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WIDE DIFFERENCE IN COST ent of High fohoel ¥ Var ons Oities. teuanes e | TABLE OF COMPARATIVE FIGURES | Omahn and Indianapolis Spend Less Per Capita Than the Average Clty of 1 Slre~What Superine tendent Penrse Saye. MULLEN STARTS FOR ALASKA Recelver of Land Office at Hampart City Leaves Omaha for | His Post. Hon. P. M. Mullen left erday after noon over the Union Pacific for Portland and Seattle, salling from the latter polnt next week for St. Michael, whence he will go by | boat up the Yukon river to his post of duty | shores at Rampart City, Alaska. Mrs. Mullen will | awccompany him, but the children will re- main at the On a home. Rampart City, at which place Mr. Mullen | will becomo receiver of public moneys in the land oM Is one of the most important | minlng camps ska. Nearly all classes | of buciness are represented there, several | general outfitting stores and other forms of merchandizing, and the usual number of sa- | loons making up the commercial part of the | place. Many miners have made thelr head- | quarters there instead of Dawson, owing to | exorbitant prices charged at the latter Rich strikes have been made in the At the recent meeting of t fonal Ed- ucational association Superintendent Green- wood of the Kansas City, Mo., schools sub- mitted to the educational council high | school statistics which showed a great dif-| ference in the cost per pupll in various| cities | Boston spends $8 v year per pupl), | Ban Francisco spends $57 and Providence, R. 1., makes an annual outlay of $36.30 per pupll. Indianapolis spends lese than other cltles of its sizc, the cost of maintaining a pupil in its high school for one year being $31.10. Omaha spends $45.95 a year per pupil, which s less than the average. Superintendent Pearse of the Omaha city schools s a member of the educational | council and was present when Mr. | wood prescnted the statistics concerning| high schools. In discussing the figures Mr. Pearse sald ““The great difference in the cost of maln- | taining high schools is due chiefly to the| number of teachers employed and the sal- | aries pald. In Omaha we allow one teacher | to instruct thirty puplls. The number of| puplls allowed in one section is limited to | twenty in many cities and in some places | not more than fifteen pupils are permitted in a class.” The statistics submitted by Superintend- ent Greenwood as follows Number, Cost per of puplis. capit ¢ Denver, Colo Detroft ' Indianapolis Los Angeles Milwanki New York New Bedford, ew_ Orl Mass Bun Francisco 8t. Louis 8t. Paul y Bpringtield, Mass Tuledo, O Kansaé City, Mo The educational council will make a | carcful study of the figures and an ex- haustive report concerning high school ex- penses will be submitted at mext year's meeting. Go Where 1 n C All of Colerado i8 cool, but some places In Colorado are cooler than others. In | the list of especially attractive Colorado resorts Est rk, Manitou, Colorado Springs and Glenwood Springs are worthy of note. They are very accessible—only a night's ride from Omaha to Denver and a few hours more from there to the principal re- sorts of Colorado. They are cool—at Est Park, for example, the thermometer rarely s above 80 degreck. Then there is plenty to do and see—Manitou is one of the gayest of suwmer resorts, Best of all, the cost of reaching these Tesorts is not great. Only $19 to Colorado and return via the Burlington—the shortest line. Good to re- turn till October 31, Tickets, 1502 Farnam street. Nowhere in the country Is there a better equipped or more handsomely furnished ladles’ bath institution than The Bathery in The Bee bulldiug. Not only is the ap- paratus most complete, but the trained op- erators, the hairdresser, manicurist and malds are all most competent and obliging. A lady manager is in charge. Telephone 1716 for appointments, To keep cool, keep well treatments for ladles only, 216-220 Bee building. oK Renstrom bath The Bathery, Telephone 1716, DMA EXCUKRSION Via Rock Island Route, On Tuesday, July 23, the Rock Island will sell tickets to all points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory at one far plus $2.00 for the round trip, good for return for thirty days. This will be the last excursion before the new lands in the territory are opened for settlement. In order to secure a home you must register on or before July 26. Train will leave Omaha 5:20 p. m. and arrive at El Reno the following noon with- out change of cars. For further informa- tion call at or address Rock Island city ticket office, 1323 Farnam St., Omaha, Neb. Via . St. Paul and return, July 10-31..... Minneapolis aud return, July 10-31 Duluth and return, July 10-31 Chicigo and return, July 23-2; Loufsville and return, August 24-26 Buffalo and return, every day Circult tours via Great Lakes t falo and intermediate points. Staterooms reserved in advance. Call at City Tickot OfMce, 1402 Farnam St., for particulars, or address W. H. Brill, D. P. A, L. C. R. R,, Omaha Neb odations. On account of tae very low rates made to Colorado points THE U NION PACIFIC bas placed in service another through Pull- man eleeper on train No. 8 for Denver, leaving Omaba at 4:25 p. m. daily, and con tinuing until September 10. This service affords pussengers the very best accommodations with the greatest pos- | sible comfort Reservations ehould be made as far in ad- vance as possidle. New city ticket office, 1324 Farnam street, | Tel. 316. The best goods at poor goods Hayden Bros, with an ad on page 7. prices ON THE NORTHWE! "y NE. Cheap Excursio $10.75, Milwaukee and return, July 20, 21 and 22, Chicago and return, $14.75, July 23, 24, 25. Very low rates to the Buffalo exposition. City ticket office, 1401-1403 Farnam street ka' Speeinl, The sleeping car charts of the Elks' spe- elal train to Milwaukee are now open for reservation at the Milwaukee R. R, city ticket office, 1504 Farnam street. Lake Okobojl. fdeal summer resort. Quickly and y reached from Omaba via the Milwau. kee railway, the only through line. City office, 1504 Farnam street. n The Weekly Publish your legal notics Bee. Telephone 238, FUNERAL NOTICE, ‘The funeral sery for Mrs. Charles ¥ Beovil will occur at the residence of W. 8, ctor, 102 North Thirty-cecond avenue Buturday, July 2, at § o'clack p. m. Fue neral private. | including the y, and gencral activity marks the progress of the place. Another strong point in favor of Rampart City is that it is lo cated at the head of navigation on the Yukon and is on the line of the projected railroad Mr. Mullen has sent by mail to Governor | avage his resignation a member of | the legislature from Douglas county. Dur- | ing his long residenc in Omaha he has | twice been elected to the legislature, and | | has otherwise taken an active part in pub- | lic affairs. He was treasurer of the city republican committee during the last cam- paign. ONLY PURE AIR IS ADMITTED Extensive Screens Plann, for Fed- ernl Bullding to K t Duast and Germs, As a result of the recent investiga- tlon of Inspecior Thompson of the Treasury department of the United States, Super- vising Architect urdock of the federal | bullding and Charles Baxter, engineer, are making changes in the ventilating plant of that building. At the present time the screens through which the air is fltered are so small that to supply the requisite amount of air it has to be forced through s0 rapldly that the impuricies are not all removed. The screen space will be en- ! larged and a number of additional screens | tnstalled The custodian hag recelved authority to draw plans and specifications for the change in the stamp department and to advertise for bids for the construction of the same. This {s taken to mean that the department expects to have the work, tnstallation of a vault for the cash and stamps, done in Omaha. Some time ago the custodian made requi- sitfon for electric fans to be placed In the offices in the buildiog and the matter was presented through Congresman Mer- cer. The department yesterday informed him that it was not the policy to e these fans in bulldings except in southern lati- tudes. Dance Kht. Jolly Eight's lively ball this evening, Washington hall, 1Sth and Harney streets. Fine orchestra; a grand good time for you. Gents, 2 Welcome. A good complexion means a healthy skin, and a healthy skin a fresh complexion. Nothing like the Renstrom bath treatment. Rooms 2 0 Bee building. Telephone 1716, Ladies only. We'll stop lecturing right here and et our prices on page 7 talk awhile, Hayden Bros. Dr. Langfeld; ofiice, 201-203 McCague bullding. CHAUTAUQUA EXCURSION, #14 For the Round Trip from Chicago, via Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Ky. on July 26. Send 2-cent stamp for Chautauqua Book and time table. M. 8. Glles, T. P. A, Chicago. F. M. Byron, G. W. A, icago, SUMMER RATES. Vin the Milwaukee Rallway. July 23, 24 and 25, Omaha to Chle and return, $14.73 July 20, 21 and 22, Milwaukee and return. $16.75. Low rates to summer resorts. City ticket office. 1504 Farnam st. Tel. 284, Send articles of incorporation, notices of stockholders' meetings, etc., to The Bee. We will give them proper legal insertion. Telephone 238. Dr. Lord has returned. Office, block; hours, 2 to 4 Telephone, 33. Spirit Luke—Lake Okobojt. conveniently reached via Illinols Central rallroad from Omaha. The only road hav- iug both morning and evening service to above points. Low rates. For particulars call at city ticket ofice, 1402 Farnam street. Paxton We'll our The present stock must retire. retire it on half pay. Read about | stocks on page 7. Hayden Bros. Dr. R. D. Mason, rectal surgery,Brown blk {AN EASY WAY OF SAVING CON- SIDERABLE MONEY. It you are in need of any wearing apparel for man or boy visit the Guarantee's Selling Out Eale, 1516-18 Capitol avenue. This house, on account of Bennett's removal, s forced to seek other quarters, therefore the stock must go. Respectable men's suits are now only $2.00. | $1.48; men’s pants, 48¢, 69¢ ete | Underwear tor ; for boys, fc. Al suits of men's $4.65; overalls with | bibs, for men, for boys, 200; straw | hats, to close, 15c; extra fine men's pants, | $1.00; strong work shirts, telescopes and valises, choice, men's shoes, odd 1ight men's c; knee pants, 13¢; fine suits and pants at especial low prices oats | Look for big signs. The Guarantee Sell | fng Out, 1518-1518 Capitol avenue, close to | Bennet [ There are still a few Manhattan, Monarch and some other celebrated makes of shirts to close at 4Sc. FOUR EXPERT |SODA WATER MEN Are employed in manufacturing and selling beverages and velvet fce cream, at the ONYX QUEEN, The Soda Drawn from our Onyxa Queen Soda Fountain is more satlsfying than any other in Omaha ~everything Is so clean and neat and our artistic mixers know just how to please you. Everything ever drawn from a soda fountain and then some, {s here subject to your eall Over 500 kinds of cold drinks. Shorman & McConnell Drug Co. “The Drug Store on the Corner.” SIXTEENTH AND DODGE STREETS. ’ e neem | The Rochester’s ‘ For & short or a long vacation the beau- | S t d ’ Uful lake offers tho most economical yet | delighttul out | Omaha people. Quickly and easily reached from Omaha via the Milwaukee railway, altitude almost Just where Omaha's correct ever mindful of ward for a saving like this—Rare choos- | Ing—Greatest of all CLEARANCE SALES— air always cool and invigorating utitul, clear, decp lake with high| Also advance sale of correct SHOE fash- the that is avallable for A pleturesquely timbered with hard wood trecs. Excellent fishing, boating and | bathing. Moderate-priced but good hotels. | This is a list of adva #es not to be equaled | Full information cheerfully furnished at the Milwaukee rallway city office, 1504 Far- vam etreet F. A. NASH, G. W. A, Aressers— thrift—always look for- are down to economy's foun- Bros. Read our ad on Our prices dation. Hayden page 7 fons—speclal introductory prices on NEW SHOES for early autumn wear. .scnrlEln | BATURDAY, introductory sale Madame | Jen Mille; Women's, Misses' d CLOAKE SUITCO s hiiiens shoes, o ™ Better Than $1.50 in Cash | ODD LOTS AND BROKEN LINES yowll say and it needing one J|| MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SHOES—patent will quickly make the trade when [| leathers included—values up to | 90 you see the lawn Kimonas—just re- §| N cefved and selling at $1.50. They are made with loose backs and the pate MEN'S AND WOMEN'S finest shoes, all terns unusually handsome. widths and siz alues $6, $7 l 98 White Shirtwa $1.00 and $1.50 —reduced to $3 . today; and many other hot weather garments at bargaln prices Women's shoes and oxfords, broken ATHING SUITS—LAT. [||!nes, tans and black, sizes 23 to 0, widths AA to C, divided in two lots, welts and turns 98¢ and 69¢c School Shoes Little men and little women, it is your turn now—all the swell shoes on sale, Saturday—patent leathers of all kinds— also vicl kid and box calf. -SCOFIELD CLOAKE.SUITCO, 1510 Douglus St. SATURDAY afternoon little men and women. matinee for the You are invited. chance to buy A Soda Fountain We pald $5,000 for our soda fountain. You can buy this home soda fountain for 2.00, $2.75 or $3.00. It will charge with the gas that makes all sparkling drinks lively any beverage you like best. Ask about the greatest and most compact and complete little invention of the day. Shape Not only when you buy them, but after belng worn, Sorosls are shapely. De- signed as they are by practical workmen, the wearer's foot rests squarely on the sole—not pushing the upper over the side, which glves the ordinary shoe the appear- < ance of a moccasin, Sorosis are in many different shapes, “y'rs.nlllon nr“g Go' esn‘:c?:ll.y‘cdupwd to different shaped 16th and Farnam Sts. feet. Fifty styles of Sorosis in stock now. e WS, They are all $5.00 values—price $3.50, always. It you have rever worn Sorosls ask your nelghbor about them, The exclusive women's shoe store in the Going to Pull Holes Out At last the olty fathers are going to do something with North 1ith street. They've got a lot of men out thera now measuting | Karbach block, the nd we'll bet a lead ni il e o hese Hotes 21y | SOROSIS SHOE STORE, othe P W Ones— e, the ho s Biomed 1 por- tt wy rate theoles | 203 Soyuth 153th Street, led m Sodas, with fresh frult Frank Wilcox, Ma Send for catalogue. m Sodas’ (speclal size for I Saturday July 20 will be Clearing Sale Day in our Ladies’ Cloak and Millinery Depts. Our buyer is getting ready to leave for the eastern market to purchase new fall goods and every ladies’ WASH WAIST, WASH DRESS and SUM- MER SKIRT must be sold SATURDAY regardless of cost. Our Waists—~in madras cloth and 44 Clearing sale price Satur- Wash Waists entire women's Wash only 70 dozen. divided these in three lots. Lot 1 15 dozen Women's Wash percales, they sold at 50c and 7 Women's Dress Skirts You will have to be hand early Saturday morning to get one of these skirt bargains as we do not expect them to last long at these prices. gtock of Waists is We have on and lawns mostly sizes 40, ~15¢ 24 women's dress Lot 2—35 dozen Women's Wash Walsts—in white lawns, ginghams and plain chambray —that sold at $1 and $1.25—:\l]2 C sizes—clearing sale price Saturday skirts, made of a good all homespun, in wool light gray only— chambrays, fine ginghams, w sailor collars handsomely tri Lot 3—20 dozen Women's w;shr and embroidery—they sold at $1.50 133 women's Uniined Dress Skir}g-—x;mud«m; and $2—clearing price Saturday . . SOC‘ / = new flounce effect, nicely stitched, unlined--a Waists—in [ <iirt well worth £4.50 1 45 .. . clearing hite lawns, ete., mmed with Iac«-l., e price, Saturd | best quality of brilliantines, in gray, blue and and $3.90—Saturday. . 10 young ladies’ white lawn | Women’s Wash Dresses 24 of them that sold at $2.90 somely trimmed with lace, that sold at 8.75 and $10—Saturday I k——new flounce effects, handsomely trim- med and perfect fitting—skirt that sold at $6.90, 0 and $8.75 3.90 § 1050‘1'111-0, Sature 38 Women's Silk Dress Skirts—made of the dresses, hand- best taffeta silk, corded, tucked and trimmed 4.90 with taffeta ruching—some are lined, others clearing sale we that these on one table and you can take your choice fOr eeeveone In ur Millinery Dept. Omaha that bought a hat from us this season $2.45, 83.75 and &5 asked 85, 87.50 and $10 for. i We have just 62 hats left that sold at $3.75 and #5.00—and SATURDAY we will place Come early and get first pick, unlined—skirts in this lot sold at $9.75 and ::.L(.‘.?;-:]ru':jhi“ri"K sale price, Cals 6.75 Women’s Wrappers very lady inje—— 25 doz. Women’s Wrappers —made of the best ‘standard prints, in medium and dark colors -—extra full skirts, made with flounce ruffle over shoulders, nicely trim. med with braid—a regu. lar $1.00 wrapper — clearing sale price Satur- day 49c¢ knows that sold hats for other stores 1.59 $1.00 Cramer's I\"hl;\fié' and’ Liver Cure. $1.00 Temptation Ton! B T §1.00 Beer, lron and Wine (Wyeth's).. I%c Castoria (genuine) “(for” e Blackberry Balsam complaint) 2 arter’s Little .axative Bromg sUs Brain and summer Teeth are precious and should re- celve the best care you pos- them—con- Our work all guaran- ver Piiis Quinine. Nerv 21 HSGR T o o u-Can A Tonle . 150c Gem Catarrh Powder (ail you want) o Mbly soso sive Hire's Root Beer (genulne) . 18 sult a dentist. . Tooth Preparations, any kind..... 18 | § teed. 00 Tansy, Cotton Root and Penny- Gola Crowns PoyRTE DLl AR i i Rubber Guods, all kinds, lowest prices, Good Set Teel Cut Price sc“AEFER’ Drug Store, Tel. 747. $. W. Cor. 16th and Chicago, $100,000 "=\ L HAYDE“S stock of Suits, Waists, Skirts, Wrappers & Jack- ets thrown on the market at 33ic on the dollar. They must be sold during this JULY CLEARING SALE to make room for fall goods. Not $1.00 worth will be Creating a tremendous business right in the hot- test season. The bargains we are offering were never equalled by any house west of New York. Your “ i Taft's Philadelphia Dental Rooms 1517 Douglas St. secssssosssese carried over. Men's 50c Wash Walsts at Tie. Women's §25.00 Tailor-made Suits as shown In our windows for $5.98. Women's Ralny-day Skirts as shown in our windows, worth $5.00, for $1.08. Women's Stlk Skirts, made of excellent quality perfect in fit, hang and style, worth $15.00, for $6.98. Women's Silk Waists, made of elegant quality corded tat- for $5.00. flne imported Sults that have sold up to $75.00—we will close out tomorrow for $18.00. Sample Waists, worth up to $10.00; Saturday for $2.98 Women's Taffeta Eton Jackets, worth up to $15.00, on sale tor $4.50. Women's Silk Capes, 33 inches long, extra wide, $12.50, for taffeta; fet Wi for $3 75 fine imported Cheviot and Broadeloth Skirts; elegant materials; styles up-to-date; worth up to $12.00; must be sold; on sale at 8.98. Women's $12.00 Walking Skirts for $5.95 Women's Wrappers In Percales, blue, black and red figures, $1.50 quality for only, 98c. Women's Percale Wrappers, worth $1.00, for 85c. trimmed with lace, n's Serge Skirts, perfect fit and hang, $7.50 quality, Women's percale, lawn and dimity Wrappers, $1.25 quality for 89c SATURDAY NIGHT trom 7:30 until 9:30 we will 16-inch flounce, glve another big WRAPPER SALE similar to the last two Saturday nights. We have selected for this 75 dozen Wrappers; better styles and qualities than even last Saturday evening's. We must confine these garments to our retail cus- tomers. None to other dealers. All our regular $1.25 and $1.50 Wrappers for 4fc. For the reason that we bought the entire stock of tha mill we can glve you all you wish of the above garments during the hours of the sale. Read ad on page T. HAYDEN BROS. LOTHES. FOR MEN ~o WOMEN The Chicago Record has 61 of these Type writers In daily use— YOST- If you want a typewriter, why not come first where you EVERY GOOD ‘WRITER In its best form? TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES of all kinds for all machine TYPEWRITERS RENTED. TYPEWRITERS REPAIRED, New Century o= The finest catalogue ever issued is yours for the asking. Write or Call. United Typewriter and Supply Co,, 1614 Farnam St, Omaha. P i ' The oldest and one of the most reliable paint houses is still furnishing the best grade of goods In the city. We sell J. W. MASURY & SONS' MIXED PAINTS, per gallon, $1.50. VAKNISH—FLOOR STAINS. Cherry, oak, mahogany, ebony, rosewood, walnut—13 pints 20c, pints 35¢, quarts 65 Floor ofls, per quart Floor wax, Butchers, 50c can. Floor varnish, per quart, $1.00 Warranted not with water. Good paint brush, 25c. | DRUG u AND PAINT 14th and Douglas Sts, . - “Man wants but l little here below™ \ Said @ morbid poet long years ago, I'm prone to doubt that ancie nt sage When I look at The Bee's great “Want Ad” page. —— = - —-— to crack or turn white | FORMER PRICES CUT IN TWO. The prices we quote are on such high grade makes-as the H. 8. & M., the Hackett-Carhart & Co. and the Stein-Bloch C clothing. These are absolutely the best makes in America and you can now buy these suits at less than half their actual value. Men’s $3.50 fine black clay worsted trousers, all sizes, 30 to 44 waists—sale ' 50 fine odd suit trous- 5.00 Men’s $4.00 and $5.00 ver ers, all sizes, 30 to 46 wai sale price .... Men's §10.00 outing coats and pants, T A R B W e Men’s $7.50 outing coats and pants, 3 15 fop S0 ai4is vaEa T s PP Boys’ $1.50 fine washable blouse suits, on sale for ............. Men’s $6.00 to $7.50 finest tailor-made pants | the famous Max B. Brummer's ... e copvmIQur make, on sale at . ... T ST Bl Youths' §7 50 long pants suits, Men’s $7.50 all wool cassimere suits, now on sale at ,..... 35,?2 Men's $10.00 cheviot suits at 5.00 Men's $12.50 and $15.00 fine suits S racis A For this week we give choice of all our finest lightweight and light colored men's suits that are worth and sold 'n no for $18.00 to $22.50, at ..... DT e e . Pants inthe Bargain Room. 600 pair; unrl.. ouths’ long pants, 22 and up to 81 waist, worth $1.50 and $2.00, on sale at .......,.., 5oc Read ad on page 7. HAYDEN BROS. SELLING THE MOST CLOTHING IN OMAHA DE, Writeus the ) ur: f ng all Chronic Discases. Dr. Koy's Renovator TeutY, FenRyrOYel he only perfeots ovator Frec nauy CPOtiiALe cubes Tlleye | glos aud bovk. L B J. Kuy, Seratoga, No ¥ | Shciman & MeConuel FREE MSRICA! ystew Is the ouly vafo ADV o