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INDIAN CASES IN IOWA COURT
CelebraUd Suits from Tmn HemTation
to Como Up In Octobor.
70 DETERMINE STATUS OF MUSQUAKIES
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(From u Htiilt Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Auk C.-(Spcrlal.) The
celebrated Indian casts from tho Tama res
ervation arc now set for trial In the
United States district court lor tho northern
district of Iowa at tho comltiK October
term before Judge Shlras. Those cases In
volvn question which do not often come
Veforo tho courts In Iowa and some ques
tlons which appear not to have been passed
cn by tho courts here or any plare else. The
whole question of the relationship of the
United States government to the Indian
tribes with which the government has
'mado treaties will be entered upon and rfl
jieclally as applied to a case, an In Iowa
vhero the Indians, while maintaining a
tribal government and relying on treaty
rights for protection, Uo not live on any
spectrin reservation, but own land In fee
nlmplo and aro In a large menu u re Indc
pendent of tho government and of tho
'Btate.
Tho status of the Mtisquaklo Indians, or
remnant of tho onco populous Sac and Fox
tribes, which becume merged nearly n cen
tury ago, Is anomalous and of uncertain
definition. When tho treatlrn were tnado
under which theso Indians agreed to go to
tho Indian country of tho southwest some
of tho leaders of tho tribe protcatod and,
us they woro never hatisllcd In Kansas,
they nsled permission nt tho time they
were went to tho territory to removo back
to their former Iowa homes. Ah tliero was
no government land In largo tracts nt that
tlmo they wcro given permission to return
to Iowa on condition they would buy their
own land and give up their annuities. This
they did. They bought, with tholr own
inonoy, a big farm In Tama county, Iowa,
right on the lino of tho Northwestern rail
road, and by making additional purchases
they now havo n farm of about 3,000 acrea.
Orlglnnlly tho Indians placed tho tltlo to
this farm In tho governors of Iowa In trust
for tho benefit of tho tribe, but this In
volved the state In more or less of trouble
with tho IndlanH nml u few years ago tho
Htato ruvo control of tho farm to tho In
llnn bureau, bo that tho trlbo might bo
brought under tho general laws for regula
tion of Indians. I'rovlous to this time.
however, tho annuities had been restored to
tho Iowa branch of tho Sao nnd Foxes, at
trie Instanoo of merchants nnd traders liv
ing In that part of thu state, who wanted
thu profit from trading with Indians.
ItrhftllotiN Olil Chief.
The Musquaklc Indians In Iowa aro noted
as tho most backward and reactionary of
any of tho Indians of tho United Stnto.i.
They own a magnlflcunt fnrm, which they
cultivate In part or lease, and tho renin
from this, with tho annuities, gtvo them
"i comfortable Income, but they malntatti
tholr tribal relations, practice polygamy
In a modified form, live In tepcos rather
than houses, wear blankets and dress as
did tholr ancestors nnd rcfuso to permit
their children to attend school. To mako
It easier to enforco attendance at school
V oiP.iWnB, established, nt .tho agency,,foy tho
United States has maintained an agent
there over slnco tho annuities wero re
stored. Tho old chiefs rebelled against
this. They declared they would never sub
mit to enforced nttendnnco nt school for
tho younger membors of tho trlbo. Under
tho Cleveland administration Hornco M.
.Itebok, now editor of n magazine In Chi
cago, was mado agent and ho undertook
to compel attendance nt school, He and
tho school superintendent entered upon a
long and bitter contest with tho old chiefs
who wcro In rebellion. This resulted In
Kovernl personal encounters nnd In tho ar
rest and prosecution of some of the
offenders, To overcomo the objections of
some of tho chlefa they wore formally do
posed by tho agent nnd a chief brought
from Kansas, where a few of tho Indians
live, nnd ho was put In the place of the
chosen chief of this tribe. This but
aroused fiercer resentment on tho part of
tho Iowa band and for many months they
wero sullen. Another controversy wna
brought up and that was In relation to
some old clalnia, and for a year or so the
Indians refused to accept annuities until
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CUTU'UIU Soai1 combines In one oap at ono
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CUTIi'iTHA Siur, to cleanse tho skill ot uriits
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these old claims were disposed of. Only
this summer has this matter been disposed
of and In June last the Indians wero paid.
Their chiefs had made a Journey to Wash
ington to see the commissioner of Indian
affairs nnd a temporary settlement wn.i
effected.
Dnmnur f-llltx Ilruini.
The most Important of tho lawsuits to
come up at the October term of court be
fore Judge Shlras Is one brought by I'a-Kce-ka-Ma-fJue,
chief of tbo Sac nnd Fox
Indians In Iowa, by and through his next
best friend, A-Saw-Wah-Cnh-So. against
Agent Rebok. clnlmlng of him as agent of
tho I'nlted State government the sum of
150.000. The petition recites that the
plaintiff Is the chief of the Sac nnd Fox
Indians, residing In Iowa; that these In
dians aro under tribal laws; that they are
protected by treaties with the United
States; that they are not cltljens of the
United States; thnt they are not subject
to the laws of Iowa; thnt Agent Itebok.
without warrant of law and in violation of
tho rights of tho trlbo, performed certain
dnmaglng nets between the years 1890 and
1837; that ho willfully, unlawfully and
contrary to tho constitution nnd laws of
the United States and tho acts of con
gress, nnd also contrary to existing treaties
with snld Indians, nbused nnd Ignored
their head men, officers nnd chief, nnd
et over them a bogus or false chief of his
own nrbltrnry creation, n renegndo from
Kansas, to-wlt, one l'ush-K-Ten-Nokp-()ue,
n step maliciously taken preparatory to tho
abuse of their tribal property rights, and
further unlawfully took possession of the
greater part of their lands, rents and
profits thereof, while acting as such agent,
for mnllclous nnd selfish and corrupt pur
poses nnd contrary to the constitution and
Inws, acts of congress of the United States
and existing treaties with said tribal In
dians, nnd unlawfully converted tho rents
nnd profits thereof to his nun uso and
benefit." These rents aro represented to
bo of the vnlue of J.lfi.OOO. Tho suit Is
brought for tho benefit of the entire tribe.
This suit was commenced last spring, but
not until within a few dnys has It been
possible to get service on the defendant,
nnd. this having been done, the ease has
gone on the docket for n hearing, The
Indians aro represented by a firm of able
attorneys and tho c.ifc will bo pushed for
nil it is worth.
I.oxx of l.oiiK llliiek llnlr.
Anothor of tbo suits Is of nn entirely
different sort, but at tho bottom Involves
tho game principles, with a few others
added. This Is tho cas0 of Ma-Ka-Ta-Wah
Qua-Twa, or Illnck Cloud, against II. M.
Rebok. former Indlnn agent, nnd V. A.
Hunter, warden of thu penitentiary at Ana
mosa. Tho petitioner says ho is 4!) years
old. hns always been a good Indian, was
never accused of nny crlino save lu this
Instance, where ho was accused of violating
section r.430 of the revised statutes; that
Agent Rebok eniiBcd him to bo arrested nnd
convicted nnd sent to tbo penitentiary at
Annmosa for two years, well knowing ho
had not committed any crime; thnt he was
not amenable to the laws of tho stato of
Iowa or of tho United States, and that
Warden Hunter unlawfully deprived him of
his liberty, etc. He further alleges that
tho defendants, "well knowing that tho
plaintiff as u tribal Indian was Innocent
nnd not guilty of violating nny United
States laws or statutes, did maliciously nnd
unlawfully humiliate, dlsgraco and disfigure
the plaintiff by depriving him of and cut
ting off his long black hair that ho had
spent a llfetlmo in growing and placed
him In disgraceful stripes, etc."
For this Mack Cloud asks damngcR In tho
sum of $10,000 against Rebok and Hunter.
A similar case Is that ot Jim Peters, tho
tribal Interpreter, ngainst John Cono,
sheriff of Mnn county, asking fi.OOO dam
ages for alleged falso Imprisonment In tho
Linn countv t.ill for lv
qucatlonB aro involved as in tho larger suit
against iicdok una Hunter.
Tho peculiar thing nbout all these cases
and which gives ground for tho sulta Is
tho fact thnt tho Indian agent and the
superintendent of schools, In attempting
to control tho Indians and enforce attend
ance nt school, resorted to tho state courts
and in some Instance procured letters of
guardianship for Indians. This resort to
stnte authority was resisted by the Indians,
In somo minor suits brought by them In
tho federal court Judge Shlras has held that
tho Indian agent must derive all his au
thority from the general government nnd
that tho state courts cuti have no Jurisdic
tion, at least In civil maters, on tho Indian
farm. It Is upon this ground that the
Indians clnlm that nil the nets of the agent
referred to were Illegal, that the misap
propriation of the rents was made and In
dians unlawfully lintfrlsnncil ir th. i,.-
dlnns make good their claims the Iowa
delegation in congress will ask for Im
mediate legislation affecting tho stntus of
these Indians lu Iowa, The condition of
affairs there ennnot continue Indefinitely.
Tho Indinns aro n blot on the Iowa lnnd
scupo and will continue to bo unless thoro
Is somo Improvement In their condition.
The suits will therefore have a state-wide
Interest and settle some questions upon
which national legislation Is likely to bo
needed.
1 1 II ill III i' Ik II nl Xot tilillty.
Max llummelgiinril, who wns nrrestod en
suspicion of having had something to do
with tho tire at Luurltsen & Andrenson's
restaurant. 1519 and 1521 Dnilcn Htreet. him
been releused, the police hnvlng ascertained
thnt they made n mistake In apprehending
him, l.nurltsen & Andrenson deny tho pub.
Untied statement that they wen- the pro
nrletors of tbo United States restaurant nt
the tlmo a llro occurred there.
Fighting
Rvory season has its peculiar maladies.
And one which finds many victims lu the
Into summer nnd early nutumn Is vari
ously known ns "hay fever," "hay nsthtnn"
nnd "roso catarrh." The symptoms differ
somewhat In dllforcnt cases. Tho chief
ones nro a distressing nasal catarrh and
n slight fever. Occasionally, however, tho
disorder takes tho form of asthma and not
Infrequently It resembles bronchitis.
Tho belief Is nearly unlvcrsul among
medical men, says thu New York Tribune,
that this diseaso Is caused by tho pollen of
wild or cultivated plants. Roses and other
garden tlowors have been held responsible
and so havo new mown hay and golden rod.
The majority of cases, however, havo been
attributed to a coarse, widely distributed
weed, whoso botanical name is ambrosia,
but which Is popularly known as ragweed.
This Ir very abundant along roadsides and
In fields and wasto places In the latter
part of the summer. The air becomes
laden with thu pollen of this and other
plants and the pollen causes a vexatious
Irritation ot tho mucous membrane when
Inhaled by those who aro predisposed to
the malady In question.
Thus far the physician has found It dif
ficult to cope with hay fever a chr.ffr '
air Ij often prescribed, and perhaps Is the
most effective sort of treatment. A local
Application of cocaine, which is snuffed up
Into the nasal passages', has also given
more or leas relief, tho former plan Is
reully running away from tho cause of tho
trouble. The latter probably serves tho
purpose in view by deadenlug tho sensi
bility of thd nerves in tho mucous mem
brane. An entirely uetv Hue ot attack waa out
lined In a recent Issue of the Now York
Medlftl Uncord by Dr. II. llolbrook Cur
tls. A patient of his. who was employed
iu a big drug house, found that when sho
was obliged to work In the Ipecnu depart
ment sho suffered from a violent "crying
cold wtu ns'hina," Hut hu hid learned
jv iXjeilencs that It tins took a few small
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: WEDS I2SDA Y,
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Sptci&l CemmitUe tf the. Oitj Connoil to
InTestigatt Hud Creek Sewer.
RESIDENTS OF ALBRIGHT COMPLAIN
I I'luuri'H on I, He .stock Mri-rliits for
.lul)' .Mm he n Snlrmllil .NIiotIiiK
i Dr. .loliiiaiiii (Jot.., ChuI on
I Account of .Hlekiie .
A special committee composed of Coun
oilmen Adklns, Martin and Johnston will
Investigate tho complaints made nbout Mud
creek sewer and will mnke a report to
the council nt Its next meeting.
It Is understood that tho committee will
bo Invited by the stock yards company to
mako n tour through the eight-foot sewer,
which commences near the I. street viaduct
and ends Just south of Swift's, As trips of
a similar nature hnvo been made by In
vestigating committees a number of times
In the past It Is not thought that there will
bo nny startling developments. It 1? as
sorted that enough water Is turned Into
this sewer every day to keep It clean. I.ye
from the packing houses Is also run through
the sewer, but in spite of the quantities of
water and the lyo residents of Albright con
tinue to complain nbout tbo stench which
tonstniitly arises from the creek.
Thoso who nro Interested in seeing this
nlleged nttlsnnco abated will watch with
considerable Interest the report of this spe
cial committee, l'enplo living In the south
ern nnd western portions of the city are of
tho opinion thnt this stock yards sewer
should be continued on to the river, but
they do not think thnt the city should
Khouldcr even half of the burden, as tho
creek Is used nlmot exclusively by tho cor
porations. Tho special commlttco will be
called upon to report either for or against
tho voting of bonds for tho continuation of
tho stock yards sewer to tho river.
Referring to the communication sent In
by tho stock ynrds company In this matter
n member of tho council snld: "All this
talk about a grand Jury being called to In
vestigate this alleged nuisance is all bosh.
If tho legal oftlclals of Sarpy county are In
earnest In their desire to havo Mud creek
purified why did they not send n notlco of
some sort to tho city. Tholr failure to do
this Is evidence that tho city Is not held
amenable for tho condition of tho creek.
The fact that notices were sent to the cor
porations goes to show that tho blame, If
there ho nny, Is placed Just where It be
longs." Continuing, this oltlclnl said that
n bond proposition as outlined by n rep
resentative of the corporations would never
carry.
.Inly Mvc Stock Hccclntx.
Although July is generally considered to
bo a light month in tho llvo stock market
here tho totals for last month show that a
great deal of business was transacted. Out
of 03,502 head of cattle received hero 37,210
head were slaughtered hero and 1.608 head
wcro driven to tho country. Of tho 235,000
head of hoes received lirrn 2SB. KitK tion.l
were packed here. Sheep reclpts numbered
02.000 head and fifi.SOO head were sent to
tho nbnttolro here, the balance going to
feed lots In this vicinity. As compared
with tho samo period of tlmo last year tliero
Is now nn Increase In receipts of 124,280
head of hogs and 7,192 bead of sheep, A
decrease of 26,000 cattle Is shown, but this,
It Is stated, Is becauso of the scarcity of
cattle and the disinclination of shippers to
sell stock at this time. It Is stated by
thoso who hnvn rnnvnnRr.il ihn ffltiintfnn
that on account of the partial failure of
tho corn crop fhcro will pot. bo a very vig
orous demand for fcedor cattle this sum
mer and fall. Ranchmen will, It is stated,
hold their yearlings and 2-year-olds and
ship only beef steers to market this fall.
I'uMIc Unlit Committee.
Since tho reorganization of tho city coun
cil August Miller Is chairman of the com
mittee on public lights. .Mr, Miller has of
Into given considerable time and attention
to the lighting question and he promises
to make a repofT of the condition of the
electric street lights now In service before
long. It is rumored that proper reports
nbout street lights being out are not being
mado nnd thnt the reductions in the light
ing bills which should be mndo are not.
Mr. Miller expects to cut down tho lighting
bill to a considerable extent before tho end
of tho year by wntchlng small leaks.
Itciiruiiiilr.ctl Committee.
Under tbo existing organization of the
city council Ed Johnston will havo charge
of the city's finances, while Fred Martin
will act as chairman of the judiciary com
mittee and use his blue pencil on ordi
nances which nro referred to his committee,
When mntters pertaining to streets nnd
alleys como up Oworak will be tho person
to see, as he Is chairman of the committee
on viaducts, streets and alleys. Owing to
his previous experience In the council Van
bant was given the chairmanship of the
committee on fire and water, while August
Miller will look after the publio lights.
President Adklns hns charge of public
buildings and grounds, and Miller will cen
sor printing bills. It Is thought that these
chairmanships will remain unchanged dur
ing tho life of tho present council.
. ' Itcv. .IoIiiinosi ItetnriiM.
Rev. Or. J. A. Johnson, pastor of the
First Methodist Kplscopal church, returned
csterday from a month's western trip.
Hay Fever
doses of n preparation of Ipecac for sev
eral days before she was exposed to the
drug In the performance of her duties tho
attack would bo averted. A friend of hers
had been similarly nnnoyed' nnd found tho
snmu preventive ugency useful.
Dr. Curtis acted on this hint subse
quently, when ho was called to deal with a
violent caio of roso catnrrh In nnother per
son. The pntlent was a woman, and sho
sulfercd utter prostration when she caught
tho odor of Mowers. Merely passing a flor
ist's shop was sutllclcnt to bring on a par
oxybtn. Tho patient belonged to ono of tho
beat known families In St. Louis, and sho
was the first for whom ho attempted to se
cure Immunity. To do so ho administered
a watery extract of flowers, both hypoder
mlcally and Internally. He began by giving
his patient nn extract of rose and In two
weeks sho could endure that flower In her
room. Then he tried violet and Illy of tho
valioy with equal success. A bouquet con
taining all three was kept' at her bedside
all of the time for weeks, nnd she was
proof against Its Influcnco then and ever
nfterward.
Now, Inasmuch as ragweed is believed
to be moro largely instrumental than other
plants in producing hay fever, Dr. Curtis
resolved two years ago to make some ex
perlmcnts with It, Ho employed a skilled
botanist to secure a largo quantity of the
leaves and pollen of this plant. From these
a tlncturo and a fluid extract were made,
and samples wero given to fifty or a hun
dred victim for trial. Tho remedy was to
be taken Intcninlly only, tho hypodermlo
practlco bntlng been abandoned entirely.
Dr. Curtis has boiiip faith In tho posbt
blllty of using this "liquor ambroslae," or
extract of ragweed, as a preventive as well
as a curative. Hut he was not ready In
time to experiment In tho former direction
last yrur The reign of thu ragweed pollen
begins, he says, bt.twonn August 12 and 20.
Still, tho beneflclul effect on thoso who had
already begun to suffer, and even on per
ccbj V.'ho had beeu blck for two weeks, wag
' While away Or Johnson visited l'ortland
nnd Snn Pr.mrlcrn nnd nlhnp nnint. nf in
i terest. During his stay In San Francisco
i Dr. Johnson visited Chinatown and wa
, qullo Interested with what he saw. He
, went with a party of nine nnd said that tho
experience was well worth the money rc
quired for guides. Upon reaching home Or
I Johnson received n telegram announcing
tho serious illness of his brother at Frank
1 In. lo'l. The doctor left over the Hurling-
ton at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon for the
east and will not return to South Omaha
until thero Is a decided change In his
brother s condition.
Mloiv About WntkM.
Although permnnent sidewalk districts
havo been created by the council and this
hflHv hn rcanllttrwl linttl II ta hlnrk In thn
face there Is no seeming effort on tho part
I of taxpayers to lay permanent walks and
! thus comply with the provisions of tho or
Idlnancc. Within a very short time the limit
I for property owners to comply with tho or
dlnanco will explro nnd then the city will
I proceed through tho regular contractor to
lay walks and charge the cost to the abut-
1 ting property.
I IMV IlCOI't.
I Colonel J. H. Wntklns, secrctnry of the
i Pontoon Ilrblgo nnd Ferry company, said
yesterday afternoon that he had Just con
eluded arrangements for tho placing of a
number of lights In the park on tho Iowa
sldo of the river opposite the Missouri nvo-
ntte landing of the ferryboat. A bandstand
, Is being erected nnd swings and seats will
' also be arranged for. Secretnry Wntklns
thinks that tho landings will be completed
so that regular trips of the ferryboat will
bo commenced In nbout a week.
Mimic City (ioli.
K. Lund hart gone to Mobile, Ala., to look
alter nusincss mailers.
Mrs. U. 11, Donaldson of Avncu, In., Is
nere viMtitig sirs, .mhos siiteneii,
A son hns been born to Mr. nnd Mrs.
William Ilerry, Twenty-sixth nnd D wtreetn
Mrs. J. II. Wntklns hns gone to the
moiititnlns of Colorado to spend n couple of
wecKs.
Miss Lizzie llauglinni of Sioux City l
the guest of Mrs. Frank Hpeur, Twenty-
lourin una i Htreeis.
Oeorgo II. Ilrewer writes from Norwich,
N. Y., that he Is enjoying his vacation,
which tie is spending with rolnllves.
Acting Mayor Adklns was buyy yesterday
Htgnlng warrants for the olulma allowed
Mommy night iy ttiu council.
A petition 1ms been prcfentcd to tbo
council requesting inc mention or u lire
hydrant nt Thirteenth, street and Missouri
avenue
Members of tho Swedish Methodist Hutu.
copal church will give u Inwn Koclal nt tho
homo of F K. Handwell, 7W North Klght
(enth street, this evening. Refreshment
win ne nerved.
Seasonable Fashions
3900 Men's under drawers
32 to 44 waist
Men's Under Drawers, No. 3H00 Well
fitting, correctly cut under drawers arc
conducive to masculine comfort, as well as
nppearance, nnd are still far better when
initio for tho Individual than when pur
chased ready to wear. For warm weather
jean or muslin Is correct; for winter uso
heavier wear, cotton flannel or llanneletto.
The model shown Is cut In tho best pos
sible lines rnd can bo rolled upon to give
satisfaction. Tho leg portions fit snugly
nnd aro loft open at tbo ankle to allow
greater eaBo In slipping on and off, tapes
being attached by means of which they can
be hold anug. The yoke Is smooth and
additional freedom Is provided by the gussot,
which can be enlarged or reduced In size
by means of the strap and buckle, or but
tons, ns here illustrated.
To cu those drawers for n mnn of medium
slzo 3',4 jardh of material 36 Inches wldo or
4 yards ?7 inches wide will bo required.
Tho pattern 3000 Is cut In sizes for n'
32, 34, 38, 10, 42 and 41-Inch waist measure.
For tho accomnjoualton of The Dee's
readers these patterns, which usually retail
at from 25 to SO cents, will bo furnished at
n nominal price. 10 cents, which covers all
expense. In order to get any pattern en
closo 10 cents, give number and name ot
pattern wanted and bust measure. Allow
about ten days from dato f your latter
before beginning to look for the pattern.
Address, Pattern Department. Omaha Boo.
New Method Proposed for
Securing- Immunity
striking. The doctor prints some of tho
letters which ho has received, and several
uro couched in terms of emphntlc commou
datlon. Summarizing tho first thirty-four
replies received, Dr. Curtis says that eight
een reported a complete recovery, four con
siderable Improvement and twelve negative
results. On tho whole, therefore, he has
felt encouraged enough to continue tho ex
periment on a much larger scalo this year.
Ho Inclines to tho belief thnt 60 per
cent of the people whose fever la cnused
by ragweed can be rendered immune. He
adds: "It seems reasonable to supposo
that icrnaps a tlncturo of golden rod or
some other plant may be found efficacious
in those cases in which the ragweed seems
to have no appreciable effect. Exactly how
great a palliative- this treatment will prove
will ot necessity take two or three years'
Investigation to determine."
Dr. Curtl3 presents this subject to tho
readers of the Medical Record with mod
esty und ho Is not overconfident, appar
ently. Ho regards tho question of tho effi
cacy of his plan as still open and Is frank
enough to declare: "If tho results I havo
obtained are not verified by others I may
only say that greater men and more scien
tific ohBrvura have been misled by Initial
lesults that tlmo did not substantiate."
The author of this new system of treat
ment refrains from theorizing about It. So
long as he employed the hypodermic Byrlngo
and Introduced his remedy Into tho cir
culation there was Bomo analogy between
bis plan and tho uso of antl-toxlns In light
Ing bacterial diseases, Ilut this resem
blance disappears with the abandonment of
that method of administration. There Is a
suggestion, too, of the Hahnemannlan prin
ciple In Dr. Curtis' Idea, Hut what the
public cares most about Is whether this
ragweed tincture will prevent and cure or
not. The explanation ci how It prevents
and cures can be left to take care of Itself
at present.
AL'GlST 7, 1001.
NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
TraislitUn of PopuUr Italian Norel of
Niaptlitan Life.
STORY OF A DRONE AND A DREAMER
cv Kitltlon of n Popular clentinc
Work, on the I'lnnrrs of I'lclil
unit (Jurilcn v Conccrn
IliK llir rtllilUlirm.
This has been nn exceedingly dull week
with the makers and sellers of books and
very few new ones havo come to hand.
flntv nnvL nnrt (lion 11 Htmeetpr nltta In nn
appearance ns If determined to bo In ample
time for tho rush when the outing peoplo
will return from tho seashore and mountain
anil wbeti rending will again bo In vogue
In thn wnv nf fWInn h,, mnt Imnnrtnnt
volume of the week In unquestionably "The
Land of Cocknyne. Although little known
In America, Matilda Serrao Is one of the
most famous (lirures In modern ltiill.m
literature, many critics according to her a
nigner place thnn to D'Annunzlo. "The
Ijlind of Cockavne." tnennlm- the Innil nf
Idleness nnd luxurious case, the "Land of
unKcs, is a study of life In Naples and
deals with the lottery nnd Its evil effects
i'n uio people, mo story Is powerful ami
Intensely dramatic and the characters nro
drawn from every grade of society A deli
cate and beautiful love sfnrv rttnu t mi it It
" J n,' nnuubx
tho inle, the love of a famous physician, a
man oi mo people, for tho dnughtcr nf
a noble- but Impoverished house, whnsu
father has wrecked his fortuno nnd IiU
mind In an attempt to win riches from tho
"Hierj. as a sensuous picture of Neapol
itan Ilfo the story Is vivid, fasclnntlnc. en.
trancing, In private life tho author Is
kuuwii as mo wife of -2dwnrd Scarfoglio. a
Neapolitan Journalist. Her talent seems to
have been Inherited from her father, who
.. aiso a journalist, one of that unfortu
nato group wim Kiirf,r.i ...n.. . ..
, , ,-Anu miring mo
UimIbb years of Ilourbon sway lu southern
1 J . It was during this exile that the
author was born In Pntta... Orooce, In 1S37
l or upward of a ni!nnr . '
has had mi active experience In Journalism.
...... .. JlUMln aml iNapIra d , h
training, no doubt i.mri, ,. .
Kr.Pl.le stylo , (Iue. RR cn
at Mho is the only one of tho promln ,
Mng novelists In Italy who has equaled
the writers nf iieti,,,, i 11
2- rroi,c output on,;:; a : :;,:
lilted In a delightful volume, entitled "Tho
Ijnntl of Jesus." It s to bo hoped that
mis work will niKn
per & Rros., New York, l'rlce, ?1.G0.
Nelson Llnv.i i,n. , ...
work ont.Ued "A Ion n V?L" "
ZT.-X" 'I --d as the
of tho ,,;;; z . ,o:vn--. T 10
, '".iiiuu 13 iiiso in rennsvl.
vanln and tho surroundings remind ono nf
t i localities in the former wo k and they
aio moat vivldiw ,i..an.t..i , 11 lnt
R-.-na,,,rcd and ncuto and a Z X "
fortablv nil On tori Tl .-. . ' luI"-
" pioi runs n one like
a murmur nr? i.r.mv ...... . iikp
--"o h,, work and "1 7.
IH flt Ollfn U'h I m ulfln l a . vain
uiiu earnest, thn im
man getting hor at the last. It lV who e
somo honk, full j-. . " woir-
e-inltnliv ' , "c"Knui situntlom nnd
tap tally plnimetl and worked out. Tho
author s st v iu n ,.. . .
his work l i.. " ,V". ' """
h ono to Uyw.ro"VtacnT.V,?,oon!
., ,uiR. i-rice, ?1,50.
It is not often ihnt o
roaches a .,
ni '!" V.mt ,l8 whnt hna happened o
V,Me,hl,Cr.Mn.ttl,.' "tal'hr Flowers at
. .v... ..,. un nen. Ti,0 oar j nditlnnH
which brought ho,h i.... , . " lons
Mnn r. .. . I'".m.ih! UIIU UlStri C-
rl, mi eTy lnrBB numL"r of P"oplo were
rapidly ex mustm! n,i .
. - iu ujoL'i imp sienilv
demand the publishers have been forced o
br Ing out a sixth edition. The author ,,s
taken advantage of tho opportunity to
bring ,,1P , work (Iowu , , V( Ib t
.,1.1 .im"10 Un'C l,;lS ",nr, B'"
uiluable. additions In the way f p10t0.
graphs, showing tho appearance of some of
our most common wild flowere. Nothing
CKnIn t'; aln,ler representation of
some of tho commonest wild flowers. Peoplo
who alto an Interest In flowers and con
stant y find themselves wondering what
might be the name of this or that blossom,
should take with them on their outings a
copy of this work. They would be sur
prised to find the amount of satisfaction
that could bo derived from It. Tho large
number of plates makes It' very easy to
Identify most any plant that ono Is liable
to comu across. The plan of the work Is to
consider first the flowers that open In
March and April, then thoso opening in
April nnd May, then thoso In May, then
May and Juno; Mny, Juno and July; May
June, July and August; June, July and
August; June to October; June. July
August nnd September; July to October
July, August and September; August to
November; September and November. A
systematic Index gives tho names, colors
and localities of familiar (lowers of the
United Stntes, Including a floral calendar,
and thoro Is n separate Index for localities
Tho work Is most Interesting, valunblo and
convenient; It Is clear In statement and nc
curato In description, while tho Illustrations
nro admirably faithful nnd well brought
out. D. Appleton & Co., New York. l'rlce
$1.40 net. '
Current IiiuiicIiipm.
A cpecles of grapo that has roots like
potatoes, leaves like the wax plant and dies
back to tho ground in winter, Is tho sub
Jnct for tho serial chromo by I'rnng In Men
bans' Monthly. It was discovered In Arkan
sas by Nuttall In the enrly part of tho last
century, nnd named by him vltla Inclsa. Tho
popular natural history column trenta of
tho food of squirrels In hard times, nnd we
are told that robins nnd other birds nro
polygamous when thero nro not enough of
cither sox to go round, Carnivorous plants
are treated of, and while arrangements for
catching Insects nro conceded the various
forms of pitcher plants arc regarded as In
explainable. In the general gardening do
partmont much space Is accorded to tho do
strucllon of Insects and fungus discuses by
tho modern practlco of spraying.
Illrd Loro for August continues tho help
fill series of pupers on "Illrds and Seasons"
In which tho student Is told Just what birds
be may expect to find, what he should study
and what ho ohould read during tho month.
Literary Notes.
Messrs. A. C. McCiurg & Co. announce
that their list for tho early autumn will In.
elude twenty-llvo titles, embracing olnven
bookH of fiction, nix Juveniles, four works
In belles-lettres, two gift books, ono work
In sociology and one collection of original
verse. Fourteen of then, books will bo II
lustrated. The American Illustrated Methodist
Mugazlne for July begins with an article by
James Main Dixon, descriptive nf tho re
form school at Hooncvllle, Mo., which the
superintendent, Colonel Drake, formerly of
Indiana, has established on nn excellent
basis, making It In very truth it "model
reform school, " Tho Illustrations uro
BOOKS
ItFTleweil an thU I'mtr can be und
of na. We can alio (uriilah any liniiU
publlnhrd,
Barkalow Bros,' "Book slum,"
VHruaut St,
Bf av gga mm hwt I
iTfflr-i m rii r i ri I nri s
I DISTRIBUTORS KANSAS ClT.Y MO.
numerous and attractive. There Ih a com-'
lianltm article, by .Mrs, Susie Mathl.- of I
Memphis, Tumi., also well Illustrated, which
dents with u "Model .Sunday School" In bcr
city, of which .Mr. Popper Is superintend
ent Little, Hrown & Co. report that Marv V.
TtleMtnn'H "Dally Strength for Dally
Needs" has reached a total hiiIo of over
2(),(ioo copies, The book Is made up of se
lections from the scriptures and ot pnu
fuges from various ancient nnd modern
uutboiH that reinforce the Divine thought.
"These words of the goodly fellowship of
wise und holy men of many tlmcK," nuy
thu a.itlior, "It Is hoped mny help 'to
strengthen the render to perform tlu tlutliM
and to boar the burdens of each day with
cheerfulness nnd courage." That the book
has rulllllcd Itn purpose Is uttested by tho
A Kimball Endorsement
After ample and careful examination of
nil tho Instruments now prominently be
fore tho world, wo find n preponderenco
of artistic and mechanical excellence In
favor of tho Kimball piano. In tho exact
ing requirements of perfect construction
nnd In tho deeper mnttcr of tone In tho
service of tho highest art, wo find tho Kim
ball to bo the masterpiece of tho human
raco to tho present time. Tho piano thus
endorsed by the collectlvo genius and au
thorities of the world mny be found In largo
variety
A. HOSPE,
Music and Ait 1513-1515 Douglas.
These August Days
Vou Hliottliln't fot-Kol that your Hill
(Iron nre ki'owIiik nml tliu way llicy
grow now murks llioiu Cor lli'c It's Uio
most natural tlilnc In tln wotiil for a
child in turn In the toes when walking
and U'h a mighty lianl tiling to i'Iuuiko
nature wlii'it onec it pis sot We've a
new shot) fur children that has a spe
cialty constructed sole that forces thn
foot out In wnlkliif; so that tin; foot will
crow Into the proper position The com
fort of tills shoo Js something wonderful.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
CntnliiKiic Scot Free for the Auk Inn.
UiiihIiii'm li-lo-dnle Mme limine,
111S I'All.VAM STHUirr.
The Kursaal Cafe
t Manhattan Heach, I.ako Manawa. Is
KftluliiK I" popularity dally-'l'ho talilo
d'hote dinners nt hy Caterer llulduir--nt
the reasonable price of "." cents-are
appreciated hy hundreds of peoplo who
enjoy a soot I dinner I'artles are now
formed nightly who go to tho lake
enjoy a good swlni -and aro then served
with an excellent dinner -such as .Mr.
lliilduff only can serve-The hour for
dinner Is from (! to S o'clock.
W. S. Balduff,
1520 Farnesn 9U
1308
Farnatn St.
"ATIONERY (g Te2S5ono
coimtant demand It has mot with.
Mcnm-k. A, C JlcCluri; & C'o.'ii books for
the tall, which number twcnty-llvo titles,
will bo especially noteworthy lu point of
Illustration. Aiming the artlHts representeil
nn? mime of tho beHt known In tho coun
trythe Mihhch .Margaret nml Helen Mall
land AriiiHtrong, John 11. Vimderpoel, Mux
b'. Klepper, J. Curler Heard, Jay Ilnm
lildge and Will II Drake being Included.
An ambitious venture of this firm Is a largo
quarto work on rugs, which will bo Illus
trated with fiilbpagu plnU'K in tho finest
colurtypo procesH, reproducing exactly lha
must brilliant colors of typical and elaborately-patterned
rugH.
Tho nbovo books nre for salo by tho
Megcuth Stationery Co., 1308 Fnrnnm St.
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