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The Progress., 1897-07-10

the author usuAlly uUes busibess Oh 10y {
atty basis. Charles Frohnan has been
telling some very interesting things in
this connection.
lin the day Of Shenandoah says
Mr.. Frohlnan, ~ arranged = sliding scale
OF royalties. based on the gross receipts.
In this way ! have paid very large sums
for plays. l paid Bronson Howard over
500. 600 in royalties for Shenandoah
Belasco and De Mile 475. 900 for Men
and Women and Belasco and Franklin
Fyles fully @75, 600 for The Girl Left
Behind Me. william Gillette received
$50, 600 for the work he did on 'Wilkin-
cons Widows and about the same for put
ting Too Much johnson in shape, and l
will gladly agree to give him tomorrow
800, 600 for all his rights in Secret Ser
vice. I can say, without any fear of over
stating the figure, that Mr.. Gillette will
receive considerably more than 500, 900
in royalties from Secret Service before
the war play ceases TO be q drawing card.
Charles Wyndham bought the American
rights Of Rosemary from the authors for
q very small SUN. By bis arrangement
with me be has already received over &c.,
600 for the play. Before Rosemary ends
It's career It will have paid CSC, 600 to Mr..
Wyndhan. paid &76, 600 In royalties to
william LestocQ for the little farce Jane
and sent $40. 600 to London for the use of
'Charley's Aunt paid u, 900 down
after reading the manuscript Of The Two
Little Migrants, and when saw the pro-
duction OF the piece in Paris offered the
author. Pierre de Courcelles. o26, 900 In
lieu OF royalties for the play in this oo,in-
try. He preferred the royalties, and will
The Progress., 1897-07-10

. railroad train. A record of almost mills
. minute has been reached. The screen,
while great benefit to the PAGER, will be Q
heavy drag to the runners Can these feet
footed horses pull II at sufficient speed TO
keep ahead OF GentEyf The running REQ
ords. 70 be sure are far below those Of trot-
ter or PAGER, but the screen, with its large
surface exposed to the wind, Will offer a
great resistance.
Lewis G. Tewksbury Ia con11dent of the
feasibility and success OF the scheme He
figures that the screen will reduce the run
ner's speed by only 30 seconds while Gen
try Will be aided to the extent Of Finishing
the mile we'll under the two minute mark.
In case Of = favorable wind the runners
viii pull out of the way. again taking the
lead whore tho wind 10 contrary. Many
sportsIDs0 object to these innovations.
They claim that the athlete should not bs
allowed to win unless by his own efforts,
and that horses come under the same rule.
The horse has no right to the record, II
any Is made. they say, for the time will
be due to the combined actions Of the three
animals. There can be no doubt that to
use such means In q race would be against
AL rules OF sport, but a. an exhibition of
the Possibilities In speeding there can be
no fair criticism. IT Is q matter Of great
interest to know just what is the limit Of
speed In horse, and any continuance that
can settle this vexed point is legitimate
The Progress., 1897-07-10
no OVERCOME THE WIND.
New Scheme to Enable Gentry to b
Two MlnOt1A.

New Scheme to Enable Gentry to Beat
Two Minutes.
1t Is understood that no effort Is to be
spared to enable Gentry to pace mile IN
less than two minutes this season. His ef-
forts will be watched with additional In
terest from the fact that 1t is proposed to
increase his speed by using recent and
novel invention. Two running horses are
to be hitcbed to q sulky having large
screen attached to the back. This queer
looking rig will precede the famous PAGER.
It Il hoped that quite few seconds can be
clipped from the mile record of :OO1s. The
great advantage gained by such n contrtv-
ance is the cutting of Of the wind by the
screen and the natural formation of II par
tial vacuum, which will tend to pull Cen
try along at faster gait. A more general
appreciation of the wind s effect upon speed
has been formed since the bicycle came in
to popular use. Riders soon discovered that
1t WAS An impossible task to pedal their
machines against strong breeze. Even on
still day the terrific momentum attained
made breathing difficulty and brought
the tears rolling down the racers cheeks.
1t was found that BY following n tandem
OF quad the racer was protected, and by
adopting this plan faster time at all dis
tanoes has been made. The screen before
tho PAGER Is calculated to bring the same
benefits that the tandem pacenake1 1oes
to thu bicycle racing man. The advantage
gained by the suction can easily be under |
stood when one remembers the trials that
have been made by riding . wheel behind
The Progress., 1897-07-10
WIND SHIELD.

receive $50, 900 from 1t. The Fatal Card
paid its authors &95, 600. Sydney GFundy
got SIS, 600 out OF Sowing the Wind dur
Ing the time that the Empire theat ter stock
company found 1t profitable. Henry Ar
thur Jones' American royalties from The
Masqueraders' amounted to &c, 600, and
Bison and Cnrre got $50, coo Of the money
that John Drew played to while he was
appearing In The Masked Hail
Bronson HOward's royalties for 'Arks-
tooracy' exceeded $50 600, and before the
usefulness Of the The Sporting Duchess'
10 at an end its authors will ha 70 received
from me fully @1O0, 200. None Of the plays
I have mentioned here dates back ten
years, and most Of them go back no fur
Their than five years. When this fact 10
taken into consideration. 1t will be seen
that the sliding scale of royalties, particu-
Larly where play IL . great success,
makes the money return that comes to the
author rise q uickly into tho Thousands.
Under the former system the highest
an author could realize from his play, no
matter what the size Of his triumph, was
about $500 a week, and he had to be an
author OF repute to do that, for most Of
the plays were paid for at the rate OF 90
. night and Is matinee. Now It 10
poor play indeed which will not pay ohOO
TO $500 a week. / have myself paid au-
thors as much as 81 200 week in royalties
for play when but u single company was
presenting it. and as high as 81, 900 q
week when two or more companies were
appearing In it,
The Progress., 1897-07-10
SHORT NEWS STORIES,
The People In the Lower Flat-A Story
Old and New-The Prisoner
Was Satisfied.

A Chicago novelist who lives in
south Side fat building has recently
been pressed very hard by his publish
ers. who have been clamoring for the
concluding chapters OF story whose
publication has been advertised for sew
eral months and is still matter of the
fatu~a
The Progress., 1897-07-10

String the Beans. cut them into or
pieces. put them into boiling water
with small piece Of pork. and when
they are cooked quite tender drain them
ont For a pint of beans make a sauce
In stewpan with q cupful Of cream. .
small piece OF butter rubbed in an even
teasfeonful f -four. pepper and salt
When this 10 hot. add the beans and let
them stew few inmates before serving
The Progress., 1897-07-10


wife and children into the country for q
week or two. in order to secure absolute
Quiet and u chance to work undiSturbed.
The first night he was alone he settled
down to write with will, fully intend
ing to improve his opportunity to the
utmost.
Suddenly the roOmers IN the dat be-
low his began q terrible racket They
pounded and thumped and ratified. and
it was quite evident that they We're
packing up their household goods pre-
paratory to removing. The novelist
stood their din as long as he could in
silence, but at last, when fOrEearance
had ceased to be virtue, he went into
the hallway and accosted a man who
vas carrying an armful of things out Of
the lower fat.
"RelloP' called the author over the
banister. Say, what in thunder are
you trying to do down there, anyway"
Don't worry" replied the fellow on
10 landing below: Were doing the
1ast we CAM
"What do you think this house is-a
halter shopy' inquired the angry novel
IT. ''You are interfering with my
work"
"well. amt you interfering with
oozs2'
''This IL no Joke. I tell you. can't
% my work properly so long as you act
like thia"
I've can't do our work properly
either" answered the mover, with
laugh, unless you go back into your
room now and leave us alone.
The novelist retired into bis Fat,
closed the door and began to write. A
Aaif hour later he was suddenly aroused
By the loud changing OF police patrol
wagons bell A wagon load of blue
coats stopped in front of the building
The dat below had been stripped clean
b burglars during tho temporary ab-
0enoe Of the family at The theater.-
CHICAGO Times. Herald
Brady and the Fight Pictures.
''There Is q mistaken impression out"
said William A. Brady recently, ere
garding the veriscope pictures of the
Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight and their re-
ception on the part of the public. Rr-
mors have been circulated to the effect
that there has been a slump in the bust
ness at the Academy Of Music. Such Is
not the case
1.-THE actual receipts Of the first week
were In excess of $500 On Memorial
day we played to $3.50 in the afternoon
and little over 81. 500 at night, bring
ing the receipts for the entire day up to
Q tribe over 81, 500. In Boston ON the
same day. at the Boston theater, the
veriscope drew close to IS. 900 in the
two performances.
1t looks as though Stuart and Wheel
COX have struck Q gold mine with the
heht pictures. 1t IL the New England
rights have bought. and not the Eng
ltsh rights. as erfoneously announced. I
think, BY the way things have started
on IN Boston. that am ON the eve Of
making great deal Of money in the
territory acquired by me. New York
Telegram. -
bicycle feFsuS Cev.
A damage suit which is interesting to
cyol1sts has just been instituted by Edison
'4lcCormick, = bicyclast of Monroe county
The Progress., 1897-07-10
BIG MONEY IN PLAYS.
But the Authors, and Not the
Actors, Get It.
FAMOUS DRAMATIC GOLD MINES,

Charles Frohman Talks EntertAininRly
About His Arrangements With Noted
Authors Royalties In Round Figures.
Contrasts OF Profit and Poverty.
While the profits of dramatic authors
are increasing tho salaries OF performers
arc going down. Reduced wages do nos
of course apply to stars OF the first magni-
tude, but actors and actresses who are
unable to SOAR above ordinary mortals
suffer the Inconvenience Of financial en-
barrassment and many are unable to &C.
cure engagements at any price. Stock
salaries have been from $35 70 $50 q week
for good talent. The actors pay has not
advanced In proportion to the 0oznlenss-
ton paid to other employees. In many
cases 1t has declined. The sums paid to
leading men, say, Is years ago were larger
than any paid today. Charles Tborne re-
ceived between tl75 and 500 during his
greatest popularity at the old Union
Square the0ter, and Montague got t2OO at
WAllack's. Now one of the best known
leading actors got last season 81 rs, another
receives $T5, and third gets 800, yet
they are in exactly the places occupied by
the men who in the past received salaries
nearly twice as large. The same change
has taken place all the way down the line,
and. while the salaries paid to young men
may not actually be smaller in amount,
they are in result, for prices are every
where much higher.
In striking contrast to such lneaRer REQ
ompense comes the intelligence that Pa
derewski Is paid 81. ZOO for n single per-
fornance In London. He may never be-
fore have received al offer of $5, 900 us an
assured sum, but his concerts In this
country have often realized as much for
him. The first concert given here during
his last season brought almost that sum,
and during the same tour, which lasted |
about six months. he earned more than
$500, 600, and his profits at single concerts
were frequently rs large. The sum seems
great. however, for England. where 10
much smaller prices are usually paid |
The sum of Is. coo, which IL also said to
have been offered to Mime. Patti for three
songs ut q concert, WAS exoclied here dur |
Ing her last season OF opera under Henry /
T. Abbey's management, when she re-
ceived %, 30 u performance Aside from |
star musicians, the best financial prizes at |
present como from leading concert hAlls
Conspicuous among the seasons successes 1
10 Lsola Mitchell. appropriately known a.
the living doll. who has charmed large
audiences Mt Roster & Bial's In New York
The Progress., 1897-07-10
Bicycle fero0S Cev.

damage suit which is Interesting to
cyclists has just been instituted by Edison
4cCormick, bioyclist Of Monroe county,
n. T., against Charles Toplif1e, q farmer
e Brighton. n. Y. The bicyclist wants
81, 600 damages for injuries to himself and
has wheel, caused by a collision with q
COW on the bicycle cinder path at Church
vile. Farmer Topliffe sent his hired man
DO bring home a COW. 1t being dark. the
man drove the cow on the bicycle path
McCormick, who was riding without a
light, ran into the COW. The latter was
frightened and tried to jump a fence. the
hired man was knocked into the ditch. the
cyclist was hurt and his wheel was
wrecked. Mccormick says Topliffe is re-
sponsible for the violation Of tho law by
his hired man in driving COW on the
cycle path. Farmer Toplif1e says McCor-
mick was violating the speed ordinapce
and also TIL lamp ordinance, and has
brought oonntersuit for damages to his
cow. The hired man also talks OF seeking
solace In court fc- his .s.:.-.-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05
SAVING PLACER GOLD.
New Machine In Montana That May Rev.
olutionize the Business.

On extensive placer grounds within n few
miles OF Helena, Mon, IA machine for the
recovery OF placer gold has been in opera
ton which seems likely 20 completely revo'
lutonize that particular branch of mining.
The apparatus was designed by Phila'
delphia inventor and is the practical result
of moro than 10 years OF careful study end
experiment.. Some time ago he organized
a dredging company in Montana, and after
a few years OF slow, discouraging work in
the Introduction of these machines the
company is now free from debt and the in.
yeutor In a POSITION 20 proceed with the
manufacture OF his machines. The com.
pany does not purchase placer grounds, but
leases them from their owners, and IL ex'
pects this winter 10 Ddild number CT ma
chimes tor operation the coming season IN
different portions OF the state, each ma
chine yielding large profit to the COM
pany.
For years mining inen have been intent
upon discovering and applying the most
approved methods for the recovery OF tho
largest possible amount Of the precious
metal in the reduction of quartz gold,
while little attention has been devoted 90
the vastly richer placer gold. Placer min
ing has beer carried on in the same man
ner year after year, with the sluice box
and rifle used by the early miners, who
worked the newly discovered goldhelds OF
Montana territory in the sixties
The new placer mining machine, with
the inventors latest improvements. as 1t Is
10 bc operated this coming season, consists
principally of two systems OF amalgama'
tors, rifle pan, separator and steam
shovel For ordinary use the machine Is
placed upon low platform car, running
directly alongside the steam shovel. The
shovel has a dipper OF q yards capacity,
enable of handling 1870 cubic yards an
hour When the machine is TO be operated
upon ground which is under water, the en-
tire apparatus will be placed on dredge'
boats, and in place Of the steam shovel a
dredging machine will be used. ed.-Chicagc
Record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05
TELEGRAPMiC BREVlrIES.

The work of lightering the cruiser
Brooklyn is progressing favorably.
New Bedford. Mass. has been prom
ised a franchise in the New England
Baseball league.
A heavy snowstorm, in some places
the most severe in years. has prevailed
in the southwest since Wednesday.
Shadow Maber has accepted the def
issued by Buffalo Costello to fight 90
rounds for the championship of Canada.
The annual banquet of the Yale
alumni OF Boston was held last night
and was largely attended by the sons of
Old Eli.
Much damage TO wharves. seawalls
and shipping is reported from New
England ports as a result OF the recent
northeaster.
The 10th annual convention OF the
Church Students Missionary associa-
ton Of the Episcopal church, is in ses-
sion at New York.
Representatives of the largest mer-
camille houses in Boston met I'm confer
ence with the intention OF forming a
branch OF the National Association of
Credit Men.
Counsel for William Kennedy, who was
convicted, at Salem Mass, OF an attempt
10 poison Albert +. Learoyd OF DanVers,
will present arguments for new trial
next Wednesday.
A new steel plant is to be erected in
Euffalo at q cost of Sl.0OO,OO or over.
+. B. Baird, vice president and general
manager of the Buffalo Furnace COM
pany. is behind the scheme.
A verdict OF $4,000 has been returned
in the federal court al Chicago in favor
of Robert j. Burgess OF Portland, Me-.
for injuries. sustained in an Illinois Cen
tral wreck near Dixon, Ills, Jan. "A. 1893.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05
III PROMOTE HAPPINESS.
The Unique Club of n Number OF Young
Women In Indiana.

The little town of Hagerstown, Ind,
has recently seen organized in It's midst
club of young ladies the like of which does
not exist in the country. There are lS
members, all single young ladies belong.
ing TO the best families OF the village. The
principal purpose of the organization Is
90 promote the happiness OF the members
IN every way possible. This is to be accom-
plished by rendering the individual mem
ber capable OF creating happiness, both for
herself and others. Should one OF the
young ladies be deficient In any accom-
plishment her lack will be supplied with
the attaiumcnts of her sisters For in
stance. should one OF the members be deti'
cient IN musical training IL would be the
duty OF other qualified members TO instruct
her In music. and II her talent be so small
as not 10 admit OF culture she is instructed
in the theory of music. so that she may be
able 10 talk entertainingly OF musical mat
tiers.
Dancing, drawing and painting are TO
be taught those who shall be found igno'
rant, and cooking, sewing and baking shall
be studied theoretically and practically
Matrimony is set down in the code of by
laws as a matter worthy Of deep and seri
Gus consideration.
The quality which attracts wooer 10
any member Of the club shall be investi'
gated and If found TO be quality of per
son rather than of mind or heart the young
lady is considered unfortunate. However,
she is not 20 be discouraged on that ac'
count, and the efforts of her sisters VIII be
directed toward supplying her with more
lasting and valuable attractions, since II
is one Of the principles of the club that
beauty fades. and constant love requires
IA more substantial prop TO sustain 1t.
One of the aims of the members IL to
study the habits Of young and marriage
able men and 10 discuss their character In
regular meetings The organization is still
ia its infancy but interest is already al
high pitch-cinc!nnat Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05

Wilson law has proven disastrous TO
their interests. and that no system OK
ad valorem levies could properly pro-
tect them. Accordingly the committee
Las determined to adjust the items OF
the schedule TO such specific duties as
Will be equal to the duties OF the McKin-
ley law, most OF which were al valorem.
On account OF the decorative features Of
such wares, which often are the chief
element in their value, II Is particularly
difficult to adjust satisfactory specific
rates.
Plate glass has been arranged as fol-
lows:
Under 16x24 inches. cents per square
foot (present rate o. above 1Gx24. and
not exceeding 24x30 IL cents (present
rate 81: above 2ix30 and not exceeding
24xG0. the present rate OF 22l9 cents: all
above 24xe0 the present rate OF 80 cents.
Lumber will be the next subject which
will engage the committees attention.
Throughout the work the policy OF es-
tablishing specific rates wherever IL
was found possible to substitute them
for ad valorem has been followed. The
interests OF the farmers II is stated.
have been particularly observed In fix
ing duties for the purpose OF protection.
on the other hand the increases on man
ufactured goods. most Of them, have
been on higher grades OF goods and those
which are considered luxuries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05
The Measure Now Practi-
Cally Completed.
Schedules Similar to Those
of the Mckinley Tariff.
Important Duties Have Been Dis
tinctly and Definitely Fixed.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The daily ses-
slons OF the Republican members of the
ways and means committee, when nave
been in progress for about two weeks
have brought the tariff bill which Is 10
be laid before the next congress 10
stage where the character OF the meas
ure can he somewhat gaused ana where
certain of the most important schedules
are definitely fixed.
Four schedules have now been fairly
completed. the chemical. agriculture,
mes and spirits. and earthen and glass
ware schedules. All OF the rates which
have been decided upon are subject 10
change before the committee finishes the
bill, but most OF them probably VIII re-
main as they have been fixed In the hrst
draft of the bill Yesterdays meeting
was the most important of the series,
for 1T resulted In the frsming OF the
agricultural schedule, winch was made
n re-enactment of the Mckinley law
with few changes, except on unimportant
products. The most important step In
connection with this schedule was the
establishment OF rates OF 80 a head on
cattle more than year old and OF %
per cent al valorem on cattle valued at
more than $50 head. The Mckinney
rates on other live stock. including the
rate of 81 on cattle Of year old or less.
are restored. The Wilson rates were ~
per cent ad valorem on live stock ana
while the new duty of S5 on cattle does
not reach the Mckinley figures OF $40 on
cattle more than year old II Is expected
that, with the ad valorem on the more
valuable grades, IT VIII prove adequate
to shut out Mexican cattle. II Is against
the Mexican stock that the increase Is
particularly directed on the representa-
tions of western cattle men that their
business had been ruined by the irnpor-
tations from Mexico under the Wilson
law. which amounted to more than 200.
600 head.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-05
THE THIRD KENTUCKY.
A District Noted For the Jsn IL Produced
~ Wen oil.

"The third district of Kentucky has
remarkable history in many respects,
said Representative Hunter of that district
TO u Star rcrortcr 1T was there that
jefferson Davis, president of the Confed'
eratc States, was born; also cx secretary
Of the Treasury Benjamin II. Brlstow, ex'
Governor Preston H. Tester Of Montana,
cx- Senator Maxcy Of Texas. Senator VII
kinsou Cali OF Florida, senator Roger q
Mills % Teas Representative Bcnton Nc
Minr o. Tennessee end many others
The first on well Oh this continent wat
discovered ,r that district IL was the
American well and was struck IN 1880 at
dcldA of lf5 tcct while men were borina
Tor salt water Its produc: was shippcc
a., over tho world as a medicine for mort
THAN quarter " century before oil wa'
found IT, PENNSYLVANIA The Mammoth
caSc ia located yi,hiu !ts borders, ara ther,
orc rnuy .ttcr .dtrra. curiosi.ics
RcprtscE,auvs EJntcr who represent,
the dis.rics wns the chairman oi The hc
pusllcur exec",ive committee which .prsl
carried The sa.c tor :Aat rarity He ma,
he the Hrst 3,pgclcaa trited states sen
a.or from NsntG sy Washington star