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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1907)
Daily EDITORIAL SECTI3I rtZ 9 (o IGL 1 HE THE OMAHA DEE : " Best West Vol. xxxvii no. ioo. OMAIIA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12, 1907. SINGLE ' .COPY TAVO CENTS. Omaha Bee Mis' TIE. (c oMf PA lPA 4 nun iiiiinmn "i in ii "ii 1 1 ' ii ii" i iiiw iiiiiimittiim iiiiiint n .mr . wmmtiMi iirtittaji p ii mi'i". ' J l.l!fTfM?MH"Twt"'" ,itfmwwwtitmt MM ltmMaWiMUssUIMIM. SOBM lAWfH B' . t' . I' , 1 'a-ii"mrjl ' I ' '' .i i. . i i f i i i. ;i j i r A r in wis exuaorai iarv iisi oi oaiuraay oarqckitis nas oacn or inc oennm guar ArmraJ mtilHir linked in ritht nrira ' marie vniip ner!rt taiiKfartinn. Tn hav nnr ruefnmorc finr. U oughlf satisfied is our most precious asset. . R K7n Mww TfcaasiaiiawawaaaUUo n nwiiiMi ii"iii"3 fcMMiSiii m nm sal "i T ffiM if TfT' I iMiiTi mjtmkAm tmmn i aMwfaawiiayiiBi ''"'ll'"wwi i i i aimmtuiimmmmmm A WdmJjim H Wkxji7 e are thoroughly prepared to entertah the most capious crilic or stilt, we u aft m w -w fiivn nit laid ,va'uii' mai jiic nuuu i(ivyuu(u itmii) vi taiuvii lidic U nmiturpri In women's ard men's ordinary an J out-of lhe-ordinarv read t-to-near. with all the embelish. . . a Mm ...l' mens of filigree alzp able. . uur prices are cnauengers. IJ 1 Men's New Mil l0Hl(BS STYLISH SUHS and tor W OMEN WtM to bt well dremlT Wial jm:lhl tg limirl, iappjr b4 flltihT Sec nr splendid showing ol 'lashaore" dotbw niblag ppri:bti Imm at Ue price aal atUhj tarf asset tttm la iy!e and IX A fashion exhibit that's not surpassed for charm in variety and completeness of Fall modes and suprem acy of values anywhere west of ChlcaRO. Our display is a perfect reflex of Fifth Avenue's established styles. Everything suitable for Horse Show wear can be procured at marvelous price moderations. ggiEi"" Horse Show EVERY PRICE $5.00 to $10.00, $10.00 to $15.00, $15.00 to $20.00, $20.00 to $25.00 EVERY PRICE Salts $15 lo $23 -Rain Coats $15 to $25 -Overcoats $15 to $40. Men's Sails at $12.59 and $10 Excellent grades of worsteds, cheviots and casslmeres, In stylish Fall patterns. Cut in the latest fashion and carefully tailored. These are exceptional values at the prices. Men's Rain Coats at $12.50 $10 A Cravenette Coat is what every man needs, Just as suitable for .sunshine as showers, are made of worsted materials, In dressy pat terns and we can save you at least $2.60 on each of these garments. Oiir Saturday Special lClcnG12.50sults f?5 . S i5 Made, of all- wool black Thibet, lined with flue serge or Venetian, hand felled collars, .thamtlon buttonholes, all sizes, both regular and etouts. COATS Women's Broad cloth Coats, 52 in. long, full satin lined, handsomely trimmed in braid and velvet, Sat urday at $12.50 Women's tight-fitting coats, of broadcloth , f u 1 1 satin lined, man tailored, $19.50 4 Kr' mm Prince Chap styles are the leaders for fall. There's quite a muliformlty of Ideas in Chic Prince Chap s'yles. We display Saturday no less than One hun dred and Ff.'een new models, made of fine Chiffon Broadcloth, in all the new shades of browns, greens, blues, garnets and blacks choice, at II 1 I VirfW Saturday morning we place on display an en trancing line of French, English and American ilsts, representative of the highest achievements in Fall Biilllnery art. These beautiful modes are especially imported or are especially roari at home for Omaha's Fourth Horse Show. , New ideas in desiffninff: ideas posi. w Mveiv established bv fashion as strictly v - ' correct. I y The right time to buy a hat is right 1 now. Millinery - Jiu Jltsu Trouser SulU are the '.trnna tniitrnt. hpst wearlnK' We&r : 'suits on the market today. Made That WUlU Wear : suits on the market today. fbt waterproof all wool cheviots and tweeds coats are double. '1 breasted trousers have double seats and knees sewed P throughout with silk, all sizes 8 to 1 years, $5 values for $4 Attractive Specials In Children's Section Cheviot Coats, ages 6 to 14 years in plain colors and fancy mixtures good $5.00 values on sale at only, each . . . 2'i Bearskin and Velour Coats, ages 2 to 6 years white, red, blue, brown and green $4.U0 values 9 for. , 2 only 120 School Dresses, all wool serge, all styles, plain tailor ed, some are trim- rued, manufactur ers' samples, worth to $7.60... S WAISTS Ten new fall models, made of plain, plaid and Roman - i -a . nn i smpea tanew, all tailored s effects, : - ; .. Saturday ...... n tf M3D ENTRANCING EVENING SHADES PURPOSELY PRO DUCED FOR THE HORSE SHOW, $10.00 TO $50.00 A SPECIAL FOH SATURDAY A light blue hat trtmmed with flowers, foliage and a garniture of ribbon; beautiful aad elegant, at $15.00 Exquisite modes In pink, charm ingly trimmed with daln'.y rlb- . bon and flowers, magnificent atyles .,.$20.00 IVIcn's New' ALL AT of Hp A Good Shaped Hat for Every Shaped Head. It's a Good Head that wears a BENNETT hat; you'll save anywhere from 5Qc to $1.00 Men's Sample Underwear XX. We have Just purchased an entire sample ,llne of Men's Winter Underwear from one of the largest manu facturers and Jobbers in the United States. There are 210 dozen all told and it consists of Shirts and Drawers, me dium and heavy weight wool, heavy wool fleece, cotton ribbed, camel's hair wool, wool ribbed, sanitary fleece, every shade and color, etc.; such weU known makes as Otis, Monarch, Glastonbury, Wrights, etc. The La Crosse, soft or stiff $1.50 The Lamont, soft or 'stiff . .$2.00 The Kingston, soft or stiff . .$2.50 The Bennett bpecial, soft for ...... Silk Hats ............. Opera Hats ..... :. or stilt. $3.00 i.$5.00 $G.OO We have.divided them in four lots: Values up t6 50c on sale 25c Values up to 75c on sale. . ..... .49c Values up to $1 on sale C9c Values up to $2 and $2.50, at. . .89c Sale begins Saturday morning. wosits jail UNDERWEAR These cool mornings remind us that we must have heavier under wear. We claim to have the best selected stock in the city and at prices that cannot be matched Specials for Saturday: JOHN B. STETSON HATS Soft $3.50 to $7.50 Stiff $3.50 to $5.00 BOYS' A f C 'A splendid lot of winter caps for boys, WINTER 3 good heavy weight, fancy qr navy, cheviots or worsteds, in the golf style, with inside C( fur bands. You'll call 75c reasonable, Here Saturday. DUC BIG SALE OF COPYRIGHT FICTON 31.08 Value 40c Th Pzeaptotor, by Ralph Connor.... , Tli Lack of Boarina' Camp, by Bret Harts. . , . VLj IriMtjr ClnatrcUa, by Ura. C. N. Willlmson.. rino Zaaa, by Mrs. C. N. Williamson. Th Muqnerilir, by Katherlne Cecil Thurston Cooanat ox ctnaaa. by Booth Tarklnxton HoiiM of a Thousand Candlaa, by Meredith lMi:iiuiBon .... Marrlar of William Aah I.ady aioao's Danr,, by Mrs. Humphrey Ward! Tn, ju(U, by upton Sinclair Frlnotas Marltaia, by Percy Brebner 10 CROCKERY Fine Star Cut Table Tumblers, forty dozen to sell, three stare on side and one on bottom, while they last, six for $1.0.0 Large Jug to match, with three stars, at special price, each 93 10 Per Cent. Off on Dinnerw&re ' All straight sets or open stock for one day, CO patterna to choose from, some extra special values in sets at $15.00, 12.00and $10.00 NEW CUT CLASS 6ee the pretty Fern dishes, silver lined Syrups, with sterling tops, Sugar Sifters, Peppers and Salts, etc. ' Bit lot of odd Platea and Cups and Saucers that we must close out at less tban half. , 10c, 20c and 30c Plates for .... 18 Specials la HARDWARE Salarday taa Paainsnlax Baa Burners ana Bug-as. torn aw, alauds tor oualltyt they have bo eual. No. lis Electro, old elsewhere for MS, our price teaturoay S3J.50 Bus Burners, all prices from 125 to (60 Jum received a lot of perfection Oil Heaters, each $4.78 Blaclt Jack and Xlluck Eagle Stove Polian. can ioo Ana 10 ureen Trading- stamps, Yellow Label rHove Pol- . , lsh 15o And 10 Green Trading Kturnps. Good 11 -In. Fjrnare Sconp worth 5c special, 40o Wire Coat Hangers, ix for a So Ptunrlard Hread Toast rs. reKular 25c value, kp- nal .... 15o Hunter Klour Hlfter, reg ular 15c, special 10 Mrs. Pott's jiattern Pad Irons, sold else where for 11.25. special 790 Wilson Freud Toasters g3 And 10 Green Trading Stamps. Bt quality galvanized Wash Tubs, 69e, 7c and e8o And 40 Green Tradinr Btamps. Wm have a few tubs slightly discolotvl by nfr which will be on sal for ONE HALF prlc. m Dainly Footwear m' Evening end Douse Slippers $4.00 Brown Sued Castor, 2-hola Ties, Cuban heel, hand turned sole; the new short fore part last, Sat urday, only 13.39 It Patent Colt Theo Ties, Loula XV heel, nana turned soles, da niy una dressy, Saturday only . .aa.Bs $2.60 Dongola Kid, three-strap Loula XV heel, hand turned dress slippers, Saturday only a.lS $3.00 Ked Kid D' Or say. house slippers, kid lined Cuban heel, Saturday only ... .93.3 131 pairs of evening slippers patent eolt and vlcl kid, Cuban and French heel slippers, values $3.00 and I: S.I. almost all 1 Of) sizes J..OJ Of Women's laoid and but ton patent colt and kid shoen. Including a few samples of one of the best makes of $3.50 shoes made, to " 02 close out M..UO EOITBI.B OBXJBH TBADISO ITAlirS VT TO BOOB. Ziadloa Tleo Lined Vaata, B5o valu 17o X.die' Heavy I1oA Tata and rants, 360 vale S3o Ladlta' noed Valoa Bolts, 860 valu 49o Children' Bibbed Tests and Pants loo to 1 33o Boy' Heary ' Tleo X,lnd, 35o ralu 3So ffdmtyfim, Underwear HOSIERY Ladles' rase Black sttuiuless Huse, douule sole, 2UC Mtiue for I1 Lauirs' lmportea .yiu toot Hose, 'J)6o 0rt value for dtj Boya' Extra Heavy Bicy cle Hose, 19o "I Ol n Calue for .... 2 Hurson Hose, full seam less, 25c val- t (I, u for XUV GLXJVfc-S Bpeolais for Saturday. Ladies' two-ciusp tvld Gloves, $1.00 fC4r value OOij Ladles' one-clasp genu , lne Mocha, $1.25 7(Wi 12-butto'n Kid $1.25 QO A( . ... -Jmm v l-buttn Kid Gloves, $3.75 CO (1Q value rt.UO value Lad Ir s' Gloves, values . Ladles' DOUBLE GREEN TRADING STAMPS IN UNDER WEAR, HOSIERY, GLOVES, ETC. SYTUIMY FURNITURE SPECIALS 62c 49c Plate Rail Shelf s for Taborettes for A Chair or Rocker, like cut, nicely finished, oak or mahogany, New goods arriving daily. Watch for the big sale of Iron and Brass Beds. BENNETT'S BIG GROCER JSSLi Granulated Sugar, Tfd8. S1.00 $i.uo 5oC ,n SI 25c IS IS Bennett's Best colfte, tlree poundi Auu luu oreen 'Hading biaiups. Bennett esi i-ortee, pwuna,. And 80 oreen iraumg eiampa, Teas: ti. k juan, ooiutig, ouupowder, Ungllsli Breakfast, Ceylon, pound.... And' 75 Green Traoing Bumps. Bennett s Cnpltol Baking powder, 6 lb. And 100 Green Trading Stamps. Bchepp Cocoanut, Pound package And 20 Green Trading Stamps. Deiatour Ginger Ale, " f( bottle for -7" . Bennett'a Capitol Extract, "I Qf botiie for And iO Oreen Trading btampa. Egg-O-Bee, Toasted corn 2S f lakes, four packagea .... Batavla Currant, puund "2Vo? -10 Green Trading bt'P. ' Swansdawn Cod Fish, three package for And 10 Green Trading Stamp. Marshall'a Kippered Herring, can... And 10 Green Trading titamps. Three Star Salmon, can And 20 Green Trading Stamps, Franco-American Soups, assorted, qt, And SO Green Trading Stamp. Pint can for And 10 Green Trading Etampa. Country Butter, per pound Dixie Split Plcklen, aack And 10 Green Trading Stamp. Cheese, New York Cream, pound OOn And SO Green Trdin Ptnm. dKj K"fchatel An Hnd Chses Cheese, for for Royal Luncheon Cheese, jar And 6 Green Trading Stamp. Jell-O, aneorted, threa package And 10 Green Trading Stamp. Three Star Corn, thre Can for .And 20 Green Trading Stamps. Smoked Halmoc. can And 5 Green Traoing mampe. I?lood of Orap Juice, pint bottle. And 80 Green Trading Stampa Uneeda Biscuits, four packagea .... And 10 Green Trading fitampa. Lincoln Butterlne, two pounds And 5 Green Trading Stamp. Jersey Butterlne, two pound And 6 Oreen Trading Stamp. Premium Butterlne, two pounds JOp And 10 Green Trading Stamp. - Olives, large queen, pint And 10 Green Trading Etampa. ty Bennett' Capitol Cocoa, H-lb. can And 10 Green Trading Stamp. . "v 20c 20c can 35c 20c . 24c : 10c 22c 10c 25c 25c 15c 2uC 15c 25c 34c Our line of $5.00 hats' includes quite an assembly of styles so designed and trimmed as to make you. marvel at the values, these are trimmed in the highest taste with pretty silk Velvet . of all 'colors andare charmingly set off with" exquisite flowers and dainty ribbon; . .'.v:.'. : .. . . . . .$5.00. ' For an index ibIeading modes, any one 6t which is absolutely proper for Horse Show, see the Horse Show Windows' superb, creations. Values from $25.00 to $75.00. , MEAT Fresh Dressed Spring Chickens or Hens, per pound 12c Fresh Leaf Lard. 10 lba. for iSl.OO Sirloin Steak of . Native Steera, per lb., 12ic Prime Rib Roast, all bonea out, per lb., lOc Choice Pot Roast, per lb.,' 7cand Sc Mutton Chops, per lb, lOc Mutton Roast, per lb, 7ic Mutton Stew, f pounds for 25c Boiling Beef, t pounda for 25c Ham and Bacon Sale 2,000 pounda No. 1 regular hams, every one guaranteod, usr cured, nice nJ lean, any eUe you want, per )b..llVyO Morrell Iowa prtde pn-.nio Hams, every one selected and well trimmed, per lb Morrell' Iowa Pride Bacon, narrow strips, choice and well trimmed, per lb. ITVsO And. Thirty Green Trading Stamp 2,000 pounda best No. 1 Bacon, narrow strips, 6 to 7 pound average, by tha strip, per lb X3Vk HOT DRINKS, TEAJS AND Dainty Luncheonettes - - NORTH BALCONY Sale of Cut Flowers ROSES, - BOc CARNATIONS, 3 So a dozen MAIN a dozen "" ENTRANCE ROMANCE BURNED IN FIRE Starte4 la a Coal Mln Its- Rejected Suitor, It Ha Bum Fort? Years. tin Paint creek, about twenty ' miles above Charleston. W. Va.. near tb sta tion at Standard, a coal mine ft.e 1 rag ing a fire about the origin of which an Interesting romance is woven. At nU'U (he rr.nuntalneide In wrkb the mine is located la abluxr with a weird play f light; by d-.y a c.u'nn of Liii' Ve ascenls Ilk a monument. In trJtii, tha mountain Is aflre. an unquenchable flro. as t': -who have already Icit .'0.06 in te v.li. attempt to smother it will testify. Ia the lets '60s of the last century ' the Kanawha Coal and Oil company was orsanlird for the purpose of .rcHluci-nir 4i from tha cannel coal found la 'h at mountains divided by Paint creek. The vein located wa a comparatively thin cne. lying In th heart of a thick seam of th bituminous coal. Th company waa busy with Its operations when tha civu war broke out. but continued work for some time thereafter. The euperlntendenf waa a ' blunt old Englishman named Gordon, who had a handsome daughter, Rowena, who waa the delight of hev father' heart and th d Ualr of th young men of thej l eighbor hood. . Ther was th usual courting and t'lrt;r.g, with the usual final seUclljn cf cno pun and the Inevitable prepara tions for tin wedding. Th lucky man was cne Adkins. a native of th? moun tain, a marring young fellow, who lad woa tha fath'er'a favor as a workmin even bfi he won th daughter's es teem a '.over. Thus the course of true !?v$ t.uii to run smojtlt But th war cam and th Paint creek section waa a badly torn by opposing faction as any other small part of th. entlr country. Tb natlvea wtr of ibi south, whll most of thos who had com to work la th mine were unlou men. Of th latter waa old man Gor don, whll Adkln waa a regular nrc eatlng son of Dixie. After several stormy interview AdUlu was forbidden to enter the Gordon horn and Rowena wa ordered not to e htm. lie enlisted In th confederal crmy ani marched out with Wise on hi famous retrtat ud th valley. Thla wa In th sr rlnar of 1 SSI. In th .autumn b re turned home on a furlough and sought to renew mlcabl relation with the Gor dons, but wss repulsed by both father and daughter. It is said that iu a spirit of revenge he set fire to th drum houai at the mouth of th mln. Tb fir wa communicated to th rich vein cf cannel coal Inside, and, obtaining a good hold, has been burning ever sine. Adkln returned to hi, regiment and waa killed In battle. The Gordon left the country oon after, and their subse quent history is nut known here. That Is th romantic version. The pro saic one I that fire w.i communicated to tha mine by a forest Are that rugel furiously In October, 1SS1. Certain it Is that th mln begun to burn at tha; time and ha been burning since. In th lata '10 s a company was formed by Charleston men to extinguish the fire and feopen the mine, but afttr ipend Ing t -0.000 la a vain attempt th enter, prist wis abandoned. It Is probable that the fir will be allowed to burn until th entlr vein of coal 1 consume.!. Often, for y?r at a time, the Cr can not fc seen, but there la always some thing about the locality to bear wltnaa to its presence. Sometimes It is smokj. sometimes steam. In wet weather thr Is always a vapor rising from ab-we the mine. In winter mow melts a rapidly aa it falls on the particular spot.' whllo the ground around Is white. In th springs vegetation appears earlier where the earth Is warm from this undurlylng heat. Of late it haa been burning visi bly at night, th extent being perhapa 100 yards along the face of tho mountain. Baltimore bun. MARVELOUS LEAP FOR LIFE Th Bars Maarhaasea of Gras-I Caarea PulU Of HI Daily toast. Jim Hane. th Baroa Munchausen of th Grand Canyon ot Arlsonla, a as aiding- ca th porch of the El Tovar on day. retail-' Ing his marve'.oua adventure to a party of gaping tourist. Jim has lived on tha rim of tha canyon for nearly half a century. "Yessum,' he said to an inquiring lady. "I can shorely say them trails down to th bottom of th canyon is dangerous. Of course, they've got them fixed up in thesa days, so it Is comparatively safe, but, when 1 betian to go down, I took my life in my hand every time. It la plu-nb nervou to be rldln' along the cdee of on of them gorge an" lookin' down S. 000 feet below to nothin' but jagged rocks.'' "Oh, Mr. Hanc," broke In a aweet young thing, "do you ever fall over?" . "Once," llanco replied, "only anc. It waa thl way: I was rldln' alorg by a chasm 4 0CO feet deep. My mule was an old circus mule, and I earless Ilk, began to whlstl Turkey In the Straw.' Tou see, that mule had been trained to dance In th circus to that tuns, and ah began to dance right there on th edge. Th na'ral result was that w both went over th edge, plumb down 4,000 feet to tha aharp and crul rocks." "How did you ascapeT" , "Oh," replied Hanc. nonchalantly, "I kept my wit about mo. Wtinn wa i-.as about twenty-fiv feet from th bottom, after fallln' 3.675 feet, I picked out a aice. amooth ot and Jumped off th mule. I landed on my f t, safe and sound." "But the mulaT" v "Oh. th mule! Why, I gathered up what wa left of th mule and put It in my lunch basket and gave It a Christian burial." Saturday Evening Post. If you have anything to trad advartis It In the For Exchange columns of Ee Want Ad faftg,