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BfllflpJ1 Li.fl?fc' flfffiyfr W&ft-' "rC':::? WltjlNii v i-1 .,. ... :r?05ffi' ' 2wJKfc 'A-P6Pdl5R I?A1ER oPAopnRN -TIMES " Vol.. 4. No SO Lincoln, Nbbkaska, Satumday, A.puiu ii7, 18SO. PWIOIC FlVlC OlCNVH' THINGS DULY OBSERVED. C0MMENT8 AND OPINIONS IN TYPE. What In Ilonnl, Seen, I.rnrned hiiiI l'nrt I noiitly SugKcutril to (hit Multitude. Manager Mrltoynolds1 scheme to lenmi n uuinbor of thcnter along tho Q. from Bur lington to Omnhn reminds me of 11 somewhat similar enterprise ly a man well known to many In Nebraska. Tho gentleman in ques tlon Is J. W. Hutchinson, for llvo years hind lord of tlio Hotel Oi loans nt Spirit Ijike, Iowa, nml previously to that of tho Lnko l'nrk nt Mlnnetonka. At tho time of his Spirit Iiko roglmo "Hutch," n hu N famil iarly known among friends ami old thno guests, wan quietly watching for opportuni ties to gobblo up tho railroad hotel and eat I UK houses along the C. B. & Q., fromChltngo vvestwnrd. Ho lipd tho houses at Onlosburg, Burlington and I think oto or two other points. Hlnco then I notice ha hug taken tho now hotel nt Keokuk, and is muklng his homo at that point. Speaking of Spirit Lake, from regular sum mor sojourns for a halt dozen year past I observo that it is becoming year by year more and mora tho summer resort of peoplo from eastern Nebraska. This is not to bo wonder ed at, because It is easy of access. Quo leaven Omaha after tea, of an evening after barely surviving n day to which Old Sol has given his undivided attention, and takes breakfast amid cool zephyrs blowing from tho lakes. Tho hotel is modeled after one of tho Mlnne tonka caravansaries and kept fully a i well. It is located on a narrow strip of land be tween Spirit Lako and Lako OkoboJI. It is tho highest point in tho Btato of Iowa, and tho -winds play hide and seek across lako and prnlrlo without lot or hindrance. The Or leans is a mile and a half from tho village of Spirit Lake, but its guests with thorns in neighboring lodges and cottages mako a lively community of which the hotel is tho center. If one wants quiet and comfort during the dog days rather than a fashionable round he may And it at Spirit Lake. V Every summer hotel has a young lady who is tho catch of tho season, and at tho Orleans last year that honor was accorded toa Nebras kan, Miss Minnie Hawke of Nebraska City, who has many acquaintances in Lincoln. Tho lady has a blonde tsjauty, a dash and a style tbat would attract attention any whre, and the women at the hotel had her an heir ess various high degrees. ' 'There sho Is she has $30,000 a year" Is a sample of the whis pered comment incited by this fair Nebraskuu ovory timo she came into public view. Of course I do not vouch for tho stntemouts of tbo gossips, nor do I commend Mrs. Grundy V garrulity. This sort of talk is an import! nonce, but it's one of tho penalties that wealth and beauty havo to pay for their distinction. I know thorp were many disappointed young mon at tho lako bocaiiso of thoir failure to moet Miss Hawko, who was an excoedly at tractive person aside from any possibilities of a sinister tinge. They wero uuublo to decide whethor to chargo their disappointment to tho Jfalr one's clmperouo, 11 young mnrried woman fioin Nebraska City, or to uu Omaha man who was devotedly attentive, n monopo list of her smiles, In fact. But thcro Is another resort near by that is coming into prominence, and it has tho addl Uoual recommendation of milium! springs witu waters possessing effective medical qual ities. I refer to Excelsior, Mo., on tho Kan sas City line of tho 0., M. & St. P. railway. The place has hd ruihoad communication with tho world only three or four years, but in that thno It has grown into popularity and been provided with a fine hotel, Tho Elms, and a music hall. The Milwaukee has issued n doscrfptlvo pamphlet, and tho beautiful il lustrations indicate romantic and picturesque surroundings. This road has also Issued 11 guide to tho summer resort that Ho along its numerous linos In Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota. It's actually a satisfaction jubt to look at tho pictures of theso attractive resorts. Copies of these brochures may bo had of Mr. John E. MjCluro, Omaha, west ern passenger ngout for tho Milwaukee. Which reminds mo that Mr. McClure. with a forehanded enterprise vvoithy of admira tion, wot in tho city this neck laying plans to cuptui o thu bulk of Nebraska's pilgrims to tho G. A. It. encampment tit Milwaukee in Au gust. It is along ways ahead, but tho Mil waukee Is not going to let tho people of Ne braska forget that it has tho only direct lino to tho Cream City by tho lake. Mr. McCluro has jnqwred tint city with copies of tho Eas tern issuo of Yenowine's News, which is tilled with illustrations showing tho Uuutles and attractions of Milwaukee. Ho holds himself in readiness to respond to calls for rates, dates and othor information, and O. A. 11. posts shouldn't hesitate to nsk him questions. Ho gets puid for answering thorn. It Is tho duty as well ns tho pleasure of tho Observer to observe, and ho observes in an eastern exchange nu account of u social enter tnlumeut that will commend itself to church soclotles and others keeking to satisfy the public's Insutlublodcslio for novelty In tho laudable effort to entice tho inuch-iit-edod dollar from tho unwilling iocket. Tho af fair was called a "Cobweb Tea" and wus held in thu parlors of a largo pi ivnte house. Over thoeiitiauco to tho ill u wing-room an Inscription w as placed w hlcli 1 end thus: " Will you come Into my pallor said tho Spider to tho Fly?" m.d on entering it was seen that tho effect of u w ob wus well cairlod out. Tho walls wero hung with white and coloiod tuileton ui ranged in spider web form, which was dono by gathering tho material tiiou old umbrella frames. Fioin tho chandelier u laigo spider was suspended, and tho doors wero d raped with colons! netting. The ar ticles sold wero displaced upon tables an aug cd around tho walls, each table draiMsl In net. Tlio "tea," was laid out In tho dining room and consisted of bouillon, tea, sandwiches, thin broad and butter, cakos and ices, and tho ladles who served wore nprons on which cobwebs wero embroidered. Over tho table n huge Japanese umbrella was spiead, Its ribs covered with nut, mm looking ludicrously llko a spider web. Those novel decorations created much merriment, and tho afternoon "Cobweb Ten" tho hours of which wero from three to seven, netted 11 goodly profit for the chailtnblo object for which It was under taken. The stirnmo that Mr. Wolt Secley, secre tary of tho Senate, Intended removing from Nebraska I con ect. Hn Is luck from tho Indian territory mid busily engaged In writ ing up his Journals. Ho Intends to return south ns soon ns sjinu of his work Is done mid his uffiiirs straightened. Seeley' party In cluded his assistant secretary (Joo. Enster day), Frank McDonald of tho Capital hotel and tin eo othor Nchraskuns. They first went Into tho eastern end of Indian territory, and 8ooloy mid Ensterdny did not go on to Okla homa. Thoydld somo of tho country by wagon, camping out several nights. Seeley visited tho territory four years ago. Ho was captivated with Its bcuuty, resources, climate and the possibilities for money mak ing If opened to white settlement. He caught tho fover, nml since then has been shnplng his ends to go there. One of tho first moves wns to persuado a brother-in-law to throw up tho station agency at Aurora and take a similar position on the M., K. & T. at a point called Savanna. That gentleman has since then bought up calves and scattered thorn among the Indians, to be raised. Only n half dozen cattle are consigned to each rod hwii,buttho various allotments aggregate quite a herd. This Is one of tho methods of "gltttln' thnr." . Among the valuable resources of that sec tion is an abundance of coal. It is of a high er market value than most western coal, be ing almost ns good as tho authraclte of Penn sylvania. It is found at many (mints, and is so noar tho surface as to be mined at llttlo cost. A number of mines Is being oorated by whites, who lease tho land of tho Indians and pay a royalty of eleven cents a ton. They find their principal market In Toxas, Fort Worth and Dallas being not very far away. Tho country Is heavily timbered, and lumbering will boa profitable business if tho whites evvr got possession of tho country. Seeley thinks this is only a question of thno, and tie is going to bo 011 hand to take advan tage of tho opportunities for wealth. There will be a big overflow from Oklahoma, and ho thinks the Indians will bo willing to throw the territory open to settlement If thoy be given title in severalty to the land they now occupy. The Indians are not very enterpris ing, but they have good farms and schools, take pride in speaking English well, are peaceful and luw abiding and look 011 the savage red man with contempt, bo that life among them is not at nil as dangerous or as dreary us northerners imagine. On paymont of a 1100 licensee white man Is allowed to take up a piece of unoccupied laud. Ho may hold possession so long as ho cultivates all but fifty acies. Should ho fall in this respect he forfeits his claim and all his improvements. Somo whites havo married, squaws to desort them in n few years as soon as thoy havo acquired a comiMsteucr. Whllo Seeloy's party wero on their wagon tilp they wero shown the fluo farm ot n German who had mnrried 11 squaw and crown ricli in stock raising, uud It was Intimated that hn would probably leave the country booh. Tho suspicion had been aroused by his action in Milling oir Ills cattle and other movable prop erty. On boarding tho cars for his return trip whom should Seeley see nt tho dejxit but the German In question. On the cars, after leaving the station soma distance behind, two different men enmo and turned over grips to him. lie had no ticket nu boaidlug tho train, but at 11 station ueur tho MUsouii lino ho bought a ticket for New York. Theso movements wero rather singular, to say tho least, but might have passed unnoticed had not tho Nebruskau'ri attention leen called to tho iimn. Seeley watched him out of mora curiosity, mid cuino to tlio conclusion that he had abandoned his squaw, V Tho mention of Seeloy's party recalls a fre quent queory of late of about this tenor: "Why did McDonald buy Into tho Capital hotcir Wasn't it a foolish thing to glvo up a goodsulury forun iinceitnln business.'" Tho leason for Mao's leaguing as manager of the Millard hotel at Omaha can pi nimbly be found in Maikel & Swobe's sale of the Un ion I'ncillo eating houses to the railroad com pany. This transfer relievos them of a load of business cuio, and thoy probably Intend to give tho Millard their perronnl management. They are well pmvlded with this woild's goods and do not need to do it, but Mr. Bwobo is n mnn not likely to neglect u busi ness if he have time to glvo it attention. McDonald is a competent as well as 11 jiopti lar hotel mnn, uud he has had charge of big bouses both east and west. General surprise is expressed that ho should havo Invested in tho Capital, for there is n popular belief that tho house is not making burdonsomu prollts; but thnt Is Mae's business, and perhaps tho hotel Is paying butter than outsiders know. Charles MuMahon paid 600 a mouth or $0000 a year for tho bur privilege, which, with tho other rentals, repaid Landlord Hoggau his rent or tho building McMuhon lins tliiimn up tho sponge because ho found ho could not stand the rent, and there is somo curiosity ns to how tbo hotel people will recoup them belt es for this loss ot revenue. A hotel pajior said McDonnld paid $15,000 for his half in terest, but a gentleuiuu who knows bays thut half that amount would bo much neaier tho uctual flguro. Improvement, howuvor, seems to bo tho order of tho liouso at tho Capital and several changes for tho bettor aro being made. Among Seeloy's pnrty was Doctor Clydo, who distinguished himself by killing n wolf unaided. It looked at one tlmo ns though ho woum no extinguished, nut the doctor escap ed with several scalp wounds tuud scratches nbout tho face. They huvo since healed, nnd he Is ns ginxl ns now again, Dim itelungs to u Scotch famllv famous as stag hunters, and nt n family gnthei lug of Aineilcan rupio sentatlves some lime ago only one member exceeded our friend In helghth. That vvn only by a half Inch, nnd ns Doc has grown nu inch since then he is now, probably, the tallest of his clan. Tho doctor Is n valuable fellow and belongs to .Tack tobhs. Hut for his trill south ho would havo boon entered nt tho Omaha bench show, V ThoOiunlm llrrultl talks glibly of tho powerful Influence wlel'ed by thu Douglas county delegation In tho Into leglslatuio not withstanding Its luck of sH-aklugnblllty. Am nu explanation thnt Journal asserts that tho delegation wns united In Its action. As n matter of fact the Omaha delegation wns con spli nous for Its Inek of Influence nnd its wi angles were notorious. It was a brilliant scheme of Dick Ilei Hit's nt the outset to or ganize tho delegation nnd caucus on oveiy Importnnt measure, Hoionsonod that with a solid phalanx of twelve votes their favor would bo courted by almost every othor member with 11 pot bill to enrry. The dolo gntlou could huvo illctntisl terms uu Its own measures. Hut tho scheme did not pull through, llerliii called a caucus. He put Seuntor IJums In the chair, made Represent ative Gardner secretary and thought ho had the Democrats mollified and committed to the scheme; but the delegation went to pieces over 1110 umnim charter and never got to gutlier nguln. ltaprcKcutativo Gardner, by tho way, has been dangerously sick of pneuumonln. and nt one timo last week It was thought ho could not llvo. He wns sick twice during the leg islature, and his present, nines is the result of tho deadly drafts which scattered colds and puuemoiiln right and left among members of the House. Illght In front of Mr. Gardner sat Ileprosentatlvo Hayes, who died of pnou inbnln. At tho right of his sent sat Ileprosen tatlvo dishing of Omaha nnd llcprcMetitatlve Gilbert of York county, who were laid up with attacks of the same disease. These facts are so serious as to demand attention heforo the legislature meets ngnln. Tho past winter was exceptionally mild, nnd tho jtosslblo danger in a sevoro season Is npalllug. The Senate chamber was little better than tho House, and the reporters wero compelled to forsake their soats near the windows, which let great streaks of cold run races down tho backs of the scribblers. V The danger in the CApltol is aggravated by tho abomlnal ventilation, or rather the crim inal lock of ventilation. The legislative halls uro altogether too small for tho number of peoplo crowded into them unless well venti lated, nnd there ought to lx) a better way of doing It than by pulling down windows. A Blnillnr state of afTuIrs was developed In the PeiiMsyJvunln capltol somo years ago, and after several men had died of pneumonia tho state set about seeking a remedy. It wns found in oH!ii lire places. Tho building wns supplied witli a largo number of them, nnd during legislative sessions roni ing wood (Ires nre kept going In them. Tho state house nt Columbus, Ohio, is similarly provided with tiro places, nnd, ns everyone knows, they glvo the t.rst kind of ventilation. Something ot tho kind ought to lo done with the Nebraska capltol. V Not llflVllIC Seen 11 statement, nt PlrrnMV ago tin Observer hud nn Impiessioii thnt tho forger was a compiii titlvely j ouug or a mld dlo ngod man. Others may have the same idea. Hon. Pulrlck Eguu lias Just received two photographs or the villain thnt Indicate him to have been a man of nearly sixty. Thoy wero taken without tho subjoct's know ledge, while he wus on thu witness stand, nnd weio caught by the Instnututieous process. Pigott was a mnn of sturdy fiiinioand strong face. Tho head is bald in iiout, but there is a long full beard, the hairs of which straggle olf in different directions to get away from eiicn othor. Ono plctme shows him In the attitude or listening to n question, uud at the time of taking the other ho was apparently answer ing. The facorovoalsiioihliigof the emotions or tho man, but In tho latter photo ho Is shown clutching tho sent of his chair with his light bund while tho left is clenched tightly. The hands beti ay tho tensity of his feelings. V A remark quoted by Mr. Egan hlmtelf the other d-iy, that history repoat iUolf, wns bi ought to his mind by n clso Incident to his investigations hi connection with tho Pigott fiiruorv Mr. Kriiii Iwiil k 11 In u1,.1,. .,.!.. nu allusion to a campaign statement against W'nshlliuton when be urn im- iir.ul,l.it (l,.. second time. It chin god Hint during tlio rev olution n oouy sei vaiit or Washington had been captured us ho wns leaving hoadqiuu tors on 11 Joumry and that on his iwrson wero found puei-H proving that the American commander-in-chief wus making ovortuioi to tho lllitisll to betiuv his rnimtrv Tli.. ,....., puignliu wus spuing 011 Washington twenty years iiuor inti alleged discovery, nut hu was able after considerable dlfllculty to prove the documents weio forgorioj. Mr. Egau under took to investigate this case in Iiojki that It would throw somo light upon the Pigott nf falr. lie, wus able after a i7ri nt. ilnnl nt -... search to trace Its history to a certain liook, mm even icai ueti uiu page or tlio woik con taining it; but ho was unable to And nnj where a copy of tho book lUeir. Ho intended to seui oil tho congressional library for it while In Wusiiington, but wus busily engaged with other matters anil nvii lrvil-,.,1 11 it u. ,,...., singular that It should bo so dilllcult to tlud u lucuni 01 u lorgery nnoiving so celebrated a muii us Wushliigtou. . The lawn tennis club has limited its mem bership to thirty. Twenty othor young fol lows uro sitting around sucking their thumb nnd wnitlng for churter members to die or re sign . The Observer is ublo to announce, on tho uuthoiity of uu ublo lawyer, that there is no law ngniirst organizing a second tennis club in cities of over thirty thousand populn tlon. Cull up telephone number 118 and order your Ico of tho Lincoln Ico Company, Olllce 1OI0O street. SKKNATTIIKlMiAYIIOUSKS. MATTERS MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC A lt)lv or tlio Past, 11 Wont fur tlm Present ami t'roapimts for future Amusniiinnts, T1IK UlllyUITOUH UUAWKOIII) Ittsrvpoited that Manager Crawford lost 1700 In tho Giaud oHm house at Omaha last Miison. This fnct Is brought out by a move ment oq tho nrt of thu owners of tho build ing to uhload by foisting It uhiii tho city for a market house. It wns erected originally for 1111 exposition building, uud two years ngo apart was transformed Into a theater. Tbo Interior of tho latter Is luige, nlry, unfinished and very bin 11-llke. It caught nu Inferior class of nttructlons tho llrst year because of the lateness in booking. Having lieoit on an iqunl footing with llojd's uluco then, tho Grand has booked n lino lino of nttrucllons for next season and Mr, Crawford expects to make money. Ills lenso runs another year, and he quite unturally objects under the cir cumstance to throw It up nt least without a uouus. j le argues. 1,00, mat some or tlio company managers may Insist on damages If their contracts lie annulled. The owner of the land also objects to the sale, nnd the scheme ,0 rake W,0W out of the city treas ury for the elephant Is likely to lizzie out. TOO MANY TJIKATKHrt'i'OHfllM.K. Tho theater business is not wholly u bonnu. uu Dos Moines, which is somewhat larger tbnn Lincoln, has two flrstclnss houses. Each is owned by its manngir, but thoy have four.d it necessary to ool their Issues in order to avoid the ruinous accldout of running rival attractions the same nights. Thoy havo made a icoiitrnct, decorated with a big rod seal and containing: a'tilOOO forfeit, by which attractions are alternated botweeii the two houses. If the first of the season goes to Foster's tho next is sent to Moore's, the third to Foster's, the fourth to Moore's and no on to the cud of th'j season. The contract with the attraction calls for either house, and tlio troupe are left in delirious uncertainty as to whore thoy aro going. Tills arrangement has jMHsibllltlos to tickle the fancy of a strategical malinger. For ex ample Booth and Uarrett weie booked, and in tho liatural order of things they would have gone to Foster's. Hut Billy Mooro is a wily old manager nnd tho week Itcforo tbo date of the tragedians bo booked a company of barn stormers. Tills changed the order, and Booth and Barrett went to Moore's. A KIOIIT or OPERA. l At Fuilko's Monday evening will be given one of the last good things of the sen son. It will be the romantic opera HTI10 King's Fool" by tho Conried opera company, one ot the liest musical organization! on the road. Tho trouie includes two prima donnas, both American girls, about whom Miss Gossip bus won veil Interesting statements. Miss Helen Bertram isasemi-biunettewith a face resembling that of Mrs. Cleveland. Her licauty sots the dudes crazy, but, what Is fur better, she cun sing. Sho Is an Indiana girl and has been w Ith Emma Abbott. Miss Ada Gluscu Is u pronounced blonde, with largo languishing violet eyes, and a voico that would tempt uu nngel to stray out tide the penrly gates of Paradise. Miss Glus cu Is only 11) jouis of age, and Is n Cincinnati ghl. BIihIs worth $1,000,000 in her own nnine, and lins gone on tlm lyric stage solely for love of the divine 111 1. The Vienna huly fencers are a feature o' thu pel formance with their giucolul move mints and their ex pel t handling of foils, Tlietuiiiimny has uu excellent reputation, uud tlni Denver aiers speak flatteringly of this ojieru. THAT IIA11 IIOV AOA1N. OuTJiursday evening next the "Comer Grown" will bo produced at KnnUeV Tin. play hijiges on tho forgery of a will, uud the i iuikuviui iivj m uiu 1110 01 mo piny, no plays pranks uu ovoiybody ho meets his father, mother, brother, his lirntlutr'u atv.uit- heart, tho policeman, uud, nbuvo nil on the groceriman. Ho Is never out of mischief, and Ills' Inventive genius koeps the commun ity ho lives in very busy. The bad Iwy steals, lies, gets whipped, souks his father's best, hat in 1110 vmoruuu, soaps tlio door-stop nnd nearly liroaks the old man's neck, nmnit tlm nollcen an. keens ovorvbodv in n utiit. nt railing down, uud finally unearths the villain and makes everybody happy. A 1I1HINQ TKAOKDIAK, The temporary withdrawal of Booth fioni tho stage reminds us that the old actors will soon retire and must bo replaced by younger men. Among tragedians Frederick Wardo is undoubtedly ono or the coming men. Lin coln will lie favored by the rising star with three ierfonnuncos next week. On Friday at Fuuke's ho will glvo "Tho Mountebank," 011 Saturday af teruoon"Gasten or tho Kortunoof War," nnd on Saturday night "Virglnlus" "Thu Mountebank" will bo a now piny to Lincoln theater goers. It Is nu adaptation from tjio French, nnd its aim Is to show that manly nud o on refined feeling, truth und constancy may lw found In a condition of life where fuv would look for them: tlint the Mountebank who earns his hard living by tho mct ludicrous shams can fool the holy ufToo tloii8 or nature, resist temptation, boar him self erect und Iudeieudeut, and venerate him self n a man In the consciousness of his own Integi ity KDEN MUHKK. Dining tho past week tho attendance nt tblssucvchsfulplncu of amusement has Ixen fnrnhcudor nil previous weeks, uud thu limn ugoiuentls wellsutlslksl with the patronngo. Among tie attractions wero AJeeb, tho auto inntio tho nud checker placer, who met with defeat twice during tho week, It happened on tha ojn'iilng day und Prof. Mann bad not got the dollento niuchlnery into w 01 king order, On Friday, souvenir day, the ladles nil leceived buiidsomo book minks, Manager Ijiwler piosented each lady attending the afternoon or evening theater performance yesterjlay with 11 Unmet of flowers and the children wero given caiainels. Commencing tomorrow the Musen bill Is unusually strong. In the em In hall Pini. Heyuioro.tho wonderful mind leader, will bo found, This gentleman has the gift of leiul IngotheiV thoughts nnd tho tests urn reninik. ublo. Tho thloo-hoMtled lady will also lie ceeu in tho cm lo hall. All heads talk, nil eyes msi and nil mouths eat. The 1 jingan children mid DoVon mid Allen nil star sjwlnlly coin puny innkn up tho pet forniniico In the tlicn torluiu. Iidles. souvenir day next Filduy. They will hn given it painting appropriate to tho season. Fruits, (loweis, boquets for tho ladles 011 Hat 111 day ATTIIK I'KOI't.R'H. The Clnlr 1'iiUhi company havo held the boards nil tho week nnd huvo given perform ances equal to many In high prlcwl thenter. Miss Edith Arnold Uu Utter star than the nveiiigu or her class, and tho female bnnd bus lent an additional feature. Tonight will Im their Inst upieniuiico. Mnnnger Brown's lenso or tho IVoplo's ex pire Tuesday, nud tho two closing erfoim mice will Ui given Muuilny uud Tuesday evenings by Klchnrd .t Prlnglo's Georgia minstrels. Among tho coinixiny is tho noted minstrel, Billy Korsand. NOTKH. The Itngan lecture at tho First Presbyter Ian church Weduemlny evening drew a house literally overflowing. It wns free. Ono of tlm most Interesting features nt the Eden Mu see Is tho glass engraving of Prof. Kcru. The professor learned the art under his father, tho mannger of a big Boston es tablishment, and by years of experience has become nn export. Ho camo west for his health and Is muklng his home nt Kansas City, but spends his winters In California. His summers lire divided liolwocii exhibitions nnd thu engraving of tho gluMwaro of the fashionable oople of Kansas City, At the MiiMte he ornament tumblers with name nnd docorntlvo figures, and tho visitors are enabled for n small sum to carry away liaud soniu as well as useful souvenirs. Thu samples of fine engraving on exhibition are well worth seeing. PEN, PAPER AND INK. Clint about Hooks, MuEuslncs anil Kx rluuifirs of Itrrent Issue. Lincoln seems to be a favorite field for the managerial talent of Omaha liewspnr, ami the llepublimn has entered the Held in earn est as a competitor of the other morning pap ors. Mr. I. II. Nott ho W11 In thu city this week scattering sample copies and "placing" subs. Tho Observer is watching the progress of tho Republican with jiecullnr liiterest. It I the first two cent morning paper in thu far west, and therefore It is to somo extent an xcrluiciit. Its subscription list bus bail a romarkable glow th in Omaha, but whether outsiders will appreciate It In such numbers as to make It profitable to go out and woi k tlio business is ono of the things to bo nso'r tnlned. Thu llochoster IlcraUl and thu Chi cago IleraUl have tiecu conspicuous success ns two cent puiers, but oven with their largo centers of imputation It took energy, patience money and, of course, ability. Fred Nyo hu fluo literary taste and his pen turns oir excellent work, somo of it exquisite; but there Is 110 wolf nt Ft od' door, uud ho Is utile to enjoy frequent spell of ease. Hu im proves Ids chances nt. tlio good things or lire, but he has provided for the emergency by a managerial stroko thnt I Nnpoleoula In con ception and audacity, Ho bus gnthored about him tho strongest newspaper corps In the state. He has O. II. Hothacker as editorial writer, Al. Sorensen as city editor, D. C. Dunbar as business mnnnger and a local stntr niado up of tho pick of Omaha lejiorters. If a mini wants quality In preference to quanti ty ho can undoubtedly got It In tho Jlcpubll nm. Nye has means of his own nnd Is supposed to have the backing of his wealthy father. Ills ability Is conceded, his energy Is proven nud thu necessary cupltnl Is assumed. He i running nn exenslvo wper, uud it remains to lie seen whether ho nnd his backer will havo the patience to wait for returns. The scenery of Fugot sound, that great In land arm of thu sea in the extreme 1101 thw est comer of tho United States, Is becoming more famous for Us beauty yearly, us the iiuiiiUt of tourists through that region Increases. That body or water is alsopr siieclal interest now because or tho selection or a site there ror n huge navy yard for the better defence of our country on the Pacific. Ono or the grandest views In thut region is thut or Mount Bnker, us seen across tlio still waters or Admiralty Inlet, ns the main arm or tho sound Is called. This Is tho subject or a tint ed engraving Issued us a supplement to tho April number or The Went Shore Mayazlne. The nuinU-r nlso contains many engravings or Port Townsond and Olympu, two growing cities on the Bound. Full description or tho resources nud progress or those cities, and much valuable Information about tho entire northwest, as well as entertaining fiction nud verso, complete a most Instructive and enter taining uumber. - Madame Humor has It thnt tho Cull which prints tho news Is to have another press serv ice In addition to fix present news facilities. Tho obliging gosslper ndds the Information thnt 11 now press asnoclatiou is being organiz ed In Omaha to meet tho vwwts of Nebraska nnd other dailies west or that city. There may be inoru guess than fact In tho reKrt. It probably refers to a private scheme or a young fvllow on tho Ifcoimiued Frank Atkin son, who bus what the Uy or tho day would call a tump, Atkinson is ulsmt twenty-four yenrsold, a graduate of tholowu state uni versity nud ucluver, shrewd youiigiunu. Ho went to tho Blacks Hills several years ngo with plenty of ninbltlon, but hu hud littlu cupltnl or exerlence uud ho found fewer op IKntuuItles, Having 11 college education the literary ultlnlty diew him Into nowsiwimr woik. Ho soon drifted to Omaha, llrst on tho Republican, then to tho Mr- Ho bo enmo one of the telegraph editors on thu hit ler, iinJut onco saw a money -making op- IMirt unity thnt bad U-en strangely neglected for 11 city or Oinnha's slo uud iuiportnncn. That wns lUiWfpapcr.'coiiespoiuloiice. A few of tho lending pupeis or tbo country were lespiosonUsl by Al. Soiensoii uud others In n suit or 11 way, but thorn weio many neglected Journals that would take more or less matter uud pay well ror It. Atkinson quietly ohmi ml negotiation and soon hud 11 big llstof pan el sou hi hook. Having access to tho ex tensive Hpoclnl service or thu life, ns well n tho work or its reporters, ho wns nble to send hi mKirs it great ileal or valuable matter, Tor which he reiqHsl handsome returns. A hIicii ttlmu ngo hu quit the Ulcginph editor ship, bought out Soreiisen's cluliii ror $75 nnd by 11 sK)clul urrnngeinent with the re I run ning nn extensive now bureau. Ho serve the dallies frtini Denver to Boston with No buisku nuws, und It pmbnbly stand him In two or three hundred u month. But he de serves It. Hu wus tho llrst fellow bright enough 10 koo tho opportunity, nnd ho ho cultivated It illllegoutly. It Is probnblu that Atkinson's enterprise hu broken nut In a nuw place, nud hols llgui lug 011 n scheme to glvo Intei lor Nebraska dullln sjieclal serv ice of some kind. - Apropui tho Cuff, Al. Fnlrbrothor ground out thirty-six feet of editorial Inst wek. "My Godl mnn, think or Iti thirty six foot!" wns the classic comment of Al. There I no put tlcular mural In this fact, but It may be n winter lo the consequential cuss nlun tho outburst or contempt who thinks It play to lie an editor and talks accordingly. It also Indicates tho tremendous efforts of tin Call boys to give the public a bright, readable pajier. "Fucts about the Salvation Aimy," a W0 ko, fifty cent book Just issued by Hand, McNnlly it Co., indicate Its character In Its title; but, unlike most works 011 rellgioussub JecU, tills Is written by a disinterested per son with no prejudices or eroiiul ond to servo. Tho author Is a writer of siieclal ar ticles for the Chicago JWouwi who claims the 110111 de plume or "Nora Marks." She wis at the TVdune olllce late one night last Sep tember spinning out copy when the manag ing editor strolled Into the room and remark ed casually: "I think I huvo something for you to do." Nora asked what It was, and tho editor responded: "How would you llko to Join the Salvation Army!" When a ques tion like that Is put to 11 rejsjrter Is is equiva lent to an order, The book details Nora's oxperieuceii and observations among the hal lelujah band, written entertainingly suit sprinkled with conversation. Her conclus ion are that the Salvationist havorare cour age, sincerity, zeal and purity of purpose, wltti a scorn for money making or other worldly advantage. The St. Louis Magazine upjionrs regularly and looks prosperous in spite of the popular notion thut a literary magazine cannot llour- li.ll outside the effete cast. -fs- The fallney or tho Idea is proven beyond doubt by the successor tho Overland Monthly published at San Francisco, which roachea the Couiiikii'h exchange table this month for the first time. The tinmen of the contributor nre uiifnmilar, evidently those of western men and women, Indicating a complete ludo cudeuce of the east. The articles treat of subjects thut upioal to tho curiosity of uu eastern man, and tho Oierlaml ought to find u clientage in tills dlrroctioii. There I a sail over summer seas to an island paradise In tho Puclllc, outing oxjierlenccs ubout Mount Hood; two stories, "Tho Grizzlcy" uud "Part ners," with a flavor of Brot Hurte; a legend of tho Zuul Indians, u story of a Kansas town, the exiierlences of n forty-niner and oilier good things. As n bit of enterprise the Auburn JW got u shorthand 1 eport of Senator Cliuuli Howe's shh.'cIi In defense of of Skilliiiun, who killed the seducer of hi sister. The senator's prom inence In Kill tics make the sjecli of general widespread interest. Lincoln must huvo a manifest destiny con cealed nbout Its person. Most western cities have, but the dlfllculty Is lo discover It, C. T. Brown & Co. hnv u necoinpllshed this feat in the case of Lincoln, nnd nre going to prove it to the world. They pur(oio erecting a grain elevator with a capacity of l,fiOO,00O bushels, which will make it the largest eleva tor In the country outside of Chicago and St. Louis. Brown & Co., aro Itacklng thoir project with good luird cash, uud claim to have the co oeratloii and support or the rail roads. There are several dozen reasons why Lincoln is bound to bo a grain center with proper fncllltic for transacting tho business but the Observer spares the Indulgent render. Church Notice u Free. It may uot bo generally known, but lu a Tact nevertheless that the Couitmt never charges jr never hu churged, any church in the city for notices of meetings, sociable etc., when given solely ror the U-neflt or the church, and we take pleasure in announcing to all, thut wo will uccept and publish nil Items or notices ror the city churches gratis. Notice or sermons will also tlnd a welcome space. Bring lu your notices. Help Wanted. For the Une(lt of the ladles who may hnve to pass through the common struggle of so curing help, thu CoimiKU will receive want advertisements for publication lu tho Dally Call want columns. Purtics desiring help situations, boarders, or to rent looms or rent houses can leave their advertisement nt this olllce nnd they will bo promptly dellveied to tho Call for publication. Ono cent a wonl k.t tin) is the exjieUM. Telephone nt the Coukikii oitice is AW, Tnko that proscription to Wilson & Green's, pharmacy ISO south Tenth stieet, wheio It will bo tieumtely compounded uud prices will ho reasonable. Exery body can alrord to em at the Ifudliur lesoi t lu the city now. The piiie of iil tick ou now nt Odeli's is only -uduced from $i.o0, Ashby i Millspaiigh huvo thu largest llmv of spring wraps nt the lowtst piice. 5tV n ?;&. n- ! .,. . , j;
