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    RbPallAR PAPER of5 A9PERM TIMES "
Vol. 6 No 40
Lincoln, Nicukasica, Satuuday, Novicmuicw 14, ISOl.
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It seems Hint I made amlst-iko two weeks
ngo In a few conuncutsnlKiut social scuudnN.
The Inference I intended to convey wns tlmt
consclenclous editors publ Ished 8oii(iittoiinl
news of thnt kind lscnuso in doing it they
pcrfoiuidl n duty which they owed to the
public. Hut, ii h I xnld before, It seems that I
was mistaken. Two Lincoln papers which
Induce In that sort of thing seem to fool
hut t by the statement and resent It with snr
castle remarks. I am obliging, though, and
quite willing to except those two pnerB. I
will admit that It Is not a sense of duty to
thu couiinuiilty which luiolls them to revel
In scandalous stories, and I leave It to the
reading putiilc of Lincoln to draw its own
conclusions as to thu real reason. The. afore
said two papers iiulto unnecessarily throw
out Insinuations as to tho reasons for tho
Couitim not indulging in salacious rending,
but that made only one more display of their
lack of sense. Tho Couiukh has not under
taken tho job of reforming tho world and
consequently does not have to grovel In mor
al Hastiness. There is another nil sutllclotit
reason that should bo apparent to anyone
except able editors intent on saving their
community. Tho Couiueh is a class paper
with welt defined limitations, and these
smart "Journalists" might just as well throw
out their Insinuations about a n agricultural
or a sclcntlllo pajwr that doesn't indulge in
sensationalism. Tho fact remains that tho
Couiukh Is a clean, wholesome paper which
may bo taken into the most sacredly guard
ed homes without fear of olTouso or contami
nation, and u groat many good peoplo In
Lincoln nppicciuto that fact.
V
It is just thirty years since a Gorman
named l'hllllp Itelz exhibited a crude tele
phone, and now that wonderful Edison is
constructing a telephone to catch the noises
supposed to Ira going on in the sun. At first
blush this will strike tho averngo man as u
joko, but Edison never jokes. Ho is inter
ested in a company that owns some iron
mines In New Jersey. At ouo iolnt they
have discovered a body of ore a milo square
that probably goes down into thu earth tor n
long distance Edison i using this as tho ba
sis of his great telephone. Ho is winding
many milo of copper wiro about It, which
will In due time lie supplied with u (wwerf ill
electric current. After llttiug it up with an
immense diaphragm ho hopes to catch and
register tho noises made by tho explosions
supKsed to bo golug on in tho sun. It is
noticeable about KJIson that ho is not a
boaster and does not make promises that ho
cannot fulfill In this cuso ho has inado no
promises, but thu meio fact that ho has gouo
to an expense of hundreds of dollars on the
experiment shows that ho has strong hopes of
success. Of course there may be no such
noises in tho sun as tho theorists imagine,
and even If there are there may bo no other
in outer spaces for tho transmission of the
sound waves to tho oai tit. So, even if Edi
son fails, it doesn't prove that his mammoth
telephone win not n successful machine.
V
Wlillo away from tho city tho other day I
met a geutlemau who had recently visited
Lincoln Of course I praised tho capital
city for iU beauty, Its prosperity and its
possession of nil .metropolitan conveniences,
but what was my surprise to have thu stran
ger turn on mo with tho remark: "Well, you
haven't got uny water nt Lincoln." When 1
demanded an explanation of such a bold
statement as that ho said: "Why, some of
your jicoplo told mo that water was so scuico
that thoro is constant danger of your not
having enough in your water wot kg in the
event of a big lire." Of com so ono has to
pity tho ignorance of a person who gets a
wrong impulsion like that, but ft suggests
another thought. Why should Lincoln peo
ple defame their fair city by talking that
sort of thing to a stranger) Even if It were
truo it would seem as though ordinary sense
and local pride would keep a resident from
starting a harmful impression that may bo
carried hundreds of miles and be disseminat
ed among scores of people.
We wero talking about Kurox.'un tours
the other day when one of tho party express
ed a desire to spend two whole months in
Home. My friend Quiz turned upon the
speaker and In a tone tinged with pity ox
claimed: "Two months! Why man, you
want at least six to do Home. 1 huvo no pa
tience with these Cook tourists who go pranc
ing through Europe on thu rush, doing Lou
don in a day, l'aris in two, Home in a week
and tho whole continent in sixty days. Why,
in Italy they are looked upon with contempt.
They are sent away up into thu attic rooms
at tho hotels, and as tliuy pass along tho na
tives ridicule them. Cook's tourists have a
mighty poor standing in Euroo, I can tell
you. If ieople can't take more time for
EurojM) they had better stay at homo." And
then hu enlarged on this proHsltiou with as
fierceness that would have daunted n timid
tourist of thu b"i't hu was lampooning.
Now tho trouble with this ordinarily good
fellow was that ho took a wrong view of
life. In thu llrst place It was his good for
tune to spend several years of his young man
hood In Europe at an age when impiessious
are lasting and when ho was enabled to en
joy tho sights and sensations with tho keen
est zest. Of course hu could not understand
thu Intense longing of other Anieiicans to
whom a tour of Europe has been a dream
and for years an elusive one. Then theie is
another class of peoplo w ho rail at Inn i K'd
foielgu trips and announce that they would
not uudeitaku such journeys unless they
could do It at leisure and hi style. In too
many instances it is u case of sour graKH,
They belong to the clusi of soplu who decry
an educational course short of a college de
gree. It strikes mo that this soit of criti
cism is unreasonable anil uncalled for. For
people who have thu tliuu mid the menus to
do Etiniu lelsuiely Cook's tours may not bo
B
isasr
I Sim
approved, but there are thousands who mutt
make a hurried trip or none nt all. I say
take It while tho chance Is own, A few
weeks later circumstances may make it im
Itosslhlo. It Is ono of thu few satisfactions
that such eoplo get out of life. And these
superior Mugs who would never do any
thing except Ukii n gi and scale might turn
their sarcasm on somo subject In need of It.
There are many peoplo In Lincoln that
have expressed a desire to know something
nbout "Credit limine." Its synopsis, scenes
of tho piny, where tho plot Is laid, etc. It
was with the Idea of sa tlsfylng Itself mid its
readers that a letter was sent from the
COUIUKH olllce last week addressed to Halt
Iaku City asking for a brief description of
the play mid its origin. Miss Lillian Lewis
gives the following account of the home of
Lcnora do Cnstlglloul, the heroine In-. Mars
ton's play, "Credit Lorraine." "First you
must understand that "Credit Lorraine" is
founded on facts In the life of Leiioru the
p.trt which I play. IMioru do Castlglloul Is
l ho name and of tho character and also thu
woman whose life, it represents, and whose
nrcer from 1851 to ItitW, or rather to the
battle of Hcdam, was nu Important factor in
the overthrow of tho monarchlal regime
of Napoleon III. Eugene Is jealous.
That one-half of the male French population
was in lovo with her from Court Horeco de
Vlel Castel (who since in his memoirs has ter
ribly reviled hoi) down, I thoroughly bellovo.
That tho entire female population envied her
I nlso believe. Hhe Is today living on tho
corner of Hue do la l'alx and l'laco Vonclomo,
alone In misery and wretchedness. This sii
blimely beautiful creatine, whoso pnluce was
tho wonder of France, lives today in daik
ness mid solitude. Tim palace she lived in
near Autervlllo was the gift of tho cmjicrDr.
mis sue sun owns aim an ner income is :e
voted to tin keeping up of tho enchanted
garden, n gullstuu, ii paradise on u space of
three acres, three hundred thousand francs
have been spent. An old house that was sit
nated in tho center of tho garden has been
partly pulled down and transformed Into a
Igrotto.Heavy I'ersinu ahd Turkoman rugs
nic piled upon the floor. A largo window,
with Its blind oj matting partly pulled down,
frames as pretty u plcturoof mountain slojcj
valley as It is Ksihlo to imagine. With tliu
sun shilling it is a glory of golden light of
yellow haw. Among lleutlng, fleecy clouds,
it is as if the sky had opened and one wero
catching glimpses of the blessed abodes.
a.
Over tho walls of tho grotto rose bushes
have been trained; not one, but a dozen
varieties. There aro so many of them that
they make a solid wall of flowers. Nature
once fostered Into stronger life hits been
judiciously left to do (ho rest. Thoro aro no
Newport baskets, no fttnturtio designs in
parterres, no carpet patterns and no mono
grams on tho lawns, Pan is ruler of It all
and rules ft like a despot, but it gentle ono.
This garden fomiH thu background of the
llrst sceiiu of "Credit Loralne.'' Tho action
takes place In tho mirror salon or the Castl
glloul, the bay-windows of which allord u
commanding view of the garden. The luxur
ious extravagance of the woman was bound
less. As lor dress well, I'll tell you. I found
a photograph of La Castigliuui in I'm is, mid
went at once to Worth to have the dress she
wore repi educed exact in every particular.
I ware that in the llrst act. If you ever
visit l'aris be sure and get a card entitling
you to a visit to the home of ha Castiglioni,"
Sllxerwuie I'lee,
From time to time the CoL'itiKU has sug
gested to Its readeis tho impoitnuco of buy
ing dry goods and groceries at L, .Meyer &
io s om rename storu on 1 entti near U street.
We have alwnvs contended that to tilnen
your orders thoro for anything in their line
would lie a houetlt to you and now more
than ever can this fact bo fully demon
strated. This llrm not content in making
prises lower than all couietltlon, now an
nounces that they will give each customer
making a cash pni chase a couJoii to the val
ue of ten er cent ot (hu amount of their
lull chase, whether It. is ten i-hiiIk or nun him
died dollais, Tnese coupons me redeniuiblu
In silverwnru which they mark down In
pi ice twenty to (hli ly per cent less than Its
in dliiai i retail valtlu. iy I his means custo
mers stem e an average discount on their geu-
JH1
-yiHJ
eral purchases of from twenty to thirty per
cent, nt the same time securing tin elegant
and useful hoii'eliold necessity. This certain
ly Is mi excellent oisiituiiity for customer to
get line silver" iireof most any kind free, (In
mound and let this eutei prising house ex
plain how they do this. The Idea Is a good
one ni'il when you once have seen tho beaut I
fill wares It will bo of snlllclent altiactloli to
hold your patronage. Tneir prices on dry
gtxsls and groeeiles are not to bo compared
with competitors and you always get gen
tlemanly attention and just what you pay
for and in this instance ten Hrent mote.
Wlint Simp Van Do.
"I tell you what, there Is nothing I like
bo well as n good dousing In soapsuds."
St A
"W-u-o-wl I got soap in my eyo that
time."
"Confound Itl Where's that towel f It
must have dropped on tho floor. Heavens!
this agony Is awful."
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'Now I know how a blind man will feol
when tho world comes to an end." Smith
& Gray's Monthly.
Two of n Kind.
Johnnie Hello, Tommle, what does your
mother give you for ctittin that klndlln
wood?
Tommle (cheerfully) Not bin.
Johnnie Is that all?
Tommio Yes, but sho gives mo some
thing If I don't cut It.
Johnnie Whntf
Tommio (significantly pointing over lib
thoulder) See that strapr
Johnnie Ugh! Got ouo like It in our
woodshed too. Detroit Freu I'P'hh.
Hud Hint Cold.
"I hear you fought a duel with I'jrKer."
"I did."
"Weren't you afraid to stand up beforo
a loaded pistol f"
"Not with I'arker holding it. I'm in
sured in Ids company." Harper's Iiazur.
Aiiriil iitle lift City Diillleatlo.
New York Lady What would you sug
gest for u lilithilny present for a servant?
Jeweler A locket Representing tho earth
Inclosed by a fence. Jewelers' W'cokly.
Forced to It.
Undo Ebony It looks ter mo powerful
Kke I'd hab to git married, sah, unless
loiuethiiig happens.
Chubberly Unless what, uncle?
Uncle Ebony Unless I gits a (olahly tlo
:eut suit o' clothes from a gentleman of
ibout your slzu, sah. Clothier and Fur
llsher. A Wide Margin.
Tailor How wide it collar shall I put ou
four overcoat, slrf
Customer Make it so wide that when 1
suss you on the street I can turn Itunso
rou won't rccognUo mo. Clothier and
r uriilsher.
IliMt Will rtvimi Tliniii.
Actor 1 have worked hard to please the
people. I linvu tried everyihlnii in the
Mlstuess, but l hey won't, be pleased.
Manager I lave you tried going out of
'.ho buslnessf llrooklyn Citizen.
Wedding Invitations Wessel Printing Co.
IHpcolal Counted Correspondence.!
Nkvv Yoiik. Now", IMU.-Thu new plas
produced iluilngtho week are "The Man wUli
a lliindied llciiil," which broughtout Henry
E. Dlxey In anew toloat lleiriiiann's l'hea
tie, and "Mis Holjett," at the Hlnr (loth
are pioductsl under the management of Mr.
Charles Finliuinii, and both are good Tor
long tuns "The Man with a Hundred
Heads" Is a veiy funny play, and was an un
inlstakublesuecessthellist night, but when
Mr. Dlxey shall have elaboiated Ills pint, It
will bo the best thing he has ever done. Mr.
Fi oilman's company as usual lild excellent
work, Mis. Sydney Drow, a daughter of
.Mr. Mclvee Hanklii. making the stiongust
kind of a hit.
".Miss Helyett, a three-act owivttn by Ed
mund Atidran, words by Maximo llouehoron,
was llrst produced at the llouiros-I'nrlslonsnt
l'aris, November i, 18IKI, ami was so success
ful that It Is still i mining there. The llrst
English erslon adapted by F. C. Iliirnaud
was done in tandou, July '1, 18111, and is
still running at the Criterion. On Tuesday
Mr. David ilelasco'sAineileanlzatlon, retain
ing tho original title, made quite as big a
siiecf.sN as It did either in l'aris or Indoii.
The story of the play, as told by Mr. llelas
co Is very droll and nt tho same time pretty.
Tho place is n tourists' resort In the I'yren
lies Helyett Hinlthson, an American Qiia
keress, with deniuro manners but roguelsh
tendencies, is theie with her austere father.
Other vlsltoi sure a French dancing master
and a bevy of girls, who ate prepaiing to
take part in a charity entertainment. A
professional danseiise has la-en engaged, Uny
and the nliall- shocks the two Quakers. Hut
they soon have on hand aillirercnt mission of
their own. That Is tho quest of the man who
although they don't know him, is the only
man on earth who Helyett ought to marry.
This conceit Is what gives oddity to tliecomo
ly. The girl goes out for n mountain wnl't
alone, and kh.u returns to tell that she tum
bled headlong over a cllir and was caught In
a branch of a tree, where she hulig misdciiiI
ed gracefully but Indecorously, until a man
loscucdher fiom tho undignified predica
ment. Houeherondidiiot hesitate to make
the girl and tho icscuer, an nitlst, describe
(be sight In a manner which although It
aimists mid delights Fails, would ollond
Aliiei leans uniiardoiiably. The more polite
llvliti'-o lias loft tho partlculai-s lo the linngl
nation of tho nudienco, for it Is only told that
the Quakeress was so ashamed ol her mlsad
veututo that she hid her race fiom the stran
ger. As for him he pictures the accident In
his sketch Ismk, besides keeping It vivid in
his mind. He Is an Ameilcan iiud a former
plajnmtoor Helyott, but for a u lulu long
enough to serve the merry and sentimental
purposes of the play neither suspects that
tho other was n participant in the mountain
encounter. Tho old QuakVr i igldly lives tin
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i.i it innin vi iiiw. in ii. in social ncccpisor IIIS
on composition, mid has taught his daugh
ter to guide heisolf by them too. Accoidlng
to on? of his dogmas, a gill must endeavor
to become the wife of the eligible mini who
til st holds her in his aims, even though it be
a chance love. As formulated by Ilonelicr
on, tho tenet Is made applicable to a case of
such exposuioas ho esjieclally Imputes (o (ho
unlucky little tumbler, llelasco makes tho
father equally slrenucus, but on grounds
that nerd not be blushed at by (he listeners,
and thosubsiqiient hapeiilngs ate associat
ed with ns Quakers hunt for the hero, who Is
with (htm nil the time, ami In lovo with the
girl nil tmily. "Miss Helyett" would do veiy
well without any music, but It Is essentially
a light opera af(er all. Tho cast supplied bv
Manager Froliiuan was excellent, and al
though .Mis. 1a'Ho Carter was put forward
us one ot the company she was conspicuous
as the star.
On Monday, Augustus Thomas' "Alabama"
began a run lit l'almer's theatie, and demoli
sh atcd Its right to occupy a place in (tie
fiont nnkf native plnjs. it Is a capital
play In every i cspect. As it study of life in
iigieat Southern state It Is faithful, aiuus.
lug and picturesque, Thu quaint Characters
aiegenulnutyiM'j, land nre freo from that
gioterqui-ness which often spoils tho endeav
ors ot it writer to depict a certain elasc of
isvoplo. In his character draw lug Mr. Thorn
as has been uirtlcularly happy, mid from
Col. 1'iestou, tho old aristocratic planter,
down to tho antiquated coloied servant, (ho
chaiaclers aro lb inly but most delicately
sketched. The plot, too, Is Interesting and
sustained, and the construction Is according
to the most accepted methods ot stage wilt
ing. "Alabama" Is a pinery native work,
and shows what it wide and entertaining
Held Is open lo (he writer of plays dealing
Hlth American subjects. No praise what
ever is duo A M. l'lihuer for bringing it out,
for although he now makes great pretence
about fostering (he Aliieiicaii drama he was
(ouipclled (opiiMluco"Alahaliitt". He never
hud any confidence In it even alter he had
M-en It several times, and piolmbly would
have (aken it oil' but for the advice of Man
ilco Harry more.
"Hoss and Hoss" which was si-en for Hie
llrst time at Duiiloy's l'ark theado ou .Mon
day, is about as had as "Later On" and "U.
te I," two jf the woist plays ever seen in
thisorany other couutiy. It has not one
single thing original in it and is made up of
txlils) and ends of other plays, lilts of variety
business, tiicks, mid skirt dancing, and the
ones who do the U'st work me neither Col
lier nor Heed, but Mr. .NIouUou and Miss
Heiusdeii.
Saudi Hciiiliardt optiied her engagement
at tho Slumlord on Wednesday with "Jean
lie D'Aic" lo nu overflowing house. All (hat
can Ihj said about Sarah has been said. She
Is simply gieat, mid that's all iiIkuiI ft.
Lillian Hussell is of course drawing big
ciowds to "I.11 Clgulo' at tho (laiileu thea
tre, hut the phi) lemluds moot it f'.'.IK) chro
uioiua tiO.utM frame. Du.M.or.
A good deal of lather boisterous applause
wns bestowed ou "The Hustler'' nt thoFunkii
Thuisdiiy evening, and judged from the
staudaid of farce comedy perhaps it Is
necessary to call It a success, but It Is
strange Hint people encourage such absurd
ities. They ilo, however, mid as long as the
pisiple comiiieuil, It Is not for the press t)
condemn. "Tne Hustler," which, by the
way, lies had quite it I tin, does not presume
to tie a coninctisl play, It Is simply a sti lug
of specialties, musical noumiiise, anil farce
comedy fun. and among the Hirelings there
me few very bright things, Tliequarlette
artistically renileiisl some very pretty
selections, though they weie not new, and
the Spanish dance was all that could be
tleslid. ICci ncll as "The Hustler" Is clever
but rather loud mid iHilsterous, ns also was
Harney Reynolds who did the Dutchman
pint otherwise very well (ins Mills female
Impersonation wns not as bad as It might
have been. ICeinell's and Reynold's songs
wero well m-clvcd and some of the former's
bright sayings "caught ou."
Tho llrst of the I'eiry-liagnull concerts
was given Wednesday evening at the
1'ii'sbyterlun church, Thu entire program
was performed by Edward llaxter Ferry.
Notwithstanding his blindness, Mr. l'erry
stands today us one of tho greatest
musicians that America has prisluccd and
he is recognlced ns such throughout tho
entire musical world. In the great musical
centres Mr. l'erry nlwnys plays to crowded
houses and it Is n dlscnurnglng fact Hint lu
this city of culture there is not n musical
public large enough to give it grent musician
a respectable welcoino when he favos us.
At the concert on Wednesday evening the
audience were held spell-bound from llrst to
last. Mr. l'erry easily sustained his well
won reputation mid presently I iiiuslo In nil
her moods, from tho dreamiest whisHiriiigs
(o the tornados of passion. Ho was greatest
in the Choplu wait, and isilonalso, lit his
own llallads and lu tho Liszt numbers. His
wonl luterpiulatlons were generally very
happy. The next concert In tho series wll
Is) given Wednesday evening. Tickets
have l)eeu placed ou sale nt 115 cents.
The nonsense about llernhardt's nativity
lias at Inst liecn settled by Dunlop's Stage
News. She was not born hi Havre, ns she
supjKisos, nor in Ameilcn, as some assert,
but is it native of the Quart ler Ijitin of l'aris,
where her mother, a mkji- German Jewess,
kept n millinery shop hi tho Hue do l'Euole do
Mcdcclno, Inn tumble down building near
the house In which Charlotte Corday murder
ed Marnt. Sarah wns born lu 1HU and her
sister Jeitnuo lu 18-10.
TIIK LANHINU'H OUANI) OI'KNINU.
The auction sale of seats for tho osulug of
the Utiisiug occurred Monday evening at the
Capital Hotel, ami Manager IM Church was
inoro Ihnn pleased with then-suit. Some
thing over fltHN) was realized and that
amount has been augmented by several hun
dred dollais by the private silo of seats since.
Among those who purchased boxes for the
opening are: Mr, I'M. I'ltgeruld who paid
tlU) each fur tho llrst choice of two and who
will give it select Isix party; Mr. F, W.
Ilrown who paid $ 15; Mr. M. I. Altken, who
got one for t'-SD', nod Mr. C. E. Montgomery,
.Mr. M. II. Baldwin, Mr. Thomas 11. Kenton,
mid Mr. !)U Wcsscl, who paid sums inuglng
from ftU to ('. There was it spirited rival-,
ry for tho choice of seats In the body of tho
house. Messrs, Frank S. Ilurr, Charles L.
llurr, Jno. T. Dorgitn, 0. D. Mullen, H. T.
Kt.Jolm, Frank Hathawiiy, anil 11. 8 Free
man obtained the first ones at prices ranging
from fl5 down lo $4. A very large number
wero sold for f'4, $!1 nnd l ench. Extensive
preparations are making for the ojieulng of
the new theatre and (here Is every assurance
that the handsome thespliiu temple will bo
dedicated Monday evening Novotnbir !KI with
unusual brilliancy and eclat. Socially It will
ho a leading event of thu season. In addition
to the box parties of which there will be sov
ei ul; a number of other theatie parties are
projected. Muuy elalKirale eotuui(M uie Ikj
fug made for the occasion and Miss Lillian
I)W is will have the honor of npsarlng lie
fore one of the most fashionable nnd distin
guished audiences ever gnthercd in it Lincoln
theatre. Complete arrangements for the
dedicatory exercises have not 1h-o:i fully
completed. Next week, now ever, TlIK Cou
HIHH will give full particulars with (he
names of thesMakers,etu. Manager Church
Isgieatly encouriigetl by the good feeling
manifested by the cltiens of Lincoln, ami he
Is gralillcd at tho demand for seats for the
entire engagement, of Miss I a) wis.
TIIKATHIC'AI.dOSSII'.
Mario Van.audt has arrived In York.
Edn in Allien, owing to bad business, dis
banded his company Octolier ill.
Robert Mnutell has been doing a tieiueu
dnus business at St. Louis hist week,
Joaquin Miller, the Kiel, is writing n play
for IajwIs Morrison, culled "Thu Hod Shield."
"Indigo" lias hi-en unsuccessful ou thu rou I
nnd will lie culled In by thu Casino cum
piny.
William Gillette bus retired to his "hut" In
South Carolina, where he Is busy writing a
new play.
Gossip about New York lias it (hat I.ottn
has mat liid Doujiliss Shirley of lmisvillo,
Ki'iiUicky.
Chniles Fiehniiin lias acceptisl a new piny
by Jerome K. Jerome called "The Counsel
lors Wife."
The sale of seats for the second and third
nights nt tho lousing is now in progress nt
(he Capitol hotel.
E. S. Wllliird will clo-e his American (our
u Mai cli unit it-sume his actor-manager ca
leer in London at Easter.
May lliookxn is siilferlug from nervous
pioslraHou mid will siHin sail for llernmda
for n rest of several mouths,
Alison Tond's new play, ' A Despern(o
Man," will ls productsl at the Philadelphia
Walnut Street thtatie, NovelilUr SLl.
The sciilfoldlng has Ik-ch removisl fiom the
Interior of the Uniting, the seals have ts-eu
placetl lu Ksitlon, the lighting and heating
nrrnngenienls nre complete mid a Imyu forco
Is now engngisl in smootliliig down (he cor
ners and brightening up things generally,
November ' III llnd the new house ready
for the opening,
The audience at tho opening of the new
l.unIng will be mostly lu full dress ami as a
society event it win iiuiinulitcdly lie char
nclerlred as the le tiling event of thu season.
E.G. Itevnold's "Tliu Ti-i.ili, Mii.b " u...
PHhIucimI for the llrst time at the lloston
(lliibe rlheiili-e mi Mniuliiv In fill..ln
She did iiiuru for the pleco than It did for
ner.
"The Cadi" at the Union Square theatre
has made a Inna lido lilt, the receipt for tho
last wis'k i mining up ,(KX more than tho
week previous The haiislmr has thu "Cadi"
biMiktsl.
Kilwln W, I loir, the young American Ten
or, whosnng the title lolo In "Rehln Hood"
during Its successful run nt the Stuudard
theatre has been engngtsl by (he "HostonUns"
for next season,
Joseph JelTerson pnys W. J. Florence IO0O
ier week at.d Mrs. John Drew 5IK) per wisik.
Lincoln tieotilo will have an opportunity of
Judging whether they am worth It November
.UHh at the Fuuke.
The Chicago court of highest npenlhns do
cldisl against Mrs. Leslie J, Carter lu her up
K'iiI from the divorce docrtsi. Mr. Cnrtor,
therefore, will have chnrgo of the sou during
tho latU-r's minority.
When tho Hernials finish their present'
American season, it Is said they will again en
ter Into management, nnd n theatre In Shuf
lesbury nvenve, Ixindon, Is mentioned ns.
their future dramatic home.
Roland Hoed will soon withdraw -'Tho-Club
Friend," nnd use his old success "Lund
me your Wife." If he had nover seen "Tho
Club Friend" he would huvo been tia.OOO
better oir.
"Slnlind" closed Its live week's stay in Han.
Francisco Sunday night, nt the Grand Opera
House. Four weeks ot the time were filled
nt the lluldwlii, nnd the receipts nre said to
hu tho largest over known nt that thoutro.
Thousands wero turned away frcm the Grand,
ou Sunday night unable to obtain admission.
Tho uross receipts of the Han Francisco en
gagement of "Hlubad" were n little over 151,
IKKJ. Portland, Oregon will be visited by tho
company. Ou its way eastward su engage
ment will lie played nt Salt Luke City aniL
Denver. Later ou It upHnrs nt the Lmisliig.
You can buy a handsome silk plush album
holding thirty cabinets for !'. cents at tho
groat ten cent store, 118 south tilth street.
It Wan Nut 1'iit V.
At 11 o'clock the other night I passed
down Twenty-third street just iu n police
mail was routing a forlorn looking chnp
out of it public stairway, whero he had
been taking a imp. Thu man had nothing
to say for two or three minutes an w
walked ulotig together, but ho flnully
hunched up his shoulders, shivered in ft
vigorous milliner and said:
"You saw It nil, didn't youf"
"Yes."
"Saw him slam mo around, knock my
head against the wall nnd club mo over
the backr"
"Yes."
"Hellevo It wns rcnl, don't yottl"
"Of course. Why shouldn't It"
"Well, I didn't know but what you'd'
think, when I catno to ask you for ten
cents to get n bed with, that the officer nnd'
I had put up n job to make n nickel npleot
out of yottl" -New York Evening World.
A Desirable Quality.
During thu temporary nbseuce ot Mra.
C 'a cook a woman wan secured to take
her placo. Finding many things that
needed hor attention, Mrs. C was kept
busy where the substitute wns nlso at
work. After many admiring glances the
latter exclaimed: "Well, Mis' C , you
nre smart to work. You must bo n great
help to n hired glrll" Hnrpcr's Mngnzlne.
ItiiuiiliiB No IlUks.
Customer He sure and have that over
coat ready this week, ns I want to wear it
to the football match.
Tailor Are you going to bo lu the game!
Customer Oh, yes.
Tailor (stillly) Then, sir, our terms nr
Invariably cash in advance. Clothier nnd.
Furnisher.
! Jnck (who has just received n remittance)
Then, after that, I say wo have some
tame duck and
, Dick (whose remittance has not arrlvedj
-Hold oul What do they stick you for
that?
Jack Two dollars and a half.
Dick Whew! Don't you think we'd,
better gel a wild duck and tamo it our
elvesf Life.
Wo distance all competition on dolt' cm
rlages. l'ricv (ho lown.t assoi tuu-nt. the
largest at (he gieut (eu cent store.
A New Art Store.
Arthur Hetz, lute with (5. W. Crnmwr &
Co., has formed a co-partueiship with A. C.
Townsond, under the title of the Lincoln
Kiu mo and Art Co Their place ot l'Ustnei
is -;'(i south tlovc nth street, lu the E'ite stu
dio. The llrm will soon lie leady for business..
Kcuiiouijr.
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