. BENNETT SALE IS POSTPONED Trns-tee Hastings Will Dispose of of Bankrupt Company's Prop, erty February 21. , The sale of the property of the W. R. Bennett company, which waa to have taken plaoe yesterday, was postponed until Saturday, February 21. The postponement was caused by the fact that In the first order the notes given by the Bennett Build lng company to tha mercantile company were not included aa a part of the assets to be sold, and in order to Include them it wss necessary to give ten days' addl tional notice. Ths sals will bs held at 10 o'clock In ths morning at ths federsl build ing by E. E. Hastings, the trustee In bank ruptcy. MRS. J. BENSON. fit New ' Shirt mmi waists " "J V tf AiAw I Whlto Waists la Basket Weave, ' sO Siis'' 7 W I Damask, Etamjae and Caavaa, em. RH1i$ir t I broldereo or plain. 1 VA A V iM 7 H I See tho Grape, Aeora and Foliage v s ' Hew Silk Waists la alack and aol- 1 K V 'Vyff re omhroldery and other trim. 4M'-C$.V elegaat Haa of Blaek and Col. ore Silk -Petticoats. PRICEH4tT UP to 117.00. Announcements of the Theaters. One of the big novelties of ths Elks' masquerade ball and entertainment will be a minuet, in which twelve couplea will participate. Judge Dickinson will be seen in this stately dance, aa well as a number of other prominent citizens. The costume will be the most elaborate possible to pur chase. The style of the costumes will be the picturesque King Louis XV. Another feature will be Jubilee Singers, who will render the best of the oldttme coon songs This quartette Is composed ot Qulnton Mil ler, John Brennan, A. W. Kroeger and Thomaa Swift. The Black Pattl has rallied round her Troubadour bannera about all the talent worth having in the colored world comedy and song and dance. Her success haa been so great that she has been abl to create a sort of monopoly and plu tocracy of a Jet tint. Her company for thla season, the seventh of her great sue cess, numbers over two score of white teeth snd shiny-eyed male and female tuntnea and funsters. Ths company will be seen at the Boyd Sunday matinee and night. YY A Thoughtful Husband cured his wife of fainting and dizzy spells, weakness, headache and backache with Electric Bitters.' Try them. 50c. For sale by Kuhn A Co. GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON Collector Stephenson Returns from Capital with Talk of Mercer aa Others. B. B. Btephenson, collector of Internal revenue, returned yesterday from a visit J to Washington and a short trip to New Tork, where he went to see D. E. Thomp son started on his journey to Brazil. I fstled to see Mr. Thompson off," he aald, "because the boat on which he was to aall did not leave until Monday at noon. It was due to leave Saturday morning, but waa delayed because coal for the voyage could not be aecured In time. At the time five other large liners were waiting in New Tork for coal. 'There Is much talk of the appointment of Congressman Mercer to a position un der the federal government, but It la hard to tell what it will amount to. ' Mr. Mer cer haa many friends In Wsshlngton who would like to see' htm get something, but he Is only one W'many who ars retiring from congress from time to time, all after something aa gtfbd, It not better. When' the Washington habit once gets a man it Is hard for him to Tecover. There are sen ators and representatives, men strong and weak, 11 struggling for appointment at the expiration of their terms of office, and, while aome of them are entitled to posi tions, that fact alone doea not prompt them to enter the Hats. No doubt. President. Roosevelt is considering the qualifications of several of these men for positions for which they have applied, and he la espe cially looking for good material for the canal commission. "It looks to me as though ths bill to cre ate a second federal judicial district In Ne brsska may pass at thla session, as there is little or no opposition to the measure. It Is understood In Washington thst the ap plication of Mr. Munger of Lincoln for the position ot United States district attorney la aimply made tor the purpose of showing that he will accept the position In case Mr. Lindsay cannot get it. He has already in dorsed Mr. Lindsay for the place. Mr. Munger waa In Washington with me, but so far aa I know the matter of hla appll cation waa not considered at that time." A BALD NEWSPAPER MAS, I Getting m New Crop of Hair, and Has Jta More Dandruff. Everybody In - the northwest knows Colonel Daniel Searles, the vetersn jour nalist and publicist of Butte. January 10, 1900, the colonel writes: "I used a couple of bottles of Newbro's Herplclde with marvelous results. The dandruff dlsap peared; a new crop of hair has taken root, and the bald apot la rapidly being covered." Herplclde la the only hair preparation that kils the dandruff germ that digs up the scalp In scalea aa It burrowa Ita way to ths root of ths hair, where it destroys the vi tality of the hair, causing the hair to fall out. Kill tha dandruff germ with Herplclde. HALF HATE Masonle Library Association. At the meeting of the Masonic library association Monday William Clehurn waa elected president to fill the unexpired term of W. W. Keyaor, whose resignation, caused by his removal to St. Ixuls. was accepted. John D. Howe waa elected vice president and Frank 8. Hayes was elected representative of St. John's lodge on the board. The library now has about AuO vol umes on Masonic subjects and a librarian la In charge from T to a o'clock each evening except Saturday and Sunday. All Masons can draw books from ths library for terms of two weeks. axative promo Qui CurM a CoM In One Day, Crtptai uinine Pay cm very tec 2 So Via Wabash Railroad. Mobile and return. $28.85; New Orleans and return, $29.50; Havana, Cuba, and re turn, $65.15; Bold February 17 to 22. Half rater one way and round trip (plus $2) to many points south on sals the first and third Tuesdays of each month. For full In formation call at Wabash office, 1601 Far nam atreet, or address Harry E. Moores, O. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb. Mortality Statistics. The following births and deaths have been reported to the Hoard of Health: Births Henry W. Ploas. 1110 Bancroft, boy: Henry Christiansen, 3416 Decatur, girl; Patrick Dougherty il3 Caldwell, boy; Joe Sllxewskl. 2364 South Twenty-eighth, girl; Richard Christine. 1H-4 South Twelfth, girl; John A. Metcalf, 2647 Chicago, boy; David MUbourn, 1424 Mllltaiy avenue, girl; Walter Freeman, 04 North Twenty-third, girl; Sam Moraaky. 121& Puth Eighteenth, boy; Robert Mensles, 4237 Lake, girl; Antonla Payne 3( North Tenth, girl; Curl Hiving, 321S South Twenty-third, boy; William Crandall. 4741 North Thirty-seventh, boy. Deaths Mrs. Anna Tordy, Second and Pierce, 43; J. V. Murtln, Eighteenth and Davenport, 67; Mary l. Young. Ninth and Avenue J. East Omaha. 7 months; James McDonald, died in St. Joseph's hospital, home at Fremont, Neb.. 7. Goes from Bsd to Worse. Alwaya true or constipation. It begins many maladies, but Dr. King's New Life Pills cure or ro pay. Only 26c. For sale by Kuha A Co. Repairs at lleals School. The total aum of the Insurance awarded on the Beala school building. 12.(as, has been paid to the secretary of the Hoard of Education. Four carpenters, a glualer and a number of laborers went out to tho school Monday to begin repairs on the one small building that was not completely destroyed. It will be ready for use? by the kindergarten and lower grade pupils within a few da a. WatcH Windo$(,lO)j Ladies , "Dollar" Wrappers, 45c Your choice of our $1.00 wrappers In dark col ors, made large and full, ruffled and braided. In all slzea, on main floor at 45c each. 75C CORSETS 39C 1,000 fine corsets in short and medium lengths straight front, also French bstlste tape girdles, all sizes in pink, blue and white, at , 15C HOSIERY 64C One large bargain square with hundreds of dozens of ladles', misses', children's and boys' fast black hosiery in plain, fine and heavy ribbed, all sizes, worth 16c, go at, pair 39c 6lc 15C EMBROIDERIES AT 7iC Immense lots of very fine embroidery and inserting In neat and dainty patterns. In all widths, go at, yard . 7c Special Bargains Today in Basement One big tabls ot fine drapery Swisses, all alzea of dots, 36 lnches wide, go at 10c yd. One big table of 1V4 yard lengths of carpets, Brussels, Velvets, Moquettes, Wiltons, etc., worth up to $1.50 a yard 59c 5c for the whole strjp Special Towel Bargain 15c Towels 7c each On lot of huck and all linen knotted flings damask towels, they are regular 15c towels, for tomorrow only we One table of rem nants of Art Burlaps, In plain colors, worth 25c a yard, go at offer them at each yd. 7c 33c Towels at 15c each One biff lot of .15o knotted fringe and ESr"v spoke stitched huck towels, they are all linen and very large J,jC size, go, tomorrow at, each 50c Lithograph Pillow Tops, 25c each To close out all the the balance of our 3oo and 50o lithograph pillow tops quick, we offer gj" them tomorrow at 25c each. These are in our tjC art department on third floor Special Bargains at White Oooda CounterFor tomorrow only ATI we offer No. 250 imperial long cloth that generally sells , J oC for 12yo a yard, at. yard Special India Unon Bargain Tomorrow Our No. 74 India Linon 1 is our regular 12tc kind and 32 inches wide we offer C3oC it tomorrow at, yard Visiting Cards Printed While You Wait. 100 visiting cards in Script or Old , English A ( , type with a pretty illuminated card case . . . . " Biest Shoe J Sale we ever held. I $60,000 worth Shoes on sale tomorrow. Soothes the Throat and Cures the Cough I5c a bottle at Howell Drug Company, 16th and Capitol Avenue. HOWELL'S ANTIKAVF irJOU Any place where you can buy druga at prices quoted below? 25c Allcock's Plasters, we sell ....2 for 25c (1,00 Ayer's Hair Vigor, we sell 75c $1.00 Bromo Seltzer, we sell 75c roc Colgate's Pansy Blossom Ex tract, we sell, os 23c 60c Soclete H'yglenlque Soap, we sell.. 29c 2fte Brown's Bron. Troches, onr price J e 25c Brandreth's Tills, our price 19c 25c Carter's Pills, we sell 15c 25c Chamberlain's Cough, we sell 20c !4.00 Chichester's Fen. Hills, our price .f 1.74 1 Pound German Mixed Bird Seed 4c Sac Castorla, we sell 25c oOc L'utlcura Salve, we sell 40c $1.00 Duffy's Malt Whiskey, we sell .... 76c ale Extract Beef Marshall's, "Ueblg's Process" (NOT genuine I.leblg's) we sell 10c Genuine Liebig's Extract Beef 60o size, we sell 40c 50c Fischer's Kxtract Beef, for He $1.50 Fellow's Syrup, we sell $1 16 Small (Sarfleld Tea, our price 10c Jap Rose Soap 7c ihc Humphrey s 77, we sell 20c SU.OO llostetter's Bitters, oar price 74 o 50c Horlick's Malted Milk (small) 40o 3.75 Horlick's Malted Milk (hospital alzel $316 25o Kondon Catarrhal Jelly, we sell .. 2ic $1.00 Pepto Mangan Uurle, we sell 85c f.MM Kilmer's swamp-Hoot, oar price 74c Write for our 100-page Catalogue of Drugs, Rubber Goods. 30o SOe Kilmer's Swamp-Root, oar price ........ , ai.OO Klnsj's New Discovery, our price 75 e Sl.OO I.lsterlne (large), oar price Oio 2fte Msterlae (small), oar price.. Oo 25c T.axstlve Bromo Quinine, our price 15c .llu,l.,,A. , . ... .. 75c 66c 25c Mistletoe Cream, for $1.00 Mother's Friend, we sell 'the Moellner's Cod Oil, we sell ItSe Mennen's Talcum I'owder, oar price .... fl.CO McBlree's Wine of Car. dul, oar price oOc Omega OH, we sell aMH .Newbro's Herplclde, onr price $1.00 Ptnkham's Comp., we sell 25c Packer's Tar Soap, we sell Vl.00 Peruna, we sell $1.(10 Pierce's Medlclnee, we sell $1.00 Palne's Celery Comp., we sell ... 2bc Pierce's Pills, we sell mo Pond's Extract, we sell 6"c Pyramid Pile Cure, we sell $1.00 Scott's Emulsion, we sell 60o Myrap of Klsrs, onr price .... $1.00 Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, for . $1.75 8. 8. 8., our price $1.50 Vln Marlani, our price fl.OO Kirk's Dnndrnff Cnre, we sell SOe Williams'' Pink Pills, onr price f l.OO White Blbboa Manor Cnre, for 25e box (3 rakes) Bensoln and Buttermilk Soap, for Chemicals, Patent Medicines lie (Wo 40c 74o . 60c . lf.c . 62c . SiC . 75c . 2oc . 40o . 40c . 75c B4e . 74c ..$1.14 $1.00 7Bo Rfto Too J 2c snd Sherman & FJcGonnell Drug Co., CORSKR KITH AND DODGE STREKTS, OMAHA, .NEB. The Best and the Very Best for the Cure of Chapped Skin 25 Cents Per Bottle (Cuhn's Glycerolo of Roses Ask for it. COURT RULES FOR CHILDREN Participation by Adults in Mock Tea Partial is Held BationaL JUDGE HIMSELF LIKES TO "PLAY HOUSE" Fact that Woman Took Part In Chil dren's Amusements Is Held Not SaRlrlent Proof of De ranged Mind. In admitting to probate the protested will of Margaret A. McCoy yesterday Judge Vlnsonhaler ruled that participation by adults In children's tea parties does not prove Incompetency of mind, and that con stant resdlng of the bible is equally in sufficient ss such proof. Mrs. McCoy's son, Alonso A. McCoy, now of Battle. Wyo., was the protestsnt against the probating of the will, desiring to break It on account of the bequest of $500 to Bishop J. M. Thoburn and Dr. Baker "to be expended in procuring bible readers for the Zenanl people in India." The protest ant alleged undue Influence and Incompe tency on the part of his mother, and It was to sustain this latter allegation that evidence was introduced to show that Mrs. McCoy had spent much time reading her bible, and had also given considerable at tention to the process of correctly "setting" the table for children's mock tea parties, and had participated In them. Tho judge, said: "This court Is not in a position to con cur In the opinion that auch conduct proves Incompetency of mind. Indeed, If It does, not only thla court, but ths greater and the better portion of the population of this country Is deranged. This court unhesitat ingly confesses that It has sat with all the dignity and decorum possible at tea tables no larger than a sheet from the court docket, snd on which the only viands were apples of too tender sge and crackers about whose age there could be no doubt at all. Moreover, the court has deliberately and willingly eonnived in an effort to have pure cold water served ss tea. at auch functions, and has even consented without protest to hold a doll In lta lap and com ment on the decoration of auch doll's bonnet." Publish yout legal notices In The Weekly Bee. Teelphone 238. FiGPRUNE Cereal A delicious Cereal offee made of choice California figi and prunes and grain absolutely free from artificial natter. MU) BY ALL GaOCER Sclimoller & Mueller's Groat Vrcck Sale of . . . PAPS Now in Full Blast. THINK THINK THINK Think of rmjinc a standard make piano only slightly marred on the case at 60 cents on the dollar of the tegular value. The people of Omaha and Ne braska are alive to their piano In terests, and by the way they are taking advantage of this sale few pianos from those four carloads will be left Saturday night. 1'lanoe that sell regularly at I2S0, $300, 360, $400,' USA, $." and up to $7SO are being sold rapidly at $125, $150. $175, $300, $225, $250, up to $375. EASY TERMS $1.00. $1.2S. $150. $1.75. $2.00 to $150 weekly payments secures your choice of these exceptional piano bargains. Out-of-Town Customers should write at once for full de scription, stating the amount they wish to Invest, and we guarantee a genuine bargain. All correspondence given our Im mediate and personal attention. Write at once. SCIIF.10LLER & MUELLER 1313 Farnant St,, Omaha . Rfl? Rrnarlwav. nnimr.il Rlnfft hW wasa 'I BJ J VVHUWII WIVII W I HAVE YOU SEEN our big display ,of Valentines? Tha pret tiest line (not In Omaha that's old) you have fver snen. Frtcea are Just making them move can't help It! See 'em. Did you know we are selling a good Bath, Cabinet, all complete, and a pint of wood alcohol thrown in, for $2.00, and another one for $4.50, whir h can not be beat for tha money. AN ONYX ROD A FOUNTAIN FOR BALE-AIA CoMPl-KTH, WITH FINB DISPENSING COl'NTEU. NEW COPPER WORK HOARD, .HAHE, ETC. MUST UH BOLD BY APRIL, 1ST. We are having new fixtures made and a BRAN NEW SODA FOUNTAIN IS COM 1NO and we've got too much stock to move, so we're going to have a stock re ducing sale. Watch this space It will save you money. THIS WEEK WE ARE CLEARING OUT SOAP! : 1 dozen cakes soap for 60c, which sella regularly at 10c per cake. Rubber goods are also going fast and the prices are doing It. lX Marvel Whirling Ppray Syringe.. $2.09 WK1T1U tOlt flULba-NUT tJATAIXMJS. CUT PRICB DRUQ STOKB OPEN ALWAYS. Tveo Phones 74 T and TOT. S. W. Cor. 10th and Calnaao kta. SGIIAEFER'S Everything Is uncertain. Why. one-half of "life" la "If!" You want to have a $35.00 HacCarthy suit or overcoat made for $28. or a pair of our $9.00 trousers for $7.00. You think you'll come In "tomorrow." Better do It now. Maybe you won't have time to morrow. Just four more days left. Offer ends Sat urday at 8 p. m, MacCarthy Tailoring Company, 1710-12 Fartura St. f hone 180$. Bee Building, Court House is opposite. DON'T BE A CLAM and ahut up your paper after you hare read one "DRUQ AD." Read 'era all over, "CHAWLEY," "EDDIE" and all the rest, and then you will be convinced "FIGURES DON'T LIE." $1.00 I1HOMO SELTZEB 60s 2uC Mennen's Talcum lOo 50c Carbolic Acid, per pound tha $1.00 Maltlne Preparations TOO $1.00 Shoop's Rheumatic Remedy 65o $1.00 Sagwa 0o 50c Tarrant's Seltzer 3 So $100 Hood's Sarsajjurllla 60o 50c Hayes' Hair Health lOo 20c Humphrey Nux Vom. Pellets 10o 20c Humphrey Belladonna Pellets 10o 60c Humphrey AA, BB, CC Remedies.. 40o 25c J. P. Busp. Bandage, Silk 16j Fuller Drug & Paint Go. 114 S. Mth Street. Tel. 349. WE SELL PAINT. WnMFMs M --W 111 BtM M W sMfcr ;cooiavlD Ergot. FKMALI BtAN rati nummif rU or.nruuiieiLtMiiL