Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
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In the upper left-hand drawer OF a re-
Gently excavated bureau, which belonged to
some scribe OF the bygone days, the follow
ing parallels have been discovered. They are
illustrated by hand, probably the work OF
some of the early monks who came over
with Columbus, and the preface runs as
follows: BE ye Swift to take on Knowl-
edge, for he who Runs May Read. Per-
chance this untoward Generation can be
taught by PARALLELS for they have hardened
their hearts against Plain Unvarnished
Truth. Verify their Doom is Sure"
zone Fine day Monkey was Conversing
with Another on the Probability OF the Hor-
rible Fact that Perchance the Race had De-
| generated so far as to become Man, and
the other Monkey, who was a shrewd one
insooth, replied to the Aforesaid Philoso-
pher who sat on the Limb OF the Sycamore
| Tree, oh. l don't know, They May
Have Seen Better Days. An Alter
cation arose and the Darwinians
waxed wroth, the One against the Other.
arguing as to the value OF the Appendix in
the future Surgical History of the World.
| The constant Jabberng attracted the At
/ ltHllOu Ol lne OlueSI SOU OF an American
Missionary, and being a Musical Chap he
deftly Transcribed the General Style CT the
Conversation. Then fastening to the Lit
| tie Town where he was Wont to Reside, he
Mailed the Result OF his Enterprise to his
| Native Country, and said he, 'Lo now my
| Fortune Is Made. for l have Invented a
New Musical Paress. And thus was the
Theory Of Ragtme evolved and the Mon
keys got unto themselves no Credit Hence
that Mournful Expression on the Face of
the Monkey, and its inability to walk up
4 right"
The Parable OF the Monkey and the Mis-
sionarys Son is ended by the advice: DE
not Ape the Monkey for though one likes
to see A Bun Dance, he may not like 10
Behold Cake Walk" Then follows the
Parable of THE Turkey Which was not a
Turkey"
"once upon time, in the Days OF the Good
st. Vitus, who was the patron Of the Merry
Dance, an Epidemic of the Strut Dance or
Ragtime happened to strike Poultry
yard, where many Turkeys congregated and
lived in Peace and Prosperity. All except
One Gobbler. who was the Pride and Envy
Of the whole District And the Anxious
Mothers of young Turkeys said every day
and Do not Feed upon the Fat OF the Yard.
for Verify it Approaches the Time OF the
Thanksgiving. Make not Haste, therefore,
to Get Filled out well, for it Is that YOU |
shall be Destroyed But the Big Gobbler
continued to Eat everything that He could
See, and he Strutted out every day with |
His Tail Feathers Spread, entirely Regard |
less Of the Presidents Proclamation |
Every Morning, as he Walked out with his |
ragtime Strut, he Sang this Song:
Cob, Cob, Gob-a Gob-a,
Gobble, Gobble. Gobble Goo
Cob, Cob Cob. Gob--a, Gob-a,
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble, Goo
'But Pride goeth before Destruction, and
Naughty Spirit before an Axe, and go,
Farmer came along, and Severed the Head
OF the Turkey from the Body thereof. and
his Vanity was laid in the Dust, or rather
on a dish, for Thanksgiving Dinner The
Parable points the Moral that Turkey
which knows not enough to Keep away from
Ragtime before Thanksgiving is indeed a
Goose"
From the press 1t is learned that |
definite steps are now being taken toward
the erection OF a permanent Auditorium, but
whether 1t will be down town or not, is still
a question. 1t will, in all probability, be
large structure suitable for the convenience
Of vast assemblages, etc. But there should
be- in connection Herewith, hall OF smaller
dimensions on the ground floor, suitable
for concerts Of local choral societies, or
chestral societies and artists recitals. 1t
is now "up to the Women's club" to use
a street expression of much potency, and
IL the members Of that aggressive organiza-
ton will act on the matter, at least give
II thoro will ohob ly |
be good results Not knowing the senti-
ments of the club leaders. it is, however.
an established fact to the certain ken of
some, that many members are dissatisfied | ,
with the present system of having a church
or club rooms. Apart from the fact that there
ire certain nights when the church can
1ot be used by the club, there are many
,ther objections to the church. Certainly
he musical department suffers to quite an | :
extent, as experience has proven many a
ime that there are scores OF music lovers
Who will not attend concert given in a :
hurch, no matter what the attraction may q
,e The same objection holds inversely to |
he theater. on the part OF many conscien- g
ious church members. and an auditorium
would accommodate and appeal to both I
lasses. d
If the Womens club could find it advis- II
BILE to occupy a section of the proposed d
auditorium and rent out it's hall, 1t would s.
olive a question of interest, and would p
e responsible for giving to music in Omaha "
that it so distressingly needs; namely, e
ONE.
1t is reported that some OF the musicians
I the city are to tender benefit concert le
D Miss c. C. Tenant Clary, and surely c
is case which will appeal to all. Not IL
case of charity, for Miss Clary abhors
hat, but a clear instance of mans hu-
lanity to man." Miss Clary has for years Of
evoted her best efforts to the upbuild- n
,g of the cause of music in the great 81
est. Her efforts and her enterprise brought ir
this city the celebrated maestro Max
Iaretzek. That the time was not ripe for :
lch venture was not the fault of this
l-starred impresario, but due to the con- :,
ltions existing. The scriptural sentiment
peculiarly fitting to Miss Clary, she
ath done what she could"
In the last few years Miss Clary has