The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-01
"Why, the trarn.''

Dunno
Daniels was amazed at the incompe-
tency OF the man. He launched forth
upon II dissertation regarding traps,
told where he wanted them located and
how many he wanted In the house.
Said he had an idea for the dining
room that was a wonder. He wanted
a big trap. properly counterweighted.
In the middle " the room, SO that the
dining table could be laid In the base
ment and by touching a button the
trap would open and the table would
pop UP into the dining-rooni. Then
when n course was finished presto! the
table would disappear into the base
ment and come up with the neX
course all laid. The contractor listen
cd awhile. then edged away from
Daniels and quietly took possession OF
a Ratchet, which he chung to all the
time Daniels was In the n|icghbOrhood.
Returning to the subject Of the veran-
da Daniels said he wanted il built
without grooves and the ratings 10 be
flippers. lie wanted to know II the
contractor was going to mask In the
the foundation Of the building with set
rocks and If he had planned an iron
drop for the right first entrance. lie
also wanted the interior backing of
the front door To he of chartered oak
and the center door fancy to be I'm
birdseyc maple. He was rambling on
in this vein when he saw the work
men, led by the contractor. precipitate.
~ making their escape, taking their
tools with them. And now the come
dian wonders why the job has been de.
serted.
When Clay Clement was playing u
Shakespcarian repertoire on the road,
an old and wcll-known actor who was
a member of his company died sudden
~ in Detroit. After the news of his
death was wired over the country Mr..
Clement was handed a Sl.2j collect
message. which read:
! CLAY Clement. opera house. Detroit:
Have Just learned that ~ died last
Monday; willing to take his place for
$50 per week. Am up in the roles and
have necessary costumes. Ans. quick
The name signed to this message was
that Of a very bad actor, who, 1t Is safe
to say, had never drawn a regular sal
AIRY in his life. Mr.. Clement replied,
collect Of course:
Your telegram received and con-
tents noted. | admire your courage.
! WntIln mot In uflIinu IN tnEn his nlnHC
for twice that salary.
Clay Clement"
Comedian Owen Fawcctt tells us that
some years ago an actor manager
named ThOrne-cousin to Charles X
Thorne-had a company on the road
playing THE Hidden Hand" principal
ly in %one-night stands. While doinf
the south he instructed his agent. TO
some special reason. to bill Memphi,
like a circus" When he got of thu
train he was anxious to find out hov
well his play had been advertised. TIL
first man he approached near the depo
was an old negro, of whom he inquired
DO you live here?"
res, san, RESPONDED the Old negro
81 been Twin here since 10 de wah."
Have you heard anything Of tn
play, the Hidden Hand?'"
We'll I guess I has. | was dar wheI
II was played. l seen II played"
This was news to Thorne. for HI
imagined that his play had never beer
given in Memphis. He then asked who
played II.
II fOrgit the name oh dc gemman,
answered the negro, but dey called
him de '~nash'nal man. waited on tn,
gemman, but didn't hab nuthin' tt
do wild de game. ! seed the nash'na
man slip two jacks In his boot. an
ettcr while, when dar was a big jack
pot up, de 'nash-nal man drawed 10
Jacks: en- our Mr.. Brown. what Ibis
here in Memphis, he drawed a six.
shooter, an de 'nash-nal man he lef':
but. TO- de Lawd, stranger, a hid hand
amt bin played In Memphis sence dat
night"
When the Wagner festival at Bay.
renth closes "Parsifal" will have had
exactly 100 performances in that city
So far Madame Wagner has not al.
lowed II to be performed anywhere