TIIE OMAHA' RUNT) AT 75 EE: AtTOtTKT 25, 1907.'
Latesl Postal Token
is a Reply Coupon
B
ERNE, Au. U. A new postage
tamp, or rather th equivalent
of a postage stamp, a. reply cou
pon, aa It la officially called, haa
been designed and will be put
Info circulation on October 1 next by tha
International bureau of tha Universal
Toetal union at Berne.
Tha new postal token la In tha form of
a ticket, entitling- tha holder to echang
It for a pontage atamp of tha value of 5
' centime, or tha equivalent of that aum In
thoae countrtea that have adopted tha ar
rangement concluded last year by tha dele
gates of moot of the clvlltied nations as
sembled at the postal congress In Home.
Tha arrangement was to tha effect that
a coupon should be devised to enable a
person to write to a correspondent In a
foreign land, enclosing' the value of a
stamp for a reply. Incidentally, alao, tha
German addressee will exchange the
coupon at hie own postofflre for a French
or German stamp with which he will pre
pay his reply letter. ,
It was the British postofflre that pro
posed the Innovation. The adoption of the
cnuponr schema waa not made compulsory
for all tha nations comprised In the tnl
versal Postal union, but the following have
Ignlfled thetr acceptance of It! The United
States, Great Britain and most of Its colo
nies. Including Canada: Japan. Germany
and its protectorates, Trance and Its colo
nies, Austria, Holland, Sweden, Norway.
Belgium, Spain, Denmark and Its posses
sions, Switzerland, Greece, Chile, Bulgaria.
Mexico, l.'osta Rlrs, Crete, Haytl. Hungary,
Cores, Luxemburg, Rumania and Slam.
The coupons are supplied to the postal
administrations of the above countries at
cost price and are interchangeable between
ife, coupon pUtrcKangl cealrt " llcitrrt-posit 8t ItvaicUr deKcentisfesj, L
ss
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coupon will enable persons to pay small
accounts In foreign lands without going to
tha trouble of procuring a money order.
For Instance, a resident of the United
Gtatrs may write to correspondent In
France and Germany and desire to prepay
the rtamp required for tha answer. All he
baa to do la to spend ( cents for a reply
coupon at any American postofflre and
enclose it In his letter. The Frencfi or
them at the price of 28 centimes or its
equivalent.
So far fcOOO.OOO coupons have been printed,
of which 3,793,000 have already been taken
up by the various postal administrations.
Upon the International bureau at Berno
will fall all tha administrative work, which
bids fair to be of considerable magnitude,
as every single token must ultimately find
Its way back again to that central office.
Curious Capers of Cupid
MaklasT Mllwaake Faanow.
hera are other things helping to
make Milwaukee famous other
than the advertised article. Will
iam A. Hart, Justice of the
peace, announces aa a tribute to
unionism that on abor day ha will work
overtime marrying couples free. All the
Intiidlng victims will need la a license
pursuant to and In accordance with the
statutes of tha commonwealth of Wiscon
sin. "I'm making this offer because many
young people hesitate about getting mar
ried, owing to tha coat Involved. I am a
firm believer In tha anti-race suicide the
ory. "I fixed my bargain day for Labor day,
mora tlma to get married on holiday than
because that la a holiday, and people have
at other times."
Justice Hart Is a young man. He re
cently gave his automobile to carry couples
. from out-of-town places, principally Chi
cago, from the depots to his office and
back, provided they wanted to marry.
Old Time Woelsg,
There waa an estimable woman who died
not long ago who was fond of telling of
her own adventures when the man whom
she afterward married was wooing her.
She lived In the country, relates the Chi
cago Tribune, not only five miles from a
lemon, but twenty-five miles from a rail
road and everything else worth while. She
was not permitted to correspond with her
admirer, of course, as that would have
been too dreadful, and so one day, In de
lighted surprise, she saw him riding up tha
long avenue that led to her father's resi
dence. Ills horse waa evidently weary, and
ha waa covered with dust, and tired, too,
but when ha aaw her at the window he
took his hat oft his curly locks and swept
his saddle bow with It
When the girl went down to see hlin ah
found her mother and father In the draw
ing room talking to him, and she sat In an
embarrassed alienee while her elders ques
tioned hm about hla ride from another
county forty miles away, and about hie
mother and father. Finally ha was asked
to remain to dinner and accepted, but all
that evening the girl never had a moment
to say a word to the young man.
When he arose to. go and his horse was
brought around for him to mount the
father of his lady love shook him by the
hand, not cordially, but at least with a de
gree less stiffness than he had shown dur
ing th visit.
"When you are riding by again, Mr.
Mortimer," he said, "stop In and see us.
Bless my soul, Rebecca, you will catch a
cold out here; run Into the nouse at once."
Shades of Pegasus! ' When you are rid
ing by again," and this to a man who had
ridden forty mllea Just for a glimpse of a
mald'a face, and must rida ten mllea more
to gain shelter at a wayside inn.
When the girl was alone with her family
she reproached them for not having In
vited the youth to spend the night. i
"He was so tired," she pleaded. But her
"stern parent" shook his head. "I wasn't
going to have him think I was anxious to
lose my daughter, the young whipper
snapper," replied the lord of the mivior.
The young woman afterward married the
man, but it Is a matter of family history
that he was forced to write hi proposal on
a piece of paper and pass It to her under
cover of a picture he waa showing to her,
because her father sat In the room with
them always, and at every remark that
either made he would exclaim, "God bless
my soul! what a foolish speech, Rebecca."
That waa the old way, when men really
courted girls and exerted themselves to do
so. Things are so easy now that there is
not much sport In the chase. Every man
likes a good chase, but few enjoy one, so
great Is the complacency of the girl of the
age.
It doesn't behoove anyone to abuse the
August Sale Prices SSSSftuoi 25 to 40
Opportunities to save were never so numerous as now never did our store present such a vast number of underprieed specials as are on sale this week.
rix.-i.iai9 uicmiuuuu ueie aie vmy a iew 01 me numnuae. 1'nces reduced lrom Jo to 4U per eent to close out all small lots and all odds and ends.
fcENEROUS CREDIT GIVEN TERMS MADE TO SUIT
The
Solid Oak 'Q75
Dresser . . O
f95
This Dresser Special la on sale
all week at Hart man's store.
It Is made of specially select
ed solid oak and haa an extra
large French bv;d mirror.
a-r"
Solid Oak
Chiffonier O
Thla Chiffonier is priced
complete with French bev
eled mirror as shown above
It ia made of solid oak and
ia of most dependable con
struction throughout.
Yoor
Money's
Worth
or
Your
lUrt
man's Special
Bed
5.75"
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1
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All
Goods Iron Bed,
like Springs
I 11 ffc
and
Mattress
This outfit
fine pair of
combined th
to 15.75,
Complete C75
Bed Outfit O
consists of an Iron bed, a splendid mattress and a
aprlnga aa Illustrated above. For thin sale we have
three articles In one offer and reduced the price
5.75
$1.01 Cash
SOc Weekly
Wm PPi
Solid Oak 775
Extension Table f
This Tabic Is of the handsome stretcher design.
Has extra large base, massive top and it beauti
fully polished throughout.
H&rtman'a
Special
Steel
' Ranges
Complete - with
high warming
closets, aa
shown above,
of large alse,
full alse l-lnch
hales, large
square oven,
made of supe
rior materials,
elegantly nickel
trimmed and
guaranteed In
every particu
lar. .Special
eaay terms of
credit given.
1HQ1I
Money
Back
at Hart-man's
America's
Greatest
' M u. n i . 1 up it m m 1' hi u urn mum , m m mmm
Quartered OakQ73
China Closet
This elegant China Closet Is
made of quarter sawed oak
and brilliantly polished. It haa
oval bent ends and large
French beveled mirror at top.
Redaction
on
All
Pictures,
Lamps,
Solid Oak 1175
Book Case IT
This handsome, book case la
strongly constructed and well
finished. It Is made of solid
oak and Is highly polished. It
Is thoroughly guaranteed.
Imperial Monarch
Brussels Hug. 9x12 ft
151?
it
This Is absolutely the greatest rug value on aale In Omaha.
la the biggest rug bargain that has been offered to the people
in recent yeara. This rug is I ft. wide and 11 ft. long. Has no
miter seams to wear threadbare. I made of best worsteds and
la firmly woven. It a rug of great wearing quality.
Crockery,
Screens,
Etc.
22
Great
Stores
the
U. S.
Colonial Library
Table Special . .
11:
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'Teather your nest"
I4I4-I4I6-I4I8 DOUGLAS ST
Made of solid oak, elegant finish, made specially for
us and of superior quality. The top measures 44x28
Inches. Thia table la made under our own super
vision and Is thoroughly guaranteed in every partic
ular; has large, taclous drawer, extra massive legs
and large broad stretcher sbelf below.
Hartmarv'a
Special
Rocker at
3.85
Exactly like cut
Made of fin
est quartered
oak or mahog
any finish, has
new style hand
somely pollsh
e d veneered
seat; covered
back aa shown,
exclusive Hart
man design.
there never were sweeter girls, but they
aa far too tame,' and Invite their fate too
cheerfully to make good sport, and there Is
many a wicked old bachelor who says that
there would be fewer bachelors If courting
wasn't made so easy.
Heartless Knock aa Spoonlaar.
Effort of well-meaning visitor at At
lantic City, N. J., to have curlew rung by
the police on ocean pier at 11 o'clock ev
ery night have aroused a protest from
thousands of young people summering at
the resort. From Just what source came
the protests which placed the matter be
fore the authorities the latter refuse to
state, but It I known that complaint
were made at city hall shortly after a
party of western Pennsylvania clergymen,
who came on one of the Pittsburg ex
cursions, naa Deen terribly shocked by a
parent, and. while -no definite action ha
yet been taken, it is expected that pier
proprietors will be reo.ue.Med to politely,
but firmly, notify loving patron that
spooning seances must cease at 11:30 o'clock.
Singing Wins at Hnsband.
Announcement of the marriage In Parla
of Miss Janet O'Bryan of Pittsburg to
Ferdinand Oely, a member of the French
Chamber of Deputies, reached Pittsburg re
cently, and was a pronounced surprise to
Pittsburg society, in view of the stout
denial of the engagement made by Misa
O'Bryan.
Mis O'Bryan, who Is the daughter of
th late Judge J. D. O'Bryan oP Pittsburg
and Philadelphia, went to Parla with her
father and two sisters seven years ago
to have her voice cultivated. While study
ing under French masters Miss O'Bryan
hfLv.fJh?,T,f0r ,K,V,he b,Mt S,r' W' ,trOU am0nB the Ute "POner' " ne f an at recltal n1 Gely with
wv.u.u ,i ,,, Him nra us 10 wisn irom iona moiners, wno naa round pa-
ne woman t use tne telephone quit so rental reproof insufficient to break up mld-
mucn' night spooning matches, and who have a
There never were better looking girls a last resort sought official assistance.
.an those that now Inhabit the earth, and Officials are Inclined to side with the
journalist or prominence, guv special en
tertainments to enjoy the wuj'C of Miss
O'Bryan' voice, and 1 sa.(rt o have re
peatedly asked her to narrv :m. That the
young women final:- en:1 ranted waa the
report that preceded Mis O'Bryan to Pitts
burg two months ago,' but she denied It
upon her arrival. Judge O'Bryan died in
Paris three years ago.
Black Eye for Bride.
. Michael Portexy sidestepped a social cus
tom among Russian miners ' near Irwin,
Pa., and the result was a free-for-all fight,
numerous broken heads, a riot call, and
seven arrests. Portexy married pretty An
nie Barzek. Wedding festivities started at
his boarding house in the evening with a
dance. '
The men present supposed the usual cus
tom was to be followed, that of dancing
with the bride on payment of a silver coin.
When the first man came up to lead out
the woman the groom objected. The
former Insisted, but Portexy contended
that he would not allowable wife to dance
with other men all night. John - Maszy
then attempted to haul the bride to the
floor. Tills was tha signal for a blow at
Massy's head. ' A general fight Matted.
When officers arrived nearly all of the
guests bore marks of the fraras.
Portexy was badly used up and his bride
had a black eye, while her wedding finery
was almost stripped from her.
Luckiest' of All Elephants Are Those of Indian Royalty
. . . I . . dl,Unul"e " mtte eye is watching for an oppor- pure gold, and hla massivs forehe.d l.
light, between tiger, and elephants. tunlty to kneel and cruel, the life out of mored "with rtdu ptata stuck fun of .
an elephant flght. which Is rarely to the tiger with his six tons of weight. spike. ' 0t '
titi eiepnant in India muat work talnmenti
when caught That does not also
necessarily mean an unpleasant At
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. . - - -- -" inv vi mi me eiepnams ana me
m neaas ot the monsters, who approach most intelligent are chosen by the govern-
each other unUl separated by only a low ment and the native princes for the state
stone wall. Then they begin wrestling with atuds. Elephants of state have a very easy
head and trunk and feinting this way and life of it. They do little or no work and
that to get a chance to make a furious only come forth on state occasions bearing
thrust with the tusks. lofty tower, of silver or gilded wood from
- " naor nanis me lauer wnicn depend superb brocades and
..... v.i -.u dcsc. ite springs, of draperies of cloth of
course, and as he does so the elephant nrrrimis tnn..
curia up hla tender trunk and permits him- m many cases, too. the end. of the an
stif to be mauled by his adversary, while mat's tusks are fitted with treat boese el
non over Himalayan passes or ha
way take part In tiger hunt in the Jungle.
He may haul log In th teak forest (r
Burmah. or, best of all. he may be dressed
In flad rag and ahare the glory and port
' Of aoine native prince.
Whatever they do. all tha elephant come
from th same ourie-the Jungle of cen
tral and southern India, where thousands
of them roam wild under protection of the
government. Periodically, wnen a short
age of elephants Is felt, the forest ervlce
, department organises roundup of wild
elephants.
For weeks shikaris, or huntsmen, go
scouting through th forest to discover
where elephant are mot plentiful. Her
Is built a atockad of rough hewn tree
trunk, buttressed on - tha outside with
walls of earth. Ita entrance, which Is nar
row, haa a kind of funnel built away from
It, also of tree trunks. '
The roundup Itself Is often done at night.
Tou can Imagine no more weird a spectacle
than th Indian forest lit up by the torches
of the hunters, who shouting and yelling
drive th screaming and trumpeting ele
phants Into the atockad through the fun
nel. Very often there are l.oou elephant
In th bunch, and perhaps four or five
time that number of beatera and ahlkarl.
The elephants are left alone In th stock
ade for a day or so until tbey calm down
a bit from their excitement and terror.
Qreen food by the ton I thrown in for
th elephant, and gradually a few expert
trainer mounted on tame tuakar venture
In to make friend with th captive. On
by on the wild elephants are roped to two
tame colleague and then taken out. Should
the wild elephant abow fight he I promptly
rebuked by his guardian in way that
admit of no further dispute. They tak
htm for walk, U him down to th river
' to drink and bathe, and gradually he recon
cile himself to hla fate.
. If ha be a very wild fellow h I eagerly
bought up by on of th ruling maharajah
ot India aa fighting elephant. For in
th native states not wholly belonging to
Ureal Britain fierce combat between rle
phaaia ax given ty. th prince a enter-
great
biasing with
ar-
stenl
spike..
Aloft In the .liver tower will alt a prince
uch as the Nizam of Hyderabad, whose
family pedigree may be traced back for
Ave thousand yeara. Before him on either
side of the elephant walk great nobles pro
claiming his might and majesty, while
behind come picturesque cavalry and
apearmen, more ornamental than useful.
Ar.5 of all may come batteries of gold
arS d ver cannona drawn by teams of ele
phft.'tiS, six or eight to each battery.
Favorite Handbag.
The hand-bag of gold mesh that la, the
genuine article I. a. much a favorite a.
for aome seasons past, but one style seen
this summer differ, from the severe aim
pllclty that ha. been the characteristic
heretofore, in having a tiny watch set In
the frame. The timepiece I. of a quality
to correspond with the bag.
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GOIDTOmP
Tie Per feet JBeei
Commands Attention
Because) of Its purity, healthfulness and unsur
passed flavor.
t
The lady with a case of GOLD TOP is aP
ways prepared for unexpected guests, for
what could be more welcome than a glass
of cool sparkling foam-creasted Cold Top.
We will send a case to your home.
Jetter Brewing Co.
Tsl. No. 8, South Omahs.
Omaha He adquartera,
Hl'OO K. BILZ. 14th and
Douglas, Tel. Doug. 1641
Co. Bluffs Headquarters.
L B K MITCUKLL,
1011 Main Street, Tel. SO,
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.50 Round Trip from Omaha to
St Paul and Minneapolis daily through
out the summer, and $12.00 from Council Bluffs.
0tff!(O)'0 Duluth and return from Omaha, $18.10 from
Electric lighted fast through trains daily via The North Western Line
to the Twin Cities, making direct connection with The North Western
Line fast trains to Superior and Duluth; leave umana aaiiy :ou
am. and 8:28 p.m., Council Bluffs 8:10 am. and 8:4b p.m.
Special low rate to the lummer reaorts of Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Northern Michigan, and to the lakes, mountains and sea
shores of Canada and the Eastern States.
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