The Omaha
Bee.
UNDAY
EDITORIAL SECTION.
PAGES 9 TO 16.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, . SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY, 8, 1905.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
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Green Trading Stamps All the time, s
fecond week of those sensational Inventory Clearance Sales at Bennett's will show
a livelier determination to sacrifice high-grade merchandise of every description; to turn
much merchandise into little money for the sake of having that money and knowing bow
we stand.
The sensations of the hour are to be found in the Dry Ooods and Men's Clothing
Departments.
Bona-fide half-price sale of Men's,. Youth's, Boys' and Children's Suits and Over
coats will rage for six days. -
Ladies' Cloaks and Suits are all but given away in those Half Off sales. Special Dis
count Saies and Blue Letter Sales that are th: concomitants of this raging Annual In
ventory Clearance- Sale at Bennett's.
Inventory Clearance in Dry Goods
Sacrifice Sale Dress Goods Imported Dress Goods at One-half
price. This is the sale you have waited for.
60 Inch Tufted Fancy Suitings, worth $2.60 yard . . . . "1 jf
BO inch I'laked Mettelese, worth $2.25 a yard I Monday 9
The swell material for jacket suits, brown, gray, blue j J
j
and green mixtures
50 inch Panne Suitings, worth $1.50 yard
64 Inch Broadcloth, worth $ 1.50 yard
47 inch Mottled Zibeline, worth $1.25 yard .......
44 inch Scotch Tweeds, worth f 1.25 yard
86 inch All Wool Suitings, worth 85c yard
80 inch All Wool Voiles, worth 85c yard
88 inch Haln and Fancy Mohairs, worth 75c yard.
38 Inch Melrose, Granites, worth 85c yard
Sacrifice Sale Silks and Velvets
5,000 yards fancy Dress Silks, includ
ing many broken lines that 'sold be
fore the holidays at $1.25 and $1.50
per yard, none are worth less than $1
yard all 5ne price Monday, yd.5Qc
1,000 yards Plaid Wash Habutais Silks
regular 50c and 75c grades for
waiKts and misses' dresses all ' one
price Monday, yard 25c
FANCY VELVET WAISTINGS
Urown with blue dots, green with
white dots, blue with red dots, for
Jackets and waists, $1.00 values
all one price Monday,- yard . . . .59c
Our Great Linen, Barainr
Special prices on our fine Irish Linen
Tuble Cloths, Napkins to match. '
2 yard Cloths, one dozen napkins to
match, worth $5.25, sale price. .3.95
2J yard Cloths, one dozen napkins to
match, worth $5.75, sale price. .4.35
3 yard Cloths, one dozen napkins to
match, worth $6.25, sale price. .4.95
Z yard Cloths, one dozen napkins to
match, worth $6.95, sale price. .5.25
LUNCH CLOTnS Pretty linen lunch
cloths, 3Cx36 and 45x45, side board
scarfs 18x54, very prettily hemstitch
ed, worth $1.75, Monday, each. . 1.00
11ED SPREADS Fine white bed
spreads, worth $1.60 to $2.25, special
for Monday, each $1.75, $1.50, 1.25
ouk immense sale of new
1905 emrhoideries commences
wednesday:mornino, jan. il
35.000 yards finest baby sets, Ham
burg. Swiss and Nainsook edges and
insertions, 15c, 12Jc, 10c, 7Jc, 5c, 3c
And up to ttc a yard, positively the grand
est collection Khown this season. Wednes
day morning, Jan. llto. See window display.
Ladies' Neckwear
Clean-up sale of our most successful
neckwear season, 5,000 pieces ladies'
neckwear, a few are slightly soiled
from handling, all good styles of silk,
chiffon, embroidered linen and crepe
de chine, goods in this lot sold as
high as $2, Monday's price, ea..25c
Twenty ($2) Greeu Trading Stamps wltb
, every piece.
8c
ivm ku ' tea, sm
Monday k
at, yard
at, yard
Ladles' Suits and Costumes
Our inventory sale in the Suit Sec
tion during the past week has ex
ceeded all other years, still we have
some of the best styles unsold.
THINK OP IT New up-to-date suits nnd
costumes at half off the selling priet't. The
tailor got more for his making.
Tailored Suits at $9.75, for 4.88
Tailored Suits at $14.50, for 7.25
Tailored Suits at $37.50, for. . .18.75
Tailored Suits at flO.OO, for. . 20.00
Tailored Suits at flS.OO, for. . 22.50
COSTUMES FOR AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WEAR Every one a gem of the
most famous coetumer.
Costumes, color black, $65, for. 32.50
Costume, mauve, $75, for 37.50
Costumes, pearl gray, $85, for. 42.50
Costume, reseda green, $85, for 42.50
Costume, champagne, $75, for. 37.50
Costume, royal blue, $65, for. .32.50
Dressy Skirts All silk, voile, mohair, crepe
de chine and satin skirts, at about half price.
CHILDREN'S and MISSES' CLOAKS
A mammoth pile of them on our bar
gain circle main floor, ages 6 to 14
years, selling prices $9.50 to $5.00, all
in two lots, $4.95 and: 3.95
SHAWLS Nearly three hundred shawls means
too many at this tate. They are on a bargain
table near the elevator, second floor, MUST
go even If they only bring the weaver's wages.
ALL HALF OFF Blue letter and Dis
count Sales made In the ladles' and children's
ready-to-wear department will be continued
this week...
Only one Alaska seal coat left, size 30,
price $250, going at ,$135
Only one Canadian otter coat, size
36, price $145, going at $89
Only two Montana beaver coats, sizes
38 and 40, prices $120, going at .$75
Hosiery and Underwear
Clean-up sale of fleece lined hosiery for
Monday. Children's, misses' and
boys' heavy ribbed, 6izes 5 to 10, la
dies' spliced six sole and heel, all
sizes, regular price 17c pair Mon
day's price, pair 12ic
Bargains in ladies' union suits for
Monday. Fine Jersey ribbed and bal
briggan, colors, gray and ecru; silky
fleeced lined, sizes 4 to 9, regular
$1.35 and $1.50 quality Monday's
price, garment 1.00
Bennett's Great Grocery
The Universal H jadquarUra for Boat
Qrocerlo at Lownt Frtcea.
JAPAN RICE SALE FOR MONDAY ONLY
V offer this splendid value rice. CXr
6 pound ,
Titty (fo.uo) Owen Trading Stamp. Don't mis this.
Twenty (tlOorOreen Trading Stamp with Ofi"
pound Golden Santo coffee uw
Twenty tltOv) Green Trading Stamps with BQp
pound tea
Ten ($1.00) Qreen Trading Stamp with Of!
V pound can pur ground black pepper.... .w
Twenty O100) Oreen Trading Stamp with 2ftr
package Nabisco ZL-
Ten til. 00) Qreen Trading Stamp with OKn
two pound large California prune -
Ten (J1.00) Oreen Trdlng Sump with 20c
two can Hawkeye cream
Ten 1 ) Oreen Trading Stamp wltb lf)C
Jar syrup
Ten (11.001 Qreen Trading Stamp with 1fC
frame Colorado honey
Ten (11.00) Ureen Trading Stamp wltb f2c
dosen dill pickle "W
Ten (11.00) Qreen Trading Stamp with 20c
pound full cream New York cheese v
Trn. (J1.00) Oreen Trading Stamp with 0C
jar yiri ' -
New raisins, pound
New currant, pound
New candied peel, pound
Tomatoes, three-pound cm
Throe can for .....
Corn, two-pound can
Three can for
So
10c
I5c
. fw
2&o
. Do
Ten
CANDIES
(tl.OO) Oreen Trading Stamp wltb Or
glass Jar filled with assorted candles,.
H Stli k nnilv noiind.
MUandy pound
.. 10O
KODAKS AND PHOTO
SUPPLIES
Developing and finishing our spe
cialty. It's, your certainty of bringing out to
perfection all the painstaking art you
put into your picture taking. Handling
your plates you might spoil your pic
tures. Bring them to our camera man
for development and finish.
Prices Riht
Southeast Corner Main Floor.
WsjlII Pamper
Great clearance aale of small lota of wall paper
Monday.
per roll
Room lots, per room,
at $1.00, 75c. 60c and.
In this lot some papers sold as high per single
roll as toe entire room lot wUl cost you now.
Double Qreen Trading Stamp floaday
...lc
25c
A Green Sticker Riot in Crockery
Ilaviland & Co's Limoges china tea cups and saucers, pure white
on Hanson shape, (no delivery on this item) J?
, tJJ
... 10c
each
Pure white twisted salt and pepper shakers,
each (No delivery)
Plain glass stand lamps, complete with Xo. 2 burners
aud clihmu"
25c
Ton (Jl.iKU Grem Trading Stamp.
8-inch jardinieres, rich colors, blends and glazes,
tch
ea
75c
Fifty (t'l.W) Green Trading Stamp.
23 per cent discount on all fancy vases; largest assortment,
lowest prices.
DECORATED OE1IMAX CHINA OAT MEALS Nice
size, each
5c
DECORATED BLUE JAPANESE CHINA I1IJEAD AND f A
BUTTER PLATES, each 1UC
Ten (Jl 00) Green Trading Stamp.
3
A
First--Class
Women's
Shoe
DOROTHY
D0DD
Shoes may be divided
Into two classes.
Dorothy Dodd Shoes
belong to the first class,
the ' other kind costs
more money! . .
The Dorothy Dodd Shoe
lias an artistic appearance, as every detail
is absolutely correct its style and finish are
pronounced the ,; idea is not-to make the
Dorothy Dodd' commonplace.
Boots Ox-
tr aa fords
30VC4 2.50
andKfVl an4
3.50 QS. 3.00
ALTERATIONS and
PIANO PRICES
Extensive alterations are being made in our Piano Depart
ment Alterations take room and make dirt at least half of our
present piano stock is in the way of these alterations and in
prospect of getting damaged by the carpenters' dirt, etc. We
have got to move them. Our way of moving things is by prices:
$110.00 will buy a $225.00 Piano.
$135.00 will buy a $20.00 Piano.
$160.00 will buy a $300.00 Piano.
$210.00 will buya $30.00 Piano..
LIKE REDUCTIONS ON ALL NEW PIANOS IN STOCK.
EASY MONTHLY PAYMENTS.
Art Bargains for
Monday
500 foot Remnant Moulding for
every style of picture, sold Monday
at a heavy discount.
WITH DOUBLE GREEN TRAD
ING STAMPS UP TILL NOON.
Pyrograph Money Savers 7fl
$1.00 bulbs i UC
Christy Panels, stamped C
regular 85c O Jv
Artist Materials, Artist Materials
We're Headquarter.
Japanned Water
Colors
Special Whatman Water
Color Paper, good size. . .
SECOND FLOOR.
40c
12c
tins
thcr week II
Full line II
mstitched gj
Curtains Curtains
Mondav A. M. launches another
of bargains in Curtains.
of $1.50, $ 1.05 and f 1.73 hemstitched
Swiss and Nottingham lace curtains
for Q80
Curtains that are really worth $3, $4
and ?5, Nottiughams, ruffled net,
cable net and Irish point, for. per
pair 2.Q5
Values of $G and $6.50 for 3.50
Values of $7, $7.50 and $3 for. . 3.75
Fine' selection . of imported Scotch
madras curtains, sell for $5, $5.75
and $6, for 3.75
Nottingham lace curtains, worth 75c,
98c and $1.25 per pair, for 79c
and 59c
Roman stripes, tapestries for porti
eres, couch covers and all manner of
drapes, for, yard 35c
Oriental couch covers, W lncbea wide,
S yards long, fringe all around, each.. vOG
THIRD FLOOH.
HALF-PRICE MOT IN
CLOTHING
SUITS AND OVERCOATS ONLY
MEN'S, YOUTH'S, BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S NOTHING
RESERVED! BLACKS, BLUES AND ALL STAPLES
THINK OF PAYING THE CLERK JUST ONE-HALF THE MARKED
'PRICE ON THE TICKET THINK OF YOUR GAIN. We have
135,000.00 in overstock. We bought these from II irsh-Wick wire & Co. and
Brokaw Bros, at a sacrifice price OWING TO THE BACKWARD SEA
SON. SALE LASTS JUST SIX DAYS.
BROKAW BROS. $40.00 SUITS AND n t(
OVERCOATS. U.UU
HIRSH-WICKWIRE & CO.'S $30.00 SUITS AND 1 C ft A
OVERCOATS 13UU
IIIRSU-WICKWIRE & CO.'S $20.00 SUITS AND 1f if
OVERCOATS 1U.UU
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $15.00 SUITS AND T Cft
OVERCOATS . .JU
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $10.00 SUITS AND JJ ft ft
OVERCOATS. 3.UU
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $5.00 SUITS AND Cft
OVERCOATS Z,3U
CHILDREN'S SUITS-Ages 3 to 16 Years.
BROKAW BROS. $7.50 SUITS AND Z n C
OVERCOATS ........ J,t 0
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $5.95 SUITS AND fQ
OVERCOATS Zf JO
BENNETTS SPECIAL $4.95 SUITS AND A Q
OVERCOATS.... fc tC.rO
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $3.95 SUITS AND AQ
OVERCOATS l.ZO
BENNETT'S SPECIAL $2.95 SUITS AND f M Q
OVERCOATS ... ItrO
BENNETTS SPECIAL $1.95 SUITS AND fQ
OVERCOATS IOC
BENNETTS SPECIAL $1,507 Cr BENNETTS SPECIAL $1.00Cft
, SUITS AND OVERCOATS i SUITS AND OVERi XATs3UC
L-rjivv: J
WASH BOILERS
GALVANIZED TIN.
V1T1I COPPER BOTTOM
AND COPPER
All Grades $2.58, $2.28, $1.98,
$1.58, $1.40, $1.08", 96c and .... OtI
Forty ($4.00) Green Trading ' Stamps
with any Boiler. Hardware Basement.
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Peninsular Stoves
Base burners and heaters. Maybe you
still want one good time for a bargain
is now. The Peninsular is our leader be
cause it's the world's best.
All styles, all sizes and all prices.
Base burners, L fl(
up from ....aiVfaUU
Heaters,
up from
Store built tip and act -folng by expert
stove men promptly after pure haw anywhere la
city or suburbs.
TOYS! TOYS!!
Ten ($1.00) Little Green Stickers with
every purchase up from
8.50
25c
Toy Section, Monday
ENAMELED
IRON BEDS
Uivderpriced for Monday's
Selling.
More than 200 beds Included
In this sale, bright, fresh pat
terns, and every one means a
substantial saving.
Continuous post, with heavy
scroll filling and extended foot
end, $6 value, at 3.95
Continuous post, beautiful
straight line pattern, heavy
filling, thoroughly braced, $8
value, at.; 5.95
Continuous post, with close
heavy filling, brass spindle
head and foot end, $12 value,
at 8.75
lj-inch continuous post, with
extra heavy filling, brass
scrolls and spindles head and
foot end, $15 value, at. .10.50
(li-inch continuous post, artistic
design, with 4 brass scrolls
head and foot end, $19.50 val
ue, at 13.95
lj-inch continuous post, massive
design, brass spindles head
and foot end, $22.50 value,
at 16.95
THIRD FLOOR.
LIFE IN AUSTRALIAN BUSH
04 rtu aa4 Trru HaaUtr
Fa4 TltN Crvat Dry
VWIa
It la In plonaerlD; th distant 'Wsk
blcMka" that tha pccuUarlUea of Austra
lian life arw to ba found. Away to lha
never-never' country on ma many
cuiioua type of character. Th bush
tramp, or "sundowner," as ha la known,
seems ta las toU Identity niter a few
eara of "humping- th bluay" on th plains
of Australia- No creature on earth could
I tuor hml or forlorn. II may have
cocn of good fsjull and hay had pruspects
of Innerltaoos till that fatal day when h
was driven to th bush to hide his face
forever from hi pevpl.
In th lonely waysld luns, which grow
scarcer and scarcer aa b threads his
way "out back." he finds th only sem
blance of a home on earth. ,Th monotony
of th Austrllan buah Is appaJUng. On
may traverse a hundred mile without th
slightest variation In the landscape th
sajn gum. th same eucalyptus, the same
brown, sunbaked earth. And overhead th
peritetual screech of th oookatoo and th
mocking laughter of th Jackal. No won
der the ton of the Australian literature
Is pMMlmlMtie atnre th keynote of th buah
is pessimism.
It can b readily tmagtned under whs
depressing conditions th hardy prespector
treads his way. If by no other marks
be can be distinguished from th tramp
by his air of aelf puasesalon and decisive
gait. From end to end of th continent
h may be met a sturdy, cheery son of
nature, hi eyes by long habit bent upon
th ground and hop always la his heart.
In ills "wag," or blanket, he carries a
plain tin. dish, th only tool of th alluvial
prospector, and aufllclent food to last hint
a tew days. This generally consists of
"dumper" a, kind of crude bread be bakes
with the fleur bestowed upon htm at the
last homestead and tu, which he makea
la a "billy," th Inseparable companion
of all denlseoa of th bush. Whatever el
h may discard from his meager equip
ment, the "billy" cannot b dispensed
with.
A dosen times during tle day he "boll
th bill)'" and partake of a long draught
of black tea milk and sugar being luxuries
unlhought of. For many days, and even
weeks, he can exist on no other food but
the eternal tea and "damper," as If In
keeping with th monotony of his environ
ment. Blessed is th wayfarer who Invite
him to share a plug of tobauco. Ills fes
tival are held on the day wlien he ar
rive at aom homestead; and ucb
U th hospitality cf Oi Australian
buah that he never need beg. At
tb squatter' home there are accommoda
tion and food for every pjiae rby. One may
rt himself and stable his Iton as be
would at an Inn, and It would be an un
pardonable breach of buah etlquet to of
fer payment for the accommodation.
The Australian bushtnun la romanticist
of the first order.' Solitude seems to have
strengthened hi Imagination, and long ab
sence from society to have heightened hi
power of expression. He will tell the moat
Impossible stories with absolute sincerity,
his language being interlarded wltb ad
jective of an Imposing description, on of
which he will at every opportunity sand
wich In the middle of a word with remark
able effect. The system of syllablo swear
ing la considered the acme of conversa
tional perfection, t'nllke the tramp, he
I not Inat to sentiment, and h . Inherit
an F.ngllah love for ceremony.
During a gold rush a maa waa found
dead In a scrub, and steps were promptly
taken to give him a decent burial. Un
fortunately not on man In th camp pos
sessed a Bible, nor could any on remem
ber a prayer. An original prayer was out
of th question, probably by reason of the
habit I hare Indicated. Something of a
solemn character had to be read, so every
tent was searched till at length on of th
prospectors unearthed from hi belonging
a copy of th Declaration of American In
dependent. And they read that.
In striking contrast to the unruly life
of some of the remote slate of America
th Australian buah baa much to commend
IL Throughout th entire country there
Is a freemasonry not Influenced by mer
cenary considerations. Even In the mining
center, when pulse are throbbing with
th fever of discovery, the sam feel
ing of good fellowship prevails, while law
and order are maintained above all things.
Crime la rre. for the day of the bush
ranger are bassed.
Th aborigine Is but seldom agfrresnlve,
and aa a general rule is under strict con
trol. This old-time cannibal Is a miserable
specimen f humanity, but U, perhaps,
mors sinned against than sinning. Civilisa
tion has revealed to Mm the fiery e. stacles
of alcohol and he Is slowly drinking him
self to death. "Olmme rum," stands for
his dying sppeal to the usurpers of his soil.
Bo that while the life of the bush Is Bo
hemian, It I never lawless. No urh horror
a lynching I ever heard of, for ever
man I looked to a guardian of th !aw
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