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LIGHT READING FOR SUMMER SEASON
John Kendrlck IlnnK PrenenU Vol
time of Slorlcn Loiik Kipeeted
Life of Moot)- nt llnnd
Three Men on Wheel.
After the never-ending round of Action
of a sentimental character It Is tnot decid
edly a relief to happen upon something to
provoko a feeling of mirth rather than
weariness. John Kendrlck Bangs Is not
particularly funny In his latest book, "Tho
Booming of Aero Hill and Other Stories,"
hut he 1b at least amusing and not tire
somely sentimental. The bulk of the vol
ume deal with some of the amusing prob
lems confronting those who dwell In small
but growing cities and certain phases of the
social life of today aro treated In a genially
satirical manner. Harper and Brothers,
New York. Price 11.25.
David Dwlght Wells in the preface or
"warning," as he calls It, to "His Lord
ship's Leopard," disclaims ever having been
KUllty of writing literature, but regardless
of what name he may awilgn to his work
he has certainly written a most acnuslng
Btory. The subtitle, "A Truthful Narration
of Some Impossible Facts," will give an
Inkling of Its character. The story is both
impossible and Improbable, but most de
cidedly funny and tho very beat remedy for
the blues that could be prescribed. It Is
romethlng of a take-off on theatrical people
end yellow Journalists, while a little sly fun
is poked at the clergy of the pompous va
riety and several other kinds of people.
Henry Holt & Co., Now York.
Another very amusing book is "Three
Wen on W heels, ' by Jerome K. Jerome. It ,
is a eequel to "Three Men in a float." by I
the same author. The "Three Men
in tnis
case are the same and their experiences on
this bicycle tour through Qenmany aro as
delightfully absurd as they were upon their
former expedition in their search for rest
nnd recreation. Tho author has tho good
sense to avoid all descriptions and, Just aa
the reader expects an Infliction of something
in that line, he digresses Into an amusing
etory or some bit of fun. Dodd, Mead &
company, New York. Trice 11.60.
W. W. Jacobs, tho author of "Many Car
goes" and several other stories having to
do more or les with the sea, has written
another Btory of a similar character under
the title "A Master of Craft." While the
plot Is somewhat Impossible, there is a vein
of humor which sustains tho Interest In the
Btory, which otherwise might drag a little
nt times. Tho hero, Captain Flower, con
fesses to having a great fascination for
women and when the story opens be 1 en
Raged to three of them, in one case under
m assumed name. His efforts to escape
a breach of promise suit and other threat
ened calamities furnish the chief Incidents
of the story. It Is a book that will bo most
fully appreciated by the admirers of light
fiction. Frederick A. Stokes Co., New York.
Price $1.50.
Life of Moody.
'No religious teacher of recent years has
obtained such a strong hold upon the af
fections of Christian people as Dwlght L.
Moody. There was something about the
man that appealed most strongly to all who
came In contact with him and the vast ma
jority of the peoplo who heard him speak
went away with a feeling of the closest
friendship for the great evangelist. It was
therefore a great source of satisfaction to
Christian people when it was announced
that his son, William R. Moody, would
write the story of his life. The work Is
now at hand, a splendid volume of B90 pages,
with over 100 reproductions from original
photographs. The publishers had promised
that the authorized edition should be a
model of completeness, but It Is doubtful If
the public expected anything as elaborate
and painstaking as the present volume.
Every reader of this life of Mr. Moody will
admit that tho eon has completed his task
with admlrablo skill, Judgment and good
taste. There are manifest In Its preparation
a fine sense of proportion and an unfailing
good taste. It Is not a book of ephemeral
interest, but will remain a classic among
the biographies of the world. Fleming H
Revell Co.. publishers, Chicago.
Story of the AVnr.
Ex-Speaker Kelfer's "Slavery and Four
i ears of War" amounts almost to a now
history of the civil war and lfS causes and
some of its Immediate results, for more
than half of the first volume Is devoted to
a history of the efforts of the slaveholders
in tho United States to perpetuate the Instl
tutlon of slavery and the legislation for and
against them, while the remainder of the
work, though the narrative Is most com
plete and graphic, of course, when It con
cerns Incidents In which General Kelfer had
a hand. Is nevertheless a coherent and rea
sonably full account of the progress of the
war of .rebellion from Sumter to Appomat
tox. In the appendices General Kelfer
writes frankly yet not valnglorlously of hti
career after the close of the rebellion, his
services In congress and aa a major general
of volunteers In our recent little trouble
with Spain. Of course the personal element
is strong In many of the chapters, as the
title modestly enough proclaims, and It
would not be fair to the ex-speaker to class
him among historians without qualifying
the classification, so to speak. Yet many
hooks relating to the civil war which have
wido repute were, doubtless, less complete
and accurate than this, In which much use
has been made of the national war records
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nam's Sons, New York.
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A. W. Marchmont, the author of "By
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Every lover of Robert Louis Stevenson
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a Reprint of Various Literary and Pictorial
Miscellany Associated with Robert Louis
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will be brought out In twelve parts by M.
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Aside from the Interest arising from the
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"Colonial Civil Service: The . Selection
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Lowell, is a work that should command the
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Laird & Lee, Chicago. Price 75 cents.
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I.lternry Notes,
Tn May number of the Magazine of
Art has a beautiful frontispiece, "Chittr.
ton." from the pntntlng by Henry Wallls,
and nRny other fine engravings. Among
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"Danish Art Today," by Wlllhm Sharp;
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PARR COES TO CHEYENNE
Encceedi E. 0. Harris is Enptrinttndent of
Wjcming Division of Union Pacific-
APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE
cvr Superintendent Has Deen Con
nected -with I'nlnn Fncllle Consec
utively for Twentf-SIx Years,
First as Freight Mrakemnn.
William Lee Park, asslitant superintend
ent of the Nebraska division of the Union
ruanir.Cn,VN?h " T T
superintendent of the Wyoming divis or
with headquarter, at Cheyenne, succ.o Ing
L. C. Harris. The appointment has Jus
vV. ni tr Z . V
Manager Dickinson and has created ccn
slderable of a stir In railroad circles. Mr,
Park will immediately assume the respen-
slble duties of his new position
The announcement of a change In super
intendents on the Wyoming division came
as a distinct surprise, but is none the lets
a matter of congratulation to Mr. Park's
friends along the entire Union Pacific sys
tem. Shortly after President Burt's elec
tion to the position he now holds E. C.
Harris was taken from the Elkhorn rail
road, where ho occupied the position of
superintendent of the Black Hill division
at Chadron, and sent to Cheyenne as su
perintendent of the Wyoming division of the
Union Pacific, recognized te one of the moit
Important positions in the Union Paclfi:
operating department. He succeeded Larry
Malloy, an old-time and popular operating
official of the Union Pacific. Mr. Harris was
widely known In railroad circles and was
reputed to bo one of the best operat
ing officials In the west. His ac
quaintance was particularly extensive In
Nebraska, aa be bad been connected with
tho Elkhorn road, first as superintendent
of telegraph, and later as superintendent
at Norfolk and Chadrou for many years.
During his Incumbency of the latter positions
H. G. Burt, now president of the Union Pa
cific, was general manager of the Elkhorn.
Mr. Harris' career on th Union Tactile has
been a succession of mishaps and accidents,
serious collisions and wrecks being almost
of dally occurrence on the Wyoming division.
In all of these unfortunate accidents, how
ever, Mr. Harris has been held blameless.
W. L. Tark, the new superintendent. Is
widely known on the Union Pacific system.
He Is 41 years of age end began his rail
road career on tho Union Pacific system
In 1S75, since which time he has been con
secutively employed In different positions
with the company. From 1ST5 until 1 67S
he was a brakeman, for four years following
a freight conductor, and from 1SS2 until 1S90
ran as a pasenger conductor. In August,
1S?0, he was appointed superintendent of
the Nebraska division at North Tlatte, and
has 'been connected with the operating de
partment since that time. His experience
as a railroad man has been entirely a prac
tical one, and his appointment Is looked
upon as an admirable one In every respect.
NEW LINE NEARLY COMPLETED
Branch from Alliance to Guernsey to
Be Heady for Business
Jane 10.
June 10 Is now the date established by
Burlington officials for the completion cf
their branch line from Alliance to Guernsey,
Wyo! Originally It was expected that the
new line would be In operation May 15, but
a heavy formation of rock was encounterel
about four miles out of Guernsey and the
establishment of the grade through this his
delayed the progress of tracklaylng.
All ot the tracklayers who were employed
on the Guernsey line have been transferred
to the building of the new line extending
south from Bridgeport, where the two lines
from Alliance to Guernsey and Brush, Colo.,
diverge, and the extension to Brush has
been laid with track for a distance of ten
miles. As soon as the grade through the
rocky formation out of Guernsey Is com
pleted the Bcene of tracklaylng operations
will once more be changed temporarily and
the line to Guernsey will be opened, after
which all labor will be concentrated on the
Brush extension. It Is expected that the
line to Brush will be completed and In oper
ation next fall.
In this connection it is the generally ac
cepted belief that as soon as connection be
tween Alliance and Brush Is completed the
Burlington will put Into operation a through
service between Deadwood and Denver.
Harding's Successor Appointed.
F. E. Wllhelm, who has been connected
with the Missouri Pacific's city passenger
office at Leavenworth, will succeed Wilder
Harding as assistant to City Passenger
Agent Tom Godfrey ot the Missouri Pa
clflc June 1. Mr. Harding will leave Im
mediately after being relieved, to accept a
position In the engineering department ot
the Santa Fe, of which system his uncle,
E. P. Ripley, is the president. Mr. Hard
ing expects to spend the summer In New
Mexico. His change from the passenger to
the engineering departments Is taken for
the benefit ot his health. Mr. Harding has
been connected with the Missouri Pacific
for about a dozen years, and for the past
three years has been assistant In tbe Omaha
office.
Mngnntes Arrive lu the City.
President C. P. Huntington ot tbe South
ern Pacific. President H. G. Burt, General
Manager E. Dickinson and Chief Engineer J
B. Berry of the Union Pacific arrived in
tbe city on a special train from the west
yesterday morning at 7 o'clock. The Union
Pacific officials occupied President Burt's
private car, while two private Southern Pa
cific cars provided accommodations for
President Huntington. The latter pro
ceeded on east on a special train which left
Omaha a tew minutes after the arrival of
the party In this city.
Trim Tariff Annulled.
The renewal ot the former rate of 66 cents
per 100 pounds on packing house products
frcm Omaha to Texas points became effective
yesterday and the tariffs of 54 cents per
100 pounds, which have been operative for
tho past two weeks through tbe action of
the Texas railroad commissioners In estab
Itihtng an arbitrary rate of 5 cents per 100
pounds on all car load shipments from
cancelled.
Itules for Outdoor Sports Bendy.
Tho Union Pacific passenger department
has Just prepared for distribution Its annual
yolume ot rules relating to all outdoor
sports and pastimes. Advance copies were
received at tbe general patsenger depart
ment yesterday. The new book Is considered
the most complete ever issued, A feature
of particular Importance In It Is the pretence
ot exhaustive rules on tbe game erf golf.
RnlliTny Notes nnd Personals.
, General Passenger Agent J. Francis of
the Burlington hax gone to Chicago for
a oner oustneiss visit.
The ceneral offices of the ITnlon Pacific.
Burlington nnd Elkhorn will dose nt noon
today on account or us oclng ilemorlal day
C. A. Rutherford, ceneral aeent nf th
Rock Island passenger department, has
cone to Colorado Springs for a few davs"
outing.
General Agent J. A. Kuhn of the North
western haB returned from a trip to Chi
cago. He was accompanied on his return
by Mrs. Kuhn and their little daughter
"I had stomach trouble twenty years and
gave up hope ot being cured till I began to
use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, It has done mi
so much good I call It the savior of my lite."
writes W. R. Wilkinson, Albany, Tenn. It
digests what you eat.
MINERS TO MEET IN MILWAUKEE
tnternntlmial Conixrca to He Held, nt
Which All tlrnnche of the Indui
try Will Come Together.
Mrs. K C, Atwood, a practical mining
woman of Denver, spent a few hours in
Omaha yestvrday whllo en route to
the west. Mrs. Atwood has been
In Milwaukee looking after some
neceswry preliminaries connected with
the third annual session of the international
mining congress, which will convene In that
city June 19. She occupies the responsible
position of chairman of the Anance commit
tee. Among a number of other members of
this committee Is M. A. Lathrop of this city.
VnKfB Stlat A M A t l ...... u It
them OmaH?, wil be repre"
,ealod at , nua, ,
The baelE of repfMentatlon Is thirty
"delegate from each state, appointed by the
Kvnor. Ave deletatcs from each city and
one additional for each 10,000 population or
traction thereof, to bo appointed hy the
atior and flve deiegates each from tho Com
merclal club, Real Estate exchange and
Board of Trad;.
"We expect an attendance of at least 1,000
people who aro interested In mining," said
Mrs. Atwood. Milwaukee is making great
preparations for entertainment of the guests
and committees comprising the leading
men of the city are engaged In arranging
for tne event.
America with her 75,000.000 people Is
confronted now with a new commerce, a
new policy and a new destiny. The greatest
factor in promoting the wealth, the growth
and the power of this country Is the min
ing Industry. Because ot this great Im
portance we expect a large attendance of
all earnest scientists, metallurgists and
practical mining and mill men and all
others Interested In the welfare of the
nation. The congress will have for Its
prime objects the better recognition of the
mining Industry by the national govern
ment, and to bring about needed changes
In the federal mining laws. For the first
time In the history of this great organiza
tion the convention will bring together the
investors ot the east and the actual opera
tors of the west. The miners, those who
actually dig out and blast out the ore, will
at this meeting be brought Into direct con
tact with the men who lurnlsh the sinews
of war.
"There will be another unique feature of
this gathering. For the first time all
mining Interests will be represented, as
well as all branches of the Industry. The
metals Iron, gold, silver, copper, zinc,
quicksilver, manganese, aluminum anti
mony, nickel and platinum will all be repre
sented by those engaged In mining these
various ores. In the way of fuel there will
be delegates representing the Interests ot
anthracite and bituminous coal, coke and
petroleum. Building and ornamental stone
products and the marble onyx and soap-
tone quarries will have delegations, as
will also the producers ot mineral paint,
asphaltum, asbestos, gypsum, sulphur and
so on.
"An attractive program will be delivered
and the congress promises to be ot wido
Importance."
alim iiaki.vg rownens.
Congress
Acting to Suppress Their
Snle.
The report of the Senate Committee oa
Manu.lictures Jupon tho subject oi foctl
adulterations and food frauds has created a j
sensation In Congrets and awakened great
Interes,throughout the country. i
ll mere couia oc puoiisneu a list o; tne '
names of all articles ot food found by tbe
Committer to be adulterated or made from
poisonous ingredients it would be of in
estimable value to the public,
The recommendation of the Committee '
that the sale of alum baking powders be
prohibited by law will make .of special In
terest the following llsti of names of tbe
baking powders containing alum sold In
this vicinity:
Haklng Powder Containing Alnmt
K. C Contains Alum
Manf. by Jaques Mfg. Co.. Chicago.
C. P Contains Alum
Manf. by Allen Bros. Co.. Omaha.
GERMAN Contains Alum
Manf bv Consolidated Coffee Co.. Omaha.
CALUMET Contains Alum
Manf. by Calumet Daklng Powder Co.,
Chicago.
BON BON HOTEL Contains Alum
Manf. by Grunt Chemical Co.. Chicago
CLIMAX Contains Alum
Manf. by Climax Baking Powder Co .
jnaianurioiu.
KENTON contains Aium
MHnf. by Potter-l'arlln Co Clrirlnnnti
i irancT Cnnlalna Alum
Manf. by
Bain & ChApman Mfg. Co..
.St. Louis.
ROCKET Contain Alum
Manf. by Sherman Bros. & fn
THREE MEALS Contains Alum
Manf. by Rldnur r - U.-.-..
np&s wiij
It la unfortunate that roa.y manu'acturers
r., i v.vin nnwrtpra. -en some in the
above list, falsely state that their powders
do not contain alum. It Is only right that
consumers should have correct Information
as to the character of every article of food
offered to them
STRANGE FIND AT COURT HOUSE
Judge Estelle Discovers n Sonvenlr
Which the Owner Can Hnve hy
Applying for It.
A mystery was unearthed at the court
bouse yesterday. It Is an empty whisky
bottle found In a drawer underneath the
bench formerly occupied In court room No.
by tbe late Judge Cunningham R.
Scott. The discovery was made by judge
Estelle, who succeeded to the bench made
notorious by Judge Scott. The drawer had
not been oened by Judge Estelle until
yesterday, although he took charge ot his
office the first or tne year.
Inscribed upon the bottle In flaming let
ters is this Inscription: "A Merry unrisi-
mss and a Happy New Year." The bottle
Is recognlted as a sample ot some holiday
souvenir distributed by Colonel Walter
Molses of local popocratlc fame. Nobody
around tho court house claims the bottle
and tbe mysterious feature of the Incident
la tbe question of ownensnip. it is earn
that the drawer has never been uied by
any one. except Judge Scott during his tenure
on tbe bench.
3. Q. Hood, Justice of tne reace. Crosby.
Miss., makes the following statement: "I
can certify that One Minute Cough Cur will
do all that Is claimed for It. My wife could
not get her breath and the first dose of it
relieved her. H has also benefited my wbol
family." It acts immediately and curei
coughs, colds, ercup, srlppe, bronchitis,
asthma and all throat and lung trouble.
In Memory
Of the fallen heroes Drcx h. Sliooman
will clone his store at noon Wednesday
Incidentally one might mention boys
shoes for the boys are the coming men
and heroes This season we have taker
srreat enre In the selection of otir boys'
low 6hoes nnd give the boys, youth and
little gents a shoe fashioned after the
mannish lasts of impas insuring abso
luto comfort-these In vicl kid and calf
either black or tan In light or heavy
soles-for $1.50, $1.75 and ?2.CK)-'SVe feel
confident that this Is Is the largest line
of boys' low shoes In the west.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Oaaahav's I'p-to-date Shoe Haas.
1419 FARNAM STREET.
LETTERS IDENTIFY DEAD MAN
Floater Found Snnda; Supposed to Bo Hmrj
0. Harding, Pukws.ni, 8. D.
SUICIDE DUE TO HIS DESPONDENCY
Ills Daughter llnd doped Tilth
a Man of Whom He Did Not
Approve and Left Him
Alone.
Despondent because his daughter had
eloped to parts unknown with a man ot
whom he did not approve, leaving him
alone in tbe world. Henry C. Harding
brooded over his misfortune until llfo 1
became unbearable and he sought relief
in deatn. A week ago he threw himself
Into the Missouri river, and Sunday the
body was found at the foot ot Paul street
by two fishermen.
Such are the short and simple annals ot
the old man whose mortal part found an
unknown grave In the potter's field Sun
day. From evidence which came to light
today It was learned that he was a farmer
and dairyman near the little country town
of Pukwana, S. D. He had a brother
living In Chicago. An attempt will be
made to comunlcatc with blm by wire.
Yesterday morning two boys, John Powers
and George Griffith, aged about 14 years,
called at the police station with a package
wrapped in a newspaper, and asked to see
Captain Hayes. The package contained
part of an old black alpaca coat, stained
with yellow blotches as if from contact
with moist clay, and a brown leather wal
let. In the wallet was a letter, a large roll
of newspaper clippings and the photograph
of a little girl, bearing the name ot a pho
tographer at Yankton, S. D.
Where the Letters Were Fonnil.
"We were fishing down at tho foot of
Paul street," said young Powers, "and
found this on the bank of the river. We
started to kick it Into the water, as It was
full ot mud, but happened tocatch sight of
the pocket book, and so opened the book,
as we thought there might be money in it.
While wo were looking through it a man
came along and told us we'd better take the
whole thing to the police station, as it
might belong to the dead man who was
found In the river Sunday."
It will be rememberod that the floater
was clothed only In trousers, shirt and
vest. There was no coat. The police are
confident that tbe garment found by tbe
boys was on the body when it was dlscove:cd
and Incline to tho theory that tho Unlk
brothers tore it off In attempting to pull
the corpse out of the water. As the body
was In an advanced stage of decomposition,
they tay, it was but natural that the fisher
men should have attempted to handle it
by the clothing rather than touch tbe flesh.
The unsightly fragment of muddy coat was
then tossed aside, probably, and forgotten.
Letter Gives Clue to IIIh Identity.
The contents ot the wallet are all badly
waterlogged and some parts of the printed
and written matter are Illegible. The news
paper clippings, evidently cut from an ag
ricultural Journal, relate mostly to dairy
farming and the laws governing the manu-
facture and sale of oleomargarine.
The
photograph Is of a little girl of about 10
years, and Is of an old fashioned style of
photagrapny. it remained tor tne letter,
nowever, to suppiy me Key 10 tne om
man's Identity and to dissolve the mys
tery as to the cause ot suicide. It bears
the Chicago postmark, the date April 25.
1900, and is addressed to Henry C. Hard
ing (or Hamllng), Pukwanta, S. D. The
writing on the envelope Is blurred. Never
too legible, evidently, the letters are now
run together so that one cannot be positive
as to the spelling ot the surname, though It
Is probably Harding.
The letter Itself, written In leadpcncll, Is j
more easily read, albeit portions ot this arc i
Indistinct, the folded edges being worn
away, as if it had been carried in the
pocket for some time. In tho following
transcript several words and parts of
sentences have been supplied to make
sense:
"CHICAGO, 111.. 120 East Ontario Street.
April 2t. Dear Henry: I am very sorry i
to hear that Lena has gone away, but I j
don't think you should give up your busl- i
nets, as you suggest, or do anything rash.
Don't come to .Chicago, as there Is nothing
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i vau "it' j .t,, uui
aoa 1 asc uu' "l";'
wounds. Let us hope It is not as bad as It
j appears at present. I have no doubt that
th nave dC)ne rEnt nt)(j honorable
.hine. as George alwara seemed to me to be
. ,iiar fellow. He told me once hla home
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was in Hartford, Conn., and perhaps they
nave gone mere, u i ere you i would
write Lena and tell her If she will return you
will forgive all.
"Try not to be so much alone. Lock up
the house and go to town once In a while.
You need not worry about that note, as I
will give you a renewal. As ever,
"ALBERT."
Acting upon the theory that "Albert" Is
a brother of the deceased, an attempt will
be made to communicate with him.
Pukwana, the point to which the letter
waa addressed, Is a little town on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad near
the Missouri river. It Is probable that the
body bad floated down from there.
Cured a Itnnnliig Sore.
VI bad a bad running sore on my breast
for over a year," says Henry R. Richards
of 'Wlllseyvllle, N. Y., "and tried a great
many remedies, but got no relief until I
used Banner Salve. After using one-half
box I was perfectly cured. I cannot recom
mend It too highly, and will never be with
out It In tbe house." For sale by Myers
Dillon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon's Drug
Store, South Omaha.
Mortality Stiit lt leu.
The following births nnd deaths were re
ported at the office of the Doard of Health
during the twenty-four hours ended at noon
Tuesday:
rgola Gantz, 31 1 Taylor, boy: Charles
Burt' EIyi &B south Twenty-flfth avenue!
girl; W. V. Carter, 3 South Twentieth,
Bin.
Deaths E. Zndnlna. Second and Popnle
ton avenue, 1 year; Adam Cochrane, 3104
Woolworth avenue, 71 years
IlulldlnK I'ermltM.
The following permits have been Issued
from the office of the building Inspector:
Georco S. Weeks, 3328 Ruggles, frame
barn. 1100: James Comer, Twcntv-nlnth and
PInkney, frame dwelling, 150); Harry Syms,
1512 Harney, addition, 140O.
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WHITE
IDWIN FORREST
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"super." In despair Forrest exclaimed:
"Can't you say it as I do?" "No," said
the man ; " if I could, would I be working
for $5.00 a week ? " If you asked a cheap yellow
soap to do the work of Ivory Soap the reply
might well be: "If I could, would I sell for half as
much ? " Ivory Soap, being pure, costs money, but
not more than a pure soap has to cost.
BISnOP MXABE IS PLEASED
ErltctioB of Omaha as a Place of Btiidioo
Gratified Him QrUy.
WILL KNOWN IN METHODIST circles
llns Ileen Actively Kngnged In the
"Work of the Ministry for Over
Forty Yearn and a Illshop
Since 1SU.
Omama Methodism will be greatly strength
ened by the presence ot Bishop McCabc, who
has been assigned to a residence In Omaha
by the general conference, according to the
idea of Rev. M. W. Chase of tho First
Methodist church, who" has Just returned
from Chicago, where ho attended the con
ference. The selection of Omaha as his residence
was very pleasing to Bishop McCabe, who
found his health Impaired by the climate
ot Texas, In which state his official residence
was formerly established. Tho appointment
ot a Methodist btsbop for Omaha restores
the city to that place It held In church
circles while Bishop Newman was located
here, but the appointment ot a bishop Is
not permanent as In some of the other
churches, tbe residence of the bishop being
changed at the will of the conference, and
generally so frequently as to establish a
practical Itineracy of the bishops. This year
Topeka, Kan., was dropped from the list of
epUcopcl cities and Omaha placed thereon.
Bishop Moore, who was in Topeka last year,
has been assigned to a residence In Switzer
land, while one of the new bishops has been
sent to Shanghai, China.
Bishop McCabe is a well known figure In
tho Methodist church and has been active
In the ministry for forty years. He wan
born In Athens, O., October 11, 1S36, and
entered the ministry In 1S60 after gradua
tion from the Ohio Wesleyan university. In
1S62 ho enlisted as chaplain ot the One Hun
dred and Twenty-sixth Infantry, where he
won the eobrlquet ot "the singing chaplain,"
which was afterward changed by come to
"the fighting chaplain." At tho battle of
Winchester ho was taken prisoner and con
fined In Llbby prison. After bis release be
was brought Into the work of the Chrletlan
commission, where he was particularly suc
cessful in raising funds with which to carry
on the work ot relief. At the end ot tho
war be became pastor of a church at Ports
mouth, O.. but was not long left in the
ranks, as he was called to be agent ot the
Church Extenelon society in 1665 and was
afterward chosen assistant secretary ot the
society, which place he held untlt be was
chcaen secretary of the missionary society.
He was elevated to the office of bishop In
1SS6 at the Cleveland conference and since
then has been engaged In work which has
carried him over the greater part of tbe
globe. While his residence will be Omaha
he will spend but little rooro than two
months in the year In this city, tbe balance
of the time being devoted to travel from
conference to conference in the Interests of
the church. The bishop's family consists of
his wife and his private secretary, who will
reside In the city. It is said that they will
Just a Little Talk-
To serve you well satisfies, us to be
well served satisfies you Our mutual
satisfaction creates that bond of good
feeling between us that can only be sev
ered when we cease to satisfy you Our
high position in the catering world has
been obtained through your ,ulsfact!oii
and we mean to hold it Our delicious
Ice cream has had much to do with sat
isfying many hundreds of people It's
pure cream and put up In those little
barrels makes It so convenient to carry
home 20c for n pint 10c for a quart
Our Ice cream Is sold at Hanscorn park.
W. S. Baldufl.
1520 Farnam St.
Last Few Days
Of our exhibition of water colors. Many
people are availing themselves of this
. rare opportunity to select one of these
beautiful pictures pictures that have u
value pictures that are In tbe art
j world what diamonds are In the mineral
J world pictures by artists with an in
ternational reputation That is what
you see In this magnificent collection
of nearly two hundred paintings. Ito
member, we guarantee every picture
suown to lie original ana by the artist
whose name appears: on the painting
Come in before it Is too late.
A. HOSPE,
Mvtio ui Art. 1613 Outfit.
LOGIC
was once drilling a stupid
occupy apartments In a hotel during their
stay, though there Is some talk ot the church
purchasing a home tor them here
RAILROAD ABANDONS SUIT
Decides Hint It Una ot Hildence
Enough to Com let 12. 1".
Holmes.
E. F. Holmes, alleged forger of railroad
tickets, against whom flve aeparato infor
mations were tiled a tew months ago by the
county attorney at the Instance ot tho Bur
lington and Santa Fc railroad companies
has been released from Jail.
The cases ugtlnst Holmes were dismissed
as the result of a conferen-o between the
county attorney and the railroad author
ities, It being decided that thcTe was a
lack ot convicting testimony. Holmes was
a ticket broker In Omaha durlrglha
Greater America exposition. It Is raid that
he contemplates bringing damage suits
against the railroad companies and wt:i
ask for large compensation for tho time
he has spent In Jail, which Is US days.
Holmes made a specialty of dcalln; In
tickets which he found it easy to secure by
reason of the low rates made for the ex
podtlon. He did not maintain an o.ce, but
went upon the streets to announco h s
stock In trade. About the tlrr.o that Ho mcs
was playing his engagement here atm
one forged a large lot of tranpjrtatl-n
over the Burlington and Santa Fo ro.vls by
a most ingenious system of filling up the
punch marl's on tickets which were value
less by reason of dato explrctln. Having
fixed tho telltale marks It wej easy enough
to supply new dates by meins of duplicate
punches,
James C. HItt. a St. Joeph ticket broker,
wes the chief witners against Holmes, the
two having had dealings In transportation
After searching Investigation tho rallroid
authorities decided that eonvl'tlon could not
bo secured. Holmes was arret- d at
Natchwi, Miss., to which place he went after
having closed his butlners engagsmont In
Omaha. This case has attracted more than
ordinary attention In railroad clrclte.
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ordsr.
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Op. Pdxton Hotel.
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