10 TTIE OMATIA DAILY J3EE ; SUNDAY , . JUNE 5 , 1892.-TWENT.Y IMAGES.
SEEN lif LONDON MUSIC HAILS
Description of a Vile and Inexpressibly In'
ano form of English Entertainment.
PEN PICTURES OF Tilt ! 'ERFORMERS '
Drink tlio Miiln Attraction of tlio Hulls
The "I'roo ntul Knjr" nnil tlio "I'ciuiy
OafT1 AVIioro tlio Workman Molts
.Iiincllniu
NMaysW. . [ Correspondence of Tnn
BKR. | Hlslmpoislblo to liuujjino u grouter
contrustlban exists between London ootora
end London variety actors ; between the
legitimate Lonaon stage and that vast and
various collection of amusement establish
ments known as mualo halls , In which muslo
has never entered , and between the audi
ences at London theaters and the throngs
which gather at "tho halls. "
The London nctor , us shown In my last
letter , U a man of good birth and brooding.
Ho has had the advantage of the best of
early training and environment. His voca
tion Is ono which requires many years of ap
prenticeship nnd study , and conduces to
high tnornl nnd Intellectual ambitions. Ho
is a home lover , builder and keeper. Ills
noclal status rs the bost. His associations
nro with men and women of talent nnd
achievement. And , In most cases , ho passes
from his days of activity Into a long nnd mellow -
-low evening of llfo , in which ho Is mill often
a publlo favorite , and Is always sought after
rcmlnlscontiallst.
as a companion nnd
The London dramatic stugo nnd Its
nudtanrcs nro a credit to uny nation. As a
whole the morale , atmosphere mid results are
good. I Doltoro that , as a rule , English
players , plays and audiences together repre
sent tha pest expression and receptivity of
genuine mirth nuu sontlmnnt which can anywhere -
where bo found. And on the largo lines of
consideration It may bo safely said that
whatever may bo presented , comedy , drama
or tragedy , upon tbo stage of London and
haa mot with publlo satisfaction , has been
The product ot dramatic , authors having no
superiors , has been given Interpretation by
the ablest and most conscientious of actors ,
nnd has reached the uuglo realm of success
through us cautious and severe criticism and
purglugly healthful laggard approval , as are
necessary to give Roraotbing of real value to
the entire amusement world.
Tlio Inexpressible Music Hall.
Out good as all this surely is , what can bo
tbo secret of that strange nnd inexplicable
national tnsto which not only makes possible
but stubbornly clings to and continues to de
velop with plant strides that Incomparably
greater and inexpressibly Inuno and beastly
form of amusement found in the London
inuilo halls {
A reputable English writer once garofrom
the English standpoint , a pleasant cue to the
Bccrot In tbo proposition that "tho greater
height a people- touch in their development
the lower mostly are tbo depths of their re
coil ; Unhappy , then , the nutlon that has no
appreciation of hopeless vulgarity 1"
There are at present In London a score or
moro of great music halls into each of which
nightly crowd from U.OOO tofi.OOO people.
There nro hundreds upon hundreds of lessor
affairs , ranging from the old time froo-and-
eo y , from which the modern inuslo-hall has
sprung to the "penny-caffs , " whore audl-
c 11 cos of from 100 to 500 persons may be
Icund. Besides these , 1 would almost ven
ture tbo assertion , there nro thousands of
"pubj" or publlo bouses , drinking places
with assembly rooms behind the bar , whore
free "smoking concerts" attract a permanent
nightly audience of from a score to 100 workingmen -
ingmon and the foul rubble that subsists
upon their generosity and weakness.
Whore the Vllunt link-coney lit 1'crputrntml.
Indeed cny ono who knows this great city
at all In that'wandorlng , vagrant , observant
way which leads thought into grave conclu
sions , would have no hoaltanoy In suyingthnt
a quarter of a million human .beings may bo
r found any weekday night In tbeso places
. "crjeory.1 ! or more .so , from liquor , and from
tboco sources securing their odd ideas of in
ternational contrasts : feollng tholr beery
patriotism as the bravest of .Britons delir
iously prompted ; gathering from vilo-
mouthed porlorraers1 quins iho news and
scandals of the day ; increasing their con
tempt of order and law from their endless
satire and ridicule ; gaining In general and
particular deeper hatred of English society
above thorn ; nnd hearing , often with their
wives and daughters beside thorn , the most
eacred relations of men and women never
, npoken or sung of save as perennial play
ground for cunning una InQdoilty ; until the
heartiest British laugh Is in response to tbo
broadest British entendre , nnd iho loudest
British roar rises Irora tbcso great snas of
upturned faces when tbo vilest muslo ball
indecency is porpotratod.
Of all tlicso places the "penny gaff , " or
outrageously ridiculous puutomine , or voice
less melodrama , or wordless tragedy , in
which tlioru is indescribable murder , high
way roboory , nnd other lurid crime , but all
enacted without spoken word to evade tlio
law governing dramatic roprosoutatlons , Is
the least harmful , for it bos no bar ; and to
got his t "penny 'oith" of piny the Whlto-
chauol barlprlan is kept , for at least two
hours away from u publlo bouse. Drink is
iho real attraction of ull the others.
Without Lot ur Hindrance of Law.
The wise lawmakers of London will not
permit any dramatic representation at any
place \vunro liquor is sold. Something
which would appeal to the intellect might
lessen tbo dtimund for drum. So they muko
it cosy to debauch the masses with u combi
nation of sensationalism , sonsuallms and
drink ; nnd from the lowest frco "smoking
concert" to such muslo hall palaces as tbo
London Pavilion , Alniimora , TivolT ; HoyaU
Ox lord nnd Trocndcro , not cue In ouo hun
dred could exist a fortnight on the merit of
Ita performance nlono.
The vast and debasing system bus grown
without let or hindrance ) .of lav.or effort at
redemption by religionists , out of the ancient
British custom , for which right the British
classes and musses /vould any time have
fought Parliament and king , of clnglng and
roaring whau at drink. By and by it became
the custom of putting these of their com
panions witluthu best voices upon tholr foot ,
nnd , willy nllly , making them slug nr recite.
Thoji came "volunteering" at these asscin-
biases. Publicans saw tholr advantage and
gradually oulnrgod iheir premises , uulldlng
upraised daU or platform to accommodate am
bitious spirits. In tliuo added a pluuo and ao-
eompnuliit'tuiq.u bevy of uarmuids and female
,3 > 90.Curyfirs.t9 ogle Bed wheedle among the
crowds.Qudt another "British Institution"
w s established among tbo people who nuvor ,
- slaves , .
noyepviH-Uo f.
In the "I'roo nnil I'M * ? "
Today , Just as an hundred or moro year ,
ago , you cannot puss tha distance of llfiy
yards In curUIn localities of all largo English
cities , without hearing u paudomonlum of
song behind omo door which bears the
legend : Fico Smoking Concert Within.
On Saturday afternoons and evenings everyone
ono of these places Is thronged to suffocation
-with workliiBtnen. With tholr ten to ilftoon
"bob" ( shilling * ) in their wallut , empty din
ner rails in hand , half of them unwashed of
the grlmo of honojt labor , by ucorm of
thousands , they Mream into this * "smoking
concert" und to that. There with their fol
low workmen ; with the precious plpoln
mouth or baud ; a mug of "bitter" or "four
ala'1 before them ; perhaps a painted bannalt
on ono kncoiind a IUp Van Wlnltlo-llkosomno-
Jouoc ns to thulr families and their needs ;
they shout "Honcorol" "Honoorol" to tlio
volunteer BOluUt , tbo pimply pianist or the
guggy little clogglst and til ibaoihor meager
freaks of their'"Alt 'ollday 'oavon : " roar
bravely in choruses ; are at peace with al
tbo world , and without an inta of vicious
urn in All tholr pitiful lives , wholly forgot
'lul of tholr slavish labor and vlavoa'vuiro
until tbo wlfo Nemojis , "mUsub1' Unas them
out and yanks them aua what in left of thuii
"bobs" to the homo bevel ; or they are tossei
from the closing aoors to tbo atones of tha
itreot for the llnnl making of London vul
turcs and nlgbtbnwks.
Where the IH'iul iiiulitle Da Cougregate.
Tuo great London muslo ball Is si in ply a
larger and moro Inslduously hurtful typo o
the frco "nmoklug oouoort" room , In the
lmnd of a block company which prollts to
the extent of " 5 and 80 per cent , Instead of u
tingle publican who Is satlstloa with 10. I
is practically a gieautia bar or series of tiers
of fear * , surrounding an auditorium wbert
thousands instead of .scores can bo nduilttei
l a toorcly nominal entrance foa ; wbero i
logo with specialty porfoimor * uupplan
the platform , the plnnlst nnd the volunteer ;
nnd wbero the satno classes , , or moro vicious
ones , with ' "Arrys nnd "Arnots" of London
fill the pit , while every manner of cad , fast
fellow of the gentry nnd nobility , 'including
n good sprinkling of London Bohemia , saun
ter In Iho promenades and 1111 the boxes nnd
stalls.
You can bring along your plpo nnd smoke
t Just the samons at the .other place. Tbo
constnnt explosion of scratched matches U of
ho sninu deathly odor nnd familiar sound.
Chora arc the snmo sort of barmaids , only
nero of them , scores of thorn , moro bewitch-
ng and dangerous. The demimonde , quiet
out alert as falcons , nro heroin hundreds in
search of qUarry , Dozens of gold-laced
ackoys nnd Inspectors elva semblance of ro
ll nod order nnd strict propriety. Hut all the
elements of mlschlof are hero. Though the
mirrors , decorations nnd nil appointments
ire gorgeous , all the opportunltloi for mak-
ng n boast of ono's self are provided with
out stint. You can become maudlin nud sine
ho performer's ballad all your own way.
Ana the whole nudlcnco by mtdovonlng Is
roaring along with the orchestra at the
catch lines , choruses and refrains.
INilntlpa * , MlrlhlFKK , Itmno nnil llcnitly.
About twenty different acts called "turns"
nro done by as many different performers In
ono evening , nnd each "nctor"yill have
rein ono to four "turns" for tbo same ovon-
ng , each at different halls to which bo
poods In ovcry sort of conveyance , from n
ostor's donkey cart to n brougham. Pro
grams nro furnished , on piymont , nnd huge
numerals , slid Into the proaconlum sides ,
corresponding with program numbers , indl-
ale thut when tbo deafening clang of the
tngo manager's gong Is next heard the
'turn" la to bo done by the Uonownod
Signorlnn SpHttnvoso , Snnghettn Siren
o the Italian Court , by the Climax of Clog-
ciits , by Nell Nelhvood , Utmpproachnblo
delineator of Dukes' Dialogues , by the
Slug Brothers , Kings of KnocKtibouts , or
> y Mllo. Pndshaiiks , Queen of Aspiring
icols. Applnusn Is ungrudgingly given ;
and the pit , over Insisting upon Its money's
vorth of screeching , wriggling and contor-
ion , always vociferously demands ns many
'boncoroV ns the management will tolorato.
These shows , with few exceptions In favor
if individual performers , are utterly point-
ess , mirthless , Inane ) nnd beastly. There are
lorlmps In nil this host of London music hall
'notors" a half dozen who have demon-
tratod thnttruo art may find rawnrd oven in
o hopeless a Held. Such are Ucorgo
3naucbamp , comedian ; Jenny Hill , tmpor-
onator of the coster girl , "tho ludglng
ouso missus , " and female characters of that
ik , and Albert Cuavuher , whoso studios nnd
representations ot iho London oostormongor
hould give him rank ns a really great actor
and man of positive genius.
i'roduot of tlio I.owoit London Life.
But between nil these odd folk and tbo
Condon actors on the dramatic stago'thero is
endless emulation mingled with tantalizing
attorn pts at "frcodory" and airiness on the
ono sldo , and a fadeless dread and contoinni
on the other. Tbo music hall actor , "pros"
ir "prossor" as ho is. known in London , is
u nearly ovary instance a product of the
owost London llfo. As a rule he Is a costermonger -
tormongor , watorsldo character , stable bny ,
'boots , * ' starveling from tbo traveling booth
shows , Bllllngsgato crate carrier or from
somewhere out the East End slums. " '
If bo bo of as good quality as from the
lumblost laoorlng classes ho still , as well as
all other music hall performers , graduates
nto his profession through ouo unvarying
school of lo.v and often vile traili
ng from the "penny gaff , " the worst of nil
London shows , or from tbo "smoking con
cert" don whore ho has , ns "volunteer"sang ,
danced , contorted , nr slugged , for the free
entertainment of the beery nnd foul gutter
hosts of London. Many of these favorites
command salaries of from 100 to 150 pur
week. But about all of them roach tbolr
nflluuucu , and often respectability , out of tbo
same original depths and along tbo s.imo vl-
cissltous road.
Tbo only time when drnmatlo nctor and
"pros" over meet is at the annual Christmas
alays and pantomime * . Then the "pros" is
in demand at the theaters to do specialties.
The lofty scorn nnd the airy acllanco be
tween actor und "pros" is then something
wonderful to bobold.
To describe the haunts ol the "prospers"
would reaulro n description of the entire
lowly of London. But every day many of
these curious folk'may bo soon , and between
11 nnd a o'clock every Monday from 500 to
1,000 can bo found.If luo day bo pleasant , at
the intersection of York and Waterloo roads ,
just bc.vond tbo south approach to Waterloo
bridge on the Surrey sido.
To llo Keen nt "Poverty Junction. "
In language , speech , manner , uress pecul
iarities and characteristics it is ono of tha
rarest assemblages ono ran find la all Lon
don. They resort hero to "Obok" engage
ments with dramatic agents who occupy all
accessbin ! ground apartments for nearly a
square on either angle of each of the four
corners ; to pay to their agents the regularly
required 10 per cent commission on tbolr
weekly salaries ; to exchange greetings ,
: o3tcr oaths nnd cboico BlUIngsgato ; nnd to
keep posted as to tha movements of rivals
and cay , province and American managers.
After these managers have arranged tbolr
business affairs with the agents both adjourn
to the parlors of tbo York hotel for witio and
lunch. This ancient bostclry 'is the real
tieadquartcrs of the on tire throng. On Mon
days policemen nro stationed at its front to
clear the sidewalks for passers. Stnr favor
ites drive UD to it , in dog carts or
brouchnms ; managers nnd agents always
i-omo in their own cnrringos with
liveried footmen , and while the
"prossors" who have como on foot nro
always on the surface respectful enough to
these superiors , their undertone of comment ,
epithet nnd grotesque dlspariagotnont is tbo
richest and most graceless that over fell from
the tongues of men and women.
Tno latter are bore in oqunl numbers with
the men. Both drink on equal terms at the
York's llrst , second and third class bar cora-
Durlments. AlLsoom to feel bettor for their
lurid denunciations of sturs , managers and
agents. And ull who Imvo money gener
ously share it with these of tholr craft who
have fallen by the wayside ano , bloarv-eyod ,
cripptod and bunky voiced , oaob Monday
drag thomselv.es to this picturesque corner
to humbly "wait for captains , " which , In Iho
vernacular , is tarrying for drink and alms.
EDOAU L. WAKBMAN.
Dlsoaso never successfully attacks a sys
tem with pure tilooJ. DovVltt's Uannpari'lla
manes pure , noxy blood und ourlubo ) the old.
llUI.HllOUa.
BUbop Brooks says the way to start n
church u not to wait until a low loading
families call for ouo , but to start tbo ohuroh
llrst nud call In thn faaillics afterwards.
The Episcopal convention of tbo dlucoso of
Massachusetts , by a votn-of liiOtoTO , has
adopted u report asking the general con von-
lion for Its sanction of the usa of tbo revise a
version of tba scriptures in publlo worsulp , (
Rev. Philip A. Nordell , pastor of the First
Baptist church ot Now London , Conn. , ban
been called to n chair in tbo Now Toitamen t
department of the divinity scl'ool of the now
University of Cblcago. Ho Is a personal
friend of President Harper , and will prob
ably accept tbo Invitation , though ho has not
done so yet.
The Hov. Dr. llalnsford of Now York has
tnado n startling suggestion , Ho proposes
that church people and others concerned for
the Improvement of popular morals should
establish 'and maintain drinking saloons of a
superior kind , where boor , light winos anil
colfeo shall bo sold , and where billiards anil
other harmless games may bp played. IIU
suggestion will hardly bo adopted with a
rush , but It would eocuro a now rush for the
churchoj , even with the cotfou dropped from
the nrojoot.
rTlio census returns from Now Zeatund
show 1.1U7 churchas and chapels , besides
over 41HJ otbor building * uaou for Sabbath
servicus. They liavo accommodations for
278,114 persons ( somewhat less than half o
the population of tbo colony ) and are actually
attended by 107,055 persons. As dlvldoc
among tbo different denominations tbcro are
40.785 1'rojbytorliuii , U7.UM Episcopalians ,
! W,5.5 Houmn Catholics , 'J7.10U Woiloyuns ,
14.413 Salvationists , 4.V ) Jaws , while about
4,000 uro of no denomination at ull.
The Kor. Mr. Adams , a Campbelllte mis
slouary to India , who was for many yoari a
member of tbo congregation in the Wobtort
rcsarvo ot which G on oral ( Jarfteld was a
member and lay preacher , Is on n visit to hi *
old tiomo in Ohio. Ho has boon in India nlno
years and U to return in a your or so for an
ludodniio stay , Mr. Adams speaks liopo
fully of the Christian mission at Bllaspur
where he U located , saying Uiut tbo caste
prejudice against tbo introduction of Cbrls
tlunlty li perceptibly lessoning. The main
work of tbo mission * , however , ho Kays , is
uuioutf the humblest and most illiterate
ulastcs. as In China and in other Buddhli
countries.
Dr. H. K , Carroll , special agent of the con
us of the churches , contrlbuto to the Porum
or Juno no article which contains n sum
mary of the most Important facts gathered
ly the government's investigation. Nobody
) iit special students of the subject Is awnro
of thn prodigious number of religion ? sects In
bo United HtHtc.s. For instance. Iboro nro
it loa.it fifteen branches of Methodists , not
ess than ntno of Presbyterians , und more of
iaptlsts ; nil which Dr. Carroll adducus In
evidence of the vtfry utmost roltglous free
dom In the Unltod Stitos. "No tendency of
ho tlmo , " bo snys , "sooms to mo so powor-
ul nn impulse as that townrd liberalization.
This explains In lanro degree , I think , thn
multiplication of divisions. The division of
ho Prushytcrlnn church Id 181)7 ) into now
md old school branches was the moil ntrlk-
ng Instance our history lias afforded ot the
lliornl laoas In theology , not even excepting
ho Unitarian controversy among tbo Con
gregational churches. " The Insreasu In
church membership has boon larger during
ho decade 1SSO to ISuU than It has generally
boon supposed to bo , ns the following ex
amples will show : Tbo Molhodists , nt oncu
the largest nnd tfao mast nggrcsslvo denomi
nation , have about 2,250,000 mnmbors , again
n ton years of tnoro than 50,001) , nnd the
lercontago of cam Is 80 nor cent 5 per cent
nero than tbo gain In population. The
'rosbytorians show an Increase of 89 per
rout ; the Lutherans ( K ) per cent ; but oven
his high percentage Is surpassed
bv the Jews , who increased from 50,000
members of synagogues In 1830 to 11)0,000 )
nombors In 1890 , an Increase of 1UO per cent ,
'tie Congregational church Increased 03 per
cent. The returns of the Catholic church 111
8SO were obviously Incorrect ; ns the show-
ng of the Catholic Increase Is loss than 10
Dor cent , the estimated Catholic copulation
being nearly 0,500,000. The total number of
ommunlcanls of all denominations , accord-
ne to the census of 18)0 , Is 12,500,000 , 'hs
gainst lo's than 10,000,000 In 1830 an nvor-
go gain of moro than 28 par cent.
Do Witt's' Savsaparllln U reliable.
OF XOTE.
Ex-Judge Mngulro of the superior court of
San Francisco , who has been nominated for
engross in n strongly democratic district ,
vlll dispute with Hoprcsontntlvo Durborow
bo dlsttuction of being tbo handsomest man
u con gross.
Mr. Gladstone Is tbo only living member of
ho Pool administration. No American states
man now living was in active public llfo
vhon Mr. Gladstone had already taken n
prominent position in affairs.
Mr. Oeorgo W. Chllds has reached the
vostorn limit ot the country without finding
any limit to the affoctlonato regard of bis
countrymen. And his speeches got better
ho moro ho makes of thorn ,
\Vhitolaw Rold is not tbo man ho was four
oars ago. His form is bent and his gait is
hat of n man wall along in the sixties. Act-
ng on the ndvlco of his family pbysloau ho
has taken to horseback riding and carriage
Irlvos.
A line stone bust of Henry Clay in the oa-
ranco of an old building In Chicago used to
attract Kontucklnns who visited that city ,
nnd its removal , when the block was torn
flown to make room for n now one , Is greatly
nmcntod by representatives of the Blue
jrnss state.
Among the publlo benefactions of Mr. T.
lofferaon Coolldgo , tbo now minister to
franco , nro $40,000 for a public library In
Manchoster-by-tho-Sea. bis country homo ,
nnd $115.000 for the Jefferson physical labora
tory nt Harvard.
Eppu IIunion , who succeeds John S. Bar
hour as United States senator from Virginia
was n brigadier general in the confederate
army and was imprisoned ntB'ort Warren for
thro ; months. Ho has had several years' ox-
porlenco as a congressman.
Acting upon the same idea that causes
some big corporations to Insure their own
property , Freddy Gobhardt announces his
determination to establish a ICeoloy euro in
stitute of his own.
Joseph Arch , the loader of tbo agricultural
laborers'unions of England is a weak and
wdrii man of 00 , who has tboroughlv ox-
jaustod himself in bis efforts to gain political
[ lower nnd recognition for the toilers uoon
Lho forms. Ho Is a solf-educatod man , nnd
knows what it Is to have labored from sun-
rlso to sunset for GO cents a day : u
Francesco Lamport ! , tlio oUco fnmous'Ital-
Inn singing master , who died a few'wooks
ago , was the son of a prtma donna of some
excellence. Having studied at thb Milan
conservatory , Lnmperti went to Lodi nnd
organized an opera com nan y from the peasan
try in order to test some- theories of his own
regarding voice culturo. So successful was
Lho result of the training ho gave thorn that
Ills fame spread far and wide. Pupils Hocked
to him and In 1S5U ho was induced to return
to Milan as vocal chief of tbo conservatory.
There no remained until 1875 , when ho re
tired on n pou.siou , but otilt taking private
pupils , some hundreds of whom como from
tbo Unltod States.
Ex-Senator Jones of Iowa , who Is brought
into publlo promlnonco ouco moro by his en
deavor to cot a pension , was minlsAor to
Colombia when the war of tbo rebellion
broke out. President Lincoln recalled him
because Mr. Seward , the secretory of state ,
a ad hoard thut the minister was.glving aid
nnd comfort to the confederacy. On the re
turn of Mr. Jones to Washington Secretary
Seward gave him s. most hospitable dlnncV
nnd the next day had him at rested ns n rebel
sympathiser nntl sent to Fort Warrenwhore-
: io was Incarcerated for sovorjl months.
"I dined tbo diplomat ono day ana arro&tod
tbo rebel the next. " said Mr. Sowart1 after
wards In talking of the matter.
Dr.Blrnoy's CatarrhPowoor cures catarrh
For sulo by all druggists. 5o cents.
lllltdllT I.l3ltrat ItLUSSUMS.
Now York Tribune : Harry and Frank
had questioned their father In regard to the
prlco of n llttlo sister. They would bo will
ing to give almost anything it they could
have ono. Ono morning Harry was heard
shouting.Papa , what is that noi oj" Pana ,
rushing up from the library , replied : "That
is your llttlo sister : she came lustnight. . "
"Ob , you don't suppose Uod lias sontonoof
these crying ones , do you ! " Frank , now
nwako , here broke in : "Toll her to walk
right in. papa ; I lovohor. " And then turn-
Inir to Harry , ho said : "Sho will stop cry
ing when sbo sees us two brothers. "
Detroit Free Press : Freddlo Is very fond
of his aunt and sbo of him , but tliero are
times when Froddlo must bo suppressed , it
happened not loug ago und Freddie's toolings
wore hurt ,
"Don't you love mo , auntioi" ho whltnp-
orod.
"Yes , Frodio , but not now. "
"Why noli" *
"Bocauso you nro naughty. "
"Yos , but you must love mo Justtbosarao , "
ho insisted , "for there is no why to loving , "
and tbo argument easier than time itself
overcame her.
Now York Tiibuno : Children sornoUmos
roako an astonishing use of tbo "golden
text" they learn ut Sunday school. Ono
afternoon llttlo Dorothy of Cblcago oamo
homo besmeared with mud from tip to too.
"O Dorothy ! " mamma oxclalmod In a dis
couraged tone. "What shall I do with you1'
"I'm sorry. I didn't uioan to , mamna. "
"But Just look at your clothes , child I What
ami going to do with youl" "Well , " re
sponded Dorothy. roraomborliiR her text for
tbo previous Sabbath. " 'Man loouotb on the
outward apposranoo , but the LordJookotbon
the heart.1 "
Son Say. p& I
Father Well I.
"Is u vessel a boat1' <
Yos.1
"Say pal"
"What Is i U1" i
"What kind of a boat U a blood voisoU"
"It Is a II to bout. Now run uway to bod. "
"Johnnjr. " said the neighbor , "has your
father Joined church yoti"
"No'ra. " *
"Ho'i going to. Isn't bet"
"Yes'm. Bull think he's puttln' it oft
until after tbo next circus comes to town. "
*
Father That cat inudo an awful nolso on
the bacK fence last night.
Arnold Yes , sir. I cuea that ainco bo
ate the uaunry ho thinks ho can sing.
Teacher Ctn you tuft mo , Susie , what ani
mal has the warmest furl
Susie ( after a long pause ) Tbo boau.
"Late to bed and early to nso will shorten
the road to your homo In tbo skies. " But
early to boa und a "LUtlo Early Kloo * , " the
pill tbavrnauos life longer and bolter and
wUor.
.II "
Explaiiatioa o'f' ' ftd System in Oonoral
J Ojierjttion.
THE SERIAL AND THE PERMANENT
n
of. hc I.ocnl A oclntlon §
j '
Konn
Coin-
1'AllT IV.
The oxporlonco of ilfty years roaucos co-
oporatlvu lo.in nntt building ussoclatlons to
two distinct forms tha serial nnil tha normn.
nont plain.
Tbo serial plan Is In conoral operation In
Nebraska , fcjtock is Issued at stated porlods ,
three or six months upurt , nt the option of
tbo association. Hicti sonos Is dlsiluot.
Whlio the income gees into n common fund ,
shares In oacli sorloa are crodltod with pro-
rata on the prollts. Loans ara also made
from the common fund , regardless of the
series the borrower may hold. Tlio eblof
advantngo of the serial system is that it prevents -
vents all stock from maturing at the same
tlmo. The system Is n modlllcallon of the
old terminating plan under which nn asso
ciation ceased when the stock , issued in a
lump , matured. Then each association was
n series. The present system concentrate' *
several Into ono , makes It stronger , effects a
great Having in clerical help anu reduces ex
penses to a minimum.
The permanent system Is nn Ohio laon
which is rapidly spreading throughout the
country. Associations' nro organized under
perpetual charters. Stooiimay oolsjuodnt
any tlmo until tuo limit authorized Is reached ,
when the capital may bo Increased If nocos-
sury. THUS the business of associations runs
nlong from year to year , and wbon stock be
gins to mature no lar , o "sinktnjr funds" nrp
required to moot tbo uAplodgod shares. An
Ohio authority says that under this system
' members have the same privileges oC with
drawal as of entry , They may withdrawal
any tlmo by complying with the rules of the
association , receiving tbolr cqultablo shnro
of the assets. Experience has shotvn that U
U possible so to work out the plans for tbo
calculations of dividends , premiums , inter
est , ota , nnd so to arrange all other dolalls
of the operations of un association as to bu
able to treat each share equitably upon Its
merits without in any way Interfering with
the interest of any other shnro. "
Both systems are In operation In Omaha.
The Omaha , Mutual , Nobraika , Dohomlam
of Umaha , South Omaha and Bohemian of
South Omaha are distinctively local
In character and ' ' operate on the
serial plan. They are practically nlllto
In all essentials , .such as the par
value of shares , monthly payments , with
drawing nnd borrowing torms. The Occi
dental , Provident niid Conservntlvo nro na
tional In character , seek business outstao the
state nnd issue shares on the permanent
plan. Tbo Control National is about to become
a.trust company , having applied to the state
board for tlmo IffSvMch to wind up Its atTuirs
as a building mid1 teen association.
PlatiofOperation. .
Tbo Omaha wavorganizod In 1SS3 aud the
Mutual In 1SS5. , * J lia remaining locals are In
tbolr infancy. Aa > ilUistratiou of tbo methods
of ono applies to all.nSupposo 200 poopta ngreo
to take ilvo shnrojnof stock each , par value
$ .500 ; monthly piyrntmts , 51 per sharo. The
montbly paymontt''ofodacoSl.OOO. Prudence
suggests promptjYjtvucstmeut. JTho purpose
of the cntcrnrlso. | .tho accumulation of suf
Helen t means for thb purchase of-homos for
members. Thereew" competition for the
money. It is auctidtjcd and tno nlgnest bid
der secures the whom or.nnyportionbcreof
from 5100 upi'hp'ri5 will bo an bqual"amount
thn following niontUaUud .that lee Ts sold ,
thirty days' 'dollvdtfyvi. Most associations In
the oasfloaii tholr. monov'rit u rcmilar protn-
iuin'llWt-Jdmo , WstPsfJcvba. ' ITerAT'competl-
tlon lsiltcon''hnd .ironJiums ratjpb from 15
to 80 pdr'cqnt. The premium , is deducted
from the loan' , If , for Inst ncor20 percent
promlum is paid the , borrower receives $ SWJ
cash aud pays interest on $1,000 , generally ,
8 per cent'per unnutn , until tbo total pay
ments arid 'profits , JploCo the stock at par
value , when hU mortgage Is'canceled. The
local associations } whoso systems are
commended by the state banking * board as
moJols bavo In vouo ; a method of prorating
the premiums , it is estimated a share will
roach par value , $200 , in eight years. The
promlum IS divided Into eighths. If a bor
rower ropavs his loan boforohis shares roach
par , one-slghlh-of the .premium Is retained
for every year or fraction of a year ho has
had tbo money , tbo-balance is repaid. So if
a shareholder borrows ( luring nny of the sub
sequent yoarsho , , pa s but the fractional
of the premium , bia , based on tbo num-
Bart of yours ho may have the loan. The
prollts not only wlpo out the promlum paid ,
but actually reduces tba interest rate on the
loan to less than 0 per cone per annum , as Is
shown by the experience of the Omaha , which
was first to mature a sorlos of shares ,
As HU Investment.
The receipts from nil sources go into a
common fund , and the expenses are paid out
of that fund. The initiation is nominal. A
nonborrowor may at any time withdraw bis
payments , loss the initiation fee , mid rccoivo
5 , 0 , and in some Instances 10 per cent per
annum , according to the ago of his suur .
Some local associations pay a fractional iart
of tbo prollts to withdrawing sbaroboldci .
It will bo notldod that both borrower and
uonborrowor are on au even llnancinl status.
The borrower , being the source of prollt , his
interests nro vigilantly guarded. This Is
why tbo nonproducer , though treated lloer-
ally In iut/orost rate , is subordinated to the
welfare of the borrowers should occasion do-
man d their forced withdrawal.
The greatest difllculty In the path of tbo
three older associations u to make provision
for the payment of nouborrovvers in the Urst
series. Lack of experience at the outsat por-
mltted nn undue proportion of subscriptions
by Investors. As the shares nppruachcd par
vnltio the problem of'providing moans to moot
matured stock caused the adoption of tem
porary expedients which partially surmounted -
mounted the dilllculty. With tboso disposed
of tbo locals will have smooth sailing , us sub
scriptions in subsequent scrlos of shared are
limited and can bo readily taken caru of nt
maturity ,
I'.coiinniynnd Mutuality.
Association profits ' nro derived from two
sources lutorost anil promlum on loans. To
tbeso must bo added tup vary important llotn
of low cost of management. The reports
filed with the state board ut the clobo of Ib'Jl '
Illustrates this /act. The Omaha handled
&M2lliu3 ( at a to & 'oxpenso of tU.S14.70. or
.033 per cant ; IhoiMUMial handled Jl.VJ/JlU. il
ut a total oxnoivso' SfUi.DJ ) : , or .0:10 : per
cent , and the .Noor'Ashu ' SlUH.S'Jl.O'J ut a total
of $7,020.0) ) , or .051 , per cent. Herein Is the
key of success on-well ns proof of genuine
co-operation. When'tho ' oxpoiiso of nn asso
ciation handling ; , tbtii gfO.OOU to $10,000 n
year it within JUftOjf per annum , including
salaries , rents , jitliuuiros , printing and
stationery , It Is conclusive evidence that the
managers' ' intorostfbi o creator than that of
t o huuitilost uiombor-of tbo association.
Naturally ferment/id In the bottle , per
fectly pure , with a fjpllclous bouquet. Cook's
extra dry chainpaL'UL' , ' , can bo drank by the
'
most dollcuto. ,
Tlio famous Colfljaua pf Rliojcs , wbloh
has boon Uoscr4V < vij BO often Hint the
subjoct-IB bucomlng throtidluiro , coatiiUO
tulunts , or about , &I7G,000 In United
Stutos currency. Hut the ubovu ia a
trlllo compared to tbo prloo ptud for it
colosBiil uliituo of Mercury innda for thn
city of Avornl , In Gnul , by Xonodorue.
The urtlst wns ongiiffod on this ijroiit
work lor ton years , and the total coet
to the city wus 91,77fiUOO , Whut the
fjohl and ivory utilities of Athonti , In the
Parthenon , or thoJuwBiilOlyinptn , both
of which were tniulo by I'lilclliiH , cost , Is
not etiUod by uny unplont or modern
author. Athena WJIK nvrayod In 11 mov
nblo drajwry of pure , unalloyed gold ,
which wolghod forty tivlonts. The coin
value of the drartory ulono , according to
the ubovo flguroa , would bo $580,000.
The bond ot the Olympian /ions was cov
ered with looltu of pure t'olJi each
wolRhlnj , ' lx mlnm , or about the value
of $ 5,000 In United tiUitOM money.
Hellman's Administrator's
Closing1 Sale.
We have sold about all of the $6 , $8 , $1O suits at
$4.SO. So much so that it w ill hardly pay to adver 3.75
tise them any more , but the few that are left will bo .
closed out at
$6.50 6.SO $6.50
SUIT.
There was such a gi'eat demand for the
$6.50 $6.50
. $4.8O suits and for a suit a little better that we .
have"gathered together .all the $1O , $12 , $14
$6.50 and $16 suits and put them in one lot at $6.50
6.SO
$6.50 SUIT. . $6.50
In this lot in cassi-
are nobby new goods -
$6.50 meres , worsteds , homespuns , debeiges , serges. $6.50
High novelty suits of every description in sacks ,
cutaways or Prince Alberts , all at the uniform ,
$6.50 price of $6.50
$6.50 . $6.50
SUIT.
We have an immense line of these suits and '
$6.50 as the patterns are so varied you will have no $6.50
trouble in finding what you want. Remem
ber , now , $1O , $12 , $14 and $16 suits in one lot
$6.50 at $6.50
$6.50 $6.50
SUIT.
Hellmaii's
Administrator's Closing Sale
Same Old Stand , Corner 13th'and Farnam.
THE CAMELS ARE COMINC
Propocta for a High Old Time Among the
l6Mc'bf } , the Shrine , -
MASTER MASONS ELECTING OFFICERS
Inilopomlqnt Order ot Foresters to llo Or
ganized in Omttlw aiovoinpnts of
Other Secret Orguul-
zutlon4.
The third week In August will bo n , rod
letter week in tho'blstory of tbo metropolis ,
for It wjll br\rig \ bero tho'imporial council of
the Arable order of the ifoblos of tue Mystic
Shrine , tbo cromo do in cromo of secret or-
Rnufznllons. Already tbo sons of the desert
are casting caraol eyes Omahnward and the
nobles ofi'aopiur temple , which Is the norao
of tlio local organl/ation , nro commencing to
appreciate the Work they hnvoon their hands
from no won until tbo mooting of the Imperial
council Is but a memory.
Noble John T. Clarke has boon designated
as chairman of the committee on ways aud
moans , aud hollas appointed the following
nobles to co-operuto with him : aEdgar Al
len , Thomas fevvobo , C. N. liotz , J. A. liolto ,
T. O. Bruner , J. S. Franco. Theodore Olson ,
A. P. Hopkins , frank E. Mooros , Jeff W.
Bedford , Uhns Hartman. K F. Soavor , Cadet -
dot Taylor , Walter Wood , W. F. Dochol , W.
A. Page , William O. SloVors , u M. Hbcom ,
A. B. Smith , II. * ' . Cady. Upon this com
mittee will devolve the won : of securing
funds , not only to entertain tbo Imperial
council but also to provldp entertainment for
tbo visiting Coinmandunes Knights Templar
that will stop oft bore onrouto to tboir homes
from Denver and help swell the number und
aud Interest to this great show. It is the
deslro of tills committee to moot committees
from the Uoal Estate Owners association and
tbo Board of Trade , so thut some cenornl
plan of entertainment may bo arranged ,
otherwise tbo Shnnors will look after their
own people and lot the Toinplnrs look oat for
tnomsolvos , which woula bo a deathblow to
Oninha' boasted hospitality.
Noble L. 71. * Uhoein has been appointed
chairman of tbo committee on com
missary by Potentate H. C. .Akin ,
mid bo has appointed tbo following
co-laborers whoso business It will ba to pro
vide meat nnd drink for the weary sons after
tholr long murcli ncross tbo desert to the
oasis of Omaha. Ttio personnel of the com-
lulttoo tolls bow well that portion of the
work will bo douo : Nobles L. H. Korty ,
II. O. Crumb , C. 'S , Hunttnglqn , T. 1C.
Sudborougb , Thomas D. Crauo , 11. E.
Chubbuek , J. a. Franco , II. A. Eastman.
Noble H. C. Cr imb , who ha Journeyed In
tbe path of I'lerro Loll through Morocco ,
nnd has formed a strunco love for tlio bugo
"ship of tbo desert , " has scoured this coun
try for a herd of tbo ruminants to head the
procession of SbrluoN and when almost In
doapalr and ready to glvo up the search , lo
cated four of tbeio boasts of burden in south
ern Iowa , owned by a showman. At
onoo they were docurod and will
bo u feature of the Hhrlno parade
which for novel effects will never
bo oxcolloa In tbo west ,
Tbdlocal'toniplo nt Dotrolt has sent word
that it would bs accompanied by the shrlno
elephant , a big follow ulrnoU the rival of
Itaiob,1 recently on exhibition in this city.
Utunr Win pica tnrouguout mu UUUUMJT m
expected to bring their camels , so that the
narttdo mav bo an object to the thousands of
visitors wlio will bo in Omaha during the
third week In August *
Potoututo II , C. Akin has received n num
ber of Inqulrloi from Uimplos asking what
nrranKomonu bavo boon wade lor PU"I K
features In the parade aud a circular letter
will bo JSSUIMJ tUU Wflok covonug tbo quos-
Should you hoar a straugo query like unto
'Noble. how1 * your camoU" you may know
It's the oriental salutation of ono nbrlno to
* a\Vby was tUocamol chosen by the Order
of tho'Myatlo Shrine as Its ombloitl asks a
cornunonuoiit. Wo Imagine It In because
iho oiinelu * droraodariu' can go days with
out drluBlug ( slo ) .
A. If. and A. f.
t St. John's ledge , No. 25 , bold Its annual
mooting Thursday ovoniog and olootoa the
following oQlcers : Thomas 1C. Suaboroujfh ,
W. M. ; Jo Barton , B. W. ; W. E. Nason , J.
W. ; U. H. William Slovors , treasurer ; J. B.
flruuQor , secroury ; relief board. Judge K.
M. Stonberc , Fred Bortbwlck , C. Will Baker
and James B. Brunnor. Tbo report of tbo
secretary showed that St. John's was the
banaor lodge of the state arid was In oxcal-
lent condition financially. >
Tuesday evening St. John's will do work In
the M. : M. : degree and on Thursday even
ing will worn : the entered appontlco.
\Voduosdny evening Covert lodco No. 11
hold Its annual election with the following
result : Samuel J. Boden , W. M. ; ' Villlatn
L. Uttta , S. W. ; Randolph. B. Chapman. J.
W. ; Mloliaol O. Maul , treasurer ; Ebon 1C.
Long , socrots. ry.
Order of irnrrntorit.
Charles Watts of the Union Paolflo gen
eral oRlccs nnd others \n \ the city nro uoout
to organize a court of Foresters , and indica
tions point to a vary largo charter list wbon
tbo organization Is Instituted. All eld For
esters , and these are many , are Invited to
ally themselves with the court , which will
bu the Urst In the city.
Forestry as n fraternal organization Is
mentioned In early English history , bplng
composed of a bravo and hardy class of mon
who wore professional Foresters , aud
who bad some form of local organiza
tion upwards of 200 years ago. From
the earliest period it was bouoliclary
In character. " In 17-15 , these siiDordinato
courts assembled ntKnarsborougb' , England ,
and created the llrst national body , since
which there has boon preserved a continuous
national record down to tbo present hour.
In 1874 , the Indcoandont Order of Foresters
was organized at Newark. N. J. , with supreme -
promo court having jurisdiction ever the
northern states and British provinces.
The Order of Foresters Is the oldest of the
mutual benefit associations and Is very
strong In the eastern states.
' i. o. o. r.
On Tuesday night last Keystone lodge , No.
155 , Independent Order of Odd Follows ,
elected o dicers for the onsulng tnrm , as fol
lows : Noble grand , J , C. Klotz ; vlco grand ,
Andrew Olson , and for representatives to the
crand loiico , C. A. Olson nnd George ft as.
illusion. Two now applications for member
ship were also balloted for. This ledge has
taken In n largo number of now mombora .ill
through the term nnd been very prosperous ,
The now Odd Follows boll at Plalnvlow
was dedicated Friday evening , Alav 27.
Grand Muster George Lee mis and Grand
Secretary J. P. Gairo of Fremont , Senior
Vice Boels of Norfolir , state dclogato to
southern grand lodge and past grand muster ,
were present. Many visiting brethren were
present from surrounding toxvns , The rich
ness of the decorations was almost of oriental
splendor. After the dedicatory exorcises a
ball was given In the opera houso.
or
Trluno lodge , No. 50 , will hold Its uinual
lotliroof sorrow Tuesday evening , Juno 10 , nt
their custlo In the Pattern block. All other
lodges in tbo city nro cordially Invited to
participate Wild Trluno In these solemn
sorvlro
Nebraska icdgo , No. 1 , Is flourUblnir like a
green bay trco , the mealing on Wednesday
evening being particularly interesting. Iho
committee on ontortnlntnont provldod n line
program and the brethren were happy In
consequence , The harmony and brotherly
love which prevails In Nebraska lodge should
bo a model for ovorv louco In the city to nmu-
Into , for it Is glorious for "brethren to dwell
together In unity , " _
juitorii Hliir Doing * .
Wednesday night MM. Ullllngs of Geneva ,
worthy grand matron of tlio Order of tbo
Eustorn Star In Nebraska , visited Jlobron
chapter , Eastern Star , with olght others
from the same placo. Dispensation was
grautod to do worn In less than regular tlmo
and the degrees were conferred in a very
Improistvo manner , after which a strawberry
and cream lunch was served aud a very
tlmo was bad.
Dr. Blrnoy's Catarrh Powder euro
catarrh. For sale by all druggists. 57 conU
J'renoh Army llloyclUti.
Tlio French war olllcy Ims just issued
regulations for the employment of
bicyclists in the army. The present
organization provides for the enrolling
of between 0,000 und 7,000 "wheelmen"
in case of wnr. They nro , curiously
enough , provided with u double ) arma
ment , for , according to the rogulutionn ,
ihoy are to carry u cavalry carbine and
thlrty-8lx cartridges on tlio maohlno
anil a revolver and eighteen cartridges
in their holt Their chief use in to bo
that of raosaongors and old fashioned
grumblers say that the first roault of a
general having a crowd of eye-lints hang
ing about his houdfjunrtorfl will bo that
ho will sand far too many direction ! ) to
his subordinate * * .
Healthful
Out Doors
if mon and \voinon of nil nrjoa know
how unsy it is to bicycle how aiifo
healthful joyful economical all
the world would cycle A3 cycling
loads exorcises of ull out-doors. BO thu
Columbia leads the cycles of the
world
Hook about Colnmhlns free ut Col
umbia nKonclm , or nont for two two-
rontstamps PopoMfg. Co , 2'l Col
umbus Avc. , Itoston.
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bottlooM lK . ' 1' ' ' * ) , ° " 1 > ril ,
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I adiiliutlne weakneu.peculiar
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