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to America, receive enormous guaran-
tees to protect them against any pos
sible failure, and because they are not
American they appeal to what | can
only term American snobbishness."
The most notable of recent examples
Of farce comedy of the sort that was
the rage some seasons ago is John J..
McNally's "Courted Into Court" which
is being played at the Bijou Theater by
May Irwin, John G. Rice, Ada Lewis,
George w. 9arnum, Joseph Starks,
Jacques Kruger, and other widely
known and well-selected farceurs. The
piece is of the to~uch-and-go, topsy-
turvy order, bristling with ludicrous
lines and complications that awaken
the heartiest Of hilarity. Miss Irwin
has V possessed a better vehicle
for her unique talents, and it is per-
haps super1uous to add that she takes
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

piece of stagecraft. 1t moves with
briskness, and the interest is cumula-
tive throughout. The character-draw-
ing is graphic and the dialogue pic
turesque, and tie situations are STIR
ring. The surprise of the ~interpreta-
ton was provided by Mr.. Dodson, who
played Cardinal Richelieu with re-
markable force and %eloquence. Other
members of the cast whose work was
distinguished for conspicuous excel
lence we're Miss Allen, Miss Conquest,
Mr.. Backus. and Mr.. Finney. Under
the Red Robe" will probably run until
we'll into the spring.
Hear tsease,'' the reconstructed play
by J. l. G. Clarke and Charles Klein,
which serves to introduce Henry Miller
as a star actor, was presented for the
'4frst time in this city at the Garden
Theater a few nights ago. The play
proved to be quite interesting, and in
spots exceedingly dramatic. The hero
Of this drama is a young composer who
is very much in love with the daughter
of a man Of title. The obscure must
clan is in return the object Of the af-
fections Of this same titled p~ersonage's
wife, who seeks to win his regard by
paying his debts, without his knowl-
edge, and otherwise assisting him to
the fulillment of his ambition as a
composer. The inevitable other fellow.
who also loves the young girl sought
by the musician, interferes to involve
the hero in disastrous complications,
and succeeds, in addition, in stealing
his opera and producing 1t as his own.
Therejs a fine and powerfully worked
I'D scene In the lobby Of the Covent
Garden Theater, where the strains OF
the stolen composition are heard by
the real author. who. at the finish Of
the act. seller the thief and accuses
him.
The scene is followed BY d duel
between the two men. which is inter-
rupted Ia time to suitably adjust the
various difficulties that have arisen.
Mr.. Miller does some thoroughly good
work in this play, He may. indeed. be
credited with having achieved distinct
success upon his FIRST venture. He has
been surrounded by one OF the nast
supporting companies put togethes In
several seasons. It includes Grace
Kimball. Izouise Thorndyke Boucicault,
Nannette C~omstock. Edmund d. Ly-
ons. Leslie Allen. Nelson Wheatcrs<t.
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l X M FACES.

color. They may be further decorated
by writing or drawing upon them with
a sharp knife or by pasting upon them
little scrap pictures" or the decalco-
mamie pictures which all children use.
Another style is to heat the egg first
by immersing in boiling water. Then
draw upon it a picture. or write a name
and date with the end Of a tallow
candle. If the egg is afterward col
'ored by a dye, the creased part will
be left a plain white, while the rest
pfsthe. egg is colored.
+ Faces can be drawn upon the eggs,
turning them into all sorts of funny
caricatures. A pale yellow egg may
have a Chinaman's face, with paper hat
and pigtail glued On. An old woman's
face may wear a cap or frilled paper.
A rabbits head may have two long
ears and whiskers stuck on and an
other egg may have a fish face drawn
at n end and have a paper tail and
frs. Al clowns face or a darky's,, with
a big paper collar, may be represent
ed In h4ct, there is no end of the
funny faces you can think Of when
you once get started.
! Easter games played with eggs were
Always thought much of. Firm, solid
looking eggs were chosen, and one boy
held his egg, snAll end down, and his
companion tried to break 1t by hitting
the point Of his own egg down on it.
The one whose egg remained intact
was the victor, and he was declared
"a cock OF one. two or three eggs,'' ac-
cording to the number his egg had de-
stroyed. The eggs were also used for
balls. and tossed up to see how long
thay remained unbroken.
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rlOh AMI hGOos
dates from the earliest Christian ages.
They were called Paas, or Pasque, or
Pace eggs. The ancient name of Eas-
ter was Pascha, as the first Easter &C.
Cured at the time
of the Jewish Feast of the Passover
or Paschal. But far beyond that,
among all Eastern nations and in very
ancient times, the egg was the en-
tlem of the opening yernal season, and
it. had always been the custom for
friends to present them to each other
at this time, when all nature was
waking from her long sleep. Hence,
they were adopted as specially appro-
pirate to the Festival of the Resurrec-
'tirn.F $685.
) In old times in England (Which
means about the time of Edward -
Easter eggs were always sent to the
church in large hampers to be conse-
Grated or blessed by the priest. These
Easter eggs were colored or ornament
ed in many ways before they were
sent, and when they were returned
home they were distributed among the
household.
There are many ways of coloring and
decorating Easter eggs. One Of the
simplest is to tie them up, each in a
piece Of bright calico. and boil until
the pattern Of the calico is transferred
to the eggs. Cochineal, indigo or other
things can be used to color the water
in which eggs are boiled, darker or
lighter, according to the quantity Of
coloring matter used. Nowadays col
oring matter of any desired shade can
be bought at the druggists for a few
cents.
These dyes make the egg one plain
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sardou'n most recent drama. "splrI-
tieme.p has been placed on view by
Charles Frohman at the Knickerbocker
Theater, with Virginia Harmed In the
character written by the greatest stage
writer OF his time for Madame Bern
hardt TO play In Paris. "Spirltisme"
Is In many respects a remarkable
work. While the phenomena OF spirit
ualIsm AFFORD the ostensible theme.
sardou has succeeded In evolving a
story which in other respects Is absorb
ing and intensely moving. He Toes
not appear to lose in force or in the
prolific quality as he grows older. In
fact. tho recent examples OF M. Sar-
dou's skill as a dramatist are more
finely polished and deeper In feeling.
II possible. than the best examples OF
bis earlier work. It is as yet too
early to foretell the career OF "Spiri-
usme," but 1t cannot be denied that
the play is In many directions origi-
nal and OF striking merit.
EuWdfu ttatFiBdu, O"fulnhTiiy one III
the most hospitable and kindly of men.
has been moved to write and publish a
letter complaining that "there are
probably more competent actors and
actresses out Of employment in this
country at the present time than ever
before, yet an inferior person from
abroad can come to America, com
mand an salary, and go
back home with a barrel of money end
a smoker in the sleeve" Then he
asks; why should this be-" A ques-
ton to which the simplest as we'll as
the truest answer would be, 1T isn't"
The New York Times takes up the in
dictment in this way: Mr.. Harrigan
instances the Helds and Yohes and the
Fullers, who prove something quite
different from his proposition, and
then, after lamenting the misfortunes
in England of Joseph Jefferson, Rich
ard Mansfield, Nat Goodwin. William
H. Crane, Julia Marlowe, and "a score
of others whom ! might mention, and
who represent all that is characteristic
of the American DRAMA" he proceeds
to make this statement, which is con-
siderably more curious than accurate:
"Yet Henry Irving, Beerbohm Tree,
John Hare, e. S. Willard, the Kendals,
Olga Nethersole, Sarah Bernhard,
Duse, Coquelin. Mounet Sully, all come
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full advantage Of every opportunity
presented to her by the playwright
She sings three new niger" songs,
entitled respectively, "Crappy Dan,"'
Hot Time In Old Town Tonight
and "Mistah Johnson. Turn Me Loose
The first mentioned of these contribu-
lions to contenporaneous melody is
decidedly odd and will be widely pop
ular. Miss Irwin and her company will
doubtless remain at the Bijou for q
long time to ON
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has 6. mpletely gained the favor OF the
metropolis since the opening OF the
fall and winter season, but It's VIC
tory has been very much more sweep
Ing than that OF any other stage pro-
duction of the year. The result Is
gratifying TO the management IN a
double sense In the first place, II
means that the season at the Empire Is
to be exceptionally profitable. In the
second, II demonstrates that Mr.. Froh-
mans Judgment was thoroughly sound
when he determined to promote Will
liam Faversham, who had previously
played the heavy" villains in his va
rious dramas, to the position OF lead
Ing actor in the company. This ex-
pertinent was exceedingly hazardous.
The public unwittingly but unvarying-
iy associates an actor with the parts
he plays. Accordingly, II MI. Froh-
mans patrons had grown to irrevoca.
bly, regard Mr.. Faversham as a player
of sinister roles. 1t would have been
difficult for them to recognize in him a
suitable portrayer of sympathetic char
acters. But. happily for him and fol-
his manager, the step has been taken
with the utmost success.
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THEATRICAL TOPICS.
CURRENT SAYINGS AND poiNos
OF STAGE FOLK.
Under the Red Robs'' One of the Prln-
eipai Successes OF the New York Stage
-"Heartsease," with Henry Miller As
the Star.

HE principal sue
cess OF the New
York season In the
theaters vas scored
In the production
OF under the Red
Robe" by the EN-
pire Theater Com
pany at It's home
establishment. This
play is by no means
the only one that
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-10

The play, Under the Red Robe"
drsmati7ed from Stanley J.. Weyman's
noTel o: the came name, is an unus-
uslly terse, vigorous, and well-made
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sllt .is-r Novel Easter Eggs. ~
The custom of exchanging or pre-
senting Easter eggs at Eastertide
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1t is well known that fire has in the
infancy Of most nations been held in
high esteem, and among some of them
even accounted worthy of generation.
Fire and water having been looked
upon as the most efficient means of
publication, we are not at a loss to
account for the origin and design OF
the Easter fire. 1t would he curious
to trace In how farthe holy lamp used
in Catholic churches is the offspring
of vestal freA however, this at, least
appears evident that the igneous SUI
perstitions comfnpl to paganism inn
p~erceptibly crept ihto Christian OBJ
scrVances. And these superstitions
must have made violenf inroads among
our Christian predecessors. since it be-.
came necessary for the sixth General
Assembly Of the Church. which was
held in the year $50. under Constan-
tine Pogonatus. to prohibit 'tbe prac-
.tice Of lighting flres In front OF The
houses or shops ana Jumping over
than at the time Of the new moon
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Four sailing vessels are lost at sea
to n steamer.
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Though there has never been any
difference Of opinion in the Christian
Church as to why Easter is kept, there
has been a good deal as to when It
ought to be kept. 1t is n Of the NOV
able ~feasts; that is, it is not fixed to
ono particular day, like Christmas
Day, which is always December rs. The
rule given at the beginning of the
Prayer Book to find Easter is this
Easter Day is always the first Sunday
after the full moon. which happens
upon or next after March 81, and. If
the fun moon happens upon a Sunday.
Easter issthe Sunday after.
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10y. In primitive times It was usuaI
for Christians to salute each otner On
this day by exclaiming, Christ is
risenr' to which the person saluted re-
piled, "Christ is risen indeed or else
"And hath appeared unto Simon!
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-08
ROOSEVELT At OLD POINT.
He Proceeds to Join the North At
Iantic Squadron.

FORT MONROE, VA. September T.
notwithstanding Roosevelt arrived
here this morning, accompanied by his
special aide, Lieutenant Sharp, boarded
the Dolphin, which arrived yesterday, and
sailed at once to join Admiral Sicard's
North Atlantic squadron. on the southern
backgrounds. The purpose OF Ihe WISH
of the Assistant Secretary OF the Navy TO
the squadron is to ascertain by personal
observation just what progress has been
made during the summer season in the
task set Admiral Sicard of getting to-
gether a small, but powerful, defensive
fleet and by close study of the varying
qualities of the ships composing the
squadron, bringing them to a point that
they might be used as a unit against an
enemy The work is one of great magni-
tude, particularly in view Of the fact
that the ships are mostly new, and their
manoeuvring qualities not well known.
Moreover, this class of work is not IA
miliar TO our naval officers, who have
only within recent years come into pos
session of ships capable OF being manoeu-
vred according to modern standards.
Admiral Sicard's squadron is not large,
comprising only eight ships, but these
are as fine vessels of their class as can
be found in any navy, and small as the
feet is it is felt that it already consti-
tutes a most formidable weapon for de-
fence. 1t might have been made more
numerous, but this would not have con-
Cured with the plan. which desired to
gather together the ironclads that might
be manoeuvred. As the latter are .ex-
pected to bear the brunt of the fighting
1t was Admiral Sicard's idea 10 see just
what they were capable of, how they
steered, and how they stood the sea, so
that by signal they could act as one
ship in attack or defence. All the YES
sells Of the squadron, with two excep-
tons, are regular battleships, and these
two. the New York and the Brooklyn, are
cruisers so well protected with armor-
belts and protective decks, and are OF
such superior speed that they would make
a very good showing even against bat
tleship. The other vessels OF the squa-
dron are the Iowa, Indiana. Massachu-
sets, Maine, Texas, and Puritan. Since
last Friday. they have been lying on what
is known as the southern battle-ground,
about forty or fifty miles east of Chesa-
peake Bay, and far enough from the
usual line Of traffic to avoid the risk or
disabling some ooasting vessel by q chance
shot from one of the big guns.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-08
DIR. WILSON TO PREACH HERE.
This Scholarly Divine VIII Talk to
The TrayeIIing-Men

An event to the church-goers of this
city will be the services conducted next
Sunday morning and evening at Seventh
Street Christian church by Rev. Homer
T. Wilson. ID. d.. pastor of the Fort
Worth Tex) Christian church. and
National Chaplain Of the Travellers
Protective Association.
DR.. Wilson is this week In Boston,
where ne delivers an address before the
Travellers Protective Association of that
pretentious city, and when the deacons
of Seventh-Street church heard that he
would be journeying south towards the
last OF this week, they forthwith deter
mined TO invite him to spend Sunday in
Richmond and preach for them. He has
consented to do so. and a right royal
welcome will he receive from the people
of his faith in Virginia's capital
It was at first thought that he would
preach only once-at the morning ser
vice-but Post A. OF the association of
which he is Grand Chaplain. also de-
sired to hear a message of the divine
truth from him. The custom OF this
church, therefore, not TO hold night SER
vice In September, was violated. Post
A will attend at the evening service in
body, a hundred or more strong, and
seats Will be reserved for them. They
Will meet. quarter of an hour before the
service at the Chamber of Commerce,
and from there proceed to the sanctuary
at Grace and Seventh streets.
Or. Wilson, who, among others, has
been mentioned for the Seventh-Street
pastorate, is a very gifted man.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-08
THE STAFFORD SUICIDE.
Further Particuiars--A Note to His

CONFORM. KING GEORGE COUNTY.
VA. September Especial. THE re-
mains Of Mr.. Joseph y. Lee, of Stafford.
who committed suicide, as wired the Dis
patch, Sunday by drowning himself in
the Rappahannock river, were brought TO
King George to-day and Inferred In the
yard OF Potomac Baptist church, two
miles from this place.
Mr.. Lees rash act has created q sem
sation In King George and Stafford and
the circumstances surrounding It are still
clothed in mystery. He was widely
known and had warm friends in many
parts Of the State. One Of the most en-
ergetic men in all this section, prosper
ing In all his undertakings. he had been
in easy and comfortable circumstances
for many years. but he had been low
spirited since his Oldest son was killed
by lightning last year, and particularly
so since the death OF his wife the first
Of this year.
Just before Mr.. Lee took his own life.
Sunday morning, he sat down in the
presence of his family and deliberately
wrote the following note to his son.
Ben, who Is saw-milling in this county,
but who was also present: Dear Ben..-
i am going to drown myself Trouble is
the cause. Come home and take charge
OF everything. Take care of the children.
Look up and down for me-" The son
to whom the note was addressed saw his
father write, sign, and place 1t in a
DureaI-drawer, but had no idea of the
purport Of it, Having done this, Mr..
Lee left the house. saying that he would
return about II o'clock. Nothing more
was seen of him. Mr.. Cally Marshall
happened to pass along the rivershore
before midday and was attracted by
Mr.. Lees coat hanging on a stake, near
by which was his hat containing a slip
OF paper bearing these words: This is
the last Of j. b. Lee" The coat and
hat were placed so as TO indicate where
he threw himself into the river. In the
note to his son he also said that he had
S2 in his house, and that Hon. w. s.
White. of Fredericksburg. had some
money In hand for him, which, he said
would be paid whenever called for.
Mr.. Lees youngest child says her
father walked the floor until a very late
hour Saturday night, weeping bitterly
for hours.
The deceased was a native of this
county and resided here until two or
three years ago, when he moved across
the line into Stafford county. 1t has
been said many times that "a Drawer
man than Joe Lee never wore Confede-
rate uniform.Y His war record was
truly enviable. and his comrades say
Lee was as true as mortal man could
be. and he was brave to a fault" He
was as faithful a citizen as he was
soldier. Six children survive him. and
hundreds of Virginians lament his sad
end.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-08
RALEIGH's NEWS BUDGET.
The Totni Valuation of Property I'm
the state.

RALEIGH, N. c., September 7-(spe-
cial)-Leaving out Watauga county the
report from which has not yet been re-
ceiyed, the total valuation Of property In
the State, inclusive of telegraph, rail-
way, and steamboat property, is reported
by the Board Of Equalization to be s232,-
996,2l3, against $3.50. SCI. 53l last year.
The State Commissioner of Agriculture
returned to-day from the western part
of the State. He was last in Polk and
Henderson counties, attending farmers
Institutes. He found the grapes there,
particularly the Niagara, in full bear
Ing, and the largest and finest he had
ever seen. The last institute will be held
at Mocksyillc tomorrow and next day,
and will be the largest Of all.
Governor Russell has been at Whining
ton several days. and will return to-
morrow.
A convict, Jim Eaton, who a year ago
escaped from the pententiary, was cap
tured Sunday at Spartanburg and was
brought back to-day. He was from Vance.
The barn at the farm OF DR.. George
w. Blacknale, near here, was burned last
night. lie says the loss is 5000, with
no insurance.
Inspector-General II. S. Register and
Major f. ". Hayes, United States army,
Kinston Naval Reserves at a reception
and ball. The band of the First Virginia
Regiment will furnish the music.
There is a requisition for conyicts for
the Halifax farm, where LOO acres Of
corn are ready for fodder pulling"
Claude Dockery says that the drought
Is literally burning up the crops In Arson
and Richmond counties. The crops, par
tieularly peas, cotton, and late corn, are
cut off greatly In some parts OF the
State. Mr.. Dockery says cotton is be-
ing forced open so rapidly that II can
all be picked out IA three weeks.
The l.. OBJ. Branch of the Confederate
Veterans here will be we'll represented az
Winchester, Va, September nth, at the
laying OF the cornerstone OF the monu-
ment to the North Carolina dead. Rev.
DR.. Avirett, the orator Of the day, will
take a new line Of thought He will as
sert that this country has never been
republic.
Peace Institute here has been re!itted and
repainted within and without, and mas
an excellent prospect for attendance. "A
number OF Virginia pupils always at
tend IT,
Many students for the university are
arriving there daily. Monday the term
begins.
Forty North Carolina editors expect TO
leave on the night Of the 10Th instant for
the Tennessee Exposition. They will stop
one day at Lookout Mountain.
Democrats OF high position in the party
are saving very freely that they will have
none OF fusion with Populists; that what
Is wanted is straight Democratic fight
for white supremacy. and that Senator
Butler rldlcules this by speaking OF 1t as
the "nigger racket" Senator Butler
fears this Democratic keynote. SO does
Governor Russell.
More Mormons are arriving In the State.
They are attempting TO do much work
In 1t.