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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: Jf 111 DAY, JAN UAH Y 3, 1002.
BORING NEBRASKA FOR OIL
FioHottn Ktfdj toTopDouflu and Earpj
Contiii.
SEVEN THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND SECURED
Complete Kitiliineii t of Miteliltiery
Ordered for I'm- in I'clirunry t'oiti
Iati' Ineltiile Oniriliu mill
Council IIIuITk Investors.
George T. Halt Is authority (or the an
nouncement 'that Douglus county and Sarpy
county are to bo bored for nil, tho work
to be btgun by the llrst day of next month,
with a complete cqulpmont of machinery
already ordered from Clovolnnd, O., by an
Incorporated company, the prospective head
of which la Judge Irving F. Maxtor, and In
which arc Interested other Omaha and
Council bluffs men.
Seven thousand acres nt land, half of
which Is In each of tho two counties, haj
I eon secured from forty different owner
for boring privileges, the leases to run
twenty years from lust October or more
recent dates, and tho company haa bo.n
incorporated for $1,000,000, uudcr the name
of the Omaha Petroleum, Can nnd Coal
company. Tho articles wore filed on
tne 27th of last month by ' Wil
liam J. MeCuno of Stewart Ilros., Coun
cil D luffs; 11. E. Nelson of Omaha and
Goorge T. Hall. Tho board of directors.
which has bocn oloctod, Includes J.udgo
Haxter, T. T. Snow, a capitalist of Council
II luffs; William J. McCuno, II. O. Gllfsman,
a farmer eight mlUn southwest of Oniaha,
and Mr. Hall. This board Is to meet this
afternoon to elect the officers of the com
pany, among whom Judgo llaxtur Is slated
for tho presidency. The company today re
ports $20,000 already available for oper
ating expenses.
Kiitcrnrlne tyuletl)- Fostered.
For this entorprlao, which, If half as suc
cessful an Its promoters seem to anticipate,
must mean additional Impetus to tho
growth of Omaha and perhaps all Nebraska,
thero havo been In quiet progress for muny
months negotiations which tho company has
steadily refused to glvo to tho press unt.l
late yesterday nftcrnoon, when n repre
sentative of Tho I)co wont over tho pros
pective field of operation and learned tho
details of tho plan. Mr. Hall, who first
undertook tho work of organizing for tho
enterprise, has been In tho oil business fif
teen yoars, and styles himself a practical,
geologist and mineralogist, graduated from'
tho Scrunton School of Mines, Scranton,
Pa. Ho was In tho Pennsylvania oil Holds
soven years, two years of which ho was
employed In leasing oil1 land for tho Welscr
Klnkald company. Later ho did similar
work for the same company In New York
and West Virginia. Another two nnd a
half years ho was a ganger In tho employ
of tho Standard Oil company In tho Penn
sylvania fields and several additional years
were spent hi California. He was also a
lcaso agent for tho Pacific Oil company In
Washington Btatv.. From blm comes th's
history of the local projoot:
Oil In Council IllufTn.
"When tho report was circulated early
last summer that oil bad been found in a
well on tho property of a Mrs. Adams in
Council Bluffs I Investigated and found, by
cleaning It out and testing ttyo water that
cscped Into it lator that It had been salted,
wither Intentionally or otherwise with kero
sene poured In from tho top. I dropped
all thought of oil until ono day somo tlmo
later when In a conversation with old set
tlers at an Omaha hotel 1 was relating tho
Incident and was tpld of tho time, some
years ago, when a company was talked of
to develop oil indications that had boon
discovered between Cut-Oft ' lake and tho
tract that later became the exposition slto.
Out of professional curiosity 1 investigated
that also, but found nothing tangible. My
first real discovery was mado a short tlmo
after that when, on a pleasure trip a short
way down tho river I found tho float of
yellow sandstono and bluo clay that al
ways accompanies though, not Invariably In
dlcates oil deposits. I became Interested
at once and began n qulot but systematic
search for oil seepage.
Trncea Ont Oil Meeiiuicr.
"I found It nt last on tho Dr. Allison
ranch west of this city and traced It eight
miles or more In a southwesterly direction
to tho Trumbull ranch In Sarpy county,
where tho .surfaco Indications becamo too
faint to rely on. Between tho two ranches
named I found at least 100 places where
still water wis so coated with oil that paper
saturated In it burnod, not as wet paper
dees, but with n real oil blaio.
"That, with tho six baro bluffs of real
sandstono that 1 found In tho samo terri
tory was enough to satisfy mo and I nt
once began systematically (o securo tho
lease of the land. I wanted a continuous
strip eight miles long nnd from ono mllo
to two miles wide In ordor to provldo
against tho possible overlapping of lime
atone, which sometimes Intrudes Into oil
sandstone and Is a nuisance.
"Judge Baxter has been interested In tho
project for somo timn and last week we
closed the deal for tho last acres necessary
to give us a continuous field. Tho terms
of each loase provldo that the owner of
the land khall be paid 10 per cent of tho
proceeds of tho gross output from his prop
erty, the company to havo tho right to
boro whoro It pleases, paying him for-any
damago done to hU property. The com
pany is also given two years in which to
begin iterations, but wo expect to havo
two holes, ono on the OUssmann ranch In
Douglas county nnd tho other on tho J, C.
Gates ranch In Sarpy county, bored to a
depth of 2,500 feot. which I believe will bo
a deep as wo will havo to go, within sixty
days from the date of beginning opera
tions, which will bo February 1.
DrlllliiK on Hip CJiUpx llnneli.
"Tho Gates randi Is about seven miles
directly wwt of South Omaha. The forma-
PROVE IT JINY TIME
By the Evidence of Omaha
People.
The dally ovldence citizens right hero at
home supply Is proof sufficient to satiety
the greatest skeptic. No better proof can
bo had, Hero la a case. Head It:
Mr. Fred Miller, employed at EdquUl's
meat market, 17th and Clark streets, living
at No. 1611 Izard street, says: "I havo been
so bad with my back that I could scarcely
stoop. After stooping I could scarcely
straighten and trouble with the kidney se
cretions existed. I tried every kind of
remedy guaranteed to be n sure euro for
kidney complaint nnd although 1 wok never
compelled to stop working I havo scores of
times felt Inclined that way. Two boxes of
Dean's Kidney Pitta, procured nt Kuhn &
Co's drug store, corner 16th and Doughis
streets, cured me, If I have a recurrence
of kidney complaint I now know what to
use."
For sale by all dealers. Prlco 50 cents
per box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Iluffalo, N. Y
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and take
no bubdtltute.
Hons through which wo wilt have to boro
will bo sandstone, blue clay, rny clay,
shalo (In wnlch we may nnd some oil),
cyanlte nnd finally the dark cream-colored
oil sandstone, which carries tho olt. There
will be gas truck before (he oil Is reached,
Tho drilling, after It Is started, will be con
tinued night and day with two shifts of two
men each at each shift. Tho plants wilt
consist of clghty-four-foot derricks, forty-horse-power
engines and drilling apparatus
to go 3,000 feet, If necessary. Tho hole will
be started at twelve Inches to admit of
plenty of casing If the latter should be
found necoroary Machinery for all this
has nlrcady been ordered, nnd as soon as
development In the original two shafts war
rant It other borings wilt bo started and
wo shall literally perforate tho field.
"The Omaha and Council Illuffs men are
known, nnd for myself 1 can only refer to
my experience In this business and givo as
my own backers C. 'S. Longstrcet of New
'York City, a brother of the confederals
general of tho same name: Vincent C. Jelco
of tho Union Trust company, New York
City, and A. C. Harrington, a mining, oil
and railroad capitalist whose address Is 101
North Eighty-fifth street, New York City.
Of the forty persons of whom we havo
leased land, ten or more have stated an In
tention of buying shares in the company,
which are to be sold at 11 per share.
IleelnrrN Indleiit Ions Strong.
"I am fully awaro thnt the Idea of boring
for oil In 'Nebraska Is a comparatively now
nnd somewhat surprising proposition, but I
nl.io know from pcrtonal observation that
rich finds havo been made In both Pennsyl
vania and California on ground that carried
Indications not nearly so strong as thcatr
here, and I am staking my own money on
this project moro freely than I have 'on
previous ones that havo nested me hand
somely. I am not relying on my own Judg
ment alone, however, but have expert opin
ion from William J, Sturgcss of Cheyenne,
whom I recently showed over the ground
nnd who has taken stock In tho company.
Wo havo also thi printed statement of the
state gcologUt of Wyoming to tho effect
that only slush oil Is fouud there and that
tho logical depository of tho real artlclo is
under Nebraska. Tho averago llfo of oil
welts is twenty years, nnd after .that they
become mero water wells."
Oil Vlnllile lu Mini' IMnce.
To a representative of Tho lice who went
over the Gllssmanu farm, eight miles south
west of Omaha, where ono of tho flrat wolls
Is to bo bored, there wero nhown yesterday
afternoon ten holes, scattered promiscu
ously over tho form. In which tho rftlll-
water was visibly coated with oil. All along
Paplo creek and llccdle creek, which arc
nearly ono mllo apart, there wero broad oil
strcaklngs in the Ice, so plain that thoy
could bo Been n distance of fifty yards. Tho
running water In a branch of Heed to creek
wns so heavily charged that It was visible
at every point whero tho current was slug
gish. Mt. Gllssmanu says that ho has
noticed tho peculiar greasy aspect for many
years and had thought of somo time Inves
tigating to sco If It did not warrant digging
for coal. HO states that when tho ground
Is not frozen 'It constantly oozes the oily
water and bb proof of this shows the oil
tracings In tho thin Ico crusts at points
too numerous nnd evenly spread to have
been charged by artificial means. Along
Dccdle creek thero Is a long cliff of sand
stono that crumbles at tho mere touch of
tho finger, and Mr. Hall is cheerfully will
ing to have Investigated his assertion that
novcr yot In tho history of oil fields has this
combination of oil, seepage and sandstono
been discovered nnd investigated that it did
not prove to cover a valuable oil field.
PREPARING. FOR CONVENTION
i
Oriicrnl Committee for the Christian
Church nitthcrlnir Holds lluil
new McellitK.
A meeting ,of tho general' committee for
tho Christian church convontlon was hold
at tho Council Illuffs Christian tabernacle
Wednesday evening. It was participated
In by representatives of the four churches
of Omaha, South Omaha and Council illuffs.
Much buslifess of a routine naturo was
transacted.
Details for the publication of the con
vention paper were completed nnd It will
bo known as tho Omaha Christian. Tho
pnper will bo an eight-page three-column
quarto. The first issue will .appear Jan
uary 16 and thereafter on the second and
fourth Thursday of each month. Tho, ed
itorial work will bo under direction of tho
pastors of tho Christian churches of tho
three cities.
The chairman submitted tho following
recommendations, all of which wero con
curred In: That at ecb meeting somo
prominent citizen bo invited to briefly ad
dress tho committee upon some phase of
tho work of preparation; that the com
mittee on pulpit supply be directed t,o tako
such steps as may be neYessary to arrange
for filling nil pulpits In fho city with visit
ing preachers on tho Lord's day during
the convention; that tho advertising com
mittee bo Instructed tor toko early action
in the matter or securing an announcement
of tho convention Iti all railroad guides,
tlmo tables, etc,
A proposition was received from Rome
Mlllor, tendorlng for the use of the coiri
mltteo a room on the parlor floor of tho
Her Grand hotel during tho year. It Was
unamimously decided to accept. Mr. Miller's
proposition and to extend him the thanks
of tho committee. Miss Cedarland, the
newly-selected chief clerk of the com
mltteo, will bo permanently located at the
convention headquarters in room lis from
this lime forward.
I.tisrH Wnleh In III Mlrep.
James Stephens was robbed of a gold
watch nnd chain nnd n charm unon which
wns engraved his monogram while on a
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha train, com
ing from lllnlr to Omaha, last night. When
the tram tiuueu out or -tiiair niopnens was
asleep. Ho wns nwakened nt Omaha by
tho brnkeman. It was thon he discovered
tho robbery.
ICililn Life with Morphine.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 2. A man S3 years
old, believed to bo J. W. Cheek, formerly
a pructtclng physician In Uryan, Tex.. St.
Clair county, Missouri, and Council Grove,
Knit., committed suicide here today by
taking morphine.
Perry llelmotit iiecmful.
NEW YORK. .Tnn. 2. Justice Scott
of
til Huiiremo court thtH nftcrnoon handed
down n decision declaring Perry Helmont
to be tho logular democratic nnmlneo for
congress in the seventh ew vorg district.
Woman's Work in Club
A blblo rally will bo conducted at 8
o'clock this evening" In tho rooms of the
Young Women's Christian association. A
character study of Timothy will bo tho les
son. At its conclusion a social tlmo has
been nrranged for and refreshments will be
served.
The classes In tho btble and Shakespeare
will meet Thursday at 4;20 and 8:13, Mac
beth being the subject tor both classes.
Theso classes are open to all,
The devotional committee will organize a
class for tho study of tho Sunday school
lesson at 12:30 Thursday. This will give
those iho come In at noon tho advantage
of the study. Those wishing to Join may
regtetor lu the office.
MUs Helen Woodsmall, physical director,
has recovered from her Illness and the
gymnabtum classes will be continued as
usual,
Tne membership committee is planning
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Numbr of FiMio Improramuti Flannid
for tht Entniag Year..
SEWER WORK N AN EXTENSIVE SCALE
There Will Also He Cotmlilrrnhlr Par
Iiik, Kateiislon of Water Mnlns,
Aililltlonnl Street LIrIiIm nnd
n .School lltillillnis.
For tho present year quite a number of
Improvements are already being planned.
Two sowers are now under consideration,
one being the enlargement of the present
sanitary sewer and tho other tho extension
of the N street sewer from Nineteenth
street oast to the river. Tho sanitary
sower will cost about $120,000, and of this
sum tho city will be compelled to pay at
least, one-half. For the N street sewer a
turn of not less than $10,000 will have to
be expended, In o'rder to pay for these
contemplated sewers, bonds will have to be
voted.
Several additional paving districts are
being talked of. Already thero Is petition
in for tho paving of E street, from Twenty
fourth to Twenty-sixth streets. Thero Is
also 'some talk on having L street, from
Twenty-fourth to Twcntloth street, paved
slnco the cost will be reduced by the, laying
of tho car tracks.
Thoro will bo somo extensions of tho city
water mains and the location of probably
not less than a score of additional hydrants,
The same may bo said of tho stroct electric
llphts. Citizens generally nro asking for
moro lights, and with tho growth of tho
city, extensions aro being constantly de
manded. Then it is probable that either a high
school building or a ward school will bo
erected. .
Petitions for grading aro coming In with
regularity. Within tho last few weeks
property owners have nsked for tho grading
of Twenty-sovonth street, from II to F
streets; Seventeenth street, from Missouri
avenue to N streot, and Twenty-second
street, from U to S street. Other grndlng
petitions aro In circulation. Other im
provements aro in contemplation, namely,
the thorough repairing of tho Twenty
fourth street pavement, from A to Q streets,
nnd tho brick pavement on L street, from'
Twenty-fifth streot west' to Twonty-Boventh
street.
Improvements nt Oiiilnliy'n.
Work commenced at Cudahy's yesterday
on tho Insulated platforms and loading
sheds. Plans for these Improvements were
drawn somo time ago by W. S. King, chief
cnglnocr of tho Union Stock Yards com
pany, and mention of this was mado In
Tho Bee about a month ago. A large force
of men will be employed on this work,
which v.111 occupy some time. Somo changes
In tho tracks will be made beforo tho sheds
aro constructed. Tho Idea Is to convoy
meats from the coolers direct to refrigera
tor cars without any perceptible change In
tcnipornturc. In extremely hot or very cold
weather this new system will, It Is as
serted, bo especially valuable.
Tho li.suranco on tho pepsin department
has Ijeen adjusted, but tho work of, recon
struction has not been commenced, as thero
Is a delay in tho arrival of material. It
Is understood that tho watts of the old
building will bo razed and an entirely new
structuro erected.
Hammond Will Leave.
An official of the Hammond Packing com
pany, with headquarters at Hammond, Ind.-,
was in tho clty yesterday and Tie .stated
that moro than 'likely tho plant In South
Omaha would bo closed down in about a
month. Only cattle are being killed thero
now, tho slaughtering of sheep having been
discontinued some time ago. Tho hog de
partment was never openod. Slnco tho big
Are at tho Hammond plant last October tho
local plant has been in operation and citi
zens generally hoped that this firm would
remain hero. At tho big Hammond fire tho
beof bouso was entirely destroyed, but a
temporary structuro has been erected and
1,000 head of cattlo aro being slaughtered
dally. As soon as this temporary structure
Is running nt Its full capacity tho Inten
tion Is to close the houso hore.
Health Ilonril Meet Todur.
A meeting of tho Board of Health will bo
held this 'afternoon nt tho ofllce of Mayor
Kelly. This meeting Is for tho purposo
of deciding upon plans for tho construc
tion of a penthouse. At n recent meeting
the county commissioners appropriated
$1,000 for tho building of n pesthouse on n
slto to be secured by tho city of South
Omaha.
City Engineer Beat Is now engaged In
drawing plans for the hospital contem
plated. An Informal session of a number
of the members of the board was held
with Mr. Bcal yesterday and It was ug
gested that the walls of the structuro bo
of brick with a cemcmt floor.
Tho building will bo dlvlde'd so as to
provldo wards for men and women, and
also nurses' rooms. A kitchen Is of course
Included In tho plans. With the building
of this hospital by tho county tbo city
agrees to maintain it.
Preparing; for Jurorn.
City Clerk Shrlgtoy was engaged yestor
day in preparing a list of the voters In the
various wards for the use of tho county
clerk. TbCBO lists will bo used In calling
Jurors for tho next term of court. Ac
cording to tho figures given by tho clerk,
tho vote by wards is as follows: First
ward, 70uj Second ward, 630; Third ward,
663; Fourth ward, 568; . Fifth ward. 284;
Sixth ward, 72C; total, 3,576. These figures
wero taken from tho registration books
completed prior to tho election In No
vember, 1001,
Knit Wile Improvement Cluh.
A meeting of the East Side Improvement
club will be held nt Twentieth street and
Missouri avenue this evening for the pur
poso of electing officers nnd listening to
roports of committees. What the club
wants Is a depot at or near the foot of
Missouri avenue, a good road to tho river
and an extension of tho Thirteenth streot
car lino to Missouri avenue.
In addition, the club desires that rcr
tain steps bo taken to open a number of
for a membership tea to be given January
27.
Tho mooting of tho Margaret Fullor lit
erary Monday evening will Include a study
of current oventB. The special topic will
be, "How Can Wo Improve tho Vocabu
lary?" January 13 the club will be ad
dressed by MUs Tobltt, city librarian.
Tho second anniversary of tho organiza
tion of tho south branch will bo February
2, and plans' aro being made for Its observ
ance. Tho election of officers will be Sat
urday, Among tho manuals that have heon Issued
by tho various women's clubs of tbo .statu
this year, that of the Ashland Woman's
club Is ono of the most .artistic and unique. '
It Is of the usual proportion nnd Is the
handiwork of ono of tho members. The
.club'a outline for the year Includes tho
study of Macbeth, Holland n parliamen
streets through Syndicate park to Vinton
street or the northern boundary of tho city.
.Four Completes Report.
Sanitary Inspector Jones yesterday com
pleted his leport for 1601. During tho
mouth of Decembor 110 cases of smallpox
were reported and taken caro of, but no
deaths resulted. Of scarlet fever, there
wero eleven cases' and six deaths. Physi
cians reported two cases of diphtheria and
ono death. For the six months ending
December 31 deaths from contagious dis
eases wero reported as follows; Typhoid
fever, 1; pneumonia, 9: tuberculosis, S;
whooping cough, 2J diphtheria, 1; scarlet
fever, 6.
Must I'nr Interest.
Business at the city treasurer's offlco was
brisk yesterday and many who called to pay
taxes were surprised at tho fact that In
terest is being charged at tho r'ato of 1 per
cent per month from January 1. Tho law
provides that such intorest must be col
lected by the treasurer, and when experts
check the books the treasurer is held re
sponsible for any neglect to exact pay
ments of this sort. Within the next few
days a largo proportion of last year's taxes
will be paid in, and then there will bo a
warrant call.
tannic City Oonslp.
Heal estate dealers predict a busy season
this year.
Congressman Mercer wns In the city yes
terday, the guest of Mayor Kelly.
Ralph Hull of Chlcugo wftR In the city
yesterday looking after business matters.
A son wns born yesterday to Mr. and
Mrs. Ucorgo Beckinuli, Forty-sixth and it
streets.
Mrs. 8. C. Shrlgley has returned from
Illinois, where sho visited friends for a
couple of weeks.
Tho receipts nt tho South Omaha post
ofllce for the year 1901 show n largo In
crease ns compared with tho year
The Union Pnclllc Railroad company was
notified by city otllclnls yesterday to put
In a temporary .crossing nt Railroad avenue
nnd Madison streets. ,
The city council wns In session yester
day, sitting as n board of equalisation on
grading district No. IS. Another session
will be held this afternoon.
Tho Stock Ynrds mmpnny will soon com
mence the erection of u mulo born nt the
north side or the present brlclc horso barn.
Tho structuro will cost J,M.
Contractor Dennis Harrington signed con
tracts yesterday for the erection of two
dwellings, to cost $1,2M each, at Twenty
lotirth and O Blroets. Martin Thorson owns
the property.
Tho remains of J. S. Vanseoy, a veteran
of the civil wur, wero interred nt Laurel
Hill cemetery yesterday. Rev. Dr. It. L.
Wheeler conducted the services at the
house, while Rev. Andrew Rcnwlck, a
veteran, read the service at the grave. Tho
funeral waH held under the auspices of
Phil Kearney post No. 2, Grand Army of
tho Republic.
Amusements
"The l'rlneess Clile"
A comic opera In three acts. Book by
Klrko Lu Shelle. Music by Julian Eu
wnrds. Produced fit Boyd's theater
Thursday night by Margtierltn Sylva and
the Klrke Lu Shelle Opera company.
THE CAST.
Charles tho Bold, Duke of Burgundy....
, nuueri wiiiio
Louis XI, King of France
waiter A, Linvrenve
Francois, Marquis of Clcormont, his,
frifiul Frederick Kniehts
Chamberlln, steward to the duke
x nomas U. lA-nry
Brevet, soldier or fortune i..
'.. Edward S. Metcnlf
Brnbcau, soldier of fortune
, W. A. Lawrence
Pommnrd, steward to the princess
t.u Noll McNeil
Tlornlil to the klnir..... J. It. Bartlett
captain of tho duke's guard
minium .vmu.ruiur
Volmond, follower of the cluko .
A. W. Hoyle
Lorraine, page to tho nrlncess.. ...........
k ,.. Dorothy Hunting
Estelle. daughter of Chamberlln..........
,. ,.v,,v Edna Floyd
Princess Chic of Nor.muhdy
"-. Mnrirtirr
Mnrgucrltft Sylva
Charles tho Bold. IHe rash and romantic
duko of Burgundy, Is the flguro about which
Klrke La Shelle has woven a somewhat
tenuous tale of love,' war and intrigue.
Thp story comes most'wlnsomely and with
exquisite finish, however, from the lips of
Marguerlta Sylva and a band of morry
liegemen. None aro able to follow where
sho leads, however, except her faithful
steward, who passes undismayed through
many quaint disguises, each succeeding in
cidentally In sotting forth the physical
charms of the Princess Chic to excellent
advantage. Tho opera Is put on In tho
manner of .the day with a prodigality of
scenic clothing. In tho stage sotting bril
liance of color, blended shade to shade, has
been rarely conceived as a treat to tho
eye. To this effect Is added tho gleam of
steel and the flutter of skirts, dyed with
gaudy pigments. Julian Edwards has fur
nished a bountiful supply of melodies,
which linger In tho memory, the most
cholceof tho lyrics falling to the share
of MIso Sylva. Tho librettist has set tho
most quaint and dainty fancies to the airs
and altogether tho opera has conspicuous
merit as a musical composition.
Miss Sylva appears in threo costumes,
two of them disguises, nnd to best ad
vantage In the simplest one that of tho
peasant. Her voice Is pure and clear, with
a quality and richness In It full of promise
for the, olnger'B future. Her work is
marked by a good tasto and simplicity
which docs not fall to pleaso. .
There have been but few ohanges In tho
personnel of tho company slnco Its flrat
visit hero a year ago. Hubert wllke re
rdaeea Wlnflcld Blake as Charles the Bold,
duko of Burgundy. Edward 'S. Metcalf
takes Joseph C. Mcron's, placo as Brevet,
Dorothy Hunting Is tho Lorraine Instead
of Mathlldo Provlllo. Edna Floyd the Es
telle Instead of Agnes Paul.
The chorus deserves mention for its ex
cellent and conscientious contribution. Tho
men are full-voiced nnd well-trained and
forty well-appearing young women are no
whit less worthy,
As remarked, their costumes aro Incom-
parablo for richness and harmony of color,
In short, tho opera Is worthy of ail ac
ceptance. Tho engagement continues tho
balance of tho week.
You should know that Faloy'a Honey and
Tar Is absolutely the best for all diseases
of tho threat and lungs. Dealers aro au
thorized to guarantoo it to give satisfaction
Unity Clnh I'roKrntn.
The next meeting of the Unity club will
be this evening at tho home of W. D. Mc
Hugh, 2 North Twenty-third street. A
paper on "The Modern Novel" will be read
by Miss Irene Byrne, one on "Tho Drama"
by Milton Darling rind ono on "Poetry" by
William F. Clurley. The meeting Is for all
members or tne chid nnu otnera interested,
and Charity
tary practice. Tho programs aro done In
designs Illustrative of the various subjects
Included. The coloring and lettering aro
In delft und the Illustrations Include Dutch
sketches.
Tho Omaha Mothers' club will havo au
informal recaption Saturday afternoon be
tween 3 and E, at the homo of Mrs. Frank
Heller, 2567 Farnam street, for Mrs. Hofer
Shrclber of Chicago. The reception is open
to all Interested In child study,
Tho art department of ,tho Woman's club
will meet at 10:30 Thursday morning, Jan
uary 16.
The January meeting of the Nebraska
Ceramic club will be at 3:30 Monday at tho
studio of Mrs. Morrill In tho Patterson
block. Mrs, J C. Morrow will act as leader
"Firing" being the subject.
NEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES
ew Nanlj Fnblititd Easts Coming to
Hand at Frmnt'
NOTES CONCERNING LITERARY MATTERS
'iilillalierx Annnnnrp Good TtjInRn In
Store for the Xenr I'ntiirr
fannnry iMiiKnitltirn
Arc flood.
A new book lias Just been published en
titled "Around tho Pan with Undo Hank."
nnd, unless the peoplo have suddenly lost
nil appreciation of genuine humor, It will
lie a real success and continue to IncrensaJ
Its circle of readers. Thomas Fleming, who i
wrote and Illustrated "Around tho Pa-i '
with Uncle Hank," Is u kind of Yankee
Aristophanes, atid has made his hero,
undo Hank, see tho humorous nnd usefjl
side of every fenture of tho beautiful Pun-
mericnn exposition Just closed. Uncle
Hank is not a voluble prologue to Imng-
nury Incidents or fenturcs of the great
exposition at Iluffalo; ho Is rather a witty
Historian, who sees with sharp eyes moro
than any one visitor could possibly ob
serve, and his quaint Yankee style and.
keen perception moke him tho victor In
many a verbal encounter. Tho reader who
follows this Jocular and wldc-uwake phil
osopher around tho exosltlon will not only
be entertained nnd Instructed, but will
have a thorough knowledge of the "Rain
bow City," Its foreign exhibits, homo prod
ucts, ethnologies! curiosities, funny freaks
on the Midway und tho Indian In his rolo
of modern showman. The Nutshell Publish
ing company, Now York.
"Idylls of tho Class" Is tho llrst book 'jy
Martha Wolfensteln, though many of htr
stories havo appeared In the leading maga
zines, It Is a collection of deftly wrought
sketches of phases of old world Jewish life.
They nrirk Miss Wolfensteln us a write?
of charming grnce and subtlo power. Mhs
Wolfensteln Is a daughter of Dr. 8. Wolf
ensteln, who has been superintendent of
the Jewish orphan asylum of Cleveland for
the last twenty-thrco years. Miss Wolfen
steln has practically spent her life ut the
Institution. Jewish Publication Society of
America, Philadelphia.
Current Mnminlnm.
A magazine that will appeal most
strongly to western people, nnd that Is a
credit to tho section which It especially
represents, Is The Omahan, published In
this city by C. C. Tonnant Clary. Tho
December number Is most attractive In
appearance. A beautiful view of Lake
Tnhoe, Nevada, Is the frontispiece of this
number. Elizabeth D. Preston contributes
a bit of charming verse under lb title
of "Cupid's Christmas Song." Articles of
special Interest nre: "Dlotz.'Wyomlng," u
description of tho coul mines nt that point,
and "Joplln, Missouri," n icvlew of the
growth and development of that thriving
city. C. M. Root contributes u fascinating
story under tho tltlo "A Winter's Journey,"
which Is dedicated to the pioneer mothers
of Nebraska. Tho number Is profusely Il
lustrated with many lino engravings of
natural scenery, etc.
Modern Culture for January contains a
notablo paper on "Henry George, the Man
and the Reformer;" seven timely Illus
trated articles, of which those on "Tho
Police Dogs of Ghent," "Winter Naviga
tion on tho Lukes," "The Sun God In
Chnlns" and "Thu Charleston Exposition"
are of especially fresh Interest; a graceful
poem' on "Winter," by HortonBe Todsloyc
nnd a longer and moro serious poem on
'Bysantlum," author unknown, which Is
presented to Modem Culturu readers as
"A Literary Curiosity," by General H. G.
Gibson of Washington. There are besldca
a number of llferary articles, a story of
Mormondom In the '70a, "The Vengcanco
of the Lord." by II. B. Sterling, and tho
usual Interesting departments.
The National's" makers begin the new-
year stronger and better equipped thnn
ever to publish n handsomo nnd most read-
blo newa magazine. Indeed, In this field
the National has no rival, ucginning wun
tho January number, tho National Is pro
duced entirely on a now J125.00O plant Just
Installed at U West First street, Boston,
and its dealings with news dealers nru
carried on direct. The National Is not
olono In closo touch with Its readers, but
wltti Its sellers as well nil c-nthlislastlo
for Its continued growth and prosperity.
Alnsleo's muKnzlne for Jnnuory shows a
new departure In tho cover, which la a
beautiful landscape painting. The leading
irtlclcs In thu magazine is entitle.!
Jeromo, tho Politician and Militant."
Tim Russian Vodka Monopoly." by Anna
Nnrthpnd Bentamln. Ib a very Interesting
uccount of the meniiB tho Russian govern
ment has adopted io corrcci ine hhuom.ii
vlco of drunkenness. "Tho Training or
wiiii Anlmiils" Is full of wisdom and
humor and throws a new light on what
might bo called the romantic sldo of tho
business. "The Uses of Weeds" Is a very
interesatini contribution relating to tho
results achieved by our government In
iinntlne nnlannous and destructive weed
to useful purposes. "Lord Strathcona," by
Duncan Campbell 'Scott, Is tho romantto
story of Canada's richest and most Dis
tinguished citizen, Illustrated with' many
handsome pictures.
The January Country Life In America Is
a California number' with superb pictures
characteristic of this unique and beautiful
magazine nnd wholly devoted to tho out
door world on the Pnclllc coast. Tho spe
cial covers show big treos of tho Sierras,
and, a magnlllccnt frontispiece, the bloom
ing orchards at tho foot of snow-capped
mountains. The leading nrtlcle, by L. II
Bailey, tells of tho diversified beauties tnd
peculiarities of tho land that flowers in
winter and sleeps In summer, where
thunderstorms are not nnd where tho sun
shines everlastingly.
If Emerson, whoso advlco was, "Hitch
your wagon to a star," had said, Instead,
"Hitch your clockwork to a star," he would
havo prophesied Just what la done all ovor
tho country nowadays. In several large
observatories correct time is kept by the
transit of a particular star across the
meridian, and transmitted automatically by
telegraph to points hundreds of miles tils
tant. Many Interesting facts In this con
ncctlon, about tho "Master Clock" at Wash
ington, tlmo-ballB, etc., aro given lu an
article by W. S. Harwood In St. Nicholas
for January, entitled "How Wo Set Our
Watches by a Star," with Illustrations
showing Sow tho work Is done, Tho long
story this month Is "Tho Wyndham atria,"
by Marlon Ames Taggart. Olrls especially
will enjoy the account of theso threo young
borolnco who, suddenly brought to faco a
trying situation, show themselves , bravo
cheery, and capabale dosplto lack of prepa
ration; but boy readers, too, will bo sure
to voto tho "Wyndham Olrls" delightful
friends. A touch of romance adds a pleasant
flavor. Other fiction Is to be found In
"Uncle John. Mind Reader," by Ethel t),
Puffer; "Frank Bensou's Automobtlo," by
Frank S. Ballard, and tho current Instal
mcnt of John Bennett's "Story of Barnaby
Lee."
Tho Century for January (New Yoar'a
number) Is not less Interesting' than Its two
predecessors. In tho "Year of American
Humor" there Is n croup of contributions
Do You Know
how fnscinnting EngliBh history really l? Thnt England, dur
ing the pnBt tumisnnd years, has given to our literature more
heroes and heroines thun nil the rest of the world and ngewV
What dq you know of the private and personal lives of her querns,
who, ns well as being stately sovereigns with passions of love nnd
hate, were living, palpitating women?
Do you know of that king and queen who stood barefooted,
and "all naked from their waists upward," in the great hall of
Westminster? Or what plumber's dog licked the blood of a
king? Or why Henry VII hanged his four English mastiffs as
traitors? Or what king npologited for taking so long to die?
Or why Marlborough and his duchesH were disgraced?
Do you know the story of Thomas Hceket and the Emir's
daughter? Of fair Kosamond Clifford's bower in the labyrinth
at WoodBtock, and the telltale silken threod on Henry's golden
spur that led to her becoming a nun? Of Klchard TI ond the
fatal trap-door of Vidoumr? Of the dreadful warning that
hung over the bed of Isabella of Angouleme? Of the queen
who was discovered In London, disguised as a cook-maid?
Do you know how the mere fact that the Duchess of Marl
borough putting on, by mistake, the queen's gloves, changed,
as Voltaire says, the destinies of Europe? Or why the. great
KHznhi.th nnd her nrlme minister had to deal secretly with
Catherine de Medici's tailors?
between "Nnn" lioleyn nnd King
cloistered shade of Sopewell nunnery, meant to wooiseyr
Those who are Interested may have specimen pages of n work
Htnf will show how Encrlish history may be had In quite n (lifer
ent wny from thnt presented by
or Guizot. or Dallam, or Fvoude.
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'Tho Ocntlomcn of the Plush Rocker," by
Mrs, Ruth McEnory Stuart, Is a unique
study of tho negro; Ellis Parker Uutler,
author of "The-Reformation of Uncle Billy."
succeeds In playing; a new tunc on an old
trlng In "Ellph Hewlltt, Castaway," it
story of a book agent; James Whttcomb
Riley contributes half a dozen character
poems entitled "A FoW Neighbor Chlldron,"
and the merles of "Policeman ,Flynn's Ad-,
ventures," by Elliott Flower, Is brought to
an end. Charlos Battell Loomls writes of
'New Year's Day Twenty Years Ago," HDd
thero arc humorous contributions In tho
lepartment called "In Lighter Vein."
Though not directly Included In tho above
group, General James Orant Wilson's papor
on "Thackeray In tho United States" (sec
ond visit) presents a number of tho novel
ist's drawings which Arc owned In this
country, end shows Thackeray in his most
delightful vein both as writer and drafts
man. Tho frontispleco is a drawing by
Remington, printed in tint, of a wostern
stago coach In the moonlight ono ot tho
Illustrations of Emerson Hough's conclud
ing paper on "Tho Settlement of the West,"
lu which tho author confident the movement
ot emigration "across tho waters" that Is,
by means ot caravan and railway. This
series, while of special Interest to western ,
readers, Is a proso epic of great attractive
noss to the whoto country.
I.lternry Xotra.
The amazlnz nooularltv developed within
the first six weeks of Its exlstenco by tho
late Dr. Maltble D. Babcock's book,
ThouEhts ror Everyday Living." ilfll-
cates that It Is destined to take Its ulaco
among the classics or recent devotional I
literature, puuusned tty tne scriuners.
President Theodore Roosevelt's literary
rt nutation, long International, Is now pass
ing over tho boundaries of tho language.
The Socleto Frarcnlse d'Jmprlmtrle et do
Ltbratrlo ut Paris has Just concluded an ar
rangement with Charles Hcnonor s moom
ror the piiDiication or a kronen enmon oi
his "Oliver Cromwell."'
Hester Blair" Is the title of n novel that
will soon bo Issued by the C. M. Clark
Publishing' compa.iy of Boston. It is from
HiH nen nf William Henry Carson. In the
two successful books hitherto brought out
by those publishers. "Qulncy Adams Saw
yer" and ''Blcnnerhassett," n horojiaa had
tho center ot the stage, so to speak, but
here Is a noyel with a heroine, in whom It
Is expected the reader will become Inter
ested In moro than an ordinary way.
"King Lear" Is the third volume to np-
nnr In the new "Dowden Edition of
Shakespeare," issued by the Bowen-Mer-rlll
company in America and by Methuen
& Co. in England. Under the direct super
vision or Edward yowcien, wno is ono oi
the greatest of the Shakespearean editors,
w i friil j- hn edltril nnd annotated this
play. As In the preceding volumes, "Ham
let" and "Romeo and Juliet," the text Is
prrcct and tno loiterpress cienr nnu inrgi-.
All annotations nro made nt the bottom or
the' page, being at onco accessible to tho
ntudent, nnd In no wise Interfering with
. 'ilKrt, 9 1 1 . . n "llncr 1 .not 1 Im
bound In red cloth and gold, uniform In
every, respect with tho other volumes of
tins edition.
Harper & nros, onnounco ror tne coming
year: A ne w novel Dy niur jvui, u nor.
J . . : ..run . IlnHfiil . fl tlW
novel oy wiihuih t.t.u ""-"'.
historical novel by, Robert W. Chambers.
There wilt also bo novels by H. R. Crockett, (
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whose "caraigan w m i" --" " kvf
ularlty. and a novel of love and diplomatic
Intrigue, entitled "Tho Vultures," by tho
!.., ...ni.r lionrv Hton Morrlman.
Or what that which passed
Hnl beneath the yew-tree in tH
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nuthor of "Kit Kennedy:" by Margaret
Horton Potter, author or "The House of du
Mullly;" hy- Harris Dickson, tuthor of
"Tho Black WoU's Breed;" by Mrs. W. K.
Clifford, author of "Mrs. Keith's Crime:"
by Marie Vim Vorst; by Bculuh Marie
Dlx, nlithoi or "lluuh ,A yetb, Roundhead
Cavalier," and numerous others. In addi
tion to these there will bo books by Mnry
E. Wllklns. John Kendrlck Bangs, W. W.
Jncobs and other popular authors. In the
line of Juvenile literature we confidently
predict that Robert W. Chambers' "Out
doiirlantl," which was iiostponed until 190.',
will uuik ns the most popular child's book
of the year. Among serious works will
be published a new hlitorlcnl volume bj
Justin McCarthy, entitled "The Life ol
Queen Anno;" Prof Woodrow Wilson'
'Colonics and Nation." und Prof, George
E. Woodberry'x "Amerlonn Llfo and Let
ters." Thero wll bo other equally good
titles added to this list.
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Notice of tho meeting or the western
classification committee, to be held at. Neiv
Orleans January Ut haB been received In
Omaha and wholesale dealers In all man
ner of commodities nro now studying the
docket of that committee, which shows tho
changes In freight classifications contem
plated for the piusent term.
Tlw change which principally Interests
Omaha Jobbers at this tlmo is tho one re
lating to tho standard carload, an amend
ment' having been ottered to make thnt
smaller thnn nt present, tho standard at
this tlmo oclng a thirty-tour-foot car and
the nmerdmcnt reducing that one foot. Tho
wholesale carriage dealers' aro particularly
Interested In this, as these goods are diffi
cult to load In a way to fill a car, and the
use ot the smallor standard Mill Increase
tho rate between the east, and the Missouri
river in a considerable degree.
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