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The times., 1897-05-30

Paul JONES' very estimahle gentle
man, so American history recites, and a
very enjoyable light opera, according to
the traditions of theatrical history, Is to he
given at the Lafayette this week Mr.
Jones has ijeen a stranger TO the boards
since Agnes Huntington relinquisllad ner
stellarhood 1t has flavor of novelty
about il, quite opposite to the opera which
it replaces Cor "The Mikado," were he Of
the feminine instead of the masculine gen
der, would blush to acknowledge his years.
But Mr.. Jones will be driven 10 ex-
treme resort to accomplish the featS of
the japanese potentate and his vaSSaS
OF last week Not only was the theater
packed rightly, but everyone remained t.
laugh ioyously and to depart delighted
Age cannot wither nor custom stale the in
finite variety (see Shakespeare Of this,
probably, immortal work of the two Brit
!shers. Nothing could he ina eiaed mere
ridiculous than the plot or more Gipnant
than The lines, and Suliivan's music has q 5
little body to it as a screen door, but the
apparent deficiencies OF both are their very
own recommendation. What though the
laws which entangle Koko and make hiu
finaliy a victim 10 the right heel Of Kat
isla, and what though half Of the score
be written for strings only and an c.
casionaI arpeEgio on the flute, there is
nothing comparable 10 either and anyone
afflicted with Mikadomania doesn't think
there ever will be.
The next best thing is ''Pinafore 4" On
the program of the Lafayette is a line re-
questing that patrons express a choice Of
operas What though it must he given
''in writing, with name and address,
wen venture this in type and refer you
to the Fighting Editor. and here's vote
for ''H. NJ s. Pinafore," twin sister to
The Mikado." and the only one in all the
numerous family of light opera hearing TO
him the slightest resemblance. Open the
bill with "Cavalleria' What d night!
At first the overture, then two thoughtful.
reposefu, soul satisfying acts of Masca gni,
with the divine interlneZzo dividing them.
followed by the burst nonsense mbeund
and tunefulness par excellence Pima
fore with the Captain who never a nd
Poor Little Buttercup - and Sir Joseph,
who polished up the handle CT the big
front door and RackstTaw, who loved
above his station.
The beauty Of the Castle Square farce is
that they convince you beyond doubt Of
their capacitY 10 do these things. After
eperformancesof Faliss'' aud Carnier.''
'ErIninie.'' and "Mikado'' we know per
fectly well that "Cavalleria' and Pima
fore" would suffer not a whit by them
Here'sto your health, Mr.. McGhee. yon're
bringing tie orchestra aroualin coed shape.
whatever remedies You have used The
struggle with GouHod's music was manly,
but yeu'll confess it best of your men in
most thorough and unhappy fashion.
The times., 1897-05-30

Tie proper place, 10y all the caEons of
interviewing Of players, OF, at least, by
all prece,!ents, if tfere te no other Iuie,
is To lind tire object OF tie discussion high
and dry on rapier mache lock or lost
in the yastnesses Of Il gilt throne, or
in some other equally typical and SINH
larly Improbable spot. And so, when il
entered into tie writer's head to catechise
Miss Katherine Grey, he forthwith sought
ler at rehearsal on the Columbia stage,
trusting to chance that She might be on
q pastoral something other, or, per
chance, queenipg it on a throne. On tie
contrary, she was on the point Of leaving
behind all the canvas and paint of the
theatrical landscape and drawing-foofns.
aud gasred fcr answer to a suggestion Of
talk: We'll. lets talk it over the luncheon
table I'm famished''
Famine and stage life are so utterly
foreign To each other III most minds that
the wise policy at once suggested Itself
that she be permitted to safe her appetite
and, in the appeasing hour which foliows.
recite Eer personal history. So couple
of hours afterward Miss Grey was found,
no longer hungry and somewhat rested in
her beautiful suite in the Everett, near
The times., 1897-05-30

Here'sto your health, Mr.. McGhee, yon're
ieorehestra ar9ua1in coed shape,
whatever remedies You have used The
struggle with GouGod's music was manly.
but yeu'll confess il best of your men in
a most thorough and unhappy fashion.
There was distinct Improvement In Gar
The times., 1897-05-30

Eugene Herman is probably as well known
as any variety manager in the United
States For years seafaring man, with
an eXcellen. opportunity Of seeing the
world, aud with that natural suavity which
suits Itself TO all conditions of men, lie WA =
well equipped for tie theatrical business
when ne became a manager more than
thirty years 70. In other words, MI. Ker
nan possessed thorough knowledge of the
public tastes to which he sought to cater.
His mana gcrial career has been mar ked not
only by the successful application Of this
knowledge but by tile unalterable deter
mination TO elevate the variety stage III
this he has won public confidence. His
friends in and out of the profession. al
mring lis fixed purpose as a mana ger
have learned to esteem him as iRan ros-
sessinG all tie impulses of a generous
Heart, all the symrath,es of a friend. and
all the attributes of citizen.
1t is they who, togeth er Wit h he
patrons to whose tastes he has aceeptalIy
catered, and whose comfort he has in
variaMy sought 10 iISnre, desire to mani
fest their appreciation in the benefit
performance to be rendered the eeuIal
manager tomorrow night. Aside from
the interest the popular beneficiary will
lend TO the accession, the attraction Sc
lected gives assurance OF an entertain
ment which will of itself invite liberal
patronage. inasnueh as it will be Il
purely professional performance, that ex-
ye,lert AMI n1eritorious aggregation of
AfrG-A American stars, 'Ishams OcJ0roobs, -
having volunteered for the occasion.
The times., 1897-05-30

Owing to the presence in Washington
during the week OF November Is, 1896,
uf several strong counter attractions many
people did not have an opportunity of see
ing "A Superfluous Husband as put on
for three nights and matinee only by the
Holland brothers at the Columbia Theater
Such persons have probably since realized
what they missed, and will have an oppor
tunity tt repair the loss this week. when
the Columbia stock company win present
this clever comedy. The story concerns
one Robert Lawson, bright and promising
journalist, whose promise has never been
fulfilled, how ever, because his wif-'s
artistic attainnenis throw him completely
in the shade Consequently he is known
to most people merely as Mrs Lawson s
husband which secondary rank he takes
with illgrace. He is working on a book
of political economy, which he hopes viii
raise him from the ranks of the unknown
but as his wife and servants nave all gone
out, leaving him alone with the haby, he
is oblige to hold theinfant while he writes.
Thisis only one OF the amusing situations,
Of which there are many, and there is
also a sinister thread to the story, supplied
by one Edward de Winton, who takes ad-
vantage of the coolness between the Ia W.
sons to insnuate himself into the good
graces OF the wife The husband TeJeis,
and for the time being it looks as If there
might he material for divorce mills TO " ork
upon, hut owing to the intervention of
the wise father-in-law. DR. Wood, and also
the Influence of the baby, the estranged
couple are reconciled and resume their
,lf aef
On the whole it is a play calculated to
bring out the best qualities of the Columbia
Stock Company
Mrs A 5. Lipman, who has made his
chief reputation as d strong leading man,
witt be seen as Robert Lawson the role
originated by Joseph Holland, while that
unct,ious comedian, Mr.. James 0. Barrows,
will change his title of major" to that
of "doctor," appearing in E. NJ Hollands
part. Miss Katherine Grey will be the wife,
played formerly. by Miss Olive Oliver,
while william Boag will make his first ap-
pearance with the Columbia Company as
the gay society butterfly, Mr.. o. De
Puystcr Bissel. The large cast utiiizes
the entire strength of the stock company,
excepting Miss Clara Emory. Only the
part of the baby remained for her, and
she felt that it was a little out of her
liae, so real infant has been especially
engaged FOR the week Owing to the ex-
cavations on f street carriages may ap-
proacb the Twelfth street entrance. where
special doorkeepcr viii be in waiting
Tie Grand Opera House has this week
company OF vaudeville people. John
Rice and Sally Cohen head the bill in Il
sketch called .sThe kiss They have just
concluded their regular season with May
Irwin in ssCourted Into Court Another
strong card is ssOh-by-Gosh Ny Aunt Bridg-
ct Monroe, or George W Monroe, as he
was christened. others in the long ard
meritorious bin include Proto, the higi
kicker; Al Stern, the mimic. Myer Cohen.
baritone; Anna Driver. sauhrette. from
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suit of last years operations was a net
profit to the state of $4,000, 1t would
seem that such q showing ought to
satisfy the people of the State with the
success of the experiment, but the fact
is that the farmers of the State are up
in arms against the work and are de-
handing its suspension, on the ground
that agriculture in the State suffers by
being brought into competition with
convict labor. So strong is this de-
mand that there Is a prospect that the
present system will be abandoned and
the convicts be put at the work of road
building. What class of free labor
such an employment of the convicts
may compete with can only be devel-
oped by it's trial, but it is reasonably
certain that it will stir up opposition in
some quarter
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The city Court and it, Judges.

QSrom the New Haven Palladium
The Republican county caucus which
win nominate a gentleman to succeed
Mr., Gable as judge of the city court
has an important duty to perform, lt
is therefore an opportune time to call
attention to the responsibility of the
position and the efficient manner in
which its duties have been performed
for the past four years. There is hard
ly any judicial position in which conf
mon sense and natural intelligence
comes so generally into play as IN the
judgeship Of the city court. 1t is
position in which the most learned law
yer might easily prove a failure, and
at which many have tried their hands
with no flatterlng success, The presid-
ing genius of our lowest court is not
so frequently called upon to interpret
the mazes of the law as to deal with
offenders with shrewdness and good
nature. He comes into close personal
contact with the accused and his rela-
tons with them are largely of a per-
Sonal nature. He must therefore have
keen knowledge of men, coupled with
a proper spirit of clemency and atmos-
phere of dignity and sobriety. He must
by no means be ignorant on the more
scholarly side of his character, for
there are many cases in which his
legal requirements are called into play.
1t will therefore be seen that the
judge of our city court must be no in
significant person. There are few men
who adequately meet the requirements.
For four years New Haven has been
peculiarly fortunate in this regard.
Judge Gable has performed his duties
with conscientiousness and dignity
that have caused general comment and
praise. He has been Influenced by no
considerations except those of duty and
fairness. The prisoners upon whom he
has passed Judgment have had no reas-
enable complaint as to the justice with
which their pleas have been heard, nor
has the community had any fault to
find with the honesty with which Its
liberties have been protected. 1t Is q
common sentiment that Judge Cable is
the right man in the right place, 1t is
generally believed that the Republican
party would be guilty of a serious
wrong if he were not indefinitely con-
tinued in his present position. 1t
would be unsafe to make change.
There is no doubt that the caucus
which will be presently held will see
the matter In this light.
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FASHION NOTES.

Tasks of Matching for the Dressmaker.
The brilliant and handsome trim
mings of finely plaided velvet that so
many women wore a season or two ago
are now all gone by, and a plaid velvet
bodice to-day is Enthusiastically a hold
over. But plaids are still found in
dress goods, plaids whose shades are
dull and whose squares are huge. 1t
was one of these Rbrics-their dispar-
ayers call 'em horse blanket stuffS-
that was made up prettily in the dress
shown to-day. Its Jacket bodice had a
short Basque edged with black velvet,
which also gave belt and edging OF
fronts and revers. The vest was white
satin, slightly bloused, and was gath
cred to the stock collar and in the
waist. A jabot of the white satin COM
pleted it. Plaid velvet is occasionally
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then" said the orthodox old gentleman
with the brindle whiskers.- Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Teacher-"As an example in frac-
tons, suppose man kept butcher
shop and customer called for five
pounds of meat and he had only four
to sell, what would the butcher dor"
Johnny Ia butchers bright SOM
Keep his hand on the meat while he
was weighing it."-New York Tribune.
Mr.. Diggles,' said the little boy with
big ruffles ON his shoulders Il wish
you would let me come and see where
you live. I want to look at your room z
why, certainly. But what made you
think of that?" MY sister said it was
better than your company, so thought
it must be something fine. Washing
ton Star.
We'll, my dear" said Mr.. Proudwife,
did you have a successful meeting OF
your club this afternoon? "Oh, yes,
indeed" said she enthusiastically; I'VE
did just like the men-passed resolu-
tons that we were real sorry for Cuba.
and that the Turks are just as mean
and hateful as can be!'-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune.
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JUDGE CdRLE,S M rnRn

We reprint this morning on this page
the Palladium's excellent editorial on
the City court. What the Palladium
says about Judge Cables judicial rec
ord is the exact and unadorned truth.
During his whole term of service he
has so conducted the affairs of the court
as to win respect for his ability and
character and admiration for his skill
and discrimination. He has been Judge
of the court for four years. During
that time he has had to deal with near
lyten thousand criminal cases. In deal
ing with those cases he has shown a
deep and accurate knowledge of human
nature and remarkable ability to dis
tinguish between truth and falsehood.
He has steadily aimed to do right by
both the community and the offenders.
How we'll he has succeeded is known
by all. There has been no time during
the last thirty years when the City
SooiS was al bCLlGl iCpulG VI d. lllcl
and more efficient protector Of the com
munity. And in dealing with crime
and criminals Judge Cable has not
been unduly harsh. He has not saw
agely 'lectured" the criminals and the
unfortunate, as is the habit of some
who are placed in Judgment over them
And while he has not been turned from
doing justice by weak sentiment he
has been always ready and anxious to
be merciful in cases where the Offend
ers and the community would be bene-
| fitted by leniency He has been espec-
tally kind and considerate toward the
young whose feet have begun to so in
wrong and forbidden paths, and his
timely kindness and counsel have been
useful to many who needed them rath-
er than the rigor Of the law.
Judge Gable has not only made an I'M
usually good record as a judge in Grim
| inal cases. He has tried hundreds of
civil cases, and in that work has shown
a natural judicial ability, knowledge
Of the law and readiness in its APP
plication that have won him the conf
dence and respect of both lawyers and
| litigants.
In short, Judge Cables work on the
bench has been able, honest, keenly
discriminating, dignified and exceed
| ingly valuable to the community. Can
| any fair argument be made for the re-
| moval of such useful and respected
! judge right in the height of his useful
ness? Should such work as he is do
ing be cut short on account of poor anc
personal politics? He has been on the
bench but four years, only half the
term Of a Superior court judge, ant
but one term sof a Judge Of the Cour'
of Common Pleas? Would it be just t.
him or to this community to displace
| him because somebody else might wan
the place that he amply fills and
adorns?
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used in hat trimmings, but 1t needs to
be placed by a. skillful hand and 1t
would not be a wise accompaniment of
a plaid dress. So the velvet of this
hat was black, and it's trimmings were
satin backed velvet ribbon, plumes,
aigrettes and paste buttons.
Though to mention it seems like help
ing to spread bad taste in millinery, yet
it is noticeable that very elaborate hats
are being worn on the street with the
simplest tailor-made costumes With a
cloth gown almost severe in finish and
color is worn velvet hat that is a
raging chaos of flowers, plumes, rib
bons and all sorts of colors With a
black tailor rig hat entirely of scar
let velvet with scarlet peoples and
scarlet chiffon for trimmings is worn,
and no one yells 'fire!' A brown
tailor-made gown appears with a violet
velvet hat laden with violets and
plumes No one can fancy the hat to
be mistake, for the gown is lined
with violet taffeta to match the hat.
Fur is used for the crown of hats
trimmed with lace and feathers, and
many hats showing no other trace of
winter proprietry are set on head
band of fur Unless such hat is late
ly purchased and planned for whites
use, you will feel little queer in 81
and be convinced in your own mind
that your horrid best friend suspects
you of using last years summer hat
Black and white is still a favorite com
bination FLORETTE.
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AN RESTING COMPARISON.

George R. Stetson of Washington has
been making an interesting investiga-
ton. He has been comparing the
minds of white and of black school
under his observation five hundred
children of each race, if the varying
shades Of color among the so-called
blacks, indicating the presence of white
blood, permit of CHASING them all as a
race. The ages of the white children
were from eight to eleven, and the av-
erage age of the colored was about
twelve and one-half In a memory
test, noting the retention Of the words
of a simple stanza, thrice repeated, the
blacks generally excelled the whites,
but only to the limited degree of eight
een-hundredths of one per cent. Mr.
Stetson considers this close correspond
ence in the memory rank of each race
to be remarkable, and says that it was
unexpected. II there is any truth in
the theory that voluntary or controlled
attention, distinctive from spontaneous
attention, is result of civilization,
then, in Mr.. Stetson's opinion, there is
an apparent equality of development
in the two races which he examined,
but an enfeeblement of memory in
both. The average obtained by the
blacks in studies was 64.73, that by the
whites 1872, and this difference in
scholarship is emphasized by the aver
age ages at which the grades are at
tanned by both races. The blacks
reached the fourth grade at the aver
age age of twelve years., and the fifth
at 1874 years. The whites reached the
fourth grade at the average age of
1853 years, and the fifth at ia
| This is supposed to be the first inves-
| tigation of the kind undertaken. If
the facts reported are worth anything
they are encouraging to the colored
people.
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CONVICTIONS.

How came you here?" said the visit
or to a prisoner in the penitentiary.
st was brought here by my convic-
tions," was the firmly spoken reply
Tit-Bits.
Trusting to Superstition.-"Why do
you insist upon being married on Fri
day, Whirly?" so that her folks will
charge all our bad luck to that fact in
stead of to me."-Detroit Free Press.
Carmelita-'I see the doctors have
declared against kissing on the ground
that it affects the hearing" Grace
Cdreamily)-'I thought it was funny l
didn't hear mamma in the hall last
night New York Press.
This" the young man declared air
lily, this, I am certain. is at least my
three hundredth time on EARTH Its
durn funny you don't know any more,
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The Diary Of A Dyspeptic.

Monday, oct. 26.-Another night of
horrors. This is worse than to die.
It's dying living, or living to die-not
a living death, for that is power to
and act without sensation, and this
life of mine is the agony of dying with
no other power that belongs to living
man.
Tuesday, oct. z7.-Went down to the
Office to-day. A call from S. Said he
knew something that would help me-
Called it a ''pepsin pill" Bought
dollars worth. Taken three to-day.
No good. Have spent thousand dol
lars at least on medicines and drugs to
be rid of this inferno, but the last state
of me is worse than the first. There is
one thing certain, I can't stand this
much longer. 1t must be something
for the better soon or never.
7NurSday, Oct. 7o.-Same old story.
Every chapter in this story seems to
be about the same and it begins to
look as if it would be so to the end: and
the end is not far off. They say the
country will go to the dogs, or to a
place, the torments of which 1 am in
day and night, if Bryan is elected Pres
ident next Tuesday. Well, let her go;
misery likes company. We will ali
have the dyspepsia then. would like
to see how some of these fellows who
strut around and eat three meals a day
would like it,
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ADYERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements. One Cent a Word each In
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
(seyen tlmes)
Display Advertisements, per inch, one In,
cents; one week, SO 20 one month, $40; one
year, $40.
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, Is
cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages,
Deaths and Funerals, so cents each. Local
notices 10 cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
immediate business TALL matter to be un-
Include Wants, TO Let, For Sale. etc.
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1t is stated that the Siberian railroad
will measure exactly 4,741 1-3 miles
from Tcheliabinsk, on the eastern side
of the Urals, and at the gate Of Siberia,
to Vladivostock, the Russian port on
the Sea of Japan. Valuing the ruble at
two shillings. the cost of the iron road
lis estimated at a35, 100000.
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Theory and practice are different
things, said the professor. Yes. in
deed assented the medical student.
Il pay for theory and 1 will be paid for
practice. "-Brooklyn Life
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Philadelphia is greatly pleased with
the discovery that though her area is
twice that OF Boston, the number of ar
rests for drunkenness within her Dor
ders We're last year but two-thirds of
those in the Hub.
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Austria proposes to introduce radi-
cal innovations into the university sys-
TENS. Students fees are to go to the
government instead of to individual
professors, while professors salaries
throughout the empire are to be equal
ICED. Moreover, well known professors
are to be distributed among the pro-
vincial universities instead of being re-
tanned at centres like Vienna and
Prague, in order to check the flow of
provincial students to the great cities.
The result would be the establishment
of system of high instruction, some
what resembling that in American col
leges. Objection is made to the scheme
on the ground that it interferes with
the German theory of Lehr and Lern-
freheit and that it gives the govern
ment too much power over the higher
education.