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time on December 20, 1857, to Mis-
Sarah Warren, q relative Of William
Warren, the comedian. He has ever
been liberal in the extreme to his broth.
rem in the profession, giving time and
money whenever he was called upon.
II was Joseph jefferson who first prot.
fered his assistance to the family Of
George Holland after the death Of that
genial comedian.
1t was Mr.. Jefferson who went With
the son of the dead actor. 1t Mrs. Hol-
lands request, to the pastor Of her
church to ask him to hold the funeral
services in his church, but who refused
upon learning the profession tho de-
ceased had followed. 1t was to Joseph
jefferson this minister Of the Gospel
said that though he could not hold the
funeral services Of an actor ia his
church there was "a little church
arounl the corner" where tho funeral
services could possibly be held. In re-
lating the event Mr.. jefferson did
not appear to care about the slight
yes, insult-to himself rs . member Of
the deposcd profession, though there 10
no doubt he did feel it keenly, but il
cut him to the quick to have his dead
friends son hear such q slight put upon
his father. Mr.. jefferson was probably
never so much inccnsed in his life a he
was at that unfeeling minister.
Joseph jefferson is in these days rest
ing upon the laurels he has so well
earned. He confines himself to two
or three Of his favoritc characters,
mainly rip Van Winkle" and Bob
Acres" and it is hardly probable he will
ever again essay any new role.
He is not perhaps too old, for though
he is 6s years of age his health and
general physical condition are excel
lent He does not spend so much Of
his spare time at his plantation in
Louisiana as formerly. He is inter
ested in politics and is warm personal
friend Of Grover Cleveland. Although
a man of much liberality, he was never,
like his father or his grandfather, i'm
provident, and is now worth about
$500. 200. The last new venture he en-
tered into was with the late BILLY"
Florence, when they organized . COM
biuat,on to produce . line Of the old
time comedies The venture was high
II successful, from both . financial and
artistic point of view, and was IN oper.
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suoceeded In making wuch Of u untt1
h did what was COM .dered nothing
less than sacrilegc, char, ,:ing portions Of
''The Rivals" over to suit his own
ideas Tho world at largo has long
since passed its verdict upon the mat
ter. Excellent as was Sheridan's ORR
ginal Play, Jefferson has certainly pro-
duced . version moro to the public
taste.
Mr.. jefferson has played and made
great successes in tho characters Of
Salem Scudder in THE Octoroon,"
Newman Noggo in nicholas Nickle-
BY" DR.. Ollapod in . "Poor Gentle
man." DR.. Pangloss in the ''Heir Ut
law" and Caleb Plummer in The
Cricket on the Hearth"
In character Mr.. jefferson IL ono Of
the most genial men in the dramatic
profession. He was married the second
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JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
Character and Work Of AmericaiO
Greatest Comedian.
Early Struggles Succeeded BY CnparalleleA
Triumphs - Versatility which Seen0
Marvelous-The Actors Famous
ROles-Hls Later Years.
Especial LefteH1

Especial LefteEl
Tho truc delineator Of dramatic
characters must learn sooner or later
that strong contrasts arc the effects
which arouse enthusiasm in IN audi
encc. II was to the deep impression
this thought made upon the mind Of
Joseph jefferson that the world is
indebted. for one of the greatest char
acters ever enacted on the stage; and
although not wholly, but in q great
measure, to that same impression is
that famous comedian indebted for the
crown of glory which he so deservcdly
wears Joseph jefferson would with
ont doubt have become . great and
famed actor in any case, but his
stumbling, almost accidentally, upon
the character Of Rip Van Wrinkle was
certainly n powerful auxiliary to the
success he attained.
Joseph jefferson was nearly thirty
years of age before he secured any pub
lie recognition. This was in 1858 at
Laura Kcepe's thcater in New York
city. rs Asa Trcnchard in Tom Taylor's
play Of ''Our American Cousin" He
nude great hit and for the first time in
his stage career enjoyed the pleasure
bic sensation of seeing his audience
moved on the instant from laughter to
tears. II gave him q sense Of power
which his dramatic instincts warned
him to cultivate. In tho summer of
1859 the actor went to q farm in Para
disc valley in Pennsylvania for his va
cation. He was in \ fever Of unrest
because he was not able TO find just the
character he wanted. While at this
farm one rainy day. lying in the loft of
the barn, on the hay. he was reading
THE Life and Letters Of Washington
Irving" Suddenly the remembrance
Of the sketch Book" came to him and
from that his mind turned to the quaint
character of Zip Van Winklc.
He went to the house and got tho
book and began reading the story. Tho
result was his gathering up such ma
terial as he could from three previous
dramatizations aud by adding some
ideas and situations of his own. He
produced play which was both satis-
factory and disappointing to the
author. 1t was not until some years
later. when in London. that Dion
poucicault revised the work, making it
the representation n the public
knows it to-day.
Mr.. Jefferson's Rip Van Wrinkle must
always stand. not only ss one Of the
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'l heard IN expression the other day
IN New York." said the drummer to the
hotel clerk, that while It may be old
to some people was new to me and
struck me rs rather appropriate.
..What was it?'' asked the clerk.
The morning of the naval parade, !"
went ON the drummer, was damp and
cold and about as dissgree0hle Is one
could wish the wedding day of his
worst enemy to be, and Is l stood on
the ferry, crossing from Jersey City. 4
great big fellow from the west came
out of the cabin onto the deck where l
stood. l glanced 1t him and with =
shiver he said: Ugh, it's like the
breath of q stepmothcr, amt it?'
Have yon ever heard that before?
the drummer. and the
clerk said he hadn't.-Detroit Free
Press.
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ners also sc,ect everything Of valss
with the greatest care; rags. fat bone,
metal, paper stock. etc, being stored
on the lower deck Of the dock. Tho
silver and jewelry form NO small item
of the contractors profit, and the total
value Of scow load is estimated 1t IN
average Of two hundred dollars
The space between tho dock plat
forms Is often closed in with odds and
ends, and the interior converted into .
miserable habitation by the trimmers.
men and women. who thus herd 70.
gether, their supplies beiog drawn
from the dump.
These dumping docks are the princi-
pal source of supply for the industry
we illustrate, and . wagon load Of tin
cans can be bought 1t such places for
four or five dollars
The furnace is an old soap boiler,
into which . few sticks are thrown;
the bowl is then filed with cans, .
quart of kerosene poured over them
and ignited.
The heat developed by the oil IL not
great enough to attack the tin, but
melts the solder, which flows TO The
cotton Of the bowl. The solder recov.
cred from load of cans averages for.
t. pounds. After this process is com
pletcd the tin plate scrap is sold 70
rake what is called ''acid."
Into a largo open vat containing
waste acid, acid ferric sulpate,
s,lphuric or hydrochloric acid,
the scrap is thrown and allowed
to remain until the tin is stripped
from the iron underneath; more scrap
and metallic iron is added until tho so
luton is neutral. The tin thus dis
solved is used "a . basis for tho
preparation of stannates or other tin
compounds, and by dyers.
The iron plate is rolled into balls for
melting. tho ferrous sulphate purified
and sold rs commercial copperss, and
the remaining acid used in repetition
Of the proccss.-Scientific American.
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rs.d. and from my unseen post I watched
her every movement until my black
eervant. with the remark: ''Massa, dem
6ere rriddlc cakes is all gcttin spilled,
.rouscd me from my reverie.
However, that was not the last time
+ saw her. She sat . great deal in that
conservatory, the most blooming rose 1t
er.r nourished within its glass walls
She sewed there and read books there.
.s veil a ate there. saw her concoct
dainty puddings for one. and pies
hitch lasted her four days. and l was
= ~nrc Providence intended her for me
.s though had asked an oracle and
been told 20.
With an opera glass I could read the
..,r reres Of the book she read. and al
~. whiie she had no idea that my eye
..-.x on her. At last took a stcp-a bold
80 for me. bought book-the last
..,r one of an anthoress she had seemed
:.s.reSsed in-and left it ut her door
,.;th this en- the ny-leaf:
..n.Au NAoAA: You werc g mi;ce ;rtes,
es,ed Is tea, eeeA ef Mt SaysFes bsss
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by II feet 6 inches, al chambers being
crowded with large closets.
One feature of this house IL the n
rsngement Of the fircplsccs. al hAv.
Ing one common chimney.
There II . sliding door between the
reception hall and parlor, the two
parlors and also between the parloF
and dining-room. The vestibple IL 6xo
feet The stairway leads to the second
0oor from the reception hall The
is divided from the reccp-
ton room by cascd opening.
There 10 On entrance from the recep.
ton hall into the kitchen. through the
passage leading to the basement The
pantry Is Skill feet 9 inches and is provid-
ed with drawers and shelves. The dining
room Il provided with . large china
closet. The front veranda Is 6xS4 feet
The basement wall will be Of. rubble
u inches thick. Studding :x1 10 On
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finest, II not the finest. Of all stage
representations, but rs the great mas
terpicce in his own repertoire. In
rivalry with il is, of course. Bob
Acres, and these two characters, Is
Joseph jefferson has presented them.
would have been sufficient to have cs-
tablished lasting fame without any
thing else.
Everything. however, this comedian
has done has been super-excellcnt. Mr..
jefferson is an actor by lineage and by
education. His father and grand
father, both Of them named Joseph,
were noted dramatic artists.
The subject of this sketch began his
career At the early age Of three years.
when he took the part of the child in
'.Pizarro, or the Death Of Rolla" st .
thcater In Washington. Joseph Jeffer.
son was born in Philadelphia, Eebru-
ary 20. 1879. His earlier years, cspe-
cially after the death Of his father in
lsa3, were spent rs strolling player
in various parts of the country. He
went through Texas and at the break
ing ont of the Mexican war he followed
land of the Montezumas- Returning
to the north he acted at and managed
various theaters, at one time being in
partnership with John Ellslcr.
Before he was twcnty-onc he began
10 think seriously Of settling down in
life and was married to an actress
named IIockgcr. His elder brother
strongly opposed the match, but young
jefferson was persistent and the we'd
ding took place in . church in Phila-
delphis, barney Williams and his wife
being present Mrs. jefferson died in
March, 1861, and. in consequence of that
ead event, Mr.. jefferson broke mp his
home in New York and started for Cal
ifornia, taking with Kim his eldest
son. The trip extended to . long tour
of several years duration, embracing
Australia. South America, England
and the continent The Australian
portion Of the trip was particularly
pleasant and profitable. While At the
convict settlement. Van Deman's
Land. now called Tasmania, Mr.. JET
ferson played the character Of Bob
Briefly in the ''Ticket-of-Leave-Man."
The actor in his autobiography says he
can never remember with anything but
the most extreme pleasure the effect he
had upon that audience, made mp for
the most part of ccnvicts- They were
ID perfect sympathy with poor Bob in
all his trials, and afterwafd when on the
streets he would chance to meet one
he was always greeted as zone Of
them" -ff.l a. 1919
AxThes list. q ehArac4csa NJ. jefferson
&ss plsycd , iH his time Is . very for
xidable one lie played hob Acres
esny times II TIE carly days.aud ueysg
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will immediately put away this paper
In disgust. But as desire the ladies to
read it particularly 1 hasten to state
that am married now. Also, that the
reason was not married at forty was
not my want of admiration for the
ladies, but the fact that I admired
them too well. l respected them 50
much that was afraid to address them.
Once or twice ] was in love: but what
was the use? had not the courage to
declare it. At forty l was a bachelor,
and as ! was tired of boarding houses
and Disguised with hotels hired a fiat
and went to housekeeping with single
Gervant-a black boy.
It was rather lonely work. and some
times was obliged to pretend that I
was a married man and that my wife
had gone on a visit to her mother to
keep myself from getting the blues.
My imaginary wife was always a
plump little woman. with black eyes
and nice little hands with dimples in
them. / could sometimes believe that
she would really come in and sit down
at the table and pour out the tea, had
formed such a perfect picture of her. I
had taken the upper floor of a small
house-nOt because ! was poor. for 1
was not, but because was desirous of
retirement and did not want anyone
dumping upstairs past me-ard below
some one else kept house.
This person used that conservatory
for q kitchen, l must explain. Some
former tenant had converted the back
porch into a conservatory and had had
it all filed in with glass, Of course.
Whoever lived on the floor below at
that time had again made an altera-
tion. Where was once conservatory
stove now stood a little cooking stove
and over the side pancs of glass hung
white curtains; but the glass roof was
uncovered. = = a ttt
One morning, impelled by the curiOs-
ity which is born of loneliness. leaned
over my window ledge and peepcd
down. | saw below a little kitchen,
with q little table and little stove.
At the little table sat-my wife!
What I mean is that imaginary being
whose football was always hearing on
INV door, who in day dreams sat at my
table and poured out tea-whose actual
absence consoled myself for by sup
posing that she had gone to take tea
with her mether-sst there in proper
person, round. dimpled, black-cyed, Is
my fancy painted her.
She was eating her breakfast oil
alone, and she looked rs though she
did not like il. was sure-surr from
the very frst-that she was not mar
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wainscoting. The entire house win b
piped for gas and furnace.
Electric bells will b provided and
placed In the kitchen, connecting with
. push st the front and kitchen doors
The shingles for the roof will b extso
Star A Star.
The tinting Of the vestibule viii b
Of . maroon color. The Fsception hall
walls will Be Of dark yellow and the
ceiling will Be Of . light yellow. The
porloe walls will be Of dark peacock
blue with . light blue for the ceiling.
The dining-room walls viii Be dark In
dian red and the ceiling will be tinted
Q salmon color. There will be picture
molding In each room.
The owner will furnish mautels. con-
position carving. shelf hardware and
ssa0ed glasA The painting through
ont the interior and exterior Of house
Wiu b three-eoat work. The roof viii
- painted color 70 represent slate.
.s GnoR0E A. w. .KIxTz
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A remarkably fine specimen Of mete-
oric iron (which. accortling TO Prof.
Tshermeis views. is simply piece oi
orc projected through volcanic agency
from the face Of the moou) has been
sent from Rockingham county, South
Carolina, to the state museum at
Columbia Its greatest length is not
above IL inches. and its thickness
through the thickest part il about 2
inches In general shape it d dat,
though somewhat concaved on one side
and convexed on the other. as IL broken
Of from the outer surface Of . rounded
and larger mass. Il Is entirely coated
with . thick crust Of dark brown
rust and weighs 25x pounds.
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Mr.. Opha Moore, Of Columbus, O..
has proposed . system Of serial navi.
CATION which does away with the ne-
cessity Of transporting . heavy motor.
He proposes to use balloons TO carry
the passengers, and 70 provide each
balloon with IN electric motor. The
balloon is to be driven from . trolley
line. The motor Il TO aetuate . screw.
Exactly where this plan surpassss the
system Of cable traction applied 70
balloons does not appear. The trolley
lines .ars supposed. 10. aet also 70 lid
the balloon on tts~UuBsA The poles
are 70 Be about de .hukdrS 1est high.
The cir ship is 70 dat 20 70 100 toet
above them. Parschuts descents ~
propoaed, Y seeeesasy.
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Little American Girl-Did you zee
the Goddess of Liberty?
Visiting Boy-No. Where?
''Oh. you must have seen IL .lts
awful big, and stands on IN island al
by itself, holdin' mp light The ferry
boat goes real near It."
''Wot's it for?"
"For? Why, to make folks patriotic.
to be sure. She's . real American lady.
Her dress mas Rsde in Psria~t3ood
NewA
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alton when brought to . close By The
death of Mr.. Florence. -
Besides Mr.. Jeferson's ability as
comedian he IL both . writer and IN
artist There arc various paintings on
exhibition wAich testify to his genius
In the latter line. and II there were
nothing else to recommend him in the
former. his autobiography in the Cen
tury Magazine. well written and full
of sparkling humor. established his
right to high rank.
JoAY J. EUILER.
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esnters; joist exlo. l6 on ccnters; si1'
exl0; vail plates exi:.
The ends of the porch will have
stone columns supporting the. roaf %
shown by perspective. The siding win
b Z inch O. g.. laid 3X inches to
the weather. The chimncys are 70 -
Of pressed brick above the roof, capped
with o stone cap. The apex Of the
gables and the dormcrs will have conA-
position carving. ~ Z.
Tho end of the gables win have.
round butt shinglcs- The plasterin3
throughout the entire house is 70 be
two coat work. The reception hall.
kitchen. pantry. dining-room and vesti-
bale will have sand finish. The finish
will be Of pine and pilaster trim with
eower and base blocks. American
glass double-thick Is TO DO employed
throughout Tho entire house viii be
shesshed with matched fencing over
which tar paper viii be placed. The
exterior Of the house will be painted .
dark brown. The kitchen will have .
maple. door. gray enamel sink an6
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-Leveling Down--A country squire.
when passing through his stables. found
his coachman's little boy busy playing
with his mate& do you know who ]
am. nv little friend?' he asked the
child, who appeared to take no notice
Of him ''Oh! yes; you are the gen'lem
what rides in pas cssSiaSe"--Lc rc,i'
EvaEsais lllu&trA
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In the suburbs Of great cities IN IN
dustry has sprung up. having for its
object the recovery Of the solder used
In making and sealing tin cans In
consequence the formerly despiscd and
useless tin can has acquired sufficient
commercial value to rescue IL from the
back lot dumping ground and garbage
scow.
Under the present system Of street
cleaning. New York city's refuse I.
loaded on scows from docks located at
convenient intervals along the river
front, and then taken 70 sea and
dumped. These docks have double
decks. the upper projecting sufficiently
to allow the contents Of cart to fall
upon the middle Of the soow, and be
distributed by tho trimmers who keep
the vessel on IN even keel. The trim.
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n vns In the definition class; teacher
was giving out the words 70 spell. and
exnleinin0 them at the Same time.
"N-a-p. nap. that means . little sleep.
vou know. Johnny. kim. kin. that
1ssns Of . family. belonging 70 the
family: do you understandT
s'Yes, ma'am."
Pretty soon the class was called up
again. and the word napkin" came
mp
.1Csn anyone tell what napkin
means7 Whist il it?'' asks the teacher.
81 know" yells Johnny; - sleepy
family. Young People.
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uOMES FOR THE PEOPLE
Perspective and Floor Plans Tor .
Charming House.


This nine room house will cost 8, ,00@
lt contains nine rooms. all Of which
are large and conveniently arranged.
The sizes Of the rooms are n follows:
Reception hall. i0xa0 feet; rarlors u
feet By Is feet 8 inches; dining-room,
u feet by Is feet 9 inches; kitchen. II
feet inches by II feet Q inches; one
chamber, l2xi2 feet. and three II feet
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The youth Of thirty summers was
talking to the girl Of twenty shput his
teeth.
..Just think Of It." he said. 'rm cut
ting . wisdom tooth In ny upper
law"
'sPeople don't have wisdom teeth IN
the upper jaw" she contended
'.But I'm cutting one" )" he inaisted-
"Pshaw." she said. - women argue.
ssthat isn't . wisdom tooth, that's just
IN ordinary intelligence TOOTH" and
the young man refused 70 continue the
d:scussion. Free PfesA
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Mira Livermore-Now.I ] think that .
nice chuck steak II moro tender and
much juicier than . sirloin.
Mr.. Fecder-Yes. have known .
great many people who preferred that
cut to any other.
Mira. Livermore decidedly pleased)
And they were good judges. sup
pose.
Mr.. Feeder-Oh. yes; they al kept
boarding houses-Life.
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''Irs . shame" ssid the economical
wife II thought had . splendid idea.
but these new postage stamps are too
oDallI"
TOO smalli' echoed her husband.
"YeA ] wanted 70 use them Tor win
dow shadea~-Americon Indust11eA
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This country has 4.oo0. 600 farms. hav.
ing sss .ooo. 900 screA end valued st sla-
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Old Lady (excitedlyl-When b the
txsin due7
Railway Porter-ln two hcars and
forty minuteA
Old Lady with . Sigh Of reliefJ-r
sm % glad am not too late!-Demo'
roaH.s Magazine.
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Music Teacher-I am sorry. Miss
Hiehlyfe. but after trying your voice
cannot advise you 70 persist In taking
vocal lessons You can never become
. singer.
Miss HiShlyfe-But ] never wanted
70 You ought at least to b able TO
develop my voice 20 ! can converse with
ease In IN opera box-Chicago Record
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u Coel PropesDelso.
BIN Collectoe-I want this bin paid
q onco.
6tudent-How much b ~
ut y 6ve dollarA"
!. 'Five dollsrs7 Well. here b Q pair Of
pants worth seven dollArA Hand out
NJ change.
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MrA John r. Cox (irritably)-Here
I'm dressed and waiting. with dress
on that cost you nearly . hundred dol.
lazs and . hat that cost thirty-hve' I
should think you would Be- anxious to
get out and let people zee how well
your wife h dressed instead Of dilly-
dallying around in this way. What
ore you doing. anyhow?
Mr.. Cox (from next room. meekly)-
One moment. dear. I'm trimming ny
cu62-Puck.
0o@ethinG Ne HsrG0e
"No," said Mr.. Peck. the grocer.
gloomily. ''there's no money 70 b
made In the grocery business now.
Take sugar, for instance. There's
nothing In sugar"
'You forget sand. replied Larkin-
Judge.
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nee Relnt q VIZ.

.: - 0eP POtot q Wv.
Husband-Do you know that every
time . womas gets angry she adds .
nSw wrinkle 20 her faee7
Wife-No. did not; but II Il II %. I
presume Il 10 wise provision Of
nature TO let the world know what
sort Of husband . woman hsA-N. =.
Weekly.