Nebraska Newspapers

    THE O3LAIIA DAILY MEEt SUNDAY , FEIVKUAKY 7 , 1807.
SPORTS FORSNOWY FEBRUARY
"With Onreory Comment on Events Hero am
Elsowhord
BRIEF CHAT AENT ? THE COMING BIG MIL !
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Lehman , the Englishman , who will retuti
to this country shortly to resume the worl
of coaching the Harvard crow , has been talk
ing very Interestingly with the London paper ,
on his experience with our college oars
men.
'ho ' hag spoken In the highest terms o
the kindness of his reception among thi
Harvard men , and of the ready dlspcoltloi
they showed to accept his Instruction am
faithfully follow It. Comparing the oars
men on both sides of the water , ho says o
tbo Americas :
"The men are just as strong a lot n
ours , nnd , considered simply as sklllci
ttthlotcfl , they are finer , for the loose-built
large-boned rowing man wo know so wel
is distanced altogether In the struggle eve
there by the well-knit , stocky gymnast , \vhos
orms , most wonderful of all , nro just a
strong as any other part of him. But
do not bcllovo In so much gymnasium work
"Abovo all , I cannot agrco with tin
monotonous drudgery of the tank. Al
that sort of thing wilt have to bo consider
ably modified , for I don't want to begin m ;
work when I go back 'In March upon a sc
of men who are already tired out of all pa
tlcnco by a. discipline that U of very llttli
real good to their actual rowing In opei
water. The only drawback with Harvard I
that they do not sufficiently appreciate the !
advantage. Think of that splendid river
with scarcely a score of men upon It ever ;
day. Why , 4n England such a stretch o
water near a university would be coycrci
with boats of every slzo and kind. Fresh
men would bo upsetting out of craft toi
light for them , second year men would b
practicing In pairs , senior men would bo a
work upon the duffers , and the whole cro-wt
would 1)0 learning how to flit In a boat , get
ting some Idea of that mysterious thlni
called 'watermanship , ' feeling the glvo of ;
light boat to the waves and the swish of thi
rough water past the blades , and gradual ! ;
becoming qulto at home In every kind o
craft and every sort of weather. "
The Showalter-Plllsbury match for tbi
chess championship of America , and whlcl
was to have begun last Monday , opens U ]
tomorrow afternoon , and chess circles an
oil a-fluttcr over the result. Both men havi
an exceedingly high standing and thel
combat will bo watched with keen Intcros
all ever the country. As important as thi :
Individual match Is , It cannot bo comparci
with that between the British and America ]
teams , which takes place by cable nex
Friday and Saturday. Last year we won
and surely the Britishers will endeavor t <
regain the Newness trophy. Internationa
contests , aa a rule , stir up enthusiasm , am
they render valuable services toward male
Ing the sport or game more popular. It !
Influciiice has proved beneficial In yachting
rowing , athletic sports , cricket and so on
and Indeed chess has come Into public favo ;
more than at any previous tlmo througl
the numerous International tourneys. Cabli
matches are particularly beneficial to thi
game. The experts playing on the team ;
are fully aware of the responsibility tha
rests with them , and will endeavor to di
their level best , but the chess com
munlty at large , yea even those who an
not familiar with the game , are likely ti
follow the battle with keen Interest , foi
national pride and ambition Is manifesto
therein.
The cycling season Is this early throwing
out premonitory Bigns of being about t <
open and It apparently will be a matter o ;
"
but a short time" when the pastime
will again be in full swing. Thi
majority of riders have had a thorougl
rest from cycling , with the result thai
when they again take to the wheel and gc
far afield H wll bewith renewed energy am
enthusiasm.
Unless all signs fall the first bicycle raclnt
of Importance this year and the first appearance
pearanco for the season of the great rider ;
of the American path will bo on a California
race course. Already there U a quiet gath
ering of the clans at San Jose and with tin
close of the cycle shows in the east earl )
next month a steady migration of racln ?
men Is expected to set In coastward. It Is
evident that the early races on the road this
season will bo well supported by the ama
teurs , who , for the first time In sevcra
years , will not be aakcd to meet men outsldi
their class In open competition. Last yeai
the class B amateurs , those supported by tin
trade , were strongly represented on the roat
and won tlo ; principal events. This yeai
the riders will all bo more on an cqualltj
and the competition should corresponding ! }
be closer and keener. The game has alwayi
boon popular with a large clars of rider
who like to test their flight first on the roai
before exposing It to the fierce light whlcl
boats down on the race path ,
That there la a. decided sentiment growing
In nil directions In favor of Corbett's chances
of wholloplng his red-topped rival , tliero Is
jio denying. The dally reports have him
In the very acrao of condition , and this true
the followers of the game , cr a large pre
ponderance of 'them , argue that he cannot be
defeated. Now , what everybody says must
In a measure bo true , but still there Is yet a
very considerable clement who cannot bo
made to bellovo that Corbett Is In this extra
fine fettle , or that ho can ever get In It ,
and many go so far ns. to express a willing-
nosa to lay their coin that he cannot whip
Fltz If ho dote. True , If the fight had taken
place -two or oven ono year ago. or oven
at any tlmo before the ox-champion's mem
orable four-round experience with Sailor
Sharkoy , there Is every evidence that the
pompadoiireil gladiator would bavo been an
odds-gn favorite , but the events of the pasl
twelve-month have had a very positive ten
dency to enhance the reputation of the
lanky Australian , whllu the Impression
steadily Increased that Jim had seen his
best days. But bo the ease as It may , I
cannot bring myself to co anything bet
ter thnn an even break for either of them ,
If Corbott ls the prodigious wonder ho was
supposed at ono tlmo to be. ho may win
and win handily , but who can vouch for
thlH ? " On the other hand , who Is tliero
presumptuous enough to even pretend to
bellovo that Fltzalmmons U not a great
fighter , ono of the most formidable men
who ever stepped Into a ring ? Can that
man bo produced ? I think not. So let
oycnts shape themselves KB they may , If
Hob and Jim meet at Carson City on "St.
Patrick's day. In the morning , " as la at
present scheduled , I think the bettlnp
should bo oven. Still the odds will bo
regulated solely by the condition of the
mon on the eve of the battle.
When In Chicago the other day I mot o
good many mon Interested in sport , anil
mnoiitf those Inclined toward that of the
blft , bang order , I must confess that the
Mrs. A. II. Orauaby , of 158KcrrBt. ,
Memphis , Tenn. , paid no attention
to a email lump in her breast , but
it soon developed
into a cancer of
CURED BY the most malig
nant typo. The
best physicians
in Now York treated her , nnd fin
ally declared her onso hojiuless.
Aa a last resort. 8. S. S. was given ,
and an immediate improvement re-
e ! tednfq\vbot-
ticsoured her
complete ! } , and
noafgnofthodis-
case has returned -
ed fortcn _ years.
Hook * on Cancer free ; fcddreM Bwlft
Cpoclflo Co. , Atlanta , da.
adherents of Corbett outnumbered those o
the Fllzslnimonn persuasion about six o
eight to ono , but ot all the threats at bettln
I heard , I did not sec ft dollar staked. Stll
It Is a little early In the game for this pat
of the fun and It will come In plenty c
tlmo. Although times are hard , man
thousands of dollars will be wagered upo
the result , In fact men with money dc
clare that U will bo the biggest bettln
battle ever decided In this or any othc
country. If there la an odds-on favorite , how
ever , a day or a few days before the meeting
this assertion will not hold good , Who
everybody wants to bet one way. there can
not be much money won 6r lost. Notwlth
standing the seeming bulge Corbett Is gain
IIIK In popular preferment over Fltz , thos
who are supposed to know something abou
the form of fighters do not consider the com
Ing fight as one-sided as the enthusiast on
wav or the other would llko to have II
While Jim Is considered beyond any sort c
oavll the cleverest big man who ever donnei
a mil. It must bo remembered that change
have probably taken place and should not b
overlooked. Since the Dallas-Hot Spring
fiasco there have been several occurrence
of much significance. Did not Fltzslmmon
whip big Peter Maticr with such ease tha
the right was a standing joke , and has-co
Peter slncn that graceless day at Langtr ;
put out such mon as Joe Choynskl and Stov
O'Donnell , thus adding lustre to 13ob'
ridiculously easy llttlo soiree with the Iris ,
champbn. And then , too , Fltzslmmons 1
bigger and stronger than ho ever was In hi
life , and almmt every man who knows Jus
a little bit about the game , will swear tha
ho Is 50 per cent better man ho was whci
ho whipped Manor the first time. With till
fact duly considered at the same tlm <
Corbott's poor four-round showing will
Sharkey is being ruminated upon , doesn't I
look a trlflfl as If despite the dally newspape
rcpor'o of Jim's womlerous form , that It Is h
who has receded , and not the long , frccklei
fellow whom so many see proper to belittle
Corbctt'a condition and doings como to u
through the channels ot theatrical and ham
hall court exhibitions , while Fltzslmmons
have reached us via the roped arena , when
every move Is made for keeps.
While It Is probable that there will bo i
racs between Jacob Candour and J. W
Uarry for the sculling cnamploiiihlp of th
world , there will be some trouble In maklnj
definite arrangements. Everybody know
how particular Gaudaur Is In making i
match. In thla case he la the stickler. Bu
what he claims Is certainly fair and right
Ho has given Harry to understand that It h
( Uarry ) wants to race for the champlonshli
he must come to Canada and row. If h
does not do that there will bo no race be
tween them , nt least that Is what Gaudau
says.
says.Now
Now , this la just what should be. Gau
daur went to England and won the title
It Is qulto true that he rowed an Australia !
there , but that does not alter the fact tha
he has a perfect right to hold the title untl
It Is wrested from him on his own courjc
When a man wants to capture the world'
championship he has to go abroad and con
quer It. Previous champlona have done this
Ilanlan went to England and to Australli
and Australians have left their own countr
to win laurels on foreign rivers. Th'
Britishers have left homo leas than anybody
as for aa the rowers have been concerned
and It Is only fair that If Uarry wants ti
become the world's champion ho should wll
the title on the holder's own course. Am
the public haa also to bs considered in thi ;
matter. The friends and admirers of tin
champion have a right to see the title rowei
for , particularly when the holder won It on i
course thousands of miles awa ;
from homo. If these rowers shouli
make a match to row either here
that Is , on this side of the Atlantic , or li
England , It would seem to bo a foregom
conclusion that the Canadian would win
llarry must have Improved In a very wonderful
dorful "way to be the equal of Gaudaur a ;
a rower. It la very true that the English
man is of the Improving kind , but ho was
not very long ago. so very much the Inforlo
of the Canadian that It Is very hard to con
cclve how he can have 'mproved enough ti
beat the present champion. There has beet
another very Interesting bit of news regard
Ing rowing duilns the past week. Edwan
Hanlan has stated that ho la going to Eng
land to row any person over there. Ho hai
definitely olialle-nsed Darry and Harding
It may T > e that the old-timer , for Hanlar
la what may 1)o ) called an old-tlnier , is
bolter rower than Harding , but If Barrj
Is at all In the class of Gaudaur ho oughi
to very easily defeat Hanlan. The lattei
Is hard to convince that he Is not as good
aa he was ten or twelve years ago , and IK
really believes that he Is the equal of al
most anybody In a scull. It would , indeed
bo a very amusing thing were Hanlan to gi
over to England and beat the champion ol
that country seventeen or eighteen yean
after ho ( Hanlan ) had first won that title
It was In 1879 that Hanlan defeated Ellloti
for the title on the Tyne. .
Dills providing tor numerous dcslrabli
jhangei In Nebraska's laws for the protec-
tlon ot game and fish have been Introducer
In the state legislature with more than i
'air prospect ot being spread upon our statuti
' ) ooks. The bills were dratted by Judgi
Marshall of Fremont and Introduced by Mr
londrlng of Platte county , and are ad
nlrably calculated to bring about the do >
ilrcd results. Both bills are In a largi
ncnsure based on the old laws , but are fuller
more explicit and complete and cover manj
oolnts not considered by the existing laws
ludge Marshall Is an ardent sportsman him'
self and well qualified for just such worl
is he haa performed. The fish and garni
bills are separate , aa they should be , and
while there might yet bo several change !
luggroted that would more efllcacIouUy sul
the general conditions throughout the state
'hey will vt.ry adequately answer the pur-
OOEO If we get them. The fish bill has beer
carefully conaldered by the state fish conv
Tiltalonerb and received , the seal of theli
approval , while the game bill has been fa
vorably commented on by a number ol
oromlnent sportsmen throughout the state
among whom might bo mentioned W. H. S
Hughes , president of the Omaha Gun club ,
Both bills will be reviewed In next Sunday' !
Hoe In order that sportsmen generally can
got an Idea ot what U to be provided foi
them.
Reports that Yale and Harvard have again
broken off negotiations looking toward a re
union In all branches of athletics continue
to fly thick and fast , but according to good
authority , they ore groundless. Aa the mat
ter stands Yale Is the recipient of on Invita
tion by Harvard and Cornell , tendered by
Captain floodrlch of the Harvard crew , ou
behalf of both colleges , to enter the Har
vard-Cornell race on the Hudson In June ,
The Invitation was decided on when the
Harvard and Cornell captains met In Al
bany , three weeks ago. but Cornell then In
sisted that Yale agree at that tlmo to row
for three consecutive years In that event ,
although not necessarily on the Hudson after
this year. This condition Is what haa proved
Yale's stumbling block. Tha leading alumni
of the university have always been un
willing to meet Cornell , and this year as
much as ever disinclined to do BO. This fad
makes It hard for Yale to ratify the agree
ment. Indeed , Yale's most prominent ath
letic graduate advisers have counseled Yale
not to ratify the agreement , but the crow
managers are aware that Yale's acceptance
ot this condition assures the longed-for re
union with Harvard In all branches of uth-
letlcs , and they may agree to It. "Dob"
Cook U openly hostile to It. Ho has foughl
Incessantly against Yale and Cornell meet
ing , and now he opposes It as much as ever ,
The matter of concluding negotiations wltli
Harvard now lies with the undergraduates
of Yae ) wholly. Manager Garrison of the
foot ball association has been at the head of
the negotiations , but just now. as the crew h
the branch ot athletics on which the vital
point hinges , Captain llalley ot the eight hae
taken charge , In conference with Manager
narrUon of the foot hall association and
Manager Wheelwright of the navy. Yale
men have not given up hope of meeting
Harvard , and will spare no effort to bring
About the reconciliation.-
The Corbett and Fltzslmmons world's
championship battle Is now but five weeks
iway , and the Interest Increases with each
liasslng day. While It has not been au
thoritatively announced just where the ring
ivlll be pitched , U is qulto well under
stood that Carson City , Nt-v , , has drawn
the prize , There was a strong pressure
brought to bear to locate the big mill at
llono on account ot the latter city's superior
accessibility , but It seems that Carson has
ill along had the first claim , and It ls there
: h t the contest will undoubtedly take place.
That the attendance Is going to be enormous
la abundantly attested by the extraordinary
interest that Is manifest Irj all parts ot the
country , and the only question which now
thrusts Itself upon the public Is , will the
Management be able to care for the throngs
of people who will swoop down upon Ihj
llttlo sago brush city ere the Ides of Marc
are here. However , the positive assertlo
that the best ot accommodations are fortl
coming Is being Iterated and reiterated , an
all there remains to do Is to wait and her
for the best.
Manager McCoy of the fair grounds trac
U anticipating all kinds of good things to
the June light harness meeting. Ho I
losing no tlmo with his work ot prepam
tlon , and by the last ot April will have th
track In almost perfect condition. Of court
much depends on the weather In th
Interim , but as ho allows no sunshiny date
to go by unimproved , It goes without eayln
that It will have to bo a pretty long unlr
Icrrupted bad spell to prevent Mao's d <
signs from being fully carried out. Th
attractive purses that are to be offered , tc
gethcr with the fact that Omaha's raeetln
will bo ono of the first of any Importance c
the season , guarantees the attendance of
splendid field ot horses , probably the bci
over seen In this part of the country.
Jim Den of Arapahoe will shoot Gcorf
Nlchola-1 of Sutton , this state , n 100-llvo-blt
race for $100 a sldo on Wednesday next t
Sutlon. The Man-from-WIId-Horso-Canyo
will probably realize that ho has stackc
up against a formidable proposition I
Nlcholai , nnd ho will have to shoot llko
house aflro to keep from returning tb Arapt
hoe badly bent , A number of local shots tvl
go out and see the match.
mill AtiMtrcrn.
WILUEH. Neb. , Feb. 4. To the Sportln
Editor of The Bee : Will you please clvo th
chest measurement and reach of Corbott an
Fltzslmmons In your Sunday Bce7 J. W. I
Ans. Corbett , chest 38 , reach GV4 | Fit ;
chest 41 , reach OV4.
OMAHA. Feb. 4. To the Sporting Edltc
of The Bee : Will you please decide for ou
troubled minds which won In a four-handc
game of high five , and we are using th
joker as the highest five and playing G
points to the game. A and partner made th
trump and bid 12 , they were Cl points , an
they made high , low , jack , game and tw
fives before B nnd partner , who were C
points , made the Joker ? Answer this 1
next Sunday's Bee and oblige an admirer an
A Bee Subscriber.
Ans. The Joker In high flvo Is a new on
on me.
VERMONT , III. , Jan. 20. To the Sportln
Editor of The Bee : Can you toll mo whcr
a letter will reach Ned Reading and tralnei
Jock Klnnaman ? John H. Bonham.
Ans. Fort Keogh , Montana.
FREMONT. Feb. 4. To the Sporting Edl
tor of The Bee : Please give address of th
British Chess Magazine and oblige. A Regu
lar Sunday Reader.
Ans. 128 North street , Leeds , England.
SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 2. To th. .
Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you pleas
Inform mo through the Sunday Bee whi
wins the following game of high five ? J
and B are partners , and have 51 points. (
and D are partners and have 48 points. J
bids seven ; the rest pass ; A plays the deuce
C puts on a five ; D puts on the ten spot am
takes the trick , then calls the game out
claiming his sldo won , but to give the othe
sldo a chance to get a decision on tt , play :
the hand out ; A makes the seven ho bid
The understanding was points to go ou
first. Who wins. Thomas Doyle , Thirty
third and L streets.
Ans. Well , If you were playing points ti
win , did not A play the deuce the firs
dash out of the box ?
OMAHA. Nob. . Feb. 2. To the Sportln !
Editor of The Bee : I bet that McKlnle ;
would get twenty-three states , nothing sali
about electoral votes. Did I win or lose
Please answer through Sunday's Beo. Sub
scrlber.
Ans. Win.
SIOUX CITY , la. , Feb. 4. To the Edlto :
of The Bee : Please Inform me through tin
columns of Sunday Bee the address of tin
publishers of Goodwin's Turf Guide , am
price of same. H. Sloder.
Ans. 1440 Broadway , N. Y. , CO cents.
OMAJIA , Feb. 1. To the Sporting Edltoi
of The Bee : Please answer in Sunday Bei
the following questions :
1. Which is the largest war vessel In oui
navy ?
2. How many men does It carry ?
3. How old was Edwin Booth when IK
died ? A. C. S.
Ana. 1. The Massachusetts.
2. Write to Secretary of Navy department
3. Ho was 59.
nfiitlin of n Diiy.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. C. Matthew G
Upton , the veteran journalist and cdltorla
writer , Is dead. Ho had been suffering
From a complication of ailments for foui
years , but up to the last year of his lift
lie had continued at Intervals to keep ui
Ills work. The Immediate cause of hlf
Jeath was apoplexy. HIa wife nnd family
with the exception ot his eldest son , W. B
Upton , a civil engineer , now In Washington ,
D. C. , were with him at the last. Upton was
i natlvo of Ireland and a graduate ot Dub
lin university. Ho came to California Ir
1SS2 , but commenced his journalistic careci
In New York , several years earlier.
PORTLAND , Ore. . Feb. C. F. V ' . HInck-
ley , husband of Florence Blythe-Hlnckley ,
Lho successful litigant In the famous will
contest for Thomas Blythe's millions , died
it 2:15 : o'clock this morning In his rooms at
the Portland hotel , of appendicitis and 1U
attending necessary operation. His wife ,
who Is In San Francisco , has been wired ,
but cannot posalbly arrive hero before Sun
day. Mr. Hlnckloy arrived In this city yes
terday from Salt Lake , accompanied 'by his
brother. The two left San Francisco last
Sunday , and at that tlmo Hlnckley was ap
parently In the best of health. They were
on business combined with pleasure to
Salt Lake , afterward making a tour of the
west.
CHESTER , Conn. , Feb. C. Captain Alex
ander Hamilton Gilbert , who , with hi ;
brother , John Gilbert , was the Inventor and
butldor of the first system of dry docks Ir
1840 , Is dead at the ago of 91. The brothers
built the dry docks at Pensacola , Sail Fran
cisco and Portsmouth.
BALTIMORE , Feb. C , Captain Edward C ,
ICnower , U. S. A , , retired , aged 57 years
illed hero of heart disease.
WASHINGTON. Feb. C. James P. Hamil
ton , who was well known to public men In
reconstruction days , died hern yesterday.
[ la was born In Virginia , nerved In the con-
lederate army with Stonewall Jackson , and at
3iie tlmo was a contestant for a seat In con-
jrets.
WASHINGTON , Feb. G. George Shanklln
it Indiana died hero this afternoon at the
residence of Ills brother-in-law , Justice
iiarlan of the supreme court. He was as-
ioclatcd for years with hla brother , Gilbert
Shanklln , In the management of the Evans-
fllle. Ind. , Courier.
FAIRBURY. Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Spoclal- )
Mrs. . Susan II. Purdy , wlfo of Benjamin L ,
I'urdy , a prominent Insurance agent of Fair-
bury , died this morning after a prolonged
Illness. Mrs. Purdy was ono of the first set
tlers of Falrbury , removing hero from Barl-
boo , Wls. . In 1871. She waa 78 years of age ,
WEST POINT. Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Special. )
rho death la announced of Miss Eliza Ring ,
9. school teacher of this county , living two
mllea cast , of town. She had only been sick
four days from an attack ot grippe , and
venturing out before complete recovery , she
contracted a fresh cold and succumbed. She
was a bright , promising teacher and a gen
eral favorite. Great sorrow la expressed
aver her death.
CRE-3TON. la , , Feb. 6. ( Special Tele-
sram. ) Ellsha Pratt , the oldest person In th
county , died this morning. Ho waa born in
Colchester , Conn. , 'In 1797. Had ho lived
until April 22 he would have been a cen
tenarian , He was a member ot the Congrega
tional church for seventy-two years.
Tin-re In NotliliiK HU 13 noil.
There Is nothing just as good ua Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consumption ,
Roughs and Colds , so demand It and do not
lermlt tbo dealer to sell you some eubstl
: ute. He will not claim there U anything
jetter , but In order to make moro profit
10 may claim something else to bo Just as
; ood. You want Dr. King' * New Discovery
j&oause you know it to bo eafe and re-
lable , and guaranteed to do good or money
efundcd. For Coughs , Colda , Consumption
ind for all affections of Throat , Chest and
Lungs , there I * nothing so good as la Dr.
king's Now Discovery , Trial bottle free at
iubn & Co.'u drug atore.
Hail Krt-lKliI Wreck.
PAHKEUSHUno. W. Vu. . Feb. 6. A bad
'relent .wreck occurred at Davlsvllle , eight
nllea cnst of here , at 4 o'clock thla niorn-
ng. Two sectloni ) of a freight were going
; ast on the Baltimore & Ohio and the ec >
) iul section ran Into the nrat section. En-
: lneor John ftlcrmrdson waa killed and
'ircmaii Hugh 111 fatally Injured , Two
jrnkeman were hurt.
I AUSEMENTS.
d 'I
If abundant patronage may bo accepted n
a reliable Indication qftUe people's desire
In the matter of arouRgmqnts , there woul
seem to bo llttlo doubt , jthnt cheap entertain
ment la what la demanded , at pi-went. MI
Woodward and hU very -cf editable compan ;
have been doing extraordinary business a
the Crclghton all lhot-w i > k at the not ex
orbltant prices oxactedl 'Every porformanc
has been offered to a crqwdod house , and 01
ono or two special occasions , such as tha
of the presentation of "Ten Night
In a Bar noora" the crowds abso
lately could not get In. People In scare !
, of amusement might do worse than to spcm
an evening with ono of these icpertory com
panics. There Is to bo another of them a
Lloyd's this week , about which ono can no
speak from personal knowledge , althougl
the press notices are generally favorable
The Woodward organization , however , whll
It neither provides nor claims to provld
the highest typo of entertainments , certain ) ;
gives far more than 10 cents' worth to tin
crowds which It attracts , and some of tin
members of the company arc good cnougl
to travel in a much more pretentious class
The dramatic editor gratefully acUnowl
edges the receipt of Locke Rlchardson'i
thoughtful essay , "A New Interpretation o
Falstaff'a Dying Words , " which , original ! ;
printed In The Critic , has now been pub
llahed In pamphlet form with the addltloi
of commendatory notices from such Shakes
pearean students as Howard Henry Furnesi
and William J. Rolfe. The text of Shakespeare
pearo Is not a fleld which has alTordcd mud
In the way of original Interpretation to tin
present generation of commentators , but Mr
Richardson's "discovery" Is of such gcnulm
value , that the following extracts from tin
essay In which It Is set forth arc sure t (
Interest the many friends of Mr. Utchardsor
and of Sir John Falstaft In Omaha :
"Slukost-eare'a characters , " ho says , "havi
a vital and perennial Interest , In that thej
are Idealized Images of our common humar
nature. Hence , like the real people of UK
world , they have the trick of uncousclouslj
revealing glimpses of their past history
they bear the stamp of other days.
"Sir John Falstaff Is a shining Illustratlor
of this truth. What , for example , Is to bt
gathered as to his past life from his remarkable -
markable knowledge of the blhlo. of whlcl ;
ho makes a more copious use In lltera'
quotation , hi metaphor anil In subtle allualor
than any other of Shakcspearo'o char
actcrs ?
"One point Is established beyond question
namely , that his youth was passed In a re
ligious atmosphere , probably austerely re-
liglous ; against which , by the way , the re
action of later years was not altogctliei
unnatural.
"To be more specific
"As a boy , Jack Falstafl was , accordlnt
to his own unconscious 'testimony , accus
tomed to the religious , observances of i
well-ordered home graoo before meat , anJ
family prayers being there taught the uo <
blllty of truth-telling and honesty. Hi
was , no doubt , taken 'regularly to church ,
probabably 'creeping , like spall , unwillingly ;
ho was a choir boy , vcrspcl.ln the creed and
and the catechism ; hft was well Instructed
In Christian doctrines flijd 'lrtues the neet
of repentance ; the schjcmC.of | salvation ; the
duty of fasting and prayer ; and the cer
tainty of future rewards' ajd : punishments
his prcternaturally sensitive and lively 1m-
magtnitlon being dcepjy and lastingly Inv
pressed by an ever-present vision of thi
King of Terrors and the flrcs of Hell ,
"Although this Impression of his char
acter Is largely duo to unconscious revela
tion , yet It Is. amply authorized by the subjoined -
joined passages , whichlaro named , of course ,
by being torn Ironi tholrcontext. Familial
as we arc with the bible , ) there will he nc
difficulty In supplying-- ) that the text which
Inspired Falstaff's will"1
Here follows a surprising array of quota
tions from "Henry tlib'1 Fourth" and "The
Merry Wives of Windsor.which 'heed ' not
be copied in 'this place. * M lfRichardon's
grdccful compliment ' to .ipq'1 familiarity ol
his' readers with Inspired scrlptbr'c may be
extended to cover The Bee's readers' knowl
edge of Shakespeare. , < A1I these extracts
seem to support Mr. Richardson's theory ol
Falstaff's early life , and to prepare the
way In logical sequence for the original In
terpretation , which , has to do with the last
recorded words of the lovable old rascal.
The quotations cited show likewise that Fal-
staff , although "to the superficial observer
his lite Is a roaring farce , " and although
his use of scripture may frequently seem
Irreverent , Is never a scoffer. He fears
death and what shall como after. "This , "
says Mr. Richardson , "is really the only
vulnerable point in all his' moral and In
tellectual equipment tile Achilles heel at
which alone his boon companions can aim
their shafts of ridicule with any hope of
wounding to the quick. This Is the only
kind of banter , moreover , be It observed , to
which Sir John makes no re'partce. " And he
quotes Scene 2 of Act 1 fr"om Part I of
"Henry the Fourth" In proof of his asser
tion.Mr.
Mr. Richardson .then goes on to his expla
nation of the deathbed scene.
"Starting , " ho says , "with the promised
outlined above , no prediction can bo more
safe and natural than that Falstaff , when
tie comes to die , of all men In and out of
books , will follow the custom honored from
Llmo Immemorial by 'miserable sinners , ' on
Ending themselves face to face with their
last enemy of cither repeating or having
repeated some favorite passage of scripture.
"With this conviction , like an astronomer
who eagerly scans tho- heavens for a star
whose existence Is necessary to account for
apparent vagaries In a visible system , I
read and rc-rcad Mistress Qulckly's quaint ,
pathetic description of Falstaff's death , In
search of a hint that 'would answer my
expectations.
"When , at last. I bethought mo of the
Twenty-third Psalm , and of the countless
deathbeds comforted by Its sweet , uplifting
eloquence , It flashed upon me that in the
ihrasc , 'and 'a babbled of-green fields' lurked
he very fulfillment of my conviction , that
he dear old sinner , who .never had 'strength
o repent , ' was now , In Ills mortal extremity ,
mustering his waning powers In an effort
to die a fair death' by repeating , In broken
and half audible accents , verses learned In
childhood :
" 'The Lord Is my shepherd ; I shall not
wai.t. Ho makcth me to llu down In green
pastures ; Ho leadeth mo besldo the still
waters. Yea , though I- walk through the
valley of the shadow of death , I will fear
no evil , ' u
"Hero at last we discover the true 'expla
nation of Mistress Qulckly's words. In her
green fields' wo rcconnlzo = the 'green pas
tures' o ! Dcvld , and 'with ' the recognition
comes a strain of pathott' ln < Falstaff'a dying
lour which no band bill' Shakespeare's could
" 1 ° ' '
lave Infused.
It has been usual Wetto In thla much
Hscusecd passage a rcfunfM Falstaff's dying
noughts to the materltU"IeId8 which were
the scenes of his Innocent boyish pleasures ,
Hut Mr. Rlchardton'8 lbftojy ; Is so plausible
and so admirably coljerenl , that , as Dr
Rolfo says , It will lio. t auge "If It Is not
generally approved byjma.kespearo $ scholars
and critics. "
yi , s
C < > m I n u ;
Sousa , the peerlesaliconductor , with his
idmlrablo forces , wbou.Vrlll give a matinee
ind evening concert iat .floyd's today , Is
now engaged upon thqnjnost ambitious tour
iver undertaken by amujIcal ; organization ,
t covers a territory df jdver 21,000 miles.
ncludes 19G tqwns n > ) dci4es , , a series of
80 consecutive conqerta and a period of
G9 days. To otabllih this record Is simply
istonUhlng , and yet with II all It U small
vender that the band's playing Is In Itself
ho very essence of perfection. The men are
rained to their work as finely aa any ath-
ete was ever prepared for contest. They are
ncouraged and buoyed by that moat In-
plrl'.lng of all tonics ( ho emphatic and en-
huslajtlc measure of puojlc approval , and
hey have reduced the science of rapid
ravel to the finest point. On his present
our Souea Is presenting programs of an
ntlrely unique character. They number
n their selection the choicest works of hU
xtenslve library. With the new , there will
ound thfstralns of the familiar and mar-
lal music that li Inseparable from the name
f Sousa. A Sousa concert minus a Souta
narcli , would taste like wine without grapea.
rVlth the genial spirit of the conductor per-
radlng the musical atmosphere , there U
lotulug of mystery as to the why and
vherefore of hearty , healthy pleasure. The
isiittlng artists of the Sousa concerts have
Iwayg been pleasant accompaniments to
the band and Its superb leader. In Kllza
beth Northrop , Mr. Sou PA presents a olngo
of unquestioned talent , with a volco said t
bo of rare quality find a personality that 1
admirable. In Martina Johnstons , Mr. Sous ;
claims onn of the very best violinists o
the generation. Arthur .Pryor , who has n
living equal as a soloist upon the trombone
and Franz Hell , flucgolhorn player , complct
a quartet of richly endowed musicians.
Tor two weeks , commencing Tuesday even
Ing next , the Paiges , accompanied by Harrj
English , and supported by what Is clalmct
to bo ono of the strongest and best balanced
repertory companies cnroutc , will appeal
at Boyd'a. They wilt present a repertory o
plays that have had successful runs In Now
York , and they anticipate the same llbera !
patronage and pleasing results In Omahr
which they pay have been present through'
out a long season. Now dances , now songi
and pleasing and original specialties arc
announced as special features. Mr , Potta
business manager for the Paiges , says ;
"If you want to see a good play with a
plot , Indulge In a good , hearty laugh , enjoy
good singing and dancing , llko good acting
and handsome costumes , or , In short , wanl
to spend a pleasant evening just attend the
performance given 'by the Paiges. "
The opening play la "Harvest , " an old
English comedy that has never been seen
In this city. Popular prices will prevail.
Mrs. Susan Marr Spaldlng , known to lovori
of poetry as the author of "Tho Wings o
Icarus , " arrives In the city today. She wll
bo the guest of Mrs. LowU Reed. Mrs
Spaldlng has been giving In Boston , Cleve
land and Chicago lectures on Wagner and hi :
works. She will deliver lectures on "Tin
Bayrcuth Festivals and Parlsfal" at Unllj
church tomorrow evening. Appropriate II
lustratlvo music will bo Tendered by Mlsi
Oakley , Miss Helen Mlllard and Mr. Green.
The Frank Daniels Opera company will bi
at the Crclghton for four nights , commenc
ing Sunday , February 14 , and present Harrj
B. Smith and Victor Herbert's work , "The
Wizard of the Nllo. " Frank Daniels , low
known as a low comedian of high merit stll
heads the organization , and the supporting
cast Is the same as last season , with the sin
gle exception of the part of Cleopatra , now
filled by Miss Edna Thornton , a young Call
fornlan of sweet volco and attractive per
sonality. The company numbers seventj
people , and the entire stage settings art
carried complete.
The Woodward Theater company will open
the second week of Its engagement at the
Crelghton , with two performances today , n
matinee being given at 2:30. : "Tho Princess
and the Pauper" will bo the program pre
sented at the afternoon performance , and
" " - ' bill. The
"The Brothcro"will be tonight's
success of this organization during Its present
stiy has been unprecedented , the standing-
room sign having been displayed at each
performance. The engagomsnt will be con
tinued throughout the entire week , matinees
being given Wednesday and Saturday. Tha
program will be changed with each perform
ance.
At th& Nebraska Music hall this week the
following performers will appear : ThoMor-
clles , singing , dancing and change ortlsta ;
Maud Dayton , Harry Brown , the cartoonist ;
May Cameron , Joe OsUorne , in Irish songs ;
Mao Dayton , dance ; Efllo Norrls , In song ? ;
Bertha King , May Ellsworth , In selections
from "Hogan's Alley , " and Nettle Bond ,
serio-comic.
The foresters of Beech camp 1454 , Staple
camp 945 , camps 120 and 1833 of Omaha ,
camp 1095 of South Omaha and camp 117
of Council Bluffs will appear In full uni
form on the stage Monday night at Boyd's
Dpera house In the presentation of "A Wood
' . "
man's Daughter.
Much has been said In this column about
the lethargy of the people of Omaha regardIng -
Ing public performances , and a tendency to
remain at home upon slight provocation
ind permit valuable opportunities for musl-
: al enjoyment and Improvement to slip by
jnlmprovcd. During the last eight days
: wo performances have been given which
Indicate a new .order . of things. The audi
ences that assembled to listen to "Pinafore"
Saturday evening , January 30 , and that
which greeted Mme. Nordlca last Monday
2vcnlng , each not only tested the seating
: apaclty of the Crelghton theater , but were
uado up of cultured , appreciative and en
thusiastic men and women , than whom no
Iner assemblage can be found In any city In
ho union. Such support to local and foreign
: alent would ensure a foremost place among
: ho cities of the United States for Omaha ,
ind would malto It a fertile fleld for the
growth of the best of music. Local talent
laa reason to bo proud of Itself for the
, vork done at both of those performances ,
ind the musical public has established a
; lorlous precedent for the future. The
nuslcal resources are aa rich hero as In any
: lty of Omaha's size In tno country , and
f they can be ) kept In touch with the great
mtalde world of music , and heartily sup
ported by the public at home , musicians
ind public will grow sldo by side In the
( nowlcdgo and enjoyment of the best In the
irt that the whole world can furnish.
* *
It seems to be not unlikely that the rcad-
2rs of The Bee will 'be ' Interested to know
low the Nordica concert appeared to ono
behind the footlights and in the closest
elatlonshlp to the machinery of the per
formance. It was , a thrilling , a glorious
; lght , those smiling faces and bright eyes ,
caching from the row of camp chairs , where
the orchestra usually sits , away up to the
rory celling of the theater. It was an In
spiration. Everybody felt It ; everybody was
nado glad by It , and every one did his best
jnder Its Influence. It seemed as If the great
Aeart of the city was there , throning In
lympathy and harmony with the hearts of
the musicians. The chorus felt It ; the
) rchcstra was beneath Its spell ; the foreign
irtlsta were Inspired by It ; the whole por-
'ormanco was vitalized and exalted by It.
About two weeks ago MineNordlca's
-epresentatlvo 'was hero , and after reading
> ver the program , pronounced It the finest
; lven upon the whole tour of the Nordlca
3cncert company. After the performance
ivas over .It was the. opinion of all the
irtlsts. Including Mrae. Nordlca herself , that
t was the flne t concert they had yet given.
Plicy were most enthusiastic In their praise
> f chorus and orchestra , and even the cold-
) lo3ded manager they are usually cold-
) looded about performances declared that
IB bad heard nothing like It. Tim orchestra
vaa pronounced the beat west of Chicago.
Phrases are pleasant things , but they
> ro so cusllv manufactured that they are
ften received with skepticism , however there
vore several occurrences which proved bo-
end a doubt that the pleasure of the per-
ormanca was not all behind the footlights.
lingers do not consent to do double work
u t for the healthful exercise Involved.
rhsy do not glvo two or three uncorr > s junt
iccauso a few people feel llko making n
lolse by clapping their hondi. An ex.
icrlenced singer can tell In sn Instant what
ort of a sentiment Is back of applauas ;
whether it Is a desire to make a noise , ere
o get one's money's worth , or whether
ornea from a heart that has been thrilled ,
nd U a glad greeting and an acknowledgc-
icnt of cxqulilte pleasure , The numerous
ncoroj accorded the bappy selections cover-
ng a wide range of styles of music , the
raclous and carncnt manner In which they
/pro rendered , all told of the Intense gratl-
Icatlons experienced by the artists. They
rtro not building for the future , for they
nay never come again.
At the close of the Lohengrin selection
Ime. Nordlca gave ono of the most
aarvelojs exhibitions of musical cnthudaem
ver wltnettcd by the writer. It nan In the
aklng of the high note at the very last
herd of tin vocal score with a power , brllll-
ncy and dramatic Intensity of tone that ho
IBS never heard excelled by any singer In
he world , and he baa heard all the greatest
. 'ho have stng durlpg the lait fifteen years
n cither side of the Atlantic. Everyone who
ai over lu-en In the Crelghton theater has
lotlced the portrait of John A , Crclghton
vcr the proscenium. At the last
rclicitra rebearial the writer told the
musicians that Upon the chord that cam
with the last note of the singer's part h
wanted a crash that would down that pl <
lure. The crash came as was expected , bu
4t was simply n good accompaniment to Almi
Nordlca's wonderful tono. Possibly that ton
Is what kept the * picture from coming dowr
Speaking of accompaniments , Mr. Luck
stone gave an exhibition ofwhat a thoroug
musician can do Along that line. Ever
tlmo ho sat at the piano ho painted a beau
tlful tone picture of the sentiment Involve
In the aria or song , and In the Rlgolett
quartet ho seemed to excel even hlmsell
Very llttlo attention Is glvcm , as a genera
thing , to accompanists , unless to bcrat
them. Even orchestral accompaniments ar
sometimes noticed In that way.
It has been stated In this column tha
tlrfs city possessed no bassoon player. Sucl
Is no longer the case. Mr. Frank Vnustn :
was Imported from Elgin , 111. , for the Nor
dlca concert and has taken up his pcrmanen
rcstdonco hero. Omaha's orchestral resource
nro growing , and the end Is not yet.
Last Friday evening the Mendelssohn so
clety held a business meeting to consldc
the proposition of giving a second perform
ancoof "Pinafore. " The society was so sue
ccssful , financially , In Its first pcrformanc <
that more tickets were sold than could b
redeemed at the box olllco , and this fac
oxortcd an Influence upon the managers o
the society to consider the advisability of i
second performance. After conaldcrabli
debate It was decided to repeat "Plnaforo" a
the Crelghton theater Saturday afternoon
February 20. The cast will bo the same ai
at the first performance , and rehearsals wll
begin at once.
As n port of the business before the moot
Ing proof sheets were read of a column U
a society weekly devoted to a discussion of tin
criticism of * the performance of "Plnaforo , '
which appeared In last Sunday's Bee ovci
the signature of Mr. Homer Moore. Tin
critic was "rrasted to a turn , " and upon thi
advice of the representative of the socletj
weekly that It copies of that paper wen
desired for general distribution they shoulc
bo ordered at once as few extra would IK
available In the morning , It was voted U
puchase a number of copies for genera
distribution ,
The secretary and treasurer made reports
and stated that after all expenses of tin
performance were deducted from the receipts
for sale of tickets and advertising In tin
program , $778 remained. H was decided tt
ilcvoto $700 to charity and to hold the re-
tnalndcr In the treasury for current expenses
*
The musical department of the Woman' !
club will give a most Interesting psrfornv
incc at tha club rooms next Wedncsdaj
afternoon at 3 o'clock. An essay upon cur'
rent events will bo read by Mrs. Sherrlll.
The following program will bo presented
Brand Duo ( Norma ) . Bclllnl-ThalberE
Mlns Bell ami Miss Hnncock.
(1'upllB ( of Mr. Miirtln Calm. )
Violin Scene do Bullet . Do Borlot
Mr. Robert Cuscndcn.
Song Serenade , . Schubcrl
Miss Helen HunKlund.
Violin Obligate . Miss Helen Mlllnril
I'nper . . -Miss Wilson
Piano Nocturne . Chopin
"Miss Hnncock.
3ong Arla-11 Valon del Sorrl o , "Trovntore1
. Venll
Mr. Will McCunn.
Paper . Mlsn Kennedy
Violin Concerto . Mendelsohn
Andante , Allcgio Vivace.
Mr. Cusoaden.
Plnno fa ) Dance Rustic . Hans Hulict
( b ) Souvenir d'lschl . Lcschctlzky
Mlsn Hancock.
Lecture Recital on Wagner's Unpub
lished Opera , I3aul ! > ard..Mrs. Whoelcr
Invitations are out for the concert of the
3tryk-on-Blaas Lust club , to be given at
Washington hall , Thursday evening next.
The program Is as follows.
Polish National Dance . X. Scharweiiku
Club.
Stryk-pn-Blaius-Lust
vocnl The Tlmt- Will Como.Vlctor Hcrberl
Mr. Oeoriro Manchester.
i'lollii Solo Fantaile Caprice. H Vleuxtompi
Mr. Guy Woodard.
Pllgrirrv Chorus from Tannlmuser. . .Wngnpi
Club.
Stryk-en-Blaas-Lust
Vocal La Prlma Viola . Murz !
Miss Uungate.
3rand March . Baotom
Club.
Stryk-cn-131ans-Lust
Vocal . Selectee
Mr. George Mnnchr-Hter.
Violin Solo Wee ) May the Keel Row ,
\vltlL burlesque variations . Baotem
\ Mr. Guy Woodard.
Vocal Xerllim . Ouldln
Miss Hiingate.
La Paloma , Spanish Serenade . Xadlei
Stryk-t-n-Ulaas-Lust Club.
* *
Mme. Mucnteferlng and her pupils will
; lvo a piano forte recital tomorrow ( Monday )
ifternoon at 3 o'clock at the Woman's club
ooms. The program Is as follows :
[ ) uot Country Dance . Nevln
tllsses Ethel Morrison and Marlon Johnson.
3olo Danso Kustique . . . Mason
Miss Ellis.
iuet L'etollc du Nerd . , . ICullak
Misses Suslo IJrntlv and Harlean Curtis.
Solo Cracovlennp KantastIquo..Padcrewfkl
Miss Grace Leonard.
jo'.o Klnderscciien . ICullak
( a ) Nightingale ; ( b ) Ghost In the Chimney.
Miss Marlon Johnson.
3uct Italy . Moszkowskl
Miss Lomax , Mine. Muenteferlng.
, rlolln Concerto , first movement .
. Mendelssohn
ler Franz Adelmanu and Mmo. Muen-
tcferlnf.
3olo Polonaise . / . Moszliows'.ii
Miss Morse.
Juet Danso Macabre . Satnt-Saons
MIa Woolworth , Mme. Muenteferlnu.
> ole Valae , op. 31 . Moszkowski
Miss Susie Brady.
Juartet Slavlsche Tncnze , Nos. G nnd 7.
. Dvorak
iltne. MupntoferiiiK , Miss Kountze , Mrs.
Crofoot and 'Mrs. Llndscy.
* * *
A musical sbcjoty has been formed by
ho junior pupils of the Omaha Conscrvn-
ory of Music , which will meet once every
nonth at the homes of the pupils. A pro-
; ram will bo given each time. In addition
0 the musical 'numbsrf. local and foreign
terns pertalivlng to music , history of the
Ives of different composers and e-ssays on
nuslc will bo read. Tha first meeting was
iclcl yesterday at the homo of E. M. Jones ,
llrsctor of t the conservatory ,
The following program was rendered ;
lungarlnn Dances Op. 281. , v . Klrchnor
Maud nnd Bessie Wright.
luntliif , ' Song * . Gurlttt
George Munchhoff ,
iloment Muslcul . P , Sclmrwonko
Llnnla Carpenter ,
leurctto . Ljclinor
Nellie Cannon ,
loppy Fancies Caprice . Von Wllm
Alice McShnno.
'olonuise. Op. 148 . Gurlltt
Hlchnnl Lawton.
nteiuirzzl . P. Bclmrwcnko
Blanche Heed nnd E. M. Jones.
* t
The musical department of The Bee Is
cslrous of enlarging Its usefulness In the
cvclopment of good music In this city and
n order to como Into the cloiest relation-
hip with those prominently and actively
ngagcd In musical work has requested the
o-operatlou of the leading musicians by
nvltlng them to send to the city editor
lows Items of public Interest that come
inder their observation.
The Bpe makes a dlitlnctlon between news
nd advertisements. The chief ofllce of thu
ows column ! of a dally paper Is to furnish
ip-to-date Information to Its readerf. Com
munications are frequently received from
fell-meaning musicians or their friends
rlilch could not bo admitted to a nuws
"lumn without diverting It from HB real
urposc- , namely , the Information of the gon-
lul public , and devoting It to the Interests
f an Individual. Such communications
ever apr/ear In print.
The Bee IK heartily In sympathy with every
uriiest. honest endeavor to build up musical
rt wherever It hna readers. It naver
rltlclses to tear down , but always to build
p. It believes It to be the legetlmatc olllca
t the musical critic to point out In a kindly
lilrlt any features of a public performance
hlch can 1)9 made better. It haa the
lyhest opinion of the musical talent of this
Ity and the firmest faith In Its ability to
till ? " , ) ilejfrvcd and wide-spread dUtlni'-
on.
*
OMAHA , Veb. 2. To the Mutlo Editor of
he BeeIn what year dld'Mmu , Pattl sing
t the Colltcmn ? Were there any seats eold
t 73 cents or ft each ? Did Pattl ever sing
1 the old Doyd theater ?
Ana. Evening of March .1 , 1890 , with a
latlneo the following afternoon , Ono dol-
ir was charged for general admission , but
icre were n ; nnatu sold at less than this
rice. Blip never sang at the old Boyd , but
Bveral year. * prior to 1890 , she sang at the
Id Exposition hall. HOMEU MOOKIJ.
Mt-iitluii ,
Mrs. Frances Ford , organist at the First
ougreeatlonal church , will be absent from
10 city for a week or ten days.
An enjoyable musical was given at ( he
Ilgh school Friday afternoon by the Officers'
tub , A large and enthusiastic audience
WAS present and listened to A varied pri-
gram , rendered by the High School Banjo
club , the P. T. A , quartet and a * number of
.soloists.
Miss Myrtle- Coon of this city , who uting In
ono of the lending church choirs of Lincoln
from July to December of last year , U now
engaged entirely with moslc.il work In this
city.
city.Mr. . Kratz began rehearsals of Clmdwlck'n
dramatic cantata , "Joseph's Bondage , " last
Friday evening at Kountzo Memorial Lulh-
eran church. II Is to bo given for the
benefit of that society.
The Omaha Church Choral society mAde
Its first appearance last Thursday evening
at the First Congregational church for the
benefit of the Children's Homo Society of Ne
braska. The chorus made a creditable show
ing and did some very effective work. Mem
bers were assisted by Miss Robinson , Ml s
McCabe , Miss Day. Mrs. Ford , Mrs. Urqu-
hart and M. K. Harnlsch.
Tomorrow evening at the Unity church
Mm. Susan Marr Spaldlng will glvo an Il
lustrated lecture upon "The Bayrouth ,
Festivals and Parsifal , " and will bo asslsto'd
by Miss Maud Oakley , Miss Helen Mlllanl
and Mr. Green. There Is no moro Interest
ing subject to the musician than Wagner and
Bayrnuth. nad Mrs. Spnldlng will no doubt
avail hcrcelf of the opportunity to plvo out a
valuable mass of Information , such as few
have tlmo to accumulate for themselves.
Last Thursday evening the Omaha Musical
society closed a contract with the Camilla
Urso Concert company for a performance
In Crclghton theater to be given March 4 ,
Mme. Urso la one of the greatest violinists
In the world and has played with success In
all the great cities of Europe and America.
In her company arc Mme. Mrttrot , a soprano
who has scored succcfd In Paris and Now
York , < ind Is said to possess a remarkable
volco ; Edwin II. Douglass , tenor , said to
Iiiuo a high C ever at his command , and
OoorRo H. Wesley , pianist. Mme. Mcttrot
and Mr. Douglass will toke the solo parti ! In
a cantata which the Musical society will
glvo.
glvo.Tho
The famous Swedish quartet will ap
pear nt the Young Men's Christian Associ
ation auditorium next Thursday evening.
This organization has been on the concert
stage for the past ten years and has earned
a national reputation for singing of a high
order. The members of the quartet are :
Charles A. Skoog , first tenor ; Ocorga
Laurln , second tenor ; A. Emll Skoog , bari
tone ; W. E. McPhcrion , basso. They are as
sisted on their present tour by Miss Bertha
Webb , violinist , and Miss Jennlo Shoe
maker , dramatic Impersonator. Tljo mem
bers of the quartet appear In Swedish na
tional costumes. Reserved scats for the
concert will bo placed on solo next Tuesday
noon.
Sousa's bind will glvo two concerts In Boyd's
theater today. This organization Is the most
popular of Us kind In the country , and has
uttalned an artistic excellence which recom
mends It to the niont cultured musician.
Upon the two programs are to bo found such
selections as llio prelude to "Lohengrin , "
t > y Wagner ; "First Hungarian Rhapsody , " by
Mszt , nnd wedding music from "Lohengrin , "
rhoro are plenty of Sousa's marches , and
for encores all thu old favorites will be per
formed. The soloists arc : Mrs. Elizabeth
N'orthrup , prlma donna soprano ; Mies Mar
tina Johnston , violinist ; Hcrr Franz Hell ,
llucgclhorn ; Mr. Arthur Pryor , trombone.
They will -be heard In selections by Nesslor ,
iVrdltt , Vleuxtcmps , Pryor , Bcmbcrg and
[ Ccler-Bcla.
MltIICA ,
She sung , i
iViiil listening hundreds wnltril , hushed ,
To catch the silver Btreani that gushed
Like water from a crystal spring ,
Uach perfect note a living thing.
She sang ,
\ml , when her volco once moro was stilled.
When loud npplauso the echoes filled ,
A llttlo child bore roses fair
And gave them lier with timid air.
She sang again.
Hut. e'er she sang , she softly smiled.
A.nd klpsod the little white-robed child ;
rhcn. from her lips In tender swell ,
iV cradle song In sweetness fell.
She sang.
\ lullaby that touched the heart ,
rhat came n < ? Nature aftur Art ,
rhat proved the greatest simplest nro ,
i\nd common things are .sweetest far.
ELIZABETH WYATT.
Little Cliitilrcii Ilui-ii to Death.
EUREKA , Kan. , Feb. C. Mr. and Mrs.
' Idward Hlllsberry's 3-year-old daughter was
jurned to death while playing near the
cltchen stove. Her parents were absent.
QUTHUIE , Old. . Fob. C. Tbo 4-year-old
laughter o * Joseph Bohall , near Onelda , Was
) urned to death by her clothing taking flro
'rom ' a spark from the stove. Her mother
vas visiting a neighbor.
.JinlKi-'H AVIfr AVniitn a Divorce * .
KANSAS CITY , Feb. C. A special to the
Star from Seneca , Kan. , says : A petitioner
or divorce and the custody of their four
ihlUlren has been filed In the district court
tore by Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson , wlfo of
elm H. Thompson , late judge of the district
iourt of this Judicial district. The grounds
lamed arc "adultery In Chicago with ono
ilay Hcnnlng. "
MI-M. IIiiiljWanl IltM'c'lif'l * HlllllrH.
STAMFORD , Conn. . Fob. 6. Mrs. Henry
Vard Beecher has rallied somewhat , and
.t noon was resting comfortably. She was
onsclous , and < appeared to have regained
omo vitality.
INTERliSThNG EXPERIENCE.
) f tin IIMIII J.mly AVIin AViiH Ciu-fil of
IJ.VNiic-jiHln Aflc-r .Siill'L-rliijT for TIVL-II-
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Mrs. Sarah A. Skools , an csl'lmablo lady
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or twenty-flvo years a sufferer from ly pcp-
la , and her complete restoration to health
s flo remarkable that wo present the facts
n the case for the benefit of our rcadoru ,
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he name manner and will , therefore , bo In-
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nay bo avoided and cured. Mrs. Skeola
ays : I used only ono package of Stuart'a
> ) V < popsla Tablets and I received such great
nd unexpected benefit that I wish to express
ny Hlncero gratitude. In fact , 'It ' 1m ? been
Ix months since I took tha medicine and I
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iculty fclnco. And all this In the face of
lie fact that the best doctors I consul toil
old mo rny case was Incurable as I had auf-
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lozon packages to distribute among my
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MRS. SARAH A. SKKELS.
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