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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1895)
O THE OMAHA DAILY JJE.fr THURSDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 181)5. ) TRIED TO BURN A COTTAGE Plan of an Incendiary at a Nineteenth Street House Fails. PLAIN EVIDENCES OF THE DESIGN LEFT 1'omlcr nml KrroxrmVrrc Uxr < 1 , lint tinrirniH'M Ciiiiic Too So mi 1'lriKin ill cil In i Tito I'lnccx. n ( Ire , plainly of Incendiary origin , par tially destroyed a cottage , 1223 N'orth Nino- tocnth stret , shortly before C o'clock last evening. The cottage was occupied by W. L. Hencer , a carpenter. The owner Is an eactsrn party for whom W. G. Shrlver Is agent. When the firemen reached the place thereof roof was all ablaze and It was sen that fin was In the Interior , When the flames had been put out the firemen were sairprl 3d to find how much care had been taken to prevent a failure of the plan to burn the house. Fire had been started In It nt two places , under a scft coal steve In the dining room and In a corner of the kitchen. From under the stove powder had been laid for n distance of about five feet In a course about three Inches wide to a point on the carpet In the parlor. This had burned and set flro to the carpet , from which the fire was communicated to a lounge. Under tlio lounge were found two quart glass fruit Jan filled with kerocne , and from the mouth of ono of them a twisted piece of paper leJ to the floor. The oil had not Ignited. In a corner of the kitchen flr ; had been kindled , and , making Its way to the cell ing , caught In the rcof. Drawers of a bureau were found on the floor , with their contents In some disorder , but the Impression was that the flra was not set by robbere to cover up their wcrk. A tMngular circumstance was that every window In the houss was fastened and every door locked , BO that the flremsn had to break their way In. Iloncer and his family left the house in the forenoon and had not .returned , and the neighbors noticed no one about the house during the day1 cr soon bsfore the fire was discovered. Damage to the house Is estimated at about $200 and to the contents about $50. The police are Investigating the care. Klro In tlio IHoplii Hott'l. Yesterday afternoon a defective flue caused a flro In ono of the rooms of the Utopia hotel , Eighteenth and 'Dave.nport streets. The flDtr was burned. Loss about $23. GOSSIP AIIOUT WOMK.V. "In selecting bridesmaids , " wisely ex pounds a young woman engaged in that Interesting occupation , "it Is not beauty that counts so much as style and carriage. In particular you want girls who walk well. The slow march down the aisle Is tha best test of gait I know of. I've watched the bridal processions often and I've seen girls radiantly pretty lose all the effect of their good looks by their hobbling walk. Try to move the feet forward very slowly and see how easily It becomes a limping hitch. It should bo a glide , then the slowness Is stately. The bride herself is Helped by her long train , her drooping head and the lean ing on her father's arm before and her hus band's after the ceremony , but the brides maid wears a short gown , must look on "a level , walks up and down at the side of an other girl , and so has her own grace alone on which to depend. A girl who walks well , whose head Is well set on her shoulders and whose hair arranges well makes a good ap pearance as a bridesmaid , even If she lacks extraordinary bea'uty of face.- ' Seal and monogram fans are a notion of the moment among _ young women still In their teens. A plain white or delicately tinted fan Is sslected , and the gay seals are arranged upon It with what taste may be. If monograms are hoarded , it Is these that decorate Instead of the wax impressions. A "trip" fan moans the record of a summer jaunt or winter Journey , and holds on Its sticks the pretty Imprints with which all first class hotels now stamp their stationery. If a European trip has been undertaken , so much the better , as that Insures steamship and other effective Insignia. A housekeeper suggests that the leaves of the oleander scattered near the haunts of mice will drive and keep them away. Miss Cclla P. n. IIoswoll of Alabama Is the young authoress of "My Hook , " which U attracting the moat attention of any vol ume In the Woman's library at the Atlanta exposition. She was 8 years of age when she dictated every line of this pretty love story , and not a word has been changed In the publishing. At a recent meeting for conferring medals of the Royal Humane society of England on persons who had saved life , three ladles wcro the recipients of this distinction. One of them had jumped Into the Thames to rcscuo a child close to a wclr , so that her own life was In considerable danger from the strength of the current. In another case two young ladles did not actually save tha drowning parson from the water , but after the woman and child were rescued from the river by drags , the girls took on themselves the tqsk of restoring suspended animation , and actually brought back llfo to the child after an hour and a quarter of apparent death , while the mother's respiration was carried on by artificial means for three-quarters of an hour hcforo she revived. Caps and gowns are now worn In many of our colleges , although. In some of them the dress la practically restricted to Com mencement day. The women's colleges , too , are adopting the fashion , although at Wellcsloy , for Instance , only the senior class wears them. At Mount Holyokc the seniors have Just been Inducted , making their first appearance In cap and gown on Founders' day , November 8. The Judges of the Phila delphia court have adopted a llko silk gown for wear upon the bench. It U likewise worn by the supreme , court of the United Slate , by the New York court of appeals and the supreme court of Pennsylvania. It was a lloston girl and a dilapidated bachelor with little loft but big conceit who wore talking. He said ; "It Is time now for me to give up my liberty and settle down as a married man. Hut I want oo much. I want youth , health , wealth ( of couroo ) , beauty , wit , grace. " "Y s , " she Inter rupted sympathetically , "yes , poor man , you do want them nil ! " Massachusetts Is the first state to possess a flro department made up entirely of women. The > seminary girls at Mount Holyoke , de spite their diligence In "digging" at philoso phy and logarithms , have time to be pro- gresslvn on the lines ol the twentieth century girl progrcsslvenetts. It la they who have organized the lira department. They have a regular brigade and regular nre drills. The colored cook In a New York family gave her name on "hiring out" as Koxnna Williams1. This fall , when her mistress 10- ( urned to town , aha was surprised to have Ko.xaua claim a letter which came to the hotiio addressed to Luclnda Mooro. "That'o all right , " she explained. "I got married while you's away ills bummer. So , you so- , I changed my name. , MUs Kranc.'s K. Wlllard says : "The blcy- clo U the moU Influential temperance re former of tlio go. " Color-blind girls are net nearly so rarf , according to statistics ou the subject , as color-blind bojs. It Is also tald to ho very rare to find a naturally color-blind psrson , which nrgucs the matter to be cue of early development , The natural lovr of fln-ry nmong the &mall daughters of Five , and their unconscious training from childhood In matching rlb'jons , silks and all sortv of fomlnlns gcugawi , are given as probable jrnsoiij for their advantage over th Ir ibiottiers In this regard. The training at the jdmlergartenii , where umall boys otU girls alike study color , U going to oqtml'za ' ir.itters la the future. The marriage of Henry H. Somerset , iim of Ividy Ilenty Somerset , to Lady C thrln , daughter of th. duke of St. Altmns , recalls the Net that both brldo and Rroom are cf royal blood more anc'ont than that of the ptosent reigning family. The brldt Ix directly descended from Charles II. , whcr as Qutvn Victoria Is only collaterally descended from the Stuarts , and ( ho groom Is of th > blood of John cf fintint. . . .iv Dn ManV. . O'Callnghan of WorcerUr bas been appointed , by Governor Oreenlulgo , to the vacancy on Maspachupitti prison commission caused by the resignation of Miss Katherine K. Conway. Dr. O'Calla- ghin Is a physician to the Girls' Industrial school at Lancaster , Mass. , where she is much beloved and respected. She wag born In Worcester , was graduated at the High school nn.1 Normal school , nnd taught In the public schools before studying medicine. She Is n graduate of the Woman's Medical cl- lege of Philadelphia. Kenan's sister , Henrietta , was like a mother to him , and nftor her death ho wrote this beautiful tribute "Ma Socur lion- rletto" to her memory. The book has bt n translated by Miss Abby Alger for Roberta lirothors. Kenan had 100 copies printed for private distribution. It Is said that the original edition Is north as much as MC francs. Mme. Kenan undertook to prepare the- new edition fcr the press , but she also died , nnd It has been recejitly finished by Kcnan'n non , Ary , who , in collaboration with Henry ScliofTcr , has charmingly Illustrated It. The namp of Johanna Ambrosius , the psns- ant poetess , has within a few months become a household word In every German home. The discovery of a new poet In that land of song could not of Itself oxclto our special wonder , but the deep root which the woman's poems seem to have taksn in the hearto of all classes of her countrymen Is n circumstance sufficiently remarkable to arrest the atten tion of readers , everywhere. The life of Jo hanna Ambroslny has bsen ono of hard and humble labor In farmhouse and field. Amid sordid cares nnd physical sufferings she found consolation for her sorrows by uttering them In hopeful , uncomplaining verse. The only sources of her scanty culture were the newspapers and periodicals , nnd It was through the medium of these that from her homo In a remote village of East Prussia her volco roachcd the outsldo world. These waifs ol the poet's corner at last attracted the atten tion of Prof. Schrattenthal In Pressburg , he collected them , nnd at Christmas , 1S94 , they were published. In lesrj than three months a fourth edition had appeared , and now the seventh Is In hand. These poems have the winning beauty of directness and simplicity ; their language la pure and their construction faultless ; nowhere are wo obliged to make allowance for the humbleness of the singer's ttatlon or for the meagcrnera of her educa tional opportunities. She reveals a genuineness of feeling and a lofty spirit of resignation which speaks at once- from heart to heart , and her words found a quick response in the Imperial palace and the humblest home * . The empress ? , It. is said , has given her a cottage and provided for her declining years ; the most distinguished men of letters have spoken In her praise , and now comes the news that ono of the greatest modern song composers has been inspired by the charm of her verso. In the near fututo wo may ex pect to find the names of Johanna Ambroslua and Johannes Brahms linksd to SDIITO lyric gem. The eminence as well ns the number of the admirers of this peasant woman would seem to assure her a place above the foot hills of the German Parnassus. Mrs. Adeline D. T. Whitney doesn't seem to approve of women's clubs. This Is what she says of them In the Manchester Union : "One passing word good natured , not can tankerous about clubs : It Is borne In upon mo a.nxlously that women nowadays , al least in and about the great centers , an.1 clubbing thsmselves to death , and I think I have found out the heroic reason why. Suddenly a little while ago they discovered that they were too many In the world ever so many to ono man and with a grand sagacity and a yet grander altruism , they st out to thin down , as rapidly and effec tively as possible , their own ranks. Natural ists tell us of a wonderful little raceof Alaskan rodents , which once In a certain period reaches an enormous increase , so that Its members are beyond computation. Then , all at once , of their own accord , they set forth in steady columns , deliberately , com fortably , Lgayly , picking up their sufficient subsistence ns they go , and even multiplying on the way , until their persistent march brings them to the Pacific sea. Into which they calmly 'walk , and are drowned. Toward some such brave , pathetic burial and end Is the great woman concourse , of Its own sub lime will and purpose , marching today ! " Oddity seems to be the keynote of the latest Parisian hats. A creation Just Imported is a rather large hat , with a soft Tarn O'Shanter crown of silvery gray velvet. The brim Is entirely formed of a mass of velvet petald roses , only that Instead of being In their natural color , they are lettuce green. A gray feathery aigrette , powdered with Rteel and caught at the left side , acts as the trimming. Artists' models are not the only ones who earn a livelihood by posing. There are models for the halrdress2rs' wax heads. The models are generally Italians. Hegular , al most perfect features , are found among even the poor of this race , and swarthlness and oven dirt Is no drawback , since the wax will supply all the necessary pink and white. Maidens who have passed their 30th year may now claim that they represent the- most perfect and advanced type of maidenhood , and look down upon girls who marry before 25 as very much more akin to savages , for It Is a well known fact that the age of mar- rldgo advances with civilization. Among the Australians and other savages girls marry at 11. 10 , or oven 9 years of age ; among seml-clvlllzed Egyptians , Hindoos , etc. , tbo age Is from 12 to 14 ; southern Euro peans marry their girls between the ages of 15 and 18 , while among the nations who lead modern civilization the age Is a con stantly rising one ; from 17 or 18 of fifty years ago the average has risen to between 21 and 25 ; and does It not follow , by inexorabla logic , that girls who wait until 28 cr 30 are forerunners of a Btlll higher civilization ? It Is not only a fact that women marry later In life than they used , but It is equally true that everywhere the more mature woman IB . .to the fore. The young and Inexperienced bud has ceased to be the reigning queen cf the hour. She has ben forced to yield her place to the maturer woman , the woman of cultivated mind and manners , of broader expeilcnce and wider knowledge. The tastes of men In this regard sem to have undeisoue a complete revolution , and Instead of fluttering about the Inexperienced debutante , talking pretty nothings , they are matching their experiences , Broadening their hcrlzou , sharpening their ults in cUver con versation with some brilliant and beautiful \voman , All this is only the natural result of evolu tion. With her deeper interests , wider out look , enlarged sympathies Eho scarcely /eels the relentless march of the years , and with all the new light upon her physical chre and condition , she can easily look as young as she feels. llouge pots , wigs , and hair dyes have happily gcno their w y , and frieh air , exercise , baths and diet rave taken their plae. Indeed , the moit advanced exponJnts cf the "nut and fruit" system of diet claim that the. natural age of man Is from 120 to 140 years , and that his best working years should be from SO to 100 , and tell wonderful tales of women Iwlng radiantly beautiful at SO , oulng wholly to a consistent fruit diet. The professional fashion model will soon bt > an Institution. There has been a de mand for fashion pictures ulilch look life like ; and women with pretty faces ara be ginning to b ; appealed to to lend their features and their llpiircs for tlu purpose. Bevejal women an now Mrn'.ns fielr living by being photographed In thu way. They poie very carefully and in plcturisqua fashion , reading a letter , playing with a hunch of Hewers , drawing back a portlsrj. and the ll ! , all with a vltw to heighten the effect of the gown that Is worn and which Is Intended to bo thus dlrplsyad. The idoi 1" In keeping with the artistic udvanca cf everything in tha advertising ln ! : . aiU In ciptclally to bo welcomed In the tphere re ferred to. Tha \ \ figpjUU. . doll faces , wooden figures , nul stiff potts of the tra ditional fashion plaU > cin be cpa.-cd soon ami Indefinitely , HOUVIT'K Trljil for Munli-r 'I'tidity. The ( rial of Claude Hoovtr , who U under , arrest en the charge of murdn In th * first I I dogr.'p. It st ; for thin nrrnlng Ir. th cr'm- I Inal court before Jttdco Sc tt IIi vor Is ; ho sliyor of Councilman-elect Sam DiiDoU. It U not expected that tha trial will las ; any ' crn ldcruhl length of time , as tilers wtro ' only a fsw t-jc nluu'Jtfeu tc the tragedy. V XT' * , - - INVADED BY THE GERMANS Wngnerian Hosts Arrive in the Middle of the Night. IN LOVE WITH OMAHA'S ' DEPOT FACILITIES Coniiiany Snfcly llrntoircil nt I.ocnl llotoln OpiMiliiK of tlio (1 Mpprn SCKNOII Thin Mr. Wnlttr Damrosch , with n retlmie ol 100 Teuton giants nml as many flaxen-lmlrcO divas of hardly loss heroic mold , swept Into town late last night. Ills army can scarcely lie said to have Baleen the si ? plug city by florin , feats llltc that being doubtless re served for this evening , when "Tnnn' Iweuser" will be sung to an nudlenco entirely \vlcl awake , However , tlio night force at the stn'lon , although It had rtthbed up Its Ocr man In anticipation of an Increased demand , was In a measure overwhelmed by the mag nitude of the Invasion. By the time the Inrt blonde soprano and th ? rearmoat tenoro robusto hod left the spe cial train , the corridors anil waiting rooms of the palatial union depot looked and sounded llko the opening session of a na- tloral ea.ngerfest. No English spoken won ! Impaired "lie harmony of the scene , but a babel of Wagnerlan German , with a snort and a rumble , a crash and a bang , mounted to the lofty dome and spread In the direc tion of the viaduct. Llttlo way spoken of at first except the magnificent appoint ments of Omaha's passenger station. " 0 , Wotanl" exclaimed ono deep-voiced vocalist with a curly Jute beard , "Nle Iiaben nlbel- ungen seiches union depot gosohn ! " which , blng : interpreted , Is understood to bo an expression of the absolutely unique position of the structure In question among others of Its Iclnd. And when the cntlro chomp ranged Itself conveniently about the tessel- latej floors of th ? waiting rooms and sang "Preudlg begrtiesson wlr dlo edl hallo" In honor of the halls beneath whoso vaulted rcofs It stood , nil doubt was dispelled ut least of the nature of the Impression mad upon the Damrcsch company by Its flrat sight of Omaha. The favorite headgear of the men was an enormous sombrero , which gave the wearer a sinister and bandit-like appearance. The male singers , doubtless solicitous about their precious voices , were quite generally encased In sweaters , like foot balling collegians , a comparison to which their universally copious hilr gave add d ti'reng h They wore , besides , ulsters of various dimensions and smoked Inrga and deadly cigars. The womsn deemed a sturdy and serviceable lot of Hhlne- daughtera , and were attired for the most part with an eye to utility rather than to ornament. Everybody was tired from the journey , ths thirst born of travel could not ho handily appeased at that hour In a t'trauge ' city , and there was no one there but was encumbered with from three to seven satchels , bundles and bandboxs. When It Is con sidered that six Pullmans and six baggage cars are required to transport the company ami its personal effects , It will not be doubted that oa largo an arrival was a tax , even upon Omaha's notable depot facilities. As soon as a semblance of order could be brought out of the chaotic conditions hinted at , and certain stray members of the com pany who had lost themselves 'In the vast labyrinth of the station had been rounded up , the precession moved forward , Mr. Damrosch going to the resldsnco of General Copplnger , where ho will bo entertained dur ing lib stay In Omaha , and the principals and members of the orchestra and chorus being apportioned ahiong the various local hotels In the order of their prominence. The cast of "Tannhaeuser , " which will bo performed by the Damrosch company tonight , Is as fellows : * i Tannhneuser..Herr Wllhclm Grueninp KHzabeth.-.l 'rntr'KatlmrInn l.oTise-Klafsky Herman , landgrave of Thurlngla. . , . . . . > j - . . . , , Herr Conrad Behrens Wolfram Von Eschenbach , Herr Wllhelm Mortens Wnlther Herr Unrran Derthald Blterolf Herr Gerhard Stehmann Helnrleh. the scribe Herr Albert Gelemj Helmar Von Zwetter.Herr Edward Bombers Venus Frl. Louise Mulder Hlrt : Frl. Marie Mattfeld Prank Mayo and his talented company In his successful dramatization of Mark Twain's latest novel , "Pudd'nhead Wilson" will open a three-night engagement at the Crelghton with tonight's performance. "Pudd'nhead Wilson" has proved to bo one of the great successes of the present decade - ado , playing to phenomenal business In each of the cities In which it has been produced , being presented during the past week at the Grand opera house , St. Louis , to the largest audiences In the history of that pop ular playhouse. The only matinee during the local engagement will bo given Saturday. Lincoln J. Carter's scenic production of The Tornado" will be the New Year's at traction at the Crelghton , opening the en gagement with the usual matlneo Sunday , December 29. This attraction has a large circle of admirers among local playgoers , having played in this city with great success during past seasons , and , being presented with novel stage and scenic effects and In terpreted by a competent company , should succeed In meeting with the same reception which hr.s characterized former appearances in this city. The Oberlln College Glee club will glvo one of Its pleasing entertainments at St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church Mon day evening. December 30. The club consists panted by Miss Lottie Demutli , an accom panied by Miss Lottie Demutli , an acccom- pllshed female violinist. The press whero- ever they have been Is enthusiastic In Its praises of the artistic merits of the perform ance , and embraces not alone college songs , but classic and humorous selections. "In Charley's Aunt of Brazil , where the nuts como from , " Is the familiar declaration thrown over the footlights by little Arthur inrkln , who makes most of the fun In that catchy comedy , which Is the New Year's attraction at Doyd's theater. Although * the play Is so rid to them , tlio three leading men Haymond Capp , Arthur Larkln and Addlson Pitt they go Into the business at fresh as If they were In their first week of the funny comoJy , and the laughter Is eng and loud. There are many changes from the cast which appeared here on the lart coming of the Uugli-maklng "Aunt , " nnj jut fc\v remain beside the original Oxford jurleaquers. Miss Grnc ; Thorna Coulter makes a good Donna Lucia d'Alvadorez ; Marl ? Anderson playj the pretty bit of Kitty Verium In a neat way , and lloso Hubbard appears to ad vantage as Amy , Joseph Allen makes a good Stephen Spettlgne , and In his remonstrance at the Inrlu of the undergraduates U beautifully apoplectic. \ A "KI.YI.VO nUTCHMIAX. " I'lio ItflilllrUlllilr VoyilKOH of l\ Dcrrllitt .Schooner , There are a few examples wherein the Imagery of men's mlnd-Mias In later yem ieconi3 realities , A marvelous Int'tanc ? la the case of the schooner Fannie 13. Woliton. To a great many persons th fact that a veo- sl fully equipped and manned can success fully cross th * ocean and weather terrible stoimu is a canstint tcurco of wonder , ac cording to Harper's Wekly. The modern vcsssl repreicnty oviry.b'ng that cxpprlcnco and Ingenuity can clevis ; that will make It able. Jp cop : with any of the langers that can ba foreseen , We ars horror ror Urlck'n when \ve har of such disasters of the 12 bo. Collma and He'.ni ' Il'gsnte , rhse vessels were cmp ratlvely modern , and were eup osed t3 bj able to c-.ps with any of h- dangers that thr-iitnad horn : at e 't , they were supps.'jl ' ta bo able tj iloat long enough to allow th : psrioiu ( hey car ried to sHk seni ! safe rcfug.- , The other extwna is now rrtcsntcd t in jy the bydrcgraphlc olflce. A wooden thrce- nattid schooner called the Fannb E. Wr l > ston encountered a terrlblo harricanh and , becoming waterlogged , her crtvv took to the bsiU and abandoned the vcswj iff Clja Hit icras , Octoocr 15 , l 5l. This vessel. * term lak d and abandoned by ir.an , begin th ; III.B rpmarknbto voyage tf wh.cn rh-re la ai v record. For ever I rte year ) xip Jsurnay I across the A.Untio tci-an , KirvlVins nfttr jriKi/ln which many stanch vessel * manned by skillful men , went to the bottom Llko a jKho f of K. rcsrcl which the clement refused to tpcelv * , she was forced to wamlt over vaai expanses of water seeking a flnn resting pcf ) , her hull partly submerged , he masts prpden. wl h the pieces of broksn riggingand , remnants of Balls flapping wit ! every roll dhd swaying nt each puff of wind Noborlj' fit the wheel to keep It steady , I revolved with dismal creaklnss and an a fitting accompaniment the ship's ball tollei with cvirV rollAn ono swiftly passed this derelictt'was ) difficult to keep from wmiKr- Ing If ther * were not some poor fellow-using weak for vJant of food or water , or dls plrlted ' fro'm frequent disappointments crouching JToak , discouraged and helpless behind somaDhcltsr ( , little knowing that help was near nttlianc. The Wbltton was sighted and reported by forty-four vessels In the three years of her wanderings , and many other vessels passsi her without seeing her , or failed to repor her. Many passed her during the night am failed to wo her. From Hattcrns the Wols ton traveled to the eastward to about fort } * ' nine degrees west of Greenwich , taking al moat eight months to make the journey. From this point the started back to the United States , but changed her mind nni took what Is known as the southern pas- rugo ; this occupied nine months before sh3 fairly began her western voyage. This voy age was accomplished In < nlnc months more when wo find her off the coast of Florida. After spending the winter months In this vicinity she started for inora northerly lat itudes , arriving off Hatteras In Juno , 1S94 From this point she endeavored to cross the Atlantic once more , seeking to do this by using the southern passage , but on ar riving in latitude " 0 degrees north she started for the northern passage. This change must have been a serious mistake , for on October 21 , 1S94 , she was seen for the last time and there can be small doubt that she has sought and found her last resting place. After she was abandoned It Is known that the Wolston was afloat for three years and Plx days. The distance when she traveled In that time can only ba conjectured that Is by locating the places at which she was re ported as having been spoken and connecting these with straight lines , and measuring these lines , which makes the enormous total of 9.1D6 miles. This amount could be dou bled , even trebled , and yet within reason able possibility. For when the reports have been within a few days of each other It Is seen that sh constantly doubled on her track , and It cannot be supposed that she traveled from ono position to another by the nearest route. Although derelicts are a constant source of danger to other vessels , yet their journeys are useful In determining the set , direction ind velocity of the currents In the ocean. SOM.VAMIIUMSTS C.V.SKK. . A Slc-eji AVnlkrr'M. Turret Shot In u Dnrk Itooni. A Washington Star writer was asking the physician a great many questions and getting answers to thsin , while the physician wasn't getting a cent pay for the part he was per forming. "Uy the way , " Inquired the Star man , "do you think that a somnambulist can sioT' "Do you mom when he Is awake or when ho Is somnambullzlng , so to speak ? " smiled the physician. "While h ? la somnambullzlng , of course. I'm not talking about blind men. " "Well , " I "won't ans'.vcr your question df- rectly , But 'I'll tell you a story which may go as an answer. About ten years ago I had as a roommate a young fellow who was a t'tudent ' In thu medical college , and a bright fellow ho was , ' too. He- was fond of shooting , and to keep up his practice he had a flne air- gun and 'he converted the hall on the third floor , wjilbh "wo occupied. Into a shooting gallery. I used to take a hand myself every tlina I had ajchane ? , and sometimes for an hour ata. . time he would be banging at th' target he 'had flxed nt the far end of the hall , , , "Ono morning I came In from a patient's about 3 o'clock and found the whole upper story darlcH lit the gas In the front room , which w.p 'used ao a sitting room , and Was about tqrgo but and light tlU' ' gas.In . the hall , whjSiy thje young felloiv came'"walking Jn . .fromijJUf"t ( leoplng room , attired In his night clo'thes and with , his eyes wide open. I spoka' totlilra , thinking something was the matter wtlth him1 , but herdl < J not answer , and In a mlnule I aaw that he was walking In his slesp , , , "This was not altogether unusual with him , but I had never caught him In the act before , and concluded I would watch him. Ho came directly across the room , going around a chair and a table that stood In hk > path , and opening a drawer where ho kept the air gun , he took it out , and then be loaded It , getting the small bullets we used out of a box on the mantleplece. This box ho stuck Ir.to what would have been his coat pocket If he had had a coat on , but as ho didn't , the box fell to the floor , which h : took no note of. "Then ho went into the dark hall , care fully avoiding all furniture In his way , and going as straight to the door as If he had boon awake. I followed him cautiously Into the hall , and when he had reached the usual point from which we did our firing , he stopped , took careful aim and fired. The slight snap and shock of the gun seemed to have quite a different effect than cither my voice or ths bright light In the room , for on the Instant he dropped the gun , made a half step forward and fell into my arms , Just about as he would have fallen out of bed If hD had been waked suddenly on Its edge. "He waa wld6 awake1 In a minute and be gan laughing and asking me what had hap pened. I told him , and wo at once lit the gas in the hall and examined the target. The target had been repalnUd after we had liad our last practice , no that wo could see plainly whore his bullet had hit , and I as sure you he. had almost made a center shot. How , " concluded the physician , "In the lighted room did ho miss all th ; furniture In his way1 , and in the dark hall hit the iargetDo you think he could see , or couldn't lie ? " The answer wasn't quite satisfactory as an answer , but It made a problem to wrcstlo with , and the physician kindly consented to let his quratloncr figure It out to suit him self. Hood's Plll .act easily , yet promptly and effectively , qn the liver nil bowels. 2Gc. Both tlio method and results wlicu Syrup of lgn is taken ; it is pleasant nd rofrearjjng to the taste , and acts r : itly yet promptly on die Kidneys , . .vor anil1 B'o vcls , cleanses the sys torn effectually , dispoifl colds , head. ; whes and-fevers and cured liaMlnal i. .astip.vnon ; Syrup of Figs it. the only r&i'nfoty of its kind cycr pro- dticeJ , ' . ajjipg to the taste and ao isoptnblu tc-.tho moinach , prompt in its autioii and truly hcnoik1' ' * . ! in its r-tlcets , propuixi ] only from tlio rnont healthy and agrccablo substances , its many excellent qualities commend il tc all and luvo made it the most popular romcdknown. . Syrup of Figs is fcr solo 3n BO cent bottle ; ) by all leading drug * yiHts Ar.y it'ljnl/lo druggist who mar ; .ot have it on Jiaud will pro- u-o it promptly for aay ono who ' \visho , tc tn Do not accept any lubstitutr. CAUFQKWA HCSYZUP CO , . - < * " ' Ki'.St ) Sec that the People nre Moving Sonth .BECAUSE . . . No Drouths , No Hot Winds , No Floods , No Heated Terms No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps. No Cold Wintert , , No Crop Failures MENACE the intelligent labor of of the hnsbundmnnvlio cuusuc cessfully grow two or three crops yearly. The croat fruit growinK and vegctablo raising district of the Sonth. A neil that raises nnythlntr that RTOW anil n location from which you ronch OiBnuxr- kots of the whole country. Your fruits and snrdon truck sola on the B u"d and plncoil In Chicago. St. Louis and Now Orleans markets In U to Zt hour In this garden spot of America. NO PLACE ON EARTH * % e v The nooDle nro friendly : schools , churches , newspapers tire plenty ; railroad fa cilities tine , and a soil \vhos richnesu is unsurpassed. Two and Three Crops Can he Successfully Grown the Same Year. Timber Is ar > jm'lfint--I.umber IR cheap Fuel costs nothlnrr Cattle art ailly raised und fattened Gracing la One all the year. CLIMATE Is healthy anfl rlMlghtful : land anfl Rea breezes nnrl cool nights. The mean temperature Is 42 to CG degrees. The nvorago rainfall Is CG Inches. Mo extreme of heat or cold ; sulllclent rain for all crops. 20 TO 4O ACRES properly worked mnkes you mor money and makes It easier than ths b st 0- aero farm In the west. Garden products are a wonderful jleld nnd all brlnit big prices Strawberries , peaches , plums , nprlcots , grapes , pears , figs , early aj > plea , In fact all small fruits , are * ure and prolltablo crop * . GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH. SEE Orchard NO PLACE ON EARTH. Surpasses Us soil , climate , location , present and future value or homo ad van tares. The Most Equable Climate in America , This Is your opportunity. The pee pie nre friendly ; schools sufficient ; news- DaDcrs crofrreaslve : churches liberal. The enterprising man who wants to better the condition of himself nnd his family should Investigate this matter nnd he will bo convinced. Carefully selected fruit growing and garden lands wo now offer on liberal terms and reasonable prices. Orchard Homes The mo t carefully selected lands In bent locations. V.'lll make you money. Will grow In value , will suit you. Cull on us or write for full Information * ' GEO. W. AMES , GENERAL AGENT , 1617 Fartiam Street. Omaha , Neb. I Washington's Day ] ; T t T T T ! I & By Woodrow Wilson Beautifully Illustrated by Howard Pylo and Others The first of a scries of papers in which there is presented a new Interpretation of thot 'period which was at once the frui tion of the English Colonial culture of America , and the be ginning of a New Nation. * Part II. of BRISEIS , William Black's New Novel Illustrations by Smcdley Second paper of ON SNOW-SHOES TO THE BARREN GROUNDS By Caspar W. Whitney Illustrations by Remlnrjton IN HARPER'S For January Other attractive features : ' LONDON'S UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS. Illustrated by Joseph Pcnnell , STORIES by Elizabeth Stuart I'helps , Julian Ralp'i , etc. , etc. 35 Cents a Copy. Ready December 11. $4 oo o Yea' HARPER & BROTHERS , Publishers , Mew York. $5W No lliillcr. No Ktciuii. tin JCiilnecT | ; , BEST I'UWKK for Corn nml rood JMIIIs , li ) liny , lUmulnjj Hepnrwtorn , Crenmcricii , io. OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES Stationary or Portable. 1 lo 120 II. I' . 8 tp ISO II. I' . _ find for Cntulogue.rrlcta , otc. , ilntcrlbliig work In Ixidonr .Msaio , OiS I.l5 * St. , % i'JE OTJO GAS EWONELWORCS ] umaru. 311 hu. 1Mb tit. DUFFY'S PURE PUREHISKEY FOR MEDICINAL USE \ NO FUSEL OIL For thu dangers of this season It is unsurpassed. For Coughs , Colds , Chills , Pneumonia and even Consumption in has surprising power. Sold by all druggists and grocers. "Send for pamphlet. DUFFY MALT WKHKECO. / . , Rochester , N. Y. AMUSKMIi.VrH. BOYD'S Dhwiloii of. . .WALTKH HAMHOSOII Loon . IHisInrss Msuuiger WAGNER OPERA IN CKU.MAN. Presanting Tonight at 7:45 : o'cloci "Taitailiauser" With the fullowhiK east : 1'nnnliausor Herr AVIllielm Grucnlnff ii7iili ! ( > lli Krau KntlmHim Lohso-Klafsky Hcim.ui , InnOjjravo of ThurhiKlti. . . . . . Herr Connie ] Ilchrcns \Vo'.fiam Von nsclionlini'li..Hcir Wllhclm Morten * \VnltliPr Ilfrr Ilnrron Ik'rtlmM Illlerolf llerr Dcrium ! Strhmnnn Helnrleh , thi > scribe Ili-rr Albert Oleiitf Uelmnr Von 55 ulter Herr IMward llrnmbi-ii ; Venus I'll. Ixiiiljsu MtilJcr Hlrt I'll. Mnrlu MullfoUl \\morrow \ ( Friday ) Night at 7:45 : o'cloci "Die Walkure" _ Ili-rr llnron ll < > rtlmM Sclj'lHulo Til. kmlpc Mu'ilor ' Ilunillntf llcrr Julius von ] 'ullll7. Wotim llcrr Demeter rnpmlcl FrlrKa Frl. Marie Mnurer Itrunnhllde Frau Knthnrlim I.nliHKliif ky ilur.illda > Fil. Minn Hchlllliiff HUtnwlKt' . Frl. nisola Hloll Ortlllndo Frl , Him Kllienschuotz U'nlthnutc Kll. Mnrlo Mnurer blrRiunc Frl. Marie MnttlU-M .Sch ( * rtl lfe Fniu Lena Hurtinitnn I'ossuelsbC Fil , MatlillJo Uciincr Saturday Afleriucn at" 2 o'olocK "Lohengrin" IjOttonKrln Herr Mnx Alvary nisa lrrl. .Tolmnna OadRkl KliiK Henry llcrr Omriul llchrt > ii5 Ti'lramuncl Heir Uemetcr 1'oiimlct Ortrud Frl. Hlzn nihetmchuetz Ilcrmfor IIerr Wllhelm Mcrtena The NJH Yori Symphony Orchestra Grand Ctiorus. S -nH oil Snli * lit Hoyil'M if'J.OO , iflt.OO , ijilt.no , ) f ! . ( ) ( ( llox S 'IIH t.OII nml . { I5.OO ; CullerAiliulXHlon , l-tl.OO. I.ndk-B nnd thocc with escorts liol HnB Kallrrj- tlclids will l > nilmltted throusli tlio main door from 0:13 : to 7:11 : ; after that hour through the uvular Kallcry entrance. Attendants will be In clmrBO to check cnr- i in tics ticsSTHINWAT PIANOS USUD. USUD.HAPPY NEW YEW 30,31 , , and Jan. 1 MATINEE WEDNESDAY. "Ago Cannot Wltlior. nor CiisUim Htulo. " Su'cuoss , UIIUllLlI U mil I TiAUUlI I MrmaKClncntot OIIAUI/ES I'HOIIMAN" . What Moio Uo You Want ? "It In replete with wholoBoini' iiniusement. quick movement nnd Bencial Jollly. " Herald , Jan. 'J. I'lllCES Flrht lloor , Mo , 75o and Jl.OO ; halcony. SOc and "Co. Matinee prices : Klrnt Itoor , Ma and 75o ; balcony , 25c and 50c. Tel. 1531 1'nxtoH fi BurBcss , j EXTRA ATTRACTION Three Nlihta Commencing TONIGHT ut 8:13 : , FRANK MAYO And hi * talented Company In lilx Qicat Kucceni , Pudd'nhead ONLY MATINKR HATUIIDAY. Prlcpji Niwer Hour , J1.00 anil JI.50 ! balcony , Mo nml 7So ; Biillfry , 2Jc , Mullnt'o price * Me , 33c , Me. 7Su and 11,00 , Comlnir Dec , 29JanTIIU TOllNADO. V. AI. C. A. AUDITORIUM. LECTURE RECITAL MR. WAI/i'liR DAMROSCH , DIE WALKURE TlnirMllliy , "I.'IO | i. in. AillillNxliill r.Oc. Uniler the ntiBplces of the Woman's cluh. 1'urovur Curud , Four otit of flvo who B tiff or ccrvtiusnefa , mental worry , attackti of " tha bin us. " ixro but jmyJDg the pcnulty of curly excesses , Ylo tluis , rooltilm your iiiiiiiiioo < l , rccaln your vigor. Don't iHsjialr , riond for took wltli ' cziilnnatloa nnd proofs. Mulled ( scaled ) fi eu. ERIE MEDIDAL 00. , Buffalo , N. V.