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Many Rousing Bargains Monday ,n Omaha's Greatest January Clearance
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75c wide EmtVd'es 25c
15 to 25c wash laces 5c
Wc Torchon Laces 2ic
Great Pearl Buff on Sale
We hare purchaat4 from local factory
six thousand (6,000) cards of high grade
Pearl Buttons, worth regularly to lOo
doien, and will place the entire lot on
All 18 to 27-lnrh Skirt Flouncing and 18
to 20-inch Corset Cover Embroideries.,
fully worth to 75c yard. None will b
old to dealers. The greatest lot of up-to-date
Embroideries ever offered
at our sale price, yard
Just to start the season right, we mill
offer MonJay a line of New Wash
Laces and Inserting, worth fully 15c to
They're Just the thing you want for Un
derwear and will be eagerly sought at
this remarkable bargain price actual.
LZL3
2 Be yard In one great lot at,
choice, per yard
values to 10c yard. Come early
and secure first choice at, yard.
5c
.2ic
sale Monday at one price per
card
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THE RELIABLE STORE
hie omaiia sunday bee: jaxuaiiy io. 1003.
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Men's Underwear
The most remarkable bar
gains ever offered in clear
ance sale.
Drawers, worth to $2.00, on
sale at, garment G9c
Men's Heavy Fleeced Shirts
and Drawers, all sizes, such
makes aa Dr. Wright's,
Lansdowne, etc., at,, gar
ment, 49c, 39c and. . . .29c
Men's Combination Suits,
fine wool garments, worth
$3.50, on sale at $1.98
Men's and Boys' Wool Over
shirts, in tans, greys and
l)lues, also a big lot of
men's and boys' Sweaters,
$1.50 values, at 29c
High-Grade Wool
Dress Goods
In order to make room for our new
spring dress goods stock we will close
out all fall goods at prices that will
move them quickly.
75 pieces $1.25 Black Dress Goods, at..70
60 pieces $1.50 Black Dress Goods, at.. 890
55 pieces $2.00 Black Dress Goods, at.. 9S
50 pieces $3.00 Black Dress Goods, at. .1.30
CO pieces $4.00 Black Dress Goods, at. .1.08
('OIA)ItKD WOOL DRESS OOODS.
80 pieces $1.25 Colored Dress Goods... 75,
75 pieces $1.50 Colored Dress Goods... 850
65 pieces $2.00 Colored Dress Goods... OfSf
60 pieces $3.00 Colored Dress Goods.. 1.35
60 pieces $4.00 Colored Dress Goods. .2.25
BKAIWKIX CLOTH.
$3.00 Bearskin, at, per yard 1.50
$4.00 Bearskin, at, per yard 1.08
$5.00 Bearskin, at, per yard 2.50
$6.00 Bearskin, at, per yard 2.95
Everything exactly as advertised.
Special Sale of New Silks
First showing of the Popular new Rajahs, Rough Pongees, Shantungs, Pun
jabs, Tussah, Foulards, etc. Greatly underpriced for Monday's sale. More de
lightful assortment is hard to conceive. Better values never offered.
Swell Line of Rajah Silks, plain, fancy,
striped or checks, $1.19, $1.00, 85c
27-in. Color Taffetas and Novelties,
36-in. Novelties, White Jap Silks and
Black Taffetas, yard 69c
Choice Assortment of 190? Foulards,
very special values, $1.25, $1.00,
$1.00 Plaids, Checks, Stripes, Novelties
and Plain Silks, big assortment, to
close at, yard 59c
Beautiful Stripe Suiting Silks, Color Taffetas, Check and Novelty Silks, regu
lar 65c to 79c values, on sale Monday in Domestio room at, yard .'.39c
Five Rousing Black Silk Specials Monday. First Prize 36-in. Black Taffeta,
Monday at yard $1.15
$1.75 C. J. Bonnet Black Taffeta, 36-in.
wide, Monday $1.19
$1.50 Fine Swiss Dress Taffeta, 3G-in.
wide, on sale at . SI. 10
$1.39 Domestic Black Taffeta, very
special value at SI. 00
$1.19 Black Taffeta, soft finish, 36-in.
wide, at, yard 89c
In ihe While Goods Department
All mail orders received up till noon will be filled at these special prices.
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High Grade Linens
Compare prices and be convinced.
$1.98 72-inch Bleached Linen, at $1.25
$1.25 72-lnch Bleached Linen, extra quality,
at 75?
72-Inch Bleached All Linen, at 500
72-lnch Bleached All Linen, at 48o
72-lnch Unbleached Linen, at 300
72-lnch Silver Bleached, at 35o
60-lnch Mercerized," 60c value, at 200
Union Table Linens, at 180
TOWELTNOS.
All Linen Crash, brown 5
10c All Linen Crash, brown OHO
120 All Linen Crash, bleached 70
16c All Linen Crash, bleached 8 Wo'
19c All Linen Crash, bleached inli
26o All Linen Crash, bleached 12 HO
SHEETS.
72x90 Pepperell .58c
81x90 Pepperell .60o
81x90 Fruit of
Loom 73o
81x90 Standard ..SOr
81x90 Lock wood 63c
81x90 Mohawk . .Oftc
81x90 Crescwnt . .45c
72x90 Crescent . .SUo
PILLOW
BUI'S.
42x36 Crescent ..10c
42x36 Standard .llo
42x36 Fruit . .12c
42x36 Whitethorn
for .15o
45x36 Gem 10c
45x36 Crescent 12o
Ladies' Underwear
Matchless Values for Mon
day Ladies' and Children's
Under Vests and Pants,
heavy fleeced and worth reg
ularly to $1.00, at, garment
19c, 29c, 39c and 19c.
Ladies' Union Suits, heavy
fleeced, regular 75c value,
Monday . . . 39c and 49c
Ladies' Outing Flannel
Gowns, worth up to $2.00,
made long and full, prettily
trimmed, on sale at 93c, 69c,
and 49c
Ladies' Knit Skirts, heavy
wool' or cotton, on sale at
93c, 49c and 25c
Ladies' All Wool Vests and
Pants, worth $1.25, at C9c
INDIA X.UTOST8
No. 176, go
grade
No. . 10c
grade . . . .
5c
7Hc
No. 400, 16c -fton
grada AUt
No. 112, 1 Jo fMl'oO
grade ........ ' iKj
No. 1400. 25c - rr,
grad ....
No. 25, SOo -t f7yt
grade A 1
rSBBIAX uwn
No. 1380, eoo rtj
grade M-
No. 142. 40o ftr
No. 62, 35c
' grade
No. 1363, 30o IQr
15c
grade
No. 60, 25o
grade ....
No. 1329. 190 1 0Ul(.
grade -s-a7
No. 20, 16o 1 fif,
grade XK
No. tlO, 10o
grade, ....
40-IX. XiAWlfS
26o 40-ln. Apron 1 Kg
Lawn AJ
lfte 40-ln.
Apron Lawn,
12 '2c
16c 40-ln. Apron 1An
Lawn AVL
Lawn
rxxiroH X.AWKS
NoJV:?100 50c
7S 45c
grade
No. 3066
grade
No. 8063, 690 OQn
grade "Jt
No. 8062, 40o OKn
grade
No. 1024, 860 "I Op
grade
No. 624,
grade
2So
No. 400 Long
ClothH
No.
Clothe
15c
No. 9!' 5. 190 i fn
grade XUC
LOIS CLOTHS
No. ?UU Long t tw
Cloths ac
No. 800 Long -f klt
Cloths XOj
12 MC
L.... 10c
No. 20 Long f71A,i
Cloths
No. 200 Long fJ"
Cloths VXj
MEBCEltniED
WAIBTIMOS
19c Mercerized "f fn
Waistlnws iwl'
26c Mercerized
Watstlngs . . .
39c Mercerized
Walstlntcs . . .
60c Mercerized
Walstlngs ...
29c
25c
C9c
Rugs, Carpets and Linoleums
Variety and qualities you'll not find duplicated else
where at these Special Prices.
$18.00 High Spire Brussels Rugs,
only one seam, 15 patterns to ae-
$25.00 Velvet Rugs, 9x12 size,
special at $17.98
$25.00 Smyrna Rugs, all wool, re
versible, size 9x12, at. .$17.50
$25.00 Axminstrr Rugs, best qual
ity, size 8-3x10-0. at.. $17.00
$35. (K) Blgulow Electra Rugs,
floral and Oriental patterns, size
9x12, sale price $25.00
$30.00 Saniord Axminster Ruga,
9x12 size, special at. . .$21.00
$15.00 Roxbury (10 wire) Brus
sels Rugs, Blze 7x9, at. $12.50
$8.00 Kashmir Rugs, reversible,
Oriental designs, 6x9 size $5.50
.lect from, 9x12 Blze. . . .$14.08
$15.00 Brussels Rngs, 9x11 size,
20 patterns, choice. . . .$11.03
$30.00 Seamless Wilton Velvet
Rngs, size 9x12, at $23.00
(Oil Opaque Shades, best quality, 7
feet long, at -45?
Water Color Window Shades, beat
quality, 7 feet long . . -20
Remnants of Linoleums Regular
05c qualities, Monday at, square
yard 25
Greatest Clearance Sale of Women's Out-
ergarments Ever Known
: Every winter garment in our immense stock must be closed, regardless of cost. Nothing re
served, everything goes in this sale AT HALF AND LESS THAN HALF REGULAR PRICES.
$25.00 Coats, in fine chiffon broad
cloths and kerseys, satin lined
throughout, on sale on Monday at,
choice $10.00
Stylish Coats, in great variety, that
sold regularly at $15.00 and $18.00,
on sale Monday at, choice, $7.50
Women's $12.50 and $15.00 Coats, in
great assortment of fancy mixed
fabrics, 200, to select from, choice,
at I $4.95
Handsome Tailor Suits in all wool
cheviots, fine broadcloths, that sold
regularly to $20.00, Monday at,
choice $7.50
lOOfSilk Skirts, made of Simon's
besntaffetas, in shirt, waist style, all
coldrs, $20;00 and $25.00 values,
at $10.00
'$10.00 Voile Skirts, made full and
trimmed with bands of taffeta, the
most delightful bargains ever of
fered at sale price $4.95
From 8 Till 9 A. M. Women's $1.25 Flannelette
Dressing Sacques at 49c
THREE VERY SPECIAL FUR
, COAT BARGAINS MONDAY
Genuine Alaska Seal Coats Ele
gantly finished, sold. regularly at
$350.00, at $159.00
$75.00 Near Seal Coats, with marten
cuffs, collar and rovers, snap,
at- $35.00
$50.00 XXXX Near Seal Coats, very
best styles, on sale at $27.50
Many Other Special Bargains
Monday, of which only a few can be
here mentioned, among them:
Women's $1.00 Coney Fur Scarfs,
choice 49c
Fur Scarfs that sold up to $3.00,
Monday ; $1.98
Fine Curacul Coats that sold at
$18.00 to $25.00 $10.00
Women's Net Waists, regular $7.50
values, at $3.95
$2.50 Long Flannelette Kimonos, at,
choice 98c
From 9 Till 10 A. M. Women's Shoulder Shawls
of best quality, worth to $1.50, choice. . . .49c
Iron Bed, Springs and Mattress, 53.45
Bed Like Cut $1.45.
Single, three-quarters
or full size, woven wire
springs, wool or cotton
top mattress. v
Iron Bed, like cut, white
enamel, all sizes, on
sale at $1.45
A big lot of sample and
and slightly damaged
Bed Springs, woven
wire, coil and iron
frame; 3 ft, 3 ft. 6, and
4 ft. 6, in three lots, at
$1.45, $1.25, 75c
Bed Mattresses and Sanitary Couch Pads, very slightly
soiled or damaged, cotton or wool top, on sale Monday, to
close, while they last, at from $1.25 to $2.25
Come early Monday and secure choice of the lot; you'll
never find a better bargain opportunity.
Wash Goods, Flannelettes, etc.
In Our Famous
12 Uc Flannelettes 6W
10c Flannelettes 5H
12 Teazeldown 8C
go Flannelettes 5?
Sc Apron Checks 5?
12V6c A. F. C. Glnghama. . .7tt
36-inch Percales, all colors. . 10?
32-lnch German Blue, yard..7H
Indigo Blue 5
12 c White Goods, per yard. 5
10c Towellngs
8 He Towellngs 5t
12ttc Towels ...7)s
Domestic Room.
15c Towels
19c Towels lOt
CLOSING OUT BLANKETS AND
COMFORTABLES.
AU Cottoo Blankets 25 Vr bent
off.
All Woolen Blankets 33 H Der
cent off.
All Home Made Comfortables
33 per cent off.
All Embroidered Flannels 50
per cent off.
Grocery Prices That Lead Ml Competition for Monday's Sale
tl lba. bet pure canu Granulated Sugar
for 11.00
48-lb. sack beut fancy putent Flour (1 35
10 bars any brand beat laundry Boap Bc
in. ik a i w lut irranulaLad wlilta or yel
low' Cornmeal . .k J5o
a lt. beat hand Dlcked Navy Beana..tibc
ik rm n faiirv Wax. Ureeu. btrlna" or
Lima Beana .TV4c
-lb. ran Hominy, Pumpkin, Bauer Kraut
or Baked Beana for 7 Vac
1-lb. can Aanorted Boupa ..7ViC
OnKon can- Peaches, Plum". Apples, To
matoes, Pumpkin or Btrlnf Beaiia. .J5c
Fancy Mlchlaun Butter Crackers, lb.. 6c
Fresh, crisp PreUeU. per lb ...6o
Frexh, crlBp Ginger Enapa, per lb... ..c
The best Boda or Oyater Crackers, lb. .c
Dr. Price' a, Malta Vita or Corn Flakea,
per pka V0
Fancy, uweet Cookies, worth IGo to 20o
per lb.; this aale only, per lb lOo
BTJTTXHi AKJ CKEBSB SALS
MONDAY.
Fresh Country Koll Butter, per lb. ...20o
Fancy Dairy Butter, per lb.... 2Jo
Choice Creamery Butter, per lb. iso
Fancy New York White or Wlsoonsln
Colored Cheese, per lb
Fancy Young American Cheeae. lb.lT'iC
Fancy Brick or Umberger Cheese per
bio oBAirda ' oauxVas' ' iiowpAT.
We have Just received a carlod or ea
tra fancy, large, sweet and Juicy High
land Navel Oranges for this special sale.
126 size, that retail for 60c a dozen,
sale price SOo
160 size, that retail for 60c a dozen,
sale price 26o
ITS size, that retail for 30c a dozen,
aale price 20c
200 size, that retail for 26o a doaen,
sale price 16o
260 size, that retail for 20c a dozen,
sale price l2o
28S size, that retail for 16c a dozen,
sale price 10o
Cheaper than Apples. Don't solas this
ale.
DKXED ntUTT BAXB MOH DAT.
Choice Cal. Prunes, per lb 6o
Fancy Cal. Prunes, per lb 7ViC
Fanoy Eanta Clara Prunes, per lb... 8 Ho
Fancy Cal. Peaches, per lb liHc
Fancy Mulr Peaches, lb 16o
.9o
oer
.12Ho
Fancy Cleaned Currants, lb
Fancy Vostlzza Cleaned Currants,
id
f ancy cooking Figs, per lb eVo
Minoemeat, per pkg 6o
Seeded Raisins, per pkg Ita
FBE8K TEUBTABtB AXTD WTIT
VKIOES.
Fresh Splnaoh, per peck lOo
Fresh Beets, per bunch 7 Ho
Fresh Shallot Onions, per bunch 6o
Fresh Carrots, per bunch 6o
Fresh Turnips, .per bunch v. ..5o
Fresh Cauliflower, per head 13Vjo
2 heads fresh Hothouse Lettuce for...oo
Belle Van Celery, per bunch. 20o, .45c, 46o
FreHh Holland Seed Cabbage, per lb..lo
Beets, Carrots, Parsnips, Kutabagas or
Turnips, per lb o
X4irge Hubbard Squash, each., loo
Fresh Parsley, 2 bunches 6o
Monday's Big Sale Hardware
Monday we will Rive you your choice of any 2-quart Enameled Tea or Coffee Pot In the atore for 25c, blue
and white mottled cray. any color, worth no to 05c each. Don't miss this.
Mrs. Vrooman's 25c Sink Strainers,
only 12 He
One gallon Enameled Pudding Pans,
worth 25c , 10?
Enameled Pie Plates, worth 15c, all
sizes 5
36c Dinner Palls, three compart
ments, only 182
Three Roll Toilet Paper for. ..-IOC
Scrubbing Brushes, all shapeB and
sizes. We bought a job lot of two
thousand, worth up to 25c, only 5
16c Dust Pans. 5
Chopping Bowls
10c Dover Egg Beaters 5
10c Coal Shovels... ........... 5c
30c Dish Pans, gray ware. I . . . -15
26c Parlor Brooms 15
40c Parlor Brooms 25
Large 14-inch Turkey Feather Duster,
worth 50c, only 257
Four Wooden Coat Hangers, 5c size,
for ... . 10
This salvia for Monday only. Re
member this, please.
We fill all mall orders at these prices except In Honr Sale j XiR-lf HAYDEN'S IFIIRlS
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Hail orders promptly and carefully filled. Send orders at once
Gleanings from Story Teller's Pack
Mark Twsls aa4 His Discounts
ARK TWAIN Is the most Inter-
anting character in Ameiicuu
f-1 literature today arid has made
more money uut u it.
other author," said A. 8. Swan
ton, representattlve of one of
the great publishing houses. "He lives
Just around the corner from our place, and.
o we see htm very often. He Is never so
happy as when tellllng a story, and Is
often seen doing so In a group of congenial
Spirits. He was telling me that recently
tie went Into the sales department of our
house, and being attracted by a particular
book, asked the prloe.
' 'Four dollars,' said the clerk.
'Well, now.' said Mr. Clemens, 'I am a
newspaper writer. Don't I get a discount
for thatr
Certainly replied the obliging clerk.
" I am also a magazine writer. Do I
get something off for that?'
M'Ye.' said the clerk, 'you get a dls
count for that.
'I am also. an author. Don't I come
In oa the author's discount.'
" 'Tea, sir, youa get the author's dis
count.' ln addition,' said Mr. Clemens, 1 am
stockholder In this house. Does that en
title me to something off?'
" 'Yea, air,' the clerk returned.
' 'Now,' continued Mr. Clemans, 'I would
like to state that I am Samuel Clemens.
Doea that fart entitle me to another rake-
ffr
'It doea.1 . said the clerk after a mo
ment's hesitation.
" 'That's good.' replied the author; 'now
bow much do I owe your
" 'We owe you eighty cents," said the
clerk." Washington Post.
I.areule.
-Is tha proprietor lnT" asked the visitor.
No, air," replle4 the office boy.
-la he in tha cltyr
"Tea. air."
"Will te be back eoonr ', .
No. sir. . 1
Tonight? J
"No. air."
"Tomorrow eomettmeT"
"No. air."
"Did he leave any word for Mr. Nash?"
"No, sir."
The stranger looked at the of floe boy
sharply. "When did he goT"
"Yesterday afternoon."
"Dlun't he say when he'd be backT"
"No. air."
"Well, where the dickens la he?"
"At the undertaker's."
"What's the matter?"
"II J Uca J. "Harper's Weekly.
Not the mi Mm.
A Journalist, at a dinner, was talking to
William 'Dean He. wells about I'Urary
fame.
"But, after all," ssld Mr. Howells, with
his gentle smile, "literary fame la not ao,
very highly regarded by the people. Is It?
I remember, when I was in San Memo
some years ago, seeing In a French news
paper a notice that bears upon this
question.
"It was a notice by a rat trap maker of
Iyons. and It said:
" 'To whom It may concern: M. Flerre
lotl. of Lyons, Inventor of the automatlo
rat trap, begs to state that he' Is not the
same person, and that he has nothing In
common with, one Pierre Lotl, a writer.' "
Ts Irish style.
Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott's statement be
fore the People's Institute. "If I were not
a Christian I would want to be a Jew."
was th; subject of dlaicusslon at an Hun
garian coffee house on the Bast side. "It's
very flstt-rlng to the Jews, I suppose,"
said an old man, "but It counts fer noth
ing. An Aiistrlaa nobleman otioe. made a
big tour. At Prague he said that. If he
were not a Wiener he would Ilk', to be a
Praguer. He said tha same thing with
reference to Buda-Pest and other place
whs a he visited them. The various
speeches fUaaaed the hearers, but I prefer
the Irishman's sty la."
"Aad what waa that!" was asked.
H beoama well acquainted with a
Frenchman, who said to him once: "Fat,
if I were not a Frenchman Td be an Irish
man. Now, if you were not an Irishman
what would you like to be?'
"Sure." said Pat, "If I were not Irish I'd
be well, Td be ashamed of myself." New
York Tribune.
Ob the Minister.
aew minister of the London War of
fice, who was consumed with a seal for
making himself perfect In his work, visited
the various rooms and inquired as to all
of the details.
Meeting a gentleman In the passage, he
asked at what hour he usually came to
his duties.
"Oh," said the other, "I usually stroll tn
aboujt 11 or 13 o'clock."
"Stroll in!" said the minister in sur
prise, "then, I presume, you do not leave
until a late hour?"
"Well," rejoined the gentleman, "I gen
erally slip off about 8 o'clock."
"Blip off at 3!" gasped the minister.
"Pray, sir, may I be Informed as to what
' department you belong?"
"Certainly. I come every Paturday to
wind up the clocks." New York Times.
As UaeertaJat CoBiBllmewt.
James J. Hill, the railway magnate, on
a recent visit to Kansas City, said of a
certain rise In stock quotations:
"It looks well, but I am afraid It la
dubious. Yes, It Is dubious. It reminds
me of the Turkish bashaw and his wife.
"A Turkish bashaw lay dying. He. sum,
moned to him the youngest and falroat of
his forty-six wives, and said to her la a
low, weak voice:
" 'Put on your richest costume, your
moat brilliant Jewels. Deck your balr with .
pearls, brighten your finger tips with
henna.'
"The young wife blushed. Even In her
grief she was flattered.
'And why, my lord.' aha said, 'do yon
desire me to make this sumptuous toilet?
" 'So that Death, when he romtts.' the
man replied, 'seulng you so very beautiful,
may perhaps carry you off Instead of
me.' "Kansas City Star.
rolled up her sleeves and for a week pro
vided such meals as the the Judge had not
enjoyed since those happy daya when the
Blanks did not keep a cook. The Judge's
delight was so great that, by way of ap
preciative acknowledgment, he presented
Mrs. BlanV with a beautiful ermine cloak.
Quite naturally the Incident was a good
deal noised about among the social ac
quaintances of the Blanks, and a spirit
of envious emulation waa developed in cer
tain quarters. It was In this mood that
Mrs. Danvera reolted the story to her
husband.
"What do I get, Harry." "he asked, "If
I will do the cooking for a week?"
"Well," said Mr. Danvers, "at the end
of a week, my dear, you'll get one of thoaa
long crepe veils." Philadelphia Ledger.
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Defer Grorer Waa President.
When the late William H. Scott was man
aging clerk. In the early ;SOs, for the firm
of Cleveland A. Titus, a client came In and
wanted an opinion right away.
No member of the firm was tn. Accord
ingly Mr. Scott, with some hesitation, wiota
the opinion. When his principal, Mr. Cleve
land, oame In he explalnejL'the circum
stances, and showed him Mis opinion.
Mr. Cleveland looked at him with a smile,
and then read it with care.."
"Humph!" said he, "pretty poor opinion
but It will do to charge." Rochester
Herald.
ne Demist His Pate,
Borne weeks ago the wife of Judge
Blank af Baa Francisco, lost bar ooox,
and, si ace aha had n other resource, aha
A Poor Seholsvr.
The other day a professor leaving the
university was appreaohed by a sedy In
dividual, who pathetically asked:
"Won't you help a poor scholar with a
dime?"
The coin bestowed, the learned man said:
"You tell me you are a poor scholar?"
'"Sure." answered the other. "I never
went to school In me life. So long." Phil
adelphia ledger.
Life. Work of General Dodge
(Continued from Page One.)
of the facta, when I ssy that the present
managoment of the Union Pacific, for the
express purpose of shortening the line be
tween Council Bluffs and Ogdeo and bet
taring It, if that were possible, had surveys
and revisions made, and expended anliUnna
of dollars In eliminating gradients, curva
tures and tunneling mountains, with no
limit as to time or means,, with full knowl
edge of the topography of the country,
with all modern appliances, with the serv
ices of a corps of the ablest engineers, yet
It only succeeded In reducing the distance
less than forty miles. And this reduction
In mileage waa due largely, In fact almost
entirely, to changes in gradients and cur
vatures which were rendered Impossible
to General Dodge by reason of lack of
funds. -
To General Dodge these were years
tense with their stress and strain, heavy
with unremitting toll, thrilling in danger,
but he still pushed ever forward and on
ward with tha confidence of a conqueror.
He waa a man of Judgment and common
sense, who spared nothing and wanted
everything. A man who believed In action
and knew the value of every moment of
time. And, above all. my friends, actuated
by the Impulse to better his country, him
self anef his descendants, he tolled with
those who overcame this wilderness and
converted this "Great American Desert"
into a "Garden of Benefits."
And to you, remaining members of the
Army of the Tennessee, now in the twi
light of life, I offer the sentiment which
pervaded the soul af the Ctunaean Sibyl
when she presented her books tr? Tar
qulnlus Prlacus, "As you grow fewer in
numbers, you become dearer to oar hearts."
Old Stamp Brings $3,000
A stamp from one of her grandfather's
love letters to her grandmother has af
forded the means of clothing 11-year-old
Janett Fawcett of Alexandria, Va.. la bar
wedding dress When the time cornea for
her wedding and of providing her with
quit a trousseau. The stamp brought
ta.000, the highest price ever paid for an
American stamp In America, at a stamp
aale at the Freeman building in Phlla
tfe'.pMa. The stamp Is one of the few of the
provisional issue printed by the post
master of Alexandria In 1147, before the
days of the national postage atamp sys
tem. This particular stamp Is printed
In black Ink oa light blue paper. All the.
ther stamps of this Issue heretofore
known are prlated la black en buff paper.
The stamp Is circular la shape and the
also of a half dollar. In Its oentar la tha
word "paid," with "6" tinder It. Thene
are encircled by tha words, "Postofflce,
Alexandria?' around which in turn Is a
olrcle of stars.
As told by Mr. Parrlsh, who conducted
the sale, the story of the stamp U this:
The Fawcetts, who have lived In Alex
andria for many generations, wero once
well-to-do, but are now so poor that when
Mrs. Janett Fawcett, who Is 76 years old,
wished to give her granddaughter and
namesake a Chrlxtmae present the only
thing she could find were the stamps
from several old letters. All of these
one was from a love lett' i- sent her by
her husband In the early 00s were of old
varieties, and Mrs. Fawcett was sure
they would be worth something.
The old lady had alway.t wished to be
the donor of her namesake's wedding
dress, so on Christmas, when she gave
the stamps to her little grandchild, she
toid her to sell them for what she could,
and perhaps they would bring enough to
buy a wedding dress. The little girl's
father took the stamps to a dealer In
Alexandria. He bought all the others for
moderate prices, but when he came co the
atamp from the old love letter he de
clared at once that Its value was beyond
hi purchasing power.
Accordingly It was sent to an agent In
Richmond, who forwarded It to this city.
It waa purchased for a collection In Cleve
land. When she waa Informed of the Immense
value of the stamp from her old love let
ter Mrs. Fawcett waa overjoyed and
greatly astonished. Whatever It should
bring, she said, would be the property of
her little granddaughter, and If there was
more than enough for a dress the rest
would be put aside for her dowry when
she was married. Philadelphia Ledger.
Carpenter 'i Letter
(Continued from Page Two.)
the day time, and the majority of each
family aleep on the floor.
I find this African village the most in
teresting part of Mombasa. Its Inhabi
tants number 20,000 or more and they com
prise natives of perhapa one hundred
tribes, each of which has Its dress and
its own customs. The most of the women
are bare-headed, bare-shouldered and to a
large extent bare-legged; and some of the'
men are clad in tittle more than breech
cloths. Now and than one sees a girl
bare to tha waist, and the little ones wear
only Jewelry. On the mainland all go mora
or less naked.
The most numerous of the natives here
are the Swahllla. These are of a mixtd
breed which la found all along the centrul
coast of Bast Africa. It Is ssld to have
some Arab blood In It, and for this reason
perhaps Its peoplo are brighter and mora
businesslike than the ordinary native. Tha
Swahllls are found everywhere. They hava
little settlements in the interior In the
midst of other Uilicd and the Bwahlll
1 language will, carry one through the
greater part of Central and East Africa,
The British officials are roqulred to lrarn
It; und one can buy Snalilll dictionaries
and phrase books. I ahull take a Hwalilll
guide with me during most uf my Journey,
or rather a bluck Kwahlll boy, who will
act as a servant and also as guide..
I wish I could slio.v you a picture of
the Bwahlll women as I sua them here.
Their skins are of a rich chocolate brown
and they shine as thouKh filled. They
have woolly hair, but they comb It In a
most extraordinary way, using a razor to
shave out partings between the tows of
plaited locks, so that when the hair la
properly dressed the woman st ems to have
on a hood of black wool. I took a snap
shot of two girls who were undergoing the
process of hair dressing yesterday, trem
bling the while for fear that their calico
gowns, which were fus'.ened by a singlo
twist under the arm pita, might slip.
A little further on Jaek made a photo
graph of another giddy maiden clad In two
strips of bright-colored calico and numer
ous earrings, while I gave her a few cop
pers to pose for the picture.
At the same time on the opposite side of
the street stood a black girl gorgeous with
Jewelry. She had a brass ring as big
around as ths bottom of a dinner bucket
In her nose; and her ears had holes In
their lobes so big that a hen's egg could
be put through them without trouble. Not
only the lobes, but the rims were also
punctured, earn ear having five little
holes around the edges of about the size
of my little finger. These holes were filled
with rolls of brlght-eslored paper cut off
ao snvothly that they seemed almost a
part of the ear. The paper was of red,
green and blue and It looked very qua'nt
Aa I started on the girl looked at me out
of the tall of her eye and smiled.
FRANK Q. CARPENTER
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