THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WoNDAY , FEBRUARY 10 , 1891 , NEBRASKA STOCK BREEDERS Animal Convention of the Association to BeHeld Hold at Columbus. PROGRAM THAT PROMISES GOOD THINGS President. I'lllcy HIM llcforo Him a , IVnst for TluiMi fntrri-fttnl In llrrcilltlff Such HHViii No cr Iliiforo OfTrrrd In tlin Stuto , COLUMDUS , Neb , Feb. IS. ( Special to rho Deo. ) On Tuesday nt 3 o'clock Presi dent Flllcy will call to order the annual lesslon of the Improved Stock Breeders asso ciation of Nebraska. He will preside over ono of the moat Interesting meetings this body has yet held. It will continue over Wednesday and Thursday , concluding with I'bviqtlet on Thursday night , given the del- "gales by the cltlcns of ColumbiH. Great preparations have been made to entertain the visitors by the people of Platte county's capital. One of the most Important associations of the state Is the Improved Stock Breeders association , organised n number of years ago by men who had the hlgHcst welfare of ( ho state In tnlnd , and the good thnt has been accomplished by this worthy organl/a- tlou IB'not computable In dollars and cents. It has been migratory In character , holding sessions at a number of different points In the state , and In this way It has been brought Into close contact with the actual breeder of llvo stock and tiller of the soil There are rncn engngp.l In the Improvement nf agriculture In the state who are regular attendants at these meetings year after year ; no matter how far the place of meetIng - Ing may bo from their homes they nro nlways on hand to participate In the dis cussions and to receive the benefit that Is to bo derived from contact with the ad vanced spirits In their particular line of work. Of course , care Is taken each year that representative , able men shall be pro- paied with practical papers upon the various subjects connected with ad vanced agriculture , and the program of the forthcoming : meptlng will bo an excellent ono In every respect. The president of this association Is lion Dlljah Fllloy of Fllley , Neb. , ono of the most extensive farmers nnd ono of the largest cattle feeders In the whole western coun try. Ho has occupied the president's chair for two years and for many years has been actively engaged In promoting the welfare /n' / the association. Mark M. Cond will read a paper on the Braft horse , Industry , and since ho Is not tmly a practical breeder but an extensive Importer as well , his remarks will bo llst- tned to with Interest. The svvlno Industry will be represented by C. II. Searlo of Edgar and that well known bleeder of Poland China and worker In the alliance camp , Hon. J. V. AVolfe. Mr. II. J. Henryx of Momoo will read a irery Interesting and practical paper on "How to Make the Farm Pay , " and since lie has made the farm a profitable venture even during the dull times , the grain growers - ors of central Nebraska will do well to listen to a recital of his experiences. II , M. Allen of Ames , manager of the largest cattle feeding plant In the western i\orld , who has made extensive experiments In growing the sugai beet and using them as a profitable food , will give his experience to the members of the association. Prof. Ingersoll , professor of agriculture at the State university , will deliver one of his characteristically Interesting and Instructive > .addresses. , * Hon. 8. M. Barker of Silver Creek , known lo every one for 100 miles around Columbus , ivlll have something that Is thoroughly prac tical to say concerning the sheep Industry. Hon. J. B. Dlnsmoro of Sutton , promi nently Identified with the cattle , exhibit at Iho Columbian'exposition , will give his Im pressions of the cattle Industry nnd describe In his clear , lucid style that which ho saw it the ( treat World's fair. Mis. A. M. Edwards of Fremont , ono of the greatest stock breeders In the country , will read nn Interesting paper that should bo listened to by ovcry woman In central Nebiaska. Hon. W. S. Summeis'deputy attorney gen- tral ofNebraska , , will deliver nn address , and Chancellor Canflold will bo present , and those who hnvo heard this versatile , edu- citcd gentleman talk will feel It no hard ship to go 100 miles to hear him bpeak for fifteen minutes. It Is hoped that every Intelligent farmer within a reasonable ladlus of Columbus will bo present and bring his family along to recolvo the benefits that certainly will bo derived from the papers that will bo read , and from the discussion of practical subjects by leading men through out the state. WKSTKKN TUKK MATTU11S. Kotos of ( icnrral Interest to Horxemcn of All Classes. The Council Bluffs track will soon present n busy and , to the horseman , attractive scone. About the 1st of April A. Fullager , trainer for William A. Paxton , jr.'s Key- Btono farm , will move all the animals In training at that faun over to the Bluffs track , whore they will recalvo their finishing education , proparatoiy to entering the coinIng - Ing racing campaign. Ulghteon he-id of ani mals will bo In this stnblo , Including the Kront 3-year-old , The Conqueror , 2 17. Mr 1'nxton has n now ono In the green pacer , Frank Melbourne , iccantly purchased from N , A. Cole , the western representative of the Chicago Horseman. This Is the horse that at \ VIIcoNeb. . , last October , drove Ab- dallah Wllkos out In the third heat of the free-for-all In 2-1G Frank Melbourne iv out the labt half of this mlle In 1 OS and the last quarter In thirty-two seconds Ho has been driven three-eighths of a mile In foity-sovon seconds , u 2 05 gait , and has re pcatcdly shown his ability to go miles In better than 2:15. : Mr. Pnxton will enter him up through the big eastern circuit , and It la sofo to say that If ho stajs right ho will bo Insldo the money every tlmo ho st.frts in the green classes. Mary , 2.20VJ. will also bo In this string and will be sot to piclng. She mndu her murk last year , as u o-j ear-old , under the tutorngo of Mr. Fullager , and ho thinks aha will bo ono of the greatest 4- jear-old pacers that will be out this year. I'lionom , the Dlu-ctor colt that took n half mlle rccoid lust year of 1.21 , will nlso bo In the stable with the above hoisea , nnd Mr Fullagor does not hosltuto to say that ho thinks him the making of n great horse This colt has shown n half as a yearling In 1:17 : , nnd with his bend. logs and way of going It la not saying too much to predict that he will bo n credit to his sire and his great family. Clinton Urlggs , last > ear n member of the firm of Pyle & Brlggs , has n splendid string of hotsps at Lincoln In charge of Dick Til- den , ono of the west's gronte.it rolnsmon About April 9 this stable will bo removed to the Council Bluffs truck. W. I ) . Denton , n young tiatner with con- nldei tibia of n icputatlon , will have a public training stable at the lllulTa track. Ho has SERIES TWELVE. FEBRUARY 19. 1894. T H El B EX El COUPON. World's Fair Art Portfolio. To bccurc tins suipeib souvenir tend cr briny six coupons of ilils tcilr.s bearing ( tiffeicnl dutci vvih 10cents In ooln tu ART PORTFOLIO DEFT , , Bee Office , Omnhn. already navoral horses engaged from Iowa town * and will undoubtedly do well. I ) . H. Latin ot Teknmah , Neb. , Is training n very promising colt that had some experi ence At racing Inst year. Knrly In the pprlnp ho will move to Council UIufTs nnd finish thin colt's education on the mile track. Art nverott nnd his father , who owned the f.-int Lyons , Neb. , track , have moved to Texas , where the latter hail Inrgo land holdings. They took tholr string of horses with them. It la probable that there will bo no meeting hereafter at I yoiiH and thnt ono of the fastest tracks In America , where * several world's records have been inado , wilt bo grown up to weeds by the tlmo the next racing Reason arrives. It M moro than probable , Judging from present Indications , thnt there will be less thai i a dozen largo meptlngi In the west this year. Kawor nifctlngn will mnko the ones that nro held moro profitable nnd will bolvc the question of paying out , The mlln track dHctnslon ban been re opened In Omaha. When Omaha builds a mlle tiack , equips It nnd holds a represen tative meeting , she will be entitled to recog nition ns n rcpreiienlallvo sporting city. Hut Gabriel has got a promise nut thnt will probably bo redeemed before Omnhn does anything. Hntrles hnvo closed for the Oinahn sale nnd Manager Short announces thnt the character of the animals to bo sold Insures n great snlo. Hnrry McCormlck of Omaha hns sold to Dennett Ilros. , Drockport , N. Y. , his I'ello- tier stallion McCormlck. Tolloth & Kulcfson of Fnlrbury , Neb , hnvo Bold to the same par ties Valid , 2 IS , by the same sire , and Krlilor & Qngc of the same place have sold to the same parties Hnrry K , by Consul , J. W Zlbble , the well known western horseman nnd trainer , has returned from his Colorado trip much Improved In health. Dick Tllden says thnt he tested Newsboy , 2 12 % , n llttlo a few days ago and that he showed him moro "speud than ho wns over capable ot beforo. l'A. . Hart hns been employed to Daln the Meadow Drook horses at Lincoln the coming Heason. Thcio are several good openings In the west for drivers of known ability who can furnish certificates -character It Is pretty generally conceded thnt St. Joseph has nbout given up the Idea ot holding a meeting this year. I'erlnl , the great joarllng colt that gave Chandler and the rest of the colt contingency such a surpilM ! nt Slouv City last spring , has been sold nnd wns shipped to Italy , where ho safely nrrlvcd n few days ago. Hickory Hill farm nt Holton , Kan. , will hnvo quite a stable out this season. Mr. Llnscott announces thnt ho will campaign King Sprnguo , 2 1(1 ( % ; Otto W. , 2 1314 ; May Drlno , 2 2GV4 , and several youngsters by the above stallions. It will bo a surprise It King Sprnguo ever becomes a race horso. Kvery mark ho has ever got within my memory has been a race against the natch. Still , he may provo a nice horse , as It Is well known that George Llnscott vviuld adopt any plnn that would save money. Galesburg , 111 , will build a mile track patterned utter the four-cornered affair nt Terra Ilanto. The Conqueror , 2:17 : , has gained fully 100 pounds since he went Into winter quarters. The big fellow la just as anxious to race as ever and In his work fights just as hard as over for his head. Ab. Fullager has great hopes foi his future. It Is reported that the Maltese cross of the Santa Anita stables will bo sent over from California to the east this year. Creston , In , one of the vveatern cities thnt has gained n reputation for giving liberal purses nnd always paying In full , Is out with an announcement of twenty-one stakes of $000 each for n trotting and pacing meeting to bo held the last week In August. Entry blanks can bo secured by addressing II. H. Hanna , secretary. HOWARD PAYNE'S PROMOTION. Union 1'iiclflc'n Xoiv Passenger Man Coming .Next Month Itallnny Note- * . All doubts as to the coming of Howard Payne to the desk ot the assistant general passenger and ticket agent of the Union PAdflc have been sot nt rest by the state ment at headquarters that the circular an nouncing the appointment of Mr. Payne Is printed nnd will shortly bo bulletined. The TTntnn Tiri rtlflrt 1ioc linnn ttf If Virnt t rt > icatatnnf- general passenger ngent for several years , Mr. Payne not oven having the title com plete , as the word "acting" was attached to the designation of the office. Mr. Mc- Konrlc , chief clerk In the passenger depart ment has bean filling the duties of tha as sistant general passenger , agent , fit the same time looking after the routine work ot the olllce. Tow changes ara anticipated In connection with Mr. Payne'a coming , the office work remaining In charge of the pres ent clerical force. Moving to > 'ebrusUn. f > The Sfoux City Journal ban this to say of Nebraska farms : There Is a marked emigration from east ern and southern lown to northeastern Ne braska and the counties along the Pacific Short Lino. It Is Interesting to note In this connection n refutation of the statement , which has frequently been made for polit ical effect , that a farm renter cannot make nny money or get ahead. Quito a number of the Iowa farmcis who have recently bought these Nebraska lands have been renters , and some of them have paid as high 0.3 $2,000 and $3,000 In cash , besides as suming Incumbrance" on tholr new homes. Perhaps a larger number , however , are actuated by the fact that they can sell their Iowa farms for $30 an acre and buy Just as good , It not better , land for from $10 to $1260 , which they bollevo will reach n figure oqunl to the highest In Iowa In a much shorter tlmo than It took to build up these values. Another reason Is that many of these farmers have sons nnd daughters growing up , nnd they want to secure faims for them whore the families can all bo together. Ono Shelby county fanner bought 160 acres for himself and 320 acres , to be divided between his two sons , In the vicinity of Brunswick. Carloads of emigrant movables are going out nearly every day now , nbout ono car load to n family , and many who have bought Nebraska land have gone back to arrange their affairs and get ready to move In a month or so. Most ot thorn sell off their cattle nnd take with them a team , their household goods and perhaps a few farming Implements. Eighteen or twenty carloads will go to Osmond between this time and Match 1 from eastern Iowa , nnd about the same num ber nro about to loc.ito In the vicinity of Plalnvlow. K.iitorn Ni-brnslcn anil Gulf. Chief Engineer Klmball and General Mc- Namarn of the proposed Eaatorn Nebraska and Gulf Una are at Fremont for the pur pose of going over the country between Fre mont and Slonx City with the Intention of as certaining thu most acceptable roil to and se curing Information to be used In the direc tion of the engineering party that will bu put in the field shortly. From a gentleman who had an Interview nlth Mr. Klmball Friday It Is learned that- the company does not Intend to build from Sioux City to Omaha , or to follow the rlvei south from Sioux City for any consid erable distance' . It Is stated by The Bee's InfDimnnt thnt It Is the Intention of the company to build fiom Homer In an almost direct line to Fremont , that Wahoo la n prospective ] point on the line and also Lin coln. coln.Tho The Impression among railroad men that the building of the Eastern Nebraska & Gulf will depend upon the success of J. J. Hlll'-s designs upon the Sioux City & North ern railroad la gaining ground , and the opinion U that It , In connection with the Sloiu City & Northern , Is a part of the plan Hill has for cariylng his system Into the heart of the great corn and live atock dla- trlct of the country. Manual Training Traclierii Organize , CINCINNATI , Feb. 18. One of the results of the International congress on education In Chicago last July Is the organization of the Manual Training Teachers Association of America , to secure co-operation In study nnd experiment for the development of manual training and to promote the pro fessional Intelesta of Its teachers. At n meeting pf class room touchers the plan und HCOPO of the association wus con- aldoied nnd a committee on constitution was appointed. The constitution reported was adopted. The ofllcer.s of the association nro : George B. Kllton. Sprlnslleld , Mass. , presi dent ; George S. Wulto. Toledo , vice presi dent ; George Bobbins , Frankfort , Ky. , secre tary and treasurer. L , A , W , MEET AT LOUISVILLE Annual Business Scsaion to Begin Its Actual . Work Today , WILL INSERT THE LITTLE WORD WHITE Constitution to Ho Amended So an to Din- pose of the Color Question for ( lood nnd All Locution of the Mil miner Meet. * LOUISVILLn , Feb. 18. Today was spent by the delegates to the League of American Wheelmen , assembled In caucus. The As- bury Park and Denver crowds boomed their towns for the summer meet , but the otten. tlon of the majority of the delegates won devoted > voted to the discussion of the proposed White amendment to the constitution. The fight on this question promises to be a blt ter one. A proposition from the opponents of the amendment wns made tonight to the effect thnt the vote on the question should bo by secret ballot Instead of the constitu tional nye nnd nny ballot. The eastern delc < gates for the amendment do not care to go on record as voting against It , but ara willing to vote- for It In secret session. Both the presidential candidates , Charles P. Luscomb of Now York nnd Thomas F. Sheridan of Chicago , are on the ground and the electioneering Is warm. Luscomb holds that faction which favors the drawing of the color line and his supporters confidently predict his election for two reasons. They say they have a majority In the league In favor of the white amendment and In addition have a decided advantage In the fact that Sheridan's followers favor nttnch- Ing $ J,000 to the ofllco of president This flyer to the Sheridan platform Is considered a Jonah. Practically all of the delegates have ar rived and are quartered at the Gait house. A. A. Zimmerman Is working with the Asbury Park crowd for the summer meet. The assembly convenes tomorrow morning nt 10 o'clock and the sessions will probably extend over four days. Outcome of the Wlnnnpeg Curling. WINNEPEO , Man. , Feb. 18. The final struggle for the Grand Challenge cup and the Wnlkervllle trophy nnd me.dals which takes place on Monday will wind up the big Wln- nepeg curling bonsplel. The rinks of D. Clarke nnd Jnmes Mitchell , both of Wln- nepeg , will fight It out for the cup , whllo for the Walkervlllo trophy It will be a three- cornered fight , the last three left being the rinks of W. F. Payne nnd Marke Fortune , both of Wlnnepeg , and C. J. Rochen of Fort William , Out. The other results of the bonsplel were as follows : Gait trophy ( won by Rochon of Fort Williams , with James Courtney of Rat Portage , Ont. , second ; Truckett trophy , won by rlnka of Dunbar and Smith , lepre- sentlni ; the Winnipeg Thistles , with the rinks of Smith and Ferguson of Reglna , N. W. T. , second ; Royal Caldonlan tank ard and mednls , won by St. Paul and Duluth - luth rinks ; Consolation trophy , won by Plackett of Winnipeg. In the point competlon two Winnipeg curlers are high , with 38 each , Nettleton of St. Paul coming next , with 36. The St. Paul and Duluth rinks left for home this morning. IV rcstllng nt Lyons. LYONS , Neb. , Feb. 18. ( Special to The Bee. ) A big wrestling match Is being planned to take place here In a few days be tween Scott Miller of this place and a noted wrestler from Kansas City. Mo. The match Is for $200 a side , with a forfeit of $50 In case either falls to meet his antagonist. "In Old " ' Kentucky" at Itoyd'g. "In Old Kentucky , " given at Boyd's last night , abounds In strong contrast. There Is plenty of Incident , quickness of movement and so much of the old tlmo , healthful morality that It comes as a welcome relief from the play reflective of hothouse pas sion , frail Magdelenes , and still frailer male types of the same degenerate class with which the stage of today Is surfeited through the vicious demand of a depraved taste. It has more merit than any of the dramas of the south which have been given to the stage recently and Is , i fit companion pleco to bo hung alongside "Shenandoah , " which still stands unrivalled as n picture of storm and stress In our country'b history. The thread of sentiment which runs through the entire fabric of the play Is one that touches the heart by Its sweetness and slmpllc.ty , while the plot In the machinations of the villain does nothing but furnish'nn Interesting motive and uphold honor , prob ity and charity In that phase of the greatest of all virtues , which touches belief In the good rather than the bad In man. The char acter studies are all true to the life , with no attempt at exaggeration , but homely typos of a class that are fast disappearing before the onward march which Henry W. Grady magnificently told of In his speech before the Now England society when ho drew his graphic picture of the "Now South. " The comedy Is of n freah and wholesome kind that wins approval by the force of Us qualntness and Its thorough originality. There la no stiatning after effect , but scene follows scene with admirable sequence , making a most perfect en&emble , and herein Is the chief strength of this dramn ot contemporary life. The author has lived amid the en vironments of a "Blue Grass" home , he lias absorbed Its Influences , ho has wandered over the mountains of "Old Kentuck , " he has lived with the makers of the white liquor and has loved Its women ; In short , ho has simply woven Into n connected whole a dramatic gem , with devotion , loyalty , courage , the guiding themes , backgrounded with ex citing Incident ! ) that are as Intensely Inter esting as they are novel. Ono of the most amusing and withal In teresting features of thq performance Is the pickaninny band , tholr antics and gambols before they drift Into horn blowing being a picture that Mr. Blown could only paint. No such musical organization was over seen before on the stage , and the manner In which they execute the "Washington Post" march was as delightful as It was fresh and now. Of course the horse lace Is exciting , quite as much so as the race In the "County Fair , " although the finish Is only seen , but the Interest Is well wtfrked up , the people In the cast , and they nro all splendidly cast , subordinating themselves to the rapid movements which reaches a thrilling climax when Mini go brings Queen Bess a neck ahead of her competitors under the wire , Laura Burt plays the heroine , Madge Urtorly , nnd she has never done anything qulto so well In all her * stage career as the portrayal ot this mountain girl whoso Inborn goodness was emphasised through uijsoclu- tlon with the wild creatureu that Inhabited the tree-covered , lock-crowned highlands of old Kentucky. Her dialect Is very like something wrltron by Mary Hallock Tooto , mid It breathes of pure , unsullied nature. It Is a character study moat artistic In every detail. Next to Miss Burt , Gustavo Trankol's mpon > onatlon of a faithful old negro servitor Rtandu out most prominently as an Idyllla iilcturo of unconscloim devotion , and It 1s ilnyed with consummate tact. Charles Brad- shuw , who was with Lotta years ago , has n delicious part In u fine example of the chival rous Kentucklan , Colonel SanJusky Doollttlo , who loved for twenty yearn , but never had courage enough to avow his passion. A man who could look kquarely Into tha formidable barrel of a revolver unflinchingly , but tote to look Into tlni deep blue ojos ot his sweetheart was out of the question. Ills dialect was good uud ho played It In a breezy , unconventional manner. Hurry .Mulnhnll na the moonshiner Joe Leroy , In love with Madge , made much of his part , although his dluloct was n thing ot "shredM and patches , " But Mr. Malnhal ! la not n dialect actor and wisely refrained from what l evidently to him the Impossible. IMward Holland as the warm-hearted hero was excellent ; ho was manly , earnest and palnvtaklng In all Ma scenes and he deserved to win the "best girl In the whole world. " The company throvchoul Is strong , the play the best of Its klmTBBOn on the local stage. "Right lloTlV1 nt nttrMtth Strrot. "Eight Bolls , " thtr successful nntitlcnl pnn tomlmlo comedy whlcl\ the Brothers Byrne nro responsible for , bo'gan n week's engage ment at the FittoeiUK Street thonter yester day , the audiences testing the cnpaclty of the house nt both performances. Suggested by Hanlon's "Lo VoyaKa en Sulsso , " "Eight Bolls" shows great Improvement over Us predecessor , the ntli ! ; Hlonal features being much stronger In every wny. One can hardly appreciate the scene of a ship com pletely turning nraund unless the ship In "Eight Bella" Is soon , nnd then the conviction will comb that no more howllngly funny net was over devised. It la not to the lines of the play , for they are de cidedly vapid , but to the clever gymnastic work of James , Matthew nnd Andrew Byrne , who continue the life of the performance , aided by n well balanced company , embrac ing Ben T. Dillon , L. C Wetter , J. W. Parr , Miss Helene Byrne , and a number of losi prominent people , that the success of .tho comedy Is nttrlbutablo. From the rlso of the first to the fall of the last curtain everybody Is working and working hard. It 13 go from the beginning to the end , nnd so humorous are some of the situations thnt the audience shows a disposition to resent the excellence of the performance , for Inughtcr towanl the close suggests the explosive sounds from tired huiRS nnd throats. "Eight Bells" Is ono of the big successes of the sea son , opening yesterday to considerably more money than when the company nppenred nt the Fnrnnm Street thonter n year ago. There la observable throughout the entertainment a desire on the part of the clover Byrneo to keep the comedy up to Its original nttrnc- tlvoness , nnd they succeed In giving a very entertaining nnd catchy performnnce. Individual mention might bo made of the Juggling of Matthew Byrne , who has con siderably elaborated his "turn" slnco last In Omaha. The Imitations of L. C. Mottler are remarkable and caught the fancy of the audience , whllo Miss Holcno Byrne nnd Mr Dillon gave n bright song nnd dance Taken In Its entirety Eight Bella" Is a nautical wonder and deserves Its success. POPULARIZING SONGS. Salaries 1'ald for Working Up a Craze. A comparatively new Industry has re cently been stnrted In New York and the larger cities of the United States. It Is the utilization of professlonnl singers In popularizing songs nnd ballads. There never was a tlmo In the history of this country when so many cheap songs were Issued as are printed by the various music publishers every day In the year. Enormous sums of money are In vested In this pursuit , and each publisher Is trying to make a hit with some song. It Is a well known faqt that not one In 200 songs published Is over heard of by the public , and those that do become popular are made so by the most Indefatigable ad vertising and liberal expenditure of money. A notable example of this , says the New i'ork World , can bo found In that strange mixture of triteness and Inanity , entitled "The Bowery. " This song can btlll be heard In nearly every hamjpt In the United States. But It was writtenj.tlirep years before any body ever heaid o | , Yet , having been peddled about the qouctry by a peripatetic theatrical company , , /lhifed ; In the eais of thousands of persons , It ( eventually obtained recognition. The same argument holds good regarding other sqngs , , sucli as "Daddy Wouldn't Buy SIo aj.Bow-Wow , " "When the Days Grow Longer , " upd others of a like character. Up to within the past two years the popular ity of a song depended entirely upon accident No deliberate nttemnt was mnde to bring it Into public notice , arifl the "publisher always regarded the success 'ofi u song as u lot tery. But recently means have been taken by wide-attake > publishers to bring a catchy melody lntB 'piihltd ' favor by hiring men and Women t6 sln'g Hi > This is notably the case with Jl' ' Aldrioli'Llbboy ' , a baritone of flexible voice and wide range , who has earned more moneyo In tho'popularizing of songs than nny other roan In America. To him is duo whatever credit may accrue from bringing cut that phenomenal crazo. "After the Ball , ' " and the later success , "Two Llttlo Girls in Blue. " Ho has Just closed u contract with n prominent music publisher In Now York City , by which he receives $25 per week for sing ing a song In order to make it popular. This gives the enterprising singer a yearly In come of $1,300 for singing ono song. In addition to this comfoi table salary ho re ceives each week 300 copies of the song , from the sale of which he derives $45 addi tional per week , making a grand total of moro than $ ' ! ,500 per year for merely Intro ducing the song , Hla regular salary as n singer In a theatrical company at $150 per week Is nearly $8,000 per annum , which makes n grand total of nearly $12,000. This , how- over. Includes a contract with only one pub lishing house. Ho has other equally ad vantageous arrangements by which an addi tional $5,000 per year Is added to his Income , not to mention a half Interest In n music- [ lubllshlng IIOUBO. which ho has earned by the game method. Seventeen thousand dollars lars per year la a very comfortable Income , indeed , for a man who sings only two songs each night and refuses to respond to moro .han ono encore. It should be understood that the circum stances alluded to above refer only to suc cesses. A great deal of money Is spent n trying to make songs popular which never succeed If , after a week's trial , Mr. Llbbey or nnv other of his confreres find thnt a particular song docs not "catch on , " ho im- nedlatoly abandons It and tries another. This method is continued until a icsponslvo chord Is struck In the bosom of the audi ence , and after that it-Is comparatively plain sailing with the vpcallst , for when n song s popular In one town It is usually success- ! ul In another. UESUI/T OF NEGLIGENCE. City Compelled to I'.iy for the Widening of Jinny ht roots. City Engineer Rosovvater will call atten tion In his annual leport to the number ot additions to the city that have never been passed upon and confirmed by the council. [ n n number of Instances the platters have evinced a miserly tendency to sot apart nar row lanes for streets , thus putting the city to the necessity ot widening the same at n subsequent tlmo nnd paying largo sums for the property thus taken for public use , Lnst year the cost to the city on this score wns nbont $200,000 , and although some ot thl was ta\t > d to the same parties who received dnmngo avv rds U still necessitated a considerable tax ag.itipj | property nt large , Over $100.000 was -tluiaupald last year In cash and the remainder will hnvo to bo paid this year It t In speaking ot thoaftattor the city engineer paid that conslderubloaill feeling was created when ho was In ofllpui Bovorul years ago , jccnuBe ho refused tin approve addition plats aid out In this wny , uii ho hold that If a > roporty owner wanted tuilay out nn addition 10 KhouKI make the strcetu wide enough to answer the purpo a ' of the public. Ho also held that the Rtrei-'la In now additions should be made to conform with those In the older portions of , . < ko city , nnd the re sult vvaa thnt the council would not approve the plats submitted. ' TMIs did not prevent tholr being quletlya'iql/ied | / through nt n nter time , after ho Jiafl gone out of otllco , and ever since thaj , tiiito the council has icon making up fdr , Mils ahort-slghtedneos > y widening the narrow lanes at public ex- lense , when In Justice to the taxpayer * the ilats should have been rejected until such line as the plattcra VMTO willing to dedi cate strpots of reasannblo width. The Ir regularity In street lines was the result of the same oversight and could Imrdly be remedied now , so the Innumerable Joga and offsets will have to remain na a perpetual eyesore. Trlckfi In DontUtry , Dental surguons have patented processes 'or Imitating gold filling In false teeth , This a done by burnishing gold foil upon them In he monitor commonly termed "fire gliding. " Nobody would bo likely to suspect that grinders ihowlng plain nlgna ot repair were artificial. Several applications have been made for patent * for proceaaea for netting diamonds In the teeth In the front teeth , of course holes being drilled to receive the gem * . ONLY RUNNING TO COVER Heasons Why Moro Footpads Are Not Oaugb and Placed in Jail , SECRET OF MANY HIGHWAY ROBBERY TALES 1'nrtlra ( Jot Into Scrnppfi nnil Tell Thrno .Stories to Shield 'I licinsoHi H 801110 IVotillnr Cairn Di-srrlbctl ljmi Old Patrolman , "Very often vo read In the dnlly papers o people being held up , hnttnlly bcnton and robbed , " said n police onicer the other tiny "and VVP never stop to consider whether there Is any truth In It or not ; neither do we think of lio\v the police have to welsh these matters In order that no mistake bo made In the capture and punishment of Innocent per. sons. "The alleged hold up of William Williams not long ago recalls to my mind some In stances of persons reporting to the polled that they Imd been robbed , when. In fact , they spent their money gambling or In some other foolish wuy and said they had been as. saultcd merely to hide their own mlsdomcan. ors or to remove suspicion from themselves. This Williams matter Is a case In point. The report canio to the police that a man had been robbed and nearly killed , and , In fact , left for dead , out In the vicinity of Kort Omaha , The police made a careful search of the neighborhood , and suspicion fastened Itself upon two men \vhom Williams had do. scribed as the ones who had assaulted and robbed him on the night In question. The men vvero tried , found guilty In police court , charged with highway robbery and confined in the county Jail to await Williams' disposition to appear against them. During their confinement the goods alleged to have ocen sioicn irom Williams were discovered In n pawnbioker's place and Williams was Identified as the otic who put them there. It was plain that these men \\ero Innocent of any crime and they were released. The case was plain. Williams had left homo In the evening and become Intoxicated , pawned his goods and , as was afterward proved , he had had a light with a friend and , coming out second best , took this method to recover his goods and to throw the blame for his mishap on sonic ono else. And there are many cases Just such us these are , and while to all appearances the complainant has been hold up and lobbed , yet really he has met with borne mishap , and as to Inform the police that ho has been robbed would set him right bcforo his friends , ho takes this method , little realizing , perhaps , that he may be doing a great Injustice to somebody. PATERNAL , BOOT DID IT. "A jear or so ago a case similar to this was brought to my notice , and for a time we had every available policeman In the city working on It. There was a young fellow- living near Maple and Thirtieth streets who was In the habit of calling upon a young lady who also resldc'd In that locality very much to the displeasure of her parents. One afternoon n report came to the police station that a young man had been knocked from his horse , badly beaten and the animal stolen. A de scription of the horse was left at headquarers and every ofllcer was on the qul vivo for some bold highway robber and horse thief. The jottng man who owned the horse had reported the robbery himself and even of fered a reward for the recovery of his prop erty , . Tilings wore on and the bold horse thief was never apprehended. One day a few weeks after the reported robbfry an old man came to the station and asked to see the captain. Ho said : 'I have seen and heard enough of tills reported robbery In my neighborhood and have come to tell the facts In the matter. This joung man has been coming to see my daughter much against my wishes , and I have repeatedly told him to stay away , On the night of the Alleged assault and robbery ho came to call upon my daughter , and I Just proceeded to kick him off. This I did and turned his horse loose , and , as for the animal being stolen , there Is no truth whatever In It. The horse , after being cut loose , went home and vvtt sent to the country by Its owner and then reported stolen. ' "Also about that tlmo the police were notified of a lobbery that had taken place under the Eleventh street viaduct. The man who was supposed to have been held up came to the the station himself and reported the case and even showed the mud on his clothes as If ho had been knocked down by the footpads. The case was fully Investigated and It was found that the man had been down to the Diamond gambling house and lost all his money and , being drunk , went to sleep under the viaduct. Ho told his story because ho had thus spent his week's earn ings and did not wish his wife to learn of It. "And still another with which a well-to-do business man vas connected. During the night his store was found open by the police. Ho was notified and came next morning. Ho at once declared his store had been burglarl/ed and $17 In money taken.It was afterward learned that on the night the store wan found open he had been out with a party of friends and , running short , had simply gone up to his store , took the $17 himself , and , bolng very drunk , went away leaving the safe and store wide open. A CROOK'S DODOC. "But the most peculiar capo of which I have any recollection was one with which I had to deal shortly after going on the force. I was patrolling a Thirteenth street beat ono rainy night and had Just taken shelter out of the beating rain when I heard a cry for help and at the sumo mo ment a Bound as of some one falling in the mud. I called out and asked who was there. The cry came back , 'I have been robbed and cut and am bleeding to death. ' I ran over and found a man lying In the mud and bleeding furiously from a wound In his wrist. I look him to a saloon across the way and gave him such old as lay within my power. I hardly Know whether to arrest the man 01 not , but finally I con cluded to take him to the station. About the only thing he had was some old coins of an ancient date. Some of these wo kept , but returned the rest. A few days after wards Julius Nagl , who ran a saloon on Thirteenth street at that time , reported that Ills place had been burglnrl/ed on the night In question and some lltjuora and old coins taken. The man I had found In the street gave the name of Thompson , and ho wail arrested for this robbery and acquitted. Ho had cut his wrist on a bottle. Having stolen fcomo whisky from Nagl's saloon and not having a corkscrew , ho broke the bottle on the curbstone and a piece of the glass struck him on the wrist. This Bamo follow Is now serving ton yearn for grand larceny in the penitentiary at Lincoln. " A Victim of llin MIIPKUC " "I'll. "I once had a patient , " Lawrence New- comb of Rochester , N. V. , formerly a phy sician , but now an angel of commerce , said "who poisoned herself to the Globe-Democrat , self with vinegar. I was never n burning or shining light In the medical piofesslon , and hence It Is not surplIslnR that the case baf fled my Investigation for n year , though I have the consolation of knowing that four eminent physicians who wore railed In for consultation attributed the lnd > X evident broaklng-up to four different causes , none of them lemotcly connected with the real one. The chief symptom was lassitude and deathly whiteness and the lady , who had no other companion but an Ignorant , though faithful , colored attendant , finally died before reaching her 30th year. Subsequent Investigation moved that iho was a vinegar floml. and that , while refusing food of all descr ptlon she was drlnklm ; largo quantities of vinegar. As the habit grew upon her she secured stronger grades , until finally she was drinking aceticacid but very slightly diluted. There are cases on record of persons who Imvo been poisoned by over doses of vinegar , taken to Improve the com plexion , but this Is the only caao I over heard of any one acquiring a vinegar habit and pursuing U steadily until It caused death , " _ Aunt Durham CIioio tlui Smoker. Aunt Barbara Is an old negro "mammy" who lives In Armour nvenuo , near Thirty- fifth street , says the Chicago Itccord She and her daughter make a living by laundry work In South Side families , and have to do a good deal of Journeying on the cablu cars. Almost the first day the smoking cars wore put Into service on the State street line the old woman had to take a trip down to Twenty-second street. She hailed the train nt Thlrty-fifth street and wns nboyt to strp aboard the front car when the conductor shouted from the rear car : "That's the smoker. " The old negrcss paid no attention to his warning and ho repeated It , but she got aboard. A man on the platform repeated "This Is the smoktir , " nnd still the warning went unheeded , The train wont Its way , nnd Aunt Hnrbira was nbout to neat her self near the door , when n brink colored boy upoko of the smoker again. Ily this tlmo her Ire was up , nnd nho spoke her mind. Settling herself first and drawing n twist of native leaf from her bandanna bundle , she turned to the last speaker and said- "Sonny , when you gets as old as I Is you'll know old folks knows as much as1 young folks. I'm goln' to smoke , nnd I'm gain' to do It right now. When I wants to hear film > ou , I'll lot you know. " With that she produced n cob pipe , and , filling It. struck a light dexterously nnd began pulling. RONCADOR BEEF. A Diingrnma t.orulltj Origin of tlui Niitno Ki iirxiirgo. A member of the staff of the New York Engineering News who visited , In 1891 , the locality where the Koarsargo Is grounded , says Honatdor reef Is about nine miles long nnd four miles wide. The wlgo of the reef Is simply n range of Jagged coral rock , with n lagoon of shoal water Inside. Outside It pitches down very suddenly , and there Is water fully 3,000 feet deep within n mlle of It. It.Tho The Insldo of the reef Is the abode of turtles , and It Is from these reefs that wo get our turtle shells. At the extreme west ern end of the coral reef Is a little coral Island about 800 feet long and COO w Ido. The early vegetation on this root Is n sparce amount of turtle grass , and thu only life to bo found are myriads of "booby birds" and "frlgato birds" which go theto to hatch tlinlr vnunt * What makes this reef very dangerous for vessels Is the fact that the northwest trade winds blow In Its direction. In addition to this there Is also a very heavy and powerful current running right around the Island toward the west end of It. These two com bined with the powerful suction drag an un wary ship toward the coral reef to destruc tion. tion.The The loss of the Kearsorgo recalls to the Louisville Courier Journal an Interesting speech made at the Lake Mohonk Indian conference last fall by Prof. J. II. Gllmoro of the University of Rochester , because It gave an answer to the question , which has been often asked , whence the famous vessel derived Its name. Prof. Gllmoro , when Invited to address the conference , said that he had that day taken his second lesson In Indian dialects , and then alluded to his , first. During the war the secretary of the navy wrote to the governors of various states asking them to suggest names of Indian origin for naval vessels. The governor oC New Hampshire , who was Prof. Gllmoro's father , devolved the task upon the latter , and the first name that occurred to him was Kearsarge , which was adopted. Kearsargo Is the name of n mountain In Now Hampshire , and Its Indian origin was taken for granted. Some time afterward , however , Prof. Gllmoro was looking over nn old map of New Hampshire when ho came upon the name "Hezeklah Sargent's Moun tain " The evolution of the present name Is thus Indicated by the professor : "Hp/e- ; < loh Sargent's .Mountain , Kiah Sarge Moun tain , Keaisarge' " The name of the Kcar&arga , therefore , was not Indian , but a combination of Hebrew and Indo-European. Hozcklah is Hebrew , neanlng "tho strength of Jehovah " Sar gent comes directly from the French , but races back to the Latin scrvlcus , meaning serving or servant. This little story Is not only a pleasing bit of histoty , but Illustrates the danger of tak ng etymologies on trust. There are , per- laps , other so-called "Indian names" that tave no bettor claim to the distinction than Cearsnge mountain. Considered. Foolish Indulgence begets Ingratitude. Luve nus nuvor learuuu lu uuiuuuu mn BCKleS. There are few amendments to unwritten aws. aws.Highpriced men are least often out of employment. Slovenly Ives put night keys in their hus- mnds' pockets. There are no means for satisfying an un- latural appetite. A bad policy is mighty poor backing for a good principle. Many divorces originate In neglect of the smaller courtesies. A few funerals often conduce to a largo ncreaso In population. Good husbands are seldom troubled with md mothors-ln-lavv. It Is said that It requires long practice to enable ono to think well on his feet. Most of us Ho down to It , nnd forget to get up n tlmo to do anj thing. Hlgr MnHtodon TimlCN from AliiHlcn A prospector who came down on the tcnmsblp City of Topeka to Seattle from he gold fields of Alaska brought a number f cnrioiiH relics of that far-avvuy region , 'he most Interesting1 of the collection Is a et of lvor > tusks of enormous size , the rc- nnlns of a mastodon , A great tooth was IBO found with the tusks , which were dls- overed In a deep canon Bevetnl hundred miles back In the mountnliiB from Jnncuu. 'ho size of the tnskn In question is sotne- hlnc phenomenal. They form filmost a emleliclp , the cltcumtuitnro being ten feet y actual mensutenient , tapering down to n olnt fi oni u thlcknoEH of about Hlx Indies , vhore the tusk piojects from the head 'he elements of ages have apparently had lit little effect on these mnstodonlc ornn- lentH , for the uurfuco Is almost smooth , ml nenitv as hard ai lock , and the coin- In eil vvelKht of the two tusks exceeds .J50 omuls. The tootb found Is of Irregular hupe , piobably fouitcen Inches Ion , ? , al\ Inches through , and weight * ten or fifteen pounds , Hush's Mills , Ohio , Strained Nerves Palpitation of the Hoartand A Cenoral Break Down The Coed Effect of Hood's wao Marked nnd Permanent. " 0.1. Hood Ss Co. , Lowell. Mass t "C.entlcmon VMIS taken down sick Ins ! December , nnd became very weak with nervous trouble , palpitation of the heart , nnd n general breakdown. Iliad a good phjslclan , but lin gered along , getting no baiter. I could sit up only nbout half a day , until the 18th of March , when I concluded I would give Hood's Sarsapa- Hood'sSa ; > Cure ° rlllaatrlal. When I had used It a short Ur con ! , ! get up and go all about the hqiun nil day. I have never enjojed perfect health , but am now taking my fifth bottle of Hood's Sarsipn. rllla , nuil know It has helped mo wonderfully. I luve used Hood's I'llli , and think them ex cellent , " M tu. A. i : . LAN H-K , IlUih'f Mills , Ohio , Hood'fi Pills net easily , yet promptly nnd efficiently , on the liver and bowel * . Uo. HIS CASH AND HIS WATCH Traveling Agent Moore Followed from Lin coln to Bo Bobbed in Omaha. LEFT LYING BLEEDING AND SENSELESS Work Done by nVlilto Mnn mid n Ntj-ru U'lio Wvro Well Ilimarilrd by Valuable llootj Plenty of Tlmo to ( tot Aviuy. A hlghwny robbery wns committed nt thr corner of Seventeenth nnd Chicago streets soon nflor 12 o'clock yesterday morning. The victim was Mr. T. W. Moore , travel ing agent of the Co-operatlvo Supply com pany , which has nn ofllco In thu ( Iranito block. Mr. Moore hns been with this company flvo or al\ months , nnd about tlnoo dnjs out of the week ho spends at Lincoln , tuMIIng goods nnd trnnsactlng other business for the company , Saturday night ho left Lincoln on the Hock Island tialn which arrives In this city nt 12 30 In the morning. When ho loft the hotel to take the train ho noticed n rather tall , roughly dressed man watching him rather closely. Ho boarded the train and the nmn did likewise. The stranger stood on the platform n mo ment and then followed Moore Into the car. No words passed between the men , and In fact Moore paid no particular attention to the stranger , although ho could plainly sea that ho was looking at him ovcry now and then. The train reached Omaha nnd Mr. Moore and borne other friends left It. They came up town and after u whllo separated , each coinir to his homo. As there wcro no cars running Moore stnrted to walk. Ho lives at Twenty-fifth and Burdotte streets , nnd walked very nip- Idly. He went north on Sixteenth till ho came to Chicago street ; here he turned west , and had reached the corner of Seventeenth when n loud nolso Was hoard some distance away , and Mr. Moore turned to see what It was. Scarcely had ho done so when ho was seized from behind and told to hand over what valuables ho possessed or ho would bo hurt. Mr. Moore was so overcome that ho did not comply Instantly , and another man came up and struck him n blow on tha forehead , knocking him down nnd temporarily rily stunning him. While lying on the side walk his clothe * were gene through nnd everything ho had wns taken a gold watch worth $100 , $55 In cash , the result of collec tions ho had made In Lincoln nnd nil his papers. When thtough searching him the robbers concluded to take his overcoat , but they heard some ono talking and hurriedly left. They took along his satchel , however , which contained all the contracts ho had made and borne private papers. LAY SENSELKSS FOR AN HOUR. After an hour he recovered his senses and endeavored to got up , but for n few minutes ho was unable to , do so , for every tlmo ha made an effort to arise the blood would gush from the wound In his bend. Finally lie got on his feet , \i\A \ looked for an olllcor Ho found one on Sixteenth street and related the case to him. A thorough search was made , but It resulted In no clew whereby the robbers could bo located. The ofilccr stated to Moore , however , that ho nnvv two men , n negro and a white man , following him as he came up Sixteenth , but that ho took no particular police of them at the time. The case was worked on nil day yesterday by the detectives and Moore accompanied thorn part of the tlmo , but whllo there are sevetal suspicions there Is not an absolute clew. Moore says the white man , who struck him with the rock tied up In a handkerchief , was the same who left Lincoln on the train with him. Ho remembers him best by the half beard nnd a gray slouch hat ho wore and says ho could Identify him should ho see him. A trip was made to Council Bluffs to learn , If possible , anything that might have boon seen of the mon there , na that In the end of the conductors run wno IOOK me train out of Lincoln on which Moore came to Omaha last night. He could not bo found , and It Is likely the highwaymen have so thoroughly covered tholr tracks that they will escape. Part of the $55 that was stolen belonged to the company , for which Moore wai the agont. This was given him by another agent In Lincoln named Ulchnrdson to bring to Omaha , as It would save him the trouble of sending It. The manager of the company was seen jesterdoy nnd said thnt tholr orders to Richardson were to send nil remittances by express nnd In no Instance allow nny one to bring thorn. Mnoro received notice inst week thnt ha would bo no longer needed by the company and the night of the robbery was his last In Its employ. Ho was a good ngont , but the cauBo of hU discharge the company refuses to state. Clnulnimtl llodrt. CINCINNATI , Fob. 18. Chief of Pollca Doltsch of this city , who caused the arrest of Anarchist Tommcns last night , has In his olllco n complete directory , giving tha name , occupation , rosldenco nnd personal history of every nnnrchlst or person of nn- archlstle tendency in the city. There tire , all told , IS1 ! In the city , and all their move ments are watched. i IIT'AND OMOKItUW NIOHT. A POSITIVE AND SIGNAL HIT. IN OLD IthastliounmlsUknb'o flnvpr of the blue sr IBS and the color and spirit of coed olu Kentucky , &EKTilnTIlIUIUXa HOUSE UAOL'SCENE. llEARTIIi : 1'IOKANNINY BAM ) . A TRUE PICTURE OF KENTUCKY LIFE. No ralso In prices , Ml so its nt 60o each. SPECIAL HOLIDAY MAT. 3VH/HHIJAV. " 21-22-23-24 , MallimtaTlmrBJay uml Satin Jay Frodeviolc [ Iionlv WAHBEj I JAMES. In four Hiiminnoim Scenlo 1'roJnollonn. Wfdnpsdiiy Nlnht , ' The Lion's Mould 'I hursdny Mntliioo , , Thursday BatnrUay Miitlneo vuht. , Francesca da lilmlnl I'rldny Nl ht. 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