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OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING,
DECEMBER
29, 1906.
VOL. XXXVI-NO. 1G7.
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A Handkerchief Clearance
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FOIU LADIES' HOMK JOl KNAL PATTEKNS FOK NOTHIMl.
Time's Limited Oft to Work. l'attcrn llooth, Harney Aisle.
8 ATI IIDAV WE Ml ST CI)SE OI T AIX SOII.KH. MVKSKD AND ODD
M)T OK MCrr-OVFK CIIK1STMAS HANDKERCHIEFS Goods
that sold up to 2oc each; Saturday,
three for 23 each
5c, 3c and 2c
An Auspicious Start to Our January
Cloak, Suit and Fur Clearance Sale
SATURDAY the Second Day
Scores of suits at half price and
less none reserved all thrown into
the sale.
Suits that sold up to $50
at one price i?
Suits that sold up to $40 tjO
at one price
Suits that sold at
$30 at one price
Suits that sold at tl A00
$20 at one price..
I Coats! Coats!
No reserve all thrown in
Womm's fine Kersey Coats,
tight, fitting or loose backs,
swag-
31 Ml U II
5 jMim , '
III tflilk
Just Before We Do It! Do What?
Take Inventory!
Inventory is a bigger portent in the eye of a department manager
than the breaking of a record in Christmas sales. He can bank on
the accomplishment of the latter because he has the assistance of
things around him. Inventory is the supreme test of the merchan
diser. If he can top his record of sales by a "respectable showing" ho
has capped the climax. See how frank and honest we are!
To get inventory under weigh, we have lots of broken lines
which must be closed out. We are more than willing to
take a loss on these, rather than figure them up In Inventory
Saturday Is, Therefore, a. Great Pre-
Inventory Salesday in Every Department
Hosiery
Hosiery
We must effect a complete clear
ance of all Ladies' Imported Hose,
in fancies and plain balance from
Friday '8 sale of Imported Christ
mas left-over hose, worth lCn
up to 50c Saturday, for ...lC
Ladies' Wool Hose, 25c
value, . Saturday, pair .
Boys' Bicycle Hose, extra y n
heavy, 17c value, for.. 2C
19c
ger styles, sold
at $35.00, tO50
choice . .
Women's fine Ker
sey Coats, tight or
loose fitting, 50 in.
long, sold at $25,
your t -Z75
choice at .
Women's fancy
mixture coals, 50
inches long, latest
styles, very nobby,
greatest value of
fered, sold at748
$15, choice 0
A Clean Sweep of
Ladies' Golf Gloves
Several Hundred Dozen Left
From Friday's Clearance Effort
Musi all go-Saturday. These
Golf Gloves are in these qualities
Mercerised, All Wool, plain and
fancy, worth up to 50c IQ
pair, Saturday at IC
Children's Wear
For Children's Day
In Children's Department
The Completest,
Sweetest and Best
Value-Giving Children's Section in the
West. :: 334 011 on Everything in
Children's Wear Saturday
Coats, Cloaks, Dresses and Furs
33 1-3 Per Cent Discount Saturday.
Notions
niack Darning 1
Cotton, dozen..! 2 C
Mark Spool Bilk,
dozen spools. . . .
Shell Hack Combs, J
each f C
I9c
R. ibbons
8 -Inch Itlark All Silk
Taffeta Ilibbon,
yard
3 H -inch Warp Trint Ilib-
ixiiiN, tne fll
ard IZC
10c
Women
Neckwear
600 dozen SwIhs Embroid
ered Collurs, r
each OC
Olds and Knds in Fancy
Stwk Collars, worthfk
25c each, at JC
In the Crockery
Brass Candle Sticks, Import
ed Novelties in Bronze,
Fruit Stands, Vases
etc. etc.
SATURDAY ALL AT ONE-THIRD OFF
Bohemian Glasswa.re--.he Prettiest line
of Glass Made
SATURDAY ALL AT ONE THIRD OFF
Every Dinner
Set in stock
at a discount
of 20 per cent,
also 20 per
cent off on all
open stock.
Cut Glass
Trays, han
dled, heart
shape, Spoon
Trays, .etc.,
worth up to
$2.50, all go
at, each
$1.49
Ten Per
Cent Dis
count on
Any Other
Article in
the Crock
ery for one
day, Saturday.
"Any Jardi
niere i n
stock, none
r e served,
One-Third
off Marked
Price.
Gas
Mantles
made to
sell at
50c, Sat
urday, each,
10
Furs!
$5.00 Fur
for
Scarfs
2.95
Scarfs
$7.50 Fur
for
4.48
Scarfs
$10 Fur
for
5.95
Scarfs
$15 Fur
for
8.95
Muffs to match, at
half price.
Waists
$5 Wool
Waists
at,
$2.95
$5.95
Wool
Waists
$3.95
IN THE HARDWARE SATURDAY
inn. !
I 1 INI III I III II Mill
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A CALL TOR YOUR NEW YEAR'S DINNER
-BUY A LISK ROASTER-Saturday
up from.
And Fifty Green Trading Stamps.
Our Sales of Llsk Roasters for Thanksgiving
Were Great,
Our Sales Prior to Christmas Were Greater.
The intelligent demonstration of this
splendid piece of kitchen ware has had much
to do with this.
There It has been shown:
It cooks as well on the stove as In the
oven.
It Is the only roaster that will make a
tough piece of meat tender and Juicy.
It requires little or no attention and no
basting.
It's the only seamleBs pan on the market.
1
1.65
8
$5 Taffeta
Waists
o.t.
I $2,95
BIG LOT
SLIGHTLY
DAMAGED
ENAMEL
WARE
AND
jJ WARE
WILL BE SOLD
AT 50 TO
80 PER CENT
DISCOUNT.
Slightly Damaged
WASH TUBS AND
WASH BOILERS
from 50 to 75 Per
Cent Discount.
ICE SKATES
Just a few left, in dif
ferent sizes.
Girls' Skates, regular 95o
values, for 70
Girls' Skate, regular
$1.25 values, for..
Boys' Skates, at. . . .45
20 PER CENT DISCOUNT
on all COPPER and NICKEL
PLATED WARE
Fire O'clock
Teas,
Chafing
Dishes,
Baking
Dishes,
Tea Pots,
Coffee Pots,
Tea Kettles,
Etc, Etc,
Bennett's
Bi
Grocery
OUR ELECTRIC-GAS COFFEE
ROASTER W CERTAINLY A .
TRADE WINNER.
ALWAYS FRESH ROASTED
Specials for Saturday.
Bennett's Breakfast Coffee,
2-lb. can 48
And 40 Green Trading Stamps.
Basket Fired Japan Tea, lb. . .88c
And 30 Green Trading Stamps.
Granulated Sugai- Dpuble Green
Trading Stamps.
Maine Corn, can 10c; dozen $1.00
Sunnyslde Soup, two cans. . . .200
And 10 Green trading Stamps.
Table Pears, large can 10
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Stuffed Olives, pint 25o
And 20 Green Trading Stamp's. ,
Pickles, assorted, bottle Oo
Pepper Sauce, bottle 7c
Campbell Salad Dressing, bot. .10c
Campbell Chili Sauce, bottle.. .10c
Currants, cleaned, lb 11c
Seedless Raisins, lb 10c
Seeded Raisins, lb. 10c
California Prunes, lb Be
Evaporated Apples, lb 10c
Grape-Nuts., pkg 10c
Egg-O-See, three pkgs..'. 25c
Meats! Meats!
EVERYTHING STRICTLY FRESH
AND GUARANTEED.
A Few of Our Many Specials for
Saturday i
Pork Loins, lb 9K
Spare Ribs, 3 lbs. for. 25
Rolled Rib Roast, all bones out,
lb., 12c and 10
Rex Bacon, lb. ............. 15
CHICKENS. CHICKENS.
Strictly Fresh Dressed Spring
Chickens, every one guaranteed,
lb i.lOM
Turkeys, Geese and Dncka
Strictly Fresh Dressed,
AT OUR USUAL LOW PRICES
Corn, can . . .
Peas, can
Tomatoes, can
Baked Beans, can.
, Be
, Oc
,10c
, 4c
Navel Oranges, doz 15c
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Mixed Nats, lb c
New York Cream Cheese, lb. . .20c
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Swiss Cheese, lb 25o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Royal Luncheon Cheese, Jar.. .24o
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Uneeda Biscuit, four pkgs.... 15c
And 10 Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Premium Choco
late, lb 32c
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Bennett's Capitol Baking Powder,
6-lb. can $1.00
And 100 Green Trading Stamps.
Sweet Cider, gallon Jug 35c
And 20 Green Trading Stamps.
Picture Dept. Saturday
THREE ROUSING SPECIALS:
Pictures Slightly Damaged Some Hardly Noticeable.
Lot 1 Pictures, values up to 50c, all go at 10
Lot 2 Pictures, values up to $1.50, go at , 25
Lot 3 Pictures, values up to $3, go at 50
Second Floor.
CLOTHING
BrokaLW Bros. Suits a.id OvercoaJs,
values up to $35, your
choice Saturday
20
Kohn Bros.' and Lion Brand Suits,
values to $20, Saturday,
at..l
.$10
Lion Brand Suits
$1? values for $7.50
$10 values for $5.00
Boys9 Long Pants Suits
$15 kind for $7.50
$12.50 kind for : $6.25
$10 kind for $5.00
$7.50 kind for $3.75
Boys Stocking Caps, 50c values
at 39c
Children's Tam O'Shanters, 50c
values? at ...39c
Holiday Suspenders, 50 off.
Holiday 'Neckwear, sold up to $2
at 75c, 50c and 35c
TIPPING HERE AND ABROAD
Seems to Be Firmly Established with
I's, hut la I.eae DUerlm
taatlns. Eyst since the announcement of the enor
mous profits which the lullman company
has made during the putt eight rears, the
newspapers In every stctlon have caen dla
cuastns the othar aide of the quetlor .that
Is, the wages of the company's porters and
conductors ana the tat on the traveling
public In the way of Upa to these men.
It has also aroused fresh dlaouaalon of
that moat un-American practice, "tipping."
The extent which this habit has reached
and the attitude assumed by Pullman em
ployee that a tip Is their prerogative was
shown two years ago on a western rail
road. A transcontinental execurslon of
Christian Endeavor societies was en routs
from Chicago to the coast. When the train
reached Penver the entire staff of one
dining car struck and refused to proceed
farther. They gave as their reason that on
th trip between Chicago and Denver they
hud nut received any tips and they did
but. under the circumstaaoea, propvss to
continue longer with the pjrty. The ridicu
lous affair was patched up In some way
ultimately and the excursion proceeded on
Its way.
The German papers recently contained
amusing accounts of the experience of a
Swiss hotel keeper who undertook to dem
onxtrate that It was possible to travel
without tipping. He was accompanied by
his wife and daughter, and the outcome
of their experience waa ludicrous failure.
From beginning to end they were victims
of the most exasperating and ridiculous
episodes. It has been frequently declared
that there la a close bond of union be
tween the lackeys of Europe and this man's
expel ience apparently Justified the asser
tion. The trucks and bags of the party were
covered with hieroglyphics which made
them marked personages wherever they
went. Their baggage was neglected; cabs
and 'buaes rc fused to carry them; they
were asalcned to the worat rooms in ho
tels and they were last to receive atten
tion in dining rooms and cafes. Their bag
gaee was needlessly smashed, their clothes
ruined and the trip was finally cut short
In despair. Complalnta without number
were lodged with proprietors, but la every
Instance the guilty servants were prepared
wlih such admirable excuses that It was
Impossible to f&sten upon them any de
reliction of dtiy.
There in uo doubt that the cuatom of
tipping In this country has become firmly
established. The evil ot It Is Its Indiscrim
inate character and the fact that In ninety
nine caaee out of luO the gratuity Is out ot
all proportion to the service rendered. The
wise European regulates his tips by the
character of the service and the site of
his bill. The curse of the custom in this
country la thut the foolish or newly rich
American has established and Is establish
ing such a reckless disregard of money
distributed In this way that the great mass
of people are compelled to do likewise or
be regarded as miserly.
In the case of the Pullman employes this
has not reached the ridiculous extent that
it haa with waiters In large hotels and
fashionable restaurants. A Pullman porter
who provides you with a pillow for your
head, carries refreshments from the buffet
car, shines your shoes in the morning and
otherwise ministers to the comfort of the
traveler la worthy of a tip In proportion
to his services. But If the Pullman com
pany were wore liberal wlUx 1U employe
paid them better salaries, the travelers
would not feel that the gratuity bestowed
waa a tax, which It Is In the light of the
enormous profits of that corporation. Phil
adelphia Press.
MEN EXCHANGED STOMACHS
Hemarkable Eiptrliac of Two Enl
stent Cttlsens of Blab
Hollow, a. D.
A correspondent at Slab Hollow, B. D.,
unloads this story on a Baltimore paper:
Grave trouble that has been brooding
over two families out at Rlttvllle, In this
county, for considerable time was driven
av ay, last week and the manner of Its ban
ishment was aa wonderful as that which
brought It about.
Two men of KlttvUIe, cousins by the
name of Doremus and Jacob Masterson,
were both, a year or so ago, taken down
with serious stomach trouble which
drugged along with varying conditions of
Improvunu-nt and relapse till It was finally
decided, tight weeks ago, to Bend them
down to the hospital at Garland and have
operations performed.
it so happened that they were both un
der the knife at the same time, the diag
nosis being stomach trouble and the
remedy decided upon, a removal of the
organ, betterments and Improvements
made upon It, and then replaced. In the
true modern style.
But Just at the most critical moment In
the operation, the acetylene plant In the
basement of the hospital blew up with a
resounding roar, the cry of 'fire" was
rained and great confusion immediately
reigned throughout the establishment.
Timid doctors deserted their posts and ran
and timid nurses fainted and had to be
carried out, and immediate preparations
were made to remove the patients, but It
soon developed that not much harm had
been done to the buildings and that there
was not the least danger of fire. Order
was soon restored and the Interrupted op
erations on the Masterson cousins were re
sumed and carried to what seemed to be a
successful close. They had their stomachs
returned to them, were sewed up once
more, got well and both came home f-u-Ins
In splendid health.
But they were no sooner home than trou
ble began again. Dormus, a small man
and hitherto a model of good behavior, so
briety and moderate life, developed a pas
sion for strong drink that be could not oon-
trol and did not seem to want to control,
while his nightly revels and boisterous con
duct In public. In season and out of season,
became a regular scandal.
Jacob, on t)ie other hand, a erreat, stal
wart, overbearing, domineering man, full of
push, energy and business, always with a
dozen Irons In the fire and kept all hot end
hurrying, had become the complete oppo
site of all that he had ever been. He was
gentle, bashful, mild, retiring; and without
energy, unable to attend to his business
train his dogs, drive his horse, order hi"
wife about or make his children mind.
When public wonder and curiosity werr
at the utmost tension In regard to tho
cousins a heartbroken letter was received
by the hospital authorities from one of the
nurses who had been helping In the opera
tions on Doremus and Jacob and had left
the hospital Immediately thereafter, stating
that, according to the best of her memory,
now that she had a chance to think it
over, she had mixed the two stomachs of
the MoKterson men and had had them put
back wrong.
The authorities communicated the con
tents of this strange letter to the coujilns,
and a great light broke In at once on the
Rlttvllle mysteries.
It now seemed that thsrt could bs uo
doubt that the gentle nature of Doremus
was making a terrible failure of attempt
ing to manage the strong and stalwart
stomach of Jacob and that Jacob's great,
domineering nature was all going to wreck
for the want of a proper boiler to keep
steam up.
Their friends hurried them back to Gar
land, and they -wore once more placed on
the operating table and their stomachs
taken out, changed about and replaced,
with full confidence on the part of all that
there would be no misfits thin time.
And the happy result has Justified the
hopeful prediction, for all that Jacob waa
In the bygone time he now Is, and all that
Doremus was not In the old days he Is not
now, and no man ran tell a particle of
difference between what they both used to
be and what they both now are.
Several yean ago, by a decisive ma
Jorlty, Callfornlu voters declared for taxa
tlon of mortgages, the taxes to be paid by
the holder of the mortgage. At the last
election an amendment permitting borrow
ers to contract to pay taxes on mortgages
was carried by a vote of to 39.S76.
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