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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1906)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, MAY 13, 1906. Mondays Specials Emphasize the Magnitude of Our May Sale Values 8 Linen, Muslin Sheeting Bargains IN THE GREAT DOMESTIC ROOM It He and 15c TJJeached Cambrio and Long Cloth, full J tnchas wide, at 7iC yai4 Plain White Nainsook Long Cloth, II inches wide, worth up to 2io 74a yard, at yard 1 16c India Llnon. extra flne sheer 7C quality, at yard 1 w White Rep Walstlngs, 40 Inches Tc. wide, l&e value, at yard 3W Irish Loom Table Damask, pure linen, 60o and On valuer-limit of 6 yards r"l7:C to a customer at, per yard - Bllvar Bleached Table Linen. 68 and 71 Inches wide, worth up to 11.76 7Sc per yard, at yard OOo and w Hematltched Tablecloths, bleached, full m yards long. 13 to value, O AC at 28 Bleached Tablecloths, all linen, yards long .4i) each Ksnklna to match all table linen. sizes 18x IS to 22x22, at doaen $2.00, f ()() . 1 , A S.W IV IV. good, heavy . ...19c good quality, 8Jg 39c -4 unbleached Srieetlng, quality, 25c value, at yard 42x38 Pillow Casea, 12 He value, at. . tSc Home-Made Sheets, size 72xSO Monday 76a Seamless Bleached Sheets, slxe lxU, extra heavy quality, 5QC Seamless Bleached Sheets, slxe glxtO those goods arev seconds, some have slight Imperfections, but are '17le well worth 66c choice wl'k' 16c Percale, 36 lnchee wide, fine soft finish, in light, medium and dark 1lr shades, at yard tv"" 12 He Dress and Shirting Ginghams fic at yard "w 16c Printed Batistes and Organdies, new spring patterns, at lOc yard ,ww Hc Indigo Prlnta great snap Cllr at yard VC Hayden Bros. Bank k0 Interest Paid on Savings Deposits w Solicit Your Filrontgt un BJ lJR0JS THE RELIABLE. STORE. Hayden Bros. Bank h Interest Paid on Savings Deposits Wt Solicit Your Pafronage Great May Clearing Sale of Spring Suits An event of unusual importance to those Indies who have waited. Kvery spring garment must go, and to in sure a quick clearance, we are making price that of half and In many canea more than half the regular purchase price to you. Grand Lace Sale Continues Monday From the rlnrlpnl luce importer of New York City, we Imve putrtinned two itrcat lota of the season' latest Lnre Novelties at .o OX TIIK 1HLLK. These goods were imported for two of tlie ilnrst OiMnnkers supply houses In the country. The shipments were late In arrival and were refused hy the purchasers. We secured hoth Iota at ON TIIK DOM..XK, "d they will he placed on sole .Monday AT J I ST HALF TIIKIIt VAIA'K. The very finest quality and latest Myles in itEAL LACE CHEMISETTES. 9Sc-Real High Grade White Goods In Main Wash Goods D:pt. tor Graining an J Weddinj Dresses Dere can he found the greatest department of this kind in all the west WE HAVE KVKKYTHIN'U. nenulnc St. Gaul Swisses. $2.50 Swisses $1.65 $2.00 Swlsees $1.31) $1.50 Swisses 0Hc $1.36 Swisses 73c $1.00 Swisses 60c 75c Swisses c 65c Swisses 30c Scotch Swisses. , 75c Scotch Swisses BOc 69c Scotch Swisses 30c 49c Scotch Swisses 85c 39c Scotch Swisses 25c 15c Scotch Swisses lc . Domestic Swisses. Fine American Swisses 12 He Fine American Swisses lc Fine American Swisses 10c Persian Lawns. 76c Persian lawns 40c '60c Persian lawns 35c 26c Persian lawns 10c 19c Persian lawns 12Jc French Lawns. $1.25 French lawns....; 08c $1.00 French lawns..... 75c T5c, French lawns 40c 60c' French lawns .35c 49c French lawns 25c Mercerized Batiste. 76c, 60c, 39c and 25c Genuine St. Gaul Hand Embroidered Mulls. $2.25 mulls 91-23 $1.98 mulls $1.15 $1.60 mulls $100 $1.00 mulls 75c 75c mulls BOc 69c mulls 30c India IJnon. 76c English India llnon 50c 60c English India llnon 30c 39c English India llnon 25c Domestic India Llnon. 2 5c domestic India llnon 10c 19c domestic India llnon. ...... 12 He 16c domestic India llnon . .10c 12c domestic India llnon 8 l-3c 10c domestic India llnon 7c 7 Vic domestic India llnon So English Long Cloth. 26c English long cloth 10c 19c English long cloth 12 He 16c English long cloth 10c 12 Vic English long cloth 7Hc 19c 40-lnch lawns 12lc 60c lingerie walstlngs 8tfo 39c lingerie walstlngs 25c Send for Samples. Beautiful $5.00 Hats "We are selling the prettiest $5.00 hats in the city. Strictly new and fresh from our work rooms. They hare all the style of the more expensive hats. Large showing of Milan sailor andchips trimmed with 1 black velvet, ribbons, flowers, orna ments, etc., the most popular hats for the season and priced C within the reach of all. .... . .vp J Other hats ranging in price from 98o to $25, all specially priced for Monday'B selling. Special Undermuslin Bargains Even to those who expected much, the remarkable valuea offered In 'our great Muslin Underwear sale are a pleasant surprise. The addition of several new lines for "Monday will add greatly to the bargain interest. LADIES' SKIHTS A special lot, made of finest material, with 18-inch flounce of lace and insertion or fine embroideries garments that would f f ttell regularly up to $7.50 (limit of one to a customer)- at, f. it choice V Si $24.00 $14.00 $.8.00 Begins $50.00 Tailor Suits at. . $30.00 and $35.00 Tailor Suits at.. $15.00 and $18.00 Tailor SniU at.. Our Opening Sale of Waah Suit Monday The finest display of Wash Suits ever seen In Omaha Is the result of careful preparation for this great opening sale an unoqualed assoctment from the best foreign and domestic designers. Handsome Linen Suits 176 of them, in ele gant imported linens, hand embroidered, no two alike, at $50.00, $40.00, 1ft Aft $35.00, $25.00 and ll.UU Fine linen lingerie mull and batiste dresses, made Princess style, $20.00 else- M Cft where: sale Drice '"iJv $10.00 batiste and linen suits and dresses; special Monday, at 800 Nobby Wash Suits In all colors " f Q 4.95 1.50 4.98 4.95 3.95 7.95 Home Made Wrappers and Matinees Our new spring line of home made Wrappers and Matinees Is nowhere: unmatched values at $3.08, $2.08, $2.50, $2.00, $1.75, $1.50 -)f and .mtD and styles, worth $5.00; at, choice Children's White Dresses All styles, in sizes 4 to 14 years,' atr$5.00 to. . . . From 8 Till 9 A. M. Women's Wash Underskirts, at. , . A MAGNIFICENT LINE OF 8KIKT8. White Skirts In Sicilians, nun's veilings, linens and Panamas ranging in price from $16.00 down to Women's $8.00 Walking Skirts Special Monday Other splendid skirt values at $10.00, $12.50, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00. $7.50 Silk Eton Coats 50 of them in the lot; choice $7.00 covert coats; special, at $15.00 Cravenette coats, all sizes and colors, at. . . Other special coat values at $8.00, $10.00 and $12.50. Handsome Kew Walstt This department is undoubtedly headquarters for fine waists several new lots brought forward for Mon day. Elegant Point de Spre Waists, made over silk, lace trimmed the very latest In waist styles; at $5.00, $3.08 2 98 Women's $3.00 Waists, at .$1.49 Women's $2.00 Waists, at 05c From 8:30 Till 0:80 Women's fQ Kimonos, at 1C From 0 Till 10 A. M. Women's $1.00 Wrappers,, at From 0:30 Till 11 Women's $6.00 Silk Coats, at newest 1.25 i's 75c 39c 59c 3.95 New Templeion Seamless Rugs These Rugs are exact copies of oriental effects and colorings, and are without doubt the most serviceable Rug on the market, every thread Is bound with seven warp top and bottom 'and the pile will not sweep off f they come In 0x12 size and are worth regularly $30.00, but to introduce them we will make a special X I i mm m,m m w lace, hand made Chemisettes, In the veijr newest designs, actually worth $2.on. $150 and $3 00 each all on sale at one price Monday each tl.oo HAND BAGS. PrFCIAL. &e ladles' Hand Bans In five different styles, all perfect poods and worth 60c to 11 i, on sale Monday at, O e 98c each 25o Buster Brown Kelts 15c 1-adies' White Wash Belts 25c 1-adlos White and Embroidered Belts 20c Narrow Bands and Insertlngs, at, yard 30c Bands. Edges and Insertlngs, at, yard BOLK AGENTS FOR 7.ION CITY LACES PER CENT DUTY. 10c 7c 10c 10c 15c 50c eloRnnt llutltp Hands, 2Sf at. yard w ,0c Batiste UitlliMms, fl.TC at "Ufc tl.09 lintlste KdKea and Hinds, ROC at tl-50 fine Oriental KluunclnRs, 75C tiro elesnnt lace Ornaments, In f ff this sale ' tJ.00 Ice Bands nnd f Rf Allov.rs I,uu Hon Allnvers In batiste and b:iliy O OO Irish crochet, nt t'U Bands, EiIros and Allovers, 3.00 !iv Allovers and Bands, 4.00 THE GREATEST PAI.R OF FIN13 LACKS KV Kit HELD IN OMAHA. BUY THEM AND SAV13 THE 60 Dress Linens Wash Goods Dept. This, the only department of its kind in Omaha. Fverj thing in dress linens, waisting linens, handkerchief linens, linen lawns, etc. price Monday of. f.00 SMITH AXMINSTER RUGft-Slsa 9x12, very best quality choice iQ Oft Monday iO.VO t30 00 Seamless Velvet Rush, best quality, sise 9x12, oriental and floral -p-y ef) designs special Monday ",ou Best quality Hlsrh Spire Brussels 4 A ft I, Rugs. 9x12, Monday ' Best quality Hlirh Spire Brussels Rugs, else 8-3x10-, Monday....1"0 8.75 3.98 ART SQUA RES Extra heavy, O 7E slsa 9xl0-. at O. O 3.25 Best quality High Spire Brussels Rugs, sire 6x9, Monday Extra heavy Smyrna Rugs, slxe 4x7, at No Mall Orders Filled on Above Item, aa Quantity is Limited. LADIES' SKIRTS In great assortment of styles, worth up to $5.00, will 4 in go at 13.9ft, tl9S and I.OU LADIES' GOWNS Made extra long and full, lace and embroidery trimmed, worth up to 11.50, at, 75c 4QC LADIES' ' ' ' GO WNS Beaut If" u'liy ' ' trimmed with laee, embroidery and washable rib bons, worth up to f3.00, at 11.50 Qa and. LADIES' CORSET COVERS AND DRAWERS Lace Insertion and embroid ery trimmed, greatest values ever 0r shown, at 49c, 29c and Misses' and Children's Pants, well made, worth double Monday's prices, t(r at 15o and LADIES' $1.00 CORSETS AND GIRDLE8 In pinks, blues or drab, all sizes while they last Monday at 49c OS and AiMS, Great Display of New Silks RAMA DE KOIE, UUIIXIANT RAMA, RADIA IMPERIAL The most correct . silk for gowns and waists. W'e have Just received a large shipment of these beautiful silks KYr.lt Y Y.1KU GUARANTEED TO XjALAUEK PERFECTLY richest color combinations and patterns. We offer these exquisite 24 and 27-lnch silks Monday, at, per yd., 00c and. . 59c Art Squares, extra heavy, size x, at Fibre Rugs, size 9x12 special Monday S-3xl0- Fibre Rugs, at 7-6x10-6 Fibre Rugs, at a 6x9 Fibre Rugs, at . $10 $9 $8 6.25 27x54 Velvet Rugs, $2.00 yalues, J 25 $1.60 Couch Covers, at $2.00 Couch Covers, at $3.00 Conch Covers, at $4.00 Couch Covers, at 98c .1.50 2.25 .. $3 SALE OP LACE CURTAINS AND PORTIERES. $4.00 Lace Curtains, 275 1.75 Irish Linen Suitings. 36-inch, fine goods $1.00 36-Inch, fine goods TSc 36-inch, fine goods BOc 86-inch, fine goods 30c 2-Yard Wide Linous. Fine quality $1-00 Superior $1.23 Rutchers' Linen. 36-inch butchers' linen BOc 36-lnch butchers' linen BOc 36-lnch butchers' linen 30c 36-inch butchers' linen 25c ' Handkerchief Linen. 3 6-inch fine linen $1.50 86-Inch fine linen $1.25 36-lnch fine linen $1.00 36-lnch fine linen 75c 36-inch fine linen 50c Union, 36 inches wide 25c Union, 36 Inches wide 35c Send for Samples. Fronting Linens. 36-lnch fronting 75o 36-lnch fronting 50o 36-Inch fronting BK: 36-lnch fronting 3l)c Hand Embroidered Linens. 36-foch St. Gaul $1.H 36-lnch St. Gaul $1.5 36-lnch St. Gaul $1.25 36-lnch St. Gaul ...$l.oo 3 6-lnch St. Gaul 5c 36-inch St. Gaul 75c Colored lress Linen. 27-lnch natural 10c 2 7-Inch natural 25o 2 7-lnch natural 3()c 27-inch natural BOc 2 7 colors 10c Shrunk Muslins. Indian Head IBc Auto 12 Rensdrag 12c Qual 10c High Grade Dress Goods In Main Wash Goods Department- Every house got a fctv, but we have the line. We also have the price. $2.50 Lace Curtains, at $6.50 Lace Curtains, at $7.00 Portieres, at $5.00 Portieres, at , $4.00 Portieres, at .4,98 .4.98 .3.98 .2.98 Omaha's Greatest Grocery Department Freshest Goods, Largest Stock, Highest Quality and Lowest Prices Always. 27 and 36-lnch Natural Jap Wash Bilks at yard , 59c 17-Inch Natural Jap Wash Silks lOc at yard l-lnch Natural Jap Wash Silk 1f at yard IVC C. J. Bonnett Black Taffetas special Mon day at ier yard $1.00. 69c, c Go and OC tG.-inrh Black Taffetas, $1.00 value, fC r at yard UUC 39c 19-lnch Black Taffeta, guaranteed 65c value, at yard On Bargain Counters Check Loutalenes, Novelty Taffetas, 20 and 27-lnch plain color Taffetas, Peau de Cygnes, 27-lnch Fancy Buttings, etc., at HHc? per yard, 69c, 46c and tt7W To Mall Order Customers To those un able to attend our weekly bargain sales we will send samples of silks to be on special sale Friday, May 18th, providing request for same Is sent at once. 21 lbs. best Pure Cane Granulated Sugar S1.00 10-lb. sacks best Granulated Cornmeal.lOo 7 lbs. best Hand Picked Navy Beans.. 9bo lbs. Rolled Oatmeal flo 10 bars best brands Laundry Soap....8So 6-lb. pall Pure Fruit Jelly 15o Bromangelon or Jell-O, per pkg.;..7Ho 1- lb. pkg. Imp. Tapioca SHo 2- lb. pk$. SeLf-Rlslng Pancake Flour.. Bo 1-lb. pkg. Condensed Mince Meat to Seeded Jlalslns, per pkg 7'o Cleaned, Currants, per lb 7Ho Thre-Crown Raisins, per pkg. .7Ho Fancy Cooking Figs, per lb ..So I '. ' New Dtess Trimmings This, an exceptional season In flat and narrow braids, both plain and tinsel mixtures, especially in plain and fancy gray silk braids, finds us with the most complete line to bo found in the west at 15c, 12 He, 10c, 7c, 6c and Embroidered Shirt Waist Patterns, 11.00 Waist Patterns at. $2.00 Waist Patterns at $3.00 Waist Patterns at BAT 3c rns. 49c 98c .1.19 The best Soda Crackers, per lb Bo Fresh, crisp Gingersnaps, per lb.-. 6o Crisp Crackers, per pkg tUc Swedish Health Bread, per lb ..7H0 Fancy fresh Cracknels, per lb 15o Regular. 16c and 12 Ho Cookies, per lb. 10c BUTTS B, CKEESS 1FS PICXUB, Fancy Creamery Butter, per lb Slo Fancy New York Full Cream Cheese, per pound ..13Ho Fancy Wisconsin Cream Cheese, lb..l3Ho Fancy Brick or Llmberger Cheese, lb.lsVie Fancy Small Sour Pickles, quart lSHo Fancy Chow Chow, per quart UHo China Dept. Specials Odd pieces of English Decorated Porcelain Dlnnerware at 6c and.. Shelf Paper, all colors for Cups and Saucers-each -10 yards Crystal Sugar and Creamers per pair Crystal Vases from 12 to 24 Inches high Decorated Cuspidors each Thirty-piece Decorated Dinner Sets Water Tumblers a...,..,...,.. 2c 3c .10c 10c .10c 1.98 lc Fancy MUed Sweet -Pickles, quart.... 16o Fancy Gherkin Sweet Pickles, quart.. 19o Fancy Queen Olives, per quart 30o rBESK TEOtTABLB ARB rBVXT SEPABTMSMT VBICES. 6 bunches Fresh Radishes '.So 2 bunches Fresh Lettuce Be 8 bunches Fresh Asparagus 10o 5 bunches Fresh Pie Plant So String or Wax Beans, per lb loo Fresh Beets, per bunch 3Ho Large, Juicy Lemons, per dozen ISO 2 measures Fresh Roasted Peanuts So Fresh Tomato Plants, per dozen 7Ho LADIES' GLOVES ,The long gloves are the popu lar style this season on account of the short sleeves in vogue. Fabric Gloves, In 12 and IB-button lengths, black or white with lace tops, 4 fill at $1.60 and I.UU KID GLOVES In 16 and 18-button lengths, all new spring shades, perfect O Cft nt guaranteed, at $3.50 and "U LADIES' SILK AND LISLE GLOVES, in all sizes, at $1.00, 76c, 50c 23C Come Monday sure. Arnold's silk organdies 85c tShearm Louth's French organdies. 85c Silk moussellnes, the 50c grade... 35c Gun metal silk organdies BOc English ginghams, half silk BOc Anderson's Scotch ginghams 25c Anderson's Scotch ginghams 10c Domestic organdies 15c Bilk organdies 925c Henley serges, fast colors 15c Fine batistes 15c Fine batistes 12,c Fine batistes 10c Fine batistes 8 He Sampson's silk BMo Fashion silk messallne 58c Banzia Bilk, 100 shades in fancy.. BOo Just like Banzia silk BOc Silk crash for shirt waist suits. . . .80c 36-ln. pongee silk and linen 25c' Send for Samples. Wool Dress Goods Sale We are well prepared to furnish all the fine grays thaf are on the market at present, in 58 Inch wide strictly all wool Panamas and other worsted suitings. 68-in. all wool Panamas, in gray, invisible checks $1.25 58-ln. invisible checks, gray, .. .$1.50 48-in. all wool gray Panama 08c 46-ln. new mohair taffetas, the chiffon weight, entirely new.. $1.50 Fancy Lansdowne, neat checks, etc., new $1.25 58-ln. crash gray suitings 75c' Priestley's black Queen's cloth.. $1.25 Priestley's black Queen's cloth., $1.00 Strictly all wool Panama, in black aud also white, at 58c 1,000 different bargains In the wool dress goods department for Monday. Send for Samples. Furniture Department. The Home of Price-Less Furniture Housedeaning Time 1 Hy3 3i "Jsiaja Von no doubt And that you can use a few additional pieces after you have rearranged your furni ture when the hard work la all over. You have, no doubt, been planning for these few pieces for some time, and now you are ready. We have anticipated your wants, and we are ready also with the very articles you want. Plate Racks, In Weathered or Golden oak, from $2.50 down 75c Jardiniere Stands, In oak, mshogany and maple, (one like cut here shown,) Is made of oak, weathered finish, size of top 10x10, height lZVfc Inches, price Other Jardiniere Stands, else 12x12 and 18 Inches high, 75c, 65o gfjg COSTCMERS For small halls, the bedroom or for restaurants, a most serviceable and handy article. One like cut here hi.n Is made ol oak, weathered or golden. It Is i feet 6 Inches high and is en fitted with metal hooks as shown price Monday I.OU Oak, Cobble Seat Arm Rocker, j syg 4-foot Lawn Seat, bent wood, Q 2g Double Cane Seat Red Rocker, $1.25; chair, j QQ 25c Curiou3 and Romantic Capers of Gupid r. Weddea ob tfca Rsm. uuii-rlai( was con. I buinmaied at Bristol, Va., re "V I cnllv- when Mlas Elisabeth Clark of Maxnioadows, Wytha county, became the bride of F. M. Uaie, an employe of the commissary de partment of the. South A Western railroad of Clinchport. The bride arrived at Bristol an hour be fore the wedding. Finding that she wao shadowed by her mother, who was op posed to the match, she wired her lover to .'avo a carriage In readloeas. But Mrs. Chirk adopted similar tactics and also wired for a carriage. When the train arrived the girl left the Pullman csr on the opposite side from the depot and' this gave her and her lorer a momentary ad vantage. Roth carriages appeared upon the street simultaneously and a wild ride was begun by the lovers. In who-e carriage was also a mlnis'er of the Central Presbyterian church. The. leading carriage, running at full speed, darted here and there along the aide streets In a vnln endeavor to shake off the woman -ho pursued. The plan was to be msnlnd In the post office lobby, but the accommodating min ister, finding that the mother wns about to overtako them, performed the coremony.ln the carriage while the horses were running at a mad gallop. Shortly theresfler the mother's rarrlase chanced to take a wrong turn ami the young couple escaped to thlr hotel, where the bride plnyed the wading march on the hotel piano. Mrs. Clark, who was left groping In the rlsrg of a wibiirhan street "for the Inst tn'l. later nnwurtil st the same hotel,, where she spnt the night, but the happy lovers were blissfully uncon scious of her presence. Bride ef ladtaa. Miss Helen Miller, one of the many piquant beauties in the production of Tbe Wtaard of Oi," Is awaiting with eagerness the end of the present theatrical season. As soon as "The -Wizard of Oa" tour concludea. Miss Miller will go direct to Cambridge, Mass., where she will become the bride of a full-blooded Indian. His native name Is "Matoyska," which In the Chippewa language signifies "White Bear." In Boston,- where he is now studying law, he is known aa Arthur Matthison. Two years ago he was a halfback on the Carlisle eleven, and It was while watching a game between the Indian team and the Pennsylvania team that the young actress first felt admiration for the pluck and proweas of the dark ath lete. TT.e night after the game. Mis Mil ler met Matthison at a private party. Then and there Lian Cupid "tackled" the football man and scored a "down." One meeting sufficed to show them that they were made for each other. Miss Miller will renounce forever the glare and glamour of the footlights at the end of next month, when Mr. Mat thison will have galnej admission to the bar. Mr. and Mrj. Matthison will then make their home at Cambridge, Mass., where he will open a law office. Analogous of this romantic courtship waa the union of Dr. Charles O. East man (or "Ohlyessa" to give blm his Sioux name) to Elaine Qoodale. She was one of the famous child poets of Sky Farm, Mass. Eastman la a writer, too, and Is the author of several books about his boyish Indian life, which he wrote after graduating from lartmoutlu This mar riage has proved exceptionally happy. Lust Call netorus Wosuaa. There was a joyful time in the village of Vernon, near Sussex. N. J., last week. Anna. Mabee, of whom nothing has been heard for thlrty-Qve years, has returned to the home of her aunt, Mrs. Beater Mabee Lyon. Writs - Anna was a little child years old a hand organ grinder with a monkey paid the village a visit The little girl had seen nothing of the kind before and followed the muslo away. The child and organ grinder disappeared and after vainly bunting for years her relatives gave Anna up as dead. . Miss Mabee resides in Texas. She does not remember anything of her strange de parture from the little hamlet and says she even had forgotten ts name. A few month ago she read of a boys' camp of trie New Jersey state committee of the Toung Men's Christian association at Lake Waywayanda In Sussex county. The old Indian name brought up dim recollections of her child hood and. she began a series of Inquiries. She wrote to one and another In Sussex county until she found a person who re membered tlie strange disappearance thirty five years ago of little Anna Mabee. She learned the address of her aunt in Vernon and after corresponding with her and making sure of htr Identity she traveled to Jersey and held a reunion with her family. Freak TTTlgbt Blag. A case which Coroner W. B. Gibson of Huntington, L. I., wss called upon to In' vestlgate Is pronounced by him the most remarkable he ever met. The death of young George Sammls from a bolt of lightning at his home at Com mack and the escape 'of the rest of the family make a curious story. - The light ning struck Sammls In the breast and passed down his left side. and. leg. - His uncle, who occupied the. bed with blm, wss slightly shocked enough to make him' draw up his arma and legs. He exclalxed: "George, I'm hit, too." The younger man lived ten .minutes after that, and spoke once or twice raore. When Coroner Gibson examined the body be found the perfect Imprint of a tree over the boy's heart, where the bolt struck him. When the house was examined the es cape of the rest of the family seemed miraculous. The bolt passed to the room below, which ras occupied b. the parents of young Sammls. It struck the bed they occupied, shattering one side, the head board, and one leg of the heavy black walnut bedstead. The occupants were let gently down to the floor without injury. The quicksilver was all burned from the back of a large, old-Jashloned mirror hanging In the bedroom. On the mantel was a lambrequin of a flimsy character. A dozen ornaments and a picture stood on It. The lambrequin was , torn from under the articles without dis turbing them In the least. It waa torn and twisted and thrown In a heap on the floor. S Cheer Vp Worst to Come. A novel romance strangely revealed came to light through the finding of a dress suit case hidden In the woods near Lynn, Mass. The case contained a lot of men's cloth ing and several letters. The name on the case was Samuel Wells, Utlca, N. Y., but the lettera which It contained show that It was probably carried by his brother, Arthur Wells of the same place. The first letter, which Is dated at Salem, Mass., and addressed to Arthur Wells, 182 Schuyler street, Utlca, N. Y., Is signed by a girl giving her name as Eva Smith and her address as 4U Leath street, Salem. Miss Smith Is evidently In search of a good hus band and beglna her letter In this way: "Dear Friend: Excuse me for writing to you, but I am introduced to you through the Heart Correspondence club." She then goes on to say that she Is a poor nurse girl, alone In the world, and would like to have a "kind companion." - Other lettera show that Miss Smith's ap peal was not In vain and the missives grow more tender as the tlmu advanced. The last shows that be had evidently pro jKM'd to itrr. That Arthur was subse quently married to some one In SaUrn Is shown by a letter from his brother, dated April 77, and addressed to blm at the Washington street postoffire, that city. "Am surprised to hear you are married so soon," writes the brother. "Cheer up," ,the letter ends, "the worst la yet to come." The police are endeavoring to locate Mr. .Well and also Mis Cva 6uUU. . - - Entertaining Little Stories for Little People o Orpka's Dolly. mRPHA WILSON I a dear little girl who Uvea with her papa and mamma. On morning sb awoke and found beside her what do you think T a sleeping doll. "Oh, oh, oh I" she said, and lifting it up gently, ran to show It to mamma. Then another surprise came, for, aa she was lifted, dolly opened her big blue eye and smiled a If to say: "I'm awake; good morning!" "Mamma, may I take her to kindergar ten to let the children see her?" "Yes, dear," mamma said; "be very care ful." When Orpha came Into the schoolyard the children gathered around her to go with the bappy mamma girl. Dolly had her place at the table, and chose her song on the circle. What did she choose? "Sleep, Baby. Sleep." Orpha held her in her arms and dolly closed her eyes: then, as the children softly sang, the doll waa gently laid In the arms of each boy and girl In turn, and each gave her a little cuddling and a mite of a rocking. Then dolly waa put to bed until the children said good-bye. On her return home OrpLa'a puppy Jack jumped up and tried to kiss the doll. "No, no, Jack, sou must grow more careful be fore you can play with my sleeping dolly." One afternoon Orpha carried her doll Into the meadow, and, setting her down In a grassy place, said: "Now, dolly dear, sit just here until I pick enough clover blos soms to mske a wreath for you." Some how the best blossom always seemed a lit tle further than the last one and Orpha waa a long way from, dolly when she thought she had enough. She ran back to where' she had left her, but no dolly waa to be seen. "Oh, dear! oh dear!" she cried, and ran to tell mamma all about it, and to get her to help ber. They bunted and hunted and at la.t beard a happy "bow-wow" from Jark. There was Ui puppy vialag with lb dU juat as he would play wltb another dog. Orpha caught up her doll and hugged and kissed ber. Her hair waa not In curls any more, and the red washed from her cheeks, and her eye would not open, but Orpha was so bappy to have her own dear doll aealn, she said: "She I my own dear doll just the same, and I will love her more than ever because now she Is a poor little blind doll." At kindergarten the children listened to the story about Orpha's doll and they, too, felt more tender and kind toward the poor little blind doll. , That night many a poor footless or arm less doll waa put gently to bed with a ten der "Good night, my dear dolly." Child Garden. . ' Bird Alarm. Two boys In Atlanta, Oa., who kept pigeons among them one called Brownie had a curious experience one day. A hun gry hawk managed to slip up on the pi geons. Singling out Brownie, he made a dart for him. Brownie flew directly at the window of the boys' room, followed by the hawk. At the window the pigeon made a turn of Indescribable swiftness and the hawk went crashing through the window pane. It so happened that a caged mock ing bird was hanging in the room, and the sudden appearance of the hawk caused Dick to give utterance to shrieks that could be heard for a quarter of a mile. The hawk, nothing dazed by . his experience, made an effort to get at the bird, and mounted the ca:e for that purpose. Ilck fell on the floor of h'.s wire parlor and ntsde the house resound with his shrill les. Then the boys appeared on the Scene and they soon put an end to the hawk. How Boy ss4 Girls Grow. Until the age of 11 or 12 boys are taller and heavier than girls. Then the girls fur the next few year urpas Ute boy both in weight and height, but the boy soon overtake and pass them. The sons of nonlaborlng parents are taller and heavier than those of laboring parents. The beads of girl are a little rounder than thuno of boys and always a little smaller. It has been found that children grow but little from the end of November to the end of March, grow tall but Increase little In weight from March till August, and In crease mainly In weight nd libtle la height from August to November. The Had Little Bosv The bad little boy has fallen asleejt Oh! a bad little boy wu he. Ills toys he has carelea.ily thrown in a henp lie was a.i nauxhly iih naughty could be. He disobeyed mother tind run out to play On the street with tin; other bad boy. Worn out rif.il weary m close of the day He ho fallen anucp with bis toys. The bad little boy wouldn't do as she told. For he has a will of nix own, And the room where he plays is a sight to behol I. . The room where she shut him alone. "If you don't be ti'fi 1 U tell papa," raid sbe, As siie left blm sn1 shut taut the d"r. "Tell him!" Ibe bnil little b'iy said, and he fvicked bin toys all over the floor. So I went In tit p:v:lHh the had little hy. For a hfcd little boy was be; But somehow I tlinubt bow 1 used to annoy When I was as bad as could be, And I thought of I tie many times mother had si. id She would lll r-f my obstinate way; And how shed foigivr ii.i and take rne to bed Wii u I fell ankeri at i.iy pluy. And I knew that that bad little boy waa like me, With his temper and obstinate tricks; As he slept there 1 thoogl.t that's how I ued to be When 1 was a your.vMer of six. So 1 took up tl.e bad llule boy in my arm And carried him up to hi ret, And I thought that of all li.ls life wonder ful charms i A bod lltUe boy Is the best. LWOt tm Vre, 1 r tm ' V. r