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SCHOOL CHILDREN AT WORK
Bighta Revealed by a Peep Into a Number
of Buildings ,
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GENERALLY A BUSY AND BRIGHT LOT
Somn Interfiling IVnturp * to Ho Scon
In Stiiny of tlio ItimitM llotv tlio
Trnrlicm Sponk About Their
I.lttlo rrlvtHli ,
The Central school Is filled to overflowIng -
Ing610 pupils and 018 single scats. There
are twelve teachers and the principal.
Klghl grades are there , but there Is no
room for a kindergarten. Order and neatness
are seen everywhere , and the principal de-
nerves special credit for the systematic reg
ularity seen throughout the building. The
little ones are trained to enter and leave
the rooms and building In long , orderly filci.
Double line after double line marches In ,
and they mount the stairs four abrea t. A
piano In the lower hall provides the marchIng -
Ing music. The striking feature In the
Central xchool la the evenness In the pupils'
work. The tqu'llbrlum ' seems broken.
There arc no wonders or dunces. The
building Is new and , of course , well fur
nished and well finished , The black
boards arc rlate slabs. Each room Is pro
vided with an elegantly finished cabinet.
Some of the museums arc of Interest.
Some of the boys are expert taxidermists.
A bat Is shown In the seventh grade. It
was captured , fluffed and mounted by one
of the boys. The teacher has some speci
mens of California marble. She says na
ture there has been most lavish. In speak
ing of the marhlo she said she fancied na
ture exclaimed , "You want some marble ?
Here Is a mountain of It. " Thl * museum
contained a rattlesnake skin and all the
American woods. The study of cocoons
seems a favorite one. Boxes are filled with
them , and every day some butterfly sets
himself free. Upon the window sill was a
brilliantly colored one. IHe had lately
come from his covering , his wings were
very large , but were stuck together llko n
frozen wash In winter time. The fellow
was very ambitious and eager for the world ,
and he seemed In great distress because ho
could not unfurl himself.
The modeling In clay was wonderfully
true to nature. Nuts were the favorite
Btudy. Thu old-fashioned way of spelling
Is prevalent In the school. The system of
heating and ventilation Is perfect. The
air Is changed In every room ten times an
hour. The hot nlr Is made so by Its passage -
ago through heated steam colls. The air
enter * near the celling and passes out near
the floors. Mrs. C. Rosewater Is the prin
cipal. Her corps of teachers consists of
Misses Mack , Harper , Wilson , Turner , Burg-
lund , Hughes , .Morton , Alter , Mason , Eve-
leth , Powell and Mrs. Bradley.
The Pacific school Is the oldest In the
city. "Erected In 1869 , " sounds old In Ne
braska. It is old , but It Is In much better
repair than many of the newer buildings.
It Is true that the blackboards look as
If they had been through the war , but the
Board of Education promises new ones for
next year , and the teachers live on hope.
The plan of the "building Is rather Intri
cate , A turn In a hall may land you In a
school room or send you Into the open air.
The kindergarten Is a study In Itself all
kinds of little people are lucre llttlo people
of all nationalities. All religions seem to
have a place , even to t.'o Greek church.
There are the little Arabian children , Joe
and Mary Lahoud. As for their Industry ,
they are true Orientals , especially Mary.
Mary Is pretty. Eyes llko hers could only
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come' fronf-eomo _ eastern clime , Their
clothes are . 'qf"'American make , but the ab
sence of tuitions distinguishes .them from the
common Jieril. Joo's costume 'brings In ono
more variation , the skirting of his llttlo
shirt hangs over his trousers. Both have
a heavy crop of wiry , black hair , and their
r features are small and neat , and aside from
the/ / peculiar beauty of the ryes they are not
very different from any dark-skinned chil
dren. Mary Is the more sociable and
friendly In her manner. There are dark lit
tle faces from Russia , and the eyes arc very
beautiful , so largo and bright.
Llttlo folks como there , and no ono can
find out what they are , or what Is to bo done
with them. French , German , Bohemian
and Italian are flung at them In vain. The
little ones still shake their heads and do
not understand. The principal. Miss Mc
Carthy , is conversant with all the modern
languages , and this aids much In settling
the dllllcultlcs which arlso from the cos
mopolitan state of the raclflc school.
BARE FEET AND BRIGHT MINDS.
All the teachers are thorough and suc
cessful In their work , and the pupils arc
noticeably- respectful and obedient. Bare
feet are common and old dresses are com
mon , but good manners and bright little
minds are common. Some of them cannot
attend all year , and they study the harder to
make up for this. Many of the parents
make sacrifices to keep the children at
school , and they wish the c'hlldren to utilize
the time. Thcro are no cabinets , and the
museums are of little Importance. Aside
from .a petrified snake of some extinct spe-
'cta ( , there \vas llttlo worthy of special men
tion. Many of the pupils are very plain
Writers. This Is especially true of the for
eigners. In the eighth grade. Miss Bruner's
room , tlio singing was much better than the
ordinary. Thcso pupils have a great ad
vantage In possessing a teacher whose voice
, ,1ms , been noticed for Its power and peculiar
beauty.
Luncheon with the schoolmaams Is some
thing not soon forgotten. To be Invited tea
a long table with plenty to eat , and plenty
of lively conversation Is not often the luck
of a questioning wanderer. The teachers
tiavo a llttln gas stove , and they do most
wondrous cooking.
Such a Echcol Is not often met with , ono
bo full of Interest and life In all Its varied
forms. To the school are four annexes.
They are on Eleventh street and It takes
Bomo walking to get to them. The teachers
are ; Misses Helen Hlbbard , Hungcrford ,
Alllo Campbell , Comoycr , Wilbur , Swanson ,
Ida Goodman , Graves , Lonorgan , Forbes , M.
Goodman , Lily Ilruner and Mrs. Pcrrlno.
The kindergarten at the Leavcnworth Is
far from being a desirable room. It Is In the
basement. The celling Is very low , and the
nolso and buzzing of the little ones Is thrown
back until the nerves are twitching In agony.
The dampness of the room has been noticed ,
and one , parent has said It was the cause of
her child's 111 health. .
.Tho grades do not "go above the sixth.
Thefp are 400 pupils and they have room and
books In plenty. The building Is heated
with a furnace , and the ventilating system
Is said to bo very good. The blackboards
could be better , but aside from this the place
Is In good condition , Miss Margaret Boyd
lias tlio lowest grade and the smallest people
outside of the kindergarten. In Miss Doyle's
room the llttlo ones had slips of cardboard ,
each bearing ono word , ami wonderful sen
tences were being formed with them. The
white children had the more sentences , but
the colored children had the longer.
In Miss Hogan'B room the llttlo folks
were drawing , and some were doing remark
ably well. Hut the best drawing was seen
In Mlsa Jeiinlson'H room. Potatoes were the
favorite study , and they are done well. Miss
Thompson , Miss Lclghton and Mrs , Notson
have bomo promising pupils , and the work
of the rooms epoke well for those In charge.
Miss Agnes McDonald , the principal , teachoi
the highest grade , and the utato of the school
Is such tbat Bho U justly proud of It , but
she modestly gives the credit to the late
principal.
AN OBLIGING JANITOR.
The Cass Street bchool feems for no ra
tional reason to be depopulated. Much room
is unoccupied , yet children from as far as
Thirteenth and California are sent to the
Central school. The parents of these chil
dren have done much objecting to this ar
rangement , There Is no kindergarten and
the grade * run no higher than the sixth. U
U one of the very few vchooU which have
no telephone : ) . In the lower hall elands a
piano , and the children march out In per
fect order and time The janitor appears to
bo a very active one. The place In clean ,
and he finds tlmo to assist In the marshall
ing of the forces , When the principal was
called from her room for a moment I found
Jilm etandlng at the door keeping order. All
through the school the short allowance of
booki IB the cause of annoyance. The sys
tem of ventilation In almost useless. In
some rooms the window * are not many.
The building Is not new , but In rather good
condition. It Is heated with steam. The
teachers and the principal tay they have
"tho bc < t children In Omaha. " The llttlo
ones are Rood and I'nany of them are bright
above the ordinary. One little colored girl ,
Delia Brown , gives promise uf becoming an
expert In pen work.
The work of the first grade almost covers
the * lndcrgorten system. Ono of the at
tractive methods Is for the pupils to Invent
problems about themselves and give them
to one another. In a largo trough filled
with dampened sand , the smaller ones were
building cities of frail and crumbling
houses. Test work was being given In all
the other grades , and little could be Judged
of the general work. The museums arc of
no Importance , and the collections arc very
scanty. The work In plant study Is Inter
esting. The first stages of the new de
veloping germ are viewed from glass Jars ,
where the seeds are laid on cotton In water.
The principal has been most successful In
her work. She Is Miss M. E. Slmonds. Her
teachers are Misses Brown , Byrne , Brad-
shaw. Duncan. Orr , Slmomla and Doyle.
The Mason school has a large attendance
of clean and neatly dressed children. The
bright faces of a few colored pupils break
the monotony of race. The building Is new
and very large sixteen rooms. It Is well
finished , and has all the Improvements
modern Ingenuity can give. There are 630
pupils with books enough , room enough ,
and seats enough for all. The Mason school
Is prolific In Its production of prodigies.
In the office of the principal is a large
granite slab , and engraved on It the Mason
school and groumH This Is the work of a
little fellow , Edward Fecnan. The boy pos
sesses remarkable genius , and he cannot
cultivate It , owing to the weakness of his
eyes. The drawing In many of the rooms
Is exceptionally good. Two llttlo pupils ,
George Shropshire and Slreno Thomson , In
the fourth grade , show remarkable talent.
There Is a kindergarten and the grades take
In tlio eighth. The kindergarten pupils at
tend both sessions. Miss A. F. Smith Is
the directress and her assistant Is Mrs.
Drake.
STUDY AMONG FLOWERS.
Through all the 'grades , the teachers
claim the most "biddable" pupils. The only
fault to find Is with the lower grades. They
arc hard on their books. In nearly all the
roams beautiful flowers arc In bloom , white
waxen lilies and bright Scotch blue-bells
are the most common. In cut work the
Mnson school has , so far , surpassed all
others In the city. Specimens of It hang
upon the walls , and they are worthy of
admiration. In the sixth grade the culture
and beauty of the children's voices Is rc-
markabla. "Oncn your mouths wide , " said
the teacher. Up flew the top of one black
head , and such a mouth , so wide , so open !
She was an ebony-faced lass of about 13.
She was a Topsey , endowed with Intel
ligence above the ordinary. She had to roll
her great dark eyes , and all about her were
laughing. She knew It , too , and gloried In
the happy confusion she could bring forth.
Every fiber of her joyous frame was so
charged with mirth that her very presence
called It forth. Her teacher and her class
mate ! ! know this , but no ono seems more
loved than she.
The writing of many of the pupils was
exceptionally good , and thoroughness was
apparent throughout the school.
The principal , Miss Jennie Keen , speaks
very highly of her teachers. They are so
trustworthy and regular.
The Mason school has a teachers' training
department , and very good results are re
ported. Among those In trailing Is a young
woman , partly colored , who holds her own
with any there. The teachers In the grades
are Misses Read , Fair , Wltman , Parrott ,
Lelghton , Gllles , Holllday , Harney , Lelghty
and Mrs. Goodman.
M.IS'S AMItITlO\ .
Hnrper'n Ttizir
They say I lack ambition , but I vow It
isn't so ,
And thcv who state It as a fact are those
who do not know.
'TIs true I have no wish to be enthroned In
majesty ,
Nor do I care for fame that comes to those
In poetry ,
/ don't pine for the glory that Is his who
has n place
That comes through the preferment of the
voting populace ;
Nor do I ever dream upon the Joys of him
who sips
The nectar of a name that Is on everybody's
lips.
I give nwny my money when I've cash I do
not need ,
But do not seek to do It so that every one
may read :
I give It freely , quietly , It goes upon the list
As coming from "A , B. T. Q. , " or from
"Philanthropist. "
And yet I've one ambition , and I hope to sec
the day
When It will be fulfilled In a most satisfying
way ;
And that'n to place the teacher of my youth
across my knee ,
And glvo him such a walloping as he once
gave to me.
DeWlt 's Witch Hazel Salvo cures piles.
PLAYED IN GBEAT LTJCK.
A Ciiino of IllufT tlmt Kiuctl un Insiir.inro
Company gluoo.OOO.
They are telling a story on a traveling
representative of a leading Insurance com
pany that Is good enough to go on record ,
says the Chicago Dispatch. Ho was down In
the central part of the state on some busi
ness of trifling Importance. In fact , the
business which took him thither was of such
trifling Importance that he finished It In a
few minutes and then went Into one of the
larger cities of that section to spend a few
days with an old friend.
His old friend made It so pleasant for him
that a week slipped by almost before he was
aware of It , when he realized that the of
ficials at headquarters would want to know
that lie was doing something. In order to
make an appearance of doing something , the
traveling agent got aboard the train one day
and stopped at the first good-sized village
on the line. There ho got off the train and
cancelled all the policies of his company In
the place on the grounds of Insufficient pro
tection against fire , and then got on the
next train going In the opposite direction ,
returning to his old friend for a few more
days of revelry.
After leaving that city he spent n week
In the southeastern part of the state and
then returned to Chicago , and without mis
givings that his high old tlmo and consequent
quent neglect of business had been heard
of and that his head might .soon be In tlio
basket. When he learned that the general
agent wanted to see him as soon as ho ar
rived ho felt certain that It was all over
with him. With wildly beating heart ho
sought "tho old man" In the Innermost
recess of his private olllco with the Inten
tion of resigning and saving himself the dis
grace of dismissal , but once In the presence
of the head of the department ho lost his
nerve and the power of speech at the same
time.
The "old man. " greeted him cordially
even effusively and bade him be seated.
"That was a great stroke of yours , " said
the general agent.
The traveling agent hung his head In a
shame-faced manner. The "old man" at
tributing this to modesty , continued :
"Yes , sir , a great stroke ! Saved us at
least $200,000. I called the attention of the
directory to It and they voted to present
you with this as a slight token of appre
ciation of your perspicacity and close atten.
tlon to business , " and he took from his
desk a magnificent watch and chain. "We
also decided to Increase your salary 25 per
cent. "
The astonished traveling agent accepted
the watch with stammered thanks , and then ,
making his escape , sought one of the head
clerks with whom ho was on Intimate terms.
"Say , has anything happened down at
Jayvllle ? " he Inquired.
"Yes , " was the reply.
"What was It ? "
"Tho whole town burned down last week.
Hadn't you heard of lit"
Ho had not heard of It , but he had heard
of an old proverb to the effect that It's
an 111 wind blows nobody good ,
Itomurlmblo ( 'urn of Itlimiiimtlam ,
Ono of our customers who had been
troubled with rheumatism for a number of
years wus cured by ono 60-cent bottle of
Cliumberluln's Pain Balm. We consider It
the best preparation In the market for that
disease. J. C. Caito & Son , druggists. Jack *
BOH O. H. , W. Va. Persona troubled with
rheumatism should give this remedy a trial.
Ono application relieve * the pain. For sale
by druggist * .
ECHOES FROM THE ANTE ROOM
Celebration of the Third Anniversary of
Trinno Lodge of Pythians ,
NEW HALL SPLENDIDLY EQUIPPED
Iniprincmcntft In tlio Historic "Iloinr of
the Trinplc" of ScottMi Itltr MIIMHH
-Old Iliiinn of delimit 1'lkc
Other Secret Society NeUs.
Triune'lodge No. GG , Knights of Pythias ,
has upon several occasions distinguished It
self as one of the leading lodges of the fra
ternity , but the crowning event In Its career
occurred at Its new hall on Fourteenth
street last Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the celebration of the third anniversary
of the founding of the lodge , as well as an
opening or house warming of the new hall ,
which Is a model of excellence In that line.
It Is most conveniently located , and Is sup
plied with all convenience ? . On the second
floor are the parlors , toilet rooms , cloak
rooms , kitchen and spacious dining room ,
supplied with all the utensils and fittings to
make It both pleasant and convenient. As
cending to the third floor are found the ante
rooms and the large and tastefully arranged
lodge room. This building was erected by
Omaha lodge No. 2 , Independent Order Odd
Fellows , and no expense was spared to supply
It with every convenience for the use of
secret societies. It Is pronounced by those
who have Been It to be the finest and best
equipped hall In the state.
About 250 of the members and friends of
Triune lodge assembled to enjoy the festivi
ties of the occasion of Its dedication by the
knights. A very entertaining program was
rendered In the main hall , beginning at 8:30 :
o'clock with an overture by the orchestra
and the opening ode of the order by all pres
ent , after which followed an address of wel
come byV. . L. Sclsnr vocal duet ,
"Mrs. Brow n's MI take , " by Mrs. Israel
Fnnk and Mr. Warren Smith , accompanied
by Miss I.lllle Hochcford ; piano solo by
Prof. Dworzak ; address , "Tim Grand Lodge , "
Grand Chancellor . A. LJIlworth of Lin
coln ; an exhibition of magic , by Prof. S. M.
Dutton ; vocal solo , "September , " Miss Alma
C. Andrcen ; violin solo , Prof. Zerkowfsky of
Council Uluffs ; vocal solo by Miss Souders.
Every number on the program was well
rendered and was received with marked ap
preciation by the audience. At a later hour
the floor was cleared and a well arranged
dance program of twelve numbers was en
joyed by nearly all present.
A supper was served at 10:30 : in the dining
room.
Triune lodge Is one of the progressive
lodges of the day and has adopted a plan
of action that adds much to the ordinary
sessions of such societies. The last meetIng -
Ing night In each month Is set apart for
the entertainment of the members , and since
Its adoption this has grown to be one of
the features of the month. Papers are pre
pared and presented , and current topics dis
cussed with as much Interest and enthusiasm
as though their solution depended upon the
action of this order. The next occasion of
this kind , which occurs on the la't Tuesday
In May , Is looked forward to with a great
deal of Interest , as two or three good papers
are promised , among others one by P. J.
Sackett on one of the live questions of
today.
This lodge , although but three years old.
Is In reality about ten , having been formed
by the consolidation of four lodges , three of
which were established about ten years ago.
Possessing , as It does , the energy of four
lodges , combined with prestige that It will
naturally attain by reason of Its location In
such attractive quarters , bids fair to make
It one of the leading lodges of the fraternity
In this part of the state.
"Mouso uf the Tnniplr. "
Scottish Rlto Masons will be much Inter
ested In Information of an historic charac
ter regarding the "House of the Temple"at
the national capital , the home of the supreme
premo council of the order , of which the
Washington News says :
The solid and substantial appearance of
the building at the corner of Third and E
streets northwest , known as the "House of
the Temple , " Is typical of the dignity and
strength of Scottish Rite Masonry , a branch
of the Masonic system which is almost ex
clusively made up of thinking Masons and
which numbers In this country men not only
distinguished In the order , but whoso reputa
tions are national In the fields of politics
and the several professions , as weir as mer
chant princes and multi-millionaires.
This building Is historic In the fact that
General Albert Pike , the famous Masonic
student and beloved grand commander , spent
many years of his life and finally died within
its walls. It was hero that the masterly
genius and poetry of his great mind gave to
the Scottish Rtto a ritual of matchless
beauty and Instilled each degree with a
scholarly symbolism. Thus the memories
which live In every corner of the building
are associated with the life and work of the
great master mind of Masonry.
Of late , almost unknown to the Masonic
fraternity at large , the mo't extensive Im
provements have been made and the supreme
council of the Scottish Rlto have now a home
In this city which In many respects Is sec
end to none In the country. The Improve
ments have been sweeping , the room formerly
used by the supreme * council at ( la biennial
sessions having been turned Into n hand
some ofllce for the secretary general , Drothcr
Frederick Weber , thirty-third degree. The
ornamentation Is of quartered oak , and every
convenience known to the modern man of
business affairs Is at his command , The
office which he formerly occupied has been
converted Into an addition to the library ,
the cases and shelves of which arc nlso of
hamlftomc oak , while the celling , raid to be
one of the handsomest In the country , Is of
aluminium.
In the second story , the room formerly
occupied by General Pike has been enlarged
and turned Into an olllco for the present
grand commander , while the adjacent rooms
are being constructed for the use of commit
tees. The third floor has a handsome bed
room for use of any of the supreme council ,
while the rear part of the building lias been
turned Into a large hall , where the meetings
of the supreme council ulll ho held. Hand
somely tiled lavoratorles are on each floor
and cabinet mantels , with open fireplaces ,
add to the cozlncss of the rooms. The
amount expended by the supreme council
In these Improvements will aggregate about
$20.000.
The library , which Is In charge of Hrother
Thomas E. Hatch , 32d degree , has now about
3,000 volumes , covering every field of litera
ture. The committee Intrusted by the su
preme council to make the above changes Is
composed of Th'omas A. Caswcll of Califor
nia , 12. T. Carr of Kansas , 0. S. Long of
West Virginia , Gllmore Meredith of Mary
land , Dr. J. Mlllsfllrown of the District of
Columbia and Martin Collins of Missouri.
I'liltrd Workmen AnnUertmry.
The members of North Omaha Lodge No.
159 , Ancient Order of United Workmen , and
Violr friends will visit South Omaha next
Tuesday evening to participate In the cele
bration of the anniversary of South
Omalia Lodge No. CG. Members of No. 159
arc requested to meet at their hall , corner
Twenty-second and Cumlng streets , at 6
o'clock Sharp to proceed In a body on a
special train from the hall entrance.
Will llrillrntu it Ti'inplr.
The dedication of the new temple of
Omaha lodge No 2 , Independent Order of
Odd Fellows , occurs June 8. It will be one
of the greatest events In Odd Fellowship
which has ever occurred In the state.
TIIK. T U K. I TiitS.
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W. T. Carleton , wlio'e company will begin
a season of summer opera at Doyd's theater
tomorrow night , reviving Strauss' most tune
ful opera , the "Queen's I > ace Handkerchief , "
and the management of the theater , are de
termined to make this Inaugural season of
summer performances a success and no ef
forts will be spared to accomplish the highest
possible effects. The lobby of the theater
will bo set with palms and evergreens to give
a summery effect to the place and as the
house Is perfectly ventilated , there seams to
be little reason why the season should be a
failure. The company closed one of the most
successful weeks In the history of Denver
amusements last night at the Droadway
theater and conies to Omaha fresh from a
series of successes through British Columbia ,
which Is the talk of theatrical managers who
have met "The Carletons" entour.
Uesldes Mr. Carleton , whose ten years be
fore the public has made him famous , he has
gathered about him , as he has always done
In the past , a perfectly balanced company.
As a true artist he has always shown himself
above the patty Jealousy which keeps other
parts in subordination In order to gain
greater glory by contrast. This Is one of
the characteristics which has aided Mr.
Carlcton to attain success and which always
Inspires his associates to their best en
deavor.
The female voices are led by Miss Alice
Vincent and Miss Marie Bell , the former hav
ing won recognition on both sides of the
Atlantic as a singer-of'rare sweetness and
an actress of skill anil talent. She Is also
the possessor of nxuch"beauty and Is said to
bo highly accomplished. Miss Marie Dell ,
who made such a prpnounced hit when with
the company at , anai/i / r theater , has been
wlnnlqg golden oplnjn | { , , as a conscientious ,
painstaking singer1 , anil her.voice has never
been > Jn .so excellent " condition as now.
Miss Clara Wisdom , "illss Emma Function
and Miss Kate Murphy are also Included In
the list of favorites which Mr. Carleton Is
proud to manage.
J. C. Taylor , formerly with the McCaull
company , Is the tenor , and the Inimitable
Tom Rlcketts Is the comedian. Steven
Porter , lately of the Duff company , Is the
baritone and second comedian , and Herman
Ehrent , for seven , years with Mr. Carleton ,
Is the character actor. As basso this season ,
Mr. Carleton has secured H , M. Jmano of the
Carl Rosa company , London.
Another accession the company will receive
here will be that of Alexander Halg , who has
been Mr. Carleton's musical director for six
years , and rejoins him for the season.
Mr. Carleton Is a firm believer In choruses
and , not only never has a weak one , but
always makes a feature of that Important
, factor. This season he has a lot of bright ,
fresh voices and pretty faces.
The repertoire for the first week of this
engagement is as follows : Monday and Tues
day evenings , "Queen's Lace Handkerchief ; "
Wednesday matinee , Wednesday night and
Thursday , "Fra Dlavoloj" Friday and Satur
day nights , "Dorothy ; " Saturday matinee ,
"Queen's Lace Handkerchief ; " Sunday night ,
"The Mikado. " For the week of May 28 an
elaborate revival of Francis Wilson's version !
of "Ermlnle" will be given , Mr. Carleton
having secured the right to play this won
derfully popular comic opera west of the Mis
souri river. 1
The sale of seats began yesterday morning ,
nnd from the Indications on the chart the
opening performance tomorrow night will be
witnessed by a very largo audience , with
whom Mr. Carlcton has been a friend for
years. As popular prices ulll prevail , this
opportunity to hear the best of the operatic
school should be eagerly embraced by lovers
of comic opera , an Ideal form of entertain
ment for summer nights , the light and color
of the costumes being quite In harmony with
the season. "Uoscmarle , " Mr. Carlcton
writes , will be reserved for the third week
of tits engagement and ho anticipates the
opera making quite as much of a sensation
as did "Nation" when It was first Introduced.
The attraction at the Fifteenth Street the
ater , beginning with this afternoon matinee
and continuing throughout the week with
usual matinees. Is the Clarke & La Rose High
Class Vaudeville company. This well known
attraction Includes many well known artistic
favorites , notably the Brothers La Rose ,
whose Incomparable performance at the Klks
benefit recently given In this city will be remembered -
membered by all admirers of grace , strength
and agility ; the Robinsons , direct from a
successful run at the Midwinter fair ; Albert ) ,
the famous European Juggler ; the three Sey
mours , Introducing their famous Impersona
tion of Chinese ; Jack Rail , the commander-
In-chief of the army of fun ; Pauline and
Leo , the famous southern sketch team :
Press Wakcfli'ld. the chief of all swinging
perch acts , and a number of others equally
as good. Also Introducing their own famous
orchestra.
ixinrsTiti.tLOTIS ,
American canals stretch 4,500 miles.
New York has a school for training wait
resses.
Ilellcfontalnc , 0. , has the biggest railroad
shops.
The United States treasury employs 3,000
persons.
The south has a greater variety of crops ,
timber and minerals than any other section
of our country.
The cane sugar product of Louisiana
amounts to C03.353.0S7 pounds , entitling the
planters to $11,631,461 bounty.
New York , with an assessed valuation
of $8,500.000,000 , Is the richest state In the
union. Pennsylvania Is next , with n valua
tion of $6,000.000,000.
The Iron Age reports total capacity of pig
Iron furnaces In blast A'prll 1 at 126,732
tons , against 110,166 tons on March 1 , 99.212
tons on February 1 , and as compared with
178,838 tons on April 1 , 1893.
The annual report of the Standard Oil
company of New York filed with the secre
tary of' state , shows : Assets. $20,150,000 ;
.debts , $13,150,000 ; capital stock , $7,000,000 ,
'all of which has been actually paid In.
The patents applied for In Washington
last year numbered 40,000. The total num
ber of patents outstanding on January 1
was 515,000. The receipts of the patent
ofilcc arc $1,200,000 a year and the expenses
$150,000 less.
A French physician has constructed an
acting model of the human heart. It Is of
the same hue , size and consistency as the
natural organ , with every detail , and a red
fluid courses through It and through arti
ficial arteries.
HANDY WITH THEIR FEET.
Hindoo * Able to L'tlllro Their Net her KT-
troniltli's to ( irrut Ailtantiigr.
In the native quarters of the towns of
India the strange spectacle- may bo seen of
a butcher seizing a piece of meat In his
hands and cutting H in two with a stroke of
his knife held between the first and second
toes of his foot. The shoemaker uses no
last , says the Pearson's Weekly , but turns
the unfinished shoo with his feet while his
hands are busy In shaping it. So the car
penter holds with his great toe the board
he Is cutting and the wood-turner handles
his tools1 as welt with his toes as with his
fingers. This use of the feet to assist the
hands In their labor Is not , however , the
mere result of practice , but Is principally
due to the fact that the Hindoo foot Is
quite different from ours in Its anatomical
conformation. The ank e of the Hindoo and
the articulation of the back of the foot per
mit considerable lateral motion. Then the
toes possess a surprisingly mobility. The
great toe can be moved freely In all direc
tions and the first and second toes are
separated by a wide space , sometimes as
much as five-eights of an Inch across at the
base of the toes and two Inches at their ex
tremities. The articulation of the hip Is
also peculiar and this renders It easier to
use the toss in handling the objects by en
abling the Hindoo to sit In a squatting
posture much more comfortably than wo
can do. A similar formation of the feet and
toes Is found among the Annamese , but It Is
not , as might be supposed , a common thing
among barbarous and savage tribes. One
naturally thinks of the resemblance to a
monkey which a human being using both
feet and hands In the manner described
above must present , and yet M. Regnault Is
careful to point out the fact that the Hindoo
foot Is not at all llko the foot of an ape or
monkey. The great toe Is not opposed to
the other toes like a thumb , as occurs with
the monkey , and accordingly the pedal dex
terity of the Hindoos Is not to be taken as
an Indication of simian descent.
V
Only ftt'asoimhtr ,
Somcrvllle Journal : Real Estate Owner
How much will you charge me for painting
up that fence ?
Painter Thirteen dollars , sir.
Real Estate Owner Isn't that pretty
steep ? ,
Painter No , sir , not at all ; ton dollars
for painting the fence three coats , and three
dollars more for going over It afterward
and touching up the spots where pcoplo
put their fingers on to see It the paint was
fresh.
Bohemian Societies Will Hold Their An
nual Contests nt South Omnlm.
HOW THREE DAYS WILL BE SPENT
Companies from Soxi-rut 1'iirU of the Stuto
Will I'urtlclputpArrniiRi'inrnln for
Their int : < > rtiiliimriitIpritiitn
Soolvtlr * I'tiiiinliif ; IMcnlrx.
The state tournament of tlio Nebraska
Ilohcmlan gymnastic societies will bo held
nt South Omaha , beginning August 25 , nuil
lasting for tlirco Jays. Syndicate nark ,
bclni ? well suited for the purpose anil offer-
ItiK a convenient location to Insure a larse
attendance of Omaha Gymnasts. has been
chosen as the place for the contests. This
annual event lias always awakened a Krt'at
deal of Interest ainonr ; the Hohemlan resi
dents throughout the stale and the advo
cates of physical culture generally , so that
from Us Inauguration thousands have at
tended.
Omaha and South Omaha containing num
erous enthusiast ) ) In the cause of physical
culture , It Is expected that this year's
throng of visitors to the amateur athletic
contests will not show dlmlnlMhud numbers.
It was the energy and persistence of Omaha
gymnasts that made possible the holding of
such an annual tournament to stimulate
members of sokols to greater nativity. One
of the prime movers In the propaganda for
this , who brushed aside all seeming obsta
cles to the advancement of physical cul
ture among young Bohemians , Is the lltho
and courteous Iludolph Havelka , for several
years Instructor of the Tel Jed Sukol , the
leading Uohemlan society In the art.
Through Havelka's Indomitable pluck and
the timely assistance rendered him by In
fluential nohemlans , admirers of physical
development , the annual gathering In Ne
braska was first decided on. What the re
sult of such persistent work Is may bo
judged from the statement that today , with
the single exception of Illinois and Chicago ,
the Hohemian gymnasts of Nebraska oc
cupy the front rank In active numbers
and advancement. Justly , therefore , they
point with pride to the perfected state or
ganization which was called Into existence
four years ago.
Of the cities outside of Omaha and South
Omaha , C'rUe , Wllbcr , Milllgan , Schuyler ,
Hriisli Creek , Bruno , IMattsmallth and Linwood -
wood have signified their Intention of par
ticipating in the tournament. Several socie
ties from smaller cities and villages are also
expected to take part In the drills and other
exercises , but not bclqnging to the state or
ganization yet their parts will bo of minor
Importance. Competitive drills , exercising
singly and In teams on different apparatuses ,
anil turning by the ladles' classes of Wllber ,
Schuyler and Omaha will constitute the
principal part of the three days' program.
Excursion trains will be run Into Omaha
on the first day of the tournament and
the day before , when the teams are expected
to arrive from the points mentioned. The
first thing after the gathering has been
called to order will be the election of a
leader for the tournament. Other business ,
Including the selection of a place for the
1893 tournament , will then be transacted
and the visiting teams entertained by their
Omaha and South Omaha friends for the
rest of the day.
Looking I'omaril to I'lcnlc8.
Outdoor entertainments In the shape of
concerts , picnics and similar enjoyable occa
sions are on the Sunday order of the day
with a number of the German societies and
lodges In the city.
The Saengerbund Is to give Its first spring
concert and general entertainment at Huscr's
park June 10. Doth vocal and Instrumental
music Is to bo rendered. Ltcdcrkranz and
the Schwclzer Gcsangvereln will assist In the
former. The time of commencement Is 2
o'clock p. m. The members and their friends
who wish to 'attend will take the Haiibcom
paik motor line to Its terminus , where
wagons w'11 ' bo In waiting to convey them
to the park. The return Is to be by the same
route. The perfect order and enjoyable
music on previous similar occasions Insures
to the Saengerbund a large attendance.
Saxonia society Is slated for n picnic
at Urown's park In South Omaha May
2S. Members of this Saxon family are noted
for their skill In providing a sociable time.
North Omaha lodge U. O. T. I ) . No. 51
has decided to entertain friends at a picnic
to bo given June 21 at Slelers' park , near
Coffman station. Unity always prevails In
the ranks of members of that lodge.
The active -members of the tnrnvereln
have decided to make a flying trip today to
Plattsmouth , where the bezlrksturnday Is to
be held.
The bear division of the turnvercln will
celebrate the recent wedding of one of Its
members , Mr. Henry nohlff , next Wednes
day In true bear style.
Richard Engelmon of the Nebraska Seed
company has returned from his trip to Den
ver and Is again In attendance at the re
hearsals of the Saengerbund.
The co-operative organization existing
among Iho German farmers- Douglas
county for the principal purpose of Insuring
members against loss by fire will glvo an
entertainment and ball at Huser's park on
June 9. Invitations to attend have been re
ceived by residents of the city. .
1 , the only known solvent of Stone
in the Bladder ; Nature's great remedy for Bnght's Disease ,
Gout , Rheumatic Gout , Rheumatism ,
Dr. C. H. Davis ,
o/MerMcn , Conn. , in the "Hew England Medical 3onthly , " far July , 1S90. Rcc
jmge isa of that Journal. "Mr. B , L. Hoys , of this city , consulted mo about two
years ago for Ktono In the Bladder , from which ho had been suffering for a number uf
years. On my suggestion RH.-J7AI O | ITIHA WATPP"8 ll0 wlls vcry
ho commenced the sootul > ftt\lJJ ( M ! 1 rlLrl IE/A I L < I\miicli opposed to
operative Interference. Alter using the Water for n short lime , disintegration to a
certain ox ton t took place and largo quantities of Btono were paused. Kor rv rul tlnyH
111 llccenldll , lie imtncil ni much ni a tratjMiiiiifnl ufili < l brU , mill ut Interval *
for ucoiiililernlilu period lie ptusrU Inrgc iiuniillltryitt > 'd Milder the continued lisa
1 of the \\'uter , there was u constant pubsmyo of calculi untllho ' ' was entirely relieved
of his trouble. ;
"Tho photograph sent herewith Is a correct reproscntaUorf , mid exact filzo , ofsomo
of the InrKCstspeclmenBof Calculi discharged by Mr. Hoys. A Chemical and microscop
ical exumluutlou uhowed thut they uro Uric Acid with a truuotuf the Omluto of Lime. "
11
Dr. B. J. Wclstllng , of Muldlctoien , 1'a. , stales as follows :
"Experience In ltt > ute In Stone In the llladdor , hi my own person , enables mo to
attest the cfl-E ) > TitK < KY j-k 1 ITU IK lAfAVCtjl" this painful nwlady. After
cacy of tboDUI TAS-U I-11 JTllR WAi kKlmvliiB been subjected to mf-
ferlngu , the Intensity of which cannot bo described , I have under tlio Influence of the
water , paused un ounce of Calculi ( L'rlc Acid ) , tome of which weighed ns much as
fouriiniins , ullordlng Ineipresslblo iclicf and leuving me In u condition of compuru-
tivo eubonnd comfoit ,
"On ono occasion I passed thlrty-flvo Calculi In forty-eight liours. The nppearanco
of thin Calculus Nuclei Indicates tinnilittiikahly , I think , that they wcro all compo
nent particles of ono largo Calculus , destroyed by the uctlon of the Water. "
The following vtnle t from < i photograph , ami rejircsrnti the exact mteanil ihaveof
same n ? the Oulcull panvd by Dr. Wc\stllnsj. 'Jhi'U were prcicrnil by hit tun , Dr. J. H'cir
Welitllug ,
That this Water possesses extraordinary remedial potency in Bright's Disease of
the Kidneys , Gout , Rheumatic Gout , Rheumatism , Nervous Exhaustion or Depression , Female
Complaints , and some forms of Dyspepsia as well , is so attested as to admit of no question.
IUFFALO LITHIA WATER
la for sale by druggists generally , or lu canes of ono dozen half gallon bottles { 5.00 f.o.b. at the Springs. Descriptive pamphlets sent to any address.
.THOMAS . F. GOODE , Proprietor , BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINGS , VA.
RICHARDSON DBTJCr COMPANY , Omaha. Nebraska , General Agents.
A POINT TO KNOW
The flaunting peacocks , the noble pastrln ,
the boars' heads , served on silver plattqra ,
the soul-Inspiring wassail cups , have
vanished from this world , and the 10th
century reveller Is a conversationalist In
a claw-hammer coat who admires aid china
and artistic furniture.
It Is not easy to do much tlmt U artistic
with an ordinary Sideboard In u small room.
And so for the special needs of many buyers
we have arranged a series of Buffet Side
boards for iui > in limited areas.
The engraving show * such a one. Thl la
built to project only two feet from the wall ,
but Is 4 feet wide. Wo have others which
almost rover-'o these proportions ; and thus
In ono style or another we are able to fit
any nook or corner with an artistic board.
Odd and unique shapes and sizes a
specially.
Chas , Sliiverick & Co. ,
FURNITURE of Eviry Doaorlptlo/i.
Temporary Location ,
I20G-I2O8 DOUCLAS ST. ,
MILLAHD HOTEL BLOCK.
GO TO
GETTY'S
FOR
Stylish
Millinery
- AT -
Reasonable Prices.
1417 Douglas St.
Bicycle
Bicycle Sundries
PRICE 25 CENTS.
The only lubricant that lubricates 2,000
miles of noiseless chain. Grcasollno will
mnko the chain run perfectly. Nothing
met on the road will faze It. The tube la
cleanly and convenient for the pocket.
A. H. PERRIGO & CO. ,
1212 Douglas St. , State Agents.
Wo make n specialty of repairing
PNEUMATIC SULKIES. Tires and parts
always kept In stock. Write for our com
plete catalogue of sundries.
1212 DOUGLAS ST. , MILLARD HOTEL.
The
Only Authentic
History -
of the
Origin , Plan and
. Building
of the
World's Fair
by the
Men who Built it
D. H. Burnham
and
F. D. Millet.
Memorial Department
Omaha Bee ,