THE OMAHA STNDAV BKK: AlMtlL 'JO, liH.l.
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SIDELIGHTS (fflj. P. MORGAN
Incidents Illustrating Charactcris
tics of the Man.
CLEVER DEAL WITH JEWELERS
Entlinnlnntlr unit I,onl Son of the
Tic lielt Win Ilnrtl Mnn to
Interview t.r nnup-
' nlint.
Minor nets and incidents In the life of
John I'lcrpont Morgan rovnl more
clearly than great achievements tne hi)
man stdo of the eminent financier. Mom
conspicuous among his personal trntu
was his contempt for BOMlpy people and
Ills esteem for tho silent. It 's 'elated
that one day his son, "Jack." telegraphed
a friend ct Harvard to come to nee him
and he told tho friend to go to tut har
hOr where Mr. Morgan's yacht was an
chored, to get aboard and tell Mr, Mor
gan who he was.
The young man got nbonrd ind tounu
Mr, Morgan sitting on deck, he vouor
man Introduced himself. Thn elder man
Invited him to bo seated and then be
came absorbed In his newspaper. The
young man found another paper and thev
read alt the way to New York without
exchanging a word. When Morsnn senior
got off the boat he met his son.
"That young man you had came nboari
Is one of tho finest I ever met." ho saiu.
Chnrncterlstlc Hcnl.
A firm of Jowelcrs who had received
a fine pearl decided to send It down to
Mr. Morgan and let him have first bid
on It. The price was placed it o,WA).
Tho Jewel was carefully sealed in a
leather-covered box. Mr. Morgan read
tha firm's communication, opuned the
box, was delighted with the pearl and
thrust It into his pocket. Calling his
cashier, ho instructed him to draw two
checks to the firm of Jewelers one fir
J1.000 and tho other for $5,000. Th J5.1M)
check Mr. Morgan placed In tho box ttiat
had contained the pearl. Ho had the
package carefully tied and seaM.
The $4,000 check lie enclosed In a let
ter to tho Jewelers, In which he wrote
that If tho firm was willing to accept
that amount for tho pearl the box might
be returned to him nt once and tho trans
action considered closed, In tho event,
however, that the firm was unwilling to
accept less thnn $5,000 for the phi the
$4,000 check was to be returned without
delay.
Mr. Morgan, with tho pearl in his
pocket, sent tho messenger back bearing
his letter and the box. In less thnn nn
hour tho messenger returned, fetching
the box In which was tho $5,000 check.
The Jewelers had decided to accept the
$4,000 offer.
Mr. Morgan met one of the members of
the Jowolry firm at a dinner later and
told him tho story of tho two checks.
The Jeweler averred that his firm lost
money by the transaction.
"If you were losing money." naked Mr.
Slorgon, "why didn't you keep the box,
with my $5,000 check?"
Tho Jeweler answered: "I can under
stand now how It Is that you liavo earned
your placo as tho lending financier."
Mr. Morgan, as a youngster, displayed
a tendency to write poetry, and because
of that his friends gnve him the nick
nnme "Pip."
When 14 years old Morgan was sent to
the English High school In Boston. He
showed a particular bent for mathematics
but had no gifts indicative of unusual
mental power.
Probably his first attempt nt finance
took placo In Boston. Ttie school teacher
sent him to buy some erasers. Tho lad
was gona a long time nnd finally re
turned with the erasers and some change.
The teacher declared that he had given
lilm Just the right amount of money.
"Oh," replied young Morgan, "I went
nround town until I could find a place to
buy them at wholesale."
Held Up.
A saloonkeeper on lower Sixth avenue
in New York City, oneo bought an oil
l'alntlng at a public auction for $35. Tho
portrait was tho work of a struggling
Swedish artist, who had sent It to
America hoping that tho banker would be
flattered by tho likeness nnd buy it. Ho
usked $25 for It, but Mr. Morgan did not
offer to buy It. When the news that tho
canvas hnd fallen Into tho hands of a
saloonkeeper, who had placed It along
side of a stuffed monkey Just above tho
bar. reached Wall street there Was much
excitement among Mr. Morgan's frlonds.
"Nice picture," said tho caller.
"Art with a big A," replied the proud
owner.
"Sell ItT" queried the customer.
"He's hnd his chance."
"Who has?"
"You're friend down town."
"You're on tho wrong wall." said tho
stranger.
"No, your friend's picture is." said tho
OTH
To Hold a Rare Suit Sale On
Monday,
Orkln Brothers' exceptional offering
and sale Monday of women's fine, spring
and summer suits, will mark the high
tide In progressive merchandising in
Omaha.
Mr. J. u Orkln. who Is now In New
York City, purchased tho sample and sur
plus stock of suits of A. Ueller, 23-43 N.
36th Bt, New York. Tho exceptionally
high quality and excluslvencss of design
of tho garments of this manufacturer Is
so well known that wo need not dwell
upon this point. A. Boiler never makes
a suit that sells for less thun $50 nnd
they range up as high us $150, so the
quality, stylo and goodness of these gar
ments aro of the very highest.
Mr. Orkln h hipped the assortment and
It has arrived In time for Monday's sell
ing. Ho says these suits are positively
the greatest values he has ever seen for
the money, and being able to get them
at a most desirable reduction, Orktns are
able to sell them-any suit In tho entire
lot at a flat price of $28.71.
The suits lunge In value from $50 to
VZ and at Monday's price $30.76 these
elegant garments will no doubt be taken
up by eager buers who are sure to
crowd the cloak and suit suction when
the doors open at 8 o'clock Monday
morning.
The most fashionable materials, pat
terns and colors are represented and
many are true copies of foreign designs.
There are only from one to two of a
kind, so thoso who are I'icky onough to
to be able to tak advantage of such a
rare occasion as this, will have a high
rad garment possessed of Individuality.
owner. but your friend tan t buy himself
i off It with a railroad "
Never mind about that." said the
stranger, nnd they tepnlretl to u back
room.
The stranger and the picture left In half
an hour. The saloonkeeper did not get a
railroad, but he made a handsome profit
on tho transaction.
J In the, I'le llrlt.
I'le-eatlng wns one of Mr. Morgan s
fallings possibly because ho eamo from
that part of New Kngland which Is known
as tho "plo beli." At any rate, he wns
one of that group of Wall street flnan
rlers who nte sparingly nt lunch time
A largo wedge of pumpkin or npple pie
wns often the mainstay of his midday
inenl. Ho explained oneo that this wns
a habit contracted In his boyhood. He
could never shako It off.
He had a private dining room fitted up
In his bunking house In Brosd nnd Wall
rtreets, und he went" there with his part
ners at 1 o'clock each afternoon. They
sat around a small table, and during the
meal discussed the events of tho day.
In this way no timo wns wusted from
business. Mr. Morgan frequently took n
small cup of bouillon first, then a
chop or piece of stenk, nnd always a
pleco of pie.
Upon one occasion he rushed Into the
luncheon room, seized n piece of pie, nnd
at the same timo held up a section of
ticker tnpo containing n quotation for a
well known railroad stock.
"Look at that quotation!" he Tied, ioy
ously. "If all the people who bought
stock In that railroad nt the time we first
took hold of It hnd kept It until today
they would have regnlned all of the de
preciation and about 25 per cent more."
A Terror o 1 n tcrvlr vrrrn.
Mr. Morgan was a man of few words.
It was a lucky interviewer who found the
financier in n mood to talk even when
he was about to snll for Rurope. Nor
did he take kindly to the cumern "shnrn-
shooter," who Invariably followed him to
the steamRhlp pier. There were several
Rnapsnoi experts waiting Tor him nt the
pier ono year whon he sntled. As lm
stepped from his motor Mr. Morgun
struck out with his henvy enne nnd suc
ceeded In scattering them. On another
ocrnslbn he remarked that ho would
gladly give $500 to nny mnn who smashed
any camera that held a snnpshot of him.
But he. was not always found In this
mood. Just before his shit) nulled out. n
year ago, someone mustered up cournge
to nsk Mr. Morgun if It wns true that ho
wns going to corner the Pyramids.
"Pyramids haven't nny corners." was
his reply. Then, as nn afterthought, he
added with a smile. "Besides. I never
corner anything."
WHY THE GOODS COME BACK
Nervy I'listomorn Who fe nnd Then
Attempt to IW'tiirn
Art tries.
The millinery buyer hnd ordered sev
eral hats from Purls, which were offered
for salo nt $200 each.
Ono of the best customers of tho
store ordered two of these hats charged
to her account and sent home. The buyer
of this department was ut dinner that
night nt tho Hotel St. Regis. He saw the
lady at a distant tablo wearing one of
the hnts. Next day both hats were re
turned to him.
Tho buyer mado an attempt to get the
lndy on tho telephone. After Importuning
her Foverul times she culled In reference
to tho mutter. Ho told her frankly that
he could not tnke tho huts back, as they
hnd been worn. She denied It nnd np
penlcd to the hend of tho Iioubc.
The proprietor requested the buyer to
tnko the hats back as n matter of policy.
The buyer became furious and Informed
tho owner of the store that unless the
hats were tnken nnd paid for he would
resign. Tho proprietor told him to send
tho hats to the head office and he would
do what was necesBury. The buyer re
ceived a check tho next day for $200. It
was signed by the proprietor of the store.
A lady called upon ono of the leading
Bnltlmore houses nnd requested thnt nn
evening wrap bo sent to her homo for
approval. One of tho selling staff of tho
store hnppcned to see the lady nt tho
theater that night, wenrlng the wrap.
To tho surprlso of the department it
was returned to the store the next morn
ing. The lady wns requested to call at
the store, which she did. She stoutly
denied having worn tho wrap. Many
places showed whero slio had sat on or
leaned against It- She still persisted In
her denial.
Tho firm decided to take tn wrap
back In obedience to tho unwritten law
of "policy." As tho customer was leav
ing tho storo one of tho young sales
women rushed toward her and said,
"Madam, you have forgotten these,"
handing her a pair of gloves and a hand
kerchief that were taken from the
pocket of tho wrap.
A prominent pln-tlcket house has de
vised a ticket which is fastened like an
ordinary price tag to any prominent part
of tho merchandise and cannot bo ro
movod without being mutilated.
By tho adoption of this pln-tlcket
scheme a largo department storo re
ported that within one month Its per
centage of returns decreased by fully W
per cent. Dry floods News.
COAL FOR YEARS TO COME
IlPiiKxiirliiK I'lKiiri-H on the Htore
llouse of Fuel Avnllabln
In AlnMkii,
New Interest Is added to the dispute
concerning control of coal fields in
Alaska by the testimony given in Chicago
recently that there were In that vast ter
ritory of ours no less than l.COO.OOO.OOO.OOO
tons of the precious fuel burled under an
area of SCO square miles. What Is more
Interesting still, and comforting as well.
Is the expert testimony that there Is coal
enough In the United Stutes proper to
last for B.O0O years to come.
This testimony was given in a suit In
which fraud against the government in
the Alaska coal fields was charged. The
comforting witness was William Griffith,
mining engineer and geologist, employed
by the government bureau of mines. His
figures are stupendous. Although the av
erage yearly consumption of coal has
been 400.000,000 tons, there are, he declares,
still underground In the United States
(taking no account of the enormous re
serve supply in Alaska) not less than
2.500,000,000,000 tons What is more, we
have hardly scratched the visible supply
since wo have been mining coal, for con
sumption so far has used up only four
tenths of 1 per cent of the total supply
These are Indeed reassuring figures and
should set at rest In the minds of the
most timid all rnlrglvings ns to coal fain-
I ines wi rar as nature Is concerned. Out
of her enormous abundance nature stands
j read to give us all that we will take,
j white the task of cornering a market
qf the size described by Mr. Griffith may
well appal the most ambitious captain of
Industry of ages yet to come. Philadel
phia Press.
ONCE A WEEK TALKS
Underneath the Varnish-
After due deliberation, the A. Hospe Co. has chosen to represent a number of the best
makers of Pianos in the world. Wo did not m ike this choice recently nor during the last few years. The exper
ience of 39 years of continuous and personally conducted business, have taug'it us the relative values and short
comings of all the Pianos in the world, and, while any mikjr would gladly be represented by us, we arc truly able
to say that we are particularly glad to represent the following wjrld-renowned Piano names:
The MASON & HAMLIN is the best piano made. If a better instrument was made we
would be iust as sure to represent it. The Mason & Hamlin is a costlv n'uno bv this we mnnn. that t mnrninQ th
most expensive material and the highest quality of workmanship. It is built for the discriminating musician amateur or pro
fessional, who must have absolutely faultless tone.
The making of a Mason & Hamlin is a labor of love. The most expensive wood is selected from
foreign store rooms, of m.ihogany, Circassian walnut and ebony, where these seasoned treasures of the forest have been kept and
watched for years. The frame is made and a certain time elapses before operations are continued. The action of each individual
piano is carefully noted in the making, and it takes not less than 14 months before a piano is permitted to leave the Conservatory
of the Mason & Hamlin people in Boston. The varnishing alone occupies several seasons and as much as 11 coats are required to
produce the beautiful, lasting exterior effect. A coitly piano, yej! G jUIv in explicit, personal and painstaking care; costly in
choice material, from the farthest corners of the earth. Bat the result is worth every en.leavor, every anxiety and any monetary
outlay in connection with the building of a Mi5)a 8c flimlia. Tns?e piuno cll for 355) a a J upward.
Bshind this piano is the fact that all othr m i.iucacturars Ii.ivj given u condition. It stands by itself challenged, per
haps; equalled, never. Just at present it ii sigiitic.mt, that tii2 Jsiin jiijijJ 1S1 o): pirni:, flirold Bauer, who will visit America on
his 7th tour next season, has again requested, even dsmmdid, ths continued service; oi the Misoi & 'hra.in piano. Bauer has always
used this piano on his six previous tours, and as the pianist h.is dsvjlopjJ artistic rrnrit, so has the piano grown steadily in his favor.
The Kranich & rfich is another imtrun nt. which wa are foid o:' demoiUr.ning to appreciative music lovers. This make is
renowned chiefly on account of its own and distinct method of stringing, which is similar to the fingerboard on a violin and absolutely does away with any
rattling and depreciation in tone value as time wears on. In various exterior finishes we have the Kranich & Bach at $450 and upward.
The 0 ABEL-NELSON forms a standard in the world of music, that never falls short of satisfaction. Monev is indeed well snout on this instrument.
which can be scoured with our full guarantee, at from $250 and upward.
The HOSPE SPECIAL has helped more than anything to make the name of Hospc famous through the west. .These pianos are made exclusively for us,
at our own specifications and thoroughly inspected by ourselves. Thousands are the homes where we have placed thoso instruments, nil are the complaints
we havo had, though we aro listening attentively through these many years. Our advice to the prospective buyer of moderate means is to obtain one of
these instruments on trial, if wanted-and ho convinced that, tho A. Hospe Co. for obvious reasons is best equipped nnd most able to fulfill a promise of real
and lasting worth, in an honest manner $187.50 and upward.
WE continuously havo a number of exchaiiKed pianos In our show
rooms and tho discerning buyer will almost any day bo ablo to
secure a splendid value in carefully overhauled condition at
prices ranging from $7ft to $200. Very fine pianos, slightly used and
exchanged for more expensive ones mny alwoys ho fonnd at $85, $1)5,
jtJ15, $125, $1155, $150 nnd $175.
WE WILL MAKE TERMS to SUIT tho Needs of Indi-
vidua! Purchasers.
Phono
Doug. 188
for Auto
Delivery
Service.
A. HOSPE CO
"Tho Art and MuhIo Htoro of tho West"
DOUGLAS STREET. BETWEEN 15TH AND 1GTH STS.
Our Art Dept. la moit coinplet. Bememb.r our 'Tttrntii1 Craft BIiop." If yon don't
trt "rraniori' Craft Shop" frnmoa on your picture, you ars not ffettlnp tha Bet.
Store
Open
Saturday
Till 5)
O'clock,
Gold Fish Chews Tobacco;
Refuses to Divvey With Mates
Wiggling Ills fins In appreciation of the
Keck who tossed a fine, high-flavored
Hnvnna butt Into the placid waters where
he sports a (fold fish In the aquarium In
tho rotunda of the Bee building has
driven the rest of his (rang Into a far cor
ner of tho pool and Is palpably enjoying
tho butt of a big, bluck cigar.
"Watch that fish chew tobacco," ex
claimed a woman who was loitering past
tho aquarium.
"My sakes." exclaimed her companion,
"he must-a cot the habit from these re
porters." Big Ben, the gold fish, Rave a vicious
tuff at tho raveled edge of the cigar,
pulled off a goodly chew and proceeded
to maatlcato It The little fishes swam
up nnd pleaded for a chew, but being a
Felflsh fish. Big Bcu refused. Ono of tho
women maintained ho wanted to protect
the young from the noxious weed, but
tho other said It was duwntlght selllsh
neSH. Aftor watching tho gold fish for sovcral
minutes someone remarked that his scalos
grow pulo and assorted that ho gave
every Indication of bring dizzy. Big Ben
at oneo refuted this argument by spitting
a great gob of tobacco into the water and
taking another chow.
This Is tho first known Instance of a
gold fish using tobacco In any form.
Fearing later deleterious effects, ordnrn
havo been Issued against Riving Big Ben
any stimulants or narcotics.
SHE'S OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE
World's Fair Locomotive, No. 000,
linn Three Lives and a.
Record.
No. 903. tho locomotive which began
making herself famous burk In 1892 by
hauling tho Empire State Express on the
New York Central railroad In a way that
clipped off seconds In the speed records,
I'as been cutting up high Jinks again. Tho
other day she- pranced Into Washington,
Jumping the track and cavorted across
the station platform. She did no mon
damage than to cut her mark Into the
platform and raise the advertising po
tentiality of the station. Railroad folks
now point to the lines In the platform
and say. "No. 909 did It." They pause
a minute to tell of somo of the things
which the old engine has ben through.
"She's a frisky old maid," said one of
the railroad men. "She was born In 1892
that Is to say, that Is when she was con
structed. Bo you see she became old
enough to vote this year. Her age shows
how remarkably well she was put to
gether. According to the reports made by
the officials of the motive power depart
ment of the railroad to the Public Ser
vice commission, the avcrntre life of a
locomotive Is 7.05 years. So you see the
first of the Empire engines has shown
that sho had three lives, and she promises
to equal tho record of any cat you ever
heard of. I suppose It would be hard to
find many pieces of original Iron In her,
for her boiler, wheels and a lot of other
fixings which go to make up a proper
locomotlvo havo been changed time and
again. She's two Jumps ahead of those
Hockefeller doctors who are planning to
give you a new leg, or a new artery, or a
new heart when tho old ones are worn
out.
'No. 099 ain't particular what work you
put her to. She's on tho Great Windy
brunch of the It. W. & O,, between Cape
Vincent and Carthago, and she will labor
ahead of a lumbering freight train or
sneak across the pine plains with a pus
rwiger train with equal will." New
York Tribune.
Permit for nrlnlirrn.
Homo members of the Wlscuiifeln legis
lature have piepaiou a bill which they be
lieve will dlHcouiage drlklng In mat tvtate.
It follows thn ftuggehtlon made In an
other HtuU culler in the season for 11
cenHlng diiiil:.rs as well as vendors, But
It goes inuiJi further. Those desiring tho
right to Imbibe uius lobtalii Itconses from
the chlif of police, out he cannot grunt
them i nU't-H tho applicant ha b?en ex
amined by a physician and found to bn
lit good phjrlcal condition, und must, In
addition producn evidence that ho Is of
Hood nii'ta' iliaructer. Eviu then, how
ever lie Is not assured uf quenching his
thlmt, I ev-H Joi If the pollen chief 'thinks
O. bet for tut applicant, hli family or tho
community tr withhold the liccnso ho can
do so
It is oovtous that the fatal defect In
thU rimai I'tible mensri . the failure to
prescribe lor the compu'rory t election of
chiefs of police wno would take as nerl
tita ii of it as Its tponrors. With
out that r ovislon tho nlll If enacted.
uius; iuii lor iuck or enrol CLineni. ana
with It It would bo no inure rldlcldlous
than It Is now. -Ilttsburgh Dispatch.
I.lttlr- Surprise.
"I'm not going to strike you for a loan
this time. Shadbolt; I've come to pay
wnat I owe you.
"George. on't bo afraid to ask mo to
marry you. I'll say yes."
Madam, I'm the personal property as- 1
sessor. but you don't soem to have any
mora household goods than the law allows ,
you; goou nay. "
fcay, you chumps! Quit raggin' the I
umpire! I was out, oil right!" Chicago
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I Mil iM II
tinted
MALE
n.U 1 J 1
yyuy auuuiu you comauct your
business with insufficient help with
men and women who lose you
money. There's no reason. fiRnpriall
when you can increase the standard of
efficiency in your plant by judicious
auvercismg in
The Bee classi
fied columns.
Many a business has
become more sub
stantial by getting em
ployes through the medium
of Tho Boo want ude.
1
m
Beo ads aro read by thou
sanda daily, and your coll
for good employes vrill get
you quick result Start
your ad now.
Bee Want Al Deft
Tyler 1000
Wo do excellent work making
drawings and cuts. Ono like this,
with drawing, would cost 5.68.
Oct our figures.
BEK ENQItAVlNa DEPT.,
Uee Htilldlng. Tyler iOOO.
butt
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising
The flv. wi.h , ' .u- P. ; S
-r ius iiivi.iuic germs o! aiseasei. snreadi
ben i over our ood and poisons us with typhoid and cholera. The mosquito with
Cr 2ifnC,$ in' Ur V,eIn m,ari' ?Dd ye,,ow fover' Th0 b of consump.
l'u a P' f re e,:erywlere present lor us to breathe into our lunrfi. The blood
which flow. throuh our vein, and arterie. i. our protection. It Vhould Mui
Eeerm.y Dr PiLC rpcle.-e.p.bl. of warding off the.e Sle
.7 i ' G.,de.n "ed,Ml Di.covery j, B blood medicine and alterative
m.de entirely without alcohol, a pure tfyecrio extract of bloodroot, golden Veal,
Ureon rape root, queen', root, mandrake and .tone root, which h.. eninv-H
good reputation for over forty years. The refrcshinU in.
fluencr of this extract is like Nature'. Influence the blood
I. bathed in the tonlo which live, life to the blood tho
Vital fires nf thn hnrtv t...m k. :.!.. i . i. ;
activity consume, the ti.tue rubbish nhloh ba. accumulated
during the winter. - rry
.fbo.tfoJJryVr.,.',wh,U Newark. New Jerer, I hd chill. i IIP ijlllflllci. Jjftft
and fever, writ. Ma. Michael Maguirc of N.tlc.i iMiiif.Tii:. V V1MHUU MJ t V
K.nt. I went to Ktnui City and in ths .prln of 1877 tha cblllt ami
Where is the strong man who can drive
a nail with one blow? What child
cannot drive it by continued pounding?
II. KiountE. Eaq.
Vololn icai uiKovery advertised. I took
on. tenia of it and. tha chill, vanlthad. In about . .ft.l
in .JtZ'TLl FomJnF trot anotlwr tenia and have naver had
JT i C??.tn,,i.0,f, 'X1T or ? " o wntr rear. ago.
Dr. Pltrefm Pleasant Pellets are for liver Ills.
Do you want to drive into peoples
heads whore your storo is what you
havo there and how you aim to run it!
You can't do it
by tolling people
once. You havo
to tell them
again and again
now and for-
reaches almost every
homo in Omaha.
DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR WATCH
It 1b a ilellcato piece of machinery anil mum be
cleaned and oiled not lean than every i8 month, tf
you would realize perfect service and a lifetime
wear. I-et ua examine your watch without coal
and advise its condition, All work guaranteed,
Watch, Clock and Jewelry Bapilring.
LINDSAY, The Jeweler
aaiVi South Uztaaath Btraet,
evermore.
If you do, they can never forgot.
Do you suppose there iB a royal
road to human memory! ' Tug only
way, and it's a sure way, is to keep
yourself, your storo and your gooda
constantly in their minds.
Advertising makes people think
ahout you.
What they think depends on what
you say and how you say it. Don't
you want people to think about your
storo and your goods every day! If
you mako them think about you every
day, they will come to you, when they
want what you sell.
It's continuous advertising that pays