Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 22, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 November 1897 — Page 1

Jos Gilbert

NO. 22.

VOL. 28

ON THE QUI VIVE.

Democratic candidate for mayor there is, and if Nick Stein doesn't mind his p's and q's the gentleman from the Fifth ward will have that nomination in bis vest pocket

before

the convention is called. He is

the only mayoralty candidate on either side to have a political club named after him. It belongs In-his own ward, and at a meeting the other night it resolved unanimously that about the best thing that ever came down the National road to this city, or words to that effect, was Frank Wey, and they declared him. to be "a man, possessed of extensive ability, who has been tried by the people and proven a frugal and economical official and a friend of the toiling masses." "Toiling masses" is one of tne chotcestexpressionsin Frank's vocabulary, and it will do more than anything else to get him the nomination he so covets.

Aleck Crawford is doing more hustling than any other candidate for mayor on the Iieublican side, and he has a strong pull with the crowds who usually attend primaries. It wouldn't be surprising if he should secure the Republican nomination next spring, and with Frank Wey pitted against bitn there would be a fight tbat\ would attract universal attention. No man is going to get the nomination for mayor next spring, on either side, by sitting back and waiting for it to be brought to him on a silver salver. Time was when that custom obtained, but it will not go next year. It is likely to be the wannest political contest that has been seen here for many years, and the fellow wh^ does the rnoBt hustling will get it. Keep your eye on Crawford and Wey.

The Reverend Jones, pastor of the African M. E. church, seems to have taken the place of the Rev. W. H. Hickman, as' the sensationalist of the Terre Haute pulpit. It can be said for Rev. Jones, however, that there is something in what he says when he makes a startling statement. He is one of the brightest men that has ever filled the pulpit of the Third street church, and he will be heard from more than once during his pastorate here.

The city has been without light for a greater portion of the past week, as a result of the failure of the boilers at the Htreet railway plant. Judge Stimson yesterday granted Judge Jump's petition for the expenditure of f»,000 for new boilers, and hereafter we may expect better service, both on the street railway and the lighting plant. The receiver made his report to the court this week of the liablli-

ties of thrstn^raU^ay coRjygaB^ and many persons had their eyes opened. The report shows that the liabilities of the company are #1,388,517, divided as follows First mortgage bonds, $400,000 second mortgage bonds, #542,000, iuterest on bonds, #8,883 taxes and street improvements, #02,634 floating indebtedness, 8tf,0£. Taaraoah'jr ml dial a inventory of the property of which he is in charge, It, is to be said for this showing that many of the secoud mortgage bonds have been pledget! as collateral for some of the debts Included in the floatiug indebtedness. Just how much the receiver was unable to show, atul for this reason his report was uot made. The showing, I however, is such that it will require the l/ablest management to bring the affairs of the company into proper shape.

LITERARY NOTES.

Apropos of the lack of literary skill t)f [many popular writers it is related that^Alfred Henry 1-ewis, the author of olfIville," was somewhat reluctant to allow Fhls work to be brought out iu book form, (and remarked, "I see the booksellers' winlows filled with books by people who do jbot even know how to write postal cards."

A selection from Eugene Field's fasclwtiug child-poems will be published in Jfsiovember by the Scrlbners. The volume Swill be called "Lullaby Land." and will j^s very fully illustrated by Charles Rob"uson, whose pictures for Stevenson's •Child's Garden of Verses" placed that )lumo among the most successful j^juveuiles" of last season.

The world of novel writing is to be rep^tented at the Klondike, as John Maekie, „Gie well-known author of "They that Sit §n Darkness," "The Devil's Playground" ,nd "Sinners Twain," is preparing for an tpedltiou to that region. He believes fbat the best route lies across obuntry through Canada, where his former experience as a member of the Canadian

Luounted police will doubtless be of great (value to him. By an arrangement with the other pubshers, Charles Scribner's Sons are about issue a complete edition of James Whit\mb Riley's prose and verse. It will be filled the "Homestead Edition," and will in general style uniform with the subription edition of Barrie, Field, Steven)u and KipUng, published by the same rtu. Mr. Riley has himself expressed his sense of pemonai satisfaction" at 'perfect work" of the mechanical ^rt of the edition.

William McLeunan*sstirring novel of adfuture. Spanish John, illustrated by yrbseh, is concluded in the Christmas timber of Harper's Magaaine. The short 'orics of the number are Destiny st Dry* »ne, by Owen Wlster. illustrated by F-irederic Remington Marian *u, by ary Hartwell Oatherwood My Fifth In .Mamjr, by William Ludwell Sh«p|Mtrd

Mr. Willie's Wedding-Veil. by »!*ry

Earle. In addition to The Wwing I Malkatoon, by General Lew Wallace,

the poems of the number are Happiness, by Sarah Piatt To a New-Born Baby by Alice Archer Sewall Annunciation, by

Frank Wey is about the fullest fledged Harriet Prescott Spofford, City and

Good Action and abundant and novel illustrations are the features of the Christmas number of Scribner's Magazine. Henry van Dyke in "A Christmas Loss" tells a tale of Antioch, fifteen hundred years ago. It is full of religious feeling. The illustrations are by Corwin Knapp Linson, who went to the east for Scribner's last year. Joel Chandler Harris, through Uncle Primus, tells a story of days long before the war. It has to do with the gambling spirit which held young men In those days, and Is called "A Run of Luck." Another southern story, dealing with the "point of honor" as to when a man is justified in shooting his enemy, is told by Sarah Barnwell Elliott. .Other short fiction is Robert Herrick's tale of Americans in Paris, entitled "A

Pension Love Story," "A Guilty Conscience," by William Maynadier Browne, narrating the farcical adventures of a minee-pie, and a story of the trials of

an inferior quality is the cause of half the skin diseases we see. "Cheap soap" is an expensive economy of times, and dangerous frequently when the cuticle is tender, its origin being too vile to contemplate.

Bathe every day, winter and summer, when able to be about the house. Study carefully the kind of bath which suits you best, and then stick to it though the heavens fall.

Hold the head as high as possible when sitting or standing. While sleeping avoid high pillows, unless you admire a double or triple chin or flabby neck.

Breathe from the diaphragm, inhale deeply, keep the mputh closed and hold the chest well up if you would secure a high chest, a firm bust and induce Ion gevity.

Remember that the sanitary conditions of the body must be literally without fault that good blood means that the heart, liver and kidneys are working properly.

Never believe that beauty such as the

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Prophet, by Alfred H. Louis and The to which to put the eminently utilitarian Indian corn. At the recent corn Lover, a poem from the Japanese, by R. H. Stoddard. In The Editor's Study festival Atchison Mrs. H. J. Cusack Charles Dudley Warner discusses the won for herself local fame by tbr^xhibiModern Christian. The Editor's Drawer tion of entire costumes ir of the opens with Apollo Belvedere. A Christmas product of the com-stoct 4 Determu*d Episode of the Pl.nt.Uoo, bj Roth Mo Bnery Stuart contains a poem by* John Kendrick Bangs, anecdotes by Hayden Carruth and others, and is illustrated by Edward Penfteld, Peter Newell, H. M. Wilder, Rosiaa E. Sherwood, Albert E. Sterner, and Will Bradley.

Minor Author, entitled "The MartytdOi, of Fame," by Clara E. Laughlin. The first part of "The Workers," dealing with the rural regions of the east, is concluded in this issue with a vivid picture of life, "In a Logging Camp" in the Pennsylvania mountains. No serial feature in Scribner's has ever excited more intense interest among all classes than this. "The White Republic," a patriotic poem by Guy Wetmore Carryl, a Christmas sonnet, and the Departments, complete this rich and entertaining number.

BEAUTY IS POWER.

Women Know This, Therefore Let Them Follow llules That Create It.

Do not fret—worry Is the indelible pencil Father Time uses to punish weak natures, and fretting is early death to beauty.

Exercise all the muscles every day of your life for ten minutes. Never overtax the muscles or they will revenge themselves.

Watch the soap you use as cargf

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Kuow that "beauty" Is the other fairer name for "health," that health is the synonym of good blood, excellent digestion and steady nerves. A "beautiful invalid" is but a novelist's dream.

Cultivate grace, without which a Venus were not lovely walk from the hips, and remember the hands are as capable of conveying thought as eyes or mouth but if you love your fellow-man use them gracefully, not a la handle.

OOD FACTS.

The fishermen of Iceland now regularly carry oil In their boats to smooth the waves, which enable them to continue at work in weather that before they would not have dared to face.

The largest waves are seen off Cape Horn, rising to 46 feet In height, and 765 feet long from crest to crest. Waves In the North Atlantic have been observed to rise 43 feet in height. In the German ocean their height does not exceed 18H feet, and in the Mediterranean 14& feet.

There are no undertakers in Japan. When a person dies it is the custom for the nearest relatives to put him Into a coffin and bury him and the mourning does not begin until after the burial.

The price of game in France Is alleged to depend principally on the moon. When the moon is dark and poachers cannot see to set their snares at night, game is scarce^ When the moon Is full there is plenty light, and the poachers get lots ot game.

FACTS FEMININE.

A Kansas woman has discovered a new

Mrs. Cusack made a really beautiful hat of corn and sent it to Mrs. McKinley. This is, perhaps, one of the most unique gifts that the president's wife has yet received. The polished kernels forming the crown of the hat have the same effect that do the beaded crowns now so much in vogue. It would take a close and clever observer to deteet any resemblance to ordinary field corn in this very odd yet dainty headgear.

When economy becomes the chief end and aim of existence in the house when it becomes a kind of domestic god, before which all must bow dowu and worship, the happiness of the home is likely to be sacrificed and the spirit of peace is not likely to dwell therein. There is in existence a home in which this system of economy prevails to such a degree that the very children of the home are made to feel that there is no virtue equal to the virtue of doing without everything that they want. Every expenditure that would give pleasure is held in abeyance until such time as the family may feel that they "can ^fford it," and, as a rule, this time never comes and the pleasure is relinquished. There was more of pathos than anything else in the remark made by a child of this family when there was a funeral next door. The long line of carriages and the stately hearse, the flowers and the mourning garb of the bereft family, suggested nothing to the mind of this economically trained child but an outlay of money, and she said to her mother, "We couldn't afford to have a funeral in our home, could we, mamma?" While it is manifestly unwise to spend money so recklessly that one day imposes a burden on the other, it is equally unwise to deny one's self the simple pleasures of life in order to save for some future that may never become a present. They who save at the cost of all liberality have a false conception of true economy.WVi,

A woman is evidently the author of the following That women make practical architects has often been demonstrated. They know better than most men what a house needs, and also hi. tv to arrange everything in the most convenient man-

gas fixture is not placed

some back corner behind a door, where nobody would ever think of looking for or wanting a light: the wall lines are not so broken up with doors, windows, etc., that there is no room for the necessary furniture the doors are not hung iu such an awkward manner that they must swing against the windows or gas fixtures the space for the dresser is not left on the side of the room farthest from the light the closets are not like dark pockets in a basement, but arranged to be well ventilated as often as needed the dining room is made large enough so that it will contain a sideboard as well as the table and chairs, and it will not be necessary for all to rise from one side of the table in order that the waitress may pass to the other side, or else hand things across the table, as occurred lately in an apartment building designed by a man. the mirrors will not face the light the pantry will have a window and will not be placed in the center of the house the registers or radiators will not occupy the only wall

ancient Greek possessed is to be instantly large enough for the bestead or the

obtained by the application of a bottle of 'lily white" or a box of "rosy red," even if famous prima donnas' names are upon the boxes as vouchers.

Curiosity is a trait everyone possesses more or less, especially a woman, but sometimes a woman has more than her share of it, and heaven defend us from such a person. No mercy is blended In her ever-searching gaze and relentless, prattling tongue. She knows more about her neighbor's business than she does of her own. Have you ever heard of the curious neighbor, who prys into your windows, knows to the minute when you rise in the morning, watches the postman deliver his letters in your lock,box, takes note of tiie butcher baker and grocery boy and vouchsafes the information to her sister, husband, cousin or aunt what you are going to eat for breakfast, dinner and supper, and who peeps through the blind at the visitors who come and go to your home? Ah! Pity the woman who suffers from such annoyances.

We have known instances where real misery was caused to a sensitive person by these so-called "curious neighbors." There Is a young girl, bright, clever, and, like all young people, just a bit vain, who sought for a clear, perfect complexion and accordingly used rose water, glycerine and carbolic acid. One night upon retiring she thought of her cherished prescription, so up she got in the dark, and, half asleep, walked over to ber dressing table, where she had placed the bottle containing the ingredients, but in mistake she got the Ink bottle and bathed her face with it.

It has been calculated that a gold coin passes from one person to another 2,009,-, 000,000 Ukhh before the stamp, or intpm- When morning came she looked in the Kion. upon it becomes obliterated by frfe-1 mirror and beheld a blackened oountentloa, while a silver coin changes betweenj ance- Of coarse ber story got abroad, and 8,2»,jWCMM0 time* before it becomes entirely the neighbors, hearing of It, tattled and giggled.. WeO bred neighbors, too, they

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#0*3 supposed to* be, for it was in *. k&sLlouable locality, and, would you believe it, every time that young girl went oat she was the cynosure of all eyes even to Mary and Jane. No one likes to be stared at, and the way those neighbors iftared at her was, to say the least, positively rude-

Why cannot neighbors be neighborly, considerate, and at least "do to others as they would have others do to them?" If their curiosity could be brought to some t&count and a benefit to others, let them 'go ahead—be curious."

A woman's*, home is her kingdom," Mrs. Terhune, familiarly known as »rion Harland, and so let it be a kingsecure from prying eyes and pitiless ingues of curious neighbors.

rls may always rest assured that if a gjjy man shows indications of affection ftfr them, these indications are but slight evidence of a really great affection. shy man is never insincere, and he simply cannot flirt, because he is naturat|y so full of feeling for others that he cannot indulge happily in a pastime which nTay result in much misery to some young ladfypirls sometimes despise the shy man, bee&use it occurs to them that he is a not be acquired, plyssical coward. And women, no matter rlvit their station in life, their education o£#fcheir depth of feeling, unanimously anj& as a sex, abhor the man who is a cosrard. This creditably feeliftg is the resv$tof much unjustness to the shy mans. Slyness is the outcome of an overwhelming. sense of one's own inferiority. The sh# man, though he is just retiring in m|iDer, is always, without exception,

jr^ver than the blustering man, who In hl trivialities of life has things so much

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hif pwn way. jjbrd Roberts,' the hero of Candahar, is a shjfman so were Nelson and Wellington. There have been big men, wearing a Victoria Cross on their coats, who when introduced to a little girl in a ballroom have flushed scarlet under their tan, and have from foot to foot like overgrown Schoolboys. •Vf hen a shy man wins a girl's affection he Really thinks he is the luckiest man on earth. Of course, he ought to think this, but some men only say they think it.

Therefore, girls, do not laugh the shy mail, for when you get to ktfow him you maybe sorry you laughed. ,v

MODERN PHILOSOPHY*

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•jLoye-raatches very frequently turn out lucifer-matches. The fruit, of success does not grow on the tree of idleness.

The most charming lovers often make the very worst husbands. It is not wise to neglect present opportunities in the hope of meeting greater ones.

Many men are naturally as averse from marriage as women are naturally adapted to it

The man wlio has resisted temptation is safer than one who has yet to meet the tempter.

Listen to the advice of the man who has failed and follow that of him who has succeeded/

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sofa or the sideboard the doors will be wide enough to admit of any article of furniture made, and the halls will be large enough so articles can be wheeled through them from one room into another. I,

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There is but little that man may not accomplish, but do not seek that which is unattainable.^

Many a woman who expects in marriage the blessing of love, finds instead the curse of hate^-" «-*,

No woman who really cares for a man wants him at her feet when he is capable of rising to her heart.

If hats were removed In church, as they are in the theater, many women would be more truly devotional.

No man ever climbed a ladder at a bound. Each round represents a step in the progress of achievement.

Battles are won only by fighting, and the more earnest the fight, with might and mind fully engaged, the greater will be the victory. '*i "V

Just as soon as a man begins to get dictatorial in small matters you can depend that he is either very much in love or just falling out of it.

An imitator may reap a measure of sue cess, but it will only serve to show how much greater he might have become had he been original.

The farmer never lived who could reap a crop without sowing seed, and the crop he reaps shows the kind of seed he used and how he sowed it»

Every man who ever wis ill wtffl sure he was going to die, and he is so naughty sometimes that those who have to put up with his whims really wish that he would.

What on earth Is the sense of wishing to live one's life over again. Under the same circumstances we would commit the same faults, and of necessity sow the same crop of regrets.

It Is not 'sufficient that a woman la convinced her husband loves her devotedly, unless be assures her of the fact at least a dozen times a day. She can hardly believe anything, however delightful, unless it be incessantly repeated.

The simplest thoughts rea£h and touch the hearts of men. From the dullest pigiineats artists have painted their most brilliaut masterpieces. The mealiest material* are used Iu the construction of great edifices. Therefore, do not scorn hutdble objects.

AMUSEMENTS.

THE NEW DOMINION.

The theator-goers of Terre Haute will have no rarer dramatic treat this season than that afforded this evening by Clay Clement, who will present his striking drama, "The New Dominion," at the Graod. The character, Baron Hohenstauffen, is a creation unique and original, and wherever presented has created the most profound sensation. Col. Robert Ingersoll, commenting on Mr. Clement's character work in this part, recently wrote him: "The Hohenstauffen of your creation has the culture of the university, the high breeding of the court, the courage of the army, and the courtesy and tenderness of the perfect gentleman. Everything you did, every gesture, every pose, came from within, from a clear motive and a strong conception of the character, and in no instance did you overstep the modesty of nature. From first to last you were absolutely consistent, neither too much nor too little, neither flood nor drought, but maintained for every moment artistic proportion. You area natural actor and have the divine spark, the touch of natlire, the poetic and pathetic intuition that can-

Mr. Clement is sup

ported by a strong company, and the performance is one that should be witnessed by every lover of the drama.

JAMES PAXTON VOORHEE8.

Next Tuesday evening, Nov. 30th, under the auspices of the Jackson club, the long promised appearance in this city of James Paxton Voorhees occurs at the Grand. "Out of the Past," the dramatic treat offered by Mr. Voorhees, is one of the hits of the day. Mr. Voorhees' reputation has b2Come so widely known that the mere announcement of his name is sufficient to secure the interest of theater-goers everywhere. The entertainment which he brings from the Columbia theater, Washington, (D. C.,) has enhanced Mr. Voorhees' already well-established reputation as an »rtist, and no one should miss the opportunity of seeing him. It is learned that some misconception exists as to the nature of "Out of the Past." It is, in no sense, a lecture, but a performance of rare and pure theatrical interest. "The Raven," illustrative of the immorality of the soul, "Shamus O'Brien," of the lofty principle of love of, couptry, "Mark Twain's Cat Story," expressing wholesale and beneficial humor, "Aux Italienes," conveying the deathless quality of human love, and

other

selebtidns are great in in

tense and thrilling dramatic Interest. Tleh^^r6 now ^Ungat ^ents by all.

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office of the Grand THE MAN FROM MEXICO.^

TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR

who is a great

Clever Willie Collier, favorite In this city, from his connection with "A City Directory," and "A Back Number," will be the attraction at the Grand next Wednesday evening, in "A Man from Mexico," which is an adaption by H. A. Du Souchet, the author of the funny "My Friend from India." The story of the play Is of a man who goes slumming with a friend, is followed by his wife, who suspects his movements. He is arrested, sentenced to thirty days in jail, and is pernSitted to go to his home in charge of a deputy sheriff to straighten out bis affairs before beginning his sentence. To smooth up the affair he announces that he is going to take a trip to Mexico. Out of this the complications of the play arise, and their full extent can well be imagined. Two or three of the situations are unusually ridiculous. Fitschugh (Willie Collier) for example has, on his arrival, in jail, given a false, name, and so his identity is conce£.'-sd. His friend Majors has had a row with a German named Schmidt, and Majors has given Schmidt one of Fitzhugh's cards. The German forces his way into Fitzhugh's house, is arrested for assault, and, by his inability to explain himself, is sent to jail under the name of Fitzhugh—being identified by the latter's card. Consequently, when the friends of the real Fitzhugh call at the prison, they are shown to the German. Subsequently, when Fitzhugh endeavors to tell the truth about his name, he is not believed, and there is much confusion. So it happens that the warden having been attracted by the good looks of Mrs. Fitzhugh, makes love to her under the eyes of his prisoner, her husband, who is unable to do anything to stop him. The result may be imagined.

MASARA'S MINSTRELS#®4^

There will be fun galore at the Grand on next Thursday night, upon which occasion Mahara's minstrels will appear. The show is a large one and the managers ad vise us that it is a great diversion from thordinary minstrels. The first part is the finest ever conceived. It has always been the endeavor of Mahara Brothers to have nothing but the best and plenty of it. The public is assured the singing and dancing features, as well as comedians, are not to be excelled. There will be a sensational street parade at noon by the famous Dark' town band, considered one of the finest bands travelling.

MODJE8KA,

Modjeska, the distinguished Polish actress, whose temporary retirement from the stage was generally regarded as such a distinct loss to art, is making a short tour this season, and will be seen at the Grand Opera House, next Saturday evea^g, Dec. 4th. She will give but one performance here and has selected one of the strongest plays in her repertoire. She will be seen as Mary Stuart iu the play of that name with which her fame is so closely connected. The version of Schiller's beauti

ful drama used by her is one translated and adopted by the Hon. Lewis Wingfield, of Loudon, for her ^special use and the one which she has presented over oue thousand times. It is several seasons since this charming and accomplished woman was seeu in this city and it may be her final appearance here as it is announced that she will hereafter play oiily a limited number of weeks during each year. Her supporting company on this tour has one of the best she has ever gathered armnd her. Jos. Haworth, a strong, versatile and popular actor has the leading roles and besides him are John Malone, Lester Lonergan, Wadsworth Harris. Mr. George Sylvester, J. A. Ward, W. H. Kendrick, W. Wm, Wilson, Miss Anna Proctor, Miss Grace Fischer, Mrs. H. E. Sargeant, Miss Anna Daly, Miss Maud Northam, and others.

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Delia Fox is said to have reslgued from that triple alliance in which she divided profits and honors with Lilian Russell and Jefferson de Angelis. Miss Fox it is^ reported, retired on account of the come-

John W. Jsham's "Octoroons" will be Manager Barhydt's attractioft at the Grand on December 9 and 10. This entertainment is entirely different from anything in that line, original in conception and replete with new ideas in its program which is intelligently carried out by superior artists.

Henry Miller has a keen sense of humor. An evening or two ago he invited his business representative to sup with some friends. In introducing him he remarked: "He is my business representative and is piloting me around the couutry, telling people what a good actor I am—but he always leaves town before I arrive".", "Courted into Court," one of the funniest farcical cotnedies exploited on the American Stage in the past decade has. just commenced its tour. It's author is Mr. John J. McNally, a gentleman to whom we are indebted for many laugh provoking conceits. The company, which will appear at the Grand soon, is headed by Marie Dressier and John C. Rice.!

Matters heretofore strained between DeWolf Hopper-and his wife have been pacified by the anno^noed retiring, of

Miss Nella Bergen, the prima donna of the Hopper company. Miss Bergen will head the cast of "The bride elect," iar" which Mrs. Hopper intended to sing the leading role if she separated from her husband. Miss Bergen was a discovery of Mrs. Hopper. -i

diene's inexact idea as to her importance in the trio. Ipl Lolo Melliera, the French Venus, a late '^'j, eastern vaudeville importation, has novel fad. Diamond studded teeth, pearl toe njiils and ankle bracelets havingsceased to be novelties, she wears diamond,*^ earrings in her finger jnails. They give a'- &s wonderful effect in the wealth of display.

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Elihu R. Sp.-ncer, the brilliant young actor on whose shoulders many competent ,= critics have not hesitated to say that the mantle of the immortal Booth has fallen, will appear at the Grand soon. Those fortunate enough to see the plays given by the company will not soon forget the pleasure experienced on witnessing Mr. Spencer's performance of Iago, Romeo, Shylock, Cassius and Pythias.

The patrons of The Prodigal Father will have a good chance to laugh when they go to see "The Prodigal Father," which will be the attraction at the Grand Dec. flth. There Is nothing burdensome about the plot in "The Prodigal Father," and In fact after the curtain rolls down at the conclusion of the last act, one finds it difficult to separate the structure from the multltudious specialties produced. "It will be a long day, unless the' 'Banda Rossi'returns to Boston, "says the Boston Herald", that such a sensation in ban:l playing will be heard here. Marvelous, Indeed, Is the performance of the "red men," and if any one is dull of hearing, or if he wishes to have his sluggish blood stirred, let him listen to this gorgeous music, for it can be given no other name." The celebrated Italian band will appear at the Grand Dec. 29th.

The "New Margaret Theatre," from the nam? of his wife, is the name given the magnificent play house which Marcus Daly, the multi-millionaire of Montana, has erected in the city of Anaconda, that state. It cost nearly a million dollars. It was dedicated last week. After the performance a pretty scene was enacted upon the stage by the christening of the theatre formally and the presentation of the deeds of the property and edifice by Marcus Daly to his wife as an anniversary

gift.. A notable thing about Mrs. Fiske's play from Hardy's wonderful story, "Teas of the D'Urbervilles," which will be presented shortly at the Grand, is said to be the variety of its dramatic power. Asa noted American author who enjoyed it wrote: "There were moments in it of the finest literary feeling, and the whole play .. lays hold of the most vital and tragic (hemes of our day." The prime theatrical value of the drama, however, is realized in the opportunity it gives to Mrs. Fiske to show her genius as an actress.

Several Russian ladies, who greatly admire Ntttmen, the great explorer, have hit upon the idea of making him a most quiint present In the shape of a carpet. It is to be embroidered with a map of the ,. Polar regions. The bulk of the work willbe done in silk, but those places connected wi the explorer's famous voyage will bo I gold and silver thread,

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