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TIMES LOCALS.
Always nsk for tho famous General
Arthur cigar. Esberg-Qunst Cigar
Co.', general agents, Portland, Or. "
Call at Eunson k Wntkins, lcalera In
cigars, tobneco and confections, soda
water, etc. 03 feixth stieot, Portland,
Oregon.
For first class dental work and
Erompt attention, go to the New York
cntul Parlors, Fourth and Morrison
streets. -
Tho Yakima Market, H. A. Brasen,
manngcr, fresh and cured meat and
poultry, 140 First street. Oregon
'phono Main 089.
Money to loan, on furniture, pianos,
or any good Eccuritics. Notes and
moragiigcs bought. 'S. W. King, room
45 Washington building.
r Ford & Laws, successors to J. T.
Wilson.auctloricers, household furni
ture and bankrupt stocks bought and
sold.' OHce and salesrooms 182 First
street, Portland, Oregon. Columbia
'phono COS; Oregon 'phone South 2C1.
French Dyeing and Cleaning Works.
All work done At very.modrcatc prices.
Dyeing and cleaning of al kinds of
ladies' and gent's clothing. r Morn
ing cloth dyed in 48 hours J. Do
lcau, proprietor, 455 Glisun street.
Wo want your trade. Musio half
Cricc; musical instruments of all
inds, cash or installments. H. II.
Wright, wholesale and retail dealer in
musio and musical merchandise.
Tho Music building, 310 Wasighnton
street, Portland, Oregon.
The Pioneer Paint Co,
Tho firm of F. E. Ilcach A Co.,
corner of First and Alder streets, is
ho oldest established concern in
the paint and oil business in tho
' Northwest. For over 20 years, this
houto has maintained its reputation
for reliable business dealings with
all patrons. F. E. Peach t Co. car
ry the highest grades of paints, oils
and varnishes. They also hnndlo all
builders' materials, and no order is
too small to rcceivo prompt atten
tion. THE' BEST IS NONE TOO GOOD
FOR YOU.
And we can furnish you with tho
.BEST, for no more than you might
pay for tho WORST, theroforo, don't
throw away good money for poor ser
vice, but If you nro going East, or
havo friends coming West, let us toll
you what wo can offer on Chicago,
Washington, Now York. Boston, St.
Louis, Memphis, New Orleans, nnd
nil Intermediate points. Our rails aro
Inld In fourteen dlfforont states of tho
Union.
r"' Communicate with us regarding
freight and passenger business; It's a
pleaBuro to reply to your letter.
B, H. TRUMBULL.
J: C. LINDSAY, .Commercial Agent.
T. F. & P. A.
142 Third St. Portland, Oregon
cost $i,aao,aao.
The Portland
H. O. BO WOtS, Manmgmr.
Anmrlcan Plan, $3 Par Day
anil Upward,
MEADQUAPJERS rort TOURISTS
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COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS.
Portland, Oregon
flf He , Spokane
(European Plan.)
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The Leading- Hostelry
in the State of Washington,
Headquarters for
the Traveling Public
. Special Sample Rooms with Arc light.
50 NEW-BATH-ROOM SUITES
Elegant Public and '
Private Dining Rooms.
SPOKANE,
WASH.
Bar Fixtures and
..Billiard Tables..
Have Re-established their busi
ness in
PORTLAND,
at 49 Third Street.
A full stock of Bar Fixtures, Bil
liard and Pool Tables. Bowlin?
Alleys and Supplies always on
hand.
EASY PAYMENTS.
J. G. REDDICK, Manager.
PffcETT NEW WAISTS
THEY ARE SEPARATE, AND OF
CLOTH, SILK OR VELVcT.
Chnnircablo nnd Qlinmclcoii KlTect lit
Bilks Are Knnlitona1lc Sitka Come lit
Llicckn, Flowered l,ntteriin,Atpllu.ued
and Dotted, Figured nml Striped.
New York correspondence:
IIEREVER the
tthoppor goes, he's
confronted with
very nttractIvo,nep
nrnte waists of
cloth, silk or vel
vet. These waists
tuny be found In
nil the foft cloths,
very freely trim
med with tucklnc,
box-pleat, Hide
pleats, pnmnirj.
terles, embroider
ies, laces, braid
and bnttoiiH. Red
Is a stylish shade,
and blues nnd
green are greatly
fnvorcd. Then Sev
ern! brown tint an- used for such bod
Icon nnd nre pretty when trimmed with
gilt or orientnl passementeries.. These
trimmings shou4 tip nicely on white, too,
add' this combination , Is made In many
dresey waist. Qne of them wns fetch
ed for this luUlnlplcturc. n whit hvnr
cttn cloth bnuded with Persian embrold-
NEW STANDARDS IN
ery and having a tluy. vhield'of tucked'
white sntln, ,
The silk employml for separate bollcos
nre rich and expensive They come 'In
checks, tloweretl patterns, nppllnurd silks,
nnd dottttl, figured unil striped weiivos.
Solid colored' silks nro used, but not often.
Mnny white waists nre Included In Uio
showing, nud are noticeable for the
brightness of their trimmings. An exam
ple In the nest illustration was white
crepe de chlnu, with yoke of pale blue
el vet. Changeable and chameleon ef
fects In silk nro very fnshlnunblc for
waists. Some of them nre finished with
embroidered dots or woven Hecks of white
and blnck. These are very fine. Vel-
SMOOTH COAT AND
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vettf, velveteens mid kindred w eaves are
ct-n iu many hiuidome wnl.u, rind are
In olld color, two-toned, itripel, check
ed and figured weave. While a great
many bodice aro made with joke nnd
shield effect, others do not show joke tin
iih. Bodice blounliw all around are een
and look well on very slender figures.
Light weight wool uhlrt waUt contume
are being made ready for winter. They
will be worn Indoor inontly. Tailor are
making uhlrt waUt suit for bonne wear
out of cheviot and linen hop oacklng.
They are heavier than those woro during
cummer and can be wanned, which is In
their favor. Shirt walt suits of wash
flannel nre nlno stylish.
Among the new colorings for dres
good and triminlug are several itrik
Ing shades of blue. Dark blue Is .spe
cially favored, appearing, with red,
grevn, orange or black and white as trim
tnla; intpparently a majority of a)l street
gowus. Variety la the method of trim-
V
mlng prevents monotony. ' TencocK m
coming In again, but it Is not unite m
glnriug ns thnt shewn several season
ago. Ah It U, It Is very trying to the av
erage complexion nnd not ver safe for
use with color combinations. JPhcre are
other new nnd brllllnnt blues, but. the
nverage woman will be wise If she sticks
to tho deeper nnd more becoming shinies
thnt harmonize better with other colors.
Blnck nnd white woolens nnd browns fol
low the blues. Hniidsome shndes of nprl
cot nnd pencil appear In woolens nud vel
vets. Banana yellow Is fine In velvets
nnd light weight cloths. Other tolorf
noticeable In the winter dress goods eith
er for newness or nbundnncv nre rich
browns, dull greens nud bright ruls.
Black In silks nnd woolens Is to be trim
med very Invlshly. This Is true In more
mnrked degree of black silks, which nre
embellished out of all scmblnuce to so
briety. An Illustration the artist put lit
the left In the first group wns black pcau
do sole, mednlllons of blnck nllk cord
nud gold thread, blnck silk fnggot stitch'
lug over burnt orange velvet, the latter
supplying the belt. Nearly ns lavish
trimming Is. put on fine gown of trans
parent dotted and figured cloths. These
nre In light colors chlctly, penrl gray and
dellcnte green being often selected, much
enriched with lners. Insertions nnd pus'
sementerles. These dotted nnd figured )nn,i.a loading attorneys;' were visit
stuffs are employed nlsj In the more or8 to tho Garden City Monday.
dressy siurt wnist costumes, wne re
mains In the second picture, n penrl grny
chiffon iiun's veiling, thnt is of this grade;
Crenm lnee Insertion, knots of sllvrr
gniue ribbon, snllor collar of lace and
white silk nnd belt of blnck nnd white
strlned velvet were Its trimmings. Slud-
lnr suits show mednlllons of lace and cm-
EMBELLISHMENT.
broidery nnd much fancy stitching. New
rough-faced woolens nre handsome nud
costly. Old-time covert cloths mid hair
line worsted materials hnve returned.
Ruin-proof coverts nre splendid for rough
wear. Porcupine cloth, u new material.
Is very rough, hairy nnd'oMieavy weight,
but makes up splendidly with passemen
terie or brnld trimming. Crepe clu'vlot
Is another pretty new fabric for waists
nnd skirts. Camel's lmirr weave are
standard, the hair n bit longer and the
texture n bit heavier than In recent years.
These goods nre innde up simply, or with
rich trimming, ns suits the wenrcr. A
street dress of this stuff Is shown nt the
right In the next Illustration. It was sage
A ROUGH COAT.
green, with cream lace, cut steel buttons
and j;reen ye!?et for euibeJIIiinrtti Dot
ted came)' hair, because oMfifhewnes.
I v6te1i'specially swuuj'ir.
Long, short and threv-quarter coat nre
iimue iii Eiikn nun venem auu iu cioun
of all shade and weights. They are
beautifully trimmed with embroideries,
pnsseiucuterie or Jaces, or else are torn
paratlvely plain, a few row of stitching
or braid serving as finish. Many show
shawl or cape collurs, while others hate
tluy turn-over collars and long stole ends
of handsome embroidery or silk. They
or silk. They are loose all around nnd
hang very full at the bottom. 8om are
pleated from a deep yoke of lnce or em
broidered material. Triple and double
coats are shown, a well as many made
with capes coming below the waist line.
A sample of the simpler coats appears in
to-day's pictures. It was oyster colored
meltoa and fine brown silk braid, k
WALLA WALLA 1WS
WALDO BOGLE, Correspondent.
Walla Wnlln, Wash., Oct. 2, '02.
Mr. Chns. Birch, who hn8 been quite
111, Is much Improved.
Airs. Ella Davis had moved to her
homo nt 420 Ninth street.
Wo hear rumors of several wed
dings to take place In tho near fu
ture. Miss Lulu MoKec, of Dayton. Is vis
iting nt the residence of Mrs. Richard
Bogle.
Well, the Fruit Fair Is over and onco
more the people can resume tho every
day Ufa nnd evenings nt home.
Tho Misses Anna and Maud Arnold,
of Wnltsburg, aro In tho city visiting
their brother In Boycr Avenue.
Mr. Henry Blnckmnn, stage, enrpon
ter at tho Sedond Avenue theatre, hnd
just retunfed from n month's business
trip to Chicago. '
Mr. A. D. Qrimn, editor of The "New
Aei nni! Mr- IT A l.hnna nnn nt Pni-f.
John Stclnbergcr has returned from
n week's visit to Spokane. Ho re
ports great preparations being mndo
for tho Masonic fair to bo held nt Spo
, kane.
Fort Wnlln Wnlln Is preparing to rc
ceivo four companies of tho Ninth
Cnvalry which Is en route to the
United St.itcs. They aro expected
nbout tho flrat of November.
It wnB rmnrked by moro thnn one
visitor In Walla Wnlln tho past week
that this Is n city of homes. What
could mnko n plnro moro substantial?
When n mnn dccldea, to mnko a plnro
his homo Is means ho Intends to stay,
to cducnto hta children nnd to bring
them up to bo n part of tho community
In which thoy woro rnlseil. And for
a city of houses thero could bo no
moro Idenl npot. Wnlln Wnlln Is sit
tinted In ono of tho best vnlleys of
tho West, It Jb n city of good educa
tional Institutions, good churches nnd
good people Certainly It is n city of
homes.
Mr. Levi Ankeny, of Walla Wnlln.
la n cnndldnto for tho United Slates
Senate No man can say anything
ngnlnst bio honesty, Integrity or his
chnrncter. Ho has mndo n success of
bis biislnesd enreer nnd ho comes be
fore tho pconlo of tills Stnto ns n cnn
dldnto for this high offlep. Being n
candidate nnd having a ccrtnlh amount
of opposition It Is anticipated Mr.
Ankeny will como In for his share of
nlniBo nnd misrepresentation, Every
thing posslblo will bo done, by IiIr
opponents of n cortnln clnss to plnco
his name In an unfavorable light bo
fnro tho State. This Is ono of tho pen
alties of being n cnndldnto for offlco.
Mr. Ankeny hntf been subjected to n
grent denl of thlR In tho pnst. Ho In
mndo n tnrgot nt prcsnt and It will
rontlnuo Into tho future. Mr. An
kenje. la pot In tho lenst nfrnld of his
record. Ho, linn no fnr of It for tbo
future. Tho best cvldenco of a mnn'H
rharnctcr can b. Riven by hid neigh
bors, lila follow townsmen nnd 'with
whom ho hns business trnnsnclonB.
Tho membra of Mr. Ankony's pnrty
In Wnlln Wnlln county In tho Inst
county convention unnnlmouslv en
dorsed Ms cnndldney for tho United
Stntefl Snnto ond plo'deed film the
support of their l"ghnt'vo cindl'ntos.
Jt rcstB with thq people of Wnlln
"'clln county now to dd thnlr en
dorsement nnd their rntlftcntlon of Mio
potB of thnt convention lv elorthg
iYv three Ropnbllcnn cniildntes for
tho Houso of Representatives. Bv
cn8tlng a ballot for A. F. Koes. E. M.
Denton nnd J. B. Wilson, tho Rnimb
Hran cnndldntes. tho voters of Wnlln
Wnlln county express tholr npprovnl
of Mr. Ankony's candidacy nnd tho
Jiopo of tho mnjor portion of tho peo
ple of wyIln Wnlla county thnt ho will
bo elected. It mans much to Mr. An
keny nnd nlso to Wnlln Wnlln. Bo loy
nl to your own cnndldnto and to your
home.
WALDO BOOLE.
SrvlfCB Will b JipM Pt Bethel A.
M. r Chi"-ei. C8 N. Tenth Btrent. nev.lan intorent In the laundry formerly
( v. TolHon,, pastor, ns follows: . 0perntpd by Mrs. Hnsklns. They nro
i-rrnruiiir jl n, in, uuu n i, uu. nun-
day school. 1 p. m.: prnyer nnd clnsa
meeting. Wednedday, 8 p m. Strnn-
gers nre wolcomo at nil services.
Tho cnrnlvnl of done- nnd music
elven under tho leadorahln of Mrs.
n"ft Pnlnnd, for, tbo benefit of Rov.
J. W. Wright and the A. M. E. Zlon
church, nt tho O, A..R. hnll. on Son-
t"mber 30th. was n decided bumjcps. i
The spalniiB nnll wnB cnmfortniiiv For nw,tjy furnished rooms with
filled nnd tho programme wns carried ,nth. rnteB reasonable, deskside In
out In n manner to show much pains .ntlon, npply to Mrs. M. A. Goodwin,
taking effort. At 10 o'clock, accom-i-nti Dnvls street, corner of Tenth,
pnnlcd by mnrtlal BtrnlnB of music. Neatly furnished rponiH nt reason
Miss Lottie Boldd, as Btnndnrd boar- nblo rates npply to Mrs. Annlo Yntes,
or preceded tho queen, Miss Marlon 307 Couch street,
Lee, who entered royally robed, ac-i
eompanled by her maids of honor, c. E. L. Hendorson formorly n rosl
MIbr C. Grny nnd Miss Hnttlo Wright, ,ent of thla cltv. wnB found rnlt or
and followed by her court. Mr. Ed. murder In tho first degree on tho 20th
Rutherford, pb her consort, was "every 0f September In tho Criminal Court
Inch n klntr." After the queen, who 0f Diiluth, In which city on Juno 21st
whb radlent In hor rovnl robes, hnd ho murdered a womnn whom ho
hecn duly crowned anil conducted to
her throno, It waa n Bight to maKo us
almost regret that wo nro not used to
Iclnga nnd queens In this country, n
fV hn aM, ,,, nt th nnffnrmnm
proved by turning tholr backs on tho'
queen whilst entertaining tlio nurtl. ,""'',""" "' "
enco. Tho prograramo wbb ob follows: fehool, was 14, which amount baa
Chorus and concert nccompnnled by, en expended In bringing tho Sun-
Mr. G. N. White: address. Rov. J. W.
Wright; vocal solo, R. B. Hicks; cor
not solo. A. Logan; baritone splo, Mr.
P. Morelll; duet, tho MIbsoh E. nnd II,
Wright; vocal solo, J. Wl Payne;
cornet solo, O. N, White; quart
trtto, Mrs. Rolnnd, MIbb E. Wright,
Mlsa H. Wright nnd J. W.
Pnyne; nnthem, by tho entire com
pany, The cornet solo by Mr. O. N.
Whlto. tho duet by the Misses Wright
nnd tho vocal bolo of Mr. J. W. Payne
desrerve edpeclal mention. After the
programme refreshments were borvod
nnd tho floor cleared and those who
desired wero given an opportunity to
trip tbo light fantastic toe.
THE NEW AGE.
Kitsbllihcd 18C.fi. A. ILOrlflln, Mnnsgor.
Omce,2tJJiStsrk Streot, Concord llullrtlng,
1'nrtlnnil, Urcgon,
AOKNT8.
C. A. Illttcr , rnrtliimt, Oregon
I.. It. Holme .Spolsni', WnKhlngtou
K. l'rlts Keeble nnd 1A I'nclllc Avo..
1.. H. Ilruco i....j l TArcuniw Wnsh.i
i , A,vi(vi..t.t..M....t mum ttuiin, itnnii.
TiS ItiMiM -puMlrnllon, nil loisl news nmst
resell us not Ister tlmn Thursdiiy niornlUK of
cm(Ii week,
Sultscrliitlnn price, one Tenr, tHj-blc in d-
vsneo
C1TV NEVVS
NOTICK TO CITY SUKSCUIllKItS.
Thero will bo no more doad-heml nib
Hcribern to Thei New -Ajte. You hnve
been cut oil. It takes money to run u
now simper,, nml if you want this puper
you must jiny nil arrears, as well us for
copies received in the future.
A. I). (5RI1TIN.
Mrs. T. Bolden Is still quite fccblo.
Mr. Arthur Hnrris Id around ngnln.
Mrs. Znn Edwnrds Ib Blowly Improv
ing. Mrs. Lucllo Braxton who has boon
on ho sick list, Is out again.
Mr. 'Robt. Hill expects to undergo
nn operation on his eye In tho near
future.
Earncdt Morton, lately of Tacomn,
spent a week In tho city on his wny to
California. ,
Mr. Geo. Studjailro loft on tho 27Hi
ultimo. for'8cnttlovwhoro ho has ac
cepted employment.
Mrs. Annlo Nowsono, who wns
prostrated by n partial Btroko of pa
ralysis, Is quite feoblo.
In this enlightened ngo Ignorance
Ih n vory poor excuse to plead in ex
tcnuntlon of oui' errors.
Mrs. T. Wf. Blggors received tho
Bnd nows of tho death of her fnthor
In ICnnsna this last week.
M8. M. ICooblo, who Jma boon visit
ing Mrs. E. Moore, of bin city, left on
tho 27th ultimo, or hor homo In Ta
comn. Rev. T. W. Diggers hns beon np
pointed ob postor to tho A. M. IC.
church at Omnhu. Mra Blggern left
TlnirBdny morning to Join hor htm
band. Sovornl of our Biibscrlbnra Jmvo
settled their Indebtedneoa this yeek.
Wo will bo plenHod to havo tho good
work continue Seo our collector nnd
learn how far wo nro willing to holp
in tno matter.
Tho Women's Locnl Homa Mission
ary Mlto Socloty mceta ench Monday
ovonlng nt tho Jlothel A. M. E. church.
All nro cordially Invited to nttend.
Mrs. O. W. Tolson president; Jcsalo
Thompson, Bccrotnry.
Mr. J. M. Mltrlinll linn nil rnlin noil
dcdlrous "of securing the Borvlces of
a first class Ironor, Apply nt laundry
comer of Tenth and Flanders streets
V,'rs. Bessln Seals. vbn hns boon n
resident of 8nt Luke City for somo
tlmo prist, arrived in tho city on tho
2fth ultimo, Sho expects to reside
hero permnnently. Sho Ib nt present
stopping with Mr. add Mrs. A. F. Es
till. claims was his wife.
Wo nro Informed, thnt tho net nmount
realized from tho gmb-bng soclnl. glV'
' - 7 unilrr tho Bupervlslon of Mrs.
' ,,l'"uo, "ry uim uniu.
F. D. Thomas has opened nn em
ployment ofllco nt 3.1li Couch Btreet
where ho In prepared to furnish work
to men, wanton or children. No
charge Ib made for obtaining posi
tions. Any In search of employment
will do well to conimunlcnto with
him,
If reports aro truo, It seems that
Chicago may claim ns n resident the
only Afro-Amorlcan millionairess In
this country, Miss Lulu R, Dnvls, who
owns property In Colorado, upon
which a gold find baa beon nmdo,
thnt puts her in tho .millionaire class.
Wo hope the roportu will bo fully vor
lfled. Tho Appcnl.
Mr. Chas. Allen, fornierly In tho
employ of tho P. P. C. Co., who linn
been confined In St. Vincents hosplt
nl since the Iflth of last August, died
September 29th nfter undergoing nn
operation. ; He hns suffered from nn
nbaccBB for tho pnst ton yearn. His
brother loft for Chicago with his ro
mnliiH on Tuesday evening.
Tho following services will bo held
nt A. M. E. Zlon church, Thirteenth
nnd Mnln streets. Rev. J. W. Wright
pastor: Preaching, Sundnyft, 11 n.
m. nnd 8:30 p. m.; clnsB meeting. 12
iu.; Sundny school. 1 p. ni.: Christian
Endeavor, 7:30 p. m.; Wodnosduy
evening prnyer meeting, 8 p. in.;
Thmsday ovonliig, Pail Lnwrenco
Dtinbnr literary society, 8 p. m. Strnn
gcra wolcomo nt nil .meetings. Next
Sundny evening tho services will bo,
under tho nusplccB of tho Paul Lnw
renco Dunbnr lltornry society, with n
short sermon by tho pnBtor,
A pleasant surprlso pnrty wns ten
dered to MnBtor Mitchell Allen
nt his residence, 104 N. Tenth
Btreet, on Inst Monday from 4
to 7 o'clock, It being tho occn
Blon of his 14th birthday. Tho
hours sped Bwlftly by, enlivened
with games, music nnd dnlnty re
freshments. Those prepir. were:
MIbfcb Klltlo Wfitnon, El'in Dty,
Ocorglo EdwardB, Poafl Miller, Ruby
Lnncnster, Etta Cnrr. Albortlnn Rny;
MaBferd 8evorn and Archlo Ony, lv'
dlo Mitchell nnd Mitchell Alln; Mra.
Jcsslo Thompson nnd Mrs. M. Allen
ncted nn chaperonos.
Ono of tho dearest bought exper
iences of n bunlnedH mnn Is to lonrn
tlm folly of ondorlng n note for a
friend. On n par with this In allowing
your name to bo lined tp further or
promote nny bushesB venturo, unless
you nro to hnve the power to control
,snld buslnuBs. Mnny n mnn, nnd wo
mnn ton, linn sufford loan, financial or
iofherwlso, through rnmi mlsculdcd
cnsy-golng perron allowing tholr
nnmo to be connect"'! with schemes
thnt thoy, did not tnku tho trouhlo to
Invoatlente. Ono of Ibo churches In
this city hnd aiich n1 "xperlenco thin
weoi- when thoy permitted tho nnmo
of tho chijrch to bo used by "rutlos
entirely out of the control of tho nu
tliorltlcs of tho church nnd nd n con
H(inunrp n" oM'irtiilnmoit wna given
consisting' In pnrt of fentures thnt
w"ro, o pnv t'" lennt not In nccord
vl b tho dlBclplIno of tin church nnd
rlvl,' tho wnrldlv peonlo n chnnco
to tnlk of n church deriving honollt
from practices thnt had beon de
nounced from tho pulpit tlmo nfter
tlmo,
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
"Down Mobil 1" at Cort'rny'a Theater la
nn IJvccptl;mally Coed Melodrama.
Tlio beautiful romantic melodrama
of the South, "Down Mobilo." will
begin n weok'u ongngemept horo nt
Cordrny'n thvntor, Sundny ovonlng,
Octoher r, I nrro rtrUoncen nttondod
IhmuHioi't t.1 0 rJ-cplt. nr"' from tho
oithupl'flm n"mfsP(i, ''Down Mo
bil"'' was highly oJsvod. Through
out tbo play ""orel "nclnculnr fca
turoi' p- "t'o',",n,'1 tbo mot thrill
Inn of whlrh Is the burning of tho old
cotton mill In tho Inst act. Tho most
enjoynbto feature of tbo whole ontor-tnlumf-'t.
however Ib tho nlnglng of
fbo "Mobile ounrft" Al. B. Holmnn,
PhnrlfB J, Bora Gonriro Houiy end
Chnrlefl T. Smpll. Those four, Vth
tho ndslRtnnco of Nellie V. Smnl' n
"Airt Sue" furi?h ramo oxcoliont
comedy. Tho plnv oponH nt Bunny
side mn"slpn. tho homo of "Col. Hnr
per." Tho wholo family nro nwnltlng
tho nrrlvnl pf "Harrv Edgorly." the
adopted son of tho colonol, Unknown
to thorn, tho ship In which "Harry"
snlled has sunk, none- escaping but
"Jim Blnckfofd." tbo inn with whom
"Harry" laft homo. "Blackford" la
(inspected bf having boon n pnrtv to
n plot to sink tho vessel nnd Is
therefore, wnntoil by thq nuthoiltles,
"Blackofrd" returns to his former
homo dlsgulned ns "IJnrry" nnd Imme
diately takes his plnco in tho fnmlly
of "Col. Harper." Ho fallB In love
with "Josephine Edgorly," thq slstor
of "Hnrry." who Is already qnengod
to "ChnrleH Harper." "Illnckford"
calls to bin aid "Mother Cubnrro,"
vho In reality Is IiIp own mothor, nnd
tho two plot tho niln of "Josenhlne."
In tho second net, which Ih Inld In
tbo Nnjro nunrtr-iH, "Joonhlno" In
nccused, before tho reBt of tho fnmlly,
ni being tho daughter of a calmed
imrso formeily In tho employ of "Col
Hnrper," Uiiablo to ijtntid tho ills
graco of such an accusation, sho fleea
to tho Dismal Swamp to tnko refugo
with "Mother Ciiburro," Thero sho
Ih captured by "Blackford" nnd fnkon
to an old cotton mill. Iu tho last act,
in tho fnco of numerous; danger, oho
Iu rescued bv her lovor and hor truo
Identity established, Mr. Robeit Loo
land, nH "Jim Blackford" nud "Harry
Edgorly." doea good work. Ho Ih
nbly Bustntnod, for tho wholo cast la
woll tnken. Thero will bo tho usual
Saturday matinee.
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