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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-17
Yves St-BOunds
PULLMAN SERVICE.

PULLMAN SERVICE.
Chicago and Cleveland, Trains Nos. IA and
Is,
Chicago and Pittsburg Trains Nos. 5. 8, IA
and Is.
Chicago and Columbus, Trains Nos. IA, lG.
Chicago and Wheeling, Trains Nos. 7, 8, 46.
and At.
Chicago and Baltimore Trains Nos, 3, 6, 7
ands.
Chicago and Philadelphia, Trains Nos.
and 8.
Chicago and New York Trains Nos, and 8.
Columbus and Baltimore Trains Nos. and
g.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati, Trains Ncs. lO8,
104, l05 and l06.
f Stops to let off passengers from points
east Of Chicago Junction or totake on passen-
gers for Chicago; *Trains run Daily. tStop
on Signal $ Will wait 10 min for Connec-
ton. r. i Will wait minutes for ccnnec-
ton i messengers are lei oited. 3 Step
D Stop on Sundays only. Grand Caiu-
met Heights will be a flag stop for trains
Nos. il, II, 16andl7 Wednesdays and Satur-
days for train No. g. Sundays for train No. 7.
J, VAN. SMITH, CHAS. O. SCULL.
Genl Supt Gen. Pass Agt-
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-17

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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-17

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THE OHIO SOUTHERN.

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Evening star., 1896-11-07

'Indiarubber Age Is something more than
witticism descriptive of modern elas-
ticity. The part played among us by rub
Der Is quite important as that Of either
iron or electricity; and the field which rub
Der covers is. If humber notably vaster.
than the fields covered by those two other
great agents of civilization. Rubber has
indeed become necessity, where electricity
and iron are merely desiderata. Hence the
justification Of the French savant and his
"Indiarubber Age"
Some slight idea of the gigantic
growth of rubber Industries may be CLEAN
ed from the following remarks of the man
ager of a New York vehicle factory: I'VE
have fitted 5000 carriages with rubber
tires in New York city alone during the
past two years; and there are scores Of
firms competing with US.
Moreover. we have put rubber tires on
at least $4,000 vehicles in other parts OF
the country. and yet the movement only
took commercial shape four years ago. 1t
began with the livery stables which keep
cabs and carriages for hire The keepers
of such vehicles found out that when par
ties Of two more wanted to go to the
theater or to a dance. they could not speak
Evening star., 1896-11-07
ONE OF THE SEA HORSES.

the library. The fountain will have the
light granite face of the terrace for
background, the wall having three deep
inches in It's surface.
In the center niche. on a rough granite
rock. is to be the Neptune. a figure of he.
roic size. Against the rock on either side
Of it lean Tritons blowing conch Shells
Beneath the rock, at the front, huge sea
serpent seems to escape, while IN the
inches between the serpent and the Tritons
two frogs will spout jets of water across
the basin.
The inches at the sides will contain
Cceanides-females astride of romping sea
horses. Streams of water will he numer-
ous sent inward from the outer edge of the
sc mcrcle by half-submerged turtles.
The artist has completed the figure OF
Neptune and sent 1t to the foundry to be
cast. Progress Is being made on the other
details of this rather elaborate design, and
it is expected that the fountain will be
ready to be put in place early in the spring.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
NOW HE'S IN CONGRESS-.
Once He Was a Thief and Looked
Down Upon Statesmen.

Once He Was "a Thief and Looked
Down Upon Statesmen.
From the Detroit Free Press.
This is story once told few confiden-
tial friends by a strapping six-foot. broad
shouldered statesman from one of the
southern states:
II was making my first trip to Washing
ton as Congressman. The weather in our
section of the country was delightful and
so long as 1t remained so along my route 1
Travelled on horseback. One night put up
at an old tavern near which they were
having a country fair, and found such a
rush of business at the hostelry that two
of us were assigned to the same bed. My
roommate was a nice-looking young fel-
low, but not laxative, so I was soon asleep.
Later I awakened suddenly to see him
dressed and helping himself to my valu-
ables. Going between him and the door,
expressed surprise that he was thief.
The fellow was cool, sharp and had the
airs of a gentleman.
"'What are you? he asked.
"'A lawyer and a Congressman
Heavens! he chuckled. I guess I was
lucky to wake first
81 had to laugh, despite myself, and
asked If he had any proposition to make.
"T think will retain you for the de-
fense.' he said, slowly. That means you
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Knows He's In the Claoue,

upon the boards again. The management
received the greatest praise from the pub
lie for its lavish expenditure in scenery
ard costumes.
The troupe of the Varieties Is splendid
one: yet, not content with this, they took
on whole bevy of supernumerary ladies
of surprising loveliness. in order 10 do
honor to the occasion. The result was q
considerable success and the revival. short
ly after, of "LOeil Creye." This latter
little bouffe was running merrily enough
when all al once-crack-and the Society of
Authors came down on NJ. Samuels the di-
rector, cut the run short, and threatened
the management of the Varieties with moth
ing less than shipwreck. NJ. Samuels had
entered into an improper agreement with
the heirs of Herve to take a lesser ROYALTY
than the laws of the society prescribe!
Com binnt tiOn of Authors.
Time was when the Theater Porte-Saint-
Martin could secure a vaudeville for 300
francs cash or nine francs royalty for each
representation, and the Ambigu, more gen
erous. paid twenty-six francs per evening
to the authors of its five-act dramas. But
this was way back in the early thirties, be-
fore the business genius of Scribe had
imagined and founded the Societe des Au-
teurs Dramatiques. A struggle of fifty
years has resulted in a very different state
Of affairs t, day
At the present hour not director can
take the administration of any Paris thea
illegal representative and authorized man
dataire of the whole mass Of Paris au-
thors'-an agreement to pay its playwright
and composer royalties according to a set
tied scale. This royalty varies: for the
Paris theaters between 10 and 12 per cent,
while 1t is 10 per cent for the Opera aad
Comedie-Francaise- 1t is beautiful indeed
for the composer and author who has his
piece accepted. for the popular, the we'll
known, the well-to-do who can wait But
T. is terrible for all others. The heirs CT
Herve were very willing indeed to take 5
Fer cent royalty for "LOeil Creve." But
they are not allowed to do it.
The result Of this tyranny OF the Society
of Authors is undoubtedly beneficial to the
public ard the stage. Directors of theaters
are bound to have pieces, and as new pieces
cost no more than old ones. new ones they
will have This is so true that "revivals'
are constantly suspected. and directors en-
gaSinS in them run considerable risk. Fur
thermore as the price must be high. good
pieces are regularly the OILY ones that see
the light, and authorship is cncoura ged--a
result that shows Significantly in ali the
adaptations from the French" which con-
stantly appear all the other stages of
the world. Were it not for this tyranny"
Evening star., 1896-11-07
The Story of Samson,


With distended eyes. mouth and ears.
Tommy Traddles heard his Sunday school
teacher tell about Samson and his long
hair and his wonderful feats of strength,
and his weakness after Delilah had shorn
him of his leonine locks
An he didn't have any strength at all
after he got hair cut?" he asked. tncred-
ulously.
No; his strength was in his long hair.
and when his locks were gone he was DOW
erless, explained the teacher
When Tommy came the following Sum
day. his face was a trit1e scratched and
very little to say. but was evidently doing
a great deal of thinking.
Say. teacher he said at last, 81 don't
think much of that Samson story you told
US last Sunday
Why SO, Tommy" inquired the teacher.
oh, you see. Johnny JONES' he's bigger n
me. an he's captain of the Young Royers'
ioot ball team, an he wore his hair long,
lke all of those kickers. An him an me-
isn't good friends. an last Tuesday me an
Jimmy Hawkins and Bob White-we all
caught him alone, an piled onto him an
heid him down an cut off all his long hair
with mas shears"
THAT WASH at all nice, Tommy" ra-
proved the teacher, but 1 suppose Won
Were Thinking of the story of Samson?'
Yes, that is just what l was thinkin' of >,
his hair?'' was al
well, was it?"
was IT." Tommy. replied. disgustealv
Il met him all alone yestiddy- W. -
Say, just look at that eye" .
Evening star., 1896-11-07
As PACKING.
Why Japanese Toothpicks and Fans
Are Cheap.


From the Jewellers Review
1t has often been matter of wonder that
japanese manufactures. such as tooth
picks and fans. could be sold at such low
prices The small fans are sold at a cent
apiece while the dainty little toothpicks
command the same price per bundle.
When one examines either of these pro
ducts and speculates upon the amount OF
labor that must be spent tn make them in
any quantity, the natural inference is that
the well-kncwn smallness of japanese
wages contains the explanation. At first
glance this seems to be the natural expla-
nation. Such skilled workers as watch
makers get but a trifle more than dollar
p week for their services, and the less skill
ed and more mechanical trades command
a pittance that TO our western ideas seems
incredibly small.
But small as the wages of the Japanese
worker may be, there are considerations
that indicate at once that some other
cause must be fourd. There is a duty on
both the articles mentioned, and in addition
to this ii must be remembered that Japan
is far away, and that, in the natural
course, freights would give a considerable
price in this market to articles that were
entirely without cost in the orient.
visit to several japanese importing
houses, which deal exclusively in fine Sat
suna and other native wares and in Jap9-
rese curios revealed the secret of the
prices at whicn the small wares could be
offered here. The large vases, which form
the staple imports Of the concerns called
LIon. require the most careful packing.
lest their long journey they come TO
glief; and here is where the toothpicks and
fans 1 OF only work their passage, but le-
gally escape duty. Packed IN ard around
the vases are many thousands of THESE
articles, and by this use they lose their
character as merchandise and become
merely SO much packing"
Evening star., 1896-11-07

the theaters Of Paris would soon run down
t. fraudulent Misrepresentation. Pieces
could be had for % francs night again,
and as the floating population of sightseek-
ers is so great the trick would be most
prolita ble-until the reputation of the Paris
stage was ruined.
But even before the dramatic author has
taken his 10 per cent each night out of the
pocket of the unhappy director the state
has been before him for its II per ceft.
The city claims it's droit des pauvres. Hand
over II per cent of your gross reccip;s for
the benefit of the poor,
This poor tax, which is over and above
the state and city taxes paid by theaters
as by all other business enterprises is
| never less than II per cent Of the .otal re-
ceipts. A tEeater which in the course of
the year has taken in a sum of 800. 600
francs is obliged to give up 5000 to the
administration of hospitals. What Is most
complained of in this exorhitant tax is that
1t is collected on the total receipts before
the theauer is allowed to pay Itself for its
daily expenses.
A few years ago the director of one of
the chief theaters Of the Boulevard was
thrown into bankruptcy after three years
management His liabilities amounted ti
100000 francs more than his assets Dur
ing his three years he had been Obliged TO
pay over from his gross receipts, before
everything else, under the name of poor
tax. the sum of 100000 francs for the hos
pitals. If this sum mad been collected only
after the daily expenses of the thealer
were provided for the share of the poor
would have been much reduced But the
! manager would not have been bankrupt
nor have left more than 100 actors en-
ployes and workmen without place Or food
The public assistance, which profiteG by
| this application of the law, certainly did
! not come to their rescue. In recent years
| the total annual receipts of the theatars
of Paris amount to s7.O0OOG0. The poor
| tax turned over from this to the public as
sistance is thus. In round numbers, 1000
each year. These are very curious figures
but the whole subject of municipal govern
ment in France Is strange in our ives.
J They ara the most taxed people in the civ
j ilized world. No wonder Paris is beautif al /.
In the end the public pays. as always
The admission prices to the Paris thea ters
are necessarily high.
STERLING HELLO.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

magnet, leaving the belt pulley secured to
its shaft and the motor current is turned
on. The motor reNolves and winds the
door shut, at the same time winding up the
springs that are to open the door for the
next operation. One of the most mysteri-
Gus things about the whole thing is that
standing upon the same spot on the mai at
one time controls one door, al another the
other, depending upon the position of the
doors and whether one is entering or leav-
iEg the building. When the doors are
closed no current is used and the cost of
operation is extremely small. The 110-volt
regular current is used. Each door is pro-
vided with an ingeniously devised guard
that directs to the right-hand side thus
protecting from the other wing opening
side TO leave the building while YOU are
entering. The inventors are Oliver III.
Hicks and Rohertus f. Troy of Chicago.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

themselves an enviable place, but in re-
vcnge they are tied down by iron-clad con-
tracts with tremendous forfeits. And the
playwrights, while they lord 1t over all the
theaters, cannot but feel that their OWE
regulations bear hard on all except the
most successful.
AS between director and playwright, an
incident of the past season indicates the
situation very clearly. The Varieties Thea
ter Is an old-established house of vaude-
Vile. opera bouffe, burlesque and operette.
in which capacity 1t brought out, long.
long ago, most of the works of Herve, who
wrote "Chilperic," "L'Oeil Creve,"-"The
Busted Eye"-and all those other light,
fantastic bouffes which so delighted our
good fathers when they came to Paris un-
der the third empire. No theater In Paris
could more appropriately revive these
pieces at the present day, and every one
re5oiced when tuneful "Chilperic" was put
Evening star., 1896-11-07

university students little clerks and the
Hke-for, say. frame or two apiece.
They go in squads, accompanied by one
of the chefs employees. in order to applaud
at his direction. Others, who pay higher
for their seats-say, two to three francs
each for the best pIaces-are permitted to
sit privately, and not in squads. but still
al plauding- Later on. when the success of
the piece is perfectly assured. the claque
excepting the .'old guard" around the chef
himself, becomes almost exclusively COM
posed of private persons, many of whom
do not dream the true source of their
tickets, for which they have paid. perhaps
a premium. The ticket spectators on the
street or in the wine shops all agents
of the chef de claque.
Even the tourist must have noticed how
1t often happens that while there is MOTH
ing to be had at the box office. there are
always sidewalk types with promises of
the best seats. if you will only step around
the corner. Around the corner the teach
able and meek Partisan is led into dingy
cafe. Here in a corner there is set up a
tiny model of the thsater in question. like
q dolls house. Pick out your seats-and
pay a premium. These places appertain to
"the concession" For the directors of Paris
theaters are. despite their splendid oppor-
tunities. proverbially in hot water finan-
cially. and ever on the borrow. mortgasing
their houses on for weeks ahead. Indeed,
ii is said that Sara Bernhardt's theater,
the Renaissance. is today the only house,
outside of the ''subvsntioned'' establish
nents, which is not horribly in debt and
at the mercy of its chef de claQue.
4 Case of Grab.
- Storm and stress. Inconvenience and pri-
Va ton, avar:ce and greed and grabbing are,
on every side, the characteristics of the
tIeater in Paris: and ii speaks highly for
the value of the artisteS and the play
wr.ghts, first. that these things are. and.
secondly, that they should possibly con-
tinue TO exist. Every one has. mctaphoric-
ally. pistol at his head. The public is
held up by "the concession" the director
and ali his employees down to the meanest
The director is between the fires of 1.-THE
concession the Society of Dramatic
Authors, the powerful syndicate of ar.istes
and the government itself. with its droit
des pauvres. His life is scarcely worth the
living. Theatrical artists have secured
Evening star., 1896-11-07
A Street Crowd.

From the Boston Alvertser.
The easiest thing on the face OF the earth
to entertain is a street crowd. Everyihiug
but curiosity in such motley Jam is for
gotten. Rich and poor, ignorant ard learn
ed. stand elbow to elbow with craned necks
AMI open mouths. Just such a crowd as
this blocked the way on Tremon. street
yesterday at frequently recurring intervals.
Every time very solemn looking man ap-
peared in the show window there was a
scramble to see whose nose wouli be fa;-
tened on the plate glass iirst. All the
solemn-lookfng man did was to open a
couch and proceed to make It into a bed
by turning the plush cover mattress side up
and putting on pair Of pillows. When
the pillows were squared up the crowd was
SO great that a policeman had to compel
the outer layer OF spectators to move on.
They did so, grumblingly.
Then the bed was unmade, and a parlor
couch greeted the people, who smiled and
departed. In a few minutes this scene was
again enacted. The bed-making man never
once relaxed his countenance or hastened
his lahorious movements.
Evening star., 1896-11-07
Comfort in the Bath Room


1t is worthy Of note what a difference is
made by the addition of few inexDensva
litXuries 10 the appearance of bath room,
The bath itself must, Of course, always be
kept spotlessly clean and the taps bril-
llantiy polished, and the linoleum coverin 2
the floor always carefully swept and wash
ed: but even more than this is needed to
make Il really comfortable bath room. A
CORK or rubber mat shonld be kept in every
bath room. Wooden mats are useless: they
g1entc. place should be found on the wa
for mirror-a plain one with black
frame will answer the purpose admirably.
the longer it is the better, and it should
be placed where there Is good light. Two
wire trays should alsosbe fastened to tho
wall beside the bath, and low enough to he
within easy reach eof the person using II.
These are to hold,fthessponge and flannel
and soap when not in use during the bath
Also shelves should be made and placed
upon the walls of Every bath room: these
may be of plain deal, enameled any color
that IS liked. Upon them may be placed
cold cream. shaving soap, bottle Of am
monia, punice stofte and all the little ac-
Cessories used in the toilet. Plenty of SOAP
should always be provided and towels in
abundance and with all these little COM
forts the daily bath will be indeed an un-
mixed pleasure.
Evening star., 1896-11-07

The cIaque is not a mere mob of mer-
cenary hand-clappers, dealing out applause
unintelligently at so many francs night,
as is often supposed. On the contrary it
Is composed of lovers of the lyric and dra-
matte stage. who take this means of graf
flying their tastes free of charge. The
claque is operated something after this
fashion. A moneyed man, say a retired
theatrical costumer. enters into a contract
with the director of theater, who con-
fides to him the general business of the
success of pieces" and to him exclusively
His remuneration will be-his own and his
employees free entrance to the theater
throughout the duration of the contract: a
certain number of orchestra and bale ony
tickets, to be used for the best interests of
the business. and a certain other supply of
orchestra and balcony tickets, to be dis
posed of to his own advantage. Further
more, the director guarantees to him on
the first representations of new pieces the
whole of the parterre tpiD, to be given out
by him according to his interest and dis
cTetion-
On his side, the chef de clauue obliges
himself CD to do all in his power to assure
the success of the new pieces represented
IN the theater SO long as he is in charge.
% to conform in all points to the usages
OF the management in this respect; cs) to
De present at rehearsals. for the purpose of
receiving instructions for directin the ap-
pIauSe; I'd to protect the debuts of new ac-
tors and actresses; tJ) TO pay to the direc-
tors and actresses; 90 to employ only we'll
dressed applauders, and % to pay to the di-
rector of the theater the sum Of say four
thousand dollars price, premiums or bonus
for the contract.
Tickets at Reduced Prices.
1t results from this that the theater
starts with a fund of ready money for
Salaries, costumes and scenery; that cheer
full first nights are assured by the packed
parterre. and that the piece will run on
smoothly ever after. To whom does the
chef de claque give out these tickets? He
gives them to no one. He sells them, At
a reduced price, of course. But he still
sells them. 1t is here the gam mbling chances
of the chef de claque come in. At the be-
ginning of a piece, when its success is
doubtful, he is obliged in common pru-
dence to give over all, or nearly all his
tickets to docile and obedient young men,