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Of the Washington Amateur Dramatic
Company, having played prominent roles
with the Capital City Dramatic Company,
and having been the organizer and leading
spirit of the c. T. M. Dramatic Club of CO.
lumbar University. In the summer of
1893 she first appeared on the Sheridan
Hall stage in IA Pair of Lunatics," and
slnca then has played there many times, as
well as at the arsenal and navy yard. She
has always received a warm reception from
the old soldiers, who have enjoyed many
plays which she enlivened by her ease
grace and vtvacity. She will, in addition
to her other duties, fill the leading roles in
the coming productions. which Is enough
to assure everyone that the standard aimed
at by the management Is high.
Other Members of the Company.
Great cSre has been taken in selecting
from the talent of the District those who
are more than mere amateurs, those who
will enter into the work and push it with
their best energies. Only a few names have
been so far placed upon the company's reg
lister. They are Miss Helen r. Biddis. Mr..
w. +. Hay, Mr.. Harry English, Mr.. Louis
Anderson, DR.. F. c. Test and Mr.. Guy s..
Meloy. "
When the company will make its debut Is
not known, since the theater is still in the
hands of the workmen and it is uncertain
when they will turn it over to be christ
ened.
The Soldiers Home Band, which gives
such enjoyable concerts in the home grounds
during the summer, will serve as orchestra
Tor the company.
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a gold mine last month to parties in France
which netted himself and his partners a
cool million in cash. His silver mines at
Leadville have miles of underground tun-
nels, and he is the largest owner of stock
in the big cyanide mill at Florence, which
turns out for him every month a gold
brick worth $4,000. He IS developing valu-
able mines today in different parts of Colo
RADIO. and among his great works at Cripple
Creek Is an immense tunnel, which he Is
forcing through mountain, in which vast
quantities of gold are supposed to lie. Mr..
Moffat was for years president of the Dem
yer and Rio Grande- railroad. He built the
Denver Pacific from Cheyenne to Denver.
He now practically owns the Florence and
Cripple Creek road, which does an enor-
nous business. and he is also the president
of one of the biggest banks Of the west
This is the First National Bank of Denver,
which has a capital Of only 100000, but
whose deposits amount to more than 49,
100000. 1t is now thirty years since Mr..
Moffat entered the bank az cashier, and
today, l venture. he considers himself
more Of banker than a miner. He began
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OLD SHERIDAN HALL,

OF the building Is faced with Vermont
white marble The entrance will be one
of the most artistic features of the cdifice,
the design being an ornamental archway
or pOrtiCo of Guiana marble.
From tie portfco steps q stairway leads
to the first landing. on the left of which
will be the ticket office. Then on both
right and left-hand sides q door opens
into spacious rooms, which will eventually
be fitted up for reception or dressing
rooms. The lobby runs the whole width
of the building and Is about 10 feet wide.
Three doors open into the auditorium. 1t
Is well lighted by five large windows on
each side and the large window that opens
out from the balcony, which iS built across
the end of the building. thus affording
much larger seating capacity. This audi
forum is 80 feet wide and 6S long, and is
to be finished in tan fresco.
The most important feature of any play
house is the stage, and here the public,
1t Is claimed. will see a perfect working
model 1t is Go feet wide and % feet deep,
with prCscenium opening of 30 feet, thus
allowing plenty of room in the wings for
siege appara tus and a large space for un-
easy actors to walk while waiting for their
cues.
. On the right-hand side of the proscenium
on the stage will be placed the electric
light switchboard. and from this one place
all the house lights well as those on
the stage will be managed. Every effort
Will he made to have the scenery of the
very latest construction and "up-to-date"
in every way.
Beneath the stage. where they can be
reached conveniently from the stage en-
trance at the rear of the building, or with
equal facility from the long corridors run
ming under the auditorium from the main
entrance are six good-sized dressing
rooms, which will be fitted up. contrary to
the usual custom. with an eye to the COM
1ort and convenience Of the performers
Old Sheridan Hail..
FROM the above description one can
readily see that this building Is a vast i'm
proVement over the old Sheridan Hall,
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ONE OF NAPOLEON's WARRIORS.
There Are Still Survivors of the Mos
cow Campaign.

There Are Still Survivors of the Mos
cow Campaign.
From Harpers Round Table.
Most of us nowadays, when thinking Of
the Napoleonic wars, consider them as a
part Of the remote past, and 1t is difficult
to realize that there may be people still
living who took part in the battles of Mar
engo, Jena and Waterloo. But all of Ma
poleon's soldiers are not yet dead, and one
man who fought under the great French
general is said to be living now near Cleve-
land. Ohio. Whether that Is true or not, it
is fact that only recently one of Napo-
Icons old warriors died at the Soldiers
Home. Kearney, N. ].
His name was Henry Mueller and he
was born in Germany in 1894, and when
the French armies invaded Prussia Mueller
was fifteen years old. With many of his
compatriots he was drafted into the grand
army and marched off to Russia to fight
the CoSsacks and the cold. He was at
MOSCOW, and tramped all the way back In
the disastrous retreat, suffering untold tor
lures, and seeing his fellow-soldiers fall in
the snow almost at every step. But Muel-
Ter kept up. and lived to get back to Ger
many, and to fight at the battles of Baut-
zen, LeipSic, and finally in the great bat
tie of Waterloo.
After Napoleon had been captured by the
British and sent to the lonely island Of St
Helena, and the great armies of Europe
had been disbanded. Mueller took ship and
came to the United States. Not long after
his arrival in this country the Seminole
and Mexican wars broke out, and the old
spirit Of the soldier was reawakened in
Mueller. and he went again to the front
this time wearing the American uniform
and fighting for the American flag So
much warfare had now made a confirmed
soldier Of the German. and so when the
war OF the rebellion broke out in 1861 he
through the entire war.
one OF the most wonderful things of all
these experiences is that Mueller was never
seriously wounded, and managed to keep
himself In such good health that he lived
to be over 1CO years old, and spent his
last days in peace and comfort in the Sol
diers' Home, smoking his long German pine
on the lawn under the trees, and telling of
MS own personal experiences which, to
most Of US, are part of very remote his
tory.
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matte Company" which will have nominal
charge of the new theater and will pro-
duce to the inhabitants of the home two
plays each month.
Mr.. Robert w. Test, the manager Of the
new company. first played before the vet
Grams on the meager Sheridan Hall stage
in 1898. The play was "a Pair of Luna
tics The success of the evenings enter
tainment encouraged him to introduce
others, and so the following month an
other entertainment was given, still in
These were the two sparks from which
sprang the flame of enthusiasm which
reached its highest pitch when 1t prompted
him to offer to Gen. Stanley to form
company of players who should work en-
tirely under his, Gen Stanley's, authority,
and produce before the soldiers of the
home as fine work as the talent Of WASH
ington could afford. After several inter-
views the affair was settled and the SOL
d1ers' Home Dramatic Company" has
since that time been in process of organ
ization.
Mr.. Test has been a dramatic enthusiast
from very early day in his history. hav-
ing many times played for charity and
helped along the temperance causes at the
arsenal and navy yard. as well as the
home. He has always been In some way
connected directly with the management of
the various dramatic organizations of
which he has been member, so that if
him how to pull a dramatic undertaking
through with success.
The Stage Director.
Before attempting to organize 1t was
necessary to procure for stage di-
rector, one who not only had had expe-
rience, but man who had the necessary
executive ability, for the success of all
histrionic work lies directly in the fitness
of the stage manager to perform his du-
ties, viz, instructing players in stage bust
ness. keeping their attention on the play
while in rehearsal and inspiring them with
vim and push, SO that on the final night
there may be no hitch or break in the per-
formance
Mr.. c. T. Daily has been selected for the
position. He was for some time connected
with the management of the Carroll Insti-
tute Club. and has long been a member Of
the Shakespeare Club of Washington. AS a
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Amusement Hall. and will be fitting adj
dition to the beautiful and costly group
of buildings that already ornament the
spacious grounds which have been set
apart by the United States army for the
use of those who have served their coun-
try long and faithfully in it's ranks.
Much credit for it's erection should be
given to General David Stanley, the pres
emit governor of the home, as it was
through his untiring efforts that better
accommodations have been afforded for the
amusement of the old soldiers.
Upon the death of General Kelton Cen
eral Stanley succeeded to his position, and
he has ably managed affairs at the home,
devoting his time to increasing the COM
fort of those IN his charge.
The home was originally only a military
asylum, founded through the efforts of
General Scott. who procuI ed the assign
nents to this purpose of a portion of the
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"When the blooms Are on the Lassie
nnd the Lassie's ON a Bike"
CHAP. I.
A s1lvery moon, a full moon, a moon as
full as tire bearing an Internal pressure
OF one hundred and five pounds to the
square inch. floated in a clear blue sky, as
deeply blue as a newly enameled frame;
the leafy boughs o'erhead swayed tremu-
loCsly in the breeze like a novice taking
his first lesson.
Evelna and Albert were riding along
a rough road, but they did not think of
the jolts for he was speaking on a theme
which caused them to forget all else.
CHAP. II.
'Evelina." said he, "the time come
when I ask a question ~ your an
sN er will decide Their life shall be a
long shall
run Of bliss or whether take a
header into ditch Of woe
"A nightingale sang softly in the wood
ALBERT mean Mr.. Smith, she began
this IS so den, but it's all right
you can fix it with Pa"
CHAP III.
EVeilnas father was a stern old man.
~
ness of the most approved puncture plas-
ter. To him Albert came with his tale
OF love, but the parents bicycle face wore
frown.
Young man." he roared, "you know we
cannot agree about pedals. A man who
denies that the rat-trap pedal IS the best
ever invented Is not worthy of my daugh-
ter's hand. Get out of here. and don
delay about 1t, but scorch.'
1T was true. Albert preferred the other
brand of pedals.
CHAP. ".
Albert left the mansion with heart
bowed down with weight of woe: it had a
hump like a scorcher but though mar
TALLY collapsed for the moment he soon
pumped himself up with determination
to win out or die He had a tried and
trusted friend, Mr. Jones Centuries had
not divided them. who propos ed a plan to
circumvent the aged wheelman, and Eve
that night.
Now by the brightest headlight that
ever blazed," they swore, I'VE shall elope!'
CHAP "
A soft gray cloud floating dreamily
across the azure sea enveoped the moon
like a sweater; all was still. Two men
and three bikes stood beneath Evelina's
window.
wait Just one moment please" she
said as they placed the ladder in position
Il will be down as soon as 1 put on my
cap" She then gracefully descended the
movements. She wore boomers Quickly
springing to their wheels the trio dashed
down the graveled path. The dog crossed
their way. and though he was repulsed
with the ki-ki gun in Albert's steady hand
the bastard brute gave the alarm and Eve
!ina's father demanded their return in a
harsh tone of voice.
CHAP VI
We are pursued" gasped EveIina
Don't lose heart" shouted Albert; 1--WE
may eScS Pc"
But the old man had been put ont of the
H. A. w. for professionalism, and he rode
like Zimmerman.
He gained rapidly
The moonlight disclosed to him the party
short distance ahead, but of the three
bifurcated riders he was at loss to know
which was his daughter
A squirt brought him up with the elope-s
and darting toward one he gasped in his
rage:
'Ah, here she is. Stop! Evelina stopw
He grasped the arm of the fugitive and
they both came to the ground.
CHAP. VII
Il amt Evelna," demonstrated Mr. Bud
Jones, peevishly. as he climbed on top Of
the irate parents chest, with both hands
full of neckwear.
'Blame those bloomers!' was the only
response,
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money levied by him upon the City of
Mexico when he took possession of it. The
fund is increased by the forfeitures and
fines against soldiers and by a tax of 10
cents per month on each enlisted man in
the regular United States army.
The New Structure.
To appreciate the beauty of the new
structure one must go to It, and stand
first on one side and then upon the other
and thus measure with the eye its pro-
portions and form a correct idea of its
style of architecture.
From front door to rear of stage the
building measures 125 feet with width
of GI1e feet Al the base it is constructed
OF roughly finished stone, while the rest
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a production Of LAS You Like It," given
ehnrely by the young ladies of the school.
In the High School Dramatic Company.
among other things, she played Nerissa in
scenes from Merchant of Venice" Since
her first appearance she has been connect
60 with some of Washington's best-known
companies. having been a charter member
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A MINING KIN 6
A Talk With David H. M0fBat, COL
GRADES millionaire.
new GOLD AMI SILVER REGIONS
The Changes "a Getting Out the
Precious Metals.
THE R IcH E ST STATE
ND SILVER REGIONS
THE RICH EST STATE
Copyrighted. 1895. BY Frank G. Carpenter)
DENVER, Col, July %, 1895.

- y
interview here with
the mining king Of
t h e United States.
His name is David
H. Moffat. He is
said to be worth
twenty millions o 1
dollars. He has made
fortunes out of gold
and silver mining,
and he has today
some of the most
valuable properties
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The Realistic school.

From the Chicago Tribune.
HE is a wonderful artist" said the young
woman enthusiastically, "a wonderful art
list"
"IndeedT'
HE certainly is. Fame will come TO him
yet. Why, that man painted a snowstorm
so realistically that his best critics spoke
coldly of it,
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Women Colonies,

From Harpcrs Bazaar.
The czarina has been made a colonel in
the army. Her regiment is the Second
Dragon Guard of the Empress Alexandra.
There are six other women colonies in Eu-
rope: Queen Victoria, the German Empress
the Empress Frederick, the Duchess OF
Conna"Sht and the Prncesses Friedrich
Carl and Albrecht of Prussia
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small. low and not over we'll lighted. with
it's window entrance the left, which no
one who has enjoyed its delights, particu-
larly on a rainy night, can ever forget.
This hall is in the basement of the Sheri-
dan building, extending over about one-half
its length, and has wide though very
shallow stage, with no scenery whatever
that Is easy to shift. On this stage many
of Washington's best-known amateurs
have played to as attentive and apprecia-
tive audiences as can be found anywhere
in the universe. and here many OF them
have gained inspiration for better work on
the professional stage.
Soldiers Home Dramatic Company.
1t is party of these humble devotees of
the histrionic science who have now, en-
couraged by the kind reception always ten
dered them by the old soldiers, and the Of
ficers of the temperance society under
whose auspices n any of the aforemention-
ed performances have been given, and
warmly seconded in their efforts by Gen.
Stanley, undertaken to organize a company
to be known as The Soldiers Home ORA
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JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, Jr.
Curing KIcptomnnia by Hypnoti>m.

y lie
Paris Correspondence of the Pail Mall ,;ayctte
Experiments made by Dr. Ber,ilIcn have
proved that kleptomania is easily cured
by hypnotic suggestion. According TO :,
recent statement by the eminent French
physician, the most striking characteristic
of the disease in children is the auron.s-
ton-like way they steal and the fact that
when questioned as to why they did it. in
Narably the reply is: Il don't know
col ldn't help it," 1t appears as If tn.
power Of will to resist the impulsa vas
totally absent, and for this reason coer-
Give measures are nearly ALWAYS useless
Inc Impulse returning as soon as the CO.
ercion is removed. one of Dr Reriiilop's
recent patients was a youth of fifteen.
belonging to an aristocratic family who
as IN the habit of stealing on every pos-
sible occasion. The case was a narficu-
larly difficult one, but DIR. Bertillnn be-
gan by rendering the lads arm rigid CIV
ny pnousmb so that he was unable 10 take
Eold OF the objects he wished 10 steal
Subsequently the usual course of sllgeyes-
ton was gone through. ami a complete
cure was effected. Similar success has
alttlued the treatment OF other cases Of
young kleptomaniacs. The system en-
ployed is one OF mental gymnastics euuiya-
lent in a way to physical exercises on,
OF DR.. Bertillons most successful plans
with children who steal money is thus
described by himself: The child being
sufficiently under the hypnotic influence i
make him approach table on which is
lying a piece OF money. You see this
coin?' l say. YOU want to take it? Weu.
take 1t If you like and put il i'm your pork-
ct He does Then add: That is what
you always do, but you shall put back tho
coin where you took il from and in future
you shall always do the same. If ii hap
pefs that you give way to temptation Won
shall feel ashamed at having stolen, and
you shall put back the stolen object in its
place. After a few repetitions of this
mental gymnastics. executed under the
influence CT hypnotic suggestion. the child
Is cured forever OF his bad habit"
DIR. Bertllon's method can he app;ied 10
other unconscious or hereditary habits
with equal success. among them being
that OF biting the nails-a habit VIII, d
predisposeS to consumption and dulls the
serse of touch. Hypnotism. even when
applied - further desirable ends has been
frequently and strongly objected to. DR.
Bertfllon, however. maintains that his
naethod-based on scientific deductions and
positive facts-cannot have other than OBJ
vious good results when the influence is
applied nationally, with patience and kind
ness.
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Adapted by Nature.
From Judge

From Judge.
Mrs. Bunting-'T am afraid that Jimmy
will never learn to SPELL"
Mr.. Bunting-"Nature evidently intended
him to be q sign painter"
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The Beautiful New Structure in Sol
diers' Home Grounds.
DRAMA FOR The VETERANS
A Permanent Organization for the
Home.
DESCRIPTION OF BUILDING
~ HOSE WHO ENJOY

HOSE WHO ENJOY
these delightful sum-
mer evenings In
driving or hiking"
through the Soldiers
Home grounds may
have noticed the
new marble building
in course of con-
struction. opposite
Sc ott Hall and next
to the library build
ing. This edifice
will be known as the
Sol diarS' Home
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From Pack.

She sobbed violently
"Villain!' she Missed, IT am in your DOW
err
MY child" he answered, sadly. "I
haven't got any. am Vice President of
the United States"
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Torpedo Boat Destroyers to Be Added
to Our Navy.
TO SINK GREAT SHIPS OR SMALL
A Novel Experiment in American
Nautical Construction.
WHAT OTHERS HAVE DONE
IT NCLE SAM is PRE-

pairing to add to his
progressive little
navy the most unique
and interesting style
of water craft which
has ever flown the
stars and stripes. On
the 18th of Septem-
Der, four days after
the opening of bids
for the new battle
ships, he will begin to
receive bids for three
rauy r-ar-ale - -
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The Secretary.

comedy man he Is inimitabIe, and as gem
tleman villain he always makes decided
hit.
The Secretary.
The company is fortunate in having Sc
cured the services of Miss Grace Ross as
secretary Of the organization, for her ex-
perience in dramatic circles has especially
fitted her for this work. She began her
dramatic career when in the Central High
School, playing the part of Tombstone in
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A BICYCLE ROMANCE.

""hen the Blooms Are ON the Lassie
una the Lassie's ON u Bike"
CHAP I = !.
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have made a great deal of money In
mines?'
Yes" replied Mr.. Moffat. rather mod
estly, Il have made something, but 1 have
lost great deal, too. Still, am pretty
we'll ahead of the game"
What Is the best minfng enterprise you
have ever engaged in?'
Il think that my best mine on the whole
has been the Maid of Erin,'" replied Mr.
Nofat. "This is silver mine. I went into
It It, in partnership with Senator Jerome B.
Chaffee. The mine cost us all told about
100000 to purchase and develop. We have
already taken out Of it about $4,000
How about the silver mines Of Colorado
Are they still being worked?"
Eyes. some Of them, though many have
been dropped for the time. The silver is
all there, however, and We will get it out
when the price rises, as 1 am sure that it
Will do sooner or later"
Foreign Capital Coming In.
"1s there much foreign investment now
In the Cole RADIO mines?"
Yes, the English arc putting quite a lot
OF capital in at Cripple Creek and other
parts of Colorado. 1 happen to know this
because much Of the money goes through
our bank. The English are very shrewd
investors. They usually know beforehand
just what they are buying, and they de-
veiop their properties on business prin-
ciples. There are some Frenchmen who arr,
opening mines here. but no Germans. The
Germans seem to run to mercantile bust
nesses rather than to mining
What is the condition of Denver flnan-
cially?'
Il think 1t is a very good condition"
How are your banks doing here?'
They are, believe, making money Our
deposits here have increased more than a
million dollars within short time. We
carry more than two million dollars in gold
in our vaults as part of our reserve. The
other banks carry some, and venture that
there is today more than 100000 worth
of gold in the Denver banks"
What is money worth out here Mr.
Moffat?"
''The banks get 10 per cent" was the
reply. Ten per cent Is the current rate
with u.s. but loans on good real estate can
be secured for about 6 per cent"
FRANK G.. CARPENTER
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rich veins have been uncovered only go to
prove that the mineral wealth of the state
Is scattered over its entire surface. I be-
lieve that the time will come when all OF
our mountainous counties will contribute
to the output OF gold and silver. And then
the African and Australian mines will still
turn out great quantities OF gold. All over
this Rocky mountain region there are good
gold prospects, and the new processes will
surely make q revolution in mining. don't
know what will be the outcome. 1 have
thought good deal about It. 1t may
equalize the value Of gold and silver"