Nebraska Newspapers

    OS PROBLEMS OF TAXATION
EciomIo Ltujn Listens to a Lectura bj
Dr. Edward 1. Rom.
SOME DIFFICULTIES AND REMEDIES
Vnrloit iiicor(e ( Tntiitliiii 111.
CUmcil, Tliclr Ailt iiiiliiuf mill
DlnnilinntiiKea IIcImk I'nlnlril
Out l the .pcnUi-r.
Prof. Edward A. Roes of the University
of Nebraska addressed the Economic leaguo
last night at the First Congregational
church on "Probleini of Taxation." Af.er
reviewing the various inethoda of tnxnt.on
which have heen suggested by Hturlcnt of
economics Prof. Ross expressed the opinion
that the stale should nook new sources of
Income and that realty should only hi taxed
locally. Hf suggested that tho Inheritance
tax and corporation tax would probably be
found the best means of raising taxen for
statu purposes and stated that there prob
ably Is no means of taxing personal prop
erty which Ik not reached either by (hi
corporation tax or the inheritance tax.
"A tax Is a contribution demanded by
overelgnty," wan the definition of tax
which I'rcf. Ross cavo In his lecture. He
then began a discussion of the bsst meani
of realizing Justice In taxation, speaking In
part, ai follows.
"Tho followers of Henry Oeorga advoca'cl
the single tax on land and Insisted l.ha: th?
land alone should bear the burden. The sin
lie tax theory Is more than n tax theory. U
Involves the ethics of ownership unci, as
sumes that the land should nvor hive
passed Into private ownership. In popular
consciousness there Is a gradation of In
comes. The Income which Is earned by the
sweat of the hrcw Is regarded as being
earned In the true seme of the word eirn.
Money secured for prefcsslnmil Hcrvlroi
ranks next to manual labor, then romes the
Income from money saved, from land and
from speculation.
Molutlon of I, mill Vnlne.
"The consciousness may rome that Hie In
come from land Is not earned, but probibly
will not. The public Is not ready to hive
all taxes on Improvements give way n tlX33
on land. It would not seem Just to have a
great hotel exempted from taxes ether than
those levied upon the ground which It occu
pies. Under the land tax system valuable
Improvements would escape all burdens and
much property, such as Hteambo.itn, would
be relieved of taxes.
"In my opinion tho whole question of
taxing land will turn on the development of
transportation. The' trolley car will demol
ish the total amount of ground rental. .Tho
land rent problem will bo solved by tceh
nlftie rather than by reformers, tinad trans
portation facilities have a tendency to scat
ter the population and prevent tho congej
tlon of properly.
"Some students Insist that a proportional
tax Is a Just tax. Others maintain that tax
should be progressive and should vary In
rate according to the amount of wealth a
taxpayer has. ThlH theory Is baaed on the
assumption Ihnt the congestion of wealth
is tho result of mistaken government which
can bo corrected by levying n tax wh'c'.i will
tend to redistribute wealth by making the
burden especially heavy on tho very wealthy
man. Another theory of taxation; called tho
economic theory, is that peoplo should lie
taxed on what they can spare rather than
on what they possess,
"Matters of right and wrong uro hard to
settle. Differentiation of HOclety Is constantly
going on. It Is not truo that the rich are
growing richer and tho poor are growing
. poorer, but It . probably- Is Iron that tho
poor nro not growing rich as fast as the
rich are. It Is likely that the dissatisfac
tion which is making itself felt in the fcrm
of socialism will be directed lo progressive
taxation.
Illillrei'l mill Direct TiiMitlon,
"Tho theory that any tax levied spreads
over' tho cntlro body politic is not true.
All taxes cannot bo shifted. Wherever
the supply can be limited tho tax can bo
shifted. It la evident that Incomes should
bo taxed, as shifting would be avoided by
this means. Taxes, like lilmatc, should be
general. Taxes which can be shifted are
Indirect. Nonshiftlng taxes are direct. It
has been said that tho art of taxation is
like picking feathers from a goose without
making it squawk. Indirect tuxes arc tho
sort which conform to this definition, Tho
people who nro taxed do not realize it. In
direct tax Is frequently charged with belnii
unworthy of any free government, yet In
direct tax has one great point In Its favor
It can be collected moro cheaply than any
other sort of tax.
"Ourlng tho Spanish war the additional
expenses of tho government were paid by
Indirect taxes. In spite of the fact that
groat sums were raised, in tins manner, I
do not remember of hearing n single com
plaint concerning tho burden. Kvory onu
seemed to be of tho opinion that tho right
system of securing molioy had bean adopted.
"If men are taxed on what tboy consumo
an Injustice seems to be done the man
with small Income. Ho Is compelled to
spend most of his money for necessities of
life. The man with Inrgo Income saves
money and escapes largo consumption tax.
On tho other .lmml, a tax on property saved
would be n burden to tho economical am
would discourage saving, Tho Income tax
seems a satisfactory compromise; still, It
la a dlfllcult tax to collect, as It Is almost
Impossible to ascertain the income of per
sons who desire to ahlrk their tnxes,
"Hut little objection is offered to tho in
direct method of taxation the government
employs. Tho only complaint concerning
tho federal taxes Is that they can bo raised
too easily. It seems almcst n pity that
local taxes cannot, bo ruined by the same
means emplocd by the government. Ho
lief would come o the public If the taxes
on some articles from which tho national
government derives Its Income could bo
useil for local purposes,
Tlu-ury nf l'riiii'rt Tin.
"Property tax Is now general throughout
Hie United States. At first taxation was
avoided In this country by Belling lands to
ralso money for public purposes. As tho
expenses Increased property tax enmo into
vogue, Property las Is based on the theory
thBt people pay on all property and that
the vntuo'pf; all properly can bo iihcortnlued,
Tbn property tax system Is bad and cauno:
be remedied. Hut what Is to bo done?
"Many students of economic problem-
believe that real estate should he taxed
(or local purposes only and ur.;o that th
tato shall seek new sources from
which to derlvo It Income, such ns the
Inheritance lax und the corporation tax.
llnder this system it would seem impossible
to secure tax from all pomuual property.
Railroads and qtber large corporations es
cape their share of taxes tu many states.
Railroads, which are taxed on a valuation
of 120,000 per mile In Indiana, arc taxed
on only IS.000 per nillo In Ohio. Similar
Inequalities could tie pointed out in other
Mates.
"Ilut In this .great game of wealth-getting
which wo are playlug then are rules whl-h
nro supposed in control the game. The
rules arc good, lU'c.iuic we don't live up
to' the rules, socialists urge that we should
havo new ones. This U not fair. The rulo
of the tax game is that owrjhodv shall
pay on what he owns. Hecnuse this rule
Is violated discontented people weaken the
gamo by clamoring fur new rules."
Francis ,. Ilrogan, preldcnt of the
Economic lrasue,i..presldrd at ths meeting.
At the concluilon ot Prof, Itoss' address
tho audience was Invited to ask the speaker
questions and enter Into a discission of
the subject ot taxation, flrlef talks were
made by Henry W. Yates, P. J Korgan,
Victor Itosewater, Thomas Kllpatrlck, John
O. Yelscr and Andrew Itosewater.
LOCAL SCENES HAVE CHANGED
O in nil a I'lmieiT, otv n t.'nllfornlnn,
Tell ur Hie Knrlv liny In
Tlire l'nrl.
M. 0. McKoon, one of Omaha's early
residents, hut now a citizen of I.os An
geles, Is visiting friends and relatives hore.
among them Mrs, .Samuel Itees, wife of the
president of the Itees Printing company.
Mr. McKoon tamo to Omaha In lSCfi, Owing
to lung trouble he left In 1883 for Cali
fornia, where he has reelded since. Now
he Is on his way home after a visit In
New York City, Duflalo and other eastern
points.
"It pleases me to see Omaha growing
again and making nev move for a pros
perity which, I trust, will prove perma
nent," said he. "Having heen here when
Omaha was a mere village, I am much
Interested In Its progress and I love Omahl
and Its people. Nothing could havo In
duced me to leave, except the predisposi
tion to pneumonia which I had.
"Thomas K. Metcalf and K. V. Smith, who
together with myself lived as neighbors at
Eighteenth and Karnam streets, opposite
where tho new city lnll now stands, wont
to California at ths same, time I did and
settled at I.os Angeles. Both are well
known and prosperous citizens. Mr. Smith
still retains quite large property Interests
In Omaha and spends considerable time
here e.irh year.
"Winn I came td Omaha It was only a
llitlo village, but what It lacked In size
It made up In spirit. This was amply
demonstrated In the great fight in the
latter '(50s between Omaha. Florence and
Hellenic for the location of the Union Pa
cific bridge. The younger benorntlon prob
ably does not rcillzn thnt this was the
turning point In Omaha's career, hut It Is
a fact. Had Omaha's fight for the brldgo
roved unsuccessful you would not see thla
magnificent city, with the great future
befcro It. but rather a small town like
Florence or Hellenic of today. The loca
tion of that bridge was the one thing that
marked Omaha ns the gateway of the west
and pliluly outlined Its destiny. In my
opinion, Omaha will always he a an Im
portant city and a great commercial cen
ter, for It Is built upon a firm founda
tion and it has a polld, substantial country
behind It. v. ,
"When I left Omaha the city's best build
ing was 'the old Pioneer block on lower
Karnam street. The lice building, the city
hall and all the other fine structures which
make up the modem Omaha were un
drramcd of then. TI15 city, has bullded
well and It has cveu greater, better things
for the future In common with the whole
country.
"While In New York I conversed with
many men nf affair a and found tho opinion
prevailing there that our present prosperity,
grrnt uud far-rencblng as It seems. Is but
preliminary to a period of greater pros
perity, which will be the grandest the world
has ever seen. The country wns never on
u more sound basis and today we stand
as tho acknowledged head of the nations
of the world. It makes one proud to be
able to say, 'I nm an Amerlran,' and I
propose to spend tho remainder of my days
In rejoicing over that fact."
Musical
Tho organ recital, which Inaugurated the
new instrument at the beautiful church of
the Ilaptlsts of the north side, Calvary
church, Twenty-fifth and Hamilton streeU,
was given Inst night.
The Interior of the new church offers a
most harmonious setting for a musical
event, while the two magnltlcent windows
on tho north find east glyo. at night, a
cheery hint of many beauties Inside. Tho
beauties last night were the organ numbers
played by Mr. William J. Hall of Minne
apolis, formerly organist of the celebrated
Oraco church of Cedar Haplds, which came
In for n good share of newspaper comment
some years ngo, when Mr. Hall was lucum
bent, and In which tho minister, Dr. Oreen,
did not exactly come off best.
Mr. Hall Is a vigorous type of the Kng
llsh musician Americanized. Ho plays with
much reaped to tradition, but not stiffly,
nnd with abundant technique on manuals
and pedals, Mr. Hall had also n sympa
thetic manner of accompaniment. His re
cltnl was attended by1 a very large audience,
which overflowed the seating capacity of the
Auditorium proper. And this nt 2fi cents
a head. The program was especially In
teresting on account of several now num
bcts, notably the IVBvry concert overture
and hie Tschalkowsky numbers, which Mr.
Hall made doubly Interesting by giving
short nnd concise analyses of their leading
thoughts,
Mrs. Kelly, tho well-known soprano, was
in excellent "voice and gave pleasing va
riety to tho program by two or three num
bers, which were enthusiastically received.
Mr. Hall had much to contend with. The
organ was not In any condition for recital
work nnd the action of the builders In al
lowing tho Instrument to bo used in ltd
present state was an Insult to the au
dience which assembled tr hear it. It waa
'unpnrdonably nut of tune, to say nothing
of the ordinary conditions which mignt
bo accidental, The church is not to blame
for this, nolther Is tho organist, for he
certainly showed decided ability and ex
perienced skill In making, as he did, tho
beat of a bad bargain.
It Is to be hoped that Mr. Hnll will be
heard hero later on some Instrument worthy
of his mettle,
A m u se men ts
Doyd's theater was tilled to Its utmost
capacity last night to witness Ferris' co
medians In ."The Conimqdcxe:'' The play was
given an excellent presentation. The en
tire east Is strong, their work being heart
ily applauded by the audience. This aft
ernoon "Tho Commodore." will, bo repeated
and tonight Hal Held's, great play, "For the
Iive of a Woman," will bo driven.
Hud I'nltU
nre quickly cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It acts 011 nature's plan, loosens
tho cough, relieves the lungs and opens the
secretions, effecting a permanent cure. It
counteracts any tendency nf a cold to result
In pneumonia. It Is pleasant to take, both
adults and children like it. For Fale by all
druggists.
CANVASS V0tT"0FD0UGLAS
Count)- Clerk llinerly .nmc III A.
Islituts nnil Will lieu In 1
('unlit i'mlny.
County Clerk Haverly will commence the
oftlclal canvafs cf the vote of Pouglau
county this morning. Ho hss Invited B, C.
Wolcott and Fred II. Cosgrove. disinterested
freeholder, to art a. members of the. can
vassing toard. 'l
rootiinii: r .-.mailt Fouiiiniit
Nebraska v, Missouri Saturday. Nov. 9,
Y. M. C. A. park at .1 p, nS, Heeerved teata
on ale nl Mycrs-pillbn Uiuj Co., l,$th and
Karnam.
THE OMAHA DAILY JIKJE: KIIIDAY, JfOVEMBEl! 8, 11101.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
fchool Board Vetting Fails for Lack of
lafficimt AtUndanci.
TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE IS QUITE ACTIVE
Una n Hunch nf Opinion nnil l.nwn lo
llfick Un UrtiiniHl for the
Xcntifi of Two of Hit
Teneher.
There was to have been a meeting of
the Hoard of Kducatlon last night, but for
some reason only three members showed
up when the regular meeting time came
around and an adjournment until next
Monday night was taken, Hefore President
Hulla and tho others present had left tho
room enough members arrived to make a
quorum, but the president refused to ko
back on the adjournment and reconvene.
nocrai members of the Taxpayers' league
were present and were very anxious to have
a meeting, but as Mr. Hulla stood on the
records nothing could bo die.
As Is well understood, IV league Is In
vestigating the affairs nf ,the board and
tome developments were expected last night.
The experts havo completed the checking
of the books and It Is given out unom
clally that some discrepancies In the lum
ber bills havo been found. When the re
ports are mnde public It will be up to the
board to explain where tho lumber has
been used.
The league Is also making a fight on two
of the teachers now eii.ploycd and tlm
fight promises to be quito Interesting be- j
fore It Im ended. There haa heen consid
erable correspondence In the matter of
looking up the school laws and securing
opinions from persons supposed to know
what Is required to secure a certificate of
eligibility from the board.
A week or two ago David Anderson sent
a letter to W. It. Fowler, state superin
tendent of public Instruction, regarding the
employment of teachers without having first
undergone the regular examination. Mr.
Anderson said In IiIb letter- "A large num
ber of South Omaha citizens and taxpayers
believe that, under the Inw. commercial
and music teachers In our public schools
bhould undergo an examination before the
examining board anil nbtnln certificates as
other teachers are required to do beforo
they ran be legally qualified and compe
tent to teach, Instruct or be employed by
the' Honrd'of Kducatlon as teachers In tho
public schools. We respectfully ask you
for an opinion In this matter."
In reply to this letter Superintendent
Fowler writes, under date of October 15:
"The school law provides that no money
belonging to the district shall he paid for
teaching to any but a legally qualified
teacher. If there be any teachers In your
schools not legally qualified for their re
spective work, the members of the Hoard
of Kducatlon are personally responsible
for any public school money that may be
paid to such teachers. I find it hard to
believe that the South Omaha Hoard of
Kducatlon would lay Itself liable for tho
payment of teachers' salaries by the mem
bers." fjcvernl sections of the school Inws
were Bent to Mr. Anderson by Superin
tendent Fowler.
It Is contended by the so-called Tax
payers' league that Henry Clauson, commer
cial teacher, and Miss Agnes O'Connor,
music teacher, were appointed to positions
without havlntr first secured certificates
from tho board of examiners, which met
In Juno last.
With this showing from the state super
intendent and nn opinion from tho county
attorney the league, through Mr! Ander
son, proposes to demand of the board thai
the two teachers referred to In tno com
munication be compelled to secure proper
certificates or else resign. According to
the opinion of Superintendent Fowler, the
members of tho boiird nre personally liable
for the salaries of any teachers employed
without a proper certificate. Members of
the board aBsert that they havo acted In
good faith and that the records are open
to tho public nt any time.
l.nw- Suit Transferred.
The suit ngalnst the Schlltz Hrowing
company brought by City Attorney Lambert
to recover the Mary Johnson Judgment,
amounting to $2,050, has heen transferred
from the diatrlct to the federal court. This
action was taken yesterday. When the
Schlltz company erected Its building nt the
west end of the Q street viaduct It gave a
bond indemnifying the city against loss,
etc. One rnlny night Just after excavating
had been commenced Mary Johnson, on her
way home, stepped Into a hole where the
sldewnlk ought to have been and asserted
that ahe sustained severe Injuries. She
brought suit ngalnst the city and recovered
n Judgment, Tho city Is now suing the
Schlltz people on the bond given to the
municipality at the time.
AKiiln i)iinroni.
For the third time this week tho council
failed of a quorum and Martin and Miller
adjourned until next Monday night. At tho
meeting Monday night tho salary list was
approved and warrants Issued, and the
members evidently think that there Is no
need of convening every night and so de
clned to attend, While several matters ot
some Importance are pending It was de
cided that a meeting next Monday night
would suffice, consequently an adjournment
wna taken until that time.
Knuliili- Well Pli'iispd.
Two expert accountants have Just com
pleted checking up the bsolts of the school
district and of School Treasurer Koutskv.
During the period tho books wero checked
It wns found that Treasurer Koutsky hid
handled and paid out over $300,000 of school
monoy and the difference In the totals was
only 91 centf. This difference was found to
bo purely clerical and was easily stralght
enril out.
Alley mill StreeU Dirty.
Very few if any of tho business men havo
paid heed to thu wanning given by Mayor
Kelly In regard to store sweepings bclna;
thrown Into the streets. As a result thi
paved streets In the business portion of th
city are almost constantly dirty and as tin
street fund 'is low nothing can be done. On
pleasant days tho fire department can flush
the streets with little or no expense, but
this ban not been done lately. The alleys
about town are also in bad condition ami
need cleaning. It has got so that propert
owners pay Utile attention to the orders
of the Inspector nnil as no nrrrsts havo
been made lately the sanitary condition of
the city Is not what it should be.
I'linl Hnll liiuue Siiliirilny,
The South Omaha foot ball team will 150
to Fort Crook on Saturday afternoon to try
conclusions with the team of the Tenth
United States Infantry. It Is stuted that
the local team It outweighed by about
thirty pounds to the man, but It propcacs
doing Its beat and hopes to win. The train I
nrrylng tho team will leave South Omaha
at 'J:20 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
StocUliiililers' Vlei-ilnK.
The annual meellns of the stockholders of
the Uulcn Stock Yards company will bo
held shortly after December 1 and It It ex
pcted that the question of building a via
duct across the tracks at either N ur O
ttl'KSts will be tal.cn up anil considered.
With the Hammond house reopened ihcic
Is a demand for a viaduct and the peoplo of
South Omaha generally and those who do
business at the stock yards especially would
like to see something dene In Mils line,
Petitions 10 the corporations Interested
have proved unavailing and the city coun
ell haa not seen fit to. take any steps In the
matter.
.MiikIc l lt.v Un. Ii,
l.otul packers report l)Uslnes good at
mis time.
Mr. nnd .Mis. K. II. Sprague entertained
a party of friends at their home last even-
, The Woman's Hellcf corps will meet with
Airs. Cress nt 2 o'clock on Saturday after
noon. A reception will be hold nt the Young
Men's Christian association parlors to
night. Taxpayers are suggesting that tieeM be
Planted on the lawn about the postotllce
building.
A daughter tin been born to Mr. and
Mrs. W. II. I'ettlt. Twenty-tlilrd mid Madi
son streets.
Jack Parks Is still talking of contesting
the election of Tralnor as assessor In 'he
Fourth ward.
Night school Is being held Monday,
ednedny nnd Friday nights nt the Hth
(school building.
At 11 meeting of Phil Kcarnc.fr pot. lo
be held on Saturday night, oiricers for the
year will be nominated.
Some of the members of the South Om ilia
police department have been called ns wit
ne!i!i before the grand Jury.
Mr. uud Mrs. IM flairs entertained the
young people or the Baptist church ut their
home. Twenty-sixth mid V streets, last
evening.
ED MORGAl. IS FOUND GUILTY
t'oni leleil of .nult oil l.lltle tlni-v
Murks .Ncnr Dundee I. nit
S 11 111 me r.
After tea than half an hour's delibera
tion the Jury In the case of Kdward Morgnl
found the defendant guilty of criminal as
sault. The prosecuting attorney finished
his argument shortly after .1 o'clock yester
day afternoon. Judge linker's lnntructtons
to Hie Jury were brief and by t o'clock the
Jury had returned a verdict of guilty.
Mary Marks, the child whom Morgal as
faulted. Is the daughter of a widow who
lives In Dundee. When the crime was
committed last June the residents of Dun
dee were greatly Incensed and hne been
very active In assisting In the prosecution
of Morgal. During the trial the court room
has been crowded continually by friends of
the Marks family.
As soon as the Jury was discharged yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Mnrks and her little
daughter thanked the members for their
verdict. A number of friends of tho Marks
family nlfo met the Jurors as they passed
out of I he court room and congratulated
them on their tpeedy erdlct.
A fhnrt time before the Jury came in a
rumor reached the ears of Judge Haker
that Mary Marks" brother would shoot the
defendant before he left the court room In
ease the Jury brought in a verdict for ac
quittal. The Judge was confident, however,
that the Jury would convict and took no
steps to have the prisoner protected.
Morgal was-murh a fleeted by the verdict.
As he waa led hack In the Jail bis stepi
were very unsteady nnd he stared blankly
nt the lloor. During (he trial his wife and
two small boys sat beside him. Ilut yester
day afternoon he came In alone to hear
the verdict.
Under the Nebraska laws a man con-
lcted of criminal af-sault cannot be sen
tenced to less 1 han three years of impris
onment nnd the maximum sentence Is
twenty years
ALIGHT FROM MOVING CARS
I'lnrii Mi't'lotnl nnil Mike l.nllc Vic
tim of (he St-illim-On
llnlill.
MIfs Clam McOloud'.' aged IS years, em
ployed at Mulligan's bakery, wan seriously
injured last night by falling from a street
car from which she was attempting to
alight near Twenty-fourth and Oracc
streets. She was rendered unconscious by
the fall and wns taken to a nearby resi
dence. Dr. W. II. Christie wns called and
had her removed to Clarkron hospital. At
an early hour this morning the young
woman was reported suffering from concus
sion of the brain.
Mike I.allc of H04 South Twelfth street
got a bad cut under the left eye. a severely
bruised left hand nnd other Injuries as h
result of a fall from n street car about 7
o'clock laBt night. Lallc works at the
smelter and wns returning homo from work
when tho accident occurred. Near Tenth
and Hickory streets he attempted lo alight
from the moving car. He was picked up
unconscious by Kil Klssi and H. Heslcka
and sent to the police tatlon. His Injuries
wore dressed by Police Surgeon Francis L.
Horglum. Italic Is Hi years of age. He was
sent to his home.
kh.i. Tin: iA.Mmt!KF okiui
Or Vour Mnlr Will Full Hut Till You
llcciiiue Haiti.
Modern science has dlteovered that dan
druff is caused by a garni that digs up the
scalp In scales, as It burrows down to the
roots of tho hair, where It destroys the
hair's vitality, causing falling hair and,
ultimately, baldness, After Prof. Unna of
Hamburg, Oormany, discovered the dandruff
germ all efforts to find a remedy failed
until tho great laboratory discovery waa
made which resulted In Newbro's Hrrplcldu.
It alone of all other hair preparations kills
the dandruff germ. Without dandruff hair
grows luxuriantly- ' Destroy the cause, you
removo the effect,"
ICE QUESTI0NSTILL OPEN
Itelull lirocrrN I unlilr to lleelili- on
(lie Independent Plmit
I'roposltlon,
Tho Ico question was taken up again at n
meeting of the Retail Orocers' assoclotlon
last night. No conclusion was reached, the
matter being referred hack to tho commit
ten after some dtbate.
The Hotall Clerks' union expressed Us
thatks for the $2 prize awarded at the
picnic last summer to the victors in the
b-i5o ball game.
Several matters of Interest to the nasocla
tloi. were discussed at length nnd before
adjourning tho grocers decided lo give a
smoker sonic time this month, to which the
clerkr. and Jobbers will be asked.
"Ciirlnnil" Si ! inio iiiiiikc
Awarded firs; iruc, Carls exposition.
The Man Friday's Foot Prints
wiik Imlli'il with iIHIi-'lit ly old Itoliln-1-011
Cniuoc tho news -tlmt wt linve
it'fi'hi'il 11 new lot )f t liot new Witt-.'
p.tnslou soled shoo will In- jrooil now
to tin; ladk'H of Oinulia Hint have been
waltlns for tli.-lr nlw In Uipm now lope
st Itched special at .W.&U. We now liavo
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, At lft the twelfth and final volume of
I the personal edition of Oeorge Kllot Is nt
hand. As promised, it contains the poetry
, of Oeorge Kllot, with the exception of a fo-v
I very Juvenile effusions of a religious kind,
' which It would have been friendlier not to
rescue from oblivion, Oeorgo Kllot seems
to have made no serious attempt at poetry
until the year 1S61. after the publication of
"rtomola," so that her poems represent
her later work. The present volume has
I for a frontispiece a portrait of Robert
. F.vans, Oeorge Eliot's father, Kstht r Wood
has written a very Interesting introduction,
telling us all that Is known regarding the
history and clrcumstMnres of the composi
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of the forelooklng tendency of her mind.
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the story of a man ho died without hiv
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