Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 27, 1891, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, ATURDAY. JU WELVE PAGES THE NEEDS OF THE FARMER. How His Lahors May be Lessened and His Happiness Increased, WHAT LEGISLATION CAN DO FOR HIM. The Improved Condition of the Agri- ulturist—City People’s Estimate of Farmers—More Capital Ite- quired Tha rmerly. Some month since tho Cosmopolitan of- fored two prizes amounting to $400, one for the best essay by a farmer's daughter de scriptive of farm lifo and the other to be written farmer on the needs of the 1o r, his hours of labor and the legislation necossary for rendering his condition more Prosperous, he paper by the farmer's daughter has already appeared in the columns of Tne Ber, and this week we produce the farmer's prizo paper, written by Abner L Frazer of Milford, Ohio, which is published in the Juue number of the Cosmopolitan, as follows While our country generally is prosperous. and rapidly growing in population and wealth, it is an avnormal condition of affairs that agricultare, which has always been rec- ognizea as the basis of prosperity and wealth, should send up its wail of depression. I'hy situation affords an ioteresting whether farmers generally are suffering more than men in other occupations. Merchants also complaim of short profits and unremun orative business, and publishcd reports show their failures, 1'o what oxtent present social demands and increased expenses of living and labor, together with less productiveness of sofl, entor into this question, is worthy of more consideration than can be given hero. Certain it 15, that tho whole soci ane and le of living is on a highier level than in days of our pioneer for farmers cannot be expect behind tho advancement of other classes, Yet, with all of the complaining thote aro farmers who prosper. They arc thrifty and enterprising men, some of whom @ under! en new modes and objects of farming, and withal have suf- ficient capital to conduct their business ad- Others aceimulata dollars by sive toil and the foregoing of homo com forts; it being simply aquestion whether the man finds greater pleasure 10 accumulating alth than in comfortable surroundings and soctal and intellectual enjoyment, While considering the question of agricul- tural conditions, the fact cannot bo over- looked that, industriaily, great changes are transpiring in_that central portion of our country cast of the Mississippi river. — Onco it was “‘thoe west,” and its virgin soil vielded prolifio crops which lured tho farmers of that day to neglect replacing by fertilization the exhausti of continued cropping. With the westorn spread of empire, enterprising farm ers—tho pioneers of productive civilization found in the broad prairies and extended plains west of the Mississippi cheapar lands and virgin soils, and the longitude of supply moved westward. Incompensation for loss in grain production, the central arc found woalth in coal, 1on, petroleum and gas, and, as shown.by the recent census, tho rural population has commenced moving to the towns and cities, and manufacturing is rapidly increasing. This, no doubt, is the natural course of ajustment which growing population and weakoned soil necessite. Iu course of time the equilibrium will be some- what adjusted, and the problom, what shall farmers do and produce, will be' settled. In- creased munufacturing and consequent growth of towns by multiplying manufactur- ing consumers and reducing the number of producing farmers, will adjust the _question of supply and demand. These handmaids of necessity and wealth, agriculture and manu- 1 together; manufacturcrs must be red and wants must bo suplied Combino these in_equitablo proportion, and their products ean be produced at minimum cost and sold at rumunerative profit. The process of equilization is going on, but mean- timo agriculture suffers, because it is in ox- o When the adjustment is naturall ab- lished, the probability is that manufact- uring will be less profitable than at present and farming will bo more profitablo. - Mean timo, what shall farmers dof Before proceeding further, lot us settle an important preliminary question, What is and what will be tho conditiou of the farmer of this country! Is ho the typical “nonest farmer”’ that city peoplo talk about; ignorant as to general information, sociul courtesics and the world’s affairs; a mero drudge from sunrise until dark; tne’ coarse, ungainly fel- low who may be a diamond, but has no polisht City peoplo who = thus esti- mate “farmors” know little about them. [ them attend “farmers' clubs” and “institutes” and other meetings, and be instructed by the practical k and common sense which is thore brought out. In cultivation of thesoil, and care of live stocic, probubly no_oceupation requires more varied knowledgoe then farming, With such_intelligence and occupation there is genuine refinement, and with wealth there will be luxury and elegance. Tho tiller of tho soil will be not only the “honest farmer,” but the intelligent gentloman, He will ik nify and be honored by the labor with head and hand which will “give him health and wealth; and his home will be ed with comfort and refincment. The farmers of this kind now, and their numbers will in croase. Such imp growth, the is safo to oved conditions come of stoady aro not made to order. But it ¥ that, among the evolutions of tho future, the developments in_agriculturo and the condition of farmers will be no loss, at least, than those of any othoer industry, “Tho niecds of such peoplo are more ' than the primitive log cabu and the forest, Yet, on an averago farm, as usually culti vated, it is hardly possible to accumulate wealth rapidiy: forif it comes at all it wil arrive by slow acerotions. Among the first couditions of succassful farming, as in other occupations, is content ment with the business, its_environment and results. Dissatisfaction witn condition and surroundings is always u bano to success Skillful use of imploments is essential, not ouly for what tho farmer can do himself, but that he may intelligently direct his employes But this does not imply that the use of tools is all of favming. Far from it. Tools must be used not ouly deftly but intelligeutly For this special knowledge is required, based upon gonoral intelligonce. The judici care of live stock requires some knowledgo of their anatomy, physiology and medicines, So, too, in the aud use of the soil. Chiemic oils may some- times bo aav: ' to determine the reauired treatmoent and fortilization, And in the many varied departments which aro comprised in farming, constant drafts aro 1o upou the most extensive fund of knowl and practical common sonse. Henco 1he necessity and advantago of tho lboral endowment by congress of agricultural leges. Itis lnmentable that theso colleges have been comparatively little used, eithor beeauso the state b faithtully admini tered tho generous donation of the gencral government, or tho sons and, daughters of farmers havo not taken advaitago of their opportunities Farmer's clubs, auces, fairs and institutes such organizations loug been found to be excollent educ and couscauently help on th eral movement for bettor farming. Some one of these societies should be organized in every neighborhood and supported by every farmer. They are to the farmor what the exchange is to the merchant, or the club to the (awyer or doctor, or the ubion to the manufacturer or mechanic. Froquent compas expori ence is ipstructve or bonoficlal; and the so cial opportunities vary the routine of daily work, Besides the oducational and soclal object of these socioties, the tendency now favors ox tension of their Influence, and efforts are be ing mado by some of them for more thorough organization Into local, county, state and na tional soci Tho edfeiency of these local societios will be increased without impairing thelr individuality, aud the ani zatious will strengthon and infuse ene into the entire system. Alrcady agricul- tural organizations and conventions, 1 all parts of the nation. have expressed n cloar and decided lauguage both their personul noeds and political oplaions, especlally ou now lssues. On some of theso questions na. tional and state logislation bas airoady b adopted. Whatever has been the cause, and what will be the result of this popular movement, It indicates unrest. At all events, it is In sympatby with the almost universal policy of class organization, and farmers are constrained to unite for mutual protection Sud advascoment, Whea trusts und combi- alli have granges, problem nations of #aricus intorests monopolize trade and concentrate capital for usurious profit, necessity apels counter orwanization for effactuul resistan, When _farmors are unified, they, representing tho dominant industry of our land, will step forward in strength as the defenders of idividual and publis rights, Thoie prosout offort in_ soae ocalities tend toward an_independent politi | party, butigenerally farme: sontent rely upon existing parties for nceded legisia- tion, They may requirg new plauks in party platforms,” and peradvénture a new party may supplant one of the old ones. In either event, it is hoped that the politics of our country will be infused with higher motives, Herotoforo farmors, 1iko too many other people, have voted thefr party tickot ns it was given them by the party man- agers; but now thoy purpose to assert tnen and demand, among other things, that the smail percentage of farmers in tho national and state legislatures shall be in ased in ratio with their great numbors, The enormons consolidation of railronas, and combinations of capital, manufacturers and groat landed estates, will inevitably cul- minate in reaction and revolution; and'it bo- hooves al) classes of people to be prepared for the contest. Gigantic monopolies are against wholesome public policy and vidual rights, and their suppression will be domanded and etfected by popular outery As a conservative influenco and potential power e organization of farm ors nanded, that the; may voico public sentiment in the surely coming revolution, forced uvon the public by monopolists and extortionate com binntions. There is neither agrarianism cialism nor unarchism in this: it is me forecasting the inevitable issne which nopolists should foresce and our states proviae against Capital is required In farming as busivess, The simple plant, inelu and buildings, a piough, harrow may enable hard working, ¢l maneger and rigid economist to make a living: by to farm advantageously and profitably, and Hve comfortably, fequires capital, Horses, cows, sheep and hogs are nocessary and. profitable, and implements and labor-saving machinery iy bouse, bara, field and_gardon are required 10 reduce work to a minimum; and in buy what is needed and holding crops for adv: tageous sules, money is indispensable. A comfortable house,” surroundes well-kept lawn, shrubs — and fio ors, and a kitchen gavden with abun- dance of vegetables and small fruits, are es, tial for economical and comfortablo living: Such surroundings tone up the man, stimu- lao his ambition, sud make bLiw enjoy aud appreciate s houie, inspire him with zost his business ana help him to success. The influence and importance of such surround- ings are oo littlo cousidered and appreciated. Good schools cannot be_overlooked. Thoy require good teachers, and teachers are w thy of good sal A tencher whose greut- ost is “small pay" s the most extravagant thing in the township. An incompetent er wastes the valuable time of every pupil, and no child or parent can af- ford such wasto. As a rule, “the best is the cheapest.’™ Intelligent and judicious farming is yer- haps the greatost need of tho times. Contin- ued “cropping’’ cast of tho Mississippi with- out judicious cultivation nd fortiliza. tion, has impaired the soils; and a similar course in the west will producoe like results. Intelligent facming is required to_improv these laudg, and it is quite possible to in- rease their productive power from 2 to 50 per cent. Thus improved, a small farm will be more profitablo than a larger and more costly one, because of the smaller investment and becauso increased crops per acro imply re- duced cost per bushel. Demand will indi the crop; and vegetables, fruits, poultry, bees and the dairy may be made more profitablo than grains. Whatever is marketed, have it of the best. Barn personal and neighborhood reputation in this respect. Of butter it may bo said that notwithstanding its mavufacture on every farm and its genoral use, few farm- ors’ wives undorstand the importance of its v ion, or arc willing to give necessary care in ts manufacture: honce the condemna- tion and low price of dairy butter. On the hand, the excellence and uniformity of 'y b has established its characcer.” It is a fact, however that the best butter is mado In the home churn by an iutelligont and painstak- ing dairymwaid. Such butter has delicacy of flavor ‘which is impaired in wholesale manufacturo by wachinery. Counoisseurs readily detect this pecu cellonco. A veformation in butter making on farms is demanded by the public, and is re- quired for farmers' profits. Probably no class of manual toilers have 30 many work hours as farmers. While operatives in many industries havo secured a veduction from ten to eight hours’ labor per day, farmers coutinue to work from twelvo o fifteen hours in summer, and nine to twelve in winter. Al though there is some labor-saving machinery on every farm, its purpose is more to save ex- peuse than timo. The tendency, howoever, is toward fewer working hours. With the i vestment 1 farm plant, and grain, cottle,ete, constantly growing and multiplying, and with labor-saving machinery, farmers ought 1ot to ve compelled to work more hours than. other breadwiuners. ~ With their equable life and exercises in open air farmers ought to live longer than other classes of men. But vital statistics show otherwise: and while the averago of human life is about thirty- three and a balf favmors rvank fifth in the list of occupations. Whether this is the result of overwork, or of unnccessary exposure, or of inability 'to rosist acute dis enso, or any other special cause, the writer does not undertako to settle. In remodeling tho manner of farming, and of personal work and living, working hours will be ad- justed upon intelligent and sanitary prin Ciples, and to tho advantage of farmers in shorter labor hours and Lengthened | Tho law enacted by congross and some state legislatures, within a few years. to pro- tect the public against the monopoly and ox tortion of powerful trusts and combinations of wenlth, and the manufacture and salo of spurious and adulterated food, will require amendments, and tno vigi- laut power of tho govern ments must bo exerted for their enfo ment, The full effect of the organization of powerful mounopolies in this country is not yeu manifest; our nation is too young. wud theirgrowth' too recent, to shoiw their full possibilities. Onerous as thei may be to individuals, their grc dange will be political. 'T'ho flvst iutention of their nization was for honest ady business. But avarice knows no bo us thoy doveloped and strengthencd, now fields opened and opportunities multiplie: uccumulated wealth must be invested and greed must bo satisfied, oven ut tho expease of individuals and tho puolic. Such concerns, powerful in energy und eunormous wealth, with the in- spiring wotive of money getting and the power which it controls, seek only the main chance, regurdless of the sufferers, And it has been charged that, to accomplish their ends, they do not hesitate to corvupt and con- trol legislatures. 1tis no secret that logisla- tors are ished with railroad passos; and so ant s ths choap corruption that in somo states laws have been onacted to prohibit the giving of railway puasses however much good such laws do! Obsor peonle kuow how easily great cornora- 15 und moneyed monopolists cau obtain atover legislation they re dificult itis for the people to secure udyerse islation to restrain such not content with contre tures for their pecuniary interests, nows papers have pubilely charged that \ormous wonoyed corporations have eutered the political fleld in support of special party measures, and oven in the election of United States sonators. With moneyed powers so atrocious in business and in politics, it is little wonder that socialism, agrarianism aud_oven anarchism find followers in thoir terriblo alteruatives, We boast of wealth, and are proud that ours is the rchest of all the uations; but if concontrated wealth opprosses the peoplo, corrupts logislators and dobases our politics, it is high time that we look at the conse quences, for history repeats itsolf, and tho Kgerms of destruction of our 1r institutions may nestlo in gold, stocks aud bonds, when in unserupulous hands. As business men and patriots, farmers are interested equaliy with other citizens iu this important ques tion, not only bocause of tho oxtortious of trusts, but also on secount of the dauger: ous possibilities of enormous wealth, Hence tho condemnation by farmers of monopolies, and their domand for tumely gislation, to coutrol and suppress such powers bofore thoy becoine too many and 0o strong. ‘The samo fact applies to the amassing of bodies of land by fow owners. It is rary to the policy and spirit of our free wstitutions. Farmers xhdufi\l own the land cultivate, and it is not desirable that Ownor- is Iy mo- men in oth ing land ud hors with their farms bo excessively large. ship of the land indueos to its {mprovement; ¢ nuwberof owners and caltivators | of suall faria lusures tae best population— | | | they | [ and a lar urer blood and | indi- | people Who, boczuse of ownership of their i homes, are patriotie, intelligent and con. servative. Great land owners, like . groat wealth holders, will assart the importance of thoir possessions, and claim superiority and lordship over the less favored, and 80 an aristocracy of land and monoy will be built | up. There 1s too much of this already. armers waat no aristocracy in and thoy ask for legislation to ale and holding of largd tracts | ot land, especially by foreixors. Farmers need stringent legislation by con- gress and stato logi<latures, to protect thom- ' and the public against adultorated and spurious butter, cheess, lard and food won- This matter has hadsome logisla tention, but tho evil 1s not yet sup- yssed. As a matter of course, peoplo can not justly be probibited from making and ing and buying and eating olcomargurine orany other stuff that 1s_uot poisonous, It y suit tho palates and pockets of some But farmers insist that when oleo ne or such fabrications aro put on market and sold, they bo honestly marked and sold for what they ~are, and bo not im- on the bublic as gonuine butte . We object to the f as woll a$ to the article. The fat of anfmals, nowever manipulated, cannot ba made into genuine cream butter, and honestly demands that it be sold for what it is. So with lard. A compound of () per cent cotton seed oil, 20 per cent tallow, 15 per_cent [ard and 2 por cent water, is very far from beiug genuine | lard, “and it isa'fraud to sell itas such Farmers mako pure and genuine buttor crean and pure and genu lard from hog fat, aud claim pro ection against fraud and imposition, in tho for the b vof the public, as well o themselves, Not only is this de-. mand for honesty and pare food for our home consumption, but also for foreien trade. A W years ago we wore building up a profit- s foreign trade for butter, cheese aud lard, ch amnou , in the year ending June 30, S5, to 18,053,400 pounds of butter, valued at £2,035,457. Chocse, 111,902,900 pounds, valued $10,444,400. Lard, 955,216,330 pounds, at’ £22,505,216, ‘The three years fol 2, the export of butter fell off over 5) ‘nt.Iu four years the export of checse ined over 30 per cent. During these years the export of lard varied but little. A a re sult of legislation and diplomatic interposi- tion in favor of puro food, and its foreign sale, tho exports of these articles have ma: terially incrcased; amounting, for the year ending June 30, 1500, 27,745,042 pounds; che 476,053 pounds'; lavd, 471« 03,505 pound prating a value of 353,584,- 000, against 3, ), when under the infli euce of dishonest auulferations. Farmers are entitled o the ¢ of this improvement, through their agitation against tmposition in spurious and adulterated food. Legislation is also necded to monopolizing efforts of aggregated wealth endeavoring to control thoe markots for cat- tle, grain, otc., both in the buying and sell- ing. Alsb to' suppress gambliug in grain and other products through “futures” and “options " As w the tariff, farmers seck no advantago over other people; but a protective tarift u adopted as a policy of this coun- v, if it yields the benefits claimed by its frinds, farmers ask that thoy share the pro: tective’ benefits equally with other classe: While our nome markets )2 per cont of our agricultural products, and it is there- fore wise to build up home markots, thero re. mains a surplus of S per cent which mus be marketed abroad. — To securo the bost foreign ma angements of equ 1o reciprocity of trade with other nations should be effectid; arly is this desirable with our neighbors south of us, Reciprocity in trade with all nations and the consumma- tion of Mer. Blaine's projected confederatio of commercialinterests with the Latin-Amer- ican states are measures of great importance avmers,and our national legislation ana 1 divlomacy should spave no honorabla offorts to 14t tho earliest possible momeut. In many statos legislation is reduce tuxes by reduction of salurics paid state and county ofticors. While public officers should be well paid in order to secure the best service, there is nogood reason wh they should bo paid salavies which amount, in Uwo or four years, to moro money than the orage favmer cah make in o lifetimo, Theu, with readjusted tax laws, so thav all property shall be honestly returned and Tairly placed on the duplicates, and mort zo property shall not pay double taxes, the now bur xes under which farmers groan could be greatly reduced. Looking forward, the prospect for farmers is hopeful. Relief may mot bo immediate, especially to those who are burdened with debt. Some may even have to succumb to circumstances, and the entire transforma- tion may require more than a gencartion, but the conditions of vrosperity in_ this country are so greatand manifold that it will be im- possiblo for an interest as important as agri- culture not to share in the gonoral prosper- ity. The farmer of the future will bo a dif- ferent wan to the farmer of tte past; laborin less arduously, farming moro intclligently, surrounded with reasonable prosperity and exercising his potitical privilizes honoestly and conscientiously, his labor will be honor- abie, dignitied and productive, and agricul- wire and farmers will occupy the rank to which they are so eminently entitled. e NEW BOOKS AND PERIODICALS suppress tho S, required to The “Biography of Dio Lewis,” which has recently been propared, at the desire wud with the co-oparation of Mrs, Dio Lewis, by Mary F. Bastman, sots forth in concise and simple lanzuago the principal events in the lifc of the man, who has probably dono m than any other one man, to craate an intor in the physical culture and d lopment, tho humau race. His methods were not violont and overtaxing, but aimod at a full aud harmonious training of the entiro man He was nor only tho ablost advocato of plysical culturo in his day, but was also tho foundor of several institutions of learning in which attention was given to the peeuliur noeds of women. Bolioving that intemper- anco was tho greatest enemy of 1 physical, social aud_moral woll-being, ho de- voted a large part of his life and efforts to combat this ovil. Ho opposed pro- hibitory legislation, and urged that tho reform must bo brought about by the pow of lovo and persuasion Among other things ho bolieved that the slow.decomposition of human boings aftor death was an injury to the living and was strong advocate of *cromation, his diroe: tions this theory was carried ont "in the dis- position of nis own remains. _Publishod by Iowler & Wells company, 715 Broadway, New York. Charles McCormick Reeve has contribnted o delightful addition to works of travel by Ame n writers under the title of “tlow We Went and What We Saw.” While, pei haps, the author ot this book has added very little' to our stock of kuowledge rogard- : the countries ho visited, nover. tneless he relates what he saw in such & pleasant and ot the same time graphic manuer that the reader is, as were, carvied away in imagination, with the travelors on their journey, M, McCormick is evidontly o keen obsorver of mon and things, and ne has given i the pages of his book thé impressions that w8re mado upon his mind as ho traveled from Minzeapolis to Brindisi, thence to Alexandria and ( ), up the Nile, paying a tlying visit to Thebos and Karnak, 12dfoo, Philio aud_then back again to Catro, His deseriptions of Boyrout, Bualbee, Damas cus, Cyprus, Rhodes, the ¥ an s lands, Smyrn the' Bosphorus, Con- utinople Athens aro couched in simplo attractive and forcl ble lan As every new traveler soes things from his individusl standpoint aud describes what most tmpressed him it often happens that well known sights and B Dr Il R o T Ra e Tat M B ARG from the of anew writer. This is the with the book under roviow lished by G. P. Putman's Sons, 2 Twenty-third strcet, New York. “The Relation of Labor to Today by Lujo Brentano, Porter Shern A, M, an exhaust work on a stupendous subject. Dr. Br tano is ovidently a deop thinker and & man of consideruble erudition, The author treats of the labor question from every con- vable standpoint and the aim tho work may be gathered from the following extract from tho closing remarks as we have seea, it noeds for the realization of this regulation of the labor relation not the establishment of new principles of logal and social ordor. It needs only the honest and logical carrying out of those maxims, which are not only the foun- dations of socloty today, but also the most ideal basis of the social condition of all ages tho personal freedom nnd equality of all be- fore the law. With the roalization of thes ontal principles of the social order o is given the solution_of the labor ques, Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, 27 West Twenty-third street, New York “Who Wrote tae Biblel” by Washingtoa st of is [ Gladden 1s o somowhat romarkablo worlk, the ain of which as is set forth in_the opon Ing chapter “ls to put Into compact and popu- lar form,for tho benefit of intelligent readors the prindipal facts upon which scholars are now eenerally agreed concerning the litorary history of tho biblo.” The writer does not claim for this book any particular literary oxcellonce, but a careful porusal of Jts pagos domonstrates that Mr, Gladden has boen & thorough student of the scriptures and his skillful handling of this subject has resulted in a production that will tend very much in the dircction of popularizing the history of the bible. Publishod by Houghton, MifMin & Co., Boston and New York A Very usoful and instructive work has ust been writton and_compiled by John J. Eliinn under tho titla of “Tho Standard Guide to Chicago for the Year 1501 As the writer savs i his. preface ““Not In tho Ara- bian Nights' ontertainments, though bathed 1 all the glorious eolgrings of Oriental fanc: is thero a talo which surpasses in wond the plain, unvarnished history of Chicado.” ‘T'his little work isdestined fo do much to- ward enlightening the civilized world with regard to what sort of a place Chicago is. 1t it doos this it will fulfill a very im- portant mission for the good of this coun- try, especially in view of the forthcoming world's fair It is full of illustrations, show- ing the magnificent buildings, boulevard: parks and other attractions to' be_found in Chicago. Published by Flinn & Shoppard, 9 Dearboru street, Chicago George Haven Putnam has contributed work which will doubtless prove of gr value to uuthors and literary people unde the name of “The Question of Copyright.” This compilation contains o summury of the copyright laws at. present iu force in the chief countries of the world, together with a report of the le w pending in Gireat Britain, a sketch of the contest in the United S s from I8 resent year in behalf of international copyright and “cer- tain papers on the development of tha con- ption of lite roperty and on tho prob able effect. Am can law, *ub. lished by G. P, Patnam’s Sons, New York The Forum for June contaius an excellent budget of interesting papers, Colonel Theo- dore A. Dodgo writes on “Von Moltke and Future Warf, Rov. Dr. Charles A. Briggs discourses'on “Chureh and Creed,’ Sir Charles W. Ditko treats on*“T'hs Corn- monwealth of Australin,” Hon. William Me- Adoo exprosses his views on *Tmmizration and the’ " President Francis A, Walker tells Tho Groat Count of 1800, Ulysses D. 12y poiuts out “Our Chunce for Commereial Supremacy,’ W. M. Stowart has some ilver and the Noed of Mors Mor Holt_con- tribute bor on “Out International Copy- right [ Brosident. W. Dow Hydo by pounds A Rational System of Dhysical Training,” Souator Joseph N. Dolph g aluable information regarding “Tho Northwest,” Joel Cook affords us “A Glance at Our Finances,” Prof. J. W. Glosad dis- cusses ““Westorn Lands and Mortgages,” and J. L. Williams enlightens us on “Southern Financial Interests Wo have just r cantilo Reistor’ a at od a copy of “The Mer. for 1801, T'his stupendous work contains carcfully compiled classified lists of the merchants, manufacturers, agents, brokers, exporters, importers, jobbers, wholesulers, commercial lawyers and load. ing real estate firms, with special depa ments dovoted respectively to the banking, wnsurance, newspaper and hotels in street,of the United Statos of America. Thero is ono good featuro in this work, and that is the total abseuce of any corner, side or foot line advortisements, inserted leaves or displaved cards, that are 5o froquently found scattered throughout the pages of a book of this kind, and which tend tointerrupt tho lists of numes and mar the typographical heauty of a work. It would be very difiicult, indeed, to aiscover whom this book would not be use- ful to at some time or other. After a necessarily somewhat hasty and thereforo imperfect examination of the Register it appears to us that the claim made by the publishers that the infor- mation given is reliable and select aud that especial effort has been exerted to azoid - serting any but desirable firms has been fully substantiated, The classification, ur- rangemont and typozraphy ave overything that could bs expectod or desived in a com- pilation of this nature. Published by te Register publishing company, 76 Dearborn street, Chicago, I11. “My OMicial Wife,” by Colonel Richard Henry Savage, is a novel of modera lifo told in a vigorous stvle and caleulated to work up the reader’s feolings to a high pitch of excite- mont. Those who like to read something thoroughly stirring with a mixturo of tho horrible wifl find this book to their taste. Published by the Home publishing company, New York. Among the many attractivo featuros of this monti’s Overland Monthly is a beauti- fully illustrated articlo on **Yachting in Cali- fornin.” by Charles'G. Yalo. William Dal lam Armes contributes a very readable essay. which he calls ““Phe Man with a Hoe:” Eliz- both S. Bates has i good paper under tho head of “Curse or Blessing,” and_Senator Gwin’s secondfpaper on a plan for the coloni- zation of Sonora appears in this numbor. +Down the Yukon," by William A. Redmond; “La Ponsion Manquer,” vy M. B. W.; “Cap- turing Rocky Mountain Shoeen,” by Oliver Howard, and “A Revival of Art Intercst in Califoraia,” by C. D. Robinson are some of cellent articles this month. The Overland Mouthly company, 420 Montgomery o, San Franc Tho' Home-Mal 5 its customar literature. “Indi r for the current month complement of readable n Girls in Indian Senools, by Blaine Goodale, should bo read by all who desire to know what is being dono_ for the educution of the young Indi s. Asa matter of fact very few people have much accurato information with regard to this sub- ject and a caretul porasal of this articlo will Uo much to dispel many erroueous opinions. Anothor iuteresting paper is that by Dr. excelle) street, Now Only Exclusive Special Newspaper Train West of the Lakes. The Sunday Bee Flye SIXTY MILES AN HOUR. Matking all Union Pacific and Connecting Points FEj to Twenty-four Hours Ahead of all it o S Competitors. Residents of Interior Points Want to Read a Sunday Daily on Sunday. They Must Have The Bee. 20 a.m 27 a.m 37 am GILMORE ... PATILLION..... MILLARD.... THURSTON ELKHORN. . WATERLOO. VALLEY. MERCER .. FREMONT. SANDBERG NORTH BEND . BAY STATE. .. ROGERS.. SCHUYLER.. LAMBERT. 3 BENTON....... CAYUQGA...... DUNOCAN.... GARDNER . SILVE HAVENS....... CLAKKS...... THUMMEL.... RO OOnCOoOR®OO B PADDOCK ... CHAPMANS.... DOCKWOOD .. [ o - THE BEE FLYEBR TIME CARD: WARRACK ...\ COLUMBUS. ..., CENTRAL CITY.. GRAND ISLAND. Al Newsdealers Sell 1. a.m am a.m a.m am a.m a.m am a.m a.m a.m a.m am At Crand Iy and THE BEE'S Flyer couneats with tho carly train on the 8t Joseph and Grand Tsl- and rond and Bees are sent fly.ng in sacks to Belviders, Davenport, Doniphan, Edsar, Faicbury. Fairfeld, and Stco'o Oity, Tobins, MoGiol Juuction and Milligau are reached by horss ronto from Faixbury; Heb. ron is supplied from Belvidore. At Columbus connetion is also made with a train from Platte Cen‘er, Humphroy, Madison and Norfolk, and a horse run is made to Wagner. At Grand Island a'soa fast freight is caught which supplies Elm Cr:oek, Gibbon, ver, and North Platte. THE BEE reachos the last mentioned placo at 2:20 p. m. Its wou'd-be rivals tumble in there at 9:26 at night, seven hours later, Kearney, Lexington, Shelton, Wood Ri , Gothenberg, Tt is too lat» to read them then, and they are accordingly delivered next.morning, when they are ahout twenty-eight hours old. Emma Brainerd Ryder, entitled ““The Littlo Wives of [ndia.”’ Ellen Lo (iardo's contribu- tion “‘Boating for \Women," contains somo t advico for girls, Published by tho faker company, 44 Bast Fourtcenth Cork. Yambor of volume II of tho Outing Weekly Tennis Record for the season of 1301 was published on Juno 13, and it should be read by every devotoo of the de- lightful game, It is tho oficial organ and builetin of the United States National Luwn Tonnis association and bears tho endorse- mont of Charles 5. _Stickuoy, =secrotary of that organization, Published by the Outiug company, limited, 239 Fifth avenue, Now York. Table Talk for the current month has sono very interesting and instructive articles ‘on timoly topics. 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