THE OMATIA DAILY BEE ; SUNEUY , MAY 13 , 1891-TWENTY PAGES.
LIFE AMONG THE LOWLY
Talca of How Bottom Dwellers Eke Out an
Existence.
SAD CONDITION OF THE INHABITANTS
X'cn rieturrs of HIIINO of Iho Homos mid
ItcMilrntV'li Abound In tlio
Bqunttnr Totrn Dlatrlct *
to III" Mouth.
South of the Willow Springs distillery Is
another collection ot shanties. The railroad
track divides them Into two parts those
along the river bank and those on the leased
ground. The latter do not extend below
the old Doyd packing house , but these along
the river continue as far as Dorcas street.
Thcso people arc not so affable as those
higher up the river. Many of them nro
rather self-iufilclent , and , as a rule , they
have moro work to do. The houses are
of much better build and many have brick
chimneys. An old rag picker occupies ono
of most peculiar construction. It is n. two *
story affair , with small , square windows.
The weather boards arc wldo and the build
ing la perfectly square. Other shanties
stand off from It but a few feet and lovers
could kiss from the windows of the different
habitations In that cluster. On the river
bank stands the absolutely burglar-proof barn
of this rag picker. It Is a strangely homemade -
made affair , covered with heavy sheet Iron ,
and strongly barred and bolted.
Dut the dogs. Great big fellows with
long pointed teeth that make the flesh quiver
in their grasp. They spring out upon you
from all corners and where you least ox-
poet them. Not ono of them wears a tag.
1 saw a well built , mansard roof house and
f -I entered the yard. After I rang the door
' bell and the dog had bitten mo the master
' ' appeared. Ho were the star ot a sanitary
& policeman. Ho said ho owned his house
„ and grounds , and that the peopla who Jived
around there wcro the finest In the world ,
| and that they worked hard and never
f touched a drop of liquor. Ho advised me
f to go the river , far down the river , to find
I people that could bo talked about. Ho and
| < his family , all people near htm and about
A him were the cleanest , the purest , the most
*
virtuous and the most Industrious people on
; God's earth. The place was so healthful
I * that , If the world but knew It , great sanl-
, " tariums would bo erected on the spot. This
; man had a very good house , two stories ,
} ' with six rooms. The yard was clean and
Jr well kept. The man said "goodby , " the dog
' tugged savagely at Its chain and I passed
* from his gate.
; I visited the homes of these good people.
\ Many of them are comfortable , but the
houses are small for largo families. Most
of their owners work in the smelter , the
distillery or the packing houses. Some are
ice men , a few work In the stone yards and
the soap factory. There are others in
J wretched poverty. Most of these unfor-
J5 tunato are farther down and directly upon
the river bank. There Is plenty of drift
wood , and all seem well provided with burn
ing material. The devices for pulling the
heavy logs upon 'shore arc very Ingenious.
They are well versed In the laws ot me
chanics , especially the lover and screw.
A man and his wlfo were fishing ; and ,
when they came ashore , they sat upon a
log ajid talked. The woman was ladylike
and gentle In her manner. She was a-
> , tired In a faded calico gown and her sunbonnet -
bonnet was of the same material. She
j * wore stockings , but no shoes. To the east
and south the surroundings were beauti
ful the cloud-screened sunlight fell upon
the distant bluffs. The mingled tints of
clay and leavetf were seen on every side ;
and , far flown the river , the wind blew the
sand Into a misty cloud. This wind came
up brisk and strong from the southeast , and
it sent the dark waves o * tie Missouri dash
ing and bursting upon Its western bank.
Largo logs and boats were moored there ,
and they rose and fell with the river's
I agitation. Hugo logs , rude huts and splash-
V ing waves seemed for a moment , to make
; . . the fisherman's Ufa a charmed existence ,
i. Every Bohemian Instinct was awakened , but
j they soon vanished , for the wind grew
* . stronger , the flying sand pelted harder and
fc the rain began to fall In great , heavy drops.
S The emotions were revelling in poetry
V when the fisherman's "cot" was entered ,
i but the fisherman's "cot" was no poem.
$ The ceilings did not rise six feet above the
5 floor of broken boards. The walls were
s partly covered with soiled newspapers , and
: the beds had a look that made a creeping
'f sensation como over you. Two bright and
.t dirty faced llttlo boys tried to "show off , "
and the mother struck at ono playfully with
I her apron , stiff from wear. The llttlo fel-
f. low got a ( broom , and , for a while "catch-
, aa-catch-can" was witnessed on a small
Bcalo. This woman had that love for decora
tion found In every feminine heart. Framed
photographs and cFi'romos hung upon the
walls , ami colored advertising cards were
arranged In studied designs. ' . 'When , wo
wanted money , " the wife did washing. She
said the city physician had been kind to
her , and always answered her calls upon
htm. Once last winter , some charitable people -
| * plo visited them and gave liberally ot good
i , advice. No , sha would not admit her life
f was a happy ono , not1 that she was satisfied
* with it. Hut. what she feared most was
the coming winter's cold , and that must
IV . bo dreadful , . , for every wind could como
through tho. cracked boards of her shanty.
6 She and her husband were Americans , and
ft came from Indiana llvo years ago.
j | - ALL ONE FAMILY.
; ' ' I entcrcU a small frame house. In Its
basement , without doors or windows , were
S the fowl and hogs. The people upstairs
4 were taken' by surprise at my entrance.
* ( _ , They \feio eating. There were no dishes
| raw soured cabbage , sausage and dark
f bread lay upon the table , and tliero-scemecl
J a goodly supply of beer. The occupants of
this house , aside from the fowl and hogs ,
wcro ono man and two women : all wore
barefooted. The man said ho "plastered. "
I loft them gladly ;
Asldb fiom the fishermen , at most of the
shanties , I saw similar sights and heard
similar 'stories , when I heard any at all ,
The fisherman and tholr wives are not BO
reticent , and they told ot things quite
freely.
The fishermen make very llttlo. A
week's work amounts to no moro than J2. I
. - Raw 'two ' days' work ' , and an Ill-looking Job
f it was a box o't great , ugly muddy sturgeons -
| goons , with largo disgusting heads and long
1 : snaky tails. About one-halt would bo waste ,
' The fishermen do .not llko tholr work , but
they say tjioy can got nothing else.
( Sunday on the bottoms differs little from
the other days. All the saloons were open
r when the policeman was out of sight. Lit.
I tlo children came empty-canned and were
* not sent away with a stono. I asked a llt
tlo fellow what he was doing and ho replied ,
"Hushing the growler. " From speech and
appearance I Judged htm an American.
Doing Sunday moro men were around and
the children were dressed cleaner. The
, men were , nil smoking.
ij From the hill there appear to bo about
150 shanties. The region , with all Its
wretchedness and poverty , Is not without
beauty. The steep declines are covered with
vines and bushes , nnd often a hut stands
in ' a most picturesque place. So situated ,
even the torn garments' upon the clothes
line are viewed with an artist's eye. One
hut stands alone upon a high clay bank over i
which the delicately leaved vines are creep-
Ing. An aged , drawlng-book-llko fence sur
rounds It , and the rough boards of the hab
itation seem especially designed for tlio
oketcher's pencil. Ot course , such a house
must have an owner equal to It ; but , no , It
just hold a man whoso occupation was no
moro romantic than packing meat In a South
Omaha factory. His wife and family looked
llko all other poorly dressed people. From
the outsldo there Is something striking about
the bouses alone the river bank. To the
nouthwest the hills are cut and they stand
With sharp outlines. The trees which grow
upon them are well leaved and stately ,
I entered some shanties on the west side
ot ther track , and moat of them were rather
clean. One man and his wlfo were very
quick to talk and answer questions , but their
VUltor , a toll , red whiskered man , seemed
ot a different turn ot mind. I Jotted down
a nemo , and ho grew nervous and said re
peatedly , "Seln ruhlg ! Slo schrelbt ' * . " A
group of children had gathered about , and I
then questioned them anil the parents about
church attendance and Sunday school. Tha
suspicion died away , and every queitlon was
answered , for they thought I was a harmless
missionary. From Walnut street to Cednr
the land belong * to P. 12. Her , and the people
ple are charged on an average $25 per year
for ono lot. Mont of these habitations arc
plastered , and many of them are rlcan and
orderly. The farther from the river and the
higher up the better the shanties are. The
workwoman's homo Is always better than
the fisherman's. Few of the former get
steady work , at the mont not moro than
three days In a week. There are many who
have nothing to da and they manage to ex
ist upon what they can raise and get from
the river. Nearly all keep fowl and have
gardens. The soil Is very poor , but a few
of the Industrious ones get good loam by
hauling It from the hills above them. On
the river banks nothing ot any value can bo
grown. Hero can be found the homes of
some milkmen , but to look Into their habita
tions would not Increase the appetite for the
whlto beverage.
Mary of the children work , an ! some of
the families depend upon them for all their
cash. Several little fellows work for news
companies and receive $3 per week. It
appears that much charity has been dis
tributed In this region , and Dr. Duryea Is
the best known man In Omaha to these pee
plo. Many ot them do not know him by
name , but can describe him and give the
location ot his church. Two clergymen , a
German Catholic and a German Lutheran ,
have done much for them , but they cannot
give their names nor the location of tholr
churches , There Is no doubt , from the
stories told , that many made a business ot
obtaining charity , and there were some who
were too proud to apply , though they suf
fered from the cold and hunger. Coses are
told of women borrowing their neighbors'
children when applying for aid. In two
cases this was found out by the authorities.
FOUND THK SINFUL SHIEN.
A flaxen haired man and his wife pointed
out the houses "where bad womens llvo and
where the pollcemans often go and take
thorn to yall. " The home of ono of these
fallen creatures was no "gullded palace of
sin. " On the outsldo the rough boards
were partly covered with tar paper , held
with laths. From the windows no plaster
could be seen , only wall paper put on the
cracked boards. The occupants were a
middle-aged woman and her daughter , a
child not older than 15 , 'but tightly corseted
and developed far beyond her years. Their
clothing was not clean. This woman's
sister , ot similar character , lives In a com
fortable house , made conspicuous by its red
paint.
Upon the sunken reservoir of the de
serted gas plant a crowd of boys were
seated. All of them wcro neatly dressed ,
and many of them came from the comforta
ble homes upon the hill. They beat the
heavy sides of the empty tank , and It sounds
llko thunder. Just as rumbling andjust as
deep echoed , along the river banks. They
were a sot of frolicsome fiends , and when
I misjudged my footing .and sank deep In
the mud they cried and whistled and
cheered and beat the sides ot their mighty
drum , until the air was hideous with their
nolso. Here and there little base ball
nines wtre at work. There were many
errors and the scores looked very long.
Shanty after shanty was visited , and the
occupants were Interviewed , but nothing
new was seen , nor nothing new was heard.
Same had work and some had not. The
shanties that were not plastered were
papered Inside and out on the outsldo wj h
tar paper , on the Inside with dallies. Many
of the places were clean , but some were
llithy. There were a few sickly flowers
In cans , and dogs and cats and chickens In
plenty.
After the old Boyd packing house Is
reached the shanties become thin and run
In single file to Dorcas street. In one ot.
these dwells the bride of a few days. In a
tar-papered , dally lined shanty , oho dwells
with her sixth husband , a gentleman lately
from the Lincoln penitentiary. This bride
Is neither young nor blushing ; she Is
withered and faded and wrinkled , and her
reputation Is still something no woman
should bo proud of , and her breath bore the
odor of whisky. The bride was attired in a
calico gown of scarlet hue , and her hair had
many a crimp and curl. She wore rings
and ear-drops and a glorious hairpin. She
did not say she was a bride ; perhaps the
sorrows ot her life had destroyed , her trust
ing nature and crushed out Its romance.
She only told ot her many failures to get
work and how hard she sought It. Her
rooms showed some attempt at decoration ,
and , from all appearance , the nuptial festivi
ties were not yet at an end. Suspicious
looking bottles were In abundance and quite
a company of gentlemen were seated In a
room. The 21-year-old son ot this bride
has lately been a bridegroom ; he led to the
altar a stately dame of 60 years , for love can
play strange pranks , even on the Omaha bet
toms.
In the shanty at the end a man was found
not often met with In this world. Ho was
well educated , well versed on all topics and
ho took and read both Omaha dallies. He
was a typical American In face , physique
and volco. For nearly fifty years ho
claimed to have lived In this part of Ne
braska , and ho had served In the Indian
wars. In the Second Nebraska under Ed
Patrick. He would now be , had ho so
wished , "as rich as John A. Crolghton. '
This gave him no annoyance for ho blamed
no one but himself , and he was soon to join
Coxey's army. This , ho said , every man
without work should do. He was per
fectly content with his lot , but not with
the affairs ot the world. He joins the In
dustrials next week and he clorles In his
course. I asked him what ho would do to
enter this army and he said he would go to
Des Molnes and enter It as he would any
other . Ho claims " "
army. no "tramps" are
allowed In this band , and that they are cast
out every day when discovered. The
knowledge and intelligence of this man
were astonishing and his conversation would
bore no one. His partner Is a gold pen
maker and has worked at that trade for
years. As a pair/ , they ore well met , and
share each other's advanced views.
AXlt IHl.lMATIC.
, Monday night , May 14 , will crown Wlllard
Spenser's ptetty opera , "Tho Princess Bon
nie , " at the Chestnut Street theater , Phila
delphia , with Us fiftieth performance , and It
will be. celebrated as a gala event.
A choir of sixty-six trained vocalists from
Stockholm , Sweden , will give concerts of
Swedish music In London during Juno.
Meyer Lutz , the musical director of the
Gaiety theater , London , composes anywhere
and everywhere. In the streets , on tops ot
omnibuses and oven In church.
Marcus Mayer will sail for Europe In Juno
with the Intention , It Is said , ot securing
Mile. Zellp do Lussan for a tour through the
United StAtes Additional color Is given to
this statement by an announcement that
Mile , do Lussan will quit the Carl Rosa
Opera company , with which she has been so
long connected , at the close of the present
season.
The grand stand to contain 10,000 singers
for the coming saengerfest at the Madl m
Square Garden will be In the shape ot an
enormous fan , sixty foot In height , At the
base of this structure will be placed the
stage for the orchestra , so that each Indi
vidual can see the movements of the musical
director , who will have an unobstructed
view of his entlro forces.
It Is reported that Mine , Modjcska has
placed her ranch In southern California on
the market , $25,000 being the price asked
for It. Such u move on the part of the
actreaa Indicates that her severance from the
United States will be complete. She will
probably accept the artistic directorship of
two national Polish theaters.
Jnsto Qonzules U a leading lawyer In Bue
nos Ayrcs. Ho was called upon to defend
Mmo. Tetrazzlne , the famous South Ameri
can prlnm donna , In a divorce suit recently.
Ho charged her $800 for his services , but
the money was not forthcoming and ho ob
tained an order for the seizure of the lady's
jewels. All the jewels turned out to bo
first-class panto ,
William II. Crape's principal damatle pro
duction for next season will ba "The Merry
Wives of Windsor , " In which ho will play
the role of Falstaff. Joseph Brooks , who at
tends to Mr. Crane's buslnois affairs , Is con
fident that the comedian will greatly Im
prove his reputation as a comodlan by means
of the play , U will be brought out by tbo
Star theater In Now York In September.
A. M , Palmer's stock company , which has
been a wanderer without a home all this sea
son , and several times almost upon the verge
of dissolution , will remain In New York next
year and devote Itself to the production ot
new plays. The season will open with Au
gustus Thomas' new play of Waihlngton
life , "The Capitol , " which has been written
expressly for Mr. Palmer. Palmer's theater
will be reclaimed from its present uses and
will bo th homo ot the organization ,
A DAY WITH THE SCHOOLS
Observations Hade of Progressive Methods
of Instruction ,
MANY INTERESTING FACTS GLEANED
tloir tlio YnniiR Iiiru Is TmtRlit to Shoot
Dlmiuintloil Comtltlim of the Doilga
Street School Hoimc Memo
( lifted I'upll * Muntloiiril.
The Park school Is an Interesting one-
happy faces abound there. Not an over
dressed or a shabbily dressed child can bo
seen In the entlro building. All the rooms
are well arranged respecting light , the seats
being turned from the windows. Yet many
Jf the little ones wear glasses , oven lu the
kindergarten Of the first grade. ,
The kindergarten is the brightest room
of all. It holds sovcnty-ono pupils and six
teachers. The average age of the children is
five years. All are neatly dressed , and some
are pretty faced. Conspicuous among them
l little Jaygco from Bombay. Little Jay-
gee's face Is the darkest In the room , but his
eyes arc bright and his movements most
graceful. The llttlo ones are well trained
and their obedience la marked. The di
rector , Miss Morgan , Is a patient , graceful
woman , who seems to hold all their little
hearts. She comes from Kansas City , and
has devoted years of her life to the kinder
garten system. Her assistant , Miss Wood , Is
a gentle , sweet-faced woman , and the four
volunteers are doing good work. This
room seems a paradise ; It does not appear
part of the cynical world the grown people
live In. It Is full of happiness and content-
input. Each child's face bore the- look of
Interest , but the teacher appeared the most
Interested one of all. They sang , and they
talked ot subjects which appeared dear , to
each little ono thero.
Each room had something new nnd pf In
terest , but three were visited at times when
exercises especially so wcro being held. In
Miss Llttlefleld's room , fourth and fifth
grade , pictures were being put on exhibi
tion , and llttla heads were bolng taxed for
stories appropriate to the subject portrayed.
A gayly dressed little fellow , embracing a
dog , was put on the wall , and the children
told stories of the picture according to their
own Imaginations. Few of them would suc
ceed In the modern school of fiction , for
their plots wcro. definite and all tales had
a moral. The geography class was an in
teresting one. Mexico was the country
being studied , and curiosities were on ex
hibition. A colored whip was one , and
there were several pieces of workmanship
by Mexican convicts , all of unique do
scrlptlon.
In Mrs. Ware's room , sixth grade. Is a
map without a duplicate , for this map
originated In Mrs. Ware's head. It Is a
largo map of the United States that far It
Is like all others. Upon each state or group
of states the teacher and pupils have
fastened the chief productions. Running
through Illinois , Iowa and Into Nebraska Is
a string of corn "the corn belt. " Upon the
face of western Nebraska Is a collection of
cattle. From the western states of mineral
wealth llttlo pieces of different ore hang ,
oven to gold and silver. The lake statoa ,
Iowa and Pennsylvania , too , hold little coal
nuggets. A piece of cotton runs through
Georgia and Alabama. From the Carollnos
hangs a tiny bottle filled with rice grains.
Tobacco , too , was there. Wheat was seen
to the -north. New England surpassed them
all. Little boots and little shoes , a llttlo
watch and small pieces of different cloth
were shown. Llttlo ships and a lltle bundle
of small , very small , boards hung from
.Maine. A tiny bottle of crude petroleum
was suspended from Pennsylvania.
In Miis Heed's room , the seventh grade ,
was the bulletin of a fierce battle. The battle -
tlo ground was percentage , and the parties
fighting for supremacy were girls against
boys. It Is a six days' engagement ; four
days have pasted , and so far the young lords
of creation are In the background.
In Miss Duval's room , the eighth grade ,
Is a piano and a class of well trained
voices. The music rendered was classic.
A selection from the oratorio of "Saul"
by Handel was ono of the most striking.
There are boys old enough In this room to
provide bassos , tenors and baritones. In
Miss Alexander's room , the fifth grade , I
heard , the children sing. Miss Alexander
gave the keynote from a pitch-pipe. The
singing was good , and the room was In per
fect order. In that school of twelve well
filled rooms disorder nor neglect are not
noticeable. The rooms are scrupulously
clean. A twelve-horse power engine drives
fresh air through the ventilating tubes.
In the different grades are found the fol
lowing teachers : First , Miss Hungerford ;
second , Miss Newcomb and Miss McLaugh-
lln ; third , Miss Bartlett and Miss Byrne ;
fourth and fifth , Miss Llttlefleld ; fifth Miss
Alexander ; sixth , Mrs. Ware ; seventh. Miss
Reed and Miss Dudley ; eighth , Miss Duval.
DUPONT SCHOOL.
Dupont school stands on Twenty-ninth and
Martha. It has
neither shade trees nor
turf , and the little ones piay upon the cin
der-covered grounds. There are many bare
feet and blue calico dresses seen among
them. Nearly every nation of Europe Is
represented there. They are cleanly kept
children. The building stands much In
need of renovating. The plastering Is
cracked and loose , halls and passages are
cramped , and doors open at the most In
convenient places and knock against each
other. The blackboards nro poor. Two of
the rooms are not well lighted this Is most
noticeable In the first grade. There Is city
water In the yard , but the toilet rooms are
not connected with the sewer. "Everything
Is cleanly kept , which Is not aneasy task ,
for the finishing of the house la-old and not
of the best material. Very * few parents have
visited the school. The teacher of the first
grade. Miss Lucy Evans , appears to have
perfect control' of the pupils. Her order Is
perfect , ami she appears very successful In
all things. In the second grade , under Miss
Krebs , arithmetic was being explained In
a very clear manner for such little heads.
This teacher showed remarkable power In
developing the understanding of the very
young children under her charge. In the
third grade I found the children committing
to memory a song from Tennyson's
"Princess. " Tholr delivery was excellent for
tholr ages. The teacher , Miss Mach , Is a
tall , graceful girl , who preserves excellent
order. In the fourth grade , under * Miss Nor
ton , the children were reading. They
evinced good training. The principal , Miss
Kobinson , teaches the 'fifth grade. She has
no separate room for them. They study
with the fourth grade and reclto In , a dingy
llttlo class room. Miss Robinson has many
obstacles to overcome against which other
teachers do not have to contend.
CASTELLAR SCHOOL.
The Castellar school has 590 pupils , The
flrst floor Is heated With "stoves'the upper
two with hot air. There are twelve well
filled rooms , and the principal , Mrs. M. B.
Newton , has much to do. Her school Is well
ordered and regulated. In the eighth grade
the singing was exceptionally good , , and the
drawing of ono little girl , Louise Kurtz ,
showed remarkable talent. In many of the
rooms the pupils were collecting llttlo mu
seums. The study of frogs' eggs and tad
poles appeared a favorlto one. In- jars of
water the ogga are put and the tadpoles
hatched. None ot them , so far , have reached
an advanced stoto of development. The windows
dews held plants In different stages of
growth. In the fourth grade the scats ore
too small for the pupils , nnd their position
was far from being a comfortable one. Two
years ago ono room was badly wrecked from
lightning , nnd the partly demolished cur
tains are still hanging thero. The kinder
garten is , perhaps , the moat Interesting room
In the school. The pupils are all under C
years of ago. The llttlo ones sot very
orderly nt different tables , nnd nil wore In
terested in the work. Some were making
squares with soaked peas nnd little sticks ;
others were making designs with blocks.
Tholr pictures of "mothers' work" wns a
llttlo gallery In Itself. All the principal
things which mothers do In the seven days
of the week were portrayed with thread
upon cardboard. For Sunday was a church ,
and. following In order , came tubs , irons ,
needles , shopping baskets , with a collection
of cakes to represent the labor of Saturday.
The Castellar school is roomy , but the
halls are not so arranged that the children can
march out In regular order , as in many of
the other schoola la this city. The following j
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IN OUR GREAT MflY SRLE
CARPETS ARE SOLD at PRICES to TEMPT YOU ,
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Best all wool ingrains in three lines : 50c , 57 lc and 65c"yd
Best tapestry Brussels ( with and without borders ) . . 65c yd
Best body Brussels ( no borders ) . 90c yd
Best . moquettes and Axminsters ( no borders ) . . $1.00 yd
Down in the Basement.
Heavy ingrain carpets . . . „ . 25c yd
Good tapestry "carpets . - . . - . . , . 45c yd
Stan wick tapestry carpets . * \ . „ . 38c yd
Good velvet carpets . . . * . . - - . . , ; - " . 75c yd ,
Good oil cloth . . . . . . . ' . / „ . 17c yd ;
Fine Japanese matting (40c ( quality ) . / . - . 23c yd
Lace curtains . . . . . . - . ' , . 75c pr
Chenille curtains ( all colors ) . . . ' , . $2.25 pr
Window shades ( spring fixtures ) . . . . 17c ea
- . Remnants all grades of carpets half price. .
'M Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. ; .
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% " . . 1214-16-18 Douglas Street. ' '
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are the teachers ; Misses M. Boutelle , Neeso ,
Etta Smith , Raymond , Armbruster , Van-
kuran , Ross , Ireland , ) Dacy , Shirley , Ben
nett'and Mrsi Urlanuand'Mrs. Randebush ,
JfPARNAAiSCHOOL. ? I *
FarnarrT scifdbl Is one ef'tho most crowded
In the city. It has no kindergarten , and
the grades go' as high as the eighth. The
pupils are all neatly , and some are fashion
ably dressed. Miss Llttlefleld's rocm , the
flrst grade. Is an Interesting one. The
boards are covered with her well-outlined
drawings. One , "tho Jumbo of sin , " Is
quite unique. From this mystical picture
one would Judge Miss Llttlefleld to b a
temperance woman. It Is an elephant with
tusks of whisky bottles ; trunk , a curled
pipe ; Its feet , huge cigars ; its ears , grape
leaves ; and BO on the monster is con
structed. It Is treading on human hearts ,
largo nnd bleeding. Everything Is in order ,
and arranged for the convenience of the
llttlo ones slate sponges are attached to
the right hand side ot the desks , and pencils
are kept in a large bag at the left. The
pupils appear very fond of the teacher , and
presents , candy and cut flowers arc some
o.f the testimonials. lu the second grade ,
under Mrs. Garrett , the plainness of the
pupils' handwriting wag noticeable. The
fourth grade had nemo objects of Interest.
Dampejied sand is used for modelling pur
poses , and the boys have a study In natural
history. It is a colony ot ants , kept in a
large covered box , half filled with earth.
In many of the rooms llttlo museums are
collecting. Some of the specimens are
of value. I noticed the old system
of spelling. The pupils stood in a row ,
.and went up and down In rank , ac
cording to their merit. In the sixth
and seventh grades they were writing com
positions. The theme was "The Pilgrim
Fathers. " In the midst of correct phraseology
elegy , remembered from , the history , were
the childish phrases of the pupils. The boys
\vero the most original , but blots and linger
prints were common upon their papers.
The Farnam contains n teachers' training
school. There" are at present four cadets
under Miss Wyckoff. Until the present year
the cadets were changed every ten weeks ,
but after Miss Wlckoft's tour through the
eastern training schools another plan was
adopted , to change them every fivemonths. .
Farnam school contains thirty-two colored
pupils. The principal. Miss Truland , be-
llovos that the colored children should have
schools of their own. In her opinion they
require a different course pf study and ot
discipline.
Another point of Interest Is the vertical
system of handwriting , which has lately been
adopted as an experiment In Miss O'Connor's
room , third grade. Since the World's fair
this system of writing has attracted much
notice In educational circles. Neary all the
display of the Canadian schools were so
written , and the legibility was marked. From
the specimens seen at the Farnam school
one would Judge vqry Javorably of this sys
tem. IU marked ofiire Is Its legibility.
Pupils who have Ijeeq noticeable for their
cramped handwriting' have been so made
to write very plainly. { The advocates of the
system also claim tjiat It Is the most natu
ral position for the jtbotnan to take.
DODGE" SCHOOL.
Dodge school was.inpt in the best condi
tion to bo Judged.nifw the higher grades
wore all under examination. This school
has a male principal , 3Mr. W. II. Allen. It
Is a dlillcult school tq manage , and Mr. Allen
has moro obstacles /to overcome than .the
ordinary principal. . ) There ' is no kinder
garten and the grades 'do not go above the
seventh. Many of tljQ pupils are colored ,
and others come frqwi opposite corners of
Europe , Russia ami- , , Italy , Moses nnd
George AVashlngton Ktpnd beside each other
lu class. Dark Qljvo complexions , large
luminous eyeu and Burling jialr predominate ,
the faces having a/d/irk , fiery charm' not
found In American ichjldren.
The state ot the school building is de
plorable dark , dingy and dirty from use.
The walls wore once papered , but now this
covering hangs dawn In long soiled strips.
The windows are not many , and the light
which should pass through them is held buck
by the heavy foliage ot the surrounding
trees. Some of the rooms , the first grade
especially , are dark enough to ruin the
pupils' eyesight. There are gloomy halls
and poorly lighted passages.
The teacher of theflrst grade maintains
order under the most trying circumstances ;
It Is a restless school of very young and
careless pupils. In the second grade the
teacher was giving a writing lesson she
wrote commands upon the board and the
pupils addressed obeyed. One "little
fellow named Hyman was called
to the front , and then the
teacher wrote "Esther , take Hyman to his
aoat. " A little girl pouted one moment , and
slowly came forward , placed ono hand
against Hvmart's back and pushed him
toward his seat. She wont to her own , and
sat some minutes with her head upon her
arm.
arm.Miss
Miss Evans has a restless chareo on her
hands , but her order is .good. In the rooms
of Miss Mllroy and Miss McKnlght little
could bo judged , owing to it being the time
for examinations. Mrs. Kean's room , fourth
grade. Is ono of the most orderly In the city
schools ; no nolso , no buzzing nor threats of
punishment can bo heard there. When the
children asked the teacher how they should
arrange their examination papers she
answered : "Make them look the way you
think the nicest. "
"I try to develop their individuality , " she
said , when speaking of her work.
There are wonderful voices in that room'
They sang one song with remarkable spirit ,
and the closing refrain , "The louder you cali
John , the sounder ho will sleep , " was under
stood by each little one. Two llttlo colored
boys , Ellis Glover and Fred Thomas , are
wonders. Ellis Is remarkably bright , and he
and hit * sister ate noted for the power and
beauty of their voices. As for Fred , he Is a
co.mposer , not a poor one either. Fred's
genius Is remarkably prolific. Each morning
he brings to his teacher a melody he com
posed the previous evening. Those com
petent to judge say these melodies possess
real worth , both for beauty and originality.
Fred's friends have great hopes for him.
One llttlo Italian girl bids fair to become a
great artist. In the Dodge school there Is
a vast amount of shabby clothing , but there
are also bright and original children.
TllK.lTKHS.
Alexander Salvlnl , the embodiment of the
Ideal romantic actor , will appear at Boyd's
new theater for three nights , commencing
Monday , May 14 , In a repertoire- that will
consist of "Tho Three Guardsmen , " "Ruy
Bias" and "Zamar. "
When Salvlnl commenced his career as a
star in this line of work there were a
great many who predicted a short life to his
ambitious purposes. They said that the era
of romance was dead ; that the dress suit
and kid glove had succeeded the doublet
and hose ; that climaxes were now punctu
ated with a puff from a cigarette , Instead
of a sword thrust. They preached the doc
trine of repression , and smiled pitifully
upon the the enthusiasm of this buoyant
young man , who not only dared bravo the
revolution In Ideas , but attempted to tread
In the footsteps of that Idol of the romantic
drama Charles Fechter.
Meanwhile Salvlnl pursued his course , un
influenced by the croaklngs , until ho stands
before the public possibly as great a favorlto
as1 over was Fechter. His vloce Is a clarion
call , his actions llko the unfurling of ban
ners In a breeze. He sweeps all
before him like a torrent ; ho
makes his . audience vibrato ; their
eyes dance and blood tingles to their finger'
tips. It Is by this realization of the im
agination that Salvlnl has achieved his suc
cess. Ho thrills his auditors with a life
that Is not real , but which ( Ills them with
an unquestioning delight for the falsehoods
that are loved , as the child loved his Santa
Claus or Mother Goose.
The dispassionate dissection of social con
ditions and theories that flood the stage
and Impotent besldo
now-a-ilays grows palo
the virility of this passionate young Italian's
magnificent pictures , and ono turns with a
sigh of relief from the vitiated , over-per
fumed atmosphere of the Second Mrs. Tan-
quoray's budolr to the free. Invigorating air
and deep blue skies of sunny Spain and
France , where lovers love with tholr hearts
Instead of their minds ; whore romance Is in
the air and natural conditions exist. It Is
this which makes Salvlnl and his plays so-
popular , The arrangement of the repertoire
Will enable the theater goers to Judge Sal-
vlnl's abilities from their different stand
points. Following "Tho Three Guardsmen , "
which will bo seen Monday night , comes a
special production of Victor Hugo's master
piece , "Ruy Bias. " The role of the melan
choly , ambitious valet has always been a
favorlto ono with able actors , for although
it teems with the very essence ot romantic
lore , it offers moro opportunity for Impas
sioned , fervid acting than tlioso of the
Dumas models. It Is In the later scenes of
the play , where tragedy reigns rather than
romance , that Salvlnl Is said to make his
greatest efforts , It Is in the success of such
characterizations as Ruy Bias that will no
doubt force Salvlnl Into a career for which
by heredity alone Is his bent that of trag
edy , and tragedy ot the most virile typo.
The engagement will terminate Wednesday
night with a production ot "Zamar. "
"Zamar" Is the work ot Mr. Paul Kester.
The scenes are laid In Portugal In the year
1521 , In the days of King Manuel "tho for
tunate. " The story tells ttmtj.lio old King
Manuel first contracted a secret marriage
with the queen of the gypsies , a numerous
race at this time , from which union a son
was born , who was named "Zamar. " The
boy Is brought up in Ignorance of his royal
parentage , and , as In most stories of the
kind , the king contracts another marriage
with one of his own class , from which union
another son Is born , who afterwards becomes
Joam III. The old king In his dying mo
ments , though ho has long lost trace of his
gypsy wife , hears news of the presence of
Zamar , with his band. In the vicinity of the
royal palace. In a moment of contrition ho
sends for his flrst born to confer on him his
parting blessing and confesses to him that
ho Is his father. The confession Is over
heard by Zamar's half-brother , the apparent
heir to the throne , who breaks In upon the
scene , and , of course , causes high words.
The old king , not wishing to bring scandal
and revolution into the court , extracts from
Zamar an oath that he will be satisfied to
remain as he Is , king of the- gypsies , and
consequently , of course , his half-brother suc
ceeds to the throne. Dlrictly the latter as
sumes power , fearing that Zumar will forego
his vow , he proceeds to persecute the gyp
sies , with the main object of exterminating
Zamar himself. From this prologue It can
be Imagined what a series of adventures , es
capes and Interwoven romances the author
has Infused Into his theme.
Each of the plays will be presented on a
scale of ' magnificence seldom , if over , wit
nessed In' Omaha , and the many characters
Illustrated by a company remarkable for Its
' thorough organization. AmongHhe principal
'members may bo mentioned William Red
mend , William Harris , John A. Lane , Miss
Eleanor Mornettl , Augusta do Forrest and
Maud Dlxon.
The Calhoun Opera company opens a week's
engagement at the Fifteenth Street theater
this afternoon In Mllloecker's "The Black
Hussar , " which will be repeated at each
performance until Thursday evening , when
Richard Stahl's pretty and romantic opera ,
"Said Pasha , ' will bo given , followed Friday
by Balfe's beautiful "The Bohemian Girl , "
Saturday matlneo the always welcome "Mi
kado , " and Saturday night "Said Pasha" will
bo repeated. It will be been that the mtislcul
program has been well selected. "The Black
Hussar" Is a rollicking work , containing a
host of spectacular features and novel and
entertaining specialties. Stuhl's "Said
Pasha" contains two acts of charming music ,
rapid action and excellent comedy. "Tho Bo-
liemlaH Girl , " that charming , setitlmen-
stlrrlng o'pera , Is always a delightful and
welcome feature , and there is an assurance
that It will bo presented In a most enjoyable
way. Who has not seen the "Mikado" and
listened with rapture to Its entrancing melo
dies and gazed with delight on Ha pretty
costumes and novel scenic effects ? The
repertoire Is ono to pleaso' nil classes of
theater-goers. The chorus will number
thirty-five and the company's own orchestra ,
under the direction of Carl Martens , . will
not bo the least attractive' feature. ' A st'rong
cast of principals will be seen as follows :
Helen Lament , prlnm donna , late of the New
York Casino ; Julia Calhoun , mezzo soprano ,
last season with Cnlhoun Opera company ;
Sylvester Cornish , contralto , formerly with
DoWolf Hopper and Isle of Champagne "Opera
company ; George Lydlng , prlino tenor , last
season with Miss Helyet ; Frank Kedsdale ,
prlmo baritone , late of the Calhoun company ;
Douglas Flint , comedian , with the Cnlhoun
Opera company last season ; Beatrice Me-
Konzlo , soprano ; Cora Lovotl , contrnlto ; Her
bert Walters , Joseph Danton , tenors ; Otis II.
Thayer , Fred Salcomb , baritones ; the Sisters
Braccce , dancers ; chorus of thirty-four , the
company's own orchestra , under the direction
of Curl Martens.
Popular prices will rule during the engage
ment.
The attraction at the Fifteenth Street the
ater for ono'week , commencing next Sunday
matinee , will bo the Clark & La Rose High
Class Vaudeville company.
There has been no expense spared In mak
ing this company a success and the theater
goers of Omaha should pot fall to see this
attraction , as It consists of some of the beat
well known artists on the stage.
It Is headed by the famgns Brothers La
Rose , who were the attraction at the Elks
benefit In this city , and they also have the
following well known vaudeville artists : Mlsa
Arnold , black-face male Impersonator ; the
three Seymours , fun In an opium den ; Ben
nett and Lewis , sketch artists ; Harry Albert ! ,
the famous European juggler ; Murphy and
Raymond , Irish comedians ; Miss Lewis , re
fined dancing ; the Robinsons , vocalists ; Jack
Rail , who made quite a large reputation In
thli city some six or eight months ago ;
Pauline and Lee , refined sketch artists , and
a number of other well known vaudeville
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