THE OMAHA DAILY BE.E ; SUNDAY/fTULY 2fi , 1801-SIXTEEN PAGES.
SOCIETY DOINGS IN SUMMER.
A Dear'li ' of News in tbo World of
Pf.Bhion.
MOVEMENTS OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.
CclchrttliiK Their I'lnii-tli
Aiinlvr miry lintming "t the
Mcrriam A I'rfllly Imwn Fete
.Minor Mention.
Tfirlr Ooldrii Wrddlnc.
Mr and Mrs. B. L. Kcyes celebrated the
.fiftieth anniversary of their wedding Tuc -
day ovnnlng nt 1100 ! Locust street. Mr. an
Mrs. A. ( i. McAusland and Mr. und Mrs.
Henry Olbnon assisted thulr parents In re
ceiving the host of frlond.s who culled to express -
press their congratulations upon a half con-
turjr of wedded llfo , and they were aided in
turn by 'ho following Incllos and gontlomnn ,
vrho constituted a committee on reception :
Mr and Mrs. John Manchester , Mrs. Minnie
McAusland. Miss Jonnlo MoAtisland , Mrs.
Cowlos , Mrs. Knclsloy , Mi's. Coles and Mrs.
I'urmaleo.
The house was beautifully decorated In
honor of the occasion. Pendant from the
parlor walls hung wreaths of Ivy and stmllnx
twined with white mid yellow roses. Orien
tal palms and delicate ferns lent a sylvan np-
pcaranco to the room. The mantel was ono
bank of choice cut ( lowers , rojos and lilies
bolnir In tbo prodomlnonco. Mrs. Abbot and
Cnrlan presided most gracefully at the1 re
freshment table , upon which was spread
fruits , Ices , cake und ether dnllcucloi
in Inviting and sumptuous array. A pleas
ing Incident of the evening WHS the address
made by Hov. Dr. Kuhns in behalf of their
assembled friends , and the reading of an
elegant poem composed by Miss Winnie
Lcamon in honor of tbo golden wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. ICoycs were born In Vermont
In 1814 and Hill rcspoctlvolv , and were mar
ried in Ashtabula county , Ohio , July'JI , 111.
Twonty-flvo years ago they moved to Omatm ,
and underwent all the trials Incident to
pioneer llfo. Mr. Koye/ carried a muskotin tbo
Jiidian war of 1859. and served as a cavalry
trooper throughout the war of the rebellion.
The aged couple , although past the allotctl
three score und ton , are enjoying excellent
Loalth. It wns n plensaut sight to see thorn
urrounded by their sons and daughters and
numerous grandchildren. Among the guests
were several friends "of long ago , " Mr.
John Evans and son , H. and J. Gibson , W.
N. McCundlLsh , Mrs. Emily Whlttior and 1C.
Jw. B. Hnrlburt , Kcv. Dr. und Mrs. J. MoLain ,
II. McAusland McCoy , Mrs. Pr.rmaloo and
Other pioneer deuUons of Omaha.
[ N ill tin ; Mcrrium.
Thursday evening Miss Louise anil Matter
Rae Hobble entertained a number of young
friends In a delightful manner nt the lloiul
Morrlam. Chinese lanterns , headlights nnd
ether Illurnluntors were broueut Into play
nnd the long nnd wide verandas of the hotel
were made pay by young men and maids In
Eummor attiro. Dancing was n particularly
pleasing feature of the evening , the porch af
fording ample ball room space. Then these
who did not partlcipato In the waltzes ' found
pleasant nooks outside the line of' light und
hero whispered conversations were carried
on by the summer girls und summer boys. It
was a crowning event in tbo younger circles
of society nntt a very charming idea to use
thn verandas for n purpose.
Tbo puosts present were :
Misses Sim Colpolzor , Ilnttlo Cady , Leila
Carter , Km ma Sherwood , Aliro Andreesen ,
Loulo Urnke , Alice Drake , Mabel Tnvlor ,
Lucia Muml DulTuo of Kansas City. Kdnn
Cowin.Ktlifl Morso.May Morso.niancho Pur-
ker.Mny Hamilton , Bessie TowloAnna Shlv-
erlck , Fnnnie Duryoa , .Icsslo Dickinson ,
Lonlso Donghorty , Soanio Brown , Mabel
Hi-own , .lontio Yntos , Tn-no Test. Masters
Ilert Moi-so , Moshior Colpotzer , Howard Til-
den , Lin Sherwood , Bert Butler , Kalph
Kluhardson , Ed Swobo , Dwlght Swobo ,
Arthur Cnrtor ! , ROJS Towlo , GeorRn Purvis ,
Gordon Clarke , Henry Clarke. Mont ICen-
unrd , .foo Tlirkor , Ira Van Uiimp , Arthur An
derson , Fred Ilartman , Hcrt Haymond ,
Charllo Pratt , Louis Pratt , Gray Mont
gomery , Clilirllo Montgomery , Will Cowiu ,
Charllo Brown , Highter Wood una Asa
BhlvoricU.
A Pleanaiit tmwii Party.
A very pleasant party was that given on
Monday overling by the Misses Maggie and
Delia MoDcrmott , nt their homo , 1113 Sher
man avenue. The pretty parlors of the homo
were thrown open and brilliantly Illuminat
ed , the exterior being hung with Chinese
lanterns , whllo the Interior was bL-autlfully
nnd tastefully decorated wlthforns and roses
The ovoninc was spent In conversation and
X .various games Interspersed with musio and
j'ollowod by dollcloua refreshments. The
main Centura of the ovonlnc was a vocal solo
by Mr. Charles Dutton , who received hearty
npuliinse.
The programme wns as follows :
.Vocal diu't Misses Dolln und M. MaDnnnntt
rultnr ; > nlc > Mr. Kay Nmblt
Vooulsolo Miss Lulu 1'rinjkuy
Vouniooln Mr. lilmrlos Diittun
Among these present were : Mlssos Rotta
Fltzpatrk'k , Magglo Dock. Ilorthn Unumer- ,
Lulu TriioUuy , Lydla Parker , ICatlo Hnrko ,
Jtnry Sliannon , Agnes WhlU1 , Annlo McDor-
niott , Della MclJorniott , Nora McUneary ,
Messrs , Fitzp.itrlek , Moran , Ooodsoll , Os-
bourne , Dutton , Wosterdahl , Klnnoy. .Taguo ,
11. and .1. Munchoff , Sorambl'.ng ' , Noshlt ,
FUzpiitrick , Slonno , Mr. und Mrs. J. C. Mo-
Dormott.
AlOVtMiiOnt.s nml \ \ Iifroiilioiits.
Mr. Truman Uuck and family loft Mon
day for Hoston.
Mlhs niitt'omba has returned from a two
weeks' outing at Munl'.ou.
Tneroworon number of pleasant circus
parties on Friday ovoninir.
Howard A. Cl.irUo ha-i Joined the Omaha
colony at Lake Okulioji , In.
Tbo Starlight social club will hold their
second anniversary August M.
Mrs. tiooivfo U. Kdily has 1:0110 to Colfux
Springs for several weeks' outing.
Islr. nnd Mrs. Kobort Hunter uro spending
a few days In the lake region of Wisconsin.
Mr. and Mrs. Churlm Hull will occupy
their now homo on Furnam atroot this wool ; ,
Miss Maool lialcnmho wns the guest of
Miss Shear * nt thu Hotel Lincoln on Thurs
day.
day.Miss Uortlo Vnnco of Knllatln , Mo , Is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Keed of Orchard
Dili.
Dili.Miss
Miss liortlm Yost loft yo'terday for Salt
Lako.Citv , where she will spend the sum-
" Miss Sonhlo Koohlor of Denver Is the
gtunlof Misses Margaret und K. Angela Cos-
grave.
Mr. Henry D. Kstabroolc was the guest of
Mr. ? sat Urigham of Suit Latco City last
week.
Mr.V. . 11. Alexander lias gone to Colorado
to Join Mrs. Alexander and the children at
nines' ranch.
Mrs. John L. Webster , who has boon quite
til , U recovering slowly , but U still con 11 nod
to bur room.
Mrs. licorgo Hloks returned last week from
llincs' ranch , Colorado , where HUO has boon
tbo past month.
Mrs Iv U. Branch ana daughter Oortrudo
leave for Manltou today. They will spend
August at the Mansions.
Mr. William Koonlg entertained at dinner
last Sunday Mr , William MeCague. Mr. Bax
ter , Mr. Oscar Pundt and Mr. Snydor.
Will Ooano. Art. fiulou nnd Will Crarv
leave next Friday for Spirit Lake , their In
tention lining to drive the entire distance.
Mr. und Mrs. Slla W. Nlles of 818 South
Thirty llftli avenue , are entertaining Kuv-
Dr. Kilos und wife of Hloomtleld , N. J. , and
Mnry Nlios , M. D. , of Canton , China.
Mrs , J. Uelnhnrd ( nee Marlon Konuea )
foiinorly oft his city , now of Trenton , N. J. , ,
will no the guest the coming woolc of Mrs.
C K. Uunnitro , 1017 North Twenty-ninth
Btroot.
liishop Worthlngton of Nebraska , who has
boon ilui guest for u fiuv days oi Mr. Edward
Simmons , Is on his way to Sholburno Farms ,
Vt. . to visit Dr. Sowurd Wobb. Now York
Tribune.
Mr. and Mrs , Charles L. Smith leave bore
tomorrow for Oswupo , N. Y. , Mr. Smith's
birth ulaco. While iu the cast they will visit
Now York city , the Thousand Inlands , aud
other places of in to root , and will bo gone
about two months ,
ArotiUi Puwoll returned yesterday much
Improved from a month's trip In sa.irch of
health , touching at Portland , San Francisco ,
nnd nil point * of Interest on Pugot' Sound ,
going us far north as Vancouver , IJ. C. , but
ns a suinmor resort , ho says , Omaha beats
thorn nil.
Miss Mlnnlo F. Swartr.mndcr , niece of
Councilman lirunor. accompanied by her
nunt , Mrs. Itlloy of Schuylor , und tholattcr's
daughter Minnie , has gone on n trip to Den
ver , Monltou , ICansas Cltv , Colorado Springs
nnd ether points to spand several weeks of
vacation.
Mrs. John Francis cave n doltgntful little
plcnlo In honor of Miss Joasio DleKonson ,
daughter of the assistant general manager of
the Union Pacific system , Friday , the party
going to Lincoln In tbo morning nnd return
ing in the eveningIn addition to Miss Jes
sie thsro were In the party Misi Lolla Carter
and Miss Horllo Adams.
A ( | ulnt wedding occurred Wednesday
nvenlng at II o'clock at the homo of Mr. nnd
Mrs. J. IJ , Olver , sister of the brldo. The
contracting parties being Kov. C. U' . Hrower
of Fifth nvonno M. K. church , Council Uluffs
nnd Miss Amanda K. Jlulluck , a highly
esteemed ladv of Honosdnlo , Ponii. Presid
ing Elder Hooker of Shenandoah county
ofllclntnd.
Miss Luella Sweet ontortalned n number
of her vounu ladv frlonds nt her homo nt
IKK South Seventeenth street , Tuesday even
ing. The evening was spoilt In playing
games , dancing , etc. , after which refresh
ments were served. The following were
present : Kdith Schwartz , ICfilo Mo < ham ,
( ooivlis Adiiins , Mabel Cole , Kuby Forbes ,
Mny HolT , Furn Marty , Minnie Patten nnd
Kttn llassmusscn.
Miss Laura Morse loaves next week for
Wilton , N. II. , whore she will visit at the
beautiful country place of Mr. O. .1. Lewis ,
the Itoston partner of her father , Mr. W. V.
Morso. In October Miss Morse outers Mrs.
Plait's sctiool atUilca , N. Y. , an Institution
which has been tno alma mater of Mrs. C. H.
Gardner of this city , whoso homo was In
Utlca , also Mrs. William Morris , nt that
time Miss Minnie Riuhimlson.
The residence of Mr. J. S. Johnson , 2S.11
Charles street , was the scene of n very pretty
reception Wednesday evening , the occasion
being the sixteenth birthday of their daugh
ter , Miss Jen mo , who was the recipient of
many pretty presents from her friends. At
11 o'clock refreshments were served , after
which the guests danced away thu rest of the
evening , leaving ut an early hour for their
homos to dream sweet dreams of the hospi
tality of their young hostess.
Mrs. Oorvaiso Graham's famous cucumber
nnd Eldnr flower cream , and ether "aids to
beauty'1 at Mrs. Julia M. Crissoy's drug
store , cornorTwenty-fourth and Lake streets.
Call and gotMn. . Graham's little book , "How
to Ho Beautiful , " and receive instructions on
usinv her preparations. All street car lines
tiring you to the door.
ItAM'ti HOKMSTH.
No man's lifo can bo right whoso love is
wrong.
You can't help the Lord any by wearing a
long face
Ho isn't much of a man who Isn't a hero to
somebody.
I'ooplo are scarce who do not talk too much
about themselves.
Tbo reason men nro down on religion is be
cause it is down on their vices.
Many of us expect others to bo bettor than
wo are willing to bo outsolves.
The school of experience Is not n free
school. Wo all have to pay our own tuition.
There is no sweeter musio in heaven than
the song that gees up from a grateful heart.
tf there were no stingy people In the
church the devil wouldn't got to play so
much.
Whenever the devil wants to perform a
piece of extraordinary meanness ho puts on
his Sunday clothes and assumes n solemn
look.
TMIK 70If KKS.
Austria has 60,000 union men.
Hochostor clpar makers won an advance.
Indianapolis carpenters have formed a
band.
Illinois has adopted the weekly payment
law.
law.World's
World's fair buildings employ 15,000
bands.
Now York furriers who work overtime are
fined $25.
Now York brewers are flnod $5 for drlnK-
inc non-union boor.
San Francisco unions won points in seven -
teen cases by boycotts.
The Cigarmakers' union paid ? 90,030 in sick
and death bunoiits the past year.
In forty-two cities carpenters have won
eight hours , and UK ! towns work nluo hours.
Thirty per cent of the people of Lonaon do
not earn enough cither to practice thrift or
to riot in drink.
Pennsylvania makes fifty-two out of every
100 tons of rolled Iron in the United States ,
and sixty-nino out of every 100 tons of stool
rails.
It is said that harvest hands In Minnesota ,
Dakota unli Montana are being paid $2.50 to
1.50 per day and board.
A meeting of ! l,000 striking printers In
Vienna announced the preparation for a general -
eral Inter-national strike , perhaps to include
America and Australia.
KLKCTKlV.l 1 , I'llOG 11KS8.
An oloctrlo wagon is coming.
There is an oloctrlo carpet boatar.
Electrical cranes give satisfaction.
An oloutric Hying machine is announced.
"Electricity" is the name of a now weekly
paper startnd in Chicago. The lirst number
is a typographical beauty , containing care
fully prepared articles on oloclrical appli
ances and is liberally illustrated.
Philadelphia scientists are preparing to
ilnd out how fast an electric current travels.
An experiment will bo made , prouably from
the Franklin institute , by connections ever
the Atlantic cable to Liverpool and'roturn ,
A deed of sale of all the telegraph lines of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company to
the Western Union tolegrnph company for
the sum of S5.000.00U was tiled last week.
This sale took place llvo years ago ,
Judge Wallace has at last rendered his de
cision In the Incandescent lamp suit. In
general It Is n strong afllrmatlon of Mr. Edi
son's claims to the invention of the practical
incandescent lamp of today. The technical
weakness alleged against the pitont , the
anticipation of high resistance lamps by
Lane-Fox and Edison himself , the frequent
use ot carbon In Incandescent lamps , the
well known availability of platinum leading
wires , the rejection of claims Identical with
these of Edison for lack of novelty und In
vention all these are passed ever almost in
silence , and the decision rusts really upon the
patent intlucnco of Edison's work on the art
of Incandescent lighting. The case will un
doubtedly bo taken to the circuit court of
appeals for 11 nul decision.
A number of well known musical pcoplo
and newpnpor men mot In ono of the parlors
of tbo Hruuwlck hotel , New York , In' re
sponse to Invitations to n musical reception
by an nutoinntlo oloctrlo piano company ,
which has recently been organized. Two
upright pianos were In sight , aud when tbo
hour arrived nt which the musical programme
had bcou scheduled to begin 'no performers
had put In an appearance. At length A.
B. do Freco pressed nn cluctrlco but
ton , nnd on tbo Instant there came from ono
of thu Instruments the notes of the march
from Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's
lroam. ) " The keys of-tha piano worked up
and down as they do when a musician presses
them. Following the march came a selection
from "Tannbnusor. " It wns ns If an Invis
ible hand wore working the keys , aud the
effect was weird and uncanny.
The olcctrlclnl bureau of the city of Phila
delphia , has Just Issued Its annual report for
the year IS'.W ' , which Is an admirable review
of all the electrical work dona by the various
electrical companies in the different city de
partments , Including these of the telegraph ,
telephone , electric llgnt , Uro alarm , etc. , dur
ing tbo year. The total expense for eloctrio
lighting , which U given ns two-fifths of the
total lighting expense of the city , was f'Ml-
3.MI. Theru were on the streets of the city ,
December ill , 18W ) , il.U3J ! poles used uy telegraph -
graph , telephone and oleotrlo light compan
ies , an Increase of 1 , ! ' - > , and there were o.UOO
city poles , nn Incronso of 1 ! , making alto
gether 11,033 polos. There were 4J14. ! I miles
of telegraph and telephone wires , -1 5'iS uillos
of eluctrlo light wires and 759 inltoa of city
wires , making a total of wires on poles , fixt
ures and buildings of & , .V > 7.f > l miles , a decrease -
crease of 82.49 miles. There are lli.SW at
tach menu to city poles.
Constipation poisons the blood ; Do Witt's
Little Early Risers cure constlimlou. The
cause removed , the disease U gone.
CIRCUS FAKES AND FAKIRS ,
Modern Methods in Use by Shows Out for
Boodlo.
HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE WORKED.
Insldn History of tlic Sinn IVIio Have
Grown IMeli by Conducting
Joints I'olntcrs for
the
They were all old circus men , somoof thorn
were still associated with thu ' 'city of touts"
wbllo otuura hail ( 'ono into oltior lines of
thontrlual work , advauco ugonts , tnutiaifurs ,
general liustlcM.
"Aro you Being south ! " said nllthoimiphnr
to a wcll-knou'ii advance man who has boon
decorating the dond walls of the city wltu
llnintnp colored poster * announcing the nu-
poiirnnco of "tho most dazzling spectacular
production In the country. "
There was something Intensely sugsostlvo
In the question , tor the south ui nu amuso-
mcnt section hud not bcou inoutlonod before
und sot ino thinking.
"No the Is " the
, Kraft mighty poor , replied
boomer of the spoutnoulurshow.
"Graft , " "Rraft ; " strange , hut I hadnovor
hoard the word before , and I womlonxl
where thtiso man bad picked up it knowl
edge of Afghnmstmilo , for It did not buvo
the peed old Auglo-S.ixon rinij about it , there
was something which suBgustod mystery nid :
mysticism. And I asked thorn what in
thunder they were talking about and they
gave mo the "horso laugh , " called mo a
"Hubo , " a "jay , " mid after taking several
stray hay seeds out of my hair , "put mo onto
the racket , " and for the benefit of my breth
ren of the "llubon society , " 1 tell the tale as
'twas told to mo.
"Nothing cxtonuato
Or iui ht sot , ( I'jwn In nmlleo. "
In the old days , "the palmy days , " as the
old codger * love to denominate thu circus of
long ago , the fakes worked by the attaches
of a show were as numeroUH as the HIO-J ,
which are usually seen upon the backs ol the
oluphauts under the managorlo canvas , and
the proprietors stood in with the
fakirs und got their rake oil trnm the
day's business. Why , very orton the gate re
ceipts at the entrance to the big tout would
hardly foot up $1,000 , while "tho craft"
would son tno gate receipts $1,000 and raise it
$1VX ) , and this was regarded u peed day's
business. It was a very poor stand which
did not bring the "graft" up to Sl.r > 00 or
$1,000 on the day , and this is how they do it.
The moment one of these "graft" shows
would urrlvo on the lot where they were
going to pitch the tent , the "llxor , " as ho Is
called , would at once call on the sheriff of
the county , the town constable , or the city
marshal , and proceed to "llx" those individ
uals.
uals.The
The "fixer" is armed with papers given by
soiuo dotoct've ' agency usually , and in addi
tion has a star as largo as a pie plate made
from the sumo material. lie gives the county
or city ofllcial a talk. Tolls him about the
few innocent pleasures on the outside of the
tents to assist in giving the "Rubes , " as the
county pooulo are called , a good time. Shows
him how strict the managers of the show are ,
and importunes the olllcers to at once como
to him should anything occur and ho will
make it right.
The "lixer" is a rattling good talker , that's
his business , and ho generally succeeds in
landing the olllclal , and then as a gentle re
minder of good fellowship , "tips him" ? r > 0 or
S100 just to show how ho appreciates the
friendship of the ofllcer.
Having received the consent of the official
ho at once gets back to the tent aud gives the
orders to "sail in" anil then the "Huben"
proceeds to get his eye teeth cut. Until the
"lixer" reports not a trick is turned. After
that it is the business of everybody to keep
their hands on their pocketbooUs.
Next conies the "cuiof gruftor" who pro
ceeds to distribute the "graft , " which Is the
circus Jargon for money. He counts out say
SIM to .Jim Jones , § 100 to Bill Smith , $75 to
Ted Wllkes aud so on through the entire
corps of workers. These amounts and names
are placed in a book by tbo "lirst grafter , " so
that settlement may bo made easily at night
after the show is loaded on the curs and the
fakirs uro in their own apartments aboard
the train.
If the town is largo the amounts above nro
greatly increased , all depending upon the
place and historic associations , for the work
ers kfiow the "dead easy" ulacos as well as
these not so easily worked.
With a "graft" show a oloso observer can
locate "nut" "shell"
rondily Joints , or joints ,
"roll out" " ' belts " "
joints , "O'Loary , "swing
ing balls , " ' perfumed joints , " "a spindle , "
"soup joints , " "send'1 joints , aud the shrewd
est individuals with the circus , "short
change" men.
The "nut" or "shell" joint consists of three
shells usually made of walnut and a tiny
rubber ball made of the sumo composition as
a printers' roller. In addition to tbo worker
of the joint ho has throe
to five accomplices called "boosters , "
whoso business it is to get the
"sucker" , Interested in the game , then
"boost" him up to the tnblo , or If Inclined to
make a kick ' -boost" him out of the crowd.
The "grafter" at the "nut" joint in open-
ng business "makes a talk as they say sorno-
ttilug in this wise , you will recognize the
picture : "Now gentlemen , if you will ulvo
ino your kind attention for a few moments I
will introduce to your notice a little game ,
which requires no previous Knowledge in
knowing how to play it. It is simply to pick
out the couo concealing tno little ball. It is
a harmless game und is n test of your oyo-
sight. Nowyouseo this little rubber bull ,
( holds up the ball so that the crowd can see
It ) and this shell. I will plane Urn shall over
the ball In this manner , and will bet SJ to $1
that you can't locnto the ball , "
The "booster , " who baa located the "Hu-
bln , " commences to "jolly" him , and loading
him up to the point where the man goes
down in his pocket for the dollar necessary
to inuko the bot. Of course , if ho wants to
put up $10 on being ublo to locate the sphere
the "grafter" will obligingly give him (10
should ho cull the turn.
Another ' { booster" In the crowd has boon
playing with the shell , whllo the ' -grafter"
has his head conveniently turned calling
upon sotno pnrson In the crowd to "stop
pushing thoro. you will knock down the
stand , " etc Everybody has seen the ball
and knows just exactly under which couo It
Is. The "Kubon" places his hand on the
shell and than commences to bet. Ho hass a
"dead sure thing , " a ' 'cinch" In the book of
slang. Interest is aroused , pcopla crane their
HOCKS , the stHKOs are doubled , trobbled and
then the gentleman from the farm announces
that his money is all up. Tno cone Is lifted ,
but the ball Is not In sight and a third
"booster" takes up one of the ether shells
and locates the ugllo sphoro.
The the grafter moves on with his "littlo
Innocent gamo" to nome other portion of the
lot , whllo "hay seed" K003 homo and works
the rest of the yeas to got even ,
A "Koll-out" Joint is equally as Innocent a
looking game as the "nul" Joint. It consists
of an inclined board studded with pins , nt
the bottom n number of holes being made ,
Into which u marble Is rolled by these who
know how , while these who don't , usually
nml that tbo marble has gone Into ono of the
holes having "blank" written ever it. The
bets arc made in the same manner as the
"nul" the "suouor"
Joint bolng given uufim-
ited opportunity to go homo a millionaire.
Here , as in the "nut" Joint the fakir "Jol
lies" the boys , as It Is called by a very plans-
able talk and the amount of monov that can
bo mudo at the game. It look * Innocent
enough , heaven knows , but once lot n
"Huoon" ot tangled In Its inoshes and ho Is
cone goslln sure enough.
The "O'Leary belt" Is not unknown to the
frcqueuterj of county fairs , farmers' picnics
and other places where tbo sturdy yeomanry
are wont to congregate. It is an Iron con
trivance , spherical in suapo , aud is largo
onouL'h to lulmlt the body of a man on the
Inside. H is usually worked from n buggy ,
the "graftor" turning tbo pointer on tbo
numbered disc which runs from 1 to 50.
Dots are made on the numbers , a partici
pant In the game paying U5 cents to make (5.
If busintus la ordinarily peed the "O'Loary
belt" vbould tuko In from ? I5 to &GO a day.
The swinging ball , ono of the biggest
frauds on a circus lot. U a
small coutrivauco that looks very
much like a petltu scaffold. Two
uprights are built on a board. A cross pleco
at the top holds tha upright * together , from
the crosi > piece a chain Is sunpoudod to which
U attached u small Ivory ball. Immediately
underneath the chain 'find Juit touching the
ball a small cone Is plurjid , the oblost bolng
to knock the cone dowtjby the ball on Its re
turn , not In going out.
In this case you pay j > l for the opportunity
of testing your ability as a cone knocker out
ana should you succocA-you will bo richer by
* > , and In addition IwyJJ. the money originally
put up returned to you i
To see Mr. Worker glvo iw Illustration of
how the thing U Uffno loons too easy for
words. It makes you f/wl positively silly to
think' : that ' your skill should bo questioned In
such n manner. "How , gentlemen , just
watch how easy this Is , " says Mr. Smooth ,
and ho tnKci thu o ball In hi * lingers ;
with n gentle inqt jm bo starts It
on Its osclllattom , and as It comas back ever
goes the cono. Of courlo everybody wants n
chance to got $ . " > for 41. Even the "boosters"
take a hand , mid then , when the excitement
is nt white boat , when people fool the imag
inary presence of the yellow metal In their
pockets , the "graftor. " unnotlc-cd by the
orowd , throws the uprights out of po-tltlon ,
nn thon.lt becomes an Impossibility to knock
the cano over on the return of the ball. Of
colirso the "booster" knows this , and when
ho plays money rolls into his hip as it did
Into the lap of "Crowns of old.
While these "skin" games always Interest
the countryman , aud very , very oflcn
tench him the "ways that are dark ana
tricks that are v.un , " still there are
other devices set with more alluring bait ,
which do not fail to entice the rnr.il "hobo"
and lonvo him at the close of the day penni
less , perhaps even the spring wagon and the
hojso gone to satisfy this moloch of the saw
dust ring.
Onoof the inviting places nronr.d a "graft"
circus H the "perfume Joint , " which Is located
In the sldo show. A long display case Is
lltted up at ono side of the place and
tilled with all sorts of things , sil
verware , gold , Jewelry , watches , leather
goods , rings , breast pins , knives ,
forks , tableware , anything and every
thing to mike a big Impression upon the
mind of the hayscod. On top of the class
cuho n number of perfume bottles are placed ,
and behind the counter stands the Held mar
shal. whoso business It is to ru/.zlo dazzle the
crowd.
And how slick ho does talit ! Ho Is nn
orator is this "perfume" joint individual , the
Chauneoy Uopuw of the tented field. For
- . " > cunts , l.o announces , "jolt may obtain one
of these handsomely mounted perfume bottles
tles filled with an oxtnut : rivamue the odors
of Arab. ; , " and In addition have nn oppor
tunity to make nine draws for any of the
articles In the c.iso. Of course , us In every
thing else about the circus , there is u saving
clause. You are required to put up n little
money before cuch dr.iw , but should you re
ceive n custcr , a gold watch , etc. , and do not
desire to take the same homo with yon , "the
grafter" will gladly pay you the worth of the
caitor In money , ditto the gold watch. In
starting the progression you lirst put up - . " >
cents and mane your draw. This will give
you f > 0 cents in return and the porfumo. In
the second dr.iw you nut up a half dollar and
receive a dollar in return and the pri o. So
the game gons. Hut should your ir.o'ioy run
out before the nine driws are cxhit'isti'd you
forfeit all you have paid , as do all the rest of
the "homesteaders" playing with you. Hut ,
and hero comes the work of the accomplice ,
should you stay in until the last draw , the
"booster" drops out and you lose anyhow.
Always bo sure that the circus oneaged in
this kind of deception is uiit lor boodle and
thu history of many of the well known circus
magnates shows how successful the "graft"
was. i
The spindle or pinch wheel Is usually
presided ever by a woman , the wi fo of someone
ono of the gamblers coli'nocttd with the insti
tution. It is a round wheel placed on u
green cloth and the plfiyor gives up 10 cents
to make u fortune. You bet on a number ,
but the number is like , tbo letter so much
spoken about long ago , . "it never comes in
sight. " The wheel is himir on cogs and can
bo thrown out ol gear by a small pin fastened
in the table not visiulet < J the untrained oyo.
Of course it the wheel should stop on n num
ber you would get your money whatever the
number calls for. but it never stops on a
figure , but on the blank space , yet the
" .lohnnio" never "droos" to the thing until
his money has gomi glimmering.
The "soap" joint is kijown to everybody
and is ono of tbo money winners about the
show. The "send" joint only pays , attention
to country bankers , 'retired merchants and
easy citizens , who realize the power of money
and want to quadruple theirs by goingagainst
the tiger In the side show.
Behind the 1'unch and Judy box the "send
joint" man is usually located , and into his
lair are brought the victims who have ci'ber
shown their roll inadvertently on the street
or who appear to the "stoorors" excellent
subjects for their wiles. The "Ituben" is
usually planted in town by some "booster , "
made up like a countryman , who coos with
the circus procession ever its route. A good
subject usually looms up before the parade Is
ever aud then " 15111 Bunco" rounds to
and proceeds to claim relationship
with his now found friend. They talit
circus , the ' -craps" , hOrses , hogs , the best
farm machinery , "binders' twine and the al
liance movement. The moment "Bill" guts on
the lot with Verdant Green the tip is given
to the gang and until the victim is played for
all there is in sight the "send joint" is not vis
ited by any ono cko. Once Inside thol'unch
and Judy box "Huben" is informed that they
are going to have a , drawing and the
"grafter" takes down a big book , looks over
it and finds that the prize to bo drawn in
Dotlglas county Is $1.500. A talk follows , in
which it is announced that for STOO they will
give him SI , 500. Ho hasn't that much money
about him. Ho is asked If ho can get it. Then
"Bill Buuco" comes forward and volunteers
to go halves with him. Our friend from the
country considers. Ho sees the money there
in the " ' hands " roll
"grafter's , a largo pf
"Mason boodlo" and his piilma itch to got
it. Ho volunteers to go to the
bank and Bill goes with him. Inside of
thirty minutes they are back again in the
tent with the money. The roll is put up and
then when the eyes of the sucker are upon
the book the "graftor11 steals out with the
boodle , leaving undo mid the spider in the
lurch , A scene follows , the "llxor" is called ;
ho laments the occurrence terribly. Would
not have such a disgrace hapnmi to the show
for any money ; then ho pulls out an nllozod
book of the United States statutes , recit
ing the penalties for gambling , holds
that Uncle and Bill were just as
guilty as the falurs and threaten
ing to arrest thorn lioth. Rather than
submit to this imllenlty the farmer with n
world of misery written in his fiien , with the
invlslblb presence of baby lingers circled
about his neck , gnos homo in the evening
light , accompanied by his "good" friend who
Is a deacon In the Squnshvillo Presbyterian
church , mutually agreeing to keep ono
another's secret ns long us the world shall
last.
Having landed the victim of man's duplic
ity , the "booster" joins the show iiiuvbo
twenty miles away , but there nro no qualms
of conscience bore for bo knows at the other
end there is a division of the boodle wailing
him and a high old tlmo. Ho has earned his
share of the swng and proceeds to blow it In
against faro , poker , horoo races and the dis
solute element mot with. In every big city.
TIIK tfB.i.
The "Tuxedo" porfpmanco at the Grand
opera house tonight w Jl' , close Manager I.
W. Minor's conncctlo ; ' ) with that thcator ,
which has boon undor/hls' charge for three
years past , and of whluh , ho has been solo
manager for the past jay. ; ( ) Ho leaves the
house with a most excjDltpnt rocord. Such
companies as .felTorson iul Florence , Funny
Davenport , Mrs. Latjtry ) ( , Margaret Mather ,
The Old Homestead , . 'I'jho City Directory ,
The Casino , Courcidlups and Grand opera
companies , Clovolaud % Iinstrols , The Clem-
oncoau Case , and othoraiof equal first-class
standing have played to 'largo audiences dur
ing his management , luTlt , was reserved for
his closing onngneoinutrt.1 with the Thatcher
Minstrels und the present Thatcher and
' Tuxedo" companies to play to the four lar
gest consecutive uudloncos over assembled iu
the Grand opera house , or , in fact , any t'hoa-
tor in Omaha. Ho Is certainly to bo congrat
ulated upon retiring from the management
in such a blaze of glory.
It should bo said for Mr. Minor that bo
was the originator and thu steady promoter
of popular prices In this city , and ho was the
first manager to successfully introduce Sun
day ovotiintr theatrical entertainments In
Oiiiaha. In leaving the Grand Mr. Miner
goes to the old Boyd opera house , having
made arrangements with Mr. Crawford to
take charge of the programme , Mr. F. J.
Sutcliffe , a young niau well known In this
city , who has boon Idontltlod for n year past
with the business Interests of A. J. Popple-
ton , tbo owner of the Grand , will auccceod
Mr. Miner as manager of the Grand , and he
proposes to present the best companies that
no can secure during the coming season.
William P.Uyrne.the treasurer of the Grand ,
will go into the ticket ofUco of the now iioyd
-THEX
MONDAY MORNING.
And all to be sold in a few weeks. Our store has been rented
to other parties , and to save the expense of moving ,
offer the entire stock at less than the cost of
making , Monday , the sale begins to close the business.
183 pair of Ladies' Hand Turned Kid Button Boots , Shoes
worth $2.50 , go Monday 8 a. m. to noon for
Ladies' Kid Button Boots 99c , worth $3.
Burt's Shoes for Ladies $1.98 , worth $5.
Ladies' hand-sewed House Slippers 35c a pair.
Men's Kangaroo Congress $1.98 pair , worth $4.
All our Ladies' Tan Oxford Tics go at 99c , worth $2 to $3
Ladies' Sailor Tics kid 8Uno ! " sohl for
, neat slipper , only 79c ,
Ladies' Patent Leather Oxford Ties $1.50 pairuorth $2.50 to $4.
Don't miss the great sale Monday. Mail orders will receive
prompt attention accompanied with cash.
114-Soutli Sixteenth Street-114
RK SITHE AND T.OOK FOR OUH SIGXS AND NUMBER.
\VE HAVE NO BRANCH OR CONNECTION WITH ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY.
OPEN EVENINGS.
-'g' ! ;
Theatre , when It opens Sept , 3d , with "Ala
bama. " Mr. Byrne is a thoroughly com
petent and very trusty young man , and his
pleasant manner will make many friend ? for
him in his now position. Mr. Uoyd could
have looked the city all ever , and not found
a better young man for the responsible
position iu his ticket ofllcn than Mr. IJyrno.
"Kajanka , " with iti wealth of beautiful
scenery , its startling mechanical effects , and
a vorv competent company to Interpret the
play , 'begins a week's engagement nt the old
boyd theater this afternoon. The house bus
been greatly renovated for the opening at
traction , decorators have been busy the past
week on the lobby and front , while stngo
carpenters nnd scenic artists have worked
like uallors to got the stage In readiness for
the beginning of Mr. Crawford's term as
manager.
"Kujanka" is an excellent summer attrac
tion , and it is doubtful if Mr. Crawford could
have secured a rnoro oi.joyablo entertainment
to imiugurato his management than this
sncctnuiiliir production which comes to the
Iioyd with the prestige of both eastern nnd
western endorsement.
Tuo Boston Glebe spoaklnp of the play says :
"Tho lirst scene shows tbo interior of Beel
zebub's cavo. It Is a weird and effective
setting , the homo of her satanlo majesty. Her
highness is impersonated by Miss Nolllo
Bennett , and very cleverly , too , in spite of
her handsome face and shapely llguro. Beel
zebub is at war with ICIootra , the irood fairy
queen , and after .1 uonlltct the latter very
properly triumuhs and sentences Boal/.o-
bub's son to imprisonment in
the idol of Ivnjanku. Miss Bcssio
Fuirbtiirn , as the good fairy. Is
rightly named Klootra , for her boautv fairly
oleclrilled the audience. Zamcllo , the imp of
mischief , does not long remain confined in
the idol. Ilo is an acrobatic devil , apparently
without an unbending bono , nnd his contortion
tion performances are simply amazing. The
transformation shows the idol room of tbo
.lanisli tomnlo. A Jolly old priest , Chari
Iliuti , rules hero. Ho has Just added Ivu-
janU.i to his collection of idols and llnds the
now audition a very profitable .source of rov-
eduo. A rival priest of the Brahmin temple
puts In an appearance and doinans of Chari
ono of his pot idols. This loads to ecmlliets
between the sects , which end on the appear-
unco of Xumello , who frightens them all
away. There Is u remarkable change of
scon'o , ono of the best for complete
ness nnd rapidity recently given hero ,
which shows tbo temple by moonlight.
The Brahmins are in the ast'ond-
ant for the tlmo , and their Idol is brought on
with much pomp. Klcctra again overcomes
Beelzebub , and the idol goes up In smoke ,
Tno second act shows the ruins of the Urah-
mln temple. The ICojanka subjects are hav
ing a Jollification , but the festivities are out
short by Bcolzabuh releasing her son from the
idol and gaining a victory ever Klectrn.
This leads the good lairy to give up trying to
punish devils. So she sou to work creating
merrimnnt and changes tha scone to an ex
quisite fairy grotto nnd bower of rosos.
Hero the clown , played by the celebrated
Charles Hovel , makes his appearance , and
with bis coming , laughter boglns and contin
ues to the end of thu performance. There Is
a gorgeous march of fairies and some plou-
dld dancing , nftor which thorn is nn act devoted -
voted to pantomime and the curtain falls on
nn unique and Hiuil transformation scene. "
Dr. Blrnoy euros ciiturrh , tteo bklg.
Hit ;
The Inrgost lighthousa Ions in tills
country was iniulo by u Paris firm nnd
shipped to the United States hourd of
Uk'HtlioiibO directors in AutfUHt , 1883. It
was intomled for a Innturn us biy IIH n
small church , the lony pro pur inuasurliir { ,
liftoun foot in height and ulovon nnd a
liulf in width , the intornul diuinotur , or
"hullVoyo , " being oiylit foot oljrht
inohoa.
A tfigantio onrth worm , which booms
to bo closely rotated to thu common
nnglo worm , has just houu hont from
CIMIO Colony , Africa , to the Ituyul
Zoological society of England. It u six
foot llvo inches in length turn thick ac
cordingly.
An English ilrm of potters Imvo pro.
ducod the largest vase in the world. It
la of china , UH chief feature being a
glebe ronrcsontitifr the world , which Is
supported on a podostul and surroundud
AMUSEMENTS.
Opera House.
. .
L.M. . . I'UAWl-OUI ) UJSSTCR AM ) MANAOEIC.
W. J. HLUliLsS UIW1DKNT MANACKK.
PEOPLES' POFULAH , PBICES :
GALLERY , GALLERY , BALCONY , Pa'pile Circle , PARQUETTE
15c. 25c. 35c. 50c. 75c.
GOOD RLLSIi.Ul.VmO SEA.TS , UDo ANO OOo.
GRAND PAHTOMIMIC SPECTACLE.
Matinee Today at 2:30 : .
-A XI- )
This Sunday Evening at 8.
AND EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK.
ial MaliinBB Weclnssclaif , besl seats SiSc
by mythological figures. The vase In
l'l foot high and 0 foot 4 inolios In dlam-
otor. Its cost Is $17,000.
Gludwin county , Michigan , boaslfl of
having the largest frame barn in the
world. It IH 1/K1 foot long , GO foot wiilo ;
the structure is threu Htorica high und
in 7Ii foot from the base to the apex of
the roof. In its t'Oiistruutlon oOO.OOO
footof lumber. 80,000 shingles , 800
braces and 050 beams and posts were
used.
The highest trestle on tlio line of the
Northern Paul Ilo railroad is that across
the Corsica ) ! dolllo , about twelve miles
west of Mlssouln , Mont. Tlio track
level is exactly HOO foot 0 inches above
rooks in the gorge below.
The Hritish debt is so largo that if it
were divided into 1 notes they would
completely cover the state of Ohio three
times ovor. If paid in penny piuces , and
each penny piled ono above the other ,
it would make seven columns of copper
r inching to tlio moon.
Tlio larierit ; railway depot In the world
Is at Uirmingham , Kng. It covers
eleven aurcs.
A very small pill , hut a very gooJ ono ,
DoWitt'd Mttlo Knrlr Ulw * .
Of The Swedish Library Association ,
Sunday , August 2nd.
RT SRRPY MILL
Truln IcavutB u. m. from II. & M. Depot , re
turn * 7 | i. iu.
IlnntliiK. I'out Hacoo , lluio Halt und othur
Hjiortt as Mall ui dani'in ? und giud music ,
G-BAITO Opera House
Saturday and Sunday , July 25 ami 20.
Only Tw.i IVrformnncoi. Two .
only. InltKI ' upr-
/orinaiiceiif the StuiainliiiM | Now ( ffit.inl/'iiliu1 ,
GK01UJK THATCIIKU'S
MINSTREL LxS
Alllo 1 with
RICH & HAUUIS'
Comedy Co.
"TUXEDO"
Under tlio miinncmont nt Henry J. HKJIIIH. llox of-
.
llriMinw 0,0.1 , ITIconOnli j tm II. balruur
TJunml SOo , uulltry 2iu.
Brickiayof'sPicnic '
The Klovonlh Annual I'lcnln will ho held lit )
ARLINGTON
Sunday , July 26.
Good Uandiif , ' , Foot-racing , .l
Barrel para in wutor , and inniir.rotin
other sports. Appropriutu 1'rl/o.s on ox-
Iilbitlon at Max Mayor's. Tlio commit-
tuo Kutmmtcu u ( rood tlmo.
TrulriH luiivos Dupot , lth / and \Vub-
Rtor , at 10 a. m. bharp. Musio by A. O.
II. Hand.
" " 'liniilc.sl
It All. :
"Hang . . ut. Ilriinu new.
rinct * ! on ml * erorj'wlitira. An nun ft , IbVI An
VANl'K llllnCIH IIKACIIKIl Ml 1.101 ! Sulll Itnolf.
I'lfuKB * 1'npu .Mnminii lauilu. 'riuuiiiie ' Ului II Kit
lluciintlu It liJJijwortliiir purulun for l&c. AvmiU
Mn.iti'd , ull liuiitlruUi dallr Mall | iu l | > oW oil to-
crlpl of i < rlce
