THE OMAHA DAILY HEEt F1UDAY, MAY a, J 001. 7 NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Uliabeth Stnart Phdps WriUs a Strj Baud a Semnt-Girl Problim, LVILS OF IMUMPERANCE AMONG WOMEN Tlir Crlinmrn WVrii Mor- of ."ntiir Volutin! Drxili-il to tlir Llniri'li I2nrl Vlrnlnlnn I'nlltli-n I. Hern ry .Vt-, "Th Successors of Mary The Klrst," by Elliabeth Stuart Phelps, may he Tenanted as Miss l'hclps' contribution to the servant girl problem. It purports to give the ex perience with servants of a family In a New Kngland suburban town. There were 3everal servants, and among them all they presented most of the serious difficulties which servants offer to employers. Thoy were of various nationalities, degrees of Ig norance and shades of Incompetence. The perplexities and tribulations of the inU tress, her wrestlings with the Intelligence offices ("non-lntelllRcnce olllces," her hus band called them) and with the societies for the umellorntlon of tho condition of the employed, call out Miss l'hclps' most delicious satire and clcvcrcut Irony. The chnracteri of the servant, frotu Mary the first down to tho Inst ono mentioned, arc drawn In picturesque lines and vivid colors, wbllu those of the mistress, her huiband, ami her daughter will havo tho charm of a flavor of familiarity to Miss l'hclps' read ers, It Is needless to add that tho story Is told with much power and evident est. Houghton, Mlfllln & Co., noston. Price, J1.50. "Ilallast," by Myrn Swan, Is a well writ ten, pathetic talc of two jlsters, ono of whom drinks, while tho other does not; both, however, suffer frm the erring sister's weakness, flroy Alison is n modest, sweet llttlo girl who Is living at home and man aging tho ratute of her half sister Klreiue, who Is away nt school In Franco. Flreno nt last returns, gay, sprightly and foreign In manners and promptly wins the heart of n hunting squire of the neighborhood. Sho Is married and goes off on her wedding tour, and (Iroy runs up to London to visit In tho family of Heptlmus Robinson Smythe. Thero Is mi excellent and amusing descrip tion of tho family life of people In Mr. Smytho's stratum of society. At this house Grey meets Charlos Howard, an attractive young man who Is studying for cxnmlna tions In the foreign olllce. (Jrcy anil Charles fall In ovo and become ongaged. At this Juncture Flrrnzo returns to London and confesses to her sister that ho Is a victim of the drink habit, and that Hho had been drunk twice while on her wedding tour, drey and tho husband taka tho unfortunate woman away Into the country to euro her if possible, and Oroy Is left In chargo of her sister. Howard comes down later on, nd through n mistake, quite convincingly presented In the naratlvc, ho Is led to bo lleve that bis botrotbed Is tho victim of alcohol. Ho goes away for n number of years, during which tlmo I'lrcnzo dies of dcllrum tremens and (Ircy buffers from wounded prldo and separation from her lover. Her reputation Is cleared, of course, nt the end, and all comes out right. Tho reader U not quite satisfied with Howard's conduct In believing evil of his lady lovo and leaving her without moro thorough Invrs ligation. The really strong feature of the book Is its description of tho Insidious progress of tho drink habit and ot tho dreadful end which overtakes tho woman who yields to It. Longmans, Orcen & Co,, Now York. I'rlce, $1.50. "Tim t;rimon weed is tne title1 or a novel by Christopher St. John. The scone opens In Italy at a villa where an Kngllsh artist has biotight a noblo Italian girl with whom he has eloped. He has wearied Are You "Olttln' thinner than a kltydld nothln' left but the runnln' gears?" Then Laugh and Grow Fat by Reading Ralph Marlowe The Great Ohio Novel by Dr- James Ball Naylor "I And myself continually musing nd laughing at Dr. James N'aylor's quaint and realistic and fascinating "Ralph Marlowe." The book bolls with lovo and laughter, with Inter missions of the sweetest pathos." . s Ell Perkins. "I read 'Ralph Marlowe' with much Interest. The plot is well conceived. Tha atmosphere of a country town' Is admirably reproduced, and tho char acters of the hero and tho old doctor are fine. I hopo that 'Ralph Mar lowe's' success will encourage tho author to further writing of novels." Margaret K. Sangster. It h n pood story? Rend the following ami be covincod, Then buy the book and KNOW it. "One of the most real, human, mod ern stories written In many a day." Baltimore-American. "A very admirable American novel," Minneapolis Journal. "An exceptionally good Btory." San Francisco Chronicle. "Quite above tho average." Chicago Times-Herald. "A wholesomo and winning story of village life." Trenton Advertiser. "One which can be laughed at and cried over, and then remembered tor Us touches of reality." Saginaw News. Handsomely Hound in Red Cloth, Gold Lettered 12mo - . SI. 50 For wale at lliOS Fnrnam St. .LAW BOOKS v . ICI.N SJI.t.V, 2 South l!5th Avenu. malm. .Neu. of her and Is preparing to return to bis wife and family In England. Some time afterward a son Is born to the deserted woman, and the story Is transferred to England. Tho boy grows Into manhood, and when he learns who his father Is he Is seized with an uncontrollable desire for revenge. He tries to kill hlra, and nearly succeeds twice. The old man dies of apoplexy, and tho mother, who has achieved great success as an opera singer, quits tne stago to devote herself to her son, who has become, to say the least, a little de mented. The story closes with a r."ne at the same villa where the boy was born. Thero Is not one character in tho entire volume who Is happy, and the conversation Is decidedly morbid. Imagine a hero talk ing like this: "If you had a pair of glasses which could focus my soul you would see that It was Impotent-a decayed, rotten thing, over grown with a bright red weed. If you looked at my brain you would see the same there: In every crevice and cranny of my bead It grows a little, deformed plant, rank and crimson. Oh, how the Inside of my head Itches with It! I sometimes wonder that It does not sprout on my body " Tho cover design of the volume Is In exceeding good taste and very appro priate. Henry Holt fc Co., New York. Price, $1.R0, The papers which form the foundation of J. P. Mowbray's charming story, "A Jour ney to Nature," have created an extra ordinary amount of attention when pub lished serially in the New York Evening Post. Tho tale, In a word, deals with a Wall street man, whose doctor orders hlra to give up work and go to the country to live. The narrative of how he becomes acquainted with naturo for the first time, and of the delicate romanco that creeps Into this primitive life, Is told with such felicity as to make the volume unique In I contemporary lltorature. H Is one of the few new books the readers would not part with after Untitling. Undoubtedly this volume wilt glvo the author n place In the first rank of contemporary American writ ers. Resides Ita rare feeling for nature, there Is n quiet humor, n keen Insight, yet gentle philosophy and a sincere expression of what Is vital and human, that give It real distinction. Dnublcday, Page & Co., New York. Price, $1.G0. In his notable book entitled "Our Coun try," Dr. Joslah Strong points out some churchly tendencies that may well occa sion alarm In tho minds ot those who love tho church and desire that It may rlso abovo tho environment of a merely formal Christianity. The book to which attention Is now called la but a repetition of the question so often naked, "What Is tho mat ter with the church?" Tho author. Rev. Frederick Stanley Root, In a series of brief chapters, endeavors to answer that ques tion with fearlessness and perfect candor. Having been a pastor of city churches for some years and compelled to face the very problems suggested, while at tho sama time a student ot social problems, ho possesses practical knowlcdgo of the topics dli- cussed. In reality tho work Is optimistic, though unhesitatingly frank In dcallug with the present status of tho Christian church. Frederick Stanley Hoot was born In 1853 in New Haven, Conn., educated nt it mili tary school, graduated In law at Yale, 11U, nnd in divinity at Yale, 1879. Ho was pastor ot High Street Congregations church. Auburn, Me., and afterward pastor of Park church, Hartford, Conn., a church memorable for the long and exalted service of Horace' nushnoll In the pastorate. Tho Abbey Press, New York. Price, II. "English Politics In Early Vlrglula His tory," by Alexander Drown, Is an Interest ing study, from old private and company letters, and documents of the origins ot American government, ns Influenced by English court 'politics. Mr. Drown Is n 9arcful and philosophical scholar who has published several Important volumes on early American history, and his new book Is of Interest to the general reader as welt us of Importance to the historical student. Tho author In this volume covers a field that has heen seldom touched upon by the writers of historv. He has dono his work In nn apparently careful and painstaking manner and the result Is most satisfactory. Historians frequently Impress ono as being learned, but visionary or theoretical rather than practical men. Mr. Drown has been a student of history alnco he was a child, but his business experience has done more toward fitting his mind for his task than any study of books. There is no more es sential qualification1 tor an historian than a practical business experience, for the pro cess of making real history Is "strictly business," and Ideas derived from a bus! ness life are a necessary guide to the stu dent ot history and to the historian. Mr Drown wns elected a member of the Vlr glnla Historical society In 1878, ot tho Historical Society of Pennsylvania In 1881, of the American Historical associa tion In 1SS4, Follow of the Royal Historical Society ot England In 1887, etc., whllo he la corresponding or honorary member of ns many more historical societies. The Unlver ally ot tho South conferred upon him the degree of D. C. L In 1893. He Is n moraber of the Society of American Authors. Hough ton, Mlfllln & Co., noston. Price, ft. I. Horary .ot. Chnrlen II. Kerr & Co. nf nhlrna-n will publish n new translation of the "Republic of Pluto." Y Trot. James K. Talmace of the University of Utah has published a work on the Oreat oau iuko. Hall & Locke Co. of Rnaton nrtvurtlna "The l ounir Folks L.lbrarv" In n hnnrt somely printed circular. Tha Inurel Press of New York announces that they havo In prcis an edition of the "Amorettl or Iovo Sonnets of Edmund Spenser," of which only 450 numbered copies win oe limned. TIih questions of reform In the Drltlsh army wnien nro iigmiung rnrllnmont re cc vo sir King illumination in tho verv timely nnd surprising book "nine Bhlrt and Khaki," by Captain James F. J, Archl- imlrt, tlie expcrienceq American war corro jpoudenl. Oliver, uurnoit t 'o, will pub linn iv. Misx Dertha llunklo's "Helmet nf Nn varre," wnicn nns neen running with ex triinnllmirv success us a serlil In (he Century Magazlno since last August, will ne pumisnen in noon lorm on .nay i. i ne edition wilt be IOO.OijO copies which Is be lieved to be the largest first edition nf a novel ever published In America, even ' In theso days or record nrciiKing nines, Tho Mncmlllan company Iuih Issued un Illustrated circular calling attention to "The Ureat .Musters in fainting and Hemp turc." The chief aim of tho scries is to supply HUfllcient details of the lives of the artists, adequately Illustrated with por traits and the reproduction of representa tive worKs. supplemented witu iisib or tneir works hk found In the leading Hrt galleries. Among the announcements for the spring we find a now publishing firm In the Held with a book by a new writer. Messrs, II, W. Fisher A Co., Philadelphia, will pub llsh n volume on the mountain lakes of Maine, entitled "And the Wlldernoss Bios corned," by Almnn Dexter. The work Is lirnely devoted to the growth nnd develop- mem oi a unwer garden in tne woods of northern Maine, and the author's ex porlontvH with various plant and seeds are said to bo recounted with refreshing ir.lUlWIl'ns. D. Alipleton & Co. have In nrrnnrntlnn a notable series of nature books, superbly Illustrated In colors by lithographic pro cess. The new; edition of Frank M. Chap man's "Dlrd Life." with sevcnty-flvo plates nf mi r common birds In their mitnrni Minn reproducing Mr. Ernest Seton-Tbompson's drawings; Prof. John Henry Comstock's 'insect Life." with Its line pictures of nillieriiies nun inner innecn, nnd Mr. ncnuyier .naintws woras nn "Familiar Trees" and "Familiar Flowers" nro par ticularly valunble. Tha above books are for sale by tho ATI0NERY (g lttOS Fn run in Street. ' M w m wm 0 MITCHELL GOES TO HELP Mini Worker.' Pniidtnt En rout U New Yrk to Aid l.-edentlm OoramittM. SAYS PLAN IS GOOD BUT DIFFICULT Aiirntp clieino to Promote Trmle AKrrrinrntM ntnl KMnhllnlinl Wuki; yt-ntc, lint Concede Tlint There Arc Olmtiii'lew. INDIANAPOLIS, May 2. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers Is on his way to New York to attend a meet ing ot a special committee appointed by the National Civic federation to devise means of promoting trade agreements be tween employers and their employes. There are fourteen members of the committee, but a subcommittee consisting of Mr. Mitchell, Herman Justl, commissioner of the Coal Operators' association of Illinois, and Vice President E. I). Kcnna of tho Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fc railroad, will meet Monday for the purpose of drawing up an agreement to submit at a meeting that will be held Tuesday. This movement, which was proposed some time ago, Is entirely new, and Mr. Mitchell rays that It Is of great significance. The National Civic federntlon, which Is a repre sentative body, hopes to bring It to a suc cessful Issue, although It Is realized that it Is a dtnicult proposition. The object Is to perfect some-kind of an agreement be tween labor nnd capital that will prevent strikes and lockouts, which arc so costly to botb. It has been suggested thnt In til branches ot labor the employers and their employes enter Into a yearly con tract by signing a acnle, as the miners, tin plate, glass workers and other trades do now. Mr. Mitchell is of the opinion that It this plan Is followed It will mean a closer or ganization of both labor and cnpltal, and that there will bo fewer strikes nnd less trouble In settling differences. On tho way to Now York Mr. Mitchell will visit tho nnthrnclto fields In Pennsylvania. SHE IMAGINES VAST WEALTH Mm. llnlstoil Wnnt l'oemilnii ot limit Olnlc lleforc She U Klditiipctl AkiiIii. Emily Ralston entered tho ofllee of the clerk of tho county court yesterday and declared that she wanted the officials lo put her In Immediate possession of the vast estato that Chauncey Duval, her affianced husband, had willed to her. Whero Is this estate nnd what does It consist of?" asked tho clerk. "It la In Europo In sovernl different countries and It Is so grcnt that no one can reckon Us, magnitude," said Mrs. Rals ton. . i'vo Just come hero from Denver," con tinued the woman, "and I want to got pos session of my property before my enemies and persecutors find out that I'm here. Thcy'vo kidnaped mo several times nnd they'll do It again if they got a chance. Timv ilnn't want mo to cot Mr. Duval's property. Dut he willed It to me and I'm going to havo It." "Whero Is Mr. Duval's will?" was asked. "Why, It's In a safe In a Jewelry stoio on Larimer street In Denver. Ho went to that store to buy a wedding ring for mo and he put his will on file there. Then when he came out on the street thoy kid naped him. They took him away and mur dered him." Mrs. Dalston said the abduction and mur der of Duval occurred twelvo years ago, and that In order to keep her from the pos session of the vast estato left by him his relatives had kidnaped her repeatedly. She said she bad spent nine years In the In sane asylum at Pueblo. NOT AN ESCAPED PATIENT Iteiiort In Oinnhn I.eiiiU to IlUclnsiirea Concrrnlnu Hininit llroUntv or Itnlaton. PUEDLO, Colo., May 2. (Special Tele gram.) Emma Drokaw or Ralston, reported In Omaha to be an escaped patient from the Colorado insane asylum here, and to have told of fortunes kept away from her In Denver, did not escape from tho asylum. March 22 the daughter of the patient came to tho asylum and asked to tako her mother back to ber home In Omaha. Several years ago permlsslou was given for such a visit with the Idea that the woman would be provided for. She was later returned to tho asylum. When this last application for permission to visit in Omaha was made the patient was allowed to leave the asylum only with the distinct understanding that the daughter was to take her mother to Omaha to live and that tho state of Colo rado would be relieved of tho care of the patient. Instead, however, of leaving tho city Im mediately, the 'daughter took the mother for a visit with Pueblo friends and nt the end of ten days mndo application to havo the patient returned to tho asylum. The condition of her removal and tho final dls chargo of tho patient under those condi tions caused a peremptory refusal to re colva tho patient again, and mother and daughter left the city. Mrs. Drokaw, as her name appears on the records, though Ralston Is said to be her real name, Is a woman between 40 and 45 years ot age. She was adjudged Insane at Denver and was committed to tho asylum from Arapahoe county February 19, 1S36 She has been possessed of persistent de luslons for a number ot years, In some o which hallucinations money played a prom Incnt part. i tioliiH to Move, The Omnha Sporting Goods company now located at 1413 Douglas street, has leased tho storeroom nt 1521 Fnrnam street and will remove there Juno 1. The room I now being put In lino order, the floor being dropped even with tho sidewalk, new plate glass show windows, besides other Improve ments, and whe.i completed will make It one ot the handsomest storerooms In the city. DEATH RECORD. StrlrUen In WyiiinliiK, TECUMSEH, Neb,, May 2. (Special.) Carlos Datherlck of Tucumseh was stricken with heart failure whllo working nt rail road grading near Rawlins, Wyo yesterday and died almost inbtnntly His wife, a st and two daughters survive him. The b;dy will be brought to Tecumseh for burial Mr. Datherlck wns 65 years old, .Mother of Im I), turnkey. NEWCASTLE, Pa., May 2. Mrs, Mary Sankey, mother of Ira D. Sankey, the world famous evangelist and singer, died at he homo In this city today. She was 00 yer.rs old, being born July 17, 1811. and death ivn caused by the Infirmities attendant upon her advanced years. OaUnloosn Count) Pioneer. SIDLEY, la., May 2. (Special Tokgram.) Mrs. I). H. Dennett, a pioneer of Oska loosa county, was burled hero today. Sh leaves a husband and children. FIRE RECORD. Horn nnil Six Homea, CRESTON. la., May 2. (Special Telo grara.)--J ( Allen lost a barn and si hrad of horses this morning by lire. Hay and machinery, amounting to $7,000, wa estroyed, as well ns an Imported horse, alucd at $3,009. Scbmlt'a photograph gallery was dam- ged last night by flro and water, also Mlckcl tftclnoi's furniture stoic. The total loss will be f 3,1QU, with Insurance over bal.'. (id ii mil iix limine nnil Itnrii. COLUMUUS, Neb., May 2,-(Spoclal Tele gram.) W. L. McQuown lost his honu, barn and outbuildings by fire this after noon. A high wind was blowing and the Are was half a mile from the nearest hydrant. The contents were partly saved. Insurance was G00. The origin Is un known. Ofthkoah IIIkIi Sellout. OSHKOSII, Wis., May 2. The High school building, a four-story brick, was totally de stroyed by fire today. Loss $70,000, Insur ance $16,000. MUSICAL FESTIVAL PLANS Meeting n f Committee nt Whleh Nev- ernl Mutter Are tilveii Consideration, At the meeting of the musical fcsllnl ommlttee yesterday tho concession for the salo ot refreshments nt tho June festival nd the privilege ot placing signs on the fence surrounding tho pavilion was lot to the Voung Woman's Christian association. The cigar concession will be let tomorrow. The committee reserved to Itself tho pub lication of tho official program, believing that more money could be realized from It than anyone would give. Word was received from tho management of the rnllroads centering In Omaha Indi cating that extremely low round trip rates would bo mndo on Bpcclal days during the entertainment within a radius of 100 miles from Omaha. Ous Renze, the artist of the Knights of ,k-Sar-Den, has been ngaRod to erect tho rch over tho main entrance of tho pavilion nd will begin to design it Immediately. It was reported by several members of tho committee that the advance salo of ticket books was beyond tho expectation of tho committee, ono member having reported tho sale of 1,000 tickets within the last few days. It Is said that from tho present out look the books now on hand will bo ex hausted within two weeks and that proba bly as many more win iio sold before tne opening of the entertainment, as tha holder f a book receives a discount of 10 cents on the prlco of each ticket. 6RAND COUNCIL OF U. C. T. 'mi el intc Men Will .Meet In Slnte Con tention In O in nil it Fri ll II)'. Tho Nebraska grand council of tho United Commercial Travelers will hold lln annual meeting In Omaha today and tomorrow. Sov- oral hundred members of the order and their families nrc expected In Omaha to at tend tho sessions. All tho trains this morn- ng will bo met by a reception committee f Omaha members of tho order. At 10:30 In the morning the. llrst business session will be held In Iloynl Arcanum ball, Dee building. Tomorrow nfternoon nil tho visiting women will bo entertained by wives of Omnha travelers nnd tho grand council will hold another session. In I lie evening at 9:30 u grand banquet will be given at ono of tho lending hotels. Saturday, May I, thero will bo business meetings until l o'cl6ck In the nfternoon, when all visitors wil be taken for s trolley rldo over the city. In the evening a theater party will bo given at the Crolghton- Orpheum. The correct numberof "THE DOTS" and list of prize winnerff'.will be published In Tho Sunday Dee. Mar 5. Hleetrlu 'Wire Iflirmvn a Mnn. An electric, wire- broke-last night nnd con nected with a street cur at Tenth nnd Wil liam streets. Emll D.1 Hofmnii of K32 South Seventeenth street, wbh thrown from tho cur to tho ground by th shock. Fashions for the Season Hint by Mary Lamb. 3802 Blouse Walt, 32 to 40 In. butt Woman's Blouse Waist. No. 3802. To Be Made with or Without the Kitted Lining. The waist with the low round collar and contrasting chemisette has taken a firm hold on the popular fancy and la steadily adding to tho number of Its adherents. It has the merit of being exceedingly slmplo at the same tlmo that It Is generally be coming, nnd Is suited to n variety ot ma terials, as well as to both the odd waist and tho cosiumo made onsultc. The smart model Illustrated Is of wool batiste In a soft tan color, with collar and chcralsoto of panne satin and trimming of Russian lace, black velvet ribbon and tiny rhlne stone buttons; but all the lighter wool materials, soft silks and silk and wool mix tures are appropriate, as are linen and cotton suiting materials, Duck, mercer ized and plain, arc admirable; natural linen makes n charnilng costume, whllo thinner materials, such as batiste, dimity and the like, might be suggested by tho score. The blouso is made over a fitted lining that closes at the center front and wbt.h may bo emitted when not desired. Tho back Is smooth r.crcss the shoulders and drawn down at the waist line. The fronts are full at the waist line, forming soft nnd becoming folds, and Include tho chemisette that Is iinlshcd with a regulation stock, while completing tho low neck Is the round collar, worn with a soft scarf of Liberty ribbon. The sleeves nro In bishop style, tucked at tho wrists and finished with roll over flan cuffs. To ronko this blouse for a woman of medium slip ZVt yards of material 21 Inches wide, 2 yards 27 Inches wide, 2 yards 02 Inches wide or 1 yards 44 Inches wHo will be required, with V yard of silk for collar and rhcmlsotto, 24 yards of laco and yard of velvet ribbon to trim as Illus trated. The pattern, 3502, Is cut In sizes for a 32, J4, 3, 3S and 40-Inch bust measure. For the accommodation of Tho Dee's readers these patterns, which usually retail at from 2ft to 60 cents, will he furnished at a nominal price, 10 cnt, which covers all expense. In order to get any pattern enclose to rents, give number and namu of pattern wanted and bust measure. Al low about ten days from date of your letter before beginning to look for the pattern Address Pattern Department, Oraahi Dee, Omaha. Neb. You Can Bank o on a food smoke for 5 cents if you hold fast to EL MERITO 5 Cent Clear Brings Havana Home to You. Crivo your dealer the cue to keep a supply. rtOI.TZ, CI.YMKn . CO,, Philadelphia. I'KltntlOY A MOOItE, Distributors, On ilm. FORMAL OFFER FOR STOCK Qrett Northern Makes Iti Tondsr to th Owners of the Burlington, DIRECTORS NOTIFY THE STOCKHOLDERS Tun Itiimlreil Piillnm n Ulinie In Joint II ii 11 iln the I'rlce, ulth nn Hlecttvc Kentttre In ioIvIiik C111I1. The directors of the Burlington havo Is sued tho circulars to tho stockholders ot the road, setting forth tho proposition of the Northern Pacific and the Oreat Northern to purchase tho stock of tho Burlington and tho directors have advised tho acceptance of tho offer. The stockholders are given until May 20 to deposit two-thirds ot tho stock with the designated trust company ns an acceptance ot thu offer. Tho propsltlon Is to buy tho Btock at $200 n share In Joint I per cont twenty-year bonds, Interest paynblo semi-annually In January and July after July 1, 1900. The ofter also prcsentB tho altcrnatlvo of $1(50 a sharo In stock and $40 In cash until ?30, 000,000 shall hnvo thus been paid out. According to tho terms of tho offer, tho transaction is tc be completed by the north ern roads by September 2, 1001. Only one of the directors ot the Burlington, Dr. J. H. Smith voted against tho proposition though two directors were absent from the mev'tliiK The Burlington hnB been a 6 per cent, quarterly dividend road, the prop osition quoting tho stock nt $200 boln; considered by tho directors a good invest ment. The opening of Ycllowstlne park Is to occur two wocks earlier this year than usual becauso of the visit of President Mc- Klnley. The local passenger officials havo received the notice that tho park will be opened Juno 1. It is anticipated that tho visitors to tho park will find more pleasure In traveling this year owing to a new arrangement whereby the management of tho hotel nnd the transportation facilities are In the samc hands. In other days the two have btcn operated by separato com panies and there has been somo friction, guests being unablo to mako the arrange ments for stop-overs thnt were desired. It ' said tlint more amicable conditions will be apparent this season. Tho occasion ot tho annual meeting ot tho Dunkards at Lincoln tho last ot tho month Is to bo seized by tho railroads as a col onizing venture. Thero uro bcvcral colo nics of the people of this sect In this state nnd In Knnsas nnd many Inducements are to bo made to bring moro Into tha west for permanent location. The plans for the transportation of tho dclcgntcs to the meeting were formulated with this Idea In view and now side trips to settlements and good locations for colonics aro being ar ranged. Chief Clerk A. L. Lynch of tho Union Pacific Land company has arrived homo from a trip through Kansas, ono of the ob jects of his visit being to arrange for an excursion to be run from Lincoln to Qulntcr, Kan,, during tho convention, May 24-31. Qulnter Is tho center of a large colony of Dunkards, settled In tho heart of a fine section of country. Tho company has about 40,000 acres of land in that vicinity, whero It will attempt to lnduco moro ot tho Dunkards to locate. Just a little bit tho best Is tho llttlo book let which has been Issued by the passenger dopartmont of tho Denver & Rio Orando railroad, tho tltlo of which Is "With Naturo In Colorado." Krom a mechanical stand point, It Is well done, being the product of a Denver shop. Krom nn artistic stand point, It has a better assortment of views of the scenery of tho Hockles than any of tho current publications. Aa a general source of Information on tho sights that will greet the eye of the Colorado tourUt and tho places bo should visit It will bo hard to surpass. The latest style of advertising matter for tho Pan-American exposition that has been turned loose on tho public Is tho song, "Wnko Mo Up at Buffalo," Issued with the compliments of the passenger department of the Wabash road. It sets forth tho glories of tho fair and tho Wabash. HOW TO FIND OUT. Kill a bnttlu or common glass with your water and let It Htund twenty-four hours; ii sediment or Hcttllng Indicates an un healthy condition of tho kidneys; If It stnlns tho linen It is evidence of kidney trouble; too frequent dcslro to puss It, or pain In the buck Is iiIbo convincing proof that tho kidneys nnd bladder nrc out of order. WHAT TO IMI. Thero Is comfort In the knowledge so often oxprcbsed thiit Dr. Kltmor'H Swain,i Hoot, the great kidney and bladder rem edy, fullllls every wish In curing rheuma tlsm, pain In tho buck, kidneys, liver bladder und every part of the urinary iiiiHsiiKO. It corrects Inability to hold water and scalding pain In passing It, or had rffpotH following use of liquor, wino or beer, and over coiwh thnt uiiplciMun neeoHhlly of bolng compelled to go often during tho day, and to gpt up many Minos during the night. Tho mild mid the ex traordlnnry effect of Hwump-Itoot Is ,oon realized. It stands th. highest for Its wonderful cures of tha most distressing ciiscs. If yon nerd u medicine you should havo the best. Sold by druggists In llfty cent ami one-dollar hIzoh. You may havo a Mimplo bottl" of Swamp Boot and a bonk that tells inoio about It both went absolutely free by mull. Address Dr. Kilmer St Co., lllnghamton. N. V When writing mention that you read till gentrous offer In the Omiilui Morning Hoc OpCYAMMJMfc Mason's Corner Folks. " Tbt Villi Gossips wondertd wk b wi, what ht wu, what tat carat for, tad how long ht Inttndtd to ttay." MINISTERS AND MIDWAY Their Tuf-o'-War Ottr Sunday Opening If ay Et at an End. CONCESSIONAIRES CLAIM A CINCH Innlst thnt Cnntrnctn Anmire Them 1'rlrllene of Itiinnlna Shown Kvery Day the Onto Are Unlocked. BUKKALO. May 2. When the board of directors ot the Pan-American exposition, after weeks ot discussion, dually agreed to throw the exposition gates open on Sunday between the hours ot 1 p. m. and 11 p. m., closing all tho Midway attractions for twenty-four hours, It was thought that this question had been disposed of. Tho com mlttco of ministers and others who so bit terly opposed Suuday opening of the fair were not disposed to let tho matter drop, however, ns Indicated by the appointment of a sub-commlttoo yesterday to Investi gate whnt legal steps, It any, could bo taken to close tho gates on the Sabbath, But tonight Rev. Mr. Glfford, tho head of the committee, said. "So far as our com mlttco i concerned, no further efforts will be made toTHTat tho Sunday opening of tho exposition gates nor will we attempt any legal proceedings In the matter." Previously, another factor In tho situa tion had developed. It Is said that the Mid way concessionaries will mako n formal request during tho next few days that thoy be allowed to' keep open their shows on Sunday. They claim that, according to a clause In their contracts with the Exposl "Kranich And Bach" Pianos- In this uro, wliuu mnny candidates for honors present In lout! nnd glowiuj; terms tticlr claims for recognition It Is plensnnt to (hid nn Institution like "Km- nlcii & Ilacli," whose dignified nml hon ored piiHt cniphnslzcs their modest atti tude in tho present There Is Just one reason why tho "Krnnleh & Huch" plnno Is thu equal of tiny Instrument uiiinu- I'nctured thnt Is because tho manufac turers mndo It so It Is now conceded mid recognized Unit Kranich & Huch hold llrst place ns makers of artistic plaiioi -In tone, action, beauty nnd, hist but not least, art In making rich ami rate veneers, tho "Kranich & Hach" products hold place among the planus of today at once unique nud exalted. A. HOSPE Music and Art. 1513-1515 Douglas Wc iln nrttxtlo tunliiK. Drexel $3.50 Specials We do not claim to sell a Drox I.. Shooinau value for $:i..iq hut wo do -claim to sell thu best men's value for m ?;i.i)0 ever sold anywhere while it is not a Drexel if.'t value It Is a ?5 value In some stores The worth must be 111 them-else why Is our trade In them growing continually- and why do the same men come again and again and in sist upon gutting, thu same shoe besides the uneqiialtMl value these shoes have tlie same style anil comfort of any of the higher priced shoes. Our new spring lines are In lcl kid, box calf, velotir calf and Russia with every slsso and width In every leather-Once you wear a Drexel ,;i.." special you will alwnys wear them, Dre xel Shoe Co,, Cataluftiie sent Fran for tliv AaLliiL. Ouiuhu'a Up-to-iliitr Slinr lluui. 1418 l AUMASI STIIEUT. The best New England Story Ever Written , is QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER tho book overybody Is tnlk I (i tr about. Dili nooiit "lllenner-llnMNett" by tlie Kiime mitlior, t'liiirlen t'et tim I'lilitln. A xtlr'lnu riiinmiee of Anron llurr nml lil duel ltli Alcxiin tler lliiiiillti n, mill lil" ilrciini ot empire. C, M. CLARK PUR. CO., Boston. 1308 Fartiatu St. tlon company, tho company must allow them to run every day that tho exposition gates nro open. Somo concerted action, It Is said, will bo taken to compel tho hoard ot directors to fulfill whnt tho commission ers allege Is a provision In the contracts, tracts. A number of western commissioners ar rived at the grounds today to push along the construction of stnte buildings, mnny of which nrc still unfinished and some Just started. Wanted A bull pup. Count tho dots? No, ndd tho llgurc3 In The Kvcnlng Boo, May 8. I i Buy Your BICYCLE FROM Omaha Bicycle Co., where you got tho most (or your money. Supplies and Repairing. Cor. 16th and Chicago Streets. I I i