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THE OREGON SUNDAY' JOURNAU ; PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. MARCH 15, 1003. ;?1 'T lew S hakesp earean Actors Now y v" -'I ? i -'. " ' t popular organisation, No mort popular leading man haa ever appeared In this city than Mr. Alison, and aver .alnc. tba announcement of-hi. return to hla own, Mntr Oeorge'L, Bakar ha a been overwhelmed with, .xpr.s.lona of de light at hla suceee. In ..curing him. Th. "Imp" will of cnur. b. played by Donald Bowlaa, and Ml. Stoddard win piay rnyiiia. it la preoicteu mat - N By J. F. S HANGING in a shadowy corner of the, wall near your library fireplace :yotr probably have a nicely framed card bearing that familiar motto land warning anent disturbing Shakespeare's bonea. I. too. have one. but I turned its face to the wall last Monday night and went to see Charles IL Han ford, play "Antony and Cleopatra." No one baa had the affrontery to ceatore it to its proper position yet. Even the infamously neat Japanese chamber boy has left it alone. He understands that until those dear posters howing the nrct Shakes pearian enthusiast, in his frock coat and black string tie, book in one hand and chin in the other, dreamily gaz , ing out upon the members of his company in dress rehearsal, have been covered by the paper" for ..the latest thriller at the Star, the in scription will have to continue look ing up the chimney piece. For Mr. Hanford gave the bard't 'tones an awful rattling and the skirts .'of his chorus girls' blew the sacred dust about considerably. And in y Jspite of his efforts to strew bob-cat "kins around in an artistic fashion Vtnd otherwise lend what the press fegent calls "a scenic investiture" to Jhe performances, they were a fright Mful bore. Gilt chairs do not a drama jnake, nor. chorus girls a show. And productions of "Antony and Cleo--pitra'" such as were given last week were neither drama nor show, but a t ' curious mixture of the two, which "didn't appeal to the audiences. I And yet Mr. Hanford is making a commercial success out of his f hakespearian persistence, it is said, n the smaller pities they flock to ; iee him. He has kept at it so long v that his coming is looked upon as an , invent of some importance. There is very wide popular respect for hakespearc, even if there is no wide understanding of him. "The Mer- . ihant of Veruce" is in the curriculum pt most secondary schools and if one lias worked over it himself for some time he naturally has a desire to see some one else stagger over the lines. JThe Taming of the Shrew" is a, merry enough comedy which is also . )vell known. "Antony and Cleo patra," while it contains many scenes of marvelous . power, does not "play" Well. There is little enough relation petween the various acts in the original and when Mr. Hanford gets through picking out a morsel here and a morsel there the result is scarcely edifying. -', www ', ' But in spite of all that, if you think you will go to see this play merely to hear the many fine lines recited intelligently you are again disappointed. .The beauties of the bard's language are trampled and torn into unrecog hizable shreds. You can take the play yourself and read it and go into jraptures over many of the passages. But you can sit in the theatre and hear Miss "Wilson gurgle over Cleopatra's lines and watch Mr. Hanford mouth those of Antony and get absolutely nothing from it. If you don't know the play this' will probably irritate you, provided you have any nat ural curiosity about what the people are doing. If you do know it you will tear your hajr and probably leave the theatre. ., r 1 1 And yet we are taken to task irt what really seema to be all serrousness tbesi t atook Pun of tha great and told that we. should grasp thl; seldom offered opportunity of m aTVo;,' the rea v arc at pieces 01 me .ng.in Grama, wo arc toiu mat wr. ford was one of the "Big our" with Jfredencic vvara, louis James ano Catherine Kidder. That's a had indictment, Dot it doesn't succeed in making either Mr. Hanford or his productions excessively entertaining , v.. -, Lyric's Final Performances. ' If you haven't seen . the Allen . stock :'.:.: ,-: - -- - - , - . ... , ' V: ;."';'.'"' -: ; ' . '' " ' ' ? " ''v ' '' ' ' H ' ' ' ' "'' ' - s"' . ' 'A t 1 ' -. .x;,-; ' i "i" 1 ' r v I , ' ( il ' f : i...- U.c;"". :-Ui'-'::i I- ' i - ' '"'"' " V' ' , .' . i:( S f. .' f tha traat rea Da- n THEATEICAX "i NOTES.'.". J lie is occasionally funny, but the man company. In IU beat effort -Our New who iroes to a serious production and . rtf.J".vTinwhI?t0 is forced to lauarh audibly is a nuis- r tonlsht for thaaa two MrfarmuicM ancc and snouJdn't go to the theatre. I win cioa.in. run. -ptu ia th One can't helo beini suspicious o fS?w-0f J5 welt- Mln lctu a tanc oi love oi an wnen tnat ac votion doesn't work an improvement in the recitation of the masters phrases and his majestic blank verse TJrere is a curious dearth of wiinvoy i i.ii v y i ITnrhea' now unnuul "The i " - "'.il. v-..;v Travlln Sulcaman," which Henry B. ijir.uij w. ... IfnrHa will nreaent with Thftm.. W UUl 19 slIIUBl IVII 111 HO Li v v 1 1 1 I rj .a, il. it..j 4. a - i iwsjr, nvw in ( vice i mm. i u i irq ixuu' lion OI me iamous ciassic. ao ,n .ho.tr.. New -York. th. r.. Kln. topiptmiw -ia iu. h.cU. . POmBi..-d. ,, whlch lnolud. William , - - nsirh ITln Vrt at t i YTinMaif T.amsiAn Rosalind in "As You Like It ' in Sep-1 Per-iva) t. foore. . D. Blakemora! mhr nH if her fnnd honra are re- I Nlcholaa Rurnham. Edward Dreaaar. alized will devote herself for all time U.'ftr'i.'SIS.r'K iu pmmiirnic. kiiic bub nms i in, tun nt feminine roia. to drop Alice - Mt - by - tne - r ire, "Cousin Kate" and "Her Sister" for "Mart of th Lowland." which la a , . .1, i ni lerp i fc or Angei uuiracr, was written for the arreateat of Soanlah ac Otis Skinner, who IS playintr as trennea. Maria Guerrero. Bha haa playad Colonel Philip Bridau in the Hudson!" throughout Spain Mexico, and Bouth tlo.tr. Mw Ynrlf arfm t. hf lie I . " i'J..'"a i too, Jiaa onaKcspcariaii amumuiia, tiui varaal appeal, beauty and power Dy be says he hasn t much hopes ot fulhll- coming- .a popular ciaasip. incr them I fc'IJ lllu Jil ni" iMuitnoiin 1UUK1 m.rl.i rtarntnn "! trlhf I'm mn. for Shakespeare," said Mr. Skinrfer ing to play Hamlet. Of courae. I know c I coulJn t make a living; aa Hamlet, but I'm going- to work at It for 12 nighta In May, and tf I ran gat by I'll be ant lafli'd. They Bhakeapeare la food fur thought, and aa long aa I ran buy v' "'"v ".-."-" ..-'v. Bnouid Ko Hungry, do you? in an interview the other day, "and every one believes that he can act Shalrejpeare. a bit better than ethers who are acting characters in the crea- But what does it amount to when "No, air; Hamlet waan't aane. He E. H. SOTHERN one plays 'Hamlet? You simply in- ' lnaane by aettlng hla mind on one ..:. .t- t ...tj.. I purpoa. That a whnt drlvea folki yiic iiw luiupui ui t'ruuujr craay. Look at tha paopl. In this town and are compared with everybody who ar. money mad! Money drlvea else. And to what end? craiy and then drlvea m to aul l m j .u.. ci, cido. Did you ever hear of a tramp 1 am convinced that bliakespeare committing aulelde? Did you ever hear nas Deen overaone tor tne present, or bum Mowing ma nena orrr iiam- All this talking and preaching about " oe " nia neaa Decau.e nia mma oi i i . . Is et on one Idea. Hla flrat apeech onaKeaspearc win not mane uie puu- to hl, mother 'Seema madama! Nay. nc tnre.'.tre auaience love mm any it i. win te tne Keynote to my par more nor crave him more fervently, formance. And I'm gomg to play it T k.i;..,. k. it u;. ni.. ..,.r i.J, ancle-nt. Tou can't play It modern. I believe that if his plays were left That'a the trouble with moat actors alone for a generation or two then tbey try to Juat talk Hamlet. Hut I'm the public would cry for them again "t to rant. I'll be careful to , . i , i r cu i keep my voice down. I want to make and then we could have a Shakes- th. part nympathetic. and when I die peare revival ana nave it success- mi ao it aown mage cioae to tne au r1l. irt .newer n o ,n r-ir,. QlenC." iuiij ill aa ii o rr vi a vs aa uinv - viii. I I leel convinced that Shakespeare wrote nis piays to entertain nis Henry Arthur Jones, since the fall audiences. All tie philosophy that has been read into Shakespeare was done ure in New York of hla piaw "The afir Shot. c.o r !,;,.!( h,A Ann- with bit nlavn lie rreaterl them in Evangelist," and of "Th Hypocrites" V. .r;i" "L":?.rr.'r "Tu" .. "t ":"": .... In London, ha. been aurr.rlng from tiiiriictui ills pcLpic ox iiic lucdiic, aiiu iiic wumi ui luicssuis aiiu blu- dents has been busy ever sinqe explaining what Shakespeare meant. His plays filled the needs of the period, just as the plays of the present fill the theatrical needs of today." The Shakespearian actors of the old school are rapidly diminishing in number. Frederick Ward typifies them and he goes around lecturing on the degeneracy of the stage and the vulgarity of the popular taste. Perhaps the popular Uaste is vulgar. Probably Mr. Ward is right. But wje aren't yet vulgar enAigh to enjoy the combination of vaudeville and Shakespeare that was handed out at the Heilig last week. pkomises made by ;thuieess agents a (Continued from Page Four.) tlon, "What , Women Will Do," whlh tomes to the Empire for th. week . starting Sunday matinee, March 23. I Judging 'from the unanimous praise thla charming play haa received front III aidea and the enormous support and patronage awarded It. th. above state ment eeems .unnecessary. There has Eever been a love story more beautlful r told or delicately worked out, and omlng from the pen of such a success ' ful playwright as Harry Jackson, the ' Well known author, places the play far OVvv ine svi?rttn iueiuuia.ua. f r- . 'The Stowaway" at the Lyric f There ar. few plays on the Amer- 4in alar a that enua.1 for sustained In terest that wonderfully realistic com .dv-drama. "Th. Stowaway," which the Allen company will preaent for foe ' Week commencing tomorrow night For , i number of yeara it has been a favor - It. on the high in-Iced circuits and never ' falls to draw capacity houses. It was recently released for stock and th. Lyric management goooieu u up ini mediately. -.it It reoulre. some of the most elabo rate stag, settings that have ever been used on a local stage, those showing the yacht of a millionaire as it threads Its way, across the sea and the blow- - Ing open oi a real aaie in me most approved cracksman style being only two of the situations that will make th. audience sit up and take notice. The Allen conpany will make one o Its strongest bids for favor In th. . -. I 1 1 M1MK1., naal 7wr,a Felton will be seen as Chucky, the herolo little lad, and Forreat Beabury as the stowaway, from whom the play takes Its name. - The entire roster of th. company will appear in the east, ' Kupert Drum having a particularly ef- Xectly. roie. t. Manarer Flood and Director Allen have with the assistance of their start provided i elaborate equipment, and th. ... . 1 J 1, 1 A . 1 , riay WUI oe given wi an n cniirciy, t h" delightful story, full of thrills laughs and heart throbs. Tou cannot ''afford' te miss it. Moving pictures, th. 1 latest path, films that can be obtained In New York, will be shown between " acts. Be mir and secure your seats in advance and be sure of getting a good Matinees Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday end Sunday. Bill at Pantagea. j siiaaia-4aii4tkltln avntst-n4siai Am satintxm fn llfa. SH.WI viiVMiywuu KT the announcement that the famous tragedian . and star, Melbourne Mac Powell, will head the new bill t Pan- tages for th. week opening Monday. Assisted by the widely known actress, Virginia ijrew Trescott, Mr. MacDowell ' Will present the tragic dramatic sketch "The Oath, r in which his abilities as an eminent 1 interpreter of important ' roles In the world of dramatio art are shown to fine advantage. The Mac-Dowell-Trescott appearance Is one of " th. notable events of the season and wer. they aprearlng at any house other man tne popular ana enterprising Fourth street establishment the price per Mat would te , -MacDowell w(U b. remembered as one of the rratest Interpreter, of Bardou . play's. H. starred with Fannie Daven port, hi. wife, for several years cov ering th. entire continent with great success, , H. haa th. same personal magnetism. ;olc. and virility that ' marked hi. earlier .nccenees, while Virginia Drew Trescott has been hailed ft th. legitimate successor to Fannie tav.nport In her stag, presence and acting ability. She la a woman of his trionic e-tfts, depth of feeling and In tellectual power.. Her -appearance here will be f especial moment In view of the fact that h. Is a native .Oregonian and ha hundreds.' of personal friends In Portland. . . . ., . Supplementary 1 this remarkable feature there will be a host of good feature. ..Koflfman . brothers, burlesque operatic vocalists, are worthy of a feature- place on1 any ..MIL, They present airlequa , version of famous . operas aa sung by noted stars of the grand opera stage. Matthews and Harris have a new farcical creation in their "Adam the Second," which has been going big th. country over. Carlisle and Baker, colored aristo crats, have a new mualcal act In which ragtime and darky melodies figure. They use two pianos In their act and do some clever novelty playing. Frederick and Burr, omedy jugglers, are classed among tht. best, and those who have been fortunate enough to see their work say they stand in a class apart. Jean Wilson, the popular harltonn. will sing a new illustrated song and th. biograph will reel off Bomething new in um moving picture line. The bill of the past week. Just con eluding, has been one nf uhmh.IuI valuea with an all-star aggregation of vsuueviue people. Murphy and Wll lard, th. Floreni trouDe. Pnllr mil llns, Marlon and pearl. Arthur Huston, rwarV..,U80n an1 the b'oa-raph make up mo uiujiik. oee ii roaay Dy an mean. At the Star. "On Thanksgiving Day" will b. pre sented ior th. rirst time in Portland at the Star theatre this afternoon,-and will be the attraction for the week at this popular house. The French stock com irnny appeared in tnis piay a year ago ii n.uu nturra a aeciaea suoces.. Th. critics of Seattle declared "On Thanksgiving Dfcy" one of the best play, of Its klnofckthat had been preaented in that city in many seasons. Practically the same cast that appeared in the play in Seattle will be seen at the Star thea tre this week. The scenes in "On Thanknarlvlnp- n.v" are laid near a small village in a New ""5 a is a pasioraj piay ror the most part, and the story Is one of those wholesome, nulet nH lnt.r..tlm affairs which never fail to win the re gard of a city audience. Owen Davis is the author of the plav, and, as is well known to the patrons of the Star, every play of this author which has been pro-1 duced by the French stock company haa been an artistic and financial success. There are few dramatists who are more skilled word-painters than Mr. Davis, and In "On Thanksgiving Day" he Intro duces a number of new character types. Among these is the "Jumping French man," a character little known in the west, but common In the "down east" country. "On Thanksgiving Day" tells a sim ple and direct story in four acts, and the interest is so well sustained that there is no time during the performance when the play does not hold the atten tion. Each act will be well staged un der the direction of George Berry. Mat inees will be held today, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday. The Grand. Tomorrow afternoon the new program of vaudeville will be offered at the Grand, and, while the past week has" seen a good show, the new one will be even better. The four corners of the earth have been searched for clever vaudeville specialties ,and the result is a program which will delight all who like this light and lively entertainment. The position of headliners goes to Qllday and Fox, who are said to be England s foremost Hebrew impersonators. They were a success In London, and were brought to this country during the rag. "for ad vanced vaudeville in the east. They have been secured by Sullivan A Consl dlne, and now come to the Pacific coast for the first time. This act la consid ered on. of the most amusing Hebrew delineations seen In America. For the special added attraction th. Orand presents a girl act, such as ar. now coming into vogue in th. larger theatres of the east. May Redalle and her village cut-ups will appear in a bunch of singing and talking specialties grouped into a rural playlet. There Is a turn which will make one of the hlta Of the week. If the Portland audiences are like those in other cities. Arm strong: an Levering are giving a bicycle act. They are expert cyclists and every I trick that any other wheelman can do they do. Hobson and Sheldon have a comedy sketch which they call "Meet Me in Syracuse." It Is a laugh from the mo ment they make th.ir appearance until tne I lnisn. Kos. and Severn, eom. with one of the funniest of burlesque automo bile acta. Their machine doe. every thing but talk, and the nearest It comes to talking is blowing up. Eddie Powers, a blackface comedian, will tell the lat est Jokes. Miss Seaward will render tho Illustrated ballad, and F. F. Montressa's motion waves will depict the latest film story from Paris. Today will close the current bill, headed by Carlisle's ani mals. "The Power That Governs.' Creston Clarke, supported by a care fully selected cast of well-known met ropolitan players, will appear at the Mar quam Grand next week presenting "The Power That Governs." a new modern American drama In three acts, by Ade laide Prince. The popularity .of Mr. Clarke in this city is not excelled by that of any other contemporary player and his approaching engagement should prove to be an even more Important event than any of his visits in the past. The broad, wholesome and serious mod ern drama has never before been In auch demand by discriminating theatre goers as tt ts at the present- time, and "The Power That Governs" Is declared by those who have seen it to be one of the veVy best example, of that class of Dlavs shown in a Ions' time. Tn tha chief male role, that of Andrew Michael Mr. . Clarke has a part that is said to' be exactly suited to hi. methods of character expression. George Alison Coming. George Alison will begin his engage ment at the head of the Baker company next Sunday matinee, opening In the great Nat Goodwin play, "When We Were Twenty-One" and this will be a red-letter event with patrons of that 1 in somnia, and has been advised to take a long rest Lloyd Bingham, Amelia Bingham's husband. Is playing the villain's part in Mis. Bingham's production of- "A Modern Lady Godlva. Bingham some year, ago quit the stage to become a stock broker. Grace George 1. to play Beatrice to Frank Worthing'. Benedick in "Much Ado About Nothing." Mr. Worthing Is eventually to bo starred by Mr. Brady. It was reported from Rochester last week that Henrietta Crosman will leave the stage temporarily thla spring to go to India to claim a fortune left her by her grandfather. Charles Crosman. "Father and the Boys," the comedy by George Ade, In which William H. Crane will soon appear in New York, Is one of the American plays which Charles Frohman selected to produce In London. Paul Armstrong and Rex Beach, col laborating, have produced a farce en titled "Going Some." which has been in rehearsal In New York for a week, and will be produced for the first time Easter Monday. Georg. M. Cohan is completing a new play, which his father, mother and slst.'r. Josephine, will assist him to produce. The piece will be put on by Cohan and Harris at the Knicker bocker theatre, in New York, about the middle of April. For the principal role in "Tho Serv ant in the House." Henry Miller has engaged Tyrone Power. This play will Do produced early in the spring. It Is the work of C. Rann Kennedy, an English r.uthor, who arrived in America recently with his wife, Edith Wynne Matthleon. HICAGO. March 11. A, new source I phy.lolane of the city who believe that of revenue to Uncle Sam that IP" 7u?r"A"?MA ? f'vtnm?m- f" - -1 anuria io aecura r.iorm. calculated to of dollar, annually la part of thai preserve the public health. - A little ' latest plans of , the Internal sVV.iZ. iJ...lrml' . . , , . .fc-tloa of the rat., for Instance, they be- waterways cwnmiaaiun. . ium , . jev W0U11 b. th. .avlng of thousands utilisation of the Immense water power of dollars In case bubonic plague should that will be d.veloped by the construe- J brought to Chicago by" immigrants. , - .. ui..i..tnni ami traveler, or aoldl.ra who hav. b.en In tlon of dams In th. Mississippi and or)entml countries. . The ca.. of New oth.r rivers in connection1 with pro Orleans has bain cited to Illustrate tha posed government waterway projects., need of giving th. doctor, thla author The annual value of the unused '' V' power of the United state, at present i appropriation of 110,000 to clos. th. la nlnced hr exnerta at th. enrmou. I open ..wer. and thus tak. aw.r on. rigur. or n.any t i.vvv,vuv,vv, or rawiivi ini graaiaai Draining pia.ee. or in than th. annual valu. of all the mine. I f acted mosquito... H. was laughed at. In th. country, Including coal and Iron I Later the-fever cam. and In loss of a. well a. th. oreclou. metal., it ai-1 business cost th. cltr million, of dol. ready ha. dam. at th. head waters lars and worse, .core. - of lives. Jt of the Mississippi and elsewhere, but I now haa been demonstrated clearly that lew or in cm r now uuuwu. iui u-iin. mosquuoe. war. tn. Dearer, or In. v.lopment of the areat Internal river I Cles, two h.rolo army aurg.on. hav Drolect. which Pl.sldent Hoosev.lt 1 In. sacrificed their lives In exnerlmnnta urgea in nis i.ai nieaaagn, wm cmi w ascertain tne truth on mis point, for the construction of dams which! . . . ; will produce hundr.d. of thousands ot Where are the funds eomln from to noraapowrr aa n inyiuvm w hmkiub i finance ror tn. rest or tn. y.ar the 4 lift th. river, gf eater highways of .com- cities In th. country havln. a nonnla. merce. A way Is thus opened for Unci. t0n ot 0TW. 10,000, wa. th. pertinent Sam to lake a hand in th. .xploltat on subject of debet, at th. uniqu. conven- U1 "wi.. ' ,,, "J.T V r. .... Vi. l," 01 uiinois mayor, which nas Just water power will b. leaser! or used dl- b.en held in Chicago. Th. whole que.- rest has not y.t been determined, but tioa ot clty tMJoa and indebted. 1ihthVCM"J.?,iJ.P.rfIiriYf tS2 o"1" ,n for dl.cus.lon. and suggestions which should go far tor lake care of the wer, mt6m by th n d, f .Vcore of upkeep of th. canal, and river ohan- muniMn.HH. .h. .,. . nels, when one. these are completed. municipalities who are havln. a mora or leas hard struggle to k.ep theSvo'f A ,lnn,tl... km rr.elv v tn aim. "' "ur- r.umanis " " - - - - - " - . - - -- -r- i ware hanlrMl tin n n ram .hAain. lh.i Rr'" "?V?K Wall .trwit millionaire, sr. not in. . nicago ponce as a rrsun oi inn irou- i . .hi. !. ki. .ri.ir,. from th at Minii ea. 0.nlv surrerera at thla tlm. f rom floan- sasslnation Of Chief by the Russian When the "high ..1 . . - t .... .i..,i -l.. j nw. I i.aaing a nana-to-moutn exiat.pce. or pone, snippy I :,:.;,.y;? ": anarchist, Averbuch. I "rr: "V v " ' ? ' Z.?:''.-0" 1120 In som. oth.r larr. cities, and la lie hall in th. city closed against her ,TJiTO.Ug.h,-U eiA i .TnnnAtrjr, mtrwn and wa. unable" to g.t .n. audienc for i!f 'J-64!',1 ,4 00 f her revolutionary speech., liy tnis I "1"".. vui-uunm, u j.i.. ii,. .u. .v,i. minions or aoiiar. more must d. rortn Dut a auletu. on further agiutlon with- coming In th. next nine month. It Im- out resorting to violent measures. The provementa are to be continued ana rigid Inve.tgatlon following the snoot- P"-'.'""" . "7. " '" i"!" nt a .ri, iini in r.v.ai an I in the face of rigid limit, of Indebtud- evidence of an anarchist plot Involving ness and taxation ha. become almost a other oersons. but it brought to light national problem and conventions of a pitiful story of the Kishinev massa- mayors to discus, this question win ere of 1905. which influenced the mind probably b. held In other states now or the Impressionable boy with a last- mai Illinois nua iea me way. irtr hatrmA nt nil nftnmrm nf tha law. I - Averbuch'. sister, Olga, who told the Butter has been .o high of late, and story, was a girl at the time of the th. substitution or -oieo" ror it nas massacre. When th. drunken Russian been so highly profitable, that Internal mob, led by the police, broke Into the revenue officer, at Chicago hav. start house In which h. was, her father, ed a campaign through northern Illinois sister and brother only saved their against dishonest dealers. It 1. be- llv. by throwing them.elves on th. lieved that th. .ale of oleomargarine. rioor ana reigning aeatn. A big man l coioreo to reaemm. ouuer, is ueing car wlth a bearrl seised her bv the throat I rlerf out on a much wider seal, than had and would have strangled her If sh. I been suspected. Extra deputies from had not given him $25 the saving, of I the revenue office have been aent out the ramiiy ror months. An, it was to punish an who .re violating tn. law. terrible In Klsehlnev." ah. cried. "It I Unci. Sam I. much Interested, for there waa holiday time and everywhere it II. a stamp tax of a quarter or a cent was cried, 'Kill the Jews!' some tney l a pound on all oleomargarine sold un- tore to piece, and som. th. aoldler. I colored, and 10 cent, a pound on shot to de.th. I sleet not for three that which has . b.en colored. When- days and my little sister's hair turned ever the "oleo" Is sold as creamery but gray." I ter th. evasion of taxes means a very . . .. ., . handsome profit. Th. fraud la being Th. Chicago delegation which en- arrti nrf nrlnclnall. in the larcer en tered an emphatic protest at Washing- jes, where the butter buyers ar. not ao ion againm proposed puis n ron.rcaw i familiar with the real tning, irean irora io proniDii tuiures in me seuing ui farm Or dairy, farm products, returned particularly I Impressed and pleased with the re-1 Tn- ,pher. of the public library's j.u.i vi " " " userulness na. been streicneo io in- I louse with President Roosevelt. The I i,, n,,,. n n wntnn- elimination or mere oucKet-snop ,houid one yearn for Chopin or Llsit, m""'S wuk;h u-jaiu ui "u or Beethoven, the presentation or a llt- -?,n8 yh f.?unV , was dls-u""ed- rary card will ..cure, for menchanical J ; iZ:. rJ".mT"immP'' !ew..?r taumc tnat nave rna of the Chicago and other boards of "' , . w-n ,1 9 i hi. A,MT. v. , . .. . ... mwu O. K. of critic, as having musical novel or imraad sir ..mn ir m ...v.vu " - n - c chas; or s'aTe of any commodity "for W?.? aS wen': future delivery made between membera. jSt"0?:"-! . ,7th fhl whether acting for themselves or aa . phita"Vc .d .., f nnn-memhera muat eon- works that made Wagner ramous ana J?"1.8.. "on"m?m2er."' mu"1. c?: the waltses that nut Schubert', nam. lempiaio ine actual unlivery oi in' r ..! "11 ii rrk .,,t.,, property by the seller and receipt of n th,e,' f' "'LfXnll .5t,mb same by the buyer according to the P "o In tn1""", ""bun2 terms of the contract. Failure of b a, nfw e"! 'ii! either party to literally fill the obliga tion euojects tne orrender to severe penalties at the hands of the directors. All this "providing that within the life of the contract the transaction Is not concluded by a set-off or 'ring-up' and settled by the payment of a money difference." The supreme court of the United States has not only decided such future contracts are wholly legal. but has also decided that these set offs or settlements as now In vogue are also legal. It would appear that the pending measures now before con gress, tr enacted into a law, would f Tactically do away with all operations n futures, in all likelihood force tho exchanges to lose and be fraught with f;reat danger to the enormous produc ng and commercial interest, of the country. A modern pled piper has been In de mand in Chicago to rid the city of rats. Iir. A. W. Baer appealed to the health office to drive them out before bubonic plague works eastward from South America and the western islands. "Food Is cooked in tho same rooms about which rat. rummage," was the doctor's warning. The health depart ment haa acted on the warning and has taken steps to exterminate rats of all ages and kinds. The prompt attention given Dr. Baer's suggestion encourages , study of the principles of harmonics the flbrarv sheet, are adtusted and the mechanical piano set going to do the rest. A close Investigation of the Chicago schools will be made by a committee which has been appointed to examine the fire escapes, stairways, and exits, test the efficiency of the fire drills and to investigate violations of tho city fjre ordinances that may be found. The. choolhous. horror at Colllnwood, Ohio, had a peculiarly vivid interest for Chicago people because of the Iro quois theatre disaster which In this generation will never, be forgotten by Chicago people. The Investigations are in accordance with recommendations of the secretary of the Illinois .tate board of health, who In all the country was th. first to advise all local author ities to visit and inspect schoolhou.es and to see that provisions were made for the safety of the children. Similar lnvestlgatlona are being made all over the country, and in most cases are nec essary. Kven unaer me ruies oi wio various city bureaus, It has been dis covered that many of the Chicago school buildings are not at present duly protected, and in smaller cities and hi rural districts the danger. It is believed. Is correspondingly greater a. th. ordi nary inspection is less. Trapped Partridges. ' Correspondence London Field. While out shooting partridges with three guns we wore walking a small field of roots when we flushed a covey of five birds. They rose singly and we killed four of them. The fifth be ing hard hit carried on some little way ana aroppea in a paicn or Dramble, where wo afterward found It. On examination of the five birds two had no feet, only stumps, the two oth er, had only one leg each, and the fifth was the only perfect bird among them. They were all old ones and the stumns were quite healed, though rather clubbed at the end. CHORUS GIRLS WHO STUMP NATURE'S HANDIWORK ft, t 4 X " - Points of Interest Near Denver p OINTS of interest easily reached from Denver should be made known to delegate, and other people who intend to visit that , city during the Democratic na tional convention next July. Cut this out and paste It in your hat and you can familiarize yourself long before hand with the names of places that have become famous throughout the world as points of interest in Colorado. Leadvllle, Colorado's famous silver mining camp of the old days, but now proaucing more goia than sliver, is 161 mile, southwest of Denver In the heart of the mountains. The altitude 1. 10,200 feet and population 16,000. It is one of the lareest mlnlne- eamna In th. world. CrlDDle Creek, the great .old minln. camp of recent year., is 1J1 mile, south of Denver and Is the greatest gold camp ever known. It has a popu lation or anoui isu.uuu. since 1S91 this camp has produced over $43,000,000 in gold. Prior to that year the site of this camp was grazing land. Idaho Springs is 38 miles west of Denver; Georgetown is 60 miles west, and from thla point the visitor travels over the famous Georgetown loop, which is a gigantic and costly railroad engineering feat. Central city, the scene of the first gold discovery In Colorado in the late 60s, 1. 40 miles west of Denver. Boulder, on. of th. nrxrrlnar nltlea In tha state, and lo- is BS miles northwest, at the foot the Rocky mountains. The Colorado Texas Chautauqua meet, here each summer. Greeley, made famous by Horac. Greeley', remark about going west and building up with the country, is 62 miles north of Denver in the heart of the largest Irrigated farming dis trict In the world. Colorado Spring, and Manitou, in the Pike's Peak dis trict, are 72 mile, south, and Glenwood Springs, a delightful bathing resort,- Is 887 mile. west. steamDoai tspring. is in the great undeveloped northwestern part of the state hat is now being opened for settlement and exploited. There are many points of Interest In thla section of the state. These place, are all reached by rail roads that climb steep mountain grades, skirt the edges of steep precipices, pick their way up serpentine gulches by the side of roaring streams, dash through deep, awe-inspiring canyons, wind around huge mountains until .they make their way over enow-covered passes thousands of feet above the sea, then take the traveler down Into beautiful, verdure-clad valleys, where man dwells at peace with the world and where the tourist Journeys to regain health and strengtn to return noma ano taK. up anew the daily grind of 'life. The Chorus Group Appearing In "Coming Thro' the Rye," at the Heilig Next Week. The beauty of stage women is so often a theme for. derision and unpleas ant comment that a- little fact and philosophy regarding them brings with it tinge of spiee. Strange to say, the really pretty girl doe. not make up as well as the one in whom nature has left certain de ficiencies. A country lassie with the bloom of health upon her cheeks and th. fire of . energy in her eye. will look commonplace under grease paint when placed alongside of the girl who know, the secrets of the makeup box.', yet lacks th. natural charm ah. knows so well how to Imitate. JSven the city girl, who has adopted -'r-jfuff the stage, be she ever so beautiful, does not arouse the admiration One would expect, while other women who nave saia rare well to hopes ef beauty .am ouisnine ner. ' In an interview with Frank Lalor. the star of "Coming Thro" the Rye.'1 which comes to the Helliar theatre next week, he said: "Nature IS very. Jealous of itg work; that once the pinnacle vi numan cnarm is reached, or even approached, the artificial effort falls utterly to surpass it. "To Illustrate this point." he said, Miss Helen hltcomb, whom you see dancing on theV extreme right in the "Broncho Boy" number, 1. a good ex ample. When I first saw her at re hearsal I must confess I thought her to be one of th. most liomely girls I " - ., , . fcJ . had ever seen. She sang well and gave roriti great promise, though ner looks did not win for her. Yet, at you can see, with her makeup on ah. 1. one of tne most oeauurui gins in the chorus. I bejiav. I am doing her no Injustice nor lessening the admiration of any of ner rrienas in saying tnat ene is on. or tn. cleverest makeups on the stage. ' "Now," continued the comedian, "iuat ake a look on the other side of my argument, r or example, mere s Minnie Monroe,, one or tne "Flora of Fashion" show girls. She came from - Jersey, where thf lilies come from. She looks the demure, rustic tyce who must earn her own way In tha world and whose head la not turned by the finery of other women In the east whose nart. ouvrank hers In social prominence. "You would not take her to be one of the most beautiful srlrls on thA atar today. And, Btranger still, she is what the Sunday society editors call a reigning society queen." she came to the stage from the most luxurious home surroundings and every refine ment which wealth could provide. While extremely gentle and kindly, she ha. a bit more of the imperial stuff In her than most women. The glow In her cheeks is natural, and blessed Jittl. makeuD ever bothers her vt aha looks very plain alongside of the stage maoe beauties." '"What', the answer?" I a-uesa vou have thut AtnmA nnt right. Frank." Internolated a. member of the business staff whn Averhaari the lecture. . . .vti, . , TEIBE OF CRIMINALS. The Maghaya's Greatest Pride Is Successful Burglary. From the Bengal Gazetteer. The Maghaya is born in an arhar field and schooled to theft from his In fancy. He lives without shelter or food ior tne- morrow, perpetually moving from encampment to encampment, chased by the police and execrated by tne villagers, nis greatest pnoe is a successful burglary, and a prolonged artnKing doui nis most coveted re ward. Jail offer, no terrors to the Dom; It ts merely me result or being a bungler at his trade. The first attempt to reclaim me xuagnaya jjoms in Uham parun wa. made by Mr. (now Sir EL) Henry. He found th. greater number of the adult membera of the tribe were in lall. Hiverv police officer wa. held responsible, tf any Dom. were found in hi. Jurisdiction, with the result that as soon as a Dom was released from. Jail he was usually returned thither under the bad livelihood sections. Agricultural settlements were estab lished for the tribe, but they do not seem to have been very successful as civilising agenoies. Th. settlements serve as houses for the women and chil dren, but the men are seldom found In tnem. "u The females generally hawk stolen property In the villages and . act as spies. - . , . i TOPSY-TURVY CHINA, Some Things Which Strike Ut American as Queer. China is the land of paradox. It la an absolute, despotic monarchy, It 'Is also a very democratic country, with Ha self-made men, its powerful public opin ion, and a, states' rights question of Its own. :.. v It is one of the most corrupt of na tions, declares Samuel Merwln In Suc cess: on the oth.r hand, the standard of personal and commercial honesty Is probably hisher In China than la any other country In the wprld. Woman In China i. mad. to serve? httk status is so low tnat it wouia oe a ais courtesy even to as! man If he haa a daughter: yet th. ablest ruler China- has had in many centuries Is a womaiwr It 1. a land where the women wear socks and troua.r., and tha men wear tocklnr. and robe.: where a r man shakes his own hand, not you!.;' where white, not black, is a sign of mourning; where the compass points south, not north: where book, are read backward.' not forward; where names and titles are put. In reverse order, aa In our direc tories -Theodore Roosevelt would be Roosevelt Theodore. In ChinaTJncia 6am would be Bam Uncle: where fraotinna are written upside down, as 8-5, not H; where a bride wails bitterly at her wed ding, and a man . laughs when he telle youof his mother's death, ,.,, .
