Capital city courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1893, May 31, 1890, Image 8

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CAPITAL CITY COURIER, SATURDAY, MAY ji, 1890
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JOTETIIE NEW DIFFKRKHTIAL FARES
In Conjunction with the Erlo System
operate Dolly Knit Vcstllnth-d Trains to tlio
Hrabonnl Yon limy travel In tins most Hlc
gant nml Complete Pullman VesUbnlctl
Trillin over constructed nml noIMto lluf
f nlo nml Nlim.iru Kalis, (4,00 I'lrst-class anil
l Ffcond-clnM to Now York, MM to Al
tinny and Troy, nutl.l.0O rirst-clnxs nml 12.00
Hccoml-chiss to Boston mid New IhiKlnml
Cities.
No rlvnl lino oflVrn tlio nilvmitiiKe or u sys
tem uf through I'lrst nml Hecoiul.clnM Villi
ninn Vestibule Imy Conchrs ami I'UM'MAN
DININO OAlt.S Clilonuo to Now York
It Is tho only lino ororntlnii l'liltiiuin Cum
to Ilonton nml Now KiikIiuhI vlu Allinuy.
Kntlro Trains nro UhIiUmI by mis, hcutctl by
tram, l'nlliiinn IilntiiK Ciirn run through In
either dlrvctlon,
Hoi Id Trains of I'ullimin t)ny Conches, Pull
man Chair ami Sleeping Cur to Columbus, O.,
mut Ashlotul, Ky Bally.
These Luxurious Train nro open to nil
Clnen of Trnvcl, No B.xtrn Cluirgo for Fust
Tlmonml Unsurpassed Accommodations.
Hir ifWiillwl tiiurimil(mi, tlckuts mul reser
vation In Pullman ears apply to your local
ticket agent or tonny agent of nil connecting
linen or riillwny, or to Oiiioaiio OtTV Tickkt
Oitickn, 107 Ui.auk Hr., mul Dearborn Hlu-
tloll, or (KtllfYM,
L. 0. CANNON, F. C. DONALD,
(Icn. At.,for HcooUor. QemPass. Agt
' GIIIO.WIO,
Snta Fe Route !
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Atcliison, Topeka & Santa Fe R. R
The Popular Route to the Pacific
Coast.
Through Pullman and Tourist
Sleepers
Between Kansas City mid SAN DIEGO,
LOS ANGELES, nml SAN FRAN.
CISCO. Short Line Rates to
PORTLAND, Oregon.
Double Dally Train Service Ret ween
Knnn City ami PUEULO.COLORADO
SPRINGS, ami DENVER. Short
Lino to SALT LAKE CITY.
The Direct Texas Route
Solid, Train Between Kansas City and
Galveston. The Short Line Between
Kansas City and Gainesville, Ft.
AVdrth, Dallas, Austin, Temple,
San Antonio, Houston, and
1 all Principal Point
In Texas.
The Only Line Running Through the
OKLAHOMA COUNTRY. The
Only Direct Line to the Texas
Pan-Handle. For Mnps and
Time Tables and Informv
tlon Regarding Rates
and Routes Call on
or Address l
S. M. OSGOOD, Gen'l Ag't
E. L. PALMER, Traveling Agent,
1308 Farnnm St.,
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f Milwaukee j
i AtoG..tf
tolV
Ete.
Owns nnd opornle &500 miles of tboruiiBhly
lUlpped road In Illinois, Wiscoimln, lown,
Missouri, Minnesota mul Unkotn.
It Is tlio Uost Direct llouto botwoJiiHll ttie
Priuclpnl l'olntsln tho Northwest, 8outhwet
nd Far West.
For mnps, tlnio tables, rates of jmssugo nnd
frelgbt, etc., iiily to nonrest stntlon ngont ol
CHICAGO, MlLWAUKEK A HT. I'AUI. llAIL
way. or to any Ilnllroiid Agent nnywtiero lu
the world.
R.MILLEU, A.V.H.OAHl'ENTER,
General MVr. Oeu'l I'nsn. AT'kt Aijt.
F.TUCKKir, OKO. II. UKAKFOHU,
Vu".. Qeii' .Ntgr. Asst. O. I. A T. Aut.
vMUvuukco, Wisconsin.
MT-For Inforiuntton tu reference to !iuU
sudvrni owned by tho Chlcaico, Milwau
kee A Ht. Taul Itallway Couipany.wrto to 11.
a. llAVOAM,twnd ConimlH)uiier.Mlllwaukeo
Wlsconiln.
FAST MAIL ROUTE !
2DAILY TRAINS 2
-TO-
Atchlion, Leavenworth, St. Joseph.Kansat
City, St. Louis and nil Points South,
East and West.
The direct line to
Wichita, Hutchlnsott
Ft. Scott, Parsons
and all principal
points in Kansas.
The onlv road to the firent lint Knrlmra
I Arkansas. ' Pullman Sleepers and Free
Reclining Chair Cars on, all trains,
it I. IILUR, R, P, R, MILLAR,
CHyTkketAgt. Gen'l Agent
Cor, Oand 1 2th Street.
PROPOSED MONUMENTS,
IN MEMORY OF EDWIN FORRCST
AND 6.. L DAVENPORT.
Plans Now (lolnu I'orvvnrit fr This I'tir
poso A Theatrical HmiiltiUrt'iiro of
tlio Dajs when Alilrldi mul I)uviniort
Wrn mi tin, Ilnnil Together.
(9MclnI Correspondence.
New Yokk, Mny 1ft.- Thero In a re
nownt of tlio movement towards having
n nlnttio erected in Cent nil parkin mem
ory of mul in enduring twrpotuatlon of
tlio greatest tragedian America him pro
duced, Edwin Forrest. With tlio oxcop-
KDWIN FOIlltlMT.
tlon of tlio John McCullough memorial
it Mount Morinh cemetery, in Philmlol
plila, tlio drntnntio profession hna rained
no tribute to its grout doud. Somo ton
yonrM ngo Gnbriol Ilnrrison, of IJroolt
lyn, who litis boon nctor, toucher of dm
matlo art, painter and novntpnpor writer,
and who is tlio author of an interesting
voluino entitled "Tho Lifo nnd Labors of
Edwin Fop-cut," cjidoayorcd to crento n
fund for tho erection of n stntuo to tho
greal tmrjodinn. Ho collected nomonoy,
ns his intention was to call for nono of
tho suniH protniHod until tlw full amount
wna guaranteed. From 3,000 to 10,000
woro 8ubscribol, nnd thnt was tho end of
it nil.
Recently Idaho's ox-govornor, William
M. Dunn, of Philadelphia, becumo arous
ed to tho injustico dono tho memory of
tho nctor who so long mndo his homo in
tho Quaker City, whoso privnto thentro
is now its School of Design nnd within
whoso county limittt thoro is still sup
ported by tho fortuno of tho dond Spar
tacua tho only asylum in this country
for tho aged nnd indigent inciubors of
his profession. Philadelphia having no
nctor colony, Mr. Dunn successfully
sought tho financial nsslstnnco of tho
railway magnates who largely control
tho street car Hues of Philadelphia, Now
York, Chicago and othor cities Messrs.
P. A. D. Widonor, William L. Elkius
E. U DAYttSrORT.
and William II. Kemblo. Theso gentlo-
men ngreel that if tho actors of tho
country displayed sufficient Interest in
tho Bcbctno thoy would contributo libor
ally townnls tho fund.
Whntovor is tlio outcomoof tho matter
it promises an intereating degreo of tho
esteem In which Forrest is held by tho
actors of this day. It is souiowhat bin
gular that at tho timo of tho resurrec
tion of tho Forrest statue schomo, John
W. Norton tho St Louis theatrical
manager, and tho man who gnvo Mary
Anderson to tho stngo nnd was her lead
ing support for sovcrnl seasons, camo to
Now York, inflamed with tho desiro to
firo tho breath of his theatrical brethren
vttli tho boliof that thoy can best do
honor to their grout profchsfon and to
their nrt by placing in enduring bronre
or glistening marblo nn eiligy of ono
whom ho describod aa "tho greatest all
around actor this country has produced.
E. L. Davenport,"
It is certainly truo that Davenport was
equally great as Uomoo, ns Damon, as
Coriolanus, ns Sir Giles Ovorroacli, as
William in "Black Eyed Susan," nnd so
on through tho gamut of his nrt, nnd
only his unfortunnto ventures as n man
ager dimmed tho luster of his reputation
"MAY OOD HAVE MXROY ON YOUK BOUI."
and ended his lifo in failure. It will be
interesting to learn whether tho thor
ough btanty of his art or tho thunder of
Forrest's tones are best treasured and re
membered by the members of the pro
fession in which both men were leaders.
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Norton is very cnthufclnstio about Ids
project, nd In conversation recently
with Louis Aldrich indulged in mnuy
romltriscenceH of his horo. Ono mtttunl
recollection which thoy had I will rcpro
duco hero:
Many yeai-s ngo, when Davenport wns
a member of ono of tho Boston stock
comiwmioH, nt tho closo of tho season ho
joined with n number of his follow act
ors and actresses (who woro engaged in
othor orgnniwitiotiH playing at tlio Hub)
in wlint was thou known ns n "snap"
company, meaning thoroby a eort of co
operative dramntlo organization which
during tho idlo summer season traveled
from town to town and divided whnt
ovor profits might accrue. This partic
ular company included, besides D.ivon
port, such now famous iiooplo ns Frank
Mayo, Agnes Perry sho Ih now Airs.
Agnes lJooth and tho lending liwly of tlio
Justly famous Madison Squnro Thentro
companyLouis Aldrich nnd John W.
Norton. Thoy played through tho east
cm towns, but, tho tour being decidedly
unsuccessful, decided to disband after
filling nu engagement of threo nights in
a certain Massachusetts town.
When thoy reached that city thoy woro
quartered ut a hotol which adjoined tho
email thentro in which thoy woro to ap
pear, both being owned by tho snmo man
nnd botli being equally dirty. This hotel,
howover, lured traveling players to its
embraco by tho ensnaring suggestion
that thoy could wnlk directly from their
hotel apartment through a private pas
sageway into tho thentro dressing room.
After tho members of tho "snap" com
pany had ntteinpted to pnrtnkoof tholr
first meal in tho hotel thoy waited ujkmi
tho landlord in n body and demanded
that thoy bo given cdiblo food, to which
tho bonifaco independently responded
thnt if thoy did not liko what wns fur
nished thorn thoy could go clsowhoro.
Aldrich, Davenport nnd Norton nctod
upon this dolicato hint, nnd with carpet
sacks in hand walked down tlio street
to tho opposition houw sovcrnl blocks
away.
Tho last night of tho Lowell engage
ment tho bill compriso.1 "Tho Stranger,"
in which Agues Perry took tho part of
Mrs. Hallor, and Frank Mnyo essnyed
tho role of tho somber Stranger. This
was to bo followed by tho farcical
"Block Eyed Susan," in which Louis
Aldrich was cast for tho Admiral, John
W. Norton for Cnpt. Crosstrco, and Mr.
Davenport, of course, for William. In
tho lattor play, as every ono who lias
seen it will remombor, William is found
guilty of striking Crosstreo, nnd tho Ad
miral sentences him to bo hanged from
tho yard arm, concluding with tho sol
emn words, "and inny God have mercy
on your soul." Upon this particular oc
casion Louis Aldrich spied sitting in tho
front row of tho thentro tho lnudlord of
tho hotel, accompanied by his threo
buxom daughters, till evidently pleased
with tho play nnd with themselves.
Aldrich'a soul thirsted for rovengo.
Whon tho sentonco of poor William had
to bo pronounced tho woids of tho play
woro subjected to a most remnrkablo
change. "I sentonco yon," said tho Ad
miral, "to board at tho houso for
two weeks, nnd may God havo moroy on
you." Davenport at first looked stunned,
and then gavo ono wild, delirious shriek
of laughter; tho landlord nnd his daugh
ters sprang to their feot nnd rushed from
tho place, while tho entiro nudienco held
ita sidea nnd itched with laughter.
L. N. MKGAitaiu:.
l'till Arr.xmr nnd tho Ilii,ortir.
Chicago, May 15. When you have
paid your respects to tho wheat pit from
tho gallery or tlio board or trauo which
no properly constructed visitor to tho
big city by tho lnko neglects to do and
havo strolled up tho west side of La Salle
streot ton point opposite tho main en
trance, of the big insurnnco building,
your attention suddenly becomes fixed
on nnother of tho recognized "sights" of
Chicago. What first catches your oyo is
an immenso bouquet of brilliant hot
houso flowers resting on tho center of u
largo flat topped desk in plain viow be
hind tho biggcst-plnto glass window in
tho building.
Then you observo that this desk, the
llowers and a heavy built man, whoso
broad, pleasant, smooth shaven face is
almost buried in tho fragrant blobsoms
as ho examines pages of memoranda that
clerks arc constantly placing beforo him,
nro a sort of n vortex into wlilclvuro be
ing drawn business operations of nlmost
incalculable magnitude. Tho intense
yet orderly activity of tho scores of liook
keepers, clorks, telegraph operators, typo
writers nnd messengers, who. aro also in
plain viow from whoro you stand, im
press you with tho certainty thnt somo
much more vital, taugiblo interest than
tho collection of "margins" or tho buy
ing- nnd selling of "futures" is controlled
by tho hoavy built witn who works ns
with hia fnco buriod in n bdwer of roses.
And you aro right, for the man is
Philip D. Armour, who may almost be
said to hold in tho hollow of his hand
tho provision trado of tho two conti
nents. Armour's ennned beef is eaten
by British soldiers in Egypt nnd Russian
soldiers in Siberia. His dressed meats
nro Bold in every town in America nnd
in most of tho cities of Europo. Tho
natrteo on his pay roll, and of thoso who
live by his Indubtry, would fill ono of the
largest city directories published. Every
body has heard how his gifts to his em
ployes nnd to charltnblo concorns amount
to 9, snug fortuno every year.
Now if you havo business with tho
boi'se of Armour & Co. if yon want to
buy 10,000 barrels of pork don't flatter
yourself that ho is going to spend tho
day talking it over with you. Whilo
yon tire placing your small item with
ono of tho clorks Mr. Armour, with his
nose among tho flowers, is reading n
cable message from Berlin asking
whether lie will feed tho German army
this year on tho same terms as last year.
But if you uro a newspaper man oven
quite un humble reporter you may
march right up to his desk and smell of
the flowers, and it is mow than likely
that ho will shako hand and uddrcss
yon ns "Mr. Modill" or "Mr. Scott," ao
uydlng to whethor you como from The
Tribune or Tho Herald.
Cams Dunham.
lliuy Were Mostly "llnptlMe."
When tho western troops first entered
thnt peculiar region northeast of Cum
bcrlnnd Onp they found in the scanty
fSf, n In
riiitrsi i
"Wt: SOIIT O' I.KANS THAT WAV."
imputation many n family so Isolated
that it had seen no neighbors for months,
and had even "lost tho run of tho days
of tho week." A very curious fact (and
It li u fact duly vouched for) was that in
somo narrow valleys tho few families
had guessed that Gomothiug unusual was
going on because they had ecen no
strange hunters or tourists for a long
time, but did not know of tho wnr. An
officer in the first cavalry company to
penetruto that region l elates that after n
long ride over rooks nnd through forests
his company camo to a tolerably well
built house In a circular hollow, where
thero woro perhaps five acres of arable
land. An 6ld woman rushed out and,
catching Bight of tho uniform, exclaimed:
"Laws n massy mo ef h'ynr ain't one
o' Ginernl JacksOn'n men. Why, mister,
I Mowed all his men was doad years and
yenis ngone."
"And so they nro, ma'am."
'An' who ho you'uns?"
"Union soldiers, ma'am fighting for
Old Abe, ns yottr folks say."
"Old Abel Who's hoV"
"Why, Abraham Lincoln, president of
tho United States."
"Luwd Bakes! An' what's you'uns In
h'ynr fur? To tight? Is tho British cum
In ngln?"
This brought an explanation and ac
count of tho war, at which tho old wo
man wns nlmost paralysed with astonish
ment: and then followed this colloquy:
."Mn'nm, nro you Union?"
"Naw."
"Arc you sccesh?"
"Naw."
"Well, what are you, then?"
"Well, I hnin't never jined nothln'ylt,
hut most of tho folks around h'ynr Is
Baptlssrs, and eo mo nud my old man
soi t o' leans that way."
Tho Wrong lu.
A soldier of tho First North Caro
lina regiment (Union), who had lost n
leg in an engagement in North' Carolina,
and who had supplied its placo with an
artificial member, consisting of n stout
oaken peg, wns present nt tho battlo at
Olustec, Fin., and while tho battle was
ns warm as one would care to experience
It u Confederate shnrpshootor put a bul
let through his wooden peg. He felt the
"SHOT TIIROUan THE WOODKX'LKO."
blow, but escaped the twinge of pain
that generally accompanies the passage
of a bullet through genulno fleih nnd
muscle: and eujoyiug.ii keen sense of th
ludicrous ho forgot tho battlo and its
dangers and gave way to tho heartiest
and most explosive laughter. ,
He pushed along the line, and ap
proached the colonel, to whom, after a
scvero efibrt, he was able lo communi
cate the cause of his mirth. Almost con
vulsed with laughter, ho exclaimed:
Colonel, y ueorge! tlio u a reiieis
hnvr shot me through tho wcoclcn leg!
Ha! ha! Devilish ciwd joke on
tlio lol
lows!" And ho hobbled hack to his post
tion in the lino. Thrilling Stories of the
Great Rebellion.
The New Scholar.
Schoolmaster Where Is Georgia I
Tommy Last Imo I saw her tho was milk
c Aunt Robucca's cow. Now York Sun.
A lrfW Conl'laumdr. "
Nothing Is more troublesome In cpnnoctfou
with liouseLeeplus tliitu tho laundry p'rob
lent. In n largo houso where plenty of money
Is provided nn immunity from Its en res may
ho purchased, but Ih tho low cost houses In
which the large number of people live, I'
ciirm mul aunoynuces are always present.
tliec6inp1tcatlon of doing the washing hi a
kitchen wliero other work Is being dono is
disagreeable beyond 'description. Hence the
graphic expression "hluo Monday." A laun
dry may vory readily be arratiged ln tho
basement nt a very Kjw cost. All that Is
noode! Is a slop' sink connected with nu out
slda vault, 'a flue for a clieup laundry stove
and light from tho outside. This Is not as
satisfactory as set tubs, but wliero a pump is
provided next to a cast iron sink there Is wa
ter at hand which limy be heated on the
stove and a placo to pour water from the
tubs when it has been used. It runs through
a trapped drain to n vault or sewer as the
case may bo. If tho cellar is lnrge enough,
most of tho drying of the clothes may be
dono therein. For the most part a collar U r
cool place in summer nud a warm ouo in
winter. Where tho foundation work does
not extend a sufllcient dlstauco above ground
to give good light, small areas may be pro
vided. Col. John C. Now, the consul general, has
recently seemed a genuiiio treasure in a me
dallion (wrtraltof George Washington a!uted
lu 17S0 by a Frenchman temorarily living
In America. The iwrtrait was for many
years In tho possession of a creole family in
New Orleans. It was brought to London
daring tl civil war.
Ensign's Bus, Carriage and Baggage Lines
aai e. nth. st
Hacks, Coupes, Landaus and Carriages
INHTANTI.Y FUKXIHIIKD.
Telephones:
CITY OFFICE,
303.
DEPOT OFFICE,
672.
, .- VoliavonHwc In wnllliianr ojroillaint all lours, day or nluht, and alls cither
by Telephone or In person nro liitmdltely nusworcd, Hpeclal nrriingonieiilH forsuhu rlian
trips, also for shoppliiR. visits to State Prison, Iusauo Asylum, ota.
T "
Stylish Carriages and Buggies,
At all Hours Day or Night.
HT Hortcs Hoarded and best of care taken of nil Stock entrusted to us. JS3
PRICES REASONAIJLE.
BILLMEYER & CO.,:, Proprietors.
Call and Soo Ua. Tolophonoi435
A. M. DAVIS & SON,
Spring Carpets- -M
And Draperies
1112 0 St. Telephone 219.
a.
I0REMAN
4 CROWE,
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ii j south i:lkvi:ntii htuukt.
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THE SHORT LINES VIA SENECA AND KANKAKEE offors facilities to
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Joseph, Atchison, Leavenworth, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and St. Paul.
For Tlokots, Maps, Foldors, or doalrod Information, ipply to any Ticket
Office in tho United States or Canada, or address ,
F. ST. JOHN,
Ooural Manager.
Finest in the City
THE NEW-4
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M St, opp. Masonic Temple.
DOES
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BUSINESS!
LADIES FURNISHERS
P. D. CORSETS.
FINE EMBROIDERIES.
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