THE OMAITA ILLUSTRATED BEfl.
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Celebrate Monday,
July 3rd, at Our
Great Bargain Sale.
We close all day
Tuesday, July 4th.
Special Hammock Sale
We carry an immense stock of
Hammocks in every make and color.
Very special values Monday, at
50c to $5.00.
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THE RELIABLE STORE,
Flags for the Fourth
All sizes and kinds, per dozen,
up from rv
A special 9-foot All Wool flEj
Bunting Flag, at skP
Do Your Buy
ing Monday
We close all day
Tuesday, July 4th.
I
, Main Wash Goods Dept.
Commencing to close out all early wash goods before the 4th.
Frire almost cut in two. Read this:
69c orgnndles, 70 per cent silk. yard. .20c
fiffc silk crepe organdies, yard 20c
. fiOo silk organdies, yard 2.V
,r(c white costume cloth, yard ....25c
f!V white mercerized cloth, yard . .. .35c
5V dotted Swisses, Imported, yard. 25c
25c Imported dotted Swisses, yard.. 15c
tfe woven Scotch madrasses. yard.. 25c
25.: Arnold organdies, fine colors... 15c
25c estra fine polka dot batiste, yd.l2c
19c extra line polka dot batiste, yd.. 10c
25c mohair lustre, yard 15c
25c Greclnn voiles, yard liV?
75c Bilk HIJ1. to close, yard 68c
59c silk suitings, looks just like
Rajah, yard 49c
19c percales, nice dots, yard 1!
15c percales, nice dots, yard "V2C
All our 59c silk fancies, Bungalow,
Tussnta. Attosed, etc., that sold at
69c, will go on sale, at 39c
White Goods and Dress Linens
Embroidered batistes, made In Switzer
land, fluent handwork, per yard
$1 98. $1 60, $1 25, 11.00 and 760
Finest liand embroidered linens, fine de
signs, 36 Inchea wide.... $1.60, $1.25, SI. TRc
Butcher' Linen 23c, SSc, 60c and 69o
Finest round thread shirt waist Amer
ican made, at.. $1.75, $1.30, $1.25, $1. 76c, 50c
Handkerchief linens, 36 Inches wide, for
fine waists, at $2.U0, $1.50.1.25, $1, 75o, 6O0
Linen lawns, very sheer
$1.25, $1.00, 75c, 60c, 50c, 39c, 25c
New white English Jacquards, In all
the new small and large figures, some
woven, some embroidered, highly mer
cerised, over new deslngns, at
75c. 58c, 60c, 39c, 26c and 19c yd.
French lawns '.
':5c, 35c, 39c, 50c, 75c up to $1.50
Persian lawns, ...12,c, 19c, 25c, 3ic, 50c, 59c
Mercerized batistes, at.... 15c, 19c, 25c, 60c
India llnons ','rom 74c to 39c
Berkley nainsooks for fine underwear, ,20c
English long cloths.. 10c, 12HC 15c, 19c, 25c
Hemstitched extra fine apron lawns, yd.
.12ttc and 19o
Six Monday Bargains
In the Great West Room.
R5c ready-tn-use seamless sheets, J Q .
81x90 size, at TC
lflc ready-to-use linen finish rlllow
cases 42x3(Mn size, will go
at 12
10r bleached muslin, best quality, "7 I
yard wide, at, yard iC
6VjC heavy brown muslin, at, C
yard JC
25c Berkley cambric, finest quaJ- Q
ity, at 10 yards for l.O!
15c English long cloth, at, per f A
yard IUC
Optical Dept.
Special Price For
Monday
Gold filled frames, all styles. 10 CQ
year guarantee, worth $2.50.. I?
Gold plated frameless Eye- CR
glasses, worth. ?2.'0 JOC
All Glasses Carefully Fitted.
China Dept. Bargains
Tumblers, ffi
8 for IX3C
Handled Cups, O
at
Pejorated Bread and Butter Q
Dates, rt for JC
Wine (.lasses, J ft
0 for ;. lUC
Crystal Fruits, 1 A.
fi for IUC
Large Lemon Extractor
at C
Decorated Bowls, 7
at J2C
Handled 8herberts, Ti
t JC
100 piece Perorated Flow Blue r Q r
IMuner 8et, $15,Ot value. at..),Jj
LADIES' SUIT DEPARTMENT BARGAINS
$7S.WA worth of Women's Ready
to-Wear Garment at prices that,
quality considered, eannot be dnplt
eated In Omnha. We expect to more
onr Cloak Department by Angnst 20lh
and take thla uieana of reducing-tock.
To out-of-town customers. We will pnd samples and prices
of any poods quoted here, free of cost. We will guarantee our
prices to be from 25 to 40 per cent cheaper than any other house
in 'the west.
Monday is
In the Great
$1.50 quality bleached and German, sil
ver bleached table damask, CC
72 inches wide, at, yard ZJDG
$1.00 heavy cream Scotch damask and
bleached Irish damask. 72 (Lflp
Inches wide, at, yard OOC
75c German stiver bleached and Scotch
damask will go at, per
Heavy twilled .cotton crash,
at, per yard JC
Linen Day
West Room.
$1.25 fine bleached all linen napkins,
20x20 in size, will go at, Clft
per dozen Ol
$3.00 double damask bleached 1 CI Q
napkins, size, at, dozen . . . .'O
49c fine huck towels, 24x24
size, at' JC
15c huck towels, 40 inches long, f
at IUC
12tjc Barnsley toweling, all linen O j
4xtra heavy, at, yard O2C
10.00
HANDSOME SILK SUITS Made from
Givernaud's Taffetas, $16.00, $18.50
and $20.00 values
Clearing Sale price....
$30.00, $35.00 and $40.00 SILK SUITS
All Imported designs Qfa
Clearing Sale price 1 JJ
$12.50, $15.00 and $18.00 CRAVENETTE
COATS In tans, castors, grays,
browns, Oxfords and greens Clearing
price 7.50
$30.00. $35.00 and $40.00 CRAVENETTK
COATS All new sample garments-
come In all colors,
wonderful value, at
$10.00. i2.00 and $15.00
COATS In blacks aud
tans Clearing Sle price. .
PRETTY TAILOR SUITS-
etaruines. Sicilians and fancy
fabrics, regular $15.00 to
$25.00 suits, at
$5.00 AND $0.50 ACCORDEOX
FLEATEP SKIRTS-Iu all the most
popular colors Clearing
Sale price
15.00
COVERT
5.00
-In voiles,
'y mixed
9.90
:heox
the most
2.98
$4.0 WASH SUITS,
at..
119
$5.00 WASH
at
SUITS,
1.98
SUITS-In
4.95
e Wash
1.00
98c
WOMEN'S WHITE WASH
all different styles, at
$10.00, $8.00 and
A magnificent line of White
Skirts, at $5.s. $3.08. $3.00,
$2.50, $2.(M. $1.50 nud
$2.00 and $2.50 Womeu's
Waists, at
$3.00 nnd $3.50 Women's f M
Waists, at , I.tO
JAP SILK AND FINE LAWN
WAISTS, at $10.M, $7.50, $5.00. $3.1(8.
$2.08. $2.50 1 AA
nnd Z.UU
Magnificent bargains In Children's
Giughnm and White Lawn Presses.
at $3.08. $2,118. $2.50, $1.08,
$1.50 and
FROM 8 TILL 10 A. M.
Women's Silk Underskirts,
at
FROM 8:30 TILL 0:30 A. M.
$1.00 Womeu's Waists,
at
FROM 8 TILL 9 A. M.
Women'8 Long Klmonns,
at
FROM 0 TILL 10 A. M.
Childen's Wash Presses, 49 C
We make a specialty of Women's Extra
Sized Skirts, at from A nn
$15.00 down to T..O
1.00
2.98
35c
69c
rn. 1 j
Jiff. LdUCi
Belts at 10c
Leather, Silk, Satin, Wash
Duck and Fancy Embroider
ed Belts in great variety,
worth up to 50c, 1 A
choice Monday MUC
25e ladles' Neckwear 5q
25c Windsor Ties, at 10o
75c Corset Cover Embroidery 25c
35c Embroidered Waist Sets 5
3 dozen NurseVy Pins for. 5o
25c Novels, at 5o
$2.00 Hammocks, at 1.48
200 yards Machine Thread q
Grocery Specials for
18 lbs. Pure Cane Granulated Sugar for $1.00
1-lb. package Corn Starch 4c
Large bottle Fancy Mixed, Sweet (Jer
kin. 8our Mixed, Chow Chow or Onion
Pickles, per bottle 8Ho
Large bottle Fancy Queen Olives 10c
1-lb. can Fancy Alaska Salmon So
Oil or Mustard .Sardines, per can 4o
1- lb. package Imported Macaroni.. 8ic
Fancy, crisp Soda Crackers, per lb... 60
Fresh, crisp Ginger Snaps, per lb 4jc
2- lb. can Sweet Sugar Corn 5o
Xcelo, Malta Vita or Egg-O-See, pkg. 7o
2-lb package Nudavlne Oatmeal Bo
Jellycon or Jello, per pkg "Ho
2-lb. can Sliced Pineapple 12vio
fc-lh can Potted Ham, Deviled Ham.
or Potted Tongue 3c
1-lb. can Roast Beef 20o
1-lb. can Vienna Sausage and Kraut... c
1-lb. can Ham Loaf 2'e
1-lb can Veal Loaf 30c
FRUIT. FRUIT, FRUIT.
You get tho Best fruit for the least money
at Hayden's.
Fancy California Peaches, per doz 12H3
Large baskets California Apricots for 3c
Large baskets California Plums for.... 30c
Large bankets Ripe Tomatoes for i5o
the Glorious Fourth
3 measures Fresh Roasted Peanuts.. 10c
Large Juicy Oranges, per doz 13c
Large ripe Bananas, per dns 13c
Large Julcv Lemons, per doi.... 15c
CANDY. CANDY. CANDY.
Chocolate Creams, regular 25c a lb.,
this sale 15c
Ron Bona, regular 2fic a lb., this sale.. 15c
Fancy Mixed, regular 26c a lb., this
sale 15o
Cocoanut Crystals, regular 26c a lb.,
this sale 15c
Fresh Salted Peanuts, per lb 0o
Be sure and get a bottle of Wild Cherry
Phosphate oi Root Beer for the Fourth,
all ready for use.
CHEESE. CHEESE, CHEESE.
Fancy Full Cream Wisconsin Cheese,
per lb 12H,
Fancy New York White Cheese, per lb 16c
Fancy Domestic Swiss Cheese, per lb..l"Vic
Fourth of July Silk Sale Monday
r 1 1 1 1 , 1 . . , . 1 . . w rs tlmnfnl-il I. A Itli.iTdfit noil.
1 hp glorious 01a rounn ouiy i-imire vu v n .i.fi,, ,.n.i. .m, .
bration ever henrd of will be at Harden Bros.' big silk department Mondaaf
giving the greatest silk bargains of th season. 'ln
Hubutai Wash Silk Specials.
27-Inch white ground with color polo dots, launders lino 20lnch white with
white figures for waists - 27 inch plain, a complete line of mini s for tine gowns
- ."W inch plain white, a handsome quality. All those tine silks
Monday at a bargain, per yard Tt;
Black China and Jap Silks tor Monday's Big Sale
20 inches wide, n fine finish, at, per yard 2SV
24 Inches wide, soft fine finish, at, per yard 3Sc
27 Inches wide, fine quality, at, per yard 45c
27 Inches wide, benutiful for gnwns. at, per ynrd.'Oi?
36 inches wide, extra fine quality, at, per yard . .O'.lc
Fancy Silks for Suits, Waists and Gowns.
40 6u1t patterns In checks, stripes and small figures, colors, blues, C QO
browns, reds, greens and grays, full patterns, for .... O
25 suit patterns, very choice for a fine street suit-our regular $12.00 rn
patterns, for. iJU
23 fine suit patterns. Ihe twenty. dollar value, for, each $U.2
Monday Will Be a
Nois y Day in the Mil
linery Department
Pattern Hats at
$1.50
Monday morning at 9:00 o'clock we
will place on sale two hundred and
sixty-five pattern hats. Every oue a
dream of loveliness and trirniued with
the choicest materials, to make room
for our early fall tailored hats, of which
the TOMMY ATKINS will be very pop
ular. Watch for our first showing, It will
be the greatest west of Chicago.
Ladies9
Neckwear
lots 011 sale
Two special
Monday.
Lot 1 Your-
choice
Lot 2 Your
choice
These goods are fully worth
2oe to 50c. SEE THEM.
10c
25c
Great Hardware Sale Monday
NAILS! KAII.S! XAILSI
204 to M Nails, 100 poiyl jq
lOd to 16d Nails,' 100 'pound r r
kegs 6.1)0
8d Nails, 100 pound 2
6dNaila, 100 pound 2 50
14 quart Granite Coffee 23C
2 quart Granite Coffee ''25C
3 quart Granite Coffee 28c
4 quart Granite Coffee CC
V
Pot
10 quart Galvanized Water
Pail
12 quart Galvanized Water
Pall
10c
12c
14 quart Galvanised Wtter At
Pall
Small size Galvanized Wash 3QC
Medium 'size Galvanized Wash AQn
Tub
Large size Galvanized Wash KQr
Tub....
Galvanized Refrigerator 2Qc
Pans .W
Set 6 Fancy Table Mats 3Ko
Connecticut Food Chopper 76c
6 Tie Parlor Broom 2oo
6 quart White Enameled Kettle 29o
12 quart White Enameled Pall 68c
2 and 3 quart Enameled Double Boiler 7c
quart Enameled Pan 150
Enameled Colander o
2 hole burner Gasoline O
Stove .-,
S quart White fountain O Aft
Freezer
3 quart Artie 1 ft.n
Freezer l.O J
ft quart White Mountain K
Freezer ' ,
Before buying see our full line of Ice
Chests and Boxes.
Wool Dress
Goods Department
Some Specials for Monday
60-Inch fine Sicilians in blue and A Art
brown, regular $1.00 values
30-inch fancy mohairs, regular 5(e, 2r
69c and 75c goods, at "f
40-Inch fancy suitings for traveling OQp
dresses, worth 5c and "nr. at
White mohair, made in Bradford, nt-niV-.
down to $1.00. Tf.c, 59c, &c aiid."'1"
Cream mohairs, overllne checks, up-tn-dnte
for vacation dresses. 40 Inches (W)
wide, will go at, a yard 1. W
Lining Department
Tama Mia silk, per 1 r
yard
Opera satin, 36 Inches wide, cf
per yard l.UU
Lustrae, 100 shades, at, per 355
VJKII in, xJ oiinui ft s-t, JJ
Manhatta'n.'iob' shades, at, per
yard
Tlco silk, at, per Or
vard
Percales, at. per yard, 25c, iftc
10c, 16r, 12c and
TAILORS' TRIMMINGS Serges, mo
hairs, canvases, pocketing?, rubber tlss'io,
Italians, etc., and everything at the very
lowest prices. ....
Samples sent to all out-of-town custo
mers.
Flannel Dept.
10c Bhaker Flannel, A ln
at, yard
25c White Wool Cp
Flannel, at, yard Ms
10c Silkoline, fn
at, yard.... 02C
18c Drapery Cretonne,
at, yard
$1.00 Bed Spreads, 40f
at, each TTL
$2.25 genuine Marseilles lied
Spreads, at, f C
each liJ
Some Tersely Told Tales Both Grim and Gay
Coat and Time of Trip to a Star.
yET us suppose a railway to have
I been built between the earth and
1 the fixed star. Centaurl," aatd the
lecturer. "By a conslieratlon of
" this railway s woraings we can
get some Idea of the enormous dis
tance that Intervenes between Centaurus
and us.
"Suppose that I should decide to take a
trip on this new aerial line to the fixed
star. I ak the ticket agent what the
fare Is, and he answers:
" 'The fare la very low, sir. It Is only
1 cent cah 100 miles.'
" 'And what, at that rate, wflt the
through ticket one way cost?' I ask.
" 'It will cost Just 2,750, 000,000,' he
answers.
' "I pay for my ticket and board the
train. We set off at a tremendous rate.
" 'How fast,' I ask the brakeman. "are
we going?'
" 'Sixty miles an hour, sir," says he, 'and
it's a through train. There are no stop
pages.' "'We'll soon be there, Uien, won't we?"
I resume.
' 'We'll make good time, sir,' says the
brakeman. N
" 'And when will we arrive T'
" 'In just 48.063.000 years.' "-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
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Expert Testlmouy oa Lrlac
A Kansas City lawyer tell .of .the usa of
expert testimony on lying. He says: "1
was prosecuting attorney for Finney
county In 1881, and had a fellow up before
Squire N.C. Jones on the charge of horse
stealing.' lie hired Mike 6utton to defend
Mm, and when the case was called I
proved beyond question, by a witness whi
witnessed the theft, that we had the right
man. After the prosecution had rested,
Button introduced 'Buffalo Jones as a wit
ness, and gravely Informed the court that
he Intended to prove by him that my wit
ness had lied. 'Buffalo' took the stand and
swore that while he had never seen or
heard of the witness before, and knew
nothing at all about the crime committed,
he had had a great deal of experience with
men and could tell pretty certain when
they were lying. Then he proceeded to tell
how men acted when they were lying, And
gave the expert opinion that ' my witness
had sworn to lies from the word go. I pro
tested against such performances, but Sut
ton made the Judge believe he bad as much
right to Introduce an expert on liars as he
would have to Introduce an' expert on med
icine or any other science, and the result
was the thief was dismissed from custody."
Soand Reasoning.
"Sambo," said the owner of a country
place to his gardener, "concerning that tree
1 wanted you to cut dow;i, my wife thinks
It had better be allowed to stand."
"Well, ah think it ought ter come down,
Massa Brown." was the reply.
"What are your reasons for thinking so,
Eambo?"
"We 11, sir, de first reason am dat da
tree done keep d light off de greenhouse;
de secon' reason am dat It's gettln' old;
nd de third reason rn dat I cut It down
last night." Harper's Weekly.
Story of Jeffersoa.
New Tork still has at least one of Its old
time firms of booksellers the sort of busi
ness house which Is law unto Itself, and
alters not the law to suit the convenience
of any one, however great. Joseph Jeffer
aeft had been a customer of this Arm for
years, but had never seen either of Its
members, who may Just as well be called
Jones A Smith as anything elsa One day
Jefferson called at the shop, his errand be
ing to protest against a long delay In delivering-
books he had ordered. The old
gentleman arrived In a very Irate state of
tnlnd, but toon cooled off when, he observed
the pained expression of the shopkeeper.
"You understand," said the veteran, "that
I don't wish to be offensive to you. It Is
your confounded firm I am complaining of.
II you are Jones, I say d Smith. If you
are 8mith, I say d Jones. I don't mean
to be personal at all." New Tork Times.
Got the Better of Batler.
Purlng his boyhood Benjamin F. Butler
was a frequent visitor In the town of Nut-
tlngham, N. H., where an uncle resided,
and among the many stories related of him
is one concerning his examination of Pal
Murphy, s local character.
Tim Dolan had been accused of selling
liquor, and the prosecution summoned Pat
to testify In the case. Now Pat was a Job
teamster, and Butler endeavored to make
him admit that he had delivered liquor to"
the defendant .
Butler asked.; "Did you ever take any
freight from the railroad office and deliver
to Tim Dolan?" '
"Yls, sor."
"Patt of this freight was a barrel, wasn't
It?"
"Yls, sor."
"Pat. what was In that barrel?"
"I don't know, sor!"
"Don't know! Wasn't the barrel
marked?"
"Tie, sor."
"Then, how dare you tell the court that
you don't knoAV what was in It?"
"Because, sor, the barrel was marked
Tim, Dolan on one et u.id Irjui'jjh whisky
on the other How the devil did I know
which was In ltf'-Boston Herald.
mm
mum
And many other painful and serious
ailments from which most mothers
suffer, can be avoided by the use of
, MOiners f rieil. This great remedy
is a God-send to women, carrying '
them through their most critical
ordeal with safety and no pain.
No woman who uses 'Mother's Friend" need fear the suffering
and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror
and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in
a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is
rso healthy, strong and
good naUired. Our book
'Mothefnood," is worth
its weight in gold to every
woman, and will be sent free in plain
envelope by addressing application to
DradfielU Regulator Co. Atlanta, 0a.
HC30
The Wtt of Women.
Senator Depew at a dinner lo Washing
ton was praising the wit of women.
"Against this wit." he aald, "we men are
powerless. Even wfeen all the right and
logic of an argument Is on our side, woman,
with all her wit, will nine times out of
ten put us to shame.
"Thus a man once found that his wife
had bought a few puffs of false hair. This
displeased him. He hid in the hall one
day, and. Just as the lady was fixing the
false puffs upon her brow, he darted In
upon her.
" 'Mary.' he said, reproachfully, 'why do
you put the hair of another woman on your
head?'
" 'Why,' his wife answered, 'do you put
the skin of another calf on your hands?' "
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Brother Indeed.
Andrew D. White tells this story of Rub.
ert Browning. The poet one morning, hear
ing a noise in the street before his house,
went to his window and saw a great crowd
gaslng at some Chinamen In gorgeous cos
tumes who were Just luavlug their carriages
to mount his steps. Presently they were
announced as the Chinese minister at the
court of St. James and his suite. A bjIpmiu
prcentatloii having taken place, Browning
said to the Interpreter. "May I ask lo
what I am indebted for the honor of his
excellency's visit?" The Interpreter re
plied: "His excellency Is a poet In his own
country." Thereupon the two poets shook
tends heartily. Browning then said: "May
I ask to what branch of poetry his ex
cellency devote himself?" To which the
Interpreter answered: "His excellency de
votes himself to poetical enigmas." At
this Browning, recognizing fully the comla
clement In the situation, extended his hand
most cordially, saying: "His excellency Is
thrice welcomed; he Is a brother Indeed!"
A Joke 1 11 Court.
"While In Ungland recently," says "Abe"
Hummel, "I called on an eminent barrister
with whom 1 was going to the race a at
Newmarket. He asked me to step over to
the law courts while ho made a motion In
the trial of a client accused of rather large
swindling operations. 1 consented, pro
vided 1 should not have to listen to any
of the atrocious puns that are alleged lo
pass between the learned judges andcoun-'
nel in English procedure.
" 'Nonsense,' aid my friend. 'We never
do anything of the sort. It's mere news
paper talk.'
"To my surprise, and obviously to that
of my friend as well, his client was brought
into court handcuffed to another man ar
raigned on a criminal charge. At the
proper time the Judge said:
" T am astonished that such a prepos
sessing prisoner should be brought before
mo on a charge like this. He looks like
a prosperous, polished, well groomed man
of the world.'
" 'He should present a neat appearance,
my lord,' replied the counsel. 'He was
brought Into court Ironed.' "New York
Times.
Back to Boyhood.
Travers had bven absent from his club for
two days. When at last he appeared one
evening with a light of victory In his face,
his fellow numbers crowded round him and
demanded to know why and where he had
been.
"I have been humiliated, deeply, painfully
humiliated," he said.
"Let s hear about It," came In quick
chorus.
"Well, the other afternoon I was walking
up King street, when 1 found a group of
boys spinning tops on the sidewalk or
rather trying to spin tops. They were very
small boys. s
" 'Say. mister,' said one of them to me,
'can you spin a top?'
" 'Indeed I ran,' 1 said.
" 'Show us ,how,' they all demanded.
"I used to be a first-class top spinner
twenty years ago, so I pulled off my gloves
and took the top and string. Theit my
troubles began. Klrst I could not wind the
thing. The string kept slipping down. Then
when I did get It wound 1 couldn't remem
ber which Angers should hold the end tf
the curd. I put the button between the
second and third Angers and threw. The
top bounded Into a mud putldle in the
middle of the roail. Tli 1j said nothins.
"I tried again with the button betneeu
the first and second Angers, but still thn top
would not spin. I tried the flrsl combina
tion again with the same result.
- " 'Ho!' said one boy. 'Mike can du better'n
jo J. and he ain't only six.'
"I put 00 my gloves and came hastily
'away, but and1 Travers fumbled In h!s
pocket and produced a top aud strtnj "J
have been practising for two days In a
secluded corner of the park, and next week
I'm going back to King street and show
those youngsters a thing or two." New
York Tribune.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Page Five.)
trouble In finding good men for their own
work, and say that this is the case with
others.
Newspaper and Maaaatnes.
I And that all the leading American news
papers and jnagaxlnes are sold in Cuba.
You may buy them In Havana in the vari
ous passageways upon which the stores
open, and there la a large news stand Just
above the national thcaler which belong
to a German-American who has u general
rews business in other cities as well. This
man tells me that he sells 12,-000 American
magazines and 60,000 American newspapers
every month. He charges good prices. All
American papers cost from 7 to 10 cents
apiece. The 10-cent magazines cost about
IS cents and other things In proportion.
The only books sold are paper novels, al
though one may occasionally buy English
bound books In the Spanish book stores.
I find that many of our American houses
are sending goods here by mall. This is
so with the big Chicago mall-order bouses
and also the leading merchants of other
cities. Lord It Taylor, John Wanamaker,
Arnold & Constable and other New Yorkers
are doing such a retail business with Cuba,
and a number of such houses have open ao
counts with people throughout Cuba. Many
Cubans com to the United States and
there arrange to have goods sent to them.
Some big Arms send men here to drum up
such accounts, and altogther a great deal
of business la done which does not show in
our trade reports.
A commerclsl traveler representing one of
the largest department stores of the United
States, for Instance, tells nie that he Is sell
ing many fine editions of the English and
American novelists and sets of costly dic
tionaries. He lis told within the pnst
three month ffO.'HHiV-orth of a ten-volume
dictionary; the finest bindings ar In chief
demand, and the sets average $13 apiece.
This man ys he takes many orders for
dresses from Cuban women, our shirt
waist suits bring enpeclHlly popular. He Is
selling Amerlcsn shoes, hardware and fur
niture, and. Imloerl. almost everything that
Is handled In an American department
store, lie And the Cubans friendly to
Americans. Tliev huv Tirsrly and are essy
to sell FRANK O. CARPENTER.
Raffles Slory
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himself In such a aay that even the porter
could not recognize him If they came face
to face at th corner. And the sun fcas
still up. Put Rattles would go. and when
he dirt I should not have known him m
self. He may have been an hour way. It wa
barely dusk when he returned, and my
Arst Question referrd to our danasbua
ally, the porter. Raffles had passed him
unsuspected In going, but had managed to
avoid him altogether on the return Journey,
which he had completed by way of the
other entrance and the roof. 1 breathed
again.
"And what have you done with the
cup?"
"Placed It!"
"How much for? How much for?"
"Let me think. I had a couple of cabs
and the postage was a tanner, with an
other twopence for registration. Yes, It
cost me exactly five-and-elght."
"It cost you? But what did you get for
it, Rafftes?"
"Nothing, my boy."
"Nothing!" '
"Not a crimson cent."
"I am not surprised. I never thought It
had 'a market value. I told you so In the
beginning." I said Irritably. "But what on
earth have you done with the thing?"
"Sent It to the cueen."
"You haven't!"
Rogue Is a word with various meanings,
and Raffles had been one sort of rogue
ever since I had known him, but now for
once he was the Innocent variety, a great
gray-haired child, running over with mer
riment and mischief.
"Well. I've sent It to Sir Arthur Bigga
to present to her majesty, with the loyal
respects of the thief, If that will do for
you," said Raffles. "I thought they might
take too much stock of me at the O. P. O.
If I addressed It to the sovereign herself.
Yee, I drove over to St. Martin's-le-Grand
with It, and I registered the box Into th
bargain. Do a-thlng properly If you do it
at all."
"But why on earth," I groaned, "do
such a thing at all?"
"My dear Bunny, we have been reigned
over for over sixty years by Infinitely the
finest monarch the world has ever seen.
The world is taking the present opportunity
of signifying the fact for all it is worth.
Every nation Is laying of Its best at her
ruvai 1 pcl. every liudb 111 wuiinuiui
la doing Its little level except ours. Al4
have done Is to remove one reproach from
our fraternity."
At thl I cam round, was Infected with
his spirits, called him the sportsman lie
always was and would be, aud shook his
dare-devil hand in mine, but at the same
time I still had my qualms.
"Supposing they trace It to us?" said I.
"There's not much to catch hold of In a
biscuit box by Huntley & Palmer." repllei
And I didn't write a word upon a sheet of
paper which could possibly be traced. I
simply printed two or three on a virginal
post card-another halfpenny to the had -which
might have been bought at any pnt
ofllce in the kingdom. No, old chap, the
G. P. O. was the one real danger; there
was one detective I spotted for myself, and
the sight of him has left me with a thirst.
Whisky and Sullivans for two, Bunny, If
you please."
Raffles was soon clinking his gluss oguluat
mine.
"The queen," said he. "God bless herl"
(End of the Eighth Story.)
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