Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 17, 1903, Page 10

e 10 The style and workmanship of CROSSETT SHOES are evident at sight. fi-l experl best will prove their unusual wearing quality and comfort. Cros ence— of all tests— sett $350 Shoe $4.00 Makes Life's Walk Easy"' your dealer does mot keep them, LEWIS A. CROSSETT, Ina. MAl NORTH AR MA TONS OF "USELESS STAMPS Brormous Task of Redeeming the Outlawed War Revenue Btiokers MONOTONOUS JOB OF FEDERAL OFFICIALS More Than Fifty People Engaged in Cashing In Valueless Papers by the Drayload from 60,000 Clatmants, Charles Hallam Keep sat at his desk in ‘Washington the other day with a plle of ‘treasury warrrants before him elght inches bigh. As fast as the colored messenger Beside him could pass -them off the phe and biot the signatures he appended his signature to them as assistant secretary of the treasury. “It's the last 5,000 of the 60,000, he sald, and then went on to explain that he was signing the treasury warrants for the payment of 60,00 claims for unredeemod stamps, which were, left in the hands of the people of the Upited States when the war revenus repeal bill went into effect. As a matter of fact, his was the last act in the process of “cashing in" about 30 tons of valueless paper in the form of' Jblank stamped drafts, stamped .checks or| stamps in sheets. ‘ The task began efghteen months ago, When congress decreed that the special in- tornal revenue taxes which had been levied because of the extraordinary expenditures incldent to the war with Spain should no Jonger be collected. Congress also pro- vided in the legislation on the subfect that After threo months’ notice had been. given by the government all stasips, stamped ehecks, stamped drafts or receipts should Bo redeemed at the face value of the they bore. £ More than fifty temporary employes ha been engaged for the last elghteen months in the task of redeeming the stamps which were outstanding when the war revenue ropeal bill went into effect. The expenso the process to the ernment has been excess of $60,00. Many of the checks the stamps imprinted upon them under fovernment supervision. Each stamp had 10 be officially counted and then, wnder the Supervision and inspéction of 4 committee Of treasury officlals, ‘oarried to the furnace &hd burned, or else carceled. After there Bad been endorsement ‘after endorsement, and certification after certification to the éffect that the stamps had been accounted for, a warrant on the treasury was issued to the person who had forwarded the stamps. No clalms were considered under the law which did mot amount to $1 or more. Hundreds of clalms for amounts less than $1 poured into the Treasury de- partment, but were returned to the sender With the information that they could not Be pald under the law., Claimants were Advised to turn over their small claims to it bank and have the redemption #ought by the bank. the R Began. Within three weeks after the war reve- They came from every State In the union and from distant Hawail and At first the bundles were plled In the spare room in the &tamp “@lvision of the Treasury department, on the second floor of the bullding. In a few the packages began to come by the @ray load. They were raised on the frelght @levator of the bullding to the second floor Oorridor and piled along the wall. With ®ach passing day the plles grew. They to the celling of the corridor. They along the corridor until they passed entire length of the building on the Wwast side. Then came the supervising @rchitect of the building and shook his :‘ gravely and started a computation. Quickly demonstrated that the stamps @nd stamped paper In the great marble .gorridor welghed more than 300 tons. He the supports of the bullding was not strong enough to Dear the additional welght, and ordered the removed. A bullding was rented & fow blocks from the Treasury depart- ment, and, under the supervision of a bonded employe, the work of counting the and making up the clalms was ed there. All along the corridor of the Treasury bullding, which is two blocks and a block wide, desks were placed the oounters and accountants were to work, so that they might expedite forwarding of the money to clalmants. All checks and drafts and stamped papers ‘Were forwarded to the department at the expense of the clalmant. The stamps Were destroyed as soon as carefully counted and the clalm audited. ‘Wonders of the Printing Art. Some of the checks sent with stamps for Fedemption were wonders of the printer's art. This was particularly true of checks of individuals and the banks of Boston. paper was thick and glazed, gilt-edged tinted, and the blank checks were en- on steel. They were bound in me- There were many other valuable which the claimants sald cost, witn- the stamps attached, from 6 to 12 cents This was true of the “safety” checks. Bome of these were printed on “safety” paper which had a gloss hardly discernible to the naked eye, but which would rub off the moment the surface was slightly scratehed and permit ink to spread under the surface in a black. unsightly blotch Qver a space of two Inches in dlameter, and show clearly that en attempt had been made to alter the checks. Then there were Other forms of safety checks. printed much & money order, where & certain tear- away of portions of coupons attached the value of the checks, and further would reduce the value and could not increase it There was still another form of check, ly engraved, which contained in its sun. The name of the the check was to be given The radi- INGTON, 8. the amount of the check could be shown and never altered. All of these expensive checks were returned to the persons send- ing them, after the stamps imprinted on them had been pierced by a hole about the size of the end of a lead pencil. These can- cellations were Intended to render the stamps valueless for redemption purposes, and to make it impossible for the govern- ment. to be: forced to pay for thc same stamps more than once. As stamps they have no value except for redemption, as the war revenue law is no longer in effect. Millions Paid, More to Follow. Up to this time there have been 36,39 ‘packages of all sorts and sizes offered at the Treasury department, econtaining .- 000 clal for redemption. The govern- ment has refutided thus far, in round num- bers, $2,000,00. The bulk of the work has been done. Every stamp or stamped plece of “paper must be in the hands of the treasury officials before July 1, 1004, as that fs the time fmit for redempwon set by the law. Tie largest claim which has been made and paid by the government in con- neotion with the redemption operation was thit of the Pullman Car company. That concern spent three months preparing its* claims. It employed ‘our men during that period to sort an® wrrange the thou- | sands and hundreds of thousands of sleep- ing car seat and berth tickets, all of which bore the stamps which had beer pald for by .the company, and for which the com- pany wanted its money from the goyern- ment. The company had perhaps the larg- ést amount of stamped paper on hand of any concern.in the United States, as it was necessary to send the tickets to all of its branch offices stamped at the central of- fices at Chicago and New York. When the repeal went into effect the sale of the stamped tickets and recpipts was sus- pended, and three months' time was neces- safy to' bring these tickets back to Chi- cago and prepare them for shipment to ‘Washington. When finally assembled -they filled thirty-one boxes and weighed in all elght tons. The boxes contained not less than 4,600,000 tickets or receipts, as the Pull- | man compapy was glven a government warrant In excess of 345,000, Task of Counting. The money Wwas ot patd, however, until after every ticket had been sounted by the government employes, as the count of the company, in spite of Its standing, could not be accepted by the auditor for the gov- ernment until verified:— When all had been counted and the claim adjudicated there was some talk of asking that the tickets be sent back. The government took the posi- tion that:the expense of ‘canceling the tickets would e too much, unless the company would agree to accept the pay- mont made on aceount of the tickets counted as final and in ¢ull, and would bind itself not to make further claim either us a company or through its agent. As the company has reason to believe that it still has a number of tickets at its Gistant offices which will be sent in for redemption it would not agree to this, and preferred to see the tickets all burned This was done by carting them over to the bureaw of engraving and printing, There, befora the tickets were shoveled into the fires under the bollers, they were weighed, and it was found there were elght tons of them. These statements as to the redemption of stamps and stamped paper Indicate but & small percentage of the real work done by the government in connection with the redemption operations. If proprietary and beer and tobacco stamps be taken Into consideration, the value of the redemption reaches at least $%,000,000. There was a rebate on tobacco in packages which re- sulted in the filing of not less than 40,000 claims and the payment of not less than $4,000,000, These amounts are necessarily approximate, but are conservative. The treasury officlals give no figures on indl- vidual transactions, as it is held that they have no right to under the law, which protects private corporations and individuals whose private business must be known In part by the treasury officlals in connmection with the oollection of in- ternal taxes.—Washington Times. e —— IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE. Herpleide is Used to Oure Dan . E. H. Lyon, New York, N. Y., says: “I am very fond of Herpicide and enjoy using it. It is refreshing. Dr, J. H. Bush, Toledo, O., writes: “New- bro's Herpicide has given better satisfac- tion than anything I have ever used. Mrs. Borkey of Chadron, Neb. says of Herpicide: “It cleaned my head of dandruft and stopped my halr from falling out. It is the best remedy for dandruff I ever used, and I have used a great many." R. 8. Coleman, Ann Arbor, Mich., says: “I have used two bottles of Herpicide and derived benefit therefrom. Bold by leading druggists. Send 10¢ in stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Detroit, Mieh. Sherman & McConnell Drug Co., special agents. ——— Ungusrded Admission. “Your halir is rather long,"” suggested the barber. “That's the way I like it,” sald the man in the chalr. “Spare me your conversation. All T want s & shave" ‘The barber lathered his face in silence. Then he strapped his razor. “I suppose,” he sald, “you've been looking at some of those pictures In the funny papers that show how barbers talk their customers to death." “Worse than that." retorted the chalr. “I draw the plotures.” ‘The shave he got after that may perhaps be imagined. —Chicago Tribune. e man in Heury' Modest Part. “Yes,” sald Mre. Wadsworth, “the family are most Interesting. John dances di- vinely, Tom sings like an angel, David is & famous foot balle “Oh, Henry.™ Well, he's & rather dull sort of a fellow, you know. He only works STEAMBOATING ON MISSOURI Reminiscences of the Palmy Days of Traffio on the Big Muddy. THRILLING RACE OF RIVAL BOATS The Algoma and the Louls F. Linn it Flame and Steam in a Trial for Supremacy—How it Came Out. There are very few people in St. Louls today who can speak from a personal knowledge of the magnitude of the ante- bellum river trade of that city, and fewer still who can recall the absolute dependence of the great west, the north, the south and the north and southwest, upon the naviga- tlon of the Mississippl, upper and lower, the Missouri and thelr tributaries, and what the traffic of tHese streams meant to St. Louls. To the individual who, over half a century ago, was Intimately acquamted with all the ramifications of river trade centering at this point, present conditions are not only In- comprehensible, but, from the old stand- point, appalling. FParadoxical as It may seem, while the rivers were the foundation for the frat prosperity of St. Louls, they were in reality the cause of the first chieck to her onward march to greatness; not because they falled to continue to offer glorious facilitles for freight and passenger traffic, but because the people depended upon them too im- plicitly. The idea prevalled among her leading men that she had the western world by the tail, and that because of her natural location no danger need be appre- hended from any other point. How Chicago Got Ahead. With this idea at the fore, St. Louls closed her eyes to the possible advantages of rail- ways and kept them closed until Chicago, practically at that time an inland town, for lake navigation had been but slightly des veloped, took up railroads and reached out most effectively through Illinois and Mis- souri to St. Joseph, then the furthermost westward point touched by the fron rail. The completion of that connection cut St. Louls oft from a trade, the loss of which she materially folt, and gave the first great impetus to the Windy ‘City. Chicago, too. while using every effort to extend her rallways, never lost sight of the incaleulable value of her lake navigation, and did everything possible to foster It When 8t. Louls finally woke up to the fm- perative necessity of rallways she made the mistake of abandoning her rivers. The result to Chicago of fostering her water connections is that today ehe is a clty of over 2,000,000, while St. Louls from having abandoned hers, has less than 1,000,- 000 people. Chicago bullt up her lake marine by giv- ing it substantlal encouragement, not only in tonnage and passenger traffic, but by putting up capital for building vessels es- peciaily adapted for this trade. §t. Louls not only did not encourage the river interests with business, but her eapl- tallsts falled to appreciate the necessity of bullding & class of boats suitable for the changed conditions ushered In with the coming of the raflways. It is not too late for St. Louls to rehablli- tate the Mississippl, and, for that matter, the Missourd, and this can be done through the bullding of vessels adapted to the streams, and sooner or later, should she not do this, she may expect that Chicago will, at least, take up the Jower Misaissippl. and through converting her present drainage ditch Into a ship canal, make the lower Mississipp! her main outlet to the sea. Palmy Days of Steamboating. The individual who has a recollection of the palmy days of steamboating on the western rivers, based upon actual experi- ence, hi at least, something that will re- main with him until his soul takes its flight across that last dark mythical river from' whence there is no return, and even then, if the spirit retains a sense of the delightful things enjoyed In this world, among them will be the remembrance of a trip taken on a western steamer, at some date between the early '40s and the beginning of the '60s. The luxurious days of steamboating on the Missouri river had their inception in 1848, when Captain Jewett—Dandy Jewett, so-called from his exquisite style pt dress- ing and his unexceptionable manne: brought out the Rowena, at that time po sibly the most perfect example of steam- boat structure upon the western waters, though as early as 1840 James Archer, John Bwing, Robert Aul, and numerous other staunch and comfortable steamers navi- gated the Missourl river, and It was in 1844 that Wapello, a very powerful, single- engine, high-pregsure steamer, was utilized in_resculng the citizens of old Franklin from the flood, traversing the streets .in succession, and taking the people from second-story windows and housetops. Old Wranklin, at the commencement of the period, was the second city In the state in the matter of population, and at its subesi- dence not a single house was left standing, the site of the once beautiful efty remaining only as a barren, sandy waste, in which condition It remains today. Great Missouri River Race, In 186 the race between Lewfs ¥. Linn, called after the senator of that name from Missouri, and Algoma, from St. Louls to Glasgow, occurred, and possibly nothing more exciting was ever witnessed upon any of the western rivers, or, for that matter, upon the waters of the world. Linn was a long, slim, greyhound looking boat, bullt for speed, and the fact that it showed fts heels to everything on the river justified the efforts of its bullders. During the second season of Linn Algoma, & boat of which it was sald, “It Is as grace- ful as a beautiful woman,” was brought out, for the purpose of contesting the Glas- gow trade with the former, and it was be- lleved that it could outspeed it, and, being supplied with two engines, while Linn had only one, the bellef was accentuated among all classe ‘The result was a challenge from the own- ers of Algoma to Linn, which the owners ot the latter were not backward in accept- ing. The match was arranged and the boats advertised to leave St. Louls at a given hour on & certaln day, so that residents along the river, from start to finish, could figure tolerably close to the hour at which the boats would make thelr appearance, and, to judge from the crowds that lined the banks at Boonville when the boats passed that point, the entire population on each side of the Missour! for miles back in the interlor, must have found its way to eligible viewpoints on the river, The boats rounded the blufts below Boon- ville about 12 o'clock at night. The moon was obscured by heavy clouds and slmost pitch darkness covered the turbulent Stream, only lighted by the fitful flashes from their furnaces and the lamps from thelr cabins and lanterns hung upon their decks. Thelr smokestacks appeared to be at & dull red heat, from the hurricane decks to their topmost tips, and the steam came from their escape pipes with & hissing that indicated that every drop of water in thelr bollers had been reduced to the highest pressure of steam, while the figures of the negro firemen, as they danced round the furnace doors, piling cottonwood, pine knots, lard, rosin, bacon sides and almost every other kind of combustible into the hollow depths of the flames, presented - picture that might have been, without any stretch of lmagination, taken for a true representation of the devil and his imps stoking up the fires of the infernal regions. folding and tearing, so that | and supporta the othera'~Chicago Journal | 3¢ Wes & terribie and feartul picture, byt ofe chlculated to inspire the wildest thusiasm. Strange to say, not a single exclamation was indulged in by any in- dividual among all the thousands of people lining the bank, beyond the words spoken by an old, gray-haired negro slave, who #ald, as the boats came in sight, “Dar dey Is," and as they came opposite the wharf, “Here dey am,” and as they rounded the point above the town, ‘Dar dey go." They passed the center of the town ru ning nose and nose—apparently not an inch of difference between them. It seemed a race between living things—life itself being the stake . Possibly, it required ten minutes to pass the town, and during that time not a sound came from'the crowd on shore—not a word from the boats, not a whistle sounded—it was as If two slender steeds, with ears lald back, eyes bulging and nostrils extended, wera‘straining every nerve, under lash and pur, to reach the goal first, or die In the attempt. It was a spectacls never to be eftaced from the memory of the individual who witnessed it. A glorious but terrible sight. The crowd at Boonville remained on the banks until the steamers could be distin. guished from thelr red-hot chimneys in passing the opening between the island, Just above Arrow Rock, and the maln shore, twelve miles away. The boats reached Glasgow early the next day, they had passed Boonville, running nose d nose, and, although much money had been wagered on the result, none was lost, for the race was declared a tle. The traln on the boats was too great and it was only a year or two after until both of them were sent to the bone yard. ———————— JUDGE FEARED THE RETURNS Elaborate Apologies tor Sentencing & Man Who Controiled a Bunch of Votes. Former Vice President Stevenson had a fund of good storfes. One of his best was about a judge in one of the back districts of Illinois In the early days. ‘The judge was a politiclan all over, and took partic- ular ecare so to conduct himself on the bench that he would offend no one, dnd thus secure a re-election at the expiration of his term. In one section of his county was a numerous family named Gre “'Green’'s Ridge" was famous on account of every voter being related to the Greens, If not actually bearing the name. They were clannish, and always voted together. In contests where everything elsa was equal the vote of “Green's Ridge" would declde. The person wh> was 80 unfortunate as to Incur the displeasure of any one person of the “Ridge" was sure to have the entire population against him. Officeholders were satieflod to overlook many shottcomings of the Green family in order not to Incur thelr enmity. One year Biil Green, the most notorlous of the family, killed & man. It was a case of cold-blooded murder, and, although the “Ridge" attended the trial en masse, the Jury was not to be overawed, and rehdsred a verdict of guilty. Seelng the numerous Greens in attendance and not wishing to offend them, the judge was very lenient in his rulings, favoring the counsel for the detense and overriding the law and the prosecuting atforney unblushingly. His charge to the jury was a model of inaffen- slveness and favorabale o the prisoner. It was apparently painful to him when the verdict wos pronounced. Bill Green went back to jall and remained there until the prosecuting attorney had in- slstod several times that sentence must be pronounced. The relatives from the “Ridge” were still around, and when it was nolsed about Jfhat the had sent the sheriff to bring B ‘Into_court to recelve sentence, they.afl fied into the courtroom and awaited elopments. When the prisoner had b:: brought In the judge glanced about the Foom, and began ner- vously: “Mr. Green, by the way, as you are no doubt aware, the recent trial ended in a manner rather unfortunate for yourself. That, you will take notice, Mr. Green, wa$ not the fault of the court. The court, Mr. Green, you of course observed, had nothing to do with making or rendering this wer- dict. That was entirely a matter outside the jurisdiotion of the court, and whally with the jury, Mr. Green. The Jury was not of the court's choosing, Mr. Green. In fact, the court could have no cholce in the matter of & jury, and in this case the court had ne 1dea as to who would compose the Jury, and had no part in Its delfberations or conclusions. The court, Mr. Green, con- tented ftself simply and solely with the law, and I hope you and your family, Mr. Green, have observed that the court kept strictly within its own proper sphere.” The judge glanced around and noticed that he had not yet given offense to the “Ridge,” and proceeded: “‘You no douht observed, Mr. Green, that the jury—not the court, mind—returned a verdiet. That verdict was—ah—was some- what prejudiclal to xour Interests, Mr. Green. It ‘was, In fact, against you, Mr, Green. In fact, Mr. Green, the jury found you gullty of—of murder, Mr. Green." He glanced around the soom again, ang the “Ridge” was frowning, and he added hastily: “You understand, Mr. Green, that it was the jury, as I sald before, and not the court, that returned that verdiot.” The judge hesitated some time, and then the prosecuting attorney said: “‘Sentence must be pronounced.” “Ah, yes' continued the judge. “You sce, Mr. Green, the law makes it obliga. tory upon the court—and I wish you and your famlly to remember that the court 414 not make the law—to pronounce sen- tence upon you, without regard to what the feelings of the court may be. The sentence, Mr. Green, which the law pro- vides—and with which the court had no part In the making—is that you—in fact, | “Riage.” | Friday must be named. doubt aware, that you must—must—hang. Now, Mr. Green, the court desires to make this ceremény as comfortable and convenlent for you as possible, and the court would lke to know if you have any preference as to the time. What gy, Mr. Green, would you prefer?™ ‘Friday 1s as good as any day, swered Green, stolidly “Ab, very good; it shall be as you de- sire, Mr. Green, and the court fixes Fri- day." He bowed to Green and smiled at the The attorney sald the exact an- “Oh, yes," answered the judge. “Mr. Green, the law says that the date, which means the day of the morth as well as the day of the week, must be appointed Now, Mr. Green, what day of the month do you think would best meet your con- venlence? There are five Fridays In the next month, all nice Fridays. There is the 24, the 9th, tho 16, the 234 and the 30th." The judge looked earnestly at the pris- oner, like a clerk in a dry goods stote showing goods to a particular customer. “The last one's good enough for me," answered Green. “Very well, very well, Mr. Green. We will say Friday, the 30th. That will be the date, Mr. Green, if agreeable to you. I hope you and your family will observe that It Is the law and not the court that specifies that these exercises must occur.’ “There s a form preseribed by the statutes,” insisted the attorney, ‘‘that must be complied with tn pronouncing a sentence, and the prisoner must stand while it is delivered,” Green had been sitting sullegly in front of the judge. “Ah, yes, 1 belleve there 1s,” =ald the judge. “A mere formality. Now, Mr. Green, it you will ariss, the court wil read fo you the form the statute which the law says must be used in such cases as these. ‘It fs the sentence of the court,’ that s the wording of the law, Mr, Green, ‘that you, Willlam Green, shall be taken from this place of solitary confinement, and on Friday, the 30th day of June, you shall be taken from thence to a placa pre- pared and hanged by the neck,—the words of the law, Mr. Green—'untll you are dead. And may God have mercy on your soul’' That, Mr, Green, concludes the duty of the court; and I trust that you and all your family will observe that in all these pro- ceedings the court is compelied by the law to act, berform this function, and that the court ftself 1s In nowlso responsible for the law, or for the action of the jury which resulted in this painful-painful to the court—proceeding. And, now, Mr. Green, the court wishes you a very good after- noon."’—Washington Post. BESIEGED BY MOUNTAIN LIONS Terrible Experience of a Man in the San Gabriel Sectiom, itornta. J. H. Camp, who restdes at Brown's Flat, in Southern Californfa, has just passed through the terrible expericnce of being beseiged for four days and nights in a cabin in the upper San Gabriel coun try by four .starving mountain lions. Camp's only companion was a burro, and his only means of defence a small revol- ver and a limited supply of ammunition. Camp had gone to the mountain cabin to prepare it for the reception of several hunters and duting his stay alone had heard the cry of wildeats and the long blood-chilling screech of panthers, He had not, caught sight of any of the ani- mals untll one day when he was cutting away some brush on the trall near the cabin he heard a twig snap in front of him. Looking up, he beheld o huge lon right in the center of the trail, switching its tall menacingly. Camp wi Etruck dumb with terror, but instinctively his hand sought his hip pocket, in which re- posed his pistol. As he drew it another lion walked out of the brush, and behind it were two smaller, possibly cubs, Blazing wildly away with the popgun in his hands, Camp created a momentary diversion that al- lowed him to reach his cabin door. Rush- Ing Inside, he barred the door and reloaded his pistol, determined to frighten away the brutes If possible. As he looked cut he saw his burro, Al Borak, snorting and tugging at his tether, one of the tawny brutes ha Ing already begun to sneak up on him. With a wild plunge the burro broke loose and rushed for shelter, one of the lions after him. Camp opened the door just in time to admit the terrorized fellow, who shot in as If launched from a catapult. Throwing his welght against the door, Camp barred it again. He had plenty of provisions and decided to remhain quiet for a time, hoping the lions would go away. Knowing they are usually cowardly brutes, Camp was at a loss to mccount for their daring action except on the theory that it might be a pair with thelr cubs. He made the burro comfortable and was glad of his company and then took a look to see if the brutes were still there. They were watch- ing. They refused to vacate; they knew their game was snared In a trap of his own making, and right in the brush outside of Camp's Inclosure the quartet of cats camped. All day Sunday at least one was In sight, and Camp declded to lle down. you are no not here. If you ask credit of your for, no man need hesitate to have done. it. Why not you? And we will deliver the Men’s fine Btrouse & regular $16.50 values sured clothing, $20 values . Men’s fine, pure wool, cheviot suits— double breasted and single breasted, $15 values Men’s double breasted oyercoats, ®ene- tian lining, 50-in. long, with or without belts, $22.50 to ... Cahn, Wampold & Co’s fine union made suits, lined throughout with Skinner's satin $25 values. . Meh’s square and round cut all wool suits WhyDon't You Charge It7 Nearly everyone has things charged. to be well fixed to get credit. You don’t have You have to in most stores, grocer, why not of your cloth- ier? As long as you pay your bill, and get what you pay opea a “charge account.” We have today, thousands of pames on our books. What more striking evidence could you ask? Buying on credit means no loss of dignity. Thousands Thousands have done it. Thousands will do Your name is welcome on our books. Creditis the Modern Tendency goods on first payment. Speeials for Saturday worsted suits, vanen ... {24310 8.0 13,00 All goods delivered on first payment. We do not desire any security. We charge no interest. publicity, no mortgage We sell on time at prices that are on payment $10.00. All wool hair eloth ront, padded shoul- ders, as low as No collectors, no those that sell for cash. We guarantee to save you money. OMAHA CLOTHING CO,, 1314 Farnam Stre — beyond all control, the little barro for once in his life galloped lllie a racehorse. Never before and probably rever ugain will the descent from Bro. n's Flats to Lordsburg be made in ruch time as Camp made it. That night was a-night of horrors. On the fourth morning Camp cautiously peered out. The llons were not in sight and he hurriedly saddled up Al Borak, mounted him and turned the honest little beast to- ward clvilization. He needed no urging. Camp was congratulating himself on his escape when a-plercing screech was heard from the trall behind. The brutes had dis- covered his departure and were In hot pur- sult. Reallzing his peril and that safety lay only In beating the llons to civillzation, Camp accepted the hard terms. Terrified ‘When he reached Lordsburg he was ex- hausted from ‘right and the hard ride.— 8an Francisco Examiner. Glants for Last Century, The Anthropological soclety ‘of Berlin is devoting attention just now to one Machow, a Russian, who is sald to be the tall man in the world, and taller than any glant of the last two generations. Prof. Felix von Luschan, the well known student of ethnography, reports %hat Machow 1is 22 years of age, is 7 feet 9 inches in height &ad ‘‘can, therefore, be classed with the largest glants that ever lived. He exceeds In aelght all the khown living glants by at least a nead, a 18 in fact of great sclentific Interest.” Unless the record is at fault, Machow has been outclassed by a number of overgrown specimens of hum ity. Marian, ‘an ‘“Amazonian guee hibited in London in 1882, was 8§ inches high. Chang-Woo-Gow, § feet high, appeared in Westminster 2 quarfum in 1880. “Big Sam,” porter to the prince of Wales in 1809, was nearly 8 feet In helght. Charles O'Brien, who dled In 1783, was 8 feet 4 inches high. His skeleton is exhibited at the museum of the Royal College of Su geons, England. As we go back In time the glants are taller. In the natural his- tory of Staffordshire, England, mention s made of John Middleton, whose height was 9 feet 3 inches. He was born in 1657. Pliny says the tallest man of bis age was Gabara. an Arablan, whose helght Is said to have LESS THAN HALF $23.05 ROUND TRIP TO Mississippi and Louisiana Tickets sold October 20th, Long limit and stop-overs allowed. 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