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TITE OMAITA DALLY BEE: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1900. AMUSEMENTS. From tho New York omccg of W. A, Brudy, proiirlctor of tho so-called rural flrnmn, " 'Way Down Kaat," comes tho fol lowing communication written by nn Omaha clergyman, with u re.jucst that It ho pub lished In this column. OMAHA. Dec. 4, 1000. W. A. Rrndy. enro Con ton Thenter, Kansas City: Dear Sir I nm Indebted to you for your kindness In affording mo tho oiiortunfty of witnessing your very Inten-Htlug 11 ml Instructive piny, " Way Down Mast." Tho emphasis which It lays on moral right and Justlcu should bo very siiggcsllvo food for thought for tho eorlnl world That tho morals of what wo call tho so clcty set aro not of tho highest order one can seo without careful Investigation, but that they aro beyond tho hopo of redemp tion we do not believe. If the lesson taught by your play could bo learned and society would placo the tnnn and woman on tho same moral plat form and Judge them by the xnmo standard nodal reform would be begun by this very uct. Thanking you for your onerous treat ment 1 am, yoiirH truly, Tho critic of Tho Ilco gives tho above letter ns much promlnenco ns possible for two reasons; lit tho first place, ho Is al ways glad to learn from those whoso btudlcs havo catrled them beyond tho point to which ho has been ablo to attain, and whoso perspicacity exceeds hla own. It will prob ably surprise even the author of tho plcco In question to learn that It "lays emphasis on moral right and Justice" and that It Is "suggestive food for thought for the social world," hut Inasmuch as such has been de clared to bo the case by a competent au thority thcro need bo no further doubt en tertained on this point. Tho Information that tho play contains a lesson other than It is tho easiest thing In tho world to bilk tho public out of Its money Is another sur prise, hut this need not bo espectall) dwelt upon. In tho second plnco, tho critic of Tho Deo Is glad to learn of tho existence of this let ter because ho was consulted before tho invitation to ntteud tho play was sent to lis writer. Ho was shown a pans for two, bearing tho reverend gentleman's name and vns asked If, In his opinion, thu recipient would "mako good" and glvo tho show tho right kind of a sun doff. Ho declined to nil swer tile question and told tho business inniiKger that ho himself must run tho chances. Evidently that astutu personage tr.ndc no mistake. It may seem llko obstinacy for ho critic of Tho Hoo to reiterate tho opinion ho' ex prctErd when tho bIiow was given Its first performance an opinion which was con curred In by every other critic In tho city, as well as by tho regular patrons of Iloyd's hut ho Is not yet Inclined to change tho Judgment expressed at that time, that it Is about tho worst thing In tho shapo of a play that ho has ever seen upon a local singe. Tho past week has been tho most barren 1 of tho season ns far as theatrical attrac tions nro concorned, and Malinger Uurgcss is congratulating himself thnt such Is the ease, It Is accepted ns a fact by nil theat rical managers that tho week preceding Christmas Is ono of the worst In tho whole year for traveling companies, nnd that thoso that hrenk even oti tho week nro particu larly fortunate. Then, In most of tho cities, nt Lnst, the shops nro open nt night and tho thought of presents for loved ones, to gether with tho necessary expenditure which tho giving Involves, Is enough to turn tho footsteps of tho patrons of tho theater In directions other than thoso thnt lend to Its doors. For tho present week comedy will hold tho boards, and a Mood of mirth befitting tho Christmas season Is promised. , Mttlo Francis Kcpplcr, tho Omaha child artist, has apparently graduated from vau deville and It Is not llkly that this kind of amusement will know her no longer. Slio has been offered a very deslrnblo position In a now extravaganza, which Is now In rehearsal In Now York City, and will ac cept. Karly In tho spring Bho will appear ns "Puck" In n mngnlllcent revival of "Midsummer Night's Drenm," which Is now lu tho course of preparation In the metropolis. Itnbhl Joseph Krauskopf of Philadelphia recently had an Interesting nnd npprottlnUvo essay on tho theater, entitled, "Tho Stago ns n Pulpit," In tho North American of that city. Among other things ho said: I am not a frequent vlfdtor at the theater. The cause) that keeps nm from It, however, Ih not that which generally keeps preach ers from Hh doors. Ono of tho reasons is that such busy fields us mlno havo been, slneo In tho ministry, havo afforded mo but few lelsuro evenings for tho enjoyment of dramatic performances. Tim other mason h that almost every time that I have wit noHKeil a powerful nlav lllion tho stlluo I havo been discouraged from coming again by a considerable tee'lng of humiliation caused, for tho most part, not by a recogni tion of the hIiih of the stage, but by a con sciousness of tho wenkness of the sermon when compared with tho power of tho drnma, and of the blindness of pulpiteers in antagonizing one of the most helpful allies of tho p.ilplt. One who loves his pro fession as dearly as I love mine, one who appreciates the moralizing and elevntlng lntlujnccH of the pulpit as strongly as I do, ono who sees ns llttlo of tho theater and Its representatives ns 1 do. can cer tainly not bo charged with a hatred of the pulpit or with an undue love of Hie stago when I say that there are times when, as a mora'lzer, the preacher seems to mo but a blunderer nlongaldo of tho actor, and the nermnn but a faint echo of tho powerful renllty of the drama; when, Instead of look ing upon tho actor as of another nnd In ferior profession. I feel llko taking him by tho hnnd and calling him "Hrother Preacher," "Hrother Toller In the Vineyard "u'hetheMi'e would permit nio to address him thus, or whether hi; would feel' himself nt all honored by such an appellation Is very questionable. Reason enough ho has for loathing and hating tho o orgy. ho has so degraded his profession as the clergy? Who has so ruthless y persecuted him us tho preacher? Who haR ho hopo l" "sly exVomnv.mlcntod him as tho church? Who has ho shrunk from his sight and touch ns clergy-ridden communities? I Iml tho actor 'been a tra tor ot countries or a slaver of people, had he boon a walk ing pestilence or the fiend Incarnate, ho could not havo been mure loathed and shunned, moro cruelly condemned hero nnd liere after, than he and his profession havo Loo.,. Imrrloir a few exceptional intervals, from tho rlso of tho modern era, and even Tell your druggist that you want Blatz,MaIt-Vivine. If he hasn't it, send or tele phone to us and we will deliver it direct. But under no circumstances accept a substitute, as this extract has no equal as a nerve and stomach tonic and is a non intoxicant. Val B 1 a t z Brew. Co., Milwaukee. All druggists. OMAHA BRANCH, 1412 Douglas HU Tol. 1081, Jong before It At the very cradle of tho bistrlonle nrt wo una its pursier bent upon throttling It. I havo strong suspicions that envy Is still the cause of much of the church's persecu tion of the stage. Tho stage Is moro popu lar man tne puipii. ,nu ueservi-uiy so. Compare the average puritanic church with the uvernge legitimate theater, and you will find eontrust enough, lho one repels; tho other attract. The ono Is nscetle; tho other Is aesthetic. Tho ono chills: the other cheers. Tho one bores; tho other enter tains. The one depresses, tho other recre ates. The ono scolds; the other pleases. Tho one surrounds Itself with a cemetery atmosphere; the other delights the eye nnd ear with beautiful scenes and strains, Tho ono Is dogmatic unit dictatorial; the other teaches without the prod or rod, and prenches wltho.it starch or choker, nnd cor rects without threat or censure. Tho one concerns Itself largely with the past and with tho future; thu other deals Inrgely with the present, shows present misery, or present Joys, and, without mouthing or moralizing, shows how misery may be avoided or endured, how Joy may bo gained or retained. Take the best sermon nnd see how dull It is alongside a good play. What Is a Reedier alongside a llooth? What a Tal innge alongside an Irvlng7 Words nro never ns forcible as actions. Precepts are never as powerful ns examples. 'I he en acted sinks deeper Into the mind nnd henrt and Is longer remembered than the heard or read. I have heard it said that criminals who wl!l listen unmoved to sermons which depict and condemn their crime will trem ble when their crime Is enacted before their eyes. Co III I ll UT Uvelit". Tho stneo of Hold's will bo occupied tho first threo nights of this week, opening with Sunday mntlnce nnd a special matineo Christmas, by tho Irish comedians, Murray and Mack. This year, it Is said, they havo Burrounded themselves with a better com pany than usual, nnd havo selected for n vehlclo upon which to hang their mirth mnklng a fnrco cnllcd "Shooting tho Chutes." written by Georgo II. Kmorlck. The play Is said to havo a plot and every act Is filled with songs, dnnces nnd spc- claltles. Among assistants to the Irish comedians nro John McVeigh, Kitty Heck, Ocorgo llctts, Kd Jolly, Tonnlo Deans and Mona Carrlngton. l-'or tho week nt tho Crclghton-Orpheum, beginning with n matinee today, the man agement has Bccurcd a bill made up of the established favorites of tho vaudeville stage. The comedy horizontal bar per formers, Stclllug and Itcvell, aro tho latest aspirants for honors In their lino of work. Mary Wcntworth, PattI Ilosa and company, ono of tho most picturesque organizations In vaudeville, will bo seen for tho first tlmo In Omaha In ono or moro of their comedy sketches. James II. Culler, tho singing comedian, will have something new In tho topical line. Dick and Maud Gar- ncllas will bo seen In their sketch entitled "My Iltother Johnny," which is said to be excruciatingly funny. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Esmond will present tho comedy skit, "Illll Toodle's Ileccptlon," during which Mrs. Esmond will lntroduco some popular vocal selections. J. v. Crosby, jr., nnu Inez i- ore man, tho society sketch artists, will pre sent a now comedy entitled "A Girl of Qunllty." Animated pictures projected by tho klnodroma completes tho offering. An extra matlnco will bo given on Christmas day. For tho Christmas week attraction Mana ger Rosenthal has secured Phil Sheridan's Ulg City Sports Hurlcsquo company, which opens an engagement today, beginning with the usual mntlnee. Tho performance opens with a aklt named "From Hroadwuy to Pckln," with Crlsslo Sheridan as the star, and Is followed by nn olio of unusual merit, Introducing some of tho best vaudeville artists In tho country, nnmcly, tho Threo Jossellns, Mark nnd Kitty Hart, Hrnndon nnd Claro, Crnlg and Ardoll, MItty Mlley, Sheridan nntMlenly, tho Magnollo Trio and Mile. Funchettl In a sensational barefooted dancing net. Tho evening's eutertnlnmont concludes with n ludlcrouB nnd side splitting hurlcsquo entitled "A Hot Night In New York." Special features will bo Intro duced Chrlstmns matlnco and evening. A now comedy success will bo presented nt Iloyd's thenter Friday and Saturday nights nnd nt tho Saturday matinee. It Is a comical story of domestic life, entitled "Miss Hohbs," depicting tho family tiffs of tho Klngscarls, a young couple but six months married, and tho amusing Interfer ence of "Miss Ilobbs," a badly trained now woman and manhater, who, In tho end, falls a victim to tho natural tendency to emulate tho relations of tho vino nnd oak. Tho story Is replete with Interesting and delightfully amusing complications; Is told In nn unconventional manner and its char acters nro clearly nnd forcibly developed. This piny comes hcrnlilcd iib ono of tho coiredy successes of Now York nnd London. It Is from tho pen of Jcromo K. Jerome, tho English playwright, and while It re sembles snmowhnt Shakespeare's "Taming of tho Shrew," In theme, Its treatment nnd development nro said to bo nlong wholly original lines. Tho assurance that It Is something now In comedy Is not tho least ot tho merits that may bo promised for It. In tho midst of n full week of comedy, appropriate to tho merry Christmas holt dny srnson, will come to Iloyd's theater I)u Snuchot's great piny, "Tho Man from Mexico," n comedy depicting tho humors ot prison llfo. Georgo C. Honlfaco, Jr., ap pears in ino iiuo roie, surrounded ny a company which Includes (Jus Plxley, II. D. llcckert, F. W. llernnrd, Hohort Deshon, Will II. Veddcr. Arthur Vlllnrs, I). H. I.nn don, D. . Slegrlst. Dorothy Armstrong, Agnes Hurke. Adeline Mann nnd Illldreil Klcth. Tho Imslo Idea of tho play Is that of an ordlnnrlly correct nnd well-behaved gcntlemnn being arrested for a trivial of- fenso and pretending to his wlfo thnt ho la going on n Journey to Mexico, when ho Is, In fact, going to servo out n short sentence In prison. It Is tho complications which nrlso from this little domestic deception Hint glvo rlso to the funny situations, which this company Is credited with bring ing nut to tlio very best ndvnntago. Mnn of tho Bltuntions nro ridiculous m the ex freme, especially In the recounting of prison life nnd discipline. Them arc tho usual Counterplots of delicious lovo nffnlrs, which formlnato to tho eminent satisfaction of nil concerned. Tho engagement Is for three performances, beginning Wednesday night. A matlnco will bo given Thursday. (Jreen Itninii (ioxxln, i.oiiir James una i iinrvu Kidder enn tlnuo to havo ureal success In Wnuenhniu and Kemners' costly revival of "A Mid summer iigui m t.irenni. Harry A. .Smith, for mnny years business manager inr i.oiunii need, has Keen en ragfd in a similar capacity for "My 1An .. .... ... T ..,. ...... .. Hlnnehe WnNh. who Is stnrrlnir In "Mnm Than tjueen, ' is one of the youngest Amer ican siars. sno ce eiirnteil her 23th n i. nay in uome. uaiy, in September. Chauncey Olcott has comivosed the fnl lowing snncs for tils new play: "Onrrett O'Magli," "Ireland A-Orn-Mn-Chroo." "My Sweet Queen." "Paddy's Cat" nnd "Tho l.nss i i.ovo. In Detroit. Cleveland nnd Toronto (ho critics were unanimous In proclaiming tlio acting of lllanche Walsh in ".Moro Than Queen" to be far superior to that of Julia Arthur in uio sanio piny. Manager Augustus Pltou has purchased several hundred acres of land In Florida. where he proposes to spend n part of ench winter. He has as uolnhbors Joseph Jeffer son. Charles H. JelTorspn und Joseph rwiui. Thomas Jefferson, who Is successfully stnrrlng In "1 tip Van Winkle." Is In New YorK. wuero lie is restlng-for a week be fore Christmas. Ho resumes his tour De cember 2o, und will continue on tho road until J tine. Maude Odell has resigned ns lending inuy wun ine imperial -i neater biock com pnny, St. I.ouls. Sho will appear In Chtcugu Christmas wceK, singing tho con' tralto lead In "Hob Hoy," with tho Castle Square Opera company. Ono of tho conditions of Mm. Mod Jeska'8 arrangement with Mnnnrers iv- niihals and Kemper was that ho should mako a tour ot the south, a teiiuoi, . u has not covered In four years, ller trip through this section will begin In the middle of Jnnunry following her engage ment In Cincinnati. Only the briefest visits will be made to each city and only the InrirpKt Inwna snlertert. Tho tour will, of course, Include New Orleans and the iirinclpal cities of Texas. The feature of her repertoire will bo her much-talked of revival of Shakespearo's tragedy, "King John." f3ic2b iv3h tZitSa MUSIC. jc So tomorrow will bo Christmas evet And how It affects one, this advent of tho Christmas season! Tho choristers will sing their carols and the organists cause their mighty Instruments to peal forth Jubilant paeans of tho happiest music, and tho bells will chlmo right merrily bceuuso of tho birth of tho llttlo child who grow ud to manhood nnd lived a llfo such as wo all would llko to Hvo (but mako dismal failures of, perhaps), and who was conspicuous for ono fcaturo abovo all creeds, all churches, all sects nnd denominations namely, a do Elro to help people, to heal people, to en- courago tho discouraged, to glvo faltli to tho faltering, and to pardon tho penitents, Today and tonight churches will teem with pralecs of tho llttlo child who was called Jesus Christ, nnd who was born In n mean manger In Dethlehcm, lulled to sleep by tho scrcnado of tho angels and guarded by tho starry sentinels of heaven. Other churches will colobrnto tho event on Tues day, but whether the services aro antici patory (as In tho first cose) or contempla tive (as In tho latter case), tho result will bo tho (atno to 111m. Churches aro on an d'luallty at this time that'ls, thoso churches whoso members bcllovo in Christ. The Song of tho Angels will ring In all ears, nnd It would seem that earth and heaven must surely meet at Christmas time. Tho following thoughts suggest them selves: I. TUB CHILD. I'm going to bed right early tonight, And i ii nso wun me morning sun, 'will" For I know that old Snntv come to- And drive his old sleigh o'er the roof to night. And bring mo n sword und gun. I never enn see him: I've found that out, For no wnlts until I'm asleeii. So I'll trust him to fill up my stocking r cut And give tne the things that I wnnt tonight, as unoer mo quins in creep. II. THE YOUTH. Christmas tlmo has como ngaln, Hero I nm, quite Btrandcd, Oh I If I could get a "ten" I would then be landed. Father's present, mother's too, Sister's, yes, and brother's, Cousins must bo kept In view, uncies, minis nnu otiiersi When I've peon tho storcsi well thronged With excited cnllers, Oft I've wished und oft I've longed For unending doiinrs. Hut. alas! I'm broko tonight. (Pledgo me, you won't spread It.) I will got my things all right, uuy them an on credit. III. THE LOVER. Oft have I sat bcsldo her nnd have said. "For thee alone my heart has rondiy vearned." Hut Christmas means n gift for tho fair mnld. 'Twill tnko tho last "denarius" I've earned. What boots It, to Implore my lndy fair That Bho should llvo with mo nnu bo my lovo When all I have Is atmospheric air, And nil I bono for Is the sky nbovo. Yet surely will I try my lovo to show. Aim Hwcnr to ncr i m pierced wun vjupiu b dart. Then she will sco that which I trills' know, Slio is tlio solo possessor or my ncnri. IV. THE SOLDIER. On sentry duty out, alone, Tho winter skies aro drear. Ami not a single murmuring moan Comes to my listening ear. The stnrs nro lurking up above, Ah thnnirli nfrnld tn shine. Hut what of that? for lovo Is love. And ono I know Is mine. Tomorrow I may have to light in haltlo time a snare, Hut love will arm mo left nnd. right And I can all things dare. And If perchnnce I fall or fall, My love will still bo true, Anil men will say. "Ho no'er did quail; Ho fought his battle tnrougn. Oh. what a Chrlstmastido Is this! So dark, so desolate! The song of "peace the bullets hiss, 'Good-will, now turned to naie. Oh! Christ nbove, If thou nro He Who mnketli wnrs to cease, book down upon this enrth nnd bo A Iiethlenem stnr or pence. And If I die on battlefield, llv shrapnel, sword or gun. Do Thou to my tried soul a Shield, And say to me, -won uono. THE SCEPTIC. I don't believe In Santa Claus, I don t peitevo in gins. . I don't believe In heavenly laws Nor that a heaven exists. I don't believe In telling lies To please somo utile ioiks. Our common sense most sure denies The aiinioii cnristmnn nonx Of Santa Claus and reindeer sleigh And other stun iiko uini. I don't believe what people say, It much resemiues - ciiai. Now, ss for all this Christmas cnoor, It's nothing Dili a uream, . Ono cannot o or be happy hero, For sorrow is supreme. 1 don't believe that 1 m alive. 1 here is no i arisimas nay, Hut Just December Twenty-live, Thai H nil. an wny uu K" " I don't believe in things mm were Or things mai aro 10 ui-. I don't believe in nny tiling Savo one, nnu mai is inc. VI. THE OLD MAN. Pin gradually going to tho setting of tho mm. And I think my. "merry Chrlstmases" nre pretty nearly limn-, Hut yet I'm not repining, for my Journey mis nt-en inir, And storms havo always enneu wun a minnow in inu mi. Rnmetlmes I tlllllK. When I00K1I1R Oil mo races illicit whii kii-u. Perilous we'll all meet yonuer round our i.-,., ... l.'nf i it T H I II rift 1 II 111 rt liti i For WO tiro only vjmm t-n, mu" tnuuiuu, nt'orv nnt ; wo think our journey s enueu wuen u s ...in mai ill-mill. We. feel at t lines iiiscnurngcii nnu uown- lw.nrifii anil inriurii. Wo think that all our Burrows nro 100 .nitiriii in ne inline Wo say our Father s liming irom our inais and our worn. Hut al' the tlmo lies waiciung us wun ,ittviimi lie Kiiuitsi. All. mo! Just seo thoso eniiuren nanging roind that Christmas treer They arft full of hnppy joys and conscious not. 01 cures i" u, .... Hut when enres do come to try them nnd tUlllCllOU milKe.i uii-iii Dim They will hear the angeis singing none For tho Btnry of the .Shepherds nnd the 1 1 1IM WHIM. Illltl llJ hlUlli Miii?i niui inn uiiuii. Of good will nnd loving Kindness, "peace nn nriri i nnu men-v num. Will be always with tin people, with tho Children ot llie iwiiH. And they'll lovo to tell ino story, "iiarK tn iiern ,1 ahl-i- a nil k. Hut 'tis twilight now linn sureiy i negiu tn feel llie neneo Of a iiulet winter ovcnlng when tho tons nr iiuvuphi cease. I can hoar the Joy Dells chiming; not ror vnn hut lust for me. Anfl I'll wait for vou up yonder, 'round our Father a i nrisuuua iree. A merry Christmas to nil who bellevo In It! THOMAS J. KELLY Copper lint 'I'll em llotli, When 13. Hansen wns arrested on North Htxiccuiu street inie i-ruiay i.ignt ny I'airoimnn .iiunsiieiu mr iiimirueriv con duct ills menu, jonn ionnors. uttumnte to taie mm away irom ino nmcer. Then thero was n short tlKlit. a nroken hend for Connors nnd both were sent to Jail. Con nors wns iiooxed ror interfering with and resisting nn otilcer. A l l Can bring no happiness to you, your friends, or your family, but one of Wittttian's genuine Talking Machines can, It will make for you and yours, the most Merry Christmas and Happiest New Year you have ever enjoyed, hat can you select that What can there be on any shop counter so fascinating a MACHINE TIAT TALKS? Come in many eizes and at prices varying from 1.50 to $150 The Toy Graohoohone L0S.ror5cMiddrgnit never fails to entertain, ram little people aro quite at home with it, in every sense of tho word. The winter is the season when rain and biiow and wind bring to our minds tho thought that there is no placo like home, and the brighter and more interesting the home is, tho better for mankind. The Talking Machine Is the most versatile of all devices for making home attractive, it has made its way faster than all other mechanical entertainers added together. It has taken a permanent placo in the affections of all classes. Besides being an entertainer of the first magnitude, the talking machine is a tireless educator. It teaches the children the newest and brightest music. Nothing can be more interesting than to make records at home. Tho words of tho children and tho songs of your friends aro well worth preserving. Don't fail to get one of our little Booklets, "The Secret of Making n Phonograph Record," a most Interesting treatise on the art, and valu ible even to those not poss sslnn machines, and lndispcnsiable for those owning machines FREE for the asking- at our Emporium. RK.U1-.MHER, you arc under no obligations to spend one penny in visiting our Uutporiuiu. l-'UKK exhi bition all day. Come when you like and stay as long as you like, U'c have thousands ot newest and latest records to select from. OMAHA; 1621 Farnam and 305 S. 17th St. PHONE 1955. Talking Machines Automobiles Ante Room Echoes. Last Tuesday ovenlne tho members of tlio Ancient Order cf United Worktnon lodgoj of tho city perfected arrangements for tlio purchase or construction of a uullulne to bo used ns a meeting plnco ny tlio various 1w1kcs of tlio order in Omaha. Tho meotlnc was held In tho now Odd Fellows' hall, with about 150 persons pres ent. " Thoso present wcro nil stockholders In tho entcrprlso, nnd articles of associa tion wero adopted and a board of directors elected. Tlio directors nro Lyman Scarl, I-'rank M. HnmlinK. Kdward L. Uly, Ilyron K. Knowlton, William A. Wyatt, Wllllnm Wcnham, James W. llaldwln, Charles A. Wagnor, Honry Ylugling, Charles A. Sher wood, Peter Melchlors nml John C. Daublo. Tho directors Immediately organized by electing William A. Wyatt president and Henry Tingling secretary. Tho articles of association provldo for a capital stock of $30,000, divided Into shares of $0 each, which can bo held only by members of tho order. Shares aro sold at par, 1 per shuro to be paid at tho tlmo of subscription and CO cents per shnro ench month thereafter until the fnco vnluo has been paid, is further provided that when a shareholder desires to dlsposo of his Btock ho must first offer it to tho association or to tlio lodge of which ho Is a member. In tho by-laws ft will bo provided that when a lodge desires it can call upon Its members to sell Its stock at par, tho Intention being to ulti mately have tho building owned by tho lodges of tho city nnd not by tho indi vidual members. It Is furthor provided that bulldlne shall not be commenced bo- foro $-',500 has been received by tho treas urer. Tho association has In contemplation tho purchase of tho new Odd Fellows' hall, n mortgago on which Is now being fore closed in tho federal court. Klkn (ilve Curd l'nrty. Tho lodgo of IJllts In this city enter tained at n proRreFslvo hlgh-flvo party In their rooms In tho Wnro block on Tuesday evening last. Tho spacious lodgo room was filled with enrd tables, and extra tables wore necessitated In the adjoining regular card room of tho club. The women's prizes wero won by Mrs. C. J. Frlco, Miss Casslo Arnold and Mrs. Frank Cond, nnd tho men's prizes wero awarded to .Mr. Kd Schneider, Mr. Hobcrt Hayes nnd Mr. H. T. Ledwlch. Tho entertnlnmcnt wns In chnrgo of tho samo committee which so successfully con ducted tho first part In November. I.nilui-n In I'lirnKraiilm, Monday night tho Scottish Hlto Mnsons worked In tho fourteenth degree, advanc ing llvo postulants through tho Lodgo of rc-rfectlon. With tho Initiation of thlrtv-llvo enn dldates Thursday ovcnlng Oato City Tent. K. O. T. M., will Decomo tlio largest tent in tlio staiw. Monday night tho consistory of tho Scot- tlHh Hlto Masons will elect otllcerH anil nn Friday night olllcors will bo elected by tho Mystic Hiirino. Tho AIVHtlo Slirlno reports that It e eared over !' on its entertainment in behalf of tho charity fund. M. 11. Collins will net hh almoner for tlio society. .Tnnunrv 7 hnH been llxeil as the tlmo for linnuni ino joint insinuations or ino loilgos of tlio Fraternal Fnlon of Umalia and smith ninniia. .Mominmin 1011:1) will nn. tcttaln the children of ItH members with a Chrlstmns treo Mondny ovcnlng. A slmllnr enteriainmeni ny nanner lougo Timrmlny ovcnlng wns a pleasant affair. A Hebrew lodgo or tins oruer -was organized Ttiurs day nlcht. Many nnvo lost conuoenco nnu nopo, ns well as health, becauso they thought their kidney disease was Incurable, Foloy's Kid ney Curo Is a posltlvo euro for the dis couraged and disconsolate. Tnko no other. Dillon's drug storo, South Omaha; Myors Dillon Drug Co., Omaha, FIiiiIh l'oUonrit Cunily, KVERETT. Wnali., Dec". Il.-An attempt to poison nt least ono member of the family of V. 11. Hell by meniiH of poisoned candy has como 10 light, Mrs. Ilell discovered In a reft Igerajor the cover of a largo nail, partly lllled with chocolate drops, nlaceil exactly where, sho wns in the habit of leaving a luncheon for her 8-yenr-old son. Tho candy contained I'nrls green nnd mer cury, thero being enough In ono plcoo to kill a man. Money by the Barrel will be so surely acceptable for a and is bo simple in operation HILUMiiaiHI ru rjjnstjjiJiJijnHiJIJIJIjMBHKj A Merry Xmas. A Merry Show. A Merry Wish to All. STELLINO AND REVELLE, "A GIRL OF QUALITY," Comedy Horlzontnl Uar Artists. Tlio Latest Scnsntlon. MAY WENTWORTH, MR. & MRS. EDWARD E8MONDE I'attl Rosa nnd Company. in "Toodlo's Reception." CROSBY AND FORMAN. JAS. H. CULLEN, Society Sketch Aartlsts. The Favorite Singing Comedian. I Dick THE OAR NELL AS Maud, THE KINODROME. I In "My Hrother Johnny." All Now Pictures. Prices never changing Evenings, reserved Bents, 25c nnd 50c. Gallery 10c. Matinee, Wednesday, any part of house, 25c. Children, 10c. Onllery, 10c. Satur- Iday and Sunday fow front rows reserved, 50c; bnlnnco of house, any pnrt, 20c. Children, 10c. OUT OF THU OltlMN AIIV. A law In Ronton permits residents to keep street musicians 3J feet from their houses. Tho canllol nt Albany, which has already cost In tlio neighborhood of $:0,(A()0. will need nn Investment or nnnther Jj.uw to ro-. pair tho ventilating contrivances. Probably fiO.0iJO.00O pounds of turkoy nro consumed every Christmas In tho united States, which, at 10 cents n pound, would represent n value of $3,000,000, Cranberries como to at least $50n,0oo more, and It Is Hiirel not an overestimate to supposo that ju.uw.wu ininco pies womu como iu $l,u00,0o0. Patrick McCabe, an old man, was tnltcn to a Now York hospltnl In what appeared tn bo a destitute condition. Ills wretched rags wero exchanged for comfortnblo cloth ing ami 1 11 (Mi tlio astonisneu nitcminiiiH found that ho had a chest protector inailo of $,7) bills, tho total amount suwed In Bldo of his old Jlnnne.nlilrt being $950. A publishing house in St. Puul has leased a club Diniiiing ror us iju employes. 1110 dues nro 10 cents a month, entitling a mem ber to all tho privileges of tho club. Re freshments nro furnished at cost nnd storngo for bicycles Is provided, Thero Is a smoking room mid billiard room and a gymnasium Is planned for tho basement. That fccnato customs rarely changu Is shown by the two old-fashioned snuff boxes In that chamber. They aru as carefully lllled today as In tho days when It was tho fashion to "snuff." Few of the present mumberH uso tho boxes, though occasionally 0110 of the oliler poutliern members will go up, tuko 11 "pinch" and calmly await tho sneeze. Now stntlstlcH regarding the greatness of ureaior .-now ion; navo jusi neon mauo public, A student of municipal machinery says It Is costing every man, woman and child J-.';i.9J a year to keen thliius moving. Tho pollen department nlono costs $:i.Cl per citizen, wniio mo averago iicm per neaii is $73.21. On thi' other hand, tho per capita valuation 01 every resineni is i,iu.v(. About a mllo south of tho Michigan state lino and near Cedar lake, Indiana, Is a small Hpot of land upon which vegetation absolutely refuses to grow. Tlio surround Ing soil, though apparently thu same. Is very productive. The spot Is lens than twenty feet In diameter and Is located lit a and nu electric power engine la $C0 a mouth for mo lormer niui .-( lor uie samo perion for tho latter. These llgureH hhow a clear until of t'Xi per month ami HOO per annum In round llgureH for tho electric power engine. Tlio liandsomo hronzo tablet 12x5 which tho Htnto of Now Hampshire presented to tho battleHhlp Alabama in giving tho oltlcers a good ileal of trouble. It wiib Intended to occupy u position on tho exterior of tho forwurd turret, directly under and between tho two llMncfi guiiB, Figureheads having becomo obsolete, that portion of a mnn-of-war Is UHed now adays to receive tho phlp's escutcheon. Rut tho workmen llnd It InipocHlblo to boro holes In tho Ilarveylzed steel In order to rivet It, nnd It may havo to occupy a leas conspicuous position. 'I'M le of (In- Rutliliom Property. CINCINNATI. Pee, IS -Counsel for 1 CountexB von Tlttenuerg (neo tiraco Camp bell of Hamilton, O.) appeared In tho fed ernl court hero todny nnd wcro granted nnother week tn examluo tho tltlo of tho Rnthbonn property ot Hamilton, for which thnv hml bid 113.io. Tho baroness it a slstor of Mrs. 11, O. Rnthbone, wlfo of tho I former director ot posts In Cuba. Dl& u"f "' Duiicoijuu uompany , 11 K. licLLY . . . dlans. 4 I Tl Tho chlot engineer of tho Now Orlcann. .Mut. I'rleen llie, ailc. Front Sent JlOe I a Ln.. tiro department haa figured out Mniit I'rli-.-H-iii,-, ao, Front I Make a apeclalty of .v.. .v.i.' : : r.. v.i, " "". swim: if voi mici:. i present? as that tho OPEN EVENINGS amiiskmuxts. BOYD'S Woodward & Burgees .Mgr.s. i ei, jurj. Friday nnd Saturday, December 28th and 20th. Special Matineo Saturday. The Great Comedy Success, MISS HOBBS. As Presented for 30 Weeks nt the Lyceum Iheatre, New ork. Introducing the following Well Known I'layerii waitkh iionnns J. 11. IMT.MAN, JIl. MACKV II.IU,AM ItOIU'.IlT J. WARD HAIKU, I) filMt.MON fillOltni: IIM KMAN MII,l)lli:i) IIIFR.MIAM I.IIf'V II, HARRIS 111:1,1,1: 2II,lli:itT IIRO.VSO.V. FvcnlnK Prices, 25c, fi()c, 75c, SI.00 Matinee, 25c, 50c, 75c. fil.ORIOHS CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION! MF.RRV AM AS TO AM,. 2250. Miaco's Trocadero Commencing Mntlnee Today llntlre Week pun,. sin:itii)A.vs run hit of tiii: si:.so IIIRtll IS THU I'ROtiltA.Ml TWO III RI.USULKS, "Broadway to Peek-in" ''A Hot Time in a New York Hotel," HiiM-i'li Olloi .IO.SSUI.I.V TRIO, Aerial Artists. MARK A.M) KI'I-I'V HART, Irish Comedian and Dancing Sotibrotte. ii.k; ami arii:i,i In a Novel Musical Act. KITTV .UII.UV, Illustrated Hongs. IIRAMIO.V AMI I.Alt K, Klectrlc Sparks. THU .MAIi.VOI.IA TRIO. Wonders of tho South, Also tho biggest hit on any stago A Has. ket Rail Contest by femnlo members of tho company, i'ou must seo this to avoid being disappointed. ntrv kuatn i:ari,v. Special features Introduced Chrlstraau matinee and night. I !v Rilii PHn.l. n..l n a. rx r w-u w r LINCOLN 202 S. Ilth and 142-145 S. 10th St. PHONE 182 Bicycles BOFD'S Woodward & Burgess Mgrs. Tel. 1919. Xmas Attraction 5 Performances Commencing Today 2-.H0 MATINEE XMAS DAY, TUESDAY Amorica'H Favorite Comedians CHAS. A. ALLIE MURRAY an MACK. In thoir Ilurricnno lilt of musical comeily Shooting the Chutes By Goo. II. Kraorlck. A whirlwind of puro wholesome laughter rT,.,Encp8 "m T Mucin new rouiurusn c w -anta Dnncos 1WTTFrolc Bios 8 Dazzling chorus of boatity.includinR' tho latost Europoun novelty, tho PTVJB ROSARIES. Direct from tho Alhambra, London. Evenlnn Prices, 25j 50c 75c $1.00 Sunday Matinee Prices. qSl ko. Tuesday " 25c50c75c BOYD'S Woodward & Buircss, Managers. Tel. itil'j. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, DEC. 26 and 27. Special Barpain Matineo Thursday 25c and 50c." Broadhurst Bros, present tho Tickllnff Triumph of tho Times THE MAN FROM MEXICO. Siiprotno buccoss of tho season. Tlio ncknoivlodg-ed LAUGH TRUST, with Goo, C. Bonifuco and u metropoli tan oust. Evening Prlcos, 25c 50c 75c 1.00 iM itinee Prices, 25c 50c Correct Breathing, Tone Building, Ease in Singing. Resident Studio: Davidge Block, 1702 Farnam Relieves KidnOV 5t Bladder: troubles at once. Cures in 40HoursaM URINARY m,f,m IKK DISCHARGES? a.