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Dramatic elide, iih they appeared In "The
Celebrated Case" In the tiulveiHlty audi
torium Wednesday evening, December 12.
Tho Increased atteudaiici' o. r former yoar:t
haH caiiHi il the managers to dolermlnu upon
ockllig li.ll.il' iiuirl 'IH III the future. The
proceeds of I lie eiiti rtalnmeiit will no to
ind in maintain n ho HtidontH' library and
loading loom. Ti.o faculty of tho university
I'uinirot.lcd their npproi latlon of the work
of tho Dramatic circle by tendering the
members a banquet Tho following are thu
MISS MAIUH SWANSON (UtADl'ATU OK
OMAHA MICH SCIIOOli WHO HAS DIS
TIMUISIIKD IIHUSHM-' IN CHICAGO
Ml'SICAl, ClltCI.ICS.
ollleeis of tho t i ganl.at li u I'rcHldent, Dan
lid J. Hurley, vice president, John A. llen
i ow.tz; lecrotary, Janes 10. Wordaid, treas
urer, Kraiic.s I lit 1 1 in it 11 : business manager,
James 1'. I.anu; singe manager, William 1'.
O'Keefo; property man, Weir I). Coffman.
Frank (1. Carpenter, tho special corre
spondent of Tho llco in the Orient , writes
about ('h. mi's fomalo slaves. Thoy number
millions and am bought and sold In every
province. Women aro Hold at the price of
pork, girls bringing from $10 upward, fiir.
babies are sold to foundling asylums, which
buy them at I!0 cents apiece. Tho shaves of
the Imperial palace number It, 1)00 and are
all eunuchs.
No den or study Is quite complete now
adays without n stein rati or shelf well
Piled with drinking mugs, Tho collecting
of those mugs originated stein dinners, or
pjgp 'jjj
I1UVING THE CHUISTMAS HOLLY Photo by Louis
Ilostwick.
'I'll
Htolti mrtles which have become a rocont
fail hach Invito.! guest Ih expected to
bring u mug or u stiln upon which his name
hush-on pt vimsly engraved, which ho sut-
rondorH at Ho door. When tho good things
are served his utoln Is rotumo.l to him.
lllod to tho brim with whatever beverage
tho lu.Htoss may choose to servo, his por-
Mod dopot.dliiK upon the size of his own
drinking mug. Whtn tho dinner Is over
and tho ti lists uro Hald thu drinking mugs
it r.i tit,...,... I ...I i. II... 1. .
..... ,i iF iiiu iiunionn, , sioin ran
ran ho hail at any pinning mill and the mugs
can no nan from n conts to ?."0.
About Noted People
lii tli new llrltlsh cabinet the men,
from a physical print if view, are splendid
specimens of the race. Half of them are
over six foot high and only one could bo
called small. The latest reeruit, Mr. Han-
bury, Is the tallest, but Lord llalfour of
Hurlelgh Is a close second. The premier
carrlos mere weight than any.
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ostium 1 , ? ?", HOI"VlH,h ""'i1 1 ',"
n Tnt r,, n ' m"", ""
Iu.w n rin o. 0 P The S has" f !y
. , . ,,m """" '""y
led to return to Europe next year for
Ill (lilt three inonllm unit Imtr ,r n,..i i .....
will ho spent at Abir.enbad.
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t ' iniimn-n ill LIU lllllll'I H 111 1(1
at HOI Knr ni'U S II lu inv l IL.li. ...I...
from reading a newspaper biography of tho
late Marcus Daly. Is convinced that ho and
tho Montana mlllloimlro an. lin, i li..r t...
were separated when very yciing and never
ere separated when very yciing nnd never
s'aln found one another. Hov. Mr. Daly
rten read of the western Croesus, but
aver Imagined it was his little brother
again
oft
never Imagined it was his little brother
wno it'll homo penniless.
William Itlchnrdseii, who succeeds fJen
oral Wheeler III congress, was once son
"T ,-i ,ii ni. iiij
Was a soldier nt Mm m-x r 17
lonced to hang as a confederate spy. Ho
- F-t "ii.i ittiiMiiuu,
escaped and was making his way back to
the confederacy when ho was found by tho
union troops In the company of n notorious
spy, and was sentenced to bo hanged with
the spy. An unexpected attack on his cap-
tors by Cleneral Forrest resulted In his
n'BC,l'-
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No one knows how Andrew I.nng gots
through such a stupendous amount of work.
,kos VrZ In M ,rrnlnK K,nP,r,nI,y
n in vul L .i n nff,,rrnro" ',,n"
ul nrr n T. a , V,H':
where on anything. A s ory Is told that he
w o'le nTnrH1," '"m'" " ' V, "
n "Ll. article or. the crown of It and at
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Michael CI. Mulhall, whose death Is ro
prrtod. was probably the highest Individual
nuthnrlly on statistics In the world. His
'-omputntlnns rcgnrdlng trade, Industry
........H ii.mi', niiiiiniry
flrnnrn nlr u'nrn nt.i.f.i.a vnnl..A.t ...iti.
the greatest Interest and taken to bo about
as nccurate as It was nnssllile to mnkn inth
as nccurate as It was possible to mako such
figures. Mulhall was born Jn Dublin In
lSHIi and wns educated at tho Irish collogo
In Itome. He was illstlimnlstinii na thn
founder of the first ICngllsh newspaper to bo
printed In South America tho niienos
Ayres Rtnndard. which nppenred In 18(11. ,M'"CI'c,,nt rays or n warm sun. Somo of
He wns a member of numerous selontlllo ,,ls ,)('8t frll'",ls lln,l plnnnod tho scheme,
soclotlos, tho nuthor of several books nnd wrlcd to perfection.
a frequent contributor to the magazines.
He wns n Scotch minister in a snnll
Major neneral rtnlph A. P. Clements, who country parish, relates Llpplncott's, and ho
has lost eighteen officers and Wili of his men wns sometimes put to It for fresh pasture
In the notion with the liners nt Mngalles- wherewith lo feed his (lock. Ono day, how
burg, went out to Smith Africa as tho com- tver, ho bethought himself thnt ho had
innnder of the Twelfth brigade of the South nover thoroughly cxhnustod tho subject of
African field force. Ho has been more or Jonah and his heart rejoiced. Jonah and
less prominent In tho fighting boforo and Ii whalo was the sort of thing whereby
since ho entered Colesburg Inst soring, you could easily drag out of a sermon Its
Clements has been considered on" of tho allotted two hours. He was lu full caicer
I.1 II I I'OtKll I Ml 1.1 1 v II II
b.st oineers In the British army. Ilo won
ih,. distinguished service order ami was aid
ti the queen In lS'Jl. Ho wears a medal
with clnyp for gallantry in tho KalUr nil I
Zulu wars, an.l a mulal with two clasps fcr
his noble buulng In tho gtcat llurmah cam-
palgn. In I mm; ho was commander of the
South Wabs Ilordorors. and Just boforo tho
Hoor war began ho hold tho titles of actual
lltutonant c(dotiol ami luovot eoli.nol Ilo
has been In tho army lnco 1ST 1.
When Hohert T. ntewnrt was governor
of Missouri It was in the days when every
hody drank whisky, and the governor was
no except Ion to tho rule. Years ago, when
tltn firllll'fl flf W'lll.ld U'lIU ,, M .'lull In II.
..i... ... ,..i.n ...... in, ,i inn iu ima
country, they gave a grand ball In his
honor In St. Louis, (lovernor Stewart camo
down fiom .Jefferson City to honor the event
with his presence. In the course of tho
evening tho oiilhuslastln governor drank
rather too much. He became enthusiastic
Ho nnd tho prince were sented on the plat-
form, while the beauty and aristocracy o
Sl- ''""Is swept past In gorgeous review.
Stewart's feelings and bosom swelled
Kvon.unlly. in a mighty Impulse of glow and
'" l'ltorod a troniendous slap
T fT
Intense nnliniitlon: "Say, prince, don't you
wIh1i yoM Wl,r 1(1 Kvf.r, (lr of Missouri?"
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i " HinilUll 1,1 I.U1IUUII, us J U I 1 1 1 l-n 11
K,,,llll'""ll r 'he cloth, Is a patient man
ullllur ordinary circumstances, but has no
toleration for a windy speaker. At a ri
t't'nl l"1""1' Ktuhorlng ho was wearily Us-
,,!nl lo 0110 "f these allllctlons when ho
turned to a fellow sufferer and said' "Who
lu'7" ,l(,,l,t kn"w." wnil the reply
"I do," said tho bishop savagely. "Ho
has many aliases, but his real name Is
Thomas Hot."
C-....I..1. .11..!.... 1.l ul..t.
ii iiih-ii iiiiiii- iimmv iiiiu 111 ins piirisu-
in i w l (in i mi inn IHf il-ll I I I'lUl'l il I
kirk; the man said:
"I dlniiii like lang sermons." The parson,
with some wrath, replied:
"John, ye'll dee, nnd go to n place whore
ye'll not have tho privilege of hearing long
or short sermons."
"Tlint may be." said John, "but It wlnna
bo for lack o' parsons."
A ,, Htory lB ;, Uov M
"" "f ()Xf"r"' " " """'' t-
i" of the Congregational ehurch tho ques-
"' "f WlnR Preacher comes up. At
, ln8t wIlPn , ,UCBtlon cn'mo ,
1Inl"" w rather anxious. The "ha W-
,,,, n K00(, oI(I (U.a,0,1( aroB ,
" '-or f reta.,gRKlder
Iln irnmn ti fnp mint lnt t .n nn ... .
salary will please rise.'
Not ono rose, and Hagoman felt about
as moan ns mortal man could fool, but tho
chalrmnn roso again, putting this question:
ii 4ii .t
All tt
Ail tnoso in favor of keen Inn Itov.
Mr' nB,,",nn "t an Increase of salary will
Please Use.
Kvery one roso. When It dawned nnnn
tho good older that they had been onlv
Jklng with him, the scowl on his faco
1,rn,t0 nway lnto " lirnn(1 K'-ln as an Iclclo
,,r"n,is nwn' 1,1 sparkling water before the
TWO LITTLK TOTS AND SANTA CLAUS.
STKIN PARTIES, LATKST FAD
and had reached triumphantly the nnatom
Ical peculiarities of tho case.
"An" what feesh do yo think It wad he?"
he cried In stentorian tones. "Alhllns yo
think It wad ho a haddlo? No, na, It cu'd
nao be n haddlo for to tnk a bis mon like
you In his holly. Aweo, alhllns yo think it
wad bo n salmon, for deed I doubt If they
over seo salmon yonder. Aweel, nlbllns
ye'ro thinking It wnd he n big cod"
Here an aged and weary volco piped up
from tho body of tho church:
"Alhllns It wns n whalo?"
"An' tho dell hae ye, Mngglo Macfarlane,
for takln' tho word out o' tho mouth o'
Rod's mecnlster!"
Pointed Paragraphs
Chicago Nows: Prldo Is tho fog that
surrounds insignificance.
The history of mankind Is an Immenso
volume of errors.
It Is a woman, and not her wrongs, that
needs to bo ro-dresscd.
To keep a house warm In winter give It
an extra coat of paint.
A school teacher says he whips lr.s
pupils to make them smart.
All thu world's a staircase, on which
all mon go either up or down.
Honor follows those who precodo It, but It
Moos frrm those who pursue It.
A man who is thu unhappy victim of
A NEWSIJOY'S CIiniSTMAS FEAST Photo by Louis R. Post-wick.
Dt'CUllllK'P L'.'t. l!tl)().
- l'hoto by Louis It. Ilostwick.
homo rule says ho would gladly oxchnngo
his bettor half for more satisfactory quar
ters. Unless the wholo mind Is given to a task
It cannot bo accomplished well.
Great motives cnuso great efforts an 1
great efforts result lu great happiness.
There 13 beauty In a wrinkled faco, pro
viding It is not wrinkled by selfishness.
A druuknrd's nose is a lighthouse lo
warn others of the Ilttlo water pass'ng be
neath. No matter how Important you may thln's
you aro today should you dlo tomorrow
tho busy old world wouldn't even iuIhs
you.
It Is folly for a pair of fond lo.ers o
gaze Into each other's eyes In public and
try to persuado themselves that tho ob
serving public Isn't next.
A Distinction
Chlcngo Post: "You're wrong m calling
her n new woman," asserted tho man's
wlfo. "Sho doesn't belong to a lot of dubs,
she isn't crying for suffrage and she doesn't
want to Invado man's field of labor."
"True," answered the man, "but It's the
only ndjectivo I can well use. I dare not
mil her an old woman and sho certainly
Isn't a young woman, so I use new lu the
con pnrntlvo sense. She's not so old as
somo others."