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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-27
Blocker Street & Fulton
Ferry Railroad Company,
SEVEN PER CENT.
FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS.


The above mentioned Seven hundred thou
sand Dollars Bonds Will mature on January
1, 1900
The Blocker Street and Fulton Ferry Railroad Com
many proposes these bonds at the rate OF -FOUR
per cent per annum until January l. 1880 the present
security and remain in full force the principal and
interest OF the extended bonds to be payable in gold
Arrangements have been made with The state Trust
Company 10 purchase the bonds at maturity at par ana
10 extend the their account The state Trust
COMPANY reservng the right 10 terminate without hoce
the privilege to be extended to the bondhoders
Bondhoders wish to avail themselves OF the priv
jere may notify State Trust Company at once OF
their intention so TO and present their bonds at
the office Of The Trust Company No, 100 Broad
way New York. on after January 1900 10 have the
contract Of extension and sheets attached
CHARLES E. WARREN. Secretary.
referring to the above notice, we shnli be
prepared to pay the above named bonds on
md after January mt par.
BondhoIders preferring to extend their
bonds will have the privilege to DO so, III
they notify us of their intention on or be
fore Jan. o.
THE STATE TRUST COMPANY,
100 BROADWAY NEW YORK.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

home OF q girl friend in the country. This
girl has brother, big and husky, a regular
machine for work. but without prospects
except such as the farm affords, and the
farm is heavily mortgaged. He toiled day
after day. He arose with the sun and re-
tired when his days work was done, no
watched him at his work; she sympathized
with him and once she turned the grindstone
for him when he was trying to put an edge
on a woodman's ak. The conductor, cold and
innexibe as 1t was was conductor OF love.
He felt tho warmth OF the love, but she did
not II she thought OF 1t at all, she pom
dered what lovable husband he would
make II he only had money.
The flight CT time brought the hour OF the
girls departure for the city. He thought Of
the many country parties to which he had
taken her and OF the countless times he had
looked wicked eyed at the country swains
who had looked sweet-eyej at his love. She
thought only OF the time when she would
reach home and whether mamma would
have tea ready At the train, the parting
place. he took heart and proposed.
Marry your" said the damse How
could / think OF marrying a man with
neither money nor prospects,"
You do not love me?" he asked sadly.
Then why did you encourage me?"
What encouragement have l ever given
you?" shc asked in genuine surprise, for
she did not forget she was a practical
woman.
mo encouragement? he whimpered
Then why did you turn the grindstone for
me?"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
ABOUT GROUP.
Some Reading that VIII Prove Inter-
estiDg to Young MOther-HOw to
Guard Against the Disease,

Group Is terror to young mothers and to
pest them concerning the cause, first symp-
toms and treatment is the object of this item.
The origin of Group is common cold. Chill
dren who are subject to it take cold very
easily and Group is almost sure to follow
The first symptom is hoarseness; this is soon
followed by peculiar rough cough, which
is easily recognized and will never be forgot
ten by one who has heard it. The time to
act is when the child first becomes hoalse.
Give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy freely
and all tendency to Group will soon disappear
Even after the croupy cough has developed
II will prevent the attack There is no dan
ger in giving this remedy for 1t contains
nothing injurious.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

NEW YORK, Nov. 7.-The Times saws:
a $500 900, 900 combination Is projected. The
informal meeting to perfect this great
organization will be held at the Waldorf
Astoria today. 1t is intended to combine
all of the rubber, bicycle and automobile
companies into one great concern. which
entering into the manufacture of a bicycle
or an automobile.
In tho proposed company II Is said. all of
the companies already formed will be par.
ticipants. Messrk Studebaker and Riker.
who own numerous patents. are said to be
also mentioned as largely interested in the
automobile company Incorporated at Will
mington on Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
Hooks Received.

zone OF Those Condolences and ten other
stories, by Julian Hawthorne and others
Funk G. Wagnalls Co., New York. Cloth
s1.OO.
"Reggy," by Laura E. Richards. Dana,
Estes & Co., Boston.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chaing- dish
Dainties," by Janet Mckenzie Hill. Little,
Brown & Co., Boston.
I'm Hampton Roads," by Charles Eugene
Banks and George Cram Cook. Rand, Nc
Nally & Co. Cloth, SIPS.
Santa Claus's Partner" by Thomas Nell
son Page. Charles Scribner's Sens. Cloth,
$1.50.
John Selden and His Table Talk" by
Robert Waters. Eaton G. Mains, New York.
Cloth, $1.00.
winter Adventures Of Three Boys In the
Great Lone Land" by Egerton r. Young.
Eaton G. Mains, New York. Cloth, SLIPS.
Iron Heart, War Chief of the Iroquois, -
by Edward s. Ellis. Henry T. Coats & Co.,
Philadelphia.
1.-TWO Tragedies OF Seneca" "Medea" and
"The Daugters OF Troy" rendered into Eng
lish verse by Ella Isabel Harris. Houghton,
Mifilin & Co., Boston.
''Ulric the Jarl." by William o. Stoddard.
Eaton Mains, New York. Cloth, $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

lates the Washington Star. She is not in tn,
least sensitive about the matter, and doesn
mind informing properly introduced pc p,
of the nature Of the accident which manned
her She has set little limit. however
and she was compelled to use 1t one after,
noon last week She got into an f stree
car, bound for the Hill, and found he sgsel
in the same seat with a sharp-eyed woman
who seemed to take whole lot of interes
in her and her crutches. She scrutinizec
the young woman's face carefully for 6
couple OF minutes then turned her attention
to the workmanship OF the crutches, which
she took the liberty to handle curousy
Then she locked the young woman over
again. and leaned over to her.
Dye mind telln' me how you lost your
leg?" she asked raspily.
mot in the least" responded the young
woman, amiably. Il lost it in the battle OF
Gettysburg"
peculiar pair. They were everlastingly play
Ing practical Jokes, relates writer in the
Philadelphia Post.
remember when we were riding together
in the smoking compartment between Co
lumbus and Cincinnati Mr. Nye was a
great smoker, and Mr.. Riley did not dislike
tobacco An old farmer came over to Mr..
Nye and said:
Are you Mr.. Riley? I heard you was
on the train"
mo, l am not Mr.. Riley. He is over
there"
81 knew his father and I would like to
speak with him"
"Oh, speak with him, yes. But he is
deaf, and you want to speak loud
So the farmer went over to him and said
In loud voice:
"Is this Mr.. Riley?"
"Er, what?"
SIS this Mr.. Riley?"
what did you say?"
"Is this Mr.. Riley?"
Riley, yes"
81 knew your father
mo bother"
II knew your father
"What?" 800.
81 knew your father"
"Oh, so did t.
And in a few moments the farmer heard
him talking in an ordinary tone Of voice.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

New York Press: No woman has any
beauty to brag Of.
Genius is talent with its sleeves rolled
way up.
By the time man has learned the proper
way to treat a wife he is too old to want
one
AS a general thing woman is wise enough
to pretend to believe her husband when he
tells her she was his first love.
1t is probable that no man ever got up to
light the gas in the dark to get something
for his wife without humping himself on
something that wasn't there when they went
to bed
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
HOW SHE ENCOURAGED HIM.

Elevated to BeauteOus Heights and
TobOsEaned to the Bottom.
In some countries women are chosen for
wives because of their capacity for work; in
some for their beauty; in some for their ac-
complishments, and in others for all three.
This story has to do with an Oregon woman,
who is not beautiful-just plain brunette,
relates the Portland Oregonan.
She is willing to be wife, but only to a
man who will do all the work and hand
over all the money on pay day. Her summer
vacation took her this year to the farm
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
Ludlow Reaches New York.

NEW YORK, Nov, The steamer
Hayann, which arrived today from Cuba
brough Major General Ludlow, civl gov
ernor Of Havana Lieutenant +. G. Carpen-
ter military aide to General Ludlow, and
marine hospital service. The gentlemen
named, with thrty-six other passengers OF
the Hayana, were transferred to Hoffman
leased at noon on Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
BUNCH OF SHORT STORIES.

An official who quite generally knows what
he is talking about says the Washington
Post, was dilating the other afternoon upon
purposes of many of the little creeks and
rivers for the improvement OF which con-
gress was asked to appropriate money under
the river and harbor bill
when Grant was president" said the
official, "he used to alternately chuckle and
illuminate against the expenditure OF good
government coin for the Improvement OF
measly little streams that he himself knew
could never be made fit for any human pur-
pose. There was Vrginian who failing to
get congress to stick in an appropriation for
the dredging of little stream down in his
section, finally importuned Grant in the
matter
" Let's see, said Grant. musingly, 4 be-
lieve l crossed that stream in 1864,
wasn't it,?
THE Virginian, who remembered Grant s
crossing of the stream pretty well, replied
affirmatvely.
Look here said Grant. after a pause.
his face lighting up suddenly. why don't you
macadamize it?'"
There Is a very handsome young woman
in Washington, rather well known in art
circles, who had the misfortune to fall
down stairs a few years ago so badly
fracturing one OF her knees that the limb had
to be amputated. The young woman, OF
course, walks with the aid OF crutches re-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

In fifteen minutes with only cake of Ivory Soap and water
you can make better cleansing paste than buy.
Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from clothing and will clean
carpets rugs kid gloves slippers patent enamel ruset leather and
canvas shoes, leather belts painted woodwork and furniture The
special value Ivory Soap in this form arises from fact that
can be used with damp sponge cloth cleanse many articles
that cannot be washed because will stand the appca
ton of water.
DIRECTIONS Of
'"' ~ s,tooe eusena
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"The Bondwoman" is new novel by
Marah Ellis Ryan, who is well and favor
ably known, and much beloved, by a wide
circle of readers. Her Flower Of France"
her Pagan of the Alleghanies," her Told
in the Hills" are rich in the blended ele-
ments Of strength that appeal In power to
the human heart. But good as they are,
they had not quite prepared one to expect
from the same pen this new romance, which
can hardly fail to find favor in the admirers
Of the authors previous works Within
the limits of this review 1t is not possible
to give an outline OF the story-the book
should be read to be appreciated. Rand,
McNally & Co. Chicago. S1.25.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
Recent Juveniles.

''The Return Of the Fairies,' by Charles
]. Bellamy, is an illustrated story book by
the brother of the author of Looking Back
ward that will please young people. Each
OF the six tales inculcates good moral, but
this moral is never obtruded. The author
understands children and his book is very
clevery written. The pictures by Charles
w. Reed are also very attractive. Little
Folks Publishing company, Springfield, Mass.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"The Beacon Prize Medals and other
stories, by Albert Bigelow Paine, are stories
of everyday heroes and herolnes; boys and
girls in home and school. They are not
called heroes by their families or friends,
but very often the courage and self-denial
needed in some trial OF everyday life Is of
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08
Volumes of Verse.

Anyone capable of constructing a scrap
book can compile volume of selected love
poems, but only one who is himself true
poet and a scholar could do what Mr.. G.
Hembert Westley has in the charming col
lection called For Loves Sweet Sake" The
poems are presented in four divisions, re-
spectively entitled Loves Morning, "
Loves Noontide,' Loves Evening and
Loves Night" The contents are fitly
chosen for each section and suit them
selves to all moods of love and friendship
AS this book is intended to be companion
to the same publishers previous widely
known collection, Because l Love You,
care has been taken not to duplicate any
selection therein. The book is gem OF
the printers and binders art, with it's rich
cover, fine paper, excellent full-page Illus
trations and profuson Of decorative designs
No one need seek farther for tasteful gift
to friend or a lover. Lee G. Shepard, Bos-
ton. Cloth, $150.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Mr.. Hamblen's railroad stories are about
as characteristic and American as anything
in the world of books. I'VE Win" brings
before the boys, for whom 1t is primarily
intended, vivid picture of the life of a
railroad man. Needless to say, however,
the story is the main thing, and its adven-
lures, interest and reality center about a
young railroader who learns the business
under exceptional circumstances, and who
becomes by lucky accident public bene-
factor to his townsfolk. Doubleday & Nc
Clure Co., New York. Cloth, $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Under the we'll chosen title "Book Lover s
Verse;" Mr. Ruddy has gathered the verse
of those who have sung of books, from
Alcun, who wrote in the latter part OF the
eighth century, down to Eugene Field. One
might suppose that wealth of material were
at hand from which to make a careful selec-
tion, but the editor. in his preface, assures
us that such is not the case. One may read
Shakespeares sonnet which testifies to his
love of books, and by it's side. In quaint old
English, Chaucer's tribute to "The Scholar
and His Books" Cowper, Emerson Holmes,
Longfelow, Moore, Wordsworth, Swinburne
and Stevenson have each written a song or
two of books, but Tennyson and Browning
where are they? The larger lights Of poetry
seem to have had no inclination to shine
in the dim, sequestered hooks where book
lovers dwell, STOPPING but for moment or
two. IL at all. Yet the book-lover into whose
hands this dainty collection falls will not,
after the first two pages miss the absent
ones. for small as 1t Is, the work is COM
plete. The Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
Cloth S125.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"The st. Nicholas Christmas Book takes
its title only indirectly from the white
bearded. merry-eyed old fellow who fllls the
childrens stockings annually on "the night
before Christmas" The raison d'etre Of the
name is the fact that it consists of prose
and verse and pictures carefully selected
from the pages Of St. Nicholas, in which
magazine they have been printed at differ
ent times within the past Ave -and-twenty
years. The Century Co., New York. Price,
81 so,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Amid the profusion of juveniles 1t is a
pleasure to find such a book as Camping
on the st. Lawrence" DR.. Tomlnson s
name is always a guarantee of valuable in
formation combined with entertainment and
wholesome influence and he has now more
than sustained his reputation in these par
ticulars while working in an entirely dlf-
ferent vein from any previous effort and
We risk saying that 1t is his happiest yet
Lee Shepard, Boston. Cloth. $15O.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Two things-two very important things
Mr. Morley Roberts has done excellently in
his book "a Son of Empire" In the first
place. his fighting is the real, true thing.
His pictures OF the scrimmages in the hills
may stand beside Napiers picture OF the
"unconquerable British infantry" saving
Beresford from court-martial at Albuera.
And then there is the heroine, Madge Gret-
ton, quite delightful girl. ]. B. Lippincott
Co., Philadelphia. Paper, SO cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

1t is no easy matter to find book that
is as pleasing to the great majority of chill
dren as "Chatterbox." 1t has the advantage
of containing such a great variety OF mat
ter that children differing widely in ages
and temperaments are equally we'll pleased
with it. 1t is always sure to prove an ac
ceptable present to a child. Dana, Estes
& Co., Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Two Chums," by Minerva Thorpe, is the
story of little boy and his dog. Without
other friend than his faithful dog, little
Pierre started for America. in accordance
with the dying request of his grandmother,
to search out his relatives. The book tells
the story OF his wanderings and adventures
and 1t is a good, clean story. too, and one
that will be found entertaining by young
people. Laird & Lee, Chicago. Cloth ST.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

''The Wood Rangers, by G. Waldo
Browne is story OF the struggle between
the early settlers of New Hampshire and
the people OF Massachusetts, over the pos
session of certain tract of disputed ter
ritory. The story is founded on fact and
much history is interviewer with the tale.
but in a way to make the whole very en-
tertaining to the youthful reader. L. c.
Page & Co. Cloth, $1.00.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"The Half Back" Is breezy story OF out
door sport that will be read with the most
intense interest by every healthy boy and
by many girls Mr.. Bnrbours hero is in
'"-'"ro1 to tho reader at preparatory
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"Rupert's Ambition" is the title OF boys
book from the pen Of Horatio Alger, jr 1t
Is highly entertaining tale of the kind
calculated to hold the attention of the young
reader. 1t is the story of the struggles and
hardships endured by lad Of 16 who was
charged with the support Of a widowed
mother and invalid sister. Henry I. Coates
& Co., Philadelphia.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Mr.. Hamlin Garland has prepared a new
and revised edition OF Main Travelled
Roads," which will contain some additional
stories. Main Travelled Roads" will prob
ably remain Hamlin Garland's best known
book 1t was his fret appearance as the au-
thor Of bound volume, and nothing he has
written since obscures 1t. The new edition
has been revised and contains several new
stories, which properly should have been in
cluded with the six original Mississippi
Valley Stories" The Macmillan Company,
New York Cloth. $3.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

as high order as that OF hero In front
of battle Young people will feel that in
MIR. Paine they have friend who, by means
of these stories, sets forth their trials and
victories with sympathy and understandable
The Baker & Taylor Co., New York. Cloth,
s12j.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

Scientific Sewing and Garment Cutting"
is the title Of little volume which owes its
publication to the constant and increasing
demand for information in regard to the
system which 1t explains This demand has
been created by the unqualified success Of
this form of manual training in the school
where 1t has been taught substantially as
here set forth. for the last six years. While
intended for school use, it might be made
very useful about the home where there are
little girls to be instructed in the art OF
sewing. Silver Burdett & Co., Boston.
Cloth, soc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

school. where the serious work and discip-
line are varied by golf and foot ball matches
and a regatta Later tho young hafback Of
tho school earns a place upon varsity
team and distinguishes himself In great
university game, which lie sketched in a most
brilliant and itirring chapter. Without OBJ
truding the loLson upon the reader. he shows
that the acquisition OF knowledge, and not
athletics, Is the end and aim Of school and
college life. d. Appleton Company, New
YORK; $l.50.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

"a Bitter Heritage" by Mr. Bloundelle-
Burton. has just been issued as one OF APP
pleton'e Town and Country Library. Mr..
Bloundele Burton is one of the mcst sue
cessful Of the purveyors OF historical ro-
nance who have started UP in the wake of
Stanley Weyman and Conan Doyle. He has
a keen eye for the picturesque, happy in
stinct for a dramatic tor more generally a
melodramatcJ situation, and he is apt and
careful in his historic paraphernala He
usually succeeds, therefore, in producing an
effective story "A Bitter Heritage is fully
up to MIR. Burton's high standard Of excel
lence and will prove an entertaining book
to all, d. Appleton and Company, New
York Cloth, 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08

TWO new volumes have been ADDED 10 Ap-
pleton's Home Reading Books under the
titles, The Story OF the Fishes" and
About TIE Weather" The first mentioned
is by James Newton Basket and the second
by Mark w. Harrington. These are two Of
the most interesting volumes OF this mcst
valuable series of school or home reading
books for young people. Both volumes are
profusely illustrated and are arranged in a
manner to entertain as well as instruct
young people. A number of books belong
ing to this series have been reviewed in
these columns and all have been spoken Of
in the highest terms. d. Appleton & Co..
New York. Per volume, Csc.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-08


1t was at Cologne that we saw the shrine
OF st. Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Vir-
gins, their bones made into a neat patch
work of mosaic on the walls OF the little
chapel. stout and concliatory priest
showed us about the precious chamber, all
rich with gold and jewels and offerings OF
believers for nearly 1000 years. He would
point out the finger bone OF st. Ursula"
the right arm bone OF St. Ursula" 1.-The
skull OF ST. Ursulas husband" cleft deep
with heather battle ak, and as he showed
us the wondrous relics. each encased in its
precious case OF silver with hole for the
kiss Of the pious, he would look at us with
the queerest expression, as one who would
say: II wonder how much of this you really
believe, how much you think that | be-
lieve?" But we wanted to believe II all
It is really much easier to believe every
thing than to be a skeptic in the atmosphere
OF so much obvious age and gorgeous faith;
and the chamber was very holy place to
us. About the walls stood countless silver
and glass cases containing the precious
skulls OF the virgins and, in the middle OF
the room, was the beautiful golden shrine
OF St. Ursula herself, studded with precious
stones and sculptured with most exquisite
tracery. And, after all. whether the legend
be true or no and whether these relies be
but actual members of those early martyrs
for the faith the sentiment which they have
inspired through all these hundreds OF years
Is touching and beautiful thing and the
floor, worn by countless pilgrims feet, and
the cold metal. kissed by so many earnest
lips, have surely become sacred in their
own right
II, when We reach our native shores we
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11

Who gave this country diploma
as the boss civilizer of bartarous
peoples or license to practice the
art aud science of civilizing? Presi-
dent Mckinley announces that we
will rule the Filipinos firmly but
gently. Is that the way we have
ruled the Indians? From all We can
gather. the Indians are better people
than the Filipinos aad we had them
here right under the eye of our gov
erpmens We have ruled them gent
ly bat Grmly by killing them and
having them kill US, by driving them
day by day, by swipdlipg, pIunder'
ing and bullying them. In hun.
dred years we have killed about
seven tenths of them, civilized one
tenth and put the remaining two
tentbs on reservations where we feed
and guard them like beasts. What
indication or reason is there to be-
lieve that we will do any better with
the Filipinos, thousands of miles
away? The chances are that there
will be ON those islands, # we persist
in the policy of annexation, a history
Of murder, cruelty, robbery, wrong
and outrage as bad as tine Spanlards
have made there or we have made
with the Indians here.--Greenville
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