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16th AND DOUGLAS.
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MEN'S
ULSTERS AND UL.STRRS
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Lot No. 1- -5i not average over 60 cents on the dollar No Fake but a positive slaughter sale
I/lsht tnn Irish
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wooltrlmmlnus T. , W. * N.'s price , < Pau Usual Retail Prloe V" Our prloe
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i ! . . ' * T. , W. & N.'s prloo $22 Uiual Retail Prloo V" " Our prtoe most careful attention and
goods will be shipped with '
Lot Kxtnt MO , n lonz the understanding that if they BOYS' ULSTERS.
buck frtezo iil- are not as represented they .
Bhaw'l eoYlar..1 ' . W. & N.'s price $22 Usual Retail Pries u" Our Prloo may be returned and we will Lot No. 10
express charges both BoTB' blnolc
pay frlozo n Is tor ,
tot No. 4- ways. slniwl collar. ( fit $15 $
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Blyllnn . . . ' $1" P1U Our Prloe Lot No. IT
uUlors T. W. & N.'s prlco Usual Retail Price Plain frlozo
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Lot No. 12
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Lot No. It- cliovlot Htyllsh double blnok $ r BOYS' SUITS On Monday , Tuesday -
$14 $
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uistors. . ? ! ? . . " " T.Y. . & N.'s prloo $ ' " Usual Retail Prlco V Our Price Lot No. 14- day and Wednesday
V1"T Oray mixed $10 $ $ 5 will have
kersey over- x ; day we
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Ilo.ivy mixed * , - . _ Lot No. 15- f ' ( ftfifl sale BOO '
boiivor ntstors. < Tft | 5 lllno ( lliisonal m n i \ AUU on Boys'
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NORTHEAST COURIER
15th AND DOUGLAS STS.
HOW STATESMEN RECREATE
Bomo of the Diversions with Which Eminent
Men While Away the Time.
RIDING , WALKING , FISHING AND BILLIARDS
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Inaomnln thu Hal versnl Coin plaint , Uroucht
About by Ovcruork and Worry Kx-
I'retlclcnt llarrlion'i Lone
1'oaoitrlan Tour * .
r < "WASHIKOTON , Nov. U. [ Corrcsponilonco of
TJIK BEE. ] The great American Uralu Is belling -
ing today is It has seldom boiled boforo. Fi-
uauclaltroubles and business worries are
blazlngawuy under the Uottloand thouomon
of overwork is stirring up the soup with
ghoulish Rloo. The newspapers dally record
the suicides and Insanity of leading men
nnd the nerves of rich and poor are stretched
> to their utmost. A level head nnd a steady
hand nro greater necessities now than silver
nnd gold and the questions of how our great
men keep thorn la moro interesting to the
musics than the discussions of congress. I
am surprised to find how prominent mon
have to lilght for steady brains , llulf of the
members of congress luivo shattered nervous
ous systems and there nro a number of
loading senators who nro lighting the arch
llend of insomnia night after night.
Abu Hewitt's 1'lclit for SUtp.
Perhaps the worst sleeper who ever came
to Washington was Abram S. Huwltt. Ho
Imd a suit with n baker in the next block ,
whoso dog barked at the moon at midnight ,
nnd ho went nhnnst wild over n cock that
crowed near him in the early morning. Ho
kept house hero for a tlrao and had beds in
half n dozen different rooms. Ho would
ohnngo about from ono room to the other In
lib efforts to sloop , and when In Now York
lie would go about from house to house for
lliosamo purpose. During a part of his
congressional career ho boarded at Worm
ley's , nnd ho had at this time tliu cntlro
upper floor , embracing three bed rooms
On the morning following the llrst night ho
went to Worniloy and coraplninod of the
dogs which kept him nwnke. ' ! can llx that. '
aid Wormley , and the next day the dogs
were taken awny. On the day following
Hewitt said ho was Uopi awake by tin
fowling of the cats. Mr. Wormloy replied
'The cats nro harder to git rid of than tin
dogs , but I will sc'o what I can do to got rid
of them. " The third night Hewitt came
down morn disgusted than over and said ho
had failed to got sleep because of the nols
nifulo by itho birds. Wormloy hereupon
throw up tils hands in despair. "I don't
know what I can do , Mr , Hewitt , " said he.
"You can poison dogs and you can shoot
uaU , but the uinn has to got up early who
would kill nil the sparrows and the larki. "
Howllt'a insomnia continued througa the
whole of his congreasloual career , and I
think Uo carried It back to New York with
him.
Clet Sleep from Kxerolic ,
A number of prominent men got Bleep
from oiorcUo. Jloko Smith keeps his sys
tem In order by aihorseback ride ovcry day ,
Joseph O. Cannon taken a gallop Into the
country thrco times a week nnd Henry Cabot
Lodge spends u part of each day in the sad-
dlo. Some of the greatest horse lovers In
the United States became interested In
horeo tlesh tnrough thelrdcslre * to get away
from their work. This was the case with
the late Senator Stanford. He had been
trorkluR day and night on the Paoiflo rail
road scheme when he began to break down ,
Hole thls appetite , failed 'to sleep anil his
doctor told blot that ho must throw up
rerythiug and take > reit , He replied that
( ho could not do it and the physician tbon advised -
vised him to buy n horse nnd drive several
hours every day. Ho bought the best team
ho could llnd nnd us ho drove them ho bo-
cnmo interested in them and his mind wont
from the building of railroads to the speeding -
ing of horses. Uo studied the horse nnd
formulated a new theory for horse brooding.
In order to support it ho had his famous
photographs made of the horse In motion ,
the taldnz and publishing of which cost him
ovorWO,000. Throughout the remainder of
his lifo ho got his best rest when ho was
working with his horses , nnd his stock farm
vticu ho died was wortn millions.
How Itoliort llounor Scoured llonltli ,
It was the same with Robert Bonnor , the
Jropriotor of the New York Ledger , und the
iwuor of Dexter , Maud S and SunoL In
M(5 ( Bonnor , who began life ns nn oillco boy ,
und who ui > to that time had worked without
Cessation , begau to fail in health. Ho could
lot sloop and his meals did not agree with
him. Ono day his family physician came
'nto his ofllco nnd said , "Uobart , I want
our check for $375. "
"What for ! " asked Bonnor.
"I have got n horse for you , " replied tha
physician , ' 'and I want you to drive him.
You are making n lot of money , but it will
bo of no good to you if you can't live nud en
joy It , ana your only salvation Is to got iuto
tuo open air for a part of every day. " Well ,
liouuer gave the man the check nnd got
the horso. Ho began to speed lil-n nnd
tried In his drives to pnss such men as John
Harper of Harper Brothers and Commodore
Vamtorbllt , who were taking th same med-
'ctuo. Ho soon became interested in horso-
.Icsh nud bought n team for $2,000 which
rrottod a mile in " : &S. This was considered
ory fast In tlioso days , but Bonnor went on
buying from year to year until ono day ho
paid MO.OOO for the mare Pocahoutns , which
was the highest price up to that time over
paid for a horso. Pocauontas went in 3:17 : ,
nnd a year Inter Bonner gave MO.OOO moro
for Dexter. Ho afterward paid the same
amount to Vnndcrbllt for Maud S. , and It Is
Bald that the prlco ho paid Stanford for
Sunol is moro than $100.000 , All together
he has spent in the neighborhood of $500,000
for horses and his chief pleasure in his old
ago Is said to bo driving. John Kockofollcr
gets much of his rest from his horses. Ho
keeps a good stud and ho used to got un nt 5
a. m. nnd speed hU team for an hour before
bruitkfuKt. The Into millionaire Congress
man Scott of Pennsylvania cased his brain
with horso-broedlng and Don Cameron woos
the god of henlth oy taking long uorsobuok
rides in the country.
Itoit from Card I'Jay Inc.
A number of our statesmen get their rest
from ourds. Secretary Carlisle plays poker
nearly every evening and the lluuucial prob
lems of tint treasury lly away before the ox-
cltouicnt which comes from'a game of penny
unto. John Sherman oases his jnlnd with n
game of whist and Qarlleld , whcu ho wns
troubled with Insomnia , used to got up and
play solitaire In his night shirt. Carlisle , I
am told , plays solitaire during some of bis
hardest work. Wolcott , Don Cameron and
Secretary Urcsham lose themselves in poker ,
nud nearly all of Ibe southern statesmen
are addicted to this game. Ileiiry Clay is
said lo have baan the best soveu-up player in
tbo slate of Kentucky , and when he was
making the treaty of Ghent ho relieved his
mind by winning ill sorts of bets from Al
bert Gallatln. 1'owell Clayton of Arkansas
Is very fond of poUor. and the good .Doacon
Stall u of the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga
zette is said to tauo bis roat through cards.
President Cleveland , during his stay in Buf
falo , waa an expert nt ponuchle , ana I ven
ture to say that ho ana Postmaster General
BU&elhavo n ( julet game after cabinet af-
fah are over. Nearly all of the supreme
court justices play wulst , nnd Gray of Mas
sachusetts Is said to DO the best whist player
in Washington. Harrison wag a good whist
player and Secretary Foster cuuld play
Almost any sort of cards and play them well.
lllllUrdi and Urlu .
Billiards is ono of the beat games for
boiled brains. John Ouluoy Adams found
this out years ago , anJ ho bought the llrst
billiard table that ever went into the white
house. There is a billiard table in the ex
ecutive mansion today , and it is said that
President Cleveland handles the cue for an
hour at a time after be has been worried to
death by ofilcesoekori. President Gartleld
wa also a good billiard player , and he was
alia fond of croquet ad ball. Arthur used
tlio billiard table of the white house very
freely f , and his best brain tonic came from n
game of this sort. Ex-Senator Palmer of
1 Michigan had n billiard room in his house ,
where his follow senators often cnmo to
play. ] Ho was troubled a good deal witn in-
somnin t , and one of his bast recipes for sleep
was > to trot physically tired. Senator Butler
of South Carolina plays u good pamo of
billiards , and I am told that Heed of Mniuo
nnd Crisp of Georgia are exports with the
cue.
Statesmen WlioTlsh.
I understand that Hoko Smith caught
120 trout in two hours in the Yellowstone
park this summer. This is at the rate of a
trout to the tninuto nnd makes Smith's lish
story ono of the biggest on record. Ho had
, hreo hooks on his liuo and ho often brought
n three trout at a time , Vice President
ilcndricks once told mo that ho hud pulled
.n four flsh ut once on ono Hue ono time on
.ho . Atlantic coast. The big fish stories that
fou can hear In the cloak rooms ol the cap-
.tol are moro wonderful than the talus of
Munchauscn. Senator Aldrich will tell you
of the wonderful tarpon whichhe has
caught In Florida. Senator Fryo will
describe his cabin In the Maine woods which
10 supplies with trout from the lakes and
-ktrcainsand , X'latt of Connecticut will go Into
ecstasies over the delights of salmon llsh-
Ing. Senator Quay is a good fisherman in
all branches of the piscatorial art and
Sherman bus caught bass and white
Hsu. One of the greatest sports
men who over came to tno senate
was John Konna of West Virginia. When
ho went away from work It was to rest his
brMn in tbo West Virginia mountains. Ho
always took a camera with him and he illus
trated his stories with photographs. He
had thousand * of snap shots taken In nil
parts of the woods near his home , and for
some time before his death ho was contem
plating the publication of n book of hunting
adventures such as he thought would bo
uopulnr with the boys of the country. Every
one knows how fond President Cleveland Is
of tlshmg and how ho is ublc * to get nway
from himself when ho has a iUnln < ; polu In
his hands. It was the saino with President
Arthur and also with Andrew Jackbon.
Jackson used to go down to Fortress
Monroe and spend a week at n tltno
on the old fort known as tho-
Kip Kaps llshinir. Ho was fond of horse rao-
Ing ana cock lighting and ho eased his bruin
by getting entirely away from his work.
Daniel Webster composed muny of his
speeches while out iisnin ? and some of the
best sentences In his speech against Hiiynes
wore made while ho bad a rod in his hands.
lluntttii : on the 1'otonmc ,
Quito a number of the senators and bl ?
ofltciuls go down the Potomac to ilsh and
hunt. You remember the hog that Presi
dent Harrison shot during one of his vaca
tion jaunts. Vest and Vunco often go out to
shoot reed birds during tne season , and ono
of the best stories told in the cloak room *
this fall was of a hunting excursion which
Senator Vunco , Howell Jackson , now Justice
of the supreme court , and the late Senator
Beck of Kentucky took a year or two ago.
It was during tha Christmas holldavs , ana
Dock , Vance and Jnokson wanted Vest to go
with them to shoot ducks. Vest objected ,
saying ho didn't ' propose to get tils feet wet
to his waUtbaud all day aud coma homo
without a single auck. "You fellows go
ahead , " said ho , "and leave mo here , nnd I
will promise to oat at onu sitting every can
vas back you kill. " "All right , " rupllod
Vance and the others , "we will keep you to
your bargain. " "I will stick to my word , "
said Vest , und the trio of United States sen
ators started off. Well , the hunters hud a
streak of luck. HowellJackson proved himself -
self a eploiidld snot , Vance knows how to
handle a gun aud Beck killed his shuro.
They brouubt back 100 ducks , mostly can
vas backs , sixty snipe and two geese.
They put the canvas backs in a pile and
sent for Vest. Ills white hair stood on end
as ho thought of the Idea of outing 100 ducks
at one meal , and hit little fat round stomach
ach perceptibly shrank , lie got out of the
matter by Betting up A champasuo supper
to the crowd , and a part of the supper was
u limited number of the canvas backs which
the senators killed. As to the exact num
ber of the ducks there is no certified fact ,
the number above given is on tbo authority
of one of the senators who did the ihooting.
Bcnutori wltU IT d * .
A largo number of our public men find
their rest in a change of work. Some of
;
thorn t take no vacations to speak of and sel
dom go out of the city. Not n few have
fads 1 by which to rest their brains. Senator
Davis 1 gets his rest by reading the classics
and i by throwing himself Into Freii'-h novels.
During 1 tbo past campaign ho read half a
dozou i biographical und historical works und
ho 1 is now re-reading his Vlrcll. Ono of his
most i restful studies is Napoleon Bonaparte.
Ho buys nil he can llnd concerning him and
ho has moro than ( XX ) volumes about the
great flapolcon. Ho behoves in hot baths
before going to bed as a peed thing for
sleep. Ho says that Uhe best rest for nn
overworked brain is a change of intellectual
dlot. Allen G. Thurman read French novels
to rest his brain while he was in the senate
and he varied this by working out mathe
matical problems. Senator Hoar rusts him
self by looking up questions of American
history. Ex-Congressman S. V. Ahito gets
his rest b > studying the- stars through n
telescope -urnl working out astronomical
problems , und the late Justice Bradley got
bis rest la mathematics.
How Our I'rottlclonU
By nil odds the ablest of our presidents
are those who have had some way of relax
ing tholr minds. George Washington was
'ond of n good horse race. Ho got his rest
n horseback ridini ? and hunting , nnd ho
spent a good part of every year at Mount
Vcrnon. Thomas Jefferson spent n part of
every day In riding through the woods about
Washington while ho was president. Ho
was often taken fern private citizen , ana
once in crossing I lock crook near hero n
man who wanted to ford the creek und not
get his foot wet nskcd him to carry him
over behind him , which ho aid. Ho rode
ovcry afternoon whllu ho was president
from 1 o'clock until U , and when ho was
almost crazy on account of the death of his
wife ho roamed about for days on horde-
back. Ho was fond of good horses nnd his
coach horses cost flUUapicco. Frank tin Picroo
was another president who thought that the
best euro for the Inside of a man was thu
outside of u horse. He galloped about
the streets of Washington at mid
night while ho was provident. Ho was
fond of riding after dark , nnd hla favorite
horau was blind. James Buchanan took his
exercise In a carriage , Grant urovon greit
deal more than ho roilo , und his love for
honics Is n matter of history. Ho tiud tome
of the bust horses that have over been In the
white house ataules , and ho was always
buying now ones. President Arthur roilou
grout deal on horseback , and I think that It
was at the adviuo of his physician that ho
took his dully rides. Jackson kept good
horses und lie bet upon tno races. At ono
race near hero his privuto socrotnry and
adopted son , Andrew Jackson Donelson , en
tered u horse , nnd I have heard it said that
Jucksou lost 910,009 which ho bet upon him.
Cleveland is too heavy n , man to rlae horse
back. Whiia ho was re&idlp ut Oak Vluw
ho straddled u steed occasionally , but his
fa von to exercise toilny-is- the carriage ,
He drives every nftcruopiij o the Soldiers'
homo or out ubout Tonloyfown , und the
streets nloug bis line 'of march are now
watered dally. ) < tf
rruilloiitUl < Vy > llcerii
President Cleveland soldpm goes on foot
outside the white house grounds. Harrison
walked miles every day. In company with
ono of the ladles of hlsf family bo co'ulil bo
seen every afternoon out , about , the white
lot , near the Washington monument , or tak
ing u btroll through the parka. Ho always
walked to church and whcui ho was worried
about public matters ho , , would drop his
worK nnd go off for n long" two or three mile
walk into tha country. > General Grant was
often seen on tbo stroets'.iliero during his
life in the white house. Ho usually had a
cigar in his mouth and ho Would talk to anyone
ono who spoke to him. Presiaent Lincoln
walked about somewhat , but nla cublno
was afrala to have him go out of the liousi
&nd It was they who inflated upon the guard
which ho took with him when he went
horseback riding. Lincoln got a great doa
of his rest from tbo theater , A box was re
served for him at the theaters herb nnd hi
could go in and out as he pleased. Ho wa
sometimes iu the theater , I am told , when
the curtains of the box were drawn ami th <
spectators did not know that be was pros
ont. He often took Tad with him and thi
boy usou to go behind the staee , and once o
twice ho appeared in minor parts , where hi
hud nothing to say. John Quincy Adam
walked from tbo white house to the capita
und back every day. When ho was over
worked lie would take a long tramp or a
swim In the Potomac , and there is a tradi
tion'here tluit during ono of these swimming
excursions his clothes were stolen and he
had. a hard time getting them back in time
tD uo to the executive mansion.
John Quincy Adams also liked horses ,
though be rode but little nnd ho usea to walk
out to the race track , two miles from hero ,
and watch the races. President Harrison's
grandfather was a cooa walker , nnd while
ho u-.is In the white houso. ho trotted to
market every morning with his basket on
his arm und picked out His own meats. Ho
died ns much from worry 'and overwork ns
anything , and his last words were uttered in
delirium concerning ofllcoscokors. General
Garflold was fond of base ball und ho often
attended the games hero. George Washing
ton was a noted jumper in his day , nnd
when ho was n young man , walking up the
Potomac , ho stopped at a plantation where
there was u Jumping match. As the story
goes , the prize for the host Jumper was to bo
the beautiful daughter of the planter.
Washington entered the match and much to
the disgust of the young lady ho distanced
her lover by full ten inches. Noting the
black looks on the girl's face ami the disap
pointed appearance of every ono as to the
result , ho withdrew his claim and the real
lover , who , up to that time had never had
his equal as n jumper in this part of the
country , got back his sweetheart.
FllANK G. CAlU'ESTEn.
Before breakfast Bromn-Scluer , ,
Acts as u brai-er trial bottle 10 ct3.
rill ! XIIB.ITUUH.
The last half of the present week at tuo
Boyd will bo given up to comlo opera pre
sented by BarnauDO. Karl nnd McDonald's
Robin Hood company , nnd the bills will bo
"Uabin Hjod" and "Tho Knickerbockers. "
This organization may ba called the junior
member of the famous Dostonuuis. It is the
highest class ro id company in America nnd
Is equipped on exactly the same lines nnd
on the sumo scale as the Bostonluns them
selves. Tliera ara sixty picked artists , em
bracing a double past of principal singers , n
iioblo chorus of thirty-five ) voices and nn
operatic orchestra. It Is furnished with
special soonory for both operas , the staging
of "Tho Knickerbockers" bains the identi
cal scenic equipment used by the Bostoniano
in Now York. This is nn especially elnbornto
outfit , comprising three full art sots ropro-
scntlnt ; scenes from colonial New Amster
dam.
Everybody knows the charming qualities
of'"Kobln Hood , " which lias boon presented
ncre several times by the Bostoiiiuim , Per
haps the most expressive thing that can bo
siid of the Hoblu Hood company is that it
doesn't hesitate to come upon the ground fll-
ivadv covered by the Bostonluns in this
famous work. It stands entirely upon its
merit and there is no ulfort made to delude
thu public into tninklit ? that tha organiza
tion is tbo DoUonluns. In such cities as
Buffalo , Cincinnati. St. Louis und ICansus
City , where the Kobln Hood comuany bus
played , Its performances have been froolv
comuared with tlioso of the Bostonlans nnd
everywhere the verdict has been ono of uu
qualified endorsement , Thcro is no reason
why it should bo othurwiao. Thu Bostonians
do not use in their own company all the
talented singers of the country and ns they
have by far the largest pull in commanding
the services of clever people it follows tliut
the Kobln Hood company u on a par wltti
Iho senior organization , Bnrnuboo , Karl
and McDonald have personally superln
tended the staging of each opera , the detail
work having been done by their own stage
manager , and as ouch artist was selected
with especial rcforoncn to the parts to bo
nlayod , theater goers may expect to see the
Bostonlans' performance duplicated in the
work of the uoblu Hood company.
"The Knickerbockers "was given one per
formance hero last spring by UioDosloniuna ,
It was then in its crude state. Since then
many improving changes have been made in
it uud it is now a worthy companion as II
was Intended to bo by Its authors to "Habit :
Hood. " The engagement will be divided
thus ; Thursday und Saturday avenmgs and
Saturday matinee , "Hobin Hood ; " Friday
evjnluj , only time of ' 'The Knickerbockers. '
Among the clover people who sing the prln
clpal roles are the following ; Joroiuo Sykos
Henry W , Dodd and James Nickolds , com
cdlans ; Edward Wontworth. Uoss David
and Charles Lundio , tenors ; Edwin Isliam
nnd Frank Bills , baritones ; Klcardo Kicci
and Louis Cnsavant , bassos ; FatimahDiard
Agnes Dcluporte nni Ethel Balch , sopranos ;
Mary Palmer , Grnco Reals and Agnes Stone ,
contraltos , 'Ihc orchestra is under the direc
tion of Prof. J. A. Robertson.
That the charms of fnrco-comody are as
potent as over Is strongly attested by the
continued enthusiastic success of "Tho
Hustler , " which will appear at the Boyd
tonight and Monday night , withall Its funny
scenes , happy incidents , tuneful irusic ,
pretty girls and talented epmo'llnns. Local
theater-goer ? have n pronounced penchant
for musical farce end in the reconstructed
and rejuvenated "Hustler" tholr tastes will
undoubtedly bo grutlllcd to the fullest ex
tent. The play is a conglomeration of comedy ,
music nnd high-class specialties. That
breezy , magnetic son of Erin. John Kornoll ,
enacts the loading role Con McFuddon , the
bustler. Ho has a proclivity for concocting
schemes whereby ho will make millions for
himself and friends. His money-making de
vices are marvelous productions of the
imagination , before which the wild , oxtr.ivu-
K.nit schemes of Colonel Hollers palo , wither
and fade into "innocuous desuetude " Me-
Fa'ldon's ' ubiquitous assistant ( who is
always "in it" ) is n sportive nnd speeulutlvo
German who rejoices in the foamy cogno
men of Anhousor Busch. and is reputed to
bo worth nny where from OOO.OuO to SOS.
This character Is portrayed to tlid llfo by
Emtl Housol , the noted Teutonic comedian.
Another bit of clever character sktchln is
that of Anna Dantu , proprietress of the Cum-
n'idgo Flats , where McFadilen and Busch
liavo apartments. Gus Mills unknown to
tha stage appears us the love-lorn boarding
'louso mistress , and In the character has
nado the hit of his career.
Anderson's "Jolly Old Chums" open n
week's or.giigomunt today at the Fifteenth
Street theater. This moluiiKo of
music , mirth nnd general jollity is
said to bo something now and en
tirely different than has over boonsoen hero ,
and the press in the various cities are unani
mous in lie prniso. When such clover enter
tainers us Dan Mason , Dan Holly , S.ulio
Strlngham , Kuih Nulson , Charles Sully ,
Besslo Grey , U mines Prinue and others
equally ns strong , cut themselves loose , it Is
not to ho wondoretl that the entertainment
is most enjoyable. "Jolly Old Cliums1' is n
musical furce , In which wit , mirth aim music
predominate. It is full of singing nnd
dancing und nil sorts of business calculated
to produce laughter and drive dull care
away ,
Joseph Jefferson U doing Rip Van Winkle
in Now York.
Jakobowsky , the composer of "Krininie. "
will shortly have a now opera produced lu
Vienna.
It is iissftrtod that Gounod sold the score
of "Faust" for $11 and never ufter received
another cunt for It ,
Padorewsld bus refused , It u suld , several
offers to nmltoalour In Germany j nlso n
American offer of $100,000 for this season.
He Is now in .Scotland.
There Is u report of n huge theatrical
trust , embracing thrco Chicago tliuuters ,
thrco Philadelphia theaters , three Now York
theaters and three California theaters ,
The Coghlani ) , who bebln en engagement
In New York on December 4 , have decided
not to product ) Osoar WHUu's play , "A
Woman of No Importance , " until Docom
bcr 11.
Arthur Lawrunco , an English character
actor , has been engaged by A. M. Palmer
und will rnako his American debut in aup
port of Minnie Maddorn Fisko iu "Ileato
Crowe , "
The entire troupe of the Impori.il opera
St. Petersburg , will present n serifs of six
teen performances In Purls early In th'i new
year. Kublnstuln and Tschnlkowsky wll1
conduct several of their operas in person.
Mr. A. M. Palmer's stock company is play
Ing now In Chicago. They go to St. Louli
next week , und then after u tour of th
.south they will po to Ban Francisco to play
at the Baldwin theater duri" " * * Mid '
tor exposition , from pe < >
Ott Is u fact of irde , % '
seu , the Arct ' the *
as being , no
manco singer in Nor.vny. A vocal recital
she gave in Chrlstlunia recently was at
tended by the royal family and u crowded
audience.
Arthur Cook , nn okl-timo minstrel tenor
slnccr , died Inst week in the city hospital , on
Blachwell's island , Now York. Two years
ego he contracted rheumatism. Since then he
has not been his former self. Ilo'camo from
England thirty years ugo und was loading
singer of thu San Francisco Minstrels for
many years.
ICatherino Marco ( Kate Smith ) Is visiting
her brother , Murk Smith , ut Now Hochcllo ,
N. Y. The younst woman has established un
enviable reputation for herself in Italy ,
where she bus uecn u leading soprano in va
rious operatic companies during the last tcu
years , Her homo is in Milan.
John Russell hns bought the American
rights of the most successful German farce
comedy produced in Now York for ninny
years. It is entitled "The Corner Grocery
of Avenue A. " It wns put on for three
nichts at the Eighth street Gorman theater ,
but bud n run of over three woo its-mill it
was determined to continue it until the end
of December. This run Is almost unprece
dented In n German theater in this country.
Despite his advanced npo thu vetormi violinist
linist Sivorl bus recovered from his recent
accident in Purls , nnd ho hns loft that city
for his homo in Genoa. Sivorl , who inn Co
ils llrst appearance. . In Enulund us fur back
as 1H27 , was n pupil ol P < i.nninl , who com
posed six violin sonatas for him.
C'O.VA' UJl t.lt.ll IKS.
The lirst couple married among the Chcro-
Iceo Strip bottlers were , respectively , tl fuot
! ) inches and 0 fact 1 > < inches tall. This Is
connubiullty at high tied.
The wedding of .Mr. L. G. Stevenson , son
oi the vlco president , to Miss Huleu K
Davis , will take place at lilooinliiBton , 111. ,
thu homo of Miss Davis , November 81.
Fond Father Mr. Moanltall bus asked
mo for your hand , Do you want to accept
him ? Ho suvs bin adoration for vou Is un
limited. Dutiful Daughter Very good ,
papa ; but how is his credit !
Mrs. William I1 , J affray of Now York haa
scut out cards for the wedding of bar daugh
ter and Captain Edward JnlTray of the Thir
teenth hussars , a crack English regiment.
The aato sot Is Wednesday , November 15.
"See hero , " nad ( the man who had married
a widow , "liimn't your hair turned RIMY
rather suddenly since wo were wed ? " ' 'Oil , "
said she , "that's from fright. 1 was so
scared when you proposed to mo , don't ' you
know.
The engagement Is announced nf Miss
Juliet Morgan , daughter of J , Plnrpont Mor-
eati , the Now Yorit banker , to William I'lor-
son Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton Is the great-
grandson of Alexander Hamilton , Ho Is an
ofllcor at the Manhattan Trust company.
Miss Adele Grant , the fntnoni American
bounty and daughtcrof the late Uoach Grant
of Now York , is engaged to the eat'l of
Essex , Tlii ) marriage will bo culobratuil In t ;
London , ut the earliest day possible after | -
the necessary legal papers can be drawn , . *
certainly before Christmas. The earl of <
Essox is a widower 1)15 ) years old. Ho BUD- s j
ccodcd to the title only in Septombcr'bf lust .
year on the death of his grundfalhor , the
sixth carl. :
Why Mini Hhoiik Him.
Chicago Post ; "I'll never , novcr &peak to
him again I" she oxulalmed. " "uvurln this
wldo , wldo world J"
"Why , Clara , h i adores you ! "
"Perhaps ho does , but ho has no upprcola-
tion , no judgment , no idea of the litmus of
things , Whythe other night when l.o culled
I put on that now gown I have just had
niudo. "
"Yes j what of It J"
"What of It J You know what a beautiful
and uitistlo creation it 1st"
Yc , Indeed. "
"And how perfectly it lltst"
"Yes. "
"Wall , I asked him how I looked and ho
said I looked Ilka an nngot. Why , I could
have cried with mortification , nnd my dress.
maker was nearly heartbroken. Slut felt U
keenly. Such u reflection on her work , you
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