THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2S, 1903.
Values of tho keenest Interest
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Many Special Saturday
Bargains
IN OUR BUST t'NPERWtAR DEPARTMENT Never before in the hls
torv of this department have we shown such unlimited variety never before
In Omaha were garments of such high quality offered at prices o low and
right at the beginning of the season too Bee them Saturday.
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LADTF.3' JERSEY RTBBED WOOL
VEHTH AND PANTS- . . Rc
Surpassing bargains, 98c. 7Do 4w
LADIES' SWISS RIBBED VESTS
AND PANTS In fine Australian
wool or silk and wool, reg-u- QKr
lar $1.50 values, Saturday
LADIES' NATURAL WOOL VESTS
AND PANTS In all sires, very soft
and warm, splendid 7Sc
values, at $1.60. $1.U0 and ' yJt"
MISSES COTTON UNION SUITS In
all aires, good weights, 25C
LADIES1 OUTING FLANNEL
GOWNS Greatest values aver shown
In the west will go at, 1QC
$1.00, 75c, 69o and --rw
LADIES' COMBINATION 8U1TS-In
part wool, silk and wool or pur
wool, best values. In city, Ctrif
at, $1.9$, $1.50, 68c, 75c and ,...v
LADIES' HEAVY COTTON UNION
SUITS Worth up to $1 very AQn
special values, at
LADIER' RIBBED VESTS AND
PANTS Very heavy fleece llnd
special bargains Saturday, lUr?
at 5t)c. 39c, 25c and I w
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S WOOL
UNDERWEAR Worth up to 'ltln
$1 special, at. garment
CHILDREN'S FLEECE LINED
VESTS AND PANTS Extra, RC
heavy quality, at 2o and
Men's Wool Shirts and Drawers, in all sizes,
nrprlslng values at L60, $1.25,
98c, 75c and
Men's neayy Fleered Underwear, In blue and
grays or tans, single or double breasted,
worth up to 76c, In three lots, at 25 C
45c, 85c and
Mm'a Combination Suits, variety almost un
limited, quality never surpassed, you can't
beat them at S5.00, $2.50, $2.00, tlftp
$1.50 and
Men's Woolen Orershlrt Shirts In single or
double breasted grays, blacks or blues,
Site 14 to 18, at $3.00, $1.50 Ci
and -P1
Men's Cotton Hose In winter weights
regular 8 Be Qualities, at per pair.,
12!c
From 9 Till 10 fl. M.
Men's Heavy Wool Hose In
and greys, worth 25c per
three to a customer, at, per
pair
blues, blacks,
pair, limit of
10c
From 10 Till 11 A. M.
Ladle' Vests and Pants in winter
garments, .worth up to 60c, limit
of four garments to a customer, at.
From 11 fl. M. Till 12 M.
weight
15c
Heavy Weight Sweaters tor men and boys,
come in all sizes and are worth up to
$1.00, choice quality is limited
come early
19c
THE RELIABLE STORE.
Big Shoe Sales Saturday
Closing out all of the $3.50 and $4.00 Regent Hhm,
at
All of the short lines of the celebrated lltra $3.50 shoes,
at
Men's $4.00 box calf, gun metal and wax calf shoes in drill and
leather lined, Saturday, at
Women's patent colt Goodyear welt, button, best quality oak
soles, at .
New York bench made shoes in vlcl kid and Carl Schmidt's Demo
calf, a $5.00 value, at
In the big Domestic room we have special for Saturday
Boys', Youths' and Little Gents' $1.50 lace shoes
Women's Misses' and Chllds' $1.60 lace shoes
Childs' $1.00 and 8Gc shoes In button or lace, red brown or black,
69c and
We have 27 styles of the Grover Soft Shoes for Tender Feet
fit any foot in any of the different styles.
Are they easy? Ask the woman!!!
1.96
1.96
2.98
2.48
3.50
:98c
48c
and can
A Great Assemblage of
Fashionable Garments in Our
Busy Suit Room.
During tbe last few days our already immense
stock of fashionable finery for the ladies has been
augmented by the receipt of 3,000 sample gar
ments, wheih will be placed on-sale SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 28TH. These garments were secured
by our buyer at 50c on the dollar and will be sold
at correspondingly low prices. We are showing,
without question, the finest stock of women's gar
ments in the west at prices which will revolution
ize the women's garment business iu this city.
Don't think of buying till you inspect our offer
50c Silk Veilings, Only 12k
A complete line of fancy spot and novelty wash veilings in
black, gray and colors every yard perfect and all the lat
est styles all at one price Saturday, at, J i
per yard : . . 12120
Surprising Bargains in Ladies' Gloves
Saturday we offer in our glove department values that,
connldering quality and style, have no equals.
Ladles' Real Lamb Skin Gloves, in sizes 5 to 8, all have
Paris Point stitching, one or two clasps, come in white,
black and all the new shades, the greatest QQ
bargains ever shown in Omaha at
Ladles', Misses' and Children's Golf Gloves IQo
ond Mittens, worth up to 50c special, at 1C
The largest and best selected line of Golf Gloves and Wool
, and Silk Mittens in the West, ranging y C n
in price from $1.00 to. . . -4J L
Gentlemen's Gloves, in any style, from 50c to $5.00
Only Eyestrain
but it Is responsible for more head
aches, nervousness and general dis
comfort than you give It credit for.
If your eyes give you th slightest
trouble see our graduate and expert
optician. Very low prices.
DRUG DEPARTMENT SPECIALS
Rubber Complexion Brushes, at 15c
Eastman's Crushed Rose and Violet 12 He
Tetlow's Swansdown Powder 12c
Dr. Leo's Egg Tar Soap, at 17c
Dr. Woodbury's Soaps, Cream and Powder, each. . . .17c
Dr. Graves' Tooth Powder 10c
WOMEN'S EVENING OOWN9
AND COATS AT HALF-100
handsome sample coats In all
the dainty evening shades, ex
quisltelv designed, made to sell
at UO. $50 and $70- sale 20
prices $.15. $30, 125 and ..'''
EXQUISITE EVENING GOWNS
AT HALF Beautiful In fabric,
elegant In dt-siKn, manufac
tured for the finest trade, worth
regularly $30 to $250. at $U5
down to $, (40, $36, . tilf
$30, $26. $20 and M "
NOPBT ETON AND CHESTER
FIELD SUITS Made of finest
French broadcloth, in Ml new
est shades, good values U lift
at $30 choice twturday. -'
LADIES' hOTS In all wool
cheviots come In four styles,
and were made to sell at Lll)
$l.50 your choice M"w
BEAUTIFUL BAMPI.E SUITS
In almost unlimited variety of
material and style great bar
gains at $00, $40, $36,
$30 and 40
STTLISH COATS-Mostly manu
facturers' samples over 3"0
garments to select from, rj
worth $15. at, choice . --
FUR LINED COATB Made of
the finest kerseys, with squirrel
shin lining great value, wOf
at $60, $40. $30 and
NEW CRAVENETTES $00 Just
received, made of guaranteed
shower proof cravenette In
tight, semi-fitting or loose back
styles made to sell M till
at $15. choice 0'u
FUR COATS AND CAPES 85
sample garments from the best
manufacturers. We can save
you fully 40 per cent on price.
ELEGANT BEAVER C0AT8
Lined with best Skinner satin,
garments that sell regularlv at
$9t).0O during this ItCll
sale, at
KRIMMER COATS Made of the
very best warranted skins, in
blouse and coat style, regular
$50.00 qualities at. tv.lt I
choice
ASTRAKHAN CAPES-30 Inches
long, lined with Skinner's satin
will go at, during 1
this sale I.S.OU
WOMEN'S SCARFS AND
MUFFS In fox, squirrel, brook,
and Australian mink and opos
sum, nearly all samples, worth
up to $12.00 at,
choice 4'-
SAMPLE SILK WAISTS Made
to sell at $7.50. in plain, fancy
and plaid taffetas 100 gar
ments to select from no
-at. choice ..a O.tJ
SAMPLE WOOL WAISTS In
flue French ffannet, made, f
to sell at $2.60, choice H
EXTRA SPECIAL SATURDAY.
Ilroken lines and odd lots at
ridiculously low prices aa long
as they last.
WOMEN'S COATS In colors and
black, values up to $10, y (1
as long as they last
CRAVENETTE COATS In tana
and mixtures, $8 vnlut'S e
for this Bale, at, choice vJ
$7-50 FOX SCARFS-Wlth two
large tails sale O O -1
price .J
$10 Mnrten Scarfs, with
t talis, great snap, at ..
Women's Flannelette Dressing
Sucques 76c values, 35C
CHILDREN'S DRES9ES-In fall
weights, ages 4 to 14 QUr
years, worth up to $2.50.. Vv
.$5
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A Glorious Opportunity for the Mothers
It the children need Cloaks, now is the time to get them. Our buyer secured while in
New York two manufacturers' sample stocks of Children's Coats at a price so low that we can
offer them at prices which are almost ridiculou sly low.
CHILDREN'S VELVET AND CLOTH COATS B roken lots of odds and ends of stocks
worth up to $6.00; choice while they last
CHILDREN'S COATS In Bear Skins, Kerseys, Meltons. Friezes; nearly all samples, Z QO
ages 4 to 14 years, worth up to $10.00; chmce, $4.08 and J.JO
CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' COATS Sample garments, In all colors and newest styles,
great variety of fabrics, worth up to $12.50; choice
1.50
.7.50
Furniture Department
We have secured the agency for the Martin infant exer
ciser. This great invention for infants develops all the muscles,
overtaxes none. A "Hygenlo Nurse" that keeps the baby off
cold floors, safe, contented and well. Teaches the baby how
to walk. Relieves the mother, prevents crooked legs, amuses
the baby, and Is endorsed by physicians and mothers every
where. Price $2.95. We carry Baby Walkers, Chairs of all
kinds. The Glascock Baby Jumper always swings.
SPECIAL PRICES.
Jardlnere Stands, 75c, 60c and 25c
Plate Racks, $1.75, $1.60, $1.25 and.. 05c
Oak cane seat Chairs 85c
Large oak Rocker, cobbler seat 91.05
Large full roll Rattan Rocker $2.05
Handsome Couch, large size, full steel construction $9.75
Oak Sideboard, French plate mirror $0.85
Just In New China Cabinets, Buffets, Chairs, Desks and Rockers.
Grocery Prices Cut to Suit the People
No attention paid to cost. We must move the goods before tearing out the
parting wall to our new annix.
?1 lbs. Pure Cane Granulated Sugar for $1
10 bars best brands Laundry Soap for I5e
The best Pearl Tapioca, Sago, Barley
or Farina, per pound 8e
10 lbs. best Granulated White or Tel
low Corn Meal for IRo
4 lbs. best Soda Crackers for JSC
I lbs. best Oywter Crackers for 25o
I pkgs. Xcelo Breakfast Food for 16c
I cans Sweet Sugar Corn for 10c
I cans Fancy Wax or String Beans for 13c
t cans Early June Sifted Peas for ....15c
I cans Boston Baked Beans for 15c
1 lS-os. can Condensed Cream for ....Vc
t lbs. Bulk Laundry Starch for 28c
1-lb. package bast Macaroni for 8Wo
2 cans Assorted Soups for lie
8 lbs. best Hand Picked Navy Beans.. 26c.
BUTTER. BUTTER. BUTTER.
Butter Is going to be much higher. We
have Just received tho whole make of
two of the largest creameries In the
state. Saturday we are going to make!
this .a banner sale before advancing the'
prices. Now Is your time to buy.
Choice Creamery Butter, per lb 21c
Choice Separator Creamery Butter, I
per pound 21'c
Fancy Separator Creamery Butter, I
per pound 23c i
Extra Fancy Separator Creamery
Butter, per pound 24c
The Finest Separator Creamery But. .
ter, per pound 26c
FRESH FRUITS PRICES AT OMAHA'S
GREATEST FRESH FRUIT DKl'T.
Fancy California Sweet Juicy Orange
per dozn 20c
Fancy California Tokay Grapes, lb..7V4c
Fancy California Lemons, per dosen ..15c
Fancy California Figs, per package.... 4c
New Jersey Sweet Potatoes, pound 2c
S measures Fresh Roasted Peanuts ..Wc
Fancy HMlefiower Apples, per dozen. ..16c
Fancy Shelled Rice Popcorn, pound .. Sc
In the United States.
Ostrich Feathers.
A Great Sale of Millinery Saturday
We have Just bought the entire stock of three of the largest Millinery Houses
The stocks consist or i rimmed Hats, street Hata and
$10.00 Trimmed Hats $4 98
$7.60 Trimmed Hats $2 98
$5.00 Trimmed Hats $1.98
$5.00 Trimmed Street lints. ..$1 .98
$3.60 Trimmed Street Hat a.... 8Sa
CHILDREN'S MILLINERY
SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY,
Children's Bonnets, made of
bearskins, velvets, silks and
furs, prettily trimmed with
ribbons, fur heads and lares,
. on sale Saturday at special
prices.. $2 98. $2.50, $1.98, $1.50,
98c, 75e and 59c
Boys' and Girls Stocking Caps.
In all the pretty bright colors,
extra good qualities, on sale
Saturday at 4fc. S'c and 1"
OSTRICH PLT'MKS AT HALF
PRICE.
In' this sreat purchase were
2P0 doren fine Egyptian Ostrich
Plumes, made from the choicest
stock of the male bird. Here Is
vour chance to buy two plumea
for the price of one.
Ostrich Plumes worth from $4 00
to $10.00, at.. $5.00, $3.98 and $1.98
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THE BIG MEAT
SECTION
A SAMPLE OF HOW CHEAP
WE SELL.
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Spring Chickens, (fresh killed) 11c
Leaf Lard, 13 lbs. for $1 .00
Boiling Beef 2c
Chuck Steak lin
Shoulder Roast 6o
Round Steak 8o
Round Roast , 8c
Sirloin Steak to
All kinds of Sausage. 4 pounds 25c
Nebraska's famous Oto Hams ....UHc
EVERYTHING GUARANTEED.
Four
Hosiery Specials.
Lndies' fancy embroidered and heavy
fleece lind hose exceptional bar
gains at 35o f lid
A pairs for t.tr
Ladies' maco. fleeced and plain cotton
hose. In black and colors i'JXn
tc and 25c qualities at "JW
Bds' bicycle hose, heavy ribbed with
double knee, heel and toe, er
regular 25c qualities at
Children's ribbed hose, In all sizes
regular 15c quality 10 C
NEVER TURN EVEN A HAIR
mooth Birdi of Prey Display Grtat Hrve
When Wisged.
OLD SLEUTH TELLS SOME EXPERIENCES
inalnn and Seasoned Croolca Alike
' A Mid Icri Wne Corred
Adventures on th
Trail.
Most men are pretty cool about It when
they're put under arrest," said a detectlva
Of long experience. "Yet I've nailed a lot
of fellows whose nerve and coolness I re
ally admired,
' "One of them was a professional layer
down of phony checks with whom I caught
up at th Southern hotel In St. Louts. He
was a man of 35 or ao, and had been lagged
a couple of times. When the hotel clerk
told me he was In his room I went right
UP and rapped on his door.
"Coma In," hs called out, and I turned
th knob and walked In.
"He was shaving before the dresser glass,
and he didn't even turn his head around to
see who I might be. Ha didn't have to.
for ha saw mo In the glass.
x " 'Oood morning." he said, going right on
aeraptrig his face. 'Fine weather, eh?'
" 'Bully weather,' said I.
" 'Do you shave yourself? ha asked me
before I had a chance to tell him what I
was there for. 'No? Well, y'ought to,'
and be went right ahead and staked me
to mighty Interesting talk about rasors and
personally conducted barberlng and th ad
vantages thereof, while I wondered If It
could be possible If he knew who I was
and If he was aware of the fact that my
errand In bla room waa to pinch him.
- 'Saw a swell variety show at the Stand
ard last night,' ha went on, after exhaust
ing tha barbertng subject, as he washed
th soap off his face. 'Clever lot of trained
dogs In it.'
" 'Any bloodhounds? I asked him, stak
ing him to a grin that I meant to b sig
nificant, "Nop no bloodhounds," he replied,
grinning.
"Then h proceeded to tell me all about
th dog and th rest of the show. H
put some powder on his face, combed his
hair, got on his collar and tie and cuffs and
waistcoat and coat, carefully removed the
things from th dresser drawers and packed
hla Gladkton bag. rang for a couple of
cocktails and some cigars, looked me over
and told me that I waa a bit yellow In color
and recotrtmended soma dyspepsia tablets,
and then said:
"Well. I'm ready old top. There'll be
some little delay about the extradition
papers, won't there? I'm going to wult
for tha extradition papers, of course like
ta bav tha things dJc In du form. By
th way. what's the charge against me, and
the amount of the bogus, and what bank's
doing tha kicking?
"I told him. he trimming his nails in the
meanwhile and looking somewhat bored.
Then we went down to th elevator, got a
cab, and were driven to St. Louis head
quarters, where I had him remanded to
await extradition. I brought him east a
few days later, and. at the conclusion of
bis trial, aaw him accept hia three-specker
witn a yawn.
"Another cool one was a young fellow I
grabbed In Germantown, Philadelphia. He
had stolen a good bunch of money from a
New Tork cotton brokerage Arm that em
ployed him and skiddooed without leaving
any trail.
"It took me two months to get acent of
him. I found out that be had recently
been married In Philadelphia to a girl he
had known all his life, and traced htm to a
neat little detached house In Germantown.
"It waa 10 o'clock In th morning when
I rang hia door bell.' He cam to tha
door In smoking jacket and slippers, and
with th morning paper and a cigar. '
"He took on look at me, then tipped me
a tremendously meaningful wink.
" 'Why, hello there, you old scoundrel cf
a pardner!' he suld to ma. enthusiastically
"Been expecting you every day. I s'pone
you're going to drag me off In thattrlp
through the cotton atates that you'vbeen
planning?
" 'Well, business before pleasure I'll
hav to go, I suppose, although I'll hatu to
leave th girl so soon after we've been
married. Josla,' calling to his wlfo, a
pretty young woman who Just then came
into th hall from th dining room, 'here's
this old business associate of mine.' and h
sprung a phony nam for m with gtvat
ease In Introducing ma to his perfectly un
suspicious wife. He's been threatening
for soma Urn to take me down to a sec
tion of th cotton belt In whloh he's In
terested, and now I a'pos I've Just got
to go along with him it means money,
you know, my dear.
" 'Come right Into my den, old man
you'll excuse us, my dear, won't your
this to his wife 'and we'll talk it over.'
and he ted the way to his tidy smoking
room while bis young wife went about her
household duties, humming happily.
" 'Well, it'a all up,' the young fellow said
to ma as soon as he'd closed th door of
the smoking den on us, 'but I'm going to
try to make a compromise of It with the
Ann, and I don't want the girl to know
anything about It. If I make th com
promise stick she won't have to know any
thing about It. Well, I'm all ready, and
we might aa well start.' and then he went
to his wife and had her pack him a t j I
case, bade her a cheerful goodbye and we
left.
"I let him get away with It In that fash
Ion. He stayed In th Tombs for about
two wi'eks. meeting his lawyers and repre
sentatives of th cotton firm he had robbed
very day.
i "Hia ac In th hoi consisted In tha fact
that he had the major part of th money
he had stolen. He mad his compromise
stick all right, disgorging about two-thirds
of th money. He told the firm that if
they declined to see it that way he'd take
his medicine and they'd never get a nickel
of the coin.
"They wanted the money, and he got
out of the scrape and was back with his
young wife in Germantown within twenty
days of his arrest. 'I've seen him since.
He's doing well In Philadelphia now. and
he told me that his wife never knew but
what he'd been traveling down south while
he waa In th Tombs.
Bigamist on tha Wing.
"I made a mighty easy grab of a self
possessed bigamist a few years ago. He
waa a smooth chap who mad a business
of marrying elderly women, getting their
money and then clearing out
"I traced him to a hotel In Chicago Just
as be was leaving It. I waa delighted to
see him buy a ticket for New York. His
idea was to pay a secret visit to New York
for soma purpose or other, for after leav
ing th ticket office be went to a barber
shop and had his Vandyke beard re
moved.
"I waa on the same sleeper with him on
th rid to New York, dnd exchanged
commonplaces with blm In th wash room
on the morning th train arrived In Jer
sey City. I was also right alongside of
him on the ferry crossing to Twenty-third
street.
"When h got ot th ferry boat I walked
alongside of blm and put my hand on his
shoulder.
" 'You made It pretty easy for me." I
told him, informing him quietly that h
waa under arrest.
"He never turned a hair, but strolled
over to th cigar counter, bought three for
a balf, offered me on, which I declined,
and then, biting th end off one of th
smokes, h looked at m with a nickering
grin.
" 'Say,' he asked me, whlch on of -.he
old women Is after me, anyhow? referring
to bis string of elderly wives. 'If you'll
give me a chance to have a five minute
talk with whichever on It Is, r 11 bet you
a hat I can square it with her. How
about ltr
'There wasn't any how about It, of
course, and th cool on with the marrying
habit bad to face th whole collection in
court. He occupied himself during th
trial iu drawing caricature of bla wives
on a pad, and took his sentence aa compla
cently aa if he'd been ordered to California
by hla doctor for bis health.
A Straight Hands.
"I once found myself reclining In a chair
In the hot room of a Kansas City Turkish
bath alongside of a man who had given ma
a two month's chase of It on false trails.
He was a penman, and he had kited a lot
of the bad papers tor big amounts around
New York. Philadelphia and Baltimore.
'Fretty hot in her. bey?' ha said to m
as he settled himself back In th reclining
J chair In tha hot room. Tou'r perspiring
like a man that's run ten miles in a
sweater.
" 'Well, Tve run more than any ten
miles.' I told him.
"He looked at me curiously.
" 'You, have, eh?' he asked me. 'Running
where ?'
" "Oh, all over the country,' I told him.
'Covered about 6,000 miles the last couple of
months.'
" 'That's going some,' my man said.
What for?'
" 'For you, pal,' I told him then, getting
up from th reclining chair and standing
alongside of him.
" 'Oh, thafa It. eh?' he said, without
moving in hla chair. 'Well, d'ye know that
I kind o' had a hunch that you were a
bull? S'pose you'll let me get soaped and
rubbed down her, won't you?'
- " 'Sure, I want to finish out the bath my
self,' I told him, and that Is all there was
to it.
"After th bath we got on our clothes,
and he cam along with me without papers,
aa If we'd been going rabbit hunting.
Glad to Be Sartd. -
"On of th coolest chaps I ever snagged
was an embezzler, who waa just about to
take the long sail from Boston to Australia
when I came up with hlin. He'd been a
trusted employ in a savings bank, and
had cleaned up pretty good before making
his Jump.
"He had a week's start because he was
on bis vacation when the bank folks got
on to bis stealings. He had a girl up in
Harlem, and I watched the malls for a
letter from him to her.
"Tbe letter spun along two days after
I went on the case, and it told the girl that
he was in Boston and about to make a long
sea trip. I was In Boston, raking over
th steamers and sailing vessels eight hours
later.
"I got him on a big. full-rigged ship that
bad cleared and already had the tug hitched
for th drag down the harbor. He was
going as a passenger, having told th skip
per that his doctor had ordered him to
make th cruise to fix him up after a alege
of nervous prostration.
"He saw me as I went over the side, and
he walked right over to me.
" 'Well, I'm th one, ain't I?' he asked
m.
" Yu sur ar. aon. I told him. 'You
cam near beating me to It, though.'
" "Well, d'y know,' h said to me then,
'I'm blamed glad you've com for me? I'm
dead sur I'd be seasick as biases all th
way to Melbourne If I stayed on this bloom
ing old packet. Let's mosey off of this
me for th dry land. I can feel myself
getting sick already, and th old booker
hasn't moved yet.'
"H got sis years of very much restricted
dry land, but I believe he was glad to the
finish that he'd ducked the long sea trip."
New York Sun.
of a canon, on a stream putting Into Rock
creek, and is about two miles from the lase
of Tyee mountain, wnich Is the highest
point south of St. Mary's peak. In Benton
county. Incidentally, it may be remarked
that not less than nine snow-clad summits
and the mountains around Crater lake can
be seen from this place of observation. The
bridge was discovered by Charles Magee of
California. The arch is almost perfect, and
from base to base Is ninety feet wide, with
remarkably regular perpendicular walls, tha
whole looking as If chiseled by the hands of
a skilled giant. The approaches on the top
are 200 feet from one side to the other,
while Inside, from base to top of tho bridge.
Is ninety feet: from top of arch to top of
bridge, thirty feet. On the bridge are all
kinds of growths oak. maple, fir, cedar,
laurel, balm of gllead and a great variety
of shrubs, grasses and flowers. Inside It Is
clear of all growths, so Its proportions can
be well observed. Ther ar very large
trees around, and the scenery Is wild and
weird. It la a beautiful place for camping,
having pure air and water, Csh and game.
Xataral Brlds In Oregon.
There la a remarkable ns tural curiosity In
Oregon. It Is situated about eighteen miles
from Oakland, Zouglas county, at tL bead
HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED SONGS
Remarkable Cares Effected by Snr
steona In Poetry and
Sfnsle.
In the heart of "Musical Row," which He
between Twenty-eighth and Forty-second
streets, Broadway and Seventh avenue.
New Tork, ther la a song hospital. To
this place skk and dllaoidated songs are
dally sent for treatment. Some of them
survive and become useful to society, while
others die ouirkly.
The treatment is simple. Songs that
require melodies to fit tha words and words
to fit the melody are placed In the hands
of capable doctois. These doctors do their
work well and In many Instances they
receive high pay for their services.
Attracted by the large profits realised
from the sales of popular songs, all sorts
and conditions of persons hav taken to
writing songs In th last few years. Every
publisher of note receives manuscripts
dally from ambitious composers all over
tha country.
Most of them are of little account. Once
ft a while a good song Is discovered, but
almost Invariably It needs fixing up. Th
publisher bas not always the time to do
this, so b sends th song to th hospital.
He pays ao much for the treatment and It
Is returned to him in proper form.
The song hospital Is a branch of a well
known publishing auuse. Publishers of
puste throughout the country send their
songs to It. Th manager of the hospital
told something about the work of the
establishment the other day.
"It was called Into existence by tha want
that prevailed." he said. "In view of the
output of songs a place of th kind was
aht-olutely essential.
"At this hospital we give attention to
arranging piano accompaniment, arrang
ing for band, orchestra and other Instru
ments, harmonizing and copying composi
tions, composing melodies for words and
words for melodies. We began with one
musician and now have several.
"There are publishers who print copies
for composers for a cash consideration
Publishers of this kind hav no Interest
whatever In the numbers they Issue. They
simply work for composers who desire to
Issue their compositions for private circu
lation. "We receive manuscripts right along from
wealthy and ambitious persons who will
pay well to have a melody set to words
or vice versa. It makes no difference to
us whether the manuscript Is worthy or
not. We go ahead with tbe work and
try to make a good Job of It.
"Of course our customers get al) th
credit. The pay for this work varies from
$18 to $50, according to the labor Involved.
"Sometimes after leaving the hospital a
song may make lta way with a prominent
firm and become very popular. I know of
many such Instances. Not long ago tbe
hospital received a manuscript from a well
known congressman. Wa fixed the song
up and arranged It properly. The other
day we got word that he bas had two
offers for tha manuscript.
"Many persons ar Just crasy to see their
names as authors and composers on the
title page of a song. I know a wealthy
woman In New York who paid $200 to a
song writer to write a song for her and
give ber all the credit. She distributed
copies of the song among her friends and
they were very enthusiastic over her sup
posed efforts.
"All kinds of songs com to th hospital.
Some of them ar not worth the paper they
are written on. Still, as we get paid for
th work, w do not care." New York Sun.
ORDER OF THE CARABA0
Enemies of Thirst In Army and Sstt
la tha Philippines Moist tha
Water Waaon.
If you happen to see . officer of the
army or the navy carrying a short, slender
black stick with a silver head, you may
know that he is a Carabao.
Now, the carabao is the water buffalo of
tbe orient, and especially of the Philip
pines. The animal is so Important in the
islands that when some American officers
who had seen service In the Philippines
were casting about for a -name suitable to
an order formed among themselves they hit
upon this Spanish name of the water buf
falo. Bo the Order of the Carabao is plain Eng
lish for society of the water buffalo.
This society was formed not gravely, but
In sport. All the officers buve absSrd and
high sounding titles in a sort of bastard
Spanish, and the dolnts of the society are
wholly frivolous.
In one. particular tha Order of the Cara
bao Imitates Its nameaak. The water buf
falo Is upon all ordinary occasions docile
and gentle, but when the madness of thirst
seises tli bM- which It dos very fr-
auently. all else Is neglected until the thirst
of the moment Is quenched, and woe betide
the person or thing encountering th rush
of the herd for water.
It Is so with the Order of the Carabao.
When the members, few or many, ar as
sembled, and engaged In whatever talk or
business, at the agreed thirst signal all el
Is laid aside until every Carabao has th
wherewithal to quench his thirst.
It is only in rare Instances that water la
the fluid chosen for this purpose. Tha
hast and unanimity with which the assem
bled members of tha order break off In th
midst of whatever business or pleasure
may engage them to respond to the thirst
signal Is a sight to move th mirth and
amazement of the casual stranger.
The distinguishing mark of tha order is
th short, slender black stick. Th stick la
made of a piece of th water buffalo's
horn. Upon the end of the little silver bead
appears the effigy of the animal Itself, and
on tha side of the bead ar engraved th
initials of the owner and bla number In th
Order of the Carabao.
This little wand Is Intended for neither of
fen se nor defense. It Is, In fact, the equiva
lent of the swagger stick carried by many
British officers. This Is aa often as not a
light riding stock, and It Is Intended more
than anything else to give employment to
the hands, so that they shall not And their
way Into the pockets.
The habit of carrying th hands In th
pockets Is thought by the Order of th
Carabao to be neither graceful nor neat. R
the members of the order, of whom ther
are a good many hundreds, count among
their good offices not only the abolition of
thirst but the promotion of neatness and
grace. New York Sun.
Nat High Financier.
George Ade was listening gravely to a
compliment. At th end ha said:
"Thank you. You remind m of some
thing. "A little while sfter the appearance of my
first book I went to spend a week In a sum
mer resort outside of Chicago.
"The landlord of th modest hotel said to
me:
" 'Mr. Ade, you are a literary man, I be
lieve?' "I blushed and smiled, and answered that
I had written a few trifles nothing more.
" 'I have several literary men Stopping
here,' the landlord went on.
' 'Well, I'm rather glad of that,' said I.
" 'Yes,' said the landlord, "I Ilk literary
men. They never object to paying in, ad
vance. They are used to it.' " Ntw York
Tribune.
An Illustration.
"This question whether a word should
have its adverbial or Its adjective f0rm
setins to me to have little to do with the
sense. Now what is the difference hetwtn
loud talking and talking loudly?"
"No difference," replied the pedagogical
friend. "But look here; for a larg too
you glv legal advice freely, but you don e
glv It free, I think that will rUla yoj
for awhils." Touto'f Companion
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