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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29
FRENCH PUBLISHERS.
THE GREAT HOUSES OF PARIS AND
THEIR BUSINESS METHODS

Paris May II.
or all the branches OF French art industry or
enterprise il IS The literary workshops of the ma
ton which are in the most lourishing condition.
Politically and commercially France has, on the
whole. failed to maintain her relative position as
regards rival countries American competition
has weighed heavily upon the farmers OF the
Charolais and upon the horse-brceders Of Nor
mandy. The shipping houses OK Havre, Bor-
deaux and Marsccs find that the carrying
trade Of even their own produce is passing to
the swift and cheap steamships Of England and
Germany, while the markets Of the Levant,
which not long ago formed almost French
monopoly, are now eagerly contested for by
Germany. Austria and Italy. A stationary birth
rate checks any increase Of population, which
across the eastern frontier advances by leaps
and bounds.
But the literary prosperity OF France Is I'M
disputed and literature. to-day as in the past,
continues To bc the real idol Of the nation. The
French educational System is based, above all
else, upon literature Boys At the lyctcs almost
come to blows over the respective merits OF the
criticisms If Lcmaitre. Sarccy and Faguet or OF
the works of Edmond Rostand. Emile lola
Maurice Barrcs or Henri L.avcdan. Books and
teachers change. but now. just during the
nfSt Hdll ol tn' century, tN' hCHooipoys NV
taught. first Of all. to acquire pure French
style. Even the newspapers contain more liter
ature than news. and the Petit Journal" which
Is usually a day bchindhand with its foreign
kilograms. chiefly by its chronhiues and feuille-
tons has attained "A circulation Of over "A million
copies daily. Across the Channel the book trade
is passing through one of the everest crises OF
It's existence. but IN France the sound ana
Wholesome era Of cheap books established by
Michael Levy. Louis Hachette. Gcrvais Charpen-
tier Henri Plon. Alphonse Lemerre and Paul
OlIcndorn not only continues to add 10 the fort
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uncs 81 those great publishing houses. but Also
brings grist to the mills OF the authors ana the
retail booksellers. who In France All san nap
PLY together In the same ship.
SOME Publishing TRADE ANOMALIES
one 81 the first things that attracts the atten-
ton Of an ohscrvant American arriving IN
Franc. Is that all the books exposed FOR sale are
in r,,cr covrrs-"brght yellow and quite impu-
d.,tlv French" as the Archbishop ot Canter-
hurry nnc. nut IT, Another fact that often
,uzzles the English speaking tourist u that ne
can Inv for - ~ francs tabout ~ cents) DOCKS
.rron ia. paucr covers OF which tx distinctly
,r,rked the price Of 800 francs Uo ceh's''
This anomaly. enabling the public to buy DOCKS
-, less than the declared price. is. however
easily EXPLAINED. Some years aSo the syhui
cafe OF the leading Paris publishers by comma"
consent agreed that the nominal price o' '"e
nouular French octave volume should be hNel
=, 30 francs The publishers give from ~ 10 -
nor cent 10 the retail bookseller. besides ono
volume free for twelve supplied and sold Tha'
is 10 say "a dozen" books furnished by the pup
fishers 10 the discount bookseller Is IN rea"l!
"a bakers dozen" OF thirteen. the "dd V"'uii'
being thrown in rs proht to the re'"H 'raue'
The stress Of competition. however b''"ceh ''e
retail booksellers resulted in attempts 10 UNDER
sell one another. The prices OF the same DOCK
not only varied from day to day. but each
bookstand arbitrarily fixed it's own price
A general assembly Of publishers ana retail
hooksollcrs was held at the Cercle Il" Ia Liprare'
in the boulevard st. German, where twenty
six chambers OF the book trade have their head
quarters At this meeting 1t was voted that
the retail dealers might sell ut whatever prices
they pleased below the published price but
that they must agree among themselves 10
establish what these fixed retail prices should
be. and these being once established. they could
not he altered without a vote OF the chambers
at Paris The result Is that by common con-
sent the retail booksellers throughout France
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winter he had always gone TO the theatre.
where Nine jules Verne has box. but iona
as ne is Of music. and good a. the operate
troupe may be ne finds II too fatiEuing. ana
confesscs 10 A feeling - relief when he goes TO
bed :"
Nj V-rne's first novel. "Cinque Scmaines On
Rallun." was great success that hetZ"l.
tho ni,ilishor yrovoscd "A contract hy IN" terms
Of which he undertook 10 publish ~" volumes
a year For almost forty years -" terms ~
this contract have been observed an" VI verne
has already finished enough work 10 carry HIN
over the year 1903 He has moreover. as most
p- ,rle know. found time 10 write history ~
famous travellers. and a series ~ illustrated
articles On tn dlNcr y; regions = France. and
n, has cnllahornicd success sfully IN tho pr"duc-
ton Of som, highly popular N 'ioiranas derived
from certain Of his stories.
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diatc'y after to the rcading-roOm Of the Socittt
lndustriclIc, whore h spends two three hours
reading IN" newspapers. and 50 keeping himself
fully Informed Of all that is going on. and 90, a
sionally. As he tells YOU finding In" subject for
one OF his tales. Thus the idea 81 going round
the world IN eighty days WAS suggested by
something which he saw in one paper about the
differ, ne" Of The meridian, SC that he makes
PheaS FOSg suppose that he hae lost his
wager, whereas in reality he has D.: and he
gives ore or .wO Otner instances III which he
has been inspired by what he has read in
this ROOM which he only leaves TO go on TO the
Hotel de Vile. having been for zen years
member OF the municipality of Amicns and at
tending most regularly to his duties as town
councillor He gets back to the Ru, Charles
Dubois in time for dinner at I. and UP 10 this
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while In the case OF the favorite works OF popu-
lar authors-like Edmond Rostands "Cyrano
de Bergerac," for instance-the inscription
Eighty fifth Edition" may be found. The out
come OF long conversations with some OF tho
leading publishers In Paris shows that great
popular confusion exists between the meaning
OF the "tirage," which is the whole numb~ OF
copies OF work published at once, and tho
edition" which is purely arbitrary 7oDoer
OF copies. usually one thousand. but vixen
varies with each publishing firm 81 van secA
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LITERARY NOTES.

II Waliszewski the author Of the successful
81 IN Peter the Great published III inns couii-
VIZ los, wear is about TO bring out Il new book.
W W &c entitled "MarysioLska, queen of Poland.
wife of SObieSlii.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-29

Captain A. T. Mahan has written i9i serb
.he Revolution"
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.vericl" by Amele Rves. * novel just an
rncsd hv a London firm OF publishers.
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Mrs Humphry Wards forthcoming novel deals
England.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

ther maintained that by the proposed is
sue. of legal tender notes the Democrats
in favor of such issue were simply placing
more power in the hands of the Specu-
lators to raid the gold reserve of the gov
This BILL said Mr.. Lindsay. "contem-
plates that we use all the money in the
Of goid held e redemption 9a af fund ii1 a1d
that we will issue greenbacks so that at
the end of the year all the money in the
gold"
tious case of a syndicate presenting green
backs at the treasury to the full amount
and that of another syndicate presenting
another hundred millions of greenbacAks X
demand?'
upon the es Whole fnaneiai Question 0eR WSieR
vas, participated in by Mr. Lindsay; Mr..
Sockren 1Mo), MIR. Teller (CoL) and Mr..
Mr.. Lindsay maintained that the syndi-
government, and that III if the legal tender
notes were issued they would certainly be
reaSemef We sbaI II g0iI SaIe an onportunitv then
said Mr.. Cockren, ito test the patriotism
of holders of greenbacks and to see
obtain its gold. I'd like to know whether
they .syba are = Hnadulterated ate patriots +
senator from Missouri replied Mr. Lind;
say lis 5i that t. he he still believes the gold
not. They will take every advantage Of
fered them, even in time of war"
In conclusion, and partly in answer to
questions put to him by Mr.. Tillman Is.
CO, Mr.. Lindsay said:
"The war will not go for two or three
years unless we break down our credit at
the outstart. The issue of legal tender
notes proposed here would have that ef-
feet"
what kind of money will the bonds you
'sThe bonds issued replied Mr.. Lind
say. will be sold for money as good as
gold, and the funds so raised will be used
to pay the boys who are to be sent to
Cuba to face the Spanish bullets and yell
low fever. Our credit will be good as
gold, and at the end of the war we will
conduct it on the very cheapest possible
basis. We may become involved with the
continental powers, and the time may
come when we cannot go further on a coin
basis, either gold or silver. and when we
will be compelled to come to the issue of
greenbacks When that time comes, what
ever necessity demands will be done. 1t
will be done without complaint Those
who alive at the end of the war will
be charged up with the debt. But we can
not promote that state of affairs We can
not diScredit ourselves at the very outset
by resorting to a currency which is in the
payable on demand and putting no money
in the treasury to pay them upon de-
mand,'
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
OUR PRIZE.
Number of Islands in the Phil
ippine Group
Is Estima ted at Well Nigh Two
Thousand.
AMONG THE RICHEST.
Facts About Them by One Who
Has Been There.
They Are an Empire Within
Themselves.

(From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat)
The Philippine islands, originally call
ed Magellania, after the nIustrious nav
Agator who gave name to the straits
thus called, consist of a group of is
lands, estimated at from 1,400 to 1000
an number, lying in the North Pacific
ocean, roughly speaking, between lati-
tude degrees and 20 degrees north and
longitude 116 degrees to 127 degrees
east of Greenwich.
The two principal islands of the arch
tpelago are Luzon, containing some 49,
600 square miles, and Mindanao, con-
tanning about II, 900. The area of the
rest Of the islands is roughly estimated
at between $1,000 and 65, 600 square miles
the total area of the group being esti-
mated at between 114OOO and 11S, 900
square miles, and it is safe to say that
upon no other equal area on earths sur
face has the Creator bestowed a great
er fertility of soil, a more exquisite and
varied scenery and variety of climate.
The islands, being mountainous and
containing numerous peaks of from a
mile and three-quarters to two miles in
height, there is no time of year when
one cannot find a delightfully."- cool retreat
from the tropical heat of the valleys and
plains.
The writer has, time and again, visit
ed one or another of this beautiful and
fertile group, which the valor and skill
of Commodore Dewey has so suddenly
and unexpectedly placed in the posses
sion of America, and he can say from
personal knowledge that no greater
prize ever hung upon the results of a
naval victory. Neither Java nor Bor-
neo, Sumatra, nor the beautiful and
fertile Celebes, excel the Philippines in
richness, variety and magnificence of
vegetation, in undeveloped mineral
wealth or in all that goes to make d
great and rich state under a stable. just
and free government.
Nearly 2S years have elapsed since 1
was last in Manila, but such a period of
time, under Spanish colonial rule, is of
but little consequence. Comparatively
recent conversations with those who
have been in the islands within the past
four years, convince me that there has
been but little change throughout the
archipelago since my last visit. If it
were any essential part or portion of
the intention of the present article 1
could tell stories true in every detail,
Of the infamies of Spanish rule, which
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
J. G. POWERS CONFIRMED.
Will Receive Public Moneys at Perry
Senate Executive Session.

Washington, May 25.-In the execu-
tive session of the senate yesterday
there was some discussion of the char
acter of men who should be chosen to
command the immune regiments. Sem
atOr Money was the principal speaker
and he expressed doubts as to whether
it would be possible to raise regiments
of men who had had yellow fever in
case officers for such organizations
were taken from the northern states
and men who had not been subjected
to this disease.
There were two roll calls in the ex-
ecutive session, one of them being upon
the confirmation of N. S. Walpole, of
Colorado, to be agent for the Pueblo
and Cicarilla Indians in New Mexico,
and the other upon the confirmation of
James G.. Powers of Pennsylvania, to
be receiver of public moneys at Perry,
o. T. There were adverse reports
against both on the grounds of nom
residents, but both were confirmed by
considerable majoritieS.
A large number of other nominations
III the army and in the navy were con-
firmed, including the following:
To be chief surgeons, with the rank of
major: Clayton ParkhiI, Colorado; Her
bert w. Cardwell, Oregon.
To be first lieutenant in the signal
corps: Phillip ]. Perkins, California.
To be additional paymasters: William
B. Schofie1d, California, and Frank e.
JOrdon to be paymaSter at Jerome, Ariz.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
PROMOTE CHINESE TRADE.
A Commission is About to Sail From
San Francisco.

San Francisco, May 25-Two members
of commercial commission to China,
which has the Endorsement of the Uni
ted States government and is being
sent thither under the direction of the
the furtherance of our trade with Chi
ma and foreign lands generally, are in
the city The two members are Sheri-
dan P. Read, until recently United
States consul at Tientsin, China, and
Cassius A. Green. They will meet the
third member of the commission in
Shanghai. DR.. Gustavo Niederlein, a
we'll known explorer and scientist.
The consensus of opinion in the east
tune, and will be very valuable for the
promotion of our trade with China.
That it has the Endorsement of the
United States government will add
much to it's efficiency in reaching Chi
nese high officials. Mr.. Read, the head
of the commission, is we'll known, and
his career of over ten years in China
has fitted him to direct a commission
of this sort, for he has devoted a life
time to the study of commerce, and
his experience of Chinese life and trav-
known to the merchants of this country
as an expert on all matters touching
the industrial and commercial develop
ment of the United States.
When the Pacific Mail company
learned of the proposed commission to
China it rendered to the members COM
plimentary passage from this city to
Shanghai. The Pekin having been
chartered by the government the same
& o. company on their steamship
DOPic
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
WAR REVENUE.
Senate Interrupted by Attack
on Corporation Tax.
This Feature of War Revenue
Measure Criticised.
OCCU PIED A DAY.
Senators PIatt and Lindsay Re.
vive War Issues.
Mr.. TilIman Asks Embarrassing
Political Questions.

Washington, May 25.-That feature of
the war revenue measure placing tax of
one-Quarter of one per centum upon the
gross receipts of corporations was under
discussion in the senate throughout yes
terday session. incidentally the proposed
tax on bank deposits was adverted to. The
principal speeches were delivered by Mr..
Platt CRep., Comm and Mr.. Lindsay
Dem., Ky.), both of whom vigorously at
tackled the corporation tax.
Mr.. Platt Comm, member of the
finance committee, declared that the cor
poration tax was unnecessary, and he be-
Hieved it unconstitutional He argued that
the bill raised enough revenue without
corporation tax; that the tax was unjust
and unequal in it's burdens upon business;
that the measure would realize more reve-
nue. than the people could afford to pay
in one year and that it surely would make
the government defendant in a series of
lawsuits.
Mr.. Lindsay (Ky), in the course of an
extended legal argument upon the corpor-
alton tax feature of the bill, said it was
taxes take OF this kind except upon consump5, mp,
than It was G the part Of wisdom for eon
gress to enact only such legislation as
courts. In this time of great emergency
in the country's history, congress ought
lawsuits with which to conduct the
Mr. Lindsay held that if the corporation
tax provision of the pending bill should
become a law it would seriously cripple
the state of Kentucky, as well as other
states of the country. 1t would be an un-
state taxation by the federal govern
ment
In the course of a discussion of the
question of issuing bonds and legal ten
der notes, Mr.. Lindsay noted the fact that
when the proposition to issue greenbacks
during the civil war was made to con-
gress by Secretary Chase every Democrat
in the house had voted against it, as well
as every Democrat in the senate. He in
timated that it was strange there should
have been so great a change in the opin-
ions of the Democrats in the house and
senate, in view of the fact that Democrats
are urging the issue of legal tender notes.
He argued in favor of the issue of bonds
provided for in the amendment offered
by the minority of the finance committee.
Mr.. Lindsay maintained that the paper
money issued during the civil war was
the dearest kind of money. The largest
part of it bore interest at the rate of or
I per cent, while the bonds proposed in
the pending bill called for only per cent
interest. If this bill should become law
as it stands, Mr.. Lindsay urged, the Re
publican administration would redeem the
greenbacks issued under it in gold and
would, if necessary, sell bonds under the
act of 1875 in order to get gold. He fur
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
FAILED THIS TIME,
But the Young Couple Say They Will
Be Married Some Day.

GAINESVILLE, O., May 25-Clyde Rus
sell is a news butcher on the u. & o.
railroad, and the terminus of his run is
Marietta. Pretty 16-year-old Ethel
Hite daughter of a prominent Mariet-
ia family, was under such a strict sur
veillance from her parents that she was
never allowed to meet young men. Her
acquaintance with Clyde Russell began
with a Irritation as the train ran past
the Hite home, and from this innocent
Irritation grew love. The young people
met clandestinely, and when the father
of the girl met them together on the
street and struck Russell the young la
dy decided to leave home. She and
Russell left Marietta Tuesday and
walked to Caldwell and came by rail to
this city, where they were arrested on
order of the Marietta authorities The
young lady is refined, and she says she
will stay here until she is of age and
marry Russell.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
FAMILY AND FORTUNE.
A Lost Veteran is Restored to Both
in st. Louis.

Leavenworth, May 25.-Some time last
November Veteran John c. Appellee dis
appeared from the Soldiers home and it
was given out that he had fallen from
railroad train and was killed He has
turned up in ST. Louis alive and was
gladly welcomed by his three daugh-
terS.
Appellee has fallen heir to a fortune in
Pittsburg, Pa. He had not seen his fam
lily for several years. He has married
daughter in st. Louis and when he came
to himself it was in trying to find her
Appelbe's wife had secured divorce
and he did not know if she would re-
ceive him He found his daughter to be
the proprietress of a candy store and
she notified her mother, after which a
reconciliation took place.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure Soc. 81 All druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

cool, bright and bracing. To the Euro
peans resident there it is the most delight
full season of the year.
The total populatio 0argely guessed a)
of the islands was in 1870, between 5000 900
and 100000. Manila was then a city of
in the neighborhood of 100000 inhabitants.
5000 people. Altogether there are prob
ably twenty towns cities having up
coffee and sugar are the main exports
from the islands.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25

about his own medicine that cures a
patient, but what the medicine does.
Ballard's Horehound Syrup does the
a nd colds in a day. It's healing, sooth-
ing and quieting. 25c & soc. Geo. w.
Stansfie1d, 632 Kan. Ave, and Miller's
Pharmacy. Cor. Sixth and Topeka Ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Homeseekers' Excursions.

One fare for the round trip (plus $2)
on June via the Santa Fe route, for
tickets to Arkansas, Arizona, Indian
Territory, Louisiana, New Mexico, Ok
Iahoma and Texas. Liberal limits and
stop over privileges. Apply to agent
Santa Fe route for details.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
The Direct Line

tn Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francis
% and Portland, is via the Union Pacif-
ic. The service of the Union Pacific to
all principal western points is unex-
ceIled by any other line and consists OF
Pullman Palace Sleepers, Pullman
Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars, Dining
Cars. meals a Ia carte)
For time table and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent,
J. c. Fulton, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
The ONLY Line to Denver

Via Pueblo and Colorado Springs-the
Santa Fe Through Pullman sleepers
and free chair cars.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
The ONLY Line to Denver

Via Pueblo and Colorado Springs-the
Santa Fe. Through Pullman sleepers
and free chair cars.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-05-25
Mineral Water.

The finest in the west. Come and try
If J. w. PHILLIPS.
612 West Eighth St