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KHHSffifagg iio.o.0.o.o.wo,,v. ) 9 TA- PoPd UR PAPER ' ol ' Aopi;RM -TIMC5 " Vofc. G No. GO LlNCOI-N, NlCHKASItA, Satukuay, Ncivicmuicu ua, 1800. I:,KICIC 1?IVIC CliNTH fif ku M0r, , vsraa'Aroa L- - j wm- . . J tt . "' v- - -! .cv rj imi&sX&a-- iVj&'wr ' '.ma r. m Svvv. au ?as- .-m, v riSj?i a. -r:wsASisas,rciwfcYniwuv. ixw,;:- -, -. - . awi MUSIC AND TI1K DKAMA. 36k WAH ii vontur- ho i no thlii); for Jolm II. Rmsell af ter Ilia phenomenal success with "Thu City Dlioctory"to rc-oniburk on thu thcat ileal roi In such a lliinsy craft ns"MlssMcOlnty.' Tliu iHltllllon of frolicsome Kny Templeton tu tlio ' cuniMiiiy furnished Hussoll's Comedian with nu excuse for tlio tentative trip across the country. Ithout Kny "Alias Olnty" as It loft Now York would havo coino to grief, ntil deservedly too, In less tliiiu n weekV time. Tlio fiirco comedy of "Miss McOinty" Is no attenuated that It shocks you on first upiHtaraiicu, Its thinness causes you to shiver. Thu truth of tlio ray ing that "thero is nothing new under tho sun" was never so ierftctly tlcmoimtrntcil ns In "Mush McOinty." Not only Is it niado up of weather-bcutcu incidents and moss-covered chestnuts; lmtthuold things aro pi esontcd without any attempt todress them up for tlio occasion. Tlicru Is not oven a semblance of a story In "Mini McOinty. ' Tlio so-culled fnrce-coni-i-dy Is a collection of time-worn siwclulties and over-worked funny lain, strung together on an Invisible thread which servos for a htory. It is disjointed and lncoheieiit In every pai tlcular. In tho llrst act, CIiicIi'h art studio and con servatory, aro introduced tlneo lather pretty girls, prettily dressed. They havo nothing to do and thoy do it pretty well. Cinrh, Fred Lennox, on whom with Fay Templeton de volves tho responsibility of sustaining tho show, Is a dismal failure. Tho lustre of tho NUir evidently bewilders him, and when ho should ho aggressive lip Is reserved, doing his part in tho most coiumon-pliieo way. l'itsner Averly, Clins. V. Senmon, although not Riven much opportunity, is a redeeming featuio of the performance. His personation of the Dutchman while old, Is good, and his manner of telling stories inimitable. In tho scioud act ho gives us an occasional glimpse of real comedy. Ho Is fairall through. l.innAvrv (, Joslo Sadler, has little to do, and is not bad. Xathttn Jeans, T. J. Herudon, Is an ordinary iton n cnbt farmer. Theio is noth ing new or attractive In tho part. Win. Car roll's Dennis ltellly could hardly havo been worse. I tlo not know whotook his place but tho company surely did not lose much when ho started for Now York Sunday. Tho rest of tho company wero so-so. Thero wero songs and dances and funny stories and that was all. Hut of Fay Templeton a good word must bo spoken. Without ample scopo for tho dis play of her known accomplishments, she made tho most of what was assigned to her, and succeeded In drawing some leliictaut ap plause. She possesses marked originality and there are few "cuter" actresses on tho stage than Fay. Her sneezing song wlillo not a model of harmony in A musical sense, wus quaint and taking and her Spanish danco was exceedingly well dono. Fny Tem pleton is still an nttiactlvo actress notwith standing all that has been said. "Tho Irish Jubilee" was sung much better than in "U and I" u couplo of weeks ago; but tlio lest musical specialty in "Miss Ointy" was "Tho Same Thing Over Again," In tho third act, an amusing adaptation of tho words of old songs to modern airs. This is dono by Fay and Fred Lennox and is excel lent In its way. Tlio company rehearsed nearly all day Saturday and many changes weio made In tho second performance. Some wero im provements and Minis wero not. Sir. Hussell Is traveling with tho company, and Is giving it his entire attention, and those people in Lincoln who voted ".Miss McOinty" it com pleto failure may yet hear of Its successful entry Into Now York. Such jieoplo as Sid ney Drew aio to Join the company, and with tho alteiatloii and lmpiovemeut constantly going on, It is possible that It may result as did "Tho City Directory" which although a failure on tho toad, was an instantaneous success in tlio metropolis. It is probable, however, that when "Miss McOinty" reaches Now York and is given a run It will bo an almost entirely new "play." "Adonis" hasn't Improved with ago. It Is a little too threadbare to bo thoroughly en Joyablo. Interest In "Tho Seven Agoi" Isn't enhanced by the suggestion it contains of the original burlesipio. Henry K. Dlxoy is accustomed to dolngdlf flcult things, however, and ho succeeds much better than anyone olso could in winning tho plaudits of tho poople for those two produc tions. Few changes havo been made In tho com pany since its last appoaranco hero mid tho "Adonis" of Tuesday night was substantially tho same as tho "Adonis" of a year ago, Ooorgo Howard, tho miller, ami Carrie l'er klns tlio "merry little mountain maid" and most of tho othor favorites wero thero. Tho effects showed porceptlblo signs of long con tinued usage; but tuklng everything into Blderatlon, tlio great burlesque was well put nu, If Dixoy doesn't put the sumo vitality and lire into tho animated statue that he did a few years ago, it must be remembered that "Adonis" has bocoino a very old story with him. Ho can never bo dull and hU perfoim- auce Tuesday pleased a largo iiudieui'o un commonly well. His Hpular song "It's English You Know," was received enthusias tically ns usual. Aseveio cold pi evented Miss Perkins from doing full Justice to her pint, although no one was disposed to find fault witli Jtosetttt. Oeorgo Howaid, always good, was In perfect trim. Miss Yoluudo Wallace's TttUtmea was a til lie commonplace, while The DuchuH, Ida Van Oaten, wus veiy Indifferent. "Tlio Seven Ages" was gi en Its llrst pres entation in Lincoln Wednesday evening, to a largo house. This "kaleidoscopical enter- -rtrHi fmrfl' tynrc-mwT-irt7i,8ivnijiflU r "N C-.3 talnniert," which is nu elaboration of the soliloquy from Shakespeare, Is by Messrs. Oill & Dixoy. Although differing in treat )nent,its scojio is much the same as "Adonis." It was constructed with a view of aiTordiiig tho best opiortunities for th display of Dlx ey's ability in charactori.atlon. Hut tho comedian is not, on tlio wholu, as successful as in the earlier creation. Ho is seen in tho various stages from tho cradle to tho thresh old of tlio grave, at one time plying the rat tle, at another tho sword, now as a schoolboy and now as a lover. He poses for an Instant us Napoleon and afterwards iiersouates a statuo of Washington, in tlio meaut'mo serv ing as a minister of Justice and as a writer of comic opera. At times ho is very clever, evoking warm applause. Ho is seen to the best advantage from nu artistic standpoint In the last act, where he takes the part of Grinulfathei Van Loo, a toothless old man. Four old cronies discuss tho pleasures of youth around the super table, and for al most perfect realism this scene has seldom been equaled. Dlxey rises to Ji'lIVrsoniau heights for nn Instant, presenting n truly ar tistic picture of childish old age. As in "Adonis" tho element of coherency is not very conspicuous. With one or two excep tions tlio stage settings are not in keeping with the extravagance of tho theme, and af ter "Adonis" thero is a certain disappoint ment in "Tho Seven Ages." Tlio music is only occasionally taking. In tlio llrst part the Clipiier Quortetto scored a distinct suc cess and luter some of the choruses wero ra ther pretty. Miss Wallace sustains the pint of Myrn Van Twiller with grace, and How aid, while not given very much rein, does ids liest. Carrie I'erklns has tin exceediuly trying role as the "guide, philosopher and triend"of tho audience, and she acquitted her self adiuiiably. Hut "Tho Seven Ages" doesn't rank with with "Adonis" and somehow "Adonis" isn't what it used to ho. hick'h wohi.d'h kaik. The production of Hico's gorgeous extrava ganza, "The World's Fair," at Funk's Opera House Is a notable event. Its superior repu tation as a nmguiticcnt spectacular musical extravaganza is familiar to readers of the eastern press. Tho superlative mounting upon tho stage and tho regal outlay in the scenery nud costumes renders it a marvel without precedent in theatrical history. From its first production in New York an extraordinary success has been the rewaid of the extravagant venture and its coming so far ns is regarded as an exioriineiit, for no company with like expenses has over yet made this attempt. "Tho World's Fair" will be given n second presentation this even ing. "UTTI.K IJOIM) KAUNTLKUOY." Considerable interest attaches to tho forth coming production in this city of Mrs. Hur uett's famous drnmntlo Idyl, "Little Lord Fnuiitleroy ,"niid expectation runs high aneut tlio calibre of the company that Mr. French will send hero to Interpret the beautiful lines, tho tender pathos and tho characteristic hu mor of the talented authoress. No play of niederu times has made so gen uine and so hullng n success as this simple little child-drama, and Mrs. Huiuett's name will go down to posteiity as the writer ot tho most chin iiilug, simple and fascinating play ever knuw u In the history of the stage. Ccd rio F.nol Little Lonl Fauntleroy- 'louuds Into favor at once, and us the play piogi tlio favor becomes stronger, until it reach " jts maximum at the close of the play, and W !. V Jim "''' I f , . h' -T" 1 . .AUR Ufyy Jtyey Ciue Sfyats. Uncik Sam anii Comjmhia Hkcausk M) MOKAIICII NW UVK8 ON AMUtl CAN 60IL TlIK C.AII IU.CAU6K TIIKKK WAH NO UVNAM1TK IK HIS TUIIKKV. TlIK KAIHini IIIX'AUbK 1MB ItOVAI. IOU81N8 AltU fOI.ITU WIIKM UK VIS ITS Til KM. QUKKN VlCTOIIIA llKCAUHK 80 MK OF lIKlt S01.IIIKIIS 8TIIX "I.OVIi TlIK WIDOW." TlIK 1'KTTV PltlNCKUNOS AcltOSsSKA--IllXAUHU fcOMK IIICII AMUIIIUAN (llltlj; MAIIIir KOlt COItONKTH. Unci.k Sam's Sons Hixwubk sum it AMMIIIUAN (IIUL8 DON'T CAUK (Oil COItONKTa WmSmmr -'-'i'ln'iiirormr- every man, woman and child In the audience g(ss away inoro than pkusisl. From tho moment when little Cedrlo runs In Hushed and out of breath with his foot-raco, Interest Is keen, and thero is not a dull moment in tho performance. Mrs. Hurnett's masterpiece has an exquisite setting In Its dinmntio form, and resembles her inimitable work in that It goes straight to tho heart at every point In tho play. Thero can bo no difference of opinion on tills point. Tho simple story, net ed so naturally and touchiiigly, never fails to make an impression. "Little I,onl Fauntle roy" will bo presented at Funko's Monday o cuing. HOHHIP OK TlIK HTAOK. If half the stories concerning tho dissipa tion of Henry K. Dixoy which wero cii ciliated by certain known people In this city prior to lits ap)eai auee nt tho Fuuko Tuesday and odiiesduy, weio true, that eminent come dian must certainly be In a bad way; but I could discover none of the evidences of this much talked of dlsslut!ou In the gifted crea tor of "Adonis" In a very Intel esilng chat which I had with him Wednesday afternoon in company with Oeo. Howard, who does tho miller in "Adonis" and the uncle In "The Seven Ages." Dlxey oil" tho stago Is a genial companionable fellow. Ho has it strong face, audi rememlier that n few joins 1140 as ho walked down Chestnut street in Philadelphia, mid Hroadway In NowYoik, on a winter's day, clad In n great fur coat, ho was voted u strikingly handsome man by the ladies. "I don't think I shall ever play In Knnsasagiiin," ho return ked In tho com so of our conversa tion. "Tho theaties thero aro about tint poorest specimens I oversaw, with absolutely no convenience. The people aro all right, hut they havo no money. Wo did pietty well in a financial senso, but it has iieen pretty hind picking for most of tho theatrical eompiiuks. Tho cniirast between Lincoln, Omaha and Kansas City and t lie cities of Kansas Is very striking," Howard hero leiiuirked that of thu smaller cities of tlio west ho is specially partful to Lincoln and Sioux City, Dixoy thinks that the opular impression that the present is a bud year for road business is not borne out by tho facts. Ho reports an ex ceptionally good season in Denver. Ho wards' hearing is so defective that I woudr ho is not huiidlcnpied on tho stage. The enterprise of making nu important ac tress of Mrs. IjcsIIo Carter, a no ice, was very lightly regarded a year ago, when It was first broitched to tho public. Hut Inter est in tho singular venture, if not respect for it, glow to such an extent that witnesses of tlio debut crowded the Hroadway Theatre, New York, last week. Although new enter tainments wero given in two other Hroadway houses, tho assemblage hei i included a sur prisingly largo number of those who devote their Monday nights to what they deem the most lemarknblo stage revelation in town. They found it at the Hroadw ay, for tho debut of Mrs. (.'niter was not a fiasco nor u baiu es caio from a failure, nor een a scant success, but tho disclosure of nu net less who lose into stage distinction with her llrst essay. Ex cessive nervousness disabled her somewhat during the 111 st hour of tho ordeal of fright and st niggle, and tho effect was to make her overact in tho earlier scenes of the piny. Hefoio her heavy task of a variously moodith and emotional peisonntion was halt oei she had Justilled her attempt to make one even lug servo instead of years In tlio pr.x-ess of In-coming n star actrcs). Mrs. Caller is a handsome woman. She lias an abundance of oug, light hair, which grows prettily uiouud IrW Wfl Ml Il'lovi kma iv, i i. ii riBTiin i . . .TrO-V lySTMivj i r. - z,&.awm y t&MWmifilw y" a -V. a smooth forehead. Her blue eyes, aio big and expressive. She is shncly, lithe, and i e liiarkaiily graceful. Her voice Is full, musi cal, mid capable of gixsl modulation. Nature lias outflttisl her g'iieiouly for the profes sion which she has chosen, and her llrst pub lie iierformaueo was a remarkable triumph of her own aptness and her tiaiuer's skill In de veloping her faculties. During MIssTeinpleton's recent engage ment In this city I hud tho pleasure of re new lusher ucipialutaueu ami found her to lie tho same interesting, Jolly, rollicking Fay as of yore. During the course of a conver sation Friday sho referred to her now role, that of furco comedy and its change from comic opera. "Its n hard task for mo" said alio "to Jump from one to the other with but scarcely a week's notice, and from tights into dresses." And to tho average theatre goer this would appear quite reasonable Many of my reudeis will remomlior the cluirmiug success made by Kny as Hetinii in thu Mascot, her role in (llrollo (Jlrolla and other operas popular six years ago. In "Miss McOinty" Fay has but little scope to display her great ability, but what she does In the pleco is Very nccptablo and I havo no doubt Hut when tho company is thoroughly reor gnuied, sho wilt uitku as great a lilt as she ever did hi oiera. Kny lias a charming origi utility, t pleasing video and graceful move ment. This was slown in her Spanish dance mid tlio bneezo song, Referring to the pres ent presentation of the piece, Miss Templeton remarked "I don't feel very Jubilant over our success so farmyself,liut 1 have full con ildeuc In Mr. Russell's management We liuvo only been out u week ami considering that too much cannot bo expected, Tho com pany is being leliearsod dully and thu weak inemlicn tiro hciu replace I b more compe tent people. As for my part I am getting moioiisodt) It every day anil I expect soon to Uiusiiiufhut homo In furco comedy as I am In otem." Tlio company left Sunday for Denver, after which it gous east us far as Philadelphia, then back to 'Frisco and piob ably on its way west Mr. Russell will stop over in Lincoln long enough to show US' Miss McOinty as it will then upeur. Jules K Offner, who has been manager of the Kdeu Musco since tho opening of the sea son, has leslgued his position to go to Omaha. Ho Is succeeded In tills city by Mr. W. T. Duncan, who has been treasurer of the Museu for two seasons. Mr. Duncan nuclei stands tho business thoroughly, and under his able 1 management the Musco will doubtless enjoy I ii new lease of prosperity. K. K. Ulcols traveling with his "Woild's Fall" aui( It success Is duo in no small meas ure, to lilf close iersouiil supervision, Ho In fotmed ino yesterday thut ho will put on "The Absent Minded Man," bv W. H. Uoodull of I thu Omaha Woilil-llenild, ilia few weeks. Ho calls Jt u pustoinl fuice-couiedy and is I coulideiit It will prove to bo a great card. Siivonii, "Tho yuetit of the Air," Zuiiiomi, and the multitude of other st long atti actions at the r.dcll Musco hivo drawn well this week For tho week commencing Monday, Novem ber S I, ii strong bill will Ihi pieseiited. The now intnugor, Mr. Dunciin, Is determined to raise tlio standard of the Musco in eveiy way (H)ssiblo. Mis Johnston's stock of hair goods is now complete unci thelaigest eer shown in tlio west. In switcher n lino of the moat U-autl-fill goods are shown, P.iiihroideiiug all i hades Including natural w Into hair. im Vv- -( ,0 ii fiw TlIK THIKUM. IHUPPOHIJyi.u a.e famil iar wllh that class of peo ple who in o hcstdcscrilHsl by tlio won! omniscient. They know everything. i oil cant tell tlieiu a thing that they haven't heaid hcfoirt hi them, nccoidlng to their own estimation, is the very In carnation of wisdom, They are the Alpha and Omega of earthly knowledge. These neotilo ato not verv &- (jljl numerous, thank Heaven, "stjlt I...1 il I. .. nut llll'iu mi' riUMiKU in thelll llllinlllgaiound loose to cause no Utile iiuuojiitieo to common place iiioi tills. V Travel on the 11 or thootheriliiy was heavy and In colug to Omaha I was forced to shnio my seat In the slisqier with one of these all know lug Individuals. He was a iioifoct stranger to me, but thut didn't, make any illffcioucc. I eiideavousl to lead, but my companion paid not tho slightest attention to my manifest disinclination to talk. Iteforo wo left Lincoln he hud tntinductsl himself, and by tlio time wo hud I cached llavelock ho was talking my head off. Ho forced me to listen; but would not suffer me to talk. An occasional ejaculation constituted my part in the conversation. Ho llrst talkisl lluunee. lie gave me tho Inside facts In tho case of Hilling llros, of I in on, who came near going to the wall several da) s ago, and lifter Informing me to a iKitiud how much was rcqullcd to helptheui out of their dllllcull), he made a lightning calculation, and told tho exact number of miles this Immense amount of money would make, If piled up in silver coins one upon an other. This caused him to lefer to towers and after giving the height of the Klticl tower, he icmai'kcd that the Washington monument Is tho highest In thowoild He cm ling again to lluunco, lie said, You Just watch and see 'cm pine bed There are going to bo some strange levelatlous In the llnan clalwoild. .lily Oould Is going to teach John Wniiuiuakcr n lesson. Ho will teach him to mind his own business by bursting him. Yes, Wiiuumukor is going up and imiiii other big failures mo coining." I said "You don't stiy so." V Hu blanched of on another subject. "Oiua ha Is ii dead town but still people enn innkn money thero If they know how. I could toll you many strange stories about Omaha. For Instance: Tlueo years ago two young fel lows went winking in a ritlhoad ollleeat (15 jier month. They thought It would Isingood plan to get a hustle on themselves. They hustled and now they own a bunk with a cap ital of a half million dollars. They are put ting up a building to cost nearly a million. I have got on to the racket and I am going to Omaha todo tho same thing. Hy the way, I saw "Mr Hiirues of New York" at Hoyd'stho other night. It Is no good on earth. Theat rical companies nut all rocky this year. It Is going to Isi tho worst year on record for the profession, Tlio cm tain has Ix-cn rung down on Agues Herudon and ti doj'ii others, Fuy Templetou and Russell's comislmns tiro play ing to from l.MMI to t.'I.OOO a week, Just enough to pay oxHiiHes. Dlxey came near going to pieces at Kansas City and ho is los ing money oery day. You rememlier thut big run of his In New York when "Adonis" was llrst produced! Well, lean give you a pointer on that People thought lie inudn money; but lie didn't. A couple of wealthy Jays got sturk on him mid they went broke in holding up Dlxey during that 'phenomenal' run. Their idea was to prepare the way for a big success on the road. Let mo tell you Dlxey never did amount to much any way He is worse now than over. And Hire hus fallen down too. His "World's Fair" Is no gotsl on earth." "Have you been to tho (Hack Hills! With out waiting to hear my reply, ho'-outlnucd, "We'l that Is a ureat country. Why thero Is more money to I mi made luteal estate in Illack Hills towns than In Omaha and Liu coin. Hut I can tell ) on, the whole western country Is going to tho dogs," Uy tho time I hud reached Omaha I had learned all tlioro Is to leal n uttout politics, religion, literature, tho whiskey business, running a hotel, court ship nnd thirty or forty other subjects. When wo ullgiited at tho place, where some tlmt) In tho future will bo tho union depot, he remarked that ho was very glad to have met mo. Ho hiui enjoyed our conversation very inticli, and hnKsl wo might come back to Lincoln together. Wo did come buck on the same train; but I rode on the locomotive. There weio somo bright things in tho dia logue of ".Miss McOinty." Cinch says to Miss McOinty, "Marry me and wo will Ihi at tho end of our troubles." Fay Templeton glances up at him and demurely asks, "Which end i" It seems that Ward .McAllister Is getting a I little too much notoriety. Ho stood for a Itlino with very giMsl grace tlio merciless attacks of the clitics, but at hut ho has lost his patience. "I do not quite bee," said lie I the other day, "why I should lie dh.cus.sed . iH-rsonull . As I understand It, the business j ot the book reviewer is to discuss books. Cer tainly hu Is not in tho habit of making a critical analjslsof the author of tho book- mid isnotcxHcted to comment outhoauth, jtir's supiMfttd clmiiieteilstu-s and alleged idiosyncrasies, nut this Is what hus Ih-oii done In my cuse, and the lelerenees to the Ixiok itself, for the most pint, hue lieeil veiy slight and uiiiuiiortaiit in tompurirou with thoiefereiiees tomjholr Why such a cur ious depuiiuio fromcstuhlUhfu iisugf should havo been made I cannot liudeistund. The IsKik nussubiuittid lrllisiectloiiaiii dissec tion. It wus wiitteu und 1 nttd scuicoly say that 1 expectid It would he written about h ' ttl'J As for niself, however. I have not the pleas ure of tho acquaintance of (ho gentlemen Ut whom tint book was submitted for crlllclnii, nud when they choose towilto about me III Hleiulof the book, they mo laboring under tho lather unfoi Innate di'iidvnutiige of con sidering a subject witli which they ato not familiar." I havo met few men mine impressed with the hiiitauce of their particular vocation tliiiu Professor Pfau of Uiiinoy, III , tho In structor In cooking, who has Iksmi conducting nudiool In this city for the past two weeks, lie Is illsposisl to crlllelse some of the ladles of Lincoln who have been kept away from his sehiHil by tliiiilemamls made on their time bynrt, vocal cultllle, etc. "One truly said tlio other day" he lemarked tome, "Hint she was sony her daughter couldn't ntleiiil the school; hut after her singing lessons and painting lessons, she i cully hadn't time. I didn't say anything, hut if that girl evei gi ts il husband I suppose she will slug liliu n breakfast, paint him n dinner, and let him whistle for Ids supHir," Professor Pfau is an enthusiast on the sub-' Ject of cooking. Ho deplores tho widespread Iguoiiinceof this useful art among American women nud ho ulti Unites a good many of tho IIIh the llesh Is heir to, to the caieless cooking In modern homes. "All women" says he, "should know how to cook, and cook well.nud I don't mean by this that they should content themselves with n knowledge of how to make candy and bon-bons. Thoy should know how lo prepaid soups, meats, all kinds of desseits, and in fact every tiling. Tlio woiueiiof tisluy labor under three disadvantages In cooking. In Hie llrst place they don't know anything alsiut It. Then they noveriuensuioaiiything. Thoy guess at kuiiiIs ami quarts and of course their guesses aro always wide of tint mark. Lastly they mo huinlicuppcsl by tho want of irosir materials. Homo Improve ment Is being made, however, nud I think tho time is coming when the Amei lean lady will not Ihi ushumtsl to say thut she knows how to cook. In Chicago and tlio larger cities many or tho ladles take icgulur colli ses In the cook ing schools hi Inglng-their servants with them." Ho never uses lard in Ids own cooking. "Hotter and Isief suet answer the purKisu ad iuiiably," ho said, "and are much mom healthy, (lood cooks should never Use laid.' I hi oached tho subject or baking Kiwder. "It's all trash," he lemarkisl "When you r-iiiciuIh!- that ci cam of tai tar costsslxty cent a Miiini, wholesale, while tho baking powd cis lettill at twcuty-Hvo cents, you eiui form an Idea of their Impuilty, 'Ihey tiro mostly comiKiMsl of terra nlba nud alum and mint ot them aro not only worthlessjbutnru jiosltlvo ly Injurious. I nearly always usu cream of tartar and sodu or ammonia. Tho latter In preferable." Shaking of rHsl adulteration tho professor said. 'Thero is hardly n foist pieparatlou on tlio market that Is It to eat. Kverythlng almost is adulterated. Jellies are tint most conspicuous illustrations of this. Tho bulk is composed of Japanese Islu-glass, n nci'-pro-duct. Sugar Is added to sweeten; glucose to give body and tartaric acid to give a pungent taste. Tint Jelly Is then flavored with artlile. lal flavoring uxtructs, and colored wlthartl llchil colors. Fiult butters are made In much tho same way, save that tho body Is eomiHw sl of white Ih-oIh In apple butter you can, I admit, occasionally find a suggestion of dried apples. Cmiiiul spices take the palm, however. They are composed of everything from red bricks, ground, to coeonnut shells, and jH-pper Is muilo of dust. Kvery conceiv able kind or ttash enters Into their eomiob. tlon. Most of the coloring extracts ole very liurmful, (kMcfiiMy yellow nud green which uro prepupsl from ehromi-yellow, a chro imito of lend, and clirome-greeii, u pigment muilo from tho oxide chromium. And tho flavors iim all, with the exception of vanilla, artlllciiil. Most of them nro linnnf ul, "Cheap candy is madochlelly of Urrnulha, which is obtained fiom tho chalk clIITs of Kiigland, and is colored and flavored by tho worst iswslble prcwirations. It is Injurious to a degree," Professor Pfau speaks well ot tho bread made by tho Lincoln bakers; but ho lluds little vise in the cooking lino -a or thy ot pi also. V Tho members of tho Pleasant Hour club have, for miiio weeks past, looked foiwurd with no little pleasure to tho first party to to given In tho new hotel. It wus thought thut if suitable arrangements could Ihi made tho party would Ihi given sometime between Do comlier lA nnd ClirlMinus. This Interesting event will, however, have to U) postponed, as I have Just lemned thut"! he Lincoln" will probably not oh.'h until January I. Kveu then the houso will not Ihi coniplt-Ud, and tho proprietors would not euro to enter tain tlio club until everything is in apple-pio order Jones "Ilniwn can you tell me why you mo still a novelty, although your hair is turn ing grayf" Hrowu uisscs. Jones "HeculiMi you uro always fresh mid then you aro tho lutest thing out (at night) don't jou know," SomelKHly wants to know If deud beuts cun lie utilized In tho U-ot sugur fuetory which It is promised to erect in Lincoln. Now doth the unfortiinnte turkey oico his discouragement in the, words of lliyaut, saying: The melauchol) dus mo come, the suddtst of the year. If I escuiHi next Thuisduy, Clnlstums'll soon Ihi hero. " The lutest tiling in luckties Is u liming red plaid. The colors talk. All the lutest sheet music, new stock, lit Oiancers Ait Music stoie.yi'J south Lkivontli btreot.
