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) , Tim OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 14. 1909. ( r i i ! I .V 4 t M WASHINGTON, D. C, ;y yv;?W : - : ft , ' :'yV-;i x ' 4 v ,': y ' . .-' ,"- Sr.'- . ; rV i : 'I, X 4',. , J ? CHIVALROUS, high-minded. Impulsive, generous, courteous, courageous, loyal, J believer "mI fellowship, a lover of home,' niagnanimoua to enemies, true to irtenOa. la a renutatinn that anv man m.v nvv No man better exemplifies this dencriDtlon than Col. William Camn vhnu tea. Ilmonlal Is riven below. His unique figure and charming personality is well known J" l'1 "treets of the capital city of the United States. His word la as good as his irnrmi ana irumruiness no Head what he says concerning Peruna. "I write to say that I hare used renin and find It very valuable remedy for coughs or cold and rebuilding of a worn and tired system, dissipating and eradicating that old tired feeling: Col. William Camp, 1740 L St., X. W Washington, D. C. Ma CHAS BROWN, Roseravllle. Tenn., writes: "I feel It my duty to write - you a few. words In pralae of your Per una. I have tried many different rem edies, but have found that Peruna Is the greatest tonic on earth, and a perfect sys tem builder. "A friend advised me to take Peruna for inrllirestton and it cured me In a nn i time. I was very weak and nervous, could The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company Hartford. JOHN M. TAYLOR, President. PURELY MUTUAL. AHHET8. ' Loans .upon Real Kstatc, first lien 2t Honda, at Market Value .... X ' Stock, ut Market Value. . . . 417.441. Ot 47H.26I.40 U6,4S5.9 Loans upon Policies of this c .'nnipany. : , I'lemium notes on Policies 1. 501, 740.00 in rore- 140.80l.lt 9!, 234.00 941 J7 44 Home Of floe Property,. vtner nni r;taie Real P.atate eold under I-and t'ontiact. balance purchase price ' Caih In Bank Bills Receivable and Agents' balances Interest due and accrued..., Henta due and acrrued Net uncollected nd deferred prinlgma K4t.8S.S3 OOl.OjJ.U Te.ld ,0S4.6' 12.2S4.4S 441.0S1.17 $47.14.'. MS 9 L.tt nut admitted Aets... L',69J.J3 47.459,90.5 SOME OF THE YEAR'S RESULTS: tnaroase In New Insurance. Increase In Total Insurano In Fore. Increase In Assets. Increase) In Net Interest Earnings. .. Increase In Surplue to PollcyHol4re. Frank B. Burch more, General Agent . . ' 204 Rmg Building. Omaha. Neb. BeeWarit Ads Bring the Returns HOTELS. 'v- t t . I '. GALIFORNIA Santa t' ' i ; THE POTTER AMERICAN PLAN Ratea Slngl ; $4.00 . $5.00 ; $8.oci . $7.00 Has Its Own oguab llancn, $8.00 ' Live Stock Farm. . $9.00 Poultry Ranches, Vegetable $10.00 Garden Private Country Club, $11.00 . . ' . Race Track and, Polo Grounds, Private Livery, Wireless Telecraph, Art Gallery and Picturesque Golf Links, , Good Table, Good Living, Cheerful Service, ; Rates Graduated to All, Reasonable Requirements, Accommodations for One Thousand Guests, Artesian Well and Refrigerating Plant, .' " Conservatories, Green Houses, A Whole !Iile of Geraniums. Open All the Year Round. 80,000 f - " Fine Rosebushes, Child ren's Grove, Zoo, CO.000 Pigeons ' ' and . . Would be Pleased to Send You Booklet MILO.M POTTER Manager EVERYBODY KNOWS ""iu- V.. .7 - - ., If t A ' , ' it fit If I find Pe-ru-na Tcry Taluablo for rebuilding" of a worn and tired system. one has ever queiionea that knew mm. sleep but little at night, but Peruna rured that tired, all-stone feeling, and made me feel like a new man. so I heartily recom- mena it in an wno are weak and run down. It win givs new life and energy. cannot speak too highly of Peruna, ana win not lorget to recommend It." Peruna Is manufactured bv the Peruna i Drug Mfg. Co., Columbus, Ohio. ANNUAL DIVIDENDS Condition January L 1909: ' LIABILITIES Amount required to rein sure all outstanding Poll-- -clea, net. Company's stand- i ard, higher than that re"- ' quired by any state tl0.94, 24.9S ..00 (484 364.04 Liability on account of lapsed Policies not surrendered . Pvlli-y Claims Adjustment in process of Premiums paid In advance. . Dividends credited end left with the Company at In terest Real Estate contingent de preciation account Unearned Interest All other liabilities ....... Surplus to Policy-holders... .21. 1.481, 864. OS flOO.OO S0&.4 420.2U 029.12 108 10 4.170 69,90. Barbara Rates Double $7.00 TWENTY-TWO YEARS IS OMSHA Hayden Bros. Will Celebrate Twenty- Second Annirenary Wednesday. GIANT ENTERFEISE STILL GE0WS rreaa Baaall Realaala Oaaafca Vlraa lias trea4 Oet t'atll It Is Bee. era la 4ke West. "The beautiful corn fields of Nebraska appealed to me more than fold mines." Thus has Joseph Hayden often remarked when telllnj of the wsy he end his brothers happened to come to Omaha twenty-two years sfo. Wednesday Hayden Bros, will have been In business In Omaha for twenty-two years end during that Uma they have prospered and their business has crown . until one wonders where the business csn come from to support such a tig-antic Institution. A small thirty-three-foot front store, 100 feet deep and three stories high, just north of the alley between Douglas and Podge streets -on Sixteenth street, wss the In dustrial home of this firm when it came to Omaha twenty-two years ago, but time and Omaha has dealt kindly with the Hay den brothers end they now have a tnoaster establishment, with three and one-half seres of floor space, bousing sixty-seven complete departments, each carrying a full line of goods of esch specific class. ' The old store wss big enough for the business for Just one year and then addi tional space was necessary. The structure on 81xtcnth and Dodge streets was built for them and three years later they then selves built the building on Dodge street adjoining orvthe west. Ten years after the start they built still another building ad- Joining the new structure on the west. Two years ago Hayden Bros. bulH the Urge building, practically geVen stories high, facing on Douglas street between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets, and this was Joined to all the other buildings by a sub way under the alley, making all these buildings Into one huge retail store. Two years ago a bank was added to the other business of the firm and. although starting out in a' modest way, the bank now has 1G.000 depositors and Is recognised as one of the sound financial Institutions of the state. Recognising the advantages to be "gained by being among the first In the field In the glorious west, which Is developing so ran- idly, the Haydena added a large Jobbing nouse to their buslneas and the firm now not only has traveling men scattered ail over the west selling dry goods and no-' tions, but also has a force of nun through the west selling pianos from its piano Job bing house. 'Try Hayden s first" is the slogan of this firm and one has to stand near the entrsnce of the store but a -few minutes to realise that the people of Omaha believe that la the proper thing to da Thousands pass the threshold of the store each day and make the Interior a veritable beehive at ail times. . Joseph, Edward and Willlnm Hayden originally came from Columbus, Wis. They located In Chicago first but did not secure a good location, and as they had difficulty In getting another decided to locate In Omaha, and here for the last twenty-two years they have been recognised among the leading cltisens of the city. If hard work is entitled to its reward the Hayden brothers are surely entitled to whatever success has been meted out to them by the good goddess Fortune. No clerk gets to the store ahead of the mem bers of the firm and they are the last to leave-in the evening, all being most per sistent workers. Joseph and Edward Hay- e'en will be found at their place of business w ednesdiy receiving congratulations on the occasion of their anniversary, wtlliam Hay- oen is on an extensive vacation trip in South America and he writes from every port thst he is having a splendid time. HAVING FUN WITH PARSON Stadeat of His Felloww.ee Beaaps Agalaat Calae Spet" flaaeaa. Rev. Charlea E. McCormlek. D. D.. pastor of the Farmington Avenue Methodlat church of Hartford. Conn., and one of the beet known Methodist clergymen in the state, Is a student of human nature. H likes to frequent public places In a Isy man's gsrb and study his fellowmen. One warm day thts spring, while on a visit to New Tork, he was sitting in Madison Square when a neatly dressed stranger accosted him from a bench across the walk. Soon the two were engaged In conversation . "Are you Interested In horse-racing?" asked the stranger. " "I like a good horse." was the noncom mittal reply of the clergyman, whose busi ness suit, crush hat and negligee shirt belied his profession. "Bay, I'm a telegrapher and get some dandy tips every day. Maybe ycu could use some. They're regular 'sure things." Needless, to say the offer waa tvniitl declined, but as the stranger began to press lire matter. Dr. Mccormick, with a twinkle In his eye, 'told the fellow "who he wss The stranger's discomfiture was as pitiful as his departure was awkward and ludi crous. , s .-( - A day or, two later the parson sat li the same seat, - and another stransor. an cM gentleman with a long gray beard - and bfnd.y . face. , sat down beside him. One reruurk led to another until tbe clergyman in a burst of confidence related his previous experience. It tickled the o!d man mihttiv Chuckling in great glee and slapping the parson on tr.e leg he exclaimed: "He-he-he! That's a corker, old sport! And he believed It!" Success Magazine. WILL PLAIT I AlOITURItJlf. T. r PhU.,a. C......W Baa Will ( la Oeaaha. Thirteen thousand miles Is a long -Journey for a big band of muaicians to make in order to take part In the inaugural cere monies of the president of the t'nlted Stales. Thst is Just what the famous Philippine Constabulsry band is doing. This great organization of eighty-five trained rauak-lans from the far east lauded the other dsy in San Francisco and Manager Gillan has made arrangementa to have the band stop In Omaha and give a concert on Sunday evening, February SL It is said that nowhere else In the world Is our grand national anthem so often and so aplendidl? played as in Manila by this greit band. These Filipinos arc natural muaicians and are particularly fond of martial mucic. The "Star Spangled Ban ner" seems to thrill them as no other com positioa ever has and they never let a dsy pass from one end of the year te the other without playing that selection, which sends a thrill of patriotic pride through every true American. . , . . This grand band is on ef t tie chief at traction in Manila, where its evening con ceits on LAineta beach are enjoyed by thousands ef natives and Europesns every day. It wUl be somewhat astonishing to hear this fine band from the orient dis course in a masterly mar ner aot ealy our popular American airs, but tbe most clasaij and difficult music of the great maeters as wait The Omaha public will undoubtedly cejor ae ucuuUlrtltl tlf u.U-8uur day Bighk chief an tuns Kara rrlat II Rarer galrers Kdholm. Jeweler. Or. Xwiag Brrea, lot BraageU Bldg. make at ease for aetee, m t llth. Baaelpa T. arweeeee, Smells Aeeemataa. aUaekart, eaotograpker. llth Farnam. Trim leg-ale In 'The Benson Tlmea" Xqalteble late Pohweee. sight drafts at maturity. H. 0, Neely. manager. Omaha. Xeea To Keaey sag TalaaMea in a safe deposit bos In the American Safe Deposit Vaults la the Bee building. 1 rente a box. F. C Hamer- preeldeaL Br. Ooha te Philosopher Rabbi Fred erick Cohn will address the Omaha Phil osophical society Sunday at t o'clock p. m. In Bartght hall. Nineteenth and Farnam streets, on "Evolutionism and Idealism In Ethics." Weber Boy Is BarleeV Ralph E. Weber, the 10-year-old son of Jacob Weber, Jr., whose death occurred Thursday at Flor ence, was buried In Forest Lawn, cemetery Saturday afternoon. The funeral service we held at the home In Florence. ' Beee tow Fire Boose Site The ded to the city ef three corner lots at'Twenty second street snd Ames avenue was- filed Saturday by William I. Klerstoad. The city bought tbe ground for a site for' fire engine house, for the erection of which bonds In the sum of t3n,wo were voted more than a year ago. Beeerter from tie Army "Deserter from the Eleventh Infantry, Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.," is the entry opposite the name of William Dean on the police station record book. Dean waa brought In by Officer McDougall Saturday morning and will be held urtil the military authorities ate heard from. John Brewa X.mok, All Bight For securing a box of shaving soap from a barber supply house under false pretenses and then selling It for 11.60, John Brown, a colored waiter, will epend the next sixty days in the county Jail, where credulous soap dealers and boxes of shaving soap will be out of his reach for a while. His home Is at 311 North Twelfth street. Be Cine te Baby After day's care at the Child Saving Institute, the little found ling that was left at the Aita Vial room ing house on Howard street Thursday night. Is well and apparently happy. No clue to its Identity has been secured. The other baby found Thursday night at the Lamareaux residence, SMt Seward street, la now with Its mother, who reclaimed It the next morning. Her name was not learned. y Boy Oets Money Wrongly For obtain ing money from Mrs. J. H. Franklin on an alleged tattle of quilts and pillows for the benefit of the St. James orphanage that proSred to be bogus, Fred Moeller, a 14-year-old led living at SOU California street, has been taken In charge by the Juvenile of ficers. He waa arrested by Patrolman Triplet t Friday evening after Mrs. Frsnk lln hsd complained of his operations. Probation Officer . Carver took young Moeller to the Juvenile court Saturday morning. Boblemaa Calls rolioe "Aaeleslna" Ds- clarlcg that he Is a nobleman and that the police are "asslsslns," Arthur Besufort, a tailor, whose home le at 1HI Douglas street, has been locked op at the police station on the charge of Insanity. Patrol man McDougall found him running the streets Saturday morning In a demented condition and took him to Jail more for the man's own good than for any other reason. It Is not known whas has caused his dementis. He will be held subject te the filing of an Insanity complaint- and his examination by a physician. A Total Eclipse of the functions of stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels is quickly disposed of with Electric Bitter. 60c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. BELLEVUE HAS PRAYER DAY Colleae Recegalaes vHa Three Pre grama Oeeaatea New Observed Tkroagk Ceaatry. The day of prayer for colleges, now gen erally observed throughout the United States, wss recognised by Bellevue college with special programs. Including several addresses. Three meetings Were held, one at 10 o'clock in the morning, one at tM o'clock in the afternoon and one In the evening. The college dispensed with all study and recitations for the day. The morning ad dress waa given by Dr. Long of the Second Presbyterian church of Lincoln. In the afternoon Dr. Maxwell, Dr. Wilson, Dr. W. O. Henry, Dr. Oibbs, Dr. Wallace and others of Omaha addressed the meeting. The evening meeting was a student affair. William A. Keams, a last year's graduate, came from Fremont to address his former fellow students. Dr. Stephen W. Phelps of Bellevue acted as chairman during the day. President Stookey had been called east shortly before and coulJ not be present. ' The literary societies gave the following Lincoln program at the Presbyterian church Friday evening: '".' N PART I. ADELPHIAN SOCIETY. "Lincoln " Riley "My Captain"... Whitman Leslie F. Sweqtland. 'His Boy I ood A. J. Keuj-ns. His Leva Stories Sadie Qlllan. As I-awyer and Politician J. H. Brandt. -Lincoln-Douglas Debate L. 'IX Ohman. As a Master of Men-. Edith Atwater. -His Favorite Poem Donna Fitch. Personal Rtmlntscenees--Dr. Phekis. PART II. PHILOMATH CAN SOCIETY. His Inaugural Addrass-H. J. Adcock. . Life in the While House A. Robertson. As a Story Teller Gertrude Davis. As Commander-in-Chief J. F. Templln. The Emancipation Proclamation Alberta Kane. The Gettysburg Speech Don Enfield. Significance of His Work W. E. Leonard. Quick Action for Tour Money get that by using Tbe Bee advertising column. Are Ycu Fat? You know you can not stsy fat, don't you? That Is. yoe raa not be fat and be In style. The dsy when a fat Woman was tolerated la passed. Nowadays all women must be In proportion or' be ridiculous. This does not mean you should become skinny, however,. Tou should not' get be low the hard flesh line. All you ought to lose la the bulky fat. That done you will find yourself to be a well formed and therefore handsome women. Now, how ran this be done? By exer cising and dieting? Yes, and ne. These two meant mill bring some results, but not easily nor soon. One Is very hard work; the other Is torture. Besides, neither rsn be depended on to cause a uniform reduc tion.. They may take off a fleshy shoulder, for example, and leave the double-coin un touched. What you need, you see. Is some thing pleasant to take, that without Injury to your health will take the fat off uni formly and quickly, say at the rate 'of a pound a day or so. until it Is all gone whera sou want it to go. Kor thia DuriKiae nothing la lees axnen. si. safer or simpler than Marmola i'ra arrlptiou Tableia. Intxpenaive because .one large caae, Custing 7i cents only, will pro duce results: safe becauee they rause no wnnsiee or sromarn truuoie. out rather Ira prove the health snd complexion. If any Ining; and atmple. because they do all the work, without aaking thought or effort oa the part of the taker, la lturf. tkev are the AKaWER If you are fat and wish te be tniunsr. jr your arufittt ts of the better kind he a ill have tiirin. If not. write the I tcenaeca, Tbe aceraiola Coaisanr ' Detroit VL.h, 27 " .-eMeaemw J Saturdayin direct response to onr New Terms of Three Dollars a Month. From early mom' till closing time our salesrooms were thronged with buyers. For once wo must coufes" our facilities were severely taxed to givo all attention. This has been remedied. Commencing to morrow, we will hold in readiness an extra force of courteous salesmen. Every caller will receive careful and painstaking attention whether you come to buy or to inquire. Hear in miud, that we desire to make plain to every one our proposition. Once you've seen our pianos, noted their uniform high quality, admired the exquisite architecture and finish of the cases you'll appreciate just what our terms of THREE DOLLARS A lYIONTH , really mean. Realize that under these terms 'tis easier to buy than to rent a piano. No dealer will rent a piano on such terms. Schraoller & Mueller stand alone in agreeing to sell at such terms. Yet, we will not hesitate to shatter traditions in piano selling in our endeavor to place within every home where music is loved a Beautiful High Grade and Fulljr Guaranteed Piano. Contracts made several months ago have resulted in the production of Our Special Piano GUARANTEED 25 YEARS AT $123.00 Something of the treat In store for you In Pianos at LOW PRICKS and offered under our LOW TERMS of THREE. DOLLARS A MONTH will be real lied Once you hare noted the following list of real bargains. $35 Cable Good' for practice caa. $41 Oaobler Circassian Walnut worth three times the price. $47 Mathushek excellent condition Rosewood Caae. $73 Hoape Used short time. ' $89 Estey at Camp good condition worth much more. $05 New England To close out slightly used. $133 C. A. Smith Beautiful Ebony Case. $165 Cramer Handsome Piano Ebony Case. $172 Norwood Used very short time beauti ful walnut finish. $18HIav1s A Sons very fine Mottled Walnut vase. Come tomorrow and examine carefully tbe nature of our offering. Do pot pass by this opportunity to bave a piano right In your home. t : Out-of-town buyers will greatly profit by writing us for complete list of bargains Prices and terms. SCHMOLLER a MLLEfi PIA.J0 COMPANY Phone Doug. 1625 1311-1313 FARNAM ST. 'Phona Ind. AwiR2s Bapert Tl TrtTivg vvuuhltg laebniiai,,. aad MoriB. Tfheae your order L AUTHORIZED REPRESENT AT1VL8 FOR JUVENILE BAR, PEACEMAKER Joige Eitelle Scores Parents for Sow Between Children. MAXES AIL PROMISE TO BE GOOD Brlags Teg-ether Maa Wife Wee, After Temporary Separative, Pledge Themselves te Live Happily. The Poole and Ryan families are nest door neighbors down at South Omaha, and both families have children. One of the Ryan hoys. With a head of hair the color of an Amerioan Beauty rose, wss up before the juvenile court, Saturday morn ing, charged wtth firing a Big soup bone at the head of one of the Poole girls, with the result of raising a bump thereon about the also of a walnut. Judge Estelle felt the bump and asked the Ryan hoy his reasons for trying to use the girl's head to carom soup- bones on. "She pegged the bone at me first," sob blngly replied young Ryan, f years of age. This tbe girl denied. Then one or two child witnesses were called- In and told slightly different stories about the matter. Both parents then took a hand and got Into personalities, In which the other was accused of fomenting the trouble between the children. The bon was shown In evidence as exhibit No. 1. It was big enough to brain a mastodon. Jaaa-e B lanes Pareats. "The trouble here," said Judge Eatello, "Is not between the children, but between you parents. I don't know what to de In this esse. But It is clear to me that you, ths parents of these children, are at the bottom of thia affair. It has got . to stop. Children are but human. With hostility between the parents of the children, they can but Inherit that animosity. Now, what I propose to do Is to put a stop to this business right here. Tou older people be ing neighbors, both owning your own property, have got to stop quarreling. Or these children will be taken away: from you. Tae law permits it and I will enforce Estelle then called the children into the court room again and told them what he Intended to do. -, "There Is only one way to prevent you children being taken ' away from your fathers and mothers," ssld Judge Kstelle, "and thst Is for all of you to shake hands right hare and promise me that you win be friends and play together' as children shouW." It was a bright bunch of little boys and girls and they wtth good natured glee grasped eaoh others' hands and promised the Judge that they would not quarrel any more. "We think we can manage to live as neighbors more friendly hereater," re marked both parents, as tiey refleoted upon the possibility of their children 'being tskn from them. Ceart E Sleets a Reaaloa. "Judge, my husband and I are living to gether again. We have settled all of our family troubles and are going to live hap p!'y together hereafter. The only thing to make our happiness complete now U thst you givs us back our two little boys." 8urh was a mother's appeal. Mrs. J. J. O'Oon nell, to Judge Estolle. "Now, that's what I like lo hear," said the judge. "Are you sure that you have made up for good? You look as If you Jiad, and I twlleye it. You shall have your boys again, and God bless you arid them." Mrs. O'Donnvll's eyes filled wtth. tears as she joyfully thanked tbe judge for giv ing her back her babies and she went out of Die court room the happiest woman In Omaha "The Juvenile court law has vindicated Itself .in this Instance alone, if for none ether." said Judge Estelle. "It has assisted in reuniting a family, and all through two itttls children. But for tbe possibilities of this court that family might have been forever ,sepsrated.". ORDER OF TRAVEL REVERSED Bar Maat Speael Saaaaaera la Saalh, . Wiatere la Narth, Threagh Dl vara af His Pa re at a. 'Cecil Miller, a -year-old boy, will-likely spend - his winters In the north and the Setmner ninutns in Texas hereafter. . This by virtue of a decree of divorce separating bis parents. Frank M. Miller and Olive U. Miller. The former was ths complainant. He gets the custody of tbe bog who la to be kept at the home of Miller's mother to Fort Worth. Tex. The defendant max have the child in the summertime if she will pay his car fate. . , A decree Is given Mrs. Ida Hammond front Joecpk Hammond: Quick "Action fur Your Money You get JV purpose Ebony S225 Steger Used six months Oak Csae. 230 Schmoller A. Mueller Colonial stile Mahogany Case. f310 Knrttman New Walnut. 238 Llndtrnan Mahogany New Extra bar gain. $118 Milton Beautiful Instrument, new. $148 Prtc Teeplc Large slae. $08 Smith: ft Barnes Almost new good, cheap make. - . . $70E"tJr Good Used one year. $160 Chlckerlng Bros.' Upright Almost new. taken In exchange for Schmoller ft Mueller Piano. $140 Buh Lane Slightly used Large Side board sort of case.' S Kimball Pianos AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Seheela Were the Sevae af Praetl ealiy All Meeela Day ' Ofcarvaeces. The celebration or Lincoln's birthday In South Omaha was confined for the moat part to the exercises In the public schools. Nearly -all of the grades had exercises o( a 'npeclal character. Among the best was the program at the Lincoln school. This comprised several choruaee by. the eighth grade classes, recitations by Miss May Mullen, fihlrley Stanfleld, Clark Davis, Ruth Berlin snd others.' Joe Connors ren dered a violin solo. J. D. Ringer gave an address 'on Lincoln suited to the place and the occasion. "A Man Without a Country" waa his subject. At the high school the students filled the auditorium and were entertained by self ca tions from the orcHestra, under the direc tion of R. II.' Johnson! Miss Oeorglana Davie 'rendered a sole. Superintendent N. it. Graham made an address occupying a few minute Introducing Dr. ft. L. Wheeler, the principal speaker ef tne afternoon. Dr. Wheeler was especially fitted for aa ad dress on Abraham Lincoln feeoeuae he waa lirMhe midst of the stirring events of war times. He responded' to the call for troops In the later days of the war. Since that time he has made many addressee on these times and often on' the life 'of Lincoln In particular. "The Worth of a Man" was the central thought. All the flag-staffs of the city had their tribute of color. The stores In many cases were decorated. The city 'hall was closed. In other affairs, however, butlners went on about as usual. ' - . Small Fire ia Tlaehoa. A fire causing slight damage broke out in the tin shop .of Peterson at Michael son's .hardware store Friday afternoon. It waa caused by the explosion of a tin ner's gasoline torch. William Blissard was operating the torch at the time of the explosion. The flames enveloped him and burned the akin from his hands be fore he could escape. The rest of tbe gasoline wss thrown about the room and the fire was rapidly gaining headway on the woodwork when the fire department arrived. It was extinguished , without difficulty. The ldss will be In the neigh borhood of $100. ' Art Hill Held far Berglary. Tbe preliminary trial of Art Hill waa held yesterday afternoon and - he was bound over to the district court under 1100 bonds on the charge of burglary. He was arrested nearly a week ago on suspicion of having robbed William Ben nett's cigar store. He was found with a number of pipes on him. He took the stand In hie own defense . and testified that the pipes had been given to him to sell by some unknown party. He said he intended to sell them .when he found opportunity. The deputy county attorney placed only a few witnesses on the stand, but sufficient to secure a Judgment bind ing him over to the district court. His supposed companion In the case was John O'Brien, who Is still at liberty alnce hit daring escape from the police officers, p. D.. Ringer and John Oaughan. ' Ceaatrr Ciah Awakealag. Ths South Omaha Country club Is show ing signs of activity, although It is early In the season. Ths prospects f6r ths next sesaon are brighter than ever before. It Is expected that the membership will reach to full charter limit of too by the time of the formal opening. Ti.ia .management Is .making some effort In that direction. As an Inducement td secure desirable mem- "L'""! dues will be remitted to new applicants, If. they file their application within the next thirty days. The present Initiation is $35, and the monthly dues fl.&O per month. Tbe club has St present inembeia Vbs wives, mothers, unmarried sisters or daughters of lite club members sie wel comed at the club and given every privi lege. The sons haw the same privileges u,nUl they are 16, after which the monthly dues win be expected until they art II. hen . they may become members in full standing- During ths summer season dances will be held at the pavil ion. The cafe has ben provided with equipment which' will make It possible to accommodate all guesls In every way, from light lunches to au eight course dinner. The golf links will be considerably Im proved over last year, whan they showed many good points. Tournaments will oe arranged In all clasaee of field a port a. lasaraveaaeat I lab Organise. The cttlscos of the east side organised a new improvement club Thursday night, to be known as the Riverside Improvement e'ub. The officers era: Robert Hall, presi dent: W. I.utman, vice president; W. R. Byers'. secretsry, and P. J.' Johnson, treas urer. The next meeting will be Thursday evtning at ths Juagmann school. One of the objects of ths club la the Improvement of O street from Thirteenth to Ins river bank. Tbe club will aetk to have O street ma- .Llo) at your own price. prompt service and saUafaotiea mateae S1JS1NWAY PIANO. cadamised from the- river to the Thirteenth street boulevard. When this Is done s promise Is assured of a ferry across to th Iowa side. It la understood that Potts wa'.. lamaa countv. wlll'lmprove the road on that side past Lake Manawa to Council Bluffs. It Is confidently ststed by men of the Live Stock exchange that a ferry boat would bring at least fifteen to thirty loads of hogs daily from the Iowa side to this mar ket. The government is to Improve ths Thirteenth street boulevard In the spring. High School Mlastrel Shew. The beat talent of the South Omaha High school haa been preparing for a minstrel show and mualcale for the benefit of the Athletic association, to be given next Fri day evening. Twenty-five or more of the students will take part. These will be sup plemented by the high school orchestra and numerous vocalists and musicians. The minstrels last year made a decided hit. so that the success of the entertainment la doubly assured. The young people are be ing trained by R. H. Johnson, sn enthusi astic member pf the faculty, along such lines. Magle City Goael. Mrs. P. C. Caldwell la rcovsring arter a week'a illness at the hospital. Rose Derbyshire underwent a' arar .operation yesterday at tne South Omrha iiuapiiau Dr. B. M. Long ef Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. James A. Clark of Takamah have been the guests of Miss Blanc ne Johnson for the last few days. Frank Tvrdlk. Jr.. ted 4 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tvrdik. 21 South Twenty-second street, died yesterday. Th funeral will be held thia morning at 1:30 o'clock. Death was due to pneumonia. Another son, aged 2 years. Is ssld to be critically ill, suffering from tbe same dis ease. Cd Breath snd Sour Sfomsch Stopped at Once With Pure Willow Charcoal, the Greatest Gas Absorber Known. i ' There Is no necessity to suffer the hu miliation, chagrin and dlscombort of bad breath, biliousness, sour stomach, gaa trltla. sluggish liver, etc., when a little losenge of chsreoal will cleanse the stom ach and make It-pure and sweet. Do not drug yourself when a simple little natural charcoal made from fragrant willow branches,' sweetened with honey, wllf add tone to your Stomach, liver and lntes'lnes, rapidly absorb gases and atop foul .dors of all kinds. Charcoal will absorb one hundred times Its ewrt volume In- gas. A box full of charcoal placed In a bed room will keep the air of suoh a room pure aad sweet. A little charcoal losenge ; dissolved en the tongue after meals will aleo.eep the stomach fresh and class. Charcoal Is Justly catled the scrubbing brush for the stomach. The old monks of medieval times cured bad cases of stomach trouble cat out devils from the system of man by feeding such a man charcoal. . Scientific men of today believe la thu grtat strength of charcoal for tbe cure of human Jlls. Too much of it cannot harm one. The system craves It Just like an animal needs and craves salt every so often. ' Charcoal ' goes Info the stomach gently and Is welcome. It settles down through the action of the stomach, aad filters through all the food, absorbing gas siding digestion and giving tone to the juices, so that when the food goes into the Intestines, and there meets other di gestive fluids, the charcoal holda the 1m- iFui i mm cepa uiem from the Mmul mad. rrom p.ure vwJUQw.: They are prepared fragrant by' the user of honey and sweet Jene'd so they please the taste 'and are rjyc dissolved. - f .;-Vv. They have an enormous sale, thus stamping Uiem with the approval of the publfc. ' Every druggist sells them, j cents per box. Go to your druggist today and. buy a box; thsn after your next meal take two or three of tbem and Judge for yourself of their merit. ' Several taken at bedtime will prove to you In the morning that they have been at work all night, for your bad breath will not be so bad after all. Bend us your nsme and address and we will eend you s trial package by mail free. Address F. A. Stuart Co 20S Stuart Bldg . Marshall, Mich. , Stop uUns; liquid physic or big "of little, pills, that which make you worse) instead of curing. Cathartics' don't cure they irritate and weaken the bowela. CASCARETS make the bowels strong-, tpne the muscles so they crawl and work when they do this they are healthy, producing right results. . . , r CaSCeSgTS Me a haw tar a hs ua weria. aulaa T lhrif a' r