Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1891, Page 16

TRUE RELIGIOUS REVIVALS. They Are in Striot Accordanse with the Natural Law. A DEEP DESIRE FOR DIVINE BLESSING, True and Artficial Religlous Move (s Contrast d—Prayer leges—Work of Pastors and Thelr People. 1 The following earnest and interesting nrti cle upon religious revivals has fur nished by Dr. A. W. Lamar, pastor of tno First Baptist chureh, for the religious de- partment of Tir Brg “Beecher, in of Periodical excitements human constitution are in strict accorc He docs not, of course, revival f religion natural man. It is just the reverse, patural man does not love revivals of ligion. There is nothing he has so little use for. It disturbs the current of his life by so much as it Is such a revival as indicates the prescice and power of the Lord. While therefore, the unconverted man does ot de sire und s unable to promote a revival there is nothing more needed in a community than the frequent oceurrence of 4 work of grace such as_is promoted by a revival, if 1t be genuine. Itisin strict secordance (not ‘with natural’), but with spiritual that there should be revivals of religion. That 15 10 say,those who ‘have tasted thatthe Lord is gracious,’ and into whose hearts has come the joys and blessings of g find that at times there is a ing_impression and longing desire for a spiritual awakening This desire widens and deepens: it leads God's people to come together in special s sons of prayer: it leads to a more earnest proclamation of the old, old story; it leads to a purifying of the life of Individual Chris tiars from the inconsistencics which aceum- ulatelike barnacles on a ship; it leads to a confession of sin and a setting rignt the things that are wrong. All this is not to pro pitiate God, so that He will gant speci showers of grace, for He is waiting always to bloss; but this waiting i prayer, this con fossion, this ¢ puts s chil dren in an attitude to rec large bless ings. It is the unanimous testimony of Christians of all persuasions that whenever these conditions are fulfitled God never fails to send great spiritual blessings, It is clear then that God’s ministey to us is limited only as we limit Him by our unbe- lief and impeniter ““These reflections are suggested by the fact that in several of the charches of “this city there are indications of gracious revivals We do not mean that there has yet veen any marked outward or visible work: but there is going on in several of the chiurches of this city such an undercurrent of deep and mest desive for divine blessing us will ventuate in a mighty revival if they holi on. Itisauoteworthy fact that the most remarkable revivals have begun in a guiet, way and grew quictly and slowly in powerss il multitudes were brought under its blessed and ever widening in fluer The most notavle meeting of this kind which has come under my observation was in 1866, It bega in a small prayer meeting which was ‘held nightly for weeks before there was any very ‘marked going among the tops of the mulberry trees. But the little band of Christians held on in believing prayer and at the end of several monthis o revival swept the whole town. Lot the Iittle bandof Christians who are longing for a blessing continue to wait on God, *His arm is not shortened that it cannot save, nor his ear deaf that it cannot heur.’ Everythig about you may seem unpropitious. h that ‘be against you may seem great i umbers, wealth and infiuence, but the hills round about are full of the chaviots and of the Lord. Though you have no Moody, nor other great one to lead you and though there be but poor natural circumstanees to help you, you have tho almightiness and love of crie who said ‘Al power in heaven and on earth is given unto me.’ “There is a great difference in'a man-made revival and one that God gives, Sometimes a church will get soute distinguished evangel 1st, have splendid appointments of singing, etc., and after much advertising get a crowd of peoplo together, but when the machinery stops everything goes to picces. This is much like & man pumpiug water out of a dry ‘Iunmn‘n'n w dry eistern by pouring wat, nto the pump.” Whereas a - tre revival is like the artesian well. It has gone down through tho bed rock till the living fountain is tapped and the stream flows spontuncously. This is what Je meant when Hesaid “The water that I shall give shall be awell of water spriuging up into eternal lifo. “Whatc sometimes one his sermons, sai arc normal to th Revivals of religion ance with natural law mean to say that a is in accord with the may bo said of the excitement scompanying revivals of religion, and whatever may be said as to 1 who at such times are brought into churchds, who afterwards prove unworthy members, it can be truly said by those who ave in a position to Jow that real revivals ave unspeakablo blessings. Millions will enter heaven be of their Hl’lul‘lll It is a noteworthy 'ul'( of the spiritunl veaple in the Christian churches wore brought into :hv'lu by the power of God in revival meet- nges, “It has been said by some of the most thoughtful and wisely observant Christian teachers of this and other conturies, that t revivals of reiigion have followed in- variably upon great financial panics. So far as tho psychological aspect of the matter is it scems that great financial e to awaken a widespread feol- as to the futility of building on cavthly riches, and the réaction is that multitudds begin 'in their distress to feel willing to lis- ten to the Divine Teacher when Ho asks: ‘What shall it profit a man if ho gain the whole world and [ose his own soul?" ““There is now upon us one of these seasons which try the souls of men. Money has taken a pauic, crops have largely failed, business is uncertain, and the futuré contains much for apprchension. In all the history of God's dealing with man v:e see He has taken such Jprovidences to call to man in thunder tones acity and people so devoted to the out: ward and visibie as we, may not God be call- ing us in no doubtful tevms There are many who seem to think Goa is dead. But God's hand is not shortened that it cannot save.” for Colleges. 3 , is the day sot aside by o great many of the Christian de- nominations for special prayer for schools and colleges. Nearly ull the colleges will hold special religious services on that day. Itis evident that prayers now offered in behalf of the colleges fall into line with the original design and character of these institu- tious, That character was thoroughly re- ligious and Christian; that design was to rain up students for the ministry. It is well known that all the older colleges were thus established. William ana Mary, planted in a colony in which rather commercial than re- Digious pri iples provailed, was designed to educato studente for the Bpiscopal winistry —a design, however, which it failed to fulfill Yale, the third college in point of time, was founded by ten winisters; and the genoral Jurposes of the ministry Wors potent in its loundation and mansgement. In the estab- lishmeut ot Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, indeed, with hardly a single ex: ception, of all the older collezes, the religious motive was the controlling force, The progress of the Christian church is in- timately associated with the number and characterof Christian students, The min- Istry ropresents the moro important official clerionts of the church, und Christian_sti- dents represent the principal source of tho supply of ministers. The urgent call is for men,” Missions, homo and foreign, once had peculiar need of money; that ueed hus by no menns ceased. That need is approciated, and was never move fully met than it is this day. But the demand for men is now more urgent thau the demand for money, The proportion cf students entering the ministry from many of the older colleges Is steadily diminishin Men, men, men, is the cry of the cause of wissions and of the church. Church Notes. Rev. Willard Scott lectured last night at Aurora. His subject wa Aheaa,” Friday Qay an ties, The re'reut aunounced 10 bo held lu Trin- Next Monduy SGetting willbo called the woman's choir will bo of special intecest to la- OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUM DAY, JANUARY 25, 1801-SIXTEEN PAGES ral this 0 be w meeting of great inte At the missionary meeting in_ Trinity ca. thedral, Cannon Doherty spoke in no uncer- taln sound concerning laxity of church people in bringing up their families in fear and admonition of the Lord V. | A. Milligan, pastor of the Cher. Hill Congregational church, and Miss ty Belle Ferguson were murried last Wednesday evening by Rev. Willard Scott at the parsonage on Thirty -seventh street Rev. Savidge announced to his congro tion last Sunday that he had come to the con- clusion that he was doing wrong to wear such omaments, so he sold the diamond stud and exchanged the gold watch for a sil- ver one He did this so that he might stand bofore his people: with a clear consclence and perfectly free from any faults that might Prove & stumbling-block to some one. Rev, William A. Moore, pastorof the A M. E. church, is engaged in a very success ful vevival at his church, Heis holding uivetings every night and afternoon. A iber of_conversions have already resulted from the efforts now being put forth and the meotings will probably continue for some time. The church now has about two hun- dred members and i every department it is prosperous and progressive “Where are thesins of those wholiave been the pillars of this church for twenty years? the cannon asked impressively, **Do youfind then ucting us the leaders in the work of th e Master! Dowe find them engaged in mis. sionary work ou the outskirtst Do we find them in the pulpit endeavoring to point the people to a better lifet N i Iam sorry to say we do not have drifted a into lives of indifference or Listloss innetivity. I'his is not right. This church hasnot done her duty, The harvest h i these years, but it has 1ot be O, ‘that ' the burden Lility might be rolled upon tt people of Trinity cathiedral, so that the would do their duty and step forward in the great work of saving souls. Heve we have a score of people in attendance upon 2 mission- ary meoting. If this had been a party given by one of the leading members of this con gregation and u general invitation issued the o ation, as thera was 1o this meeting, three-fourths of the congregation would have been in attendance, The people of this con- gregation are not interested as they should be in saving souls, The church cannot pros. per until the members become thoroughly in earnest in the work of saving men from sin.” Speaking of the ordination of Mrs. M, A D e of South Dakota as a Congregatinoal minister, Reyv. Willar | Scott said list Thurs- y to Tk Dy s. Drake is the most remarkable woman in our chureh She s practically irresistibleas an orator, 1 will say that she is our woman Pudayfoot, and you know that Kev. Puddyfoot isthe phenowmenon of our church. He is a veritable thunder: cloud of conviction when he begins totalk Well, Mrs. Drake is, asa woman, just what Puddyfoot is as a man. T have heard her many times before the annual assembly at Saratoga, N, Y. She is a host aud is very much more able to preach the gospel than a great many men who have long been ordained. Her ordination us a minister isan junovation inour church, but after all itis instrictaccord with thefundamental principles of our chureh. With us the original ideaof & church - waus simply a corn. pany or cong jon of people who agres to worship God together. ‘I'hey may select one of their own number to preach and éxpound the wospel and may ordain him to fill that oftice. 1f a congregation decides that they want to select a swvoman thereis nogood reason why she should not be ordained. Primarily, when a bishpp censed o serve a congregation he ceased to be o dained. At presenit we cousider that ordinations are continuous, but in the beginuing of our church each congr gation ordained its own pastor, Kev. Charles W. Savidge is ons of the most carnestand sincero ministers who ever lived and labored in Omaha. Heis engaged ina rgvival meeting at the Newman Metho dist church, and his special efforts scem to have been directed toward the awakening of more holy aspirations among the members of the church. He hus brought the matter right tome to the members of the chureh by a series of very plain talks about the individual faults of the members, loing this Rev, Savidge has also turned the retigions micro: scope upon his own lifeand has discovered u fow personal habits that seemed to him inconsistent, _so he has lopred theny of and | Set himsell right be! fore his couscience and his God, Those who have the pleasure of & personal acquaintance with Rey. Savidge or who have heard him preach will remember that he usually wore a very fine, large diamond in his shirt front and also carrded a bandsome gold watch, Helias pot these jewels asido and now anpears with a silyer wateh attached to his vest button with « piece of black tape aud the whiteness of his shirt front is no longer udorned with the glitterlag stone, gathered in ot responsi RELIGIOUS, Dr. Charlos A. Briggs is to be installed January 20 as professor of biblical theoloy in Union theological seminary, New York. The Methodist Episcopal chu connction with its’ mission i Mexico, 5,437 communicants. This indicates « gain of 394 during the past year. By the will of the lato Mrs, Elizaboth Perkins FFogg of New York, Uuion theolog. ial seminary of that city and the American Unitarian association of Boston each get £20,000, The oldest clergyman in the Chureh of England, Kev. John Elliott, vicar of Rana- cie, boggan s bundredth year oy Decamie 15, He has served in Rahdwick for more than seventy years, The American Congregational u ports receipts for the pust ye which &6,00 came from individuals a churehes. This Lus been the most success ful year in the history of theorganization. The receipts of the American board for the 1o months ending Decernber 31, w 434, against $176,60 for the saule per 1880, There was a decreasein donations of uearly §,000, and u gai in legacies of more than #,400. Dr. Pentecost has been giving evening ad- ses to large gatherings of Hindus in Cal- cutta, It is stated that that they have been very much impressed by what they have heard, and that some of them have confessed faith {n Christiavity. "he con ferencesof the Methodist E piscopal chureh in Germany and Scandinavis are rapidly ancreasing. That of Sweden has 15,907 communicunts, that of Norway, 8,542, and that of Germany, 10,231, There are also 4,058 communicants in Denmark, A singular religious sect las become prorai nent w KK aranda Zwickau, Saxony, Its men- bers predict the speedy coming of the end of the world,and areso confident of the correct- ness of their faith that they declive to work or engage in any business. ~ They spend their timo o watohing, prayer and in exorting their unbelieving neighbors to make ready for the judgment day. Five young women who are to be members of Sister Catherine Drexel's new order took the white veil at the Conyent of Mercy in Pittsbure. The young heiress herself will take her fiual vows next month. She has not yet determined exactly what dress she will choose for the order, but it wili be *lack in color aud in form very much like the( of the sisters of merey. Herrules and reg alations will be submitted to the bishop of the diocese for approval. - THE PARSON AND THE PULPIT, New York Herald, O, the parson in the pulpit is a power— He can thump the deathless devil, Scorch the godless Sunday revel, Lift the fallen to the level They have lost in careless Lour. He can scourge the stage and ballet— From his lashings they'll soon rally— At the wicked he can “sally, And the good with peace can 'dower, Yes, the parsonin the pulpit is o power-— Bl he eeds know how to use it. Some there be who oft abuse it, Or the worldlings will refuse it And the blessings he woald shower. Pulities ne’s safe in leaving Well alone, or he'll be grieving Atthe curses he's recelving At the dread election hour! ——e Chicago Times: Brides among the Polies hooks in_ Volbhynia are compelled to walk through fire on’ their way into church, A similar custom obtains in America, but here the firo is the more trying comment of envis ous sisters, ————— A Connecticut tramp sitacked A school tewchier on her way home, aud she struck him voss the face with a light ' umbrella, The brella was broken, and 1 such a way that the broken ribs entered the tramp's cyes and bhoded him forever, wid be has been st to the state asylum, THE LOUNGER INTHE LOBBY. McKees Rankin's New Oreation of a Character to the Stage, ATTRACTIONS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK. Reminiscen i of Adelina Patei by Howard -A Few Stories of W, Couldock—Musical and Dramatic, Honry Herman has recently published a book of stage anecdotes in which is told a story of ahit made by anactor in **Married,” a play by James Albery, produced some years ago by Mr. Wyndham The part wasa French waiter, and in ac- cent, manner, behavior it was such a natural performance that overybody m the world that follows plays in London wanted to know who this greatnew comedian was, Ittrauspived that Mr. Wyndbam had cn- gaged a French waiter from his father's hoteland hie was never heard of on the stage again bis sounds like an outrage on the art of acting, but it was a very sound and sensible policy and one which has already beeu tried with success inourown eountry. Whether thisidea is becoming the rule of geor not is a T profes- sion has now all varieties of human nature in it, and all varieties of human natu not in it can easily be bie If we are told to hold p to_nature, surely the ends of Ama will be better sibserved by bring- ure itself on the stage. ¢ to believe the old timers, acting today is wot what itonce was. In the modern play there is nothing to act particularly. Our few in numbers who can couceive At actors, which ex- Iy good actors are buried plays or are playing the u Art seemingly is lost sight of in these days of big runs, the majority of actors alway striving to et a play which will be a mon winner for fiveor six years, [n Little that cails for art, particular] Anew bit of character is much r a new actor tofit it. Although, if one is to judge from the press of Now York and Boston, new characters are being discovered contiruously in those cities, and strnge to say unknown actors are bringing them to light When the play. inwhichthisnew character predominates, reaches the west it is lost St of andd you hear nothing about the character but everything about the artist. Butnow and then o distinctively fresh ana ovighhal charcter is introduced to the theater-going public by some well known ctor and everybody is profoundly impressed with the creative faculty of the actor who reveals the new personage to the stage. Me- Keo Rankin, anexcellentexponent of the miod- ern romantic school, has given to the stage, in thee cter of The Canucka type that is absolutely new. Tt is strikingly original and bids fairto make a great repitation for the creator, But it is really surprising that this character has ot been revealed to us before, Wo have had, seeniingly, all the nationahties portrayed, butthe Canadian has been lost sight of until McKee Rankin gave usa touch si that is as refreshing as was f the uew mown hay in *The Old Homestead,” and the “Deestric’ Skule” in A Miduight Bell." Why there arc so fow new characters ca may rest with the people who go to the theater these days. They certainly de mand more than our fathers did. The eriti- al fuculty, which was onee confined to a fo people, isiow m thousands. Pernaps few of them could write down thoir eriticism, Lut they know good from bad as they could never kuow it if they waited only hukespeare and Schiller, 0 they take what comes, because they iike thothe and if itis not good it is undoubt- edly the best that can be had, Join I, Havle newspaper man, question an oxceadingly elever uow piloting James T. Pow- ers through the country, was talking to a friend the other day about dogs “You kuow,” he said, “the dog which ac- nies Pete Daly in'all thelatter's scenes 5 the bookmaker in ‘A Straight ] Not Try to remember. 1t's not an actual dogr. When Mr. Daly comes on the stage, you know, aud sits down, he throws out his hand as if' to motion the imaginary animal aside and says, ‘Lic downglack? Then and th aftor that dogis_as Teal to the audience! imagination s it is to Mr. Daly’s, although it cannot be seen or he: People sometimes facetiously ask Daly, ‘Pete, where'd you get that dog o' your And Pete auswers truly, ‘Inmy mind.’ “Iuvisible and impalpable as the amimal is, every spectator derives from Daly’s own at* tire and demeanor an aceurate mental image of the dog. Every man in the audience knows that the brute must be a brindle bull pup, Its tail s limited and curted, like a soubrette’s hair. Its nose is retrousse, and its which have an imperturoable yet suspi Look for the world in_gencral, furn up to Mr. Daly with the questioning expression and simple fulth of childhood . cevery important actor has an under- 50 has this dog of faney. 'The under- over, is real, palpable aud resist- ons study “Powers found it in the box oftice of the Grand opera house at Columbus, O.,where it ought tefuge with a spriined leg. It ancxact physieal embodiment of s canine ideal, and Jimmy pondered for atime whether Pete had not by some mystic power called his mental creation into cor- poreal existence, as *Pygmalion’ turned his ne ‘Galatea' into flesh and blood, Pow promptly adopted it, presented it to Daly, and suggested that it be'trained to take the place of the imaginary dog should Daly’s imagina- tion ever fail him. “The understudy now travels with the company, and during every performance he sits on his haunchesin the wings and gravely watches the doings of Daly's invisible dog us those dolngzs are indicated from time to time by a word of command ora whistle trom Daly. The understudy’s bewilderment atthe spectacle of his master pettingor reproving a dog which theunderstudy cannot see,is vi. ied by occasional pangs of jealousy “Now, there 1s 1o point to all this, except what you may find when you fancy the ex- pressionon that understudys’ face and the doubts and speculations which pass throngh his mentality s he sits on his naunches in the wings. Why his master should makeun- mistakable demonstrations to o dog that invisible, quite puzzles the understud Sometimes he seems to doubt his own powers of sight, and he looks around for explanation. Atother times he appears to question the ity of Daly. Did you ever kuow how funny u dog can look wnen he has some in- soluble problem on his mind " When De Wolf Hopper was here, he and several congenial spirits were dvinking their beer after the theatre and smoking a final cigar before going to bed. Stories of fhe stage were being told and Hopper finally struck @ lead. *“When Papa Couldock was a member of the stock company atthe Grand operaouse in Columbus, he was a rarebird. One evening just afterthe big firo.n Chicago,” said M. Hoppen:the was missing from the' theatre. High and low they hunted for him untl aimost disheart- ened, the manager had decided to dismiss the audicnes, when the prompter _discovered Couldock sitling out 1 the alley calnly smoking his pipe und @azing up at the stars. “'Mr. Couldock ! Mr. Couldcock. The stage is waiting,” said the promptor, S 4Let it wait,” was the unperturbed reply as the old actor, still gwzed aloft. ‘Do you know my boy, he went on in his ponderous way, ‘what has been puzzling me since I have been sitting here ! T'have been trying to make upmy mind why the Creator should burn up & beautiful, enterprising city like Clicago and spare a dead and forgotton hole Tike Columbus,’ ** It is related that Couldock was very fond of checkers. One night after the pérform- ance he stepped out to geta pitcher of beer, On entering the saloon ho founa a number of his friends playing his fayorite game. The pitcher was filled and handed to him and he Wwas about to depart when someone called hiw to take a bana in the game, The tempta- tion was too strong, “1 can ouly stay for one game; my wife is waiting for the beer,” said Mr,” Couldock as hesat down and placed the pitcher on the floor beside him. I must have been a long game, for it was 4 o'clock 1 the moruing when' he reached home, He had not forgot- ten his ervand, however. “*Here is your beer, my dear,” Was bis first rowmark on enteriog the room. 1t waseghe same beer that had | been arawn for timive hours before, Ttk Lovseen, This evening the Doston Howard Athe- nieum specialty sempany will bo the attra tion at the Bovd snd will continuo its en- gagement il Wedmeulay. This company is the greatest combination of specially and novelty artists thmtitins ever been brought getlier, and are Havorites wherever it appear "he celebrated dmmmatio critic Nym® Crin kie of the New York World has the follow. Ing in a recent-dssue. “As a vaudeville show, the Boston @oward Athenmum spec lalty company is rmaught toa state of perfec tion, as I have heretofore taken occasion to remark in the World, A good peformance in this line of owtertainment. We have it frequently at Pastor's in an_enjoy ment with much more satisfaction attacted to it than you will find in the most pretentious compan- fes of farce comedy . Paul Cinque- valli, lot me start the paragraph in this way, and that will put the name in big lot ters. The Howard Athenaum specially company which has just finished an engag mentat the Bijou theater s made specially attractive this season by the addition of Paul Cinquevalli, a litve and” extremely handsome man. He might be set down s a beauty. His ease and accompiishment is something astounding. He appears to make no effort and his muscular developmbnt is hardly per ble. Subscquently on the programme he comes out alone and makes a display of amlity and desterity 1 have never scen cqualled on the stage, all other attempts seen here in jugglery and equilibrium _sink into ticance. " The man himself is so cor fascinating in his grace and magnetic ties thut it scoms to me _that Liere was & masculine development in o delicate way that ought to beattrictive to women. Some of lis feats are marvelous, and the excellont control he has over his physical system sug gests that there must be & well defined intel- lectual power, " Every time I soe Joseph Murphy T think stter of the Trish,” said an Englishman, who is a prominent member of the Omaha bar, and he is not the orly one unacquainted with the [rish character who might ha /e uttered alikosentiment, The Irish have been the most maligned of all races, To be sure most of the prejudice agrainst them in this countr, at loast, has disappeared, but there still r mains some. That prejudice hasbeen height- ened by the presentation on the stage of the most ridiculous and bratal pictures of Irish life. It needed only that Trish men and women should berepresented before the pub- lic faith fully that theyshould beappreciated, and the need was met by such men as Joseph Murphy, and by none more than he. He de- serves from liis eountrymen for his work everlasting praise, porform a more religious act than that s powers may long be pres him, Mr. Murphy and com pany the Boyd on Janudry 20, 30 and 51 ruary i, inthe following bright repertoire Thursday and Eriday evenings, “S Rhue": Saturday night, *The Ker: 1d Sunday night the new piay, Donagh.” “The This week the [2den Musee oxhibits a man well known to the east but never seen in the west be John Hurrison Craig, who has long been known as the Hendricks county wonder, the mustodon Kentucky giant. He | well, | | | | | answer for. | by |13 | the Bijou theater will | ur stands seven feet tall, but it is not his height that tells. It is his wonderful weight, for he oW weighs nearly half a ton, pulling down the scales at 907 pounds. Mr. Craig at six- teen weighed %0 ‘pounds, at twenty he weighed 1 pounds, and now, at thirty-four, weizhs the enormous weight of 907, He 18 hale and hearty, and enjoys Ife as well as his slim fellow men, He was bat recently married to a charming young lady who weighs but 130 younds. They havea bavy six weeks old that weighs scventeen pounds and is fast growing and promises to b a chip off the ol block, or wholetree, as he can properly be termed. Mr. Creigis a great lodge man and belongs to five orders, the Masons, Oddfel- lows, Kaights of Pythias, Improved Order of Red Men and Knights of Honor, He now wears a solid gold combination badge, vatued at 2246, which was given him at the centen- nial exposition in Philadphia, P, m 1876, therent lodge No. 124, Knights of vthias : Silcox lodge No. Independent Order of Oddfellows, and uscarora tribe 9, Improved Order of Red Men, for the! r t he “is the act knowledged bigeost lodge man on earth M. Lawler is quite clated over his luck.i securing the heavyweight and jn consiquence provided an ~excellent entertainment in both theaters. Frankic and James Hall in present one ot the greatest novelties of the age. They appear in diess suits and ina space of twenty se onds, in view of the audicnee, complete their make-up and give a negro sketch, Morris and Williwns are acknowleage to be without a peer as Irish comedians. ‘The Glenn chil- dren, cute and canning, will presenta comic sketeh. Billy Young, the famous minstre te of MeCabe andYoung, will present his que negro specialtios, The Carpenter sis- ters introduce o mnovelty hoop dance and Hateh and Campbell present 4 fine musical sketeh, Reminiscences of Patel, T first met Acelina Patti in Quebee in 1860, with her talented brother Carlo, He married Effe Germon in Wallack's theater and cut his throat in Washington many years ago. Max Strakosch was very fond of Adelina,but Maurice Strakosch got the better of him by marrying her sister, and when the three went to Europe poor Max was left out in tne cold. The relations between Maurice and Adelina were very intimate for muny years 0 her marriage with the Marquis de 1x, and, although her genius would have vried her, sooneror-later, to the Alpine heights of popularity and success, to his worldly wisdom and his universal acquaintance with managers on the other side, and his proficiency us a manager him- self, shewas enabled much sooner or quicker to reach the plane of exploiture thun she would have been had she relied upon her merits alons New York and America gen- erally ave greatly indebtedto the Straoschs foracertain kind of ltalian opera. By th 1 mean @ single star, likea gem of priceless value in an interior sctting. They brought Adelina out in coucert first, as they subsequently did Carlotta and the other sister, Amalin, but, after a brief experi- encein that way, she singing and Carlo play- ing on the violin, they tried her 1n opera, in which she made’ an immeliate and pronoun- ced success. 1t may be that Max Maretzek was the next, but Ithink Jacob Grau pre- ceded bim. ' In any event, the two were rivals here for many years in public favor. Maretzek, if Ium not mistaken, opened the Academy'of Music here, as he did that in Brooklyn, and gaveus manysoperas fairly mounted and with excellent casts. Ithinkhe introduced Brignoli, also Amodio, Badiah, Sontag, La Grange, Mazzolini, Kellogg, Belle Hinckley and Susini. Max was always & great favorite with the press. With the clder Bennett he couldido any thing he chose. Mrs. Beunett for many “years ocoupied the right hand stage box in #he Academy, and nothing gratified here movesthan to g1ve musicales in her home, the mesmificent place at Washiug- ton Heights, ordwer Fifth avenve mansion, with the best tuent the Italian opera troupe could afford. —JeesHowardin Chicago Herald. MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC. Buffalo Bill bms lately become o grand- father. Adelaide Moore s nearing Omaha, and yet there are no signsof a blizard, Charles rohmaan is t0 manage a new theater in Boston to be built by Rich & Harris, which wetl have its iuitiul opening September 21 Minnie Palmoriis to star tionof H.S. Teyder and The_play is to d o new “A Mile'a Minute.” Mme. Fursch-Madi has signed a contract for thirty appearances in_concert, oratorios and music festivals in the United States and Canada, commencing A pril 10, Mr. Zeigler is planning to take out a q tette of local singers, playing in Ne and lowa towns, l|nlhln remote f 80 that they can come in for their Sunds gagement: under the dire Harry Williams. melodrama, title, No departure from our usual good work and trimmings, money-losing for to and next. eights or spring— Open evenings. F Photograph, Tin Type, Ambrotype, or youa LIFE CRAYON POH It work, aud usey T porfectorder, - We m » any ch “The Power of the Press” at the Star theater in Now York on March 16, He is engaging unusually competent cast, and_has ulready ured Wilton Lackaye and Miss Minnie Davenport will soon have her " production on the road again, newly equipped in the way of scenery, prop- erties and costumes, The fire at the 1ifth avenue theater was a severe blow to the plucky actress, but she was not in the least daunted thereby. There is some talk of Frank Mayo, Louis Aldrich and McKee Rankin appeacing as joint stars. The repertoire will include “Davy Crockett,”” “My Partner’* and “The Canuck,” and thé picces will be so revised as to give each of the three stars an opportu- nity to appear and shine to advantage, Maurvel, the French baritone, has a theory that the onera singer should use a different timbre for each role. A very pretty ideg which will increase the duties of baggue men in companies with iarge repertoires, for of course cach timbre of each person musy needs have a separate trunk and label. Lawrence Barrett will probably “The Man o' Airlie” in New York. Lty is one in which Mr, Barrett always had ritical endorsement aud should be ucted by him as often as any piece ift his rep It is generally conceded that his nm work as been the impersonation of Jamie bell, The rumor which was g last week by Duulop's Stage D New York Mirror was about to suspend on account of bad business is emphatically de- nied by Harrison Gray Fiske, the editor, who also announces that he will prosecute Mr. A P. Dunlop both in the civil and criminal courts, Elaine Eilson, who is remembered as the Chorus in Dixey's “Seven A " will soon create the leading female role of *Mr. Potter of Texus” at the Startheater, New York Miss Eilson is a beautiful girl, of great intel- ligence, who will no doubt be as successful in the drama as she has been in spectacular pieces, Prof. Torreus, director of the Apollo club is actively at work interesting the cities within @ hundred miles of Omaha in the musical festival which it is proposad to give next fall under the auspices of the Apollo club, He wants toworkup a chorus of 500 voices and if the state press is any criterion togo by he is likely to succeed, The latest is a composite comedy written by three different men, each one coutributing anact. The parties 'to this quack jobbery are Sidney Roseafeld, Clay M. Greene ani Augustus Thomas. The title is to be “The Three Graces” which one readily guesses does not._refor to the authorship trio haps if cither of these gentlemen was able to write a real play alone he would not enter into such a triangilar bit of fapdoodicism. At the New York Casino, where all is Dbright and prosperous, no thought is given to the immediate future, except in connection with the souvenir and one hucdredth per formauce of the opera, to bo given Mond, evening next, when something out of the or- dinary way i% romised. KRudolp Aronson is beginning to unfold his plans for next sea aign, and aunounces the positive engagement of Marie Tewmpest as prima Fanny “Cleopatr n circulation ews that the Itis reported that 1,500,000 copres Xavi Scharwenka's Polish’ Dances have soid thisside of the Atlantic. It is doubtful if the Strauss Brothers can show a much greater evidence of the popularity of their wallzes. | Rubinstein banished from Russia b he is @ Jew is unother sin for the czar to | But there will be no Siberia for | Auton; gay Viena or gavor | adopt bim and be the nuwrl the hirsute Paris will thereby. Manager Augustas Pitou is making extensive preparations for an claborate production, | make her d | but it will in all probability be the joint work | of two | writers, donna of the Casino, commencing October 1. | The operetta iu which Miss Tempest wili but has not been decided upon, English light well-known opera n Mucntefering was the ient of & unique New Year's rememt last Monday from Frankfort-on-the iermany, in the shape of @ photograph of bimself taken with a Kodak camera *by Sarasate during his engagement in this city lastspring. On the back of the photograph Mr. Herr recip 106 on Main, of [ was written the tollowings $15 earned by Examine the goods—in the window NICOL our influence in seeuring us future orde 10 in ANY WONDLR? busy during January and February. a few weeks is the best way. e | B = 1 | we have decided tox ourself or any member EARGE, Pro Daguerotypo, of AIT FREE OF icture you wish, not interfe ROMANCE AND The Poet's Friend :— Thy lot is full of joy and mirth, For thou, by magic lor Far, far above the dull 1d earth On fauey’s wing canst sour, ‘I'he Poet My friend, it would be well for me 11 1 could traly soav; Mune is un attic room, you s Upou the seveath fioor. ool PPERMINT DROP! He was a learned poet, and When writing to his heart's true mate, aid: 1 adore the real estato On which you do perambulate,” Tominy (at the breakfast tabie)—Madge, I think Mr. Cutely is a “jim dondy.” Madge-- ‘Why sof Tommy -He gave me 10 cents not to tell what happened in the hall last night, an’ [ ain’t goi’ to. And just then Madge thought she heard the kettle in the kitchen boiling over and hurried out to investizate Put away the little din You oiice so fondly viey Already 1t has gone into Innocuous desuetude. Little Bessie had been . offended in some way, She went off into u corner of the room and turned her back on the company. “I'm mad,” she exclaimed, sulkily. 1 wish I didn't have any papa or mamma.” “That's wrong, dear,” said her mother, “We are the best friends you have.” “Well," said Bes- sie, still sulking, *Ldon’t mind ' havin’ papa, ro much. But 'm gettin’ awful rest of you " Teacher (to class in arithmetic) -1 catch a fish whose head is nine feet long, and whose tail is as long as bis head and balf his body how Boy 1 front (raising his hand) Can Lask @ questiond Teacher—Certaiuly, Boy—Have you ever met my fathort I want something for my boy to work at," d an anxious futher to “a friend. “What an he dot” “Well,)” said the father with a sigh, *'1 really don't know. Heis tolight for lieavy work and too heavy for light work Dignified Steanger (on railwa. ot traveling for my hcaith legate to the pan-American = congress, terprising Drummer—That so! I'm iu the nardware line myself. It's easy enough to be merry and gay, When no clouds obscure the sky, And no man finds auy cause to kick high. EALIT hangix goose is When his But when time changes and a fellow finds That he hos no earthly show, He kicis like forty steets, becauso His luck is roosting iow. “I have at least one mercy to be thaukful said an irate Englishman one day, i course of a dispute with a patriotic Frenchman, “and that s that 1 was born on this side of the channel! I'he Frenceman looked him over with & dawning smile. I, ad, monsieur,” soid le, sweetly are the most_a@wilized nation on earth You would have died of nome-sickness. 1 hiave bad reverses, but, thauk heave still Lave my voice' “Are you o siug *Noj | um a politician, Phe crsade against objectionable postery cught to include blackmatlers. It seems foolish for A man to enter into an argument with & wasp. A wasp always care ries his point There ave two things that always wan dreaw —mince pie and love. An_echo is like & woman, always deter | mined w have the last word. | A storm seas ‘or,’ exclaimed the Kansus | make more We must keep our workmen, andlong experience and extensiy ery purchaser of a Trousers and more in the store. you like---no difference to u Mail orders filled. NICOLL the Tailor, 1409 Dougla \ Hundreds of Extra Orders Taken Last W eek at Present Prices for Made-to-Measure Garments \Overcoats and Suits to order $17 and $20, from goods worth $30. Suits and Overcoats to order $25 and $30, from goods worth $35 and $40, $8 and $12 Trousers to order for $5, $6 and $8. We are quite willing to lose money for two wee to keep our full force of tailorg | &) Want enou ers in two weeks to keep full of two forco tailors busy months. We're gote ting them. > trading has taught us A Suit or Overcoat this weck Win The choice is Jaige - AILOR, 409 DOUGLAS 1 you exhil Place name and address on back of ing with the likeness, 1to PAOIFIG PORTRAIT HOUSE, 112 AND 114 CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, II-L- PLEASE BE SURE TO MENTION THIS PAPER. . FOR 1o DAYS rom date of this paper. Wishing to fntroduce our CRAYON PORTRAITS and at the samo time extend our busine: akethisspeelaloffer. £ your family, living ordead,and wo will make s and make new customers, Send usa Cabinet Picture, our friends s a sumplo of our victure and it will bo returned Rofor to any bank § tit 10y youtn as the into his arms. Yolied togother—A twin egg. More than a mateh —Two matehes, A world beater—A vagabond, A cross eye--A bulldog’s. A set back—Artificial tecth returned, All in a nutshell—"The korne A titled jnsect—The lady bug. A fail bird is not always game, A man always in on time—The conviot. A bee with red ears-The husking beo, Often brought to bay-—Ozcan steamers, People assemble to see actors dissemble, A man often breaks down when he is all broke up. The only gin that benefits mankind ~The cotton gin. A failure from the word * motion. Sometimes blacksmith. A good lamp will always make light of darkuess Ignorance of the law excuses copt lawyers, A man who belioves that the first—the shoemaker. A man who always has his fingers’ ends —the pickpocket vy profuse with his “my deahs -y abtuse in his ideas—the dude. It is queer about socicty ) minute 4 man gets into it he expects to bo asked out, Complaint is made that thg choir sings out of t We recommend that they wear tunic The Kentucky orator o stay longer on the wing “drop.” cyelono whirled a pretty girf N "'~ Perpetual slow but always shoer--thg” the no one -ex- last should be business at his aud an soar higher a nd when 1o tako g g s GOING TO THE HEAD, St las Swiftly past the rueful class, With a skipning tread, Little Mary kllen's Going to the head, Roughly straying yellow locks, Ribbon lost ut piay, But she is the one who spelled The word the proper way. Apron strings tuat all untied Switeh the dusty floor— Little, unkempt, hoedless maid, Her victory counts the more, Quality s In oneself, After all is suid Little Mary Killen's Going to the head. - Latest Boston Capoer, Cuicagn Times where do you come from, 1y maid " [ came from the Hub, sweet sir,"* she sald, “And what is your calling, my pretty muid( 1 a school teachor, sir,” she siid “And where are you going, my pretty maid ¢ 4T teacl the poor Tndial, i, stio sald, “Ihen | canuot marey you, iy pretty mad.! “Phanks! TheSioux are not ull doad yerw=e she said to have all cretonne, chinta curtaing frilled the same, and many bed-spreads are also frilled with th weh rues. Fawn ground cretonne, with gold chrysanthemums, is o pleasant quiot color for” chintz curtalus, (rammng the re in soft shade. These should be lined wit?h\ pale yellow or buff silesin. A red brown and pale blue are good combinations. wirrost New Jahir und allon gluck wuns Happy Now Year and good wishes to Sarasite, Berthe Murx, Otto Goldsmith,! on, pretiy It is a fa and muslin