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The morning times., 1895-12-29

vaudeville celebrities will be Manager
KerDan's attraction for New Years week
The company is beaded by those exponents
or dialect comedy, Weber and Fields, the
Napoleons of German wit, introducing for
the first time in this city their latest
creation. entitled, The German Senator'S
Schuet Ze nrest.
Other names appearing on the program
are: Lottie Gibson, the dainty and petite
little vocalist: Billy Emerson, the only
operate minstrel comedian; James F Hoey,
Young Mule, brother to Old II oSs. Lavender
and Thomson, the character sketch artists,
DruinmoDd Staley and Belle Birbeck, the
original musical blacksmiths; The Acme
-Four, including Bob and Dick Garnella
and the charming Sisters H arris, the
performance will conclude with Marietta
and BeIIonfs marvellous troupe of trained
cockatoos. There viii be a matinee
Wednesday, New Years Day.
Comedian Crane, who is always welcome
in this city, comes TO the Lafayette Square
Theater week from Monday The play
he is to present is His Wife's Father"
Martha Morton's comedy of domestic life
which had its first performance on any
stage in this city on the closing night OF
the Comedians visit last season.
Mr.. Crane felt that in the play he had q
work that contained much that would be
to the liking OF the theater-goiug public.
The manner in which IL was received here
proved TO him that he was right, aud he
decided TO return as quickly as possible
to New York, where he had previously
closed O ten weeks stay, and give the
work a hearing there.
The play was taken to Gotham for a six
weeks stay. but SO well did 1t meet the
public taste that it was not withdrawn
until after it had held the boards for four
teen weeks. In the fan it was taken to
Chicago, and there it was thoroughly ap-
preciate during the four weeks it claimed
attention In the presentation here ii will
be given with the scenery and cast which
marked its New York presentation.
The appearance OF Sousa and his band at
the Lafayette Square Opera House for a
grand concert on Sunday evening, jan
uary 5, will arouse genuine interest in
artistic and musical circles in this city.
There is no need to enlarge upon the
merits of Sousa or his band. Their po-
sition is assured, and their laurels have
been honestly won. Sousa comes to Wash
ington with increased prestige. His band
is now playing toward the close of the
largest series OF continuous concerts ever
given in this country by an Instrumental
body. and the organization is playing in n
form which is the natural result OF such
a lengthy series of concerts.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
ENGAGEMENT OF HENRY IRVING
Miss Ellen Terry and the London
Lyceum Com pany-

NJ ISIS Ellen Terry and the London
Lyceum Company
The forthcoming engagement at Aliens
Grand Opera House OF the distinguished
artists, Henry Irving. Ellen Terry and the
London Lyceum Company, has for many
weeks been the subject OF lively antlcipa-
tion among our theatergoers- This famous
coterie OF players is now on its fifth tour
of this country, four of which, including
the present, have been made under the
direction Of Messrs. Abbey, Schoffel s
Graa. The Washington enga agement of
Henry Irving will be coinprei,ended by the
week of January Is. Itwould seem matter
of sapererogationto to speak OF the Worldwide
renown of Henry Irving. Thereisno Jealousy
existing in the dramatic ranks which affects
his standing, since every one OF his con-
freres in theatrical art, and every art
disciple willingly and justly places him at
the head of mana gers and formost in the
world as a producer. Perhaps nothing
could better evidence this than the very
simple call OF attention to the list of
plays with which Henry Irving proposes
TO delight our theatergoers during his weeks
stay here. In eight performances he will
produce-each an absolute production, with
new scenery, sumptuous embellishments,
arnors, properties, all the direct product
OF his London Lyceum Theater-no less than
ten plays. Two plays alone will be re-
peated and q large majority of the pres
entations are entirely new to this city.
One hundred players are in Henry Irving's
corps. For every department OF stage il
lustration he brings his own people, not
with any aim at eXclustvenesS, but that
each and every part Of all performances
may be as near perfection as is possible
from the hands of experienced and trained
officials. The repertoire OF the week Is
to be as follows:
On Monday night, January 13, and at
the Saturday matinee of January Is,
Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice"
will be given, with Henry Irving in his
mastery creation Of Shylock and Miss
impersonation of Portia. Tuesday night,
January IA, a double bill win be given,
Charles Reade's comedy, Nance Old
field" with Miss Ellen Terry In the
vivacious character, Mrs. Anne Oldrield.
to be followed by Leopold Lewis adapta-
ton OF Erckmann Chatrian's 1.-THE Polish
Jew" entitled 1.-The Bells in which as
Matthias, Henry Irving's consummate art
has long been admired. At the extra
M atinee of Wednesday, January 15,
Alfred Lord Tennyson's beautiful his
torical play, "Becket," will bring forward
Henry Irving as the great prelate, chan
cellor, and archbishop, a role of magnifi-
cent viytdness and power. On Wednesday
evening a remarkable triple BILL three one
act plays will be offered.
All these plays are absolutely new to
this country this season. They are the
late W. G. Wills "a Chapter from Don
Quixote' " in which Henry Irving has
wondrous creation of Cervantes dear chiv-
alric old hero anticipated, but ever gentle
The morning times., 1895-12-29

Weber and Fields own Company
The morning times., 1895-12-29
cas,on to bathe the chest, neck ana snoul-

ders rrofusely with alcohol, and to con-
time the treatment throughout the fol-
lowing day.
There is no better preventive Of colds,
and alcohol does not, as is the ca So with SO
Inany such helps, leave an unpleasant odor
behind. For the last twelve hours before
putting on evening clothes 1t is well to wear
about the house lighter weight bodice or
thinner fiannels to accustom ones self hy
degrees to the coming change.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
THE Low-cUr BODICE.
women WHO wear 1t Infreuuc.

women Nao W ear IL inlreIHentiy
Should Train for the Ordeal.
For those who don evening dress only
fnfrequcntiy much danger turks, as all
know, In the removal of high-necked un.
derwear -aifd the sudden exposure OF Un-
accustomed reck and shoulders to winter
temperature, says the New York Times.
In such an event, a wise course TO pursue
% to begin ths day before the fessive &C.
The morning times., 1895-12-29
A w tSh.

A Wish.
I saw a shooting star last night,
And quick the wish did make
That all our bread as soon as made
Would turn right into cake.
New York world.
The morning times., 1895-12-29

Nathans, pa wnbroker. and other actors
are well fitted TO their parts.
The scene OF Blackwelfs Island prison
is n novel construction and strong feature
II is a revolving scene and a panorama
together, and reveals child stealing
and an escape from jail.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1895-12-10

Ser Spttpr mar tein Nnoerer. als
2oh 2eonaro in seiAidter .@ertleis
ouu9.
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idldft I'M nadlteu Gunner. SD oarf
nur tiibn, raid uro porli6tia iein, rno
bieies SinoerniB 1T fir INNER aus
meinem g8ege Gerdumt. SD babe lebt
ales in meinen 9dnoen. Sept III
meme Seit."
Gr i6li6 in bas Gorbaus, idloE
feline Shire gu, uno i6lih iih bann,
dn9ltli1 borbenO, Die Mauer entlang,
pie elm lauernoes G%aubtbier, 81
Su9b's 3immer.
ginen guaenblif ipdter bate er
es betreten uno idlpb Die Shiir binte,
iiA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

Do Americans really appreciate what Parkmsh
has done for them? We doubt Il. Even an attempt
to give his name To road az Lake Georgia region
to which he devoted some OF his mos; sdm.raos
pages-met with failure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

perfect dagger six or eight inches long. made
from piece OF glass bottle" But 1t was !amli-
iar enough 20 tia men Of the stone age in the INST
quarter Of the present century For arrow shafts
the young. straight shoots OF various trees, ara
sometimes reeds. were used. They were carefully
seasoned and Strengthened. grooved by being
drawn through the hole in the dorsal spine q! a
vortebra. or in some other way. feathered ana
pointed in one fashion by one tribe. in different
fashion by another tribe. Every warrior had his
private mark for his arrows. 80 that all queH-
lions as to the ownership Of game We're readily
settled. In addition to store OF arrows there
were In every lodge sticks 81 wood undergoing
various processes OF seasoning. trimming. shap-
ing and smoothing preliminary 10 use for bows.
Almost every kind II wood used by one
group of Indians or another for making bows.
They had ways OF reinforcing the wood which
gave elasticity t. stick that would have been
thrown away by white man as useless Good
bows of plains and mountain tribes were always
backed with sinew. which added much to the
spring and strength Of the weapon Bows were
also made of the horns OF buffalo. elk and noun
tain sheep splIced and fitted with elaborate care,
and such bows were valued article in The trade
that went on among the tribes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
THE RED MANS STORY
a VALUABLE STUDY or INDIAN LIFE
AND CHARACTER.


.IIE STORY OF THE INDIAN: BY George Bro
Co (The story of the West Series. fd'icd ny
Ripley Hitchcock)
This is in large part book which Indians
themselves might have written. Many OF the
bis " narrative with which Mr. Grinnell Illus
words that follow as closely as possible the native
language The period to which these remins-
cences belong is that when now aged men were
Young warriors the heroic era of savage life on
the Western plains. The scene wherein was en-
acted the stirring drama OF Indian life is rapidly
changing But few years ago. though the hero
ISM had almost disappeared the stage where 1t
was once shown remained in its prinYeval condi-
lion The real brevity of the warlike period Is
shown in the vivid traditions which all Indians
have Of an age when there was comparative
Deace among their tribes. 1t is shown in the
beautiful legend Of Hiawatha and the Iroquois
League n legend which is nearer history than
fable For Hiawatha and his fellow-ch.eftains
would hardly have formed the ideal which they
had Of n perfect universal peace II war had
been the natural state Of the original Americans
This age of peace must have lasted into very re-
cent times with some tribes Of the Far west
'The possession Of guns and horses writes Mr.
Grirnen. transformed the Blackfeet from more
or less stationary people dwelling in the timber,
and devoting all their energies 70 hunting and the
food supply, TO a tribe whose chief ambition was
the acquiring 0: glory and riches oy wsrl!ke
pursuits"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
CHANGES OF A CENTURY.

In short. this old chieftain, who appears here
and there in Mr.. Grlnnelrs attractive book, has
witnessed the whole movement o. his fellow
redmcn from a prmtivism which had probably
changed not at all for hundreds ard perhaps
thOusa nds Of years TO q degraded and unfortu-
nate kind of civilization in which only the worst
particulars Of the white mans knowledge have
been impaired to the Indian. He has seen the
white man come and the buffalo depart. He has
seen war made with every sort Of weapon from
the lance to the repeating rife. lie could have
watched year by year. the steady progress Of
emigration. and could tell OF the gradual lessen
ing Of the open lands where he once roamed free.
In marriage. in the home in religion, he sees
creeping in customs that would have seemed very
strange to hra in his young days To civilized
men the changes in Indian life and character
seem very slow but to this centenar.an they
must seem nothing less than revolutionary. lie
may it is true, watch with his old eyes the same
games played which ne played in his youth.
The marriage ceremonies among his pagan rela
tives are still something like what they were.
But the church and the school and the agency
have changed all this for many Of his people.
Even his own religion-and he means. doubt
less. to be as earnest a worshlpper Of the sun as
his ancestors were--has been affected by Chris
tan influences. IF he has not mastered new
ideas and new doctrines. h. has acquired some
new custom, like those natives of the Pacific
Coast who cross themselves like good Catholics
and then pray to what an old Roman would call
their individual Genius. He believes In the
Great Spirit. and Mr.. Grinnel insists that this
was long ago the belief of the Indians; but be
has probao oily put his trust all his life in the ami
ma or thing which appeared to him once in
dream He has known time when human sacri-
fees were not impossible. He may live to
most Of his Young relatives adherents Of the
white mans religion. But, as for himself ii is
almost to be taken for granted that he viii die
in the fear rather than the faith o. an immortal
ity as confortess as that Of The II omeric Greeks.
For him. as for Achilles it seems better to be
the servan. Of landless man on earth than
king in q land where all is UNREAL, where the
unhappy shadows endure existence which IL
an unsubstantial mockery Of this life" There
.thev hunt shadow buffa0es with arrows which
on being lifted from the ground are found 70 be
only blades Of grass; their camps their
buffalo traps when approached vanish from
sight; or their cnnoes. though real h the ghosts,
are - mortal eyes rotten, moss-covercd and full
OF holes: their salmon and trout are only dead
branches and leaves, floating on the rivers cur
rent: and even the people themselves. though TO
all aDpearance human, turn 10 skeletons II
word IS spoken above whisper" Such is the
promise OF the Backfoot religion, which in its
sun worship and it's starlOre stands above most
Of the aboriginal cults. If old Wolf Calf were
Pawnee he would have more to hope Tor In the
next world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
THE FIRST GUNS.

When Chief Wolf Calf was a young man such
bows and arrows with stone-headed lances, were
tie most efficient weapons which the Piegans
had for war well hunting. Even many
years later that u.s. in the SIXTIES. guns COM
parativey few. Wolf Calf remembered distinctly
how firearms became known 10 tho men Of his
tribe. At the time when that happened. The
Piegans used to horses that these ami
mails figured largely IN every estimate OF the
wealth OF an individual In fact, the chief under
whom guns first became known was famous by
the name Of Many Horses. The desire OF his
Young men for ropes iron and saddle blankets
tempted them into the work OF hunting animals
for skins and fur as well as for food, the indi-
rect result Of the trade being that they got guns
as we'll as the other things which they had cx-
pected.
1t Is possible however. that the actual knowl-
edge of firearms among the Backfeet must
be dated somewhat differently Mr.. Grinnel
gives one of their traditions which belongs TO the
time when they were still secluded in the North
ern forests probably in the latter half of the
eighteenth century They had then never seen
a white man. In their travels they came 10 GER
tain river where they saw strange animals cut
ting down trees and dragging them away. These
animals had a general resemblance II men nut
their hOOfS made q curious impression III lHe
soil--as they naturally would, since these animals
wore bo0ts-they had hair on their faces, and
though they seemed TO be naked-that is, they
had no blankets-yet they were of various coors.
Some of them had red bodies. and some Were
black all over except a red mark around their
bodies and fine red tall This, Interpreted,
means that some Of the men wore red shirts,
while others had on tire red belt or sash which
used 10 be the badge Of the Hudson Bay Com
pany's men. one by one The Indians mustered up
courage 10 approach these strange animals quite
openly. and so they found thai the latter had
huts and a multitude of strange things includ-
ing very wonderful sticks. partly made OF an un-
known kind of stone. In short, these were guns,
and the Indians watched the process Of loading
them with interest and heard the noise they
made with superst;iouI dread. century later,
in the last important battle between the Piegans
on one side and the Crows and Gros Nentres
on the other, which took place in the summer Of
1867 guns and bows and arrows were used to-
gether. Wolf Calf was then already an aged
man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
STONE WEAPONS.

A! this mus; have happened thinks Mr.. Grin
nell. about 1906. The almost immediate result
was the beginning OF warfare upon tribes TO the
southwark the main object Of which was to OBJ
tain horses in greater numbers. But as yet war
was not very destructive, for firearms We're I'M
known. The Piegan warrior had his bow and
arrows. Much Of his time was taken I'D In sup
plying himself with weapons. But they were
al the product OF MS own skill. or that Of GER
AIN experts in his village. While the young
hunters were abroad, the arrowhead makers were
busy IN camp chipping triangular fakes from
blocks Of obsidian chalcedony. and shaping
.hese into the form familiar 10 every pioughrnan
In the West The process by which these sharp
points were made was thoroughly worknanlike
The man protected his left hand with a pad OF
buckskin 10 hold the flint, and his right hand
gl.h piece Of tanned hide. which enabled him
- use small slab OF horn or bone In pressing
small fakes from the edges Of the arrowhead
Though this art has disappeared with the
ySunger generation o. Indians. yet there still
main few who know 1t a. II was practsed. and
Mr.. Grnnell says: u have seen q beautiful and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
SIZE cor TiIyGS MINED
From The Washington star.

From The Washington star.
Il remember once in my experience" remarked
a literary Young woman. 'ol taking several ladies'
10 cali on the late DR. oliver Wendell Holmes whea
], was in school IN Boston. ] had known ne
much az pleased. and often look Trends OF mine
with me 10 see the good doctor on TINS occasion
one o. the ladies a young married woman VINO
had never read any o. Dir. Holiness books. ana she
insisted that coach her b., - ;hat Sc wonid
and dwe.t especially upon the 'Autocrat oil the
Breakfast Table. because that was my faVorte
Sac was an Intelligent person. ana was rapid
learner thIt when We started out / Eel. perfect
iy that shc would do me credit Wei, every
thing went swi'nm.ngy along. and ~he wisely kept
silent the book question. except 10 second the
compliments OF those Of who were conversant
with the doctors books that Is, syimmngly until
Just az we we're leaving. TIen ole seemed 70 nix
she ought to say something. md shc did / was
ls.ening, os II happeLed. Tor / had grown a Lille
careless and had thought she wasn't going 20 try
herself.
siRsIa, I want 10 tell you how much ] have en-
1oyed your books. end particularly the Autograph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15
OF the Breakfast Table,

OF the Breakfast Table"
We'll | thought should drop right Through the
floor and | kind of gasped and waited TO see what
ihe doctor would do. but my alarm was needless.
He simply smiled into her face and n his kndLest
manner thanked her and said that many people
thought the Autograph was the best thing he had
ever done Think Of that concluded the young
woman "He even said Autograph. as she had said
H. and she never know the difference until we got
outside and then II she didn't know the difference
/ don't think ever showed anybody there any
difference In anything"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

The young lady w..o wrote - -iccessfg. Mt.ie
book An Experiment IL A.-.usal." Is en- i-s.-l,-
tor in ,ns.ish literature at Wellesley. ana he, nl.re
is Margaret Sherwood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

.HE STORY OF THE INDIAN: BY George Bira
Co (The Story of the West Series. Edi'cd py
NipleY HitchcOckD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-15

THE History OF Emily Montague the nrst nov"
written In Canada was tne work OF Frances Moore
Brooke the wife OF a military chaplain at Queoee'
|, was published In 1863. How many readers reneh'
Der the pleasant story told concerning Mrs Broo~'
and her old friend DR. Johnson? ON the eve OF lea'
Ing London for Canada the lady gave fare"e'
party, Hannah More Johnson and Boswell being :.
the company. Or Johnson was obliged TO ies''
early. and apparently departed after wishing ~
hostess health and happiness. Shortly after SCI.
want whispered to Mrs. Brooke ,ha; genuemA'
was waiting below TO speak TO her Running dow
stairs. the fair novelist found the venerable ieN.
coSrapher Madam" sad he ponderously, i ss"s
for YOU downstairs that 1 mignt kiss VA. VINCE
WI not cnooss 10 do Defore SO m'acn SoniPa"~
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-11
no THE NORM rom ~ 4 BILLION.
Greedy and Melville Make Light OF An"r'
Proposed "Trip in June.

WASHINGTON, -. c., september ~
Considerable interest is being manifest
"a here by those Interested in Arctic
explorations and in baiiooHins IN the
nroposed attempt of $. \. Andree 10
reacn the North Pole by means u an
air ship. ,.. ,.,.-o,o
Alr. Andree proposes To leave EUROPE
early I'm the summer or $50, III time ~
reach Norskoarne Islands, sliua'eu He"i
tho northwest corner of SpitzDersen, by
3D.. ,oid,,e of June. The start in balloons
from there is 10 be made an july on a
clear day. when brisk south or nearly
south wind is blowing. IL is necessary
tbat the wind should bee brisk and nave
fhis direction. in order that the balloon
may travel far into the unknown wastes
and reach the Pole. 49,.
The greatest objection TO MI. thuie'
rlan. i'm the opinion or Hen'ih 'I'vis
and other arctic explorers is tne general
liz believed inability oi pahoohi7la q"
c1iide their air ships Mr. Anuiees pan
claims to obyiate this ohJe1uoh. ii' n'9
devf.ed a steering Arrangement WI"
which he claims 10 have caused "aii'o"
,.hi.h be owns to deViatc. on AN average
- degrees from the direction "i t,o
Notwithstanding Mr. Andrea plausible
rsasoning. Arctic explorers here Dehete
he ,,ill find himself wofully mistaken ~
his calculations when he commences ms
iournev MIR. Andrce told General 1reely
/, London recently that he would ne ac-
COMMANDED by two men, and that he eN-
,e.tad Ia reach the Pole in twenty -one
days.
When he reaches the Pole what will he
do?
WIN he wait there until a favorable
breeze. or will he continue over into
Asia?
What guarantee has he that the wind
when he starts will obliginsiy continue
10 blow from the south while be goes
10 the Polel
These are questions which the explorers
are asking each other. and they are all
waiting FOR Mr.. Andree 10 attempt his
plan. I'm order TO get an answer.
/ talked with General Greedy to-day on
this subject. and found him rather in
clined 10 ridicule Mr.. Andrees plan.
Il don't think Mr.. Andree's plan will
be successful" he said, because there
are so many difficulties he Will have 10
overcome in order 10 reach the Pole. and
even IL he does pass over the point We are
all anxious TO know about, he may be
unable TO land on account Of weather
conditions. and any reports he may
bring back will consequently be OF little
value"
Engineer-in-Chief Melville. L. s. ~,
who is known IN exploring circles on ac-
count Of MS connection with the jeanette
expedition, was just as emphatic in say
ing that the plan would be unsuccessful
as was General Greedy.
while | do not like TO use slang" he
said. Il must say that Mr.. Andree's plan
l. a fool scheme. and that is all there is
about IT, The tickle wind will blow Mr..
Andree's airsh.p around like a feather
and II he escapes with his life he will be
lucky. As for me, give me sledges and
dogs. They would be good enough for
me II | were going TO undertake an ex-
petition TO the Pole. New York Her
aid