.10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUISLDMr , NOVEMBER 9 , 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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THE LOUNGER IN THE'LOBBY ,
The light Between the New and the Old on
the Stage , in the Church , on the Street.
ATTRACTIONS AT THE VARIOUS THEATERS.
How Klliott Killed a Cuekroaoli for
Uleio Ijcslle Cnnipanlnrs Ad-
vlco to HIiiKorti The
Dramatic "World.
Tjocitlmato drama has not done well this
season , if wo nro to believe the reports in cir
culation through the press of the country.
The great classics drag heavily. Julia Mar
lowe has been compelled to give tip the stage ,
for a time at least , on account of sickness ;
Thomas W , Kccno is playing to poor busi
ness , whllo Fred Wnrdo nnd Mrs. Bowers
nro not meeting with the success t hey deserve.
Shakespeare , for some reason or other , is
taken with mental reservation and his works
seem to bo meeting with very limited recog
nition.
It's the snmo fight between the Now nnd
Old that Is going on in the church , In the
stuUy and in the street. Kvery radical in-
Btlnct of tbo momo'it , from the analyst to
the anarchist Is arrayed against the Old , and
Art Itself , which has always grown ana as
pired and conquered In an atmosphere of re-
j)030 and contemplation , has become u hus
tle n
How could It bo otherwise , but that in this
rollox , all the old fashioned qualities of rev-
oroneo , res poet , romance , sentiment nnd as
sociation must suffer ) A community that
does not respect old mansions ,
old trees , old land marks , will
hardly care for old plays and old operas.
\Vo used to believe when Jeffries und Addl-
aon wrote , that beauty was In home way n
mutter of association ; we used to go to old
stories because wo heard them as our mothers
know them ; wo lingered over old songs be
cause they were sung by loved ones whoso
lips have long slnco been silenced by the chill
of death. Wo wont to the theater as much
for reminiscence as for refreshment. The
very lichen on Shakespeare was dear und wo
didn't want Goldsmith polished up with
I eapollo.
1 was talking with a well-known Episcopal
clergyman thu other day , whoso identity lor
the purpose of this nrtfclo is not necessary ,
and asking what his position was with rufer-
cnco to the great elemental question ,
ho surprised mo by saying. that he
was n rcconstructionist. Kot long after
wards I saw a youngNcbrnslcan , a quarter ol
n millionaire , holding a sort of congress
with urchltects nnd contractors , and discuss
ing the best plan to tear out the hearthstone
from the family homestead and introduce u
Btcam-hcatlng apparatus.
I wondered at his obtuscucsa and shlvcrcc
at my own sentiment.
Ills father possibly had smoked bli pipe in
that Ingle corner and his mother hud knit his
woolen stockings there which ho wdro to the
Academy of .Music * on first nights , or the old
church which used to stand where the Com
mcrclul National bank is located and whcro
Colonel W. H , Hughes used to "rulso the
tunes. "
The wnlnscottlng had the marks of his In
faiitllo juck-kntfo on it yet , nnd the bricks
were dented by the heavy yule logs that had
boon heaped upXhero year after year on Jolly
Christmas nights. Instead of affecting hln
tenderly these mcmorlo * annoyed and em
burrnsscd him. Ho seemed to bo ashamed o
the feelings that the old place provoked. Ho
wanted to tear out , abolish , obliterate. 1
was anarchism In Us subtlest form.
Some time slnco I picked up a North Amor
lean ltcvic\v and the tlrst thing that struck
the reader Bob ' "
was Ingcrsoll's "SympobUni
of Divorce , " in which ho used a double-
barreled breed-1 ladcr trying to till tbo pas
With No.4s.
lu disgust I threw down the Review am
picked up Harper's to llnd Mr. Howell
uprcadlne an Inoflublo contempt for ticctt
Im-kens , Thackeray , George Eliot am
Dumas over several pages.
The other e\eilnp , Irjdt of a desperation
Oook Stoves , reguler prlco $14 , . - r.Sold tbls woskfor $7.50
Hoatingr Stoves , regular prlco $7.5O. . . . . ' So'.d th's week for $3.00
Hard Goal Heatore , regular prlco $12 CO < . . .So'.d this week for $7 6O
Lnundiy Stoves , regular prlco 67.5O Sold this wok lor $460
*
Chamber Suits , rogulnr prlco 617.0O . . .Sold th's week for $9 70
Bedsteads , regular price $3.6O So'd this week for $1 20
Mattresses , regular price $3OO Sold this weak fcr $1.85
Springs , regular prlco $3.OO , Sold this wo'k for $1.40
Wardrobe ? , regular price $13.OO : Sold this week for $7.75
Parlor Suits , regular prlco $4O.OO Sold this weak for 823.OO
Plush Rockers , regular prioo $16.OO Sold this week for $8.OO
Lounges , regular prloo $8.50 . Sold thls'wook for $4.75
Bed Lounges , rozular prlco $12.60 1..Sold ' this wok for $7.60
Pluah Dlvaua , rosu'ar price $ l'4.OO -.Sold this week for $7.00
Folding Eods , regular price $17.6O Sold this week for $0.60
Blankote , regular prloo $4.00 Sold this waek for $1.5O
Comforts , regular prloa 02.OO -.Sold this week for QOo
Kitchen Safes , regular prloa $6.OO Sold this week for $340
Tea Sots , regular price $9.6O So'd this wo k for $4.75
Hall Back = - , regular prlco $14.OO. i. . . .Sold this week f.r $7.60
Hat Backs , regular pries 25o Sold tha ! week fcr 12o
eomingly , T called on a young woman who ii
a very talented planlsto and told her to play
omcthlng. And In a moment she was nam
ing awuy at Wagner , which she kept up for
in hour , telling the entire slory of the
rilogy.
But I succeeded in getting her attention nt
ast and then and thcra naked her to tell mo
on her honor which she preferred ,
Motan's Abschled or "Nelly was
a Lady. " And then with the
ircsenco of tears in her voice she told mo
icr favorite song was "Ben Bolt , " but that I
vas not to tell her secret on peril of forfclt-
ug her friendship.
Monday evening I went to hear "Patience , "
mil how many delicious moments it called
back. Every strain was woven with memories
of the by-gones.
It is all very well to belong to the school of
Hownoss , but the blessed memories of the
past which revive the old Juno flavor of the
dried wild roses , are sweetest after all.
"Poet'sfancies all are there ;
There the elf-girls Hood with wings
Valleys full of plaintive air :
There breathe perfumes , there In rings
While the form bowlldered springs ;
Siren there
Winds her dizzy hair and sings"
Tan Louxoiit. :
Charles Hoyt's latest and greatest success ,
"A Midnight Bell , " will bo produced this
( Sunday ) evening nt Uoyd's opera house.
In a "Midnight Bell" Mr. Hoyt has made a
most successful effort to rise to u higher plane
as n dramatist. Ho docs not claim to have
made a btrlking success in the production of
serious matters , but ho does chum Uiat ho has
more than made up for any deficiency in that
direction in the bounteous supply of fun ;
neither docs ho claim that ho has written a
brilliant society comedy or a strong , BUS
tallied , absorbing comedy. The Intent of the
author in accomplished in embroidering on
the warp and woof of a simple story of vil
lage Hfo some picturesque , homely , natural
scenes in which familiar characters are out
lined and exceedingly human characteristics
are exhibited.
Mr. Hoyt illustrates In the play the theory
of the drama which places a high value
on incidents and character. In nil of his work
ho has shown n keen insight into the foibles
nnd humorous incidents of human life. Ho
has also shown rcmnrkablo clearness > In
exhibiting them and in using every day ma
terial for laughter-making imposes. lie is
an admirable sketcbor of characteristics and
uses tmconsldcred trllles with skill. This
talent is shown In "A Midnight Boll , "
only the results are moro delicate
and refined and the methods are more artistic
than in his previous efforts. There Is ab
sence of the farce contrivance and thorough-
and-tumblo situation. Thu moat of the piece
is the picturing of the characters and scenes
of u Now Knglund village.
All the scenery used in the plcco is carried
by the company , and Is said to bo wonder
fully realistic , the same having been painted
from photographs taken from various scenes
around and about Air. Hoyt's country homo
at Charleston , N. II.
"Tho Pearl 6f Pokln" will open nn engage
ment of two night * at the Urand opera house
this evening , at the former regular prices of
the house , reserved seats being 50 , 75 nndl.
The company Is a most excellent one , having
been organized by K. E. lUco , and is under
the able inaiuigeiucut of Edward A. Stevens.
The scenery , which Is of the oriental order ,
is superb. Miss LlllloVcst , who bos agitated
tbo young men of the country to a consider
able extent wherever she has appeared , is
the charming "Pearl of Pokln.1' Bertha
Fisch. who assumes the role of "FInctto , " is
n most captivating actress and has a magnlll-
cciit voice , Edward Chapman , who docs the
popular part of ' , Tyfoo. " possesses a voice of
unusual volume , and is a most clover
comedian , Thu entire compr.ny , which Is a
largo one , consists of meritorious people , and
It is safe to sny that the opera has never been
interpreted in a better manner than it was
last night , soys the Now York Herald of
SepUintm-20 , last.
'Jha excellent company of comedians nnC
voca l ts playing "llunnlng Wild , " a satire
o.i society , will appear Wednesday ant
Thursday nights , November 1'J and lit , nt the
Uiaud , und the cast Is made up of some of Urn
wonduM of farce comedy , and Includes W. J.
I'hllllps , whoso drollery and convulsive hu
mor luvs plarotl him llnally at the ton among
hi i contemporaries. Harry L. Kane , thq
j oung fuu muker and vocalist. Frank Ham-
on , whoso name amoncst eccentric chntao-
tor actors time cannot off ace ; EaL. Mathews ,
who long ago acquired distinction by cxcep ]
tlonnlly clover work. And then the girls.
Such a bouquet of loveliness. There nro Miss
Cora Pryor , who furnishes an immense
amount of fun nnd merry making ; Miss Mad-
cllno Mills , whoso hinging nnd dancing as
tonishes all. nnd a host of others , making two
nnd one-half hours of pure , unadulterated
fun. The engagement is nt popular prices ,
and the reserve sale will be opened Tuesday
morn lug.
Manager Daniel Frohinnn , whoso excel
lence of presentation is well known to ttio
patrons of Boyd's opera house , Will present
for three nights , with matinee Saturday , be
ginning Thursday , November 13 , the famous
success of the Lyceum theater , Now York ,
"Tho Charity Ball. " The play Is from the
pens of those able authors , IJclasco and Do
Mllle , whoso other works most recently re
membered are "Tho Wife" und "Lord Chum-
ley.1' "Tho Charity Hall" ran all of last sea
son In Now York nt the Lyrrnin , and is
spoken of as ono of the choicest literary
works of rftioilern production , nnd In many re
spects excelling "The Wife. " "Tbo Charity
Ball" Is founded on the passage In "David
Coppcrllold" relating to the secret of Agnes
Wickllold'slifo. U'ho pathos is tender , the
comedy bright and sparkling. And tie | story
grows with interest as the play Is unfolded ,
The theme permits of many rich toilettes ,
and the stage will bo dressed with special
scenery nnd detail of rare perfection.
The following is a correct cast :
John Vnn Huron , Hector of St. Mildred" , . . .
Iloyd I'litimm
Dick Vnn Huron Henry Urmiaa
Finn of Vim Duron & Crclgliton , Wall
street , Now Yoik , known on the
stieotns "Tho Kaitliqnnke. "
JtulgoPeterJiirnoy Knox..Thomas H. Hums
Left qvor from n. 1'ast Kra , Unable to
Cnteli up with the I'roscnt.
Franklin ( Jrugor , the King of Wall Htrcnt .
llntry J. Moisnn
Mr. Crolghton J. S. Halo
Junior Partner of Van Huron It
Vrclghlon.
Alex Itoblnson Walter Thomas
Ambitious to bo Dnbliod on Change
"Alexander the Cl rent. "
Mr. Hotts , the Oiguulst of bt. illlilrods..t
A.V. . Orojiory
Paxtoii 1'runlc Iiawri'in-u
Confidential Clerk of Van Huron &
CrulKhton.
Cain , a Thing of Shreds and Patches
MnitaiVaughn
Jasper , a Servant . .HobortTllInny
Ann C'rtiger , a New York ( llrl
Until Citrpentcr
Phyllis Lee , In Love with Dick
KriuiCM Gaunt
Hess Vnn Huron , Tired of Dolls , Koiidy for
" ' "
Hoaiix
Mrs. Camilla Do I'ovfiter..Kthel Grcybrooko
Who Dabbles in Stocks.
Mrs. Van Duron , the Hector's Mother
i.KIlza Logan
The Apollo Club to Assist.
For some time past It has been the dcslro
of tbo Apollo club to assist the art association
In putting up a permanent homo , and in or-
gor to get the matter before the association ,
Mr. T. J. Pcnncll of the Apollo club sent the
following letter to Hon. George W. Llnlngcr ,
which is self explanatory !
OMAHA , Oct. : u , lion. Ocorgo WY T.lnlnxor
Dear Sir : 1 have noticed with great plousuro
the reports In thu dully papers of the organi
zation of a society havliu for Its object the
establishment o ( a permanent urt exhibit In
tbUclty , and ultimately to provide.u bullet
ins for an art gallery , publlu library , etc. ,
etc.
Ought not the art of tmislo to bo iccognlzod
in this undertaking ? It seems to mo that
both art and iiiuslo go hand In hand In dovol-
ouliiK this beautiful western city of ours und
making it a ploasantur place to llvo In ,
Wlion your organization boglns to plan for
the erection or a building would it not bo a
good Idea to provide room Mr a spacious niuslo
hall In which could be placed n grand concert
organ and wboro all of our line concerts and
oratorios could bo given.
The Apollo club has requested mo to write
yon this letter , and to say that our organiza
tion Is willing to assist In thu a tile work which
you and your associates have undertaken In
tbls matter of a permanent art exhibit. It thu
Apollo club can bo of assistance ntunyof
your exhibition ! * , wo will bo Rind to do what
wo can to further the cause ut art and music ,
nnd to help provldo u permanent homo for
both.
Kindly present this letter to your nssoclutes
whenever convenient. Yours M'ry truly ,
THOMAS J , Pr.N.Mu.r ,
President Apollo Olub.
Mr. Llnlngcr answered the aoovo with the
following !
OMAHA , Nob. , Xov , 5 , 1890 , Thomas J , IVn-
nell , KM ] , , I'nsUlciit Apollo I'lub ' , Umiiba ,
Nub. : Dear Sir I uclcnoulodKOwith pleasure
your esteemed favor of thowth nit. , und can
assure you that 1 heartily concur with you iu
Ingrain Carpote rcgu'ar prlco 4Oo Sold this week for 16o
Brussels Cnrpo4rogulnr prloo OOo So'.d this week for 46o
Hemp Oarpo * " , rogtilar prlco 4Oo Sold this week for 17o
S air Oarpot , regular prlco 35o Sold this week for IQo
Window Shades , regular price $1.OO Sold this week for 2Qo
Bookore , ragu'nr price 83.OO Sold this week for $1.35
Sideboards , ragular prloo $22.6O , Sold this week for $11.OO
Book Cases , regular prloo $12.OO Sold thla week for $4.OO
Socrotmy Bookcases , regular price $4O.OO Sold this week for $24.50
Hanstirg Lamps , regular prlco $3.60 Sold this week for $1.8O
Doooratod S a nd Lamp' , regular pr.'oo $2.OO . . . .Sold this week for OOo
Clocks , regular price $2OO Sold this week for 05o
Celt'or Tabio * , regular price 63.5O S.ld this week for $1.75
Dining Tables , regular prlco $4.OO Sold this week for $1.90
Extension Tablps , regular prlco $7.6O Sold this week for 83.86
Lace Curtains , regular price Q2.5O Sold ths ! week for 9Oo
Portiorop , regular price $1OOO Sold this week for $4.76
Bugs , roaular prlco$7.60 Sold this week for $4.OO
Toilet Sots , regular price $3 5O Sold this week for $1.8O
Was'.a Boilers , regular price $1.76 Sold this week for 85o
Tea Kotllos , r.gularpr.os 76c Sold this wok for 4OO
AND ALL OTHER GOODS AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES.
ho advisability of crmihlnlnc the art inovo-
nuut with tliu development of music , nnd
your siiRKCSt Ion as to milking a provision for
misie , as well as for art , whuu Itco.nos to
erootlns almlldlus , lias inyuntlro nuprovul. I
vlll taUo great pleasure In handing your lot-
or to my ni-iocliito * In this matter at the
IrstposMulo opportunity. Voms truly ,
[ .Signed. ] O.V. .
Oiuiipniilnl'H Ail v I co to Singers.
"My advice to nil singers is : Do not impose
upon yourself nnd you will preserve your
voice , " says Campanlni In nn urticlo "How
to Train the Voice , " lu the Ladles' Homo
Journal. "Good lienlth Is necessary to keep
ft voice In good condition. Dissipation of any
kind is of the greatest injury to a voice. TUo
vocnl chords are very sensitive and suscepti
ble nnd what , affects the physical condition
will sooner or later affect them. "What regi
men n singer should follow aopcnds upon the
constitution. Some sin gen can smoke con
tinuously nnd not suffer from the effects ,
while others have been seriously injured , It
is , therefore , very hard to lay down any
cast-iron rules and say that they should bo
followed. What is poison for some , you
know , is food for others.
" .Again , I must .urge young singers to bo-
waroot trying to force their voices ; it is
dangerous and means the early loss of the
voice. The man who builds an organ would
not think of having some ono try to play on
it when the roods uro not properly adjusted
and in like manner the young singer should
not tax his voice unless ho is prepared to
stand the effort.
"Amateurs and non-professionals do not. of
course , require the long anil rigorous training
of professionals. It would bo n waste of
time and money , and while it might be a sat
isfaction to the young lady or young man to
have a professional education , In a few years
through luck of constant practice , ho or she
would probably sink to the level of the per
functory parlor singer. "
Ho Killed the Konuli.
Ilavo you ever wondered what Sara Bcrn-
hardt , i"'aimy Davenport or Ellen Terry would
do under the following interesting circum
stances ?
Supp5so the actress , in some supreme mo
ment of the play , focusing the attention of
the breathless audience , feigning sleep or
death , or in any situation necessitating the
utmost repose or stillness. Suppose , at such
a moment , throrshould como into her vision
and stealthily approach her a mouse.
\Vouldtho nrtlst'rostraiu the woman 1
Elsie Leslie the "btbor " night went a great
way toward warranting an afllrinativo an
swer to this qudstion. In that scene In "Tho
Prince nnd the 'Pauper" which passes in
"Miles Hcndoa's" rude lodgings , the tired
little prlnco falls1 nsleep ujlbn the soldier's
cot , while Mlles sits on the tnblo and
busies himself trying to mend the
prince's tattered coat. On this night ,
while Arthur Elliott sat on the table and
Elsie lay on the cot , ho beard her calling to
him In suppressed but excited tones , " .Mr ,
Elliott , como tlfero , please , quiclr. " Ho
stopped to the Wdsido where Klsle lay appar
ently asleep , as 1C thu action of the play de
manded him to do so. "What's ' the inattcrj"
ho whispered.
"See that big black thing crawling toward
my fuco , " ropued-Elsie. without moving a
muscle. "Can you kill 111"
It was a formidable looking cockroach an
insect loathed and feared almost as much as a
mouse by all femininity. Mr. Elliott , pre
tending to arrange the "Prince's" covering ,
caught the ferocious beast , dropped it on the
floor and trod upon it. Elsie heaved n sigh of
relief , nnd the audlenco had no knowledge
of the ordeal through which she had passed.
.Musical nnd Dramatic.
Henry M. Stanley will lecture in Omaha
sometime thiS'Winter.
Mr. Charles Klgutter has written u three-
net comedy which ho hopes to have produced
souio day ,
It is thought II alien & Hart will purchase
"The World's Fair" from Edward E. Hlco ,
If they do it will be entirely reconstructed.
W. H. Ooodall believes that "An Absent-
M faded Man" will bo Jlrst made known at
the Iloyd about the middle of December.
Elaine Ellison will play tha leading female
role , Kitty Wells.
It is the tn imUon of the Coliseum manage. .
mont to introduce summer opera next year ,
relit the house and cenor.illy make it a de
lightful plaeo to strand an evening. They arc
tow negotiating with Gllmoro for two per
formances.
Ada Hclmn , Kato Byron nnd Hnttio Rus '
sell , all three of whom are playing the lead
ing parts in Dalv's. the People's nnd the Star
theaters , Now Vorlt. are sisters. They como
from the historic city of Limerick , and are a
clover trio of actresses whom it would lo
difllcult to equal.
Arthur Dacro , who has arrived from Lon
don to bo the leading man for Mrs. Leslie
Carter , is a handsome six-footer , with roHned
bearing and u frank , hearty manner , that at
once creates u pleasant impression. Ho was
the original "Jim the Puuman" in London ,
and has starred with his own company in the
English provinces for the past three years.
Charles L. Davis ( Alvln Joslin ) makes tha
gratifying announcement that this is posi
tively the last season in which ho will bo seen
on the stage. Ho says ho has had "all the
glory there is in reaching the highest ladder
of dramatic fame , " nnd ho ia now content to
leave the way clear lor others , while he de
votes his undivided genius to the manage
ment of the theater ho is now building in
Pitts burg.
Dlxcy'a manager , the youthful Mr. Wnr-
burton of Philadelphia , amuses himself by
sending ? S telegrams to leading ladies in
Now York , offering them small positions in
the Dlxey company , for -which ho conde
scends to pay fc > 5n week , advising them
that times are hard and that they bettc'r ac
cept. The leading ladies are both indignant
and amused at the young manager , but fall
to answer.
Messrs , C. B. Jefferson and Klaw and Er-
langer have secured from Mr. Eugene 'romp-
kins the lights for two years from August
next of "The Soudan , " which is now making
n wonderfully successful run at the Boston
theater. Next season they are to present
this spectacular [ day in New York and other
largo cities with a strong cast nnd all the
original und costly bceuery , costumes and
special features.
Mr. Uoyd Putnam , -who r'nys ' the Rector in
the cast of "Tho Charity Hall , " which will
begin an engagement ut Jioyd's for the lust
of this \ycck , is a hundsomo nnd finished
artist , was formerly a member of the famous
Boston Museum stock company , and has been
n leading rupport to Mile. Uuea. Tills is the
third seaso. with the Lyceum theater attrno-
tions for Mr , Putnam , nnd ho has been accorded -
corded great pralso for his excellent artistic
work.
Miss Ethel Orayhrooko , ono of the clever
est artists in her line , now before the Amer
ican public , will bo seen as Mrs. Camilla Do
Poystcr in the cast of the forthcoming pro
duction of "I'ho Charity Ball , " atBoyd's the
last half of next week. Miss Grey brooke last
season played Mrs. Bellamy Ivcs in the cast
of "Tho Wife , " und was previously with Mr.
"W. J. Florence , nnd many of our prominent
stars and combinations ,
The four lions introduced into tho'spcctnclo
of "Claudius Nero , " at Nlblo's garden , is ono
of the biggest sensations of the hour. They
are nindo to do all sorts of things , ami are
treated by their trainer and owner , Mr , Dar
ling , much , Hko overgrown kittens. Tho'
reason ho never whips them is rather curious.
"If I did , " said Mr. Darling , "I couldn't
hurt them much , and they would find oat
that the crack of the whip , which they now
fear , is a delusion and a snuro , and amounts
to nothing. "
"Babes in the Wood , " at the Auditorium ,
Chicago , will bo a costly enterprise , inasmuch
as jt requires the transportation of nn
enormous amount of scenery nnd costumes
Iran London , thoongngomcnt of a company
of-100 people , and a heavy outlay necessary
to the long work of preparation. The tr-ans-
fornmtion scene , which is being specially
prepared for tbo spectacle , Is of novel design
nnd embraces features which ore expected
to prove a surprise to theater-goers. Its con
struction is complicated and will require the
utilization of all the many mechanical ap
pliances of the great stage to make the en-
bcmblo artistically beautiful.
Dr. Blrnoy cures catarrh , Boo bldg.
A Modern Dcnpot.
Alplionso XIII of Spain If ho were old
enough to talk plainly , would probably
formulate thu traditional Spanish opinion
that thd king can do no wrong , says Harper's
Bazar. It Is related of him that ho was eat
ing bis luncheon of chicken us it was Queen
Kllrabctu'3 habit to cut hers , whvu his at-
Foi * $1.OO cash nnd $1.OO pet'
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tcndant said , reprovingly , "Sire , kings do not
cat with their lingers.1' To which the baby
tranquilly responded : "This king does , "
went on undisturbed.
Dr. Birnov , nose und throat , 13co bltljj.
The Story of an Auilior't * Child.
Every woman in the land has bowed down
before "John Halifax , Gentleman" , but how
many know much of the life of the woman
whoso brain child bo was I There is In it n
little romance that I am sure manp will like
to hears says the Ladles' Homo Journal.
Married to a gentleman who was a cripple ,
Mrs. Muloch Craik lived an idyllic lifo at a
beautiful country homo a few miles from a
county town. She heard ono day , quite Inci
dentally , that a bauy had been found on a
stone at HIP cross-roads , that It hud been
tukoic to th'j ' town hall nnd that all the gentry
about wcru going to looit nt it because It was
such a sweet llttlo child. So , following the
example Of her neighbors , sbo went too.
Looking up into the swcot , sympathetic face
of the fumed authoress , the little baby smiled
and put out its wco liniiils.
Dinah Mnlock Cmllc could not resist this ,
and so she determined to take tbo child for
her very own. Quickly It was wrapped up
and It became her baby. Devoted to it , she
was yet determined as it crow older it should
never have Its heart hurt by being told the
story of its birth und adoption ; so , as soon as
the llttlo girl was -ahlo to understand ; It was
lovingly whispered to her that she had been
found on the lurgo stone which stood in tbo
center of the ball , and which always was deco
rated with llowors , and that God had put her
there that her mother might llnd her. As
BOOH as she grow old enough , It became hoi-
dally duty to cut the flowcri and arrange
them to make beautiful tills great rock that
been dug up from the cross-roads and brought
there. To nor It represented the place where
the hands of the nngcls had rested when they
laid her down , Curiously enough , the child
became very proud of the way in which sbo
had reached the dear mother who cared for
her ns lovingly and as tenderly as If she wore
really of her own llesh and blood. Her birth
day was the day on which she was found ,
nnd when the tenth ono camu around nnd a
child's party was given her , she was hoard
asking ono little girl , "How old nro you ! "
The other ono answered , "I was born nine
. " "Ob " answered the
years ago. , baby ,
"you were born like other children , but I am
better than that ) I was found just whcroOod
had placed mo. " The childish pride was ns
amusing as it was pathetic.
The years have gone by , the eyes of the
good mother uro closed forever to the sights
of this word ; but the child she cared tor
lives In the great town of London , and re
members ; and when the mother of "John
Halifax , Gentleman , " nnd of this girl stands
before Almighty Uod. don't you think that
Ho will say "As ye have 'done it unto the
least of these , so will I unto you. "
Dr. Blrnoy cures catnri-h , Bco bluff.
Convorsntlon Classed.
It may not bo generally known that half a
dozen gentlewomen earn a handsome living
In New York City by holding conversation
classes , nnd giving private lessons in that
most dinicult of arts , says the Illustrated
American. The members , ns a rule , repre
sent tbo very best social element , being men
and women of pollto birth nnd breeding.
Naturally the majority of those who apply
for Instruction nro miniature vouths and
maidens , boys and girls Just graduating from
the school room , who take a preparatory
course before their formal entree into the
drawing room. Then again , elderly- persons
como nnd Insist on private coaching ;
and those the professors sny are hard
est to teach. Often shy nnd filled with con-
stcrnation nt the sound of their own voices ,
it is next to impossible to Instill courage ,
with or grace Into their manner of talking.
They are not only taught the art of selecting
suitable topics , with happy comments on the
same , but are ndvbcd against long-winded
anecdotes , dreary stories , tiresome personal
and family ulTnirs , risijuo allusions , sar
casm nnd scandal. Then the careful
professor gives laughing lessons that
Include a correct modulation of the
voice and a stern repression of the
glgglo. ' Hho stimulates the despondent by
showing how much attention has to do with
pitching up thu thread of conversation , und
carrying it on to entertaining lengths. One
of her maxims teaches that a courteous , Intel
ligent listener has already learned u potent
secret In developing the ngrccabla talker.
Buo knows how to practice politeness und
patience , that uro indispensable virtues foi
the conversazione.
WOMAN AS AN KDUC.VTOIt. ,
She ia Rapidly Taking Her I'osltloiiy
Toward the Front. f
It is pleasant to see women coming moro
and moro to tbo front In educational affairs ,
as teachers , ns school committee , as supcrvi *
sors of schools , nnd as originators of method ! !
and advisers in the execution of those nicth- /
ods , says a writer in Harper's Bu/iir. It in4
strange that this has not coma about earlier ;
for it would seem as If nature herself had In-
timutud nn opinion in this regiird , slneo it ia
the mother to whom the first formative pro
cesses of the child's mind are Intrusted , anil
whoever gives the subject any thought \ \
confess that these first processes are the most
important of nil , that they are the beginning
of development. It is In them that thu mem
ory sets about laying In its stores , that the
tendency to good or evil is received , that all
the growth is given its bent , that health of
body or of mind Is secured or hopelessly Im
paired. Bacon remarked three centuries
since that a gardener takes mote pains with
the young than with the full giown plant ,
and Cojncnius said that the great boughs
which n tree is to have sprout from its stem
in the first years of its growth. It is evident
to all that the mother , the aunt , the sister ,
the people who are always at homo nnd at
hand , nnd who make it their business , have
the control of all the first Impressions of the
child. That great thinker , Frobel , declared
that the unfolding nnd feeding of the
higher life of emotion was the most
dinicult part of the rearing of child
ren , and that from that springs nil that la
best in tbo race ; and that , wo all know , is
almost exclusively in the hands of women
of mothers and grandmothers , aunts anil
elaer sister , If , then , women nro the onea
to whom , both by nntnroaudtho customs of\
society , Is given the care of chlldicn in tho"-
most crucicul period of their liycs.it certainly
follows that they are capable of taking care
of them in periods loss vitally Important , to
say nothing of the fitness they acquire
through their previous work in training Hwc ? "
ing the earliest and confessedly most Im
portant periods. The thought that says
otherwise is hardly to bdcalled thought ; it la
a habit of prejudice , and ranks with the b.ir-
barian wisdom of the Turk , who leaves the
boy In the harem during his llrst seven years ,
as years of no account , It Is but a few yours ,
comparatively speaking , since women wcro
allowed to take the work of the higher edu
cation in hand ; but , so far , not only the ap
parent fact that nature designed them for
the work speaks for them , but the vast meas
ure of success that has followed them , and
the reforms that have already been insti
tuted through their names , in thu constant
decrease of corporal punishment , In the gcn
tlcuess of method inspired by them unions
teachers , nnd in the loftiness of aim among
students.
Dr. IHrncy cures catarrh , Hue bldg
Social IJIIWH for Glrln. _ _
You think the laws of society are FOVCK * .
You do riot believe that conventionality is n
great sword held up , not to strike you , butte
to prelect you , nnd you shrug your pretty
shoulders nnd sny , ' ! know I wus doing noth
ing wrong , nnd 1 uon't care what people say , ' *
writes Huth Ashmoro In the Ladles' Homo
Journal. Now , my dear , you must care what
people say ; the world Is a urcut judgment
court , and usually tbo Innocent and the Ig
norant are protected by it. though occasion
ally some ono falling Into the mlro of scandal
ami gossip is brought into the court all be
draggled and disllgnrcd , nnd the Juilgo , not.
being nblo to sco the vlrtuo that Is undeiX
ncath , decides against , the victim , nnd all be. X
cniiio she did not euro what the world said.
I wish you would think even or the most In
nocent things.
Sometimes I fenryou think I am a llttlo bit
severe , but I liuve known so ninny girls wUa
wcro so thoughtless , yet so good , nnd who.
only found protection in the sword of conven
tionality It may hang over jour head , na
did that of Damocles , but It is as a warning.
It will protect you from ovll-spcakliig , fronx.
the making of Injudicious friends , und it will / *
insure you much more pleasure than if all the
world ran heiu > r-skcltor und became ilka n
wild Itlsli fair day.
Conventionality protect * you , us docs ( ho
bcU mother , frowning ut and forbidding noi
only that which Is , but also that which
wrong.
l > i-lHrnoy cures catarrh ( IJoo