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OMAHA DAILY BEE * . SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 12 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAGES.
NORTHEAST CORNER ,
CONTINENTAL CLOTHING
15th , AND DOUGLAS.
Great ' pecia.1 SaJfe of
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PRICES ON 1 * .
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MEN'S
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ULSTERS
The entire stock of Thompson , Willis & Newgent , of Boston , is now on sale at prices which do
fcot No. 1 not average over 60 cents on the dollar No Fake but a positive slaughter sale
M hl Inn Irish
ulsters , of this entire stock.
wooTtrlnimluzs T. , W. & N.'s price , $20 Usual lUtall Prlo * U > " ° Our prlo *
MAIL
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Kino quality " ( JVA ) ORDERS Will receive the
SiVVtt1 ! ! ! T. . W. & N.'s prloe $22 vu\ \ Retail Prloo P * ° Our prloe most careful attention and
goods will be shipped with '
Lot Kxtru Mo. 3 1 o nit the understanding that if they BOYS' ULSTERS.
blxck frlozo ul- are not as represented they .
sfmw'l coYlur.1.1 T. W. & N.'s prlca $22 Usual Retail Trloo * ? " " Our Prloa may be returned and we will Lot No. 1 -
pay express charges both frlozo noa' u black later ,
Lot No. 4- . shawl collar. CH
ways. Hlw 14 to 10. T. , W. & N.'s Prloa ipH Usual notiill I'rloo Our I'rloo
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Ilniivy blnok Gray tnclton Un
aVrwool"1.8. ! ? " : T.W. & N.-anrico $16 ' Usual Retail Prloe * ! > " " Our Prloo Rtor wool , sizes lined 14 ul- to < C 050 $ n A
' 1U years. T. , W , &N.'s Frloo $ " Usual Retail Prloo . /urinuu U
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Lot No , 7- Lot Tailor No. 11- made BOYS' ULSTERS
$16 $ brown kersey %
T.W. & N.'s price $13 Usual Ratal Pfloo W Our Prlco overcoat , satin
sleeve linings. T. , W. & N.'s Prlc o Usual Uotull Prloo Our Prlco
Sizes 8 to 14 yrs.
Lot No. 12
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Lot No. 13-
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lot No. 0- Cheviot double $14 $ $ r BOYS' SUITS MondayTues -
17 brea-ted over- 11" ,
All wool oxford 14 , . Usual Price " . ' * , Y I
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. . . ' $ V1 Prloe ID I
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Gray mixed $10 $ $ 5 wewill have
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Lot No. 10-
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beaver ulstors. _ Itluo illnROnal $ f on Boys'
$ [ rice 3 > Our Prloo J U coats. chinchilla over T. , W. k N.'s Prlco $7 Usual Kotall I'nco ' Our Price all wool double breasted cheviot suits at $3.50.
NORTHEAST COIUMER
15tli AND DOUGLAS STS ,
HOW STATESMEN RECREATE
Bomo of tlio Diversions with Which Eminent
Men While Away the Timo.
RIDING , WALKING , FISHING AND BILLIARDS
Iniomuln thu Uatverinl Comiilntut
About by Ovcruork and Worry Ex-
rrelileiit I rrUon' Loiip
1'eiteatrlnn Tour * .
" * " ' WASIIIKOTOK , Nov. U. [ Corrcaponaonco of
TUB BEE. ] The great American Drain Is bellIng -
Ing today as It hns seldom belled boforo. Fi
nancial troubles and business worries nro
blazine away under the Itottlo und the uomon
of overwork is stirring up the soup with
ghoulish Rloo. The newspapers dully record
the Buloldcs and insanity of leading men
nndtho nerves of rich and poor are stretched
to their utmost. A level head and a steady
band are greater necessities now than silver
nud gold and the questions of how our great
men keep them Is moro interesting to the
rnasBOs thnn the discussions of congress. I
am sui-prued to lind how prominent men
Imvo to liiRht for steady brains. Half of the
members of congress hnvo shattered norv >
oua systems und thuro are a number of
loading senators who nro fighting the arch
iloud of iusomnlu night after night.
Abn Jlowltt'i I'lgl't for SI i ji.
Perhaps the worst sleeper who ever came
to Washington was Abram S. Hewitt , Ho
bml a suit with n baker In the next block ,
whoso dog barked at the moon at midnight ,
und ho wont almost wild over n cock that
crowed near him in the early morning. Ho
kept house lioro for a time and had beds in
half a dozen different rooms. Ho would
change about from ono room to the other in
his ofTorts to sloop , and when in Now York
ho would go about from house to house for
tliosamu purpose. During a part of his
congressional career ho boarded at Worm-
ley's , und he had at this time the entire
upper floor , embracing three bed rooms.
On the morning following the llrst night ho
vent toVonnloy and complained of the
does which kept him awake. "I can tlx that. '
aid Wonnley , and the next day the dogs
were taken away. On the day following
llawlttsald ho was kept awake by the
yowling of the cati. Mr. Wonnloy replied
"The cats are harder to pit rid of than the
dogs , but I will see whut I can do to got rid
of thorn. " The third night Hewitt came
down morn disgusted than over and said he
Uad failed to got steep because of tbo noise
Tjndo by ttbo birds. Wormley hereupon
throw up his hands In despair. "I don *
know what I can do , Mr , Hewitt , " said he
"You can poison dogs and you can shoo
uaU , but the man has to got up early win
would kill all the sparrows and the larks. '
Howltt's Insomnia continued throjgu the
vrhola of his congressional career , and I
think ho carried It back to Now York with
him.
Get SUep from Uxcrclic.
A number of prominent men got bleep
from exercise , Hoke Smith keeps his sys.
torn lu order by uiliorseback ride ovcry day.
Joseph O. Cannon takes a gallop into the
country thrco times a week and Henry Cabot
Ledge ponds u part of each day in the sad *
dlo. Borne of the greatest horse lovers lu
the United States became Interested in
horzo llesh tnrougu thelrdoslre * to getaway
from their work. This was the case with
the late Senator Stanford. Ho hud been
vrorkluu day and night on the Pacific railroad -
road scheme when ho be an to breakdown ,
Ho lost bis uppellto , failud to sloop and his
doctor told hltu that no mutt throw up
Ycrythlujr nd take a reit. He replied that
ho could not do it and the physician then advised -
vised him to buy a horse and drive several
hours every day. Ho bought the best team
ho could Und and us ho drove them ho became -
came interested in thorn and his mind wont
from iho building of railroads to the speed-
iiig of horsos. Ho studied the borso and
formulated a new theory for horse brooding.
In order to support it ho had his famous
photographs niado of the horse in motion ,
the takinsr and publishing of which cost him
ovor40,000. , Throughout the remainder of
his lifo ho got his best rest when ho was
working with his horses , and his stock farm
when ho died was wortn millions.
How Itobort llollnor Scoured Hoitlth.
It was the same with Robert Bonnor , the
proprietor of the New York Ledger , and the
iwtier of Dexter , Maud S and Sunol. In
S50 Banner , who began life as an oflico boy ,
md who up to that tlino hud worked without
cessation , began to fall In health. Ho could
not sloop and his meals did not agree with
him. Ono day his family physician came
'nto his oOlco and said , "Itobart , I wunt
our check for JJ75. "
"What for ? " asked Banner.
"I have got a horse for you , " replied the
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 llvo and enjoy -
joy it , ana your only salvation is to got into
tuo open air for a part of every day. " Well ,
Uouucr guvo the man the check and got
the borso. Ho began to speed lil'n and
tried in his drives to pais such men as John
Harper of Harper Brothers und Commodore
Vandorbllt , who wuro taking th same mod-
icluo. He soon became interested in horso-
llesh and bought a team for § a,000 which
rrottoda miloin3:5S. : This was considered
very fast In these days , but Banner went on
buying from .year to year until ono day ho
paid MO.OOO for the mare Pocauoutas , which
was the highest price up to that time over
paid for a horse. Pocauontas went in 2:17 ,
and a year later Banner gave $40,000 moro
for Dexter. Ho ufterwaru paid the same
amount to Vandcrbllt for Maud S. , and it is
said that the price ho paid Stanford for
Sunol Is moro than $100.000 , All together
ho has spent in the neighborhood of $500,000 ,
for horses and his chief pleasure in his old
ago is said to bo driving. John Ilockofollor
gats much of his rest from his horsos. lie
keeps a good stud and ho used to got nn nt 5
a. in. and speed his team for an hour before
break fust. The lute millionaire Congress
man Scott of Pennsylvania cased his brain
with horse-breeding and Don Cameron woos
the god of health oy taking long horseback
rides in the country.
Kent ( rum Card 1'Jaylnj ; .
A number of our statesmen get their rest
from oards. Secretary CarlUlo plays poker
nearly every evening and the liuuuclal prob
lems of tlui treasury tly away before the ox-
cltomoiit which comas from'a game of penny
ante. John Sherman oases his nilnd with a
game of whist and Qarlleld , whcu ho was
troublnd with insomnia , used to get up and
play solitaire In his night shirt. Carlisle , I
am told , plays solltalro during so mo of bis
hardest work. Wolcott , Bon Cameron and
Secretary Uresham lese themselves in poker ,
und nearly all of ibe southern statesmen
nro adJioted to thU gatno. Henry Clay Is
said lo have tuna the best soveu-up player in
the state iof Kentucky , and when he was
making the treaty of tltient ho relieved Ills
mind by winning all sorts of bets from Al-
bork Gallatln. I'owoll Clayton of Arkansas
Is very fond of poker , and the good .Deacon
Smith of the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga
zette U said to take hU rest through cards
Presidet Cleveland , during his stay in Duf
falo , was an expert at ponuchlc , ana I von
tttre to ssy that ho ana Postmaster Genera
BUael have a quiet game niter cabinet af
fall a are over. Nearly all of the supreme
court Justices play whist , and Gray of Mas
sichusotta Is salu to Do tbo best whist player
in Washington. Harrison was a good whig
player and Secretary Foster cuuld play
almost any sort of cards and play them well
JIHIUriU anil llr lu .
Billiards is ono of the best games for
boiled brains. John Ouluoy Adams foum
this out years niro , ana ho bought tuo firs
billiard table that ever went Into the wnlte
bouse. There U a billiard table in the ex
eoutivo mansion today , and U is said tbii
President Cleveland handles the cue for an
hour at a time after be has been worried t
death by onlceseokort. President Garilelc
was aUo a good billiard player , and be wai
aUo fond of croquet od ball. Arthur uaei
the I billiard table of the white house very
freolv I , and His best brain tonic came from n
game i of this sort. Ex-Senator Palmer of
Michigan ; had a billiard room iu bis bouse ,
where his follow senators often catno to
play. ; Ho was troubled u good deal witn in
somnia i , and ono of his best recipes for sleep
was to trot physically tired. Senator Butler
f South Carolina plays u good panto of
billiards , and I am told tnat Uoed of Muiiio
nd Crisp of Georgia are exports with the
cue.
Statesmen WhoTMsh.
I understand that Hoko Smith naught
-20 trout in two hours in the Yellowstone
lark this summer. This is at the rate of a
rout to the minute and makes Smith's fish
story ono of the biggest on record. Ho had
, hreo hooks on his line and ho often brought
n thrco trout at a time. Vice President
lendricks once told mo that ho had pulled
n four llsh at once on ono line ono time on
the Atlantic coast. The big fish stories that
rou can hear in the cloak rooms ot the cap-
tel are more wonderful than the talus of
Vlunchausen. Senator Aldrlch 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 ana
&troamsand Plattof Connecticut will go into
ecstasies over the delights of salmon listi
ng. Snnator Quay is a good fisherman in
all branches of the piscatorial art and
Sherman has caught bass and whlto
Ish. Ono 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
brain in the West Virginia mountains. Ho
always took a camera with him and ho illus
trated his stories with photographs. Ho
hud thousand1 * of snap shots tukon in nil
parts of the woods near his home , and for
aomo time before his death ho was contem
plating the publication of n book of hunting'
idventuras such as ho thought would bo
uopular with the boys of the country. Everyone
ono kuowH how fond President Cleveland is
of fishing and how ho Is able to get away
from himself when ho has a flshlu ? polu In
tits hands. It was the same with President
Arthur and also with Andrew Juekbon.
Jackson used to go down to Fortress
Monroe and spend a woolc at a time
on tbo old fort known as tliiv
Kip Haps tlshlntr. Ho was fond of liorso rac
ing ana cock lighting und ho eased bis brain
by getting entirely away from his work.
Daniel Webster composed muny of his
speeches while out fishin ? and some of Iho
best sentences In bis speech against Haynes
wore made while no had a rod in his hands.
Hunting on the I'otoiunc.
Quito a number of the senators and bl ?
oftlcliils go down Iho Potomac to fish and
hunt. You remember the hog that Presi
dent Harrison shot during ono of his vaca
tion Jaunts. Vest and Vance often go out to
shoot reed birds during tne tonson , nnd ono
of the best stories told in the cloak rootnt
this fall was of a hunting excursion which
Senator Vance , Howell Jackson , now justice
of the supreme court , and the late Senator
Beck of Kentucky took a year or two ago.
It was during the Christmas liollduvs , unu
Bock , Vance and Jackson wanted Vest to go
with them to shoot ducks. Vest objected ,
saying bo didn't propose to get his foot wet
to his wulitbaud all day aud coma homo
without a single auck. "You fellows go
ahead , " said ho , "aud leave mo here , and I
will promise to oat at one sitting every can
vas back you kill. " "All right , " replied
Vance and the others , "we will keep you to
your bargain. " "I will slick to my word , "
eaid Vest , und the trio of United States son-
ntora started off. Well , the hunters had a
streak of luck. Howell Jackson proved him-
Bolt a splendid snot. Vance knows how to
handle a gun aud Beck killed his share.
They brouirbt back 100 ducks , mostly can
vas backs , sixty snipe and two geese.
They put the canvan backs in a pile and
sent for Veil. His white hair stood on end
as bo thought of the idea of outing 100 ducks
nt one meal , aud hii little fat round stomach
ach perceptibly shrank , lie got out of the
matter by setting up a champagne aupper
to the crowd , and a part of tbo supper was
a limited number of the canvas backs which
the senators killed. As to tbo exact num
ber of the ducks there Is no certified fact ,
the number above given 1 on the authority
of cue of the senator * who did the shooting.
ttonulort wltb F d .
A largo number of our public men find
tbelr rest in a change of work. Some 01
them take no vacations to speak of and sel
dom go out of the city. Not a few have
fads by which to rest their brains , Sutwtor
Davis gets his rest by reading tlio classics
mid by throwing himself into Fixjti'-h novels.
During the past campaign ho read half a
d07en biographical and historical works uud
ho is now rc-roadlng his Virtrll. Ono of his
most restful studies is Napoleon Bonaparte.
Ho buys all ho can find concerning him and
he has moro than COO volumes about the
great Napoleon. Ho believes in hot baths
before going to bed as a peed thins for
sleep. Ho says that the best rest for nn
overworked brain is n change of intellectual
diet. Allen G. Thunnan read Froncb novels
to rest his brain while he was in the senate
and ho varied this by working out mathe
matical problems. Senator Hoar rusts him
self by looking up questions of American
history. Ex-Congressman S. V.Vhlto gets
his rest b > studying tho- stars through a
telescope -and working out astronomical
iroblcms , und the Into Justice Braaloy got
its rest In mathematics.
IIuw Our 1'roulilcnts Piny.
By all odds the ablest of our presidents
are these who have had some way of relax-
" .nif their minds. George Washington was
'ond of a peed horse race. IIu got his rest
n horseback riding nnd hunting , and ho
spent u good part of ovcry year at Mount
Vcrnon. Thomas Jefferson spent a part of
every day in riding through the woods about
Washington while ho was president. Ho
was oftos taken fora private citizen , ana
once in crossing Itock crook near here a
11:111 : who wanted to ford the creek und not
ot his feet wet asked him to carry him
over behind him , which bo old. Ho rode
every uftornoon while ho was president
'rom 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-
[ jack. Ho was fond of good horses and tils
coach horses costflUOnpieco. Frank lin 1'Ieroo
wus another president who thought that the
best euro for the Inside of u man was the
outside of u horso. Ha galloped about
the streets of Washington at mid
night whllo ho was president. Ho was
fond of riding after dark , und his favorite
borso was blind , James Buchanan took Ills
exercise In a carrlago , Grant urovo a gre-it
deal more than ho roilo , und his love for
horses is a matter of history. He Mad some
of the bust horses thnt have over been In the
white house stuulcs , and ho was always
buying new ones. President Arthur rode u
greut deal on liorsooaclc , nnd I think thut it
was at tlio mivU'o of his physician thut ho
took bis daily rides. Jackson kept good
horses and he bet upon the races. At ono
race near hero his private socrotury und
udoptod son , Andrew Jackson Donclson , en
tered 11 horse , and I huvu heard it Mid tlmt
Jackson lost 810,000 whivh ho bet ui > on him.
Cleveland is too heavy uwun to riao horse
back. While ho was reildin" ; nt Oak View
ho struddlcd u steed occasionally , but his
favoriteoxorclsu toduy-ia * in tlio carriage.
He drives every nftornooai o the Soldiers'
homo or out about Tenley own , und the
streets nloni ; his line 'of march are now
watered dally. ) i"
President Cleveland seldpm goes on foot
outside the white house grounds. Harrison
walked miles every day. In company with
ono of tholudics of bis ! family ho could bo
sueu every uftnruoon out , tabout the wluto
lot , nour tno Washington monument , or tak
ing it btroll through the fmrks. Ho always
walked to church und wheat ho wus worrlot
about publio matters ho , , would drop his
> vorK and po off for a long two or three mile
vtalk into the country. ' General Grant was
often seen on the streets ; there during his
life In the whlto houso. Hu usually had a
Cigar in his mouth aud hoV6uld talk to any
one who gpoko to him. President Lincoln
walked about somewhat , but nU cabinet
was afraid to have him go out of the bouse
and it was they who Inilsted upon the guurt
which ho took with him when be wen
horseback riding. Lincoln got a great aoa
of his rest from the theater , A box was re
served for him at the theaters herb and bo
could KO in nnd out as he pleated. Ho was
sometime * iu the theater , I am told , when
the curtains of the box wore drawn and the
spectators did not know that he was pros
cnt. He often took Tad with him and tbo
bojr used to go behind the ctaeo , and once o
twice ho appeared In minor parts , where be
had nothing to say , John QutncyAdum
walked from tbo wiute bouse to tbo caplto
and back every day. When ho was over
worked he would take a Ion ? tramp or a
wiin in tlio Potomac , ana there is a tradi-
ion bore that during one of these swimming
sxcurslons bis clothes were stolen and he
iad.almvd time potting them back in time
,3 KO to tlio executive mansion.
John Qumc.v Adams also liked horses ,
hough ho rode but little nnd ho usea to walk
ut to the race trade , two mlles from here ,
and watch the races. President Harrison's
; randfiithcr was a rooa walltor , nnd whllo
10 xvas in tlio white house ho trotted to
iKii-ket every morning with his basket on
ils arm nnd picked out nis own meats. Ho
lied us much from worry 'and overwork as
anything , and his last words wore uttered in
delirium concerning oflicoscokors. General
Garllold was fond of bnso ball and ho often
attended the games hero. George Washing
ton was a noted jumper in his day , and
vhen ho was a young man , walking up the
'otoniac , ho stopped at a plantation where
thcro was a jumping match. As the story
; oes , the prize for the best jumper was to bo
beautiful daughter of the planter ,
ashington entered the match ana much to
the disgust of the young lady ho distanced
icr lover by full ton Inches. Noting the
black looks on the girl's face and the disap
pointed appearance of every ono as to the
esult , ho withdrew his claim and the real
over , who , up to that time had never had
lis equal us a jumper iu this part of the
country , got back his sweetheart.
FllANK G. CAltl'BNTBB.
leforo breakfast IJronio-Sclt/or
„
Acts as u bracer trial bottle 10 cts.
Till !
The last half of the present week at the
Boyd will be given up to comic opera presented -
sontod by Darnabao. Karl nnd McDonald's '
iiobln Hood company , nnd the bills will bo
'llobln Hood" nud "Tho Knickerbockers. "
1'hls oiv'.uilzitlo : ! may bo called the junior
nombor of the famous Bostonmus. It is the
highest class road company in America nud
is equipped on exactly the same lines and
on the same scale as the Bostonians them-
solvos. Then ) are sixty picked nrtbts , em
bracing a double past of principal alngara , a
noble chorus of thirty-five voices and nn
operatic orchestra , it is furnished with
special soonnry for both operas , the staging
of "Tho Knickerbockers" bolus the idoiitl-
cai B conic equipment used by the Bostoniano
In Now York. This Is an especially elaborate
outfit , comprising three full art sots re pro
HCiUlni ; scones from colonial Now Amster
dam.
13vorybodv knows the charming quiilltlos
of ' "Robin Hood , " which lias boon presented
nere Hovernl times by the Bostonluus. Per-
hups tlio most expressive thing that can bo
slid of the Uobiti Hood company is thut it
doesn't hesitate to come upan the ground al
ready covered by the Bostonluns In this
famous work. It stands entirely upon its
merit and there is no effort inudo to delude
the public into thinkiirg thut the organua.
lion is the Hostonlans. In such cities as
Buffalo , Cincinnati , St. Louis und ICatisus
City , where the Kobln Hood company bus
played , its performances have been ireelv
compared with those of the Bostontaits and
everywhere the verdict has been ono of un
qualified endorsement. There is no reason
why it should bo otherwise. The Bostoniuns
do not use in their own company all the
talented singers of the country and as they
Imvo by fur the lureest pull in commanding
the services of clover people it follows thut
the Kobln Hood company is on a par with
the senior organization. Bnrnubeo , Karl
aud McDonald have personally superin
tended the staging of each opera , the dotall
work having beendono by their own stage
manager , and as each artist wns selected
with especial rcforoncn to the parts to bo
played , theater goers may expect to see the
Bostonians' performance duplicated in ibe
rrork of tbo uobiu Hood company.
"The ICnlckerbocKors "was given one per
formance horti last spring by thoBostonlaus ,
It was then In its crude state. Since theu
many Improving changes have been made iu
It and it Is now a worthy companion as it
was Intended to be by Us authors to "llouin
flood. " The engagement ( rill be divided
thus ; Thursday und Saturday evenings and
Saturday matinee , "llobln Hoodj" Friday
evjiiluj , only time of ' 'Tho Knickerbockers. "
Arnoajr the clever people who sing the prin
cipal roles are tbo following : Jerorno Sykes ,
Henry W. Dodd and James Nlckoids , com
edians ; Kdward Wentwortb , Hess David
and Charles Lumllo , tenors ; lihviu Ishnin
and Frank Bills , baritones ; Hicardo Uicci
and Louis Casavant , bassos ; Fatimah Diard
Agnes Delaporte nnd Ethel Balcli , sopranos ;
Mary Palmer , Grace Reals and Agnes Stone ,
contraltos , 'iho orchestra is under the direc
tion of Prof. J. A. Hobertson.
That tha charms of farco-comody are as
potent as ever is strongly attested by the
continued enthusiastic success of "Tho
Hustler , " which will appear at the Boyd
tonight and Moudnv night , with all Its funny
ceiica , happy incidents , tuneful n < usic ,
iretty girls nnd talented comedians. Local
heater-goer ? have a pronounced penchant
'or inusiual farce and in the reconstructed
and rejuvenated "Hustler" their tastes will
undoubtedly bo gratified to the fullest ex
tent. Tlio play is a conglomeration of comedy ,
music nnd high-class specialties. Thnt
brccy , uiagnctie son of Grin. John ICnrnoll ,
enacts the loading role Con McFuddon , the
"lustier. Ho has a proclivity for concocting
ichcmes whereby ho will make millions for
limsclf and friends. His monoy-making de
vices are marvelous productions of the
miiginntlou , before which the wild , oxtravu-
iruut schemes of Colonel Sellers pale , wither
and fade into "Innocuous desuetude " Me-
Failden's ubiquitous assistant ( who is
always "in It" ) is a sportive and speculative
erman who rejoices in the foamy cogno-
nen of Anhousor Busch , aud Is reputed to
bo worth any where from ii,000,0i ! > 0 to $03.
This character Is portrayed to the lifo by
EmilHouscl , the noted Teutonic comedian.
Another bit of clever character skjtehlux is
that of Anna Danta , proprietress of tbo Cam
bridge Flats , where McFadden and Busch
have apartments , Gus Mills unknown to
the sta o appears as the love-lorn boarding
house mistress , ana In the character has
muilo ttio hit of his career.
Anderson's "Jolly Old Chums" open n
week's engagement today at the Fifteenth
Street theater. This melange of
music , mirth and general jollity Is
said to bo BOmothlni ; now nnd en
tirely different than lias over bouusoen hero ,
and the press in the various cities nro unani
mous in its prniso. When such clover enter
tainers as Dan Mason , Dan Kelly , Sadie
Strlngham , Ktith Nelson , Charles Sully ,
Bessie Grey , Cltanes Prinuu nnd others
equally as strong , cut themselves loose , it is
not to bo wondered that the entertainment
is most enjoyable. "Jolly Old Chums'1 Is a
musical farce , in which wit , mirth ana music
predominate. It is full of singing and
dancing und all sorts of business calculated
to produce laughter and drive dull earo
away.
Jooopb Jefferson Is doing Kip Van Wmklo
lu New York.
Jakobowsk.v , the composer of "Krmmio , "
will shortly buvo a now opera produced iu
Vlcnnu.
It is assorted that Gounod sold tbo score
ofFaust" for $ : ! nnd never nfter received
another cunt for it.
Padorewskl bus refused , It is said , several
offers to make a lour In Germany 5 also nn
American offer of $100,000 for this season ,
He Is now iu Scotland.
Tlioro is u report of a liupo theatrical
trust , embracing thrco Chicago theaters ,
throe Philadelphia theaters , three New York
theaters nnd throe California thu.itorn ,
Tlio Coghlaus , who begin an engagement
in New York on December 4 , have decided
not to produoo Oscar Wlldu'a play , "A
\Vomun of No Importance , " until Uoconi-
her 11.
Arthur Lawrence , on English character
actor , has been unpaged by A. M. 1'ulmer
und will make his American debut In sup
port of Minnie Maddcra i'UsUo iu "Hester
Crowe , "
Tbo entire troupe of the Iinpcri.il oporn
St. Petersburg , will present a scries of blx
teen performances in Purls early In the new-
year. Uubinstuln and Tsehalkowsky wll
conduct several of tholr oporus in person ,
Mr. A. M. Palmer1 * slock company Is nlay
Ing now In Chicago. They go lo St. Louis
next week , nnd then uflor u tour of the
south they will po to win I'Vunciuco to play
at tno Baldwin theater during tbo Midwin
ter exposition , from DoccuiburKi to March 10.
Dlt Is a fuel of Interest thut Mmo. Kvo-Nau-
sun , the Arctlir ' exploier'a wife , Is regarUed
as being , next' to Mmo. Orletf , the Jlnest ro-
i
nnnco singer in Nor.vny. A vocal recital
he gave in Chrislinnia recently was at-
ended by the royal family and a crowded
udlcnco.
Arthur Cook , an old-timo minstrel tenor
imrer , died last week In the city hospital , on
Huckwoll's island , Now York. Two years
igo ho contracted rheumatism. Since then ho
nis not boon his former self. Hc'caino from
Cngland thirty years ago and was leading
Inger of the San Francisco Minstrels for
iinny years.
Katherine Marco ( Kate Smith ) is vlsitlnir
icr brother , Mark Smith , at New Hochcllo" * ,
J. Y. The
young woman bus established an
nviablo reputation for hoisclf In Italy ,
vhcro she has oocn a loadinir .soprano in va-
ions operatic companies during the last ton
yours. Her homo la In Milan.
John Uussoll has bought the Amorlnan
Ijjhts of the most swccbiful Gorman farce
comedy produced in Now York for many
ears. It is entitled "Tho Corner Grocery
of Avenue A. " It was put on for three
lights at the Eighth street German I heater ,
mt had n run of over thrco weeks.-nnd it
vus determined to continue it until the end
of December. This run is almost unprcco-
dented In a German theater In this country.
Despite his advanced npo the veteran vio-
inist Sivori lins recovered from his recent
accident In Paris , nnd ho bus loft that city
'or his homo in Genoa. Sivori , who made
ii llrst appearance In ICnu'lund as fur back
as 1827 , was u pupil of Paniiiiil ; , who com-
[ loscd HX violin sonatas for hint.
CD ft A" UJt I.I LI J ir.H.
The llrst couple married among the Clicro-
ceo Strip settlers wcro. respectively. (1 ( foot
) Inches and 0 foot l f inches tall. Tills is
connubiulity ut high tied.
The wedding of Mr. L. G. Stevenson , BOH
oi the vice president , to Miss Helen L.
Davis , will tnka place ut Blooinlnuton , 111. ,
the homo of Miss Davis , November " 1 ,
Fond Father Mr. Meanltull 1ms asked
ma for jour hand. Do you want to accept
him ? Ho says his adoration for you Is un
limited. Dutiful Daughter Very good ,
[ mpa ; but how Is his credit t
Mrs. William P , Jaffray of Now York has
scut out curds for iho wedding of her daugh
ter unil Captain Edward Juffray of the Thir
teenth hussars , a crack English regiment.
The date sot is Wednesday , November 1ft.
"See here , " ald tluiman who had married
a widow , "hasn't your hair turned gray
rather suddenly sineo wo were wed ! " "Oh , "
s-.ild she , "that's from fright , I was so
scared when you proposed to mo , don't you
know.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Juliet Morgan , daughter of J , Ptorpont Mor-
crnn , the Now Yorit banker , to William Plor- " 1
son Hamilton. Mr , Hamilton in the groat- j
grandson of Alexander Hamilton , He Is an
ofllcor ot the Manhattan T runt company.
Miss Adele Grant , the famous American
beauty and duuchtcrof the late Bench Grant
of Now York , in engaged to the earl of
Essex , The murrlnyo will bo celebrated in
London , ut thn earliest day possible after
the necessary legal papers can bo drawn ,
certainly before Christmas. The ourl of
Essex is a widower 11(1 ( years old. HOHUC-
ccodcd to the title cnly In Soptcmbcr bf last
year on the death of bis grandfather , the
sixth earl.
W'liy MID Hliouk Him ,
Chicago Post : "I'll ' never , never fcpoak to
him aguln 1" she exclaimed. 'Tfiiver In this
wide , wide world I"
"Why , Clara , h i adores you ! "
"Perhaps ho does , but 1m has i > o apprecia A
tion , no judgment , no idea of iho lltni'Hsof ,
things. Why.tho other night when l.o culled <
I put on that now gown 1 have just Imu
made. "
"Yes : what of IU"
"What of It ? You know what n beautiful
and uitistto creation It is ! "
"Ye , indeed. "
"And how perfectly it lltsl" J
"Yes. " I
"Wull , I asked him how I lookol nnd bo ]
said 1 looked like nn angel , Why , I could
Imvo cried with mortification , and my dressmaker - '
maker was nearly heartbroken. She felt It
keenly. Such u reflection on her work , you
know. "
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