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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-02
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cept Sunday. with Bucking-
ham. Alberene, Lexington.
and Craig Valley branches
and at Clifton Forge with
no. 1 for Cincinnati
500 z. NJ, Except Sunday. with chair
car for Lynchhurg. and
leaves Lynchburg 90 A NJ
FOR Lexington. except sun
day.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND
BROAD-sTREEr STATION.
$40 A. M. Daily, from Cincinnati
1913 A a., Daily. from Norfolk ana
Old Point
$50 p. NJ, Daily. from Cincinnati ana
Louisville.
ESQ P. M. Daily. from Norfolk and ola
7:45 p. II. Except Sunday. from Rom
ceVerte.
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STATION
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ingtOn and Lynchburg.
20 p. NJ, Daily. from Lynchburg and
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Sunday, from New Castle
Lexington. Aiberene and
Rosney.
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into her dressing room as the curtain
fell al the close of the performance, sne
fell PROSTATE. The physical collapse OF
the young Lady could not have beeil
more complete A telegram was sent
TO her father in Chicago at once. and
he came to st. Louis. where he met the
members of the company. All blils
were paid by Colonel l<idder and the
entire company, after bidding adieu TO
their leading lady, left for New YORK
last night. They will probably be on
the road again very soon. but not with
Miss Kidder as their star The young
lady will remain at the home OF hcr
St. Louis friends until her physicians
say that she can be moved. She
viii then be taken to her home in Gh.-
cago.
"Col. Henry NJ Kidder. the young
stars father. is a most agreeable gem
tleman He is a member of the Chicago
board OF trade and has been very sue
cessful business man. He served Wit n
distinction during the war. and was
wounded no less than five times. HIS
first money was earned as a Chicago
newspaper reporter before the war, ana
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to ask questions about what is done be-
hind the scenes, between the acts or
after the show. True this is so long as
the ladies and gentlemen of the foot
lights are content to be public enter
tainers paid for their services, and rem
dering service for pay. says writer in
the Globe Democrat But the men and
women of the stage-many of them at
Ieast-are not content TO remain in this
seclusion from the public gaze. Through
the agency of hired horn blowers,
many of these player folks are contin-
ually and persistently-and some OF
them ensively-thrusting themselves
before the public gaze, and parading
themselves under the very nose of the
public i'm and out of season, in all kinds
OF weather and with a total disregard
for everything except the notoriety TO
be obtained Here is an illustration.
This paragraph is one of big batch
typewriter and sent by the basketful
into all the newspaper Offices OF the
country:
.'Maude Raymond. as Mimi in One
Round of Pleasure, displays par OF
rounded shoulders that fairly glisten
with whteness. They are the plumpest
and daintiest shoulders that this city
has seen in many days, and they are
held in place by an equally dazzling
pair of white arms"
When such stuff is written ad nause-
um is it any wonder that people feel
privileged TO pry into the private llVes
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woman asked her in Vienna if it We're
she replied, Il have the distinction Of
being the only soubrette on the stage
that old"
Nobody is forced to take it too hard
yet, but there is rumor that Mrs.
Leslie Carter may appear in "A Win
ters Tale Much Ado About Moth
ing" and las You Like It." Come
along, Mrs. Carter, we are fond of va
riety. comedy, tragedy and all the mix
lures mentioned in Mr.. Shakespeare's
Hamlet" says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser.
1t is reported that Harry Corson
Clarke, the popular comedian of the
Frawley company has left that organ
ization and remained in San Francis
CO. 1t is also related that he is soon To
marry society lady of that city.
Frederic Ritchie, the popular man.
ager of the Imperial theater has gem
erously contributed to the Cuban BEN
eft entertainment a number of his best
performers.
Tommaso Salyin made his first ap-
pearance after a retirement OF three
years al a performance in aid of a
monument to Modena in Florence. He
acted with Novelli in The Civil Death
and was received with great enthusi-
asm. He delivered an address on the
life and character of Modena.
The Frawley company will begin its
tour of the Montana circuit the week Of
the 23d of this month.
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porous attire after long years or re-
verses, and remarked on the change
Yes" replied Boucicault, 4 have got
the trick al last" What trick?' askeA
the friend. "Oh. l give them ropes and
things now-realism, you knoW-and
they are docking to see US. You haven't
seen my Colleen Bawn.' Well come,
and | will show you how the thing IS
done. You see, we have rope
and the hero swings across
watery abyss in an old cav
ern. saves the heroine from death by
drowning and with one or two other
sensational contrivances. | am now
getting the dollars of the dear public
where ! only got the applause of the
art lovers before oh, | tell you, my
boy, the rope is the thing; it's trickery,
humbug, they want, YOU know, not
art. and that is what l mean to give
them from now on"
Henry Irvings pet dog fell through
trap door and was killed. Simutane-
ously comes the equally distressing
news from Paris that Jane Hading has
been sold out and compelled to dispose
of her pet dogs collar for the miser-
able sum of $1,000. Thus is Sir Henry
bereft of his dog, while Nine. Hading
still has hers. but is compelled to view
il cola rless. Sarah Bernhardi VOWS
she is in deadly terror OF q woman VINO
wants TO throw Nltflol at neF, anu MIie.
Rejane. evidently light-hearted. has
had her photograph taken skipping the
rope for her children's amusement.
"A Naval Cadet" in which James j.
Corbett is starring, will be at the Ma
euire early in March. From all ac-
! counts Mr. Corbett has greatly inn
proved as an actor. and his admirers
say that il he had never been pugi-
list he might some day be great ae-
| tor.
! Mrs. James Brown Potter is one OF
| the strongest arguments for those who
j think the emphasis of beauty does more
4 10 hurt dramatic art than to help it
/ SAWS the Commercial Advertiser. She
/ has now been lacerating Juliet. Cleo
patra and other great parts for years
i as she could not have done had she
! been we'll formed by nature. Mrs
/ Langtry is a little better actress and
besides she has been content viii
| worse parts Miss Maxine Elliott has
4 improved and now that she is playing
! bad farce il makes no difference any
| way.
shall We Forgive Her" with Maris
| Wainwright in the leading role. VIII p'
| one of the spring attractions at lh'
I Maguire Il is one Of Jacob Lit
plays and has scored a hit in the East
Marie ticiStinger Is closing notahi'
s. career patheticaily. She has lately oeel
: pIayinC in Vienna. aud VIII soon h
heard at the Winter Garden. a 1+rlii
music hail. She II ~ years old :
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than that Of the commander of the
English man-of-war Calliope when,
seeing that To linger in the harbor with
his giant ship meant destruction 10 one
or all of the less powerful men-of-War,
he resolved to take all risks in the
coral reef His chances We're one in
million, but he did reach the open
sea, and his ship alone of all those
anchored in the harbor that day es-
capped No less heroic We're the men
of the Trenton who. seeing the superb
struggle of the Englishmen, sent up
mighty cheer from 450 throats. EX-
pecting certain death themselves, they
rejoiced that their friends might yet
be saved. Again did the men OF the
Trenton show unheard of courage ana
patriotism when, it appearing that the
final moment of the Trenton had ar
rived the band assembled on deck and
played the Star Spangled Banner In
Under the Dome there are three
storm scenes, the first showing the
storm as seen from the United States
consul's house, the second, view or
the shore during the liercest moments
of the storm. and the third the wreck
OF the Trenton.
"In Old Madrid" in which Francis
Jones is starring, had an unusual eN-
perience at Pocatello, after leaving
Butte. a few weeks ago. 1t was piled
for two nights at the Pocatello opera
house and opened To a small house.
The doors were opened for the second
night and the company waited Tor the
appearance of the audience. 1t waited
until after o'clock. but not soul
entered the doors, not even free ad-
mission ticket was presented. The cur
tain was not raised, and Mr.. Jones and
his company silently returned 10 their
; hotel Their experience doubtless broke
the record for small houses.
In one of the elder Salvinis plays
there is a scene in which he strikes
! citizen, Telling him with one blow. 1t
. was customary TO have this person rep
/ resented by a super At q rehearsal.
! the late Alexander SalNini came to his
/ father and asked him which of the SUI
pers he would strike, so that he might
: rehearse him for the scene. 'Rehearse
them all was the tragedians reply.
I then whichever one / strike VIII know
I what 10 do The supers were called
+ together They numbered 10. AleNan-
i der SalVini explained the SITUATION 10
I them. and said that his father was eN-
cited during the scene. He viii strike
one Of YOU" he continued, and the
moment his hand goes out You must
fail to the ground. The rehearsal pro
srassed satisfactorily and that n!ght
The critical moment arrived Inc
tragedian struck at one of the SuperS.
Ten men fell 10 the stage instantly and
I Alexander locked himself IN his dress
! ing room to escape his father Wfa,h'
\ friend of Dion Raucicault tells how
he saw the dramatist in suddenly pros
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4 startlngiy perfect stage reproduc-
tion If the awful hurricane which swept
the harbor Of Apia March -. 1883. Is
the principle scenic features OF ! nder
the Dome which comes to the Ma
guire next Thursday. The history OF
the world does not contain a more
thrilling story than that Of the surNiN-
nrS of the warships which 50 sallantly
fought wind and wave in the narrow
harbor during that ever-to-b -be-remem-
berrd storm. Naval annals do not re-
cord a more grandIy unselhsh action
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services of a quack doctor to help her
find "A husband in the last stages OF
consumption whom she can marry ana
will shortly die: she will then be a
widow and go where she pleases, With
out asking the permission of her guard
ian. The doctor finds a tramp, Railroad
Jack. and with the aid of face powder,
grease paint and other actors neces-
sites he soon transforms him from
healthy appearing man TO one VINO IS
not likely TO live over Il hours. lie IS
then presented to the heiress; she Is
delighted so is Railroad jack they
agree To marry, he Will now live lie
of luxury. After their marriage Rali-
road Jack seems TO recover very rapid
ly. and in a few hours makes Things
generally lively for the entire house
hold. Many ludierous and comleal slt :
uations are introduced. but finally all
ended happily
Twelve specialties consisting of sing
ing. dancing, auartettes, solos, etc, are
introduced during the action of the
play, the management having given
strict attention to this department. a
special feature of this company is their
own brass band and solo orehestfa'
which will give a very fine street pa
rade about noon on the day OF their
engagement in this city.
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Beerbohm Tree is not only busy with
his new abridged version Of Julius
Caesar and the aroused critics, but ne
has Just accepted from Robert Buchan-
an. the novelist. playwright and pub
Usher. new play founded on incidents
in Paul Bourgeois novel, Andree Cor
neleS" In the story man ana
a woman love each other. but nelther
tells Ii TO the other. The woman mar
ries and a son and daughter are porn
To her The husband learns OF the Tor
mer attachment and is jealous. ihe
two men meet there is d quarrel, anu
the lover kills the husband. The deed
is not discovered. the lover and the
wife are married. she ignorant or the
killing For a time they live happily
hut her son discovers the crime. Ihe
husband begs for mercy, but the othef
gives him IA while TO decide whether 10
XIII himself Ia spare his wife the knowi !
edge of the truth or 10 hear himseit
denounced by her son. Finally the son
stabs the guilty husband tThe VIE
enters and the dying man tells her ne
has kHitd himself.
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From IL. Louis the company went
- 9eliexf3is. Ill A small house greeted
shfm There. Miss Kidder struggled
through ii ali. and when she stepped
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\ friend of Dion RaucICault tells how
he. saw the dramatist in suddenly pros
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The private life of the actor is no
concern % the public is an assertion
often heard. In this line Of argument
il is held that So long as The player
plays well his part while The curtain
is up. those who pay and get their
moneys worth have a. right whatever
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
EasI&EIEId CRY.

Eii@abcth City. y. c., Feb. 11.-fspc-
r.a)-Mr J. +. Bonner and family, OF
raenton Will shortly move 10 this
mace The population of El.Zabcth
City is being constantly increased hv
persons moving here from other places
ana all of thsm desirable citizens.
MFs. y. L.. Eoush. of Edenton. is
visiting relatives here.
Ihere viii be a Masquerade party
~ inc residence Of Mrs. NJ. Bell. on
Kcaa street, tonight for the bcncfit
OF the Baptist church
NhS has the work OF numbering the
houses here been stopped? II was hn-
Gun IN connection with the taking of n
census Tor the purpose Of securing q
houses In the town are numbnraI
while no further progress has bron
made In several weeks.
another matter Of vital Importance
10 the public that has not been heard
from lately Is that of water works
The contract was awarded in Septem-
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
Cured IN Gro NinIii..

Charles II. Conncllc, Esq, leading
lawyer OF York, Pa, says: ''Your Bra
lillian Balm cured me OF one OF the worst
colds ever experienced, in one night.
think 1t the greatest medicine III the
market, and you can use lly name any
way you like.
For SALE ny
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w. ~. TERRY d co,
BURROW. MARTIN s. co.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12

iavtEorator par excellence Better nerve
natrIiion plays the principal part in
me successful treatment Of liver, kidney
ana heart disease, as well az neIvou;
diseases.
Every one knows that the heart does
the work of pump. From the dawn
or lite until death it never cease; pump
ih% b,ood iIHin the arteries, ana every
hHart beat results from Il nerve imnulsa
NAen the nerve centcrs become reduced
there follows Il gradua! increasing fee
hi2heSa the hcart heats irrc.ulagly.
there Is I less Of nervous and muscular
force, the limbs refuse their support,
appetite falls, and sleep becomes unat-
tainahlc The Progress toward a hear
tier appetite sOundcr sleep. irmcy,
rulaa. shows the profound invigora ting
effect of Painc's celery compound upon
the nerve tibres all over the whole body.
P.ogress toward health is steady and
uniform when Paines' celery compound
is employed H. stops night sweltc,-
that sure indication OF growing feeble
ness ana of wasting diseases-and there
is a noticeable freedom from those neg-
vouS twitchings of the muscles ana
numbncSs in the limbs thar a.e prccur-
Scrs OF paralysis ana painful chorea.
50 common among ovcvWorked wuIrie Il
n"opl1 who ara about 10 break down
with some form uf nervous debility
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
80 IN sbH

Edenton, n. c., Feb. 11.-(SpcciaD-
The Protestant Methodist church's
new bell was put in place yesterday
and will be used tonight for the first
time.
Mr.. j. *. Holding. Of Raleigh, has
been iii town for several days on BUSH
ness.
II. y. Prctlow, ESQ, Of Albemarle
steam Navigation company. was in
Edenton yesterday on business.
One of the Framing Manufacturing
ccmpany's saw mills has shut down
for few days for repairs.
Our farmers have taken advantage
OF the pretty weather that we have
had this week and have been hard at
work.
Quite number OF travelling sales
men are III town this morning
Rev. Mr.. Mann is able to be. ont
again TO the qualification Of his many
i friends.
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Pm NOeis'is.

plymouth. n. c.. Feb. 1l.-(SpccaD-
1t now seems that our town is 10 have
electric lights. Thomas w. Blount Of
the R!ount Electric Light company. Of
Roper, was here yesterday to organize
a stock company. Nenrly $500 in
stock has been taken at this hour.
The organization will be perfected to-
day.
Miss Lillian Dillon. who has been Wis
iting Mrs John l.. Phelps for the past
week. left this morning for Elizabeth
City.
Mr.. j. T.. Pearson. OF Baltimore, was
in town his morning.
Mis-. l.. V. Johnston has returned
home after visit to her daughter,
Mrs. y. a. Forbes. III Roper.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
Nor rlI CAROLINA

Der ana II was generally supposed nj
that time that they would be- In opera
ton early this year, while u is q fact
that no steps have been taken in that
direction.
MIR. Joseph Wilson has moved his
store to the Askew building, on Poin-
dexter street.
Mr.. NJ. a. Jones and family have
moved here from Newland and &C.
cupy n residence on West Fearing
street.
This discrimination week at the At
lantic Collegiate Institute.
Mrs. w. c. Mercer is i'll at her resi-
dence. on birmingham street
Mrs. Wood, OF New York. Is visiting
her sister, Mrs. f.. S. Wiley.
The display of new books at Cobb's
news stand, on Water street, Is very
attractive.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12

I ARGD SALE OF FURNITURE. CAR
pets. Rugs Pictures, Stoves, Crock
cry. Glass Ware, Show Cases. Counters.
etc; at our auction house THIS (Satur-
day) MORNING at 10 O'Clock. 8.!si
ie1Z-lt II. r. MORRIS, Manager
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
AUCTION sALEs-T1rIs DAY.

BY Norris Auction House. 81 aud 6s New
/, E.E Market Place. l.,f@
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agAi.i j. - ".

Halifax. ~ c., Feb. t1.-(SpecaO-
The Enfield Lumber company whose
log deck is one mile from town, have
doubled their force Instead of shipping
forty cars of logs every other day. as
they have done for the past three
years over the Atlantic Coast Line,
they now ship forty car loads every
day. Mr.. Charles Ayers has nosi-
ton as log sculer with the company.
Mrs. Edward Whitehead, of Tillcry,
was in Halifax yesterday en- route for
Johns Hopkins. She has been Il gree
sufferer ana her friends trust she will
be greatly benefited.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12

State Of Vermont,
Executive Department,
July !. 1897.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

yesterday held It's final meeting before
consolidating with the ether business
organizations. \ vote Of thanks WAS
rendered the 'a'ticers for the efficient
and able manner in which they have
performed thir duties. +: was decided
10 keep The chamber open for ftw
weeks, until is business can be closed
ND.
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HAULED Up ron REPAIRS

The Italian bark Africa, which sailed
from here on January 2lst. and put back
in distress. was hauled UP on Graves
marine railway yesterday for cXamira-
ton and repairs to her bottom.
The Africa is tha largest vessel known
70 have been hauled on any ways in
this port. She Is 500 tons bun: hen
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-03-17

wybito mn6stwo szyb a 80
krzykaczy odprowadzono DO
wiezienia.
W Kiel buduia trzy no.
we korwety torpedowe ma ra-
chunek Brazylii.
2 Okret Trave, kt6ry wczo'
raj odp}ypa} ze. Southampton
do New Yorku, wiezie trzy
miliony dolar6w W ziocie'
Niemiecki pancernlk
,Deutschland", ma ktorym
Henryk pruski uda1 sic 40
Chin, jest niezdatny do pe1nie.
MIA sluzby ma morzu.
Flotyla hiszpa1sklch
torpedowc6w stane}a W Los
Palmas, W porcie wysp Kama
ryjskich.
- Amerykanie kupili po.:
dobno pancernik wioski
Carlo Alberto.
- W Bombay przywrocono
porzadek publiczny.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-03-17
Telegramy Zagraniczne
WialOmosci z Chin.

SHANGHAI, 17go Marca. -
Motloch chinski napada ma a.
merykafsks misye lekarsks W
Czung King Flu W prowincyi
$40 Czwan, zabi1 jednego le-
karza a innych niemiiosiernie
obi}.
Rad rosyjski odwiadczyl
rzsdowi chinskiemu, ze ponie-
waa tenae ME dale odpowiedzi
ma zsdanie Rosyi tyczace sic
odstspienia Portu Artura, mil
czenie jego uwaaa sic "a meme
przystanie ma takie zadanie.
Posel angielski W Pekinie,
sir Claude Mcdonald naklania
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1898-03-17

ME utracie gl6wnego zr6dla
swych dochod6w pa1stwowych
i azeby W oczach reszty Euro
py ME pozbyt sic uroku, ae So
psnami perly Antyl6w, ostat;
niej z posiadlosci wielkiego
kiedys pahstwa, W kt6rem
dzieki niesmiertelnemu Kolum'
bowl ME zachodzilo slo1ce.
Duma narodowa narodu hisz-
pahskiego ME pozwala mu do.
browolnie pozbyc sic Kuby.
Uczyni to ME inaczej, jak po
utracie ostatnich okret6w, po
zniesieniu wszystkich korpu'
sow swoich, po wydaniu osta'
tnich centym6w re swej kasy.
Wojna zdaje sic przeto bye
nieuchronna, jezeli ME powie-
die sic dyplomacyi pokiero'
wac sprawami tax szczesliwie,
izby pogodzic MONA sprzeczne
interesa Stan6w Zjednoczo-
nych i Hiszpanii ku ich WA
jemnemu zadowoleniu i ku "a.
dowoleniu Kuba6czykow. Je'
zeli dyplomatom ME uda sig
zazegnac zblizajscej sig bury,
wojna wybuchnie bez wzgledu
ma to czy katastrofe ma okrscie
Maine wywo}a}a niedba1osc
oicer6w ameryka6skich lub
zbrodnicza rska hiszpa1skich
awanturnik6w.