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TITE OMAHA DATLY 111213 : WEDXIUSDAY , NOVEMIVBR 4 , 1800. TIIR OMAHA DAILY BI-JC. 11. Ilus.WATKR. lilitor. UVKIIV MOIJNJMO. TKH.MH or- ' Dully Hie ( Without HunJft ) ) , Ono Vcur . t 8 Vt Dally IIMI iih-l Hunilrty , Una Your . I' ' ' * ) Hlx Month * . 109 Tilt-en Month * . " M Rimdi.y IM > , One Yr/tr . . . I M Knltirday Ihv. Ono Year . 1M Weekly Ihv. One Ycr.r . ® ' ' ' OI'r'K'KH : Oraalm : Tlio ] ) * ttxitklitiK. Kouth Oinahn : Hlnrr Illk. . Ccr. 'X ami SUti Sin. Council lilulT * : I * Nnrlh Main Street. ChlniBO OMerl 117 Cliumbtr of Cnmtncrrc. Nw fork : lleutim W , It iin.1 15. Trlbiinn 1lMg , Wniililrmton : 1407 ! ' Stn-ft , N.V. . COUIIRM'ONURXCM All cnmnvinl-atlnni rMnitni- ncwii nnil * , ! ! torlnl mil Hi. r plmuld to n < Mtvf' l : To iho ' All Iutln m l nei nn.l remittances HhnuM do t-1'Iif.wd in Tt.-i HciPulillililnir Comtmny , OuHhn. IV.iilt. , oiCh < nnil r1' " ' " ! " " r'flers tote to mtulp latHiii * In ( lie iiilr "t the company. run iiii : > MiiMsniNV. COMPANY. 'STATEMENT OP CIIICKUVTION. Kt.ile of I.'diMiUn , I DoURtan County. I ( liwrtto It. TMehurt * . Mcretniy of Tlie llto rub- llahlnic mnipany , I ln duly tworn. wiy Ihnl HIP iictuul tiUiit.or of full nn l complete > l ti of Tlio Dully Morr.liitf , Kvenlnir end Sumluy lift * prlnkM ilurlnr * the month ot Oeinlxr , 1WC , wna ns follows - lows : 1 , SO.M/7 IT 81.104 , S.tlS ) IS 2 ! . # > , W.CT2 13 MMJ , 51,8 * ) Jl ( 10.571 J | G 5I.OSO 7 50.M1 2J M.Mli H Ml.MG I , , . . . . SII.SM D SO.TSI 23 71. IM 10 B0.7SO 2 . a 11 SUM M.9tt ! 12 n.son 13 M.K5 M.951 11 , M ) M SUM i ; M.SM SI 1C M.M1 Tolhl ( I.I M deductions Cor unsclit nml rotiirncd 12.007 Totnl net Mies Net ilnlly nwrage . . " -11 A ( tKOiian n. T'/.sritticK. flwarn to before me nml MilwerllMsl In my pretence llili 31st ilny of -trl.rr. . / ' | . . ( Sent. ) Notnry Public. Nov. * for ( Inmnn who told you so. C.lvp tin1 colli'Bo foot bi11 : plnyors a ulianeo now. Most non-lip's hliHlsltflil .always ( urns out to bo conslilt'i-alily ln-ltur tlian their' foresight. Nobody can say wlirn Nebraska will bo ooiiipllnipntpil with two iiresltlcntlal oanillilalcs- aln. The ti'hwapli coinpanli'S nrp ainon > ; tlu > ooiu'i-rns that would not object to nn olcutlon every wi'i'k. The fptiiniM fr nn Mi-xk-o , China , .lapan and HIP oilier silver standard countries will bo a trillu delayc-d. The man who carries hundreds of votes In Ids vest pocket will now go mid hide himself until next election. No ono can deprlvo President Cleve land of the privilege of composing one more TlmuksKivlug proclamation , and composing It just as his own Inclina tion dictates. We suppose Tom Watson will now he permitted to glvis his letter of accept- unco to the public. As an afterglow of the campaign It ou ht to make pretty warm reading for some folks. The political forecaster can now lay nsldu his mathematical utensils and de vote the next mouth or two to coji- structin a cabinet and list of foreign representatives for the next president. Cuba was In all national platforms , but It was crowded out as an Issue. It will now have an opportunity to oc cupy the public niiiiil once more and de mand attention of the national govern ment. Tlio collision of two pugilists In San l-'rancisco. In which the two warriors nearly came to blows , should effectually refute the charge that lists have gone out of fashion as the chief offensive weapons of these artists. Hryan's fast speech In Omaha was announced as his closing speech of the campaign , but when he got to Lincoln lie could not resist the temptation of delivering a second closing speech to make sure that Ids campaign was closed. For sale cheap a number of first-class second-hand campaign speeches. These speeches have been used only 'steen times and are guaranteed good for as many times more. Apply at the oratorical torical bureaus of the national cam paign committees. A presidential campaign Is a wonder ful piece of political mechanism and one that Is unparalleled In any other country. If you don't think so , Just run over a Ille of your newspaper for the period since the great nominating conventions and convince yourself. Creditors of a number of Insolvent national banks have recently been made happy by the declaration oj' dividends by the comptroller of the currency. P.ut the long-expected dividend for the late Capital National bank of Lincoln Is ytlll like the letter which never came. No matter which parly has control of the legislature , the question of re vising the Omaha charier Is bound to claim a share of Its attention. There are only two months Intervening be fore the legislative session and the lax- payers and cltlxens. Bhonld lose no time In formulating their demands for char ter changes. Now the Interstate Commerce com mission announces Unit It Is preparing to Institute mandamus proceedings to compel certain railroads to comply with the law that requires them to tile uu- mml reports covering their business and finances with the commission. A man damus will merely force the recalcitrant ollldals to come to time , but It will not punish them for defying the law. Having violated other provisions of the interstate law with Impunity , no wonder - der they think they can Ignore n little thlnj , ' like the Illlng of a report. The only way to enforce the law on the rouds IM to.euforcu every yart ot It. I . < r.v.L'AT MHprw./c.i.v rirrrwr , i U'llllanj Mt'Kluloy IN presidentelect nf ( lie I'ulted Stnti-H. llo has not U\ts titan forti majority In the electoral col lege and his plurality of the popular \ote Is unprecedented. Tli next IHUISP of representatives will lie reptilillcan by a large majority , not so Kivni , perhaps , as In the present house , but sulllclcnt to assure the coun try that the .sound money policy of the parfy will Iw faithfully adherpd to. The forces of repudiation and national dishonor have been decisively routed. The American people have administered a dentil blow to the party of sectionalIsm - Ism ami class hostility. The voice of the country Is overwhelmingly against any debasement of the currency and against the slightest violation of the pledged public faith. The "s6lld south" has been broken. The Intelligence , the Integrity and ( lit1 patriotism of the large majorlly of the people have been vindi cated. It Is a great and a ulorlons victory for sound HimiKv. Cor public and private hnupsty and for a government of law and order. We confidently believe that 1(3 ( effect will be most salutary In re storing confidence , removing depression and starting the nation upon a new era of progress and prosperity. tr//r / H//K.I7' Mt Tlopresentatlve Newlands of Nevada offers In the rincinnati Kiupilrer an ex planation of why wheat advanced. He state * that our American wheat has suffered from the competition In the Liverpool markets of the wheat pro duction of silver countries , notably India. The wheat crop having failed In India , so that that country is com pelled to Import , "the result Is that on the Liverpool market our American wheat. Indian competition being re moved , has risen In price. " Mr. New- lands suggests that when the normal wheat crop of India Is restored the old competition will bo renewed. Now. as a matter of fact this compe tition has never been great and is not likely to tuso in the future. India's wheat exports began to dwindle several years auo and have reached a point where , even without the drawback of a crop failure , they ceased to be of any Importance. In I.S'.IL India supplied ( rent Itrltain with III.OIMMHK ) hundred weights of wheat , in l.Sltli with 1 : . ' . . " > < ) ( ) , Odd. in lS ! > : t with ( i.00 , ( > 0 and In 1SM ! with roo0 , : ; ( ! < ) . in ISitt tlu quantity rose to S.SOD.oiM ) hundred weights , but for the llrst nine months of this year it was but l.WO.noo hundred weights , and of course none is now being exported. Since the total Imports Into Cti-eat P.rltaln of wheat and wheat Hour are from ! N,000 ) , < KX ) to lOO.OOO.OOO hundred weights a year , It will be seen that If India could produce the cereal to the extent ami with the profit which it has been asserted she can , it Is not the want of a market which has pre vented her doing It. It was not the In dian competition that reduced the price of American wheat In the Hrltlsh mar ket , but the competition of Argentina and Itussia and this year neither of those countries have a large surplus for export. I5nt the competition of India has been continually made to serve the pmpose of deluding the American farmer. Mr. Newlands also offers an explana tion the decline in silver , but this Is of no consequence. The obvious and simple explanation Is to be found In the law of supply and demand , as In the ca.-e of the advance In the price of wheat. in/.tr iiAH IIUKX J.KAHXKT > . The campaign of education has made the American people the wisest people In the world In regard to money and Its relations. In no other country do the masses 'of the people know so much as the masses in the Pulled States about the character and functions of money , what gives It value , its influence upon prices , the meaning of standards , the distinction between monometallic and bimetallic systems of cur rency ami the question of ratios this last the most dllllcult to make clear , at the outset of the cam paign , to a majority of the people , bill ' now very generally understood. Kven the children of the public schools have manifested an Intense interest In the paramount Issue and not a few of them are now better quallll"d to discuss the currency than their fathers were three months ago. Of course there has been much said on one side of the contro versy that was misleading and thus wrong impressions were created which will continue for a time , or until re moved by actual experience , but in the main the instruction lias been sound and Us value could not very well bu overestimated. One fact distinctly brought out Is that labor finds Its best reward In gold standard countries. In all such coun tries wages are higher than In sliver .standard countries and their purchasing power Is relatively greater. Neces sarily the social condition of Hie work- lugman Is much belter In gold than in silver standard countries. It has been clearly shown that the silver standard Implies low wages , scarce capital , high rates of Interest and other disadvantages which make against the progress and prosperity of the masses of the people. Workingmen save mcMt in gold countries and are In every way better oil' than In silver standard coun tries. Another piece of useful knowl edge acquired is that only in countries having the. gold standard Is there any thing like bimetallism , .silver circulating largely In such countries , whereas the silver standard uniformly expels gold , A number of fallacies and false as sumptions have been exploded. He would challenge a doubt as to Ids san ity who should now assert that then1 has ever been any necessary connection or relation lietween the price of silver and other commodities , particularly wheat and cotton. That false and mis lead Ing theory , which has delmjed BO wauy , Liu ucuu forever dtauosuil of. Another .demolished fallacy Is that the quaiitltjvof money regulatea prices , re gardless of Its quality , or of the opera tion of the law of supply and demand ttpou products. Prlei't are seen to ad vance. Increasing by many millions the value of commodities , without a corresponding - responding Increase In the currency ; Indeed coincident with an extraordi nary contraction of the currency. Such are some of the teachings of the campaign of education that have been deeply impressed upon the public mind and which make a strong foundation for further popular enlightenment on the money question , while at the same time serving as an Impregnable bul wark against any attempt hereafter to delude the people on this question. nn : .s'lw.i/ A London correspondent says that the Gulnnit sugar planters are holding con ferences and pres'-nting memorials to the home government on behalf of the sugar Industry , which has apparently received Its death blow from the boun ties paid by ( tcrmany , Austria and France to the beet producers. He states that nothing Is cheaper than sugar In Kugland. but the staple Industry and trade of the West Indies has been ruined by European competition , against which England has not protected her colonies. The correspondent suggests that the prosperity of ICngland's sugar Islands might easily be restored by a tariff In their favor and against the beet countries , but to do this would Involve nonconformity with the sacred canon of free trade. It thus appears that the question of the future of the sugar industry Is one of widespread Interest. It Is useless to surmise as to what Kngiand may do to prevent the destruction of that Indus try in her Islands , but it Is pertinent to inquire what this country should do to protect its sugar Interests from destruc tive Kuropean competition. The policy In ( Jermany. Austria and France in re lation to their beet sugar Interests ban greatly stimulated production and the producers of those countries , particu larly of ( icriminy. are enabled to export beet sugar at prices that defy compe tition. It is seen that the effect has been to neatly destroy the sugar Industry of Ciulana. The question that naturally suggests Itself is , how long can the sugar Industry of the Hilled States , without more protection than it now has. survive the Kuropeau competition , which grows stronger from year to year'It is a matter of no small im portance and Nebraska has a very con siderable Interest In it. Soiiii * ( iouil In : : itlicr C'nv * . AUIilsuu Globe. If a man beta inniiey en the election , and wins , hi ? Is ahead of the tlenl. nml It he loses he In taught u valuable lesson. It lc | " ' lH. , New York I'ri-sH. The difference between a kleptomaniac anil a thief Is dllllcult to determine until the status In .society of the culprit Is knoun. A Olrl Orator. llostcm Post. Sandow Is the happy father of a ilaURhtcr , now nearly foil/ weeks old. The only strength slio has manifested so far Is In her IUIIES. ] , lri < lirnrlty. | ClilciiKO Tlmes-Hcrnlil. The Inventor of the corncob plpo is dead and the newspapers are saylnjj many com pllmcntary things about htm. Turn and turn about Is fair play ; he made It his li.'o work to give others gcod puffs. Di-ffrrril Chicago 1'nst. It's really too bail that Spain Isn't ry- IIIK to conquer Turkey Instead of Cuba. Turkey necils to be conquered and Spain has been trying long enough to liavo the satisfaction of comiucrlng something. Tlio PrU'o of AiliiilN.Hlon , Philadelphia Itecunl. Bonds In the sum of $20.000 having been given that the 200 Armenians detained at the Bills Island Immigrant station shftll not brctmo charges upon public charity , the fugitives from Turkish tyranny have been permitted to enter this land of the free pud luivcn of the oppressed. Prospective re fugees will please take notice that the price of admission Is $100 ! .1 I'riiinpt Driilnl. Nobody , probably. In this country was disturbed by the unfounded report that the Itrltish government was about to double the strength cf Us fleet in American waters. Had that been done it would not have been regarded here as a menace , but rather as an cplsodo In llrltlsh naval routine. Neverthe less the prompt action of that government In denying the report Is evidence of friendly feeling , which is appreciated here. l > iit.S\AI. ( AM ) A Topeka girl who spells her name- Kathryn - ryn has a regular fellow who gets even with her by spelling Ms name Jym. Lightning struck a foot ball team as It was about to play a match at Liverpool recently , killing one man and badly Injuring /wo others. Governor \Volcott of Massachusetts has commissioned Cyrus Cobb of IJoston to male a marble bust of lltv. S. F. Smith , the author of "America , " to bo placed in the state house. An Indiana man who was supposed to he dead sat up In his coinn last Saturday , and induced the mourners to defer the funeral at least until he had cast his ballot. If that isn't patriotism , v.hat Is ? Pruf. McKenrlck of Glasgow university showed atthe last meeting of the British . association n new apparatus , prepared by himself and Lord Kelvin , by which the deaf might bo enabled to enjoy thu rhythm of music. Thu Eurplim of the Immense peach crop In Maine Is b'elng given to the poor. In some portions of the state as well ax In New Jersey charity societies are paying the expense of picking , canning , and drying Immense quantities of tlio fruit among the poor of the cities this winter. Sir Krank Lockwood. who accompanied Lord Kusacll to this country , Is back In Lon don iiRaln and has revealed to the Londoners that "tho American people are actuated by a spirit of enterprise. " He Is quite- sure tint the servant who took one talent and returned It was not an American citizen ; Americans malto the most ot their talents. It Is said to bo a fact that hundreds of Washlngtun women wear upon their hata the plumage of birds which have lost their lives Hying against the Washington monument ment lu the dimness of twilight or day break. Hardly a morning COIIIM that thcro are less than a score of dead birds about the base of the xliaft. Strange to suy , few Kngllah sparrows lose their lives by Hying ngalnot thu monument. Munkticsy left Paris for his natlvo land last spring , with glowing plans for a re newed career an the greatest man In Hun gary. mula-l'i'sUi was eager to do Its Hharo lu realizing this vision , but at the start there was a hitch. Munk.icsy's health gave way as soon as ho entered Hungary. He was forced to go to Dailcn Iladen for the summer , without receiving much benefit. and now thu Hungarian papers report that ho la worue , aud unlikely ov r to paint again * Cfcn-eiit Literature \a \ 1 a-HS "Leo'spHomc and Uusltiesi Instructor" Is a handsome- little volume In which pen- manshlpr bookkeeping , letter writing , hank- Ing. law.wclnl forms , etc. , etc. , are taught , liy pen alfil picture , with n directness and nccuinoyrfauiiil unly In works carefully planned from the start and conscientiously I'xocutpil. jl through. HesemblltiK the well known inU'n Manual , It Is at onre more compact ) Band moro up-to-date than the latter , nml Is Just what the average man or UOIMUT ) , V.-U1 Ilivl Indispensable. Uilrd & Lee , Chicago. "Krom Whoso Hourne. " by Robert Hnrr , though first published In 1SS8. IH now reIssued - Issued In moro Inviting style. At the ntlt- f < ct of the story a man unexpectedly dies , nml Mi disembodied spirit proceeds to take an Interest In the fact that Ills wife hns been arrested on n chargeof murdering him by poison. Detectives celestial nml terres- tlnl work upon the mystery of his death , and while the outcome Is not unforeDC n , the tale Is managed with singular humor and adroitness. Frederick A. Stokes company , New York. Megeath's. "Abraham Lincoln , " by Lymau Whitney Allen , Is a revised edition of the New York Herald's $1,000 prize poem , won a the best poem dealing with American history. It Is not of the kind that onrvlvo In literature. 0. T. Putnam's Sons. New York. Megeath's. "Witch Winnie In Holland " Mrs. Champ- ney's new volume , carries the popular hero ine of this well known series of books to Holland , where nhe pursues her art educa tion. It U dlfllcult In Imagine n country in Kuropo eorlalnlng more treasures of art and moro opportunities for Witch \Vlnnit > to finish her education than Holland. .Many of thn characters In the other volumes of the series are reintroduced. Reproductions of some of the masterpieces of Kranz Hals. Vandyke. Huben.t. etc. , arc Included In tin- Illustrations. Uodd , Mrad & Co. , New York. "One Day's Courtship , " by Robert Ilarr. Is a story of an Kngllah artist anil a Iloston Klrl. Ths ccurtshlp takes place among mos ; amusing and unusual circumstances , at the Shawenegan Kails of the St. Maurice river In Canada. The subject Is treated with Mr. liarr's ehf lacterlstlc humor and vivacity. Frederick A. Stokes company , New York. Metjeath's. It will bu hard to Imagine a family , or a dealer In iiiUcellaneous works of art. or any small Htorekeeper. or a provider of furni ture to whom Charles Godfrey Li-land's "Mending and Repairing" will not be a most aceptablegift. . The traveller who has trunks to mend , or broken straps to Join ; or the emigrant roughing It In the forest , may learn from it many useful devices , and with nothing moro than a can of liquid glue and another of India rubber , may effect more than can be Imagined. Uodd , Mead & Co. , New York. Like as the Israelites In the wilderness went out each day for ninnn.i , so do the boys of this generation expect each year ronu now stories by Mr. G. A. Ilenty to feed upon during the winter nights. And their faith Is Justified with each returning autumn , f.-r Mr. Hcnty docs not fall them. This year he has written three new ro mances : At Aglneoiirt. a Tale of the \Vlilti > Hoods of Paris ; On the Inauaddy , a Tale of the War between England and Hurmah ; and With Cocliranp the Dauntless , n Talc of the Exploits of Lord Cochrane In South American Waters. The hero of the first story Is an English lad , who serves UP page to a French lady during the. uproar of the Dutihrrs' Guild In I'arls. and aftcrunrd at the battle cf Aglncourt. The second story rc-IalcS. the adventures of an English ' boy who s r'veir"on Sir Archibald C.implu > ll'H htaff durliiB.lhOj- Burmese war ; and the third story Is ot the exploits of a midshipman vjth Admiral , Uochrane In Drazlllan waters. Healthy stimulation for receptive minds and recurring jk'u'gRrrttlons of manly fortitude are > always the special excellences of Mr. Henty's talcs. Charles Scrlbncr's S = ons , New York. Megeath's. Harry Colllngwood has kept The Leg of n I'rlvatccrsnun to good purpose , ns all boys will agree who have the good luck to read It. George Howen Called as second mateon the Dolphin tonight , the Frenchmen and capture their merchant vessels , while Napoleon bit his thumb In rage. Sea fights at long and clcse range , capture nml recapture , storm and wreck , tire 'at sea and starvation in an open boat , are a few of the Incidents In the hero's career , and his bravery was Dually re warded with a command In the navy and stacks of pilzo moni'y. Charles Scrlbner'a Sons. New York. Megeath's. S ; R. Crockett has written a delightful book In "Sweetheart Travelers. " It Is the record of little journeys on a tricycle made with his 4-yi-ar-old girl In Galloway. The child's sayings are very well reproduced , end her knowledge cf birds and trees and ( lowers , her Ignorance of real and her great. love of fairy talcs are admirably brought out. Older readers will relish the story more than children , for thurii ia much In the novelist's shrewd comment which will bo loit on the younj. The book Is so beau tifully Illustrated and bound that it Is suit able for a birthday or hollduy gift. Freder ick A. Stokes Company , New York. Me- geath's. "Ono of the Vlscontl. " by Eva W. Drod- head , the latest issue in the charming llt- tlo "Ivory Series" of the Scrlbncrs' , deals with the fortunes of a pretty Italian girl who Is compelled to seek a home In an American family. The story of her experi ences In this family , where the mother of the family Is violently opposed to "foreign ers" and the son of tin- family Is violently In love with her. Is very entertainingly told. Our pretty I'tccarada becomes hethrothed tea a nohleman of her own nation , who bears rather an unsavory reputation , and for a tlmo her future looks dark , but thu con tinuation of the tale brings sunshine to the girl and her American lover. Charles Scrlbner's Sons. New York. Megeath's. Tales of.lhe adventures of a reckless and rather Improper young woman , who. being a princess , passed safely through experi ences which would have been the ruin of another woman , may not be particularly ele vating. but once convinced that thu princets lias a heart , any reader possessed ot a sim ilar Incumbranco will follow Its fortunes to the end. In "Tho Heart of Princess Osra , " ! > y Anthony Hope , wo have a charming col lection of stories with Princess Oara , of Zonda , as heroine , all so closely connected that thuy practically form one long novel. The princess was a woman with a love for adventure , aad the striking Incidents of her life are described with a charm that Is not surpassed. If equaled. In any other of Mr. Hopo's books. Frederick A. Stokes com pany , New York. Megeath's. "Through Swamp and Glade , " by Kirk Munro , ia a tale of Florida , In the days when slavery was in full swing and thu white landgrabhcr was striving to wipe the Scmlnolo Indians off thu fncn of the earth. It Is a story uf treachery and deceit on the part of Androtv Jackson and the United States government , such as must make every whlto man -Want to hldu his head In shame. It Is well'that these who , like the Pharisees ofi old. thank God that their na tion Is not us other nations are. should know the truth. 'The ' knowledge of crimes per petrated agaiiist1 the Scmtnolcs In former days may help1' toward bringing about a fairer method1 'of dealing with the handful of Indians tltat Mill remain. Thu narrative is graphically told and , although nominally written for1 boS'U and girls , will bo found good reading' ' fof' grown-up people. Charlt-s Scrlbner's Bolt. ' New York. Megeath's. "Love In OltlCloathes , " by II. O. lluii- ncr , will l wiilcomcd by the many ad- mlrcro of lur'inunor. It Is a rathrr unique love story , and''thu archaic spelling adds no llttlu to ItH'plrjuanuy. Following It , for It Is a short Itnry.i nre n neren of others no less enjoyable. I ' ' 'As Ono Having Author ity" Is a dnllRhtfnl uplKodu In the mutual experience of a young "bigoted and Intolerant erant sport" and a ripe old bishop. It Is highly dramatic and Jmprcsjlve. "French for a Fortnight" and "Our Aromatic Undo" are clever blU of humor. In "Tho Red Silk Handkerchief" we have one of these quiet pieces of realism that teat an author's human sympathy. Mr. Runner's young law yer , with his fine , true. anplratlonH , his noble instincts and his ardent love is a beautiful study of young American manhood. Sad an the story Is , It repays reading , because It presents the American youth in no admir able and winning a light , Charles Scrlb ncr's Sons , New York. Megeath's. "Vawdcr'B Understudy , " by James Knapp Itcevn , Is a btudy lu Platonic affection. Vawdur Is a writer of short stories which never leave Ids hand until ho Is satisfied that thi < characters are true types. While writing a novel Intending ; to show how near thu danger-lino a man and woman might go In thu way ot plutonlc attention , and remain simply frluuJa , ho uceda a model for bin hr < roln , mil mnhrs nn arrangement with u society woman to take the part of hh licrulno and net to him as * ho would act to thy hero. The conversations they hnvo about tlio truth of Vnwder's work uiuko the ttory. Frederick Stokes Company , New York. Me ealh's. "Tho Gold-Silver Controversy" Is a com- pllntlon of recent essays taken from the Political Science Quarterly. In the Mat of contents me : "Flnaneo and Politic * . " by 1'Mward l'.uyj 'Tho Late llond Syndicate Crntract , " by A. t ) . Noyps ; "The. Gold Re serve. " by Prof. Frank Tetter ; "The- Gold Standaid In Riven t Theory. " by Prof. J. IJ. Clark ; "Free Coinage anil Prosperity , " by Prof. J. 1) . Clivrk ; "Free Silver and Wages , " by Prof. R. Mayo-Smith ; "Silver In Commerce merceby W. C. Ford ; "After Effects of Frco Coln.iRo of Silver , " by Prof. J. U. Clark , anil "The Ideal American Common wealth , " by Prof. J. W. Ihirycss. Ulnn & Co. , Huston. "Fifty Famous Stories Retold , " by James HaMwIn , Is a collodion of tales of ancient and modern tli.ies , told In such an cntcrlnlulnr ; manner .is to maldi I heir rending a ploaauru to children. Of J'IMC ' stories jome arc his torical , having for their subjects real Inci dents In the llvp of well known heroes and famous characters ; others nre legendary , havliu ; come down to us through the ballads and folk lore of many lands. The book Is uniform In style iind binding with tn > Eclectic Sihool Readings , of which series It Is a pnrt , .mil Is hcmitifnlly Illustrated by pictures made expressly for It by the best uitlstH. American Honk company , Ohlrnm > . Frank R. Stockton'a "Stories nf New .ler- ? oy" Is not a sugar-coated history , but real history told In form ad.iptrd to tlio minds of children , leaching the love of home and kindred and Instilling the nptrlt uf true patriotism. The book has very attractive dross , the Illustrations being particularly noil-worth } * . American Hook company , Chi cago. cago.Mr. . John Gordon's "Three Children of Galileo" has produced a life of Christ for young people which places at their dis posal the results of the researches of bible students * and Palestine explorers In most attractive and convenient style. The three young people from whom the book takes its title represent the three principal types of the era In which thu scene Is laid. Thu pure , historical Hebrew typo appears In .Miriam , thu daughter ' Rabbi Jalrua. Solomon , the son of thu Lord Chtua , Herod's steward , represent : ) the llellunizeil Hebrew Inlluenced by Gieek imUuru and literature. 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Companies to Insure clients against Ill- health and disease , Just as persons are now insured ng'alnst death , will bo doing busi ness In the near future If the predictions of Mr. Marcel Haudoln are fulfilled. Ho Is the author of a very Interesting paper pub lished In the Progress Medical , one of the fcremost scientific papers of Franco , on the subject of the future of the medical profes sion. "Up to this lime , " he saju , "the old custom tstllt prevails In Europe , and el u- where to pay a physician by the visit , or whenever he Is wanted. " All this , he say < j , will bc"changcd In tlmo , and strong effort. ! will bu made to abolish this ystein. which ultimately Is to be replaced by health Insur ance. . ? omc insurance speculators Introduced not long ago a new kind of policy , Insur ing Instead of thu life , the health of the client. For a stated comparatively small premium to be paid annually , they gnaran- tee for the period mentioned In thu policy or for llfo all medical treatment , rare and romcdlie necessary for the health of the Insured. At the bllchtrst Illness the In- snranco company ia Informed forthwith , nnd at once a doctor Is dispatched to the. clckbcd. who will make special efforts , for. mitsldo of his regular fees , ho draws a premium on the client's recovery. The physician has a double Interest In a client of the company , for ho Is personally Inter ested In the success , and participates In the company's earnings. If a patient Insured In ono of these companies does not recover It Is certainly no fault of the doctor. A similar state of affairs prevails In China , where doctors are paid by the month as long as people nr < - well ; but as soon as one. of their clients falls 111 his pnrno strings are drawn taut , and no fee Is forthcoming until the patient has fully recovered. This method 1s not near as faulty as It appears at first night. In this way one pays for beIng - Ing well , Instead of for being sick , a con ception which certainly constitutes an Inno vation , which If It does not perhaps Improvu the art of healing , Is decidedly more In keeping with the modern social theories. The coming physician , according to Dr. Raudoln , must bo moro of u preventive than a curative medical advisor. In other words the now uystom will reprcuunt tlio triumph of the bygli'iilsU , dossil' AiiniriVOMKX. . I The humors of tlio Wlili * iioiiMv U 1 tlin testimony of every one wao 'us re- Rldod there , would fill many volume * ! . Many nf them are found In the dally ninll- hag. At a dinner Hie other Jay Mrs. Me- Keo told of n letter Mrs. Harrison received i while first Inily of the land. It ran : | "Drnr Mnddam : 1 would like n present | from Washington C'ltty , so I will locftto on you for It. Plcuso send we a dress pat tern and ( hero followed n ll.it ct acvcral other things ! and plr-rtao pay tie ! express , as I have made a vow never tu pay anything on an e-xprcss package , as I never Know .vh.it Is In It until I have opened It. " Mis. liar- rlson , according to the reUtnr , was much ainusml at this mlsilve , and "I'll locate on you for that" became- standing phrase In the family ever after when some object was coveted. Another letter received by Mrs. Hnrrlson ran : "Dear Madam : Please neml mo a piano and some sheet miule , aa I have a daughter that has some tnMnt-i. ! " The women of fashion anil fven tu ! > actresses of the present dr.y can hnrdly hold a condlp to the ilamca of old In the- imittrr of jiMvolu If wo take the valuations recorded bj historians as truthful nnd cor rect. According to Piny Lollln Pauline , the wlfo of Caligula , woreon her head , arms , neck , hands and waist pearls nnd nut-raids to the value of St.fiSO.ODO. Faus tina had n ring worth $200.000. Domltla had one for $300.000. and Carson la had a brarelt-t worth $400,000. Scneen bi walls thnt one pearl In each ear tin longer suf- llce to adorn a woman ; they must lmvi > three , the weight of which ought to bo In supportable to them. There were \\omcn In ancient Home- whose solo occupation was the healing of the ears of the bellcn who had torn or otherwise Injured the lobes with the weight ot their pendants. Pop- pea's earrings were worth $750.000 , and Caesar's wife. Calpurnla. had a pair valued at twlee- that sum. Mnrlo do Medlcls had a dress Irtiulu for the ceremony of the bap tism of her children which was trimmed with 32,000 pearls and : I,000 diamonds , and the lust moment 15(10 ( found It was RO heavy she couldn't wear It and had to get another. Hut men led In tlio. splendor of the middle ages , and Philip thu Good cf Uurgnndy often wore jewels valued at a million francs. When lie walked along thu streets the people climbed over each other to get a look at htm. He was a moving mass of diamonds. The duke of Ducklng- batn wore a suit at the court of St. James which cost SO.OOO. The dress of the nobles during the middle ages was literally cov ered with gold nnd precious utoncs. Feminine New Xealnml Is In a reforming mood. At any rate. It Is "advanced" on n number of topics. Women voters of the colony , at a convention recently , expressul a desire to abolish capital punishment , to nationalize the land , to create n s'stem of old-age pensions and to make judicial sen tences reformative UK well as punitive. Evidently these women are of a go-ahead disposition. Not satisfied with so ambitious a program , they go still further In as serting the right of women to sit on juries and bu elected to the legislature. Men are only too anxious to escape exercising th'o former right. It would bo a distinct advantage If they could ceifd their wives to serve In their stead. Another resolution was passed that Is worth setting forth In full : "In nil cases where a woman elects to superintend n household , and to be the mother of children , there shall bu a lnv , attaching a certain ju t shnre of her hue- band's earnings or Incoinu for her wcparate use , payable. If she desires. Into her sepa rate account. " Heforo LI Huni ; Chang left China for n tour of observation of the various civilized countries of the world ho Instructed the Viscount LI Chow Chow to bring him the saerod book oC Chinese etiquette , from which he selected the following questions tn bu propounded to ladles wherever ho should meet them : "How old arc you ? " "Is that your own hair ? " "How much did you pay for It ? " It Is simple justice ; to thu eminent. China man to say that In all his Interviews with ladles In all parts of Europe and America thus far visited he has never deviated from the.se simple and polite Interrogations. A unique entertainment was given re cently by two young Cincinnati women who hnvo a reputation among their friends for making their smallest affair an artistic success. This was In the form of an after noon for girls. The Invitations wore ver bal , or very Informal notes requesting the guests to bring their thimble * . Hut It wna very tlKTcrent ' from the stereotyped "thlm- lilo party. " After everybody hud met every body else , and n llttlo music hud been en joyed , ono of thu hostesses camu In nnd said : "Now. you all are going to sew. " She wna Interrupted by one of her guests , who arose In rebellious coirteniatlon and said. "Now. for goodness saku , ilnn't tell mo wo'ro going to sit up hero nnd sou who can muku thu stralghtest hem or anything llkt- that. I'll go home now. I never could sox , * . " "No , now you wait a minute , " slid the hostess. She held a tray In her hand. Hanging around the edge were dozens of yellow tassels. Giving directions all around to "draw one of those , " sue stood In the. center of a group of girls. On the ends of the cord nnd tassels were found to be dainty llttlo yellow pencils. Next came the slater carrying another tray. From this she lundcd out little square linen dollies. In the corner of each dolly was n skein of green and nf pink embroidery silk , wrapped In tissue paper ami fastened with a nccdlo. "Now. " said one of the directors , "you are to draw your own design anil rcw It. ' Many nnd varied were the exclamations that "they bad never drawn n line In their lives , " "they never could make up any thing. " ole. Ono youni ; woman said she- never had drawn anything but ono of these bnck-vluw cats that you make with three lines , so nhe proceeded to put a green and pink cat on her linen. They worn scon all worklm * fnr dear life three-quarters of an hour being the I line allowed. Tongues llcxv as fast "S the needles and the young woman who vowe.l she couldn't sew accompanied the noise by playing exquisitely on the piano. The linen squares then had the owners' namia written on them and were gathered nnd taken to another room to pass under the eyes of several marrlod ladles who were appointed "fudges. " Whllo awaltng the decision Ices nnd cake were enjoyed. The llrst prize , n bcaut'fut ' photograph frame , , was axvarded to the most complete dctjlf-n. The second , a water color sketch , to thn most original. The third , a pen sketch , to the most original , work. The "afternoon" proved an original nnd artlstlu success. An Important order was to bo executed the other day by n Washington milliner , for Mrs. Cleveland had xvrlttcn down foan autumn hat. "Your own selection , " she told the milliner. The hat. when It reached Gray Gables , wus of par | > green straw with brown dots scattered over It. Those were sm.ill knotH of grass. One sldo of the hat wan trimmed with stiff taffeta bows In brown and green loops of each. The other sldo of the hat WHS n mass of snow balls nestling In green leaves. The back wus a standing mass of lace , and the THE KOYAL ROAD. Ciniil I'liiiil IH ( he Only "Wny. It's ninn'i. bad habits lhat hurt him more than overwork. Thu little habits of coffee inil tobacco hurt xvorso than somu of the ) | g ones , because they are continued moro nteadlly than the greater habits. Many n nnn Is simply polsom-d to death by the alk.ilolilH of colTey and tobacco and never xvlll bellovo what la hurting him. Let him inll tobacco nnd use Ponluni Cereal , the food drink. In plaeo of coffee and very noon 10 finds that nature , tlio great restorer. Is at work. No inedlclno Is nucilcd , simply tult doing those' things which poison and waste thu energy , and let nature build Into body and brain from good food. Po-.jtum is iinilu entirely of grains by thu Pcntum Jc.rual Co. . Urn. , of Itattlu Creek , Mich. , and Is nourishing and fnUonlng. Use plain , common food and thu food-drink ( It lookci Iko coffco , but Is not ) . Health will come and bu of much moru solid character than when patched up with drugs. Dr. II. P. Murrlman , 2239. Michigan uvo- IIAIP. Chicago , says : "I have tried the 'otttuin and um pleased with It. " "Just as good" UK PuHtum Cereal are us d to defraud thu public. pointed ttxp tarried out the brown Mid crccn motif In an nbtinditnco of tncsu leaves. Mrs Clcwlnnd also nont for nmall runsct shmlo huts for the littleRtrls. . Thrsn were trlrmnrd with forgct-me-mits and 5 > o n. and Nora Stolgmnu are the two rs of ,1 well-to-do farmer living near Hrldxoport , Conn. lloth have been from childhood accustomed to horseb.n-li over- else , nnd each Is also Unvoted to ! im-y- rlo. MlM Norn , who Is Just IS , wt.fs . - bloomer cortumo when wheeling , nn I ere afternoon startled tlio citizens of U ' , ; , . port by comliu ; Into town astride a ) > , -ueii two-year-old horse. She was nrcomt > .Wltrf- . by her sUtor Ilolon. who sal on n regulation sldo saddle , nnd were n regular riding halm. Miss Nora's costume * wns of nut-brown scrto. made In full blnomor stylo. She wuro a black velvet Jockey c\p : jauntily on onn nldo of hr > r bond. Stopping at a drug Moro Mlso Nora nimbly Jumped on her hnnu and hitched It to n post nnd assisted her sister to dismount. The men who gnthciod around the horsoi xvhllo the girls were getting mime coda water In the store wondered that MKi M r.i could rldo mioh a lively cell without n sad dle , and particularly us It had n very prom inent bnckbouo. When the girls had flnlslm ! their Ice cream soda they came out. Mis.-1 Nora \vai not disturbed by the mainior In which she \\ns wntched. Lending hep BiHtolto her horse she plnrod her hand under Miss Helen's upraised foot nnd lifted her Into the saddle with the ease nnd sKill of n. professional riding master. Golim to her own horse she took the brl.llo In ono hand , grasped the horse's mane , and without nny dllllculty nt nil sprang up and throw one log ever the horse s back. The crowd applauded. The colt took frln'it ' at tbo applause nnd began to cavort , but with a cut or two of her whip she brought her horse to Its ncr.ses and dashed up the street nnd out of sight. tlOKKIIV IlK Hoston Tmnscrlot : Stlkkor-I lust night that you gnvu me Jin. " Strykor Oooil ! that makes nn s.iu-ire I owed you a tenner , you know. Chloago Post : "I thought you w , ri { . oliig to marry the girl ihnl made such .x hit In eomle oporju "Oh , dear , no. When U marry 1 want something permanent. " Puck : First Reporter You always said Unit Jnnp.s would never loam nnuhlni ; nbont ( bo newspaper business. I told you ho would. In tlmo. Socoml Itopnrtor What makes you tlilnlc lin has" First Reporter He's looking for a. Job In soinu other line. Hrooklyn Life : Owens Whal's In .a name , anyhow ? Dunne Not miic-.h In yours * , old m.in Owens Wli.it ilo you iiuxiii ? Dunne Why , everything you've got N l your wife's nanio , Isn't It ? Chicago Tillmno : "You look so * i | < .i > i1 ; wbero hiivo you liern ? " "I've lii'i n visiting' dentists' nlllinml liml u Uivoly time sol n lot of in t\ l < l < .i. for our eollogu yell " Truth : Uun-lnr Hold up your h.im1 nml don'l ypnnk. Now trot out tin- moM \iiu- ulilo thing yor not In the house. llond of the Household o. LuM. lu wnntH tinHrrvaiit Klrl , and nho been lien avi olt yet ! Now York Press : She bowed her Mimh- Ing fnpo upon Ills shoulder. Win n slio raised It the tolllalo llnsli nail vnnlsh. .1 That Is to cay. It was no longer on IHT faro. Hut It took a professional HI-HUKT nnd JI..W to KOI It off his oo.a. Ilinper's Unzar : Mr. Poetlens ( who f..r the last halr-hmir 1ms been n > adlnu bis latest tplo poem ) -Well , my dour , how do you think It KOI-H ? Mrs 1 'options ( who has been jjazlni ; Into the > : lnys In nn abstracted niMinieii Well , I'm afraid it's a little loose on the sboiildi r. A MODERN SAMARITAN. Tbo street was ibirlt. Hip night was oold ; I mot n man polite and bold. "Tho kindly man will always sbaro The load lib brother has to boar. " Twin thus ho snld. nnd then he sirovo Ills kind IK-US to fully prove ; Ho took my wutrh and okf my rings , .My poekotbook nnd other IhlngH cot i , it sin : IIIIT < : tiss. ; New Could she but guess the secret b.-re The soorot I would fain i-onfos * What would she do , poor little dr.ir. Could sin * but guess ? I wonder ! Would she feign distress. Or would she fool -sh.-'s xlm-i-rc - Or might who shyly murmur , "Yes ? " The ik-iii-o 'tis out ! My whole career Lies In her hands to br.ist or blcsd. That rumen of trilling with ix niero "Could MIP but guess. " wB" ' < ' . & sjSttSi' / WILL SKLl , A aOOI ) MANY IX KKIEIOU SUITS OV CLOTH KS TO PKKSONS WHO AUI5 TK.MI'TKD HY Kiniom.orsLY LOW PKIUUS KOH A W11ILK. A VKIIY COOO LOOKING St'IT MAY 1513 MADI3 TO SELL KOH A KI3W riOLLAHS , AND YOU CAN'T TI3LL TILL YOU WKAH IT A WI1I1.13 THAT IT'S AI5OIJT HALF COTTON. WK OI-'KHIt YOU THU 1M3ST KHADY-MAIU3 CLOTH INC IN TJII3 WOHLD-TIII3 ISKST WIO KNOW HOW TO SIAKH WAUUANTKD ALL WOOL urAUANTHHU IN KVKltY IIHSI'UCT AND W13 CAN KIT YOl'H IMJIISM AS WHLL AS YOUK FIWHrJ. IT WOULD DO YOU NO HAItM TO LOOK OVHIl OUU ASSOltTMKNT. YOU A1MO WI3LCOMK , AND WM , WOULD UIC 13 TO I'UOV13 THrf WOKTir OK OUU ( JOODS OVI3U AU OTHKItS , S. W. Cor. IStli nnU DouuJiiH St *