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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUTjPAY MORNINO, SEPTEMBER It, U-i
DRILL TEAMS WHICH WON PRIZES
ON. WOODMEN'S DAY AT THE
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Reading from Left to Right: Front Line Cspt Ai M. Brown. Middle Line A. Norder. W. 1 Miller, N. F. Stanton, Corporal B. Bowl, X, Wilson, D.',
Woods, A. Harms, Corporal P. LaBall. B B. Crofeot, A. M. Prltchard. Rear Llo UeuL O. JL Freeman, Lieut .O.K, Stela. . ; . . : : .
TWO ySBXB Bg the MIUflMMOt Of th
State fair was lndaood to call oao lay
of the fair 'Woodmsu's day," and sfrered
MM apodal prises (or , competition
among the membere of that order. Tbo
trasMitdoua . crowds that . . thronged
through Um gates on that day were not
forgotten, and this roar without solicita
tion day was sot apart for too Wood-
On the Portland Woodmen' apaelal
were MeJ.-Oeu. W. B. Rapson, commend-sr-ln-ehlef
oC the Uulfonn Rank of the
pacific ooast; Brlg.-Oea. C. V. Cooper.
Judge advocate-general of the Uniform
Rank of the United States and member
of the personal staff of General Falken
berg; CoL J. C Jones, of the First regi
ment. Uniform Rank; Capt J. M. Wood
worth, re1 mental adjutant; Capt. P. M.
Coulter chaplain of the" regiment, and
Captain WaHner. regimental quarter
master, and Mai. W. C North. First bat
talion, and members of his staff. At
the train, waiting to receive the visitors,
were Col. Robert O. Mommv assistant
judge-sdvooate of the Uniform Rank ford
the Pacific ooast, and the company from
Salem camp, under the command of Cap
tain Parrlah, together with the New berg
company of the Uniform Rank under the
command of Capt. Charles Bottler. The
command was formed In column by
Grand Marshal Col. Harry L. Day of the
Second real men t and proceeded Immedi
ately to the ground a, where Oeneral Rap
son, Oeneral Cooper, Captain Dunbar, O.
N. O.; Captain Henderson, O. N. O., and
Capt. M. W. Hunt of Macleay reviewed
the parade. The following la a list of
the companies and circles participating
tm the review, with their respective f
ftoersx W. . W. eorassnles Multnomah T7,
Capmia .Crablll; Albiaa 11. Captain
Ball ton; Portland 17, Captain Brown;
Prospect 140, Captain Johns; Prosperity
IVt, Captain Bays; Oeorae Washington
Ml. Captain Fredrieh; Salem lit, Cnp-
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Readlnc from Lft to Rbrht: Mrs.
Mrs. Mary Dubois,. Miss Mary Bartasaa,
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BOOK REVIEWS
"Major Andre's Journal 1771-1777
The Boston Bibliophile society have lust
meued two beautiful volumes of what
purports to be 'The Journal of Major
Andre from June, 1777, te November,
177t. with a break In the record from
January to June, 177I." In explana
tion c bow these records happened to
remain so long unpublished, or even
unknown, the agent who sold the man
uscript to an American ooUector sera:
"The Journal was recently discovered by
Sktrl Orey, on his opening at his house
of a box that bad aot sees daylight
for a hundred years Major
Oeneral Grey snd Andre were exception
ally intimate friends and hence the pres
ervation of this MS. smongst ttert
Over's papers. It waa probably brought
heme by Gray to enow what he had
one. The Identity of the writing was
only established by com pa ring it with a
photographed letter, vaguely desorlosd
as being "in America." This letter un
doubtedly Is the well knew request of
Major Andre to Wsrtilngton for a sol
dier's death after hie sentence to be
hanged bad bet pronounced. . No where
on the nMnuserlpt does the name of
Major Andre sppssr te positively Iden
tify K as having been written by him.
This naturally gives rise to many doubts
as to its having been written by the
supposed author, though tbne is not the
slightest ground for doubting that It
wss the personat-and not the official
Journal of some one who was at head
quarter during the period of time ft
was supposed to have been written, and
that It was written by an official of
considerable rank. Avery period of time
and events recorded eorrespond with
authenticated history, but It te claimed
by those critics who repudiate it as
Andre's production that a comparison
with this one lettsr was no fair test,
and the aocount of the Mlscklsnm.
known to be in Andre's writing, would
Itove established the fat beyond a
d"M. Another fact. Which seems to
students to . discredit ' Andre's author
ship, ta the break In the record of sev-
ml mottthe at a critical period. Again.
If a sufficient tfttleneoy had existed
between Oeneral Orey and Andre te bare
asswsrwfl mrwmmwm'rmmir
. OBNERAL XAPSON-iaJfD BIB STAFF AT IALBt.--r -'
Reading from Left to Right: 8eated-Mai-Oea, WU1 B. Rapson, BH-Oes,
C V. Cooper, Jude Advocate Oeneral. sHsmUna-Ool. H. I Day, Cot R, O.
Morrow. Captala Collier; Cot J, C Jones, Capt J. M. Woodwartb. - .
tain Parrlah; Newberc Captala But- 'Oreaoa, Captain Torflerj Royal Captala
tier. - I Jones.
Circle eompanlee Silver Bell. Captam in the com petition drill for prises the
poaeroy; Mount Hood, Captala Henerys; I company of Portland camp. No, 107, ear
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MOUNT HOOD CIROLB, WOMKM OF WOODCRAFT. WHICH WON FIRST PRISJB AT SAT.BM, . ' 1 "
Rollins. Mrs. J. Ira Rutleds. Miss Llsste Bvana. Mrs Vslauta. Mrs. Cora McBrtde. Mrs. Dodson. Mra. WlHa Browa.
Miss Gertrude Clark. Mrs. William Frank
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prompted tbo bitter to trust to tbo for
mer this record. It Is arcusd that letters
or some other writing of Andre's would
reasonably have been expected among
the Orey eollectlon, but not a scrap was
found by which the writing of the
Journal oould be Identified as Andrea
But by far the most difficult fact for
critics andi students to reconcile with
the Andre authorship m the quantity of
elaborate and exquisitely perfect maps
Which were with the manuscript the
finest that exist outside the war depart
ment. Andre was clever with a pen and
waa frequently called on to "help out"
la map drawing, but these are drawn
so la detail of every situation during
the period, and with such exactness and
accuracy, It la ctelmed. an officer who
was aa aide oa the staff of a command
ing officer, at a period of such stirring
action, could not have found time to
have made such maps, which are the
work of aa expert who oould save found
time for little else. .
Andre's name would undoubtedly add
greatly te the Interest of the book, but
Its chief value Ilea la theae maps tS
la number, some la colors and all beau
tifully finished and students aU over
the sou n try are sending up a cry that
the edition is so small and so expensive
It has put It beyond the reach of the
great majority of people, while the maps
would be of suoh vast value te any one
studying or writing United States hla
tory. ,
Be as tor Lodge has supplied a Inter'
estlnsj Introduction. . . (
The Bthlcal Teachings of Jesus," Dr.
Charles A, Briggs. The Sortbnsrs. This
work Is the result of Inductive study of
the teachings of J esse. There are homl
letlcal studies of the ethics of Jeeus, snd
efforts to set forth the teachings of
Jeeus on particular subjects, but no
one has thus far attempted what this
volume has sooomplished. The author
reaches his results after the most care
ful induction. Hs find -that the funda
mental principle of ethics of. Jesus is
voluntary leva, a Jove -which sransoende
the eatecory of law In tbo liberty of
divine sonsaip, la - talc principle the
hmm i mini m .i ji iMiJ!U i i iimii
i m . m m wr . ' -.a.
r
and Mrs. Bach Beck. Mrs. TUlle Henrys,
Roman Catholic church and the Pretest
ant ethics may be reconciled. . -
There are two introductory chapters,
treating of the sou roes and the form and
method of the tesching of Jesus; then
the teaching Itself as to the wlU of
Ood, the words of Jesus, the law of
righteousness, the Kingdom of Ood, the
two ways, ivpentabce, faith, sin and
Judgment. There Is a earsful discussion
c-f oanlatry and Pharssalsm. The whole
concludes with Jesus' leeching as to the
church and society. The book, while
complete and thorough in Its Investiga
tion, avoids technicalities, and Its simple
and natural style makes It appropriate
for popular reading.
"Bora Again" -Alfred William Law
son. "What kind of a novel will be
the rage thta fall,' Is the question book
lovers In all parts of the United States
are beginning to ask themselves. So far
the preliminary notions from the dif
ferent pu Mia he re have not been effective
In stirring up unusual excitement over
any particular work. The publishers,
like authors and c titles, - never know
what Is going to strike the chord of
popular fancy and often times a "dark
horse". la the shape of a book, written
by some obscure writer, who baa never
been heard of previously, appears at the
eleventh hour and gets the lion's share
of public attention. "Born Acala" has
a foreshadowing of ouch a destiny and
In- preparation for It the publisher are
ready for what It la believed wlU prove
to be the sensation of the rear. Mom,
Conrad company. Price, IL , u ,
-The OoMe Bowl" Henry James.
This Is aa International story and the
contest between American characters
and ths European background which
Mr. James has made his own particular
province, furnishes a factor of general
and piquant interest. It Is also a thor
oughly dramatlo story and Us pathos
constitutes an element of so amoh em
phasis and relief as sharply to slagu
Isriss ths book among ths author's pro
ductions. For thess reasons aa well aa
for - Its unaffected simplicity and nat
uralness "The Golden Bowl" will msks
a distinctly popular appeal and Is sure
to attract the widest audience aa well
aa the elect whom Mr, James always
Interests more than any other living
writer of Action. Charles Scribner's
Sons. Price, !..
-las Stsrf Sethleaeea". Prof
AT SALEM
STATE FAIR
rted off the first prise of tin. with m
peroentsae or ll l-J: the eompsjiy from
Newberc camp, Ka. lit, second prise of
lies, with a peroentac of T-M; Mult
nomah camp, No. 77, the third prise of
176. with a peroentace of i The
drills were all of too" silent order, with
whistle commands, and no two were aim-
liar. Lest year when the drills were
Civen utey were an alike. -'
Alternating -with the drills of the uni
form rank were the drills of the tlrclos
of the Women of Woodcraft, who quite
evenly divided the honors of the day.
The first prise of fits wont to Mount
Hood circle. No, 111, with a percentsc
of 711-S; second prise at ITS to Oregon
circle. No. 171, with a percentage of
71 1-t: third prise of Its to' Royal circle
No. SIS, with a peroentace of 7e. Later
in the afternoon the' company from Sil
ver Bell circle, of - Salem, under com
mand of Captain Pomeroy, gave an exhi
bition drill, in which It was awarded a
peroentace af . C. H. Ticket of Eu
gene won a alive r-mounted ebony toilet
.set, first prise la the wood sawing oon-
lesc ami w. a. ionw ft roii eoamy
proved himself tba.ehwf ahoppsf of tbo
occasion.
In the 'evening a military ball waa
given at the headquarters of Sal
camp, and an sUraotlve Mterary program
in the. auditorium at the fair grounds.
Professor Hawley of the board of head
managers of the order spoke, and Mrs.
Halite Parrlah Hinges sang.
Oeneral Rapson, who came from Cali
fornia especially for this occasion, said
be waa well repaid by the general In
terest manifested th the Uniform Rank
and the exceptionally flourishing condi
tion of the order. The general a
nounced Informally that be had appoint
ed Rev. Ray Palmer of Portland to be
chaplaJn-ln-h!ef of the Uniform Rank
of the Pacific ooast Jurisdiction, with the
rank of oolonsL and F. C Caldwell of
ITewoerg aide-de-camp on his personal
staff, wlth the rank of major.
;;jt
Captain, la center. -
Charles M. Oayley of ths University of
California, who ts so favorably known
in Portland, having oa several occa
sions glvsn a course of lectures before
the Teachers' association, has recently
preformed an Interesting experiment in
"The Star of Bethlehem," a nativity
play,, annonnced for early publication
br Fox, DuSlsld A Co. This Arm be
gaa Its career something over a year
ago by a reprint of the old- morality
play of "Every Man" and "The Star
of Bethlehem" alee will be Included hla
year la 'the repertory of Bea O reefs
players who made 'livery Mas famous.
Ths new drama Is arranged for about SO
old plays and liturgical fragments; such
aa used to be acted by guilds and work
in ea in the streets la mediaeval towns or
In religious houses, the connecting link
being composed by Professor Oayley in
the manner of the originals. ' Ths mir
acle play called The Second Pastor's
Play," incorporated In this drama con
tains, by ths way, In the episode of the
shepherd. Man, who steals a sheep and
puts It lata a cradle, pretending that It
la hla own ohttd. the first known In
stance of comedy la .the Bagllah draass.
Truste of- Today'' Gilbert Holland
Montagus' This work on ths formation
and management of trusts has found a
most cordial welcome, not only among
laymen, but also among experts on trust
subjects. It la said Mr. Montague la
deluged with letters from corporation
lawyers In all parts of ths United States
asking bis opinion on various matters
relsting to trusts. Recently the legal
advisor of one of the largest trusts la
the United fits tee wrote, him, saying:
T havs read with much interest Trusts
of Today.' Ton have treated, the sub
ject ta a Judicious manner historically
and practically. Ton have been a close
student of trust investigations snd have
extracted from them the kernel where
ooticeelsd In multitudinous husks." The
booh Is neatly presented from the press
of MeClure, PhUltpf A Oo.
-The Blue Orase-Coof Book"--Mtnnta
C Fox. This baa but - lately been
brought out by Fox Dumeid Co. af
New York and la decidedly a novelty in
the literature of the cuisine. Pictures
of '"darirey" cooks, wide of girth and
smiling of oeuntenanoe, glvs a touch of
local color carried out by receipts of
succulent hems, corn dodgere. beaten
bteovst aad many other dainties whose
eeeretc nave hltaerst beea resUleted te
the'oouotry south af the Mason and
Dixon line. Anothsr charming feature
is the plcturesoAte Introduction contrl-
ouKea ny jonn- jrox. St.. tumor or -im
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come,' and
a brother of Minnie C Fox. the, com
plrer. Oddly enough this Imttoduotlos,
redolent as It la of the atmosphere of
southern hospitality, waa written la
Yokohama, pnnen. where Mr. Fox Is
encased as a War correspondent. v
'Quadruple 'CollaborsttOBr Kate
Douglss Wlccln IMIee Rlcaa) and Nora
Archibald Smith, sdltors of "The Rosy
Rlnc" snd "Oolden Numbers." have yust
returned from Scotland, where they
spent last summer. They were guests
during their stay of the two noted
Scotch, aisler authors, Mary and Jane
Plndletsr. , Mary Flndlater's story of
Scotch life, "Tbo Rose of Joy," It will
be remembered, waa brousht out In
America las year by MoClurc-PhUlps.
While, la Scotland Mrs. ft less joined
with the two Plndlatera and aaotber
author la a collaboration a novel la
which each author aasumed the, part of
one chsmcter. The story Is being pub
lished by .one of the American monthlies.
" Thomae Nast' The late Thomas'
Naat, the cartoonist, whose btography by
Mr. Albert Bldow Paine will be pub
lished by the Macmlllaa company la Oc
tober, died In Bquador la the service or
his country. He was consul-ceMrel there
when yellow fever broke out, and stayed
at his post when others left, and took
jtho fever and died. The material for
thta biography waa oonnaea oy. mm in
person to the author, and the book will
be Illustrated with reproductions of over
40 of Mr. Maat'a beat cartoons. .
"Memories of a Hundred Tears" By
Dr. Sdward Everett Hale, which was
nuMlshed two years ago ta two vol
umes. Is to be published la October by
the Macmtllan company la one volume.
oontalalna all the original material and
three additional chanters. In one or
these Dr. Hale describes his . journey
from Boston to Washingtoa la 1S44. In
volving: 11 daya and II changes of car
nage, . -,f. ., u . .
Cart Sehura, from hla summer borne
-on Lake - oeorge. contriDutes to 1 smo-
Clure's Macaslne a sketck of. Oeorge
William Curtis, whom he finds ta be the
"Meu lndeoendent la politics." a title
many have conferred on Mr. Sohura, The
article la announced for October.. u
. SXTVOOX. BOOSSS. '
The Bouchton-aflfflln company gl
over almost their entire October advance
notices to recent .publications of text
books aad books published for 'the use
of schools and teachers, with soma re
sorts oa those Issued last year and the
suooess tney nave attained. ' AJtoona
this latter list ts -Larned s "History of
the United States, among the special
and valuable features of which Is an aCr
count of the presidential eiecwona. sisv-
lnc the political pa riles, aasdiaates.
methods of elections and rotes from the
first election to the last, also a chrono
logical summary of Important measures
of the national govenunsat. notning so
full has previously been attempted in
taort books. -
Other special annouaoemente of inter
est by this firm are "The fiaementa or
Brngllsh Oram mar," by W. F. Webster,
principal of the Seat blgb school of
MlnnsaDOlla. As Its title Implies, It Is S
clear, simple and elementary treatment
at th essentials Of Knaltsh graanmar.
Its orlcs is 10 cents net. "The BCnry or
England' Literature,'' by Bva Maren
Tappan, bead of the Kngllsh department
of th hlsh school. Worcester, - Mass
will particularly appeal to teachers, aa It
is a spirited, well proportioned ana rooi
ridual account of the story of England's
literature, marked throughout by Intel
ligence, good .sense and e freedom from
exasreratlon. . '
Ireland's Btery. Or CMnsjono-
Bton, Is another book rrom tna same
publishers which la particularly adapted
for thesonools and children of the grans-
mar school grades. Mr. Johnston shows
that the Irish people have a splendid
history, that they nave aooompltshed a
a-rest deal la the wotki ana use iney
have oueceeded: la overcoming serious
disadvantages. - - .
A fcOTaLUXO AMOsTS
" From the Chicago News. i
Sines ths time when Jsnner first had
the good luck of witnessing the curi
ous scene la which the young cuckoo
ejects Its foster brothers and sisters
from the nest, this bird baa always ex
cited a great deal -of curiosity. Irv the
female cuckoo the nesting ssnss appears
to be atrophied. "She, does aot tblnk."
saya a writer, ('of making a nest, though
that the Instinct has aot oiea out ox
the breed Is evident from the fact that
at least one of the spsclss builds neat
like other birds. But la Bngland the fe
male cuckoo lays her egg at the bodge
root, and afterward carries It la bar biU
and deposits it In ths nest of some other
bird. Probably connected with the dwin
dling of the maternal instinct is the fact
that In the cuckoo the males far out
number the females. It Is generally
reckoned aa a sign of decay cither In a
nation or in a spec lee of birds when this
ooeura. . Aa long aa a country, for in
stance, produces more- fe melee than
males. It remains strong, healthy and
aggressive; but when this ceases to be
the case and the males outnumber tne
females, decay sets in. Thus the cuckoo
mlaht be described aa the decadent
among birds, aad la spite of all ths pa
stry written about him. not a very pleas
ant creature, either. Wc welcome him
la spring, not aa we welcome the nlgbtln-
galegale for the sweetness of bis note,
but because he 1c the harbinger of
spring and all that to meant by it
"As Is natural, ths male bird displays
no parental instinct at all. Hs courts
btc mistress and then forgets all about
nor. Far from sluing on the egg, as
many male birds do notably ths ring
dove, which dpends oa much time oa the
eggs as the female be never sees ths
egg which lc laid. Ths mother has
Just about as little regard for it. Her
cars lasts no longer than the moment
at which she drops It Into another nest,
and Investigation baa shown that she
is aot vary particular even about that
It ussd to bo held by naturalists that the
euokoo always choss to put bar egg be
side others which ware eimllsrly tinted.
But this ta not so, as might be proved
from the single fact that the hedge-sparrow's
best- Is one 'which she greatly
patronises, and here the eggs ere sky
blue in color and no euokoo ever laid aa
egg like them. Besides, there lc scarce
ly one of our common wild birds whose
nest has not been made the recsptacla of
a cuckoo's sgg, and ths ooloratlon would
Indeed have to vary If U was ts be suit
able in each Instance.
"But It la on batching that the hideous
tragedy takes place for which the bird
haa earned aa evil fame. Be if -preservation.
It has beea said, to the first law
of nature, and aa a matter of fact the
only thing that can be predicated of life
In Its simplest form to that It strives to
keep Itself In being. But ta bo other
creature doea this Instinct take a form
so abhorrsnt aa IV does ta the young
cuckoo, which, while It Is a blind, ahaps
less, naked little monster, begins to el
bow Its companions out of ths neat and
oast thsm to ths ground, where death la
certain and almost Immediate."
- From ths Chicago News.
"Mabel came back from the beach
empty -banded." .
And waa her father angrrr' '
"Not at all. He waa afraid aha waa
goisg tc bring- hoasc a husband for aim
ta support. " . .
''The'".
NSW TOR1C
thlg town
! blOOM
EW YORK. Sept. a-Thers to la
a strip of street some
blookc ions, extending
vesuely from Forty-sscond
street to Thirty-fourth street; by ths po
licemen Oa the beat It to called Broad
way, but your "the joan -about-tows bea
another name for It' and apesks know
ingly of it sa the Rislto. For 1
months of ths year ths Rialto to n-buse
with excitement and animation; ths
other two months It sleeps with a pro
fundity found nowhere else ta the olty.
It wss about a month ago that ths Rt
alto gave Its first yawn of awakening
alter Ua summer slumber. Now It to
already wide awaka nod baa struck Its
gatt.
By day its ooraerc and doorways are
thronged with men and women in eager
conversation. One look at the east of
ths face with Its air of fonscloue super
iority, the out of the balr In the case
of the men. and the -Sicoentuatlons of
drees and oarrlaga in Us case of the
women, and you know that here upon
this bit of street to the great stamping
srounas af actordam.' Hers throng ths
"bis f rV end th "little fry," the "ten-
twMt-snd-thlrt actor and the 'Mar
All are "dree sod up" in their best,
though in "many eases the-best to rathsr
seedy and shows the effectc of a nons
too great prosperity. It to usually tits
Utter class of whose conversation you
hear bits aa yoo pass, such aa wtmply a
a-rest nart, a srest part," or, "UX oourse,
I refused It; I couldn't consider any
mii. ultra". "Tern, the lead, of
course: f wouldn't play anything slec
For the second rate actor to never more
the actor than when be is on we stags,
thruivh an and off is saually atroolouc
wiu strut down the street, a lord
r araealon. .with an air of absolute satis
faction, trying tp give the Impression
At summer scent la soma luxurious
fashionable resort,, while a rough edge
to bis cuff gives the whole enwe away
and a peeks eloquently of cheap boarding
kML As for the "Die una.- tnose w
recognised s tending, whose services are
always in demand, they arc rarely seen
among the duet era, aeiayiag inuim.
but walk hurriedly, stopping new and
then ttf greet a friend, and .making their
way drrectly snd nastily toward ths
manager'c office. Having had a delight
ful summer abroad or at home, -according
to thetr fancy, possessed; of little
or no worry aa to enga cements, they
need sasume no pose and are for the
moat part not ooasplcuoua, or at least
not obnoxiously so. may pass M-e
ths crowd much like, a piece of yellow
glass cornea suddenly Into view In the
kaleldosoops. giving for A second e) flash
of oolor and then vanianiag.
" By night the Rtoltc to a blase of Hghta
and its habitues are an different aa U
they belonged te another part of the
world. Among the thousands of elec
tric bulbs spelling the. names Of ins us-
mtwmm nd .thstr attraetlonB. the flash
ing signs of restaurants and hotels aad
cafea, there promsaaoes-aj srowa v
splendidly gowned -'women .and -wsU
groomed men. Tbo Street ts -aglow with
oolor and Ufa , Aa you P J V
whiffs of perfume, glimpses of beautiful
face, the sparkle af Jewels the whole
breathing opulence and prosperity. There
are few sights of the kind to equal
Broadway at Blent, e the height af the
season. , a f . '
Itto norywt the height of the season
by any aseana, bat aa said before, the
casaoa to already well under way and
two wests more will see n xnu
Hi..t The tempts! ton to expatiate upon
A.nhta -mm read 'from mana
gers' snnoiiBoamenta-m saroua.
L&ife aha 1 si aanfi swa V'ssbbb
MfMia ssaeetolly since pre
cot conditions are tatereeUng enough.
Ths first thing that strikes one ooa
osrnlnsT ths coming season has, strangely
- tn so with the Play;
.that to, "nothing oJ recti y. It has to do
with the ebangea la tne awnw
advertlalag and publicity. jsnnagsrs
iim mr not spenomn auww- w
billboard or newspapers -the amounts
expended Jest year. That form of an
nouitcement. known aa "snipes," ths
slender little strips with just the swaps
of ths play upon them that mesa to as
piss te red up on fences ana. mures, w
where that a bit of space oould be found.
... iimiMt entirely discontinued.
The single sheet poster one so ,proml
sent in show windows ha in the main
been done away with. This means that
k. tk once urns aocruew
i.. ArMtlcailY abolished. The result
la that cigar stores that last yar did
a lucrative business selling at cut rates
theee. tickets which were gives for win
dovTprlvUege. will probably have to
give up this part ox nw
wsa a very common eight tost season to
see well dress ml women entering or
tng cheap looking; cigar
Monle who oould well afford to pay
Kirt oficmtoa'oh'
pSLs. for Just one-half, of at ; toss than
xnTTrtglnal price. The J
beeamTlargcty -Tsapar" and the werat
of it aU waa that tns
ussd by the persons to who It had
bW Seed. foWindow privileges, but
bTopTw "horn it had bioUJ
a distinct lose to the bo. office. L-J
soring the nwrngara ot together and
SterntfnS Practioe Some
managsrn even go so fan an, to refuse
nTmmm te the -profession," but It fe
mVtob. seen If the popularity of the
Production, this year wlU warrant
rigid a course. .An empty bouse to the
bete nelr of the manager; It will bo ln
ZZJuZ to watch If he will stick to his
guns when the failures soma .
To turn now to too offerings which
have s far beea presented. The open
JrJto have b-n promising
ffyw.ee rOS AhtBsUOAsT WAXsTfJT.
' From the Philadelphia lUoord,
A nrlee la aot an neatly every sound
walnut tree la eastern Pennsylvania that
hag attained a diameter of at feast
three feet. The business ox sxporung
walnut timber to Germany, where It to
ta demand for veneering, haa reached
saoh proportions that agents for .the ex
porters have hunted out and mads offers
far si most all the limited bomber of
matured trass of this species remaining
within sasy'aoceee of Philadelphia.
Bids are unhesitatingly made for
trees that have shaded colonial man
sions since the daya of tbe revolution.
Sometimes the owner restate the tempta
tion for montha. Then the amount of
money offered to tnorssssd, and the re
moval of ths old tree usually follows.
For a tree three to four feet la diameter
at the base ls ta 1st Is paid, its value
depending upon lta strslghtnsss and
freedom from limbs. Trees of this Bias
are generally mors than M ysars old.
Sometimes a tree sla or seres feet In
diameter to discovered, and for this
giant wbeee age la measured by cen
turies, the prlee eaceeds 1106. The
buyers take only ao much of the wood
aa aaa be ooaverted Inta logs at leant a
foot In "diameter. The remainder re
verts la the eellcr. Ths demand tn
Kn rope for American walnut to due to
ths fact that this wood is. to corns ex
tent taking; the place af the fast de
creasing supply of mahogany in ths
man sfactur lag of vans at lug far tunnV
Rialto Awakes
rather than' wholly satisfying: There
have been aot a few revivals of last
year's suocessss which havs opened) for"
short seasons before taking to the road.
Notable among theae are Mr. Ada's rural
comedy with- its record run, "The
County Chairman," Mr. Richard Herd
ing Darts' faxes, "The Dictator." In
which William ColUer has made a btfc
success; the Belscco play, "Sweet Kitty
BellalrB. with -Miss .Orossmsn In the
title rols; "The Girl from Kays," the
musical novelty that had a great popu
larity, and even the year-old "Are You
a Mason." All of thess plays havs seen
pronounoed favor and will . doubtless
continue to receive It while la other
cities. v
The new pieces produced fall tnte two
classes comedies and musical corned lea
Of ths former. Captain Marshall's, "Ths
Duke of stUllscrankle!" to ths most
novel, farcical though- It be. - Thlc play,
had a great vogue in London last sea
son; In fact, was one of the "hits." It ta
clever enough and original enough, aad
ft to likely to succeed here, but It I
difficult to rave over It. Its chief charm
'Is Its absolutsly unlqus plot. A Scotch , 'a
uum, wwuiny, snsnnuig sn weu-tisee
Is nevertheless unable to move the wo
man of hie affection to Jove him, she
taunting him with being a dUletante and
not. "carrying things through."- The
duke' takes her at her word and deter
mines to show that he can be sa Arm.
snd determined In hla steadfastness aa
even the oould desire; so In true me
diaeval soannsr hs kidnaps her and
kseps hsr a prisoner In hla castle up la
Scotland. That everything may b4 en
regie he kidnaps also a chaperons, who
by the way. happens to be at deadly
feminine comity with the young lady in
question. The Incongruity between the
kidnaping idea and the chaperone idea,
together with the fact that this play la
told la Scotland at the present time,
shows both its character and ths charm.
Captain Marshall, who to -well known
for bis other plays, such as "The Second
In Command" and "His KxceUcncy the
Governor," haa made on this theme a
delightful faros, full of piquant repartee
and delightful characterisation. It wis
capitally acted by Mr. John Drew and
an excellent company. Including Ferdi
nand O. Oottachalk and Fanny Brought
After a year la the west "Mra. Wlgga
of the Cabbage Patch" haa just been
presented la Nsw York.- It to quite up
to expectations, a delightful American
play and a faithful dramatisation qf
Mra Rloe's two charming stories, "Mrs.
Wlgga" and "Lovey1 Mary." Madge Carr
Cook, as Mra. Wlgga, wss convincing;
while Helen Lowell as Misa Hssy and
Will T Hodge as Mr. Stubbing really;
carried eft the honors of the evening.
U waa aoUoeable, too. bow well dons the
minor parte wercr-ons of the effects 'ao
doubt of a year's trial The play aa a
play a rathsr episodic and belongs to
the sdme ttensrali typo aa "David
Harum." It will probably, too, have that
play's vofus.
Ul tns otner eomeuiea so r ys
asntsd. "Military Mad, " an adaptation:
from tbe German, bad but two weeks'
run and ao needs no mora comment.
Jack s LltUs Surprise," ' produced;
under the management of Mr. James K,
Hackstt, with Arthur Byron Is the prin
cipal role, hag had some four weeks'
trial and stlU continues. There kf very
little to be said about tt, except that
It is a varv aaa-er attempt to be funny
with only moderate suooess. ' 4-'r '
Of musical comedies, there have oeen -
many, and strange to say. they Seem to
be of a little better character than those
we have grown ussd or rather oallsua v ' v
ta Soms of them arc the came eedt ? f
of story,' possessing little of comedy i 3 !
and less of music; but one or two have ,
been sxoeptlonc. -First end roramosa.
comes the return of Bdna Msy In' the
English piece, 'The School OlrL" Some- '
how oar' brothers serosa the- water- x
knowJsvw to do this sort of thing bet- '-";
tor and more gracefully than wa , They S'
ssav aothav the brusque ssnss or -
humor accredited td tbe American, but 7
they possess a eharm and quiet sense of .
humor that is most appealing.- an inese 1 -
ohsmcterlsUoa ere In evidence l "Tbo
School Olrl.'1 aadV there to no doubt that
It has scored. Miss Msr. who aot so
nmny years ago waa a nacre chorus girl
and suddenly sprang Into fame by her
impersonation of the Salvation1 Army
lsssls In "The Belle of New York." -
seems to weir her new honors with esse. y
though her voice is not much more thaa .
when she left. Still she looks demure . ..y
and beautiful and baa a wistful charm j.
to her that must win half ths battle, y- 7
The production to well worth the seeing.
Of sightly different character to "A
Madcap Princess." In which Miss Olaeer , V)
ts meeting success. - Ths story ox tnis v.
one Is almost tempted to say com 10 ,
opera: to based on Chsrlec Major's book, :' '
"When Knighthood Was la Flower." and -
the music appears to ue of rather the
better cart. Among tbe other playe
of this genre may be mentioned "The
Isle .of Spies" snd "The Roys! Chef."
the latter of which to chiefly notable for
having introduced to this country Ida f
Re nee. aa English muslo hall slngar of
decided aovelty and no llttls art.. Mies
Roaee's "specialty" to literally iDjscwa
into ths third act and oonslsta of hsff'
singing, half reciting a number of catchy
and unlqus little poena Her work la .
clever and shows a wms range of versa
tility As for ths musical comedy Itself - ; ,
m is -rattier of the ordinary type plus
an excellent chorus, which works hard ,
and faithfully. .... -f
So much for present aonoitioea. nsxi
week several of the "blk" things of the .
season are ta make their debuts, InclUd- ,
ing the first American production, at str. t ,
Pinsro's "Letty." .. f . S.
JULES BvaERT OWUMAJI.,
' " TWO
From the London Times. -wr
; There are roughly spcakins; two kmda -of
historians the historian for the ape.
otallBt aad tbe historian for the avaraga '
Intelligent human being; The one alma
at the increase of knowledge, the othef .
at stimulating and enriching perception. ' f
As for ths nrst, hs frequently provides
the material out of which books should .
be written, rathsr thaa the books thsm ' '
selves. Hs doss not glvs us art, but '
science, and bis science has tbe greatest
vslue. He to apt to loss, himself l :
de tailto spend labolloua pages la prov
big that. Bay, Dr. Fall of the old legend .
was really one Pels, a Norman physician
at ths court of King John, that the :
"not" In the rhyme waa Interpolated and . . v
that Pete, was universally beloved. This .
sort of ctudeat la nowadays too oommon
In every domain, whether of history, art Y
criticism or theology. Hs Is ussful .
snough In his own piece, bet be la toe .
apt to forget that Sir John Falstaff will .
live forever, while hie own tomes upon
Sir John Oldoastle remain uncut apod ;
ths shall .)-,.".
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" ' From ths London Outlook. -'
There to nothing like being appropri
ate with your musical honors. King
Peter of Ssrvla to to be crowned with
great pomp on September II, and It la
announced that "during the ceremony
the Metropolitan will 'address - hla
majesty, and the choir will sing , the
hymn, 'Long Mayest Tboa Live.' " it la
tbe most delicate token of loyalty that
a Servian monarch oould receive from
hai loving aubjseta.
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