Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 26, 1891, Page 7

\ SOCIETY DOINGS IN SUMMER. of News in the Feshion. MOVEMENTS OF WELL KNOWN PEOPLE, A Dearh World of Fiftieth pancing at A Pretty 1 Minor M Celebriting Their Annive sary Merriam the wn Fete tiol Their Golden We Mr. and Mrs, B, L. | fiftioth anniversary of their day evening at 2106 Locust street, Mr. an Mrs. A. G. McAusland aod Mr. und Mrs Henry (iibson assisted their parents in re. cerving the bost of friends who culled to ex- press their congravulations upon a half co tury of wedded iife, and they wero aided in turn by the following ladies and gentlemen. who constituted a_commitiee on reception Mr. and Mrs, John Manchestor, Mrs, Mionic MeAusland, Miss Jennie McAusiand, Mrs, Cowles, Mvs. Kneisloy, Mrs. Coles and Mrs. Parmalee The nouse was beaut honor of the oceasion. | parior walls hung wreaths of i twined with white and y 3 tal palms and delicate forns lent a sy jearance to the roox. The mantel ank of choice cut I 0308 predominence. Mrs. Abvo sided most gracefully at the re freshment table, upon which was spread fruits, lcos, cake and other dellcacios in {nviting and sumptuous array. A pleas- ing incident of the evening was the addre made by Rov. Dr. Kuhns i behalf of their assombled friends, and the reading of un elogant poem cowposed by Miss Winnie Leamon in honor of the golden weddi Mr. and Mrs. Keyes were born in Vormont f0 1814 and 1516 respectively, and were mar- ried in Ashtabula county, Ohio, July 21, 1541, Twonty-five years ago they moved to Omana, and underwent all the “trials incident to fonecr life. Mr. Keyg: carried a musketin the ndian war of 1850 ana served as a cavalry trooper throughout the war of tho rebeliion. The aged couple, although past the alloted three score and ter, are eujoving excellont health, It was a pleasaut sight to seo them surrounded by their sons and daughters and numerous grandchildren, Among Lhe guests were several friends ‘‘of long ago,” Mr. John Evans and son, H. and J. Gibson, W. N. McCandiish, Mrs. Emily Whittier and k. B. Hurlburt, Rev. Dr. and s, J. McLain, H. McAusland McCoy, M. Parmalee and other pioncer denizons of Omaha. 1ding. Kevos colebrated the wedding Tues. ully decorated in sndant fr the nd similax Orien and being in th Carlan pi Festivities at the Merriam. Thursday evening Miss Louiso and Master Rae Hobbio entertained a namber of young frionds in a delighttul wannerat the Hotel Morriam. Chinese lanterns, headlights and other illuminators were brought and the long and wide verandas of tho hotel were made gay by young men and maids in summer attiro, Dancing was a particularly pleasing feature of the evening, the porch af- fording ample ball room space. Then those Who did not participate in the waltzes found leasant nooks outside the line of light and ero whispered conversations w carried ou by the summer girls and summer boys. It ‘was 8 crowuing event 1n the younger circies of socicty and a very charming idea to use the verandas for a purpose. The guests present were Misses Sua Colpetzer, Hattie Cady, Teila Carter, Iimma Sherwood, Alice Andreesen, Louie Drake, Alico Drake, Mabel Taylor, Lucia Maud Duffec of Kansas City, Kdna Cowin, Fithel Morse, May Morse, Blancho Par- ker,May Hamilton, Bessio Towle, Anna Shiv- erick, Fannie D Jdessio’ Dickinson, Louise Doughorty,” Scanie Brown, Mabel Brown, Jentie Yates, Trene Test. Masters Bert Morse, Moshier Colpetzer, Howard den, Lin Sherwood, Bert Butlor, Ralph Richardson, Fd Swobe, Dwight' Swobe, Arthur Carter, Ross Towle, George Purvi Gordon Clarke, Henry Clarke. Mont K pard, Joo Barkor, Ira Van Camp, Arthur An- derson, Ired Hartman, Bert Raymond, Charlio Pratt, Louis Pratt, Grey Mont gomery, Chiurlie Montgomery, Will Cowin, Charlie” Brown, Righter Wood and Asa Shiverick. 8 A Pleasant Lawn Party. A very pleasant party was that given on Monday evening by the Misses Maggie and Delia McDermott, at thoir home, 1112 Sher- man avenuo. The pretty parlors of the home were thrown open and briliiantly illuminat- ed, the exterior being hung with Chineso lanterns, while the interior was beautifully and tastéfully decorated with ferns and roses The evening was spent in_conversation and (yarimus games dntersporsed with musio avd Tollowed by de freshments, The ol fonture of the ovoning was a vocal solo by Mr. Charles Dutton, who received hearty applause. Tho programme was as follows: Nocal duet.... Misses Dolin and M. MeDermott Guitar solo .. Mr. Riy Nosbit Yooal solo Miss Lulu Truckey Vocalsolo .. R eaa rhasa et BALUL Among those present wor Fitzpatrick, Maggie Beck. Bertha Baumer, Lulu Truckey, Lydia Parker, Katio Burko, Mary Shanuo, Aenes White,' Aunie MeDer mott, Delia McDermott, Nora McEneary, Messrs, Iitzpatrick, Moran, Goodsel!, Os: bourne, Dutton, Westerdabl, Kinney, Jague, . aund J. Munchoff, Scrambling, Nosbit, Fitzpatrick, Sloane, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Me- Dormott Misses Retta ments and W he family bouts. left Mov Mr. Truman Buck and v for Boston. Miss Bulcomno has _returned we 5 at Manitou. Puerewore a number of parties on F'riday eveniue. Howard A, Clarke has joined the Omaha colony at Luke Okakoji, Id. The Startight social club will second anuiversary August 14 Mrs. Georgo B. lddy has gone to Colfax Springs for sove ral weoks' outiug. Mr, aud Mrs. Robert Hunter are spending a fow duys i the lake rogion of Wiscousiu. My, and Mrs. Charles Hull will occupy their new home on Favnam streat this week. Miss Maoel Balcombo was the guest of Miss Sheacs at the Hotel Lincoln on Thurs- day. Miss Be fting Mr. and Mrs. J. K Hill Miss Bortha Yost left yosterday Lake.City, where she will spend Juer. “Miss Sophie Koehler of Donver is the guest of Misses Murgaretand K. Augela Cos grave Mon- from & two pleasant circus hold their io Vance of Rallatin, Mo, is vis- Reed' of Orcha for Salt the sum- Estabrook was the guest of Brigham of Salt Lke City last week Mr. W. . Alexander has gone to Colorado to join Mrs. Alexander aud the children at Hine alrs. John L. Webster, who has boon quite ill, is recovering slowly, but is still contined to her room. Mrs. Goorge Hicks ret Hines' ranen, Colorado, tho past month, Mrs . B. Braoch anadunghter Gertrudo leave for Manitou today. They will spend August at the Mausious. Mr. William Koenig entortained at dinuor Tast Sunday Mr. William McCague, Mr. Bax- ter, Mr. Oscar Pundt and Mr. Snyder. Will Doaue, Art. Guiou and Will Crar, leave next Friday for Spirit Lake, their in tention being to drive the entive distance. Me. and Mrs. Silas W. Niles of 818 South Thirty-fifth avenwe, are entertaining Rev- Dr. Niles and wife of Bloomtield, N. J., and Mary Niies, M. D, of Canton, China. Mvs, J. Reinhard (nee Marion Kequea) formerly oft his city, now of Treuton, N, J.,, will e’ the guest the coming week of Mrs. C. E. Dunmire, 1017 North Twenty-ninth streot Bishop Worthington of Nobrasks, who has boon the guest for a few days of Mr. Edward Simuions, is on bis way to Shelburne Farms, Vi, to visit Dr. Seward Wobb.— Now York Tribune. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. tomorrow for Oswego, N. birth place. While iu the east they will visit Now York city, the Thousand lslands, and othier places of interest, and will bé gone about two months, Arohie Powell rued last week from where she has been Smith leave bere Y., Mr. Swith's returaed yesterday much Wedding | | the Boston partnor of her father, Mr. W. V TIIE OMAHA improved from a month's trip in search of | heulth, touching at Portiand, San Francisco, and all points of interest on Puget’s Sound, golog as far north as Vancouver, B. C., but & summer resort, ho says, Omaha beats them all Miss Minnie . Swartziander, meco of | Councilman Brunee, accompanied by her | aunt, Mrs, Riley of Schuyler, and tholatter's | daughter Minn teip to Den ver, Manitou, rado Springs and other points o spend’ several weeks of | vacation Mrs, John Francis gave a deligntful pienic in honor of Miss Jessie Dicken daughter of the assistant manager of the Union Pacitic systom, Friday, the party going to Lincoln in the morning and return- ing 1n th fug. Inaddition to Miss Jes- sio there were in tho party Miss Leila Cartel and Miss Bortie Adams A quiet wedding occurred Wednesday evening at 6§ o'clock ab the homo of Mr. and Mrs, J. B, Olver, sister of the bride. The contracting parties being Rev, C. W. Brower of Fifth avenne M. . ctureh, Council Blufts and Miss Awmanda Bulluck, 8 highly esteomed lady of Honesdale, Penn Presid. ing Kider Hooker of Shenaudoah county ofici Miss Luclla Sweet entertained a number ier younz lady frionds at her home at #3% South Seventeenth stroet, Tnesday even- | ho evening was spont in playing nes, dancing, ete., after which refresh- ments'were served. The following were present: Edith Schwartz, Efie Mosham, CGioorwie Adams, Mabel Cole, Ruby Forbes, May Hoff, Furn’ Marty, Minnie Patten and ta Itassmus sen Miss Laura Morse leaves next week for Wilton, N. H., where sho will visit at ul beautiful country place of Mr, O. J. Lewi Morso. In October Miss Morse enters Mrs, Platt’s scnool at Udica, N. Y., an_institution which has been tae alma mater of Mrs, C. H. Gardoer of this city, whose home was in Utica, also Mrs. William Morris, at that time Miss Minnie Richurdson The residence of Mr, S. Johnson, 2831 Charles street, was tho scene of a very protty recoprion Wednesday evening, the occasion being the sixteenth birthday of their daug ter, Miss Jennie, who was~ the recipient of many pretty presents from her frionds. At 11 0'clock refresnments wero served, after which the guests danced away the rest of tho evening, leaving ut an carly hour for their homes to d m s t dreams of the hospi- tality of their young hostess, Mus, Gervaiso Graham's famous cucumber and Elder flower cream, 1d other ‘‘aids to beauty” at Mrs. Julin M. Crissey's drug store, corner Twenty-fourth nud Lako strects. Call and get Mrs. Graham's littlo boolk, * How to0 Be Beautiful,” and receivo instructions on using her preparations. All street car lines briug you to the doo CIRCUS I A RAWS HORNETS, No man's life can bo right whoso love 1s wroug, You can't lielp tho Lord any by woaring a loug face Ho isfi’'t much of a man who isn’t a hero to somebody Poople are scarce who do not talk too much about themselves. The reason men are down on religion is be- cause it is down on their vices. Many of us expect others to be better than we are willing to be outselves. The school of experienco is not a fre sehool. We all have to pay our own tuition. “There is no swoeter music in heaven than tho song that goes up from a grateful heart. [f there were no stingy poeople in the church the devil wouldn't get to play so much. Whenever tho devil wants to perform a picce of extraordinary meanness he puts on uis Sunday clothes and assumes a solemn look. ——— THE 101LERS. Austria has 60,000 union men. Rochester cigar makers won an advance. Indianapolis carpenters have formed a band. Llinois has adopted the weckly payment law. World's bands. New York furriers who work overtime are fined §25 New York browors are fined ing non-union beer. San Francisco untons won points in seven - teen cases by boycotts. The Cigarmakers’ union paid $90,000 in sick and death benefits the past year. ta fort ios carponters have won eight hours, and 313 towns work niuo hours. | Thirty per cent of the paoplo of Lonaon do | not_earn enough either to practico thrift or to riot in drink. l fair buildings employ 15,000 # for drink- Pennsylvania wakes fifty-two out of every 100 tons of rolled iron m the United States, and sixty-aine out of ovory 10 tous of steol rails. It is sald that harvest hands in Minnesota, Dakota anh Moutana are being paid $2.50 t0 #1.50 per day and board. A meeting of 3,000 siriking printors in Vienna announced the preparation for a gon- oral inter-national striko, perbaps to include America and Australia. i S ELECTRICAL PROGRESS, An electric wagon is coming, Thero is an electric carpot boator. Eleotrical cranes give satisfaction. A electric flying machine is aznounced, Jlectricity’” is the name of a new weekly paper started in Chicago. The first numver is a typographical beauty, contmming care- fully prepared articles on eloctrical appli- ances and is liberally iliustrated. Philadelphia scientists are preparing to find out how fast an electric current travels. Au experiment will bo made, provably from the Franklin instivute, by connections over the Atlantic eable to Liverpool and*return, A deed of saloof all the telograph lines of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company to the Western. Union telegraph company for the sum of $,000,000 was filad last week, “Ihis salo took place five years ago. Judge Wallace has at last rendered his de- cision in the incandescont lamp suit. In goneral it is a strong aflirmation of Mr. Bdi- son's claims to the tuyention of the practical incandescent lamp of today. The technical woakness alleged against the patent,.Aho auticipation of high resistance lamps by Lane-Fox and Edison himself, the frequent use of carbon in incaudescent lamps, tho well known availability of platinum leading wires, the rejection of claims identical with those of Edison for lack of novelty and in- vention—all these are passed over’ almost in silence, and the decision rests really upon the patent influence of kdison’s work on the art of incandescent lighting. The case will un- doubtedly be taken to the cireuit court of appeals for fiual decision, A number of well known musical peoplo and newpaper men met in one of the parlors of the Brunwick hotel, New York, in re- sponse to invitations to a musical reception by an automatio electric piauo company, which has recently been organized. T'wo upright pianos were in sight, and when the hour arrived at which the musical programme had veen schedulod to begin no_performers bhad put in so appearance. At length A. B. do Frece pressed an electrico but- ton, and ou the instant there came from one of the iustruments the notes of the march from Mendelssohn's “Midsummer Night's Dream.” The keys of the piano worked up and down as thoy do when & musician presses them. Fellowing the march came a seloction from “Tanubausor.”’ It was as if an invis- iblo hand wero working the keys, and the effoct was weird and uncaany. I'he electriclal bureau of the eity of Phila- dolphia, has just issuod its annuai report fov tho year 1560, which is au_admirable’ review of all the electrical work done by the various eloctrical companies 1 the diffaront city de- partments, including those of the telegraph, telephone, electric lignt, fire alarm, ete., dur- ing the year. Tho total expense for eloctrio Lighting, which is given as two-fifths of the total lighting expense of the city, was §201,- 239, There were on the streots of the oity, Decomber 81, 1500, 6,623 poles used vy tele graph, telophone and electrio light compan- ies, an increase of 1,125, and there were 5,509 city poles, an incroase of 192, making ailo- gother 11,932 poles. There were 4,514.2 miles of telegraph aud telephione wires, 425,25 miles of electric light wires and 759 miles of city wires, making a total of wires on poles, fixt- ures and buildings of 5,557.51 milos, @ do- croase of 82.40 miies. There aro 13,508 at- tachments to city poles. e Constipation poisons the blood; DoWitt's Little Early Risers oure coustivation. The | cause renioved, the disease is gone. ] I)AILY FAKES AND HMR? Modern Methods in Use by Shows Out for Boodle, HOW INNOCENT PEOPLE ARE WORKED. Inside History of the Men Who Have by Conducting Pointers for Grown h Joints the Masses. They were all old circus men, some of them were still associated with the *city of tonts' while others had gone into otber lines of thoatrical work, advance agents, managors, general hustlers. “Aro you going south?" said a lithozrapher to a well-known advance man who has baon decorating the dead walls of tho city with flaming colored posters announcing tho ap pearance of “tho most dazzling spectacular production in the country." There was something intensely suggestivo in the question, for tho south au amuse- went section had not been mentioned bofore and set me thinking, No, the graft is mighty poor," boomer of the spectaculurshow. “Graft,” “graft;” ste: but I had never heurd the word before, and I wondered where these men had picked up a knowl- edgo of Afghamstanie, for it did not huve the good old Auglo-Saxon ring about it, there was something which suggested mystery aud mysticism. And I asked them what in thunder they were talking about and they gave me the “horse )7 called mo a “Rube,’ a jay,” and taking several stray hay seeds out of my hair, “put me onto the racket,” and for the benefit of m ren of the “Ruben society,” 1 tell the "twas told to me, “Nothin replied tho exteniito Or aught set down in mallee.” In the oid days, “the paimy days,” as the ola codgers love to denominato the circus of long ago, the fakes worked by the attache: of ashow were as numerous as the flies, which are usually seen upon the backs of tho elephants under the managerie canvas, and the proprictors stood in _with the fakivs und got their rake off from the day’s business. Why, very ofton the gate re- celipts the entrance to the big tent would hardly foot up 1,000, whilo *the craft would sen tne gate receipts 31,000 and raiso it $1,000, and_this was regardod o good day’s business, It was a very poor stand which did not bring the “grait” up to 3,500 or $1,000 on the day, and this is how they do it. The moment, one of these *graft”” shows would urrive on tho lot where they wers going to piteh tho tent, tho “fixer,” as he is called, would at once ‘call on the’ sheriff of the county, the town constable, or the city marshal, und procesd to “fix" these individ- uals. “The “fixer” is armed with papers given by some detective agency usually, and in addi- tion bias a star as larzo as a pio plate wade from the same material. He gives the county or city official a talk. Tells him about the few innocent pleasures on the outside of the tents to assist in giving the “Rabes,” as the county people are calied, a good time. Shows nhim bow strict the managers of tho show are, and importanes the officors to at once come to him should anything occur and he will make it right. Thbe *fixer" is a rattling good talker, that's nis business, and he generally succeeds in landing the official, and then as a gentlo re- minder of good fellowship, *‘tips him" 50 or 3100 just to_show how ho appreciates tho frieudship of the officer. Having received the consent of the ofticial ho at once gets back to the tent and gives tho orders to “'sail in” and then tho *Ruben” proceeds to get his eyo teeth cut. Util the Sixer! reports not a trick is turned. After that itis the business of everybody to keep their hands on their pocketbooks. Next comes the “chicf grafter who pro- cecds to distribute the *'graft,” which is the circus jargon for money. He counts out suy $150 to_Jim Jones, $100 to Bill Smith, 375 to Tod Wilkes aud So_on through tho’ entire corps of workers. These amountsand names. are placed in # book by the “first grafter,” so that settlement may be made easily at night after the show is loaded on the cars and the fakirs aro in their own apartments aboard the train. 1f tho town is large the amounts above are greatly increased, ull depending upon the piace and historic associations, for the work- ers khow the *dead easy” places as well as those not so easily wor With o *graft” show a closo readily locate “nut”’ jonts, or “shell” joints, “roll out” joints, “O'Leary belts,” “Swing’ g balls,” “perfumed joiuts,” *a spindle,’’ “sonp joints,” “send’ joints, and tho shrowd- est dividuals with the circus, ‘*short cliange" men, ‘The *‘nut’” or “shell” joint consists of threo shells usually made of ‘walout aud a tiny rubbor ball made of the same composition as a printers’ roller. In addition to the worker of the joint ho hus threo to five accomplices called ‘‘boosters,” whose busmess it s to got the “sucker’, interested in the game, then boost™ him up to the table, or if_ inclined to malo a kick *boost” him out of the crowd. ‘The “'grafter’” at the “nut” joiutin open- ng business “makes a talk as they say some- thing iu this wise, you will recognize tho picture: *“Now genilemen, if you will give me your kind attention for'a fow moments [ will introduce to your notico a littlo gamo, which requires mo previous knowledge in knowing how to play it. Iuis simply to pick out the couc concealing too littlo ball. It is a harmless game and i3 a test of your oye- sight. Now you seo this little rubber ball, (holds up the batl so that the crowd can sce it) aad this shell. I will place the shell over the ball in this manner, and will bet &2 to §1 that you can’t locate the ball.” The **booster,” who b located the “Ru- bin,"” commences to “jolly" him, and leading um up 1o the point” where the man goos down in his pocket,_for the dollar necessary to make tho bet. Of course, if ho wants o put up 310 on being uble to locate the sphere the “grafter” will obhgmgly give him $20 should ho call the turn. Anotier “sbooster” in the crowd has been playing with the shell, while the ‘grafter has his bead convenieutly turned calling upon some porson in the crowd to ‘“stop pushing there. you will knock down the stand,” ete. Kverybody has seen the ball and knows just exacty under which coue it is. The “Ruben” places his hand on the shell nud then commences to bet. He has' u “dead sure thing,” a “cinch” in the book of slang. Interest 1s aroused, people crane their the stakes are doubled, trebbled aud u the gentleman from the farm anuounces that his money is all up. The cone is lifted, but the ball is not in sight and a third “boostor’’ takes up one of tue other shells and locates the agile sphere, ‘The the grafter moves on innocent game' to somo other portion of the lof, whilo "*hay seed” goes home and works the rest of the yeas to get even, A “Roll-out" joint is equalty as innocent & looking game as the *“nul’ joint. It consists of an 1nchined board studded with pins, at the bottom a number of holes being made, into which o marble is rolled by those who know how, while those who don't, usually find that the marble has gone into one of the boles naving “blank” written over it. The bels are made in the same manner as the “mul” joint the “sucker” being given uufim- 1ted apportunity to go homo a millionaire, Hero, as in the “aut” joint the fakir *jol- lies" the boys, as it is called by a very plaus- able talk and the amount of money that can be made at the game. It looks innocent enough, heaven kuows, but once lot a “Ruven” wet tangled in its meshes and he is gone goslin sure enough. The “O'Le y belt” is not unknown to the frequeuters of county fairs, farmers' picnics and other places where the'sturdy yeomanry are wout to congrogate. Itis an iron con- trivance, spherical in shape, and is large enough to admit the body'of a man on the inside. Ttis usually worked from a buggy, the “grafter’ turning the pointer on théd numberod dise which runs from 1 to 50. Bets are mado on the numbers, a partici- pant in the game payiug 25 cents to muke & 1f business is ordinarily good the *O'Leary belt’’ should take in from #15 to §200 & day. The swinging ball, one of the biggest frauds on @& cireus lot, is & small contrivance that looks very much like 8 petite scaffold. Two uprights are built on'a board. A cross pieco &t the top holds the uprights together. From the cross piece a chuin is suspended to which is attached @ small ivory ball. lmmediately bserver can with his “little BEE: it nele | ulated upon retiring from tho findernoath the chain &nd just touching the ball a small cone is piaged, “the objost being 1o knock the cone dows]by the ball on its re- turn, not in going out. 1n this caso you pay §1 for the opportuaity of testing your ability as & cone knocker out and should you succeed you will be richer by 5, and in addition havé’the money originally put up returned to you To see Mr. Workor give an illustration of how the thing is dono looks too easy for words. It makes you fael positively silly to think that your skill sh8ald bo questioned in such a manner. “Now, gentlomen, just watch how easy this is,” says Mr, Smooth, and ho takes thadball in his finger: with & gentle mayan ho starts it on its osclifations, and kb it comos back over goes the cone, Of courd@ everybody wants a chance to get & for 81, Evon tho ‘‘boosters tako a hand, aund then, when the excitement is at white heat, when people foel tho imag- nary presence of the yi metal in their pockets, the ‘“grafte sticed by the crowd, throws the uprights aut of position, an then it bocomes an 1mpossibility to knock tho cané over on the return of the ball, Of courso the “booster’ knows this, and when he plays mg rolls into his lap as it did into_the lap of Crmsus of old While these “skin games always luterost the and very, very often tench the ‘‘ways that are durk and tricks that ave vain still there are other devices set with moro alluring bait which do not fail to entice the rural “hobo and leavo him at the close of the day penni- less, perliaps even tho spring wagzou and the hoase wone to satisfy this moloch of the saw- dust ring, Onoof th countr; Lim nviting places arourd a “'graft’ circus is ‘perfume Joint, " which is located in the side show. A long display case is fitted up at one side of the place and filled with all sorts of things, sl verware, gold, jewelry, watches, leather goods, ' rings, breast pin koives, forks, tableware, anything and every- thing to mako a big impression upon the mind of the haysecd. Ou top of the lass case a number of perfume botries are plac and behind the counter stands the ficid m shal, whose business 1t is to ruzzlo dazzlo the crowd, And how slick he does talk! He isan orator is this “porfume” joint individual, the Chauncey Depew of the teuted field. cents, he announces, *you may obtain one of these' handsomely mounted porfume bot- tles fillod with an oxtract rivailing the odors of Aravy,” and in addition have an oppor- tunity to m nine draws for any of the articles in the case. Of course thing else about the cireus, the saving wse. You aro required’ to put up a littlo money before each draw, but should you re- ceive'n caster, a gold wateh, ete., and do not desire to take'the sume homo with you, “the grafter” will gladly pay you the worth of the caster in money, ditto the gold waten. In arting the progression you first put up 25 cents and make your d Th 1 give you 50 cents in return and the perfumc, In the second draw you put up a half dollar and dollar in return and the prize. So me goes. tshould your mwosiey run fore the nine draws ard exhunsted you 1 you have paid, as doall the rest of smesteaders” plaving with you. But, comes the work of the accomplice, should you stay in until the last draw, the “booster” drops outard you lose anyhow. Alw be sure that the circus engaged in this kind of de 1 is out for boodle end the history of muny of the well known circus magnates shows low successiul the *‘graft! was. The spindle or pinch wheel is usual presided over by a woman, the wife of som one of the gamblers coinected with the ins tution. Itis a round wheel placed on a greee cloth and the plaver mves up 10 conts %o make a fortune. You bot on & number, but the number is like, the letter so much sken about long ago, “it never comes in sight.” The wheel is hung on cogs and can be thrown out of gear by a small pin fastened in the table not visivle to the untrained eye. Of course it the wheel should stop on a num- ber you would get your money whutever the number calls for, but it never stops on a figure, but ou the blunk space, yet the ‘tohunie? never “drops to the thitg until his money has gone glimmering. The “'soap”’ joint is known to and is one of the money winners about the show. The “send” joint only pays. attention to country bankers, retired meérchants and easy citizens, who realize the power of money and want to quadruple theirs by going against the tiger In the side show, Behind the Punch and Judy box the “sen d joiut” man is usually located, and into his fair are brought the victims who have ei*her shown their roll inadvertontly on the street or who appear to the “steerers’ excellent subjects for their wiles. The “Ruben” is usually pianted in town by some *booster, made up like a countryman, who woes with the circus procession over its route. A good subjeet usually looms up before the parade 1s over and then “Bill Bunco” rounds to and proceeds to claim N‘lulinnship with his new found friend. They talk civeus, the “craps”, horses, hogs, the best farm machinery, binders' twine aund the al- liance movement. The moment “Bill” gets on the lot with Verdaut Green the tip is given to the gang and until the victim is played for allthere is in sight the “send joint is not v ited by any one else. Ouce inside the Punch and Judy box “Ruben’ is informed that thoy are going to have a drawing and tho “grafter’” takes down a big book, looks over itand finds that the vrize to bo drawn in Dodglas county is $1,500. A talk follows, in which 1t is announced that, for $700 they will give him $1,500. He hasn’t that much money about him. He is asked if he can get it. Then “Bill Bunco” comes forward and volunteers to o halves with him. Our friend from the count nsiders. Ho sees the money there in the ‘grafter’s hands.” a o roll of *Mason boodle' and his palms itch to ge it. He volunteers to go to the bank and Bill goes with him. Iuside of thirty minutes they are back again in the tent with the motey. Tho roll is put up and then when the eyes of the sucker are upon the book the “‘grafter” steals out with the boodle, leaving uncle and the spider in tho lureh. A scene follows, the *“fixer” is callod ; he laments the oceurrénce terribly. Would not have such a disgrace happen to the show for any money; then he pualls out an allozed book of the United States statutes, recit- ing the penalties for gambling, holds and Bill ‘were just as guilty as the fakis and threaten ing to arrest them botk. Rather than submit to this indienity the farmer with a world of misery written in his face, with the invisiblo presence of baby fingers civcled about his neck, goes home 1 the evening lignt, accompanied by Lis “good” friend who is a deacon in the Squashville Presvyterian church, mutually ugrecing to keep one arother’s secret as long us the world shall last Having landed the vietim of man’s duplic- ity, the ‘‘booster” joins tho show muybe twenty miles away, but there are no gualms of conscience here for he knows at the oth end there is a division of the booale waiting him and a high old timo. He has carncd his share of the swag and proceeds to blow it in against faro, poker, horse races and the dis- solute element met with in every big city. SEASONI§, 0P, The “Tuxedo” perfopmance av the Grand opera house tonight will, closo Manager 1. W. Miner's connectio with that theater, which has been under his charge for threo years past, and of whigh . he has becn sole manager for the past ygay. Ho leaves the house with a most exggllent record. Such companies as Jefferson and Florence, Fanuy Davenport, Mrs. Langlry, Margaret Mather, The Old Homestead, , The City Directory, The Casino, Conreid, Hess and Grand opera companies, Cleveland’s, Minstrels, The Clem- euceau Case, and othersiof equal first-class standing have played toflarge audiences dur- ing his management, Bif§ it was reserved for his closing enafagemetits with the Thatcher Mnstrels and the present Thatcher and “Tuxedo" companies to play to the four lar- gost consecutive audiences over assembled in the Graud opera house, or, w fact, any th ter in Omaba, He is certainly to be cong waLagement everybody THE NING. in such a blaze of glory. It should be said for” Mr. Miner was the originator and the steady promoter of popular prices in this city, and he was the first munager to successfully’ introduce Sun- aay evening theatrical entertainments in Oinaha, In leaving the Graud Mr. Miner goes to the old Boyd opera house, having made arrangements with Mr. Crawford to take churgo of tho programme. Mr. I. J. Sutcliffe, & young mau well known in this city, who has been iaentified for a year past with the business interests of A.J. Popple- ton, the owner of the Grand, will succeeed Mr! Miner as manager of the Grand, and he proposes Lo present the best companies that he can secure during the coming SO0, Willism P, Byroe,the treasurer of the Grand, will go into the ticket oftice of the new Hoyd that he | did dancing, after which th XTEEN PAGES GREAT — AP SALE OPENS UP MONDAY MORNING. And all to be sold in a few weeks. Our store has been rented to other parties, and to save the expense of moving, offer the entire stock at less than the cost of making, Monday, the sale begins to close the business, 183 pair of Ladics worth $2.50, go Monday 8 : " Hand Turned Kid Button Boots, Shoes m. to noon for {3 CENTS A PAIR. Ladies’ Burt's Shoes for Kid Button Boots 99¢, worth 3. $1.98, worth $5. Ladies ¢ Ladies’ hand-sewed IHouse bli])pcrs 35¢c a pzlir. Men's Kang All our Ladies’ Ladies aroo Congress $1.98 pair, worth $. TFan Oxford Ties go at 99¢, worth $2 to $3 Sailor Ties, neat kid ¢ Ladies’ Patent Leather Oxford Ties same as we sold for $2.00. $1.50 Pnir,\\'ol'th $2 lipper, only 79¢, 50 to $4. Don’t miss the great sale Monday. Mail orders will receive prompt attention accompanied with cash. ANKRUPT SHOK SALE, 14---South Sixteenth Street--114 BE SURE AND LOOK FOR OUR SI( NCH OR CONNE( WE HAVE NO BR “Theatre, when it opens Sopt, 3d, with “Ala- bawma.” Mr. Byroo is a thoroughly o vetent and very trusty young man, and his pleasant mannor will make many _frienda for tam 10 his new position. Mr.” Boyd could havo looked the city all over, and not found abetter young min for the responsiblo position in bis ticket office than Mr. Byrne. “Kajanka,” with its wealth of beautiful scenery, its startling mechanical effects, and avery compot company to interpret the play, begins a week's engagement at the old Boyd theater this afternoon. The house has been greatly renovated for the opening traction, docorators have been busy the weele on the lobby and front, while stag carpenters and scenic artists have wor like nailors to get tho stage in readiness the beginmng of Mr. Crawford’s term mannger Kujanka” is an excellent summer attrac- tion,and it is doubtful if Mr. Crawford could have sceured a more e joyable entortainment to insugurte his management than this svectacular production which comes to the Boyd with the prestize of both eastern and western endorsement. “Tiue Boston Globe speaking of the play says : “The first sceno_shows the interior of Be zobub's cave. It isa weird and cffcctive setting, the home of her satanic majesty. Her huess is impersonated by Miss Nollio Seanott, and very cleverly, 100, in spite of ber handsome face and shapoly fizure, Beol- zebub is at war with Electra, the wood fairy queon, and after a conflict the latter very proporly triumphs and sentences Beclzo- bub’s ~ son to imprisonment i the idol of Kajank: Miss Bessio arrbuirn, the good fair is rightly named iSlectra, for hor beanty faivly oletritied the audionce. Zamello, the imp of mischiet, does not long remain confined 1n the idol. He is an acrobatic devil, apparently without an unbending bone, and his coutor- tiou performances are simly amazing. The transformation shows the idol room of tho Jamsh temple. A jolly old priest, Chari , rules he He has just added Ka A to his collection of idols and finds th 1dition a very profitable source of rev- A vival prigst of the Brahmin templo weo and demans of Chari This leads to conflicts hich end on the appear- who frightens them all a remarkable change of the best for complete- and rapidity recently given here, which shows the temple “by moonlight. The Brahmins are in tho ascend- ant for the time, and their idol is brought on with much pou in overcomos Beelzebub, and the idol goes up in smoke Tne second act shows tho ruins of the Brah- min temple. The Kajanka subjects are hay ing a jollification, but the festivities out short by Beelzobub releasing her son from the | ana gaining a victory over Klectra, his leads the good fairy to give up trying to punish devils. * So she sets to work creating merriment and changes the sceno to an ox- quisite fairy grotto and bower of roses Hero the clown, played: by the celebrated Charles Revel, makes his appearauce, and with his coming, laughter bogins and coutin ues 1o the eud of the performauce. There is @ gorgeous march of fairies and some spleu 15 an act de- voted to pantomimo and the curtain falis on an unique and finul trausformation scone. - Birney cures catarch, Bee bldg. o~ . Big Things. The largest lighthouse country wus made by a Paris firm and shipped to the United hoard of lighthouse directors in 2 % It wus intended for alantern as big asa small church, the lens proper mensuring fifteen fect in height and eleven and a half in width, the intornal dinmeter, or ‘bull’s-eye,” being eight feet eight inches. A gigantic to be closely odue, puts in an uppoa one of his pet idols. betweon the sects, auce of Zawmello, v, There is scone, one of ness Dr. lens in this sarth worm, which related to the common angle worm, has just been sent from Capo Colony, Africa, to the Royal Zoological society of England. 1t 18 six feet five inches in length anda thick ac- cording! An En; duced the largoest vase is of china, its ch globe representin lish tirm of potters have pro- in the world It feature boing a the world, which is i surrounded AND NUMBER. 'TTION WITH ANY HOUSE IN THE CI OPEN EVIENINC Al\lll%[u'\llu‘\"l‘ Boud Operfl House. “ CRAWF \v L BURG IRD AND MANAGF ISIDENT MANAGER, PEOPLES’ POPULAR. PRICES: GALLERY, ~ GALLERY, BALCONY, Pa quelle Circle, PAROUETTE 15¢. 25¢. 365¢. 50¢. 75c. GOOD RESKRVED SEATS, > AND 500. MILLER BROS. KAJANKA GRAND PANTOMIMIC SPECTACLE. latinee Today at 2:30 AND—— This Sunday Evening at 8. Special Matinee Wednesday, best seais 25¢ by mythological fizures. The vaso is 11 feet high and 6 feot 4 inches in dinm- etor. Its cost is $17,500. Gladwin county, Michigan, boasts of having the largest frame barn in the world. It is t long, 50 feet wide; the structure is three stories high and is 73 feet from the base to the apex of the voof. In its construction 500,000 foot” of lumber, 80,000 shingles, 800 braces and 630 beams and posts wero used. Tho highest trostle on the line of tho Northern Pacific railrond is that aeross the Corsican delile, about twelve miles west of Missoula, Mont. The track level is exactly 00 feet 9 inches above rocks in the gorge below. The British debt is 50 large that if it were divided into £1 notes they would completoely cover the state of Ohio three times over. If paid in penny picces, and euch penny piled one above tho otl it would make seven columns of copper ranching to the moon. The largest railway depot inthe world is at Biemingham, Eng. It covers eloven acres, GRAND Opera House Saturday and Sunday, Julv 25 and 26, MINSTRELS RICH & HARRIS? Comedy Co, ——IN “TUXEDO" e of Henry ). Snyors Pricos lvry 25 rieklaversPienie The Eleventh Annual Pienic will be held ut) ARLINGTON Sunday, July 20. Giood Dancing, vor- Hox of. Orchisten #1; balcouy S 4 A very small pill, but a very DeWits Littlo Early Risers PICNIC Of The Swedish Library Association, Sunday, August 2nd. AT SARPY MILL. iy Train leaves 8 w. m. from B. & M. Depot, re- [ nHI MO0 turns 7 p. PALKEI-WEXDELL Ball and othef Co., MIrs 4000 music Minneapolis, Mina good one, Foot-racing, Jumping, Barrel raca in wat ind numerous other sports. Approvriste ’rizes on ox- bibition at Max Meyer's. The commite tee guarantee a good time Traing leaves Dupot, 15th and Web- ster, at 10 a. m. sharp. Music by A, O, H. Band “Hang It BIL” s An 1taolf. o trios it Kit o1 pire tun tur loc. Agonta Mail postpald on res Gan YouDo It? Placed on aale everywhere, August 6, 151 VANCE SRR HEACIRD Sotly Plenses Vapn, Maninin Iai ' I 00 wort ruda Boating, Foot sports as well taces, Ha s dancing wud