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THE O3LAIIA DAILY MEEt SUNDAY , FEIVKUAKY 7 , 1807. SPORTS FORSNOWY FEBRUARY "With Onreory Comment on Events Hero am Elsowhord BRIEF CHAT AENT ? THE COMING BIG MIL ! Colli < Ki < > Allilctlox The June Mocl Tlii Mini from \VI111 llnrno Cniiyim The " " ' iiitiiiliiiinlilii mill anil A i Lehman , the Englishman , who will retuti to this country shortly to resume the worl of coaching the Harvard crow , has been talk ing very Interestingly with the London paper , on his experience with our college oars men. 'ho ' hag spoken In the highest terms o the kindness of his reception among thi Harvard men , and of the ready dlspcoltloi they showed to accept his Instruction am faithfully follow It. Comparing the oars men on both sides of the water , ho says o tbo Americas : "The men are just as strong a lot n ours , nnd , considered simply as sklllci ttthlotcfl , they are finer , for the loose-built large-boned rowing man wo know so wel is distanced altogether In the struggle eve there by the well-knit , stocky gymnast , \vhos orms , most wonderful of all , nro just a strong as any other part of him. But do not bcllovo In so much gymnasium work "Abovo all , I cannot agrco with tin monotonous drudgery of the tank. Al that sort of thing wilt have to bo consider ably modified , for I don't want to begin m ; work when I go back 'In March upon a sc of men who are already tired out of all pa tlcnco by a. discipline that U of very llttli real good to their actual rowing In opei water. The only drawback with Harvard I that they do not sufficiently appreciate the ! advantage. Think of that splendid river with scarcely a score of men upon It ever ; day. Why , 4n England such a stretch o water near a university would be coycrci with boats of every slzo and kind. Fresh men would bo upsetting out of craft toi light for them , second year men would b practicing In pairs , senior men would bo a work upon the duffers , and the whole cro-wt would 1)0 learning how to flit In a boat , get ting some Idea of that mysterious thlni called 'watermanship , ' feeling the glvo of ; light boat to the waves and the swish of thi rough water past the blades , and gradual ! ; becoming qulto at home In every kind o craft and every sort of weather. " The Showalter-Plllsbury match for tbi chess championship of America , and whlcl was to have begun last Monday , opens U ] tomorrow afternoon , and chess circles an oil a-fluttcr over the result. Both men havi an exceedingly high standing and thel combat will bo watched with keen Intcros all ever the country. As important as thi : Individual match Is , It cannot bo comparci with that between the British and America ] teams , which takes place by cable nex Friday and Saturday. Last year we won and surely the Britishers will endeavor t < regain the Newness trophy. Internationa contests , aa a rule , stir up enthusiasm , am they render valuable services toward male Ing the sport or game more popular. It ! Influciiice has proved beneficial In yachting rowing , athletic sports , cricket and so on and Indeed chess has come Into public favo ; more than at any previous tlmo througl the numerous International tourneys. Cabli matches are particularly beneficial to thi game. The experts playing on the team ; are fully aware of the responsibility tha rests with them , and will endeavor to di their level best , but the chess com munlty at large , yea even those who an not familiar with the game , are likely ti follow the battle with keen Interest , foi national pride and ambition Is manifesto therein. The cycling season Is this early throwing out premonitory Bigns of being about t < open and It apparently will be a matter o ; " but a short time" when the pastime will again be in full swing. Thi majority of riders have had a thorougl rest from cycling , with the result thai when they again take to the wheel and gc far afield H wll bewith renewed energy am enthusiasm. Unless all signs fall the first bicycle raclnt of Importance this year and the first appearance pearanco for the season of the great rider ; of the American path will bo on a California race course. Already there U a quiet gath ering of the clans at San Jose and with tin close of the cycle shows in the east earl ) next month a steady migration of racln ? men Is expected to set In coastward. It Is evident that the early races on the road this season will bo well supported by the ama teurs , who , for the first time In sevcra years , will not be aakcd to meet men outsldi their class In open competition. Last yeai the class B amateurs , those supported by tin trade , were strongly represented on the roat and won tlo ; principal events. This yeai the riders will all bo more on an cqualltj and the competition should corresponding ! } be closer and keener. The game has alwayi boon popular with a large clars of rider who like to test their flight first on the roai before exposing It to the fierce light whlcl boats down on the race path , That there la a. decided sentiment growing In nil directions In favor of Corbett's chances of wholloplng his red-topped rival , tliero Is jio denying. The dally reports have him In the very acrao of condition , and this true the followers of the game , cr a large pre ponderance of 'them , argue that he cannot be defeated. Now , what everybody says must In a measure bo true , but still there Is yet a very considerable clement who cannot bo made to bellovo that Corbett Is In this extra fine fettle , or that ho can ever get In It , and many go so far ns. to express a willing- nosa to lay their coin that he cannot whip Fltz If ho dote. True , If the fight had taken place -two or oven ono year ago. or oven at any tlmo before the ox-champion's mem orable four-round experience with Sailor Sharkoy , there Is every evidence that the pompadoiireil gladiator would bavo been an odds-gn favorite , but the events of the pasl twelve-month have had a very positive ten dency to enhance the reputation of the lanky Australian , whllu the Impression steadily Increased that Jim had seen his best days. But bo the ease as It may , I cannot bring myself to co anything bet ter thnn an even break for either of them , If Corbott ls the prodigious wonder ho was supposed at ono tlmo to be. ho may win and win handily , but who can vouch for thlH ? " On the other hand , who Is tliero presumptuous enough to even pretend to bellovo that Fltzalmmons U not a great fighter , ono of the most formidable men who ever stepped Into a ring ? Can that man bo produced ? I think not. So let oycnts shape themselves KB they may , If Hob and Jim meet at Carson City on "St. Patrick's day. In the morning , " as la at present scheduled , I think the bettlnp should bo oven. Still the odds will bo regulated solely by the condition of the mon on the eve of the battle. When In Chicago the other day I mot o good many mon Interested in sport , anil mnoiitf those Inclined toward that of the blft , bang order , I must confess that the Mrs. A. II. Orauaby , of 158KcrrBt. , Memphis , Tenn. , paid no attention to a email lump in her breast , but it soon developed into a cancer of CURED BY the most malig nant typo. The best physicians in Now York treated her , nnd fin ally declared her onso hojiuless. Aa a last resort. 8. S. S. was given , and an immediate improvement re- e ! tednfq\vbot- ticsoured her complete ! } , and noafgnofthodis- case has returned - ed fortcn _ years. Hook * on Cancer free ; fcddreM Bwlft Cpoclflo Co. , Atlanta , da. adherents of Corbett outnumbered those o the Fllzslnimonn persuasion about six o eight to ono , but ot all the threats at bettln I heard , I did not sec ft dollar staked. Stll It Is a little early In the game for this pat of the fun and It will come In plenty c tlmo. Although times are hard , man thousands of dollars will be wagered upo the result , In fact men with money dc clare that U will bo the biggest bettln battle ever decided In this or any othc country. If there la an odds-on favorite , how ever , a day or a few days before the meeting this assertion will not hold good , Who everybody wants to bet one way. there can not be much money won 6r lost. Notwlth standing the seeming bulge Corbett Is gain IIIK In popular preferment over Fltz , thos who are supposed to know something abou the form of fighters do not consider the com Ing fight as one-sided as the enthusiast on wav or the other would llko to have II While Jim Is considered beyond any sort c oavll the cleverest big man who ever donnei a mil. It must bo remembered that change have probably taken place and should not b overlooked. Since the Dallas-Hot Spring fiasco there have been several occurrence of much significance. Did not Fltzslmmon whip big Peter Maticr with such ease tha the right was a standing joke , and has-co Peter slncn that graceless day at Langtr ; put out such mon as Joe Choynskl and Stov O'Donnell , thus adding lustre to 13ob' ridiculously easy llttlo soiree with the Iris , champbn. And then , too , Fltzslmmons 1 bigger and stronger than ho ever was In hi life , and almmt every man who knows Jus a little bit about the game , will swear tha ho Is 50 per cent better man ho was whci ho whipped Manor the first time. With till fact duly considered at the same tlm < Corbott's poor four-round showing will Sharkey is being ruminated upon , doesn't I look a trlflfl as If despite the dally newspape rcpor'o of Jim's womlerous form , that It Is h who has receded , and not the long , frccklei fellow whom so many see proper to belittle Corbctt'a condition and doings como to u through the channels ot theatrical and ham hall court exhibitions , while Fltzslmmons have reached us via the roped arena , when every move Is made for keeps. While It Is probable that there will bo i racs between Jacob Candour and J. W Uarry for the sculling cnamploiiihlp of th world , there will be some trouble In maklnj definite arrangements. Everybody know how particular Gaudaur Is In making i match. In thla case he la the stickler. Bu what he claims Is certainly fair and right Ho has given Harry to understand that It h ( Uarry ) wants to race for the champlonshli he must come to Canada and row. If h does not do that there will bo no race be tween them , nt least that Is what Gaudau says. says.Now Now , this la just what should be. Gau daur went to England and won the title It Is qulto true that he rowed an Australia ! there , but that does not alter the fact tha he has a perfect right to hold the title untl It Is wrested from him on his own courjc When a man wants to capture the world' championship he has to go abroad and con quer It. Previous champlona have done this Ilanlan went to England and to Australli and Australians have left their own countr to win laurels on foreign rivers. Th' Britishers have left homo leas than anybody as for aa the rowers have been concerned and It Is only fair that If Uarry wants ti become the world's champion ho should wll the title on the holder's own course. Am the public haa also to bs considered in thi ; matter. The friends and admirers of tin champion have a right to see the title rowei for , particularly when the holder won It on i course thousands of miles awa ; from homo. If these rowers shouli make a match to row either here that Is , on this side of the Atlantic , or li England , It would seem to bo a foregom conclusion that the Canadian would win llarry must have Improved In a very wonderful dorful "way to be the equal of Gaudaur a ; a rower. It la very true that the English man is of the Improving kind , but ho was not very long ago. so very much the Inforlo of the Canadian that It Is very hard to con cclve how he can have 'mproved enough ti beat the present champion. There has beet another very Interesting bit of news regard Ing rowing duilns the past week. Edwan Hanlan has stated that ho la going to Eng land to row any person over there. Ho hai definitely olialle-nsed Darry and Harding It may T > e that the old-timer , for Hanlar la what may 1)o ) called an old-tlnier , is bolter rower than Harding , but If Barrj Is at all In the class of Gaudaur ho oughi to very easily defeat Hanlan. The lattei Is hard to convince that he Is not as good aa he was ten or twelve years ago , and IK really believes that he Is the equal of al most anybody In a scull. It would , indeed bo a very amusing thing were Hanlan to gi over to England and beat the champion ol that country seventeen or eighteen yean after ho ( Hanlan ) had first won that title It was In 1879 that Hanlan defeated Ellloti for the title on the Tyne. . Dills providing tor numerous dcslrabli jhangei In Nebraska's laws for the protec- tlon ot game and fish have been Introducer In the state legislature with more than i 'air prospect ot being spread upon our statuti ' ) ooks. The bills were dratted by Judgi Marshall of Fremont and Introduced by Mr londrlng of Platte county , and are ad nlrably calculated to bring about the do > ilrcd results. Both bills are In a largi ncnsure based on the old laws , but are fuller more explicit and complete and cover manj oolnts not considered by the existing laws ludge Marshall Is an ardent sportsman him' self and well qualified for just such worl is he haa performed. The fish and garni bills are separate , aa they should be , and while there might yet bo several change ! luggroted that would more efllcacIouUy sul the general conditions throughout the state 'hey will vt.ry adequately answer the pur- OOEO If we get them. The fish bill has beer carefully conaldered by the state fish conv Tiltalonerb and received , the seal of theli approval , while the game bill has been fa vorably commented on by a number ol oromlnent sportsmen throughout the state among whom might bo mentioned W. H. S Hughes , president of the Omaha Gun club , Both bills will be reviewed In next Sunday' ! Hoe In order that sportsmen generally can got an Idea ot what U to be provided foi them. Reports that Yale and Harvard have again broken off negotiations looking toward a re union In all branches of athletics continue to fly thick and fast , but according to good authority , they ore groundless. Aa the mat ter stands Yale Is the recipient of on Invita tion by Harvard and Cornell , tendered by Captain floodrlch of the Harvard crew , ou behalf of both colleges , to enter the Har vard-Cornell race on the Hudson In June , The Invitation was decided on when the Harvard and Cornell captains met In Al bany , three weeks ago. but Cornell then In sisted that Yale agree at that tlmo to row for three consecutive years In that event , although not necessarily on the Hudson after this year. This condition Is what haa proved Yale's stumbling block. Tha leading alumni of the university have always been un willing to meet Cornell , and this year as much as ever disinclined to do BO. This fad makes It hard for Yale to ratify the agree ment. Indeed , Yale's most prominent ath letic graduate advisers have counseled Yale not to ratify the agreement , but the crow managers are aware that Yale's acceptance ot this condition assures the longed-for re union with Harvard In all branches of uth- letlcs , and they may agree to It. "Dob" Cook U openly hostile to It. Ho has foughl Incessantly against Yale and Cornell meet ing , and now he opposes It as much as ever , The matter of concluding negotiations wltli Harvard now lies with the undergraduates of Yae ) wholly. Manager Garrison of the foot ball association has been at the head of the negotiations , but just now. as the crew h the branch ot athletics on which the vital point hinges , Captain llalley ot the eight hae taken charge , In conference with Manager narrUon of the foot hall association and Manager Wheelwright of the navy. Yale men have not given up hope of meeting Harvard , and will spare no effort to bring About the reconciliation.- The Corbett and Fltzslmmons world's championship battle Is now but five weeks iway , and the Interest Increases with each liasslng day. While It has not been au thoritatively announced just where the ring ivlll be pitched , U is qulto well under stood that Carson City , Nt-v , , has drawn the prize , There was a strong pressure brought to bear to locate the big mill at llono on account ot the latter city's superior accessibility , but It seems that Carson has ill along had the first claim , and It ls there : h t the contest will undoubtedly take place. That the attendance Is going to be enormous la abundantly attested by the extraordinary interest that Is manifest Irj all parts ot the country , and the only question which now thrusts Itself upon the public Is , will the Management be able to care for the throngs of people who will swoop down upon Ihj llttlo sago brush city ere the Ides of Marc are here. However , the positive assertlo that the best ot accommodations are fortl coming Is being Iterated and reiterated , an all there remains to do Is to wait and her for the best. Manager McCoy of the fair grounds trac U anticipating all kinds of good things to the June light harness meeting. Ho I losing no tlmo with his work ot prepam tlon , and by the last ot April will have th track In almost perfect condition. Of court much depends on the weather In th Interim , but as ho allows no sunshiny date to go by unimproved , It goes without eayln that It will have to bo a pretty long unlr Icrrupted bad spell to prevent Mao's d < signs from being fully carried out. Th attractive purses that are to be offered , tc gethcr with the fact that Omaha's raeetln will bo ono of the first of any Importance c the season , guarantees the attendance of splendid field ot horses , probably the bci over seen In this part of the country. Jim Den of Arapahoe will shoot Gcorf Nlchola-1 of Sutton , this state , n 100-llvo-blt race for $100 a sldo on Wednesday next t Sutlon. The Man-from-WIId-Horso-Canyo will probably realize that ho has stackc up against a formidable proposition I Nlcholai , nnd ho will have to shoot llko house aflro to keep from returning tb Arapt hoe badly bent , A number of local shots tvl go out and see the match. mill AtiMtrcrn. WILUEH. Neb. , Feb. 4. To the Sportln Editor of The Bee : Will you please clvo th chest measurement and reach of Corbott an Fltzslmmons In your Sunday Bce7 J. W. I Ans. Corbett , chest 38 , reach GV4 | Fit ; chest 41 , reach OV4. OMAHA. Feb. 4. To the Sporting Edltc of The Bee : Will you please decide for ou troubled minds which won In a four-handc game of high five , and we are using th joker as the highest five and playing G points to the game. A and partner made th trump and bid 12 , they were Cl points , an they made high , low , jack , game and tw fives before B nnd partner , who were C points , made the Joker ? Answer this 1 next Sunday's Bee and oblige an admirer an A Bee Subscriber. Ans. The Joker In high flvo Is a new on on me. VERMONT , III. , Jan. 20. To the Sportln Editor of The Bee : Can you toll mo whcr a letter will reach Ned Reading and tralnei Jock Klnnaman ? John H. Bonham. Ans. Fort Keogh , Montana. FREMONT. Feb. 4. To the Sporting Edl tor of The Bee : Please give address of th British Chess Magazine and oblige. A Regu lar Sunday Reader. Ans. 128 North street , Leeds , England. SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. 2. To th. . Sporting Editor of The Bee : Will you pleas Inform mo through the Sunday Bee whi wins the following game of high five ? J and B are partners , and have 51 points. ( and D are partners and have 48 points. J bids seven ; the rest pass ; A plays the deuce C puts on a five ; D puts on the ten spot am takes the trick , then calls the game out claiming his sldo won , but to give the othe sldo a chance to get a decision on tt , play : the hand out ; A makes the seven ho bid The understanding was points to go ou first. Who wins. Thomas Doyle , Thirty third and L streets. Ans. Well , If you were playing points ti win , did not A play the deuce the firs dash out of the box ? OMAHA. Nob. . Feb. 2. To the Sportln ! Editor of The Bee : I bet that McKlnle ; would get twenty-three states , nothing sali about electoral votes. Did I win or lose Please answer through Sunday's Beo. Sub scrlber. Ans. Win. SIOUX CITY , la. , Feb. 4. To the Edlto : of The Bee : Please Inform me through tin columns of Sunday Bee the address of tin publishers of Goodwin's Turf Guide , am price of same. H. Sloder. Ans. 1440 Broadway , N. Y. , CO cents. OMAJIA , Feb. 1. To the Sporting Edltoi of The Bee : Please answer in Sunday Bei the following questions : 1. Which is the largest war vessel In oui navy ? 2. How many men does It carry ? 3. How old was Edwin Booth when IK died ? A. C. S. Ana. 1. The Massachusetts. 2. Write to Secretary of Navy department 3. Ho was 59. nfiitlin of n Diiy. SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. C. Matthew G Upton , the veteran journalist and cdltorla writer , Is dead. Ho had been suffering From a complication of ailments for foui years , but up to the last year of his lift lie had continued at Intervals to keep ui Ills work. The Immediate cause of hlf Jeath was apoplexy. HIa wife nnd family with the exception ot his eldest son , W. B Upton , a civil engineer , now In Washington , D. C. , were with him at the last. Upton was i natlvo of Ireland and a graduate ot Dub lin university. Ho came to California Ir 1SS2 , but commenced his journalistic careci In New York , several years earlier. PORTLAND , Ore. . Feb. C. F. V ' . HInck- ley , husband of Florence Blythe-Hlnckley , Lho successful litigant In the famous will contest for Thomas Blythe's millions , died it 2:15 : o'clock this morning In his rooms at the Portland hotel , of appendicitis and 1U attending necessary operation. His wife , who Is In San Francisco , has been wired , but cannot posalbly arrive hero before Sun day. Mr. Hlnckloy arrived In this city yes terday from Salt Lake , accompanied 'by his brother. The two left San Francisco last Sunday , and at that tlmo Hlnckley was ap parently In the best of health. They were on business combined with pleasure to Salt Lake , afterward making a tour of the west. CHESTER , Conn. , Feb. C. Captain Alex ander Hamilton Gilbert , who , with hi ; brother , John Gilbert , was the Inventor and butldor of the first system of dry docks Ir 1840 , Is dead at the ago of 91. The brothers built the dry docks at Pensacola , Sail Fran cisco and Portsmouth. BALTIMORE , Feb. C , Captain Edward C , ICnower , U. S. A , , retired , aged 57 years illed hero of heart disease. WASHINGTON. Feb. C. James P. Hamil ton , who was well known to public men In reconstruction days , died hern yesterday. [ la was born In Virginia , nerved In the con- lederate army with Stonewall Jackson , and at 3iie tlmo was a contestant for a seat In con- jrets. WASHINGTON , Feb. G. George Shanklln it Indiana died hero this afternoon at the residence of Ills brother-in-law , Justice iiarlan of the supreme court. He was as- ioclatcd for years with hla brother , Gilbert Shanklln , In the management of the Evans- fllle. Ind. , Courier. FAIRBURY. Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Spoclal- ) Mrs. . Susan II. Purdy , wlfo of Benjamin L , I'urdy , a prominent Insurance agent of Fair- bury , died this morning after a prolonged Illness. Mrs. Purdy was ono of the first set tlers of Falrbury , removing hero from Barl- boo , Wls. . In 1871. She waa 78 years of age , WEST POINT. Neb. , Feb. 6. ( Special. ) rho death la announced of Miss Eliza Ring , 9. school teacher of this county , living two mllea cast , of town. She had only been sick four days from an attack ot grippe , and venturing out before complete recovery , she contracted a fresh cold and succumbed. She was a bright , promising teacher and a gen eral favorite. Great sorrow la expressed aver her death. CRE-3TON. la , , Feb. 6. ( Special Tele- sram. ) Ellsha Pratt , the oldest person In th county , died this morning. Ho waa born in Colchester , Conn. , 'In 1797. Had ho lived until April 22 he would have been a cen tenarian , He was a member ot the Congrega tional church for seventy-two years. Tin-re In NotliliiK HU 13 noil. There Is nothing just as good ua Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption , Roughs and Colds , so demand It and do not lermlt tbo dealer to sell you some eubstl : ute. He will not claim there U anything jetter , but In order to make moro profit 10 may claim something else to bo Just as ; ood. You want Dr. King' * New Discovery j&oause you know it to bo eafe and re- lable , and guaranteed to do good or money efundcd. For Coughs , Colda , Consumption ind for all affections of Throat , Chest and Lungs , there I * nothing so good as la Dr. king's Now Discovery , Trial bottle free at iubn & Co.'u drug atore. Hail Krt-lKliI Wreck. PAHKEUSHUno. W. Vu. . Feb. 6. A bad 'relent .wreck occurred at Davlsvllle , eight nllea cnst of here , at 4 o'clock thla niorn- ng. Two sectloni ) of a freight were going ; ast on the Baltimore & Ohio and the ec > ) iul section ran Into the nrat section. En- : lneor John ftlcrmrdson waa killed and 'ircmaii Hugh 111 fatally Injured , Two jrnkeman were hurt. I AUSEMENTS. d 'I If abundant patronage may bo accepted n a reliable Indication qftUe people's desire In the matter of arouRgmqnts , there woul seem to bo llttlo doubt , jthnt cheap entertain ment la what la demanded , at pi-went. MI Woodward and hU very -cf editable compan ; have been doing extraordinary business a the Crclghton all lhot-w i > k at the not ex orbltant prices oxactedl 'Every porformanc has been offered to a crqwdod house , and 01 ono or two special occasions , such as tha of the presentation of "Ten Night In a Bar noora" the crowds abso lately could not get In. People In scare ! , of amusement might do worse than to spcm an evening with ono of these icpertory com panics. There Is to bo another of them a Lloyd's this week , about which ono can no speak from personal knowledge , althougl the press notices are generally favorable The Woodward organization , however , whll It neither provides nor claims to provld the highest typo of entertainments , certain ) ; gives far more than 10 cents' worth to tin crowds which It attracts , and some of tin members of the company arc good cnougl to travel in a much more pretentious class The dramatic editor gratefully acUnowl edges the receipt of Locke Rlchardson'i thoughtful essay , "A New Interpretation o Falstaff'a Dying Words , " which , original ! ; printed In The Critic , has now been pub llahed In pamphlet form with the addltloi of commendatory notices from such Shakes pearean students as Howard Henry Furnesi and William J. Rolfe. The text of Shakespeare pearo Is not a fleld which has alTordcd mud In the way of original Interpretation to tin present generation of commentators , but Mr Richardson's "discovery" Is of such gcnulm value , that the following extracts from tin essay In which It Is set forth arc sure t ( Interest the many friends of Mr. Utchardsor and of Sir John Falstaft In Omaha : "Slukost-eare'a characters , " ho says , "havi a vital and perennial Interest , In that thej are Idealized Images of our common humar nature. Hence , like the real people of UK world , they have the trick of uncousclouslj revealing glimpses of their past history they bear the stamp of other days. "Sir John Falstaff Is a shining Illustratlor of this truth. What , for example , Is to bt gathered as to his past life from his remarkable - markable knowledge of the blhlo. of whlcl ; ho makes a more copious use In lltera' quotation , hi metaphor anil In subtle allualor than any other of Shakcspearo'o char actcrs ? "One point Is established beyond question namely , that his youth was passed In a re ligious atmosphere , probably austerely re- liglous ; against which , by the way , the re action of later years was not altogctliei unnatural. "To be more specific "As a boy , Jack Falstafl was , accordlnt to his own unconscious 'testimony , accus tomed to the religious , observances of i well-ordered home graoo before meat , anJ family prayers being there taught the uo < blllty of truth-telling and honesty. Hi was , no doubt , taken 'regularly to church , probabably 'creeping , like spall , unwillingly ; ho was a choir boy , vcrspcl.ln the creed and and the catechism ; hft was well Instructed In Christian doctrines flijd 'lrtues the neet of repentance ; the schjcmC.of | salvation ; the duty of fasting and prayer ; and the cer tainty of future rewards' ajd : punishments his prcternaturally sensitive and lively 1m- magtnitlon being dcepjy and lastingly Inv pressed by an ever-present vision of thi King of Terrors and the flrcs of Hell , "Although this Impression of his char acter Is largely duo to unconscious revela tion , yet It Is. amply authorized by the subjoined - joined passages , whichlaro named , of course , by being torn Ironi tholrcontext. Familial as we arc with the bible , ) there will he nc difficulty In supplying-- ) that the text which Inspired Falstaff's will"1 Here follows a surprising array of quota tions from "Henry tlib'1 Fourth" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor.which 'heed ' not be copied in 'this place. * M lfRichardon's grdccful compliment ' to .ipq'1 familiarity ol his' readers with Inspired scrlptbr'c may be extended to cover The Bee's readers' knowl edge of Shakespeare. , < A1I these extracts seem to support Mr. Richardson's theory ol Falstaff's early life , and to prepare the way In logical sequence for the original In terpretation , which , has to do with the last recorded words of the lovable old rascal. The quotations cited show likewise that Fal- staff , although "to the superficial observer his lite Is a roaring farce , " and although his use of scripture may frequently seem Irreverent , Is never a scoffer. He fears death and what shall como after. "This , " says Mr. Richardson , "is really the only vulnerable point in all his' moral and In tellectual equipment tile Achilles heel at which alone his boon companions can aim their shafts of ridicule with any hope of wounding to the quick. This Is the only kind of banter , moreover , be It observed , to which Sir John makes no re'partce. " And he quotes Scene 2 of Act 1 fr"om Part I of "Henry the Fourth" In proof of his asser tion.Mr. Mr. Richardson .then goes on to his expla nation of the deathbed scene. "Starting , " ho says , "with the promised outlined above , no prediction can bo more safe and natural than that Falstaff , when tie comes to die , of all men In and out of books , will follow the custom honored from Llmo Immemorial by 'miserable sinners , ' on Ending themselves face to face with their last enemy of cither repeating or having repeated some favorite passage of scripture. "With this conviction , like an astronomer who eagerly scans tho- heavens for a star whose existence Is necessary to account for apparent vagaries In a visible system , I read and rc-rcad Mistress Qulckly's quaint , pathetic description of Falstaff's death , In search of a hint that 'would answer my expectations. "When , at last. I bethought mo of the Twenty-third Psalm , and of the countless deathbeds comforted by Its sweet , uplifting eloquence , It flashed upon me that in the ihrasc , 'and 'a babbled of-green fields' lurked he very fulfillment of my conviction , that he dear old sinner , who .never had 'strength o repent , ' was now , In Ills mortal extremity , mustering his waning powers In an effort to die a fair death' by repeating , In broken and half audible accents , verses learned In childhood : " 'The Lord Is my shepherd ; I shall not wai.t. Ho makcth me to llu down In green pastures ; Ho leadeth mo besldo the still waters. Yea , though I- walk through the valley of the shadow of death , I will fear no evil , ' u "Hero at last we discover the true 'expla nation of Mistress Qulckly's words. In her green fields' wo rcconnlzo = the 'green pas tures' o ! Dcvld , and 'with ' the recognition comes a strain of pathott' ln < Falstaff'a dying lour which no band bill' Shakespeare's could " 1 ° ' ' lave Infused. It has been usual Wetto In thla much Hscusecd passage a rcfunfM Falstaff's dying noughts to the materltU"IeId8 which were the scenes of his Innocent boyish pleasures , Hut Mr. Rlchardton'8 lbftojy ; Is so plausible and so admirably coljerenl , that , as Dr Rolfo says , It will lio. t auge "If It Is not generally approved byjma.kespearo $ scholars and critics. " yi , s C < > m I n u ; Sousa , the peerlesaliconductor , with his idmlrablo forces , wbou.Vrlll give a matinee ind evening concert iat .floyd's today , Is now engaged upon thqnjnost ambitious tour iver undertaken by amujIcal ; organization , t covers a territory df jdver 21,000 miles. ncludes 19G tqwns n > ) dci4es , , a series of 80 consecutive conqerta and a period of G9 days. To otabllih this record Is simply istonUhlng , and yet with II all It U small vender that the band's playing Is In Itself ho very essence of perfection. The men are rained to their work as finely aa any ath- ete was ever prepared for contest. They are ncouraged and buoyed by that moat In- plrl'.lng of all tonics ( ho emphatic and en- huslajtlc measure of puojlc approval , and hey have reduced the science of rapid ravel to the finest point. On his present our Souea Is presenting programs of an ntlrely unique character. They number n their selection the choicest works of hU xtenslve library. With the new , there will ound thfstralns of the familiar and mar- lal music that li Inseparable from the name f Sousa. A Sousa concert minus a Souta narcli , would taste like wine without grapea. rVlth the genial spirit of the conductor per- radlng the musical atmosphere , there U lotulug of mystery as to the why and vherefore of hearty , healthy pleasure. The isiittlng artists of the Sousa concerts have Iwayg been pleasant accompaniments to the band and Its superb leader. In Kllza beth Northrop , Mr. Sou PA presents a olngo of unquestioned talent , with a volco said t bo of rare quality find a personality that 1 admirable. In Martina Johnstons , Mr. Sous ; claims onn of the very best violinists o the generation. Arthur .Pryor , who has n living equal as a soloist upon the trombone and Franz Hell , flucgolhorn player , complct a quartet of richly endowed musicians. Tor two weeks , commencing Tuesday even Ing next , the Paiges , accompanied by Harrj English , and supported by what Is clalmct to bo ono of the strongest and best balanced repertory companies cnroutc , will appeal at Boyd'a. They wilt present a repertory o plays that have had successful runs In Now York , and they anticipate the same llbera ! patronage and pleasing results In Omahr which they pay have been present through' out a long season. Now dances , now songi and pleasing and original specialties arc announced as special features. Mr , Potta business manager for the Paiges , says ; "If you want to see a good play with a plot , Indulge In a good , hearty laugh , enjoy good singing and dancing , llko good acting and handsome costumes , or , In short , wanl to spend a pleasant evening just attend the performance given 'by the Paiges. " The opening play la "Harvest , " an old English comedy that has never been seen In this city. Popular prices will prevail. Mrs. Susan Marr Spaldlng , known to lovori of poetry as the author of "Tho Wings o Icarus , " arrives In the city today. She wll bo the guest of Mrs. LowU Reed. Mrs Spaldlng has been giving In Boston , Cleve land and Chicago lectures on Wagner and hi : works. She will deliver lectures on "Tin Bayrcuth Festivals and Parlsfal" at Unllj church tomorrow evening. Appropriate II lustratlvo music will bo Tendered by Mlsi Oakley , Miss Helen Mlllard and Mr. Green. The Frank Daniels Opera company will bi at the Crclghton for four nights , commenc ing Sunday , February 14 , and present Harrj B. Smith and Victor Herbert's work , "The Wizard of the Nllo. " Frank Daniels , low known as a low comedian of high merit stll heads the organization , and the supporting cast Is the same as last season , with the sin gle exception of the part of Cleopatra , now filled by Miss Edna Thornton , a young Call fornlan of sweet volco and attractive per sonality. The company numbers seventj people , and the entire stage settings art carried complete. The Woodward Theater company will open the second week of Its engagement at the Crelghton , with two performances today , n matinee being given at 2:30. : "Tho Princess and the Pauper" will bo the program pre sented at the afternoon performance , and " " - ' bill. The "The Brothcro"will be tonight's success of this organization during Its present stiy has been unprecedented , the standing- room sign having been displayed at each performance. The engagomsnt will be con tinued throughout the entire week , matinees being given Wednesday and Saturday. Tha program will be changed with each perform ance. At th& Nebraska Music hall this week the following performers will appear : ThoMor- clles , singing , dancing and change ortlsta ; Maud Dayton , Harry Brown , the cartoonist ; May Cameron , Joe OsUorne , in Irish songs ; Mao Dayton , dance ; Efllo Norrls , In song ? ; Bertha King , May Ellsworth , In selections from "Hogan's Alley , " and Nettle Bond , serio-comic. The foresters of Beech camp 1454 , Staple camp 945 , camps 120 and 1833 of Omaha , camp 1095 of South Omaha and camp 117 of Council Bluffs will appear In full uni form on the stage Monday night at Boyd's Dpera house In the presentation of "A Wood ' . " man's Daughter. Much has been said In this column about the lethargy of the people of Omaha regardIng - Ing public performances , and a tendency to remain at home upon slight provocation ind permit valuable opportunities for musl- : al enjoyment and Improvement to slip by jnlmprovcd. During the last eight days : wo performances have been given which Indicate a new .order . of things. The audi ences that assembled to listen to "Pinafore" Saturday evening , January 30 , and that which greeted Mme. Nordlca last Monday 2vcnlng , each not only tested the seating : apaclty of the Crelghton theater , but were uado up of cultured , appreciative and en thusiastic men and women , than whom no Iner assemblage can be found In any city In ho union. Such support to local and foreign : alent would ensure a foremost place among : ho cities of the United States for Omaha , ind would malto It a fertile fleld for the growth of the best of music. Local talent laa reason to bo proud of Itself for the , vork done at both of those performances , ind the musical public has established a ; lorlous precedent for the future. The nuslcal resources are aa rich hero as In any : lty of Omaha's size In tno country , and f they can be ) kept In touch with the great mtalde world of music , and heartily sup ported by the public at home , musicians ind public will grow sldo by side In the ( nowlcdgo and enjoyment of the best In the irt that the whole world can furnish. * * It seems to be not unlikely that the rcad- 2rs of The Bee will 'be ' Interested to know low the Nordica concert appeared to ono behind the footlights and in the closest elatlonshlp to the machinery of the per formance. It was , a thrilling , a glorious ; lght , those smiling faces and bright eyes , caching from the row of camp chairs , where the orchestra usually sits , away up to the rory celling of the theater. It was an In spiration. Everybody felt It ; everybody was nado glad by It , and every one did his best jnder Its Influence. It seemed as If the great Aeart of the city was there , throning In lympathy and harmony with the hearts of the musicians. The chorus felt It ; the ) rchcstra was beneath Its spell ; the foreign irtlsta were Inspired by It ; the whole por- 'ormanco was vitalized and exalted by It. About two weeks ago MineNordlca's -epresentatlvo 'was hero , and after reading > ver the program , pronounced It the finest ; lven upon the whole tour of the Nordlca 3cncert company. After the performance ivas over .It was the. opinion of all the irtlsts. Including Mrae. Nordlca herself , that t was the flne t concert they had yet given. Plicy were most enthusiastic In their praise > f chorus and orchestra , and even the cold- ) lo3ded manager they are usually cold- ) looded about performances declared that IB bad heard nothing like It. Tim orchestra vaa pronounced the beat west of Chicago. Phrases are pleasant things , but they > ro so cusllv manufactured that they are ften received with skepticism , however there vore several occurrences which proved bo- end a doubt that the pleasure of the per- ormanca was not all behind the footlights. lingers do not consent to do double work u t for the healthful exercise Involved. rhsy do not glvo two or three uncorr > s junt iccauso a few people feel llko making n lolse by clapping their hondi. An ex. icrlenced singer can tell In sn Instant what ort of a sentiment Is back of applauas ; whether it Is a desire to make a noise , ere o get one's money's worth , or whether ornea from a heart that has been thrilled , nd U a glad greeting and an acknowledgc- icnt of cxqulilte pleasure , The numerous ncoroj accorded the bappy selections cover- ng a wide range of styles of music , the raclous and carncnt manner In which they /pro rendered , all told of the Intense gratl- Icatlons experienced by the artists. They rtro not building for the future , for they nay never come again. At the close of the Lohengrin selection Ime. Nordlca gave ono of the most aarvelojs exhibitions of musical cnthudaem ver wltnettcd by the writer. It nan In the aklng of the high note at the very last herd of tin vocal score with a power , brllll- ncy and dramatic Intensity of tone that ho IBS never heard excelled by any singer In he world , and he baa heard all the greatest . 'ho have stng durlpg the lait fifteen years n cither side of the Atlantic. Everyone who ai over lu-en In the Crelghton theater has lotlced the portrait of John A , Crclghton vcr the proscenium. At the last rclicitra rebearial the writer told the musicians that Upon the chord that cam with the last note of the singer's part h wanted a crash that would down that pl < lure. The crash came as was expected , bu 4t was simply n good accompaniment to Almi Nordlca's wonderful tono. Possibly that ton Is what kept the * picture from coming dowr Speaking of accompaniments , Mr. Luck stone gave an exhibition ofwhat a thoroug musician can do Along that line. Ever tlmo ho sat at the piano ho painted a beau tlful tone picture of the sentiment Involve In the aria or song , and In the Rlgolett quartet ho seemed to excel even hlmsell Very llttlo attention Is glvcm , as a genera thing , to accompanists , unless to bcrat them. Even orchestral accompaniments ar sometimes noticed In that way. It has been stated In this column tha tlrfs city possessed no bassoon player. Sucl Is no longer the case. Mr. Frank Vnustn : was Imported from Elgin , 111. , for the Nor dlca concert and has taken up his pcrmanen rcstdonco hero. Omaha's orchestral resource nro growing , and the end Is not yet. Last Friday evening the Mendelssohn so clety held a business meeting to consldc the proposition of giving a second perform ancoof "Pinafore. " The society was so sue ccssful , financially , In Its first pcrformanc < that more tickets were sold than could b redeemed at the box olllco , and this fac oxortcd an Influence upon the managers o the society to consider the advisability of i second performance. After conaldcrabli debate It was decided to repeat "Plnaforo" a the Crelghton theater Saturday afternoon February 20. The cast will bo the same ai at the first performance , and rehearsals wll begin at once. As n port of the business before the moot Ing proof sheets were read of a column U a society weekly devoted to a discussion of tin criticism of * the performance of "Plnaforo , ' which appeared In last Sunday's Bee ovci the signature of Mr. Homer Moore. Tin critic was "rrasted to a turn , " and upon thi advice of the representative of the socletj weekly that It copies of that paper wen desired for general distribution they shoulc bo ordered at once as few extra would IK available In the morning , It was voted U puchase a number of copies for genera distribution , The secretary and treasurer made reports and stated that after all expenses of tin performance were deducted from the receipts for sale of tickets and advertising In tin program , $778 remained. H was decided tt ilcvoto $700 to charity and to hold the re- tnalndcr In the treasury for current expenses * The musical department of the Woman' ! club will give a most Interesting psrfornv incc at tha club rooms next Wedncsdaj afternoon at 3 o'clock. An essay upon cur' rent events will bo read by Mrs. Sherrlll. The following program will bo presented Brand Duo ( Norma ) . Bclllnl-ThalberE Mlns Bell ami Miss Hnncock. (1'upllB ( of Mr. Miirtln Calm. ) Violin Scene do Bullet . Do Borlot Mr. Robert Cuscndcn. Song Serenade , . Schubcrl Miss Helen HunKlund. Violin Obligate . Miss Helen Mlllnril I'nper . . -Miss Wilson Piano Nocturne . Chopin "Miss Hnncock. 3ong Arla-11 Valon del Sorrl o , "Trovntore1 . Venll Mr. Will McCunn. Paper . Mlsn Kennedy Violin Concerto . Mendelsohn Andante , Allcgio Vivace. Mr. Cusoaden. Plnno fa ) Dance Rustic . Hans Hulict ( b ) Souvenir d'lschl . Lcschctlzky Mlsn Hancock. Lecture Recital on Wagner's Unpub lished Opera , I3aul ! > ard..Mrs. Whoelcr Invitations are out for the concert of the 3tryk-on-Blaas Lust club , to be given at Washington hall , Thursday evening next. The program Is as follows. Polish National Dance . X. Scharweiiku Club. Stryk-pn-Blaius-Lust vocnl The Tlmt- Will Como.Vlctor Hcrberl Mr. Oeoriro Manchester. i'lollii Solo Fantaile Caprice. H Vleuxtompi Mr. Guy Woodard. Pllgrirrv Chorus from Tannlmuser. . .Wngnpi Club. Stryk-en-Blaas-Lust Vocal La Prlma Viola . Murz ! Miss Uungate. 3rand March . Baotom Club. Stryk-cn-131ans-Lust Vocal . Selectee Mr. George Mnnchr-Hter. Violin Solo Wee ) May the Keel Row , \vltlL burlesque variations . Baotem \ Mr. Guy Woodard. Vocal Xerllim . Ouldln Miss Hiingate. La Paloma , Spanish Serenade . Xadlei Stryk-t-n-Ulaas-Lust Club. * * Mme. Mucnteferlng and her pupils will ; lvo a piano forte recital tomorrow ( Monday ) ifternoon at 3 o'clock at the Woman's club ooms. The program Is as follows : [ ) uot Country Dance . Nevln tllsses Ethel Morrison and Marlon Johnson. 3olo Danso Kustique . . . Mason Miss Ellis. iuet L'etollc du Nerd . , . ICullak Misses Suslo IJrntlv and Harlean Curtis. Solo Cracovlennp KantastIquo..Padcrewfkl Miss Grace Leonard. jo'.o Klnderscciien . ICullak ( a ) Nightingale ; ( b ) Ghost In the Chimney. Miss Marlon Johnson. 3uct Italy . Moszkowskl Miss Lomax , Mine. Muenteferlng. , rlolln Concerto , first movement . . Mendelssohn ler Franz Adelmanu and Mmo. Muen- tcferlnf. 3olo Polonaise . / . Moszliows'.ii Miss Morse. Juet Danso Macabre . Satnt-Saons MIa Woolworth , Mme. Muenteferlnu. > ole Valae , op. 31 . Moszkowski Miss Susie Brady. Juartet Slavlsche Tncnze , Nos. G nnd 7. . Dvorak iltne. MupntoferiiiK , Miss Kountze , Mrs. Crofoot and 'Mrs. Llndscy. * * * A musical sbcjoty has been formed by ho junior pupils of the Omaha Conscrvn- ory of Music , which will meet once every nonth at the homes of the pupils. A pro- ; ram will bo given each time. In addition 0 the musical 'numbsrf. local and foreign terns pertalivlng to music , history of the Ives of different composers and e-ssays on nuslc will bo read. Tha first meeting was iclcl yesterday at the homo of E. M. Jones , llrsctor of t the conservatory , The following program was rendered ; lungarlnn Dances Op. 281. , v . Klrchnor Maud nnd Bessie Wright. luntliif , ' Song * . Gurlttt George Munchhoff , iloment Muslcul . P , Sclmrwonko Llnnla Carpenter , leurctto . Ljclinor Nellie Cannon , loppy Fancies Caprice . Von Wllm Alice McShnno. 'olonuise. Op. 148 . Gurlltt Hlchnnl Lawton. nteiuirzzl . P. Bclmrwcnko Blanche Heed nnd E. M. Jones. * t The musical department of The Bee Is cslrous of enlarging Its usefulness In the cvclopment of good music In this city and n order to como Into the cloiest relation- hip with those prominently and actively ngagcd In musical work has requested the o-operatlou of the leading musicians by nvltlng them to send to the city editor lows Items of public Interest that come inder their observation. The Bpe makes a dlitlnctlon between news nd advertisements. The chief ofllce of thu ows column ! of a dally paper Is to furnish ip-to-date Information to Its readerf. Com munications are frequently received from fell-meaning musicians or their friends rlilch could not bo admitted to a nuws "lumn without diverting It from HB real urposc- , namely , the Information of the gon- lul public , and devoting It to the Interests f an Individual. Such communications ever apr/ear In print. The Bee IK heartily In sympathy with every uriiest. honest endeavor to build up musical rt wherever It hna readers. It naver rltlclses to tear down , but always to build p. It believes It to be the legetlmatc olllca t the musical critic to point out In a kindly lilrlt any features of a public performance hlch can 1)9 made better. It haa the lyhest opinion of the musical talent of this Ity and the firmest faith In Its ability to till ? " , ) ilejfrvcd and wide-spread dUtlni'- on. * OMAHA , Veb. 2. To the Mutlo Editor of he BeeIn what year dld'Mmu , Pattl sing t the Colltcmn ? Were there any seats eold t 73 cents or ft each ? Did Pattl ever sing 1 the old Doyd theater ? Ana. Evening of March .1 , 1890 , with a latlneo the following afternoon , Ono dol- ir was charged for general admission , but icre were n ; nnatu sold at less than this rice. Blip never sang at the old Boyd , but Bveral year. * prior to 1890 , she sang at the Id Exposition hall. HOMEU MOOKIJ. Mt-iitluii , Mrs. Frances Ford , organist at the First ougreeatlonal church , will be absent from 10 city for a week or ten days. An enjoyable musical was given at ( he Ilgh school Friday afternoon by the Officers' tub , A large and enthusiastic audience WAS present and listened to A varied pri- gram , rendered by the High School Banjo club , the P. T. A , quartet and a * number of .soloists. Miss Myrtle- Coon of this city , who uting In ono of the lending church choirs of Lincoln from July to December of last year , U now engaged entirely with moslc.il work In this city. city.Mr. . Kratz began rehearsals of Clmdwlck'n dramatic cantata , "Joseph's Bondage , " last Friday evening at Kountzo Memorial Lulh- eran church. II Is to bo given for the benefit of that society. The Omaha Church Choral society mAde Its first appearance last Thursday evening at the First Congregational church for the benefit of the Children's Homo Society of Ne braska. The chorus made a creditable show ing and did some very effective work. Mem bers were assisted by Miss Robinson , Ml s McCabe , Miss Day. Mrs. Ford , Mrs. Urqu- hart and M. K. Harnlsch. Tomorrow evening at the Unity church Mm. Susan Marr Spaldlng will glvo an Il lustrated lecture upon "The Bayrouth , Festivals and Parsifal , " and will bo asslsto'd by Miss Maud Oakley , Miss Helen Mlllanl and Mr. Green. There Is no moro Interest ing subject to the musician than Wagner and Bayrnuth. nad Mrs. Spnldlng will no doubt avail hcrcelf of the opportunity to plvo out a valuable mass of Information , such as few have tlmo to accumulate for themselves. Last Thursday evening the Omaha Musical society closed a contract with the Camilla Urso Concert company for a performance In Crclghton theater to be given March 4 , Mme. Urso la one of the greatest violinists In the world and has played with success In all the great cities of Europe and America. In her company arc Mme. Mrttrot , a soprano who has scored succcfd In Paris and Now York , < ind Is said to possess a remarkable volco ; Edwin II. Douglass , tenor , said to Iiiuo a high C ever at his command , and OoorRo H. Wesley , pianist. Mme. Mcttrot and Mr. Douglass will toke the solo parti ! In a cantata which the Musical society will glvo. glvo.Tho The famous Swedish quartet will ap pear nt the Young Men's Christian Associ ation auditorium next Thursday evening. This organization has been on the concert stage for the past ten years and has earned a national reputation for singing of a high order. The members of the quartet are : Charles A. Skoog , first tenor ; Ocorga Laurln , second tenor ; A. Emll Skoog , bari tone ; W. E. McPhcrion , basso. They are as sisted on their present tour by Miss Bertha Webb , violinist , and Miss Jennlo Shoe maker , dramatic Impersonator. Tljo mem bers of the quartet appear In Swedish na tional costumes. Reserved scats for the concert will bo placed on solo next Tuesday noon. Sousa's bind will glvo two concerts In Boyd's theater today. This organization Is the most popular of Us kind In the country , and has uttalned an artistic excellence which recom mends It to the niont cultured musician. Upon the two programs are to bo found such selections as llio prelude to "Lohengrin , " t > y Wagner ; "First Hungarian Rhapsody , " by Mszt , nnd wedding music from "Lohengrin , " rhoro are plenty of Sousa's marches , and for encores all thu old favorites will be per formed. The soloists arc : Mrs. Elizabeth N'orthrup , prlma donna soprano ; Mies Mar tina Johnston , violinist ; Hcrr Franz Hell , llucgclhorn ; Mr. Arthur Pryor , trombone. They will -be heard In selections by Nesslor , iVrdltt , Vleuxtcmps , Pryor , Bcmbcrg and [ Ccler-Bcla. MltIICA , She sung , i iViiil listening hundreds wnltril , hushed , To catch the silver Btreani that gushed Like water from a crystal spring , Uach perfect note a living thing. She sang , \ml , when her volco once moro was stilled. When loud npplauso the echoes filled , A llttlo child bore roses fair And gave them lier with timid air. She sang again. Hut. e'er she sang , she softly smiled. A.nd klpsod the little white-robed child ; rhcn. from her lips In tender swell , iV cradle song In sweetness fell. She sang. \ lullaby that touched the heart , rhat came n < ? Nature aftur Art , rhat proved the greatest simplest nro , i\nd common things are .sweetest far. ELIZABETH WYATT. Little Cliitilrcii Ilui-ii to Death. EUREKA , Kan. , Feb. C. Mr. and Mrs. ' Idward Hlllsberry's 3-year-old daughter was jurned to death while playing near the cltchen stove. Her parents were absent. QUTHUIE , Old. . Fob. C. Tbo 4-year-old laughter o * Joseph Bohall , near Onelda , Was ) urned to death by her clothing taking flro 'rom ' a spark from the stove. Her mother vas visiting a neighbor. .JinlKi-'H AVIfr AVniitn a Divorce * . KANSAS CITY , Feb. C. A special to the Star from Seneca , Kan. , says : A petitioner or divorce and the custody of their four ihlUlren has been filed In the district court tore by Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson , wlfo of elm H. Thompson , late judge of the district iourt of this Judicial district. The grounds lamed arc "adultery In Chicago with ono ilay Hcnnlng. " MI-M. IIiiiljWanl IltM'c'lif'l * HlllllrH. STAMFORD , Conn. . Fob. 6. Mrs. Henry Vard Beecher has rallied somewhat , and .t noon was resting comfortably. She was onsclous , and < appeared to have regained omo vitality. INTERliSThNG EXPERIENCE. ) f tin IIMIII J.mly AVIin AViiH Ciu-fil of IJ.VNiic-jiHln Aflc-r .Siill'L-rliijT for TIVL-II- ly-Flvi : Y % arH. Mrs. Sarah A. 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