THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1898.
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Most Interesting Account of the Philippines ,
Their Besourcw , Climate and People ,
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The last fortnight has been full of activity
ftt the leading publishing houses of the
country and the week to come will be equally
so. The general Improvement In the butt-
ness situation made- publishers very san
guine of an active demand for books and .
they have been only too willing to supply I
the wants of the reading public. The ma
jority of the books Intended for the holiday
season are already on the show tables of
the booksellers. Bookmen are anticipating
large sales , possibly larger than ever before.
Not only are the new books recently out
stlltng well , but It Is a noteworthy fact
that there Is an Increasing demand for many
works of fiction that became popular a year
or more ago.
A work that may be considered as espe
dally timely Is "Tho Philippine Islands and
Their People , " by Dean C. Worcester. Mr.
Worcester Is connected with the University
of Michigan In the capacity of assistant'
professor of zoology , and made his Initial
trip to the Islands some eleven years ago
as a collector of specimens for his depart
ment. A. i second time , about three yeara
later , he' visited the Islands , remaining there
bout two years. He visited most of the
large Islands of the group and became thor
oughly familiar with the country and Its
people. His personal experiences were any
thing but creditable to the governing classes ,
and he found shameless corruption , incompe
tence and incredible cruelty on every side.
The author's experience with the Manila
custom house authorities on his second visit
was typical of the trouble which awaited all
foreigners who refused to give liberal fees.
The notorious Weyler Was then governor
general and he was put off with thinly veiled
excusea and the petty officers united in
blocking his efforts to get his effects landed.
At last an order came from Madrid to admit
all Mr. Worcester's belongings and General
Weyler suddenly discovered great considera
tion for the man h had apparently been
trying to blackmail. The author tells many
stories of the cruelty of the Spaniards to
ward the natives which seem almost Incred
ible , one of the worst being the
case of a frltr in Cebu , who
prevented the landing of a relief
t cargo of rice during a famine. He rushed
down to the beach , using a whip on those
who were unloading the rice , and the storm
coming up , the vessel wfth its cargo of
food had to put out to sea again. The rea
son given for this singular action was that
the friar had a stock of rice on hand
which ho was offering to sell at famine
prices and those who had not the money to
buy could starve to death. As to the na
tives , the professor found that the great ma
jority were given to lying and theft and
were arrant cowards. He found the climate
oil right if a man could keep out of the
BUT ) at midday. Then with care in diet and
drinking he could escape the fevers of the
country. But for the laboring men the
men who must explore , settle and develop
the country the climate will be found se
vere. Fever is particularly common in the
vicinity of newly cleared land and there are
several varieties , one of which is very
deadly. He adds : "The climate Is espe
cially severe In Its effects on white women
and children. It is very doubtful. In my
judgment , If many successive generations of
European or Amerfcaa indreni could'bo
reared there. " In developing the .Philip
'
pines , should Americans undertake 'the task ,
the professor Is of the opinion that It will
probably be found necessary to import labor ,
as has been found imperative In Hawaii.
In fact , the Filipino bears a marked resem-
tolanrp to the Kanaka in his strong distaste
for labor. la an appendix are given many
facts in regard to the resources and products
of the Islands and the conditions regarding
their development. The MacMllIan Com
pany , Now York. Cloth , $4.00.
'A ' considerable portion of the reading pub-
llo is probably more or less familiar with
"John Splendid , " by Nell Munro , from Its
having first appeared as a magazine serial.
It is now at hand in book form. While the
critics have , In some Instances , found some
fault With the story , which Is likened to
Robert Louis Stephenson's "Kidnaped , " the
the most of them find much good In It.
There Is rare fighting , and much real pathos ,
nnd the Scot Is drawn to the life as he
has been drawn by few men. There Is more
strength in the story than in the majority
of the new writers of the year , which
augurs well for the author's future. Dodd ,
Mead ft Co. , New York. Cloth , $1.60.
m Under the title of "Old Cheater Tales , "
Margaret Deland baa gathered a number of
hort stories of life in a queer Pennsylvania
village which has felt very little the Influ
ence of modern ways. One character ap
pears in all of these stories Ur. Lavender
tub Village clergyman , to whom all come
finally for help or consolation. The talcs
vary widely , but most of them show the
workings of spiritual forces and are full of
real pathos. One of the beet in the book 1
"Good for the Soul , " which relate th In
fatuation of farmer's son for * strolling at-
tress , his happy marriage and the wife's re
morse over her past. The scene In ; vMh the
wife goes to the old preacher tor ad rice Is
one of the finest In'recent literature. An
other very pathetic story is "Justice and the
Judge , " which turns on the softening Inilu-
* nee exercised by the little nephew of a
cynical old Judge and of the lad's early
death , which prevented his uncle from re
vealing the love ' that came so late into bU
own life. All 'the stories are good and the
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book la ono to bo read carefully , for It con
tains much food for thought. Harper Broth
ers , New York. Cloth , | 1.60.
A very recent work is "Tho Potentnt * . ' by
Mils Forbes-Hobcrtson , which has original
ity In both style and matter. The tcenea at
the court of Cosmo are especially vivid ,
Cosmo himself deserving to rank a a crta-
tlon. This will be found one of the very
readable novflu of the year. George H.
Richmond & Son , New York ,
II. B. Marriott-Wilton has told an ex
cellent story In "The Adventurers , " which
deals with the exciting experiences ot a
young London lawyer In an old castle In
Wares. The castle has been bequeathed to
Mm by an old man whom ho befriended ,
and among some ot his benefactor's papers
he finds halt of a sheet of paper containing
dlrc-Ulonj for locating a hidden treasure. A
rascally valet of the old man holds the othdr
half and the book describee the attempts ot
the two parties to obtain possession ot the
litard. There Is ptenty ot fighting and the
book Is full of excitement. Harper & Broth-
era , New York. Cloth , U-BO.
"The True History of the Missouri Com
promise and Its Repeal , " by Mrs. Archibald
Dlxon , is a work that will appeal to the
student of history. It contains about 600
pages , 8-vo. , printed In clear type and on
fine paper. The Robert Clark company , Cin
cinnati , O. Cloth M.
During the last two months attention has
been called several times lo new boys'
books by James Otis , and quite recently an
'
extended account was given of this volumi
nous writer ot juvenile literature. Another
work by this author is now at hand , en
titled "The Princess and Joe Potter. " It Is
only necessary to say regarding this latest
effort ithat It is by James Otis , and readers
of that kind of literature will understand
he rest. Bates & Laurlat , Boston.
Wnr lllntory and Romance ,
The makers ot books as well as magazine
lubllshers have given a great deal ot at-
xmtlon ito the late war and episodes grow-
ng out of It Descriptive writers have had
fine opportunity to display < thclr genius in
writing of our new colonial possessions ,
i < hlle the various incidents of 'tho war have
.fforded abundant material for the writers
f romance. A work that belongs rather to
ho department of history Is "Cannon and
lament. " A novel feature of the war with
Spain is the fact ithat one man succeeded in
holographing the most Important features
if the war in Cuba and the camps in this
loun-try. Mr. J. C. Hemment was on the
nrock of the Maine , at Camps Black and
hlcknmauga , at Tampa and with Admiral
Sampson's squadron. Ho was at Santiago
rom the beginning to the end , and was un-
ler flro with the regulars , the Seventy-Brat
few York and the Rough Riders , and he
aw Cervora's fleet destroyed. Later ho was
at Camp Wlkoff and saw the return ot the
iOldlere , and he was thus enabled to round
out and complete his remarkable pictorial
record of the war. The book which Mr.
iemment has written , entitled "Cannon
and Camera , " describes tbe varied scenes
and experiences of the campaign , and states
many unvarnished facts. Over 100 pictures
are Included In the book , which is unequaled
as an actual pictorial history of the war In
Cuba. D. Appleton & Co. , New York. Cloth
2.00.
"The Story of Beautiful Porto Rico , " by
3. H. Rector , is valuable for the many plc-
uroo reproduced from photographs and for
.ho facts given 4n regard to the resources
and productions of the island and the op
portunities for American enterprise. Laird
°
ft Lee , Chicago. Cloth U.BO.
"Rita de Qarthez , the Beautiful Recon-
centrado , " by Mrs. Isabella M. Wlther-
spoon , a strong and fascinating story of the
Cuban' war , deals with a subject that has
never before been touched on in fiction ; a
wibject Which,1 though' lt'"cannot be dls- '
mssefl In the drawing room , has yet been
landled by the author with such rare tabt
and exquisite delicacy that even the most
fastidious and Innocent will find nothing to
complain of. As a vivid portrayal and pow
erful arraignment of a subtle crime , which
Is threatening the very existence of the
luman race , this work will find many cham
pions and sympathetic defenders. F. Ten
nyson Neely , New York. Cloth , )1.
9ome December
The December number of The Forum Is
a strong one , as regards both writers and
subjects. The following is a partial table
ot contents :
"Tho Doctrine of Intervention. " Hon.
Charles Denby ; "Annexation and Universal
Suffrage , " Prof. J. B. McMavter ; "Lessons
of the Recent Election. " Representative J.
W. Babcock ; "Forest Fires , " Henry Gan
nett ; "Political Activity in the Civil Serv
ice , " Hon. Perry S. Heath ; "The Relation of
Japan to Other Nations , " D. W. Stevens ;
"The Educated Negro and Menial Pursuits , "
Prof. W. S. Scarborough ; "Journalism : Its
Rewards and Its Opportunities , " Truman A.
De Weese ; "Recent Construction of the Fed
eral Anti-Trust Act , " David Wlllcox : "Ger
many and Great Britain II , " his excellency ,
A. vod Schaffle ; "Cyrano d Bergerac , "
Oustav Kobbe.
The North American Review Is emphaticAlly -
Ally a number devoted to an authoritative
consideration of the most vital topics of the
day. Space will hardly admit of even a
bare enumeration ot the contents , but some
of the features of special importance are :
"Tho Reorganization of the Naval Person
nel , " by a prominent gentleman connected
with the naval establishment ; "Latest As
pects of the Nicaragua Canal Project , " by
Corry M. Stadden ; "Do National Bank Ex
aminers Examine ? " by Hon. Thomas L.
James of New York ; "Our Indian Problem , "
by Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott.
The Cornblll Magazine for December con
tains many features of Interest , especially
mich as relate to English history , as well
ae to English current events. Anyone who
enjoys reading the stirring accounts of brave
battle * will be Interested In "Fights for the
Flag. " "London Store of Furs" will give
some Idea of the world's great fur market.
"The Etchlngbam Letters" are continued
and the story "Zlke Muldoon" Is concluded.
The Overland Monthly for December con
tains an unuvual number of fine Illustrations
and many readable sketches and stories.
People who have visited tbe Pacific coast
will always find In fhe Overland something
to especially Interest them.
Among the magaxlnes there are none more
deserving the attention of all lovers of books
than the current numbers of "The Book-
lan , " "The Book Buyer , " "Book News" and
The Bookseller , Newsdealer and Stationer. "
They are all work * of great artlstto merit
and the contents moat Interesting.
The December Critic , among other Inter
esting features , contains the Rubalyat of
Omar Khayyam , Fitzgerald's version com
plete , which will attract the attention ot tbe
admirers ot the great poet of Persia.
Outing for December Is up to the usual
high standard of this justly popular maga
zine of gentlemanly sport and pastime.
Notable features include : "A New Bruns
wick Moose , " "The Yarn of the Tampa. "
"The Collie and the Sheep Dog , " "From the
Schuylklll to the Potomac Awheel , " "With
Quail Among tha Cotton" and "Golf and
tbe American Girl. " The blstory of tht
New York Athletlo club is pleasantly told
and the fiction department contain * a com
plete story.
Field , Forest and Stream appeals to all
lovers of fresh air and outdoor sport anl
the. Christmas number / - 'h Interesting
> 4 attractive.
HUNT IS IN A TIGHT PIACE
Oron-Ezamlnation of the State's ' Witness
Qets Down to Bniinea * .
HIDING BEHIND STAFUTORY PROTECTION
to Ansiver Many duentlon *
of Fear of Incriminating
Himself and Forgetd All About
Important Transactions.
The cross-examination of A. J. Hunt , the
principal witness of the state In the case
In which W. F. Bechcl Is charged with em
bezzlement , which has been in progress
since last Friday , was finally completed
yesterday afternoon. The evidence brought
out during the day referred largely to the
financial relations ot the witness to the ex
press company and with Defective Chapln ,
who has been his continuous shadow since
he was arrested nine months ago. In the
first connection Hunt was closely pressed
and finally took advantage ot the statutory
protection to refuse to answer incriminating
questions. Ha narrated his associations with
Chapln with apparent reluctance , but de
clared that no effort had been made to in
timidate or coerce him.
Yesterday morning the examlnat6n ! was
brought back to the destruction of
credit Jotters by the witness. He stated
positively that ho had not destroyed
stub No. 818 , but nftcr his attention
was called to the fact that he had said the
day before that he had torn up thta stub and
thrown It In the waste basket be qualified
his answer by saying that ho might have
done so. He had destroyed a number of the
stubs In this particular book , but would not
say positively which ones.
Take * Statutory Protection.
"Did you not destroy these stubs , " con
tinued Mr. Connell , "because you thought
they tended to incriminate yourself and
showed that you had embezzled the money
of the express company ? "
" 1 refuse to answer , " said the witness , "on
the ground that It might tend to Incriminate
myself. "
The same answer was returned to other
questions along the same line and the de
fense Insisted that since the witness had
voluntarily gone Into this matter in his
direct examination , they were entitled to
answers in the cross-examination. This
was overruled by the court , and the ap
pointment between Hunt and Bechel on the
night various credit letters were destroyed
was again Investigated. Hunt said that ho
had suggested the appointment to Bechel.
This was after ho had told President Mors
man that ho thought ho could make a state
ment ot the Items in which the amounts
had been raised. He did not know whether
Bechel had been Instructed by Mr. Morsman
to check up this statement or not. He did
not recollect whether the meeting referred
to was for the purpose of making this state
ment and allowing Bechel to check It up or
not. His memory failed again when he was
asked if on this occasion he had not
asked Bechel for permission to
take the records home and make the
statement there. He admitted that on the
following morning he had told Bechel and
Morsman that ho had destroyed the pa
pers and at that time ho had not intimated
that Bechel bad instructed him to destroy
them. The first time too had ever made
that statement was ito Eraatus Young , the
detective , Chapln , and tbe county attorney.
This occurred after he was arrested for em
bezzlement. Then ho declared that ho had
made a similar statement to Morsman on
the occasion previously referred to , but not
In Bechel's presence. The witness declined
to say whether at this time he had told Mr.
Morsman that on account of raising these
Items there was-a considerable shortage In
his accounts , on 'the groundthat tfie answer
might incriminate himself.
Forced to Admit IIU Shortage.
On this question there was another tilt
between the attorneys , In which
the ruling of the court
was decidedly favorable to the defense.
Connell insisted on an answer to the ques-
tlon , and the county attorney contended that'
even If it was proved that Hunt was short
in his accounts , this was no defense for
Bechcl. The court stated emphatically , that
he did not agree with this proposition. "This
wltncfe , " said Judge Slabaugh , "has given
testimony , the object of which is to show
that the defendant is guilty. Now If it
develops on crosa-examlnatton that Ms own
shortage Included some ot the amounts
which he charges Bechel with taking , it
would be a mighty poor jury that would not
take the fact Into consideration. "
Hunt then answered the last question in
the affirmative , but persistently dodged the
question whether his shortage covered any
ot the drafts that were In evidence in
this case. The defense spent a quarter
of an hour In a useless effort to get an
answer and then asked the witness whether
he had not made a settlement of a ehortag.
with the exprees company. Tbe witness
again declined to answer for fear of self-ln-
crimlnatton and in this case the court de
cided that he need not answer. To a series
Of questions whether he had not settled a
shortage that Included various specific
items , which Bechel was charged with em
bezzling , he replied In each case that he
was unable to say.
Then the Investigation took a new tack
and the witness stated that since the
previous bearing he had talked with Wet-
tllng and the county attorney , relative to
what evidence ho should give In regard to
his two bank accounts. He did not know
that he had been advised at that time that
it was a desirable that , on this trial , he should
show that both accounts were kept In his
capacity as an employe of the express com
pany. The records of previous hearings were
brought In to show that on these occasions
the witness had testified that the account In
the Commercial National bank was his pri
vate account , but he said that he could not
recollect what he had said.
Mining Deal Cornea In.
In the afternoon tbe attention of the wit
ness was again called to an alleged con
versation in which he had told Mitchell and
Hopkins In Denver that he had already put
114,000 to $15,000 In the Armltage mine , that
he had put up all the money , as Bechel
had none. The state again objected per
sistently to tbe inquiry , but after a long
argument It was admitted , and was an
swered with a positive negative. Other
questions of a similar nature received the
same answer. The wltricss denied that he
had authorized Bechel to draw expense en
velopes on him for amounts required to
run the mine with the representation that
to would take care of these : as his personal
obligations. He was asked if he had not
told Erastus Young that his shortage was
due to investments in mining stocks and
answered In the negative. He had sent
money to Colorado to run the 'mine , but ho
acted for Bechel. He bad never acted as
a boss at the mine.
By way of Impeachment , the defense In
troduced at this point a letter written by
Hunt at Lake City to Bechcl In Omaha In
August , 1897 , In which Hunt said that he
had just paid off the men and would pay
the supply bill the next day. He added
that he was going 'to be boss of the mine
and would get out two or three cars of
ore at once.
IIU Life vrUfa Chapa.
Hunt was then questioned In detail In regard -
gard to his relations with Chapln , the Pink -
k rton detective. Ho first met Chiplr
about an hour after he was arrested In
March , 1S93. Ho was about to leave town
when he was arrested. The warrant wa <
served on him as be was on his way to the
bouse of his father-in-law to
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his family to the depot. He then came down
town and mot Chapln at Fourteenth and
Farnam streets. They were Introduced by
Constable Learn , who made the arrest.
Cbapln remained with him that night. He
denied that Chapln secreted him so he could
not see his lawyer the next day. Chapln
was with him part of the day and he re
mained alone at the Mlllard hotel the fol
lowing night. He had not given ball at
that tlmo , but no one objected to his re
maining alone. He was with Chapln part of
the time for four days. Chapln told him
that he might be of assistance to htm and he
believed it. Ho did not confer with his at
torney for five or six days. There was no
violence or threats used to prevent him from
seeing Ills attorney. He had gone to see
Ernstus Young In company with Chapln ,
but he denied that Young had promised him
immunity if he would give & certain line of
testimony In this ease. Young had told him
that Chapln was authorized to represent the
company in these prosecutions. Finally
Hunt admitted that Young had In substance
assured him that If he would go back Into
the office , help check up the books and
testify against Bechel the case against him
self would bo dismissed. Subsequently Mr.
Baldrlgo had assured htm that he did not
wish to prosecute him If he would testify to
the facts , and also that If he would testify
satisfactorily he would use his best efforts
to have the case against him dismissed.
The case was dismissed after he had testi
fied ncilnst Pecho ] on the first hearing.
' Mr. Connell spent some time In endeavor
ing to make Hunt admit that since that
time Chapln had told him that If his testi
mony was all rlghfon the present' trial no
further information would i be filed against
him. The witness evaded this by saying
that ho couldn't say that -or he did not
say exactly that , and this , was as far as he
would go. i
" Ing Onrr of HI" Friend.
Hunt then testified that he left Omaha
in June for 'Arkansas Cltjr. .Cbapln was at
the depot to bid hlmvgoodby and followed
'him to Arkansas Ctty , > He had paid
' Chapln's bills In Arkansas 'Clly with money
furnished by the president1 of''the Farmers'
Loan and Trust company of that city ,
Chapln made a second visit to Arkansas
City. He next'saw him in Topeka and
later in Denver. This was in November.
His transportation was secured through
! Chapln. He stopped at the Albany hotel in
| ' Denver at Chapln's direction. He met
Chapln there and remained from Thursday
o Sunday. Chapln took him to the theater ,
nd they were on the streets together most
f the time during the daytime. Chapln
paid the hotel Mils. He then returned to
Arkansas City and left at once for Omaha
n order to testify at Bechel's preliminary
hearing. Since then he had returned to
Arkansas City and back again on transpor-
atlon provided by Chapln. While in Omaha
10 was stopping at the Her Grand hotel at
Chapln's suggestion.
On redirect examination the witness
tatcd that Chapln had come to Arkansas
Mty In connection with th * disappearance
nf Cashier Klmmel of the Farmers' State
iank. The witness lad been directed by
'resident Johnson of the bank to employ de-
ecllvea and he bad sent for Chapln. Con-
tnulng , Hunt stated that at no tlm had
Chapln prevented him from seeing any one
whom he wanted to see. He hid never
made any threats or promises that in-
luenced his testimony In this case. He said
urthcr , in reply to questions , that his evi
dence was purely voluntary and that the
county attorney bad never asked him testate
state anything except the facts in this case.
Neither had anyone else. No undue In-
luence had been exerted on him at any time
to Induce' him to testify.
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cold In the head. Price 25 cents.
TURNS THIEF IN HIS OLD AGE
Robert Major , a Trusted Postoffice Employe ,
Detected Stealing.
ACCUSED CONFESSES TO HIS GUILT
Una Been Plundering the Stamp
Drawer of Small Change for a
LOOK Time , but U Finally j
. Caught.
Even old Robert Major , who for nearly
eight years has been a trusted employe at
the postofflce building , has erred and has
been placed under arrest. He has been ac
cused of stealing stamps and money of the
value of $100 , and has admitted his guilt ,
When Major Clorkson was postmaster
Robert Major was appointed a janitor at
the old building , where ho remained until
the move to the now building , when he was
promoted to the position ot night watchman.
During the last few weeks L. Anderson , a
clerk at the stamp window , has noticed that
If he left stamps or small change la his
drawer at night It disappeared. The mat
ter was reported to Special Agent Sinclair ,
who set a watch to catch the purlolner of the
small sums. Monday night this watch was
successful In catching the thief. As he made
his rounds Major stopped at the desk of the
stamp clerk and remained there a few mo
ments. The man who was on
natch noticed that the old man took
out something , put it Into his pocket and
then proceeded to another part of the room.
An investigation of the desk Was made and
it was discovered that a marked coin had
been taken. The movements of the old man
uere watched during the night and yesterday
morning , he was confronted by the special
agent and accused of the commission of the. '
crime ; He acknowledged his guilt and pulling - . ,
ing the marked coin from his pocket , handed |
it over , stating that ho could give no reaI I
son for taking the money. I
Robert Major is 64 , years ot age and was
a soldier during the war of the rebellion.
He has no relatives , so far as can be ascer
tained. He was before United States Com
missioner Anderson and will have a hear-
| In ? today.
! Major Olarkson , who signed Major's bond
for his appearance today , said : "I am
greatly surprised to think that Mr. Major
should be guilty of stealing stamps and
money and I am certain that there must be
something wrong. When I was postmaster
ho nearly always carried the money ot the
postofilce from the building to the bank.
He must have carried millions ot dollars
for me and there never was a penny miss
ing. "
| Assistant Postmaster Woodward in dis
cussing the arrest of Major remarked : "I
can't understand It. The old man has been
around my office for years and has had
every opportunity to pick up and carry-
away things had he desired to do so. He
has frequently been in the vault where
large quantities of stamps and considerable
money is kept and I know that he never
( touched a thing there. I hope that when
an investigation is made , It will be found
'
that he Is Innocent of the crime charged. "
Eastern Train * Again Delayed.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 13. Trains from the
east are arriving from one to two hours late
today , owing to the heavy snow storm of
last night. The high wind accompanying the
snow has caused big drifts to be formed
along the railroads east of this city. There
has , so far , been no delay to trains from the
south or west. The winds is blowing thirty-
six miles an hour from the northwest and the
temperature Is falling rapldlv.
Hospe's Holiday Opening
We open a display of liolldny designs
In picture frame novelties that are a
revelation to this community Nowhere
under one roof in tbe eastern art cen
ters can our display of urt novelties bo
found All Bummer and fall we were at
work collecting and manufacturing this
collection For variety and quality wo
have no equals You will flud an end
less selection of etchings , engravings
and platlmums fioin English publish
ers ) , fac similes from France , water
colors and paintings from Italy , as well
as hundreds of American publications
Get your frame orders In early they
must have time , and We will , as usual ,
not disappoint oil deliveries Open even
ings.
A. HOSPE.
nn 1513 Douglas
Have You Been Vaccinated ? Kodaks
Fresh vaccine received every day ail ,
orders filled promptly same with autl-
Cameras
Toxlne Ours is n big store nnd you
need never bo afraid of sending or ,
bringing your prescription to us None
so difficult but that wo can (111 ( them Gold
Competent clerks , barked by an un
limited supply of drugs , make this pos-
olble. Spectacles
51.00 nradllcUVs Mother's Friend. 8Sc
$1.00 Brndlleld's Female Ilegulator We
25c Hull's Cough Syrup UOc and
Xc ) Bosanko'sPlle Remedy 45c
2.r > e Hex (3 ( cakes ) Buttermilk Soap lOc
25c Brome Seltzer -0c Glasses
* > 0c Brome Seltzer 40c Eye
TheAloe&PenfoldCo for Christmas
Lvadlav H atU Ojtlolaaa ,
OMAHA Gifts.
EDUCATIONAL NOTES.
Maryland has In Its public schools 236,003
scholars , on Increase of 6.036 over last year.
It paid Its teachers in 1898 $1,966,957.40 , an
increase of S93.786.76 over 1697. The total
school expenses were $3,052,326.68 , an in
crease of $349,402.81. .
A member of the School board of Chicago .
Is opposed to married women as teachers <
and has Introduced a resolution excluding
them from the schools. The resolution Is
severely criticised , chiefly on the ground
that It seeks to prevent many noble women
from providing a good living for their hus
bands.
A new scholarship has just been conferred
on the scientific school of Harvard univer
sity by a gift of $10,000 from J. R. Jen
nings of the class of ' 77 , now a mining en
gineer In the gold district of South Africa.
The Interest of this sum Is to be Riven tea
a student of engineering and the first award
has been made to J. S. Banborn. ' 99.
"On an average , " said Superintendent Jas
per of New York , "the number of pupils in
the New York schools Increases 15,000 a' '
year , requiring 260 new teachers. Two hunj j
drod women teachers marry and resign and
we need 200 additional substitutes , making
a total of toward 700 teachers a year re
quired In Manhattan in addition to the reg
ular staff. " j
Now cornea a new and unexpected phase i
of public school discussion In New York
City In the declaration that with more than
300 vacancies In the rank of teacher there
are few applicants for the places which
embrace thirty-two regular. 227 substitute
and 103 holt-day. Furthermore , It Is alleged -
leged that the new training school and the
Normal college combined are incapable of
supplying these or keeping up with the demand -
mand for new teachers caused by the average -
ago yearly Increase In school attendance
and the draft made upon the force by mar-
rlage and compulsory .retirement . in cense
quence.
A noteworthy teacher who has just died
In Philadelphia at the advanced age of 89
Is Miss Phllena Fobes. who was connected
for twenty-seven years with Montlcello sem
inary at Godfrey , 111. For twenty-three
years Its principal , she gained the reputation
of being a rare teacher and a host of her
pupils are scattered through the country ,
chiefly In'the west end , south. LUcy Larcom ,
who studied under her1 wrote of Miss Fobea :
"Thinking of her nobleness of character ,
her learning and her piety , her sweetness ,
it seems to mo as if I once bad a Christian
Zenobla or Hypatla for my teacher. "
More than 50 per cent of the children of
school age in St. Louis do not attend school.
University of Neliravka Notea.
Holiday vacation will begin December 24
find continue until January 3.
The year's , debating contests begin De
cember 16 , 17 and 18 , with the preliminary
debates.
Prof. Fossler lecured at Strorasburg last
week. Prof. Fling has several lecture en
gagements for early fulfillment.
The college oettlement workers gave a
stereopticon entertainment and lecture at
their home building on the flats Wednesday
night of last week.
The great topic "Insurance" was the sub
ject of an Interesting series of lectures by
.Judge Fawrett of Douglas county , Just con
cluded before the senior law class.
Miss Mabel Metcalf has been appointed a
reader in the department of English litera
ture to fill the place made vacant by the
resignation of Miss Hannah A. Wallace.
Dr. Bessey delivered his lecture on "Some
Features of Nebraska Flora , Past and Pres
ent , " at Palmyra this week. The demand
for lectures from the university faculty con
tinually grows.
Chancellor MocLcan , Dr. Ward and sev
eral other members of the University took
the Thursday trains for Fremont to at
tend the state Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation convention.
The debate between Doane college and the
Dellans will occur after the bolldny vacat.on.
The question Is , "Resolved , that party al-
leglanco in politics is more beneficial than
Independent action. "
American agricultural colleges and experi
mental stations employ over 1,500 persons ,
who glvo instruction to over 30,000 student * .
They have an equipment costing over $50-
000.000 and an nnnual revenue of $6,000-
000 , more than $2,000,000 of which is de
rived from funds granted by the federal
government.
The burning nnd discontinuance of the
Lincoln Normal college has added about fifty
new students to the university. It will
probably mean a permanent addition In the
future to the attendance In the department
of pedagogy.
The two rooms occupied by the American
history department are to bo decorated seas
as to Illustrate the chief periods in our
national career by Prof. Caldwcll. One
room will bo given to the constitutional and
early years of our history , the other to the
subsequent time.
Prof. Lawrence Bruncr is delivering a
perles of ten lectures before the teachers
of the Omaha city schools , at tbo Invitation
of Superintendent Pearse , The lectures are
on the subject of iniects and birds and their
relation to num. They are ucslgnod to help
the teachers in bringing nature studies Into
their schools.
I Prof. Haeckcr of the Minnesota Dairy
I school writes Chancellor MacLean that slnco
the starting of the school in 1892 there have
boon added to the state from soventy-flvo to
125 separator creameries every year and from
l fifty to 100 young people have gone forth
I from the school annually to take charge of
them. The result has been a revolution in
the farming districts of a large part of the
, state , which Is still going on.
In Science for November 18 Dr. Bessey
j has an article reviewing a very recent pub
lication from the British government press'
I i at Bombay upon the grasses of the Bombay
presidency. The region covered extends
I , along the Arabia sea for a distance of 1,000
i , miles and 'Inland ' 200 miles. There are 27S
1 ' species of grasses found thus far In thin
region. Some of them promise to be of
[ j vcluo In other regions , which makes the
publication of Nebraska Interest the great-
i , eat agricultural need of this state today
being a strong perennial forage plant that
will cnduro dry seasons.
I The report of the director of the college of
agriculture at Cornell university has many
1 points of Interest to Nebraska readers ,
among them the attendance , which has been
192 in that department the past year ; also
the rapid Imptovumcnt of New York dairy
products under the managment of graduate
students of the department , so that New
York cheese la now supplanting Canadian
cheese in European markets ; then the
firmrrV reading course , with a membership
of 4,800 ; and of special interest to Ne-
o.ub.vu lauuers. the result of sugar beet
experiments. Last year sugar beets were
grown In twenty-four counties of New York
as part of the experimental work of the
university. The average per cent of sugar
secured was 10.91 with S5.5 per cent purity.
The average yield was 16.96 ton's of trimmed
beets to the acre.
Special effort was made by the chancellor ,
the regents nnd the faculty to have the unl- '
verslty's work fully represented at the
TransmlBsIsflppi Exposition , as befitting the
leading manufacturing industry of Nebraska
the production of trained men and wo
men. The university exhibit wns the pride
of Its friends and the wonder of strangers
during the exposition days and the uni
versity itself is just reaping some of the
tangible rewards of Us efforts In the form
of numerous and valuable donations from
the exposition treasures. These Include 600
species of fish from the United States Plan
commlssslon , specimens of woods and plants ,
a ton of dried fruits , a collection ot boney
that would make John the Baptist sigh
and many additions to the fine Morrlll col
lection. All these are now being arranged
and will go far toward making a strong
beginning for the agricultural , Industrial
and scientific museum which It la ultimately
designed to have upon the campus.
nallroad 'Train * Hnn Slower.
Railroad officials claim that it la very ex
pensive to run their lightning express trains ,
and are talking about reducing the speed. It
Is likewise expensive to the health to rush
and struggle nad compete In business affairs )
as men do nowadays. Tim brain , the nerves ,
the muscles , the whole system gives out. For
restoring strength after business worries , *
Hosteller's Blomacb Bitters is the proper
remedy. It Is an Ideal tonic for tbo tired , tha
run-down and the weak.
Tired Out-
How much enjoyment a man can get
from n pair of slippers comfort , rest
and satisfaction Surely nothing would
cure that crusty , klck-the-dog-over-thc-
back-fcnce feeling quicker than a pair
of our .Christmas slippers at $1.00 and
we want you to know that you're going
to hunt this town over and drop dead
before you find their equal anywhere
else All the popular shades of leather
tan and black Then we ' ' ' - others
of higher cost up to $2.CiO Chamolse
lined , finest Russia and kid In the
Romeo Columbia nnd opera cut A
flue line of boys' slippers made to look
and are like papas.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha's Up-to-date ! > Iloas * .
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Banks for the Little Ones-
Teach them to save their money
these are toys but the indestructablo
kind that Is the way with all our toys
they're so made that they will last
you should see our line of
Skates at 85c , up to $3.50.
Sleds at i5c ! , up to $1.50.
Iron wagons at 2Sc , up to fl.75.
Velocipedes at $ l.t5 : , to f'-.W ) .
Chafing dishes at $2.50 , up to $4.50.
And numbers of other useful articles
that make nice presents for different
members of the family.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVER YOt'R PURCHASE.
1514 Fa mom St.