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Tho old saying, "People nro just like sheep,"
cnn rendlly Iw verified In ninny ways If one
will but study human nntiiru on the streets.
For example tnko n shop window that Is un
usually attractive or linn In it soiuo now de
vice for (.-(itching the oyu of the public. Hun
dreds of peoplo will pass It every few minutes
without bestowing upon It more than n pass
ing glance of admiration or wonder. This
will continue for houni until some well dress
(xl gentleman stops for u moiuent to ndmirc.
He is nt once joined liy several others and In
n very few minutes a good sized crowd has
collected. The decorations In the display
window seem nil of u sudden to have assumed
new proportions, brighter colors and more
fantastic designs and tho most callous passer
by unconsciously takes longer strides, as he
draws near, In his eagerness to Join tho
crowd who Jostle and push each other anil
crane their necks In nil endeavor to get a
view of tho snmo objects they had passed n
dozen times, yet deemed them scarcely
worthy of notice until tho crowd collected.
Then the fellow who first stopped suddenly
becomes nwnro of tho throng that has collect
ed and realising his responsibility In tho mat
ter quietly slips out of tho crowd and away,
followed by several others. Thntsettles it,
tho window Immediately loses all Its drawing
power and presents no moie attiactiv feat
ures to tho remainder of tho crowd than does
the saw and wood pile to tho urchin who
wants to go n skntir.g and In another mo
ment tho window U entirely deserted nnd tho
busy public pass It by as teforo with only an
occasional glance, and thv onlooker wondei s
at the vagaries of man.
The stability of tho average Lincolnito is
clearly demot'strated by tho lurgo number of
fine horses and turn-outs that nro to be seen
ilnily upon tho streets. Every pleasant even
ing from seven o'clock until dark there Is one
continual stream of carriages, buggies, phae
tons, carts and pretty horses ukii tho innlu
streets. It seems as though tho whole popula
tion had turned out en-mass to go riding. To
a stranger In the city this is one of Lincoln's
most noticable features, and a good feature It
it too for It impresses ono with the knowledge
that Lincoln is comtosed of substantial citi
zens, who can rldo If they choose. Of course
tho turn-outs vary from the handsome landau
with tho liveried driver to tho express wagon
that has done Its days work and Is now press
ed into service ns a vehicle of pleasure, but
for tho most part tho grand procession Is
composed of handsome carriages and spirited
horses, and these, Intermingled qulto freely
with lady and gentlemen equestrians, form o
pleasing and constant moving panorama that
is worth ones while to sit anil watch.
Then too havo you noticed tho vast number
of pacers that aro now seen iioii our streets?
A few years ago a pretty pacer wns n scurco
article on our streets. Iastyear they seemed
to havo taken a new hold uon tho public
and this summer they are nearly a fad and
almost ns numerous as trotters for driving
purposes. Of course tho siuglo-footers have
tho field to themselves when it comes to the
equestrian portion of this vast throng mid
some of the horses who aro fortunate enough
to posses this ecullai' gait sail down tho
street with some fair rider as though they
fully realized their importance in tjmestriau
circles and considered themselves just a little
bit better than the other horses who aro not
on to their movement.
A very touching letter wns found in the
Cincinnati mail at that city a short time
since. It was addrc-8cd "To My Dear Mam
ma in Heaven" nnd its contents in the hand
writing of a child, were:
Home Dear Mamma; I am so lonesome
sins you went to heaven. I want to go to
you. Tho time seams so long. You sad I
could come to you. Mrs. Clark Is so kind to
me, but she Is not like you, you sho this to
god and feud for me sune. My arm hurts me
so, nnd you snld I would bo well In heaven.
I send a kiss. From your little Doha.
"Potatoes are pot o toes nowadays" said a
well known Lincoln grocery man tho other
day ns ho measured out a scant bushel of the
aforesaid articles for n regulnr customer nnd
unblushlugly accepted two silver dollars In
exchange. In fact there Is a tort of rivalry
between tho price of potatoes in Lincoln and
ico in Now York City witli a fair prospect of
potatoes coming out tlrst best before the sea
son closes. Potatoes havo ceased to become u
necessity and aie now classed among tho lux
uries. It is singular too that ns soon as tho
scarcity and high price of jiotatocs became an
assured fact so mnuy peoplo whonovor before
cared much for otntocs suddenly developed
uiisntlable appetites for that article If some
man had posstssed the power to look into the
future 11 few weeks ago he could havo bought
up tho until o potato crops hereabouts for about
sixty or sovunty-llvo cents per bushel and
madoiifoituuo.
A farmer wns heard to remark that he had
ten acres of good soil planted with potatoes
and from tills ho should consider himself
lucky if ho succeeded in getting ten bushels.
Of couisotho scarcity of tho mealy tuber Is
directly attributed to tho continued drouth
and, wlillo this is true In the innlu, theru are
other reasons as well. It will bo leineinbered
that last year there was a very largo crop
and potatoes were remaikably cheap, so
cheap In fact that many farmers after driv
ing around town for several hours in a vain
fiideavor to dlsposu of their loads at u pi Ico
to suit them, took their potatoes back homo,
cooked and fed them to theli hogs. This of
course had its ell'ect on the farmers and as a
consequence many of them planted barly
enough potatoes for their own use this year.
This, however, Is but tho his ory ofgraln or
vegetables of some sou almost every year.
Next season everybody wlllralo potatoes and
then they'll go begging again.
V
According to some of tho IK-s Moines pa
pers Its citizens are bewailing the filthy con
dition of its streets mid tho general laxity
and lasltudo of Its mayor. It seems that tho
honorable head of tho inuulclpalbody of that
prohibition settlement has joined the general
exodus to Hoston mid other eastern points,
leaving the reins of city government in the
llano's of lessor lights. Ono of their papers
thus tells its "tnio of woe."
"Des Moines was never before so sadly in
need of municipal attention. It Is uuprc
cedentedly dirty nnd becoming more so every
day. Ordinances aro lielng oenly violated
nnd things generally are running in a slip
shod fashion. Tho Intelligent, earnest people
of Des Moines think It would havo Iwen more
in keeping with Mayor Ciimpbell'M -osltlon
and tho exigencies of the situation if lie had
remained at homo nnd taken some badly
needed steps towards putting tho city In a
resoctnblo condition for the stnto fair week
and Sen! Om Sed thousands. Hut what does
ho carol A pretty picklo Des Moines will be
In when tho thousands of visitors arrive next
month 1"
A peculiar case of absent mliidcdncss at
tracted the writers' attention a few evenings
since. A nicely dressed and Intelligent look
ing ludy with a parasol and a preoccupied
mind was walking rapidly down O street
when coming suddenly into the strong rays
of an electrict light, she stopped, put up her
parasol and proceeded on her way nnd as far
as could bo seen was still carrying tho para
sol serenely over h?r head.
Patrons of that over popular Omaha hotel,
tho Murray, aro once more greeted on enter
ing by tho welcoming smile of Ira Hlgliy.
He left his Hint love several mouths ago to
take charge of tho Merchants hotel, but
noon found that was not tho place for him.
His wide range of acquaintance is with the
best element of travel, and feeling out of
place returned to tho pleasant quarters of
the Murray, where ho has lieen reinstated as
principal clerk. Few western traveling
men, If any, do not know Ira HIgtiy. He is
what might Ihj termed a character in tho
hotul history of Nebraska, Ho llrst entered
tho work nearly II f teen years ago at Kenator
Paddock's Wyoming hotel In Omaha, which
was at that time the palatial hostelry of the
great west. It is still in existence, uud after
a number of changes and several times re
modeled, Is now known as thoContleld house.
Since that time Hlgby has held lesponslble
hotel positions In various prominent Nebras
ka houses, among them the Wlllard In
Omaha and Capital and Windsor of this city.
Aside from tho time when ho was in the em
ploy of tho government at tho distillery in
Omaha ho has leen a constant devotee to tho
hotel industry, This has given Ira an ac
quaintance so lurgo that possibly no other
hotel man in the west Is so well known. To
bo well mid favorably known as n hotel man
is tho greatest accomplishment attainable in
that line of work, and with such valuable
exHrleuce as Hlgby has had there Is no rea
son in wondering why ho is so valuable a
man and so popular among persons about
tho Murray.
Hereafter tho Cot'ltiKH will print a vreekly
depai Uncut of items fioui Houth Lincoln. It
will Ito under the management of u well
known liuly of that )Hjrtlon of the city under
the nondeplume of "Aunt Kaiimnthn"aud be
ing well veiseil In that class of woik will
make it both loadable and spicy. It is the
intention of the CouniKli to have similar
news from West Lincoln, Fast Lincoln, North
Lincoln mid the subu.-bs before the winter
season.
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IN A3IUSE.MEXT LINKS.
The unexpected has happened again. Ten
days ago Lincoln had no thought of having it
professional base ball team. On Monday she
drrppod Into the Western Association, mid Is
likely to be there next season. The Des
Moines club was about to bo disbanded for
lack of support. Tho association wanted to
maintain eight dub in order not to dlsnr-.
rnnge its schedule. It decided to give tho
Des Moines franchise to a good town on its
gunrantee to keep up tho club and pay snl
arles. Lincoln and Grand Haplds wt-io tho
two available cities. Tho latter wns not en
thusiastic, and the former had had its fill of
base ball three years ago. At least tho
cranks who put up tho llnauclal backing had.
Hut Dave Howo ciunu down from Omaha,
where the association olllrerx weie In session.
Dave is a persuasive fellow, and has waiiu
friends in Lincoln. Hefore lie went back ho
had tho assurance of responslblo parties that
tho small guarantee fui.d, something like u
thousand, would Iw raised and tho DesMoines
players kindly treated. And hero we aro
with a professional ball team on our hands,
and a proect of some great sport.
Tho Mllwakee's came In Tuesday for a
series of three games. The (list tney won by
a score of 15 to tl. The Lincoln (Des Moines)
team were In a badly demoralized condition.
An anmteur battery had to be used, and six
of the men were played outof position. Their
pitcher was hit hunt and their fielding eriors
were numerous.
On Tuesday Hoach went into the box, and
the result was as pretty a game of ball as is
likely to bo seen during the season. During
tho first llvo innings not a run was scored.
Hut ono hit and ono error had been made,
lioth by Lincoln. Tho only Hrewer who saw
first got ids life on that error. Lincoln got
as far as third. Then followed some hits and
errors, and Milwaukee won by a score of I to
U. In the ninth Inning Lincoln apparently
tied the score with a good pros-M-ct of win
ning, but a doubtful decision by tho umpire,
one of tho Milwaukee club, robbed them of
tneir olinnce. Hart distinguished himself by
a homo run lilt over tho fence illrotly back
of second.
On Wednesday the tables were turned com
pletely. In tho iolits for Lincoln were Hart
and Hoover, ono of our famous batteries of
three j ears ago. Lincoln slugged Thornton
for fifteen hits, Including a homo iiiii by
Flanagan, and won by a scoio of llto i Mil
waukee got seven scatteied lilts, nnd Dalryin
plo was credited witli a liumo run because the
bull bounded over tho fence. Theio were
manj brilliant plays, and Lincoln out-phijed
tho visitors at oery point, putting up nu
errorless game.
DIAMOND MITEH.
Tho attendance of ladles Is iucrensliig,
Walt until wo get a chance at Oiiialm.
J. 11. Leinist is olllcial scorer for Lincoln.
Milwaukee could not reacli homo In time to
play u guino scheduled for Friday.
St. Paul will be here today, Monday and
Tuts
lay. .Minneapolis will follow.
Cliurles Hoover lias been released by Ivans
sus City ami Is signed with the Lincoln.
Milwaukee and Kansas City aro about a
stand oil' for Hi st place. Theio Is a dispute
about the count.
Wn don't want tho
good ball playing,
games out of three.
pennant. Wo do w nut
And we got it in two
Mauplns, the coloiod catcher, was sent for,
but tho engagement of Hoover made it un
necessary to use him.
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Tho attendance was good for an opening, ,
7V5US1CIKN
uud tho management is witlsllod. T. J. Hick
ey N acting as llnauclal agent f r Lincoln.
Lincoln has some lino playeislu her club,
mid seveial thoiisind dollars could bo icii
ll.ed by leliaslug them to other clubs icndy
to snap them up.
If you winitto llnd Chin ley Mosher or Dick
Townley on Imiho hall afternoons make for the
grand stand dliectly back of tho catcher,
where never a curve or shoot Is lost.
Tho Lincoln club plays St. Paul todny.Mon
day and Tuesday; and Wednesday, Thursday
mid Friday of next week with Minneapolis.
They then leave for a series of games away
from home as follows: .Milwaukee, Aug. I!.'!,
HI, 25. Minneapolis, Aug. 'Jil. 27, !S, St. Paul
Aug. i.".), .'"O, ill. Then thoy return homo to
play Denver Sept. 1,2, !l, and Kansas City
Spt. 1, 5, i. They aro hooked to play tho
Omaha club hero Kept. 8, Dan I 10, butns p-ist
exierienco tins shown that base ball in con
junction with a state fair does not pay, it Is
quite probable that these games will be play
ed on tho Oiuiiga grounds.
TlIK JI1.NHTIIKLH MONDAY.
Primrose & West minstrels will bo tho In
itial attrattlon of thoseasonntFiiuko's which
opens Monday evening. This Is ono of the
oldest and b-st known minstrel companies on
the road and tho very names of Pnmroso &
West is a guarantee to tho public that they
will sou something uwny iiIkjvo tho ordinary
in tho minstrel line. Tho Indianapolis ,l,,ur
mil of July 'JtUii has this to say of them:
"An audience tlintocuupied every available
iuoi Hi space in mo uriuid opera house, loth
upstairs mid down, was present last night to
greet Primrose Hi West's minstrels, and tho
erforinaiico wns locelvcd with unmistakable
evidences of favor. It is refined throughout,
clean cut, well nrrniiged, and well pivsonU-d.
K ery feature on the bill Is new. Tho cos
tuming, stage effects and the equipment of
the combination are attractive. 1 lio "Monto
Cristo" first pm t, diseloM ilch stage iIi-h-ingsof
silk mid satin, while the costumes of
the iiiemlxji-b in tills scene, us well ns those
worn by tho 'Imperials" in their gland o!t
trieal ininch aro very handsome. Tho sing
ing by the dill'erent nioinbersis excojtloiuilly
good. Particularly Is this true of "llring
Hack My Fisher Hoy," as sung by Mr Natus,
an original comic medley by J. Melville Jau
sou.John gueon's original '-F.xeetntions,"
"Dear Hem t" by John II. DWs, "llaby's
Pictuie" by F. K. Heynolds and Dockslailer's
topical songs. The latter as a singer ami
comedian has fw equals on the minstrel
stage, and he was most cordially icculved
Inst night. The electrical effect aro a feat
ure." AT TlIK 1-AllK.
The coursing at Cushmau park last Satur
day and Sunday pi oved one of the greatest
attractions of the season and was largely at
tended both days. The sport, although new
to most of the Lincoln peoplo, wns highly
enjoyable and ovorj thing passed off to ihe
entile satisfaction of lioth the spectator mid
uiiiungeinent. It Is very evident from tho
Initial porfoimanco that the linro mid hound
would piove n good caul at any time in Lin
coln. To-iuonow is Amendment Sunday at
(iislunan pink and a t leiueiidous crowd is
expicted. Theie will bo excursions from
all over the state. Luther Ileiison, the noted
Indiana ointor.nud many other distinguished
speakers will be piesent. Woducwlay tho
hlo colony of old ettlers of Iincast t
county will hold their annual picnic at tho
park and a gland good time Is antlclatod.
Tho pi ogiaiunie comprises good iiuitic nnd
addi esses, ganus, basket dinner, Uniting and
a general big time. At it p. lit. theio w 111 be
nu liiteichtlnggiiinoof baseball between the
uiiioans mid .Nebraskans. In tho evening
there will bo u ball. Ten Hroeek. tho cole-
buited Iunion ii'ronatit, will also Imj hero
during the coming wis;k, just what day is not
yet known Tho management hits to guar
antee him f00 in order to get hlin. His
famous balloon "City of London," is 05 feet
high.
1K.NNIH TOUIINAMKNT.
The Lincoln Ijiwii Tennis club will give a
tournament, open to every player In tho city,
commencing on the twenty-fifth of this
month. The entries can be made up to
Thursday evening of next week and nil those
wishing to take part should send their liumo
toCluis. L. ltiirr, chiiiriuaii, loom 1IM) Iliirr
block. The tournament will bo under tho
auspices of and on tho grounds of tho Lincoln
Lawn Tenuis Club and they iliwiru that every
tenuis player In tho city, no matter whether
they belong to any club or not, take pail.
Tho tournament. Is exacted to last a week
and Mime handsome prizes w III Ut given the
winners by the club. The program will In
clude gents singles and doubles, ladles singles
and doubles and mixed doubles.
KING AND MUSICIAN.
This Issue of the C'omiKK presents a half
tone copy of a famous painting by K. Hum
man cutlt'ed "Haemlel auddcorgo I, King of
Knghind." A critic says of It;
Tills magniflcaiit picture captivates tho
eye by the wonderful skill with which tho
figures are ground and also by the grandeur
of tho conception. Haendel, who was the
king's favorite, is causing to be played before
his master tho beautiful coniobltloii which
ho had especially prepared for the king's
journey down tho Thames. In tho distance
wo discover u bout filled witli performers who
iireexecuiing tho piece. In the foreground
in tho loyal galley wo notice tho king and
his court. Next to the king U Hnendel, him
self, who with ra Iced hand Is denting timoand
directing tho music. Numerous other boats
follow nnd precede tho royal galley and add
to the boviuty of the scene and to the pictur
esqueiiehs of the elfect. As a pleasing mid
striking subject, which will Immediately at
tract attention, this picture is w ithout it rival.
The Idea Is grand and the manner In which it
has been treated Is In overy respect worthy o
tho subject. ,
Ioulo Meyer, the spular dry goods man, '
is now in .-sow York and the hulls of his
present laboi sat the Metropolis will soon be
visible on the counters and shelves of his
K)pulnr Tenth street store. Mr. Meyer Is a
sliiowd an 1 careful buyer, bus a keen uud
appreciative eye for tho beautiful, and with
these accomplishments always secures tho
cream of the market. His stay in New York
will Utaliout two weeks ample time lo see
everything that is offered, and when the
goods come In. which will bo in nUiuttwo
weeks, the la lies will again havo an oppor
tunity to pralso the. elegant assortment, tho
U'liutlful fubrlcs and the nobby styles just as
they have done In tho fall season heretofore.
it. A. It. Honks Ver flieiip.
The Wessel Printing Co. lias severnl copies i
of Col. HoUrt II. Heitl's well known history i
of tho (irand Army of the Hepuldio in lino
binding!, which it will sell at i.u H-r vol
limn. Original price, sold only on subscrip
tion, at ti.lHi. These Itooks are fully illus
trated and complete In every detail Call
and see them.
It has long b-eii n popular theory of the
advocates ot tempeiance, as well as peoplo
gonoially, that ,obilety and longevity saun
ter thrutigh tins wicktd wtuld hand In hand,
but now comes thestnitling Information that
Ivan Ivanovltoh, a Husslan, has just died In.
Ids native country nt therlpengeof 105 ears
and that he has gone to UM drunk every
night since he was eighteen jeais old.
UE!)FEIINViCHTIi(J(JOWJ(
IHpcelal UolMtl lilt Correspondence.
Cowkm, Ihi.kok Wmiiit, Knglaiid, Aug. 1,
IMKI. Your cm respondent w riles t onlay
from a small sKt of eat Hi, which Is lunior
arlly onoof the gayest, liveliest places any
where to Ui found. It Is the Islo of Wight
Cow es, In tho racing week. Hero is gathured
In this llrst week of August all tho fashion
and a great deal of the aristocracy of Kng.
land. Her majesty Ik hero in her yacht, tho
AlU-rta, and the pi Incti of Wnles has Just ar
rived from the (l(M)dwood ruces. His racing
yacht, the Aline, rides at anchor In the har
bor nnioiig n lloct of white nliigs Uilonglng
fo the Hoyul Yacht Squadron, which hulls II.
It. II., the Prince as CoiiiihmIoio. This Is tho
most exclusive club in the world, mid In It
nlono Is accordnl the honor of llvlmr the
white onslgno, tho Hag of tho royal navy. Its
elegant club homo Is ono of the sights of tho
town, us It stands In Its beautiful and uitnii.
slvo grounds on the paiado. Another of tho
sights Is the crowd of well-bred, good looking
and faultlessly attired vlsltots, who aruar-'
rlvlnir bv everv roiul. Tim wminm. In n,ir.
tlcular, uro pictures In their natty ynchtlng
gowns, and especially those who havo been
clever enough to get themselves costumed by
Hedfern.
Here Is one of his gowns, worn by a tall,
handsome girl with dark eyes nod a brilliant
complexion It Is a Mttlcoat of white flan
nel with narrow stripes oficd. Across tho
bottom aro one wide, nnd two narrow rows
of dark blue braid, The drajwd ovcr-sklrt is
of red serge, mid isociicilouthesidotosliow
the strlH.-d jiettlcout. One edge ( the drap
ery hangs In JitUit folds and reveals a facing
ot the llamiel with tho braid trimming. Tho
Uxlico opens on the breast, over a shirt of
the stripes, and hus laiels of tho llamiel,
bordered with blue braid. The sleeves are
also of tho striped stulf, with Itaiids of blue
in KjlutN around tho Isottom, and a largo
tw Isted cord of blue and white outlines the
edge of tho IkmIIcohiiiI Is knotted on the right
sldo.
TlIK Y.U'IITINU I i.l
Is after another Hedfern design. It is of ca
del blue cloth, with it hood on the back, and
straps of silver braid all down the front on a
line with each one of the silver anchor but
tons. Upon tho pocketMiud tipH'r parts of
tho sleeves nro embroidered ensigns, and the
sumo are minted upon tho hat baud
O. K. lloodoll, Dr. N H. Hook and sou and
A. L. Frost weie among tho I.iuiMluites who
attended the aquatic sports at Beatrice
Thursday. They report a rpleudid time.
There was a tremendous attendance from all
over the state, tho chance for Xebr.tskans to
see two of the greatest oarsmen in tho world
U'lng too good a one to lose. Tho mile racei.
U'tweou llaul.iii and Teenier was the great
event of the day, of course. Haitian won
two straight bents amid the greatest excite
ment and apphiuse. llanlau's exhibition of
walking on tho water wns nlo a notable
feature.
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