Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 27, 1892, Page 21

LITTLE TORD FAUNTLEROY Bometh'nz of the Perzonality of the Original of Ars. Eurnett's Charming Creation. VIVIAN BURNETT AS A HIGH SCHOOL BOY How the Story Was Snggested—The Iteal “LAttie Lora® is m Manly Youth of Admirable Quanities—Promise of & Brilliant Career, [Copyrighted 1502 It ia onty a few years since the appearance of “Littlo Lord Fauntleroy,” and yet, wher. ever boys and eirls read, ho is known and loved, and, with his sweet sister, ‘“‘Sarah Crewe, of young old To the many to whom these two great chil dren’s classics nave becomo houschold stor fes, it may bo sting to form tho ac quaintance of the original “iittle iord" as he now appears, a High school boy. Heis not at all 1escrved, and you need not fear he will repel your advances. You will fird him, too, 20 modest that if you did not would never learn by any utte own his identity, He doss not knowledge that ho is the ori roy,” pecause he thinks 1t seoms like arro gating to bimself ail the beautiful traits of tho character, and vet, as your acquaiatance with him despens, you find that he is pos- sessed of many of thoso same traits, the same innate manliness, quaint in its frank ness. He 1s a universal favorito, for, as one of his young friends exprosses it, ‘“he is so ohummy;" and yet, for all his popularity — lot mo whisper it quistly—he Is not spoiled. No boy could be more unassuming or more deferential to his superiors. Yor your first glimpse of him, should yon on some schoolday morning take your stand near the boys entrance of he great central High school in the citr of Washington, you might observe among the hundreds of boys passing 10, & stout manly littia figure in crush nat or derby, dark suit, and now, alas! long trousers, with most likely, for ho 1s & hard student, a bundle of books siung over his shoulder. If he had not ridden up on bis bicvele,vou sthould hardly expect to seo nim approach alove, for hie loves companion- ship, and a boy comrade or two will prob- ably accompany him. Tnis, If you have made no mistake, is Mrs. Burnett’s son, Vivian, the original *‘Lattle Lord auntle- roy.” Of course the fiowing curls with which vou bave always pictured him have long stico disappeared from tho well-formed Lead, aud the hair itself, aithough once golden, is now quite dark; but tho eyes are still tho same, large, brown and expressive, Owing to the misstatemonts of the press al the time of the sickness and recent sad death of s loved and only brother, Lionel, the impression soems to “prevail that tho original of tho character is no longer living; butitis all a mistake Just in how far Viviao is tho oviginal, and how it is that the world is indebted to him that the incompara- ble strry was ever written at all, I shall tell a little further aloug; meanwhile some char- acteristics of his scnool life. + Inthe first place, with that delicate ocon- sideration for others, and the refined good breeding which characterized the little “*Cedric,” he is far too gentlemanly a boy to glve his teachers any disquictude on the point of order, altuough he dearly loves fun, and sometimes has it practiced upon hin self. Ihavo known him 1o rido home baro- headed on a cold day, und with commend: #ble good humor, too, because his hat had been cither taken or hidden by some practi- cal joker umong his schoolfellows. In study bhall heis himselt astudy. As his faco bends over his work you are il voluntarily reminded of the earnest boy who used to lie on tho hearth rug in *‘Mrs. Ecrol’s” little parlor readinz aloud to his mamma, He has most likely selected some corner nook, aud there, buried in bis book or busy with his writing, he remains unnoting and unnoticed until the hour has expired. It is interosting to watch him write, He is Dossibly proparing an essuy in his Knglish work, the branoh 1o which he specially de- lights. Watch his chubby hand—a goods boyish hund, with the geuuine soil and stain upon it ~as 1t glides over the tablet before himj line after line, paze after page: con- sulting now and then the hook on bis desk for m fact, ho scarcely pauses 1o look up until the whirr of the electric boll announces the signal for the sections to form. Does he inherit the genius which is to vroduce some monument of English, a classic yet unborn? Who knows? The dif- foronce between his mothod of working ana :hnl of other boys avbout him is very strik- ng. It may be well to insert here a brief prod- uct of nis pen. [t is a very chsracteristio sketch, being an account of a sohool exper- {ence abroad, whicn by special request he contributed to the High School Review last year, With his usual modesty he desired that it should be inserted under a nom de lume, and only after much persuasion did © consent Lo sign his full name: At School in Ttaly, In the summer of 1856, tho Ems, & ship of the North German-Lloyd line, landed on the hospitable shores of Yo Merry England” a party of four—my mother, her friend, my brother aud myself. Finding the climate of England too vigorous for hor delicate healtn, my mother turned her faco southward toward tho balmy uir of sunny Italy. So, corossing tho rough and bolsterous chanuel, thitherward we journeyed. Artiving at Florence, the city. of Michaal Angelo, it was decided that we remain there for some imo; and my brother and I wero entored in M. Do Mangor’s celevrated school, that ho mwight teach us I'rench, Here I realized to the fullest extent that T was *a stranger in a stravge land,” for, excenting my brother and ouo of tho mastors, whose knowledge of English wus somewhat lim- 1190, 10 ONE MLOUL me knew & word of my native tongue; consequently, during the weeks I was loarning a fow words of theirs, dilemmas and tribulations, not French, foll 10 my sharo aaily. Our head mastor was rather a oharacter. About 60 years of age, white-haired, short and stout, bo was, withal, not overscrupu- Jous concerning bis personal appearance: and his peculiarly deep voico would rumble forth &l intervals reprimands or cautions to tho naller pupils—tho largor ones, as [ noticed, rarely sharing these attentions. Our lessons were not many, but furnished Wwork and amusement . Making uo speciaity of teaching French-an attainment common to Italians—this school attempted to teach Englisn, Accordingly, 10 the topsy- turvy fashion I was taught in Prench what other boys of my class learnod in Eagliso, 1 was set to studying Roman History in Fronch bofora I knew a word of that languago, this course resulting in recitations not always brilllant. The mysterics of the grammar 10 this courtly touguo were oponed to mo in the same lucid manner, ana Many othor studies wero admin- istered in F'rench doses until my mind was pretty well purged of il that it had vroyiously contained. My deficiencies could Dot have given the schoolinaster & very flut- tering opinion of the receptive powers of an Amorican schoolboy; but 1, in turn, can tostify that two Awerican scnoolboys had no desiro to graduate from M. De Mange school, Lowoy At midday came an oxer- cise that I fully understaod—whon we were allowed to cat the luncues that we had brought with us, prosided ovor by the head master, who al the same tune “did the honors'' of & steaming repast spread tompt- ingly vefore him. It was at this time that I nad a chance to talk with my schoolmates, whoso friendly attempts to speak to mo 1o English were very amusing. 1 Tho youg king of Servia, although a good riend of mine, and speakinz Buglish very well, did vot tell me who hy was, aud it was not until after I bad left school that I made the discovery. My progress in Fronch ot being notably great, 1 was soon placed under a private tutor, and 1n sevea gontts tune, leaving re- potfully tho blue skies aud suany days of talv, we wonded our way back to fogay Eugland, whenco wo gladly sailed the fol- lowing Oclover for America. Vivian Buryerr, The relations of the Lwo brothers were most beautiful sud tho loss of the one is to the otber a lifelong sorrow. One sad sen- tenco of his exvresses it: “We had ex- pected it for s long time, but I canuot got 1s tho aelight aliks and know you anoa of his like to ac- sinal “Fauntle . OMAAA DATLY BEE: SUNDAY wa ware slways together. Of the pretty ploture the Little feliows used to maka in their long curls and Fain- tloray costumm as they plased as childran b fore the home of Dr. and Mrs. Burgett moro than one resident of Washington can speak Eithor of them might have been a verilabie “Littlo Lord Fauntloroy” stepped from out one of those pictures so familiar to us all, "0 costume they woro when later they went to school 80 uos proved & source of grief to thom, for tho street urcnins would puil at thelr dress and in othor weys annoy them; but the brothers, small us they were, always valantly defended themseives, sometimos mucn o the amusement of lookers-on, Who still relate tne iucidonts. Both were like most other little laas and enjoved climbing on oarth carts and passing wagons auite us much as the average small bov. Of course they wers often mischiovous; and ~ Vivian, 1t has been in- sinuated, wns even sometimes known 8s a “terror’’—somothing, indeed, he 1s very far from being now A3 has been intimated, ho flads great pleasure in the association of his youn friends, He forms one of a set of four who wio call themselves “The Committee.” “The Committee,” although friendly to all the boys, is somewhat oxclusive, and does not liko to have its inuer circle intruded upon except at regulation times, The mem: bers of *“The Committee” nre his intimat with whom, to use his exproession, ana make up, just like my brother. He is tLoroughly American, has something of a talenc for invention, und already hus a sharo in one or two patents which, for a boy of 10, 13 sayiog considerablo, It is his ob ject Lo invent something or do something that wili mako the world better—a worthy ambition for any boy! Ha iy also interosted in photogzaptyv, aud as an amateur has had quite an experionce, His latest venture is 1n tho line of printing. Ho hasa fiue outit, and there will soon bo fssued from his pross, 11 book form, one of his mother's recent pr ductions, which lately appoared in Scrib ner's Magazino under ihe titloot *The Drury Lane Boys Club,” an account of an instity tion for newsboys founded by Mrs. Burnott in Loudon during her late sojourn abroad, as & memorial to her son, Lionel. His chums are bis assistaut printers, and a busy time thoy have been having of iton Sutirdays and out-of-school hours. Being conscientions about it, his school work keeps him pretty constantly employod Dr. Burnott says of his sou that he **has the knack of sticking to a thing," and when deep in his Latin in vain for him may the boys outside whistle and his chums ring the or boll, He is ovlivious of it all until tho lesson is finlshed . Ho has a great hking for languago studies, and is alreadv quite profi- cient in F'rench. ' Ho is particularly fond of studies in literature and of bistory, but he has a decided aversion to mathematies. He has i great taste for the antigue, old and rave books being a specialty, and he knows how to appreciate the value of a junk shop in searchiug for treasures ia this line. Ho is a zood pranist and has a fine appre- clation of the beautiful. It 1s gelightful to see his enjovment of nature in a bit of scenory—a waterfall or the quiet river—not only enjoving it but analyzing it, noting curi- ous effects and secking (o share s pleasure with yoursolf. He likes to analyze his moods and fealings. I have coldom’ scen a boy more happy thau he when at the end of tho school year, with whe removal of its strain, ho found himsolf promoted without a singlo condition. 1t was just like him to try to analyze his pleasure to discover why he was 80 happy. 1t is very interesting to hear him talk of lis father—a wise father, who is his boy's confidential frieud, aud who places, as fow fathers kuow how to do, that boy upon his own responsibility, and at the same timo leads him to use that responsibility for the aovelopment of the truost independence and manliness. If the original “‘Fauntleroy’ possesses a trait not fully developed in tho imaginative caaracter, 1t is that of devotion to his father, For his mother he has tne same chivalrous tendegness which is so touching In the character of the ‘‘Lattle Lord.” = She is stll “Daarest” to bim, although he uses now the French synonym rather than the Enelish. With great decision and intelligence of churacter there 13 something very swoet iu his confidence—the kind of confidence that won the heart of the stern old ‘'eugl of Dor- incourt.” In a photogranh, showing him in pantomime costumo, taken Lwo years 8go, the camera has caught that pecuhar ox- pression of tenderness and confiaencoe which, to know, makos you love him. He has changed 'cousiderably i appearance since then, but he is tne same winsome boy. But 1 think I near you asking, how far is he the original of ‘Fauntleroy ot the “‘Little Lord"” speak for himself. ‘ne account is not long, aud, In his own words, is about as follows “When I was about 7 1Isaid, one dny: *Mumma, itis a long time since you have written & good story for children: won’t you writo one? ‘Yes,’ she said, ‘T will tell you about a little lora.’ Sho told me som> of it. Afterwards she wrote 1t, addiog much more toit. She road & good deal of 1t to me, so the world has me to thauk for that story. T'he wonderful story was not written ina day, however; several months elupsed be- foro Mrs., Burnect allowed it to pass from her bands to the public. ‘The ilustrations were taien from Vivian's own photograph, and represent him oxactly as he appeared at that age. e will still show vou the drawing of himself from which the engraving was ade which reprosents “Fauntleroy' standing beside the big dog. This is about the extont to which Vivian will admit s originality of the character; butI think the gifted fady, his mother, would tell you that, while the story is purely a creation, she 1o 1t portrayed the beautiful ingenuousness and simplo gooduess of hoirt of her boy—a simvlicity of gosdness which is stll bis, and which exhibits itself in many Ways. Just one mstance of it here. He dislikes ho vetor a long drive 1 have known him, in pure kinduess, to get out avd en couragingly pat and caress the tived animal that had been faiwnfully pulling; so, when Vivian Buraett is mentioned &s the “original ‘Little Lord auntieroy,’” we understand that ho is simply the prototype of a char- acter such as I trust every boy who roads this will try to possess, and to which I be- lievo ho himself is endeavoring more and more to zonform. Having, now, introduced vou to the “originai’ as I know bim, I trust it may prove but a pretude to what you shall hear aud know of him and his work in after years, W. Epwiy Presr, Central Hig chool, Washiuztoa. S ) Sullding n Riniroad on Faith, From south Texas camea man who built 600 milesrof railroad with a #5 bill and faith, and the bill was a borrowed one, says the Globe Democrat. He moved up from Corpus Christi to Sun Antonio with all of his possessions heaped on & two-wheeled cart. He got a charter to build a railroad from San Antonio to Aransas PPass, He graded a mile of it, throwing a good deal more than one shovel of dirt with his own hands. The receiv of another rail- road loaned this indefatigable builaer enough old rails for a milo of track, In a distant part of the state was purchased an engine which had beon condemned six years before and sent to the shops to he wrecked for serap ivon. T'wo old cars were picked up somowhero else ata bargain, And that old engine, drawing thoso old cars, steamed into San An- tonio. On engine and cars in bold let toring was puinted in lamp bla A, & A, P With one_mile of old rail tracs and with the umi\rmrntu( the old engine and the two old cars, Uriah Lott started the Aransas Pass system. There hus been some tall financiering in the history of railvoad tuilding in this count-y, but there isn’t anything which for ‘dazzling pluck quite ap- proaches the story of the building of this 600 miles of road in South Texas, To the one mile of track three were added —three miles by a dicker for some second-tiand ralls which a street car company bad bought from a narrow guige company. On this basis a credit trado was mide with a Pennsylvania rolling mill for ten miles of rails. When they arrived there wasn't money enough in the treasury to pay the freight, But it was got somoehow, ~Ten miles of track gave the foundation for bonds whicn Built forty miles more, and 50 the sys- tem grew into its present proportione, This man who built the Aransas Pass system rode from San Antonio to Chi- cago, at one criticai period in his enter- prise, without a cent in his pocket. He had transportation, but he hado’t any- thing Lo buy food, and be went through buogry. Just in e GATE OITY MUSICAL GOSSIP Resume of the Week's Doings in Musical Circles of the Oity. GRAND FESTIVAL PROMISED IN APRIL Sousa’ of New Marine Band 500 Vo Fopuiar With a Choru os—Somothing Abont a Organization-Other News and Comment. One of the most popular of the numerous organizations that go to make up the mu sical organism of Omaha is the Philomela Ladies quartet which appenred for the first 1mo this season with James Whitcomb Riloy at his entertainment at Young Men's Charis- tian association hall last week. The quar- tet is named aftor i 2, daughter of Pandion, king of Athoens, who, according to the legendary myth, so charmed the gods with the melody of ner voioe that sho was changed 1uto a nightineale. Ihe Philomela quartet was organized in Dacember of last year and mot a very favor. avle reception from the Omata pudlie. It was originally composed ot Mrs. L. T, Sun- derland and Miss Clara Clarkson, sopranos, and Miss Auna Bishop and Mrs. Frauces Moeller, altos, and assisted at a numbsr of musical onter Somo time teinments during the soason. ago Mrs. Sundorland was obliged to sever her connection with the quartet, and for a time the i of coutinu- 1ng the organization was abandonod. About ten days before tho Kiley ontertainment and at the earuest request of the managers Mrs, Moeller cousented to reorganize the quartet and assist at tho _performan o find a first soprano to fill the vacancy oc- casioned by Mrs. Sunderland’s withdrawal was hot an easy task. Thero are many sopranos who can sing well and corroctly whose voices are not well adapted for quar- tot singlog, which requires an ear of wonderful nicoty and a volce true and flexible enough to effect that molodious aad perfect blending of tones that zives the quartet its peculiar charm. Miss Myrtle Coon at length couseated to vake the nosition and more than fuifilled tho expecta- tions of her frieads. The quartet never sang botter than on that occasion and when it is considored that Miss Coon had only a little more than & woek for rehearsal, in which she committed throa quartets and a trio, the re- sult was especially flatteriug, The selections rendefed wore enthusiastically received and Mr. Riley, in complimonting the ladies on their efforts, vemarkea that local musi- cal featares had always formed a part of hisentertainments,but ho had nover been superted by such music as that before. A meution of the performance would not be completo without reforence to Mrs, Mocller's s0l0 “Calm as the Night,” than in which sho nevor appeared better before an Umaba audi- enca, Tho members of the Philomena quartet are all membars of the Trinity cathedral choir and have been pupils of Mrs. Cotton during the past two years. They are unanimous _ in the expression that it is to Mrs. Cotton’s patience and proficiency as & teacher that they ave largely indebted for the flattering suc- cess whioh they have achieved. If Mrs. Cotton has a hobby it 1s for training her pupils to sing so that the words as well as melody may bo understood, and the result is pleasingly apparent fu the performances of the quartet. Their aistinct enunciation has been romarked upou and Is ot the least creditable feature of their singing. Each of the members of the guartet has been heard several times in s0l0 numbers, and the artisuc blenalng of voices that are strong individually is accomplished with resulls that compare creditably with any similar organization in the west. Miss Coon has a voico that is chiefly atiractivo by rea- son of its dramatic qualitics, Her 1tona- tion is clear as a bell and she sings with a fire and spirit that enlist tho closest atton- tion of the listener. Miss Clarkson's voice 13 light, but remarkably clear, penbtrating and resonant. Mer tones aro very pure and true aund every note is sung oy her with an accuracy which indicites & naturai genius for tho art. The sweetuess of Miss Bishon's voice is its best recommendation. Her tones are round and rich and resonant, a charm that never fails to please. Mr: Moelier is the solo alto of the Trinity cholr, and she is well known in this city as a vo- calist of more than ordinary ability, Her voice is exceptionally decp and low aud its elasticity and resonance in the lower tones is excelled by few voealists, Mrs. Moelier is the manager of the quariet and superintends the rehearsals, The music loving public will be delighted to learn that John Philiip Sousa with his Marine band will be in Omaha some time in April next for a grand musical festival of two days. The reputation of : Mr. Sousa as o divector and the excellence of the two provious cntertainments that he has given in Omahawill be sufficient to arouse an 6xpec- tantinterest in the coming event. The details of the performance have not yet been de- cided on. Prof. L. A, Torrens, director of the Apollo club. received a lotter from Mr. Sousa last*week asking if a chorus of 500 voices could be provided to assist at the festi- valand Mr. Torrens will enter at once upon the task of organizing and drilling the chorus. With the whole winter for rehcarsal it is expected that oue of the best choruses ever organized in Omaha will face Mr. «Sousa’s baton in April. Among the individual attractions that will accompany Mr. Sousa will ve Miss Idu Klein and Mile. Mansella Lindh, sopranos; Miss Clara 'oole,contralto; Signor Campanini and Mr. Payue Clarke, tenors; Signor Galassi, baritone; Herr Emil Fischer,basso, and Miss Maude Fowell, violinist, Mis. J. W. Cotton is ‘plauning a series of composers recitals which will be given at intervals during the coming scason. On each occasion the performance will consist of seloctions from the works of one of tho great composers and o paper will ba road containing o briaf account of his life and worls, together with a more or less critical analysis of bis compositions. The object of thoso recitals will e mainly to educate tho Omaha public to a higher appreciation of thoso classical works which are many times superseded by infecior compositions which are demauded by the public woich isnot educated to & comprehension of tho more classical works, The first will be a Rubonstein recital which will be given some- time in Dacember. The paper on Rudenstein will ve read by Miss Elizabeth Poppleton, The Omaba School o Music will move into its new quarters in the McCaguo building avout December 10. About that time the curriculum will be augmented by the addi- tion of a school of languuges and tho faculty will also be increased, Amoug the additions to the faculty will bo Mr. Alonzo Fusco, who will toach the ltalinn language. Arrango- ments aro in progress for o serios of recitals during the winter at which both professioual aud umateur talert will appoar. The choir at Mrinity cathedral is showing the result of the constant training of the past two yvears and Is singlog this winter bot- tor than ever bafore. The volume of tono is well rounded and porfectly blended and their music is rendered with an sccuracy seldom equaled. Duriug Advent the musi- cal featurss of tho servicos ay Trnity will bo especially attractive. Each Sunday even- ing a solo’ by some member of the choir will bo added to the usual offertory. Tuis morning the offortory will consist of the “Benedicite,” by Simper,and Tours' *Bene- dictus.” ‘Lo chowr will sing that beautiful authem from the “'Messiab,”” *And the Glory of the Lord,” aud the morning anthem will bo repeated in the evening. At the evening servico Mrs, Cotton will siug Gounod's “Lignt From Heaven” with violin ovligato. During Lent the “Story of the Cross,” by Dudley Buck, will be’ repeated. Tuis was given last year and bundreds of people were unable to obtain aamittance. The repetition of this exquisite composition will ba one of the musical pleasures of the sesson, sud none of those who were fortunate enough to hear It before will be willing to deny them- solves the pleasure of anotber hearing. The ‘rinity choir is rehearsing Gade's beautiful cantata, ‘‘Curistmas Eve,” which will probably be reudered Suunday evening, Decomber 25. The cautata is oue of the most exquisite sacred compositions. The mausie is not brilliaut, but its paculiar rythw produces a wouderfuily pleasing effect. The welody is very quiet and dolicats, but beau- tifulle appropriate andyangelic in its swoet - ness, It consists of %0108 supplemoented by a choras. ‘The soidwhrk will divided | among the altos and tfpantire choir will sing the ohoruses. e The chiorus of 200 volces for the Mills | meetings has been in active renearsal undor Prof. Torrons during the past four weoks. Their progress is verg patisfactory and tho {mprovement in thoirhverk is all_that could be oxpected. Aftor the: so of tho meat- ings it is the intention to continue the | chorus organization as the Churoh Chorus union and study choral musio through the winter in preparation for the grand festival next April. Prol. Torrons is also_arilling & chorus of 100 voices at Coundlt Bluffs in goneral chorvs music and they will also form a part of the cnorus for the Mariuo baud fostival. The Omaha School of Musie will give a re- cital in Jannary assisted by Me. Cuarles A, Kuorr, tenor, aud (eorge Ellsworth Holmos baritone. Mr. Holmes appeared in tho ora: [ torio “Ehjat’* at the last concert of last se and his singing was very favorably commonted on. son The Reinecko Indied ‘quartet will give a concert at Lincoln 1'riday eveniog, They will bo assisted by Mrs. i V. P. Raymond of Lincoln, pianist. An orchestra of tiventy-one pieces will 800n bo organized in connection with thoe Omaha Sehool of Music The next musicalo of "Mrs. Cotton's sories will be givon at Hayden’s mus.s hall on De- cember 3. It will b a begianers recital, freo 10 pupils and their frionds and any ous elso who 1s intorested in musie. The Apolio club will_ begin the rchearsal Paul” by Mendelssohn " by Handel, Tues- liwinary to their appearance with the “\Western Chorus™ of ten socteties in the musical fesvivalat the World's fair next June. “Judas Ma ovening. Musical society will give ploasaut piano racitals at the Limfhger zallory, Wednosday evening, Decembor 7. The particular star wiil bo Mume. Bloomfield Zsisler, wio mado a very favorablo impression hero last winter. Mr. Winfiela Blake and Mr. W. Lowis, who have recently arrived in this city _from Denver, will give a concert at Young Men's Christian Association hall Tuesday evening, Thoy will be assisted by looal tuleat and the procceds will be apphod for the venefi of the Ola Ladies Home. Mr. Lewis is a vianist and Mr. Blakeisa basso who 1s said to possess a voico of wonderful power and compass, The Ladies anothor of their One of the most interasting events o wintor from a musical standpoint will bo the lecture by L. C. Elson of Boston at the Conservatory of Musio, Decembor 6. Mr, Elson is from the New Kngland Conserva- tory of Musio, and {s probably the most eminent lecturer on the history of music in this country. tho The Conser vatory ot Music will give a re- cltal about the middle of December, in which all the grades will participate. Tho Choral socity held its rogular rehonr- sal on F'ridav night last week, on account of Thankseiving day. They are constantly ac- quiring new voicos, uud promise to surpriso the public bofore spring. Mr. Joseph Gahm'and M played at the residence of General Manager Burt of the Eikhorn route, on Thanks- giving afternoon it s ooy OLD-TIME TRADING IN OMAHA. Hans Albert Growch of Looal Commercial Houses, Nethods, Transitios and Progres: Did you ever stop tothink of the numbor of trausitions that somo’of Omala's largost commercial houses have undergons! A suc- cessful business is usually the result of growth, more or less rapid, according to the abliity with which i 8 managed and to favoring ciconmstancas. [t sometimes hap- pens tpat men - oF “great ability and with unlimited capital are ablo to start in with a largo business and mako a success of it without going through the preliminary stages of erowth, but these aro exceptions and not tho rule. Itis safo at least to as- serl that tho most successful business ventures in the country are those that were cemmenced in a small wav ana gradually added to. Many of the older houses havo seen a long succassion of proprietovs. These facts wero mentioned in the courso of a conversation with K, C. Morgan, one of the pioncer merchants of Omana, in which ho detailod the history of one of the local job- Thelr bing houses. *I% was in the year IS6%,” said Mr, Morgan, ‘*‘that I saw there was room in Omaba for another grocery house. At that tume [ was agent of tue Union Pa- cific, having come to Omaha in 1865. I paid $1,000 for an old fratne building that occupied a part of the site of tne present United States bank. 1 also paid $50 per month for the leaseof the ground. The firm was known as that of Morgan & Riley. in that day we nad to bring our supplies on wagons from central lowa or by boat from one of the Mis- sour: riyer towns that had eastorn railroad connections., Tho buli of our 2ooas came by the way of St. Joo, although there was con- siderale shipping to_this point from St Louis and even from New Orioans. It re- quired considerable time to get goods from the east and we wers compolled toauticipate the wants of our business for several montns in advance. Wwo could not telegraph and eet the goods herc in time to fill an order as is sometimes done st the present time, A good deal of tho freighung on the river tad 1o be done at a certain season of the year when the water was high, which also neces- sitated our ordering & long time uhead. “We had not geen in business long boforo we moved into the building ownea by 12dward Creighton, whero the 99-Cent store now is, The firm then was known as John A. Creightou & Co. The style of the firm was again changed to thatof Creighton & Morgan and we soon moved iato ourown building at 1213 Farnam street. Again tne firm changed its name to that of Morgan & (iallagher, Not long after that W. A, Pax- ton purcbased iy 1oterest and the firm made one wore chango to that of Paxton & Gallaguer, Fora time tho irm occupied the present site of Kelley, Stiger & Co.'s store and then moved into their own building on South Teoth streel, where they are still located. “I'he methods of doing business chauge fully as rapidly as the personnel of firms, Wnen I commenced the blsiness all the grocery housos 1 Omaba uid bolh a retail and & wholesale business. 'Wo sold goods to the citizens of the town at rotail and to tho country storas at wholesalo. A large busi- ness was dcne in the way of furnishing sup- plies to the contractors whoowero buiidi the Unicn Paclio ruilvoad. T'hen the fivving out of wagon triius was another important item of the business. *There has also been a graat change in the character of the goods sold, Wo did not haudie wany of the so-culled luxuries, but on the contrary our goods were mostly staples, We sold %6 quantities of flour, bacon, hams, cannad meais, mwackerel, ete. Aunother feature of (he business at that time was the habit of retwl deaiers in ordering evary- thing that \hey wauted from the grocers, They would send for everything that thoy wau to us, and we would go out,buy what we did not carry in stock and fitl the order, *“Tuo credit system iu - that day was worse than now and agreat deal of mouey was lost in bad debls. A good many adventurers camo out into this conntry and they would buy a stock of guods ang pay & few hundred doilars down and ihao: perbaps turn the whole stock over Lo some one else and skip the country. *I'nore was, however, & bright sido to business in that day that made up for many drawbacks, There was a profit, and a good one too, on everything that was sold. Staple K00ds on waoich” there is now little orno profit then paid weil for the trouble of haud- liog them. Every one made mouey aud was satisfied. We haa hard times and ratber rough times, but I do not doubt there are some who would be willing to Live that Lite over again.” CONAUBL Marrying 8 man to reform bim is equal to putting your fiugers In a fire Lo put 1t out, The engagement of Miss Marie Havemeyor to Mr. Perry Tiffany, both of New York, is aunounced. Mrs. Russell, 14 years old, has secured & divores from toria, B, C. “Presbyterian, are you, BMe!"’ elderly relative, er husband, aged 50, 8t Vic: said the “United Presbyteriani” EMBER 27, 1892 WENTY PAGES. N-not yot, auntio,” whisporad the blushing Me, “but I'm engaged " A bridé may appear at churoh or atany family gathering at any time immeaiately beforo or After her marriage. One may not bo criticised unfavorably for such appear- 108, “Why don’t you propossto Miss Squires if you like her so much?’ “I'm wawing for Christrmas, 'Then, you see, [ can make the engagement ring serve for a Christmas pres- ent.” “'T hear that you're engaged to Miss Ding- bats. Lot me congratulate you, old chapi sho's one of a thousand.” *‘Oh, better than that—why, sho's one of a hundred and fifty thoasand, 3 Miss Caroline Washburn, wife of United States Senator William D, Washburn, and Mr. Klbert Francis Baldwin of New_York city were marriod at Minneapolis, Minn,, on’ Wednesday last. rence John Templs Blackwood, an English diplomut, aged 26 years, tho second son of the marquis of Dufferin and Ava, will wed Miss Fiora Oavis, aaughter of John Davis of New York The sultan has 300 jvives, the king of Dabomey 250, the shaw of Persia 400, tho king of Siam 600, tho king of Ashantee {1,000 and the emperor of Morocco about 6,000, Some nion have queer notions as to what coustitutes quiot life, The Cherokeo trito of Indians have, per- haps, the most curious form of warriage, The happy couple join hands over a running stream, and they become at once man and wife. ‘It must ba rather compromising for a Chorokee youth to assist a lady &cross a ditch, ““Darling, don’t you think littio Johnny ro- sembles you more and more every day!" *'Do you think so, dearest!” *Yos, love, It you notice you willtind that he alwiys wants the best in ‘the house, and that ho never does S you want bim to, and that bo is contin ually overeating and yestorday ho kissod tho servant.” “That will do, M; Some of the brides of the weok rank as beauties, but none of them wore famous than Miss Lisetto d’Wolf Colt, who held a position in the front rank of American belles at home and abroad. Her marriags to Mr. Arthur Roteh places her at the head ot Bos- ton’s most exciusive set, with a_mausion on Commonwealth avenue aud a fine house in the country. Miss Meta Elizabeth McAllister, a daugh- ter of tho late Colonel sulian McAllister, U, . A, and a niece of Mr. Ward MeAlhster, was married to Mr. John Howell Janeway, jr., n sen of Surgeon J. H. Janeway, U. S. A, in Now York last Tuesdav. Her gown of ivory white satin made in the First Empire style, was draped in chiffon, and hor veil Wwas of point lace. ‘I'he bouqnet was a com- bination of white roses and fresh orango biossoms, The marriage of Miss [Mloronce Louise Darlington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Henry P, Darlington, and Charles Benjamin Niblook was celebrated in Chicago ‘T'uesday last, The bride was attired in a white 8satin gown with trimmings and a bertha duchess lnce, made high neck, with long. full slecves and a court traiu. Shoe carried a white prayervook and a bouquet of whito marguerites, her favorite flowers. The tulle veil, which enveloped but not concealed her figure, was cunght with orang e blossoms. Tho most beantiful unmarried young prin- coss in all Burope 18 the youngest daughter of the king of the Belgians, the Princess Clementina. She is just 22 years of ago, very tall, has beautiful dark hair and eyes and carries herself like a queen. She has led a saa lifo on account, of the misfortunes that have befallen her family. The suicide of her favorito brother-n-law, the Archduke Ru- dolph, and the death of Prince Baudouin of Flanders, who had been mentior.ed as her possible husband, havo combined to impress her with the feeling that she should spend her days in the retirement of a convent. But a marriage with the crown prince of Italy or Princa Ferdinand of Bulgaria is being discussed. She has a beautiful young girl friend, the Princess Josephine of Flanders, who is fair haiwred, Llug oyed and always happy and is the greatest heiress in all Eu- rope. - QUAINT AND CUKIOUS. Physicians’ carriages have the right of way in Berlia, Tt only costs one-thira of a penny to have a bath in Tokio, Japan. In Witu, East Africa, they are making sugar from cottonseed, which 1s fifteen times gweoter than sugat make from cane. Thoocean is more productive than the land. An acreof good fishing ground will yleld more food than an acre on the best farm, A lady of Washington place, New York, last weok, pald $100 rewara to get back a two and a half pound lost dog, or at the rate of $40 a ppund. Another horror has beon added to London fogs. It bas boen found that by means of & stroug light and a peculiar lons tho heayens cau Lo filled with advertisements, The first ship canal on the lino of the present Sucz canal was projected by Nocho, an Egyptian king, about 600 B. C. ‘Tho two seas were actually united 270 B. C. The average duration of lives in the Uuited States is 47. 8 for mechanics, anad 52.1 for lawyers. And this, too, without any reforence as to the survival of the fittest, Caterpillars from four to six inches long are quite common in Australia, and travelors who have tasted them say they are not un- palatable, and aro quite as tender as Chicago beef. During the winter of 1833-87 a_petrified frog was found in a quarry near Limirs, N. Y., which was two feot eight inches in length and weighed over 100 pounds. This is the largest specimen of fossilized frog yet brought to light. Awmong recent novolties, that of a nows- paper printed on the wab of the sacred white spider is chroniclod. It1sa shoet about 11 incuos by 14 inches, contains two columns of matter, including an English story, and is excollontly printed. The frizzled glass threads from which cloth is woven are said to surpass iu finencss, not only the finest cotton, but even the throads of the silkworm's cocson, their soft- ness and olastioity boing even greater than that of manufactured silc “int.” The famous j ubilee shot fired from a 22-ton gun in Queen Victoria’s jubilee year, to ascortain how far a shot could bo carried, remained in the air sixty-nine and a half seconds, and the highest point reachod 1n its flight of twelve miles was 17,000 feat. If your nerves were steady enough to ad- mit handhng the sikworm's threads, and you were to take & carpenter’s tools and lay Buch threads side by sige until they covored an inch you would find, after completing the task, that you had handled exactly 1009 threaas, Oue-fifth of the married sachusetts aro childless. It 1s said thut in no country save France zan a similar condi- tion of affairs bo found. Oa tho other hand, instead of over 20 per cont, only 13.27 per cont of the foreizn born women of Massa- chusetts aro childiess, What is true of this stato Is undoubtedly in a greater or less do- groa true throughout the couat Tho horseshoe superstition is very old, Tho ancients believed that 1ron, as a_meta), had unkunown powers, and would drive nails into their walls to koep off vestiience. It has always beeo thought uncommonly ky to find a piece of the meiul, and as horseshoes wero the form in which it was most frequently found the superstitious re. ard camo to bo transferred from the mate- vial to the shape, women of Mas- - A Sure Cure for Croup. Farmers comoe fifteen miles to my store to get Chamberlain’s cougn remedy, Many of them, like wyself, are never without 1t in their homes. lvcured my boy of a severe attack of-eroun and, I beliove, soved his life, I, Dalton, Luray, Russell county, Kan Tuis remedy is o certain cure for croup and, if used as 800n s tho first symptoms appoar, will prevent the attack, For sale by drug- gists, S — HOOSIER JUSTICE, Of & Kind That No Frisoner Could Fault With. A young attornoey of this city who has boen making some political speeches on behalf of his party to illustrate the rank 1gnorance of the officials on the other side of the house, makes use of a story, said to be the simple truth, of a certain Find justice of the peace serving in one of the out townships of Marion county. The party had some little difliculty in securing & man to run for office, us the opposiog forces seomed to have fores Any Suit or Overcoat b ” ‘MADE TO ORDER. 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Tals i3 nody has novor baen known te 181151 par box. 6 0r 55; sont oy mall. Why sulferfrom this torrlolo 15040 WAD 4 WAILL)D GUArABLIS 1§ positivelygl7en with G Doxas uf refuad thom: notoursd a1 staup (o (rae Banplo isued by Ko 365, 5010 Agent 16411 wnd o 0b. ting? The defendant’s attorney, catching an idea, roge to his feet and said: *“Your honor, 1 understand the meeting to be for the purpose of holding or discharg- ing the prisonerat the bar, I move the prisoner’s discharge.” “1s there a sccond to the motion ¥ in- quired the dignitary presiding. I second the motion,” the prisoner answered with due alacrity. It is moved and seconded that the prisoner be discharged; us many as are in favor of the motion will say aye.” The attorney and the prisoner both cor) aye” with unmistukable empha= 88, “Those opposed will say no.” “The ayes have it and the prisoner is discharged. Gentlemen, uhutliu the furthor pleasure of the meeting ¢