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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07
Col. W. T. Hughes on Prairie Dogs
Destructive Work.
FAVORS LEGISLATION IN MATTER
4 San Antonio StOCkman Tells of His Re-
cent Visit to Washington In Behalf
Of Texas Cattle.
Prairie Dog Nuisance.

Col. w. K. Hughes, of Dallas,
who owns several ranches in the
panhandle, in an interview relat-
ing to prairie dogs and their de-
structyeness in that section, is
quoted as saying:
"The prairie dog is eating up
the country, literally. l have
known that country we'll for over
thirty years. The prairie dog is
more numerous now than l have
ever known him. There will be
no permanent prosperity in all that
country till he is eXterminated. |
doubt if this ever will be done by
the volunteer efforts of indivi-
dual land owners. So much of
the land is owned by non-resi-
dents. This rat is migratory. He
is besides parental, and takes the
best of care of his Little rats. AS
soon as the little ones are able to
run the old home (hole) the
parent pair reach out for pas
lures new, dig new hole on ada
cent unoccupied land and found
u new ONE, a new town.
"I'Ie people of that section Of
the state are endeay oring to bring
about united effort for the de-
stru, ton OF the prairie dog. |
attended a meeting of the farm
,ers and stockmen at Seymour
called to consider the best means
of destroying this pest. | was
much Interested. The only way
TO free that country of the prairie
dog is by unity of acton through
,out thu in,es to districts. Som
compulsory Iva requiring all land
owners to free their lands of the
dog is necessary. These people
are going to petition the governor
and thu legislature to help them
in a general war of determination,
and they ought to do 1T. If au-
shorty could be had to tax all the
INFESTED lands for the purpose Of
killing the dogs the tax would be
inconsiderable. They are easily
poisoned. If, however, one en-
terprisiug farmer or stockman
goes to work and poisons all the
dogs upon his land the land is
soon overliowed from the adjoin-
ing owners.
"The county of Baylor few
years ago expended some $4,000 or
$1,000 in one year killing prairie
dogs. The effect OF this was to
almost entirely destroy them
for the time being. As the de-
-structon was not general in the
surrounding counties the result
was this migratory rodent came
in from the surrounding coun-
ties, and this county is now as
badly infested as it ever was. The
destruction of this pest is of the
greatest Importance to all of the
western portion of the state, Ii
the press would take this matter
up and advocate some wise legis'
lation to rid the country of thi.
pest it would perform great
public service.
at seems to me simple legis
latiye enactment entitled, AN act
for the relief of farmers anC
stocknen' declaring the prairie
dog a public nuisance and requir
Ing the ownels Of all infested
lands to at once abate the NUS
ance (by destroying the dogs upor
their own lands and further pro
vIding that in case they fail to d.
this commissioners court of eacl
county shall be authorized &c 5,
49,. 4I,a,, ~, of~o,,ta fo,. o..d {
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

At Calvert Mrs. E. L. Howard
lost her dwelling, valued at $4,000,
by fire.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

T. H. Davis store at Creed
moore, Travis county, burned.
Loss 5000; insurance $4,000.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

John Beckham had a leg cut of
in the Terrell oil mill.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-12-07

At Lyon, Burleson county, ia
bales of cotton burned.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1898-03-04
FREDERICKSBURG

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN'Y 16, 1898.
LEAVE BYRD-sTREET STATION.
40 A. M, Daily, for Washington and points
North. Stops only at Milford and
fredericksburg. Pullman SIeepers
to New York.
SO A. M, Sunday only for Washington and
points North. Stops at Elba, Glen
Glen. Penola, Milford, Guinea, Fred
ericksburg, Brooke, and Whitewater
S:45 A. NJ, Daily. except Sunday, for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba, Ashland. Taylorsville. Dos
well, Ruther Glen, Penola, Milford,
Woodslane, Guinea, Summit, Fred
ericksburg, Brooke, and Widewa-
ter. Pullman car.
9:O5 A. NJ, Daily except Monday. for Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and
New York. The New York and Flo
rida Special, composed entirely of
Pullman s,eeping, dining, and OBJ
other than regular Pullman fare.
Does not stop at Elba.
1900 M. Daily, except Sunday, for Washing
ton and points North. Stops at
Elba, Gin Allen, Ashland, DosN eli,
Milford, Fredericksburg, Brooke,
and Parlor-car. Also
connects with Congressional Linn
tied at Washington.
7:15 p. NJ. Daily, for Washington and points
6oTth: sf MIl1or g. Fredsri asslane,
Brooke, and Whitewater, and other
stations Sundays. Sleeper Rich
mond to New York.
ARRIVE B-YRD-sTREET STATION.
$40 A. M. Daily. Stops at Widewater, Broon-
fredericksburg, Milford, boswell,
Ashland, and iilba, and other sta
tions Sundays. Sleeper, New York
to Richmond
2:45 p. M, Daily, except SUNDAY. Stops at
Whitewater, Brooke, fredericksburg
Summit. Guinea, Woodslane, Mil
ford, Penola. Ruther Glen, boswell,
TaylorSville, Ashland, Glen Allen,
and Elba. P9rlor-car from Wash
7:1O p. NJ. Daily. stops only at Fredericks-
burg, boswell, and Ashland. Pull
man cars from New York and
Washington.
S:36 p. NJ, Daily. Stops at Underwater, Brooke
fredericksburg Summit, Guinea,
Woodslane, Milford, Penola, Ruth
err Glen, boswell. Ashland, Glen AL
len, and Elba. Sleeping-car.
$50 F. M, Commencing January 18th, daily
except Sunday, the New York and
Florida Special. Does not stop at
Elba.
FREDERICKSBURG ACCOMMODATION.
(Daily except Sunday)
400 p. M. Leaves Byrd-Street Station.
$50 A. NJ. Arrives Byrd-Street Station.
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY except Sunday
Leaves Elba, GAP A. NJ, 6:2O p. M.
Arrives Elba, GAO "A. NJ, 600 T.. M.
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or two of the blood is drawn from the
When the horse recovers strength and
the serum returns to desired strength
the operation is repeated A computa-
tion is then made of the amount re-
quired to make unit in strength and
the serum is measured out in bottles
containing 1000, 1,500 and 1000 units
As the serum from different horses and
from the same horse at different times
varies in strength, a separate test COM
putation is necessary for each time the
antitoxine is drawn. The serum is ex
amined microscopically to be certain
that it itself contains no germs In
Germany, Government test is made of
antitoxine after it has passed through
the various tests of the different manu-
facturers. Diphtheria has in all ages
and in all countries been one of the
most dreaded epidemic diseases. BY
the exercise of the greatest persever-
ance, skill and intelligence Behring has
given a most potent agent for good 20
the medical profession. The profession
owes it to this great benefactor that
they use the remedy with some degree
of intelligence and in the manner he
advises. The discovery is one of the
most glorious of the century and GER
tainly demonstrates the criminal folly
of parents who will place their
faith ir a man who, while their child is
dying. tells them that the poisoning
Of the disease germs, that the paralysis
following the disease, and the most ter
rible strangulation from laryngeal diph-
iberia is simply a delusion and blames
their lack of faith for fatal results, or
those who pretend to believe in faith
which leads directly away from anti
toxine. for this medicine so far from
producing a condition similar to diph-
liberia If administered to a we'll person,
would prevent that person from con-
tracing the disease and SO far from
doing good in decimal triturations must
be given in large, sensible doses by
physician who knows the drug he ad-
ministers and who knows that the drug
must be given early or his conscience
must answer for the result. Antitoxine
is not to be administered as last
extreme to be blamed for death re-
sulting simply because it was not ad-
ministered insthe early stage of the dis
ease.
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CH1LDREN's DAY HOME.
To-Morrow's Concert in Aid of
That Institution

On Monday evening a concert will
be given at the, Congregational Church
for the benefit of the Children's Day
Home. The concert is given by Frances
Barnard Nourse, assisted by Dr. II. J.
Stewart and Frank Coffin of San Fran
cisco. DIR. Stewart is not only a noted
composer and organist. but also has
a fine reputation in England, where he
has spent many years.
Miss Nourse has returned to SacIa-
mento from Boston, where she had been
studying with Clara Munger and Miss
Priscilla White, two Of Americas best
teachers. She has been especially sue
cessful in the East in oratorio and
concert work. Frank Coffin is a fay-
orite tenor of San Francisco, and not
unknown in Sacramento. The program
will consist Of the following numbers:
Organ solo, "Offertoire, in D' Ga
tiste), DR.. H. J. Stewart; song, Chan
son Provencale" (Del 'Aqua), Frances
Barnard Nourse; song, (a) Gone" (b)
1.-The Frost is Here" (Sullivan), Frank
Coffin; organ solo, ''Adagio, In G'
OenieD, DR.. H. J. Stewart; songs, (0
Were My Songs with Wings Pro-
vided" Hahn), (b) Separation" Ries),
Frances Barnard Nourse; song, Native
Worth (HandeD, Frank Coffin; organ
solo, .Polonaise, in A (Chopin), DR.. II.
j. Stewart; song, Beloved 1t Is Morn"
(Florence Alwardl, Frances Barnard
Nourse; duet, "A Night in Venice Qu-
cantonD, Miss Nourse and Mr.. Coffin;
organ solo, Grand Chorus, in Al (Sa-
lome) Dr. H r. Stewart
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SOUR JELLY.
For the Theft Of a Jar John DAILY
Will he Punished.

John DAILY was convicted in the City
Justice Court yesterday morning and
sentenced to serve 100 days in the
County Jail for stealing broom, a
jar of sour jelly and a bottle of gin
from the grocery store Of Leon Lewis
at Twelfth and E streets.
Mr.. Lewis ideAtified the stolen ar
ticles by his price marks. The jelly had
been returned by a customer and had
been set aside to be returned to the
wholesaler. 1t was marked 'sour."
officer Wilson, who arrested DAILY,
testified to having found the stolen ar
ticles in his house when he searched
it. He said Daily asked him to say
nothing about it, and that he would not
again repeat the performance.
DAILY, in his own behalf, testified that
he bought the articles in question from
Mr.. Lewis and paid cash for them. He
denied having asked the officer to say
nothing about the business.
Justice Davis did not put much faith
in Daly's account, and found him
guilty.
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from which Mr.. Kneisel merits praise,
but his greatest achievement Is thus
summed up in the Record"
This whole musical country owes him
a heavy debt of gratitude, for from
Boston to San Francisco he has made
lovers Of music acquainted with cham
her masterpieces in their perfection,
and he has kindled in the breast of even
the Indifferent who had hitherto cared
chiefly for operate high-note or or
chestral roar an honest love Of that
which is pure, which is without mere
tricious charm or applause-catching af-
fectation.
The notion that great singers grow
only in warm climates is fatty contra
dicted BIZ the fact that cold Sweden
produced Jenny Lind and Christine
Nilsson, besides Sigrid Arnoldson and
Marie Petersen and that the two mos:
eminent American prima donnas Of our
time Nine. Nordica GILLIAN Norton,
and Emma Eames, were born and
brought up in the coldest Of our East
ern States, Maine @
The Dresden Opera last season pro-
duced in all sixty-three operas. OF
these two were new. They were Bun
gert's "Circe," which had never been
sung anywhere before, and Becker S
one-act opera "Ratbold.' Seven old
operas were revived in new and elabor-
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AFRAID OF THE gifts.
The Bay Teams Doing Their Best
to Hold Them Down.

The Gilt Edges will be severely tried
out to-day in the game with the Wat
sonville team. The latter will have
three National League players to help
them out-Bill Lange at first base,
''Sandow" Mertes at short and Chance
behind the bat.
As Watsonville has no more show to
win out than would the proverbial
clawless cat have in hades, it looks like
case of anything to beat the Sacra-
mentos, for it is still contended that
the San Francisco Athletics have a
chance to win.
But the Gilts will have Jay Hughes
in the box tomorrow, Beckley at first
and McHale at second. Last year, with
Hughes tWirling, the Sacramentos
downed the Baltimore team, and it is
not likely they will be badly fright
ened by three National League players.
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For the benefit of the Children's Day
Home in this city, most worthy in
stitution and wholly dependent upon
public support, a concert will be given
on the evening of the 9Th instant, which
will be under direction of Miss Frances
Nourse of this city, who but recently
concluded her studies at the East in
the best musical schools. She will be
assisted by H. j. Stewart, the accom-
pllshed organist and composer and in
structor, and by Frank Coffin, the pop
ular tenor. The programme promised is
one of strong attractions, and will give
moneys worth and more. to all who at
tend. They will have the added salts
faction of rendering needed assistance
TO a deserving charity.
Manager George w. Ficks took
charge of the Orpheum on the 1st inst.
His inaugural entertainment is, by
strange coincidence, given by the w. r.
Daley company, which just six years
ago this evening performed the same
office for a new management of the
same house. Manager Ficks' bill of
fare for December at the Orpheum is:
December 18th to 11th, inclusive, the
Daley company; December 18th and
14th, Janet Waldorf in Shakesperian
plays; on the 10Th to the 18th, inclu-
sive, "a Bunch of Keys; on the 18th
and Goth, "A Boy Wanted; on the
21st, the ''Dazzler'' company; on the
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BALL GAME.
Golden Gates Warm the Blue
Jackets to the Tune Of S to S.

There was a ball game at Twenty
third and X streets yesterday between
the Blue Jackets and Golden Gates. The
Golden Gates won by score Of 10 to D..
The lineup was as follows:
Golden Gates-Futterer, catcher;
Locke, pitcher; Enwrite, short stop;
Flint, first base; Shafer, second base;
McF'essel, third base; F. Ryan, left
field; Ashley, center field; A. Johnson,
right field.
Blue Jackets-Hoffman, catcher;
Clark pitcher; Ehmen, short stop;
Fenly, first base; Ackerman, second
base La Roche, third base; Myers, left
field; Parson, center field; Hector, right
field.
The feature of the game was dou-
BILE play made by Shafer and Flint.
assisted by Enwrite.
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ate fashion. There were t'Benvenuto
Cellini,' by Berlioz, and "Iphigenia auf
Tauris," by Gluck Wagner's operas
were sung more frequently than any
other composers. Fffty-five evenings
were devoted to him, "Tannhauser"
alone having been sung sixteen times.
Verdi was represented by nineteen per-
formances, of which seven were given
to Aida; Mozart by fifteen perform
ances, of which Don Giovanni" had
ten. Bungert, with six performances
of "Odysseus' and nine of Gree led
the younger composers. In all, 3l5.-
333 persons visited the theater during
the season, which lasted somewhat
more than ten months.
It is said that Coquelin viii soon pre-
sent in Paris an adaptation of Dumas
La Dame de Montsereaut," in which
he will play the part of Chicot. the
jester.
Miss Odette Tyler who, when she
married eighteen months ago, an
nounced her intention to retire from the
stage, will appear this season in a num-
Der of Shakespearean roles. She will
open her tour in December in Louisville
Sarah Bernhardt has just appeared in
the Paris Odeon, as Medea, in a new
version of the old classic tragedy by
Catulle Mendes. A correspondent of
London newspaper says that she pre-
sented a superb picture in the opening
scenes with Crson, and acted with won-
derful charm and delicacy while is
tening to the protestations of Jason.
She created profound impression also
in .'the difficult scene where Medea Dids
her children tell her all the details of
Creusas horrible death. over which she
gloats with the fury of unqucnched
hate"
At the Theater des Bouffes-Parisien
a new opera, LIE SoleiI de Minuit," IL
bretto by Nuitter and Beaumont, music
ty Albert Renaud, has met with rro-
rounced success.
Musical America: The notorious
Princesse de Chimay intends to revive
first Princesse de Chimay, the famous
Madame Taliien.
The Pr:acesse wes once Clara Ward,
man and steamboat owner, who left
her vast wealth To the charm Of
money she added a beauty that was
regal.
She had many distinguished suitors,
among them the Prince de Chimay. the
head Of one of the greatest and old-st
f1milies in the French nobility, whom
she married.
Her elopement with Rigo, the leader
Of an Hungarian gypsy orches1ga,
some time ago. created less sensation
than her scandaieus conduct sinca
To-day having sQuandered her mon
ey and lost her beauty. as we'll as her
reputation, she seeks to revive som, IL
terest in herself by appearing in Au-
ber's old opera, as much ''undressei"
as possible.
And the next step?
The morgue or the hospital
Many anecdotes are told of the sfa-
nous Andrew Ducrow, manager of the
historic Astley's, in London, in the
'3Us He it was who cried out at
rehearsal of a too "talky" play. In
which his celebrated performing horses.
We're to be introduced, "Cut the dia-
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To be Examined Tomorrow.

T. j. Woods, the young man who on
Thursday night was arrested on sus-
picion of robbing the grocery store of
John Riley, at Tenth and E streets, was
arraigned in the City Justice Court yes
terday morning and formally charged
with burglary.
BY agreement between the City At
torney and Woods attorney H. w.
Johnson, the preliminary examination
was set for 1:30 o'clock p. m on Mon
day Woods was admitted to bail in
the sum of 81 ,000
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CAR DERAILED.
Singular Accident Near Clipper
Gap Yesterday.

About o'clock yesterday morning
freight car was derailed near Clipper
Gap the trucks turning at right angles
with the track. The track was blocked
for four or five hours. Passengers for
a local excursion train were brought
from Auburn and points east on the
regular Colfax local, while those from
farther up the line were brought in
by a special train, arriving here about
30 q m
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Election of Om GERS.

AT the last meeting of Banner Court,
No. 5, Tribe of Ben Hur, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Past Chief, M. j. Bannon; Chief
Il. NJ Barnes; Judge. Mrs. Ida M. Rus
sell; Teacher, Mrs. M. E. Coon; Scribe,
Mrs. F. L. Seely; Keeper of Tribute,
Lee Darlington; Captain, j. L. Russell: I:
Guide, Mrs. Lillian Barnes; Keeper of
the Inner Gate, M. l.. Stevens; Keeper
OF the Outer Gate, N. H. Tariel.
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23d. Coon Hollow; on the 26th, "a
Parlor Match; on the 9th to the 31st,
inclusive, "Au Aboard"
Stuart Robson, in speaking Of plays
in general, recently sid: "The average
audience will sit patiently through an
uninteresting first act, hoping for some
thing better to follow. On the other
hand I believe it is possible to surfeit
an audience. I remember producing
Champagne and Oysters 1t was pos
itively a laugh from beginning to end.
Joe Jefferson was one of my first-night
audience and after the piece was over
he came back to my dressing room
We'll, joe" 1 asked, do you think
it will do?" Jefferson's reply rather
astonished me, 1T is too funny" "Too
funny?" 1 exclaimed, dumbfounded.
Yes, it's too funny" he repeated,
you don't give your audience time to
rest between laughs; you tire them out
laughing. You will never make a penny
with the play" So it proved.
Have you ever noticed" continued
Robson, that almost every theatergoer
takes it upon himself to be judge and
jury and sit ON the merits or shortcom-
ings Of the play or players. Ninety
nine men out of every 100, if you ques-
ton them as to beauties Of coloring in
this picture or that, will profess ignor-
ance of the laws of pigment and mod
estly state that they are not in fit
position to conscientiously judge.
In nearly all branches of art and
literature we find the same modesty of
opinion in the laymen. In the theater
alone does the man who knows it all
discourse most glibly on ethics in plays
and their construction when he knows
not even the a, b, c OF dramatic work
ship. Therefore the dramatic critic is
fast becoming a sinecure, for he writes
for the people who knew it all before the
critic did
William Gillette, the author-actor.
has piled up a snug fortune in the past
few years, part of which is invested in
California real estate.
Annie Russell has come back from
her. success d'estime in London, and is
bringing out Catherine" in New York
the play with which Henri Lavedan is
supposed to have hidden for Meilhac's
vacant seat in the academy. The play
is an old story in new setting. On the
whole, it is a pretty enough play-at
once sentimental in the modern French
manner of sentiment, and discourslVe
in the Ibsen vein; but if, as is reported,
it was consciously aimed ali the conven-
ticnaly proper tastes of the academy,
then NJ. Lavendan's consciousness or
what is seemly is truly Gallo. But
though as usual, Miss Russell is un-
fortunate in her choice of play, her
audience is, as usual, most fortunate IN
Miss Russell! As a first-nighter re-
marked to the dramatic critic OF .'Har-
per's Weekly There are only two
women on the stagel,n America who, in
any true sense of the word, are act
resses. The other shall be as you wish,
but the one is Miss Russell"
The November number Of the "Musi-
cal Record is adorned with picture of
Franz Kneisel, who has been concert
master and soloist of the Boston SYM
phony Orchestra since 1885. He is a
Rumanian by birth, but of German
parentage, and was only twenty years
old when Mr.. Gericke brought him to
Boston. There are many points Of view
The record-union., 1898-12-04
Elks' Memorial Services.

The annual memorial services of Sac
ramento Lodge, Order of Elks, will take
place at ? o'clock this afternoon at the
Congregational Church.
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McMorry sells groceries. Agent for
Coronado water and Stockton sarsa-
parilla and iron 531 M street.
The record-union., 1898-12-04

Coronado water, Stockton sarsapa-
rilla and iron, champagne cider, ginger
ale, orange cider. j. McMorry, agent. =
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Weinerwurst and sauerkraut every
day at Ell Dorado, S26 J street.
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Try McMorry's Blend coffee. 35c. =
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The -Kidder-Warde combina-
ton is packing the theaters to over
flowing In the South. The business of
this triumvirate of stars is a tribute
TO the good judgment and liberality of
Managers Wagenhals and Kemper,.
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Fay Templeton was quite seriously
i'll and out Of the cast of Hurry Bur
ly" at Weber & Fields. She is. now
thoroughly recovered and back again
in the organization.
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Shenandoah" has repeated its for
rner triumph in Chicago at McVicker's s
Theater. 1t is doing an enormous busi-
ness there.
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Mrs. James A. Herne will be the
leading support to her husband, James
A. Herne, in the new play, The Rev
DR.. Griffith
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1T is not good for an artist to be
born in opulence." wrote Rubinstein
The cares of getting bread and butter
may be useful to him at the start, and
give his talents dramatic turn. But
this state of poverty must not last too
long. 1t is desirable that he obtain
pecuniary independence; otherwise the
needs OF daily life will diminish his
creative force, and in the struggle he
may founder
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Blaney's "A Boy Wanted" is said to
be one of the most successful farce
comedy productions on the road this
year. Blaney has a long list of sue
cesses besides the above, namely, "A
Hired Girl "A Female Drummer" "A
Run on the Bank" and others
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nous Andrew Ducrow, manager of the
historic Astley's, in London, in the
'3Us. He it was who cried out at
rehearsal of too 'stalky" play, In
which his celebrated performing horses
We're to be introduced, "Cut the dia-