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St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
PRESS CLUB BENEFIT WILL BE AN
ENTERTAINMENT WORTH
SEEING.
BEST PEOPLE IN THE LAND
HAVE OFFERED THEIR SERVICES
ON THAT OCCASION AND WILL
TAKE PART
WHAT THE ATTRACTIONS WILL BE
All the Organizations in the Twin
Cities Will Contribute to the
Show.

There may be others, but they are
not in the same class with those who
will volunteer their services to make
the Press club benefit at the Metropol-
itan, on Friday afternoon, an artistic
and financial success.
, For it is bound to be an artistic sue
cess, whatever happens. The benefit
committee has had it's pick of the four
f1rst-class attractions playing in the
Twin Cities, and Franklin w. Lee, the
chairman, has been sitting up nights
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

kite scared UP into the black cloud while
the philosopher stood calmly in the drench-'
ing rain watching the string, until finally
he saw the little fibers Of the hemp raise
themselves. Then, without tremor, he
touched his knuckle to the key-and lived.
For the sparks cracked and leaped to his
finger as harmlessly did that from his
old familiar electrical machine, and allowed
him to charge his jars with it with the same
impInity.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
Killed the Grasshopper.

An unusual spell Of warm weather during
the early part of this month hatched out
millions Of grasshoppers, prematurely, in
Oregon. Then came along an unusually cold
snap, which killed practically every one of
the insects. Consequently the farmers there
abouts are doing the remarkable thing of
rejoicing over unreasonable weather.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

public may receive much more than
the value Of it's money.
Holders of tickets may exchange
them for reserved seats at the Metro
politan box office on and after tomor-
row.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

dian Of Henderson's American Extrav-
aganza company, will make his fist
appearance asla star TN this city in a
new comedy called 1.-The Doctor" The
comedy is an absurdity In three acts.
and has scored hit in all the Eastern
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

and His Three Daughters" Spencer
recalled it in the tenth canto Of the
second book of the "Faerie Queene."
smoothing Cordella's name into Corde-
liza, and Shakespeare took from Spencer
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26
WOMEN READ THisI

My husband was a. drqnkard. I cured him
in four weeks, without his knowledge; will
send receipt free. Address. with stamp,
5ft MRS. TSTELLA LYLE,
zsA s,-a Lock Box 121,
4se,,. - Grand Rapids. Mich
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

1t is said that with one exception all the
principals Of the present Abbey & Grau
opera company have been re-engaged for next
season. The exception is Calve. The man
ayers want her. but the prima donna has
placed an increased value on her services.
1t may be assumed that the matter will be
arranged, and that Calve will again delight
the public with her magnetic art.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-04-26

The champion ''lightning change" artis
Of the world Is soon to appear In New Yorl
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

An English naturalist has discovered
that wasps are addicted to the use Of
alcohol. Concerning his observations
he says: Il have been watching the
wasps with great interest, and have
noticed the avldity with which they
attack certain fruit when fully ripe.
rottlng In fast, and / have also no.
tccd some Of the peculiar results OF
their doing so. The sugar IN some
fruits which are most attacked BY
wasps has a tendency to pass into a
kind or kinds OF alcohol In the ordln-
airy process OF rotting. fact which a.
easily ascertained by the use OF a still
not large enough TO attract the atten-
ton OF the excise authorities. On
such fruits. particularly grapes and
certain plums. you will see wasps push
ing and fighting In numbers much larg-
er than can be accommodated, and you
viii see them get very drunk, crawl
away In seml-somnolent condition,
and repose In the grass for some time,
till they get over the bout and then
they will 80 a. Il again. II Ia while
they are thus affected that they do
their worst singing, both In the ylra-
lent nature Of the stroke and the ut
terly unprovoked assaults OF which
they are guilty. was stung last year
by a drunken wasp. and suffered Sc
verely from symptoms Of nerve poison
for several days. In such drunken pc
euliaritles they resemble their human
contemporaries"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
suppor,laE Fanny Davenport.

The following season he appeared
with Fanny Davenport and established
himself thoroughly in popular favor in
the role OF LOris. In Fedora" a role
which he created In this country at the
Fourteenth Street Theater. this city.
lie next appeared as Gullbert Vaughn.
In Called Back" In the Fifth Avenue
Theater, this city. and afterward In all
the principal cities Of the United States.
The following season he returned to
Miss Davenport, playing his old part
OF Loris. In Fedora" lie had also
opened the Lyccum Theater. this city.
under the management OF the late
Steele Mackaye. playing the part Of
Dakala In his piece Of that name. AZ
ter that season Augustus Pltou
launched him as his star before the
American public In John Keeler's play
OF Tangled Lives" He remained with
Mr.. Pitou for six years. in which time
he added to his reperiory "Monbars,
"Corsiean Brothers" Hamlet,
"Othello," Marble Heart" Lady OF
Lyons" Romeo and Juliet" THE
Yelled Picture" (by Mr.. Haven. "The
"Louisianan" Cby Mr.. Alfrlend). "Parr-
hasius." "The Husband" THE Queens
Garter" Cby Espy willlams. and "ThO
Face In the Moonlight" which he pro-
dueed under Mr.. Proctor's manage
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

regulate the force Of each stroke More
Interest is evlnced when he seiaes q
vicious locking whip with an ahnor-
mally long lash. Il Is provided with
very heavy handle OF medium length.
This ls hts favori,e toy, and what he
can DO with Il is really wonderful.
He first gives an idea Of what fearful
force may lie In a whip-lash IN the
hands OF an expert. A large frame.
over which Is stretched cali or sheep
skin, is brought on the stage. This Is
marked with dots Of red paint. The
man with the whip steps up, and swing
ing the lash round his head, lets ny
az the calfskin. With every blow he
actually pulls a piece out Of the leather.
leaving a clean-cut hole. There pieces
are distributed among the audience 70
show that there Is no trlckery about
the performance. After this he takes
frame with three shelves. On these
there are a dozen or more Of medium
sired apples lying very close together
and provided with large numbers. Any
one In the audience may designate
which apple he wishes struck. and the
unerring lash snatches Il out like a
Hash. A still more difficult feat Is the
snapplnF Of coins from a narrow
necked bottle A piece OF silver about
the size OF half crown Is put over the
cork Of the bottle. which stands on the
edge Of table. The whip artist. with
out appearing to take any sort OF aim
senda the long lash whizzlng through
the air and picks on the coin without
jarring the bottle, much less breaking
Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
nE nArmnp N cuAMrAexr.
An Arizona Prospector whom For
tune Proved Too Much For

An Arizona Proprietor whom For
tune Proved Too Much For
4 champagne bath with wine selling
at $3.50 a pint Is a luxury which but
few ordinary people indulge IA In these
days Of depression. hut there died Ia
the Stockton Insane asylum few
days ago a man who actually hathcd
la this costly wine. and an ordinary
hotel bath tub was the receptacle used
by him for the purpose. This man
was !. T.. Durkec. whose name was
one 81 the best known before ur since
Ia Arizona. lie went there In the lat
ter seventies. and 10y fortunate com.
blnatlOn 81 circumstances wholly Of
his own making was soon enjoying a
prlncrly Income. ranging from $500
10 81. SO day. This was maintained
for long period. The receipt of 30
much wealth proved too much for his
weak Intellect. and be- ended his days
IN an insane nsy lum. almost forgotten
hy the People who only Few years
ago were receiving his bounty. What
was left of Durkcc was shipped To
Los Angeles and there buried from an
undertaking parlor, very few people
knowing anything. aud apparently
caring less. about the ending ~ the
man who. lee, than ten years before,
luXuriatcd in champagne baths aud
was a high roller in that town. Sau
Francisco Chronicle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

Perhaps the most singular colin In
which a human beng was ever buried
Is the one OF which the following story
told In Literary Digest: A work.
ingman engaged In casing metal
for the manufacture Of ordnance IN thC
Woolwioh. England. arsenal. lost his
balance and fell into a caldron con-
tanning twelve tons Of motion steel
Tho metal was at white heat and IN,
man was utterly consumed In lesl
time than Il takes to tell Il. The wal
department authorities held a confer,
ence and decided not TO proiane IN,
dead by using the metal In the manu-
facturo Of ordnance and the mass O.
metal was buried. and a church OF Eng
land clergyman read the service for tn
dead over Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
"wmI WOMEN SHOULD WOO.
u seems Co he Abont Time The
HAD Their Turn

u seems Co he About Time Thcp
HAD Their Turn,
The ChapcIone Magazine tells why
Women should Woo" haven't read
the article. but / have no doubt at all
that hosts 81 good reasons could he
found why women should WOO. IN
fact. can think ~ q good many my
self They have more time. 10 begin
with. aud they seem 90 know how o.
go about Il better No woman Is halt
30 awkward during the couriing period
ms the most graceful man. Sweet
spccchcs come iustinciivcly to her lips.
aud the art of ucklns q nowcr neatly
into the button hole " coat b. herr
though she had never brother or o
male cousin. while all the sisters ui
home ever possessed by any youth
never tnught him 20 place rose above
his ladv's brow without tickling her
ear and allowing the thorn 20 prick hrl
neck. Ry all means lct women Woo
Let them pay the insmllments on the
diamond ring. too. and ire the boats
~ the picnic aud pay the ear farvs M
well: let them buy the bouquets when
ever thcrr Is hall on the tapis, aud
when all Il done lcl ihem hustle oul
after long happy evening ~ love
making aud try what Fun Il Is 90 go or
n stormy night all thu way from Chest
nut nm 10 Grove Hall n the last car
-Roston Home Journal
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

Mrs. wilkins siarcd az these bold
statements, then changed the subject.
when do you begin your housecloan'
ingy
y don't intend 10 clean ibis FAN" .hi
other replied alrily. 1T IL such Q
bore"
ON her way out. with the dcsplse,l
magazine under her arm, Mrs. Wilkini
met Maud.
"What has come over your sister,
she asked. "Shc Tolls ON that lounge
In high-heelcd slippers reading trash
aud she says she doesn't Intend &c
clean house
Don't ask me-" Maud returned.
"She isn't the same woman she was
slck-eyerythirg has To 80 her way
now"
II was very near the end before Lu'
cretIa realized that there was no hope
for her. "Dld you know Il at hrstf
she asked the doctor when he came IN
one evening.
"Nes." he answered.
"And you told me to enjoy myself be.
cause you knew my time was shorty
"Yes."
"Oughtn't 20 have been preparinl
myself for heaven she asked, after .
pause.
"You have been doing that all YOU
llfc," the doctor replied. Il thought
you deserved q little time 10 enjoy
yourself IN worldly way
well have enjoyed II" she said
with a sigh OF conteni-"evcn when
was well | never had such n goo,
time. II was real hard az first 10 as
. sert my rights. but after awhile | jus
glorled In Il. You heard. doctor. how
rude | was 10 Mrs. Wilkinsy'
The doctor nodded aud grinned
Mrs. wilkins was no favoritc of his.
"llut | have done worse things than
that" Lucretla went on. "Maud neve
would put enough salt In my oatmca
and once picked up my shoe an,
threw Il al her II wasn't ladyllke
hut Il was such relief. | have Ia,
such good time being selfish aud do
Ing what ! pleased. You don't thlnl
/ Il was wrong OF me. doctorY'
"No, Il WAS all right" he answerei
stoutly, for he was used 10 taking th
responsibilities OF the dying upon hi
broad shoulders. Then lmcretla wa
/ content
At the very last she turned her p0oi
duh eyes toward the physician. "
have had-such a good time" IN
whispered, brokenly, "sucha rest"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

him TO adopt the profession. lie had
many difficulties to overcome before do
ing so. as his family we're greatly OPP
posed to H. lie resolved 20 try his
fortunes Ii a foreign land. and In 1874
he came to this country. landing In
Boston, Mass. He tried In vain to Sc
cure theatrical engagement. and ten
days after his arrival he sailed for Eng
land. There he succeeded In effect
Ing an engagement TO play small parts
IN the thcater In Rochdlle, Yorkshire
and In the latter part Of that year he
made his professional debut. under tho
name OF Hudson. az the Sergeant In
"Arrah-na-pogue." for which he re-
celyed i've sh!llinFs week. lie re-
NAMED there two seasons, playing a
variety OF parts. ranging from thinking
roles TO that Of Maedun, his salary
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18


One OF the strangest coairivances for
religious purposes ever invented by any
people is the prayer wheel OF Thlbei,
Thomas Manning. the famous English
traveller and llngulst. who visited Thib-
ct at the commencement OF the pres
ent century. describes these wheels.
which he calls "whlrlgigs." as cylln-
dcrs turning freely on an axis with
sacred sentences and prayers inside.
Turning the whirlglg is equivalent TO
reciting the sentence. aud Is a subsll-
tute for Il. The hand-wheel Is carried
always by pious persons and Is con-
siantly turned. while another kind il
fixed on an axis In the ground. around
which II rovolyes In the avenues Of
the temples, he says. there are hun
dreds Of them. which good souls twist
one after another az they pass along
Others contain rolls OF printed pray
erE, and are fixed In rows on the walls
OF temples. near villages, and In
streams to be turned by water power
They are said to have been In use 10.
more than one thousand years.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
rlrnnInR FrnIt

Day 10y day Il Is proved that bacteria
make the larger proportion Of the ala
We breathe. the water we drink. eau.
tlcn. however. Is another matter aud
belongs Ia All who own common sense,
and Il Is specially required In dealing
with modern dirt. which Is In many
eases Synonymous with bacteria at
their worst. The human animal Is uu'
luckily an extremely dirty one, and
the fruit which has passed through the
hands 81 the great unwashcd may bet
ter never br eaten without cleansing
street dust itself holds foul forms ~
dirt. aud when 10 this Is added th.
handling of scores of people IL IN plain
chat these surfaces Wnwashrd arr moi
for any rational human stomach. Ever
raWhcrrles cannot be- exempt Ia
thry must never soak. only let waici
n,n ON them. q wire basket bcing Oh,
hest method Of securing It's lmmcdlat,
passing on. Grapes require the sam,
Treatment. hut In either ease ont,
enough should be- done 40 once Tor q
meal. Popular Science News.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

An eminent physician says the best
treatment for headache Is preventive,
aud u We would all allo, eight hourt
Tor work. eight for play. and o.ghi Coz
,lcep. We would rarely suffer from thls
cause.
The headache which comes FROM dk-
casod eyes IL nest common aud least
recognized. lis symptoms are pain IN
the eyes. temples and over the brows
hot water Is a very valuable siimulanl
for the eyes.
For nervous headache a hot bath. q
stroll In tho cool air or nap in "a
cool Gulct room viii often Be fouat
successful 4 headache from fatigue
may b. helped by pressing a sponge
wet with hot water on tho nape OF tbs
neck and on the temples.
Bilious or sick headaches are CONF
mon to tho FIRST halt Of life. and some
times stop Of their own accord when
one reaches middle age They come
when a person has eaten food which
does not digest readily, and n careful
diet Is imperative. tweetmoats and lias.
try being especially dangerous,
Neuralgia IL caused not only by cool
air. but by acidity OF the stomach.
starved nerves OF Imperfect diet Heat
ia the bes remedy and mustard plas',
iors applied to the tlon.aoh and leGa'
will do more good than any medicine
Cold water applied 70 the nerves u
front Of the ear has been hndwn 90
work magic in chasing away nuEsalElo
pains.
Headache may be caused by diseased
conditions OF the blood. by nervous
irritation and by Inflammation OF tho
nerves Of the head or adjacent tissues,
this last being intreduent. Liver tor
pldlty and catarrhal troubles have
much 10 do with headaches. 10 they az
feet the blood, Nerve Irritation comes
In many forms The nerves terminate
throughout the body. In the muscles
and on mucous surfaces. In delicate m.
aments and little round bodies. Con-
tinued irritation Of those terminals VIII
cause headache
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

During the season Of iS1S-79 he again
came to this country end appeared In
the company OF Nine, Modjeska. play
ing such roles as Tybalt. In Romeo
and Juliet. and Guslaye. In Camille"
Returning to England. he Joined Mr.
and Mrs. George S. knight. when they
made their English debut In the Prince
OF Wales Theater. Birmingham. on
July 2S. 1879. playing Dick Freely. Ia
otto" and In that character he made
his London debut In Sadlers' Wells
Theater In September. 1850. he re-
Joined Miss Wallis. to play leading
business and opened In the Theaier
Royal. Birmingham. as Romeo. lie
remained with her two seasons. and
played such parts as Orlando. Benedict.
Paul. In Paul and Virginia." Claude
Melnotte and Ernes, 81. Cyr. In M
non" On June z. 1881. they began an
engagement in the Olympic Theater
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
T.id Once Mere.

Lord Russells visit 10 America re-
nlnds the London Chronicle Of an an.
clent story. II says that during Lore
Russell's previous tour In this coun'
try with Lord Coleridgc he came 10
contact with many members OF the bar
Including Mr. EsAria. II was Shil'
walking with Mr Eyaris one day alonf
the banks OF stream that his atten
ton was called to a point AZ which
Washington. according TO a tradition
had thrown n dollar right across. The
water Was wide. and Lord Russell
looked doubtful You know a dollar
went further IN those days than u goes
now" The American lawyer Diandly
inslnuated All" raid Lord Russell.
quite equal to the occasion. and Il
may have been easy enough 20 Wash
ingion: Il Is well known that he ihfeN
A soyerelgn across the Atlantic"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
rhs n.besa RspIaes. lhs per.

Speed Is form OF equipment IN
which the dog excelg the baboon, and
As an aid In the direct pursuit Of ami
mails Il must always be inferior TO
what DIR. caiua calls the "leporarIi"-
he chasing dogges." But In the great
and Justly priced glil OF scent the mon
key has the advantage. though dogs
have for centuries been bred with a
REV TO the development OF that partic-
nlar giii. and have both In sport and
10 their use as detectives and watches
become most indispensable aids 10
man. Among the very few instances
In which the animal has been taken
wild and used lnielllgently as a sery-
ant, Il has been found that Il can moi
only find edible plants by scent. which
The truifle hunters pooilos are trained
10 DO. but can be used TO discover hid
Sen water-a unique instance OF animal
service Le valiant. the African tray
eler, gives an account OF a tame ba-
boon-probably a chacma from South
Afrlca--whlch Illustrates i,s fitness as
a watch. hunter and a pr0curer OF
food aud water more fully than any
ether record.
This monkey. by sheer force OF
brains, took command Of the dogs kept
10 protect the camp. and used and d.
rcctod them Just as the older balloons
command and direct the rest OF their
tribe. by his cries" says lie valiant
he always warned Us OF the approach
u an enemy before my dogs discovered
4. The dogs were so accustomed to his
voice. that they used 10 20 asleep, and
was at FIRST vexed at them for DESERVING
their duties. When he had once given
the alarm. they would all stop to watch
Tor his signal. and on the least move
ment OF his eyes or the shaking Of hi
head have seen them an rush forward
10 the quarter toward which they oh
served that his locke were directed. -
The CoTnhill Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18
A nlrElcuLr QUESTION.
fs seemed an Easy oas, bot the orsrg
Editor Numbered over H.


From The Chicago Post. 'Tho ense-
lion. sir" said the chairman Of the
delegation. rs an important one. bat
more dlilcult 10 answer THAI you would
think when YOU FIRST hear II. We have
wagered a matter OF three glasses Of
beer and two cigars on u, also. 30 there
Il a double reason why YOU should DO
very careful In answering II"
Fire away" said the query Editor
shortly.
"we.l. you zee It's this way" cx-
planned the spokesman. over IN oui
ward there were two men named John
Jones. and they we're father and son.
j. that clears"
Perfectly. Go ahead"
well. last night they wcro both
burned to death In the same houfe. and
to-day when we we're making up list
Of those who lost their lives the boys
insisted ON putting down John Jones.
sr.. and John Jones Jr.' "
quite right" asserted the query edi-
tor.
That's what we came TO ask yon
about" returned the spokesman. "Of
course. We all knew who was meant,
but technically"
Technically It was exactly right."
interrupted the query editor.
"suIe?"
"surci OF course, I'm sure. How
else would you refer TO Them"
"oh. n you're 90 dead sure about Il
we're not going to dispute you, but you
ought TO take all the technicallties into
consideration"
Il haver' Numbered the query editor.
III you can advance any reason why
they should be referred to IN ans
other way. fire ahead. II you can't. get
out and let me go on with my work.
We'll" said the spokesman slowly
and deierenually. "rd figured Il out q
little differently. You sec. the old man
lived down stairs and the boy lived 90
the floor above. aud the are started 10
the basement Consequently, q stands
to rcason that the old man died FIRST
What Of ~" demanded the query
editor
why. when the old man He'd the
Young man ceased to be junior. didn't
he7"
"Um-nh'
"And N he did he was not John
tones. Jr.. when he died Consequently
no John Jones Jr died at all. That ii
the way figured II out. but, OF course
query editor Is always right. and u
YOU say that"
The chairman Of the delegation
lodged and a papcr-weighl struck the
wall. Thea the delegation retired
while the query editor kicked himself
around the room and declared that tn
next man who tried TO play him fof 2
sucker would no; live to tell OF Il.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-18

years Of age. and there he was reared
and educated. When fifteen years OF
age he contested with others for prize
for eloeution. a gold medal. which he
won. Being fond OF the stage. he be
came a member OF several amateur 90
cieties. At the early age Of fourteen
he had enacted such parts az Polonlus
In Hamlet" Sir Edward Mortimer. IN
The Iron Chest" Carwin. in "Ther
esq., the Orphan Of Geneva, and other
rolss. and displayed so much ability
that he was admitted into the Belfast
Dramatic Club. with which he per-
formed several times In the Theater
Royal. II was originally intended that
he should become n lawyer, and he stu
died with this end In view. but. hay-
lng failed to pass his final examination
his father had him appreciated for hye
years 10 a wine merchant.