THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , MARCH 9 , ISOO.-TWENTY-ITOUR PAGES.
HE MARRIED HER BY PROXY ,
Why Senor Ulplano Obando Wonted
to See Hlo Wlfo.
LIKE THE LORD OF BURLEIQH
How Carl Uinscll Won tlio Heart o
"JJafoy" Scott Infant hovers
Fight n Duel Wedded by
Telephone.
lilltlo Itomnnacfl.
Senor Ulplano Obando was until recently
contly consul of the United States o
Columbia at San Francisco , says the
New York Herald. The senor was mar
ried , and the picture of his wife was
that of a charming Btj..ora of the rogu
latlon typo of beauty.
Bogota was the homo of this loving
pair , Mmo. Obnndo being the niece o
the president of the republic. Ono day
the Honor Bald to me In'his broken Eng
limi :
i'l must go homo to my wifo. I cai
no longer boar this separation. Besides
my father has been married to her
about long enough. "
' 'What on earth do you mean ? " ' .
asked. "When were you married
senor ? "
"About six months ago , " ho replied
I know ho had boon In San Francisco
a year , so I said :
"Oh , I see ; your wife did not Hko San
Francisco , so she returned homo. "
"Sho has never been hero. "
"And yet you say you were marriec
to her six months since ? "
"Certainly : I gave a power of attor
ney to my falhor , who married Inez in
my stead. "
"Now , BOO hero , Obando , " I ro-
markcd " 1 afraid '
, am you're making
fun of mo. This idea of your wife bolnij
your stepmother at the same time , ant
your father's wife being his daughter-
in-law oh , no , it won't do. "
The senor , however , was in earnest
and then I learned ono of the peculiar
cuBton.8 in vogue in the South Ameri
can republic. As a matter of policy or
convenience It had boon necessary that
Scnor Obando should marry hlo fll-
anccd. and therefore the necessary in
structions were wired to Panarnu" . con
voyed thence down the u Magdalena
river to the port , and by muleback to
the capital. In the same manner the
news of the ceremony was convoyed
back to San Francisco , and Senor
Obando was a duly married man.
Such marriages are perfectly legal
and are recognized by the church.
Upon the return of the husband ,
though , ho must bo marriid publicly.
In case ho dies before seeing his
"proxy" wife then his "vicarious"
widow inherits his property the same as
If she married in the regular fashion.
Be nor Obando returned to Bogota , and
the last time I hoard from him he was
occupying"a high ofllcial position and
living happily with his wife , to whom
ho had boon "regularly" married.
The young Couhtess Russell bas com
pletely recovered from her recent ill
ness. A few days before her marriage
she had boon suffering from bronchitis ,
and she became so ill during the cere
mony that she had to go straight to bed
on returning from the church. Lord
and Lady Russell now expect to start on
their honeymoon. There is a romantic
Btory told in London that the young
earl won anp wooed his bride under the
puis-j of a British workman , says a Lon
don cable to the Now York World.
Earl Russoir is a partner in the elec
trical works at Toddington , near the
houpo in which Lady Scott lives , and is
an enthusiastic and practical worker in
the business , which ho constantly
supervises.
Lady Scotf , it seems , ordered some
electrical Ilttlngs at the works and
Lord Russell took a gang of mon ever
to tlio house and sot to work , dressed in
ordinary mechanic fashion , as foreman
of the gang. Whether or not the
young lady know the rank of the
'foreman" is notknown. "Baby Scott"
noticed "his superior bearing and man
ners" and begged her mother to ask
him tu lunch with them instead of with
the workmen. Baby Scott fell Inlovo ,
with the noble workman and ohui-
dcstino meetings and an engagement
followed.
Lady Scott was bosldo herself when
elio heard of this , and hurried off to the
electrical works on vengeance bentand
inquired of the llrst man she mot for
the audacious young foreman who had
attended to the works at her house.
"Foreman , my ladyl" answered the
workman. "IMoss your 'art , that
weren't no bloomin' foreman. That was
Hoarl Russell , my ladv. and a good ono
ho is , too , and knows his trade as if ho
weren't no lord at all , but a , real Knight
of Labor. "
Lady Scott was thunderstruck. The
next time Baby Scott mot the earl she
reproached him with his deception and
Btratogom. The earl excused himself
on the old plea that ho' wanted to beloved
loved for himself 'alone , without the
glamour of rank and riches. Lady
Scott afterwards told the earl that she
had "soon his native worth and nobil
ity through the coarse disguise of a
fustian jacket. " Thou came the mar
riage. *
Tlio guests who gathered at the Pres
byterian church In Brooklaw , twenty
miles north of this place last night to
BOO William Mason and Miss Delia
Mclntyro made man ana wife were
treated to a surprlSo that has sot the
tongues of village gossips wagging in a
most persistent manner. Mason's best
man was Edwin Sodgwlok , a well-to-do
young farmer , and the maid of honor
was MUa Mildred Turner , the prottlost
girl in the county and a daughter of
Samuel Tumor , a rich Block raiser of
Craig. Sodgwlck and Miss Tumor had
boon keeping company for some time ,
but it wad known that old man Turner
had promised his daughtorln marring o
to a youug lawyer of Oraig whoso pros
pects for political preferment are said
to bo llattering. Miss Turner , it was
also known , heartily detested this
young lawyer , but in compliance with
her fathers wishes she had promised to
become his brido. The date for their
wedding had boon sot und , in consider
ation of this fact , old man Turner yes
terday ngrood to allow his daughter to
play brtdoemaid to Sodgwlck'ti grooms
man at the wedding of their mutual
friends , William Mason and Miss Mcln
tyro.Tho
The Mnson-Molntvro ceremony was
posformud by Rov.AloxandorCampboll ,
and whl'o the guests were awaiting tho.
exit of the bridal party the surprise
was sprung upon tuoin. The clergy
man hud baioly spoken the words
which made Miss Delia Mclntyro Mrs.
Mason when Sodgwlok and Miss Mil
dred advanced to the altar. The young
man whispered a few words to the min
ister , at tlio same tlmo handing him a
marriage license , There waa A Httlo
Bttr up in front , but before any ono re
alized what was going on and before
the irate pupa could Interfere Edwin
and Mildred were kneeling before the
clergyman and receiving his blessing
on their uulon. Then the two happy
L
bridegrooms with tliolr blushing brides
loft the church smiling at the clover
manner in which old Mr. Turner had
boon outwitted.
It is Btatod by some of the witnesses
of the double marriage that the young
lawyer with political prospects was
present in the church , bnt that ho was
"so dumbfounded by the brazonncss of
the proceeding" that It never occurred
to him to arise In his might and forbid
the banns in true dramatic style until
it was too Into. Othora say ho did not
arrive until the marriage ceremonies
were over.
Old Mr. Turner has declared that ho
will never recognize iitsdaughtorngain ,
but she says she feels sure ho will forgive -
give her in time. The young lawyer ,
whoso name has been carefully sup
pressed , will , it Is said , remove to eomo
wild western town , taking his political
prospects with him. Mrs. Sodgwlclc
said tonight that she had never intend
ed to marry the lawyer and had only
nromlscd to do so in order to blind her
fdtnor as to her real intentions. Sodg-
wick had planned an elopement to
Kansas , but after some consultation
with Mason and Miss Molntyro the plan
which they so succossfuloy carried out
was docidqd on instead.
Cupid plays some curious pranks , but
It remained for Boston to furnish the
material with which to smash nil previ
ous records , says a Boston dispatch to
the Now York World. A duel between
two chubby-facodlovo-smlUcn toddlers ,
but the absence of years by no moans
detracted from the seriousness of the
alTair. Francis Cunningham is aged
nine and James Dowd is two years his
junior. They are cousins and live in
the Roxbury district. Now Prankionnd
Jimmio loved a dainty little rnaldon
about their own ago. Sunday night
found them escorting the young lady
homo from church. It is said that
Jimmio , tortured by suspense ,
forced matters by demanding that
tlio young lady settle the alfair by stat
ing , without equivocation , her choice
of tiie two. Then a bitter quarrel on-
sued. Words ran high and they de
cided to have n duel with clubs. Each
got a heavy stick and began belaboring
his enemy. The frightened maiden
ran screaming away from the contest.
Cunningham got a blow on the head
which caused him such pain that In a
burst of anger ho drew a common
pocket knife and then stabbed his
cousin.
The knife blade ponotralcd the little
fellow's back between the fifth and sixth
ribs and entered the pleural cavity ,
but fortunately did not strike the
lung.
When ho saw his rival blooding at
his foot a great terror seized Francis
Cunningham. Had ho committed mur
der ? With a blanched face ho darted
away , pursued by the demons of con-
sclonco. Breathless , ho reached a
marsh and throw his bloody weapon
into a pool of water. Dowd was carried
to his homo on Howard street in an ex
hausted condition , and afterwards ho
was removed to the city hospital ,
where the attending surgeon pro
nounced the wound dangerous and
probably fatal.
Francis Cunningham , crushed under
the weight of his crimenow is tortured
in solltudo , locked in a room in his
homo'No. CSO Norfolk avenue. Iho
high social standing of the innocent
cause of the sad all'air and the pain
that publicity would inflict renders it a
well-deserved chivalry to withhold her
namo. She is overcome with grief ,
and her nervous system has received
such a shock that it will bo some time
before she fully is herself again.
A Greek merchant of Alexandria , in
Ecrvnt. who made a great deal of money.
unable to return personally to his coun
try , but intent upon choosing a Grecian
maiden for his wife , writes to his corre
spondent in Corinth , at the bottom of
his usual business letter : "Finally , I
request you to romlt mo , by returning
Btoamor , a young lady who might feel
inclined to be my wife. She need not
bo in possession of _ .any money , with
which I am sulllciontly blessed ; but n
good reputation , of the ago of twenty-
four or twenty-five , a respectable fam
ily , ( rood looks , health and temper and
middle-sized figure. If the lady will
bring mo the inclosed note with your
Kind acceptance , you may lool assured
that I will honor the same and make
the bearer my wife. "
Although somewhat astonished at this
singular order of his Alexandria corre
spondent , the merchant of Corinth , as
a good business man , thought best to
fill it like any other received from so
reliable a customer , and to send the
merchandise demanded.nt short notice.
Having found a lady possessing the re
quired qualities and willing to trans
mit with the accepted check of her un
known countryman her hand and heart ,
the Corinthian took her aboard the
next steamer going to the country of
the Pharaohs. At the same time ho
notified his friend by telegraph of the
precious shipment.
As soon as the boat anchored in the
narbor of Alexandria the matrimo-
nious Greek boarded it , to hoar himself
called by name and BOO a pretty young
damsel stopping up to him , saying ; "I
unvo a chock signed by you and hope
you will duly honor it. " "Novor yet a
note of mine has gene to protest , " re
plied the blushing groom , "and I shall ,
lot permit this to happen to the ono
you hold. I shall bo happy if in com-
)0nsation you will honor mo with your
hand. "
A fortnight later the note was ro-
loomed and the payer a happy hus
band.
Minn lo Worloy is the pretty night
operator at the South Bond Telephone
exchange. She is twenty-two and was
> orn and raised .in the Wagon City ,
. ' 'rank Middloton occupies a similar
)0sltion in Michigan City , says the La-
lorto , Ind. , special to the Chicago
Tribune. Ilo is twonty-fivo and good
ooking. To keep awake nights the
two young people would keep up an
icquaintanco ever the wire. Ono
light last week Middleton in a spirit of
fun proposed to Minnie that they got
named by telephone. She consented ,
uid ho thereupon called In a Michigan
Dity justice of the peace named Dib
ble , who , in order to carry out tlio
iroposod joke , placed himself In con-
lection with the pair and ( repeated the
ogal ceremony.
Nothing was thought of the affair for
Bovoral days , but finally some ono sug-
; ostod that they had bettor investigate
uul see if tlioy were not married. The
groom was likewise surprised , and at
> nco hastened to South Bond to BOO his
irldo , whom ho had never before mot.
The lawyers assort that although the
couple toolc out no license they nro
lovortholoss married and that tho. jus-
lco.ls criminally liable for performing
ho ceremony without securing the
Iconso.
Both parties nro from respectable
amlltcs and the escapade has created a
great social sensation in their respective
oltios. It has just leaked out that Mid-
lloton was to have been married in two
uonths to a young lady in Klkhart , Ind ,
Quito a romantic marriage occurred
lore today. II. U , 0. Foster at II
o'clock a. m. hud just eomo out of his
nice and started to church , when a
'oung ' couple in n buggy motioned and
inllod him to thorn , says a Homando ,
Jiss. , special to the Memphis Ava-
nnnhn. They bound him to eocrooy ,
hen told him that they had ruu away
In order to got- married , as the young
lady's mother objected. Mr. Foster is
always ready to assist any friend out of
trouble , and was at once equal to the
emergency , BO ho invited the young
people to his house. They accepted the
invitation , and were mot at the door by
Mrs. Foster , who entertained them
whllo Mr. Foster arranged for the mar
riage by procuring the license and the
minister. Shortly after they had
finished dinner the mnrringo ceremony
was performed by Rov. J. W. Lee In
his usual eloquent , graceful and Im
pressive style , and witnessed by qulto tv
number of friends.
The contracting parties were Mr. .T
L. Brown , who is a thoroughgoing , on-
orgotio young business man and rail
road agent of the Illinois Central rail
road at Iloni Lake. Ilo is very popular
and was qulto a favorite with the young
ladies. The young lady was the beau
tiful and charming Miss Addle Foniicll ,
of Horn Lake , who is noted for her aml-
able and lovely disposition.
After receiving congratulations of
friends they returned to Horn Lake ,
their future homo.
News comes fi-om Rio Grnndo do Soul
of a romantic elopement , says the Homo
Journal. A couple , both children of
well-to-do parents , became violently
enamored of oaoh ether , but the course
of love did not run smoothly , their re
spective fathers being at dutrgors drawn
with each other. In vuhl 'tho sovon-
toon-ycar-old Estophania pleaded with
her stern parents that she could love
no ether than Rodrlgo. A strict watch
was kept ever her movements and. of
course , she was not permitted lo hold
communication with her lover. But.
thanks to tlio- service of an old
maid , loiters passed secretly between
the young pooplo. One morning at
daybreak n heavily laden mule with a
largo panior at each side , passed
through thp town gate of Santa Rita ,
driven by a young man. When the
animal reached a church in the neigh
boring village it was brought to a halt
by a driver , the paniors were opened ,
and from ono stopped outSonoritu Estc-
phania , shaking the straw from her
bridal veil , while out of the other
sprang Don Rodigro , who gravely pre
sented the bride with her fan and pro
ceeded , without loss of time , to load her
to the altar , where the priest , was in'
readiness to celebrate the marriage of
this enterprising couple. The cere
mony was witnessed by a crowd of opon-
mnuthed villagers , who had quickly
collected to see the result of this unus
ual load of merchandise.
A strange recovery of a young woman
after all hope had boon abandoned ia
reported from Carondolet. She is Bes
sie Miller , and was down with' pnuo-
monla. She was delirious , and would
repeatedly nslt for her lover , calling
him by name , John , says a St. Louis
dispatch to thp Chicago Herald. Fear
ing that the girl's sickness would ter
minate fatally , the mother telegraphed
the father , who was at Now Orleans , to
eomo homo immediately , as their
daughter was dying. In the mean
time John , the girl's lover , was
sent for. "VYhon ho arrived it
seemed as though the younir lady had
instantly rocovorea .from her sickness.
John's presence was'all the she needed.
When her father arrived mid the queer
case was explained ho did not know
what to do. John was detained at the
house all day , and promised to return
the next day. Ho" kept his promise ,
and peculiar as it may appear , the
young lady got up out of bed fooling
quite well. Both John and the girl are
scarcely twenty years of ago , and since
the story has leaked out it lias created
quite a stir. The result of this strange
alllnity may be anticipated.
Alfred Nagle , a young Austrian of
Nanticoko , was in love with Clara Now-
borgor. She did not reciprocate his af
fections. She loved John Swartz , says
a Wilkesbarro , Pa. , dispatch. Nagle
was well-to-do. Ho tried every means
to win the girl's affections , but failed.
Finally ho gave Swartz $1,000 and the
latter loft town. Ono night in October
last Naglo fell and broke his log. Ho
was laid up many months. Ono night
ho received a message that his sweet
heart was dead. Ho' ' could not leave-
the house , but his' ' only sister wont.
When the sister arrived at the Now-
berger homo she found the girl lying
apparently dead in u eollin. That
night , it was supposed , Miss Nowberger
had boon taken to another town for
burial. Nobody know differently until
yesterday , when a Nanticoko man saw
the Nowborgcr woman and Sohwnrz "in
Philadelphia. They are married. Miss
Nowborgor says she feigned deatli ,
fixed the coffin up herself , lay in it , and
then sent for Nag'o's ' sister. That ,
night she loft for Philadelphia , where
she joined Schwarz.
The little crown prince of Germany
seems to have inherited some of the
qualities of his father , says the Roho-
both Sunday Herald. The prince was
driving out with his governess. As
usual , the Germans cheered the boy or
lifted their hats to him as ho passed , to
which the young prince replied by rais
ing his bonnet. At last ho got bored
with having continually to acknowl
edge the salutes of the populace.
Flinging himself back in the carriage ,
ho said to his governess : ' ! am tired
now , and shall not lift my bonnet any
more to them , no matter how much they-
cheer. " "Von are a naughty boy , " re
plied the governess , "and unless you
acknowledge the salutes of the people I
will not continue to drive with you. "
The crown prince sat up immediately.
"Coachman , " Bald ho. The coachman
looked around. "Stop the carriage ,
coachman , " continued the httlo ono ,
and , with a lordly wave of the hand
toward his governess , added , "this lady
will get out. . "
A'story which is apropos of nothing is
told at the expense of the wife of the
president of a prominent western rail
road , says a Boston latter to the Chicago
cage Tribune , It is to the effect that
when Charles Francis Adams was ap-
pbintod to the presidency of the Pacific
road ho chanced to call upon the lady
in question , who was at the time in
Boston.
"I do not know just what I am to do ,
Mrs. P. , " ho said , in reference to his
now dignity. ' "Sometimes It seems tome
mo that I am only a sort of figurehead
for ornament rather than use. "
"Yes , " she assented , "that is exactly
what my husband was saying yester
day. "
And it was not until after M" . Adams
had gene that the lady rolloolrd that it
was just possible the guest Imii not un
derstood that her husband'sromark hud
reference only to himself and not to
Mr. Adams.
Congressman Morse of Massachusetts
Is determined to bo famous says a Wash
ington letter to the Indianapolis Nows.
Wednesday morning ho sent to each of
the Now England , newspaper corre
spondents a carefully prepared typewritten
written copy of the speech which ho de
livered in the house in the afternoon.
" " und " " followed
"Applause" "laughter" n
largo number of paragraphs , and with
the copy was a polite note asking the
correspondent to print entire if possi
ble. Late in the afternoon , on reaching -
ing tils offlco , each correspondent found
the following telegram on his desk :
UNITED STATKS CAPITOL , fob. 12,4
p. m. Spoooh dollvoro'l. Add at end
"Groat applause on the republican
sldo. " ELIJAH A.
MUSIC/VU , GOSSIP.
"I BCO Albnnl Is WttTtho Pftttl troupo,1
remarked an old noftijfcpor man to n lint
reporter last Tuesday1. ' ' 'This carries rat
back to busy scones of 1607-8 when I know
her as Emma Lajouticslc , m Albany , N. Y ,
She Is n Canadian bj bfrtb , her parents be
IDR French , mid enrjy , In her loons cqtno to
the capital of the Empire state , where her
remarkable voice soon' attracted attention ,
and the obtained a position in the choir of
St. Joseph's ( Catholic ) church , then In
pastoral charge of Hoy. Father Conwuy ,
afterwards bishop. It was In this way that
the young girl no WHO famous throughout
the civilized world supported her father and
herself. The form'dr was n musician , but
his peculiar 'Frtrttctllnoss' In artistic
matters and decided lack of method
barred all avenues to even modorat ;
monetary success. In fact the father and
daughter were poor and It was only the
wonderful pluck of the little girl that inn Jo
the part of their llfo bearable. She was at
nil times the nngollo sttondant of her
father's slightest doslro ami when her local
fame as the "nlphtlnrjal ol' St. Joseph's"
surcnd even boyona the toundarlo * of
Albany , so that visitors to the city , men of
high position In the state and nation , fre
quently , if thov possibly could do so , re
mained over Sunday to hear her slnp.
There never was the slightest change In her
love for her parental Idol. tou remember
that during 1807 and 1703 the constitutional
convontlon was In session In Albany. This
called together as nblo a body
of men as any deliberative assembly
over convened In the United States
save possibly a few sessions of the United
States senate. William A. Wheeler , after
wards vice president under Hayes , was pres
ident of that convention , and ho then hold
the gavel over a far inoro distinguished body
than during his four yours" term In Wash
ington. It was customary to aijjourn on
Fridays to allow the members from different
parts of the state to visit their nomos for
Sunday. Many and many a tlmo this prlvl -
logo was not taken advantage of to my cer
tain knowledge , for a deslro to hear Kmma
Lajotinesso kept numerous grave and stoical
statesmen In Albany on Sundays , when the
mass and vesper hours would find them ,
saints nml sinners , Catholics , Protestants
and infidels , at St. Joseph's church wor
shippers at the shrlno of dlvlno
song , not divine service. I have
seen at different times among the
crowds at the church such in on as Horatio
Seymour , Horace Grcolpy , James and Eras-
tus JJrooKs , Peter Caggor , the loader of the
Albany reelmo ; Charles A. Dana. Martin
Marble , then editor of the Now York World ;
Sanford E. Church , afterwards chief Justice
of the court of apueals ; Erastus Corning ,
the older ; ox-Senator Ira Harris , John G.
Saxe , Reuben E. Teuton , then governor of
the state ; Judge Amusa J. Parker , the
present senator from .Now York , Hon.
Prank Hiscock : Francis Kornan , Amnsa J.
Parker , HufusV. . Pcckham.tho great Jurist ,
and a host of other notables of the "Empire'1
state who visited its capital. Not to hear
Emma Lujounosso sing were one In Albany
of a Sunday was a grave dirollctiou in a
social point of vlow. " _
'I remember the first trial of
General Cole , who shot the brother of
United Slates Senator Hiscock , ona of the
causes celebrcs of the country. Among the
distinguished attorneys engaged m the de
fense was the late James T. Urady. It was
his last great case , being shortly afterwards
summoned before the great judge of the
court of eternity. The first Sunday that
occurred during thoprogress ot this case the
distinguished advocate remained in Albany ,
although only n few miles of railroad ride
separated him from Ills Homo in the metro
polis. Ho , like others , desired to hoar the
sweet sincer of St. Joseph's , and bo did.
Speaking of Miss Lnjeunosso subsequently , .
Mr. Urady remarked to some friends : 'I am ,
satisfied I made , q big earthly specula
tion in addition'to tHe religious
benefit by attending'chVirch twice today for
if I am any prophotv lovtirs of grand vocalism -
ism will bo paying ttoro dollars in a few
years to hear that girl 5Bing than I contrib
uted cents today , hav'aheard Jennie Lind ,
Catharine Hayes and all the great singers
who have come to this"country , but I1 toll you
there Is a great prdmiso that your young
Albanian will ontfjday rank with the best
who ever thrilled af'appreciative } audience. "
Thus the fame of Emma' ' Lajcunesso In
creased. In crtufso'-or'tfmd'nttor ' repeated'
and ureent-sohcitaUOn slioi went to Europd *
for a thorough riiu'slcal tral-.lng. Ronlly
Rov. Father ConwaV 'deserves the credit of
giving the world thopleasure of hearing the
wonderful voice of'the Llbanl. Her success
on the operatic and concert status has won
applause from every quarter of the globe for
years and her name stands among the truly
great artistes of Christendom.
Beecher says that flowers are the only
things which God forgot to glvo souls , and
the lamented divine's utterance never had a
truer exemplification than Tuesday afternoon
when the magnificent floral lyre was borne
upon the stage and presented to Mine. Patti..i
The look of intense surorlso which illumi
nated her face found a roliox in the faces of-
the audience. Standing upon : v Qroud base it
measured six foot , the star in the Center ilav- _
ing a diameter of eighteen inotice. It was
composed ol lilies of the vallov , lilies of the
Nile and callus , carnations , Roman hyacin
th e , Dutch hyaclnthcs and olyslum , with
sinllux to give it the evergreen appearance ,
while carelessly thrown across the base was
a beautiful American beauty. The weight of
the immense floral piece was close on to " 00
pounds. It was so constructed that it will
last nearly a fortnight hod was sent with the
diva to Louisville , where it will bo exhibited ,
no doubt , as an example of what Omaha en
terprise ran do. It was handled by four
men and carried on the stage between the
flics after Mmo. Paul had sung "II 13occlo , "
which brought out Payne's soulful melody.
The design wan a testimonial from the great
piano manufacturers of Chicago , William
Kimball company , and was presented
through their state representative , A.
Hospo , Jr.
At the diva's request a Kimball piano was
placed In nor parlors at the Mlllard. This
sumo piano had previously been presented
to Gertrude Huspe , the little four-year old
daughter of the local agent. During little
Gertrude's visit to Mine. Pattl , she requested
"Miidnmo wont you please put your name on
my ptanot"-and the answer came , "Cer
tainly , you sweet angel. " The madame
accordingly scratched on the center panel of
the music desk "Adellna Pattl Nicollna 18'JO. "
LITERARY GEORGE VANDERBILT
Ilo LIOVCH Uonks but linn n Terror or
DoHteninc MnmiunH.
Every year that George W. Vanderbilt -
bilt lives his fortune increases u million
dollars.
Ilo is now worth ever $20,000,000 ,
which is invested in railroad stock and
government securities , and which not
him a small fraction ever 4 per cent on
the entire sum , says a writer in the
Now York Morning Journal. This
means an annual income of at least
$1,040.000 , and as ho spends less than
$2.5,000 ' a year on himself , his fortune in
tv few years will double itself.
Unlike his throo'oldor ' brothers , Cor
nelius , William Ki and Frederick W.
George Yandorbllt Is totally bereft of
that business-doJving characteristic
which has shown itself BO prominently
in the last tlirde1'generations of the
Vamlorbilts. ' '
George , the youngest son of the late
William II. , is no.W't\Vonty-oight years
old and is the only.unmnrrlod . child of
the great fliianoioc Although reports
nro constantly snriiljjlng up to the contrary -
trary , there Is littleor , no prospect of
his making some girl mistress of his
many millions , nsiho , bus never boon
known to ontortalH'f ho slightest feelings -
ings of a matrimonial character to any
of the thousands ofyiking woman who
have boon literally hurled at him by
aspiring mammas.
While ho does not promise to bring
much fame to the family through fol
lowing the paths so successfully trodden
by his forefathers and brothers , ho is
regarded with much favor by his
brothers and sisters as being the only
literary and scholarly inclined member
of the family ,
When a young boy his taste for books
showed itself BO strongly that his father
engaged n couple of tutors expressly to
instruct htm , und at the ago of sixteen
ho entered Columbia college , where ho
took the classical course , graduating
with high honors.
Since then ho has almost entirely de
voted himself to the study of classical
literature , and now ho has the reputa
tion among his few intimate friends of
being ono of the most extensively road
men in the country.
Although in fairly good health his
studious habits of many years duration
have had their effect , and , although
not absolutely necessary' , his physicians
advise him to spend the winter months
in the south. In appearance ho is
slightly above the middle height , with
a slender but aotivo frame. Ho has n
high white forehead , which plainly in
dicates the student , bluo-gray eyes and
n brown mustache.
In dross ho is directly the reverse of
ostentatious uad wears Httlo or no jewelry -
olry at all.1 lie would never attract at
tention In a crowd and has carefully
contracted a habit of making himself
as inconspicuous as possible.
Unlike the ether members of the
family who have mixed steadily in the
whirl of Now York socletv since Mrs.
Willie K. Vanderbilt's groat- fancy
dress ball of 1883 , ho carefully Blums all
lormal social gatherings , preferring the
quiet of his studio in the great house
in Fifth avenue. Ilo has a terror of
mammas with marrliigoablo daughters
and this weakness is ono of the private
jokes in the Vanderbilt household.
On the death of his father ho fell
heir to a fortune of $120,000,000. Ills
grandfather , old Commodore Vnndor-
bilt , left him a fortune of $1,000,000 , and
as a gift on his twonty-iirst birthday ,
William II. presented him with a mil
lion.
lion.On
On the death of his mother all the
lattor's possessions , including the pala
tial residence on Fifth avenue , with it's
millions of art treasures in paintings ,
statuary , tapestries and furniture , will
revert to him. The residence alone
cost $2,000,000 , and its contents are
worth ad much more.
George Vandorbllt is not only a book
lover , but ho is a constant worshipper
at the shrine of fine arts. Ilo knows
the history of every picture in the fam
ous gallery which his father collected ,
and when in the city during the opera
season is a constant attendant at the
Metropolitan opera house. It was at
his .suggestion that many of the pic
tures in the great gallery were pur
chased by his father , and ho was also
instrumental in having Cleopatra's
Needle landed in Central Park.
For the past throe years ho has spout
his summers at Bar Harbor with his
mother , and the winters at Asheville ,
N. C. , where ho intends building a
magnificent , home , the like of which
has not been seen in the south since the
war.
war.The only outdoor sport ho cares for is
canoeing. Ho has an ordinary cedar
canoe , in which ho sails about the
Maine wiitdrs with no companion but a
book. In the winter months ho is given
to writing.ossays on various subjects ,
none of which , however , has over been
printed under his own namo.
That hib love for literature is not a
soliish ono is demonstrated in a gift
made to the public some time ago of a
free library located at No. 2-51 West
Thirteenth street. He founded and endowed
dewed the institution with $40,000 , and
since its original formation has pco-
sented it frequently with gifts of books.
Ho took unusual "interest in this place
and made all tho1 purchases of the fur
nishings himself. A'ttachoa to the li
brary are four bodr bms for the librari
ans , which are tastdfully fitted up with
and bils of bric-a-brac
dainty pictures - - ,
brass bedsteads and odd fashioned bu
reaus personally purchased by the
young millionaire.
It is believed by his friends that Mr.
Vandorbllt is now at work upon a his-
.torical work , , wliich , w.h'on , completed
and published , will bring him more
.fame than his $20,000OUO have brought
him.
A CIRCUS EXPERIENCE.
How the Giant anil J < 'nc Klnir Worked
n Florida Knilrnnd far Hoard.
James Gilbert , who stands just seven
feet six inches high in his stocking foot ,
niitl who was in tho'1 professional giant
business for years.sWoopod down on this
city "YOBtorday from Scranton , Ponn. ,
says the Now York. Sun. Mr. Gilbert is
now employed as a special olllcor in
Frothingham's Arcade building in
Scranton. Ho has had to eject but ono
or two men in the two months ho has
boon thero. When Mr. Gilbert was with
Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth"
the bills announced that ho was eight
, feet high. Ho cannot explain how this
trilling error of half a foot was made ,
but is certain that ho has not shrunk
since then. Mr. Gilbert has had some
curiousexperiences. . Here is ono of
them :
al thought I .would go into the show
business for mysalf in 1884 , " said the
giant , "so I bought u tent 40 by 50 feet
and got a company together. I had a
fire-king and a fat woman and n snake-
charmer and several other talented
persons , tuolvo In all. I was advised
to ire touth , and I did so. Wo played
to poor business , and down in Florida
wo got stranded. I sold the tout , and
wo walked from town to town at night ,
playing in the daytime. Wo ate
oranges from the trees as wo wont
along. Some nights wo could only llnd
sour ones. I grow tired of this , and
ono day I said to Charley Fox , tlio lire
kiner : . w
" 'This thing's gene far onouch.
We'll have to work a schoims to got ou $
of the country.1 Charley agreed to help
mo. Wo hud to Bond on our baggage by
rail while wo walked. Every day I
would pay the charges and got it out
for our show , and then reohock it at
night for the next town. The day after
the lire king and I hud agreed to work
the railroad wo found all the baggage
on the platform of a little country sta
tion at the town wo wora to show in.
Nobody wad looking , and I told thn lire
king to take his little box from the bag
gage and go into the woods uiul smash
it , Ilo did so. Then I hunted uu the
station agent and asked him for the bag
gage.
gage.Of course there was ono piece short.
I told him that it contained all our
wardrobe , and that wo couldn't give our
show without it. Well , sir , ho got hold
of the superintendent of that railroad
and they telegraphed back to every sta
tion , and ahead , too , but they couldn't
hour anything of the mlbslng trunk.
The wires all ever Florida were hum
ming about that trunk , and I kept
storming all the tlmo. There wasn't
2.5 cents in our whole com
pany , but I threatened to spend
$1,000 suing the railroad for my
loss of liroporty. Mr. O. W. Bromwoll ,
the superintendent , was mighty clover
about it. Ilo gave mo n pass over the
road und $5 to pay my expenses , and I
wont back to all the stations looking for
the trunk. I came back and wo all put
up at the best hotel at tlio railroad's ex
pense. Wo stayed lit the hotel for
three weeks while the railroad people
were looicing for the trunk , and wo got
Bolazyand fat that wo couldn't have
walked to the next town if our lives had
depended on it.
"One day I was sitting in the superin
tendent's olllco complaining about the
loss of the trunk , when ho turned to mo
und said : TJbarloy Fox , your lire king ,
has gene to Now York. Ilo turned
state's evidence this mornincr and told
mo all about smashing bis box , and I'vo
given him a pass to the north in re
turn. ' Of course I said that Charlgy
was lying , but the superintendent
wouldn't swallow my story. Thou 1
asked htm fora pass for mydolf to Now
York , and ho was so overcome with my
nerve that ho gave mo ono to Charles
ton , S. C. , and ho complimented mo on
the way I had boarded my company for
three weeks at the railroad's expense.
I wont to Charleston , joined a traveling
modlotno company there , and worked
my way with them to the city. That Is
the last experience I ever had as
manager. "
MAKING A SCRAP-BOOK.
How to Proiinro It nml Wlint to 1'tit
In It Indo.xlnir.
Now , as to making a scrap-book I
prefer the agricultural reports , as the
books are nicely bound , and each page
holds just two columns of ordinary
newspaper print , entirely covering the
printed "reports , " and leaving a white
margin on both sides of the paper , says
a writer in the Cleveland Loader.
When the printed page is not en
tirely covered it is often puz/.ling to
have n column of halves of words of a
dairy or farm report running into your
ether reading matter every line or so.
A half-inch of margin should bo loft
at the top and bottom of each page , for
by much turning of loaves the edges
become frayed , and can bo trimmed oil
without interfering with the urlnt.
First of all , cut out every other loaf
of your intended scrapbook and save
them to do the pasting upon , us they
are convenient to measure your lengths
of "scraps" as you paste. Trim all
odgcs even and paste "truo to the
lino. "
Ordinary flour paste , cold , and as
thin as mucilngo , quickly and evenly
applied , is the best. If put on properly ,
the paper you are pastlnir will not even
bo wet through , and will dry in llfteon
minutes after It is in your book. A
strip of soft cloth wound around a short
stick forms your brush , and a soft ,
clean cloth to lightly rub o'vor the sur
face of the strips of newspaper , are all
the materials needed.
Clippings are taken from the week's
papersj put smoothly into a box and the
work is done on rainy days or at times
when ono lools llko "doing nothing. "
When the book is lillod < md llltlo
odds and ondsof items should always bo
used to 1111 up short spaces at the ends
of column which will occasionally occur
then comes the index , and in that one
point is the utility of your work man
ifest. The blank pages at the begin-
nine and and of the "Report" are just
what is needed.
Number your pages carefully and
wrlto your index of the articles in
alphabetical order. Lastly the outside
lettering and plain black cover can bo
beautified at your own artistic will , and
you have a book which mqnoy cannot
replace and is a veritable mine of lltor-
oary treasures.
BETTER THAN POCKETS.
An Old Lady Who Know Where to
Carry Her Money.
It was in the Pennsylvania depot at
Jersey City , says the Now York Sun
A man who had boon half asleep on ono
of the benches for some time suddenly
roused up , carried his hand , to tlio
breast-pocket of his coat , and then
called out : >
"I have boon robbed ! Some ono has
picked my pocketl"
"Have "much money'asked ' an old
lady who sat near him !
"Ovor $40. "
"Sakes alivol but what a loss ! Sure
you had it wbon you loft homo ? "
"Of course I ami"
"Didn't leave it under your pillar or
change your coat ? "
"No ! "
"I noticed'you fooling' around your
coat tails before you wont to sloop. Bet
tor look back there before you give it
up. "
Ho carried his hand back and ten
THIIKE NIGHTS , COMMRNCING
THURSDAY , MARCH 13.
( Saturday Jlutlnee. )
The Leadlne Comedy Organization Traveling
Artto i )
In : Augustlu Duly's Latest Come'ly SUCCPS
Surprises of Divorce ,
-OH-
The Lottery of Love ,
From I ) > ly'8 ' 111ntor Now Yorlc Oily.
Regular Prices. Scats go on sale Wednesday.
seconds Inter held his vrnllot up tl
sljrlit. Ilo bocnii to npollglzo mid slam-
liior , but slid chocked him with :
"Vomitf mnn , you or tor bo inoro koer-
( til , you might ouicousod mo of stonlln'
Unit moiioy mul it would Imvo boon n
nice thlnU for my church forks to honr
of , wouldn't Iti * When the nowa got
homo to my old nmn ho'd have boon.
so K'orllustrntod thitt ho'd Imvo forgot
ten to food the shouts or mlllc the cows ,
and thoro's no knowing how'd ho have
got ulong locking up the house mid
going to bod. "
"On , I shouldn't ' have accused you
um'nm , " protested the nmn.
"Wall , I'm glnd on it , and being na
thla oxcltomont Ima eomo up about
pickpockets , I iriicss I'll BOO if inj
money und ticket is snfo. "
Anil she ranched down , slipped off n
calfskin shoo from her right loot , and
peered into it with the remark :
"There's the ticket and there's the
dollar bill , and I Imln't been robbed.
Mat try it young mnn. Boats cout-talls
and nil ether pockets all hollor. Got to
stand on your head to got it , mid every
time you sot your foot down you know
it's tlmr. I'vo carried 318 all ever Now
York that way , and got out- alive and
enfo. "
Lustrous mohairs nro Inexpensive nml may
bo recommended to buyer * who desire service -
vice ami durability ns well nt economy in a
spring dress. Fabrics of this sort shod the
dust , cling to thulleuro gracefully anil tire as
light as cotton weight.
"THIS SUNDAY NIGHT
Also Monday , Tnesflaniiil Wednesday
Evenings. Matinee Wiesdiy ,
Engagement ot tlio Emotlonul Actress
MISS
Helen Blytlie
Supported by an unusunlly fine
company including Mr. J. F. Brian
presenting the superb domestic
DRAMA
"Mother's ' Love"
"A Grand Piay Grand'y Acted. "
Secure seats immediately and
avoid the inevitable rush at the
door. Regular Prices.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNBMBNT
Monday Evening- , March ijth.
PIKKVKliLi GKAAD COXCHKl' .
SARASATE-D' ALBERT ,
, The Orentcst hiving Musicians :
Pablo J ) SantHnif , Violin ,
l ui ; n D'/YIIiarr , 1'luuo ,
- . \8SI.STKI ! IIV -
Mine. Rprlho itlnix , I'inii" , ,
Under the direction of Henry U. Abbey and
Muuricu Griui.
PASSACAOLIA. 0 minor . J. S. Hach
ArranKea by Kugen D'Alburt.
Ilrir I'.uut n l > 'All M.
RONDCAU lUtlLMANT. . F. Schubert
11 minor , op. TO , for piano ami violin.
Mine. Itert tie .Mm x und ncnor i-i.hlo Do
SlltMH.ItC.
SONATE. op , 5 , II minor . Fr. Chopin
Alleuro JIaoatoso-Scliorzo Iiirgorlnule
I'resto mn non tiinto.
Unrr liimeiillt'Allinrt'
CONCKUTOI'OIIVIUMN . Momlol-isohn
Allegro Amlunte Klniile , AllH ro Mnlto.
Honor I'
) a Rhapsodic , Op. 7U , No. S. J. llr.thms
f b lliimore'sko.-op , U , No. : ) . . . . ! : .
SOLOS , f oSolreo do Vlenuo. No , O..Kr' Uszt
) dXlllllmpsodlo . 1'r.I.lszt
llorr 12 UK' ' ii i ! It'Albcrr.
I
So n < r I'iilo ! < l
Prices Me , SI , $1.H ) and $ ' - ' . Bale of sc.lti be
gins Thursday morning , March KltM.
STK1NWAV 1'IANO USED.
ZDIIMIIE !
WILL LAWLER , Manager.
CORNER ELEVENTH AND PARNAM STREETS , OMAHA.
WEEK OF MONDAY , MARCH 10th , 1890 ,
Greater than Bishop is Andrew J ,
Invites criticism , challenges skeptics , defies the detection of
anything that tends toward deception or fraud , tells your age ,
your name , occupation , number of watch : combination of
any safe , number of the house in which you live , or name of
the street , number of banknotes , chocks , etc. , etc , , will locate
any mark or soar upon your porson.any ache or pain ; con toll
whether a person arrested for theft is guilty or innocent. If
guilty through an excited condition of the mind , can locate the
stolen goods ; relates the theories of Paychology Spi-ltuallsm ,
Psychic Force , Christian Science , Mesmerism , Involuntary
Action of the Muscles , Mind Over Matter , Mind Cure , Faith
Cure , Dreams , etc.
Monday morning nt 10 o'clock , Mr. So.vmourgives TIIK GREAT HIDING
I'HST , all nro invited to bo present lu front of the Eden Musoo promptly to BUU-
| oct Mr. Seymour to thin great tost.
Two Stage Performances by Two Great Companies.
Four-Excelsior Quartette , awoot Singing Southerners.
Frank and Mnmto Shepard , Kellned Specialties.
St. Vraln Children , Mldgot Artists.
Hall & Illtchlo , llronk Nock Absurdities.
Harry Dnrtlott mid Oracle May. Lavender and Thompson.
Co mo and see the latest additions to our Monugerio , The Big Cage filled
with Novelties.
Ladles , don't forgot Friday , March 14th , Como and got A IIANDSOMfl
SOUVENIR , compliments of the management.
A Dollar Performance fox a. Dime Admission
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