THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: SEPTEMBER 7, 1913.
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SGEP OF WAR AND PEACE
Babbi Max Merrltt's Experiences in
Greece and Italy.
OTTTATmG WAR ON BULGARIA
Imprfinlre Spectacle In rllment
nt Athcn VcunrlnH and l'om
prll( Venice unit I.nke
Coma.
ftsbbl Max J. Merrltt ot Evansvllle,
Tni, In an August letter to his parents
In Omaha, sketches the Greek parlia
ment In the act of declaring war RffMnst
Bulgaria, which recently ended In tho
treaty of Bucharest, and tho many
wonders which draw tourists to beautiful
Italy. Ho wrltus, In part:
I seem to play In special luck as far
as str k ng experiences so. Oh my way
back from Constantinople I was com
pelled to put In again ut the port of
Athens to set a ship to Italy. I hap
pened to arrive In Athens on an epoch
making day.
Parliament was to convene that day
for the purpose of officially declaring
war aralnst Bulgaria. Naturally only
distinguished citizens or people with a
pull could hope to be present at the
extraordinary sjttlwr and to hear
Venjclos, the Dlsmar): ot Greece, speak
tho words that were to unleash the dogs
of war on the bloody ground of the
Balkans, I made up my mind that I
would bp one of those present and duly
at the hour of the sitting I presented
i ytt t ut the main entrance of parlia
ment, tlckctlcM but confident that my
nervo would carry mo through. I ex
plained to the doorkeeper that J was an
American correspondent to report the
proceedings of this auspicious day. He
didn't understand me, but called up an
American Greek soldier from the guard.
Thcso fellows have been my friends all
the way through and he quickly con
vinced the doorkeeper that I was a per
fectly proper (Personate to admit. I
was compelled to submit to ft rigid
search for concealed weapons, by the
guard, as did everyone else not known
personally to tho sergeant-at-arms. Since
luiic George s assassination every pre
caution Is taken to protect the vuardlans
of the itale. When I got to my place
high up In a crowded gallery, tho
tpectacla that presented Itself In tho
great marble senate chamber was one
that can hardly be forgotten. Every
member of parliament was In his seat.
The back ot the hall and the sides of
tho chamber wero brilliant with tha
uniforms of high officers of army and
navy, who had gathered for tho
proclamation that would embark them In
mother fateful war. And on the four
tides, tier on tier rose galleries packed
with distinguished men in public life, with
sdmmlstralors and dlplomates, while Just
above the orators' platform was tho
Cillery reserved for tho wives and
daughters of tho senators and members
f th6 cabinet as handsome and finely
towned a group of women as I have cvor
looked upon.
Lion of the Hear.
Tho Greeks have a way ot getting di
rectly down to business and after tho
fewest of preliminaries, the Hon of tho
hour and the idol of Greece today, tho
Prime' Minister VsnUelos rose to make
Ms var address. Hp is by no means lm
ponlng in npcarance, A man ot medium
height with short beard heavily sprinkled
with gray and short cropped gray hair
that accentuates the high forehead. But
the keen eye, determined chin and
vigorous face characterized the leader ot
men. Ho la a born orator. A ho walked
up and down the "Bema" looking down
every onco In a while m if to pick Up the
rlfht and XltUng. phrase to suit his
thought, hit voice gathered strength and
pofoar and he swayed' his great audience
with ft m us tor's hand. I could not under
stand his speech, but I only had to study
tho faces of the crowd to gather tho
drift ot his address and to realize that
be was excoriating tha Bulgarians and
ork(ng Tils hearers up to a pitch of
frenzy. When tho vote was finally taken
and war "was dscared pandemonium
broke loose and I thbught that dignified
assemblage was going to stand on Its
head. The next day I sailed for Italy
tnd here I have been for the last three
aeeks and more.
Mr first stop was Naples, and no city
in Europe offer such a host of interest
ing sights. Hero is the most wonderful
bay tn tho werid, with ft harbor capable
6f accommodating many times all tho
navies of the world. But most Interest
'ng of all are Vesuvius and Pompoll.
VenHYlaw nnd Penstil,
I went up to within a quarter of a mile
f the top'of Vesuvius by rock and pinion
rail and climbed tho rest of tho way over
hartl brown lava to tho ftwe-lnspirlng
erater of the great volcano. Imagine a
yawning bowl some two miles lnircum
fwenco behind clouds of smoke and sul
phurous fumes whfch cleared away now
and then tor a fleeting moment to pr
mlt a terrifying glimpse Into a Vast
seething hollow ghostly grey with
heaped -up ashes, with here and there the
Hvid. glow of a fiery furnace. Vesuvius
la beginning to show signs of activity
again and clouds of smoko were rolling
up Into the blua and drifting awy on
tho laxy currents of tho wind. Vesuvius
In Itself Is a wonderful and fflfrtftMni
sight, but tho panoramlo view from Its
wp over sea ana plain and clusters
of white villages, burled In a sea of wav
Ing green, makes It doubly worth the
while to make the ascent But Pompeii
Is far and away the most Interesting
place in the neighborhood. For human
interest there Is nothlnsr oulte liv if i
tho world. Tha great catastrophe simply
vuiu ana cnrystaiiuca forever the
varied life of a teeming city. I mould
like to have spent a week prowling
around those deserted streets and poking
Into tho empty houses. Tho wonder ot
Pompeii is tho luxury and comforts of
tho splendid homes of the aristocrats. Al
Most every aristocratic house had a beau-
Where City "Dads" Saw Source of Winnipeg's Electric Power Supply
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DaBgnJFsUu,
Sanatorium
Tip. la iBsUtutlon fat the ncly on
fa th eaatrs.1 west with separata
bulUUtHi situated ta their own
Rpl greuais, yet entirely 41.
tiset, 4 rsriag U possible to
ellssKy. .os. T&e one building
being ttttea for and devoted to the
trtset of noa-ccstaglous aad
Koa-iaeataJ Jkaafies, no others be
ing aiatUt; Us other Rest Cot
tas hijpc designed for aad dn.
wt4 to the exclusive treatment
of select mental cases requiring
or a tins watehtal ears aad ap
$ jturatac
The picture was taken at tho primi
tive railroad station of Pblnt du Bols,
only about eighty miles from Wlnntpeg,
yet in tho very wilds of western Canada,
Point du Bols Is reached by a single
track railroad, built by the cltv of Win
nipeg, which In tho marshy places runs
over a roadbed mudo of tamarack trcci
cut on tho spot. It was necessary for
tho city to construct this railroad when
It decided to utilize the water power ot
tho Winnipeg river to furnish electrical
power for the use of Its factories and
to light Its homes and business places.
tlful court sot In flowers, trees and shrub
bery with a fountain In tho center throw
ing its waters Into pools lined with beau
tiful tiles and filled with gold fish. Lead
pipes furnished them with cold and hot
water. The rooms wero froscocd with
lovely paintings and filled with statues
and costly ornaments of all kinds. In one
of tho houses a skeleton lies stretched
out bcsldo tho copper safo to which he
had rushed before trying to mnko his
"get-away," with results that apeak for
themselves. In ono ot the bar rooms the
glasses ot the hall fellows well met still
stand on tho counter where they wero
left 2,000 years ago when the drinkers
rushed out to seo what It was all about.
In one house the dinner was on the
stove In the various vessels In which
it had been placed to cook. In the bak
er's shop the loaves, hard and shrunken
after 1.900 years, wero In tho ovon
everywhere tho sudden panic ot the
great catastrophe had arrested tho
busy hand and left tho half-ftnlshed
work to tho curious eye of a distant day.
Possibly the most striking thing ot all
was tha sentry box beside the city gate
In whlch'the skeleton of ft Roman soldier
with his spear clutched In his long hand
was found. Ito had received no orders
to abandon his post of duty and when
the black cloud descended on the doomed
city, that concerned him not. Tho stern
discipline, of the Roman army held him
at his post though he might easily havj
escaped and that sentry box and the
story it telts gives one an idea of what
made Rome great
An Anfllence vrlth tho Pope.
In Homo I had an unexpected pleaj'ire.
I got an Invitation through an Amo'icnn
friend to an audience with tho pope.
Borne sixty people wore presented In ths
same audience. We penetrated to the
Vatican palace in tho beautiful Vatican
gardens and wero ushered from a mnj
nlflcent antechamber at the stroke ot U
Into the papal throne room, whero at
one end ot the long hall, bare ot furni
ture, stood the great golden thrcr.e ot
tho vicar of Christ on a ratted dais.
Hardly had we taken our places when a
major domo announced the entry of the
pope. He came tn proceded by v group
of noblemen covered with orders, the
officers ot tho Swiss guard and a couple
ot red-garbed cardinals. He himself
brought up the rear ot the prociss'on,
dressed In a white rdbo and walking with
tho feeble step ot old age. Ho climbed
the dais and stood before the thnno,
addressing tho assembled guests with a
brief speoch In Italian. He is a kindly
faced, mild-mannered old man, with
gracious eyes and silver hair crown'itt; a
smooth and placid forehead. Ho gives
tho Impression of a recluse and a lurmlt,
altogether different from the keen,
shrewd face with which the world wis
made familiar in the pictures ot his
predecessor. At the conclusion ot hl
address ho lifted his hand In tho papal
benediction ever the bowed heads ot tha
assembly and then, donning his red hat,
walked slowly from tho audience cham
ber, followed by his glittering tram ot
attendants. In spite of the periodic re
ports to the effect that he has only a few
years to live, I think he Is good for a
number ot years yet and In all probabil
ity will see his physicians into the grave.
The Only Venice,
From nome I Journeyed to Florence
and Venice, There is only ono Venice
In the world. To slip along those gleam
ing water ways between lines of palaces
against which the waters wash with a
musical lapping sound, to thread you?
way In a gondola over that labyrinth of
canals with the gondoliers bending and
swaying to their work as they stand
sllhoueted against the sky, ts to think
you are in & city or dreams. This is my
second visit to Venice, but the keen edgo
of enjoyment was by no means taken oft
by that As luck would have It I ran
into a fellow-rabbl in Venice, a colleague
of the Hebrew Union college, who
graduated o couple of years afttr I did.
We literally feir on each other's necks
In tha Joy ot meeting. For me it was
particularly pleasant X had heard no
tews of Jews or Jewery for five months
and I was hungry for some gossip ot the
doings tn the Jewish world at home. Wo
loafed together for two days and the way
I "pumped" that boy for news entitles
me to a place among the world's most
accomplished Interviewers. I tried tn
persuaded him to Join me on my northern
Jaunt but he had already accepted an In
vitation to Join & friend at one ot the
Italian lakes and we had to part I went
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION OF AMERICAN LEAGUE OP MUNICIPALITIES, PHOTOGRAPHED AT
POINT DU BOIS, WHERE THE POWER PLANT OP THE CITY OP WINNIPEG IB LOCATED.
(CROSS IN UPPER, PICTURE MARKS JOHN J. RYDER OP OMAHA, PRESIDENT OP THE LEAGUE.)
Besides the railroad, the city had to
construct a line ot aerial towers on
which to carry its feed wires. The
"stepping down" station tor the electrical
fluid Is located In tho city proper.
Almost tho universal comment of the
tralnload of visitors taken to Potnt du
Bols by the city officials of Winnipeg
i (-solved Itself In the expression "What
a placa for a rest sanitarium." It Is
on to Milan and from Milan T set my
uto luwuruo uma vomo, wnero i now
am. Tha town Is callod Bellaglo and Is
situated on tho banks of a beautiful
mountain lake.
Sublime Scenery.
I posscd this way five years ago and
tho surpassing loveliness ot tho spot so
charmed me that I promised myself
spmo1 day 'a second visit. Here I have
elected to lay aside for a few days the
wanderer's staff. Tho wonderful beauty
of this mountain retreat defies the pen
and beggars any attempt at description.
Tho lake Itself winds, like a long silver
snako for thirty miles between towering
Alps clothed from base to summit with,
tremendous firs, forests of chestnut and
groves at gray-green ollvo troes out of
Whose green and leafy depths there peer
at Intervals up tho mountain sides, tho
lovely villas of rloh Italians. Along the
shore, nlong the miles of lakeside wher
tho Alps reluctantly recede from the
waters bofore they rise In steep steps to
tho clouds aro now villas, clusters of
white housos, lovely villages, while above
them tho steep hillsides are green with
terraced vineyards and gray with the fol
iage of olives. The surroundings ure a
vision of loveliness at all times, but
morning and evening the view partakes
of tho subllmo. In the morning the sun
breaks through tho white mists that roll
low over tho glistening waters and like
a fleecy curtain, these broken mists roll
up tho sides of the huge mountains,
growing filmier and filmier until they
melt Into the azuro bluo of the sky above
the lofty ptaks. And every evenlnir tha
shadows of theso high places stoat In
from the west, shrouding the distant Alps
as with a. gauzo veil which slowly thick
ens as It sweeps across the darkening
calm ot waters that rls and fall as
gontly as tho movement of a sleeping
bruuty'a breatst Last ot all to yield to
the enshrouding shadows is a tall sentinel
Alp directly across the lake, behind
which tho sun goes down with a warm
rich glow each night and when darkness
rolls up the sides of this great mountain
side and blots the glow from the sky,
points of tiro break out from the wind
ows of villas and cottages at the moun
tain's foot and cast long shimmering
gleams of light down Into the water.
Morning and evening these scenes en
chanted tho vision and at all hours of
the day like the psalmist "I lift mine
eyes unto the hills." I expect to stay
here for a week or so, to rest up a bit
from hard traveling and to plan out some
work t have In hand. Then I shall hit
the road ugnln for Switzerland and
Franco and September will sco rao on
the high seas bowling homewards.
within a half-day ride ot a. metropoli
tan city, It trains were run regularly,
yet is virtually In the wilderness. There
is plenty of natural timber, excellent
water, good fishing and primeval quiet.
A few small cabins near Point du Bols
are the only habitations, some ot them
being perched on rocks as large as city
blocks. The children of the settlers, have
a great playground.
PEOPLE OWN WATER POWER
Far Beaching Effect of Decision of
United States Supreme Court.
MONOPOLY NOT NOW POSSIBLE
ROOSTER ANDSNAKE BATTLE
Hacks Ileptlle to Pieces with Beak
nnil Spurs While Hens
Root.
Decision In Case Affecting Rights of
Government end Private Owners
la Clear and Comprehensive
In .Its Language.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Sept 6,-8poclal.)-A
supreme court decision which will cut
tho claws of any water power trust,
whether present or prospective, and may
finally carry the control of the federal
government over, -waterways clear to tho
spring house on the farm and the trout
brook In the mountains a decision which
with one stroke of the pen wiped out all
the property for which a value ot 3,
450,000 was claimed and an award ,of
$560,000 had been mode by a lower court
seems to have been almost entirely over
looked by the press of the country.
Not since the far-reaching and epoch
making opinion of Chief Justice Marshall.
delivered nearly ninety years ago In the
case ot Gibbons against Ogden, which
has come to be considered by bench and
bar the leading case ot the powers granted,
by the commerce clause of the. constitu
tion, has a more Important opinion re
lating to waterways been banded town
by the supreme court than the one ren
dered In the case ot the United States
against Chandler-Dunbar Water Power
company.
The government found it necessary to'
condemn the property of tho water
power company in order to provide for
tho astounding growth of commerce at
tho outlet ot Lake Superior, Three locks
are already In use, two on the American
side and one on the Canadian During
The banquet table at which the visitors
ero seated was placed in tho power
house of the hydro-electrlo plant the
materials for the banquet being shipped
out from Winnipeg the day before. It
was served by the families ot the men
connected with the big plant and the
wives and daughters of settlers. Six
million dollars has already been Invested
In this plant by the elty of Winnipeg,
1912 there were carried through these
locks 72,472.676 tons of freight, and the
indications are that this amount will bo
largely exceeded this' year. To provide
for the further Increase of tonnage which
Is certain to come, a third American lock,
1.S50 feet long and eighty feet wide, n
now under construction and will )
opened for traffic in 1314, and a fourth
lock of the same dimensions-has already
been -authorized.
Senator Dnrton'i View.
. Senator Theodore K. Burton, who for
years was chairman of the rivers and
harbors committee of tho house of rep.
rcscntatlvcs, and. Is now a member ot the
commerce committee of the upper branch
of the national legislature and an author
ity upon the navigable waterways of the
country, believes that the decision of tne
supremo court "sustains the views of
the most advanced advocates of federal
control of water power. It establishes
not merely tho paramount control of the
rcoerai government for purposes of navi
gation, but also the right ot congress to
control and dispose of such water power
as may be developed In the Improvement
of navigation. In view of other decisions
It would seem beyond question that such
control extends not only to the navigable
portion of rivers but to every reach of
a stream and Its tributaries, even to
their source.
"The decision will undoubtedly afford
the strongest Impulse to the movement
for the development of water power, and
that, too, under conditions such that this
Invaluable asset will not become monop
olised, but be retained for the use of
the people In the industrial and domestic
life ot the country,"
Senator Burton holds that the decision
makes the federal government supreme
In the harmonious development of water
courses, especially when they form or
cross the boundaries ot states, to prevent
monopoly ot water power enterprises and
to exercise control over rates of service
and the plans contemplate eventually a
trebling of Oio capacity, which In tha
present unit is to be 50,000 horse, power.
"The Journey to Point du Bols is long
nnd tirespme over the very primitive
railroad," said City Commissioner Rydor,
"but it was well worth the time, as a
lesson pointing to the liberality of civic
spirit manifested by the people of Win
nipeg. They are now practically up to
the point of expending S15,000,00 for a
water plant on the cement conduit type,
with the pumping stations located far
away from the city, as in the case ot
their olcotrlcal plant"
when necessary, particularly when the
business becomes Interstate in character.
Water Potrer Great Asset.
"Tho water power of the country," said
Senator Burton, "Is an asset of a value
beyond the dreams of avarice and It may
be confidently expected that, as the coal
supply, which Is readily available. Is
diminished, It will assume its natural po
tential place In tho Industrlftl and do
mestic life of the country."
The case of the United States against
Chandler-Dunbar Water Power company
turned upon the question whether the
Chandler-DUnbar company had any pri
vate property in the water power capac
ity of the rapids and falls ot the St
Mary's river In the state of Michigan.
Justice Lurton, in delivering the unani
mous opinion of the court, which is be
lieved by many eminent lawyers to be
as vital In its way as was the opinion of
Chief Justice Marshall In the Case of
Gibbons against Ogden, held that the
Chandler-Dunbar company, as riparian
owners, had no "vested property right
In the water power Inherent In the falls
and rapids of the river, and no right to
place tn the river the works essential
to any practical use of the flow of the
river, and the government cannot be
Justly required to pay tor an element of
value which did not Inhere In these par
cels as upland. The government had do
minion over the water power ot the
rapids and falls and cannot be required
to pay any hypothetical additional value
to a. riparian owner who had no right
to appropriate the current to his own
use."
Further along In the opinion, and this
Is the crux ot the decision. Justice Lur
ton said:
The title of the owner of fast land
upon the shore ot a navigable river to
the bed ot the river Is at best a qualified
one. It Is a title which Inheres in the
ownership ot the shore and, unless re
served or excluded by Implication, passed
with it as ft shadow follows ft substance,
although capable of distinct ownership.
It is subordinate to the public right of
navigation, and, however helpful In pro-
tectlng the owner against the acts of
j third parties, Is ot no avail against the
! exercise of the great and absolute power
'ot congress over the Improvement ot na-
Igable rivers. Xbat power ol use and
control comes from the power to regulate
commerce between the states and with
f orel en nations, it Includes navigation
and subjects every navigable river to the
control of congress. All means having
somo poiltlve relation to the end tn view
which are not forbidden by some other
provision of the const tutlon are admls
Klh.a if In the Judgment of consress the use
of the bottom ot tno river is proper for
the purposo of placing therein struc
tures In aid of navigation, It Is not
thereby taking private property for a
public use, for the owner's title was In
its very nature subject to that use in
the Interest of public navigation. It its
Judgment be that structures placed in
the river and upon such submerged land
are an obstruction or hindrance to the
proper use of the river for the purposes
of navigation, It may require their re
moval and forbid the use ot the bed of
the rlvor by the owner In any way which
in Its Judgment Is injurious to the domi
nant rlgnt of na'vigut on. So, also. It
may permit the construction and mainte
nance of tunnels under or bridges over
the river, and may inquire the removal
of every such structuru placed there with
or without Its license, tho element oi
contract out of the way, which It shall
Itqulro to be removed or altered as an
obstruction to navigation.
Public Illght Alinolote.
Another matter settled by this decision
tho Importance of which will be In
creasingly evident as time goes on Is
tho right of the government not only
to use tor Its own purposes any excess
of water power which results from works
Which tho government may construct in
the improvement of navigable rivers, but
to sell, lease or otherwise dispose thereof
to othor parties, Tho Chandlcr-Dunbar
Water Power company claimed that such
use ot water not actually needed for
navigation would be a taking of private
proporty for commercial uses and not
for tho Improvement of navigation, but
the court after pointing out that the
twelfth section ot the act of 1J09 de
clares that conservation of the flow of
the river, while primarily for the benefit
of navigation, Is Incidentally for the pur
pose of having the water power devel
oped, either for the direct use of the
United States or by lease through the
secretary of war, says:
if the primary purpose Is legitimate,
we can see no sound objection to leas
ing any excess of power over the needs
ot the government The practice is not
unusual in respect to similar public
works constructed by state governments,
in Kaukauna county against Green
Bay, etc. Canal (142 U. S., 254,273), re
specting a Wisconsin act to which this
objection was made, the court Bald:
"But if, In the erection of a public
cam for a recognized public purpose,
there 1s necessarily produced a surplus
of water which may properly bo used
tor manufacturing purposes, there Is no
sound reason why the state may not re
tain to itselt the power of controlling or
disposing of such water as an incideut
of its rltfht to make such Improvement.
Indeed, It might become very necessary
to retain the disposition of it in its own
hands in order to preserve at all times
ft sufficient supply for the purposes of
navigation. If the riparian owners were
allowed to tap the pond at different
Places and draw off the water for their
cwn use. serious consequences might
arise not only In connection with the
public demand for the purposes of navi
gation, but between the riparian ownura
themselves as to the proper proportion
each' whs entitled to draw controversies
which could only be avoided by the state
reserving tc itselt the immcdiat-j super
vision of the entire supply. As thero
Is no need of the surplus running to
waste, there was nothing objectionable
In permitting the state to let out tho
use of It to private parties and thus re
imburse Itself for the cxpensos of tho
Improvement"
Will Aid Development.
That the right to derive n revenue frum
the salo of water power will have s most
Important bearing upon the development
of the great connected system of water
ways advocated by ths National Jtivers
and Harbors congress would seem to
be beyond all doubt or question. It Is
easy to see that It may operato both to
hasten the completion of works already
projocted and allow the extension of
navigation to portions of streams which
would otherwise remain unutilized be
cause tho expenso of Improvement would
be so great ns to be prohibitory. It Is
probable that this far-reaching decision
will be the subject of an interesting dis
cussion at the tenth convention of the
National Rivers and Harbors congross,
which is to be held In this city 'n De
cember next
I ask
Water Haul.
"Good morning, ma'am. May
it. vuur nueuanu is at nomei
"He Isn't"
"Perhaps you can tell me what I want
to know. Is he carrying any life Insur
ance?" "Is his lite Insured? Is that what you
meant"
"Tes. ma'am."
"It is, sir. But don't make the mis
take of thinking he's doing the carrying
of the same. I'm doing that myself.
And I'm carrying all he's worth. Good
morning, sir.'1 Chicago Tribune.
A fight to tho death occurred at
Worthlngton, Ind., between a rooster
and a snake. It was witnessed by C. It
Corbln and Hamilton Welton and a Ilo:k
ot chickens, geese and other fowls. Mr,
Corbln has a large poultry yard, and
when he went Into It he saw a rooster
had attacked a snake two feet long. The
snake had crawled under the fence and
frightened the poultry. A big rooster
saw the reptile and made a dash toward
it The snake lifted its head and hissed.
Then the rooster struck it with tts spurs
and beak.
The snake attemptedfto coll Itself about
the rooster's body, but JJls antagonist wan
too quick anil flapped the snake oft vrlth
Its wings. Finally the rooster seized the
snake with Its beak and ran around the
enclosure, shaking the snake violently,
an a dog shakes u rat When the wrig
gling ot the nake ceased the rooster
dropped the reptile to the ground and
spurred It repeatedly, centering Its at
tack on the neck until it was dead.
The fight tasted thirty minutes, and the
watchers say It was tho most desperate
contest they ever saw. The hens cackled.
as the fight progressed. They seemed to '
be rooting for their master, 'When the)
affair was over the victorious rooster '
leaped on the fence and crowed lustily.
The snake was almost hacked to pieces
In the fight, and tt was soon torn Into
fragment ana eaten by the rooster's
flock. Indianapolis News.
A Clean Sweep ef All Discontinued Styles ef
High Grade Uprights, Grands and Player Pianos
Tomorrow ushers in our Annual Clearance Sale of discontinued styles an event that offers Nebraska people a golden
opportunity to secure one of the world's best pianos at a price low enough to fit the purse of the most humble working
man. The prices below speak louder than words, and are a convincing argument to anybody that i3 in the market for
one of these beautiful instruments. Tree stool and free scarf to all purchasers.
An Avalanche of Piano Bargains kYy"Bshrn.rBuyeprs
NOW
?300 Chlckering & Sons, Practice Piano 325
$260 Gaylord Upright, French Walnut Case,
at .,, $1.15
$257 Story & Clark Upright, Art Stylo Case,
8140
$300 Mueller Upright, Mahogany Case S125'
$326 Corl Upright, Colonial Style . . $105
$300 Smith & Ntson, yprlght $170
NOW
$360 Kurttman Upright, Burl Walnut Case,
ai i $175
$650 A. B. Chase Upright, Art Style Case,
at $205
$37.5 Packard Upright, Circassian Walnut
Caso $195
$750 Stelnway Upright, same jus new S5G5
$475 Mehlln & Son Upright $255
$1,200 Chlckering & Son Grand, Rosewood
- Case 8200
$800 Mehlln & Son Grand, good as new $405
$700 Geo. Steck Grand, Ebony Case... S2E25
$460 Player Piano $245
$560 Stuyvesant Pianola Piano .... $290
$600 Harrington Autotone Player Piano,
at ' $325
$700 Stuyvesant Pianola Piano $475
Thirty Days' Fro Trial Of Any Piano Then $1 Per Week,
TWO
STEGER A SONS
Ujiricfct, wsbag.
any aaat oak c.m,
regular prioo
o sale ml
$195
TWELVE
fkhnioller & Jluel
let Uprights, latest
styles, form erly
$300, on sale at
$185
FIFTEEN
New $325 Upright
Different make
choice of mahoR
asy, dark oak or
walaut case"
$175
SEVEN
STEGER & SONS
Uprights, former
ly $400, beauties,
colonial style, for,
SIX 800
SchmoUer & Muel
ler Uprights, re
turned from ren
tal, choice for only
$155
EIGHTEEN
nrand New 40O
SchmoUer & Muel
ler Uprights, dis
continued styles
choice for
$225
The Persistent and Judicious Use ot
Newspaper Advertising 1 tha Road to
Dullness Success.
SchmoUer & Mueller Piano Co,
OLDEST PIANO HOUSE IN NEBRASKA,
1311-15 FAltNAM ST., OMAIIA.
VICTOR and COLUMBIA
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