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'A-PoPdlLHR PAPER op A9peRm -TIMES
Vol. 6 No 47
Lincoln, Nbhwaska, Satuhday, Ootomicu Ml. JtJDl.
Pwicic Fivic Oicnts
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e see mnny nlluslous In tlio nowspners
to "university exteiitlon,"iind Ifronkly con
fer Hint my knowlodgo of tlio mnttcr was
ratlicr hazy until tlio other tiny, when I got
n llootl of light from n gentleman who wns
thoroughly osted on every phase of tho
movement, both in F.tiglnud iiiiiI America.
LlkothoC. L. S. C, In ono icspect, It Is a
teheme to bring some pints of n college or
iiulvcislty education within tho lench of tho
masses w ho hnvo ileon dept Ived of those scho
Ififttic advantages. The Chautauqua clrclo Is
practically n big rending club directed from
n contrnl olllce. Tho University extension
plan Is substantially n lecture course and u
rending club combined.
Tho new inovoment originated In Kngliud.
Oxford and Cambridge universities mid two
other organizations nro tho heads of tho
work. Whenever a coterie of pcoplo in tho
samo locality signify their doslro to join tho
movement to ono of theso organizations, tho
Inlter Uys out n course of twelve weekly lec
tures. There nro two of these terms In n
year, one in tho fall and tho other after tho
holidays. The local center organizes by
electing a secretary ami board of managers
and by guaranteeing means for carrying out
tho scheme. Tho head center furnishes pro
fessors and distinguished nien to glvo tho
lectures at ri cost of only about t'-iO u week.
The local club gets onw revenue from ad
mission ticket sold to tho public.
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The central ofllco hns n large list of quail
fled lecturers, and the local centers have the
privilege of selecting their instructors. The
lecture lasts about an hour. There Is a print
ed syllabus giving an outline of the addless
and suggesting a Hue of home reading on tho
same subject. Tho lecturer also gives out
one or more questions to the students, who
are to mail him nnsweis before tho ne,xt lec
ture, i.t tho following meeting those ans
wers form the basis for an instructive talk.
After tho lecture those persons not mombers
of the club retire and the others form a class
to quiz the lecturer and in n conversational
way thoroughly discuss tho subject in hand.
This lasts for an hour. At the end of a term
comes an examination.
In America John Hopkins' university has
been doing a similar work In the smnlerl
places about Iialtlmore. In Now Yoi k there
Is n state educational department which has
tieeu carrying on a somowhat similar inovo
ment In that state. Philadelphia has come
to the front with a national organization. In
one season it formed forty-two courses with
ulKKit 3.10 lectures, and these were attended
by nearly 00,000 persons. Other universities
are organizing such courses In various parts
of tho country. It Is bound to bo n popular
movement, and ono ought to hnve a fairly
clear understanding of It to be abreast the
times.
"
I btllevo I have on occasion defended
those of the fnir sex who have
taken to tho bicyel. One fair big
ot who believes in sticking to old methods,
because a change might be a reflection on
our parents, evidently tli3ught she had evolv
ed a clincher when she nsked with a flourish:
"How would 3 on like to see your mother or
your grandmother riding n wheelf That
very thing has come to pass. A gentleman
recently back from the east lepoits having
seen a number of middle-aged and elderly
women on wheels. In ono case the I Ider was
sixty years old, and she thoroughly enjoyed
the exhilerutlou of it. In two cases ladles ie
gained lost health and l.ocume blessings to
their families instead of care. Whether this
wos the result of the exciclse or f the lovlv
ifying influence of open air life what mat
ters it. Hoth were desirable, and between
them a grand benefit was wrought in two
lives. And who Is any tho woiso forltl No
body but those benighted conservatives who
wouldjautagoulze electric cars becauso their
grandmothers never rode In them.
Washington dispatches indicato that Hon.
O, M. LamU-rtsou Is likely to be appointed a
member of tlio inter-statecouiiiieico commis
sion to succetd Judge Cooley of Michigan,
one of tho ablest men In tho country. It
may not bo geueially known, but Mr. Lam
beitsou was offered the assistant secietnry
ship of tho United States treasury about a
year ago and lefused It. Ho could not af
ford to throw up his profitable pi net Ice for
tho small salary offeied by that position,
The rulli oud commissioners get a much larg
er salary, and, while It may not equal .Mr.
Liimbcrtson's pieseut Income, the position
cm rlo with it a greut deal of honor and ex
jierietico that will redound to his reputation
and ability in the futiiie.
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Homo wise old duffer in times ngono has
made tho reuiaik that the proer study of
man wus mail. Ho quite agrees with me on
that point, mid of course jou can't blame for
putting In u complimentary woid for him in
tin u. I want to add to ids dictum that tlio
most Interesting thing to a well balanced
person is nil luteiestliig man, and I puiticu
larly dote on odd characters whom I stumble
upngniust iimoiig tho common held ot hu
manity, I i mi on to Mich a one in Omaha
tho other day, and I only wish I could con
vey to the leader In the In Iff space at my
command an adequate conception of his
characteristics ami his story. 1 will not at
tempt tho former ami will tell the latter
bilelly.
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Ho has been a fioutlcl'Himu for foity jetus
has recently has been living at llociumi,
Montana. Although a mail well along to
ward sixty ho conceived tho Idea of trawling
toFioiidaby water, in his own Isi.it, to
Stend tho winter, That was about eighteen
mouths ago, and ho leached Omaha eailj
this wtek. Ho built Ills own boat fioin lum
ber Hindu of 111- trees near , lloicmun, and
isigc
launched it on the Missouii within rllle shot
of one of its fountain heads. As the Intelli
gent readers of tho Couuiku know, Fort lion
ton is tho head of navigation on that river,
and scattered along the huiiditsls of miles
above, that point are nuuicious falls and
rapids, all dangerous and some Impossible.
This old man traveled mot of thot treacher
ous channel in nil open boat, had several
Inir breadth esca)Hs from dentil and Hindu
ono Kstagu of forty miles by wiicou, passing
five watirfulls In that distance, lie slept In
his boat at night and cooked his meals over
nil oil Hove. For a distance of 000 miles
there were only two settlements at w hich he
could get p rovislous and liumnii companion
ship. When ho reaches tho Mississippi he
will have iiiado the longest voyago on the
Missouri of which there is any record.
With the old iiinu on the lower part of tlio
river is n young man who is nlo tilled with
the spirit of adventure. Killed with a lovo
of music, ho enlisted in nil army baud nud
was sent to Fort Keogh on tho upjier Missou
ri. After u year or two In the baud lie
bought his discharge ami also started down
tho river in a boat. He overtook tlio old
man near Yankton. Tho latter was over
come with heat and exertion, and might huvo
died if the young musician had not succored
him. They put up at Sioux City and tho
young man went into a local baud for tho
corn palace season while his companion went
into a hospital. The boat wus twelve days
from Sioux City to Omaha. At St.Louls
they will rig tho boat with a keel and a sail
for the Mississippi and tho gulf. Tlio old
mat) says ho has struck on average of two
sandbars a day to far, and his labor in get
ting his craft afloat may be imagined w hen It
is known that she weighs lilOO pounds. He.
started September 10, 1MH), over a ear ago,
nud hopes to reach New Orleans by Christ
inns. In the light of recent events the good
jicople ot Lincoln should find gratification
hi tho fnct that there Is one mtvr in the city
whose editor need not tie pleaded with to
suppress reports of occurence of the sensa
tional Hue. If this remark sounds like n
reflection, I trust the reader will understand
that the reflection does not refer to nuy one
paper. 'Ihereare several sheets in Lincoln
which make n great pretense of Immaculate
purity, but they all like to handlo sensa
tional views unless some pressure is brought
to bear to prevent it. Now, here is another
thing the reader should not misunderstand.
By "pressure" I do not mean that the
silence of the newspapers is purchased. I
am convinced that there is Infinitely less of
that than some loudmouthed people seem to
think. Hut whenn man, prominent In busi
ness or social circles gets caught in a scrape
of which he is ashamed, his friends rush to
his assistance to "keep it out of tho papers."
The probability is that if this sort of help
t cost anything the friends would not "rush"
so unanamously . Now the chances are that
1 among the victim's comforters are some who
I are friends of he newspaper man, and these
are selected . to call on the editors. Th
callers at the sanctum for mercy for the
victim Is a porssnul favor to themselves.
I The editor may have some of the closest
personal and business ties with these gentle
1 men, and thoso chords are played by every
lierswislve urt known to human ingenuity.
I If one visit does not secure the desired prom
ise of suppression, other friends of the join-
iiulist are called into set vi"e, until, perhaps,
, the edltoi's soul is harrowed and Ills resolu
tion is broken down. It would take a nervy
man to ask a lawyer to violate his oatli or
a minister his vows, and yet they calmly ask
newspapers for a fuvor that a contentions
editor regards as the bitterest violation of
his tense of duty. Hut this is not the
pleasantest train of thought. Lincoln peo
ple ought to take satlsf tctioii in tlio assur
ance tlmt they may pick up the CouiUKit
without ewr finding in It thoso doubtru 1
items which cuiry sorrow and disgrace to so
many.
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OLD CHUMS MEET.
-Life.
What th Preaching ! Tor.
Thero Is u story thnt some children had
a discussion concerning the services In one
of our fasionublo temples. One youngster,
who had reached the mature age or seven,
said:
"I'd Just like to know what preaclilni;
is lor."
"Oh, don't you knowP Inquired his five-year-old
sister. "It's to give tho singers a
rest, or course." Hebrew Standard.
Proof I'o.itlw.
"Tlio teacher wanted to box my ears this
morning," remarked Johnny Flzzletop.
"How do jou know that ho wanted tc
box vour curitr" asked his mother.
"H ho hadn't wanted to box my ears hi
wouldn't haw done It, would he. ehf"
TexasSlftlngs. See tho new IMIJ score cards for caid par
ties at tho Commit olllce.
Soj Untitling tho grocer for now, pure
maple sjiup.
Tho November Magazine of American
History oiH-ns with an Illustrated ixiper on
"Judge Charles Johnson McCurdy and his
homo In Lvnii, Connecticut," wiltten by
the editor. An ndmliablo poitrnlt of the
eminent Jurist forms the frontphvo Tho
sketch of Judge McCurdy's well rounded
llv, extending over ninety four and one.
half yeais, from December IF.I7 to JuneJIMU,
Is one of remarkable Interest. I)r I'nttou's
terso and scholarly study follows, "One
Hundred Years of National Life; tho con
trast between ITWt and lvsll," Dr. Prosper
Ili'inler furnishes nil exceptionally loadable
paper on "Tim Hlstoilo (J lines of Old Can
ada." "Memolisof the Slego of Quebec,"
by n Flench ollleer who pmtlclpated; "A
Tribute to the Into Hon. Mr. Lntrohc, Presi
dent or Maryland lllstoilcal Society;"
"President Hanlson on Aibltratlon;" and
several short articles. Tho printing of this
magazine is a delight to the eyes Price,
M 00 a year.
The November Number of Outing Is a re
markable one, iKith for number and beauty
of Illustrations and variety of lnteietlng
reading matter. The current issue Is pi oof
positive that Outing is In able hands. The
contents are; "With the HtimliolJt Tra
pers,'' by Charles Howard Shlnn; "Held
Trial Winners of 1MK)," (concluded) by K II.
Morris; "Harry's Coieer at Yule," (continu
ed; by Joint Sejmour Wood, "A Cohutta
Valley Shooting Match," by Will N. Hor
ben; "Hemlnlscenccs of Irish Sport," by T.
Murphy; "Fox Shooting in tho Hudson
Highlands." by W. 1$. Page; "Orthochro
matlc Films nud Plates," by Kllersllo Wal
lace;" "Florida Itarot backs," by J. M. Mur
ph! "Tho Wild (loose In Nebinska," by
"C. A. J;" "My First Teal," by O. II. Ilra.N
ford; "A Mighty Hunter Ileforo tho Ird,"
by Vlrglnlus Dabney; "Told ill the Twi
light," by Alfied C. Stokes and numerous
other seasonable coiitilbutious, also the usu
al editorials, poems and records by tlio stan
dard wrltern on sort, etc
As tlio time approaches for tho World's
Fair, greater Interest Is being felt In tho
marvellous City of the Lakes. The Cosmo
pollUm magazine has devoted '-S iages of tlio
November number to a most interesting and
exhaustive article Ukjii Chicago from the
pen of tho famous novelist, Col. Charles
King. Count Jacassy, who spent some tiiuo
on the giouud for that pui-iose, and Jarry
Feiiu, have illustrated the most charming
features or the city by twenty-eight sketches.
An at tide upon Alralfa Funning in this
number, is by John Hrlslien Walker, who, ns
the result or ten yeais fpent in tlio saddle, in
direct superintendence of his farm "lleikc
ley." one of the lurgest Alfalfa farms in Col
orado, gives the reader much valuable In
foiumtiou in legaidto the Irrigation and
curlngof tho wonderiul nlant which Is des
tined to become one of tho most valuable
products of the United States. (leueial
Sherman's lettei b to his daughter, written
from the field dm iug the war, ale perhaps
the most vuluublo contribution tliat lias jet
been made to the liteiutuie or the war.
Juilge Tourgeo furnishes a chuiinii)g story
I cuueu "Anuutliig with tlioyueen or Hunts."
Ivoulse Chandler Moulton, Commander
I Crowniiigshleld, ex Postmaster - (leneial
Janus, me among the other contributors.
Oeneral Hoi ace Poiteis iiiticlo on Militia
Service Is woithy tlio attention of owr)ouu
Intelested III the National Uiliiid,
I Lee ic Sheplmrds latest book in their "flood
Company Serie" is entitled "ills Maniage
Vow" by Mrs. Cuiolluo Fairfield Coi bin. It
is a dimming sttry well told and appeals to
tlieliest taste for literal u o The naiiitlvo
is clever and tli- book will doubtless huvo a
good run. In paprr covets, .V) cents.
Miss Isaliel F. Ilapgood has translated a
large number of ToItoy's books nud MKs Is
nbel F. Hnpgood lias leeu journeying in
ltussln. What more natural than that sho
should see "Count Tolstoy at Home'' and
what still more natural than that she should
make this the title and subject of it pnier in
the November Atlantic. There has not been
a moie vivid or nppnciatiw sketch or Tols
toy yet w ritten, Miss Hnpgood, although
admit ing his great gifts, Is not a blind ndlitr
ent of his changeable philosophies. Tlieiois
the tli st Installment of a twoiart story by
, Henry James, entitled " Hie Chaperon," a
I subject quite to Mr. Jitme's tate. Piofessor
William J. Stilhnau's paer on Journalism
I and Litei attire will be read with distaor by
the journalist, and by the hteiattur with de
light. There isa shoit stoiy of Italian life
I by K. Cavnza, while the solid reading of
, the iiumlier is furthei augmented by a sec
ond piiH'ron "A People without Ijiw," the
Indians, by James lliadley Thajer, by S.
V.. Wiiiboll's Schools niOxtoid: nud by some
I able reviews. Houghton, Milllu A: Co.,
j llostou
I
Prof. W. O. Atwater, of Wesleyan unlver-
1 slty, coiitiihutes nu article to tlio fotthcom
Ing Novembtr Ceiituij on "Tho Food Sup-
I ply of tho Future" tlm (list in a series which
! will have tsiecitil value to fanners. The
wtlter be!lees that the doctiine or Malthus
j that the time will eouio wlun theio will
, not be tood enough for the human nice, ow-
ing to the theoij that population Inci canes ill
a geoineti ical and food-supply in an in itliiuet-
I Ical i nt lo is i no which need never give the
'woililanj uneasiness owing to thegieal ltd-
Minces that in e being uitido in clieiuistrj
Scieiuo lias showuwliataietheesseiitial fact-
lois In vegetable pi oduetlon, ami plants can
now bo grown In water or In sand by adding
the pi oper chemicals. Prof Atwater gives
thoitbiilt of an inteiestiug experiment re
cently inline in his Inlxiinloi) Sivi-sand
was In ought fioin thitshote of ling Inland
Sound. To invest It ol evtiij Hsiblo tnater
lol which the plant might Use for food ex-
I cept tho sand Itself, It was caiefully washed
with water and then hented. It wiisputl'ito
glass Jars, water wasnddednud minute qiinn
titles or chemical salts wem dcsolwd In it,
Dwarr pens, planted In this snud, grow to n
height of eight feet, while liens of tho same
kind, planted by n skillful gardener In tho
rich soul of n gulden close by, icnchod a
height of only four feet.
Tho barbarous treatment of tho Jews hi
Itushla Is the subject or nu ai tide In tho No
vemlier number or tho North American Ite
Wow, by the Chief Kahhl or tho United llc
biew congregations or tho lliltlsh Kmplie.
The Chler Kilibl was Induced by Lord Itoths
child to wilto tlio aitlcle for tho Hovlow
Senator Vooi hees, of Indiana, makes a hiw
erfttl "Plea fur FieoSllvei" and tho brilliant
French woman, Madamo Adam, answers In
j the ucgatiw the question, "Does the French
novel picture faithfully the Kfo and customs
of Fraiieor Tho view taken of "Our Ihisl
Hess l'rovcts" by tlio picsldent of tho Now
Yoik Chamber of Commerce, coullrius tho
general opinion that tlio "Industrial and
commercial establishments of the couutiy
me today iqiou a sound, conservative basis.
Mr. Justin McCarthy, M.P., leader or tho
Alitl-Pnrnellittipaity, has a coutilbiitiou hi
which hodesciibes, In his usual giaphlo nud
picturesque style, the Influential pint placed
by women In the KnglMi politics of today,
Scrlbner's Magazine for November con
tains several notable Illustrated articles on
countries that are little known to American
readeis Including the first of several paior
by Carl Luinholtz (the author of "Among
Cannibals") on his explorations In tlio Sierra
Madre. Alfred Denklii, ouu or the most In
fluential political lenders in Australia, writes
or the great f deration movement in that
country. Another lllustiated article is "The
United States Nual Apprentice System," by
Lieutenant A. ll.'Wyckoff, U. S. N., who dc
scilbestho present system, and pleads r r
such an enlargement of It as will lead to tlio
tliototigli Americanization of our navy
wherout present, the sailors in o often com
K)'od of the "dregs of all nations." Carl
Luinholtz, In "Fxploratious in the Slona
Madre," descrllxs tlio millions journey or
his Ills party into the heart or the niountuiiis
giving striking pictures of tho country by
tho wny.
The Iron Dog and tho niingrjr Alligator.
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Harper's Young People.
i Miss M. II. Cliupln will rtsqien her nit
1 studio, fourth floor Mc.Muitry block next
wtek and will be prtwirtd to tenth ernvon
I itiul clmicoal drawing, oil, water color
; and china painting. Social ihil ten's
i classes eveiy Satutihiy. Order wnik
, piomptly executed. Take elevator.
I (totaling the () stteet giott-r -n he Is
i human and niiikis inMakis but wlfl cheer
I fully rectifj them. That is moie than some
win no.
The Peninsular base Inn net- is the latest
Improved heater in the market. Ileforo buj
Ing, call and it full Hue at Dunham A;
Iluck.ll'.'il O stieet.
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IV.
Kdwnrd i:. Kidder In "Peaceful Vollo)"
huudles a delicate subject very delicately,
Tlieio is a stioug miiial tone to the play, and
unllkti mnny pin) s of this soi t, the winking
out of thoiiiouil is uiiiiccoiupniilisl by any
thing to which the most fastidious could take
exception. Tlieiolsno lirondsilggesllveness:
no double meaning allusions, The dialogue
and actions me rellnol to a ileitis) and
the model ii stage ptesents no moie finished,
clean nud frtsh exposltluu than "Peaceful
Valley". It has the ntmospheilo puilty ot
tlio "Old llomt stead" combined with the pa
thetic fun ot Stuait Hudson's "Henrietta"
Tho rural flavor Is viry proiiouuctd and
tonus ono of the chh-r charms of Mr. Kid
der's vrry successful domestic play, Tho
Juilgim lit of experienced critics Is that tho
author or "A Poor Helntlon" lias Improved
uK)ii his earlier work In "Peacelul Valley" is
sustained by the reception which Is every
w het o accoi disl Mr. Itussdl. In this latest
prtsliRtlou Sol. Smith Hussell hits unlimited
scope and ho gives us a characterization that
Is almost entirely original. His "llosen
Howe" may be liest com pa led to some of Jef
ferson's finest work. Ho has a refinement of
manner and qiialiitniMs of expression that
are in many iess-cts fully equal to Jeffer
son's best vein, and itltssell of all others
seems most likely to All the place soon to be
made vacant by the retliement of tho vener
able comedian. "Hosen Howe" is an intel
lectual, nlU'lt iinsophlstocated countryman
resident In Peaceful Valley. His Innocent
face and gentle ways have a distinct flavor
of tho quiet or the (lowered Held and domes
tlollieside. ltussell's Interpretation of the
part is Inexpressibly droll; his facial expres
sion and (hading tone nro ullku Inimitable.
His liiitiiialuvss In the part was deinoustinttsl
when after the second act In response to ro
(icnted calls he apieared before the curtain
ami made it brief sjieecli. Here "Husen's"
awkwardness was missing; but "HoseuV
vocal expression was practically unchanged
in the personality of tho actor. The humor
is generally of a pathetic character and Is al
ways delicious. Miss Minnie ItalcIlfTa "Vlr
gl Hand" Is delightfully ingenious, in fact
the sup)ort is in nearly every Instance is
well luilauccd and strong, worthy of tho star.
The chief honors being bestowed on Arthur
Hyrou, "Jock Farqunr"; F. J. Wlldman,
"Leonard Hand"; Kdwaid Vrooin, "Charley
Rand" and Miss Anna Helniont, "Nlobe Far
tpiar." Thuro have Iksmi few larger or more
appreciative audlciices than that which saw
"Penceful Valley" ut tho Fuuko Monday
nlglit.
flilmoie's band gave a concert In Ilolian
an's Ixtl 1, Tuesday night. It was very
largely attended and tlio Jierfoi malice ill
every way susbtlned tho ramous oggregf
lion's rvputiitioii. Tlie irogram was sulllcl
ently deversilletl to suit nil tastes and the
technical extcutiou was well up to tlio
standard. Tho principle selections by tlio
bund weie tlio ovel lures, "Tnnhauser" "Lost
Happiness," "Hcucdictloti or tho Poignant,"
"Dause dts Negres," wtslding eccno Horn
"Ixihrengriu," and the "Charge or Hie Light
Hligude." Several Hpulur pitcts
were also given its encores. The tololsts
were well selected nud their wok received
generous applause. The concert was talis
factory In every particular.
"The American Hoy," Oeorgo W. Henth's
Musical comedy was picseutcd at the Fuuko
Tuesday to a small audience. It has some
liieritorous features anil some utpable oliits
mid the production gave fair satisfaction to
the small house Hint wltnes-eil it. Owing
to trouble hi the company the second night
or the engagement round the house dark.
It Is said the company has disbaudtd, or at
hast so temporarily,
"SklpiMd by tho Light or tho Moon" was
pnseiiied ton small hou-o Thursday night.
This skit is sulllciently familiar to Lincoln
amusement goers not to call for extended
comment.
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"The Still Alarm" was presented for the
first time in tills city at tho ''mike last even
ing It will IwrepeaUsl this evening, "Tin,
Still Alarm" Is one of tho strongest melo
dramas on the stage.
cham: as "the m:.atou,
"The Senator" which upimtrs at FunUe's
Friday evening is pure comedy and purely
Auieilcan. Mr. t'miie lniersonates a ft
miliiir tjjie or shtewil, manly, honest and
feai less western congressman, who U-comes
iuteiesttsl in a claim against the government
held by nu old malt In Washington who has
a beautiful daughter, nud ho determined to
tight the claim through ninfiilyou account ..f
tho daughter The ellort to can j this claim
through tho Senate fin nMies the nucleus of
the play. Mr. Crane tuuirds ndimrahlj in
prts-entlng tousn tjof niHii that can be
seen nowhoiooutof tho I'tilted States, fot
he is the pioduet of National and social foices
that In long to our own couutiy. '1 lie hemic
task set U'fore him Is to tarty through the
claim, nud this tnsk brings before the sKcta
tots tho pet tillar niochliiei) of legislation in
Washington, together with the Influence of
lobbj and or uiotKy. and the use iiiado of
IK'rsonal attractions of to-called leaders of
lashlou. One whole uvue takes place in the
committee loom of the senate during an all
night session, and we Ne all he devhes that
ale resorted to in order to accomplish the
IMssneeof the bill In which tvervhodj Is in
teiested Seats will Is. en tnie Thuisday
morning.
JIATTIi: VltkMts roil TWO MiiMTo.
Monday ami Tuesday that ki ulnr Lincoln
fnvoilte, Mattie Vickers will hold the tioard
ot Funke's and dm lug this engagement will
prw-eiit her new pht "Cticus Queen" which
giHson Tut'stlay evening Of it the New
Orleans Detnociut mijs: "Mattlo Vlckeis,
vivacious, graceful nu I wh illy charming, de
lighted n latgu audience at tho St.CharlcK
thcalte last night, Nobody hut Mattlo
Vickers could liavodtnwu such a houso hi
the face or all tho tsiunter nttraollons In tho
city last night. Nnliody de would havo
Ihsmi woithy or It, Tim ilulleloiis ait or this
chaimiligadl ess captivated thoso who lis
tened to her and It Is sure to say that most of
t lieui will ho piesent to see her in her new
play tonight, In which sho has scored n do
teivodly llnfleilng success. Tho(isiiIng bill
Is Miss Vickers' great success or list season,
"Kdelwelss" and tho Detroit Fns) Press
sK-aks thus or tlio play and start ''Miss Vlclt
ers' picsoututlnii of the Swiss K'aint girl
IMelwelss, pielty, Innocent, sturdy, beauti
ful and chin mliig ns tlio llower from whlcli
she won her 11111114, was almost perfect. Halo
ol scuts now 0sll,
HTAI.UV'H IIOVAI, I'AHH.
Mr. (leo. C Stuley who apK-ars at Fuuko'
next Saturday evening, has it flue pl.ty In "A
lloyal Pass," and his part, that of a Htrlsa
flulde, gives him every opH)rtiinlty for tho
display of his talents, both as an actor and it
singer. His manager, .Mr. Parker, has sur
rounded him with tho best cast money could
procure. Of tlio scenic effects tlm great
locomotive race Is said to lw 0110 of tho most
wonderful and realistic railroad sceiiei ever
produc-d lit this city.
t.ANHINU TIIKATIIK HOUVKMIII.
Tlio Wisuel Printing compiny will furnish
tlm regular houo programs for the novr
laultig theatre. Just now this well known
establishment for flue art printing Is arrange
Ing for an edition of 6000 Souvenir pro
grams In lsHk form for the opening week.
The covers will Isa in gold and colors and Ita
page will show beautiful Illustrations, ist
eclally engraved for the work, ot tho foyer,
the boxes, the tlrop curtain, the exterior of
the building, pictures of tho management,
proprietors, contractors, etc. A description
of the theatre will be written by one of Lin
coln's pioneer and most ubloitowspnor writ
ers. It will be a magnificent piece of work
that will prove a credit to the city, the thea
tre It repiesetits and the publishers from
whoso press It Is Issued. Merchants desiring
advertising space on this souvenir, which
will bo the only one distributed In tlio thea
tre, will tlo well to call early at tho olllce of
publication, 1 SIM N street, as but a limited
amount or space has been resorved for adver
tising purposes. Orders will also be received
for space on tho regular house program.
TIIKATIUCAt, TALK.
Manager Church has some excellent at
tractions for Docemltcr.
Seats for Jefferson and Florence go 011 salo
Monday, November 0.
Tho Do Wolf Hoper opera coiiqiany will be
seen at the Lansing U-foro the first of the
year. "
Dion Houclcault said or William H. Crane's
"Senator," to bo presented in this city No-wmU-r
1), "It Is his best piece of work.1'
It socakes welt for Lincoln enterprise
when Lincoln K)opIo are given tho opKr
tuulty of seeing Sol Smith Hussell and hear
ing fleorgo Keimnii and Ollmoro's baud all
in one week.
A new version of "Gulliver among tho Lil
liputians" was prislucisl at Philadelphia, on
Wednesday, by tho lloyal Midgets. Whllo
the play wus u lilt befure the alterations, it is
sure in its present form to make a great deal
of money tor its proprietors, J. Charles
Duv is mid C. Fred Whitney.
A. W. Cooley, city editor or tho Toledo
Blade, (No-shby's pnT) has been engaged by
innunger VV, M. Wilkinson to repi esout Alex
ander Sulviul In adv mice. Mr. Cooley is u
bright writer, and has done clever work In
the Journalistic Held. Mr. Wilkinson at one
time held the sumo position oil the Ulado Mr.
Cocley has Just vacated.
"Nntiiinl flits," in a new meter (and tho
old ono was a prett) good meter), has been
plajltig toati oveiftowlug butlness In Phila
delphia The success or tills uttntctio 1 is not
to lie woiulcied at. Tho "jus" seems to lie in
exheil'tihle, and the flow gets stronger and
burns brighter, season after season. "Nat
tintl Uns" w ill le 011 tap at Fuiiko's next
mouth
That flue romantic nctoe, Robert Ilruce
Mnntell, Is doing n luud-ofllce business this
sui-on on tho road, with "Hamlet" "Othel
lo," "Monbars," "Tlio Corslcuti Hrotheis1M
"The Ixmsiitnlans'" and "A Ieson in Act
ing." Papers have talked or Fechter, Walter
Montgomery and Mautcll, all In a paragraph,
in striving to adequately find Mr. MauteU's
romantic and hlstiolulc iiarallel.
Lincoln people miy congratulate them
selves on tlio array of theatrical attractions
now U'lng pres-nted and nb ut to lw jire
setited lit this city. One sign boird 011 O
street contains lithograph tpcr announcing;
Sol Smith Hussell, "(skipped liy tho Light o
the Moon", "The Still Alaitn", Win. 11.
Crane, and "Tho American Hoj"-not a Ivul
assortment foi an interior jtuwn.
Augtistin Daly and Ada Hehitii have been
down to l"rd Tenii)on' estate, Aleworth,
' 111 Surrey, to hear tho poet ladrtstte rent I tt
, them his new comedy Jiiit completed This
. (day In whUh Miss Hehau Is tonpear in tlio
leading chat ncter, ht leeii purchasel tts.
far ns tho acting lights me concerned rot
' Hugland and Ameilca by Mr. Daly, who
I will pioduce it at his own theatre in New
j York, next winter. After production tlio
play will 1st published.
Curptt Tor the Ionising Tlieittre,
Mevsiv A. M. Davis and Jsjii have Ikvil
aw aided the contract to supply this Uvtuti
ful new theatre with carpets Tho order U
foriieail) 1,2(0 jaids, nil of which havo
Ik en especially designed mid iiiauufaitui ot
to ortler. Thej are for the parqoetU', tlivss.
circle, balconies, Isixt-, etc . all of which are
of superb nxmlnstei It is 11 gnt ortler
and the lepiitation of A. M, Davis and Chiii.
for line cai'iet l it guariiuteo tint it will Ik
an excellent job thioughoilt.
We sell the geimiiie Canon City test.
Hetts, WtMVei V Co.. 1011 O street. Tele
phone 110.
Wtsldlng invitations WesM'l Printing Co.
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