Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 26, Number 33, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 February 1896 — Page 1

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Vol. 26—No. 33.

ON THE QUI VIVE.

Times may be hard, and cares many, but the good people of Bagdad enjoy themselves in epite of all. The colored people down there have a debating sooiety that discusses all sorts of abstract questions with an interest and enthusiasm that rivals the meetings of the Terre Haute Literary dub. Last Saturday night, la one of the churches down there they discussed the question, "Which h«8 the better^ffect on humani4v, Education or Christianity." Arguments were heated,-so heated and protfuse, indeed that the .judges were unable to decide, and another meeting was fixed for Monday night, in the «ame •church, at which another set of judges -officiated. The arguments were as warm as in the previous contest, and the Judges were stamped for a while. Finally one of the debaters, in the beat •oi bis argument, advanced the theory that -education has a better efleot on humanity than -Christianity for the reason that there are over ten thousand •ministers of the gospel in the penitentiaries of the county. This aroused the Ire df another contestant, who disputed the truth of the assertion, and asked its author where he found such a statement. He replied that he had read it, whereupon the other denied its truth with still greater indignation, for the reason, he said, that it could not be true because there were not ten thousand ministers in the whole world. But the argument had its effect, and despite the fact that the meeting was held in a •church they decided that education has abetter effect than Christianity.

I once thought that the law, if there is isuoh a law, or the custom, if it isn't law, that forbids a juror in a criminal case reading the newspapers while he is acting, was a relio of barbarism, but I've ohanged my mind Bince the Keller trial began, In some cases there has been such an evident effort to create a feeling for the defense that the juror who read some of the things that were printed might very likely become prejudiced. For instance, this week the personal organ of one of the attorneys for the defense reprinted from a Rookville paper an item that was published nearly •eighteen years ago reflecting on the character of one of the witnesses for the state, who was supposed to have been connected with a shooting affair in 'Fountain county, in whioh a young girl, bride of a few hours, lost her life. iThe item was reprtnt,ed. with all its flamiog headlines, with the evident effort to assist the attorney in the "defense of his life." The item from the paper was not even offered in evidence for impeachment purposes, but the effort was evidently made to Impeach his evidence before the publio, and to •create publio sentiment against the witness.

The members of the jury in the Keller case are leading a life that is one hilarious round of pleasure. Last Saturday night they went to see Sol Smith Russell, on Wednesday night they saw Blaok Crook, with all its bewildering Allurement of legs and spangles, and if Manager Diok&on will only steer an Onole Tom's Oabin company this way they will feel that they have been well repaid for their prolonged vigil in the interests of justice.

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pointed lawyers in this city if the Kellersare oonvioted. The majority of the bar here is "pulling" for the defense, and it is a common expression that the "defense is having an eaBier fight every day." One lawyer deolared this week that if the Kellers are oonvioted, and are unable to raise the money to appeal it to the Supreme oourt, be will sell his farm -to contribute to the oause. He has the iarm, but probably knows that no money will be lacking when it comes to appealing, if that beoomes necessary. It is claimed that the expenses of the efense, whioh are oy no means light, beiug borne by a brother of Dan ller, who is said to be very wealthy. wnship Trustee Griswold has been ing a record for himself, and saving iy for the taxpayers, since he took ifioe whioh carries more unquesec\*uthority with it than almost any bllo office. He has held the lx months, and the report of his expenses for that period, oompared with thesimlliar period of the preceding year, under his predeoesaor, shows that he has made a Bavlng of over fl,700, whioh is very muoh to his credit. It is easy enough to out down his expenses by refusing aid to some who are needy, but he hasn't saved the money that way. He has done It by judiciously investigating every expenditure, and seeing that nothing is wasted. The law provides that a township trustee cannpt hold his office for two successive terms, and Mr. Griswold isn't reducing expenses as part of his oatnpaign for re-eleotion, which is a very commendable virtue in a publio official.

If the council had not already fixed the tax rate for 1S95 it would be in order for a raise in the rate to meet the judgments and costs in the many damage suits that are succeeding against the city. Yesterday Dr. Weinstein received judgment for |7,000 in his suit for damages, venued from here to Sullivan oounty. Next year the oounoil will have to make a special levy, under the head, "Damage Suit Fuud."

NEWSPAPER NOTES.

The Allahabad Pioneer, the principal journal of British India, and the one on which Rudyard Kipling began his literary career, recently contained a paragraph In the "want" oolumns as follow* I history of Indiana.

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"Situation wanted as snake charmer in respectable family. P. S.—No objection to looking after the camel."

Here is a chance for anyone who wants a hotel, or to die, or something. A hotel is advertised in a Kentucky paper—as "Kept by the widow of Mr. Brown, who died last summer on anew and improved plan."

From a recent issue of the RepublicanPost, of Pekin, 111., this interesting local item is clipped: "A little stranger, just like its papa in some respects, has arrived at the home of Deputy County Clerk Walter F. Albertsen and great rejoicing is in progress. Walter urges every unmarried man and maiden who comes in the office to go and do likewise."

MODERN POVERBS.

Don't argue with a skunk and expeot to get a decision in your favor. A fool has one advantage over a wise man. He never knows whenhe gets

left. A fool and a boil are alike in one thing —they always appear to be in the road, no matter where they are located.

The man with a bad liver stirreth up strife, but the good natured man will make sunshine even in a coal shaft. ®e not wise in your own conceit—because, comparatively speaking, you know but little more than th& katy~dld, after all.

The friendly man has friends—likewise the Individual who is looking for a scrap can generally kiok one up inside df four blooks.

A foolish woman is clamorous her tongue runs like the shaker of a fanning machine the man who ties up with her will be gray-headed before his time.

The boy is the father of the man. The boy who likes to stick pins in the other •boys to see them jump, will probably be an ornery son-of-a-gun when he grows -up. M* iv**7 A'J

It is said that the Lord made man but when He figures out the number of baldheaded old liars there are in the world, it is doubtful about HiB being stuok on His job.

It won't do to figure on wisdom going' hand in hand with a short crop of hair. There are too many bald-headed chumps in the world to figure on a proposition of that sort. 3'IBU

The man who tumbles on to a soft snap and gets rich is reckoned as a great financier. The man who misses the snap is a chump. This is the rating of wise financiers.

The righteous man does not swear— that's the reason it wrenohes his system so much more to tramp on his corns than if he was a sinner. If he oould make a few remarks appropriate to the occasion it would be a great relief.

Discretion shall preserve thee, understanding shall keep thee—but as sure as you area foot high, if you shoot oft your mouth promiscuously and fool with something you don't understand you will get the worst of it.

POINTS ABOUT LUCK.

Good luok is the twin brother of hard work. Luck walks while work rides in a carriage.

Hard luck is almost a synonym for laziness. Luok pictures a dollar, while work earns it.

Luok dreams of a home, but work builds one. To

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Luok is a disease for which hard work is the only remedy. Luok longs for a dinner, while labor goes out and earns one.

Luok is a weather-vane with the distinguishing points broken ofl. Luok goes barefooted, while work never lacks for a pair of shoes.

The man who relies on luok is luoky if he keeps out of the poorhouse. Luok takes a nap while brains and krd work are winning the prizes.

DONTS FOR LOVERS.

Don*t fear to be sentimental occasionally.

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Don't forget that your prosaic parehts were onoe lovers. Don't quarrel for the joy of becoming reconciled. That grows monotonous.

Don't forget your acquaintances. You will long for them after the honeymoon.

Don't gaze into eaoh other's eyes and flatter yourselves that the stupid publio don't understand.

Don't "test" each other's affeotion. If you don't believe in it entirely you should not be engaged.

Don't tell your long suffering Mends that never before in the history of the world has there been just such case of love.

Don't be jealous. There is no room in the same house for love and jealousy, and when the latter oomes the former will not stay.

William H. English, who was candidate for vice-president on the Democratic ticket with Hancock in 1880, died yesterday at his home in Indianapolis, at the advanced age of seventy-four years. He was a man of great wealth, and was reputed to be one of the largest property owners in the west. He had just completed an historical work, "The Conquest of the Northwest Territory," whioh was & valuable addition to the

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BAB'S LETTER.

This is essentially a feminine talk. Men can go to the background—they seldom do much else but form, in their rigid blaok and white, a background for the beautiful flowers in gay, brighteolors that, stupidly enough, are called women. It seems as if they deserved a better name. Something that told of their ability to suffer and keep quiet something that told of their ability to laugh with the lips when the eyes were burning with unBbed tears something that told of their ability in whatever position they may be placed and of their superiority to men. Oh, yes, I like men. And I generally stand up for them, but I do that because I feel that they are the weaker vessel. There are times when a woman likes to talk to a woman—yearns for a woman's gossip. LikeB to hear about the last baby, especially if it is a new one, which, bless4ts heart! I could squeese to death for love of it, or the new frock, or just how Jack is being sweet, or the behavior of the perfect ladies who dominate the kitchen, and dominating the kitchen, rule the digestions and, consequently, the entire house* A man with a crooked digestion doesn't love his wife or his children, and the woman who has to preside over a badly cooked dinner losee faith in everything

Oh, those kifchen ladies! That clever writer, Herbert Ward, spoke of them as "ciphers in sooiety." And then he went to prove that just suoh a cipher, beoause she listened at the doorway and con strued things to suit herself, could send a young, beautiful, and well bred wo man to thepenientiary forlifeon circumstantial evidence. She thought she saw the young lady stick the paper ktiife into her cousin's neck she knew they hated each other, and she was certain, in her own mind, that this young lady hid quarrelled and quarrelled bitterly with her oousin. And after this lady had lost her youth, her hope aud her belief, a dying burglar told how he had killed a man and used for this purpose,, the Sharp paper knife, which the lady who had quarrelled with her oousin, had played with and then dropped on the floor. 'WE WEBB A IIOT OF WOMEN TOGETHER, drinking chocolate and eating the usual stuff offered at a ladies' luncheon. I do believe ladies' luncheons are arranged in the interest of ladies' physicians. But we have enough of the doctors. I drank oocoa.and ate bread ajicl butter, ^ajad 1 tenea. Diffioult? Oh, no, not always* Madame St. Germain told of the old servants she had those inherited from her mother, who were devoted to her and who sympathized with her in every pain and aohe. Pretty Madame Fin de Sieele looked at her with envy. Her servants came from an intelligence office, and no matter how good their references were, the results were as nothing. There lam wrong they amounted to a great deal. The little woman, with a sigh aud an unhappy look on her face, said: "My housemaid, to whom I pay enormous wages, oome to me to-day and toid me that a very expensive oupy had parted in her hands she insisted that she hadn't broken it, but it just *lepp'd' apart." She said it oould be taken out of her wages her wages for six months would not pay for it. My cook came to me with wonderful references. She had suited Mrs. Blank and Mrs. Dash and Mrs. Head-of-Society so well that I wondered they parted with her, but I soon discovered the reason. She had a weak ness, not for oooking badly, but for drinking extensively. I requested her. to leave in a polite way, but,

AS I AH A CHILD OF THE CENTURY, I declined to give her a reference. It is queer to me how women will put their nacneB to references given to servants discharged for stealing, drinking or ab solute inability. And: the consequence was—well, what do you think A letter of six pages oame to me, presumably an anonymous letter, but one In whioh I was told that if I didn't give Maria Ann, that being the melodious name of the cook, a reference, that she would tell every one of my friends what she had heard said about? them at the dinner table, and that she- would inform my husband that when he was away I bad a male visitor. The man was the doctor, and my mother was present during the time, the very short time, in whioh he managed to rid me of frighful rheumatic pains. What did I dot I took that let* ter to the polioe station, and a gentleman who measured over six feet, Informed the perfeot lady who had formerly presided over my kitchen that unless she stopped this at onoe, she would land in Sing Sing. You see she made a threat that unless I gave Maria Ann a reference suoh and suoh a thing would be done. That made it blackmail."

My eyes were growing larger and larger, when little Mrs. Couleur de Rose said, "Do any of you remember when it was rumored that Jack and I were going to part? My dear, that was the result of kindness. The newspapers had my picture and Jack's picture in them, and said that in a very short time there would be a frightful scandal in the divorce courts. Horrible? It was more than horrible. I cried until my nose was red, and when I do that I am in grief. But Jack braced me up with a loving kiss, and a very sincere hug, and forced me out with him every afternoon for a month, either to drive or to walk. The truth was I had brought a maid over with me the last time I was in Paris, When I engaged her she asked me, "Will Madame pay me twenty-five dollars a month, and give me her cast-off clothes to sell, or will she pay me thirty dollars a month, and keep her clothes for her poor relations T" I laughed as an Ameri

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can woman might, and told her that I vfould give her thirty dollars and that she would get the clothes, too. That is where I was a fool. Then I never dreamed of looking my desk up, and after events proved that she read every letter I got. One day she was very impertinent she had been rather impolite for some time, but this speoial day she said, "If Madame wishes to meet Monsieur Charlie, I will arrange for it." Well, I orderdi her out of the room, re ft|sed to see be again, told the butler to her her wj ges, and put her out of house. A Madame Fin de Sieele the consequence was—this She by sight and name the various rewho used to oome to ask about otirilnners and dances, and she sought #v|ry one of them out, and told them that my husband and I had quarrelled, that I was in love with a fair-haired man named Charlie, and hinted that they could easily fit it to a well known club man. As you girls all know my brother Charlie was desparately in love at that time with Miss Millionaire. He did not dare to write to her as her people objected to him, for he was poor. But be wrote the letters to me, and as her name ahd mine happen to be the same.

THE FRENCH MAID WAS CONFUSED. 1 used to tear off the envelope, throw the letter on the desk, and later in the day forward it to Ethel Millionaire by Sjjecial messenger. During the short time these letters reposed on my desk this French devil had an opportunity to read it, and she%as so vicious herself that she thought ho woman could love hel own husband, but must have an riiQair with some other man. Of course, tiiere are plenty of people who will ways believe that I did something readful in reality, I only helped two love-lorn people, who are now married |o each other, and have forgotten that I |ya8 ever any use to them. Curious how people forgets

I thought of my old mammy 'way down South, who had nursed my father, and who, whenever there was trouble in the family, went to that one who was ijinost unhappy. We used to say of her, "Aunt Julie never knows of anything unpleasant in the family except to those who are in the trouble." When she got to be very, very old, we who had been ller tjabies put together and paid for a house, and gave her* a little income, lichen it comes to thirty or forty men 4nd women to make up an allowance, nobody need give very muoh, and when 3. went to my Southern home on a visit, i&was my greatest delight to drink tea

Aiint-"*Julie,~T6r, thdligh- stu&* Was half bund, she refused to sit down with me—she had too much pride for that— but her great-granddaughter waited on me. There are

NO PRESERVES LIKE HERS NOWADAYS, there is no such golden corn bread, and I don't believe anybody ever knew how to make coffee as she did. Then, when the day of her death oame, we were all there, and women and men who hadn't seen each other for ten or twenty years Bhook hands at her grave and remembered the years gone by. And she was laid to sleep at the foot of her mistress, and I believe she hoped that when the resurrection day oame she would be allowed to wait upon her, for that would be heaven to her. Where are these servants nowadays? Money cannot buy them. What is the matter with the women in our kitchen and the women who nurse our children*? They have no respeot for the

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.them, they have no love for the ohlldren tiiey nurse, and everything is a matter of dollars and cents. Whose is the fault? I cannot believe that it is entirely with the mistress.

Not long ago a dear friend of mine hired a maid four weeks after she oame to the house she was struck down with typhus, not typhoid, fever. During her long illness she was faithfully nursed by her mistress when she was able to go out in the fresh air her mistress took her in her own carriage when strength had fully returned to her she gave her mistress a month's notioe.

The too kind woman looked at her and said: "Why, Mary, how oan you leave me when I have oared for you through all your sickness?" "That is the very reason," she answered "if you had been as muoh of a lady as I thought you were when I hired myself to you, you wouldn't have done it."

A less flagrant ease was this: An English lady was told by her own maid that she would not oome to America with her. As she had been very kind to her, she discharged her, and took one who brought good recommendations, into whioh she inquired carefully. Before leaving London she paid £5 to have her taught hairdressing and £10 to make her an adept in manicuring. All the way over the maid was sick, and so of no use to her mistress. Her first month was up two days after landing. When she was paid, she said: "You will have to get somebody else, I am going to leave this afternoon." An absolute cross-quee-tioning brought out the truth.

SHE WANTED TO OOME TO AMERICA.

She felt sure that this lady would have her properly trained for a first-class maid, and thatit would cost her nothing to come over. And the consequence was, as Madame Fin de Sieele says, that a lady, used to having a maid wait upon her, was left without one in a strange country.

Is gratitude an unknown quantity? Just among ourael vesj.-you and that other woman and me, we three women together, I think it is. "Thank you" is said as one says "Good morning," but it la usually for a nesegay, the picking up of a fan or a handkerchief. It is not in appreciation of the real kindness of life. It to true that, when we do what is right and womanly, we ought not to want

"thank you"—but, alas! we are only wo men, and we like gratitude expressed in some way. Men laugh at us for expecting it. The best of them do what i*. right, and are satisfied beoause they have done it, but we women, well, we are a little weaker, and when we deny ourselves some good thing for somebody else's sake, when we give the helping hand to somebody, or when we.aid somebody by making the rough path of life a little bit easier to tread, we like to think that what we do is appreciated. And we think so much of a little bit of gratitude. A woman can nurse the man she loves through along illness—she may get no rest, she may get no change, and the sick room will be her abiding plaoe, day in and day out but she is satisfied, oh! so thoroughly satisfied, if, when that man is well, he puts his arm around her and whispers some loving words, that tell of appreciation. But nine times out of ten, men take trfe service of women for grantedjT'*"'

MEN, WbMEN AND aRATirrtTDE. !A woman may take two or three of her old frocks, brush them and freshen them, make them over into one nioe one, and hand tbem to that poor relation who needs a gown. And if the recipient will only say, "I was glad to get the frook, for I know you put yourself to much trouble about it, and I thank you," then the busy days will be as nothing, and that woman's heart will be full of happiness for many, many days. It is true, 1 suppose, that the good deed ought to be enough in itself, but you know we are only human only those poor, miserable creatures who can stand pain that would kill men, who oan faoe troubles that men would fall down before, and who are true—true always to the people they love We shed tears about nothing— but oh! how fine we are when real trouble oomes. I often wonder if mankind will realize the greatness of a womanly woman—if tbey will know what it means to be mothers, daughters and wives, with all the small woes and the great troubles attached to eaoh vocation. I suppose not. When they do, when they realize all that a real woman oan suffer for dear love's sake, can suffer with a smile, they will fall down and worship her but that will be when the millen niu oomes. However, I do believe that when it arrives there will be a collection of worshiping men around you and your neighbor and BAB.

AMUSEMENTS/

"For Fair Virginia," a romantio play dealing with a domestic episode during the rebellion, will invite consideration at the opera house Tuesday evening. This excellent dramatic composition is the work of Russ Whytal, a comparatively unknown playwright, but from the reception accorded it in New York, where it received its initial production last season and in Chicago and other important points, it is not beyond the range of -possibility that the name of Whytal will be linked with those whose very mention in connection with a theatrical offering is a guarantee of superiority. Mr. Whytal modestly proclaimed himself the author of "For Fair Virginia" but with a well justified confidence in his rewards he presented his play in admirable form. Even the minutest details reoeived marked attention from an artistlo standpoint, and the results proved a very pleasant surprise. "For Fair Virginia" is a play reared upon lines wherein the patriotism and loyalty of the Southern people stand out in bold relief, and yet so ingeniously has Mr. Whytal utilized his ideas that the treatment of the subject is absolutely refreshing. In no particular instance are the sentiments hostile to the North allowed to provoke displeasure on the part of the most sensitive in faot, so delioately does the author of this successful play handle a theme of absorbing Interest as to demand the admiration of all classes of theater goers. The scenes and incidents are intensely exciting, while the comedy element has the quality of genuine originality. All in all, "For Fair Virginia" relates an exceedingly pretty story, fraught with exquisite touches of romanoe and affords splendid opportunities for telling dialogue. The author himself, assisted by Mrs. Whytal, an aotress whose future indicates for her an exalted plaoe among the foremost artists of the stage, are prominently identified with the oast of more than ordinary capabilities and all the soenio adjuncts and artistlo features of the original elaborate production are promised, with a positive assurance of a pleasing presentation.

The management of the opera house personally guarantees this production as being all it is represented, a beautiful play, perfectly produced and admirably Interpreted and the only play to-day that has rivalled the ever popular and poetio drama, "Alabama."

RIOB'S GRAND PRODUCTION,

"1492."

There are four distinct things to remember and well worth remembering in considering the entertainment which will be presented to our,theatregoers at the Naylor opera house next Wednesday evening, in all Its glittering splendor.

The first is "1492," Barnett&Pflueger's brilliant extravaganza, whose melodious music, picturesque groupings andolever references to the fads of the day charmed New York theatergoers for a period of over two years. It oomes to us in it* second youth, garnished with new music and new incidents, and equipped with the strongest organization that has yet given life to this extravaganza.

Second, there is Bessie Bonehill, the best importation that we have yet had from the music halli* of London, who proved a veritable revelation to the thea

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tergoers of the big metropolis on her first appearanoe„and she is strong enough" to carry even an indifferent play to success. Miss Bonehill is tho most graceful, the most refined and withal, the most accomplished illustration that the stage has given us of what the new woman might be. 3:

The third thing to remember abouf the-, forthcoming production and in delight-', ful contrast to the above, is Richard Harlow, the manly, handsome athletic young fellow who wears low necked dresses and skirts as gracefully and"charmingly as Miss Bonehill does man's attire. In spite of his athletio training, his thorough manliness and his magnl-. flcient male physique, Mr. Harlow is considered to be a female impersonator, who has never been surpassed within the memory of the present generation of theatergoers.

The fourth thing to be remembered is embraced in what are termed the Kilnnyl living piotures, a series of magnificent and thoroughly artlstio living tableaux, posed by Herr Kilanyi, with the leading professional models of the four great capitals of Europe, London, Paris, Vienna and Berlin.

The seats for this unusual entertain* ment are now on sale at Buntln's. BANCROFT COMING.

The world's greatest magioian and entertainer, Frederiok Banoroft will be the attraction at Naylor's Opera House next Friday night, presenting his wonderful and picturesque speotaoular magic. Mr. Banoroft will be seen here for the first time and in introduoing him to the theater-goers here the management has arranged to give a reception on the day of this Prince of Magioian's arrival. The Pitlsburg Times in speaking of his performance says: The first appearance in Pittsburg of Frederick Banoroft, might be judged a sucoess from several standpoints, including thase of a large audlenoe, much wonder and amazement excited by the many of the tricks of the "Prince," and tho admiration won by the beautiful and elaborate oharaoter of the stage settings. He is very oiever in most of his sleight of hand work, and in addition to giving a number of old tricks in new dresses, has many new and mystifying accomplishments. He appears Beveral times surrounded by an elaborately dressed company and in superb stage settings, and eaoh time has something novel and eye-deceiving to present. In addition to the magio some speoialties and tableaux are introduced whioh serve to break any monotony that might prevail. In "The Sultan's Palaoe" Katharine Giles appears as a club juggler and in the "Snowbound Arctics" Onri si gives a unique act concluding with her original snow ball danoe. The beauty and elaborateness of the scenlo effects caused much favorable comment last night.

NOTES,

Felix Morris, who made several tours of this country, has returned to London to stay.

MoKee Rankin and his wife, Kitty Blanohard, long separated, are to star together again. "Wang" the jolliest of all the oomio operas, with its tuneful music will be at the Opera House on the 17th.

An eastern composer is writing a comic opera on the odd plan of baviug a totally separate set of characters iu eaoh of the three aots.

David Henderson's mammoth spectacular extravagauza with 100 people upon the stage, will be seen at the Naylor Opera House, on the 10th.

A popular eastern manager says he has a oomio opera the words and musio of whioh are by an orthodox clergyman, and whioh he will bring out soon.

The country reuben who visits New York and Bees the Living Pictures and imbibes plentiful root beer is faithfully depioted in Rice's colossal production of "1492."

Burr Mcintosh, as a oonsequenoe of his hit as the moonshiner in W. H. Crane's "The Governor of Kentucky," is to go starring next season in a Southern play by Augustus Thomas author of "Missouri" and "Alabama."

Charlie Tatters, a tramp who is a fringe of the crust of society, is an artistic reproduction of the type of character who never works, but whose humor and pathos both delight and amuse an audience, and his prototype will be seen In Rice's "1492."

Chas. H. Hoyt's beantiful wife, Caroline Miskel-Hoyt is the winner in the Dramatic News prize competition, in which 36,768 coupons clipped from that journal, were voted. Next in this estimate of actresses' popularity was Fay Templeton, with May Irwin a close third, and Lillian Russell, Dorothy Morton, and Delia Fox not far behind.

LINCOLN'S BIR1HDA Y. The annual celebration of the birthday of Abraham Lincoln will take place next Wednesday evening, Feb. 12tb, at G. A. *R. hall, under the auspices of Blinn Camp, No. 82, Sons of Veterans. No admission will be charged and the publio is cordially invited to attend. The following is the programme: Opening Prayer Rev. Frank W. Gee Introductory Remark* Capt. Ueo. W. Schatz Solo—Star Spangled Banner

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Solo—Colombia, the Gem of the Ocean Miss Mary Wuest Recitation—An Interesting vlait to the

Hospital by President Lincoln MIm Nellie Greggi History of the Sons of Veterans a a

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