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TIT 13 OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATUTtDAY, MAY 2, l!03. i rn M a. UJ $5 SPRING SILK WAISTS AT $1.98 The latest style silk waists in black and all colors taffeta, $1.50 KID GLOVES AT 59c PAIR. mi cuiure luitoia, $1.98 Another huce lot of the finest cloves, most of them real kid Japanese silk, peau tie soie, etc., over fifty etyles all sizes May sale price leather. They come in two and three clasp effects, all late spring shales and not a pair worth less than fl.60 May sale price 59c bin S ii IBM! 12 Misses' and Children's Dresses 98c red cnambray, wmte India vrsr98c $3.50 A wonbcrful bargain. Swell novelty wash dresses for misses and children, in white pique, colored ehambray, white India lawns, fancy percales and gingnams, in blouse sailors and the new long effects, many fancy trimmed, worth 13.50 May Rale l'nce Ladies' $1.50 Shirt Waists, 69c Ladies' $2-50 Shirt Waists, 95c All the swellest waists from an eastern manufacturer's stock the daintiest effects of the year, worth JV P" as high as ?2.50 and ?3, J f" C May Sale Trice - w All the handsome waists ST (T from this stock worth vJ C 11.50, May Sale Price. .. W 35c Hosiery at I5c, 10c, 61c Ladies', Men's and Boys' Hosiery fast black, tan, etc. cotton lisle thread :tnd.!!::.e.ff!.rt:i5c,i0c,6ic L, a tups' "vrnxrwip. at? a Jew lork manufacturer, bought at 50 cents on the dollar, worth as high as EJOrr lOn fi.ou, at tyvwiVtw; Ins: and Summer Underwear Ladies, Children's and Boys' summer and spring weight knit uuuciwtar, coiion lisie tnreaa, baibriggan, dropped stlch, ribbed and lace effects, OK,-, lCn "f CT worth up to 50c DC,lDC,lUC,OC nn n n n yiiLiL "Ml n?fo)W7 MM. Spri downs, Skirts, Drawers, Skirt Chemise, Corset Covers. May Sale of Muslin Underwear neatly tucked, hemstitched or trimmed with worth upVtnTots afl8c,79c,49c,25c Velvet Ribbon Sale In the Basement Colored Satin BUck Velvet Ribbon, one hi uble, narrow widths. r regular price 60 a yard, at, a bult of 10 yards ; OC 5atln 1 Black Velvet Ribbon, one big lot, wider widths, worth 7,c a yard. ' at, per yard t..;, . lC t'o Black Velvet Ribbon, widest widths, regular 12to , af. a w yA " f 9 1 - - a. sTjn . . t. enOeW 4" SLn-lnt'fS tR,bbn' 009 his a11 color8 th0 k Ind thai Sen. 4 f erally sells lor 2so, tomorrow, a yard . la3( BRINQ YOUR CRAYON PORTRAIT COUPONS Tomorrow will be the last day for Crayon Portrait Coupons. Brine your photograph in early. Coupons will not be honored after tomorrow $6.00, S7.Q0 and $8.00 Pattern Hats at $2.45 SI0.00 and SI2.00 Pattern Hats at, - $4.95 974 Handsome Pattern Hats Reached Us Yesterday The Result of a "Dicker by Wire" Messrs A. Stern Company, 712 Broadway New York renowned as de signers of pattern dress hats, gold us their entire sample collection comprised of nine hundred and seygtityfour of the most desirable and stylish dress hats for ladies' and misses, embodying over two hundred different shapes and trimming effects. A truly remarkable gathering. The se hats were priced by A. Stern & Co., two weeks ago at $6, $7, $8, $10 and $12. We bought them at a figure so advantageous that toe can place them on sale Saturday at far less than half their original cnt. We have divided the hats into two great lots at prices the lowest ever quoted in the United States for stylish hats right at the beginning of a busy season. Saturday, iflllliiulilillillflr. 1 ' $12,000 Sale of Ladies' Suits Tremendous Purchase of an Entire Stock from the Well Known Factory of L Barnett, 29 E. 10th St.. New York. A superb line that was made specially for ths si03lleit store in Brooklyn and refused on account of its late arrival. We bough at 46c on the dollar and sell far b?low cost to manufacture. All Barnett's swell $20 Suits In late shades and f fj CJ at Mm tJgBBsaaa $2 90 Trimmed Street Hats at 98c Grand assortment of all the new things In trimmed street bats, Including black, navy, burnt, white, brown, castor, cardinal, etc., In fact a roost comprehensive assemblage of all that Is ft popular. Regular 12.60 value for Saturday, J rJP MAY BALE PRICE). ....".. i. $3.00. Trimmed Hats at $1 Basement Again on Satur day we offer a limited rnumber of splendidly trimmed hats, made up in the very latest styles, which compose the hats. left over from the after Easter crush. Not a hat worth less than $3.00 MAT SALE PRICE..., ' 1.00 $3.00 Children's White nilan Hats at $1.50 Twelve , dozen children's pretty rolling brim fine quality white Milan . hats, trimmed with satin back velvet ribbon : 4 f band and streamer style, in navy, cardinal I ZJ II white and black MAY SALE PRICE w SOc Military Brush Pompoms at 19c 100 dozen military or barber brush pompoms now so popular for the natty tur ban effects. We have them in black, white, ffc navy, brown, cardinal and castor. Regular 1 VJ J price is 60c, Saturday MAY SALE PRICE -f w $1.90 and $1.25 Slower Wreaths at 75c and 49c-Hun-dreds of handsome rose and geranium wreaths, with dangling bud effects at each end, the very newest thing In flower Ideas In the east. ; Many actually worth $1.60 and $1 25 Saturday MAY SALE PRICE $2.00 Children's Trimmed Leghorns at SI A complete line of fine quality children's leghorn hats, prettily trimmed with handsome daisy wreaths. Held flowers, rib bons, gauze, etc Regular $2.00 quality, MAY 8ALE PRICE 75c-49c 1.00 $1485 !te $40 and $18 9 iolle f $4 All Barnett's $30 Suits, very swell, at All Barnett's exquisite $40 and $45 Suits, every one a beauty, at All Barnett's $22.50 and $25 ISC0 $n98 Coats at All Barnett's $10 Voile Skirts, height o $AQQ style, at All Barnett's Sample Silk Skirts, worth up to $45- all with heavy taffeta drop linings, at $19 GREAT BARGAINS FOR CHILDREN'S DAY Just purchased an elegant lot of fine silk and wash spring and summer coats for children of J to 6 years of age, at about SOc on the dollar, wo offer you choice tomorrow of the silk coats, beautiful ideas, actually worth $15 and $20, at $5) Wash and Duck Coats of the same lot, worth up to t3, each at .$2 $1.50 Child's reefer 89c $2 Child's Autos 98c $2.50 Child's coat $ 1.50 $5 Child's coat..: $2.98 17.50 Child's ilk coat $3.98 (10 Child's school suits $4.98 912.50 Child's school suits $6.98 $10 Silk Jackets at $5 Monte Carlos and Blouse. Purchase of silk coats Includes a lot of samples worth 17.60,. J9 and 110 your choice at. $5 SPECIAL BASEMENT BARGAINS fiercer I red Crochet, cotton, reru!ar 5-cent kind, at, a ball Silk Elastic InOarter Lengths , regular Zac elusilc, st, esch i. 2c 5c 5c Denim Laundry Bags, the kind that generally sells for 25c, at, each Sheet Music hundreds of different airs . the kind that penorally sells -f 1 , for 25c and 50c, at, each 12C STRAW MATTING SALE MONDAY The greatest sale of straw matting- ever held In the west on Monday, May 4. Saturday in the Candy Dept. Fine Mamhmallows worth 36c, 4 En , caiuraay only sww 20 sticks Candy for.... 5c Trilby Cups lb ...8jc Wrapped Caramels, lb. .8Jc Crystal mixed, lb.. .... .8Jc Cream Imperials, lb 10c Gum" Drops, lb 10c Chflmpion Mixed, lb 10c Jelly Beans, lb 15c Lemon Drops, lb 15c Chocolate Creams,ib.. . 20c Snow Drops, lb ; .'. 20c Home-made Fudge, lb.. 20c Pure Sugar Stick, ib.. . .20c Burnt Peanuts, lb. . . ...20 C Ice Cream Soda. ,5c Coffee and Teas at Money. Saving Prices You save from 10c to 25c on every dollar's worth of Tea and Ceffee when you buy at the Btsttn Store Coffee Special - Special Rio, worth 15c, IQC 15c 20c 25c 35c B. F. Japan," worth 40o ... Leader Blend, worth 2()c for.............. Bonton Blend, worth 23c, (or . Cucuta Blend, worth for Boston Java and Mocha, none better, Jl-lb. fl, lb.... The above teas at USo had at any price. Tea Special ...30c Young Hyson , 'Iflc worth 40o ,OUV ...30c ...30c ...45c Extracts, Etc. Eng. Breakfast, worth 4Uo Oolong, worth 40c Boston Blend for Ice tea pound. They are as good us can be l-o. Extracts, any flaror none better 4-oi. Extracts, any flavor, JfJc none better vw Walter Baker Cocoa, half pound Very fine French Mus- lOc tard, per bottle ,wv price's and Royal Bak-' A"2r Ing Powder, 1 lb w 24c Walter Baker Choco- 15c late. 1 pound uuw 10c Very fine Catsup, per bottle K. C. Baking Powder, 20-ounee Fig Prune, Postunr and Caramel C'ertal Coleman's Mustard, ,4-lb. can 20c 20c 17c Specials in the Drug Department "S. S. S., large 1.15 Cascarets, large 39c Cascarets, small 9c Bromo Seltzer, small Qc Good Bulb Syringe lQrf William's Shaving Soap . . &2 Pinkham's Comjjound 69c Colgate's Shaving Soap 5c' Pierce's Medical Discovery 65c Good Medical Atomizer 25c UNCLE SAM'S PUZZLE EXPERTS Bereral Thousand Addrait Biddies rVied Up to Them Erery Day. JOKERS SET THi GUESSERS GOING Ingenlas Work ( Well-Meantns For. elcaera Test the Wits of the Poatofllco Mil-Phonetle ' Principles Applied. Vaarly 1,000 letters or other pieces of mall matter bearing defective addresses reach the New York postoffice every day, and tbe .correct addresses are found for more than 85 per cent of tbem. Most of the work Is done' by three or four men, relates the New York Sun, the lion's share falling to Otto O. Meager, chief clerk of tbe department. A letter thus addressed by a Joker reached Mr. Menger'a desk a tew years ago: "Stan In the Postoffice, North Lemon, Old Sweater." Mr. Menger was mystified for time, but suddenly It struck him that the address, read according to the prin ciple of contraries, would yield "South Orange, New Jersey." "Stan," who wai s clerk In tbe ffostofflce there, got tbe let ter the next day. "Among the Clouds, N. H.," was another tddress of the catch variety. It reached Ita destination at Mount Washington with out any particular loss of time. "Holy Ana" was the direction on a letter which waa delivered to a resident of Olean. Cat taraugus oounty. "Holl Erie Co." was easy. It waa meant for Holland, a village A abort distance out of Buffalo. But the addresses devised by the funny men are really tbe easiest that the blind readers bare, to deal with. It la the for-aign-wrlttea addresses that make trouble. The almost universal method of solving tbe mystery Is by dissecting and analyzing (be scrawl according to phonetio prin ciples. "Istochlnchistommo" appeared on a let ter that confronted Mr. Menger a few days ago. It bore as Italian stamp and the aaaie of an Italian. That was all the Mind reader required. After a moment's study he redirected the letter to East Kings ton, N. Y. ftoaso Tone's Problems. Not less remarkable waa the transla tion of "Spltal Carutln Hapnn Harland" Into Quarantine Station, Hoffman Islsnd. Similarity, under the searchlight of the oiU4 ra4or'a Uliiinlnsllag Wain, "Soe- cloples" became Scotch Plains; "Sayrosa, Pa.," 8hlreoaks, Pa; "Slrlano street Toms ville," Sarsh Ann street, Tompklnsvllle, and "Bodofel, N. Y.." Board of Healtb. New York City. A tougher problem. In some respects than any of the above, because It called Into play other abilities of the blind reader than merely bis power to read phonetically, was presented Wy 'Styl.men atrit, nombrs falf." Mr. Menger sent this letter to 5 Stlllman street, Boston. The name on the envelope was Jewish, and. the blind reader, knowlngthat Stlllman street was a short one In the Bean City's ghetto, sent the letter there. A letter bearing the postmark of an ob scure town In Hungary came to the Inquiry department recently. The face of the en velope at first glance left the Impression that the writer had been practicing at making tbe letters of the Engllsfi alphabet, setting tbem down at random as tbey oc curred to him. The characters were all carefully printed with a fine pen. What appeared was something like this: . : Tek Rivedelemsgsr : : loth Janos t : Epltessurnatlsxtellettel : Nevlork Janca Amerlka s ; ; After considerable thought the blind reader concluded that this letter w in. tended for some one In Rlverdale avenue, Yonkera. His guesa proved to be correct. Tanalrd Spells. One writer who wanted to send a letter to Coifs Neck wrote It "Cold Snake." An other wrote "Dutch Johnunn" fur riiihoM. Junction. Still another addressed a letter to "Arsenic," which ile really Intended for Osslnlng. Lakewood has been written "Liquid," and on one occasion at least a man who wanted to send a letter to Presi dent Roosevelt at bis summer borne wrote the address "Lobster Bay." Some blind addresses are hopeless, as for Instance; the explanation was this: The person ad dressed, a newly arrived Immigrant, had In a previous letter written at the close a tew words of English to show off hla ready absorption of tbe language of his adopted country. Tbe correspondent abroad mis takes this for the American address and carefully copies it. A famous example of this sort of mistaken addresses arrived at tbe postoffice a few years ago and now oc cupies an honored place In Mr. Menger's scrap book. It read. Fred Ourper Good Nelht t S.leb Good Pensllwanlen t Nord Amerlka : which was mailed In a small hamlet In Germany; and this, which cams from a town in Russia: : Rule Rrltannla Britannia t Nf wcr shall He clavfS t Aint rljia Karsiinvrlna Shogln For a long tlirie the blind readers were unable to fathom the reason for such ad dresses, but It at laat dawned oa ibeas that Mister Samuel Landberg You Is alright old Grandmother Yake had a belly ache 1221466711 10 In Newlork Moro of tho lame. Here are a few more of the same type: "if et dont go thlere please bring 11 tome P. F. Golnuen America," "Miss Ida Johnson my darling sweethart 1 lov Juy North amerlka" and "This bandswrltlng Is on offyour brothers daughter his name Is Simon Galltsky America Br. Aneupky." One day last week Mr. Monger got a letter with Chinese characters on one side of the envelope and this by way of address on Its face: "Tang ho, Wishes to Inform the public that he baa opened a first-class Hand laundry, 202 George street." This letter was delivered to a New Haven Chinaman. A couple of addresses that were not only blind, but perhaps might be said to be deaf and dumb Into the bargain, were: "Mr. Thoa. Clancy, New Jersey, United States America," and "Mary Murphy, America." The writer of the letter to Mr. Clancy wrote In a large hand clear across the face of the envelope: "This Address Is correct." "Miss Anne O'Brien, 27 Bridge Street, M. N." was an address that would have been a poser to most people. Mr. Menger solved the mystery by a process of elimination. He reasoned that tbe M. of the address stood for the name of the town and tbe N. for that of the state. Working on this hypothesis he found that tbe only state be ginning with N and having a town of any slie beginning with M which contained a Bridge street was New Hampshire. And the town Itself was Manchester. So the letter waa sent there and Miss O'Brien wss found. Rsrlsg lestos Saeceaa. SAN FRANCISCO. May 1. The rac ng season, which closed at Oakland yet?rday, was the most successful In the history of the sport In California. During the season about li-'5,Ui0 was distributed In stakes and purses by the new California Jockey club. W. H. Jenrflnga A '. head the llt of wluuiug wwbexs with fca.tle tw Uxjr are4ik ROUKD ABOUT THE SCHOOLS Plang for Bkjroraper School Houses Dis eased in New Yerk. SOUND MINDS IN SOUND BODIES Progress of the Scheme to Merne lu ' ferlor Country Schools Ioto Cen tralised Iastltatlona Edu cational Notes. The board of education of New Tork City la endeavoring to reach a conclusion on plans for a sky-scraper acboolhouse of eight or ten stories submitted by the chair man of the committee on buildings. Tbe project Is such a radical departure from the tlme-bonored custom of limiting the height of a schcolhouse to four, or, at tbe most, five stories that many of the mem bers have been simply dumfounded at the boldness which characterized the new plan. The proposition, which has created quite a sensation In educational circles, reports the New York Times, was made by Com missioner Lummta, who Is chairman of tbe committee on buildings ef the board. It Is for the erection of an eight or ten story schoolhouse of the most modern and ap proved steel skeleton construction on tbe site of the old Essex market on Grand street, between Ludlow and Essex streets. Thla lo In the heart of the Ghetto, where tbe housing of the rapidly Increasing school population Is apparently an unsolvsbls problem. I'pon this site It Is proposed to erect tbe educational "skyscraper" projected by Commissioner Lummls. The building would be In every sense a scholastic, counterpart of the great office buildings In tbe lower portion of the city, would be aa fire-proof as human Ingenuity could make It, and would bave elevators espable of transport ing a whole class of children at one trip Tbe erection of such a building Is regarded by Commissioner V.ummls as an economy, as classrooms to accomraodsts 6.000 chil dren could be put on property which. If de voted to the ordinary four or five story schoolhouse, would furnish accommoda tions for 1,600 children only. The opposition to the plan wss centered In tbe difficulty of handling 5. 00 J children under one roof. It was contended that in case of Ore or other excitement It would not be possible to dismiss the pupils as speadlly and without creating a panic as It la aaw la khe amaJler acfcaela uaoar the system of "fire drills," or rapid dismissals as they are technically called. tossd Mlnda In Sound Bodlea, Commenting upon and commanding tbe intention of the new Teachers' college of New York City to educste its matriculants In the rules of health so that they may impart the knowledge to their pupils, tbe editor of American Medicine says: "It la not merely the rulea of hygiene that are needed, nor the ordinary courar In school physiology. Personal hygiene Is applied physiology, but a proper under standing of certain elemental truths of human physiology must be acquired be fore tbey can be aj. plied. Knowledge of the normal functions of the body and the simple methods of keeping tbem In healthy action Is the one thing that no educated person should be excused from possessing; yet most of our children reach maturity without parental or scholastto Instruction In tbe most elemental matters of health." It dees seem strange w.h all our edu cational progress that wa are over the threshold of the twentieth century before this addition to our school curriculum Is made, comments the New York Press. Herbert Spencer In his "Essay on Educa tion," put the query, "What knowledge is of the most worth?" forty years ago, aud bis answer should be written In let ters of gold on tbe walls of every school house in the land: "As vlgoraiw health and accompanying high spirits are larger elements of happiness than any other things whatsoever, the teaching how to maintain tbem Is a teaching that should yield In moment to no other whatever." These words ars as true today as when they were uttered by the author of "Prin ciples of Physiology." It was one of tbe many Illustrations of his wonderful per spicuity, and deserves tbe earnest consid eration of every educator. The Teachers' college bas made a long stride In advance, and it may be followed with general profit by the entire publlo school system of tbe country. Consolidation of Seuools. Prof. Alfred Baylies, superintendent of public Instruction of Illinois, Is an en thusiastic supporter of the policy of merg ing small country schools into one modern school and tbe uss of carryalls to transport children to and from the centralised sthiol bouse. Prof. Bsyliss admits tbat the scheme Is not likely to find favor wltb tax payers, not because It would Involve In creased tsxes, but bocause tbe present sys tem nf school management must be up rooted and centralised. "The reduction of the number of districts in each township," i be said, "would In many. If not meat, easrs I lead to the consolidation of all tbe shoeis, Lae org aoiaaxloa ef a grades acoool and tbe establishment of a high school de partment In every township. If,' beoauee of bad roads or other causes less real, a town ship does not choose to ronsolidato all of tho schools In one building, then at least the older children could be brought to gether In a central school, and given thi advantage of compansonsbtp and associa tion with others of their own ag?." Tbe township high school Is one of the prime results aimed at by the proposed change. There Is provision for township high schools In the Illinois school laws, but as long aa the district system prevails there Is little prospect of tbe opportunity being utilised. The new system. It Is believed, would bring tbe township high school Into existence all over the state. "There ought to be." aaya Superintendent Baylies, "with in reach of every farmer's child In Illinois a country school tbat should be worthy a place on the accredited Hat of the atate university as tbe city schools that now make up that list. It ought to give as good quality of Instruction In mathematics and science and language and literature as thn city high school." As to the effect of centralising the com mon schools of tbe township, he says: "Our present system hat served Its purpose. It no longer meets the requirements. Under It the county superlntendency Is shorn of half Ita strength. Proper class ification of pupils, superior Instruction, the development of teachers are alike impos sible. The advantages which come from comparison, competition, organisation, ex ample, criticism, correction, oversight, co operation, all those things which differ entiate an organised school from a group of girls and boys whose varied ages and at tainments prohibit organization or econom ical Instruction, are all conspicuous by their absence." City and Coaatry. From all of which It would appear that President Eliot of Hsrvard Is not so far wrong wben be says that tbe educational system of this country Is capable of vaat Improvement. Superintendent Bayllaa at tributes the decay of the country school to the great and growing movement toward the towos and cities, and hs baa some pro nounced views as to tbls movement as a cause of which there are likely to come many serious effects. "Society is moving," he says. "The city school, for reasons I need l:ot stop to recapitulate, la keeping up wltb tbe procession. The country Is re enforcing and regenerating the city with ite best blood. The movement Is not new, but It Is continuous and accelerated. Tha ele ments which destroy the population it cttles will operate In the future aa In tbe past. Ws are proud of the fact tbat tbe ssajorltr at tfce grsat men this oouutry has produced come from the farms, and It wllf. be a most serious mistake to even seem toJ encourage the Idea that success In llfajfj possible only to those who leave tbem. Food, clothing and chcltor are the funds mentals of civilization, and this Is an agri cultural nation. We talk of the learned professions. Mind Is no more the dominant factor in them than In scientlflo agricul ture. The country boy must be made to know and to feel thla. The way to do It Is to Improve country homes, schools and so cial life. Of the factors which make for this Improvement tbe school Is not the least. Tbe taxing unit for schools ahould be so changed that Just as good schools, hav ing aa well paid teachers, as good libraries, as good debasing clubs, as much architec tural beauty, as beautiful grounds, ean be provided In rural as In urban communities, and that thesb schools should be colored with those things which will bring them Into sympathetic knowledge of their en vironment and Its possibilities, anil lead tbem up and out of tha atmosphere of mere drudgery Into the sunlight of aspiration and hope in plain words, to give them what tbey do tot now bave, a fair chance." Bolls, bores nad Ftlsui Find prompt, sure cure in Bucklen's Arnica Calve, also etz3rna, salt rheum, burns, bruises and piles, or no pay. Jjc Tit slo by Kuhn A Co. tleavy From la Indiana. PRINCETON. Ind.. May l.-There was a heavy frost throughout southern Indiana laat night. There will be feat damage to fruit and early gardens. Trneuo Tale. There once was a Chirk wltb a qusue, Who wanted a maiden to wooeue; But the maiden so fair I)ldn't fancy his h llr. So she said; "I will bid you adueue." Philadelphia Record. RAIN THE PURE GRAIN COFFEE The coffee habit la quickly over come by those who let Grain-O ta'-o its place. If properly mado it taste like the bet of coffee. No grain coffee compares with it in flavor or health fu'noss. TRY IT TO-DAY. At grocers everywhere! lac and kc pet pta