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Vol, 4. No. -44
Lincoln, Nudhaska, Satumday, Ootodicu lii, 1680.
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BYE THE BYE.
Ilishon Htintlnetoii has susioiided his theo
logical luliulnntloiM long enough to glvo us
tits conclusions nlout Society. An cceloslus
tlcnl "kicker" of thu prominence of a bishop
is worth pausing to contemplate, and It 1m
safe to quote lilm, for no ono will taku his
criticisms ns personal. That Is ouu of thu
fortuimto things ubout Society. You may
say nil sorts of menu things about It, but
every person In the hwIiii Is serenely satisfied
that you aro hitting someone else. Tho good
bishop has dlpiod his jicii In caustic nml writ
tin "A Drnwlnu-rooiii Homily" for tho 'o-
rtim. Ho tells us nothing about Society that
had not U-cn told hundreds of times lieforo,
but his chargo Is osltIvoly magnificent. In
tho estliuutlon ot tho bishop Society Isnllttlo
loss torrlblo thnn St, Georgu's dragon, nnd
much moro real than Don Quixote s w lud
mill fancies, but tho good man attacks tho
monster with all tho valor of tho knight and
nil tho zeal of tho gaunt country gentlemun
of La Moncha. How is this for un owning
attack
"Fuw words lmvo u meaning less fixed than
'party,1 nnd it Is not obvious why it should
bo applied to n scono whero iieople nro less
upart thun elsewhere. Wherein a 'reception'
ditrers from nil assembly,' or a 'ball' from u
'cotillion jwrty,' or an 'afternx)n ten' from a
ten after sunset, or a pink tea trom n ten that
Is green, who knowsf All wo uvul Is u toler
able common understanding of what wo lmvo
In mind, u something too formless for an In
btltutlon, too Irregular for tin organization,
too vital for n limehlne, too heartless for n
f raternlty, too lawless tor a school, too decent
for n masquerade, with too much lying for a
bureau, and too uiuiiy passions for a pageant.
There nro tho eomictltlons, matches, risks,
calculations of a jieriloiiH game, tho Inter
change of un lmjionderablo, ImmaU-rlal com
merce, musical voices from Inharmonious
breasts, spiteful courtesies, magnillcent menu
ness. T hero nro songs of ieucc, tlylng arrows
of malico and revenge, bonds and fragments
of friendships, charming veils over hidden
horrors, laughter rippling over dark depths
of silent ugony."
After moralizing awhile tho good man be
comes calmer nnd wo get this rather moro
moderate vlow of tho social tyrant:
"Is It not n little too bad, in n tlino when
there Is so much fact to bo learned, so much
woi k to bo done and done better thun It Is, so
much wrong to bo righted, so many burdens
to bo eased, so uiuiiy enterprises to Do set for
ward, tiiat ladies ami gentlemen ot faculty
and information should array themselves
sumptuously, nnd go to meet each other again
nnd ugalu, and stay together for hours, only
to look at n spectacle that is without signiii
canco nnd hear sounds without sense; to see
unreal manners and hear commonplace
speech; to exchange greetings with tho dear
est friends only on a crowded staircase, ns
the two procssslons up nnd down meet and
pass, or in a 'crush' whero tho liveliest feeling
is a fear of damaging a fabric or being mur
tilled by a mistake; to eat and drink what
could bo eaten and drunk with fnrmorocom
fort and surer digestion at homo; to say what
.ono only hulf feels, to persons whom one does
not half llko, on a subject that ono does not
half understand; to pick a way Iwtwvcn friv
olity and falsehood or w ado through n muddy
mixture of both: to cover disgust with a
smile, inward protest with sioken ussent, or
weariness with a jest; and then to go away
at an unhealthy hour with nothing to remem
ber but a babble, a whirl, a jam, and a secret
belf-conteinptf 'Horrid bore, isn't itf said
ono victim to another. 'Beastly,1 was tho
cordial answer. 'Let's go home!' 'I wish I
could, but-you see I can't; I inn thohostl'
And tho good man delivers tho following
for a parting shot:
"It is moro thun a play-ground or hiding
place of heartless etiquette, whero pretense
and craft, mimicry and spite, skulk and
dodge and cringe and make laces; where peo
ple 'piesent their compliments' when they
really have nothing to present but suspicion
anil jealousy; 'very much regret' thut they
cannot Ihj present whero they covertly re
joice not to Ik; 'request tho honor' or 'pleas
ure' of cotniMiny w hich they hate or despise,
and 'renew the assurance of their considera
tion' for acquaintances whom nothing but
self-Interest or fear keejra them from Insult
ing to their faced or slandering behind their
backs. For disgraces llko thebo society is a
judgment."
Tho society department of the Sunday lite
Is now edited by a ludy, Mrs. Lander, daugh
ter of Senator Ijams. She Is bright, enthu
siastic and has tho entro of tho social world.
She turns out somo unique expressions, nnd
is likely to give Omaha society u now wnsa
tlon or two, but sho promises to make a good
worker as soon us thu rough edges are smooth
ed off. Tho World-Herald has two ladles
upon its stair, and Mr. Hitchcock Is reported
as saying that there aro no better workers lit
his corps. Mrs. Penttlo, wlfo of tho manag
ing editor, turns from proso to iootry, from
grave to gay, without apparent effort, and
her work shows tho delicacy of a woman's
touch without uppioachlng weak effeminacy.
She lias recently lieen awarded $000 for a con
tribution submitted In n Detroit prize contest,
Mrs. Liddlo, another World worker, is tho
lady who wrote tho Spirit Lake letters to tho
ifflMibfiVcm tho past season. Her descriptive
writing was exceedingly well done and would
have been a credit to Julian Ilalph, who has
made a study of eastern resorts for tho New
York ib'tiii. An Isolated summer hotel Is not
productlvo of much news material, and ono
must have undertaken tho task of writing a
series of letters from such a place to appreci
ate Mrs. Llddlo's art. Tho moral of w hich Is
that there aro Iliad's hi journalism for wo
men, but they must lto won by superior mer
it. Tho commoner work, llko reporting,
must bo done by men because of conditions
that women cannot meet, but when It comes
to a higher cliibs of writing, llko verse, sjHclal
articles, department work, etc., there Is n
chance for woman to light for a place.
Speaking of literary work, It Is enough to
discourage mi earnest, ambitious uaturu to
contemplate tho prosHct for success, worldly
nnd artistically. Tho w orld runs mud after
tho slush of a Oeorgo W. Peck, tho farce of a
Charles Hoyt and tho vice of a Hlehurd K.
Fox. Tho world has no tlino and buys no
tickets for patient merit. It wants tosootho
clown or get a sneaking glimpse of Clreo. It
Is too lazy to think, and It has rich rewards
for tho man who will amuse it without dis
turbing tho gray matter of tho cerebrum. It
is too lieastly to control Its passions, and,
strangely enough, It has rich rewards for tho
man who will excite that part of tho brain
located Imck of tho ears. No wonder that
tho world Is tilled with quacks and mounte
bank and panderers. lllshop Huntington,
in an article quoted elsewhere, says that so
ciety Is a judgment upon Itself. Ono Is al
most ready to agree with lilm thnt the world
Is Its own penalty. Tho good bishop is pain
ed by tho folly nnd deceit of society. Why is
ho subjected to this mental agony while soci
ety coo huiiiinluir alonir so uierrilyl Tho
few who lmvo lifted themselves nlxivo tho
piano of humanity look down uiwn tho com
mon herd nnd nro pnlned to see them grovel
lug In slush and salaclousness. Why should
hoy bo tortured thus! Everything is topsy
turvey. "Tho world 'sail wrong. Confound
tho world I
That's not what Byo-tho-Dyo said, for ho
has long since given up tho job of reforming
tho world; but his friend Cynic gavo vent to
ids feelings, and his ideas are briefly set forth
above. It was all aproios tho failure of Bel
ford, Clnrko & Co., tho Chicago publishing
linn, whoso liabilities were f 100,000, twice
tho assets. For years this llrm made a sjieclal
ty of publishing trashy isjoks of wretched
mechanical execution. Thoy wero sold in
bookstores at fifty cents to u dollar and on
tho trains for two or three dollars, dciciideiit
uiHin tho conscience of tho newsboy and tho
gullibility of tho passenger. It tilled tho llt
erary soul of Cynio with a holy hate, and he
fairly gloats over tho downfall of tho purvey
ors of slop, ns ho culls them. According to
George W. Peck of Milwaukee tho llrm owed
Its teiniorary success to him. Ho explains It
In this way:
"When thoy wero struggling along, alwut
seven years uiro, sort of from hand to mouth,
they Ixiught a copyright from mo of tholiook
culled 'Peck'B Had Hoy' for a llttlo over a
thousand dollars, Thoy hail published ono
book for mo on royalty, and tho royalty camo
along in little driblets uud didn't do mo much
good, so when they desired to publish tho
'Bad Boy,' I wanted them to juiy mo so much
down, and have it over. I thought I was
awfully smart, and when I got tho check for
tho price I Telt as tuougli 1 owned a brewery.
They thought I was pretty level-headed, too,
I because they never had any Idea that tho
book would lmvo an exceptionally largo sale.
Well, they put tho liook on tho murket, anil It
sold llko Ikht at a picnic Within u week orders
camo for a hundred thousand copies uud the
tho boys had a hot Ikix. They had all tho
presses in Chicago that they could hire, ut
work night and day, and tho demand did not
let up until half a million copies wero sold,
and tho profits of tho 'Bad Boy' put Belford,
Clnrko & Co. on their feet, nnd made them
happy. They must have sold a million copies,
of tho book. During tho extraordinary sale
of tho book I was often congratulated on my
irood fortune, and It was generally understood
that I was making a fortune on the book, but
all I could do was to squeeze my thousand
dollars in my pants iiockot, and grit my teeth
and kick myself, liecouso I was such an ass as
to sell that copyright for tho Isjok. Belford,
Clarke & Co. wero sorry for mo, and when I
got ready for another liook they kindly al
lowed mo to retain my interest In tho royalty
so that I could nuiko a fortune. Tho next
book didn't sell worth a continental, and so I
was whip-sawed both ways, but It was no
fault of U.,0. &Co."
Lincoln won a memorable victory at the
Knights of Pythias grand lodge meeting in
Omaha this week. For sixteen year tho
windy city on tho Big Muddy has been the
headquarters of Pythlanlsm for Nebruska,
but the election ot H. M. Bushnell as keeper
of records and seal transfers the headquarters
to Lincoln. Uncle John Morrison was elect
ed representative to tho supreme lodge. Lin
coin also nindo a fight for tho Incorporation
of tho grand lodge. It laid out Omaha a sec
ond tlino and put John B. Wright and O. P.
DIngnsonjtho board of trustees with II. M.
Bushnell for clork.
TIMELY TOPICS.
A well known eastern Instructor in tho tcrp
sichorean art announces that tho favorite
dances the coming winter will be "La Have,"
"The Cadet Galop," "Tho Imperial Gavotte"
and the "Military Schottlscho Quadrille."
Speaking moro in detail about thesodances,tho
Instructor said: "They are nil round dances.
La Hovo,' or 'Tho Dream' as it Is culled In
English, will be danced to schottlscho music,
the cadet galop will bo danced to galop music,
the imperial gavotte to four-four time and
tho military bchottischo, which is Intricate and
of new and novel figures, will bo danced to
tho schottlscho music."
"Are thoy adapted to society dancing ("
"Decidedly. Thoy will bo Introduced In
many o' the select dancing jMirtles. They oro
all very" handsome Hguros."
"Has there not been a military schottlscho
in existence for somo time I"
"Something that lias been called by that
nuine, but only ubout one jiersoii in fifty
knows how to execute tho Btcps correctly."
"What will bo the dunces ot swell society
this winleri"
"Tho germun will, of courro, take tho pre
cedence. It will always have 1U place among
the society dances. Then there will bo tho
military schottlscho, tho glide polku, tho Ber
lin, the diugoual waltz, the Surntogu laucter,
tho prairie queen and the waltz quadrille.
These will be thu lending dunces this winter "
--
"Men aro fortunnto crenturos," said a
young ludy tho other day. "When they get
Itored and tired of their own society they go
to the club, and smoke and rend and talk or
play billiards. That Is their supremo happi
ness; as Dr. Johnson would say, they are
'clubablu' aiiiinuls. Women nro not. Wo
must sleep all thu foieuooii, call all the itftcr
noon and receive callers all the evening,
Tueru 's a brilliant existence, Isn't iti The
worst of It, though, Is, thnt tho calls womnko
nro not mnde from regard or affection, but
because It Is necessary to wiy our social obll
gallons. Women all halo each other. Didn't
you know tlintl Well, thoy do anyhow.
Now, Just look at thoso Is-iy in the Elks
Club," immlng several member, "nobody
over hoard of them going to soo n girl, or at
tending nil entertainment; yet, thoy dress
faultlessly, spend lots of money, nnd seeui
perfectly hnppy with each other. Why can't
women do that t A society girl Is a worso
slave thnn a Brazilian diamond digger."
Tho flat has gone forth In Loudon's liest so
sloty that bare artiu will appear ns much nt
dressy u fteriioou tens, kettledrums, lunches
nnd other post meridian fetes, as In the even
ing. The hair will lto owilered, thu long
gloves drawn off, and then fair rounded nrms
will emerge from luces and dincries bare to,
and above, tho elbows, without bracelet, but
the lingers glittering with costly i lugs.
People who wony about small things will
have ono less cause for conjecture, now that
the mighty question of the shirt stud Is set
tled. Tliii potential brain of tho Pi luce of
Wales has achieved this result. It will un
doubtedly huvo 1U effect throughout the
world, for the heir apparent is tho Indubitable
leader In matters ot this sort. The Prince of
Wales lias decided uK)ii three shirt studs, in
stead of ono or two; nml his sou and ultimate
successor, Prince Allieit Victor, has followed
suit. This limsortaut Information eomei
from Loudon, through tho olllciul chnnnel ot
the Tailors' Association, nnd is oxio:tod to
bo final Tho reason Is an eminently sensible
one. It Is based on tho fact that a shlit fits
better with three studs than it can with one
or two.
AproKs blondlncd hair, etc., I heard a
right ichbiblu sKf.h from one of our young
men the other day. Wo wero standing on a
street coiner, and a girl asscd. Sho was
pietty, but sho hud daubed her face ull up
with cosmetics and bloom of youth, till sho
looked like an artlllcial "She." "I supMso it
is true," snld tho young man, "that every wo
man in thu world loves ndmiratioii, and tcoks
it, but somu o! them can't seem to leallzo thut
when thoy nmko this evident they lose the
thing they seek." There's n great deal In
that. In every state of society, and In every
class of men, there's a deep rooted reverence
for women, that lies ut the baso of all their
admiration and love for them, and whenever
a woman destroys this she destroys thu soul of
any worthy affection. Women Bhoiild pre
serve tho mystery that surrouuds them, and
live lu clouds of veiling emotion, rhero is a
kind of sanctity hi secrecy which ull good
wjiiicii know. Don't let your lover know tho
thoughts that aro most truly yours; glvo hint
mere hint sometimes nnd ho will luiaglno a
world beyond. Give him glimpses of sweet
ness only, and he will think you aro
TukluKii chip from tho mountain of marie,
Or dlppliiK a drop from tho son.
So also with your beauty; whenever the cle
ment of Ismuty are vlsiblo they nro vulgar.
Of course hair brushes nml sozodout, toilet
waters, etc., piny n very iniiortnnt rolo in
the life of every daughter of Venus; but there
Is no necessity of carrying a comb In your
hand, or exposing the secret of your bloom
to the world.
PEN, PAPER AND INK.
In Druke's Mayazinc for October ''Mark
Twain nt Home," by Francos M. Smith, will
Interest every reader of the great humorist,
"He was out of Town" is a bright sketch by
Fules-Curtls. John Do Morgan's llttlo article
alsnit "Tho Divining Hod" is curious. "St,
Leger Grenfell" recounts tho exploits of an
English free lanco in tho war of the reliellloii.
"Dick Wagglns's Wives" Is a capital western
story. Tho gem of tho liook, however, is C.
F. Luminls's story, "Tho Kiicrior ltuco," a
delightfully humorous picture of New Mexi
can life.
In the Overland Monthly for October tho
o)cuing article, an account of tho attack on
tho white settlement at tho Cascades in Ore
gon, by tho Yakima Indians, in 18.50, is based
upon tho roports of the survivors of the light.
The engagement derives an added interest
from the fact that it was hero that Phil Sher
idan gained his first experience in actual
fighting. Tho articles aro illustrated by re
productions of photographs of tho scene ot
tho struggles, and of sketches made shortly
after the engagement.
Table Talk for Octolxr is nt hnnd. It is a
particularly bright and suggestive llttlo mag
azlue, full of hints for housewives.
TO "COURIER" SUBSCRIBERS.
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this olllco regarding Irregular service In tho
delivery of tho Couhieu. It is our especial
aim to see that all papers tiro properly and
promptly delivered, and our readers who oc
casionally fall to receive their paper will
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ter either in person or by isistal to the olllco.
You may not Ixj getting your paper once In
four weeks, but unless tho factismadu known
to us wo liuvo no way to remedy It. Address
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department direct to
Tiik Wkshki. Piiintino Co.
A hale old man, Mr. Jas. Wilson of Aliens
Springs, 111., who is over sixty years of ngo,
says: "I hnvo In my tlmo tried a groat ninny
medicines, some of excellent quality; but
never licforo did I find any. thut would so
completely do nil thnt Is claimed for It us
Chumlierlulii's Colic, Cholera nnd Dlarrluea
Bemedy. It Is truly a wonderful medicine."
For suU by A. L. Shudor, druggist.
lliirKitlns In fine Htovon.
At this season of tho yenr nearly o very lody
Is Interested In what Is the best stove nud
where Is the liest place to buy it. In another
column lu this Issue will bo found an adver
tisement of thu Hart Hardware Co., wholes
sulci's of stoves. They huvo a few of tho eels
orated Steiliug Imso burner stoves left which
they will sell, letnll, at wholesale pi Ices.
Here's a chuneu to gut n stove without paying
a retailer's profit.
AMUSKMKNTS.
Everybody nnd his girl were out to soo
Koeno lu "ltlchollcu" nnd "standing room
only" wn literally ti no. It was a fashlounblo
audience, too, such an audience ns Lincoln
will turn out only for nil attraction of excep
tional merit. Many of the ladle wen In
oveulug costume, quite n numlier of them
bonnotlos.s. Conspicuous among them was n
row of girls In tho front sent of the dross
circle, mid tholrbilght faces nnd pretty toilet
mnde n picture that attracted much attention,
No man Is so great but thnt he may hnvo his
peer, In judging tragedian wo look to Booth
as the standard, but he must iuiss away soon
lu tho nature of things, mid another, pcrhnps
Bnrrett, will toko hi place. Among tliocnu
dldatoH for tho place of Barrett, that of sec
ond only to tho muster, none nlfers moro of
promise than Kceiio. Ho must have a hyper
crttcal sense who will svrlously question tho
excellence of Kocno' "lUchelleu." "Keone
must bo at lenst sixty year old," snld u gen
tleman ns ho wn leaving tho ocra Iiouh1.
Thnt was tho slncerest of Mattery. Koeno
merged himself so completely hi hlschnrncter
that for ninny unfamiliar with thcuti leal the
Million was complete. It would be dllllcult
to conceive of a finer K)rlruyal of tho totter
ing weakness ot mi old, old limn. It linnlieon
nrgued thnt Keenu 1 txi robust In his rallies
from the weakness of senility, but that is a
dubatablo question. He is portraying nn In
tense nature, and tho contrasts In It wrath
nud It luipotcncy nre correspondingly mnr-
ed.l Kcciio'h Interpretation heightens tho dra
matic effect without noticeably marring Its
artistic harmony. George Ieurock, his leiuU
lug man, lias a lino stage presence nud gave n
support worthy the star. Miss I-uvlnlaHlmii-lion,
tho leading lady, Isuttractivo in face and
figure, but Is not equal to the demands of thu
role sho nsstuurs. She has an excellent con
ception of thu pnrt, and probably fills it to
thu liest of her ability, but sho hasn't tho
volto for it and her delivery is declamatory.
She I Incapable of rising to the heroic. There
li no Illusion about her acting. It is always
acting. Tho rest of the supKi t wub lutllfTcr
ellt or (Kxir, some of It w retched.
COOIII.AN AN1)"J0CKLYN."
Nature wns in n generous mood w hen shn
cast Hose Coghlan. She wn given a voluptu
ousness that win men and a force thnt awes
women, but tho Impression loft by her "Joce-
lyu" is not ono of unmixed satisfaction. Hhu
ha u powerful physique, with n vocal organ
ism to match, and hu seems unable to repress
them. Tho play opens with u pannage be
tween herself and her loer, and there Is an
opportunity for womanly tenderness that
wohld somewhat relieve the all-too-prevalent
pall spread ovor tho play, but Miss Coghlan'
teiidcriietM Is tearful and tragic Instead of
reprcHsliig her emotlonalliiui she pitches upon
a high key, and when she comes to her in
tense part there is a harsh, falsetto ring.
Screaming has It dramatic uses, but a con
tinuous wall is l)tli painful nnd monotonous.
Miss Coghlan is strung nud Intense. Tho piny
affords nbumlant opportunities for tho dlsplny
of these, powers, nnd sho gives them uiire.
strained swing. Sho shows but llttlo of tho
subtle play of conflicting emotions. All is
passionate tensitv. "Jocelyn" Is a peculiarly
constructed drama. Tho villain figures so
prominently as to almost cast the star into
the shade nnd leave the Impression that the
play was written to muVu his role the star
part, John T. Sullivan as "Prince Savlnnl"
presented an urtUtla creation so finished nun
Well rounded us to leave nothing to lo desired.
Ills' villainy Is deepxlyed enough to suit tho
admirer of tho traditional bud man, but ho
also showed lighter moods in which rallery
and laughing mockery relieved heavy wicked
ness. In short, Miss Coghluu's support, with
Ksibry a single exception, wus uuutuully
strong throughout. Evon tho soldiers were
actors who acted. It mutton grateful contrast
with tho support of Keeno thu night before.
"Jqcolyn" Is a talo of woe, unrelieved by any
humor. It has many strong situations but in
its changed form a weak denouemont. It was
greeted by a large audience, who were gener
ous in their recalls.
"IX)ST IN NEW YOflK."
Tho attraction at Funke's opera house next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will bo
"Lost In Now York," a spectaculnr melo
drama. It has lioeu difficult to Induce a num
ber of manager ot tho big spectacular plays
to como to Lincoln for the reason that they
will only play threo-nlght or week stands.
For thu punioso of demonstrating that Lin
coln will stand throo nights of tho sumo play
and in order to induce other companies of
llko character to como to Lincoln, Manager
MoRoyiiolds will give, ns an fucentivo to a
good ivitronago, to overy ersoii buying u
reserved seat u clinnco in a drawing for his
black horse, valued at 1150, Thoso buying a
fifty cent tiukot in the gallery will roeelvo ono
chance, and those buying a dollar ticket down
stairs will get two chances. The drawing will
bo made at oduesday night s rformauco
by a committee ot (tersons selected by the au
dience. If tho number drawing tho horso is
not rosjionded'to within five minutes by some
one in tho house tho drawing will lie repent'!
ami continued until some member ot tho au
dience shows up tho lucky number. In this
way the uudleuce will have tho excitement of
tho drawing and have thu satisfaction of
knowing before they leave the house who get
the horse, Thu Boston lltmld says " 'lwt
In Now Yoi k' Is n very strong ploco nud somo
ot tho situations nro emotional enough to
bring tears to tho eyea ot thu auditors." Ouu
ot Its feuture is n big tank holding 00,000 gal
lons of water in which a variety of feats aro
performed. Another is a steamboat scone.
C'OMINO.
"Throe Wives to One Husband,' a fnrco
comedy, Is bookisl at Funke's for Saturday
evening. Milt Barlow, tho noted minstrel is
In the cast.
EDKN MUHKE.
The week has been a tlnu one at the Musee,
and hundreds huvo gonu the rounds of theater
No. 'J, thu curio hull nud theater No. 1. Man
ager liwler once mote made Friduy a rod
lottor day for the ladle by presenting each of
them with a pretty souvenir. Ho lias nlso
inudo another deurture by opening tho Mu
seo on Saturdays ut ten In the morning for
the hcucllt of the children, who ate now nib
milled to nil demrtmont on thnt day for
thu small sum of n nickel. Among tho at
traction announced for next week nro tho
follow lug! The Madagascar, Joe nud Char
ley, representative of llarmmi's celebrated
congress of nations; Honor (Hovauna nud hi
trained cockatoos; Prof. Inuili, the ventrilo
quist, nnd hi Punch ami Judy show; Harry
Burtlett, the original elnstla swell; Hlguor
Fernando., a musical nrtlst, fiom Hlo Jancl
io, Hi-null; "Tho Voyngoof an Egg," excising
the tricks of the fraiiduloni mediums; l'eioi,
tho wizard, etc. A dime admit to alljclinlr
five and ten cents.
TALK OP TIIK HTAlli:,
The llostoulnus' season will Wgln Octolier
1 1. The lending artists of the company aroi
Soprani , Maile Stono, Juliette Cordon, Car
lottu Mnoouilu; contraltos, Jessie Bartlett
Davls, Josephine Burtlett', tenors, Tom Karl,
Edwin W, I lolT ; baritones and bassos, W, II.
MacDouald, II. C. llaruubcc, Fred Dixon,
Eugene Cowlos, Geo. B, Frothhiglmui, Hain'l
Studloy, dli color. The malingers lmvo In tho
"Don Cjulxotc" of ltoglnald do Koven nu op.
crn wilttcn especially for tho company by nn
American miislclnu, with a book furnished by
nu American Journal lut. This opera Is to
have a simultaneous production hi England
and tho Uulbsl States, and I tho first Ameri
can operatic comKwUlon thut has nchluvcd
this distinction. "Suzotlo," u now ojiern by
tliat clover musician and librettist, Oscar
Well, Is nlso to bo Included lu thu sonson's
roiortory.
Silos K. Woleott Is a resident of Grass Val
ley, Cnl., who visits London for tho puriOH0
of selling u uold mine, and there, after ier-
mlttlng thu kindness of his heart to strip hlui
of every dollar ho possesses hi thu world,
comes out in llylug colors at lust, with u hand
some wlfo nud the ample cousclous.iess of a
good deed amply rewarded. This Is all exs
loodlngly brief statement of Nut Goodwin's
new play "A Gold Mine," lu which ho hue
uud exiK'Cts to advance himself Into tho rank
of legitimate comedians. It bus Imon nn
ohmi secret for somo tlmo that thu triumph
of tho burlesmie uud lnreo-ooinedy stage hail
palled uiKiii this "fellow of lulliltUi Jest," but
the announcement that ho would osltlvely
desert his old ways has been received with 111
concealed credulity.
llobeursals for tho Salvlni engagement nro
dally going on at Palmer's Theater, New
York, under tho direction of Alexander Sal
vlni, for thu iipoarunce of the great tinge li
nn. Tho repertoire will bo contlued to throe
plays, "Tho Gladiator," "Othello" uud "Sam
son," tho latter never having before boon pro
duced in New York with nn English compa
ny. Tho translation from the Italian was
made by Howells.
Blind Boone, tho musical prodigy, nppoar
isl to a large and critical audlenco ut St,
Paul's M. E. church Monday evening, giving
the same program ho had on piovlous visits
rendered In Lincoln. This fact did notalfonl
the entertainment loss inicruBiuiK, uunura,
for Boone's iierforiiiaiico Is ulvrays enjoyable.
Stella, thu vocalist, was heard lu a few songs
only, and apiearud to a better advantage on
her former vlsiw.
J. 0. Dult Is organizing a comlo oeracoiii
jinny for thu road, to pluy a reiertory Includ
ing "Dorothy," "The (Jueen's .Mate' and "Pa
olu." Ho has engaged Dlgby Bell, Iiura
Joy co Bell. They are to start in about three
weeks, and will go us far u Sun Francisco,
Fanny Dnvenpoit has lieguu her second
season lu "In Tosca" in San Francisco, "lvt
Toscu" yielded Dnveiqiort nearly ono hundred
thousand dollars prollt Inst season, nud natu
rally enough "La Tosca" only will bo tills sea
son's bill.
.Malinger PItou ha started the artist at
work on the new scenery and costumes tor
"The Corslcuii Brothers," lu which Ilobert
Mutitell will bo seen lu New York at thu Four
teenth Street theatre.
M. B. I AMivItt'. company In the "Spider ond
Fly" 0ened It season Sept. 'M ill Trenton,
N. J. Tho new play will be given it first
Now York production Oct 14.
Louik James, the tragedian, has just played
his annual engagement lu New York, npiour
ing in "Hamlet," "Othello," "Vlrglulus" and
"Hlehurd III" to largo audiences.
Clara Morris has begun her ss.-oii in Now
York at tho Grcnu in "Camlllo," "Miss Mtil
tou" ar.u "Allxle."
The Jefferson-Florence combination legln
their season Oct, H In Now York at tho Star.
Adelaide Moore began her tour in "Tho
I)ve Story" October 7 in Buffalo.
Tho Ilanlons' two "Fautusuia" companies,
A and II, aro now on tho rood.
Lincoln's Furniture Hupply.
Ill a conversation the other day a Bcuti ico
gentleman made this remark:
"While visiting the Plieulx furniture com
pany at Grand Ibipids, Mich., 1 was told that,
since Sheldon & Smith went Into business in
Lincoln, thu coinpmy has sold more and bet
ter goods lu tho Capital City thun ever Ixi
foro."
This Is significant ot tho good tutto and the
energy ot Sheltou & Smith, w ho lmvo gone
Into the field against strong comietItioii and
built up not only a fluo trade but a reputation
for thu finest goods. Grand ltuplds is thu
greatest furniture mart In tho world, and the
Plieulx company Is nt the head of tho facto
ries In that city. This concern has tho best
designer lu tho country, a man of such abili
ty that he commands n salary of f 0.000, He
visit Euroe every year to gather new ldoas
nud this year is nt thu Purls exposition. Be
ing nu artist, ho has tho entro of palaces nnd
castles in the old world, nml the suggestions
he there gathers are modified to suit modern
conditions and American tastes, Tho result
is nrtistlc creations such as no other iiiuiiufnc
turer enn show. Sholton & Smith have an
arrangement with the Plieulx company
whereby, when thoy buy any scclul design
of furniture, they shall have exclusive Nile of
that design for thu city of Lincoln. It is no
tlcoublu thut some of tho finest furnishing In
somo of the most elegant homes of tho city
have lieen secured through this firm. In this
connection occurs n fact thnt Liuco'u people
should lKur lu mind. It l not iiec-ssnry to
go to Onmhu or Chicago for flue furniture.
Sholton & Smith show somu ot the finest
made in Amotion nnd can gut anything not
lu stock on kliort notice. Tills firm not only
have a (hie line of gmsls, hut study thudrlft of
eastern fashions nud nro ready with sugges
tion for artlstla effect. For oxniuplo, It in
now tho pronr thing to provide a room with
odd pieces of furniture, Till enable itfople
of moderate mean to buy piecemeal ns they
are able. Sholton & Smith hnvo inudo up
Homo very effective combinations lu thl way,
So, lu llko manner, thoy have other Ideas ami
suggestion for tho benefit of eimto'i r.
Among the ttutlcoohlu pieces of furniture In
stock Is the Welch foMIng bed, tho finest In
thu market, combining moro conveniences
than any other make. It has a wardrobe,
dressing rase, wnsh stand, mirror, writing
desk, tsiok case and brlu-a-brnu shelve. It
enn be mod without removing nu article, and
I easily moved about on tho floor without
danger ot straining or brooking.
PERSONAL
Mrs. L. W. Pomeroy Is visiting ntMcl'hor
son, Kniisns,
Mrs. W. It, Dennis is homo from hor sum
mer vacation,
E, T. Moore, cashier for thoElkhorn, I vl
itlng ut Warsaw, Ky.
Miss I Initio Bond of Peoria Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mahonoy.
Mr. uud Mrs. 11. S. Allen went to St. Louis
to sou thu Veiled Prophet,
W, II. Balrd ha Ihvii entertaining hi pa
rents from Zlousvllle, Ind.
Mrs. C. 8. Llpplucott nud sous nro visiting
nt her old Cincinnati home
Mrs. A, Hogelniid Is entertaining Mrs, C,
E. Wells of Lafayette, lud.
Miss Nellie Staltsmnn of lown City I visit
ing Miss Liuni Haggard at HUD G strett,
A now girl of moro than average attrac
tions hit come to grnco the hoiuu of Mr. and
Mrs.J.E. Miller.
Mr. nnd Mrs. E. Sprngue of Lcnvcnworth,
Kim., nro visiting lu thu city, thu guests ot J.
II. Mnurltiu, lei IC street.
O. W. Wheeler of Molina, N. Y a friend
of Horace Orr, Is visiting In tho city, a guest
or thu Orr family, I (Ml (I street,
Mrs. A. W, Balrd nud daughter, Miss I ma
of Gllsn, 111., arrived lu the city Wednesday
and aro tho guest of Mr. nud Mr. N, S.
Dulrd on O street.
Dan Loeb, thu nrtlstlo genius with Sem
inoiis thu Outfitter, ha mndo an ongngcinent
to go on the road for a Chlcnr;o house utter
this mouth. Dan has won nu admiring con
stituency, who will regret his departure.
Lew Burr, tho Jeweler, and family leave to
morrow for Ht. Louis, Chicago and Now York
to be gone four weeks. While hi the metro
politan trade centers Mr. Ii.it r will purchase
a now-stociCof Jewelry, and on Ids return will
prepare to reopen in a prominent location on
O street.
A 8tecial from Washington yosteidnysays:
"Charles E. Walte of Lincoln, culled upon
the comptroller of the currency to-day. Ho
Is a candidate for the national bank uxainln
crshlp of Nebraska. He go? from hero to
New York, but will return In a few days to
look after his Interests hi tho direction of an
npiKiiutment."
M. A. Nowmark, one of tho two "Globo
Clothiers'" after an nbbtiicu of several weeks,
will return the early part of next week. Mr.
Hershler, "the other fellnr" of tho firm, as
sure thu Couhieu that during his ubseuco
Mr. Nowmark has Im-ch diligently at work se
curing ull thu latest and nobbiest garments
and furnishings for gentlemen and that al
ready nearly tho entire stock has arrived.
An i:ont fur thu Ladles.
Miss Alice Ituucs, formerly with tho note
millinery house of Stern Bros, of New York,
but now ot Oiiiahu, with headquarters In tho
store of Heyman & Deichcs, will be In Lincoln
again fiext week with a largoand eleguut as
sortment of millinery. Thu lino will Include
Parisian bonnets nud round lints a ml garlands
of flowers for dresses and decorations. They
will bo on exhibition at thu Windsor hotel
next Monday and Tuesday. No cards
will bo issued, but ull thu ladles of Lincoln aro
in vitod to call and inspect the goods. MIsh
Isaacs will exhibit tho latest and most ap
proved styles from Purls, and thoso ladle who
saw her bewildering urray several months
ago will no doubt Improve this second oppor
tunity. They will not often have tho chanoo
to seo such a fine assortment from a dealer
importing direct from Paris, at, tholowet
price.
A l'ro;reie, (IruvtliiR House.
Among thu recent Improvements on Elev
enth street is a new front In the store ot E
Hallett, tho jeweler, which now outshines all
itsVclghborti. Tho door hus lieuu set back
and new largo plate glass windows huvo been
put in. Thu iron and wood work have been
minted black and trimmed in gold, tho wholo
inuklug a decidedly effective improvement.
Progress is thu motto of this house, uud every
week shows some notable change or addition.
Mr. Hallett has Just added to his stock of la
dles' gold twitches, and he now hus tho largest
hue in the city, lie hus nlso Incrcnsed his
stock ot diamonds, and it must be u hyper
critical Hsrson who cannot make n selection
from his flue assortment. In short, Hallett Is
thu mini to see befoie you buy any thin,; in
thu line ot jewelry.
Change is one of thu irresistible laws of na
ture, nud fortunately tho change U utmost in-
variably for thu letter. As an Instance or
this, St, Patrick's Pills are fast taking the
place of the old harsh and violent catlmrtlcs,
because thoy are milder ni..l produce a ploas
anter effect, liesides they are much inorobeii
ellcinl lu removing morbid matter from tho
system uud preventing ague and other mala
rious dlsousort. As a cathartic and liver pill
they aro most perfect. For sale by A. Ij.
Shader, druggist.
Hardy A: Pitcher have received a large lino
ot very flnodown sofa pillows, which aio be
ing offered at reasonable prices.
Ladies, come and see us at t ho lUK-ent store.
Canon City, Mendota, Ohio Block and Col
orado Cmil, at Belts JC Weaver's, telephone
HO.
Soo tho dogon Domestic Sewing nmehiiw
tiiiovrth-eiticut ouiHige five.