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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1894)
i a nmrtn mvrATTA nATr.v Tn < n ? ' . snrwnAV. nrrrrminr ? OQ , 1801 , br the Author. ) "I suppose , Mr. IJouverle , " said Jackson nCtor ordering a fresh box of cigars and a new round of liquors for his guests , "I eup- JXMO you , n * a publisher , have had some worn or less curious experiences In your day. " "Yen , several , " replied th& Briton ; "sorao ot them amusing , some of them tragic , and a few of them embarrassing In a aanse , Ono poor ilevll of a poet brought his book Into our shop one day and left It for Inspec tion and possible publication , Wo Uccamo In terested In It at once and brought out quite on edition , which sold rapidly and was fol lowed by another and larger edition. This went off quite as quickly aa Iho first. When the first royalty date ciiino to hand we sent the author a check for 50 , and flvc minutes after mailing It learned that the fellow had blown his brains out. A * far ax could be learned , he lofL no family and all his prop erty wont to the government , our check with the rest of It. and as a matter of fact we hare been paying the government from 11 } to 50 a year royalty on that book ever since. " "Rather singular that , " said Parlter. "Tho Idea of a government getting royalties on a volume of poems Rtrlltes me as something new. " "Tha Idea of anybody getting royalties on a volume of poems these days , strikes mo as novel , " said Jemmlson. "I don't think anything like that happens In thU coun try. " "Americans liavcn't time to read poetry , tbat's why , " said Ilarlow. "Look at me , for Instance. I can take n poem by almost any poet Inlie ( United States , or out of It. and read It through , but as for getting at the sense of the stuff , that's a thing I haven't time for. People hero live In a hurry and haven't "HALF A DOZEN MEN I KNEW WELL. " tlmo lor puzzloa , and when they read , It Isn't merely for the purpose of exercising their eyes. If you verso writers would write the kind of stuff that can be grasped In a mtmito , at ono sitting , as It were , simple sentiment like that In the rhymed advcr- tUorncnta In the newspapers or on the ad vertising panels of the street cars , you'd bo "much more appreciated. " "There's a good deal In what Caddy says , " assented Dr. Koblnson. "Most modern verse Is of the hide and seek variety. The poet se lects a thought , conceals It In a sonnet , and sends the result out Into the world. In Eng land , where there Is a leisure class , there an * people who have the time to sit down and work the thing out , but here we have no such class , nnd what an American cannot comprehend at a' glance he doesn't care to have at all. The average reader of this kind always Buffers after reacting a poem from a sort of 'whero-am-I-at-Btatlvencss. ' which he doesn't relish exactly. it makes him leel as 1C ho were suffering from paresis when "he reads a poem and cannot compre hend It. the consequcnco of which la that ho looks upon all poetry very much as a spirited horsa loolcs upon a steam stona crusher. Ho won't go dny closer to it than ho has to and passc tt by on the dead run unless he i compelled "to do otherwise. " "You ought to write a aeries ot guide books to Modern Poets , " suggested Jackson. "Call yourself the BacdocKer of the Pools , and wade right In. " "I should certainly bo pleased to under take the publication of such n series * for lingllnd , Dr. noblnson , " observed Mr. Dou- vcrlo , with n smile. "They would form thp nucleti of a library of humor that I have had In contcmp'atlon for n number of years. " "Did I understand you to say that you had had some embarrassing experiences , Mr. llou- verlo ? " asked Lieutenant Qerold. "Yos , " said Douverlo. "One or two. Ono ot them , was not only embarrassing , but oostljr. I had a book of poems onca by Cole ridge , Wordsworth , Shelley and a dozen other famous poets all ready for publication and had to withdraw It. I had a new reader , a vary charming old gentleman with a bad memory. Ho got mo Into very serious trouble by writing so strong a rccommedatlon for the book that I wont ahead with It without reading It myself. It wai put In type , printed , bound , announced. Orders had been received for It. but the day before publication something happened which necessitated its withdrawal. I showed a copy of It to a friend and hn expressed himself so strongly and portlnently that I tent the whole edition Into th bins In tha stororoottiwhere It lies to this day. " "What was the trouble ! " asked Barlow. "Weren't Colcrldga and Wordsworth and Shelley good enough ? " "They were. Indeed , but this book was printed with the name ot a certain young poetess of great ambition and little moral snie on the title page but tlie most singular incident I ever had In publishing was In connection with the worki of the talented Miss Hope. " "Ah ? Yes ! " said VaJnntlnt"I know her work , and a most extraordinary person jhf mu t have bren. " "She was , " assented Kouverle. "She toolc London l > r storm. Her first book was ft novel of vary great force. U came to ua In the spring ot 'S3. With It came a modestly ex pressed Utter In a dainty feminine hand ask ing it we would Klvo 11 a speedy reading and It possible publish it , slnro It was her first Jtforl nnd she wai anxious to get a Btart. Sha Informed us that aba was entirely de- vandent upon -what she could earn by her pen for a living ; had really no uttlcd home am very tow friends. The simplicity of the let- It f IntercitPd me. Uwag unlike other let tors I had received from nthcr beginners but tbo difference was In form rather than In auhtlanrt. What hn lud to gay abou hfTiMfva pjcprM'od with srcat cleverness nd a > for the novel , while Usi not great it WHS far h yond what must \\rltera who lack eipulcnco can produce. H wai approved unanimously by our reader * , nnd ao glowing were thi-lr rccnmniemlntlons that I slipped It Intomy iatchsl and took U off to my bMt to read , rnyolf. It me abcofblBglr In teresting , and despite the difficulties of readIng - Ing a story of that length In manuscript I went through It from beginning to end In ono sitting. "Of course tt was published , and the view the reading public look of Its merits as evi denced by Iti sale was not In any way differ ent from that which our readers and 1 had taken , The first , second and third editions went off Ilko hot cakes , and we were besieged - sieged by the literary causerlc follows for Information as to this new star In the firma ment of letters. 1 xvrote to the young woman and asked' her for same account" of her ante cedents , and received within a few days a sketch of her life , which was almost as ro mantic aa the story HD had published : It was pathetic and humorous , and through It all ran tha same delightful quality that had made her book , so fetching. Then people be gan to try to lionize her. Invitations uy the dozen were addressed to her In our care , re questing her to honor literary gatherings with her presence. Others wanted her to dine with them. She waa elected to honorary membership in certain women's asaoclatlona but as far as 1 could gather never accepted any of them. As time went on I began to think that It would be a good thing If she should accept some of the attentions the world seemed so ready to lavish upon her , nnd I ventured to write to her to that effect , excusing myself for Interfering on the ground that aa her publisher I look a great deal ot Interest In her career and thought It due to liersolt that she should come out of her se clusion ns far as Bhe-roulil. "Her reply was full of gratitude for the In terest I had taken In her welfnrs , but she was firm In her refusal to desert the privacy which alio so much loved. She \\-is of nn extremely dlflldent disposition , she said. She was wrapped up In her work and had no taaU for social diversions. She added that aha uas engaged upon another book uhlcli she expected to Bind me shortly , and closed by saying that she hoped I would like It as well as I did the first. Several weeks later th ? second hook came to hand. It vias no more like the first thnn a Chinaman is like a frenchman ! ' It Was In an entirely different vein , but every bit as clover as the first. It was In many ways a complete surprise to me. n tha first place. It was a man's book , while the first had been more of a woman's look than anything else. She dealt wltli the fortune of a young scion of nobility In the second , and In such a way as seemed to In dicate that she knew all about Iho trials and omptntlons whtch beset the joung men of today , a more or less astonishing acquire ment In a girl of her tendency to make a ecluso of herself. Of course I published the jook , am ] it the first had-raised a storm of applause the second aroused a hurricane of enthusiasm. The magazines bga to take notice and Miss Hope's work was in great demand. She met the demand with a supply : hat was absolutely marvelous. It made no difference what she undertook , she did It well and showed a grasp on subjects of the most diverse kinds. Her poetry was specially taking ingaud her essays wore written with a ouch which evnii Lang might envy. All her literary business was , at her request , carried on through our firm , and we had some diffi culty In convincing outsiders that our knowl edge of the young woman's personality wai almost aa. slight as that of the world. "When she had written a sufficient number of poems to warrant a booklet ot them I proposed that It bo issued , and she readily agreed , She compiled them herself ; made certain alterations In them which showed that aho possessed a nlco literary instinct ; added a few unpublished verses to the lot and sent them in. As the book was about ready for the press It occurred to ma that a photograph of the author would , make a good fronttiplcco of It. Mlsa Hope demurred for awhileto this. She had never had her photograph taken , she wrote , and was of the opinion that It would add little to > the value of the book anyhow. She wished to be Judged by her work alone. Her personal ap pearance bad nothing whatever to do with that , nnd on the whole- she preferred not to let the public Into the secret ot how she looked , Tbla struck me as being sensible and I did not press the point , although I was much disappointed- . "It happened after awhile , however , that she was forced to permit an authentic portrait ot herself to bo published. Some urscrupulous American newspaper syndicate pirated the second book , and In connection with It flooded the United States with a wholly fabricated wood cut of MUa Hope , which would have driven any other creature to sulclcle > . One of thcaa was ent to me by an Amejrlcan friend , and I Immediately for warded It to Iho fair original with a Jocose note , expressing my regret that she should thus have favored the American public , while denyingto her countrymen the coveted privilege of Raring upon her counterfeit pre sentment. This had the desired effect , and within two week * I was in possession of a pnotogiaph of Miss Iope | , with permission to publish It as the frontispiece to a volume of essays which we were making ready. When I saw the photograph I became more Interested In Miss Hopo. than ever , for It was the face of a charming girl ot about 20 that uaKtd back at me from the print. She ap peared to be of a blonde type ; had deep , soul ful > os , a wealth of hair arranged tastefully over a high. Intellectual forehead ; a slightly Irregular nose , and a mouth which Indicated much firmness of character , to me the essays becnmo the leait part of tbo Look when tt was Usuod with that fc opposite the tltlo page , and my susceptibilities made me think of a possible Mrs. llouverle. who should baa-ncman of exceptional mould. "So a year went on. The popularity of the young authoress suffered no diminution ; It Increased nther , until one day 1 received a short note from h r stating that she was In London and would be pleased to have mo call , fixInK the hour and date. No sooner was this received than a rtply accepting her Imitation was sent , though when 1 camo'to address th reply , which task I did not rfara in entrust to the hands of a clerk. I waa Bomewhat disturbed to discover whera tha fjlr vltltor waa Joduod , It waj In ona of the most populoui nnd busy streets ot Lon don , the last pluije In tin world where * a jewel of humanity jiich aa I had came to think of her as Mng , should find loJgnunl. " 'An eccentricity pt statue , ' I tbougiu , and then busied myself with ether things until th hour appointed. I dressed with unusual care , called a II in so m and nought the IIOUBO. I wan received at the door by on ngod woman who smiled r hcr broadly , I thought , when I asked if Miss Hope was "I DttCSSED WITH UNUSUAL CARE. " Jn. She said eho was , and requested me to go up to thu third story front. " 'Wouldn't ' you bettor take my card to her first ? ' I asked. " 'Ho n , sir , ' replied the aged woman. 'Jty borders waa to show you hup as soon as you kyme/ - - - "So up I went through two dark halls , along three dark stairways , and tapped gently upon the door of the 'front ' room.Instead of the soft silvery voice- had expected for I had been thinking so much about Miss Hope of late , that I had a well developed notion In my mind as to her voice , manner , walk , gestures nnd so forth" I heard a gruff , masculine - culino votco cry out , 'co.me In , and having como close nfler you the"door. . ' "For a moment I was staggered. Perhaps I had tapped on the wronp door. The thing to do was to apologize and get out. So I opened the door aud saw sitting around a table playing cards and smoking profusely a half dozen men I knew well , Gas ton of the "Kambler , " Cliolmondeley I'hlpps ot tha "Telegram , " nnd others all enormously clever men of decidedly Bohemian Instincts. " 'Halloo , Bouverle , ' cried Qaston as I on- tored. 'Glad to see you. This Is an unex pected pleasure. ' " 'It certainly Is for me , ' I answered as well as J could , considering my surprise. 'I liad no Intention of disturbing you , I am sure. I cnmo here to make a call on on one of our authors. I believe he haa rooms In this house. ' "I'hipps laughed In a way I did not fancy very much , nnd then he said In a way I lilced still less , 'Her ' " M don't understand you , ' I said. " 'You said you believed 'Ho' had rooms n this house. Sure its a he , Uouverle ? ' " 'Well , ' I said slowly , for an Idea was be ginning to dawn on my mind. 'I wasn't sura of It when I spoke , but " 'There are no rooms let in this liouso , Bouverle , ' said Gaston. 'We have It all. This 1& our card room and you are welcome. n fact , Bouverle , you'vo paid for most of It. ' "UT1 I queried , n little mystified. " 'Yes , ' returned Gaston. "You and the British public. Those blasted Americans ilidn't pay for the stuff , did they Phlppsy ? ' " 'They did not , ' said Phipps ; 'but they printed our photograph for us. ' , " 'Well.1 ' I putKln. " "This la , 'all "very rays' .erlous unless I have been made the victim of a practical joke. ' , ' 'You have,1 said Gaston. ' 'And you gentlemen then are ' 'The talented Miss Hope at your service Bouvcrlo , ' said Phlppsanl ( then the sextet rose up and salaamed ? tr'.D-o you think our photograph looks like us ? ' they cried. "And so it was. Those six villains had concocted Miss Hope ; had written her books had started the- furor for her work In their own papers , and I was their victim. " "Victim or beneficiary ? " asked Jackson. "A little of both. " returned Bouverle. "So much of one that I forgave them for making mo a llltlo of the other ; but from that time on the talented Mlsa Hope stopped writing. ' 1MP1KT1KS. A quaint , humor-loving preacher among the early Methodists of southern Indiana wa one of the name of Jones , and at one time a visiting minister filled the appointment with him. when during the sermon an amusing Incident occurred , which was enjoyed to its fullest extent by Rev. Jones. The minister was lamenting the Infidelity of the times , and lifting his hands in holy horror , exclaimed : "Why , brethren , there are men In those fle generate days who do not believe that Jonah swallowed the whale ! But I believe that Jonah swallowed the whale , and you believe that Jonah swallowed tha whale ! " Noticing the halt amused , half doubtful ex pression on the faces of his congregation , he warmed up , and , thinking to add a clincher to the assertion , turned to his friend la the pulpit with him : "And you bellovo it nlso , . rother1 Jones ! " Without relaxing n muscle Brother Jones answered solemnly : "No , brother. " . ' The Jaw of the astonished prea6her drop ped ; ho fairly gasped for breath , and finally cried out : "What ! Do you 'not bellevo "that Jonal swallowed the Whale ? " 8tlU , sticking to hi transposition. "No. brother , " with the utmost solemnity answered Rev. Jonea. "I bollovo that It was the whale that swallowed Jonah' . " The blundering minister gazed at him stupidly for a moment , then suddenly grasp Ine the whole situation , he Joined the con grcgatlon In a quiet laugh. "What's tha matter with that mule ? " asked a man who was standing oft the bank of the capal. "Ho doesn't seem to Ixs of any ac count whatever. " " ' " the boatman "Ho's all right , replied "Ths fault's with me. Yo se , mister , he ua dcrstanda every word y& say to him. " "He doesn't pay much attention to wha you say. " "That's what shows hts Intelligence. I'v jlst Jlned church , an' ho thinks I'm a stranger. " * * "You ought to have been at the pra'ye meetlne last night , " Bald Deacon Sowbors "BUI Abncrford got up and told how he had forgive you fer that hess you sold him. " "Oh , yes. " said Deacon Podberry , "he' ferelvo me nil right enough , but all the same he ain't paid fcr the hosa. " "Was Miss Fllmaoy pleased with the ne-w minister ? " "Oh , dear , yes , I'm sura from what sh said. " "What was It ? " "Sho thought ) hit sermon was BO cute. " * * "That was a finished1 sermon , " remarked lady as she came out of church yesterday "Yes. but I was afraid It never would be , said her husband. Helen Gould has a fed. It Is for bowling- Last -winter she formed a private class 1 bowling , which met on Monday nights at th Berkeley Ladles club for practice. Thor were only about a dozen In the class , and , un fortunately for Miss Gould , aha was elthe III or out of town nearly every night durln the season. She hired two alloys for ha friends , ao that the pine could ba set up I ona while the sport was going on In th other , Mlas Gould la strong enough t ba an expert bowler. An alley recent ! built on tier Tarrytown premise * east 110,00 and Is as beautifully equipped as the boWlln alley at Blltlmore , George Vanderbllt'a Nort Carolina homo. _ _ I know nothing tweeter than the leakln In oC nature through all the cracks In th wall * and floors ot cities. Hospitality la a good deal a matter of latt tude A good deal which In colder regions I ascribed to mean dispositions belongs nail to meau temperatures. MADAM BLANC INTERVIEWED lotave Tlmnot Reports a Charming Denver sation with the FroncL Novelist. \ < ER IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN SOCIETY ThB 1'lillnntliropIcSliloof Chicago Trench- nioti Abnorbuil In Women , Americans In ( letting Dollars for \Vonicn Uront Novelists < jl thn Ttro Kapulillcs. : ta > | ijrrlKlitei1 1831. ) Of course JshajJ many conversations with Imo. Blanc , qurJIiff the two weeks that wo pent together oil an Arkansas plantation ; nit ot one only did I take any notes , "Tell " "I have told you what ? said she. ou many times Ibat 1 love America. I have nly seen the itwl , It seems to mo. In Bos on , I was at MrsTFIcld's house. Mrs. Hold's ' Saturdays are delightful , Sha gathers about er the most Interesting men and women n Boston. That house seems to me nearer a French salon of the best tlmo than any hat 1 know mit-of France and there flow * hrough U like historical shadows such If vltclilng remembrance ot those who wce great men for the Whole world ; Dickens and liackeray to apoak only ot those two. You neet them through their photographs and utographs ami through anecdotes , chnrm- ngly told by n woman who has the gift of nthuslasm enthusiasm In poetry , in art , In charity , lor she Is In a nulet way an ever msy philanthropist. "In Now York also , at Mrs. Glider's , I was charmed with the miscellaneous people whom t got acquainted with ; all countries , all creeds and the most various talents meeting n the poet's home , during one short after noon of talk , tea and music. We had oven a genuine Indian among us , vho was a per fect gentleman although an Apache , perhaps because * o. Indians can bo stately , every one knows It through Chateaubrlan. The vender la to see them keep the-lr stntellness n a drcsa coat. CHICAGO PHILANTHROPY. "I talked with some elegant society-women n Chicago , and with very clever ones , too Don't you like Miss Monroe's poems ? And she has th6 face of a poetess , which spoils nothing there are so many ugly Corlnncs and Saphos that It Is a relief to meet tMth a young and fair one. By the way , I mot also with an angel , which , you know , Is a rare treat a western angel ot course you Y HMD. BLANC. have heard of Miss Addams and her set tlement ! "I would have .wished to bo worthy of-help- lng.ln.11nn hoiwffi Would you1maglne that Chicago society men are willing to so and llvs there among the poor and the anarch- IsttJ. for days' oftd weeks , at a time ? Yet I know of young Chicago lawyers who do that and U Is .great social work. In the world they are-perfectly slmpla and like other men otlwcalth and position ; but with out boasting of It , they are living this self- denylne life. I found that very noble. " "What did you on the whole find most striking In American society ? I am ashamed of that questionj-but I don't quite know how to put It better ' "That would lt > & hard to answer , " said Mmo. Blanc , musingly , "your society Is like your country , BO his , so diversified | n Its aims nnd Interests. The charm of Now Orleans , where I lived like In fairyland at the fanciful time of carnival and the calm , sober charm not } JBoiton , for Instance , are qulta different. But one thing struck me , everywhere , In all ( the different social circles ; and It certainly * Impressed me deeply ; that was the part played by women. They are the society leaders. And this struck me too very vividly the women In your country are BO Interested' In each other ; they were as witty , as brilliant at the ladles' luncheons where there were only women aa if they hail an audUnco of men. I fear we might get a llttlft bored , In France , shining for three hours without a man to hear our best thing * . But your women seem to like It. I find the friendships among women beautiful here , above all when there Is not that little touch of exaggeration , which rather spoils them sometimes. Friendship has nothing to do with passion and Is not the less strong , for that , I think. The chief point Is to be able to trust each other , and I know we do. Thcro Is a great deal of true , solid devotion between , women frlenfls In America. More than , once I have seen two of them who spent part of all of their time together. This could hardly be in France. There one would not bs likely to have a chance to form suoh. a close Intimacy -with another woman. Our custom * do not encourage it , and French husbands would not be pleased that their wives should have very close woman friends. The wife might confide too much ot his little errors aa a husband , you know , " she addeO smiling. i "Out , " I could not help Interrupting , "I should fancy that -woman would be a less dangerous recipient ot her confidences than a handsome young man. and her pity would bo far less dangoioua ! " , "Perhaps. " said my French friend , smiling "but ho is less afraid of the man than of the woman. " "Women , I dare eay , have less liberty in France , anyhow ? " FHENCH WOMEN UNEMANCIPATED. "They ara Ie s emancipated ; but I hardly think that they have * less power. Do you know ono thine ? Your men are admirable I am fond of them ; they are so kind tt women , to women everywhere , Irrespective of the woman's yotith or looks or condition yet I really don't think they are so Inter ested In women as are French men. When two Americans meet , by cha'nce , they tall of politics or the business situation or the like ; they would never think of discussing women , " "Surely not ! " T. cried , opening my eyes "do you mean that Frenchmen would ? " "The talk would veer round In that dl rcctlon , finally , however It began , " Bald eho dryly. < t The comment came involuntarily from the Itatenir : "American men have soinetlilni morn important to talk about than Am.erlc.4n woihen. They have to talk about gottlng the money to support the American woman. Uu I can see that this trait must make a Frencl lever or husband a very delightful person while hli emotion ! lasted ! Tell mo another thing ; do the novelists paint French women trulyt" She grew graVer , "May I say that tha depends on the life of the writer ? I do no sea how a mam whoso whole acqualntenci has been with a bad type of women can un derstand tho.soul of an Innocent girl or a purewife. . He Is only familiar with the 111 regulated Impulse * and the hysterical nffec tlons of the women whom he haa known best He paints wlUi colors dipped out of his own heart ; the result is vivid , Impressive , bu not always true. And It la of necessity nar I row.1 "I suppose tliQ'T/oman ' described U usually the ParlBlenna ; I * there In France ai marked a difference between the life of the provinces and the city life aa there U here ! " "Oh , qultor" she answered , "provlnc ! life U free from the faults with which Paris Is reproached , but I admit there li torn clullnwa then. Society It more dtvld d Then you will find always tha ime little knots , tha circla a * the old aristocracy , o tha burccolila and ftailly of the trades p WITHOUT PLATES. Romovjiblo nnil fixed brhlffo tooth. A full sot on rub ber $5. 00varrnntod ; to fit. Pntnloss oxtraoUon without gns. Now tooth thu snmo day. Tooth filled painless. OR , R , W , BAILEY SURGEON DENTIST , Graduate of ( lit Vntrrnttu of . at Ann Arbor. Ctust ' 84 , V VS.V J.V UM.lllAl Offices 3d Floor Paxton Block , 30th and FnrnnmSts. Tjitly Allrnitattt , 3'r/rj4iuii 1OH3. ( irrinun Npokrn. Only Rrmluuto dcnttstH In this nfllco. Plates raado b.v Pi-nfoi'sor Morris , twenty yews' nxporlenoe , Inventor of the Morris Thin lilustlc Dotit.il I'liito. This la the only olllco In Oinahtt wliero those plntos can bs Cotton. Our Motto : All work the boat thnt can bo done at living prices : Sllvor lilllnga , 31.00. Pure Gold FilUnes , & 2.00 nnrt up. Gold Crowns Slf.OD to $8.00 , 22k. Gold Drill ( jo Teeth , $0.00 per tooth and attnohinont. Vn Dr. Itnllfu'B Tnoth l'ntn1rrtJGp | ri * botllef j cu < miut > - ii\\i \ Ictlli Jlllcil < irci > rc ci > tr < i trl/ ( < < t le. And you cannot pass from ono circle nto another as you can In Paris. Yol t Is country life that Is most Interesting iftcr all. " "I suppose It Is very different from our lountry 1 fc. " "Not BO different as you may fancy There .re points of resemblances between the sou th ru country life and life In our province * . "There Is the same hospitality. 1 flml many of the same frank virtues and the a mo tptrlt of kindliness between different aiika. ; Your negroes , you tell mo , have he habit of calling their masters and mls- resses familiarly by their Christian names ; so , too , the French peasants would Bpealt if the eons oC the house , calling Monsieur Icnrl or Monsieur Louis , although they might have a title , Just as your negroes vould say Mr. Henry , Miss Mary. " AMERICAN LITERATURE PREFERRED. I felt encouraged to ask whether the Yencli critics were most attracted at pres- ; nt by Engl'ali or American literature. And t yras pleasant to hear from to Rood and safe a Judge that It was- the literature of America that attracted most attention. "Oh , to ba sure. " she said , "a man llfco iCIplfng will have suddenly a name , but It you will allow me , a no\el like Robert Els- nero will never greatly fntercst France. " "And how about Divlil Qrlove ? " "David Grieve has so many mistakes , about ho Paris part. And that sort of wild devil , its sister why , no woman Is BO naughty , all lie time. It becomes Insupportable ! " GENIUS OF MAUPASSANT. I laughed ; and In a minute sha added ; 'What Interests us In Franco , above all , In - our American life , Is that It Is a new window opened upon the world. It Is your novel view ; and then It Is your freshness and youi loneaty. Wo like these qualities of American writers very much. Yes , wiiat I think so splendid Is your taking , each of you , your own corner and carefully studying It. You are doing for literature what the scientists of his century do In science. " "Has not Maupassant done the game kind of thing with the Norman life ? " "Yea ; but I don't think that he has. made UB feel a strong love for It , showing us the > eanant under rather a comic aspect. Yet , n fact , Maupassant , of all the French writ ers , was a great provincial. He Knew the earth. Zola has slandered her. But Zola , et us do him Justice , never belittles anything : von In calumny , while Maupassaift somc- Imcs belittles nature by his contrasts , as where ho compares the harvest fields , un- Idlly cut , to the cheek of n man who has mdly shaved himself. He has been reproached - preached with that Imago. It Is true , how ever , now the magnifying eye of Zola would lave neither seen the harvest Held on the man's cheek , and It wou'.d have been true also. There- arc splendid parts of description n Maupassant's longer novels , but has iouched many of the most painful questions of morals without seeming to call attention , o them. He. has not preached nor given ad vice , but ho has forced people to think ! Take the tale of La Flls. with the man In It vho so cynically and carelessly wrongs the peasant girl in a vil.age through which ho is merely passing. He goes away and for- golu ; but ; years after , when he returns by : ; hanOi > -ip-4.ile village , ho finds that the girl Is dead of what you would call a broken heart , and working In the fields he sees her son , a , repulsive Idiot , In whose hideous fea tures he perceives , nevertheless , n resem blance to his own. In the renlorse that sweeps upon him , ho would help the wretch , ho would give him money but ho. cannot do oven that ; for the Idiot Is a drunkard , a debased offspring of violence and lust ; money would only bo a harm to him ! It U a thpmo of sin , and 1U. consequences that has been treated by innumerable hands ; but In none with * uoh tragic sowor. Mau passant Is very human , there Is his strength. I cannot deny his faults. There are many painful things In his tales , many coarse de tails , much that seems useless In his trank- noBS. but underreath It all , there .Is some thing that wrings the heart ! " "Yeis. " ' I Bald. "I have felt It a. hundred times. Do you not think , also , that more than most Trench writers he has a sense of humor. ? " ' 'Oh , surely. Ho Is a little cruel In his humor , some times , and often ho Is sad , but It la humor , not wit. " "Mr. Dunnor had seen that. I think. In his paraphrase of Maupassant , called Told In France , ho has rendered the Norman humor most onchantlngly Into United States forma ; It is awfully good. I find the first story about the French tenor with a wife ! a little overdrawn. That funny English the Frenchman talks Is very funny though. And very true to life , too. Yes , when I read that I-can hoar myself talklnc ; 1 Bay that Is the way I pronounce words. " She was laughing good-naturedly. "Well , it Isn't , then. " I answered with entire honesty , for It Hi only occasionally that a French Intonation , as pretty as it Is droll , attracts the listener's attention ; while her mastery of English idioms was a con tinual wonder to me , "you speak lovely Eng lish ; and you know all the shades In our apoech , you always use the- right adjective. " "Oh. but I have spoken English ever slnco a child , and always have loved the English literature since my English governess gave me tha Waverly novels to read. My mother would not hnvo permitted me to read French novels * but she has great confidence In the English writers. And wherever In any hooka ho thought there was something that a child should not read , she pinned the pages together ; to this day when I read those books. I remember the looks of those- pins In tbo pages. 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ELECTION rrtOCLAMATION BY MAYOR Proclamation and notice to the electors and legal voters of ihe city of Omaha of n general city election of the city of Omaha to be held on Tuesday , the sixth day of November , 1KM. for the purpose of electing one city clerk to servo from the first Tuesday In January , 1303. to filL unex- plrcd term , anu one city councilman from each ward of the city ; also proclamation and notice of submission to the electors and legal voters of the city of Omaha of the question of Issuing the bonds of the city of Omaha in the sum ot seventy-five thousand dollars (175.000) ( ) to pay for the coat of paving , repaving or macadamizing the Intersections of streets and spaces op posite allays In said city and to pay the cost of pavingin front of real estate not subject to assessment of special taxes for paving purposes. To the Electors and Legal Voters of the City of Omaha : I , George P. Hernia , mayor of the city of Omaha , do Issue this , my proclamation , nnd by authority vested In me as such mayor , do hereby give public notice to the clectora and legal voters of the city oC Omaha that a Koneral election will be lield 1n said city on Tuesday , the sixth Cav of November , 1891 , for the purpose of electing' one city clerk to serve from the first Tuesday in January , 1895 , to fljl uncxplract term , and one council man from each w rd of the city ; also for the purpose of submitting to said electors and leffal voters the question and propo * ! tlon following , to-wlt : " &hal ! bonds of the city of Omaha in the sum of seventy-live thousand dollars (175- 000) ba Issued for the purpose of paying the coat of paving , repavlnc or micadamlzlnc the Intersections of Directs and the spaces opposite alleys in aald city , or paying tha coSt of paving In front ot reai estate not subject to anBrSnrnfnt of special taxes for p.avmg ' said bonds to run not moro than tw'ejUy ( SO ) years , and to bear Interest payable 5cml-annually at a rate not exceed' Ing five ( S ) per emu per annum , with coupons pens attached , to be called 'Paving Donda.1 and not to be nold for less thnn par , the proceeds of which shall bo used for no other purpose than paying tin- cost of paving , ro- pnviriK or macadamizing Iho Intersections of streets and space * opposite alleys In Bald city , or In front of real eatnte not subject to assessment of special taxes for paving purposes ? " The said question nnd proposition flhall bo submitted to n.tld electors entire In tlio proper form provided by Inw for ofllcial bal lots , with the words "Yen , " "No , " printed thereon. All of nnld ballots Imvlng an "X. " mark following : the word "y a" shall bs counted In favor of ( suiting said bnnds. nnd all of snld ballots hiving an "X" jnsirfc fol lowing the \iortl "No" shall bo counted and considered as against the Issuingof said bonds. The polls shall be open on the clay of salct election nt i-lslit o'clock In the morning- and shall continue open until six o'clock In the evening of the same dny. nt the respecHvo votlnjr places folluuliig , to-\vlu rinST WAflD. First District Northeast corner 12th and Pacific. Second District Northwest corner 10th and Center. Third District Northeast corner 13th anil Vlnton. Fourth District Northeast corner 6th and Pacific. Fifth District Northeast corner 8th nntl Hickory. Sixth District Northwest corner Sth nnd Hmicroft. , Seventh District Northeast corner-Hth nnd Pierce. ElgTith District Northwest corner 5th and Center. SECOND WARD. First District Southeast corner I6tli and Lenrcnworth. Second District Northwest corner 19th and , Mason. Thlnl District Northwest corner Mill and Popplcton avenue. Fourth District Southeast corner 16th and Pierce. Fifth District Northeast corner IClh and , Center Sixth District Southeast corner 17th and William. Seventh District Northwest corner 16lh and Martha Elehth District Northeast corner 20th and Mnrlhn. Ninth District Northwest corner 13th and Viillcy. Tenth District Southeast corner 20th and Vinton. Eleventh District Northeast corner 24lh ami Vlnton. Tinno WAUD First District Northeast corner llth and Jnckson. Second District Southwest corner 15lh and Harney. Third District Northwest corner llth and Cnpttol nvonue. Fourth District Southeast corner 14th and Chicago. Fifth District Northwest corner 15th and BKth District Northeast corner 12th and JncHson. Snvcnth District Southwest corner llth anil Douglas. Elrrhth District Northwest corner I0th find Capitol avenue. Ninth District Northwest corner 12th nnd Chicago. Tenth District Southeast corner Dth and FOUHTIt WARD. First District Northeast corner ISth nnd Davenport. Second District Northeast corner 22nd nnd Dodpe. Third District Northeast corner S5th nnd Davenport. Fourth District Northeast corner 25th ami Farnam. Fifth District Nin-thwcst corner' IBlh and Dnuglns. Sixth District Southeast corner 18th nnd SI Sfary'a avenue. Seventh District Northwest corner 18th and I-i-nvonv/ortli. Eighth District South side of Harney , be tween Mill and 24th. Ninth District 20th street between St. Mary's avenue and Half-Howard. FIFTH WAIID. First District Southeast corner IGth and Mnndcrpon. Second District Southeast corner ICth and ninney. Thlnl District Southeast corner ISth and Ohio. Fouith District Southeast corner 16th and Grace. Fifth District Southwest corner 19th and Curclettp. Sixth District Northwest corner IStli and Charles. Seventh District Southeast corner 18th nnd Charles. SIXTH WARD. First District Northwest corner 30U- and Ames avenue Second District Southwest corner 42nd nnd Ames avenue. Thlnl District Northeast corner 45th and Grant , Fourth District Southeast corner 27th and ilmiclerson. Fifth District-Northeast corner 21th nnd 8ppncer. Sixth District Southwest corner 28th ave nue and Corby. Seventh District Northeast corner 3Id and Klchth District Northeast corner 27th and Durdette. Ninth District Northwest corner 27th and Franklin. Tenth TJtgtrlct Northeast corner 224 and Lake. Eleventh District Southeast corner 2ith nnd Grace.BByBNT1I BByBNT1I WARD < First 'District Southwest corner 23th &nd Second District Northeast comer 30th avenue and I'opplftou uvemii * . Third District North side of Center , oppo site 34th street. Fourth District Northwest corner 23th and Arbor. Fifth District Northeast corner 23th and Sixth District Northeast corner 29th street and Poppleton avi nue. KIOHTII WAUD. First District Southwest corner 24th and Hamilton. Second District Northwest corner 27th and . Third District Northeast corner 2Cth and California. Fourth District Northwest corner J5th avenue and Cumlng. Fifth District Northeast corner 21U and Sixth 'District Southwest corner 21 t nnd California. Seventh District Northeast corner 18th nml Cumlne. District Southwest corner 17ih and First District Southwest corner 3M and Second District Northwest corner 40th and Cumlnrr. Thlnl District Northwest corner 40th and Fa main. Fourth District Northwest coinar 32d ave nue and Davenport. Fifth District Northeast corner 31st ave nue and Fnrnam. BlxlH District Southwest corner 29th ave nue and Jackson , In witness -whereof I have hereunto set my hand iia mayor of said city of Omaha this 17lh day of October. , Ugl.R Mayor. AJOHN T. EVANS , , Clerk. Ktookliolilor * ' Notice 1s hereby clvcu that a meetlnR of the stockholders of Ida Bouth I'Jattc Jand company will bo held at Ilia olllco of said company , In Lincoln , Neb. , on the 15th duy of November , 1831 , for the purpose of cMitnlderlitg and net Inw upon the matter of extending w rcnewlnn the arti cles of Inccrporntlnn of iiald company , Ily order of the board of directors. U. O. PHILLIPS , Secretary. Lincoln. Neb. , Oct. 1C , UUt OH ! O39I TRYA { XACTSIZE PERFECT ] THE MERCANriLE IS THE FAVORITE TEH CENT CIGAR , For flalo by all Flrat Clium Doaloi-9. Miinufnoturotl by tlio F. R. RICE MERCANTILE CIGAR CO. , Factory No. 301 , Bt. Louts , Mo ,