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IRVING AND BOOTH.
The English Actors Generous
Treatment of the American.

| In the December Century there is
an article on Edwin Booth in London" ;"
by E. H. House. In speaking of Mr
Irving's action in appearing with Booth
at the Lyceum. Mr.. House says:
Looking at all the possibilities of the
case, l hold to the opinion now, as
did then, that Irving risked more than
people supposed-more. it may be. than
he himself took into full reckoning
will not further enlarge upon what
might have happened to his disadvan-
tage. AS to his hope of gain, what was
it? He could win approval for extend
| ing a consoling hand to a distinguished
brother actor, and helping him to re-
cover some of the equanimity he had
| lost through untoward circumstances;
he could commend himself to the good
will of the American public and set up
a particular claim to its cordiality, in
| case he should visit the United States;
| and he could identify himself and his
/ establishment with a Shakespearean
| representa- ton of uncommon nearness
toperfection. 1 do not see that there was
anything else TO hide his side Of the ac-
count. He certainly was not so weak
as to imagine he would outshine Booth,
and add to his own reputation at the
owners expense. Pecuniary benefit
was out of the question. The profits
of the combination could not be larger
than those of the regular Lyceum per-
fornarces at ordinary prices
There might be certain pleasure in
taking the chances" of so novel an
enterprise: but Irving was not the sort
of man to whom the excitement Of a
lin Iaa
allur;ng. There is no evidence that he
was moved by a single unworthy i'm
pulse Though the trip to America may
have been in his mind, it does not fol-
low that he was sordfdly influenced by
| expectations of material recompense
fer his hospitality. I doubt, indeed. if
he could have formed any conception
in advance of the acknowledgment in
understand, without convincing testi-
mony, how intensely responsive to gem
erosity the American people are
Charles Reade knew it by intuition as
he seemed to know many other things
which he had never learned by eXpe-
rince. Irving's knowledge came later.
If he was actuated by selfishness Of
any kind. it was on behalf of his the
dlef, ~ iidiitdiiA AHC SupiSli4dSy u
which was always one of his dearest
objects. An actor who is also a man.
q ger may care as much for the char
acter of the productions at his house
as for his personal elevation. Booth
had once been thus inspired, and had
| lost a fortune because he was more
ambitious for the beautiful edifice he
| had created than for himself. To have
| it recorded that the most brilliant
Shakespearean illustration of the day
had been given under his auspices. and
within his own walls, was doubtless
worth more to Irving than any calcula-
| ton Of present or future remuneration
more, probably, than any renown he
could hope to win by the impersonation
of Tago, which he was preparing with
diligent study.
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ENGLISH COTTON TRADE.
A British Journal Declares the In
dustry Is Imperiled

The Textile Mercury" the official
organ of the cotton employers, in an
article dealing with The Wages Ques-
ton IN the Cotton Industry" calls at
tentiOn to the grave possibilities of the
trade and the responsibilities which
now rest on the operatives to consider
the situation carefully and fully, and
to resolve wisely upon what is the best
course to pursue in their own interests.
1t urges the operatives to dismiss from
their minds the erroneous impression
that their employers are either greedy
or grasping tyrants always anxious to
reduce wages or to inflict some wrong
ON the workers. What the article asks
the operatives to consider are facts like
these:
While the cotton industry through
out the world is extending rapidly, the
British section of it has commenced to
decline, although the population de-
pendent upon it is increasing. In sup
port of the first part we give the value
of The exports of machinery for the first
nine months of each of the following
years, January to September: 1898,
f4. 1876, ,432; 1896, t4,956 910 1897, t4,
COG, I0C. This year the exports have
fallen off somewhat owing to the dis
pute in the engineering trades. In
round numbers, we may say, it means
that our exports of textile machinery,
chiefly cotton, amount to t6, 800, 900 per
annum. This sum represents the equip
ment of % mills, each of O,O00 spind-
les and preparation machinery. These
exports have been steadily increasing
for Years, and IHuch more rapidly of
late years than before. And they are
likely 10 increase still more rapidly.
1t is being sent abroad by way of the
Manchester Ship Canal at about half
the cost per ton charged upon cotton
goods (Spinners and manufacturers
have done all they can to compel a
reduction of these charges upon their
goods, but hitherto without effect.)
This machinery is mainly going to In
dia, China and Japan, where women
work for Cd or I'd per day. and men
Sd to 10d per day; and let it be noted
they are doing nearly as much work
as either minders or weavers in this
country in the same time. They can
also work much longer hours, and in
many cases the mills are working night
and day with relays. One mill we
know of in India last year made f62,
coo profit, and the owners had another
that did quite as we'll. And this in
our own dependency India, the spin
ners and manufacturers of which are
being protected by import duties
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names identified with feminine execu-
tants and writer's upon music Their
case is not in question. For the rest,
Mr.. Towers has laboriously put in line
an array of 529 women composers. be-
longing to five great nations. OF these
lI5 are Americans and 15S are English;
he Germans contribute 80 the French
Il, and the Italians 80 No doubt this
muster could be doubled if, as seems the
case, the composers of a couple Of bal
lads are admissible. But, as it is, Mr.
Towers proves the exact contrary of
that which he desires to establish. In
The higher walks of art very few indeed
Of his o29 are known even by name, and
not one has any standing among COM
posers even of the second class.
The Elizabethan Society is continuing
its meetings in London. Among the pa
pers to be read this winter are THE
Shakespearean Drama Abroad" by Sid
ney Lee; The Scottish and English
Macbeth" by Mrs. Charlotte Carmi-
chael Slopes; THE Seven Deadly Sins, -
by Frederick Rogers "Elizabethan
Household Life by Miss Grace La
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Esterhazy is the natural son of one
of the Austrian Counts Esterhazy, his
mother being French woman. The
Count recognized his son, but did not
legitimize him. He was we'll educated
and entered the army. He was rap
idly promoted, and his many stars and
crosses made him a desirable feature
Of social events. He has an appearance
which would mark him as capable of
just such crime as Dreyfus has been
imprisoned for. A few years ago he
was a poor man; now he is wealthy.
The acquiring of his property is unac-
countable, unless it be that he OBJ
tained cash for State secrets, if indeed
he is guilty as suspected. Recently he
was placed on the army retired list.
supposed to be because of leaks in in
formation in his department.
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ing for libel on account of certain COM
ments which it made upon certain of
his alleged communications to an inter
viewer.
New York Dramatic News: We hear
that Frank l.. Perley is TO place ]. H
Stoddart in new play in the spring.
This is good news, indeed. for this ster-
ling old actor has confined his work to
the Sporting Duchess" which is not
suitable to his age. In the new produc-
ton he is sure to shine conspicuous. He
is one of the few actors who is still in
vigorous health, and We are proud to
have him with US.
The Theater Unter den Linden in Ber-
lin is giving at present a cycle of Of
fenbachs operettas, from La Peri
chole" to Les Contes dHoffman." and
is meeting with much success. Why
should not such an experiment-or,
better still, a cycle of Strauss or Gilbert
and Sullivan-prove successful in Amer
lea?
The authorities at Ischl have affixed
to the house in which Brahms wrote
many of his best works a commemora-
tive tablet with this inscription: The
great tone-poet DR.. Johannes Brahms
inhabited this house during twelve sum
mers.''
M. Colone. the Paris conductor. in
tends, in addition to his usual grand
Sunday concerts, to give matinee per-
formances once a week devoted more
especially to works which do not de-
mand a full orchestral complement and
appertaining to different epochs, styles
and nationalities.
1t is announced that Beerbohm Trees
next revival at Her Majestys Theater
in London will be "A Mans Shadow" "
The latest date assigned to Julius
Caesar is in January. 1t is nearly
settled that Mr.. Tree will play Antony.
The rest of the cast is still uncertain,
but it is said that Mrs. Tree has Sc
lected the small part of Brutus' page.
Charles Frohman intends to produce
three new farces before the end of the
present season These are, Oh Susan
nah a new piece by Odonneau, and
Bisson's play called 'Jealousies, the
American adaptation of which will be
made by William Gillette. The adapter
of the odonneau piece is Ralph Lum-
ley.
The Barnum and Bailey circus has
reached London minus few of its ami
mails, which were killed on the voyage
across the water.
Howard P. Taylor, Sr., is the author
of a Chinese sketch entitled Mrs. 90
Ooo." which is said to be just the thing
for a comedienne playing the continu-
Gus theaters.
The Frawley Company opened in Homo
lulu ON the 18th ult. in a heavy rain
storm TO a $3.50 house. The company
returns on the 10th inst. and opens at
the California, San Francisco, on the
Goth.
Ada Rehan played the Twelfth
Night at the Hyperion Theater in New
Haven recently to over 81 200 receipts.
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have excellent voices. Manager Grau
also introduces for the first time here
little Willie Kirst, the wonderful boy
tenor, who will be heard in The Mas
cot" tomorrow night Following is the
repertoire:
Monday. Mascot; Tuesday, Boo
eaccio" and the famous widow dance;
Wednesday, Martha" Thursday, "Gi-
rofe-Giroha"; Friday, III Trovatore" !:
Saturday matinee, Fra Diavalo," and
Saturday night, Grand Duchess. .
Each opera win be presented with the
finest costumes ever seen in Sacra-
mento.
At the Clunie Opera-house tomorrow
night for one week Warlett's production
with forty people, THE South Before
plantation cotton pickers, jubilee sing
the War;" with a pickaninny band.
plantation cotton picking, jubilee sing
ers. river scenes, night revels among
the colored people etc. The piece re-
veals to this generation scenes with
which the older folks We're once familiar,
but that are quite unknown since the
days of the great rebellion. The return
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Of the slave to the plantation, the land
ing of the famous old steamboat Rob-
ert E. Lee, the amuSementS of the col
ored people on the levee, the singing, the
acrobatic performance, the artistic and
peculiar dancing; the camp meeting on
Frog Island with all the peculiarities
of characters usually seen On such oc-
casions, and the cake walk that finishes
the performance, altogether make an
entertainment peculiarly novel and
mirthful.
Frank Clifton has about completed
all his arrangements for the opening of
the Orpheum (Clunie Opera house, on
the 21st inst, when the Hungarian
Boys Military Band of forty pieces will
be a leader. The intention is to make
the Orpheum as complete in the enter
tainment line as either of its colleagues
in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mr.
Clifton represents the Gustav Walter
Orpheum circuit He is thorough
going, business" and will show the Sac
ramento public what live vaudeville
mana cement is.
Towers pamphlet Woman in Music:
1t contains little save numerically for
midable list of lady musicians, which
list Mr.. Towers believes is the best an
swer to those who say that. as regards
music, women cannot create. This,
however is not proved by a multitude of
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

II went in for amateur photography
during my vacation" said the summer
man. There was no end of girls for
subjects
But how did you make out among
the girls?"
"Oh, 1 got a lot of negatives. Phil
adelphia North American.
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Junior Partner I'm afraid to sell
those goods, even on the bargain
counter We may lose the trade of
everybody who buys them.
Senior Partner - Nonsense Every
woman who buys those goods will new
er stop trying to get square with us
Puck
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COLONEL EsTERHAZY.
Circumstances Point to His Guilt
IN the French Scandal.

Circumstances seem to point to the
fact that Captain DTeyfus is not guilty
of the crime of selling State secrets OF
the French War Department, for which
crime he has suffered Imprisonment foI
several years, and that Colonel Ester
haZy is the guilty party
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Stroke of Genius.

Anxious Father Ito young physician
who has been hastily called inl--What
is the matter with him, doctor?
Young Physician-The symptoms in
dicate either inflammation of the brain
or appendicitis l shall treat him for
both, in order to be sure.-Chicago Tri-
h11np
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Refinement of Torture.

Smith-In the days of the inquisition
they used to torture people by keeping
them awake until they became mad.
prodding them with swords and sharp
sticks.
Mr.. Newfather-Why didn't they put
a baby in the room New York Jour-
nal
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| the palace YOU most admired the horses
you most liked and all the jewelry you
| took a fancy TO. Is there nothing else
l can buy for you?
Young Bride-No, indeed. my l-love:
don't get anything more for me. Buy
something for yourself my dear. Buy
a cemetery lot.-New York Weekly.
Tom Barry-Why did the Lord COM
mand us to love our neighbors?
Pedita-Becau We can get along
| with most everybody else.-New York
| Truth.
Girl-He says he always hopes for the
best.
Heiress-Yes. He even hopes to marry
| me.-New York Journal
Tommy-Pop. what's a pedestrian?
Cumso-Oh, he's one of those chaps
who's always kicking against the bicy-
| clists.-New York Journal.
Gobang-How do you like that cigar
L just gave you? I won the box at a
shooting match.
Grymes-You must be a terribly poor
shot.-New York Journal.
Tom What are you going to do
Thanksgiving?
Dick-Eat.
Tom-When you are through eating
ing?
Dick-Wait till 1 can eat some more,
Golden Days.
He-I am opposed to women being
allowed to vote.
She-What is your objection?
He-If they are allowed TO vote they
will all be practically ballot girls, and
what few there are of them now make
trouble enough in the world as it is.
And so, Pat, you think Dennis had
the wrong side of the argument? But
what reason have you to be so sure of
this?"
Faith, he hadn't another worrud to
say after Oi hit him wild me first brick"
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Have you any old clothes?" asked
the man at the door. 81.
Have II" she exclaimed, bitterly.
He needed no further elucidation, and
as he ambled down the alley he Won
dered why husbands were so mean
st. Paul Dispatch.
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Hicks-They tell me you got terribly
angry with Mr.. Bass the other evening
and drove him from the house.
Wicks-I wasn't angry at all. 1 heard
he was one of my wife's old flames,
and so I merely put him out. - Boston
Transcript.
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| Company.
A remarkable operatic jubilee was
celebrated at Hamburg on November
9th-the one thousandth Wagner per-
| formance in that city under Pollini's
management, that is, since 1874 which
makes about forty-three performances
| a year. The remarkable growth of
| Wagner's popularity is illustrated by
the fact that it was in 1914 that Wag-
neg himself conducted his "Rienzi'
twice in Hamburg, and in the twenty
years following, and up to Pollini's ac-
cession, only lSS Wagner performances
were given, as against l 900 in the fol-
lowing twenty-three years.
According to the 'Neue Freie Presse"
| of Vienna, the popularity of Brahms is
still growing in England. Hans Richter
has lately conducted the grst
symphony twice besides number of
his other works, and he has declared
that. as compared with former years,
| the reception of these works was re-
markably favorable. BY the way, it
would be well for the Brahmsites. who
seldom can see much good in Wagner.
to remember that it is the man who is
estSeIhSu ali over Europe as the great
est of Wagner conductors who is doing
this missionary work for Brahms.
| How funny it looks to see an actor
read letter of great Importance on the
stage from perfectly blank piece of
paper. l saw one who read that he was
a ruined man and laid the letter down
on his knees 20 think it over. Then it
was the audience discovered that there
was no letter there. and they laughed
! The actor looked out over the footlights
in grieved sort of way as the sound
reached his ears, and even to this day
] suppose he is wondering what s'broke
the house up."-"The Matinee Girl"
When the Bostonians come to the
Baldwin early next year they will in
| troduce to San Francisco theater- goers
William E. Philip. the new tenor of the
organization. who has won special
commendation in The serenaders'' and
| Robin Hood"
W. s. Gilbert is continuing his tits
against his critics. The latest object of
| his attack is the Era" which he is su-
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You're a big healthylooking man to
be begging" said the lady at the door.
"A fellow has to be healthy, mann,
to eat the homemade pie you ladies
gives US nowadays answered the
tramp.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Oh! the Pain
OF Rheumatism!

The aches and pains of Rheumatism become
panlon to all who victims of this disabling disease
people generally not acquainted with the of the
ease, though thousands know its tortures.
Everybody should know that Rheumatism is peculiar
ton of the blood which all nments the world
effect whatever Thebest blood remedy neededone which
is able to the of the disease and force
Swifts Specific g. 50 is the right remedy for Rheumatism
because it the only blood remedy free from mercury potash
and other minerals which intensity the disease causing stiffness
of the joints and aching of the bones
Swfs Specific being the only real blood remedy fails
to rheumatism 1t reaches the
the doctors have made crppes with their prescriptions
potash and mercury.
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My wife was for years q sufferer from
rheumatism and was treated constantly,
but could obtain no relief The doctors
said the disease was liable to strike the
heart at any time, in which event death
would be inevitable
Every kind of treatment recommended
for Rheumatism was given, including widely
advertised blood remedies but none did any
good. She grew worse all the while and was
need 10 cbndc, al aIf
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Alicia-Do you think it exactly prop
er for you to have the portrait of that
young man on your dressing table?
Dorothy-But he is looking the other
way.-Detroit Journal.
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W. s. Gilbert is continuing his tilts
against his critics. The latest object of
his attack is the Era which he is SUI
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Tom BarTy-Why did the Lord COM
mand us to love our neighbors?
Pedita-Because we can get along
with most everybody else.-New York
Truth.
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Have II" she exclaimed, bitterly.
He needed no further elucidation, and
as he ambled down the alley he won
dered why husbands were so mean
st. Paul Dispatch.
Hicks-They tell me you got terribly
angry with Mr.. Bass the other evening
and drove him from the house
Wicks-I wasn't angry at ALL 1 heard
he was one of my wife's old flames,
and so 1 merely put him out. - Boston
Transcript.
You're big healthy-looking man to
be begging said the lady at the door.
"A fellow has to be healthy, ma m,
gives US nowadays answered the
tramp.-Yonkers Statesman.
Alicia-Do you think it exactly prop
er for you to have the portrait of that
young man on your dressingtable?
Dorothy-But he is looking the other
way.-Detroit Journal.
Here is a letter it would hardly do
for us to publish" said a quack. "A
man writes: 7 have just taken the first
bottle of your medicine
''Well?" said his partner
There it breaks off short, and is
signed in another handwriting: Per
executor Tit Bits.
Yes, Miss Howjames is a wonderful
ly intellectual young woman, out she
has developed her brain at the expense
of her poor little body. To me she
seems top-heavy."
"Top-heavy? Than you have never
seen her fest. Chicago Tribune.
Dash-Are you still keeping board
ers?
Hash-No; they are keeping me-
Chicago News.
'You must have felt cheap?" said the
sympathizer.
Cheap" said the man who had been
relating the unpleasant experience. II
felt cheaper than a silver dollar
why so thoughtful?" asked the
bride.
Well" replied the groom, I've just
been thinking how 1 worried for two
years for fear l wouldn't get you"
And now?"
why, now, when l think it all over
I can't help kicking myself for beins
such a fool as TO worry "-Chicago Post.
Miss Glib Ito the Colonel who. she
imagines, has been a great traveler)-
Have you ever met the African lion?
Colonel Bourbon-I don't like miss,
to cahst any insinuations upon the
Africans veracity, but I hev known a
niggah to lie when caught with chick
ems in his possession.-Judge
Il got engaged to a girl at the sea-
shore
did, eh?"
Yes. I thought it was only sum
mer affair, but when / got home !
found out that she lives next door,
Chicago Record.
Aged Groom-My dear, have bought
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Here is a letter it would hardly do
for US to publish" said quack. "a
man writes: 7 have just taken the first
bottle of your medicine"
'Well?" said his partner.
There it breaks off short, and is
signed in another handwriting: Per
executor "--Tit-Bits.
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Ada Rehan played the Twelfth
Night" at the Hyperion Theater in New
Haven recently to over 81 200 receipts.
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Aged Groom-My dear, I have bought
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ing for libel on account of certain com
ments which it made upon certain o
his alleged communications to an inter
viewer.
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Girl-He says he always hopes for the
best.
Heiress-Yes. He even hopes TO marry
me.-NeW York Journal
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The Frawley Company opened in Homo
lulu ON the 18th ult in a heavy rain
storm to a $3.50 house. The company
returns on the 10th inst. and opens at
the California, San Francisco, on the
Doth