THE OMATIA' DAILY DEE: SUNDAY, JAN'UAIIY 10,
1601.
Ladies' Wrappers
Ladies Petticoats
HiK Class Velvets
Under Muslins
In dark and light
colors, at
fl quality black mer
cerized petticoats,
Plain velvet?, costume
velvets, bUck and col
ored Paon velvets,
at yard
Ladies' gowns, pklrta
and drawers, all iaco and
embroidery trimmed,
at each
each .
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Challenge Sale of Dress Goods
Wool plaids, zlbelins plaids, double width,
23a grade, a yard
Wool fancy stripes, fancy chevlois, gorges, A
etc.. SOo value, a vard
69c and 65c dress goods, black and
a yard ..L
73c French flannels, challies, walatlngs and y C
silk, mouasellnea, all colors, a yard....-Jv
Cloths and suitings, desirable weaves and TC)
colors, 7Co grade, a yard C
On front bargain square, B.OOO yards of $l.DO
value dress' goods twine cloths, zlbelines,
etamines and Panamas, black and Q
all colors, at, a yard i 0C
$1.25 Silk Chiffon Crepe at'85c a Yard
An extraordinary extra apeola) far tomorro
wool chilTon crepe, the ultra fashionable
tined for high favor this season; there
are 3,000 yard of this superb cling
in? dress fabrlo which we offer at
such an extraordinary bargain. The
new champagne, biscuit, Chatreuse,
brown, gray, and shades, of blue and
black, at, a yard ,
Special Events for Monday
A Great Embroidery Offer
An importer's extra fine sample strips
of embroideries and insertings, straight
from St Gall, Switzerland, all widths of
Swieg, nainsook and cam
bric, some very wide and
worth up to 35c a yd, )
Laces All kinds of fine laces, on big bargain
square, all widths, beautiful Tt
patterns, and a great bargain, C'lUC
Ladles' Kid .Gloves-Ladies $l.BO quality
Kia ana mocna amoves, ror street
areas wear, many styles,
at
Ladles' Handkerchiefs Linen hand-g
kerchief with embroidered edges, a 1 1 If
big bargain at, each , V w
Ladles', misses', children's and boys' winter
- underwear, worth 80o eaoh. . in
t x... ..25c
Ladles' plain and fleecy lined hosiery,
, medium and heavy weights, a pair.
DIRECT GAIN FOR FARMER
i
ftmliff or Grtat Weitsrn and Birth of
Omaha train Exchange,
10WER FREIGHTS . ON NEBRASKA GRAIN
Leee4 nates Dae to New Coadltloa
Pat Moae- Iato Pockets of Pro.
facers Coaditlons
I Certala to lasprov.
1 The coming to Omaha of the Chicago
(Great Western and the establishment of
the Omaha Oraln exchange have already
been of great benefit to the farmers of
Nebraska; they will In future be of much
. greater benefit. If the Interest In rates
and other vital matters aroused were alone
the only thing accomplished, a good deal
cduld be counted. But lower rates have
come as the Immediate result of the Omaha
ambition and from these the farmers have
been realising for some- time in better
.money for their grain. In future these
. rates will not Improbably be yet lower.
This has been the case In Kansas and in
Minnesota since the markets In Kansas
City and Minneapolis have been opened up.
Thla was the case in Nebraska when the
t live stock market was begun In South
i Omaha.
The Chicago Great Western first put In
a , low proportional rate which, while in
. ' Operation to Minneapolis, gave the farmers
' of southern Nebraska at least more for
their grain, which was shipped to Omaha
and then north. Following this other rail
ways have put In low proportionals to
Minneapolis and Chicago. The Missouri
'Pacific put them In to the gulf. All these
things enabled the farmer to get Just so
much more for Ms grain, the wheat crop
, at least having nearly half gone during
this period since the work was first begun.
The Rock Island put In a milllng-ln-translt
rate, which was another advantage. Last,
the roads led by the Northwestern have
reduced the through rate to Chicago from
1 to 4 cents on grains. This Is an injury
, to Omaha, but a benefit to the farmers In
Northwestern territory, for the grain goes
' now to Chicago at an average ot about
$10 a car cheaper, which the farmer has
, been getting since It became operative. -
BeaeBt la Dlreet.
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"I am not able to say that the Great
Western or the Grain exchange have done
great deal for Nebraska farmers so far,"
eld a local grain dealer. "But there Is no
pure. The critical ordeal through
1 nasa. nnwenr. la art fraiiorhr with
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that the very thought of it fills her with apprehension and horror.
There is no necessity for the reproduction of )if t. . ;tk.. .;-ri
or. dangerous. The use of Mother's
mo vuiuiug iicui lums i tcijr
remedy It alwayt
- annliedexternallv.and
hat carried thousands
cf women through
the trying crisis without suffering.
tana lot fFee book eontainlag laiore utiiua
a pnoeleM value to all eipeciaal KtoUMrs.
.Tsl BrafJStld RtlKiltir C, Atitat. Ck
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forward more
.
Never have we offered such a huge stock at a clearing sale aril nevjr were values so
bargains. Every day you visit the sale means a saving opportunity every purchase
Challenge
Sale of . .
$20 and $25 Cloaks at
in the very latest and
samples and they are
colors,
25c
The Smart Military Jackets jauntily trimmed and
out In the latest ideas, well lined and worth
115.00, at QJO
Ladies' Long Coats in the late ahd stylUh cloths and
color, well lined and have sold up to ten T QQ
dollars each, at...'. . (J
High Class Long and Short Coats for Win- n TA
ter swellest styles of the year, worth $30 I-. U
Ladies' Tailor-Made Suits"
v silk and
fabrlo, den-
Ladles' Tallor-Made
to 15.00, at..
Ladles' Tallor-Made Suits that have sold
up to 130.00, at
Ladles' Swell Tailor-Hade Suits that have
sold up to $40. 00, at '.....!....
Ladies
at ..
Ladles
at ..
$4.00 golf skirts,
high grade $5.00
Ladles' silk skirts, worth, up to "t K. f
$7.00, at J3U
Ladles' silk skirts, worth as high as nn
112.60, at
Challenge Sale of Furs
Ladles'
' fur fluster scarfs ? C
th $2, at.... J I
worth
Ladles' double coney scarf s QO
worth $4, at ,..I.0
Ladles' fox squirrel lined 7 CA
scarfs, worth $15, at . JU
I ISSSS
and
59c
7a buck towels, at,
each , y
15c huck towels, at,
each
26o hemstitched huck towels, at,
each
SOo hemstitched huck towels, at,
each .'.
C0c hemstitched damask towels, at '
each X
75c hemstitched damask towels, at,
each
10c hemstitched dollies, at,
each
60c dresser scarfs, at, ' -
each
EOc pillow shams and square, at
each
19c
question that these things will be of the
greatest benefit to the people of Nebraska.
These low through rates, which would not
have been put In operation but for the
coming of the Great Western, mean money
fo the farmers a gain on every bushel of
grain sold by them. "Then to consider the
probable effect of the grain market we
should take the similar case and effect
of the live stock market at South Omaha.
Before that was established all the Ne
braska and western live stock had to be
sent to Chicago, and there were no rates
making profitable shipments Into South
Omaha because there was no live stock
bought there. If the farmer had hogs to
sell he had to ship them, to Chicago, and
the freight bill amounted to Just $48 on, the
cars then In use. Then there was the
shrinkage, for hogs lose la weight and by
death, and that could be safely counted at
$15 a car, .making the expense at least
$63. Now the South Omaha' market has
gradually worked up unUl the South Omaha
price on hogs is Just 10 cents lower than
the Chicago market, or about $15 less, on. a
car. Offsetting this against the freight the
freight and the shrinkage In shipping to
Chicago and you have left the neat saving
to the Nebraska farmer of nearly $50 a
car. You can soon see what the saving
In all these years must have been on the
millions of hogs sold In South. Omaha.
Then there are the cattle and the sheep to
be added to the sum of good the South
Omaha live stock market has been to the
Nebraskan."
Doesa't Hus Higher Prices.
A member of the Nebraska Grain Deal
ers' association does not think that the
exchange will result in higher prices being
paid for grain.
"No, he said, "no higher prices can be
expected. The Increased competition due
to energetlo buying for this market in she
fields where Minneapolis and Kansas City
have been practically the only bidders,
cannot raise the trlce, for the reason that
grain Is all sent to the great markets to
New Orleans, Minneapolis, Kansas City,
Chicago, St. Louis, and elsewhere, and It Is
so big a business that these set the price,
and one firm or one city could riot bid
more than the others. It will simply be
the question who can do the' business In
the territory.
"Lower rates, en the other hand, always
mean a gain to the farmer. That is Where
the grain movement In Omaha has so far
been a gain to the Nebraska, farmer. The
grain dealers In the small town handle
grain on a small margin, 1 cent or a cent
and a half, or something like that.' If the
freight rate goes down $10 a.car the farmer
gets that $10.
"The grain market here will be a distinct
advantage to the farmer, because it makes
No woman's happf
nest can be complete
without children ; it
it her nature to love
and warn them
DVOSltP s;
much so at
to lore the
w...;.,i .Li
which the expectant mother must
AA rr
Friend to prepares the system for
paasca wunoui any aanger
Tbit
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goods from our great stock
Ladies9 Cloaks and
$9.98 Here are very fashionable long and short coats,
best Ideas for the season, many are exclusive Q CI D
worth 25 each, at JJJ
Suits that have sold
....
up
.9.98
12.
19.
late styles.
1.75
2.98
dress skirts.
50 $3f
Electric seal ackets, with brook
mink reveres, worth $30, at -
Ladies' astrakhan Jackets Q CIQ
worth S25. at J JO
Ladies genuine sealskin Jack
ets worth $100, at
Our Anmial Challenge
For (hit extraordinary January Sale we have brouylU forward our highest grade linens- and marked them
3ic
10c
15c
19c
25c
50c
lc
25c
25c
75c squares and pillow
98o hemstitched lunch cloths, at, '
$1.50 hemstitched lunch cloths, at, rTSr
each ;V
95o hemstitched tray cloths, at, 1Qr
each
$1.50 pattern table cloths, at, QSC
$2.50 ail linen fuil bleached damaak
pattern table c'.otha I.i
$3.50 All linen German pattern table f QM
cloths, at, each 1 '
$2,50 Imported 10x4 and 12x4 turkey f 25
red and green fringed table cloths
$6 hemstitched all pure German linen tab'e
sets, 10x4 cloths and one 1 QM
rinwn nnnktnl rwr net... '
a market close to him. The nearrr a man
Is to his market the better It is for him.
This Is especially true when a grain man
sends out his first grain in the year. Per
haps this goes clear to New Orleans. It
may be weeks before he hears from there
as to how his grain graded. This is a
thing he would wish to know Immediately,
so as to know what his grain was going to
ruq. But sending to New Orleans he might
have to ship for weeks before he got the
grade. With a market in Omaha the grain
could be shipped in, and In two or three
days the dealer In the state would hear
Just how it had run. It Is an advantage
to be close to our market so that you
can tell what conditions are. I do not be
lieve that the Omaha market will result in
many elevators being put up in the state,
for the reason, that there are now few
places without elevators, and. additional
ones would simply mean the - division ot
the grain among more firms, and large
amounts of grain can, of course, be handled
In elevators much more cheaply than small
amounts. We have had an luspection of
grain in Omaha and an Omaha grade for
a year at least This has been what might
be called a private inspection, of course,
but It has had to be honest. This will
now become a grading and inspection under
the exchange."
RELIGIOUS.
The late Isaac Barker of Newport, It. I.,
bequeathed by his will $40,000 to the Ameri
can Unitarian asaoclutlon of Boston, and
$1,000 to the Channlng Memorial church of
Newport.
Archbishop Farley appointed Father John
P. Chid wick, who was chaplain of the
Maine when It was blown up, to be chap
lain to the House of. the Oood Shepherd,
New Tork.
The Kev. John Cotton Brooks, brother of
the late Bishop Phillips Brooks, has Just
celebrated his twenty-flftlv anniversary as
rector of Christ Episcopal church at
Springfield. Mass.
Methodist Episcopal Sunday schools In
this country have a membership of 2.8s4 000.
evangelist A. C, Jeffries, father of James
J. Jeffries, the pugilist, is holding revival
meetings in. Baltimore at present.
The railroad department of the Young
Men's Christian association has Issued a,
pamphlet, "Progress," telling of Its growth.
The railroad branch had 43,000 members In
lwn. and has now 2,S48.
Rev. 8. B. Dunn, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Woonsocket. K. I.,
has resigned his charge because, he says,
he and bis family are slowly starving to
death on the beggarly salary allowed him.
Bishop P. A. Ludden of the Catholic dio
cese of Syracuse, N. V . In his sermon last
Sunday, severely arraigned the Idea of
teaching children the existenco of Santa
Claos. He says children are taught a mtb
Instead of the real meaning of the day.
Father George Patrick Sherr, who died
at Denver recently, was one of the few
bearded Catholic prleeta In the country. He
had devoted his life to the mission work of
the church snd was greatly beloved
throughout the mountain' region of Colo
rado.
The celebration of a bl-centennlal by a
church has been an event that h.S only
been observed by a few congregations In
America since Its discovery. The Flackner
Swamp Lutheran congregation at New
Hanover, Pa., celebrated oa November 28
and r last, the 2u)th anniversary of Its ex
istence as a congregation, being the o'dest
Lutheran congregation In the western
world, worshiped In the oldest Lutheran
church In America.
The Anglican bishop of Gibraltar, whose
death la Just announced, was onoe the
victim of the late Iope's gentle, but pecu
liarly penetrating gift of sarcasm. He
was admitted to an audience at the Vati
can, aud, aooording to those present,
seemed rather disposed to stand oa his
dignity. But I XIII effectively non
plussed him with the subtle opening: "I
believe, my lord, that I have the honor to
live tn your lordship's dloceee."
For years Rev. J. K. Herman of Mllford.
N. H , has been studying law, and now he
has been admitted to the bar. "I have
done all thla study," be ears, "without In
any way slighting my duties as preaoher
of the goer.al. For Instance, Monday, In
stead of being sa-eal'ed 'blue Monday.'
was devoted by me tn the etudy of oim
branoh ef lew. The knowledge of lar !
helpful t all prore.tns "n1 mjch to
the ministry as sny other. Is not your con
gregation the Jury and will not a convinc
ing argument carry welaht In matters re
ligious as U matters of lawf .
priced at even biggar bargains than ever before.
. '
Suits
price, yard,
wii
Sheer EnirllKh nainsook, 3S Inch,
would be cheap at 'tc, Monday
clearing sale prlcekyard.
19c Quality Victoria lawns, 40 inch,
15c grade, at,
yard )...,
19c grade Victoria lawns,
40 Inch,
. at, yard ,
9-4 unbleached sheeting, worth 22c
yard, clearing sale price,
yard
-4 Pacific bleached sheeting, extra
quality, clearing sale price,
yara
Lonsdale, muslins, on
50
$50
represents a most unusual bargain chance.
shams, at, each. 49c
50c extra heavy
2 yards wide,
lasts, a yard
65c all linen cream damask 72
in. wide, bargain, at, yard ...
75c mercerized satin damask CAs
snow white, heavy weight, yd fJ
$1 full bleached Irish satin dam- Qn
ask all linen, yard ..: Ui
$1.50 double satin damask fullQO
bleached, elegant designs, yd UL
CLIMBING THE ARMY LADDER
.
Progress of Adna R. Chaffee from "Eookie"
to Lieutenant General.
FIGHTING TALENT OVERCOMES OBSTACLES
Distinction' Achieved y Soldier
, Who Entered the Army as a Pri
vateAnecdotes that Show
How Ho Got Vtf.
(Copyright, 1404, by T. C. McClure.)
From a "rookie" in the regular army to
lieutenant general and chief of staff will be
the lecord of Adna R. Chaffee when he
succeeds Lieutenant General Young on
Januarys. It will have taken him forty-three
years to complete this record, but It stands
alone In the military annals of the coun
try, as no private soldier In the regular
army ever before rose to such distinction.
When the civil war broke out General
Chaffee was a young man of 19, born and
bred In the Western Reserve tn Ohio, lie
was an Ohio Yankee, brimful of patriotism
and love of his country, He realised that
the preservation of that country meant
fighting, and when he made up his mind to
help In that fighting, he declared: '
"I am going into the war and I am, not
going there as a Sunday soldier, or because
my neighbors and friends are going, but I.
am going to fight for the flag. I Intend to
Join the regular army,"
He enlisted as a private In Company K
of the Sixth cavalry. He chose that branch
of the service because he was fond of
horses and thought he could fight better dn
horseback than afoot Ha chose the Sixth
cavalry because he believed It was a fight
ing regiment, and It suited his estimate so
wall that it was virtually his military alma
mater for twenty-seven years. He entered
it as a private In 1861 and left it when ad
vanced to his msjority In 1883.
' Several ot General Chaffee's predecessors
In the highest position In the army came
from the ranks, but they were in the volun
teer service, and were advanced rapidly
during the four years of the civil war.
Chaffee stuck to the regular service; his
promotion came slowly, but surelx. Two
years elapsed before he wore a shoulder
strap, and in that period he had served
through the various grades of a noncom
missioned officer. He did not reach a first
lieutenancy until February. 1868, and be
came a "captain In October, 1867.
In those years he had fighting to bis
heart's content, and realised the purpose
he declared when be devoted his life to his
country. That dogged purpose Is not hard
to read In the grim, angular face and heavy
set Jaw of this gTtxxled veteran who spent
two decades In the saddle. It is, the face
of a fighter, but not of a quarrelsome man.
There is not one line of cruelty In our war
like visage, but there la deathlike deter
mination and unalterable purpose In the
moulding of his brow, the line of his lip
and the set of his Jaw.
' On to Peking.
"I am ordered to go to the relief of the
United States legaUon at Peking. I leave
with my troops for that city at onoe. If
the allied troops do not move I will go
alone with my United States soldiers.'
This was the declaration made by Gen
eral Chaffee at the conference of the com
manders of the allied troops In Tien Tain
la the summer of ISSt, when the Chinese
Boxers' were threatening the eealruotlon of
the foreign leg a Hons In the capital of the
celestial empire, Russia did not want to
move. France and Oermany wre indiffer
ent, and at the conference all sotta ot
obstacles were raised to au Immediate ad
vauce vpoa the Chinees capital, It was
remarkable Every day brings a
means a stroke of real economy.
Challenge Sale of White Goods
12 yard bolts of No., 200 long cloth, that 7Q0
usually sills at 12 Jc yard, at, per 1 bolt a 1
12 yard bolts of No. 350 long cloth, that f
usually sells at 15c yard, clearing sale price, bolt, -&
Imperial long cloth, No. 500 finest grade, usually
sells at 20c per yard, clearing sale price, bolt of CA
12 yards IssJU
Bolteti cambric, 36 inches wide 100 pieces extra
fine quality, worth 25c per yard, clearing sale f C.
. . . , . . ,,k
15c
8ic
11c
15c
22c
Seamless blenched sheets, 81x90,
a Sc grade, at,
each
Oaklnnd Mills bleached sheets,
81x90, special bargain,
each
Reliance rlllow cases,
o r ! h 12Vic, clearing sale , fl-jC
-
price
rillow cases, 45x36 very finest
muslin, during this clearing &2
sale, at, each
Bummer time cambric, 1 Inch, f f
finer than Lonsdale, upeclal, IUC
yard
bargain square during this clearing sale,
yara
FIVE SPECIAL BASEMENT BARGAINS
Fancy colored ginghams, neat stripes and checks, worth 15c yard, at She.
Extra heavy 36 Inch mercerized satin, black and colored, worth 40c yard, 15c
12ic grade outing flannel, at a yard, special.....' , 5c
36 Inch flannelettes, hundreds of patterns, at yard 5C
Bargain square of high grade walstlngs, some mercerized, white and (n
figured, 35a quality, at yard IUC
Sale of Linens
at prices that baffle au competition. Every price quoted here
Scotch cream damask
as long as it 1C
,.,t...MjC
$2 napkins, at
dozen,.
$2.50 napkins, at,
dozen
$3.50 napkins, at,
dozen
39c
Table Linen Remnants big clear
ing on bargain square at one-half
actual value.
Bleached and unbleached Turkish
towels, some soiled, some slightly
damaged, worth ud to 25c each.
wnim iny last,
each......
unwise to dash into the strange and un
known country, there were dlplomatlo com
plications threatening, there was the ques
tion of precedence in the movement fit
allied troops, and a score or more of other
dilatory arguments were produced.
General Chaffee, Junior to most of the
commanding officers there, listened and
then In his characteristically brief, almost
brusque, style delivered bis ultimatum.
He took the short cut out of the difficulty,
recognized only one pressing object, the
deliverance of the beleaguered legations.
The record of that advance from Tien Tsln
to Pekln Is one of the thrilling chapters of
the history of the American army.
"On what side of the city Is our lega
tion?" was the demand of General Chaffee
when the walls of Peking appeared. When
told the quarter lntwhlch Minister Conger
and his suite were beleaguered, he cried:
"There's where we strike 'for."
He swerved his column of United Staves
troops direct tor the nearest entrance to
the foreign compound. The man,- who thirty
eight years before had taken th most
direct course to fight for his countrymen
and rescue his flag. Chaffee had not
changed a whit In all those years.- He was
the simple, hard-Jawed fighter he was
when he buckled on his saber and mounted
his horse as a private in Company K of
the old Sixth cavalry.
Campaigning Agalast Indians.
The old boys who went to the frontier
after the civil war, and for nearly a gener
ation campaigned against the Indians from
the Mexican border to the Canadian llnu,
will need no introduction to Chaffee. For
twenty-one years he chased Indians over
the alkali plains and into the mountain
fastnesses of the southwest, managed In
dian reservations, prevented outbreaks, and
In general acted as a guardian of the civil
isation that spread westward from the Mis
souri after the close of the civil war. Dur
ing those twenty-one years he was captain
bf Company I ot bp beloved old, Sixth
cavalry.
There were no "soft snaps" cut out for
Chaffee, He was a "regular." He knew
not the subtle art of wire pulling at Wash
ington; so contented himself with his plain
duty of fighting. The cavalry had plenty
to do on the borders and frontiers, and
there was no more active officer In the
saddle than Adna R. Chaffee.
"Chaffee was a regular dare-devil in the
saddle," remarked an officer who served
with him In many western campaigns, the
other day. "He was part of bis horse, and
the toughest cavalryman that ever strad
dled pig leather could not wear out the
old man In an Indian chase. . In the Red
river campaign of '74 I remember Chaffee's
daring rides and sleepless pursuit of the
hostile Indian. Through a broken country,
that would appall one of your eastern fox
hunters, Chaffee led his men 'over bluffs
and through gorges to reach the hiding
red devils. That was a chase long to be
remembered."
, For his exploits In that campaign Chaffee
received honorable mention and the brevet
rank of Lieutenant Colonel, the order read
ing that this was conferred "for dis
tinguished services In successfully leading
a cavalry charge over rough and precipit
ous bluffs held by hostile Indians."
He was furthct commended In depart
ment orders for the part he took In the en
gagement with renegade White Mountain
Indians in the "Big Dry Wash" In Arizona
in 1882. He served against the Comanche
Indians tn Texas, and was with General
Miles In the tatter's campaign against the
Cheyennes In Indian Territory, and did gal
lant service with Crook tn the latter'e
raid to the Slerre Madre mountains tn
188$. For several years be was In charge
of the San Carlos Indian reservation, and
proved as capable a peace administrator as
he had a fighter.
Captala of tne Sixth.
' Ills tw -ity-one years' service as captain
Winter goods go
.
at any sacrifice
quota of additional
. . -. .
49c
65c
42x36.
' t a
&G
LADIES' $5
A chance to secure a hantlsomo hat at a
nominal price regular $j trimmed
hats, at .
This is
greatest
ha has known in many
years. We outdistance
all competition in of
fering these high class
stylish and durable
winter overcoats and.
suits, that sold up to
$20 and . T" QD
$22.80 sT5"
special at
Vbur choice of flen's $10 Overcoats,
1.25
.1.50
1.98
at.
of Company I of the Sixth cavalry re
mains with him as. the pleasantest part of
his army life. So It does to Mrs. Chaffee.
It is no wonder, then, that that good lady's
fond ambition Is to see their son, Adna R.
Chaffee, Jr., now a cadet at West Point,
assigned to old Company I, Sixth cavalry,
when he graduates from" the Military ao
ademy. General Chaffee has no patience with
slovenliness, lax discipline or inattention to
duty. More than forty years in the regu
lar servlce,has made him extremely strict
In the observance of the duties of a soldier.
His habits ot neatness and precision he has
brought with him to Washington, and since
his occupancy of the office of assistant
chief of staff he has spread terror among
the dilatory old clerks and careless mes
sengers In that .part of the War depart
ment His own desk and room are the plo
ture of neatness. He attends to 'his duties
in full uniform, every article ot dress being
properly adjusted.
Soon after taking possession of his offices
he made a round of inspection among; his
clerks. They have not, recovered yet.
"What's thlsT Where did this trash come
fromT Clean It out. Take It away." These
were the brusque orders that issued from
his lips as he saw desks littered with pa
pers and packsges, waatebaskets overflow
ing with 'debris and a careless adjustment
of furniture In tho offices.
A reformation was worked at once and
now the clerks end messengers who never
dreamed that a general In uniform would
notice how they did their work, realise
that a soldier Is among them, and further
inspection has not been necessary on the
part of General Chaffee.
As a I.over of Horses.
General Chaffee Is a lover of horses. Next
to the enlisted men, the comfort and care
of ths animals Is bis command were al
ways his concern. . .
Soon after landing In the Philippines and
assuming the duties of military governor
there, General Chaffee started on a tour of
inspection. He proposed to find out things
for himself, and did not take the reports of
subordinates without investigation.
In Luson he came upon a pack of 4,000
animals which had accumulated on the
quartermaster's hands, and which were cor
raied within a very small space. The rainy
season had set In; the horses and mules
were knee deep in mud, and a more discon
solate, patheUo picture had never met
the general's eye than that brigade of
animals exposed to the rain and wallowing
in the mire.
"Why don't you get more ground ' for
these animals?" he demanded peremptorily
of the officer in charge. '
"We have been unable to secure a lease
of the surrounding property." was ths an
swer. The general crawled up on the fence,
looked over the big herd of dirty animals
and, turning to the officer, said:
"Don't wait for a lease. Seise those
twenty acres to the right there and have
them fenced in at once. Complete the
fence and turn In the animals by 4 o'clock
tomorrow."
This allowed some seventeen hours for
the preparation of a twenty-acre corral,
which, was seised In time of peace (for
peace had been established), but the officers
knew Chaffee, and by 4 o'clock the next
day the 4,JM animals were, driven Into
twenty) acres of higher and drier ground,
where they had some comfort.
Impressive Lessons.
Genersl Chaffee's solicitude for his horses
Is more than equalled by his solicitude
for the comfort of his enltatsd men.
Down at Legaspl, In the southern Philip
pines, the officers In command -of a post
received a lesson for him they did not for
ger. He had Inspected the post and was
passing through the hospital, where there
were a number of men aivk with fsvers.
Challenge Sale of Silks
Throughout our silk entire stock we bavo out the
prices nearly in half. All our present stock must be sold
quickly to make room for next season's sh lpmente.
Over 3,000 yards of thla season's best silks yard wide
taffeta, Louisenes, foulards, black dress silks, orepe
do chine, grenadine, etc. have boen selling up to
2 a yard-all on bargain tC. CCL .O
squares at tJU'U VL-U Jv,
C J. Bonnet A Co'a matchless black silks, direct from
Lyons, France, in black taffetas rnd peau de soies, also
all the new dress weaves 27, 21 and f
22-Inch silks that have been selling ftjvwnC
as high as 12 a yard, will go at this If
sale for Wr
2000 yards of all silk chiffons and moussellne deole,
In all colors, positively- worth 69c a yard, f
in silk aisle at, yard ! 1C
Challenge Sale of Millinery
Here are some of the highest grade hats.
A Cl IP,
'5
including many imported models only a few
days ago they would have commanded four or
five times this price during this clearing "
sale, worth up to I2,", at
TRIMMED HATS AT SI.SO
1.50
3 Clothing Challeng
beyond all question the
clothing bargain" Oma
dysentery and other disorders incident to
a tropical climate. The general did not
question the surgeons In charge, but passed
through the wards in the hospital. Inquir
ing ot the men themselves as to their ail
ments and treatmont.
"What Is the matter with you, my man?"
he would ask a soldier.
"Tho doctor says I have dysentery."
would be the answer. .
."What are they giving you to eat?"
The man would respond that he was fed
on some sort of gruel or soup. v
"Is Chat the proper food for these mon?"
the general asked the surgeon In charge.
"It would be better If they were put on
a, milk diet," was the response.
"Why don't you give them milk, then?"
demanded the general.
"We have none to give them."
"You have none to give thorn? How li
that?" said the general. "We had milk
at the mess table this morning."
'There is only a limited supply of. con
densed milk," explained tho surgeon,
"scarcely enough to supply the officers'
table."
"You give these men what milk there Is.
Officers and women must do without It
until an adequate supply for all
...'$5.00
reaches Jh
t mi
the post. See to it that a sufficient
Uty ot condensed milk Is ordered a
it once,
and in the meantime the officers' mess will
do without it," was the order of the gen
eral, as he turned on his heel and left the'
hospital.
TUB VALUE OP CHARCOAL.
row People Know Bow Vaetal It ts SSI
Preserving Health and Beaary.
Neatly everybody knows that charcoal Is
the safest and moot efficient disinfectant i
and purifier In nature, but few realls Its
value when taken Into the human system
for the same cleahslng purpose.
Charcoal Is a remedy that ths more you
take of It the better; It Is aot a drug at
all, but simply absorbs the gasea and lra
purl ties always present In the stomach
and Intestines and carries them out of the
system.
Chnrooal sweetens the breath after Brook
ing, drinklag or after eatbig ouions and
other odorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually dears and Improves
the complexion. It whitens the teeth ami
further acts as a natural and eminently
safe carthartlo.
It absorbs the injurious gases which col
lect In the stomach and bowels; It disin
fects, the mouth and throat from th.
poison of catarrh.
All druggists sell charcoal In one form or
another, but probably the beet charcoal
and the most for the money Is in Stuart's
Absorbent Losengcs; they are composed of
the finest powdered Willow charcoal and
other harmless antlsepUca In tablet form,
or, rsinvr, " iwi m ui pleasant
tasting losenges, ths charcoal being mixed
with honey.
The daily aao of these losenges will soc:
tell In a much Improved condition ot th''
general health, better complexion, sweeter
breath and purer blood, and the beauty of
It Is, that no' possiSle harm can resul.
from their ccnUnued use, but, on the con
trary, great benefit
A Buffalo physician, tn speaking ef ths
benefits of charcoal, says: "1 advise
Stuart's Absorbent Losenges to all patients
suffering from gas In the stomach and
bowels, and to clear tho complexion and
purify the breath, mouth and throat; I
also believe the liver Is greatly benefited by
the dally use of them; they cost but
tweflty-flvs cents a box at drug stores, and
although In some sense a patent prepara
tion, yet I believe I get mere and ber
charcoal In Stuart's Absorbent Losengej.,
than la sjur at tbs ordLuax -s roost ts
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