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story wu tragic as was clearly foreshadowed. Nothing could be moro
touching than the death of Trilby, surrounded by Little
Billee, Taffy, the Laird, and even Mrs. Bagot who comes to adore the
girl she opposed so bitterly when the marriage with Little Billee
was proposed; the fair young girl who had grown into a lily whose
grace and Iovleness charmed everywhere, who, under the uncanny
influence of Svengali, had made almost a whole world pay tribute
to her wonderful voice, is brought low by a fatal illnesa and life ebbs
away and the light goes out of the lives of the little group whoso
acquaintance we have made and of whom we have become so fond.
We looked for the death of Little Billee and Trilby; and the ending
is not surprising, save perhaps in the recurrence of Trilby's thoughts
in passing away, to Svengali, which seems an unnecessary and cruel
blow to the memory of Billee. In the concluding chapters there is
the same display of that peculiar quality which may be called Du
Maurierism that has all along given such a piquant flavor to the recital;
tho same delicate and delightful humor and forceful simile, the same
conGdential attitude of the author toward the reader. The closing
is very much like Thackeray. Du Maurier takes the characters up
in a distinctly Thackerayesque manner and dangles them tantalizingly
before the reader, and then sets them down again in their jiroper
places and, disregarding the prayer of. the reader, disposes of the
people in the world of Trilby logically and in his own way.
What a difference between this sweet, simple story and Marcel la
and other much advertised fiction of the didactic class! Trilby will
liva and enjoy a long popularity, not because of anything it preaches,
but because of its innate beauty and worth, because it is a creation
of wonderful art, a simple story of infinite interest. Trilby is
great. Marcella and the other like books recently produced whose
authors are compared with George Eliot and heaven only knows
whom, will be forgotten almost before their delicate binding has
become seasoned.
Beginning almost immediately the editor of The Courier hopes
to make such substantial improvements in this paper as will greatly
enhance its interest for its steadily increasing clientele. The fact
that the editor of The Cockier lately assumed editorial charge of
Tlie Evening Call has given rise to a report that The Cockier
would undergo a change of management or ownership. But there
will be no change other than such an attempted improvement as the
increased facilities which will shortly be at the disposal of The Cock
ier will admit of.
In the last few months The Cockier has made its way into the
Omaha field, and the results have been most gratifying. Such
efforts as have been made to attract the interest of Omaha people
have been appreciated beyond expectation, and in future that de
partment will receive more attention than has hitherto been bestow
ed upon it In The Cocrier will be found an accurate review of .
Omaha society and clubdom, as well as a discussion of various topics
of special interest to the people of the metropolis.
Prince von Hatzfeldt's experience in foreign gambling houses can
not have been as extensive as it is reputed to have been, if he
finds fault with the refusal of a dealer at Saratoga to extend
. his credit beyond 910,000. It is only in novels that unlimited
credit is given to any man who gambles in regulation estab
lishments, in this country or in Europe. A distinct and well
understood agreement must be entered into by every man who
handles a check on credit, whether the establishment is on
Eighth avenue , New York, or at Monte Carlo. It is cus
tomary to ask for these credits from the proprietor of the
game, and he fixes on the amount. In the case of Prince Von
Uatzfeldt the credit asked for was $20,000, and, according to Mr.
Canfield's partner, a credit of more than 810,000 was refused.
Mr. Canfield had a long conversation with the prince in which
methods of payment, the time it would be necassary to wait in
case the prince lost,' and other details were thoroughly discussed.
After weighing the matter carefully, Mr. Canfield agreed to
allow the prince to draw $10,000 worth of checks without put
ting up any money, and announced that future credit would
have to be the subject of future negotiation. There is nothing
extraordinary about the amount of thiB credit. A western the
atrical manager, a newspaper proprietor and two Wall street
men are mentioned as having received ' higher credit than
Prince Von Hatzfeldt had at Saratoga this summer. All of these
men are regular players. A professional gambler who is as
associated with Mr. Canfield, recently spoke with the deepest
admiration of Mr. Huntington's son-in.law's skill at roulette.
He played six systems, including the famous Russian algebra
system, in less than an hour one night. Some of these systems
involve deep arithmetical combinations, and all of them require
quick skill and a tenacious and well trained memory. The prince
jumped from and to another, and played each one with such ex
actness and with such a thorough knowledge of the way the
luck was running that he aroused the admiration of the Amer
ican gamblers who were gathered around him. He did every
thing bvt win.
The prevailing hard times are having a most disastrous effect on
the seaside resorts. A correspondent who has lately been at Cape
May writes that the Stockton hotel which will be remembered by
all who have visited that resort as an immense caravansary, capable,
it is said, of accommodating 800 people, had, a couple of weeks ago,
exactly sixteen guests!
Ex-Governor Furnas is beginning to tell us about the coming state
fair, and it is said that the races will be "better than usual.'' This
somewhat wearisome promise has been put forth at about this time
annually for the past five years; and the races have generally become
more and more tiresome. To be sure the fair management is handi
capped in not having a suitable track; but it is believed that if the
proper effort were made, better horses could be secured, and any
additional expense incurred in this way would be more than made
up by the increase in gate receipts.
Tobe Castor and his assistants in the cheerful task of inducing the
administration to turn the rascals out have at last almost completed
their work. Democratic appetite and activity have secured- the re
moval of almost every republican office holder who held over from
the Harrison regime; but there is one conspicuous exception in the
person of Dick Berlin, who still retains his place on the Missouri
River Harbor commission despite persistent efforts to dislodge
him. Mr. Berlin has taken the view that appointments on this com
mission are non political, a view that was entertained by President
Harrison, and he has given himself no uneasiness, attending quietly
to his business and he still holds his job, to the gratification of his
friends -"Dick has been a particularly efficient member of the com
miss'icn. and his efforts in behalf of the state have been generally
appreciated.
A correspondent of The Cockier in Pittsburg writes as follows
concerning a former resident of this city: "One day recently I call-
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