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the total number of names in Prince Kro- potlxin's volume, which Is not large, at least fourteen were sent to Siberia in- cluding the prince himself; four have bet n eXiled to remote regions of the empire, one was burned at the stake, one was hanged, two-two of the greatest. Push kin and Turgueneff--were confined to their own estates three were mace to serve as common soldiers, many have been impris- oned; all the civilized world knows that one was communicated The work of none, whether fiction or poetry or drama, were permitted to appear without censor ship and infinite trouble and risk. Many writings could only be secretly circula ted in manuscript. Tn my childhood.' Prince Kropotkin says, I've us-u 10 copy the second volume of Dead Souls" (Gogol's) the whole book, from beginning to end, as well as parts of the first volume.''
 It Is interesting to examine the fate of some of these Russian writers more in detail-most of them be 1t said belong ing to the nineteenth gentry Novikoff, in the time of Catherine IL, was one of the Freemasons who undertook the moral education and reform of the masses. In addition to writing and spreading broad cast his books, Novidoff instituted a free hospital for the poor, and. in time of famlne' organized relief for the starving peasants. He was accused of political conspiracy, was arrested. condemned to death, but suffered worse punishment by being imprisoned for fifteen years in a secret cell of the terrible fortress of Schusselburg, one of his Freemason friends volunteering to remain with him. After Catherine's death he was released, but came out a broken man.
 An even worse fate was that of Radi- scheff 0749-1S02) who was educated in Germany, and wrote a book called Journey from St. Petersburg to Mos cow believed to have been suggested by Sterne's Sentimental Journey" in which his impressions of travel were mingled with various moral and philosophical dis cussions. Catherine herself wrote a criticism of this book. upon which it's prosecution was to be based He had ventured to speak with approba ton of Franklin and was infected with French ideasi' He was first confined to a for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
CHINESE FLOWER FOODS.
Chrysanthemum Is Popular at Nearly
 All Elaborate Chinese Dinners.

Harriet Quimby in Leslie's Weekly.
 The flower best suited to the Chinese palate, and the one which is served with almost every elaborate Chinese dinner is the chrysanthemum. The flower has a peculiar flavor and requires taste ed ucated by many trials before 1t can be fully appreciated; but Chinese epicures, and a few New Workers who enjoy Chi nese foods frequently pay fancy prices for chrysanthemums. which they take to the Chinese chefs to have prepared for them The old-fashioned nasturtium. the rose and the violet seem to please the American taste, however,
 For a luncheon an element of interest Is always added by introducing the chafng-dish at table. The flower des- serts are particularly adapted for lunch cons because of the blossoms beauty and fragrance as well as the novelty of pre- pairing them for food. To make the des- sert, or the ''blossom delight" some enthusiasts call it. first stir a thin bat ter of eggs and flour. This should be brought in from the kitchen already pre- pared The flowers thoroughly washed should be arranged in glass vase on the sideboard. Have the chafing-dish ready. half filled with oil. smoking hot Pluck the petals from the flowers, stir briskly into the batter, then dip out in very small portions and drop into the oil. The fritters puff up immediately and if taken out quickly they retain the color of the flower from which they are made. When removed from the oil they should be placed for moment on ab- catIa t.<<fr tAd xr~ffh powdered sugar and passed to the wait ing guests. who are more than anxious to sample the new idea. The tiny wafers which are crisp and dainty. are good sub stitiltes for the inevitable champagne waters in serving ices of any kind.
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tress. later sent to Siberia, and ended his life by suicide.
 Pierre in Tolstoi's War and Peaee'' represents the band of young men known as the "Decembrists" They were Imbued with humanitarian ideas; many of them hated serfdom and a few advocated return to the republican federalism of old Russia Five of the Decembrists were hanged by Nicholas l., and the remainder -i. e., about a hundred-young men, 'who represented the flower of Russian intelh- gence were sent to hard laoor in Si- beria." Prince Kropotkln comments on what is meant. in a country not over rich in educated men, 10 nave such number taken out of the ranks and re- duced to silence"
 Pushkin, the Russian Byron, was exiled when he was only 20 years old. Lermon- toff, lkened to Shelley, for poem he wrote on Pushkins death, which circu- lated in the "thousands of manuscript copies" was sent to the Caucasus. Tur- gueneff was banished to his estate for the obituary notice he wrote of Gogol- "any tradesman might have had better one, Turgueneff said. The fate of Polez- haeff Is particularly tragic. When he was a young man only 20 years old he wrote a poem filled with alluslons to the evils of autocracy and of appeals for freedom. He was sent by Nicholas l. to serve as a common soldier "He never succumbed to his fate, and in the horrible barracks of those times he remained what he was a pupil of Byron, Lamartne and Macpher- son, never broken, protesting against tyranny in verses that were written in tears and blood" When he was dying of consumption he was pardoned but his promotion to the grade of officer came ar ter he was dead.
 Coming down to more recent tmes there is Dostoyevs<ly, who died in 1883 In 1s49 he was on a scaffold in a public square listening to his death sentence when pardon arrived. Three days later he was sent to Siberia where he was shut up in a hard labor prison. While In prison for some minor offense he was given the terrible punishment of the cat O nine tails, and from that time dates his disease-epiepsy- he never quite got rid of during all his life."
 Russian censorship, as is well known is reduced to absurdity. When Pushldn, speaking of lady. wrote Your divine features" or mentioned her celestial
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censorship, which seems especially rigid in regard to the drama, there is also always the taboo including almost every subject of interest. especially any pertaining to socialism and the labor movement. At the end of the reign of Alexander II the works of Darwin Spen- cer and Buckle were tabooed. and pre- vented from being kept by the circulating libraries.
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beauty" Prince KropotIdn says 'The censorship would cross out these verses and write, in red ink, on the MS. that such expressions were offensive to di- vinity and could not be allowed" Verses even Pushlxin' Shave been mntilated without regard to the rules of versifca- tion and often the censor has introduced into a novel-even one of Tolstois- scenes of his own. In addition to the
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Wr5 9arohHeHcSg intense agony and great mental depression. was unable to at tend to my house work ,and life became bur den to me. Twas confined for days to my bed, lost my appetite, my courage and all hope.
 could not bear to think of an operation, and in my distress tried every remedy which l thought would be of any use to me, and reading of the value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to sick women decided to give it trial. felt so discouraged that had little hope of recovery, and when began to feel better, after the second week, thought it only meant temporary relief; but to my greaS surprise l found that l kept gaining, while the tumor lessened in size.
 The Compound continued to build up my general health and the tumor seemed to be absorbed, until, in seven months the tumor was entirely gone and a well woman. l am 70 thankful for my recovery that I ask you to publish my letter in newspapers so other women may know of the wonderful curative powers of Lydia E. Pinkhans Vegetable Compound"
 When women are troubled with irreg- ular or painful lmenstruation, weakness, leucorrhna, displacement or alteration of the womb, that bearing down feel ing, inflammation of the ovaries, back ache, fatulence, general debility, indi- gestion and nervous prostration. they should remember there is one tried and true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound at once removes such trouble.
 No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and unquali- fled endorsement No other medicine has such record of cures of female troubles. Refuse to buy any other medicine:
 Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
 Health is too valuable to risk in ex- periments with unknown ard untried medicines or methods of treatment. Remember that itis Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound that is curing women, and don't allow ary druggist to sell you anything else in its place.
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"The Tyranny of the Dark" Hamlin Garlands latest novel, is said to be a daring venture into a new and fasci- hating field-that of the occult The au- thor has for many years been member of the American Psychical society, and here uses some remarkable experiences which have come within his knowledge.
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Russian censorship, as is well known, is reduced to absurdity. When PushSin, speaking of a lady, wrote Your divine features" or mentioned her celestial
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Nero" the new play by Mir stephen Phillips, is promised for publication at the same time as the production of the play in London by MT. Beerbohm Tree It is said to mark a notable advance in dramatic power for the foremost among modern writers of acting plays in verse.
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"The Little Conscript," by Ezra S. Brudno, the author of '"The Fugitive. It is a timely subject, dealing with life in Russian army.
 "John Henry smith, by Frederick Up ham Adams. an amusing novel. quaintly illustrated by A. B. Frost
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In recent very clever review of MT. Careys interesting and already popular story, "The Van Suyden Sapphires, the writer concludes And for the sake of his feminine readers, MT. Carey has sweetened his story, so to speak, with a dash of love, manifested in the steadfast devotion of Captain Duncan McCracken to Gwendoen" For his feminine read CTS, And what about his poor "mascu- line" readers? Down this way" we can prove that they enjoy "a dash of love- even more than the gentler sex.
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INTERESTING LETTER
INSTRUMENTATION
Mrs Sarah Kellogg of Denver, Color Bearer of the Woman's Relief CorpA Sends Thanks to Mrs. Pinkham.

The following letter was written by Mrs. Kellogg, of 1928 Lincoln Ave, D e n V e r, Colo. to Mrs. Pink ham, Lynn, Mass: Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
 " For five years l was troubled with a tumor, which kept growing, causing me
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Henry James will publish through Houghton, Mifflin & Co. this autumn book of travel sketches, entitled English Hours" It will contain many pictures by Joseph Pennell. The author Is visit ing his brother, Prof William James, in Cambridge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Four new books just from the press of Doubleday, Page & Co. are:
 'The Life Worth Living, by Thomas Dixon, Jr.. author of ''The Clansman' and 'The Leopard's Spots,' in which the author has gone into a new field.
 ''Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know" edited by Hamilton Wright Ma
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A recent critic writes that the conclu- sions on the negro problem. recently reached by Poultney Bigelow in his lec- lures at the Boston university. are about the same as those reached through other lines of argument by Prof. William B. Smith in his book, "The Color Line" MT Bigelow first put forward his views in a chapter in "The Children of the Nations" which was reprinted and dis tributed by Boston university to correct some misunderstanding as to the lec- turer's views.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-08
IsTHMIAN CONDITIONS.

A few days ago steamship arrived at
New York from Colon and the canal
zone having on board one yellow fever
victim, three suspected cases of the dis
ease and siXty-one passengers, who left
the isthmus because of the bad condi-
lions there. One of the passengers
stated that the situation is serious, a
number of diseases, including yellow
fever, being prevalent. He said that
what is called the dead train runs from
Colon to a cemetery mile and half
from the town always once and some
times as often as fourteen times a day.
There is so much yellow fever about
that ten graves are kept always ready
for cases of emergency. There is a lack
of nurses in the hospitals and the num-
Der is diminishing from departures, so
that within the next two or three months
there will be very few left. 1t is fur
working 90 per cent short of men. Amer
leans in the canal zone are all hurrying
back to the states.
While this is not an altogether I'M
looked for condition, it naturally sug-
gests the question whether the commits
sion has taken all the precautions which
might have been adopted. In view of
the fact that there has been from the
outset more or less friction among the
commissioners, it is quite reasonable to
assume that the work of sanitation has
not received that careful attention which
should have been given 1t. Some prog
ress has been made. but it seems very
evident that this most necessary work
is good deal short of what it might be
II adequate effort had been made. The
present commission appears to be fully
alive to the requirements Of the situation
and has announced a policy which If
strictly carried out will avert a recur-
renee OF the very bad conditions now re-
ported. AS the president OF the commits
sion well says, the creation OF sound IN
derlying conditions is now vastly more
important than the moving of dirt. That
this view is seriously held is shown in
the statement that Governor Magoon has
assigned to this work considerable per
eentage OF the employees on the isthmus
The clerical force is at present insult
fcient and difficulty is found in getting
men to take such positions. The reports
coming from there WIN increase the diff
hculty and undoubtedly the government
viii find trouble In securing any kind OF
labor until 1t can give the most salts
factory assurance that the danger from
disease has been as far as possible re
moved and that provision has been made
for rendering life in the canal zone en-
durable. The policy outlined by tn,
commission contemplates this and Will,
the carrying Of it out may for a time
retard canal construction work, It fl
manifestly the thing of primary impor
lance. That 1t is entirely practicable Il
not TO be doubted. What was accom-
pllshed in Cuba in the matter of santa
ton, with the most beneficial results
can be done in Panama, probably in
good deal less time and at much les
cost
There is reason to believe that tn
present commission viii work harmoni
ously and prosecute the great task be
fore II with energy and vigoE Jus
now its most urgent duty Is to proyid
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-08
WESTERN GAIL FoR TRADE.
Move for More open Doors I'm the
Markets of the World.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger

There must be some vitality in the reel
procity Idea when business men can DELHI
erately concert on the brink of summer
to begin serious agitation of the whole
question. The manufacturers of Chicago
of the middle west and of the northwest
are beginning to demand further extern
sion of our foreign trade and the holding
of that which we have won" The call for
this new national reciprocity convention,
to be held in Chicago on August 10, is
issued by representatives of the Chicago
Board of Trade, the Illinois Manufacturers
association, the Millers' National Fedora
ton, the National Association of Agricul-
tural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers
and many other bodies.
The sponsors of the convention announce
that they propose to call upon their sem
ators and representatives in congress ito
exercise their political power. regardless
Of party, in behalf of fairer trade relations
with Europe, as well as with the orient"
The movement looks formidable because
the millers of the northwest, with whom are
allied the transcontinental railroads, are
enlisted in the effort to take down the
bars, and also because the agricultural Inn
plement makers, a vast interest, are lend
ing their support. The whole OF New Eng
land is also in the mood to trade with
Canada If the Maine farmers, who fear
some competition with their handful of hay
and beans, can be placated, and there is a
general desire among manufacturers and
producers to sell more goods abroad TO such
as Will buy them; but those who expect
results from this agitation should call TO
mind the fate which befen the Kasson
reciprocity treaties in the senate. Every
body wanted reciprocity, but nobody wanted
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had provided. A manufacturer OF cheap
brummagem jewelry in Providence killed
the French treaty because a few gewgaws
might find their way to America; a few
knit goods men and the like stopped the
progress of the German treaty. and so on.
Everybody wanted reciprocity II It meant
the sale OF more goods; nobody wanted any
sort Of reciprocity II It meant the chance
that any other nation should sell any more
goods TO us. A little local interest in Kala-
maEoo is suhicient 20 hold up treaty as
long as a senator exerts his might
The convention is not going TO bring
| about reciprocity. Some rude, aggressive
nation like Germany. for instance. win open
our doors sooner or later. The German
emperor and his Reichstag will denounce
our tariffs and shut us out of the German
market. and then our senate will begin to
act because the people will wake up.
We paid absolutely no attention 10 the
squirming OF the Chinese who begged and
prayed solicited and appealed to this gov
| eminent for fair treatment Of the excepted
classes Of Cinnamon at our ports OF entry
under the treaty stipulations but the In
slant the Chinese began to boycott our
| goods our president acted for us with com
mendable alacrity and prompttude. When
/ the Germans touch the pocket nerve more
! heavily, even the senate VIII jump.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-08
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Philadelphia is sounding the depths Of
political decay and the population Is hold
ing It's nostrils.
Senator Alger OF Michigan announces that
he will retire 20 private life with the close
of his term as United States senator In
1897. Poor health is given as the reason
for his decision.
Politicalprophets are not highly esteemed,
but there is no ground for iouting the
Ohio democratic prophet who prophecies
that his party will get as badly walloped
this year as It did last year.
Governor Hoch Of Kansas is giving the
state a John administration. That is the
first name OF the bank commissioner, live
stock commissioner, state accountant state
grain inspector, secretary Of the Board Of
Control, regent OF the agricultural college,
state agent at Washington, member OF the
Hutchinson reformatory board, one mem
Der of the grain commission, assistant state
grain inspector, state architect and the
governors private secretary.
Uncle Shelby Cullom OF Illinois does not
intend letting political grass grow around
his senatorial brogans There are several
aspiring senatorial candidates IN the field,
the most prominent being former Governor
Yates. a fact which causes Uncle Shelby to
shorten his summer vacation and get busy
with his fences. A series Of fraternal calls
on various communities will be undertaken
right away, and wherever a hostile trail is
struck there will be something doing.
AS is usual In such cases the retirement
OF Israel Durham, republican boss of Phil
adelphia. from the office of state insurance
commissioner is explained on the ground
that he needs a rest The explanation is
as good as any that could be offered. Dun
ham does need a rest from the Philadelphia
mess, but the prospect Of getting a rest is
slim. The explanation failed TO add that
Durham drew $1,000 year from an office
the work OF which was performed by a
deputy.
It is said in Washington that John r. Nc
Lean, who recently resigned as the Ohio
member Of the democratic national COM
mittee, is not unlikely to be found IN the
republican ranks inside a few years. Mr..
Mclean has for years been frankly identi-
fed with Washington, where he lives and
has his largest business interests. rather
than with Cincinnati, where, however he
has maintained his legal residence and
continued to own the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mr.. Mclean, who Is worth several millions
and reputed the richest man in washing
ton, is now in Europe recuperating after a
sharp Illness last winter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-08
those conditions which will give greater
safety to life on the isthmus
HoWELL.s r1NpIcA rIoN.

HOWELL'S TINDICA TON
When Il. b. Howell rushed into court
the day before election last November
with a charge Of criminal libel against
the editor of The Bee it was presumed
that his sole aim was to make an i'm
pressive public denial to Offset the effect
upon Omaha voters of the publication in
which he was represented as a stool
pigeon Of the water company in engi-
neering the compulsory water works bill
through the legislature.
Having been triumphantly elected as
member OF the Water board, Howell was
in position to claim a popular vindica-
ton, although as matter of fact his
election was encompassed by a rotten
deal with the democrats in which the
votes of the Howell contingent of repub-
licans were pledged to the democratic
candidate for congress in exchange for
the solid democratic vote for Howell
with an incidental distribution of cleo
trio light Doodle in exchange for his own
opposition and that of the Fontanelle
braves to the bond proposition by which
Omaha was to acquire a municipal light
ing plant. Howell was, moreover, in
position also to seek Yindication by a
civil damage libel suit even IL the jury
should have awarded him only So.
But Howell would have no vindica-
ton that did not consign the editor Of
The Bee to the penitentiary for at least
one year. Manifestly Howell counted
on personal prejudice and party rancor
to vindicate him by a verdict of guilty"
The Fontanelle governors signal failure
to secure a vindication at the hands of a
jury of twelve good men and true, after
a full and fair trial, leaves him in a
lamentable predicament. The trial has
established and re-established these
facts beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. That Howell has no regard for his
word of honor
2. That Howell is either afflicted with
defective memory when on the wit
ness stand or unfortunate in conflicting
with all other witnesses who testify on
the same subject.
IS. mat Ile OIndHd NdleT COmpdHy
favored Howell's compulsory purchase
bill and that Alonzo B. Hunt, their SUI
lperintendent and political manager, was
urgently requested to absent himself
| from the state while the bill was pend
ing before the legislature and urgently
requested to come back and put the
three appraiser clause of the bill into
effect through the city council as soon
as the bill had passed.
a. That Howell, although claiming to
have resided in Omaha for the greater
part Of seventeen years, and although he
had drawn more than $500 out of the
city and state treasures as a city engi-
neer and secretary of irrigation, has
never paid one penny Of personal taxes.
3. Also that while claiming to be a
civil engineer, he has never been ad-
mitted to membership in any society Of
civil engineers-this by his own testi-
mOny.