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A correspondent in Salt Lake informs The Courier that senti
ment regarding W. H. Irvine ie rapidly undergoing a change in
that city. Whereas he formerly had the respect and sympathy of
the best people in Salt Lake, he is now looked upon with consider
able suspicion. This change has largely taken place Bince the com
mencement of the divorce suit. "Most people,' says our correspon
dent, "think now that Irvine deliberately put up a job on his wife
and he has few sympathizers.'
The decision of the supreme court to the effect that the bonds
voted for the erection of the high Bchool building are invalid was a
surprise, and to many it was a great disappointment. It is not at
all improbable that another special election will be called, and as the
public has more confidence in the new board the proposition would
doubtless carry.
The proposition of employing teachers from abroad is again under
discussion, and if the new board should decide to patronize home in
dustry and stand up for Nebraska by employing teachers whose res
idence is in this state such a policy would meet with strong approval.
People in Lincoln who watch the movements of the great and
possibly some others, are aware that a few weeks ago Frank C.
Zehrung, who has added an opera house to his collection of business,
enterprises, went to New York to book attractions for his new house
The particulars of Mr. Zehrung's trip have up to the present time
been withheld from the public, and many people who take a spec
ial interest in the new impressario have been kept in ignorance of
interesting facts. Mr. Zehrung has for some years taken an inter
est in theatrical matters. He was a local authority on theatricals
long lefore he ever thought of managing a theater. He read tha
Clipper and Dramatic News and the choico theatrical intelligence
to be found in The Courier, and many a time and oft he read that
So-and-So, an actor or actress, was seen on the Rialto, So nothing
was more natural than for Mr. Zehrung to call a carriage upon ar
riving in New York and direct the driver to let him down on the
Rialto. He was in New York on theatrical business and he wanted
to get right among theatrical people. It is not known where the
driver landed Mr. Zehrung; but the theatrical mnnager from Lin
coln didn't succeed in finding the Rialto. But he found some the
atrical people and he began to attend to business immediately.
Mr. Zehrung hunted up Lillian Russell and offered her $37.50 to
come to Lincoln for a two nights' engagements, with or, 837.00 with
out Perugiii. Miss Russ'il, somewhat to Mr. Zahrung's surprise,
refused. It is reported that Miss Russell inquired solicitiously
after her dear friend in Omaha, Joseph Garneau, Jr., and insinu
ated to Mr. Zehrung that Mr. Garneau is a Jim Dandy when it
comes to opening up champagne. Whether she informed Mr.
Zehrung fully as to the infatuation of Mr. Garneau, we are not ful
ly informed; but we hope she did not. For that is a matter that
should properly remain in obscurity. To return to our subject
Mr. Zehrung was bent on securing something in the way of a strik
ing novelty, and having failed to come to terms with the fairy airy
Lillian, he immediately hunted up Dr. Parkhu rat and sought to
arrange for a skirt dance by the doctor on the stage of the Funke,
for men only. He would have been successful in this had not the
doctor had all his dates full. Then Mr. Zehrung bethought him
of trying to get up a novelty in the way of a living picture. He tel
egraphed to Senator Allen and Congressman Bryan in Washington
and offered them $2" eash to come to Lincoln and appear behind
a gauze screen for the space of one minute as twin cuckoos.
Allen consented, but Mr. Bryan demanded $30, payment to be
made in advance in gold, and as Mr. Zehrung didn't have any gold
about him, he had to let what was certainly a brilliant scheme, go.
The statement that Mr. Zehrung was stopped on Broadway while
working his way to the American Theatrical Exchange, by a green
goods man is denied, and as the the New York papers made no
mention of the same, it was probably a canard, whatever that
may be. Mr. Zehrung did, however, subject himself to some hu
miliation when he ascended the great steps of Tammany hall and
innocently asked to be shown some of the celebrated Tammany
tigers, with a view of securing a covey of them for exhibition in
Lincoln. The man at the door asked Mr. Zehrung if he was from
Omaha, at which our esteemed townsman, to use a vulgar expres
sion, "took a tumble." It is not truo that Mr. Zehrung threw
peanuts at the bears and new mown hay at the bulls in the stock
exchange; but he did create somo amusement on Fifth avenue by
appearing with his trowsers creased with the Lincoln brand in
stead of after the the New York fashion. Mr. Zehruug assures
us that he had a good time, and he states in tho most positive torms
that the coming season at the Funke opera house will be a hummer.
He expects to have as attractions every company that goes out of
New York city, and will, if necessary, begin the daily performance
at the Funke at 6 a. m.
THE ONLY PLACE.
Representative Grady, of North Carolina, is a gentleman of cor
rect habits and great dignity. He is also an ardent student of his
tory and literature. Not long ago he walked in to the House library,
and, accosting one of the young men who are appointed to wait on
members, he requested him to get a copy of the book containing the
famous order of General Dix to shoot any man on the spot who at
eempts to haul down the American flag.
The clerk began to search for the book, running over shelves of
historical volumes, groping in dusty corners and turning over pages
of war histories that would be likely to contain the order. Finally,
after spending half an hour in unavailing search, he said to Mr.
Grady:
I can't find it. There is but one place where I know you can
find it."
"Where is that?'-" asked Grady.
"In Blank's saloon, on Pennsylvania avenue, I'vo seen the original
order there, in a.frame hung up for the inspection of the public."
"In Blank's saloon, eh?" echoed Mr. Grady, fixing his eyes sharp
ly on the young man. -'Well, sir, I never go into a saloon. It
strikes me, young man, that you know more about high grade whis
key than you do about literature."
AT THE G1RCUS.
The elephant reached around with his trunk and rattled the bars
of the cage of the Royal Bengal Tiger.
"What do you want?" grovled the Tiger.
"Did'nt you cast somo aspersions on my trunk the other day?" in
quired the Elephant.
"I did," responded the tiger; "what are you going to do about it?"
"Nothing."
"Well, what are you disturbing me for? You make me tired."
"I beg your pardon. I merely wanted to ask you a question."
"Ask it then, and don't stand there all day."
"Can you tell me the differenco between a Royal Bengal Tiger and
a jackass?"
"No," growled the Tiger. "What's the difference?"
"Well," chuckled the Elephant, as he blew a washtubful of dust
in the Tiger's eyes. "If I could'nt tell the difference between myBelf
and a jackass, I'd tie my stripes into a string and hang myself with
it; indeed I would," and the Elephant went back to seesawing on
his front legs and distributing occasional trunkfuls of dust and grass
along his spinal column.
WON'T END IN SMOKE.
"They say that for an old bachelor Jones is puttie g a good deal of
fire into his courtship."
"That's natural. He is sparking an old flame."
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