r * , , wtVT $ i ' " - CfVawi f'T" * ' ' 9'T > rT7Fi * flw r " * ' 'SlBl7nr"rfr ! > ' ? ! r'n'F'V"1 THfi OMAHA. DAftY BEB : 8UNtAY , OCTOBER 3G.18B7. lESfEEDlSHKH-HTlHGAlL A * Celebrated Stager , Jenny Llnd , Dying in London. iJ . . - - HM STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS. rortemate Clrcamstaitce Which t * the Discovery of Her Extra * " e * MMarjr Talent Her Travel * IB the United E' Jfeany Llnd , the silver-longed sopran6 f : Wfct > ta 1S60 and 1B51 created such cx- m BUMMBt among the music-loving pop- i' . la et > f the United'States , is dying in Ik star lioBte , No. 1 Morton "Gardens , Bol- K ttMt * ' W. , London England , whore she P IMM lived for years with Otto Gold- H Mhmldt , her husband. The older gott- tj : - ratios of to-day will recollect distinctly | the ringer's tour of this country and | ' ikVpopular interest which her appear- | aaee IB concerts [ excltc'd. 'Mrs. Ltnd- V GoldMhmldt has for years bconvltrprlv- P ate'life , yet she is remembered as the P BOBMceor of the most t remarkable ! ' ftprario voice eve * * heard. Of this fact ( - , , , B seemed herself to have been well , Faware , _ , for it is related of her that whoa | „ tOBM ono recently complimented in her \ presence Ghristino Nileson as being the $ ' world's first soprano , Jenny Lind interrupted - f -rupted the remark that she herself had ( , an organ that had never been excelled. W f.But this may have been occasioned by ! , ' jealousy born of her life on the stage. j \ Jenny Lind , who has universally p * heen known as the "Swedish Nightin- L ' ' fale , " was born in Stockholm. There f- ; seems to bo some confusion about the k date of her birth. Some authorities r Vgtirethls as February 8 , 1820 , while B > /others insist that she came into the ' . worltl October 0,1821. At any rate , her t introduction to the troubles of this mun- t dene sphere was not under the most , > ii- auspicious circumstances. Her father 1was a teacher of languages , and her I Another varied the duties of maternity If with those of keeping a school for young * .WOBMB. Consequently Jenny was left t ' * very much to herself , and grow up without - | ' out much to relieve the monotony of a to. > ohiMish existence. But she found sur- $ oeane for her sorrows in song. When * Artie was yet only throe years old to sing r ' /was her ruling passion every melody i'f that struck her cur was retained with 'i an accuracy which caused general nd- -t ' Bklration : eo work was done without oe- ' . ' ' . "eoaspanying it with her clear voice , and ' BO pain during frequent illness prevented - > ' vented her from finding consolation j ia .song. One day when the * -child was about eight years old , { Mrs. Lundberg , a Swedish actress , ac- l , dentally heard her sing , and was so I I surprised by the talent and native skill * displayed by Jenny in the manage- ; ; V ment of her voice that she strove to I ? 'open the eyes of the child's parents to ; fk'the treasure they possessed. Mrs. Lind , * wlth the prejudices against the stage * .natural to a woman in nor position In fr'/llfe , would , not listen at first to any L „ proposition from'Mrs. Lundberg. How- p t cnrer , the actress finally induced the ' mother to take her child to Herr Crco- v * HUB , a music master living in Stock- [ f'holm. _ He , upon hearing the little girl * ' 4 ling , was even more astonished than * , 'Vi-Mrs. Lundberg and instantly doter- ll'ninedto present her to Count Pucko ; " * : _ ' ; , candidate for admission to the ' musical school attached to the Royal I - : > theater , of which the countwastho , ; -v manager. After some tuition Crcelius & itook his pupil before Pucko , who , meos- p fy uting the gentle little'crenturo with N V Mtonished eyes , at once demanded of m Crcelius what he meant to do with such E a child , for she surely had nothing to fit tr herfor the stage. Crcclius undertook to | t 'argue the matter with Puoke and finally I , secured permission for ' the child I ; jto ; sing. He awaited with K' v' confidence the result , and scarcely | I had she sung ten measures until the I /.Count became as enthusiastic as Pucko | . \and gave his permission for her en- | ffirance to the school. She was then f s placed under the care of Erasmus Borg , I"a I ' profound and skillful. musician. After - * ' ' > - . ter studying under him for several L ' yean the Stockholm public was aston- j rpuhed ono night at the appearance of a ' - ' child in a vaudeville performance. ' ; This was Jenny Lind , who at once bo- F \ tcaBte a favorite , and the prospect of her b % frowlng into nn operatio star was ex- I / ceediugly flattering. But when about r . " 14' years old her voice failed her and | ' " she was compelled to retire from the 9 f'stage. . ' CroBliua , her old master , tried | V to reawaken the tones of his favorite I mholar , but could not. At length horI I voice returned , but it was not the voice I/-4she once had , nor hud it yet acquired B | \the wonderful beauty and purity which E ? " Buurkod it in later years. After a con- me , eert tour through Sweden she secured E8 funds enough to take her to Paris , H " ; where she submitted her talents to i > Garcia , the famous tetvcher. who , however - * ' ever , told her that she.must not expect g , to become a great singer. He told her , Bf , - thoagh , to rest for three months and K then return to him. * Jenny managed to | p live through the period of her proba- II * tion'f though all alone in the great and then again ylflHod Garcia. _ N He , fave her hope , and she went in- duetneusly to work and finally im- j , ,1 , proved suttlciently to return to Stock- . | BoUa , When in Paris Jenny mot Mey- ; ? erbeer , the celebrated comiwsor , and ' Kj two years later ho invited her to join the- opera in Berlin , and in 1884 she . went to the Prussian capital. At first r she made but little .impression . on the , public , as her voice had not yet ro- * ' , turned. But ono evening when she * -wl singing in "Robert lo Diablo , " she ' - felt that it had returned , nnd , inspired \fcy the consciousness.sang the music of 1 * Allee with such force and power that "rshe electrified the public ana astonished , - Meyerbeer , who from1 that moment ro- > . .farced her as the first of singers. . { „ From this point her onward progress * WM rapid and her * reputation was r spread throughout Europe. She ap- l peared in quick succession In all. the 1 t lEuropean capitals save * ono Paris f aaa then visited the United States , L Cuba and Canada. Jealousy and in- L 'trlftt * 'prevented her singing in the & > Freaca metropolis. When Meyerbeer f , flrti met her in Paris he recommended | , her noet warmly to the director of the Academlo do Muslque , who complying K wltft the maestro's request fixed K cft day for hearing her at the f theatre. . .Rossini , Auber , Halovyaud it other noted musicians were summoned I t to nVMur her , but the director himself L Bever nade his appearance , Mile. RoT - [ T ' aiaa Btoltx , the then reigning queen ol E the Aoademio'u musical corps , was the I mlftretsiof the director , and she forbade t his Bresenco on the occasion. Thus not j evea aa offer was made to Miss Lind. C Bb was so offended by this grutuitoui t , iBMlt tliat she would never consent I , BlUr to appear in Paris. f "Jfanle Lind's voice wks a soprano elI I fraat power. Ita compass was two and > , kssU et ves. The upper notes espe- i 4alty were clear , delicious in tone , flex- u IM aa4 perfectly at her command. Hoi P. vtftM was not the lew remarkable in iti | fvsMlsMM aad yerfeet purity of tone , I IB * yrld VoriVlos who heard bet f fjflcr her voioe re t > ver d ito power BOI one could niter * syllable of , dieparag > meat M refrarda the popular estimate of her surpassing talents. Her dramatic genius waa of nn order'M high M her natural vocal powers and recondite mu sical science. At the cloflO of 1840 the affairs of the London opera hnd reached a crisis which compelled extraordinary enterprise on the part of Mr. Lumloy , the manager of Her Majesty's theater. The whole op eratic troupe , headed by Costa-tho con- duotorf bad abandoned the theatre and established themselves at Covent gar den. Lumloy'had but one resource viz. ! to secure Misa Lind at any price. She hod formed engagements in London and on the continent , the forfeits of which Lumloy had to pay. .After ar rangements had been completed with Mibs Llnd , Lumley'attempted to secure for her nn adequate support. In this ho was only partially successful , and Miss Lind found herself pitted against a very strong opposition ) which she finally van quished and won th6 favor of fho Lon don * public. Her last appearaficeron the operatic stage took place May' 18 ; 1849. The cause of her retirement is sftid to have boon the objection 61 , aw man to whom she was engaged to btitMrcied to her further appearance. This engage ment wad afterward" rbkon 6ff. The operas-withv which she leas most Identi fied wore' "Rooort le Diablo , " "Dor Prolschutz , " "Norma , " "Lucla.dl Lnm- mormoor , " "La Fifflin del Reglraento. " Spontinl's "Vestti\p \ , " 'a nd , Mozurvs Fluuto Maglco. " After her retirement from opera she continued to sing , in oratorios and , con certs and wo on the continent thus en gaged when in 1840 P. . T. Burnum , the well-known showman , conceived the idea of bringing her to.thiBcountry. After considerable * ftcp6tiatioh he agreed to pay Misa Lind * the then aston ishing price of 81,000 each for 160 con certs , ho to have the option of closing the engagement after 150 had been given. This contract was modified after u time. In addition Mr. Barnum was to pay all her expenses and those of her servants and attendants. She stip ulated that she must bo accompanied by Mr. Julius Benedict ( now Sir Julius ) , the London composer and director , and Sig. Bollotti , the Italian baritone. Matters - tors were -arranged with' these artists , and Mr. Barnum then deposited with his London 'bankers 9187,600 , the amount which it was estimated would be necessary to carry out his part of the contract. After * the engagement with Burnum Miss Lind refused , several offers - fors to sing in London , but under the management of the enterprising Amer ican she gave two concerts in Liverpool just previous to sailing for the United States. With his usual perspicacity Barnum had used every art to adver tise the coming of the Nightingale nnd the people of this country wore wild to sop and hoar hor. She arrived in New York Sunday , September 1 , 1850 , and thousands of people were gathered on the docks to greet her. At 12 o'clock that niglt she was serenaded by the 200 musicians of the Now York Musical so ciety , who wore escorted to the hotel where she was stopping by about throe hundred firemen clad in their pictures que uniform and bearing torches. For weeks after the excitement continued unabated , and Jenny Lind's rooms were thronged by visitors , including all the celebrities of the day. Barnum had offered a price of $200 for an ode , to bo sung by Jenny Lind at her first concert. Numbers of compo sitions were offered , but the following , written by Bayard Taylor , took the B'izo and was sot to music by Julius encdict : I greet with a heart full of the land of the west , Whoso banner of stars o'er a world is un rolled. Whoso empire o'ershadows Atlantic's wldo breast , And opens to sunset its gateway of gold I The land of the mountain , the laud of the lake , Aud rivers that roll in magnificent tide Where the souls of the mighty from slumber awake , * And hallow the soil for whoso freedom they died I Thou cradle of empire I though wide bo the foam That severs the lands of my father and theo , I hear from thy bosom the welcome of home. For song has a homo In the hearts of the free I And long as thy water shall gleam hi the sun , And long as thy heroes remember their scars , Be the hands of the children united as ono , And peace shed her light on the banner of stars I Jenny Lind's first public concert was given In Castle Garden , Now York , Wednesday evening , September 11 , and was attended by about live thousand persons. She continued under Barnum's management until Juno 9 , 1851 , during which she gave ninety-three concerts. They went from Now York to Philadel phia , and then visited Boston , Provi dence , Baltimore , Washington , Richmond mend , Charleston. Havana , New Orleans , Natchez , St. Louis , Nashville , Louisville , MadisonInd. , Cincinnati , Wheeling and Pittsburg , returning to Philadelphia and Now York. The gross rccelps of the concerts were $71",161. of which Miss Lind received $170,675 and Mr. Barnum $533,480. A few days before the first concert Barnum tola Miss Lind that ho wished to change their contract because he wus convinced that the concerts wore going to bo a creator success than ho hud an ticipated. Ho told her he wished to give her not only the $1,000 previously agreed upon , but , after taking out $5,500v night for his expenses and ser vices , he wished to give her half. the balance. She wus , of course , surprised and delighted , aud at the suggestion of Barnum she secured a lawyer to look after her interests , and after much quibbling by him' the now contract was signed , with the conditional priv ilege on her part of terminating it v after fifty or 100 concerts were given. Miss Liitd had with her as pri vate secretary Max H. Hjortzborg' , her cousin , who constantly annoyed Burnum with proposalsjto change the contract probably at first without Miss Lind's authority. Ho had also some influence with his cousin , and finally after endur ing much annoyance Barnum agreed to consent to a cancellation of the contract upon the payment of a certain forfeit wnich the altered document bad em braced. When the company finally reached Philadelphia , where arrangements hod been mode to give the concerts in a building which had been erected for a circus , Jenny Lind , uuder the influence of bad advice , refused to sing there , as she said the building was but a stable. Then Barnum consented to a breaking off of their relations , and she under took a concert tour of a portion of the country under her own management. In this tfhe was quite successful. Had she remained with Barnum he would have brought her to Chicago. During Miss Lind's last tour she visited Syracuse , N. Y. , and while there she gave Mrs. J. N. Crawford , now of Chicago , the daguerreotype from which the portrait which ornaments this column is taken. Miss Lind's tour lasted but a. few weeks , then she retired to Niagara Falls , and afterwards went to Northampton , Muss. While at the latter place she visited Boston and was mairled to Otto Gold- schmldt , the German composer and ptaniH Ufwhom she was much attached , and who had studied music with her in Germany. Duriuy her trip under Baraum'iman- 'afenent many Interesting incidents oe- otored. One1 night In Boston a girl went , to the ticket office , and. laying down IS for ticket remarked ' 'There a , , goes half a months earnings , but I am deter mined to hear Jenny Lind. " The song stress heard of the circumstance and sent her secretary with a $20 gold pleco to bo given the girl. The young 'woman cried with joy when she received the gift nnd hoard the kind words with which it was accompanied. In Washington Daniel Webster , Henry Clay , General Cosa , Colonel Benton - ton , and many other notables , including President Filmoro , called upon Miss Lind. Upon hearing one of her songs In the concert-hall Mr. Webster to sig nify his appreciation rose from his seat and saluted her with a most profound bow. Misa Lind visited the tomb of Washington , and while at Mount Ver- non'sho woe given a book from the library with the autograph of Washing ton on a fly-leaf. This memento of the great man she treasured highly. . At Natchez , Miss. , while the steamer was taking on fuel , she sang before nn audience of about a thousand people , composed of a small number of planters arid their families , the greater fx > rtlon of the gathering being negroes. But she pang with as much care as if before a party of the severest critics , AtMndlson , Ind. , a speculator in duced Mr. Barnum to stay for ono con cert under a guarantee of $5,000. When the company arrived there they found that the performance was to be given 'n a pork packing house.tho only build- ng of suitable size in the place. The singer , however consented to appear , which was a little surprising in the light of her objections raised ncainst the accommodations in Philadelphia. In Havana the people objected to the high prices charged , and before Miss Lind had sung n note she was greeted with a storm of hisses. She calmly wont at her work and finally conqiibrod the rejudices of her audlenco , who before or singing was finished went wild with enthusiasm. They recalled her five times , but she each time responded with a vory'cold bow. nor could she bo induced to sing again. When she had finished four concerts she refused to make another engagement to appear , and , though the entire Havana public nnd press importuned her to retreat "rom her position -she stubbornly ro used. After her marriage she , with her husband , returned to Europe. They ived in Dresden for some time , and in [ 850 returned to London , whore they , have since been , with the exception oof such time as was taken up bv concert tours of the provinces. Throe children wore born to thorn , ono daughter and two sons. Their homo for years has been n house covered with vines and surrounded by trees nnd flowers , but Jenny Lind has been for a long time a confirmed invalid , and would very rarely see the casual caller. To ell Americans who knocked at her door to pay their respects , the servant , who has lived with her for the post thirty years , delivers the message that "Jenny Lind wishes them to say that she will never ceoso to love the American people with all her heart. " She recently had a stroke of general paralysis , which , how ever , left her brain unimpaired. In private lifo Jenny Lind has been a most charming woman. She is very charitable , and even up to the date of her recent illness was in the habit of , without material recompense , giving musical instruction to a class of poor young women. When on the stage her munificent and genuine liberality was almost prodigal. The immense proceeds - coeds of her American tour .were devoted to the establishment of a free-school system in her native land. When in America she also dis posed of largo sums in charity. She heard of a society in Swoedon the ob ject of which was to take unfortunate children out of the hands of their par ents' by whom they were compelled to steal , and place them in bettor circum stances. Benevolent people subscribed annually for the support of these chil dren , yet the means for this purpose were small. She at once gave apor- formanee , but insisted upon dCible prices , which .returned largo proceeds , which were devoted to the purpose named. Upon the death of Mendelssohn , No vember 4 , 1847 , Miss Lind was much affected and she immediately took the iniativo in a movement to render a worthy tribute to his memory. A con cert was given in London , December 15 , 1848 , in furtherance of this idea. "Elijah" was the work chosen by Miss Lind to do homage to her departed friend. The serious part of the work was written expressly for her by Men delssohn. The receipts exceeded 1,700 , and led , with subsequent additions , to the foundation of a permanent scholar ship , the first scholar elected , six years later , being the English composer , Sir Arthur Sullivan , and author of "Pina- foro" and other similar works. NOVEI/TIIES IN MEN'S WEAR. The latest thing in English made braces sent over here for spring orders are broad in the web and have an air of solidity about thorn. Ono of those very smart fellows has turned out a miniature rule in silver to bo worn as a charm on a chain and having on ono side the words : "Let's measure that yarn. " The trade in dickies was all but paralyzed when cheap shirts and high vests cumo along , but business In false fronts has been some what revived by the victims of the Jaeger fever. All sorts of things are to bo found in cano handles , some hold a pipe , others a cigar cut ter , while ono is a pistol stock with a barrel hi the stick , for which .cartridges to fit are provided. Traveling handkerchiefs are made buff and blue centers with some shades borders , con trasted , corners cither plain whlto or .bright colors , others with printed corners. A nov elty is In printed damask. The band bow of whlto lawn will continue a popular article for an mdoflnate period. Next to the lever sleeve button , it will always bo respected as the greatest foe to profanity now on the earth , | New embroidered handkerchiefs are one- quarter inch or one-half inchhemi , with two- colored embroidered inside figures and extra corner figures ; others simply corner embroid ery jockey cap and whip , white horseshoes with colored nalla , etc. The attempt to introduce colors in men's dress for evening wear might lust as well be abandoned. The gentlemen of to-day are too gallant to take from the ladles their special prerogative lu the matter of ball and dinner costumes. There are certain neckwear patterns in the market that had bettor be given to Sir John Thurston for distribution among the natives of the Fiji islands. Civilization has no use for these glaring combinations of bad taste and absurdity. . „ New cashmere hosiery 1 * in soft faw * hades , quarter drabs , tipped heels and toes of whlto merino. The same soft shades , ap pear in merinos with neat double or single hair line stripes. In the finer grades the stripes are ailk. 4 Now winter glovers are flno angoras with subdued two color back stripes and genuine Scotch knit in soft checks and bright mix tures. Now camels hair gloves are blacks and Rnuff browns , with bright colored stripes , with double wrist * , Scotch heather , mixed mittens , some with ono finger for driving. Sleeve links , of gold , or what looks so much like it that nitric and hydrochloric acid would have to be called in to toll the difference , elegantly finUhed and set with fine counterfeits of precious stones , are of fered at low figure * . The Improvement lately made in Jewelry of this di is indeed re markable , and thus is taken another step in the direction of awUtlng the poor young maa to retenblo in orname&Utioa bis more suo- tul brother. HENRY IRVING IT HOIK. How He Lives and 'Wbtfcs In His London Hout > ev v- HIS EARNINGS AND3 EXPENSES. How Ho Spends' His Movey-Hta Prl- ate Lifts A Gllmaein His Workntiop at Home Who His Friends Are * LONDON , Oct. 15. [ Correspondence of , ho BliK Copyrighted. ] When Henry Irving was leading man In the Theatre [ loyal , Manchester , a very modest lodg- ng served his. turn , and ho never dreamed of the luxury with which his peculiar genius would endow his future homo in London. Good industry and good luck combined have brought him vhomo more gorgeous than over an English actor beheld , except upon the stage a palace beyond the ambition or the conception of either the would-bo aristocratic Shakespeare or the pam pered Qarrick. When Irving settled in London as a character actor , now some eighteen years ago , ho was not regarded as oven \ possible , ' much less the probable , Blisha on whom would fall the mantle of the Kuans , Macreodys , Phelps , and ihe' other great Shakespearians. Those used to live in cosoy nouses in old-fashioned streets , and thought themselves lucky if they were invited to dine withh knight. The Jmes have changed. The actor is now ; ho owner of a palace and the patrons of aristocratic amateurs and other small fry. Your Richard III. of last night slept in a mansion , breakfasted with the irlme minister , lunched with a bishop , ook tea with a duchess , dined with a prino , and supped with the wits and lops of Upper Tondom. Henry Irving told his audience on the closing night of a recent season that his receipts for that season had been $180,000. The margin of annual profit requires eome spending. The cost of his two boys'education at Eton , where every lad is supposed to inherit a title or bo the son of a millionaire , will absorb an appreciable slice. The scene painter ind stage upholsterer claim a small for tune over each play presented. The old sock collector plunges his hand deep and often into Irving's pocket , but that is a mere flea-bite , One day ho saw an old work that contained plates of cos tumes. Irving fancied it and bought it , though ho had not quito alLthe cash in ills pocket at the momentf r its price was $360 , I think it was $700ihe 'gave at a sale for a Shakespeare scrap-book. These little knick-knacks > como not so easily into the hands ofJless favored mortals than the prosperaaa actor mana ger. Irving has for several years lived in a suite of rooms at a street comer in Now Bond street , as it mightbethe first floor corner of the Hoffman house. Then he built himself a house at Hammersmith , of the latest fashion without and within. The chambers at Bond street have been retained , nnd it is there that his chief work was done ; there he evolved those masterly conceptions thata have placed him "at the head of living- interpreters of Shakespeare , and-thorahe "acquired the means of carrying outu his 'magnif icent designs. His dining room was conventionally furnished , save for a few bronzes and other artistic gems , mostly related to his own art. His study then and now proclaimed the man , and al ways will. Irving is first and foremost a student , a consumer of the midnight oil. His nature and his art blend per fectly. "It was a queer notion to fill its windows with churchy stained glass. Perhaps the results of disorder and higgledy-piggledy are loss perceptible. This sanctum is wont to have a chaotic character ; books find their way from the shelves to the floor , and there lie in gypsy-like defiance of inartistic prim ness. A table crawls out from its proper corner into a harum-scarum position handy for the workman student who seems to have been testing its strength by the piles of books and man uscripts heaped upon it almost anyhow. Many a play in manuscript finds its way to Henry Irving. Not a few he has bought and paid for handsomely. One at least he bought from an American in America. Whether ho expects to put any of them on the stage , is another matter. Ho has not done with Shakes peare yet. "About the walls hang a gallery of paintings , engravings , and sketches of his many eminent friends actors , ac tresses , statesmen , poets , a noble army of notables , and among them his Ameri can comrades are conspicuous , Ellen Terry's strangely sweet , expressive face gleams out from various disguises , charming in all. Rossi contributes a signed portrait of himself , "a 1'amico Irving. " The place is a vertible mus eum for its interest , and a Noah's ark for its delightful disorder. It may be that a hat has been popped on a bust , era a coat flung over a precious folio on the floor , or a pile of cigar boxes tipped over a bundle of MSB. But the rich ar tistic tone of the place , with its true odor ol hard-work sanctity , is itself its finest orparnent. The Hammersmith homo was long in the building. Whether the dainty notions of the master demanded un wonted pains or changes of design I know not , but the result is a homo of which the owner may well be proud ; the same elegance in furnishing , the same profusion of art handiwork , of costly books , vellum antiques , lordly bindings in tooled morocco , and workIng - Ing editions meant for service and not for show. In summer the beautiful garden is a favorite rendezvous for in tellect and beauty , and it would be hard to name a garden-party more sought after than those of Henry Irving. While he evidently revels im the lux urious , Irving's keen pereeption of the fitness of things keepshis tastes and their gratification severely within bounds. Though in hiBidresa he is studiously elegant and fashionablethere is a marked quiet In his .bearing which takes 'off the suspicion ul. . display. In turning g ybut he is now la his fifties. One of his bosom * * friends ! IB John L. Tcolo. an old school comedian , or per haps farclst is the more correct word. These two struggled hard in their early days , were always good chums , and Irv ing never forgeta his early frienda. Several have been in his company ever since it was formed. For a brief while tftere was once an English baronet among them , nothing of an artist , but Irving was generous and the baronet was poor. Later on the baronet mar ried a wealthy American , and no doubt will appreciate bis patron' * kindness. Another of Irvlng's old time comrades met with a fatal accident at rehearsal not in Irving'a thoatre.but Irving'g help WM forthcoming ; at the right time.Another of his old friends is Sims Reeves , the unrivalled te&ar. AtiiaA Rqev t'iBJftl ] benefit * f t V- * * * eoneert AM ? Irrl f.alw y fired a recitation or a reading , usually both. Last time I heard him on thte occasion , Irving recited a poem from the Grecian mythology with remarkable power. His reading was a comic piece from Dickens ; but though the cutting from wliich he read was lined and underscored and fresh punctuated for the occasional wan poorly done , and fell flat. Yet nothing IB droller than his "Jingle , " a character he looks to the life tmd acts with great gusto. Long ago , in his unknown pro vincial days , I saw Irving in a part "Vrhich it is possible his American ad mirers never hoard of. The Davenport brothers had boon making a great stir in England with their spiritual mani festations , and their tricks with the cabinet they carried with them. They had visited Manchcster.and their tricks had boon discovered by two young actors then on the local boards. One of those was Frederick Maccabe. whoso entertainment , "Begone , Dull Care , " is known in America. Ho and Philip Day < comedians both , sot to work to practice the cabinet feats , and when they could do them neatly they gave semi-private displays in a hall. One Ash Wednesday , when the theater * were closed by law , it was decided to give a public exposure of the Davenports in the largest hall in the town , and on that occasion Henry Irving appeared as "Rev. Dr. Ferguson , " that Doing the name of the plausible divine who had done the talking for the Davenport brothers. Irving was made up to per fection ; we saw the soft-sawder showman before us , with the same big white tie , the same nasal twang , and the same or perhaps a slightly improved eloquence. The ghosts duly walked , the ropes re leased their captives , an'd the pious ejaculations of Rev. Henry Irving were like sweet streams in a very dry land. The echoes of our boisterous laughter come bock as I recall that delicious treat , and of all the great tragcdiansa repertory , there is no part I should so much wish to see again as his Rev. Sanctimonious O. Ferguson. GEOFFREY QUARLES. RECENT INVENTIONS. A machine for engraving designs , letters , and figures on ivory , metal , glass , etc. , has recently been Invented. One of the devices proposed for the Paris exhibition of 1880 , is a traveling platform which will convoy passengers at the level of the floor and grounds through parts of the exhibition. A Danish find have introduced a non-con- doctor of heat for water-pipes and boilers , principally made from sawdust. The com position can bo moulded into the required form and applied cold. It does not Injure the metal in contact with It , and water or steam leaking out will pass through it with out spoiling it. Mr. McCallum. of Now York , has devised a method.of ventilating drains by means of the flow of the running sewage. His system consists of dividing the sewer into sections by means of shafts to the surface and valves , so that as the sewer flows it creates a draught which changes the air in the sewer and mixes it with fresh air before it is dis charged. Anew material for excluding dust and draughts has been brought out. It becomes pliable when heated , and can thus be fitted to the outlines of doors , windows , and so on. [ t retains its shape on cooling until softened by hot water again. The composition is en closed in a fillet of maroon-colored cloth , which Is nailed to the frame of the window or the stile of the door. Do not disregard a cough. It is often the symptom of the most fatal diseases , bronchitas and consumption , use Dr. J. H. McLean's Tar Wine Lung Balm. 25 cents a bottle. OMAHA W. Comer of 13th and Dodge Btreeti. FOR THE TREATMENT OP ALL CHRONIC and SURGICAL DISEASES , Bnctti Ipfllaach for Dtforoiltiei lad Trams. . Beit facilities , apparatus and remedies for success ful treatment of every form ol disease requl > ln Medicfor Surgical treatment. Forty new rooms for patients ) best hospital accom modations In the west. WIIITB roil CincuLAiiS on Deformities and Braces , Paralysis. Epilepsy. Kidney , Bladder , E ; and Blood , and all Surgical Operations. Diseases ' of Women a Specialty. BOOK ON'DISEASES OF WOMEN FREBI Only Reliable MEDICAL INSTITUTE XAKINO A SPECIALTY OF PRIVATE DISEASES. Blood Diseases successfully treated , Byphllltlo sonremored from the system without mercury. § w Restorative Treatment for Lois of Vital Power , sons unable to visit us may be treated at home , correspondence. AH communications conflden- tlal. Medicines or Instruments sent by mall or ex press , securely packed , no marks to Indicate con tents or sender. One personal Interview preferred. Call and consult us , or send history of your case , and we will send In plain wrapper , our BOOK FREE TO MEN ! Upon Private , Special and Nervous Diseases , Seminal Weakness , Spermatorrhoea , Impbtency , BjphUls , Gonorrhoea , Gleet and Tarlcoeele. Address Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute , or Dr , IcMenaiy , Cor , IJtiiSDoflge Streets , OMAHA. NEB. Proprietor Omaha iutlntit College , IM WHICH I * TAUGHT Book-Keeping , Penmanship , wvMHnvivMH sUn * * MVOMWwy I WvflrlvwHIfl nd for College Journal. & E. Cor. 16th and CaolUl Are. PRIVATE DISEASES Blood poUon. vraereal taint. ( lest etrictan > . esmlnsl enu * . eloni , lose of exaa ) power , weaknesf of the sexual or- fane , want of desire in male or female , whtthsr front Imprudent habits of you * or sex- el habiu to natare rean , Xe"sbw 5 the exnal functlone. ijssdlly anl H OeimHaUe * free aa * strict ! * eeaWeaUat VettaiM tent free Iron oteemlloa to all parts erf the United Btatea. Oerrseponieaee neSrte MM * sMmtlasi. Ho letters auwtred _ _ aalese esoaaenlsd by few eeeU to etassae , lend lea 81- BB. CM It hid In Ottr 700 DlftffMt SfffH Ml iSlzis , at fht simi prlct as tka ctmttrfalfs. totUt wf + n tMtog tfct Trtwtf Mark * t yti may h > dtttlf . THE MICHIGAN STOVE COMPANY , Detroit , Chicago , Buffalo , I KOH BAl.K I1Y I Milton Rogers & Sons , Omaha , Neb. InillTinUI B wnro of marctmnt who commend other stores In preference to I IjAUlllNAUI'AN"- ] ! h TO either failed to secure the "Uarland" ! | wnwiiuill niicncrornreJNTMiK5T : i > tni'oWnKle sOcslr l > IOBtove § . Nobody Reads This llflDT TOMBING HOff WE DO IT. On Saturday , October 29th , We will make a special sale of 125 Dozen Childrefl'sWhiteMerinoDnderwearat 15o ' Eaoli. 125 For All Sizes , 16 to 34 Indies. These are fine guage heavy goods. The sale price ifl not half what they are worth. Call and ex amine quality. We lead in making low prices , but do not follow. 1 I f 1319 FARNAM STREET. GROCERIES WAY DOWN ! 100 Ibs IJest Minnesota Patent Flour. . t3 75 Best Hams , Ib 12 : 100 Ibs Bnow Flake 220 llonelesH llacon , Ib 12 14 Ibs Cumulated Sugar. 1 00 Salt Pork , lb. . . : 10 4 Ibs Fancy Klo Coffee 1 00 Best XXX Soda Crackers , box , lb. . 06 41b8 Ooml Tea 1 00 Best XXX Oyster Crackers , box. . . . 05 10-lb pall Family Mackerel 0 Salmon , Mb cans 18 JO-lb pall Family White Fish J 00 Sardines , Mustard 10 > 10-lb pall Holland Herring 100 fl-lb box Storcli 40 61bsNavy Beans. . . . , 2 IB barn Kirk's Soap II 00 4Milbs Lima Beans g > STbars Union Boap 1 00 Slbsltlce j 24 bars White KuKslanBoap 100 Tibs Macaroni 1 00 2-lb can Corn Beef 20 25 aibflllalsms 25 41bsfornBtarch iibaBlrd Beed.H. ; ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 > StickCamly , lb . - ; 13 Potatoes bu . . . " ! . . ! . ! " ! . ! . . TO SUckCwndy 31ba as BattLakePotatMS. . ! . . ! , ! . : . ! . 1 < FruitJelllea.UO-lbpolls 1J The above are only a few of our ninny bargain * . Come and see BS and let prove that we are tbe cheapest grocery benne In Omabal N , E , Cornir St. Mary's ' Avenue and 19th Street. ILL & YODI , 1211 and 1213 Farnai Street Carpets , Stoves , WEEKLY AN DMO NTH LY PAY MENTS , JACOB E. TROIEL & CO. 2700 LKAVENWORTH ST. , Carry a Full Llna of Every Store to Warranted. BatUfaoilon Guaranteed or Money Good Goods1 , Hoaeit Deallnfi Prompt DellTeryt and frloei a Low a * any Ketpontlble Dealer. JACOB E. TROIEL & CO. . 2709 Leavenwerti St , RILEY & McMAHON , Real Estate and Loan Brokers , 310 Swti 15th Strut , Onki , Nek , 115 lota to Patrick's add. , frtua UWOS400 ; cash Mice acres la Bonlsld , cheap. ' Some deulrable trackage 10U. 6 acra food trackage , cheap. Good bargains in all parts of the cltyi A floe acre la Washington HUU