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T2 THE OMAHA DAIITY BEE , STJKDAY , , NOVEMBER 1C , ISfla-TWBSTr PAGES. Till * LOUNGER IN THE LOBBY , Thu ( kllerj Brownie and Something About His Pecullaritiog. ATTRACTIONS FOR THE PRESENT WEEK , ft TMIIlulirunl IIU Il mark IVhloli Made Mrs. Ijiingtry u Httu1ilcroiiio K , Tcrnino the New IMay wrlght Muslunl nml Dramatic. Do you ever consider the small boy In the gallery I Probably the subject U shopworn , but still lie should ho considered qulto as much as the Htnart world below stairs , for docs lie not con- tillmtoto thocnthuslasm of the performance ! I- not Ids npplntnc just as sweet us tuodnhity l .ittorof the vloleUscontcd Ilcau llrutmnol ivho occupies , with ono of the leaders of the "Kour Hundred , " two scats In 0 olong Iho mil In the parquctto circle ! Do you ever consider what the small boy's- ' criticism is likely to be , nml what the im pression left by a composer or by u dramatist } Ilavo you so much ns deigned to glace up ward at that llttlo round face pillowed dream ily on the rail nearest the dome I That por- i-fiio countenance below with its bristles brushed evenly nsldo mid Its Jowls set In Himw-whlto linen , llko those Jellied Joints In' Hcolluprd pnKr | ; In the Windows of a dellca- tc'wn's , seems almost lifeless compared tottio cbenib nbovo In the glare of the gaslight , notwithstanding that tno central chandelier js never lit except when Mr. IJooth plays. The gallery brow n lo Is a rhapsodlst. Ho is tlio llrst person at the doors when they are opened HUM the last ono out when they are Html. lie scampers to his scat like a child to OKI pantry , arousing tbo cchoci with his footfalls upon the stairways , and ho leaves It as a child docs his Punch and .ludy. Tlio tlmo was when ho forced mays upon tin ) nubile ; but In thcso days when critics an-learning to think for themselves , ho can do .so no more. Then ho was called n pittite and was represented by such wirthicH ns Kitnrl and Hojior who had entree lo Hie green rooms of the theaters. TLO time was when he munched peanuts mid cracked ICngllsh walnuts during the per formance of "Hamlet , " but now the gallery is more respectable than it used to be. Some years ago before Wood's museum la Philadelphia became nothing more than a dinioshoiv , I used to visit the place almost dally. I would arrive ut thomam door at 10 o'clock In the morning mid least my eves on slutted boons , o Hers , mummies yataghans , automata , and other curiosities until the hell that an nounced the opening of the gallery dnor.-t was houniloil , when , amid n bolter skelter mix- ii'g of Scotch cnpS and red-topped boots I wan usually left , behind to choose from the mil nn row. 1 recollect a few of the plays I saw there : "The Surgeon of Paris , " "The Molly Ma- gulivs , " "Ladv Gndivn , " "The Arkansaw Traveler , " "Under the tins Ughl , " "Sea of Ire , " " .lack Hnrkawny , " "N'ick of the Woods , " and ' 'Tlio Four Knnvc.V Thomas ' .V Kecno was a great favorite hero : so-was Kdwin Adams and "Jibbennlnpsay1' Proi-tor. Iltttwcen the acts the boys swaggered like old rones. The comedian was assured of bis engagement and woobctldo the manager that . should discharge him. In those days only the small hoys and the prolctalrotmt In the gallery ; but'all this la changed. The brownie must bo a great force to the nrtlst. thnt becomes somewhat depressed be fore the parmictto auditors , who incline Ilka so many mnrshniallows In a bonbonnlore. all bwcotncss and light but expressionless. The brownie seems to bo the voxhumnna of ap preciation In a theater. The Chlneso auditor never applauds , he- ranso the Chinese drama docs not admit of anything that Is likely to perturb him. The star would bo recalled fewer times Hum ho Is now wcro the gallery deities to wear pearl-tinted kids nnd to stare bnbv- fashion. Mr. John Stetson once snfd not the fabu lous John Stetson , but the .lohu Stetson that -thntwitbout a gallery his theater would bo as quiet ns a inosiiuu. What think you would the romanticists of the gallery do without the incln-dmiiint ? The stage Is cultivating a taste for Ibsen- ism In Ho subtlest form , a taste the highest in its way ; but wcro all the posters la the city to announce only the dramas of tlio Nor wegian misanthrope , the iralleries would remain - main almost deserted and thu malingers In despair. It seems strange that the Intellectual mem bers of an nuulenco uro nt the bottom , whllo the supporting members nro nt the top of the play house , llko a man suspended by his toes. I hnvo'hcanl It said that Emllo.ola often .sits in the gallery lostuDy character andsays that the novelist thnt lias never sato Ui that part of n theater has missed ono of the most Interesting scenes of his life. M. Xoluadds that artistically ho prefers the gallery. It Is n great Institution , Is the gallery , nnd a place \vhere ono can steal to and express his appreciation of u play unobserved. Tut : Lorxcir.it. Mr. Archibald Claverhig Ounter's pictur- CMJUO and romantic story , "Mr. Unrncs of New York , " has been more widely read per haps , than the work of any contemporaneous author. So great , Indeed , wns the success of this novel that It Inspired him to nttonipt the fntcs which dele out the rnwnrds to human aspirations once again with the plot solidified nnd well environed In tbo shape of n drama for stage production. "Mr. Barnes of Now York" was particularly adapted for this pur pose , Its Ingenious plot , powerful descriptive work , rlpo coloring of scene and incidentand , intensely dramatic sequence , furnishing all the cssetitlols ren.nlrcd for a successful come dy drama of the modern American school. The novel had been successful , and perhaps , Imvlng been so widely read , proved the best advertisement Jlr. Uuntcr could have for his dramatic venture. How-belt , the llrst produc tion of "Mr. Barnes of Now .York , " as a drama , at tbo Broadway theater In the city to which the principal clmracter's nativity is nttributed , wns a glowing success , It receiv ing the highest encomiums of the most intel ligent , able and snnlonio critics of this coun try ns a representative nineteenth century production. Crowned then with the laurels of popular favor and acceptation. Mr , ( ! un- ter's'ingenlous dramatization of his beautiful story wont westward seeking now triumphs. Itvlll bo produced at IJoyd's opera honso for the Broadway theater company for fou'r nights , beginning tonlcht , having the advan tage of every detail of scctile and hidden , nl environment which the management ol Lloyd's is wont to accord a production , The story Is ono of love , Intrigue nnd adventure , centering around the fertile but unusual inn- tcrlnl furnished by the univcrsn.ll known leg end of the Corsica ! ! vendetta , The Brondwny theater company , which Mr. Frank W. ganger has collected together , contains ' any well known name * . Misn Kmllv Smith , for instance , is no stranger to Omaha. She was last soon In this city with Harry Lacy In "Tho Planter's Wife,11 In which she divided the honors of the star. Mr. James Nec.ll will bo the Mr , Barnes ol Kow York. Mr. Nenll has been scon in Oinnha in two of hl.s original creations. Harold Armytngo In "Lights of London' ' nnd the confederate spy In "Held by the Knc'iny , " and Mr. Ncall was lending support toV. . II. Crime the past senson and inateri- nlly aided la the success of the Now York nnd San Francisco production of "Tbo Kou < ator. " Miss Kftlo Qcrnion was for main seasons leading comedienne of Wnllnck'i theater stock company of New York. Mat ! Siiyi'.er , hU wife , } { ese Snvder , Hugo To ! nud Miss Annie Blnnclio uro mso members ol the company. "A Barrel of Money" us the taking and in dicntlvo title of n now play styled "nu Amer ican character comedy , " irom the per. of thai Justly popular playwright , Herbert Hall \Vlnslow , author of "Silent Partner , " "Chli o' tbo Old Block , " etc. This latest producl Is said to be Mr , Wlnslow'u brightest am strongest effort , The production of tin play Is elaborate In scculo and mechanical do tall , being under the management of 1C. D Stuir , who has rapidly como to the front ns i painstaking caterer to amusement coors. Ii ' A Barrel of Money" thcro is considerable o a dramatic or sensational element , u conipll rnt'-d plot , nnd enough comedy to satisfy U thu fullest extent the most ardent devotee o that very pleasant adjunct to nil onjoynuli diuinutlc production. The play is producet with special scenery , anld to lie very club ointc , It Includes the interior of u countn tavern kept by n typical "down-pastor , ' whu.so homespun logic and Vermont vor iiiuiilur are ns refreshing ni the odor o new mown hay. Then there Is nn Interior ot nn Iron mill nt work , nml the exterior and outlylng.grounds of n , residence ) on the Hud son , and the rich parlor of n prmpcroui man ufacturer. The opfnltiff of "A Ban-el of Money" In Omaha will occur nt the ( Iraml this uvonlnp , nt popular price * . The intcrctt manifested In advance IIM been so great that a crowded house may bo anticipated. Charles if. Hall l announced ns the original Swedish dialectician , nud It Is claimed for him that ho created tbo part of "Olo Oleson , " but nftcr playing It a while ho discarded it because there wai no plot nnd but llttlo merit in the piece , and ho coached thu present "Olo" for several weeks until bo had mastered the Swedish dialect. Mr. Hall hns a new play , entitled "That Swede , " n coinedv with an Inteivjtlng plot , -which holds the attention ot the audience and which gives him cartii blanche. In the personation of Swede character. Theater-goers will bo much moro pleased with "That Swede" than they wcro with "Olo Oleson , " Mr. Hauls hnv'lng n vary successful sci on nnd lia * on- Urcly Bntlillcd largo audiences wherever ho has appeared. Ho will play an engagement of two nights nt the Grand on Wednesday and Thursday evenings next at popular prices nnd the advance sale of tcs/rvcd / scats will open on Tuesday morning. It h not generally known thnt the engage ment of Mr. Dlxo.v and Ids merry burlesque for the last four nights of the .coining week will bo the farewell visit ot the popular comedian lo Omaha. After this season Mr. Dixey will become a permanent attraction In New York city and will only leave that place for special engagement * in Philadelphia , Boston and Chicago. Regarding his engage ment tore it is much moro nuspielons Jthan on his former visits. Ho will present not only his merry "Adonis. " so familiar to all lovers of bright ami spirited comedy , but also his latest success , "Tho Seven Ages , " The latter play ran for six months in Now York hist season and for two months In Chicago. The theme nlono would imply thnt It Is a much more artistic afTalr than Its famous tirrdoccssor , nud the unanimity of approval iiy tho" various critics will Insure very large nnd curious nuJlenccs , Curious , bemuse in reading Shakespeare's subllmo soliloquy it Booms nlmosthnposslblo to burlesque it with out bordering on the ridiculous. From what 1ms been reported It can hardly be denomi nated a burlesque. In the strict senseof the term , bitten Mr. Uixcy's ' partnt least comes within balling distance of very legitimate comedy. Mr. Uixoy s wonderful versatility Is given ns much scope ns even ho himself could desire. Ho portinys the seven stages In man's career from the Infant In the per ambulator through the successive periods of the schoolboy , lover , soldier , justice , old man nnd finally the obllvlonlst. The scheme Is ar ranged in seven separate sketches , connected by u sort of dramatic story showing tlio life of a famous old Knickerbocker of the revolu tionary period. lOnch 'ago' Is illustrated by appropriate changes 'in character , scene and incident. It is by all odds the most ambitious thenio ever attempted In burlesque and Di.xoy deserves credit for so dignifying burlesque ns a legitimate branch of comedy. "The Seven Ages" will bo scon on Tlmrnday and Friday , and on Saturday nnd Sunday nights and Saturday inutlnca tlio familiar and over \voleomo "Adonis" will bo given. Them nro few clmnires in Mr. Dlxoy's support. The company numbers fifty-live , the most promt- mt being Herbert ( Jrcslmm , ( leorgo Howard , lli'orgo Schiller , Cnrrio K. Perkins , Yolando "Wallace. Mac Branson , Emma filulle and Minimi Miller. Both productions will bo singed with the well known attention and de tail for which Dlxoy is popular. The scenic efforts of "Tho So von Ages" nro safd to bo as elaborate as any over taken on the road. Considerable Interest attaches to the forth- coinini : production at the Grand opera house on Friday. Saturday and Sunday evenings next , and Including a Saturday in'ntlnco of Mrs. Burnett's famous dramatic Idyl. "Llttlo Lord Fauntleroy , " and expectation runs high ancnt the calibre of the company that Mr. French will scud hero to Interpret the beau tiful lines , the tender pathos and the charac teristic humnr of the talented authoress. No play of inoJorn times has made so gen- uiuc and so lasting a success as this simple little child-drama , and Mrs. Burnett's name will go down to posterity as the -writer of the most charming , simple nnd fascinating play over known in the historvoC the stngc. ( Jcdric Krrol Little Lord Fauntleroy bounds into favor nt once , and ns the plav progresses the fnvor becomes itrouger , until it reaches its maximum nt the close of the play , nnd every man , -woman nnd child in the audience goes away more than pleased. From the moment when little Cedrio runs hi flushed nnd out of breath will1 , his foot-race , Interest is keen , nnd there Is not a dull moment in the per formance. Mrs. Burnett's masterpiece has nu oxiintslto setting in its dramatic form , and resembles her Inhnltnblo work in that it goes straight to the heart at every point In the play. Ttioro can ho no difference of opinion on this point. The simple story , acted so naturallynnd teachlngly , never falls to make mi impression. Manager Lawler of the Edca Musce has se cured a decided hit this week by securing Matsada Sorakchi , tbo noted Japanese wrestler and all-around nthlcto for a-week's engagement. Thd Jap is undoubtedly ono of the best known athletes and sports In tbo country. Ho is the champion cateh-as-catch can wrestler of the world nud now holds the champion medal for being the strongest man. Ho won this by lifting the ! i. > 0-pound Indian club belonging to If. 1C. Fox of the Police Gazette twenty-five times , n feat almost in credible. Matsada will dally give exhibitions of his strength at theMnscc , nnd put tip the largo Indian club \vhlch ho carries with him. In addition to this unique feature Mr. Lawlcr has secured one of the best burlesque fnrco- companics to present "The Ulng of ICers , or the Hotel. " Tlio Fitzgerald and Lewis comedy company will present this bright sparkling comedy in a manner that will please all who may sco it. Fitzgerald ns Siiipsoy the switchman presents n familiar character In a new light. Maud Mnydon as Teddy , the holy terror , introduces seine of the most popular songs , catchy ulrs and cay dnnces of the year. Tlio qunrtotto singing by Snlpsey , old .Tories and the Mnydcu sisters will bo a pleasing feature of tno entertain ment. Charles nnd Annie \yhltnoy , the famous vocalists and instrumental artists will also appear this week and llniah ono ot the host attraction of the season. , Slic'n a CVoddess. " Mrs. Lnngtry was discovered Uy tbo artist Mllhds. It seems thnt some sons ol Knglnnd'H nobility went to the Isle of .lerso } to bunt and fish , nud incidentally Mrs. Lnngtry niado their trip very pleasant. Up on returning to London ono of the scions of nobility , moro la gratitude than from any appreciation or knowledge of the beauty ol the soon-to-be "professional , " pursuadod his muininn to Invlto his island entertainer to London as their guest. It was done MM. Langtry came , with the limited ward robe that wo hnvo been told nbout so often Among the very few dresses was thoorio black silk Jet and lace gown that h snid tu have been worn nt every reception , dinner and bull during the beauty's lirst season This inevltnblu bluek gown showed to porfoi ? tion tbo graceful curves of the figure and en bnuccd the purity of the exquisite ) complcK- lon. lon.The The marvellous , classical beauty of tin wearer did not dawn upon these Londoners however , until one uvoning nt a reeoptloi given by the lady whom the then otacnri .lersoy l.lly was visiting. Millah , In bidding adieu to his hostess said : "Madam you hnvo a gddiless us youi gueiit. " " 'bat won enough. London wen wild over her bounty. There is an exquisite etching on sale In prominent art stores by i celebrated English artist , "Homeo nut .Juliet. " AVhlloittsnot generally knonn , i is plainly evident that Mrs. Langtry wui the model who perfected the iullst'8 Idea o Juliet. A Modern IMuyivrl-jlit , Jerome. K. Jcroino , who attained an enviable reputation ns the author of thu stories o.illei "Throe Men In n Boat ' .and "Idlo Thoughts of nn Idle. FVllow , " and of the play of ' 'Thr Moisterof Woodbarrow , " Is n man of thirty nine. His typo of face Is that of a reddlsl blonde , nnd ho Is not very , imposing in np pcataiice , He bus a inoawt demeanor nni manners quiet and gentle , and he is gooi hearted nnd gcncrou * , without having tin least KCIISO of business in pa city , Ho U married and lives in Chelsea Gardens London. He has n greater fondness fo lilcrnry than drmnntto work , although hi friends have urgol him to cento all his powers on the latter. Having iniulo a success witli "The Malstcr , " ho will undoubtedly devote himself honcufortb to work for the Mage. Ho was nn actor foi two years and has been through all thu tuua experiences which stugo aspirant * and young inthors encounter. IIo had hard lines , and ) -lng in provincial companies received pay hat would amount to ? l or > In our money. Vflur ( finduntlng asnnnctor Mr Jerome bo- nine a reporter on a London newspaper , vhlch position ho held for some years. Then 10 begun writing ploys , .T/fA/riii A\it tut.i M.trie. Hooth and Barrett appeared last wc > sk In 'hlladolphla to big business. It U bnllovcd thnt Mrs. Ocorglo Barrymoro s hopelessly 111 , nnd that she will not bo nblo o again appear upon the stage. Donnolly and ( llrnrd have engaged Mr , tlchnrd Stnhl , author of the "Seu King" and Said Piwhn , " as musical director of the Natural Ons" company , Gounod's pastoral opern , "Mlrnlla , " wns ting for the llrst timu in French nt the 'rvnch opera house , nt New Orleans , on > Iniidny. There it nothing in it to Inspire. Over $75,000 , nro spent nightly In New Yorker or theatrical and musical entertainmentand hohtory goes thnt Ocorglo Ca'yvim never ins nny thing fer luncheon but crackers and cocoa. Stuart Hobson's repertory for the remain ler of this season will Include , "Tbo Henri. ctta , " "IsMm-Hagoa Failure I" "Sho Stoops p Conquer" nml "A Ltttlo ( more or less ) .ord Fnuntleroy. " Mr. Augustus Pltou has named the new ilny which ho nnd Mr. 0. II , .Icsscp have rrittcn "Tho Power of the I'ress. " Mr. 'it ou says the play does not contain n news- lapcrmnn , as Its tltto might suggest. Miss Percy Hns well , who played the part ot .Dot so delightfully In 'Tho Midnight loll , " hns a brother In thoanuio company vho promises to become u very clover actor , onslderhig that this Is his llrst season on the tape. Despite reports to the contrary , Julia Mar- piv Is a very sick woman. She tins tvphold ever , which threatens dlru results , tis her ihyslcal force was so weak when she con- racial it , The girl hns undoubtedly been overworked. Chnrlos Barnard , the author of "The County Fair" nud Charles B. Jefferson are vriting a now play called "Tho Country ( Jlr- cus" which Is to bo given nn elaborate pro- luctioii next season by U. B. Jefferson and ( law nud Krlanger. Mrs , Leslie Carter astonished the critics Monday evening nt the Hroadway ( Now York ) theater by her very crcdltnblo work in 'The Ugly Duckling , " though her perform ance was not by any menus fnultlcss mid the ilny may bo referred to In the same terms. Mr. Willnrd , with accent on the lard made ils American appearance Monday evening at . 'aimer's Now York theatre In the powerful play of "Tho Middleman" Iby Henry Arthur lones. A numerous and representative nudl- unco was present nnd greeted the gentle and modest stranger very enthusiastically. Sonbrottcs , singing , dancing nnd otherwise ire nt present a gre.it Urug in the theatrical narkot. A prominent manager of tlio me- .ropolls . , falling to secure In the ordinary Way ho number of chorus girls needed for n pro duction ho contemplated , hit upon the plan of itlvortlslngfor soubrcltcs. From three or 'our hundred of thin peculiar commodity who answered his card , ho was enabled to suc cessfully complete his cast of singers. Duulop's Stngo Rows says : Edward Elusive Hlco has found a now capitalist as well as a new playwright. In the latter ho professes to have unbounded confidence , nnd perhaps it will bo Justified , because the dramatist Is a bright writer for the Omnhn Herald , \V. K. Goodall , who has finished a comedy entitled "An Absent Minded Man. " lohu AV. Norton will bo the financial sponsor [ or the venture , which will probably be made at St. Louis in a month or so. There Is a fair chance that Uico will put "Tho World's fair" on the shelf in order to test the Omaha writcr's'fnrco. Dr. Birncy cures catarrh , Bee blilg. M1MTAUV MATTHIIS. Changes nnd Other Moves A mo us tlio Soldiers of the Army. Private Charles floklon has been assigned uy orders of the recruiting department to the Twenty-first infantry for assignment to a company by the regimental commander. Private Jackson , Troop II , Ninth cavalry , stationed at Fort Du Chcsno , lias boon trans ferred to Troop B stationed at thp same post 1 Thonon-commlssloned olllcers who , a short time since , passed tlio necessary bo.irds for appointment as second lieutenants have been assigned to the infantry as follows ! Corporal , H. J. Bunt ; First Sergeant Charles Miller , Sergeant J. H. Seyburn , Quartermaster .Sergeant J , G. Ord , and Ser geant .1. 13. Dodge. Private William Hlckes , company F , Six teenth Infantry , has been granted u furlough for three months from December H nnd. on 1U expiration on his own application , will bo disehnrped from the army. Acting-hospital steward , Gruenthal , re cently appointed from private of the hospital corps , has been ordered from Fort U. A. llus- sell to Fort Omaha for duty at ttiut post , Lieutenant Mercer , Eighth infantry , sta tioned nt Fort Nlobrarn , hns been granted leave of absence lor Jour months from December - comber .1. Second Lieutenant Guy II. Preston. Ninth cavalry , has been transferred from Troop I to Troop L nnd Second Lieutenant Perry from Troop L to Troop I. Private Hlchnrd Daly , Company D , Six teenth infantry , hns been ordered discharged from the army by reason of purchase of dis charge. A general court-martial has been ordered to convene at Fort Hobinson for the trial of such enlisted men as may bo ordered before It. Lieutenant Colonel Luddiiigton , deputy quartermaster Kcncr.11 , has been ordered to proceed from Washington to Omaha on pub lic ; business. The colonel is a brother of Dr. Luddington of this city. Private William Keating has been trans ferred from Battery G , artillery to Company G , Second Infantry , and ordered to Join his new company at Fort Omntia. A hoard of otllcers , under the late act of congress , has been ordered to conyenont Fort Lcnvcnworth for tlio examination of olllcers who nro entitled shortly to bo promoted. Among the olllcers ordered to appear before thoboatd ; the following are now serving In the Department of tno Platte : Captain Worth , Eighth Infantry ; Captain Ncdomyer , Sixteenth infantry : First Lieutenant Wright , Ninth cavalry ; First Lieutenant Hoe , Third infantry ; First Lieutenant Snrson , Second Infantry ; First Lieutenant Pitcher , Eighth infantry. All the ofllcors named nro the ranking In their grade nnd will bo examined for the next higher grnito In the arm of the service In which they now belong , Irrospjc- tlvoof the number of , tlio regiment to which they uro to be promoted. Summary Courts. The : law requiring enlisted men to ho tried by n summary court of ono oftlcer within twenty-four hours after the offense has been committed I * considered n good ono.if prop erly carried out. Sonio ssldiors claim the re quirements should hnvo gone further nnd provided that , unless In cases of a flagrant nature , men should not bo confined in the guard bouse until ufter they have been tried and sentenced to the same. As it is now they claim n man Is frequently confined , whleh is , of Itself , a punishment. Then his trial takes place nnd ho Is proved Innocent and acquitted. IIo has had , not withstanding , ' the disgraso nnd stigma of the guard house. Before putting him , they sny , in the guard house , euro should bo exercised to see that tbo punishment Is deserved. More soldier's manhood or honor will , in nine cases out of ten , accomplish the do- si it'd end , and this menus should bo tried first and hi the case of the tenth failure putting the soldier through will meet the approval of the whole company. Kvorthlng is now being done to make the position of tlio enlisted man lionornblc.immly anil desirable and ho lu turn , oHIcors hnhf , should by his conduct show nn appreciation of the efforts thus made by others for his welfare. Dr. Hlriicy euros catarrh , Heo bldjj. Miss Lizzie IHloy , dauElitor of Thomas Hiloy , returned Friday evening after a font months' visit with friends in the cast. Dr. Ulrnoy euros catarrh , Dee blilg. Dr. Birncy Is sjxmdliig Sunday In Lincoln with his friend , J , W. Deneese , the II. & . M. attorney , Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh , Bso Bldg. TRAlNlNtTTHEM TO TEACH , low Omaha Intends to Soouro Competent Hbtna Instructors. OPENING OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL. The Corps ot'Tcnfilici-gaiid How They Propose to Inaugurate ( ho unit Interest inu System. After mouths of uullrlng labor the Omaha lormal school ha ? become a reality mid tomor ow morning it wll' ' open Its doors to the pub ic. Unllko other city schools , this ono Is not for ho purpose of teaching pupils the branches required In the dally walks of life , but for the nirposo of lilting young men and women for .caching. * The school , llho the Other city educational iistltutlons , will bo under the supervision of Superintendent James , whllo the studies will w directed by Mrs. Grnco Sudborough as irlnclpal and her assistants , Miss Helen Wy- tolt and Miss Emma H , Pugli. The parent , or training school , will occupy wo rooms In the Pleasant building , where Mrs. Sudborough will teach mental and moral science , mental and moral philosophy and discourse upon education ns defined by Herbert Spencer and others. In this school there will bo from tnlrty-llvo to forty pupils , who will bo known as "ca dets , " all of whom will prepare themselves for tenoning. In order to enter this depart- ucnt , each pupil will bo required to pass a ilgli-school examination or its equivalent , The examination having been passed , ' the class will at once boglu the review or the branches taught In the high school. This , in addition to the now studies , will complete the course. The studios will : ontinuo for one year , when each pupil will jo reqvlred to pass a thorough and rigid ex- inilnatlon , mid if successful , diplomas will bo granted , authorizing them to teach In the schools of the city , For the present the practice schools will bent nt the Izard and the Long buildings. At the 'onner the department will bo under the con trol of .Miss Kmma E. PuRh , who will have charge of tbo first and second grades. At the Long school the department will bo n charge of Miss Helen WykolT and will consist of the third and fourth grades. Thcso training teachers will do but little of the work , though they will hayoa general super vision of their departments. The manner n which the work will bo conducted will be to take cauots from the training school liid tjlneo them In these practice schools , whcro their work will be carefully super vised by tlio two training teachers. This > lnn is designed to give these pupils who indorstanil tlio theory of tracing active prac tice , under competent Instructors , The ciulots will bo allowed to teach four weeks , when they will return to the training' school and their places will bo filled by other cadets , thus flvlng each pupil In the training school four weeks of actual practice. It is understood that seine fifteen or twenty of the young ladies who are novv lit Pern will return to tlio city and complete the course in .ho Omaha school , and at the start the cadets will - undoubtedly bo selected , from thcso students , as they have been taught the theory , but have not had the practice. Superintendent James in speaking of the lulios of parents and teachers towards chil dren says : , "Teachers sometimes Justify themselves in : nscs of discipllnoiby going behind the old . 'in'loco ' parentis. ' .aw phrase , They rightly claim that any severity of punishment tha't tnijht reasonably be practiced by a parent to restrain his own child would bo defensible If employed by a teacher In the discipline of a pupil. This is Very comfortable doctrine to these who find themselves com pelled to resort to ( corporal punishment to maintain order , Jn school. And without doubt in case of trouble arising tram the par ents taking the part of a punished child , the law will sustain tlio teacher In sunn exorcise of force a = > a reasonable parent might employ under similar circumstances. Dut the law assumes that both parsiits and teachers should bo reasonable in all matters of this kiild. While the higher courts always lean toward the side of the tcaclier , ns they do to the parents' side lu cases of dilllculty of this character , teachers no less than parents should be careful that no charge of undiia severity or unreasonableness Is fastened upon them. "Parents are sometimes convicted in the courts of resorting to unreasonable and even outrageous punishments. This occurs far more frequently with parents than with teachers , and no wonder , for neither the law nor public opinion fixes any standard require ment for ono who assumes the responsibilities of rearing and training a family. The law docs fix a standard for the teacher , requiring both scholarship and character. This Jcgal standard is not high , but public opinion is more exacting and demands of a teacher good judgment ns well. The man or woman who is not endowed with largo "good sense" has no right to enter the ranks of touchers. Sometimes the courts sustain a teacher on account of the harm that might' ' otherwise como to the schools In general , but when this Is the cnso the profession bleeds. Hut there is a much higher sense in which the teacher ahould use the phrase 'In ' loco parentis.1 In entering upon the duties of his profession ho voluntarily ussumos for the time a very high position , and does stand to these iu his care in the sacred relation of parent. No one should teach who docs not love children. To stand In the place of the parent Is to give them love and sympathy , thought and care without stint. The parent never spares liimselt' if the welfare of his child Is under consideration. The patience that a ( jood father exorcises toward his child knows no limit. IIo finds excuses for every fault. IIo tries to correct thcso faults , but Ills patience never fails. A mother may forget her child ; but this is very rare ; and when she docs wo call her no longer a parent. When a teacher becomes indifferent to n wnywnrtl child , or impatient or unkind , when she Is unable to care for him as his mother should , she Is not by any means in the place for the parent. ' If ono would like to know how a parent feels and whatn imront's sympathies are , let him observe carefully the day a child caters school. The mother'eomes with him the first day and stays with him. She watches the child and she watches the teacher , and asks herself , 'Can I entrust my baby to horl * She brings him the next day , but uoes not stay so Ipng , and v 'lion she goes away there aro' tears In her eyes and pain in her heart , and she finds an excuse for returning moro than once that she may steal another look nt the child. If utthoclosoof the session she does not go to bring him homo , as she Is very liable to do. she is waiting at the gate long before the line of'cnlldreu ' hns filed out of the room , Her thoughts Imvo been with him all the morning , and the hour Is too short for all the questions sho' ' has concerning his now oxncrlencos. Tho'.fatuor's' interest Is hardly less than the mo.hu.r'snnd for many daysif ho meet the principal ov superintendent , or even a member of the 'board of education , ho greets him with a cordiality ho never felt before , and ho discusses education with n marvelous Interest. Tlieso'porsons arn In fact 'In loco parcntis , ' and if tile teacher can feel ns they do. there will bo no bound to the feeling of gratitude that tlioy1 will nxcito in the Hearts of many fathers and mothers. Dr , Birnoy nurds catarrh , noobldj , ' . Jilt Ul'.l TIU\.t L. 'i'ho state agricultural school of Hhodo Island will in future bo open lo women. An organization modeled after the Amer ican Chautnuqini literary and scientific circle has been organized in Grout Hritniu under the naino of thu National homo reading union , The Ctmutauqun literary and scientific circle , which was organized in 187S with a inoinborchlp of 700 , has now 17,0011 circles lo cated In all parts of the world , Including a branch at thu Capo of Good Hope. Whllo the population of Germany has In creased In the last eighteen years In the nro- portion of 100 to 1M.8 , the number of Ucrnmn students Ins been swelled in the proportion of 100 to 311.0. Austria has not only a high school of agri culture , but fifteen Intermediate and eighty- three primary agricultural schools , bushUs nine chairs of agriculture in polytechnic os- tnbllshincnts and agricultural experiment stations , There nro also KVJ comics of MM I- cultural lectures attended by about ten thou sand | ) cr otn a year. Apropos of the cducatlonul progros * of women In England , It is worthy of nolo .hat nt ntrmlnulmin there uro forty-ono women and only three men candidates for .ho Cambridge higher local examinations. ; nt Bradford , twenty-four women , ono man ; nt Leeds , thirty-live women , two men , nt Man chester , forty-two women , ono inatii atfjlvor- ) oul , fifty-nine women , one man. The theory that there wai a connection he- .ween Dabylon and ChUm In nndont times ins much in Its favor , nml ns the Idea scorns o bo growing In Importance It may ho Inter esting to know that It was supgcstod by an American , Key. William Frederick William * , n nu unpublished letter addressed to Kev , Leonard Diicon , P.O. , nml dated .lima in , 1853. This document Is preserved In the Ibrary nt Yale college. Prof. Iljnlmnr II , lloyeson ol Columbia ; ollcgo has consented to deliver a course of 'our lectures before thu Brooklyn Art nssocl- itlon on "German and French Schools of Painting. " Kach lecture will bo Illustrated with llfty or moro photographic reproduc tions of the nio'jt ' noted works of the artists reviewed by the lecturer. A synopsis of the Irst lecture , which is on "Uormnii Painting - ing , " and will bo delivered nuxt Thursday evening in the hall of the association build- ng , 174 Montague street , Is as follows : Al- irecht Uurcr , linns Holbein the elder , Hans Holboln the younger , Lucas Urnnnch , Ha- ihacl Mcngs. Angelica ICauHnmn , Peter voii Jornelius , Wllhelm von ICnulbach , Gabriel Mnx and Michael Munkacsv. A New York dispatch says the Italian government hns subsidized schools In the principal cities of this country , In which tlio routh of Italian parentage may be Instructed in the language of that country. The Italian government is desirous that the youth should speak the language , so that when they visit Italy they may bo better fitted to servo the three years in the army required of nil citi zens over twenty years Of ago. Prominent Italian-Americans soon knew of only ono school of tbo kind In this country. That was .n the city of Now York. There wns n school in San Kranctsco where Italian Is taught , but it was supported by ursociotvof Italians and iiy the people of the Pucllloslope. . The Now York school is frco. An educational tcndcjicy of the day which : ms been reflected prominently of late at thn lohns Hopkins university is tlio great growth of historical mid political study among ; young men , For some years the steady Increase in leslro for knowledge in the two subjects hns lccn noticeable , but at this session the prof- crenco has been particularly striking. Of the 214 graduate students who have already ittalned the dignity of degrees and are seek- .UK . special training In separate departments of research , 61 are delving into history and politics , " ' . ) into chemistry , which Is consid ered ono of the most popular courses at the university , and 41 into Latin nml Greek. Flvo years ago 1K ( ) students , all told , both jraduato and undergraduate , preferred his torical instruction. There were llfl In ( Jor- nan , 01 In chemistry and 75 in Latin , At : ho last session things had so changed that 1415 took history and polities , ll ! chomlstrv , I''O German and 09 Latin. Dr. Birncy cures catarrh , Boo bldgf I.ll > IKS' JTlitt'/iLKY XOTIUN. Jcwcltr'K lIVi'My. . Bracelets and bangles are ns popular as ever. ever.A A fautasty has sprung up for necklaces of colored stones. Qold beads continue to bo worn and nro cv liceinlly useful with colhirless dresses. The orchid remains n favorite model for line enamel Jewelry. In many Instances this flower is faithfully copied not only in form and color , but in size. Among wntch chatelaines the novelty Is a small affair that expresses Itself in form of a flower or other motif , and which Is fastened at the side of the corsage. Watches run small to medium in sixo and there is a marked tendency toward decorat ive cases. .Towels and colored enamels nro favorite modes of ornamentation. Fashion seems to move In cycles and many of our latest novelties are .merely old friends returning to us , in instance of which may bo mentioned chatelaines , clasps , mid buckles. A pretty bracelet soon wns composed of two cold chains , and had as n fastening , two lit tle owls , with plumage in pearls and diamond mend heads , their blinking eyes being slnglo rubies. The fashion of dresses , the bodlccsofwhich are cut low In the neck , has rendered a neck lace of seine sort a necessity , and tlio Jewel ers' show cases are consequently filled with a bewildering variety of these ornaments. There are unique necklaces of diamonds and rubies in the form of u spray of live orchids , , or of live swallows. In both cases the birds and flowers are graduated ns to size mid are made to unscrew so that each may bo worn singly. There are dainty llttlo fobs especially designed for ladles. These are provided with a swivel at one end for the watch , and n bar at the other to fasten in the button-holo of the nodlce. Thegolpsllrlesnrothc decorative : cature , some being engraved while others are set iu gems. Dr. Birnov euros , catarrh , Bee hlilg , Y'S OPINION'S. They arc Handed Down in tlio DiHtriet Court. Fifty or sixty lawyers had a great laugh yesterday morning. Judge Wnkcloy's comment whllo rendering a decision In the divorce case of Pickeucer vs Pickcncor was the cause. "Uould nn American heiress , who marries a titled pauper , over hope to procure- divorce from her lord duke or prince on the plea of non-support ! "The Illustration bo little may a exagger ated for application in this case , " said the judgoin n droll way , "but in some respects it's admirable perhaps. "In 1'icKcnecr vs Plckcnccr , " continued his honor , ' 'It is the wife who asks for a de cree. She wants It on the ground of failure to support. From the evidence 1 find that Mrs , Plckcnccr owns seine town lots In Oak land , Cnl. , and that Pickcncer Is a ( icrman with seine property and u great faculty for taking care of it. ' She says she was reduced to a skeleton by the board ho gave her , The assertion makes mo sort of smile. She didn't look much like n skeleton when she appeared in court not a bill'In 'In n word , the fact of the matter Is there nro two serious objections to granting Mrs. Pickencor's application lor divorce. She had not been a resident hero for six months prior to nor application. Shu was married in Oakland , then wont to St. Paul , \vhoro she separated from her husband because bo jiro- vided noard that only cost $ . ' . " > a month tor both of them. Then she returned to Califor nia , commenced this action for divorce , and nftorward simply came hero to verify it. She had money boforesho married Plckcnccr , and , ns I look at It , her case is something llko what it would bo for tin American heiress to marry a titled foreigner and then turn round , like this plalntlir , mid sue for u di vorce on the ground of non-support. Her ap plication is denied. " And then the judge proceeded to hand down his decision in thu important case of W. A. Goddard vs Douglas county. This is ono of these test rasiis resulting from nn effort to enforce the sale of county poor farm lots live purchasers who merely niado the first payment and never accepted the con tract for the lot. The court said that ho would have to sus tain the demurrer of plaintiff to defendant's answer , and dismiss thu caso. County Attorney Mahoncy took an oxcen- lion to the decision and announced that ho would take the c-rto tu the supreme court , as the matter should bo llnally settled ono way or the other , Judge Wiikeloy's decision was based on thu fact that the papers given In return for the first payment of $ \5 ! , did not state the terms of sale. Dr. Ulrnoy cures catarrh , Boo 'to HOYS AND GIRLS UND UK 18 YEARS . _ OPAGI5. Tbt Wurtmy rviHl , f6. will rlr * awiy ! OM > r > r mart Rnt-cUn Ufity bleyrlr * ( toj't or iirl'i lTi ) for tJvrrlUlt'ic pnr | w . K TOO wtolMH on T.rv y cnndlltoni , tvltlitiu ! < m.tntfcf tuoofr torlt A MrwM. nelft.lnVuttitiinp for | > rt ! ultr. , WlSTEin rciKL IU. , IJJ H.irUr. tlrccl , IIUC1CO , ILL \YOItK \ FOR THE LEGISLATURE , Uoir.e of the Important Changes Stiggeslcil iu the Present Oity Oharler. THE OFFICE OF CITY ASSESSOR , Crcmlnj * the Suiicrinr Court oi'Omahn InOrtlor to Ketlovn the I'rcsuro on the Jiiilgcn of tlio Dis trict Court. The question of amending the city chnrtor nt tlio next session of the legislature is nt tracting the attention of- lending citizens nml will result ovoutunlly in n meeting of tlio delegation from this county for the purpose of deciding upon what clmngoi It may bo necessary to m\ko. : \ At n recent mooting of the council n coin- nil ttoo was appointed to consider the subject , but us yet no meetings Imvo been liclil. The bar association has appointed n com- nilttoo nlso to consider ntncmhiicnts demanded oy the nccossltloj of the courts , and hns already received u number of supgo-itloiw from the loading members cf the bar. Similar committees bavu been suggested by the board of tnulo and real e.stato exchange , . but It la thoutfit that representatives of these bodies will likely bo appointed to act with sonio of the other committee. ) above referred to , thus rendering extra committee * unneces sary. 'J'lio Council Cuinmlltoo. Mayor CushiiiR says-he Is not yet ro.i'ly to ofTor suggestions relating to changes iu the clmrtcr. although ho says that ho has many tomitlco. He thinks tho. council ahould not hnvo npointed | more than , live persons on the coimnittce , Including * the cjty attorney anil mayor. Other couucliuion , ho claims , have como to the same conclusion , and the com- inlttco will undoubtedly bo reduced at the next meeting of the city fathers. When this sball bodono the mayor suggests that each member of this committee bo empowered to name an additional man , thus giving a joint committee of ton. The mayor said that ho desired to see Mr. Hosowator ami Mr. Hitch cock ndded-to the committee. A City AsscNHor. " 111 m of tlio opinion that several amend ments should bo made to th.o city charter , " said Comptroller fioodrlch. "In the llrst place , I would have a provi sion that the llscal year should begin and end nt a certain date. At the present time , as a matter of custom , wo begin the year with the llrst of .Innuury , hut there Is nothing In the present charter providing for this. " 'Die mayor should uo given authority to remit lines and grant pardons In all eases where convictions huvo boon made under the ordinances. "J think the council should be given author ity to pass ordinances providing for the col lection of delinquent tuxes , because' the cltv loses thousands of dollars each year , which could bo collected if such nn ordinance wcro In force. In this connection I would also suggest the creation of the ofllco of city assessor. I would maUo the ottloo a salaried one. . and would authorize the appoint ment of a sunicicut number of deputies to make the assessment in a thorough manner. The ofllco should bo open to the public the nmo ns the other city oillcos. Under the present system , properly is not justly as sessed and many a poor man pays an enor mous tax , while his neighbor , who Is rich , escapes by paying cm u more fraction of wnnt ho owns. "All lines now paid Into the police court should bo paid into the city for the benefit of ttio city , and the county should pay to the city the costs of prosecution in state cases. Under tlio existing laws , the city prosecutes county cases and pays the bills , whllo the county is not out a cent , "There should bo some change made In the collection of tlio road tax , so that this tax col lected from residents of the city could be ex pended in thu city. Oniahn pays nearly nine- tenths of tlio road tnv of Douglas county , but only u small portion of this money so collected Is expended upon the streets and roads within the corporate limits. The most of It goes into county roads , and when wo go before the board of county commissioners and ask that n street be graded and paid for out of money that wo Imvo paid into the treasury for this purpose , wo are told that the funds have been exhausted and that wo will have to wait until another levy is made. Wo certainly should have the benefit of the money wo pay in to the road fund and should bo allowed to expend It within the city limits. This money should ho paid over by the conn ty treasury on demand nml all injney arising from the levy against property in the city should most certainly bo ox'pendcd upon our streets and not upon roads in outlying pre cincts. "There are many other amendments that may suggest themselves , but thcso nro the most Important that I think of at this time. " Superior Court ol' Onuilia. Hoarding a change in legislation affecting the courts of this district Mr. G. W. Ambrose says : "I would create , under section 1 , article (5 ( , of the constitution , a court to bo called the superior court of Omaha , with a jtidgo nt the same salary ns the Judges of the district court , with a clerk and reporter , the court to have monthly sessions , before whom criminal cases slioulu bo tried and to which court all appeals from justices of the peace should bo taken. The prcat burden upon tlio present district court docket is that one of the judges is con tinually kept In the trial of criminal cases , the vast number of appeal cases , which are taken more for the delay than for any princi ple of law or fact Involved ; but by such a court no appeals would bo taken except for merit , nml criminals would have a speedy trial at less cost to the county , ' I would create tno ofllco of master in chancery with a reporter , the master to have a salary of $ ! ,000nnd the reporter the same' as other reporters ; both of which salaries to bo paid by the county. This could bo so framed as to limit it to Douglas county alone. Lot the act urovido that cases of equitable nature should ho referred to the master com missioner to take the proof and report to the court the law and facts , limiting the filing of the report , unless for coed cause , to thirty days from tin time of reference , and then limiting a limit of thirty days thereafter for - T i-Wi the Judge haying the case bcforo film , tipfl the master's reiiort to nmlto his flnnl decrif , lu effect , adopting practically the practice pv the circuit court of the United States lu , cham-ory mutter. This would not make nny moro expense to the litigants Hum now ; th salaries of both the imritcrnudroporler being paid by the county. "I would add to the district , beni-h no Judge , That will then give us flvu JttfljtM who can ho actively engaged In the trim of civil Jury causes , except nt uch time * as It may ho necessary for ono of thu Judges hav ing In charge equitable causes tc dispose of A the matter * which hnil been reported by master commissioner.'u \ would then linvc practlfnlly seven courts lu full blast at onetime time , and this would dispose , In my Judg ment , of all causes , making It much more ex peditions than It Is now. " \Vnntfl the niliiiii'npollu l < iiw. Dr. ( "Jcorgo L. Miller bclne asked wlmt sug gestions ho would ninlto as to changes In that portion of the city charter governing parki and park commission , said ; "I would Imvo o * legislature iidq.t tlio Minneapolis charter clause entire witli the exception of that part providing that tlio commission bo elected Instead of appointed. That clause would bo very bad for Oman i and wholly unsulted to our city. "In this connection speaking of changi's In the charter generally.1 want to say I hojo Tin : UKK will go ahead and suggest chniiBci which it thinks should bo made. 1 think a very great deal of Mr. Hosowater's Judg ment and opinions , particularly when touch Ing upon public Improvements , and I cer tainly hope that ho will favor us with his views at length regarding public parks mul the park commission. . " Dr. lilrnoy euros catarrh , Hen bltljj. { t Good things soon find a pure/laser" Therefore we need only call your attention to our assortment of 'S SUITS In Black Cheviots and Fine Cassimercs. Fabrics speak for them selves and the excellence of the workmanship justifies our unqualified recommen dation of the garments for style and finish and fair prices , from § 15 to $30. "T/icrc is little to sew where tailors arc true" ST. ANDREASBERG CANARIES. Tbo first liiiportntlii'ii of thee btmiitlfnl shiKors will urrlvo tbls week , AH I con 111 not fill nil oiden 1'iit sonson , I ndvlto everyone w ho would Ilku Ingot one. of Ilicso well known trained Hollers , by ordering at once , Special trnlnuil Tours , Hell Notes , I.IIIIB Sllvury Trills , and Whistling Null's JC.JKI and * 7..riO cncb Hlnii'r , The lii-sl sliiKl'i'-t < 'iinarlrH , you nvor heard In your llfo , No shorter or choppy mum. Kvory HWCOU full and soft. Pull-MUiCni'lum guaranteed MAX GEISLER , 417 S. 18th St.Omaha. Decker Bros , Fisher & Hvcrctt nw Muthusok > $2BO. Henry V F. Milloi$1BO J. P. Emerson $178. Linden & Sons $128. Hallett & Davis $1.78. New orgims ut wlioli-saln prlcrx until chisuT out , tin ; mid iinwarils. Mueller & Schmollcr , 107 S. 16tli St. COMPANY Beg leave to direct attention to their own make of hand sewjd Gloves of every description , and at prices within the reach of all for Children , Misses , Ladies and Gentlemen. Ltulles' evening Kuodo Mousnuotairoa , iu 8 , 12,1(1 ( and 2(1 ( button lengths , In opurn , tjnv.y , fawn , fancy , tun nud b'.uck. 24 hutton length , in opera shades only. Our gloves \yill bo nioiidoilKUHl- : CHATtOE , and black gloves oiled with the bust French Kill Glove I'olish , whenever ncodcd. Full lines of CJontlomon'ti Kid and JJuulcskin driving glovoH In 1 aiui 2 clnsps. A largo nssortmontof lined Winter Gloves and Mlttons in Uld.nilu , cachomoro. All nlovo.s lilted ntour rial ; . Gloves bought unU not llltod will bo nxrlmngcd for other BI/CS or qunlitlca provided they nro lu tholr original condition. The ; Louvre Glove Co. JOSEPH GERVENS , Man'g'r.