Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 22, 1891, Page 15

] PATRONIZE HOME ISDUSTRY. A Glates at the Planing Mills of | Omaha. SENDING AWAY FOR BUILDING MATERIAL. o Patronage Mak- <5 1he Manu- The Cause of Hor ing Steady Pr facturers Wide Awake to Everything Going Or A ‘fow weeks ago Tiup Ber devoted con- aiderable space toa description of the iron worlks of the city, and it was noted that busi ness in that line had suffered a heavy falling off on account of the small amount of build- fng the past summer, Another industry which has sufferod from the same causo is the manufacturo of sash, doors, bliuds and all kinds of woodwork turned out by the planing mills and sash and door factories, Any one who has mado a trip around the city and noted the number of planiug mills that havo been closed dc for want of work can easily believe that it has boon a hard year in this line of business. At the present time there aro some ten planing mills run- ning, with a force of 253 men and an annual payroll of #174,832 Even at its presont low ebb the business is of no small importance to the city in the matter of employing labor and aisbursing money. The factories at present operated are thoso of Cady & Gray, John F. Coots. A. Rosen- bery, H. Hagedorn, Gate City Wood Works, Miller & Gurderson, A, Moyer, R. Stevens & Son, Vogel Bros. Manufacturing com- pany, and Ball Bros. The first factory visited was thut of € & Gray, which is located near theriver bank, botween Dodge and Howard streets, Con- siderable of this ground is occupied by their lumber yards in which aro stored some 7,000,000 feet of lumber. The lumber to be used in the factory is al- ready dry lumber when it arrives from tho sawinills, but before being mado up it is loaded on the trucksand run into the dry house. From thero 1t passes mto the mi prover, which is divided up into numerous departinents fivted up with machinery for turning out the different kinds of work de- sired. Ifor example, onc partof the build- ing is devoted to the manufacture of doors. In another blinds aro made; still another turns out window frames. Then there are Yooms where stair work is uono aud others where counters, oftice railings, ete., are made, Only a few days ago this firm shipped threo car loads of “window frames to Chicago o be used in tio eleetrical building for the World's fair. Tuey are now at work on oftice furniture for several Omaha houses, welud- ing Blake co & Co. and the American Express company. Tre m in a plant of this kind is very extensive and whon it is all in operation the sight is o most interesting one. Work that would require at least balf a day to b accomplished by ono man by hand is done in a very few minutes by the aid of some ma- chinc. Window framcs are cut and mortised, door punels aro sawed out and shaved down to tha desired shape, newel posts are turned out and all the other interior finishings for buildings are made by machinery. Many different kinds of wood are worked up and itis very interesting to visit the yards and bave poinied out the different piles of lumber with the history of thowr or There is pive from the north and pime from tho south, oak from ono part of the country and sycatoro from anocher. Inoted great piles of mahogany that were shipped in logs from southern’ Mexico to San Francisco where thoy were sawed into four- ineh plani, in which shapo they wero v a here, Even in # lumber yara Dame Fashion Lolds sway and at her_dictation the lighter woods have almost entirely superseded plack walnut which was 50 gonerally songnt after a few years ngo. An immense amount of money is tied up in black walout held by the dealers and mills throughout the count-y. In this mill and about the yards and ofico 161 men find employment at gooa wages. The other mills mentioned above turn out work of u simlar character and by very much ths same methods, so much so that it is unnecessary to enter into a detailed ac- count of each one. The planing will men, liko most other busi- ness men i tho city, arc very much inte ested in tho causo ef Home patronage as ad- vocated by i Bee, and some of them grew quite enthusiastic as they discussed fus werits, Oue woula think that in a dull season like the present wnat little work there was wonld be given to the local manu- faturers, and o it would in most cities, but no in Omaha, “Why,” said one proprietor of a planing mill, *the only building erected in my partof the tity this fall went out of the state for its sash, doors and blinds. An Omaha mill was given the job of fixing over and repairing some of the frames so that they would fit, and that is all that_any of us got out of it.’ The cheapest class of work, or what is Kkuown as stock work, such as goes intosmall und cheap cottages, can be bought cheaper in the lumber regons and shipved in here than it can be made in Omaha, but there is no oxcuso whatever for the botter class of work being sent out of the city. It is sald that architects aro sometimes given a percentage by outside mills as an in- ducemont for thom ta turn the work to those mills. | heard an architect the otner day complaining of how littlo he had to do. It would bo interesting to kuow how much this architect contiibuted to tue dull times by sending away from the city work that ought to have been done here just for the sake of a paltry commission, It would scem as if tho coutractors, who certainly must bo most deeply iutorested in keepiug tho money at homo, whero it will enter wto general circulation and by making times good stimulate all kinds of building operations, would give all their orders to homo wills, Some of them do, but others take contracts for buildings and purchaso their materials trom distant mills, which takns the money clear out of the state and to some distaut point from which it is notlikely to roturn Why should not partios intenaing to vuild specify, whon thoy let the contr materials be purchased from local mills. Would itnot bo to the interest of part building houses for rent to insist that the contractor buy his supplies from home mills, as in that way bo would be increasing the number of workmen in the city, who in their tuen would iucrease the demund for houses, HOME PATRONAGE CIIT CHAT, Considerable credit has been given in Tuv Bt to tho interest which tho ladies of the city have taken in building up local indus trivs, as shown by the fact that the greatest improvement has been in those lines which tho ladies purchase. Strange as it way seom, the lords of creation are not so putriotic as their lady friends, and it i3 much more difficult 1o arouso their enthusiasm. For this reason the cigar wauufacturers have not experl- enced such o decided improvement as have some others. Every day mon are heard to romark that thero Is no reason why cigars can 1ot bo mado in Omaha as wellas in any other city aud that every smoker ought to contribute his uickels und dimes toward building up that indnstry and _yet thoy go on doy (after day smokiug thoir old eastern brands. It is too much trouble for them to 1ook up Omaha brands to take their place. Thero is ouo Omahia lady at least who pro- poses to reform her husband in this respect. One day the past week she dropped into & local cigar factory and asked for samples of the best brauds of cigars, explaining that her husbaud was an invetorate smoker, but that ho always bought eastorn cigars aud that sho proposed to convinee him that Omaha cigars were just as good and thut he should keep nis money v the city, Ouo patriotic woman of this stamp is worth mora to & city than & wholo room full of men smoking castorn cigars. Said the manager of one of the largest dry 00ds stores in the city, “our cloak sales ave been unusually heavy this fall, especi- ally in the fine goods. Ican see no reason for it as timos are close and people melined to be economical, except that Tue Ber has shamed a good many out of the habit of sending away for goods of this kind. You bave no idea how many people iu Owmaha have been in the habit of sending away for their Jry goods, not because they could get any vetier quality or save anything in the price but just for the sake of being ablo to tell their friends, this came from Chicago, or New York or Boston. I bave in miad now a lady whose husband has thousauds of dollars ady ct, that such | THE in Omahia real estate who buys all her dry goods at Marshall Field & Co's, in Chicago.” Naturally the room of the Manufacturers’ and Consumers' association has become quite a place for the exchange of news affectin the manufacturing industries of the state Every move made in trade circles is care- fully noted and nothing is so small as to es- eape the attention of these wide-awake busi- ness men, If the retail deal who have declarod themselves for home patronage and aro honestly careying it out could hear all the favorable comments made on their nc- tions in the association rooms and on the stroets they would feel that they were re- vaid in advertising alone for all that they had done Manufacturer ot be too eareful in T icing what they preach, as the eyes of the public are upon them and as small a thing as label, & check or o lotterhiead bearing the imprint of some outside printer is noted At once and commented upon by the con- sumeors, Only a few days ago o lady sent word to Tite Bek that she had purchased a package of a certain kind of gooits put up in Omaha and that the label was printed iu M waukee, In this case the explanation was that the labels wero printed before the home patronage movement was started and that the manufacturer in question had since then placed his orders for printing with an Omaha house. This shows that the consumers are thoroughly in earnest and that no offence against home patronage on the part ofa manufacturer would be overlooked. A laboring man senas Tue Bee the tollow- 1ng communication T'he bitterest enemy of Tie Brr cannot fail to note with pride the vast amount of £00d that has been dono by Tir Ber in its timely and persistent agitation of tho princi- ple of “patrouizing home industrs.” It might wuly be called the salvation of Omana. But there is auother subject along this line that needs shaking up by your paper. refer to patronizing home people by homo veople. I mean citizens—peoplo who own little houses, pay taxes and all the money they earn right here in Omaba atd for the benefit of Omaha. Now thero are largo numbers of peoplo from other towns who do not intend to mako this place their bomes, but who are filling mavy of the best positions our city affords and send their earnings to their tamilies in other towns, while our own citizens, clerks, engineers, machinists, printers, ete.. are— in tho lunguage of the boys—‘not in 1t. Now would it not be fair while inquiring of our merchants for home made goodsto also ask if ho employs homo people; ulso if the manufacturers of those goods employs homo people or are they like our city council who go to Detroit for furniture, and Sarpy county for a gus (nspector. Please give this suojoct an airing and oblige many poor home people, . Secrotary Bradloy of the association ro- ports that the following firms have joined during the past week; Nebraska Sced con pany, Max Meyer & Co., manufacturer of jowelry: Frank Vodicka, tailor; Grand View Brick company; Arthur’ Rosenau, cigars: Specht, cornice works, Union Life Insurance company: James Schueiderwind, broows. B—— Dewitt's Littlo Early Risers, best piils. SRR Among the hurches, This is what tho Methodist churches of tho North Nebraska conference call *Hospital Sunday.” All {tho pastors in this conferenco aro expected to preach today about the hos- pital work and take up a collection for the Methodist Hospital and Deaconess Homo of this city. The institution has been doing ex- cellent work and_deserves the support of the church throughout the state and of all who have the interest of suffering humanity at heart. Mr. Sheldon of the Omaha Young Men's Christian association has arranged a great football match between the State University team at Lincoln and the State University team at Towa City, Ia. The game will be played at the base 'hall park in this city on Thinksgiving day. Iivangelist Bitter is mecting with great uccess in_the revival meotingzs at the Plymouth Congregational church in Kountze place. Thanksgiving services for half a dozen of tho leading churches of the city will bo held at the Flirst Congregational church. The first annual recital of the Omaha music school undor the supervision of Mr. Torrens, will bo held at the' Young Mou’s Christian association hall Monday night, November 23, This will be the last appearance in Omaa, for some time atleast, of Miss Bayless, tho talented soprano of the First Presbyterian church choir. Sho leaves next week for New York city res cataerh, Beo bdlg. IMPrIETL Mrs, Hicks-—At tho mecting of the vestry last evenng the Rev. Dr. Fourthly was called. Hicks—What kind of a hand did ho hold ! “Brethern,” said the “unlottered” western preacher, “laziness is what makes the panta- loous of life bag at thoknees and puts a fringe around the bottoms of the legs.” Mrs. Brown—It's foolish for your father to sleep duving the sermon. Littie Johnnie— No, it ain’t, ma. It's only foolish for him to wake up while the basket is gaing around. A Massachusetts clergymau nas preached asevmon on the question, “Can a man bo u fish dealer and a Christian 77 We don't see the connection between the two, but ther was undoubtedly a tine chanco for a good line of argument—a tish line,as it were, A Catholic priest of New York city tells this story of a ritualistic rector of a west sido Protestant Episcopal church. A pemtent, after confession, having announced that it would be inconyenient for her to atteud com munion at his church the followiug day, the ritualistic rector told her that she might'tako the sacrament at_the Catholic church nearest bome. On the priest's calling on the al clergy man to remonstrate with him the latter clainied that, as tho Roman was o branch of the true chiurch, ho had doue no wrong. Boston Post: “Oneob the most s'prisin’ mistooks dat de gre't trelogians is now Jabrin uader am dis,” remarked tho Lev. W haryogwine Simmons in one of his powerful doctrinal discourses. **Doy all declar’ dat do fruit wha' cawsed do fall ob Adam an’ k5bo outer dat gyarden war a apple. Lemmo jes® tole yo', my bruddren, datdey 1s ebbry las’ one ob 'em barkin’ up de wrong tree. Dattor fruit warn’t no apple. Do ole pizon sarpunt didu't peddle out no sich innercent fruit es dat. It war a banana, dat's what it war. us!, yo' see, Elbo she ik hit an’et up de top half. Den she jes' scooped out de res' anw’ handed it toh Adam, auw' frowed de peeli’ vight down dar under foot. An' Adum be jes' warn't noticin’, outwell fus’ Ving he knowsd he slipped up on dat ban- ana peelin’ an’ went down ker blim! An dat, my deah bruddreo, is widout doubt de properest s'plainashun ob de full.’ A certain New Brunswick clereywan had occasion to visit the provineial lunatic asylum fn the city of St John. Passing through one of the wards he was accosted by a patient, an individual who could hardly lay claim to any but the most mundane cast of countenance, who gravely said to him, “1 am St. " fho roverend visitor ex- pressed his gratitication at meeting so famous a character and passed on presently into another ward. On returning a few minutes later ho was again_stopped by his pious inclined friend, who surprised him by m warking, I am St. Paul.” “But) ex claimed the clergyman, *you told me & min- uto ago that you were St. Peter,” “Ah, yes," explained tde man, “but that was by my first wafe," Dr. Birney R T An U ed Pleasure, ALS. Lamp, the leading druggist in the great mining town of Aspen, Colo., says it is a pleasure to sell such medicine as' Chamber- lain’s Cough Kemedy. Mr. Lamb enjoys selling medicines that ho knows will prove effectual, and the promptuess and cortainty of this romedy in loosening und relieving a cold aro well kuown, Then it counteracts auy tendoncy of & cold to result in pneu- monia, which is of much importance, espec \ally in & mountain country, where coids so oftén result in pueumonia, s i The Minneapolis Journal is authority fo this story told of ex-Chief Justice Shanuon of Dakota t a publie recention in Phila- delphia President Lincoln said: ‘Peter C. Stannon is o patriot without ambition for personal aggrandizement, I know it, for I nave triod bim.) In' response to an invitation to take wine with Judge Shannon, Mr. Lin- coln said: ‘I am a toetotale., but I will vio- late my rule 10 pledge tho man who is patri- otio enough not to want ofce.’ Judge Shan- non still keeps a precious relic, the untinished vottle from which Mr. Lincoln's wipe was turned."” C————— Dr. Birnoy cures catarrh. Bee bldg, OMAHA DAILY BEE IN THE THEATRICAL WORLD. | The Death of William J. Florence the Event of Tiast Week, REMINISCENCES OF THE DEAD COMEDIAN. Incidents in His Last “isit to Omaha— Attractions for the Coming Week “Inter sting Gossip of Actors and Plays, W. I. Florenco is dead. “Billy" Florence to his friends and admirers, and * ho was to hundreds of thousands of ans, The name may suggest famil- farity, but it really marks the affection of the masses, and ho had no warmer admirers than thoso ju Omaha. To these his memory is fragrant of all that is genial, and his call from the mundane stage to the unknown beyond sont o pang of sSorrow to many o t in this ¢ It is scarcely more than nino months since ho appeared in Omaha in conjunction with that other beloved comedian, Joseph Jeffer- son. On Saturday, February 7, they pre- sented “T'he Rivals” and *Heir at Law," and tho newspapers of that time record two bril- liant events. As Sir Lucius O'Trigger and skial Homespun Mr. Florence charmed two magnificent audiences and made a standard for all future compurisons, He had visited Omaha many times, and his last engagement crowned him a king of comedy in the hearts of thousands, After the evening performance the two actors became tho guests of the editor of Tk Bee. They viewed the beauties of the Beo building with evident dolight and followed with unmistakable intcrest the various me- anical processes in the making of a great daily paper. Mr. Florenco stopped up to a printer's stand and indicated the places of tho sevoral lotters, recalling tho fact that ho graduated from a printing office to the stage. “'he littlo party then adjournad to the French restaurant in the building and spent a de- tightful hour in discussing & tompting supper. Mr. Florence was dressed in a dark gray frock suit, and his clean shaven, jolly faco was wreathed in smiles. He was in the pink of condition with all the evidences of good living. An English monoclo was scrowsd into his right eye, but his loft had a merr; twinkle and was unmistakably Irish. “The three men whose lives stand for so much of humau nchievement found in the stage and the press common ground for genial discus sion, and drifted into a reminiscent mood of delightful interest. In the courso of tho tatter Mr. Florenco spoko of having called on Colonol Mike Sheridan that day and learning for the first timo that he was a brother of General Phil Sheridan., That remiunded tho actor of a story, and he told it Ior & numver of successive years he had visited the battlefield” of Waterloo and employed a famous Fronch guide to show him the ground. One summer the guide told him of the visit of another American, “a leetle man with zo head of Napoleon.” The guide was astonished to tind that the little man knew more about the vattle than he who had been a partof it. Ilo finally produced a card from which it appeared that the man who looked like Napoleon was General Sheridan. The reaaér may imagino how interesting this and other anecdotes were when related with dramatic amplitudo by an artist at story telling. This oue was of such special interest thut it was recorded in Tmk Bee, and it has been going the rounds’ of the press ever since. Mr. Florence was in his happiest mood that night, looking und acting ten years younger than he was. He acknowledged tho courtesy with a_large, handsomely framed portrait of himself, with his autograph upon the face of tho paper. ‘Chat portrait is now one of the cherished mementos of a_pleasant companionship and graces the walls of the sanctum of the editor-in-chief. 1t is believed that Mr. Florence had more personal friends than any actor living, and among them were princes, dukes and distin- guished men in all conditions of life. Ho had a knack of making friendships that posi- tively rose to a genius. Ho shono liko a bright particular sun 10 a circle of hanpy spirits, no matter whether they were high or low. Hehad a witty amiability which on- deared him to all wlio came within the geni low of sunshine which ho radiated, and he oxerted the same fascination on the masses, Ho was one of the best examples of a good liver: ho was in the first rank of story tell- and the most_charming of companion: He'knew how to dino, and whother in a pal- uce or public surroundings, he knew how to adapt himself to his company; and whother 1t was wine or dew or beer that he drank, he made 1t the ambrosia of good-fellowship and wit. Men of pleasure like the Prince of Wales and the Dulke of Beaufort were fond of Plorence, and bchemians in all the arts were eager to_ welcomo bira throughout the world in the freemasonry of comradeshi Mr. Florouce was born at Albany, N. Y., in 151, and be learnod the trade of a printer. His first histrionic efforts were as an ama- tour in Albany, ang as o member of the Mur- dock Dramatic assciation of New York. In 1840 he_camo under the notico of a Kich- mond, Va., manager, and was engaged for a company that included George Jones (after- ward famous as Count Joannes), Charles Burke, the comedian, Mr. and Mrs. John Sef- ton_and other favorites of the day. Iu this ood society he mado his professional debut Decomber 9,1849,as Petor in ““Tho Strangor.” After aseason of four mouths at the Rich- mond theater ho returned to New York and acted at Niblo's garden, His next engagement’ was at Providence, where, during the engagement of the clder Booth, he played Macduff to the great edinn’s ‘Macoeth. Returning to New York, ho was engaged to perform at Broug- ham'$ Lyceum. Ho toere played his first Irish character. It had been” written by John Brougham' for himself, but the author tirod of 1t and turned itover to Lis young supporter, who scored u flattering success in it, and by thatsuccess laid the foundation for the series of dialect performances in which he nas since become famous, In 1853 he marriea Miss Malvioa_Pray, an aotress, aud they made a successful starcing tour, he acting At Irish boyand she a Yankeo girl. They afterwards mado & great hit in these characters in Eogland, and returned to Amerien fn 1 Iheir repertory at that time included “Tne I[rish Emigrant,” “The Yaukee Housckeeper” and *A Lesson for Husbands.” Mr. Florence achieved his hit tho Winter garden The Ticket-of-Leave Man,” and as @ bur. losque artist ho secured a high distinction in formance of light pieces at Wallack's These were *T'ie Roturned Volun- “Orange Blossoms,” “Kunight of ta Diavolo,” ' “The Lady of Lyons,” “Cclleen Bawn,” otc. The chiof of this bouquet of pisces, Tom Taylor's “Picket-of-Leaye Man," was first_produced in America at tho Win'ter garden, Noyembor 30, 1563, ‘e production of “Caste" in 1867, and ot “No Thoroughfare” at the Broadway the ater, gove Mr. Florenco an_opportunity for the 'creation of two of his most highly- praiseacharacters—George d'Alroy and Ovenr For years, latterly, he was identified with “The Mighty Dollar, in which he created the partof the Hon. Dardwell Sloto. Its first production occurred at the Park theater in New York on September 5, 1575, It met with brilliant success from Maiuo to Cal fornia, and was tho last creation of note by thie dead comedian. At tho timo of his death hoe was in his tnird season with Mr. Jefferson. His wifo was in Kurope. They had plannea an elaborate pro- duction of *'Henry 1V," but that was inter- rupted by the unioh with Mr. Jefforson, That combination was to have been broken at the ond of thisseason, and Mr. and Mrs, Florence were pianuing a starring tour of their own for next season with a repertory of plays. It would have iucluded a new drama by E. A, Barron of Chicago. Mr. Florence wiclded a pen gracefully and for years contributed m Christmas story to the hollday number of an eastern aramatio paper. These were aftorwards gathered into a volume aud publishod under the title of Ylorence Fables,” He also kept a diary that will doubtless prove valuably interest wg. In it he jotted down his imp ons of notablo personages in America and abroad, his opinjon of cities aud everything thai struck bim as strange and ocurious. Tho Boribuers once offerod hini §10,000 for this SUNDAY popular success, for good musi scenery, gorgeous costuming, pretty girls and funny comediane are gonera of good rosults. Besides the particularly bright with Har eus up any Lo ou-Hudson, 18 stolen by ( south consequence of business troubles Oid Billy out knowing it, buy, among othe: child, At the battle of Bull Run old Billy excellent. The scenew )YYEMBER dary, but it is probr oly worth two or three times that sum. 710 ‘T'he unfon of Je.ferson anc about in an odd manuek At Loster Wal luck's “Har.iot" baidlit o fow years ago they play.a the grave diggers, and “the dis- tribution of applause bepween the two come dinns set them to thinkine, with the result of oringing them tog Mr. Elor collactor in sovoral ways, His books, iespecially of the oid vlays, aro valuable, o also had a rare Shakespearia ¥. A curious colleotion he also had was one of flasks. Thay are of gold, siiver, ate., antAre in many materials from many notables, Tnere are 200 or more, and among the dondrs are tho prince of Wales, the late SirJohn Macdonald, Roscos Conkling, President-Artiur and other no bles, %6 One of Florance's ambitions was to have a | theator of his own in New York, but ho would never permit his friends to build it for him, They were wealthy and willing enough, but he wished to erect a house with his own money. He would have succeeded but for Wall street—the old story. He invested about the same time that John Raymond did, and with the same result. It was a case of spilled milk "The practical jokes of Florence have fur- nishied material to the paragraph writers for nearly thirty years. Indecd he made his first hit on the stageinsomething of the sort Shortly after he joined Johu Broughai at tho New York Lyceum he took part in a real- istric farco in which actors, carpenters, etc., were made to appearin their proper persons. Mrs. Brougham was ina soliloquy on tho boards, when a Quaker gentleman jumped up in the boay of the house. and, cryiug g it is—my wifo—Clemontina ' rushed toward the stage anc tried todrag away the a tress. But a chumpion appearcd in & red-shirted fire laddie from the gal- lery, who was about to zive a “lamming” to the Quaker when the police arrested the priucipals and restored the agitated theater to order. Of course the poiice, the fireman, the Quaker, otc., wero all actors, aud thé farco” ended with a gencral dance. John Brougham bad played the part of the Quaker and the tiro laddie was Klorenco, This role decided the comical bent of the actor's career. His original name was Conlon, but hoe adopted “Florence'’ for the stage and after- wards had it legalized by the New York legislature. An Omaha newspaper man_thus doscribes how he first saw tho comedian, and it is hardly necossary to add that he has been a warm admirer of Mr. Florence ever since : “The first time 1 ever went to a theator was i a small New Yora town whero the Florences wero playing su engagement. 1t bout fifteen yoars ago and they wero preseuting “Tho Mighty Dollar’ for tho first tme in that rural community. As my father was a minister and [ was a mero boy he was nuturally much opposed to my attend ing theaters, so in order to be pre ent av tho performanco I was obliged to slip away from homo on somo protext and to prevent being discovered in tho opera house, I went up into ‘nigger heaven,’ as the second gallery was popularly known. It was a wreat night for me. Sit- ting in the front row and leamng over the railing, I saw not Ilorence, but tho *Hon. Bardweli Slote” 1 didn’t have a program, and I cared not who the actors wore. The only ones to_whom I paid any attention wero the stars. Tome_they wero tho real nd Mrs. General Galtiory. The red banaauna protruding from Hop, Bardwell's coat tail pocket, his reckless use of the English language, his ‘p. d. q's’ and his ‘s, 0. V'’ were the heighth of comedy, and Mrs, Giltlory’s ‘Shades of the lats General G, look down on me,’ was the essence of humor. For weeks I laughed over the quaint suyiugs and comical situations, and for many years [ considered *T'he Mighty Dollar’ the fiuniest show on earth, Thero was a moment, how- over, when I consigered the play most seriously. On reaching home after partaking of the stolen sweots of - the stage, I tried to enter without disturbing my parents. I failed and when I heard oy father's voice, in 1ts sternest accents, desiring to know how 1 had spent the evening, my knees shook. 1 stammered but told the truth at last, expect— ing an_outbreak of righteous wrath, *You had better go to bod and think no more of the show,’ was all he said.” THE THEATERS. Magnificent sconery, gorgeous costumes, beautiful young women, delicious music, and an ull pervading air of luxurious life in the Orient, 18 W theater this evenin, up on Donnolly will be secen at Boyd's new when the curtain rings ¢ Girard's “Natural Gas.” No managors, it is said, understand the got- tiag up of pioces of this description better than do Messr: there is eleganco, richness and completeness of detail in their productions. In short, Donnelly & irard, and “Natural Gas" contains all the elements of a beautiful v productive stars themselves, Mr. Cox has gathered to- gether a company of artists seldom seen in one play. Theseare Miss May Howard, a star herself, who las loft her own burlesque company to o *“Nutural Gas,” Miss Annie Mack-Berloin, who was for seéveral sowsons igan and Hurt's company: Miss Kittie Kursall, the now rated California wing dancer; the pretty Miss Jessio (iard- ner, Clara St. Maur, Josic Anderson, Kitty Allen, Funny and’ Sagar Miuagley, Mr, George Murphy, the Dutch commedian, and soaro W. W Black, late of the Henry I Dixey company, Peter Mack, formerly of tho Dockstader’s Minstrels, and Mr. Edward Lawrence, With such'a company as this, neaded by Mr. Donnelly _and Mr.” Girard, it is no wonder that the “*Natural Gas” bright wity they are in, and_ that tho thoaters in which™ they play ' are packed to tho door, Tho engagement of ‘“‘Natural Gas" continuo for four nights. Commencing with a matinee today and lasting during the week, with matinces on Wednosday, Thanksgiving and Saturday, Southerner,” o comedy drama by rles Nevins will occupy the boards at tho arnam Street theater. The play is sud to bo u good ono and founded upon historical facts incidental to the early part of the wa The plot is simple. Blossom, the pretty little Syvear-old daughter of Edward and Ma, ngat Newburg- corge 1Reynold the rejectod suitor of May Anderson before her marriage with Edward Anderson, stains the child’s faco ana sells her as a light- colorad mnegro to au old, kina-ncarted o0 planter, “Old Billy Laug” In Auderson, wealthy people li is aftor a while compelled to sell his ‘“niggers.” Edward Anderson, his wife and 12-year-old son Robert having purchased a southern homo are in New Orleans for the purpose of buying some slaves, ey accidentally drop in on tho sale of Billy Lang'sslaves and with their own who is now colonol of a confederato regiment meets George Roynolds who has ben shot by Robert, Blossom's brother, who hus onlistod s a arummer on the federal side. On his death bed Georgo RReynolds confesses his guilt in stealing the child, and Colonel Laug, obtaining a furloughy: accompanies Robort back to bis bomo and ' acquaints the happy purents with tho seerot of their child's dis- appearance. Mr. Charlds Novins, who plays the star part of old Billy Lang, is'on old timo actor, for many vears with Ristori, Downin and other stars, ‘and the part of »Old Billy" in his hands is a fine pigee of acting. Little Mario Stowart, only 8 §bars old, is rogarded as o phenomenon by hoss who have wit- nessed hor performanod of the dual part of Clover—Blossom. Thagpthers of the castare by Hurst of New York, is said to be very fine. For its Tnanksgivigg attraction Boyd's New Tueater will prosfit W. J. Gilmore's great spoctacular production, the ne “Devil's Auction,” It will open'its engag ment with a matinee Thursday afternoot and continue duriug tho remaiuder of th week, closing with two nerformances Satu day. The new “Devil’s Auction, as revised, reconstructed, aud rebabilitated'for the sou: son of '91-'02 1s perhaps the first emphatic stamp of the creative and adaptive ability of W. J. Gilmore. The marvellous result is the new “Dovil's Auction’ as it is produced this season to ovorflowing hou ringing with hearty applause aud convulsive laughter. The niew production is under the able charge of Manager Charles H. Yale, and is a wonder of barmony, melody, beuty and dnzzling ef- foct that even Manager Gilmore has nou beretofore attained Such scenic artists as Costel-Hort and Hugh L. kied bavo exhausted their proficiency in the pro duction of the scenory T'he costumes and armor were designed by Tnomas Mcllvaio Nothing to equal them in brilliance in the opiuion of others has ever dazzlod the bze of amusement goers in America. Mr. Glmore SIXTEEN PAGES, has spared neither labor nor exponse in the production, 1o bo stars of first brilliancy, such as George world-famed ME N Florence 2nme and Bartholo- mow; Miss Victoria Walters and Miss [ BOYD'S - [ ) THEATRE 50 Cer Sevettaanth and Hacnoy Steoots, FIVE PERFORMANCES ONLY. Eva Selbie, tor of tho selection of tho ballet Manag, Every member of big is doputed to boa ¢ Gilmore stands alone, her special lin hor art than ex The “Devil's Au pany travels in a special tratn and property is transported on trucks Of facs and fo Bezinnine This, (Sunday,) Evenine | Wednesdag., Tho Eden Musee offers alargoe bill of speci actions for this week Lho popularity of rowds throng BRIGHTER the inveutor and prescut his wonderful air ship, wearing the ho sailed from Buf- pounds and a child can guide it no myths it goes, and is the ouly ever invented t Y L B1OW IT onnelly : Girard|"=: + can succossfully navigate attracting general Miss Annie Mac'c Ber. ¢ tho loadership Biancuiti, will render el tions from the bost operas on vio s, Browning and apezo; Thoo Smith Miss May Howard, Miss Kitte K s Kate B, Allen, Miss Olara L, Mait in burlesue Miss Jonnie Gardener | Miss Jos e Anderson, Friduy will be lndies’ souveuir day. “Yon Yonson” is to go to London next sea- DONNELLY ¥ Parquet cirely Lillinn Lewis will have a new Laay Lal." hospital at Milan for old and poor artists. 0 theaters and fifteen of them put on plays for long runs, Booth's health is improving and his friends y ho will return to the stage next scason. »me of the New York theaters ar prices and charging & THEATRE Seat. Seventeenth and Harnoy Stroots. Thursday, Friday, Satnrday, November 26.0, 27t and 28th GRAND 11OLIDAY ATTRACTION. S First Appearance i Four Years and Grand Roproduction of WILLIAM J. GILMORIS® Devil’ for parquet low aro giving dramatic recitals in South Will S. Rising has adapted a French com- under the name of *Tangled Up" will star in it. comedies it is customary to pay the author a royalty until it amounts to $,000 when it ceases, Dixey is about to take to tho road Hundred Heads.” Stuart Robson is trying his new comody “Is Marriage a Failure!" think the play is has a_fondness oxt May will try to Conquer” in New York. Salvini's American souvenirs in_the shape medals, jewelry, et EVERYTIING ENTIRELY NEw. Mugnificent Sconory Now Tricke, Now Spoctaitios feilllantCatelimn ) poole (n the company Tho wonder Oricaniization tn Lorolins, - tho Krace Tncomprabl 1 Magnitido, Dag in o comedy and ‘Sho Stoops are said to be worth Larkest Spoc ke 4 new departure by giving matinces on ay instead of Wednesday Kendal has sued the New York Sun- day Dispateh for libel because 1t called him a “suporcilious ca Daniel Frohman’s Lycoum stock company is playing a new “Lady Bountiful,” in Now York. taue ballet proat company. ['ARN Parquet cirele, 7 Saturday matineo. first AM STREET THEATER M Chas Nevins| v RVING CHARITIF Appeals for Help for the Creche and Hospitals. The poor so have with you always, said the compassicnate One, and the reliof of the unfortunate is recoguized in countries as one of tho highest duties. Ieo- ple may differ upon dogmas, but the human- appeal to the sympathies of all,to Cath to Christian son of the year has arrived when bo- nevolent stitutions feel apon their resour SOLID WEEK Protestant, the greatest ca s, and it is proper that the community which receives the benefit of should mako 1t possivle for them to continue their novlo worlk. eral Omaha institutions are in urgent need of funds, and tho and gonerous, An entertainment will bo given Friday their ministrations The SOUTHERNER s e e e e be prompt charities of the Creche and the The feature of tho veadings by Miss Evelyne Hilliard of Buifal N. Y.. which will be interspersed wich music by well known loc Miss Hilliard Childs’ hos- program will be omes to Omaha highest endorsements, and tho excellence of is vouched for by m She was born of her artistic ve listened to her. Thanksg that riches and education can bostow. unfortunate pecuniary reverses ¢ Hilliard, she immediately utilized ber ac plishments by opening classes in elocution, catisthenics, giving recit mo to Miss Matinee I1s and writing fash- for tne Buffalo pa- The thought finally came to her that Thursday. appreciation Shakespearo, togeth her training in | AMUSIKMIEN Tae Langhing [l Fest.val, Shriok From Start A WAVE OF LAUGHTER. |0 I BEHOLD THE LAUGH.-CRE {7 i 3 AND YOU ING COMEDIANS. OAN'T COMPAN ¥ Accompaniod by Miss May Howard |¥r Go My, Hermpuaadil: Mr, Poto Ma M NG et ‘r. W. Wa lace B!nok Mr. Edwin Lawronoe, Tho Midgleys. Sager and Fauny, In a New Meter. Mr, Fred Perkins, 5 TOWIN GIRARD FEversthing Now and Better T o and #1.00: 1 an Kvor. dcony, 80 and 73¢; Gallery, 8 uys @ Neserved < Two Matinees for La- dies and Children. Thanksgiving and turday Matin 08, 5 NEW Auection. or the management of Charles IT. Yalo, Iters, W and iy oth TS cts. arvelons family, § Bewuty. The The nbove kreat produetion will appear 1n krnco and Lits entirity OLwiths mier. A tortainment tho sa vail tnz the fmmensity of thiy on s regulne prices will pro r wallory, ie. Thanksgiving and §1.00; baled Hoo e and_Tie ileony. 5 In His Beautiful Matiee, Comedy-Drama N ov. 22 POPULAR PRICES. Gallery, 18¢ and 25c. All Balcony, 33c. All Dress Circle, 80c. All Parquet, 75c¢. Matinees Special Sconery by Hurst, 3 of New York C'ty for The Saturday. Southerner. physical culturo and elocution, might be put to use in anovel manner, by blending m o al plays of Shakes- peare with a poetical halo of fancy and fic- tion overhanging s0s a capacity for work which Goothe, Emerson, Balzac and other groat writers de aracteristics of genius. t two seasous giving fine as one of tho Miss Hilliard has spe theso lecturoes bofo; east, 1 schools and seminaries for girls and scnolarship s work highly successful. institutions unselfis or more of one of these pro- poses introdueing into Omaha a feature of that is quite commoi in tho east, and he explains it in the following lettc To the Liditor of Tk Bk has a certain Oxana, Nov ery hospital in the day in the y helps to carry on th pital Sunday” all th wstitutions. hospital in ive donations in goods to the amount of 10,000 to Thanksgiving day Philadelphia Why could not something like that be dono consideration we decided to havo Thanksgiving day each hear as tho donation day of lmmauuel hos- After caroful its oporation this in a ereat deal of poor suffering h the first ten months wo and in most cases the had 125 patier ry best results, agemolL of the Ce MO N Cultured Finished bods endowod, w » quite a numbor of froe patients. most of the othor patients have paid ouly debt and no f at deal of help from the to carcy on tho good work Thanksgiving day, Novem public of Omaha'is hereby c to visit che Tmmanuel hospital to see what is & their donations Whe Two Crazy dially invited there and to with them, As tho Sherman right out to the hospital, we expect to sea visitors and get many donations. thoso who visiting and donation day to the lmmanuel hospital, wo will suffering humanity. E. A, Foaristroy, Managoer, Now donations we have arranged so for break If you have Tmperial pint of Cook's pagno will give you oue iumediately. York; Congre American Natioual receive douations in money and_placo it to the credit of tho hos Fivery person who is opposed to froe trade siavery and favors American industrial = uxas: Juago William Lawrence of Oblog through the policy of | Hoa. D. G. Ha documents pub- | George' S. Boutwell of Massachusetts; Hon is of course neoded most to advantage, such as waahstands, bedrests, lounges, sproads, bod linen, screens, towels, b chiofs, napkins, They are inte aud ombraco discussions of all phases of t loague publishes underwears | tariff question fifty different 800 pages of plainly printed, carefully edit and reliable information of these docum iam McKinley, Sonator 8. M Josooh N. Dolph of DOrs, coats, pants, dr for wounds, 18, cuspidores 1ts are Hon, James (i. Blaine, brooms,’ flour, and sardines All such things will b cordially received and thankfully acknowledgod. November 26, this year, will be & real great Trusting that Seuator Casey of Norih of saine, : v WV WY KDEN MUSKK. Corner Eleventh and s Week Commencing Monday, November 23rd. CURIO s ARLOR, Peter Carmont Cimphell, Will for the Flrst Timc Exhibition tis rnam Stre NOUAC MENC 5 XU RAGEDIVARY, THAT SAILS THROUGH SPAC Campboll will appear with (ho Ship of the Alr, wine uniform in which he suiled from Hit- uly lith, 810 Tho s ponnds and ehild ean galdo itat wil Lo my ! TUg st tho only uerlul vessel over inyented hat succossfully DAVIEALes the nle WEAD THE FOLLOW (NG 1 S8 COMMENT alved. e <AL Ship Makes Tl el Prof. Camphell wont up in his alr shi Thursday first thio sl e 1 AEhad r o an altitude of nb ot began 1o n southwin 0w iyl a1 Lo the southen<t, and thon tiened 4 roety ronnd edod Lo the NOEHeast Into tho ey of the wind y the ship bogan to lower, aad aLh p.m. gotly A on w farm I Cheokotwigi, A man wis delying along tho rond at the toie, and the horse became e o unusunl bt and fanawny. Canpboll thus dexeribos Wis trip: 1 wis 6o 10se S0 0exfii] as consion | evor mude and theeastost landing, At 1] o e i 0und wnd whon at the helght of 011 fect 1 hogan work tho forward propeller, sondiog Ui ship ahoad, A fte anlitie in s dircetion awhilo 1 worked the propel lor, turning the ship about. 1t was oot until nearly 6 oeluck that 1 hogan 1o work tho upper 1ors to bring the ship to earth ngain, This they d'd snceossfully and Ipleked ont n nlco wrwssy feld, and when near the suriace throw out the § ks Kopt e10%e (o the krotnd ani the Ianding wis the casiest Lmuginablo, "— NV duly 15t 15 J. III. TSCHUDI'S CARTOON COLLEOTION. OUIE TILLATIE urikllo Stanorgtis ocl holr novel and aitisto musical Apocinity. BOOGY BIROS,, Acrobits contors--Browning and Halev, In - POWERS & HANSON CO., in n pleasing farea. ONEKE DIME, NO MORE, COHATRS Ho and 1006, dlos’ Souven Baturday, Children's Day. Open Dally from 1 to 10 p. . No lmproper the service of | Dakota, Senator Justin 8. 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