Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 2, 1902, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1902, HAY DENs $25.00 Reward For the arrest and convicition of any obe pretending to represent Hayden Bros.’ pleture or photo enlarging departments. The high grade and popularity of our work has induced some unscrupulous persons in and around Omaha to represent them- selves as Hayden Bros.’ agents, d then extorting outlandish prices for cheap work, and in some cases making no returns to the customer whatever. We offer the above reward for the arrest and conviction of any such defrauder. Do your business directly with the store. We have no agents or representatives of any kind. Big Clearing Sale. Everything In summer goods must go. Not a garment reserved. Astonishingly low prices, LOT 1—Your choice of any wash sult in the house—in fine lawns, dimities, linens, organdies, and a dozen other materials, trimmed in lace and fancy hemstitched, worth up to $10.00, clearing sale price.... 1 lot of Ladies’ Wash Suits, made of cham- bray, ginghams and dimities, worth up to $6, clearing sale price $1.98, $1.50 and.... Wash Skirts, made of Irish linens, pique, ete., worth up to $7.50, clearing sale price. LADIES’ WRAPPERS. 45 dozen ladies wrappers, made of percales and fancy prints, with ruffie over shoul- der, trimmed In fancy brald, 15-inch flounce; extra wide at the hips, worth $1.50—clearing sale price... 25 dozen wrappers—made of fine percales, fancy dimitl white yokes, ruffile over shoulder, edged with fine lace and embroidery, #sold for $2.50, le price now....... made with tucked SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY—our saturday eventie wrapper ssles have been the talk of the town. Saturday evenin #ale 59 dozen wrappers, made of light percal from 7:30 until 9:30, wé will put on in piok, blue and lavender; trimmed in braid and embroidery, worth up to $1.50; (one to a customer) specal sale price... One table colored Wash Walsts, worth up to $1.25, for 25e. 1 table white waists, worth $2,00, for 89¢. NEW WALKING SKIRTS ARRIVING DAILY BY EXPRESS. Cut Your Shoe Bills One-half Great reductions on oxfords and slip- Ppers. The backward season left us over- stocked on tHese goods. quick the cost has not been conmsidered. To move them Note the following prices: NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES “Fighting Joe" Wheeler Gives Miss Rives & A ROMANCE OF THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE Five Short Stories by Richard Ha ing Davis Grouped in One Vol- wme Under the Title of “Ranson’'s Folly” “Fighting Joe” Wheeler is responsible for m most characteristic bit In Mi Rives' new novel, “Hearts Courageous,’ ‘which is one of the big popular sellers of thie season. The auburn-haired southern girl and the grizzled little veteran, who has been a long and close friend of her sat dining together at the Waldorf one evening a few months ago. The general stories of the humorous side of the Cuban campalgn. “One of my ecol , “unwittingly got under fire on the day of the San Juan fight and 1 asked him how he Itked it. ‘'Taiot de cannons an' sech what flustercates m be sald; ‘ets dem dar zipscreechy eritters dey calls Mousers, what goes eroun’ hol- “Whar-{z-1z-yo'? Whar-iz-iz-yo’ be lookin' fer dis yere Miss Rives clapped her hands. “May 1 use that? I've &0t & negro body-servant in my new book that it will fit exactly.” And this is how “John-the-Baptist,”” the quaintly humorous character of earts Courageous’ Wi given one of his most quoted sayings. “In the Eagle’s Talon" is a romance of the Lowsiana Purchase, by Sheppard Stev- ens, author of “I Am the Kin In the present novel Mr, Stevens written romance in which the court life in France and wild primitive life in the new world are vividly contrasted. The hero, Louls Letreniere, is betrothed to & lively, co- juettish young girl, Felicite. Hia rival for her hand persuades a young Indian malden to claim Louts for her lover, and Felicite accepts her word rather than that of her betrothed. Louls' uncle uds him to France to rescue his cousin, a beautitul young girl upon whom the first consul has designs. The scenes between Napoleon and this brave young girl are among the most dramatic in the book, which abounds in incident and adventure. Published by Little, Brown & Co. ‘The budget of good things In the August St. Nicholas is sufficently well assorted to tickle the fancy of all sorts and conditions of children. “Tom Jarpagan, Jr." is the long story. It s vigorous, natural and d cidedly interesting. “Slimme Sir Marma- duke” is & delightful bit of nonsense verse, Largest assortmen of all kinds. Also it in d?!. Extra parts & full line of table ten- nis sets—$1.00 to $10.00. / e o | / Women's pat. $2.50, now $2.48. calt Colonials, worth Misses’ pat. calf Colonlals, worth $1.50, now $1.00. Child’s pat. calf Colonials, worth $1.35, now e, Misses’ pat. $1.60, mow 90c. calf strap slippers, worth Ohild's pat. calf strap slippers, § to 11%, worth $1.25, now 75e. Child’s pat. calt strap slippers, 5 to 8%, worth $1.00, now 60c. Women's vici kid turned oxfords, worth $3.00, now $1.98. Women's vici kid vesting oxfords, worth | $2.00, now $1.48. Women's vicl kid oxfords, worth $1.73, now $1.25. ‘Women's 02, new Women's linen lace” shoes or oxfords, worth §1.50, now 88c. Speclal prices on all kinds of vacation and outing shoes. ple oxfords, worth up to Sole agents In Omaba for the celebrated Stetson and Crossett shoes for men and the Brooks Bros. and Ultra shoes for women. A SERIES OF SENSATIONAL AND TRADE-COMPELLING SALES FOR SATURDAY. ~ Every day more people are coming to recognize the real service and genuine economy afforded by trading at Hayden's. is dependable, new and desirable to be found complete. best. GET WHAT YOU WANT AND SAVE MONEY AT HAYDEN'S. ATTEND THE GREAT GROCERY AND PROVISION SALE SATURDAY. Ladies’ Underwear Sale Ladfes’ fine cambric and nainsook gowns, lace and embroidery trimmed, $1.50 quality at... Ladies' fine cambric gowns, e quality at Ladfes’ lace and embroidery trimmed skirts, $1.50 quality at.. Ladies' fine cambric corset covers, and embroidery trimmed, worth 50c, at Ladies’ muslin drawers, rufled, tucked and hem- stitched, worth Boc, at Ladies’ lisle thread vests, lace 25¢ fine cambrie, worth e, at Ladies' fine lisle thread vests in white, pink and blue, worth Be Ladies’ jersey ribbed union suits, umbrella bottom, lace trimmed, s worth 760, at ] Korso vest, vest and corset cover com- bined, fine lisle thread, lace o trimmed, at. G Ladies’ fine knit drawers, umbrella bot- tom, lace trmed, at .. . 26¢ Ladies’ straight front corsets, batiste and ventilated, worth 75c, s i 49¢ Ladies’ and misses’ linon tape girdles, white, piuk and blue, sizes 18 to 30, regular $1.00 quaiity, 49 on sate at . 590 Dr. Warner's straight front corsets for tout figures, sizes 20 to 36, l o $1.50 quality on sale at... .o The Nemo self-reducing corset, for stout . $2.50 Ladies' lisle thread hose black and colors, 35¢c and 50c quality on sale at Children’s Shawknit hose, sizes 6 to 9%, at Ladies’ black and fancy hose, 25¢ quality om sale at.... Our optical department is in charge of a practical optician and qualified refrac- tionist. We fit glasses correctly for very moderate charges and guarantee perfect satistaction. EYE EXAMINATION ENTIRELY FREE. i negligee Men's linen mesh underwear, regular price $2.50, on Men's $2.00 and $2.50 shi or colors, 3 .00 All the men’'s summer underwear that sold up to $1.00, to be closed out at 19¢, 25c and ... 35° Mén's $1.00 colored laundered shirts in all the new styles at ... senvene Men's $1.50 waists in all colors, at . . Men's 26¢ colored socks in all sizes, at .. Men's $2.00- white and colored shirts in the best makes and newest colors, at........ Men's 50c suspenders Men's 50c necktles, to closed out at. be - Furniture Sale Our fall line of furniture is now com- plete and samples are on our floors. We are showing the largest and best line ever before shown In Omaha. Price §5.85. Look for our ad. in the Sunday papers. In the meantime we have a ‘few 3 and 5- plece parlor suits left from our spring stock which we will close out this week at % price. We also have from our spring and summer stock about 75 rockers and 135 chairs, which will go this week at one- Balf price. We do the neatest and best plcture framing in Omaha. varlety of plotures prices are most reasonable. N. B.—See our offer of reward for arrest | Potted meat and conviction of picture agents claim.| Fancy New York cheese, per 1b.. ing to represent us. We have no agents or solicitors of any kind. We have the largest | in the west and our | Good Rio coffee, per Ib. Grand Millinery Sale The most popular felt outing hats are shown in g These & stylish hats ever shown by us. Call and try them on. They are most becoming and we are selling them at most astonishingly low prices. All trimmed hats we are now closing eut at about one-fourth their value, or about 25¢ on the dollar of former price. They must be disposed of, no matter what the loss. They include the very finest imported pa tern hats as well as our own special deigns. China Sale A few mid-summer specials: 25c china decorated fruits and oat meal dishes, be. Etched water tumblers, 2. Plain white cups, saucers and plates, 1c each. Large size potatoe bakers, Lemonade sets, 39c. Manny's patent lemon squeezer, 8o. 6-plece cream sets, 19¢. Straw Hat Clearing Sale To reduce stock we sell children's, boys' and men's straws, worth 35¢, at 15c. The better grades at 25 and 85c. Duck caps at 25c. Men's felts in panamas, pashas, derbys, all colors and shapes, at from 75¢ to $3.00. Boys' hats at from 40c to $1.25. Tam O'Shanters at 25c and 50c, worth 750 and $1.00. Full line of VALISES and TRUNKS. 2c. Big Grosery Sale Sat. 22 1bs, best granulated sugar for. Large sacks white or yellow corn meal 15¢ Pure whole wheat flour, per Ib.. 3¢ 8-1b. cans solid packed tomatoes Ofl or mustard sardines, per can Large bottles pickles, assorted kinds.. 8%c Large Italian prunes, per 1b .... Large bottle pure tomato catsup. Fresh crisp ginger snaps, per 1b Fresh XXXX soda crackers, per Ib.. 1-1b. package salted waters, per 1b. Choice tea siftings, per orted kinds, per can.. $i4c A2%e 1-1b. cans blood red salmon, per can.. 10c Good Japan rice, 3 Ibs. for .... « 10e HAYDEN BROS. setting forth the adventures of a very thin knight who in his armor was mistaken for the firetongs by the glant's wife. “The Little Maid of the Sea” is a charming story of a fisher lass who mended the nets and took care of her baby brothers and cooked her father's dinner and was cheerful in her work. The League with its prize contests in writing and drawing continues to grow In popularity. These are a few of the many good things in the August number. Five short stories by Richard Harding Davis have been grouped in a volume un- der the title of “Ranson’s Folly,” the lead- Ing story. The book is finely fillustrated with drawings by Frederlc Remington, Walter Appleton Clark, Howard Chandler Christy and others and is published by Charles Scribner’'s Sons of New York. The title story is the best thing in the book but two of the others are remarkable tal that would make the reputation of an un- known writer. Although Mr. Davis made his first hit with a short story, still he does his flnest work in a long novel like space for the development of character and the proper sequence of Incident. He bids fair to equal, if not surpass, this movel in the romance entitled ain Macklin," which {s now running serfal in Serib- ner’s Magazine. “The Kindred of the Wild” is a hew book of animal life by Charles G. D. Rob- erts. In the introduction the author gives a brief sketch of the animal story from Its origin in the engrossing part played in the life drama of primitive man by the beasts which he hufted and those which hunted him, through its development In the comradeship betweem man and his ous animal pets to its literary climax in Mr. Kipling's “Mowgl” storles and its psychological culmination in Mr. Bruest Seton’s story of “Krag, the Koote- pay Ram.” Mr. Robert's latest work of fiction makes a most interesting addition to the slender stock of nature classics. He pletures these dumb creatures with such @ hand that one feels as they gain a better knowledge & new sympathy for them. The woasel 18 the only member of the animal family for which Mr. Roberts has no sympathy, because it is the only one that kills merely for the pleasure of killing. He has studied with close and unwearied interest the lives of the great eagle, the lord of the air; the panther that rules on the Upsalquitch, the lucifee, haunter of the pine gloom; Kehonka, the wild goose, and all the furred and feathered creatures of the wilderness and the hunted tralls. In view of the great and growing interest in the study of mature, seen through the eyes of close observers and trained re- corders Ilke Mr. Roberts and reported under the guise of fiction, this will be & book of great popular interest. Publisbed by L. C. Page & Co ‘Wildenbruch 'Das Bdle Blut" has been prepared by Charles A. Bggert for the use of American students of German. This simple and pathetio story of German cadet life has been widely popular, both from its rare artistio merits and from its pecullar fitness for the classroom. In this edition special care has been taken to give fully the idiomatic uses of those words in the text which in their various applications are apt to perplex the stu- dent. Notes are added sparingly, to ex- plain dificult expressions or comstruc- tions, and are mainly in the form of ref- erences t. vocabulary, which 1s com- plete. The story s ome recommended for preparatory reading by the Modern Language aseoclation. Published by Amer- tean Book company ““The Story of the Art of Music,” by dck J. Crowest, is a little volume Fred intended, mot particularly for the erudite musicians, but for the gemeral reading public. The author says that although it is styled the “‘youngest but the greatest ot arts,” his experience tells him that it is the oldest and grandest of all arts. Th remarkably comprehensive but concise little volume is intended for the general reader, who is enabled to follow the growth of the art In the different countries where the foundation and development of music have had significant results. He ex- plains the course of theoretical and in- strumental progress in language usually non-technical. He deals only with . the composers and the factors in musical his- tory that have caused actual advances. This book, which floses with a chapter on Wagner, will prbve deservedly popular, because it affords an accurate general view of the subject, and it meets an Ac- tual want. Published by, Appleton & Co. “The One Before” is a broadly humorist story by Barry Pain. It is the story of a magic ring, balf gold, half bronze, and fs known as the “Sahib-i-dirina,” having the property of endowing the actual wearer with the character of the proceding wearer. Of course it is only natural there should be a spirit of contagious humor through- out the book. For instance, a highly or- thodox and otherwise respectable bishop once slipped on the ring and took te liquor and played the races. The vagaries the “Sahib-1-dirina” brings about, the author works over to hls utmost power. Certaln curio dealers in London want to get the ring, but are foiled in their attempts. M: Ernest Saunders Farley 18 a first-clas crank and you are so glad when his wife who wears the ring for a short time, sits down on her idiotic husband. It is indeed & wonderful ring. Published by Scribuer's Sons. We' are in recelpt of an excellent book of verses of “Maine.Yankeedom,” characters by Holman F. Day, entitied "'Pine Tree Ba lads.” It contalns the ‘“Ballads of t Banks” that excited so much attention when they appeared in the Saturday Evening Post of Philadelphia. These are dramatic tales of the venturesome Gloucestermen, stories of their qualnt superstitions, em- bellished with some of the rough and rol- licking humor that develops even in the mists and the dangers of the Grand Banks The new book also presents more ballads of the camp and drive, a field that is pe- cullarly Mr. Day's own, and in which he bas presented phases of life and action that have appealed widely. A section of the book that is especially rich fn humor is that under the caption “Our Good Pre- varieator: A ‘character typleally New England is the rural Munchausen, who spends hours of meditation in evolving tales to astonish his neighbors. Mr. Day has storfes at first hand from the and thelr originality is strik- In his poems of home life in Maine that appear in the mew book Mr. Day has brought out those heart-interest traits that appeal to all, whether city or country bred. The new volume is published by Small, May- nard and company. Although the August Century is a mid- summer ko)iday number. with colored cover and with illustrations in color, the general reader wil be likely to turn first to the |articles relating to the West Indian dls- asters. These Include contemporary records |of the action of both volcances from day |to day, almost trom hour to hour. The Mar- nique material is grouped under the title he Last Day of St. Plerre” and com- prises (1) & long and specific letter from the vicar general of Martinique to the absent or so much of it as relates to “Life in the Doomed City,” ms the article is called. There two documents were preserved through the forethought of Chaplain Mac- Grail of Dixie, and although a portion of 'Les Colonies™” was given by him to news- paper correspondents, much the larger part is entirely new to the American reader. The letter and the newspaper extracts to- gether made a vivid and authoritative rec- ord of historic Interest and value. The fiction number of Scribner's mag- azine is a remarkable issuo in the eminence of its authors, the absorbing Interest of thefr contributions and the richness of the {llustrations. To have Rudyard Kip- ling, J. M. Barrie, F. Hopkinson Smith, Richard Harding Davis, Edith Wharton and Quiller-Couch confributors to a single is- sue of a magazine is unprecedented. In addition some of the cleverest among the younger writers are represented—Mis Josephine Dodge Daskam, Mrs. Andrew: Sewell Ford and Arthur Ruhl. “Selections from De Quincy,” by Milton Halght Turk, is a new book published by Ginn & Co., in their Athenaeum Press Series which are issued under the general editor- #hip of George Lyman Kittredge, profeesor of English In Harvard unive: nd C. T. ‘Winchester, professor of English literature in Wesleyan university, Middletown, Conn. The Athenseum Press Series Includes the cholcest works of English literature in edi- tions earefully prepared for the use of schools, collegee, libraries and the general reade! Each volume is edited by some cholar who has made a speclal study of the author and the period. The introduc- tions are biographical and critical. In par- ticular they set forth the relation of the authors to thelr times and indicate their importance in the development of litera- ture. A bibliography and notes accompany eech volume. This volume contalns— sides the confessions eeveral of the & piria and other popular pleces—the most important parts of De Quincy’s autoblo- graphic sketches and some of his most in- teresting literary reminiscences. Not long ago a cable dispatch from Rome to the American newspapers stated that in the discussion between Judge Taft, civil governor of the Philippines, and the com- mission appointed by the pope to| consider the sale of the friars’ lands in thd Philip- pines, the article on “Clvil Government in the Philippines,” written by Governor Taft for the Outlook, and priited in that paper on May 31, had been found so necessary to an understanding of the fssues involved that it had been translated Anto Itallan, and placed before the papal commissioners. In point of fact this article s unquestionably the most authoritative and elaborate state- ment of the work of Governor Taft and his commission in replacing military by civil administration which bas been pub- lished. In view of its importance the Out- look company is about to reprint the ar- ticle in bookform. With it will appear the appreciation and estimate of Judge Taft's character and the reasons which led Presi- dent McKinley to appoiat him, written by President Roosevelt a few weeks before his accession to the presidency, and printed in the Outlook the week after that event. The above books are on at the Me- 1308 Farnam street & All Night. Restful sleep follows use of Dr. King's New Discovery, the best lung cure in the world. No cure, no pay. e, $1.00. Deaf Mute Kills Himwself. the form of a journal and | covering the days from May 2 to 21, the | eruption being on the Sth, and (2) & reprint of the evening newspaper of St. Pierre, “Les Colonies,” for the week of May 1-7, DECATUR, Ill., Aug. 1.—Charles Kerney, a deaf mute who had & national reputation as a teacher of the deaf and dumb, shot and killed bimselt bere today. Ili-health was given as the ocause, e COUNTY'S CASH RUNNING LOW General Fund Practically Exhausted by Warrants Already Drawn. COMMISSIONERS' SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY Economy Abandoned and Levy Low- ered, So that Interest Indebt- edness is Sure to Be Increased. ‘Warrants to the number of 5,001 and rep- resenting a total of $137,815.17, have been drawn ngainet the gemeral fund of the county levy of 1902. Against the bridge fund there have been drawn sixty-four warrants totaling $2,276.74 and against the road fund 102 warrants totaling $5,984.39. A number of brokers are at the county clerk's office each day te accommodate those who wish to realize immediately on their warrants, and these brokers belleve that they prospect of a considerable profit. Any such profit for them is the county’s loss, because it is represented by the 7 per cent interest that is paid on a warrant from the time it is registered at the treasurer's office to the time it s called in and pald by the county. The first of the warrants issued since the last levy may be pald within a month, it is sald, but othe are not expected to be called before the February collection of pereonal taxes, so that they will be drawing 7 per cent In. terest for a half year at least. Last year between July 12 and August 1 general fund warrants were drawn for $107,686.91, but between July 24 and August 1 of this year the total of $137,815.17 is reached, and it 1s thought. {hat of the 5,001 that were drawn at least 4,000, representing about $100,000, have been given over to the persons whose names they bore, and most of these are sald to have been registered already, and hence are now drawing interest. Little Warr: The county ti warrant that calls for less than $10, and as this means that they cannot draw in- terest, it is the small ones that have bepn left uncalled for. The brokers, who pay the face value or a slight premium, relying on the accumulation of interest for their profit have, of course, no use for the non-interest bearing warrants, so that if & man does call for his little warrant he has no mar- ket for it at its face value if the treasury be depleted, and must patiently walt for the money until the call is made or sell at a Aiscount. One result of this {s that while a day laborer who worked for the county to earn bread for his family must wait at least a month or take less than the amount he earned, the Cudahy Packing company was offered a premium of 1 per cent on its warrant for $1,700 for supplies the other day when two brokers reached the repre- sentative of the company. The bidder, by the way, was a Mrs. Ober- ton, who states that her husband . motorman, but who is at the court house regularly since the issulng began and who is sald to have bought more than $1,200 worth, paying for them with cash, which she draws from a little old-fashioned leather satchel that never leaves her hands. Where Will County Come Outf ! “It is a question with me,” sald ome who bas watched the board's financiering and who protested against & low levy, “just where the county is coming out. It Is allowed by law to draw on only 85 per cent of the new general fund and this {s $193, 131.67. Already warrants are $137.815.17 of this amount, for the expenditures of the rest of the yesr Nowhere ¥ HAY DEN else are assortments of all that It is pleasant and profitable to trade where stocks are largest, varieties most satisfying and quality the In these grand clearing sa les prices have been slashed regardless of value and SATURDAY’'S SPECIAL VALUES ARE PROOF PORITIVE THAT YOU AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK PATTERNS. Saturday in the Bargain Room Grand clearing sale Saturday. Men's linen crash coats and w cost. Be sure and attend this sale. No Peddlers, Dealers or Ma 659¢ Wash Goods for I0c All our Imported and Domestics, that sold from 190 to 56o—Batistes Io° Tissues, Organd! ete . or Tie 39¢ Wash Go triped Wash Mercerized Wash Goods, Silk Goods, including all the fin- I21 est makes, all go e 120 19¢, 26¢ n’ “se Wash Goods L] A grand line on one large bargaln counter, ploked from the slowest séllers from our immense stock and was sold at these T, Aty tor Be 15¢, 19¢, 25¢ and 39¢ Wash @oods, 2i¢c All the slowest sellers and poorest colors from our entire stock placed 21 on one large counter, at ............020 ts 260, tac 6%e Bleached . 6%ec Extra Heavy Unbleached 25¢ Table Cloth (red). Gc and 6%e Prints . Ladles’ 19¢ Underwear ... 3%e 12%0 2%o 10¢ Saturday is This Saturday will witness RIBBONS FOR.... 1C RIBBONS FOR....4C RIBBONS FOR....15C to 29c¢ a yard. All day tomorrow we will place on sale a nice new lot of late popular sheet muslc at only 15¢ per copy, regular price 25c. We have lots of coon songs, ragtime marches, two-steps, ballads, etc, ‘Washgoods, worth 150 to 25c, will go at 3%e. Underwear and hosiery at a trifie of their Everything must go in order to make room for fall goods now arriving. urers Sold To in This Room. Closing out all Croquet Sets at a great bargain. Furnishing Goods $1.00 Ladfes’ Night Dresses . T5¢ Ladlies' Corsets ... $1.00 Ladles' Unfon Suits . £33 3 69¢ Ladies’ Muslin Underwear. Ladies’' and Children’s 10¢c Hose. 26¢, 8¢ and 50c Neckties, only . Boys' Bathing Pants, only Extra m:::l on Boys’ ng Boys' 50c Knee Pants Boys' T8¢ Knee Pants Boys' 50c Wash Sults. Boys' $1.50 Wash Suits Boys' $2.00 Long Pants Boys' All Wool Suits, wor Men's $2.50 Pants Men's $3.00 Pants . . . Men's Crash Coats or Vest, goods #0ld everywhere at {1.75, only. rss¥ Our 75¢ Foulards on this sale, only. Ribbon Day the most astonishing bargains ever given in Ribbons in Omaha. RIBBONS FOR. RIBBONS FOR. RIBBONB FOR. 23C 90 190 Grand Embroidery Sale 1,000 yards of Strip Embroidery on sale Saturday at 2jc Sheet Music Special Sale We have also included a nice lot of classical music, plano studles, ete. All go at 15c each, regardiess of their former price. Some of the classical pleces have sold as high as 30c, §0c, 76c, $1.00 and $1.50 per copy. While they laet, only 1bc each. $56,316.60. The salary sheet totals about $5,000 per month, and if the board pursues its former plan of retaining enough to pay salaries this residue of $55,000 is alreudy practically. gone, so that from this time on the only bills that can be pald are those that may be met with the collection «f taxes delinquent in former years. A mul- titude of things are paid for out of the general fund, including supplies, and from this condition I have just mentioned it surely 18 to be concluded that warrants are to be plentiful before many month: d the interest indebtedness .of the county, which is already large enough, the Lord knows, will go climbing still highor at the rate of 7 per cent. Of course, the board could not have levied more than 9 mills for the general fund, as that is the limit fixed by law, but it could have kept up the levy for the road and bridge funds, and then at the end of the fiscal year transfer the unexpended accumulations fn these funds to the general fund and give us @& better start for mext year. Commissioners Indifferent. ““Without wishing to detract one bit from the splendid work done by the board and the Real Estate exchange's tax committes in boosting the assessment, I must say tha it seemed to me they were very short- ighted In reducing the levy proportion- ately, I approached one member of the committee on this watter when he was pleading with the board for a lower county vy (mind you, I'm not talking of the stato levy), asdl reminded him that such a course only shouldered the debt in growing pro- portions onto future gemerations, but he answered lightly: ‘Well, that's all right; my baby's a girl. BRIGHTER WALLS, BETTER AIR to Be Renovated Top teo Betto a Generally Fixea Up. The supervising architect of the Treasury department has under consideration the Question of the renovation of the federal bullding. When the balustrade was put around the court at the fourth floor th spring it caused large patches to be made n the walls of the halls on that floor and theso patches are very unsightly. The in- adequate system of ventilation which was in operation until recently in the bullding permitted coal smoke and fumes from the boller room to ¥ the rooms of the build- ing, discoloring the walls. The superi: tendent of construction will report upon plan for removation which contemplat caleimining some of the rooms and whiten- ing those which are not to be calcimined. Some change may also be made In the ai rangement of the cdurt rooms. CREDITORS OF CONTINENTAL Assets of Defunct Clothing Company Will Be Distributed by Federal Court. The final settlement in the bankruptey case of the Continental Clothing company will be made Friday, August §, at which time creditors will receive 50 ccuts on dollar. In the listing and alluwance of claims a large number were found where the creditor had received partial payment within four monthe from the time the bankruptey was declared, and thesn were iordered to pay iuto the court the smount 180 received or be denled participation in ! the dividends. Some elected to retain the recelved this reduced the tctal amount of indebtedness so that the pro- ceeds of the sales, while less than 50 per | Hardesly, cent of, the total labilities, will pay that samount. M'NAB GETS HOME ALL RIGHT Man Thought to Have Corumitted Buicide Turns Up Safe, LETTER SCARES HIS FRIENDS MUCH Missive Found on Street Sets Them to Thinking Popular Traveling Man Has Taken H Own Lite. After his friends had mourned him as a suicide and the police had searched the city for hours for his corpse, W. J. McNab, a salesman in the employ of the Byrpe & Hammer company, returned home shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, without the oder of the graveyard upon him. This letter found en the street Friday morning is what led to the supposition of suicide: et 1 et to ek of yau_ana That’is or you to take my dear little son Malcolm and raise him as your own son. 1 am ere 18 no use of mx a mal 1_cannot. Harlan 00d poeition and he and his mother this §mglne, My it unhappiness and I am tired of it. Dan't R K A ol I.o.:lh\l 'bel‘%fllflr. d ‘l J. M'NAB. | The letter was found by Ernest Wind- belm and turned over to Officer Russell, who notified the lice station. It was written on a letterhead of the Windsor hotel and was not dated. It was not en- closed in an envelope and was crumpled as though it had been doubled up and put in the man's pocket. The brother mentioned In it is Isaac Yarrick of Blue Rapids, Kan., who is & brother-in-law of Mr. MeNab. It was learned that McNab had Deen worried considerable lately about some bills he owed around town, and it was the conclusion of his friends that he had fol- lowed out the futentions of the letter. The police made & thorough search of the city, and until 2 o'clock found no trace of the missing man. It was about that time that he returned home. McNab was at the store of the Byrne & Hammer company at 7 o'clock, and until his return home nothing further was seen of him by the employes of the company. Mr. McNab and family have resided in Omaha for the last three years and lived t 2608 North Nineteenth street. His fas ily consists of & wife and two sons; on Harland, is employed by the Byrne & Ham- mer company and the other, Malcolm, is at present visiting his uncle, Isasc Yarrick of Blue Rapids, Kan., to whom the letter was addressed. Mr. McNab was for some time employed by Hayden Bros. and went from their store to the Byrne & Hammer company. Representatives of the firm said that he was an excellent salesman and was & man of splendid reputation among & large circle of friends. McNab has offered o planation of his conduct to his friends and it is their bellet that the letter was written Thursday while he was under the | of lquor and was later thrown » W YORK, Aus. tion with the Treasury department, vl Necklace Selsed. L—After :onlul:l- revenue collector has seized a pearl neck- |l.nc valued at 20 which waa found in woman Who relurned recently from lw and who falled to declare the jewels. Duly of 8 per cent will be asked cn the pearls. Killed HUNTINGTON, W. Va., A & prominent Lawrencé, O, "was killed | loslon i Sons were infured.