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NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Eepublioation of a Poem famous Fifty Years Ago. NEW STORY FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA -Annonnccmentu of ' - Different I'tili- lUhlnir ItotiapM Coining to llnnil Inrllcnlr Mnnr Vnrr Vnlnnlilc Work * Arc In I'rcm. tt wus o far back as 18S7 that the celo- braUxl poem , "Nothing to Wear , " made Ita ppoaranco In HArper's Weekly , and In a hort tlmo hM become famous throughout the "world " , bolng reproduced In a muttltudo of form * In Great Britain , and also trans lated Into French and Gorman. In connec tion with th now million ot "Nothing to Wear , " which the author. William Allen Butler - lor , has publUhed In response to numerous requests , nn < l which contains all his poetical writings , there Is a matter cf Interest con cerned with the first appearance of the famous perm thnt Is worth recalling. It catno out In the sixth number of Harper's Weekly unsigned , and , as h.as boon eald , amused a great deal of comment. The mat ter to which wo refer lo thus presented In the Weekly for Atigu.it 8 , 1857 : "Borne little stir hnn been created In liter- ory clrelro by a claim Bet up by a young lady to thn mithoTBliIp of the now famous poem , 'Nothing to Wear. ' The a-tory which the lady's frienda tell Is that Mies Peck tore her drcsa. and wna 1 1 by that accident to a train of highly moral reflections , which found vent In her verao ; that she carried the verso nfnrroald In her pooket , and , unhappily - happily , lort It on loavlng th ears near Twenty-sixth street , lending to the Inference that Mr. Butler , from whom we obtained the poem , picked up the Idea , the title , and some thirty of the Identical linen , In or near the care aforesaid , and appropriated them to his own use. "It In curious , " goes on the Weekly , "that , though the DUCCOSS of the poem was BO 1m- modlalo and wan the subject ot general con versation In society In the early part of lust February , the Hov. Isaac Pock nnd his frlcnda should have waited until the end of July to put forward Miss Peck's claim to the authorship. This young lady Is as com- taendaiblo for authorship as for knowledge of the world. However , these llttlo matters can , no doubt , bo explained ; and It Is now so well known that Shakespeare did not wrlto fcta plays , but utolo thorn from Bacon nnd Queen Elizabeth , and that Sir Walter Scott merely put bin niumo to such novels as Ivanhoo' and Keollworth , ' which were writ ten by Mrs. Captain Scott In Canada , so Mr. Buyer's paternity of 'Nothing to Wear' will bo disputed by Iho erudite. Wo see no reason for going behind the original manu script which Is now before us In Mr. But ler's handwriting , and to which , at our ro- queat , ho added some twenty-flvo lines to fill out the POKO. " In addition to "Nothing to Wear , " the volume contains the long religious poem , "Oberammorxau. " poems of travel , transla tions , miscellaneous poems , and poems for the children. It has boon prepared for the author as a final and authorized edition. The dedication reads , "To my wife this vol ume , published In the fiftieth year of our wedded life , Is Inscribed. " Harper & Bros. , New York. Cloth , H-73. In a volume of 450 pages , Harper & Brothers have published "Tho War with Spain , " by Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge , sena tor from Massachuoetts , and member of the committee on foreign relations during the progress of the war. Senator Lodge has al ready shown such unusual ability aa a his torian that ono fools confident that out ot all the books which'havo been written about the Spanish war this comprehensive history will bo the moot enduring nnd satisfactory. Not In the least detail does "The War with Spain" disappoint this expectation , and It must certainly stand as the standard of the Spanish-American war. The writer ehows throughout that ho Is keen-sighted and thoughtful , ono who not only traces the his tory of the Latin and Anglo-Saxon laces In the new world from the earliest times , and polnta out the underlying causes for the war , but who writes with a vigor and dramatic power that lends now Interest to the oft- told tale of our war with Spain. It is In every eenso of the word a stirring narrative. Senator Ltvdge points nut that the final ex pulsion of Spain from the Americas nnd the Philippines Is but the fit conclusion of tun long strife between the people who etood for civil and religious liberty , and those who Blood for bigotry and tyranny as hideous In tholr actions as any which have ever cursed humanity. It Is the last and final step ol the Inexorable movement In which the United States have been engaged for nearly a cen tury. By her Influence and examole. r more directly by her arma and by the pres- mire of her over-advancing settlements , the United States drove Spain fiom the con tinental possessions In the western homls- jibere until nothbig was left to the succes sors ot Charles and Philip but Cuba and I'orto KIco. The first : rvr. of the lust ry dlscusscfl the entire Cuban question and the relations which have existed between the United States and Spain during the prea. ent century. Of the war Itself , Ita conduct , its campaigns , and battles , Senator Lodge gives a thorough description and criticism , It Is certainly tbo only complete and com. jirehenelve history of the war , by an able historian , that will bo offered to the Ameri can public , nnd as such deserves a place In > X3S = * te wc ? BT-J ACTS GENTLY ON THE AND BOWELS THE rl EFFECTUALLY PERMANENTLY. ovy THC - MANY o every home. No pains have been spared In waking U a book north reading and worth preserving. H contains no less than eight ; full page Hluctratlon ? by such artists as H. F. Zogbaum , Carlton T. Chapman , Howard Chaodler Christy , Frederic Hcmlngtuii. T Do Thuletrup and others. Harper & Brothers , New York. Cloth , J2.SO. "A Prince of Georgia and Other Tales ' IB a new volume by Julian Knlph In this volume Mr. Ralph has collected seven ot tht beat ot bli recent magazine fito lun , the book taking lt name from the title of Ihri first story , "A Prince of Georgia. " n charming tale of travel through southern Russia. The collection Includes also "When the Clouds Fell Down. " A Dandy nt His Ilest , ' "Tho Sad Fate of a Now Woman , " "Mrs. Ruppcrt's Christmas " " .My Horrowcd Torpedo Boat" and ' Bruce B Mighty Weaknctn " Mr. Ralph nlreadv enJoys - Joys a world-wide reputation ns a writer of special articles for magazines and news papers. Indeed , his skill nnd power of mak ing his articles Interesting Is something closely akin to genius nnd as thcso btorlcs ehow throughout the raconteur of great ability they are unquestionably worth read- Ing. The book Is published by A r. Ster ner And T K Hanna. Hurior * Iliothers Now York. Cloth , $1.2. . "Black Rock" Ii the title of n l.ile of the Btlklrko by Ralph Connor , with an Intro duction by Prof. George Adam Smith. It Is a new work by a new author and ono that dcflorven more than a pasilui ; notice. The author hldrn his Identity under an assumed name , but ho need not bo nshnmcd of his haudlwork. The scholar , George Adam Smith , says. "I think I have met "Ralph Connor. " Indeed , I am sure I have -onco In a canoe on the Red river , once on the As- atnabolno , and twice or thrlco on the prair ies to the west. . This was not the name he gave me , but , If I am right , It covers ono of the most honest and genial of the strong characters that are lighting the devil and doing good work for men all over the world. Ho haa seen with his own eyes the llfo which ho describes In his books. " He writes with the freshness and vigor of an eye-witness and there Is much In his style to admtro and commend. The life to which ho takes u < > Is the strange wild life of the Canadian northwest. The story of the book Is said to bo true by those who know , though It Is not all the truth. The light Is not bright enough , the shadow Is not black enough to give a true picture of that bit of western llfo The author's characters are real men and women , his parson Is a real horo. There Is not a lay figure In the book , nor a dull page. It Is merely the his tory of a crusade against drink In north west Canada , and jet It Is as full of life , and tears , and laughter , and all the cs- sonco of good literature , as nny novel that has come to hand recently. Fleming II. Rovell company , Now York. Cloth , $1.25. Laird < t Lee have Just published In most attractive form and with dainty half-tone Illustrations a rather curious book , whoso authorship Is ascribed to the famous Joseph Bansamo , Count of Cagllostro , the Great Fortune Teller of the 18th century. It Is calfed the "Tho Book of Destiny , " and la certainly most Ingenious in the answers It gives to almost any question relating to the present and future. Of course the majority ot the people are not supposed to believe In the occult virtue of the twenty magic circles , and yet many a skeptic will feel surprised and even startled , when luld by the oracle of things he knows to be true. As a pastime , during the long winter evenIngs - Ings , this "Book of Destiny" Is sure to bo welcome and fruitful In Innocent recrea tion and amusement. The adapter has scrupulously avoided all questions and answers of undesirable character , so that no lady will have cause to regret consult ing this modernized edition ot Cagllostro's great work. Laird & Lee , Chicago. Cloth , 75c. Laird & Lie's Vest Pocket English-French and French-English dictionary Just Issued by this enterprising Chicago firm , Is a work much more complete and comprehensive than Its title and especially Its size would Indi cate. The author , Prof. Max Maury of the University of Paris , has gathered In this llttlo volume over 60,000 words and meanings and a very large number of IdlO' . matlc expressions of the greatest use to travelers and students The lessee on pro nunciation Is clear and to the point , while the grammar part Is elmplo and thorough. Vocabularies of geographical and proper names , tables of weights , measures and moneys and comparative scales ot thermome ters , are among the other attractions of this little \olume , which contains two indexce and , In general make-up , Is far ahead ol anything ever attempted In that line. Laird & Leo , Chicago. Leather , full gilt , CO cents , "Tag" U the title of a booklet of verse by Mary V. Littell , whoae former volume , 'Trnmplots , " was noticed In these columns some months ago. The volume takes Its name from the InltUl poem. J. S. Ogihle Publishing company , Now York , School Hook * . "Selections from Edmund and Jules da Goncourt , " edited by Arnold Gujot Cam eron , has the distinction of being the first annotated edition of the writings of the Goncourts ever presented to English or American readers , and has received the special authorization ot M. Eugene Fn- quelle , the literary executor of the Gon- courts , and the publisher of their work. The brilliancy and power of style , the wealth of vocabulary and allusions , and the Interest and attractiveness ot the siib- I jocts , make these selections especially use- fifl for advanced students In French. The editor's work greatly enhances the Interest and value ot the selections as a text for Instruction. The notes have b"en main with rare skill and discrimination and throw much light upon the billlltiu periods and personalities of French history , poli tics , letters nnd social life American Book company , Chicago. Cloth , J1.20. "Introductory French Prose Composition , " by Victor E , Francois , Is Intended to bn u ed by students who have already gained Borne knowledge of French grammar , al though It may be employed sooner with satisfactory results. Some ot the distinctly * features and advantages of the book ares The natural plan and treatment of the ex ercises and lessons , Part I being arranged In tbo form of an original narrative under the title of "En Route , " and Part II In the term of a connected story , thus main taining unity ot thought and Interest throughout the reading lesions. ProgresslTo grammar exercises In connection with a thorough review of the subjects Indicated at the head of the French text ; grammar drills for the purpose of a systematic review of the elements ot French grammar ; exercises In translation and tor general review , BO that the pupil may be perfectly familiarized with nil Important words , constructions and Idio matic expressions ; vocabulary of all the French words used In the book. American Book company , Chicago , Cloth , 25 cents. Mltuuzlne Mention , Cleveland Moffett contributes to the Sep- tetivner number of McClure'a Mazaztne an article on Menellk , the Ethiopian king who lights with Gatllne Buns nnd smokeless powder , krepi Informed of the newest me chanical Inventions nnd sulentlflo dUcMei lei , end In his care of bis half-naked , com- ! barbarous subject * ileeps only three or four houre ft nltfit. The article la utrlklnily Illustrated. Everybody's Mapulno la the lltla of anew now publication , whloh haa for Its aim and objeot to MtUfactorlly nil a leisure hour , If BUb iKjuoiu Usue prove equal to the In- itlil number there can bo llttlo doubt but what It will meet the requlrwnente , Pub' 1 " l T < E.1" Nlnll > lr'e New York. , . i m "Vlctlmi ot Vanity" j , thi tltl of th leading article In the September number ot the New Illustrated Magazine , which lovers of birds will approve , but which may awakou a remonstrance from those who Ilka to deck themselves out with feathers. The State , published ot Tacoma , l n most worthy representative of the northwest. Further announcement of the serlci en "New York In Fiction , " to begin In the forth , cttnlng number of The Bocknnu. indicates that not the least Interesting and valuable feature of these articles , on a subject cf great Interest to all Americans , will be the Illustrations , which are to be numerous and of a unlcue kind The leadlns article In Apnleton'a Popular Science Monthly for September contains a very Important discussion of the problem presented to all civilized countries by the prevalence of the plague In the east. The miRiiltude of the eastern trade nnd thn largo number ot steamships nnd sailing ves sels wh.ch are continually going and com ing make It much moro difficult to keep out cf n country such a pestilence than It was In the early days of this century. The Strand magazine for September Is as rcadabta as ever. Self Culture cornea again to the front with n magnificently Illustrated number for September The clcarnetfl of Its half-tones reveal high art work In the original photo graphs and the most careful retouching nnd reproduction. Published at Akron , Ohio. Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for Sep tember Is a bright , breezy salt-water num ber. Rear Admiral Wlnfleld Scott Schley , "A Nnvat Hero ot Today , " figures nt the front In a capitally Illustrated biographical sketch , followed by a supplementary article telling what "Admiral Schley Said , " In his own picturesque and energetic language. F. Hopklnson Smith , the popular artist and writer , and who Is also by profession a practical builder of lighthouses , tells of "Tho Building of the Ilaco Rock Light house , " and Illustrates the vivid narratlvo with his own drawings. The quality of timeliness , the supreme virtue of today , Is strikingly evident In Alnslcc's Magazine for September. From the very first article , "The International Con gress of Women , " by Charlotte Perkins Stetson , to the very last , "Tho Industrlat War , " by an anonymous contributor , Alns- lee's has a grip on the pulse of the world. The September Century Is n salt-water number. In n general sense , this may bo said to bo apropos of the International In terest In the yacht races for the America's cup. The special feature of the magazine Is the first of a series ot four papers In which Captain Joshua Slocum narrates , In a humorous nnd Individual style , the story of his successful circumnavigation of the globe , alone , In a forty-foot sloop , the Spray , constructed by himself. Thh unpre cedented achievement Involved two cross ings of the Atlantic , nnd the rounding of Cape Horn nnd the Capo of Good Hope. In the opening Installment Captain Slocum takes the Spray from Buzzard's Bay to Gib raltar nnd thence , In forty dajs , to Per- nambuco harbor , with "all well on board , " and a great eagerness "for the more peril ous experience of rounding the Horn. " The September St. Nicholas Is not , like the September Century , an avowedly "salt water number , " yet many of Its pages are redolent of the briny ocean and Its sandy shores. The frontispiece Illustrates the line * , Hey for a bucket , and hey tor a spade , Hey for the silver peal from "A Song of the Sea , " by Eric Parker , with which the magazine opens. The complete novel In the Now LIpplncott for September Is entitled "The Duchess of Nona , " by Maurice Hewlett. This Is nn Italian story of the picturesque and dramat ic days of Caesar Borgia. A young English girl ot elmpre birth ascend * the ducal throne ot Nona and is wretched In her rich surroundings. The pacslon of an Italian lover brings on a crisis which has the charm of a great stage picture. Mr. Hewlett's handling of the plot Is masterly and his power ha- * never been so evident as In this magnificent scene. September Is the month for fishing nnd outdoor sports , and Is the beginning of the hunting season In Canada and In Maine. Scrlbner's for September hae a number of articles with an outdoor flavor to them. It opens with an account by Frederic Irland , of wliat he calls "the finest canoeing coun try tn the world. " He made n GOO mile Jouiney from Mattawa to the headwaters of the Ottawa and Gatlneau rivers , through a region abounding In fish and moose. It has been for centuries and la now the home of the Algonquin Indian. The re gion through which Mr. Irland traveled with Algonquins for guides Is the best sports man's haunt left In America. Much of the wilderness is as yet uncharted. The Illus trations ore made from the author's abun dant photographs. Ho will be remembered as the author of two former sporting artl clcs In Scrlbner's , one on New Brunswick nnd the other on the Mlugan Seigniory. President Charles Kendall Adama opens the September Atlantic with n review of "The Irresistible Tendencies , " the spirit of the ages , the great movements of centuries or gcueratlpns , which change the face of the world ; Instancing chiefly the spirit ot Individualism , to which bo attributes the wonderful advances In liberty and progress of the last 400 years. Ho claims that the fundamental fact Is that the whole of this vnot movement 1s the advance of civiliza tion upon barbarian ] . He maintains that It Is the ever Irresistible encroachment 01 the modern spirit upon the eplrlt ot an tiquity ; electricity driving out the rush light ; the white mau over civilizing the red man or pushing him out of the way. And this great movement la in the Inter ests of a larger and a richer and n higher humanity. Dookn Itreclved. "A Manual of Psychology , " by G , V. Stout. M. A. University Correspondence College Press , Now York. "The Gam , " being a group of whaling storlee by Captain Charles Henry Robblna , H , S. Hutchlnson & Co , New Bedford , Cloth , $1.25. "Ija Cigiilo Chez Lcs Fourmls , " edited by Thomas J. Farrar. American Book Co. , Chicago , Price , 2fic. "The Book of Destiny , " by Cagllosto the Great Fortune Teller. Laird & Lee , Chi cago. Cloth. 75c. "Ellsworth's Checker Book , " by William Timothy Call. Price. 25c. "Selected Letters of Madame de SevlRne , " edited for school use by L. C. Syms , Amer ican Book Co. , Chicago. Price , 40c. "Educational Nuggets , " gathered by John 11 Howard. Fords , Howard & Hurlbert , New York , Flexible cloth , gilt top , -lOc. "Knumlea and Evidences of Christianity , TboughtH on Questions of the Hour , " by John Duncan QuackonbcH ot Columbia uni versity. Eaton & Plains , Now York. Cloth $1.50. I l.llerary .Notrn. "Legends of Switzerland , " by H. A Guer- bor , is being prepared for early publication by Dodd , Mead & Co , fyrug Townsend Brady has Just completed his "Heroes of Our Early Wars , " and the volume will bo published in n few da > s by Uoubleday & MoClure company. Messrs. L. 0. Page & Co. will publish n juvenile revolutionary story during the licll- days , the author being Mlas Bdlth Robinson and the title "A Little Daughter of Liberty. Benjamin Ellli Martin and Charlotte M , Martin have an interesting book on the olty ot Paris in press at Charles Bcribner's Sons. It IB entitled -parU ; Records nnd Legenda In Stone,1' The Shakespeare Press of Union county , ? Sew JerBey , announces that on October 1 U will publish a fourth edition of "Study In the Warwlckihlro Dialect , " with a cloe- ary and notes touching the Edward VI grammar ehool and th Elizabethan pro- nuriclfctlons , M dnjuotad from th r.ua In BaakMp < ure' playi , and 04 to In which may have shaped the Shnkeapcare vocabulary. The nuthcr ot this work h Applcton Morgan , LL. IX , president of the Shakespeare society of Now York nnd edi tor ot the Bandeldo Shakespeare. The Frederick A. Stokes company hn1 secured the American rights to "The Life and Letters of Sir John Kdwnrd Mlllnls. ' by his son , J. G. Mlllnls , nnd will publish the work probably in October. "The letters of Robert Louli Stevenson , " edited by Sidney Cohln , which hns been running as a serial In Scrlbner's VniH'lno , will be presented In two volumes In Sep. tcmbcr by Charles Scrlbner's Sons Two children's books. "A .TOMpy Boy In the Revolution , " by Everltt T. Tomlln'son , and "The Lltlu Flf ? Tree Stories. " by Mrs. Mary Hntlock Foote , appear on the holiday list ot Messrs. Houghton , Mlflltn & Co. "For Thee Alone , " a collection of English nnd translated love poems , with sixteen portraits traits after fnmous paintings of lovers , will bo ono of the smaller gift books of 1SW. The publishers will be Messis Dana Kites & Co. Rclnhold Schooner has just completed nn elaborate work on "Rome" nnd Charles Scrlbner's Sons wllf present nn American edition ot It which will Include 300 futl.pnge illustrations by the beet known Italian artists. Charles Scrlbner's Sons have In prepara tion for early publication nn Impottnnt wor * by Cosmo Monkhouse It Is to be entltlul "British Contemporary \rtlsts , " with many reproductions of famous pnlatlngn , portraits and students. "A Modern Mercury , " which Is rntd lo bo a bright nud dashing romance , Inld In un Imaginary small1 kingdom , similar to these created by Anthony of Hope , will be pub lished September 6 by the Doublcday & Me- Cluro company. The author of "Bird Neighbors , " Ncltje Blnnchan , has another superbly lllustiated volume In proes nt the Doublcday & Me- Clure company. It Is eutltred "Nature's Garden" nnd Is Intended to aid the lay man's knowledge of our wild flowers. "The Choir Invisible , " published by the iMacmlllan company , has been dramatized by Miss Frances Hastings. Her work has received the approval of Mr. James Lane Allen , nnd the play will be produced In Oc tober by the Henry Jcwett Dramatic com pany In New York. Charles Scrlbner's Sons nre about to p'lb- llsh a work which wllf be of particular in terest just now , ns It throws considerable light upon the conditions ot the French army which have made the Drevfuc nlfalr possible. The author Is Lionel Decle nnd his book Is called "Trooper 3,809. " An Important biographical1 work will b ? presented September 4 by Harper & Broth ers. This la the "Life ot General Nathan Bedford Forest , " by Dr. J. A. Wycth. Al though It has long been the consensus of opinion of military critics that General Forest was ono of the geniuses of the civil war no biography of him hns hitherto ap peared. A new edition of Prof. Brander Matthews' "Ballads ot Books" Is In prepa ration by Dodd , Mead & Co. These ballads wcro collected and published ten or twelve jears ago , but the business of the original publishers of the volume having been dis continued , It has been out of print for some time. It Is now to be reissued In nn at tractive dress. Ono of the literary events of the year will be the appearance , simultaneously , In Paris , New York nnd London ot the long- looked-for "Memoirs of Victor Hugo. " The rights of translation and publication In the United States and Great Britain ot this Im portant work have been purchased , It is reported , by the G. W. Dllllngham company of New York. The fall announcement ot Eaton & Mains , a neat little folder , Is at hand. Among the works ot general Interest mentioned are : "Winter Adventures of Three Bo > s In the Great Lone Land , " "Ulrlc , the Jarl , " a ' story of the penitent thief ; "Mornlngsldo Stories , " six books of bright tales for tiny tots , "Goldenrod Stories , " six books of lit tle talcs for llttlo people ; "John Selden and His Able Tallf. " A volume that will be of more than usual Interest that is promised for October 5 Is "Sibylline Oracles , " trans lated from the Greek , Into English blank verso ; "Men and Things I Saw in Civil War Days , " by General Jamea F. Rusllng , will doubtFess provd a Valuable addition to war literature. The Epworth League Rend ing Course Includes : "The Great World's Farm,1' "God Revealed , or Nature's Best Work , " Grandmont , " stories of an old monastery ; "Tho Life of the Earl of Shaftesbury. " The list also contains a large number of valuable religious works. "Announcements of New Books , " to be published during the fair by the MacMlllan company , Is quite a sizable volume nnd any attempt to give an adequate description of the contents must needs end In failure for the want of sufficient space to cover the eubject In this column. Under the head of "Biography" mention Is made of "Life of Pope Leo XIII. " "Abraham Lincoln , " "Drake and His Yeomen , " "Life and Works of Alfred , Lord Tennyson , " "Life of Glad stone" nnd others too numerous to men tion. The Foreign Statesman series will receive important additions. The works embraced under the heading of History promise to bo most Interesting. Among them Is a translation of "The Uoman His tory of Applan of Alexandria , " "The Story of France , " "Syllabus of European His tory , " "Tho Welsh Peopre , " Roman Society In the Last Century of the Western Em pire" nnd many others. The list of works of fiction contains : "They That Walk in Darkness , " by I. ZangwllI , and a new ed ition of "Main Traveled Roads , " besides n large number of works by new authors , as well as old. "Among English Hedge rows , " "Scotland's Ruined Abbeys , " "Pompeii" nnd "The Moorish Empire" are titles that promlso well. A work that will be reeked forward to with Interest by ad mirers of Milton Is "An Introduction to the Poetical and Prose Works ot John Milton , " by Prof. Hiram Corson of Cornell univer sity. A good many of the works have al ready been mentioned In this column within the fast month or two and public attention will bo called to others from time to time. The above books may be procured from the Megeath Stationery company , 1300 Fnr- nam. LAW CODE FOR PORTO RICO ItiRtitnr rominliiiloii Which U I'repnr- l"tr II XnbtnltN It * llrport to Secretary Hoot. ! WASHINGTON Aug7 30-Tho Innulfir commission , which has been preparing * , code tor I'orto Rico , has completed Us labors nml submitted its report to Secretary Hoot today. This code Is drafted with a view of engrafting the laws of the United States upon the old Spanish laws In force In'the Island at the time of tha cession ' The commission will cense to exist to morrow. The commission has confined It self almost exclusively to the preparation i of a code for Porto lllco. i While the United States maintains mili tary control of the Island this coin could bo promulgated ns the l.nv of the Island by order of the president. It Is expected , how ever , that the whole mutter will be sub mitted to congress. The code abroeiteo nil Spanish law nml royal decrees , and all systems of procedure , U puts In Us place the provisions 01 the code modified after the laws of the United States It makes applicable to I'-rto Illon certain statutes of the United States so that no loophole Is loft U piuUurs n quasi clvn povcrumuit similar to tint under nhlr'i New Mexico was governed before the territorial gov eminent was Instituted. An American court Bjstom Is pro vided ; n supreme court , district court , probate court , justices of the peace and lollcc courts In the eltle Alto a federal court to hive exclusive jurisdic tion of nil federal questions and current jurisdiction In civil and criminal matters. The supierue court Is to consist of the judges and the proper number of Judges and officials for the ether courts will be ap pointed. The code provides for a board of public Instruction and the official language of the Island Is to be English. The Island Is dhldcd Into 'even districts with a com plete sjstcm of county and township organ- Iratlon No provision Is made for elections , the commissioners stating they are abundantly satisfied that the people of Porto Illeo nre not ready to exercise the election franchise. SECRETARY HAY AT HIS DESK Knrller Arrlinl from llln Ynciitloii Tim ii i\'ii'i'U'il hiiKKcnln Unit Im portant Mutter * Arc In llnnil. WASHINGTON , Aug. 30 Secretary arrived In Washington this morning nnd his appearance at this time , when It was under stood that he would not return before the end of September , ga\e rise to the supposi tion that some emergency Interrupted his vacation. It was suggested that there waste to ho a meeting of the American members of the high joint commission end also that tha secretary's presence was required to carry on some negotiations to perfect the Samoan treaty. The secretary contented himself with the statement that aome odds and ends of business of no great Importance hid called him to Washington. Ho v.lll remain only n few dajs. President McKlnley Is ex pected back by Friday or Saturday and the secretary will take advantage of the oppor tunity to advlso with him respecting pond. Ing questions before the State department. Among the callers on Secretary Hay thla morning was Baron Sternberg of the German embassy. He Is the German member of tne Samoan commission and his visit at this tlmo was to learn when Mr. Trlpp will comate to Washington This may bring the com missioners again and lead to further steps In carrying out the proposed new adminis tration for Samoa. Million * OH en Aivny. It Is certainly gratifying to the public to know of one concern In the land which Is not afraid to be generous to the needy and suf fering. The proprietors of Dr. King's Now Discovery for Consumption , Coughs nnd Colds hnvo given away over ten million trial bottles of this great medicine and have the satisfaction of knowing It has absolutely cured thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma , Bronchitis , Hoarseness and all diseases of the Throat , Chest nnd Lungs are surely cured by tt. Call on Kuhn & Co. , druggists , and get a free trial bottle. Regular BZO COc and $1. E\ery bottle guaranteed or prlco re funded. J.ow Excursion Hate * to the Atlantic Seiilionril. Remember the Nickel Plato road has solid through trains between Chicago and Now York City. Also don't forget that the pre vailing Tow rate excursion tickets announced for the first four days In September are on sale everywhere over the Nickel Plato road. Reserve sleeping car space early. TWO MEN DEAD , FOUR HURT PrlRlitfnl KrelRlit Trnlii "Wreck nn the 31. 1C. & . T. Unlit * ny Venr I > le , Knn. Stenllnw a Hide. ERIE , Kan. , Aug. 30. Two men wore killed and four others Injured , ono fatally , In a freight wreck on the M. K , & T , two miles south of here this morning , when eight earn of merchandise and one of cattle were piled In a heap In a small oulvert , th bridge over which gave way. The dead are a man named Dougherty of Commerce , Mo , , and an unknown from Colorado. The In jured Include Herbert Smith of Altamont , Kan. , a BOD of Peter Dick of Independence ! , Mo. , and two unknown men , one of whom was fatally hurt. The men wore stealing a ride. One Mluute Cough Cure qmcKiy cures on- utlnate summer coughs and colds , , "I con sider It a most wonderful medicine quick tnd safe. " W. W. Merlon. Maynew. Wls Right from Manila From Manila to the Union Depot trom the depot to Mr. Frederick Hntter's nnd his great hat emporium. Nearly everyone "L" Frederick one ot Company wore hntfi when they left Omnlm and they'll wear 'em again for once a Frederick hat man always one The new fall styles are coming In now and we like to show these advanced styles to callers young men particularly are Invited to come. FREDERICK The Hatter , The Lending lint Mnii of the West. 120 South ! 5th Street , Once a Year Talk No , 64 If a man owns a line watch he Is par ticular to keep it In flno order. If he Is sensible he selects a skillful watch maker nnd leaves rare of thp watch tn him , At least onro a year ho has him make a careful Inspection of It. Ho do s not wait until something breaks or the watch Mops , but has It examined often to avoid such Injuries. I wonder why soma people nre not Just ns particular about tholr eyes. If the eyes could bo carefully examined once n year n great deal of permanent Injury could bo averted. I will gladly do this for nny ono at nny tlmo without charge. J. C. Hutesoti , Manufacturing Optician , C tnn * 1DBO Ifc for Infants and Children. The Kind You llnvo Always Bought 1ms borne the slpim- turo of Gluts. 11. Fletcher , ami has been uiatlo tintler his personal .supervision for over HO years. Allow no ono lo deceive you In tills. Counterfeits , Imitations ami "iTust-ns-iroort" are but Experiments , and endanger the health of Children ISxperlenco against Experiment. The Kind Yon Have Always Bought Boars the Signature of In Use For Over 3O Years. T1IK THAl.MMi OF HOItSUS , llo v John O'llrlen MiiNloreil Nlxtone llomeN to Perform In One Hlu . The most remnrknblo feat over attempted \\lth traltml horses Is the gicat | ) > - ramM act done by slxty-ono horses In Ulngllng Brothers' circus , the odd horse being "Sll\ur King , " upon the top pedestal , with the trainer , John O'llrlen on his hack , putting the whole slxtj-cno through their work by the sim ple word ot command. It Is a marvelous performance and affords nt least ono toll for the able circus "nd" writer ho cannot find moro adjcclhcs than the performance de serves. John O'Drlcu is ono of the most modest of men. Unlike many ot his calling , \\tio arc greatly his Inferiors professionally , ho neither cmbrnzons his breast with medals , nor calls himself pi of CHS jr. Hu Is Just plain John O'Drlen to over } body. Vet no trainer has o\cr attempted such a , colosuat under taking as that of training sixty-one horses to do one act. Most men of his profession are satisfied with one-fourth of that num ber. The act must bo seen to ho appre ciated. A description can gl\o no accurate Idea of the effect produced. There ixro five platforms , one abo\o another , arranged In the form of a pyramid. As stated , the trainer , mounted on his horse , alone forms the apex of the pyramid , and from there directs the animals. Four eels of horses , fifteen In each set , nt 'tho word of com mand go through the most bewildering evoi'utlons , each Hot going In different di rections and doing different things from the other set at the same time. So per fectly are the horses trained that not even once In the four seasons Mr. O'Brien has prerented that act hns ono horse forgotten his part. If one did confusion would en sue and the performance be spoiled. Modest John O'Brien taken llttlo credit to himself , however. He thinks the faculty of training animals , of gaining their con fidence , of making them understand what Is required of them , Is born In some men and not In a great many men at that. He thinks ho Inherited this faculty from his father , who was a trainer of circus horses before him. It took John seven months of hard , patient work to train the first herd of horses to this one act. They were sold and shipped to Europe and John had to start In with a fresh herd. He perfected them In the Incredibly short time of eight weeks. Mr. O'Brien began his career ns a trainer with one horse , then tried In succession two , eight , twehe , fifteen , fifty and sixty- one. Ills ambition Is to train 100 horses frr r , single act and ho saya he will do It next season. Ho says that patience and uniform kindness constitute his principal stock in trade. The big whip he brandishes Is only for effect. The horses never feel the hish In public or private. He never strikes a horse unless attacked. Ho buys bis horses from the thoroughbred farms of the Bouth. Silver King was born nnd reared In Hingllng Brothers' circus nnd ho does the Spanish trot better than any horse In the world. Jehu O'Brien is nn Irishman by birth , but was brought up In France. Ask him where ho was born and ho will tell you "In the sawdust of the circus ring. " This was In deed his cradle , as both his parents were clrct-a performers. MlNMourl mill MlHMuurlunn. Lexington wants free delivery , Hlgglim\llle consumes 2,000 dozens of eggs weekly. The .Maryvlllo Driving club will hold n matinee Septemmber 2. Burlington Junction Is erectlne a new school building. Alma claims to have the champion chess players of the state. General Coxey of Coxey army fame hns been prospecting for zinc at Joplln. There Is a bhort crop of potato bugs In Mlssouil this year and no one Is sorry. Dr. Arthur McArthur has been appointed a Burgeon In the regular army and has been ordered to report at Fort NIobrara , Nob. , for Immediate duty The next meeting of the North Grand River Association of Baptist Churches will bo held at Trenton September C , nnd will continue about thiee dnjs The canning factory nt Tarnell has Rt.irted up for the seaBon and thn tomato crop Is pronounced unusually laigo and due The \clerans of Missouri are pushing the candidacy of GeneaU l.eo Itnssleilr of St Louis for the olllcu of commander-tn-chlcf nf thu tirmiil Army of the Ucpubllc. i'rlef IIItM of KIIIIMIIN > eMN. Jeffcrbon county will soi n ha\o free rurnl delivery. The YolimtreiH of America hnve quit Wichita. The Canada thistle has appeared In Hooks count > . Cattle thieves are operating In Bouthein Kaums. Dickinson county farmers have begun the fall plowing. August 23 was the hottest day of the year In Kansas. The Missouri Tactile will build Houthwrat from Cauey. Hx-Govorjior St. John has declared against cxptinsloii. Three thousand sparrows wore killed by hall at Urcnola , Mrs. Thompson has lived In Blue Rapids for forty-ono years. G. a. Glllctt Is running a dairy at Chi huahua , Mex. Mcl'hcrson county has nearly 4,000 moro cattle than last jonr. Four carloads of butter wcro "shipped to the orient from Clay Center. The Brownie band of Cottonwood will bo a feature of the Atchlson corn carnival. The fire-brand of religion Is not popular nt Abilene. Evangelist Irwln of the Fire brand sect was ducked In a hdrso trough by Indignant citizens. The wages of Lcavcnworth cool miners have been advanced from SO to 90 ccnla a ton. This IB said to bo the highest price paid In many > cnrs. Mary B. Lease announces she will quit lec turing and George 'Martin ' , whose red hair has turned prematurely white , bays If all wives would follow her example the hus bands might enjoy n rest. Bailie Waggoner says : "Representative Wellcp , who astonished the legal profession throughout the state with his new rules of evidence , which ho sprung on the Investigat ing committee two years ago at Topcka , has been vindicated. Wellep , It will bo remem bered , Insisted that It was right that he bo permitted to testify to conversations ho had with himself as to what ho thought. Ills rules of evidence are now being used In the Drejfus trial. " A now swindle Is being worked In Pottn- watomlc county. A man dressed to repre sent a clergyman drives up to n farm house about nightfall and requests the privilege of remaining over night. Before the hour of retiring comes a man and woman drive up and request to bo directed to the nearest minister , an they desire to be married. The pretended clergyman volunteers his services , joins the couple In the bonds of wedlock and the farmer Is asked to sign his nnmo ae a witness. Shortly after the signature turns up on n promissory note. The Newport Suspensory. Write for catalogue. The Aloe & Tenfold Co. , Deformity llrnee Mimnfneturcri. 1-1 OH KAII ISA SI STUEET. Opp , I'urtou Hotel. Here's ' the Laurel Wreath Boys You've earned It , and Drcx. I ; . Slioo- inan Is glad , mighty glad , to give It to you and to sec you buck again and ho wants you to have a good time all day and all night , for you'll never have nn- othnr day like this you'll never como home again so completely covered with honors and glories as now Shoos Oh , hang the shoos It's soldier Iwys' day to day and we want to help Or yon how we've DrexeJ
