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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER in, 1907. POSTALS KEEP MONEY HOME . - , - Federal Sayings Banki Will Block Stream of Deposits to Europe. ' fore removing (lie display, which had cost feN0TES$S0CIAL(i055IF him not only considerable time, but a comparatively large sum of money. The chief of police decided to make a peraonal Inspection of the display before actlng and later ordered the display taken down. SO SATS POSTMASTER PALMER STATISTICIAN FOR THE CITY 4 J3 NOTES ON OMAHA SOCIETY . Mxi. George Kelly Oivei Largest Card Party of the Winter. GUESTS EXCEED OITE HUNDRED Mr. and Mrs. harlra T. Kmiit En tertain Yonna; People at Tarda t'omillmfatarr to Mr. and t Mrs. Torn Davis. " The moat pretentious affair of tho kind of the winter waa the card party given Wednea lr br Mra. O. H. Kelly at her homo, 1924 ."Tllnnejr ttreet. In honor of Mra. Blanche .. Schneider of Chicago. The room a had gala trimmings auRCpatlve of the Tuletlde car ried obt In red Christmas bella and quanti ties of red roaea. The lights were shaded ' In red and the chandeliers were entwined 'with smllax and asparagus ferns. Those present were: Mrs. Blanche Schneider. Mrs. R. I Burrell, Mrs. Charles A. Grlm vmet, Mrs. T. A. Thompson, Mrs. Robert L. HuntJsy, Mrs. V. Smith, Mrs. Evert Smith, Mrs. Jay D. Foster, Mrs. Fred Pearce, Mrs. .FranU Judson. Mrs. Will Tetter, Mrs. P. H. ' .VpdlWe, Mrs. W. L Rosa, Mra. E. D. Van Court. Mrs. C. I. fowler. Mrs. N. B. Vp- .dlke, Mra. Charles Van Court. Mrs. John A. Eyler, Mrs. Ben Robldnux, Mrs. Kdward , .tTpdlke, Mlaa Lucy Updike, Mrs. Qeorg-e , Rassett, Mrs. F. & Owens, Mra. Ed P. Smiths Mrs. Harry Lawrie, Mrs. D. J. Ochlltres, Mrs. A. B. Jacqulth, Mrs. A. W. , Edmlaton, Mrs. 3. Fawcett, Miss Alice .. Fawoett. Mlsa Katherlne Hamlin, Mra. E. - J. McVann, Miss Mayme Hamlin, Mxt- R. i B. Busch, Mlaa Tenia Bowie, Mra. Lee .'. JIamlfti, Mrs. D. 1 Leese. Mrs. W. C. Rosa, ; Sirs. J. A. Kuhn. Mrs. J. H. Conrad, Mrs. C. H..Ledw1ch. Mrs. W. S. Glhbs, Mrs. H. O. Btrelaht, Mrs. Robert Dinning:, Mrs. C. ,R. Wlson, Mrs. H. P. Hamilton. Mrs. A. A. Wareham, Mrs. Oua Epeneter, Mrs. John Ppeneter, Mrs. N. L. Ouckert, Mrs. W. A. j Saunders, Mrs. Oeorg-e H. Lee,' Mrs. H. S. ; McDoiald. Mrs. H. L. Porterfleld, Mrs. C. ' GiniaS. Mrs. H. L. Zust, Mra. ' John T. , fathers, Mrs. M. Funkhouser, Mrs. Charles .. M. Eaton. Mrs. A. E. Engllsch, Mrs. W. H. . Munger, Mrs. O. A. Scott, Mrs. R. 8. Wil cox. Mrs. R. B. H. Bell, Mrs. W. II. El . drlge, . Miss Minnie Collett, Mrs. Henry Copeiy. Mrs. C. B. Helmer, Mrs. B. B. Slaughter, Mrs. John Lottiidge. Mrs. A. W. Ruf, Mrs. W. H. Gates. Mrs. C. K. Weller, ' Miss Agnes Weller, Mrs. S. J. Clarke, Mrs. Georgo L. Fisher, Mra. F. C. Patton, Mra. C. F. Weller, Mra. Dwlght Wllllame, Mra. J. W. Fisher, Mrs. T. C. Troxell. Mrs. D. p. Miller, Mrs. W. H. Murray, Mrs W. H. Goodell,.Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly, Mrs. W. E. FaJmatler, Mrs. W. H. Bherraden, Mrs. C. MUler, Mrs. A. O. Buchanan, Mrs. H. O. Frederick, Mrs. D. J. O'Brien. Mrs. George Shepherd, Mrs. Ralph Shepherd, Mrs. W. Omaha's Popular Jewelry Shop Christmas Jewelry JUST A LITTLE BIT BETTER Ws are not natlaflrd to ahow Jewelry as good as othera show. It Is our aim to offer you something different. Ex cellxnee of workmanship, beauty end exclualveneas of design, and the very g DVib wrunuf ijuauiio tni,iici it, every piece. lOMITKIia AFPROFKIATX . TOM TKl ZXAI OIBIt. LaValleres Brooch Bracelet Iooket Helt Buckle Card Case kZMXMaKAJTCBa TOB TU MATXOsT. (7old-Mesh Bag Lorgnettes Collar Pins lperu Ulasnea Umbrella Amcthyat Brooch WZX.OOXS OZTTS TOB - TIB HEX. Links .' . Umbrella Vast Buttons Cane . Studs .- v' Shaving Mirror These are few of the many things We arc In a position to offer for your consideration, and a visit to our shop will ronvtm-e you of the merits of our guods and prices. ALBERT EDIIOLM 16th and Harney Sts. ISofosis . ' CerHillcales Good for a pair of Porosis Shoes in this or. ;,any . other . Sorosia. 6t6re in the United Spates,, fmay be pur chased f us and the re cipient can be properly i fitted , at . their conven ' ience before or after ; Christmas. JBlank 'certi - ficates are on exhibi tion in our north win j dorcr. Also many of the i newest things in season ) able Soroeis footwear. 1 ' SOROSIS hoe Store i20 South 15th Street K. Chrlslle, Mrs. A. A. Alter, Mrs. Frank Boyd, Mrs. Thomas Fry, Mrs. H. J. pen fold, Mrs. C. B. Ilnrton, Mrs. Henry F Re set t of Chicago and Mrs. Ralph Crandall. For Mr. anal Mra. Itaivl. Socially, one of the most notable events of Tuesday was the large bridge party given Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs tTharles T. Kountse at their home at XX Dewey avenue. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Davis. Twelve tables were placed for the game and the participants were divided Into three aectlons, each sec tion playing at three tables, and the progressing was restricted to the room where their section waa placed. The house was very attractively decorated for the occasion. No particular color scheme wss employed, but a variety of blooms lent Its GOWN OP RASPBERRY CLOTH AND GOWN OF OKI. MOl'SSELINE WITH AND LACE. AND A THIRD COSTUM COAT OF BLUE FILET EMBROIDER btauty and fragrance, while palms, potted plants and shaded candlea were also con spicuous. The prtxe winners of the evening were Mrs. Louis Clarke, Mra. W. H. Wheeler, Mft Ward Burgess and Mr. Junius Brown. La A eta Clnb. The La Veta club was entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. J. Traynor. Four tables were placed for the game of high Ave and the mem bers of the club present were Mrs. Philip Wlndhelm, Mrs. II. Beselln, Mrs. I. S. Hunter, Mrs. H. G. Hoel, Mrs. J. Berger, Mrs. C. W. Purcell. Mrs. J. E. Wlgnian, Mrs W. H. Wlgman. Mrs. W. T. Mlsener, Mrs. Frank Powers, Mrs. Ed Chapman, Mrs, Cunningham, Mrs. II. Matthca, Mrs. Ed Hoag, Mrs. A. Kuenne and Mrs. Leh man. The next meeting of the club will be In three weeks at the home of Mrs. II. Beselln. Prospective Pleaanrea. The Omaha Guards will give a midwinter party Thursday evening, December 26, In the ball room of the Rome. Miss Blanche Rosewater will give a matinee party Saturday at Boyd's In honor of Miss Blanche Howland. Complimentary to Miss Jean and Miss Helen Cudahy, who have arrived from eastern schools to spend She holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Cudahy will give a dinner Monday evening. Mrs. Nathan Mantel will give a card party Saturday afternoon. ' Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith will give a dinner Friday' evening, Decem ber 27. In' honor of Miss Luscombe of Wood's Hole. Mass.. who la the guest of Mrs. Floyd Smith. Mrs. Frank B. Kennard will entertain the Friday club the afternoon of December 27. The meeting of the P. E. O. 'sisterhood, which waa to have been held -at the heme of Mrs. John Kuhn, 3332 Harney street, December 31, has been postponed until Jan uary 4. Come and Go Gossip. Miss Clara Thomas left Wednesday after noon for California to spend the winter. She accompanies Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cur ran and little son, Frank, of Mooreroft. Wyo. ' Mr. Lyman McConnelU who has been attending school at the University of Wis consin, is expected home Saturday to spend the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. McConncll. Mr. Will J. Hayes will arrive Friday from Bt. Mary's college, Kansas,, to spend the holdays wKh Ms mother. Mrs. M. E. Hayes, at 16o8 Sherman avenue. Mr. William T. West of Minneapolis ar rived Wednesday to bs the guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Byron In glehart, until after the holidays. Mrs. James Delaney' and her daughter, Mlsa Mary Delaney, returned home Sun day from an absence of aeveral months Id Europe. While abroad they vis ited all the points of Interest In England, France. Swltserland. Italy and Germany, and. returned by way of Havana, Cuba. They remained at Havana but a few days. owing to the prevalence of yellow fever there and the strict quarantine regulations between that point and New Orleans. Miss Josephine Delaney remained at Havana to visit for the remainder of the winter with her stater, Mrs. E. V. Johnson, and brother, James, who, with Mr. E. V. Johnson, Is connected wtth the quartermaster's depart ment of the United States In Cuuu. DOING UP CHRISTMAS GIFTS Small Decorated Seals Hart Takes the Place of the lied Rlbhon. A nice way of doing up gifts which will please aU. and particularly delight the chil dren, is to use white tissue paper for wrap pers, and. Instead uf tlng with ribbon, fast Its paper la place by usla am all sesls over the eilpcs where they are fnMfl down. The seals come specially for the purpose and are decorated with tiny spraye of holly. If you are sending oft a Christmas box put a layer of white tissue paper or white cotton on top of the packages, and over this sprigs of holly or mistletoe. SOME LOVELY STAGE GOWNS Klahoratety Trimmed Traveling- Crea tions Only Practical Before Footlights. Bechoff-Davld are responsible for two lovely frocks worn. In "L'Eventall." both of which are pictured In the cut. One was a robe of mousseline de sole, bleu del, flnlihed with several nuns' pluits at the EMBROIDERED FILET. A SECOND COAT OF GRAY AND BLUE TL'LLE E OF ATLANTIC! TU.I'R SiTIM WITH ED. bottom and worn under a paletot of tulle and lace In gray embroidered with bleu del. This paletot sloped sharply away In the front and was trimmed around the big armholss and the neck with galon of del mousseline heavily embroidered in gray pearls. The second coat costume, effectively worn by Marcelle Lender, was In raspberry cloth of the most supple and glossy kind, with a semi-loose paletot of niet net heavily embroldreed in great roses. Another stage gown much praised and emanating from Drecoll had a coat of rather heavy lace dyed to a soft green. This was worn over a corsage and skirt of fine white net inset to a considerable depth around the bottom with green lace like that of the coat. The third model of the coat frock sketch does not belong to the stage costume group, but hails from the same maker and was Imported by a Twenty-third street firm. It is built up of one of the very lightweight supple satins In a soft blue that has not enough green in It to be called Atlantic, yet has a dash of gray green separating It from the pastel and Nattier tones. The blues are myriad and as lovely as they are numerous this season. Down the middle front of the clinging skirt are set tiny prlmbons made of narrow silk lustre braid In three shades of blue, the lightest being the shade of the satin. The coat Is of filet net and embroidered In self-colors and the long tassels which ornament It are dyed in the three shades of the bows, shading from dark to light. A clever arrangement of Alecon lace Jabot and black satin cravat fills In the coai rronts. SELECTING GIFTS FOR MEN Thlacs Vrrtrlns; on Kitravaiinre or Intimate" Privilege Only for Knaaged Girls. As an example of this unwritten law, unless a young woman la engaged, it Is not proper that she shall make any gift that verges either on being expensive or what might be culled "Intimate." By the latter Is meant such personal presents as a mem ber of a man's own family might choose for hloi. Eliminating these two kinds, there Is still a wide range and .opportunity for expressing In them thought and liking for the recipient. There is no objection to selecting an ar ticle for a man'a room, always provided that the gift is not elaborate. In deciding whether or not It Is suitable a girl may be helped to know by remembering that presents to a man friend should express meiely a thought-the gift being an out ward and visible sign of good will and not such as might make him feel under obligation. It Is because books fulfill all these re quirements so perfectly that they are al ways in demand at holiday time, and If a girl knows the kind a man likes she cannot get anything more appropriate. There Is. h'wever, more Intrinsic vaus In a gift that one makes. A sofa cushion, for Instance, is always pretty, and fre quently does not take much time for the making. In constructing one It la well to select a covering that is not too dainty to be practical, and of the great variety of different fabrics soft leather la the beat. Any kind of desk or writing table orna ment may be on the list of suitable thlrga, but nothing for a dressing stand. A gam or any article used. In connection, such aa s bridge Set or golf bag, cannot be criti cised. If the recipient Wias any faculty for aketchlng or painting some of the drawing materials used would be acceptable. Jewelry should be given only when a girl Is engaged to the man. Even the sim plest sliver Lit Is nut good Xuiuj uujer oilier tsndlliocsj Seventy-Two Million Dollars Krery Tear, He Asserts, Would Be Kept In the United State. The postal savings bank system; when established In this country, will prevent to a large extent IT2.000.OOn being sent to the postal savings banks of Europe, ns was done last year: will give the depositors 2 per cent on deposits when they are now buying money di-.lers which pay no inter est. and keep the savings of the people In circulation In the communities In which the money Is deposited, as the postmaster general's recommendation provides tnai the postmasters deposit dally In the na tional banks." This was the declaration of Postmaster Palmer, who addressed the Omaha Real Estate exchange Wednesday on the subject of postal savings banks. Captain Palmer read the full recommendation of the post master general for establishing a system of postal savings banks and explained the money would not be withdrawn from circu lation and the national banks would not be required to put up bonds to secure the deposits, as the postofflcea are preferred creditors, and under the system outlined the money would be In circulation almost tho next day after it was deposited. Following this statement. Captain Palmer read a number of Instances which have come to his notice In the Omaha postofflcea since the financial flurry. Disc Money Order Bnslnesa. "Since November 1 the amount of money orders and treasury warrants we have Issued and secured for those who desired to take, their money from the banks has greatly Increased." ho said. "During the month of November special deposit orders payable to the depositors amounted to J34.M2, while the deposits for the first half of 'December amounted to $'J0.141." Speaking of other Instances of the desire of people to keep their money with their "Uncle Sam." Captain Palmer said: "When a good American citizen desired to buy property In Omaha the other day he turned over in payment 11,100 in money orders and $4,000 In postofflce warrants, all being a part of his savings since 1901. "Another prominent case. An old' end respected name in the city. American-born with English name, has deposited in the Omaha postofflce since 1SH1 and on May 6 of this year certified applications for treasury warrants to the amount of $2,300. There are numerous persons who de posit from $100 to $1,000 each year with the postofflce. A man who has been working at the expositions in Buffalo, St. Louis and Portland sent his money here to secure postofflce money orders payable at the Omaha postofflce. November 9 we certified his application for warrants amounting to $900 and he had $500 In money orders besides. Within a week or two an Austrian oame Into the office with five money ordeta for $100 each and se cured the money to put into a home." Losses from. Small Banks. Following the talk by Captain Palmer, II. B. Payne, a member of the firm of Payne, Bostwlck Co., read a paper pie prcpared by Fre V. Shotwell favoring the postal savings .banks. The paper paid special attention to the great losses to the people through failure of small banks. It said In part: . From 1W5 to 190& over 1,717 banks other than national banks failed, and the loss tc the depositors was more than $?uo,00J.OiX, i sum which would go a long way toward paying for the construction of the Panama canal, or which could now be used to a good advantage In Improving our Internal waterways. The average number of fail ures from 18T6 to 1K96 waa 41 a year and from 1K97 to 19"i6, both Inclusive, S17 banks, other than national banks, failed, with lia bilities of more than $123,361,000. The interest paid on postal savings de posits Is per cent in France. The French legislature, recognising the advantage the potftal savings bunk would have over the other-savings banks on account of the confidence of the people In the government, provided that the rate of Interest paid by the postal savings barks shall1 be less at all times than the rate puld by other in stitutions. Now, the average rate of Interest paid on savings deposlta in the United States is $.5o per cent. The plan recommended by the postmaster general eontemplat-s th payment of 2 per cent on deposits, and II that rate were adopted, the private savings banks would rave an advantage or over l Tr rent, which should be sufficient to at tract a largo majority of depositors. There are a great many people in tins country, chiefly among the foreign bom. who will not deoosit In private savings banks and for that reason a large sum of money is kept from circulation. No Action la Taken. After listening addresses by O. G. Wallace, who favored the establishment of postal savings banks, ajd O. M. Nattlnger, who opposed tho system on the ground the savings and loan associations now or ganized are necessary to the progress of a new and growing community which Is constantly adding to Its number of homes and business houses, the Real Estate ex change passed the question until the next meeting. Chancea are good for a heated argument at the next meeting of the exchange, a motion to adjourn being made Wednesday when several speakers were jumping to their feet to be heard. BEEF DISPLAY SUPPRESSED Bis; Kxhlbltlon , oa Sixteenth Street Prehlbted by Chief of Police. A meat display In front of a Sixteenth street store created considerable activity at the city hall Wednesday morning. Offi cers of the Health department had Just reported for duty when a telephone mes sage carried complalnV of the display, which consisted of a carload of quarters of prime beef hinds on a frame along the curb. The health officers professed to bn free from the imputation f enforcing the general ordinances of the city, and refer ence was made to (he chief of police. He fas not in his office and the mayor, who waa also anted, waa not at hla desk. A policeman ordered the display removed, but the proprietor of the mat decided to get Inatructlona from higher authority bu- Stomach and Bowel Troubles Here Is an excellent prescription for any one suffering from any aort of stomach or bowel trouble: Get from the drug store one-quarter ounce of fluid extract of bone set, one-half ounce fluid extract of wild yam, one ounce of concentrated of Lecto compound, distributed by Young Drug Co., Newark, N. J., and two and one quarter ounces of compound syrup of rhubarb. Mix and shake well. One teaspoonful In a half frlMMM ff u-atr ihnnlil lm talr.n V.f.. I'earh meal and at bed time. A prominent physician has used this pre scription with marvelous results In cases of Indigestion, gastritis, catarrh of the stomach and bowels, dyspepsia, colic, loss of appetite. Inflammation of the bowels, diarrhoea, peritonitis, etc. These Ingredients can b,e secured sep arately and mixed at home, or can be put up at small expense by almost any first class druggist. This furuula mill do won ders in a sWt tiu.4. OPJIc. la Advocated by Men Interested In Tabalatla Farts Anoat Omaha A movement has been Inaugurated for the creation of the office of dty statisti cian. Such officer would be expected to secure and reduce to proper form all facts and figures with reference ts the work of tne various departments or tho city, showing, among other things, the extent or putnc improvements, their cost and style; the work of the police and fire de partments, with their cost, and the work of the various offices. In addition he would secure and tabulate other facts re garding the city's business and develop ment, similar offices are maintained In other towns of the stxe of Omaha and the suggestion meets with favor In official circles. In this connection the city engineer complains of the Inability of his depart ment learning or tne work of other towns because Omaha has failed to publish an nual reports, and towns which do publish sucn. reports ao not send them to Omaha, as this city has nothino- to offer in change. Reports were published annually lor many years preceding 1894. but slnfe then none has been published in full, al though the comptroller has Issued a sum mary of reports for two years. It Is alleged that even the reports re quired by law to be published have 1 een neglected, that of the comptroller for ISO not having been printed as required by law. BEAL WANTS CEMENT TRIED Conntr Surveyor Soggiest that for Conntry Roada for Mile aa Test. County Surveyor "Real la nrenarlnr rinta to be used In the cavlna- of nermann roads by the county next year. While the ooara has not decided definitely where to expend the $:00,0. several nieces of work are contemplated and the county survey ore force la taking time by the forelock by running the levels so that specifications can be readily made when the proper time comes, revels are being run for an exten sion of the Dodge street pavement to the western part of the countv. for a two-mil. strip on Center street to connect the pres ent pavement with Millard and for an ex tension to the Irvlngton road pavement a nine or two beyond Irvlneton to tab. in a low piece of road across the valley. county surveyor Beal Is anxious to hv the county try the experiment of putting in cement pavement instead of macadam for a mile or two as a test of the virtue. of the road. The cost would not be much greater than macadam because of the smaller amount of stone used and the pavement is more durable and less llkeiv to need repairing. The principal objection to it is its hardness, which makes It hard on horses' feet. E. S. RUMERY LEGALLY DEAD Snch Is Verdict In C'aae of Seven Years Absence and Wife Gets Insnranre. Ernest 8. Rumery was declared legally dead Wednesday afternoon by a Jury In Judge Day's court, a little more than seven years after hp disappeared from. Ills Wis consin home. The Jury returned a verdict for $2,099.17 In favor of Mrs. Cora Rumery and against the Equitable Life Assurance society to cover Rumery's policy In the society and Interest from the time when the suit was instituted. The suit was based on the rule of law that when a man disap pears and has not been 'heard from for seven years the law presumes him dead, unless his absence can be explained. Rumery disappeared from his home In Chippewa Kails. Wis., more thnn ...,. years ago and has not been heard from by his wife since. She Is now suing for the face Of hlS tiollcv on tho crnnnrf. .v,. where a man has not been heard from for seven years the law nresume him hoH The insurnnce company objects to paying me. ciaim on tne grounds Mrs. Rumery ex pended only 12 cents In postage In a starch for her husband. It A RaaH at aha should have been more diligent inV trying to find writ Ha " CARICATURE AMPLE ADDRESS Likeness on Envelope Secures DellV' ery of Letter to Proper Person. With no other address than his picture, showing him in the attitude of rubbing his Jaw meditatively, a letter was delivered to Alfred Sorenson Wednesday and a wager mado by County Auditor Smith and his stenographer, Miss Zlmman, waa decided. Jacob Houck of the county surveyor's of fice drew the picture, and it waa auch a good likeness the postal authorities had no trouble sending the letter where it be longed, -.The letter was sent out from the county auditor's office Tuesday. When she mailed It Miss Zlmman off. red to wager a box of bonbons It would never reach its destina tion. Mr. Smith took the wager and Miss Zlmman distributed candy among her friends Wednesday afternoon. A Life Problem Solved by that great health tonic. Electric Bitters, Is the enrichment of poor, thin blood and strengthening the weak. &c. For sale by Heaton Prug Co. iw wuk FRIENDS 1309 Farnam St. Wines, Liquors, Cordials, Champagnes TO FAMILY OR CLUB TRADE AT WHOLESALE PRICES BULK OR BOTTLE Killer's Fine Wines 33c, 60c and 75c Per .Quart $1.00 to $2.50 Par Cal. Prompt Delivery OPEN rVENINCS Branch Stork: Huthaa Grocery Diamonds $5.00 to $1,000 Watches $1.00 to $150 Sterling Ware 60c to $300 Cut Glass $L0O to $50 Clocks $1.00 to $35 Silverplated Ware 50c to $75 Jelry All Prices Toilet Sets, Mgnloorn Sota, Sterling Novelties, Umbrel las. Gorhaia's Leather Card Cases, Bill Books, etc.. Waterman' Fountain Pons and other appropriate arti cles for ChrlstmaB Gifts, at extremely tempting prices. Commaaolog Saturdaj, the 14th, will be open until 10 o'clock. kaflAMb FURS AS AN INVESTMENT Safe Proposition Because of Heavy Advance in Price. OMAHA IS A CENTRAL MARKET Local Stores Draw Customers from All Sides. Who Have Learned that This City Is a Main For Depot. Furs as an Investment Instead of bonds and securities; muffs Instead of diamonds, Jackets In the place of city lots and fur capes rather than money In the banks. This threatens to be the latest wrinkle in sane finance, and as well as buying the fur clothing for Christmas presents the In vestment is permanent and declared to be safe. Almost every large store In the city Is selling furs "at cost" to offset the effect of cut-price sales by dealers in Job lots and goods made from the pieces of skins. That furs are a good Investment was demonstrated when an Omaha woman who became tired of her mink coat and needed the money offered to sell It. "I paid $200 for the coat In my more pros perous days," said the woman, "but I want to sell It now if It Is worth anything to you." Tho reliable furrier took the coat and looked at It. "You pafd $200 for It, did you? Now you want to sell It. How much?' Hesitating a moment, the woman ald: "I have worn It almost nine winters. What Is It worth now?" "Eight hundred dollars. If It is worth a cent." J "Oh, Is It?" the woman almost shrjekod. "Yes. It la worth 800. I don't want to buy It H-om you for that, nor for $400, but you betVr tako It home. You have one of the moK'l valuable mink coata in all Omaha and it vjiuld be a shame to soil It." "I would not sell It anyway. I don't need tho money. And I never get tired of mink,' said the woman, putting the coat back into tho well-worn box. "That is Just the way with some people," said the furrier. "Thev don't know how valuable their old and well kept furs are. That out is really worth $S00. It would be hard to get that much, still It could be ripped apart and made over to fit another woman and with new lining would be sold for $600 to SS00. The skins are perfectly matched. The woman has made $000 on her investment If she has mad g cent." 1 Furs are high and are advancing in price, like diamonds and Omaha real estate. Dealers say they see no chance for them to decrease In value and those bought from re liable dealers never wear out or rip apart where the sklna are sewed. Mink Is es pecially desirable- and valuable. "Because the furs In the store windows are marked down during the holidays this year does not signify they will be lower," said the dealer. "The merchants have be come tired of the cheap stun which Is sold to their customers for good prices and have been selling reliable furs for cost or less than cost. Buying furs' is like buying many other things. There are furs and furs. Some of them are not worth carry:ng home and the greatest care should be used la their selection." Omaha has become headquarters In the west for reliable furs. Dealers here sup ply the best trade between the Missouri river and the Rocky mountains and receive orders from cities and towns in the far west. The retail business in Omaha does not amount to over from 6 to 10 per cent of the business the dealers do each winter. AND PATRONS: A bottle of fine California Port Wine with every purchase Miller's Pure Whiskies 80c, $1.00 $1.25 Par Quart $2.50 to $5.00 Par Cal. 'Phone Doug. 1241 TRAOINO STAMPS Liquor Dapt, 14th and Douglas T 3 OVER "Santa Glaus" Will be appreciated if he will bring every man la Nebraska a pair of ONIMOD SLIPPERS ONIMOD SHOES are tho best made and are sold direct from maker to wearer. Hand built Onlmods are built for particular men. Prices $5.K and $0.OO. Bench made Onlmods, good for any occasion, $1.00. Onlmod Special Tho busi ness man's shoe $.0(). The Reliable $2..V) and $.1.30 Onlmods are worn by more men than any other Bhoe In the world. Dr. Reed's Cushion Sole Shoe for men and women, $3,OU. egent sos fSHOEGSJSTSSX Spend a Few Minutes in the Horns of ; "Good Leather Goods53 Kxrellent Mutations for men and women: Allifcutor IIh&h, Oxford Hugs, Krai and Grain Leather liana, Ladies' Shopping IJuk,' Hull i'asrti, fcilk Hat Boxex. The following la rich Leather Cases: Seeing Sets, Toilet Rolls, Toilet Fittings, Glove Seta, Hdkf. Doxes, Manicure Seta, Thermos, quaiU and . pints Klahks. Auto and Carri age Bags, Toilet Water Cases, Writing; Sets, Dill Books, Cigar Cases, Card Cases. Wallets. Jewel Boxes and Rolls, Poker Sets, Men'B Pocket- Books, The best Cow Hide Kuit Case in Omaha for $5.00 ' Every article of the highest quality. FRELING u STEIN IE "Where Trunks Are Made." 1803 Farnarn St. Tel. Dojs. 4395 R Do not let any dealer insult your intelligence by offering you a substitute, whea you ask for an article you hars seen advertised In The Be. Ws do not accupt advaxtUetaents for articles that are not worthy of your patronage. When you ars convinced by one of these adver tisements that the article U what you wish. Insist on .ttlcg It. when you ask for I. at your dealsrs. Avoid substitutes s-et what Jou ask fux