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Show 1 .. ' WAITING FOB MAY. Th weary waiting for May, my dear; j 'Tie weary waiting for May, , 'When ncTer a breath of the warm south wind ' Comes to open a green leaved spray; Bunshine for some, with Its glow and light; And for some Cray skies but it must be right lis weary loving too well, my dear, And finding it nil in vaiu; Tis ever the hand we have clung to most Can stab with the sharpest pain. And hope dies hard; but the old wounds stay, Beal them, hide them, as best we may. Hy hair was glossy and bright, my dear. When I watched and waited for May; Twbj silvered long ere I learned to know It never would come my way. Tes, I know the May blooms wither and fall; X have never had them is worst of all I ihould like to have bad a time, ray dear, To look back on at clone of strife. And warm myself in a ghostly sun Which once had color and lite. Ob, never had light such a golden hsjw As that which shines through the mist of days! The shadows are falling fast, my dear; The night is coming soon; And I am hastening fast to a lnnd That needs nor sun nor moon ; And I think beyond the rave. I'll sea Euushino and springtime kei (t for me. Ctiambers' Journal "What's that?' inquired tbe manager, and Dinny told him, Kato Reilly's story. "I'll get that money," said the man-ager. . "Two dollers an' sivinty-thre- e cent an' six months' intrust at 6 per cent." The manager hastened Behind the scenes and had an interview with Kath-ry- n Eidenger. Presently he returned with the money, and Ihnny, in consider-ation of a promise on the manager's part to remit the price of seats he bad bought, went back to tbe orchestra choirs to lead the applause. The boys followed bim. The gallery was a unit in the eocond act and the play went on with a rach. On the way to Mary's home, Dinny handed her the money ho bad collected for Kate. Mary was delighted and said he was the best hearted fellow in the world. . "Goodenuf hearted, Mary, but better headed, an' don't yer fink I'd make a good husband an' won't yer hev me, Mary? Mary stammered an acceptance and Dinny squeezed her arm and said: "This is what I wuz draming that night in de t'eater." Alfred L. King in New York Clipper-- no money for to buy witaesfdrto-morry- . An actor woman chated mammy, and she wants ter borry a dollar. She paid the rint, and hasn't a cint lift." Dinny soon 'learned the story. An actress had got Kate's mother to do some washing and had not paid her, making excuses about having been fined, and sick and generally behind, and saying the could not pay for a week. "Who's de actress?" asked Dinny. "Kathryn Eidenger." "Well, here's yer doller, an don't be cryin' eny more. An' stop that; no pa-l- a verin'." Thus he checked her effusion of thanks, while he noted in his book. "Kate Reilly, Sr., dr. to Dinny, $1." The spring season passed away; dull summer dragged itself into the past. During the heated term there was little doing in the theatricals on the Bowery outside of the variety line. Occasionally a new play was tried on a "paper" house. Then the services of Dinny were called in to push it through in such a manner that it could be advertised in the prov-inces as "the recent metropolitan suc-cess." Dinny, though, was often "hard put to for de ixpinse of an evenin'," as he phrased the oppression due to ennui, but he looked forward hopefully to the open-ing of the regular season. He had some plans for that season. Mary Reilly, cousin to Kate, Sr., was a blooming young lady of 18. Her cheeks were rosy, her eyes bright, her lips red; her form was supple and her carriage graceful. Dinny had begun to think of her, but he knew that during the summer season he could not court her, except at consid-erable expense, for she was fond of asso-ciation picnics and excursions to the sea, where she would not be content to lunch on a Frankfurter sandwich, but would desire at least a plate of clam chowder; so Dinny simply thought of her, chatting with her when they met, and always en-deavoring to leave a pleasant impression on her mind. : - When the regular season was at hand Dinny called on his friend, the manager, and informed him that a young lady of the East Side would be glad to occasion-ally see a play, and an extra ticket would be acceptable. The manager objected, but finally yielded when Dinny declared that he would transfer his allegiance to anew theatre then about ready to be opened. Great was Mary's surprise when Dinny informed her he was desirous of her com-pany on Monday evenings at the theatre. "Yer see, Mary, I've been up dis summer, an' not nmnin' ter picnics an' tings, an' I got that cash in a lump, jist fer de teater." ' Mary, after the proper amount of ex-postulation with him for his extrava-gance, consented to make a regular engagement with him for Monday even-ings. "Yer want ter put on yer pretty tings, fer well set in de orchistry cheers." Which remark caused a thrill of pride in Mary's being.' Looking over the cast of a new play one night, while he was enduring a "wait" between the acta, he saw that Krthryn Eidenger was to take a leading part. He turned to Mary and asked who that person was. "Shure the woman that chated me Cousint Kate out av her wash bill." "Thedivill I wuz tinkin' I had heard av her. Jist wait an keep The rise of the curtain here interrupt-ed further conversation, for in the mat-ter of attention Dinny could have set the boxholders at the Metropolitan Opera house an excellent example, but as soon as the act was ended he asked: "How much does she owe yer Cousin Kate?" "Two dollers and sivinty-tre- e cints." "An' int'rust," Dinny added, and be-came immersed in thought, while Mary took advantage of his obliviousness to make eyes at one of her summer beaux. "Thet's good!" exclaimed Dinny sud-denly, and brought his hands together in a loud clap of approval, and Mary, thinking he had caught her flirting, blushed and looked very guilty. Dinny laughed when he saw the curtain still down, and knew from the many eyes turned on bim that he had made himself ridiculous; but, the same, he was pleased, and smiled broadly on Mary, who asked: "Wuz ye dratnin', Dinny?" "I wuz, an' I tell it ter yer in de swate by n by?" In the afternoon of the day on which Kathryn Eidenger was to appear Dinny sent a boy to the theatre to buy two tick-ets for the orchestra chairs, giving him the money for the purpose. The mes-senger secured good seats, and when Dinny conducted Mary to them she said she was glad of the change, for it looked as if they had a "mor'gige" on their reg-ular chairs. ., Just before the curtain rose, the man-ager discorered that Dinny was absent from his usual place, and sent to the box office to inquire if he had been seen dur-ing the evening. The ticket seller re-turned word that he had not got bis tickets, but the man at the door said he had passed in with his "stiddy." The manager soon saw him seated in full view of ' the gallery, where his friends could watch him from the front row and respond to his signals. But, all through the first act he gave none not once did his hands come to-gether in applause. Though the actors seemed to be beating their record, Dinny was motionless, grim, silent, and his fol-lowers in the gallery were at first sur-prised at his enmity to the piece; but, faithful to him, they refrained from ap-plause, notwithstanding their privats opinion was that the play was a good one, "a real fetcher," "a tear pumper." There was applause from the gallery, but it was scattered, and weak and dis-heartening to the actors, whose Bowery experiences had left upon their memories thunderous volleys of approbation from "nigger heaven." The curtain went down on a scetio that the playwright had heretofore considered almost a master-piece in drama construction, but there was but little enthusiasm in the house, the audience having by tliis time felt t he "cold wave" from the gallery. The manager sent an usher to Dinny with a request to the leader of the claque to come to the office. Dinny at once ex-cused himself to Mary and in a minute was closeted with the manager, who was apparently vorv angry. "You have broken your agreement, Dinny," he exclaimed, "and you get no more free tickets." " "I ain't had none ternight. I bought dese checks," showing his coupons, "an I ain't broke no 'greemint." "You sat there like a stone all through the act." , . . d , "I had a right ter, for I paid me way, an' I won't take back the money Satiday night, I ain't loadin' der boys on ter 'nlauj env octriss what won't Day her washic' billb.r1 ' '. ..?-- i- THE CLAQUE LEADER. . ( He vUs a little fellow, bright eyed, with chveryfaco and brusque manners, but he could marshal under his leader-ship one ' the mosti powerful and intel-ligent claques that,' ever applauded or hissed an ntor. lie was the chief by "the unanimous choice of the Bowery gallery gods, and s) xpular was he that ,when the managers oi one of the theatres promoted him to an orchestra chair, not blackie" or a "mawsie" was jealous of Jjim.. .i ' m I He was in the 'Ishine" business him-m- t, owner of the chair at the corner of cne of the streets that give exit to the JEast Side from theJowery, and a steady jWorker. Deft with his brushes, skillful in the mixing of blat sking, he could make A Connecticut cowMde boot shine like patent leather, and when he polished hd chatted, not imperial icntly, but pleasant-ly, with his custom t, who, indeed, wa surly fellow if he dlid not reply to Din-jay'- s aquiblike sentences for most of his speeches attracted attention, first as ranch as the hissing of a lighted squib use does, and suddenly the idea ex-ploded in his hearer's mind, just like the powder in a squibtnd the customer knew the bootblack had said something, to Which the reply was as involuntary as the start which follows an explosion of a 0quib just' behind one. , He was a money lender in a small way, .helping no one who was not in actual need, and charging a small rate of inter-i- t. A newsboy or a peripatetic boot-Hac- k could, by stating bis needs, obtain a small loan from Dinny at any time, and be helped washerwomen who .were a little behind wifth their rent, or shopgirls who could not get through till the next pay day wMwut assistance. Thus he had become powerful in a way not that he would ever put the "screws" to any one yrho did not pay, but by reason of his popularity. . He was of a saving turn of mind, or he touldnot have become a capitalist on "five cent" shines, and he was exceed-ingly fond of theatres. It was agony, though, for him to pay the price of ad-mission. He wanted to go, but the ex-travagance of buying a theatre ticket ' Wo or three times a week was appalling to his economical mind. One day an ' idea exploded in Ms head with a force that made him drop his brush and utter !an exclamation of East Sideemphatio 3tind. v "Hurt your finger?" asked the r. I "No, sir;' but I had a quick think, and xaebbe I ain't ust to 'em, fer that un made me jump," When he was done with that customer lie went straight to the most popular theatre on the Bowery until recently the only theatre there where the "legit-imate" was played in English and asked for the manager. "Well, Dinny, what is it, a pass?" asked the manager. j "Thet's jest it, sir; an' let me be tellin' (yer why. There's a game called foller yer leader. The boys '11 foller me ebery pfcime, an' all I got tu do is to start clap-pi-n' when dere's anyting good on de iboarde, an' they'll all foller." "I see," said the manager, laughing, you mean to fonn a claque." "What's thet?" After listening to an explanation of the term he said: "Yer kin call it any dura French name yer please, but down here on de jBowery it's jist me an' de boys." The interview ended with an agree-ment between Dinny and the manager, the latter binding himself to admit Dinny without charge, in consideration of his leading the boys in applause at the proper times. In addition to his free admission, Dinny was allowed very frequently to be present at rehearsals on the occasion of the production of a play new to the Bowery. This made him valuable as a bill poster to the manage-ment, for he would chat with his cus-tomers and acquaintances about the scenes of the play in such a way as to arouse th'iir curiosity even more than the most flamboyant poster could. For these services he was paid a small stipend, finally, and promoted to the or-chestra circle, where a chair was always ireserved for him. However, pride at Ibis becoming an attache of the theatre (did not interfere with the pursuit of his Ivocation as a bootblack or lead him to oppress the poor by raising the rate of jinterest on his loans. Asa claquer he was shrewd. He never told of the bargain between him and the manager, and every time he entered the 'theatre he deposited the price of his ticket 'at the window of the box office and it back at the end of tbe week. So his applause or disapproval of an actor was supposed to be due entirely to en-thusiasm or annoyance: yet he was care-ful not to express disapprobation by hiss-ing ojr impatient exclamation or by un-seemly noise; and his silence, when there was a bad break, was credited to his goodness of heart ! One Saturday night, when his pres-ence was not required at the theatre, his work during the early part of the week having insured the success of the play running there, he was at work with the bruBhes. His chairs for he had two now were doing a good business, and he was meditating giving tbe boys who helped him a "raise." While he was "thumbing" the uppers of a "gent" whose shoes he had shined he heard a child crying behind him. Taming, ho : exclaimed to a barefooted girl: "Did you stub your toe, Kate Reilly?" ' ."NV-- n no," blubbered the girl; "mam-my is heart broke." "All along of the stufT?" "Yis. Daddy's drinlrin'. and there's kt --wTir jz" xsE'r '.' ,' ' ' '' z When You Can Buy 4 Lots insss Davis, Sharp A Stringers CORNER OF SECOND WEST ATSd" TENTH SOUTH, On small Cash Payment, and within 30 days after Electric Car Line, already commenced! on Second West, is completed, sell 3 Lots for Profit sufficient to build nn remaining Lot. : , I If you prefer to move into your own home today, t j - we have Six New Modern Style Houses just com- - J pletcd' six Large' Rooms, Fine Closets, Three J Verandas, City Water, Elegrant Location, close in, j ' splendid view, near electric car line, ONLY $3800 EACH, FiVE Years to pay out at only 6 per J interest. ' ' cent --J Don't Fail jto see Watkins' Addition W--i-i DAVIS 1 STRINGER, ' ' eoSicngli01 23 West Second South. jPabst Brewing Co! , (Formerly PHILIP BEST) . ivEiL-w--rjiSEE- :, WIS. Export, Bohemian, Hoffbrau and Select Blue Ribbo Keg and Bottled Beers shipped immediately upon order. THE FAMILY TRADE SOLICITED FREE DELIVERY! , TELEPHONE 36 ' a ; e; B. K. BLOGHXCo, j ST. --Agents v .'" i . NORTH STAR Refrigerator I i' ft IP ' - 2!' 111 lilii-l'fs- l f'S e ' 'ilifIS fids fa it 8 J vS&m $ if 5. M , " 1 V-S- I m ii V j 5 SclcL Only Toy tiis Salt Lake Hardware Co., 32 WEST SECOND SOUTH STREET. Headquarters for Rubber Hose, Lawn Mowers, Hammocks, Guns, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods, , , 77 - ; m jStWUnion -M j 0S:MC --I', SYSTEM. iViXVv, , ,. MOUNTAIN DIVISION" PRINCIPAL' POINTS ississss ; ' ' tween all Points North an! Em NEW TIME CAR NORTH and SOUTH a3r 20, is. THE. CITY TICKET OFFICE. ' P01 Passenger Trains Arrive and Leave at Salt Lake City as follows: I'HOM XHE NOKTII. GOING NORTH. UnJ landaidBMteMr:.::::::'?- - &cM MHfort 0 Express Juab KxpivMH ... 10:10 a.m. .Tnnb Kxpress i. luilll.-"- 6:sop.ra. Milford Kxpress.11-- - yj'o "Ctali aad ' lTevaa.a District. Tci GOING W6KT .. .. ronu TUB IE Vtrt ' u","'a;l KMlfVa.m lrom Eardeld Beach, ;a l:0p.nx " " "" jA.p.m " :. :.w, a n:iop.m , "i , .. V ;?f. .: , - - - EQ-rjiitEitfa- T , PunmauValMsWnS to Chicago: Pullman Palaw Slwpei. I . . Council Muffs" PulJaST? pnctaco to Chicago; Pullman Palace lP I'ortiw fj Chicago; bav CoaS, 1$ Sleeper. Butte to Green Riw; I sA I, W VhlHXntavhlr-etoGieenRlYei- i Colonist Sleeper, "The Atlantle KxpSs " Lll ei"s havin8 First-clas- s Tickets. . . OlJ to Council Bluffs; uman tS'," at luTau a. m.. Is equiPl,- Wwftl Heea 1 hrouga Sleeper ELuU MS: ,Pull,"an Palace Sleeper. SaltLakf " lto J - Of Pullmau a.l&t sii,ul? ;.Pullman Colonist Sleeper. San Francu KaB.t J-v- - parker7" r TVesseguie. 5 n .1 nn"ir .Minim mil The Navajo Blanket. The Navajo Indians are possessors of large flocks of finely bred sheep, the wool from them amounting to over a million pounds annually. A portion of the wool is sold to traders; but the larger part is used in tbe manufacture of blankets. After the wool is cleaned, carded and dyed by a process known only to the Indians and by them re-ligiously guarded as a secret it is ready for the loom, which is built by the squaws. Tho weavers are personages of such importance that they are not ex-pected to perform any other labor. The hogan, which contains the loom, is made by driving into the ground at r&gular intervals six roughly hewn poles, from eight to ten feet long, forming a small square. Across the tops of these supports are laid green boughs to shield the weaver from the sun, The center poles form the sides of tho loom; and about a foot from the top and bottom are fastened cross poles through which holes are bored for the warp, which is com-posed of the fibers of the yucca tree. This warp is treated by a process that renders it almost indestructible, "the secret of which is known only to the Navajo Indians, who refuse to divulge it. Consequently the work of their looms is not likely soon to become the rival of the more generally used "California blanket." Before they were subdued by tbe government the Navajo Indians made these blankets solely for the use of their own tribe; but since they have been thrown almost entirely upon their re-sources for a livelihood the manufacture of the blanket has become their leading industry, and a source of large profit. Good Housekeeping. A Chicago Hoax. An enterprising man down on Clark street has been attracting attention to bis place by a clever illusion. Artis-tically arranged fragments of glass have been so pasted upon his big plate glass front as to deceive people into the belief that the plate has been shattered by a bullet. The illusion is almost perfect and can only be seen through by a very close observer. To carry out the scheme there is a bullet pasted up to the glass, and an explanatory line under it to the effect that it is the particular bullet which shattered the glass. - There is a group in front of the window all day long. Hank Smith, who is near by, is pointed out as the intended victim of the bullet. His friends have circulated the report that some ambushed enemy of bis fired at him from across the street, just after he had closed his place, and people call in every hour to congratulate hun upon his narrow escape from death. Chicago Herald. Planting Spongec. - If Professor Oscar Schmidt, of Gratz, in Styria, is to be trusted, the sponge trade is on the eve of new developments. He declares that he has succeeded, by breaking off pieces of the living sponge and planting them in favorable spots, in procuring in three years excellent sponges of large dimensions. The ex-periments have proved a financial suc-cess. The result of his labors so far has been the production of 4,000 sponges at a cost of 9, including the interest for three years on the capital expended. Montreal Star. Juat Beginning- a Career. Jinks (at a meeting) That man you asked about is not a delegate. Lie is a reporter. Blinks Um he must be a new man, then. Just starting in journalism, isn't he? "Yes. How did you know?" "Oh, he has a sort of solid, prosperous, moneyed air." lew York Weekly, Kdlaon's Little Joke. When the phonograph was a newer in-vention than it is at the present time, Edison put one of the machines in a clock and placed it in a guest chamber. Being a great lover of a practical joke he also placed a friend in tho guest cham-ber one night. Just as his friend was disrobing he heard a voice exclaim: "Eleven o'clock; one hour more." It is needless to say that slumber did not de-scend upon tbe eyelids of the visitor during that hour. At midnight the voice exclaimed: "Twelve o'clock; pre-pare to die!" This was too much for the visitor, and he sprang from his bed and rushed to the library, where Edison and his friends were waiting patiently ex-pecting his appearance. The invention was soon explained and quiet restored. Kansas City Times. Nearly Dressed to Death. The other day a woman rushed frantio ally into a Burlington, Vt., drug store bearing in her arms an apparently life-less baby. The mother wept and moaned, and carried on at a terrible rate while chafing the little hands, and begged the druggist to save the little one. A by-stander took the child, when it was found that the sole cause of the trouble was the number of wrappings with which the fond mother had incased the infant, literally choking him into insen-sibility. In a few minutes the child re-covered and the mother went home hap-py. New York Telegram. . No one ever saw a man and woman arm in arm in the streets of a Spanish city without knowing they were foreign-ers. A Spanish husband, even, never takes his wife's arm in public Nor would a Spanish woman receive a male visitor alone. Such is the system of pro-tection exercised over women by hidalgo, grandee, tradesman and peasant in th? Bimny land of romance, ... . |