THE OMAHA DAILY BEE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1001.
NEW -BOOKS AND MAGAZINES
Pr.rps NoTel' Earing to Do with Religions
ControTenlet.
ORY Of 'EARLY NEW YORK FRONTIER
I1IO1 rriien nnil (o'tintiy ,fr Ho-iiiUf.i-r
of Modern (Jrrrlc riff Ont
loor 1,1 fr In Krntnckj-Tlie
Unstable t'ntully.
'Casting of Net" Is frankly a novel with
i purpose, namely, the exposure of cerialn
practices nnd methods of the Church of
Home, especially those by which. In tho
opinion of the nutbor, Its Kngllsh ronverts
uto galnrd, It li to the credit of the
author, Hlchard Itagot, that In splto of lU
controversial tone and the slightest of plots
ho has written a story n( real Interest,
Absolutely unllko n are tho hooks, "Cast
ing of Nets" suggests loth "Eleanor" aud
4The Master Christian." Not only Is
the spirit of nil Inimical to the Church of
Home, hut In all appears a saintly prlst
who has risen ahovo creeds and Is more
or less uuder the ban of the church; and
In all thi) aged pontiff comes upon tho scone
1' seems a pity that tho author should ex
I pend his very doep Insight and dramatic
, power upon this form of Action, which can
but provoke theological discussion, "Catt
ing of Nets" gives conclusive proof that Its
author Is cnpnhle of unusually fine work
should ho bestoiv It upon the canvas of a
largo humanity Instead of tha particular
phaso to which at present he Is limiting
Ills powers. John Lane, New York,
H. A. Stanley, author of "The Haekwoods
man" fias much of tho explorer In his
makctp. For years, whllo the editor of
tho Herald In Ulnghamton, N. Y ho
trimpod tho woods and river valleys, search
ing out tho sights of Indian villages of
Revolutionary days. Tho Mohawk and Dela
Aaro valleys nro familiar to him. Iu "The
Ilackwoodsman" even the names and char
acters of tho Indian and white settlers, o
well, nrn taken from history. Of late years,
. bfcauso of 111 health, Mr. Stanley has bo-
f i'oiuo n resident of tho stato of Washington.
"Tho Wonderful Northwest," In a recent
number of "Too World's Work," bespeaks
his ability to know at first hand what tho
story of tbo forest and what past and even
current history means, In "Tho Ilackwoods
man" Mr. Stanley has written a remark
oblo story of tho New York frontier during
tho revolutionary wnr. The author has a
most Intlmato acquaintance with this period
and has succeeded In writing a book which
carries tho reader out Into the heart of
1 the forest, whoro a man's life depended
Jipon tho keenness of his scncs and his
ability to outwit nature herself ns well as
his savago enemies. Doubleday, Pago 4
Co., .New York. Price, Jl.GO.
Under the title "Irish Pastorals" are
colloctod a number of sketches of the Irish
peasantry by fihan I'. Hullock. They are
really pen pictures, some stern and somber,
somo pathetic, somo genial nnd abounding
In humor, Tho hit of description at the
beginning of each sketch will usually be
found to bo an Indication of Its nature. In
this harmony is found the author's greatest
art In the blending of these true children
oC tho soil with tho earth which glvea them
austennnce. Yet even In the hour of gloom,
when the sky bodes no good and tho fields
aro a dreary waste, they exhibit admirable
elements of keen native wit, Irrepressible
ood nature nnd shrewd practical wisdom.
With little certainty of a winter's provision,
they will mnko merry with the true ring
about a board which offers nothing but
boiled "praties" and tho milk "noggin."
nut when sorrow comes, H Is pathetic, so
hopeless It seems nnd so forlorn. "Spotty"
Is a story of such pathos, while In "Tho
f Hero" "Tho Dlggors" and "The Reapers"
. It Is mingled with a noto of tragedy. In
"Tho Planters." humor nnd sentiment pre
dominate; In "Tho Mowers" a certain aus
terlty. "The Brothers" differs from all the
rrst In subject nnd treatment. Yet. ns Is
'hnractorlstlc of tho people they portray,
, no ono of tho sketches will be found devoid
of humor. McClure. Phillips (t Co., New
1 York. Price, ll.BO.
Realizing that the life and customs In
some parts of modern Creeco nre little
Known to his American readers, Oeorge
, Horton has ngaln happily chosen that coun
try for the background of a story. "The
Tempting of father Anthony." During his
long residence there he made a close study
of tho wnys of the poople In the smaller
villages, ami many of the episodes and
I scenes In his latest book are based on nc-
I tual occurrences. Father Anthony Is tho
fon of n village priest nnd aspires to
rmulato his patron saint by forswearing
the Joys of the world nnd leading an ns
oetlc's life. Thov events which cnuso him
to abandon his ambition are described In a
highly entertaining nnd sprightly manner.
Mr. Morton made his literary reputation
with his first novel, "Like Anothor Helen."
A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. Price, 11.25.
John Fox, Jr.. has brought out a new
hook this nutumn under tho captivating
title "llluegrass and Rhododendron" with
the subtitle "Outdoor Life in Kentucky."
It has tho Scrlbncr Imprint and Is planned
for that class of splendidly Illustrated
hooUi which nlunya finds a popular de
mand. In chnraeter It may be classed with
the outdoor sketches of Henry Van Dyke,
which It resembles In distinction and
beauty. It contains many homely Ken
tucky sketches of tho sort that brought
Mr. Fox his first literary reputation, In
cluding lively sporting scenes, glimpses of
fox, coon nnd rabbit hunting, sports on
horseback and racing, with much olso that
will throw the plcturosquencss, the ro
mance and tho beauty of Kentucky llfo Into
strong relief Tho Illustrations aro by F.
C. Vohn Louis Leob, Jules Guorln, W. A.
Rogers, Max E. Kloppcr nnd C. M. Ashe.
There nro twenty full-page drawings, bo
rides numerous sketches of similar slr.e.
Charles Strlbner's Sons, New York.
Price, .
Mrs. Kdlth Nesblt Illnnd, who writes
under the pen namo of K. Nesblt, has pub
lished n volume, bearing tho suggestive
title, "The Wouldbegoods." This charmlug
book for young people relates the adven
tures of a certain English family of boys
and girls, tho TUstablo family and some
frlonds who come to visit them at a coun
try house. It is a story of children and
Interesting to children over 10 years of
age. Rut there aro many fine touches of
unconscious humor and Irony In tho tale
told by tho eldest boy, Oswald, which
make- the story even more attractive for
"grown-ups." Tho name, "Wouldbegoods,"
Is that of a socloty formed among thorn
solves by the children to help them In
keeping In the straight path of duty; tho
"nook of Golden Deeds" Is tho rernrrt nt
the times when they succeed In keeping
in inai narrow pain. Mrs. ruana Knows
her subject thoroughly and gives In this
book a delightful picture of the heartiest,
hupplest, cleanest of English boys and
girls. Sho shows throughout a koen In
sight Into the nrocesses of it bov's mlnri
his sense of Justice, his honesty nnd his
goou intentions. Harper Hros., New York
Price, 11.50.
I. litest Juveniles.
The approach of winter, bringing In its
train longer evenings and occasional In-
clement days, creates a demand for some
thing with which to amuse tho young people
oi me laraiiy, and publishers are accord
lngly bringing out attractive volumes of
Juvenile literature. There Is nothing from
which children can obtain as much real
genuine pleasure during the long evenings
as from a good, wholesome book, written
by some one who understands child nature,
properly Illustrated, This fall there Is
promise of an abundance of such hooks, and
they arc already beginning to put In an ap
pearance. A. Wesscls company presents "Child
hood's Hongs of Long Ago," being a col
lection of such of the divine nnd moral
songs of Rev. Isaac Watts as stem to lend
themselves most readily to the method of
treatment expressed and the understand
ing of children of the present day, The
verses were first published In the early
part of the eighteenth century. Through
out there Is a rich vein of humor and thes.c
songs, which have retained their popularity
through nil the years, may rightly be styled
children's classics. The verse Is accom
panied by a large number of full page Il
lustrations, which nre quaint In the ex
treme and of a character to amute children.
It la withal, a most commendable Juvenile
serving to amuso, nnd at the same tlmo
Inculcating many most useful lessons.
A most catchy little book from the pub
lishing house of Frederick A. Stokes com
pany Is "Cats," Like the preceding, It Is
a book of Juvenile verse and Is well cal
culated to pleaso the youngest children.
Pussy Is represented In a nrlety of amus
ing situation!, both the erse and tho
splendid full page Illustrations being easily
within the comprehension of small chil
dren. Even children old enough to read
will enjoy Its humor, Louis Wain has done
himself much rrcdlt with tho Illustrations,
which aro In black and white. Price, II 10.
The market Is flooded with Mother Oooso
books of nil kinds and descriptions, but A.
Wessels company has conceived the bril
liant Idea of bringing out l book contain
ing the old nursery rhymes which were
hoary with age In tho days of our great
grandmothers. Many of these old rhymes
date back to 1607, when a Frenchman first
collected them together In a small volume
under tho title of "Songs of My Mother
Goose," but thnt was only their first ap
pearance In print. In an oral form they
must have been handed down for many nry
provlous to that tlmo. nut tho youthful
readers, who will enjoy them In their latest
form, will caro but little rogardlng tholr
antiquity. Tho book Is printed In two
colors, with a vast number of quaint, old
time Illustrations. No child's education Is
complete without a knowledge of Mother
Ooose. It Is larger than most of the Juven
iles of the class to which It belongs, con
taining 135 pages, and nlthough brought out
In a very neat and attractive style, It Is
made to sell nt II.
From Rand, MeNally & Co. comes "The
Plrato Frog and Other Tales," with verso
by W. A Frlsblo and Illustrations by Bart,
authors of the "Ilandit Mouse." Each pago
In the book Is taken up with nn Illustra
tion In three colors, tlm verso being worked
In with thu Illustration. Tho pictures havo
to do with animals represented as acting
In a more or Icsb human wny, tho verso
describing the amusing situations und Inci
dents. Tho bright pictures nnd the amus
ing stories as told In tho pleasantly written
Jlnglo are well calculated to amuso small
children. Tho pictures themselves aro suffi
cient to provoke shouts of laughter from
children not old enough to read.
A. Weasels company has brought out one
book that Is Intended for children some
what older thun those for whom tho abovo
books nre best suited. It Is entitled "Told
In the Twilight" and Is nn attractive vol
ume of stories to tell to children. It con
tains such stories as "Rip Van Winkle and
His Long Nap" and "Robin Hood and His
Merry Men" and others of a slmllnr char
acter, some of them fairy stories. There
aro mnny full-pagi Illustrations to help out
the meaning of the text nnd nt the samo
time afford amusement for children who aro
fond of sitting down with a picture book.
Price. 75 cents.
l.ltornrj- .Votes,
The Ladles' Home Journal for October Is,
perhaps, the best number of this magazine
ever Issued. The literary features Include;
"How the Leopard Got Ills Spots," by Hud
yard Kipling; 'A Fifth Avenue Trouba
dour," by Krnest Seton-Thompsrfh, tho first
Instalment of "A Gentleman of the Rluc
amiss." by Laura Sp'-ncur Portor; the last
of "Miss Alcott's Letters to Her 'Laurie.' "
und the closing chnpters of "Alleim."
"Some Things tho President Does Not to,"
n collection of anecdotes nbout Whistler,
the artist, nnd Mr. Hok's ndvlce to a young
ninn about to marry are Important features.
The regular editorial departments nre sup
plemented by nine new ones of great Inter
est, among which Prof. Kdwnrd Howard
Griggs" talks on "The KdJcntlnn of n Child
from Eleven to Eighteen," Prof. Hchmuck
er's "Seeing Things Outdoors" nnd Silas
Wlthey's "Writing nnd Spenklng Correctly"
nre noteworthy. The Illustrations and art
features nre superb. Ilv the Curtis I'ubllph.
Ing company, Philadelphia. One dollar a
yenr; 10 cents a number.
Danu Ktes & Co.'s list of fall nnd holi
day publications Includes the following;
Juveniles "Chntterbox" for 1901. "Traveler
Tales of Chlnn," "Reynard the Fox," "Tho
Tin Owl Stories," "Where Wus the Little
White Dog?" "With Taylor on the Hlo
Grande," "Our Jim; or the Power of Ex
ample," "Two Hoys In the nine Ridge,"
"Wlien Wo Destroyed tho Gnspee," "Fern
ley House." "Stories from Shnkespcnrc."
"Younc of Heart Series." "Whnf Puma tn
Winifred," "Madnmo Angora." "Tho Double
lTiiue, ,i nc uoso ami me King. "The
Grasshopper's Hop, and Other Verses."
Gift books "A Year Hook of Famous
Lyrics," "Among tho Great Masters of
Oratory, or Scenes from th r.Hva nt
"Famous Orators," "Among the Great Mas
ters of Painting, or Scones from tho Lives
of Famous Artists," "Geoffrey Strong." "V
Handbook of Rrltlsh Hlrds."
The above books are for sale by tho
Mogeatu Stationery Co., 1303 Farnam St.
I1HOWXIXC, KINO A CO.'S
imv IMre Proof nnllilliig In iv
York City.
Tho new building, says the New York
Press, Is fireproof and thoroughly modern
In every appliance, covers a plot of ground
fronting 17(1 feet on tho west elde of Cooper
square and extending back 171 feot. Them
aro nearly 22,000 square feet of available
space on each of the seven floors. It Is
lighted on three sides, and by the use of
glas prisms In tho windows the great
workrooms nro flooded with daytlghL
On tbo ground floor Is tho new retail
store, the fifteenth In the system, which In
cludes branches in Chicago, St. Louis, Mil
waukee. Cincinnati. Philadelphia. Kansas
City, St. Paul, Omaha, Buffalo, Minneap
olis, Brooklyn, Boston, Providence and
Cleveland. It Is the largest single show
room of Its kind In the country.
Above tho retail store aro tho uniforms,
livery, custom tailoring and contracting de
partments, and still another story up nro
tho general offices. The fourth floor Is de
voted to stock, whllo on the fifth aro tho
deslgntng and cutting departments. Tho
sixth and seventh floors are devoted to sow
ing and manufacturing.
Every detail has been considered that
could add to tho comfort or convenience of
tho hundreds of hands, nnd no expense has
been spared In providing every arrangement
that might, In however small a degree, con
tribute to tho welfare, health and happiness
of tha employes.
As to the merits of tho products of this
factory, no better clothing can he made.
None but tho best materials are employed.
In a word, whatever perfect facilities, long
experience, trained Intelligence and untir
ing attention to details may accomplish tn
the way of woll-made, stylish and perfect
clothing Is to be found In every garment
that bears the namo of Browning, King
Co.
Charles R. Wessmar, Evanston, ill.,
writes: "My boy, 2 years old, had a
sevcro cold which refused to yield ti any
treatment until we tried Foley's Honey and
Tar. Ho was completely cured be f nro using
one bottle." Take nono but Folcy'a.
WILL BANQUET GOVERNORS
Ofismercial 01 tb Will Eatirtaia Ihnigsn
of Kilfhti of Ak-Bar-Bo,
ANNUAL EVENT IS SET FOR OCTOBER 15
Insnrnnrr Inspector Heeaon 'Explain
Workings of Schedule listing
f) stent to Micrntlve Cora
m litre of the Club.
The annual banquet of tho Commercial
club, In honor of the Hoard of Governors
of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, will be
given the night of October 15 In tho Com
mercial club's rooms. This action was de
cided upon at tho meeting of tho cxecutho
committee yesterday.
At this meeting a representative of the
New York Commercial presented a plan for
placing branch ofllces of that publication
In the various parts of the country, special
service to be established In about twenty-
flvo cities. Ho came to establish a special
ofllco In Omaha provided tho business men
of the city will co-operate. Tho club prom
ised Its co-operation In tho mnttcr.
A. O, Ileeson, state Inspector of the fire
Insurance companies of Nebraska, was thon
Introduced to explain the workings of the
system of schedule rates now being applied
to risks In Omaha. Tho mercantile sched
ule, nccordlng to tho statement of the In
spector, Is placed upon the protection
against (Ires In tho various cities. In ap
plying rates In towns whero efficient service
Is In operation tho first thing to consider Is
tho wall which must be of a certain thick
ness. If tho walls aro thin a deficiency Is
made. Deficiency charge is made for all
stories abovo tho third, except In fireproof
buildings, whero no chargo Is mado until
the seventh floor Is reached. The standard
roof Is metal or composition. Deficiency
cbnrgo Is made for shingles or roofs not up
to standard; deficiency chargo Is mado for
ceilings other than lath or plaster or metal
ceilings; deficiency chargo Is mado for root
spnee, for skylights not attached by metal
or not strong glass; deficiency charges are
mado for clevntora, unless In brick or Iron
shaft or aro trapped on each floor. Thoao
traps aro a new device which upon the
application of 150 degrees Fahrenheit
will automatically closo communication
between tho different floors. Deficiency
charges arc mado for stairways and dumb
waiters, unless trapped. No chargo Is made
for stairways leading from the street. De
ficiency charge la mado for electric lighting,
but none for gas. Coal oil nnd gasollno
come under heavier deficiency charges. De
ficiency charge Is made for openlngn from
ono building to another, unless closed by
tln-clnd doors. Deficiency charge Is made
for frame, exposures and higher walls ad
joining. Deficiency charge Is made for ad
ditional tenants. This gives tho total
charge.
Additional Credits.
Then there aro credits In addition
to thceo for lire department and police. De-
ductloiih arc made for Inside standptpe and
hose, for chemical palls, for wlro lath, for
mill construction, for watchman on prem
ises, with approved clock or somo central
reporting stntlon. In this city the credit
for flro department and water works Is 47
per cent. In Lincoln the credit for this Is
but 26 per cent on account of the scarcity
of water, and tne construction of tho mains.
The highest credit for water service and
fire department Is 75 psr cent. Knnsas City
Is not getting the credit given to Omaha.
This credit makes tbo Omaha basis 53 per
cent from the amount It would bo In case
there was no fire protection. This system,
be said la being used throughout the mid
dle west from Ohio to Colorado. The new
system Increases tho rato on stocks and de
creases it on building;,
After his explanation several questions
were aiked him, In answer to which he '.aid
that the losses In Omaha had been smaller
than In the majority of cities of the same
class. The Increase In the rato will be
about 10 p:r cent.
Membjrs of the club reported Increase In
rate from 11 to $1.35 per 1100 and from 65
cents to 97 cents per 1100. The Inspector
slated that In almost every case the rato
could bo restored to the old rate by making
Improvements.
Speaking of what could reduce the rate
gcnerully Mr. Beeson said that there was
a reported ehortago In hoso In tho city;
that there were not enough men employed
In tho hose companies, whllo paving Is bad
In certuln sections of the city. An Im
provement In these respects might result In
lowering tho baling rate.
Agcntb picsent said that as tho new rate
was enforced It made It easier to do busi
ness, as they can explain the rate.
PREPARING THE FRAY
Iteimlillcan nnd Ileinocrn t In Commit
ter Will Hold Meetings
TUU Week.
While the democratic candidates have
been campaigning for two weeks and the
republican candidates havo fairly started
their Individual booms, the county cam
paign will not bo formally- opened until
next Mondny.
Tha democratic county committee will
meet nt S o'clock Wednesday evening In
tho rooms of the Jacksonlan club for tho
purpose of organizing for tho campaign.
Some changes will probably be mado In tha
executive committee, headquarters will bo
located and overythlug will bo made ready
for tho campaign.
Tho republican county committee will
meet nt the county court room at 2 o'clock
noxt Saturday afternoon for tbo purpose of
selecting a new executive commltteo,
which will havo Immediate chargo of tho
campaign. The first business of tho ex
ecutive committee will be to select head
quarters, nnd as soon as this la dono tho
real hustle begins.
The lepubllcan candidates havo had a
conference at which It was agreed to print
tho entire ticket on tho back of tho cam
paign cards of tho Individual candidates.
Attorneys for James P. Connolly aro In
Lincoln, where they will endeavor to se
cure an order from tho supremo court di
recting the county clerk to place Mr. Con
nolly's name on the official ballot as a can
didate for county commissioner In tha Sec
ond district, composed of tho First, Second
and Third wards. A week ago these at
torneys expressed tho opinion that County
Clork Haverly would put Connolly's namo
on tho ballot without having to bo ordered
to do so by tho court, but they havo evi
dently changed their minds.
A WOMAX TO UK PRETTY
Must Have I.uxnrlnnt nnd ;ioay Hair,
No Matter What Color.
The finest contour of a female face, the
sweetest smile of a femalo mouth, loses
something If tho head Is crown frl with sinnt
hilr. Scant and falllnn hair, it u now
known, Is caused by a. .parasite that burrows
into tne scalp to the root of the hair, where
It saps the vitality. Tho little white scales
tho germ throws un In burrowlne
dandruff. To cure dandruff permanently,
men, ana to stop tailing hair, that germ
must bo killed. Newbro's Horplclde, an en
tirely now result of the che mlcal lnhnratnrv
destroys tho dandruff germ, and, of course,
siops me railing nair and cures baldness.
When you kill tho germ you can't have the
dandruff or thin hair. "Destroy the cause,
you remove tno etrect.-
VEGETABLES BY THE POUND
Retailers May Decide tn Discontinue
Celling CJrceti Stuff by
the nnshrl.
It the efforts of a number of the leading
crocera of the city are succcsful Omaha
housewives and others will find a revolu
tion worked In the methods of selling gro- j
cents in a snort time. At tno next meet
ing of the Retail Grocers' association Rob
ert Smith will bring up a resolution declar
ing that from and after Its adoption all
members of the association will sell all
green groceries by the pound, Instead of
by the bushel and Its division.
"There never has been ns great a fraud
upon merchant or consumer ns the ptan of
selling such merchandise by measure," said
Mr. Smith. "You enn take any of theso
things you desire nnd can fill the measure
so that It v.ill give a large or a small quan
tity. Many merchants use a fourtecn-ounce
sack as the equivalent of a peck. If you
stop to figure you will eee that It requires
a slxtecn-ounco tack filled to tho brim to
make a peck, and then It must be closely
packed not to cheat tho buyer. When goods
are sold by tin pound and purchased the
same way you are dealing with a tangible
affair.
"There have been complaints ovcry year
about the peddlers and others who use
false measures. If tho scales aro Inspected
there can bo no contest in regard to tho
purchase of goods when they are weighed.
It Is tho only Just method.
"Peoplo will havo to bo educated to tho
new style of selling beans, peas and other
things, but they will soon como to see thnt
they get the same amount for the samo
price even though It may be quoted In de
nominations unfamiliar to them. Falso
wolghta are not so oasy to maintain as falso
measures, for ono can havo a true incasuro
and so placo the commodities In II that
they will appear to be selling a measure
full when a slight agitation of tho measuro
will show that they havo defrauded the
customer of enough to make a fair profit
on tbo sale In addition to the regular
profit."
CHRISTIANS MAY COME HERE
.ebraakn Delegation Will Mnkr KfTurt
to tiring Jfrxt Annual Con
vention tn Omnhn,
The first twentieth century missionary
convention of the Christian church will be
held nt Minneapolis October 10 to 17. Ne
braska will send a largo delegation, which
will raako a strenuous effort to secure the
1902 convention for Omaha. Tho attend
ance at these conventions varies from 6,000
to 20,000. They aro among tho great re
ligious gatherings held tn the United Stntcs
annually and the membora of tbo Christian
church In Nebraska aro anxious to show
their fellow churchmen In other states how
handsomely Omaha can care for a conven
tion of such magnitude.
Judge W. W. Slabaugh. Rev. W. T. Hil
ton, C. S. Palno, C, A. Mangrum and Rev.
Sumner T. Martin of Omaha and Will
Maupln of Lincoln will bo among tbo dele
gates who will attend the convention and
head the workers who will try to Innd the
next convention In Omaha. Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and a number of other eastern
cities are also making an effort to land
tho convention. Tho Omaha Commercial
club will co-opcrato with Omaha church
men In working for the convention. The
Omaha delegates will leavo for Minneapolis
tho ovenlng of October 9.
FORMER NEBRASKAN RETURNS
Chat-lea W. Keys, Cnnodlun l'nriner
Mockinnn, Is Here to Settle
Business Affair.
Charles W. Keys, for forty years a resi
dent of Nebraska, has returned from Al
berta, Canada, whore he has resided for the
last three years. Ho Is In tho city tem
porarily to settlo up business affairs and
will then return to his Canadian home.
Mr. Keys came to Council Bluffs from
England Jn the spring of 1853. Three years
later he moved to Sarpy county, Nebraska,
where he purchased n farm, upon which ho
resided until he left tho country. Several
years ago he engaged In the banking bus
Inets, being Interested In tho Packers' Na
tional bank at South Omaha and tho Gretna
State bank. The fnlluro of the Intter In
stltutlon Involved his property so that
ho decided to tako a new start tn
another land. He Is now hero for tho pur-
nnaa nt TV, (1 If 1 n 0 fl H A 1 Pt t 1 PtTlfn t flf Ills II f -
I ,wm v. . ....n ...... -
7 fairs and getting what he can out of tha
property remnlnlng In Nebraska. He le now
engaged In farming and cnttlo raising and
says that ho Is doing well.
Mortality Mtntlstlea,
Thu fnllnwlne deaths nnd births were re
ported to the city health commissioner for
tllO IWeiuJ-IUUI liuuirt ciiuihk ui iiuuii
T uesdn y ;
ncnths nernard Ryan. 2413 Hurt, aged
17- Mrs. Bclma Carlson. 6t7 Irnrd. nged 23;
xtrn p W. Lutz. Clarkson. hosnltnl. need
35; J. H. Moss, Thirty-ninth and F.lkhom
tracK, ngcii .w.
UlrtliS unturio imicinore, i-nrKer,
boy: George Rich, 2S)3 Fort, girl; Martin
McKvoy, 2231 South Twelfth, boy; John
Larson, Forty-fourth and Cuming, boy,
L. Chnnnel, 9S1 North Twenty-fifth avenue,
girl; Ralph Hannecl, 622 South Twenty
fourth, boy. Jim Lconnrd, 1317 South Seven
teenth, boy.
Black Shetland Floss
Has at last arrived and you will find our
new Shetland floss the finest quality In tho
market wo also have the hand-mado cir
cular shawls, In white, with nil colors of
border Our ladles' and children's hoslory
department cun't be beat for quality and
wear a nice ladles' hose, In lace or maco,
with split sole, 25c a pair we defy com
petition In price and quality on this houso
In children's cotton hoso wo havo an
extra heavy 2 and 2 rib for 25c, which Is
a world-beater also remember If you want
a sweater or a pair of foot ball ho made,
that wo aro tho people who can do It.
Jos. F. Bilz
Tel, 1993. 322 So. 16 St,
Mall orders promptly filled.
Little Girls-
Must havo enndy-lt In Just an norrs.
tuir.v na wax iIoIIh nnd no ono ever pre
tended tlint win dulls were not neeeR
Hnrr In order to innko Httlo Rlrls happy
Hut the rnndy nliould bo pure Little
lots e'nn eat our candles with Impunity
- becnuno our candles nro nhsolutely
pure Don't lecture them about eating
rnndy Olvo tliem a modernto amount
of our candles nnd there'll bo no evil
effects The reason much enndy mnkcH
children sick Is because much candy is
Impure.
W. S. Balduffc
1620 Farnata St.
STILL SUSPENDED IN AIR
Thus Fir No Definitt Aotiin Comet from
Coniolldntlon NtgotUtioii.
WIDE DIFFERENCE OF OPINION EXIITS
(ienernl I tiilertninlliig l thnt Options
Itnte Kxplrcri, hut Oilier Arrt
thnt There l nu Kitrn
ftlnn of Ten Days,
October 1 has come, but It has not so far
brought a consolidation of Omaha electric
power nnd light companies. Some of the
parties to tho deal now consider that nego
tiations have fallen through, while others
assert that the options do not expire until
October 10, and that between this tlmo and
that the eastern parties have the right to
accept tho terms agreed upon nt tho tlmo
tho negotiations were first considered.
A report nas gained more or less currency
that the deal Is no further along than It
was three months aRo, as the reports of
the expert accountants, who examined the
books of the three companies to tho deal,
found thnt In at least one of tho companies
the showing of tho officers ns to tho valuo
of tho property was not homo out by tbclr
Investigations. This company has been lu
tho habit of charging Its Improvements and
extensions to Its capital account, whllo tho
custom of the mnjorlty of such companies
Is to chargo at least part of this cost to
operating expenses.
HtMT It 1 Done.
To Illustrate: Whero a new dynamo Is
purchased supplanting nn old one, tho
Omaha company would chargo the entlro
cost of tho new machine to tho capital ac
count, leaving tho expenso account clean
so far as this machlno Is concerned. Other
companies would chnrge the entlro cost to
tho expense account, while tho more careful
companies would chnrge tho cost of replac
ing the old machlno with ono similar In
power nnd design to tho expenso nccount,
making a chnrgo against the capital nccount
for all additional cost of the new machlno
.occasioned by reaeon of the greater powers
or greater economy of tho new machine.
Tho sjstem in vogue In tho Omaha company
resulted In making a small expense nc
count, while the capital account was greatly
enlarged. A price was agreed upon at the
Inception of the negotiations upou tho basis
of tho earning power of tho several com
panies ns shown by tho books of tho vari
ous concerns When tho experts made their
report and tho system of bookkeeping wad
shown tho men who aro to supply the cash
for tho proposed consolidation demurred,
saying that on account of tho Increased ex
penso absorbed In tho capital account they
could not afford to advance as much money
as was at first Intended, and they therefore
Insisted upon the present holders of stick
In tho concern taking either n Ieso price In
cash for their stock or taking a greater
amount of the purchase price In stock of
the now company. This proposition Is not
entlsfactory to tho parties Interested an!
It Is understood that the present visit of
Frank Murphy to tho east Is for tho pur
pose of convincing tho prospective bond
holders that they can well afford to abldo
by tho proposition nt flrst agreed upon.
Thero Is no doubt that the consolidation
schemo nnd tho canal and power plnn will
bo divorced If tho pending negotiations nro
not closed In a short time. Persons In a
position to know sny that the delay In tho
power plan hns been occasioned by a de
sire on the part of tho capitalists Inter
ested to have the negotiations pending be
tween the power using companies of Omaha
settled before they proceed with tho other
scheme, but If the consolidation Is not
effected soon they will go ahead anyway.
Mny Tnlie It Up l,ornll.
There was a rumor to the effect that there
would bo a local co-operative schemo
sprung In case tho eastern men failed to
come to time. Tho "wise ones" said that
Investigation had shown that under n sys
tem by which the power for all of tho com
panies would be generated at a certain
point much expense would bo saved and
that tho executive olllcers of the two street
car companies and of the electric light com
pany were considering n plan by which In
caso of tho failure of the present consolida
tion plans they could comblnn for tho
manufacture of power. The matter was
brought to the attention of ono of tho
officers of the companies party to tho com
bination and ho denied that thero was auv
foundation to tho story.
"Whllo there Is no doubt that such a
plan would bo feasible" said he, "and that
it would result In a great saving
to all persons concerned, It has not
been seriously considered. It will not be
in the light of the fact thnt wo nil expect
to havo natural power In Omaha In ao short
a time. Tho canal ond power company
will do tho work for us, whether tho con
solidation now pending Is carried out or
not. Wcro It not for tho fact thnt we bo
Uevo the cannl schemo will surely bo In
operation In a short time, we might con
sider the plan."
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City Vrlerliinrlmi Sn Tlicro l No
Trntli In 1hf Alli-ttcil Vlvl
nrotlun 11 f Diiuk.
Dr. H. L. Ramacrlottl. city veterinarian,
has Investigated the story printed In Omaha
papers last week coneernlnK the theft of
dogs from tho city pound for tho use of
tho Nebraska and Iowa veterinarians who
root hero last week and declares that thero
was no reason to stispoot tho veterinarian
for taking tho dogs for vivisection. Dr.
Ramarclottl Is one of the ofllcers of tho
veterinarians' association and attended all
tho cllnlrs held during their recent ses
sion. Ho says that but ono dog was used
Drexel's $3.50 Specials-
Spoelally inndo for our men's trntle
?.'!.."() lu prlco only n iSI.."() vnluo niiy
whoro It costs nntliliiK to lmndln thin
special lino nnd every cent saved Is put
In Hie Hlioe Itself until wo nlve you n
shoe of unequalled value for ?:i.."0 All
the now Ideas lu stylo and finish all tho
leathers that shoes are made from nnd
all tho sizes and widths in every kind--Wo
Riinrnnteo our if.'J.fiO specials by giv
ing you your money back If you want It.
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I4IS IWU.NAM STIIIJUT.
A cm Fall CnliiliiRiic .Vow llcnriy.
You Should See-
tho elegant lino of pianos , nro now
showing. About twenty different makes -tho
products of nearly all tho standard
factories of Amolrlca. Ail thn natural ami
fancy woods aro represented In tho hand
some venccrH of tho "Knabo," "Klmliall,"
"Kranlch & Bach," "Hallet & Davis," "Mc
Phall,'' "Hospe," "Ilurton" and a dozen
others. Tho now 1902 styles of cases are
arriving dally and they aro beauties, You
cannot help admiring their graceful archi
tectural lines. Then again thero aro somo
of those plain cases, but high grade action
and tone, pianos for 1225 to (275. Theso
aro what you want If you are looking for
100 cents' worth of music tor every dollar
Invested, Hear them and seo us at once,
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Music and Art. 1513-1515 Dou.'aj
Vt do artistic tuulni;. Phone 18b.
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