THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MAY 25 , 1890-TWENTY PAGES. 13
TRINIDAD Sheet sph alt PA VBMENT
9B2.-48 , $2.68 and S2.Q8 Per Square Yard. !
The attention of those contemplating paving of their streets and avenues during the present year , is invited to the following exhibit of our bid of May 9 , for as
phalt pavement that may be ordered in this city during 1890. These greatly reduced prices put a genuine Trinidad Asphalt Pavement within the reach of all. Asphalt
is cheap , because it is moderate 'in its first cost , the company caring for it the first fivdyears ? free of cost to the property owner or the city ; cheap , because the company has
a contract with the city to repair and keep in good condition the asphalt pavements for ten additional years , making fifteen years of assured comfort and luxury without
additional cost to the property holder , repairs being paid from the general fund ; cheap , because an asphalt pavement is repairs forever , wood or brick means an entire new
pavement in a very few years , thus entailing a second paving lien against your property before the first one is more than half discharged. Asphalt is desirable , because it
is clean and noiseless , is a luxury to drive upon , a perfectly sanitary pavement and is easily , quickly and perfectly repaired ; desirable , because in the near future the city
will cease to vote bonds for intersections , at a time when the wood and brick streets will demand repaying , this will leave you with a wrecked and impassable street , as
< f was the case for five and six years in Washington , and Washington's experience is to be repeated in this city very soon. Asphalt is the recognized standard pavement of
America todayover two hundred and sixty miles of it now in use and growing in popular favor ; New York City , NewarkAlbanySchenectady , Milwaukee , Altoona , Dun
kirk , Fort Wayne , Kansas City , Wyandotte and Wichita having adopted it during 1889 ; Buffalo has one million two hundred thousand yards , and takes an additional half
million yards this year wholly on the petition of the property owners.
Not a Yard of Genuine Asphalt Pavement laid by the Barber Company has ever been Replaced by other Material
While on the other : hand over one million yards of wood , Medina sand stone and granite have Been taken up and replaced with asphalt ; by this company. Following is
our bid , arranged according to severity of traffic the street will be subject to , you have thirty days in which to petition for choice of material for your street , blank petition
may be had upon application to this office [ 428 Ramge Block ] where diagram of streets may be seen and information cheerfully given. Following is our bid for 1890 :
SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM. SHEET ASPHALTUM.
Five Years' Guarantee. Five Years' Guarantee. Five Years' Guarantee. rio Years'Guarantee. rive Years' Guuiuntec , 1'lvo Ycais' Guarantee. Flvo Years'auniantco.
Streets. Form Form Form Streets. Form Form Streets. Form Form Streets. ' Form Form Streets. Form Form Streets. Form Form Streets. Form Form
"A" "B" "C" "B' ' "C" "B" "C" "B" "C" "B" "C" "B" "C" "B" "C"
6th S $2 68 $ 17th Ave $ $2 48 28tll ; $ $2 48 Biunsy $ $248 Emmett $ $2 48 Lowe Ave $ $2 48 Park $2 68 $
; th 2 68 i8th 2 48 28th Ave. . . ; 2 48 Burdette 2 48 Farnam < 2 68 Lathrop 2 48 Parker ; . . . 2 48
7th Avc 2 68 igth 2 48 29th 2 48 Burt 2 48 Frances 2 48 Locust 2 48 Poppleton Avc - . 2 48
8th 2 98 2oth 2 68 29th Ave 2 48 Butler 2 48 Franklin 2 48 Lake 2 48 Pleasant 2 48
9th 2 98 2ISt 2 48 30th 2 48 California - . 2 68 Grove 2 48 Landon Court 2 48 Reed
248
loth 2 68 22nd 2 48 3oth Ave 2 48 Capitol Ave 2 48 Grant 2 48 Leavenworth 2 68
Scldon 2 48
nth. 2 48 23rd 2 48 3ist 2 48 Cass 2 48 Grace ] ; . . . . 2 48 Mayne 2 48 *
Spring . 2 48
12th. .2 98 24th ; ' 2 48 3istAve 2 48 Center 2 48 Hamilton t 2 48 Mercer Ave 2 68
Spencer 2 48
2 68 24th Ave 2 48 32nd 2 48 Chicago 2 48 Harney 2 48 Marcy 2 48
14th. 2 48 25th 2 48 32nd Ave 2 48 Charles 2 48 Hickory ; . 2 48 Mason 2 48 Spruce 2 48
2 48 25th Ave 2 48 33rd 2 48 Cumings ; . . , .Pi 2 68 2 48 Howard 2 48 Nicholas 2 68 Smith 2 48
16th. 2 48 ( 26th. . ; . . . . 2 48 34th 2 48 Davenport i.Vl'l. 2 48 Half-Howard . 2 48 Paul 2 48 Sherman Ave 2 48
15th. 2 48 26th Ave 2 48 35th 2 48 Dodge J.- } . ' 2 48 Izard [ _ t 2' 68 Pacific 2 48 Websterf 2 48
16th. 2 48 27th 2 48 36th 2 48 Douglas . ! 2 48 Jackson ; 2 48 Pierce 2 48 Williams 2 48
17th. . 2 48 27th Ave 2 48 37th 2 48 Dorcas < ' > < ' 2 68 2 48 Jones 2 48 Pine 2 48 Woolworth Ave 2 48
The Barber Asphalt Paving Co. Office 428 , Ramge Block. C. E. Squires , Agent.
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V THESE MEN ARE LIFE-SAVERS
First iii Name and First in the Work They
Have Lone.
NUMBER ONE HAS A EECORD.
Ilio Men " \Vh Constitute Tliclr Com
pany are Not for I'arade Only
They nro ICvcr Itoatly
Tor Tliolr Duty.
Engine house No. 1 is located on Sauuders
ttrcet , near Ginning , and is really the only
house in the city which Is ns largo as the
enterprise of the jR'oplo and the excellence of
the department calls for. A visit to the build-
will give the Investigator some idea of
men and apparatus should be housed and
of how well a modern metropolitan lire com
pany Is prepared for Its work.
The building Is a substantial two-story
urick , facing the east and entered through a
pair of massive arched doors. The neatness
mid .ship-shape appearance of the main room
Jlrst attracts attention. On the left is chern-
cal engine No. ! ) , its brass cylinders and
jnountings glowing like burnished gold , with
the .suspended harness well oiled and In perfect
urder always ready.
To the right and occupying the middle of
the floor is hose cart Ao , 1 , and on the north
Bide of the building stands hook and ladder
truck No. 13. The lloor Is paved , the walls
nro handsomely grained and painted ,
with ornaments and pictures distributed
hero and there. On each hideof the
machine a pair of largo Intelligent eyes look
curiously through the barred doors ut the
visitor. They are the eyes of the lire horses
nnd magnificent animals they are. Gray Jim
and old Jumbo pull the truck , Howdy and
Day Hilly handle the hose cart and Dick and
Hock , when the signal comes spring to the
front of the chemical , The boys at No. 1 are
very proud of their horses and of their ma
chines and have reason to be , for the fastest
tlmo and best work over done In the city , It
Js said. Is placed to their credit.
Between the two largo doors Is the wind
ing stairway leading to the sleeping room
ubove. Hero the visitor experiences a hiir-
prlse. It is surely not the sleeping apart
ment of nlot of men with the proverbial mas-
uu line litter and untidiness ,
There nro sixteen hand.somo single beds ,
riach looking as if the deft hands of a woman
had arranged its draperies and prepared its
pillows. Snowy coverlets are on all and
pretty shams cover the pillows. A square
* 4imo stands in the middle of the room and
carved ornaments and pictures decorate the
Wills. It is a llremnn's Ideal sleeping apart
ment , neat , comfortable , cheerful , and In
perfect order.
There Is a soundYf wheels in the back room
nnd hero we llnd Fireman Cassldy busv with
Ins turning lathe and bracket saw. Wonder
ful work ho turns out too. Specimens of It
nit ) on the walls and benches nil around.
Assistant Chief Harm's , too , is a mechan
ical genius , and devotes himself to the polish
ing of horns , scores of which Ho about on the
lloor and shelves or llguro In the hat racks
nud brackets which grace the outer room.
JIo Is at work on Sils masterpiece Just now a
urge easy chair built of horns of all shapes
laud sUcs which Ls to bo upholstered and
given a place of houor in the largo Bleeping
loom ,
Expedients for ploastantly nnd profitably
passing away the time arc moru plentiful
Iiero than in any of the other Omaha engine
houses , Them is the piano operated to the
queen's taste by Islington , Simpson and
Lonnack which furnishes the accompani
ment for many a rousing chorus ; the lathes
uud work benches In the room behind nro also
\vcll pationlzcd mid In thorearof the building
there is a handball court where the boys ,
most of whoso voices have n
twang of the Kmcrald Isle , relieve
the monotony of many a weary
ay ; while the largo comfortable room up-
Blairs furnishes quarters for reading or u
Quiet game of cords.
Hook and ladder truck No. 1 Is manned by
John Simpson , captain ; George Crnger ,
driver.and James Mi'Cormiek.James . Ormsby ,
Michael J Cuff , T. Tobln , Frank Hermes and
Charles Ellington , laddermcu ,
These lueu answer all alarms In tlio north
part of the city , the south nart being covered
by truck No. 1 from No. 3 engine house.
Hose company No. 1 consists of John
Murphy , captain ; Pat Dempsey , driver , and
Tom Anderson , L. Cassidy and Tom McGrill
pipemen.
Chemical No. 2 is handled by Joe Vandcr-
voort and. Al Taylor.
The married men of the force are Vtmder-
voort , Simpson , Anderson , Cassidy , Cuff ,
Cragor , Hermes nnd Barnes. Like all other
benedicts ou the 11 ro force they have the
privilege of calling on their wives at meal
times and muko an extended visit of twelve
hours' duration once a week. Chief Barnes
lias an electric bell in his house , operated by
a push button from the station.
No. 1 was organized In the fall
of 1873 ns a volunteer company.
Companies 2 and 3 and Pioneer hook anil ladder -
dor company were in existence at tlio time.
There was no engine house then in the north
part of the city , and It does not require a
great effort of memory to recall the fact that
there was not so very much of anything else
north of Cumlng at that time. What there
was , however , needed protection and. the
company came into existence for business
rather than parades.
No. 1 , in those days , hold weekly meetings
In a brick store at Nineteenth and Hurt , and
smoked and talked and settled the destinies of
the nation. Ofllcer.s were more numerous
then than now. William U. Bontlev
was president ; Zones Stephens , vice-presi
dentV. ; . P. Hand well , secretary ; Albert
Loveland , treasuior ; Walter Brown , fore
man , and D. P. Beard , now Iho reporter , as
sistant foreman. Beard was with the com
pany from its organization and held every
ofllce In turn.
About three months later the company
moved into an engine house at Twentieth and
Izard streets and took charge of the old
steamer "Omaha" and a hose cart. The for
mer was drawn by horses ; the latter was
pulled bv hand. All the old lire-men recall
the rivalry which then existed between the
different companies , and the wonders the
latter accomplished when they got n stream
of water started in less than half an hour.
Beard was the nearest man to the engine
house and many u time he has nulled out the
cart alone , keeping the llro bell clanging in
the meantime. Ho had a pair of white mules
which all old Omniums will remember as
being a little heavier than a pair of largo
rats , which in muddy weather , ho
attached to the end of the polo of the cart.
and the hose team , grasping the rape , pulled
cart aud wheels to their destination.
One famous pull is remembered when the
fire horses were sick nud u lira broke out at
Fourteenth nnd Iodge. ) Beard brought out
his minnaturo team and hitched it to the en
gine , and with tlio the assistance of .six men
pulled the ponderous machine through the
mud and mlro to the lire. It makes the boys
tired to this day to recall that run.
No. 1 In Its Infancy was famous for Its ban
quets and balls , and IU annual "blow-out" In
tlio engine house when mayor and council
turned out and made speeches , tousled the
"tiro laddies , " the "ml Jackets , " "the ladies"
and everybody elso. Those were occasions
to bo long'remembered. .
George A. Coulter , uow ouperlntenilcnt of
llro mid police alarms , bepan his career witli
No , 1 us driver , and by applying his mechani
cal genius has given Omaha Its magnificent
system of llro alarms and time-saving appli
ances. In 1SS1 , Coulter took charge of No. 1
as engineer nnd remained with the company
till about four years ago.
In IS50 the house now occupied was built
nnd on the completion of the waterworks tlio
present apparatus was nut In and the com-
j > any became what it Is today , ono of the
best-equipped ami thoroughly-organized uud
drilled In the country.
The old steamer , "Omaha , " ended its days
in a Junk shop.
The Proctor academy at Andover , N. II. ,
has been enriched by n gift of . ' .000 tnudo to
It by J. C. A. Hill of Concord , N. H.
Prof. Boone of Indiana university , says
that of Ur > 00 theological students in the
United States less than one-fourth are college
graduates.
Prince Rupprceht of Bavaria 1ms begun
his studies at the University of Berlin ; the
Jlrst prince of u reigning house to enter that
institution.
Tbo first Bowdoin university crow that has
over sat in an clght-oar boat will row at Bos
ton , ou the Charles river , on Memorial day.
The opposing oarsmen will bo representa
tives of the Boston Athletic us&oclutloii.
- lu couucctlou with the study of railroad.
managemeutnt tlio Whavton school of finance
ami economy at the university of Pennsyl
vania , the faculty hopes , before long , to secure
a complete set of railroad it-ports , both state
and national for this country and Europe.
The most expensive thermometer in this
country is In use at the Johns Hopkins uni
versity. It is known as Professor Bowlnnd's
thermometer , and is valued at j > 10,000. It is
an absolutely perfect instrument , and the
graduations on the glass are so fine that it is
necessary to use a microscope to read them.
At u meeting recently hold in Columbia col
lege , steps were taken for the formation of a
teachers' association. The name of the new
organization will he determined upon at the
next meeting , which will be held in October.
President Merrill E , Gates of Kutgers college -
lego presided , and in a short address said
that education is more easily advanced when
a harmonious ideal exists among the educa
tors.
tors.The
The work done in the post-grurtiiate course
in American history , at the university of
Pennsylvania , is , in its way , at once unique
ami interesting. They are studying the for
mation and growth ol .state constitutions and
the constitutional history of the United
States. The history of state constitutions
has been traced out most sysetnutticnlly and
thoroughly.
Massachusetts has the honor of being the
pioneer state in the establishment and main
tenance of a system of public instruction by
legislative enactment , and the first aid to the
cause of higher edue.Uion was given by her.
H was but six years after the settlement of
Boston- that provision began to he made for
higher education , the general court of the
colony laying the foundation of Harvard col
lege by an appropriation of IMOit.
Dr. Kothrock. professor of botany at the
University of Pennsylvania , is preparing for
the establishment in his department of a
museum which promises to he ot uuiibual In
dustrial importance , few .steps that the in
stitution has taken lately tend to bring it into
as close contact with the manufacturing in
terests of the country as this .scums likely to
do. The new collet-lion , to be called the mu
seum of economic botany , will consist of
specimens of all kinds of woods , vegetable
Jlbres , grains and drugs , arranged so as to Il
lustrate the processes of manufacture from
the raw product , and the various uses to which
each material may be put.
My father , u clergyman , protested against
the use of the Old Testament in schools in his
neighborhood , and it was thrown out as a
book unlit for youth to read , writes General
F. 10. Spinner In College and School. The
routine of the school exorcises of that d'iv
was to commit to memory passages from the
books , the meaning of which the pupils h.-.d
no more conception of than Nieodcmus had of
the second birth. 1 recollect this wits read at
a school examination : "As wise as a serpent
and ns harmless as n dove. " The question
was asked : "What is a serpent and what is a
dove ! " Not one in the class could answer
cither question. The little fellows were de
lighted when told that ono was a snake and
the other a pigeon. They were taught only
to read , not to understand.
The exiMxlition of the Philadelphia acad
emy of natural sciences has Just returned to
the City of Mexico from an ascent of Po | > o-
ratepotl , which they found to bo nearly fl.OiX )
feet lower than the measurements of Hum-
boldt Its height is stated by Profs. Angola
Hcilprin and Francis C. linker to be H,700
feet above -sea level. The peak I * , therefore ,
about MM ) feet lower than that of Ori/aba , the
measurements of which were made a week
ago. The summit of Popocatepetl was dcatl-
tuto of snow , and at no point on the slope ap
parently did the snow Held measure more
than U'n feet In depth. It was everywhere
cut up into vertical pyramid * of seraes , and
was rapidly melting
Some JI.OOO women of Greece nave petitioned
their government for public schools in which
all female subjects may be educated In the
liberal arts and Industries. The petition
says : "Wo women of Greece beg the king
to'hear our request and to glvo us the educa
tional facilities afforded to hi * male subjects.
If the progress of our country In civiliza
tion remains behind the hopes and expecta
tions of the government , the cause is the
backward development ot Grecian woman
hood. Fit us to rear your sons and wo will
show you how much we can do for you and
Greece. Wo hope that our petition will bo
heeded and that wo shall bo allowed to edu
cate ourselves up to the level of the wouieu
of other nations. "
Dr. Hlnioy.prnctlco limited to catarrhs -
s of uose uud throat. Bee bldj , ' .
A IIAlF-CENTUlffS ACTING ,
John Ellslor Talks About His Long Pro
fessional Career.
THE DAYS OF STOCK COMPANIES.
A. Mnit in Tlioso Days Played Many
Parts Failure of the Cleveland
Venture Keoolleutious
i f Great Stara.
John Ellsler was sitting on the end of a
property trunk in his dressing room at the
IJoyd the other night mending nu ancient
shirt , when ho said :
"J. II. MoVickcr and I are probably the
oldest combination of manager and 'cturuow
living. I made my llrst appearance on any
stage at Pcalo's museum , Philadelphia , in
"Then your professional career runs over
nearly half a century ! ' '
"Long time , isn't it f Yes , I have played
many parts. Every kind , In fact , from Ham
let to Tootles tragedy , comedy , mclo-drama ,
serious business , old man , everything but the
lover. Knowing that my llguro was not
suited to that sort of character I never at
tempted it.
"No , my ancestors were not actors , and I
was educated for the law. Purely through
accident my lot happened to be cast in this
profession. Father was poor and had a largo
family. At eleven I was hired out to work in
a drug store nud attend school.
"After becoming of age , and finding it nec
essary to earn a livelihood I secured a Job in
Pcole's ortlco as treasurer and all-around
handy man. Such work ns required my at
tention there was looked after during the
'day. At night he put me on the stage to
shove scenery , carry off furniture and take
up the carpet.
"Finally Mr. Peale ordered mo to go on
when some member of his company got side
or quit and play parts la which ono or two
lines hud to be .spoken.
Thee were \\hat we now call the 'good
old stock days. ' Men , ami women , too , were
required to be able to play anything and
times .short notice.
everything --some on very
Before that season ended I was doing second
low comedy aud 'heavy's. ' We had no stars
at that house.
"In IM7 1 went over to Burton's Arch street
theater , and remained In his company three
years. lee Jefferson was ono of us then. This
ended my Philadelphia career.
"Chatham theater , Ncu' York , was the next
place Char'e.s ' Bart , Jefferson's half-brother ,
whom he mentions In , his memoirs , was stage
manager. At that tlimi I had gotten far
enough along tin tlio bidder of histrionic fame
to linporsonuto leading first old man.
"From there Mr. and Mrs. Jefferson , my
wife and myself , went south and took an en
gagement In Mr Adams' company nt Charles
ton , which proved disastrous. Wo struck a
streak of bad luck and collapsed.
"Something dcsperhto had to lw done. I
siiggohtcd to Jeffersoli that we reorganl/o the
company and make a southern tour. Ho con
sented , and our ' venture proved
very successful. Wo took In
Savannah , Wlllmington , Augusta anil
all the other large towns , remaining
together through three beaaons , then sep
arated.
"I went to Baltimore nnd Joined GoorgoJ.
Arnold's stock company at the St. Charles
theater. In IfW I started out again with a
company of my own , and with Utica ns head
quarters , showed through Now York stato.
Ono year later , 1853 , found mo in Cleveland
as manager of the old Academy of Music ,
which position I held successively nnd suc
cessfully for nearly twenty years
"In ISTtl the Euclid Avcnuo ox ] > rn house ,
which I built at a cost of ftto.uuo , wa.s com
puted and I gave up the Academy to inanago
it. All my savings were lost Poor business
made It impossible to pay off the mortgages ,
n.echunlca Ileus , etc. , uud the property was
taken from mo to satisfy Judgments This
crash came In 18J. However , the Plttsuuru
house , of which I had control from 1871 to
ISSli. and which was a money-maker , saved
mo being left entirely dependent. "
This , in brief , is a glance at the career of
an American actor , but tells nothing of the
rich , racy , interesting reminescences stored
away in his mind. He was familiar with
such famous artists as Edwin Forrest ,
.lunius Brutus Booth , Charles ICenne , E. L.
Davenport , Joseph Proctor , James W.
WaUack , Charlotte Cushman , Julia Ueauo
Hyne , Eli/a Logan , Mrs. D. 1' . Bowers ,
Mrs. Jean Davenport , . William K. Burton
mid many others , to say nothing of the latter
day stars.
Through Mr. Ellsler Clara Morris gratified
her ambition and became the great impersonator
senator of emotional character that she is.
He brought her out on his own stage nt
Cleveland when she was yet u girl at school.
Afterwards ho secured her an engagement in
Daly's New York company.
"Who do 1 think was tlie greatest of these
old tlmersl" said Mr. Ellsler. "F.irrcst , bv
long odds.and next to him Davenport. The lat
ter was the greatest Hamlet 1 ever saw. For
rest could re.ul Hamlet better than anybody
but was too stout to play the part. One of the
finest treats 1 ever had was at a pi ivato read
ing ho gave of the melancholy Dane's won
derful sayings. "
Mr. Ellslor also graduated a number of
ladles ami gentlemen from his Cleveland
house who have made their mark. Among
them , besides his daughter Ktlle , ho points
with much pride to .lames Lewis ami Mi's.
George Gilbert , now with Daly ; Joseph
Hnworth , James O'Ni'il , the celebrated Monte
Cristo , and Louis Aldrich. Eflle Kllsler Is a
remarkable example of what careful educa
tion and long training will do. F.ver since
.she was old enough to walk and talk her
whole time has been devoted to stage work.
"When a mere gill , " said Mr.
Ellsler , "Forrest Insisted every time ho came
to play with us on her being cast in such
roles as Virginia. I olten protested but it
was no use. "
peaking of modern day actors as com
pared with those who tied the boards when
ho was young , Mr. Kllslcr thought as a whole
they deserve nmro credit now than then.
There is such wide difference in the style de
manded now-a-davs from what people wanted
then that more polish , liner pose , easier man-
Hoi's nre required.
"These qualities nro culled for In the class
of productions wo get in this age. Put our
pro-sent generation of actors into costumes
with armor , doublet and hose andthev would
not compare with those of the stock days. '
Now we have the quiet drawing room , then
it was the noisy , boisterous forum. To runt ,
chew scenery , stride b ick and forth trantic-
ully. was the thing then. It would not bo
toll-rated now.
"Forrest was a very profane man , though
ho believed strongly in providence mid the
existence of mi nll-powi rful ruler. It was.
his custom , " said Mr. Ellsler , "to rise
very early mid take a long walk
before breakfast. Ono time when ho was in
Cleveland , Mr. Forrest imule mo get upulioiit
5 o'clock ou a i crtain morning and go down to
the lake with him. While wo woie standing
on the dock viewing that vast expanse of
water the old man suddenly extended his
hand in an cosy , graceful gesture and ex
claimed with a terrible oath : 'Look at that
splendid clement. Tell the infidels to come
here , gaze on it and then die '
"When I went to Cleveland and announced
it as my purpose to 0111 a house tin-re , the
people thought mo reckless. The town had
about iG.OOO Inhabitants. But I was not easily
discouraged and went ahead. My success wits
not phenomenal , though It was satisfactory ,
We used to start In about the first of August
and play right through overv night ? until tlio
succeeding Fourth of July. During the short
vacation my company generally made a tour
through Ohio. "
Speaking of the Booth family Mr. Ellsler
expressed the opinion that had J. Wilkes
lived ho would have been the most renowned
of them all. E. D. Davenport was handl-
capi > ed by his wife. She everlastingly in
sisted on taking parts not ut all suited to her.
Proctor was In many respccn the peer of any
man and Mrs. Jean Davenptt of any woman.
Charlotte Cuvhman , however , Mr. KlUlor
said , had tliu magnetic power nud could hold
an audience lu the holluwof her hand.
. .Mrr.iit . .t.vint.t.in'ric. . .
Jennlo Yeamans goes with HarrlKun.
"Mavourm-en" will bo Scanlun's next play.
Comic opera will bo all the rage this sum
mer Signer Pcrugim has had en i > gh of Amer
ica , nnd will return to Europe at once and for
good.
Kate Cnstlcton still sticks to "A Paper
Dull. "
1'lxley will have a new play for the new
season ,
Thomas W. Iveeiio threatens to retire from
the stage.
Arthur Dunn lias joined "A Pair of Kids"
company.
Oliver Byron is doing a fine business in
San Francisco.
Augustln Daly's company goes to London
for the summer.
The new play , "Money Mad , " proves a big
go in New York.
Joseph Ilaworth has nearly completed a life
of John McCuliough.
Adelaide Moore seems to bo much liked by
English play-goers.
Another Hoyt skit Is on the books , designed
for a tour ot the country.
Marie Wainwright's season , it is said , bus
not been a financial .success.
Brilliant Coriuno will appear in a burlesque -
lesquo of "Carmen" next season.
Next season Julia Marlowe will be under
the management of Fred Stinson.
"The Editor" is a New York hit , and Louis
Aldrich is correspondingly happy.
HIclmrd Mansfield will not do Richard IH.
next season. His backer is a very tired man.
Louise San ford has left the Old Jed Prouly
company on account of a personal disagree
ment.
Unhurt Mantell claims ho made big money
during the past season out of "Tho Corsicaii
Brothel's. "
Theatrical matters .are so dull In St. Louis
that they have to send carriages out for the
dead-heads ,
K. E. Uico's New Surprise Party in'The
World's Fair , " will opt-n September 8 at
Philadelphia.
"Credit Lorraine" Is n new piny by Lillian
Lewis' husband that Lillian Lewis may try
on the public.
Mss | Kastlnkn proposes to set out us a star
upon the conclusion of her engagement with
Wilson Barrett.
Otis Skinner Is on his way to Europe. Ho
will bo leading man for Adelaide Moore dur
ing the summer.
"Mr. Potter of Texas" will go on the stage
llrt in Buffalo , with Miss Edsull and a spec
ial company in the c.ist.
One of Julius Uossen's plays is to he adapted
by Paul M Potter for the use and behoof of
Augiistin Daly's company.
Denman Thompson has not missed n per
formance since "Tho Old Homestead" was
first produced , four years ago.
Cora Tanner nnd hnr now play , "Ono
Error , " will open the ivconstructcd Fifth
Avenue theater , New York.
W. W. Black , the basso of'The ' Seven
ARCS" company , has a line offer to go with
Hullen it Hart next season.
San Francisco theater-goers nro going wild
over ( ! us Williams. They think him the fun-
nle.st Gorman out of Germany.
The profits of the Jefferson-Florcnc-oisea
son have reached over JiVUOO. ) The company
for next season will remain the name.
George Bachus is now u-cognlzod as the
Berry Wall of the profession. They av ho
has a different suit of clothes for every hour
ot the day ,
lirooklyn is to have n now nnd elegant
Park theater when another season Is under
way , and Colonel W. E. Sinn will bo the
manager.
"Joan of Are" U to bo presented , with Mar-
gan-t Mather in the title role , nt Palmer's
theater , Now York , in September , for
month's run.
There will bo moro negro minstrel troupes
on the road next season than you can shake n
slick at. W. S. Cleveland alonu will send out
four companion.
Houry Malnhnll , the hniuUomo California
actor , Is Maude Granger's leading man ,
Esthn Williams , another California favorite ,
is also In her support.
"Six of Ono and Half a Dozen of the
Other" Is the somewhat protracted title of u
now mmsoMslrality that William GUI and
Uobert Fraser have recently put together
LHwronco Barrett will return to this coun
try soon. His health bus Improved , but it is
u question whether ho will over be able to
act again with tlio old-time vim and power
Rose Coghtun's present plans are to drop
"Jocelyn" from her repcrtorv next season ,
and play "Peg Wellington , " "Forgct-Mo-
Not " "London Assurance " and
, , a new play
by Ludovisi & Ueiuuu.
Ivato Claxtou will produce tlio Ailolphlu
theater ( London * version , "Green Bushes :
or , The Huntress ot the Mississippi , " In Bos
ton , June i. . In case of success she will play
it exclusively next season.
William Gill has written a burlesque " " ' *
story of "Hip Van Winkle" for Jii-nry R
Dixoy. It Is called "Itin" and will bo played
in the autumn. Mr Gill devised "Auoiiis"
and "Arcadia , " among other things.
Canada is to have a sight at "Littlo Lord
Fauntleioy" this summer , under the piloUgo
of James Jay Brady and James C ! . Peakes.
Oddly enough , the piny has never boon seen
In the province to any extent.
Wyndham has returned to the line of work
in which ho made his reputation , and his
London admirers are as delighted as his
Yankee friends will bo when the "touch-and-
go" comedian crosses the oci-an again.
Otis Skinner has stilled for England. Ho
is under engagement to support AdoKiido
Moore ut the Globe theater in London for it
brief season. In September lib is to bo tlio
leading man of Margaret Mather's company.
Anne O'Neill , who recently appeared in
support of Salvlni , has been engaged for
William H. Crane's company next season.
Kho will make her first appearance at the
Star theater , New York , In September , as
Mrs. Armstrong in "The Senator. "
Funny Klco will divide the summer vaca
tion between the. While mountains , the
Atlantic-and Europe. She has signed a con
tract with Manager Aronson to return to the
Casino October 1 , and will remain perma
nently in New York all next season.
Frederick Wurdo proposes to sail for Eu
rope Juno II fora brief vacation , returning
to this country in time for his Joint starring
tour with Mrs. 1) . P. Bowers , Their reper
tory for next season will include "Henry
Vlll , " "Macbeth , " "Othollo " "Vlrginlus , "
"Damon ami Pythias" and "Galba. "
Herbert Wllko Is to star next season in n
"musical comedy romance" entitled "Tho
Vagabond. " The play U i > y H. Clay Greene ,
uud Mr. Willie's character is that of n gypsy
who raises hims'ell to rank and power. 'Tlio
Hungarian dialect willo boa feature of the
pait and Mr. Wllko says this bus never bolero -
lore been spoken on the American stage
Maude Granger's production of Lucy Hoop
er's play , "Inherited , " In NVashtngton.provcd
eminently successful. The National theater
contained nightly an audience comprising the
elite of the Capital City. A mom ; the box p ti
tles of the opening nigh were Mrs. Senator
Stewart and family. Mrs. Stewart was pn's
ent at the original production of the play at
the Theater del' Application in I'urU. Shu
was charmed with Miss Granger's perform-
mice ,
TilK KTKltN'AIj AV1M , '
iiluVlieeler \ M'Hrox In iMiUra' llnine Jtmrnal ,
Then ) Is no thing we cannot overcome
Say not thy evil Instinct is Inherited ,
Or that some trait In-born makes thj whole
life forlorn ,
And calls down punishment that Is not
merited.
Buck of thy parents and grandparents lies
The great Eternal Will ! That , too , Is thmu
Inhorlteneo strong , beautiful , divine , .
Sure lover of success for ono who tries.
Pry up thy fault with this great lover Will
However deeply bedded In propensity ,
However firmly sot , 1 tell tlieo , firmer yet
Is that vast power that comes from Truth s
Immensity.
Thou att a part of that Htrango world , I say ,
Its forces lie within tlieo , stronger far
Than nil thy mortal sins ami traits nro
Believe thyself divine , and watch and priiy
There is no noble height tliou can' it nut
climb ;
All triumph * may bo thine lu'i'ime'a fut u-
tti'i
If , whaUio'cr thy fault , thou dost not faint ur
halt ,
But lean upon the stuff of God's security
Earth has no claim the suul cannot oontx-ii
Know thyself part of the Supernal mimu < ,
And naught can stand hufuro thy spm\ \ >
force.
The soul's divine Inheritance U bout.
Mr. Olds Will you bo my wlfol Miss
YoungsNo , but 1 - Mr Olds -Don't my
) uu will boa sister to mo Mist Yoangi
wasn't guing to I wat ju.it going lu a
I w.'iildu't mind bciug u wiJou to ; ou <