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SUCCESSFUL OMAHA PLAYER
Miss Mabol Eaton Winning Laurels with
the Ooghlans.
ELEONORE DUSE , ITALY'S ' TRAGEDIENNE
Illitnrjr of Two 1'opnlnr SOUR * Frank
Dnnlol * Too Yon tie to Drink Iteml-
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Doming Attractions
Miss Mabel Eaton , the Omaha girl of
whom TUB BBE has had occasion to speak
before , Is now u member the Coghlan
company and Is winning enviable compli
ments In the cast for her dramatic work.
The Buffalo , N. Y. , News makes the follow
ing flattering mention of her first appear-
nnco In' Diplomacy" :
"For perfect grace , however , easy stage
presence -which Is an Important part of good
acting- may bo truthfully said Miss Mabel
Eaton , who took the part of Lady Henry
Fairfax , carried off the honors. The theater
going world has raged over Htago beauties of
much loss Justified pretensions to good looks
than hers , She should Imvu a better part. "
Kleonoro Dusc , the famous Italian actress" ,
who has made her first appearance In this
country at New York , comes of a family of
nctors. Her grandfather , Lulizl Uuso , re
cited In the Venetian dialect and created 4
now species of art. HH established the
Garibaldi theater at Padua. The lady's
father also was an actor. She herself , when
scarcely 1'J years old , was working day and
night on the stage of third-rate theaters.
Her early llfo was ouo of struggle with pov
erty , when her own small earnings formed
the bulk of the family Income. It is said
that this bitter experience , combined with a
sensitive nature , left Its impression so deeply
upon her that she became prematurely old In
habit of mind , while It developed in her
these varied emotions which she so admir
ably portrays uwn | the stage. Her Hrst
creations of moment were Francesca da
Hlmlnl and Caterlna in "Aiigelo , Tyrant of
Padua. " Then , when 10 years old , .she up-
l > carcd as Juliet hi an open air theater , the
Arena of Verona , a city where the story of
the ill-fated heroine Is , naturally , very popu
lar. The audience was more interested In
the legend than In Shakespeare , but Duso
became at once to them the very embodi
ment of Juliet.
Duso's career of "painful and struggling
vagabondage" was continued oven after this
success. She wandered into Dalnmtia. It
was not until she reached Naples later on
that particular attention was drawn to her
ixiwers , There , in the old Florentine
theater , she trod the boards where had
played Adam Albcrti , Salvlni , Bellottlson ,
Mine. Cnzzola and KIstorl. Strange to nar
rate , the character in which she made her
most brilliant success in Naples , was Thcreso
Uaiiuin , Her | Kjrtrnit of the tremendous
and conflicting emotions torturing that char
acter Is said to have made the audience
shudder on the ouo hand at her power , ana
applaud on the other for her art.
The distinguishing characteristic of her
work Is said to bo extreme simplicity and
naturalness. She never tears a passion to
tatters ; she avoids the declamatory style
oven in tragedy She Is said to grasp with
wonderful insight the psychological nature
of the character she would portray , and to
delineate it with wonderful truth and in
accord with tit central Idea. Duso discards
traditions where she pleases. Perhaps in
no way is this more manifest than in the
fact that she does not "make up. "
*
In ono of the wretched music halls of
Lcadvillo In Its palmy days could bo seen a
young Irishman , named O'Keardon , whoso
pathetic history has been brought to light
by a recent Incident. Ho was the comix > scr
of "The Marriage Dells Are Hinging" and
"Tho Dream of Love Is Over , " which are
still favorites.
The two songs toll the beginning and end
of history. Ho was a young Irish musician
who went to London to make his fortune.
Success smiled upon him from the outset.
In a few years the handsome and talented
son of the muses was wielding the baton atone
ono of the best theaters In the metropolis.
Along caino Alice Gates to crush his Heart.
It was mutual , When his London engage
ment was over It was arranged that they
should bo married. They agreed that the
ceremony should take place In' this country
us soon as his contract with the London
manager expired. They parted In England ,
to meet again in San Francisco. Alice took
with her ono of her lover's songs , which ho
had written In the transports of his consum
ing love , like a warm-hearted son of Erin
that ho was.
The song was "Tho Marriage Bells Are
Ringing. " She sang It In this country. Its
success was phenomenal. It swept the
United States like a hurricane. Three
months later O'Kcardon sot sail for Now
York to meet his Alice and make her his
own for life. Ho was throwing up u berth
that lilted the scope of his ambition and sat
isfied every reasonable claim that ho had on
the world pave it up without a pang of re
gret In anticipation of finding greater happi
ness In the love of this woman.
When ho reached Now York no picked up
n paper. A short telegram arrested his at
tention. It was dated San Francisco , and
announced that Alice Oates had been mar
ried to some rich man with a military title.
O'Ueardon did not go to San Francisco. Ho
played for a while in the orchestras of Now
York theaters and then took a header Into
the gulf of dissipation.
Just once ho rallied all his old faculties ,
| f like the dying swan of the misty past , and
sang his last song , which ho sent to her as a
tearful protest against her treachery. It
was a song now as famous as his llrst :
"Tho Dream of Love 13 Over , and I NeverMore
Moro Shall Sco You. " Alice accepted It
with the proverbial sang frold of the born
stage coquette , and added It to her repertory ,
the song eclipsing , if possible , ovcu the sue-
cess of the first.
Down went O'Kcardon. Many tiled to
save him. Ho had admirers in every town.
Ho appeared n while with n second-class
star who played "Tho Old Curiosity Shop"
In an interpolated act with water tumblers ,
from which ho extracted some exquisite mu
sic. But ho looked slovenly and bloated , and
| the net did not catch on.
i Ono Sunday night in Lcadvillo Alice Oates
i and her husband attended a performance of
( the "Old Curiosity Shop , " seated in a box ,
all unconslclous that O'Ueardon was within
1.000 miles- ; The moment came for the turn-
f bloronicon to do his net. O'Ueadon stepped
upon the stage without his improvised in-
i struments He had quietly given the direc | ) J
tor of the orchestra a tip , and there floated
out UIKIII the theater the opening strains of
"The Dream of Love is Over. "
O'Kcardon sang It as If his soul was a part
of it. The house shook with applause. The
actress leaned forward in her box to see who
it was that was paying her the compliment
of singing a song with which her fame was
so intimately Interwoven. O'Keardon slowly
turned his bloated face toward her. With iya
sudden start she withdrew her head , and a
few minutes afterwards passed , heavily
veiled , out of the theater. iym
O'Keardon did not leave Leadvillo when
the company left. Ills next step was Into a
music hall. There he played a cracked piano
for the drinks and his keep. What became
of him afterwards Is a mystery.
Frank Daniels , the comedian , Is short In
stature , and as his profession requires inh
clean shaven face he presents n very youth
ful appearance. This caused an amusing
mistake while the actor and his company
were presenting "Little Puck" In Washing
ton , 1) . I1. , recently. Daniels was living glt !
"Wlllnrd's hotel and the morning after his
llrst appearance ho received o card from Isa
well known Capital City Journalist , who
called to see about some scats for the per
formance that evening , Daniels wmodown
to the ofllco and gave an order for the vole
orchestra chairs , when the scrlbo made
some allusion to that memorable remark the
governor of North Carolina Is supposed to
have made to his gubernatorial brother toof
South Carolina , and the two adjourned to
the hotel bar to gargle their throats us tea
preventive of la grippe. The newspaperman
man took In his era
sugar and Daniels ordered n
cocktail , The man with the white apron
ami "diamond" stud lost no tlmo In placing :
the conversation water before thn Journalist ,
but said to him in a stage whisper , "I can't
servo that boy with anything hero. They're
awful strict now about selllu' liquor to
minors1 but when matters had been ex
plained to the knight of the corkscrew and
ho had been Introduced to the comedian hove
wept the glasses off the bar and said , "Have
a small bottle with mo ; that's the best Joke
of the aoaiou , " and the real estate owner i
from Uyo enjoyed his ahnro of both the joke
and the yellow labol.
THE THEATERS.
For the first tlmo In four years those king
pins of comedy , Evans ft , Hoey , will present
their farce comedy , "A Parlor Match , " In
Omaha , commencing a four nights engage
ment nt Boyd's theater tonight , with matt-
nee Wednesday. "That which pleases long
and pleases many must possess some merit. "
The present Is the ninth season of Evans
A : Hoey's clover farce comedy , "A Parlor
Match , " and from first to last Its success
has been indisputable. The comedy , while
as ridiculously humorous as any of the
modern farce comedies , unquestionably con
tains the element of success , nt the same
tlmo played by artists of undoubted
iwpularlty , who make the humor so palpable
and the fun so fast and furious ,
that the audience Is kept In a per
petual laugh. "A Parlor Match" always
had the faculty of lighting up an audience
with the liveliest kind of merriment. In
many respects the composition has under
gone changes slnco its last appearance , but
everything altered has been In the direction
of making It better than before. Mr. Hocy
has n number of songs that bring out his
superior abilities In that line to their fullest.
"Tho Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte
Carlo" Is a lesson In fun , song and story all
in one.
Walter San ford's "My Jack , " with tons of
new and elegant scenery , will bo the attrac
tion nt the Faruatn Street theater for six
nights , commencing at the matinee today
and closing with a matinee Saturday. "My
Jack , " in the words of the press agent , Is
undoubtedly the ablest , strongest , most
picturesque and most consistent melodrama
ever sent us from England. Ablest , In Its
literary merits unsurpassed ; strongest , in
that its dramatic episodes and climaxes ore
Intense and thrilling , but at the same time
absolutely rational ; most picturesque ,
In that Its scenic embellishments
outshine thiJso of any play ujwn
the American stage today ; consistent ,
mntlo construction ; It tells Its powerful , in
teresting nml absorbing story In n straight
forward , uncomplicated milliner. The com
pany presenting this attractive play Is the
same employed by Mr. Sitnford for the last
four seasons , and is. as the press agent again
says , without cavil , easily tlio greatest melo
dramatic organization in America. The. fol
lowing is the list of players in full : Aug.
Anderson. John K. Martin , George L. Mont-
surrnt , William Stafford. Kdgar Forrest ,
Charles Frew , B. L. Murdoch , Ko.vco Alton ,
W. II. Hollls , C. , T. Vincent , F. G. Haines.W.
II. Lewis , Miss Lillian Bmlnunl , Miss Mabol
Florence , Miss AnnloHhindloand Miss Mary
Lytton. All the scenery used in this pro
duction is carried by ( Mr. Sanford in special
cars. Two sixty-foot cars are required to
transport it.
For three nights and a matinee , beginning
Thursday , February 0 , lloyd's theater will
bo the scene of wild hilarity , for on those
dates America's representative light come
dian , Mr. Charles DIekson , supi > orted by a
company of ability , will appear there , presenting
senting for the llrst tlmo In this city Mrs. K.
Pauheco's furiously funny comedy of errors ,
"Incog. " This comedy comes heralded as the
funniest play over produced and , indeed , if
the unanimous praise which It has received
from the press and its remarkable records
of 1UO nights in New York and fifty
nights each in Boston , Chicago , Phila
delphia and San Francisco arc any
criterion , "Incog" must of u certainty bo all
that is claimed for it. As an appetizer to
the menu of hearty laughter which follows ,
Mr. DIekson will present a now curtain
raiser from the German of C. A. Corner by
Henry Doblin , entitled "Tho Salt-Cellar , "
which relates in u most amusing manner the
experiences of n newly wedded couple , who ,
In their ignorance of the many trials which
beset the hymeneal path , have vowed never ,
not oven hardly ever , to quarrel , but who
enter into a most violent altercation Just
because a salt-cellar inopportunely over
turns.
The production of "The Power of the
Press" at Boyd's theater for four nights ,
commencing Sunday evening next , will bo
identical with that which gave the play Its
remarkable success at the Star theater ,
Now York , last season. Manager Augustus
PJtou has given the play n remarkably
strong cast , and the elaborate stage settings.
many of which are marvels of mechanical
construction , will doubtless create as
marked an impression hero as they did with
the Now York amusement public. Several
familiar local scenes In Now York are repro
duced with striking fidelity. The story of
the play is told without the aid of a single
newspaper man , its lesson being not to make
prominent the personal work of Journalists ,
but rather to illustrate the Influence of the
newspaper of the day.
h til c Uossip.
Colonel Sinn has begun u suit to annul his
marriage with Cora Tanner.
The widow of Charley Reed has estab
lished a dressmaking establishment in New
York.
Henry E. Dixey is to play Nick Bottom In
Augustin Daly's forthcoming production of
"A Midsummer Night's Dream , "
Next season Hoyt and Thomas will put "A
Brass Monkey" on the road with George
Marion in his original character.
It has been necessary to take Hans von
Bulow to a madhouse , and ho Is incarcerated
nt Pankow , not far from Berlin.
Duncan B. Harrison is writing a play In
which Jack MoAullffo , the pugilist , proposes
to try his fortunes us a star actor.
In April Joseph Jefferson begins n spring
tour of the west. It is to continue four
weeks , and -'Kip ' Van WInklo" will bo the
play.
The principal role In Audran's new opera
has been offered by the composer to Lillian
Hussell for its English representations in
London and this country.
Maggie Garrctt , formerly of J. T. Powers'
company , is now dancing nt the Nouveau
Cirque , Paris , Franco , and seems to have
made a distinct success.
Gcrtruuo Coghlan , the young daughter of
Charles Coghlan , made her debut as Mien in
"Diplomacy , " on January 11 , in Baltimore.
Miss Coghlan has been carefully educated
for the stage by her.fathcr.
The hat reform In the Tromont theater ,
Boston , is a fact. The Boston Herald says :
"High hats are us scarce at a iwrformanco
in that theater as a royal straight flush at an
ordinary encounter u fa carlo. "
The hat reform In the Tromont theater ,
Boston , is a fact. The Boston Herald says :
"High hats are as scarce at a performance
in that theater as a royal straight flush at an
ordinary encounter , a la carlo. "
Now York Is having a now experience ,
that of meeting with an actress who abso-
lately will not bo Interviewed. Elenora
Duso , the Italian tragedienne , is the woman
who has the good taste to refuse to allow her
private affairs , personal likes and dislikes ,
etc. , to bo discussed In the newspapers.
Ida Vernon was cut In the forehead by a
piece of a sword that broke wnllo In the
hands of J3. J. Henley In "Captain Herno"
in Now Vork. She fainted from the shock
and pain. It was feared the next day that
blood poisoning would ensue , but at last ac
counts she was doing well and no serious re
sult was looked for.
John K. Kogors has retired from the man
agement of Wilson Barrett to engage in the
real estate business , ho having a splendid
offer from a big land syndicate to represent
it In London. Ho is succeeded by John B.
McCormlck , the well known Journalist ,
whoso noiu do plume , -'Macon , " Is known
as a writer on sports.
Kosslnl was ono day discovered at the
piano with a copy of "Tannhauscr" before
him ; only the music stood on the rack up-
sldo down. "What are you doing there ,
maestro I" asked his visitor. "Don't you
scot I'm trying to understand Wagner , and
I can't It. " "But
manage you have got the
musto the wrong way up I" ' . 'Oh , I tried the
other way and It was no better. "
An English melodrama called "Tho Span
of Llfo , " now performing In Now York ,
takes Its name from a scene In the fourth
act , when the hero and heroine , the Joint
proprlBtors of an .African hut , a diamond
mine and --year-old child , are chased by
Arabs. They have cut a bridge down across
the chasm , which was the only means of es
cape The three English servants with them
have been acrobats in their younger days , so
they rise , or rather fall , to tuo emergency In
their professional capacity. They form them
selves into a living bridge acioss the chasm ,
and hero , heroine and baby cross unscathed.
You don't want a torpid liver ; you don't
want a bad complexion , you don't want a
bad breathyou ; don't want a headache.
Then usa Do Witt's Uttle Early Ulsors , the
arnoua UtUo pills.
MONTHLIES OF MIDWINTER
Thoughts on Various Topics Expmsed by
Leading Men ,
MORMONISM AND UTAH HOME RULE
Itccnllrctlon of thn F.lcter Ilrtinott Archi
tectural I'caturn of the World' * 1'iilr
rrcpnrntloii * for n .Medical Train *
Ins txtfcmlliiir
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In the Cuvrent Callfornlan G. L. Browne
recounts on Interview had with President
Woodruff of the Mormon church. Mr. Wood
ruff Is an old man , whoso health Is In rather
n precarious condition , and whoso tlmo and
attention are almost wholly occupied by af
fairs pertaining to the church. Expressing
himself upon the subjects that havolong been
the cause of agitation and contention In
Utah territory , ho said :
"Popular prejudice has been the greatest
enemy wo have been obliged to contend with
ever since the foundation of our church , and
this has been aggravated by our opposers ,
who do us no Justice In their representations
of us to the world.
"Writers have visited us and Interviewed
the lenders of the church for the purpose of
gathering knowledge concerning the prin
ciples of our religion and obtaining their
views uK | > n questions of Interest in our ter
ritory , then have written about us , rejecting
many valuable ixilnts that could he published
in the interest of our church and substitut
ing their own biased ideas , gathered before
coming among us.
"Through such sources strangers are given
to understand wo are a peculiar" people , who
have nothing in common with any others ,
and when they come amongst us , are sur
prised to find they arc mistaken.
"Those who mingle with us and know us
well , are aware that our people are In
structed to live according to the teachings
contained In the bible , of Christ in the new
testament , of Abraham and the other patri
archs in the old.
"Our doctrine concerning celestial mar
riage has contributed largely to rendering us
unpopular , and for Its sake wo have under
gone a good deal of suffering. Wo have been
persecuted to n great extent by the Gentiles ,
but through every misfortune have clung
firmly to our convictions. Wo have endured
these misfortunes with comparatively little
resentment toward our persecutors , at all
times respecting their religions and simply
desli ing that they respect ours. Wo have
oven allowed ministers of different sects to
preach their doctrines in our tabernacle before -
fore they wcro able to build churches of
their own.
"In political matters wo believe our oppos-
ers have taken some unfair advantage of us.
There has undoubtedly been a good deal of
strategy used to defeat us at the elections.
Men who do not belong hero have been
brought to the city by the liberals under dif
ferent pretexts and retained for a suflldcnt
length of time to vote , and In this way they
have prevailed apainst us.
"The two bills wo have before congress ,
ono asking for statehood , the other for home
rulo. are of great interest to every ono at
present. Wo should bo gianted statehood
for our territory is entirely eligible. Her
boundaries embrace one of the richest and
most productive spots in the country s-nd our
population exceeds that of several states in
the union.
"I do not think it will very long before
these questions will be settled In u way sat
isfactory for all parties concerned. "
The JSldnr Ituiinott.
I first saw the older Bennett ono bleak
snowy night toward the close of Lincoln's
presidency I , writes John Kusscll Young in
Llpplncott's. A guest with my ever hos-
pltablo . and gcntlo friend , Mr. Haskln , at
his Fordham residence , nothing remained
after dinner but that wo should speed over
the snow with tinkling sleigh-bells to the
Bennett homo on the Hudson. If my Imagina
tion had gone into darkened fancies over the
Ideal i Bennett , the man as I saw him drove
them away. Hair white and clustering , a
smooth face , soon to have the comfort of a
beard 1 , rather above the middle size , prom
inent nquilina nose , a long , narrow
head with abundant development In per
ceptive faculties , n keen boring eye which
throw arrowy glances , bantering rather than
hearty laughter , a firm , masterful Jaw , talk
In ' broad Scottish accent , ' which lie seemed
to nurse with u relish. His speech had the
piquant , saucy colloquialisms which stamped
his individuality on the Herald. His manner
stately , courteous , that of aliigh-bred gen
tleman of unique intelligence giving opinions
as though they wore aphorisms , like ono
given to have his own way. Whatever ho
may have scorned in the columns of his Jour
nal , the man as ho welcomed us was wreathed
In courtesy and good will.
I was to see Bennett on many occasions
between this winter's night encounter in
1801 until our last meeting In May , 1ST2 , n
month before ho died. You felt in his com
pany the impression of a man cf gculus ;
humor , apt to run into mockery until it
seemed almost as if it were the spirit of
Voltalro breathing through him. His mind 1
teemed with ideas , which streamed into his
talk saucy phrases , invectives , nickn tines ,
keen bits of narratives , surcharged with n
cynical pessimism , which remained , ono
might funcy , as a legacy of early days of dis
appointment and trial. For this man had
fought the world nad fought it down 1 The
world would not come In his need , and now ;
ho reigned apart , looking down upon it with'
scorn.
Bennett admired Andrew Jackson , and
next to Jaokson his admiration was Grant.
Ho was the llrst of the great editors to rec
ognize Grant. Ho felt the affinity of the
general's Scottish blood or the attraction of
his Scottish tenacity of character. The edi
tor had an eye for results , and the campaigns
of Grant wcro ripe in results. Bennett did
not have a cheerful view of the war : ho
could sco no outlook but irretrievable bank
ruptcy , against which , ns ho said with a
smile , ho had provided by keeping u special
deposit of gold in the Chemical bank. When
the bottom fell out ho would have swimming-
gear of his own , and substance likewise , and
not go down in a sea of paper currency and
Inflation.
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Arcliltoctural Ifonturoi at the Fair.
A travelled Frenchman was asked the
other day , writes Charles Dudley Warner In
in Harper's , how the buildings of the Colum
bian World's fair compared with these of
the lust exposition in the French capital.
After reflecting a moment ho replied , "Tho
buildings at Chicago arc what you might
have expected In Paris ; tho. buildings in
Paris wore what you might have expected
In Chicago. " That is to say , In the capitol
of the world of art the exhibition architecture
and architecture la tin essential part of a
world's exhibition In its utilitarianism made
little effort to rise among the commonplace ,
while in a typical industrial city of the now
world the display Is of the noblest and most
refined classic art. The creation has avoided
the eccentric as completely as it
has escaped the commonplace ; has
achieved the grand without pretension ,
and has been so mindful of beauty
and harnlony that the severest critic cannot
gibe nt its ambitious magnitude. At the
same tlmo utility has not been sacrificed to
show , nor the practical object of the exhibi
tion to ostentation. No world's exhibition
was over better housed or more conveniently
arranged and the promise now is that it will
bo seen to better advantage and with less
weariness than ony of Its predecessors have
been. As it stood on the day of It * formal
dedication In October , Incomplete , its decora
tion In progress , with Its scaffoldings and
building stages still marring the architec
tural effect , In the 'midst of the debris of
10,000 workmen driving on the work night
and day , It was already n suniclent answer
to the doubt whether the American genius
Is equal to the creation of any works except
these of mechanical ingenuity. The
distinction of the Columbian exhibition
is not Us magnitude : it is not that It
contains the largest building over erected In
the world : it is in its beauty , its harmonious
grouping , its splendid landscape and archi
tectural effects. This is best comprehended
as u whole in the approach from the lake.
The vlow there , cs peclallyHt the coming of
evening , when the long rows of classic col
umns , the pillars and domes are In relief
against n sunset sky , is n vision of beauty that
surprise most and will appeal moat to those
familiar with the triumphs of man's genius
elsewhere. The little city of the lagoon , re
fleeted In the water as distinctly as it stands
out against the sky , seems like some fairy
exhalation on the shore , suggesting the long
pcrspoctlro of columns on the dciort ot Pal-
myra , the approach by UI6 sea of Mnrtnorn
to Constantinople , and { h&'cnunto ' and palaces -
aces of Venice ns seen front the Lido , In Its
light and airy grace It Isillkon city of the
Imagination. ' *
fur > U < H < ; nl Training.
To the young man if Wit to choose a pro
fc.islon.il career , wrltci Dr. J. S. Billings In
the Forum , medicine ril tMs tlmo offers op
portunities 1 for the employment of the high
est mental faculties , fof-'tho Increase of
knowledge , for usefulness to the world and
for the attainment ofilrup happiness , such
ns no other profession pre.srnts.
The young man whom , I. would advlso to
take medicine as a career should have hall a
broad preliminary education ! he should
know his ' 'humanities , " alul It is highly do-
slrabto that ho should hlv6 : taken his B. A ,
degree at a largo university , not merely ns n
guarantee that ho has had proper training ,
but because of the associations which ho
will have formed there , the ideas which arc
In the air , the Intelligent sympathy with lit
erature , science and art which will thcro bo
developed and which Is essential to his fu
ture usefulness and happiness , Ho U then
to take n four years' course of Instruc
tion in n medical school having ample facili
ties In the way of laboratories and hospi
tals , Following this should come a service
of . a year and a half ns resident In a largo
hospital. By the end of this period , and not
much before the end of It , ho will bo quali
fied to form n fairly wise Judgment as to his
own capacity and tastes and as to the par
ticular branch or branches of medicine
which are best suited to his wishes. Ho
must beware of beginning to specialize too
soon ; the foundations must be broad.
My young friend will have spent five years
at a good intermediate school ns n prelimi
nary to entering the university , which ho
does when ho Is about 17 years old ; ho
spends three or four years at the university ,
four years at the medical school , ono and
one-half years In the hospital and two yours
In travel and special studies , so that when
ho is ready to begin work ho will bo about
! W years old , and his education , living , books ,
etc. , will have cost about $ SUOO from the
time ho entered the university. It can bo
done for less , but this is a fair average
estimate.
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A Dcfl'IHO of ItUHHlll.
PicrrciBotklne. secretary of the Kusslan
legation at Washington , has a spirited de
fense ; of his country in the February
Century. He says : "Yes , the Kusslan people
ple is terrible because as a nation It Is
young and mighty ; because , being extended
over much of Europe and occupplng a great
part of Asia , counting , in all , moro than
ono hundred millions of souls among Its sub
jects , the empire Is always growing and
progressing , because , being great and com
pact , Kussia is governed by the mighty hand
of an autocratic monarch. Autocracy is ns
natural and satisfactory to Kussia as is the
republican form of government to the
United States ; and that our government Is
not felt by the masses of the people to bo a
despotism is evident from the facts that they
submit cheerfully to bo ruled by It and that
they prosper under It. The strength of Kus-
sla lies precisely in the unity
of power , in the firm faith
of the people in their church , their love for
their country , and their reliance upon and
devotion to the high personality called to
occupy his throne. In his constant care for
the well being of his subjects , the emperor
docs not hesitate at any measure ho deems
useful for Kussia. Alexander III. , whose
honesty , uprightness , noble character and
exemplary life challenged and earned the
respect of the whole world , proved , during
his reign of more than ten years , to be a
peaceful and beneficent sovereign. All of
his reforms were directed toward the Im
provement of the Internal affairs of his
country. Not being Imposed upon by , and
not heeding criticisms Of vitipuration on the
part of enemies of Kussia who were always
misrepresenting his measures , ho found
strength in his conscience- and consolation
and reward in the over increasing affection
of his people. By what ho accomplished ,
and by continued pursuit of his methods ,
Kussia Is gradually getting rid ot her harm
ful elements. The iK > litcal ! agitation which
years ago disturbed thu peace and prosperity
of the country has ceased ; and i bellovo i
make no mistake In asserting that at pres
ent thcro arc fewer anarchists In Kussia
than in any other area.of equal population In
the civilized world. "
HOOKS ASD 1'liltWlHCALS.
George and Wcedon Grossmith in "Tho
Diary of a Nobody , " present In particularly
natural style the worries of a well-meaning ,
honest man , who makes lifo a burden by
continually looking on the dark side. His
son , who is on the fast order , with more
brains than .his father , nearly drives the old
fellow frantic. "Tho Diary" originally ap
peared in Punch , but has been added to and
revised. Tait. Sons & Co. , Now York.
The title , "Tho Lightning's Flash , " by Ed
L , Wright , gives but a faint idea of the
rushing style of the book itself , with its
cyclones , deaths , lovemnklngs and thunder
storms folio wing each other instantaneously.
Omaha News company ,
Those opposed to the suspension of Imml-
gration will have plenty of food for reflection
if they read Senator Chandler's article on
this subject. In the current "North American
Koviow. " This is only ono among the many
notable and exceptionally interesting con-
tributlons in the January number of this
magazine. Mrs. Amelia E. Barr protests
against "Flirting Wives , " in a striking article I-
clo and is followed by James P. Bryce with
the longest article of the month , entitled 1 ,
"Political Organizations In England and the
United States. " oe
"Tho Well Dressed Woman , " as Its name
implies Is n treatise on the never ending
topic , women's clothes. Mrs. Helen G. Ecob
not only essays good advice in the matter of
dress , but also wise counsel as to the corrcc-
tlon of some of the glaring evils of the nineteenth -
teenth century make up. Fowler & Wells ,
Now York.
All books are not good books , and If you
want to know all about all books , both bad
( mil good , you will find the information in
the current number of "Book News" Book
News Company , Philadelphia.
Aletha Lowber Craig displays an unusual
amount of careful study and research , ilu ils
well as originality of thought In her "Women
of the World. " The book is composed en
tirely of epigrams from best authors indica ii
tive of the llfo or character of famous
women from the time of Cleopatra to Flor
ence Nightingale. While some of the epi rl l-
grams may indeed bo "sadly out of Joint. " , lo
ono not over critical the llttlo book will be
full of interest. H. W. Dick & Co. , Balti 1-
more , o 1d
Mother love , with Its iwsslble courage and
sacrifice , is exemplified In Fergus Humo's '
last novel , "The Fever of Life. " The story
Is fairly well told and In some parts highly
dramatic. Tait Sons & Co. , New York.
Robert Buchanan , in his new novel , which
he calls an English pastoral. "Como Live
With Mo and Bo My Love , " is ns bright ,
homelike , cheerful and withal elevating as
it is possible for ono to Imagine In a pretty
love story of bonnle England. The book Is
beautifully bound and illustrated. Lovell i ,
Corryell & Co. , New York ,
r-
ris
is
Its name implies , u book handy to have about
the hause when aiiythliig.happcns and the
doctor is not at hand , TUaldstou & Co. ,
! r
heroine's lover , marry , another girl , and so
the story of "Diana , the History of a Great
Mistake , " is unique in ttiat particular at
least , and it also illustrates what u bungler Its
man may DO at matchmaking. United States
Book company , Now York.
In his "Studies , Literary and Social , "
KIchard Malcolm Johnston , among other
thoughts , draws strongly Jho great contrast
between Dickens by saying that while Dick
ens taught that right ; living Is always best
and that truth should prevail over error and
innocence over villainy ; "if Thackery In his
iso
work had motives which were meant to :
bo generous , we can conceive of none
other than that ho believed the only
way possible to amend mankind was to ren
der everybody contemptible in the eyes ar. af
everybody else and his own besides. " Mr.
Johnson certainly presents food for thought
to these who nold that Thackeray Is
isn
Dickon's sucrior. | The Bowen Merrill corn-
pan ) , Imllunaiwlls. no
"A Young Girl's Ijovo , " by Madame Care ,
translated by Alexina Lorangier , is ono jfe
the few novels of its class which may 'be
said to possess no particular bad qualities
and U In parts quite entertaining. Donohue ,
Heiineberry & Co. , Chicago.
Lord Colcrldgo writes : "Send mo fifteen
dozen Cook's Extra Dry Imperial Wlno. I
tried it while here and tiud it superior. "
The Morse Dry Goods CoTe
To place ourselves in a position to successfully ac
complish our intentions we have cut our
prices to an unprecedented extent , as will
be corroborated in this our
After Inventor Sale
Dress Goods
25c After stock taking we find 250
pieces of DRKSS GOODS , this pre
sent season's make , in desirable
50c
styles , but suitable for wear all
the year round. Some of them
75c
are valued at a third more , some
a half more and some arc less than
$1. half price.
Dress Remnants--
The great annual occasion which all keen , knowing
women expectantly look forward to
IT A1EAMS Thc accumulation ( some short pieces ) of a sea
son's business , suitable for
SKIRTS AND WRAPPERS ,
WAISTS ,
CHILDREN'S DRESSES , ETC.
ESF"It's a very nice assortment of remnants
Clearing them out at
less than half price.
All of Dr. Brown's self * fFrench woven coutillc , War-
adjustable corsets go at OvJC ner's feather bone , sold for
$1.25 , $1.50 and $1.75 ,
is the price of such imported goods as the C. B. and R. D.
" nake , in satin , coutllle and French satine , value $2.50 to
$4-50-
Corset Waists
for the celebrated Equipoise ladies'
waists that are usually $1.75 to $2.25.
Mrs. Ferris' waists worth 750 , now O O -
Hosiery
ant * * * * * *
Underwear * MtMu * barEaiu3- )
TABLE NO. i. * '
Anything there /IT' / _ Including ladies' fast black hose ,
children's andinfants' cotton hose ,
also children's wool hose , goods
worth from IQC to 25C.
TABLE NO. 2. Comprising ladies merino vests ,
Anything there and wool hose , and hoods , chil
12c
dren's white , colored and scarlet
vests and the best quality C. & G.
hose , misses' merino underwear ,
boys' bicycle hose , etc. , ranging
in value from 35c to $1.00.
. TABLE NO. 3. Consisting of ladies' fine merino
Anything there and colored jersey ribbed vests , I.
there25c
& R. Morley's colored cotton
hose , Morley's make of children's
drawers , boy's natural wool
drawers , etc. , values 500 to $1.35.
Wash Goods
Notwithstanding the fact tltat cotton is now
higher than for a long time we quote you .
BEST PRINTS , 4C
No one sells them for less than 6c and the
price should be 7 c. The quantity is limited.
Yard wide Edinburo Printed Cords , all nice
desirable styles , recently sold at 12 i-2c , '
GINGHAMS , Cp SEERSUCKERS * 1 OV
worth 8j < c , v-Jv-x new styles. J. /
SCOTCH GINGHAM'S ,
new styles.
Furnishing Goods S ° R-
Morley's 75call wool sox , ) ) C *
Men's natural gray undershirts that were $1.50 < C I I ) \ )
Full regular made white wool undershirts that were $2.50 ,
large sizes only
Men's merino undershirts that were $1.25 , f-\ / C *
An odd lot of undershirts and drawers , were $2.50 to
$3. 50. now each ,
All our $2.75 silk mufflers , now < C I M/S
House Furnishings BAbBMKNT
O / " " Everything for the house is here , covering an acre
jJf of space , We have just received a special im-
per cent off portation from Havelind & Co , embracing per cent off
on all the choice white Marseilles china black onx
silverware ior table and decorative purposes. clocks
clocksO
Special bargain in sterling silver sets , worth $15 O W
Shoes
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Ladies' French dongola hand turned button opera
and common sense toes , regular price $5.00 ,
regular price § 2,50 for la tne ladies' patent
dies' bright dongola com tip , opera toe , hand turn
mon sense toe , butt. shoe. button shoes that sell
regular for $3.50 ,
The Morse Dry Goods Co