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1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 28 , ISOO-SIXTEW PAGES. TBE MD3CEB IHBE LOBBl , "Wlat the Theaters Will Offer to Their Patrons This Week. DION BOUCICAULT AND HIS LIFE WORK , 'ootllght Favorites Joseph Jefferson ntul llln Dlnllkc to bo Called tJoe"-Tho ( Opening of tlic N cw Organ nt Trinity , With Dion Boucicault pnsicd away ono of the most unique figures In theatrical life. What a host of recollections docs the mere mention of his narno bring to mind , nor nil of them wcro pleasant , but none of them uu- interesting. "When I first saw lionclcauUlt must have been ilftcen yean or moro ago. Ho was then a handsome fellow ivlth n spring In his step. "When I last saw him It was nt tlio J yccum theater n year ago ; his spare form was bent , his chccltswere colorless , hi * eyes lustreless , his scant locks as white iw the driven snow. Ho occupied n box on the occasion I have men tioned , and beside him sat a young woman Bcarcoly out of her teen a j she , full of vivac ity and young blood nnd resplendent In. the ralmcntof youth , looking eagerly forward to all that llfo is supposed to contain. ; ho fast reaching the base of tKo downward hill. The young woman who attracted so mucli atten tion throughout the house was his wife , the latest ono ho hnd taken to his bosom , LonlsoThorndylto , His career has been wonderful-a Ufa at once brilliant and baleful. Jn his race for lame a. lito misspent httd long run neck and neck \\ltli prcat achievements. It was not until ho had icachcd the homcsretch that tlio base In hli nature completely dis tanced the true and the good. Ills crowning infamy came to him In the repudiation of his lone acknowledged \vifo-tho mother of nts child reii. Ills ubuso of Agnes Kobortson Bouctcault is it matter of history. When slio would Bland It no longer , when she sought divorce and alimony , ho denied tha regularity of the marriage nnd dellnntly married ngaln. The wife \v-liolicldhls hand when ho expired oc cupied the place of her whom ho should havu cherished to the end , " \Vhat a graceful tribute to his memory it would have been had Apies Itobcrtson always bcca to him the lipht that Eilyjsawon Muchroso Head. No playritflit of this generation or for three generations 1m given to the thcater-KO- ln ( ? people HO many notallo successes as Dion Boucicault. To have written "London As- suraiiro" would havohecu honor enough for most any man , but Ilouclcault followed this beautiful story of Kngllsli lifo with "Tho Colleen Dawn.1 which is founded on Gerald Griftlu's novel of "The Collegians. " From biX ) to 1872 ho furnished for the Lon don slaps the following plays : IStM , "Dot , " "Tho Llfo of an j\ctor , "Tho Phantom , " "ThoKellef ofLucknow : " 151 , " 'Iholrial of Elllo Deans ; " ] SH. ( "Tho Streets of Lon don " ISM " ' " " Van " ; , "Arrah-Nu-l'oguc , "Hip "Winkle. " "Tho Parish Clerlr , " lift } . "Tho 1'lylng Scud , " ( for which he was paid GoOO ) "HunUxlDown , " "Tho Long Strike ; " ItiiT , "How She Loved Him , " "Foul Play , " ( wit- ten in collahoration with Charles Hendc ) ; 1SH ( , "After Dark ; " 1SCT , "Lost nt ScaI "Formosa , " "I'resumptivn Evidence ; " lb0 , "Tho Happareo " "Jezobel ; " ISri , "Elsie , " "Kerry ; " 1872 , "J3abil and Bijou. " Among his earlier works , jtrior to his flrst visit to America , were "did Heads and Young-Hearts , " "Tho Irish Heiress. " "Tho XVillow Copse , " "Tho Corskan Brothers , " "Faustaudalargucrlto"nnd "The Tampirc. " Indeed , ho wrote so voluminously thatithas been truly said no night passes that a dozen curtains do not go up and do\va on his pro ductions. But It was ns an actor Hint Mr. Uoucicault xvlll he best remembered. To him. Is the cle- vntlon of the Irish drama duo from the "rnntiiiir , roaring Irishman" with stuffed club and black hottlo to the genuine men of the Emerald Isle , with warm hearts , lirm hi friendship , devoted to the interests of the poor und oppressed. His Conn in "Tho Khaughrau" was ono of the great creations of the Hinge , standing shoulder to shoulder with. Jefferson's Ulp Van Winkle , John E. Owens' Solon Florence's Shlugle , Captain Cuttle. His last -work was douo for Sol Smith Russell , "A Tnlo of a Coat and it is uni- "Vcrsallyspolten of by tlio critics with favor. Mr. llouftc.iult was generous to prodigal ity. Ho aided the deserving nnd encouraged ytlio ambitious. Ilo hus turned out more Actors und actresses thuii any man in the pro fession , aud ho alTorded moro amusement , inspired moro morry-makinirs nnd suggested more love matches through his writings than Bny dramatist of his time. HU career was a checkered ono , at. times characterized by suc cess , at others stigmatized with failure. Ilut lie could not bo discouraged , even though his greatest work waa followed by perhaps the poorest that had fallen from his pen. Howas especially fond of amateurs nnd took picas- Tire in encouraging them. Some years ape , \\hcu managers throughout the country were rustling to revive "Tho Colleen liairn , " Bouclcault's attorneys protected him through bis copyright , A number of local nmatsurs desired to produce the piece in Omaha for a local benefit and cno of thorn wrote Bouci- eiuilt asking what tbe royalty would bo for the pcrforrmince. In return was rceived the characteristic reply : MY DEAR HOY Vlny the 'Colleen" nnd vrclcoiiie. Lot the royalty l > of and cou- fcldcr It my donation tu your fund. DlOSllOUCICAUI.T. The great authornppearcd in Boyd's about poven years ago. The niche before the per- Jorma nco every seat in the house haa been polJ. This-was the flrst and only instaiiooof tlio kind in the history of the house. Ho pppcurcd again about , four years ago , playing Conn , to a very Inrco house. This was his last appearance in the watt. Toward the -world that ho so often en tranced Dion Boucicault was equally licklo find faithloss. No ono knew so well as ho fcow to touch all the chords of the human lieart , tomakoits strings vibrato with alter nate merriment mid emotion ; hut ho moved \vith the wand of a magician , riot the grand force of brand humau sympathies luuuto In Ills owu nature. Ho could devise n dinner with as much eklll ns a piece of stnpj mechanism. As a J. dramatist bo stood alone in this ccnturv . _ . . writers for the Kupllsh-speaking tage ; but bo died without the affection or rcsjKctot the millions ho entranced. The ptory of his llfo is at once Rlorious in achieve ment and sadm moral inllrniity. TUB For several seasonsv Nellie McIIenrv has teen known to us a rollicking and esceedingly vivacious exponent of farce comedy. Her only dcilro seemed to bo to delight with her merry laugh and fasclnnto with her bcU > ich- ing little kick. That bhe was eminently suc cessful large audiences mid a full exchequer nbundnntly testify. But it seems that all this titno Miss Mclleury has been desirous of proving that she was capable of comedy and character work of a higher and uioro legitl- uient order. To that end she has hnd con- etructed u new play , procured rich and picturesque - uresquo costumes , hud x > ainted some beauti ful scenery , and surrounded her self with n legitimate company of tnoro than ordinary excellence. The ploy is called "Chain Lightning , " mid Is described us a romantic and picturvsquo mel odrama. The scenes are luul In southern California and Mexico. The scenery for the Bocouti act represents a typical Mexican rancho and was ] > alntcd from original sketches obtained by Managers Webster and JSlaodcrw/hiloon a trip through Mexico. Of llss ftli'Henry's success in her new venture TVC will all have an opportunity to Judge this ( Sunday ) evening' , when she begins a four- 1 engagement nt Hoyd's opera house. The highly pleasing comic ojwra 'Sald ? asha" will bo the attraction at the Grand apcru liouso this evening at tlio usual Sunday alpht ixjpular prices. 'Jho principal * in the company wlU bo Agues Sherwood , Julio -Christin , Ida Fay. Lillie Cooley , Kittlo lock , Jcromo Sykcs , D , L. lluvcus , Bert Ihxl- corahe , Itobcrt Aiaustleld , Jack Henderson , C. II. Leuguo nnd Kdwnnl Morcer. Tbo Btorj- tells the lor tunes of Said Pasha , a 2urKlsh ? dignitary , whoso daughter loves Jlasson , his chief oftlccr. He does not laver the union and declines to take her with Mm , en a trip around the world. Two adveutur- cn. seeking tno daughter of OHO of thenx rtoleu from him in Infancy , an permitted to ola the party to go to that country , and pcr- euailo the posha'a d&ugliter to don the clls- sulso of a sailor and go with the party also. VbU is in the Urst act , The second is lu ItuJiu , where , after a variety of eoim > Ucu- lions , the long lost daughter Is found and the pithu's daughter finally gets her Ilasscn by tricking her father. The sccno admits of much picturesque costuming nnd the vnrloat complications make the opera run along en tertainingly , Hnmlln'a farce-comedy company , present ing Paul M , 1'otU'r rwid Harry L. Hamlln's Mrlklm ? success , "Tho Fnklr , " will bo seen at the Grand opera house tomorrow ( Mon day ) evening , at the usual popular prices of the house , nnd for ono night only. This Is a particularly strong comedy organization , nnd , If talent means anything , ought to even ccllpio the record of "Tlio fakir'1 mndo last season. AVIlllum Gilbert , who was ono of Daly's principal comedians , and whoso great worK as the Frenchman In Mr. Daly's most successful play , "Scveu-Twcnty-Ktght , " Is still remembered , head * tbo list of laugh- makers. John T. Craven , well known as a character actor and stage manager ; Oeorgo II. Ullson , late of the Dlxey company ; John Ilunny , John Gilroy und George MitcneU are other acquisitions to the comedy forces. Alien Harrison , whom everyhody knows , and who ha * a particularly strong hold on tbo theatre-going public , head * the list of ladies. Helen Kelmcr. an exceedingly clover charac ter actress , who has won distinction In the Hey t companies , will have a prominent part : AnnloSutherland , who has been prominent In burlesque ; IMolllo Sherwood , n comic opt-ra prlm.idonna ; lamloUllroy , n talented sou- rettc ; Kmma Pullock , a vivacious dancer , nd Adele Reno and Evelyn 1'ollock. also Tight soubrettcs , constitute the clement of cminlno loveliness and musical worth. For the first time in many years the C. D. less [ fraud ojiera company will appear la imaha , at Uoyd's opera house , opening next hursday evening with "Illcolctto , " with an xcepllonnlly strong cast. The repertoire for ho three evenings nnd matinco is varied nough to suit the most exacting , there being 10 iciiotitlons mentioned. Following the iroduetlon of "lUtroletto , " "William Tell" vttl bo given , this being tha Jlrst perform- nco In this city of that macuitleeiit opera. Saturday matinco the bill will bo "Lucia dl .ammernioor ; " Saturday evening , "La "ravlata. " Miss Francescn ( iutliric1 , the ending soprano , is said to possess a clear , ound voice of unusual range. Miss Cmnlllo luorl is speclallv adapted to such roles s .Mathilda in "William Tell. " Miss 'anny Myers has for several ears hecn the principal contralto f the Kellogg and Morrissy grand opera com panies. ! Mons. C. L. Quille , thopnmo tenor , vho Is a native of Avignon , France , has cre- ted quite a furore in this country. Ho is aid to possess a high D volco with , clear and Inglng tones. William Mortens enjoys the reputation of , beinp the greatest Kuglish- pcaklng barytone. Ho will bo heard here for ho Urst time in the title role of Kijolleto. A' . II. Hamilton , Mr. Fred Packard ami ither well known artists will be heard durirp his engagement. The great Lilly Clay colossal palely com pany , the most successful burlesque troupe now traveling , will boat the Grand onThurs- lay evening next for ono night only. This organization Is under the personal inanage- neutof Sam T. Jack , the most successful mrlcscpjo manager now teforc the public , lo always has In his company tno prettiest and most attractive women that can ho se cured for money , and 113 ho has plenty of bo Litter ho can get his pick of the former. Thus he always tins plenty of applications on da lists , and beauty and talent nro the two mportaiitnnu essential requisites with him. Vs his company Is almost wholly composed of ladles. It.is naturally a "difficult ono to mudlo , but Mr. Jack is known as a strict nanager , and ho Keeps Ills people always veil In hand. Thev will give a great show at tbo Grand nc.\t Thursday evening. With a combination of bewitching women , clever comedians , novel and sensational acts , n glit- ering Amazonian march , and tlio most suc cessful burlesque of the day , Is it any wonder hat the career of these beautiful ladles has icon one of unexpected triumph and that thu men crowd the theaters whenever they an- > earl Previous to the opening In London of the extraordinarily successful flrst foreign sea son of tucBnrnum & Bailey greatest show- on earth , Mr. I3arnum was tendered a rccep- ion banquet at the Hotel Victoria , London , > y over txvo hundred noblemen , members of Kirllamcnt and representative men of almost ivory description , the carl of Kilmowy pre siding. Upon the toast of "Mr. Barnum's Health , " Mr. Georpco Augustus Sala , the em- ncnt editor-in-chief of tdo dally Pall Mall jn cttc , nmongothcrthiiigs , said : " .Afterall , are not the great men of all ages showmen f Was not Julius Casar , when ho crossed the Uubicon , and in reply to the boatmen who asked if ho was not afraid , said'I am the great Julius C.esar , ' was not ho a show- nanlVns not Alexander the Great i showmaft when ho burnt Pers- opolls , with a magnificent display of ten thousand additional lamps ) As for JS'apolean Bonaparte , his whole life was a show. His crossing of the Alps upon a llery charger , which , by-tho-by. was a donkey , his retreat TroiiiMoscow in namesweronotthesoshows" This great show will bo in Omaha 'Tuesday , September KO , when the erand Americiu amusement institution , which scattered foreign - oign prejudice to tbo winds and set all Eng land wild with astonishment and delight , comes in its increased' menagerie , magical , museum , circus , trained animal and Hippo drome resources and with the prodigious al- ilition of Irmo ' "h'ero . KiraLfy's ; or. the De struction of Home ; " a tremendous nnd superlative magnificent , classic and dra matic spectacle , compared with which all others are but sldo shows. The prospects for a full house at Mr. nad Mrs. B. J3. Young's forthcoming concert are very llatterlng. The combination of such excellent talent as the two musical clubs nnd the various soloists announced Is so excep tional thntttwillcertalnly bo a musical ovcnt , and its social importance is assured by the well known popularity of Mr. and Mrs. Young. Mr.oung will arrive hero about Wednesday of this week to begin rehearsals and arrange ether detains for the concert. The new Uoosovett organ now being placed In position in Trinity cathedral , whfcnwill undoubtedly bo the most complete instru ment of its kind la the west , will bo formally opened next Thursday evening by Mr. Frank Tuft , the organist nt Chickcring : hall , Now York. Mr. Taft is n master on the organ , having a continental reputation. Three re citals will bo given Thursday nnd Friday evenings and Saturday nftcruoon. The re citals are free and all music-loving people are Invited to attend , There will ho au otTer- ing nt each of the recitals , the design being not to mnko money but merely to pay the expenses. Throe experts are working night nnd day. putting the instrument In place , nnd their work will not ho completed hoforo Thursday. It usually takes a month to put up a big IJoosevelt organ , such ns this Is , hut the de mands of the dean and vestry made It imper ative on the part of the builders to rush matters , and an additional man was sent out from Now York to help erect the organ. The programme for Thursday aud Friday evcuings is as follows : Tllt'lISIUV EVENING , OCTOlinil 2. OfTertoIro do Stc. Cecllo Ilatlsto a. Seri'imlu . . . .Moszko\vsk b. 1'iX'nio U'Amour. . . , Davis Overture Midsummer Night's Dream Mendelssohn -I'raUu tlio Lord Him me ] Mr. Jules Lumbaril ( bnssoj. 1,0 Carnival Web- Arrival of I'eusants Uustie Dunce " IhiiixliT Storm 1'ruyer ' Continuation of tiio Ihmee imitation of u NlKhtluKalu and Ouckoo ultli Strains of u "Vesuor llymu Heard Intliu Distance. Qrnml Tixvutam K . Itnch Concert t'antsule Old Tolls ut Homo. . . .Tuft Solo-Uonio I'nto Mo . . . .Coencn M n Cotton ( soprano ) . n. 1'lzzlcntl-bylvla . Dcllbcs b. 1-imf UIP ( for trumpets ) . Lt'iiiinens TMoeo I'lcccs from Taniihauscr . Wugner Pilgrims' Chorus. Koiuimza-0 Tiiuv Beautiful Evening Star , March and Uhorus. VUIDAV EVBMSa , OCTODEll 3. Overturo-I.a Slucttade 1'ortlcl. , . , , . Aubor B. Serenade . Tuft b. FimurulMtirrhof aMarlouotte . Gounod I'UKUi * I u ( ! ml nor. . . . . Uach tk > lo-If vrlth All Your Hearts-Elllali. . . . . . . . .i. . . . . . . . MondoU-solm Mr , Willing ( toner ) . - a , OavotttvMlitnon . . . . . . . . . . . .Tho wa < b. JMorceuudo Concert . Egchatt U J-imcHaslmti . . . . . Iux n. "Kim KiiturlngthuCiithedral Ixihcngrln. b. Spuming Uliurus Hying Dutchman. . . . . . . WiiKnpi Solo-lletlilohem . . . . Coomb Mrs. Moellercontnilto ( ) . Roverlo I.ttst llopu . Gottsohalk Inulduntulto Midsummer Mght' * Dream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scherzo. Nocturne. Wedding March. JcRerflon nnd. His Property Mnii , Joseph JoiTerson does not llko to bo spokim of as "Joe. " Ho boliovca that his ago and position entitle him to tbo re- I > cct shown by the use of his full Christian niuM , und cites in bis argument that Edwin Booth is rarely , if everrvforred to as "Nod , " Once whllo on n western tour the comedian carried with the company a property-man , whoso fondness for strong waters -was ni largo a * his bump of veneration wo * small. The latter falling led him into speaking of the star ns "ills JlgstcpV' nnd"HUKlplcU. ' Ono morning the property-man turned up nt rehearsal in a highly Inebriated condition , Meeting Mr. Jefferson In the wings , It oc curred to him that it would bo a graceful thin ? to tender him an off-hnnil npolopy , So leaning gcntlv up against the comedian ho remarked : "Jeffy. old boy , when ono feller comes to another feller" " .Toffy , old boy , " shocked the comedian be yond expression. "Oo , sir I" ho exclaimed. "Go , sir , at once.1' The offender went nt once , That night "Ulp Van AVInklo" was the bill nnd the house was packed from pit to dome. In a corner of the gallery sat the property-man , looking rather frayed around the edges. The piny progressed. Hip was turned out into the storm and , sUindlngupon the thresh old of his homo , utters the most pathetic line in the piece : "You you say that I have no share in this house ; " Then through the silence came , In sad nnd asthmatic tones : "Only SO per cent of the gross , Jeffy , old hoy. " The comedian collapsed. The property man was nvcngcd. "Hustler" George W. Floyd -will pilot the lostonimi opera company this season. Strauss nnd his orchestra are booked to ap pear nt the Coliseum week after next for two icrfoiinanccs. MlssJohnstono-Dcnnctt , the original Rath- con of "Beau Bruinmel. " has rejoined Mr. tlchnrd Manslleld's company. There Is a limit beyond which the seeker of rce advertising cannot decently go. Lillian Lewis transgressed It when slm had her- elf photographed In n coQln In Washington ast week. Mrs. W. J. Florence , -whoso hair was a ovely canary color when she left America mo year no , now llnds her "chief glory" urued a bright red. After a few weeks' ' islt to Paris , she Is now living in London. The success of Frederick Wardo's revival if "Henry VIII."has so encouraged him that 10 will still further add to its spectacular ad- uncts nnd play it almost exclusively this cason. Mrs , D. P. Bowers as Queen Kather- no has made an old-timo hit. Crowds are colng to the Standard theater Js'ew York , to see "Tho Clomenceau Case' and the unveiled beauty of ono of its charac- ers. Thcro Is considerable talk curtent nbout the propriety of the Introduction of a certain scene , but the house is lilted every uiRht. Augustus Thomas has -written a war com- . 'dv ' for A.M. Palmer. The scenes are laid chiefly in Richmond , nnd one of the inci dents connected with the surrender of Leo is .ho simultaneous surrender by all the south- ; rn officers of their daughters to the north ern ofllce rs. Mr. Maurice Barrymoro will opeu at the Standard theater on October 2" as a star under the management of Mr. J. M. Hill , iupportcd by Messrs. B. , T. Henley , Charles -iarris , Charles Smiley , Frank Lander , Ed ward C. Bclknap , William 1'ascoo. N. II. For ester , Misses Caroline Hill , F.llzabeth Darey , Lillian Cummings and Miss Hurt. "A High Roller" is the fetching title of the spectacular farce-comedy wtilch Clay M. 'reene Is now constructing for Barney Fagan and Bob Slavin , whoaro to discard minstrelsy next season and enter the legitimate Held of amusements under the guidance of Managers 1. G. Gilmore and Alex Corustock of the Academy of Music , New York. Evans and Hoey are very likely to beat any record they ever had in Xew "York during ; helr present engagement at the Park with ' 'A Parlor Match. " The house is crowded jvcry night nnd money is refused shortly after the curtain goes up.- The Levy Sisters nro liked so well that they are obliged to come before the curtain in order to still the applause and permit the performance to con tinue. The stranded Standard opera comnany iiavo been camping in Council Bluffs the past week. After Manager Kent absconded the men and women wore loft without a cent to > ay railroad fares. A benefit was given at Ddhany's , but onlv netted 3SO. Philanthropic leoplo in the Bluffs , however , raised money ; nouch to send the various members of the company to their homes. Kent is enjoying ; ho pleasures of numerous law suits. For a period of four minutes Is the polite usages sccno in "Tho Maister of Woodbar- row , " at the Lyceum , between Sir. Sothcm and his valet , Pi n ( Mr. Cook ) . The action of this causes constant laughter by the audl enco. The elder Sotjiorn in "Dundreary" also had a comic silent scene which lasted for live minutes. At its end , when the laughter had partially subsided , Mr. Sothcm would simply remark , "It's a fine day , " which would almost invariably cause another outburst. Dramatic News : Miss Eleanor Moretti of the "Soudan" combination deserves a special word of pralso for her devotion toher mother , Kathcrino Kogers. Mrs. Ilogors has been sick aud unable to play her part. Her daughter has attended the rehearsals of "Tho Soudan" every day , and every night has traveled to some city on the circuit to ploy her mother's role and preserve her place la the company , She Is a bravo girl , and gets this notice bo , causa she is. The plans of Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett both of whom are in excellent health for the season nro officially announced as follows : On September ! 29 , in Milwaukee , Mr. Lawrence Barrett Is to begin a prelimi nary season , tilling engagements in Chicago , Indianapolis , Cleveland , Detroit and other cities , reaching Baltimore Monday , Novem ber a , when ho will bo joined by Mr. Booth. The two tragedians will then begin a joint starring tour , which calls for their apoear- nnco in Baltimore , Philadelphia , Boston , Providence , New York and several of the largo western cities. JJr Birnoy ; nose and throatBee bldg. 1'JEPPJBKJttXT Pit OPS. "You have to scratch for a living , " said the pen to the poet. A counter Irritant The shopper who doesn't ' buy anything. Bmghampton Republican : A jackpot Is a vessel often used for roasting greens. "Don't stick to " said the mo so , pill mass. "Then don't bo so soft on me , " snapped back the pill tiio. Graduate I have scruclps against your so ciety. Brandy Just taste mo , and they'll all vanish at ono smacK. Some animals shed their coats in warm weather , but the dog leaves off his pants at the approach of winter , "What's the difference between a hog and strychnine sulphate ? " "Give it up. " "Why , ono is killed to salt and the other Is a salt to kill. " "Tho town is booming. " writes a Georgia editor.Vo have taken in seventy now sub scribers , nnd our efllclent mayor has given us ? 10 or thirty days. " "I am really carried away by you , " lov- Inplysaid the letter to the stamp. "And I am stuck upon you myself , " returned the stamp with a yearn. ( In the newspaper ofllce ) Fassctt Pass ino over the mucilage , please , Miss 1'assy. Miss Passy With nil my heart. Fassett-Only the mucilage , please. Old Friend Your plan Is a most excellent ono : but do you think your wife will agrco toltl Married Man-O , yes ; I'll tell her some ono else suggested it , and I'll ' call it an Idiotic idea , The good , kind papa had taken his boys with him to the beer garden. "Now , child- en , " ho remarked , "if you are real good aud behave well your father will order another glass of beer for himself. " Gazzam ( reading ) Jean Jacquo Versailles , a noted Frenchman. Is dead at the ago of 107. Lnrkln Ho must have been engaged In a very healthful profession to have lived so long. "Ho was a duelist. " Mr * . JNowrich How much does It cost to mull this newspaper ! Clerk Second-class , 1 cent. Mn. Newrich I will have nothing second-class , Charge what you like , but send it tint-class. " "Tho publio schools are n great benefit to public inu-rests. " said the thoughtful man to his neighbor , who la always kicking. "Yes , " was the reply , "they aro. I don't know what the school book publishers would do without them. " Dr. Birnoy curoa catarrh , Dee hldg Friday evening a number of theatergoers went to Council Bluffs to witness thu initial performance of Hoyt's latest success , 'A Trip to China Town , " which has been hay ing a big run since It was Urst made known at Dccatur 111. Dr. Birnoy , ncHo and throat , Beobldg , FIRST BRICKffCSIANFDNERAl , [ , low One of the Lorgeil Industries Was Introduced ia'.Omaha. * " > * HE FIRST KILN REDUCED TO MUD , Ilow thcIMonocr Urk'kmnkcrs Kntnb- llshrd Their I'lrsf Clunt , nnd How the Uuslncss lj Conducted nt i're.sctit. Did you over inalto n 'brick ? Perhaps you have , and then again perhaps you Imvo not , but this la not the point to bo discussed. This article -written for tbe purpose of ; irlng' the readers of TUB HER un Idea of irlck-maklng during the early days of Omaha and the advancement that has been made in the business during the past thirty-six cars. Thirty-six years ago none of the hrlck yards that flourish about the hills in suburban portions of the city hnd been brought Into existence. Thirty-six years ago uono of the stately structures thiU adorn a hundred streets in the city had bccu erected. Thirty- six years ago , where the Omaha of todny stands , was a howling wilderness , In which the Indians came pretty near holding full sway. But returning to the subject of bricks - bricks and the making of them ere almost ns old as Omaha Itself. The business started \vlth vho city ana luu grown until thcro are now fifty yards within the cor porate limits , giving employment to l.fttt men nlno months In the year at wages ranging from ? 1.50 to { 1.73 per day. In round numbers the output of these yards for the present season , will bo 145,000- 300 good and merchantable brick , all or nearly allot -which will bo used In the construction of manufacturing establishments , business blocks and houses la the city. The history of early brick making In Omaha , while it may bo familiar to the pl- oueers who settled upon this side of the river during the early 'Ms is , nevertheless an in teresting one to the people of the present day. As early as the spring of ISM the Council Bluffs ic Nebraska ferry company , a corpor ation that then owned the original townsito of Omaha , predicted that ere many moons the forerunner of a boom would striKotho west. To bo prepared it contracted with David Winchester , who then resided in Coun cil Bluffs , to open up n brickyard on this side of the river. Winchester considered the mat ter for some weeks , and m the early part of June , 185-t , accepted the company's proposition to burn a kiln of 1UO- 000 brick , and the deed to the four blocks of ground , bounded on the north by Lcavemvorth , on the cast by Thirteenth , on the south by Mason and on the west by Four teenth street , should pass Into his possession. The deeds to the ground passed and the contract provided that the brick should bo ready for delivery on the first day of Septem ber of that year. But herb Winchester met with a new difllculty. There was not a man living in Omaha and only a few In Council Bluffs , and a practical brickmaker could not be picked up nt a moments notice. The next day after the contract was entered into , 'Win chester stood In front of a grocery in Council Bluffs , cursing his ill-luck forho did curse ) , when W. P. Snowden happened along ana said : "Winchester , what's the trouble ; You look mlzhty blue , today. " Winchester responded , "D d If I don't feel so. I have got a contract on my hands to burn a kiln of 100,000 brick over in Omaha , and thcro ain't a brickmaker within 150 miles. " i Snowden smiled and said : "Dave , you are mistaken , for I served my time at the trade and can lend you a hand. " A bargain was made anil the next morning , Juno 11 , Siiowdcn came to this side of the river , bringing with hinf John Baglcy , Morris Dee , Henry Duell and Clarke. A. yoke of oxen and a camping outfit accompanied the men. After leaving the old ferry boat , they looked the ground over uiid decided to locate the yard at the southwest corner of Four teenth and Lcavcnworth streets. Snoxvden took a spade , dug a hole and pronounced the soil gooi brick clay. The next move was to build a house , all hands turning in. It was but a few days be fore a noble log structure , 10x2 J , one story high , with two rooms was erected. Thereof roof of this building , the first ever erected In Omaha , was covered with cottonwood poles , willows and earth. The floor was the solid cround. 'tho spans between the logs ivero caulked with sticks and then plastered with mud. A blanket served tbo purpose of a door. Into this , a few days later , Sir. Suowden moved hiswife , who enjoys the distinction of hav ing been the first white woman who ever sat foot upon the streets of Omaha. Work In the brick yard commenced in ear nest. The pit was dug , the clay put in and wet , after which the oten that had been brought over from the Bluffs were used to mix the clay. They were driven into the pit and kept moving nbout in it until the clay was properly tempered after which Mr. Snowden performed th e duties of moulder , making "slop" brick , which nro miulo out of very wet clay. The other men acted as "offbearcrs , " men who convey the brick from the moulder to thoyards , "hackers" and "setters. " ! , Hero it may be necessary to explain the terms. After the ' 'green" brick have been on the yards for a few hours , they are turned that they may thoroughly day , The turning process continues for several davs , alter which they are piled up In long rows , called "hacks. " Then they are once nioro left to dry In the sun , after which they are wheeled away to tiio yard where the "setters , " or men who lay them in the kiln , take them in charge. The work of this yard went merrily on until Sunday , when a preacher , Hev. Mr. Cooper of Council Dlufls , appeared upon the scene , saying that ho wanted to hold re ligious services. Work in the brickyard stopped and the men went into the house , which had been christened "The St. Nicholas las , " and listened to the first sermon ever preached in Nebraska. After staying for dinner Mr. Cooper re turned to the Bluffs and the men resumed their work. The same night the brickyard men -were called out to do duty ns a funeral. An old Pawnee squaw , who lived up In the vicinity of Seventeenth and Jackson streets , died and ns she had been abandoned by the mem bers of her tribe as soon as death claimed her , the brickyard men felt in duty bound to give the Indiun a Chris tian burial. A blanket wis' taken off ono of the beds nt the St Nichohis , the oxen wcro hitched to the wagon and the entire brick yard crew went to the chamber of death , or rather to the tepee , in which death had oc curred. The woman w -wrapped in the blanket and loaded into the wagon , after which the f unor.vl nrocc4ii6ii slowly wended its way to South Thlrtt'oil ' h street , ivhcro Metz1 new turner hall now stands , and there the last rites were performed. This marked another epoch in the history of Omaha , as it was th b tint burial , In the brickyard things' ' went well for a time. The work was conipletcd and the kiln was ready to bo flred. Winchester had pro cured a lot of canvas in tile Bluffs , bad had it sowed together , forming a huge sheet , which was used to stretch "over the kiln to Iceep off the rain , It had been the Intention to . . jro the kiln .August 1 , and every preparation for this had been mauo. The inennsfSread the canvas over the brick the last nfffnt of July , and re tired early. That night a heavy rain storm , a perfect deluge came on , and the next morn ing when tbo men arose nothing remained to remind them of their labors but a pile of wo ! clay. During the night the Indians had stolen the canvas , and the first brick kiln was in ruins 1 A few weeks later the canvas was found in an Indian camp out In the LUtlo Pappio. The ) destruction of tbo brick was a sat blow to Winchester , as the tomi had taken i little boom. A few settlers had bought lots the territorial capital had been locateo , one and ho bad secured the contract for furnish ing brick for the hulldln ? , a two-story uffalr plflxfiO. and bad iron bond * to have it com o.letedln time fortho holding of the session tlio legislature. However , a brickyard had been put In a Council Bluffs. Winchester bought th brick , which were hauled to this side of th river , over tha ferry , by Harrison , or "AIulo * Johnson , as be was better known , tl.o in ok name having been given him owing to th fact that bo was the owner of two-mule tenmi. Thl building , which was the flrnt brick over erected in the state , was located on Ninth street , between Farnnm and Douglas , and was completed in lf. 7. It was torn down In ISflS and the brick sold to Tim Kelly , who used them In u one-story building , which is still standing nt 1318 Chicago street. With the washing nwav of the Winchester brlek kiln , the brlck-iniiklng Industry did not stop. The plant was sold to John U.ivls , who In ISoJ burned a kiln of brick that stood the tost. tost.Tho The succeeding spring two inoroyards wore tnrtcd , and the brick went Into the Pioneer ilook nt 1SOMO-12 Farnam street , built by Lr. lenry and Governor Thaycr. The following year another brickyard peucd up at about the Intersection of Fourteenth and Cuniinp streets. This yard played quite an important part n the conviction of Baker , who robbed Mrs. Taylor of her Jewelry. After Baker was ar rested Tnomas J , Rogers , of the tlnn of Mil- on Kogers & Sons , who was then a in ere joy , with some lads of nbout hU own ago , vere playing about the yard , and , Iwy-llke , hey pulled down ono of the nreh doors. The Ight that met their eyes surprised them , for bore In a box was all of the Taylor Jewclrv. Officers were notified and the "lind , in addl- Ion to some newly discovered evidence , astcned the guilt upon Uaker. It fastened it o tightly that , a few months later , ho was aken from the old Jail that was located vhca1 thoPaxton block stands and hnuped. From 1857 to 1600 , a number of brick build- ngs spiting up , among which are now stand- ng that building occupied by the Union Pu- cltlc railroad as an uptown ticket onice , the lenry Pundt buildltu-and several others. With the growth of the city , now Improve ments hnvo como In , until brlckmaking is low far different from what It was In the ilonecr days when the sleepy old horse at- ached to n sweep thas was hong over the top if a mill , plodded wearily around iu a circle 'rom morning till night. * The mill was a box 0 to 8 feet high and 4 'ect ' square. In the center of this , placed in i perpendicular position was a log , > orcd , ful | of holes , into1 which eng , stout pit's were driven. 1 he lower cud of this log was act in a socket at the bottom of the box , the upper end ox- ending some eight or ten feet above. Beside .his box a hole was dug , which was Jtnown as .he pit. The clay was shoveled into the nit , vet down , and theiv shoveled Into the box , or will. The "sweep , " to which the horse vos hitched , was fastened on to this > egged log , nd as thao nuiraal walked around In a cirdo the log Inside .he mill revolved , the pegs cutting the clay Ike knives , and as they were set at a certain angle , the mud gradually \vorhed to the bot- oin and squeezed out of a hole and onto a board in front cf the moulder. The latter's vorkwos to fill the molds , smooth oil the aps with a wire , and turn them over to the 'off bearers , " and carried them awny and dumped them iu the vards. Now the process Is altogether different. The site for a brickyard is selected , the ground Is cleared of ! mid Instead of the old voouen mill and the horse , a creat box full of ron knives cuts the clay , while n steam en- -Ino furnishes the power to run the machine. Instead of the dirt being shoveled into the mill a tramway is built from the bank to the mill , the dirt shoveled down into the cars , which when filled are pushed along a track and dumped into a pit , where a miner , driven by steam power does thu work. As soon as a pitof dirt is mixed , It Is shoved by machinery into n mill , where a heavy screw cylinder is revolving at a rapid rate. This presses the clay to the bottom of the nill. under which is a largo circular plato 1 lied with holes , each one Just the biro of a jrick. The plate is an oblong taclo , and as it lasses from under the mill in its revolu- .ions the bricks are thrown out upon i table where a man is standing , whoso duty t Is to put them on to short boards. Thcso wards when filled are placed on a car , hold- ng 400 brick. As soon as the car is loaded it s pjsked away into a drying oven and mother ono is pushed up to take its place. The drying oven Is of brick , and is heated to about 100 degrees , the hot air being driven in by u fan , placed at the rear end of the fur nace. After being in this furnace twenty- four hours the cars are wheeled out.switcued on to the other tracks and pushed to the yard , where the kiln is being built. In build ing a kiln the brick are laid on their edge about half an inch apart. As soon as the spacp between the outer wall is filled , iiro is applied at the arches , and In from eight to fourteen days the brick are ready for the market. In making pressed brick the system is somewhat different , as only dry dirt orclay is used. The clay Is cut down from the bank and left until It is thoroughly drv , after which it is ground until it is as fine as dust , after which under a heavy pressure it is pressed Into molds. The brick are then given a smooth finish , and by burning , the mctalic substances in the clay is melted , forming a moss that is as solid and almost as hard as stone Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bee bldg. * CO X\ VII 11 M , HIES. The man who proposed at 5 o'clock In the morning did the business in dew time. At a rnarriago curious people wttch at the church door to sco the tied go out. "When will you become my wife , Ethel ? " "On February " 9 , 1S91. " "But there's no such day. " "That's the size of it , " Marriages of convenience , which have been a social bane in France , are said to be on the decline there. When a man nnd woman have been made ono the honeymoon is the time spent In en deavoring to discover which is that one. MM. Livermore says that her husband Is a republican while she is a prohibitionist ; ho is a protectionist while she Is" a freo-trador : ho has a pew in ono church and she in an other ; ho has ono doctor , she another ; and yet they are happy and harmonious and never dream of quarreling. Priacesa Victoria of Prussia , daughter of the late Emperor Frederick and granddaugh ter of Queen Victoria , is about to marry a Gorman prince , and will have a dowry of 10,000,000 marks. Her annual allowance will bo 75,000 marks , besides such gratuities as Emperor William may bestow on her. The country people for miles around Dan ville , N. J. , ore arranging for a great double birthday celebration at the homo of air. and Mrs. Henry Vrccltnd , The two old people wcro born within ono day of each other and are now in the nineties. They have been manled sixty-three years. Both are still hearty aud active and anticipate the approaching preaching anniversary glco day with much pleasure. "Yes , Charlie , " she said on Christmas eve , "I will many you Just three months nnd one week from today , " And Charllo was trans ported \vitu delight , until ho stopped and reckoaed up just when the wedding day would oomo. Prank Dean , a white farmer , lives on Steep Creek , Lowndes county , Alabama. Ho is now sixty years of ago. Helios been married four times und three of his wives wcro sis ters. Ho is the father of tbirty-soveu child ren. Twins nave been torn to him three times and triplets have gladdened his hearten on two different occasions. Ho served four years in the confederate itrmy. A heavy horse Is all that saved a Tjapeer , Mich. , widow from changing her name to Mrs. Butler nnd not to Mrs. Clam. Both men were promised her hand nnd had secured their licenses , but Clam had a quarter horse nnd won the stakes. The race down tno country nud was terrific , and Just when But ler was congratulating himself that ho was a winner his old horse stopped to cough , nnd Clum sailed by and ha/1 bam gene ten min utes with the bride when his rival dashed up to her house , aud was safely wed at u nearb ) parson's. A singular affair has occurred at Toronto The weddinir suit of John G. Crelghton , a lawyer , -which cost # 100 and was paid for anc roadv to leave the tailor's shop , aad which had been attached by a woman lor tlio pay ment of a dcbtwas sold ut auction hist week , The highest hid was $10.50 , from the tailor who made It. The claim , which was over ? -10 , Is , therefore , not yet liquidated. Croigh- ton was absent on his vacation and is not yet married. The incident has caused a great deal of gossip. Dr. Birney , no o nnd throat , Bee bldg , The Importance of the drama In the dally existence of New Yorkers is well Illustrated In tbo number of columns devoted to things theatrical by all of the metropolitan dailies. Each paper makes a spot-In ! feature of theatri cal gossip and the sayings and djlngsla and about the playhouses are eagerly sought for nud printed nnd as eagerly read , Inasmuch a the average Nciv Yorker finds the most of his recreation \\lthlntho walls of the theater the prominence given theatrical items by the press of the great city is not at all BU { > rislug * Dr. Uirney curea catarrh , Boo TUESDAY , GROUNDS AT 20TH AND PAUL STS. TJffi BSRNUM 1 BHILRY Greatest Show on Earth IMRIi KIRA.LFY-S IMMENSE AND MAGMHCHXT SlMiCTACLE Nero , or the Destruction of Home , Triple Circus , Double Monagorlos , Olympla Illppoilromo , Horse Pair , Illusions , Aviary , Musotmis , Aqunrlum , * Actually 1,200 , Male and Female Performsrs * Mammoth Stngo , 4GO foot long. Can vns , G5O foot loner 3 Circus Rings , 2 Elevatcl Stages , Hippodrome Trach , 400 Horace , 33 G-olclon Chnrlots , 60 Gages , < 1 TrV.n3 ABSOLUTELY UNPARALLELED IN THE WORLD'S HISTORY. CAPITAL INVKSTEI ) , S3 , ) aOJO DAILY KXl'ENSKS , S700 ; ! Precis ly tliosnnieln every particular , niwhoii exhibited In London , licloro THE WHOLE ROYAL FAMILY OF GREAT BRITAIN , Qupc-n Victoria's Household and the Nobility. The Theme and Admiration of Royalty , the Entire British Press , Clergy and People. Nero , or The Destruction of Rome , Produced with the aid and personal nsslstnnco of tlio Author , Isiun KIIIAI.FV , upon the largobt stage In the world , und tlio greatest cast on record. Undoubtedly the GRANDEST SPECTACLE on EARTH IJ&O.OOO wortli of Elegant w , cs $ T. .OW worth of Magnificent Scenery. Hleh , Biro. Unique , Ancient antl Classic . . vtim-nu i vuiun-- * ILinulii Vestals. Uninuti Gladiators , Triumphant I'.inounN. 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