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    THE OMAHA DATLT BEE: RATUKDAY, .7TTLY KT'm7
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Our After Ssivciifory Clearance forms the Cap S&eaf ofi the -Seasons 'Bargain Sales
50c Wash Belts, Saturday,
each 19 c
35c Box Ruching 19c
20c. All Silk Wind
sor Ties, Saturday,
at 19c
$2.00 Hand BAffs, each
at 08c
$1.00 Lace Vests .59c
20c Taffeta, Ribbons, a yard,
at 10c
35c Tffeta Ribbon .... 15c
50c Fancy Ribbons at . . 25c
$1.00 Fancy Leather Belts
for ....... .: 50c
Narrow All Silk
Wash ribbons, all
kinds . ..... lie
39c for goods of oil kinds
worth from .)() to $1.00
our o0c counter Saturday
Iff .
MILLINERY
y HALF. PRICE
Clioice of any trimmed Hat in our stock, includ
ing scores of elegant patterns, the most popu
lar designs from the best foreign and American
artists, at
JUST HALF PRICE
Straw Chip and Hair Hats Untrimmed, values
to $4.00, immense line for Qflf
selection, choice ; Civ
Children's Milan and Fancy Braid Hat&v-Velvet
or silk ribbon-streamers in all colors $2.50
values elsewhere Saturday sale SlQf
price OsL
Straw Braid, worth 15c to 35c, at 5c
ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES.
Special Shoe Sale Salurday
Women's Whlto Canvas Gibson Ties with larga white eye
let, In high or low heels, a regular ft. SO yalue, 98
Women's fine sea Island canvas Oxfords, covered Cuban
heels, large eyelets for wide ribbon, told and priced
t 2.oo : $1.50
Misses and Children's White Canvas Gibson Ties, with
large wnite eyelets for, wide ribbons, & regular S1.25
Oxford, at 96c and 90s
Men's $3.50 "Regent" Bluchers, In velours, calf, good oak
soles and Good wear welt sewed 82.50
Women's $3.00 and 2.50 Oxfords, in patent colt, gun
metal and vlci kid. hand turned .81.98
Misses and chllds' Barefoot Bandals and children s Slip
pers, worth up to f 1.25, at 98c, 85c and 75a
While this is good Oxford weather we start In early to
close them out will not carry any over.
- Agents for Stetson and Orosstt shoes for men
and tha Srover and Queen Quality shoea for
women. '
OAtmOIT "OreVai shoes ara only Intended
for Tender feet.
Our July Sale of Hosiery and Gloves
Will discount any sale of the kind ever held in Omaha, not only In
value of offerings but In ' tremendous variety and Immensity .of
stocks. Evrry wish of the most particular can be supplied at a
splendid Having. Not -only will all odd lota and sample lines be
sacrificed, but many thousand dollars worth of goods Just received?
from our New ork. buyer will be sold far bclowi actus! value.
Women's chocolate viol kid Otbson, wide silk
ribbon tlea. worth 22.60 9lM
Quae Quality Russia calf Pumps or Oxfords
at , 3.
Mea'a $1.(0 Shoea and Oxfords, tan or black, fl.M
'tOXO SILK GLOVES worth to
' $2.50, with double finger tips
and come in black, white, grey
or the new shades of bron,
on sale Saturday
at.... $1.30 and $1.75
LONG LISLE GLOVES worth
to $1.50, In black, white and
grays at $1.10. 98. 69t
SIIPHT SILK GLOVES, all col-
ors, special values at. . . 50
SHORT LISLE GLOVES, all
colors at 10. 10a. 25
LADIES' HOSE, worth to MISSES' AND CHH.bHK.VS
?5c, lftc and fancy silk JIOSE, worth to 35c, in lace
embrolderied. sale prices, Jisle, on sale at
10tfndl2K 19S 12K and 1Q
LONG KID GLOYK3, made
from finest Imported stock, all
sixes and colors at
82.98. S1.08 d $1.50
SHORT KID GLOVES of all
kinds and colors, at prices
touch less than you expect to
pay.
LADIES' LACE HOSE worth to
9 8c a pair, black, whlta and
colors, special bargain,, 49
LADIES'. HOSE, worth 50c, in
, lace boot and al lover lace ef
fects, all colors at pair 25
A GREAT PURCHASE OF
SAMPLE HOSE, all sites for
men, women and . children,
worth to 18c pair, choice 5
BIG SALE i HOUSEFURNISHItlGS, HARDWARE, Ere
' BASEMENT SATURDAY
Chlsken Wire, Saturday, per foot
Green Fly Screen Wire, per foot la
New American Fly Wheel Washing Machine,
worth $5.95, Saturday $3.05
Large Galvanized Tubs, worth 85c C9
' 10-quart Galvanized Water Pails. ... . ... . 19t
16o Screen Door Hinges, Saturday 5
. 2-burner Gasoline Stoves, only -$2.50
u sneets l angieiooi ly raper 5
Sura Catch Mouse Traps, worth 5c 1
Ice Box Pant, galvanised . .'.a .23
60c enameled Water Pails, only ...... .29
10c tin Pot Covers, Saturday, all sites. . . .5
Large white Clothespins, 5 dozen for..,. 5
Screen Doors, painted 95s
25c nickeled Cuspidors, only 10
50c japanned Slop Pails ...... t . .... .29
Rig sale on Ice Cream PreeseM, Washing
Machines, lawn Mowers aod Hose Saturday. ,
j
THE RELIABLE STORE
LADIES'
Knit and Muslin Underwear
The most enticing values it is possible to find. Not
only are the prices extremely low, but quality insures the
purchaser perfect satisfaction.
Muslfaa Underskirts, worth to $2.50
with deep flounces of embroid
ery and Insertion, or wide em
broidery, at 98c and. . . .$1.50
Sample skirts, worth to $4, hand
somely trimmed, most charming
styla, at $1.98 and $2.98
Gowns, In fine nainsook and cam
bric, made extra full; lace or
embroidery yokes, values to $2,
choice, 75c and 98t
Ladles' Union Suits, 750 Quality,
with low neck and short sleeves,
lace trimmed or tight knee gar
ment .........400
Ladles' Silk and LIMe Union Suits,
Imported Swiss ribbed, greatly
underprlced Saturday, at 98c,
$1-60 and $2.00
Lisle Panta, best quality, lace trim
med, special, at 49
Corset Covers and Drawers, 60c to
75c values, at 25c, 39c and 50
Ladles' Lisle Wats, with fancy
yokes, several styles, special at
S6c and 12 Ha
Ladles' VestB, worth regularly to
25c, plain and fancy, at 5c, 10c
12 M a
Great Grocery Invoice Sale
We Art Overstocked in Certain Lines and will Close Them
Our at Less Than Regular Cost.
tl patinas beat pure cane Granulated
, Bngar tot 91.00
11 bara beat family Laundry Soap, ibo
Lars sacks whlta or yellow Corn
meal yt or ...... lo
Gallon cans Peaches. Pears or Plums
for , Si,-
Gallon can Apples too
Jellyeon, Jell-O or Bromangelop, per
package 7 V10
?he beat Soda Crackers, par lb.... to
he beat crisp Olnger Snap, lb- So
1-lb. Jars pur Fruit Preserves, &o
311 or Mustard Bardinea, per can, IVfco
1-lb. can fancy Aluaka Salmon.. It Via
1-lb. pkf. Cornstarch i ,.4o
The beat Coldwater atarch, pk(...4a
The best Tea Klftlngs. pound.. l!Ho
Fancy r'sntos Cofree, pound .,...,10
Fancy full cream Cheese, pound... l5o
Fancy full oream Brick Cheese, per
pound .Ho
Fancy full cream Domestic Swiss
Cheese, per pound 23c
fso. 1 rresh
Strictly
Effgs. dos. . . .15o
No. S Creamery Butter, pound... 23a
No. 1 Creamery Butter, per lb....25o
xsk PBtrrra and TsosTABXirs
Fanoy large 230 kite Juicy Lemons
. tnat retail Tor Sic and 4 00 dozen
our price, this aale, dozen 60
Sweet, Juicy Oranges, par dozen.. I5c
Freeh roasted Peanuts, per quart, c
Fancy California Plums, dozen.. 1 to
Fancy California AprlcotajWzen, ISo
Fancy California BartletrTeara, per
dozen 2dC
I.arse ripe Bananas, par dozen ...15o
Fancy ripe Tomatoes, per pound.. 6c
6 bunchea fresh Leaf Lettuce ....60
! bunches frean Beets 5c j
bunchea fraah Carrots 5c
Quarts freeh Peas .......100
L bunchea fresh Parsley fc
arse Cucumbers, eaxh .Co
4 bunches fresh Unions .....5c
I bunches fresh Turnips .5c
5 bunches fresh Pieplant Bo
Home grown Cabbage, each ...... 5c
Our Saturday Men's Furnishing Specials
ara eertalaly the wiauera of tha aeon -arlwtr and atity aamrpaseei eft a prloeS feelow ttis lewart
haT. arry week broefht rrt Inereaaa ta eUlaf-tha repataMoa for seat karfala glvtag ws hava at
tained will oe mora tnaa aniiainea mnii yiuni vnms(.
BOO Xoaea trnrnmar SMrta, la almost ever?
...11 .ivi. and ,tnttrh. mnnutactii-
era' samples and stirelue arocka, worth
. to 12. will be on aale Saturday In threo
lota at 40, 6e and
Hob's rtit Mohair and KUk Bhlrta, wltU
soft collars, exceptionally flaa Kt
values at !.. tl. and
Hea's albrlrra Taterwaar, In plain aw
fancy colors, values to $1, at 4o,
and , .
Men's Vnlow Snlta, special values Sntur
day at. aarment. $!., $1.60, tJKs and T5
Van's Ilk napendara, worth tOc. with
splendid web and calf skin Btrapa...lSc
rraaldant and Oady acvaaders. romnlei
lines, resular 50c values, our price..
Boys' atispandere, special barg-ain at lvc
16c and 10
A Complete 1.1ns of th Cslebrate orlv
ena aad T. S. Vadarwaar, ahown at
garment, 4t to .....91.M
Man's raaey Xalf ftoaa, worth t Rr, tn
sllK llalea, plain Hales or fine tnaco cot
tons, In very newest patterna and colora.
will ba on aale Saturday la three lots nt
4, I80 and B5a
Men's Moaa, wnrth to 16c, la all 'colors,
plain or fancy embroidered, snaps Sat
urday, 10c and lfla
Many otker special kargalas to Burner
oua to aaaaUea.
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First
Magnificent Women's Outer Garment Bargains -
While before-the-Fourth prices insured a saving, after-the-Fourth prices
mean from $3.00 to $4.00 in garment worth to $1.00 of price. Such values as
these offered are seldom equaled never surpassed. You'll not find them dupli
cated in Omaha. Your money cheerfully refunded if you are not satisfied with
your purchase during our great July Garment sale.
$18 Silk Suits, $8.90- Over 100 beautiful trarments to select from.'
$10 Misses Suits Ages fjom 12 to 18
years, just 50 in this lot; to close,
at $2.95
Elegant Tailor Suits A line in variety
and quality second to none ever
shown in Omaha over 200 garments
to choose from, values up to $30;
clearance sale prices, $20, $18.50,
$12.50,' $10 and $7.50
Children's Wash Dresses A special
purchase of 100 dozen garments, in
all Bizes from 2 to 14 years; on spe
cial sale at. . . .Just One-Third Price
Infants' Dresses Sizes 1 to 4 years;
on sale at, choice 15c
Children's Dresses $1 to $4 values,
sizes 4 to 14 years; on sale in five lots
Saturday at $1.50, 98e, 69c, 49, 29C
Over 1,000 Wash Suits on Sale at Less
Than Cost of Materials.
Wash Suits, worth $2, Saturday. 69c
Wash Suits, that sold at $2.98, on sale
at .....89c
$5 and $6 Wash. Suits, Saturday
at .... $1.95
$4 to $10 Skirts In voiles, silks, pana
mas and fancy mixed materials,
plaids and checks; on sale, in three
lots Saturday, at $4.95, $2.93, $1.00
mi fa
$10 and $12 White Lingerie Suits, on
sale at $4.93 and $7.50.
Women's $10 Silk Coats, $4.95 A
handsome line, in poney, eton and
box styles, made of Simondte best
taffetas.
. EXTRA SPECIALS.
From 8 Till 9 A. M. 50c lawn ki
monos 12Hc
From 8:30 Till 9:30 A. M. $1.50 long
kimonos, at 69c
From 9 Till.10 A. M. Women's $1.25
Wrappers G9C
From 9:30 Till 10:30 A. M. Women's
$2 moire underskirts. 89c
Great Inventory Clearance Sale in Crockery Salurday
Odds and ends of china and iwrcelain
dinner sets; choice, each .10c
Decorated 4 and 5 inch plates 2c
Water glasses, 6 for. 10c
Decorated cups and saucers, set..30c
White china cups and saucers, set 390
Glass sauce dishes, 6 for .10c
'2-quart porcelain pitchers. 10c
Decorated china dinner sets, invoica
FAILURES FOR SIX MONTHS
Eecord of Bnsintst Diiaiteri for the
Tint Half of Year
SLIGHT INCREASE IN LIABILITIES
Oaa Fallare la Maw York Provides
k Total Etecu Over tke
Aaaoont Involved
Last Year.
Commercial fallurta In tha United
States, according to statistics compiled
by R. O. Dun & Co.. were B.tOT in num
ber and $9.68.1 In amount of defaulted
lndebtedneaa durlna; the first half of 10T.
This Is the best atatement as to number
of bankruptcies for tha corresponding; six
months xf ay rear since HDt, but liabili
ties were slightly above the average on
account of a few very large failures In
New York, in the first half of 1901 there
were 5. lit failures Involving SM4t,074.
Trading failurea numbered 4. ISO with de
faults of 1:6,744.716, against 4.164 In Hi
Same . months of last year, when tliu
amount Involved was IS6,05.m. "Tha
rW-f Increase occurred In the manufactur
ing class, where 1,295 failures supplied
liabilities of J 114 .48, against 1.20 fail,
tire's last year for only tZl.sSS.Sfi. There
were 13 other commercial failurea, not
properly Included la the two principal
divisions, With total liabilities Of 14,11
128. In tha same month last year ther
wars 1st for J1M6S.B74. In addltton to
tha commercial failurea there were 22 sus
pensions of banks and similar financial
concerns, involving 7Jv4.II, while In tha
Brst half of 10 there were l failure
I nthla case with liabilities of IMSt.tSl.
failure atatlstics for (ha half year are
compared below for a aeries of years:
Year. No. Assets. Liability.
l.7.., l,e7 42,1S3.27I aa.fM,-4
114 m.ei'HtfO SV.6i4 Hi
w 1.214 tl.2a.l67 K.4KJ
I.... (1)4 4:4-27 14!i.
i. i.ttii I8.::.ti , 6.:t.2
VKt... tlnS 1.(8.SiS SJ.I.S74.I
l;.l 1.7 n.a6.IM &4.rt
l! . .4.6o 14.J7.4I
h 4 ll,l.44 4J.0ii.MI
.. ....... .71S 4i.t.J.' J.444.3
1W , a'.l - .().4 l.2.7lt
px T.ti.'S (M.W.fr'iJ IT" W
Km a. 8,7 l7.iS.J,7l M
Usi r.un 70.4J7.W7 101.67H.W
On Failure s lea Immrwrnmrn. .
In view of tha great difficulty experienced
by many prominent concerns la raising tha
lira, laslow Soothlrg Smp
b"" MM for m SriTY-riVK TFKS
ijru.Ng ..t MuTbtita i i tlr rfii iriiiS
s
" i t w ii riu.ic.iuj 1. IU Usl
l'MiiuHil, Solrt l.j, Ir.,i.tlur,
wij.f lS. ..,,a. 1. .ure ,.4 ak l"Mi a i.
;' a -hi,, i. S)rui..' ad uk. u ii k,,.I
cut. k...ulr (lu.r.nlfl bi. .to II..
a AM lyU l ViSaU.lIil kjr
I
money necessary .to carry out oontrscts, It
Is most gratifying to find jat the preasurs
during the past six months did not produce
many more Important bankruptcies. Tha
moderate Increaae over liabilities In the
corresponding alz months of 1S0( was prao
tlcally all supplied by tha single failure Of
the Mllllken company, while there were
several other suspensions Of unusual mag
nitude that were offset by tha better show
ing aniohg the great mass of smaller firms.
Toe spring season was so very backward
that many dtulera were compelled to settls
accouats long before tha goods had gone
Into consumption, and It was often neces
sary to seek extensions of credits, but the
statistics indicate that the commercial situ
ation had become, established on so sound
a foundation that the period of stress was
weathered with no Increase In tha number
of failures and no change In liabilities be
yond tha single exceptional assignment al
ready mentioned. Another event of tha first
half of 1!)7 was the decline tn prices of
securities to a position calculated to pro
duce heavy losaea. It was noi a temporary
decline such as the Northern Paclflo cor
ner sis years previously,- from which the
market recovered rapidly, but a long and
tedious gradual reaction, that took the
average of the sixty most active railway
securities (30 per share below the high rec
ord established last year, and several
months of Inactivity brought little recovery
up to the end of June. It Is another evi
dence of the strong position that had bees
attained during previous years of prosperity
that tha discouraging security market of
tha past six months provided soarcely mors
than a third f tha liabilities of the pre
vious year In the class embracing that
variety of failures.
Goograpfcleal Feat area.
Considering tha returns geographically,
tha comparison with last year's failure
shows Improvement In almost every sectloa,
except tha three middle states, where tha
Increaae In liabilities was over 100 per tent,
while In tha five central ststas the de
crease in amount of defaulted Indebtedness
was so striking as to call for special mem
tlon. la Illinois alone them was a decrease
of lVS In number of failures and t7,0u0,OUO
la amount ot liabilities, and moat other
weatern atates. showed the same general
tendency, although la a leas marked man
ner. In New England the decrees of over
100 In Dumber of failures and about jjl.000.
000 in amount of liabilities waa provided
by Massachusetts alotie, tha moderate do
crease Is liabilities In Maine and New
Hampshire being offaet by small gains la
Connecticut, Rhode Island and Vermont.
The improvement In this section waa fairly
well divided between th two quarters,
both three-month periods compering Very
ravorably with th returns last year. Al
though each of the three middle states re
ported larger llabiltltiea than a year ago,
tha Increaa of over !lf,000.(KM la th Em
pire state made other changes appear ht
alniSoaot. New York also reported a
increase of III in number t.f failurea, whllaj
fennsylvanta mad a gala alatoat M haavy.
but New Jersey showed a small decrease
Of twelve In number, although liabilities
were about 1100,000 larger. Compared by
quarters, ths Increase over last year's
figures In ths middle states was less than
to per cent for the first three months, but
almost 100 per Cent for ths second quarter.
Carrying this analysis a little further it
la found that th numerical . change was
about the same in all branches of business,
but practically all th increase in liabili
ties was reported in manufacturing oeou-
patlons,
Th south reported 125 more failures than
laat year, but a small ocresae in amount
of defsulted lndebtedneaa. Tha change la
number occurred chiefly in Tennessee, A la-4
bama. orth Carolina and Kentucky, while
th decrease Jn amount of liabilities was
wholly due to the much better report by
Maryland. Other favorable statements In
this section ss to amount of liabilities wer
mads by Delaware, Virginia. West Vir
ginia. Alabama and Tennessee, but ther
wer noteworthy Increases In North Caro
lina, Georgia, Louisiana and tha District of
Columbia. This section mads a particu
larly gratifying Comparison as to banking
liabilities, which Wer I74S.000 less than In
tha first half of 1Mb. At th southwest
ther wss Utle eh an re la jMnount of lia
bilities, although each of th three state
showed soma ITnprovement, and failures
wer also fewer la svry oas. except Mis
souri, where th increase la number was
only nineteen. Texas mad th beat show
Ing aa to number of failure, ther being
slkty-nv less than laat year, or th exact
dUTerebc for th whole section, while th
, largest decrease ta liabilities Waa tali. art
In Arkansas.
Condltloaa la ta Weet. '
While th total for flv central states has
already been mentioned aa tha moat grati
fying exhibit la comparison with th fig
ures ot IKS, ths decrease In liabilities 00
eurred' In Illinois and Ohio, as Indiana and
Michigan both showed Increases la num
ber and amount and 11 fewer , (allures la
Wisconsin supplied Mo.OW trior llabllltlea
Ooing further west It Is found that th
Statement Is generally tavorable, Uabllitlea
decreasing materially In MlnassMtta, Iowa,
Kansas, Colorado and the Dakota, la ns
ease was there nay Important mere aver
laat year's flgurea, although ther were
several state with liabilities about 150,000
larger than laat year. As to number, this
section showed a decrease of TO almost
Wholly la th second Quarter. Th Improve
ment la this reepeot was well distributed.
Oklahoma supplying th largeott decrease.
from ? to 17. la this western division there
was considerable increaa In th liabilities
Of banking failures, although th number
Of suspensions In this class was trifling. On
th Pacific coast there was su Increase
of about 21.000. 000 In amount of llabllltlea.
but this has llttl klgniflcano because of
th tact thai th return for Baa Praalaeo
rr mast looomptet last year, and snany
of tha eurraat failures are undoubtedly du
to th oataatroph of Irt, so that the eg
passion of about k per eeat In amount of
llabllltlea la no Indication ot the real situa
tion In 1W7 as compared with the Cor
responding six months last year. Otherwise
th states in this secttrm showed little
change lther In number or amount of lia
bilities. Ths number of (allures and amount of
Debilities during the first half of this year
and last In different sections of tha coun
try ar compared" below:
' Number
' 1S07, 1904.
new icng.
Middle ...
South ....
Bo. Wert .,
Cen, West....
No. Weat ....
Pacific
-Liabilities
1907. IMS
718 I $.550 m I .63B.7ff
-1.S75 1,152 ,3i,t2.5l 1&.9K3.6M
10.431.639 U.042.ftr,i
1.4.414 4.(.2
,22i,l 17.4.4.I8
.1!M.7i3 4 6B.0'-'V
l.17.l &,K43,'J31
...L129 1,00.
... m MS
... m tois
5K3 562
47 408
V. 8 6,007 S.612 $tt.5t.62 PCI. 664. 374
The aumber of failurea by states for the
first half of this year and laat and liabil
ities both year are compared below:
inabilities.
ltC7. 1MI.
774.242 $1,421.61
Minnesota ....
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Ind. . Ter, .....
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Colorado ......
Wyoming ,,..
New Mexico ..
West
Number.
1907. IScjO.
...12S 132
...121 lit
. m 4 27
... PS 1M
.... 37 67
28 27
.... SO 22
14 22
.... a . u
.... 47 CS
00.4CO
1M.6S0
4M).4
2N).2L2
11S.K22
222.ro
140.I2S
1M.3S
190.712
20.9)0
12.000
704, ttrt
14, 1M
700. 2f
m.oii
170,581
2IO.Sii
1M.4I3
tV;7,27t
13.OH0
7.263
on
1H07.
Nevada .. I
Utah 22
Idaho M
Arlaona ........... S
Washington ......13f
Oregon t4
California ..,....,222
Alaska t
Paclflo
K2 ta.lM.709
19".
t
24
27
111
107.
w.sm)
2&cO
107.O
41. 201
644.617
L8j(.a
10,000
Il.)2,0-J0
Ifl.ono
R2.2H2
1M.iu
43.5H0
I.on.of
611.677
tsS03
8.S
Bryce votes for mountain climbing and
Ashing, Rudyard Kipling tor cycling and
Ashing, Alfred Austin, who might easily
b supposed to And his greatest recreation
In poetic composition, for riding and gar
dening, Justin McCarthy for travel and
aalllng and Lord Roberta for shooting and
cycling. Among th Americans accorded
a place of honor. President Roosevelt Votes
for ranching, Pi tsident Jrladley of Yale
for tennis and golf and Dr.- William Ha yea
Ward, editor ot the Independent, for assyrl
ology. H. O. Wells votes for a "detailed
deacrlptton of hla various Illnesses." It Is
startling to see that Prof, de Martens, the
Russian representative In The Hague court,
glvea "fighting" aa his favorite amusement.
...487 408 S3.817.9U S2,S42,U
Reoreatlona of th Great.
Th" English edition of "WhoV Who,"
which contains tha blographlea ot th fa
mous living men of England and Of many
other la fids, has one unique feature. In the
blank Which Is sent to each person men
tioned ths favorite recreation Is atked for
and ta vol included In th biography. Td
fead over th Selections of three famous
ansa Is full of Interest, says a writer in
the Independent The wide Beld tWr which
th Vote ar cast 1 startling. In addi
tion td Bom fifty recognised sports st least
10S oher occupation receive on or mors
vote fr a favorite amusement. Th telec
Uon rang front pa at lines aw pianola play,
lug. Juggling sad tattooing to taxidermy
and donkey shows. One well known cler
gymaa voted for "collecting strange oaths
a th golf link wherewith to address
scorching cyclists tn s suitable manner."
Anothor gave his favorite recreation aa
"smoking a sweet brurt pip after lunch,
a mild elgar sifter dinner and ruminating
oa th befors and after."
few of th individual answers are In
teresting to not. Prof. Schiller of Cam
bridge gives his favorite avncatloa as ed
iting Mtad, a task which would be anything
but a recreation to most men. Hon, Jama
THIS SUMMER IN HISTORY
What the Oldest Inhabitant Will
Have to Itelnto Sixty
V Years Hence.
"Ti-s." said tha oldest Inhabitant he was
talking in th year 1SW7 "that summer of
1907 was -a corker. I remember on morn
ing when I went out to hoe corn I had on
my felt boots and earmufTs and a pair ot
old yarn mittens my mother had knitted
for me. I wasn't wearing all these things
for my complexion, either, mind you.
"A light snow had fallen in tha night and
aa I went past the kitchen garden I saw
where a rabbit had hopped across the road
aftrr gor.ing himself on the tarry cabbag a
One place, where n little drain emptied, he
had slipped three or four feet on tha Ice.
"I remember that at tha breakfast table
my father had quoted from sum poet or
other: 'What IS so raw as a day In June 7'
Mother had corrected him and said It waa
rare' laatead of 'raw.' Father said: 'Well,
all th June days will be rare if they don't
turn no mors heat." Whereupon he laughed
so heartily at his own. joke that none of
th rest of us needed to laugh at it a bit.
That was about tha only kind of labor
father aver eaved us children and mother
from.
"After reaching th cornfield I starts 1
hoeing, but noticed that a large number ot
the plants had been cut off even with the
ground during th night. In ordinary sea
sons I might have had to guess what had
don the damage, but that June It wasn't
necessary. I took my ho and followed up
th trail through the snow and traced a
larg cutworm that waa. hurrying to his
lair. He might hnv got away but for th
fact that he had froatel hia feet and was
limping badly.
"Later the corn began to show such symp
toms of gooee-pimples and dlscours jeraent
that I went sll over each of three large
fields and aet ,ut a hot peprer plant by th
aide of each hill of corn. Th reat of th
summer the crop just boomed. One day In
July, when th anew was nearly gone, w
had to go out and fan the corn and wipe
th peraptration off Its foraliead, I!. p, p.r
plants had mao it so uwL
"The snow falling on 'those peppers kept
up a loud hissing sound all summer.
"About the middle of July ws boys con
ceived a fine scheme. We began feeding
on ot the cows Vanilla extract and milk
ing Ice cream from her. Whea ws grew
tired of vanilla ws fed her chocolate and so
on. Finally we so overworked th cow and
changed her diet so often that aha became
insane and then gave nut sundaes.
"A short time befors this one ot father's
harvest hands became Overheated. He
showed all the earmark ot sunstroke. We
were In such s hurry to get through the
harvesting, however, that no one went for
s physician. We laid tha poor, overheated
chap oa a snowdrift In a fence corner. By
noon he waa al right, with the exception of
chilblains on his shoulder btadea.
"About the middle of August we went to
Sunday school picnic down at Nolan's
Fork. Thoao of us who lived upstream
from the place took our Ice skates and
were there two hour ahead of the rent,
who had to Aounder uphill through th
snowdrifts. It Was th only plcnlo I ever
sttended where th ant didn't bother. It
was huge fun to swing the girls and hear
them aqueal when a big lot of snow from
an overhanging bough went down their
backs. Millie Rnrlght got mad and went
home early because she thought somebody
had stolen her neck fur. Afterward' It was
found In Jlra Harper's overcoat pocket.
We joked him a good deal about Millie
after that.
'A thaw that came about June tt did
a lot of damage. It let the ground sink
away from all aldea of th sweet potato
plants in their ridges, so that When th
next frees came, two day later, th roots
were expoaed and frosa up so tight they
couldn't put out any more shoots tor thre
week.
'It was nothing unusual tor ths sap to
frees suddenly as It was rising In tha trees
and Stab right through th bark. Bom of
the tree wer fairly bristling with Icicle.
An unci of mine made his fortune that
year aelllng rock candy from the sugar
maple grovs near his house.
"In many respects, ss you will se from
what I've told you you, It waa a peculiar
year." Chicago New.
" ' t1 1
lt Takes th Prta. V.
Bowdolnham (Ms.) rat a re noted for
their sagacity, according to a report, but
It remains for the intelligent tabby owned
by Mrs. Barauel Donhell ot that town, to
take the prise ribbon. ' "Our rat has
taken a strange place to rear bcr last
kittens," Mrs. Donnsll says. "Her children
were born In a hen's nest, and even sine
she ha persisted In keeping them ther.
Ths queer rt of It Is the philosophical
way in which th hen seems to tsks th
matter. When she wsnts to Isy an eggs
she pecks at the kittens, who are too
small to resent It, snd if th mother la.
nar ahs pushes them gently from tha
best. Just as Soon ss th hen has laid her
egg th cat grabs ths k ft tens and puts
them In th nest again, and K IS no un
usual thing for est, kittens, eggs and hen
to be all together In on glorious mix-up."
OFFICER GAFFEY BADLY USED ;
" 1 ni
Gang; of Toaahs Knocks Down and ,
Beat I'ollceman Whtl
i Dnlr, ' '"x
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I
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A gang of toughs Twentieth and Ca
tellar jumpd onto Officer T. F. oaffey
Thursday evening about I O'clock art 4
knocked Mm down, then took his rsvolvw
away from him and beat him and kicked
Mm about th head severely. A Mot oall
was sent In and a number Of Officers re
sponded, but the gang had departed.
Officer Gsffey was taken to ths polloa
tatlon and his Injuries attended by Po
lie Surgeons Aranout and Fltsglbbon.
H will be off duty for several days as
a result of his experience. Ths gang ha
had trouble with wer "rushing ths can
from Peterson's saloon and disturbing tha;
peace. Th officer attempted to arreat oh
of them and was struck a blow from be
hind that knocked him down and rendered
htm helpless, a number of th gang ara
known to th polio. " ' '-.
Ulette.
"Excus me for butting In. Said th goat
to the comic editor, "but I wanted, to aei
you right. Don't be a nntur (aker. '
"What Ui matterf"
"I have made careful Inquiry," replied tha
Viaitor, "and have found no evidence that
any goat ever nibbled a tin can or other
netaliic substance."
"Much obliged."
. "Oh, not av all; but you tnlglit let rnf
neve a supplement Or two. I haven't dined
yet." Philadelphia Ledger.
A f'roaalna.
Redd Out la my car with a party y's i
terday. I
flreen Te.
'Cam to wide, deep slrrSrn 'Whiuh wa
could not ford."
"No bridge yon could run th machine
overt" ' '
"No."
Whst In the world did yrm dor'
"Just sst ther and thought It vT.,'
Tonker Statesman.
Does Your
Hair Mind?
4jrTaTtiHnJstlMr
punish it with a orusl brush and comb I
But Just ask your doctor if Arcf't Htlr
Vigor, improv4 formula, voa'i
auks It sts tt home b yeur bead, Just
wLers It bots. 5e fbu tt ssyt.
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