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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
A USEMENTS.
PIaywrights as PIagiarists.

Talking about plays. most of you, no
doubt, remember Country Cousins" says
a New York critic, which Paul Potter
wrote. Shortly after it was produced Mrs.
Madeline Lucette Ryley hustled into Mr..
Daniel Frohmaa's office and inquired:
do you remember that play of mine 1
submitted to you about a year ago?"
YES"
"Wen, was Paul Potter your play reader
them"
No
We'll, do you remember such and such
a scene in my play?"
Yes"
"Wen, how do you account for that same
scene being in Country Cousins?'"
By this time Mr.. Frohman had got a
little alarmed. Just then Mr.. Potter came
in.
Here, Potter exclaimed Mr.. Frohman.
you come and talk to Mrs. Ryiey."
Mrs. Ryley stated her case. She pointed
Que several scenes and situations in "Coun-
try Cousins that were Identical with
scenes and situations in her play. Mr.. Pot
ter listened carefully. Finally he remarked:
which I have forgotten) by Goldoni, the
Italian playwright. Mrs. Ryiey?'
"Ye-es," replied Mrs. Ryley.
We'll, that's where / got my plot, and
that's where you got your, too. Now, didn't
And Mrs. Ryley had to admit that it
So, you see. when a playwright is accused
of plagiarism 1T is often just as we'll to find
out whom he is plagiarizing.
Mr.. Paul Potter, by the way, admits un-
hesitatingly that he is a plagiarist.
I've read everything" he says, land. of
course, I utilize what I've read. If that's
plagiarism. why, then, I'm a plagiarist."
Ed Sothern tells an amusing anec-
while they We're rehearsing THE Victorian
Cross" at the Lyceum. Sothern thought of
a good piece of business for a certain scene,
and the next Gay at rehearsal he intro
duced it.
Capital" exclaimed Potter. where did
you get it?"
why, it's original" protested Sothern.
81 thought 1T out myself
"Oh, pshaw!' remarked Potter. Its been
used before, and III prove it TO YOU
And, by Jove." says Sothern. The did
too. He brought me an old book of French
plays, written / don't know how many years
ago. in which that identical piece of bust
ness was all worked out. / guess it's as
Potter says-'there's nothing new on the
stage"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
A Young Scholars Letters, a Readable
Book by BYRON c. Smith.

DOOA ny oHEOh - SnhIIns
If Byron Caldwell Smith had lived he
would probably have made his mark in the
world of letters. He was a young Ameri-
can who died at the age of twenty-three
years. Between the ages of nineteen and
twenty-three he spent four years of student
life in five university cities of Europe, and
the letters which he wrote home during
these years are now published in a good
sized volume entitled "A Young Scholars
Letters" The volume is well named, for
the letters are very scholarly. A biograph-
ical sketch of the author says: From the
dawning of intelligence Byron smith was a
child of enthusiasm and ardor. His hunger
for knowledge and his aspiration for culture
grew with his growth and was unappeas-
able. In the realm of books the ground he
conquered will seem prodigous even to
scholars" AS the volume consists of let
tiers written to members of his family in a
style of entire freedom they give full play
to his mine and are frank revelations of
character. The following quotation may
show the young mans keenness on a
point concerning which many are coming
to agree with him. Il will pay anybody
he writes, for telling me what need we
have of Goethe's lyrics. With a half-doZen
exceptions. they had better either not have
been written or else done in prose, for
poetry they have none, as his genius, al
though a master of dramatic pathos, and
having clearness of vision in everything
concerning human character, is still highly
unpoetic. So / dare maintain. Goethe
seems to have had everything but that
faculty and vision which Wordsworth had
and allows the poet. What l say is literary
heresy, / know, but we must all think, as
we cannot help thinking. / owe a great
deal to Goethe in the way of general in
sight into things and breadth of view, but
l never could see that he made me master
of a ~profounder sensibility towards any OBJ
ject of human love, nor can / recall any
passage in his works which seem splendid
is no end to in Shakespeare" The young
mans frank criticisms on the social GUS
toms and vices of European society show
him to have been a person of unusual re-
nemen and high ideals, while his com
ments on European politics and public
affairs disclose very penetrating intelli-
gence. Published by sc. p. Putnam's Sons.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
[liiCe to Taxpayers
\. ,,aerendent School Dis
uict No /.

ia hereby given that un'ess
Is n s, - taxes of Independent
s'p nis,rict No. /, of Nez Perez
h0o' Idaho for the years 1884, 1885
D ,sos together with the percentage percentage
l.'' ~ appears from the following
~" ".id before the 10th day OF july
,h s property herein describe" as
~ ID delinquent for said taxes ,so WIN ' on
Ok " ,o,h day of July 1897 be
q, the hours of 10 o'clock a. NJ ana
ecu w n NJ. of said day be sold at
e ~ .,lss to satisfy such delinquent
D''' and costs OF sale as is by law pro-
=, The delinquent lists are now
,ss hands of JAS w. Poe attorney
board ,r,
,aa 1T Lewiston, Idaho, April ~
'a'' II. X. BARNETT,
Clerk.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
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February Is, IA special
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Write for booklet tell
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Write also tor informa-
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\. B. Jackson, T. P. A.,
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

PROFESSIONAL NURSE-AnyOne
desiring the services Of IA professional
nurse should call on Mrs. s. J. Pope AT
the residence of Ed Smith, on the Hill.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

A. B. Jackson, T. P. A.,
Spokane, Wasi,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

Stock to be issued on ray,nent of $ 4.
scrip,ion price, at the office Of the com.
pany at Lewiston. Idaho. Total num-
Der shares ,0O0, 900 at LOO each. Stucs
Is worcestershire, and proceeds of snlt.
of tr asury stock To be used for devel-
opment purposes of the min, stamp
mill, supplies. machinery and current
expenses of the company and for that
purpose only. Supplies to work the
mine have been forwarded. Copies
of articles Of Incorporation and bylaws
will he furnished subscribers of stock II
desired. Subscriptions TO the Lewiston
TELLER, with quotations of price Of
| stock will the furnished for five months
on receipt Of Sl.00.
Use Shill,ng's Best. There is
nothing finer il the market. We
handle full line at the Lewiston
Grocery Il Bakery.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14
Golden Gate Mining Co.
Oh
Lewiston, Idaho.

Authorized Capital .....Sl 900, ,@al.a0
Treasury Stock ....... 400, 900 sll, -es
Cash in Treasury and Cash sul,-
sciiptious, ~ 10000.
Price of stock, Dee. 81, 1896, Gets per
share; price of stock, January /, 1897,
39cts per share.
FIRST block of Stack sold Dee. 1896,
price per share 2c. Second block Of
stock sold Jan. 4, 1897, per share, 3lc.
Third block of stock sold at So per
share. Fourth block OF stock sold AT
69c. Fifth block of stock sold at 74c.
Present price Of stock 81.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-05-14

Nupent, Charlotte: (E.state) lots
3. block f and 4, block L LIE
| Francois tract. ................ ~ ~
Nevius, r d: Lots 2 and 8 sec IL
twp 35, r6w 10 m............ II 81
Newell, Samuel: Lot block 34
Grand View. ................ %
Ncrberg, John: Perso'I property %
Newell, (Estate): Newell tract I'd "a
Nixon, ). l.: Personal property 30
Newell, Robt: 80 foot on First
street to west liAe OF Newell
| tract ............ :" "
N-b~lsick, Herman: Lots l, 2,",
!. sec 5 twp b " b m; lot !
sec %, twp So "a W b IN; lot J..
i aud se ar sw or sec 80 twp 81;
i range I, W III and lots ]. 2.3
! sec b, twp 36, Nv b NJ. Is 81
o.
lOwners, unknOwn: Lots 10, ii,
IL, book f.. McAllister's add ) :"
p.
pierstorf, A: Personal property =;
Pierce, Ashley: Lots l and :.
block ID McAllister addition 20
r.
D. Reid, wv. Personal property w y
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

+ Norfolk county.-Bere Lay to r. N.
Leigh and a. 70 IIirsc lots 26. 81, 2S, 20
and 80 in block of the revised plan of
Norfolk and Lambert's Point; S2l5.
; w ]. Baxter, Jr., trustee. to J. D.
Lown sherry lot of-land with all machin-
cry thereon, lying on the north side OF
Broad Creek turnpike; also lot 80 In
block IFS plat OF Lambcrt's Point: SS55.
a. w. Cornick to w. II. Russell, lots
2 3, In block IL plat of Cornicks sub
division No 4; $500.
c. L. Old to w. w. Sylvester. lot 80 on
plat of grantor's Lewisvlle property:
$50.
Junius and ]. f. Bowen to L. NJ. Sill
vester. 'trustec 80 feet front on the north
side Of Berkeley avenue. to secure. $500
w. w. Halstead to trustees OF Beyk-
ley Building and Loan Association. 133
acres in Washington magisterlal lis
trict, adjoining land of Hodges, Carson
and Tatem's heirs, to secure 5000.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
Many Matters Of Interest Around About CITY
HALL Square.
EDWARD MASON REMANDEO TO JAIL
20 Await tho Result of The Injuries
TO His victim, of wedncsdny-Th
woman in Critical Condition ut
tho Hospitals hnrtcr Grantod-
Real Estnte transfers.

In the Police Court yesterday morn
Ing the following cases were disposed
of:
The most important case on the
docket was that of Edward Mason, who
was charged with felonsouSly shooting
Eva Mason, whom he claims is his wife,
and with cutting Ella Carson, who
lived with the Mason woman in the
house Of Hillah Hubbard, on lower
Church street. about . o'clock Wednes-
day night. The Mason woman was so
badly wounded that an operation was
perGorr' ed upon her at st. Vincent's
Hospital. whence she was removed and
now lies in critical condition.
Owing to the injured woman not be-
Ing able to appear at the hearing yes
terday the case was continued till Jan
uary 10th and Mason was committed
to jail.
The case of Maria Broomskin, colorcd,
who was charged with obtaining money
under false pretenscs. was continued
tin to-day and the prisoner held.
Charles Whltrow, colored, who was
suffering from Il severe attack OF deler-
ium tremens, was sentenced to eleven
days In the jail hospital for treatment
The case of b. Dominicka. for keep
ing q vicious dog, was dismissed.
On the charge of larceny Virginia
Could colored, who had had previous
missed.
John Clark, colored, for assault, was
fined Sc, the case being rcponcd and a
former fine of S11 reduced.
John Roach, colored. charged with
larceny, was given a hearing and dis
missed.
The case against the City Gas com
Dany, charged with obstructing Bote-
tourt street, was to have been tried in
the Police Court yesterday, but was
again continued, 50 that the warrant
may be reformed by the City Attorney.
COURT OF LAW AND CHANCERY.
In the Court of Law and Chanccry
yesterday, Judge Hanckcl granted n
charter TO the Ackerly Printing and
Bookbindins company. Authorized cap
ital from $4,000 to $4,000 with the fol-
lowing officers: President, J. P. Ack-
erly; Secretary and Treasurer, C. Il.
Norton: Vice-President and General
Manager, b. Nlrdlinger. The above
with f. L. Sheain and II. G.. Peace
compose the Board of Directors.
CLERKS OFFICE.
The following real estate transfers
were recorded In the Clerks office yes
ter6lay:
William II. White to Richard B.
Tunstall. an undivided onc-third inter
est in seven lots beginning at the in
tersection OF the southern line OF West
over avenue with the astern line Of
Colonial avenue, Client, and running
easterly along the southern line OF Colo
NAL avenue 1865 feet. S3,07S.33.
Il. c. Hurst to John II. Bernstein. lot
on the east side Of Colley avenue At
lantic City Ward, 500.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
NEWPORT NEWS.

New Electric Line to Hampton Pro
5ected-Personal and Other Matters.
Newport News, Dec. so.-(special)-
Application has been made to the lecis-
iature to charter a new electric car
line between this city and Hampton.
Inc road will open up some fine resi-
dence property and will undoubtedly
be paying inve: ,ment.
MI. and Mrs. r. L. Drew are home
from Richmond.
=. a. Ashby has returned from his
Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Sc. Rusk has returned from,
Philadelphia.
Thomas Temple Powell returns to
Richmond to-day.
An amusing scene was enacted at the
!weTty-eighth street crossing yester-
day morning. "a gang Of the gas com
pany's men began to dig ia trench
through the right of way They were
ordered to stop by the section foreman
ana refused to do SO. whereupon the
section men began 80 Ill the trench. and
mus they Droceeded-one .hrowinE out
and the other filling in. Finally both
SIDES agreed to submit it to their com
panies, and the RAILROAD company
g:anted permission to proceed.
a special train will be run from Lex
ington. Ky, to this city for the Gov
ernortand his staff and other visitors at
the launching ,of the Kentucky.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL. ANNUAL MEET
ING

AT the annual meeting Of Monums ntal
Methodist Sunday school, which was
held Wednesday night, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: John II. Hall, superintendent;
John A Deans assistant superintendent;
9. Aubrey Iaoane. secretary; Thomas c.
owens first assistant sec:etlry; John
w. Leigh. second assistant secretary;
w. - stevens. treasurer; l.. Nick. Jack,
libraran: John Adams, Edward Hawks
land Walter r. V.rnclson. assistant IL
brarians; Miss Leila Scott. orglnist.
The secretnry's report showed n large
Increase in attendance this year as com
pared with 1896, and an increase OF
S1655O in the basket collections
The trcasurer's report showed that
the receipts for the year were $551.T5
Resolutions of respect to the memory
Of the late Mr.. Thomas Scott. n teacher
in-thc school. were adopted and ordered
to- be recorded and copy ito be fur
nished to the family of the deceased.
On motion the school made 4. dona-
ton OF s275 to the church for general ex-
h..a' ..r.H. E....I ., RI
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
AN OLD RELIC

The Virginian was shown yesterday n
copy of the Portsmouth Daily Trans
cript, which was published in this city
on January 3. 1862, by Mr.. D. D. Fizlse.
There are number of interesting ar
ticlcs In 1t, one Of which is about an old
citizen who. is we'll known to every one.
1t says shat the wood dealers advanced
the price OF wood 10 IS cord and Mr..
Sam 7. Hand made arrangements 20 Euy
large shipments down the Seaboard and
Roanoke railroad and sell 1t at $3.50 a
cord thus compelling the others to come
TO his figures and by that means he
helped the poor. for which q vote of
;hankS Wis extended,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
TAKEN IN BY A BROTHER.

\ well-dressad young white man
called at the store of Mr.. John A. Scott
on December 18th and introduced him
self as William Steadt. of Davenport,
Ia. He gave Mr.. Scott. who is a mem-
her Of q number.of secret organizations,
the grip of the knights of pythlas and
showed him travelling card with the
seal OF thHIlpaYenport Lodge on It,
RftetN aa;xshtrt' converse ton with his
new-found friend the young man asked
MI. Scott to accompanying him to a
bank and identify him, as he had n
draft he wished to have cashed.
Mr.. Scott readily consented, as he
Is very accommodating gentleman,
ana the Eulr walked to the Merchants
and FARMERS Bank, where the slick
individual presented a draft for $50,
signed by a. J. Fields.
The money was paid him and the two
went 10 Mr.. Scott's store where, after
a brief talk, the stranger departed,
thanking Mr.. Scott for his kindness.
NO further attention was paid the mat
ter Mr.. Scott thinking 1t all right.
until yesterday. when the mail brought
letter from the bank in Davenport.
stating that there was no such a man
as Fields dcposstor in their bank and,
IN Iact, no one In the city by that nume,
ana the whole thing was bogus and a
iorEery. Mr.. Scott paid TO tho bank the
Ss3.oS. the sum secured and the costs
attached, and will be very careful how
he identifies brothers OF lodges here
after
There is no clue to the wherea bouts
OF Stendt, rs he left on the day he Sc
cured his money. Another gentleman
OF the order csrme near being taken in
py the same man, but. fortunately, he
escaped. The same trick might have
known.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
-; Do 2,,: you know that we sell the best Life

Do you know that we sell the best life
insurance Policy to be bought any,
where7 Is 20 'i'
We represent the Union Central
which Is absolutely the best company
which writes business in this section
Our Twenty Payment Life Policy
cannot be equalled by any contract Of
Tered by any other company. while our
Lte Rate Endowment policies are the
cheapest and best endowment insur-
ance written.
In these you pay ordinary life rates
and get an endowment contract. g
You VIII lose money II you insure be-
fore seeing us. :. 3
we also sell the very best Fire and
Accident Insurance.
WOODWARD & ELAN,
no16-tf Smfroii, w.,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
s NAVAL NEWS.

M old worship Mob lean, which has
I been thoroughly 0verhsuled dt the
r mare Island Navy Yard, has been
I turned overiEto the draining service and
Will be put in comm isslon there about
i The 10th %proximo. under command Of
i Commander Brook. latelys}the captain
! OF the Marion. a NN Most of the Officers of
ahe hIvslilcan. a This ship Eissto recruit
1 q large number of apprentice boys,
I, and: Ii Ii in contempl tton. TO start
with them about the mid Of January
on q cruise around the world. Accord
{ Ing TO this plan some time will be
! spent among The South Sea Islands.
where the American navy has not been
represented to any extent since 1888,
Notwithstanding the important COM
mercial ihtMests OF Our country in that
portion Of the globe. The department
hopes to secure a crew OF $50 boys for
the Nfohican. all to be recruited on
the Pacific coast for this! service.
9.SA The. torpedo boat Wlnslow was put in
command of Lieut. J.&B. Bernardou,
who was Inspector of the boat while
she was building at Baltimore. She
y;tll join the ,:orpedo:4 boat not.lla on
the Florida COAST ~ b !sa
8 The cruiser Detroit has arrived at
Port Antonio from Port hu Prince.
The gunboat Petrol sailed from Hong
Kong yesterday morning for Canton.
II Commander b. S. Richards has been
granted three months sick leave when
discharged from the Mare Island hos
pi:al.
Capt. A. H. Mccormick has been
detached from the armor: factory board,
Navy Department. and Ua.dered to com
ia ha IN,
Capt. a. S. Barker has been de-
tached from the Oregon and granted
Two months leave: "A Ssj8
B Lieut.. ]. .. Bernardou has been
ordered to command the torpedo boat
Winslow.
Ensign W. Bagley has been ordered
to the W-inslow. is*
Ac:ing Carpenter j. A. BARTON has
been ordered to the Brooklyn Navy
Yard
The last touches in the repairs OF
the ships of the North Atlantic squad
ron are now being applied ut the
Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the fleet will
be able to sail for the South before
January Is It sstthought the battle
ship Iowa will get away this week
The Massachusetts and the Texas will
be ready to go some time next week or
early in the second week in January.
There is some uncertainty about the
Brooklyn Some time ago a board OF
inspection recommended. new hawser
pipes for :the anchor Oh aims, but as
Naval Construct BoWles finds that
the contemplated changes will take
sixty days. the work will probably be
left until some other time. 1t Inns also
been decided to postpone the change
IN the turrets of the Texas. 81,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
PETERSBURG.
Colored Normal School to Be Estab-
lished-Writ Of Supersedeas.

Colored Normal School to Be Estab-
lished-Writ Of Supersedeas.
Petersburg, Va, Dec. 3O.-(Speclal)-
A syndicate of colored people have
purchased the Cherryatone property on
the Eastern Shore OF Virginia for the
purpose Of establishing n normal, ag-
ricultural. industrial and mechanical
school forth training of colored youth.
me schools is 10 be operated under
the supervision of the Protestant Epis-
copal church. also to be located in Bish
op Randolph's diocese.
Judge Drury S. Hinton, of this city.
counsel for the plaintiff in the suit
of Todd VS.. Sykes, from the Court of
Law and Chancery OF the city of Nor
folk, received official notification to-
day that Judge Keith, of the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Richmond, had
awarded an appeal Of supersedeas In
the case.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-31
A CANDY cnACKING.

"a candy cracking" which Is some
thing entirely new and Is said 10 he
very laughable, will be given tonight
@' the residence Of Mrs. Hawkins in
Park View. A string OF stick candy Is
SUSPENDED by n string, the parties are
oiindfoldSd and strike at 1t with a stick.
what falls is picked up by the balance
OF the party, and she one who scram-
Dies and gets the most will receive a
prize and the one who gets the least
VIII get BOBBY prize There will be
quite a number Of young people pres
emit. 80