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    THE OMAHA DAILY HEEt F1UDAY, MAY a, J 001.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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FROM
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where you got tho most (or
your money.
Supplies and Repairing.
Cor. 16th and
Chicago Streets.
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