Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1893, Page 13

S RN ey g N gt ) THE_OMAHA DAILY BEE: IMBER 3, 1893~TWENTY PAGES. 13 Kate Field Smiles Approvingly on Wolk- onsky's Oriticism. - AMERICAN MANNERS REVIEWED BY BOTH Whe Saperficial Article Current in Chicago Regn a8 n Trae Money the Koot of the Evil< A Lively Ronst, Spocimen — (Copyrighted by Kate £ 1] Tt has never ocenrred to me that this re- public is faultless. It has never occurred to mo that the way to correct evils is to con- ceal them and to play they do not exist. 1 have never enjoyed living in a fool's para dise. If, as an individual, T cannot boar the trath, Tam a poor creature. A nation that cannot bear it she be well thrashed Sometimes 1 think we necd just this sort of & thrashing to be taught to respect what is truly great in the rost of the world, and to 8top the boast and swa 0 offensive to well bred humanity of every nationality No doubt wo have greatly improved in this respect sinco Dickens immortali son Brick and Elijah Pogram in s ago. The whole na- one man and one woman and denounced that immensely funny story tion arose then ns and “American Notes” as absolutely false. *'A poor return for all we've done for you," shricked these silly Amcricans, shaking their fists at poor Boz, who had been perae- cuted with unsolicit tention, pursued by curlosity mongers as a new kind of elephant or rhinoceros, and never allowed a moment's privacy. It was quite natural that he should write as he did. He was not de Tocqu wville or Bryce, but a novelist and a reporte who wrote his kind of truth. Pograms and Bricks still walk the carth, anda sometimes walk the halls of congress Dickens' denunciation of slavery was de- served, as wo now admit. What T deeply regret is that on his second visit to America, in 1868, the great English humorist apolo- gized in a measure for past criticism, He should have stood by his guns whether we liked the smokeornot. To pander to popular clamor merely to swell box oftice receipts is beneath the dignity of a man. “Then there are few men,” exclaims a voice, “‘for hear what our congressmen state privately aud then note what they promul @ate in public,” Ruquirements of a Man, ood reason to know how few r ©in the world. Wearing tros the only requirement of u ma; s like character, backbone, integrity, eelf-control, doing ’lhu right thing at the right tim ro u few of the essentials of manhood. Were I asked what was the mat- tor with most men, [ should reply lack of Yirility aund moral courage. This is the feuson why there are so few good leaders. Qhe dead” level of mediocrity wallows in Platitudes and traditions waiting for some human cyclone to tforce them out of their glough of inunity. *iJo you mean to publish such stuff as Yhat?" exclaims the voice, “Yes. Fés ‘“Then you'd better emigrate. T shouldn’t Bare to. 'You won't have a friend loft.” Here's an admission. The only way to ave friends 1s to feed them on smiles and tafly, and never by any chauce to draw an onest breath in their presence. The game not worth the candle. b friendship is ot worth the most galvanized smile that ver entered a ballroowm, aud the sooner self- espect goes on a strike the bettor, Thore Eu getting to be a horror of originality and a atred of personal liverty in this country that appails the native philosopher and for- elgn observer. People are so steeped iu agreeing with the majority that they actu- Bily don't know what to_do with a person vho uaively ‘does his own thinking and svnrks_uun his own salvation from his own 'ng do you remain in town?" I was ed recently. don't kuow,” I replied. Shall you go out today?” | “1don't kuow." “‘When do you return to Washington I don’t know." Then the questioner turned, saying: “I ever yet kuew you Lo give a direct answer to Buy question I ever put.” d She ix Not Honest, You could have knocked me down with a feather. I, who am supbosed to be frank in haracter, hud lived to be told that I never nswered 4 question honestly, for that's Avhat the criticism meant. As a matter of act, I bad stated the exact truth, I aid not now. h'rmu same day another person made the ame 1umark, and I began to wonder what a8 the matter with n i Then I turned the search light on my ¢ tics to find out if the ind I evolyed this hy- rouble lay in thei othesis: Ameri 1re 80 ashamed to ad- it they don't know ¢ hing as never to 80 this downright expression cxcept when they wish o parry a question. Judging me by themselves, these good poople beligved that for some deep and occult veason I did 0t wish to tell them tke truth and there- %ru rosorted w the lio diplomatic. They ould have been perfectly satistied if [ bad fiunlnml at possibilities, but bare, unvar- ished fact was too novel for dence, Turn thisover in your mind and I think 'll sympathize with my hypothesis, 4s0n 50 many men call me a s Hrel,” onco exclaimed o prominent cula- tor,” is because I always toll them the truth. When thoy ask me about stocks I give an honest opiuion. Lielieving I havewsomo mo- tive for lyiug, they act on the rse of my udgment, and when they lose money vow 've cheated them,” I Behold the s ne principle involved, Truth 80 Great & SLrangor 48 nou to be recognized when met. 1t is pitiful, Dickens is dead, but foreign critics galore are tolling tho world what they think of us, and I'm hearuily glad of it. Some of the.a o get out of the country to nds. The cleverestcritic thus 1 i8 Prince Wolkonsky of St. Petersburg, ramb of the royal impe commission Lo he Columbian exposition. 4t ho is & erncu also Illmum me, as 1 find that the mericans I meet are so much more im- prossed by tivles thon they are by plain misters and mistresses as to be democratic in mame only. 1f I go into socioty conversation nvariably swings round to the last interna- fonal matceh,the gossip or scandal connected herewith, and the possibility of charming iss So-und-So wearing a coronet. 1've nothing on carth against titles, provided the bearers are noble men, but whea 1 see my eountry women tearing after every specimen of alleged aristocracy that darvkens their borizon I wonder where thenr womanliness is situated and what sort of fathers, brothers, :nn husbands they haveto endure such ig- oble nouscuse, Nuauseated by Women, The wowen at the World's fair nauseated me with their double-barreled manuers, ons kind being for poor white trash born on'this sldeot the Aulanticand the other for the ore or lcss genuine nobility whom they et for the first time in their lives, It was Prince This, Baron That, Count Tother in _pome such fashion us this: 80 charmed tomeet you, Prince. Beauti- ay, isn't it, Prince! Wnat do you think the fair, Prince! Couldn't do this sort of ing In i‘uur country, Prince, could you, lnco! By the way. Prince, what is your eou Keally, Priuce, your peopls are barians, are they not, Pi Do come dine with us tomorrow, Prince. D'l iso you'll meet a lov of preuty glru‘ e, Who are just crazy Lo meet you." AS & rotort a prince has revolted —actually over the traces and spoken straight wt in meeting. The diffcrence between ‘olkonsky sud ordinary princes is that he s yery clover and they are not, This uu- itigated Russiun says thay business is the pha and Omega of American lifo—that |Bbere is rothing outside of it. All standards are thrown asido except the standard of rofit, and that in no other country do they Bpeak of a man being “worth” so many dollars. The office exceeds the howe in wwi- Aportance and in a country of liberty life be- es slavery. People aro like cooks who Eurflndl_y prepare a delicious banquet which y never cat. X"ou may rescul this criticism, good read- A QUEEN PATS A PRINCE] ers, but there is a deal of truth in it and 'tis well put. After protesting against the uni- versal racket, Wolkonsky avers thatin no country has he been so frequently asked to what church he belonged. *People,” de- clares this intrepid subject of an “offete des potism.” “‘people advertise and _carry their denomination about with them like a tickel they present at every turnstile. 1f they con- tinue in this way Ishall not be astonished to sce them print their denomnation on their cards—the club on one corner, the church in the other. They seem to think that the fact of aman belonging 1o n church establishes his moral value, he church becomes anend in itself, nstead of being a gate which leads us to that numanity to which we all belong. It becomes a principle of di- vision, instead of beng the strongest pro- moter of sociability, It becomes a which keeps man apart from man i being a bond to ng them togeth don't ask every man to what church he be longs; it is of no importance to you. It isof great importance to him, but not to you. What is important to you is to see a man i his life, not in his church. 1 don't care a man does when he is alono with his ( want to seo him when he is not alone, among his fellow-men, and if we are all honest and true in our lives of what interest can it be to what church we belong " Wolkonsky is a Brick, t @dreadful?” murmues one of my “I really thought he was agentleman.’’ to reason with ste mysclf on . Having been pestered with this same question, I'm hghly delighted at Wolkonsky's reply. I never ask people to what church they bel luk’ 1 shouid consider it an fmpertinence. Wiy, thien, should they nsk me? 1t's a part of the old inquisitorial spirit of the Puritans that still pervades the air. The only towns whero Wolkonsky will escape this question are York, Washington, San_ Francisco and “Isn't sex. feeble ans. 2 ling the “precieuses ridicuies” he has and utterly condemning so- I'm encountered iety for its lack of originality, Woikonsky says a kind word for our girls’ but deplores our little men und women of He thinks our officials charming and thanks God that he knows no politicians. Ho thinks repor are kood fellows when you know th that they are not to be judged by the paper: They are sluves to their work.” Wolkonsky doesn’t like Chicago or our other big towns, anda concludes with the following advico: *“When you want to learn whataiation is, what a nation is capable of ; when you wan 10 know her ideas, her aspirations, her ¢ actor; when you want to know a nation’s soul—do not study her from the reports of > daily papers or the cheap pamphlets ro written for one occasion aud the hich lasts but a month or two, ation from the precious contribu- us she has given 10 the eternal ; fearn her for w al science, universal he nation’ from he men she is proud o 1 contend that Wolkonsky's lecture on his impressions of America, superficial as it is, and unjust as it sometinics seems to be, will do more good, extensively circulated, thau all the driveling praise that has precedea it. Weneed to be shown the reverse of the medal. Especially is this true of Chicago, that is likely to die of culogiés unless brought up with a round turn. What will Chicago do to prove that the glory of 1803 will avide forever? Thauks to the munificence of Marshall Field there will be u Columbian museum. Good. But what of Chicago cots, Chicago airt, Chicago squalor? Chicago has done much forari; what is she doing to make herself equally potent in li craturc? Her work is only begun. Kare FieLo, o UP TO DATE. Albert Riddle in Life. Hg tore him from the merry throng Within the billiard hall; 10 was gotten up regardiessly Lo pay his party cull, p 1115 thoughts wers dire and dark within, courteous 1o fate; , me! those sociul debts incurred Ao hard to liquidate.” Ilis boots were slender, long and trin, 11s collar tall and swell, 1is hats w by Dunlap, o cut by Bell; 5 ny und white, “0f our sot” the pride, Yet he lingered on bis way— He would that ho had dicd. feet caressed the lonely wa ho pavo gave forth no soun seomed In pltying silence clothed— ndward ho v . pproached the u he steps looked cold and chill; e glanced into the vestibule, Butull was calm and still. nsion stoalthily, Ho fingered nervously the bell, 1is card cuse i his hand fle saw the mriror In the hall— o, stutely, grand. Suddenly his spirits rose, The drawing room looked din Tho his soul with joy With “No! there's no oneln.” With flondish gleo he stole away, 115 heart was gay and light 1ppy that ho weiit nnd paid His party call that night. Hix steps turned to the bililurd hall, Blissfully he trod; He entered, “What, roturncd so soon?'= Replied: '“She's out, thank God ™ Bixteen cues wore put to rest Within their upright beds, And sixteen different tiles were placed P nx all, And sixteen men on duty bent To puy their party call. When the talrest of her sex came home— At carly dawn, I woen-- Sheslowly looked the cards all out— They nambered soventecn. With calm relief she ralsed her eyes, Litled with gratetul light, 0k, Merciful Fato look down and see Whut I've escaped this night INDUSTRIAL PRGGRESS, Uncle Sam ranks fourth in wool produc- tion. The England-India cable is 21,000 miles long. Boston 'phones to Milwaukee, 1,300 s, Napoleonville, La., makes 1,000,000 pounds of sugar a week. The process of carbonizing wool is getting special attention in Germany, Ponnaylvania’s annual crop yield $200,000,000, The worth re ure 5,000,000 live stock. The state produ nearly 2,000,000 tons of iron in the anthracite furnaces, nearly 8,000, 000 in bituminous furnaces and 17,000 tons of charcoal iron. Over 625,000,000 tons of an- thracite coal have been minea in this state, -ul(l one oil field has yielded 150,000,000 bar- rels. Prof. Elihu Thomson says concerning the intense currents of electricity he has lowed to pass through his bodv that he did not feel them at all, and that he could take five times as much, or enough to illuminate an are lamp, without noticing 1t. One would think that he would take at least. a current interest in it It is stated that eleccric parcel vaus for the accommodation of the enormous parcel post traflc are about to be placed on the London streets. The cost of horse traction in this service is put at 10 cents per mile, and it is estimuated that by the use of the storage battery vans it will be reduced to 5 cents. It is proposed to construct the bat- teries so thut they can be charged for four hours work. The following figures regarding the stand- dard number of working days per anoum diffevent countries appeared in a Polish paper: The inhabitants of central Russia labor fewest days 1n the year—namely, 207, Then comes Canada with 270, followed by Seotland with 275; England, 273; Portugal, 258; Russtan Peland, 238; Spain, 200; Aus- tria and the Russian Baltic vrovinces, 203; Italy, 203; Bavaris, Belgium, Brazl and Luxemberg, 300; Saxony, France, Finlaud, Wurtemburg, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway, 82; Sweaen, 404; Prussia and Ire- land, 305: United States, 806; Holland, 308, and Huogary, 813, L DeWitt's Witeh Hazel salve cures piles. e — Counsiderable excitement prevailed re. cently at the Locust Gap. Pa., colliery ow - ing 10 the discovery of two girls in male at tire working among the slate pickers. Their sux was divulged by a boy associate, aud in & fow minutes the employcs in all parts of the mill were aware of the fact. ‘The girls were immediately discharged aud taken 1o their homes, where it was learned that they were sent o the colliery to work owing to their inavility to socure other employment. e DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve cures piles, THE THRATERS Coming tothe Boyd, under the manage ment of Mr. Hoyt, is Hoyt's “A Trip to Chinatown,” which will remain for three nights and Saturday matinee. The engage- ment has special interest attached to it rrom the fact that this most successful of Hoyt's comedies comes to Omaha with the samo company that presented it for 656 consecu- tive nights at Hoyt's Madison Square the- | ater, New York. Not only is this the longest run ever known in the history of farce com- 7, but no play, no matter what its charac- whether drama, spectacular, opera or farce, had ever before been given for so many successive performances in tho me- tropolis, ts in advance of cof advertising or even oune,in ry monotonous to pol theatrical ory two carloads of scener; most. instances must get peoplo who peruso their article of advertise. ments,” said John_ I, Hogart, prosen tive for Peter F. Dailey in “A Country Sport” vesterday. “We have as much right 10 use the line ‘a carload of scencry,’ as the ority of traveling companies, as _we 1y do carry the first two cars complete for ‘a ‘A Country Sport’ but the scenery occunies but littlo more than half A car. It 1is true we have half a car to oursclves, but the sp: not occupied by sconory is taken up by the fifty-one pieces of baggage, which include tho wardrobe and property 'trunks.” “The Country Sport” will be put'on the boards at the Boyd “onight. The Boston Post, in speaking of the “Crust of Socioty,” which opens a wook's cngagement at v tonight, Fifteenth Street theater Idom is it that the amuse- ne public are afforded such a treat as was enjoyed at Portland ater last evening, when the “The Crust of Society™ was presonted to a large audi- ence; and it is also of rare occurrence that it is one's pleasure to witness so thorough a theatrical sermon as this play teaches, *It is the unwritten social law that a good man should marry none buta good swoman,” which is its motto, and from the rise of the curtain to the last act is this demonstrated, not in a S, insinusting or vulgarly suggestive uer. but on the contr: in a bright, iti he Crust” 1s efined, and the contr drawn be- tween the shell and the kernel of society in a morally impressive style, and the audi- ence 18 pleased with the happy climax. Of the company no words of prais that were not merited, balanced, comprehensivel tively superior in its entivety. When _Edwin Rogle's y drama, “Friends,” which people are to havo the pleasure of sceing at Boyd's the for four days, commencing Thursday ing, December 14, was sent on tho road, thel many who said it would not meet with success, becauso it was too artistic to meet with popular favor, and that the average play-goer wanted only crude realism and sensation or the broadest farco-comedy. These croakers have been disappointed, for the play has mado one of the greatest hits in many years, and has cre- ated a sensation wherever it has been pre- sented. was well ast and posi- ‘“I'lic Dazzler” will close its engagement at the Fifteenth Street theater with a mati- neo today. It has furnished a delightful welango of wit aud humor, intorepersed with excellent music, and Cosgrove & Grant's comedians have firmly established ihemselves as first class_entertainers, The matinee today will be the last opportunity to seo this joily company this scason. At the Fifteenth Street theater tonignt and for the balanco of the week Mr. John mpany will appear in n version ereat vlay, “Le Demi Monde" en- titled, *“The Crust of Society.” The present arrangement was made by Miss Louise Imogen Guiney and Willinm Seymour of Bos- ton. Miss Guiney Is known as a svcoessful writer of verse, and Mr. Seymour has long been stage managor at the famous museum, Over thirty years ago Dumas wroto this play. It has served as a basis for innumerable plays in which _adventur- esses striving for social recognition ha been the leading parts. ‘‘Forget Me Not," Belle Russe,” *“I'wo Nights in Romo, Katharine Kavanagh” and “Lady Baru all ave indebted to e Demi-Mond In *“The Crust of Society” Mrs. Fastlake Chapel, a woman with a past, secks to re- tricve her fortunes by marrying Randall Northeote, a young English officer. Oliver St. Aubyn, his friend, knowing tho woman's history, tries to ave him. For his advice he gets into endless trouble. He finally shows Mrs, Chapel up in her true light. She has absolutely no redeeming trait, and his friend, who wished to kill him on the ficld of honor, is happily rescued from an unfortu- nate union, MUSICAL AND DR ATIC. Walter Jones, the comedian of “1402," s writing a burlesque to be entitled **Monte- zuma.” Early in January Mr. Joseph Jefferson will begina brief lecture tour, visiting mainly large cities. The gross value of the personal property of the late Edwin Booth has been appraised at $302,675, and deducting debts, legacies and expenses ab $4¢ 5. The recent performance or “As You Like It” at Palmer’s theater by a cast composed cntirely of women will benefit the Profes- sional Woman's league about 2,000, Thomas W. ieene intends to present ‘‘Richard IIL" next season from an_entirely new standpoint, remodeling his well known representation on different lines Neil Burgess has built near his residerce at the Highlands, in New Jersoy, i building in which the mechs his noxt season's play are Tschaikowsky's opera, warmly veceived upon the o first performance in Copenhagen. The work 18 founded on Hertz’s Danish drama, “King Rene's Daughter,” Rose Coghlan’s company appears in New York December 11 in *A Woman of No Im- portunce.” Charles Coghlan left the co; in Washington and Maurice Barr, . who Las just left the A. M. Palmer stovk company, has been engaged toplay tho leading male purt in his place, New York critics are giving Frederick Wardea lively roast. A statement was sent to the newspaper ofices by Warde's managers denying tho charge that Warde could have secured generous notices on pay- mment of $1,000. The critics publish the de- nial, but insist that Warde must give the names of the alleged blackmailers or stand convicted of malicious falsehood. Tiffany, the New York jeweler, has ro- cently made for Jessie Bartlett Davis a gold buckle with dimensions something like six by eight inches. This buckie is worn on a belt for a new costume which Mrs, Davis has but recently designed and had executed by Dazien, the New York costumer. In the center of the buckle is a gold fleur-de-lis, which is clasped around the center by a band of diamonds. The general design of this beautiful ornament is most unique and is said Lo be very expensive. An castern exchange says: Miss Mary Louise Clury, the new American contralto, who made her debut last season with Walter Damrosch, 1s remurkablo us being the first | American singer who has ever reached the front rank as an artist in this country with- out having first taken a course of study in Europe And made a European debut. Miss Clary has alreaay spent three years in this country cultivating her vocal powers and has refused the most flattering offers of Kuropean ongagoments, saying LLalL she was not yet sufticiently prepared. The elder Salviui, in the leaves from his autobiography lutely published, pays this fine tribute Lo America and to his sor, Alex- and whose marriage to Miss Dixon, a member of his company, the great actor came over to witness, in connection with his visit to the World’s fair: “In returning to Euru\m (in 1830) the thought consoled me left w the land of Washington an off- 8hoot of my blood. My son Alessandro loves the Upited States do, and can hence- fhalf American, and [am suro that with industry aud unflnching will, besides winning general estimation for himself, he will keep alive beyond the ocean @ sympathetic memory of me. In the mean- time, thank God, ho represents me worthily, and through him my name is still heara in Awerica.” e —— FPRATILE OF THE YOUNGSTERS, Avb Omaha S-year-old brought home from school a biue iustead of & white werit card, | school, as it was a little nearer “Why didn't you goton white card, Ger tie?" mama inquired. eacher didn't nave fone." “But Lulu Rice had & white one, daughter is fibbing.” Well, mama, Itell you, whispered,” My Teacher said I * “ An Omaha boy of 10 had a similar export- ence. He had accumulated a few whites and a stack of blues. His rather domanded an explanatign in a binish tomper. The young patriot was prepared. Don’t you see, pa, L have white and blue, If 1 can got the rod I'll have the bannor.” “T'll furnish the stars!’ exclaimed pa, as he ied the youngster to the shed. * a*u “See here, sir! The teacher writes me that you wore not at school yesterday. Will you explain where you were playing the oll, you kuow tho pond between here and the school house, papa” “Well, it was frozen over the night bafore and T thought 1 would cross it going to and T kept slipping 8o that I thought 1 never would et over 1t, till when I finally did it was so late that I was afeaid to go to school."” And you are not afraid to tell me this , pa.’! Well, don't lot it happen again. How frightened you must have been yestorday ! “Yes, pa.” Miss Murray Hill—Have you seen a lost dog around here, little boy? *‘Was he a one-eyed bull dog wid bot' cars chewed off 2 Miss Murray Hill—Mercy, mno! Peeple was a dear littlo curl, Patsy (solemnly)—Don't say no more, ma'am. Your dog is done fer. The one-cyed bull dog outclassed him an’ won do Aght han's down, B Fond Mother—And so you gave up your snat to a young Tady in the street car, That was very polite. Did you have to stand up the whole way Little Boy—0Oh, no; T didu't stand up at all. Tclimbed up'in her lap. THE C St. Nicholas, on a time, in a far-uway place, ved a queer littlo girl with'n company face, And no ono outside of the family knew Ofher overy-day face, or supposed sho had two. The go she could make with wondrous slority, Tor practice had lent her surprising doxterity, But at last it chunced, on an unlucky day (Or lucky, perbaps, T wonld much botter sny), To her dismal dismay, and complete conste: nation Sho fulled 1o effect the dosired travsforma- tion! And u callor, her toachor, Miss Agatha Mason Surprised et with hulf of Ler company faco on, And half of her ever; Showing one grimy t pout, Contrasting amazingly with the sweot smilo That shone’ on her “company” side all tho while. The caller no sooner had hurried away “Then up to her room the girl flew in dismay; And after a night spent in solemn refloetion On'the folly of features that can't bear (nspec- tion, tace pooping out, cle and’ half of a She camio down to breakfist and walked to her place, Ualm, sweot and serene, with Ler company o Thenceforward she wore 1t, day out and day n Till you really might think it would be worn very thin; But, strange to relate, it grow more bright and ay, i Andior relatives think (¢'Was rod-lotter day When the greatly astonished Agatha Mason Surprised her with half of her company face on. — i — We could not improve the quality if we paid double the price. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salveis the best saive that experience can vroduce, or that money tan buy. ST Husband—I don't know: I didn'tgo to tho 1ast mooting. But I must hiave some grievance it hudn’€ notleed, or T wouldn't huve been rdered out. 0 ——c A late lecture. T dislike wit that stings, Talleyrand, like Diogencs, wasalways hurting the feelings of his friends. So was Charles Lamb, and even our Roscoe Conkling could sting like a wasp, A dear friend was once oxpatiating to Talloyrand on his mother's beauty, whon the mean wit said, “Then it must have been your father who was ugly.’ was justified in this, When someone #aid that Chatean- it briand complained of growing deaf Tal- | Daown to the present century a part of the leyrand replied: “He thinks he isdeafbe- | marriage cerom in F gary consisted i EDUCATION AL, # purpose. One day the cranky old Vie ginian met a disagreeable enomy on the sidewalk. The fellow came blustering up, and, occupying most of the walk, said: “I nover turn out for sconndrels.” “I always do,” said Randolp! pnm.fl{. stopping aside. [Laughter.] Randolp There are 3,804 public libraries In the United States, with fifty books to each 100 of population, Rev, Josiah Ward of St. Johnsbury, Vt., recently deceased, bequeathoed £10,000 to the Vermont,Methodist Seminary for the founda- tionof & professorship, and the semina has already come into the possussion of the fund, Helen Keller is endeavoring to establish a free library in Tuscumbia, Ala., her native tomn, where now there is no library of any | cause ho no longer hears himself talked | the groom giving the bride a kick to remind kind for a population of about 8,000, perhaps | ¢ her of hor subjection halfof them colored people, She herself | Oy 0 (ol (e - has written a long letter on the typewriter in advoeacy of the project to a friend in Bos. ton, and several charitably-disposed persons in that city have contributed books for tho purpose and a fow money. Mr. Gaines, state superintendent of schools in Kansas, hasa scheme for tho propagation of oratory in Kansas. His idoa 18 to ostablish orator 1l contests 1n the dis- trict school, and let the successful candidate go toa township contest. The successful The Maldivian islanders always eat in the most private room in the house, and care- only one mistake.” i ] fully close the doors and darken the wine “Where will that end?” inquired Tal- dows that thoy may be wnobserved leyrand, s A friend of Mr. Blaine once llck{ L8 b 3 P Conkling if he would take the stump for 5‘1”‘0‘[ I l l:« R b’ . FRIEND” .» 1) ° of “During my life I have been guilty Blaine in the campaign of 84 “I can’t,” said Conkling,spitefully. “I have retired from criminal practics.” orator in the township contost is to appo Mr. Blaine got even with Conkling for at tho county contest, and_the proud victor | this by telling a_story about Conkling's | | olontifeall N at the county seat is to go forward to battle | vani “One day,” said Mr, Blaine, | i8 a sclentifically preparod Liniment at the congressional contest. Here the con- queror goes forth to battle with the seven othor giants in the state contost. Drestdont W, 1%, Harper of Clicago umver. sity is to deliver the address at the dedic: tion of tho new library building of Color: college, Colorado Springs, Colo. in Jauua Tho evont will be of great importance higher educationin the west. The structure is the gift of Hon. N. P, Coburn of Newton, Mass., and is of great architectural beauty. and harmless; every ingredient is of recognized valuo nnd in constant use Ly the medical professi 1t short- sus Labor, Le: , Dimiaishes Danger to lifo o sr ond Child, Book *To Mothers” muiled free, con- taining valuable information and voluntary testimoninls, Sent by express, charges propald, on receipt of price, 81.50 pex ho:tle. BRADFIELD REGULATOR C0., Atlanta, Ga, 8old by all druggists. ds, the am Cox st when *‘Conkling and 1 were fri proud New York senator asked whom he thought were the two characters America over produced?” do “I should sa saia Cox, solemnly ““T should say the twomost distinguished men in America have been General Washington and youvself.” “Very true,” said Conkling, “‘but T don't see why you should drag in the name of Washington.” [Laughter.] Randolph could say a mean thing for Roparteo is Mean Wit. I dislike mean wit. said Eli Perkins in is the secret? Many men--after examining our fabrics and workman= ship--are puzzled by our low prices for -———Superior Made-to-order Garments————— Suits $20 to $30. Overcoats $20 to $35. Trousers $5 to $8.. Those who don't know us, think there's a trade secret—b 1t there isn’t! It's simply this——— (We're glad to have you know—the wider it's known, the better for u years to develop our, business, and place our nmw,"hrgc stores, lhrc?uglmut the coun.l.ry. We buy shrewdly—for cash—in the best home and foreign marts—and it's a large B It's taken 235 ‘varictv‘ that's required for our many busy storcs- — : : . | Our prices are regulated by the lowest possible cost-—and based upon a big business~-- spot cash—and a small profit—— —— ; We put the best tailoring in the country at your service---at easy prices, — There’s no secret in it——— It’s casy to see how we make such prices, It's simply labor in the right direction--- i We mail samples T 207 South 15th. TAILOR OWING TO Saturday's Storm We shall offer Mon- day the Great Bargains advertised for Satur- day in Boys' Clothing, Men's Furnishings, Cloaks, Notions, Art Goods, Yarns, Underwear, Ribbons, - Dress Goods. Make ita point to visit these Departments Monday. AN IDEA FOR PARENTS. This week Santa Claus will be at our store on his throne—second floor—to Parents should bring their children in the afte Santa Claus what they want for Christ- These orders will be recorded in his book, and the next dauy parents may come and get them and make the selections from our stock. THE MORSE DRY GOODS CO. talk with the children. tween 4 and 6 o’clock, and let them tell mas. HOLIDAY GRAND OPENING O =—— GOODS s( ’{ HAVE given up our entire second floor to the display of lloliduy l BOOKS no handsomer or 300ds, Toys, ete., and it is safe to say that We have opened a large and attractive line of books on the second floor, Farnam street wing, and have marked them AT POPULAR PRICES, Books for Al Ages. Children’s books from sc up, Books from the best authors, Sets of books for Christmas presents at very low prices, Choice buoks for every age. 2 SPECIAL BARGAINS: We offer 1,000 cloth-bound books on the bargain counter, A MISCELLANEOUS LOT, have sold as high as $1.50 a volume. We sell any of them at 38c¢. s500elegantly-bound-books of more attractive salesroom cap be found in the west. Abundance of light variety of stock at WAY DOWN prices. We are and space and endles headquarters for Christmas Goods and Toys by direct appointment from ake his home with us Santa Claus, King of Wonderland, who will while in Omaha. He will be here every afternoon this week to talk with the children, Special Six Day Sale. From Monday, December 4, until Saturday night, De- cember 9, we have decided to give our customersa grand sale in our Basement. We find that we have over- bought in this department; so in order to move off a large quantity ot goods this week, we offer on all purchases of $1.00 and over a discount of 1) =Er cenT. On all Basement goods, including China and Crockery and Bric-a-Brac of all kinds. Positively no discount after Satur- day, December 9. We are induced to hold this sale princi- pally to induce our customers to make their Christmas pur- chases earlicr, thus avoiding the rush of the last two wecks ] and enabling us to serve them better. If not 1_)re|)arczl to POERETRY, f pay in full, one-third of purchase down will cnl}tlc you to from all the celebrated poets, || the discount and we will hold the goods. Don’t loose this worth $1, at chance. | b o 80c¢, i During this sale George Truman of the new Tea Store, 508 So. 1oth St., will introduce the only genuine CEYLON TEA, in lead packets as sold at the World's Fair, and will | | take much pleasure in giving a cup of this delicious tea FREE TO ALL. Choice Line of Bibles, Testaments, AND PRAYER BOOKS FOR OUT OF TOWN CUSTOMERS. 1f you cannot bring your children have the children send & llst of things they want, directed to **Santa Claus, care The Morse Dry Goods Co.,” and we will This will enable you to find out just what will be most acceptable to your children for Christmas, 0on be- return the same to you,