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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

have visited Horitx to see the Passion
Play. which Ia given at irregular inter
walls. and not every ten years. as at Ober-
Ammergau.
IN seeking the origin of the Christian
drama, 1t has been traced TO the estab.
lishnent OF church festivals. the oere-
monies of which gradually wers d.
veloped into complete dramatic renreaen-
tations. Miracle plays, therefore which
have to do with the saints. antedats the
Passion Play, which deals with Christ,s
Passion and Resurrection. AS early as
the time Of Charlemagne miracle plavs
were enacted In the cloIsters. under tho
supervision OF the monks. The Oldest
manuscript, however, that has come down
to us. consists Of twelve religious
dramas, composed for her nuns by the
Abbess OF the Convent OF Gandersheirn.
who lived in the tenth century. At first
the dramas were written I'm Latin. but
finally they were given In the native
tongue, and the performers were cos
TUNED in the ordinary dress of the period
Until the beginning OF the fourteenth
century the Church was the scene OF these
performances; then stages. with tbree
stories, representing T. ven, earth. and
hell. were erected in the streets and mar
ket-places. and the number OF actors
was frequently increased to hundreds.
AS the pictorial presentation. under the
direction OF Professor N. d. Coward. has
received the universal endorsement, of the
press and clergy Of Philadelphia. Wash
ington, Wilmington, Boston. and Balti-
more, and as 1t is highly commended by
| his Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons. II can
readily be understood that there is no.
thing in the presentation that could Of
| fend the most devout sensibiities.
| THE LECTURER AND THE SINGERS.
| Mr.. James Sicily. the lecturer whose
| clear voice has been heard to such adj
vantage in the immense Auditorium, de-
| scribing the pathetic and thrilling epi-
| sodes Of the Story OF the Cross. is a ma
| tive OF Philadelphia, Pa. Probably one
j OF the best reasons why Mr. Sicily so
ably handled his subject is that he has
delivered the lecture over go times, in
this country and Canada, and before over
half million people. Mr.. Sicily is Of a
deeply religious nature, and is thorough
ly in love with the beautiful subject. He
was heard 10 remark only the other eve
ming. when asked II his work ever became
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

wearisome that the subject impressed
him more and more. and that every week
he discovered something In the picture
that he had never noticed before, and
laughingly referred to the fact that on
the opening night here, on looking at the
picture of the washing scene as his words
followed the action, he was forced to
smile, despite himself, on discovering a
tiny dog that none OF the company had
ever noticed before.
Professor n. DuShane Coward, the
baritone. who has attracted much atten-
ton in his rendition of sacred classics.
accompanying the scenes Of the passion
Play" has been a well-known singer and
manager in Washington for several years.
He organized and directed the great
chorus OF 800 voices which sang at the
centennial celebration of tie laying OF
the cornerstone of the National Capitol,
which was held in Washington In Sep
TENDER, 1898, and which was presided over
by President Cleveland.
While in Washington he organized the
Capitol Male Glee Club, the Ladies Ru-
bernstein Club, and the Johnny Jul
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
xrSpIING TOMORROW NIGHT.
To Open the Lyceum Course WIZ"
uis Lecture on Jackson.

Never before has such an attractive IN
,ellectual feast been offered to the Rloh-
mond public as is presented IN the Ly-
ceum course of this season. Literature
science. and art are all represented IN the
series. co
The Lyceum Board this year dlo no'
cure the services OF scholars simply De
rause they had attained distinction as au-
tbors scientists, or artists, for such men
are often very uninterestng on the plat
form. The talent of this season coulse
was engaged on account OF ability TO pre-
sent the subjects in a popular ana at'rae-
tive manner. From this standpoint me
course of the present season much eXceis
that of last year. 49, .,,L
The course opens tomorrow hignl VIZ u.
George r. Vending, who is consiuereo W
MANY the platform king of America. lie
has had a most remarkable career as
lecturer. having filled over Low engage
ments in seven years, record rarely,
aver surpassed. Mr.. Weddings SUBJECT,
,.stonewall Jackson" will be considered
nv many as hackneyed, but this lecture
has become so celebrated that IL was
thought best 10 have the speaker oeh'e'
this. his masterpiece. IT.
Mr.. vending is a native OF LIMOS ne
Is a brilliant jury lawyer, out mas recent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
DO FISHES SLEEP!
An Eminent Authority Asserts That
They Do.
(Harper's Round Table,


DO fishes sleep-and hoWY
This question was addressed to Eugene
G. Blackford. formerly Fish Commission
or of New York State. His acquaintance
with fish began when he was very young,
and at the present time he is recog-
nized authority all over the world.
Certainly they sleep" was Mr.. Black
ford's response They sleep suspended
in the water, with their eyes wide open.
I have seen them do IL often. l have
many fish in tanks with glass fronts, and
can watch them Sometimes / see a FISH
suspended in the water keeping perfectly
still for half an hour at time, and
then | conclude that he Is asleep. lie
does not even move a fin at such times,
and the motion Of the gills is barely per-
ceptible.
"Flshes don't close their eyes. because
there is no necessity for their doing IT,
They have no eyelids, because their eyes
are not exposed to dust as ours are. They
don't close their eyes in sleep because
the light is so modified by the water
that IL is not hard for them 10 find a
twilight spot.
But they can close their eyes II they
want to do IL, and they do on very oar
ticular occasions. | will show YOU John
bring me a trout"
The man went TO a tank, and soon
returned. bearing In his hand fine trout
about eight inches In length. Tnls MY
Blackford held. while he took lead
nencil and touched one OF its eyes WITH
the point. The trout wriggled aoou
vigorously, and at the same time Ore"
am inside yellow curtain over the eye.
"You see he can close his eyes II NJ
chooses" said the former Fish Commits
sioner. "The habits OF nsh are htti
known in many respects. We have only
heeur 10 study their migrations IN a way
hat promises TO lead to anything. We
nave captured some thousands OF cod and
mackerel and put metal tags on theiI
as some OF these will be caught II
.. Car north and south, and as they
nave the address OF the United state
r;shsries Commission on them, that VII
give us an idea where the untold million
~ fish that race along our shores AZ &c;
,a,n nerIods spend other parts OF theh
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

(Ihe 1OunS MdA'y
This canine curiosity Is, appropriately
enough, the property OF ueh.ist III .io
yvest End of London-Edward Moseley
~ Regent street. Myn Duivel. as MI
NIoseley has named his pet, is OF the
cchinnerl<e breed. and OF Belgian nation
aI,tv The dentist discovered him year
400 while holidaying In the Belgian
canital. He had many good points
u,hich counterbalanced, TO some extent
his misfortune in being almost toothless'
p,,t This misfortune was accentuated IN
tine kennels, where Myn Duivel was very
unpopular among the other dogs Deihs
attacked without the least chance OF de-
Tending himself His food had 10 De
minced before he could touch II. ana IL
was a ptiful thing TO see Myn DniVei-
a most entertaining pet-huinpiy SUBMIT
- being worried by his brute companions
60 The idea occurred to Mr.. Moseley 10
,rovide the dog with substitute for MS
iost masticators, and after ten days OF
10, Mr. Moseley describes as the most
s,as,,,,lt work he ever did, the operation
- successfully performed one can
u,eu believe the task was not an easy
80 The smallness Of the teeth IL
,-,aztng. They are quite half dozen
- tna inch-less than half the size OF the
o,sllest teeth made. The fling down q
sach tooth occupied two hours. aho do
mere are twenty-four teeth. the reader
80 nor need 10 be told that the GRIND
ing was weary task. There was grea'
~,els OF breakage in shaping the teeth
ID AIR. Moseley declares that ne put
more hard work and took more SKIN OH
hIs tingertips In shaping those teeth thaA
,n a whole year OF ordinary work
Mvn Duivel was, of course. cnioro-
,ormed. and at last, as Pat wouia say
Very tooth In his head was out. But tne
d,f,cuity was only then beginning. Models
haa 20 be taken of the dogs mouth,
nacsssarv precaution. against which the
an,noaI revolted furiously But the puz-
O.. was ultimately solved; metal dies
80 cast from the models. ana tiny
n,a,inum plates Of double thickness were
strnak 70 fit each Jaw. The outlay IN
yoivea was considerable. the tools USED
hsing specially made. One mechanic was
sr.s,sd on tho case constantly for nearly
a fortnight The result is howessr'
eminently satisfactory. and the teeth uh-
do,,btsdly Save sAs de- -~sAs -Asa'ss'
pain.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

a davis labor, as they are oppressed by
the powerful Prince SchwarZenburg who
owns the mines in which many OF them
are employed. AS much Of the product
of these mines Is sold to a prominent PEN
ell manufacturer, it is probable that many
Richmonders are using the lead exported
from this part of Bohemia. Many or these
mountaineers have immigrated 10 this
country. 800 Of them settling near the city
OF St. Paul. and while the pictures were
in taking II delighted the villagers 10
learn that their friends and relatives in
America could recognize their faces IN the
pictorial representation
ORIGIN OF THE CHRISTIAN DRAMA
The manager ws5 in Austria nearly a
wear negotiating with the village com
munity. at the head of which is the bish-
op. for the privilege OF taking the cine
matograph reproduction OF the sacred
NAV. Permission was granted because
the clergy felt that II would do good 10
many who could not afford the expendi-
ture of the time and money TO attend a
performance at Horitz Before .-e ar
rived AT the village rehearsals had been
going on for months. as a regular per-
formance will be given next summer, at
which the Emperor OF Austria is ex-
nected to be present. The Queen OF Spain
and nearly all of the Austrian nobility
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

ests. which are of literary interest be-
cause they are the scene of Schillers
play. "The Robbers" The village, how
ever. has become more famous, since Tor
nearly q century the Passion Play mas
been presented there 1t differs from the
Ober-Ammergau representation In that IL
portrays the child-life Of Christ, while
the Bavarian production begins with the
entry into Jerusalem. Moreover, at Ho-
ritz the scenes from the Old Testament
precede those of the life OF the SAVIOUR
while at Ober-Ammergau they are inter-
spersed with the incidents taken from the
New Testament. The people at poth
places. however. are animated by the
same spirit. which, as Arch-Deacon Far
rar says. is deeply devotional.
The Bohemians, like the Bavarlans' arc
simple, God-fearing people, whose one am
bition in life is to present their religious
drama in a manner that will reflect cre1it
on their country and meet approval IN ING
ewes of their Heavenly Father. Iner
greeting is II kiss your hand, ana
stranger is ever impressed with their I'M
affected hospitality.
Some of them receive only l6 cents TOT
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

ly retired from the bar, and devotes most
of his time 10 literary labors. He has now
taken up his residence in Washington,
from which point he fills perhaps more
engagements than any lecturer in the
country.
The membership rolls of the Lyceum are
still open at the office OF the registrar Mr
John S. Eggleston, Room (up-stairs), No.
no east Main street, where members will
be enrolled tomorrow.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

handles the entire presentation; ana al
though compelled at times TO wo:h ~
most inconvenient places and with inans
different voltages of electrical current
he has never, in his whole sA'' en- ~
with the Passion Play, ailo"eu any
rious interference with sucoesSiu
800 thousand dollars worth of hlms'
n,hinh a moment of careIessness mlgh'
49, He is also the inventor OF the
naorf,llv- complicated machine wh'cn
&c used in this presentation
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

secured such capable artists. he having
discovered Miss Jewell while singing In
one Of the leading churches OF washing
ton. He is probably one of the highest
salaried advance men In the travelling
profession. as his work requires particu-
lar tact and judgment.
Mr.. w. II. Masterson. the superintend-
ent of the pictures. was one OF the hrst
men In this country to undertake the dif-
ficult task of introducing moving nc
lures. Alone, with a skilled assistant, he
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
Indianapolis Journsl)

VNuEdHNVuftS SVUfHHfT
II am astonished," said the scoffer. TO
hear you compare our glorious country "
small boy getting his face washed.
''Afe7" said the oratoricai p<tfsos'
How? when?"
when you said II was impossible eee
the nation to stand stui."
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16
" A.. Annual Meeting

THE association for the Preservation O.
virginia Antiquities will hold their annua
meeting Wednesday. October stn' IN lhs
rooms of the Virginia HISTORICAL SOCIETY
at $50 P. NJ. ..u ho rso6
At this meeting reports wiz 20 49, 80
-, an branches of the association, ani
l.,snsrs will be elected Cor the year
several questions OF vital interest WI
Lac he brought up. Members are urgent
10 raouested to attend.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

The public dsbt Of France IS tne arg asos,
In the world. and amounts " "DoN'
fl 900. 10000
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

Trentsin and other Chinese cities nave
no lights at night except SUCH as co'i''
from private houses.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-16

More steel Is used IN the manufacture
OF pens than In all the SWORD anu sun'
factortes IN the worle. .---
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
Our Lengthening Days.

A day is the name for the time in
which the earth rotates once and a
month for the time in which the
moon revolves once, says Professor
George H. Darwin in The Atlantic.
Then, since tidal friction retards the
earth's rotation and the moons rev.
olutiOn, we may state that the day
and the month are now frightening
at different rates which are calcula-
BILE, although the absolute rates in
time are unknown. 1t will suffice
for general comprehension Of the
problem to know that the present
rate Of increase Of the day is much
more rapid than that Of the month,
and that this will hold good in the
future. Thus the number Of rota-
tons of the earth in the interval
comprised in one revolution Of the
moon diminishes, or, in other words,
the number of days in the month d.
FINISHES, although the length Of each
day increases so rapidly that the
month itself is longer than at pres
ent. For example, when the day shall
be equal in length to two of our actu-
al days the month may be as long as
81 of our days and the earth will
spin round only about Is times in
the month.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15

"Dress Coats to Hire" is an old
and familiar sign. "Prince Alberts
to Hire" is comparatively new. A
man in the business of renting dress
clothes said that frock suits had
been rented now for about year.
They are worn for morning wed
dings and for other day occasions
There is a demand for them, but it
is not nearly SO great as that for
dress suits. A dozen frock coats
would be enough to carry with a
stock of 200 or 800 dress suits. The
cost of hiring frock coat is the
same as that Of hiring a dress suit,
being from So down, depending upon
newness, quality and style. New
York Sun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
How to Make Cold Cream.

To make cold cream take of oil of
almonds two ounces, spermaceti half
an ounce, white wax dram. Melt
together and while cooling add two
ounces of rosewater, stirring until
cold. Cold cream may also be made
by this formula: Take four ounces of
unsalted butter, four ounces of white
wax and an ounce of vaseline. Melt
together and perfume with oil of
bergamot. The more cold creams
are stirred and beaten while cooling
the whittier they become.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
Women Of Ancient Egypt.

Women always stood on level
with men in ancient Egypt, unlike
the custom Of other eastern coun-
tries. They were allowed to rule as
queens as early as the second dynas-
ty. Their palaces were Of brick
adorned with gorgeously painted
wallss rich carpets, rugs of fur, ivory
and ebony chairs and couches. Till
the end of the eighteenth century
there was little change in feminine
attire, which consisted of a fine and
often transparent linen garment, ex-
tending from shoulder to ankle, sup
ported by straps over the shoulders.
Colored robes were not frequently
worn, Gay plumage was left to the
men. Women contented themselves
with blackening their eyebrows, let
ting their hair down and decking
themselves with innumerable rings,
chains and bracelets.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
OILED CLOTHING.
The Waterproof Garments and the Ira
ditiOnal SOu'wester of the Sailor.

The Waterproof Garments and the Ira
ditiOnal sOu'wester of the Sailor.
A suit of oiled clothing such as is
commonly worn by sailors, consist
ing of coat and a pair of trousers,
costs from $3.50 to So. so, according
to the quality. An oilskin sou'west-
or costs 25 to so cents. There are
many makes of oiled clothing, in
Guiding some whose trademarks
have been familiar for many years.
The oilskin coat hanging outside the
Quitting and supply stores in
streets along the water front has
long been familiar sign.
The life of an oilskin suit depends,
of course, primarily upon the wear
to which it is subjected, but largely
also upon the care taken of it. An
oilskin suit will last longer and keep
much better if hung up when not in
use than it will if rolled up, but it
may be that the user has no place to
hang it or that he keeps it rolled
up to be ready to carry with him at
any time, as pilot would do. In
dry ATTITUDES, where sailor has less
occasion to wear them, his oilskins,
if cared for, would of course wear
longer than where they were often
worn. Usually the average life of
an oilskin suit worn by sailor
would be about year.
When a sailors oiIskins crack or
get worn so that they are not water
proof, he oils them. They may need
oiling two or three times a year.
There are prepared oil dressings
made for this use and put up in lit
tie tin cans. Some sailors use oils of
one sort and another, and some sail
ors make a mixture of their own for
a dressing. The sailor is likely to
have a preference for some one
brand of clothing and to stick to it,
and he has his own idea as to the
best dressing for it, but he carries
always with him dressing of some
sort. 1t is put on with a brush, the
garments being hung up and painted
with it.
Oilskin coats worn aboard ship by
men before the mast are cut short, so
as not to interfere in any way with
their movements. The coats worn by
the officers of a ship are cut longer.
The officers in some cases wear rub
Der coats, but the oilskin is the coat
they commonly wear.
While oiled clothing and the ira
ditional sou 'wester are most famil-
iarly associated in the mind with
ideas of sailors and of the sea, they
are also, as matter of fact, very
largely and extensively worn upon
the land by truckmen and car driv-
ers and many other outdoor workers
and by sportsmen.-New York Sum-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
Extracting the Young Idea.

Two events of one day convinced
a young lady of Piety Hill that the
infant mind is one of the most pro-
found mysteries Of nature It was
her first effort with a class of little
Sunday school children, and after
talking with them in her most i'm
pressive way for half an hour she
asked her precious charges what
they thought of their lessons. One
little girl, with golden hair and
great blue eyes such as artists love
to reproduce in themes divine, indi-
Gated a desire to speak.
What is it, my dearf"
miss Earnest, if you lived to be
a hun'red years old you'll never
have a prettier hat than the one
what you got on now"
The second developed later in the
day. She told the little ones that
they must not let the weeds grow
up in their hearts, for they were
the weeds of sin and worse than
death. One fat cherub who had
never known what it was to be sick
set up howl as soon as he reached
home. Being short on knowledge
of anatomy he sat holding his di-
gestive apparatus and declaring that
the weeds growing in his heart
were "a'mos KILN" him. Ignorant
of the cause of alarm, the terrified
parents kept the telephone wires
hot till they secured the presence of
three doctors, who we're quickly
followed by others who had not
been in when called. While the
others were gravely consulting, one
shrewd practitioner extracted the
story of the Sunday school lesson
and administered a dose of sugar
and water. Ten minutes later the
little fellow was telling how near
he came to dying while he was eat
ing enough for a harvest hand
Detroit Free Press.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-06-15
THE coLoNEL's LOVE.
How He Proved 1t to the Woman who
Had Rejected Him.

How He Proved 1t to the Woman who
Had Rejected Him.
mo woman" said the somewhat
acrid lady, should marry until che
Is sure the man who asks her to do
so really loves her. And she pro-
ceeded gloomily, 1T is very hard to
be sure of that"
Perhaps So" replied the Ken
lucky lady. "but was absolutely
sure before married.
~ don't see how you could be. 1t
SO often happens that people do not
know their own minds. "
"There was no room for doubt in
this case We were out sleigh riding
the evening the colonel proposed to
me. / had refused him several times
before, and / told him then that /
would always esteem him as a
friend. We heard the jingle Of bells
behind u.s. The colonel's horse, a
thoroughbred of which he was very
proud, quickened2 its pace at the
sound. The colonel looked around
and exclaimed: Here's the chance
I've been waiting for. That's Judge
Peabody behind us. He has been
Dragging about that new horse Of
his for the last six weeks, but when
ever l tried to get him right down to
a race he has lodged out of it some
how without acknowledging that
this horse could beat him.
1.-The colonel slowed up so as to
let the judge overtake him. The
judge didn't dare refuse the ohal
lenge because he had girl with
him. He wouldn't allow himself to
be Inundated in her eyes. AS soon
as the two sleighs were even the
colonel gave our horse a cut with
the whip, and away we went, the
animals with neoks eagerly extend
ed and the people leaning over the
dashboards trying to help them
along. For few seconds the horses
feet thumped on the road in perfect
rhythm, then we began to move
ahead. The village was about mile
distant, and the colonel leaned out,
turned and shouted:
"'Judge, I'll see you at the post
oficeP
1.-THE judge gave his horse blow
with the whip, but he was already
using all the speed he had. I turned
around, half out of the sleigh, to
keep a lookout. The sleigh struck
a bowlder and pitched me out into a
snowdrift. WASN'T hurt, and 1gave
thanks when >saw the sleigh had
not wholly overturned and was
speeding on its way to the postofice,
still several lengths ahead Of the
judge. Imagine my establishment
when l saw the colonel slow up, let
the judge pass him and turn
around. !"
He was coming back after your
suggested one Of the listeners.
THAT'S exactly what he was do
ing, and I concluded then and there
that when a Kentucky gentleman
was willing to lose a horse race for
my sake there wasn't any excuse for
doubling his affection. "-Washing-
ton Star