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Vol, 4. No 21
Lincoln, Nbbraska, Satuhday, May 4, IS80.
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THINGS DULY OBSERVED.
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS IN TYPE.
Wmt U If card, Heen, I.earnrd anil Perti
nently Rns;Kesteit to thn Multitude.
Llncolnltes ought to fool a warm glow of
pride and prolwibly will when they know the
facta that their apor, the Journal, served
them with ono of tho very best account of
the Oklahoma rush (how liotter dcwrilm It In
ono won!!) that were published. And they
ought to feel a satisfaction In knowing that
Lincoln energy and ability achlovrd tho
triumph. The credit Is mostly duo to Mr. W.
C. Long, district ngent of tho National Life
Insuranco company, but tho part iorform"d
by Mr. Frank McDonald of the Capital hotel
must not bo overlooked. Those gentlemen
went down to tho Indian territory for u rust!.
Tho way tlioy found it may bo Inferred from
tho fact that during llfioen days at least one
of them had his clothes o(T only threo times,
nnd ho found box cam a desirable lodging
place as comparud with tho ground for a boil
and the vaulted dome of heaven for a cover
lid. Having been a newspaper man for
years the old habit was still strong on Mr.
Long, and ho promised tho Journal to send
somthing.
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That "somothlng" is vuguo, uucertiilii and
unsatisfactory to tho average person. It
would provoko an exact man, who mutt know
just how much or Just hew little Is to bo ex
jwcted. It would distract the posltlv. man,
who must have assurance, made doubly sure.
It might frighten n conservative manager
with tho dread of cxeno always before him.
Hut "something" is a comprohuuslvo torm
among newspaper men. It cannot be oxuet.
It may mean n skit or a volume. In news
gathorlng it takes a trained judgment to
"givo it what it Is worth1' and no more, and
that is about as much satisfaction as an ox
net man can get. As for assurance of results,
tho reporter with tho true Bpirlt will ovor
corao all manner of hardships and obstacles
not so much for the money In the work as
from the instinct of loyalty and the Impulse
of duty to serve his paper. Mr. Long has
tho nowspaper habit, and his "something"
was columns upon columns of graphic de
scription secured under trying circumstances
and forwarded under discouraging condi
tions. It is a fine Illustration of what "some
thing," trifling as it sounds, may mean.
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Through his acquaintance with army men
McDonald was enabled to join Capt. Hayes
and his command in their march from tho
Kansas line across the thirty mile strip known
as the Cherokee Outlet to tho liorders of Ok
lahoma. Tho telegraph lino along the Santa
Fo railroad was taxed far beyond its capacity
and the correspondents had to send their mat
ter by carrior to Arkansas City. McDonald
was able, through tho assistance of thn army
men, to provide Long with good men to car
ry his dispatches from tho front. One of
theso couriers, obtained by spoclnl leave of
Capt. Hayes, cost ten dollars for tho trip,
and after delivering his dispatches to tho tele
graph ojwriitor at Arkansas City got glo
riously full.v That Is only a sample.
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Hoforo leaving Kansas Ing received a
message from his brother asking him to "do"
the rush for tho Chicago Tribune and tho
Inter Ocean. Similar requests came from
tho Omaha World and the Globe and tho
Sews of Kansas City. This was quite unex
pected, but Long entered Into tho work with
his old time enthusiasm, and almost any man
can understand that ho had n big contract on
hand. A large part of tho two column ac
count of tho trip from Arkansas City to
Guthrie was written on tho cars. Anyone
who has attempted to wrlto In a smooth run
ning Pullman over an old roadbed knows tho
dlfllculty, but ft is not to bo compared to tho
tension on a man wilting in nil ovcrciowded
coach and amid scenes of excitement that
must be caught on tho fly and pictured o i
the Instant. The Incidents of the journey
were written up as tho train moved along,
nnd at Oklahoma McDonald had a courier
ready to ride like mad to take the "copy" to
tho telegraph station in Kansas. While In
Oklahoma Mr, Long gathered material for a
series of letters, which ho is now writing.
Ho ubo took a homestead near Edmund,
which ha Will revisit soon,
Mr. Long began his nowspaper career as
police reporter for the Chicago AVie in its
early day He grew in experience and value
nnd was given the department of railroad
news on the Chicago Herald. While in this
work he became acquainted with tho late
Tom Totter. When that gentleman left tho
Q and took chargo'of Uhu Union Pacific ho
invited Long to manage tho 'advertising de
partment. This he did until his eyes and his
health gave out, and he changed to his pres
ent work.
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Among Mr, Long's assistants, by the way,
was a young man named Clarence, Drown, of
whoso brightness and adaptability he speak.
in very complimentary terms. Ilrowu hod
training and ability, which, with attractive
personal qualities, marked him as a superior
young man. His qualifications have boon
properly appreciated, and now he is the head
of the advertising department at U, P. head
quarters in Omaha. It Is an important trust
worthily bestowed, and shows tliat merit and
faithfulness will win.
Knights of tho goldon fleoce the lawyers
who have gone to Oklahoma to ply their
trade.
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Representative Ilayner and Mr. Henry T,
Clarke came face to face at tho hotel tho
other day, Uy lUndurs looktd expectantly
for a scene. During tho Black Hills stampede
of fifteen years ago Mr. Clark built a bridge
across the North Platte at a point directly
north of Sidney, and the travel to and from
the Hills was diverted to that route. Mr,
Clarke strung a barbwire fence up and down
tho river bonk to prevent travelers from ford
ing. Ho ownod tho Mud nnd had a right to
fence It, but tho KXplo up In that country
who want to escape toll think it mean. Mr.
Clarko put bsrs and a toll taker at his In Idge
and exacted a good round prlco for every
man, woman, horse, mule, wagon or othor
animal or vehicle that crossed, save only In
fants in amis.
Mr. Ilayner, who is from Sidney, Introduce
oil n bill in tho late legislature to reduce tho
bridge tolls. Ho was unkind enough to say
that the existing rates wore exorbitant and
that Mr. Clarko was a robber. The cities of
Omaha and Cheyenne gave Mr. Clarke a cash
bonus of $fi,0O0, which Mr. Ilayner thought
was all tho bridge cost. While before tho
senate committee Mr, Clai ke could not recol
lect tho cost of tho structure, but ho had built
several bridges and tlioy cost from $.'10,000 to
$.W,000 each. Mr. Ilayner said that during
his campaign last fall ho had occasion to
wander into tho wilds of northern Cheyenne
county, and tho toll taker claimed to have
gathorod In over (400 tho day before Tho
gentleman from Cheyenne estimated tho re
ceipts during tho Black Hills excitement at
t&'VX) a day, and ho lel loved that that money
was tho basis uf Mr. Clarke's operations,
which havo niadohlm tho richest man In tho
state. Mr, Clarko is a thorough business man,
nnd therefore methodical. Ho has n printed
blank on which tho toll taker makes a dally
report, and ho brought a bundle of them to
Lincoln. Tho committee looked at the first
dozen that camo to hand, and It appeared
that tho dally receipts rati from ll.S.'i to $4.60
during that particular dozen days. This in
terchange of nmenltlos continued at consider
able length, and Mr. Kaynor concluded with
tho announcement that if tho tolls wore not
reduced Cheyonno county would build a
bridge near by and make it free. This cross
fire of charge and denial was interesting for
committeemen and spectators, but it looked
like bitter war between tho combatants.
As I said before tho gontlemon met in tho
hptel lobby tho other day. They did not flare
up, neither did they forgot to speak as they
passed by. They aro gentlemen, anil ox-
changed customary greetings as calmly as
though on good terms. Mr. Clarko is a sauvo
and politic goneleman. He inquired gently
after Mr. Hayner's health, tho health of his
partner and went so far as to invito n call
from his lato opxment. For a gentleman
with a soothing volco and an insinuating
maimer that spread themselves liko a soft
salvo and a healing balm ovor rough places
nnd personal differences commend mo to Mr.
Honry T. Clarko. As n smooth man, a suc
cessful man, ho is nil expert, and if ho de
mands toll from my admiration he will get
it.
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In speaking of the rush toOklahoma Itep-
rosentatlvo Ituynar said he had had no de
sire to bo in the swim because ho saw nil ho
wanttd of such wild crazes while in tho Black
Hills. He cited an Instance. A stranger had
been seen to come into Duadwood several
times with a load of gold dust, which he de
posited in n bank. The actions of the man
were mystifying, and it beenmo apareut
that ho wanted to conooal his comings mid
goings. He was susocted of having found u
rich placer mine. Ono of tho hangers on that
may lw found in every mining camp followed
him one day, but tho mysterious miner, dis
covering that he was lelng trackod, eluded
his follower. On returning to town tho pur
suer told his story and reported that the sue
cofiil miner had goiu in the direction of tho
Dig Horn mountains. Tho Mory of tho pur
suit spread, and was loth magnified and
modified. It soon ran that a big mining dis
trict had been discovered by tho mysterious
Btranger, and the story oven located It at n
particular jKilnt. Tho people of Dead wood
went crozy and nearly broke their nock. In
tho scramble to Ik) first on tho ground. Men
sacrificed their business nnd tholr prowrty
for a song to jwy hundreds for a mulo nnd n
hack, only to return in a few weeks hungry,
sore, disapiwlnted and iieiinlloss. It was a
desperate rush, a reckless risk, it pitiable re
turn. "None of that for mo," concluded tho
young statesman from Cheyenne.
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l Ho current magazines havo many good
things, but to thousands who havo read "Tho
Story of Margaret Kent" and found in it the
powerful xrtrayal of a character that has
beenapirtof their lives nothing will have
greater Interest than an artMe in the Jlook
liuyer on Mrs. Ellen OInoy Kirk, the author
oftheltook. The lady Is the daughter of
Jesse O.ney of Connecticut, whoso geograph
ies will bo recalled by the last generation of
boys and girls. His work wont through nine-ty-ilght
editions, and was a .tandard author
ity for thirto years, nearly a million copies
being sold. Mrs. Kirk's mother was a sister
of A. S. Dames, the school book publisher,
and her husband, John foster Kirk, was tho
ii'storian, author or "Charles the Bold" and
editor of Prescott's works. Mrs. Kirk, there
fore, grew up in a bookish house and was sur
rounded by a literary atmosphere. She be
gan writing at sixteen, but not for publica
tion until after her father's doath In 1873.
Her first luqiortani story in print was "Love
In Idleness," which appeared in Llppiucott in
1875. Her homo Is at Gerrnautown, Pu.
'Margaret Kent" was written under tho
nom lo pluma of "Henry Hayes," but the In
qulrlos for tho author were so tunny and so
tusl-ceut that her identity was soon disclosed.
The book has been notable because of this,
that many particular incidents have been
found In it which seem to coincide with the
actual events of an actual life, but most of
the incidents were unknown to tho author.
The origin. of the story Is a little peculiar.
Tho prematura and painful death of n richly,
endowed woman, of whom she barely kuow,
and whom she had never soon in health,
brought vividly before her mind tho jioaslhle
aspects of a life such as this which had been
cutoff. And wlh this conception before her
Mrs. Kirk wrote the first half dozen chapters
of "Margaret Kent " Then, as tho impulse
was exhausted, and as another piece of work
was pressing, she put the novel by, and did
not look at it again until the following year.
Dy that time she had altogether lost what
had been at first a powerful imaginative im
pression of a particular person with whom
sho had no real acquaintance. Mr. Kirk
thus went on to finish tho novel without tho
loajt Idea that any reader would over sup
pose sho was treating of a real jwrson nnd
real Incidents, In fact, what havo been con
sidered pirtlcular Incident out of a leal life
were In several Instances pure Inventions on
tho author's art. Tho novel was finished on
the geuer it linos of a short story which Mrs.
Kirk wrote sovoral years ago, called "Better
Time," which wns republished Inst autumn
with Mrs. Kirk's other short stories in a vol
umecnlled by that name,-
Attorney General Iasmo wonts It under
stood that ho was not n party to the scheme
to put his name with ox-Hcim tor VauWyck's
on nu iiiiti-tuouoo)y ticket In the event of his
defeat for renominatlon Inst year.
"The fact of tho matter Is," says General
LccHO, frankly, "I never had any doubt of a
ronominntlon. I knew nothing of tho alleged
scheme, nnd would not have countenanced It
had 1 known. One of tho boys said In an off
hand way ono day: 'We'll run you hide
iiendent If you're not renominated.' I said
very emphatically: 'No, you won't, and that
settled that, I am a Republican, and I Mould
not lie n imrty to a scheme to defeat tho reg
ular nominees."
That Mr, Loose has n strong hold on tho re
gard of his arty leaders was shown during
tho late legislature when tho senate was ap
plying tho kulfo to tho salaries of subordl
nates In tho state olllces. In tho confusion
the salary of Miss Lovso, who acts as stenog
rapher for her father, was reduced from $ 1 ,
300 to 1,000. As soon as tho attention of the
old party war horses was called to what hail
been done tlioy made n charge and restored
tho salary. Tholr argumout was that Mr.
Loose had been tho most faithful of attorney
generals and his salary was too small for his
merits Ho was always to bo found on duty,
In plouslng contrast with the never-to-bo-found
olllclnls who preceded him, and the
lenders thought him eminently worthy of thu
fullest party consideration. It only needed
this statement to bring tho desired effect.
An Important matter Is hanging In the
balance, ami a few days may decide whether
Lincoln Is to havo base ball this season or not.
Eaton & Smith have spent about two hund
red dollars in uniforming and equiping a
nine, and several othor clubs nro tielng or
ganized. Tlioy will play in Lincoln if en
closed grounds aro provided that the players
may reallzo financial returns for their work.
Otherwise t hoy may play at outside towns
that promlso returns. Tho Capital Heights
Street Hallway company aro out with a sub
scription paper to raise tho four or five hund
red dollars needed to fence grounds on
Twenty-second street. Tho company gives
tho use of the land and chips in $100. The
scheme is to subscribo for ten dollar shares In
a stock company, Ono thing should be bomo
in mind. The players in tho city clubs are
Lincoln boys and not imported talent.
And hero comes a pamphlet with a boautl
f ill cover and n seductive tale, nil nliout "A
Mid-Summer Paradiso." It tells of the beau
ties and benefits of Spirit Lako in nn rssny
charmingly gotten up. In its author, Mr. II.
S. Kueed'er, I recognize an old Iowa friend
and newspaper man. Mr. K. is a gentlamnn
with poetla genius who has turned off somo
flue verse. K is u flight of his poetic Imagi
nation to style Spirit Lake a puiudlsc, bur It
nevertheless Is a delightfully cool and uncon
ventional resort for summer recreation. Lin
coln I tes ought to make its acquaintance the
coining season,
l.tiiroliiltr ittiil tliu I.ojul I,nii.
The Nebraska commnudury of tho Loyal
Legion held Its annual meeting nnd banquet
at the Millard hotel, Oiimlm, Tuesday even
ing, and among those pu tlciuitiiig weie
Hon. 0. M. L'imlertson, uhii soke to the
toist "Tho ladles, Mury and Maltha Wash
ington," iind Mr. VllllaiiiH Kelloy, who re
prnded to "Washington, the soldier, patriot,
statesman and president." The Her singled
out Mr. Kolley's spooch for special mention,
Hiving: "Mr, Kelloy scored a very happy
effort Tho seoch was lather
lengthy, but full of profound Intel est and
wns received with applause."
Tho commnudery elected tho following
officers: Major J. H. Clarkson, Omaha, com
mander; Major N. O. Franklin, Lincoln,
senior vlco-o (iniiunder; Muj ir J, M. Pad
dock, O.naha, junior vlco commander; Major
J. M. Drown, Omaha, reconlor; Colonel J. II,
Dennis, Omaha, legter; Llouteimut Win.
Wallace, Omaha, treasurer; Captain Flank
V.. Moores, Omaha, chancellor; Lieutenant
Thomas Swobo, Omaha, chaplain. P.xecu
tive board, General Samuel Brock, Colonel
S. S. Curtis, William Wilson, of Nebraska
City, N. S. Harwood, of Lincoln, an 1 John
11, Manchester.
Out of Doors.
The Manhattan Lawn Tenuis club has
been organized with the following ofllcers
and members, nnd thev have yucnr.xl lrnniwU
at Fourteenth and H streets: II. J. Kdmls-
ton, president; George T. Puinpelly, secretary
and treasurer: E. E. Kaufman. W. I. Junior,
and J. T. Dorgan, exocutlvo committee; E.
O. Bradloy, T. H. Piorson, W. C Phillips, It,
a. isunpmaii, a. iv Kumuion, Hugh Uaker,
Ernest Yates, W. F. Meyers, II. T. Folsoui,
E. E. Appleton, J. S. West.
The Gentlemen's Trotting club of Lincoln
Is inaklmr arrninronionts for n turn ilnva nm.
gramme on tho tUth and 20th of June. Tlioy
havo raised flJOO themselves and propose to
rnlso 800 more by subscription if possible.
They proviso to have somo good trotting, if
there is nuy horseflesh In tho state capiblo of
It. J. S. Odell. K. S Youm? and M. AnU.tr.
man will pass tho paper. C. E. Montgomery,
C. I Hooier and H. C. Outcalt will manage
the June meeting.
Tho spring meeting of tho Overland Park
club of Denver will he held May 18th to BSth.
There aro twenty-six races on tho piogrnui,
and tho purses aggregate $10,000.
The new Indies' furnishing goods house of
J. II. Mauritius & Co., on Eleventh Hreet,
noar Miller and Paiue, will oku Monday,
Ladles' Itusnett Seamless Oxfords for $1,'.'A
at Webster : Rogers', 1013 O street.
SEEN AT THE PLiVY HOUSES.
MATTERS MU8ICAL AND DRAMATIC
A Kevlriw of tho Past, a Word fur llin
I'renrnt mid rrnspvets fur t'utiir
Aliiusciiirnta,
Oil, IT WAH KAIII.
"The King's Fool" was heralded with beau
tiful paper nnd many ndjectives. It Is a
habit theatrical nintiiigershnvo, but Conrlcd's
nil vniico agent had nn nggrnvntcd case. He
nccouiplliihed his mission, hoe, o or, nnd at
tracted n big house for tho oicrn. Asn
spectacle "Tho King's Fool" Is reasonably
satisfactory, tint asnii opera Its strongest reo
omuienilatluu Is its novelty. It has some
tuneful music, but only ono or two catehy
nlrs that hang nliout ouo's memory until they
find a chnuco to escnKi In n whistle or a hum
ming Imitation, Tho femalo rencers am an
Interesting novelty liorrowcd from a variety
performance. Tho chorus nn large nnd well
drilled, but the reputation of tho company
would not suffer If u few of its inemliors were
dlsM.nscd with and tho brave but lonesome
pianist given a few assistants, enough nt least
to m.iko a pretence of nn orchestra. Tliei o
is no record that tho two b antics so heavily
advertised made nuy mushes while in Lin
coln, Iteprtwentatlvu Dick Berlin from his
advantageous Kwltlon m tho Fiiuko lxx had
the only real good chanco to test those
"languishing violet eyes that would tempt an
angel tost lay from paradise," but there Is
oceulur evidence that Mr, Berlin loinalncd
right wheiolio was.
KDKN MUHKK.
The Eden 1111100 has had several attractive
features this week, but tho sensation IwinIhviii
Prof. Seymour, tho mind reader, 'llio ex
hibitor's fonts nro v underfill, hut tho credu
lous must nut Mlovuoll tho pretensions of tho
men whoso business It Is to mystify tho pub
lic. Most, or alt of thu erformaneos of so
cnlled mind readers can lx accounted for by
tho theory of muscular action. .Montague
Howard of tho Boston Globe does nil the
feats of Bishop nnd many others without nuy
pretense of supornatunal wwor, Tho expla
nation is simple enough, but tho oierator
nevertheless has to havo a delicate touch nnd
au acute erceptlon roll nisi nlmnst to an In
tuition. Tho throe headed lady will remain next
week, nnd the new feature will be tho "black
and white twlnt." Tlioy wore bom of negro
parents at Toeka, but ono of them is white
and tho other is black. It Is an exceedingly
curious freak of nature. George King's
comedy coniMiny will hold tho boards in tho
theatorium In "Tho Terriblo Secret," On
Friday overy lady will bo given 11 souvenir
and on Saturday a boquet. The latter Is
children's day, and tho youngsters will bo re
membered with presents.
A WEHTKIIN MIMICAL (1KMUH.
A promising composor of muslo has Imhmi
discovert! at Council Bluffs In tho person of
Miss Belle Iloblnsnn, an eighteen year old
girl. Sho has written a light otwrn that has
lieen pronounced 11 work of merit, mid it will
be produced nt Omaha this month. Tho scene
Is laid at the close of the eighteenth century
In England, in 1111 old and pm try ruined cnstlo
011 tho sea shoie, whl'jh has tho reputation of
lieing haunted It lielnngs to a wealthy lxm
donor, who has como down from tho city to
pass Chi Istums with a pai ty of friends. The
opiKirtunitics for mixing up ghosts and guests
aro vto'l luipiovod. The ghosts are n band of
smugglers who had taken imiskcwIoii of 11 do
scrtcd part of tho enstie. Miss IlobliiMin
wrote the lllnettu as well ns tho music. Sho
was nt win k on the ocra four mouths and
eon cea I e it fi 0111 her teacher until finished,
Mlsn Hoblusoii has shown not only musical
Inclination, but mm ks of genius since sho was
eight yeais of age. Sho wrote waltzes when
tilio wits 11 little child. Since that time her
couiK)sltloii and musical studies have boon
very nilvnuced. Sho has received during tho
past tew bears tho best training that could lo
proem wl, her teachers being well-known
adepts from Chicago and Cincinnati. But
her entire musical education has Ix-cn re
ceived in Council Bluffs. There Is among her
teachen- and professionals In Chicago and
elsewhere who know Miss Iloblnsou but ono
opinion, and that Is that sho Is capable of tho
highest achievements, not only In elocution,
but in composition caMible, as a well-known
musician said, "of high things in muklo,"
ntKUKiiiCK WAiinie.
'The iotintebauk," performed at Funke's
last nigh , Is a s-id, sotnlsir piece. There Is
sorrow a, id wickedness enough in life with
out such plays, but from a dramatic view
Wanle Is a finished and xwerful lniHnonc
tor and tins drawn about him n good supiort
ing company. While ho is looked to as one
of the coming great tragedians, his repertoire
shows a versatility of wide range. The piece
for this evening Is "Virgiiius," which needs
no special commendation.
"Gaston, or tho Fortune of War," will 1m
given for n matlneo erformanco this after
noon. Tho time of tho play is the French
revolution. Gaston, tho hero, Is a retainer of
one of tho noblesse before tho war. He is a
superior young in 111, and having access to
tho library improves his opjiortunltlos for
study. At thu Minn time he falls In love
with his master's daughter, Theroso, Im
pressed with the wrongs of tho wople, ho
joins the revolutionists, and two years later
returns as a o ilouel. O.10 dy a tumbril pass
es his hoadquai turn, and he is shocked to see
Tliereso among those IhjIii taken to tho guil
lotine, Sliu mint be saved. G.istou Implores
his comuunder to spare her. There Is only
ono way, A new law gives thu woman con
demned to doath for political crimes her life
on condition that sho marry a soldier of thu
Heouhllc Gaston ivigerlv clutches at this
feeble Iiom. I'henwo d not luvu him, does
not dream of his Inug-chorUhod ksIoii for
her. Worse: she Is betrothed to her cousin,
tho M irquis de Vllloiay, from whoso hand a
note has come hidilliiK her Im of stout heart
IllhoiMot rescue, Oision ammars at thu
tumbril's wheel. Therese recognize the facet
as that of a former r-tnincr of the family;
and, Huppo-ing him tolx-a part of her cousin's
rescue, hurt Kslly co istnU to the marriage,
w.ilch l relelii atod In tho olllcii of tho civil
commandant. When she loams that the
marriage Is lawful that slin Is hi truth tho
wife of n Hnsnnt nil thn resentful prejudice
of the ui Isloorut Is andised. Tho succeeding
movement develop tho utter baseness of VII
lernynud (ho noble manliness of Gaston.
Theroso Is a "ItnoM of thrso disclosures, nnd
by n natural process her old projmllco fades
like mist Itofnro the sun and love Is enthroned
tiliimphnut.
At, I, THK WKKK.
Tho Uon Ton theater couqiany will ls'gln
nu engagement of ono week nt Fiiuko's okto
house next Monday, May 0, In n pleasing
reiertolre of standard dramas. This Is thn
Kuiilco Goodrich company without Miss
Goodrich, The company havo hud a success
ful season of sixteen weeks 011 the l'nclllo
coast, and nro making n luturn trip to Chi
cago, where they close thn season nliout June
I, Kvriy person purchasing: n reserved sent
for Monday night will lie entitled to n seat
for n Indy fits) of extra charge, Tho admis
sions are 10, ".0 mid StO cents,
THAT .tKW" TIIKATKH.
The enterprising reortein hnvo thn now
oMro house sprouting on several valuable
corners, Mr, Ed Church Is confident it Is n
go nnd has It that Air, Fiiuko has plans nil
drawn to convert his theater Into nil ofllce
building ns soon 11 s n now ono Is built. Wo
nro told that ground was broken at O nnd
Fifteenth streets yesterday.
AMUHKMKNT NOTKH.
William GUI, thu author of ''Adonis," Is
writing n new buihsque for Henry E. Dlxoy,
Miss Delia Fox, who plnys tho rou of
Yvonne In "Tho King's Fool," Is said to be
tho youngest kouhret 011 thu stage.
Miss Fanny Dnveiiioi t closes her season In
"I.n Tosca" May 'JOIIi, and will spend her va
cation nt her summer homo In Canton, Pa.
M. B. Loavitt Is building a new theatre in
Denver nt a cost of $i'i0,iXKI. It will Imi railed
tho Broadway Theatre and will okii to the
public Hoptciiilier !J.
William Gillette Is busy at his homo in
Hartford on au adaptation of the Gorman
comedy, "Elu Preachtlzer Flnfnll," which
will bopriHluccd uoxt season.
On tho strength of Its reputation us put on
tho stage by Daniel Sully, "Tho Corner
Giocery"drewa $100 houso Thursday ovon
Ing, Tho ierformauce Is n subject too pain
ful for treatment.
llhea as a laud rpociilator is in luck. Some
time since, nt the the Instance of n friend, sho
purchased lots In Svattlo for which she paid
$ri,000. A numW of capitalists bought laud
all around hers which has so Increased In
value that It Is worth to-day $00,000.
Jiwreuco Barrett exocta to spend $M),(HXJ
on tho production of William Young's new
play of "Oanelon," which will Imi given its
llrst representation October 7 In Chicago.
Two hundred coplo will Imi employed In tho
pi isluctloii, wiilch promises to Ik) a notable
one.
W. J. Rciinlnn has evidently made n great
hit In England. On his oenlug night hund
reds were turned nwiry frem tho Alexaudila
Theatre in LivrMX)l, miablo to gain admit
tance. During tho iHiiformaiico of "Shane
na Lawn," Mr. Scaulnii wns called before the
curtain many times and his songs wore en
cored over and over again.
During tho twelve years' partnership Hob
sou and Craiio havo produced tho following
plays: "Our Bachelors," "Foibldden Fruit,"
"Champagiio and Oysters," "Sharps and
Flats," "D. A. M"." "Our Uoni.llng Houso,"
"A. I). UHK)," "Tho Cheiulw," "She Stoow to
Conquer," "Twtdfth Night," "Comedy of Er
rors," "Merry Wives of Windsor," and "Tho
Henrietta."
Prof. Seymour, tho mind reader at tho
Musoo, gave his driving test again yesterday
for the benefit of Messrs. Fairbrother of t!u
Call, Jones of the Journal, Black of the
Globe, D.ihblns of tho .Wie ami Benzluger of
the Couitlitii. Tlioy hid a mustard seed In a
boxof silk nt tho real of Huffman & Illch
tor's store. Mr. Fairbrother vtx tho subject
0ieraUsl 011 and, contrary to his own confes
sion, was found .by tho professor to havo a
mind In his osegslon. The professor readily
found tho place and tho seed. Explain It as
you will tho mind rendor'sioiver Is something
rare and remarkable.
An amusing Incident occured during the
production of "The King's Fool" at I.os An
geles. In tho poker game of tho third act,
when everybody camo In and tho players
were "raising" ono nnothor out of their six
teenth century shoes, a tall, briwny rancher,
with a sombrero In his hand, who was sitting
In the front row of tho wirquot, suddenly
jumped up nnd pulling out a handful of shin
ing $120 gold pieces, chucked live of them on
tho stage, saying; "Say, hold on Isiys, I'll
back the Fool's hand for a cool hundred."
The hearty laugh that ensued brought the
rancher to a realization of tho situation and
he sank Ixick Into his seat.
It is said that Mrs. Burnett had no Inten
tion of dramatizing "Little Lord Fuuntlo
roy" oven after Mr. Iloobohm's version was
brought out 111 London, until somo of her
theatrical acquaintances got at her and told
her that she was losing a great opportunity.
Then sho announced far and wide that the
wis at work upon her own dramitlzitlon,
an 1, locking herself up In lodgings, worked
steadily for two weeks; then the play was
ready. It was produced at once, over tho
name of "The Heal Little Lord Fauutleroy,'
The spurious version was fought In the courts
and driven from the field, for English laws
protect American rights though American
laws refuse to acknowledge English rights.
English aitlu's, It will In i'iiuitored, were
as delighted by Mrs. Burnett's victory as
weie her own countrymen, and mails her a
IimuiU'miii) prexi'iit to commemorate It.
Telephone at tun Couhikh ottlce is iV),
Ashby & MlllsMiugh havo tho largest Hue
of spring wraps at the lowest prices.
Monograms, ciests, dies, etc., promptly en
graved in tho most artUtio manner at the
Couhikh ofllco. Don't send orders away
troiu home when It can Im done in tho city at
the same prices.
L ncolu Shoe Store bus lust received the
.1 7' ...V" V. ." . " r . '.'?,V7" "V
.1..l.....ft...l I .. 11 .1.... l... . r l.ll .- 1.. t. I
and iKsiuomv. RemeiiiU.r tho place PK3 O
lx.'t. liith & 13th.
lliirllllBton Itoutn INiliiters.
Are you awaro that direct connections aro
inndo at both Denver and Cheyenne for
California, Oregon nnd Washington terri
tory? Thnt there Is but ono change of cars be
tween Lincoln nnd thn l'nclllo const!
That tho Burlington Msltlvely makes tho
quickest time to all mlnn In tho far west)
That tho B, & M, rates (o Tnoonia, Senttlo
and other Pugot Hound kIii!s nro now an tow
as other terminal )lntso n the coast I
That curtains, matt rofseH mid IsMdlhgnro
fren on this Hunt
Thnt thn "Scenic Hon to" kmsomsos mora of
the plctuicsqtio ntnl grand In nature than nil
other lines combined!
Tlnwo nro but few of tho many ndvautagei
jHissossoil by tho "Burlington," Post your
self ktlll further nnd buy tickets nt tho B, A;
M, deK)t or nt city ticket ofllco corner O and
Tenth street.
A. C. ZlKMKII,
City I'nss. al id Tk't, Agt.
Ornml million Haiti,
HnrpolKholinor & Co, having Just closed
out a big lino of nil silk crown baud edgo
ribbon, at very low pi ices, offer No. 5 only 7
cents; Nos. Yi nnd 1(1 only 18 cents. See
complete Hue of grin grains, moires nnd sash
rlnlxms. Twenty-five imlts of 0 Inch sash nt
30 cents, worth double nil silk moires as wldo
ns 1ft Inches. Beniitlfiil lino .if floimclngs,
lnco cups, iipi-oiif, ImmuI wraps, Persian trim
mings, veilings, etc Fifty spring Jackets nt
1.7.1 each, Thlrty-llvu braided Hussar Jer
sey coats worth $10, for $0,00. ' Hpoolal lino
of white goods. Herpolshelmor fc Co.'s stock
R 11 corrert criterion of right stylos. Their
prices also nro right.
An Hxprclni or Delight.
"About a week ngo," says a 1am Angeles,
Cnla., druggist, "n Chinaman enmo In with
n lame shoulder. I sold him 11 bottle of
ChamlMirlulu's Pulu Balm nnd gunrnnteed
that it would cure htm. Ho camo lu again
last night, nnd as soon as ho got iusldo tho
door, licgiin to swing his arms over his head
like nu Indian club swinger. 1 thought urn
blamed fool had n lit, but he finally stopped
long enough to say: "Mwlclno velly lino;
alle same make 1110 feel plenty good," Chain-
Iwrlnln's Pain Balm Is without an equal for
sprains, rheumatism, aches, palm or lamo
back. For sale by A. H. Shroder, druggist.
Tim Clear llcHileilness iifYoutli.
While tho merits of tho various blood puri
fiers nre being shown up to the Ixsst advan
tage (xmslble by their several manufacturers,
wo would suggest to wrsons feeling tho need
of such a medicine, that they try a dose of
St Patrick's Pills, nnd nssura them, that they
will not only bo surprised but dollghted with
tho result. Those who wish to feel the ani
mation, buoyancy and clear hondednes of
youth should take St. Patrick's Pills. For
sale by A. L. Shroder, druggist.
L'liurrli Notlr.es u Free.
It may not bo generally known, but its 11
fact nevertheless that tho Couhikh never
charges jr never has charged, nuy church
in the city for notices of meetings, sociables
etc., when given solely for tho benefit of tho
church, and we take pleasure in announcing
lo all, that we will accept ami publish all
Items or notices for tho city churches
gratis. Notice of sermons will also II ml a
welcome rpuce. III lug lu your notices.
TlellTwaiitecL
For tho Is'iiollt of the ladles who may havo
to pass thiough the (omiiiou stiuggleof so
curing help, tho Couhikh will receive want
advcitlscmciits for publication In tho Dally
Call want columns. Patties desliiug help
ki'.untlons, boaideis, or to rent looms or rent
liouhiw ran loa e their advertisement nt this
olllco nnd they will be promptly deliveicd to
the Call lor publication. Oneieiita word
per dny is tho exiNjuse.
How Mr. 1'rod A. Vming miiii 1.1,000,
Ho Is treasurer of tho Union Eyelet Co., of
this city, and purchased for $1 tho twentieth
part of ticket No. 3,847 lu tho Louslaua State
Lottery at the recent drawing which took tho
$300,000 prize. This morning tho Wcyniiii
learned that tho money had been collected
for Mr. Young through tho Bank of America
of Providence, It. 1. I'rorUlence (It. I ) Tele
(jram, March 'M.
Harare (Irerlry's Ailur.
It was -nuintaliied by tho late Horaco
Greeley, that "nothing succsx-ds like success 1"
If this lie true. Chamberlain's Cough lleme
dy will always U popular, as it never fails.
It Is Intended escHilly for roughs, colds,
croup and whooping-cough, and is undoubt
edly tho trot and moat reliable medicine lu
use for those disease. It is decidedly a suc
cess. For halo by A. L. Sluader, druggist.
llulilMir IIom-.
If you want Rubber Roso, txwt In the mar
ket, guaranteed, Hose Heels, Itwu Sprink
lers, see Donn fi Horton before buying. Get
wholesale 1 rices; they don't want the whole
earth lu ono heat.
silk.
We begin a seclal sale 011 silks today to
continue next week. The low est prices named
this season will bo made at this sale. Ashby &
Mlllspaugh.
"For peculiarly Kft yet oiie tin ting shades
of color, marvelous grouping in form, fantas
tic column and tender shaping of rugged ell If
and mountlan and valley," says it distinguish-
ed nrtUt, "the wonderful empire of Colorn
do stands )evrless." Tho Alpine scenery
along tho line f the South Park Division of
tho Union Paciflo in Colorado is tho uiMt
magutflcent In the United States.
Tho splendor of tho "American Alps" nio
beginning to bo appreciated by our people,
and a visit to Switzerland for gorgeous scen
ery is uitnecehsary, Tho picturesque moun
tain resorts on the South P.uk Division of tho
Union Pacific lu Colorado are absolutely uu
iivnll.il 011 tills continent.
Prompt delivery, com Usnis ticitiiu-ut ui'il
pi ices as I iw as tho lowol are lite induct--
"timts wo offer itrons.
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