TIIK DAILY HKItAU): PLAITSMOliTH. NKIJiCASKA, "WEDN KSDA V, FKIIIWaUV J8S!, r OXEIGIIT STANDS." COLUMBINE'S" A COMPANY EXPERIENCE WITH ON THE ROAD. ISI.ltllng l arrwrll to IM-nt Ion uiul C fii t4lle ISrfW A Sainil K i ion hikI Hotel Stu hlru-k ;irl MiuulU (uu- liler Tliia Yi'aniliiir. ar I Khali never forge t my first oxjrieneo of "one night towns." Vt had Ucn (.lay ing in large cities ami paying a week at a time in each of them. I noticed a spirit of discontent and rebellion in the com pany when it came near time for our "one night jumps," as they calhd them, but I thought the actors unroaMinable. I rather enjoyed the idea of only Maying one day in a place. I thought it would lo interesting to mti the diiTcrcnt towns ami I would never have, a chance to get Bick of a place or a hotel. When wo left the city where wo had been playing thero was.a look of settled melancholy on our comedian's face. I asked him what was the matter. "I have just said a lyig farewell to my diges tion," said he. Yea," said tho "leading man, "so have I. I could have wept when I left my comfortable room this morning. I knew I would not see an other spring mattress for weeks." "What cranks they are," I thought. .fny one would think wo wero going to camp out among the Pawnee Indians by tho way they talk." AN ESC'OKT KUO.M THE TRAIN. k Wlien we reached Smithvillo it was snowing hard; thero was no 'bus to take us to the hotel, so wo had to walk. Tho whole youthful populaco seemed to b at the train. "Hero they come," yelled a gawky, overgrown loy as wo cauio out of tho station. They followed 1:3 every step of the way to tho hotel. Two Iittl" gil ls were ahead of U3, and they kept turning around and walking bac kwards at the imminent ri.sk of their necks, so as not to lose sight of us for mi iii.-t.mt. At first 1 felt rather flattered, thinking that this was their way of paying tribute to genius; hut from the nature of their remarks I soon learned that I was greatly mistaken. If thero is anything in the world that eo plo in country towns look down upon And despise it is 'show folks." When we arrived at tho hotel we found It a comfortable looking wooden hui!d lng. "This looks quite homelike and her Mis 1 tii.) : and l'i.-.ri Jlui Raid un attache of night as Clar.i Morris conclusion ol o clock t efon hi.!i;c Wh. !i at t ho will . l li. r i'iv., i.i ; -it for an Imi; until .'il- ' '. v. ill j.i.t on In r the tlieat jToj,s of tin" ; I f ;,;iU never forget tho ni,,!.t f '.Jane Shore." Don Piatt's P.rooklyn theatre. (Lira 1U11 r ted in the I'l.tv and l:.v prod ii I it. Il was a failure, lu - t t vcand ria. tho t iiea Irn one was neai ini tlie play: "It will he 12 i Morris leaves the curtain f:,'!s on this ccieani all tiie wav 00!. 1. ;i ! 1 t here will looking hack and foilh i ted down. Then she tree I co:. dune ard leave A POTLATCH IN ALASKA. A SECRET OF DUDEDOM. UP.IOUS FESTIVAL OBSERVED BY THE THUNKETS. tir.t .!,y. : i ii'I'i.S :r. it th. l.if; III.' tic , J v In., e Uki Illuiikt't a.t a Social Factor and 1 11. lex ol Wealth Sitting I'ji to He Able to i.ltf n 111k liluw Out That Iam the Civrr in Complete I overly. I' feet rehearsals and nous I'lisiiianaLreiiieiit it r heeii my misfortune to witness. Through the per .n to realize the in- e v"iteuii-nt hi came .Ion 1 . u ;js I raulK: loriuai.ee. :.lie he; e llal le result, hir almo -I uncoil t roll ;l le. 1 he curt. tin did not Jail on the la.t act till nearly 1 o'clock. 1 was there hy rpecial invitati..n of ' ' -non 1-,. yuei 1. pcriormanee wo v. itii her husband. i.irriot, aljournel to an oy.-ti r imiw li. Jet some supper. .She was too nerous to eat when tho food was put Ix fore her, so she ordered Har riot to have a fry put in a box and hiin . . I : 1 . : . . 11' . . ,1 il liiiiin.- uii 1,1111. vii' went oil 1. v e walked up one street, down another Harriot following us all the time with the fry in the box. It was nearly 4 . I ..I. 1 r .1 j iih k oeioie ine poor woman was qui 1.. 1 1 11. .. . eu-H ,-iiiu sin- coill'l ne lililliccd to go home v.uh Harriot ::u-l tho fry J tilkiM: those i:ro..klvn streets that hitter wCr- r nigtit I Clara Mori is than I h fore. What I L amed I,;:.h but I may s-.ay this I have looked III reeling or i e.-pe; t and a deeper feelin of s- input! y. C.'hica.m Herald. h .11 ned moro of id ever known le iso place in print , that lioui that time 011 her with a deeper rmi n. i 1 ne vanity of articles that piano tun i i.-. ;;nu in pianos is i' !narlalle. it is .Jmi er-traordinary what a receptacle ;f ii'Mauiciesa piano "ia become 111 he coarse of a few nionliss. A tuner was eonver.-a'ng with a (Ilol.e-D inucrat re porter recently about sotne of tl:o singu lar pna-es of h:s calling when he inci dentally let drop the : tatcment that he io-.md four diamonds in one piano and had recovered a very substantial reward for his discovery from the lady who had employed ,im. "You can understand in I'ianos. nce, I said. "1 wis! i I had your hope ful disposition," said tho comedian gloomily. We went up to tiie parlor and waited to bo shown to our rooms. After wo had been there for souk time a shock headed Iwy appeared with oar Leys. My room was bare ami comfortless, thi re was a sheet iron stove in tho corner, but there was no bre in it. I called the boy's attention to this fact, and he said he would build a lire "in a jilfy." lie went away, but soon c.-.me back again, bring ing a basket of wood. He began to build tho fire. Just as hj had cleared the ashes out of tliostoe some or.e called "Ileil boy, and he tiijapjM-arcd. I began to ' think ho had forgotten all about we, ! when ho cair.e back and began again. Ashe was ;;o;ng to light the lire sonic ' one shouted Porter," ho got up and went out. 1 waited for him for some time, thin i went into the hall and called T2ell liy" as loud as I could. lie came running m the hall. "I want my lire built, I Paid. u all. I cant wait on more'n fort' at once, can I' ho said. Why don't some of tho other bell boys come up?" "There ain't none," ho said. 'I'm tho only jnirter and bell boy and waiter and clerk there is." At la ;t u.y fire was built and I lay down to rot. I had lcen traveling all night and part of tho day. and I was tired and sleepy. I soon dozed 01T. Just as I was getting into a nice nap I was awakened by a loud fchriek. I started up. What was it? I soon found out. A party of "young folks" from the neighboring farms had come down to "sec the show." They drove into town in sleighs, and as they wanted a "real good timo" they came early in tho afternoon so as to take sup- Ecr Ct the hotel and go to the "opery ouse" afterward. THEY caiii: !' to iiave a time. They had a-.euibh'd in the parlor, and were "soothing their savage breasts" with music. They played on the wheezy old mclodeon and sung "White Wings"' and "Stick to Your Mother, Tom." After they had sung all tho sentimental eongs they know, they began on Moody and Sankey. After a syhilo they tired m 1 l.l.,.l !.,. II 1 OI Singing, unit i ua-onru luuu iw;u.u,.i or a few blissful minutes. I5ut it di-i I Cot last J--?ng: they began playing games, j and roji up anJ flown the hahs shriek ing, laughing and tinging dc-r-.. I gavo tip all idea of sleeping ,.;:d lay tlwre listening to their artless mei ritnent until fupper 1111:0. When the bill iv.iig for f upper a deadly tJInce fell. "Thank p;Q3lnc?s, they have go'!" I thought. Little did I know them! i'h:i I optneil my door there they stocd. rr.ngCil ak ng the wail in rows, waiting for tho "tlimv feis" to t!ie , "u!:, lingc. hock g n a l i.ly s down 1 ven is p i:i a to a ring," he said. h:g and brings her eendo. !;r. "If a stone happens to l.e loose away it goes, and with that rare a.'linity which valuable thing; have for getting into ft rang;? places, it promptly gets between the keys and works down into the frame work of the instrument. And little things like gems are not the only ones I !.-:t i:i this way. I have found coins of all sorts or denominations in a loosely set piano, hairpins, ordinary pins, visit ing cards and tho lilic. "Where there are children around the accumulation becomes greater, for the little ra.--.cals have a fashion of duffing pianos full cf every small thing they can get their mischievous little fingers on. Of courro the tone of the piano is very much injured by the presence of anything beneath er behind tho keys, but very few persons who use tho instru ment can distinguish when it is a quar ter tone out of the way, especially when they are UMiig the piano themsel St. Louis (J lobe-Democrat. .vs. Tf::rloii ( hiUJron to O'ooy. th sir lallier ot the host diseinhnod ov - writer has ever seen says: "1 never nek the little fellow, and should hate w ry le'.uh to see any one else strike him. 1. w ant him to feel that I am the ! est friend he has. and vet that he must mind iia t inily because we are good friends. 1 think children are nagged at too much, and told not to do too many things. If they disobey in some trilling thing noth ing is said, and so they learn disobedi ence. A child should be made to obey every command, the small and great aiike. but should not receive too many ordi is. One disobedience is the father of another, and perfect discipline is only obtained by continually insisting on obedience. Once a child knows he must mind he yk-lds readily to authority. Another go.;d authority 6ubmitthe1 following: "Teach a child to mir.J ps you would teach him his letters. You don't expect him to learn them all in a i;;i:;u:e. but cne at a time. Insist on a child obeying you promptly in someone particular until he gets it learned, then take up son,-, thing el.e. iinu so on until, instead of minding once a dav as at first. injunction." 2ew York he obeys every v e iiioi i'.::..:ti 1: i..ve. :.. r ciii. f !. ir h: 1 r.ce of ladies 's "It.-poiisibiiity. t. !y r...j every mother thinks to teach polite manners to ii. Ib T Leys do not take ofi v. hen they come into the ires- hergu-ls interrupt rudeiv come out. They teouJe pnxmai renaM k; in loud, piercing voices as we pas.-ed them, then they followed us into thc dining room, where they never took thefr yes from us. but watc!;cd every i.:ouih ful we ate. -There was nothing fit to cat n the tabic. I drank a cup strange coinjKun.l. which tea. It neither cheered 1 lue. WIk-i we got to the "oj we four.J si dirty little stag; little dressing nn nis. Jt i of th.y r ineb some .1 ria le-J ra bouse" and dirty o cl id in v.e .i 1 :d to i ii.. V.'e s:i; the dre-isirg room tht tiio ice ii) the water 1 :ic.i r ered througii a performance. The jt in the autliv-r.ee never i.ieiib d w!. :i i m r;!iviTs:th'i!H it is a comuion occur r. nee in i-i:r strt et cars to see an elderly e,ei.:.'ei-.. :i ;-i ve t:p his seat to some old woman v. !;:ie u C-y-ar-ph! yoiimrstcr spi ads over room e::oiih i'nr two. z.ud uiili I.i.-- i:ic;!.ir l.Miking 0:1 apparently i. i.oi-ant that the U rearing a sen with t:e nl.i. h ma:::. 1 is t l a cub. The be- r (i i.v r i .a. ot :i is a. pi etty thai I the ir .1 hcr's own nature. It m !:-. r they liar:: Coiutt-sy ....d i ai:.l cl.ivairie re.-peel to women. Los l:er.- on at the- rude or la I btliavior o chilJ cannot l ave a very f'.vitter- 1 a vi .'::.. I h- I : . I . ing J":ue:! ol l: 1 i:ivS. Incw Oik J'S Jo -VU110. Me ir.llu- a!wa vs iau died oucbt to. and thi v they ought not. Anything s.t all a;- proaching tho nature of aloe?eei.e;hv y seemed to think i-xcruciatingly fuvjiy, but they never t.niiled iluiing the eomeily scenes. As soin as the cuilnin war- down v. e rocked Garnet, so v e - . 1 - - I . mich e.!Krict I low do iVV . , . f '1 do not 11k our trunks anil harrn l to tho The train was three hours late. Ht m the station until nearly .3 o morning. After a week of os 1 ho comecjnn sam to jpmhine in Chicago x-r'.s l no totiH'uaa saiu 10 ' r . 'ike one nig!:t stands?" avTil'" ' ' replied. Uo- 1 v.o arkc.l P ca; b Lecati.-o est i 1.3 i.i- 01 i row vie tinguislied in are :!.- l.')i;j c:J ilr-i.-iil. Ian .::.. ek ig;. i.ieit iiae been re.-;,;n their pastorates ono bo- :.- sei r.ior.s are too long, tho other his -u- t(jo bread It is an intc-r-..ct. I.y t.'ic way. that the preach 'ng i:.-iv:is :tri' apt to have nar vm; vviiile the Jew v ho are dis- !or the brevity cf th.eir preach i:oted (01 their broad way of looking at and conoiderlng matters t'pui't uul. Coatoa TrauscriDt. A "prtlatch" Is a social institution pe culiar to tho natives along tho North Pacific coast. Tho word means a "big feast," hut that does not signify all that tho samo words do to tho white races. Blankets aro tho sign of wealth among these people. To havo so many blankets is among them to bo j 1st so rich. These blankets aro stored up and hoarded just as tho miser hoards his gold, but for a totally different purpose. Tho idea is to have a big "iotlatch" some time. Often this takes place when tho owner of the blankets gets past mid lie lifo and feels that tho timo has come when he can af ford to make this social display. Again they aro laid up and treasured so that a big "pot latch" may be held after tho owner is dead. Tho Thliuket village ji.st north of and idjoining Sitka now has about 1,500 win ter inhabitants, those who aro out fish ing and work irig at tho caunei ies all sum mer having come in to stay until work Ix-gins again in summer. Though they have boon brought under some civilizing inlh'ences they aro very reluctantly sur rendering their native customs. Among those to which they still cling is tho cus tom of tho "potlatch." ALASKAN POLYOAilY. At 1 o'clock a cannon 6hot was hoard over in tho village, to tho astonishment of many of tho Americans hero. Tn- piuy disclosed tho fact that 0110 of the head men of tho villatro bad iust died. md that the cannon shot from an old Kussian carronado was to announco the ileum, w lien tlio whites first began to make inroads among these r.atives polvir- amyand slavery wero settled institutions among them. Hoth still exist to some extent at iioints of tho greatest distance from civilizing influence. The Russian church in Alaska has steadilv nnr- ued tiro policy of break in 2 ud polygamy among tho natives ever since its missionaries beran their work moro than a century ago. Tho headman of tho Sitka village was brought within tho fold of that church, but attempted for a long time to conceal the fact that ho was indulging In a plu rality of wives. When olf at distant fishing and canning stations ho could do this with impunity, and with little or no danger that any of his people would ex pose him. They will not testify against each other if it can bo helped. When he cauio into the ranch or village last fall he was detected in this mode of living. and, in a manner, coerced into surren dering Ids youngest and most attractive wife. lie had been married to the first one "United btates fashion." and na tho Russian church does not, recognize di vorce he could not put her away in favor of tho younger one. The result of this was that this stolid, taciturn Indian, whose r-ppcarance and general conduct would indicate that not a particle of sentiment entered into his character, actually pined away and died of grief. Nothing that his people could do would stimulate him to any exertion. None of the blandishments and caresses of his first wife, and she was kind to him, could arouso him from his stupor of grief, and this stout and lusty fisher man, who had braved hundreds of fierce storms in his cedar canoe, died actually of a broken heart. TUE rOTLATCII. Novy comes the "pDtlatch." He had been laying up blankets against the day of a royal, roistering "potlatch" in his lifetime. A score of natives visited the trader's store and bo jght nearly a ton of stulT for the feas-i Canned goods, boxes of crackers by the dozen, and everything that could bo obtained to eat wero hauled over by them to the village on trucks to bo consumed in the "pot latch." which will last for several days and nights. A "potlatch" without something strong to drink is a compara tively tame affair. Tho 6alo of whisky to these people is carefully guarded against, and when detected, which is quite Oiten, severely punished. They buy largo quantities of molasses, how ever, and from this 6uireptitiously distill an intoxicating drink called "hiwha. noo, with whicn they enliven their "potiatches." ine nrsc night of this one has just passed, and the howling and dancing .. ..... w vriii, un in mo large nouse or tne dead headman showed that considerable "hoochenoo" had in 6ome way been pro vided for the occasion. Tho house has no chimney, and tho smoke from the tire, built in the center of the floor, es capes through a hole li the roof. The walls glisten u-.th biack soot. The daiicc has no figures, but i3 simply a cadencec step in a circle around ihe fire, the time being given on a sort of tomtom or tam bourine. When each dancer gets tired, he squats down anywhere to eat and rest! Ko it goes on all night long, and day in and day out, until the supplies are all gone, anl the blankets c II parted vith to buy the uu uiis 01 keeping up the "pot latch." Tho duration of the "wake" depends upon the supply of blankets. The "pot l.itchos" invariably end in the impover ishment of those who give them. A na tive uuog,vc-s a 'potjutch" und letaiud any of his property afterwards is diq gracod. The widow, in this particular ease, has entered eagerly into the festivi ties, and vet realises tint it will tako the last blanket before it is all over. Some idea may be formed of the way these "iKiilatches" end when state the fact that tne steamer bit ug!:t tip two Indi an women and one "buck from a village 20J miles northeast of this, all of whom ha 1 their no:cs bit oh in a "hoochenoo potlatch." Tney all got drurtk and th nuui hi$ tho noses otr two of the women, tiitka Cor. New York Times. A word to he fm 3 Ihu motto, "What is 1 1 nine without 11 Alotlu happy liotucs in this Local Newspaper is sailly realized in many of these "happy homes t'xits 111 many hut the etleet of what is home without the in l'lattsmouth. THE Why Some of tlio CU.IimI Youths lrr So Well 011 Suiull Kularim. There is a jcrniancnt interrogation point in a great many jiooplc's minds, and that is how young men earning any where from 5:0 tot?IS a week can dress is well as men earning live or six times as much. Yet they manage to doit, and havo enough money left to make a po lite little ripple in tho society in wlrieh they move. Tho early elevated trains and horse cars .are crowded with well dressed young men, who gaze about us com placently and self Katisfied as if they were part owners in a railroad and lived nly to cut cousins and draw dividends. They aro dressed well, and their cloth ing, from tho cape coat to the light cloth waiters over their shoes, would compare favorably with the latest fashion plate. Vet if you follow them you will lie pretty sure to learn that they aro simply clerks in brokers' oflices, and do not receive more than 15 in a majority of casea How do they dress so well, then? Do 1 hey "borrow" from their employers, or lo they speculate in bucket shops? They do not borrow," and. as for speculat ing, they do that sometimes in a small way. Their clothes aro bought honestly enough with tho money they earn every week, and tho way they do it is very asy. .Most New Yorkers hare !;erd of that class of people known as fences," whose business is to buy stolen goods from the thieves direct at a ridiculously low price, and sell tho stuff to small dealers at a small profit. A "fence" will buy any thing that is stolen, from a silver spoon to a suit of clothes or an assortment of clothing, and thereby hangs part of the tale. Every timo there is a big clothing robbery the stuff is fenced and immedi ately passed to tho sacred precincts of Maxtor street. Sometimes the better portion of tlio thieves' work find their way into clothing stores in better neigh borhoods, and because of the extremely reasonable price at which it is bought, tho suits are sold very cheap. Now, you would not 6upposen broker's clerk would go to Paster street for clothes. Neither i r ... .1 Tl TT t . 1 n l t noes no. ue semis tne clothing man's UK UKKAl.li a perieec storehouse mmi Wfiicll you can . t ...K 1 . rr.i . I " ueiii. ior wuai ne wants. 11113 agent calls 011 the clerk and is told what style of clothing is wanted. Then tho young man is measured, and when the clothes come homo they need very Littlealtoring. Tho cost is comparatively notlung. A good Princo Albert coat and vest can be bought for from $8 to 20. while cutaways anil sack suits arc to be had for prices ranging from 5 to $15. Of course a great ileal of the stuff is second hand and a great deal is stolen. The second hand clothes aro easily "fixed un." and the merchants of Haxter street have so deli cate a facility for this "fixing up" pro cess that they will change tho whole complexion of a suit. The stolen goods aro sold just as they aro bought with the exception of a slight change in the maker's tag on the' inside of the collar. Still thero is another, more legitimate. way of obtaining clothing that is fash ionable, new and costly. There are a great many young men, rich and fash ionable, in New York, who spend most of their time buying and giving clothes away after wearing them onco or twice. This may seem strange to men who have but two suits, and wear them until they aro absolutely too threadbare to wear anv longer, yet nevertheless it is the case. Suits of clothes costing all the way from $30 to $100 each are made for these wealthy young men, and are worn prob ably three or four times and then given to valets. To follow the course of the clothes from this point would be a pretty heavy undertaking. Sometimes they are sold to second hand dealers on Sixth, Fourth and Third avenues, who make a handsome profit on every 6uit bought and sold. Out of the clothes rivento I 1 ... . I, . . 1 . I . , U I . - , - I ,.,1 . 1 IT 11- T - . -an-tptiieutHiornimscit, cuiumus. 01 goou lupuojican J-,li tonal, iNews Accounts of a imnort- of course, and man.icps tn mnl-o t,,m 1 t ' O -"M- WIU31V.I- HETE&AL Is steadily ii ntliiifr its way into the.se homes, and it always comes to stay. It makes the lamily circle more cheer! 11 1 and keeps its leaders "up to the times" in till matters ot" importance at home ami abroad. During the Year 1889 Every available means will be used to make the column of obtain all in formation, and will keep up its record as being the best Medium for all purposes. Advertising AT 15 CI D ER W ( This paper is within the reach of all, and will be delivered to any ad dress in the city or sent by mail. eiifl Is the Best County Newspaper in old Cass, and this has been well proven to us by the many new names added to our liht during 188S. Special merits for the Wkkki.v, are all the county news, six erable money out of what he sells. Thus it is tnat 60 many young men earning siaaii salaries can uress so rashionably and live honestly. The Clothier. He Was AVrons. "Can I ppeak to you a moment?" he said softly as ho called the chief clerk in the postolace to tho window the other day. Certainly." "Tlianks. I didn't know but you were busy. Two months ago I carao bre and asked for a letter. Remember it?" "I do not." "Probably not, as you are alwavs busy. I didn't get any. I gave it as my opinion that eoine cf you had stolen it. lieiuemlier?"' "No." "Probably not, but I spoke 'very em phatically. That was my opinion, and 1 went away feeling very much hurt. Re- ! member?"' j "Probably not, as f am of no great con&equence. 1 now desire to ask pardon. Will you forgive me?" "Of course." "Thanks. I believed you would. You see, 1 expected a letter from my aunt. None came. She couldn't write pne. She was dead. c-e. Therefore, how could 1 get one? i take it back. I apol ogue. I was wrong. Shake." "That's all right." "Thanks. I'll never do it again. This is an honest postcluee. I was wrong. Good-by." Detroit Free Press. ant political or business events, one-half page each week containing a choice piece ot Vocal or Instrumental Music, choice selections of Miscellaneous heading Matter. Advertising in it brings profitable returns. Our your A pretty garter clasp consists of a row of three diamonds between two rows of sapphires set in Etruscan gold. "i'ho Aiiautic Rrcorri. The steamships have not yet done with the Atlantic record. Jiut tho nroof of the pudding ja net moio in the eating than ;hat of the phip in her actual sailing or steaming. Vessi Is built, so far as nn- pean-d, exactly alike have showed wide difference in speed. The newer rr .r veill illustrate the question of t-,p Jputdu screw. Tho principle lias been success ful in its app!ic.aijoii to smaller boats o rivers and in harbors. If it works we!: in rough water it will largely revolution ize inarme construct ion. Bo, as tho ro mance of tha "wi t sheet" end the "flow ing fcea" and the "wind that follows fast" biuLs below the ocean horizon, science renews the charm and mystery. Brook lyn Eagle, Job Department Is equal to any, and does work to the satisfaction of patrons from all over the county, and receives orders by mail from a distance, which are promptly filled. We have facilities for doing all kinds of work, from the plain calling card to colored work, books and blank?. Work neatly and promptly executed. Large stock kept on hand. Legal blanks fer sale. Office Cor. Vine andSlh, op Telephone 38. V V K7 V