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Lincoln, Nicbhaska, Satuwday, Ficiikuawy lO, leiOii.
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Four or Ave of tw were Hitting nruuiul In
the Capital hotel Thursday evening enjoy
ing a qulot Biuoko when a well known city
physician camo In nml Joined us long enough
to tell n pretty good story between tlio whiffs
of his Havana. A man of thfs place who Is
not exactly u prohibitionist, when hick gen
erally sent for n certain physician who ill
ways gavo n goodly portion of liquor with
his medicine. On one occasion ho did not
prescrlbo ns much whisky as ho thought ho
ought to hnva and, disagreeing with tho pi-
ueui, was given "notice to quit." Another
physlcinn, tho ono who told us tho story if
you please, was sent for and he, in addition
to tho other prescription, allowed him per
diem ounco of brandy. The patient not hav
ing a dellnlto Idon of Just how much nil
ounce was in liquid monsuro called In his son
after tho doctor took his louvo ami said:
"John, didn't I hear you going over tho ta
bio of liquid mensuro yesterday? llrlng
your nrithm otic and rend it oor to your
sick father." And John, with great deliber
ation rend, "eight drachms one ounce."
"Eight drams!" said tho delighted mou,
"Hint's about ten times as much as tother
doctorlet mo have. Alnt It lucky I chang
ed John, toko tho gallon jug and go down
to old Reliable's and get it (Hied. Eight
drams a day: why, that's just about my
size." It took tho doctor some time to dis
cover what It was that inndo his pntlent so
friendly mid hilarious during his subsequent
vlslts.but when ho finally did and ruuionstint
ed against tho causa it cost him a profitable
patient.
A week or two ago in theso columns I
made a stralght-to-tho-polnt reference- to tho
Louisiana lottery and its methods and gave
a few figures to substantiate my story. The
fact of the mnttcr is that tho liberty these
peoplo demand is tho liberty of thiovos and
robbers, out tho lottery and anti-lottery par
ties in Louisiana are so strong that neither
can safely 'adopt tho shot gun policy. 1 n
general, tho clergy, tho working men, and
tho better class of whites and blacks aro in
opposition to tho business. Of course thero
Is tho old cry of, "Let us Alone I" and
"You Yoursolvos Used to Maintain
the Lottery !' but peoplo havo out
grown all that. Thero are scores of
abominable practices which wero common
among us and these have been warnings as
clear as the tinklo of a silver bell that wo
should abandon them. We are Indeed
wretched reasonera If we must find in the
faults and weaknesses of others tho principal
excuse for our own. A murderer may not
erect the tombstones of bis ancestors between
himself and tho gibbet. Klg ht is right and
wrong is wrong in him who acts thero Is no
dodging the issue, there can tw no rational
doubt of the fact. The lost decado of the
nineteenth century cannot justify its crimes
or Its fold by pleading the moral obliquity
of tho first. Iteason and judgment both de
nounce it as false and fallacious.
To a practiced eye it must bo painfully ap
parent that tho lottery forces of Louisiant
are preparing tor a desperato conflict. Tho
leaders will hesitate at no means however
disreputable to curry their point and win tho
day. Tho contest will bo a bitter and decis
ive one and Whatever the result, its influence
will not be felt so plainly in this generation
as in the ones to come. The tentacle is a foe
ninu ns strong as it is demoralizing and it
will not d" for tho nnti-lotteryltes to under,,
estimate their antagonist's strength. They
piu&t look well If they would destroy the foul
blot on tliu imiiiu of their fair state and de
liver it from tho most degrading device for
robbing tho poor and training young J men to
rely upon cauls or dice or wheels of tortune,
instead of honest, ennobling labor, that bus
ever been known or toleruted in the history
of tho civilized world.
I am not a iessiinlst. I liko to repose
confidence in tho veracity and stability of
my fellow men and to liellevo thut they aro
not entirely devoid of those fliio traits which
we all admire. Hut, every once in a while
something turns up that somohow or other
shakes my faith In human nature for tho
time being and makes me won ler if tho pes
simlstiu view Is not tho correct ono after all.
As nu illustration, 1 havo just been reading
the columns of my favorite morning nows
paper, which is usually very rellablo and
trustworthy in the news it publishes. Yet
hero before mo as I wrlto is an account taken
from tho Tahlequuh (Indian Ter.) Telephone
of n single otato given tho editor's family
comprising himself ami wife and sixteen
children, which when fried for their Sunduy
dinner was amply sulllcient for all, to say
nothing of n married daughter and tier .hus
band who were spending the day there. As
If this wero not enough to jar my sensitive
feelings, it is stated that thu remainder of
the vegetable was made up Into potato pone
and furnished dessert enough for the wliolo
ciowd yes, not only enough but to spare.
Uy way of emphasis it is added that all are
great lovers of iwtutous, and in this 1 cor
dially agree. I believe they aio even more
fond ot them than of the truth, lieforo com
mitting myself finally, however, I want to
interview Colonel Hob Mcltuyuolds. Ho
may bo able to throw koiiio interesting llht
on the matter.
It cannot bo said that cremation is moving
ujkjii us in the shape of an avalanche It has
much to commend it, mid yet It moves with
measured tread and slow. In tho city of
DuiTalo, for Instance, a beautiful crematory
has been holding its iIooib invitingly open to
the publlo since 18, and In no j ear since
that time has it paid expenses. Nothing is
Mild against this crematory, as such. It af
fords every facility tor the prompt and sat
isfactory incineration of ciitomuis, and yet
business Is dull to tho point of discourage
ment. The probability Is that the prejudice
wtiich exists in the minds of the people of
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of disposing of the dead, will be eradicated
with great difficulty. In the meantime it Is
pleasant to note that tho cremation Ists mo
not discouraged, "but. nro pressing on to a
bright future.
The man who retains his seat in a street
car and allows a lady to stand Is not tho only
ono who comes In for a shnro of public cen
sure. Gentlemen sometimes havo rights
which the traveling publlo aro not slow in
recognizing even on a street car,' as is illus
trated by an case in point. I happened to be
a passenger on an east side car ono day this
week. Opposite mo was a well dressod, but
stout nnd defiant-looking womnn with n
band-box and buudlo which sho had arranged
to occupy about threo seats. The car was
crowded all the 'ther seats wero taken.
Presently, wo camo to a stop and an old
gentleman entered, leaning heavily upon a
cane. After searching about for a seat ho
approached tho stout-looking woman and
paused to give her an opportunity to move
along. Bho glanced Indifferently at him
and looked unconcernedly out of tho window.
"Madam, will you please move along nnd
give mo room. I am very tired."
Tho request was met witli a strong state
from the stout lady who evidently knew Iter
rights and was prepared to maintain them
nt any cost. "You shall have my neat, sir."
cheerfully said a winsome looking young
lady who sat near by, and before tho old
gentleman's protest was half uttered she had
ai Iscn uud gently seated him. Several of us
sprang up to give our seat to the girl, but
she refused them by shaking her head. Sh j
simply bout a steady ciietratlug look at the
space between the stout lady and Iter
band-box, as if mentally calculating thu con
sequences, and thou going to it she faced
uboutaud sat down very much after tin
style in which n trip hammer or pile driver
might d'sceud. The stout lady, we irlng a
look of disgust that would have stopied a
gas luetic, instantly drew away to the other
end of the seat, making utmost room enough
for three pas-angers. If wo didn't applaud
her o)enly It wasn't because every ono of us
lu the cur didn't feel liko domy so.
Bam Jonos, the only original and genu in"
Sam, is meandering about the country dellv
eriug hl tiecitllur rambling discourses, di
rected at nothing in particular and even-1
tiling In general. A well-informed friend of
mine who heard him a couple of weeks ugo
said to me: "Ills lecture was simply a com
bination of droll anecdotes go chained to
gether as to bring down the house, which
they did." If the Georgia evangelist Is not a
success in the pulpit ho is sec!ully fortunate ,
ns a humorous lecturer' for he is greeted .
everywhere by crowded and appreciative
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oifeuds more frequently than Uu pleases, as it
lectin er he is very gcneiully praised.
A peculiar charm Ilu gets aUmt relics of b)
gonu days that posses, tu the antiquarian a
strange fancy. The general distrust wltu
which the valentine of to-day is lookol upon
is a striking contrast with tho position it
held in the minds of thono who wero young
fifty years ago. Iu the olden times on tills
day, lor St. Valentine's day is older than the
postal service, messengers wero busy ex
changing missives between young people,
but they weieallof a tender, seuelinentnl
nature, for tho day was then sacred to love
and lovers. In shaking of past customs and
of St. Valentine's day a Lincoln lady who
bus every reason to review her ilus of
courUhlp with tho fondest recollections,
recently produced from among her old treas
ures a benutlful vuleiitlno sent her nearly
fifty years ago by a huudsomu and gallant
young man. The missive which Is large an I
square, is uiailo of white satin. On its top
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TIIE NEW DOUBLE-DECKED PULLMAN ELECTRIC STREET CAR.
aro myriad folds of white lace, diamond
shaped, which when lifted reveal a touching
and pretty sentiment noatly engrossed on tho
card underneath. It is a dainty and elegant
piece of work and is to-day as bright and
clean us when the messenger delivered It to
her so long hj;o. Tho gentleman who pre
sented It is now her husband and as hand
some and gallant as ever, though more
streaks of silver can bo noticed In his hair,
notwithstanding tho fact that the weight of
fifty Valentino days have been added to the
years which havo been such short and hnppy
ones to him.
When you take up n book of to-day, ono of
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those delicate, lino appealing volumes, and
careleshly turn ovtr its calendered pages,
did It ever occur to you th it It might fall to
pieces before the nnddh of tlu nuxrcMititry
Well, It is very apt to. The piper in the
books that have survived two or throe cen
turies wis nude by hand of honest rngs
without thu Introduction of strong chemicals,
while the Ink was inndo of nut galls. It Is
very illireient now. Much of the paper for
iKioks to-duy is made, In part at least, of
wood pulp treated with miw erf ill acids, while
tho Ink lu a large majority of cases is a com
iwiiiid of vuiious substances naturallv at war
with thu lllinsy piper upon which It is laid.
Willie the printing of two centuries ago has
improved with ugo, that of to-day, I fear,
will within fifty ,eais havo eaten Its way
through the pugo. ii on which It is imprinted.
It's Just a little curious isn't it, when you
pause to consider Ami this reminds me
that a hem tless eastern publisher to whom I
mentioned the mutter not lo ug ugo i-anlou-
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Ically remarked that tho matter was highly
nnlni)ortaut to the gieit mnjirlty of nuth
ors anyway.
Paul Bloiiet or "Max O'ltell" told some
very pltiu truths In thosj short Jirky sen
fences of1 his at. the oora house Tuesday eve
ning. This Is especially true In speaking of
the accumulation of wealth, when ho said:
"Europo, and especially France, ciu teach
you ono thing -how to live, to rest. You do
not livo. You burn. You nro nover satis
fied. Having l, 000,000, you must have fJ,
000,000, and $a,(W0,0U0, you must have ft,
000,000. But you cau nover possess 10,000,
000. Ten millions iossess you. A French-
mail makes less, but lie keeps It His wife
uriko him, You lose one foitune only Id
niike an ttlier Kittin Ii fortunes lire small,
but tliey aiestiple Tho French pro liicial
tradesman that locks his shop door that lie
may not be disturbed by customers, has bet
ter learned how to llvo than thu American
that puts on his otllco door "(lone to Dinner
Hack iu llvo minute-,,' Five minute dinner
aru what makes your lovely scenery plaster
ed over with advertisements of liver pllN "
THE NEW PULLMAN STREET CAR.
The new Pullman centre voitilmle uppr
seat car, illustrati iiisuf wli.eh ate li ui in
to-day's CoL'iliKlt, is sonuthln new In Mrivt
car trnlll.1, Tuecir Is built font hack of
standard gunge. Its rated .Heating cupucltv
is eighty (hms-mis, toit lukldonud forty out.
The ends of tho car mo of seiul-liculnr
ihupe, uud, Mug entirely cIomM, the side
seat Is carried iiiound them, so that all the
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space Is occupied. Thu arrangement of tho
seats itlxive Is such that passenger! faco out
ward, keeping tliu total height of tho car
down to tho lowest kksIIi1u limit. This up
ht deck is reached by four winding stair
w'u) s, especially graceful and compact iu de
sign. Tho advantage of this U obvious. It
permits of tho rapid loading and unloading
of the car, and so divides tho passengers that
they can not Interfere with each other. Tho
design and construction of tho stairways
combines lightness with great strength, and
secures an economy of room that Is remarkable-
Tho central oponlng takes up a space
which Is no larger than two ordinary street
car platforms, yet it serves for the handling
of three times as many passougers. Tho nr
lungement of the lower compartments ma
toi hilly Increases tho seating capacity inde
pendent of the doublo deck, while tho ab
sence of doors f i om the ends prevents annoy
ing drafts through tho car. Tho platform Is
tqulped with two gates, each of which Is
provided with a seat. Iu most of tho cars
mid omnibuses arranged with an upier deck,
no provision has lieietoforu been made to
protect pasHngers seated thereon from the
weather. In this car, the upcr xrtlou is
completely covered with a loof carried on
I light bronze uprights, placed back of the
J seats, so that while the passenger Is fully pro-
' tectcd fi om sun or ruin, ho has nothing to
'obstruct Ills view. Roll curtains of nwnlng
I material nre hung at thu tslgu of this roof,
with which, If desired, thu okii sides may be
completely closyil iu. Thu uper Hrtlon of
i the car would doubtless 'm preferred by
most is'()ile iu pleasant weather, though the
wide windows of the compartments beluw
make them almost tqually pleasant. At
each i nd of thu upierdeck Is a cab for tho
inoter-iiiau, within which are placed tho
controlling devices.
Thu finish uud decoration of the car leaves
nothing to bo desired. The Inside finish is or
mahogany, with quiirtuied oak celling, dec
orated. The windows aro of ciystal sheet
glass, and the doois are of French plate,
embossed. Minors uro placed iu tho upier
deck uud on each side of tliu doors. Spring
Mats with spiing backs, finely upholstered
in tiiK-try uro suggestive of comfoi t. Knell
compartment bus one double oil lump, lu ad
dition to thu electric lights, for uso lu case of
any accident to tliu current. The stairway,
platforms, upjier trt of thu railing that sur
luuuds tho upper dock and tho roof supiorU
aru of Klishcd broiio.
A very effective filctlon brake Is used, tho
brakes being applied to each of tho eight
wheels. Tliu car has been In practical oper
(iitiou in Boston, on thu West End Street
Itallway L'ompuiij's line for over a mouth.
Iieideiit Whitney, of thu nlsivo road, says
I lu regard to thfs cur "It gives excellent sat
Isfuctlon to the public, and cm rles more pas
sengers than the other curs, anil to that ox
tent helps to solve tho transit question for
large cities."
More passengers mo carried on tho uper
than on tliu lower deck, uud this lu winter
weather, lletween Hnnnrd Square ami
Bowdoin Square, on tho afternoon of IK-ottm
her Ulth. the enr cm lied IK)S pus-cugcis ou
tho upMr deck, nnd 710 on the lower d-ck.
Ou tills basis the cur would emu over fV),
000.00 jht year.
Threw of tho piinclpal K)lnts that are
claimed for this car are:
i 1. It doubles tho carr lug capacity.
'i. It increases tho comfoit of ms.-eugers,
!l. The iit of ojHiiatlon, per passenger is
iislucisl nearly half,
1 Thu llrst two points, as w ill readily lie seen,
are of great lniKrlnueo to tho traveling
( publlo, ns well as to street railway com
punles, while tho re lueed ci),t 0f operation
will ul-o cut consldeiublu llguro with rail
way managers uud eventually with thu truv
, ellug public.
! Thereadeisof tho Couuikii, will find thu
lluest line of linked goods in the city at tho
'New York Bakery HM south Twelfth street.
'I'cor Jonathan," tlm cotnlo oiorn fnnu
the (,'ushio, by Carl MllliKH'ker, the composer
of "The lleugur Htiulonl" and "Tlio Black
llussur," was sung by thu Uoureld O'ouilu
0wrn company in n lingo uud cultivated au
dience ni tho new Laimlng Saturday evening.
Thu plot hinges uhu thp chaiigo of fortunes
of Ruby (lold uud Jonathan Tripp, both of
whom aru on thu point of committing sui
cide, one I hcuum) he has no money, tlio oth
er becuusu hu lias too much. It Is agreed
that should cither the of tho iirrunguuiont
they will assume their former positions at
tho singing of nu air which tliey havo decid
ed UKiu ns tho signal. Both have u set Irs of
more or less Intel est lug adventures after
that, llunlly ending by another transforma
tion hi which both icsuuio their nlaces. It
can hmdly be wild that thu mush Is us pret
ty ns either of Mllloeckers former couixls
lions. Thu prettiest air lu the whole oeni Is
Molly's "Whuu I was a child of throe." on
which tho wns deservedly oucoivd. The duet
ImiIwocii Ruby Hold and Harriet, "Dost
Thou Then Live," mid that Isitwcen Jona
than and his wife lu the second act aro very
pretty. Mr, Muo Collou uud Miss Hull wero
exceedingly clover tin oughout. In fact, the
entire coiiqny were gixsl. Thu introduc
tion Into coiiiio ostii of tho evening full
dress costume as against the more romantic
and gorgeous ones with which wo nro nil fa -miliar,
has been criticised suverely lu some
quarters. At most It Is but a (matter of Indi
vidual opinion and Individual taste, nelthor
of which Incline toward thu full dross at
pt uncut, however.
.
Manager Peai son's llvo act melo drama,
"Tho Midnight Alarm," was seen at tho now
LtiiHlug, Monday and Tuesday ovenliigs by
largo audiences. The piece, which Is frtimdod
somewhat on tlio lines of "A Still Alarm," Is
reallstlo In a marked degree, and some very
good effects aro produced. The railroad
brldgo at Shark Rim on the Jersey coast and
tlio nttompt to wreck tho South Shore ex
press, wlilcli goes thundering over tho brldgo,
Is a scene calculated to bring tho gallery gods
to their foot, hat in hand. Tlio midnight
alarm, lu the fourth act, where engliio number
0, with smoke nnd sparks issuing from tho
smoke stack, is driven across the stage, Is
another bit of realism In koeplng with tho
character of the play. There Is an Interest
ing story unfolded as tho five acts go on.
and some very clever dashes of comedy aro
Introduced iu tho erson of Sparkle and B.
Chlpplngton Chaser, who pleased tlio aud
iences greatly. Altogether the play Is up to
the average of reallstlo dramas, and ahead
of a good many ot them, but for all that
there aro unmistakable Indications tliat
realism ns applied to tho stage has almost
had Its day,
Miss Neally Stevens of Chicago appeared
at thu Fuuku in a piano recital under the
auspices of tho St. Andrews Brotherhood for
the benefit ot tho mission In South Lincoln,
Momliy evening. Sho was assisted by Mis
Richardson, Miss Rico, and Messrs Barnabv.
Bcamtrk, Ilaynold uud Sanders, well known
local musicians. Tho program was vur
much enjoyed by tlioso present. MUs Stov-
ens is nu artist of considerab'u ability and
her delicate and Mulshed execution was well.
uppruclaUsI here. Thu vocal numbjrs wuro
very coidlally received.
M. Paul Blouut, lietter known us "Max
O'Rell," was at tho Fiinko Tues-lay evening
before a good sized audlencu telling them of.
"America asst-cn through F.euch spectacles."
Theru is a certain soinetlilng about O'Rell, it.
cliiirm or magnetism as It were, which makes
him. more than what ho suvs. Iiiniuirimsiiiul
enjoyable. For mi hour and a half he enter-
milieu ins auditors with thoso .telling epi
grnmiuutlcul cuts uud dashes which are (iocu-
Hill' to llllll and with wnich thoxii or iw who
liuvu lead his "Jonathan uud his Continent"
uro familiar. He kept the audlencu iu good
iiuiuor irom start to llnWi.
"HHllKIt AM) KLY."
M. B. U-nvltl's mllluiualru feast of merri
ment, th new.graiid spectacular ptntouilme,
tlm "Spider uud Fly" will bo presented ut tho
now Ionising Wisluelay evening of next
week. Tho company was organized lu Eu
roH and comprises forty-slx well known
huropeun celebrities who Intrixluco all thu
brightest fivitures of opera, siiectacle, panto
mlmu. cnmeilv ami kixvlutiv i n.u i.ihi....
Iy blendwl and ,uilar success. Tho coh-
muies nro uy anas, ot Iondon, and aru said
tO 1)0 Ollelltlll SISH'IllIKIWnr ,,i,.cr..ltl.. . .....I
beauty, while thu goigisuis scenery is by
Martin uud Young of New York. Murvel
ous electrical effects are introduced through
out the piny and tho hillut is luiiued to bo
unusually strong and well balanced. Alto
gethei tho "SnidiT nml l.'u' I,,.., ..........i ..
souicoof plcuMiio mid uiuusemuiit to thos
who enjoy thu soct.icular iu prosuiitttlou
of this class, where pretty girls mid homely
clowns vlu witli clever specialty mid opertlo
m-.l-.t-4 In pi o hieing a cyclouo off un.laushU'i
mid enjoyment.
.
IIO.NKVT IIKAHTh AM) WILM.Xll IIA.VU
The well known drama which the distiit
gulshod Boston geiitleiuan, John LSulllvaii,
mid that other note.1 ludividutl, Dancsu
Harrison, liavu achieved druuittlo fauw
will bo put on the boards ut thu Liusiu; on
night only, Thursday evening of nuxt week.
Thu inero aiinounceineiit of tho Boston slug
ger's apiiearaueo will gon good waystow.nl
assuring a crowde.1 houso but, aside front
that, the play Itself None of Intrinsic merit,
and has many good points to comment it to
tho publlo. The salu of reserved seats open
ut thu box otllco Tuesday morning.
Additional Drutnutlo ou 5th ptge.l
Whltebrerst Coal uud Lime Comiuny.