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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

That night Mary sang before the DAM
quoting Irishmen and the Unlocking
Irish women who filed the boxes and
balconies of the little theater.
''Where'd they get her?'' ''Who is
she?'' ''And did you ever hear such
voice for sweetness and roundness? a
contralto for me every timep'
''Do you know who she is at alp
The bombardment of the silent young
man continued us she Irish? She must
be.
Eyes, she's Irish,'' he answered at
last, adding hastily, You may be sure
of it, -
After an interval the singer again ap-
peared. The young man left his scat
and found another, close to the stage
Mary began to sing to its own incom-
parable melody 1.-THE Dear Irish Boy
The lines had just rung out, with their
heart moving pathos, when there was q
scream, a crash and great confusion.
Some one, OF course, cried ''Firep' and a
hundred voices contradicted him in vari-
GUS uncomplimentary terms. The pit of
the theater had been boarded over to
make a new floor above the seats, and
this temporary flooring had given way
at one spot. No one was seriously in
jured. 4 woman or two had tainted,
man or two went home, and then the
festival once more became festive, and
calls for the rest of the Dear Irish Boy''
began to be raised.
But something very queer had hap
pened. The singer had disappeared en-
tirely. Not trace of her was to be
found. ''She's a fairy, real irish
fairy - the men said to each other The
mystery of her exit added in retrospect
to the mystery and charm Of her appear
ance. The newspaper men found ''mate
rial'' in the matter. Mary had made
hit. -
When the crash came and the singer
stopped and paled, when all heads were
turned from the stage, the silent young
man who had drawn near had leaped
upon it, the girl gave one hushed cry,
Harry, Harry Stevenson" the word
''Firer' had rung out, and Harry Ste
venson had hurried her of the scene.
The next day Mr.. Hart wrote to Miss
O'Neil telling her he had an engagement
for her with popular Irish comedian
who had heard her sing the night be-
fore.
81 shall tail him, Harry, that I al
ready have az engagement with an Irish
comedian, - said Mary.
"God grant you may never play trag-
edy with him!'' said Harry Stevenson,
pressing her hand between both of his
till she reminded him she had already
warned aim chat the belle of the board
ing house was watching them through
the portieres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

the invader to tread on her soil.
When back DER the main they chas'd the Dane
And gave to religion and learning their spoil;
When valor and mind together combined
But wherefore lament DER the glories depart
ed?
Her star shall shine out with as vivid array,
For ne'er had she children more brave and
true hearted
Than those she now sees st. Patriclzs day.
Her saepter, a1asl passed away to the stranger,
And treason surrendered what valor had
But true hearts remained amid darkness and
danger,
Which, despite of her tyrants, would not bo
Quelled.
Oft, oft, through the night flashed CLEANS OF
light,
Which almost the darkness of bondage dis
PEELED,
Bat star is clear, her heaven to cheer,
Not like the wild CLEANS which so ftful1y
darted,
But long to shine down with its hallowing ray,
On daughters rs fair and sons as true hearted
As Erin beholds on st. Patrick's day.
Oh, blest be the hour when. begirt by her can
And hailed as it rose by a nations applause,
That flag waved aloft DER the spire of DUNCAN
non,
Asserting for 1rishmen Irish laws.
Once more shall it wave DER hearts as brave,
Despite of the 6astards who mock at her
cause,
Her children, inspired by those glories de-
parted,
No longer in darkness Responding will stay,
But join in her cause like the brave and true
hearted,
Who rise for their rights st. Patrick's day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

first appearance on any stage in Roches-
ter
'sThat was thirty-four years ago yester-
day, March Il, 1851.
II played the drunken porter in
farce, The Secret, or A Hole in the
Wall Fight years later, on December
II, 1859. l was married to Elizabeth Ida
True Whose stage name was Kitty
Blanchard) of Boston" 81
81 was very much in love with her. and
was engaged to her two years before our
marriage. We passed many happy years
together before our trouble came"
"Are you a Republican or Demo-
craft"
81 am not politician. I never voted
in my life"
what church do 1 belong to? I was
reared an Episcopalian, but I'm rather
liberal in my views on religious ques-
tions.''
Then followed some interesting recol-
lections of Henry Ward Beecher, whom
Mr.. Rankin knew personally, and some
we're complimentary references to DIR.
James Black, o. Topeka, whom he had
just met.
"Who is. in your estimation, the great
est living actor?"
Irving. In spite of his strong per-
sonality and consequent inability TO
merge himself in his part, his Louis XI,
is the greatest piece of acting l ever
saw.
"Actress?"
"Well, Mrs Kendall is the greatest ac-
tress on the English speaking stage.
think my wife is one of the most versa
tile actresses l ever knew"
The greatest character actor today is II.
M. Holland. He has been next to Stod-
dard long time, but, considering Stod-
dard's age, he now stands first"
"How did you bring about the great
success of "The Danites?"
"Well, an actor named James Ward
called my attention to book by Joaquin
Miller entitled "The First Families of
the Sierras"
"My wife and read it and partially
drafted play from it, incorporating in It
! that second act from an anonymous
sketch, The School Mistress of Bot
tie Flat Then l employed P. A. Fiiz-
| gerald, a poor actor, who afterward
hanged himself because the members of
| the profession had grown to regard him
as Jonah. 1 paid him $3.50 to draft the
play and then secured Miller's permis-
sion to use his name.
'In three years time my wife and
made $108,000 with the Danites, having
first put it on in New York city, August
%, 1877. at the Broadway, now Days
theater."
Mr. Rankin's eldest daughter Gladys
is the wife of Sidney Drew and the pic
ture OF which he is most proud in all his
collection is that of Sidney Rankin Drew
in his first trousers.
Mr.. Rankin has had hard luck and
many an old Topeka friend hopes to yet
see him playing to good houses and at
regular prices, and so does
BECKY SHARP.
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away day by day; she was economizing
to the point of hardship, walking till
she was faint to save car fare; her fu-
ture was full of dark uncertainty, and
she was facing it like heroine, and
now here she was merrily squandering
81. 90 for useless knot of green ribbon.
carried away by chiId's impulse made
of infantile patriotism, vanity and
pleasure in prettiness.
mo, don't do it up, - she said to the
shopgirl, and she knotted her ribbon on
her breast under her cloak. ST must re-
member and not throw back my cloak
in that Office. - she cautioned herself.
''That man might be an Orangeman.
Who knows?' thought the Dublin girl,
with serious faith in the reality of such
an ISSUE
Hart, the agent, sat at his desk in an
inner room. The outer Office was full of
ladies of all ages, but unanimously
youthful in toilet and generally yellow
haired, with a sprinkling of clean
shaver men. Mary passed through the
crowd, summoned by the magnate of
the place. to enter his sanctum at once
.'Well?" he said curtly Mary tried
to state her case. She mentioned among
other things that she sang.
"I'll put your name on our list, - said
the great man. MAYBE we can place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16
THE GREEN RIBBON.
A STORY OF ST. PATRICK's DAY.

Copyright, 1886. by American Press Associa-
can if liver We meet a pretty fair maid,
Wild u dark rOllin eye,
Oh, kiss her an embrace her
An tell her the rayson whyl''
It was Annie, the boarding house
chambermaid, caroling outside Miss
O'Neil's hall bedroom.
''God bless the Irish heart of her!''
said Miss O'Neil. and then she sighed
as she fastened her collar with her moth
er's old fashioned brooch, the little quick
sigh that tells of melancholy put down
by determination.
Miss O'Neil was Irish herself. Her
gray, dark fringed eyes told that more
plainly than did her name, and though
her pretty speech was enriched by just
a touch of brogue she was newer to the
new world than Annie and more home
sick for the old.
Annie tapped lightly at the door.
Eyes; come in,. Annie" said Miss
O'Neil, and then she started and stared
an instant. "Why, Annie, is it Why,
it is st. Patrick s dayl Think of my for
getting thatP'
Annie had knot of green ribbon on
her breast. Miss O'Neil's lip began to
culver. "Oh, Annie, - the words came,
with sob. 81 wish I was back in Ire
land l wish wasp
Sure yen think ye are this day.
Ye're not fit to go down stairs Sit
here, an I'll bring yer breakfast up to
ye meself. It's a blessed day, an let me
begin it by dom that much for a ra-al
Irish lady-the Blessed Virgin take care
of yet"
''You have done deal for me by just
being SO sweet and Irish, Annie, and
bringing the sight of your green ribbon
with you. 1t made me cry, but I'll be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

drawer for it. Miss O'NeiI wiped her
eyes. She turned back as her hand was
on the knob cit ought to be lucky
day this, don't you think so, Annie, fer
an Irish giriF''
And Annie stopped beating pillow
to say that St. Patrick S was well known
to her mother before her and her grand
mother before that for the luckiest day
in the whole year, and that if Miss
O'Nei1 had the luck she deserved-but
Miss O'Neil was gone.
1t was not year since Mary O'Neil
had come to America with her widowed
father. He was Dublin lawyer, max
ing a good income and spending it all,
but after her mothers death he found
life in the old surroundings intolerable.
He must do something to get away from
familiar sights and sounds. He deter
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you if you are willing to go on the road
at very small salary. but I doubt if
we can do anything for you at all, and
certainly not before next fall. Good
day!''
Mary had stood during the five min
utes' interview. She turned to the door.
Her eyes were dim with the sickness of
hope deferred; she did not see stool at
her feet; she stumbled over it, caught
at chair to save herself; her cloak few
back as she threw out her arm, and
there on her breast CALAMITY waved thai
foolish knot Of gay green ribbon. Mr..
Hart had sat unmoved while she was
about to fall, but now a quite human
smile spread over his face that had
hitherto been so sphinxlike.
"Wait minute" he said. ''Is that
for st. Patrick's day?"
eyes, " and Mary stood straight and
proud and far more becomingly than
before I'm an Irish woman.
Good, - said Mr.. Hart. ''You did that
very WE'LL looks as if there were some
stuff in you. Sit down here a minute.
I'm an Irishman myself, Irish Ameri-
can, and I'm in a devil of hole about
an Irish singer I'd engaged for show
tonight. Irish society going to have a
banquet at one of the theaters tonight.
It one OF the little places, and this girl
that was going to sing some real old
Irish songs for them from the stage has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

Where'er may De, love, I'll ne'er forget thee.
love,
Though beauties may smile and try to in
snare,
Yet nothing shall ever my heart from thee
sever.
Dear Norah, sweet Norah, the pride of Kill
dare.
CHORUS.
Her hear. with truth teeming, her eyes with
smiles beaming.
What mortal could injure blossom so fa1r4
Oh, Norah. dear Norah, the pride of Kildare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-16

"Well, our story begins, this chap
ter of it, as q reward for my sins. Il
fate keeps that, we'll surely always be
lucky. What would have become of me
if I hadn't squandered my precious pen
MES for that silly ribbon, bless it! They
say God loves the Irish, and there's
sign of it, for it was the Irishest thing
to dor' VIOLA RosEBORO.
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Norah. the Pride of Kildare.

As beauteous as Flora is charming young
NOrah,
The joy of my heart and the pride of Kildare.
I meier will deceive her, for sadly 'twould
grieve her
To find that sighed for another less fair.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
SECTARIAN SCHOOLS.
Manitoba Firm in it's Opposition in the
Order in Council.

Manitoba Firm in it's Opposition in the
Order in Council.
The first step in the renewed fight over
parochial schools in Manitoba began in the
legislature on the Goth, when the full mes.
sage was presented from the Dominion gov
ernment at Ottawa, ordering the Manitoba
legislature.to give the Catholics their rights,
as they existed before the abolition OF paro-
chial schools In 1890.
Mr.. Martin "a French Catholic member Of
the legislature, urged that the government
should take immediate action, but Premier
Greenway protested, saying that the message
should be- printed in order that all members
might know what they were dealing with.
Here the matter rested.
Meanwhile the situation grows more CON-
plicated. The Catholics aud their friends
say that Greenway and his followers. II they
reject the order nom Ottawa. are rejecting IA
document ordered and signed by her ma
jesty the queen. and such act would be equiva-
lent TO open rebellion.
The Greenway government contends, on
tho other hand, that the present school law
is satisfactory to many Catholics II II wero
not for tho agitation by the priests Of the
church. They say that II Manitoba is coerced
into recreating u dual system. dualism both
in language and education will be extended
to the territories as well, aud thus there
would be perpetuRted in the West tho evils
which have caused dissatisfaction and stag.
nation in the province.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Smallpox in the United States anC
Cholera in Europe,

Smallpox in the United States and
Cholera in Europe,
The abstract OF the sanitary reports as
made by the surgeon-general, OF the United
States, shows the presence OF smallpox in 81
states Of the Union. OF the cities, Milwau-
kee has suffered most from the disease during
the winter, recording 524 cases and l6i
deaths. Philadelphia had 224 cases and 20
deaths; Chicago, 2i0 cases and Al deaths;
Hot Springs. Ark, llS cases and ~ deaths
Washington, ID. c., 81 cases aud 9 deaths;
Detroit, 81 cases and &c deaths; ST. Louis, l05
cases and 35 deaths; New York, 55 cases and
10 deaths. There were, all told. 373 deaths
from smallpox in the United States during
the winter
Cholera is epidemic in many parts OF Rus.
sia, and 80 different places are enumerated in
March 2G In Podello alone In that period
there were 2,O3l cases and S67 deaths
Galicia, in Austria Hungary, reported 400
deaths out OF o77 cases, for tho same period
Calcutta, India, 1865 deaths, and CONSTANT
nople, 81 deaths. There is also moro or less
cholera in Argentine, Brazil, Belgium, Ceylon,
France, Germany and Holland.
Brazil reports "A total OF 1877 deaths from
yellow fever up TO February 90, So OF which
occurred al Santos, from February 8 10 Feb.
ruary 23; out OF u total OF rs cases ia that
time, In Cuba there had been ~ deaths and
q cases up 10 March II. There were also a
few cases AZ Vera Cruz. Mexico; Guayauil
Ecuador;Puerto Rico, Salvador and Curocoa.
Wes; Indies.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
TWO BANDITS DEAD.
Mountaineers Try to Hold up Train
and Get Left.

Two robbers dead and n third mortally
wounded are the results of an attempt to
hold up the southbound passenger. No. 8. on
the Cincinnati Southern road Wednesday
morning.
The train had just emerged from tunnel
No. o, two miles north of Greenwood, Ky.
when a white lantern swinging in the middle
OF the track just ahead brought 1t TO u dead
stop. A tall. lang. bearded counirymsn,
perhaps 40 years oid, mounted the steps oi
the engine, and thrusting the barrel OF
pistol into the face OF Engineer Tom Spring.
field, ordered him to stand still, which he
did, while Fireman Rankin. who was next to
the outlaw. observed discreet silence
Three other men. wearing broad-brimmed
slouch bats and homemade clothes, climbed
into the baggage car. which they evidently
mistook for the express car. j. Donovan
baggagefnaster, was not disturbed. Three
road detectives, Thomas Griiiln, chief de-
tective from Somerset; Will Eddie, OF Oak.
dale. Tenn, and VIII Altgooj. o. Chatta.
nooga. were in the smoking car when the
train stopped. Altgood stepped out on the
right side to see what was going on. AS he
stepped down he was ordered TO throw up
his hands by man who had a revolver but
instead he pulled his own revolver and begap
firing.
The other two robbers took fright at the
shooting and jumping from the baggage car
began fusillade. Eddie and Griffin had ap.
peared on the scene and II is believed they
brought down two OF the robbers, one OF
whom died instantly, while the other lived
till 4 o'clock. A third man was wounded In
the breast, perhaps fatally. lie cambered
upon tho tender and refused to bulge till
Cumberland Falls was reached. There he
was given In charge OF the operator.
Two of the attacking party escaped, one be-
ing the man guarding tue engineer.
The presence of the detectives evidently
f.. .N..ls -. saEn -
have had knowledge for some tlmo Of a plot
to rob the train, aud the officers were In
readiness. Altgood being pressed into ser
vice ms an extra baggageman. The dead
Irigands were left lying on the track while
the officers got of and gave chase to the
lugitiyes
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
BOILER EXPLOSION.
Five Men Killed and Five Others Serious
ly Injured.

The boiler in Goring's tannery at Woburn,
Mass, exploded Monday morning, wrecking
the building and carrying death to several
workmen. whilo others were injured. Five
dead bodies were taken from the ruins within
short time after the explosion. The dead
are: Austin Clemens, foreman; Patrick
Lally, fireman; Thomas Paterson, nightfore.
!, N; Patrick McGonagle, oier and Sam
Tracy
Ther. had hesp tynphle with the toiler and
John Parker. foreman OF the plant, was cali
ed TO the boiler room to see IL II could not lie
fixed. 1t was found that the water supply
could not be satisfactorily adjusted, but this
was remedied. by tho time the tannery
opened for the day II vas thought that the
boiler was all right. Five minutes before :
o'clock Mr. Parker entered the boiler room
aud ordered the whistle DO blown TO start the
works. Tho rope attached TO tho whistle was
pulled and instantly there was "A fearful eN
plosiou. The big iron smoktstack on the
boiler house was blown high In the air and
fell across the roof OF the shop and the tall
brick chimney fell in "a thousand pieces,
crushing the engine room beneath II. Men
hurried from all parts Of the town and the
work OF removing those bodies under the
ruins was commenced Immediately.
II was then found that one OF the boilers
had been blown 10 pieces, wrecking theboior
house aud demollshing several sheds near.
by The head Of tho boiler fell 300 yards
ifom the taunery and the boiler tubes were
scattered Ia every direction.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.

Forty-nino dwellings and business houses
were destroyed by flre at st. Augustine.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company has
increased its capital stock from sl0, 600, 900 to
$4,000, 600.
Judge II. B. Shively. OF Wabash. has been
elected Department Commander OF the In
diana q. A. Il.
A number Of cases Of diphtheria have been
treated successfully in Pittsburg with the
anti-toxino remedy.
Guatemala has madeimportant concessions
to Mexico and their trouble is practically
settled.
one OF the 80 heirs to an estate in Holland
worth $3.50, 100000.
Forest fires are devastating a wide cxten
OF territory in Ohio, kentucky. Indiana and
New Jersey.
Rev. Donald y. McLRurin, OF Detroit, was
arrested for criminal libel because OF polit
zeal sermon heprcached.
At the conference Of iron manufacturer
scale was signed without change.
william Court Gully, @. c., has been nom
mated TO succeed Sir Arthur Wellesley Peel
as speaker for the English house OF parlia.
ment.
The Pos,oIlce Department has issued an
order for the stoppage Of all mail for the
Honduras Lottery Company, including let
ters addressed to T.. J. Demorcst or in care
OF the Central American Express. Demorest
is president Of the lottery.
Train robbers stopped a train near Marys
willie, Cal. Sheriff Bogard, who was in the
train killed one robber. but was himself
killed Fireman Nc,hercott was probably
fatally wounded by the robbers. and one pas.
sanger slightly wounded. The thieves could
not open the express safe, but robbed the
| passengers.
A movement Is on foot in Chicago outside
OF party lines. TO have President Cleveland
visit that city and extend him a public re-.
| ceptiou. specially in honor OF the stand he
has tukcn on the money question. An al.
dress TO the president on the subject has been
generally signed by the business com.
muni.y.
The situation Of affairs in Cuba is becom.
| ing grayer every day. There are disquieiing
rumors from American ports that tho Society
OF Revolutiouists in New York Is about to
send out nlibustering expeditions from Jack.
sonville and Fernandna. The Spanish Min.
is;er has notified the State Department that
shipments of arms and ammunition are being
made from this country to the insurgents.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-04-04
WROUGHT HAVOC.
Frightful Effects of Sawmill Explosion
in Georgia

Near Apple Valley, Ca, the large boiler at
Langston sawmill exploded. Willie Good
had Just left tho engine and was standing
near the saw when the boiler exploded and
his body was cut entirely in two and thrown
several feet.
John Langston had finished eating dinner
In a shanty SO yards from the engine and was
sitting on his bunk reading when the boiler
struck the shunty, tore one side away aud
hurled Langston's body 80 yards through tho
air. Nearly every bone In his body was
broken ana he Sas maGslsd almost beyo1u
recognition.
Tho negro woman cook was In shanty
washing dishes, when 1t was struck by the
boiler and she was instantly killed and thrown
n considerable distance through the woods.
Pieces OF her clothing were found on trees 20
feet above the ground.
Ed Churchill. one OF the employees. had his
front teeth knocked out and his lower jaw
bone broken. He will recover. 1. NJ. Langs-
town, proprietor Of the mill, was Knocked
down by the conclusion OF the air, but was
not badly hurt. Holbrook, the sawyer, was
cumming tho saw when The explosion oc-
Cured. He WAS Knocked down and injured
IN tho face by the teeth OF the saw.
The explosion was plainly heard distance
Of five miles or more The boiler was hurled
100 yards up kill striking the ground and
bouncing up and down several times, tearing
down trees like "a tornado.