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_which exists under ‘Gastronomy." THE OMAHA MEW BOOKS AND MAGAZINES Mrs. Margaret £a1zster Makes Her Debut Among the Novelists. THIRD EDITION OF BOOK OF POEMS Gertrude Atherton Puts Book—Several Out & New Books tor Boys—Janunry Magazines Fall of Good Thing Interesting The well known writer, Mrs. Margaret Bangster, makes her debut among the nov- elists with “A College Girl's Story,” her rst attempt at a love tale. The book is published by Fleming H. Revell company There is a strong religious bias to the story and altogether it ts one that inculcates leasons in noble manhood and the Christian virtues. College life, work among the mountain whites of Tennessee and college wettlement work in New York give variety to the scenes and large scope for the study of personal characteristics and the por- t of character. There is play of light and shade in the shifting scenes; hardship, determination, toll, energy, recompense give the story merve and sinew, keep it moving and fill it with pith, point and meaning. “‘Poems You Ought to Know, selected by Ella W. Peattle, literary editor of the Chi- cago Tribune, who formerly connected with an Omaha paper for a number of years, Is an attractive and valuable volume. It is printed by the Jamieson Higgins com- pany of Chicago with illustrations by Eils- worth Young. A third edition i{s now on the press. Among the good things said about the book we reprint the following trom the Milwaukee Free Press: “After looking thrcugh the book and meeting old tavorites or new poems whose just title to the position of honor mccorded them calls for no dispute, one hag only the moet appreciative things to say of the lMiterary judgment of the compiler, Blia W. Peattie. The great merit of the collection, which is made from poems published one each day for many months past in the Chicago Tribure, has the uncommon one of placing the vaiue of the poem above that of the author's name. Modern American writers are unusually well represented, and the selections from the ‘accepted’ poeis are, If not the most often quoted, surely among thelr choicest productions. Mrs. Peattlo shows herself a wanderer in lite- rary byways as well as one who has & firm step along the main trodden roads.” Gertrude Atherton's new book, with an uncommonly attractive title, “The Splendid 14le Forties,” s substantially a reprint of “Before the Gringos Came,” and deals with life in Spanish California in the old days about the time of the annexation. Crit- tcally considered the chief value of the stories lles in the mccuracy of their his- torical setting. The author has got the facts and thelr proper correlation; but she has also selzed hold of something far more precious than mere historfeal data. £he has made eaptive the sentiments, the thoughts, the feelings, the passions and préjudices which swayed the governing caste In old California. The breaking of ‘hat_caste 1s one of the most pititul stories m the history of this continent. One of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps' short storles, which appeared in Harper's Maga- zine as “His Wife,” has been reprinted in book form by Houghton, Mifiin & Co., under the name “Avery.” The book is a fine example of this writer's power of story tellirg. It Is the tale of a rather selfish man, who had made-up his mind to leave his” sfék” wife and g6 upon a hunting ex- pedition, and who while in the dentist's shalr and under the influence of gas, goes through the hell of imagining that she died during his absence on the trip. The hus- band’s frantic fear and joy on coming out of the influence of the gas, to hear from the dentist that the wife did not dle, the subsequent dashing of his hopes to find her apparently dead after all, the return to life of the sweet and unselfish creature, whose first question concerned his comfort, and the husband’s repentance for his intentions and desires, are all interpreted with that subtle and exquisite power mastered by the gifted writer. It is one of the most movjng short tales ever written. *The Pleasures of the Table,” by George H. Ellwanger, Is one of the latest publica. tlorlg of Doubleday, Page & Co. Strangely enough, there is no more conmspicuous gap I contemporary bibliography than that Prac- been published in this TORTURING DISFIGURING Skin, Scalp and Blood . Humours Speadly Gured by Cuticura Soap, Ointment 2nd Pills When the Best Physicians and All Else Fail. The agonizing itching and burning of the skin, as in eczema ; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss of hair aud crusting of the scalp, as iu scalled head ; the faclal disfigurements, as in lnples and ringworni; the awful suf- lering of infants, and anxiety of worn- out parents, as in milk crust, tetter and #alt rheum,—all demand a remedy of alnost superhuman virtues to success- lly cope with them, That Cuticura ap, Ointment apd Pills are sach #tands proven beyond all doubt. No statement Is made regnrding them that 18 not justified by the strongest evi- dence. ‘'he purity and sweetness, the power to ulford immediate relief, the certainty of spéedy aud permanent cure, . the absolute safety and great economy have made them the standard ekin ¢ures, blgod purifiers und humour reinedles of he civilized world. 0. the alfecusd parts with hot water and Cutlcura Soap, tocleanse the utface of orgsts and scales, uud soften the_thickened cuticle. D without hard rubbing, and apply Cuticara Oint- ment frecly, to allay ltching, trritation and inflammation, and soothe and heal, and, Jastly, take the Cuticura RResolvent Pills, to cool and cleanse the blood. This complete treatment, costing but one dollur, aftordd instant relief, per- mits yest and sleep in the severest forms of eczemd and other itching, burning and scaly humours of the skin, scalp and blood, und points to a speedy, permanent and economical cure when all other remedics aud the best physi- claus fatl tieally nothing h: country since Brillat-Savarin, and, till this | volume of Mr. Ellwanger's was issued, ther | has not existed anywhere a complete his- { torlcal account of the sclence of eating | from the earliest times. The author has made a book of absorbing interest asd of | real literary distinetion, full of good stories | and anecdotes, rare recipes of the sort that do not get into any cook book, quaint oddi- tles and suggestive facts Frank Mackenzie Savile can at least claim the merit of novelty for the scene of his “Moray of the Hendrik Hudeon.” It goes back to 1854 and the Crimean war, but deals with Finland and the coast of the Baltic. There is a search for burled treas- | ure of the vikings, complicated by the per- | secution of a Polish nobleman by tho Rus- slans, and relieved by the sudden love for the daughter of the Pole by a young Bng- lish doctor, who heads the treasure trove expedition. There 's blood and fighting | malore, but 1t fs all lusged in too obviously and with an amateurish straining for sen- sationul effects. Frederick A. Stokes com- pany, puitishers. Tudor Jenks hay written a companion book to his “‘Galopoff, the Talking Pony,” called “Gypsy, the Talking Dog.” Gypsy is a trick dog, owned by a French show- man, and Is stolen by some gypsies and brought to America. On the way over the dog meets Galopoft, the pony, and the two become fast friends. The little dog proves to be quite as lovable as the pony, and their adventures, apart or In common, furnish a vast amount of interest and diversion for the little folks. The book contains twelve full page half-tone illustrations by Regi- nald Birch. Published by Henry Altemus company. We had thought that Edward S. Ellis dled some time ago, but books by him continue to appear. The latest is “Jim and Joe." There are hair-breadth escapes from lio in circuses, midnight rides on locomotives and all manner of other adventures by land and sea. Published by H. T. Coates & Co. A new and pretty edition of J, A. Mitch- ell's “The Last American” is issued by F. A. Stokes company. It Is the discovery of New York City by some Persian ex- plorets who In the year 2957 visit the ruins of Nhu Yok, marvel at its extent and architecture and the traces of extinct civilization. The edition has {llustrations in color by F. W. Read, and decorative de- slgns by A. D. Blashfield, while Mr. Mitchell's own pencil has not been idle in the work of beautifying it. The first World's Work of the New Year contains a wide varlety of subjects written about in the concise, optimistic manner which is characteristic of this mag- ne. Perhaps the most important article is Mr. Robert H. Montgomery's story of the American invasion of Canada, {llus- trated with many striking. plctures and portraits. Mr. Lewis Nixon's prophecies of the “Battleship of the Future” and Mr. Mosely's views of American {industrial conditions, as he has eeen them during his recent trip through this country, are also very important. The adventures of two young men who go in search of a lost treasure ship sald to be somewhere in the region of the South Pole are related by Captain Ralph Bonehill in & book called “Lost in the Land of Ice,” published by A. Wessels company. The tale is made up of the wildest improba- bilitles, but the more improbable it s the more stirring becomes the narrative. What adventures the heroes do have! At one time they are made prisoners on their own ship. At another they have hair-raising experiences among the man-eating Pata- gonians. At still another they are cast away on a mighty iceberg along with polar bears. And at yet another, when they have sighted the hero's father alone cn his treasuro ship just at the South Pole, they are caught In the grip of the magnetic pole at immense risk of life. The January number of Scribner’s Maga- zine, which marks the beginning of its thirty-third volume, contains two of the notable features of thé coming year. It is seldom that the opportunity is offered to present the brilliant letters of a woman who has filled the highest soclal and off- cial positions at the courts of Europe. The letters of Mme. Waddington, wife of the eminent French ambassador, M! Willlam Waddington, begin in this number, with entertaining and witty accounts of the Eng- Iish court in the '80s. Mme. Waddington's observations have the greater value to American readers because she {8 an Amer- fean, the daughter of a president of Co- lumbia college and the granddaughter of Rufus King, who was American minister to England, These letters were written to her relatives in this country at the very time in whith the events described were tresh in her memory. They are therefore spontaneous, natural and unconventionally bright. ‘The illustrations are from por- traits and other pictures in Mme. Wadding- ton's own collection. “The Open-Alr Boy,” & book for boys which treats of all kinds of outdoor sports, is written by G. M, A. Hewett, an Englis clergyman, who evidently has & strong sym- pathy with all that pertains to boys, tells in his books how angliug i made easy: how to catch butterflies and moths; how to rear caterpillars, and something about salt water pursuits. T) are chapters on Il Kinds of Pets,” “Ratting, Rabbiting, and the Like,” *“Cooking and the Fina Arts” and “The Young Campaigner.” Pub- Iu-n.a by R. F. Fenno & Co. The above books are for sale by the Megeath Statlonery Co., 1308 Farnam street. FUNERAL OF COLONEL DICKEY Telegraph Oficials from All Parts of the Country Will Be Present. Arrangements for the funeral of Colonel John Jay Dickey, at the residence in Ben- son, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, have been completed. Rev. John Willlams will of- ficlate. The active and hogorary pali- bearers chosen are: Active — Edward Porter Peck, Luther Drake. J. K. Chambers. Charies B, Horton, John €. Nelson, John B. Wilbur, Honorary—Count Creighton, B, M. Mors- man, George F. Bldwell, Senator Millard, Belvidere Brooks, odore P. Cook; Gen- eral Manderson. Guy C. Barton. Telegraph officials from many pofats in the west will attend the funeral, They are: ‘Theodore P. Cook, general superintendent, Chicago; Morris T. Cooky secretary to gen- eral uperintends 0 “hicag: idere Brooks, general superintendent, New York; C. H. 'Bristol, general superfntendent of construction, New Yagk: McKssick, electrician, Chicago; 8. C. Mason, tore- keeper. Chicago; F. H. Tubbs, superintend- ent, Chicago: W aistant super- inténdent, " Miller, superin- G, J. Frankei, superin- 1 ‘flmmel aertn- J. Levin, 'assistant lis: C. B. Horton, . Denver, all of the estern Unlon Telegraph company: F. E. Glary. superintendsnt of elegraph; Colorado & Southern railway, Denver; E. E. Mo- Clintock, superintendent Mountain Tele- raph company, Denver; G, M. Hohl, super- ntendent of telegraph, Kansas City, St Joseph & Councll Biuffs raflway, 8t W. W. Ryder, superintendent of Burlington system, Chicago; C. E rintendént ot telegraph, Bur- I.In!_tun & Missouri River raflway, Linceln; Dyer, chief dispatcher, Kafsas Clity, St. Joseph' & Councll Bluffs rallway Joseph: J. G. Lay, manager, Denver; ney Smith. manager, St Joseph; A. H May, manager, Lincoln; George H. Nicoll, manager, Councll Bluffs; W. C. Cargwell, manager, Topeka, Kan: F. W, Helndel, manager, Hutchinson, Kan., ail of the ern'Union Telegra W, We: Deuel, superintendent, road, Denver; P. J. Ni¢| i .« A "x'v..fl‘.'i'_ SPaciie fall: DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1903 [STRIKERS 0 REMAIN FIRM Declare They Will Take Nothing Less Than They Originally Demanded. PIECEWORK SYSTEM MUST BE ABOLISHED Reinstatement of Former Employes, Discharge of Strike Breakers, In- erease of Wames and New Rules Among the Dem: Desplte the reports from New York that the Union Pacific strike is substantially settled, local strike leaders are slow to enthuse over the prospect of peace. treat reports rather philosophically and point out that they have all emanated from the side of the raliroad and not from the etrikers’ representatives in the east. This they take to mean that the Union and Southern Pacific officlals are determined on bringing about a settlement. The men are not opposed to this, but insist that no set- tlement can be effected along the original lines laid down in the ultimatum submitted to the company. In the judgment of the strikers who are holding the fort hero while their represent- atives are conferring In the east with off- clals, it is a foregone conclusion that the railroad has decided to give up its former | avowal of Introducing plecgwork. Speaking of this matter a strike leader said: “Of course we will have won a declsive victory it we successfully resist the en- forcement of this plecework order, but if out victory stopped at that it would be incomplete. The officlals must mot think that we will be content with that alome. Our demand Includes the reinstatement of all discharged men and the discharge of all strike breakers, new shop rules and 10 per cent Increase in our wages. We will in- sist as strongly on one point as the other. Since this demand was presented, however, there has been a general and sweeping ad- vance of wages throughout the country; even the Union Pacific has advanced the pay of its tralnmen and telegraphers and 80 we want more money." Entitled to More Pay. “The three crafts, blacksmiths, machin- ists and boiler makers, ask for a uniform per cent of increase and while we decline ke known the exact amount, it can 14 that it is all of 10 per cent. We are just as much entitled to an increase as the telegraphers and trainmen and we will not stop until we get it. “These other organizations have profited by our struggle. They rode into port on the waves of our disturbance. The Unlon Pacific had too much on its hands in our strike to resist the telegraphers and train- men and were therefore forced to gant what they asked, which was more than we have asked. Now it is only right that we get more'money. We are working on sched- ules adopted as far back ns 1572 and while it conditions were normal these schedules would be fair, they are too low in com- parison with the cost of Iiving. There must be a relative standard of pay for the shop- men just as there is for the other em- ployes. “We will be glad to see Mr. Burt back here and in conference with our men and will welcome the day of final settlement, but it must not be understood that we are 50 eager for a settlement as to be willing to accept the small end of the bargain. We have made a long, hard fight and I think we can say, & good, clean fight, and we cannot afford, at this stage, to yleld to an unfalr compromise. We are more pow- erful today than last June when we launched out upon this uncertain sea of difficulty. With the combined aid, finan- clally and physically, of the shopmen on all the Harriman and some other roads, we are infinitely better prepared to continue this fight than we were to begin it.” MeNell Sure of Vietory. NEW YORK, Jan. 1.—(Special Telegram.) —John McNefl, president of the Boller- makers’ International uniom, who is here with nther representatives of the Union Pacific raliroad mechanics now on strike at Omaha, sald today that he and his col- leagues would spend New Year's day in sightseeing, as nothing more could be done toward settling the strike until the confe: ence with the Union Pacific oficers at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. “We shall probably be in consultation a few hours,” sald the head boilermaker. “Are there any prospects for a speedy ad- Jjustment of the dificulties?” was asked. “It all depends upon the wisdom of the officers of the company, to whom the terms will be referred. Eventually the strikers will win out, but it may mot be on this trip. It takes machinists longe to win & strike than it does locomotive enginee: but it's the same old story of the tortol and the hare. The machinists may be slow, but they are sure. In normal times the en- gineers would refuse to take out an engine with a leaky flue. But mow out in Omaha the engineers will take out acy old kind of engine, anything that will pull a train downhill. But the result is that the stock of nearly 500 Union Pacific engines s get- ting worse and worse.’ “Then fhe engineers have decided to d by the company?” was asked. “Sure, they'll stand by the company. The engineers are plutocrats in the world of or- ganized labor. They always get what they ask for because the companies can always rely on them to take out their engin matter whet other branch of laborers are at We don't expect any help from thr They are arlstocrdts while they've got anything to fly in, but they may find, like the Erle engineers did, that loco- motives improperly repaired don't last very long. No matter how fine the machinery it won't run without a steam tight boller.” ROUTE HAD BEEN ALTERED st that Started Ou¢ to Have Fun, One hundred and twenty-seven spots, black and blue, upon the persons of four fair women and four brave men attest and emphasize the necessity of keeping in- formed on tre topography af & coasting place. four falr women and four brave men usea to slide on the Willlam street hill ten years ago, and last evening decided to try It again, “Just to see how it would 1 It probably would have felt all t had not there been dug the foot of the iInclipe a railroad ditch six feet wide and four feet decp. When the large “bob" bearing the party at meteoric speed reached this excavation, things happened. Those four fair women and four brave men ap peared to be executing an old time quadrille figure to mew measure. It was a case of rst couple forward and last fall back,” “allemen left,” ‘“change partmers and swing right on.” One fair woman quite un- intentionally placed her right heel violently and frmly in the left eye of one brave man. The brave man in question reported at the office of Beebe & Runyan yesterday with his whole face out of gear. Explanations were demanded—and that's how the story got into print Logan Ca led = Apw CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Jan. 1.—Judge C.D. Clark today signed the bill of excep- tions in the Harvey Logan case and for- warded them to Knoxville, where Logan s jall. _This carries the appeal to the i 3 t, | United Flates circult court of appeals at | Clncians= " ’ They | ’ WOMAN IN CLUB AND CHARITY , A meeting was ealled fn New York City on Tuesday for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a oity federa- | tion. There are at least 10,000 elub women in the city and every club in Greater Now York was Invited to attend in a body. The chief alm of the meeting was to get at the concerted opinion of the club women re- arding maintaining such an organization, and It was the first mase meeting of the kind ever held in the city. Among the women most prominent in the movement for the feleration are Mrs. Dora Lyon, | Mrs. Charlotte B. Wilbur, Mrs. Clarence | Burns, Mrs. Augustine J. Wilson and Mry. Belle di Rivera. Lady Aberdeen has been nominated by the Canadian Counell of Women and other similar bodies to succeed Mrs, May Wright Sewall as president of the International | Council of Women. In accepting, Lady Aberdeen stipulated that the next meeting of the International Council must be held in Canas Under the newly adopted bylaws of the Red Cross soclety Miss Clara Barton fs elected president for life and Is given un- usual authority. Mrs. Rebecca Douglas Lowe, ex-president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, In a recent article in Gunton's Mag- asine, quotes the following from ex- perienced worker In the south: ‘“There are practically no statistics relating to the subject of child labor in the United States, and women can do no better than to gather and systematically arrange facts concern- ing the wages and conditions of child labor in the mills; Inquire into the nature and causes of {liness and the percentage of children’ enjoying normal health; also what per cent of these operatives are childrén of widows, and what of idle parents; what ls the family wage; how long are children worked at night; are they given any lunch and how are they kept awake? Touch- Ing upon these suggestions Mrs. Lowe says: “I am sure that it will occur to all of us that the oceasional effort to entertain and fenst factory children is of small moment compared with the good that may be ac. complished by an intelligent study of the conditions that produce such tragic fe- sults, and a zealous effort toward their speedy removal Miss Laura A. Gregg left Omaha yester- day for Lincoln, whero e will open suffrage headquarters in the Lindell hotel to be maintained during the session of the legislature. Though there was some talk of closing the Omaha headquarters for the winter, it has been declded to keep the office open and Mrs. Jessle D. Jackson will be in charge during Miss Gregg's absence. A serles of parlor meetings have been arranged by the Omaba Equality club, the first of which is to be held on Monday evening at the Shriner. A conmsideration of the women's property rights bill being supported by the suffragists will be the feature of these meetings, and Mme. I. R. Andrews, chairman of the Omaha Woman's club committee appointed in support of this same bill, will be among the speakers. P P Kbt P s M b AT, Amusements. e o e ¢ B B 4T At the Boyd. Miss Adelalde Thurston, ‘n Pauline Phelps' and Marion, Short's comedy- drama, “At Cosy Carners.” The cast: Ciyde Holister, minister of Congreg: tional church at-Cozy Corner . +..Francls X. Hope Mark Granby, manager of ccncert com- panies. ...Ogden Stevens Deacon Pettibone, stingiest m in Ce orners Rob Bartlett, Mrs. Bartlett's Griggs, sexton of the o Leo led{nln only son.. Adam E. Fox urch De: hurch . -..Helen Harcourt Amanda, 8- tion’ ....Constance Glover Sophronia Anderson, “who giggles” “Minnie 'Allen Avis Merrill .Adeiaide Thurston Not very many years ago nature created Adelaide Thurston, pretty, dainty, eet- voiced and winsome. Now come the play- makers and build around her ‘‘At Cozy Cor- ners,” a comedy-drama which serves well in the exploitation of her charms and which, while improbable in plot and nor- mally inconsistent in detail, is made ac- ceptable entertainment by the really bright lines and the clever situations with which it s endowed. Claudia, famed young violinist, goes to a country village to rest at ease; innocently causes much foolish gossip about her dress and her source of income; falls in lové with the young minister of a mortgage-plast- ered Congregational church: marries him; accidentally arouses his suspicions and jealousy; breaks with him when he break her violin; returns to him when he r stores it by herolc secret sacrifice, and, presumably, lives happy forever afterward. That's t| tory. In its telling uthors employ, as compromise villain, a concert manager who loves Claudia, good clothes and expensive olgas which latter he smokes at all times and in all places in truly villainous tashion; a crafty deacon with good makeup, squeaky voice and a de- sire to settle an old score against the min- ister's sire by harrassiog the son; & coun- try boy and country girl too gawky and gigelish to be exactly true; a deacon's wife who is passably good; a country serving woman who, played by Constance Glover, is a gem of consistency and a spring of welcome humor; and, finally but fore- mostly, & preacher of the kind who makes romantic maids grow suddenly worshipful and healthy people grow suddenly tired. Mr. Francls X. Hope has this last men- tioned part in Miss Thurston's company and doubtless does what he thinks he should and what the playwrit intended he should. Perhaps, too, his demeanor only sets off to greater advantage the charm of the vivacious Claudia, but with those whose digestion is good and prospects reasonably bright, the character never, never can be popular. Folks won't stand for him—and certainly not when he adopts English pro- nunciation, and refers to hirselt as & pooah meenist- " In this play he is supposed to have strengthemed the flock and got a crowbar under one corner of the mortgage. Anybody who ever spent twenty minutes in such a place Coay Corners knows that the young shepherd who works tuch miracles as that Is necessarily a “mixer” with a plain, old-fashioned way of sounding ihe letter ann to look his fellow-man instead of the middle vest butiton. The country congregation stands for severe plety, snmetimes, but never for wilted sanctimgniousness of the Holister type. All of which is respectfully submitted in great kindness and only because Miss Thurston, being herself a very rational and sensible player, should have only very ra- tional and sensible surroundings. Her engagement at Boyd's was for the two performances of yesterday and at both she received many curtain calls from audi- ences of very large proportions and erous demonstrativeness. In & Olass ANl Ao No other pills on earth can equal Dr. King's New Lite Pills for stomach, I and kidueys. No cure, no pay. 26¢. For sale by Kuba & Co. REPORTS ON LIBRARY WORK Nebraska Oommiesion Makes Showing for Its TwolkYears of Effort. TRAVELING LIBRARIES ARE APPRECIATED Commission Will Endeavor to Add to Its Thirty Collections of Forty Volumes Each Which Are Kept in Mot President J. 1. Wyer, jr., of the Ne- braska Public Library commission, has rendered his first blennial report of the work of the commission. Thé law creating the commission went into effect June 28, 1901, but active work was not begun until the following November. The law was the culmination of a series of efforts that had been made by friends of libraries and edu- cation during the previous six years. Since the es hment of the commission many clubs have been encouraged to take up the library work and new libraries are assured In many of the citles and smaller towns of the state. During the past two years there have been established free 1i- braries at Falls City, Fremont, Louisville, McCook, Btromsburg and Osceola. At Falr- bury and Columbus association libraries have been converted into public lbraries, and new ones have been ablished or re- vived at Sutton, Stanton and Valley. “The greatest obstacle,” says the presi- dent, “to the establishment of libraries, fter the ignorance of their importance and desirability are disposed of, is the in- offcient revenue law of Nebraska. The 2- mill levy provided for by law for library purposes is worse than inadequate in most towns. With an assessment roll of $350,- 000 and a 2-mill library levy, a town of in any way commensurate with the educa- tional necessities of the community.” He states that the $700 is soon spent in ex- penses for the operation of the library, leaving nothing for books. New Books Necessary. “A library without a fairly constant sup- ply of new books might almost as well never have been, for it soon ceases to be a force in the community,” he adds. There are three graduates of library schools of recognized standing engaged fn library work in this state, while several others have had partial courses or recefved ample training to qualify them. The report reveals the fact that Nebraska has comparatively few public libraries. The commission regards it as its business to endeavor to increase the number and eff- clency, but the progress along those lines bas been retarded owing to limited funds placed at its disposal. There are in the the state, according to the most correct information possible to be obtained, twen- ty-seven free public Ilibraries organized under the general library law. It is re- ported that someof these have disregarded the real intent of the law and charge a fee for the privilege of borrowing books. | An attempt will be made at once to curb such infringements. In eighteen towns where there are no public librarice there are assoclation libraries, most of which make the borrowing of baoks conditional upon the payment of fees. The commia- ston will endeavor during the next two years to convert such into publie librarfes. The needs of those who live outside of | corporate limits will also be kept con- stantly in mind. Attention to School Libraries. ‘ The commission has centered its interest and attention upon the school libraries of the state in addition to the establishment That money might Illol lavishly or aimlessly spent in procuring ::w booh' for such libraries, it distributed to every county school superintendent in the state a copy of a graded list of books, the value of which has already made itself anifest in savings alone. M The most Important feature of the work is the traveling library. The commission has now thirty collections of forty volumes ench traveling about the state. These re- main three months at a place and are then returned to Lincoln for inspection and re- pair before being reshipped. Tha demand for such libraries i rapidly increasing and at present greatly exceeds the supply. The thirty librarles have made sixty-six trips and visited forty-four places in thirty counties. In {wenty-one of these places reporting, the average number of borrowers {s forty-eight; 840 volumes of the library were loaned 5,521 times in ten months and reached over 1,000 actual borrowers. During the ensuing biennial period the commission states that it can nuse to the advantage of the state 100 traveling libra- rles, the additional books making an ag- gregate cost of $2,600. The Nebraska Fed- eration of Woman's Clubs has given the commission Its traveling 1ib of over 300 volumes of reference books, valued at over $300. Refers to Library Buil Speaking of library buldings, the presi- dent states that during the last two years there has been given to seven towns In this state cash aggregating $200,000 for that purpose alone, the amount not representing the cost of sites domated. It is claimed 5,000 people cannot support a public library | that the Lincoln lbrary building is one which the most eritical of experienced librarians can point to with pride as a model. New buildings are about to be erected at South Omaha and Grand Island. The commission is aiming to make its office a great central clearing house, to which might be sent by individuals all over the state odd numbers, volumes and sets of periodicals or duplicate books of any kind for the equipment of its libra Since the establishment of the commission 1,888 books have been anquired. The ex- penses have amounted to $2,606, while the balance left in the treasury is §1,393. MILLER MAY GO SCOT FREE Him Other May is One Oase As Acquittal The verdict of acquittal which a jury re- {turned at 8:30 Wednesday evening, after being out three hours in the first of the two cases agalnst Alonzo V. Miller, presi- dent of the South Omaha school board, charged with accepting bribes, has given the orneys for the defendant some hope that the other case may be dismi N. C. Pratt, one of Miller's attorney 1d last night that the verdict would not prompt the defense to make any motion in the other e, but that when County At- torney Shields had been pr other case before this one had informed the court that it was neces- ary to try this one first, as it was useless to try the others if a conviction could not be secured in this. The case tried was on the charge of having accepted §5 from Cecile Lyon, & teacher. The other inst Miller is In connection with the alleg: acceptance of bribes from an agent of the Oliver Typewriter company. Still others are against Members Kubat, Schroeder and Mur- phy. All these have bsen comtinued until the February term and by that time George 'W. Shields will have been succeeded in the office of county attorney by James P. Eng- lsh. Bolls, Sores and Felons Find prompt, sure cure In Buckl Arnics Salve. o eczema, salt rheum, burns. bruises and pllee, or no pay. 28c. For sale by Kubn & Co. The Result of 25 Years We had 25 years of soap-making experience before we could make Jap Rose. It represents the utmost that cost and skill can do. Jap Rose Soap One-sixth of it is pure glycerin. All the oils are pure vegetable, treated with antiseptics. Has the perfume of nat- ural flowers; transparent. JAMES . KIRK & COMPANY, CHICAGO White Russian Laundry Soap Wrappers exchanged for Vl:!’flfl. pflnhi'-’. at our store, 1615 FARNUM STREET. 3 " AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Suggestion to Provide for New Oity Hall in Revising the Oharter, AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS NECESSARY to Purchase the P School Building and Use it for M eipal Ofces. In connection with the proposed charter revision it has been suggested that some steps be taken to provide a eity hall. The lease of the bLullding now occupled by the eity expires at the close of the present year. In view of the fact that the present quarters are entirely too small for the needs of the oity, two propositions have been made to the charter revision commit- tee. One is that bonds be voted for the purchase of a site and the erection of a city hall bullding. The other is that the ¢ity ncquire the property now used by the school district for a high school and that bonds be voted for the Yomstruction of a high school building on the site now owned by the afstrict. In order to arrive at just what the people want Mayor Koutsky yesterday suggested that a mass meeting be called to disouss this matter. The subject will be talked over and it {s possible that a meeting such a8 suggested will be held. It the present high school buflding 1s taken it is considered that alterations can be made so that the expense will not be great and at the same time pay the school district what the property is worth. A city oficlal said last night that unless some steps were taken so that the matter could be voted on at the spring election it would be necessary to renew the present lease, and this is not considered advisable by the officfals now in office, as there is rot suf- clent room for the needs of the eity at this time. Live Stock Report. The nineteenth annual report of the Union Stock Yards company was issued yes- terday. This report glves a summary for the years 1884 to 1902. Since the opening of the yards 11,358,300 head of cattle have been handled hére. Of hogs 27,584,065 have been sent through the chutes, while 9,174,- 833 head of sheep have been marketed at this point. Horses and mules handled at this market during the perlod mentioned numbered 276913. This makes a total of 48,343,111 head. The shipments of stock for nineteen years total 12,250,264 head, making a grand total handled by the Union Stook Yards company since its establishment of 60,593, 876 head. That Pardoning Board, Someé few days ago the members of the South Omaha Taxpayers' league sent to Governor-elect Mickey a resolution and a request that a pardoning board be ap- pointed. To this letter a reply was re- celved yesterday by Hon. David Anderson. Governor Mickey says that he has consid- ered the matter and will mal he gues- tion of a pardoning board one of the fea- tures of his inaugural message. The reply appeared to be entirely satistactory to the members of the league in this city. Pack House Odors. For the last few days the odors from the packing houses have been almost beyond endurance. The packers do not m to mind it, but the people living e of the tracks take exceptions to the manner in which fertilizer material is handled. Not long ago the city sanitary inspector was sent out to look after the matter, but notlfing was done. In spite of the prom! made by the packers to the Inspector the daily and nightly results show that no effort has been made to abate the nuisance. Joint Installatio Lodges Nos. 237 and 66, Ancient Order of United Workme! and Degree of Homor lodges Nos. 2 and 193 will hold a joint in- stallation of officers at the headquarters of the order on the evening of January 7. All members are invited to attend this session as some new features may be introduced. Called Meeting Tonight, A meeting Of those {nterested In the chal of the present school I called for tonight at the ofce of A. L. Sut- ton In the South Omaha National bank bullding on N street. The question of the advisability of reducinw the membership of the board from nine to either seven or five will be brought up. board be allowed a salary, or at '8 has been ' certaln amount for attending meetings. ‘These matters will be tully discussed at the session to be held tonight. Masters Seriously Il Frank Masters, who lives at Twenty- fifth and P strests, was taken to the South Omaha hospital Wednesday night sufferi from appendicitis. Masters worked as usual on Tuesday, but was very sick Wednesday. Ho called upon Dr. Curtis and was told \hat he was a sick man. An operation was per- formed Wednesday night and Masters h not recovered from the shock yet. The ate tending physiclan expects that he will ro- cover. Rebu heep Barh. Only & week ago yesterday the big sheep barns at the Unlon Stock yards burned. Now the ground formerly occupied by the original barns has been cleared and a big portion of a new structure has been erected. ‘When work stopped last night 2,000 square foet of the new barn was under roof. This, however, is a small portion of the total roof, which covers 150,000 squi feet. Every effort is being made by the manage- ment of the yards to push the construction of these new barn Chief Engineer King, after a conference with General Manager Kenyon, decided that it would be better to use a gravel roof on the mew barns, in- stead of corrugated ifon. This will be done. The n rns will be ready to hold sheep in less than sixty days from this date. In the meantime all shipments are turned Into the new hog division. Tumber Dealers Buay. Local dealers reported yesterday that they were busy sending out orders. There are a number of small bulldings being put up just now, as well as some big changes at the corporations. Although it was & hollday onv lumber firm here had five teams at work and other firms were kept on the move. Building material is wanted in all parts of the city and it will be fur- “ished as fast as the railroads can supply the material. Con ctor Welse Returns, J. H. Welse, who s to get the contract for the construction of the South Omaha public library building, is back from his trlp to Sheridan. He says that the ma- terial needed will be on the way at onas and that he will commence operations we soon as the weather will permit. Just what the building s to cost no one ms to know, but only $50,000 has beén donated by Mr, Carnegle and it is Inferred that the structure completed will come within this amount. Just what the library board will do for books will be a matter to be con- \ sidered Iater. Magie City Gomsip, Joseph Koutsky and wife have returned from Nuckolls county, where they spent a week on thelr farm. | _Mrs. John F. Schults has returned from ‘Washington county, where she spent a week or more with relatives, Willlam Weldon and wife of 8t. Joseph, Mo., were in the city yesterday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Parks. Montgomery Weeks 18 here from Belle- ville, Kan. "He will spend a day of so looking affer business matters. \Dhniel, Gelselman of Geneva, Nev, was n e city yesterday, guent of osepl Nhurphy: M Gelselmat was looking atter | his property interests. L] Ald to vong Life. Electric Bitters give an active liver, per- fect digestion, healthy kidneys, regular bow d appetite, or no pay. 50e. For sale by Kuhn & Co. CRUSHED BY A TROLLEY CAR 3. W. Waldrip of h Dékota Suffers a Badly Fractured Lex. J. W. Waldrip of Huron, 8. D, was knocked down at Tenth and Jackson streets yesterday evening by a southbound Harney street car and suffered a double fracture of the bones of the left leg about three iriches above the ankie joint. The limb was also much bruised. Dr. Mick went to the assistance of the injured man from the police station and Dr. Hoatetter was also called. Mr. Waldrip was taken to Bt. Jo- seph's hospital {n the patrol'wagon and is now resting as easily as eould be ex- pected. ’ Mr. Waldrip, who is a blacksmith in the Dakota town, had been in Alllance, visiting his son the: He came to Omaha to make traln connections on his way north and was going 4bout wifh & friend until train time. At the time of t dent he was walking across the stree! a4 not see the car, but stepped directly in tront of it and was thrown by the fender. The blacksmith is a large man, welghing 225 pounds, and 1s 64 years of age. ST. JAGOBS 0L COMFORTING, SOOTHING, KILLS PAIN INSTANTLY, NOTHING SO GOOD! B