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, 1890-12-18
" MUDIE'S,n
The Founder OF tho Circulating
Library.
Philadelphia Press. !

Philadelphln Press.
Mr.. Nude, who died last week
was the first man in modern life
who discovered that books to the
vast majority of modern men and
women had become staple amuse-
ment. The vast circulating library
which he built up in the past
twenty years, from 1850 to 1870, and
which in the past twenty years has
had host of imitators, but no
equals, in forty years handled seven
times as many books as there are in
the British museum and twice as
many as there are in the twenty
largest libraries in this country.
He supplied the well-to-do in
England with nine-tenths of their
reading. He practically suppressed
the accumulation of small libraries
in England, public or private. Un-
der law permitting local taxation
for Libraries, great local circulating
libraries in England have multi
piled; but the small, select local
library, built up ofstanGard authors.
chose by few well-to-do, culti-
waited people and supported by them,
has disappeared. These people found
IL cheaper to subscribe to "Mudie's,"
get books as they came out and re-
turn them. The practical result
was, as Mr.. Matthew Arnold
pointed out, that, while in France
every educated man felt that he
must own two or three well-filled
cases of books, the like people in
England owned few or none.
Mr.. Nude was good deal
abused for these changes, but he
was really responsible for none of
them. Modern education has enor-
mously increased the number of read
ers in the world, but 1t has added
very little to the number of schol-
ars. 1t has created vast audience
which wishes to be amused, and
finds books amusing, but it has not
correspondingly increased those
who wish to- be taught or who use
former class exist here In vast num-
bcrs, but they are spread over u con-
tinent. This precludes shipping
books to them by the boXfull, and
the light and portable 10 and 20
cent novel has been produced for
their benefit. In England they
All ot TedCIicu lWtlNc
fifteen hours, and Mr.. Nude turned
on current literature for them to
order.
AS such readers neither wish to
master books nor to refer TO them,
neither study books nor to preserve
them, u system under which a
gentle current of interesting read
Ing was kept flowing through their
spare hours, amusing them with
the least possible exertlon, was an
enormous and demoralizing con-
venience. Joined to the lack of
international copyright in this
country, 1t has given in England a
nation of readers without any criti-
cal conscience as to the books and
literature 1t ought to support and
read, and in this country another
nation of readers without any con.
science whatever as to the books
they ought to pay for. But Mr..
Nude succeeded in rendering skill
full uovel-making one of the best
paying trades in the history OF
literature.
, 1890-12-18
1T PAEALYZED 'EM.
Coreans Couldn't Understand th G
Electric Light

Electric Light
When the United States war ship
Trenton visited Corea few weeks ago,
she carried into that harbor the first
electrical installation ever seen there,
and the first that the natives ever heard
of. Immediately after her arrival Mt til G
port tho Corenns fiockod to her sides in
their sampans, and many of them were
allowed on board. They expressed great
surprise and wonder at the many fine
things they saw during their visit, and
we're delighted. Whennight came, how
over, and the electric lights were set GO
ing, they were filled with astonishment
and awe. They were shown the electric
bells, annunciator., torpedocs, etc, and
at once they believed the foreigners
were in league with the devil. A nrtivc
would be told to press button, and u
bell would be heard ringing at dis
tance, whcreupon the whole company
would rush to that part OF the ship TO
sec who was ringing 1t.
Finding no one there they would at
tribute the phenomenon to be an evi-
dcnce that the evil spirit relgncd over
the vessel, Some OF the visitors made
Intellectual attempts to prevent the ring
ing of the bell by grasping the wire
tightly In their hands hoping In that
way 10 head of the evil one who was
playing such freaks for their amuse-
ment. An electric primer, immersed in
a bucket of water, was surrounded by
half dozen dirty dcnizens of the be-
nightcd land. whilo another native was
told to push q button at a distance,
whereupon the premier exploded,
throwing water all over tue surprised
party who were looking eagerly into the
bucket. Some incandescent lamps were
lowered far down into the water. ana be-
ing suddenly lighted, no one being near,
the natives were filled with horror, and
without stopping to look ut the unoanny
switch board, which they regarded as an
important part of the anatomy of the
evil spirit, they hastily scrambled over
the sides of the vessel and hurried away
rro,,, > ho davii of ha urent0n.
, 1890-12-18
RELIGION AND THE CENSUS.
People Were Not Asked to Express
Their Religious Beliefs.

SPOKANE FALLS, Dec. ii.
To the EDITOR OF THE REVIEW;
In the taking of the census was the
religion of the citizens asked? II not,
how are tho statistics, AS We notice in the
encyclopedias and compendiums, OBJ
tanned? BY answering through the
columns of the REVIEW you will greatly
oblige, yours truly. lNQUl lRER.
Enumerator Horner, of this city,
is authority for the statment that
the question of belief was not only
omitted from the regular list of
questions, but that enumerators
were expressly instructed not to
make inquiries on that point. In
former census enumerations, how
ever peoples religious beliefs were
inquired into.
, 1890-12-18
STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

The Next Session Will Be Held in
Spokane December 81.
The next meeting of the State
Teachers Association, which will
convene in Spokane Fails on We'd
nesday, December 81, will he at
tended by the fsll corps of eleven
teachers of the public schools of
Dayton. That force is even now
arranging an elaborate display of
work which will he placed on cXhi-
bition at the convention. There Is
n strong spirit of enthusiasm mani
tested among the teachers of that
place, and the local papers say that
they are arranging an exhibit that
Is Intended To- be prize winner.
Teachers will be present from all
parts of the state, and the session
throughout promises to be one of
unusual interest.
, 1890-12-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Now THAT there is an apparent prob
ability of the enactment of free coinage,
European gold begins to pour into the
United States. This may or may not
be a quibble. but 1t IL just as well
founded rs the dire threat of the gold
men that free coinage would drive all
the gold out of the United States.
, 1890-12-18
on. KATHLEEN, mavourneen--

ohs Ahoshiich, iiihN pN' ASSh
oh Mistress O'Shea,
All Erin's In mournln'
And dark Is the day.
The b'ys are all fightin';
And ye are the cause.
And the tories delight in
The loss of home laws.
All, sorry's the day that
Ensnared our Parnell.
With a glance of your eye
You encompassed the spell.
With q smile that was love,
And a tear that was pearl;
With q voice like dove,
And the blush OF a girl
You saw and you conquered
Our lion, our chief;
And the land of your birth
IL encompassed in grief.
, 1890-12-18
Petition for More Schools.

A petition Is being framed to be
presented to the county school su-
perintendent asking that arrange
ments be made so that children who
reside in the outlying districts of he
city can have place provided fol-
them to go to school without walk.
ing such long distances as they are
now Obliged to in order to atteud d
the city schools.
, 1890-12-18

In Whitman county many orchard:
are being planted this fall, 1t having
been found that fruit will doexceedingly
well. 1t will probably be but few
years before tho fruit in that section
will become as famous as wheat is now
Orchards there are already paying on ar
average Of from 5000 to $500 per acre, anc
as this is much more than can be realizeo
from grain, fr uit raising promises to be
come the leading industry ofthe county
, 1890-12-18
ALL ABOUT A DOLLAR.
A North Side Blacksmith Done Up b
j. N. Diver.

J' N, OIVeT.
j. n. Oliver assaulted - black
smith on the North Side last night
by striking him on the head with n
piece of wood. The blacksmith,
whose name could not be learned,
was supposed to be dead, but later
he recovered and at last accounts
was doing we'll. The trouble arose
over money matters, the blacksmith
claiming that Oliver owed him VI.
1t is probable that Oliver will be
prosecuted to-day and fined for as
snult.
, 1890-12-18
WASHINGTON AT CHIC AGO.

An Excessive and Unnecessary Ex.
penditure Should Not Be Made.
Yakima Herald.
A number Of papers IN the state are
advocating the appropriation by Wash
ington of $3.50. 900 for the Columbian ex-
position at Chicago. How such an
amount Is arrived at, when there has
been no estimate as to expenses. is dith.
cult to understand, unless it is on the
theory that n quarter of u million dollars
is and sounds like great big sum and
indicates the spirit and liberality OF the
West. Washington is a young state; Is
striving for development and the people
arc as yet poor. When the annual tax
time rolls around the farmer and the
, 1890-12-18

BEFORE long every progressive West
ern city will be honsting of its Koch
hospital, and booming the enterprise
along with its electric lights and stree;
cars, auditoriums and other marks OF
metropolitan pretensions. Denver has
already taken steps in this direction. OF
course Spokane will have to do the same.
, 1890-12-18

CAIIFoRSIANs have adopted the poppy,
which grows wild on the hillsides and
plains of every county within the
borders ofthe state, as tho states flow
er. II is presumed that the meaning
which the blossom conveys-sleeping-
was not considered, or, at any rate, it
was not intended to cast any reflections
upon the people of that common wealth
by It's adoption.
, 1890-12-18

There are more men in the world who
have madness in their methods than
there are who have method in their
madness. New York World.
, 1890-12-18

Twas once such as poor Jessie Adam
son, of whose sad end your paper tells
Just SO poor, just so friendless only that
had always a shelter, but scarcely
moro. A cruel father, whose slanderous
tongue made enemies for me of people l
never knew and who would have ruined
me but for the teachings of a noble.
sainted mother who lay sleeping In her
grave.
How many times | have walked DO
, 1890-03-19
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked VI
Throughout the City

The Juch engagement is society talk.
John Sparks is a guest at the Intel
Ocean.
Some one stole L. S. Cady's bicycle
last night.
Cheyenne is proud of the new Union
Pacific band.
Alex. Turnbull & Co.. undertakes.
Geo. II. Willard, manager.
While visitors we're at the fort yester.
day the regimental band played.
Rice's- beautiful Euangeline tomorrow
night. No one can afford to miss this
show.
Quite a number of good sales were
made by tie Interior company and Others
yesterday.
j. K. Nichols, an ex-manager of the
Western Union telegraph office here, is
up from Denver,
Agent Russell says about 5000 gallons
of oil were lost by the Continental tank
burst Monday night.
Jones, who was known to fame in
Cheyenne as the Bell Telephone express
man, is among the visitors.
The ITALIA Theatrical club, mot in
corporated," will give the only masquar-
ade ball Of the season, Monday evening
next.
One of the excursionists was Prof. G.
l.. Wells, formerly assistant principal at
the central school. He is now a Denver
realty dealer.
Whltcomb's, 2O22 Ferguson, corner
Twentieth street. Rooms and table first
class. Meal tickets, So and $40. so for
twenty one meals.
The wife of Geo. w. Welsh. of the
Warren Live Stock company, has pre-,
scented her husband with a fine girl. She
was Miss Lizzie Ferrill.
Miss Louise Kingsley and Miss Aims
Haynes, contralto and soprano of Rev,
Myron Reeds Denver church, are visit.
ing DR.. and Mrs. Williams.
Annie K. Severance, the popular and
capable nurse, was married last evening
to Jamison G. Dunn of Cove county,
Kansas, by Judge W. f. Lee.
, 1890-03-19

preterment means a great deal. The
place is political as well as Commercial,
headquarters. The legislature meets here.
the supreme bench sits here, all territorial
officers reside here. This position is a
big advertisement. To visit Wyoming
one must come to Cheyenne, the gateway.
The capital will grow with the state, and
there will be a food of immigration to
this section.
A word to you men: Stand together;
harbor no ~ieUlousies. If you have a
common enemy or oppressor, unite against
it. If a railway treats you unfairly, move
together for concession. By united action
you can accomplish anything. Don't in.
fate realty values. They are now reason
ably low. Get on good terms with rail-
way managers.
Nature was lavish in the bestowaT of
natural resources on Wy oming. ANY n
OF them will make this an empire to be
inherited by your sons. Let the iron
mountains be entered, for this metal is
insignia Of greatness.
Cheyenne's shops will be more extern
slve than would a combination of all
other plants on the system. In a year
they will employ 1000 men. Cheyenne,
to insure continual growth and eternal
prosperity has but to be rue to herself
and to her grand army of laborers. Pc
troleum and natural gas will be piped into
this town; your building stone will be
shipped to the East.
In conclusion Col. Burton thanked the
citizens for courtesies and pledged the
visitors to do their best in the way OF
advertising Cheyenne.
Col Burton was frequently interrupted
by applause and his witty sallies were
co~nvulsing.
The first excursion was a big success.
There will be another in two weeks and
then one from the Missouri river.
, 1890-03-19
FINALLY FIXED.
Assessment Values Placed on the Live
Stock.

The membership of the live stock val.
uation board was increased to eight yes
terday by the arrival OF l.. G. Winslov
of Uinta and John McCready of Sweet
water. The work of the previous day
was revised. Placing range cattle at SIC
instead of 50, the original figure, and the
81 of last year, was the principal change.
Here are the final figures, with those Of
1889:
, 1890-03-19

G. D. Kelley was actually forced into
selling a fin epiece of outside property
last evening. He let loose of %uhirty-four
acres of the Logan lot for s2l 900. The
deal was made through F. d. Carper &
Co. to George l. Hodges and George A.
Lonsbery Of Denver. They will plat after
awhile.
MIR. Kelley makes a handsome profit
rather unwillingly, but has a third of the
original purchase left.
, 1890-03-19
GARLAND & co.'s
Real Estate Attractions for Today
Office in the Warren Mercantile
Building.

building.
$40 acres smooth outlying land over
looking the city, suitable for plating; at
$75 per acre.
"a choice &C foot lots, elegantly situated
near Minnehaha: II of these corners and
quite a number within % to 4 blocks of
street car line and equally distant from
city water and new Fast End school.
These lots could be sub-divided and sold
readily at an advance. A bargain for the
bunch.
1900 lots in the city limits at $50 each.
AZ acres. plated and recorded, 5 blocks
from new U. p. shops, at 800 per acre.
I32xl32 feet . blocks south of shops,
cheap.
IS acres adjoining the fair grounds at a
bargain and on easy terms.
Lots and blocks aud acreage in all d.
r%ections.
Conveyances and all other facilities fur
uished for the inspection of property on
our lists. Call on Garland & Co, War.
rem Mercantile building, before buying.
The Union Pacific, The Overland
Route" that taking effect to-
day the following low rates offered to the
points named, will be in force until further
notice:
To Chicago first class, limited, $500.
To Chicago second class, limited, $1,000.
To st. Louis first class, limited $500.
To Missouri river and intermediate
points, $1,000.
No change of cars of any class be-
tween CHEYENNE and Chicago, st. Louis
or Council Bluffs and Kansas City. Free
reclining chair cars on all trains Dining
cars through to Chicago on fast limited
For any information desired requiring
time of trains and rates to lar eastern
noints call on G. w. SWEET,
Agent.
, 1890-03-19

stor1ca1 Dept; Cheyenne, Hyo.
, 1890-03-19

The masquerade ball gwen BY the
Thalia club on the 24th promises to be
the finest ever given in Cheyenne.
, 1890-03-19

$500 Reward
Will be paid and no questions asked. for
the return of a Columbia safety bicycle
taken from front of Phoenix market. APP
ply at this office.
, 1890-03-19

I'll invest my money in you, | will
make a mighty profit, lovely, laughing
Minnehaha.
, 1890-03-19

Remember the Thalia club masquerade
on March "a.
, 1890-03-19

Steers For Sale.
1000 head at Albuquerque. N, NJ.
VALENTINE BAKER, Cheyenne.
, 1890-03-19

Have you seen the lovely Minnehaha
addition TO the CITY Of Cheyenne2
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-04
In the House

list DAY.-Mr Gambler presented the re
port of the Special Committee on the Worlds
Fair. The city of Chicago was selected as
the place for holding the Fair. The repre-
sentation of the Territories and the District
OF Columbia has been increased from one to
two Commissioners from each. and prOVis
ion also made for the appointment of eight
Commissioners at-Large. The Commission
is called The Worlds Columbian Commits
SION -. The Mudd-COmptOn contested cleo
ton case, from Maryland, was discussed -.
On motion of Mr.. Struble the House insisted
on its amendments to the Senate bill provid-
ing Territorial Government for Oklahoma.
and MesSrs Struble, Perkins ana Springer
were appointed a conference committee.
I'D DAY.-The House resumed the con
sideration of the Mudd- Compton contested
election case and was addressed by NJ. Comp
ton, the sitting member, i'll his own behalf.
A debate followed, and at the close Mr.
Moore on behalf of the minority Of the Com
mittee on Elections offered resolution de
clarng Compton entitled to the seat. This
was defeated-yeas AS, nays 1855. The ma
jority resolution declaring Mudd entitled to
the seat was adopted-yeas 159, nays 10.
Mr.. Mudd then appeared and took the oath
Of Office.
I'D DAY.-Immediateiy after the reading
of the journal the House went into Com
mittee OF the Whole (Mr Burrows in the
chair on the Pension Appropriation bill.
After q debate, in which Messrs. Cutcheon,
Boothman and Cultivate took part, the
committee arose and the bill was passed.
74TH DAY.-Mr. Lawler presented the re-
monstrance Of the Chicago Wholesale Shoe
and Leather Association against the i'm
position of duty upon hides. Referred. -.
The Timber culture law was repealed 80.
Eulogies were pronounced upon the late E.
j. Gay of Louisiana.
18th DAY.-Mr. Henderson, from the
Committee on Appropriations, reported back
the Urgent Deficiency bill, with Senate
amendments thereto, with the recommends
ton, that certain of those amendments be
concurred in and certain non-concurred in
The recommendations of the committee were
agreed to and a conference was ordered
The bill TO create a public park n the Dis
trict of Columbia was discussed without &C
ton. "A bill for the erection of a public
building at Elizabeth, y. j., to cost $3.50. 600
was introduced by Mr.. GeissenhaiIer
10TH DAY.-The Chicago Worlds Fair bill
was passed with an amendment postponing
the opening of the Fair to May. 1893.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-04
KILLED BY HER OWN SON.
A Boy Cuts His Mothers Head on
and Then Goes to PLAY

a Singuiarly atrocious murder has us..rl COM
mitted at Somsrvilie, Tenn. the victim being
Mrs Sally Hobson. coiorei anI -ha rr,ur-
derer her eleven year-old boy. Mr. H..~,,
was servant in the family OF the EQ.-...,,.I
minister, and lived with her four caId~a-I N
a small house IN the rear Of thu parSoua--
The other morning her husband who,
had been IN the country al xrrE
called at the house in COMPANY with nv,
other man. and after a short stay >;artsy
out for walk. Returning a half hn-;~
later, a terrible sight met his ewes t, mo
side of the door lay the decapitatsi rem, IN,
his wife and several feet away the haa.
stick OF wood on which her nocs had h.o1
placed when the cutting was done ,n.v..J
three distinct cuts II an axe
The boy was found playing VITA -aar..,.-
children, his clothing saturated WIKI f....I
He at first asserted that the blooi cam. 80,
a chicken which he had killed, but a. t.a,..u..
ner's inquest admitted he had comu.-...i .r
crime. He said his mother laid her t.,t
down on the block and told him II he q. ~.
cut her head off she would Kill hin. ~.
boys story was not believed and ..s..
placed in jail pending further Invest ...
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-04
THE NATIONAL GAME,

PITCHER STIvETTz, Of the ST. Loui, C.~h.
weighs 200 pounds
THE New York State League will seek ra-
protection of the National Agreement
CATCHER EARLE. of the Chicago League
team, is studying 10 become n Neteruar,
surgeon.
1T seems to be a foregone conclusion tuat
two of the ten National League clubs VA. hr
dropped from that organization.
THERE will be two colored players in thu. In
terstate League this year-Fower, of Gale
burg, Ill, and johnson, of Peoria, III
MANAGER KENNEDY has secured the
veteran, Jack Lynch, TO train the Young
players in the new Brooklyn AsSo"Iatlou
team.
PITCHER MURPHY. whom the New YORK
League team has signed. worked for atoat
$40 week. Now he receives 5000 for The
season.
IT is said that the salary list OF the Balt-
more Club is larger by seven or eight thou
sand dollars than that of any other Atlantic
Association Club.
IF a club in the American Association fails
to begin OF to resume playing one minute
after the game is called hereafter the umpire
will forfeit the game to the other club
The New York and Boston Clubs Of the
Players League played their first game
der the new flag at Savannah The New
Yorks won e finely played game by 4 score
of to g.
FIVE of the deSerters have made applica-
ton for readmiSsion to the Players League
One of the men offered to play the season t3i.
nothing and another was willing to put >Jt1
III the treasury.
THE refusa! OF Judge Thayer To- grant the
Philadelphia League Club an injunction re
straining Hallman from playing with any
other organization was the second notable
victory won III the courts by the Player
League. 1t has made the members OF that
organization jubilant.
THE following is said to be an absolutely
correct list of the salaries paid last season 10
the members of the St. Louis Club who LETT
that organization and joined the Players
League: Comskey, 5000: . NELL, $500.
BOyle, $500; Milligan. $1,000: Latham, G}2uD.
King, $1,000 Robinson, 5000.
PHILADELPHIA will have its share of ba>~
ball this season. 1t is represented in the Ma
tiOnal League, Players Lea que and American
Association, each of which have adOptej
their schedules, and they call for the playing
of BOB championship games in that city All
three clubs conflict on twenty dates.
The Brotherhood League war hasn't AZ
fected the formation of the lea CUES and cub-
a bit. They are more numerous than ever
There are now eleven leagues under the Ma
tiOnal Agreement and more to come There
never We're so many professional OTgau!Za-
tOns, and the game is booming III the col
Ieges as never before
THE deserters who are to be taken back u
the Players League new organization will he
classified. IL the first will be those who
have been taken back unanimously. In the
second class will be those VINO will be al
united if none of the players % his club Oh
ject. The names in third list contain thO,,
Of the men who can never rI-eut0T the
organization.