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Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
Dixey and Company.

Henry Dixey and his very clever COM
pany thoroughly entertained fair audi
ence at O'Briens opera house last even
ing. ,as. --s.ls. = tslv- ~t
The curtain went up to a scene from
''The Seven Ages" a captivating pre-
sentation of a dining party of old gentle
men of the lean and slippered pantaloon
age such of about the time of our great
grandfathers, drinking their wine, crack
ing their jokes and growing childishly
giddy over "reminiscences The little
glimpse of comedy closes with a grandly
pathetic reminder of Shakespeare's last
scene of ALL aA.a ets4-
Soon followed a bright laughter COM
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
To Enlist Volunteers.

Madrid, March 10.--The government is
making preparations to enlist volunteers
for home defense. The Correspondence
de Espana (semi-officiaD publishes re-
port that Spain, through the mediation
of Great Britain, has undertaken to con-
fer autonomy on Cuba, Great Britain
and the United States promising to as
sist in bringing the rebellion in the island
to termination. The report Is not cred
tied. 1t has been decided that the family
of the Hon. Hannis Taylor, the Ameri-
can minister, will not leave Madrid un-
til May.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Italy's New Ministry.

Rome, March 10-The composition of
the new ministry is officially announced
as follows Marquis Dirudini, presi-
dent of the council and minister of the
interior; General Ricotti, minister of war;
Admiral Brin, minister of marine; Signor
Sermoneta, minister of foreign affairs;
Signor Branca, minister of finance;
Signor Colombo, minister of the treas
ury; Signor Perazzi, minister of public
works; Signor Gucciardini, minister of
agriculture; Signor COST, minister of JUS
tice; Sjgnor Gianturco minister of public
instruction; Signor Carmine, minister of
posts and telegraphs.
The new ministry has decidedly conser-
vative leanings. The ministers were
sworn into their offices this afternoon,
after which ceremony parliament was
summoned to meet on March 49,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

polling comedy, 1.-The Lottery of Love"
bristling with cute points and the alb
surdest of situations. The cast in this
showed its exceptional ability. Mr..
Dixey was at his best as Alpheus
Doubledot, and had a most excellent
companion comedian in Mr.. Thomas
Keirns as Benjamin Buttercorn. Miss
French as Diana and Miss Craven's
10 were charming, both ladies being
beautiful and unusually clever as we'll.
Mrs Edmunds as the mother-in-law,
Zenobia Sheramy, was a realistic terror.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
I'm Mi7zoura. -

There is every indication that stand
ing room will be at a premium on the &C.
casion of Nat c. Goodwin's appearance
at O'Brien's opera house on Wednesday
evening. I'm Mizzoura," which will be
the bill for the occasion, is without ques-
ton the most brilliant of all American
plays. 1t deals with scenes and Incl
dents in Pike county, Missouri, which
are, unlike most stage events, rational,
probable and natural The drama is not
overloaded with incidents and it's plot is
extremely simple. The story is both
bright and witty in it's dialogue, so re-
plete, effective by-play that nothing
iswasted which could by any means con-
duce to illusion.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
The Fight Lasted Four Hours.

Havana, March 10.-General Prats re-
ports having had a battle with force
of rebels 1000 strong, commanded by
Quintin Bonderas and Angel Guerra, on
the Santa Rita estate at Baro, in the
province of Matanzas. The troops dis
lodged the enemy, who were entrenched,
and later resisted successfully an at
tempt on the part of the rebels to form
in an arc of a circle with the intention
of surrounding General Prats' cavalry.
The arrival of reinforcements of infantry
frustrated their designs, and with the
additional force the enemy were finally
dispersed. The fight lasted four hours,
The official report of the engagement
says that the enemy lost twenty killed
and large number wounded.
The planters of the provinces of Ha-
vana and Matanzas held a meeting in
this city and signed a memorial to the
captain-general asking him to suspend
the collection of taxes and prohibit the
institution of judicial proceedings
against planters for debt. urging that
their insolvent condition is due to the i'm
possibility, under the circumstances, OF
grinding the sugar crop.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
A serious Conflict Expected.

Madrid, March 10.-A dispatch to the
impartial from Havana says that the
rebels under Gomez and Maceo are adj
vancing toward Havana. From the po-
sition of the Spanish troops a serious
conflict is expected
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Sealed Bids.

Sealed bids will be received until IL m.
Monday March 16, at commissioners court,
for the erection of two wooden bridges,
one at Brookside, the other at Williams
burg. Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the county engineer. The
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Gonorrhoea.

If you have Gonorrhoea. elect, Lucor-
rhea, Whites or any other troublesome
discharge that fails to get well under or
binary treatment, come or write to me.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11
Syphilis.

Many physicians claim that this disease
cannot be cured-that is, entirely eradi-
Gated from the system. I am willing to
contract with any responsible person on
the basis of no cure no pay.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

To Cure Gold in One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II it fails
to cure. Csc. 10-27-6m-2p
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

All leading druggists handle the Golden
Cream whisky. asst
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-11

Undelivered kilograms.
Undelivered kilograms at the Western
Union office: T. H. Friel, Reese Thomas,
Shadrick Threat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

ss follows: The suitor begs OF the girls
father permission to dine with the fam
lily on Sunday. A refusal is equiv
alent to an insult, and frequently en-
tails enmity for life. Hence, even il the
swain is not acceptable, he may be al
lowed to partake of Sunday dinner
with the family. But that does not set
tie the matter. VIII the head of the
family serve cheese to the sutton? That
is the all-important question which
agitates the two young people DESTROYS
of betrothal. The dinner is protracted
beyond the usual time. The pater.
familias talks about all manner oi
things, but never a mention of cheese
The young couple are getting anxious
AID restless. Unless cheese is served
ii plainly signifies that the sutton Is
welcome as friend OF the family, but
not wanted as a son-in-law. The sus-
pense continues until the mother casts
longing eye upon the father. who then
slowly rises; but, o, JOY. beckons the
others to keep seated. He quietly goes
to the quaint old cupboard in the cor
ner and brings forth a chunk of his
eldest cheese, and serves piece to each
OF the two happy young people. This
seals, as it were, the betrothal; where
upon he serves the others. brings forth
bottle of his choicest wine and all
drink to the health of the newly be-
trothed. Verify, the uses cheese is put
to in this world are manifold!
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
THE "TRAUMEREi."

An ExtravaGant Word Of Praise for echu-
mann's Compositlsn.
If there Is any ono thing that has
to it's present standard it is ''Trau.
merei" Astounding statement! Yet
true. In the first place, the public ear
had hardly been attuned to the great
things, for it had never heard them.
The popular music was frothy, and il
might even be said that, with the ex-
ception of New York and Boston, the
American cities were without music.
Then, the grand orchestra was I'M
known, and when Mr.. Thomas. with his
~ men from Central park garden, went
en- tour through the provinces, the band
was hailed everywhere with delight
And its programmes never held any.
thing SO popular as Schumann's "Trau'
mersi."
Old readers, and some less old, need
not to be told how the orchestra used
to play this piece. 1t was set to strings
entirely, with possibly some use of the
wind in the little romance that was in.
terpolated effectively between the first
playing of the theme and the coda. and
the end, bushing down in the softest
dininuendo, to a faint dream of note.
was a revelation of the value of strings.
The laborious brass band, the cracking
piano, the fiddle as a solo instrument
these were familiar. but here was some
thing new. Never before had Ameri-
cans heard the string orchestra en-
ployed alone. Never had they known
whats crescendo and diminuendo might
be. The truth of tonality, the vocal
smoothness, the perfect mechanical
control of the instruments, the unison
in lingering and bowling, even. were
things that they talked about long after
the concert. and when a return engage.
mept was announced there were always
letters to the conductor or the man
ayers asking that the 'Trsumerei" Be
played.
OF course. since then we have learned
that the same technic can Be applied &c
other things, and that other orchestras
have strings as well as that of Mr..
Thomas. We have learned, moreover.
that the range Of a composer like Schu-
mann was not expressed in this one
dainty little piece. any more than the
genius OF a poet 10 illustrated complete
" in a sonnet or quatrain- The lit.
erature of music has widened 10 US
greatly in the IS years since Mr.. Thou.
as began 20 play the "Traumerei" along
with yoght's Wight Song" Haydn's
screnade and the "AmaryIlis" Of Louis
XIII. But because We appreciate
Beethoven and have become a nation Of
greedy Wagnerians. are we 10 scoru
the steps by which we rose7-Brooklyn
Eagle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
IRISH NATIONAL CONVENTION.

Opens September 1, and Promises to Be
Great Historical Gathering.
The Irish national convention which
opens in Dublin on September 1 is
shaping towards becoming great his
.torical gathering. Throughout Ire
land, and in the populous centcrs of
England and Scotland, the nationalist
societies are appointing delegates and
discussing the probable platform of the
convention with the heartiest enthu-
siasm. Advices from South Africa and
Australia are like those from the United
States and Canada. From every quar-
ter of the globe where a nucleus of Irish
men can be found sufficing 10 form an
association, delegates are coming. TIE
convention will not only represent the
mass of the Irish race, but will have, be-
sides the representative power of num-
bers, working leverage Of money TO-
wards the organization of q great
united party. That the party will heal
existing schism and regenerate home
rule seems assured.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

rfodfcaI distribution of dividends on 40
count Of the national debt From thi;
eource the state has accumulated in The
last hundred years the sum Of s7So. 900
Paris Is getting short of water
and the engineering expertc declare
that three new reservoirs must be CON
structed at once and new sources OF
supply found, else in 1900 there VIII
not be enough water for the inhab
itants Of Paris.
-Trento. though in Austrian hands
cannot forget it's Italian nationality
voted 5000 forms to buy a monument &c
Dante, which will be erected nexi
month. Trento was one Of the poet'i
stopping places in bis long exile.
"A London servant appeared in a hat
which was an exact imitation OF hei
mistress, and was at once dismissed
She brought suit for o weeks wages
instead of notice and won the suit
Judge Washington held tina. a mistress
had a right to object to q servants aps
parel II she chose, but was not justified
in dismissing her without NOTICE merely
because two hats were very much alike
A mothers dream that her boy wal
dead led her neighbors TO organize Q
searching party and beat up the wood,
OF Lafayette county. Fla. where Samuel
Cason and a companion had gone
few days befor. on g prospecting tour
The searchers found the body OF yosns
Cason. who had been murdered and
robbed. His mother. who bad dresmei
Of his fate. had lost two other sons By
violent deaths
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
CHEESE is A STANDARD.
Important Part 1t Plays In Certain Swis,
Festivities.

/. c. Heer. of Zurich. in one of his re
.ent interesting articles about Zermatl
and the people who live under the shad.
ow of the Matterhorn, thus speaks of
curious custom prevailing there, il
which cheese" is an important factor:
The standing of family is judged
according to the age of the cheese it
can show. and the honor in which a
guest is held is distinctly evidenced by
the age OF the cheese served 10 him
There are families of whom il is said
that they yet have cheese Of the last
century in store, which. however. is only
served on great occasions, such as fes
tivals at the birth of first child, wed.
ding and death feasts. Whenever a
child is born a cheese named after il is
expressly prepared and stored away
No portion of this, unless the child
previously dies, is served until mar
rage of its namesake, when each guest
must partake of a small piece of each
Of the cheeses named and stored away
for the groom and for the bride by their
respective parents; this in the nature OF
q benediction. The remainder Of the
two cheeses is then carefully slowed
away, not 10 be touched again until
either the groom or bride dies. when IL
is served 10 those attending the funeral
aud reverently partaken OF in remem-
brance Of the deceased
An important function Of cheese in
2ermatt is its service in courtships- II
there serves as g substitute for flowers.
The man pops the question" By pre-
senting his sweetheart with piece Of
cheese, neatly put up in package. The
girl. when proposed 20. does not respond
by either word or flower; IL the sutton
is accepted. it is . bit of cheese, siyiy
given. that serves as the symbol o. &C.
eepsa1ce. An epGsseusat Is Effected
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
DANGEROUS FINANCIERINo.
Mon in Straits Jeopardize Their Credit BY
Issuing valueless Checks-

Mon In Straits Jeopardize Their Credit BY
Issuing vaIueless Checks
"Are Pittsburgh business men often
detected in the practice of kiting
shecks?" was the question asked of a
number of leading bankers the other
day in response to which some interest
ing information was obtained. The al
legations made in a recent sensational
trial about how the practice of obtain
ing money without paying interest
could be carried to sort of scientific
perfection made the subject appear one
of considerable importance as. indeed,
those of the bakers who would talk
about it admit that it Is. Bank cashiers
and directors are, of necessity, the most
discreet people in the world, and con-
sequently those who would consent to
give any information On the subject
stipulated that their names should not
be used.
II would appear, however. from facts
obtained, that there is nothing to pre-
vent business man or firm with good
credit from always having an amount
outstanding in checks much greater
than their bank account II they arc
sufficiently skillful and INSCRIPTIONS.
Honest men will not draw against moth
ing. it is generally maintained. though
there are said to be frequently cases
where the bankers send for their Gus
toners and reprimand them for some
Tregularity or request them 70 move
their accounts to some other bank The
greatest care is necessary TO protect
banks against the acceptance OF worth
less checks, and such losses are fire.
ouently occurring. A banker. who has
also a variety of other interests, IN dis
cussing the matter said:
"Kiting is drawing checks on banks
where you have no money and then
sending the bank drawn on check on
q third bank, TO meet the first when II
arrives. Skillfui and well-posted men
can form chain BIZ which they can get
the use of money for months IN this
manner, and though il is rot often re
sorted to by any but the dishonest there
are cases where big firms have fcated
large SUMS long while, and eventually
took all their paper without having
been suspected
The simplest form of kitng Is where
q man gives check On bank where ..
has not the money 70 meet IL and goes
10 the bank next day and deposits the
amount In the ordinary course OF
business the cheek VIII not reach tbs
bank for IS hours and IL the cash -
there 20 cover il when IL arrives II - 70
he presumed bis intentions were honest,
and so that the tran sacricn - lot prop
erly TO DC called kiting at all II. how
ever. By some mischanoe. be : unable
20 usake tie deposit be II h26la - ozone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
As a means Of showing how far

As means OF showing how far The
world is from being overpcpulated,
economists assert that the entire pcpu-
lsnon of the Cnited States could live
comfortably in the single state oi
Texas
The flags to Be hoisted At one tirns
in signaling az sea never exceed four.
II is an interesting srifhneficai fact
thar, with Is ysrious-oolored fsgs, and
never more than four az tine. nc
fewer than 1882 signals can b given
in France there are - botsnicA
gardens; n Germany. IS; II Great Erss
ain and Ireland, II; IN the Indian en-
pire. Q: in Italy. .: IN Russia -; Walk
there are but s public bosznic1l gar
dens Il the whole q The United States
-Tbe government always ~tthhosds
lie $x1e:so1s OF . peazs II hey n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
A RATS FRIENDSHIP.
The Attachment 1t Has Formed for q
Warehouse Porter.

The Attachment 1t Has Formed for Q
Warehouse Porter.
George Wilson, a colored porter OF
Virginian birth, who works for T. Sis
son & Co., is the object of the singular
affection of a rat About two weeks age
he caught large rat in a wire trap IN
the storehouse and called on one of the
firm to see his catch. The subject of
disposing of the rat by poison, drown
ing or by the aid of a rat terrier dog was
discussed, and pending decision Of the
for day. and then let the rodent go.
To his surprise, the rat returned tothe
trap the next night, and was found the
following morning awaiting Georges
visit with manifestations of pleasure.
He was fed again, and exhibited his
appreciation of his colored preserver's
kindness by rubbing his head along the
bars, licking Wilson's finger and acting
much as cat does when purring forth
her affection. Wilson stroked the rat
though the bars of its prison, gave it
more food and let it go again. 1t aP
preciates the kindness bestowed upon
it by returning nightly to it's cage to be
fed. A singular factis that the rat calm
ly ignores the presence of anyone else
and will only arouse itself and show
delight when Wilson approaches. The
rats colored friend has as yet made NO
attempt to handle it for training pur.
poses, but it shows genuine pleasure
when he is around, and plays about the
storehouse while he is at work. After
being released the rat usually climb.
the wall and passes through a conven.
tent hole into a room above. The life
of that rat is not likely to be shortened
through its singular attachment TO its
benefactor.
A feature in this connection Is that
other dumb animals seem TO be favor
ably affected by Wilson's presence.
John j. Nairn, the accountant of the
firm, owns q gray riding horse, which
no uses daily. The men at the stable
where the horse is kept are little afraid
of it, and are especially careful how
they approach it's two extremities, as
it Is rather viciously inclined at both
ends. It is not so, however, when VII
son is around. Mr.. Marin, when he
comes down in the morning, dismounts,
and, calling to Wilson, takes off the
horses bride, and the animal follows
the colored man anywhere and is per-
fectly docile in his presence Perhaps
one secret of Wilson's influence over
dumb animals is his uniform good ma
ture and kindly disposition. You can
read these qualities in Wilson's face,
and he is genuine good-natured, kind
Iy Virginia "darky," one of the best Of
bis type.-Hartford Courant.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
;sOURI PACIFIC EXCURSION

In a recent letter to the manufac-
turers Mr.. w. F. Benjamin, editor of
the Spectator, Rushford, n. Y, says:
1T may be a pleasure for you to know
the high esteem in which Chamberlain's
medicines are held by the people of your
own state, where they must be best
known. An aunt Of mine, who resides at
Dexter, Ia, was about TO visit me a few
years since and before leaving home
wrote me, asking if they were sold here,
stating if they were not she would bring
a quantity with her, as she did not like
to be without them" The medicines re-
ferred to are Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy, famous for its cures of colds and
Group; Chamberlain's Pain Balm for
rheumatism, lame back, pains in the
side and chest, and Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarhoea, Remedy for bowel
complaints. These medicines have been
in constant use in Iowa for almost a
quarter of a century. The people have
learned that they are articles of great
wOrtha nd merit, and unequaled by any
other. They are for sale here by drug
giStS
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

curlon TOT raise pTetense, even II he had
supposed that he would make the de-
posit, the thing when q man does being
always the best preseumptive evidence
of his intentions.
where it is the intention of a man
to obtain large sums of money by fly
ing kites whether to defraud the last
holders of his paper or with the idea
of getting money to tide him over diff
culties, he will operate between diff
ferent cities and sometimes also with
the aid of a confederate. Pittsburgh
DiGpatch
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
Do You Know


That the Frisco Line (St Louis and
Ran Francisco railroaO is positively
the Only line running two daily through
Messenger trains from Wichita 70 St
Louis. without change. leaving Wich-
Ma at 1925 D. m, and 10:40 p. m. arriv-
ing In 81. Louis at 7:15 a. M, and $50
o. m. The equipment of these trains
is first class in every particular, con-
sisting Of elegant reclining chair cars
fseats free) AID Pullman Palace Draw
ing Room Sleepers.
II you are going beyond st Louis re-
member that con,.ectioD with all lines
for the east. northeast and southeast
is made in the magnificent new Grand
Union station, St. Louis. the largest
and handsomest passenger station in
the world.
For sleeping car berths and all infor-
nation relative TO rates, routes, etc.
rail on or address Ticket Agent, corner
Main and Douglas, or Douglas avenue
station.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10
FACTS WORTHY OF STRONG
EMPHASIS

The time from Wichita 10 St. Louis
via Santa Fe route and Kansas CITY in
Guiding thirty minutes lay over at Kan
eas City, is only 15i& hours. making the
actual running time 14S4 hours. This is
the quickest time to St Louis Smooth
track, elegant equipment and every
thing for comfort
II going to St. Louis or beyond try
The quick time Santa Fe route.
Phone 159. w TORRFY.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-10

Hundreds OF young men and women
are planning 10 enter the Wichita Com
mercisl college this fall and prepare
for Hes battles There are hundreds
OF others who should and could do Ike
wise. To which class DO you belong?
Write us letter. or call and iet IL
know. 6zs-ff