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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 12, 1890)
THE O3IAHA DADDY BJ&U , SU DAX OCTOBER , 12 , ISM-TWENTY PAOES. 13 1 tss : -Always trying to outrival nil compcliUon , ever roncly to oxorc ourselves to the utmost to innko tlioplienotnonnl Spoclnl Snlcs , NORRIS & WILCOX 1517 Douglas St. thosuccossof which hnvo in the pnst made our nnmo a hoxlso * hold word nnci famous ft II over this section of tlio country , wo , . Im vo hit the bull's eye again , and NEXT MONDAY , luoug- urote n ale than saw LADIES' LADIES' ' Wo toke a com Workingtncn's Men's ' saved calf Men's ' Calf CMldrtrfs Goat SpringIfetls plete line of ladles' shoe in and S.1 Hand \ > Velts , LACE SHOES tipped GOODYEAR WELTS . kid shoes and mark SI709 8 to 10K tipped or plain. Ueduccd frown 31,50 plain , congiess and Sold always by us at $1.25 , tit this 1 n opera and com them to lace , Reduced to sulo jl. mon sense , $2.50 Childrcits Tipped Pat.tlpln French , This line cannot be $3 $ Goat , Spring $3 dongola , etc. " They will go quick. duplicated. Wo are "becoming EN rnrsi MEN'S This shoo will cost Sl.lOoxcqit short ol sizes in our line at tills sale. THE We take all the In ' ot men'd $1 call shoes. SMALL FEET ' dies' Ladies' Hand Turns For this week's twdo Fine Shoes. Boys' Grain Tipped Shoes , opera and medium ' we take a Una ol men's on or = Plain Dongola dium too dongola S5 haniielt , in lace "Weliavs received a line of ? S > JL. O i cind gent shoes and m and cotigrcsa and mark contrcss ntnl lice in slr M3 \Vo \ liivo received a oom- This -vvcoU wo close out n line of mark them $3 w. . thorn. to wearing 5'i. ' IniiU small sewed. slzci lm\o 31 i > n < pk'to liiiiretoo line of In the l-'rcuch new l'nri ealfs < boys' seliool ahoea in grain IctUlier In common sense usmlly to bo lilted Inbojs' luiul innilo trooiN , This Is at Sl.'Jor sizes 11 to L\ $ h.oi . \ \ > ) can lit you In the ncni-st iid nicest style and opera lasts , -1-50 WldtlinntoK. XVohavo hand made shoes. shoo In tlio m.irkit. Boys' Seamless Button Shoes , This makes a line noverniroreil Mllnoiillno \VE \ MARK . of ladles' slioos for i. ) ai Sl.BO for $1.BO that you now. Our New VorK last ' cannot help buying turns In I'.irls ' kid ciniiut MEN'S VELVET \Vfl marl : a line ol boys' solid but bo bouzlit for lf than i ton shoos ( lo-\Mifortliis silo toSl.&U. $2 of iTyou the kind. need a shoe 8ilewlientLoy evcept fit nur Hilt BoatiJper week's Embroidered Slippers , Si7.c3L to5J. pair. A.1 THIS SALE Hoys1 School Shoes , QOc SI.2S Be sure and see Ladles' patent tip Men's Cork Sole Shoes Tnlacoiirul congress , sizes Tto ' ped and trim mod 5 } . A lot of sizes In iCRuhir 51.76 our ladies' front la.co shoes & 3.5O shoos will bo solo nt $1 .ij. " \Vo taken line of men s calf cork solob.il < * Wo hare Just put In an and inirl-c them f.f ) > 0 for tliUmtlc Kurcoltl niul Youths' Shoes $3 entire now line of ladles' net wontlur no lioo equals the cork sole 'Jhey , Trench kid turn ) ulioo and c.ui be uoru without rubbers .ludliaeilry feut. every , laclkV shoo In the SI lion so marked to.10 will bo Turns and hand sold for Our line ofnutlis' \ button , l/os 11 This line lias al to 1 will io nt th is sale at ilper pr. wells at this zvce&s ways been our $4 $5 ' shoe. Youths' Seamless Button Shoes sah. This week $3. A.t this week's sale. S1.6O This calf slice cannot bo equalled. We pay express on all mail orders. Express Ask for our LnJIcs' On all Mail Orders $3 Shoes ofMwInC. Hurts'Indies' flnc sliocs In patent tip * , plain , opera , Jtoir to make room for liU fall line at ( Ms York , Common Sense. Wo IIO.TO nmrk- & ' sale. Hurt turns In opera anil > ow ed lines of shoe ? donu to $3 for tills , s . * $ - ° ' . _ < < York lastsfttl. 0 , sale that nlll Hurt's kid iH'Hstn aWVork iind surprise you , in quail- . . $4.50. lasts Common Scn c , tj as troll as style. recommendation \ Tlic c goods need no LADIES'WHITE ' KID SLIPPERS \ tion on our part as every laily kuonrs tltat wlien we ofTer her Hurl's liimd . f.r . s4.5O.slic 1m * a bor- > shoes Wo > made have . put In a. beautiful line of ealntluitliasiieicr liccn olli-rcd at Ladles' and Misses' tilill * Eld nil ) shoo Uouso hcro bho could Uo Slippers. titled. JHE LOUNGER IN THE LOBBY , /flowing / Attractions at the Theaters Daring tlifl Ourrent ADVICE TO A STAGE-STRUCK GIRL , vcloua Voice Tlio llcpatedltiches of iiniua ; Abbott Eduard Strauss at the Coliseum. Every now and then I get a letter from Jomoglrlwith the footlight fever , inquiring In the most beseeching manner how slio may Jot on the stage ; what Is requisite lor suc cess aud the shortest rou to to managerial no tice. But the following from a Council IJlufTs young lady seems to rcqulro au an- Jivori Cot'NCic. nMrrrs In , Oct. 0. 31y Dear Sir. Iiouii.ror | : I want to go on tbo stnjro , I : LIII seventeen yours ot ime ami considered pretty by my friend * . l > or slneo 1 cn.n remember , the MIIRU lias been my object In llto. llnvo i Tory lot uly homo and am ufrild that If I left It I sliouIUnovorruturn. IMy pa-Tcnt * are on- posed to my Joining tlie chorus , Ijiil tlio fevir Js on niul I would llko you to toll mo how to Rot a hcailng. Is It. necessary to li-uo my tolcociitUvatcd , SUitiK. J am surprised at this letter , coming as It floes ftom a Council lllufEs girl. 1 have al ways thought that oar sis tor city was too lit erary , too solidly grounded m tha old New England faith to admit of Its daughters hav ing aspirations for the garish cleamof tbo lootllnbts. But even In the staid Iowa mu- nlclpillty there seoins to bo hearts that throb with nlioyo that some day their owners \vlll to setting the world on lire. Mnriu siijs sholuis a good homo ; all s"ho wnntt , parents wbo oppose her craze to go on the statue , and then sbo adds tbatif slioonco loft lioino she doubts If she would go back to H. Then why in heaven's uama leave it I " "Jtt t content , Tdarie , with tbo happiest lot fouill o\cr find a good homo and ulevidg ijthcr and mother. Her vaunting ambition Is not entitled to much anxiety , lest she get n tuna- bio , for she asks If it's ncccss.iry to have her voice cultivated for the chorus. Judging trom several choruses 1 ha\oheard this sea- pen , I should say emphatically , 3\'o. Hut my dear little girl , do jou know tlio miserable existence jou are contemplating with envy ml ilcslrol /Ystboloied and cherished daughter of a peed home , you tuvo a ixjaUlon and o plaeo la tbo vorldjvou are somebody. .As a chorus clrl jou would pass tiresome dajs hangins pjuuddarlt theatres. You would get cternnlly by a tired , nervous leader. You fcolded have a thousand anxieties and petty nnnojaneci that could never reach jou in private life. You would bo snubbed by the superior members of the company. You would bo lightly looked upon by the world outside. You \\ould bo indignant at the con- ( Slderatlori In which the men -\\hoscek \ the . chorus girl would hold you , You would live In poor , and cheap quarters , as tlio ( ioncst chorus girl is obliged to , bocausoof tlie pnlscrly salaries paid the underlings ot the profession , ' Alas for itl tbo world Is lull of pretty 1 frouiu girls without liomes , without tlioshcl- toriug urins of n father , without the guiding Jmmlj of a mother poor , friendless girls , vrho liiiow tliu liitterueis of poverty and tlie Jmi-U t.isk. ot self support. Leave the po-st- lion of chorus girl to ono of then ) , nnd spare jrouiNClf the awful grief of looking back from Ao troubled a life , upon a tranquil , hapi > y . Loino > ou can never reach again. j ' You bav you ask my advice , Take it. Btnyathomo in Council muffs ; go riding Cvlthtbo dear family In your pleasant p.irt , brsltiuidl ivatch the sparrows iilaypmulis ftnd twitter all day long 'iicnth the spray of the fountala in Bnvils % squnro ; nsk your futbertotako you to see "ThoVlfe , " when It roinoi your way and bless the Clvino Kulcr tlu.t\ou uro not a chorus Klrlvltu about one - * i tu a thousand of over being aiij thing Tan L.OOUKIU t fllio ulay at the Or And open house thli fvcnlng vlll b > the comedy dronia , "La Holla Marie , " nnd the tltlornlo will be suitalned [ by Usiuo3 llcrndoa , oao ot the most nttracth c. dnshlns.and beautiful vroaicn on the American staze , who 1 * supported by a { jowl company. The story is that of an inno cent , blusulng younfr girl , who , thrown oft by her lover , assumes the role of an avenging Nemosisln thobhapo of a French woman , and lures Ixcr betrajor todestruction Justice as she riijhtrully terns it. As Jean InRleslde , the trusting young girl , Miss Hcradon is charmingly simple and pirlisa. and as the laughing , mockintj , beautiful , scoinful , be witching and dashinsr "La Hello Atarle , " vvitb. an iuimitablo French dialect , she is most superb , and shows marvelous drainatlo talent. Th ore Is no gesture , peso or movc- tnent made-v\blch has not a meaning- , and corresponding force. She is all praee , and every turn of hoc magnificent figure is In tended to convoy a thought. She 13 thor oughly artistic hi this regard , so much so that the auditor is lost In amazement at the sub- tloty-llnesso and delicacy of all aha does. "La Belle Mario" U a strong play , and is certain to pleaie. The tor office will bo open after 10 o'clock this morning for tbo sulo of reserved seats at the Grand's usual prices. The nppcaranco of W. J. Scanlan tomorrow evening will bo an Important theatrical event. Rlr , Scanlan , whoso name is a household \\ord throughout the United States , wiU pre sent thivo of his most popular plays , select ing for his opening piece his latest and most successful Irish comedy-drama , "Mjles -Aroon , " which has been heartily endorsed by press and public , The play Is in four acts and the red-coated soldiers and stony hearted landlord are conspicuous by their ab sence. The story b domestic in character , is said to be highly Interesting and very clev erly told The picco will bo given an elaoor- ate production with new scenery , costumes anil properties and during the action of the play Mr. Scmlan will sing the following songs , written and composed by himself for this plav ' "You and I Love , " "Mvil.icrslo , " 'Live , 'My Love , Oh , Llvo , " "Tho Suing Song" and his widely known and always pop- tihr "I'eelc-a Boo" On Tuesday evening 'Tho Irish Minstrel" will' be presented , "Shano-na-Lwn" closing the eu igemont oa Wednesday eveningIn both plays Mr. Scanlanvill sing new and ordinal songs of his own composition It is said that no ono factor of the fun- producing incidents of llto in New York has caused half so much merriment as the now fnmous "Yours forever , Mary Ellen Ryan , " letter , upon which Is founded the stoiy of "Mclvenua's Flirtation , " in which Barry and Pay are to appear for four nights mid Saturday matinee , commencing Thursday , October 1(5 ( , at Bojd's opera , house. In their contrasted vays they rant as inimitable. From "Muldoou's Picnic" up lo their present and best starring pleco Barry and Tay have enjoyed continuous favor , They are univer sal favorites and have n warm place in the hearts of the populace , from all accounts 'McKcmm's Flotation , " in which these clever comedians are malting fun , Is one of the greatest plays ever written for genuine merriment , music and ihncing- , and , unlike most of the faico-coincdlc-j of Its class , has a good , funny plot , and Is an Interesting &tory. The leave of absence granted tollerr Ed ward Strauss and the imperial orchestra by the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria to visit the now world will noon e < cplro , It was a short Icavo and hesitatingly given , for the Strauss family , father and brothers , have made themselves necessary to the happiness , if not \vclfarooftttoctiipire. . Hut strong and unconquerable efforts , such as. the young est of nations knofts so well how tousenoro jicrslstol in till leave to cross the wldo At lantic was finally given. Hcrr Strauss has been hero some four months , via itine many of the Important cities cast and west , and Is uowmalilug a bncf final tour previous to his departure , which will take place December 0. But previous to his departure ho will honor Omaha with aUlt. . The preparations for the coming1 of the waltz king toOinaba Saturdayand Sunday of this wcotc , will bo adequate for the occasion. The great Coliseum is to bo entirely remod eled , interiorally , so as to seat 10,000 people. The stngo will be enlarged. TUe present gal lery or protuenadowlll bolowered and a seinl- circle of nrivato boxes erected. Messrs. Hooderand Hell , Hhoba\oUilsin \ ctnrgewill , spare no pains to glvo the citizens the very best opportunity to show their regard for the honor accorded them by this viait from the waltz king , and to enjoy to the full tlio mu sical feast in store for them. How to procure tickets Thosonho Invo subscribed for tickets should present them selves on Iilonday at Saxo'a drug store , Kil- tccutli and raruaiu streets , aad scloct their seats. The general sale of reserved scats will jegin at tno saroo place on Tuesday morning , Octoncr 14 , and contitiuo daily until thecloso of the concerts , li cnirsiou rates have been arranqed for parties of ten or tnoie from anyone ono point on all the railroads centering hero. "The Hustler , " which has done a remarka ble business in Omaha , considering the ne-vv- nsss of the cotneuy , will close Its ongage- mcntat thcBoyd this evening. A. number of Judicious changes hive been imdo In the play , the story 1m been compressed nnd the piece now runs with much smoothness John Ivcmell and Max Arnold nu'us ' the fun of the play , assisted by Man and Harrison. Mile. Stacciono Is a remarkably closer premiere dancer and her act Is always encored , You should , however , hear John ICemcll's funny stories if 3 on want to enjoy a good laugh. The Eden Museo in presenting the Bijou Comedy company to the public in tbo'r house have made a decided hit. This is absolutely the first time this company ever appealed in a dime theater. It Is composed of twenty star artists ana present a specialty ontertniu- mcnt that lends all troupes ol this kind Billy Dohcrty is a comical pantominlst and throns any amount of niirth into the per formance. Povrers and Emerson are the acknowledged leaders in the song and dance line nnd have no equals. Harry Dupont. Is absolutely the most limber man in America. Ho seems to be without a bone in Ufa bed ) . Little Anmo Kelson , the pigmy soubrette , has joined this company. and her sv.eot voice and plainti\o notes to gether with her physical deformity makes a decided hit But the greatest attraction Mr Lawler prcsetits _ this week Is Abdol .All Boy , the Per- > inn fnWr and sorceior. Ho his as tonished the old world with his mysterious Incantations nnd the ooworho holds o\er bis fellow mon. Hols an oddity , n curious mix- turoof the natural and spiritual. His th till ing' exploits CAUSO fear , trembling , doubting and ovon. disbelief. Ho is surely a wonder. The thrcc-hcajed soagstiesswill also re main another week to tllowtlioao who have not hid an opportunity to now sco the mot wonderful phenomena of tne nineteenth cen tury. _ II is Sfnrvolous Voice Lost. Bhtchford ICavannugh has lost his marvel ous votco. His once sweet , soulful , childish notes now echo la too recollections of the thousands of people whom his melodies have delighted. HLs wonderful notes were once the inspiration of throngs of people , his voice made Patti weep. But all of the boy's ' won derful singing is nown thing of the past. His uoy'svolcola settling Into the deeper tones of manhood. Xast Sunday was his farewell at Grace church , Then ho sang with tnoro than ordinary feeling "He NVas Despised and Rejected. " At the evening borUco ho gave up his mgdal for excellence -which ho has so long worn , and received the bless ing of his pastor and tbo congrega tion. On Saturdav ho will leave for Ne\v \ York with II. II. Getty and his daughter , and soon after they vlll sail for Europe for six months' travel. Young Kavnnaugh's voice has been settling for the past three months , and it was deemed best that la-t Sunday 'a service should bo his last , though ho could Lave sung oa for three or four months more. Ho vent to Grace church , Chicago , years ago anil vas recognized at once as possessing a marvelous voice , JIo was soon given easy solo parts , which grew better continually , till he afterward filled the the church to overflowing- , hen song service was announced , lie will travel for six months and then return to Chicago to graduate from the Cliicago schools , according to the wish of his parents and his teacher , H. 11. Ilonoy. Ittscowatated that Emma Abbott Is the richest member of her profession , her pos sessions being estimated at f,000,000. ) , It was directly duo to her own energy and the shrxud Investments of her late husband , Eugene Wetherlll , that almost everything they touched turned to gold , whether the money was caat la the - widewhirl ofVall street or planted in real estate all the way along the line of cities from Portland anil Seattle to Chicago. Km in a Abbott has talked a great deal to reporters , but sue has never told of her money making or investments , like eo mauy other loquacious stars. A for tune of 8JUOO.OOO surpasses thai of Lotto or Booth , and probably that of Adclina I'attl , who has probably made rnoro money than imy urUdt of this or cuy other day , but whoso living expenses are enormous cotnpired to thoje of the shrewd and thrifty Enmin Ab bott. Charles Pratt , her manager , states that sue personally earns S30OJl > vcry sea son , and that the management's profits arc as much more.Vhllo the fortune she is supposed to possess has been matemlly aug mented by her stage earningIt his nioro largely been acquired by speculation , and is probably overestimated. Dutnas' Practical .Toko. M Alcxandro Dumas hu lately been amus ing himself at the expense of the managerial fraternity of Paris , He WTO to a play , which ho had copied In the nsual way , but omitted his name from the title pago. Ho seat it to the maniger of a well-known theatre with a note asking hi * consideration on behalf of the work , but of COUMO he carefully avoided giving any clew by which he could bo recog nized. In a few days he received hi * manuscript , and with it a note , the contents of which must bo known to every ono who has suc cumbed to the weakness -writing a play. The manager regretted its uusultableness , and ruturnod it , with thanks. M. Dumas sent it to the director of another theatre , from whom he received the same answer , and then to another and another always with the same result. The play is still going the rounds nnd the celebrated author is having lots of fun. ' Clomenccau Case , " hw declared that if any manager U willing to accept the play and pioduco It simply on its merit and without announcing the uaino of the author , ho stnll ha\o it for nothing as a reward for tbo prac tical backing of his opinion , and ho111 be given permission to con ult the critics on it. mid Driiinntic. It Is repxjrtel that poodheaited Lotta has taken * ! < ) ,000 worth of stock In the proposed new McViekcr's theater in Chiuiso MauucoBarrymore's appearance as a star under the in.inurement of J. M. Hill will bo niadoattboStnndard theater OctobcrSH The sccnerv for his new play , by Augustus Thomas , is well under way. Mr. and Mrs. Ivqnilal will begin their second end American engagement at the Fifth Avenue - nuo theater tomoirow evening. They will open with. "Tlio Squire,1' a play with , which they ha\o long been identified , Mr. 0. Hndden Chambers , the author of "Captain S\\ift , " arrived on the Aller fro.n London last week. Ho cornea to assslst in the production next mouth of "Tho Idler , " which he wrote for the Lyceum theater com pany. Jake Hosenthal , one of the best ad van re men in tlio country , who until last week waa ono or the proprietors ofj hu Hustler" com- pmy , vlll ta'co ' a new pHy on the reid inside of n month. And ho promises it will cieato a sensation. A modern society play In three nets , called "Lady Harter. " by Mr. Charles Coshlan , will ho produced bv Miss Itoao Coghian during thowctk boflnning October W , in Denver As a curtain raiser to "Ludy Barter" Bron- son Howard's "Love "LqtUjrs" will bo given. Nahan IVanlco's first oichestral concert in Isrow York this season will take place at Chickeiiug hall on November 5. ftlr. Pranko u III have the assistance of ihss Cloraeutluo UoVero and Jacob rnodoerger , pianist. Mr. l-'ricdbcrgervrill play a now concerto , and the programme will contain a number of in teresting novelties , Southern , with "Tho Master of'oodbar - row , " has added to his repertory as Important a plav , It Is contended by many , as his lather did before him when ho undertook Tom , llobertson in "David Garrick. " Jerome's comedy could easily till out the season , but tbo regular Lyceum company must take pos session November U. Blessings never como singly. This Is an unusually prosperous theatrical season , and j\lvla J < wlynt ) > avis has proclaimed his early retirement from the statco , Now that our eyes have bcuola the glory ( in prospect ) , lot us bo ready to depart In peace aud without a murmur , Tbo congregation will please rise inrteepcsit rcvcrcuco aad sing the "Ioxology. " Mrao. Paul has secured very comfortable terms for her liussUn season. She gets 1OX , ) guineas for each of her twelve performances , nud the Impresario further pays her travel ing expenses , whkh , considering the state In which the dlv.v travels , will ninount to no small sum The performance will bo In St , 1'tteraburs and Moscow. Mrs. Langtry at eighteen was as lovely ex girl as ouo could \vlsh to seo-hatr like gold , like a pcaili , and ojes ol Uiu true violet hue , buther chief beauty lay In lier mouth , which displayed when she smiled ixquisitelv wblto and even tcith. She w. is In those days not at all fond of gayety , and loved to riJo on a rough pony -with her broth ers , attired in a cotton dress andabroail- Qrimmed int. She as full of fun and quite unconscious of her be.iuty , she spoke the Jer sey patois charmingly. KOM Coghian has preserved a silcnco re garding her domestic affairs which relleits credit on her. Her Ufa as as an artist is open to public criticism , and to that she does not object niul never has objected , and not until Clinton Edgerly made public natters which might better huvo remained nrivato has IVHss Coghian opened her lips. Duimg her long trial before a critical Now York public , and for seasons as a star la some of the exacting rolew of the drama , Iloso Coghlan's name has stood among the foremost professionally. The attempt to smirch her naino by the man of nil others who should uphold it as a con temptible a ? it Is unmanly , Joseph Jeffersou returned to New York from his summer resilience on Buzzard's Iny UstMondiyhea the rehearsals of the Jcf- ferson-Ploreuco company began at Palmer's theater. Tomorrow night this organization l > egins a four weeks' ' engagement at this house with "Tho Heir at Law , " The coni- iiaiiy this season include ! , in addition to Messrs Jefferson and Florence , ! Mrs. John Drew , Mrao. Ponisl , Mi = s Viola Allen , Fred- criclt Pauldlng , P. C. Unngs , Elsie Lombard , Joseph Warren , George Denlmm and Freder ick 0 Ran. Mrs. Drew will iMseononlj In ' The Hnals , " which , with "Tho Heir at Law , ' will constitute the lepertory for the season. o Mrs. IMcrcer , manlcuro , 401 Boo bldfj- . ORD12HUD 10 CUKAV TOP. Tlio Di-case Ilreeilliifj Ijocallttcs to Do Thoroughly O\rrliaulu < l , The autliorltiei have decided that a thor- oucrh cleaning up Is necessary In all parts of tins city in order to stop the spread of diph theria , and orders have been Issued to that effect The chief of police is taking active steps in the matter , and Is workipg in co- opeiation with the city physician. Ofllcer Howdcn ha * received instructions fromChlcf Sea\oy \ to put the city prisoners work next Monday cleaning the paved alloys , and all oustruitiom that may bo found In them contrary to the provisions of the city ordinances will bo removed. The polleo authorities were notified that the mud and water in theallcyhotvecn 1'ar- nam nnd Douglas and Twelfth und Thir teenth stieota was 1.0 deep as to render it Unpissable It will bo ono of the rirst to receive attention under the new order of things. Sergeant Graves and Officers Dibbcrn , Byinus , Wllberoudllazo werfl detailed this morning to investigate thcallejs , wells , back yards , dairies , cesspools , water closets , and btn r places within the city limits now in an unsanitarv condition , Each oillcer will bo supplied with a book , in Mhlch ho will keep a complete record of his work and report in writing the result of his efforts. The seigeantls instructed to dis tribute his men so that tlio sanitary conditioner or the whole city iwy bo thoroughly Investi gated , and to strictly enforce the nuisance and garbage ordinances and all ordinances appertaining to the board of health. Ho will give all persons twenty-four hours' notice era a rfisomblo tloio la which to clean their promises , and arrest all parties who wilfully violate the sanitary ordinances , * 1 > f Blrnoy curea catarrh , Boo bldg , Seekers' Excursion. The last of the harvest excursions for the year will lea vuOiaahn. at 10,30 a. in. and U:15 : p. tn. , via the Missouri Paclllc railway , on October 14 , to jwints in To.xari , Arkansas , TonnoHsconJ\labamV , Georgia , Florida , MiHihaippl nnd Louls- inna. For further information call ut citj ticket ollico , N. E. Cor. 13th and Ftti'namor ; nt depot , 15th and Wobitor std. THOS , P. GODFnuv. P. AT. A. J , O. Pmuil'ri , A. 0. F. & T. A. . Geutlemnn "Mndamo , at the prlco you charge for board , I could rent a house and hire half a dozen servants. " "Air * . High- prlco "True , but jou'd have to do the lighting witb the servanU yourself , I save j ou that trouble , unjit's worth the money. " IT HAD A STORMY BIRTHDAY , But Nevrca3tl9 Has Gro-wn to bo a Very Flourishing City. THE METROPOLIS OF WYOMING TlJis It AV111 1)8 ) Before Many Years if tlio Hopes of Its Citizens Are localized Otlicr Prom ising Towns. NEWCASTLE , \Vyo. , Sept. SO Special to TUB DBS. J-Tho 10th day of this month ono jearairogavo birth to the now famous city of Newcastle , \Vyo. \ It Is said that the heavens were overcast , the clouds lowcrinp and the winds -were at play , blowing a perfect gale , when the western , metropolis of oil , coal aud gas was ushered Into existence. Largo numbers of men rode and wcro driven long distances to purchase lots of 2o feet front nt ? l,500 each. Before the day bad closed 830,000 worth of property bad been sold and the work of lajing out a tity had commenced at the mouth of Coal canyon. Then the B & M rallro.id had only reached Cra\\forclXc > b.ninrty-elght , milossoutheast , but now , sluco the steel rails of that line have i cached the city and beyond , the gritty inhabitants , sccuro la their possessions of comitii ; metropolis , and ; with un bounded faith in tnelr Inexhaustible ii'souiccs , sbow the faith that is In them bj the constant erection of substan tial bi-iuu blocks that -would Iw a credit to any eastein city. In tlio closing years of the GO's. Cheyenne i\as dubbed tlio "ilagio City of the Plains , " but in Its palmiest day It never dlspiiyed more bubstantl.il enterprise than this , the coal emporium of the north west Ibutruoof Cluiyeniie , however , tbat It no\er can or will ln.ro the retourcja tint will ultimately confer on New Castle the tltlo of metropolis \Vyonnngand thonorth- west The magnituilo of the coal inteiests of ICillpatrlck llros & Collins alone ( of which I pave a full mcount in a former letter , and wno have now on their pay roll over nine hundred incnj vould create commercecnouih ; to build up a city , to say nothing of the natuial gas , coal oil , beds of llro clay , g > [ > - sum nnd the magnificent building stone Ivlns In close proximity to the city. Thu recent tests made nt Connolsvillo , I'n , by 1'rof. Josopb Hoinlngway , u dlstinnuislicd geologist and Kcnerar manager of ttio Killpat- rick Brothers Uolllus' vast coil Inturests , settles bojond n peradventure the superiority of this co il for coolting pu.-posca Albeit his faith piovlous to the test was unbounded , ho lias now under construction 100 bee hive coke ovens that will bu in full blast era the close of the year , or before Now Castle and Deadwood - wood , S. 1) ) , uro linked together by the steel rails of the B. i , M. railroad. This wrtlcu- lar branch of cotnmorco will creito n new im- I > etu3 in the mining Interests of the Black Hills , heretofore the smelters in the Ucinity of Dcadvvood had to poichaso their coke In Pennsylvania. The long haul and high rates of freight on this commodity comp.lltd thoao smelters toshutdo\\nuntilthoarrlval of the B. & M. in Deadwool No city In tbo west can excel NewcaUlo In Its waterworks Pure , soft spring water Is syphoned in six-Inch pipM from a series of never failing springs a distance of thirteen miles , that Kivo it extraordinary power nnd pressure. The system ia isjual to the water works of Georgetown , Col , or the Ilomedtako company's at Dcadvood. Thai ! . &M. rail way company laa magnificent depot here , twc-ho miles ofsldo track , an Ice home.ware house , coal chute , and a ten-stall roundhouse. Thoextcntlvu grading done and the lmprj\o- ments maJo by thl < coinjKiny Indlc.ito that they roganl it at ouo of tlio most important points on their lino. Ntmcastlo Ls the sup- jily | iolnt for tbo cattla ranges for miles around , und the valleys of Mason , Scull nnd OU creeluare settUuu up and will bofarmid oxtcnslvdy the coming season U U the county seat of U'oston , conceded now to bo tin ) rlcbust In the state Tti8 clloiato Ut delightful , and the winters are as mild as In Col orado. I seems almost increilitblo tint this section of the Black Hills only n short jear iigo was inhabited only by the coyote , antelope nnd red Jeer , and the range cattle , with au occasstonal prospector staking an oil claim or prospecting torco.il in the surrounillni ; canyons. It is now a city that out 5.10 votes at the last election. Increasing dilly In population , with an exceptionally good society , all branches of business fully represented by Ine , cncrgciitic business men of broad gauge calibre , and full of westoti' pluck and energy. Of course the railroad is'a great architect , educators and protnotoi s of civilisation , created Nowoislla out of a wilderness and opened to its enterprising citizens the commerce of a hemisphere. Its own vast resources will do the real and make it the metropolis of the now stato. The hotels of Newcastle car. scarcely ncioin.inod.ito the travel and to remedy this want , in addition to the Windsor und Hotel do Newcastle anew , magnificent structure is uudercon struction by Killpatriclt Bros , & Collins , Thirty miles west of here , In tbo valley of Iron crcok , Is the now town of Merino , the present and winter terminus of tholi. &M. railroad. Upwards of cloven thousand head of cattle have been ship [ > ed from this point up to date to tlio Chicago nnd Omaha markets The facilities for loading .it the cxtcnsho yards of the company ono miloeast of the town are extraordinary. They loid a tialn ot twenty-three cars In lcs than an hour and send them through to tticir destina tion onllghtnlng-exiuesitluio - - Thoi-oinpiny uses the iKilaco stock cars delusively. The eomiKiuy has erected u largo hotel and'catlag- fiouso at the depot , and Ivillpatritlc Bios ic Collins have a larse supply store of Keucra- rntrolnndiso Other brandies of bust lines aio pretty well represented cons-lder ing the fact that the town ia only a few weeks old Merino will bn a lively point until th o road pjsheson further west. Graders ura at work foim scvonty-llivo to ono hundred miles wet of here , but it is not likely that tnc-k laying will eommenco bofoio spring. The country nronnd iMorino is sparsely sottleJ. Ihoro Is plenty of go\ernmont land hero awaiting tbo homesteader. Ttio soilisduop and slightly impregnated with alkaline , con ceded to bo a line ferlllizor , especially so lor wheat growing. RotuniniK from the front 1 laldovcrono night at siding sin on , or ivhat will hereafter bo known as ICdgflmont , the Junction of the Dead wood lino. The company is rapidly con structing a line hotel and eatniK hnusound also a round bouse. .Edgernont will bo an important Junction. It Is situated on the cist side of the Choycnnu river about a milo nnd n half cast of the proiont depot , on a bo-autlful plateau sholtvrod by a ridge < > ( na- tlvo plno timt ) r frcm the no'rtheast with the lovely v.illey of the Cheyenne with 1U or- cnard llko proves of cottonwond , lilstorio Ued C in yon , the graveyard of the .Mct/'s and many others of the early pioneers , noir by , and bojond , stretching to thonorth and far west In the dim and hny dhtanc-e , the grand panoramic Uow of the lllack Hills , Dr. Birncy ouren catarrh , Boo \Ug. A TALK OF AVOE. T.ixti A stranzr-r tbrou b tlii'Cltr nmrto his wiy , And in.irUt'd on u\ory liiinil the S/IH | of woo ; The sirctJts draped blaek , the men with liuads llOWC'll llW ) , The tlutterln , ' Iln i hnlf-Miaslcd all the ( by. Tno tnoruli nt loft bis business , cared for nniuhu Thu Htuiloui' lx > oks wcro Inld asUIowltliKrluf ) Tliu lawyero'oii rvfiiHinltu tuKo a bili'f. lly wbut thUnwfiil desolation wrought ? One , when nccostccl , usiilly rnHcd liU li mrt , And mot the stranger's uaxur , iUOHtlonitii | { KIU" . And illrn illslres-tcrniliUurli ctnotlom ratio. " \Vo'\ulosttliu \ iiciiiiunt , sir , " Has all lius.iiil Our new style Illfocal Spectacles and Rye Qlusses l pooljlly tmltnlilo for Huilnesi Men and Teachers Art I ( lent Tyos. l.tirgn btoeU , Selections bent ID t'UbtoniorioutslJo of City. N , M , Rjddy , Practical Optician , 211 S. 15th Struct , Next UoyU'j Opera , House ,