Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 15, 1902, Page 7

EUBGTS. HOFELDT CRAIRNAN O'KEEFTE LOOKS TO BARREL'S BUNGHOLE — New Mesiher Wanta an Inveatigation Be/ore Number and Salaries of Connty E: Are Fized * for Ensulog Year, ‘When the new Board of County Commils- stoners had organized yesterday morning by electing Peter Hofeldt of the Fifth district @s its ‘chairman, and after he had named the standing committess for the eonsulng year, Richard O'Keefte, who is the new member from the Fourth district, succeed- fng Thomas Hoctor, presented a tesolution Which was taken to mean t(hat he intends it possible to put a“plug or two in the bunghole of the caunty barrel. The resolution, tor which the other mem- Lers voted without exception, requests the county attorney to furnish the board with a written opinion on certain questions before it shall designate the number of employes 4n the - different ‘county offices. Of these Questions the first 'is, “Can the sheriff, tremsurer, county clerk, ter of deeds, county judge or clerk nt the district court bave any deputies or a. offices except those ‘design board?” The second question reads mot the duty of the hoard to fix designate the number of such deputi assistants?” The third question i Are mot deputies and assistants in the offices of sherift, Lreasurer, register, county judge and clerk of the district court to be pald out of the fres of the respective offices and not ou: ©of the general fynd? And if any of the dep- utles or employes are to be pald out of the &eneral fund, which are they?" Waterman Not 1n Evidence. The meeting in thé morning was called to order at 10:45, after the membe had agreed on Commissioner Hofeldt to suéceed Conuolly in the chair. Harry C. Miller, the bew county ;clerk, was first to swing the &vel. He called the roll, beginning with the pame of A, C. Harte of the First dls- trict. Commissioner Harte was in his chalr o respond and Lyman Waterman was not in evidence to make the rumored protest. ‘Commissioner Connolly presented Mr. Ho- feldt's name for chalrman, Ostrom sec- onded the nomindtion and the ballots read four for Hofeldt and one blank. Connolly moved to Hofeldt's desk in the rear ot the room, remarking as he went, “I'll go way back and st down." After a brief address of acceptance by the tew chairman and the adoption for 1902 of the rules that had governed the board in 1901, theso:committees were announced: Flaance, Harte, Conmolly, Ostrom; judi- «acy, Ostrom, Harte, O'Keeffe; court house &nd jall, Ostrom, O'Keeffe, Harte; charity, Connolly, Harte, 0'Keeffe; poor farm, Con- molly, Ostrom, O'Koefte; roads, OI? fle, Ostrom, Connolly; bridges, O'Keefte, Con- nolly, Harte; construction, Harte and the board. Trank ‘Dewey's appointment as deputy rounty clerk was concurred in on motion ©f Ostrom,.but ‘when L. Blickensdorter's appaintment as deputy surveyor was taken up' O'Keeffe declined to vote aye until he bad. been informed ‘as to whether such of- fice had’ existed continuouely and if there “was work enough to justify its longer ex- istence, Harte made the same Inquiry be- fore voting to approve the appdintment of Charles Lesile clerk of the county court. O'Keefte Lights on Sherift,\ When the sherift's ‘list of deputies was Presented O'Keeffe balked. He sald: “I am oppdded to ‘apbtovfug any. appofniments at this time. We ought to get together and find out just how many employes are ac- tually needed In these oMces and I move that this and all other matters of appoint- ment be referred.to the committee of the Whole.” No member evinced an inclination o debate the pojnt and the chairman dis- Vosed of the motion by ‘remarking to the clerk, “So ordered. Ostrom moved the approval of a contract bond offered by the Chicago Lumber com- pany, but O'Keeffe thought that such things should go to the proper committee and the motion ‘was: withdrawn. Chairman Hofeldt then presented the res- olution declaring the estimated expenses of the county for the ensulng year to be as Total ., ++ $465,000 Ostrom moved the reappointment of Thomas L..Hull as.a member of the Sol- diers’ Rel commission and Conaolly moved that It go over. The latter motion prevailad, but Ostrom took revenge by adopt! the same course a moment later ‘when .Connolly moved the nppointment of E. 0. Floyd as & member of the same com- mission. Y The board at 11:30 afjourned until 10 »olock __ Politicians Out in Force. The opening engagement of the new board waa played to a'full house, politicians in- terested, in Posaible, contests baving crowded Into every available inch of space outelde thé ratling. ~ After the adjournment Sherift Power was amoug the first to besk the domooratic members of the board and ex- plain to them what a busy place the sherifr's office {8 and how utterly impossidble it would be for.him te.do with a force smaller than the one Commissi O'Keeffe had declined to approve unil fnvestigating. BAUM SUOEEEE§ CARPENTER Executive Committee of Commerelal Clab Elects a Chai: d a Seeretary. At the meeting of the new executive com- mittee of the Commeércidl club yesterday D. “A. Baum was elécted chalrman and J. E. Ut secretary. D. A. Baum, D. B. Fuller and H, 8. Weller were.nominated as candidates for chatrman. On the first bal- lot H, 8. Weller, over his protest, was de- clared elected, but resigmed. Mr. Fuller geclined nomination and upon his motion Mr. Baum was chosen by acclamation. There was no opposition to the election of Mr, Utt, The insurance committee madz & re- port, in which it sald that the Insurance rates were 4 2-7 per cent higher in Omaba than they would be were the bullding ordi- nances to be enforced and that this penalty would be removed iIf the laws were strictly snforced. In conalderation of this fact the GUARANTEES LIEBIG EXTRAE T ittee moved wufl- Anspeoctor be fequestéd to enforoe the laws: that the council Be requested to grant to no one the priglegge of constructing billdings contrary to those laws and that the mayor be asked to veto such resolutions it passed by the council. On motion of Buelid Martin the report was lald over for onie week, the secretary to have coples of it sent to each member and the matter made a special order for next week. It was stated that the chalrman of the finance committee of the agreed to fix a date for he slon of the executive committee on the sub- ject of the levy for the coming year and that as the old committee on taxation had been discharged, a new committee should immediately be appointed to take the mat- ter up. The chairman was authorized to appoitit such a committ D. A. Baum was not present at the feet- ing of the committee, s0 a committee con- sisting of C. H. Pickens, George E. Ribbel, Buclld Martin, D, B. Fuller and the pres| dent of the club was appointed to notify him of his election. Franklin C. Tym was elected & member of the club, R ) Amusemetits The Strolle: A musical comedy in prologue and two Aacts, Adapted from the German of L. Krenn and C, Lindau. Book by Harry B, Smith. Music * by ' Ludwig _Englander, Produced for the first time in Omaha at Boyd's theater Tuesday night by Nixon & Ziminerman's company. THE CAST. August Lump . Kampfer .. " ....... Edwin Foy .“Harfy Fairlelgh “Wilmer Bentiey u-rr{ Btuart Al Morris Moki vorn<Muggenheim. Hudi von Rodenstein. En‘trunt Anna, Frau Bratwurst Little Goody Two-8hoe: . Mazona Bradcombe It funny comedlans, pretty-faced, sweet- volced and sh y girls, beautiful cos- tumes, gorgeous scenery and elaborate ing throughout were all that were nec- essary to the success of a musical com- “T'he Strollers” would be that |n every of the word; but unfortunately, for its owners at least, tuneful, catchy music and some original wit and humor are also Important uisites that in this advanced age of music and the dramh are quite es- sentlal it an author or composer hopes to establish for his works any permanent de- Kree of succesi In “The Strollers” these latter requirements e been almost wholly overlooked, in a few instances, where its authors have borrowed from former musical or comedy successes. Not only Is the music of the plece reminiscent, it not: positively famillar, but the dlalogue and business smack of something aeen and heard somewhere yesterday or the day be- fore. It Is hardly to be wondered at that Francls Wilson, who was featured in the original production of the plece In New York, left it to create a part in a new comle opers recently produced in the east. As In a wornout mirror, there are a few bright spots here and there, but they are #0 few and far between that before it can be of any use to its owners a new coat of silver will have to be given it by the au- thor and composer. Thete are several notables in the cast, principal of whom is John E. Henshaw, an old-time' favorite with @maha audiences. Mr. Henshaw makes the most of his rather mediocre part and succeeded in creating laughter by his cle: comedy methods. Bddle Foy Is just the same Eddle Foy, and hen that is gaid it's enough. Josfe DeWitt has an opportunity to wear several stun- nil wns and sing a little. Marle George somewhat of a disappointment as a soubrétte. ‘D, ‘L. Domt: mide’ much. out of the part of the eocentric Prince De Bomsky. He ls a clever comedian, A performance this afternoon and an- other this evening will terminate the en- gagement. JOHN ROLFAS A FREE MAN John Rolfas, who shot Constable Timme in the stomach with a Zulu musket January 8, is a free man, the grand jury having in- vestigated his case and returdd no bill. The good news was conveyed to him by the city jaller at J1 yesterday morning. Rol- fas, who was in his cell at the time, read- ing A German newspaper, was 50 overcome with joy at the announcement that he wept and wanted to embrace the officer through the bars. . He was led out into the walting room, where the articles that had heen taken from him at the time of his arrest were restored to him. “Am I free now?" he sergeant. “Y was the answer, “unless Con- stable Timme gots worse, and it he does we'll have to lock you up again.” How is Timm “They say up at the Clarkson hoapital that he's getting along all fighi, but he #says you'll bave to buy him a new pair of spectacles.’ “What was that about the spectacles?’ ‘was the next question. ‘““They tell me that the doctor took a lot of buckshot out of him and & palr of spectacles, I know I.didn't have the musket loaded with spectacles. He was told that the spectacles were the property of Timme and that they had been in his vest pocket. “‘Oh, that's the way of it!" he exclaimed. “Well, I've had that old gun loaded with sorews and nails and scrap Irom, but I didn’t remember putting in a charge of eye- ked of the deek [ He then sat down to wailt for the Zulu musket, which had been before the grand jury for inspection, and when it came he walked away with it over his shoulder, walving an adieu to the officer: TROUBLES OF TWO SAILORS n a Fight with Clarence Taylor, H. P. Martin and Willlam Lewis are detained at the police stationm, Taylor charged with stealing $40 from Lewis and the two latter as prosecuting ¢ witnesses. Lewls and Martin are both sallors, the former Towa and the latter of Brooklyn, and are enroute to New Jersey, having been discharged from the service. While in California the two fell 1n with Taylor, who made the trip across the country with them. Lewis had $40 in nis cap. Taylor knew of this, and when the trio arrived at the Unlon depot, it is charged, pulled off Lewls' cap and took the money. A fight started between the sallors and Taylor, which was ended by Officer Crowe arresting the trio. At the station the charge of theft was made. Taylor had no money on his person W #earched. In the fight Martin sprained his left hand. Lewis was under the In- fluence of liquor and suffering from the ef- fects of & sprain in his side. Both the men were fixed up by Police Burgeon Borglum. Lewis and Taylor are colored. HOUBTON, Tex., Jan.Ad4~Reports from a lurge section of 'the southwest and cen- tral Texas tonight tell of heavy rains today. The drouth had begun to be dis- tressing in ‘much of the itory covered by these reports. In Nuevas county the downpour lasted for sixteen hours, the first rain in more than a-year. » AFFAIRS AT SOUTR OMAHA Zoheol Beard and Beard of Health Wave o Misunderstanding. ALL ABOUT COMPULSORY VACCINATION om that of the Public Schools Deny Any Formal Order Ever Reached Them from the Board of Health. Members of the school board declare they never recelved word of afdy mandate for compulsory vaccination from the Board of Health and that the school board was not to blame for disobedience to the desires of the Board of Health. Superintendent J. A, McLean sald: "It fs queer that the impression has become 80 common that the Board of Education is in opposition to the health board. While I cannot say what the school board will do It the matter is brought up to them, still 1 know of no officlal communication baving come from the health board to the achools. With this being the case, I cannot see how it Is able to do anything, or the teachers expected to carry out the Ideas of the Board of Health. At the present time we are not demanding that the pupils be vac- clnated because we have no right to.” At the last meeting of the Board of Health a committee was appointed, consist- of Watkins and O'Hearn, to walt upon the school board and request that compulsory vaccination be adopted. However, accord- ing to the statements of the Board of Health members, since that time the school board has not held a meeting, so that it was impoesible for the health board to make the suggestion. City Physiclan C. E. S8app was seen last night and told what Superintendent Mc- Lean had safd regarding mever having re- celved official notification of the desire of the board in regard to compulsory vaccina- tion. After reviewing the fact of the health board having nppointed the committeo to confer with the Board of Education, he sald: “‘About a month ago Mr. O'Hearn and I called upon the school board and at that time I presented to it the views of the Board of Health regarding the stamping out of smallpox. I told them that in the opinion of the board compulsory vaccina- tion was one of the best means of acquir- ing this end, and I was assured by Presi- dent Bulla, and by almost all of the mem- bers of the board individually, for that mat- ter, that the Board of Education would be only too glad to carry out whatever plan the Board of Health adopted. It I reme ber right Superintendent McLean was pres- ent at the meeting. However, this was mot an officlal communication. New Bank Officials. With but one exception no changes were made in the officers of the three local banks at their annual meetings yesterday. The change was in the Union §tock Yards Na- tional bank, where P. A. Valentine su ceeded J. J. Roche. Officers and directors of the three banks are as follows: Unlon Stock Yards National Bank—John A. Creighton, president; F. H. Davls, vice president; Thomas B. McPherson, cashi directors, J. A. Crelghton, L. L. Kountze, Herman Kountze, F. H. Davls, C. T. Kountze, P. A. Valentine, S. M. Roberts, J. C. French and Thomas B. McPherson. Packers' National Bank—John F. Coad, president; A. W. Trimble, vice president; F. J. Morlarity, cashier; directors John F. Coad, A. W. Trumble, Elmer E. Bryson, Amos Gates, J. E. Curtl, C. D. Brown, Luther Drake, F. McGiverin and F. J. Mo- rlarity. South Omaha National Bank—Guy C. Bar- ton, president; E. A. Cudahy, vice presi- dent; H. C. Bostwick, cashlel directors, Guy C. Barton, E. W. Nash, T. W. Talla- terro, H. C. Bostwick, E. A, Cudaby, J. P. Lyman, Truman Buck. Contracts Now Ready. The contracts for furnishing the city with supplies for the year 1902 have been drawn up and all that i& now needed | the approval of the council, The contracts have been drawn up in accordance with the accepted bids, and every department seems to be fully covered, so that noth- ing, in all probability, will have to be pur- chased oustide of those things which have been contracted for. These documents were ready on Monday night, but the council failing of a quorum, stopped all proceed- fngs temporarily. Police Judge Lo Police Judge P. J. King sald yesterday that in all the time that he has acted as police judge of South Omaha he has never seen affalre 80 quiet as they are at the present time. There are very few arrests and the police report that the become a mode! for good be- When seen yesterday, Judge King “I see that they are having quite havior. sald: a time up in Omaha in the police coure, and it makes me almost homesick when I read of it. Here, all one bas to do is to come down in the morning, read his paper, kill time and go hom: It there is any truth in the proverb that a storm follows a calm, we are going to have a cyclone of business here in this court some day, because just now there Is absolutely noth- ing stirring.” Watching the Boulevard, Members of the East Side Improvement club were out In force yesterday after- noon looking over the ground where the proposed boulevard is to run.through Byn- dicate Park. Now that the South Omaha Land company seems to be willing to éo all, and even more than the club has asked of it, the Improvement club proposes to keep up the good work by asking that some changes be made as to the course of the boulevard through the park. These changes will be such as will show off the natural lake in the park to the best ad- vantage, making a beautiful driveway throughout. But the rest of the work will be allowed to go just as first proposed. Magie City Gossip, 2a Ror Viste, " heve sone T, T, Ford of Fullerton, Mo, ith, W, B. Van Sant and 'he revival servic church Mr. and Mrs to lliinols for M is visit- family, at the United Pres- are attracting large John Cronin 18 in jall, charged with hav- 1ng Stolen brass from the Cudahy Packing rs. Allce C ho dled at the Mr. Allce Craver, who died at the Soutl Omahia hoapiial Monday, will b buried. 1n Tounell Bluffs today. Richard Estes and Miss Clare Adams, popular young people’ of South Omaha, Were married yesterday afternoon at the home of W. I Hoops, in Omaha. J. M. Gulld_has been elected of the South Omaha Tive Block exchan The executive board 1 composed of B, B, Harrel, SBamuel Mort, F. F. Saunders and Jay Laverty. Jerrz Berry, who Is under afrest, charged with having made an assault upon August Papes, 18 in a serious condition from ' the eftects of the aftray with Papes. His jaw is said to be fractured and he Is nursing It in a plaster cast. There will be & Gran Rublic nstallation of om- t Army of the Republic and Woman's Rellef e In their hall, over the South Omaha Natlonal bank, to: morrow evening. Officers will be installed E’)", Department Commander Wilcox and by puty President Mrs. Ackwith. Sugar Takes A NEW YORK, Jan. I, fined sugar were redu 10 y American Sugar Refining company and the {ndependent refiners. Grades Nos. § to 1l nclusive, were cut 6 points and the resi of the Hat 10 points, op. l lalduhol re- THE OMAHA DAIYBEEI EDNESDAY JANUARY 18, 1902, GORDON BRINGS ON A FLURRY Returns to Mocek Cou Davis Goes Off Du: After Guard A little flurry of excitement was cauvsed in police court yesterday by Judge Gor- don’s “‘doubling after having left the station He sat the upper hallway during the greater pdtt of the forenoon, guarded as usual by Oficer Davis and presiding over a court that wasn't even a kangaroo court. It might perhaps be called a cockroach nce cockroach:s, ants, waterbugs jonal mouse were the only malefactors to appear before him. At 10:30 he notified these insects and rodents that court would be continued until 9 o'clock to- morrow morning, when they were to be on hand with their witbesscs. He then thanked Officer Davis for his attentions and walked down stairs to the street. * A moment Iater a stentorian voice Ws heard shouting up the, staircas out up there! Gordon's coming Meanwhile Ofcer Davis had guard. Court officers and hither and thither searchl was not to be found. on, now in plain sight, had turned in from tho street and was climbing the outer steps. Captain ] notified. s Davis up there?” 'No! Can't find him!"" was the answer. “Well, then, put Bergeant Whelan on guard the door!™ Judge Gordun, smiling and bowing renely to the officers as he passed, climbed the stairs to his wicker-bottomed dals on the upper landing. He reached underneath and drew out a pair of rubber overshoes. “It's most too warm for these,” he re- marked, “but I don't like to leave them off for tear I'll catch cold, I'm always forget- ting them.' The shoes donned, his deposed honor again withdrew, and Sergeant Whelan went to a window and watched him until he had passed out of sight. Then the jail crew breathed freely. ‘While this was going on Judge Berka was holding court in the court room. Pete Nickolson was fined $5 and costs for being drunk and disorderly and Birdie Martin wa: assessed a similar amount for soliciting on the street. Charles O'Neil paid $1 and costs for the privilege of getting drunk. Attorney Eller, Judge Gordon's counsel, made his debut as a police court lawyer Tuesday afternoon by appearing in behalf of Bud Weatherford, charged with disturb- ing the peace by fighting. Of course every- body thought that Eller's new role was but & ruse to get a poke at Police Judge Berka, and such is proved to be. Belng arralgned, Weatherford pleaded not sullty. “Well, we'll have to object to this proe ceeding,” sald Attorney Eller, addressing no one in particular. “In the first place, my client objects to being arrested on a warrant signed by Louis Berka, purport- ing to be police judge, and in the second place he demands to be arralgned before the rightful police judge of the city of Omaha, Judge Gordon. I demand this of all the police officers within my hearing and of all the officers of this court—of you, Mr. Thomas, of you, Sergeant Whalen, of OMcer. Gibbons, Officer Wooldridge, Mar- tin Shields—" “Make & list of them!' ghouted some- one. “Who 1s Judge Gordon?"' asked another voice. “Oh, he's playing horse with Officer Davis out here in ths hall!” Judge Berka set the case for hearing one week from today, which was another rude shock to the Eller-Gordon plan ‘If that case had come to trial sald Attorney Eller, “I would jbaye done my best to defend Weatherford. That would put Mister Berka in this position: If he turned him loose it would be a tribute to my abllity as an attorney; if he fined him or sent him to jall it would give me a chance to test in the district court the valldity of his claim to the bench. Now that the heart has been deferred a week T'll have to wait around and get another client, 1 guess. HYMENEAL. SIDNEY, Neb,, Jan. 14.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—George W. Berline of Bridgeport and Miss Maggle Chase of Papillion, Neb., were married here this evening at the Epl| copal parsonage by Rev. Earle. Mr. Her- Iine 18 extensively engaged In cattle raising on the North Platte river and the younk woman has recently arrived here from Pa- plilion, where she has lived a number ot years and taken up a homestead near Mr, Berline's home In Cheyennme county. Pope-Maxwell, SILVER CREEK, Neb., Jan. 14.—(Spe- clal.)—A seneation was sprung here yes- terday by the announcement that J. H. Pope and Mrs. Lyda E. Maxwell were mar- rled at Omaha last week. Mr, Pope Is one of the wealthlest and best known men in this county. The couple are now on an extended wedding trip. Demented Woman in Custody. The gollce have in custody a woman, who it ts thought wandered from her home in Belleville, Kan., while in a condition of de- mentia. The ‘woman was picked up at Twenty-second and Davenport streets early last nfght. She told the officers her name wa nk, and that ehe had ridden a long way on the cars. She was unable to say where she lived or how long she had been In Omaha. In her hand she carried two letters, both addressed to William rank, Believille, Mo, one having been malled in Kansas City danuary 11. The au- thorities at Belleville "have been notified and the woman will be held until they are heard from. THE REALTY MARKET, INSTRUMENTS placed on record Tuesday, January 14: Warranty Deeds. Richard Swift to_Jacob Tex, lot 2, block 1, Fowler Place ... r C. G. Figher and wife to Om; tjonal bunk, se block 11, o to same, lot 5, block 188 Omaha . R, Creigh, trustée, to D. W. Mor- row, lot %, block 3, Hamilton Square "°R. Clark to same, lot 9, block 2, Btevens Place ... e Andreas Lang and ' ‘wife 't John ot 6, Lels block ........ B, H. Howland et al to W. Jj. Mc 1, Fowler Place.. Ann, Appleby’ to Char ik swig 201611 ... ! Herman Kounta ed Real Estate and Trust company, wis block 14; el lot 13, block 16; 5 and 15, block 2, Kountze P aniverigic {0 Winter ‘iyies, ‘iot o, . Bhiverigk to v THyles, Tot 11 blook 1, Redick Park . B, B. Flor to 8. R. Rowley, lofs 1 (o block 1; lots 1 to 18 block 2, ubdty. .. wife (o D, Na- xcept g8.8588 2 les Betts, row, lot 4, block 3, Hamifton Square 400 k to 7 D. Cole, Orchard Hi o 600 T com) to 1. Nai of @ 115 feet i & C'sadd... 90 ."'w.' Merrow' and wife to H. R. ‘Clarlk, lots 2, 3 and 4, block 3, Hamil- {on Bauare;'lot 9, block 3, gtevens' ace 1 M. B, Batr {0 D, W. Merrow, Tot & block 3, Hamliton Square ... W ) L M. Leland and husband 't sohi mahan, jr., n ol t b R R e [ [ Sherift to Provident Loan and Trust company, lot 8 and e 10 feet lot 7, block 4, Omaha .. 9,500 Sherlft (o A C. Jucebs. {riiise. iot ck 36: lof i lot 6, 126, Bouth Omana Ao TN Total amount of transters.......... 53,608 NEW BOOKS AND MAGAZIN Very Fow New Velames Have Come Hand Binoe the Helidays. JANUARY MAGAZINES ARE M#‘nn Bright Little Volume lll"l te Do with He % of Dueks in Dedi- cated to Grover Cleveland ~French Conversation, Charles Bradford very appropriately dedi- cates his mew book, “The Wild Fowlers," to Grover Cleveland, than whom there I§ no greater lover of hunting. The book has to, do principally with the shooting of #eese and ducks and contains many prac- tical hints concerning guns and ammuni- tion and the best method of taking the game. Incidentally, considerable informi tion is imparted regarding the natural tory ot wild fowl. While not so voluminous | or 80 ambitious as some of the books cover- ing the same ground, Mr. Bradford has happily compressed into the space of a small volume a vast amount of intormation. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, New York. “Bacon's Une Semaine mpParis” will make the visitor to Paris acquainted with the physical features of the city and with the information and phrases necessary to. get about independently., In addition it fords to the student valuable drill In modern idiomatic French. The conversa- tlons, which deal with the sights of the city, and the necessary orders in hotel restaurants, stores, ete. written on the spot of the scene d¢ and are true to the life and features of modern Parls. The book is supplied with a French-English vocabulary and contains a sketch-map of the city, as well as numer- ous f{llustrations of its principal objects of interest. It 1s a far cry from the old Ol lendorffian ““Have you seen the green shoes of the gardener's daughter?’ to a modern and attractive phrase-book such as this, and we hope it may meet with well merited success. The American Book company, Chi- cago. Current Mag: en. The January number of the International Studio, John Lane's montbly magazine ot arts and crafts, ls as sumptuously illus- trated as ever. There is an interesting article on the little known work of Gova. the Spaniard, as a palnter. The January number also contains the first of a weries of articles on the exhibition of interna- tional arts and crafts recently held in Lon- don, describing the various notable exhibits and recording the work of the prize win- ners. This exhibition is the first event of what will probably be an annual institu- tlon, valuable for its interchange of charae- teristic national ideas, evolved In the many- slded world of artistic temperament. Glass painting, metal work of every variety, em- broidery, indeed, every branch of the arts and crafts is represented by the exhibits of the leading exponents. The Studio's colored plates include one of the colored etchings by Edgar Chahine, “Upon the Ovay, Parls,” and another of an exquisite design for a country house by W. A. Har- vey, architect. Gunton's Magazine for January containd well written and interesting articles on such subjects as: ‘“‘Labor and Capital Con- ference,” “Can We Raise Our Own Sugar?” “Cuba and the Sugar Tariff.,” ‘“‘Rallways and Industry,” “Labor Unions and Labor Contracts,” “Supreme Court and the Philip- pines,” “The New Canal Treaty,” *“Suppres- sion of Anarchy' and “The Convention and the Caucus.” The Gunton company, Unlon Square, New York. Current History for January opens with a graphic and discriminating article on the career and character of the great Chinese viceroy, LI Hung Chang, written by Richard Gleason Greene. A portrait of Ean Li serves as frontisplece. The usual careful review of the course and status of the world's affairs 1s presented in a number that promises well for the work to be done in this valuable compend for the year to come. International problems and the events of the day in all lands are pre- sented with impartiality and clearnes: Some of the special cover titles are: ‘‘The Situation in the Ea “British Concentra- tion Camps,” ‘Movements in Europ “Miss Stone—Who Is Responsible?”’ “The Manufacturers and Reciprocity,” “Exclu- sioh of the Chinese,” “Operations on the Tsthmus of Panami and “Prohibition in Canada.” Portral maps and views brighten the pages and illustrate the read- ing matter. Literary Notes. root of the vitallty asterplece of American literature, !‘r}‘)‘l:vl'(;‘ Hnr\':m." could be found than the tresh snnouncement from the publishers, D. Appleton & Co, that the book has gone to press again. Three printing orders, two for 5,000 and one for 2,000, were given in the month of December.’ The present print- ing makes the pl!hx)’-l‘lrhlh and brings the number of coples to the grand total of No more striking Mr. Clarke Conwell, the Elston Press, Pelham Road, New Rochelle, York, announces for immedlate public important volume ““The Art and Ci Printing,” by Willlam Morris; being a c lete record of Morris' speeches and writ- hgs concerning printing and his work at the Kelmscott press, including the ‘Note by William Morris on His Alms in Found- ing the Kelmscott Press, which was the 1ast book printed at lho] Press, o e New York State library has under- takon very commendable work for the benefit of blind people. It is having certain carefully chosen books embossed for the blind, ana these books it will loan to such readers throughout the sthte without charge for transportation, A reduest ha come to Mr, Howells and to his publisher: the Harpers, forflpermllllnn to 8o embo: “Literary Friends an Acquaintance. The request, of course, has been cheerfully granted: Prof. John C. Van Dyke's new book, “The Desert,” was not only studled, but actually written, among the sands and bar- Tier mountains of the Colorado desert in Bonora, It is wholly original in its ob- gervations the author having not o much a8 a patent medicine almanac with him for Teterence library. Some of the chapters on plants, animals and birds, which deal with the dovelopment of 4 pbe cullar desert character in each, shed a new light on evo- rience of an Omaha Th e Litle Congqueror. The experience of Mr. Alfred Willetts, re- lated in the following words, will deeply interest bundreds of readers. Mr. Willetta 1a an Omaha citizen, residing at 2110 Grand ave. No better proof of merit can be had than his statement. He says “For about six mouths a dull, aching over the reglon of my kidneys was much more pronounced if I stooped or did any- ting requiring & strain on the muscles of the back. Thinking Doan’s Kidney Pills might help me I procured a box at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store, corner Fifteenth and Douglas streets, and they did me a world of good or I never would have advised others to procure the remedy and take a course of the treatment For sale by all druggl 8. Price, i0c per 000000000008, 0000000090008 FOR 60 YEARS | THE RHEUMATIC OF THE WORLD HAS BEEN 1t was first made by the Monks of St. Germaine 4. more than 100 yd TS HgO, nd has conquered ain ever since. Indorsed and prescribed by the edic l"rut-rmt‘r Every Chemist’s Sho| sells ST. JACOBS 01 throughout { and Storein the world civilization. It makes OUR WINTERS Easier and Safer for a rson sutfering from RHEUMATISM and bod- ly aches and pains. i }sr. JACOBS OIL | , ; ONQUERS PAI ACTS LIKE :MAGIC Sold in 25¢ and 50c sizes. ST, JACOBS OIL, Ltd,, BALTIMORE. S04000000000/ 00080000000 % | R lution theories, and_the demonstration of the _colored alf of the desert with its re- markable colct effects, will strike even desert people as something never known cfore. The serios of Vale Press Shakespeares, coveted_alike by the book-lover and the collector of rare editions, has just re- celved an additional volume comprising “Twelfth Night' Belng a strictly limited edition, upon which has been lavished re- gardiess of cont il the arts of firstrate ook-making, the ultimate value of a com- plete met (3 quite certain to reach a very Igh figure. Twenty years hence the man who can bonat of possersing o ket will bo congratulated as the owner of a rare Iii- grary treasure reaching a value not to be despined. e In the purely ldyllic love poem we have still to look to the work of our seventeenth century poets for the masterpleces, Amo their medieval writers §ir John Suckling wt. His work in 18 a worlher rival of the jon (In which, indeed, he chiefly y issued in Mr. John Lane’s charming little series, “The Lover's Library.” Christmas brought these pretty booklets much into evidence— thelr dainty bindings in leather or In cloth, with a cholee of design on either vijolet or green making them especlally attractive as | Bift-books. Suppose some American publisher should announce a new {llustrated blography of | President and Mrs. Roosevelt, “in_fort- | nightly” parts, at a popular price " Fancy English people like, and a London publisher | the American publilc taking so many bites | now announces such life of King I t this is what the of a cherry as that. B —— e e o | this direct excelled) 18 now collected and | Always Something | New to Show You. | Remember Our Book Sale. This 1rell clearance dale will only last untll January 2th. Cost not con- #idered In the case. 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The Rochester Shos GCo,, CLEARING AND STOCK REDUCING SALE. 1515 Douglas Street. lines, 88c, 25