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THE OMA1U DAILY .BEES MONDAY. JANUARY 9 , 1893. IN ASI ) AROl'XI ) EDINBURGH Story of the Life of John Oonnell , the Blind Poet anil Bingcr. TENNYSON'S ' HOME IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT Why tlio KiiRltMi Krcp tn thn Left In , ItlitliiK Trilk Henry lrtlii& 1'lujcd on iTcntijsoii Scottish I-OMKIV , Dec 27. [ Correspondence of Tun Ilr.n.An ] eminent German author and in- self Mstlctl Faiilngford House , Isle of Wight , the homo of the late Ixn-d Tetinjson. n few mouths bcfoio the poet's death. In his later jcars , the lauieate , forglvably enough , iccoivcd this soil of tiibuto latlier chai 11 } , as ho had somehow become pos sessed of the odd suspicion tint liteiai.V pllgiims sought his cellar , famous for tlio odesU ) and tliolitst portwlno In England , miner limn for oppoitunlU \voishipping at the ntnino of his pctson.ilily Wo found him among the shrubbery which luxuiiouslj hides the quaint old place , wand ering in the verduio and blossoms like an unseasonable bt Ntcholts inasnuciading bo- ncalh a frowsy slouch hat. He received us kindly enough , but with hinsquo familialIty ; as though wo had been linpoilunate tenants coming to insist upon lent i eductions , and led usdiicf tlto his study 'Iho ono man servant of the place instantly appciicd , with the air of a country inn seivltor await ing a dubious order from question ible guests The gtc.it poet simply slid , "Tvvol" with n dcpiediting gesture ; motioned us to a seat upon an ancient leather-coveicd settee ; tossed his slouch hat into a coiner of the study and sank wcaiily Into his capacious easy chair at the study table , as if about to undcigo an unpleasant oideai Tcnn } son 0 } ed my Get man filcnd with evident mlstiust until the man seivant 10- tuiix'd with two bottles of poitwine , ghsses Tor his v Isltoi s , and a lingo dot It-glass , hold ing at least a jiint , for himself Ihen the fjre.it man dcllhciatelj put an tnd to convoi- sitionjiy abiuptly dotliiilng tint ho lull unable to discuss Geimiin iihllosophj or Ameiican ) iolillcs , pushed one bottle and Klasscs towanl us , and held the olher bottle by the neck as If fearful It might somehow ilisapptar Impiticntlj motioning us to pir- tnlco , heat once helped himself to a good lialf plntof v\lnc , to v\hich wasaddcdhilf ns much told water This was lopoitcd. until in it half hour's time Ins own bottle had been cntiicl.v emptied Wo said some pleas ant things and came away. llou Ili'iu } Ir\lng I'ooli'il TcnnjHon. My Gei man filend vvas fuiious ; moio fmi- ous over the quality of the wine that had been served to us , than the pool's appaicnt antipathy to the philo.opliles of his countrv- incn. The sime ovcnmg in Ixmdon , while wo wcientillin compuiy together with a few fliteiary fi lends at a Covent p.udcn ic- soit.Uhu Geinuin autlior Indignantly related Iho Incident. The entiie pat ty laughed mcr- lily at our discomiltme , and one , a well Itnown actor , flnalU said : "Ilemy Irving is the only poison who over really got the best of l oul Tonnjson icgaid- ing his famous poit wine. IIo was \islting liim about two ic.us since. When the des sert came on the poet left the table ami le- tiicd to Ins study with living. Hero u bottle of Ills f.noiito poit , a glass for Irving , and the suno huge dock-glass , with a pitchei of water , ivausct boloio him. In a few moments Lord Tennyson fell asleep living gentlj disengaged his hand fiom the neck of the bottle , took it to his o vn side ol the study table , and leismelj diank its cntlio contents bcfoio the poet awoke. The lemainder ol IrvIng's visit was distinguished by cxtiemo hihuily on his put , and a well defined cool ness on the put of the l.uucato ; but living has ahv.ua Liccn ecstatic over this achieve mentand possesses thoe\tiaoidiiiai.v distinc tion of being the only man living , aside from the laureate himsell , who over ically dianli an cut ho bottle of Loid Tennj son's i.uo old poit wine. In foieign tiavel , as in some other things , wo aio of ten the victims of our own opique- ncss or piojudico. In I mdon and othei British titles , the Ameiican will notice little signs at stieet coineis , in ciowded nairow thoioughfaies , In paikvvajs , and at , all Sudden tuininga tiaveiscd by vehicles reading , "Keep To 'I he Loft. " Komo .vo.iis ago when I Hist noticed this i wonled mo I wanted to undcistand it , am like a tiuo Ameiican , pcihaps piotcst abou it a little. I , ipj > ioaclied .1 London police mail with the c.uncst mquliy : "Beg pudon , oillcei , but might I ask why hi Ixmdon , eveij thing goes to the lefU" LUcoono ol Mis Jarlei's liguies his heai moved statuhly , Ileieg.uded mo ono aw ful olllci il moment w llli contemptuous pity. His head mov ed b ick again Then w ith w ithci ing scoin ho answeied : "An1 w'y in 'ell shouldn't it ? " I h id nov ei thought of that. After observ ing and thinking a little I s iw that the Eng Hah aio light in hcepingto the left Uiheis being seated at the light , there is absulutolj noolhor way in which to ntiliro cveiy inel of a ciowded sfteet. In keeping to the light , asith us , no dm or cat safely judge distance , when meolinj , 1 or passing other vehicles Heio whcie the diiveis' heads piactkally come together over theii wheel nubs vvlion meetIng - Ing or p.issin , . ; , fin gicater speed is sex ured ; \\hiledaiigorandloss fiom clashing w heels mo almost wliolli laoided. 'I heie is wisdom In discarding a bad custom for a good one , wheiover wo may llnd the latter. llou Kiigllril Arlittnn.iry'luui'ls. Theio is oneinstoni of thoUiitish gently and nobility , as old us the English i.illwa.v system , which can never , s.uo in a modified way , lima its cotinteipart e\en with the most oircnsi\el } recent accessions to out Ameiican "aiistocraey. " That is for n gun. tlcnian and his wife to occupy a liist-class compaitinent of n nillway cauitigo , appaiv cntly for the better accommodation of theli lap dog , wjillo their clilldieii and senantt an o ciow ( ITO and banged about in n second 01 thhd-i hiss umipai Uncut of thusamu tialn , Vcihaps this custom was no\er quite st unpltMsatitly liiipiessed upon mo us when i-otuinlng to London fiom York o\er tilt GicatNoithi'iiualh\ay. 1 happened for n tlmo to hu the sole occupant of a Hist class compaitinent , and had fallen asleep. I ur- tleshad entoicd unknown to mo , mid I was uw.ikencd just , is t lie IvOiidon subuibsweii reached ! > } an unusual coiniiiollon , A plump English lady , past 10 , with wlli : oycs and , i Uiugr smooth-shin en upper lip , wan Btiugglinglth the lo.ir inn lion of li tiny , white I'oito Hlco lap do , , ' . Opposite lier , on the n line seat n burl } Ijngllshmai : was pleading with iho suno tinlnial , whlcl had sot Ita teeth with much peisistent liim nebs In iho trndeicst poitlon of Its master' ! nose , Itas n } oimg ludy dog. Its ilnglots lint been HO t > ho.ued as to gl\o it tlm aiipcaranci of a lleico Numldlan lion. H was exceed Ingly nervous and oxi'lt ible , and its nustei had nagged the treatuio "Deiby , " mo iiounced Dili by , It was called until it hai retorted by grabbing the putsy gent's nps < as though it had been a rat. "Hod Dlcos my soul , IJ.ub.vt O'o l.nov y'o mu ntiro quite , i.ct botwccn } orpiotti Ilttlo teethA / [ iiiilot t\v.iU by Daiby. Diirb.Vt.de.irl I sa.\Daibjt Daiby thoio' ' n diiilliifrl ( iod 'ulcsu me , but It's a bi.ui gitll [ Another emphutio tweak. ] 1'rcelou1 child1 thctcMiow ! Mludje , U.irhy uenr , l'\ ' ( no notion of te.tiing .uv.iy ficm ye , Daiby God blesb me , Daiby , I ' .ntn't sucli i thought. Oh , no , pictty cuatinel Hut ( Jud bless me , wlfecawn't } o s.om'ow , j < Itnow , ontlco the he ist uwayl r\o bcci very cool ah , Darby , Ilium's a dearl bu 'pon me wind , I'm fast oxh.tubtln ; ; , Wife VOiaanl hhow ll.uby the ucitnisi 'Eav'i ' 'c'lpine , hut this is a go , though [ 'A\u i cie.iuilarbyj do ! Theie-'s a dear , though God bless juo , but the cicains did It though 1" U'Jioy rcalli had done. It. Darby had bcci shoun some Fient'h cir-ams , of which h was \evy fond , and e\ldenlly piofoiied Uior tohermastei'Biioso , 'Jhopins } gentseemei lit for : in apoplectic ) htroko on in coiiut of ilia organ , whkli hiul MiiTeivd no inouj than good plt.cli ; but the l.ul.\'s niD.uiliiys at th posalliillti of U.i i by'a ncnous sstom li'ivln j-ccclvcd tooAMcro a shoelc , wei-o bomotliln i piteous ituliHI , " ' As wonlluhtcd at Kind's Crosa statlot aftermlloid. milady nnd Darby had bee f teiujerly heslowod In u handsome bruughatt U transpUiid thut the man and wifn's ih ohlldien , two maids aud the other mls clliu i , all of whom Hud which ha hnrcd n thinl clans compartment with as mnnj uncouth Yorkshlto jokrls , vvcro left to each homo as best tlioj could by way of n raging London "pcnnj" 'bus , In IMIiilmrRli Toirn. Tlioro is n quaint Ilttlo inn of Edinburgh , mrd by St. Andrew's Square , in which I eve to make my homo when in "Aulil Iccklo ; " for while It is but a few steps from he rltj's peerless I'rmress street It is still vlthin thopiccinctsof ft line old residence llstrlct , trnde famous by the haunts of n eoio of the great literary Scotchmen of other dajs , Much going and coming between this inn and central city places brought mj notice to ho fact that nc.nl.V every pleasant sum- ncr night when the hush of evening , had 'alien ' unon Iho town a nmrvTlous singer of he tcndcicst ballads of Scotland came that va > . stood for a quarter of an hour or so in ho quiet entrance to St Andiew's sticct mil at Intervals to the accompinlmcnt .f an accordion snug sw eetlv for those w ho tan led At ehanco glimpses of the singer and his egular evening audience I noticed , too , that the man never solicited alms Ho stood quite still in the middle of the stieet , and tow and then some one of Iho ciowd , in the i.iuses of his singing , would slopquietlv up 0 him and place a coin within his hand I'lieso wci o copper coins ahva.vs. and they icaih alwajscamo from the pockets of poor icoplo. rin.illy , the songs and the scene oiuhhig in ) own hc.iit , I went and placed a oinln his hand , as olheis had done before ne Then for the lltst time I saw that the nan was blind 1 saw , besides , such a face as will haunt mo all mj lifetime. I cannot tell j on what pilnter 1ms put most if hopeful patience , exalted loslgnalion mil sublime faith into iui.\ ono faeo upon canvas Hut heio was a face that instantly lovealed them all. 1 went hick to him. I old li tin I would llko to know him ; asked ilm if I could como to his home , or if ho could find his w.tj to my lodgings , and in a moment mote we had aiianged tor a meeting it the little St Andrew's sticct inn for thu 11101 row. When ho came his first words put us both is watinlj in touch as though our he.uts had been open to each othei for a lifetime. "I knew voice " ho said by i our , sadly , "ion SAW thiough nii sightlessness. An' wo blind folk .tie mair eanni at bcein' than \ think You make ihjmes. So do I. " Ibis dopiecatingly "God knows my hcait Is sair t' sing vvl' ' a pen. tool" So I knew ho hut ahe.idy sung "wl' his pen , " and made him theio and then icpcat Ills ih.vmes Heie was another limns in i.igsand obscuiiu. Suieli this is MI. Uhen 1 went with this blind poet and singer , John Council to his home , No 13 ! , Gibus' entry ( second flat ) , Nicholson stieet , Euinbutgh ; awaj up among the dcnselv inhabited wjnds and closes ol old town. What was theic ? Just so m.uii ehlldicn ono could sc.ucely count them or icmcmber their names , a kindly-faced w Ifelo.al . and tine ; a health- side us baucn of the comfoits of this life as the face of a stoim beaten ciag4 but with faith , hope and imf iltciing love enough within it to seed for suing an entile lace. Ihestoiyof the man and his bitter stiug- gle is a shoit one : becauco of his vocation , his poveitj , his silent sufTeimg. Ho was a mechanic once , w ith boundless hopes for edu cation and advancement , neiiiaps with dieains of fame. The blindness came That the wife and biiins might not staivo he must sing upon the stieet Then a passing giand ladj heaul him smg. She sent for him and gave him an audience. The old holies flamed anew. To make her husband piesentablo the soft- heaited wife g.uo all their sivings and pledged all their little belongings for cloth ing and abi.no new accoidion. "The puir body nini find favor ! ' the fond wife pi.tjed. lie did until ho told the giand ladj pioudly of his good wife and baiins Uhen she bid him good day and her servant showed him Iho door , EUCIAU lj WAKEMAN. I.VST it soum _ A In tlie VVnb mil I'anite. The short line to St. Louis and quick est route south. Only 37 hours to Hot Springs. Only 39 hours to Now Orleans. Only 38J hours to Atlanta. Only 52 hours to Jacksonville. With corresponding fast tirao to all points east and south. Round trip tickets to Hot Springs , New Orleans , Lake Charles , Galvcston , San Antonio , City of Mexico , Los Angeles , San Fran cisco , MobileJacksonville , Tumpi , Ha vana , nnci all the winter leborts ot the south and west. Reclining chair cuis ftoo to St. Louis , Toledo and Detroit. Pullman bulTot sleeping cars , on all ttalna Baggage cheeked from hotels and prtvtito tosidences to destination. For tickets , sleeping car accommodations and fuithor information eall at Wabash ticket olllco , loOJ Farnatn street , or \vnto , G. N. CI-.VYIO.V , Agent , Omaha. i.owit.xn : i\cLis-jiox. To Houston , Ttv. , anil Kutiirn. lucsclay , .luntmry 17th , 1893 , my fifth special juity will leava Omaha , bound for Houston , Tex. The talcs for the round tiip , iirst class , will bo cheaper than you can buy of any railroad company , and I will give von lifteen days to go in , lifteon days to como , and until Juno 1st , l&'JJ ' , to return. Fbi' further information as to land , climate , cost of living and all particu lars as to piirchnso of your ti.ckot , call on or address R. C. Patterson , 425 Ruuge building , Omaha , Nob. A Contrast. Omaha : Thermometer 2 = below ; wind blowing ! > 0 miles an hour ; ice and snow o very w lie re. San Bernardino : Thermometer 70 ° above ; no snow ; no wind ; flowers ovory- vvhoi o , To exchange the discomforts , ot the one for the comforts of the other it is only necessary to purethase , from thu city ticket agent of the Burlington Route at 12U.J Karnam St. , a round trip ticket to the Pacific Coast ; eighty dollars lars will do It. The best overland train Is the Bur lington's No. H , which leaves Omaha at J:50 : p. in , daily , making connection in lonvofetho next morning with all Trans-Continental trains via the sconlo lines to thu Coast. Proscolntr and Intorlordocorating , design sign- ) and estimates furnished , Jjotny Lohmmin , 1503 Douglas Btreot. r O 'Ifit D.I > H' I'linsiiro For very iittlo money besides a per sonal knowledge of that remarkable state Toxas. A special party of busi ness mon fiom Omaha , and vicinity to Galvuston nndother , points In Texas and return , will leave Omaha Sunday ovonlng January IS 1893. Don't mihs this opportunity. 'iicKots for the trip can only bo obtained fiom F. F. Wll hams , room fi22 Fhst National Dunk Building , who will furnish full particu lars upon application. Real estate. Uargalns only. My word is gooil. W. O. Albright. 621-iI-S N. Y. Llfo bid" . See the celebrated Sohmer piano at Ford & Oharlton Musics Co. , 1608 Dodge. AMONG THE LITERARY FOLK Improvement Manifest In fiook-Mnking by American and English Publishers. TWO NOTABLE NOVELS OF 'NINETY-TWO KvIU of tlio rontrnct Sjstcrn AVliy There Arc in .11 any One-Hook Authors A New l.ltcrnr ) Mniiln 1'cr- noiinl Gossip. YOIIK , Jan. 0 [ Correspondence Of Tun Urn ] The most Irritating icllcctlon or tlio pist jcar. in u litci.iry sense , Is , I think , \\hcn one looks back upon It , that the t\\o gieatest books of tlio } ear have como to us from English nutliots 1 refer now to Thomas Hardy's "Toss" ' iit'd Mrs Humphrey Ward's "Duld GiiooVhit \IA\O \ onr Ameilean aulhois glu n us toapproaehthesotwo books as Impiessho pieces of llter.ny work ! Uoth hooks 1110 umiucstlonabl } great of their kliul , no m.ittcr from what standpoint ono \iows either of them. Absolutely nothing has come to us from an American pen wet thy to bo classed in the same eategoiy with these books * "And yet , " said a II Unary man to mo a few evenings since , \\o\\eiotalking on this subject , "our authois aiobusv allthetlnio ; our editors aio aetl\ej our publishcis aio on thoalcitl" They nro undoubtedly , and It Is a question whether thcio Is not too much acthlty to pioduco good woik. Consider for a moment the lltciary methods under whlchtvgieat majoiity of the books or stories of the piesent day are born 1 An editor goes to an author and ho si\s : " 1 want n novel fi am jou for 18'Jl. It must bo 100,000 voids long ; not shoiter and not longer. Let It tt cat as much of modern society and social life as possible. The latest date for copy is Mav 1 next. " Then the barteiing of teims begins ; this _ \\holo trans.ii.tion is a commercial one , and the only thought between editor and author seems to bo tlio question of the highest price tlio author can get and the lowest pike at which the editor can get Ills tioph- . The author sits down with thico things prominently JKcd in his mind : "lam going to got W,000 foi thisno\el ; It must bo 100,00.0 , woids ; he wants the manuscript b } May I'1 Then he begins to s iw out the stor1 , 1 Now. I ask in all faiiness , how can a "Tcss" o\er .lie writ ten under such clioumstain.esJ And jet , these aio the methods employed ! Inspira tion h.ibii't a chain o for existence. It isn't a question of whether a thought may possiblj como to foim the nucleus of a gioat stoiy , but it must como , for the ton- tiact is sijrncd and the story must bo done bj a cci tain time , and theio must be a cer tain number of words in it. It's all must , , and that's the kind of books so many of our authoisaie tinning out. J.IUu.uj Competition Growing Keener. What the new-boin } car will do for Amcii- can literatuio is , of LOUISC , an umevcaled scciot. But lltciary competition is not giow ing less , and that means moro foicedoik. . Our authois will undoubtedly wiito much , but how well they will write is another ques tion. The fact of the matter is that the Ameiican dollar maik is doing more mischief with our llteiatme than many know or sup pose. The t ontiact clement eiitcis too mm h into authoiship , and so long as that exists , good woik is impossible Wheio a man wntcsfor the dollar , his woik im.ui.iuly shows the caimaiksand thrsoaio thetiaces all too appai cut on so many of the books of today. Oneicason why wo ha o so many one- book authors is that the wiiteis aio not gnen a chance to wiito anj tiling conscien tiously bojond their ( list book. An author makes a success , and bo is immediately laid hold of by all the editois and publishcis in the country , fabulous oftcrs dazilo him , and he quicUlv falls into contract woik , where thu mind is foiecd to its woik. One piospect is pleas int , in this connec tion , for the piesent new j ear. The Woild's lair excitement , it is gencially conceded by publishcis , will be a serious drawback to the i eduction of many books , and hence the prossuio upon the authoi will , tosomo ex tent , bo icmo\ed Lcisuiois undoubtedly a giLater factor in good hteraiy woik than aught else , and someofom authois , judging fiom their woik , can stand u goodly amount of leisuie. One thing which , if not directly literary , has no\ctthclcss a pleasant healing upon maga/ino leading in general , will , I think , como to pass duiing Ib'.U , and that is a shai p icaction m legald to the quantity of ad\ci- lising tallied bj our inoie poiular | maga- yiiiLS This has for some mouths been a glowing feeling with those most competent to judge in such matters That this ic.u tion was bound to come , has long boon antici- p itcd. Like most things wo do in this coun try , the thing has been oveidono , and the- Until of this is beginning to bo felt. The leading uublic has been patient , the news dealer has molested against the weicht of the magazines caused by the enormous num ber of advei Using pages , w hich mean noih- ing to him ; but now the .uUeitiser himself is tinning , just as the pio- veibial woim QTho quantity of business ad mitted , he claims , is disastrous to his adver tisement ; boc.uiso it is practically hidden awaj. and the public to which ho appeals is appalled at the moro than gem-ions banquet olfeied it , and will not eat. In shoit , the pub lic is "skipping" the ad\ertising pages , wheic , with a lesser number , it used to read them assiduously. Mini } Authors to Iteuil from Their Woiks. That this a conectiow of the matter , no ono who has studied the question can deny. In the last Clnistm.is issues of "Harpci's , " ' " and the " " the Sciibnei's" "Century , high- water mule was reached , and oven fjom these issues , se\eial legular ad\eitiseis asked their agents to see that their business was omitted. In ono of these mag.uincs , for example , theio wcro ghon J70 pages of ad- ertlsenlents. Now , it stands to icason that people nio not going to'wado thiough such a mass of matter which , after all , has but in direct inlet est to them. When the highest number of pages i cached ninety-two in a single issue , which u.is tineo yc.us ago , the limit should h.na been sot. IJut competition is keen , the business managcis aio envious of ench others success , and the thing has giown be- jond allnoimal piopoitinns. Nou , the 10- action has como , and it is well. AdvoiUsing is Intelesting , but thcte Is such a thing as an oseidoso of all things , With the adveither on the defensive , the question bci omes a practical ono , and heed will have to bo given to his clamor. And the leading public will benefit by it. Another thing which the now jear will sco is a larger number of authois leading fiom their own winks on public phitfoims. The idea of an author leading his own pro ductions lias now been well tiled , and that it has piovcn pleasant as well piotltablo to the majority theio is no doubt , . Eugcno Field is the latest addition to authpr-ieadeis , and theio will bo otheis. Thomas Nelson 1'ago , Geoigo W. Cable , James WhiUomb llllci , Mai ion Ciaw- foid , Sir Edwin Ainold all have numeious engagements , and w ill bo seen and heard In nearly all the huge cities At ono author'1 } leading , to bo given in Now Voik next week , Charles Dudley Winner , F , Hopklnson Smith , Edwaul Eggleston , Kobeit Grant , Will Carloten , ( Jcrti udo Atherton w 111 all bo heard on the same afteinoon , During Lent Sir idwin Arnold and Mai ion Crawfoid will alteinato in a seiies of moining loadings In Now York. Eugene Field stni Is out in Feb. ruary for quite an extended tour , Every prcssuio is being biought to brar upon Mr. to givu u touiso of leadings , but 0I 0a 1 D PRICFS K a o t Baking S u 1 I , , Powder 0I llie only Pure Creaui of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alum Id in Milli-.us of Homes 40 Years the Standard , thus far the mos jnllurlng offers have fulled to tempt him unhumd Clarence Stedman will also bo heardtthts jcar. Mrs Cutter Is now n pronounced feadcr from her w i Itlncrs , and has had n nnrfiber ofdates" made for her. .Tool Uhandltr Harris , I understand , Is also going to try- his luck with "Uncle Hcnnis. " And so M-O shall not have n lack of author-readers , on oppoi Utilities denied the o who nro Interested In the personali ties of the writers'whoso books they admlro to sco the men who write them , Now M mi la fur Trench Hook * . "Almost all phases of the mania for book collecting have hocn named and defined , but there is still ono phase tint , as far as 1 can see , has never been touched on by writers about hooks , and It Is n very Inteicstlng jihaso , too , " isald a prominent Now York book-seller to mo the other day. "It Is a peculiar minla , v hlch I , as an ex tensive dealer in lare books , am in position to sco n gieat deilof Icalllt'Frincoinanl i. ' and it lofers to tint class of book-bitIng which is content with nothing but Fiench books and Fi until editions This prefotenco Is biscd on good , sound sense , for the French ptibllsheis lead the vvoild In boohmaklng 'J hey dlspla } the greatest , the most exqtiis Ite t isle , they bestow the utmost pilns and the } expend the Ingest stuns , in the pi hit- Inir , manufacture and binding of books The reputation they have obtained ninonv book \ oei s for their supci iorltin , all that poi tains to bookmaklng Is Justl } earned So gicit is it that the best one eati say of a handsome English woik is that it is equal to the Ficncli , and It Is only occasionally that this can ho said. "Hut. at the suno time , these Franconiani acs push their preferences too far It is like e\ciy cure fiom a llxed do\otlon to ono ob ject a man soon comes torcg.ud ever\ thing else as worthless The English publisheis and American publtsheis h.no improved steadily dining late jc.us in the art of bookmaking - making and now mamifaetino beautiful books , and to sco ono of these rabid Fianco- manlacs elevate his nose In contempt o\er a d.iiut } and genuine ! } aitlstic sunple of Entf- lish oi Anieitean bookmaking is absolute ! } exasperating. If they icallv had good taste they would iccogni/o a cieditable picco of woik at once , no matter wheio manufac tuicd ; but they have noieal tiste , no dis elimination , no independent judgment , oi , if they once had , It has become complete ! } vv.uped and stultllled by the ei.uo , the mania to which they have fallen \lctims. 'Ihclrciccd is simply. 'Theie is nothing good but Iho Fi ench ' 1 Th's ' mania takes a curious and amusing foim. Iho victims insist upon having their English classics in French , or , at least , Fiench editions. Now. I Know of soveial cases of my o\v n cxpeiicnco w htn the so cal led Fiench editions , weio printed h } English woikincn , on piper of English manufaotme , and { Unstinted by English ailists ; hut Itboie a Fionih impiint , so the Fiancomaniae was satisllcd. You .no familhr , of course , with btcino's 'Sentimental .Tomnil,1 nnd } ou Know what a delicate , exquisite specimen of English litcr.ituie it is. It isgicatly admired by tlio Fiench as possessing the pccutiir ch.uni and giace of stlo which eh.uaclcii/es their own litoiatmo. Well , a custoinci ol mine w ould not buy th it w 01 k until I obtained for him a Fiomh veision published in Palis This is only one of man } examples I could give of the cuiious cxtiernes to which Fiancomania uigcs its victims. Enw.vr.n W. Boic. If you will cull at our now stereo \ \ ill nrcsuntyou with ill copy [ of u boauti- ful piece of music. Ford & Charlton , 150S Dodgo. THE NEXT MORNING I FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER. Wy dortor mys It nets centl } on the stomncii. llv er nnd kMnc > n. nnd Imi pleasant Iaxntl\ 'Hits drink l i : aile from herbs nnd la prepared for uao aseisltjnstca _ lib called f e. Ifjou rnnnotget It , oenil yonrnililress for u free sample. I.nne'M l nnilly ledlrlnc IIIOVON Iho IMIVT IH enrlidny. Inordertnhelieiltliythlsl'inercsBnry .AddressOUA'lOKr.WOCJUVVAKl ) l.i Ilov.I .Y vvimuui THE BOW ( RING ) it is easy to steal or ring watches from the pocket. 'Hie thief gets the \\atch in one hand , the chain jn the other and gives n short , quick jerk' the ring slips off the witch stem , nnd away gijrs the vvatcb , leav ing the victim only the ctKin. This idea stopped that little game : The bow has a groove on each end A collar runs down inside the pendant ( stem ) and fits into the grooves , firmly locking the bow to the pendant , so that it cannot be pulled or twisted off. Sold by nil watch dealers , \\ithout cost , on Jas. Boss Filled and other cases containing this trade mark Ask your jew clcr for pamphlet. Keystone Watch Case Co. , PHILADELPHIA. KENNEDX'S CAUTION. IL\ST \ INDIA RITTHHS Afey fionx ? Aru NKVril HolU IN IIUMC , ONLY IN BOTTLES wnu TIIAIIE MAIIKUBES The Mercer. Omaha's Nawest Hotel COR. 12TH.AHO-HDWAR3 . ST3. tO Iloonn nt IW per AH.J. MllooniB ntnOUiier ditf , CO Uromi with Birth at U 0) per dir , W llooint with Dull at 13 il to II S ] per Uir. OPENED AUGUST Isb Motlurn 111 Kvpry-llimpert. > vl ) rurnUlioU Throneliout. C. S.IERB. Prop. TO TIU : owNKiwor MA , LOTS on CAUT-S of lovs on "H" street from Utli bteuot to lth street Von nro lioieby notinod thit the unilJr- slKiioil. tlirooilUlnturpsted froplipiders of ttig city of Umiihti , lm\olJuun duly appointed liy the major , nltlitlio nmirovnl of the city council of bilU oltv. to asscsj Iho Unniiuo to Iho owners respectively of the property uf- feetcd by the Kradloz "f " ' * tool fro n Utli street to 17th strooU dccliirnd neecssiry hv oriilnaiu'o No. aJSX uassod Doccinbor Uth , 160 , * , npnroxjd Dei-ember 10th. ISJi. Vou uro further noHflod that havliu no- copied suld npnolntinont. nnU duly nuiillOod ns required Dy law. o will , on the l.'th day of January. A. I ) . JS'JI ' , at the hour of .1 o clock In the uftornooii , at tlio oflU'o of Goo J , 1'aul , 1 " 4 1'iirnani btrcot. within the cor- Iioi utollinlu of sild eltv. moot for Iho pur- po e of ooiuldorlni ! and nmkliu the HSSOM- moiit of drtiiiasio to the owners rospectlvoly ot iltl propei ty alToctoU liy vuld urado , Mkltu nto consldoratloii spooUl bononts. If niiy. Vou are notlllcd to bo prcsont at the time and pluco nforos ild an4 miiko iiiiT objection ? to or sUtoinouts coiiiurnln r said assessment of damugcs un you may c"'ouler | | | ) , AJMr | < W.'ll' , billUVFMl. - JASJ. bTOOIvDALE Oniahs , NeU , Dec. Wth. ibW. ddlOi Mr. William Dean Howells * Will , in 1893 , contribute to THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL a striking series of literary articles of an autobiographical character , wherein he will give some of the most interesting leaves from his own life , his reading in the literature of the N lP < | g world , and the influences which have shaped his "literary work and career. The articles will practically be , in a sense , The series will immediately follow Mr. Howells' new novel of American girl-life , "The Coast of Bohemia , " commenced in the current Christmas JOURNAL One Year for Ono Collar J send to Ten Cents on News-stands The Curtis Publishing Company , Philadelphia T7ie Grccil JLJvor find Stomncli ttcmccly Cures all disorders of the Stomach , Liver , Rowels , Kidneys , llladdcr , Nervous Diseases , Loss of Appetite , Headache , Constipation , Costiveness , Indigestion , Biliousness , Tever , Piles , , etc. , and renders the hy tcin less liable to contract disease. U/Vn\VAVS / riljLarn.icnio foi thl-t complaint. Tlioj tone uji thu IntarnU soototlons to lien I tliy notion , rcbtnri * sttciiKth to the stomncii and on.ililo It topci form Its functions Prluo 25oi box , bold by all druggists , or mailed by IIAUWAV * . UO.oi VV anon stroot. Now York , on lecelpl of price. Compel your Shoe Dealer to supply you with LUMBERMAN OVERS AND'S. . MAKES NO EXTRA CIIAHGF FOR ROLLED EDGES. the New JeiNey SPECIALTIES , They lire tine. Notice name ON SOLES. Dealers can get Price Lists and Dis counts on application. 1 carry n big stock and am Western Agent for the New Jersey Co. SJoes your system Need a Stimulant ? If so , use PURE RYE , AMERICA'S FINEST WHISKY ? For Sale at all High-class Drinking Places and Drug Stores. If your Dealer docs not keep it , write tote to DALLCMAND & CO. . CHICAGO. PERMAHEHTLY CUKED Ol' NO PAY WE REFER YOU TO 2,500 PATIENTS. Fiflaocial llclcrcnce : Nat'l ' Back of Commerce , Omaha. No DICTENTION from btisinoss. No Operation. Imtstluruooiir Mnthod , Writ ton puiiriintoo tontiso- lutoly ( Juronll klndxtit UIH'TUURof liothsoxoB.wlili- nnt the USD of MiiKo or syrluisu , uu matlur of how lout ; ctnndlag , EXAMINATION FBBB. The 0. E. MILLER COMPANY , 307-308 N. Y , LIFE BLDQ , , OMAHA , NEB , Bend for Olroulnr. DrDOW 1S1O 'Douglas S.troet , Omaha , Neb. The eminent ipeclaiut In nervoin chronic private blaod , tkln ntid urtnnrr dlseiie * A regular ind rcUtloredurnauntulnuxNllblno andlplmim and curtlllcatui nhow. Is "till traatlnit with the KfoatOJt sup. era ) cnUrrli , lot manhood aamlnal weiknoit , nl ht luuoi ourt nllformi Of prlralu | ji" ' .No mjrou , rf mod. Nvir truaimunt for lo > of vital poner. I'artlui ucmWo to visit mo inir In troatol nt lioun lir corrutponduncD JloJIcIno or InttriimonU ont by in ill or otprou muroly pia < ul , no nurln to lailloitj contentor sundsr. Onapsrionnllulorvlow prcforrot < V > riiiilUtlcmr < , I'orroipinlnioiiilrlctl/ IJook ply tcrl uM.lfo' oiu frjj onicjhour 'Ja lu lo'Jpm dnn4iy > IUn in tolJiuon J ( tun ? torrjplr 3"NorvoSood8 , " I the wonderful rcmuily it > old with A vrrll- ten nuuraiitrr to ruro all IIPIVOUI ( 'Uiojci , uch tt Wenk Memory , l/'enof llralii 1'owir , llnuduclia. VVukefulnen , Ix t Msnhood , Nlgbtlr Kiuli. tlons , McrTOiitnoii. l.msltudc , ull drum and I BI of power of the Uciierallt o Oman * In rithcriex camel by over erertlon , youtbful f rrur .or tucenlrc . uieof tobftcco. opium or ttlmulunti which noon lead to InUrrallr.Coniuoip. linn niialiuanilr. I'm up couinmloni to mrrrln reit pocket , ml per pack * aBahrmuVliOfo'W. With OTorjr U.rrterw dvoaWltm uarant tocun r/ und t CTnontV Circuit r frtv * Adrtrtst Acr % nf.pcd Co. , ( JblcAffii , 111 * For Sale in Omaha by Sherman & McDonnell , 1610 Dodge Street. DR. WILBQR'S i yj s iiS StSssj's ' s ? n rTvymfl coMrot xi ) or PURECODLIVEROIL WITH PHOSPHATES. Invalids need no longer dread to take that great specilio for consumption , Cod-Liver Oil and1 Phosphates. As prepared by Dr , \Yilbor's \ , it is lobbed oi the nau seating taste , an I also embodies a picparation ot the phosphates , giving- nature the very aiticle re ? quiied to aid the healing quali' ties of the oil , an I to re-create whcie disease has destroyed ; ' This article also forms a remark able tonic , and will cause weak and debilitated persons to become strong-and lobust , Dr. Wilbor's Emulsion should be kept in every , family for instant use on the first appearance of coughs or irrita ion of the lungs. Manufactured1 only by A. B , WII.BOK , Chemist,1 Boston. It cures consumption , coughs , colds , bronchitis , debility , wasting diseases , asthma , influ enza , scrofulous humois , pneu * monia. Sold by all druggists , How Mnny nro pultinjj PEOPLE OFF THE DAY Inlcudln ? soon to consult a W//Y THIS 1)151.YV Chronic , Private , Nervous anil Surgical Diseases CURED. Lost Mr.nlioocl , FonialoVcaknossos , Etc. , CURED. CONSULTATION FREE. Treatment by Mall. Address with Htnnit ) for p irtlcutnrs , wnlcli will bo Bunt In a plain onvolnpo , C. W. WILLIAMSON , M.D. * UoomsS , 8' ' } . 0 BJS , 110-118 ! . 1MU Stroot. Oin ilia. To .1. II , Hontcllo , Mll < n Vot.ua , Callmrlno I.oclilln , M.r-i'vcri'ii Soioiisen. A. 1' . Chi IstoJ . , Clai.i I'diil , ( i. 11 iilsHoitli : , John WlxM.mii IPIIIKO I ) . T/MMicli , .Iniiu'sd. NoUon , I'ului Dohl , Walter I > r-i-llij , .laiui'S ( J , Alien ! Vim mo liurcihy nolll.cil that , the under * M ncil , tliioii ( llsliitcicsK d fit't-lioldc'is of tlio ( Ity of Omaha , liavo lii-cn duh appointed by HID in ij or. ltli thn .iipruvil | of tliuc lly connell - ell of Mild ultv , to iisst-s , tlio iliiiniKo to ( ho onnuit n sic'Ullvc | < Iy of tint piiiiii | ty declared by oKlliiunco iH'efssiiri In l > " aiipiopil.itt'd for thu USD of h i Id city , foi Ilio puiiixscof niicmlng and oNteiidln ; ; hKKcnth hliot.'t fiom vlntou stuct to the Miutli I'll v limits You aio fnilhci niitlllul tint h ivliiK ac cepted said : ipilnluicMl | ) ) , and duly ( | imlllled as i ( onlied by law , vwill , on the . { Dili day ojt .lanii.uv , A I ) . IH'II ' , at thclinui of 11 o'olocll In Iho loic'iioon , at tliu dllliM of'l' II McUul- loch , loom HI' ' , Now Veil , I. Uo liiilldlin ; , within thutoipoi ilo limits of > lid city iu" t fur thu of I'imtililpi Inland inaMnx HID assciii- ini'iiliif daiinuo to I hit ouii'irs icsp'Clholy , ot h.ild piopi'ity , liy icason ofMiHi taUIn ? and appiopil.itlon tlKinuif t il.lu f Intoi unsliluru * tion f-pi'diil Itcnollts , Ifnuj Thn piopnrty hc'liiiuliu in win proposed to bo apiroprlalcd | as afoius ilil , and wlilcli hat I , ccn di eland necessaiy by the ( onnull , by oidliianco , tiappiipiliilii Id tliu u i ) of the city , lieliu hllnate-d In Mild e-ll > ofoiuiliu , In the ( diinty of Ddiulus , and M ito of Nelnusku , 11 d ( scilbcdas followto , wlt : h 'M feiil of w ( Hi fi ot of lot 1 , h H. Honors' iilat , Okahoini ; iv Id fcmt of lots 10 and 11 , Miittoi'N Milidhlnlon of lot 1H , H K iilat , OKahoiui ; v > 00 feul of ttiililnl 1 , tax lot till , w'JI feotof lot 10 Oil. IIIII No ' - ' of n 'Jl fcol of lot 111 Oil. IIIII No 'Jt w 10 fuut oflols 0-7-N , .Motloi'rt slllxthlsloii of lot-lH , H. i ; Horns' iilat , Ol.ahoiiini n 'JIM ) fort w CO f ( t of lot -111 , H K HIUCM' pi it , Ol.ahomu ; w Hlfeot lot 1 1 , Mottoi'h hiiliilhl lon of lot IH , M. i : Ito/eix' ' plat Ukiilmnm ; w ' 111 feel of snblot I tuxlot'JI ) : 1(1 ( fciitlol ' ) , Motloi'rt snlidhl- slon of lot , It ) , H. 1 ! Uo c'i-i' pi it. Uljihoma ; w 'J.i f. ot , ovcopt h 7 fen ) , of lot Hi O iK Hill No. J , lot II , Moltoi'H.subdh Won , i ) ' , ' 1 1 foot of lot i oiShiso Von aio notified to bo pic-rnt at the tlmo and plae-oafoiesild , and ni.il.i' any objcetloim tOOl hllltt'llH'MlH COlll'iM llllU' SUllI plOpOMIll Up- litoprlatlon , or uss ( .sniunt of dtunacei , us . JOHN r n.Acic. , /A.MIS : si'jniAin. ( Onuliu , January C , IH'ja JO-d'JOl DR. MoCREW THE QPECIALI8T. In iiiunri > awcd ( la th t rentniciit of ull PRIVATE DISEASES nail nllWrakneif iiru anil Dltorrtm of Pntrl 13 jrcari oxjierlonc * . Wrlto lor rlrcnl r and < | iio llou lint fr o. 14tUand