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THE BAMBOO,
In Indo-China 1t Seems to Supply AL
most Everv Human Want.

In Indo-China 1t Seems to Supply AL
most Every Human Want.
There are countries where the bamboo seems
to supply almost every human requirement,
and where the feathery masses Of its foliage,
dropping, like the weeping willow, over
road and river and village, bespeak an ideal
of life beyond the reach of less primitive
communities. Here man is unspoilcd by
artificial wants, untouched by the march of
thought or of science, and nature unsolicited
supplies with lavish hand his simple needs.
1t is an ideal which it seems almost sarri-
lege to disturb, and in presence of which
the highest aim of the foreign intruder
should be to preserve its primary conditions
intact. No better example can be cited of
the land OF the bamboo than one of those
Indo-Chinese provinces, Of which Burmah
is the best known to Europeans.
Like the fir in northern climates, it is the
bamboo which here gives an unmistaka BILE
stamp t. the rural landscape, while it is lit
orally the framework and foundation of
nearly every work of man. 1t is no exag-
geratiOn tn say that the same jungles which
give cover to wild animal life OF every form
and tribe exert beDefcent influence also
on every step of life Of their human inlabi-
tants.
The Burmese child plays with bamboo
toys in house of which roof and walls and
floors are for the most part made from the
same generous plant. Through boyhood
and manhood and old age this helpful COM
rade is ever by his side. On land or
water, in peace or war, in the homes of rich
and poor, in art and manufacture, in the mar
ket and the field, at feast and funeral, this is
the substance of all that man most needs and
values for ornament or use.
Town and villages are built from its stems
and leaves; the fisherman's rod and float
and RAFT; the hunters snare; it bridges the
torrent, bears water from the well and irri-
gates the fields. 1t is food and medicine for
cattle, aud even tor men and there is music,
too, not only in the rustic of its leaves, but
in its woody heart, from which more than
one musical instrument is made.-Black-
woods Magazine.
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GARNER would not treat his role at re-
hearsals as he intended TO treat it before the
public, and authors and directors were in
despair.
However, they dared say nothing. dared
not complain, for NJ. GARNER would have
taken his hat and marched out Of the
theater.
To enumerate all the difficulties sur
mounted in the preparation of ''Cleopatra"
would require columns, but last evening the
play was produced before an audience pre-
pared to be enchanted with actors and piece.
Alas! scenery, costumes and play had
been exaggerated, and Cleopatra" was only
a mediocre SUI cess.
For months we have heard that Sarah
Bernhard would transform herself into a
dark-haired, dusky beauty, but her perruque
is auburn and her skin only slightly colored.
We heard that for months she has practiced
with asps for the death scene, but the asp is
nothing but little dark green worm. Per-
hapS it Ia alive, but, for the audience, a
green ribbon would have served the same
purpose.
Messrs. Sardou and Moreau have only
shown us the latter portion of Cleopatra's
life. We do not see her, when, by the death
Of her father, Ptolemy, she, with her young
est brother, inherits the throne, marries
him according to the ancient custom, then,
after having strangled him, reigns alone.
We do not see her deprived of her throne.
demanding aid from Rome; we do not see
her magnetzing Cesar by her charm, and
we do not see her, mistress Of the world, be-
trayiDg her allies.
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ut is said yon are. my lover. You must
die for this suspicion"
Divine sovereign" replies the slave,
my life is in your hands; the innocent is
guilty when accused Of having dared to
look at his queen"
Antony is conquered. He forgets Octavia
and declares war against his br0ther-in-law,
Octavius.
In the midst of the battle of Actum, Cleo
patra, fearing that Antony, conqueror, will
be lost to her, prefers to make him lose the
battle. She retreats with her ships and the
frightened Antony fees with her. THEY are
followed by Octavius. who ewishes to carry
them as prisoners to Rome. Cleopatra tries
to captivate Octavius, but unsuccessful she
attempts to kill the conqueror. Instead,
Antony is strangled by the guard, and Cleo
patra seizes an asp. concealed in basket
Of figs (her physician had told her that by
such death she would remain beautiful for
ever and regarding her face il glass
slowly expires from the effects of the poison.
are ana
by NJ. Masper0, the French Psychologist
The first costume consists of SIX yards of
pale blue crepe, draped without cut or
stitch In the most graceful manner. The
hair Is drawn away from forehead and neck.
and Ornan'ented by the sacred serpent, made
Of gold and precious stones. The second
costume Is Of pink crepe. draped in the
same manner, and the hair is ornamentcd
with garland OF white roses.
A golden serpent, with enameled scales.
head of an enormous emerald and ruby
eyes, confines the drapery of the robe.
A gandourah OF yellow brocade. with
mosaic studded belt, Is one Of the most beau
tiful costumes. With this are worn golden
sandals, and on the toes diamond and ruby
rings.
A Grecian costume is of pure white crepe
de chine. and with this Cleopatra's hair is
worn loosely flowing.
Antony wears in the first act the costume
of Roman Emperor-white leather cuiIass.
purple toga and golden sandals. His other
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rs she beautiful tall stout? darkf Is
she more beautiful than n"
And the slave tells her that Octavia is de-
formed. ugly; Cleopatra is treasured and
now an ibis flies above the palace. An
arrow brings it to earth, and under its wing
is found a papyrns with these words: Arm
your ships and meet me at Actium."
Cleopatra knows nothing more. but she
understands that Antony is in danger and
starts with her army. The next act shows,
us a palace, bathed by the waves of the
Ionian Sea, where the ships of Octavius and
Antony are ranged, as If for battle.
Antony, captivated by the tenderness of
Octavia, sister of his rival, knows not what
to do. One word will cause horrible civil
war, one word may seal a lasting peace.
Rolled in carpet Cleopatra is taken Sc
cretly to the palace, and behind curtains
she watches scenes that prove Antonys
treason. He no longer loves Cleopatra, and
has only sent for her in order to have the
aid Of her naval forces. Antohy's friends
accuse her of infidelity. tell the names Of
her numerous lovers. and assert that one OF
her slaves has taken Antony's place in her
affections. Antony is wild with an ger.
but Cleopatra makes her appearance, ard
then follow explosions of hatred, of dis
dain.
81 have betrayed my VOWS, you say.
And your / have made lovers of my
slaves. And have you not married Oc-
tava9. You cannot deny. deny and l
prove"
Calmly she calls the slave accused Of be-
ing her lover.
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costumes are far inferior. but in the lSnrtl
act especially NJ. Philippe Carriers acting
is superb. The other actors form Il France
work for Cleopatra and Antony, but OF their
roles there is little to be sail.
Very seldom does Sarah Be- nhardt stand.
in the first act she is seated; in the second
she is beside Antony on sofa; in the third
she is reposing, and in the fourth lying
down.
We have already seen Sarah die in sTheo-
DORA" LA Dame aux Camelias,'' etc,
standing, seated or lying down; this time
she dies kneeling, and the wonderful effect
produced is because of her talent rather than
thu words the authors have placed in her
mouth.
There will be only leo representations of
CLEOPATRA; then Sarah Bernhard will be
applauded in America for three years. She
says that CLEOPATRA" is her last creation,
and 1t certainly is the most bizarre OF all the
plays in the divine Sarah's repertory.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
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Snuth CAROLINA Rcdbnnea.

"There is singular race of people in
South Carolina called the Redbones." said
Senator Wade Hampton. "Iheir origin is
unknown. They resemble in appearance
the gypsies. but in complexion they are red.
They have accumulated considerable prop
erty and are industrious and peaceable.
They live in small settlements at the foot of
the mountains and associate with none but
their own race. They are proud and high
spirited people. Caste is very strong among
them. They enjoy life, visit the watering-
places and mountain resorts, but eat and
keep by themselves.
when the war broke out several of them
enlisted in the Hampton Legion, and when
the legion reached Virginia there was a
great cutlery among the Virginians and the
troops from other States because we had en-
listed negroes. They did not resemble the
African in the least, except in cases where
Africans had amalgamated with Indians.
This intermixture, which is common in the
Caroinas. produces marvellous results. 1t
takes the kink out Of the hair of the Az
rican, straightehs his features, and improves
him in every way except in temper. These
Afro-Indo people are devils when aroused,
and as slaves were hard to manage. But to
return. We soon convinced the kickers
against the Redb0nes that they were all
right. and when in the first Bull Run battle
they proved how well they could fight all
prejudice against them disappeared
Louis GlObe-DemOcrat.
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During the first years of his stay at Jena
Schiller occupied quarters in the so-called
''Schramme." house situated in the Jena
gasse Jena street. and he continued to live
there for time after his marriage with
Charlotte Won Lengefeld, to whom he was
welded on the 22d Of February, $780, in the
wretcbed little village church of Wengen-
jena, small town separated from Jena by
the River Saale. The two places are con-
nected by stone bridge. Many erroneous
obscure wedding, which was explained with
Schiller's straitened circumstances in
money matters. but the real cause for this
modest celebration is simple one. Schiller
was the center point of general attention,
and the young, enthusiastic students never
allowed an opportunity to pass without loud
demonstration of alteration for their beloved
poet. Schiller, however, was opposed to
all public testimonials of this kind,
and il order to escape, he was
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Its first appearance was scarcely noticed. and
only few scientific journals mentioned it
in brief reviews. The great sage of Konigs-
berg saw the breaking of many mornings
without hailing the beginning of the great
scientific evolution Of (which he dreamed.
H. took his afternoon constitutionals with
the regularity Of a clock and devoted his
days to the writing of new book, and vet
the hOped-for recognition of his great work
had not come. The light which emanated
from Konigsberg did not shed its luminous
rays upon that place, but another school
was destined to promulgate far and near
school was Jena.
On beautiful morning in the month of
May, 1885, the philosopher OF K0nigsberg
awoke and found that the Allgemeine Lit
eratur Zeitung General Literary Journal
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them, and Jena was called "the Little
Athens of the Saale," for there was no other
parallel in history which could compare with
the literary activity that prevailed here at
that time.
The greatest of all German poets, Goethe.
also left his traces in Jena. While his home
was in Weimar, he dwelt equally as much
in Jena, the dear little nest" ami lie had "a
standing habitation there during the latter
years of his life. Before that time his IA
vorite stopping-pace was the Hotel Eur
Tame pine Tree Hotel in Wenigeniena.
Many of his poems originated there, among
them the "Erlking," A little way below
Wenigenjena the silvery waters of the
Saale are lined with meadows. COW
cred with thickly growing somber AID
ers, poplars and other trees. This was
Goethe's favorite spot, and there he sat one
evening when a peasant galloped by, hold
ing sick child in his arms, which he hast
ened to carry to the clinic of Jena. The
child died before he reached the town, and
the poor father was compelled to return
home with his dead babe. This sad event
furnished the subject for the 'Erlking."
Goethe was also a welcome guest at the
house of the book dealer Frommann, where
he met the latter's adopted daughter,
'.Minchen Herzlieb." the original of "Ot-
title" in his Eclectic Affinties."
Goethe. the "Gleat Pagan" as he was
sometimes called. always loved Jena, and
the famous school took up his wonderful
legacy Of natural philosophy, nursing it
carefully and faithfully. Goethe was not
only giant poet, but also great scientist,
and as such a diligent champion of the
theory of progeny-Darwinism, as it is
commonly called. What Reinhold did for
Rants doctrine, the renowned philoso-
pher. Haeckel, did for Darwin. Lamark,
Goethe and Oxen, and Jena is the OILY uni
versity of Germany from which this doctrine
emanates
D. &, ~, Ill, {1o
merry songs of the boys" ring through its
streets, and tile ancient song of praise
comes with constantly renewing fervor from
the-youDg Threats:
Life at jena, it Is bene;
Life at Jena, it is good;
Still more convincing are Schiller's words
in his letter to Voigt: No place in Germa-
ny is to me that which Jena is with It's sur
roundings, for am sure that nowhere else
can man enjoy so true and sensible liberty
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THE JOHANNES GATE"

Post-Dispatch. The friendly little city
scatters along the banks Of the River Saale.
and is closed in by picturesquely formed and
forest covered mountains. in fact the noun
tain nature of its surroundings is as delight
full as any lover of the Alpine regions could
desire. From the verdant hills fresh,
sweet breeze blows over the handsome villas
of the suburbs and through the old-fash-
toned streets of the interior of the town, and
through Jena herself goes liberal, indie
pendent current of uneCnstrained beliefs
and untrammeled doctrines.
Jena was founded in 1913 by the Elector
Johann Friedrich, called 1.-The Generous"
To this day it is kept up by the combined
efforts of the Saxon duchies, one-half Of the
expense being borne by the Archduchy of
Weimar, the other half by the duchies Of Co.
burg Gotha and Meinengen.
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HHARIS, Oct. 24.-For long time years
~ in fact, Nine. Sarah Bernhardt has
AN*S wished to persouate the seductive
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, Cyprus and Phe-
nicia; the woman who captivated the world,
turned the heads of Caesar and Marc Antony,
and ended her life by suicide.
The great Sarah could have chosen among
the innumerable dramas of which Cleo
patra is the heroine. from Shakespeare,
Nine. de Girardin and Rider Haggard. but
she preferred something new. something
original
The collaboration of Victorien Sardou and
Emile Moreau produced "Cleopatra"
that Sarah Bernhardt considered worthy of
her talent. Indeed. this CLEOPATRA is
Sarah Bernhardt in fine costumes, for if the
other roles were modified, or even sup
pressed. the play would remain the same.
Philippe GARNER Marc Antony is an
actor of talent and has rebelled every time
his name appeared on the bills in smaller
characters than that Of Sarah. Besides, NJ.
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welded to his lovely bride, not
in the beautiful parish church of Jena, but
in the little Westinghouse of Wenigeniena,
and sister of the bride. In later years
Schiller moved into another house on the
square" and at last to the Griesbach
House." where his opening lecture had
taken place. He also bought garden not
far from jena, and this he used as sort Of
summer resort, where he was wont to work
diligently. There, under the soaring tops
of great. broad trees, many of his poems
originated, foremost among which was the
grand trilogy of Wallenstein." A stone
bench can still be seen where he and Goethe
fingered frequently, and the sublime words
of the great thinkers mingled with the
gentle whispers of the leaves.
jena became gradually the center point Of
intellectual life. After the departure OF
Reinhold came Fichte, Hegel, Schelling,
Krause and Fries; Oxen, the natural phil
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The University was established in place
Of the great Wittenberg School which sue
cumbed to the ravages of the Smalcaldian
War, and the Thuringian Academy has al
ways remained faithful to its original desti-
nation as a refuge for the liberty of thought
and doctrine. This unimpaired freedom,
combined with mental vigor and freshness,
are Jena's old and new fame and glory. 1t
attracted all minds aspiring to the lofty, and
many renowned men have sojourned here at
some period of their lives.
But Jena's most brilliant period began in
the eighties of the past century with the
first blossoming of Rants philosophy, which
originated not at Jena, but the distant
Konigsberg. In 1881 Emmanuel Rants
"Critique of Pure Reason" appeared, a
new era of science, and which to-day is the
bible of all philosophic disciples. Although
this work had such a powerful influence
upon the subsequent shaping of the sciences,
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osopher the jurists Feurerbach, Walch and
Thibaut, and the historians Duden and
EichbOrn.
Hand in hand with science went the bellies
lettres and the study Of ethics. and during
the nineties the Thuringian school led the
literary field of the age. Together with
Schiller. other great men, such as Humboldt,
Cries, Hoelderlng and the two Schlegels,
remained for time at Jena, attracted
thither by the intellectual life which bloomed
and coruscated there. A number of younger
poets congregated around the brothers
Schlegen and formed the su-called Roman
tic School" at the head of which the two
brothers stood. This school exercised I'M
bounded influence upon the literature of the
day, and for years set the fashion in the
realm of poetry and esthetical cult. Tick,
Novalis and Brentano joined forces with
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When the curtain rises at Tarsis Cleo
patra is 20 years old; in the background we
cupied by Antony and his court, Under
an immense colonnade is golden throne.
and here Antony awaits the arrival Of
Cleopatra, whom he has summoned to tie
palace.
Antony Is ready to punish the Egyptian
wars, she has furnished soldiers To his
enemies. Tie people of Tarsis have no
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Church floors present many interesting
details. In York Cathedral, on the pave
ment, there used to be certain stones that
marked the places where the leading per-
scnages were 10 stand in ceremnnials. In
Westminster Abbey there used to be
straight limo Of small stones in the middle
of the paved floors to enable professions to
keep in the center OF the ambulatories,
portions of which may still be traced.-The
Gentleman's Magazine.
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Cough-Cures

Are abundant; but the one best known for
its extraordinary anodyne and expectorant
qualities is Ayers Cherry Pectoral. For
nearly half century this preparation has
been in greater demand than any other rem
edy for colds, coughs, bronchitis, and pull
monary complaints in general.
81 suffered for more than eight months
from severe cough accompanied with hem
orrhage of the lungs and the expectOration
of matter. The physicians gave me up, but
my druggist prevailed on me to try
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Sarah Bernhard Rehearsino Nth the Ans
nope. except in the Queen, but Antony
thinks she delays coming. in order n Insult
Rome and himself Suddenly trnmpets
sound, and Cleopatra arrives in n riided
barge, with purple sails, silken rigging and
silver oars. Surrounded by beautiful slaves.
who wave ibis feathers and garlands OF
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BERNHARDT
AS CLEOPATRA.
The Most Bizarre of All the Plays
in Sarah's Repertory.
Ths Joint Work CT Victcrien sardou and
Emile Eoreau Is Not the kaenif-
cent Production Expected.

Special Paris Letter to THE SUNDAY CALL.
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only lovely place itself, but lies in the
most beautiful part of the Valley of the
Saale, whose fame has often been sung,
writes correspondent to the ST. Louis
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Ayers
Cherry PectoraI.

did so, and soon began to improve; my
lungs healed, the cough ceased, and 1 be-
came stouter and healthier than l have ever
been before. would suggest that the name
Of Ayers Cherry PectOral be changed to
Elixir of Life. for it certainly saved my life."
IF. j. Oliden, Salto, BuenoS Ayres.
"a few years ago took a very bad cold,
which settled on my lungs. 1 had night
sweats, racking cough, and great soreness.
My doctors medicine did me no good.
tried many remedies, but received no bene-
fit; everybody despaired of my recovery. 1
was advised to use Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
and, as last resort, did so. From the first
dose l obtained relief, and, after using two
bottles of it, was completely restored to
health."-F. Adams, New Gretna, NJ.
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Jena, "the Darling Spot" Of
the Great Poet That He I'm.
m0rtaliZed i'm Verse.
A JOLLY COLLEGE TOWN.
The Famous Thurinsian University
and the More Famous Men
Whose Home 1t Has Been-The
Place Where Rants Philosophy
First Took Root-SchilIer's Life
and Work There.

T Goethe chose to call
the VARSITY" town of
Jena "a charming nest"
or "a darling spot" he
has not said too much in
its praise, for Jena, the
seat of the Thuringian
University. is indeed not
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OF perfumed flowers carefully protected by
iron ratings and a vgilant policeman, who
locks the gates at 10 o'clock. so that the gar
den and its blooming riches may not be car
ried away surreptltIonsly ny night. AS
was informed by an Irish lady who has had
thirty years. experience of Chile at the head
of a charitable institution for orphan girls:
1.-The Vice of the country is thieving. Pro-
tective measures IRE therefore necessary"
In the daytime the plaza is visited only by
few people of the lower classes, who sit on
the benches to rest OF TO loaf. Other people
cross it diagonally on their way to and from
different parts of the town. The coachmen
wait for customers for their twO-horss
landaus and barouches which stand
around the plaza select few pre-
ordinary broken-d0wn, rickety, and dirty
Santiago street carriage. drawn by pair
OF miserable horses. and driven by disrep-
utabla and stupid human being, who sits
under hood In front Of the coach. The
traffic In the streets around the plaza, be-
sides the tramways and cabs, consists of
carts drawn by three horses or mules har-
messed abreast, and one of them ridden by
the driver armed with an active whip;
teams of four bullocks lowering their heads
under the heavy yoke. and preceded by
man carrying long bamboo goad, who
prods the beasts with bucolic dignity that
Virgil forgot to analyze; men riding ON
horses or mules, and wearing pOnchOs, aud
very wide-brimmed Panama hats with
broad black ribbons to tie them under the
chin; Cholo cross-breed women with
parting at the back of the head and two long
braids Of coarse black hair hanging over the
shoulders: Choit1s and Chilenas wearing
the black shawl or manta, which is the uni
versal morning attire of South American
women both of high and low degree.
The baralillos are a great feature OF the
plaza. They occupy the spaces between the
arches OF the arcades or portales, and con-