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Drath of Herndoo, Kas. Dr. Uuelhorst
performed the ceremony. About thirty
guests made up ot'relativea and friends
were present. Mrs. Raymond played
the wedding march. After the usual
wedding feast the bride and groom de
parted on a late afternoon train accom
panied by the UHual showers of rice
thrown by would-be humorists and real
well-wishers. The wedding day was the
thirty-sixth anniversary of the wedding
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis and their
friends celebrated it by handsome gift?.
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Ogdcn gave an in
formal dinner on Thursday evening in
honor of Mr. and Mm. Sheldon. The
other guests were Mr. and Mis. Greene
M-. and Mrs. Bees in and Leonard.
The Matthews Piano company have
just received some beaut'ful new Weber
pianos. iney are more tnan com
monly tine and prove conclusively
that the Weber Company not only
maintain their former high standard ot
excellence but are up io-date in nil im
provements that aio of any valuo in a
first clas3 piano.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Before a large audience at the Metro
politan opera house last night Mme.
Adelaide Herrmann demonstrated that
the bullet proof mantle of her Jatojius
band had fallen upon her. Incidentally
young Leon Herrmann, the nephew of
the deceased prestidigitateur, made bis
debut as Herrmann 111," in an exhibi
tion of mystic feats and legerdemain
that was most favorably received.
Magic, white and bo black that even the
calcium failed to throw any light on it,
was indulged in by the young wizard
for a half hour at the opening. Mme.
Herrmann, as Trilby, was marvellously
suspended in mid-air while the orchestra
played "Ben Bolt," and then the famous
"Asiatic trunk mystery" was worked as
inexplicably as always. iVcic York Ad
vertiser. One of the most striking indications
that prosperity has faced this way again
is the marked improvement in theatri
cal circles. Mr. Zehrung says that
while in New York he was busy all tne
time, and he secured moie bueiaess than
ever before. His reputation for fair
treatment is suttbiedtly established so
that actors and managers are glad to
meet him and do bueiaess with him.
About August 15 the Funko will open
with a repertoire company. Later on
Clay Clement will be here with his new
play "A Southern Gentleman," Roland
Reed in "The Wrong Mr. Wright," Nat
Goodwin in "An American Citizen,"
Mathews 4 Bulger in "Gay Coney
Island,' Bertba Creigbton and Walker
Whitesides, Lewis Morrison in "The
Master ot Ceremonies," Francis Wilson
with his entire New York company in
"Half a King," and early in September
the Corbett atd Fitzsimmons tight by
veriscope.
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Sir Henry Irving will present at the
London Ljceum a play bjBtd on the life
of Pctir the Great, written by Sir
Henry's son Lawrence.
DeWoIf Hopper will make bis London
debut next May in "El Capitar." Mr.
Hopper and his little wife ura having
some trouble over the till joung beauty
who played htre in EI Capilan. He ie
fjses t bo interviewed on tbo subject.
lie says his domestic affairs aro nobody's
business but his and bis wife's. Jt is
probably true that DoW'olf has quite
enough on his hands to keep her paci
fied. Kichard Mansfield is writing his auto
biography during his summer vacation
in Maine. He has id.eady Ehown his
skill as a writer in hi memoirs of his
mother, Mme. Kudersdorf, the gifted
prima donna.
Courtenay Thorpe ib p!aying Oswald
in "Ibsen's Ghosts" in London. The
London critics are much impressed with
the excellence of his acting, especially in
Ibsen parts, one ot whom Bays: "AH
who have carefully read "Gho3ts"' muBt
have perceived that Mr. Thorpe dovel-
oped tho poggii,,,;,- in the wretcbed
Oswald's part adequately. His perform
ance was exceptionally stroDg in execu
tioa and suggestion. For the first time
in London Oswald took his proper posi
tion in th? play. Courtenay Thorpe has
played in Lincoln a number of times.bdt
always with a s'ar who overshadowed
hi3 merits. He will be remembered as
Rosin a Vbkjs' leading man for a
number ot yeare; a man of striking regu
larity of features and slender form.
Mr. an! Mrs. Spooner,
Bays are "in town."'
The Mirror
The success ot "Secret Ssrvica" in
London will doubtless opan the way for
other American playp. Louis Nether
sole has purchased the London rights of
EJwin Milton Royle's "Friends" and
Mr. Cnas. Frohman's London njent has
secured Mr. Roylo's latest succese,
"Capt. Impudence."
Nothing like the Veriscope pictures of
tho Coibett Fitzsimmons contest has
ever been seen upjn any stage or in any
theatre. The pictures thrown by vari
ous other machines are child's p'ny in
comparison to those of the contest which
are shown by the VeriscDpe. Tho long
est film used in any other machine is
but one hundred and iiifty feitin length
while that used by the Verisccpa is
nearly two miles and one third. This
fact in itself, aside from the athletic in.
terest in the contest, is sufficient to
create tho greatest curiosity regarding
it. There has never been an exhibition
of the kind given here before, and in
the three great cities where theso pic
tures are now being shown the siza of
the audienco ii limited solely by the
capacity of tho theatre. The contest is
shown from beginning to end, even to
the smallest detail, and the pictures are
wonderfully clear. The audiences in the
great cities have bsen made up of tne
very best class ot people, ful'y thirty
percant of the attendance being the
gentler sex.
As Richard Harding Davis intends t
...c ,u -iiuuU ucrcaner, II UUOUIU Eel-
tie the rumor that he is to wed Maud
Adams. Maud Adams has returned
from the Catskills. Her compaoy hag
started rehearsals at the Enipiro
theatre.
The two plajs selected by Charles
Frohman for Mi6s Maude Ad ims' star
ring season are "Tne Littte Minister,"
a comedy by J. M. Barric, who is tin
author of the book of the Bame name,
and Pbroso, a drama which is a dr.ima
tization of Anthony Hope's latest novel,
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LADIES
pots can 1)3 taken out without even showing a seam.
The only question is what can bo done with it? It out of style and worn.
Maybo it needs a new lining, or should bo stylishly trimmed. That old coit woultl
make a Iwautiful cape, and capes are just tho thing this season. There's that old
fur garmentyuu haven't worn for years, beciuse it is all "fagod out." Why. that
will make a beautiful collarette; just tin thing for fall and spring wear. Then
just look at that garment. It is entirely "gone up," tho hair stands tho wrong
way on it, and it is worn and mattoJ. "Its no earthly use." Well, it does look
bad, but by the process of glazing tho fur is brought out and cleaned and then,
when remodeled, it is like now.
During July and August
This year we will mako a specialty of Alterations and Repairs. Our system of
measurement is such we can fit you as well by mail as by personal measurement.
Wo have a large stock of now furs, all our own make, at very low price.
Write to us.
F.i.VOILKER,
Cor. 12th & N Sts.,
made faraouB by Edward Rose and II.
V.Esmond. Mr. Rose is the adapter of
"The Prisoner of Zonda" and "Under
the Red Rob?."
The play of "The Little Minister" de
partB almost entirely from the story ot
tho book and is absolute comely with
out any of the tragic incidents of the
orig'nal story. Miss Adams' season will
begin at the Lufajetta Square theatre,
Washington, September 15, and will fol
low tho three weeks' run of "Secret Ser
vice" at the Empire theatre.
Additional Observations.
Tho-o who wish to repave a part of
tho city at the expenss of the whota say
that eastern visitors, who are supposed
to have money and a desire to invest it
in the v03t will bo shocked at the un
aestbetic condition of the cedar-block
pawd streets and return with their
money still in their pockets. It will be
found on examining the files of any ot
the daily papers that among tho name
people who urged tha durability of the
cedar-blocks are thoie who are now urg
ing'that they are utterly worthless ana
can not be repaired.
Men with money in a safo plac; wi 1
be scared by high taxes much quicker
than by bad pavement. Such meu never
invest money in real estate cr business
in a new placa without first lo king up
tho rate of taxation. They acquired
their money by being cautious, and cau
tion is tli9 condition ot keeping" it. Tax
es in Lincoln are destroying the valuo ot
real estate. Many holdings have been
given up by the owners to the city in
the last three years because of the bur
densome taxation. Councilman O. W.
Webster, at times seems to be the only
friend in council the groaning, perishing
tax payers have. His opinions on this
subject for their sound sense are wot thy
ot being printed every week ia Tjik
Courier.
1'ho question i.s often asked, what the
-mln,.;i ,U ,1,.
about paving, repavinz
or repairing the wood paved districts.
Under the old charter the council could
uo no repavng except wnen the Fame
could be paid for out of thegeneral fund
or road fund. The new charter authori-
zes the council to levy 4 mills for paving
repairs, it was drawn originally to read
th ,t the s imo amount could be levied to
repave and the word "repave" was
changed to "repair" to avoid 1 gal objec-
tions.
"Now the question is can the council
select some portion or the wooden pav-
ing, take up all the wood and put down
buck or some more durable substance
and call it repairing when it is really re-
THAT OLD FUR GARMENT
is worth almost as much today
as the day you bought it; but
jou don't know it. An long as
the hair in on the skin it m
GOOD. Moth eaten or wuria
Practical Furrier,
Lincoln, Nebraska
paving? Then the next question is, shall
tho council levy the whole! mills author
ized by tho now charter this year, when
tho valuation of the city has fallen off
over 3'J0O,0O which will make it neces
sary to have a higher levy to pay interest,
judgements and water and sewer ex
penses? In view ot this ought not the
council to Bp3nd as little as poasible of
any levy of doubtful legality? I am in
formed by a reputable attorney that he
will enjoin a 4-milI levy for paving re
pairs. "If tho framers of the new chartsr ex
pected to replace all the wooden paving
by a 1-mill levy,according to the city
engineer's eslinfato, it will take ten
years to do so. 'A 4 mill levy will raise
about 818.000. This will repave about
six or eight blocks, according to the
material selected.
"Would it not lw better to levy only 1
mill this year for paving repairs and
make the wooden paving passable as far
as that will go?
"1 have read jthe mayor's views and
the comments of the Journal, but I am
not yet convinced that my views are
wrong. Tho wood paving, with care and
attention will last a year or two and it
ought to be our duty to mako it last un
til it is all paitt'for, which will be from
one to three jears hence. We would
not think much of a man who would
start out to build a tine new house when
he had no money and had not yet paid
for his old one. Our city taxes this year
will hi near 40 mills without the 4 mills
for paving repair. The question is, can
we afford to mako taxes higher when
only about 80 per cent are baing col
lected and we are drawing warrants for
1)0 per cent, thereby piling up a debt
that at some future time will have to be
taken care off. The whole matter needa
careful consideration from those who
are able and do pay their taxes."
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The government is being urged to
adopt the system of Pcstal savings
tanks in use in other countries, notably
England, where a man can be paid in
t;re6t on a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollais, at the rate of two and
a ha'f per cent. The rate is low and the
security is absolute The postal savings
bank will interfere with tho business of
ether savings bank,but the loss will be
made up to the community in the
stable confidence ot that dais which
first and mosteaiily takes alarm, and by
drawing out their savings makes a panic
inevitable. Thoeo who remain cus-
tomers of tho Jncg established savings
oanks do so bet ause they are wiling to
take a r;Bk (or jarger intirc6t. Two and
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hair cents on a dollar per annum will
satisfy the man who keeps his
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Miss Edith Edwards, business test mc-
dium, meets the public daily with reading
Spiritual advice given. Also seance,
Wednesday evenings. Room 43, Halter Blk.