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Lincoln, Nkukaska, Satukoay, Janmakv 17 IHlM.
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Among tlm recent visitors in Lincoln was
u young huly wlm hud nu unusual accom
plishment. Uonernlly whistling I not nil ac
complishment, 1hcuuo it is n crude Imitation
of music, but tills young Inily hud nu nptl
tiido for puckering liti' lips, nml she onltt
viitttl tlmt aptness until it became nu upt.
Sho discovered her nblllty ttiitu by ucoldeiit,
but dim renders her sybillnnt tmififc with 11
llulsh nml softness tli.it inuko it very pleas
ing. It is pnrtliMiliirly effective lu such
pieces ns "Tim Mocking Hlrd," whore n hit
of inliiilcry is Ksihlo. Not only can this
young lady add a delightful feature to nil
uvonimr's entertainment, but think of tint
satisfaction there must Imi lu hearing nu ac
complishment tlmt Is uiiIiiil. No other or
hon in tho city ooiild upprouoli lior in her
specialty, nml oho kIiIiu's in her nrt like n
bright llxiil star.
At)roK)S tbo subject, it litis often Int'li n
wonder to mo tlmt slrlt lo not nsplro to u v
eltles in tho wny of accomplishments. Mis.
Shaw has made u handsome tiling out of her
whistling, besides lieiiiK lotted by tlm society
of two continent". Tlm average i;Irl -un
pouti'l n plmio. but It wMom i cnclii'Mt lie mer
it of mi upt. It enables bur to piny ooeusion
ully for pnrlor dancing, 'i1 that's about u!l
there l.s in it lu most cum-si. Piano pounding
Is too coinmon and too distressing. Occa
sionally ii girl breaks the bonds of conven
tionality and takes up tbo violin or miliar or
mandolin. Hut bow nuny of them achieve
any excellence on those iiistrumuiitHf A few,
but very few.
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Tho writer knows u society belle who has
tbo rare accomplishment of bolus "bio U ex
ecuto u clog dance m.d do It well. Now I can
mmj, lu Imagination, a great many debcatu
noses go up. At the llrst blush the hypocrit
ical will of course intention tlio maidt'iily pro
priety of such a proceeding. That's lieouuso
they have been educated lu nnriow lines and
because thoy have not m-oii bow modostly tho
young lady executed her little act. A baud
on either side daintily lifted her skirts an
inch or two, and the siwctutors saw nothing
but tho bliiitlling feet, or at most nothing but
mi nnklo encased In a leather shoe. Anyono
sitting at tho Hide of a bull room uuring a
round dutico cannot help seulng oxkjsuius ii
hundred times more immodest. Of course
the young lady never duncod cxce)t tieforo
very small and nelect coniaiiies, uud then
only In nu obliging spirit to add variety to
tliuviiliii'H round. Limited in Its use as
this iMirtlcular accompllshnieiit was, ho not
only gave novolty and pleasure to others,
but sho had the iersonul gratillcatlon of do
ing something that no one else lu her M-t
could npproiich.
Another young lady, an American ipjeen
with a buideiisonie round of great duties.had
learned to play, not only tho piano, but tho
guitar, banjo, mandolin and for aught I know
other instruments. She had that divlnest of
all arts, tho ability to sing boiiutltully, and
slmnlaicd her own accompaniments. She
had not taken up tho stringed instruments
with n M't, perfunctory purpose, but Iiociium
hho loved mimic and liked variety. Now
there Is something stlir and formal in going
to n piano, adjusting a i.tool and spreading a
slieot of music, and that premonitory pause
befoie striking the keys is really oppressive
to a syniputhetle nntiiro. It impresses one
with n sense of great obligation conferred by
the jierforiuer, und then tho pause which bil
lows tho last note is osltlvoly awkward to
mi honest soul, for generally there is Hi tie
complh.ientury that can be suld truthfully,
nml anything but flattery would bo grossly
improper. Somehow or other we invest tho
playing of n piano with tho dignity of mi af
fair of state. How different in the case of
tho young lady mentioned. If u familiar bit
of music is spoken of und there is any iutlmn
tlon of a deslro to hear It, how delightfully
informal to pick up n stringed instrument,
slug tho nir and thrum tho stringed uccoiuhiii
iniellt. It is mi Inconsequential Incident for
which (lattery Is not uxiectl. It stimulates
that and suggests other music. Tho singer
passes from one niece to another, lightly mid
gaily, each evoking associations mid remi
niscences, uud tho result Is a most charming
The Amerlcun girl metis a redeemer. Cus
tom hns doomed her to learn to play tho pl
nno. Few ot them have tho talent to learn
to do it well, mid none of them seem to have
tlmo to learn anything else. She needs a I o
former to lead her out of the slavish liondugu
of custom.
Isn't it about time the dallies ijuit filling
their columns with grossly M'lisational ac
counts of tho M)lltlcal squabble at tho statu
house) Uist week a Lincoln man received a
telegram from n relative in Indiana asking if
be were in tho riot at the cupitol and inquir
ing bow many people had been killed. This
friend may have been unduly timid, but tho
lurid accounts of a "terrible fray," of "mili
tia marching the corridors," of i "free light,"
of "anaichy," of a "revolution" and like
startling events have given tho people of tho
east n very wiong impression 01 rteninsKii
mid Its people. While tho proceedings at the
capltol last week aro not to bo commended,
yet It is too bad that people ut a distance
should bo given tho luipiession that thu Ne
braska legislature is composed of n lot of bor
der rulllans who settle their differences by
lUt lights and have to bo cowed into ipnet by
n company of militia. It Is evident from n
lierusul of tho"seaio heads" in eastern pnpeis
that somo (leoplu have that Idea, it all conies
from thoM'UBixtlonallsiiiof tlio daily paors,
which are cver satlslled with mi) thing lev,
than ii blood curdling Item If thoy can color
it to.
Tho publishers of magazines, us well as tlm
managers of daily papers, tiro constantly
seeking novelties for their publications, and
tho Cosmopolitan offers one that ccilaiuly is
unique ns well as pleasingly interesting. The
editor accepted a story, "Doii Oracias," 'vitb
but two characters and its scenes laid In New
York. Instead of getting up fanciful Illus
trations, pii'tuies iiiaile from inmgluiit inn and
InckliK lu strength, character and accessor
ies, the publishers had two well known nc-
tots pose for them, Tlm gentleman was K. II.
Kotheru and the lady was Miss Virginia
. The ftory relates tho lovo of a
struggling young artist and u rich young
heiress. Some of tho set ties are laid lu the
hero's studio, which tills the pictures with ef
fective airesorles. Sumo Intelligent person
posed the actors in attitudes to lit tho story,
and photographs were taken of them. The
illustrations wire made directly fiom tho
photos in tho Imlf-touo process, which copies
every light mid shadow with tho llilelity of
photography. Tim render has In these pic
tures tho portraits of two actors, whoso faces
and attitude glo expression to tho Illustra
tion and whoso costumes lire adapted to the
varying situations witli tlm nice discrimina
tion of trained artists, ltccitululy is n unique
departure.
tlon nml thioughotit the house the best
service Is timliitiilnisl, The rooms are nil
largo wllh high ceilings and the best of enti
latlou. lu the intunila Mine Host Slllowny
iimy nlwais Is- found with mm ever watchful
eye, looking after the comfoit of the guests
lu eveiy det'iil, uud It Is veiy strange when
mi) thing goes by unnoticed that demauils u
remedy. Sllloway is one of thosn quiet un
pretentious soit of men that ttcats every one
pleasantly and cordially; free from Hint stiff
business like manner that chamcterles the
average hotel keoer This has made hosts
of friends for hltii and has In ought the ery
best class of trade to his h.uise, which un
doubtedly ranks llrst among Omaha hotels.
Llucolultes have not Ish'Ii slow lu recog
nizing these merits and scaicely aday passes
without Uniting several Lincoln slgnalinc on
the register. It Is on tho llaiuey street
electric motor line which runs from the union
doHt, passing the door ery few minutes,
Tlm Muriay has established n reputation mid
patronage that few hotels have attained in
tills country and Mr. Slllowiiy Is to be i on
gratlilate I on his success.
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urn M'ieimiiii popuuiriiy 01 iienuiiiui r.vnn-
For once at least Nebraska has been the
center of the earth and the most favored spot
on tho teriestial globe. Lust week there were
snow and storms north, east, south and west
of us. Tho cable brought news ot severe
weather nil over Kurope, and even in Ninth
Afi lea the swatthy Auibs shivered lu a snow
storm, while Nebrnskaiis basked in bright
mid balmy went her. Can anyone name a
Motion with n better iil.tlie-year-iouuil cli
mute than smiling Nebraska!
Speaking of siioa-, Hob lltirdette, who had
an experience with It jii his lecturing tour
last week, hit off tlm perversity of Inanimate
things very pretty when he said, looking out
of a window ut the falling Hakes; "Tliatis
the kind of stuff that blows off from u man's
farm, where It Is wanted, and drltts twenty
feet into a railroad, where it isn't wanted. I
susK-ct, on sooond thought, that tho perver
sity of nature is not as prevalent us we like
to assume. Our human impatience exagger
ates the things that cro-s its desires, but, at
uuy rate, there Is a great deal of relief at lay
lug Urn blame on Inanimate tilings. They
can't talk back or give us tlio lie.
1'iof, Mohler, the Invincible, tho peerless
iusti uctcr of that great art of in ts, dancing,
writes Tin: ('011111:11 that his success this
season in St. louis is by far greater than
ever before and exceed in every lespecl his
fouileso anticipations. I he profivssor Is a
gallant mid thoioilghly experienced toucher
of terpslchore and what he does not know
about that very elegant accomplishment Is
certainly not worth knowing. HI new
academy is llllcd every night with mi assem
bly of Mime sort and it lias liecoiuu the load lug
resort for balls, parties and wedding nt tho
Missouri metropolis. Many Llucoltiites are
counting tho weeks until the time for his
arrival Is due, and the piospoets are that his
lbtll class will even bo larger than any
previous year.
It is one of the privileges of man to lecture
woman on her follies, mid I am not one to let
so great a satisfaction slip by unimproved,
Of course all American girls are pretty, but
thoro seems to m nil impression that tbosway
of beauty end with their growMi. A writer
wlio has investigated tho matter Ibid that
tunny of tho most noted beauties in tho his
tory of tho world were middle-aged women.
Here aro some of thoso who we re at their
Tojtii'.i, Omaha's new aspirant for Join mil
istic honors in the society Held, seems to be
coming right to tho front under its newmaii
agemeut. It Is a much prettier pnper than
It ever was before Frank Orff took tlm helm,
and if the wolf can bo kept from tho door
long enough, the prewut management will
so'u give Omaha n piper that tlm town may
be proud of.
All humor of the scalp, tetter sores, and
dandruff cured, and falling hair checked;
heuco baldness prevented by using Hall's
Vegetable .Sicilian Hair Kenower.
TOTE M'MURTRY IS DEAD.
It is rarely that thu death of n poison
causes tho pi ofouuil sorrow in all elides as
Clara Moirls plujisl "Odette" at the Fuuko
opera house Thursday eveuieg to one of the
most fashionable audience that has assem
bled at that pt to of umusomout for mouth
I'lnrn Mori I need have no fearof the critic.
She don not act 11 pail She live it, ami for
thetluiiisho I not herself hut is transformed
luloanotlier Imllvlihi illty Kvnry movement,
tone, look I crowded w Ith moaning. Her
elocution I (ho mirror of nature and the an
dltor I smiled by the emotions dopl'teil as
though thoy wore real mid nut mimic
It scoihod a pity tlmt she should coullue
herself to tin French style id ilrmun in which
the heroine Is an unfaithful wife who suffers
tho consispiences of unehastity. Under the
spoil of Mich a dlMMiatle genius as Cliira Mol
lis the eh'irnetcr of tlio impure woman Is
condoned, the sin excused nml a Hood of sym
pathy creutisl for the lleklo wife who Is i tiled
by lust Instead of love.
"A little nonsense now uud thou
Is relished by the bcit of men."
I'luit is tlm lersou why a largo and appre
ciative nuilloiicd ussenibltsl in I'uuke's opera
house Monday evening to burnt tin Ir buttons
listening to "McCarthy's Mislmps " Tlm play
was alsio tho average of its class. It had
tho slender thread of a plot l mining Ihr.iugh
it, mid tbls gave some relief to the IIimhI of
drollery that chaiactt'i izisl tho comedy. Mr.
II111 ney Ferguson as Dennis .McCarthy was
Irresistible lu his Irish make-up uud dialect,
although what ho said was not lu the main
very funny, lu this resis-ot the uclor ros,
above tlm plliy wright and made a great deal
out ol 11 little. Llz.zie Daly ns .lei mium I'riiu
ioso made a great bit, particularly iu her
itaiielng, which while It satlslled tlm galleiy
was not. suggestive. Tim dancing of bum
Vlulo Daly, achlldof six years, waspiobably
tlm greatest leaturo of the evening. For de
cency's sake the four ballet dances might
have Iks'ii iliH'iiseil with, but tlm sensual
spirit which under tho assumption of mi (ll.
tihtlc taste demands tlm nude lu art also
clamors for tlm high kicker on the stage, and
to gainsay this feature is to leave spice out of
the pudding, therefore the ballet dancer
has come to st-uy. The remainder of tho sup
siit was good and the legislator worn out
witli extiU'iiK'iit, tlm professional man wuiry
fiom in'iital till, and tho husluesi miujuiled
from roijlluumcht, all enjoyisl an evening
of fun .'rjcl recreation mid look up their usual
work with greater rest next morning.
gellne. It may 1st doubted whether liny other
extiiiiagnura has bud so long mid successful
it inn. Unlike most iitliucllous, too, It bus
not been cheapened, bill, on the contrary,
the hi fm miince last night was distinctly
better than the one of u ear ago,
"The Mi'iliss Lilian Walters assumed tlm ll
tie role.
"Mis tloialdlne Mi'('mm,who Inst iipKmcd
lu this city as "Myia," In Dlxey's "Seven
Agcs,"sconsl 11 mot licit success us '(labilol,"
mid win thlly tills the role so charmingly por
t in) ed by tlm tunny talented uud shapely ar
tists iu tho past. The famous pint of tho
"Irfino Fislioiuiiiu ' was pluytsl by that old
favotilo, .lames S. Mnllll, who was especially
engaged. Mr. Malllt bus assumed
this character for sixteen Ji'iim, and despite
the fact that he I threescore and thou he is
still one of the best pnutomlmlsts III America.
Mi. Itiehaid Hallow supplants Mr.Foites
ciiii us "Catherine," nu I ho is mi Impiove
incut. He 1 far more icllmsl lu hlsmothiHls,
and is more womanish, If ho will not take of
fense ut the pi also. The perfoi iniineo wont
along witli the usual dash uud vim."
most fascinating period at or near tho age of 'J1'1 tUn "r Miss Sophia McMurtry on Tue-
forty: Helen of Troy, Aspasiu or Miletus, '. "-" h i.. .... n..u ......
Clooputru mid Madam Kecnnnler. Vlnoii, ' l,1,t "",": "ml,,,,n i"K1l ,'',S,)',K "do
tho cult-brutal wit mid beauty, wH seventy- womanhood she must mvo been iMwes.sed of
two when a notable fell iu love with her, mid ; 'isuul qualities, both of mind mid brain, to
Catherine II of Hussia was fascinating tho '"'J'0 "" li I'Jh1 "f adiuirere that she
lay of her death, at tho ago of sixty-soven. ,l111- M,,!M1 Mi'Murtry was familiarly known
Of course we do not know the whoU Mcret of 'w "lotu ''V ,",,t ""', h-r relatives, but also
the wiusoiiieness of Hicm celobratisl women. ' h' Uvr Wendf, and tlio familiar upHlliilioii
but it is quite certain tliej' did not rouge and
paint. It I also quite certain they did not
cease their efforts to make themselves fascin
ating. They plitsl tho art mid graces which
made t lie 111 uttractlve iu their youth, and
probably added tlm charm which "experience I nlarmlng, took her to Colorado to mo If th
and Increased intelligeiK my bring. Here, ; "'' r tlmt ultltudo would not bring her bac
gitls, is 11 K)lnter or two for you.
Many tradition and other things suem to
have U-eu shattered In the Into silitical bluss
tor. Lincoln is tho political center of the
state, and tlm political axis can up through
tho loboy of the Capital hotel for some years
past, largely due, probably, to the influence
of Hon. K. P. Hoggen, a former secretary of
state nml a genial as well as u successful poli
tician. The political world In Nebraska hits
had an explosion mid, like the modern circus,
Is revolving about tliroo centers. When the
state alliance met in Lincoln u month ago tho
Llndell made u bid for the patiounge of the
granger legislators. It not only offered u
ssciul low rate but promised the free uso of
two largo rooms for meetings, ard that is
where the independents aro holding their sos
cret caucuses, (loveruor-eloct Hoyd, Church
Howe, ex Seakur Watson nml other old time
politicians hiivo taken up their headquarters
at tho new Lincoln, uud that is the reuilez
vous of the oldstime wire-pullers. Hut th
associations of tho old Capital hold somo of
its patrons, and if anyone wants to make tlm
rounds of all camps ho uiiut not omit that
uld stamping ground.
There is something new in score cards for
high live, raz.le duzilc, euchre and whist.
They aro gotten up on a white card itlMjut
t! 1-V!xl) inches with descriptive hands mid the
scores aro indicated by punches. A full lino
of them may bo seen at Tiik Couhikh olllco,
where they are bold at 11 f teen cents per
dozen. As an ornament instead of using
ribbon iu the corner, small cord and tasnels
sumo us used on ball programs may bo
attached at an extra cost of one penny each.
Thoso that have ii-od these cards speak highly
of them and claim them superior to any here
tofore used. Next time you euteitain at
curds, call in uud try thosu goods. They ueo
cheap, very pretty and original iu ilu.ign.
There is it something about the Murray
hotel ill Omaha that always makes one feel
welcome and Ills stay pleasant, and I have
often wondered what it was. You often stop
at hotels mid some that aro just as Hue, but
you don't seem to appreciate your surround
ing hourly us well' There seems to Im mi
easy cordiallity extended to every ouu mid
miikes you fid comfortable and at home
from tlm Hist. In most hotels when you
enter, it stiff gaw ky clei k.liau ,s you a eii,
awaits your scrawl on tho register and
assigns ou to a room. After tlmt, unless
you remain several days, you ueier hear it
word or see a smile. There is little comfort
in such treatment, hut at the Murray it is
vastly iu difference The clerks always greet
) on with a pleasant smile, (not one ot those
marked two tor live), iu tho dining room you
receive prompt, polite and courteous utteu
was oiio more of endearment than n nick
name. She was o brilliant star in Lincoln
social circles and au acknowledged lender. Hho
bus U'ou iu fulling health for two years, mid
her parents fearing that her condition was
the
k
to her normal condition. Her bight face .,.,., vl(m t , lir1(J
was greuly missed In the social elides b lhlllliy. but tho wo.d fall s
which she moved while here, but wonl ,,er , ,, tuw ur
leaciusi nor menus irom iimo 10 iimo 01 an
improvement iu her health uud all hoHl to
welcome buck the glad hearted girl again.
On Wednesday morning J. II. .VoMurtry,
tho father, received u telegram from his wife
lu Colorado that "Toto" wus seriously ill.
Till evidently was sent to prepare the f ither
for the grout blow, ns Inside ot an hour after
wards be received another telegram liearing
the sad words, "Toto ts do-id."
Tho grief stricken father chartered a spe
cial coach nml accompiinio I by a munlicr of
Lincoln friends and sympathizer left on tho
noon train for Denver. He returned yes
terday with thu remains, Tlm funeral will
occur tomorrow at tho resilience of Mr. Mc
Murtry, coiner of Twelfth and J streets. Tho
pull bearers will probably lie chosen from
tho circle of young friends who so greatly ad
mired tho amiable traits of character of tho
deceased.
Miss Sophia McMurtry was the pi idoof her
pui'oi.ts, and her sudden quietus leaves n
gloom !n the family circle tlmt nothing can
dispel. She was Hourly twenty jours old,
and sixteen years of her life hiivo been ssuit
m Lincoln. Her parent had spared no ex
pens?! m giving her n liberal education and
she hud develoM'il into it rellnod, intelligent,
noble young woman. Her sorrowing parents
have done all for their idol that love could
dictate or moans could command iu their en
deavors to drive out thu disease that tlually
fastened iim)u her, but to no purxMi, except
to prolong her stay on earth witli them a fuw
more mouths.
Miss rtybilJoliustouo, the versatile young
ueli ess and author upjioared Isdm-on Lincoln
nudlencj Tuesday evening as "Izu" lu tlm
Clemen run Case. Whatever the moral
merits of tlio play may Im, tho acting was
excellent. Tho portrayal of tho character of
Iza asbtie develops from mi artless iiiuid Into
a designing siren requires uncommon talent,
but Miss Johnstone fully lit ted the purl.
Her beauty of face ami form allied with a
imisica) voice adapt her admirably for tho
lole, but buck of nil there Is an intelligent
liraiu that hiiscnvliilly studio I tho lines uud
imbued them wltu tho seiisutiveuos of
thought, a well as fts'liug uud pusiion.
ling shows cm cfiil
so naturally fiom
lilts and her gestures are so free and nu
ll ummeltsl that thu spectator Is tempted to
buliuvr-it is impit'utlou Instead of hard work.
Tho nupport of the star was excellent mid
much above tho average. Oustnvus Levick,
as Pielro Cloiueuceuu, was a triHucold as n
husband, but lu the fourth act his burst of
Othello like Jdilousy was thrilling and he
received n double encore. The rendition of
tho purl Couulcs D.imbrouuwskii, mi avari
cious woman by Miss.lomiio Koiffuith added
not u little to tho play. Charles Koalas
Constantino lilt, was also admirably adapted
to his pal t mid was called Itoforo tho curtain.
There was a remarkably largo iiltcuiluuco
of gentlemen and a very small number of
ladies present. It is probable, that it fore
knowledge of the statue scene hud something
to do with this, Iu that scene Izit poses as u
model for the husband in list and upismrs in
pink tights only this mid nothing more,
'tho tableau I stiieibly artUtic and the sen
sational I cut in es aro forgotten for the
moment in the U'aiity of the breathing
statue. This scene 1 tlm one on which the
critics clash, bill which will continue to draw
cionds and exclto iidmiratloii and couilem
nation.
If Your House Is on I'lro
You put water on tlm burning tliulicrs, not
on tlm smoke. And If you have catai'ih you
should attack tho disease iu thu blood, not in
your nose. Hemuve tho impure cause, uud
tho local effect subsides. To do this, take
Hood's Harsupurillu, thu great blood purllicr,
which indlcully and permanently cures
catarrh. It also strengthens tlm nerves. Ho
sure to gut only Hood's Sursuparillii.
Safety .lliirhlne I'lirSule,
I have u new safety, latest Niteut that t
will sell cheap for cash, .Machine cost i'X
and I will sell it for W. Cull on Kdgar
Wessel at CouitlKIl olllco.
K. H, (luthrio ha added it saddle mium
factory department to his carriage establish
ment and Is now prepared eo supply any mid
all kinds of harness or saddlery goods, Ju.st an
on want It, on short notice and on most rea
sonable terms, You know tho number, 1M0
Ostns't.
You can iiiaku a dollar go further at ller
polshelmer it Co's. for holiday gouts than
anywhere in tho west.
Mr. Charles Kent, who pluytsl the part of
Constantino Hit, mi cxperieueisl man of tlm
world, so cleverly iu tho Clouiuuceau Case
Tuesday evening, is not u sti auger to I.I:;
coin by any menus, mid no doubt remembers
vivnllv his oxpei ieucu as u citizen of tlm Cap
ital City. Ho was a meiulier of u company
that went to pieces here some II vo or six
yemsago, mid liu was luftstrcudtsl witliouta
cunt, ll was impossible to get back o New
York without money und ho Had to remain
iu Lincoln. Accuiilmgly ho hustled in oiiud
tor a job, and lound ouu with I'M Church as
it painter. Ho showed skill with thu biiisli,
but Mr. Chuich discovurud suiwrlor hlstii
oulc talent iu Kent, mid tvhoii later Thomas
Keene p!u)cd in this city Church secured tor
thu sty'iuiiled m tor a leading msiiiou with tlm
company, 'lhu splendid poitrayal of tlm
chin uctcr of Constantino Hit, by Kent Tues
day evening could not liuvij help but caused
a seiiso ot sulUfuctluu to tho kind lieui led
tiieud who helped tho actor back to his legit
imate sphere.
KVANIIKUNK.
theatre-goers will Ihi ploiiMsl to know tlmt
on next Thuisduy evening Hint's Kvungcliim
will be presented with its usual splendid set
tings. Those who have not seen tuis play
should not miss tho opKiituiiity, mid tliose
who havu will appreciate thu truilif illness of
tho following notice from thu Alhmi) .Iryii.sv
'Nearly !t,OMO Ksiplo gathered last evening
lu Jacob's oeia house to listen to the H)lont
attraction, Kvaugeline.
.11)1. MIMII'IIV.
On Friday evening Joe Murphy, who I a
shining star iu tlm tliiimiuuutof rellucd com
edy, will uppoiir ut Fuuko's, Mr. Mmphy
undoubtedly stands ut the head of Amel lea's
list td iciiowutsl Irish coinnliaus. His fa
moils success of ICoiry tlow uud otlior plays
tspiully us morltoilous have iimdo for him 11
reputation (hut few have utlaiuisl. Ho Is an
old favorite iu Lincoln, uud the uudlclicout
Fuuko's Friday evening will umloubttslly 1st
lurge mid fashionable. Seals go on sale
Thursday morning,
TIIKATIIICAt. TALK.
Stuart Itohsnu gave hlsilatiuhter tlll,(NKIas
ii Christmas present, Ho can afford it,
JcffciHiu, Ivlaw mid F.rlaugor's two "Comi
ty Fi.l " companies will show a piolllof over
I),IKK this season.
A now Juliet, unit one that thu world is
likely to hour more of hereafter, Is Miss dale
of Iwiwieuce Iturrett's company.
Stuart Itohsnu drew upwaiilsnf 11,000 lu
ouu week during Ills leeiiit engagement In
Chicago, at the Chicago opera house.
Itnbeit Mmitoll is making u successful tour
of tho largo towns in New Kugluud, where he
is presenting "Monbais" to excellent busi
ness, Lawrence Harrett's sumptuous production
of "(lanelon'' Is drawing oviu flowing mull.
onces at tlm big itroituway theatre, flew
York.
"Silpurba" I tho most successful sHutaclo
over prixluced by thu HiiulAiis, mid thus fur
this seson has sho, in a lingo prollt on every
week.
Sol Smith Itussoll's present lour hi tho west
is the most piolltuhlo that he hasiiverknowii.
"A Poor lU'latlou" is tliawiug crowded
houses everywhere, .Mr, KuknoII stands to
make ;o,ooi) this season ami Is likely to buy
more corner lots lu Minneapolis.
At last it has bts'ii ilellultoly settled that
Patti will go to Kusslu thl winter and give
twelve farewell is'ifoi'iiuiucts, for whlult she
is to recoil o (S0,000 Twenty years ago this
winter I'uttl, in the prime of youth, beauty
and genius took St. Petersburg captive, mid
received tlm ciested decoration of tho Order
of Mci it from tho P,uicmi'sowii hand.
In addition to her taloiilasau actress, Miss
Johnstone is u writer of no menu ability.
Her most successful woik is "And Satan
Laughed." Shu I at present devoting hoi
spare moments to tlm composition of a new
work, Miss Johnstone takes great interest
iu her literary lalxus mid is now mure anx
ious to seek fiimu through authorship than us
mi IICllOsS,
Clara M in Is hit made so much of n suc
cess in "Odette" that Manager Kdwin II.
Pi leu has decided to continue It during the
remainder of thu season. Mis Morris Is the
only actres with tlm exception of Sarah
Hoi nhardt that has grasMjit Surdou's Idea of
tlm title pari iu this play. She is presenting
it in every city visited and to phenomenal
business everywhere.
ItolH'i't Mmitell s llamlel Is lu homo re
spects a novelty. It has not the severely
classiial jKirtiuyul of Mr. I toot I:, nor tho
heavy ineltMtimnutlc rendering of Wilson
I tu i ret t mid others, but is a happy medium
bet men the two. Mr. Mantell bus In-stowcd
carotid study on the pill t. Ho bus ts-eu liltt
conscientious iu his research, for lh"lo are
many little points, too often considered trif
ling, that ho bus selcd upon and made clear,
but not unduly prominent,
If Mr. Lawrence Harrett accepted all of
the social attentions which are proffered him
when heapH'iiis iu Now Yoik ho won't have
even tho time, much less tlm inclination, to
act at all. Probably no man on thu Amerl
cun stage has a netter. a more enviable.
soolul sisltioii than Mr. Ituirett. Ho has j
never made capital out of it for advertising '
pin ioses and yet many of tho most brilliant
and distinguished men uud women ot thu day
me proud to call him friend.
Many of tlm vast audience could not help
noticing during some of tho most pathetic
M'ones In "Odette" at Fuuko's Thursday
evening that Miss Morris was coiiqsdlisl to
sK-ak out in nluiii words to tho oi chest iu, re
questing Iheiu to play softer music. Another
time the usktsl them to "piano and again the
ng mi on u moils capacity of lifting power
bus I n iiddisl. Their houses at Seventh mid
J sheets have also liven extended und lin
pi tiled and alloget her tlmi'oiupauy bus nearly
twice as much l iilug capacity us It has ever
hud Is-fore. Thl ccilaiuly Hsaks well for
so young an eiitei prise, but the members of
It ate among our most iulliioutlul business
men uud noted for their push In tlio commer
cial Hold.
As to the shipping Initio of tho Lincoln
Ice company, It In undoubtedly tlm largest
iiuywhore In the west. They hiivn alrealy
booked eiteii-lvo niilers for packing houses
and tloalois lu the south and east, mid aside
fiom this, enough liiquliles Imvo nlreiuly
Ih'oii it'coiit'tl to Indicate an unusually largo
ileiimnd for their product, This Ice is of n
very MiH'rlor quality, inul wllh each season
lis reputation spreads, adding largely In
cieasoti business, Their slot ago capacity In
ei'oi moils, hdng over llfty thousand tons,
which Is much larger than that of miy dealer
weslof the Mississippi liver not excepting
Omaha, Kansas City uud otlior largo cities.
As In past seasons, (ho Ice of this company
Is being cut fiom Oak creek, which furnishes
us clour mid pure water us flows anywhere.
Speaking on till subject, the other tiny vice
President lliitchlus of the company said
"Lincoln Is puillciilutly fortunate in having
a goisl supply id wuter fiom which to cut
Ice No other point lu the state has as lino a
body of water us Oak creek mid while
some places cliilm larger sti cuius uud porhus
more of thciu,yot tlm supply either exhausts
Itsidf too quickly or is not nearly as pure,
ami I hu latter is the case most everywhere iu
tlm west." This certainly sMiiks well for
Nebraska's capital city.
Their truckage piosTty which has also
bis'ii extondtsl wlllaccommislatu ten cars
at a time, making it convenient for them In
ship piouiptly llfty or more cms ht day
mid with their loading facilities large or
small oldois can mi shipped at a moments
notice. Tho company's city olllco is at HMO
(J street and tlm telephone is number 1IH.
Sol Smith HtissoH's play, "A Poor Iteln
tlou," has been sevoiiil times iinmmnctsl ami
commeiidisl fiom tho pulpit. The lust In
stance of this kind was in Memphis, Teuii.,
where tlm llv. Dr. Hurford, a wtdl known
Kplscopallau clergyman, who welcomes every
aid to culture whilst, influeuco hu lielleves to
Imi for tho good, ssiko of tho play from tho
desk as turn which lie could commend to his
hearers as pure lu tone anil teaching a villous
ble iiioi al lesson,
The hlood-clouuslug qualities of Ayer's
Hursuparlllii render it Invaluable iu skin
disorders.
Tho Hnznr's quarter off sale which com
menced Monday has been a big snoot ss and
during tho entire week tho store bus been
crowded wllh bargain seekers. Lincoln latlksN
lire not slow t appreciate such bargains as
has Ik'oii offered mid therefore many a lino'
garment will grace the handsome llgure cf
our fair ones that hud this sale not been held
would not have been secured. Manager
llonw it Is a shrewd business man mid when
he wauls to close out a stock of goods ho
knows Just how to tin It. Kurly spring's
Importations will kimmi be iu and thoro
must Ihi room luiido for It, and consequently
tlm sale will continue next week, See their
advertisement on page eight today.
Fuw shoo dealers have acquired thu reputa
tion that llrlscoe, tho shtsi liuiii enjoys. Ills
method of doing business has always Is-eu
strictly legitimate, fair mid frto from snap
bargain offoiiugs, et It Is owing to this
fact that when 111 isctsi says iinytlilng about
his ftsitwear that people recognize It as Un
real tint Ii, He is now offering his wlntrr
stts'k of gissls at prices that cannot help
pleading, All goods are strictly llrst cIiish.
A Mrfect lit is guaranteed unit satisfactory
wear i assured all. You always know what
you are getting when you buy shoes of Hris-
CIH).
The Terrlhli. Imlliiii War.
Now iu progress excites universal atten
tion, and a history of tl'e thrilling events
counecttsl with it will be eagerly sought al
ter The enterprising publishers, H. B. Scran
ton A: Co., Hiirtforil, Conn., have in prepar
ation and will Issue as soon as Misslhlo after
the decisive Imttlc, it work of ulsiiit MO pages,
by W. I'letcher Johnson, author of "Johns
town Flotsl," giving ii Kiuphlc sketch of Hit
ting Hull, thu Mcdlduu .Man, mid thu leading
chiefs, anil a complete richly Illustrated his
tory of the w hole terrific struggle.
Agents should write at one to th publish
ers, w ho give Ills-nil terms and pay freight.
Haul times ulwu) bring prices down, and
consequently Hum WesteiHold has reduced
tlm piicoof a llrst class shave fiom 1ft to 10
cents. The siinie K)llte attention mid service
tspiiil to that given heretofore will Ik- ren
dered, all for ten cents, Iu fact, you save
one-third and gut just as good a shave as
formoily.
How to llrillk IT ft u Sctfri- (,'iiltl,
h'nnit I lif l'in;iiii'(l City, Mtmt., Mmlinmiim.
When vo Hud a medicine we know to
mim'm genuiuo merit, we consider it a duty
and we take pUvisuro III telling thu public
what it is. Such n medicine we found
Chumls-i'lulu's Cough remitly. Hy thu usu
of this syrup wo have reliovtsl, iu a few
hours. M-voie colds, and in the eourso of two
stage luiumger Irom the w lng almost yelltsl , r ,ut, (lJH) ,,llUlt.y broken them up as has
Miner iiuisio, imi iu iiuie ,,i ii"ii. M yeial ot our frioutls to whom we have ns-
oillinellded it. Ills ail it is lepreMlited to
Ihi by the uimiufactiirers. If )ou have u
cough ami want to sttip it, Chaiubcrlaiu's
Counh Siup will tlo thu woik. For sale by
A. Slimier, Druggist.
for
This is not only trying on so renowned an
artist us Miss Morris, hut iiinix the U-auty of
the play and is not the llrst time that this
hu hlipK'uisl, but It occuis quite frequelltl .
The Ice lluriest.
The season of ice gathering Is at hand and
tlm harvest although thus lar has Im-cii but
meagre, is uewi thole.-..-, under way. The
Lincoln tee coniuili, which but a few years
ago was iinknoiwi and iiol. i i existence, will
1 a last year, Ik the mo-t extensive puckers
tills winter. 1 heir ice houses at West Liu
coin, which were dostio)cd by lire, huo not
only Im-cii relaibt, but uilditloual stonigo
house have been erected, milking in all eight
houses coiupuiid with but live us d hu
'No stronger testimony could lie given to winter. Anew mlout elevator accomplish-
China Painting and Firing, al-o Portraits
Palnttsl on China. Samples at Cruucci's
Art Store, til 'J South Kieu-uth.
Studio ltooiii 41, Tlio ltond.
1-17 It. KlIITH Husski.u
brown's new brunch restaurant, 1 US ()
street, is iloing a luigo busliut, ami pel-sous
in the vast wirt of the city iiretols-congratu-lattsl
on having so nice and convenient n
place to time at.