Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: NOVEMBER 3.", 1008.
TAXED TO THE LIMIT.
Alabama Lnys lleary liurdens on Her
Citizen to M'k for lievenue
I.ot hf Prohibition Nothing
lcapes.
From Town and Furm.
The new llcpnse arhedule to make up the
Iom of revenue from the l!iu ir tax through
tate prohibition has be n placed In book
term by the Rlrmlr.Rhuni, Alabama, city
ccunrll. A perusal of Its page dll"KS
cm Interesting figures, and many bu(l
nees, profession! and Individuals are now
taxed through being compelled to take nut
a license that never before were a.ewd.
Plate prohibition has worked a trenvndnu
loss of revenue, and this loss la t.i.xed
against the peple.
The farmers. In the future, will have to
ray more for their hardware and agricul
tural Implements and their seeds, for the
reason that hardware stores must pav a
license tax from flS to $200 a year. accord
Ins; to the value of the stock thv carry,.
AH seed dealers must pay from to $75
per year. Dealers In horres, cows find
other live stock are assessed $". Grain
dealers are on the list from ? to $100. Al
ready ptlces of thes3 commodities havj
betn advanced on tho farmers and In other
cases less paid for their farm products.
Taxed from the cradle to tho grave may
be illustrated by the fact that the doctor
who assists one Into the world Is taxed
from $15 to $t0 and the milk peddler who
brings baby's food must pay S to VX,
while the undertaker who closes your tax
weary eyes and "plants" y:u must 1vo up
$06, Tho price of your Rrave will cost
more, as cemeteries must have a $1M
license. The shaft that marks your last
resting place you will pay more for, as
tombstone dealers are taxed $35.
Dealers In the necessaries of life are not
overlooked, as Is witnessed by the follow
ing schedule of licenses: Meat di-alers, $73
to $.50; grocers, $12.50 to $200; sausage
makers, $10; shoe dealers, $15 to $200;
coffee dealers, $17i0; bakers, . $23 to $77;
coal dealers and peddlers. 10 to $100;
furniture dealers, $15 to $200; fish and
oyster shops, $25 to $100. and should they
retail oyster stews, $15 additional; produce
dealers, $60; crockery dealers and makers,
$-8 to $75; dry goods stores, $15 to $400;
clothing stores, $15 to $200; laundries. $50 to
$1(0; boarding houses, $25; co-opprative
home building companies, $300, and the
places where you deposit what you may
have saved, building associations, $100 to
I5i ft.
Some of the high priced licenses are: One
thousand dollars for express companies,
$2,500 for gas companies, $1,000 for broker
age houses, $3,000 for street railway com
panies, $1,250 for oil companies, $Y,750 for
railroad companies maintaining offices In
lilrmlngham, $Ut,000 for persons, firms or
corporations furnishing steam heat, $!K0 to
$2,500 for telephone companies. $15,000 for
water companies.
Miscellaneous license fees are: Adding
n achlne. agents, $15; advertising devices
and companies, $10 to $X0; abstract title
tympanies, $75 to $150; automobile dealers,
$100, and automobile Ilcent.es, $5 to $10;
advertising with handbills, $10; real estate
agents, $50; artificial limbs, $25; assignment
of wages companies, $100; auctioneers, $35
to $75; audit companies, $50; bag makers,
$50; bnnks, $200 to $450; safe deposit vaults,
$3"0; barbers, $3; bicycle dealers, $25 to $ii5;
billposters. $10 to $200; bird dealers, $23;
blacksmiths, $5; book dealers, $25 to $50;
bootblacks, $2.50; bottlers. $5 to $50; bowl
lug alleys, $26; brewers, $200; brick makers,
$.'15; broom makers, $10; buggy makers, $10
to $150; cabnet makers, $10 to $75; candy
makers, $10 to $75; cnrpenltr shops, $10;
carpet dealers, $15 to JX); carts and drays.
$10 to $26; manicures, $25; confectioneries,
$10 to $50; drug stores, $35 to $200; electrical
supplies, Jia to $150; electricians, $50; fore
men, $25; florists, $33; foundries, $25; fruit
stands, $05 to $125; fruit trees, $10; haber
dashers, $35 to $150; hair dressers, $15;
hotels, $-5 to $275; Ice factory, $300; Infirm
aries, $05 to $150; Insurance, $10 to $150;
Insurance agents, $25 to $100; labor agents,
$50 to $T00; lawyers, doctors and dentists,
$13 to $40; Hvery stable, $S5; lunch stands,
$25 to $75; machinery makers and dealers,
I $50 to $2U0; tailors, $35; newspapers, $10 to
$250; piano tuners, $u; plumbers, $50 to $250;
pressing club, $25; sign painters, $15; stove
dealers, $10 to $75: tin shops, $26; tobacco
dealers, $12.50 to $200; trading stamps, $500;
umbrella mender, $5; vegetable dealers, $35;
vinegar makers, $35; watch repairer, $12.50;
yeast agent or dealer, $35.
Many of the license scales are based on
tho volume of sales dully of each business
taxed, and tho license ordinance requires
that each day the gross amount of sales
of each business must be reported to the
" license collector, under penalty of fine and
Imprisonment.
"OUR BUTTER BLUNDER."
A machine blending one pound of butter,
with one pint of milk (pint to the pound),
making a pure food product, doubling the
original weight of the butter, tat stands
up like butter, looks like butter, tastes like
butter, keeps like butter, and Is used as
butter on dining table and In kitchen, has
received the endorsement of Doctor R. B.
Martin, President of the State Board of
Health, of Virginia, at the Thirtieth Annual
Meeting of the State Medical Board, Octo
ber 21 to K 1908, at Richmond, Va., when
he said: "The' machine produces an abso
lutely pure food product, from the blending
of a pound of butter, with a pint of milk,
In fact I cannot tell It from the original
butter." N. Hofhelmer. of the Jersey But
ter Co.. Norfolk, Va., when told of the
workings of the wonderful machine, on Oc
tober 24. 190", said: ""That machine will put
us butter people out of business." A child
of twelve can operate the device, three
minute's time consumed in the blending,
capacity four pounds. Send two dollars to
.he City Savings Bank of Baltimore, Md.,
tr direct to us, and owe us one dollar If the
nachlnes does as advertised. If not we re
fund the money. Agents wanted, territory
(or sale.
"OCR BUTTER BLENDER" Is made In
Baltimore, Md.. and In no other place.
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BALTIMORE. MD.
Call Us
by 'Phone
Whenever you want some
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ROYALTY BOWS TO MRS. WARD
King't Promised Visit Sets Pace for
Flood of Distinction.
CHILTON L0EGE SCENE OF GAIETY
Her Marrlaae Xot Only (muni llrr
With Sm-lal Honors, lint It "fon
dle i:lnaril anil an
Old Foe.
LONDON, Nov. II. Imperial.) Recently I
was In a position to announce exclusively
that the king had promised to pay the
Hon. Mrs. "Johnny" Ward a visit at her
new house, Chilton Ixxlge, In Berkshire.
This Is now officially confirmed and fixed
for the new year.
The Wards seem determined to "paint the
lily," so to speak, f.r although Chilton
Ixxlge Is a beautiful house with grounds
that are Ideally laid out they are further
embellishing both.
As a girl Mrs. Ward showed a special
penchant for her own compatriots and
means to continue to do so. Her housl
party for the king's visit will lnclule
Consuelo, duchess of Manchester, Nelib
Post and Claire Frewen, though, of course,
the usual troop of English people whom
tho king expects always to find will be
there, too, to meet him.
Mrs. Ward has been Inundated with at
tentions and kindnesses from the highest
quarters since her marriage, as now she Is
one of the most Influential ladles In the
land, receiving the king's ear more almost
than any other, her husband being his
right hand man and confidant. Her corre
spondence Is larger than her father's, let
tors pouring In on her from all quarters
asking her to use her Influence for this,
that or the other purpose. fne of the
things she was taught as an nmbnssidor's
daughter was never to leave a letter un
answered, so that what her secretary has
to get through may be more easily Imag
ined than described.
Also a Peacemaker.
Mrs. Ward Is said to have been the means
of bringing about a reconciliation between
the king and an old and at one time
popular general, with whom the king had
a tiff some years ago.
"I know someone who Is very distressed
because you are not friends with him," Mrs.
Ward Is reported to have said to the king.
It is a recognized fact that his majesty
never treasures 111 feeling.
Mrs. Ward explained that It was C.eneral
K , whereupon his majesty said:
"I had forgotten the Incident. He mustn't
bo unhappy five minutes longer."
There and then the king 'phoned the old
general, saying:
"Mrs. Ward has been telling me you're
unhapry. I had forgotten that we were
not friends. Mrs. Ward has given me per
mission to. invito you to come round and
Join us here at tea at Carlcton House Gar
dens this afternoon. It will make her
quite happy to see us shake hands. Tou
know I like to make ladies happy. Bi,
come."
One afternoon this week two or three
American women, who ought to know,
were discussing In a Mayfalr drawing room
a contemplated visit to London from Mrs.
Hetty Green and her daughter. Miss 0ylv!a
Green. The announcement caused Immense
excitement and general satisfaction. If It
Is really true, the Greens, when they come,
will find themselves lionised on all sides
and may even hope to be Invited to Buck
ingham palace. The story goes that one
of our societies for the protection of chil
dren wrote to Mrs. Hetty Green for a sub
scription, which she sent with an assur
ance that she hoped to visit London at no
distant date and would then make a point
of hearing about the organization. Several
royalists. Including Princess Christian, the
king's sister, are greatly Interested in Mrs.
Green and her doings. If Mrs. Hetty does
decide to visit these shores she will be
well advised to bring her check book for
the philanthropists will be all in her wake.
American Women to Front.
American women, who In the past could
scarcely be said to have made themselves
famous In our hunting fields, nevertheless,
for the last few years have been steadily
coming to the fore. I.ast season Mrs.
David Beatty was In at the death no less
than nine times with tfie Cottesmore, one
of the smartest packs. To have received
"the brush" so often In such a short time
and In a "field" which Invariably included
some of the finest riders In the kingdom
Is a remarkable achievement and one of
which Mrs. Beatty Is very proud. She la
ono of the women who wage relentless
war against riding astride and vows that
a skirt does not Incommode In the slight
est degree. She has a splendid seat in the
saddle. A guahlng spoVsinan, in describ
ing her, said:
"She was as graceful aa a bird and as
light as a butterfly."
The Ueattys have each season one of the
finest studs of hunters In tho kingdom.
Each has a horse for evj day in the
week, as well as a mount eJli for a dozen
or more friends.
Tho Strawbridges, well known Philadel
phia, folk, are to do nil their hunting this
season from Bysonby lxdge, which In years
gone by used often to bo rented by the
duke and duchess of Marlborough. It is
In the Immediate vicinity of Melton Now
bray, the great hunting center. Lady War
wick, one of the Diana's of the Quorn, re
gards Mrs. Straw-bridge as one of her very
few rivals. The Plrawbrldges" horses are
American and this year they have from
twenty-five to thirty to cnoose from.
Mm. Robert Ktuiuet Anotber.
Mrs. Robert Emmet, another American,
whose husband we are told comes of the
great patriot, Robert Emmet, Is another of
the pretty American women who Is to hunt
this season In Warwickshire.
Before Mrs. Adair started with her niece,
Nellie Post, for Texas she gavo a farewell
party at her place at Windsor (her town
house being let to Mrs. John Jacob Aslor).
It was amusing to note the London papers
announcing Mrs. Adair's departure for "her
ranch In California." She was anxious to
take out a party with her, but It seems her
friends were not keen on going. When
Mrs. Adair Invites people to this famous
abode of hers she does things on a princely
scale and arranges to pay the return pas
sage of her guests. But In these days it Is
the way of British society to think that In
accepting Invitations (even when their ix
pens.a are paid) they are conferring a com
pliment on their hostess, and It must be
extraordinary Inducements which prt-vi:s
upon them to lend their presence.
It was an agreeable surprise to many of
Mrs. Adair's friends to find she was able
to undertake the journey. Her sight Is
still Indifferent, but her pluck, la enoimous,
To this home of hers In Texas slit is de
voted and she suys she would llvo there a'
her life if she could take her friends with
her. Her family were determined she mut
not Liidtrlko the Journey unless she was
accompanied by some relative. Nellie Post
did nut caxe about the mission, but she
had to go. The Connaughts, who think
there is no one else so charming as Mrs.
Adair, and the queen of Spain, who Is also
most devoted to her, sent wires wishing her
a pleafctnt voyage. She does nut intend to
stay lung in Texas.. Before leaving she as
sured her friends that she was only going
out U look, wound and ace that things ww
going properly and that she would be back
early In the new. year.
Abandons the Idea.
That Mrs. Adair has abandoned the Idea
of being a I.ondon hostess next season goes
without saying, as her house In Curxon
street Is let to Mrs. John Jacob Astor for
next summer.
Since Lord Ivor Ppencer Churchill. th
younger of the duchess of Marlborough's
sons, has been In such indifferent health
he and his brrthrr. the marquis of lllan!
ford, practically spend all their time with
their mother. The original agreement ut
the llmo of the sepatatlon between the
duke and duchess was that the children
should go for alternating periods of three
months to each parent. Little Lord Ivor, i
who has to be humored, has altered all ,
that. Always devoted to his m tlier. since I
Ms serious il, ties early In. the summer
when the duchess nliout Jjne threw up all
her engagements and at a few hoars' notice
went off to Switzerland with (lie boy, he
has definitely put his foot d wn and re
fused to be separated from her grace. The
duke makes no objection nnd Lord liluni
foril Is left to keep his brother company.
I heir the' duke has been to Berkeley
Lodge recently to fee his children and nut
the duchess. The latter intends to spend
the winter In the country for the sake of
Lord Ivors health. LADY MARY.
KING EDWARD'S BRIDGE CAR '
Kna-llsh Ruler's Mania for fnrds
( a one of Elaborate Arrangements
to Satisfy Him.
LONDON, Nov. 14. -(Special.) King Ed
ward's mania for "bridge" has resulted hi
a curious and Interesting innovation in con
nection with the royal train which Is always
at his disposal for traveling on the severel
railroads of England. It Is called a "bridge
car" and when his majesty Is not traveling
In a special royal train, the compartment
Is attached to the ordinary train which Is
carrying him.
"Bridge" still remains the king's greatest
hobby. Indeed, of late he has become even
more keen on cards and It Is his invariable
practice when traveling to while away the
hours by tempting dame fortune in this
way. At every house party ho attends, it
Is a special rule that "bridge" shall furnlnh
the principal entertainment of the evening,
and he prefers such an evening to one given
over to amateur theatricals or the more
boisterous semi-professional vaudeville,
which were formerly so popular with him.
His new "bridge car" Is sumptuously fur
nished. Instead of the usual green cover,
the card table has a cloth pf crimson satin,
In the four corners of which are embroid
ered In gold the royal arms. Attached to
the table Is a very useful patent arrange-"
ment Into which dummy's cards are fixed
and at each player's elbow Is a rest In
which can be placed a glass with perfect
safety, however much the train may Jolt.
The table Is also furnished with a series of
drawers which contain matches, cigarette
and cigar holders, ash trays and other com
forts without which the royal smoker Is at
a loss.
King Edward's hobby Is responsible, even
at this early date, for a similar crazo In
high society. Now that their king plays
"bridge" even when lie travels, his royal
followers, for whom he sets the pace In all
things, must have their special "bridge
trains." Already several such compart
ments are In process of construction and
at an early date will be attached to trains
making lcug Journeys.
( Electricity on Steamships.
, Beside the 70,000 horsepower used in the
turbines of one great new Atlantic 1'iner,
the electricity consumed y the vessel, sup
plied by four generators, represents an ad
ditional 2,144 horsepower. Electricity Is
used to illuminate the ship at night and
for a multitude of other purposes, such us
operating elevators, of which there are
two for passengers' use, eight for baggage
and ma'ils and two smaller ones in the
pantries. Electrlcally-drlven cranes and
winches are also provided and 6,300 electric
lamps give the enormous total of over 100,
000 candlepower. For heating the first
class quarters sixty electric radiutors have
been fitted, to say nothing of some forty
three heaters in tho bath rooms.
Requirements.
"What sort of a ticket do you think we
had better nominate next time?" asked the
campaigner.
"Well," unswered the reformer, "you
want to pick out some high-class man of
superior intellect."
"Yes."
"One who possesses talents of the most
eminent degree and tell him It Is his duty
to sacrlfico everything to serve his party."
"But the salary might not be much of an
object to such a man."
"He mustn t think of the salary."
"I see you don't want a candidate, you
want a martyr." Washington Star.
Dead Pianos
are now taken at their mar
ket value as part pay for
Live Pianos
When you consider that
it costs but
on easy payments
to learn how to play and
own a piano, and the music
thereto which you are en
abled to play with satisfae-'
tion to yourself and your
family, it seems
Foolish
to keep in the house the pi
ano that lias no life or is
deiendant ujion the one mu
sician in the home.
Be Up-to-Dafe
Go and convince yourself
and tell your friends, Eure
ka, I have found it
A. IIospc Co.
1513 Douglas St.
Sells Everything in Music
and Art.
MLLIIu STEWART EE&TKI
413-15-17 South 16th Street.
Dining Room Furniture for Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving cheer radiates from the Pining room and it should be properly furnished for the feast day celebration.
Therefore, it is an appropriate time to call your attention to the Dining Room Furniture Exhibit at Our Store.
We present this season what is conceded to be the most noteworthy array of Dining Room Furniture that has ever be
come our good fortune to secure. We have made special preparation for this event. All the favorable staple patterns are
shown and in addition scores of exclusive designs. Dining tables with chairs to match, sideboards, buffets, serving tables,
china and cut glass cabinets in real mahogany and all
the new finishes in oak. We give one entire floor to Sz-r-'-x.
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ims imposing exnioii anu mere win ne no ueiay in me
delivery. The goods are here.
m
Buffets
Buffi!, like cut. made of quarter-sawed oak,
finished In Karly Kngllsh. 48-inches long,
French plate, bevelled mirror, C?Q flfl
silver drawer lined, price p7.vU
Karly Krn?llsh Buffet with large linen
drawer, two small drawers, one lined for
silver, and two cupboards, $27 00
Quarter-sawed and polished golden onk fin
ish buffet, wood knobs. French plate mir
ror, bevelled, size 1:1x40, top drawers oval,
priac7.':I.a.T.f?!t: $29.09
Others In Mahogany, fumed oak. wax
golden, autumn leaf, and Stratford fin
ishes at prices 1UU down 7ft (III
Dining Chairs
Golden Oak Leather Seat Din
ing Chairs, full box neat, price
at $2.50
Early English Oak Dining
Chair, full bex seat, upholst
ered with leather, price,
only 5F2.GO
Fumed Oak Dining Chairs,
leather seat, price. . . .$4.75
Solid Mahogany Dining Chair,
leather seat, price. . . .$6.75
Dining Tables
6-ft. Oak Dining Table,' 4 2-in.
top, round pedestal center,
Price $15.00
8-ft. quarter-sawed oak, pol
ished finish, 4 8-ln. round top,
pedestal center, pr. . $20.00
8-ft. Early Enclish Oak Table.
62-lnch. round top, best of
construction, pedestal center,
price $33.00
to
Our Bed and Mattress Dept.
After sixteen hours every day of physical and mental
activity, you have earned a good night's rest. You
need a good bed and good mattress, one that is comfort
able and will induce sound and refreshing sleep.
Our beds range in price from $03.00 to $1.95
Uur mattresses range in price
from $17.00 to $2.75
Our $10 felt mattress is better in
quality than the Ostermoor $15
A visit to our bedding dept. is
sufficent to convince you.
Wmw It
China Cabinet
I.Ike rut Finished In F.arlytfOC flft
Kngllsh. pilcu AJ.UU
Karly Kngllsh China Cabinet, made of
quartered oak. size 15-in. CI II fill
deep. 3-ln. wide, price 4IO.UU
Quartered .sawed and polished oak
China Cabinet with bent glass ends,
pimped foot, double Sl?f)ll
grooved, price iJIA.UU
Other China Cabinets In MahoitHiiy,
Fumed ok. tjolden Oak, CI "J ft1
from 150 down to yl&.VV
The Great Portiere and Drapery Sale Begins Tomorrow
Tomorrow we launch one of the most phenomenal Portiere and Drapery Sales in the history of our store. Wo will offer
more than 800 pair of this season's most desirable styles of Portieres, such as Armure Tapestry Portiere, Silk Tapestry
Portiere, Armure Portieres with Tapestry Borders, Mercerized Tapestry Portieres, Oriental Drapery, Silk Stripe Drapery and
Scotch Madras Curtains at reduction from one-third to one-half off from regular prices.
Kvccy day during this week wo will present special features tliat will be truly senNiitionat nnd brinsr phenomenal lmi'Kniu lo the people, Midi
ss will make them remember this great saving event.
If you expert to need any draperies now Is the time to buy because you rarely liave sucli a fiOLDKX OPl'OHTl'NITV ns this one.
llemember there are. hundreds of other bargains on sale In addition to the ones we tell you of below:
$3.00 Armure Tapestry Portieres, per pair.
$2.7i Figured Tapestry Portieres, per pair
$1.25
$1.58
$3.50 Armuro Tapestry Portleren, per pair $2.13
$3.75 Figured Armure Portieres, per pair $2.00
$4.75 Figured Armure Portieres, per pair.
$5.00 Armure Tapestry Portiere, per pair
$2.89
$3.18
Plain Kep Portieres with tapestry border, per pair from $.
to 3.
00
13
Velour Portiere, per pair $35.00, down to 88.13
Snowflake Curtains with Bilk stripe, per pair ..$3.00, ta.85, $3.00
Madras Curtains, per pair $6.00, $3.38, $3.70 and $3.35
Monday nnd Tuesday. Special offer on l.nce Curtains nnd
Portieres.
Wednesday Swiss Curtain and Curtain Net Day.
Thnrsday Cretonne, Indian Print and Drapery Fringe Day.
Friday Couch Cover and Festoon Drapery Day.
Saturday Cedar Chests, Shirtwaist lloxes and Window
Shade Day.
The New Model Smith Premier Visible Wins on Merit
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J.H.RUSHTON.Ptas.
E f HOWE, Sey.
ORGANIZED 1883.
E.T.RECTOR.V.PrM.
GEO W SUMNER. Treas.
OFFICES OMAIIA.NEB.
26 YEARS CONTINUOUS SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
CABLE AOOBCSS-FAIRMONT. ' H""11""S
CENTRAL FACTORIES:
OMAHA, NEBR
CRETE. ' NEBR
GRAND I3HND.NEBR
FAIRBURY, NEBR
YORK. NEBR
MANNING. . IOWA
DENISON. lOWA
CONCORDIA. HANS'
WHOLESALE DEALERS IM
BUTTER COGS
ANO
ICE CREAM.
' m. 0. Plowman, Manager,
The Smith Premier Typewriter Co.,
Omaha, Nebr.
Dear Sir:
Pleaoe deliver to uc at the earliest possible date
ten (10) SMITH PREMIER VISIBLE TYPEWRITERS , Model 10.
This order is given to you after thoroughly testing
your Machine in comparison with other Visible Writing machines
and makes' an entire clean-up of. our equipment. Your figures
on cash difference are considerably in excess of those sub
mitted by other companies but we' are satisfied that we are
buying the best machine and believe your new Visible will
assuredly maintain the old time Smith Premier reputation.
Yours very truly,
THE FAIRMONT J23AMERY COMPANY.