Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 21, 1903, Page 7

| ! NEW BOOKS AND MACAZINES “The Woenderfal Electrie Elephast” Wil Keop Ohiidren Out of Misehiel 15 ENTERTAINING, AMUSING, MYSTIFYING Senater Ledge's Article in the Series On “The Government of the United Entitied A book with excellent large print and | numerous full-page illustrations that will entertain. amuse and mystify the children and keep themr out of mischief is the story of “The Wonderful Blectric Eiephant,” by Frances Trego Montgomery, and illus- trated by C. M. Cooildge. If father is mot careful he will find himself dropping the newspaper, nd “mother,” when she comes to “the seam-stitch,” will lay down the kniftifig, that they may listen unin- terruptedly to the marvelous “doings” of this electrical mystery. Harold, a young an, @iscovered the elephant in the Grand Canon ‘of the Colorade. Its owner was dying amd gave Harold ‘the elephant, to- gether with all the manuseript containing complets directions, keys, ete, for the mantpulstion ‘of this mysterious electrical “something.” By it Harold was able to rescue the Nttie white girl from a band ©of cruel Indians, and together they started on a tour of the world, carried along at great mpesd by the elephant. The litile travelers went to a circus and such fun as they bad with the other elephants. They visited the island of Santa Catalina and rode under the waters of the ocean to the Sandwich islands, and made many other interesting journeys. Finally the little ex- plorers discovered the elephant could fiy through the air and we hape we may weon have a book telling us of a trip they make to vieit “the man in the moon.” The Baaifield Publishing company. Benator Lodge's article in the series on *The Government of the United States,” in the November Scribrer's, “The Senm- ate,” gives a full mccoumt of the origin, purposes and methods of this, the most powerful legisiative body in the worid and tells of the relation it bears 10 the executive and affairs of the general gov- ernment. No one is better quaiified than Benator Lodge to write such & paper, Mither by literary training or by his inti- mate knowledge of the subject. Mrs. Eila W. Peattie contrfbutes & story of the part played in a family's happiness by a very Teal boy called “Ged;" Cyrus T. Brady writes an amusing sccount of how “A Syndicate Hero” was made; Dr. Henry C. Rowland describes the ingenuity displayed by an artist in a difficult situation in “The Resource of Randall,” and James Barnes contributes & very attractive love story of the Boer war. The November number of the Smart Set opens with a novelette by Cyrus Townsend delight In this capital novelette. An article will interest every reader is from the of Julian Hawthorne, entitled “Can Ladies Smoke Tobacco? There is, too, a dainty and very human story in French, “Drole de Maman,” by Charles Foley. Jumor of unusuad excelience, both in prose and verse, s contributed by May lsabel Fisk, Tom Masson, Frank Roe Batchelder, Yurrell Greene, L. de V. Matthewman, Burgess and Guy Wetmore Carryl. i Woman in Love™ is the title of an Ainsiee’s for November that is not recelve the unqualified assent of readers. However one may disagree author's opiniorn, no one can deny the subject and his originality of treatment. Another essay in this fssue s “Soclal Ambition, by One ‘Who Knows,” which proves to be a kind HE ¥ the best sense of the term, successful. And the private income of the most sucoessful man In the Unlted States today—Theodore Roosevelt—is sald to be well under $7,500 yearly. It is good to be reminded of these triumphs that are not measured in dollars” *The Being with the Upturned Face,” by Clarence Lathbury. The author develops Bis thought on lines somewhat simllar to those of the “New Thought,” but with the discrimination that denotes a tralned in- Sellect and the choice diction of & lMterary artist. Published by Funk & Wagnalls. “Letters Home,” & novel by Willlam Dean Howells. Mr. Howells has told this exe orvedingly interesting story in letters writ- fen to thelr various homes by a group of people who are in New York for different Chocolate <« Bonbons Bowry Pactago Warrasted ! If you buy Lowney's Candies in the origina. voaad will find them i padsct -’:--hld. reasons. These Jetters mot only describe New York life from interesting and novel viewpaints, but place before the reader the facts of a series of complications which form the basis of this novel of the Ameri. can metropolis. Published by Harpers. “A Chil's Letters to Her Husband," by Helen Watterson Moody. Perhaps the fol- lowing quotation will give the best hint of what this unusual book s like: “My Dear Husband: It is very inconvenient not to be acquainted with the persen you are writing te, especially If it is your husband. But 1 happened to think today that 1 must huve s husband somewhere that 1 should know when I grew up, and so 1 thought you might like to know about me, 1 am writing to tell you my name is Virginia 1 wes not named for the Virgin queen (I hope you know about her), because she died be- fore 1 was born. My father's name is Lindsey, and he j& an architect. He wus & soldier, toe, in the war, only he was not shot like my uncle Joshua. An architect is & man that puts architecture in houses. Greek and Roman is the best.”” Doubleday, Page & Co., Publishers. “The Young Ice Whalers," by Winthrop Packard. An interesting story of adventure with wild beasts, wild men and wild weather. The book is eminently successful as a lively and wholesome story for boys. There are numerous illustrations from original photographs taken by the author, besides a frontisplece by M. J. Burns Houghton, Miffitn & Co., publishers. “The Young Man Entering Business,” by Orison Swett Marden. Dr. Marden writes in & straightforward vein from the first page to the last, advising young men when and where to go into business, and how best to sucoeed. His book is mot made up of | truisms or generalities, but abounds in spe- cific advice and concrete illustration. Thomas Y. Crowell & Co., publishers. Miss Elisa Boyle O'Rellly, msecond @nughter of the late poet. John Boyle O'Rellly, offers her first published voiume under the title, “My Candles and Other Poems.” Miss O'Reflly has long been re- garded as having inherited her father's tal- ent to a remarkable degree, and has been most painstaking in the preparstion of this collection. The volume is nicely printed and riclfy bound. Lee & Shepard, pub- lishers. “Lord Dolphin,” by Harriet A. Cheever, the story of his own life told for boys and girls, by & big fish, who was born in the Mediterranean sea, but whose adven- tures carry him as far west &s the Zoo of New York City. He gives a great deal of useful information in the course of his story about life in the deep sea—about divers, pearls, shells, sponges, sharks, whales und his mortal enemy, the fiying fish. Dana Bstes & Co., publishers. “The Bondage of Ballinger,” by Roswell Field. Ballinger is a dear old New Eng- lander, whose passion for books leads him into many a dilemma. He is blessed with that greatest of earthly treasures, a noble, patient, forgiving wife. Toward the even- tide of his life, the assets of Thomas could be summed up in the contents of his M- brary. In early days Ballinger introduced to the joys of literature the young daughter of & wealthy merchant, and round about an ideal association there has been woven & tale of devotion and affection of surpassing beauty. Fleming H. Revell Company, pub- lshers. The new edition of Webster's Interna- tional Dictionary contains over 2,300 quarto pages with 5000 illustrations, new plates being used throughout. It has a complete reference index and 25000 u:‘:.:r:.: phrases have been recently International, the Gaseteer and the Bio- graphical Dictionary have been revised. Published by G. C. Merriam Co., Springfield, Mass. The above books for sale by the Megeath Stationery Company, 1308 Farnam street. . A Good Thing for Mother. If she is tired out, sickly, run down, Electric Bitters will give her new life, or there's no charge. Try them. Boc. For sale by Mubn & Co. BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETS Routine Business Transacted at a Session Where All Members Are Preseat. The Board of Education met in regular session last night with all members pres- to sell were received. These bids were submitted by request and appointment of the evening of October 23 by Earl Leh- mann of the St Louls Civic league. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: — AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Oity Oounoil Rereives Protest Aguinst Btreet Cloaning Ordimance. SWIFT & COMPANY SIGN REMONSTRANCE Nothing Dome in Matter, as Court's Order Restraining Action i Still in Force and Council Wi Wait. At last night's council meeting & remon- strance was presented by Swift and Com- pany and others against the proposed street vacating ordinance and the closing of Rall- road avenue to trafic. This petition was signed by over 450 voters. It was placed on file. According to law it takes only § per cent of the voters to prevent the passage ©of any franchise ordinance. Final estimates for the grading of Q street from Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth streets, amounting to $180, were allowed. The petition from people living in the southern portion of the city regarding squatters was referred to the city engineer and city attorney. A request was made for a street arc light at Thirtieth and Madison streets. This went to the street and alley committee for consideration. Ordinance No. 1160, declaring the necessity for the placing of & watchman at the rail- road crossing at Thirtyweventh and L streets came up for third reading and was passed Seven improvement eordinances were re- ported on favorably by the judiclary com- :mua- and went through the second read- Ing. An ordinance for the establishment of the grade on Madison and Harrison streets was read and sent to the judiclary committee The councl] ordered two cottages on the “White Row.” on Thirtleth street, con- demined and torn down. On account of the orders of the court no attempt was made to take any action on the Union Pacific vacating ordinance. The council will meet again next Monday night. School Board Meets. Last evening the Board of Bducation met in adjourned session and let the con tract for the grading of the new h #chool bullding. Bix bidders were in the field. P. L. Munshaw secured the comtract &t 16% cents per cubic yard. One of the bids was for 25 cents per cubic yard. The understanding is that the excavating s to commence at once. As & majority of the 6,00 yards of dirt to be moved wilk re- main on the high school grounds for filling in, the price paid Is considered ample. The addition to the Mighland school has mot been completed yet on account of delay In the receipt of material and so the contractors have secured an extension of fifteen days. The meeting of the board was short, the only business of import- ance being the letting of the contract for the high school grading. Seeking Information. Officials of the street car company called &t the office of the city engineer yesterday for the purpose of securing information Tegarding the grades of certain streets in South Omaha. The transportation com- peny wanted the grades on Twenty-sixth street from N to Q streets and from Twenty-sixth and Q to Twenty-fourth and Q. These grades were desired for the rea- ®on that the street car company desires. 10 use a certaln number of long ears, of the Council Biuffs style, on the line. Two of these cars are now being runm, but jt Was stated yesterday that the gearing would have to be changed in order to-make ihe grades on two of the streets mentioned. City Engineer Beal furnished the informa- tlon d-fl::. There is ne trouble about making curves by these large cars but the grades seem to be & set-back. Permits Being Issued. Since Herman Beal the city engineer, made a tour of the city and notified a number of people who were bullding houses to secure permits, the number of permits lssued have increased. J. J. Mar- key procured a permit cglling for a bulld- ing to cost $4.000. This structure is to be bullt at 1306 North Twenty-fourth street. J. H. Berry is bullding a house at Twenty- third and A streets which will cost $1,800, Aocording to the permit. J. P. Christianson, Twenty-third and B streets, is bullding & tesidence to cost $1000. Several permits for smaller amounts were issued Now that the people who are building have re- ceived official notice to procure permits it is thought by the city officials that permits will be coming in every day for awhile. tendered tonight to Rev. W. D. Stambaugh and family. Rev. Mr. Stambaugh is & pewcomer in South Omaha, having only been mssigned recently to the Albright church. A cordial invitation is extended te the public. There will be addresses by members of the church and a fine musical mfln has been arranged for the occa- Buildings Declared Dangerous. The BSoutheast Improvement club, of which John Kennedy is president and A. M, MoCarthy is secretary, sent a motice last night to the members of the Board of Bdu- cation calling attention to the condition of the frame bulldings at the Madison school. It is asserted in the communication that the frame bulldings are in a Qllapidated condition and that they are unsafe. Danger of & collapse is feared. The members of the club assert that should anything happen to these bulldings the members of the board will be held personally responsible Coples of the resolution passed by the club Board of Education, on the attorney for the board and one has also been sent to Mayor Koutsky. Magie City Gossip, Mrs. St. George, 310 N street, is reported to be quite mick od laid for the foundations are being bullding at Twenty-sixth and Q born yesterday to Mr. cCarthy, Fourteenth and I.;‘- I-:A:'nr-rxmnnm pending before i Tound up the prin: from Twenty-third 15 X it for l.“ from & two WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1903. NEW NEBRASKA REVENUE LAW Hemry W. Yates Points Out How it May Be Expected to Operate. OMAHA, Oct. 10.--To the Baitor of The Bee: The resistance which is being offered by the business men to the enforcement by Mr. Fleming, of the revenue law, may be deemed by many fo be merely one of the usual proceedings undertaken by in- terested property owners to evade or de- feat equitable taxation. It is, however, nothing of the kind—on the contrary it i* & united effort I defense of the business interests of Omaha, which are seriously threatened, if Mr. Fleming's understanding of the law is correct, and the same en- forced. The theory, I think, under which the tax- ation of property Is undertaken, Is that capital, no matter where or in what manner it s employed, shall bear the burden and where capital cannot be reached or ascertained, then tangible assests must be taxed. When oapital is ascertained and taxed, then the tangible assets—real estate or whatever it may be—which constitute a part of the capital, if taxed, directly, are deducted from the capital valuation, or ‘else they are omitted from the tax list. This is only falr and equitable—ne ene could insist upon a corporation or person being taxed upon more property than was owned The new law as construed by Mr. Flem- ing (and his construction may be correct) undertakes to tax both the capital and the tangible aseets, without any deduction for outstanding indebtedness. It may be news 1o bankers, both in Omaha and all over the state, to learn thit a literal adherence to the construction of the law would tax their business out of existence It is true that there is a special section devoted to banks which does not differ greatly from the law heretofore. This is a provision for taxing bank shares in the hands of the individual owners and @escribes & method to be followed to as- certain their value. But in law, bank shares rnd the bank itself are separate and distinct things and this section itself clearly shows this fact by requiring real estate and other tangible assets otherwise taxed to be deducted from the value of the shares. An fluetration wil show the operation of the law in thie respect. The First Na- tional bank of Omaha has capital, sur- plus and undivided profits to the amount of $7%5,000 and to this extent it should be liable for taxation if all other property was valued full in the same manner. But as & corporation required to make retorn upon Mr. Fiemiug's blanks—and there is nothing in the law to indicate that it is absolved from this - law—it would be obliged to make the following return, tak- Ing the figures shown im its last published report: Real estate (taxed directly) Bonds (except United States), stocks and county, city village or school warrants o4 6 n accounts otes and bills.. Money on hand or ‘where . 3 Total This satement may seem preposterous, even to Mr. Fleming, and certatnly to' everybody eise, but I believe an inspection of the law, and applying thereto Mr. Fiem- ing's construction of it, will show that I am correct. If other business corporations and in- dividuals can be ‘axed in this way, so can the banks. Of course, there would be mo taxation of shares for the reason that the deduction of. tangible assets would leave nothing to tax.- To illustrate ‘the manmer in which a wholesale concern would be struck 1 will take about the figures—f am average job- bing house in Omaha—Aot dne of the lar- gest—according 16 its #tatement filed with Bradstreet's. Its capital is about 300,008, upon which it shculd be taxed, if all other property is in like manner taxed at full value. Under Mr. Fleming's blanks it must make return 3 Total .. $800,000 It stands this method of taxing can be enforoed, it will end the jobbing busipess, not omly in Omaha, but in every other city in the state. Our merchants could not compete with their untaxed competitors from Chicago, Kansas City and St Joseph. If the law is as Mr. Fleming understands, then the sooner we all conclude to ignere it the better it will be for all concerned and public sentiment should be unified for tts repudiation. 1f, however, the endeavoy must be made to enforce the law, either by Mr. Fleming or by the county assessors when it reaches them, then the business interested must resist to the Jast extremity and it is to be HENRY W. YATES. MANY OUT TO HEAR WALTON Attendance st Service is Large and Presbyterians Decide to Con- tinue the Work. A very large attendance was present at the Monday evening meeting at the First Presbyterian church of the Walton series. Dr. Walton spoke on the theme of “The Condition of Anewered Prayer.” He set forth that & man must be converted before he can expect an answer to his prayer. One of the features of the evening was the music by a cholr of thirty voices under the leadership of Prof. Lowe. After the services a meeting of the minis- ters and elders of the weverel Presbyterian churches was held, Ms.. George F. Bid- well of the Elkhorn presiding. After some discussion it was determined to pursue the have been served on each member of the | WOrk commenced, the Presbyterian ( churches to assume the responsibility for its financing and general conduct. Rev. T, V. Moore, who has been chairman of the executive commitise, was continued &s chairman of the larger committee. The announced meeting by Dr. Chapman has been postponed untll Thursday, and it is mot at all certain that the doctor will Services will be held at the First Pres- byterian church at 3:30 this afternoon. At 730 Prof. Lowe desires to meet the mem- bers of his cholr. At § o’clock Dr. Walton's meeting will begin. Beginning Fridey night, unless present plans are changed, Rev. James M. Gray, D. D., formerly of the Park Street church, Boston, but now wholly engaged in bible conference work, begins his bible confer- ence in Omaba. Friends of his clalm there is no bible (eacher in America Who has the kuowiedge of the English bible and the faculty of imparting that knowledge that Dr. Gray i I eRE git I i R § ' i %sf | | | i will be provided. The invitation has been extended by the committee to everybody in- terested. TABLE AND KITCHEN Me: KFAST. Cereal Stewed Pears Shredded Dried Beef. Scrambled Eggs. Toast offee. LUNCH Macaroni Croqueties Kgg Salad Cocoa. DINNER Cream of Celery Soup. Roast Shoulder of Veal. ~Mashed Potatoes. Butiered Beets. String Bean Salad. Grape Frappe Coftee. Recipes. Prairie Chicken—Prairie chickens make & good fricassee; or if young and tender roast in a very hot oven 1o an even brown, larding with thin strips of fat bacon; re- move from pan to a hot platter; add two tablespoontuls of fiour to the gravy in pan; balf & pint of boiling water; stir until smooth, strain and serve with chicken. Roast Quall—Clean your quail, remove heads and feet, arrange the joints, wrap each bird In a covering of thinly sliced pork place in a cooking pan just lurge enough to hold them. Cover with boiling water, a little sprinkling of salt and pep- per, then place over a hot fire ten minutes. Remove the pork, dry each bird with a cloth, spread them well with butter and roast brown in & very hot oven, baste fre- quently with melted butter, strain the broth in which they were broiled, mix with it an equal quantity of melted cur- rant jeily. Serve the birds very hot on & separate dish. Pass currant jelly. Partridge Fricasee—Clean your birds, di- vide as for a potple; put in a large sauce- pan a plece of butter the size of an egE, heat very hot, roll each piece of fowl in flour, pack closely in hot butter, cover tightly, cook for ten minutes, then add water enough to keep from burning. Sim- mer slowly until tender. Take up meat in & deep dish. AdA emough hot water to pan to make a rich gravy, Pour over meat and serve. Salmi of Game—This may be prepared from the game left over from yesterday's dinner. Carve very meatly and remove every particle of fat and skin from legs, wings and breasts. Bruise the bodies well and put them with the skin and trimmings into & etewing pan. Add a bay leaf, two onions sliced, & few pepper corns and & blade of mace, pour over enough veal broth, stock or gravy to cover, let boil until reduced one-half; strain, skim off the fat, season with cayenne and lemon juice; heat up slowly without allowing to boll. Border the dish with fried bread or mush triangles; put the game in the cen- ter; pour the gri over it and serve. Brofled Birds—Clean and split the birds down the back, sprinkle with salt, dredge with flour to prevent the escape of the juices. Place in & wire broiler inside next to fire. Allow ten minutcs for quail, twenty- five to forty for partridges and prairie chickens. When done place them on & hot dish. Butter well on both sides; serve on toast. 1f the breasts of the birds are quite thick, broil them slowly and covered at first. H Feo = Cure foi igestion, | 1 use Chamberlan's Stomach and Liva | Tablets for indigestion and find that they | suit my case better than any dyspepsia | remedy 1 have ever tried and 1 have used many different remedies. 1 am nearly @ years of agge and have suffered a great deal trom indigestion. 1 can eat mimost any- thing 1 want (0 now.—George, W. Bmory, Rock Mills, Als. Three carloads of chairs now on sale at & discount. BAKER FURNITURE ©O. 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A six months’ treatment contains & bona- fide guarantee that the dollar paid for same will be refunded in every case where & cure is not effected. ‘WHAT THE OLD DOCTOR SAID. “Doctor,” said I, “you say appendicitis 4s much more common than It was thirty years ago.” “Indeed it 1s,” replied the old doctor. *“That we encountered this disease then, is true, but not with such appalling fre- quency. Appendicitis, these days, s al- mest as commen as sore throat.” “Te what, doctor, do you attribute this increase of sppendiciti “To basty eating and to the use of foods which bave & tendency to clog and fret the intestines and deaden peristaltic ac- tion. The way to aveid appendicitis and the surgeon's kaife is to shun unnatural foods thet beget intestinal torpor and con- stipation.” People who ecot Shredded Whole Wheat Biscuit do not bhave constipation and bence need not fear appendicitis. This perfectly natural food preserves the tone of the digestive tract and induces every excretory gland to subserve the body's SK for the Kirschbaum . Top (io;;t Insist on see- ng 1t trying 1t on. Made o? Whipcords and Co- verts. lendid shoulders, new collar and lapel, silk linings and buckhorn buttons. Inquire for Kirschbaum clothes (Warranted). At good stores every: Where. $10 to $25. 1dentify by linen label inside breast pocket of coat. For Sale in Omaha by Berg, Swanson and Co, ..L.ow Rate.. HOMESEEKERS'EXCURSIONS Tuesdays, Newmser %6 sua e 1303 | MISSOURI IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE. To Certain Points in the WEST AND SOUTHWEST e A T ONE FARE FOR THE ROUND TRIP Final Limit of Tickets, 21 Days. Stopovers will be allowed within transit limit of 15 days going after reaching first homeseekers’ point en-route. route. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION or land pamphlets, folders, maps, etc., address any agent of the company, or T. F. GODFREY, Passenger and Ticket Agest, TOM HUGHES, Travel- lng Passenger Ageat. OTIAHA, NEB H. €. TOWNSEND, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, St. Louls, Mo. «AND.. A WHIRLWIND. CHAIR SALE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY We have just received from one ot the largest chair factories in the United States two carloads of rockers. and easy chairs, which we shall place on sale TUESDAY and WEDNES. DAY, of this week, at a sgecial dis- count of 25 per cent, In fact any chair in our house will be on sale for these two days only at a specia/ discount of 25 per cent from our regular prices. See us about rugs and curtains. BAKER FURNITURE Co., 1315-17-19 FARNAM STREET.