THE OMAHA DAII/T BEE : SUXDAT , JULY 2 , 1899.
AMUSEMENTS. . |
The Crelebtoa-Orpbenra vaudeville theater ,
closed iu floor * last night for tbe tun-
tner reason , a tribute to Oid Sol sad hit I
teat-bearing Influence , which it concealed ,
iowever , under the general pretext of redecoration - I
decoration and other speclont fleas not at
J1 necessary. No one needs aa excuse Jor
i doting a regular theatrical season when
the public is gasping tor breath and eizzllng
la tbe summer heat. Plenty of raaderlile
lentertalnnHtit remains , however , as the
Troeadero Is open and next week tbe Wood-
Tard company will open Boyd's tferatcr for
e rummer run. The plays of this com
pany arc to be chosen from among last
Beacon's eastern successes and as they hare
playpd each oae a week In Kansas City ,
Omaha people may expect to see them ex
ceptionally well presented.
According to Camllle D'Arrllle's way ol
thinking the life of a high-salaried operatic
elnger Is not the bed of ro ? ( * that the gen
eral public is led to believe it is and so
disgusted has she become with it that she
prefers the less exalted position of a vaude
ville "beadllner" to that of a comic opera
prlma donna "The differences in tbe two
positions are many. " said Wife D'Arville la
the course of an Interview last week. "In '
the first place , in comic opera you are made
glittering promises of large salaries , by
Irresponsible managers , which usually turn
out to be merely air bubbles , no to speak.
There are very few reputable managers in
this country now and a prlma donna cannot
successfully be manager and star both , espe
cially If the Is carrying a Urge and ex
pensive production around the country with
bcr. Why , I have over J30.000 du - me Jrom
operatic inanacers of which I never ex
pect to cet one cent. So you can hardly
Iblame me for going Into vaudeville , where
I can'have my money In advance if I wish
it My friends all tell me that It will be
tbe death of me as a theatrical celebrity ,
but if it Is I am ready to face it. The
vaudeville of today is being patronized by
the very best classes of people. All tbe
audiences I have played to in Omaha are
appreciative , well bred and -well dresstd
qualities which meet every requirement
when the footlights curve between the en
tertainer and the entertained. The work In
vaudeville Is not half BO hard as in operas ,
where one has to sing long parts , each note
and word of which must be committed to
I \ memory , thus requiring constant practice ,
study and rehearsing. The five songs I
sing each evening now are merely practice
for me and not work. "Why don't I sing in
tlghU as some of the other leading prlma
donnas who have gone into vaudeville do ?
TVell. I should then be lowering rcyself to
the level of a music hall singer , and. an
other thing. I don't believe the people want
to see me in tights. There may be a few.
but verr few , men who would , but the
better class comes to hear ine sing and not
to nee my figure. I think they all admire
my gowns much more than they would the
tights. I enjoy wearing beautiful gowns.
It is. a sort of a fad with me. Have you
seen my friends ? "
Then came an unfolding of some mar
velous gowns , black embroidered with mor-
Euerltes in shaded yellow lopsze * and
rcarls ; a wonderful diaphanous dress of
pink und white over a "mermaid" founda
tion of rose-colored liberty satin ; rare old
lace in billows over the train , and the
bodice embroidered with Jewels. All the
gowns are from the great modistes of
France.
" 1 make a trip to France each year for
the purpose of getting new gowns , and it
the women who sr.- . the ones I wear only
knew .the time I spend telng fitted , having
them tried on , changed , and tried on
again , they would realize the trouble they
cost as well a * money. I give up a month
to this task each season. But I think they
are enjoyed enough toy tbe women who see
them to pay me for the trouble.
"I shall probably remain in vaudeville
until I retire from the stage entirely , which
will be In a few years now , for I am not
a. school girl any more , as you know. 1
have been iJpon the stage a long time and
want to leave It , having the people remem
ber me , not as a faded old woman , but as
one in her prime. "
Miss D'Arville Is a very pleasant , unas
suming woman , and Impresses one as being
exceptionally well t > red and highly educated.
She U a Hollander by birth , her real
name being Neetye Dljkstra. She made her
debut In Amsterdam at the age of 15. not
In opera , but In the drama. She soon dis
covered , however , that she had a good voice ,
and Immediately went to Paris to study.
6be made her first tour of tnls country with
tbe Bo5tonlar.R , and soon won a place
among the best singers of America , which
she now calls her home. In regard to the
high ealary she is advertised as receiving ,
the admitted that this was a managerial
Idea that she did not like.
"What does It matter to the public what
1 got , so long as I am satisfied. I don't
think 1 shall ever die In tbe poor house , nor
do 1 expect to open up a bank soon , but I
eball always have about everything I want
and do as nearly as I please , us any one
can In this world. "
As near as can be learned , Miss D'Arville
actually receives $750 per week besides rail
road fares for herself and maid.
Manager Burgess of Boyd's theater leaves
early thU week for New Tork City , where
he eoes to complete this theater's bookings
Some People
Would Rather Walk
Even if they could buy a $50
wheel for $20. Tomorrow we
begin a cut price sale.
S40 Andrae Wheels. . . . $30
40 Pathfinder " . . . 20
| 60 Olive " . . .35
And all other makes a * cut prices. These
wheel * are all 'P9 models and are fully
cuarantrfd.
We're tie * state egects for the Williams and
Jewett Typewriters. Not In the trust.
Write for catalogues.
± AGENTS FOR HALL'S SAFES.
J. J. Deright & Co. ,
1116 Farnam.
J"r the coming Btason. ' 'Never before stnrro
I have been a theatrical manager have I
g'jjie to NcT > r Tori : Icehng no hopeful and
cc25itnt of * ecurinr the best attractions as
I do now , " eaid Mr Burgess. "The lat
t > rason was the most successful of any that
I have known clnce I hare been in Omaha.
ETM-J- attraction ot any merit that played
here made money and I shall not have the
fcllphtest hesitancy in asking them to return.
I shall also try to get the most noted ctars
to coaie here. Hitherto I have invariably
been told by managers when trying to book
their stars for Omaha that they had almost
always lost money or made but little In
Omaha and thus did not feel like coming
again , but this year it is vastly different.
I can point -with pride to Mansfield's record-
breaking rt > celpts ; also the exceptional pat
ronage received tor Sol Smith Russell ,
Stuart Robson , Alice Nielsen , Frank Daniels.
Jeff De Angelus , DeWolf Hopper and many
others. I am going to book only tbe very
( best attractions , like Mrs. Leslie Carter In
Zaza. ' Viola Allen In 'The Christian. ' Maud
Adams In 'the Little Minister.1 as well ns
all of tbe big comic opera productions. I
find that Omaha theater-goers are partial to
light opera. BO I shall try to give them the
best and plenty of It. I shall also endeavor
to book no attractions for less than three
nights and a one-night attraction will be
only an exceptional case , like Melba or
some such unusually high-priced artist.
RiChard Mansfield has already asked for
three nights for his new play and the Bos-
tonlans for a eolldweek. . There will be a
number ot changes made In the interior of
the theater. Betides having It thoroughly
renovated we have provided an entirely new-
set of scenery , have had all of the bor
chairs newly upholstered and will make
other changes for the comfort of patrons. I
shall be in the. east for perhaps a month
and Immediately upon my return will give
you a bona fide list of the entire season's
bookings. "
There has been several changes Ir the
box office at Boyd's theater , and if the
man at the ticket -window loses his tem
per and is ill-humored during the coming
season Itwill not "be because he is com
pelled to do his -work in an office the size
of a dry goods box. When one stops to
think of the volume of business done by a
metropolitan theater , and then looks at the
sire of the box office , -which is usually a
little hole-ln-the-wall six or eight feet
square , they tan readily realize why the
man who sells the little pasteboards is not
always as pleasant as he might be. The new
box office at Boyd's has been enlarged ,
newly furnished , the floors carpeted with
a beautiful red Axmlnleter. and the walls
newly papered , giving It the appearanceof
a parlor. An entrance has been made from
It directly Into the theater , and patrons who
have complaints to make after they get In
the auditorium can go directly into the
manager's office without squeezing out
through a mass of people , all struggling to
come through the main entrance at once ,
Albert Wallerstedt , a former Omaha boy ,
and at one time a carrier on The Bee. who
has been in New York City studying music
for some time , has been engaged as bari
tone by the Hopper Opera company end will
accompany them to London. After they
close their engagement , young Wallerstedt
will go to Milan to study under Vittlrio
Carpi , one ot Italy's most noted voice culcur-
Ists.
Mr. Ullman , who has acted as the mana
ger of the Crelghton-Orpheum for the last
month In the absence of Manager Rosenthol ,
will return with Mrs. Ullman to Kansas
City tomorrow. During their brief stay in
Omaha they made many friends , especially
Mr. Ullman , who has received only words
of praise from the patrons of the theater
for his courteous treatment and constant
efforts to please. There has been no bet
ter advertised attraction in Omaha than
Camille D'Arvillewhich speaks well in
itself for his ability as a theatrical manager.
Mr. and Mrs. Cllman's friends regret to
tee them leave Omaha.
Entertainments under the auspices of the
Sisters of Mercy of Omaha by their pupils
have always teen fine , hut this year fairly
outdid its predecessors.
Monday last in the Crcighton-Orpheum
theater , before hundreds of admiring friends ,
the young women of St. Mary's seminary
presented selected scenes from Schiller's
-Mary Stuart , " Shakespeare's "Henry
VIII" and the elaborate cantata , "Jephtha , "
in a manner that reflected creat credit on
their teachers , the Sisters , as well as them
selves.
The opening chorus , "Father. O Hear Us ! "
gave a glimpse , as it were , of the opening
flower and the seventy-five swelling voices
filled the theater admirably. The elocution
class then cave a recitation , "The Three
Bells , " very praiseworthy for ringing , clear
tones and concentrated action.
There is always an unfailing Interest about
the story of Mary , Queen of Scots , and
Schiller's dramatization of It is a happy one.
The carden scene is perhaps the best and
was accordingly the one selected. Miss
Veronica O'Connor caught the spirit and
played the part of the captive queen well.
The hope born of despair that turned Into
bitter hate when hope melted away betore
Elizabeth's relentless jealousy was vividly
and realistically portrayed. Elizabeth ,
proud , haughty , but withal conscious of her
rare beauty , lived again in Margaret
Breslauer. Her Interpretation of It , requir
ing acting rather than talking , was es
pecially fine.
The story of Jephtha , a three-scened
cantata , is founded upon Jewish history.
Mlsn Lottie Fruirk as Jpphtha was the etar of
the cantata. Her voice was remarkably
good , unusually deep for a woman and well-
suited for her masculine part. Her acting
appealed very touchlngly to the house.
Iphlgenla , by Miss Mary Neu , won the
hearts of her hearers by the pathos she put
Into her role. Perhaps one of - the best
scenes was the meeting at night on the
battlefield , amid tbe war of elements , of a
dying brother and his sister. Miss Annie
Shannon and Miss Veronica Doherty.
The chorus of the cantata has seldom
been equalled in Omaha , and tbe soldiers
maneuvered -with clock-like accuracy.
Tbe closing scene at tbe block of sacrifice ,
where Jephtha , cad unto death , after en
treaty after entreaty from Iphlgenla , at
last does the fatal deed and then falls on
his daughter's neck , distraught , was pa
thetic In the extreme ,
As a completing piece to the well-chosen
picture , the trial scene from "Heary VIII. "
was given. Tbe divorce-seeking king was
played to advantage by MB ) Agnes O'Con
nor. Inez Gentleman as Queen Catherine
looked and acted every inch a queen. As
Cardinal Woolsey , Miss Mary Neu scored a
hit. In voice , eye and carriage she evinced
tbe true dramatic spirit and Cardinal Wcl-
ery lost not a whit in falling to her.
Delightfully interspersed between the
main features of the program came the
class recitation , "The Irish Hurrah. " "The
Little One's Dlrpute , " by the juniors ; "The
Omcha Bootblack , " by MUs Hazel Hlmes
and songs 'by ' Miss Agnes O'Connor end Mise
Smith , The musical interludes by Smith's
orchestra were such as Omaha theater-goers
seldom have tbe pleasure of hearing.
Coming Event * .
Thf vaudeville bill offered by the Troea-
dero this week , beginning with today's mat
inee , is one that it said to far exceed the
usual run of this class of eotertainments.
Every one of the seven acts have e&jayed
t
the d.fin'-ti-n. at one time or another , o !
K.Lg head Lners in the different vandevje
L'uJtz Amongst the appearing notables it
I-if Fred MacCarte's dog and monkey cir
cus. Tbli act is said to be a tne trained anl * !
: nal act and will be remembered at creating \
somewhat of a sentatlon when last sere in
this city. The comedy and musical sketch
cn-u ; d "A Rainy Day , " by Flat and Sath-
rrJind. is one tht.t is said to be rxcraclat-
ingly funny. Mr. Flat is one ot the original
premier musical teams , Sharp and Flat ,
and Miss Sutherland of .the Sutherland
Msters , who have long since won recognition |
apoa the vaudeville stage. Another featare !
of this week' * bill Is the first appearance i
here of the human billiard table , John Le I
Clalr , who prides himself upon his original :
methods of jaggfing , different from all !
others. Mist May Cook , the lyric soprano j
and cornet soloist. .Gertrude Haynes , the '
musical peer , with her novelty Instruments , i
and Moore and Leasing , delineators of orig
inal eccentric comedy singing and dancing ,
also on this week's bill.
Plnjm nnd Plnjcm.
Sadie Martinet and her mother are sum
mering at Jamaica , N. T.
Frederic Warde will open his season at
Richmond. Va , early in September.
Olga Nethersole will take a Vachtlng
cruise to the North Cape this summer.
Ethel Barrymore It the guest of Mr * . Nat
C. Goodwin ( Maxlne Elliott ) In London.
Clara Morrlt is contributing a series of
novelettes to the New York Evening World.
Anna Daly has resigned from Madame
Modjeska's forces and may be seen In " 'Way
Down East. "
Alice Hnsiner will sail this week to play
her original role in "El Capitan" with
, DeWolf Hopper in London.
Edna Wallace Hopper will be star-ed
jointly with Jerome Sykes In "Chris and the
Wonderful Lamp" next season.
Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon , after
playing the larger cities of tbe Pacific coast ,
will return to the east next month.
William Faversham has been so in that he
has had to retire from Maude Adams' com
pany. Orrin Johnsoa. takes hie place.
Augustin Daly left considerable more than
JIOO.OOO worth of property. He remembered
Ada Rehan by leaving a portion of it to her.
The Bostonlans will produce next season a
new opera , entitled "The Smuggler's Bride , "
of which Timothy Adamoski is said to be the
composer.
Wilton Lackaye , who will play the rabbi
In "Chirdren of the Ghetto. " made the hit of
his career as Svengall , the hypnotist
musician in "Trilby. "
Belle Archer is fishing and camping at
the Rangeley lakes , Maine , with her sister ,
Eleanore Lane , while preparing for her
next tour in "A Contented Woman. "
It is reported that a New York manager
has closed a contract with the novelist and
playwright , Emlle Zola , for a play with the
trials and tribulations of Captain Dreyfus
as basis for the plot.
Coquelln seems to be more popular in
London than Sarah Bernhardt. The advance
sale for his appearances was larger than
that for Sarah before she opened , although
he came some time later.
Augustus Thomas' latest play , "Arizona , "
acted in Chicago on Monday night , deals In
cidentally with the Spanish war. Its hero
stationed at
Is a young cavalry lieutenant
Fort Grant when hostilities begin.
Pinero Is so exacting as a stage manager
that he compels the actresses in his plays to
get their gowns from different dressmakers
In order that the toilets may express in
dividuality. He selects personally tbe
gowns in certain scenes.
The dictionary ol musical .terms runs
along with smoothness and orders are rap
idly coming in. There has tieen a lack ol
advance money , but doubtless subscribers
n-111 pay up aTter tie nm 01 tne mon u.
Many people have wanted to know the mean
ing of the word "Barcarolle. "
Barcarolle A boat song. The origin of
the word Is very easy to trace. The Gentle
undulating motion ol a piece ol this kind
resembles so much the rolling of a boat or
bark that en old Venetian In a funny mood
said : "Verra mucha Ilka barka rolla. " Hence
barcarolle , which m-eans rolling of the bark ,
hence boat song.
Bar A division of the staff Into measures.
The space from bar to bar Is s. measure.
Not to be confounded with bars over -which
schooners and other vessels pass In the nlgat
as well as in the day.
Staff The name given to & combination
of lines and spaces on which notes are writ
ten. There are five Tines and four spaces
between the lines on each staff. The first
thing tha.t the young musician has to do IE
to grasp the staff. It helps one on his musical
Journey.
Nocturne A piece especially adapted to
the night. Usually a tender , dreamy selection
In the nature of a serenade. The nocturne
is highly respectable , even if it does appear
only at night. It belongs to the cultured
class of compositions. Cats give conterti
at night , but they are not necessarily noc
turnes , even if they may be Tnomas con
certs.
Tempo This means tbne. Musicians can
live without many things , but time Is req
uisite. They must arrive at concert halls
and theater rehearsals on time , they must
get to bed some time ; they usually get up in
time ; their music is written in time , and
they sometimes like to get 'things on time.
Popular songs The title given to a eoup
composed of sweet sentiments , scrapings of
literary bcoes , strong and unsavory herbs ,
castor oil and decayed fish , served up In a
style which , thank goodness , is peculiar to
I the combination , and with a little , very little
melody , sells at a good price to people who
will not be satisfied with anything else.
Popular songs should be about the banks of
some river , or lost jchlldren , or guttersnipes ,
or the absurd charms of a red-headed , pink-
eyed , a la squint , plgeon-tccd girl with a
name suggestive of .the bleak mountains of
the county Galway. This style will never
fall to make money.
Art . a poor unfortunate soldier , a
decrepit veteran , who has done more to
propagate th * beauty , the culture , the
charm ( bat we behold today In our
parks , our houses , our cities and our pub
lic buildings than any other Influence , but
still an otherwise grateful people neglect
him. Art , alas , IE no "longer courted and
caressed , high placed In hall a welcome
truest. " Art Is now , and probably will be for
some time , a fad , and nothing more that
is , in Romp places. In Omaha ? Why no ,
of course not , 'bow could it be ?
Mrs. Grac Cuneron , who went eaet a
few weeks ago , in order to make Eome ar-
rtngements with the- celebrated Bostoniang ,
has had more than ordinary success , and
In t personal letter to the musical critic
of Tbe Bee ebe says that she hag been se
lected as understudy to MlK Hrien Bertram ,
the prlma donna of the company. This Is
a distinct triumph for Mre. Cameron , and
many local musical people will await the
| results of her work with Interest
f Mr. Kratz hae gone east for tbe summer
and will epcnd come time at his old borne
) in Ohio.
On Tuesday evening , July 11 , the choir of
tbe African Methodist Episcopal church will
give a concert at tbe Young Men's Chrirtian
association hall , in which all the principal
talent of the colored people will sing. The
! program U one of special excellence and U
1 worth hearing. It marks en epoch in that
line of work.
One of the distinct wonders of tbe expo
sition is this Indian band , which has recently
come here from Phoenix , Arir. The band
number * forty musicians , and the playing
is only exwiled by ibe marching , which !
cplcndid. These youths and budding cltl-
r nc , manr of whom have been off the reser
vations only thre * yew * . ar really start
ling subject * of Intere t , Thry are Intelli
gent looking lelow , and thrtr rapT.nteaa-
cntt \ , a jolly good felluw , who Vnowt well
how to take care of hit Indian bore Hit
name i Mr. McCowan , a&d the leader of
the band 1 * Jams * Dertne. Mr. McCcwtn
rtatci that there are about K > .OC 0 Indian <
children now attending the various Indian
BChools.
Mrs. V. D. Huagate entertalnrd quite a
company of young and ambitious FtodrntB
belonging to her piano class at her residence.
S1S4 Locust street. , on Tuesday evening last.
Cach pupil contributed a. number and the
musical * , wa * very interesting.
A new aspirant for vocal honors appeared
at the production of "Cuba" las : week , and
It is safe to say that she was most heartily
received and endorsed. The young lady i *
Miss Edith Smith , daughter of the popular
railroad man , Allen B. Smith. Doubtless
many of Mr. Smith's friends think that he
cares little about music , being more Inter
ested in freight cars , but thU Is not so. He
if , not only fond of music , but is a discrimi
nating judge and he has been known to sing
with splendid effect "A Thousand Tears , My
Own Columbia , " showing forth a voJce of
the real genuine 1 > * si quality which one sa
seldom hears nowadays , ( to that Miss Edith
Smith comes by her talents rightly. She
has an admirable Etage presence and will
doubtless make a successful singer , If she
continues to develop vocally as she has done
in the past. THOMAS J. KELLT.
Patriotic Orsrnn Ilecltal.
The following patriotic music recital will
be given in Trinity cathedral this afternoon ,
beginning at 4:30. : conducted by J. E. But
ler. assisted by Miss Helen Peck , MUs Mc-
Cune and Messrs. F. Raymond Mitchell and
"W. S. McCune :
Torchlight March . Gullmont
Abide with Me . LJddle
Miss Helen Peck.
Fragments' from "La Serenade" .
. Victor Hert > ert
Sacred Song . Selected
\V. S. McCune.
Die Antwort ( The Answer ) . . . Wolstenholme
Sacred Sonc Peace .
F. Raymond Mitchell.
Collection for Sunday School Missions In
Omaha.
Sacred Song. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miss McCune.
Patriotic Composition and Arrangement
El Returno < J Hostros Soldados de
los. FiKpeno ( Piece Descriptive ) . .
Nlcht Dreaming of Home Original Fill-
Music leaving On the Ocean
term at Sea Columbia See the Con
quering hero America. _
I THE TREND OF INDUSTRY.
A DISCUSSION , |
0 r
By LAURIE J. QUINSY.
Some time ago It was suggested to me that
I might contribute something to The Bee
pertaining to the industrial problems of ih
day. I arn inrplred now to do so by your
editorial on "Industrial Evolution" in last
Sunday's issue.
Whlle I candidly confess that I cannot
endorse all the policy of The Bee with refer
ence to economics , I wish to compliment It on
its attitude with reference to public owner-
i-hlp of public utilities and the several aWe
editorials on this line that I have read from
time to time. Five or ten years ago few , if
any. ol the great daily papers dared to speak
so freely on these questions. Five or trn
years hea-ce the dally that does not do so
will toe a back nu-miier indeed.
In the editorial you referred to a Chicago
blacksmith who introduced a resolution at a
Chicago labor meeting to prohibit the use of
the streets and public highways to horseless
carriages and vehicles. "What is tt > become
of the iorseshoers and harness-makers , " ex
claimed this .mechanic , "if horses are done
away with ? "
This is a common thought , or rather-
thoughtless notion. It has ibeen suggested
with reference to every invention ty man
since he first discovered that a crooked stick
would facilitate him in the tilling of the soil
and be more agreeable to him than the dig
ging of earth -with his fingers. Such reasonIng -
Ing is the result of the mistaken Idea that It
iswork , not bread , that -we want. Some
people tieern to forget that the only object
of work is to procure for ourselves the neces
sities of life. If that is true , lien any ma
chine that enables a man to produce in one
hour what formerly required ten hours' time
to perform is a blessing , for It enables him
to produce ten times as much wealth as he
formerly did , and he should , therefore , be ten
times -wealthier.
Excessive time consumed in completing a
given job by hand , while It may ° be done as
well in one-tenth of tbe time by machine. Is
essentially that much time lost totally Icei.
It is just as much a loss to lose nine hours
of time ae It is to lose the fruits of nine
hours of time , lees the amount of energy
consumed in producing that amuunt of oroD-
erty. If it is cnly work and not ihe result
of labor that -we want , -why not burn up a
few towns and cities , a few railroad trains , a
few vessels , a few thousand acres of ripened
wheat ? If it is only work and not the result
of labor we are after , then every war is a
goisend , for every shell that la exploded and
every ounre of property destroyed Is so muca
accumulated labor , and If It is destroyed
labor must "be " employed to reproduce it Jf
it is alone -work and not the result of labor
we must have , then the train robber who
wrecks a train is a public benefactor , every
cyclone and hurricane that destroys property
on land or eea Is a ibleselng in disguise ,
every forest fire that destroys timber and
everything in Its wake Is a special bounty
of Providence. Tbe propcsltlon Is absurd.
Nor was this short-sighted iblacksmith
answered by the jnan who said that "tbe
demonetlratlon of the horse and the mule
would open employment for builders of elec
trical carriages yand electrical machinery
xnd in the end enlarge the circle of em
ployment at feetttr wages. "
That Is not true , as any student of eco
nomics wlir attestThe object of the
labor saver is to reduce the amount of
energy consumed In producing a given
article. This would not be the case If
what Is above quoted be true ; It would only
be the shifting of labor from one thing to
another , from the breeding and ehoelng of
horses and the making of harness to the
manufacture of electrical vehicles , gaining
absolutely nothing. Both of these con
clusions come from the eame false premises
that It is work , not the result of labor
that is decired.
As an example of this let uc look into
our railroad system. If the above reason
ing be true , then there are more people
employed today in railroading ( In the
building of roads , rolling stock , and all
'branches ' of industry ccone-cted with railroading
reading ) than there would be if tbe cam *
amount of labor were performed by the old
methods. But , on the contrary , the same
amount of transportation of freight and
passengers a * is now done by the railroads
of this nation could not be done by five
time * the number of people now employed
by the railroads and their kindred indus
tries on the old stage coach plan.
If our friend's proposition be trne , then
the people of this nation and of the world
today ought to be better off materially
than those of any other age , for it is
true , as you say , "th nineteenth century
has witnessed more momentous changes in
the organization of industry than have
taken place in the 5,000 years of previously
recorded history of mankind. Tbe Inven
tions of labor-saving machinery , operated by
steam and electricity , have completely revo
lutionized production and displaced handi
craft from Us sphere of individual competi
tion. One by one all the trades which for
centuries had offered an incentive to me
chanical skill and Ingenuity have been forced
to rive way to th machine. And the man
Ljcrat.nghe mach ce ha * btvome m.re aad
more metr automaton '
Vet we k.aj - that * uth pcoeral proper''y
1 * not th * caseVe may looV on every
band and see more poor than ire couli ten
o ? twenty year * ago. It U t startling truth ,
that while the wealth of the aatlon has so
marreleufly increased in the last twenty.five
y -ars , the general distress hat increased
at tb i fame ratio. It is a serioat question
that confronts the patrtot , for there never
was a nation or & cirillzftUon In the his
tory of the world that was aWe to wlth-
Mand tne concentration of it * wealth In the
hands of the few. The concentration of' '
wealth has destroyed every such civilization ,
and Ihe same conditions will affect America
just the same as they did the civilizations of
Egypt , Greece or Rome.
The people , the industrial classes , are the
foundation stones of nations. 'What civili
zations can tramps and paupers build up ?
And , on the other hand , who can point
to a civilization instituted by mil
lionaires ? "The tramp I * the complement ol
the millionaire , " * o it Is the rnpdluin class
neither the rich nor poor that fouod
empires. We speak for the distressed , and
thereby for ourselves. L/et us take Carlyle's
warning : "Vain is It to suppose that the
misery of one class can be kept separate
and apart down In that class. By Infallible
contagion It rises upward and upward till
It reaches the very highest , till all has
grown miserable , palpably false and wrong ,
and poor drudges , lingering on meal husks
and boiled grass , do , by circuitous , but sure
methods , bring kings' heads to the block. "
Now , then , why is It that all the progress
of the world , and especially of the United
States , 'has been accompanied by to much
poverty and distress ? Why is it that all this
enterprise , machinery , department stores ,
railroads and the thousands of things that
naturally should be so beneficial to the
people , do , in fact , prove ea destructive of
their welfare ? The answer Is , briefly , this :
All enterprise is reflected in the value of the
land , enabling three who have the land ( that
Is , the land on which this enterprise is cen
tered ) to exact tribute on the enterprise of
others , while themselves contributing noth
ing at all to the general welfare.
Here is an example that -will apply to
every department of enterprise : Thio is a
cobbler's ehop. The cobbler by his earlier
methods can make one pair of ehoes In ten
hours. Here , now , is a set of machines that
ena'hles ' him to make ten pairs of shoes In
the same length of time. "What Is the re
sult ? Simply this : Ten tlmce the amount
of trade formerly done Is now centered in
this cobbler's shop , which means that there
is ten times as much demand for that par
ticular spot of earth on which the shop Is
located. This means that Its value Is la-
creased tenfold. What has he who owns this
land done to so enhance It * value ? Nothing.
What is he entitled to ? Nothing. Under the
present system of taxation wiat does he get ?
All. Where is the justice there ? Hewho
produces nothing gets nothing beyond his
actual necessities , while hewho produces
nothing gets all , or nearly all. On the other
hand , he who 'by his skill and industry does
what everyone wants him to do is fined for
doing It , by being compelled to pay taxes on
his tools , hto raw material and his manufac
tured product. He sees the injustice and re
fuses to pay the fine ( or tax ) . He cannot
refuse to pay the tax : gatherer , so he shifts
the tax to someone else. And onto whom can
he shift It ? Onto him who buys the ehoes ,
the tax at last falling on iilra who is least
able to 'bear it , and relieving him entirely
who is .best . able to bear it all ( since he re-
celvtewithout producing ) the lord of the
land. Without mentioning another example
I respectfully request the thoughtful reader
to exajnine for himself into every enterprise
and see if this is not true of all on every
hflnrt
Concentration of industry is the order of
our age. 'But under our tasatlca system the
more it is centralized the less burden of
taxation It bears , shifting the main burden
onlo helpless shoulders. Under the pystem
I have but hinted at ( as I "would prefer the
reader to reason it out for himself ) the con
ditions would be eractly reversed. It would
relieve those who are now burdened and
who receive so little advantage from govern
ment , and lay it upon those who are now
prospering on the labor of others and who
receive most of the benefit of government.
Under it the Standard Oil company aad other
gigantic corporations could not monopolize
the natural resources of the earth , paying a
nominal tax at so much "per acre , " but they
would pay to the people ( the natural heirs
of the earth ) , through their government , a
just compensation for the use of the earth ,
according to the real value of the oil fields
they monopolize. Under this system a trust
could not afford to close up ill but a few of
its factories , restrict the output of manu
factured articles , firing the prices , throwing
thousands of people out of employment , as
they do now , for a factory standing idle
would be as expensive to maintain as if in
operation , so far as taxatlcn is concerned.
Hence , no tructe could exist , at any rate
they could do no harm.
Large tracts of land now held idle for
speculative purposes would be thrown open
i to settlement and industry , creating an unlimited -
' limited demand for all kinds of labor.
skilled and unskilled , enabling those who are
the producers to ibe absolute masters of their
skill. And those who sought to live upon the
labor of others , all forms of gamblers , from
the race track tout to the speculator in land ,
would find themselves In a difficult position.
They would turn themselves to honorable
pursuits , becoming better citizens and im
proving the tnoral character of the nation.
LAURIE J. QUINSY.
K.VEW THE ROPES.
A Lmryer Who "Warn Sat Hunting Ltt-
Igratlon Over Land.
It's the canny old bird that cannot be
caught with the bird lime of litigation.
You've probably heard of Lawyer Hackett
of Somerset , relates the Lewlston ( Me )
Journal. A little while ago he purchased
Eorne land over which there had been a lawsuit -
suit for years , until parties had spent half
a dozen times what the land was worth.
Hackett knew al ! about it. Some of the
people wondered why he wanted to get hold
of property with such an incubus of uncer
tainty on it Others thought that perhaps
he wanted some legal knitting work and
would pitch In red-hot to fight that line
fence question on his own hook.
That's what the owner of the adjoining
land thought. So he braced himself for
trouble when he taw Hackett coming acrcss
the. fields one day.
Said Hackett : "What's your claim here ,
anyway , as to this fence T
"I insisted , " replied the neighbor , "that
your fence is over on my land two feet at
one end and one foot at least at the other
end. "
"Well , " replied Hackett , "you go ahead
just as quick &c you can and et your fence
over. At the end where you say that 1 en
croach on you two feet , set tbe fence onto
my land four feet. At the other end puib
it onto my land two feet. "
"But , " persisted the neighbor , "that's
twice what I claim. "
" 1 don't care about that , " said Hackett ,
"There's been fight enough over this land.
I want you to take enough no you are per
fectly satisfied you have got your rlfbts and
then we can get along all pleasantly. Go
ahead ana help yourself. "
Tbe man paused , abashed. He had been
. ready to commence the old struggle tooth
I and nail. But this move of the new neigh-
j bor stunned him. Yet he wasn't to be out
done in generosity. He looked at Hackett.
"Squire , " taid be , "that fence ain't go
ing to be moved an Incb. I don't went the
blamed old land. There warn't nothin' to
the fight but the principle of the. thing. "
Now , isn't human nature an interesting
study ?
Bra Baud lMo > rr' Horn of Brer.
Tetsmer nent down to Lemp's park yw-
THE MIDWAY.
iTlie Midway THE HABENBACK TRAINED
ANIMAL SHOW &
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t MISSIONARY RIDGE BETTER THAN EVER
4- & LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
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1 DARKNESS AND DAWNf ;
The LEADING FEATURE of
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T Heaven and Hell. T 4- the Exposition. Startling &
ri I Daring Performances by
TTHE OLD PLANTATION ! the Leading Animal Ex
, i. The Exposition Fun Factory. < i , perts of the World
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Morning Afternoon and Evening
Sinking the Mcrrimac. ,
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fTHE MOORISH PALACE1 ?
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TGREAT PASSION PLAY.4 > See the Great Sea Fight
, i , Admiral Dewey
1JL WARACRAPH Fought by
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The Battle of Manila. Manila Bay , May I. 1898.
Ts The grandest spec
s & Destruction tacular displ&y ever
. .of tho. . presented to the
public.
World's Congress of Beauty SPAKSS.H .FLEET Telephone for re-
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boxes.
Beautiful Women frora all
Forty JlnarlklBhas. Holler Chain , Baby
Parts of tha World. Chairs and other convMilcncrs ottered.
The Feature of the Entire Midway FRKD T. CtTMMl.SIcr. .
. ' Tel. 2030 Expo. Grounds.
1VEST MIDWAY.
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THE. . .
Lunette ARTIST'S STUDIO
At the Cross The Art Feature of the
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Exposition
Admission IDc WEST , MIDWAY West Midway.
tfuortion Why is SCHLITZ PA- \
ROYAL ENGLISH V2L10X crowded all thi time ?
Answer Because wincrtcurst and
MARIONETTES potato salad nellfar ISc.
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West Midway. . .Schlitz Pavilion. .
Admission IDc. FRITZ MUELLER , Prop.
Greater America Exposition
TEMPLE OF
PALMISTRY
Personally Conducted by the
GREATEST LIVING PALMIST
OR , CARL LOUIS PERIN ,
Hours daiy ! from 11 to 1 from 2:30 : to 5:30
and evenings from 7:30 : to 10.
PRICES FIIOM $1.OO UPWARDS.
Admittance on business only. J o free Hut ,
No phone answered.
HOTELS.
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglas Sts. . Omaha.
-A.MIin.lCXX AKD Et'IlOTEAK MJUI-
CEKTHXLLT LOCATED.
J. K. UJLBKEL A OX , Pr
terdajr with hie companions to test tbe
acoustic properties of the park In which
the contest if to come off , reports the ft.
Louis Republic. Then they adjourned over
to Lemp's brewery to teet the medicinal
properties of tbe hop extract. After sampling
the various brews Tessmer criticised tbe sire
of the stelne set before him and , eaid he could
drink the full of his bans horn of tbe beer
without knowing he bad been in a brewery.
His companions challenged him to make
good hit beast and Tessmer was game. The
brass horn , which holds three gallons cod a
gill , as fitted to the brim with beer after
tbe mouthpiece had been corked up. Tewmer
then placed tbe mouthpiece to his lips , took
out the cork and rwallowed the entire con-
tentt. His eyes nearly fell out -while he was
coming down tbe home-stretch , but he fin
ished his tank , amid tbe cheers of bU com
rades.
Procure II Ilcforr LruTine Horar.
Don't leave home on a journey vitbout &
bottle of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. It it almost certain to
bt needed and cannot be procured while you
are on board the care or steamship. It is
the only remedy that can always be depended
upoa and that ie pleasant and cafe to take.
THE TROCADERO
W.V. . COLE - - Lessee and Manager.
Week Sunday Commencing Matinee July 2 ( !
The world's greatest animal act ,
PROF. PRKD SIACART'S
Dos and Monkey Circus ,
A comedy musical sketch.
FLAT A.\D iL'THERJ AXD ,
In "A Rainy Day. "
"The Human Billiard Table , "
JOHN LeCLAIR ,
Juggling different from others.
A Musical Peer.
GERTRUDE HAYXES ,
Novelty Organ and Piano BololKt ,
EDXA AUG.
J , i America's Clever Comedienne
MAY COOK ,
Lyric Soprano Cornet Soloist.
MOORE AND LEASING ,
Delineators oi original ecrentric comedy.
The Trocadero challenge band and orchestra
Matinees Thursday , Saturday and Sunday.
Prices 25c. S5c , 50c. Free garden concert *
after each performance. Refreshments.
BOYD S ,
Summer engagement of the , \
Woodward Stock Co ,
Opens Sunday afternon. July 9. Opening-
bill "THE WIFE. " All the old favorites
Hill with the. company. Jennie Kennark.
fading womaa ; Willis Granger , "
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man.
Prices lOc , 20c , Se. toe.
mafia Art Institute
IN Drawing ,
Painting and
' Decorative Work. . ,
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It's the Best
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DINNER
Ice Cream and Cake - - lOc
Ice Cream Soda
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Large , airy room , cool as an ice house.
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