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Of all the proposals that have been submitted to the government with re- gard to the Palais Royal at Paris, which Ifs now falling in ruins, the scheme which finds most favor with the government and with the public is that of covering in the whole garden or square with a huge glass roof, con- verting it into a hothouse, or winter garden for the reception of tropical plants.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12

DELIVERED DY CARRIERS IN THE CtTY, 10 CENTsA WEEK, b0CENTs A MONTH, & FOR SIX MONTHS, Sd A YEAR. IRE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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It is gratifying to hear, says the Bos- are being circulated for signatures against the placing of the Macmonnies "Bacchante'' in the Public Library are being signed by many citizens of whose liberality, merit and broad culture in President Eliot's name, for instance, heads the remonstrance from Cam being no less actively circulated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12
We Can't Help

the thronged condition of our stores. If so many people didn't try to get in at one time we could put more Christmas goods on sale, but we have the goods!
 It's the excellent values and the low prices that crowd this store
 Prove it yourself.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12

THECARRlNGTON PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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Paterfamilias (sternly)- )-"Let this end right here, sir!-right here and nowr Fond lover-"All r-right, sir! Call a minister. Pluck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

Savillc has q keen sense OF humor and
possesses the rare talent of enjoying a
good laugh at her own expense. 1t Is an
easy matter to feel at homo with the
crcat prima donna. aud we sit together
and talk like Old friends. She Is. above
all. simpat!ca. Her face has u French
caste, ANA she speaks. as | noted be.
fcrc, with a slight accent. II am only
lali French" she CourCsscs. and then
She adds proudly. II am an American.
really. | was horn ia California, al
though ! passed many years of my lie
In Australia. It was there | learned TO
love outdoor sports. | shoot. I swim. [
hunt" and ride the bicycle" was
suggested.
NO. indeed All. If Il woman could
sec her back as she rides Il bicycle. it
would cure her" As she speaks the
corners of her lips twitch h~umorously,
and she throws her head back some
thing after til" manner of n young stcCd
sccntsng the air. Her head Is crowned
H.. a wealth of golden brown hair that
Gems almost too great a load to carry.
glance AZ a beautiful portrait of Juli-
cite awakening from her sleep in the
vault: the heavy trCssc3 hanging in
disorder almost sweep the ground.
With a quick Interpretation she an
swers my mspokcn question; Yes. all
mine, and n terrible burden" and then
she proceeds to relate "A tale Of the first
nod ,",1Xs t,A,- H.. .A.. 81. .g. s.s..i o..
beautiful golden wig for Marguerite. I
admired myself in my long braids, and
! was very happy. But after the opera
the imnrcssar!o came TO me ana cried:
What have YOU on your head? Take 1t
off: take it Off. 1t Is horrible. ! took
of my beautiful golden wig, and never
sincc have | worn one" One cannot
give the inimitable manner In which
Saville tells a little story against her
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shinglad. Houses by the score actually

shinglad. Houses by the score actually
rotted down and many families moved
cut of their dwellings anl left them TO
the mercy Of the dcvoiring elements.
Eddyvillc is nestled beneath a hugo
sand Hill which towers ~hcavcnward on
the east, and which baiIiCd old Sol in
his attempts to arouse the citizens az u
reasonably carly hour In the morning,
Along the western edge OF tho town
flows the ncs Molncs river, the waters
Of which stole gently by. seeming to
understand that 1t was Il part OF their
mission to get beyond the limits Of the
town without disturbing the population.
II vas during this state OF lcthargy into
which tho people had fallen that there
APPEARED upon the scene a tcmpter and
an incident similar to that in tho
garden of Eden occurred.
While the people were thus Willing
away their time there sprung up in
their midst IA few followers of the myth
zeal gods. calling themselves free
thinkers. These missionaries spread
their gospel in every conceivable way
and their efforts to obtain converts
were literally rewarded. AS time wore
on their numbers increased and they
formed themselves into an association
and held meetings at the houses OF
those who were in the faith, and many
were the tales of weird scenes of those
who formed the mysterious midnight
gatherings.
They were known ms free thinkers,
SriritualiSts. atheists and followers of
their ideal gods. Paine and Ingersoll.
1t mattered but little to these people
what the other fellow said, they went
right along with their work, spreading
their gospel and holding their myster-
ious meetings. These men as a rule
managed TO get at the head of affairs
and city oificcrs-elcct have been known
TO refuse to take the ordinary oath OF
Office because 1t contained the scntance
80 help me God"
At the present time fully two-thirds
OF the business mon of the town are un-
believers in anything regarding heaven,
hell or the Bible. Eddyville has a popu-
lGtion OF | 800: there are seven church
buildings in the town and they are kept
up by the women, who make up the
major part of the various congregations.
l. Is a rare hing to see Il business man
at church. with the exception OF a very
few, who are regular attendants.
No longer ago than the last summer
Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist. held
a series of meetings there, lasting an
entire week, and he failed to get n
single convert. Sunday remarked that
he had never before in all his career as
an evangelist preached in a town with
a. little success.
At another time an evangelist who
has since become somewhat noted
dropped into town. and after failing to
make an Impression on the people in y
religious way. he organized a young
ladies' athletic club. ne taking the part
of instructor.
This, however. was not n success. as
his meetings were disturbed nightly.
and finally broken up By a crowd Of
men and boys. each OF whom carried a
drum or tin pan. and the gymnast was
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of the school, to which he has since de-
voted his entire attention, appearing
only at benefits and special perform
ances. In conjunction with his father
he wrote the Lawrence Recitcr," and
he recently issued his own work, Sim
plified Elocution." a work which has
been very strongly endorsed as a valu-
able aid to both students and teachers.
Mr.. Lawrence will return to tho stage
next season, when he will produce a ro-
mantle Russian drama, entitled For
Her Sake" lie will begin his tour at
the Leland Opera House, Albany, n. Y.
He has been favorably known for many
years as a teacher of elocution and in
structor in dramatic art, and his skill in
this direction, added to his early eX-
r%erience upon tire stage, affords strong
foundation for his hopes of success.
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self. Her lips have n variety Of ex-
~prcssions, and the fascinating dimplcs
give them an "infantile sweetness, but
az she sits opposite to me-, her eyes look
at me with an intense steadfastncss OF
SaZc that Is almost embarrassing. They
are the eyes of an artist, deep, passion
ate. penetrating, seeming to dilate and
change color as she speaks. Some
times blue, then hazel, then ut times.
when Sacply moved, almost black.
When sac dwells on her art she becomes
very grave ana earnest. 1t was only
three years ago that she made her de-
but as Julictte at the Theatre de Ia
MOnna!e, in Brussels, and these three
years of phenomenal success In all the
81 eat capitals of Europe were preceded
by a long apprenticeship ofihard study.
/ 1--WE so much to my dear professor,
Nine. :Iarchcsi. See, | have her pic
lures about me. This one was given to
me the day OF my debut in Brussels,
and this just before ! started for Amer
lea. She writes on 1t that she wishes
me grand success. She will be glad to
h'oN lNd' tht h'cE ANU val pcoplO
lave given me so beautiful a welcome.
All! they have made me very happy"
| caugh, the signs OF tears on the long.
curling lashes. And again the quick.
why do ] cry? you ask, Because | am
happy, and an artist is always a bundle
vi nerves. No, l never cry before | ap-
pear on the stage. l do not eat or sleep,
but cry? No. One must be courageous;
one must resolve not to fail. After
ward, when the curtain is down, and 1t
Is all over, c'est fini. Then sometimes
! cry, and 1t does me good. In ones
home it makes no difference. And my
rooms are my home. DO they not look
pretty and homelike? | put my be-
longings about me, my piano. my books.
my pictures, and behold. 1t Is homo
anywhere"
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

Professor Philip Lawrence. as an
instructor in the Lawrence School
Of Acting. which was originally
in Philadelphia, but removed to
New York in 1872. At the age of
nineteen he commenced practical stage
work as q member of Steele Mackayc's
Queen and Woman company, and
later followed that actor to the Madison
Square Thoater. as treasurer of the
house. On Mr.. Mackayc's retiring from
the management he went with him as
his private secretary. In the fall of
1881 he arranged with T.. II. French TO
take the Union Square Theatcr success,
THE Danichefts," on the road, and
toured with 1t through the country,
playing the character of Isip, in which
lie met with considerable success In
the summer of 1882 his father died, and
he retired from the stage to take charge
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Setting Applcirccs.

tFrom the Farmers Rcvicw.)
In reading your issue OF December IL
! struck a very interesting article on
planting Orchards" signed william
Gray" While his article contains
many excellent points which | most
freely endorse, 1t contains one that l
would most seriously condemn, viz,
1.-The tree top should incline TO the west
several inches lie further states that
the prevailing winds are from the west
and that nearly all the orchard trees
are found leaning east. This may be
the case with him, but in all this great
northwest the prevailing winds are
from the northwest and u trees lean,
not to the east. but to the northeast. l
have examined thousands of orchards
In Wisconsin. Minnesota and Iowa and
have almost invariably found the older
trees leaning and growing to the north
cast. He says they lean east by west
winds. / claim to have any amount Of
evidence in u township that they lean
northeast and not from the force Of
wind from the southwest. but from the
direct rays OF the sun. This reported
in our book report of 1873. When every
body claimed this leaning was caused
by the southwest winds I took a bold
stand then and was considered much be-
side myself by my best friends, who
tried then to keep me from arguing the
question there, as 1t would be sure to
expose my ignorance. u Is impossible
with the limited space | am given TO
branch of ana reason all these points in
ono short article, but II objected TO by
any | will try to make my position as
clear as sunshine. We have eight Or
chards in u grove here oil the east
side, open on the east, closely shut in
on the south and west by tall timber.
AL these trees lean seriously TO the
northeast except the row that stands
near the grove on the south side Of the
field. The trees in the west side row,
too, ire found nearly upright, caused
by the shade they receive from the sun
by the grove. IL anyone doubts my po-
sition let him go about and examine and
he will be most thoroughly convinced
by his own convictions. ! do not say
the southwest winds never set the trees
over 10 the northeast. lHc VIM uOtS
this sometimes, but not any oftener than
they are set over to the southeast by
the northwest wind. These are eXcep-
tons to the general rule.
l have found trees leaning In every
conceivable direction. But as Il rule
they lean and grow to the northeast.
The time was when this talk was called
Gaylord's theory and weighed little. At
this time lin 1879 l wrote to q noter
professor in Michigan to learn what
caused our trees to lean or grow over to
the northeast. His reply was hen 1t
was caused by the heavy southwest
winds. This was about seventeen years
ago, but venture to say now that not
a professor in the northwest could be
found to utter such a conclusion. IL
there are any we hope they will come
to the rescue, as this old-fogy notion
Is now most thoroughly exploded.
The best | can do in this .short article
Is to state q few facts very briefly and
defer the rest til some future reply. A
tree standing erect and in the open sun
without anything to prevent the direct
rays from striking It's trunk will be In
no OUT Hoston morning, an
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24

%shilllngs an acre 1.-THE free, at
the present time" This would
be only $l,1j an acre. with local
taxes paid by the landlord. If this
Is anything near a fair sample Of
English rents for averaging farming,
1t would GcCm to leave a fair margin for
the renter. II would be considered Il
very low rent for good land in this part
or Ontario; and our best land, we'll
cultivated. on shares. will pay the own
er several times that much.
one trouble with English farming Is
that the methods are Anticipated and
IN expenses too great. The results
are good, so far as yield Is concerned
much better than the average In ON
tario-Dut the labor bill IL proper
t~ionally higher. While labor is chhcap-
or there, the labor cost of u bushcl of
wheat, or II ton of hay, or a pound
OF butter IS more in England than in
this country. We don't produce so
much per acre: but we produce more
probably two or three times as much
per hand. Here Is where the English
farmer is handicapped much more
than In the rem he pays. II
Is n matter Of regret that it is so. Eng
lish farming should be n very at
tractivc businesses, with n reasonable
margin of profit. 1t gives employment
and support to u much larger popuia-
ton proportionately than our; and 4
better support to or at least a more
dignitlcd and more lcisuroly life for
the farmer himself than in any other
country. 1t will be a matter OF pro-
found regret IL he Is forced by COM
petition to adopt the high pressure
system of work. and the low scale OF
living which Is too common here. But
apparently he must do that or aban-
don the business, at the present price
OF agricultural produce, to pay the
present labor bill, support the mana-
ger. or farmer, in his present style
of living, and leave any thing At all
for rc~nt.-FaIm and Home.
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compelled to fec the town. These are
but II few of the incidents that have
occurred TO break the monotony of
things in E~ddyyille. If Rev. Mr.. Tai
mage were to preach in Eddyville his
auditors would be women; ii Robert
Irgcrsoll, then the men would turn out
on massc. but IN no other occasion
could they be induced 20 leave their
favor!te haunts.
Political lines arc also drawn tighter
IN Eddyyille than ut any other place on
earth. a minister VINO had preached
salvation for six years at $500 per year
was asked to resign because he OK
pressed q desire to vote for candidates
or both tickets. 1t has been said that
there are but two exciting days during
the ycar at E~ddyville, and that they are
election day and when the ice goes pat.
There are gambling dens In the town
IN various places, where the youth of
tender age can play his pennies, as well
as the gray beard his dollars. Vice has
an almost uninterrupted reign.
But a change is coming over the Swn
and new blood Is taking the place OF
old; n spirit of enterprise is noticeable
or every hand. Old fogyism Is being
replaced by young American enterprise,
and a remarkable change has been the
result. More Improvement has been
made within the past two years than
there was in thirty years prior to that
time. In the hands of young men with
modern ideas Eddyville can become one
of the most nourishing inland towns OF
Iowa, but 1t will always occupy a prom
inent place in history on account of the
past,
Mayor Broderick is foreman of the
Wapello county grand jury, and last
week when Colonel Robert G. lngersoll
| lectured here on The Foundation of
Faith" Mr.. Frederick adjourned the
| body in order that he might hear the
lecture. He is n pronounced believer in
Ingersollism and carries the teachings
into his everyday life.
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No time. piece could show more truly.
But II II tree leans from the sun. from
any time from sunrise till sunset. the
dead line will appear on top or fa,ing
tho sun. There are unnumhsrcd
amounts of evidence. oven in our own
township, to prove this beyond al pos
siblc doubt. These being facts. then
how shall we set our trees 80 a. TO
best mako them self pgo'crr.ugf We
all SGT our trees here now leaning to
the sun at about | ~o'cioci not later.
Up till quite recently We have boon sct-
ting and advising setting at AIsl-plst
/. This IS Il little too much, We think.
rs we now find here ana tla~c trees
that have been set oNcr ag far ~ 2
and 3, aud In almost every case trees
thus grown will show injury, wen as
far east Ne sunrise or from IS in the
morning. There were a few trees IN a
small plat | found years ago leluing
ore northwest ban kcd on southeast. one
leaning north barkcd on south. ono
leaning southeast barkCd on southwest;
one stood close to the North sitc uf'thA
fence, stood upright and sound, This
gave me evidence In n nutshell: and
since | have examined thousands OF
trees and universally find the same
conditions, producing the same effect.
Set leaning to mo later ani don't
you forget it. Edison Gaylord.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
Stage Notes.

Paul Bourget is writing a ono-act
play In prose for the Coincide Fran
caisc. The title Is "The Screen"
Shakespeare is so popular in Italy
that a sanguino Italian actor announces
Hamlet is almost sure Of a success,
Though a failure in Christiania and
Copenhagen, "The Second Mrs. Tan
queray" has been successful at Stock.
holm.
Herr Sudermann's latest play, Hap
piness in a Corner" (Gluck i'm WinkeD.
has just been produced at the Burg
s'rss.IH iae discov.r,
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oaving the inhabitants with nothing
but their empty stores and weed-in-
tested streets.
The town derived It's name from its
founder, William Eddy. who. in IN early
day, long before tho time when the
white man intrudcd upon the broad do
main OF the American Indian, con-
Quoted an Indian agency at that point.
and by strict economy and close at
tCEtion to business managed to save
from the profits on the sale of fire
water" and red flannel enough to live
oil In retirement during the remainder
o! his life.
Mr.. Eddy, although an Indian trader,
whose life had been spent OH the from
tier, was zone the less n shrewd hus.-
ness man, and when the intrudCrs from
east of the father Of waters made tnci.
first appearance on Iowa soil. and as
soon as the treaty with the Indians was
Completed, he entered an eighty acre
tract OF land, laid IL nj in town lots
and immortalized himself BY naming
the prospective town Eddyville. A
town at once sprung up-mushroom-
lthe-dUu as ll' uu'SliCl VI NidiSpOI-
tation became one OF vast Importance
necessity solved the problem and
steamboats, of small dimensions were
constructed and launched. and about
half the year, when the water wa high
enough to float them, piled between
Keokuk and Eddyvillc.
1t was during this period in the his
tory Of Eddyvillc that a few OF the sur
yivors. although old in years and ey-
ccedingly musty in enterprise, love t.
tell of, as they occupy their favoritc
position, behind the stove in a grocery
store, or, if the weather be fine.
mounted astride a dry goods box, with
Il big jack knife in hand, whiting as
they manipulate n good sized wad of
long green tobacco. These pioneers
never tire of telling of the good old
days when the Maria" or the River
Queen" made their trips to Eddyvillc
in the a~nte-bellum days.
Another great incident in the history
o. the town was the high water Of 1851.
No two of the persons now living can
agree as to just how high it was, but
they all agree that the Dcs Moines river
at that time was higher than I, evog has
been since, or ever will be.
! The year 1861 marked another imSor-
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-01-24
TALK WITH SAVIl-LE.
The Beautiful American Girl WHO Has
Trlmmnheh In rnris.

Triumphed In Paris.
"Ents .z!' or rather come in" the
latter with the slightest of foreign ac-
cents, and Madame Frances Saville
rises from the piano and laughs mcr-
rily as she shakes hands. Frances Sa-
vile, the adored Traviata of tho Paris
ians, the Juliettc, who a few weeks pre-
vious stood before n vast audience at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York.
~friendless and comparatively unknown,
and had by the sheer force OF her sill
very voice, inimitable art, and that
something more which means Il con-
Quer where | will" unlocked the
enthusiasm of a strange audience, has
a puzzling face. As she stood up to re-
chrysanthemums on the piano behind
her form q background against which
her face and figure are outlined. She
is not very tall, but slight, supple. and
upright. The small shapely head is
thrown back-a trife defantly. so |
thought at first. but | afterward learned
that 1t was the natural attitude OF q
brave, fearless oma II think I am
courageous" she said, later on. II fear
TO undertake nothing, and when | I'M
dertake, ] succeed. never had a horse
| could not conquer, and | ride like a
bushranger." And then the face which
ad grown strong and masterful breaks
into ripples. you have a very pretty
dimple," ! remark somewhat impul-
sively. "One! have two-that | know
am ] not right?" and she laughs
again. this time at herself. for Nine.
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Among other characteristics they re-
iuso to believe in the existence Of God
Or hell, decline to take an oath or at
end n church service. Evangclists have
ivaded the Town and labored for weeks
without gaining a single convert, but
Ohen Robert G. lngersoll is announced
70 lecture the entire male population
turns out, laying aside every other duty.
Years ago the place vas 4 thriving vii
!age, but the tide Of fortune turned,
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BACK TO II STAGE.
EDWARD GORDON LAWRENCE
AND HIS NEW PLAY.
To Star in For Her sake" Nrittcn nv
Himself Story Of Ills iHborS In tho
Field ~ Dramatic Art Il Evprc:cd
to Make "A nit"

OWN GORDON
Lawrence. the act
or. was born Nov. 1,
1859. at philadCl-
phia. Pa. He grad
uatcd from the
Friends School in
that city when SIX
teen years OF age,
"A Il commenced
shortly afterwards
To aNsiyt his N
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lSCt SSlNG recent
ly the relative p.o-
TT of grain and
grass in England,
the Live stock
Journal states MS u
fact that the land
In question Il part
OF Lord Leicester .
estate Is valued at
an annual rental of
ss,A tInn "
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AGRICULTURiSTS.

some tp.to-D Date itin's Nhout Cuitivt-
ton of tho soil and Weld. thereof
Norticuiturc. va ulturO aud iIurl-
culture.
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Ottumwa Na.) Letter.

HERE is q small
town situated in
WapCl,o co unty,
this state. called
EddyvillC. and It's
inhabitants a.c
probably more con
%spicuous in their
peculiar m II n cr
than those OF any
other town on the
face of the globe.
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a QUEER IOWA TOWN.
A VILLAGE WHERE CHURCH-GO-
ING is UNKNOWN.

free Thinking Inhabitants Arc Great
Lovers of Inrcrsoil-IIistory OF the
strange Community aud Its Members
Not Much Progress.
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Mini Novgorod's exhibition next
year is to be a national one of Russian
products alone. 1t will be opened 500
after the ears coronation at Moscow.
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tant epoch in the towns history, At
that time the Des Moines Valley rail
way was completed to that point and
Eddyville remained the terminus for
three years, during which time the
bwn enjoyed a genuine boom. In 1864
5he road was pushed on further west
Nj this was the beginning of the end
" NHoou times for the town. From chat
oot the town went backward and there
b period OF twenty years that there
not q house built or even re-