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THE RICHMOND PAIXADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1911.

Sporting Gossip

BASEBALL NOTES. "Kid" Gleason. the old Philadelphia player, has signed with the White Sox fti coach. Marty OToole, the $22,000 pitcher, has a bad shoulder and Pittsburg is filled with the little glooms. It is said that Connie Mack is anxious to add Hugh Dradley, of the Boston Red Sox, to the Athletics roster. With John M. Ward at the head of the club Boston fans figure that the Nationals will be in the running next season. Manager Jimmy Callahon, of the White Sox, says that he will play ball as long as the jury in the left bleachers will stand for him. Outfielder Perry, who lead the Eastern, now International, league in bating last season, has been sold by the Providence club to Detroit. The Pacific Coast league will open the season on April 2, and close October 27. The coast circuit has the longest playing season of any league In the country. John McCloskey, the former big league manager and present owner of the Butte club in the Union association, will place a team in Ogden, Utah, next season. Joe Tinker says the Cubs haven't treated him right. After ten years of ervice Joe thinks the Cubs should have released him to Cincinnati where he had a chance to manage the team. W. H. Watkins and Sol. Meyer, owners of the Indianapolis team, now control the Newark franchise in the Ohio State league and the Springfield franchise in the Central league. "Germany" Schaefer met Clarke Griffith after Clarke had witnessed Bchaefer's vaudeville act. "How did you like it?" queried "Germany" of Griffith. "You're a bood baseball player," replied Griff. Christy Mathewson hit just one batsman last season, had two wild pltcheB and gave 38 bases on balls, fewer than one to a game. This record doesn't look very much as if the old boy were going back. Where does Ambrose Mct'onnell iit? The White Sox sold "Amby" to Toronto, but now claim that they will keep him. In the meantime Washington has claimed the little second Backer through the waiver rule. The National Association of Union Printers baseball team is made up of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Cincinnati, St. Ixmis, Pittsburg, Chicago, Indianapolis and Denver printers. The association will meet in Boston next August. WITH THE BOXERS. Marcel Moreau, one of the best middleweight boxers of France, has arrived in New York. Mike (Twin) Sullivan announces that he is willing to meet Mike GibbonB in a 15-round bout, at any weight. Harry Lewis says he got a raw deal when he lost the decision in Paris recently to Carpentler, the French boxer. City Statistics Building Permits. Isaac Wilson, 'South Twenty-first, brick dwelling, $5,000. H. H. Wagner. South Eleventh, frame dwelling, $2,500. W. J. Cook, West Main, frame barn, f 75. Deaths and Funerals. FERARD Mrs. Luclnda Ferard, ged 72, died on Sunday afternoon nt 3:30 o'clock at the home of her son-in-law, the Rev. E. G. Howard, 110 South Tenth street from pneumonia. The body was taken to South Charleston, Ohio, where funeral and burial services were held on Tuesday after noon. Four daughters survive the deceased. The decedent's husband died but about five months ago. Marriage Licenses. Raymond Knoll, Richmond, barber, and Edna Richards, Whitewater, 19, at home. Mcivin H. Lee, Cincinnati, 27, cereal manager and Myrtle Hart, Richmond, 24. Carl T. Williams, Milton. 21. farmer, and Rea Wagner, Milton, 22, teacher. Charles Nicholson, Richmond, 30, hostler, and Margaret Agnes Druley, Richmond, 25. Harley J. Goodwin, Fountaintown, 26, farmer, and Grace Gunn, Richmond, 21. Charles Deem, Richmond, 27. laborer, and Lydla King, Richmond, 32, housekeeper. Benjamin H. Chamberlain, Centerville. 19,( farmer, and Lena Rideuour, Centervllle. 19. George Samuel Bond. Baltimore. 27, physician, and Elizabeth L. Jons, Richmond, 26, at home. Charles Edgar Hamilton. Atlanta, Ga., 25, sales manager, and Ruth Elisabeth Mashmeyer, 25, at home. Somewhat Unfortunate. There are some times In my life when I have felt that fate is Indeed Ironical.' said the man who was seldom troubled by bis debts. "Do you refer to any special occasions TT Inquired one of his oldest creditors. "One of them came last week when I won In Chicago." said the cheerful debtor. "I had a money order for $23. and the only person who could Identify me was a man to whom 1 owed thirty.- Youth's Companion. Contradicting a Proverb. "People csu't expect to get something for nothing-." said the ready Bade philosopher. -My landlord manages It." replied tfr. Growcber. "He makes me sign a contract to pay a full year's rent whether I lire to bis flat or not" Washington star. Respect Foe the Aged. "What's the matter. VI Us DalllngtooTT asked the Tillage wag. "Ton never laugh at any of my Jokes. "I have been taught oarer to laugh at tba old and decrepit.'' Cbicafo Eec-

DAMEREL'S CHRISTMAS

The Famous "Merry Widow" Star Entertains His Company with Festivities at the Westcott. The Professional Entertainer.

BY ESTHER GRIFFIN WHITE. After all we are very much alike. We think there are marked differences, vast spaces, yawning chasms between us and when we get acquainted we are surprised, and often delighted, to find how very human the other fellow is. There is nothing so hard as to be entertaining all the time. Not "hard" either, but impossible. Many persons think they must be "entertaining." This is the mistaken idea with which girls are often obsessed, and, indeed, those much older. To keep it going, whoop it up, to piroutte round on one toe in the spotlight, so to speak, continuously. But in the end the "entertaining" person is generally hoist by his own petard. For he gets so "doosed" entertaining that he finds himself, or herself, later playing to empty benches. For in private life no bore is more deadly than the "eniertainer." He exhausts the social atmosphere. Or perhaps she. He is a sort of social vacuum cleaner, if it may so be put, who sucks up all the conversational dust in his neighborhood. Still if he likes, if he becomes wearied, if he doesn't feel good, if his liver's disorganized or his digestion hits it up he has the privilege of being cross, depressed, "grouchy," hateful, and as generally devilish as he pleases. It is another thing with the professional entertainer, however. Your "private feelings" are cast into the background. You can't consider yourself or your individual griefs or joys or bodily ills or mental condition. It is your business to "look pleasI ant. You must never lapse an instant. The public is an inexorable monster. It demands morsels, live, juicy, fresh, every day, and if it isn't fed as it hankers, it its appetite isn't catered to, if its insatiate maw is not crammed with that which it craves, it pounces on the man the other side of the footlights, mauls him to a finish, throws him into the corner and invites a new man into the ring. On holidays when other people are taking time off to enjoy themselves the professional entertainer must contribute to that enjoyment. He must rest "the tired business man," make the busy housewife laugh, call forth the shrieks of the girls and boys home from school and otherwise amuse the human animal who frequents the theater. He doesn't have time for the celebration of those festivities to which the nation or world may be given over. Or if he does it must be "after taking." On Christmas, in instance, when the average actor must be at it afternoon and evening, where is his chance for a Christmas tree, an exchange of presents, and the eating of the crisp Christmas turkey? Not at all. Or at odd moments. Mr. George Damerel and his company, which played at the Gennett here on Christmas Day, had their Christmas party at the Westcott after the evening performance. The average layman is apt to think of the average actor, or those of the profession in its entirety, as something a little less or more than human. George Damerel, for example, who danced himself into light opera fame in the "Merry Widow" days and who plays the part of the infatuated young club man in "The Heart Breakers," and who is of undoubted masculine pulchritude and terpsichorean fascinations, is possibly regarded by the good family man and his frau, who haunt the theater on Christmas afternoon their one theatrical spree for the year as a gay, irresponsible and lightminded bachelor. If, however, they could have seen Mr. Damerel seated at the head of a long table in the hotel dining room, with his charming young wife near him, and his pretty little girl of three in his arms, hospitably entertaining their entire company with a Christmas tree, from which there was a generous distribution of presents, and trying, in every way possible, to make all these detached units of their theatrical organization, into one whole friendly and fraternal party their previous distorted idea would have suffered a sudden and bewildering change. CENTERVILLE TEAM TAKES TWO GAMES The Centerville Hudsons and thcMooresville, Indiana, teams played a double header at Centerville on Christmas day. The afternoon game resulted in a score of thirty-six to nineteen ; the evening game, nineteen to twelve. Both in favor of Centerville Hudsons. The line-up was as follows: Mooresville Cen. Hudsons Boston Allison Keller Hiatt Stokesberry Harrington Haymaker Wilcoxen Robbins Hampton Station Boyer Townsend Medearis We wish to call your attention to the fact that most infectious diseases such as whooping cough, . diphtheria and scarlet fever are contracted when the child has a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure a cold and greatly lessen the danger of contracting these diseases. This remedy is famous for its cures of colds. It contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given to a child with implicit confidence. Sold by all dealers.

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PARTY III RICHMOND

An actor's Christmas, celebrated in this manner, possesses a certain pathos. It is an attempt to reproduce the holiday atmosphere of home. For home is the social institution that looms large on the horizon at Christmastime. When you hear a boy from the chorus getting to his feet to respond to a friendly toast and saying, in an embarrassed fashion, that he appreciated the good will shown him more than he could say and that he hadn't thought of anything like this but had expected to spend the day alone and what a delightful surprise it was, it makes a lump come into your throat. When you see a lot of chorus girls, who in the lure of the footlights, dancing and singing and smiling and coquetting with the audience seem glittering and unreal and relegate them to the siren family when you see them later, as charmed with their little gifts as an ingenuous school girl and they modestly thank Mr. Damerel and everybody else and say what a lovely party it is and how they never dreamed of such a Christmas celebration for them you recognize the fact that a chorus girl is, in the long run, just like her sister the other side of the footlights. It was a long table, all decorated with ferns and scarlet poinsettas that greeted the members of Mr. Damerel's company after their meeting in the foyer. And, after the guests were seated, and the lights turned low, it was a gorgeous Christmas-tree that glittered into the range of vision, placed in the smaller room beyond, all covered with gifts, which were distributed before the supper was served, Mr. W. W. Decker, the company's press agent, acting the part of the uncostumed Santa Claus. And if, when everybody was toasted in delectable drinkables, the oratory was that of the family party, rather than of the banquet table, that only accentuated the success of "Damerel's Christmas party." And everybody's health was drunk, from Mr. Damerel to Mr. Tom Delaney of "the crew," who, by the way, ran the star a close second in post prandial speeching making. From Mr. Otto Klives, the manager, to Mr. Mort Singer, presumably reveling festively in his eyrie in Chicago whence he directs the fortunes of "The Heart Breakers." From a visiting "advance man," to Mr. Murray, the local theatrical boss, who avowed that in all his career he had never seen a company all so friendly and on such good terms. "Sure this was much from Mr. Murray." Mrs. Damerel, down on the program as Miss MacDonald, proved herself a capital raconteur, but Mr. Hume, like all true and gentlemanly comedians, declined to postulate but contented himself but not the guests with a bow and a kissing of the cup. And if Mr. Decker imparted, confidentially, under the genial stimulant of the Christmas spirt, that he was one of that grand army of press agents who never saw a certain nameless hero charge up San Juan Hill what of that! Was it not merely a surface indication of what may be done at the primaries? And when he presented Mr. and Mrs. Damerel with a great silver tray for the serving of tea, possibly? with the Damerel monogram engraved on the ba Aground did not Mr. Damerel make the speech of the evening? No gayer, merrier or more thoroughly enjoyed Christmas party was given in this city than that of Mr. and Mrs. Damerel for the members of "The Heart Breakers" and there wasn't one bored person or one dull moment. And the favors must not be forgotten long, very long, silk stockings for everyone, all filled with candy and nuts and fruit. And last, but not least, was Mr. Bayfield, of the Westcott, who was toasted "to the limit" and who said it was all Mr. Lloyd the chef, and whose guests Mr. and Mrs. Damerel were while in Richmond Mr. Bayfield and Mr. Damerel being old friends and who made some very apropos remarks about the pleasure it gave everybody to have the "Heartbreakers" visit Richmond. And then Mr. Lloyd, the self-sacrificing chef, who stayed up all night to chaperone the supper and the sideboard, was given the theatrical Chautauqua salute. Bumps on the Head. The lump raised by a blow on the head is due to the resistance offered by the hard skull and its close connection with the movable elastic scalp by many circumscribed bands of connective tissue. The result of a blow when the scalp is not cut is the bruising and Jaceration of many of the small blood vessels or capillaries. Blood or its fluid constituent, serum, is poured into the meshes of the surrounding connective tissue, which is delicate, spongy, distensible and cellular, and the well known bump or lump is quickly formed. This cannot push inward at all and naturally takes the line of least resistance. Similar bumps may be formed on the skin in exactly the same way. for the shin bone also is covered only by skin and subcutaneous connective tissue. SPENT CHRISTMAS. Dr. C. V. Hargit of Cincinnati, spent Christmas here the guest of Miss Grace Lacey. Of lift. Married people should leant what to do far one another's little UU, and for the SU et the chOdrta that may come. They are sore sooner or later to have occasion o treat constipation or indigestion. When tbe opportunity comes remember that tbe quickest way to obtain relief, sad ftnaOy a permanent core, is with Dr. CakJwell'a Syrap rVpate. tbe great herb laxatftrt cotnponnd. A bottle ahon.3 always be m tba

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How to Make a Stunning Afternoon Gown. COSTUME OF SATIN AMD NaT. For the girl who goes to bridge parties or to club afternoons a gown like the one illustrated is very useful, and tbe best point about it is that it may be evolved from two or more discarded party frocks. In the present instance an old white satin ball dress forms tbe foundation, over which is draped black dotted net. Trimmings are of black velvet, ribbon and coral beads. To Prevent Winter Colds. When you go out Into the cold breathe deeply. Be sure that your clothing Is loose enough to allow of this. If you don't breathe properly you are immediately subject to colds. You are liable to colds if you let the system run down. Eat regularly and don't go for long hours at a time without proper nourishment See that the air is pure in tbe home or your place of business. By all means take fresh air and a short walk if possible at noontime. Most of our homes and business places are overheated, and for this reason the outdoor garment should be warm and dresses only of moderate weight. Girls who wear thin lingerie, blouses all winter should see that the chest is well protected against the cold. Quick friction after a bath in winter is good, and for older persons an alcohol rub after the bath will keep them from catching cold. Many doctors think that this is the only beneficial way to take alcoholthrough the pores. Always bathe the neck and chest in cold water, followed by an alcohol rub. before changing from a high necked dress to a low cut one. If you catch cold don't ruffle up and sit by the fire. Put on your sweater, open your windows and go through all the bodily exercises you can Temember from your school gymnastic lessons. See how the circulation will start. Types of the Omnipresent Reticule. The large fiat bag is made of tapestry in peacock shades overlaid with gold braiding. Tbe top is of gold colBAOS OF TAFESTBT AND VELVET. ored velvet and the bandies of green cord. Tbe smaller reticule is an oriental affair trimmed with metal ornaments and beads. Desk Seta For Women. What woman does not enjoy having her desk well fitted out with necessary articles? Among tbe equipments are a blotter pad with neat corners, an ink well, curved blotter, letter opener, stamp box. box for rubber bands, scissors, eraser, a clock and paste pot. The outfit of burnished brass has Hie merit of wearing well. Pierced and hammered brass sets. too. are to be rad. Silver Is more elaborate, but requires labor to keep it looking bright. Copper in the bright or dull finish is always attractive. Wheat Trains In Manchuria. Wheat comes into tbe mills and tc the rivers and railways of Manchurir from almost incredible distances. In the winter, when the rough, ungraded roads are frozen bard and smooth, the natives haul wheat for 200 miles in some cases by means of a heavy two wheeled cart drawn by four to eight mules. Long trains of these carts, traveling together for protection and companionship si night, can be seen on the main highways all winter and are the most picturesque feature of Ifancbnrian life

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Scrap Book A Change of Tons. A quarter of a century ago John T. Raymond, the famous comedian who starred in America as Colonel Sellers and whose dramatic success was the yet well remembered "There's Millions In It," decided to present the play "The Gilded Age" in London. The story goes that directly after Raymond's arrival he entered Gi'.llg's American Exchange, then a famous resort and banking place for Americans, and saw that the office was well filled with many who HE QUIETLY PERED. knew him. So in a loud tone he called to the manager, "I say, Gillig, bow does one send money to America?" A week after his opening in the piece he again presented himself at the exchange and, tiptoeing noiselessly over to Mr. Gillig's corner, with his hand shutting off his tones, quietly whispered, "I say, Gillig, how does one get money from America?" Our Duty Here. What Is our duty here? To tend From good to better, thence to best. Grateful to drink life's cup, then blend Unmurmuring to our bed of rest ; To pluck the flowers that round us blow. Scattering our fragrance as we go. And so to live that when the sun Of ox)? existence sinks In night Memorials sweet of mercies done May shrine our names in memory's light And the blest seeds we scattered bloom A hundredfold In days to come. Sir John Bowring. A Wrong Interpretation. As the train left a certain station the following sign was displayed in the buffet car: "No Intoxicating Liquors Will Be Served While the Train Is Passing Through North Dakota." They had been rolling through that interminable state for a long time when the Woman's Christian Temperance union delegate from the east, a very dignified and austere looking lady, came Into the car for her dinner. Casting her eye out of the window "SO, V upon a somewhat changed landscape. she remarked to the waiter: "Are we still In North Dakota T "No, ma'am." answered George alertly, with a hospitable grin. "Whafll you have to drink, ma'am?" Housekeeper. Real Hades, The golf bug's soul came back from a little range around Satan's preserve with a smile as wide as the Amazon river. "I say," It exclaimed, "I don't call this much of a hell. They have the finest golf course out there I ever saw in my life." A droll looking old soul who was sitting on the safety valve looked up. "But did you see anybody playing on it?" he asked. "No," the newcomer admitted; "I didn't." The old timer chuckled. "That's it," he said. "He won't let anybody play on it" A Very Pertinent Question. An Irishman on his way home at night was In the habit of cutting through a cemetery in order to shorten the distance. A group of his friends evolved a scheme to have some fun at his expense. Accordingly they found a sunken grave across which his path lay, dug it out and covered it with boards in such a manner that be must fall into the yawning cavity. The Irishman came along and everything happened as per schedule. While he was still squirming about in the bottom of the hole, striving to extricate himself, three or four of his friends, attired in white sheets and other ghostly accouterments, suddenly made their appearance. Pat was frightened out of his wits and almost fainted when one of them said: "What are you doing in my grave?" The tone was sepulchral. It made the Irishman's hair stand almost on end. but he could not forego a witty retort "Faith, and what are you doing out of it?" he asked. His Monument. A German restaurant keeper in New York spent $50,000 in improving his place of business. He was surveying the improvements when Herb J. Meyer, the theatrical man, came in. "Veil. Herb, how is it?' the proprietor msked. "How you like de blace?" "Fine!" said Meyer. "Great! If yon (never make a dollar it will be a monument for you." Later another friend came In. "By George, Fred!" he said. "You ought to make a barrel of money here. Tou certainly have a fine place." "Veil." the proprietor replied complacently, "it's shust like Herb Meyer said even If I don't make a cent dit blace vill always be a tombstone for me." Saturday Evening Post Couldn't Manage It. The doctor had looked at tha patient's tongue, taken his temperature, felt his pulse and was st the point of leaving the room when he paused to say to the sick man's wife: "Madame, In addition to your giving the medicine I have prescribed, I wish you would see that every morning your husband gets a shower bath." The woman looked worried- "But, doctor." she propounded anxiously, "what am I goto to do the mornin's we don't have no showers?' Chicago

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LIVERPOOL, Dec. 26. Holiday. EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK EAST BUFFALO, Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 300; steers $7.50 8.00; butchers $3.006.90. Sheep Receipts 10.100; prime $4.00. Calves Receipts 150; choice $6.00?I, 9.50. Hogs Receipts 5,700; heavies $6.403 6.35; pigs $6.35; yorkers $6.45. Lambs $6.25(Lt6.35. CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago, Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 1500; beeves $4-S53! Sheep Receipts 22.000; prime $4.25 Hogs Receipts 25,000; heavies $6.10 6.40; pigs 4.605.75; light $5.25(W 6.20. Calves $4.75 7.25. PITTSBURG LIVESTOCK Pittsburg, Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 45 cars; steers $7.60 7.90; butchers $6.106.60. Sheep Receipts 60; prime $3.80?? Hogs Receipts 30 cars; yorkers $6.40 6.50; pigs $6.256.35; heavies $6.50. Calves Receipts 100; choice $8 50 9.00. Lambs $6.50. CINCINNATI LIVESTOCK Cincinnati, Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 700; shippers $5.75 6.75. Hogs Receipt 2,600; good to choice 6.356.40. Sheep Receipts 200; extras $3.35. Lambs $5.50. Calves $4.00. INDIANAPOLIS LIVE STOCK Indianapolis, Dec. 26. Cattle Receipts 1000; steers $7.00. Hogs Receipts 6000; tops $6.50. Sheep Receipts 600; prime $3.10. Lambs $5.50. Calves $8.25. INDIANAPOLIS GRAIN Indianapolis, Dec. 26. Wheat 92 Corn 72 Oats 48 Rye 9714 Clover seed $10.C0 TOLEDO GRAIN Toledo, Dec. 26. Corn 60c Wheat 94c Clover seed $12.45 Oats 48c Alsike $10.80 The First Iron Bridge. Tbe first Iron bridge ever erected in the world and which is in constant use at the present time spans a little river in the county of Salop, on tbe railroad leading from Shrewsbury to Worcester. England. It was built in the year 1778 and Is exactly ninety-six feet In length. The total amount of iron used in its construction was 378 tons. Stephenson, the great engineer, in writing concerning it said. "When we consider the fact that the casting of iron was at that time in its Infancy, we are convinced that unblushing audacity alone could conceive and carry into execution such an undertaking." Fertile Socotra. Socotra. a large island in the Indian ocean. Is one of the least known of the inhabited parts of tbe world. It Is mountainous, but very fertile, and In ancient times was famed for frankincense and myrrh, aloes, dragon's blood and spices. But now Sumatra and South America produce more dragon's blood. Revenged. "Johnny, I have great news for you. I am going1 to marry your sister. What do you think about that? "I think it serves her right" Houston Post Riches do not consist in tbe session, but in the use of thtagaL Plutarch.

The Theaters

"The Heart Breakers." Two big audiences greeted "The Heartbreakers." at the Gennett yesterday afternoon and evening. While "The Heartbreakers" boxes la the feather-weight class it has nothing on its competitors now in the field. It has, in common parlance, so far as theatrical substance is concerned, the celebrated "Madame Sherry" Bkinned the more famous city block. Why anyone should go daffy over she latter and "knock" the former will temain one of the unsolved and inexplicable mysteries 'till the last day breaks. While the score Is not enoch mak ing and, indeed, lacks variety and. Jn arts. vivacity, it is tuneful and llltng and the lyrics ko with a stood deal of swing, specially "two to Duluth." by a quartet of men's and women's voices in which the inimitable Mr. Hume, of the caste, is included, and which was recalled a number of times; and the finale "My Honolulu Lou," by Mr. Pauli, one of the nrincinals and the chorus, effectively costumed. The story is tenuous, concerning tba "doirgs" of a set of bachelors, sworn to anti-matrimony, who make nn a certain "Saxony Club," in New York and the defection of their "Master," impersonated by Mr. Damerel, who falls in love with a girl who has never been permitted to look in a mirror by her father who has also trained her up to boyish and masculine sports. While beautiful she imagines herself unattractive and the most interesting moment in the development of the plot if there could be said to have been a plot is that in which "the master" is trying to tell her how charming she is and her genuine ingenuousness in not believing herself possessed of any personal attractiveness. Miss Ruth Peebles, as the girl, and Mr. Damerel, manage this with histrionic cleverness it Is. in fact, the onlv dramatic highspot in the production. and might easily be spoiled by over accent. Aside from Mr. Damerel. the rays of theatric light concentrated to an apex in Mr. Hume, as diverting a comedian as has been seen on the local boards this many a long day, his part of "the chimney-sweep" being capitally done. Hume, in short, is that .rant avis a funny man in a musical comedy. Mr. Damerel, hitherto known to the public in his role of "Prince Danilio" in the "Merry Widow," shows, notwithstanding the lack of opportunity afforded by this production, that he is not a "one-piece" actor. His histrionic possibilities might be developed, no doubt, in straight theatrics to a very high degree of artistic acumen. After the evening's performance, the entire company was entertained at the Westcott with a Christmas-tree and supper by Mr. Damerel and his wife, vi ho is Miss Margaret MacDonald on the program, extended reference to which is made elsewhere In this issue of the paper. E. G. W. Oolf Sausages are growing In taier fa Philadelphia, and one West Philadelphia woman who has just grown fond of them was talking with a neighbor. "Did yon ever try those that come without skins, the kind yon buy by tbe pound?" the neighbor asked. "Oh. dear no. and X dont Chink 1 shall," the other answered. "Jim la such a golf fiend I'm sure he wouldn't est any kind of sausage except those that come In link. Philadelphia Times. Q PUBLIC 8ALE. I will offer at public sale at asy farm 1 miles North of Richmond, Ind., on the Fountain City pike on Thursday, December 28, 1t11 1 horse, 6 years old, extra quality' 2 horses about 12 years old; 3 farm wagons; 3 spring wagons; 2 phaetons; a number of sets of harness, single and double; clover, alfalfa and timothy hay; a large number of farm' ing and gardening tools and implements; bushel crates; plant flats and green house supplies. A variety of household furniture too numerous to specify. Terms made known on day of sale. J. P. LANCASTER. Thomas Conniff Auct Charles Minox, clerk. Ladies Aid society of Cheater will furnish lunch. 2$-3t

CITY ADVERTISEMENT. Department of Public Works. Office of the Board. Richmond, Ind., December 23, 1911. To Whom It Msy Concern: Notice is hereby given by the Board of Public Works of the City of Richmond, Indiana, that on the 23rd day of December, 1911, they unanimously adopted Improvement Resolution No. 283, 1911 For the improvement of West 1st Street, as follows, to-wit: From Howard to Front Street, by grading & macadamizing the roadway & constructing combination cement walk, curb & gutter strip on west side, and curb & gutter on the east side, and from Main to Howard Street, by cement curb & gutter on both aides and sidewalk on the west side, and from Kinsey to Main Street, by curb & gutter on both sides and sidewalk on the east side. The Board of Public Works of said city has fixed Monday, January 22, 1912, as a date upon which remonstrances may be filed or presented by persons interested in, or affected by, said proposed improvement aa above described, and on said day, at 9 o'clock a. m.. said Board will meet at its office for the purpose of hearing and considering any remonstrances which may have been filed or presented, and for the purpose of taking final action thereon. Such action shall be final and conclusive upon all persona. H. M. Hammond, Fred R. Charles, W. W. Zimmerman, Board of Public Work ' dc2tjasS