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10 THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 10, 1900. MAKING THE MAILS SURER iPoitmaBter Tbomu Offers 8ugnjeitioni to Patrona of the Poet. (GETISLAL POSTAL ETTORMATION CmnmiHt Error Maae hr People Wk 8ra letters, Hvot a. Omt Deal of Trofcl i Postmsster Thomas haa studied aoma of th problems presented by the poatal eerr Im, and makea thee. aurtlona to tha j publlo aa tending; to make tlia aervlca ' better: Patrons of tha Omaha port of flea expect auid lia-htfullr expect a lra;e measure of efficiency fron the men who handle their mail, but, on tbe other hand, they should not forget their duty in relation to the poatofflae, or fall to appreciate the fact that in so complex a machinery, requiring Instant decision in handling so many thou sands of pi noes of mxil, mistake mu necessarily occur. That a vast majority of tha arrora are due to no fault of the postal employee, la erldenced by the fact that each month an average of 1,000 letters are sent to the dead letter office a hope- l leasly andelverabie, or returnable, and thla, only after the moat patient scrutiny nd effort to discover either the addressee 'or tha sender. Tha matter of properly addressing an jt envelope and preparing it for the mall would aeetn simple enough not to require special Instruction, but as this Is one at the most serious hwdicars to a perfect 'working of the system It cannot be too 'thoroughly drilled Into tha publlo mind. "Mistakes In this regard are of two kinds one in which the employe of the postal service is simply made extra labor, and hindered in his work, and the letter prob ably delayed tn transmission, and the other where the mistake la such as to make the delivery entirely impossible. Among the first clwa may be mentioned the 'fad' of putting the stamp on the en velope on the lower left hand corner, in the center, near the top, or on the back. This results, in the Omaha postofflce, where a machine is used to cancel stamps. In obliging the clerk to use a hand stamp; It furthermore requires careful watching i of each letter, whereia if the public could I be depended upon to iut stamps on always i In the same place, all this loss of time, ,' trouble and care could be avoided. In the country pofrtoffice, where a hand stamp ! Is used, this failure to put the stamp on ' in the right place probably results In the I postmaster pounding his thumb in an un- conscious, last moment effort to reach the misplaced stamp with the iron dater. Prepayment of Postaare. "A frequent cause of delay and trouble Is insufficient postage. Mail matter Is di vided Into four classes. First-class In cludes written matter and matter closed against inspection, and the rate of postage Is 2 cents for each ounce or fraction ( thereof. Umlt of weight, four round"- Domestic rates of postage apply alike to j Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama, Great Britain and Germany. "Patrons should avoid the common mis take of putting third or four-class matter ) with the first-class matter, and forgetting , that this subjects the whole package to i first-class rates. Any form of writing, ' whether by hand, typewriter, carbon or letter press, subjects the matter to flrst i class rates. Accurate scales can be pur ' chased very cheaply, but in their absence there la no safe rule to follow, except in ; case of doubt, put on another stamp. "Postal cards, whether Issued by the gov- ernment or by private Individuals, are flrst I class matter, and the postage Is 1 cent : each. Carda bearing particles of glass, mica, metal. Band, tinsel or other similar substance are unmallable, except when en closed In envelopes. "The rate for second-class matter is 1 i cent for each four ounces or fraction thereof and applies only so far aa the pub ' lie la concerned to newspapers. There Is ; no limit as to weight, but patrons should be certain before mailing a packaga of newspapers that the wrapper has on it sufficient postage, as without It the pack age will not be forwarded. Care ahould also be exercised not to have the mucilage adhere so as to prevent the wrapper being removed, as this subjects it to first-class rates. "The rate of postage for thlrd-o.laa mat ter la 1 cent for each two ounces or frac tion thereof the limit of weight Is four pounds except It be a single book and in cludea books, newspapers, periodicals, cir culars, printed matter not personal corre spondence, proof sheets, corrected proof sheets, manuscript accompanying the same and characters for the blind. "The rate for fourth-class matter Is 1 cent for each ounce or fraction thereof, and Includes merchandise and all other 1 matter not Included In any other clasa. Iaaafflclent Addreaa. "The second clasa of mlstakea which ren der delivery Impossible Is due to incom plete address or Illegible address, more fre quently the former. Letters addreaaed to be delivered In cities should Invariably have , on them tha atreut and number, aa this not only inaurea delivery, but prompt delivery. The name and address of the sender should appear In the upper left hand corner and 1 the stamps placed in the upper right hand I corner. Tha following may be accepted aa a model form of addreaa for lstteri: Mar B Araldea. Xllmr Dart fUtorn ta STAMP Past B Pit. i i MM Hmtrt BtrMt. 1 1 Omaha, Nab. M as Uktid B. Spencer, 1724 Oraad Avenue, Milwaukee, Wla. Alaa of tho Pnatofllr. "Formerly the postal bualnesa was con ducted on the principle of bringing the patrons to the poatoffloe; now It la con ducted along progreaalva line of bringing the poatufflc to the patrona. Thla has been unfolded In tha establishment of poat oftloes In aparsuly aettled places, tha lot tar carrier ayatein, establishment of sub stations, rural free delivery and wa may confidently expeot that the future will add to thla ayateni all th mora modern meth ods of rapid transmission of thought, aa well aa thoae yet to be discovered. "Enlargement of the Idea of 'safety' haa marked tha Irauguratlon of the registry and money order system, and It would seem that wa are now on tha eye of a de cided forward movement In thla direction In -tha establishment of a postal aavlnga system, and from the fact that tha patrona are willing now to pay for tha privilege of depositing their money with the United State In tha form of money orders pur chased for tha sole purpose of safe de posit to the extent of many thouaanda of dollars yearly, at the Cniaha postofflc alone, there can be no question but that tha pootal aavlnga bank, when authorised. will be eagerly uaod and appreciated by tha publlo. "Patrona ahould remember that perfec tion can be reached only by a knowledge of the Imperfection a, and If they have a WU-Iounde4 complaint to make they ahould promptly report the matter to the post master, together with all of the exhlbita ana data possible to be obtained. It Is possible and entirely probable, that relief cannot be given to cover tha particular Item complained of, but the information contained in the complaint will bo used effectively to remedy the weak point and prevent a recurrence of the injury, and for the general good of all the Individual patrons should be willing to place In the possession of the postmaster the facts which have come to his knowledge of de fective service, and which the postmaster could not obtain otherwise by any meana of any espionage at his command. VAGRANTS TAUGHT A LESSON roller Hope Eveats In Court Satar dar Will Serve aa Warning to Other liay Men. With the putting away of a number of habitual "drunks" and vagrants for terms of from ten to ninety daya in Jail, poUct offlcera expect to have their dally work corsiderably lightened for a while. In police court Saturday morning the sentencea given most of the men nrralgned for vagrancy were cautions to others who are wont to have no visible means of sup port. Pat MeCann, an unfortunate who haa both legs and one arm cut off above the Joint, was let off with a ten-day aen tonce, for although he has been arrostod a number of times for drunkenness and other offenses, the court wae inclined to be lenlrnt. Anton Chada. who haa a habit of getting drunk and then going to tha police station and curling up to sleep In a corner of any room he happens to get Into, from the detective office to the court room, drew thirty days, as Night Turnkey Byrnes became tired of lodging him every night and locked him up as a prisoner Friday night when he found him Intoxi cated. James Miller, nn elderly man, received the maximum sentence for vagracy. Ha was sent to the county Jail for ninety days, Turnkey Byrnes saying thst he is a chronic "vsg" and a ifulsanca. Newell Jones, a colored man, arrested several days ago on suspicion of stealing and selling a quan tlty of coal, was olaased with the others and given sixty daya. A general roundup of colored men and women living In tho Third ward and be lieved to be mere vagrants, waa Instituted by the police and detectives Saturday morn ing. Before 11 o'clock twenty arrests had beeen made, mostly by Detect ivea Murphy, Ring, Maloney and Van Deuaen. , STORE BUILDINGS ARE WANTED Greatest Kereiwllr Says Ileal Estate SI an, Who Points to Ads to Prove Case. "The greatest necessity In a realty way In Omaha today," declared C. C. George, "Is store building for merchants. Even In the less desirable districts there is little opportunity for new comers to locate, and in the better section none at all, despite numerous advances In rent. The Bee has been carrying an ad for several days In serted by some one Who wished to rent a large store between Dodgo and Harney streets. He may get it, but It will be dis possessing some one else. Conditions In respect to store buildings at least, are all that property owners could desire. "There will be a good deal of building this spring, more than ever before In some ways, end the number of men who will build homes in the outskirts Is remarkably large." Plasterers and paperers are at work on the fourth floor of the Board of Trade building, and for the fifth or sixth time A. P. Tukey & Son moved Saturday from one of their office rooms to another. "It's cheaper to move than pay rent, anyhow," declared Harry Tukey aa he picked up a safe and lightly swung it Into the next room. "At leaat, some tenants I have known of have proceeded on that theory. Not our 'tenants, of course, but other agents." SHOTGUN VICTIM NOW SUES Henry AsrnetY Asks f.3,0O0 Dn manes Because Isadora Friedman Potted Hint In Foot. A suit for damages was filed Saturday morning In the district court by Henry Agnew against Isadora F. Friedman for al leged carelessness In the handling of a shotgun, the explosion of which Inflicted several wounds upon Agnews feet. The plaintitr claims the accident caused him great aufering and confined him to the hoa- pttal. Agnew aska $3,000 damages. The affair happened in the second-hand atore of I. Friedman, 211 Boutli Twelfth street, on the morning of January 6. Fried- mun started to demonstrate the weapon while Ignorant that it waa loaded and, turning toward the rear of the store, pulled the trigger to test the action. It exploded, catching Agnew In the feet. UNION PACIFIC CUTS ICE Begins the Harvest Along; Its Lines to Cool the Fevered Brow. The I'nion Pacific has begun Ita annual harvest of 125.0UO tops of Ice to be used along Its lines. Large forces are now at work at Kvanutnn and Laramie. W'yo., and North Platte and Oothenburg, Neb. At ICvanstun the lie Is taken from above a dam In the Hear river and at Laramie from a dam In the Laramie river, at Gothenburg from the Platte river Irrigation company's reservoirs and at North Platte from a pond and dam. Tha Ice is moved from these points to the different houses along the line. Do you remember seeing tha "Butter Lady" at the Corn Show? Perfection In butter la what we aim for. Wa call It "IDLEWILD. All leading grocera handle TDLBWILD brand of creamery butter. Be sure you get DLEWILD. If your grower does not handle .It, tele phone Douglts 148. DAVID COLE CREAMERT CO. REMOVES WRINKLES OVER HIGH, almptt every ttm. No dangerous cos metlca or electricity, no ateamlng or mas sage, no Injections, rollers or masks, but a simple, wonderful, scientific discovery that is marvellous In its workings. It gives a Charming Youthful Appearance without the leaat discomfort. A clear complexion and rounded face are woman's beat assets. After diligent research I at last discovered the aecret of how to obtain them. It la harmless, takae but a few minutes and can be used without the knowledge of any one. For partlculara addreaa Amelle Kits, Sulta 161, 161 Fulton b treat, Jamaica, N. Y. For my protection I am compelled to aak secrecy for my formula. Monday you can have a $30 ault or overcoat made to our measure for $17.(0 at DRESHER'S 1515 Farnam St. FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE OMAHA LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION DECEMDER 31, 1908 ASSETS Iang $2,J31,0;S.89 Interest due from members 1,346.8H Ik'al KsUte , n.ll'O.OO Foreclosure pending 10,776.0.5 Furniture and Fixture. lOA.OO Home Building 33,04KMM Sundry persons and accounts T KH2.80 Cash 82,405.05 Total 9 2,287,405.07 LIABILITIES Capital Stock and Dividend Incomplete Building IriMtns Karnings and Building Iteserve Fund Undivided Earnings Total The business for the past year has been the most satisfactory and the largest of any year since It started in 1883. The small amount of delinquent interest appearing as due from members Is a good Index of how well the business of the Association has been looked after. The amount of dividends allowed members for the year was $104,635.87, and the present Undivided Earnings In the Reserve Fund amount to over $60,000. The number of homes built by the Association since its organi zation is over 4,100, and the present membership of the Association is 5,800, of which there are over 2,000 borrowers. The present Reserve Fund and Undivided Earnings amounts to $57,000. Stock holders are permitted to make partial withdrawals of their accounts, and the entire account on thirty days' notice. All loans re quire the monthly payment of a portion of the principal as well as the interest and are almost exclusively made on Douglas county improved properties. Dividends are declared at 6 per cent per annum on Jan uary and, July 1st. Monthly payment accounts of $1.00 and more a month may be opened any day, and lump sums not exceeding $5,000 of paid-up stock are received. Dividends may be withdrawn when credited to the ac counts. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Geo. W. Loomis, President Elmer E. Bryson, Vice-President Geo. M. Nattlnger, Sec. and Treas. W. R. Adair, Asst. Secretary John H. Butler HOLDS THEM UP! That Is what our government does to many so-called "cure alls", because their contents do not conform to the pure food law. ' You never heard of an A. D. S. remedy being held up by the government, because every single one of these preparations, (and there is one for every ailment), is fully guaranteed to conform to the Pure Food Law. Just now the A. D. S. Cold and Grippe Tablets and Peroxide Cream are very popular, because the people need such remedies this time of year. Ask any of the following druggists about these goods: Bell Drug Co., 12K Farnam fit S. A. Beranek. 1402 South 1 6th St. Kmll Cermak. 1X62 South 13th St. C'rlssey Pharmacy, 24th and Lake Sta. K. H. Ehlers. 2802 Leavenworth St. Foster & Arnoldl, 21 S North 25th St. J. J. Freytag, 114 North 24th St. Green's Pharmacy, Park Ave. and Pacific Haines Drug Co., 16th and Farnam Sts. Hanscom Park Pharmacy, 1501 So. 29th. Howell Drug Co., 207-209 N. 16th Sta W. C. Hayden, 2920 Farnam St. Her Grand Pharmacy. Cor. 16th & Howard. Johanson Drug Co., 24th and Spalding. H. S. King. 24th and Farnam Sta C. E. I,athrop, 1324 North 24th St. J. H. Merchant, Cor. 16th and Howard. L. E. Peyton, 2401 Leavenworth St. Pribbenow & Co., 1527 Vinton St. Saratoga Drug Co., 24th and Ames Ave. I. H. Schmidt, 24th and Cuming Sta And 8.000 other druggists in ovary villi selling thla wonderful preparation today. DR. BRADBURY, Painless Extracting 60s Crowns, up from.. $2M DENTIST Partial Plates, up from Fillings, up from Porcelain Fillings. up from (1.60 COAL, ,We have plenty of Scranton hard coal left which we Bell at $10.00 per ton We are glad to announce that we are caught up with our orders and can deliver promptly. Even during the cold snap, we got our orders out more nearly on time than any other coal yard In town. Our highest grade of Illinois nut, we sell for $5.00. Others charge you $6.50 You save $1.50 by buying from us. We sell all our coal cheaper than any other firm in town. Remember we guarantee quality and quantity. ROSENBLATT'S Cnt Price Coal Co. 122:1 Nicholas Street. Ilotli 'Phones. How About Rough Weather Shoes? Real Stormy and Coin weather is here now warm feet are bard to find our MEN'S STORM SHOES not only keep the feet dry and save doctor bills, but they keep the feet warm. Nothing Is more uncomfort able than wet or cold feet. Preserve your good dispo sition and health and wear storm shoes In two widths. Regular and ten inch uppers, box rait and grain calf blucher styles. REGULAR TOI8 $4.00 TEV INCH Tore fs.oo Drexel Shoe Co. 1119 Farnaa Street .$2,1M. 100.60 7R.802.04 4,001.10 52,008.57 3,084.2-4 . 92,287,403.67 Edward A. Parmelee H. J. Penfold W. S. Wright Millard M. Robertson W. Scott King Schaerer & Son, 26S1 North 16th 8t Schaefer'a Cut Price Drug Store, 16th and Douglas Streets. Schaefer'a Cut Price Drug Store, 16th and Chicago Streets. Walnut Hill Pharmacy, 40th and Cumins. O. H. Wirth, 40th and Hamilton Sta. Benson, Web. Sprague'a Benson Pharmacy. oath Omaha. Web. J. L. Kubat, 110 North 24th St Schaefer'a Cut Price Drug Stores, 1401 N St.; 24th and N Sta. Council Bluffs, Iowa. Jno. W. Camp, 605 W. Broadway. Dell a. Morgan, 142 tVeat Broadway. Schaefer'a Cut Price Drug Store, 6th Ave. and Main St ags and city all over tha United States 1606 7ABBTAJC BTXEZT. IT years same office. Phone I C 1760. Bridge Work, per tooth, up from 91.60 Nerves removed with out pain. AXVEOI.AB WOII A SPECIALTY. Work guaranteed ten years. Oof JVlen's $3.00 We believe we can outshoe, for the money, any man that wears $3.00 shoes and does not buy them here. Our shoes were made ac cording to our specifications by a shoe manufacturer that turns out some of the best men's shoes made. THE LEATHERS ARE SPLENDID THE 8HOEMAKINO PERFECT THE STYLES ARE CORRECT. BUTTON. LACE OR BLUCHER. It you wear $3.00 shoes, sir. and have not been buying here, you have certainly been missing the best $3.00 shoes made. FRY SHOE CO. THE SIIOERS 16th and Douglas Streets. A business man says of our fin ish: "There is a real pleasure now in my linen. It is so splc and span. No torn sleeves, no miss-, lng buttons, no saw edges." Ykoaa, atmraey 1771. Correct T-auaarera of ftlea's riaa Zdaea. TWENTIETH CENTURY FARWEB Tae Advert laere Heaalt-tietler. I t Y One More Day of the TREMENDOUS BARGAIN GIVING 9 m w fm ta M fid Mw lii CrrlM lent br Hart Schaifaer Ic Miu Don't Miss These Piece Goods Offerings Monday January White Goods Sale In our Famous Domestic Room See If you can match these prices. IHDXA X.IHOIT3 8M1O quality ....So loo quality ,...7Ho 12c quality . .8S0 Idc quality . . . .loo 1HC quality ...19Ho 25c quality ...,15c 30c quality ....180 86c quality ....Sue ZHQI.IBH LOHO CLOTS PEBSIAH IkAWHS 16c quality . ..8Ho lic quality . . . .100 25c quality . . .131,0 3uc quality ...17ffeO 5Uc quality . . . .360 5!c quality ...37Ho 76c quality ....46c $1.00 quality . . .65o FBEVCH LAWNS 18 Tarda to Bolt. 20c quality .. 30c quality . , 40o quality . . 5ic quality . , 60o quality . 75c qualltv , $1.00 quality $1.25 quality .19Ho .17Ho .aavto .a7M,o . . .380 . . . 48o .. .680 .. .690 10c quality 12Hc quality 15c quality 20o quality 25o quality . 80c quality 40c quality c o ..7,4 80 . . . 100 . . .804 Long Fold White Goods, plains or fancies, 6c, 7 He, 10c, 15c, SOc, 25c, 80c, 49c and SOc. 36-Inch Muslins 7Jc, 10c, 12ac, 15c and 10c. Walstlngs, 10c,' 12 c, 15c, 25c up to Vl.OO per yard. Try Hayden's Don't Foget Flagman "The Air Brake taught us IIOW to Jl a. stop; the Automatic Block Signal T fl J WHEN to stop." I ti These appliances protect - v:$ ' TVl S.V patrons on the world- - v O MlV 1 J famous trains of " V Vffl Union yk( 'WvM4hWA' 1324 Farnam St. 4 I y ' tkV 'ilX ItJy 'Faoaaat Ball Doolaa 1828 J ' J'tJT 5 T ' Clothing Clearance Bargain Surpass ing any ever Before known in the his tory of Omaha Merchandising. THK RELIABLE STORK The Highest Class of Ready-to-Wear Suits and Overcoats including the best on earth Hart, Schaffner Sc Marx hand tailored on sale at One Price. $18.00 Suits and Overcoats . $20.00 Suits and Overcoats. $22.50 Suits and Overcoats. $'23.00 Suits and Overcoats. $128.00 Suits and Overcoats. $.'50.00 Suits and Overcoats. $.'55.00 Suits and Overcoats. The season's best styles, patterns and colorings, backed by our ojwn and the manufacturer's guarantee of quality. 300 more Suits and 150 more Coats added for Monday's selling;. SEVERAL OTHER BIG SPECIALS Odd Suits, in sack and frock styles, that retailed up to - $12.50; on sale $098 to close at Boy's Knee Pants Suits Very late Knickerbocker styles, $3.75 to $5.00 values go at 2.48 $1 Knee Pants 69c; 75c Knee Pants 48c; 50c Knee Pants 28c SKIRTS MADE TO ORDER Select any cloth you want at our regular Dress Goods counter, and we will make you a stylish skirt. Six patterns to select from. The work will be done by one of the very best ladles' tailors In Omaha, and we guarantee to make it from 1 yard to 1 yards of cloth less than any other house. Our prices will be S2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 and $4.00 We guarantee a perfect fit or money cheerfully refunded. Monday Closing Out all odds and ends of Wool Dress Goods; also a large range of high grade remnants at very low prices. 100 pieces of Priestley's high grade black Wool Dress Goods, yard 03 100 pieces of German imported all Wool Dress Goods, yard 84 10 other specials during the day. BAILEY (EL MACH DENTISTS Best equipped Dental office In the middle west Highest grade Uentlstry at Reasonable Prices. Por celain flUliiKS. .lust like the tooth. All Instruments carefully sterilised after each patient. THIKI) FliOOK. IWXTON MXCK. Corner lOtli and Farnam Hl. ., . , . , . , , . . tl .95 Odd Coats and Vests, frock or sack styles, many of them worth to $12.00, on $-t 68 sale, to close, at.. In Our Famous Domestic Room January Linen Sale Now in -Full Force Immense stock of high, grade Linens, Domestics, Sheets, Pillow Slips, Sheet ings, etc. . No other house is able to meet the following prices: 9-4 Tiest Unbleached Muolln, rcgulnr prion 23Hc, at yard 170 9- 4 UoHt Hli'Uched Muslin, regular prtcn 26c, at yard 19ViO 10- 4 2 cents up. 8-4 2 ci'iits down. Sc yard wldo fine Bleached Muslin 6o 10c yard wide fine Bleached Mualln 7MiO f 12 He yard wldo fine bleached MuHlin 84o S 72XH0 fine Bleached Sheets, worth 66c. 39o 81x90 extra fine Bleached Sheets, worth 75c, at each 48o 42x36 fine Pillow Slips. 7 He, 8c, 9c, loo and 19Vio 7 He Honey Combed Towels, 18x36, 3a 10c. Bath Towels, for So 7Ho Cotton TowellnK, for ,.3Hjo 10c Glass Toweling, for 6o 12 Ho all Linen Crash, unbleached ,...8o 25c Rusnlan Crash, extra heavy . ...13Ho 12 Ho Muck Towels, for .7Uo 16c Huck Towels, for 9Vj 19c Huck Towels, for 18 Ho 12Hc TurklBh Towels, for 7Vo 16o Turkish Towels, for 8lJ 19o Turkish Towels, for 10o First You'll Profit D. C. SCOTT, D.V.S; (Bui i or to Dr. H. I Bamacdottl) ABKWTAJTT tTEATB TXTBaXNAWLAXQ OtON aa XoapttaJ, 8810 Kaaoa treat. Calla Promptly Answered at All nonra. I