Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1893, Page 20

WARK TWAIN IS ALL RIGHT | The tory of Heavy Financial Losses Not Well Founded, OF LITERARY FICKLE FAME PEOPLE The Work of a Death of Latest Prohific Llizabeth Oakes Smith— News and Goselp of Circles, ‘:?u}‘ Froneh Anthor o Apropos of {h ont Totos club dinner to Mark T'wain mark made by friend who a sance of the di “well naturally fe losses, and the dinner was tim his fricnds This, in part, confirms the rumors whict have been rife in New York for some weeks past. These rumors represent the geaial author as having suffercd heavy financial losses during the suringency, —and theso losses, it is said, brought him back to Now York from abroad. Just what truth there Is in these reports it is difficult to state. One thing is cortain: Mark I'wain continues living in New York, making the Players’ slub his home, while his family remains in It: When the humorist left Americs somewhat overa yea ne leased h Hartford house and gave It out that he would not return within three years, his in- tention being to educate his children abroad He not been gone more than six months when he suddenly stepped off a French steamer on a New York dock, stayed in the " pity a fortnight and returned toltaly. A fow weeks ago lie again came back, and has remained in New York. This week the an- nouncement is made that hie has sold out his interest in the publishing heuss of which he has been the senior member, and has re- tired absolutely as a pubtishor. fZAL the same time, even if Mark Twain is financially embarrassed, e cortainty hus sources not common with cvery man. He + has made deal of money out of his own " books, the profits which came to him from General Grant's book were large, his eclegant home at Hartford and his country house New York state are both he still re- celves very high prices for his work, and altogether I can hardly believer that Mark “ Tywain is suffering, or will suffer. He has always been deemed rich, and correctly so, and if he has suffered lossos he is in 1o im- mediate danger of becoming o pauper, 1 fancy. The ne of Literary Pe As a matter of fact, T think it prise some of our best Jearn xu‘;w little the v cr of the club to a | » the special signit {the Lotos man, “overybody s sorry for Mark in his recent given 1o show pe. would sur- known writers to are knowu, and se of us in the bt oceasionall striking evidenc And yot, after the fact is much to be wondered at. is country of ours is a very big land, and w antho re fortunate er to have their fame sung through i fact, 1 question very much if there ave five living authors who can truthfully lay claim to a national reputation. Out of our (5,000,000 of people the more millions w never he rdof Mr. Howells, for than there are millions to whou his familiar. obery Louis Stevenson’s fame is confined, in the minds of many of t willions, to his SDr. Jekyll and My, Hyde, nd thousands who have seen the play vever heard of the author's name, just as mi national hymn “Ameri to thousands who know that its author 18 Samuel Francis Smith, A striking example in this connec- tion is the faml ty of millions with the hymn “Neaver, My God to Thee,” yet not 10 per cent know its nami one almost & and yot how many could give the the author of its w ¢ nothing of the fact that he is living practically known to the world? Perhaps of living women writers Mrs. Irances Hodgson be said to be the mose gener- name, but only in connection Lord IMuuntlerc 1 ven- 11 Carleton’s name is known in thousands of cases where the name of Thomas Bai Aldrich b never been heard of. 1 believe thut the names of Oliver ‘Wendell Holmes and Lew Wallace are more thoroughly known today in America than are the names of any two male writers, Men hike Longfeliow, Whittier and Lowell vos- sesscd really national reputations, but, with the possible exception of Dr. Holmes, of what poet of today can this be saia? Liter- ary fame is & mighty uncertain quality, and one never realizes its narrow limits until one mov ound among ull classes of peo- ple aud tests the matter The Writer of French Courts, One hundred thousand volumes of “The Famous Women of the French Court” have now been sold in America alone, and yot how littie is known of theiv author, Im by Saint-Amand. Still, his personality very interesting one. From the very volume issued in this country from his ])(‘u. “'Marie Antoinette and the Eud of the Old Regime,” he has been favorably ived g tion of ‘schy hip v with the scenes described imparted by these volumes that has caught the public fan M. Saint- Amana’s life has been such as to equip him peculiarly for the work. Ho isa nobleman, u baton, and son of an eminent French mili- tavy ofticer. His mother was the daughter of Geieral Vicomte Domou, who commanded a division of cavaley at Waterloo, and whose name is inseribed on the Are de ! M. Saint-Armand has pursued time u diploi and a literary i Dow i min plenipotentia class, and takes part in this of the ministry of fo affairs in It was during the discharge of his oficial dutios that the suggestion of writing up the famous women of the French court came to him, “I'ie 1dea of writing the vol- umes on “The Women ot the Versailles Court” occurred to him in 1870, during the nune, while the ofices of the ministry shed provisionally in the halls of the It of Versailles, his dosk being sliated in the very midst of the scones in which the eventsho describes wol pla Ho decided to write his sories on Women of the Tuilories” while gazing at tho ruius of tho palace, w 8t the fotes glven under tho second The eager s with wh these first vol- umes w ived encouraged him to go on, until now over thirty volumes have appeared fiom his pen. Of theso ninet have thus far been wanslated and published in this country. Fhe Tatk of Literary Clrcles, name of i of familia Triomphe. Francis Parkman's papers and letters ave to be collected and, together with a bi- ography, will be publish :d iu & volume sowe time early next y “The Whittier biography Is not to e ready much before next Febru ‘Those ministers who are” 1ot quite suve of their ground upon occasions of baptism, mar- viage, christening und funerals are to have a ook called “Pastoral Offices,” by Itev, D, ‘William H. Furness. Auna Katharine Green has moved perma nently to New York, and _is ‘devoting her time to a new novel and i play. The story of *fHow | Came to Write *Look fng Backward'" is to bo told by Edward Bellamy in an avticle to be published iu one of the popular monthlies, Jerome K. Jerome is Lo huve out very soon @ uew book of short stories under the title of “Jdohn Ingerfield and Other Stories. *Ouida” thinks that the new uovel upon which she is now engaged will be, in all vespects, the best piece of fiction she has ever done. With English givls the books Rosa Nouchet Carey, “Edna Ly he | teemar ions know of our | Duchess,” Miss Braddon and “Mrs, Alexan der' continue to be the most populur und the most widely asked for and read, 1t was last week that a small knot of peo- rl. gothered in v country graveyard on Long stand, It was dificult W determine which was the wmost forloru—the weather, tho graveyard op the people assewbled.' And THE OMAHA DAILY B yet this little knot had pathered to lower into the ground. the remains of one of the most gifted and beautiful authoresses of her time. Had Flizabeth Oakes Smith died thifty yoars ago sne would have received a columy, of obituary in the newspapers: last week she passed away in North Carolina, and it was four daya after that the Dape! heard of it and gave her six wanfl notice, Tha worlil knew 1ot that she was hiving until she was dead, The enduring quality not les narre of literary fame is « painfulto contemplate than is its 1ess sometjnies in the case of Authors of the most popular order. I remember an amusing instance of this kind which od 1o a litarary mag who approached the ) of the reception commitiee of the 1uhof ana of our largest cluies to A reccpiion t rjon Crywford, The 1 man took it fod! granted, of ¢3ffse name and works of the author of “Dr. Isancs” wera familiar to a man of intelli- gence. But he was mistaken ‘Well, T havdly know," said the commit- “tho 1 pilorls wo have gi women have not cossful. But w once more YHIL'IL make Eowann W, Rooks and “World's Congress of Bank clers' comprises o series of addresses upon selected financ ibjects and also a series of papors on_banking in the several states and territc ad by delegates espe- 11 the brief epitome of financial 1deas and historv, particularly that branch relating to bank: coming from bankers hailing from every section and representing divorse opinions and views, is practically a completo version of the science as seen through the medium of the banking business. Rand, MeNally & Co., Chicago. A series of essays 1 pamphler form has just been published, embracinz the subjects “Taxa Estates,” by Richard un'.km in Ger- lation of Eco- to Public Aum Private Chavity,” by Janies Ma and “Silver as Money in the United tes," \r\ Arthur Burnham Woodford, Ph, D. The latter contains valu- able statistical tables and charts relating to the quantities of gold and silver coins issued in the past four centurie American Acad - emy of Polit and Social Science, Phila- delphia, u looking ‘round for a nomic Study book for. lhv' about a boy \\l\n \\ s forced tn make Lis own way in the world, which he did by lotting boats to parties by the hour, and his business finally grew to such dimen- sions tiat ho finally became captain of a steam excursion voat. ‘The boys in the book are veal live boys and not angels, and the recital of some of thelr pranks is very amus- ing. Iorsale by Megeath Stationery com- pany, Omaha. “I'he Complete Sportsman.” by Howland Gasper, is a manual of scientific and prac- tieal kilowledge dsiguad Tor the instruction and information of all_votaries of the gun In this treatise the writer aims to_familiar- ize thesportsman with the habits of the game he bursuesand with the mothods of hunting it well as the most reliable methods of distinguishing the various game birds. The engravings, letter press and everything about the volume express a iigh degroe of exc id will make the work the more approciable. Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 318 Broadway New York. "The Altruist Int hange for the quarter beginning October is filled with news and in- formatiou related to philanthropic work in parements of life. Its columns appeal cularly to those who b abundance at their disposal. The Altruist Interchange company, 41 East Twenty-first street, New York A new cdition of I\lx\;.' 's Handbook of New York Uity tis not a reprint of the old book, but in f ctanew boolk, show: g the great metropolis in 1803, As man 300 new engravings and eighty pages have been added while most of the pages have been reset and the whole text revised and remodeled. The magnitude and grandeur of this city of cities has no botter expouent than its gallery of over 1,000 illustrations and review covering a like number of pages. Priot; paper and binding, as well as low price, only & per copy, commend it as a fitting volume for any library., It is a practically exhaustive treatise, well indexed 1 twenty-four closely-printed pages and its information is uthentic, The general makeup, style, workmanship and complete- of “King's Handbook of New York v will be acknowledged by every one as fully commensurate with the importance and maguitude of this foremost of American cities; Tt is edited aad published by Moses King, Boston, Mass. “Letters of James Russell Lowell,” edited by Churles Eliot Norton, will afford the ad- mirers of this poet an opportunity to see him ashe in private correspondence, under less restraint than necessarily adheres ices issued for the public ear. ‘These letters cover almost ey long career, beginning from and touch to) of every imaginable charac- ter, interspersed with bits of personal eri cism and statements regarding men of the time that invest them with a rare int His lucid style renders the letters v able and attractive. As a complete the collection is ina sense biographical well as historical, casting brilliant flas! of light upon the events of his day. The work is 1 two volumes, comprising an’ index of subjects, and is bound in cloth.” For sale by Megeath Stationery company, Omiha, One can spend few more delightful hours than in gomg through the pages of “Shepy Worl I"air Photographed,” consisting of nearly zed engravings taken from a collection of origual copy- righted photographs authorized and per- mitted by the World's Columbian exposition, These comprise photographs of the original buildings, the state buildings, the buildings of foreign nations, the court of honor, ex- hibits, the warship 1llinois, the lagoon and tempies, ens, pavilions, fountuins, statues, besides the Midway plaisance v its vavied seenes and picturesque groups, It is altogether oduction of the 1o E a verbal deseription ud the fine paper, the leather back and v s cighth year, heav vors e ed with a worls fit to remain in the house- hold for genor £.ons as a fit s 50 justify its use parlor ornament, vihere it will prove of irauble value in helping to entertain, o ible Publishing company, 728 Chest- nuvstieet, Philadelphia. four aud six of “Tne Book of the Ave come 1o hand, rully up to the udard of the original numbers, As art work ulone this serics possesses exceptional value, and as an_iustructor and f the mest stupendous en witnessed, it will For permanent good this Will no’ doub o Tursher ‘ia 6duca: al influence than a visit to the fair itself, as in place of transitory views, it o itd quota it such shape that the mind may dwell At leisure, assimilate information und acquire impressions to better advantage, The aim in th s seems Lo bo o repi.- duce in priut the Ax(uhlllwh entive, pr ing within reasou limits tho wl ol of art, industry, aceurate form s o the natious. In the work the uot only tiie artist, but the & are minifest with best talent of uthor as well, s will cover 1,000 impe pages, 12106 inches, a number. E torium buildi “The Del " comprises a series of studies aud sketches presonting a yiew of lie along the Cory It is anony mously written by te unique in its picturing and volloguinl reproduction of this m solate 1 people. Macmillan & Co., New York. Tho Confederate Wa company, Audi- a portrait of orth Caroling A promi- John W, Ellis, from January, 183, to July, 1 nent feature of this number is ‘ort Donelson,” as ¢ General John B, Floyd. C A. Confed- evate War Journal, l.\‘xln”!un Ky. Au illustrated catilogue of colonial and United States \l‘n‘n.mm gold, silver and copper, with prices paid, hus just been issued. lu this mphlet we learn that 8500 to #5800 is being paia for specimens of the United States silver dollar of 1504 with fillet head and large eagle. Johu Fitzgibbon, 81-83 Broad street, New York. “Whither Ave We Drifting?" is the title to a political pamphiet by W. P, Hack slite seuutor of the state of Kau govornor of ive 1 rman of the republican state convention of IS, Tt is really nspeech on tho silver question rather rabid in denunciation of the administration and move rhet al th argumentative, Conner Printing compa Winfield. Kan ,"A Book of Strange Sins,” by Coulson may have been written with good intentions, but its stories arn - realy wea distorted sermons, There is little to fascin any but the morb! fuclined, and those will read it to theiv oswn injury, 8 its judg ill-founded and mjslegding. Tt 1 gine from the title, ins, but a group of graphig g tales, Ward, Lock & B 1, 13 l.w Tywelfth streat, Now York g rel” is a chifning set of b, u Alden, Theso stories ave full of and bristie with fine points br. in such_a. droll way a8 to oxeite the s of the reader all through the book ries are distinctly unique and will tind a place of their own i of American hughorous litera- 5 Sons, New York, Inmn[m-u-( humorous pgéLi*the Cali A Review for November has a very duction In “Te Six' Missoo," by . A Llderkin. Both this poem and the sketch *“The Worst Boy in Town,'' by Charles Howell, are distinctively wostern in humor and style, of X 1 Mrs. S is also and the gen selection of very r adable number. toview company, Oakland, Cal. nkoown Heroin s an historical episode of the war between the states, by L. E. Chittenden, ‘I'he scene of the story is Inid in the Shenandoah valley and the story recounts the rescue from impenaing deati of a wounded unmon soldier by a southern woman, whose husband, a confederate soldicr, was at the time a prisoncr of war. The which appear to be well authen- ticated, Id in a work of fictlon appear to be muvmlmhlu if_not impossibie. Rich- mond, Croscup & Co,, 9 kast Seventeenth street, New York, Blue and Gray for uniqu November is not as fully illustratel as its predecessors, but in subject matter it ranks up to the usual high standard of excellence attaied by this re pository of patviotic literature. The un- known naval ufflcm “Union Jack,” con- tributes h th Farragut on the Hartford,” v a 'description of the great battle below New Orleans. (GGeneral George |lmlc~s an l\rlh le on “l’uml-) vivors uf that memora . 'The editorial department dis the silvor debate and the question premacy of state or nation. ican company, Philadelphia. “As We Go,” by Chartes Dudley Warner, comprises a wamber of desulto €ssays on American topies, o good deal of it no nsense, or better designated capricious spurts dressed in select, choice Janguage and here and there a real idea flashing to_relieve the monotony of its uniform eclegance. The style is really entertaining to those reading for a pastime, but the student will find it telling him what he already knows, and may. perhaps, be pleased to see his own ideas endorsed. Harper & Brothers, New York. IFor sale by Megeath Station ety com- pany, Omaha. C. C. Goodwin, editor of the Salt Lake Tribune, has just published a novel treating of the mines in Nevada, with its scene shift- ing to Afr The story is broad, charitable and deevly interesting. hl: racters have a certaiu freshness and individuality about them that is irvesistible. The industry of mining is idealized, of course, as “The Wedge of Giold,” is fiction and not history It is really refreshing to read a good st outside of the beaten track of love and ro mance. In the first chapters, which serve as a sort of introduction, the author says: “Below the surfaceof thestory which make: this book is a deeper story of what may be per- formod by brave nearts when they leave the fruitful fields behind them and turn with all their hearts to woo the desert that turns her o them_at their coming and ithin her sere breast, her inesti treasures.” These few words show the character of the book better than anything we can say. The volume, by the way, is handsomely bound in brown ‘and gold. By the Tribune job Printing company, \nll ke City. Utah. e City of St. Louis and Its Resources,” published by the St. Louis Star-Sayings, is un example of western art and enterprise seldom equaled. It combines in its work o history of the city, beginuing with the estab- lishment of Laclede’s Trading Post, as it was called at that time, being in the year 1764, w of the prominent institu- i phical notices of its leading 'es & vast compendium of in- formation. I\mnnp the itizens we ob- that prominent mention is mado of S. H. Clarke, accompanied with it presenting an cxcellent lixe- ness, The pages ave of atlas size, combiniog with the finest calendered paper and superb engravings the ver etter press -in fact its workmanship and 1aste could not be excelled. If any fault at all may be found with the prodnetion it is the preponderance of attention given to par- sons over the institutions representing the city. St. Lous Star-Sayings. St. Louis, Mo, Prof. Goodnow’s work upon adminis- trative v, first announced so many vears g0, has finally appeared from the press of Putnam’s (New York) and well repays the waiting enforced wpon the public, both as regards its contents nnd typographical makeup. ‘Ihe book comes in two volume first dealing with the administrative or- ganization of modern zovernments, and the sueond with the legal relations of these ad- ministr The arrangement is systematic ty the extreme, following with logical preciseness the classification of i nli)l‘\‘ll‘hll\'(\ orgars that has been worked 4 with 8o much minuteness andwith so much thought and care by l‘u)f 33 W to go or to criticize the s enough 1o say that for ation concerning the history, und methods of the a f the four nd, ates—no other gin- gle work in any language offers the student the advantages here found., The Forum, which its readers the foremost of pesiodicals. beginniug with the December 'y, from 50 cents to 25 ¢ the most noteworthy lu al lllr'l‘xll\uu lmlL |I.H |.|Iu'|| e Lq of su Patriotic Amer- regard as even hefore the recent reduction in the pri f some of them. But no periodical of th 5 of the Forum has ever been sold for cents. It becomes the cheapest by haif of all great reviews in the world, and it re- mains the largest of all periodicals of kiud,and its character is in no way vhunged, This' reduction of price puts the Forum easily within Uje reach of overy reador who caves for it—of every = man woman who desires w keep abrea of the times. The December number, or example. contains the following sixteon Presidentinl 4 D. Fou riff Redu. Plan for an Political Turift. Hon. W. J. Coo; cis Paviman and His Work, W “Child-Study: the Basis of Exag ,' President G, Stanley Hall; 1sracl Amoug the Nations, " W. k2, H lum. “The Beginuing of Man and Age of Race,” Dr. D. (i, Brinton; More Money E Shearman ing Minority, Rich Men ‘in a Republic Ir. Goldwin Smith's Woodrow Wilson: e Schools from ol The Most Ameriea,” Hamilon Results of th man Palmer i City of Chi M raukiin . Head, Tho Forum Publishing Company, New York. NEW PUBLIGATIONS : THE DAMNED THING." 1 AMBROSE DIEICE \le (1 Christmas Nuniber of TOWN TOPICS wble Number, Out Decein! v an order for it at once, or slamps. or €1 for 3§ nios. Lasting Free ) sults o the DOstig o i s, 21 Wi ANINONV KENT, Deetdediy tin Dest of (lia vt katle series of Price 50 ¢ Postal Note 10 above addr Huve 30 TANIS, THE R4 'tR The entire press of the Lier sirongest work. 12y, or send 1es tils Lo be L, $1,50, post- SUNDAY. DECEMBER %}:%% SEE A R S e R e R CONTINENTAL CLOTHING HOUSE 4 .Great December Clearance Sale The all absorbing topic in Omaha has beef g Om Great Sale of Overcoats and Ulsters . . We have sold a great many, but havc more to sell and emphatically assert that nowhere in this city can first class clothing be bought at any such prices as we will name for our great December Clearance-Sale. 2,500 Overcoats and Ulsters from the Thompson, Willis & New- gent stock yet remain to be sold; this with the balance of our regular stock made up for this season, makes this the greatest bona fide sale ever known. Men’s Overcoats, Ulsters and Suits will not average over 60 cents on the dollar. Men’s Ulsters Black Freize Ulsters, cut extra long, all wool lining J Se and shawl collar. . ..worth $18.00, price at this sale $12.00 Handsome Oxford mixed bcwer Ulster, slm_\vl collar 8.00 S1Ze SRRt O R s e o wortth Brown mixed Shetland beaver Ulster, cut full length 10.00 7.00 I EERALEIIER, Sioo0 5500 60 6060 5000 6ob6 0000 GO AL 5.00 12.00, price at this sale $16.50, price at this sale All wool blue chinchilla Ulster, wool lined, wide collar. worth §12.00, price at this sale Diagonal chinchilla Ulster, extra hc&vy wool linings. .worth $10.00, price at this sale Men’s 0vercoats Tailor-made brown Kersey. . ..worth price at this sale $15,00 9.00 10.00 at this sale 12,00 9.00 5,00 Black Melton woo! lined Overcoats.....oe.. . worth price at this sale Biack beaver, elegantly trimmed Overcoats. ..worth at this sale price Brown Kersey Overcoats, best trimmings. .. ..worth price y S Black Melton, plaid worsted linings. ........ ..worth §15.00, price at this sale Diagonal chinchilla Overcoats......evueeus ..worth Men’s Suits. Over 1,000 Fancy Cheviot and Worsted Suits to within the next 30 days at prices like these: Suits $10 Suits $15 Suits $18 Suits $22 $10.00, price at this sale be closed out worth at $6.75. at $10.00. at $12.00. at $15.00. worth worth worth Furnishing Goods. A surplus stock of $25,000 worth to be closed out in the next 30 days, Gloves and underwear are the great bargain features of this department. Shirts and Drawers. Camel's Brown Derby Ribbed at 75¢ worth gr.2 Hair Underwear at 38¢ worth 75% ! Scotch Wool Silk Finished $1,00 worth $1.75. l Ixtra Heavy Camel's Hair 85¢ worth $1.50 Boys’ Clothing. Suits and Overc lar until you hav dollar. We can give you more for oats at 50 cents on the Don’t spend a dols e visited the (,()ntmcnt;l]. your money at this sale than you have ever dreamt of. CONTINENTAL . CLOTHING HOUSE lath and Douglas,