The Omaha Daily Bee
EDITORIAL SECTION.
Pages 11, to 20.
For all tha Naws
THE OMAHA DEE
Best tlT. West
VOL. XXXVII XO. 2(12.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1908.
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PRAYER BOOKS
FOR EASTER
Catholic and Eplcopatlan
leatherette, leather and ivory
finish blndlnns-1-
9c, 15c, 29c, 49c and Up
Bible, leather cover, divinity
circuit 660 ud np
TO
MiLNllk
Monday, a big sale Muslins, Sheets,
Pillow Oases. Watch for them.
GROWING
EASTER LILIES
A fine display In Main en
trance. Lilies In pot, with three, four,
five to eight blooms, for
50c, 75c and $1.00
American Beauty Rosen and
Carnations Fresh Cut.
Order Your Easter Supply.
Fashionable Attire for the Easter Season
Another new line of stunning modified Prince Chap
suits, in all the new colorings, has just arrived from
the east. It's a duplicate order of the last lot that
went out like a whirl wind. Simply superb styles,
well worth $20.00, fj sTl .75
JL IT
at.
Stunning new Butterfly and Merry Widow Suits, charm
ingly tailored and trimmed. We say emphatically
that no suits shown anywhere at $25.00 are more
fashionably correct, or so well tailored. Best of materials,
too, in every new weave and color, really -fl Q.SO
surprising values at JL tjr ,
mm
COVKKT JACKETS Splendidly tail
ored, ' styles double - and single
breasted garments, fly fronts, etc., ex
cellent silk or satin linings. Many
in the line worth to $7.50, m nr
for Ot)
Black Panama Jackets
Very latest styles in box coat, fitted and
semi-fitted effects, all are silk lined, a
handsome coat for middle . W.50
aged women a
TAFFETA SILK JACKETS 25-inch
box or Butterfly style, black or white
silk lining, strictly tailored models,
cut from high grade lust
rous black silks
8.95
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Infant's Department
The dainty white room (Second Floor.)
Kverythlng for the baby, up to two years, In
this section. Many charming Kaster gifts hero.
Lii Cap Special I'ine tucking, French knots
' and hemstitching, faced with lace 39o
Other beautiful lawn caps and utraw bonnets,
26c upwards to $3.85 and $5.00
2, GOO "Round Up" Bags
On Sale Saturday
Bought of Johnson-Hayward and
Piper of New York, at 50c on the dol
lar. These bags are made of finest
imported goat Bkln, with black bot
toms like cut, also round soft styles.
This Is the handiest and most fashion
able bag made; colors are brown, tan,
gray, green, blue, red, black. Actual
values up to $3.50,
great sale, at
Taffela and Messaline. Waists
Several hundred beautiful tailored models, priced Saturday
as never before, high grade silks in all conceivable colorings;
also stripes and plaids, remarkably under- M nr
priced at k Tt7t)
Lace and Net Waists An Easter offering that promises un
common sayings. Newest white and ecru effects, sumpuously
trimmed with laces, tucks, insertions, motifs, etc. Made over
silk slips. Here are waists worth to $6.50; on
sale Saturday at. ..... . , .
3.95
Children's Coats and Dresses
Beautiful golf red and fancy cloth jackets, in two to six year
sizes, trimmed with black braids and velvet collar, A Qr
neat child like styles, at. uvv
Jackets for Children Six to fourteen years, in popular golf
red, navy, cadet and fancy mixtures, many new and Q ftC
cleverly designed styles, Saturday 0u3
Children's White Dresses of lawn, daintily trimmed in many
ways with laces, embroideries, etc., six to fourteen year sizes,
in Saturday's
50c, 98c and $1.4$
EASTER JEWELRY
SATURDAY SPECIALS
Silver Flower Pots Perforated
qnadruple plate, with grow
ing; geranium or fern, an ap-
. priate Kaster gift,
complete.
Tall Pins Merry Widow styles
oxidised or rose gold fin
ish, any. color - stone set
centers; special . .
at
19c
Signet Hat Pins Beautiful de
signs, rose , gold and green
gold finish, values 11.50 and
ou; special r
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Mounted Back Combs Elab
orate and beautiful shell and
amber, magnificent stone set
tings, values to
12.00. at
50c
s
EASTER HOSIERY
Plain imported lisle hose, blacks and i
tans, 50c, 35c and 25c f
rancy allover lace and lace boot lisles,
75e, 50c and 35c
Hand embroidered lisles, blacks and tans,
$1.00, 75c, 50c and 35c
Silk stockings, with a serviceable cotton
foot, $1.50 and $1.25
Finest silk stockings, exquisitely hand
embroidered, street and evening shades,
at $5.00, $4.00 and $3.00
KNIT UNDERWEAR
aesan -oo, $5.00 to
Bennett's Popular Priced Easter Millinery
After all, it's a personal inspection and comparison that will con
vince you of the advantage of buying your spring hat here. There are
a, scores of charminar Easter hats, manv of which nXA iiint. in frtm Mnm V.l-
OtT 0. i . . .... ..... ...
s. luuuiBtca, uu xusyiay oa,mrua. in arasuc aesiam tnev touch the verv tin-
nacle of fashion and good taste. Every conceiveable shape and color play
is brought out. High crowns, graceful rolling brim, English hats, stun
ning sailors, in fact a thousand distinct attractive patterns and no two
alike.
Never such a choice of beautiful Easter creations was ever shown In
Omaha before at these popular, sensible prices.
$5.00 $7.50 $10.00 to $15.00
at 4 $1.19, $1.48 and $1.98
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me uewtM mm dcm hi wwumeu s rurmsiimys
Your Easter necessities in gloves, hosiery, underwear and handkerchiefs are well cared for here
Specially attractive offerings are made Saturday. Read:
EASTER GLOVES
Women's two-clasp kid gloves, to match
any color suit, per pair, $2.00, $1.50,
$1-25 and $1.00
16-button kid gloves, best kind imported,
every good color, at $4.00 and $3.50'
Elbow length kid gloves every color.
n p.ou, $L'.uu and $1.50
M fc"K gloves, two-clasp, all with guaran
1 teed double tipped fingers, $1.00, 75c
y and 50c
f Elbow length lisle gloves, pair. . .$1.00
d Easter Handkerchiefs
m Women's colored embroidered handkerchiefs, to
M match your suits and 25c
y Linen embroidered and hemstitched, also Initial
j and hand embroidered handkerchiefs
!i Armeiiikn handkerchiefs,' 've'r'y "lwautS ulBt-SSj, TrS.
Princess and Duchess lace handkerchiefs' '$2 00 i 00
$10
ADVANCED STYLES
MEW'S SPRING SUITS
TOP COATS AND RAIN COATS
The Bennett Store is showing every conceivable new
style in men's clothing. Faultlessly tailored suits! in
the new two and three-button effects. Newlbrowns,
i i i i '11 '
grays ana onve snnoes, wim
extreme style touches on the
conservative, always popu
lar models. Absolutely fin
est suits made, at
$15, $18, $20 to $25
Tor COATS Look to us for the
real correct things; coverts, black
vicunas and thlbets as well as
those strikingly handsome fancy
6trlpe novelties, with patch pock
ets, turn cuffs and the like: All
are silk or serge lined
$10, $15, $20 to $25
IIAIX COATS The famous Priest
ley Cravenettes. the very best
made, blacks, plain grays, dressy
stripes. These" coats are for all
kinds of wear, rain or shine
$10, $15 to $20
OVIl CHILDREN'S AND ROYS'
SUITS Are decidedly attractive.
We have everything one could
wish for and ' prices are right,
too.
ALL KINDS OF EASTER BATS
Sleeveless Vests, none better or more carefully
made, 12 He, 15c and 20
Sleeveless lisle vests, some with beautiful hand
crocheted yokes, 25c, BOc, 75c and ' $1.00
Union Suits, medium weight, low neck and
sleeveless, 25c, 50c, 75c, 1.00, $1.25 to $2.00
Knit Pants, lace trimmed, knee lengths, 25c, 35c, 5(c, 75 QJ
Isabella Pants, something new, best fitting, shaped band, w,
found In knit garments 50c and 75?
. Soft and stiff hats for dressy young fellows, and
hats for more conservative elderly men; every new
shade and shape. Stetson hats $3.50 to $5.00, and the
famous Crof ut & Knapp stiff hats in blacks and browns
I $2.50, $3.00 and $4.00.
Boys' and children's caps, new Cliff, Teddy, Buster
Tarns, Ktons, and English Golfs, ,
25 to $2.00
Extra special Hat Sale Saturday, soft and stiff Hats,
from recent big purchase, 12.00 hats $1.1Q;
nats $1.4; nats $1.1)3
Easter Ties Gorgeously beau
tiful ties, In exclusive pat
terns, rich silks, In full French
folded four-ln-hands, plain or
fancy 50 to $2.00
Men's Half Hose Imported
lisles, silk, plain and fancy
hand embroidered; great
showing of tans 50 to $2
$3.00
Men's Shirts Every taste can
be successfully, catered to here
.Thousands of new Spring pat
terns are shown In every good
color, stripes, checks, figures.
Mostly coat styles, plain or
pleated. See this matchless
display
$1.50 $2.00 $2.50
Merry Widow Sailors And other cleverly
trimmed hats, In any color, to match any
suit. There are no more becoming hats
shown than these. None that combine
such high quality materials and true
millinery art at so low a
price
$5.00
Misses' and Children's Hats Bennett's
make unusual preparations to please the
girls with Easter Hats. Undoubtedly the
most lavish display you have Been Is
here now. The same fair, honest price
holds good on these, too
$2.50 $3.50 $5.00 $7.50
CTJOfTIMFSI blflB. boslel gmery U the wtlre
UiUCLilLJ Wfil Mkt, Uee very (pedal fester ol-
tcriafls. lead every Hen.
Prldn of Bennett's Flour, f8-Ib. sack
Pride ut Bennett's Flour, 48-lb. sack......
Pride of Bennett's Flour, 24-lb. sack
Kennett's Heat Coffee, three pounds
Bennett's. Uest Coffee, lb
Teas B.' F. Japan, Oolong-. Gunpowder,
Breakfast, Ceylon and Assam, lb
Kvaporatud Raspberries, lb
Pure Fruit Jams, assorted, large jar
Malta Vita, four pans
..3.00, and 80 Urwn
, .Bl-ftO, and 40 Ureen
. . . BOo, and 20 Green
. .Sl.OO, and 100 Gree
.aoo, and 30 Green b tain lis
Sale Framed Pictures
A fine assortment framed pictures,
values 50c to $1.00, (See Offp
Widow) Saturday sale uOV,
Soda FoontalD,
Luncheonettes
Individual Chicken Pot Pies,
built up with potatoes 15c
Strawberry Shortcake 10c
Roast Beef Sandwiches with
brown gravy :....lfc
Baked Beans .10c
Chicken Noodle Soup 10c
Etc., Etc.
We also serve the best soda water
possible to serve at the lowest
price.
Ice Cream Sodas 5c
North Balcony Harney Entrance.
Dressiest Styles Easter Neckwear and Ribbons
Every new novelty that finds favor this season is represented in our extensive Easter showing.
For 25c
We have net Ja
bots, lace and net
bows, silk bows,
mull ties, Gibson stocks of Val.
lace, embroidered linen and new
stripe collars, new ascots in white
and colors. St. Gall embroidered
turn-overs In great profusion, etc.
Taffeta Ribbon All silk, 3 -inch
full line of shades, 19c quality,
t 10
Taffeta Ribbon 4 -inch, all
leading shades, good for hat trim
ming, 25c values 12
Messaline RibboRs 5 H-inch, all
best shades, finest 35c quality,
special lf
Ribbon Bolting Persian designs,
25c values, special, yard . . .
For 50c
A very large se
lection of Merry
Widow bows, of
net and Val. laces, fancy lace
Jabots; Gibson stocks, coat sets,
colored embroidered stocks with
tabs, mull ties and cream lace
chemisettes, etc.
Coat Sets Special embroidered
white linen. 25c to 60c kinds,
at .' lOtf
Lawn Tics Embroidered, 25c
values, special 5
Embroidered Collars New line,
25c values, each 10c
Turn-Overs 1,000 dozen, St. Gall
embroidery effects, 10c values,
at 3
Lace Stocks 25c values
Ut
Ascots Worth to 25c 5
irns bottle Queen Olives for
76c hot tie Queen uuvei lor
I1ITBB Several thousand dozen
1:k; white, brown red, green, dos
Triplet for Washing:, pkg
Wonder Wax for Washing, pkg
I.arge, fancy Cooking Raisins, lb...
Minute Tapioca, pkg
Hex l.ye. three cans...
New York Cream Cheese, lb
Bwlss Cheese, fancy, lb...
Bennett's Capitol Oats, pkg .'. . .
Jell-O. lemon flavor, three pkgs
Tea Garden Preserves, large Jar
Haylea' Pickles, bottle lOo. and
Hartley's Imported Marmalade, Jar 800, and
H. J. tleints Currant Jelly. Jar 300, and
THE CIG MEAT SECTION OFFERS
UNUSUAL EASTER SPECIALS
English
SSo, and
40O, and
SAo, and
S60
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.. .BOo
r laid
. . .I60
. . . 15o, and
. . . lOo, and
.IS Ho, and
. . . luo, and
. ...SSo, and
. . . aoo, and
. . .SSo, and
. . .llo, and
. . .860, and
. .400, and
Welcome Shoe News lor the Eastertide
n stamps I khoe fashions of the day find their best expression at Bennett's. Our Easter display is partieu-
n stamps A larly noteworthy.. Prominently featured for women are chocolate, copper tan,
n stamps M , , , . . ' 1 . . '
H pnampagne ana oxoiooa, pumps, liibson ties, bluchers, low button and colonial
I buckle styles. Also boots and low cut patent kid, patent colt and patent calf,
jl-two buckle effects, Gorden ties, etc. at, per pair, $2.50, $3.00 up to $5.00
r
60 Green stamps
20 Ureen h lamps
20 Green Stamps
20 Green stamps
10 Green Mumps
10 Ureen btamps
6 Green Stamps
10 Green Stumps
10 Green biamps
10 Green Stamps
10 Green Stamps
10 Green Stamps
20 Ureen Stamps
10 Green Stamps
6 Green Stamps
10 Green Stamps
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'
Special Saturday Finest $3.00
patent colt, vlcl kid and gun
metal ' shoes and oxfords. In
every size and width for
women, fine values...
2.19
Special Saturday Men's 'dressy
patent kid, patent colt, and
gun metal laced and button'
shoes, all $4 and '$5 values,
almost every slue,
choice, pair
3.19
Special Saturday Misses' and children's shoes of vlcl kid, with
patent tips, in laced or button styles, stylish, durable 4 on
11.76 qualities, selling at l.Oif
Dressed Chickens
Our special Easter Sale tomorrow.
Hundreds of choice fresh dresaed
young hens, priced much below
. market value,
pound
12ic
Spring Lamb, hind quarter,, . .$1.35
Spring Lamb, fore quarter 75C
Mutton Roast, young and choice, per
poui'd He
Mutton Stew, very choice, lb OC
. Preati Pork Shoulder Roast, Saturday,
pr pound 7C
HAMS
1,000 pounds Mortoa-Gregson Co.'s
California Hams, every one well
trimmed, nice and lean. Ql.
pound' OjC
6.000 lbs. Cudahy'a Diamond C Hams
thoir very beat and 4 01
c hole eat brand, pound luC
Extra Hiu No. 1 Sugar Cured lUiuo,
very special. f f 1
pound ilZt
Saturday (lie Big Lamp Sale
THE DES MOINES DEPARTMENT STORE
STOCK will be on sale for the first time. Over
300 Parlor Lamps, Gas and Electric Portables,
also brass China and Hall Lamps, from this
great purchase at tremendous reductions from
regular prices. The most important ramp sale
Omaha has known.
PARLOR OIL LAMPS I $5.25 Lamps for. ... . S.',.25
$10.00 Lamps for. . . .$5.75
COMPLETE OAS LAMPS
$5.00 Gas Lamps at. .$2.98
$8.75 Gas Lamps at. .$4.98
$14.00 Gas Lamps at. $7.98
$1.25 Lamps for 75c
$2.00 Lamps for $1.25
$2.87 Lamps for $1.75
$3.75 Lamps for $2.00
$7.00 Lamps for $3.98
Gas Portables.
tl-45 values. .. .75o
11.65 values. .. .UHc
$4.00 values. . f2.73
IB. 00 values. . .$-3.23
16.00 values. .'.9U.73
Electric Portables
11.75 values. . .fl.UO
$8.00 values. . .$1.73
13.76 values. . .$2.Bu
16.00 values. . .$3.78
17.76 values. . .$4.73
Electric Lamps
15.00 values. . .ZMH
$7.00 values. . .$4.2.1
f 10.00 values. .$4UM
616.00 values. .$9.73
625.00 values. $16.30
635. CO values. $3.00
INDIA STOOL
(Like Cot Below.)
Golden Oak or Weathered Oak
Finish. A very ornamental
and useful piece of furniture
on special sale in the furni
ture department, v r '
Saturday HttP
ml
mi
Seasonable Hardware
OHerinfjs
sry Bpsolal Saturday Sales. Kvery Item msn
tloned means a good saving If you boy it now.
fx
Hteel Screen Door Hinges, cumplele with screws ... lio, and 10 Green Stamps
Steel Lawn Rakes, 24 tine 38o, and 20 Green Stamps
Carpet Heaters lOo, ISo, BOo and 8So, and 10 Green Stamps
Clothes Lines 18o, 84o and 36o, and 20 Green Stamps
Wail Iaper Cleaner, per can 16o, and 10 (jreen Stamps
Children s Card, n Sets . lOo, J5o and 85o, and 10 Gaeen Stamps
Screen Duors, all sizes, prices up from ......SSo
Screen Wire Cloth, per souare foot I. 80 '
it quality, in full rolls, per 100 suuare feet OOa
itunner nose, in tii-rt. loninns, complete with Hay
Toultry Wire, het quality. In full rol
imple
nozzle 85.00, $S.bO, 86.00, 87.60 and 88.00. and Double Green Stamn.
flf
In (he Carpets and Draperies
Does your housecleaning bring to light the need of new
furnishings? Here are timely offerings and big savings.
Brussels Room Size Rugs Beautiful tan and green color
ings, full 9x12 feet size, same as sell every- f A AQ
where at $16.50, Saturday JLv.tlO
Sanford Axminster Rugs, in floral and oriental designs,
slightly mis-matched, full 9x12 feet, a genuine 4 Q PA
$30.00 quality, clearing up a lot at ". lOsU J
China Matting Three patterns,
quite a nice quality for 4 4
this price, yard 11C
Iluffled Curtains Swiss, lace edge
and Insertion, other with Uatten
berg Insertion, three tucks and
hemstitched ruffle, regular 1.25
par!'. 69c
Shirtwaist Boxes, red -e
with cretonne, burlap and matting, biggest line in Omaha,
oiuuruay reduction Ol J'o.
Lawn Mowers, plain and bull bearing, prices ut
from 88.98, and Double Green Btamps
Long Handled Shovels and Spades, worth 75c; special..., 4o
One Hlg Iot of Varnish .Stains, regular price 20c; special
line big lot of Varnish Stains, regular price 15c; special to
One lot of Galvanized Wash Tubs, slightly damaged at HaXl TMIOM
Sprinkling Cans, all sizes and prices up from , iiq
BPOBTIWO GOODS DEFAJfcTHXaTT.
Base Ball Bults for Uoys, special Saturday 81.O0
Roller Skates, pair 46c, $1.88 and SJ-OO
Ha8a i1??.1 i??e loo to 940
Base liall Mitts qa0 to 8a oa
All Kinds of Fishing Tackle.
Spilt Bamboo Rod, $1.00 value; special eSo
Cameras and
Supplies
No. 2 Brownie
Cameras for chil
dren and older
folks, Inexpen
sive to maintain,
sure to make a
picture.. 82.00
Folding Pocket
Camera, uses reg
ular films, makes
pictures 2Vx4Vi
inches K12.fttt
Eastman's Films, in all sizes, Bolio
Paper, Velox Paper, Eastman Camera,
developing powders, toning solutions,
seeds plates, Cramer plates, and Ham
mer plates.
We do developing and finishing.
Everything for the Kodak.
59C
Itubber Door Mats Size 18x30
Inches, undoubtedly the best mat
made to sell at 11.60. We have
several hundred on sale,
Saturday, for
IhiiucHtk- Madrus In new Cathed
ral designs, big assortment of
color combinations, 36 1 1
Inches wide, yard lit
ar chests, many upholstered