TITK OMAHA SUNDAY TIKE: SEPTEMBER o. 1909.
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This store wall be open all- day labor day
Spccifcl Sal of
lUir Goods Monday
Spcul SeJ of
Hair Good Monday
SWSBTs
THE RELIABLE STORK
HAVDEES
THE RELIABLE STORK
Best English outing flannel ..Tljo
Best 1 So Arnold flannelettes . .18He
Best Pacific flannelettes 10c
fine flannelette 7o
Apron check.'. . .ft'iO, 6l?o So and 4c
Headquarters for cotton, bolt, up
rrom Bo, 7VfO, lOo, If He, 1B and Boo
All kinds of wool flannels; white,
cream, blue, red, etc., at ery low
prices. See our eiderdown for thil
dten's wfr.
High Grade Wool Dress Dept.
The Urgent, the moat complete and the best assorted stock of
fine Dresa Goods in the west. No old Roods, no'Job lots, no cut up goods
all from the finest mills In Kurope and America.
West of Kngland Broadcloth. Austrian Broadcloths. lowan Simonea
Broadcloth". French Broadcloths; per yard, at, S2.50 $7.50
American Broadcloths, per yard, from 81.00 $2.50
fOI'L'LAR rHICKI DHKSH J001S. '
All wool Panamas; price 50ft
.All wool Fans mas; 'price 8o
All .wool Panamas; price Sl.OO
All wool Batistes 59 ""Hi 50
All wool Serneg -.. 50
All v.ool Suitings f 50f
All wool Suitings 75AI1 wool Suitings ....... Sl.OO
Genuine Clan Taitain all wool Scotch Platds $l.O0
Silk and wool French Plaids 85
Domestics, Sheetings. Outings, Etc.
In Our Famous Domestic Room.
x4 Bleached sheeting, first clsss. t
yard 3V,o
!4 unbleached, fine 810
i Yard-wide, fine unbleached . ...7vio
Yard wide, fine unbleached . ...6ae
Yard wide blached muslin, worth c,
at 7',o
Ymd wide bleached tnuslln 6tc
Yard wide blenched inuslln 8lfce
Dent Amoskeag outing flannel 13Vko
25c Pillow Tops 5c
We arc clearing up our
stock of fancy goods to make
room for the new holiday
novelties. All regular prices
are lost sight of.
These goods will be sold at one
half to one-fifth regular price.
Think of full sized pillow tops
in fancy designs, at each . . . ,5
Fancy Dollies, at each J
I.lBen Dresser Hcarfs, each 12H
Fancy Pillow Shams, each . .JOtf
Fancy Shoe Bagu. each .... 10
AVorking Floss, per skein . . . .
Blankets and Comfortables
We carry the greatest stock of blankets in Omaha,
over 150 kinds.
We carry cotton blankets from 25c to $3.98 each.
"We carry wool nap from $1.00 to $5.00 a pair. '
AVe carry union blankets (wool filled) from $1.00 to
$3.50 a pair.
W'c carry all wool blankets from $2.50 to $20.00 a pair.
"Wo carry comfortables from 50c to $12.00 each.-
Everything direct from the manufacturer; no middle man. No. 1,17b",
the best 11x4 blanket ever sold at $1.90 on sale at .... $1.39
Savory, the best 11x4 wool blanket No. 1,178, that was ever sold at
?5.00, 25 pairs at 83.69
Argllo 10x4 plaid, sold at $5.50, 50 pairs left at pair $3.74
Ten other specials on blankets for all day n.
Out of town orders filled until Friday evening
A Few Specials in our
Men's
Fu rn is h in g Pep t.
Shirts worth up to $1.30,
at 69 "d 39
Collars worth 15c, at 6 for J55
Hosiery worth up to 60v
t .15 1214 "1 10
Neckwear worth up to 60c,
at . : 25 "d 19
Bolts with fancy pearl buckles.
worth up to $2.00, at 98
and 50
Plain and fancy handkerchiefs.
worth up to 15c, at ....5
Special Sale of Fine Silks
1,0ih,mmj yards of high class Silks, sold at a big sacrifice by Arnold Constable & Co., New
York. Hayden Bros, secured the very cream of the lot all this season's colorings and weaves.
We have divided these silks into three great lots 38c, 48t5 and G8e, worth to $2.00 yard.
27-inch Moire Velours, worth $1.25.
27-inch fancy Cashmere de Soie,
worth $1.55
27-inch figured and striped Messa
ges, worth $1.25
3G-inch Black'Taffeta, oil boiled,
worth $1.00
'27-inch Black Taffeta, worth $1.25.
27-inch Satin, barred plaids, worth
$1.55
27-inch black Peau de Soie, worth
$1.00
$1.00 quality all silk Radium
S5c quality colored Cashmere do
Soie
85c quality 27-inch Black Taffeta. .
85c quality colored Bcngaline Cords
$1.00 quality fancy Taffetas
$1.25 quality figured Messaliues. ..
5!)o plain colored Taffetas
75c colored Mescalines
$1.00 quality 24 inch fancy checked
Silks
$1.00 quality fancy Silks
75c quality black, oil boiled, Taffeta
48c
S8c
Early ' Fall Suit Bargains
Our cloak buyer has returned from the great eastern markets. He has been more than fortu
nate. A most complete line of fall suits in every style the season has to offer. Monday will be the
fir3t day for them and so as to introduce
the early fall suits we mean to sell them
for 25 per cent less than other stores can
sell the same goods. Note the prices.
New Tailor Suits, that we secured by our
buyer, in all the latest shades and designs,
40, 41, 4G and 50 inch coat lengths, pleated
skirts, beautiful materials suits that can
not be duplicatetl for less than'"$o5.00
bargain price $25.00
We have the best line of high grade tail
ored suits, in this season's rage- prices
from up $35, $39.75, $45 and $50
See our new Silk Jersey Top Dresses.
200 Women's Silkv Taffeta and Messaline
Dresses, made in the new pleated styles,
in all colors and sizes, values up to $25.00.
Monday $12.50
COATS . COATS COATS
The largest and most up-to-date line
of new fall coats ever seen in Omaha;
prices from. . .$5.00 up to $35.00
Bed Spread Specials f Monday
Special Inducements and low prices x on Bed Spreads, Sheets an;t
Pillow Cases in our high grade Linen department MOXDAV.
Large sizes hemmed crochet Bed Spreads, heavy, durable, pattern.
never sold less than $2.50 each; Monday 81.79
Extra large Imported Marseilles Bed Spreads, heavy knotted frinpe,
cut corners, exquisite designs, worth $5.00; Monday, each ..$2.95
One case, sire 81x90 Bod Sheets, well made, seamless heavy muslin and
good for wear, worth 75c: Monday, each . 49
One case Bed Sheets, sire 72x90, made of same material worth 69c;
Monday, each - 42
One case extra heavy 81x90 seamless Bed Sheets, specially adapted for
hotel and apartment houses, worth $1.00 Monday, each G5
Hundred dozen well made Pillow Cases, sls 4Jx86, worth 17c; special
Monday, each 10
Extra Specials in Our High Grade
Linen Department Monday
20 pieces high grade all pur linen
and mercerized satin damask, all
Toe values. Monday, yard 48a
50 pieces 72-Inch pure, linen Belfast
satin damask, grass blesohed, worth
11.00 a yard, Monday, yard 69o
Dinner Napkins, Rood size, full bleach
ed, pure flax, worth IJ.00 a lo&on,
Monday, six for $1.00
Hemstitched Table Cloths,' German
Suits, Skirts and
Cloaks
Made to measure by L.
Lieff, one of the best
ladies' tailors in the west.
For the next 10 days we will
make the first 100 skirts taken
to order at special prices; you
select the cloth and trimmings,
and we will make you a skirt
for styles workmanship and fit
at h price that will please you.
Information at High Grade
Wool Dress Goods Dept.
manufacture, slua SxlO. silvei
bleached, $2.00 values, Monday, at.
each 9l.l
Hemmed Huck Towla. heavy and ab
sorbent, large alze, S9o values; Mon
day, each lo
25 doren extra large, extra heavy
hemstitched Bath Towels, heavy
twisted thread, worth 76c; Mondsv,
each 39
All Mall Orders Filled.
China Department
Housing Hpcrtal in Our China Dept.
Pure white, extra heavy fruit .1ar
rubbers, doz JJ
Fine flint blown tumblers, at 6
tor 20
Slop jars or combinets covered and
handles decorated or plain, 49
Wash bowrs and pitcher each 35
3-star cut tumblers, bell shape. &
for 69
For economy try the Diamond all
glass fruit jar, quart size, regular
$1.25 quality, tomorrow ..(J9
7-piece colonial water set .-85
Imported white Mea kin's Porcelain
cups, saucers and dinner plates,
per set 50
H gallon fish globes 29
Special ' Sale in Carpet Department
$1.50 Women's Wrappers and House
Dresses, at 98c
$5.00 and $6.00 Silk Net and Messaline
Waists, all colors and sizes $2.98
F.xlra Specials in the busy
Shoe Department Monday
Never in the history of this store have such values been given.
Our buyer was especially fortunate in getting the choice lots
of the Bankrupt Stocks of Luddy 8c Currier and the Miller &
Hapgood Co. of Lynn, and such well known makes of men's,
shoes as the E. T. Wright Co., Packard & Field, The Arnold
Shoe Co. and the entire floor stock of the Spencer Shoe Co. all
at prices less than the cost to make them.
Men's and. women's shoes in all leath
ers, shapes and styles, worth up to
$5.00 a pair on sale in three lots
at $3.00, $2.50 and $1.98
Misses' and child's School Shoes box
calf kangaroo calf and kid, worth up
to $2.00 a pair, at $1.35 and $1.00
' A .special lot of $1.00 and $1.25 shoes for
the children, sizes up to 8, at. . . .75c
Bovs' youths' and little gent's School
Shoes sizes up to 5M, worth up to
$1.75, at $1.19
We carry the best lines of School
Shoes in the city for both boys and girls.
See the Fall line of Queen Quality
sboes for women and the Stetson and
Crossett shoes for men.
Monday Will be Fanner Grocery Sale Day of the Month
r LOTTO SFECIAIr FOB THII SALE We are determined to
get every housekeeper to try a each of our Hlgheet patent
Flour, made from the finest No. 1 wheat, and, an an Induce
ment to get you to try a sack, we are going to sell It for this
special sale, per 4 8-pound sack S1.40
10 bars best brands Laundry
Hoap for ioc
10-lb. sacks best White or
Yellow Cornmeal for... lie
7 lbs. best Rolled Breakfast
Oatmeal for "Joe
6 lbs. choice Japan Rice. 25c
1-lb. cans Ass't'd Soups. T',jC
Bromantrelon, Jellycon or
Jello, pkif 7VjC
Quaker Whoat Flakes, per
pkg 7 'ic
..All kinds Corn Klaks, per
Pkg .7 Vic
OH or Mustard Sardines, per
can 3Vic
The l)Ost Tea Sifting, lb.l&c
Condensed SI Ilk, per can.7'jc
The best Soda or Oyster
t'rackers, per lb ir
The best Crisp Pretzels or
Ginger Snaps, per lb 6c
Fancy Assorted Cookies, per
pound 10c
The best Oolden Santos Cof
fee, pec lb lie
Butter and Cheese Sal.
Fancy No. 1 Creamery but
ter, per lb ac
Fancy No. 1 Country Cream
ery Butter, per lb 26c
Fancy Full Cream Cheese,
per lb. . . 18c
Fancy Full Cream Swiss
Cheese, per lb 20c
Neufchatel Cheese, each... 3c
Fresh Vegetables at Less
Than Wholesale.
4 bunches fresh Beets 8c
Fresh Beets, per lb 2tyc
Fresh Carrots, per lb...2'ic
Fresh Cabbage, per lb... 2 Vic
Fresh Lima Beans, qt....oc
Fresh F.gg Plant, each.... 6c
Fresh Parsnips, per lb..2o
3 hunches Oyster Plant... 10c
Fresh Cauliflower, lb lOo
Big Peach, Pear and Crab
apple Bala Monday.
Large fxtxea fancy California
Peaches (1.10
Large boxen fancy Colorado
Pearlies 91.10
Bushel boxss fancy Colorado
Peara S3.78
Large market baskets fancy
Whitney Cratmpples 30c
drapes for Jelly.
Large baskets fancy Jelly
lira pes 17'tC
Embroidery Sale
A big lot of 5 and 6 yard strips,
regular price 15c and 20c per
yard, special sale price Mon
day 7K
HALF PHICK LACK SALK
Monday you can buy all kinds
of the finest laces and dress trim
mings, worth 50c to $10.00 per
yard, at Just ONE-HALF PRICE.
Do not miss tills sale Monday.
10c Fine Val Laces . , ..3f
We are clearing up our stock of
fine Frendh and German val
laces and insertions, regular
price 7c, 10c and 12c, special
sale price Monday, to close,
only 3H
Special Sale of Hair Goods
Monday
Remember we are the sole celling
agents for the Zlon City and Elyrla
Laces, also for the famous Hall-Bor-fliert
Drs Forms.
lOo Pearl Bnttona, per dozen ... ,8'Jo
See this lot of Buttons Monday. A
good quality, In all sixes. ,
Don t forget Try HAYDEN'S First
It pays
$25.00 Ex-Axmlnster Rugs, 8-3x
10-6 slse, 18 patterns to select
from, Monday Specials, $17.f)8
$30.00 Ex-Axmlnater Rugs, 9x12
size, 35 patterns to select from;
Oriental and floral designs, Mon
day special $19.98
$18.00 Extra heavy Mitre-Velvet-Rugs,
9x12 sice; 9 patterns to
select from, Monday $13.98
$13.75 Heavy Tapestry Brussel
Rugs; 10 'patterns in this lot,
9x12 size, Monday - special, at
each $9.65
$25.00 Body Brussels Rugs; 14
patterns in this lot to select
from, 9x12 si7.e, Monday special,
i $21.98
$12.50 Seamless, 10 wire nrussel
Rugs. 7-6x9 size: 15 patterns to
select from; Monday special,
t $8.98
$3.00 Best quality Axmlnster
RHgs, 27x60 size; Monday spe
cial $1.98
$2.00 Velvet Rugs, 27x54 size, big
line of patterns; Monday spe-
$1.10
$38.50 Extra - heavy Seamless
Wilton Velvet Rugs, all the new
fall patterns, 9x12 size; Monday
special $28.98
Monday Specials in Furniture Dept.
Full alas Couch, t foot, 8 Inches long,
upholstered with good quality tap
estry, spring edge and ends, steel
construction springs, fit. 76 quality;
Monday special S8.98
, Large Arm Rocker, cobbler seat, well
made, fine gloss finish, 13.00 value;
Monday special 91-08
3- piece Mahogany Parlor Suite, up
holstered with best quality No. 1
leather, polish finish, S0.O0 value:
Monday special 37.SO
4- splndle Kitchen Chairs, gloss ftnl'h.
76c value; Monday special SSe
Solid Oak Sideboard, 2 small drawer.
1 large linen drawer, 16x24 French
bevel mirror, top 22x44 alxe, 20.00
value; Monday special $14.79
Full size Sanitary Steel Couch, three
rows coll springs through center,
14.00 value; Monday special. . . Sa.SS
Full size Iron Bed. 1 1-16 posts, brass
- rail on head and foot, 66 lnohea high
16. 60 value; Monday special . 3.8S
Solid Oak Dresser, full also, three
large drawers, 18x20 French bevel
mirror, finely finished, 10.I0 value;
Monday special 17.75
4 Quart Enameled Berlin Kettle 19c
Mrs. Potts Sad Irons only 65c
We will sell Mrs. Potta' 11.25 five
piece sets, nickel plated Sad Irons.
one day only &
Bread Toasters, toaata four slices, Bo
Ten rolls Jewel Toilet Paper for 8 So
10-qua.rt Tin Water Palls, only,..10o
10c cans Shlnola or Bixola Bo
60-lb decorated Flour Cans 690
One-quart Tomato or Fruit Cans Sto
98c galvanized Tubs, only 60o
$bo RalVonlsed Tubs, only ....... .46o
76c galvanized Tuba, only ... j.. .390
$3.00 extra heavy 20-gaJlon Garbage
Can, with wooden staves on side: on
sale for $1-75
40c Parlor Broom, best quality. . .860
30c zinc Wash Board 19o
Glass, brass or enameled Wash.
Boards, for 86o
Japanned Dust Pan, only 6o
Six wooden or wire Coat Hangers. 15o
Three boxes 0 Clothes Pina foc.lOo
Large cold handle Frying Pana...lOo
76o Japanned Steel Kail Bozea...3So
10-quart enameled Water Pail....86o
Six enameled Pie Plates for 86o
12-quart enameled (Jumbo aize) Pre.-
nerving Kettle, worth 60c on day
only Bto
10-quart size, enameled S6o
' 8-quert size, enameled ISO
Stew Pans, Fry Pans, Sauce Pans,
Preserving Kettles, Dippers, Cups.
etc So, So, 7Vfco and lOo
No. 2 Western Waxher, only. .. .88.98
Round American Waaher 83.86
J8.00 Rotary Wash Machines, the O.
K., the Imperial, Whirlpool, etc..
tc. at $4.98
fi.RO folding Wringer Stand and wasii
bench one day only $1.49
Five year Guarantee Wringer, ball
bearing, worth 16.96; best qtinliw
made $3.79
Selections from the Story Teller's Pack
A
fIxAevvi
What Bothered lltau.
PF.CVL1AR Instance of connu
bial affection oceuirtd some
time ago in Vermont. An
aged couple, who through hi!f
a century of mauled life had
wrangled with ai:h o::ie..
were. In all probability booh lo be ber
anted. The husband was taken tick. a. id
v.s believed to be near hi end. Th old
ife t"me to Uis bedside, and. after uie
fully examining and taking ."lock of his
condition, exclaimed: "Why. daddy. oir
feel are cold, your liandx aie culd a;,d
your itoo Is ccld!"
"Wa'aU let Vm be told "
"W'y daddy, you're goin' iu dir."
"Waal. 1 gut 1 knuvv win. I'm
'bun l."
"Daddy, at tu lpe.itn of me if juii
dieV"
"I duiilui, itiul I don't Knit. W'ai I
Tiai.t to know is. Wat'., to boom of me'.'"
tniston Ulobe. 1 4
( vluurl tii'l turr'a Pyjamas.
The late IV.oiiei A. K. MiClme uns a
b:IIUnl racuiilcur," .ald a veteran Clover
i-iuU man. "I'll lu'ter foiKft ),u p.vjam
story. x
"Colon! Met 'lure tuld this ntuiy at a
Clover ilub dinner 111 tiie old liellevue of
Philadelphia. It a a stoiy about the
tipatilnh ur.
"Thrre v. as a regiment, it seeing, re
cruited from Coiishohoeken. Clnnuuihisun,
' and Manunka Chunk, and the
ladies of thone Pennylanla towns got
together after the regiment's depailu;e
and made a lot of pyjamas for the ol
dieis. Pyjamas were a new thing In tin.se
- days; smart, exclusive, and so forth; tl.e
ordinary man wore a night shlit.
'"Well, those pyjamas, in a half a dozen
big packing cases, went duly Cubawards.
but no word of their arrival ever came
back. The ladies waited about a month.
They then' aired to the colonel, a genla!,
hole-so iti"d Ccnshohockener;
" 'Auxioua to know if you gat tbe p
,ii man lit month.
"The volouel had never heard of py
jamas. Ho mired back:
" fiery Ul a tie out cf iiole Uvih, prob
ably fabricated by enemies to ruin in
politically. Admit am not total abstainer,
bat never had pyjamas last month or any
oilier., time.' "Philadelphia Bulletin.
ike Hetort Tart.
Ituse o'Xei), artist and author ol "The
Lady in the White Veil." is perjonally
noted for a charming radine?a of speech,
and evei'y woman knows what a vvr'
present help that is in time of trouble.
Shortly after the ouns American first
v.'ctit to London and her f.iends are do
r;Md to tell thi- s'.oiy 1, met an Kng
It. hn.jin v. l o pi id' d himself oil UN I I tuque
ii-i'. lit, and t ho iiul heittd o.ulte enough,
kpput't litly, about the young visitor's tal
ents and charm. Tinning to he:, ho said,
in a thundering voire that might have
been an echo of lr. Johnson's. "If you
are the cleverest on.an In Ameih-a. how
long will you last in England'."
"Conundrum?"' ahe rejoined. "If you are
the rudest man in England.. ho lon
woiild you last in America'.'"
"Ah," ec!aimrd one llMener, delight
,cdl : " 'lisr because the has the Irish in
her name, and the Irish have the way
vitli thrni." Pittsbuig Chioiih.K-Teij-grapb.
Ike Mill tsakre.
Lddie Foy, the comedian, mas dniuAsiiif
H New Rochelle a slight automobile a:
client that had befallen him on the wjy
to 'The Fuyer," his handsome resident e.
"The other chap was ignorant." Kid Mr.
Fov. "lie as as Ignorant about aulo
niohiliug as the Crgliah used to b about
America.
"An ancestor of mine ustd to tell a
Ktoiy about the ICiigllsii Iguoiance of
America in the eighteenth century.
"My ancestor aald that an P.ngiiah i.in
ionarynaa asking for alms at St. Paul's
In behalf of the heathen of Haasha-Oigky.
The missionary wound up an eloquent ap
peal Hit thee words;- 7
" 'Think my brothers, of the millions
exlating in aloth and darkness. Th can
nibals of the Congo, the earth-eating Hoi
Knlols, the Australian aborigines feeding
on mice and. lizards and living in burrows
under the ground: Yet you can uplift
them, my brothers there are none fo
blinded but they can be made to see! Yes,
coming nearer home, even in that be
nighted land across the sea, where dwc'.'q
the wild Yank-.-e, leaping, hatchet in mouth
from tree to tree yes, even he, I say, has
an immortal soul.' "
I se for Ktaatltf Conscience,
Riggs and Bilggn are two Montreal citizens,-
more or leus. interested In municipal
affairs. They differ on several burning
questions, but unite in a strong dislike fur
O' Flaherty (which is not the Kcntlemao's
name;. The name u' 1'la'nei ty has a puni
tive gift for manipulating votes nnd i
capable of looking alter a larger band of
the "faithful" than any other Montic-al
politician.
"It's men like O'Flabeny nlio give thin
city a bad name," taid Kings waiiulv.
"lie's got no principles at all. In fact
lie doesn't think of any thing but getting
his man In."
"That's so." reL'uonded Britge. "If I hud
a eon science as elatic as 1 ' Flaherty's,
I'd make it into a rubber irust." Philadel
phia Record.
fur
A merU-a
Hobbles.
a dinner in
Praise
Princess Ditleep Singh, rt
New Yoik said that hi found the Atne'i
an woman a marvel of beauty and mi
American man a model of good looks and
kindness.
"The American man." said the t hai Jain.;
princes, "hi lightly heM up 10 tl.e world
a the pattern husband. In t.uroe they
huve a saying about F.ve aod the sio!e.
nhicli shows how wretched a failure the
European hubaid i. This saying is in
known in America, t sin mire. Il wo ild
have no point, no application, here In the
land of pattern husbands." ,
Sho paused impressively. Then with a
anvHe she ended:
"The saying Is this:
' "The Evil One didn t give the apples
to the man. but to the woman, because the
EtU On knew aell that the man mould
eat It all himself, but the woman would
go halves.' "
4 Wise Doi.
For years Henry Williamson, a Trenton
(N. J.) grocer, had great difficulty in deal
ing with I. O. U. customers. A yea ago
a tramp offered to sell him a dog which
could be trained "to do anything." Wll
liam.Hon thought ft tho animal could be
learned the trick of keeping away custom
ers with no money Ids grocery business
would prosper, and with the idea of giving
the canine such a course of instruction, he
purchased him.
Trust v.a thet ame assigned to the do,
and ever customer was acquainted with
the canine, as by the- actions of the grocer
Trust soon learned whether to be friendly
or to urowl when certain patrons eallled.
Mr. Williamson assumed the attitude of
harshness when he was told to "pull It on
the book" and hhi demeanor was over
whelmingly fiiendlv when a cash ciiKiumer
made a i.-ll. Trust quickly became "wise"
to these changes in his master and took
kindly to his courso of training.
A few months later '.he dog would growl
uid make vicious uttarks nn 1. l I", cus
tomers ar.o. would lick the. hand.; i f tl'.ose
who paid cash. The result is that Mr. Wil
liamson has no more hook accounts. Ins
business h.iiit; rnliiel,' on a cadi bucis.
.
then antra lllo l.llr.
Ai;?;is! Wallers, a park policeman, ai
Lotunsport. lud.. was almost l.i!ied by
electricity Tuesday while assisting a line
man who wus lepairint; an arc light in
ttiveioide im-k. The lineman ie.,uestej
Wafers to let down the arc light, aiid lie
gru.-ped the wire cable whii h is Used lo
lower the lamp. Instantly flic flashed from
Walters' body, and after spinning around
in the air he foil, but was unable lo lelea:.
his hold on the cable, and wi s pitched and
thrown about with great rapidiiy.
It was Keveral hours b fore Wallers m -galucd
eonsclouHiw-sS. lie received a cur
rent of 2.J volts
Physicians attribute Walters' csrspe from
a tragic death 10 the fact ItiSl when he
firut giasped the rabir the shock caused
him to sa allow a big quid of tpbaeco. This
tobacco in Hie stomach acted as a stlmu
laul and kepi up heart action.
Carpenter's Letter
(Continued from Page Two.)
streets were not watered and In the sum
mer the dust frequently obscured the town
like a fog. Today 'Peking Is putting In
waterworks gnd pending their creation U
sprinkled by men who fetch the water in
tubs from wells to the csnter of each block
and then spread It over the roads with
dippers of basketwoik, to which are at
tached long wooden handles. This water
ing goes on summer and winter and the
dust is well laid.
The pipes of the new water works are
now on the ground and they will have
been laid before this letter is published.
They will go first through the main afreets
and thence be extended to the side streets
and houses. The water from a river nine
miles away will be railed to a tower in
side the Chinese city and will be distrib
uted by gravity. The new Peking has
many artesian wells. At 0 feet an Inex
haustible supply of good water Is reached,
and many uf the larger buildings, including
some of the palaces of thn Impel ial city,
no-.v have plants of their pwn.
, Klei-trlfK) lu I'ekiuK.
Modir.i Peking has its telegraphs and
telephones, i'very official and prominent
l.us'ners mall now has his ovn phone. The
service is under the government board of
communications and I understand If-"is
good. A few years ago the city lis J no
sued lamps, bur cHiiuiei plaied ia.-ide a
wooden framework' backed with hii
papir. Ii was impossible in i.a'.U ilie
stueta after dark vviihoiil a .ei'.anl and
lantern, and the ni;hl life of the people
wtu confined to their lio.fiis. At that lime
a ytory was currtui hi the foreign uu. r
ter,t litat ilie.overiiment appropriate! t
Out a year for lighting tiie city, anl fiat
IhW sum was distributed as follows: Tiie
offlc al In chBi .e of the matter tuok llo.Otv)
as his squeeze uuj the other $fc).fjc isus
liamjrd over to his chief lieu'.t nam. who
pocketed l?J.ftrj and kave the balance to a
third man. who made a similar division.
The distribution vent on until th sum was
at lam redjceifto a few copper cash, whit'u
e. ete given to coolies 10 buy oil and wicks
to be placed In saucer-like lamps. They tet
lh lamps on the streets, whei the beg
gars drank up the oil, and that was the
end of tha light appropriation.
However this may be, no real light was
fuivnlshed until Uie new Peking was cre
ated. Today the city looks most beautiful
at night. Its long, wide streets shine w-ith
Incandescent globes. There are thousands
of lights about the gates of the palaces
and on those which go through the walls.
There are many street lamps, and one can
find hia way anywhere at any hour of the
evening. The new electric light plant
stands close to the Wkll of the Tartar city,
atid its smokestack is visible for miles over
ihe country. In addition there ia a plant
which lights the palace,' and for obvious
reasons tha legation city has a plant of
its own.
e tt tioirrsarst Balldlaas.
Tl.e Chinese government is Just begin
ning to erect office structures in accoid
with the new civilization. It has al
ready built many schools of modern arch
itecture ;and it lias Just completed a largo
office building for the Wal Wu Pu. or lh
board of foreign affairs. This is tiie
best office building I have seen in east
ern Asia, and is by far the finest of tl.e
Chinese capital. It is right next to the
old Tsuiig Li Yanien. 011 the ground whcie
stood the old mint which was estab
lished forty-two years before our world
was die-covered and which was coining
money for the government up until lh
year 1900.
The new building and its ground cover
seven acres; and the building Itself one
fo.irtli of an acre, not Including the larss
offices for clerks at the bark. The V. a!
Wu Pu is a great structure of two Htorh.;.
built of gray bricks. Its archltcctuie is
eniiitly foreign and is leinarkable for us
massive simplicity and beauty. li.dtuJ.
it wculd be an ornament among the pub
lic buildings of Washington or London.
The Wai Wu Pu is healed by -steam,
lighted by ele.-ti icli , and has all modern
i.ultai y convenient . There are a num
ber of rooms for entertaining, including
laige recpiion halls and a dining room
which will seat uOO guests. The dining
room hss a siage for theatrical entertain
ments, and It Is lighted by 7W ele. lilc.
globes, hidijnu from view in a gi Oove
round the ceiling. The building is beau
tifully finished, the mantles and all its
eioodwoik having been mads in China,
Much of the wood is of Oregon pine, buf
most of the other materials, Including
the steel construction, are from England
and Germany. The structure cost 400,000
taels. and It could not be built In the
Vnlted States for twioa that many dol
lars. The architect is Mr. C. D. Jameson, a
well known American civil nglneer. He
has been connected with the Chinese For
eign office as its architectural engineer
for a number of years. It was he who put
the electric light plant In the palaces of
Ihe emperor, and he has also made some
most beautiful additions to the summer
palaces outaide Peking. Mr. Jameson cornea
from Bangor, Me. He was for a time a
professor of engineering at the Boston
I'cl-ool of Technology and later on was
connected in a similar capacity with the
I'c.lverslty of Iowa. He came out to China ,
about thirteen years ago and sine theft)
has done much engineering and architec
tural work here.
Proposed Parliautrut BaHdingr.
The Wai Wu l'u ii one of a large series
of buildings which China is to erect in the
not distant future. With the adoption of
the new civilization, buildings of many
kinds will have to be created for the legis
lative. Judicial and executive machlnary
neressury to carrv on its various deparl
i.ien'e. This is the biggest nation on the
Csce of the (,-lobe. and it will eventuallv
bavo nn army (f clerks and officials.
Within eight years from now China Is t.
have a parliament of its own end the offi
cials are alp-ad 7- thinking of how this can
be accommodated. One Idea is that the
plans should be made out on a broad scale,
tho erection of government departments
ui d the parliament buildings running
ihiougii a series of years, and eventually
forming ono aithileclurai and artistic
while. It might be well tp hi-ve the new
eapitol the cenler, and the olbe.s giouped
around it, a large rnuce on the ed cf
the city being et uside for ti;af purpose.
Acc ording to :oiue slietc lies alreadv made,
tiie parliament house. niiv cost iibout
17.000.000 in xold. This wtuld be Just ll.(K..
)0 more than he coat of our national
library at Washington, and rith Chine
cheap labor it would mean str ictures equel
I'j any that could be construc ted for i
?,. or $i;,0OiV0uO In the I'nited Stater.
RANK Q. CAHPENTKR,
