THE OMAHA DAILY H13IS'flt'NDAY , JA"NTITA1Y ? 2. 181)8. ) if 9 $ $ 9 $ & $ $ $ $ # 3 $ $ $9 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ | AMUSEMENTS. | 4iiJi44iJii { } Aiiti ; i ; iJ JiiJi4 iiJfiJi iii iiif The npw year , which opened yesterday with both the loal thcau-rs holding out "attrac- liens" of passable attractiveness , bids fair to bo a season of much greater pleasure and profit than the on ? Just clonncl Many Indi cations , which cannot cscipo even the leant obsttvant , denote a gradual clearing ct the * ky and throwing off of Incumbrancoa which vlll leave the stage a happier place and pl.iycis and public bolt'r contcn * with what thr gods provide. Slock companies .ire com ing In again -a most hopeful sign under ox- Istinst circumstances. They will boa power ful factor In the emancipation of the stage. The year 1S97 will bo chlctly r'nicmberod n.s the year of the syndicate's greatest power , and ol o of the bcglnnltifi of Its end. It Is hnrd to HCO ho'v t'rs monstrosity can 'xlsi e > er the fast appioiiclilng tlmn of booUIng i cxt K ason'n co'iiracM ' That ordeal will teat Us ( strung ! . ' ) , nnd will also reveal the magnitude of 1 10 opposition , which Is llktly to surprise even those who estimate It gtn- erously. The serloiu illness of .Mnu-s 1C. Ilackott , ill very handsome young UaJIng man of the Lyceum company , has basa remarked with tolidtinle by thomun Is of play-goers lo whom hla personality hn become pleasantly fnnilllar. During Ills abuncc from the cast of "Tho I'rlnccss un.l tlio Iliixtcrlly , " Wil liam C'ourtlclgh. a'lotherhandsome nnd clover u < 'tor , has been playing his part. The Mirror relates that Mr. Oourtlclgh , who was quite unfamiliar with the role , was called upon to play one night at o'clock , and wiu forced , tlirrefuie , to read the lines. Things w nt anng fairly well until the fourth act. when thuu occurs a rather frnntlc love scene with M.'ty Mannerlng. Mr. Cotirtlelgh , with his .viim about thu actress , strove to read from th printed book. Thu sliuitlon strimk the andlenco as funny , and a little tittering was heard. Then , by an unfnitnnatv turn of her head , Mna Mnnncrlng obscured the book , and Mr. ( oi.i'l ' Igli'n lint's wore los' He strove to slil i tlu > book Into view , and the audience IniiuhH uprojrluunly. The situation was ir- i. . -'Inly ( omlr.il. Mr. Courtlelgh deserved , li ' , < ! , grc.u credit for his excellent play- In * i.f tht ! dllllcult role In the circumstances Hi . slut llrst night he has been letter per- f < t. .Mid has given a thoroughly admirable At thp Ijalllmore Lyceum , week before last t > u > ! i tlif i.Mluor. the stock company put on "Lidy 'HoiintKul ' , " In which play appeared a i > roii'.ty ] b.iby The baby had been used ali i < i'y ' In "Caste , " and It was somewhat fijv--d out by the en1 } of Its second engage- jin-n. So It was that during a pathetl : L. : n one of the haby'o logs became detached a d fell to the stage. The audience giggled nnd the players worked manfully lo keep b.raUht faces. William irfarcourt went and looked out of a window to hide his laughter , nnd Ji-nnle Kunnark , with eonimeiulablc pawnee of mind , kicked the truant leg out of nisi t. All \\oulcj have been well after that li.it for the unfortunate Tact that the dia logue Introduced repeated allusions to the baby , ami each time Its name \\iii men- ti.led ' there was an enthusiastic laugh from th houvo. IVhns was queered for the lest of i he performance. A new pioperty baby > v > ] l | tip Introduced at the Halllmoio Ly.-eutn. The announcements for the coming week at Hoyd's Include engagements of "The Pi Is- oner of Xf.ida. . " "The Wedding Day , " and "xpcit't Service" a showy rather than a Koil'Iy meritorious list. "The Prisoner of JJi iidu" Is by no means new , even to Omaha. which did not get the original company the llrst time the piece- was prtscntcl' ' here and iwll be still further from it nu\v , although t'le company Is said to be a rather goad one. The comic opera spectacle which coudiweiids on Wednesday night to let Itself be seen once only In this city , Is believed to be pre- e'U.-ly the kind of thing our theater-goers will rush to But ; and hear , paying coiisldeia- lny advanced pi Ices for the privilege. "Se- ciet Service" will be presented late In the week , without Gillette , but with a company which has been praised In Kansas City ami elsewhere , and the wl.'e ' celebrity which In dustrious pi-hss agents have gained for the piece will doubtless assure It a cordial we- Later In the month the bookings at Hoyd's Include a number of good things. Among them may be mentioned without regard to tht sequence of their appearance DeWoIf IT i/per in "El Capltan , " E. II. Bothcrn in "The Adventure of the Lady Ursula , " Her- ibert Kelcey and 'Effie ' Shannon In "A Coat of 'Many Colors , " and Solla Scalchl In concert. "Walker Whltesldo will nlso play a half Week's engagement. At the Crelghton , after a last farewell Etiugglo wkh a Lincoln J. Carter tank play , t u li.ag e will be given up permanently i o the usis of the ever welcome Woodward comp.uiy wiuuh opens a ao stu of Ividcflnlte durati.i. with two performances next Sunday. Few changes have been made In the composition < )1 the company tlnco it closed Its summer engagement hero u ul entered upon a period of unprecedented and phenomei.ul success in Kj.isas City. All . .littli members are s.ill In evidence , with i lie exception of Mr. Noblt , who has boon replaced by James Fulteu , a Ic'.dliit ; men of whom many gcod u.ilngei have- been said. Young Arthur Smith also has left the company , aud his place Is filled by W. C. 'Warren. Miss Earnest , however , At-hley } liish , Caroline Clore , 'Mr. ' and Mrs. Llvlngii- tone , Dora Carltco , W. J. Davis , Charles TJmory und 'WlllUm Schroth will prcwnt familiar faces to their audience. ? next Sun day , und will doubtless even increase 'lielr popularity In Omaha. M. ' . Woodward and nls people will remain At i ho Crulghton as long as people will go to see them. The work of clearing away the ( H-brl3 of the Iv.ubus City Auditorium IB already begun und a now and magnificent popular price theater will soou arise out of the ruliiH of the old. When that Is ready for use , a iccond and co-operating company will ho organized under the W-coJwanl niQ'.iago- mcre , > < nl the two compar.'lei' will divide the Itlmo between Omaha und Kaiuras City , pliy- li g probably a fortnight at a time In cac/i / tuwn. Tills will frm an extremely profitable circuit , which will render It pcsslblo for iMiuutrs. I'axlosi , Hurgcos snd Woodward to ticctiro the best ami highest priced vaudeville people as i iljunctti to the regular dramatic poifcrmanco. Complfe arrangements had hesn made for the opera ! Ion of ueh a plan and the second company had already been engaged , when the disastrous burning of the .Auditorium oaangcd the .situation and ficcca- tliP-.eJ a new deal " 11 Uroi.ad. TJio presnt company already has a largo repertory , which was partly acquired during < thc. long engagement bore last summer , whta * omo of the perfonu Alices suffered from i > ' > unavoldablo lack of proper prepirat'Uo. This ti'iortcomlng la not likely to trouble anyone now , ( or rchcar&als can lie carried en more leisurely and with proper Intervals for re freshment and sleep. IA view of a recent jicrformeuco In Kaatas CUy showed that every member of 'tho company has grown In n'lstlc ataturo slnco ho or ifro was last f.t livrc. If Mr. Woodward gives Omaha as good e'ntert'VliHiiiMt an ho has given on former ooccfllons and ho will undoubtedly give much better ho I likely to ftave all the biu'.uess the Crelghton will hold ; cud as no offecalvo ordinances relative to standing room are likely to bo resurreetc- . ! hero by a spKoful oppos'ltlrti , "ho may do almost as well { n a financial way an lie did down below. As heretofore , a strong feature will bo made or the specl'iltles which will be Intro duced between the acts at every performance , [ For the coming week 1831.0110 Uvquhart , the IXitntn brothers end Matno Mete have been secured. The fair Isabcllo has a little com. cany of her own and appears In a sketch entitled "In Durance Vile ; " the Datmns are Athletes , whose turn Is said to be of a phe nomenal kind , and theJap Is a very clever juggler. This U a fair cample of the talent which will be presented throughout the sea- ton. Kventx , ' "Secret Service , " Wllllarn-aillotte'a Amer ican play , conies to Uoyd'u Thursday , Friday , Saturday matinee and night , January C , 7 end S , with the recced of 200 night * In Now York , 150 nights In Iloston , flva months In Laidou , where It Is still running with great tucccBs , and two mouths In Paris , France , nt the Renaissance theater. It U a play that finds Incidents In the late civil war In ! tbU country. U la lilted with military fea ture * aud Is rci < ) lendcut wltli toldlers la uniform and bristling tajonets , but war's more terrible accompaniments arc present only by suggestion , although the dramatist gives ihe nmilencc's Imagination a helping Impctufl toward the battlefield. All of war's thrilling paraphernalia merely furnishes a background , however , for one of the most superior stories of a woman's heart nnd a noble man's love that has c-rer been written. In the unfolding of this story Mr. Gillette surpasses all hit own previous cleverness. His play In a succession of situations that rivet the heart and keep the emotions always on the Jump and the clement of suspense so necessary to a successful drama Is ever urcscnt until the last curtain falls , Man ager Qiarles Krohman , under whose direc tion the pay ! Is presented , hair * given It the following cast : Ilyron Douglas , Hardeo Kirkland - land , Arnold Daly , Hamilton Harris Albert Perry , Samuel. Wood , James Cody , Henry Wllum , John Vcromc. Edgar Sclwln , Forrest Hayncs , Woodward Uarrctt , C. M. Emmer- son , Hannah May Ingram , Margaret Mayo , Isabel Waldron. Helen Dncklcy , Annie Wood and twenty others. The announcement that Lillian rumoll , Delia Fox and Jefferson DC Angclls , leading their triple alliance combination of comic opera stars , are booked to appear here al Iloyd's In Stange & Edwards' comic opera , "Tho Wedding Day , " on WeJnesday even ing Only has'been ' received with enlliuaUsni. This piece was presented by this three-star organization at the New York Casino for six weeks last spring and made one ot the most profound Impretolnns of the season. It will bo presented here exactly as staged In New York , and no detail of scenery or properties will bo omitted. The company will bo exao'.ly the same as that which sup ported 'tlio three stars at the Caflno , and theater patrons hoio will have the pkMsure of hearing itr t only Misses Uusell and Fox , but such other artists as Lurdllo Smimlora , the prlma donna contralto , William I'ruetlc , tlto. baritone , Tom Greene , C. W. Alllscn , Albert ! McCJuckln , Ada llernard and William Solla. The 'bravo ' old days when a courtier wouH -s soon dr.iw a sword as do a favor for n fair la-dy , 'and ' ftfqucntly did draw a sword to do a favor for a fair lady In fact , when the 'practices ot life were tinged wl.ih ro mance those times are gone , doubtless suc ceeded by better ; nevertheless , many prac tical people have an Itching for the stirring , reckless adventure , the daring of the age Of romance , and read its record with Inlercs . Anthony Hope 'bowed ' to this centlincnl when 'ho ' > vrore "The Prisoner of Zenda , " anl It wjs n clever conceit , anil one liy which ho gained thousands of readers. The Incorporation on the o-ld romance In a HP.- tlns of the present day nineteenth century and l < he fact that he chosea country but hazily conceived In the minds of his readers for the scene ot all .these . deeds but aiiile to ' ' 'he reality of the Illusion. While Mr. Hope was making readciv. fcr his novel ho was paving the way for the success of Edward Rose's dramatization which ivlll ibe presented once more at Iloyd's theater on Monday and Tuesday evenings. The drama abounds with that rare quality known as real heart Interest , the smallest details being looked after with bcrupulouc care. Incident follows Incident In perfectly natural rcqiicncc , and the stirring climaxes arci thus so easily led up to that they cccur slm-ply as matters of course without strain ing for-effect. The company under Daniel FrohmanV management conies from thu Lyceum theater , New York , and Is headed , as 'be fore , -by Howard Gould , whose performance of the dual role has been highly commended in these columns and in all the large cities of the country. "Tho Heart ot Chicago , " which was suc cessfully launched at the Lincoln theater in Chicago- early In the season to the largest house In the history of that theater , will be the attraction at the Crelghton the last half of the week. K Is said to bo one of Hie best sensational melodramas produced In years , and to contain some absolutely and startling mechanical effects. The Chi cage newspapers -pronounce the new rall- ro..a . sceiio effect to be an absolute novelty and claim for It superiority over any. hlng of the kind ever attempted. The Chicago fire scene a ! . < sn mum I , , fn- , , , , . , , , , , , , _ _ . - * " * . . . . .i.iL\-u jJitiiai : . OtnoImportant : works of the scenic painter and stage mechanic's art are the night Il lumination In the Court of Honor a't ' the woilds fair grounds ; Masonic Temple Hoer fiwnlen nt night and a panoramic view o. ' i ° J ? ° u'th Slllc buiiln < * 3 district and Lake MUhlgan. The Interpreting company Is said to bo very strong. Mine. Yale , whoso public lectures In Omaha always test the capacity of the house In which she spMks , will deliver two ad dresses this week at the Crcighton theater. The subject of her discourse for Mondav afternoon will bo " ' " "Woman's Health- for Tuesday afternoon , "The Yale Dcauty Sys tem. " The lectures are free. The many Omaha women who were unable to gain ad mlttanco to Mmc. Yale's last public ap pearance will now have an excellent oppor tunity. Reserved seat tickets are ready for gratultouR distribution at the drug depart ment of the lioston btorev Consldqrablo Interest has been manifested not alone among citizens of Irish birth or descent , but also amen ? many others who know , from traveler or reading , the beauty and plctur- osqueness of the Emerald Isle , In the Illus trated lecture wlilcli Is announced to be given tomorrow night at Blum's hull , enti tled , "Glimpses of the Quid Sod. " Ninety-six colored views will represent to the eye the scenes described by the lecture. The pro ceeds of the entertainment go to charity. .M Tfl.V I'lllVlTM. Amelia Glover Is recovering from a Jccent Illness , "A Southern Homance" clcsed its season last week. Hert Coote has 'left Uolaml Reed and will return to vaudeville. The former Lansng ! theater In Lincoln U now called the Oliver. Nat Goodwin will produce "Nathan Halo" In Chicago , January 25. William Donelll has closed his tour In "The Captain of the Nonsuch. " lU-erbohm Tree Is to play Sherlock Holmes In.a drama by Conan Doyle. Fanny lllco Is the latest to anplrc to a Now York theater of her own. The number two " " "Never Again , the one which was seen here , has closed Its season. Sidney IlosonfeM has a commission to write a play for 'May ' Irwln for production next season , Mrs. Drew left property valued at not more tlwci $200. John Drew has been appointed administrator. Kathryn Ostcrman and Anna Delraont , who are playing together In "What Happened to Jones , " are sisters , J. E. Dodson und Annie Irish are socn to be married and will probably , take out ta ° lr own company next season. The Lilliputians played "The Fair In Midget Town" In English for the flrat time at Newark , N. J. on Christmas eve. James A. Herne contemplates sending out on a tour next season a magnificent revival of his first great success , "Hearts of Oak. " Ado'.ph Uictgert. the Chicago sausage meat man , threatens to go on the stage "as econ as ho can nnko the necessary arrangements. " Maurice Harrymoro had a severe attack of ncrvouh prostration reel ally anl was out of the east of "A 'Ward ' of 'Franco" ' for several days. Colonel KldJer of Chicago , father of Kath ryn KIdder , Is authority for the etatement that hla daughter will never return to the stage. During Julia IMarlowo's engagement In Loulsvlllo last month the boys In the gallery sent her a magnificent bunch of American lloaut- roses , -with a card appropriately In- kcrlbed with a quotation from the poet Mar lowe. On Christmas night at the llljou In New York , after .May Irwln had sung her negro eongs repeatedly in the middle of the second end act , In response to enthusiastic encores , the cry finally arose for a speech. Looking quizzically ut her audience a few tecouJa , ho galdi "In spite of the fact that our re form friends ro In power until the first of the year , aud that tomorrow b Sunday , auj that you may stlH/cxp / rlcncc some dlflUUtty In getting what you want , I wish you n merry yulctlde. " The Washington Posl accuses Johnny Kay , the ox-vaudcvlllaln , of 'having developed a cas ? of "caputus clephantus , " Thu Idea Is b tier than the Latin. Harry Corscti Clarke has retired from the : < 'rawley company , and Is organizing a stock company of his own for the Pacific coast ami the Sandwich Islands. Pearl Andrews , the iwell known mimic , haa brought suit against the proprietors of a Sixth avenue department store , who falsely accused her of shoplifting. Wllllo Collier , who Is soon to reappear In Omaha In "The Man from Mexico , " began ills stage career nearly twenty years ago as call boy at Daly's theater. A daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jamca Drown 'otter , who has lived with her father ever ilnce the separation of her parents , made her social debut In ( New York last week. Louise Hlal , whose excellent work In "At t'lney Hldgo' ' has been universally com mended , cecured a divorce In Chicago last week from her hucband. Jay G. Illal. Hhoda Cameron , who was compelled bj Iliicss to retire two years ago from the Lyceum stock "company , has regained her liealtu and has beca re-cngagcd Tor the com pany. Fanny Davenport and William Gl'llefc. r.yn- tllcato attractions , played against Minnie Muddern Flsko In Washington last week , but did not Kcrlously Interfere with Mrs , Flske's business. John K. Kcllerd claims to suffer from the hard fate which compels him to play sub ordinate parts so well that lit -nakcs the star Jealous and so finds It dlfllcul' to keep an ngagomcnt. Julie A. Home , the eldest daughter of Tames A. Herne , Is cr 1ltcd with doing really- clever work In her father's company , playing Helen Merry and Perley , the hired girl , In ' 'Shore Acres. " Julia Marlowe and Ada Hehan will each play "Howllnrt" In New York this week. As similar coincidences have happened before Miss Malowe Is beginning to think Mr. Daly doe. ; It on purpose. Arnold Daly , the young actor who plays Wilfred Vnrney In the second "Secret Serv- lc : " company , which will appear'here ' this week , U pleasantly remembered for his fine performance of Chambers , In "Pudd'nhctul Wilson. " When Julia Arthur returns to New York In April she will give a 'version of "Camllle. " She IICH decided to present , during the same engagement , a new thrc-act Italian com edy , "Infidele , " by Roberto Hracco , which has been translated for her. Joseph Holl'ind was unable to appear last Saturday afternoon In Daltimore In "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle , " ibccaiiEo of a corn on his left foot. He fainted after the play Friday night , but appeared Saturday evening , though suffering much pain. Mirror. A Wellsville , Ohio , paper says : "Quito c number of our playgolng people jvent to East Liverpool last night to see 'White Sides. ' They wore well pleased with the play , and report a crow" led house. " . It I.s surmised that Waltlr Whitesirto was the "play" In ques tion , ns he Is known to have been In thai neighborhood at thetime. . Paul Gllmore , who is soon to go a-starrlng In his own orbit , is winning golden oplnlon- In the cast for his fine performance In sup port ot Chauncey Olcott. The Boston HeraKl says of him : "Tho acting of Paul Gllmore was one ot the fc-atures oif the production. He Is a handsome , manly , con-vlnclng young fellow , who has bean seen before in other good productions , nnd the wonder about whom Is that Charles Frohman doesn't give him a Faversham opportunity. " GOSSIIIK > IT ; .VOTKII Tfcero Is mw In the employ of Uncle Earn at Washington a lineal descendant of Miles Standlsh. He bears the name of his famoua ancestor and Is a member of the tenth gen eration. He conies from Portland , Me. , and is a constituent of Speaker Heed. He hns just been appointed to a position In the gov ernment printing office through the civil service. His father and grandfather , both of the same name , lived and died on a farm called Flagstaff , not far from the boundary line between Maine and Canada. He is the only direct male descendant of the puritan warrior , having no brothers or sisters. William Washington Browne of Richmond , Vn. , who died the other day , was the pros- United True Reformers in that city. It Is said that he was the only colored bank pres ident In the country. Ho had the confidence of the white bankers and business men of Richmond and it Is stated that his was the only bank in Richmond that did not decline to pay currency during the panic ot 1893 , cpshlng the checks of other banks as well as these drawn on It , and furnishing the needful currency to enable the teachers In the public schools to be paid. William J. Rlley of Virginia , who Is known best as "Judge , " Is In Washington a candidate for any office , consular or diplo matic , till may profit by his real ability Ho has ninny good qualities and an experi ence ! which i'3 unique , for he shot a double- barreled gun full of shot Into the black epldermatlc covering ot the queen of Mada gascar. He was consul of the United States at Mozambique eonio years ago and some female bathers disturbed the peace of his pled do terre by the sea at night. Among these , maids was the queen , and althoui'l ho did not know that he fired what he thought was a pair of blank cartridges , wltl the sad results of sending a number o leaden messengers into the cuticle of her majesty , Barney Barnato's "Llfo" Is full of gcoc stories. The South African diamond king was a capital amateur actor In his youtl and always a great friend of actors. Kim herly people had a very high opinion of Bar note as Matthias In "Tho Bells. " A verj well known South African colonist was mak ing a first visit to London and his friends wishing to show him all the sights , bookeu seats for the Lyceum on a night when Irv Ing was playing "The Bells. " The vlalto from South Africa was told of this and nald "Oh , let's go somewhere else. I have seei Barney Barnato as Matthbn and I don' want to see anybody else. " Barnnto him self afterward told this story to Irving , wh laughed and rejoined , "Such Is fame ! " One who knows CcMI Rhodes well tell "Tho Sketch" t'-at he Is overtaxing hi strength. "I ha'vo recn him , " ho sajs , "wbci hard at work dictate for ton or eleven dour at a stretch , absolutely wearing down ' .h cndur ieo of three typewriters , cne after th oilier. All the time ho has been pacing t end fro , up iiul down , tao room , turning al his immense faculties upon the matter I head. Of court' ? , his bruin requires canstan artificial t-tlmulant , and thu alcohol that I necratary merely to sustain dim ! u times o pretsuro would end any weak men under Vet' , all this must affect 'his constitution ' . < the end , nnd he Is not now the man ho wn HOIIIO few yean\ ago ; but , at the same time net one man In a hundred could stand hal that ho has faced and conquered. " In ) . collectlcn of autographs lately ralJ I Landn the fallowing letter from Dr. Satnuc Johnson to lib godchild brought 12 , tiiu being valued at a much lilg'her roto.-tlisi any of his epistolary or other literature com mantled In his lifetime : "To Miss Jcne Ling ton , 'In Rochester , Kent , 17S1 My Dcaree Mlis Jenny I am sorry that your prctt letter bau been so long without being cm wercd , but when I .im not well I do net a ! ways wrlto plain enough for young ladies , nm glad , my dear , that you write so well am bopo that you mind your pen , your book am your needle , for they are all necessary. You bocks will give you knowledge and mak you respected , and your needle will give yo useful employment when you do not care t rc-'J. When you are a llttlo older I hope yo will bo diligent In learning arithmetic , am above all , -that through your life- you wl carefully say ycur prayers and read you bible. I am , my dear , your most humbl servant , SAM JOHNSON. " Vale ( ! ! Cluli'M PIIKNIIKI- . The members "of the Yule musical club will arrive In Omahu nt 4M o'clsok o Sunday afternoon ovur the Union Paclil railroad from tie ( wist. At Cornell HlufT their three tsp.clal cars will be tr.msferre'i to the Northwestern roud , over which the will KO to Minneapolis for n concert o Monday night. A number of the Yale men of Omuhu and vicinity will KO out us far u Grand Island on Sunday to meet their fello\ Yalenslans und accompany them to Omaha At the recent. Chrlstma celebration so many selections Irorrt Handel's Oratorio , the "Mcstlah , " wero4ier ormed that a history ot the composition ajylJlrst performance of that great work seems , likely to be unusually In teresting nt the present time. Wo arc wont to look upcn a , wotk of art as a fort ol divine communication , put Into tangible- form by men , If not 'endowed with euperr.atur.il characteristics at afcy rate far above and very different fronj ourselves and thoss with wham we associate. We look upon Beetho ven as n more than human man , and even Wagner , although IJ Is but a few years slnco ho died , Is slowly but surely being canonized nd raised above his contemporaries , as If he ere made out of olher stuff than that which omposed them , The everyday life of great nen baa never been very much different om that of ordinary mortals , excepting mt they did more work aod made what ley did count for more. The great man oes the right thing at the right time , In 10 right way , and he Is able to put Into . a force which other * feel ; yet h6 eats , rinks nnd sleeps , worries over details , en- oys the pleasures , of life and suffers as ccenly Its agonies as his fellow belngc1. George Frederick Handel , the composer ot ic "Messiah , " was a man among men , pos- esslng as much weakness as greatness. He as not only a composer of music , but he as a manager of o'pera companies and was ; llleil In all the possible requirements ot unnlng so complicated an enterprise. He as noted for his enormous appetite , his un- : ovorr > able temper , his Indomitable will and ils belief that when ho wanted a thing certain way that was sufllclent reason hy it should 'be that way. He was tender leartcdaud generous to a fault. Often when n the depths ot poverty himself he organized ml conducted musical performances for the JcnefH of charitable Institutions , and It was it ono of these times and forsur-h a purpose hat the oratorio of the "Messlan" was pro- need fcr thu first ' 111110 , In the city of Dublin , rotund , Tuesday , April 13 , 1742. The Hist advertisement .of It reads as fol- ows : "For the Relief of the Prisoners in ho several Gaels , and for the Support of lerccr's Hospital , in Stephen's1 Street , and of ho Charitable Infirmary on the Inn's Quay , on Monday , the 12th of April , will be per- ormcd nt the Mustek Hall In Flshamblc Stre-et , Mr. Handel's now Grand Oratorio , called the Messiah , In which the Gentlemen of the Choirs of both Cathedrals will assl.it , vlth eomc Concertos on 'the Organ 'toy Mr. landcl. " In the same paper another announcement appars which will be interesting for rca- ons that are self-evident. "At the desire of everal persons at distinction , the above per- ormanco Is put olT to Tuesday next. The leers will be opened at 11 , and the ( perform ance begins at 12. Many ladles and gen tlemen who are well wishers to this noble and grand charity , for which the oratorio vas composed , request It as a favor that the adles who honor this performance with their iresence would be ple-ased to come without loops , ns'lt would greatly Increase the char- ty by making room for more company. " Tlio gentlemen were requFsted to comr without swords nnd by thus reducing each iidlvldual's demand for space , 700 ircople were .accommodated . In a hall which ordi- larlly would contain .only GOO. The word.s of the oratorio were cntlrclj selected from the scriptures , and arrangd , in their order by an Intimate friend of Jinn dcl's. named Charles Jcnncna. This libret tist was not vfry much' pleased with the mislc set to his-wonts , ) and In a letter writ ten to an unknown friend , says : "I shall show you a collection I gave Hindel , callci1 Messiah , ' which J value highly. lie ilia made a fine entertainment of it , though net near so good as lie might and ought to have don ? . I have with great dif flculty made him correct some of the grosses : faults in the composition ; but he retained tils overture ob tlnatply , In which there are some passage far unworthy of Handel , but much more unworthy of the 'Messiah. ' " IHJs reference to 'the overture affords us a ine opportunity of Judging the dlffc'retrce be tween his comprehension of the magnitude and grandeur ot the subject and Ihe beat way n which -to represent It to those who should tsten. Jennens dcslml apparently a bril- iant orchestral Introduction which should at he very'beginning fasten the attention of the audience. Ilamlel saw the oratorio from one end to the other as a complete work In which each nart was related to every other nart ami dependent for its effect upon such rela tion. It was his Intention to paint in inutile ihe innermost spirit of Christianity as repre sented In the prophecies concerningJesu ; ) , In his hlrih , life , death , resurrection , and In those promises and predictions concerning the final redemption nnd elevation of human ity. The first words with which the oratorio opens are : "Comfort ye my people , " and the burden of the entire- number Is that the dark ness , sorrow , the uncertainty of the past Is about to give place to a universal salvation to be consummated In the glorification of man kind. Therefore he wrote his prelude , which ho e-allc < l Hlnfony , in a minor key ; began It with a Mow and dl nlflc'l movement , con structed the middle -part In fugue form , and brought It to a close in the game spirit in which It was begun , somber , quiet , sad. The genius of the composer was so far above the mechanician librettist that the one failed ut terly to compreheml the other , and con demned piecemeal that which he should have considered In Its entirety. The whole oratorio was composed in twenty-four days ; it was begun on ( August 22 , 1741. The first part was completed August 28 , the second September 6 , the third September 12. the In strumentation ( September H. At this time Handel was 5fi years of age. The work con sists of solos for soprano , alto , tenor and base ; a 'Tuet ' for alto and tenor ; recitatives for each of the solo voices , choruses , a pre lude for orchestra and a sort of Intermezzo alee for orchestra. The whole work may ho said to bo divided into three parts , the first representing the longing of the world for the Messiah , prophecies concerning his coming and the announcement of his birth ; the second end to his life and death ; the third to the doctrlnr-s of 'the ' religion which he founded , especially that which pertains to Immortality and eternal happiness. The flrat recitative , "Comfort Ye , My People ple , " U now always sung by a tenor , but Handel himself uerraltted It to be nung by cither tencr or soprano. The solo , which r-'llows ' , "Every valley srall be exalted , " war and Is for tenor , but in the Dublin manu script concludes wlt'n a long -cadenza , now omitted. The great bass Hole , "Hut Who May Abide , " was originally for UBS voice and Is oiow suns I" tlle kcv ot 1 } milor. | m" Handel had It transposed Into E to bo sung by tenor and also rewritten up'an the alto clef that It might be flung by un alto. H was * C'Vcn tiansposed.'lnto G minor ami A mlnoi that it might be , suig ] by a siprano voice. To us who ha\ey.never heard It except us done by a bass thcseitransposltlons seem very strange , but It'l * very evident that Handel liad no objection whatever to Ills music being sung In dlfftrelvt' kijM by different voices. The chorus , "For Unto Un a Child Is Horn , " Is ono of the K/cateat of H'Tiidcl's compaM- tlons and the climax which It attains on the words "Coswriar. " "Wonderful , " "the " " Everlasting Father , " Mighty God , "Hju "the Pr'cico of Peace , " Is one of the greatest to bo found In initial * . The harmony Is the simplest , only thYJ chrrdH of I ) and G and A being used atUa JQrBt appearance. This chorus Is followed , , tj'y , what Is known a the pastoral syirnhoiijL iajlod by Handel a "plfa , " and founded v.i.oni < v Calabr'.an melody , prob ably of great antiquity. Tills Handel had heard In Rome thirty-two years before the composition of IJie ' 'Mc8slah , " and ho had treasured It up until the tlmo came when ho should make of It a tone picture of the vigil "of the shepherds abiding In the field , watch ing their flockB , " and about lo listen to the celestial chorus , "Glory He to God , the High est , Peace on Earth , Gcod Will to Men. " This chores , as Handel has written 'It , Is of the character of a triumphant outnurot of ecstacy. us If coming from heaven Itself. It Is followed by a sort of cry of prophetic Joy In the acprano solo , "Rejoice Greatly , " and this again by another pastoral melody , "Ho Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd. " In the autogicnh copy of the oratorio written by Hundel himself the two verses form a single aria In the key of I ) flat and In the soprano clef. Hut In another version there are two leaves Inserted , In which the first * > art Is In F and the second part In H flat. As it Is ordinarily performed at Iho present day the flrst part Is u.ng by an alto , In thu key of F , and the second by a soprano , In the key of H flat. The second part pertains to the events of "Ik'bold tbo Lamb ot God that Taketu Away the Sins of iho World. " and Is A wonderful rcnrcflpntittlrti \ tone of thp feeling by winch one would bo overcame , ns ho stood contem plating the Savior upon the cross. Thin In followed by the great alto solo , entitled , "He Was Despised and Rejected , " one of the most effective descriptions of the sufferings of the "Man of sorrow * " tint the huniin brain ever evolved. There Is n gleam of brightness In the chorus , rutltlcd "All Wo Like Sheep Have Gone Astray , " but which only serves to deepen the gleoni all About It. U ends with nn ntlaglo In which occur a succession of the most majestic harmonics to bo found Ui the realm ot music. Han del has been criticised for having given In this chorus too realistic a description of the wanderings of a scattered flock rather than the errors of human sinners , Much hns been eald and written on both rides. It Is very likely that Handel know as welt as anyone what he was about. After the condoling soprano solo , "But Thou Didst Not Leave His Soul In Hell , nor Suffered Thy Holy One to See Corruption , " comes the triumphant chorus entitled , "Lift Up Your Heads , Oh , Yo Gates. " From this point we arc- ted step by step , from one triumph to another , until wo reach the great "Hallelujah" chorus , the greatest single composition for voices ever written. At Its first performance at Covcnt Garden , March 2,1 , 1743 , King George II and the whole assembly were BO thrilled by Its triumphant measures that they arose and remained standing until the end. This Is the origin of a custom which at the present time prevails throughout England and America wherever the oratorio Is given. When Han del was questioned as to hla own feelings while ho was composing It , lie replied : " 1 did think I did sco all heaven ( before mo and the great God himself. " The musical subject to which the words "And He Shall Reign Forever andi Forever" Is sot Is very much like the seventh and twelfth lines of tlio choral "Wacht nut ruft uus die Stlmme. " That , sung to the words "For the Lord Goi Omnipotent , " U a part of a very ancient plain chaunt , and Is used by Handel In several other choruses. With this chorus the second part rcids. T < io third part beghi.i with the great aoprano solo. "I Know That My Redeemer Llveth. " The words are taken from the Book of Job , and by a mistranslation were long supposed to bo a prophesy concerning the resurrection of the body. As tney appear In the St. James verslcti of the bible and hi the oratorio they read " 'Ye * ' In my flesh shall 1 fee God : " The ren.l . meMnlng of the original Hebrew was "Yet without my llesh Khali I see God. " The work -ends with two choruses , the first entitled "Wonny Is the Lutnb. " the second , the "Amen. " The climax Is rcichc : ! In what lu pilled a close canon , the difficulty ot the ccav ruction of which can only be perceived and appreciated by the thoroughly trained musician. These choruses abound In what may bo called 'after-thong1 its < : .nd were workel out with considerable dcllberailon. There are three very interesting studies for the etrctto of the final fugue , wrMcn in Alia 'Breve ' measure In the key of G , and were evidently made for the purpose of 'testing the subject of the fugue for canonic Imitation. The matter of all tihree ot these studies appears In the finished oiorus wl h very little change excepting the necessary tii.eisposl- tlcus ; . , IJa-ndel wrote the oratorio upon oblong folio paper 99.1x12 Inches , such as was used in the composition of Italian operas. 1. Illled 275 pages. Tlio autograph score ex- ilblts numerous changes , 'liiterpolatle < is and omUalons. The llrst orohestratlcn of the work would be considered , from the stuul- ioi'.it of modern scoring , ns very Incomplete , oaas left for the copyist 'to do , It being 5 .ken . fer Rrsaied that where there were no pcelol directions , certain instruments ishould IC'Ublo ' ccrtu-ln oflicrs for tlio voice ifarts. Ai the 'tlmo ' "The 'Messiah" ' was written thiv clarinet , although InventeJ , 'hail tiot come nto popular tuo and Hcudel wrote no par for It. At the Handel Commemcra1 Icn at Westminster Abbey , In 1781 , the orchestra i\as composed as follows : First violins , forty ; &oc-ond violins , forty-ssven ; violas , Lwenty-six ; violoncellos , twenty-cue ; double basses , fiftecji ; first .oboes . , thirteen ; c-econd oboe ? , thirteen ; flues , six ; bassoons , twenty- six ; double bassoons , ons ; trumpets , twelve ; trombones , elx ; herns , twelve ; kettledrum ? , three ; double kettledrum , cne ; total , 242. The chorus consisted ot Ix > .y soprancs , of whom forty-five were choir boys ; altos , forty ; tenors , ciglv y-three ; bashes , eighty-four ; total , 2fi7. From 1791 to 1S61 the " 'Messiah" was given innunlly on Christmas eve in London by the ecilian society. It has become the custom , loth In England and America , to give this great work during the Christmas holidays. It Is Impossible to leave this subject without .naklng reference to the deplorable fact that 3maha Is without a choir organization that feels Itself competent to sing this oratorio , and 'to express a hope that 'the ' 'time ' is not Tar distant when such a society will be or ganized and that It will receive from the peo- [ do of this city such support aswill make it one of its permanent institutions. At a recent meeting of the congress com mittee of the Bureau of Education ot the Transmlsslssippi Exposition the following action was taken : "It was moved , seconded and carried that Mr. Homer Moore bo ap- : > . luted chairman of a committee of live to analyse a musical congress , the other members of the ca mam ; too. to bo sug gested by him and appointed by the execu tive committee of the Bureau ct Education. " The writer was pleased 'to accept thU very honorr.'blo position and recommended that the committee for the organization of the musical congiess'bo increased to seven 'members. This has been done. The Transmlsslsslppl Expo sition Is a national affair and Is being devel oped on the broadest linca possible. Its mu sic must be conceived and managed in the &ame spirit In order to be a credit to It. A "NatloLal Congress of Musicians" must rep resent the musicians of the whole country und the musical achievements up to the pres ent time that can claim -lo be American. Such a congress was a feature of the original proposition for 'the music of the exposition , submitted lo the chairman of the ways and means ccTnmlttco last August. It was itho outgrowth of a numjicr of conferences held in New York last suipmcr when It was evi dent that the Music Teachcis' National asso ciation would not meet here next June. As has been said repeatedly .In The Bee , the ex position is Omaha's chance to come In con tact with the musical world. It Is the one oproi-tunlty 'that will be granted for bringing the musicians of both east an * west together In this city. Thu action of itho congress com mittee Is the first step toward this consum mation. It's success will depend upon the co operation that can bo secured from the leading musi cians In other cities. W'hen thu matter was tr/.ked of In New York last summer there ' . \a great Interest mnnlffr.'ted aid numerous promises were made to come and work In so worthy a cause If a congress were held. Seven eommltteemcn were desired that a larger extent of territory couW bo reached directly. It Is expected that Boston will have cno renrcsTitattvo , who will bring Into line the New England states ; Now York City .mother , who wlil represent New York and New Jersey ; Plttsbt'rg one ; Chicago one ; St. Lout ; one ; San Francisco ono. The writer expects to look after Omaha and surrounding territory. The duration of the congreus , the number of cjwys , recitals and concerts will be determined by the committee. The writer has pnnared a list of twenty tonics for essays on Important musical sub Jecta. These will be submitted to thu com mittee and a line of educational wcrk pro- txttcd which will evolve a lasting : monument to the exposition In the form of a book In w'.ilch each eHsay will form a chapter. This will bo published at the close of tlio con gress. It will also contain all the. programs of itsltals and concerts and a directory of all the members of the crtigress. Tile writer i believes that as 'ar a. ) possible the Influence ot the exposition .should bo made permanent , and that Its musical department should lay the foundation for the future mualcal great ness of the middle west. Everything nosal- lilo will bo done to cause this congreeii to contribute to that end. The .icarty cooperation tion of the musicians of this city , with tliorp of other cltlra , aud the flrm support of the exposition back of It all , will cn.iure .for It a grand success and make It an honor to Oiralia. to the exposition und to the nunl- cians of America. - HOMER MOORE. Milk I I'll I \lll'H ( , Next Friday afternoon the Omaha Orches tral society will resume Its concerts at Boyd'B theater , under the direction of Franz Adelmann , The numbers of thu program uro not all selected , but It I ? very probable that Mr. Adelmann will play the Grieg bonata In G minor , accompanied by Mr. Ixmg on the piano , The orchestral numbers will present the usual variety. The concert will begin at 3 o'clock , Instead of at 2:30 : , as heretofore , The fourth regular recital of the musical ANOTHER WEEK EYES EXAMINED FREE A Mlirrul OITor from Well Iviioun Too. pli- ( lint liilcrcNlM i\rr > lioily. The past week having been , vacation , wo have found It iiescsniry to give most of our tlmo to the children . \vCio have availed them selves of this opportunity of having their eyes examined , and many older people who nave wished to take advantage of our liberal offer , have been unable to nccure attention , sa that wo will continue this offer until Till Moso who think their eyes arc falling them , and ye't do not feel able to pay -the - customary price for a 'tlicrough examination , can come Mid see us without charge. EXAMINATION AND GLASSES ABSO LUTELY FREE. In order to more thoroughly demonstrate the absolute correctness of our statements , that cross eyes can be straightened without an operation , wo make this offer to any paroM having a crowded child , and -who aj have hart uiclr doubts or been sceptical upcn thla subject heretofore. The prcwg mid imlpt might hi-rold the fact from Si would ° .C . , ° l"i ! ? ' ' ° lho otller' that ' ' 'scs Etraigh m cross eyes , but * tlll there are people who would neglect their cross- ejctl o.il dron on mie ground that on opora- ! J1CM faplp. nj can be done when the child Is older. This belief U will 1 ( . * ° , tl(1 ( "nBr ° " to l. It Klasscs. straJRlitcn he eyes i , , carjy youth , as they will nlno times out. oflen , theio Is no " " A'y ° r ( ' | " rr "rri"rOPfr ? , 011K ' Wc lal(0 th's ' in order to show offer our unbounde-l faith in What wo know to be a fas : , aHd any ; vo , are sceptical are Invited to avail t.icmselvca of thlo ch.juce. Neglecting a cross eye may moan the loss ot sight to the eye. ProperT- tentlon In tlmo will save the eye and do Ty , W"J | ! l" ? lrr- ' " ° ' ' - We limit thcc iJcs to Wednesday , January 5th and Satur day , January Sth , of the coming week ' ° n'0tbe ' afralrt ' tnke rt'var.itage-'of offer on the , ? ( ' . - this ground that some coo may think you are not able to pay for the work- . This is not the question with us. If you want to pay for the work after the eyes are straight you are welcome to do so. What we walt ls „ cllanco to B.raBltcn , , the .uid the money consideration is an after- department of the Woman's club twill bo g veil at the First Congregational church on Monday , January 10. at I ! p. m. The pro gram will consist of selections 'from ' the works of Grieg , and will be- rendered by Mine Muenteferlng , Mis * Kountz : . Miss nickln- Bon and Mr. Adelmann. This performance l be free to members of the Woman's SUM 1-3 l.O.vcj FUl/r WANTS. lxon Watcunnn In U A. W. Hiillctln. " 1 lllvcnlor' a Profound e-xperl- | ! : C0losal ! ' "tolled on meelmn- . ' " ' inle'nt ' unravels n"ytlilns on which For her the woman who desires to "sizo un" pacscrbyers. I ve a wondrous patent mirror that will brint ? each one In slgVit , And she'll pee just what they're wearing without turning , round and staring , u bile a phonographic nnnex " Hays. "Oh ' Isn't she a fright ! " Men who 'tween the acts must "see a man" will erect my new idea. It s a necktie demijohn from which their thirst they may nssunge ; And I ve made n spiral tower for the hope less ) ones who now are Softly swearing at the women's hati that "hide " them from the stage , I've a motor ju.U completed that Is certain to be gree-ted With joyous glee throughout the land by every budding bard ; It's a new machine for writing ve rse like this I nin Inditing- , So n hired man cun reel It off nt twenty cents a yard. 'Hivl.HilOr.S. ' It U stated that 700 Chinamen In San Francisco have professed conversion to the Salvation army. In Germany there are 1,250 Young McnV Chrlstlrn associations , with nearly 80000 members. The Volunteers of America , after eighteen months' existence , have nearly 700 commandIng - Ing officers. Very rtuccessful missionary work along In dustrial 'lines Is being done among the Chey enne and Arapahao Imilzris In Oklahoma. At Sliver City , Idaho , a mining camp where there are n.'ne saloons and no church , a Christian Endoivor coelety of twenty-nine members U doing good work In establishing a reading room. < * The Presbyterian synod of Montana has wisely decided "raot to enter a field In which any evangelical church Is supplying the re ligious needs of the people , unless there U a demand and need for Ita work. " The preachers connected with the Uaptlst mission work In Cuba have had to leave the Island , and the work It at a standstill dur ing the wnr , but the property Is securely held for the mleslon. Twenty-one prcacherb and helpers and 2,500 members have been scattered by the war , The annex to thu parish house of St. Bar tholomew's ProUttMiit' Episcopal church In Now York City la the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Venderb'.lt. It Is nine stories high asd has a frontage cf fifty feet. The older building , which Is eight i-torlm high , was the gift of Mrs. William H. Vamlerbllt. Rev. Samuel A , 'Eliot ' , who haa Jiwt ac cepted the secretaryship of the American Unitarian association , is a son of President Eliot ot Harvard. He has been minister of a Unitarian society In Ilrooklyn during thu last five years , where ho has met with marked success. The place to which he now gocn Is ono that pays less nalar.v than his late pas torate , but It Is regarded pa the most Influ ential In the Unitarian denomination. During thu late Dr. Houghton's mlnlstra- ( joiib at the Little Church Around thu Cor net1 , one of his parishioners was accused of forgery. The doctor hastened to him , nnd re. cclvcd a confession of his guilt. He adviwed the man to plead guilty , which w5s done , and nearly every day of his service In prison the rector visited anil comforted him. Rev. James M. Farrar , In maklnu hl an nouncement that ho would rc ! gn his $0,000 salary an pastor of the First Reformed Church , Ilrooklyn , said : "I have spent seven years of my life In building up a new church , I which IICH grown strong and useful , and I now desire to give the rest of my life to building up couls without money and with out price. " The mlsilonary societies of the United States , Canada , Great Britain , continental Europe , Asia , ( Africa and Australia are re ported to number 210 , with 4.C94 fctatlonx and in , 00 out-fit atloiiH. There are 11,659 mlmion- arlts , C4.299 native laborers and 1,121,009 communicants. Over 013,478 pcrannH are under missionary instruction , and thn mis sionary Income of all tlicfco countries IK $12,988.078. There are thlrty-ono Lutheran churches In the city of New York and thirty-six In Jlrook- lyn. After January 1 , It U claimed , Now York will bo the greatest Lutheran city In thu world , with sixty-eight churches. 27,000 Sunday school members and church property to the value of $8,000,000. ThU Is exclusive of Ktate.ii Island , which hag four Lutheran cliurcheu In the portion of Queens county , which Joins Key. York , Arnold's Iiromo Celery cures headaches , 10c , 20c and COc , All druggist * . --4 _ thought , which wo run only prove to you by orfcrlOR to do the work absolutely without expeneo to yourself. SOMETHING AUDIT THE PRICE OP GLASSES. So many pecplo ask us this question thai wo are tempted to on > laln our methods u wo do not wish the feature of expense to keep any one from calling on us. In ttio first placn It Is Impossible lo quote prices until wo know the nature of the glass re quired. After making an examination of your eyes wo can tell you exactly what It will cost to furnish yon with the lenses necessary to the condition of your sight. You are at liberty to let the matter drop , or , If you wish us to do the work fcr you you will know exactly whnt the expense Is going to bo before undertaking It , and for the class of work we do our prices are al ways reasonable. This statement will bo vouched for by thousands of people for whom wii liavo done work ta past yrars. Wo wilt nut take your work for less money lliun wo can afford to do It rightly , and we will always furnish you with the best that wn lie had. Wo carry the largest stock of frames In the city , and they range In prleo from 25 cents to $1 for steel , from KO ccuis to $ l.r,0 , for aluminum .from ft to $3 for gold filled , nnd from $ S to $ fi for solid gold. SCIENTIFIC1 INSTRUMENTS. Wo have without doubt the mast comp'elo scientific liiBtrmmnts In the we.it . for this work , having sp-.ro I neither palnu nor money In procuring the very latest and best that could be had. Our olllccs arc perfectly ar ranged for this work , and we not only offer every pc .Ible advantage to those sVeknft assistance In this line , but we po lt\cly ! guarantee all our work tolie of the highest grade obtainable. Wo have reforcncH and tCKtltnonlita by the thousands , from the most , prominent people In th's state who have tnut In vain to get assistance before coming n us We are not strangers to you , ar.d if our I'tatemcnlB seem rather broad , come anJ tut- Isfy yourselves of their validity. Your eyes are too precious to trut them In the- hands of people who solicit your tatronage on the strength of their being able- to sell you gasses at bargain counter pr.oos , or the fact that they sell some particular kind of glans which contains some magie power. Tlio reputation of a specialist de pends on his fiklll and success and we do not wish anyone to come tc us who has not Investigated this matter thoroughly. CHILDREN'S EYES. We positively imve the mcfit accurate In struments for this cbs ? of work In this city. URS. SEYMOUR AND DAILY. IKMH Knrhaeh Illock , ir.th and Douglas Sts. , over Nlcol , the Tailor. AMI I.MltlSTItV. The Siberian railway will cost $200000.- 000. 000.A A hosiery mill eost'ng $50,000 Is to be built at Kingston , N. C. The woolen mill at Rumfcrd Falls , Me. , will now bo ru i Might and day. .Tho hosiery mill at Hooksctt , N. H. , com menced lost week to run night and clay. TIO : California state free employment bureau during the first year of Its existence found work-for 5,800 applicants. Unusual octlvlly is reported at the ship yards at dl.ith , iMe. The yards are busier than they have been for many years. Nearly 27,000,000 pounds ot chewing to bacco were iiura'ctiircd In North Care lina during the last fiscal year of that state. The- number of cigars manufactured foote < l up 'to 4,029,320. Two thousand blast furaoce employes of tlio Shenango Valley , Pa. , have received an advance in wages of 10 and 20 per cent. This will make labor $1.25 and 'luiia work $1.GO and $1.80 a day. The American wheel and Hio Amoricsri locomotive are running -close race for \K. \ ( , 11- larlty abroad. Our export of locomotives last vear was over $3,000,000 and the demand Is almost world-wide. Tlio long ccntrovcn-y lei 'the window glass trade has been settled , and flfteui factories started up during the week. The salnllrm was coached by fccparatlon of the flattcners end cutters from the others In the crafi. They were awarded $28,000 cf the organiza tion's funds. The demand of the New Ycrk book nnl Job ) ) iInters for a nine-hour day resulted In an agreement to fix 'the work day at nine- cm ! a half hour on and after January 1. 18'JS , f.ud nine hours when the icitorn.itliti'il body fixes the date for the charter work ( lay lo take effect. When the English engineers began their great strike last July they had $1,700,000 Ui their treasury. They have expended $2.000.- 000. the remaining $1100.000 being largely contributions from outside countries. Tlio printers ol' Germany alone gave $10,000. Tlio United States haa thru far given very little- . The United States coal mines glvo employ ment to nearly 250,000 men , working 103 days each year. It Is estimated that cu. h man produces 721 gross Ions of co.il per annum , or al > jut 807 net tons , an average for a day of a little more than four net tons. This ccal comcrc from 2,59 ! ) different mines , exclusive of I he anthracite mines. A deposit of fcsslllzed asbestos was re cently discovered In California. The Imita tions are that this deposit Is nearly 100 feet thick and a quarter ol1 n mile long. It Ilea near the surface and many tons have been uncovered. It Is being sh ip < > d cast at the rate' of six carloads a wee.lt. It Is said to bo. the most extensive In area nnd tlio be.u In quality yet discovered anywhere. There lire fully 12.000 hides tanned wee'dy In Newark. N. J. About half of these be come shoo tlvplnc and vamp leather , the re mainder carriage , dash , furniture and fancy leather. More horse-hides are tanned than in any other place In this country. Cordovan var.r.s are the product. Chrome tanned solo for blcyclo slices l/i trade and the juanu- 'acturo of kangaroo and kangaroo kid la an Important Interest. All kinds of big and book Irat'.iur are prdiice-l. ( The tenners are sold to get mere money out of a hide than any where else. Three , and sometimes four , splits are made and finished , it Is estimated that $ lfi Is realized pc.- hide and the yearly busi ness done amounts to $10,000.000. TIM : vu OP IO.\H , \ < Jo. Will T. Illp , | , Jho world cun bua.st of many things not known of long nfjo , When eitrth xfoimd troubled with the gout. and Hclenri ) nnd art were slow ; Now ( wrytlilnjr consplrcn to bring Out luxury und ease , And progTfHH nan , some pay , Improved vii niiture by de reeo ; Hut mnight can give UH mihutltuto- naught htm yet Improved The genuine , old-fiishloned thrill that cotrus of being Jiw-d , Such IIH I own i felt of old In eminent do- When Hire hohlnd the window blinds OM-U xhyly glanced ut me ! She- was u little IUBH J knew nwiiy back In my youth , And , If not un to date. , the fuel uwakia In me no null. Todiiy'n i nrTcctcil love of art for nrt'H Bake would have been To birr old-fanhloned view of thlngn lint llttlo short of Hln ; She never dreamed ihnt paltering won U Htrlke the tempter duinli , And JJohil.sm furnished riot her mental pabu lum ; And nil this purity wnH there , I could lint clearly he'e , When Hue , li..ilnd the window blinds. . Klanced Hliyly out at me. It III become-H thi = heurt of lujo to ovcrlljw with sluhs If gone tht ioaeH , Huyu the poet , their uslien must Hulllcc ; When white luilm t dl the time to leuvo oir cakcfl and nle IH Mere , W ought to turn our thoughts upon u moro enduring hphe.ro ; liul Home-how therc'u u pleasure yet lit cullIng - Ing up the. way That ono bright pair of eyes oauld muko of night the fulrcht day ; For on my Bight th ro glowed the lltfht ne'er ne.cn on land or xeu When Sue , behind the window bllnu > . glanced shyly out at mo. . ,