Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 6, 1891, Page 12

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Ubrellas s Canes, Just received the finest Holiday Stock in Omaha. Handles of all deszoriptions--Solid Silver, Gold, Ivory, Natural Wood with Sterl- ing Silver Urnamentations. We have Umbrellas and Canes rang- ing price from $2.50 to $75.00. CLUCKS. Mexican Onyx, French Marble, Porcelain and Gilt. We have the finest line 1n the west. Pocket Boaoks. Fine Leather Bags. We carry the finest line of these goods in Omaha with sterling silver trimmings. Card Cas Eye Glass Cass | ‘; Cigar Cases, Spectacle and , all the finest seal, Lamps and Art Goods. No home is complete without a fine Piano or Banquet Lamp. We have them in stock from $8 io $30. Triplicate Mirrors the finest that can be made, in silver and gold ornamentation, from $6 to $78. Stlverware. SOLID AND QUADRUPLE PLATED. The finest novelties made, such as Glass Decanters, Cups and Saucers, Perfums Bot- tles, ali ornamented with sterling silver. Brushes, Combs, Mirrors, and so forth. coutained a bill for a suit of clothes, over- ! coat and hat for Councilman Tom, Dick or Harry. Pinned to the bill was the contrac- ning todo awny with advance announce- ments of Lis play, He will merely advertiso that his company will appear, and then put aro intended to tie smartly under the chin in a full soft bow with short ends. This winter the walking shoes all have drama in three acts, entitled ‘‘Unclo Celestin.”” To present this work in all its completness and with a perfect cast, Mr. moment he camo running back. Hehad five rolls in his hand, and each roll contained twenty nickles. Breaiing one opon he_tool LAMENT OF A BELL-PUNCHER. Story of a M tor Conduotor Whose Lot is No: a Happy One. PECULIARITIES OF SOME PASSENGERS, This One Off:red 3 Cents for His Fare and Secured a Package of Philosophy with His Change. With a look of ineffable scorn the haughty sonductor handed back the modesy coin inno- cently tendored him in payment of one fare on the motor. The passenger thought it was a dime; he had taken it from a motor con- ductor for that in change. But this sharp eyed young manipulator of the bell punch knew it was a 3-cent piece. He did not ac- cuse the passenger of dishonesty, but a smile of superiority lizhted up his unshaven face as he watched the abashed patron of the company return the vagrant coin to his vocket a1 d fish out another that was asure enough dime, “‘Liots of 'om get stuck on those 3-cents,” ‘was the inelegant manner in which the per- spicacious young conductor opened a CoNVersa- tion which developed into the im- parting of considerable information. io his band the conductor held a & bill, wrich he haa taken from a ruddy faced German maid servant aud, being unablo to change it, ho beld it as a guarantee that the maid servant aforesaid would not get her ride free. “I got i couple of women not long ago,” he coatinucd. *‘They got ou together out by Hanscom purk, I didn’t go into the car for faros until wo got pretty near Leavenworth street. ‘Then as L passed through onme of them said: “Let mo pay. I've got a dime.’ ++No: suid other, ‘I've got some pennies hore [ waut to give him. “I walked up, and the one with the pen- nies counted out five and gave them to me. 1 pulled the bell, and the otner guve me a dime. I bauded her the five penies **‘Here I don’t want these. she said. *Neitder do I' I replied, and L loft her looking at her friend, Then—I wonder if that old fool thiuks I can wait hero all day,” and he impaticntly jingled the bell to hurry up an old lady who was trailing slowly across the street to tho train. ‘When he had collected the old laay’s fare he resumed: *You give that 3-cent pieco to me one after aark. It won't be noticed. The con. who gets it won't care, for he'll puss it on the next man who gives him a quarter. We bandle plugged nickles and everything, just the same #s o burtender. It's oasy enough. Putu d-cent piece on top of a nickle and hand it to & mun lu a crowd. He'll put it into his pocket and uever notice it. Of course if wo get ouu we have to get rid of it. ‘I'ne company won't tako it and the wen cau't staud it. Now, you see,” and he jerked the bell. A young and protiy lady with & child " started for the door, With & wlasome smile the young man jumped down and gullantly asmistad tho young lady to alight. Another lmf peither youug nor protty, also with & ehild, was allowed 1o get on without assist: ance and the car was started agan, ‘I'wo mcre fares were rung up, and then the flow of philosophical comment on people's pecu- harities wus resumed. “See thal woman in there Sne can’t mit still. Sho wants to get off on Dodgestrect, That's a mile away, but she's afraid I won't stop for her wheu we get there, Look at tuat Dutch girl, She thinks she won't get any change for that bill, Well, she will. It's the ftirst sho's bad in a month, 1 reckon, and she's anxious. Wait till w get to tho bank, and DIl fix her. Several moro passengers were added do the load and their fai went to swell the total to be accounted for to the company according to the sad-voiced but vigilant bell-punch. A few desultory re- mArks about the company’s cupidity and the stupidity of people who ride on its cars filled ina block or two, and & bank was reached. * ‘Now, I'll soak the bill,” and the accom= modating conductor stopped ne train and darted away to get the bill changed. In & the onein gray out the top coin, and thez walking soberly up to the German hand-maiden placod the five rolls in her lap, and raug up hor fare. | She looked in wonderment at the increase i quantity her 85 bill had undergone, and the conductor resumed nis placcon the plat— form. : *“I'he next time she gets on a train to ride she’ll have a nickle to pay her faro with,” he commented, rather grimly, as he watched her countin the contents of the packazos he bad given her. “She's going to some bar- gain storo anyhow, and her stock of change will astonish and delight the cashier." “Do this train go by the poor house?’ queried a decripit old woman, at the next stop. Yaes, got on,” was thereply. *‘She knows well enough it does,” ho continued as he closed the door bebind her. “She came up town on my train. There’s another nickle that the company won’t get,’” and he set down a pass number in his register. Then came a dissertation on passes and the people who carry them, followed by a remark or two on mistakes in change. He told of one instance in which the conductor came out 50 cents ahead n changiug @ %5 bill, and another in which the conductor lost 25 cents in changing a dollar, giving back uinetnen nickles and two dimes in exchange for two fares. ““That was hard lock,” he said, ‘‘for the con had to stand it. That is, be had to stand it for & time, But you know—well, good bye. Don’t ba afraid to pass that B-cent piece, Any offthe boys will take it after night.” el bt My dear sir, I love your daugnter and want to marry her, but sho says you have a con- dition to your consent. Certaiuly sir, I want you to promise you will alwnys keop Haller's Sura Cure Cough Syrup and Hal er's German Pills for the ohildren. Certainly, T will give them a dose just as 3000 as—ns All right—you have my blossing. Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Beo bldg. A R S HONEY FOE THE LADIES, i A girl who can make good mince meat is worthy of almost any mau’s warm hearted love. Peonlo who can't afford to follow the fash- 1on usually try to follow the people who do follow it. It is a singular fact that most women play cards bost when they allow their part- 0 Liold their hands. Belle—I sea you haven't adoped the nowest wrinkle in stockings. Nell—What's that! Bello—Why, not to bave any wrinkles in your stockiugs. Tho short mantles reaching to the kuees have great success for evening wraps and are made in all delicate colors with the most exquisite linings. It is perhaps uot generally known that we get our custom of wearing orange blossoms from the Saracens, and that the Red Cross knights always saw their brides thus adoracd ou the marriage day. Among the natty outside garments of tho season are chamois or tan colored box coats, with lapped seams, made double breasted and trimmed with an immense revers collar and deep cuffs of very dark mink fur. Heavy silk cord passementeries In Russian or Fronen military designs appoar on three- quarter coats of heavy cloth made by French tatlors, and with these are assooluted black fur in martin, fox and real astrakhan, There could scarcaly be anything ugher thau the low crowned silk hais worn with some of the very severe tailor costumes of the season. Tnéy look like a man’s box hat cut down to & third of its normal helght. ‘The tlowers for millinery are at present purple asters and swall dahlias, perfect as uature itself, and massed under the borders of hats like a close wreath. Never have plumes and feathers beea wore in vogue, A handsome dinner dress is of Nile greon peau de soie, velvet uud crope. T'ne entire back of the dress is of sillk, ana forms a train. The frout is of palest groen gauze, held up iu lengthwize puffs by loug ropes of flowers. Awong the trifles of the toilet are the new Terry ties, made of shot silk. They are about eignt inches wide and are sold in overy shade and combination of two colors. They cork soles, making the 5hoe sole from a third t0 a half-inch thick, and setting their wear- ors up on stilts on which they can walk right through the worst place on these terrible strects and never stop to pick their way. A wagnificent dinner dross 18 of aubergine velvet, the plain skirt draped with white iace and bands of saolo. The corsago is trimmed in the same wanner around the decollete, aud the fur and lace are held to- gether by a twisted ribbon of shaded suber- gine. Kor pretty Inexpensive evening gowns, nothing surpasses the striped surahs or tho dainty shot silks. They shimmer in a very attractive way under artificial light, they do not crease or soil easily, and do duty twice as long as most other inexpensive textiles of similar character. Striped wintor fabrics are made up quite o toe bias and, as rule, there is nothing but three “baby” frilis or & tiny puff of silk or roll of fur at the hem. There are also seen three spaced bands of fur on cloth skirts; but,in a fow opses, this spaced trimming reachos to the knoe: Sachets are keeping pace with cushions and pillows in sizo and varioty. Bed sachets to hold the nigntaress are covered with sheer muslin and wimmed with lace, put on very full, often in jabot offect. The narrow rib- bons are much used in trimming these pockets, combined with the lace. A kiss, according to the definition which took the prize in a London competition in which 7,000 were considered, is here given: “An insinid ana tasteless morsel, which be- comes delicious and deloctable iu proportion s it is flavored with love,” Good, out not as satifactory as the thing it describes. “Tne Innisfalion cape is a uew driving cloak for ladies, made somewhat on the lines of a man's Iuverness cupo. The undergarment is like a coat_without sleepes, reaching to tho neck, aaa a long cape with a rol) collar but- tons over and 18 almost the same length, It is the beight of comfort for driving in wet woather, “Crushed moroeco” 15 a new favorite in tho leather fleld. it is considerably more decorative than crocouile leather, smooth and very pliable. It comes ful shades —electric blue, water green and heliotrope, and, fashioned into blotting books, card cases aud other small leather imnedimenta s very effective. Tho new ribbons are very pretty, being of therichest quality, with a corded 'edge and double face. There is yellow faced with white, light and dark aubergine and other tints. . Other ribbons are shaded, and when made into ruches for skivt or other trimming they are charming, the various sides giving almost the effect of a flower boa. Mrs, La Mode: “‘Oh, I boz you to take off that dear little bird. S0 much'is being said about this destruction of bird life that I would uot wear one for the world. Haven't you anything eise!” Milliner (laying & wing on the bat): I hardly think we have madame, We are wimming with birds and wings almost entirely.” Mrs, La Modo: That wing woula do very well were 1t not o smail. Lf you can get more of that style you may trim it up with wiogs.” Kate Field 1s out with a suggestion that is absolutely startling. She thinks it very sin- gular that 1n all the schemes for dress reform “nobody seems to have thought of supplving men with more of a lap &na relieving women of somo of the wovst effects of an over sup- vly of the same article.” This is positively alarming sud all the young men and young women in the country muy be expected to raiso their voices in strenuous opposition to any such provosal. Two new interpretations of the puzzleas to where a lady may wear her wateh are found among the season's nove "The watoh that has been worn as a bracelet at the wrist or a medal on the shoulder, that has been iu- serted in card casos and umbrella handles, is now set in & riag for the finger or as the clasp of the small chuin portmornaies so_much af focted by the swell young woman. The po etbook of gold webbing, with the tiny gold watch coveriug the cladp is, of course, the one the perfectly correct young man will pre- sent 10 his best beloved girl this Clristuas tde. b Ll A (R, Lost—If you have lost_your health and are sufforing with catarrh, bronchitls, asthma or any kindred diseases, Specific Oxygen will restore yuu, I is nature's own remedy, Call or address the agent, 510 Sheeley buii% ; iug. Maoual sent free, This One Knew What His Humble Services Were R:asonably Worth, HAD AN ORDER FOR A SUIT OF CLOTHES. While He Made the Order Include an Overcoat and Hat He Positively Neglected to Take Any Shoes. In view of the unpleasant mnotoriety achieved by certain councilmen in the recent alleged city hall furniture booale investiga- tion 1t has become unpopular for councilmen to let the public know of the little perquisites that come to them by reason of their official positions. 1t has been a custom, however, move konored in the observance than in the breach, for a municipal logislator, possibly to expect, certainly, to receive little tokens of appreciation from constituents interested in the speedy completion of some job of grading or the early award of some curbing contract in the accomplishment of which the council- man has used his influence. When property owuers on o dozen different streets want work done at once, the favorad ones, who got their improvement ordered first, ar perhaps pardonable 1f they express in amild way their appreciation of the efforts of a council- mau in their behalf, It was a case of tnis kind that gave causo for @ pretty story that s beiug told, of a councilman and a contraotor, and is furaishing o good deal of amusement for those who are on the inside. The contractor wanted a job of curbing done, A whole lot of vther peoplo wanted curbing done, too; time was a great object, and cold weather was approaching. The contractor had **baon there beforo many a time” and kuew the ropos. He sought tho councilman and said : “Now (Tom, Dick or Harry) I want_this curbing done before cold_weather and if you get the council to order it I'll buy you a nice suit of clothes.” A hint toa wise councilman is sufficient and at tho next meuting of the council Tom, Dick or Harry securdd the passaze of tho crdinance ordering tho laymg of the con- tractor’s curbing and_appeared tho next day at_a prominent clothing emporium armed with the contrauctor's order for a suit of clothos, It didn’t take the.councilman long to sclect his suit. The best wasn’t any oo good for him and he soon had it. ‘Then he noticed that his new suit and,old overcont didn’t har- mouize vel ell aud ho remarked to the Dt overcoat don't match these new togs vers well. Do you ever read an order for a suit of elothes o include an_overcoat? 1 wonder if the squirg would stand 1t 7" The urbane clothier remarked that tho squire was generally pretty liberal und he thought that he could put a construction on the order broad enough to include an over- coat und the counciluan was soon warming his hands 10 the valkgty pockets of one of the frny's fiuest meltons. “] really ought ta bave a good hat to go with this outfit,” sjud the councilman as his suit and overcoat.wg-e being wrapped up. “Bring me one of your best hats and L'l pay for it." ‘The hat was produced—a neat Dunlap of tae approved stylo, marked $5—and fitted to the buuin tank of the city solon. *“That’s tirst rate,” said bo as he smiled on his reflection in '@ mirror ana reached into his pocket for bhis purse. Then a thought struck him. He scemed pleased with it and wanted to share 1t with the merchant. “Say,” he said, *I don't Kknow whether to pay for this or have it put in the bill with the other stuff. What would you dot” ‘The merchaut was a friend of home indus- tey and when he gazed luto the childlike face of that councilman and saw its traces of raw narve he recognized an infant industry that neaded encouragement. He promptly, withe 4 voice full of eucouragement, navised th customer to put the bat 1o the bill with the other stuff by ull means, and it was dono. This was late in Novomocr and on the worning of Decomber 1 the contractor's mail tor's order on the clothing morchant for “a suit of clothes.” The bill was paid, and a few days lator the contractor, meeting the councilman, said : “You weren't'a blanked bit bashful about pressing the limit on that order of mine for ur suit of clothes, was you " The councilman 'wasn't at all abashed. Looking his friend squarely in the oye he ro- slied: “Ob, h—l, Charley, you've got no kick coming. Ididn’t buy any shoes.” it i Dr. Birney cures catarrh. pke et THE THEATERS. Bee bldg “The comiug of the Ferguson & Mack com- pany is always looked to by theater-goers as an evening of laughter. These clover enter- tainers will be greoted by a large audience this evening, when they will present at Boyd’s New theator the farce, “McCarthy’s Mishaps,” couceded to be oue of the funniest of comadies, boasting ot little plot, if any,but haying a complication of funny situations and amusivg incidents that holds tho audience in a continual round of merriment. 1t seems to be the constant endeavor of the management to offer something new each time it is pro- sented, as in in adaition to the cast, which re- mains about the same as last year, and which proved entirely satisfactory. Tho company has been augmented by a number of clever speciulists, including Miss Marguerito For- guson, who has been endorsed by press and public as the premier of contortionistic dancers, introducing an act which is ontirely to tho stage. Miss Gertrude Ilorte,the sh queen of terpsichore, the Farguson & Mack specialties, and many othor_individ- ual interpolations, together with songs, dances and choruses by tho company, make up a varied and pleasing eutertainment. The “Private Secretary” will bo presented at the Farnam streu theator for two per- formances only, Sunday matinee and night. The New Orleans 1tom says of this play “The new People’s theater wis occupied by far the largest crowd of tho season. Tho play was the ‘Private Sceretary. Last night's rondition was very creditable, Mr, William Fairbanks did full justice to the character of the Rev. Robert Spaulding. His ingenious versatility especially adapts him to this rolo, Mr. d3dwin Travers’ interprota- tion of the role of Douglas Cattormolo was an entortwining piece of acting. Tho mannor in which Mr. H. Rees Davis presented tho part of Mr. Cattermolo was very creditable in- doed. The ladies of the cast aro all protty and vivacious and present thew respective parts in true artistic style. ‘The otber char- acters are sustained in a very commendablo maoner. In fine it can be safely predicted that “The Private Secretary’ will continuo to uttract large audiences.” Tomorrow mght John T. Powers and com- pany of comedians in *A Steaight Tip" bo- kin an engagement of four performances at Boyd's New theater. Mr. Powers, his capable company aud his bright and enter- talning comedy made while in Omaba tast seuson & decidedly favoraole impression. Sinco then, in a theatrical way, they have acnieved wonders, They have to their crodiv @ four weeks' San Fraucisco engagoment, au oight weoks' run in Chicago, and the un- uralleled record of playing in one theator in New York last season from January to June. “A Straight Tip" is frosh, crisp and appetizing. The jokos are new, the comedy sparkling and the action vigorous. Powers is quaint. The peculiar intonation in his voice like that of Stuart Kobson or Sol Smith Russell tickles the tympaoum of the auditor. He does not havo to force his fun. 1L is spontaneous. His comedy runs without effort. It is as Ireo as a mountain brook. In burlesque and pantomine he shows keen con- contion pnd caruest execution. One of his happiest eforts is his burlesque of the hero of molodrama which he does with Miss Emma Hanley the soubrette of 1be organiza tion. ‘The Rudolph Aronson company will be the attraction at Boyd's New theator Thursda Friday, Saturday matinee and evening, De- comber 10, 11 and 12, The visit of the Casino company will be of singular interest, in fact s 1dom has such & promising and importa atnouncoment been made. They will pres sent an eutirely origina! musical comedy Avronson has gathered unto his forces somo excellent artists. Jefforson de Angelis, who will appear as Pontaillec, Harry Ma donough as Count de_Aceacias, Max Free- man as Moreau, A. M. Maflin as Ratinet, Idgar Smith as Raunet, jr., Annie Moyers as Clementine, Villa Kuox as Gustave, Jen- nio_ Weathersby as Countoss and Jonnie Reifferth as Pamela. Although the perfor- mance depends in & great measure on tho work of the principals, thero will be a chorus of forty voicos to appearin tho finales. Demetrus Kahopiskl, the escaped Siborian exilo, who arrived on the steamer IBmpress of India, at Vancouver, B. C., October 13, 1891, will be the leading feature at the Eden Musee for the coming weok. Prince Mungo, the tack dancor, Princess Fedora, the snako enchantress, will be in the curio hall. Inthe theater the following specialty stars, Abdah Ala Rel, bluck art, Laschaller ana Moeker, acrobats, Amphion’ quartette in musical se- lections, Estella \V(fllumlnn, lady contortion- ist and Weston and I'ranks, singers and dancers, Friday ladies’ souvenir day. Sat- 1 children admitted to seats free. nd Playors. Annie Ward Tiffany is_advertisod cast as the “only female Irish star.” Lato reports from London say Sir Arthur Sullivan is at work on a new comic opera. Remenyi appeared in New York last week for tho first time after an absence of yerrs. Minnia Hauk thinks the west s tired of Ttalian operas. Hence she sticks to “Car- mon.”" “La Cigale had a $2,011 Thanksgiving houso iu New York, and “Miss Hoelyett, 31,821 Monday is the poorest theatical Now York, but the managers are tell why. Thomas Q. Senbrooke 1s said *o hive had more to do with thosuccess of “The Cadi” than Bill Nye. Carroll Johuson, the old timo minstro), is said 1o be doing woll as a star 1 the play, The Gossoon.’’ *“Ine Gossoon’ Is from tho pon of Edward 3. Kidder, who wrote “Pencefui Vailoy” for Sol Smith' Russell. Edward Harrigan's “Reilly and the 400, reached its 300th nerformanco last night, and will run one week lon “Julius Cwsar” in weok run in New York by the cl Melninger company from across the water, A daughter of Louls James by his first wife (not Mario Wainright), has gone on the stage as o member of Roland Roed’s troupe “The Kendalls soem to bo getting sensitivo to newspaper criticism. Thoir latast row 13 with the Pniladelpiia Ttem because of its comments, Now York critics bave word. Piano playing 13 but other critics condemn counterfeit. Mrs, Langtrs is coming to America shortly and it is given out that she 15 to write a ook, oport is suspected of being an adver. odge. Mario Wainwright, who Is tho protty wifo of Louis James, bas decided to mako **Amy Robsart”’ the particular foaturo of her repor- tory next season, Yonng Salviol has an_arrangoment with Lew Wallace to produce the dramatization of “Ban Hur." Tho famous chariot raco will be @ featuro of it. Bessio Bovebill, an English comic singer who was in Amorica lately, is now doing four turns nightly in London music balls and making $500 a woek. Katie Holleway of John Robinson’s cirous, has been engaged to do a two-horse udem actim * Circus.” ‘There is realism with u vengoaiice, Trip to Chinatown” has caught the favor of tho fastidious class who patronize tho Madison Square theator in New York. ‘The house is full nearly every night, A public fair in New York for the benefiv of the actors' fund has boeu proposed Prominont actresses object to serving in booths on the ground that they would bo subject to insults. Alexander Salvini Is about to attempt “Othollo.” ‘The elder Salvini has sent his angger and prompt book back for luck. Tho young man, by the way, was recently naturs lized as an American. It is assorted that Augustus Daly is plan- in the night in unable to invented a new called “'pianism,” the word us'a on whatever play in bis repertory he chooses, It was reported a short timo ago that M. B. Leavitt and his wife hiad soparated. Ho wus advised to call on her and talk the mat- ter over bofore beginuing divorce procecd- ings. Hodid so, and inless than an hour tho couple had kissed and made up, The rage for authorship or the glory there- of is growiug among actressos. Itumor asso- ciates many actresses, Patti, Laugtry and Marie Halton, with literary aspirations, and it 1s assorted that Pauline Hall actually ‘tried to cngage & newspaper man to embody her lifo in w rovel, which was to be published as from her pen. M. Paulus, & French serio-comic_singer. 13 Just now one of the fads of New York. Ho Jjumped into notoricty a few years ago by singing the so-callea” “Boulanger " He began singing it at a cafe under a diffor ent nume. It caught tho fancy of the Pari- sians and they flocked to the cafe to see tho siugor, Managers made bids for the favor- ite, and his salary jumpod from 30 to $600, Hesings somewhat vulgar songs and uses tho French common to the slums, “Pauiine Blanchard,” Bernhardt's new had its first production receutly at W York. Itisa gloomy story, but suited to Saran. The heroine, Pauling ' Blanchard, loves a peasant uamed Krancois, whosd father ks just ousted Pauline’s father from office. Tho latter rejects Francois and forces Pauline to wed Cadot. Then the horoine loarns that Francois is flivting and sho becomes insane through jealousy. Sho finally kills her husband with a sickle und then dies. Sarah Bernhardt produced another new vlay Wednesday ovening at New York, It is ontitled “Tho Lady of Challant,” and the author, Giacosn, camie over to give it his per- sonul supervision. The play is based on an old italian romance. Iic story tells of the love intrigues of the Lady Bianea Mark Challaut.” Bianca, who bhas been married several months to the Comte de Challant; a powerful seigneur in tho vailoy of Aoste, abandons her husband and eivos horsolf up to all sorts of orgies. After becoming the mistress of Aldizzino she grows to hato him anda gives hersel! to Count ( 0, on condi- tion that the latter nssassinate Aldiziao, At last moment Caizzo shrinks from the Tho savage woman then takes Al 2100 back ir.to favor on his promise to kill Caizzo, But tno next day, as the two fricuds aro about to kill each other, they oxchango coufidencos, and seeing they aro both dupes, insult their common mistress in public. The Spanish Count Don Pedro do Cordova swears 19 avenge hor and ussassinates Aldizzino beneath the windows of her house. The murdorer is captared in the countess’ house nnd is arrensted with bor. Doth are condemued to death, Tho countess refuses to escapo alone, aund mounts the scaffold at the moment whon sho loarus that hor accomplice, Don Pedro, has beon saved by his brother. ‘The authior has re- vritten the seccud act of tho play since ho mo to America. T'ho costumes, including Sarah's gowns, were wade 1 Amarica, Paderewskl, pianist, is creatiug a furore in Now York, -~ A Preventive for Croup. Wo want overy mother to know that croup can be prevented, ‘I'rue croup never appears without a warning. ‘The first symptom is boarsoness; then the child appears to have taken a cold or a cold may bave nccompuaied the hoarseness from the start. Aftor that a poculiar rough cougn is developed, which is followed by the croip. The Lime Lo act i3 when the child fiest becomes hoarse; a few dosos of Chamborlain’s Cough Remedy will provent the a . 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