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SEW BOORS AND MAGAZINES banning Story by tha Daughter ef a Louisiana 8oprerae Ootirt Jidge. INELY ILLUSTRATED BOOK ON ANIMALS The Lot Bonnets of aa Office Boy" U Riser's Lateat-Sereral Atreaa Articles of Interest to Women In Jaaaary Pearson.. "Bayou Trlste." by Josephine Hamilton Nichols, Is a charming story of southern life. The author Is the daughter of Chief Justice, Nlcholls of the Louisiana supreme court and Is thoroughly fsmlllar with her subject. The negro characters are evi dently drawn from life, there being noth ing of the traditional negro of Action about the group of old family servants that hold the readers attention from first to last. The time of the narrative Is since the war, the scene being laid at Boutbmeade planta tion, on Bayou Trlste, near the creole Til lage or vieuxtemps, and deala with the presents. In a brief and concise manner, much knowledge of benefit to laymen and professionals. The business man may read ily perceive the seeming intent of an appll cant for . position; also how his patron, betray themselves In drawing checks and notes at hand, carefully. Indifferently, or too precise. To women this volume Is more than a pastime, in every particular, a serl- Hucm ni-n receiving a letter from friend or an adorer, whether ha or she Is true or consumed with Jealousy. Published by Peter Eckler C. Page A Co. have nuMt.h.t -. Noblest Friend, the Horse." by Francis N. Ware. The book has over fifty Illustrations of noted horses, horses of noted people, and erenea Illustrating special point in the management, etc., of horsea. Among the matters discussed by Mr. Ware are: "Horse Nature and Education," "Tricks, etc.. Taught by Kindness," "Driving." etc. Mr! Ware Is president of the American Horse Exchange and manager of the Boston Horse show. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Oity Kakei a Bafinjr, by Appealing Damage. Case to tlit Supreme Court. CLYDE LAKE ATTEMPTS TO KILL HIMSELF nee Molaea Maa Picked t ta a De aieated Condition Dealer. Walt, laa- for Tea-lack lea Before CattlaaT. The state supreme court has handed down decisions In three cases which will Interest South Omaha taxpayers. In the personal Injury case of Vincent Wrenlnskel, where ault was brought for J5.000 and Judgment rendered for 11,600, the court affirms the verdict. In the Ed Burke case, where a verdict of ll.EOO wss given, a rehearing of the arguments has been granted by the supreme court. This case was taken to the supreme court on an appeal and a bearing held. W. C. Lambert, at the time city attorney, asked iflgflraiBifa "Raymund Lull, First Missionary to the Moslems," Is one of the new publications of funR at W agnails company. Rev. Samuel. M. Zwerner. himself miui,. .. . fortunes of the young master of the broken- Moslems, is most appropriately the blog- for rplearlng and thla has been granted, down old home and of his humor-lovlnr rapher of of the man who f.mt rmm.A .h. Tne Ed Hager caae was reveraed. the su- gospel to the Saracens-Raymund Lull, the i , cuu" uo,a,n ,n" na no "Moody of the Middle Ages." Rsymund i ''"J? " n8t. the c'ty- Ther w" conMa- Lull was of all great men of the middle I ,al" ,DOUl ,nl8 la, V lne 1 me K age. the most versatile In character and ' "p or '? "f,0, "T. ,7 atrenuou. in endeavor. HI. achievement. b rym " ad. that hb'a in any single line of actlvltv would of i bee? ,n.,ured wh"8 dr,v D a,on a Mrtaln them.BWo. m.w ....i. roaa- amoert went alter Hager, and by - . . v. w uHnv vvueiuri auin TUiuuiQi sister. It is grave and gay by turns, the love story of both the young people being Interwoven with the portrayal of the free nd Joyous life of the plantation. "American Animals," a handsomely printed, bound and illustrated book by Wltmer 8tone and William Everett Cram, Is the ninth volume in the new nature library published by Doubleday, Page Co., which has Included several volumes of unusual Interest. It Is termed by the au thors a "popular guide to tho mammals of North America north of Mexico, with Inti mate biographies of the more familiar species." The Illustrations are of a re. markable character. The several colored plates are reproduced from the paintings of A. Radclyffe Dugmore and the black and white pictures, of which there are many, are the result of successful and extraordi nary exptrlmenta with the camera op erated by Mr. Dugmore. The porcupine. the 'possum, the polar bear, the deer, the mooae, the gopher, the squirrel, the fox and their friends and enemies are taken In their most undress and natural mo ments. Theae pictures have the Interest which always attaches to the "snap shot," portraying the wild creatures In their un premeditated momenta. "The Love Sonnet, of An Office Boy," by B. E. Klaer, published by Forbes ft Co., is a small book of amusing poema which give expression to the sentiment, of a small office boy who Imagines himself In love with a young woman employed as stenog rapher. The book is admirably Illustrated by John T. MoCutcheon, whose drawings have had ao large a share In the popularity of George Ades' fables. The delightfully realistic little touches, showing either acute observation or Imagination on the part of the writer, are illustrated by the following: Yesterday I stood behind your chair When you was kind of bendln' down to write. And I rould see your neck, so soft and And notfc where the poker singed your hair, And then you looked around and seen me there, And kind of smiled, and I could seem to reel A sudden emntr. alnklsh feelln' where I'm all filled up when I've Just e't a meal. Dear Frankle, where your soft, sweet fin gertips Hit on the keys. T often touch my lips. And wunst I klmed your little overshoe, And I nave got a nairpin tnat you wore One day I found It on the office floor I'd throw my Job up If they fired you. The table of contents of the January Pearson's shows that the current number of this deservedly popular magailne amply realises its readers' expectations. A con' vlnclng article on the utility of women's clubs, by Mrs. Phebe Hansford, an able paper by Miriam M. Greeley , on the pro ceedlnga of the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs recently held In New York, and one by Harriot 8. Blatch on war and the work of women In the woman's department will be of special Interest to all women readers. As a writer of boys' stories Everett T. Tomllnson is already widely known. His stories of colonial days have been espe dally successful, and his latest book. "L'n der Colonial Colors." published by Houxti ton. Mifflin it Co., a tale of war, adven ture and friendship, is in his best vein. A more Lerolc enterprise couldt hardly be found than ha has chosen Arnold's expe dition to Quebec No sportsman or canoe 1st passes over the course of that famous march through the Maine woods without a thrill of admiration for the men who biased the tr.-Ul In their daring attack on Canada. The story of the expedition and the assault on Quebec Is told with much spirit and with such mastery of historical detail that It carries the reader along com' pletely convinced. Famous charactera ap pear, in the narrative, which is lighted by bo little humor. 1 "The Outlook Story Book for Little Peo ple" Is published by the Outlook Publishing company and edited by Laura Wtnnlngton. the volume being made up of fifty or more short stories and verses, illustrated with drawings and photographs. In the list of contributors are many of the best known writers for young people. The stories are extremely vsrled In character, but many of them are atudles of nature, and the book Is of a thoroughly wholesome and profitable sort. "The Reflections of Ambroslne," by Elinor Olyn. author of "The VisHs of Eilxabcth." Is a new novel written in the form of a diary of a girl born In the United States and trained in France by an arlatorrattc grandmother. She Is taught the moat ex quisite deportment "manners are not for others.' thev are for one'a self," says her grandmother. Ambrosine'a life is frugal and she has to sacrifice her own comfort and desires for the sake of others. She marries a man she loathes because aba is bidden to do so by her srandmother, who thq. secures for her wealth and a hus band before her own death. Her marriage is disagreeable to her, and she despises her husband and all his relatives. Am broslne (ells how she treated the husband she despised and how he treated her, how all tb matrons of her acquaintance seem to have lovers as well as husbands, how aer own spouse, driven afield by her cold Bees, proves unfaithful. Published by Harper ft Brothers. "The Rmoke and tbo Flaaie" la a study la the development of religion by Charlea r. Dole. The suggestive title of thia book originates is the author's happy illustra tion of the undeveloped religtoua Ideas ef the early ages of (be Christian era as the green fuel which gave rise to the dense theological smoke that preceded the purer flame of higher and truer spiritual Ideals resulting from the gradually dawning mod- era concept ion of God aud nature and man. The procesa and progress of thla growth in religious life and thought are traced step by step In a thoroughly entertaining and richly Instructive account of the alow chaos of centuries from the old religion ta the new. Richard Walquer. In "bis little volumn. He wa. poet, novelist, scientist, philoso pher, theologian, evangelist in Christian lands and missionary to the heathen. One of Lull's biographers states that the works of Lull numbered 4,000. Many of these have been lost. Of his writings in Latin. Cata lonlan and Arabic It is said that 1.000 were extant in the fifteenth century. Less than fifty are extant today In printed form, the many unpublished manuscript are to be found scattered through the libraries of Europe. The present biography contains a bibliography of 321 titles of Lull's books. twenty-one titles of books about Lull. Frederick Remington's new book, "John Ermine of the Yellowstone," published by Macmlllan company. Is the story of a white boy who Is brought up among the Indians and kept In Ignorance of the waya and lan guage of the whites until he falls In with an old humpbacked hermit, who teaches him to shoot mountain Hons and to speak Eng lish. In due time came the United States troops, and John, as the hermit has chris tened the Weasel, having by this time-made his mark by shooting a Sioux In the back, is enlisted as a scout. Aa a white of Indian training he Is In an unfortunate position on both sides, and after doing brave service in warfare he comes to a tragic end through his love for a white woman. She became engaged to an officer and when the latter demands a photograph which John has car ried in his bosom, the white Indian shoots his rival In the arm, escapes Into the desert and ia afterward shot through the heart by an Indian scout. The story Is slight, but is told with knoweldge and sympathy and the accompanying pictures by the author are interesting. "Wild Roses of California," by Grace Hlbbard, Is a small book of nature poems songs to bird and flower compose the bulk of the book, though there are poems of love and sentiment to lend variety. The book haa a dainty white cover decked with rose buds. Published by A. M. Robertson, San Francisco. nn Hayden Bros, announco gigantic salo on Fiarus and Organs and all other musical instruments In order to make a display of our magnificent line of holiday instruments, we are compelled to to a grand piano. NO W IS THE TIME, HA V- iM&W DEN BROS. THE PLACE. Parties expecting to purchase a piano, organ, guitar, violin, mandolin, banjo, accordion, cornet, clarionet, piccolos, flutes, talking machines, zither, autoharps. music rolls, music satchels, concertinos, leather cases, wooden cases, canvas cases, a sheet of music, in fact anything in the way of musical mer chandise should take advantage of the remarkable low prices we are making for the nuxt 10 days mmmm 'Blkey The . Sklcycle, and Other Tales of Jlmmleboy," is the latest boys' book. from the pen of John Kendrlck Bangs. Jlm mleboy travels to Saturn on his new bicycle and rides clear around the planet on the largest of the rings, which turns out to be a very wide road, smooth as glass and made of beaten gold. Many adventures have Jim Is and 'his bicycle among the strange people they meet, and the whole adventure comes to an end when Jlmmle falls out of bed. The Imp of the Telephone" Is a very email person who lives In the little square box, with the small keyhole In It. He snows Jlmmle many things he never saw before, but of which ha has heard and often won dered. Then Jlmmle has some surprising experiences while riding on hi. magic sled, and again while ho sojourns In "Toytown," Published by Rlggs Publishing company. This I. For You" Is a collection of love poem, of the saner sort, by William Sinclair Lord, chosen from the writings 01 many or our best poets. The poems are free or all maudlin sentimentality. One Chrlstmaa morning the 4-year-old daughter of a book man greeted him at the foot of the stairs with a happy smile, a small package and, "Father, this Is for you." Turning to a table laden with gifts, Drst wire, tnen brother, then others, each made their gift, accompanied by a dainty, "This Is for you." It occurred to this bookish man there was aolna a begging one of tbe beat titles for a universal gift book that bad as yet re malned unused. With this speech there went alwaya a token of affection, and so a book bearing such a title must breathe a message of love. Published by Fleming H. Revell. means of photographs and a special detect ive learned that Hager had been Injured j In Council Bluffs. This wa. proven to some ; extent, but the Jury awarded Hager a ver dict of $1,000. An appeal was taken by the city and tbe result Is that tbe supreme court has returned sn adverse opinion. Since the city legal department decided to appeal all personal damage suit, to the supreme court Instead of making settle ments fewer suits have been filed and less cases have been appealed. The decisions mentioned were turned over to the city clerk yesterday. It Is understood that In the future all damage cases will be ap pealed to the supreme court. Attempted Suicide. Shortly after 9 o'clock last night Clyde Lake attempted to commit suicide while standing In front of the bar at Adam Shook', saloon, C611 N atreet. The bullet. Bred from a 38-callber revolver, entered Just above tbe heart and followed a rib, the ball being located Just under tbe skin be low the left shoulder blade. A number of men. Including Walter Lake, were In the saloon at tbe time Clyde en tered and asked Shook to draw beer for seven. When Shook started for the beer faucet Lake, who Is only 21 years of age, reached over the bar and picked up a re volver. He fired one shot wild and the next shot made the wound described. Powder marks on the clothing show that when the second shot wss fired the revolver was held close to the body. As soon as possible young Lake waa taken to his room In the Rowley block. Twenty-sixth and N streets. Drs. Sapp and White were called. They gave tem porary relief and then proceeded to cut out the ball. The doctors were of the opinion that tbe wound was not fatal unless com plications set In. Lake waa employed at Armour's. It was stated by friends that the young man had been drinking considerable of late. No cause except despondency can be given for the act. Rentalaa Seat Away. The remains of Walter Wolbol were for warded to Centennial, Wyo., last night by Undertaker George H. Brewer. The de ceased cam from Wyoming ten days ago and was stricken with fever. He was taken to the South Omaha hospital, where bo was given the best of care, but death cam yesterday. Andrew Wilcox Demeated. We especially rail your attention to the extraordinary low prices we are making in Pianos the many bargains in store for you. 1 Upright Piano 95 00 1 Upright Piano 1 Upright Piano 110 00 1 Upright 'Piano We merely mention a few of Upright Piano. Upright Piano. ..165 00 ..175 00 Upright Upright Piano. Piano. ...135 00 ...145 00 1 Upright Piano 125 00 1 Upright Piano 155 00 sortment of the world's famous Chiekeriug, Fischer, Decker, Wegman, Conover, Cable, Kstey, Jacob Doll, Franklin. Kingsbury, Price and Temple & Wellington Pianos. A large line of Estey and Chicago Cottage Organs on sale. .185 00 .195 00 In addition to the above mentioned wo have a very large as- Keller. The sbove books are for sale by the Me- geath Stationery company, 1308 Farnam at. I Guitar 1 98 I Guitar 2 25 t Guitar 2 75 1 Guitar 3 50 1 Guitar 3 85 1 Guitar 6 00 1 Guitar 6 50 1 Guitar 7 00 1 Mandolin 1 95 1 Mandolin... 2 50 1 Mandolin 3 50 1 Guitar 7 50 1 Mandolin 4 00 1 Guitar 8 00 1 Mandolin 4 50 1 Mantlwlin 6 00 1 Mandolin 6 50 1 Mandolin 7 50 1 Mandolin 8 50 1 Mandolin 9 00 1 Guitar. 4 50 1 Guitar 9 00 1 Mandolin 5 00 1 Mandolin. 9 50 rv AT a 7 a 1 Guitar 5 00 I Guitar 10 00 1 Mandolin 5 oU 1 Mandolin 1U UU Also a complete line Washburn and Bruno Guitars and Mandolins. 50 50 1 Violin 1 1 Violin '. 2 1 Violin 3 50 1 Violin 4 50 1 Violin 5 50 1 Violin .7 50 l Violin 25 00 .8 50 1 Violin 30 00 .9 50 1 Violin 35 00 O (n We are agents for the celebrated Mar Y, j3 tn violin. 1 Accordion 98c 6 50 1 Violin 20 00 1 Accordion 1 50 1 Violin 1 Violin 1 Violin 1 Violin 1 Violin 15 00 Accordion. . . . Accordion . 2 00 3 00 Accordion 3 50 4 50 5 00 6 50 Violin Cases Violin Cases Brown canvas, lined with flannel, good quality, 75c Black wooden ease, with lock. SSa sSlrti Telephone 1683. Accordion. . Accordion. ." Accordion. ... And upwards to 125.00. Leather Violin Cases Black, covered with pebbled cloth of all fleece lined leather, handles with nickel springs, clasps and lock. Leather covered, full pluah lined, leather handles, nickel lock and spring clasp, black or orange. C7I. A very large stock of Oultar, Banjo and Mandolin Leather Casea on sale. Andrew H. Wilcox of Des Moines. Is., was taken in charge by the police yesterday afternoon because of tbe unsettled condi tion of his mind. When apprehended by the police Wilcox was In the vicinity of the L street viaduct picking up hay baling wire. These wires he wrapped Into a bundle. To tbe police he said that the bundle represented documents he was directed to convey to the late President McKtnley. Dr. Sapp, city physician, in vestigated the case and recommended that the patient be aent to the insane ward at the county Jail, pending a further Investi gation. Wo Ic Tt. At Seymour lake and at the Jetter pond the Ice Is about seven and a half Inches thick, but work on these fields ha not com menced yet. Now that the cold weather Is keeping up the chances are that the Ice men will hold off for ten-Inch Ice. Should there be a warm spell cutting will com mence at once. School Taeatlaae. The, holiday vacation of the public schools will commeace on December t3. Schools will reopen on January 6. . Teachers and pupils who wish to take trips during the holiday vacation can secure eonce.slons from the railroads by securing a certificate from Superintendent McLean. Preparing (or Christmas. Most if not 'all of the Sunday schools In the city are preparing for a Chrlstmaa en tertainment for the children. Some of the churches are arranging for elaborate Christmas trees and in this outsiders have requested to assist. Presenta to please tbo children are being purchased In large quan tities. At most of the churches there will be a program preceding1 'the distribution of the gifts to the youngatdrs. - Hlsjh School L.tierarr Exercises. The A. B. L. society of the South Omahs High school, consisting of the senior and Junior classes, will hold an open aesslon at the assembly room in the high school this afternoon. An Interesting program has been prepared, one feature being the dis cussion of manual training in the public schools. After the debate the question will be open for discussion. Maa-le City Gosalp. Henry C. Murphy Is back from a trip to Hannibal, Mo. Stephen Vols Is on the streets again after a week's Illness. A daughter has been born to Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Conrad, .101 South Twenty-second street. 1 Thomas M. Halloran, Twenty-fourth and N streets, announces the birth of a daughter. George L. Dare left last night for hU home In Oklahoma, after a ten days' stay with friends here. F. L. Corwln, superintendent of the Union Stock Yards RallroHd company, has re turned from a business trip to EC Joseph. O. F. Zerlg, a prominent railroad men of St. Louis, waa a visitor at the offices of the Union Stock Yards company yesterday. E. A. Cudahy stated to a Bee reporter yesterday afternoon that he was well sup plied with coal and that cars were arriving dally. Improvement, to the boilers supplying heat to the city hall building were made yesterday afternoon and evening. The in tention is to increase the heating capacity at once. Dr. Warren H. Rlabaugh returned yester day from Ohio, where he was called by the illness of his father. Dr. SlabauKh Bald that his father was somewhat improved when he left. charged with working a drunk. The officer saw Butler go Into the alley on Ninth street between Capitol avenue and Dodge with another man, who was under the influence of liquor. The prisoner maintained that he and the other man had merely stepped Into the alley to avoid meeting another person whom they did not wish to see. A $20 con , federate bill was found In Butler's pocket. RECITAL AT BROWNELL HALL Paplls Give Musical Program and Please Large Aodlence of Friends. A pupils' recital ws. given last evening In Brownell hall, which was largely at tended and proved to be a very pleasing event. The spacious auditorium was filled with an appreciative audience and the num bers on the program were well received. The first number, a waits from "Faust," waa given by the Misses Edith Bradley, Irene Matters, Lillian Oberfelder and Flor ence Juell, and was followed by Miss Ruth Holmes, who rendered an "Air de Bal let," "A Rose," by Miss Minnie Spelts, and "Les deus Alouettes," by Miss Loretta Hydinger. A novelette In B minor was rendered with much effect by Miss Ruth Evans, aa were also other numbers by tbe Misses Olive Patterson, Dorothy and Janet Hall. The second part of the program com prised an instrumental selection, "Msrsche Mllltalr." by the Misses Elizabeth Davis, Bonnie Prichard, Oussle Be ana and Marlon Tilton. Vaise, in E minor, by Mlas Mona Kloke; "Dance of tbe Gnomes," Elizabeth Taliaferro; g lullaby, by Miss Gertrude Graves; a sonata, by Miss Leland Burks; "Morgepstimmung,H by Miss Mabel Perry; "Vecchlo Mlnuetto," by Miss Louise Van Gleson, and "Ungarlsche Tanze," by the Misses' Mabel Perry, Elizabeth Goodell, Mona Kloke and Egarda Lyman. 95 Charged with working a Drssk, J. F. Butler, giving the Richelieu hotel as his place of residence, waa at a late hour last night arrested by Patrolman Crow and Always Something New to Show You. Book Prices that Talk for Themselves Big Reduction in $1.50 Fiction RALPH MARLOWE, by Haylor 73c SIGN OF THE PROPHET, by Haylor 75c CAPT. RAVENSHAW, by Stophona 75c ROLL OF THE UNCONQUERED, by Dnlton 75c JACK RAYMOND, by Volnlch 75c CRISIS, by Churchill S5c We have numerooa other books of fiction nt remarkably low prices, nni In addition we have reduced the price on all the late $1.50 books of Fiction In our Immense stock to f 1.08 Our Holiday Line of Gift and Juvenile Books la, as usuuL Uie best In the west Christmas Cantata at Grace Lutheran. STATIONERS. I0NEKY 1308 farnam St. Open Evenings. The pros-ram wss divided Into two Darts. the first illustrating prophecies of the birth of Christ and the second concerning the , oraee iutneran church was comfortably' birth of Christ. Seven scenes or tableaux i done in the scene of Esther hefor Ah. son and Francis Roeder. Mrs. (1. W. Icken and Messrs. John Penuray and Chauncev Jensen. The best work of the evening waa filled last night, the occasion being the presentation of a Christmas cantata by th young men ana women or tne congregation. on biblical subjects with musical Bettings and appropriate costumes were given, the soloists being Misses Danford, Emily Peter auerus. 1 he program was arranged by Rev. Mr. Kuhu and the music by E. J. Bllla. J-A LA Al ! J I JJl J rL W. V JLL 1 . J 1 fine ifiliil Between all points on the Burlington Route west of the Missouri River, within 200 miles of selling station. Also very low rates on the Burlington Route, east of Missouri River. Iliiriliifnni t cL a fa mm: 002 Ffloaoa STKT "U te Read Character by Handwriting." tut eaMasaWas