Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS Cm ATT A DAILY" BEE ; 1800.
AMUSEMENTS.
The theatrical seaaon Just closed had not
been n remarkable ono In any way save
financially. Kow of tha season's new suc
cesses have ventured this far west , nnd
there have been so many of them that have
had big pastern runs that there has been
n dearth hero of novelties. During the
latter part of the season the only legitimate
theater In Omaha was dark about one-third
of the time , owing to the fact that It waa
Impossible for the management to secure
attractions that It considered of sufficient
merit to draw the larger portion of the
theater-goers , The plays that were offered ,
however , made good money with a few ex
ceptions , and Manager Burgess stated to
the writer that In his eight years of mana
gerial experience In Omaha ho had not
jnado so much money as this season. The
class of attractions that were presented
were , generally speaking , uniformly of n
Jilgh character. The most distinctive dram
atic productions of the local season were
these given by Julia Marlowe , Henry Mil
ler and Richard Mansfield. Miss Marlowo
In her "Countess Valeska , " scored the groit-
rst triumph that she has c\cr achieved
In Omaha
Henry Millet's "Hcnrtscnsc" was the first
real meritorious now play offered during
the season , and ono of the most thoroughly
artistic. Richard Mansfield's "Cyrano do
Bergcrae" was , of course , the real event
( hat stood out prominently , nnd will go
down In the theatrical history of this city ns
n record breaker In many ways. There were
many of his admirers who thought his
"Beau Brummcl" moro artistic than
"Cyrano , " and others who liked his "Dr.
Jckyll nnd Mr. Hyde" best , but all of these
characters are so widely different that there I
Is no doubt left In any one's mind of his
versatility. The other new dramatic pro I
ductions worthy of more than passing men- !
lion were "Tho Moth nnd Flame , " "Tho
Sign of the Cross , " "On and Off , " "Tho
Meddler" and "Tho Hon. John Grlgsby. " |
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Ono thing proven conclusively during the j
Benson of ' 9S-99 Is that Omaha Is n comic
opera-loving community. The people do not
eccm to want the classics , they will patron-
1/e grand opera only scantily and If the dra
matic production be of enough merit and I
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comes with the proper recommendation they
will patronize It liberally , but let a comlo i
opera como and no matter what Its merit
n.oy bo they will crowd the theater almost to
the doors to BCO It , Realizing this fact the
management of Boyd's theater secured about
nil cf the good comic opera troupes for the
eeason and all of them were big successes
fiom a financial standpoint. From a musical ,
eccnlc and comedy standpoint "Tho Fortune
Teller , " with Alice Nielsen as the bright
particular stor , was the best of the dozen or
BO offered. Do Wolf Hopper's "Charlatan" 1
came nett In point of merit , then Frank
,
Daniels' "Idol's Eye" and "Wizard of the
Mle , " followed by "Tho Serenado" and "Tho
Jolly Musketeer. " The only prominent comic
opera stars that failed to visit Omaha were
Francis Wli'bcn and Delia Fox , both of whom
arc said to have had exceptionally good op j
eras.
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Among the now theatrical stars who asked i
for consideration at the hands of the local
( playgoers wore Blanche Walsh , Jefferson De
Angells , Herbert Kelcey , Eflle Shannon , Alice
Nielsen , Bcllo Archer nnd Henry Miller , and
of these the first named and the last probably - |
ably made the best Impression. As to a sue.
cossor to Fanny Davenport , In Sardou roles ,
Miss Wotah certainly showed herself capable
do ovcry way and bright things seem to be
In store for her as a leading star next sea
son. Mr. Miller Is already acknowledged to
too well up nmong the foremost In his pro
fession. In fact there were none of the
above mentioned that proved to bo failures ,
nil of them making favorable Impressions.
Another very Important theatrical event
was the permanent introduction of vaude
ville In Omaha during the hcason. There Is
hardly a city of any slzo In the country that
does not possess a first-class vaudeville the
ater and nt the present time this city Is
fortunate onotfgli to have two of them. Each
strives to out-do the other by piesentlng the
very best that Is avnllaWo In this line of
amusement , with a resirtt that theater-goers
liero are proflt'lng by the fight for recognition
nnd are enabled to see vaudeville attractions
as good as In any of the big eastern cities.
Both houses are conducted upon a first-class
plan and cater to the better class of people.
Vaudeville promises to be a permanent In-
Btltutlon In Omaha and will doubtless llvo
ns long as the theaters are conducted upon
the present plan.
During the recent Omaha engagement of
the Bcstoninns Conductor Studley found It
necessary to "call down" rather harshly
to be pitting
fiomo persons who happened !
close to him and who persisted In carrying
on a conversation rather than listen to the
opera. Mr. Studley stood It until his pa-
tlunce gave out and , dropping his baton , ho I
turned squarely around facing the offenders ,
and at the same tlmo addressing n rather
Gruff "Will you plcnso keep still ? " to them ,
much to the satlHfactlon of these seated near I
thorn who were unable to fully enjoy the
jileco on account of the loud conversation.
This Is a matter that many theater-goers I
give but llttlo thought to and It Is not an I
uncommon thing to sit close to someone who I
persists In tolling his neighbor all about j
what Is going to happen In the play or com
menting upon It aloud , annoying everybody
in his Immediate neighborhood. There were
ninny In the audience who heard Studloy's
request nnd would have applauded It had It
not been for Interrupting the play. If inoro i
conductors would follow his example this I
annoying habit of a few theater-goers might [
bo cured somewhat. It Is needless to say
that the ones Mr. Studley addressed re
mained quiet as mice during tbo rest of the
performance.
The nowo reached this country last week
in a vary roundabout way that Hortense
Barbo-'Lorot ' , known to the world as Rhea ,
had died In Franco. The date of her pats-
ing away was not set donn In the letter , nor
lias any news como of the last wooka of her
Illness except the simple fact that she wan
burled May 12 The malady that caused
Rhe.Vs deith came upon her a year ago
when she left America to spend the summer
abroad. Upon arriving In Paris oho was
obliged to undergo a surgical operation , and
from 'hat tlmo on nhe knew scarcely a day
unshadowed by physical pain , She canceled
her engagement with Louis James and Fred
erick Warde , with whom she was to have
played during the season Just parsed , In
place of Kothryn Klddcr. Her death was
not unexpected. Mile. Rhea was born In
Brupscls , Belgium , of wealthy parents , In
NU4 , thus being 65 years of ago at the tlmo
of her death. Her father was a builder of
orgins At the ago of 10 she showed an
Inclination for the stage and at 15 began to
study the drimatlc art. Her first appear
ance In this country was In "Camlllo" at the
Park theater , Brooklyn. In 18S1. Rhei was
received with great favor , especially by the
audiences In the provincial cltlce. and her
marked French accent which clung to her
through life served rather to enhance her
popularity with the public than to work
against her succcis Among her notable pro-
ductlons were "Josephine , Empress of
France , " "The New Magdalene , " "Tho
Queen of Sheba" and "The Lidy of Lyons "
in each of which ho has been seen In thla
city. Her last appearance here was three
ycare ago In "Nell Gwynnc. " Rhea was
very chirltable , and unmarried , and devoted
to her art.
With only two weeks' experience before
the public as a singer Mlsa Lora Llcb. who
appeared recently at ono of the local vaude-
vllle theatern , has already attained a proml-
nenco In operatic circles that promises to
bring her
prominence as a star perhaps.
.Miss Lleb has
been offered a prlma donna
position with the Grau Opera , company by
Mr. Grau's manager , who clnnccd to be In
the city during her vaudeville engagement
and heard her sing. It was predicted In
these columns two weeks ago that Miss Lleb
would bo picked up as a "find" by eomo
operatic manager.
Lake Manawa's amusement resort , which
has been gaining popularity not only with
the people of Omaha , but those of Council
Bluffs and South Omaha for several seasons
will bo opened for the summer June 11 by
W. W. Cole , manager of the Trocadero.
Mr. Ccao Intends to ecdlpse all past efforts
made In giving to patrons the best possi
ble out-door show to be had. Ho has booked
all sorts of attractive features from bal
loon ascensions and parachute Jumps to
water carnivals and reproductions of the
famous land and naval battles of the late
war , In fireworks. The auditorium Is being
refitted , in which high-class vaudeville shows
will bo given dally , the bill changing each
week. In addition to the amusement features
the resort offers good boating , fishing and
bathing. Now bathing houses will be erected
and this feature will bo made very at
tractive. On the grounds refreshments will
bo served. The resort will be made an
Ideal ono for family picnics and those of
lodges and societies. In ovcry way it will
be better than ever. By special nrrange-
nient with the railway companies the serv-
Ice to and from the resort 'nlll bo ar
ranged to suit the convenience of patrons
Last night closed the engagement at the
Auditorium theater , Kansas City , of the
Woodward Stock company. The various
members of the company will separate for
their vacation and will reassemble here the
last week In Juno to begin rehearsals for
their summer engagement at Boyd's July
9. The company will open In "The Wife , "
ono of David Belosco's cleverest dramas.
The roster of the company Includes : Jane
Kennark , Gertrude Berkley , Inez Macauley ,
Grace Henderson , Willis Granger , Wilson
Enoa , James Fulton , Hal Davis , Walter
Green , William Davis , Harry Beresford ,
Harry C. Long , Charles Lothian , Henry
King.
Coinlnc ErcntH.
The matlneo nt the Crelghton-Orpheum
this afternoon will mark the commencement
of the summer season at that play house
and great things In vaudeville are promised
by Manager Rosenthal , who has Just re
turned from a two weeks' vacation In the
cast. The foremost feature this week will
bo an act Imported by the Orpheum folk
from Europe The Four O'Loarys made a
distinct sensation In London during the sea
son Just ended. . . They were In such de
mand at the music halls that they were
compelled to fill several engigements In ono
night , going from ono place of amusement
to another In a carriage. They were seen
for the first time at the Masonic roof gar
den In Chicago and como directly from that
city to play their engagement here. Their
specialty is along the lines laid down by
comedy eccentrics , with an acrobatic turn.
The perfection they have attained Is said
to touch the limit of human skill. An
American novelty which won a signal tri
umph in London at the same time has re-
turned homo and will be at the Orphoum
this week. This Is the musical act cf one
who styles himself Musical Dole. The
brothers. John and Harry Dillon , authors ,
comedians and artists , will doubtless dollght
with their songs and witticisms. They have
written many popular songs and among
these best known are "Put Mo Off at But-
falo" and "Do , Do , My Huckleberry Do. "
They have until recently been Identified
with Weber and Field's notable success ,
"Tho Vaudeville Club. " George W. Doy
Is a monologue comedian whoso wit Is said
to have tickled the eastern people Into
spasms of laughter. Martlnett nnd Suther
land are the mirthful pair who hold leading
roles In the "Boy Wanted" company. Mile.
Alexander and Tom Carter , unique novelty
artists , complete the regular bill. An ex
tra feature will bo the first professional ap
pearance of the Omaha girls , Dora and
Mabel Swearlngen and Lllllo Kauble.
In this week's bill at the Troadcro vaude
ville theater Manager Cole promises a well
selected and diversified list of attractions ,
each ono of which Is said to contain some
now feature and none conflicting. Its chief
attraction or ' 'head-liner" In showmen's
parlance is the five Cornallas of male and
A PRETTY LIMB
Attracts moro attention when riding a
Darncs BIcjale than It does on tbo
opera house stage. Riders of the
Barnes wheel attract moro attention
than any other wheel made , Desldes
the Barnes wo sell other good make
wheels and no matter what the price ,
you get a guarantee that It's Just as
represented ,
ANDREA $20.
CRAWFORD $30.
OLIVE $35
MONARCH $40.
BARNES $40.
PATHFINDER $22.50
Did You Say You Want a Lamp ?
Wo'vo a largo stock all makes and wo soil nt
Cut prices.
HALL'S SAFES
Are the Eaf.cs vvo ai o agents for. Thoy'ro ' the best
mado. Wo also sell the Williams Typewriters
the ono that's not in the trust.
Tel , 353J. . J. PERICHT&CO. , 1116 Farnam
fnmale ncmbaU direct from Koster A.
Now York , where they clottd loot week \
their first American engagement. They are i
European Importations nnd the act Is a very
costly nnc. A * acrobat * they claim no equals
both as to RMCO of their work and the dif
ferent feats they perform In a comedy way
Oarvle , Thompson , Barlfctt and May are the
head-liners Mr Qarvlo and Mies Thompson
will be seen In what the Now York pre s
accredit with being a really meritorious
comedietta , It Is called "Tho Missionary. "
Bartlctt and May have been considered vau
deville stars for jeirs They will be seen In
the laugh-producing comedy , "A Woman In
the Case " The act Is a melange of singing ,
dancing nnd fancy antics They are reputed
to bo Uo of the most stylishly dressed
women In vaudeville. Their dunces are said
to be original and contain some contortion
and acrobatic features William DeBoo , who
originated the act of balancing on his head
on a swinging trapeze , Is one of the novel-
tics of the bill. Some of the feats ho does
while balancing are juggling knives , balls
nnd rating , also twisting the ropes of the
trapeze nnd allowing them to untwist with
great rapidity , all the while maintaining his
equilibrium. Attle Spencer's comedians
promise to present a strictly now nnd orig
inal form of entertainment and Enorol , the
European nondescript , will bo seen In an
original act.
rinja nuil 1'lnjrrn.
Prohman will produce "Tho Libertine"
next season.
A Chicago court has decided that an actor
Is not a laborer
ZangwIU's "Children of the Ghetto" will
be acted In Now York on October 26.
Mrs Langtry's daughter , Jeanne , has this
spring made her debut In society.
De Wolf Hopper Is getting together a com
pany to produce "El Capltan" In London.
J. H Stoddart Is plajlng In a now ar
rangement of "Ucsldo the Bonnie Brier
Bush. "
Nella Bergen and Hilda Clark , Do Wolf
Hopper's recent prlma donnas , will probably
sing In London.
Delia Fox has hired a cottage at Long
Branch for Ihe season nnd will attempt to
regain her health.
It Is rumored that Sousa Is going to take
Koster & Blal's old place In Now York and
call It Sousa'a theater.
John C. Illce nnd his wife. Sallle Cohen ,
win sail for England on June 7. They arc
to play In the music halls In London.
Julia Marlowo sailed for England on May
31. Mr. Tabcr Is to remain In Vermont un
til ho shall have recovered his health.
Annie Yeamnns' drollery , so long familiar
hero in Harrlgan farces , Is now to London ,
where It Is getting considerable attention.
Gladys Wallls , the actress , who has been
playing with William H. Crane , was mar
ried on Tuesday last to Samuel Insull of
Chicago.
Viscount Hlnton , the young English noble
man who has been earning his living by
playing an organ In the streets of London ,
Is going to do a turn on the vaudeville
stage.
Notwithstanding the late announcement of
her permanent stage retirement , It Is non-
stated that Janauscheck will enact Meg Mer-
rllios in a fresh dramatization of "Guy
Mnnnerlng. "
In New York's revival of "Ermlnle"
Francis Wilson. Lillian Russell , Lulu Gla-
ser , Henry E. Dlxey , William T. Carleton ,
Max Freeman , Harry Woods and Jennlo
Weathersby will be In the cast.
Alice Nlelson cooKy left an understudy In
her place during half an hour of a per
formance at a Chicago theater while she
went to sing at a banquet. Her absence
waa explained to the audience , but no re
bate was offered.
The Dramatic Mirror publishes a letter
from an actor who saw "Cyrano do Ber-
eerne" prayed In a small Nebraska town
with a cast of seven people. At the con
clusion of the performance the company
gave away a live pig.
Uullillntr Permit ! .
The following building permits have besn
Issued by the city building Inspector :
S A. Huntoon exposition grounds , res
taurant , $750 ; II. F. Hamam , 2813 Leaven-
worth street , addition , $100 ; A. W. Cowman ,
117 North Sixteenth street , extension , $400 :
E. W. McConnetl , exposition grounds , $800 $ ;
E. W. McConnell , exposition grounds , re
pairs , $100 ; Dunnavant , Cummins & McCon
nell , repairs at exposition , $100 ; S. H.
Farnsworth , Spaldlng street , frame dwell
ing , $1,500 ; Thomas Dowd , Templeton street ,
frame dwelling , $1.000.
Thirty Day * ( or a Uiulee.
Arthur Mitchell entered a plea of guilty
to stealing a Royal Arcanum badge from W.
M. Glller and was aent to the county Jail
for thirty days. Mitchell was brought back
from Council Bluffs , whore ho was arrested.
An overcoat belonging to James Sheehan ,
which he also stole , has boon recovered.
OUT OF THE OKDINARY.
Fruit costs England $50,000,000 annually.
Dominican nuns shoo horses In South
Africa.
In northern China many of the natives
arc dressed In dogskin.
A ton of oil has been obtained from ,
the tongue of a single whale.
About 4,000,000 bottles of pIckFes are
consumed weekly in the United States.
More newspapers are printed In the
United States than In England , France and
QermanJ combined.
Parisian barbers are legally compelled to
wash their hands after attending a cus
tomer nnd before waiting on another. They
must use also only nickel-plated combs.
More than 6,000.000 messages are sent
each year over the 150 separate submarine
cobles which girdle the earth. The 1,500
cables were laid at an estimated cost of
$250,000,000.
It Is claimed that a hen In Bristol , It. I. ,
recently hatched twenty-flve chickens from
eighteen eggs. The Rhode Island Indus
tries have to transact largo business in
small space.
An English paper says the sword of Sala-
dln , the anniversary of Richard Coeur do
Leon , Is In the possession of a native of the
town of Bayroot , Syria , who Is willing to
sell It for $2,000.
Paris boasts of a woman who will not
part with her bat-oared bulldog for less
than 10,000 francs , but most French women
would not part with 10,000 franca for any
number of bat-eared bulldogs.
Boarding house keepers will bo delighted
to learn of the final success of Henry
Dencklau of Plalnfleld , N. J. , who , after
considerable experimentation with double-
joked eggs , has flnalfy succeeded In hatching
a healthy chicken with four well developed
legs.
Twenty-eight postofflces In as many states
have been named Dewey after the hero of
.Manila. This Is only four less than thosa
named after Washington Over 300 other
applications are on the postal files Seventy
now Tennessee offices have naked for the
name.
At an auction sale of the effects of the
late Herrmann , the magician , two pairs of
ellk stoklngB , Bald to have belonged once
to the Empress Carlotta of Mexico , were
sold for $9. An expert who was present
nt the sale said the stockings probably cost
$30 a pair.
The paflbearers at the funeral of Miss
Mary Batcrman , who died last week at the
ngo of 70 , were , In compliance with her
particular request , all > nung bachelors.
Miss Baterman was a resident for a long
time previous to her death of the town of
Sparklll , N. Y.
John Peverly , a commercial traveler of
Wichita , enjoys the unique distinction of
being cousin to both Abraham Lincoln nnd
Jcffereon Davis. Mr. 1'everlj's grandfather
was first cousin to Lincoln's father , and his
grandmother waa first cousin to Davis *
father. Mr. Peverly Is as tan and angular
as Lincoln.
Three game cocks were brought back from
Porto Rico by Admiral Sampson for his boys
and placed at the Sampson home at Glen
Ridge , N , J , They bad records as fighters
and some care was taken to keep them from
attacking and hurting a little American
bantam which strutted around the place.
These precautions failed , however , and the
bantam killed two of the Spanish chickens
ono after the other , and the third roosted so
high that It Uxk the admiral's sea glass to
find him. _
MUSIC.
Last week was a busy ono nmong the
amateurs , and the friends of many young
people were highly delighted at the success
of the recitals which were given. Mrs.
Muentcferlng'n was the flMt on the list , and
then came Dr and Madame Baettcns.
Mr Keck followed with n. very Interesting
evening on Thursday , when his pupils sing
nt the First Congregational church. Mr.
Keck has given some distinctly enjoyable
{ nucleates , but It Is fair to say that ho kept
the best for the last.
Those who assisted at this ono were Misses
Clara Ekstrom , Lula Knight , Grace Cady ,
Frances Tlbbltts , Mabel Lutey , Mary Latey ,
Amy Gernhardt , Lula Warner , Reno Hamil
ton , Louise BJanke , Messrs. Frank New-lean
nnd W. B Graham Mrs Web'tcr appeared
on the program as accompanist.
On Hearing a Boy SoloL't Sing In Church.
Well , yo see , I'd sold my pipers
Every bloomln1 blessed one ,
And was -ttrollin' round the corner ,
Juct a nro iiectln' for fun
I was loailn by the rallln'
Of that church you see rlcht there ,
With Its erodes and Its tow en ,
Kind o' settln' oft the square.
And 1 got a sort o' lonesome ,
For the g-ang they wtren t around ,
When 1 he.ird a noise of music ,
Secmctf llko comln' from the ground.
It was nothln but some slnglti ,
But It sounded mighty tlnt > ,
Course , 1 ain't no Judge o' them things
An' It s no nffnlr o' mine.
Then It seemed to kind o' weaken
And I didn't hear It plain ,
Tl 1 the band muck \-whoopln' ,
And 1 heard It nil again
Well , there seemed to bo n show , there ,
That 1 thought I'd llko to see ,
An' there v\ns so many goln' ,
I Jest says "I'll bet Its free. "
So I looks around the * corner
And L makes a careful search ,
For I knew the kids 'ml "guy" me ,
If they heard 1 d bem to church.
Well , there vvaru't a soul a-lookln *
So I up and walks right In ,
An' I KIU down In a corner
While they tlnlshed up their hymn.
Well sir. blow me , If 1 ever
Was to taken all nback ,
There was marching tip the ulslo a
Gang of kids , In white and b uck.
They were slngln' just llko angel * ,
And they looked so slick nnd nlco
That I wondered where they trot 'em ;
Worn thev always kept on Ice.
And they woio .1 ions black cloak , sir ,
Comln to their very feet ,
And an overall of white stuff ,
Just like what Is In a sheet.
Then some men uimo up behind them
Slngln loudly , as they came ,
But , although the kids was weaker ,
They all got there. Just the same.
Then , behind the whole percesslon.
Came two men , 'most all In white ,
And they wore some fancy blzne
An' tney looked Just out o' sight.
But they didn't do no slngln' ,
Jest kep' stll , and looked ahead ,
An , sez 1 , I'll bet they're ruimln'
All the.show , that's what I s.ild.
Then they all got up In front there ,
And the music sounded grand.
But , to save my neck , I couldn't '
Get a sight , fir , of the band.
I could hear It as dlstlnckly ,
So I guessed It must be nenr ,
But I saw no men , nor nothln' ,
An' I thought It very queer.
Well , a man was standln' near mo
An' I touched him with my hand ,
Then ho looked aroun' and suv me ,
An' , sez I , "Say , whore's the band ? "
An' ho looked at me a-grlnnln' ,
Just as tho' I'd made a. joke ,
That 'ere look ho cave me made me
Kind o' sorry that I'd spoke.
Then ho S-IJB "Why , that s the organ ,
All those pipes you see up there ,
Ono man plays It with his fingers.
And another pumps the nil. "
Here the music stopped so sudden
That I most forgot myse'f.
And I heard some man a-talkln'
rrom a book , laid on a shelf.
Then they all got up and read some ,
First the man , nnd then the crowd ,
After that they knelt down softly ,
And I bee their heads were bowed ,
So 1 bows my liead down too , sir ,
And 1 lUtens every word ;
But I didn't understand them
Every time they said , "Good Lord. "
Well they kept that up some longer ,
Till a plate came down the aisle ,
And some , people dropped in money
An' some others dropped a smile
( I suppose they'd come on passes
For they were allowed to btay. )
So I gave 'em my four pennies ,
That v aa all I had that diy.
Then a kid got up In front there.
With < a paper In his hand ,
A'l the rest vvaa slttln' quiet ,
And the man. tuned up the band.
Then that kid began a-slnsln'
Till 1 thought my heart 'ud break ,
For my throat was full chokln' .
And my hands began , to shake.
Well , I never seen no angels
And their songs 1'vo never heard ,
But I'll bet that there's no angel
Beats that kid , for he's a bird.
Ho was lookln' llko a picture.
With his robes of white and black.
And I felt my tears a-co ln' ,
For I couldn't keep 'em bick.
And I wondered if he ? always
Was a.9 good as ho looked there ,
Slnxln' nil about the angels ,
"Angels ever bright and fair. "
Wo 1 , thinks I , I guess It's easy
To be good and sine so sweet ,
But you know , it's kind o' different
Sellln' papers , on the street.
When the kid got through his slngln1
I got up and made a sneak ,
And I sot outside the church there ,
And 1 swear I couldn't speak.
Then I ran across the gang , sir ,
They were hangln' 'round for me ,
But 1 somehow didn't want them ,
And just why , 1 couldn't see.
So , 1 said , I couldn't join 'em
'Cos 1 had another date ,
And I went on vvalkln' homeward ,
Like a kid without a mate.
And i sniaked In just as quiet
And I luv down on my bed.
Till I slept and got a-dreamln'
About angels overhead.
And they wore such shiny garments.
And they saiif ? so sweet and line
And the one right in the middle
Was that slngln' kid of mine.
Now , I kind o' want to know , sir
( So 1 m asking you , ye see )
If them kldp can all bo angels ,
Is there any show for me ?
Omona. THOMAS J. KELLY.
I.AIIOH AND I1SDUSTIIY.
Boston Is to have a college for working
women.
In Great Britain 34C tlnplate mills are
running.
In Japan most of the horses are shod
with straw.
Fine silk was produced 1,000 years ngo
In twenty-flvo provinces In Japan ,
A first-class loko steamer costs about
$1,000 a foot to build and equip.
In ton years the production of steam en
gines In Germany has been more than
doubled.
Seven and a quarter minions bushels of
oysters were taken In Maryland waters dur
ing 1S97.
Tacoma will probably pave nearly a mile
and a half of streets this summer with
fir blocks.
The consumption of coffee the world over
Is growing rapidly. The average annual
consumption In the decade 1870 nnd 1SSO
was 792,000,000 pounds ; In the next decade
It was 1,320,000,000. Last year It was 1,680-
000.000.
Cbaunccy CM , Depow Bays that when a
man has grown old In the service of a
great corporation the raero fact of his years
should In no wise bo considered grounds
for dismissal , Wo have many employes
who have been with the New York Central
road for fifty years. Think of that ! When
they turn the half-century mark we retire
them with pensions for the rest of their
days. "
A now departure Is being taken , accordIng -
Ing to the Electrical Review , In tbo con
struction of gas engines of considerable
size for the propulsion of electric gener
ators In competition with steam engines.
Gas engines of small size have been In ex
tensive use , with good results , recent Im
provements having brought them to great
efficiency , but the larger horse-powers
have been scarce. The Review , however ,
mentions a gas engine of 650 horse-power
In direct connection with on electric gen
erator , which has been In successful opera
tion for over a year. It has a speed of 150
revolutions a minute and Is of the vertical
cal three-cylinder type. The cylinders arose
so arranged that , with each revolution of
the engine shaft , an explosion of gas occurs
by the aid of an electric spark. As the
load varies the supplies of gas Is Automatic
ally regulated , with the result of obtaining
a fairly constant speed. There are circum
stances In which the steam engine Is In
convenient and a practical gas engine Is a
desideratum. ,
j BRILLIANT REIGN PROMISED
) King Ak-Su-Ben V is Preparing fof the Fall
Festivities ,
ACTIVITY OF LORD CHANCELLOR SAMSON
Prn | i ( > o < Arc Tlmt Hie Aniiunl Sep
tember CiirnUal AMU Kxcel All
1'rrvlonn Hietitn III Kxtoiil ,
Urluliiiilll > mill Critiulvur.
The reign of King Ak-Sar-Bcn V gives
promise of being more brilliant than that of
any cf his predecessors and everything
points to the fact that before the fall festivi
ties Lord Chancellor Samson will gather
moro knights of the Kingdom of Qulvera
than have ever before followed the banner
Last Monday Samson. Issued his edict , In
structlng the faithful to assemble at the
castle during the evening of that day and
as a result nearly 100 of the representative
cltlrcns of the city responded and from twl
light until midnight they made merry , the
Board of Governors conducting the novices
over the- burning sands , assisted by a force
of trained men who performed the same
duties during the reign of King Ak-Sar-Bcn
IV.
IV.Tho
The Initiation services and etcrclses con
nected with the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are
unusually solemn nud awe-lnsplrlng and at
the same tlmo they furnish considerable
amusement for those who are called upon
to rldo wooden hoif03 and move through
the air nt the ends of ropes This , however ,
Is far from being the real purpose for which
the order was organized and Is continued
The Initiation Is simply a side Issue , the
real purpose of the knights being the culti
vation of closer relations between the busi
ness men of the city and advancing the com
mercial and other Interests of themselves
and others.
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben are nearly nil
business men of Omaha and as such they
meet nt the old Coliseum on North Twen
tieth street each Monday evening , where
they talk b u I nets , exchange views nnd dls-
cu i matters of vital Importance to not
only Omaha , but Nebraska ns well. Inci
dentally they have an Initiation service ttiat
Is very funny , It having ! enough spice con
nected with It to Induce the members to
luistlo for new victims and nt the same time
attend with considerable regularity. The
first year that the crginlzatlon came Into
existence It was successful and by reason
of the spectacular parades given In the fall
many thousands of strangeis were biougtit
to the city , spending their money with the
merchants and hotels. The next year the
parade had many new features and on the
whole was regarded better than Its prede
cessor. So It has been with each succeed
ing parade and now the fall festival Is the
talk of the whole countiy within a radius
of several hundred miles.
Thin Yciir'n Pcntlvnl.
This year the same general plan will bo
followed as In the pist. There will be two
nnd possibly three street parades upon as
many nights. The dates Lave not been
fixed , but they will be about the middle
of September. In each parade there will bo
not less than twenty floats , plans for which
are now being prepared , and will bo ready
for submission to the Board of Governors
for approval In the course of a couple of
weeks. Several new and original Ideas will
bo Injected into the constiuctlon of the
floats this year and electricity will play a
much greater part than tierctofoie. An In
the past , the general plan of the floats will
bo to tell a story of the wealth of Ne
braska , Illustrative of the resources of the
great west. Of course there will bo the
throne of the king and the grotesque fig
ures about him , but on the wtiole It will be
a picture of great development of a state
that but a few years ago was a boundless
plain , inhabited only by Indians , buffaloes
and other vlld animals.
MISSING FOR THREE WEEKS
of William At cry Ucllcie
He Wnn SluijKeil " ' 1(1
IlobbiMl.
William Avery , a farmer living ono-half
mlle east of Coffman , Washington county ,
has been missing since May 14 , and no trace
ot him has been found either by his rela
tives or the authorities. The disappeaiance
was not discovered until about a week ago ,
because Avery was a bachelor , living with a
bachelor companion on his farm , who eup-
posed he was staying at his mother's place.
Avcry has worked for Allen Root , an old
settler In Douglas county , whose farm Is
one-half mlle west of Rusei's park. Ac
cording to all Information that Root has
been aMo to gather , Avery went to his farm
the afternoon of Saturday , May 13 , un
hitched his team and then went Imme
diately to Florence , where ho was seen nt
about 11 o'clock that evening. The next
dny ho appeared at the saloon at Fort
Omaha In company with a stranger. The
proprietor of the saloon sajs that Avery had
a $10 bill changed there and drank a little.
No ono hns been found who knows any
thing about his movements after he left
the saloon In company with the stranger ,
and foul play Is the only theory advanced to
account for his disappearance. It Is known
that Avcry had at least $35 with him , vvhlQh
hehad _ received from his sister , Mrs. Root ,
Just previously. A day or two before ho told
Root that ho had sold a horse for $55 , but
how much of this was paid In cash Is not
known. Deputy Sheriff Grebe , who has
been at work on the case and IB still workIng -
Ing , is Inclined to think that Avery met
with' violence at the hands of the stranger
who wes seen with him. or the stranger's
accomplices.
Avery was between 47 and 50 years of age ,
about flvo feet eight or nine Inches In
height and weighed probably 135 pounds.
His face was usually covered with sandy
whickers and ho was partially bald. Ho had
on a pair of now shoes vvhon last seen. It
Is probable that he wore a pair of blue over
alls and was without coat or vest. His usual
appearance led bis acquaintances to dub
him "Farmer Dill" and ho was widely
known by thisname _ , Ho has two brothers ,
Hiram and Cb'arlcs Avery , farmers of Mc-
Ardlo precinct.
Ward Lew 1 , the man In whoso company
Avery lived on the farm near Coffman , mot
Avery's mother and brothers at the dog
show in this city last Saturday night. Ho
mentioned to thorn that ho had not seen
Avcry In two weeks and supposed ho was
living with them. They became alarmed and
went at once to Root's place to find out If
he had been there. Root made Inquiries at
Florence and at the fort on Sunday and on
Monday notified the sheriff's oince. The
sheriff of Washington county will be asked
to co-operato In the search , Root fully ex
pects to find that Avery has been clubbed
and robbed.
OliMlrueleil ( he Hull.
Guy Macon , John O'Nelir , Arthur Kepbart ,
Archibald Walker and Joseph Kljnn , tramps
have been brought In from Sidney , charged
with obstructing the United States mall
The men boarded a passenger train and re
fused to pay their faro or get off They were
turned over to Deputy Coolcy of the United
States marshal's ofnce , who took them before -
fore a United Stales commissioner , whcro
they waived examination ,
Sflinol Fuiiil CnliiN If.T.OOO.
The refusal of the Board of Fire and Po
lice rominlFstoners to grant a blanket license
for the sale of liquor at the exposition
grounds has already saved the school fund
$5,000 , and the Indications are that It will
save $3,000 or $4,000 moro before the flccnses
are all taken out Six applications for per
mits to sell liquor on the grounds have been
made and several inoro are expected.
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HIT HER WITH A HATCHET
Mr * . .lumen Mnrrlnej * Illnc with
IlrulHOH from mi ANmtult by
Her HiiHliiiud mill Sou.
Two Scotchmen , llvlnp at fifty-first and
Grant stteot , known as James nnd John Mor-
rlsej' , were arrested Trlday night upon the
complaint of neighbors , who charged them
with abusing Mrs. Morrisoy. The woman
was brought to the station as a witness.
Her body Is a mats of bruises , great lumps
marking her arms nnd her chest , where
she soys her stepson , John JlorrUcy , Jumped
on her. There are several cuts on the
back of her head , where she waa struck with
a hatcbet.
Mre. Morrlsey EOJS that her husband lost
his own home , and she took $ SOO which she
had saved up , and purchased the house
whcro tticy arc now residing. Tor two
jears BUO cl.ilms her husband and son have
been abusing her and making her life a
burden In nn attempt to drlvo her nwny
from homo. The husband runs n delivery
wagon , nnd the young man works In a
drapery. Trlday evening she stopped nt a
neighbor's for n fovv minutes to show her
some rhubarb. When she- arrived nt homo
the two men assaulted her. She made no
complaint then , but the neighbors heard
her screams and had the men arrested.
Mrs. Morrlsey eajs her husband Is In the
hnblt of beating her at midnight so the
people In that vicinity will not hear the
disturbance , but that ono nelshbor heaid
tier cries a number of times and had tried
to get her to seek police assistance. She
endeavored to put up with the abuse , hoover \ \ -
ever , and would not fllo any Information this
tlmo. Several neighbors came down as wit
nesses and they Intend to prosecute the
men.
Four ClinrKe.s of
Tour complaints charging forgery and ut
tering forged Instruments have been fllcd
in police court agalntt P. M. Powers and J.
C. St. John
, the advertising solicitors ar
rested the other day by Detectives Savage
and Dunn. Morris Karpelcs alleges the loss
of $6 , William Hawltzor of ? 10 , Edward O.
Kratz of $10 , while Detective Savage swears
he found a forged instrument on the per
son of St. John already for passage. St.
John is also charged by President Neff of
the Drovers' Stockman-Journal with obtain
ing monev under false pretenses by repre
senting himself to bo the manager of tbo
company when , In realltv , ho had been dis
charged and had no connection with the pa
per.
There are 42,893 Daptlst churches In ho
United States , an Increase of 500 over the
number reported last jcar.
There Is a stious Christian Endeavor so
ciety of sixty members at Havam , composed
of Cubans and Americans.
The ninety-third regular session of the
general synod of the Reformed chuich In
America will meet at Catsklll , N. Y , Juno 7.
Dr. Paten reports that a Christian En
deavor society recently won a whole village
In the Now Hebrides Islands from heathen
ism.
ism.Tho
The Methodists , Presbyter ! im , Episcopali
ans and Roman Catholics each havu n church
at Daw son City and It Is stated tint nil of
these , besides the Salvation \rray bauad.s ,
are filled every Sunday night.
Of the $3,110.000 desired by the Wesleyan
churth of England as a "twentieth century
fund" $3,175,28' ! has already been subscribed.
It has been decided to use $1,000,000 of the
fund for building a Wcsloyan hall In Lon
don capable of seating 3,000 pcrsomi.
The graduating exercises of the Catholic
University of America will take place Juno
7. So far the university has conferred the
degree of doctor of theology on but two
priests Rev. Dr , Lucas or the dlocoso of
Scranton and Ilcv. Dr , Dublauchy of tbo
Marlst society.
A letter containing ten $1,000 bllfs was
recently left at the olllco of the American
Board of Foreign Missions ( Congrega
tional ) by an unknown messenger. An ac
companying note said the funds wore to bo
used "by the board In whichever way , In
Its Judgment , will best promote tbo Interests
of the Master's kingdom "
Rev , Dr , Urlggs has chosen for his pas
toral field In the Episcopal church the
crowded tenement quarter of the East Sldo
In Now York Ho was born on the East
Sldo , In Henry street , when that portion
of the city was "up-town" nnd was Inhab
ited by wealthy and fashionable people of
sixty years ago. It was bccailEo nt hlx
birth In that locality that Dr. nrlgga aekvd
Ulsliop Potter to have him ordained In the
pro-cathedral on Stanton street Instead of
in Grace church ,
Some statistics compiled for the Chris
tian Advocate by Dr. II. K. Carroll ro-
Kordlng the membership of various re
ligious denominations In this country nro
of ummual Interest to churchmen Dr
Carroll ilnds that there are no loss than
14S distinct denominations In the United
States , a gain of flvo since the last federal
census Only twenty-nlno of these Imvo
moro than 100,000 communicants , vvhllo
txventy-slx have less than l.COO Owing to
the looseness with which some denomina
tions keep records the flgurcR In several
Instances are unsatisfactory The Christian
Scientists claim an increase of 30,000 and
now number 3,800 ministers or lecturers ,
415 churches or circles and 70,000 members.
The table giving the numbers of communi
cants In each denomination shows the order
of the first ton to bo as follows :
1. Roman Catholic 8,421,301
2 Methodist Eplscopaf , , 2.720.G41
3. Regular IJjptlst ( South ) 1,597,251
4. Regular DaiUlst ( colored ) 1,555,073
& . Methodist Episcopal ( South ) . . 1,450,272
C. Disciples of Christ 1,035.015
7 Regular liaptlst ( North ) 981.C71
S Presbyterian ( North ) 954,912
9 Protestant Episcopal C79.604
10. Congregational , 010,000
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The lilitli 'Mt Niilnrleil nrtlHln
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The European sensations
Ladi- and Gentlemen Acrobats
Direct from their Hist American engage
ment at Koster and Uials. Their cquaj
never seen hero.
The lone , lltho , limber limbed bougli
maker and the diminutive soubrette
In their original melange of every thlnf ?
calculated to produce laugh Lite stais at
the successful farce "A Woman. In the
Case. "
The Tarco Comedy Stars
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In their furiously funny force 'The SIls-
Monnrv" Mr GnrvJw was for eight ycara
the star of Hov t s "A Ulack Sheep" Co.
All know Molllo Ihompson.
The ussldo down man
The original head balancer on the bw Ing-
Ing1 trapeze. A unique novelty.
The two vivacious soubrettcg
In their ncrobatlc contortion dancingnndl
sinking oct. They sing all the latest songa
ana wear the most fetching coatumcs.
The chic llttlo entertainer
Ono of the very fovv clever women come-
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Challcnzo band and orchestra.
A Big Feature Refreshments
Krco concerts In garden after each per
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