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Tho prevailing theory ntprexentcoiicornlng
tlio totu1nr tasto In theitrieal entertainment
Is Mint pcoplo want to laugh. It Inn jnetty
theory, In support of which ninny fuels tuny
Imj brought forward, but lioro comes Clarn
Morris nnd knocks It to Minders by proving
thiit people wnnt to cry. Clara Morris nets
ns n sort of n flood gate for the tours of u
community, especially tlio woman part. Hhu
appeals more to woman than man, Ik-ciuiso
women are more emotional and more scnsl
tivo than men. They il well more on their
sorrows, vexations ami cares, They have
hardships Incidental to their sex, young nod
old. When their smothered feelings i each u
certain olnt tears are a relief nml an excuse
for Uiem a boon. They like tho excitement
of emotion, Hut there is another reason that
Clnrn Morris draws men and women to her
feast of mourning. With the heartbreaking
scenes which she gives, they know that there
will bon wonderful exhibition of artistic ex
prcHNlon. Clnrn Morris has In n remarkable
slegreo whnt Is best described its artistic In
Ntlnct, tho keen Insight which unfailingly
guides lior to tho outward action, attitude,
tone of voice nnd gesture wlilch tieft expresses
tho inward emotion. Aud hu adds to tho
recognition of tho right thlug the ability to
doit. There is no actress who tnoro vlridly
suggets to the linoglnntion emotional or
mentnl conditions. Hhe can junko on aud
ience shudder with a sense of horror and im
pending evil by tho tono of her voice, the
pastilng expression of her face. When she
assumes an attitude, of Intent listening one
can hear tho footfall for which sho waits.
Theronio tones In her voice and uxpre-wlous
of her face which uggest the tortured break
ing of a heart or the crucifixion of a souL
Upon the firkt performance of "Odette" by
Clara Morris in Han Francisco, Manager
Edwin II. Prlco carefully collected the criti
cisms of nil tho paper nnd mailed them to M.
Hardou. Tho verdict of the press wns that
sho mado Odetto not simply a frivolous wo
man of tho world, but ono who possessed in
highest degree that maternal instinct
which, when aroused, transforms entirely tho
woman of tho world Into tho self-sacrificing,
suffering and noble mother, tinrdou, after
having tho critiques translated, acknowl
edged the receipt of them, and in a charact
eristic letter returned his thanks to Mine.
Morris, and complimented her on lelng the
first English-speaking actress who, without
seeing his plays produced in Paris, was able
to give to tho American sxple a conception
of them as bo created them and a portrayal
of tho character as he conceived It and intend
ed it to bo acted.
Charlie Klliott, the boy theatrlcalmnnuger
as he may well bo termed, continues to climb
tho ladder of fame and fortune. In the Ht.
Joseph News the other day I read a most flat
tering account of the young man's good fort
une. Elliott is undoubtedly tho youngest
theatrical manager In America, his ago being
loss than L-.' years. Ho started with Lester
Crawford in Topekn when u mere Iwy anil
did chores about tho houso, after
ward done advertising work about town,
Inter wns his house treasurer and finally need
ing a good man to do the local management
of tils Leavenworth houso sent him there
where he remained two years. Ho wns then
given tho management of Tootle's which ho
has had for tho past two ye'irs, discharging
such duties with credit to himself and tho best
of satisfaction both to Mnnager Crawford nml
the hell s of the Tootle estate, who own the
house. 8o well did he conduct Tootle's that
shortly after locating in Ht. Joseph ho was
also given charge of the Bijou theatre, anoth
er house controlled by Mr. Crawford in Ht.
Joseph.
About the first of the present month Mr
Elliott celebrated his twenty-first annivers
ary birthday and on that occasion received a
letter from Mr. Crawford complimenting him
on his excellent work and the record made in
past five years and bearing the news of his
appointment as assistant manager of the en
tire Crawford circuit of tboatros, which em
braces a dozen or more of tho finest western
bouses. Mr. Klliett will at once assume
charge of next season's bookings for the cir
cuit and in June will leave with Mr. Craw
ford for New York where he will bo Intro
duced to tho theatrical managers ns tho man
with whom in future they will transact nil
circuit business and it is expected that each
reason thereafter Elliott will go eiiBt to
look after Mr. Crawford's Interests.
When ono stops to consider tho age
of Mr. Elliott the question would nat
urally ariua, "Is lie capnbloi" This
has certainly !een demonstrated in
tho past, or Mr. Crawford would never
have placed so great n trust and conlldeuco
in him. Allhougn young in years Elliott has
ho buslnoss head of a mm of forty. Ho is n
sharp and clover business inin, yet unas
suming; and more than that, Ills prosjsjrlty
lias not given him that Important air and
high, autlioritive bearing so accustomed to
tho nverage young muii in the theatrical
profession of today. Hpeaklng of his ubllity
reminds mo of a lit lo incident that occurred
in this city recently. Home of our people,
and particularly those about the opera
house, will remeuuVr Elliott's brief visit to
Lincoln several mouths ago, when ho fol
lowed up a certain theatrical combination
that was rather "slinky" financially, and
whom ho had helped out of Ht, Joseph llnan
dully so as to Im) able to piny Lincoln. The
company arrived here. During the last act
tho youthful manager asked to bo re-em-bur
sod, whereuioii the showman claimed hu
had not taken in enough money to settle up.
During tho performance, however, Elliott
was by no means Idle, and hustled about
town to get inters. Ho soon got n "tip" to
theutlcct that tho aforesaid muuager had
during the day received money from the
east, Nothing was said about this to any',
one exoept an olllcer of the law, and when
thu scenery was nil loaded nnd ready to
start to the deot, the olllcer was on hand
with nil attachment. This wns entirely tin
expeclol. No sooner was thu discovery
mado by the showman than tho money was
forthcoming. Klliott was victorious and ie
turned to tho saluted city rejoicing.
.
You never heard of HolHiulth Hussell as an
actor who goes yachting or pranking around
tho A tlanto coast summer i ct-orts, or sti uttlng
on tho rlallo In New York during tho sum
mer season. The explanation Is that Kusoll
owns a pleasant homo in MiiiueaK)IN (where
ho made good Investments n few years ago),
and in tho summer time ho lives there with
Ills wife and two children, and reads, mid
gos fishing, and examines now plays, and
rests for the next bout of action. Now and
then he goes up Into the iuUirlor with a llsli
iug )arty forawesk or so, but ns a rule he
lives quietly and enjoys himself ns a scholar
ly, modest gentleman should. Ho has his
Ideal. Ho loves his calling as devotedly as
man over did. Jtls his life. Ho has in his
mind a certain great .character which ho
hocs to net some day Hut ho will not tell
whnt this ehai actor is further than to say
that It Is typically American. Ho says ho
doesn't daro talk about it. Ho it reserving It
until ho can get it written in a play just us
hu concelvesilt.-
An Incident occurred at Washington tho
other day that is Interiwtlug as Illustrating
the manner In which actors gather itrllliug
touches of emlMjIlishmeut for tholr stage busi
ness. Win. 11. Crane, you know, has u play
called "The Henator." Ho was playing In the
city of Deautiful distances, aud, meeting Hen
ator Plumb, asked hliu to make n speech thu
next afternoon. The senator promised to do
so if a chance offered and Crane said hu
would bo on hand. A lino opisjrtunlty oc
curred, nnd thu senator from Kansas fairly
mado tho Ainericri ivgle scream foroutroynl
dignity. It was u roaring farcu to thu actor
in the gallery, aud ho laughed himself sore.
Plumb, following an old habit, emphasized
every other sentenco by reaching under his
vest and with the thumb of bis left hand
straightening out an Imaginary twist in his
susiienilers, and at tho theatre that night the
stage senator did tho same thlug. Probably
other bits of business were copied by Cranu
also.
Tho perennial Maggie Mitchell layed to
crowded houses in Lincoln on Friday aud
Saturday of lost week. Hhe iKissesses the
aino vivacity that sho did way bock In tho
sixties and although on tho verge of sixty lie
did not appear over sixteen. Like wiuo Mag
glo seems to improve with ago, barring the
single objection that her voice Isnotnlwnys
as musical as it might have been in bygone
dnys. There Is a soutaiilety nnd impulsive
ness about her acting that give It an air of
naturalness and appeals to tho feelings of thu
auditors. Hhe lives the part that sho assumes
and although It is restricted Invariably to thu
humble peasant girl, sho enobles the char
acter with tho sweetest aud noblest virtues
and nppeals directly to the hearts of the spec
tators. In addition to her talents Maggie
Mitchell possesses the sine qua lion of nil suc
cessful players or actors, magnetism, nnd
she has learned long since how to use this
power to the best advantage. Maggie Mitch
ell is a great actress in her sphere. There is
probably not another actress living who
could play the characters that sho does with
tho same effect. Her Interpretation of tho
parts sho plays has not only caused thu
American people to admlrn but also to lovo
her. When tho paralyzing eliects of old ago
bgin to make themselves felt ns they mils
within n fow years an entire country will re
gret tho loss of one of tho greatest favorites
that ever upcarud before tho footlights.
Until then wu will meanwhile enjoy the sun
ny presence of thu little woman, and profit
fiom tho ennobling influence of her interpre
tations. Cora Tanner, the lieautif ul young queen of
emotion, appeared at tho Funko opera house
Tuesday evening in "Tho Refugee's Daugh
ter." Every seat both In gallery and pit was
occupied. Miss Tanner's rendition of tho
play wns enthusiastically receivod. Nature
has done a groat deal for Miss Tan tier In giv
ing her a fine face, superb form and good
voice. Hut sho does not rely on these alone.
Her acting shows careful study and her nat
ural charms are enhanced by tho exquisite
taste displayed in tho selection of her Paris
Ian gowns. In fact her costumes are so beau
tiful that tho auditor sometime drops the
thread of the plot to admire the lovely gowns.
Miss Tanner appeared in "Tlio Refugee's
Daughter," aud although the situations are
at times unreal, still they givu the actress u
splendid opportunity to display her versatile
Kwers. Hho carefully avoids the stage see
saw gestures so common, nnd is natural aud
graceful in her movements. Hhe received a
lovely busket of flowers at thu end of tho sec
ond act aud acknowledged It In a charming
maimer peculiarly her own. Miss Tanner
has a bright future Iwfore her. Tho male
support was excellent, uacliiKirticlpaut being
eminently fitted for his part. Tho female
supimrt was only passably fair.
lleach(S: Rowers' minstrels npiMiarud Ih
foru u gallery full of patrons on Wednesday
o veiling, but tlio fow H!isoiis sitting In tho
parquet and dress circle looked decidedly
lonesome. Most of the pei fonnances and
jokes were rather nutiquitcd. Roselle, tho
female impersonator, math) a decided hit, and
tho feat of Au.o, tho contortionist, elicited
considerable applause.
That queer character known us "Tho Pri
vate Hocretary" amused an audience at tho
Funko Thursday. Thero does not at first
mh.mii to bo any fun In the lank, elfemlnatu
fellow, hut tho ridiculous predicaments Into
whicli hois constantly gutting keeps tho au
dience in a continual roar.
I'AT 11O0NKV.
.Next Tuesday evening Pat Rooney will ap
pear before a Lincoln auilleueo in Ids gieat
success "Pat's New Wnrdroho." Thu follow
ing clipping from u New York paperglves an
Idea of how hu is being received!
"Put Rooney mid his New York Htar Com
bluatlou company appeared to n large and
tickled audience Inst night. Rooney, that lu
mltablo Iruli n -iiiiedlan, grows funnier as lie
grows older, Hu lutinduccs a 'IiuiuImt of
fresh and very amusing hints, and Indulges
in a great many rollicking llilsh songs, in ,
uhlchhu tins no H-ei'. Thu company i eim
Med of excellent stock, and gave an enter '
tailimeiit hut night so delighting the and
lence that n hen the curtain weutdotMi flit '
ally there wern shouts of Voino again' "
ikiyit'h "a tkxah stkku."
Like nil of Hoyt's production, tho last Is
always the best, and on next Thursday even
ing Llaecln will for tho Mist time witness the
pei foi malice of "A Texas Hleer." The piece
nlKuinds In a wenlth of pretty stngu settings,
together with the usual amount of uitchy
music so popular with nil of Hoyt's produc
tions; and wlcit Is tlll better, u east has
been seciii'isl to present the piece such us Is
soldom seen In the west. Each member has
had mouths of dulling, and If anything. the
piece will be seen Hit U'tter advantage heiu
next Thursday than It wns even In New
York. .Each member of the company has
iiecomu thoroughly rmuiliar with his or her
part, nod wo may, therefore, look foran eve
ning of excellent comvily given by u clever
company of excellent comedians.
TIIKATIIIl'Al.TAI.K.
Dixoy's now burlesque ils called Louis XI.
Ida .Mulle will retire from tho stage next
season,
Harry Pepper Is sueiug his wife, Carile
Tutulii, for dlvoroe.
Fanny I)avcnort has made n marked hit
with "Cleopntin" In Boston.
draco Hawthorne has begun a libel Milt
against thu London Era,
Pretty little Minnie Duprco has retired
from the Corn Tanner company.
Patti bs dangerously 111 nt Bristol, Eug.
All her engagements have been postponed,
Florence Ht. John has Instituted divorce
proceedings against her husband, M. Marlus.
That horrid book, "Thou Hhah) Not," Is to
(hi dramatized and taken on thu road by W.
A. Brady.
Bully's "Millionaire" has proven to lie one
of tho most successful plays produced in the
West this season.
In a letter to the Now York Sun, Richard
Muuslleld threatens to leave tho stage for the
brush and pallette.
Langtry has stopwl all preparations for
"Hero ami ix'amler," and will do one of Ib
sen's plays instead.
Jacob Litt, who has been traveling with
Ids big success, "Yon Yonson," returns to
tho West next week.
"Handsome Dan" Hart of "Ono of the
Finest" company has been committed to the
Philadelphia Insane asylum.
It is currently reported that Louis James
will retire from the list of stars next season,
and take an engagement as n leading man.
Louise Reaudet has retired from "Babes in
In tho Woods, " and is going to be married
again. James C. Dull" will givu thu bride
away.
Charlie Mitchell, the prl.o fighter, is to
undertake n rtarriug tour In the English
provinces in r piece written by William
Ynrdloy.
A Hau Francisco paper says that Nadago
Dorco has seemed a divorce from her hus
band. What! Sho too) People in thu East
never bellnvcil that of her.
It is largely due to Marcus Mayer's inde
fatigable energy that Fanny Davenpoi t has
Ihhmi able to icproduco her representation of
"Cleopatra" in Bostou. Mr. Mayer Is an
Ideal malinger.
Unlike most stars playing a lejs'rtolreof
legitimate plays, Robert Downing has sur
rounded himself with a strong and well bal
anced supporting company. The result Is
that tho ensemble in the productions of "The
Gladiator" and "Tho Buracen," Is equal to
that of any of our metropolitan stock com
panies. The Denver Republican says: "Mlts Ma
mie Cerbi, tho jolly littlosoubrette, who Is at
present captivating all tho men as well as tho
ladles with her crfonnanco of the favorite
Page to Dan Graham's Don Bamboula in
"The Hen King," is rapidly becoming one of
the most charming actresses on the comlu
opera stage. Hhe possesses the rare qualities
of grace, modesty and originality, combined
with a magnetism that is irresistible.
"Ijirry, tho Iird," Is the name of an opar
ntie farcescomedy, that R. E. Graham ami
Will H. Rising proposo to put on tho road
next season. Hoaking of his plans, Mr. Gra
ham says: "The piece really has no author.
It is a sort of composite production, but
withnl a very clever ono. It Is something
more than tho average farco-conusly, for it
has an excellent plot. Mr. Rising mid myself
will be associated together. I consider him
one of the cleverest men in his line on thu
stage, Hu is a good singer, a good actor and
a very Kipular fellow. Most of tho jieople
are already engaged."
No greater triumph in medicine or cliemfs
try has been recorded than Hall's Hair Re
newer, to revivify and restoro gray hair to
tho color of youth.
Mil. Jacou Maiii.kh takes pleasure in an
nouncing to his patrons and friends in Lin
coln that ho will reopen his classes in danc
ing for ladies, gentlemen and children on
Wednesday, April twenty-eighth. IPs Ht.
Louis address until April tweuty-tlfth Is
:i5tr Olive street.
No such lino of fill') vehicles ns Is kept by
E. R. Guthrie I.MO () street can be found else
where In the state. Everything stylish mid
novel in tho can luge lino Is them to ho found.
Step in and look over tho line even if you
iliin'l uunt to hue It will iitrnul imi m f.tvi-
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pleasant moments look lit thu various hand
some iuiuouis.
Tho W'hitebi east Coal and Lime company
Is again at the front supplying the finest
grades of nil kinds of coal
Hiiveral weeks ago I hud occasion to coin,
litem oil the fact that Nebraska hud no hi
cycle prgunlnl ion with a connection with the
U'ligueof American Wheelmen. Attention
was called to tho fact that it needed only one
bundled Individual nicuihei ships in I ho L. A
W, to entitle Nebraska ton division In tho
national oigaiilratlou. The statu has at hist
reached the hundred mark, an.! Omaha has
eairled oil" tho honois by having A. II. I'eni
go selected ns chief consul, lie announces
but two local consuls, Flunk I. Klllck at Fre
mont tttid Hamiiel Patterson at riatlsiiiouth,
Lincoln should lu consoled by the selection
of Frank Van Horn as vice consul. Lexiug
ton, which is said to have more wheelmen
proMt'tloticd to its population than any town
In tho west, lends N T, Fisk for secretary
and treasurer, In a letter to L. A. . mem
bers Chief Consul lVrrlgo says: "Thu league
membership for this state has leached KM,
making us a full-fledged division. This Is a
small number for tho great nnd prnscrius
statu of Nehiaska. Now, If you will all lend
it helping hand and every matt of you tiling
in ouu or moiu members, wo will have a di
vision to bu proud of. Wo must have 1(H) be
fore another year and this cannot be accom
plished unless all of us do our best and pull
together. I'heie ate i.o local consuls in thu
state tii speak of and I would llku to have
clubs and iudlvidilil members send lit their
applications and preference as soon as
possible, so they call bo acted upon a
once."
While on the subject of sports which enlist
the enthusiastic Interest and suppoit of so
many ladies and gentlemen, many of tint hit
ter will hu interested in knowing that tho
National Lawn Tenuis association the other
day adopted a new delliiltlon of nil amateur.
It was put in the following form, wlilch Is
somewhat dlirerent from t hat of other nth
letlu organizations:
An amateur is ono who lias never violated
tiny of tlio following conditions:
I. Hu bus never entered a conietltlon
open to professionals nor played for a stake,
public or admission money or entrance foe.
'J. Hu lias not competed with or against a
professional for a prize.
II. Ho has not played, instructed, uursiusl
or assisted lit the pursuit of tenuis or other
athletic exercises ns a me ins of livelihood or
for gain or any emolument.
-t. His membership lit any tenii is or ath
letic club of any kind was not brought ulKtut,
or does not contiiuio hecnusu of any mutual
understanding, expressed or Implied, where
by his continuing a member of anysuch club
would be of any s?cuiilary tsmeflt 'to hlui or
his cluliU
!. If.-ciiiuectod with tiny sporting goods
house, such connection was not brought
about, of does not continue because of Ids
proficiency in tenuis or any other form of
nthlotlo exercise.
It. The executive committee shall 1st the
tribunal to decide whether a player is a pro
fessional or an amateur.
While thu form is ditfeieiit thu essence and
tho purpose are the same. The aim Is to draw
tho Hue between gentlemen who pructl
sports purely foriecreatloitaud men who fol
low them for tho money there is in them. It
is not only an unfair deal to let a professional
wheelman, tenuis player or oarsmnii go info
competition With soft, partially trained ama
teurs, but whenever professionalism has Issm
allowed to control a sport (with tlio (Kissihlu
exception of base ball) that ssirt has Ihsiii
tainted with coritiption and fallen under the
ban of Suspicion. All amateur athletic asso
ciations adopt a rule defining an amateur
in order to put up a bar between geutlemtn
ond th$ class of fellows known as "sorts."
All these associations prohibit an amateur
from riceiviug money, directly or indirectly,
as a reward for winning contests or as a com
IMHisatlou for pursuing tlio sport. Ho Jealous
are they of their reputation that they pro
hibit an amateur from oven engaging in a
content with a professional.
If an amateur violates olio of these rules ho
is Immediately elusscd as a professional, ami
ho can never purge himself from that taint.
Ho may have only got ten cents as his reward
or compensation, but ho is forever Imrreil
from reentering the ranks of amateurs. This
may apN?ar a trilling thing to some js-ople
who plug along through this world without
any enthusiasms to shed light, and happiness
on their lives, hut to thousands of high-spirited
young fellows with a keen love for ath
letic sports it is an fiiijxtrtaut matter not to
have the stigma of professionalism on their
nauiett,
The rule lu most all umiiteur urgaulations
is substantially this: An amateur may com
s'to against amateurs for prizes stichiis med
als, banners, badges, cups and the like, hut
never for money, Hu may comsto against
a professional in a private match contest Im
tween thu two if there ho no prize or money
at stake. He nmy not couiHtto with a pro
fessional for n money or any other kind of a
prle or enter a contest open to professionals,
but hu may hire a professional or a dozen of
them to tiiiiu him. Clubs are prohibited from
engaging oven uxjierts as members by com
pensating them indirectly. In thu old days
or amateur basu ball it wns a common prac
tice to get good playersby giving them nomi
nal clerkships in business houses with an uu
derstniullng that they should play hall when
needed,
A person who has iiinde money by teaching
or playing tnj athletic sjiort is barred from
being classed as an amateur in most If not
all of tho amateur athletic associations. For
example, a peison who has received a cent's
compensation for teaching In u gymnasium
cannot lie an amateur tenuis player or an
amateur oai hinan, though hit may never have
picked up u i ticket or handled mi our. This
may seem unreasonable and unfair, but think
if ocr a moment, A trainer or profeslonul
i.i any one ssirt Is likely In have harileiusl
lib muscles, mado his Joints supple and got
ten his wind In condition, It Is not fair In
'et 111 til conis'tel.iothersMirts with amateurs
pure and simple who may Is' able to give
only u few odd hours n wis'k to their paltlcu
lar reel eatlon. Rule o quartered nliovu seems
to have Ihmui adoplisl lo meet an abuse msuI
lar to tennis.
Thus, it will bo seen, all tliesooiganlrjitlons
try to keep numtcuis in n class by tlicimoc
and to guard against every possible taint of
piorrssl.tiiullsin. In iHiiitliigitlsciiriiedeieii
fall her, When tin narsiimu or it sculler has
won hi any contest hut u match info between
two crews ho Is classed as a senior, and, Mug
supposid to have tho advantage of training
nun exiH'tlelice, Is not ullowisl thereafter lo
compile against Juulois, whohuvo necr won
in oHii contests. 'I lien thero Is the distinc
tion between a sculler and nit oarsman. Thu
former uses two oars onlliil sculls. Thu hit
ter handles one big oar known as n sweep.
Thero aru single sctlll'bonls (shells) rowed by
one until (n sculler) with two ours (sculls) ami
double scull boats pulled by two men with
four oars. A uiir-oaicd shell Is rowod by
two men (oarsmen), each of them pulling one
oar (sweep), lit the four, ami eight-oared
shells the number of oarsmen mid sweeps Is
Indicated by tho numeral. A man may
lie a Junior sculler and a settlor oarsman and
lce versa.
Butuveii with all tlivwi restrictions ama
teur contests will Ut abused hymen who put
in so much time training at a trtlcularsKit
as to leave little chance for amateur. Only
thu other day I noticed nil item In a daily
h that J. F. Corbett, thu noted Chicago
sculler, had Iksmi barred from cue of thu ama
teur rowing associations. Ostensibly he
works nt a trade, but for years hu has smt n
mrt of every summer In training and attend
ing regit t bis, nttd hu litis represented two or
three dllTerent Isjnt clubs. It was not en
com aging to aspiring young amateurs to see
him carry oil" the medals nlmut three-fourths
of the time. While there wns not proof hh
itivu that CorU'tt recelvid couiH.'Usatloii
from thu clubs for carrying their colors and
giving them the glory of his victories to add
to their records, Indlcatl uns stinted that way
The Uniting associations have met this abuse
hy empowering their executive committees
to bar men whom they have gotsl reason to
siisoct of violating the spirit of tho amateur
definition.
Thu soinl-ceutoniilal of tho Brook Farm Ex
periment has came around and we will tw
deluged with another Hood of reminiscences,
anecdotes and biographies. A small com
pany of dreamers went out of Boston aways,
picked out the' poorest farm they could find
in the neighborhood. nnd straightway pro-,
cocshsl tiTliiakiTa Utopla'of It or at least
they mado the attempt. They were a liters
nry lot, who probably had talked and written
about thu dignity and the nobility of labor,
anil they proMMcd to show the world that
they wero honest altout It. They Intended to
work when they felt like it and lay off when
they pleased. It was a goas-you-nlcaso ar
rangement, and it n member preferred to
read novels or Ailto poetry rather than hoe
corn that was his pilvllego. It was a sort of
a family affair, but every Individual was
pretty much his own boss. It was a cm lous
alTiilr. Charles A. Dana helped to mii'iu
pies. Nathaniel Hawthorne milked a cow,
George Ripley fed thu pigs. George William
Curtis washed tho dishes. Aud so it went.
Of course It didn't Inst long aud it never had
an atom of observable effect upon tho world
at largo, but for fifty years now newspaper
and magazine leaders bao been hoiod with
articles on the Brook Farm. Thu trnuscen
dcutnlists who left thee Jinfoi tsof Boston for
an Instating impracticable life on a steute
farm hapsinisl to lie. Intellectual jsHiple who
develoKsl Into famous writers and came to
control n number of newspns'rs anil mtigti
j.lues. Their vanity and ego. ism have kept
the history of their abortive Utopia lieiorotho
public for halt it century, and their toadies
threaten to seize iixjn this ann! -nary year
to glvo us a bigger dose than usual.
Thu mail has Just brought n letter from Mr.
Mahhr announcing that hu would Imi lu Lin
coln to omii his classes on April twenty
eighth. On his last visit Mr. Mahler came
alone, but this season will Imi accomMiuled
by his cstimnblo lady and charming little
daughter Rosaline. Mr. Mahler is just
bringing to n close tlio present season of
dancing in St. Louis whicli ho says has Iteen
the most successful and largest that ho has
over liad, It seems with each season that
this gallant Instructor of the light fantastic
grows lu opulnr favor, and In this rosct
Lincoln is no exception. His welcome hero
for thu coming term will lj a warm one.
A llnslitess r.nterprUti Ntarteil llmler
llrlglit Prospects llroiight to u
Niidilvn Kml.
Tho announcement that the Bazar, KU'f O
street, had Iteeu turned Into thu hands of a
receiver has Irvu undoubtedly u surprise to
uverybody. Tlio stoic, through tho activity
of its ineinU'is and thu neatness of its gen
eral apH'iiruiieo, had acq u Iris I a gissl patron
age for ths short time of Its existence. The
good start had warranted tho general belief
of a bright future. To get to tho I sit torn of
thu many rumors our nqstrtcr called on Mr.
Hon wit, thu resident partner, who expressed
lilinselt thus: "This store was started ill Ou
tfitter last on a (to mo seemingly) sound basis,
has always met promptly its liabilities, and
Is able to pay i If all claims. Wo would 1st
still in a nourishing condition if it had not
Im-hi for tint failuio of lleymau ' Deicliesot
Oiniiha whose unwarrantable actions ns
members of this Hi in have forced metondopt
thu course I have taken " Mr. Hon wit made
the following statement for publication.
"On Haturday evening last I received a tcle
gram from Oiiiiiha, infoiiiiiug me tint Mr.
lie) man hud auivisl fiom New Yoik and
wanted to see me. 1 had not seen him for
four months, so went down on Sunday anx
ious to meet him. After Is'lng sunt for hours
hi vn I ii search of him from ono place lo an
other by fi lends and relatives of Mr. lvy
niiiu, I met mi employ eu of thu Oiimhn eon
cent, of whom I leatiied that Mr. lleymau
had not ni lived In Omaha only the day be
fore, but had been I hern the entlru week.
This naturally aroused my suspicion, nnd it
njiseeiiiisl loine that the relatives of Mr.
lleymau wem very anxious lo hnvo me stay
in Omaha nver iight. I rushed to tho sta
tion In time for the last train, At thu depot
ntllistod employee of lleynian A: Dolchiw'
met mo and witntisl mo to go with him some
where uptown wheiuMr. lleynian, for whom
I had been vainly searching all day, wits nx
IM'ctlug tuo, s iw that this was n scheme to
miiko mo miss the tiiiiu. .My answer (o tho
fellow was not the most polite, nnd I doubt
It he transmitted It vei bally, Next morn
ing four gentlemen wnlked lubi tho Bazar,
claiming possession under chattel mortgage
in Amy iioiiiiiaii, a stepdaughter of Mr.
lleymau This mortgage being given with
out my knowledge ami sigiinlme, I lefus'sl
lo glvo up the stoic unless they would re
plevin the stock. This they lefllsisl lo do,
ami it wns plain to urn then Unit It was a
set id loilefiaiid tint creditors of E. Hoy-
limn V it ofthulr Just claims. As 'ho
gentlemen aboo mentioned then tried to
fake forcible K)NHrsdnii I had tlit'iu ejected, I
Informed our creditors of thu state of affairs
and asked them to appoint their attorneys.
In common agreement with them I made ap
plication for a nrelvcr to wind up the busi
ness and dlnsolvo partnership. Our store re
mains lu the hands or tho sherlir until a (sir
niaucnt receiver Is npjsjiuted. I hopu tho
doors can bu ro-opviicd on Monday or Toes
day next, when thu closing out of our stock
will begin."
Mr. Bouwlt said hu could not fell as yet
what thu final outcomu would Ik). Ho stated
that two largo eastern firms had offered him
financial assistance, hut ho had rufuvsl their
offers as ho wants to face thu storm alone un
til things urn more settled,
A Great lllghwuy Favorite.
Within tho ast fow years carriage build
ing has Iteen a wonder and tho constant im
provements brought to light almdst dully
have biHiu Isith Interesting and wonderful.
In this resrt tho Hemiey buggy cnuiiwiny
of Freesri,hiiM constantly kept itaeo with
these rapid strides of advancements, nnd the
Heiiuuy buggy to.lay stands heforu thu world
its ouu of tho llnest siHH'Imtnsof modern day
skill and genius. Happening up on East O
street yesterday a CouitlKH reporter observed
Kaley, that uver genial carrlagn dealer of
thu Hultan Curt and Carriage Co., entertain
ing a number of gentlemen in front of his
repository. Ho was cracking jokes and oc
tassloiially nil audible smile would break out
over tho congregation. On seeing the report
er pass, Kaley yelled out, "Hey, there.'old
man, come here, I got an item for you." At
proachlng thu then solemn aswmhly, Kaley
smiled and said: "Didn't know" 't am now
Lincoln aeent for the Hennev Biuzirv. did
u...- . ij. -i-A-t ---... rr- n ii-rT-"
ryuur Aiimimng. inac ' nhtm, mr; juuey
remarked, "well 1 am nnd I want you to tell
all TlIK COUIIIKU readers about It. I will
have ono of thu greatest carriage displays
here that you have ever sfen every thing now
not an old idea In tho lot. Come In and see
mo alsmt the first of the mouth and I'll show
you something to os'iiyour eyes,"
Kaley is a great pusher and if uver thu
Heimuy buggies fail to gut to thu front it will
bo no fault of the company's enterprising
agent.
, New Untieing .School.
Prof. W. E. Chambers, a teacher of danc
ing of more than ordinary repute will on
next Friday evening open n class in dancing
at thu Masonic temple. Classes for ladles and
gentlemen will Imi conducted lu tho evenings
and for children in tlio afternoon. Cliildretis'
class will bo formed Haturday afternoon at
llinsi o'clock. Thu school will Imi Ntrtlculiirly
select and all tho new society dances will Iw
taught. Mr. Chambers Is a thorough gentle
man ill every seiiso of tlut word, well versed
lu his profession ami as an instructor has met
with flattering success u very where. Ho comes
highly recommended hy the pcoplo of Omaha,
Council Bluffs at d other (stints where he has
given lessons. HjK-akiug of his success in
Council Bluffs the Critic says: "Prof Cham
bers deserves the hearty commendation of
thu Moplu of this city for his untiring efforts
and success in promoting social circles to thu
highest isiliit of praise lu the ball room. Hu
has elevated his dancing class, a largo nuiu
lHr of whom were present lost evening, until
now they can trip the light fantastic equal to
the best dancers in tho laige eastern cities.
All his dances are thu latest in the social
world aud are derived directly from the east.
Home of the latest dances in the west was in
troduced through him and among them are
the following: Miliehaha, Now Gavotte.Hon
Ton, Duchess, Detroit and Highland Kchot
tisehe. He is an able instructor, without a
Ist in the west, and has organized nud suc
cessfully conducted one of the U'st and larg
est dancing sclusils ever known In thu city."
The Mile Opens Today.
The much advertised Imukrtipt sale of four
stK.'ks of dry goods oh.'iis today nt Lickliiler's
old stand, l.ViS O street. All week a large
forco of busy salesmen have been hard at
work arranging the immense consolidated
stock and to lay It will ls offered at such
pi ices as will suiely move the gissls. There
wlllh a gram! rush and you had better go
early .
Elegant Hue of new gingham?, lu Scotch
and American, just ocncd at HerpoMieiiner
.. Co.
Wedding Invitations, either printed or en.
I ,.tlll'.kil 111 (t,i. III,.,.., - !.. .. .1... .. ... '!'....
r,. .... ..... i-,-,-i wj i. ,ii tin. hi i in in fi
CotmiKU office. Correct forms and lst
quality of stock guiirantissl. Samples cheer
fully shown.
J. II. Baruahy, tho taller, may Ihj found at
rooms l!i and HI, New malt block, lOi'i O st.
Tile Humbler bicycle is coming more lit
popular favor daily as the machine ci s
into general list. It is undoubtedly the Isst
adapted for skhnI, comfort mid sifety, of
nny of the midlines Call and see it at E.
R. Guthrie's, 1M0 O street.
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