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    THE OMAHA DAILY JWE : SUNDAY , NOVKMBRH 27 , 1892--TWENTY PAGES , 13
LITTLE LORI ) PADSTLEttOY
Bcmoth n * of tlio Pcnonaltty of the Original
of Jits. Eurnott's ' Charming Creation ,
VIVIAN BURNETT AS A HIGH SCHOOL BOY
HOIT tlio Story \Vu SnjjRriiteil-Tliii Itonl
"Mlllo l.nrrt" I * n Mnnljr Youth of
Ailmlrnliln ( JimlltlrA I'mmlie
( if a llrlltliiitt Cnrcer.
fCopyrlKhti'rt ISW.1
It 1 only a few years ilnco the appcaranco
of "Little L.ord Fnuntlcroy , " nnd yet , wbor-
over boys nnd clrls road , ho is known and
laved , and , with his swcot sulor , "Sarah
Crowe , " Ii VUo aollght nlllco of youn ? and
old.
old.To
To the mnny to whomttioio two great clnl-
dren'a utai.Mci tiava uccomo household stor
ies , It imy bo IntoroJtliiK to form the ac
quaintance of the original "llttlo lord" ns ho
now appear * , ft Hleh school boy. Ho Is not
at oil icscrvcil , nnd yon need not fear ho will
repel your advances. You will flr.d him , too ,
10 moJoit that If you Ulil not Unow you
would never loam by nny ultoraiioo of hit
own bis Identity. Ho doo.i not line to uc-
knowloJRO that ho is ttio original "Fauntlo-
roy , " Docnuso ha thinks it scorns Ilka nrro-
gating to himself nil the bountiful trails of
the character , and yet , n your acquaintance
with htm do pena , you llnd that ho is pos-
fsD3sud of many of those &umo traits , the
same Inna'.o inanllnoas , quaint In Its frank-
noss.
noss.Ho
Ho is : i universal favorite , for , ns ono of
his youiiR frlonds cxpronos It , "ho Is so
chummy ; " nnd yet , for all his popularity-
lot 100 whisper It qulotly ho Is not spoiled.
No boy could bo nioro unassuming or moi'o
deferential to his supeilors.
For your first glimpse of him , should you
on sonio schooldav morning take your stand
near tbo boys entrance- luo great central
High school In the city of Washington , you
mleht observe nmoiiK the hundreds of boys
passing in , a stout manly little fiquro In
crush hat or Uorby , darlc suit , and now ,
' alas I IOIIR trousor' , with most llkoly , for ho
is a hard student , n bundle of books slung
over his shoulder. If ho had not ridden up
on his bloyclp.vou should hardly expect tosoo
dm approach alone , for ho loves comnanlon-
hip , and u boy comrade or two will prob-
nblv accompany him. Tula , If you have
tnndo no mistake , is MH. ntirnott's son ,
Vivian , tlio original "Llttlo Lord l nuntlo-
roy. " Of course Ibo Mowing curls with
which you nave always pictured him have
lent ? since disapponrod from the well-formed
head , nnd the hair itself , although once
golden , is now quite dark ; but the eyes are
Etlll tno same , largo , brown nnd oxprosslvo ,
Owing to the inlsstatomonts of the press at
the time of the sloknos ) and recent sad
death of his loved nnd only brother , Lionel ,
the Impression seems to prevail that the
original of the character Is no longer living ;
but il is nil a mistake Just in how far
Vivian Is the orlRlmil , and bow it Is that the
world Is indebted to Him that the Incompara
ble at TV was ever written ut nil , I shall tell
A llttlo further alone ; ; moanwbllo some char
acteristics of his scnool llfo.
i In the llrst plaoo , with that dollcato con
sideration for others , nnd tbo rollnod Rood
breeding which characterized tbo llttlo
"Ccdrlc , " ho Is far too gentlemanly a boy to
giro his tonchors any dliqulotuao on the
point of order , although ho donrly loves fun ,
and sometimes has it practiced upon him
self. I have icnown him to ride homo bare
headed on n cola day , und with commend'
ublo good bumor , too , because his bat had
boon either taken or hidden by some practi
cal joker among his schoolfellows.
lu study hall ho Is himself n study. As
his face bunds over his work you are In
voluntarily reminded of the earnest boy who
used to Ho on the hearth ruff in "Mrs.
Krrol's" llttlo parlor reading aloud to his
mamma. Ho has most llkoly selected some
corner nook , and there , burled In bis boot ; or
busy With his writing , liu remains unnotlng
and unnoticed until the hour lias expired.
It Is interesting to watch him write. Ho is
possibly preparing nn essuv In his English
work , the branch in which ho specially de
lights. Watch his chubby hand a good -
boylsh Imud , with the genuine poll nnd stulrx
unou Itns it glides ever the tablet before
him ; line at Lei- line , page after page ; con
sulting now nnd then tbo hook on
his desk for n fact , ho scarcely pauses
to loolc up until the whirr of the electric
boll announces the signal for the sections to
form. Does ho inherit the genius which Is
to produce some monument of English , a
, classicy > ! t unborn < Who Knowsl The dlf-
foronco between his method of working ana
that of other boys aoout him Is very strik
ing.It
It may ho well to Insert hero a brlof prod
uct of tils pen. It is' ' n very characteristic
sketch , being an account of a school exper
ience abroad , wblcn by special request ho
contributed , to the High School Kuvtow last
year. With his usual modnsty ho desired
that It should bo inserted under a nom deplume
plume , nud only after much persuasion did
ho consent lo sign his lull name :
At School In Italy.
In the su'iimor of 16S5 , the Ems , a ship of
the North ( Jorman-Lloyd line , landed on the
hospitable sboros of "Yo Marry England"
n party of four my mother , nor friend , my
brother nnd myself. Finding the climate of
England too vigorous for her dollcato hcalln.
my mother turned her face southward
toward the balmy nlr of sunny Italy. So ,
crossing the rough nnd boisterous channel ,
thitherward wo journeyed.
Ariivlufr nt Florence , the city , of Mlclmol
Angelo , ft was decided that wo'remain ttioro
for some time ; and my brother und I were
cntornd In M. Do Manger's colooratod school I ,
that ho might tench us Kronen. Hero I
realized to thu fullest extent ihat I was "n
fctmngor in n Btraniro land , " for. oxcontlng
my brother nnd ono or tlio masters , whoso
linowlcdgo of English wus somewhat Urn-
ilia , no ono nbout mo know u word of tny
nnttvo tongue ; consequently , during the
vreoks I wits learning n few words of luolrs ,
dllemimn and tribulations , not French , foil
to my shuro daily.
Our head master was rather n character.
About 00 years of ago. whlto-huired , short
nnd stout , ho was , withal , not overscrupu i-
lous concerning his ucroonal npponrnnco ; ih id
.bis peculiarly doeii volco would rumble forth
at intervals reprimands or cautions to the
iniallor pupils the larger ones , as I noticed I ,
rarely sharing those attentions.
Our lessons were not inany. but furnUhrd
work nnd amusement as wull. Making do
specialty of teaching French an nttnlnmonl
common to Italians this school attempted ito
teach English. Accordingly , in the topsy
turvy fnsluon I wus taugbi in French what
other bays of my class learned itS
English. I was sot to studying
Hotnnn History In Froneli before I knew t
word ot that language , ihh couwo rosultlns
in rccltaiioiiH not always brilliant. The
invstonoa of iho grammar to ibis courtlj
toiiKiio wcro opened to tno In the same luck
nminer : , and fimny other studios weroudniln
islorcd in French doses until my mind was
prettv wi'll imrgPd of nil that it had
previously contained. My dollcloncios conic
not have civon the sclioolma-uor a very Hut
terlnir opinloQ of the rocoptlvo powers of tm
Ainorican schoolboy ; but 1 , in turn , can
testify that two American sc-aoolbovs had IK
tlcsiro to graduate from M. Da Mangur'i
Htmool. tloworor , ut midday rnnio nn oxer
else that I fully understood wtion wo wore
allowed to out the limcuos that wo Imi
Drought with us , presided ever by the horn
waster , who nt the same tune "did tin
honors" of n steaming repast spread tempt
In ( rly before him. It was at this tlmo that 1
nad a chance to tali : Uh my schoolmates
whoso friendly nttomuts to speak to mo in
Kngllsb were very amusing.
f Thoyoui.ffklnRof Soivla , nUhoush ngooi
riond of mine , und speaking English ver
ivoll , did not toll mo who ho was , und It wu"
not until after I bad lolt school that I tcud
the discovery.
My progress in French not tielng notabl lr
( rrcat , I was soon placed under a prlvati
tutor , nnd in sovoa months tune , louvlnt ; regretfully
grotfully the blue sUlus and sunny duys oof
Itajv , wo ivondou our way back to fogg' '
Knglnnd. whunco wo uladly sailed the foj
lowing October for America.
VlVUN UUIIVBTT.
The relations of the two brothers wor
most beauillul and the lo * of the ono is t
the other a lifelong sorrow , Ono sad sentence '
tonco of hi * expresses It : "U'a had IX-
poctoJ it for lonii tltuo , but 1 canuot IXot :
n d to It ; w were nlvrsys together. "
Of the pretty picture iho" little fellows
used to maha In their long curls and F.Mn-
tloroy costum AS they ptavod M children bo.
Itivo the homo of Dr. and Mrs , Iluroott moro
than ono resident of Washington can spoilt.
Either of thorn might hapo been a vcrltablo
"Llitlo Lord Fnuntloroy" stopped irom out
ono ot these pictures so familiar to us all ,
The costume tnoy were when later they wont
to school sometimes proved n source of grief
to thorn , tor the street urchins would pull at
tliclrdross and In olhnr ways nnnoy them ;
hut the brothers , small hs they were , always
valiantly defended themselves , somotlmos
mucn to the amusement ot lookers-on , wno
still relate the Incidents. Doth were Ilka
most other llttlo Inus and onjovcd cllrublng
on mirth carts nnd p.isslng wagons nuito us
much ns ttio nvcrago small bov. Of
couiao tboy were often mischievous ;
and Vivian , it has boon In *
slnuntod , was oven s omollinos known
ns n "terror" something , Indeed , ho is very
fur from being notv.
As has been Intimated , ho finds grott
pleasure In iho association of his young
friends. Ilo forms one of a sot of four who
who ciil themselves "Tlio Commlttoo , "
"Tho Committee , " although friendly to nil
the bnva , Is soinowlial exclusive , nud does
not like to have Us Inner circle Intruded
upon except nt regulation times , The mom-
burs of "Tlio Committee" nro his Intimates ,
with whom , to use hU expression , "I quarrel
and tuako up , just like my brother. "
He Is thoroughly Amoricin , has something
of iitainni fur Invention , ana already bus u
hharo In ono or two patents which , for n boy
of 10. Is saying considerable. It Is hU ob
ject lo Invent t > ouiothint ! or do something
that will nuiKo the world better a worthy
ambition for nny boy ! Ho Is also intoroucd
In photogrnptiv , nnd"ns nn amateur has had
quite an oxpurionco. Ills latest venture Is
in the line of printing. Ho has n line outtlt ,
nnd fieri ? will JOQII bo Issued from his pross.
in book form , ono ot ills mother's recent pro
ductions , which lately -ippoarod In Scrlb-
ncr's Magazine under theiltloot "Tho Drury
Lauo Hoys Club , " nn account of nn Institu
tion for newsboys founded by Mrs. Burnett
In London during her late sojourn abroad , ns
a memorial to her son , Lionel. His chums
are bis assistant prlntort. and n busv time
luoy have been having of It on Saturdays
and nut-of-sr.hool hours.
neing coBsclontious nbout it , hU school
work Keeps Him pretty constantly omplovoJ.
Dr. Uurnolt says of his son thnt ho "has the
knack of aliening to n thin , ; . " and when
deep In hit Latin in vain for him may the
boys outside whlstlo nnd his chums ring the
door boll. Ho Is oblivious ot it all until the
lesson is linistied. Ho has u great liking for
language studios , nnd is already quito proll-
clout In French. Ho is particularly fond ot
studios in lltdratura and of history , but ho
has n decided aversion to mathematics. Ho
has a great I as to for tno antique , old and
rnro books being n .specialty , and ho knows
how to appreciate the value of a 1unic sbop
in searching for treasures In this lino.
Ho Is n good pianist and has a line appro-
elation of the beautiful. It is delightful to
see his enjoyment , of nature in a bit of
scenery a waterfall or iho quiet river not
only enjoying It but analyzing It , noting curi
ous effects and sdoking lo shuro his alcasuro
with yourself. Ilo likes to analyze his
moods and foallngs. I have coldotn scon a
boy more happy than ho when nt the end of
the school year , with ho removal of its
strain , ho found hiuisolf promoted without u
single condition. It was just like him lo try
to analyze his pleasure to discover why bo
was so happy.
It Is very intorostlng to hoar him talk of
his father a wlso father , who Is his boy's
confidential friend , and who places , as few
fathers Know how to do , that boy upoa his
own responsibility , nud nt the same time
loads him to use that responsibility for the
development of the truest independence and
manliness. If the original "Fauntloroy"
possesses n trait not fully developed In the
Imaginative cnaraotor , it is that of devotion
lo his rather. For his mother ho has the
same chivalrous tenderness which is so
touching in the character ot the "Little
Lord. " She is atill "Dourest" to him ,
although-Uo uses now the French synonym
rather than the English.
With great decision nnd intelligence of
character there is something very sweet In
his couiidonco the kind of confidence that
won tbo heart of the stern old "onjl of Dor-
incourt. " In a photograph , showing him in
pantomime costume , taken two yours ago ,
the camera has caught that peculiar ex
pression of tenderness and confloonoovhlou ,
to know , makes you love him. Ho ha :
changed considerably in appearance sluci
then , but ha is tno same winsome boy.
But I think I boar you Hiking , "Justin
how far Is ho the original of Fauntloroy'lr !
Lot the "Littlo Lor : ! " npoak for himself ,
Tbo account Is not lone , nnd , in his own
words , is about as follows :
"When I was about 7 I said , ono day
Muinma , it is a long time since you luvi
written n good story for children ; won't.vou
write one)1 ) 'Yes'she said'I will tell you
about a little lord. ' She told ma some of it.
Afterwards sbo wrote it , adding much more
to It. She road a good deal of it to mo , s
the world has mo to thank for that story. "
The wonderful stury was not written in n
day , however ; several months olupsed bolero -
lore Mrs. Burnett allowed it to pass from
her hands to tbo public.
The illustrations wore taken from Vivian's
own photograph , and represent him oxaotly
as ho appeared nt that ago. Ho will still
show vou the drawing of himself from which
the engraving was made which represents
"Fauiilloro.v" standing bcsldo Ibo big do ? .
Tills is about tbe oxtout 10 wblch Vivian
will admit bis originality of the character ;
but I think the gifted lady , bis mother ,
would toll you that , whilotho story is purely
a creation , she in it portrayed the boautlful
iiisciiuotunoai nnd simple gooiluess of hoirt
of her boy n simplicity of goodness which
is Hlill his , an J which exhibits itself in many
ways.
Just ono instance of It bero. Ilo d hi I it a 3
horses ; yet on a long drive I bavo Known
him , in pure Uindnuss , lo get out nud en
couragincty pat and cares * tlio tired animal
tb.it lirul boon faithfully pulling ; so , whcm
Vlvlun Humottls montiotiod us the ' 'original
'Ijlltlc Lord Kuuntleroy , ' " wo nndorstiind
tiint ho is siniply tbe prototype of a char-
ucler such ns I irust ovary boy who roads
this will try to po.ssc.sf , nnd to wblch I bo-
llovo ho himself Is endeavoring moro nnd
moro to conform. Having , now , introduced
you to the "original" us 1 know blm , I trust
it may prove but a prelude to what you aball
hear and know of him and his worlc In after
yoar. . _ W. ISitwix I'JIIKST.
Central Hie School , Washington.
llullillni ; u lliulro.iii on Tultli.
From south Texas came n miin who
built 000 miles'of railroad with u $ " > bill
nnd fnith , and tlio bill wus n borrowed
ono , Bays the Glebe Democrat. Ho
moved up from Corpus Christl tq San
Antonio with all of his possessions
huaped on u two-whoolod cart. lie trot
n charter to build u railroad from S-m
Antonio to Arnuans Puss. Ho graded a
inllo of It , throwing n good dual moro
than ono shovel of dirt with his own
hands. Tlio receiver of another rull-
- roud loaned this indefatigable huiluor
enough old rails for a milo of truck. In
n distant part o ! the stiitu wiv
an onglno which hud boon ubndemnod
a six yours before and Hunt to the shops to
lie wrecked for scrap iron. Two old cars
were picked un somewhere olsu nt a
bargain. And thnt old onglno , drawing
these old cars , steamed into Stn : An
tonio. On onginu and cars In bold 1 tu
toring was painted iu lamp hliiuk , "S.
A. & A. IV' ' With . of old rail
- Irnuit nnd with the equipment of the
old engine nnd the two old ours , Uriah
Lott utartod the A rnnsua I'liss system.
8 There luis been HOIUO lull llnanclerliig
" In the history of railro.id building in
° this count-y , bul there Isn't unytlilng
which for dax/.ling pluck qulto approaches
preaches the story of the building ol
> this UUO mlles of road in South Texas.
To the ono inllo of track throe wore
, added thrco miles by u dicker for some
Eocond-hniid rails which u street car
company had bought from i\ narrow
guigo company. On this basis n credit
trade was made with a Pennsylvania
rolling mill for tun miles of mils. When
they nrrivod there wusn't money enough
in the treasury to pay the freight. Bul
It was got somehow , Ton mlles of tracli
o- guvo the foundation for bonds whlcti
built forty mlles more , and PO iho sys
- tem grow Into Its present proportions ,
This man who built tlio Arausas Past
system rode from San Antonio to Chicago
rote cage , ut one critical period In his enter -
to prise , without u cent in his pocket. He
- bail transportation , but he hadn't any ,
ot - thing to buy food , und lie wout througt
hungry.
f t VP PITW IIIIO'IP \ I PAPCMtl
GAih CllY MUSICAL GOSSIP
Resume of tlia Wook's Doings In Mtuical
Oircloa of Iho Oitj ,
GRAND FESTIVAL PROMISED IN APRIL
utit * * .New Marine ll.ttut With a Olinrtu
of 500 Voice * Somnllilng About n
1'iipnlnr Orgnnlntlim Other
mill Continent.
Ono of tbo most , popular of the numerous
organizations that go to mnku up Iho mu
sical organism of Omaha is the Philomela
quartet which appeared for the llrst
tune tbls season with Jnmej Whltcomb Ullov
at Ills cnlurtalninont nt Young Mon' Chris
tian association hull last weoit. The tjuur *
tot Is named after Philomela , daughter of
Pandlou , king of Athens , who , according to
tbo legendary myth , so charmed tha cods
with the melody of nor voicw that uho was
changed n.to a nightingale.
The Philomela quirtot was organized In
Uacombor of last year and mot a very favor-
ublo reception from the Onuba piiollo. It
was orlginallr composed bt Mrs. L. T. Sun-
dcrland nnd Miss Clara Clarkson , sopranos ,
and Miss Anna Bishop und Mrs. Prnnccs
Moollor , ulu , nnd assisted at a number of
rauilcnl entertainments during the season.
Some tlmo ngo Mrs. Sunrtorland wns
obliged to sever her connection with iho
quartoi , and for a ilmo tbe idea of continu
ing the orgnnlz.Ulon was abandoned. About
ton days before the Htloy onturtalnmant
and at the oarni'st request of the malingers
Mrs. Moollor consnnlcd to ruorganlzo the
ijuartot and assist at the performance. To
llnd a llrst sonrnno lo fill the vacancy oc
casioned by Mrs. Sunderland's withdrawal
"
was hot "mi easy tank. There are many
sopranos who can sing well nnd correctly
whoso voices nro not well adapted fornunr-
tut singing , which requires an oar of
wonderful nicety und a volco true and
Iloxlblo enough to effect that inolodiotis
and perfect blending of tones that
elves tlio qunrtot Us peculiar charm. Miss
Myrtle Coon at length consented lo taUo the
position and more than fulllllod the oxpootu-
tlor.s of her friouds. The quartet never sang
bolter thau ou that occasion and whan it is
considered that Miss Coon bad only a lltlla
more than n week lor rehearsal , In which she
committed tbros quartets und a trio , tbo re
sult was especially ilattorlug. The selections
rendered were enthusiastically received and
Mr. Hiloy , la compllmontlng the ladles on
their efforts , remarked that local musi
cal footjros had always formed a part
ot lusontertalnmonUbut ho had never been
supported by such music as that before. A
mention of Iho performance would not bo
complain without reference to Mrs. Moellor's
solo "Calm us the Night , " than In which she
never appeared better before na Omaha audl
enco.
The members of the Phllomona qunrtot
nro all mombars of the Trinity cathedral
choir and have boon pupils of Mrs. Cotton
during the past two years. They
ore unanimous In the expression
that it is to Mrs. Cotton's patience
nnd proficiency ns a teacher that they
are largely Indebted for the flattering suc
cess \vhioli they have aobioved. If Mrs.
Cotton bast a hobby it is for training her
pupils to sing so that the words us well as
melody may bo understood , and the result is
pleasingly apparent In the performances of
tbo quartot. Their distinct enunciation has
beim remarked upon and is uot the lean
creditable feature of their singing.
Each of the members ol the quartet bos
bcea hoard several times insole
solo numbers , and the artlstto
blending ot voices thut nro
stiong individually is accomplished with
results ibat compare creditably with any
similar organization in the vvost. Miss Coon
has a voice that is chiotly attractive by rea
son of Its dramatic qualities. Her intona
tlon is clear as a boll and aho sinps\vitn a
lire and spirit that enlist the closest atten
tion of the listener. Miss Clarkson's voice
is light , but remarkably clear , peiiltratinp
and resonant. Her tones are very pure and
true nud every note is sung oy her wilt
an accuracy which indicitos a natural
genius lor the art. Tbo sweetness of Miss
Bishop's voloo U its best recommendation.
Her tones are round and rich and resonant ,
a charm Ibat novcr fails to please. Mrs.
Mooller Is the solo alto of the Trinity nholr ,
and she is well known in this city as a vo
calist of moro than ordinary ability. Her
voice is exceptionally deep and low'and Its
elasticity and resonance in tbo lower tones is
excelled by few vocalists. Mrs. Moellor is
the manager of the quurtot and superintends
tbo rehearsals.
The music loving publio will bo delighted
to learn that John 1'hillip Sousa with bis
Marino baud wilt bo in Omaha some tlmo
In April next for a grand musical fostivul ot
two days. Tbo reputation ofMr. . Sousa as
a diroolor and the excellence of the two
previous entertainments that ha has given
in Ouiahawill bosufllclonttoarousoanoxpoo-
tant Intere3t in the coining event. Tbo details
of tbo performance have not yet been de
cided ou. Prof. L. A. Torrens , director of
the Apollo club , received n latter from Mr.
Sousa lasfwook asking if a chorus of 51)0 )
voices could bo provided to assist at the festi
val and Mr. Torrons will enter at ones upon
the taste of organizing and drilling the
chorus. With the whole winter for rehearsal
it Is ox pec tea ihat ono of Iho best choruses
ever organl/od In Omaha will face Mr.
Sousa's baton In April.
Among the individual attractions thnt will
accompany Mr. Sousa will ha Miss Ida Klein
and Mile. Mansella Lindh , sopranos ; Miss
Clara L'oolecontralto ; SlgnorCampaninl nnd
Mr. Payne Clarke , tenors ; Hlijnor Ualnssl ,
barilona ; Herr 13 mil Fischerbasso , and MUs
Maude 1'owell , violinist.
Mr * . J. W , Cotton In planning a series of
composers recitals which will bo given ut
Intervals during the comingEoiison. On each
occasion the performance wilt consist of
select Ions from the works ot ouo of tUo
great compo'ors nnd a paper will bn rend
containing a brtof account of his lifo and
works , together with a moro or toss critical
analysis of bis compositions. Tbo object of
these recitals will no mainly to educate
the Omaha publlo to a higher appreciation
of these classical works which nro many
Umo9"suporsertcd by inferior cornpostllons
which arc demanded by the publlo wnich
Is not educated to n comprehension of the
moro classical works. The ( Irst will bo a
Hubonstoln recital which will bo given some
time In Doccrauor. The paper on llubonsteln
will bo read by Miss Elizabeth Popple ton.
Tbo Omaha School of Muslo will move into
its now quarters in tbo McC.iguo building
iiuout December 10. About that time the
curriculum will bo augmented by the addi-
lion of a school of languages and tlio faculty
will also bn increased. Among tbo ail JUions
lo the faculty will bo Mr. Alonzo Pusco , who
will teach Ibo Italian language. Arrange
ments nro in progress for a eerloj of recitals
during the winter at which both professional
and amateur tuleui will appear.
The choir nt Trinity cathedral is showing
the result of Iho constant training of Ibo
p.ist two years and U singlnir this winter hot-
lor luan ever bjforo , Tbo volume of tone is
well rounded und perfectly blended nnd
tliclr music Is rendered with nn accuracy
soliloni equuled , During Advent the mini-
cal foaturus of tbo services at Trinity will
bo especially attractive. Each Sunday even
ing n solo by bomo member of the choir
will bo nudfU to tbo usual offorlory. This
morning tbo offertory will consist of the
"Bancdlcllc , " by Slmper.and Tour * ' "Bone-
dluius. " 'ino cnoir will sing that beautiful
unthem from the "Messiah , " "And the Ulory
of the Lord"and Iho morning anlhom will bo
repeated In the evening. At the evening
service Mrs. Cotton will slug Oounod'n
"Light From Heaven" with violin oollgato.
During Lent the ' 'Story of the Cross , " by
Dudley liuck. wilt bo repeated. Tills was
given ia t year and hundreds of people were
unable to obtain aamlttunoo. Tbo repetition
of this oxqulslto composition wilt bo ono ol
the musical pleaniro * of tbe sn jon , and
none of tbosa who were forlunate enough tc
hear it before will bo willing to deny ihonv
selves the pleasure o ! another bearing.
The Trinity choir is rehearsing Gado'i
beautiful cantata , "CbrlUrnas ICvo , " whirl
will probably be rendered Sunday evening ,
Dccombor S5. The cantata is ouo ot tbi
most , oxqulslto aacrod compositions. Tui
. I muslo is not brilliant , but I'd peculiar rythn
I produces a wonderfully pleasing effect. Thi
1 melody Is very quiet and dolloato , but beau
tlfull npproprlnto nndvnnKOllo In lts wont-
no i. It consists ot ajtolos stipplomcntud
by n choru * . The Miff wVk will bo divided
among lha allot andlto inllrfl choir will sine
the ohoruioi.
The chorus of 200 voices for the Mills
mooting * has been in active rehearsAl under
Prof. Torrens during Iho pMt four weak * .
Their prosross is vcrkatl faotory nnd Iho
Improvement in tlloirjwirk is all that could
ba oxpoclod. Afior tuol close ot the meat-
Ing ? It Is the intention to continue tbu
chorus organization as iho Church Chorus
union nnd study choral inusla through the
winter In preparation for the grant ! festival
next April.
Prof. Torrons is alio drilling a chorus of
100 voices nt CounoTt" Ulufft in general
chorus inusla nnd they will also form a part
ot the cnorus for ttio Marina baud festival.
*
*
The Omaha School of Muslo will five a ro-
rilal In January assisted by Mr. Charles A.
Knorr , tenor , nud Ocorgo Kllsworth Holraos ,
bnrltono. Mr. Holmes appeared in the oratorio
torio "Elijah" nt iho last concert of last sea
son nnd his singing was very favorably
commented on.
*
The Helnecko Inillo * qunrtot will give a
concert nt Lincoln Prlday evening. They
will bo assisted by MM. U. V. P. Uaymoud
of Lincoln , pianist.
An orchestra of Uvonly-ono plocos will
soon bo oivnnized In connection with luo
Umahn School of Music.
*
The next muslcaloof AJr . Cotton's series
will bo glvon nt Haydon's tnusu hall on De
cember ; ! . It will ho a beginner * recital , free
to pupils and their frlonds and any ouo else
who is Interested in muslo.
#
The Apollo club will boein the rehearsal
of the oratorio of "St. Pnul" bvMondoUsohn
and "Judas Macc.ibium" by Handel , Tues
day ovonlng. Till * is preliminary to their
appearance with the "Western Chorus" often
ton sociuilcs in llio musical fostlvul at the
World's fair next June.
The Ladles Musical society will Rlvo
another ot their pleasant piano rocllals nt
the Lmfhgcr eallory , U'odnosdny evening ,
Decsmbor 7. The particular star will bo
Mine. Uloomlield Xslslor , who made a very
favorable Impression hare last wlutur.
*
Mr. WlnHeld Btakaand Mr.V. . B. Lewis ,
who have rocontlv nrrivod m this cily from
Denver , will glvf n concert at Young Men's
Christum Association hall Tuesday evening.
They wilt bo assisted by local talent nud
the proceeds will bo nppliod for the uenclli
of the Old Ladles Homo. Mr. Lewis is a
pianist and Mr. Blake Is a basso , who is
saia to potass a volco of wonderful power
and compass.
Ono of thp most Intorostlng events o Uho
winter from n musical standpoint will bo
the lecture by L. C. Elson of Boston nt the
Conservatory of Muslo , December 0. Mr ,
Elson is from the Now England Conserva
tory of Musio , and ( s probably Iho most
eminent lecturer on tlio history of music in
this country.
*
*
The Conservatory ot Music will give a re
cital about the middle of December , In
which nil the grades will participate.
The Choral society held Us regular rehear'
sal ou Friday night last week , on account of
Thanksgiving day. They are constantly ac
quiring now voices , uud promise to surprlso
tbo public before spring.
Mr. Joseph Oahm nud Air. Hans Albert
played at the rofltdonca of General Manager
Burt of Iho Elkhorn route , on Thanks
( riving afternoon.
OLD-TIME TRADING IN OMAHA.
Oronrch of J.ocml Commercial llotunn , Tliolr
Method * , TranslUoiiA nnd I'rncresi.
Did you over slop to binlt of the number
of transitions that some bf Omaha's largest
commercial houses have undergonol A suc
cessful business Is usually the result of
growth , tnoro or less rapid , according to the
ability with which it 'is1 managed and lo
. " * ft , sometimes
favoring circumstancqi. hap
pens mat 'men aot "great ability ant
with unlimited capital , are able to start In
with a largo business and make a success ol
it without going through the preliminary
stages of crowtb , but thcso nro exceptions
nnd not iho rule. It is safa at least to ns
sort that iho most successful business
ventures in the country are these tbat were
commenced in a small wav and gradually
added to. Muny of the older houses have
scon a long succession of proprietors.
Those facts , were mentioned in llio course
of n conversation with P. C. Morgan , ono ol
the pioneer merchants of Omaha , In whlct
ho dolailod the history of ono of Ibo local job
blntr houses. "U was in tno year 1SUS , "
said Mr. Morgan , "tbat I saw there was
room in Omaha for another grocery house.
At that time f was nRoat of tbo Union Pa
cilic , having como to Omaha in 1865. I paic
$1,000 for an old fratno building ihntoccupioc
a part of the bile of tno present Unitec
Stales bank. I also paid toll per month for
the leased tbe ground. The nrm was known
as that of Morgan & Riloy. In tbat dav wo
bad to bring our supplies on wagons from
central Iowa or by boat from one of the Mis
soun river towns that had eastern railroat
connections. The bulK of ourcooas cnmo b ;
the way of St. Joe , although there was con
sidoraolo shipping to this point from Si
Louis and oven from Now Orleans. It required
quired considerable tlmo to get goods from
llio east and wo worn compelled toanticipaio
the wants of our business for several monin
in advance. Wu could not telegraph nnd
cot the goods hero in tlmo to fill an order as
is sometimes done at the present timo. A
good deal of the freighting on the river Cat
lo bo done nt a certain season of tbo yen
when the water was high , which also ncccs
sitatcd our ordering a. long lime ubcad.
"We had not Oeon la business long bofor
wo moved into the building owned b
Edward Crolguton , where iho 90-Cont sloro
now is. The llrm 111 on was known as John
A. Crolghtoti & Co. The slylo of the lirm
was again changed to that of Crelghton &
Morgan nnd wo soon novon into our own
building at 1U1H Parnam street. Again Iho
llrm changed its name lo that of Morgan &
Gallagher. Not long after that W. A. Pnx-
ton purchased my interest nnd the Jinn
made ouo moro change lo ihat of Paxlon is
Uallagnor. For n time the lirm occupied the
present site of Kcillev , Stlgor & Co.'s sloro
nnd ihen moved into their own building on
South Tenth street , whcro they arn fatlll
locatod.
"i'ho molhods of doing business cbnngo
fully as rapidly ns the pgnnnnol of firms.
When I commenced the business all the
crocory houses in Omaha did bolh a retail
and u wbolusalo business. Wo Bold goods to
the citizens eC the town at rotatl and to the
country stores at wholesale. A larco busi
ness was dtuo In tlio way of furnishing sup
plies to HID contractors whtMvoro building
the Unlen Pad lo railroad , Thou the fitting
out of wagon iriinsvjv .another important
item of llio business. . , ,
'Thoro has also boon n great changn In the
character of the poods' soldVo did not
liuiulli ) ninny of tlio so-bulled luxuries , but on
the contrary our goods wcro mostly staploj.
Wo sold largo quantities of flour , bacon ,
hams , cannad me-us , muckorel , otc. Another
feature of Ilia business at that time was Ibo
habit of rotiill dealori In ordering every
thing that they wanted from iho grooers.
They would send for everything tbut they
wanted to us , nnd wo vvqiild go outbuy what
wo dlil not earn' In Bf it and 1111 tbo order.
"Tho credit system lit ihut day was worse
than now and a great deal of muiioy was lost
In bad dobis. A gopd many adventurers Is
came out into this country and they would 1i 1
buy a stock ot goods unjl pay n few hundred
1a
dollars down and Uuun perhaps turn the
whole slack over lo soiiio ono clso aud skip
too country.
"Thoro was , however , n bright side 10
business In that day that made up for many
drawbacks. There WAS n protit , and a good
one too , ou everything thnt was sold. Htuplo
goods ou which there is now llttlo or no
profit thun paid well for the trouble of hand-
line them. Every one made money and was
satis Hod. Wo baa hard tlraos and ratbor
rough limes , but I do not aoubt tbero are
some who would bo willing to live that lite
over again. "
Marrying a man to reform him U equal to
putting your flngora In a lira to put it out.
The engagement of Miss Marie Havomoyoi
to Mr. Perry Tiffany , both of Now York , la
announced.
Mrs. Uussoll. 14 years old , has secured a
dlvoroa from her husband , aged 50 , at Vic
toria , B , C.
"Prenbyterlan , are vou , UOlel" said th
elderly relative , "United PrwbytorUnl11
"N-notyot , nunllo , " wtwporod the blushine
Efllo , "out I'm oniractod , "
A bride may npponr nt church or at ny
family gathering nt nny tlmo Immediately
before or ftftor her rnfirriBco. Ono may not
bo criticised unfavorably for such appear-
an co ,
"Why don't you propose to Miss Squires If
you like her so much ! " "I'm waiting for
ChrlHtrcM. Then , you s p , I can mnko the
engagement ring serve for a Christmas pres
ent , "
"I hoar that you'ro engaged to Miss Ding
bats. Lot mo congratulate you , old chap ;
sho's ono of n thousand. " "Oh , butter than
thnt why , sho's ono of a hundred nnd llfty
thousand. "
Miss Caroline Washburn , wife of Unltr-d
States Senator William D. Wnshburn , nnd
Mr. lilbort Francis Baldwin of New York
city were marrloj at Minneapolis , Minn , ,
on SVodnosdav last.
Terence John Tfi'mpla Hlackwood , nn
Lngllsh diplomat , aged 'JO years , the second
son of the marquis of Dufforln nnd Ave , will
wed Miss Flora Davis , daughter ot John
Davis of Now York.
The sultan bus 300 wives , the king of
Dahomov ST > 0 , the shaw of Persia 400 , llio
Itlne of Slam 000 , the king of Ashnntco 0,000
nnd the emperor of Morocco about 0,000.
Somn men have queer notions as tovlut
constitutes u quiet llfo.
The Choroltco trlbo ot Indians have , per
haps , the most curious form of iiinrrlngo.
The happy couple Join hand * ever a running
stream , and they hocomo nt once man and
wife. It must ba rnthor compromising for a
ChorokoQ youlb to assist a lady ncross a
ditch.
"Darling , don't you think little Johnny ro-
somblci you moro nml moro overv day ! "
"Do you think so. denrostP' "Yes , lovo. If
.vou notice you wtllllml that ho always wants
the best in the house , und Ihat ho ncvordoo *
ns you want him to , nnd that bo is contln *
unlly overeating nnd yesterday ho Idssod
the sorvAnt. " "That will do , Maria. "
Some of tbo brides ot the wcok rank ns
beauties , but none of them moro fatuous
than Miss Llsotto d'Wolf Cell , who held a
position In the front rank of American belles
at home nnd abroad. Her mnrrlnga to Mr.
Arthur Hotch places her at Iho head ot Bos-
ton's most exclusive sot , with a mansion on
Coimnonwealih nvenuo and n Hue house In
iho country.
Miss Meta Hlir.aboth McAllister , n daugh
ter of the late Colonel .lullan McAlllMor , U.
S. A. , and a niece of Mr. Ward McAllister ,
was married to Mr. John Unwell Janowny ,
Jr. , a sou of Surgeon J. II. Janoway , U. S. A , ,
In Now York last Tuusdav. Her gown of
ivory white satin made In the First Erapiro
style , was draped In chiffon , and her veil
was of point inco. The bouquet was a com
bination of whlto roses nnd fresh orange
blossoms.
The marringo of Miss Floronee Louise
Darlington , daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs.
Henry P. Darlington , nnd Chnrles Benjamin
Niblook was celebrated in Chicago Tuesday
last. The bride was mined in a whllo
satin gown with trimmings and a bertha
duchess lace , made high neck , with long.full
sleeves mat a court train. She carried a
whlto prayeroook nnd a bouquet of while
marguerites , her favorite ( lowers. Tbo tulio
veil , which enveloped but not concealed her
llguro , was caught with orang o blossoms.
The most beautiful unmarried young prin
cess lu nil Europe is the youngest daughter
of the king ot the Belgians , the Princess
Clementina. She is Just 2 years of ago , very
tall , has bouutitul dark hair and eyes and
carries herself like a queen. She has led a
snalifoon account of the misfortune ? that
have befallen her family. The eutcido of her
favorite brolhor-in-law , tbo Archduke Uu-
dolpb , and the death of Prince Baudouln
of Flanders , who had boon mentioned as her
possible husband , have combined to imprest
her with the feeling that she should spend
her days in the retirement of a convent. But
a marriage with tbo crown prince of Italy
or Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria is being
discussed. Sbe has n beautiful young girl
frlond , the Princess Josephine of Plunders ,
who Is fair hatred , blutr eyed and always
happy and is the greatest holross In all Eu
ropo.
QU.1IXT AH1) CUJCIUUS.
Physicians' carriages have the right of
way iu Berlin ,
It only costs one-thlra of a nanny to have
a bath in Toulo , Japan.
In Wltu , East Africa , they are making
sugar from cottonseed , which is llfleon
times woolcr than sugar make from cano.
Tbo ocean is more produclivo than the
land. An aero of good Oshlng ground will
yield moro food than nn aero ou the best
farm.
A lady of Washington place , Now York ,
last weoir , paid $100 reward to got back n
two nud a half pound lost dog , or at tbo 'rate
of10 a p und.
AnothoiThorror tins bcon added to London
fogs. It has boon found thnt by moans of a
strong light and a peculiar Ions the heavens
can bo filled with advertisements.
The first ship canal on tbo line of th
present Suez canal was projected by Nocho ,
an Egyptian king , about COO B. C. The tw
seas wore actually united UTO B. C.
Tbo average duration of lives ia th
United States is 47. 3 tor mechanics , and 52.
for lawyers. An a tbls , too , without an ;
reference as to the BU rvlval of the fittest.
Catcrplllari from four to six Inches long
are qulto common In Australia , and traveler !
who have tasted them say they are not un
palatable , and are qulto as tender as Clncagi
beot.
During the winter of 1SSG-87 a potrifloi
frog was found Iu a quarry near Elmira , N
Y. , which was two foot eight inches In
length nnd weighed ever 100 pounds. Thl ;
is the largest specimen of fossilized frog ye
brought to llgbt.
Among recant novelties , that of a news
paper printed on the web of the sacred white
spider Is chronicled. It is a slioet about 11
inches bv 14 inches , contains two columns o
matter , Including an English story , and ii
excellently printed.
The frizzled glnss threads Irom whlo
cloth Is woven nro said to surpass iu fineness ,
not only tbo finest cotton , but oven the
threads of tbo silkworm's cocson , Ibolr soft
ness and elasticity bolnic even greater than
that of manufactured silk "lint. "
The famous ] ublloo shot flrod from a 2'Mon
gun in Queen Victoria's jubilee year , to
ascertain how far a shot cou id bo curried ,
remained In tbe air sixty-nine and u half
seconds , and the highest point readied m its
flight op.wolvo miles was 17.00D foot.
If your nerves were steanv enough to ad
mit handling the silkworm' * threads , and
you were lo tnko a carpant r's tools and lay
such threads side by sloe until they covered
nn Inch you would find , after completing iho
task , that you had handled exactly 1009
tbroaas.
One-fifth of the married women of Mas
sachusetts uro chlldloss. It is said thut in
no country save Franco can a similar condi
tion of affairs bo found , On the other hand ,
instead of over'JO per cent , only in7 ! per
cent of the foreign born women of Massa
chusetts nro chlldloss , What Is true of this
B tat Is undoubtedly in n greater or less do-
proa true throughout the country.
The horseshoe Bupcmlllon Is very old ,
Thoancionts bcllcvod tbut iron , as n metal ,
had unknown powori , nnd would drive
nails into their walls to keep off pestilence.
It has always been thought uncommonly
lucky to lind n niece of the melul , nnd a's
horseshoed wcro tbo form in which it was
most frequently found the superstitious re-
card came to bo transferred from the material -
rial to the shape.
A Hum 11 nro lor Croup ,
Farmers como llftoon mlloi to my store to
got Chamberlain's cough rumeily. Muny of
them , Iluo myself , nro never without it In
their homos. It cured my boy ot a severe
attack of-erc-un and , I hohovo , savnd his life.
1C , DMton , Luray , Hussell county , Kan ,
This remedy is a certain euro for croup and ,
if used aa snon ns the llrst symptoms appear ,
will prevent the attack. For sale by drug
gists.
HOOSIEH JUSTICE.
' or a Kind That No I'rliunor Could Kind
J'HUlt '
A young attorney of this city who has
boon malting some political speeches on
bohulf of his party to illustrate the rank
ignorance of the olllclals on the other
side ot the house , makes use of a story ,
said to ho Iho simple truth , of a certain
justice of the peace serving in ono of the
out townships of Marlon county.
Tlio party had some little dilliculty In
securing a man to run for olllco , us tha
opposing forces boomed to have /oro- /
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MADE TO ORDER.
e
During this great Reduction Sale-
Come to our store and take your pick
and choice of Our Finest Woolen Fabrics.
Suit or Overcoat Made to Your Meas
ure. First Class for Twenty Dollars.
D
210-212 South 16th Stseet.
closed n mortgage hold on Iho township ,
nnd from the history of olcotlonn it
Boomed that tlio equity of redemption
had boon allowed to lapso.
An old man who wouldn't know a law
book from a Dondwood liluk novel was
Induced to make the rnco , and by ono
of these unacuountablo and unforcsoon
ciihunllluB whloh often befall a party ,
the old mun , much to the Hurpriso of liin
frlonds us well uyoiipononts , wasoloolud.
Not many weeks after ho had boon fully
Installed Into oRlco ho was called upon
to try ft man for porno potty oflcnso.
The only kind of gatliorlntr ho hna
ovoi- soon wns the party primaries. The
trlul was hold in the nenool house , and
after all the witnesses and nltornoys had
arrived the squlro , groutly Impressed
with the dignity of the office , rose , and
addressing the persons present said :
'Gentlemen ' , what Is the object of this
mooting ? "
The defendant's attorney , catching un
Idea , rose to his feet and said : ' 'Your
honor , 1 understand the mooting to ho
for the purpose of holding or discharg
ing the prlbonorat the bur , I move the
prisoner's discharge. " .
"Is there a second to the motion i" In-
nulrod the dignitary presiding.
"I second the motion , " the prisoner
answered with duo alacrity.
"It If moved und seconded thut the
prisoner bo discharged ; aa many as uro
In favor of the motion will say ayo. "
The attorney und the prisoner both
Oil. C. WKHT'S NKIIVH ANII 1IIIAI.V TUHAT
inunt , n Hpurlllo for Ilrhturlu , DU/lnoni , I'Hi , Nun ;
lululii , lluailacho , Norvou * rioilriitlun c.uuml bj
llmuir or tubauon. Wakurnlnox , AK'lilnl llcpru-
Hilun , H'lftni'ia ' < > 1 tlio IIInln , c'lumlnu Inimnlly , niln-
i'ry. ilccny iluntli , ITmiiMliuo OM Aiu < , Hurruiums ,
! xH0 of 1'ituor In either box , Iniitotuiiuir , Loiicorrluia
nml nil rimiulu Wi'nkncMoii , InvcilmUiiy l.o i : ,
hporiiiutorrliua cnunuil liy ovur-uncitlun of thu
lirnln. rolf-nliuu' , uvur liululKuiivu , A inonlir *
treatment fl.Uor.S dy mull , Wu Kiiiirniitfiu tlx
IIUM'M Iu uiro liiuli oriliir lorli Imxoi with II will
mid written ) Kii'iriinU'ii lu refund If not cunul ,
( iiiunmluii Intiiail only by Thiimloru I1' . I.mvli , UruK >
Kilt , boloiiiii'iit , bouiuoubt corner IlilU ana
M Uinulm ,
C2&JRB
Anew on 1 Corailati Trualnjal , conilitlnj o
BuppoiHorlii. Olntnjn' la 'Upturn , uliu la Uar
mil-Ill * I'oiltlro Oura tar UiUriul , In lor nil
1/IlDdor JloJ'llu'iUJilrn. ' Dliruuio , iloca.ilor Uarall-
Urrl'llai. Tiili llj nilr Imt nurar Uioa known to
Iall.il pjr bar. iifor < J | jat jin ill. Wbriutforfroia
tblitorrlula Ul oio itma u wrlllia iiusrmtjj Ii
tionUlvolriilron wUtid buji ut rcfual lliujauaoric
noicuruiinjal uliup furffjs fJatnplu. ( jmrantoi
luaua ur Kulia &Cu. , Dru/Klns Solu Aiual , corn r
Ulli unit Ho u jim iiruiu. U-A : U . Nut-
voted ' 'uyo" with unmistakublo umpliu-
sis.
"Those opposed will say no. "
"Tiio ayes have It nnd tlio prisoner la
discharged. ( Jontlomon , what is tin
further plousuro of the mooting ? "