. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
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T.1ATEUR PERFO&IERS
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HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS GIVE
FINE PERFORMANCE AT AS
TORIA THEATRE,
"The Trials of Mr. Flipper," pre
sented at the Astoria Theatre, Friday
evening: by the ex-High School stu
dent, was one of the most delightful
perfemnances of the kind ever given
tii this city.
Mc. Rives Emerson, as Mr. Flip
per, certainly made a good lead. Tine
ami time again bringing applause by
lis clever acting. Joseph Leahy, tak
mg- the dual part of Mike, the Irish
sen-ant, and later as Professor Bar
ton, the deaf physical culturist, wac
all !iat could be desired. In the lat-
credit for his efforts.
Between the first and second acts
the audience was treated to an ex
tremely well rendered vocal solo by
Miss Liura McCann. This was Miss
McCann's first appearance in public
since her return from Chicago where
she has been studying voice culture.
Another feature of the entertain
ment, was the music furnished by the
Astoria High School orchestra. Too
much praise cannot be accorded these
young ladies and gentlemen, all stu
dents, of the High School, for the
excellency of their share of the
evening's pleasures.
Altogether the play was a success
from start to finish and yielded a nice
profit which will be used in defraying
the season's expnses of the promising
High School football team.
Scene from "The Rocky Mountain
"Express," Astoria Theatre
Tonight
ter role he convulsed the house t;
peatciTy by his answers to mi-umjey-sroxxf
questions. Yvon GuilliuTie, as
QnfcR-, the detective, and later as
Wilmington, son of Mr. Flipper, play
ed lis part to perfection. The part
f Mrs. .Flipper, taken by Miss
Fanny Gregory, was well executedas
was the parts taken by Miss Amy
Rannells and Miss Matie Gregory.
Mr. Henry Skibbe as Snorter, the
cabman and ' as Black, the lawyer's
clerk, was well received, as was Wil
liam Wooten,: as John the footman.
Miss, Winifred Higgins as Sadie,
won the hearts of the audience at her
first appeaarnce. aLst, but not least,
was Mr. Timothy Whitman as Peter
Jones, the new groom. His comical
appearance and ludicrous make-up
kept the house in a continual uproar.
The make-ups were excellent and
the credit is due to Herbert S. Carter,
the well known photographer, who
as director, deserves a great deal of
There'si a magic spell in the
fumes of goodj pure Coffee, the kind
that refreshes and: invigorates even by
the odor alone. When the fragrance
of our pure -Coffee-reaehes the nos
trils it crates a-desire to taste at once
the magnetic nectar from iwbich the
aroma comes. It is the same way
with our choice Teas, which satisfy
the desires of the most particular
tea-drinkers. . t -
A. V. Allen
WEN SILENCE WAS GOLDEN.
peechmaking by Presidential Candi
date No Longer Dangerous.
The modem practice of speecbniak
Jig by presidential candidates Is to
marked contrast to the early practice.
In former times It was considered un
dignified for a candidate for president
to make any open effort In his own be
bnlf, and candidates generally observ
ed strict silence. The theory was that
If a candidate opened nla mouth to say
anything or even wrote the most com
monplace letter It would be used
against him. ' -
General Scott, Whig candidate for
president In 1S52, owed hi defeat In
part to two innocent but unfortunate
expressions used by him long before
tils nomination. In 1S4C, when he ex
pected to be ordered to Mexico, he be
spoke the support of the administra
tion for his military plans by saying
ia a published letter that "soldiers had
a far greater dread of a fire upon the
rear than of the most formidable en
emy In the front." For this expression
President Polk declined to order him
to Mexico at that time, and when
Scott was nominated for president six
rears later he never heard the last of
"the fire upon the rear."
The other expression occurred In a
aote to the secretary of war. One day
the secretary called at General Scott's
jfflce and found that he was absent
On returning and learning that the sec
retary had called the general wrote
note In explanation of his absence, say
ing that he.f'bad only stepped out for
a moment to take hasty plate of
soup." When he was nominated for
president the "hasty plate of soup"
figured In ell sorts of caricatures and
brought npon him ridicule that be did
not deserve, v
j Abraham Lincoln, a frequent speak
er prior to his nomination, did not ut
ter a word publicly during the cam
paign. He made no addresses, wrote
no public letters and held no confer
ences. His letter of acceptance con
tained only 134 words. The practice of
Bpeechmaklng by candidates after their
nomination began with James A. Gar
field. Indianapolis News.
A WOMAN'S INFLUENCE.
Effect It Produced on Her Husband's
Business Affairs. ''--
A delegatlou of young men lately
waited on their employer's wife with
the oddest request on record. "Yon
see, madam," said the spokesman, "we
want to have a half holiday every Sat
urday. Now, if you will be particu
larly nice to Mr. Page for a few days
we'll go to him and ask"
"Gentlemen," the lady haughtily in
terrupted, "do you Imply that I do not
understand what is due to my hus
band?' "Oh, I know all about It, madam,"
the spokesman went on. "I'm married
myself. Things go wrong In the house,
md you're tired and cross at breakfast.
Then we suffer at the office. You stay
up late to chaperon your daughter at a
ball, and we have more trouble at the
office. You're a bit cross three morn
ings In succession for one reason or
another, and we have a a terrible
time at the office.
You see how the matter stands and
how greatly you will oblige us by be
ing more than usually agreeable to Mr.
Page for three or four days. The
fourth day give him the best breakfast
you can everything that he likes best
-and we'll get what we want In three
tnluutes. ' ' ' '
"Talk about a wpman having no in
fluence in the business! Why, the hu
mor she's In has more effect than a
Lank failure or a boom in trade."
She thought she ought to be angry,
but Instead she laughed and agreed to
the proposition, and four days latev
when they waited on the head of the
.Inn he made the closing hour 12
-'clock and said never In the. history
(,f the firm had things run as satisfac
orlly as they had during the last four
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SOCIETY
At the home of Miss Powell, on
October 10, the members of The
TJ.9riinr Club held the first meeting
of the year and were entertained by
- - . a Tl . J -It.A,
Misses Powell,. Hulse ana uaaonci
a most delicious course dinner.
Those present were Mrs. C. Gear
wt Mr. W E. Warren. Mrs. J. A.
Fulton and Misses Powell, Hulse,
Badollet and Warren. Since the or
of this club in 1895, its
members have been actively engaged
in literary work. . One of the pleas-
ant and profitable teatures oi uic
rluh is the open meetings at which
some prominent man at home or from
abroad addresses tlie cmo aim m
vicH iriiests. on some subject in line
with its work. During the coming
year the club will study "Four Vic
torian Poets," a study ot uougn,
Arnold, Rossetti and Morris, with an
intrwliirtifitl On the Course of Poetry
from 1822-1852. The text meet is the
latest by Stafford A. Brooke, who is
nne of the leading authorities on Eng
lish literature of the present. ' i
NIGHT RIDERS.
WALKER, La., Oct. i7.-Every
ginner of octton in Livingston parish
yesterday received a warning from al
leged night riders not to gin any
more cotton until the price reached
15 cents. The notices were sent by
mail and came apparently from this
town.
A SUITE OF ROOMS SUITABLE
for two or three young men; or
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The African Elephant.
Shunning man snd, as a rule, fleeing
at his approach, the African elephant
vhen attacked often shows flght and Is
langerous prey. Kongo specimens have
eery large ears that even stretcn Dacn
beyond the neck and cover part of the
flank. In color the Kongo elephants
are of a grayish blue, almost slatelike
tint. No one has even reported seeing
(specimens of the sacred white elephant
of India there. In size Kongo ele
phants have been killed more than
fourteen feet high at the withers and
reckoned, at more than eight tons In
weight. Tusks obtained are sometimes
more than 200 pounds In weight and
six feet and a half in length.
'A Large Salary.
Mr. X a prominent lawyer of Phil
adelphia, was much addicted to the
habit of lecturing bis office ataff, and
the office boy came In for an unusual
share of admonition whenever occa
sion demanded and sometimes when It
did uot. That his words were appre
ciated was made quite evident to Mr.
X. one day when a conversation over
heard on the elevator between Tommy
and another office boy on the same
floor was repeated to him.
"Wbateher wages?" asked the other
boy.
"I get $10,000 a year," said Tommy.
"Aw. gwan!" ejaculated the other
boy derisively. "Quitcher klddln'."
TIonnKt, I do." said Tommy; M$4 a
week In cash and the rest In legal ad-vlce."-IIarper's
Weekly.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
It's easy for a man to understand
a woman if she's a good cook.
Men who hustle for the long green
may be said to fight for their colors, ers remarry
A faint heart hasn't the ghost of
show where there is a utrong armi'
rival.
There are men who just have to b
bowed. That is why so many widow
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Blenheim.
A very "famous victory" was that of
Blenheim, which Is our corruption of
Cllndhclm, .the village on the upper
Danube where John Churchill won his
dukedom, his magnificent palace in
Oxfordshire and his yearly pension of
f5.000. This is still enjoyed by his
heir, the present Duke of Marlborough,
who annually places a French fleur-de-lis
flaglet over the bust of his ancestor
in the guardroom of Windsor castle,
the condition of his tenure of the
estate of Blenheim. London Answers.
1 The Comparative Method. !
Theodore had twice been sent to
wash his hands and was now return
ing for the second inspection. . ,
:"My child," said his mother, compar
ing the two hands critically, ' "your
right is Just as dirty as your left
What have yon been doing all this
timer '
"Why, mamma," explained the youth,
"last time you nald that my left hand
was cleaner than my right, so I tried
to make them even. I'll go again."
Youth's Companion.
Her Regret,
The Nobleman You bought me
bought me as you would buy a hat.
The Heiress Yes, and what I'm sore
about now Is that I neglected to wait
for my change. Cleveland Leader. ,
Chagrin.
Louie Uncle, what's chagrin? Un
cleWell, It's what a stout man feels
when he runs and jumps on a car that
floesu't start for half an hour. Chica
go News.
Success Is the child of audacity.
Disraeli.
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