Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 03, 1902, Page 7, Image 7
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. PAMPHLET SENT ON HEQUEST GEORGE BATTUE & SON, Publishers. 1313 Walnut Street. '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, ( Men's $3.50 Enamel- Drcx 1j. hdocIiUh now special In en- nincl jrenulne liorsehltlo enamel nt f!l.50 Intent ot Htyle, with tho tiuiillty tile very bt-Ht tho now double solen, with extension edRPH Wo wnnt you to re member Hint the unporn of thoso 8hoe uro not tho common, bugny-top enamel used ho nenernlly on hIiooh of thin price, but tho uenulno horsehldo eniunol Jou never not no much vnlue before In n $a.r0 enamel shoe. i i Drexet Shoe Co.. Omaha's L'fr-to-daia Hhoe Hoist, 1410 FAHKAM UTREET. Ktrr Fall Catalou Notr Handy. If You Want to ubg Ynrus of any kind como nnd takn a, look nt our Btock. Wo hnvo tho most completo lino In tho went nil colors' nnd nil kinds inane buds, rlnss, chiHim nnd hllks. Wo also have n now line of golf gloves rendy for your In spection nud hoso llko mother tnn Icon. Wo nre making dally Just the kind for n good school stocking nlso men's ciirdlgnn Unit Jackets nnd ladles' skirts Hint best thnt Is mnde nnd tho prices nro nil right, Ulvo us n call. Jos. F. Bilz The most cumplets yarn store In ths west. Tel. 1993. 322 So, 16th St. Mall orders promptly filled. 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 Hume, or Rnpin, or Mnonulny, Philndeipma. 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. Tho above books uro for sale hy the Megcath Stationery Co., 1308 Farnam St. CHANGES IN FREIGHT RATES Omnlin .loliliers Ititerex-n' In Ciimlnic MeetlnK of Wmtrr ail Mention Commit teii Notice of tho meeting or the western classification committee, to be held at. 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