THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBEtl 50 , 1808.
tONC LIST OF NEW BOORS
Translation from the French of ft Famous
Plaj ,
EDMOND ROSTAND'S ' CYRANO DE BERGERAC
Itomance Writers Produce Many New
and Interesting- Works ( or Enter
tainment of Untiling Public No
Bcarcltr Juvenile Literature ,
. The most-talked about literary production
of the year It without doubt Edmond Ro
land's play , "Cyrano de Bergerac. " It haa
been tbo. chief literary sensation ot Paris
during the last year and has also been
the talk of London , Sir Henry Irving hav
ing purchased the English rights. It Is
now being presented In New York by Rlch
rd Mansfield and the public has oppor
tunity to become acquainted with its mer.
its. In Franco it is ranked as one ot tbt
masterpieces of the century and nearly a
hundred thousand copies have been sold In
that country. Though In any English trans
lation It must lose something of Its beauty
and strength , the version preserves enough
ot both to make It a remarkable drama.
Cyrano do Bcrgerao was a picturesque
character of the seventeenth century , a
typical soldier of adventure who had many
remarkable escapades. He was also ft
scholar , who , In the Intervals ot his fighting
nd love-making , wrote sonnets and satire.
Though little ot his literary work has sur
vived there are many historical or legen
dary stories ot his pro csa that nro still
recorded In musty annals and ot these the
author has made good use In his pliy. Mr.
Mansfield's presentation of the play In Now
York is as great a success as was Coquc-
lin's In Paris and Irvlng's \ London. The
work has been rendered .Into English by
several different .translators and there are a
number ot different editions to choose from ,
some of them more or loss altered to suit
the requirements ot the English > r Ameri
can stage. The latest edition at hand IB In
paper cover from the press of F. Tennysoa
Neely , New York.
From Paris to Ohio Is a long distance , but
miles do not count Jn the literary world ,
nor la there any distinction of race in the
world of Ictteis ; even the humblest may
gain distinction if ho have but genius. Few
colored men havb won distinction In literary
work and when a man of that race makes a
name for himself it Is a matter of more than
s passing interest. Not long since a volume ot
poems was published under the title of
\ "Lyrics of Lowly Life. " Many of the poems
Wore distinctly meritorious and not a few
betrayed genuine poetic power. The author
wa PaUl Lawrence Dunbar , a young colored
nan ot Ohio and of unmixed African strain ,
at least so his portrait depicted him. We
have now a novel from the same hand , en
titled "The Uncalled. " The principal scene
Is a small Interior village of Ohio and the
story Is ot a boy of 2 or 3 years , whose
mother , deserted by a profligate husband ,
bad died from intemperance. _ Tbo child was
adopted by an oM maid ot means , whose re
ligious views were unreasonably rigid and
uncompromising. She reared htm In the fear
of , ( he , Lord and with a fixed resolution to
make him a shining light in the Methodist
pulpit. He had no las to for the calling , but
yielded to her mastery and on reaching manhood -
hood waa ordained to the ministry. In spite
ofhis - protest he was assigned to the charge
of the church In his native village , where
every one know the circumstances of his
birth. Possessing abilities , ho began to
preach a broader Christianity than his con
gregation had been accustomed to. This
roused criticism and provoked uncharitable
comments on his parentage and aiidlble.surq )
'
and Insults wh'fchhVcould not endure. Ad *
ministering tcT'liU congregation a scathing
rebuke , he resigned his charge , abandoned
the ministry and left for Cincinnati to en
gage In some business for which he was bet
ter , fitted. This is the bare skeleton , to
which the author has supplied the thews and
tissues ot a well told and forceful story , with
'a moral too plain to be misunderstood.
Dodd , Mead & Co. , New York. Price , $1.25.
A little book that willdoubtless find many
readers by reason ot 'the- name and fame of
the author Is entitled "Stories In Light and
Shadowby ' Bret Hnrte. It Is a collection
of seven short tales , four of them Call-
forntan and the others laid In Europe. One
of the beat of the Callfornlan stories Is "See
Yuj , " s , shrewd Chinese , who Inveigled a
syndicate into buying a worthless mine.
LD
is
NOT
ONLY
DISAGREEABLE
But it Is dangerous.
If people could be made to realize the
danger of neglecting a cold , how much
suffering , both menial/ ) and bodily
might be prevented.
The newspapers publish daily accounts
of some of our most noted men , men
of education and wealth , and of nil pro
fessions who hove passed out of this life
with some disease that commenced with
a "little cold" that wns allowed to have
Its run.
And thousands nre suffering to-day
from some form of affection of the
throat nnd lungs , resulting from a cold.
The whole nation is grieved to-day by
the announcement in the morning papers
that ope of our most popular actors has
been obliged to cancel an engagement ,
one that > \as paying him over $3.000
per night.
I reter to the highly esteemed and
honored Joseph Jefferson , who caught
cold , "oplv a little cold ? " a Meekngo.
probably like many others , he thought
it was only n cold ; would Mearoff. The
result is , he Is suflerlng to-day from
Broiichlal trouble , and he has been
kpbligcd to cancel his engagement.
All of this unfortunate ending might
, have been avoided with a few doses of
Dr. Hilton's Specific No. 3 , taken at the
inception of the cold.
I will stake my reputation as n physi
cian , that had Mr. Jefferson taken the
No. 3 , na directed , ft would have cured
the cold , and that before this time , or
within six days after taking the cold , he
would have been able to hate resumed
hit work.
How many will take warning nnd cure
'the little cold ?
, Dr. Hilton's Specific No , 3 Is the
FIRST remedy ever offered to the pub
lic to cure a cold , the grip and other Ills
that so often follow , and PREVENTS
PNEUMONIA , and IT Is the ONLY
remedy to-dny that will da it.
Over a MILLION bottles have been
sold since 1891. What better testimoni
al could } on have as to the efficacy of
this remedy ?
Oh , that cold and cough I Why en
dure It , when Dr. Hilton's Specific No.
3 will cure It ?
, If jour drofilit doctn't hire No.lin4 to rU.
ii0'1' * . * 'V'li or " > 00W order , l > r. . w.
' ' * UUl * * *
Another almost equally good , "The Passing ]
ot Enrlqucr. " All the stories are readable ,
for all are told with Bret lUrte's unfailing <
skill. Houghton , Mlfflln A Co. Price , $1.25.
He who has been fortunate enough to
Have read "In the Days of Drake" and
"When Charles I Was King" will welcome
'At the Blue Bell Inn , " by the same author ,
J. 8. Fletcher. The scenes are all transacted
at the Blue Bell Inn In the English village
ot Westshlro. One period of English life
furnishes all the characters the exciting
period ot the revolution under Cromwell.
One observer , In quaint old English , t lls
the stories the gossiping landlord of the
"Blue Bell" and his pretty young daughter ,
Prissy , lend a charm to most ot them.
Rand , McNally A Co. Cloth , 75 cents.
"An Idyl of the Wabash and Other
Stories , " by Anna Nicholas , U a collec
tion of ten Indiana stories of humble lite
and unmistakable Hooslcr flavor. The most
ot them deal more or less with churchet and
church-going people and with the quietly
dramatic experiences here and there met
with In rural communities. Without being
notably brilliant they are fairly good stories
and one of them , "A Farm House Drama , "
Is exceptionally well told and Impressive. Ot
style , treatment and local coloring there Is
enough In the stories to warrant the author
in undertaking something more pretentlout
In the same field. The Bowen-Merrlll com
pany , Indianapolis.
"Dumb Fox Olovo and Other Stories , " by
Annie Trumbull Slosson , are semi-pathetic
tales of Connecticut village life and inter
woven are touches of descriptions of flow
ers and natural scenery , done with a sym
pathetic and loving hand. "Dumb Fox
Qlove , " which gives the title , shows the
analagous resemblance between the dumb
flower of that name , which no care or con
dition ot soil will cause to unfold , but
when picked open discloses "the prettiest
posy in the world,1" and the little crippled
child who Is all beautiful within. There
Is a religious vein running through the
stories , a prevailing Idea that religion Is
superior to sectarian belief and a whole-
somentes about the characters that drawl
one toward them. Harper ts. Brother * , New
York. Cloth , $1.25.
"The Copper Princess , " by Kirk Munroe.
Is a strong and stirring story of the Lake
Superior mining country told with all Mr.
Munroe's familiar spirit and swing , Rich
ard Peverll a young American , just out
of Oxford university , suddenly loses all
his money. All that he has left la a paper
showing that he Is part owner ot the Cop
per Princess mine on Lake Superior. This
Is said to be worthless. He decided to go
and learn the mining business. WhlU at
work at Red Jacket ha Is sent on an ex *
podltlon to recover some lost logs. He Is
attacked by Polish miners and thrown Into
a hole , which leads him to the lost workIngs -
Ings of an old mine. He finds out that
the owner of the other halt of the "Cop
per Princess" Is carrying on an extensive
smuggling business. He Is then seized and
put on board a smuggling schooner , to be
carried away Into Canada. His friends pur
sue In a tug , overtake the steamer and
rescue him. The smuggler and his pretty
daughter disappear. Through the lost
workings that have been rediscovered by
Pevorll the mine becomes a very rich one
and the hero beomes a millionaire. He
Is unable to find any trace of the old
man who holda a half Interest In the mine ,
but he finally accidentally meets the
daughter and marries her. Harper it
Brothers , New York. Cloth , $1.25.
The reader , surfeited with perusal of the
current productions of the romance writers ,
might find relief In turning to "Stories ot
the Frontier , " Cy Warman's most recent
work. The stage of action Is the wild west
Ini the days of buffaloes , Pawnees and Sioux ,
when the "wlldness" of that primitive civ-
HUatlon was particularly apparent. The ac
tors are cowboys , sheriffs , Indians and half-
breeds and the events with which they
are concerned Illustrate a state of affairs
which Is becoming past history. If Mr.
Warman's paper * were written In the form
ot essays they would carry weight as ex
pert testimony and even In the form of
fiction they are Interesting as a veracious
record of personal experience. Charles
Scrlbner A. Son ? , New York. Cloth , $1.25.
A work that might be considered as com
ing under the same head as the above Is
"Cow Men and Rustlers , " a story of the
Wyoming cattle ranges In 1892 , by Edward
8 , Ellis. It Is the second number In the
northwest series. This series Is neatly
bound In uniform covers and when complete
will be an ornament to the library. Any
one who Is Interested In stories ot adven
ture , hairbreadth escapes and true heroism
will enjoy reading this volume. No man
who ever "rode the range" could glance
at the contents without becoming Intensely
Interested. Henry T. Coates & Co. , Phila
delphia.
Jtrrenlle Literature.
One of the most prolific writers ot books
for bo > 8 IB James Otis. It may surprise
many of his readers to learn that he should
have Kalor added to his name to make It
complete , ho having adopted bis first two
names as a notn do plume , whloh has be
come very popular. Mr. Otis was born in
what is now Wlnterport , Me. , and his first
writing appeared in the Boston Journal In
1862. In 1870 ho srcured an editorial posi
tion on Frank Leslie's Boys and Girls , but
continued the work which he had been doing
for several years on ithe New York Sun and
Telegram. After about seven years as a
"newspaper man" In New York , during
which time he wrote the "Perkins Letters , "
which are still remembered by many , he be
came a special correspondent of 'the ' Boston
Globe. Mr. Otis lives near Portland , Me.
He spends 'his ' summers In the woods with
horses and dogs , living In tents. In this
fashion he haa traveled over the entire
northern portions ot Maine and New Hamp
shire. Among hie latest works fresh from
the press arc "The Cruise of the Comet" and
"When Israel Putnam Served the King. "
Ectes & Laurlat , Boston.
"With the Black Prince , " a story ot the
fourteenth century , by William O. Stoddard ,
Is an elegant work typographically. U la a
story ot adventure and of battle , but It Is
also an Informing presentation ot life In
England and some phases ot life In France
In the fourteenth century. The hero Is as
sociated with the Black Prince at Crecy and
elsewhere. Mr. Stoddard has done his best
work In thli ttory , and the absorbing Inter
est of his stirring historical romance will
appeal to all young readers. D. Appleton A
Co. , New York. Price , $1.60.
"The Story of Little Jane and Me , " by
Me , Is a tale ot children , written for chil
dren , but we think that mature readers will
njoy It fully as milch as little folks. U
differs absolutely from the self-conscious
chronicles of the ordinary children ot fic
tion , but It Is full of humor and some of
the stories are remarkably clever. As amus
ing as It U true to lite Is the story ot two
little girls who were taken to hear Jenny
Llnd sing and who became so deeply en
grossed in their story books that they failed
to notice when the great artist gav her
long * . And when the storm at home over
thtlr carelessness pasted away they were
just as proud of having been to the concert
as though they had heard the Swedish night
ingale sing. The book Is full ot good things ,
and It Is BO prettily bound that It will make
a good holiday prevent. Houchton , Mlfflln
ft Co. , Boston. Price , $1.
Britain's Army.
A work that in a certain sense may bt
regarded as very timely U "Hoolal Lit * U
V
the British Army. " The enlistment of our
army , which Is one ot the most noteworthy
results of the late war , has made necessary
a more thorough understanding of n'llltary '
establishments. Among all the continental
countries , drest Britain alone maintain ! any
considerable standing army without compul
sory service , and Is therefore the most uc-
tut example to aid us in perfecting dur mill-
ary life. It portrays the tooUu organisa
tion , the regime of sport * and pastimes
that foster manliness and efficiency In the
Elrltlsh soldiery. In the Illustrations Mr.
Woodvlllc has shown 'he rare combination
of technical knowledge and feeling for at > -
lon and pictorial effect that has made him
ho foremost military artist of the day ,
fiarper & Brothers , New York ; cloth , $1.
One of the notable books of the present
month I * "Along the Bosphorus and Other
Stories , " by Susan E. Wallace. In these
times , when the press Is pouring forth
au unceasing stream of fiction most ot it
now In nothing but the titles and the
names It is a pleasant relief to open a
book whose contents were 'gleaned from life
and nature. Especially Is this Mio case
when the gleaning and the organising ot
the matter and putting It Into English were
done by one so capable , In every way , as
Sirs. Lew Wallace. The superlative beau-
lies of nature along the Bosphorus ; the
barbaric splendors of Constantinople ; the
delicate mysteries , but little understood , of
woman's statiis and lite in Turkey ; the
strength and the weakness ot Islimlsm ; the
charm and thrill of far-reaching and well-
told legend and history ; the heroic period
ot English national lite represented In the
annals of the Tower of London ; and the
sacred memories preserved In Westminster
Abbey of all that was greatest and best
in Anglo-Saxon patriotism , literature and
statesmanship these are some of the
themes treated In this fascinating volume.
Rand , McNally & Co. , Chicago and New
York ; cloth , Illustrated. Price , $1.CO.
It is now more than four years since Ben
King died suddenly at Bowling Green , Ky. ,
while on a tour of entertainment. Almost
Immediately after the curious and amusing
verses he had written were published and
found speedy sale. There now appears to
he a demand sufficient to warrant a new edi
tion , containing all the poems In < the older
work and a number of others which were not
so Included. What he has wrltter survives
In garbled form on every variety stage In
America , Forbes ft Co. , Chicago ; Cloth ,
$1.25.
"A Hand Book M Trustees , " by Augustus
Peabody Lorlng , Is a practical book on a
practical subject ; general , not local , In its
application and essential < to every one In
terested In trust estates. While only an oc
casional great estate was left In trust , per
haps the technical law books on the subject
were enough. This is no longer the case.
The number of trustees Increases every year
and a reliable work covering the questions
liable to be brought up will doubtless be ap
preciated. Little , Brown & Co. , Boston.
Cloth , $1.60.
Bcoks received :
"In the Forbidden Land , " by A. Henry
Savage Lander. Harper & Brothers , New
York.
"Through Asia , " by Sven Hedln. Harper
& Brothers.
"The Pilgrim's Progress , " by John Bun-
yan. The Century Co. , New York.
"Old Chester Tales , " by Margaret Deland.
Harper Brothers , New York.
"Within the Purdah , " by 8. Armstrong-
Hopklns. Eaton ft Mains , New York.
"The Impediment , " by Dorothea Gerard.
D. Appleton ft Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.
"Stories for Ninon , " by Emlle Zola. George
H. Richmond ft Son , New York.
"Nlobc , " by Jonas Lie , translated from the
Norwegian br H. L. Braekstud. George H.
Richmond ft- Son , New York. i
. 'JTho Old Adam.iand theuNew Eve , ' , ' , by
Rudolf Golm" , translated from the German.
George H. Richmond & Son , New York.
"In the Shadow of the Three , " by Blanche
Loftus Tottenham. J. B. Llpplncott com
pany , Philadelphia.
"A Pioneer from Kentucky , " by Colonel
Henry Inman. Crane & Co. , Topeka , Kan.
"Aquaria , " a treatise on the care of gold
fish , by Charles N. Pate , Des Motnea , la.
"Chafing DUh Possibilities , " by Fannie
Morrltt Farmer. Little , Brown ft Co. , Bos
ton.
"Cannon and Camera , " by J. C. Hemment.
D. Appleton & Co. , New York. Cloth , $2.00.
"Latitude 19 , " a romance of the West In
dies , by Mrs. Schuyler Crowlnshleld. D.
Appleton & Co. , New York.
"The Court of the Second Empire , " by Ira-
bert De Salnt-Amand. Charles Scrlbners
Sons , New York. Cloth , $1.CO.
"Our Unitarian Gospel , " by M. J. Savage.
George H. Ellis , publishers , Boston. Cloth ,
$1.00.
"Gzeklel's Sin , " a Cornish romance , by J.
H. Pearce. George H. Richmond ft Son ,
New York.
"The Potentate , " by Frances Forbes-
Robertson. George H. Richmond ft Bon ,
New York. ,
"Pemberton , or One Hundred Years Ago , "
by Henry Peterson. Henry T. Coates ft Co. ,
Philadelphia.
SENDS KEYSTO THE PRESIDENT
Mayor Moorcs Forrrardu to Mr. Mo-
Kinler a. Memento of Omaha
Hospitality
Mayor Moores had forwarded to President
McKlnley a pair of the gilded keys ot the
city which he presented to the conventions
and distinguished visitors who came to the
city last summer. The presidential keys
are after the lame model aa the others , hut
they are more handsomely decorated and
somewhat larger , being about a foot and a
half In length. Upon one are printed the
words "Omaha Welcomes the President , "
and on the other the date , "October 12 ,
1898. " The keys arc bound together with
handsome rod , white and blue ribbons.
"I did not think that President McKlnley
would have cared for the keys , " says Mayor
Moores , "and therefore did not present him
with a pair when ho was here. When he
visited my office , however , be caught sight
of a couple of pairs that I proposed to give
to conventions and expressed himself greatly
pleased with them as the means ot express
ing our hospitality to our visitors. I consid
ered , therefore , that It would be a nice little
compliment for the city to present the presi
dent with a pair. "
During the summer Mayor Moores pre
sented almost 100 ot these keys to Omaha
Visitors.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures coughs and
colds. Mothers , keep ibis wonderful remedy
handy for the children. 25 cents.
Worst of the Lot.
Another bad bill has made Its appearance.
This one la of the $2 denomination and pur
ports to b a treasury note ot the series of
1891. U is printed from zlno plates on
two pieces of Japanese paper , with silk
threads scattered between. The bill car
ries the portrait of McPherson , poorly exe
cuted. The counterfeit looks as though It
was printed on a job press , the poorest kind
of ink being used.
REEFTON , New Zealand.
I am very pleased to state that since I
took the agency ot Chamberlain's medicines
the sale has been very large , more especially
ot the Cough Remedy. In two years I have
sold more ot this particular remedy than of
all other makes for the previous five years.
As to Its efficacy , I have been Informed by
scores of persons ot the > oed results they
ha > o received from it. and know Its value
from the us of It in my own household. It
Is so pleasant to take that we have to place
the bottle beyond the reacn of the children.
XL J. SCANTLSBUttY.
AT LOGGERHEADS OVER SNOW
Board of Fnblio Work * and Olty Ootmoil
Engage la Oathanling ,
IN THE MEANTIME OLD SOL GOES TO WORK
Oily engineer Rosevrater flays the
Council Has rrohttilted fill Ac
tion Without Oettlnc
It * Consent.
The olty council and the Board of Public
Worki are engaging la a merry bit of argu-
nictation In an effort to throw upon each
other the responsibility for the non-removal
of the snow heaps that blockaded the heart ,
of the city after the Initial snow storm of
the season. The honors will hardly bo
awarded before 0. Sol takes the matter In i
hand and removes the bone of contention
through the medium of hla kindly rays. '
"We appropriated $12,700 for the Board of
Public Works to put streets and sidewalks
Into condition during the remainder of the ,
year , " was the opinion generally expressed
at the committee of the whole meeting of
the council on Monday , "Of this amount
$3,600 was ( or street cleaning and sweeping.
Why don't the Board of Public Works spend
a part of this sum in clearing away the
snow ? "
"That kind of talk breeds a tired
feeling in me , " says Chairman Rosewater -
water of the Board of Public Work * .
"It is true that the council
appropriated $12,700 , of which amount $3,600
was for street cleaning , but the council
seems to forgot that more than half of that
amount was epent before the appropriation
was madu If I were to remove the mow
with the remainder of the money I would
have nothing with which to clonn the streets
during the rest of the year. Then , if 1 were
to ask for more money , the council would
raise a howl about the extravagance of the
Board of Public Works , and perhaps woufd
again threaten me with Impeachment.
"The council also seems to forget that
about a year ago It practically took Into its
own hands the running of the Board of
Public Worki. It passed a res61utlon , which
haa never been rescinded , directing me not
to do any but routine work without orders
from It. In conformity with this resolution
I called up several members of the council
after the storm , among them Blngham ,
'Mount and Burkley , asking them It I should
remove the snow. I was given to under
stand that they did not approve of any such
expenditure of money , and , therefore , I did
nothing. "
Stnht Han nn Idea.
Councilman Stuht 1 * flatfooted In hie op
position to the city removing the snow from
the streets , and he Is advocating a plan of
procedure , which he explains as follows :
"I do not believe In spending money to
haul away enow. Let nature take Its
course. However , I do believe that the
gutters should be kept open In order that
melted snow may run Into the sewers so we
will not have to go to the great expensof
last spring In removing Ice from the streets.
In my opinion the entire city cannot be
justly taxed to pay for opening the gutters
In the down town port of the city. Money
for this purpose should not be taken out
of the city funds. It IB my Idea that the
merchants In the down town part of the
city should be required to open the gutters
two feet wide In fsont of their stores. "
City Engineer Rosewater Is compiling a
set of figures that will-show that Omaha ,
on account of the width * of Its streets and
alleys , should appropriate1 considerable more
money than other cltWof Us size for street
cleaning Instead- about two-thirds less.
Regarding this he vfrs :
" .Strangers are Imj ejsid with the condP
tlont of a city's street * . . the streets are
filthy In summer and heaped up with snow
In winter they go away with a bad opln'on
of the town , , / But the Board of Public
Works cannpt clean the streets and keep
them neat when , as It had this year , only
$24,000 appropriated for the work , when
other cities spend all the way from $40,000
to $100,000 for the same'work.
"And Omaha , on account of the le of
Its streets and alleys , should have more
money for the purpose than other cities of
Its rank. Take any one of the blocks In
the original townslto and you will find that
the streets and alleys occupy more ground
than the real estate. For example , taking
one-half of the 100-foot street surrounding
each block , and the twenty-foot alley , you
will find that the streets and alleys around
and In one block cover a total of 70.0SO
square feet. The actual amount of real
estate In the block is but 69,696 square
feet. "
"WIPISO OUT TUB ItOLLN PAYMENT.
City Comptroller Wentherff Demands
n Portion of the Sum.
City Comptroller Wcetberg la calling the
attention of the council to a little financial
problem , which , If solved according to his
suggestion , will subtract $18,296.44 from the
total of the Bolln bondsmen fund. This sum ,
together with the amounts that have been
appropriated out of the fund for street Im
provements until the first of the year , will
render the fund almost Invisible. On Jan
uary 1 , 1899 , the fund will have dwindled
down from the $ i5,000 paid by the Bolln
bondsmen to no more than $2COO.
The city comptroller points out that before
the stupendous shortage of Bolln wa dis
covered Bolfn himself , in one of his monthly
statements , acknowledged that he had | ls >
296.44 IMS In the treasury than the tax col
lections amounted to , This shortage was
never made good out of the other fund * of
the city , but Inasmuch as the books showed
that taxes to that amount had been paid ,
the cash balance vn treated as If It
contained this $18,206.44 , and warrants were
drawn against this sum and are outstanding.
Later on an additional shortage of $83,377.22
was discovered , but as the books did not
show that tax collections to this latter
mount wore ever received , that sum was
not included in the cash balance , but was
charged up to profit and loss to all intents
and purposes.
But oow City Comptroller We tberg In *
slsts that the $18,296.44 shortage must be In
tome way made good. He contends that It
must properly come out of the $35,000 paid
In by the Bolln bondsmen , Inasmuch as that
sum was Intended to make good the ex-
treasurer's shortage. Unless this Is done ,
the comptroller Informs the council ho will
draw a warrant for the amount against the
1899 levy.
If the sum Is taken out of the Bolln
bondsmen payment , a balance of only
$10,703.56 will be left In the
fund. Out of this has already been ap
propriated $1,500 for the entertainment of
President McKlnley , and a week or so ago
the council appropriated an additional $12-
700 for the use of the Board of Public Works
tor street work done In the part and other
work to be done between now and the first
of next year. If all this money should be
expended there will remain In the fund just
$2,600 on January 1 next.
The council expects to make good this
appropriation for street work with money
that Is to come from the railroads In satis
faction of viaduct claims. It the committee
that has the collection of these claims in
charge makes as much p1 egress as it has in
the past , however , It will be a long time be
fore the appropriation is made good. The
committee haa held one meeting since last
July , when It was appointed. _ That meet
ing occurred a couple of weeks' ago and did
absolutely nothing. No meeting has been
held since.
EXPERIMENTAL LOW RATE BONDS.
City's Kevr Issue of Short-Time Socnr-
ItlcN to rirnvr Four Per Cent *
Omaha taxpayers and citizens will watch
with considerable Interest the success of an
attempt that Is about to be made to float
city short-time bonds at 4 per cent the
lowest rate of Interest on b nda of this
character ever offered In the history of the
city. If success attends this venture.
Omaha will again have occasion to shake
hands with Itself , for It will furnish another
evidence of the excellent position It holds
In the financial market of the world.
The trial Is to bo made with bonds that
will be Issued In the sum of $41,000 to pay
for special Improvements made during the
last few months. They will be dated De
cember 1 , and will run from one to ten
years , or an average of between six and
seven years. Under ordinary circumstances
these bonds would have paid 4 % per cent
Interest , short-time bonds having borne that
rate for tome time past. The saving In In
terest will be about $1,500 , but what will
bo considered as of greater Importance Is
that a precedent will be established which
In the future will permit Omaha short time
bonds to be Issued at the same rate of In
terest.
This financial move Is being engineered
by Deputy City Treasurer Fead and Coun
cilman Burkley , chairman of the council
committee on finance. Two reasons have in
fluenced them In trying the experiment. One
is that of late Omaha short time bonds have
brought In handsome premiums. The other
la that two or three communications have
been received from bond-paying firms , which
have led them to believe that Omaha short
time 4 per cents could be floated as easily
4 % .
" 01 course we do , not. expect to get any
largo premium , " says Deputy , City Treas
urer Fead. "As a matter of fact the pre
mium will probably be only a nominal sum.
The Importance of floating the bonds as
4s will lie In the precedent that
will be established for the future
that will enable the city to dispose of bonds
at the same rate hereafter. It will bo a
remarkable evidence of the financial standIng -
Ing of Omaha 'that ' will redound to Its
greater credit In eastern financial circles. "
Omaha is the only rlty in this part of the
country or weal of here that has floated
short time 44 , and If It succeeds In floating
4s It will gain a still higher position over
Its competing communities. St. Paul and
Minneapolis both pay 5 per cent on their
obligations running for short time , while
Kansas City pays the same rate and even
&V4 per cent. Denver Issues 6s.
"I have not the slightest doubt that we
can dispose of 4s and If we do Omaha will ,
aa a consequence , raise Its position In the
financial markets a notch or two further
above Hs competitors , " Is Councilman Burk-
ley's opinion of the now move.
Mortality Statistics.
The following births and deaths were re
ported to the health commissioner during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes-
, ' * erday :
j Births A. H. Edwards , 1310 California ,
| x > y ; John English , 2922 Indiana avenue ,
, boy ; Edwin Lucas , 1603 Locust , girl ; Nels
, Petersen. 1011 North Twenty-third , boy.
t Deaths Baby Miller , 041 North Twenty-
seventh avenue , 5 days ; Thomas Bone , 2213
California ) 65 years ; Mary Danslger , 829
South Nineteenth , 68 years ; Henry A. Alien-
spach , 602 North Seventeenth , 26 years ;
Robert I * . Johnson , 2214 South Tenth , 65
years.
Do You Have Fits ?
' Is the result
Drox L. Shooinnn's success
sult of fits No one Is allowed to leave
the Btore unless properly fitted It
means a whole lot this tit business
the comfort of the wearer the future
good shape of the shoe and the sure re
turn of the customer for another tit
when needed That's the secret of our
Increase in business It's simply the sur
vival of the "flf'est Ladles wear heavy
soles with the case that men do because
they are properly fitted.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Guana's fJp-to-dat * Shoe Boas * .
1419 FARM AM STREET.
Nothing Can Be Nicer
For your husband's Christmas present
than a set of the really fine razors wo
have put up In cases Most razors iu
cases have the value represented In the
cases , but these are the best we could
get It's such sensible gifts ns these
that we keep , and we Invite you to call
and bee what we ha e to offer you A
special stove offering now Is all of our
base burners at a special price so as to
get them all off of our door by January
first if you are going to need a stove
this Is your opportunity.
A. C.
. . RAYMER ,
WE DELIVER \0m PURCHASE.
1514 Fartiam St
STOP
CONSUMPTION
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Fearful Foe of Health ,
GREATEST DISCOVERY OF THE AGE
By Special Arrangement Three free
Bjttles of th c Dr. Slocum System
to All Readers of the Bee.
THERE Is no longer nny need to fear con
sumption , Thcro Is no longer any reason
for the existence ct this grim destroyer , for a great
mind has crowned a lifetime ot study with a discovery
that has proven Itself to bo the absolute conqueror ( f
consumption ,
To all who have struggled so long against such fear
ful odds , to all those \\ho have hoped seemingly against
hope , take heart rejoice , for a cure for consumption
haa been discovered that responds to easy test , that ad
mits ot no failure , that has aivcd from the grave thous
ands who had given up all hope , but who are now well
and strong and vigorous , without a single taint ot con
sumption left In their systems.
They owe their complete restoration to health , they
owe their rc-creatlon , 'they owe their very lives to this
marvelous discovery , the Dr.'Slocura System ot Curing
Consumption. And right hero comoa the best part ot
this glorious news , By special and particular arrange
ment with the Doctor , three frco bottles ot this great
discovery will be glvpn to all readers of the Omaha Bee
who will send their names , podtoffico and express ad
dresses to the Doctor Slocum Laboratory , Slocum Build
ing , 98 Pine street , Now York City.
Think of the generosity of such an offer. Think
what it means to the sufferers ! All the glory of health
and strength and vigor , bright eyes , ruddy chocks , blood
that leaps and dances with the joy of strength ,
freedom forever from consumption's wicked grasp ,
and alt this for the mere asking.
Remember , you may have"the three free bottles of this wonderful treatment by
sending name , postofflcc and express address to the DOCTOR SLOCUM LABORATORY ,
SLOOUM BUILDING , 98 PINE STREET , New York City.
When writing the Doctor , please say that you saw this offer In the Omaha Bee.
IT SAVES A DAY FOR OMAHA
Changia Fait Mail Schedule Muni Much
for Local Business.
EASTERN LETTERS IN THE MORNING
Postmaster Martin Shoves Itorr Omaha
Merchant * Can Get Twenty-
Fonr Hours Abead ot the
Present Situation.
Poctmaster Martin says he has received
no official Information from the bureau of
railway mall service ot the proposed change
In the running time of the fait mall between
Chicago and Omaha , but he has heard the
matter discussed and the announcement of
the change Is no surprise to him. Official
Information tn regard to the matter will
probably be received by him within a few
days. ,
Speaking of the effect ot the change upon
the business ot this city the postmaster said :
"It will really mean the saving ot a day to
our business men , and to those who have
large transactions , like the banks and larger
wholesale houses , this is a great deal. The
value of a day where large financial deals
are on foot amounts to considerable. It
means also that our business men can have
their eastern mall delivered to ihem by the
middle of the forenoon , Instead of In the
afternoon , enabling them to give It their
attention before the banks close , and get
replies ready for the return of the fast mall
on that same day.
"The proposed change , If carried Into ef
fect , will not necessitate any rearrangement
of carrier schedules , A morning mall Is re
ceived now about the time the faat mall Is
proposed to reach here , and the carriers
make a delivery In the business portions ot
the city at 10 o'clock , which they would
continue to do under the new tlmo card.
Most of the banks and many of the business
houses collect their own mall at the post-
office , and the only change which would
como tn the delivery of the mall would be
that the bulk ot the day's receipts would
bo distributed In the morning hours , Instead
of being scattered over the day. "
Contention of a. Millionaire.
A millionaire confessed the secret of his
success In two words hard work. He said
ho put iu the best part of his life gaining
dollars and losing health , and now he IB put
ting In the other half In spending dollars to
get back health. Nothing equals Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters for restoring health to the
overtired body and brain. It gets at the
starting point the stomach and overcomes
nervousness , , sleeplessness , dyspepsia and
indigestion.
Showed the Doctor a Good Time.
Dr. Jamison a physician whose residence ,
could not be 'learned , became acquainted
with two dashing , handsome women ot the
east end of the city and invited them to aid
htm in partaking of a hot bird and and cold
bottle at a prominent hotel. When the
physician came out ot bis trance a few hours
after the "Indies" left he discovered they
had taken $80 from him. Ho had the police
hunt them up and arrest thorn. They gave
the names of "Dot" Rogers and Mary Lorn *
son. Both tearfully dented the larceny of
the money. They are confined In the women's
cells at the city jail.
MISS COFFIN KNOWs"lT NOW
Closlna ; of the Exposition Bronchi
Home to Her In a Hather
forcible Way.
Miss Viola Coffin , secretary ot the civil
service board , and among whose other duties
la the caring for newspaper postage , has
not had her troubles ended because the ex
position has closed its gates. During the
progress ot that enterprise she had great
piles of mall to handle on which there were
Improper addresses , lack of postage and
other errors amounting to violations of the
postal laws , which detained the mall at this
office and required the writing of thousands
of Information cards to the parties to whom
the mall was addressed.
A Urge per cent ot this work was done
away with when the exposition closed , but
her tribulations received a fresh Impetus
'When ' two large sacks'of ' papers and maga-
ilnes were turned over to her yesterday
which had been addressed to the Department
Of Publicity ot the exposition. The purpose
for which these papers had been sent dur
ing > the summer was at an end and as the
Department ofvPublclty ! Is closing up Its
affairs It has no further use for the papers ,
which should have been discontinued when
the gates ot the exposition ctosed.
It will now bo Mis * Coffin's duty to notify
each of the publishers of the many Journal !
that their paper Is no longer taken from
the office and Hhe will also have to make
copy of each of these notices. If thli
ended the transaction It would not be so
bad , but experience shows that In a majority
of cases it will require from two to a half-
dozen notices before the matter Is attended
to by the publhher t fault.
Postal Parcel * ' Service.
The question ot assisting in Inducing thi
United States government to Inaugurate I
moro elaborate and Inexpensive postal parcel
service is being considered by the'executive
committee of the Commercial club. The
matter was introduced by a communication
from the various commercial organizations
of Detroit , which have united In a memorial
to congress on the subject. This was ac
companied by printed matter which Il
lustrated the lack of utility ot the present
system as compared with those in European
countries. The charge for carrying a pound
parcel by mall in this count.y Is 16 cents , as
compared with 6 cents In Greet Britain.
The rate on larger packages Is even higher
tn comparison. The matter was briefly dis
cussed and referred to a special committee
consisting ot Euclid Martin , J. E. Utt and
D. E. Thompson.
When you ask for Do Witt's Witch Hare !
Balvc don't accept a counterfeit or Imitation.
There are more cases of piles cured by this
than all others ) combined.
The Long and Short
Of our holiday piano selling Is that we
give you the largest line of high grade
pianos to select from that has ever been
our pleasure that we can save you from
$60 to $100 ou every piano purchase-
that we guarantee every Instrument to
be Just ns represented that our relia
bility has been proven by over a quarter
of a century of business In the same
location that we are icpreseutatlves of
the Knabe Klmball Kraulch & Bach
Ilallet & Davis Hospe anil others-
thai you can't afford to buy anywhere
else.
A. HOSPE ,
IllSlG id 1513 Douglas
Gut Prices for Known Drugs
Plnkbam'a Compound
Pozzonl'H Powder
Pyramid Pile Cure
Pears Unscented Soap l' ! c
Plnnud's Kau de Quinine 88c
Plnaud's Yegetals
4711 Soap
Shefflet's Dentifrice
Phlloh'H Consumption Cure -Oc
Steam's Wine C. L. Oil 75c
Syrup Figs 40c
8. 8.8 0c
Stuarfa Dyspepsia Tablets 40c
Scott's Emulsion
Zozodont
Duffy Malt Whisky . , IKhJ
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
t rsr st Retail OrasP ! ! .
IMS Farnam Strut.
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