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Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21
AN EPISODE.
CHRISTMAS OF TIE JoLLIrY THEATER srocB
COMPANY.

tColyrisht. 1924. by James l.. Ford.l
Three weeks before the holidays, and
the outlook for a merry Christmas was
gloomy one. ut least SO far as the
members of the stock company of the
Jollity thcatcr were concerned. Salary
day had come and gone. and rs YET the
ghost had shown no disposition TO walk
and II WIS because of the nonappearancc
of that most welcome spectcr of stage.
land that the rumor had started and was
rapidly gaining ground that MeSsra.
Hustle and Hardup, proprietorS and man
ayers of the Jolli,y theater. were sin .
hole again.
The piece which occupied the boards
had proved flat failure. and receipts
at the box Office had fallen in conse-
quencc to II plane never before reached
i'll the history of the house Moreover.
no new play had rs yet been put in re-
hearsal, and IN atmosphere uf unmis-
taxable gloom and apprehension per-
vadcd the region behind thc footliehis
and weighed heavily ON the spirits ni
every one there. from Pearl Livingstone,
the talented emotional actress who play
ed the leading female parts. down To lit
tie Kitty sullivan, who was only : years
old and WAS in the depths Of despair he
cause for fully three weeks she had been
ont If tho bill In short, every member
of the company was III condition OF
mingled uncertainty and curiosity Ill re
gard To the future of the playhouse and
the pru ipc.s gf ifs r,Duopprs WIN as yaf
had given no sign Of their intentions
and had. in fact, hecn invisible TO tho
members Of their artistic staff ever since
the last day on which salaries became
due.
On this particular night, which hap
pened - bc ,l.c Of storm and rain, two
or three q. tho principal actors had
gathered toga'her for serious talk
about the situation. when Tom. the
programme boy, appeared suddenly he
fore tl,ni IL Gn almoS; hrcathleSS con-
dii il ., 1 exclaimed Mr.. Frcelance
is back III Chicago Hes in the office
with n. .iu''le. They've got both
doors s'.c,i.
MIR .cr ,amccH cried Miss Living
stone. her !arc l,ilng mp with joy.
precisely u' daos ~ Ter scene in the
second act " 70 lcr luvcr comes back
from India. os l8;i 3. aS it did ligh, up
in that scene before he business became
so bad. Are yuu sure it was Mr.. Free
lance. Tommy"
Sure - rcioincd Toni with emphasis
II seen him meself when he come in
Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21

HE FELT SOME ONE TUGGING At HIS CoAl.
Us she was. she was enough Of an artist
to appreciate Sic Importance Of keeping
restraint on herself and not OVERRIDING
her role
She was looking forward to certain
scene i'll the last act-a scene which she
had rehearscd with much delight, and
III which she firmly expected TO make
great impression. Billy, who had been
waiting with some anxiety for the same
scene, came down and took a seat IL
proscenium box, and us the child stood
in the wings waiting for her cue she
saw him smiling encouragement 10 her.
The scene represented barren wave
washed rock near the coast of Ireland,
and on this rock was standing the vir-
tuous heroine, just where She had been
left by the villain. The lights grew
dim, the moon arose from beyond the
scene, and the Philadelphia quartet,
stationed behind tine scenes. warbled
plaintive Irish melodies.
Must / die here alonc:" mOaned the
heroine rs the tide rose higher and
higher about the rock ON which she
StObA anu itsiN NibutlS W
above her head. And just at this mo-
ment, u rowbnat. propelled by childish
arms, came swiftly around the rocky
point at the left Of the stage, and Kitty
Sullivan. throwing aside the oars, stood
up in the boat with her foot on the
Prov and exclaimed in clear, infantile
treble, II have come To save You for the
sake of old Irclandl'
Commonplace rs it was. with its old,
well worn melodrama;ic effects of soft
music and moonlight. nevertheless the
situation had taken a strong hold on the
audience. and the sudden appearance of
the sweet faced child, who had charmed
every one during the earlier portions of
the play, sent distinct thrill through
the entire house, and then came such an
outburSt of spontaneous applause as had
not been heard i'll the Jollity theater for
many year.
Even Billy Freelance felt touch of
magnetic current with which the at
mosphere was charged, and might have
Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21

Anen, ION. you ne sure ana see
him when he comes ont and tell him
that | am particularly anxious to see
him back here as soon rs the curta.n
goes down On the second act. Here : "a
quarter for You, Tom, and you'd better
keep il as a curiosity, for it's getting 10
be Il very rare sort Of bird i'll the Jol
hty thcatcr preserves.
'Thank you, num-" said Tom MS he
pocketed the coin. with grin.
81 fancy ] see Il gleam Of light on the
distant horizon" remarked the vener-
able Mr.. Borders in tone similar to
that which he assumes in the great
melodrama called THE Ocean Blue, :"
in the scene in which he is discovered
sitting On raft in midocean on the
lookout for u passing sail. lin the
meantime" he added, II think We had
better wait and hear what Billy has to
say before we take any further action
III the matter.
Up TO that moment they had taken
no action whatever, but the phrase
sounded well, and so Mr. Borders en-
ployed it.
Now, Mr.. William Freelance, called
by his intimates Billy, was and is today
one Of the best known figures in the
theatrical affairs Of the town, and, as
every member of the stock company
knew. he had on more than one previous
occasion come to the rescue of his old
friends, a!oSsrS Hustle and Hardup,
aid that, tun, when they We're i'll even
more dcpl0.ahlc financial straits than
they We're at the present moment.
1t was his reputation as Il mascot fully
rs much ~ his remarkable talcrts which
caused the wholc avant scene to brighten
up at the news of his presence i'll the
thcator. for playfolk are notoriouSly su-
pcrsii;;ous and have m unboundcd and
childl;i.e tai,h IN the efficacy of Il mascot
rs well as j.: the destructive qualities Of
"jnnah. "
just as the curtain fell ON the second
act Mr. frcelancc appeared behind the
scenes and received the rapturous greet
ingS Of the company. Then Miss Liv-
iugstunc tuul. him 10y the arm, detached
him from TIE little group which sur
rounded hini, led him gently but firmly
into her dressing room. placed him on
her zine trunk, and standing before MIN
with folded arms said. Billy, what s
going 10 happcn:'
My dear. replied Mr. Freelance
persuasivciy, everything is all right.
and iust left Hustle for five minutes
To come back here and tell you SO. We
are gaing 10 put ON a new piece, and
there's 4 part i'll it that 5 simply great
-ovt 4 sight. in fact We arc not quite
sure who'll bc east for the part because
it's Il very heavy emotional one, and if
Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21

Farmer StebbiDs as Santa Claus.
By WILL CARLETON.

EC'pyrisht, y Amcrcau rrcssA AS~p'ationl
We "tnt 10 Pcstown visiting. good old wife an
An Thought that would battle ourselves Chris
For Sarah Ann buNom dame, an daughter,
Resides there with her older half an children
An 80 gathered gifts enongh L make 'em all
An took the an landed there went
Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21
20 Years

ago was not asking for your trade, but
to-day am before the people OF Snow Hill
asking them to come to my store for good
fresh groceries and to inform you that run
Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21
A Strong Fertilization.

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as if | had new lease OF life.
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Democratic messenger., 1895-12-21
An then they up an danced around an kissed me


An Ii than the blamed old
An with thousand looks of love incumterd with thanks
An made like all
An the c the whole always part.
She smiles an IT'S We him hearth
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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DARE TO STAND ALONE.

The pulse Of the world Is becoming so weak
Well never have anything new
While every one waits for his neighbor to
speak,
Or to see what his neighbor will do.
And paths that we tread are so beaten and
grooved,
That little for progress is done;
The mind of the millions too often has
proved
The biased opinion of one.
Then down with the rule that retards and
enSlaveS,
And the wrong that is reckoned right;
For fashions and customs have often been
graves
Where the soul has been buried from
sight:
Where lives full of promise to chaos are
hurled,
And talents are laid on the shelf:
But the man who is fitted to think for the
world
Is the man who can think for himself.
Then dare to be honestly just what you are
And dare to be voted a crank;
For anything, surely, Is better by far
Than being an impotent blank
And join in some noble unpopular cause.
And let your opinion be known;
For some who are seeking the worlds vain
applause,
Will gain it by losing their own.
Isabella F. Darling. In Christian News.
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An Unusual Opportunity.

Il would seem that no woman reader
would fail to take advantage of the offer
made elsewhere in this paper by Carson,
Shopping Guide, ''The Shoppers Econo-
mist" absolutely free to all who write for it.
This firm has come to be known as ''the
quickest mail order house in the world" 1t
is one of Chicago's oldest and most reliable
firms, its business is immense, and every
representation made can be relied upon
They boldly announce: "Your money back
If not satisfied with your purchase"
Be sure to find and read the big display
advertisement above referred to. Bydoing
SO you will probably be greatly assisted in
deciding on purchases for Christmas, and
the Catalogue has fund of information
that will be valuable at all seasons. And all
you need do is to write for it to Carson,
Prize, Scott & Co., So to ~ State St., Chicago.
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ECLIPsEs THEM ALL

35h Hours Chicago to Jacksonville, Florida.
The Monon Route with it's customary en-.
terprise has put on a new fast train that
sonville in 851S hours.
This train is composed of elegant Pullman
Perfected Safety vestibuled, Open and
Compartment Sleepers, including Drawing
Room and Buffet Sleepers, as we'll as com,
Portable day coaches, with Monon Cele-
brated High back Seats.
This train leaves Chicago daily at :32 P.
NJ, arriving at Cincinnati next morning
1:5O, Chattanooga $50 p. M, Atlanta 10 40
r. NJ, reaching Jacksonville at 500 the Sec
ond morning, In ample time to make con-
nection with all lines for points in Central
and Southern Florida.
;. This is the fastest time ever made by any
line between Chicago and Florida
For time cards, pamphlets and all other
Information. address FRANK j. REED, Genl.
lass Agt., Chicago. City Ticket Office, 232
Clark St, Chicago.
L; E. SESSIONS, N. w. Pass. Agt., Mime
apolis, MINI.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


-School-teachers under contract
with the school board of Chehalis,
WASH, are prohibited, by an order is
sued by the board recently, from dane
ing or playing cards.
Industrial training in mission
schools has been taken up in earnest by
the Society for Promotion of Christian
knowledge, grants for their establish
ment having been made to schools in
India and Africa.
There is one Christian minister for
every 900 of the population in Great
Britain, and there is but one in every
$4,000 in Japan, one in 165, $50 in India,
one in $4,000 in Africa, and one in 49,
900 in China.
One of Scotland's grand old men,
of whom she is justly proud, is DR..
David Brown, the principal of the Free
Kirk college at Aberdeen. At 90 he is
still one of the most active and infuen-
tial members of the Scottish clergy.
Rev. DR.. Brann, rector of st. Agnes
parish, New York, is one of the wittiest
dIvines in the Catholic church. When
asked what he thought of the move
ment to rename the Episcopal church
he said: cts rather late, should
think, to baptize the child of Henry
VIII"
1t is said that the Christian natives
Of the South Sea islands prepare their
Sunday food on Saturday. Not fire
is lighted, neither flesh nor food is
cooked, not tree is climbed nor a canoe
seen on the water, nor journey by
land undertaken on Gods holy day.
The League of the Sixteen was a
Protestant combination formed by
Henri de Bourbon, afterward known as
Henry ~, against the Catholic league
under the leadership of the duke of
Guise. Henry ILL.,, hated the Guises and
supported the league, which ultimately
attained most of the purposes for which
it was formed.
There are more ordained women
preachers, apparently, in this country
than in any other. Recent statistics
show they number in all 1926. Three
years ago there were only 725, but in the
present day many religious bodies
recognize the ministerial rights of
women, and they are found among the
Congregationalists, Baptists, Method
lists, Universalists and Unitarians.
The Christian Sabbath has been
made a legal holiday in Japan by the au-
thority of the government partly on the
theory that all men need day of rest,
arld partly out of respect to the Chris
tan religion. The government officers
and courts are all closed and official
business is universally suspended, al
though many of the shops are kept open
and some of the factories continue in
operation seven days in the week. I'm
der the new law those who work seven
days receive extra wages.
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Napoleon and Washington.


Sobered for the moment by contem-
plating past danger which had threat
ened humiliation, and by the crowding
responsibilities of the future, the bet
ter side of the first consul's nature was
for time dominant. So far as consist
ent with his aspirations for personal
power and glory, he put into practical
operation many of the most important
revolutionary ideals, failing only in
that which sought to substitute ma
tional for Roman church. But in
this process he took full advantage
of the state of French society to make
himself indispensable to the continu-
ance of French life on it's new path.
Incapable of the noble self-abnegation
which characterized the close of WASH
ington's career, by the parade of civil
liberty and a restored social order he
so minimized the popular, representa-
tive, constitutional side of his recon-
structed government as to erect it into
a virtual tyranny on it's political side.
The temptation to make the fact and
the name fit each other was overpower-
ing, for the self-styled commonwealth,
with chief magistrate claiming to
hold his Office as public trust, was
quite ready to be launched as liberal
empire under ruler who in reality
held the highest power as possession.
Prof. WilliaIa NJ, Sloane, in Century.
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CRIMP SHIPS.
Sailors Cannot Now Refuse to Take Ter
rible Chances.

Sailors Cannot Now Refuse to Take Ter
rible Chances.
Important action will be taken by
the Atlantic Coast Seamen's union at
the next session of congress, which it's
officers hope. will result in entirely
wiping out the present nefarious
crimping system. A national conven-
ton of the seamen's unions will be held
early in December, and the next con-
gress will be petitioned to investigate
the crimping system, preparatory to
passing laws to do away with the sys-
TEN of shipping sailors Throughout the
United States.
'The crimping system, l feel sure,
will be done away with next summer
by act of congress-" said Secretary
James Fl. Williams recently. 1--WE have
received the assurance that congress
will act in the matter, and the labor de-
partment will submit such evidence of
the degradation to which sailors are
subjected by the shipping masters that
only one course will be open to the fair
minded men in congress.
''Never before has the condition of
seamen been so deplorable as at the
present time, in spite of all that the
Atlantic Coast Seamen's union has
been able to do for them. At present
nearly half of the ships in this port
should not be allowed to go to sea, and
any competent board would undoubt-
edly condemn many of them.
''Yet crimp ships sailors on these
ships, and if they refuse to trust their
lives on these ships they are liable to
be imprisoned for three months without
Il warrant. There are already num-
Der of sailors in Jail for this offense
and i'll some cases the ships they refused
Chicago Chronicle.
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Annual Half Rate Excursions to Canada
Via Chicago g. Grand Trunk Railway.

Via Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway.
The Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway has
arranged for the usual Half Rate Holiday
Excursions to principal points in Canada
for season of 1895.
Thursday, December 10th,
Friday, December Goth,
Saturday, December 21st.
Tickets good to return up to and includ-
ing January 9th, 1896.
Avail yourself of this opportunity to visit
Canada and spend the Holidays with the
Folks at Home.
All through trains of the Chicago & Grand
Trunk Railway pass through the Great st.
Clair Tunnel, one of the wonders of modern
engineering skill, and is the only line offer
Ing the public advantages of through Pull
man car service to Canadian points. Tickets
may also be purchased reading via Detroit
If desired.
Excursion tickets on sale at all stations.
For further particulars apply to Ticket
Agent, 103 So. Clark st.
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Wise Men Write for Particulars.

Persons looking for locations in the great
grain and live stock sections of the North
west, where farms can be had on crop pay
ments, will get full in formation from A. M.
Powell, Devils Lake, N. D. Homes conven-
lent to schools, churches and markets can
be paid for from a few crops. Healthful
climate, good water and fine grass lands.
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The Pilgrim.

Holiday Number.) Full of bright
sketches-prose, poetry and Illustrations
by bright writers and artists. Entirely
original, new and entertaining Mailed free
to any address on receipt of six (6l cents in
postage stamps Write to GEO. H. HEAT
FORD, Publisher, As Old Colony building,
Chicago, Ill.
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Another Controversy Breaks Our

The Ear of Corn-When l get down
to Is cents bushel I'm worth some
thing for fuel, and you amt.
The Potato-No, I'm only good for
food. They burn you in one part OF
the stove in order to bake me in the
other.-Chicago Tribune.
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DRoPsY is dread disease, but it has lost
its terrors to those who know that II. H.
Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists of
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
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What He Got

"Who was it," asked the pretty
schoolmarm, who said: Give me lib
erty or give me death?'"
Patrick Henry, ma'am," replied a
small pupil.
"And which did he get?"
Both, ma 'am."-Harper's Bazaar.
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In Virginia they have no billiards., no
droughts, perfect climate, cheap lands and
the best markets in the world. Excursion
rates Dec. 18th via Big Four Route and
Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. Send for free
descriptive pamphlet and rates. U, L.
TRUITT, N. w. P. A., 234 Clark Street, Chi
cagO
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A Great Combination.

Beautiful in design-a combined Their
mometer and perpetual calendar suitable
for boudoir, will be sent by mail on re
ceipt of ten cents for postage. G. B. RYAN
Asst. G. p. A., c. & 0. Ry., Cincinnati, o.
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A Difficulty overcome.

Tommy--Papa, they say Jordan is a
hard road to travel, don't they?
Papa-Yes.
Jordan is a river, amt it,"
Eyes"
'.Then why don't they swim it?"--
Texas Siftings.
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No ONE can get out of life more thanoh
puts in, and what he loves to do will be hi
LIES work.-Ram's Horn.
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IT is hard to find poor man who would
be willing to do rich mans work for the
pay he gets.-Ram's Horn.
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Improved Virginia Farms,

WORK to which man should give hin
whole heart-courtship.-N Y. Journal.
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THERE is no doubt that the Chinaman is
greatly abused. Even his hair is upbraided
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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TEACHER Emma, what do you know Of
the orchid family!" Emma-"If you please,
mamma has forbidden us to indulge in any
family gossip. "-TitBits.
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IN these days the matrimonial match onl
seems to light on the money box.-Truth.
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A T1oGA man calls his cook Misery, be-
cause she loves company. - Philadelphia
Record.
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Final,

sA 4fk8 49, Final. W.
Jess-Did Ms. HerIasn marry for
love?
Bess-Don't think so, khe said it was
for keeps.-Bay City CLes. ~,
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FORTY-sEvEN DAYS FAST.
A Remarkable Case Is Reported From
Ohio.

Ohio.
prominent physician at Greenville,
Ohio. has just made public case of fast
ing at Rossville. that county, that eclpses
all previous efforts, either voluntary or
otherwise, in that line. On November
Mrs. Mary Bowman, aged siXty-seven. an
nounced> that she was not going to eat any
more food She took to her bed, and has
steadily remained there, never allowing a
morsel of food to pass her lips for forty
seven days, breaking the worlds record, it
is said. and making her the most interest
ing case known to the medical profession.
The lady is a widow.
Mrs. Bowman has been residing with her
brother, Mr.. William Hoblet. The family
carried food to Mrs. Bowman, and tried
to induce and force her to partake, but
she refused. At last all efforts in this d.
rection were abandoned. On the forty-sev-
enth day, which was Christmas, the Wo-
man asked for something to eat, so half a
cracker and a little tea were at first allowed
the patient. who imbibed both with all ap-
parent relish. Mrs. Bowman had no move
ment of the bowels for forty-five days The
woman was reduced to almost a skeleton,
but the doctors who examined her found
that her tempera ture was about normal, as
well as her pulse. The only case that comes
any way near equaling this was that of DR..
Tanner, who, of his own accord, tasted for
forty days.
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Resignation Accepted.

The resignation of Capt. Morris c. Wes-
sells, twenty-fourth infantry, has been &C
copied by the President, to take effect on
the 4th proXimo.