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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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