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THINGS DULY OBSERVED.
COMMENTS AND OPINIONS IN TYPE.
Whnt I Heard, Seen, Learned and l'crtl
mmtly Suggested to the Multltuile.
Among tho governor's tnall tho otlier day
was a letter In French. Tho llngiustla appli
ances of tho gubernatorial ofllco wero un
equal to tho occasion, and Commissioner
Jenkins of tho labor bureau was pressed Into
scrvlco as translator. Tho letter proved to
bo from a French publishing firm, which
nskod to havo certain data In ono of Its
works corrected to dato. Fastcl to tho letter
was a slip, evidently clipped from a book,
purporting to glvo Information about Ne
braska Among othor amusing things it put
down Omaha as tho capital of tho state. First
among tho principal hotels was tho "Hotel
Gaml," closely followed by "Hoad Houso,"
and tho "I'axton" was at tho tall
end, whllo tho Millard was not men
tioned. Johnny Crapoau's idea of road houses
is peculiar.
But you mustn't gut too gay at his expense,
for wo havo a similar blunder near at homo
that may take somo of tho wind out of our
bag of prido. If you will refer to a Webster's
unabridged not published within) the past
year or so you will And that it credits Omaha
with being tho capital of Nebraska. It is a
littlo odd that that blunder should havo boon
allowed to stand for twenty years unchal
lenged, but there it has been. Tho credit of
discovering tho error and notifying the pub
lishers belongs to a Nebraska editor, Mr. L.
B. Kramer of tho American I'ress Associa
tion of Omaha.
Several persons havo questioned tho
CouniKn'B theory of Prof. Boymour's so
called mind reading. Among them is my
friend Quiz, a bright, intelligent fellow, but
with a provokingly willing car for the super
natural pretensions of museum fakes. He is
a type of a class. It is provoking to find a
streak of credulity in their general Intelli
gence, and they are often provokingly stub
born in resisting plausible but )iot provable
theories for tho mysterious exhibitions which
it is the business of the museums to put bo
fore tho public.
The so-called mind-reading is really muscle
reading. Tho operator takes hold of one of
the subject's hands and usually puts his othor
hand in contact with tho subject's head. The
subject is told to grusp tho hand of tho opera
tor with a grip so firm that any chango in
tho tension of the muscles Is Instantly caught
by tho sensitive, trained operator through
the sense of feeling. When, in the midst of
an experiment, the operator approaches the
object or place upon which your thoughts
are concentrated your muscles betray you1
with an Involuntary action. It's a great deal
llko tho children's gamo of "hot and cold."
The play of your muscles tells tho operator
whether ho Is nearing or leaving tho object
of bis search. When tho object is found your
mind relaxes its tension. There is a corre
sponding effect ujkmi tho muscles, and tho
operator knows how to interpret
it. Tho subject is unconscious of the
muscular action that is betraying him, and
it shows that tho operator must havo an ex
tremely sensitive touch and an acute, quick
perception.
My friend Quiz breaks in here with "I don't
believe it. You needn't tell mo that Sey
mour can detect workings among my mus
cles when I don't know anything about It
myself." I grant you that it is an extremely
delicate operation. This sensitiveness of
touch may bo a gilt of birth, for mind-readers
aro rcarce. But in support of my expla
nation I have not only the theory of tho scien
tists but tho posltlvo assurance of a mind
reader himself. Tho gentleman is Montague
Howard of the Boston Qlobe, After seeing
one of Bishop's performances he began ex
perimenting on tho muscular action theory
and soon became an expert. Ho is only an
amateur, but ho does acts that I have not
heard of the professionals attempting. For
example, he performs experiments during
which tho only connection he has with his
subject is by means of a wire grasped In the
hand. Asanewspaper man, whoso mission
is to glvo the public the truth, Howard dis
claims all supernatural power and explains
how ho is guided by tho involuntary muscu
lar action in his subject. I grant that it is a
remarkable power, but why should we reject
so plausible on explanation of it when dozens
of other t hlngs quite as wonderful ha e found
reasonable solutions!
Neither Brown, Bishop nor Seymour reads
your thoughts. If you will follow their ex
periments and analyze them you will find this
to bo a fact: That they merely locate a spot
and then the article placed or concealed at
that spot. Tho pretension of reading one's
mind is bosh, and It Is provoking that poop'o
otherwise sensible will swallow it. Myth
loving Quiz doubted the proimltion, "becauso
ho will just take hold of your hand and tell
you your age," he argued. Quiz took that
statement on faith. As u matter of fact the
mind reader has a chart filled with numbers
from one upward. He asks tho subject to
think of tho number on the chart correspond
ing to his age. Ho passes the baud of the
subject, closely grasped in his own, across tho
chart until the toll-tale muscles betray the
number the subject is thinking of and looking
at. In other words, Seymour docs not read
your thoughts, ho merely locates a spot on
which your attention Is riveted. If he is a
mind-reader he ought to tell you your age
without the uld of a chart, but he cannot do
it. Furthermore, let the subject close his
eyes, so that be cannot see. He may think of
his oge with redoubled concentration, but I
will defy Seymour or any other mind-reader
to tell him what it is. He may pass over the
correct number on the chart a dozen times;
but, tho subject being unable to see, the fact
cannot be communicated to the muscles and
for onto they keep the secret.
"Woll,"saysQulza littlo doubtfully, "he
tells you the namo of your father, although
ho lives a thousand miles away or may have
boon dead many years." But in this act tho
operator uses n chart containing tho letters
of tho alphabet. Ho doesn't read tho mind of
his subject. Ho finds tho spot on tho chart
containing tho first letter of tho name, and In
tho samo way ho finds enough of tho succeed
ing letters to glvo him tho whole namo. Lot
tho subject think of tho namo as a wholo but
without looking at any particular letter, and
the operator will bo ballled.
Again, lot tho subjoct remain stationary,
standing or sitting, and tho operator will bo
unable to namo or doscribo tho article con
cealed six inches beyond hisjreach, and if ho
locate It it will only bo by guess, bccaiiHo tho
subject gives him tho general direction. As
a matter of fact tho alleged mind-reader Is
unablo to namo or doscribo a concealed article
of which ho has no previous knowledge until
ho feels or sees It. If ho reads minds he ought
to do It onco in awhile. But ho don't. Ha
gets directions and localities from the subjoct
and then picks out an object In that locality.
v
Seymour's driving test is nnother humbug
in this respect. Ho pretends to drive through
crowded streets blindfolded, guided alone by
his mysterious power. Tho committeo of
newspaper men who rode behind him last
week are satisfied that tho professor could seo
easily from undernoath tho bandage across
his facu. Thero is not tho slightest doubt of it,
Seymoar got tho street andjnuinber of Huff
man & IWehtor's storo by using tho afore
mentioned charts. Editor Fairbrother of the
Call was tho subject. Tho professor wanted
to know between which two cross
streets tho storo was located, but ho was un
ablo to get It until, in response to Seymour's
Instructions, Fairbrother put his eyes as well
as his thoughts on the spot between the num
bers 13 and 13 on tho chart. Of course Soy
mour, as a matter of business, had the lay of
tho city well enough in mind to And tho store
wltbout dllllcuity. 'llio rest ol tho test was
the somo as in finding concealed objects at
tho musee. The drive is a fake, n blind, a
humbug, that adds nothing to tho dlflloulty
of the performance except in the minds of the
credulous.
V
In the face of these facts, most of which
can be verified by an observing investigator,
the claim of "mind-reading" is pretty thin. I
don't blamo the professors of the art for giv
ing it a name that will attract people and
money. That's their business. But I do pity
that big class of simple people who swal
low the claims of every quack and pretender,
and then fight in his defense. Confidentially,
it was the stubborn, fighting credulity of my
friend Quiz that provoked my lro to this ex
planation. I feel better now.
But thsre is another account with Qu iz
that I might as well settle while at it. Ho
took considerable stock in Ajeeb, tho checkor
player, and tho claims for it as an automaton.
A great many other pooplo wero also taken in
by tho whiz of machinery and tho apparent
fairness in opening tho figure to imitation.
Tho young man in charge took
pains not to let any ono soo
Into tho bowles of tho Turk, or tho peoplo
would have seen a little Swedo lying on his
side with his head resting In tho left arm of
tho figure. Tho Swedo is all wrapt up In
chess and checkers and is u quiet, uncom
municativo fellow. Those who saw the fig
ure will rocall several folds of yellow cloth
on the abdomon of Ajoeb lapped over each
othef llko tho shingles of a roof. The player
watched tho board through an opening be
tween two of the cloth folds.
V
The Swedo is an expert, but not Invincible.
He lost two games of checkers whllo in Lin
coln, ono of them to a bellboy at tho Capital
hotel. Many will recall tho manager's loud
offer to wager $1,000 to $100 that Ajeeb could
not bo dt feated in a series of games. Ho had
to take water In Kansas City. Among tho
visitors to tho musee there was Frank A. Fltz
patrick, one of the most noted checker play
ers in tho United States. Kltzpatrick is the
general agent for tho Barnes publishing
house, and has tho reputation of being ono of
the most cultured and scholarly men in the
country. Checker playing with him is puio
ly a recreation. He gained his skill In a (lin
gular way. 'When a young man ho had his
face shot full of powder, It nearly ruined
his eyesight and he spent two winters in Now
York with Dr. Clute, tho great eye specialist.
Clute is, of course, ono of the moguls of
rheckerdom, and as his patient could not
read, he undertook to teach him checker.
Fitzpatrick was an apt pupil und soon bo
came a fine player. Despite Mr. Kitiputrlck's
best efforts, however, ho never won a game
from Clute. Ho became so proficient that
they would play drawn games for dozens of
games at a time, but Clute. was so well versed
in the gamo that ho could not be luten.
When in Kansas City Mr. Fitzpatrick, on the
quiet, offered to tako up the (1,000 n tiger
that no ono could lieat. Ajeeb. The latter's
manager made a great ado over It and Mr.
Fitzpatrick declined to play.
Editor Fairbrother, bjvie bye, has gone,
to New York on a-scheme wh millions ir.lt.
Thirty or forty gentlemen, publisher from
various parts of the country, are expected to
meet in Gotham and form a company some
what after the model of the American Press
association, which furnishes the newspapers
or the country with reading matter in stereo
type plates. The scheme Is to establish cen
tral offices at strategic points like New York,
Chicago and Omaha. Each publisher will
act as news agent of his own and contiguous
states. Mr, Fairbrother, for example, ex
pects to cover Nebraskn, Iowa and Colorado.
Ho will write or engage some ono to write a
series of letters covering his territory. If
there Is no news matter of general interest
the letters will cover state affairs or Institu
tions of interest. 1 heee will bo put Into typo,
stereotyped and offered to the publisher of
the country at (2 for a page of six columns.
Each of the publisher members of tho com
pany is expected to use some of these plates
as soon as the service begins, so that the con
cern will havo a business assured from tho
tart.
V
Bright wits llko my friend Maton of tho
,ottran! and dull wits of varying degrees of
mugglness find in tho "owter plates," as
they plsoso to call them, an ever present tar
got for their shafts. But tho plato has been
a Oodscnd to tho poor publisher and a
beneficent improvement for tho reading pub
lic Type-setting Is oxponslvc, and In the old
days tho country publisher ran column after
column of advertising for patent medicines
and quack nostrums at ruinous rates to save
printers' wages, Plate matter is fur
nUlied so cheap that the country paper now
gives more and better reading matter than
over before lly tho now system any pajwr Is
able to havo tho product of tho ablest pens in
tho country, and what matters it to the read
er In Beatrice for example that tho same ar
ticles appear In a paper nt Kearney I It
doesn't lessen tho valuo of tho matter to tho
reader of either paper, and the common
Bueoi' at plates Is a wof ul misfit. As a matter
of facttho plato concerns employ more and
better talent in preparing their matter than
any of tho weekly newspapers enn afford to,
not to mention illustrations.
V
What matters It to tho reader at Beatrice
that a letter of Joo Howard's or Olivo Har
per's ls"prlntod from n plato cast from type
sot at Omaha instead of from typo set at
Beatrice! Tho letter is all there, just as
fresh, as readable, as attractive and as well
printed as though put In typo In his own
town, and if ho waited for the latter condi
tion before reading such letters he prolwibly
would nover find ono in his home pa)ier.
Thoso writers aro high-priced, and but for
tho system which dlvidos the cost of their
work nmong a number of Journals their let
ters would never bo seen in tho ordinary
weekly. My nowspaper experience began
before the era of plates, and I know thoy
havo mado a wonderful Improvement hi
weekly papers. I will take tho reaaing mat
ter of tho plato concerns In preference to
homemado gush and slush and x!tical palav
er. I am not a dog in tho manger and it
robs me of no pleasure or benefit to know
that the readers of a scoro of papers scat
tered over these broad United States are
reading the samo matter at about the Mine
time as myself.
Tlie concerns for supplying plates and pat
ent insidw havo been uniformly successful
and highly profitable. Tho new enterprise
in which Fairbrother is Interested has some
one back of It ready to Invost (100,000 12 "the
publishers will join in tho undertaking. Each
contributor will bo paid for tho matter ho
furnishes, probably at column rates, so that
from contributions and dividends the Lincoln
editor expect to reap a handsome return for
a little work on the side.
This newspaper talk reminds mo that
Hovey Barrett has mado an unexpected
change Jin his plans. Ho quit his Omaha
Herald correspondence to go to South Dako
ta, find out whero tho state capital is to Ik)
and then start a dally paper or speculate in
dirt. In tho newspaper sclmmo was another
Lincoln scribbler, who was going to boar half
tho expense of spying out tho laud, and they
had jwlltlcnl connections that would glvo
them a strong pull In tho now state. Barrett
went to Council Bluff lost week at tho re
quest of a friend named CI rim, who hasclmrgo
of the Omaha World's business in that city,
and Grim made him a proposition that was
too tempting to bo roslstod. Grim bought
tho Jlrjtector, tho Bluffs' society paper, and
ho guaranteed Barrett a salary of (30 a week
to edit It. "Abinliiitho hand," etc. Bar
rett mado an exceptionally good correspond
ent. Ho is college bred but not above work.
He is lndustriousaud a young fellow of ex
cellent habits. He has not been a society
blood and is not likely to enter upon such a
career now, but ho is manly all around and
can bo recommended to the jiooplo of Council
Bluffs without qualification.
Lincoln is llkoly soon to havo a hotel com
mensurate with its sizound dignity and traffic.
Two distinct enterprises of tho kind aro well
In hand, and as tho success of one means the
abandonment of the othor each will servo as
a spur to the projectors of its rival. A few
days ago General McBrido had two moneyed
men In town, ono from Chicago and the
other from Kansas City, to canvass tho situa
tion for a big and modern hotel. These
gentlemen left uu assurance that thoy would
go Into a (350,000 enterprise if Lincoln parties
would tako (50,000 worth of the stock. Their
plan Is to uso tho northwest corner of P und
Twelfth streets opposite the McBrido block,
which explains tho general's activity In tho
matter. They have an option on the A. M.
Davis property, (25,000 being the flguro put
on a fifty-foot front The ground adjoining
on P street is offered at a reasonable figure.
V
Tho other scheme contemplates tho uso of
tho southwest corner of Twelfth and N
streets, using all tho ground between those
strata uud the alley on the south and Odell's
restaurant on tho west. Tho baokors of this
enterprise nro Messrs. O, E. Montgomery and
J. .T. Imhoff, They aro organizing a company
mm a capital oi mv,wu, unu tney expect to
bo ablo next wook to make a public announce
ment of their Intentions. They have in view
n structure of five or six stories, uud may uso
Mr, imnoirs plans or two or threo years ago,
which called for a magnificent six story hotel
with dining room and kitchen on the ton
lloor. Lliicolnltes will look eagerly for tne
fruition of their hopes.
It twoms that the Observer's Information
was at fault in tho statement that Mr. Clar
ence Brown, advertising agent for the Union
Pacific, was a subordinate in that department,
Mr. Brown was secretary to Mr. E. L,
Lomax, now general jxissonger agent, but
this does not effect Jthe conclusion drawn
from Mr. Brown's rise to the head of an Im
portant deiwirtmentliia great railroad sys
tem; that his ability and faithfulness merited
recognition and won promotion,
We aro selling a good solid shoe for ladles
and gentlemen for (3.00. Aik to seo them at
Webster & ltogers', 1013 O street.
SflEN AT THE PLAYHOUSES.
MATTERS MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC
A Ilevlew of tlm rust, n Wont for Urn
Present himI Prospects for Viilum
Amusements.
AT KUKKK'H.
It Is a satisfaction to bo ablo to say a good
word for tho Bou Ton company filling tho
week at Funke's at clump prices. Most sec
ondhand class-snap fill bill board and press
with extravagant promises and glvo wretched
fiiinilmeiit. Tho Bon Ton advertised Itself
for what It is, nnd his given better perform
ances than wero to bo expected, Clever Is
not too strong an adjective for sovoral intni
lers of the company, and us a matter of fact
they havo given a bettor show than many
dollar companion. The engagement cuds to
night with lllp Van WInklo. No attraction
Is booked for next week.
EIKN MUHKE.
This popular placo of amusement was well
patronized during tho week, Tho attractions
In tho Curio Hnll wero of great Interest. Tho
white and black twins wero curiosities Indeed.
Thf throe-headed songstress was one of tho
prettiest Illusions yet soon at tho musoo. Tho
Laugiui children and tho jublloo singers
pleated all. In the tliontorlum Porios and
Ernl, tho gymnast, and thu Cains' comedy
cotniwiny gave a good entertainment. Com
mencing Mon lay, Manager Luwlor has what
ho calls his "Banner show," Tho Georgia
miiKtrcis, late Ilaverly's colored minstrels,
thirty In number, will show all tho week.
They carry u full brass baud, will makoa
street intradu every day anil tho entertain
ment will bo the sumo as given at nnother
house at advanced prices. It costs only 10
cents to seo and hear this show nt tho inu-eo.
Tho Curio Hall has a host of attractions.
prominent among which will bo Callahan,
the ventriloquist, and Bona, the French
bearded lady. Irlday will bo ladles' souvenir
day' and Saturday children's day.
ANOTHKHNKW 01'KIIA.
'VTlio Oolah" is a new opom of which we
aro li'iely to hear n great deal, and leoplo who
like to keep jxwted on theso things will bo In
terested in iUmako up. It is backod by
Francis Wilson, who gave "Erminle" Its
great success In Now York. The muslo of
the opera Is by Charles Lococq and the udaptn
tlori of tho libretto Is by 8yd noy Itosonfeld.
The scenes are in Persia, and tho story Is
based ujwn the peculiar laws of marriage and
divorce supposed, for tho purjioses of the
libretto, to prevail In that country. At ono
period in Persian history, so tho legend goes,
separations of man und wifo became so com
mon in that country that tho government un
dertook to check them by a novel expedient.
Most of these domestic Jars wero of a trivial
nature, and often husband and wifo, who
quarreled nnd sejiaratod after breakfast, ro
gretted their errors lioforo dlnnor, and ro
tunied to each other before supper. Tho
government determined to mako married
jieople think twico before divorcing them
selves, mid ordained that whon a couplo hail
onco declared beforo tho proper official their
Intention of living opart the wire should bo
debarred from returning to the husband until
sha had been marrlod again and been divorced
from huslwind No. 3. Then, If both sho and
tho first husband agreed to forget and for
give, they might marry again. It is out of
this condition of affairs that tho complications
of "Tho Oolult" are supposed to develop, and
tho object of the story Is to show that tho
laws of Persia could bo jusglod with as easily
as thoso of any othor laud. To meet the re
quirements of separated spouses who desire
to be reunited, the professional marriage
broker or the Oolah camo to the front. The
Oolah went through tho form of marrluge
with the divorced woman, Hvod in her pres
ence for twenty-four hours, maintaining
during that tlmo n dignified respect for his
temporary bride, and then returned her to
her repentant first husband, received his fee,
and was free to accept a new engagement of
man ingo with his next client.
AMUHKMKNT NOTES
Mr. J. N. Hlglnbothaui has been invited to
assist the Omaha Elks in their minstrel show
of the 20th
James Heynard, late of the Andrews dra
matic company, is now night clerk for.Ken
nard & Biggs.
Fanny Davonitort will continue under tho
maragement ef Klaw & Erlanger next sea
son, appearing in "La Tosca" only.
II. B, Conway, n young English actor, has
been enguged to support Mrs. James G,
Blaine, Jr., when that young woman Is pre
sented as a s',ar.
In "Paolo," tho new conilo opera of tho
composers of "Ennlnle," thero Is a chorus of
"poor relations." Ten male choristers in tho
attire of a century back bewail their poverty
with the proud reflection that thoy havo
novtr sullied their blue blood by descending
to trade.
Booth and Barrett will probably continue
their business partnership as long as both
live, Thoy will soon sever their artistic rt
nershlp for a time, but their business associa
tion has lieeii too profltaule to be sundered.
During their season of 1887-88 they cleared
more than a half million dollars and the
profits of the tour now closing will bo nearly
as largn. Tho Booth and Barrett combina
tion ends Its present season July flth in Helena,
Montana. They lngln next hciisou together
September 23 in Loulsvillo.w here they play for
one week, after which Modjesko will Julu
Booth and Barrett will go to Chicago to pro
duce his new play of "Gunelou."
The announcement that Mrs, Alice Suell
McCrea Is to "go on the stage," as thu phrase
has t, cnuses no particular surprise nmong
her fi lends In Chicago, "Allle,"as she was
known in her teens when she wus one of the
sweft girl undergraduates at the Misses
Grant's seminary, was always restive In the
bonds of conventionality. Ono of her old
schoolmates says of her, "Allle was alwajs a
silly girl at sohool. She never know a lesson,
and talked about young men continually. She
was u lovely girl when she was sixteen or
seventeen. Her face was exceedingly pretty,
and sho had a great nimbus of yellow hair
which always hung in waves iism her shoul
ders, Tho girls at Miss Grant's envied her
for her beauty mid her handsome gowns.
Most of them, tho daughters of wealthy
families, dressed with tasteful simplicity, but
Alllo would sail Into school arrayed llko tho
qurotiof Shoba, 1 romtmiW nun day she
camo Into tho Eronch class, wearing a dress
consisting mostly of leopards' skin. It was
very fetching, but the girls nil said then that
Alllo ought to go on tho stago, and now that
sho Is going, I am not a bit surprised," In
licritute-nuptlal days Miss Sncllwas conspic
uous at the theatres, where sho was timidly
seen with tho most vapid specimens of Chi
cago's Incipient manhood, Whii sho married
Willy McCrea, sho Is reKirtoil to have wild I
"I may llko to run around with dudes, but I
know too much to marry ono of 'em." Tho
match caused a good deal of surprise, and
was opposod by the McCrea family, Tho op
positionwhatever thero was of It was
caused by objections to tho Hnell family. Old
Mr, Hnell was a good, honest old man, quite
unpretentious, but distinctly common, ami-
rest ins soul I with nn unconquornblo
;r nrimit for sitting on his front steps with
his coat, hat and shoo off, thereby exciting
tho lro of his neighbors on Washington Boule
vard. Ho was formerly tho proprietor of n
toll gate on n sulmrlmn Chicago plank road,
Mrs. Suell Is of tho samo onlor as her whilom
skiuko. Onco at Martluo's duiiclng academy
sho entered with her two pretty daughters
nnd proclaimed loudly enough to bo heard all
over tho hall, "Wall, I'm swontln' llko a
lion," It Is only a trifle overn year since old
Mr. Hnell was murdered, uud since then
several peoplo havo had considerable diver
sion with his ducats, and now thoso shekels,
so hardly earned nnd so closely saved, aro to
bo Instrumental In putting Mrs. Hnell McCrea
forward ob a "society star,"
PEN, PAPER AND INK.
Chat nliout Hooks, Mitguilne mid ICx
changes of Iterrnt Issue.
"Modos of travol In Japan" and an account
of tho slave trade in Africa are interesting
articles In the May Demorrtt.
Bieezy Outing ha arrived for May and
among many good things has articles on am
ateur photography and camping out of
special interest. Thcrn is also an article,
"Habit and Saddle for Ladles," that should
bo read by all of tho fair sex who Indulgo In
riding or havo tho deslro to.
In the Octrlmul for May is a timely artlclo
on Llfo In Samoa, giving tho oxperienco of a
handful of mariners shipwrecked on that
dangorous shore beforo civilization had mado
white men as safo from violence from tho
natives as thoy nro now. Another Pacific
Ocean sketch is of a trip to Hulo-a-ka-la, "tho
Houso of Fire," the Hawaiian Island crater
big enough to put lioth New York city and
San Francisco In at onco.
Countless readers of "The Story of Marga
ret Kent" mid of tho author's otlier works
will bo glad to learn something about Mrs.
Kirk, her llfo, her literary ideals, nnd tho cir
cumstances under which her liest known book
was written, which ate sketched In the May
Hook lluyer. A portrait and n sketch In the
samo number also servo to penetrate tho mys
tery that has always rurrouuded tho author
of that clover liook, "Cajio Cod Folks" Sally
Pratt McLean, an uncommonly pretty young
woman, whoso "ioso" Is unconventional in
deed. Thero Is also nn account of the curious
literary jwirtncmhlp of M, Erckmnnn and M,
Chatrian, tho famous French novelists.
Persons sufficiently interested In xlltlcs to
read exhaustive articles will find in tho May
Forum two notublo pnpors. Ono Is "Tho Ilo
publican Party and the Negro," by E L.
Godklu, editor of tho New Yoik fCvmlng
l)nt, who shows tho Impracticability of all
plans to glvo special protection to tho negro
vote in the south, except the plan of nllowing
tho southern jxsjplo to solve the problem
thomselves, citing evidence to show that tho
south Is doing this as fast n itossiblo. The
other Is "The Saloon as a Political Power,"
by Mr. Ernest H. Crosby, of tho Now Yoik
legislature, who argues the necessity of de
stroying tho political Influence of the saloon
beforo dividing public nttentlou as to meth
ods of temperance reform, nnd givos many
striking instances of corrupt political work
done by saloon keejiers und brewers.
The trf tmnf-ur completes its tenth year
with tho May number, although it modestly
refrains from even mentioning tho fact. The
current issue is filled with all kinds of artistic
designs, 1110811 full wqrklng sire, nnd pratlcal
articles on oil, water-oolor, tajiestry nnd
china painting, besides others on wood
o.inlngand church and home embroidery,
all clear enough for any novice to understand
Tho strong point of the magazine is Its prac
tical tone. For china painters, besides other
dei.Igtis in black and white (with directions
for treatmoiit for nil), thero Is a charming
fern decoration in green and gold for a tea
service, which is very easy to execute. The
well Illustrated articles for tho benefit of
young artists who wish to lecomo illustrators
for the magazines are continued, ami the
homo decoration and the amateur photog
raphy dtwirtment aro well kept up.
There is a great deal to learn in this world,
ud a great deal that is not worth learning.
If wo could but manage to skip the latter,
ami swallow and digest only that which is
best for us, how wise we all would bo I Such
philosophers, however, aro scarce, but Titbit
Talk Is engaged in the very charitublo busi
ness of trying to Increase their number and if
it ran succeed in getting tho world to swallow
Its monthly contents regularly, the question
of Its success In other directions can hardly lie
doubtful. We nro entirely too thoughtless
about tho welfare of the Inner man. Wo
think, worry, study and toil over the manner
in which wo shall clothe our mind and body,
whllo qur wor stomach is often mistakenly
abused. Surely, gastronomic wisdom U not
so far below the other sort in value, If It be
ut all below notwithstanding that the prev
alence of bad cooking and dyspewia would
seem an argument to prove that It is.
Among tho good things in the May 6'cn6
nrr U an article on "Photography," by Pro
fessor John Trowbridge of Harvard, It
brings together in an Interesting way the re
markable achievements which tho dry plate
and Instantaneous process havo mado pos
sible. Tho Illustrations aro from photographs
taken under unusual conditions showing ob
jects photographed under water, by lampand
by caudlu light, by lightning nnd by flash
ix)wersnnd Illustrating tho method of photo
graphing tho vulmof colors, surf nnd waves,
men In motion, and tho vibrations of spoken
wonls. Theodora. Voorhce s, Assistant Gener
al Hiiiorlntetident of tho Now York Central,
contributes to tho Hallway Series of .VcWb
nrr's a lurid and entertaining account of tho
complicated machinery which keeps In mo
tion "Tho Frolght-car Service" of tho
courtry, He descrllies tho strango wander
ings of n freight car; tho methods employed
by the car accountant's olllco to keep track of
tho wanderers; nml tho uso and abuse of cars,
Tho Illustrations show Important freight
yards, iilors, warehouses, car works and float
ing trains,
A Cliolro 1,1st of Niiiiimnr llrsorts,
III tho I Jiko regions of Wisconsin, Mltino
sota, Iowa nnd tho two Dakotas, thero nro
nuiuircds ot cnnrming localities pro-omlnout-ly
fitted for summer homes. Among tho fol
lowing selected lists nro names familiar to
many of our realtors as tho perfection of
northern summer n sorts. Nearly all of tho
Wisconsin iKilntsof interest nro within a
short distance from Chicago or Milwaukee,
ami noiio of them nro mo far nway from tho
"busy marts of civilization" that they cannot
bu reached In a few hours of travel, by fre
quent trains, over tho finest rond In tho
northwett tho Chicago, Milwaukee & Ht.
Paul Hallway: Oconomowoc, Wis., Clear
Iiko, Iowa, Mlnocqua, Wis., 1ikes OkoboJI,
In., Waukesha, Wis., Spirit Lako, Iowa,
Palmyra, Wis., Frontenac, Minn,, Toma
hawk Lakes, Wis., Lnko Mlnnotonkn, Minn,,
Lakeside, Wis,, Ortonvlllo, Minn., Kllbourn
City, Wis., Prior Lako, Minn., Dells of tho
Wisconsin, White Bear Iako, Minn., Beaver
Dam, Wis,, Big Stono Lake, Dakota, Madi
son, Wis.
For detailed Information, apply to any cou
pon ticket agent, or send stamp for a freo il
lustrated guide book, entitled "Cool Ite
treats." Address A. V. H. Cariionter, Gen
eral Passenger Agent, Milwaukee, Wis.
4-1-tlll 5-15-89.
1'iiKrt Hound l'nliito.
The Union Pacific, "Tho Overland Iloute,"
Is now ready to take excellent caro of all
passengers who go via lbs lino to Tacoma,
Olympla, Seattle, Port Towuseml, Victoria
and all Pugct Sound and Washington Terri
tory points. It's the most direct and best lino
from Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska and all eastern states to this new
and rich country, and passengers will sava
tlmo In traveling to points 1n Washington
Territory via tho Union Pari lie railway. Ap
ply to your nearest ticket agent for rates, In
formation and paniphloU on Washington
Territory, to any General or 1 raveling Pass
enger Agent of this comjwuiy or
E. L. Lomax,
i-l-wO General Passenger Agent,
Cleanliness Next to Godliness,
To tho resident of Lincoln, Neb.i This Is
to notify you that tho undersigned havo pur
chased tho right and tltlo to tho buslms
heretofore conducted under the namo of tho
Crystal Steam Laundry, and organized Into
a corporate Inxly In accordance with the laws
of the state of Nebraska, under tho tltlo ot
the ''Capital Steam Luundry and Office Supj
ply Company ,"of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mr, J.
W, Wilder has been employed as manager
and wo guarantee that all work entrusted to
our care will bo done satisfactorily.
It. K. MACDOtfALD,
J. W. Bahnhuauc,
W. C. Loko.
All l'xreloii of Delight,
"About a week ago," says a Los Angeles,
Cala., druggist, "a Chinaman came in with
n lame shoulder, I sold him u bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and guaranteed
that it would euro him. Ho enmo In again
last night, and as soon as ho got inside tho
door, began to swing his arms over his hoad
like an Indian club swinger. I thought tho
blamed fool had a fit, but he finally stopped
long enough to say: "Medclno volly line;
alio samo mako me feel plenty good." Cham
lierlafn's Pain Balm Is without an equal for
sprains, rheumatism, aches, pains or lame
back. For sale by A. II. Shrader, druggist.
rumps and Wells.
Dean & Hortou have mado contracts with
well men to leave orders at their office for
Drive, Bored or Tubular wells. All work
guaranteed or no pay.
Five dollars will buy a (10 spring garment
at Ashby & Mlllspaugh's. Sale begins today,
Saturday, May 1 1
White goods and French sateens H. II
Nlssloy & Co.
Call up telephone number 118 and order
your Ice of the Lincoln Ice Company. Olllco
1W0 O street
Take tliat prescription to Wilson Sc Green's
pharmacy 130 south Tenth street, where It
will be acurately compounded and prices will
be reasonable.
Brushes, conitts, bund glasses, eye glasses,
simjcs, etc., at Chapman's drug store, 1133 O
street.
New summer drew goods at II. R. Nlssloy
&Co.
The choicest brand ot cigars, the finest
fruit and confectleuery and the various flav
ors ot ) in re Ice cream may lie found at Mor
ton & Ix'lghty's new store, 1130 N street.
Call and look through tho shoo department,
at H. 11. Nsley & Co.
Morton & Leighty nt their handsome now
Ice cream parlors will serve none but strictly
pure Icecream. A line of fine confectionery
will also be found fresh and nt right prices,
Toreman & Crow havo u very nobby thing
In the way of ladles' gloves for street" weur,
It Is a Chamois us soft as silk, nnd comes in
eight button lengths. The price is low, but
75 cents.
Ladles' Hussett SeiiuUwa Oxfords for (1,25
at Webster & Hogem', 1043 O street.
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