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A NEGLECTED LINCOLN EPIC Edonard Gronier's Notable Lines on Onr Martyr Frcsldeut. POEM CROWNED BY FRENCH ACADEMY .Tribute In the Em nclintor A ! > ) the Forty lmninrtnlii I'lriit Trnnnlntlon I'nlilUlivil iu ( he United State * , 'Abraham Lincoln's great memory , which la now annually honored by his countrymen , lias been the Inspiration of pacts abroad as well as at home. Dy an unaccountable acci dent , however , a most significant fact has hitherto escaped American notice namely , that the death of Lincoln was the subject assigned In the poetic competition ( concour ) of the Academy of France In 1867. The subject of the epic awarded the prize In a notable Now Ycrk newspaper contest in 1S9C , it may bo recalled , wai Abraham Lincoln. Crolcc of subject In that contest was left to the contestant. A thousand manuscripts were submitted. Out of that number more than 200 cboso Lincoln as the theme of their eng , while fully two-thirds paid him more than parsing tribute. This spontaneous choice of the "rail splitter" as a poetic In spiration on the pert of contestants rcpre- ccntlnz all sections of our country was a Ignidcant tribute to his hold upon the Im agination of the present generation. Curiosity as to the extent to which Lincoln had been the Inspiration also of foreign poets led the writer to search among the poets of countries with republican aspirations. In the "Poetical Tributes to the Memory of Abraham Lincoln , " a ponderous volume published shortly utter his death , England , France , Germany , Italy and South American countries contributed fugitive verses. Many poetic tributes arc in the Latin tongue. EDOUAHD ORBNIEU. Naturally the largest foreign contribution Is from the homo of Lafayette. The Lorenzo catalog , Llbralre Francalse. 1SG5-G7-75 , dis closes no less 'than eleven volumes of pam phlets and poems dedicated to Lincoln. Many of the pamphlets are poems rejected in the concour of 1SG7 , and published at the author's own expense. Industrious Inquiry at the Astor , Lenox' , Mercantile and Colum bia college libraries , repeated search at l-'rench book stores and Interviews with sev eral of our leading poets and scholars failed , however , not only to unearth a copy of the poem crowned by the Academy of Franco In 1SG7 , but a single Individual who was cog nizant that a poem entitled "La Mort du President Lincoln , " had been written or crowned , or even that there lived a poet of the name ot Edouard Qrcnlcr. Less than ten years ago both the poem and the poet werei made knownjto the writer at Paris In the cozy salon * of Mme. Ulanc In Rue Burgoyne. At the time * I thought , of course , that all America , liter ary America at least , was familiar with the poem and the poet then so unexpectedly and delightfully revealed. How great was the mistake Is not "another story , " but the story which the thirty-fourth anniversary of the death of Lincoln fittingly recalls , THE DEATH OP PRESIDENT LINCOLN. ( Trunslatcil from the I rench by Mrs. Homer D. Martin. ) To celebrate thy death by worthy words Our times are too disturbed , our minds too vain. O. Lincoln , Whither shall he go who seeks The llvlag phrase , the accents llrm where with To paint thy rugged , striking features ? Can Our mother tongue , formed at the feet of kings. Whoso praise she hymns Incessantly , can she , 1/aylng aside "ner lofty courtesy , Kind yet a line robust and plain enough To chiint the death song of n citizen ? Mine be the search. Thy virtue will I take For model , and mayst tliou with worthy chords Inspire me , and Inform my style wlt'n naught Bavo grand simplicity , befjttlngthee. . II. "T1s not a century since the Atlantic saw The new America spring up and grow , A vast1 and fertile Held for all the race , Where Europe swarmed her peoples. There As In a crucible where cold casts off Its weight of dross , man became once more free In Nature's breast. Already In her flight , Her vigorous growth , the youthful nation gnlns The other ocean , and her powerful weight lirlngs Into equilibrium the northern mass Whose tfnudow threatens and whose Icy feet Press down three continents. And thus God seems to say to despotism , Enough ! Ills Justice , rendering balance to the globe , Made flourish In the desert this young state To show the elder world a people great Retaining power Itself. And yet a seed Of ruin in her greatness ) ny , her breast A cancer gnawed. Her laws dishonored were By hideous slavery , a fllthy chain Dishonoring two souls at once , whereby The victim and the torturer wear alike One fetter , gulling both , yet least the slave. Needs must she shako it oft , for else the 111 , Growing with time , draws near Its fatal term. Then , Ilka A hero , \vlth hand flrm and sure , America tore from her wound the sword. And after washed her stain In blood. Alas ] That by the Innocent and pure 'twas s'ncdl III. When Lincoln was elect to take the helm , Like to these vessels which the waves dis mast , America approached the foaming reefs. Tne day of rending and of pain was come. The wind of discord , whistling through her sails , In tatters tore her starry flag. Unsure , Divided , the great vessel seemed About to founder In the yawning gulf. Then Lincoln came. Sad and alone , with Qed For only guide , his daring glance plcrceO t'n rough edh And sounded all these evils ; his rough hand , Which labor had ennobled , without fear. Without reproach , laid hold upon the 'nelm. Four years , four years entire , athwart the storm , Calm In success , and calm , too. In defeat , lie. let the rebels weary with long strain. And now the pilot glimpsed at last the rrt ; discord's fires went out beneath her keel ; Tne waves subsided at MB voice supreme ; The.slave delivered stretched tow'rd him his arms , And pcaco and mercy hastened on his track . Then , lamentable crime ! fanaticism. Adding its victim to the heap of slain To Klve new horrors to the play divine Tnrew Lincoln bleedingat an assassin's feet ! I t IV. Die. then ! but die. content , since e'er they ' ' Thlno'cy'ea of Justice have beheld ha Blnce millions of th * oppressed , hearing thy Have families and cities. y vi. and laws ; ' einoa tc. repair 4hci Injustice of the south , Tljy great soul gave thy life In sacrifice. Qpd haa accepted It ; be. glad ! Thy name . O honor of thy country ! leaves to u , People * grama , old , * ) Mon and a trpv To utT4P < t our vnln mid trvwdry Mi own , A inodrl full of niornl betiuty fnirl ( ( "nllriiPiM. Juitlcc nml nlmp Iclty , The I'hrlKtlnn lierolun , o freedom' * son. Our nKP 1.1 proud of tlice , dear honest grc.it mini , Thou blnnchcBt not before the Iloman Itero ! * , And pointing to tlitv , great Democracy May ny with prldr , I Imvc my Cincinnati ) * ! * Now , Lincoln , sleep In peace ! Thy memory , Like manly counsel which consoles and chcert" , Shall tvrnri fern a double aureole , Thou'll be the hero of thci worklnumcn , Of duty's soldiers , of th humble souv. The cults of old , those ravages of states , Who crushed the children on the fathers crushed , Will dwindle , thanks to tlicron hlst'ry's P.IB\ * , While every day will sec thy fame ln- creru-'t ? . Sleep peacefully , kind hero , great pltbrinn , Sleep , for wo bless thecl Thci great vir tuous man Per nil rrun lives ; nnd nil cnrth when ho. dies Become * his heir , and not his Innd nlone. Humanity oA < Mtnco , th' enfranchised slaves Thrones nit example of great trusts ful filled , America her strength nnd pence , renewed , Kurope an Ideal of grjatnos * all unknown , And 'time to coma'will place thy fnco and nnmo . Above the. Caesars next to WashlngtonI That so sympathetic and beautiful a tribute , and eo significant a departure on the part of the meet conservative Institution ot France should be BO long Ignored by the na tion whoso hero Inspired It can hardly fall to surprise American readers of SI. Grcnler's poem , which Is now unearthed for them after thirty years of neglect. Let It not bo forgotten , In perusing this tribute , that the poet Is a product ot the aristocratic Faubourg St. Germain. "Tho great public doew not know me , but my rnucu IMS brought mo great and charmP ling frlfndahlrs , " said M. Grenler , modestly dollnlng his place in the world of letters. The friend and companies of Lamartlne , Victor Hugo and many of the choicest eplrlto of the France of yore , Edouard Qrenler Is the last French poet of the idealistic school. "I had two motives In. writing the Lincoln poem , " said the gentle old poet. "First to pay a duo homage to an Illustrious Ameri can , and thereby to play a trick ami give a blow to the dcspotHn of Napoleon III , whom I hated and despised. By gaining.the prize I , of course , forced the Frtcch academy to proclaim republican truths and words of liberty amliJat the universal constrained sllcnco and prostration In the Franco of old. " " A diplomat from his earliest yeart , M. Grenler was appointed secretory of the le gation by Lamartlne. He remained In diplomatic serv.lco until the coup d'etat of 1 30. Suttrequeiitly , he refused to bo 0ub- Ject to the orders of King Jerome. "To remain faithful to my republican ccn- vlctlons anJ to my friends who were pro scribed , " eald M. Grenler , "I went to the Orient and remained there until repub licanism was rcotorcd. " After two years in the Orient , In the capacity of eiscrctary to Prince Ghyka , M. Grenler returned to Franco to devote his life henceforth to poetry. T lco his works have been crowned by the academy. In 1877 he received seven votes as candi date for admls.'Icci to the Immortals. Per sonally ho Is one of the most wlaaomo and lovcablo cf men. Ills face bespeaks his gcntlo soul. Devotion to hla mother has kept him a bachelor. Ho is now 75 years of age. A man of resource , ho mlgratca between his Paris residence In the Fau bourg St. Germain and hto country seat at Doute , e\ cry where the center of the highest culture , whoso choicest aroma hla poems exhale. LIDA ROSE M'CADB. THE 1.1 PU 01 ? A .mVXIJ'AIHX. ' It IH ItntliPT Slcnv and Monotonous to Write mi \ < > 1lolt.H. Most mandarins pass the whole of their lives without tak'ni ; a single yard of exer cise , relates the Cornhlll Magarlno. The late Nanking Viceroy ( father of the Mnr- quls Tseng ) was considered a. remarkable character because he always walked "a thou sand steps a day" In his private gard ° n. darln ever seen on foot In hU own jurisdic tion. Occasionally n popular Judge will try to earn a reputation by going o'lt ' Incog nito at night ; but even then ho takes o strong guard with him , and ( as happened when I was at Canton ) gets his bead broken If he attempts to pry too closely Into abuses. As the police and the thieves ore usually co-partners1 In one .concern , It natu rally Follows that caution must be used In attacking gaming houses which have bribed themselves Into quasl-legallty. A mandarin's leisure , which may be .laid to begin at 5 p. m. nnd continue until 9 , Is spent In one or other of the following ways : Either he reads poetry by himself , or ho sends for his secretaries to drink wine , crack melon seeds cud compose1 po etry for him ; or bo may shoot off a few arrows * at a target In his garden ; or ( nnd this Is commonest ) he may Invite the rich merchants to a "feed" In his yaraens , or accept Invitations from them. But this Is rather dangerous work , for there Is a sort of unwritten law against mandarins leaving their own yamens , except e i ofllclal busi ness bent ; on the other hand , merchants of high standing steer clear ot the local man darin unless (49 ( happened when I was al Kewklang ) ho happens to bo e compatriot of theirs. On his grandmother's , mother's and nlfe'a birthday the mandarin receives congratula tions and presents' of course on his own , too. On these festive occasions he may give a play. In China , theatrical entertain ments are commonly hired privately , though as often as not the "man In the street" Is admitted gratis. But even here caution la required , for many days In the year are ' noMstl , on account of emperors having died on iboso anniversaries , and It goes very hard with a mandarin If be Is caught "bavins mulsc" on a died non. Chlncfio alwaje supposing 'they ere not cplum smokers , Invalids , or debauchee * retire to rest a. ? early as they rise. In most Chinese towns evco'thlng ' Is quiet after sunset - sot , and by 7 or 8 o'clock every oao Is cither la bed or Is simply crooning away the tlmo until sleep comes on. Notwithstanding the recent IntroJuctlom of k rcseno lamps ( for bidden In many largo towns ) , 4ibe mual light Is the common dip or the rush. Even sup posing1 the mandarin were studiously In- ollnod. and not worn out with the faMgues of the day , his eyesight would eoon give way If toe attempted to read regularly by such wretched lllumlnarits as these. Dlnncra and feoats cannot 'take ' place every < lay , tohat happens on nine evenings out of tew Is this : When the correspondence of the day has leen read , drafted , achieved , scaled , or d'epatchcdwhen ; the secretaries Shave struck their balances and exhibited the profits of the clay ; when the business of itho Judgment seat Is at an end , the mandarin gets out of his robes , hat , collar , boots , cdaplet , nnd feathers into on easy ccetumo In which too Icoks Just like the ordinary frowsy , greasy I'.racki-man , Ughta his pipe , and retires to the harem. After performing the proper obols- nces to his grandmother or mother , ho may < ako ft Platonic cup of tea or gruel with his wife , alter \Mhlch ha selects the apartmer.it of one of hla concubines. Ho will even take his ev-enlns meal In her room , smoke a few pipes with her ( for all women smoke In China ) , and perhaps play a game or two aft j oarda. The etiquette of these apartments I Is very strict , and there Is no chance of a rival wife or mot/hsr / or a grandmother burstIng t. Ing In at any unseemly hours. t Washington Star : There was a riot In fno hnrem. " "Don't you think. " exclaimed the sultan , "that because you are the favorite Just at present you can talk behind my back with Impunity. I am an are of the epithet you : applied to me. " 'To what have you reference ? " rtie In quired. "To your unjust sarcasms. I desire to have It understood that I will not stand It to bo called a Spaniard. I only hold mas sacres once In a while. " A 1-Nllilv. Detroit Journal : Once upon a time the Horse fell Into a reminiscent mood. "Yes , " he mused , "It Is quite true that my hair turned " white in the space of a few minutes. "From fright ? " asked the other beasts , much Interested. "Well , " replied the Horse , "you ee the girl who was driving me. got n/J-Jicuded all of a sudden. " Arnold's Brome Celery cure * headaches. lOc. 2Sc and COe. All drug UU. , BACK FROM RUSSIAN TRIP Return cf the Agent Bent Abroad bj tbo Agricultural Department , HOW HE FOUND THE USEFUL PLANTS Collocltnjr .N > tv , Itnrc nnil Vnlnnltlc Sccilw for Amrrlcnn Fnrmrrn fonrnr ) * In .StrntiKc I.nmlx A SiiccexHfut Expedition. Prof. Niels E. Hanson , professor ot horti culture and forestry at the South Dakota Agricultural College and Experiment sta tion : , has Just returned from hla trip of ten months In eastern Russia , tbo Caucasus , Russian , Turkestan , Bokhara , western China and Siberia , whcro he , has bc-eri collecting new and rare varieties of seeds for the United States Department of Agriculture. An account ot his tour and a synopses of the results . . has been given the DCS Molnes Reg ister. < Something like four car loads of seeds liavo been secured , which arc now being distributed all aver the United States by the Agricultural department at Wash ington. The Intention of Secretary Wilson inne sending Trof. JIan cn on this long jour ney : was to obtain seeds from tbe dry cold and the dry hot regions ot extreme eastern Europe and central AMa Tor trial In regions ofbri similar climate In the United States. A brief account of his Itinerary will be ot In terest , as Prof. Hansen was formerly a Dc Molnes , boy , having attended East Des Molnes | tilgh school In 1S79-81 , afterwards employed In Captain J. A. T. Hull's office when secretary ot state , and later graduat ing at the Iowa Agricultural College , with which he was connected a an assistant pro fessor for four years prior to his removal to Dakota. At St. Petersburg the Imperial depart ment of agriculture furnished an expert scientific guide Tor a six weeks' tour of In vestigation of the agricultural experiment stations and schools , the forestry planta tions and model farms of the cist Volga region. Since tbo famine year ot 1S92 the Russian government has made strenuous ef forts to discover the apparent Increase lh the drouths and to find plants better adapted to the climate. Largo areas are be ing planted with timber , Irrigation experi ments are being carried on and especially tlie native plants of the Volga region are being brought Into cultivation. ' .Trie-progress of this work was studied by Prof. Hansen and seeds obtained by him. In this region a hardy kind of camel has ten t Introduced from the Kirghiz steppes of southern Si beria and northern Turkestan , and they have proven superior to horses for heavy farm work. They endure more severe heat and can live on poorer food. Ono camel Is re garded as equal to'two'librscS In "strength , although slower , and endures tbo severe winters equally well. HOLY CITY OP RUSSIA. A trip was next made to Kiev , the. "holy city" or Jerusalem of Russia , to see a largo agricultural fair , where all the products of southern .Russian . agriculture were cm dln- play. At Odessa a new guide was obtained for the remainder of the Journey , and thp Black sea was crossed to Transcaucasia , the ancient kingdom of Georgia , which .Is now In Russian hcr.ds. Some seeds were obtained from the foot of the mountain where Noah landed his ark. The Caucasus is an exir trcmely interesting and somewhat exciting country to travel In. A Germeri pr.ofcsaor of philology , who has carefully studied the subject , eajs that seventy languages are spoken In Tlflls , the capital. In the mouii- talcs of the Caucasus arc found the remnants of many nationalities that have perished elsewhere. They have been left behind dur ing the period ot the great migration * of people In prehistoric times. Hence it Is that each valley Is almost a distinct nationality. Remnants ot customs and habits are a'so found here , which have become.extinct else where. A valuable collection of fruits , cer eals and plants was obtained here. The Caspian sea was crossed to Kracno- volsk Into Russian Turkestan , where the new Transcasplan military railway -was taken through the deserts and moving sands of Russian Turkestan and Bokhara. Several places were visited and a large quantity of needs obtained. Especially Is mentioned the alfalfa of central Asia , which Is superior In drouth-resisting capacity to the European alfalfa. Also the muskmelons , some ot which run from twenty-five to thlrty-flvo pounds In weight , snow white in flesh and quality superior to any American melon. This Is a part of the ancient kingdom of the great Tamerlane , who was * the Napoleon of Asia 500 years ago and made himself , monarch of one of the largest empires ever known. This country was extremely- dangerous toenter before the time of the Russian conquest a few years ago. During the last tea years only has access been possible without , the greatest hardship. The natives are called SarU and are Mohammedans. The language It somewhat allied to Persian. IN STRANGE BOKHARA. Bokhara has been called more oriental than Constantinople , as It has been so little sub jected to European Influencc.-'and- Isso far out of the path ot travelers. The tomb ol the great Tamerlane Is at Samarcand and also the rules ot his magnificent palaces , mosques and schools. Thcae are in the Per sian style of architecture , with the walls covered with enamelled tiles ot blue , grceu and "other bright colors In mosaic and other designs. The effect Is extremely beautiful. The colors are perfect after all these cen turies , but the tooth of time has touched them , and lost September an earthquake de stroyed eiie of themf TheHueslan govern ment Is doing its utmost to preserve these 'grand relics of a once glorious past and keep them In e. state of/epalr. .But th ? won. derful mosaic and the "colored tiling cannel bo replaced , for their manufacture Is a loat art. They form a striking contrast to the present buildings , which are all ot eun-bakei clay. The Sarts or Bokharlota have an eye for color. The costume of the mrci consists of a "khalat , " which is a dressing gown , mostly of silk , of the gaudiest colors Imag inable. Some look like an "animated barber polo" or perambulating rainbows. A street scene In Turkestan Is a study in strange de signs and startling colors In dresa. Turkestan Is a sealed province to foreign ers , u Is near to India , and Afghanistan acts aa a buffer etate to India. The Russian policy In central Asia Is CD admirable one us the natives are much better off than un der their old native leaders. At Tashkent , the capital of Russian Turk estan , the overland journey ot over 2,000 miles was begun Into northern Turkestan western China rnd western Siberia. Thir teen hundred miles in a wagon and 700 In a sleigh , the northern route homeward being chosen because tbo Siberian railway could be reached by this means. From three to five horses were employed , changes being made at short Intervals eo that quick time wet made. A large number of samples of oee < were obtained In the overland journey , which was exceedingly venturesome and was a tee of the remarkable endurance of this young man. CHINESE TURKESTAN. The part of China visited Is known as Chinese Turkestan , Kuldja being the leading town. ' The people are moctly Dungann ( Chinese ( Mohammedans ) , but the officials and a largo part of the population are the true Chinese. Here , as elsewhere In Asia , 1 took two Interpreters to do business , the local Interpreter translating from the na tlvo ! Asiatic language Into Russian , and hla own Interpreter from Russia Into German which Prof. Hansen speaks fluently. At one place another Interpreter was added ; th first translating from Chinese Into Tar tar ; the second from Tartar to Russian and the third from Russian to German , professor himself translating Into English notes- . The protection was furnished by the Russian consul and the commander ol a Russian Cossack fort. This part of Cblna was held by Russia for ten years as surety for the payment of tbo Chinese war deb which was afterwards paid , and the tcr rltory returned. The new Siberian railway was reached a Omsk and the return journey made by Mos cow , Berlin , Bremen and New York. Prof. Hansen had some narrow escape from death by accidents in- the rough over land Journey , and has material for a bool tml were he Inclined to write one. The re ults are very satisfactory , an many new FT varieties ot plant * have been lecured tha will be ot value for general trls.1 In th United State * , especially the arid refloat 'ho p rs of A tA vlalled wilt never l > o opular for traveler * , i nrt lourliti are not ccommetided to Iry 4h& ovfflnnd Journey. Tbo profresor apeak * ilh glowing term * ot ho courtffllos extended it6 him by the Rui- Inn nutliorlllco throi Khont the empire , nnd ( the warm and friendly faeltnga enter- alncil throughout Asl * > for America and Americana. IIJTTKR sun : OK w.u.vs IIISTOUV. AnnulM nf tlie ' . % nr4'l ' Xnllon Almniul In lrnln of Itcrettntfl nji < l Chivalry. llclng somewhat MniltUr with Lafucnto'u Iberal and Impartial ( for a Spaniard ) , an well na fascinating "History of Spain , " says a writer In the Chicago Hccsrrt , I feel a ow facts as to the better el do of Spain's arly history will not come amiss. It eecm unjust to the Spanish nation to have enl 'ho worst featureti of her national hlstor 'resented ' at this time. As a matter of fac ho good and the bad go hand In hand In he history of every nation , and taking the nrly history of Spain as a whole , the good md the bad are quite evenly proportioned Beginning with the earliest times , even jcforo 1)10 ) Christian era , we read with emo Ion even now the thrilling story of the 'Slcgo of Numcntla , " and the heroic strug gles to maintain their liberty from the Ho nan yoke by the early Spaniards. Thej ere a heroic people , their ancestry begin ning far back In the twilight of the .world's history. " During the period of Roman ascend nc"y the people were constantly rebelling gainst the hated bondage and Home's per fidy. Three of Home's greatest emperors vcrc Spaniards , or Spanish-Romans Adrian Trajan and Thcodosluu. During the long Gothic rule of several icnturles the kings were on a par , as to heir wisdom and morality , with the early kings -of Prance. Many were wise and udlclous rulers .and it was the long pcaco nd prosperity , that , as In the case of the Roman empire , finally wrought the destruc- lon of this warrior race. At the Invitation if the traitor , Count Julian , the Moors un- er "Tarlc el Tuerto" ( the one-eyed ) , In- aded Spain In 711. A. D. , finding It an easy : onqucst. Then followed the most splendid ml heroic struggle between a Christian and n Infidel race Imaginable ; unique In the > agc of history , and lasting SOO years. The .loslem . hosts pushed their conquests even nto Prance , but were checked there at the attle of Tour by Charles Martel In 732. But ho Moslem rule In Spain was not a scvcro no ; on the contrary , the dynasty of the Ommeldas ruled the conquered Spaniards vlth mlldn ? . and vslsJom. Hut after ahllo 1th the dynasty of the Abbasldes there came rouble and wars among -the ' .Moors them- elvcs , weakening their power. Then It was that one Pelayo , one of Spain's mmorlal heroen , gathered his followers to- etticr and Invaded the enemy's territory. Vlth him begun tbo struggle , which , to the inprejudlced mind , and Judging from the Ipanlard'a point of view , was a war between Wit and darkness , Ormudz and Ahrlrnan , drlsttanlty and Mohammedanism. The creed nd the bamner went together ; the priest nd the warrior fighting for their faith un- caslngly , for eight centuries , till , at last , he same year tuat saw Columbus on the borca of the new world , beheld the Infldpl iloor driven from his last stronghold on Granada by the victorious Christian atiny ot 'Isabella , the Catholic. " Of course many unchristian deeds wore 010 In the name of religion during thoa1) eng centuries , but no one can fall to admire bo unquenchable aitior , the faith and the "outage of the Spaniard , beginning , as ho did , 0 recover his country In the far northwestern corner of Spain , and steadily advancing till he whole land was at fast reconquered to iJJ faith. Fernando el Santo , whcpe cm- ir xilmed , , , crowned and royalyy robed body Is still displayed every year in Sevllla on the anniversary of the taking of Sevllla from the Uoors , compares favorably with the French ting called In history "Saint Louts" ( Louis IX ) ; . Alforso , "El Sablo" ( the wise ) , the statesman , the lawgiver , whose "Sleto Tar- Idas" | form the bases of many wlao laws , Is Spain's Alfred the Great. John II vus the latron of literature , and the "gae science" or Frovenclal poetry. The rule of the Emperor Charles the First of , . Spain and V of Germany , marked the ze nith of Spain's glory. 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What you want Is The Bee's Combination Map A Map of Cuba , A Map of the West Indies A Map of the World The Map of Cuba and the Map of the West Indies are each 14x21 Inches ; the Map of the World Is 21x29 inches , printed In colors from the latest maps of Rand , McNally & Company. They are accurate and complete. The Bee Coupon PThTomahaTTec and 10 cts. will get it Present ' this * coupon with lOo for Sent by Mail in tube , 14 cents. Map of Cuba. Map of the West Indies. Address Cuban Map Map of the World. " mall 14 cents. Department. Bee Publishing Company , Omaha. JOBBERSRNDOMAHA. . AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS Parlin , Orendorff ti Marten Co Jobbers of Farm Machinery. Wacom and Bucgle * - Cor. tth and Jone * . ART GOODS Hospe Picture Moldings. Mirrors , Frames , Backing and Materials. ' BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , Q merican Hand J V Sewed Shoe Go M'frs \ Jobbers of Foot Wear WESTERN AGENTS FOR The Joseph Banigau Rubber Oo. H. 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McCord-Brady Co. % 13th and Lcuvcmvorth St Staple and Fancy Groceries K * AND COITCE ROASTERS , itc. eyer & Raapke , WHOLESALE FINE GROCERIES l'i ' | Teas , Bplces , Tobacctf an4 Clrara , * F'I F' I MOS-1407 Harney Bireel. and Paxton Gallagher Co \ ' ' IMPORTERS. , OAS COPPED ROASTERS AMU JOBOINQ QROCEIU. Ttlepbon * M. HARNESS.SADDLERY J H.Haney&Co. W ' M'frf , SADDLES AMP COLLAR * Jobber * of Leather , Saddlery Hardware , JWo. We solicit your order * . 1815 Howard El HARDWARE. P ctor t Wilh.lmy Go Wholesale Hardware , HARDWARE. L ee-Clark Andreesen Hardware Go Wholesale Hardware. Blcyclei and Sporting Goods. 1210-3J-28 Uar- ncy street. "EIQUORS7 Walter Moise & Co WIJULESALR LIQUORS. Proprletcri of AA1EI1ICAN rMQAIt AND WAHU CO. : - . < -21S South 14th St. 'iiey ' Brothers , Wholesale Liquors and Cigars * 1118 Paruara Street Jlefs Eagle Gin East India Bitters Ooldtn Bbeaf Pur * Rr * * nd Bourbon Whisker- Willow Springs Distillery. Her * O * . , llld Harney Street. ' John Boekhoff , WHOLESALE Wines , Liquors and Cigars. tU-tU B. Uth BtrMl . LUMBER G hlcago Lumber Oo , WHOLESALE DUMBER . , . 814 South 14th St. OILS-PAINTS Standard Oil Co. J. A. Moffet. let Vice Free. L. J. Drake , den Mg > OILS Oatollne , Turpentine , Axle CIron e. Etc. Omalm Branch and Agencies. John B. Huth Mgr. PAPER-WOODEN WARE. Carpenter Paper Printing Paper , Wrapping Paper , Stationery Corner Uth and Howud streets. STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES. rane Churchill Co. 1014-1016 Douglas Street. Manufacturers and jobbers of Stenm , Oas an ( Water Supplies of All Kinds. jTnited States u Supply Co. . . iioS-nio Harney St. Steam Pumps , Engines and Bollcrfi. Plp h Wind Mills , Steam and Plumblni Material , Ueltlne. Uoa * , Etc. TYPE FOUNDRIES r reat Western ° Type Foundry Bnp 4r Copper Mixed Ty * to U * ktt or U * market. ' 1114 Howard Street. Results TeJl , The Bee Want AdsN 'Produce Results.