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ss O-O'O'OOO'OO tv. Vfii U KW rv . vv. SvV. w ,' VVft- r, iV-V ..'W-'jrxTsv.. i "'- ;" V.TO.W.-O U sv i m M 'V, m PIP hft ft x "!: w$mp 8''..?.--se.SJP' :73, fc .IUth I"", l 4K) . i "VtC .v " -. VM'VW,VVW.V M it . -i r i "vV PcfWvR PAPER on A9PCRN -TIMEcS " Vol,. 7 No 24 Lincoln, Nkhuaska, Satukday, May JI, IttOli. P'WICIC FlVIC OulltH 5arrnA 7fAffl-.raSM ailHHMHK rapBfffHI fSss I ip.-wr ses. ': aswai , s&aOLB JMCTfSHI? i0 RTTTUES9SSB WftJfrLK: Tho project of striilghti-nltig Walt crook mlglit receive now inqetiis fiom the recent overflow wcii' pioperty owneis In the limn doled districts profitably Judicious. Hut tliu piopositlon would huvo to tnko an entirely different form from tlio one i ecently 1 u jeelcd. For Instance, the sum In tho lust cs tlnmto designed to cover the cost of con structing nuw bridges for tliu ones rendered tinneccsMiry by the pioKscd change In tliu channel mlglit be left out of tho nuw esti mate, lis thuiullroailsvvould doubtless itgice, if irtierly approached, to leplaco tlielr bridges themselves In ri till ti for lK'nellts de rive 1. It would cost at out ?M,000 to re place bridges. Tliu rallloads lost piohably lmlf Unit bum In damages by tliu recent flood, Thtn ng.iln pioisrty owners on tliu bottom mlglit ell nlford to secure nnd proffer to tliu project tliu neeessui y i Ight of way, to procure which thu sum of t'iO,(XHJ was inserted in thu foimur estimate. Just how thnt could liedoue Is n problem unsolved, but that It would bo nquiitil wnsuvlnced by discussions in thu recent campaign. Again tlie old proKsitioll contemplated u -HI foot right of wny, much more than necessary, as thu proiosed ditch did not averogo lialf that width. l'roierty ownets in those, localities subject to overflow cannot but renllu that an assurance of immunity in that respect would multiply pi esent values, and if they would secure that assurance must lto willing to share in the cost of it moiu heavily than the owner of projierty which is not threat ened. Meantime, the coinmissioucis of tliu sanitary district have thu lawful authority to levy a five mill annual tux on all projiei ty in thu district for hotter sewerage. Will they do it? Wlnle Congressman llrynn is contending for an nppiopi iatioii with which to muku thu Platte navigable, hu may well remember onu other Important avenue of cxienso which such a consummation would entail. Were the I'latte rendered navigable It would be necessary to provide for tho defense of Nebraska cities from foreign tin anion. Just now theio is a gtcat deal of clamor lor coast defenses along thu shorts of the great lakes to protect us from Invasion from Canada. Were tho I'latte navigable, what In the name of common set so is theru to protect Col. Hob Mclleyroltls, when he shall luivu donned his fighting Mexican harness, from taking ad vantage of high tide in Salt creek, sailing up to the Ncbinsku capital and bombarding thu police station or Skinner's livery stable If Congressman Hiyiin succeeds in making thu I'latte navigable, and he is about as likely to do so as any cue is toevcr muku thuMtssouii so, although u gunt deul of public money has been squandered on thu latter pretense , hu must not neglect thu coast defense busi ness, for Ins hrmu city is bent on enjoying nil modern advantages, airs and luxurlus. Lincoln has uceutly achieved cjusitlciublu distinction as ii inaritimu city and her peo pie hno learned a great deal about nnviga tion us u science. It is not a Mattel ing commentary upon tho capital city that she has allowed her baxo ball team to go liinco in disticss,aud weru it not for the insiiireiablu weather that has lietn vouchsafed this section tliu ladies of Lincoln would ceitalnly be iKpilud to bear their shai oof the opprobrium. And no in consldelnblo thaie would it be. No base luill team can thtivu in any city unless it lu ceives tho support of the ladles, and even the cranks among Lincoln's fair ner lent the en courngt meiit of their presence lu nppi eciuhlu ntimbeiH at a gumu this season. Under such circumstances of courso tho team could not play ball, and of course, also, ery few of the sterner sex found time and Inclination to attend. In sport, as in work, thu piesenco and oppioal of thu fair sex stimulates the zeal of thu champion nnd develops hidden merit. The base ball manager who placed n few dummies In the grand stand clad In ie splendent millinery had a head so level that n cheimei board would tit it. Should a west ern association team comu to Lincoln some thing must bo done to ielo tho Intel est of tho ladles in baseball if it would live in Lin coln. Mj ron I'riitt, the slajer of Mrs. Srry, has n mest dlnnal prospect befoiu him. It is his misfortune that his was not thu only tragic killing thnt litis occuned leveutly in Lincoln, and he must bear tho burnt of pub lic Indignation for all of them. Aheady the newspapers liavo started in editorially to ensure to I'ratt the severest punishment with in the gift of the courts by hammering o er 1'iutt's well-burdenid shoulders the sort of justice that has bten dispensed heretofoie in inurdtr cases, and Mr. Strode is likely to re uliiro tliat his success in former cases will hamper him in this one. Thu time honored maxim that it weie better that iiiiiety-iiluu guilty men escupu than that one innocent man si culd sutrer has i un its course, uppai entry, fur the public is not piepaied at this day to contemplate with patience and equa nimity thd escupo of tlie guilty, even to tho extent of a veiy few, and theiu is an impies siou pie vailing that too many murdeieisaru escaping their duetts. Theietoio It Is going to be a pietty ditllcult thing for Myiou I'ratt to seem u un unbiased henrli.g in this ccininiinity while the public piem is limping upon tlie iiumber of muuleiers who hau goiieunwhlpped of justice, and no ono need be surprlstd should his counsel seek to secure a change of vinue, using thu utteiancea of ' tho newspapers as uwdt lice to back up his claims. Ihe uggregntion of budding amateur tal intjileptd (lie Lincoln bill team has beun tiansfeiiul to Kearney, and few Indeed uiu tlie unlets eipietud In Lincoln, for outsldu of the fuel that they had begun by peislst tutly w lulling defeat, their presence lu Lin coln was not hiilltd as a cmiso for impulur rejoicing, It n ay be pure presumption on the lilt of local pationsof tlilssupoibsHit, but withal there was a sentiment oeiywheu expreseil thnt Lincoln should evince higher aspliatlons than to sliluu ns tall ender in a state league. She has trotted In swifter classes and It looked like mi acknowledgment of past piesiimptioii when she cntoicd the state lenguu movement. There Is a suspicion extant among knowing ones that Lincoln will soon Iki invited to accent n fi'iiichlso in thu western association Whether she may ever locelvo such an Imitation or not, lion over, cuts no sigulllcant llguio in the pi esent situation. She has been lu pietty go nI base bull company and U content 1 1 lest on hei laurels. She will not dis'ionor the mommy of her former gbry, uuprolltably exisMishu though it was, and will play no hull until she can do ns well again, or better. To tlio observant pel sou who koip in funned of what Is tlauspiriiig by cisoiial liivestlgatlon It Is painfully apptrent that MUS. V. V. thu good people w ho never attend them do not Isegln to leull.o the balieftlllKss of tile public ball. Of coiir-o theiu may bu excep tions, but tlie public ball as a rule should Ih frowned down, nnd when fiowns aru no longer effective moio uigent di-couiage-ineuts should be Invented anil Intel posed, It Is safe tosay that theie aru a louiid liuu tlied dunces in Liniolii eveiy year which should not be, or lather should not have liecu, peiuiitted. It requires but a moderate acqimintniifu to enable one to enter tliu uvui ugu public ball mid at oucu descry iuiiocunco enclicled by thu in ms of Satan, tlie pure and thu vicious clasping ardent and fi fetidly bunds or ihigrant Inuenne-.s tlliting with timid put it). I hu funics of Hinioi- nnd to bacco, and often the uppaient elRcts of tliu former, the until u nlwiicu of couitesy or formality mid the general air of abandon that chariict'rUes the aveingu public ball room is dlsguttiiig in tliu xtieuiu to a thoughtful observer, even ii ugh he may not Ise a crank on nion; -ilons. While the earnest luotherhotxl ,. lay is striving to shield her son from tlio evils of Iiitemer nuce, the hji II of thu daiiglitei s should not be forgotten. The public ball, ns conducted lu nine casus out of ten, is a menace to both ami is attended by many sons and daughters of parents who llttlu mlsti list their associa tions. lie Meant Well. SHrtrtiT- 45' w vwt j A Jj rj vipi .. i fl iS.-Si Tho Count Shoees vnlrydeestnnt to me now. I nuvnir go to rtt house, nil because. of I nuiku ,i very small ineestako. I would uny her daughter was it turtle lou nntl I get zo wrong word nnd cnll her u bqunb. Lifo. ni-LonG-iinndD Up to the time of going to press Mr. Walt Mason's copy for tills department had not m rived, owing purlmps to thu liiegtilaiity of tho mails and tlie Hooded condition of tlie railroads, Tiains on all lilies lutvu Urn either abandoned or mo voiy irregular since Tuesday, mid Mr. Mason's witlsnow proh ably awaiting uillroad repails at lioine point between hole mid Kiemont Tiains me ex pected to muku leguhir time again today, and thu usual installment nf interesting matter w ill again be vis iblu heielu next week, Finest ice eienm in tho city un J hand somest lefreshineiit parlors, at thu lloutoii Poohler's old stimd, Twelfth and 1' streets. v j W ' Tr l tt 5o. . wr mm. i&jL ' r "V the nnr ronvni Moudii), Tuesday ami Wednesday of this week the sixth annual musical festival given by the Lincoln Uiatmlo soclot took place In tho Lansing theutie. In foi met') ears thu so ciely at Its conceits has hiru highly fawned with good weather mid good foituuo Thu leading siugeis wlih sciucelv nil exception ' liauappeauil and Hifoimed their pails ns set ilnuii in tliu progiam. This j ear, how evei, the liiins dcx'tnili-d, thu Moods came, and the winds blew lltsldes, two of thu principals fell slcli on the cwinf thu festival. Mr, (lis n gu Kllswoith Holmes, huillouo, of Chlciuo, was unable to appear at nil, mid Siguor Ciliipiiilnl, though hu was seen, was so ludlsp isimI on ncoiiiit of a set Ions atlnck of iheimiiitism in ouu of Ids feet thill he was not heaid to mi) advantage lint the Oiii M. RAYMO.NI) tor lo society uns not to he outdone by the elements or by misfortune. Tho conceitM pioceedtd in spltu of thu udversu clrctiui stances. Mr. John Morley.of Chicago, took theplacuof Mr. Holmes, ami Mr. Seamark of ourcity pioveil his excetsllng usefulness by adapting himself to any p-itt that lacked ii pel former. Monday evening Cow en's "Sleeping llenu tv," a cantata, ivas leudered. Thu ietfoiiu mice was a very meiitorioiis onu all tilings coiisldeied. At tlie beginning thu oi chest rn and chorus si eimsl n little neivniis, but as tlie woik piogiesscsl this leellni; wore away mill all entered hem tlly into their pints. Tliei o in u no striking melodies in thu cuntutn, neither is theio much oppommlty for tliu cliorus todispluy its M)vver. Tho object of tlie i'oiiiHiser wns evldontly to .uveul not tho giandeiirbiit the ilellc.icy or music as mi in lerpreterot life. One of the finest featuies of tliu caiitatu is thu orchestiatlon, and I think It may be safely said that no Lincoln orchestia ever acquitted more ciedltahly than diil tlie ouu on Monday night. Thu part of thu Princess was sung by Mrs. Lnwson, thu Wicked Fay by Mrs. Flsk, thu Prlncu by Ciiinpanliil and the King by Mr. Senmnrk. Tuesday uvonlng was devoted to a miscel laneous comvit As in former years this pioved to bo ono of the most jsapular fea tuies of the festival. Tlio singing of Mrs. lnwson, Mis. Flsk mid Mr. Morley wusof a high guide of excellence, and tliu nudiencu gnve abundant evidence of Its hearty appre ciation of thu woi k of these artists. Tlio choius of misses shown "with its usual splendor. Nothing could bo nioro sweet mid ilfectlng than Its rendition of "Sleep, Little llady of Mine." Another very enjoyable number of tho evening wus "A Dutch Lullabv" iwimU by Kugeno Field), as sung by Mrs. Lnwson uud tho adult chorus. Wedntsday evening was given to thu "Messiah," nnd though there weiu soiuu very ninny unngs in inu Hiioiiuuuce, still taken 'nsu wliole it wnsby far the In-st presuntn tlou tills gieat ouitoi lo has ever hail liuforu thu public of Lincoln. The choiiiscs weie sung with telling ciTcct, Mis. Luwson mid Mrs. Fisk ciowntd their iilieady brilliant lecord in such nils as "Comu Unto Him," "Itejolce Gieatly, O Daughter of .Ion," mid "He wus Despised and Kejectud by Men." Mr. Moiley ucciiltted libnself with gieat crulit in such dllllcult iolusns"Tho People tliat Walked in Dm hiiess" and "Why Do the Heathen Huge," Mr. Senium k not only dem unstinted Ids ability to meet mi eineigency, but hu pioved his true mtistlc instinct and mastery lu tlie pleasing maimer in which hu sang tho tho lecitutlve, "Comfort Ye, My People," mid tliu aicompaii) mg air, "F.v'iy Valley Shall lie Kxalted." Special mention should bu Hindu also of thu orchestia lu this connection and ot the very happy way in which It i formed tho I'liuous "Pastoial Symphony. ilut lioiepoil of thu festival would be complete without a iiieiitiou of tlioso pel sous who havu uiitdu it what it is. And Hist nniong these is Mrs. 1. V. M. Kayinond. The Cdl'ltlKIt has ginced this issue with a cut of this eneigetlc wouian. Shu may in a veiy just senso tie said to bu tlio Uiatorio so ciety, for she lias made it what it is. She has nut only held the choius together but it bus grown in nuiiiheis uud ulllcluiioy under her dliectlou anil supervision, 'lliu May Festival Is a thing of her cieutlou. Were she not in Lincoln thu people uf this city would not lmo thu privilege of enjo)ing this minimal musical feast. Fuw can leali.o how much it costs to enrry thiougli snoli uu enteipiiso mid to make it so uniformly sue C'essliil, It is rale that one las tho skill, lact, judgment, determination, Intelligence tMm$tfflm.mmhmMiM mid willingness to make the sacrlllce litres sary for such mi undertaking, Hut Mis. Ku) inoiitl Hissesses all these tpmlhlcntlons In happy combination, llencuthu May Festl vnl mid nil it menus lu tliu way of it purified nuil uplifted life lo this city mid surrounding country. Mrs. Itaymoiids work has furnished aw Ide imigu of otutoi lo and concert music. Under her tllriH'tlou the following woi ks have lieeu given: Onul's "Holy fit)" (!l pel foi mances), HninM's "Judas .MnccalHi'iis." Meiidelsstihn's"i:iJah" ('J peiforiniiuces) Huytln's"Siiliig" (louutsl's "Mtsu Soleuuelle." SKihr'H"jist Judginent ' IIhiiiIcI'm "Messiah" (II pel foi mances). tlatlu's "Cuisitdtiis." HiOiln's'Cieatlon." CowenV "Sift plug lleauty " Mendelssohn's "II) mil or Praise " Ami various mlscellalieous concerts. Next to Mrs, Haymoiid liieutlon Is duo to Mis, Will Owen Jones, the accompanist of thu soclet) One of those women Is not mo re faithful than the other, nor more piilustuk lug and conscientious In whatever lieu Is to bo done. Week after week Mis. Jones has been found faithful at her pist of duty ac coinpinylng the leheuisals of thu society with lino appreciation mid patience. Audi mtst tr)lng ofnll herilulies is thu woik le tpiiieilat the liiheelliiieiius conceits when each singer riom iilirond must be aecconi I panUil iii his or her own peculiar way Hut I to all these things Mrs. Jones has pioved herself abundantly equal. i Mlsi Stella litre, the organist during thu festival, acted In this capacity for thu 11 1st tlnio this ) ear. Her woi k was all that was to bo desired mid contributed Its duo share I toward thu ultimate success. Thu puhll mo worthy a word too, right ' huie, for It mutters not how much a fuw may labor for such uu entei prise If It Is not apple elated nnd If thu people do not ress)iid to ' the demand made of them then llttlu can bu done. Hut thu Lincoln Koplu have iesHiuilcd generously and ehtsji fully in this matter. They hiivo contributed their money mid their pi eseticu to muku thu festival thu suc cess it has uver Isuou. Only ouu thing re , mains to bu remembered and that is that ' Lincoln Is not at thu unit but neitrely at thu ' beginning or its musical cureer. It can taku i tliu highest rank In such matters only by its ' continued nndMirslstontllili'llty. I Theie seems to have been some doubt lu minds of some pcoplu ns legards tho floral' ti Unites mid lu Justice to nil coiicuiued we wish to state, iim tho authoiity of Mrs.llay-1 moiid that tho Mowers lecelvod by tlie solo Ists Wtslnesduy evening were not sent by citlit,lhu inanageinent of thu festival or thu Orulorlo soc'iety, hut weie simply tne niter iugs of iiersouiil friends uud ndmliers. No slight wns liiteudtst to any one and the soci ety luivu wltti onu nccord ex pressed tliu hlgh estuppieclutioii of Mr. Semuiirk's elfoitsl iluring thu festival and uoi,u regret thu uu fortuuatu circumstmicu moru than they. A evv ami Slromc (,'orporiitlnii, Moudny morning u nuw llriu wus ushensl Into our coninieiclal elides, nnd while it is Just in its Infancy, yet It is the successor of it stiong uud vigoi ous Institution which dates Its existence In Lincoln way back Into the eaily seventies. The llrm refened to Is tlie Clasou it Fletcher ('o. which was loorgan- I iel uud Incorporated with n p-iiil up capital of $:nr,000, adding seveuil stiong nnd pioml lieut people to the already prosieious bus! TUB WITCH ness, iiicludilig Im'sIiIbs these uieiitfoiitil in the title, Mes.is W. ( Miner, 1'iiink Mc CliukyiiudJ II Wallace The company Is olllccicd us follows: W. O. Fletcher, pu-sl dent,C S. Clasou, vice piesldent, W C, Miller, trensiuer mid Fi nnk MeCltisky, sis? ifUtry. Tho llrm will Ineicaso its Jobbing lu teiests mui us lioictoforo Mr Fletclier will muiiage that deHii tumiit, while Mr. Mc dusky, who is well mm favorably known through his long connection wlthtslucutlonul Intel ests, will oversee tliu retail department ami generally bu on hand to meet thu trade - i nvrui.m. Seminary Teacher Yestmlny I rend you thu histories of home famous heroic nets now, Kiln, what would )ou consider an ex umplu of a modern dees! of heroism f Kiln To rvfiibo a lieutenant. l'llegendu Ulattcr. tBRRSBliS !C Bl Btf BMl wn Mivyi,r v' (;' ) The many rt quests sent lu to Manager Church for it lettiru engagement of the tal onltsl Leslie Davis New Yolk Fifth Avenim company hud the tleslrtsl elftct, for as every ouu knows the company letuiiusl ThuiHilay evening to thu Lansing to finish thu pi esent wts'k with four si rorinauifs. The opening night that beautiful ttomeslle ttimuit "llnel Kliku" was put on unit Mr, Fimik Lliidoti made u ihclded hit ns "Duiistau," uud his blight, vivacious tlatighter won the iidmliii tlou of an itppieclatlve atidleucu as "llnel," .Mr. (Iillllth, us usual, covtutsl himself with glory, unit thioughntit the evening every elu. meter wns most cleveilv lifted Theio seems to be no limit to Mr. Million's ability Ukiii the stage. Ills woik coveis n wide imigu of t haiiiflt'is mid be It lu one or the other, it alwu)s llnds In him a most excellent poittu)ul Another Imgu liotlso giteted the company last night, when "Ingounir" was handsomely singed nnd tliu stimu tact nnd pieflslon given tliu peifoi inaiifu us eharac tentsl thu III st night's eiiteitalnineiit. At thu mittlutsi tula) llital KliKe wIIIImi repeatid and tonight thu company's gieat sucffss, "lliu Unlley Slave," will bo the bill. Last week's C'ouiilllll went to ii ess with out a notice leganllng tlio t xcellent piogrnm Itlideresl at nor. Hills tlimuatio euteltalll meiit, it fact which In much legrcttcd ami owing entliely to uu ovei sight occasioned by a rush of tither mutter. Tliu itirulr was n most delightful ouu throughout nntl certain ly tleuionstinted fiof. Hill's genuine ability as mi Instructor. 'I he new Y. M.C. A. hall was well lllled and the uildleiice seemtsl to enjoy every nuiubur on thu progrnin. Mr, Hill's nulling needs no conimentat this tlmu from us, his work being nlp'ady sullluleutly known. Ilret Harto's "How Miss IMItli Helps Things Along," wns a liuthteily eiroit by MIssTliouipsoii. Miss Dohbs elmpiently rtsjltisl "Niiuglity .ell" nntl Miss Dey gave iihii puttty pierentatlonof "A Hide Against Time." In the hands of Miss Laton "Jack the Fisheimau" found iimple meiit uud proves I n most charming selection, while Hulk's "Mui bio Dream" pioved an Interest ing sub oot on which Miss Stieu elicited much fa vol able comment. The musical numbers weiu also of it high order, the orchestia ron del lug several b-uutlful selections. The Conceit Waltz by Miss llurr, assisted tiy Messrs. Curtieennd lllyston wnsu very plens Ing feuturu. The entertainment us n whole wus onu thnt afforded nil uu evening of un usual enjoyment uud bu it said to thu crulit of thu genial pi ofossor, It wus it most nitUtlu success throughout. . Regarding Nuw Yolk's theatrical season Jeiotue IMily wiitusi "The season has not been a lu j 1 1 In it t or prospui oils one In the the all leal Held, In the musical world, on the contiuiv, theie bus Ix-en it iiutlctulilu ltn piovemetil. 'I ho Isest class of conceit! and musical eiiteitalu monts have been lllserally patiotiiisl, mid thu mcdlocro affairs littve not been lewiinleil by much oncounigeineut, Theie l.uvit lieeu moiu I cully good uillsifal enteitammeuts than for many yenrs, uud nil of them havu justified the Judgment of their liiauiigeis in thus gniiglng the Intelligence of the public. In thu thuatiical Held, while t' I I, sC'UNh I there has been some good things on thestnge, theie has also been a prtvlous amount of rub bish It Is pleasant to be able to wrlto that the good things have won lecognitlon uud had their tlesei ts. ttirly death or lingering decline has been, and will continue to be, the IM-iii.lt). Nut In ma ny) ears has then egular tli-nti leal season lieeu hi ought to so early a close i it pild to piolong it, tlie i-mnpaign would still be on Tho weather Is nil it should be for thtvitrlcnl puios-s. What Is the actual causer U-t some of thu wise men of the oust or welt explain." Fay Templeton, sa)s Dunlop's Ai(i(i-.Vics, re tin lied to the stage again May Itith. For lietv en's sake, Fit), give the public a rest. You've had )ourtluy mid in that day )ou wiiegtHil good in fhaiiifter and ability, but alas, like lots uf )our profession, ) oil b t9m -- :"W'7'mm2i - r. HPMMHH - - -f Sl IfS-S. - didn't know when and where )ou weiu well treiittsl, You Imvii been a iiaughtv girl, have lost your oiit-u excellent elinriu of volco and acting an I now you're no good. Fact. Comeotr, Fny, uud go In silent seclusion nntl don't have them my unkind words or you now wIioiisihI toadiulruyoii in thu freshness of your )oulh, . Many Lincoln )oiiug folks will remember Mi's HoksIu Holllway or I'apllllnu who visit tl Willi Mrs, II II Foster a year ugo last winter, and will be pleus.sl t- leurn that "ho Is now gaining couslderuhlu noleilety ns an ut'tiessln New York City. While Miss Holllway has u-eelvetl somo veiy flattei lug olfeis fur tliu coming season )et she will not make her professional debut until thoHcusouuril.'lilurlng which Interval she will continue her studies lu (lothaiu. Thu writer lias known Miss Holllway for several yeaismitl him-ii her in it number of atiiutoiir ni fm miiiK'i-n In willed she was nlwitys tho star I thereloio venture the nsertloit Hint within it very few )eurs her name will bo among the leudeisof her piofesslon. I'll-ULAIl Ofi:itA AT I'OI-ltl.AH I'HICKH, Not III a long lime has Lincoln had all op poituulty to sist mui hear comic opt-in at a pi Ice less than a dollar for bust seats, Mali nger Crawford, however, has contracted with tho Dodd opeia company to play a sum mer season at Omaha and previous to open ing the engagement theie, will slug one week at the Fiinko In this city Thnt tho custuoiu prises somo it-ally excellent nmtci lul call I so seen by the following iinines: Amy I-sllu, Helen St, Clulr, J. C. Alslltl, lirookhouso Howler, Muck Cluirles, C. N. Chester, T. 0. Ilntlley, Slgnor (lalllpol, John II. Auimoin, Km Ide Collins, Dun Young mid Milton Smith, musical director. The oienlng night tsfiirs Monday evening vvliun "Chliium of Koiiuundy" will I so prtmeiitesl with nil tho nbovo singers lu ntteuil-tucu mid a cliorus of forty well trained voices. During tko week ncliaiiguof piogiiiui will occur nightly and such H)puhtropeut ns "Nation," "Chimes of Normally," ".Mikado," "Pinafore," "Fatln lint," "Olivette," "Ulrulto Ulrnfln" will lio given, Tliu price of seats has Ihh-ii placesl at 'S, .Ti and M cents, mid no lover of good mu sic uud comedy shoiiltlvfull to take in thu whole engagement ' miih. kiioiiman in Tin: WITCH. A iH-nutlful half lone cut shown on our llrst page today lllustiutos n handsome sceno lu Muriu Hiils-it l'roliin'in's new piny which will Imi seen next vvis-k at the Lansing. "Tho Witch" tells mi Interesting story of New Kiiglaud life In tho soventcsmth century, and has commanded moru attention from thoughtful cr'tlcs tlittu any other American prediction in rue-ent )eaii. The action is easy, llvo acts Mug linked together ill llttt ill ul sequence. There Is an ev en distribution, of Interest, without any noticeable straining for false elfesits, calling for unflagging at tention, mid lu no wise) weakening thu in tensity of the climax. Love, hatred, fidelity, jealousy and treacheiy are woven into tho quaint uud picturesque simplicity of early New P.iiglund life. Tlio Kwer of tho wliole plts.-u lies lu its vivid pre seti tut Ion of a strong contrast, tliu sstctutor involuntarily draw ing compui isous Isvcween thu pulpitblo en lightenment. Wonderment Is uxcltud thut siich n whlugulf should lepurttto a recunt past from our own happy lime. In shoit, it is hUtoiically instructive, ami has thu fur ther charm of suggesting a vistn of future udvuiiujiiient. "I'ho Witclt" will bo pros seiitod Thursda) evening. Continued on fifth page. Loss uf Time. , "I wouldn't worry if I vvero you; then In no Imminent danger of death " "It isn't thu dying that I mind; It'n the horrlblo waste of timu in stu)ing deiul." I.ife. I'ur The sulillel llii). The Allwiuy Vefniii, May -'". will no piluttd on mi at my blue imiist. e-iHciallv ileslgtitsl for tho Diforatiou Day iHiinlser alone, mid will contain oilgiuul poems, skutciu-s anil stoiies tiy lending Ornnd Army olllevisitud prominent "old Vets" from all imrts of tho country. It will nlo Iki very profusely nntl elegantly Illustrated. Tho entire HI juiges will bo sent by mall for 5 ivuts. Adiln-ss, The 7Wi-(niiii, Albnny.N. Y. We deliver all gexsls promptly mui tnko )our onlers for next day (llvu"Yoiir Mar ket, H-.l O stieet, a e liMico.to ple-tse )ou. - V-- wt r -7fS3V121Vfkf9 Vs Y M I
