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New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
INCREA SING THE PACIFIC FLEET.
HEAVY DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION FACILI-
TIES To THE ORIENT.

HEAVY DEMAND FOR TRANSPORTATION FACILI-
TIES To THE ORIENT
San Francisco Jan. III the present plans Of the
managers OF the Pacific Mai! Steamship Company
are carried into effect thece will be built In this
city within year n steamship that will surpass
in size speed and elegance Of equipment any vessel
now in Pacific waters. 1t is asserted on authority
that the arrangements for the building Of the ship
will soon be completed. 1t is the present intention
TO build the new vessel the local shipyard,
and TO give her an American register. She is to be
somewhat larger than the China and will have
a speed that will compare favorably with the big
Atlantic liners.
FoTtnightly steamship service will be begun be-
tveei this country and Australian colonies nest
February In the future the vessels ot the Cana
ports and will arrive AZ Vancouver every month;
while ne vessels Of the Oceanic Company VIII
briug the colonial mail every month to san Fran
cisco thus constituting a fortnlghty service. rms
nov service will shorten the time o. the sea voyage
from twenty-five days, as at present to nineteen
days , ,,.-.,o, ..,,, c
Janan comes to light in connection with the de-
mand for steamer space on the shlps or the
Pacific Mail and Occidental and Oriental steamship
commands. There is now SO nucn cotton from
,rovss in San Francisco awaiting shipment FOR the
orient that heavy shipments az HOUR destined Tor
The same market cannot find steamer space. Ihe
innd IN cars on this side ard across the bay
amounts 20 fourteen thousand pacS X. II,
Schwerll VI. p esdeni ana genera, hsnSser qs
n fact that flour shipments haVs been DELAYED py
Teason or the demand for space 10 carry cotton
but he fancics that tho delay Is only temporary
tions ho made there convinced MN that SRansnai s
was taking the lead in the manufacture or cotton
Goods All signs indicate a great qulckenlhs III
The commercial relations between San Francisco
and DOrtS Of Asia.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
APPROVED BY THE MADRID CABINET.

APPROVED BY THE MADRID tAblNEi' E
pr,vcos NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED-wEYLER
Apo1OG1ZEs TO THE QUEEN REGENT.
,,aarid Ian IA. a meeting OF the Cabinet last
Avonine Senior sagasta. the Premier. read telc~
or,ro from Marshal Banco. the Captain-General
~ Cuba. giving the names OF the Cuban Ministry
as follows:
rres,den, Of the Cabinet-JOsE MARIA GALvEz
Minister Of Fnance-RAFAEL MoNToRo Marquis OF
NontorO
Minister q tho Interior-ANToNIO GOWN.
webster ~ Fducation-FRANCIsCO zAYAs.
,,,,is,er - Con,u,erce-I-AUREANO RODRIGUEZ.
w.,is,er % Posts and Telegfsphs-EDUAliDO DOIA.
The Cabinet approved Of the nominations
Tho Premier also read telegram from Captain
General Bianco In which the latter demanded au-
,borlzation 10 repeal the order prohibiting the eX
nortatfon OF manufactured tobacco
General Corrca the Minister for War made
report on the memorial which General Weyler. the
former Captan-General Of cuba, recently presenter
n the Queen Regent on the subject Of President
McKinley's Message to Congress. General WSyler
in This report denied having sent copies or ms
protest TO the newspapers. anc tne MlHsteT lor
War also read royal edict 1hcctlhs 'io sdp.,il,c
court-martal to prosecute those VINO coHlWuHI-
Gated the text OF the protest 10 the press.
General Weylcr this afternoon caAcd az the par
ace i'm order To apologize personally 10 the queen
Mo director of the "Nacional" says that, rs
reraonal friend Of General Weyler. he had access
10 the Generals study. where ne TOOK, d Iouubn
nm IA the press and he adds that General Wey-
Ter is innocent Of distributing the matter TO the
"sShe I,overnnnent however. is convinced that
ccrNral Weyer is guilty Of having committed
eD,erai nisdemeanors and IS inclined TO act in the
most rigorous manner.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
RECEIVER FOR ARIzoyIs CANAL SYSTEM.

Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan 1.-The Arizona canal sys-
tom and Arizona Improvement Company will pass
at once into the hands OF receiver. The applics
ton for a receiver made by the trustees FOR the
nrincipal bondho,ders. the Merchants Loan and
1rrst company. OF Chicago, was sought to be with
drawn when the court indicated choice az var-
ance with the wishes OF the petitioners. Interven-
ton was then made by minor bondholders and
nv local users Of water. who In their own be-
half demanded a recevershp. Yesterday Chief
Justice Street denied the motion OF the chicago
s.ras,s "a dismiss the foreclosure suit and recog-
nized the minority bondholders as parties thereto
Attorneys FOR the receivers appointed Z L. han
and say that he has secured his bonds In the
necessary sum OF $4,000
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
TO CONTROL THE LAKE FISHERIES.
TWENTY LARGE CORPORATIONS ABSORBED BY
AN ENGLISH COMPANY

TWENTY LARGE COEPORAlIoNs ABSpi'bEp 81
AN ENGLISH COMPANY
Chicago Jan. Edwin Corbin. of this city has
arranged a combination Of the twenty corporations
oontroiIinr the fresh-water fisheries Of the great
,ates Of the United States and Canada. The deal
y,as conslnmated at secret conference held in
this civ last week the contracts passing through
t oeico of the British Consul The entire ANAL
csmaiion is taken over by an English company
oonItallzed al 5000 coO The cash constipation is
90 IA 40 represented by debcntlre bonds nnutr-
SS-r,tte1 in England and by group OF Dutcn plnh-
W. W. 'bead"d bT Noordyne, Of Amsterdam, Holland.
rbo new organza tion will control the distrioulion
Of 40 0Gl00 pounds OF nsh ygaI, 'i.u y WI ypr
4tG pf,,io @i Frie Cleveland. Sandusky, Toledo pe-
Ii, Ghicoeo Milwaukee. inclnnat indianapolS.
tIo,t, ,n,,ro Sf Paul Minneapolis. Duluth, kansas
~. G ouis and Denver ana free@nB Pltit9 ~
tbleS echine stations throughout thc chain ol lakes
Ia on Lake Winnipeg, Marltopi. 49,, -..hi.a .,,,,
ana o., ,Teons Interested deny that tho combinaon
li oberatc in any sense as rust ata "a matna@n' m3,s
M WIZ ot ,.tn result In great benelt 10 the Govern
ia, .la1 ,nI the consumers as The former VIII save
neh'reds mem Of thousands Of dollars annually spent IN
hulu'.tsbine and preserving the nsherles; ara no
i,er viii secure reasonable price al al seaso"S
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
FRANK A. NAGOWAN AGAIN EVICTED

rRrNToN's FORMER MAYOR PUT OUT OF THE
AMERICAN HOUSE ~ THAT CITY.
Trenton. y j. Jan. I (SpeclaD.-While the wind
was blowing a gale and the thermometer regis
tered only few degrees above zero this morning
erMayor Frank A. Mcgowan and Mrs Barnes
Mcgowan we're put out OF the American House
into the street
Dressed in a light summer suit, Trentons former
Mayor approachsG the line OF cabmen standing be-
fore the hotel and asked TO be driven to tne diner
stav hut ne was obliged to walk. Each cabman
nnealed 10 declined move until he frst received
bfI nav and Mcgowan soon learned that the men
had formed a combination against him 10 obtain
After appealing to all the hotels OF the city 10
shelter him and his wife. the management OF the
Rarlow took the pair in, condition that they pay
iu,o AVS hoard In advance and leave the hotel at
the end Of the foriy-eight hours This Magowan
agreed 10 do The former Mayor mad dheuity in
borrowing the money TO pay the two days board
dam anded.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
BoMB EXPLODED IN HAVANA BAY.

TROnARLY AN ATTEMFT TO DI''I f'Vl 'I''7 T"'
ING DoCK-A MEXICAN PARDoHEp
Havana Jan. I.--At O'Clock last nisht 'or
nedo Was exploded In the bay near inc Hod''"s
dock but no damage was done.
Caotain-Gonoral Blanco has granted pardoh
,o : II uoyos. n Mexican citizen. who was UNDER
eong imprisonment Oh charges OF poticai Gn"p
bo"s ;rrhe nardon was decreed In celebration OF
n tl.ehment OF the autonomous soIcrhinen'
d ~, = nefifion made verbally by senor Fa5queZ.
10 Consul General OF Mexico ditci INC 0O'''uS'''
~ ,o.dav's ceremonies
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
.o.,>- HOPES TO RAISE MORE MONEY.

Madrid ian. l. sehor Moret. the Minister ior inc
,.'a1ies believes that the Government VIII De aoie
- raise 100 cOOc0 pesetas by The safe oi 1uDah
r,eage cedulas and sehor PuigceTver INC Io W., o
yer % ~, a frcah issue OF Spanish Iicasnry Dous
whoS viii be guaranteed by tne Pa n0 a,6 nesetas
rs ttg inese sums VIII provide the fuhds "eeu'"
mnrii me Cortes renssembi'S'
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
,,,. n,.n cposs TO HELP IN RELIEF.

washington. Jan L-After consultation win 'he
s,ote Department officials the hed cross mas a.
ranged 10 open headquarters III ~" .,r,t,,- -,
leceP'tor tr he bencnt OF the suffering Cuoans lss
iiorfon Will IN charge ana sne %S t 'u oneroton
gary 10 90 TO Havana 10 "9
,vtth Consul-Gcncral Lee
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
RUIZ RIVERA IN CHAINS.
TIE CUBAN insufficient LEADER IMPRISONED
IN MONTJUICH FORTRESS.

barcelona Jan. I--Generai Ruiz Rivera. the we'll
known insurgent leader. who was captured. Dady
wounded in the Province OF Pinar del RIO by inc
Spanish troops under General Nelasco on Mareh ~
who was condemned TO death and subsequently
,rr,ror,v hardened has arrived mere. and was
corducted on foot and in chains to MontJuich
Fortress between lines Of soldiers ana mounted o
1en ndnrnoes General Rivera was calm. but he pro,
tceted AGAINST being chained. No one was allowed
40 speak TO him. There was great crowd OF peo-
lie IN no hboThood. but there were no demon
strStOns
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
BEAvY COINAGE N san FRANCISCO.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-The report OF the local
branch mint shows an increase OF the coinage for
the year 1897 OF nearly 100000 and the largest
hus,ness with the exception OF two years. since
the mint was established. in 1854 The deposits for
tho last year have been correspondingly heavy
Leaving nearly 100000 Uncoined gold N the mint
=, the close, OF the years business The total OF
cold co ned was sS3 so. .yo OF which sss siS 600 was
Sonbie Ga gles s. 3i75o0 eagles and N.700W half
esgles The total silver coinage was 1851, ,Isl S.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
vec prrERKIV FOUND GrILTY.

,.,or Ian. IA verdict OF guilty was returned
no9V' s'o,o, hv the Superior Court jury which
, ,1 Re, hearing the evidence in the case OF Mrs
>-aI,,e Peterkin. OF New-York charged with man
sanghfer in causing the death o. MLs SatnaIlne ,s
J., nnu'tithnyr g6 Mrs Murphy was shot ana kl.ied
o NO Tesnlt OF jealousy on The plrt ot MIS- PETER
Kin
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02

Police Commissioners,
BERNARD ]. YORK.
For four years.
THOMAS l.. HAMILTON,
For three years.
JOHN +. SEXTON
For two years
WILLIAM f. PHILIPS.
salary s0c Of 'sa each h''s 5000
Board OF Public Improvements,
MAURICE F. HOLAHAN,
Salary. 5000
WILLIAM DALTON,
Commissioner of Water Supply.
JAMES F. HEATING.
Commissioner OF Highways
JAMES MCCARTNEY.
Commissioner Of Street Cleaning
Salary. $500
JAMES KANE,
c0nmsli2gsF s,.s2y s7.5o6 IS Sewers
HENRY S. KEARNY.
Commissioner OF Public Buildings Lighting and Supplies
Salary, $500.
JOHN L. SHEA,
Commissioner Of Bridges
Department OF Parks.
GEORGE C. CLAUSEN.
President and Commissioner in Boroughs OF Manhattan
and Richmond for four years
GEORGE V. BROWER
conrnssione. in Boroushs Brooklyn and Queens for
six years.
AUGUST MOEBUS.
comme esioner in Borough Of The Bronx Tor two years
Salary OF each 5000
Department OF Buildings,
THOMAS J. BRADY,
President and Commissioner in Boroushs Of Manhattan
and The Bronx, lor six years
DANIEL RYAN
Commissioner in Borough Of B100kyn Tor four years
Salary. $1,000.
DANIEL CAMPBELL.
Commissioner Boroughs Of Richmond and Queens for
s.isry. iS2 $3.50 $500
Department OF Public Charities,
JOHN W. KELLER,
President ard mi nssE 9 r g9rogsns % g.a4 Of N'"'''"
Salary, $500
ADOLPH SIMS. Jr.,
Commissioner Boroughs Of Brooklyn and Queens for
salary. I2Gs $50 $3.50
commissioner in Borough OF Rehmond for two years
Commissioner of Correction,
FRANCIS j. LANTRY.
Salary. $500
Fire Commissioner.
JOHN J. SCANNELL.
Salary. $3.50
Commissioners of Docks and Ferries,
J. SERGEANT CRAM
tSf ssar9. lSlT sGeoo {SoS''
PETER +. MEYER,
5sary. EGs SIX syyoS5 ySsF;.
CHARLES f. MURPHY.
sSE sSafy iT' $500 8Ge5''
Department OF Taxes and Assessments.
THOMAS l.. FEITNER,
President. for rs SIX & years
EDWARD c. SHEEHY,
commesioner: fs- s- oGS d9ur years.
ARTHUR c. SALMON
salary, $1,000
THOMAS ]. PATTERSON.
salary. $1,000
WILLIAM GRELL,
co#m'si9insF. ssisr|. s2r 5000 tS0 years
EDWARD CAHILL,
THOMAS \. WILSON,
JOHN DELMAR.
EDWARD MCUE.
salary Of each. 5000.
Department OF Health.
NATHAN SrRAUs.
Prrsaen, and c9Em@l':.42?sscs nm e sc for two years
DIR. WILLIAM r. JENKINS.
commissli2SsT ais4y Sc s35 odo Ok years
DR. JOHN B. COSBY.
co"msss!opsT; ssIs1y tar sSoS Jour years
Commissioner OF Jurors for Boroughs OF
Manhattan and The Bronx.
JOHN PURCELL.
Commissioners Of Accounts,
JOHN c. HERTLE.
EDWARD OWEN.
Salary of each 5000
Civil Service Commissioners,
CHARLES II. KNOX,
ROBERT L. DEYO.
WILLIAM y. DIkMAN.
No salary.
Bureau OF Municipal Statistics,
Dr. JOHN T. NAGLE.
Chief
Salary. $500
FREDERICK \. CRUDE, i
RICHARD r. WILSON, Jr.,
HENRY PAYNE WHITNEY.
JUrLES c. KUGELMAN.
THORNTON " MOTLEY,
Commissioners.
No salary.
Chamberlain,
p.rpJCE KEENAN,
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02

MANDoIINs YOU CAN USE ,,od Sly
2, .,-orde KHELi. III Fifth Ave. '--a e''-
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02

FLORIDA AND THE SOUTH.
Winter excursion tickets now on sale 70 Florida
and other Southern resorts. via ATLANTIC COAST
LINE and PLANT SYSTEM, route OF The cele:
New York offices. 229 and 2sl Broadway.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
,rfu NEW TREATMENT


r-loctro-Gzone cures nervous diseases No drugs
IT. tr,enfs only by appointment. D. u b'o""' "i
~ * Y Olaf ST.. l0-l2. 2-i-AdYI
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02

Corporation Counsel,
JOHN WHALEN.
Salary. sl5 900.
Police Commissioners.
BERNARD j. YORK.
For four years.
THOMAS l.. HAMILTON,
For three years.
JOHN +. SEXTON.
For two years.
WILLIAM T.. PHILIPS.
For one year.
Salary os each. 5000.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
WHO THEY ARE.
xr-tr AZ ~

rohn Whalen. the newly appointed Corporation
counsel has never been prominent in politics. al
though he has been active worker In the Demo-
cratic organization He studied law IN the office
New-York tribune., 1898-01-02
MEN WHO GET THE PLUMS.
LIST OF MAYOR VAN wyCK's AP-
POINTEES.

HEADS AND COMMISSIONERS OF DEPARTMENTS
UNDER THE REGIME OF THE wIGwAM
Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck yesterday ap
pointed and administered the oath Of office to
the heads of departments of the new city gov
errment. When their names were announced It
was seen that. while the states which had been
publishd in the newspapers for several days
were partly correct Mr.. Croker had managed
to keep secret the names Of several of the new
officials Following is the full list Of the ap-
pOintments
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-25
THE FEMININE OBSERVER

Philadelphia Times. Did We over get
what our heart most sincerely desires
The struggle Of ne is hardest when
one has TO keep all the trouble to one.
solf.
The alligator grip. once regarded as
.he height ot elegance. is now deemed
decidedly passe
A purposeless he leaves lis mark on
The disposition. and the disposition g.
reflected In the face
When one commences 10 pun o..
gray hairs their occupation is ont out
for them for years 90 come.
Was there ever any ore so sc't-p1s-
sosscd that ser.ous-,yri baby
couldn't upset an their .>mp.urr'
The slender woman s particularly Do
evidence these days despite "a, fact
that athletics are sJ much the iass.
Ionable craze
DO not take your silver toilet as.
tIclos Z be- scashorp unless s1u carry
a gooay supply of witgdkloth along af
the same time
Women are beginning 90 ho 90 oA.
trawgant in thp matter ul wheels as
they are boo dress Several nIr ThIa-
dclphia cyclists own three and four
hIgh-gradc machines
As % compromising tb1lght 20 IA,
stay-at- homes they oau lEpll With Ger.
talnty To- the Tact tha' European tray.
elers will mis-, tho fee that has 20 much
TO DO with the comforts Of our summer
The woman who has told everybody
that she will be away an summer
PUSHES through the shops as though
the sheriff were after her. fearing lest
she meet some ot the people 10 whom
she has ANNOUNCED thu pretty little nc.
ton
Despite the fact that signs in the
cars warn passengers not to got on be.
fore reaching the further side OF the
intersectng street. women will make
mad dives that bring the conductors
heart into his throat AZ he thinks q
the possibility OF a lawsuit snsuine
thsrefrom.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-25

irolled storms ~ applause.
Ny friend Lester and I. old theatef-
g0ers as We we're. thrilled with the
others a. the strong human touch OF
the actors art. and we're silent as We
slowly moved outward 10 the perfume4
crush and chatter of the fashionable
crowd. We went % a quiet restaurant
We knew ~. where the holster pleasure
seekers did not follow. and ordered o1'
chops and ale
Released from the spell % the conn-
terieit world ln which wc had liycd fo-
some two hours the prOfaic reality "i
actual lie soon brought us back to our
normal condition n mind.
Doesn't IL seem strange SAID lfa-
ter who carried all kinds " theurio il
DIS head. that play Ike that SHOULD
Impress any one as true representa-
/ zion o. li'e7"
$50 u seemed 10 me" answered. 100
some surprise. fGr Lester. ] had no
/ tcod. had yielded a7 fully. u not more
so. 20 the spell ~ 'he Performance than
/ ] myself had THE plot was far Toss
improbable than the happenings fo'
forth IN our daily papers. the s.ila-
lions were brought about naturally and
The handling 1f the characters unusual
/ .y SCH managed"
yes" said Lester. % know hat.
true. but you haven't caught my idea
' SO wonder. though. f0r I haven't ad
4 saHrcd o. yo' Was Iust thinking Of
the language that p'aywriEhts and nov
elis's pui in the mouths ~ their char
art'Is When DO you ever hear rea
people use such f'..tcd high nowr
talk OF course. know its necessary
Tor them 90 improve ON our everyday
slip-sh9d lingo. or the whole thina
would DO O. hasco. but 400 the same II
| isH't true 'o nature refer pari.cu
larry 90 strong emotional scenes. IN
such crises Zoo real NE the partICi
pants will always lose what little ifea'
Of grammar construction and choice OF
language they generally have. ant
either siamuer out q Tor ~ idlui.r com
monpIaceE simply swear. 90 turn duml
a. hrutes Now 90 the novel or M
drama their talk always rises 10 th'
omerEoncg That's arr. ~ course. bu
% lru't truth
- don't altogether agree with you.
! said % think chat even in actua
l.f0 men ana women when roufrontc.
with come great anI sudden danger
r'eo above their po''g .0uyrr'l0ua.Iue
az oppression and uss language some
.ua as 900 nra', I.''y and iumau
as chat belonging f1 literature or th
asa Wo modern people have her0m
slaves 'o 'ho artificial auI have irIt
tered away our souls 0u sHrl.I thing.
We expires ourselves jsrkily. slaug.l
and poorly We aim at por,ncss 40.
broUty. and have a foolish dislike 10
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-25
A SNAKE BITE
Remarkable Recovery Aftrr Being
Hittsn.

Biuen.
Mr T. O. Summers. who arrived In
Liverpool on September Q from the
west coast Of Africa tells an extraor-
binary tale OF bis recovery from snake
bite Mr Summers who vas chief en-
gineer OF the steamer Ebaul. had an
encounter -lth a douhle-horued viper
The snake was about feet long. and
Summers is said tn be the only man In
Africa who hns ever survived O. bite
from q snake OF this species. II seems
that the natives of Opobo reported a
wild elephant ln the bush. and District
Commissioner Stein OF the Niger
Coast Pr0tertoraie and Mr.. summers
went 10 pursuit The snake. which
made a dash a, Summers unobseryed.
fixed its fangs loo the ankle Of the right
boot After getting free Summers. who
sEowed great pluck. managed with the
aid of his companion. 10 dispatch the
viper boz blowing I'- head on lmme-
iiately after being bitten summers
lex commenced 90 swell. and he was
carried with an speed 10 the consul
late Do less than an hour the leg was
three times los natural size. and the
clothing bad 10 ue cut from summers
body Dr. Thompson. OF the Proiecto-
rate who treated the injury. twice In
leDtcd into the wound either iodine or
bromide Of potassium The poison Of
the viper had entered Summers body.
and even the doctor thought death
would take place within nine hours.
The chiefs and natives who had been
consulted by The doctor to see n they
knew OF any native antldote. said all
persons previously bitten had died In
about an hour Summers was eleven
days In the consulate receiving the
unfomitting attention of Dr. Thomp-
son. and although he was at times de-
lirious. he pulled through His recoy.
cry created great astnnishment. DR..
Thompson has written 10 medical
lorEnai an account " his treatment OF
the bite London Daily Mail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-25

= travelling man just homo from a
far western trip has brought with him
something new In linguistic novelties.
II was eating dinner In restaurant
way ont west" he said. and as / I'm
ishcd the bustlinF waiter girl scorched
mp 90 me and asked In a fast express
sort Of tone. do YOU want any dos.
sert9 Yes, will take some an
sWercd Well then stack she de-
mandcd In an imperative tone. stack
! repeated, thinking Il was something
new to eat what's that Why. pile
your dinner dishes up, she impaticntly
explained. So ! stacked all the lit
tie dishes on my rls,e and she scorched
on with them and brought mo three
kinds ~ pie, two kinds Of pudding and
some frozen custard. Louisville Cou.
rlcr-Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-02-25

allowing others 90 see what la IN our
hearts. Our whole talk is devoted 10
diplomacy deception and TIE conceal
mout NJ our thoughts But at heart We
are HiIl men and women. and q gonu-
Inc and powerful emotion will. ] think.
100 five cases 0ut 90 six. bring 90 the lips
words fully as thcatrIc. mclodramatlr
and STACEY a. those We heard ON the
boards tonight nr read Iu books"
You're wrong old man. said Les
trr lu bis positive way. We're hope
Iessly uupigturosquo in our parIance
Get one of us into an end OF NTH act
denousmont and We either get tongue.
lied or talk unIutellIgible rot. Give ~
half au hour for preparation. and we
might think up something appropriate
70 say. but not ~ hand We let down
Just as the fellow did who on coming
home and finding his horse and family
burned up. remarked Well. ! declare
this is rldiculous' Griof knocks out
grammar. and sudden shocks arc fatal
90 syutaN People don't indulge In he
roles nowadays. They simply cant DO
h. The twentieth century atmosphere
is uniayorable 90 them Remember In
The play tonight the pathetic and won
tcr'ully fetching monologue Of the art
| lists wife when he rs brought TO her
killed In the ducl2 What would wo-
man OF the stage do2 Cry. OF course
and about an she would say would he
something like, oh, isn't u too awiully.
awmlly awful"
We'll. ] said. as the chops came up
brown and fragrant you can't expect
people to talk blank verse and indulge
T lu elevated apostrophc on ordinary oc-
asIous. but ! dare say that the Arst
time you happen 10 witness a scene
with the proper amount of tragedy In
/ H. you1l hear some talk very much the
'ame kind you dnd between novel COW
'rs and across the footlights."
Il guess not. said Lester
Lester was brilliant young man.
,nd had q future before him. ] also
pursued with some cagcrness the phan-
ON Of hope. and We cound'd - each
other concerning the cut and III OF our
'omlng laurel wroaths.
Lester was engaged 10 a girl with the
air and direct fraukness Of IL child, and
Eyes forty-seyen fathoms deep. | had
looked into them and always felt like
irawlng back q step or two when did.
Her eyelashes looked to me like rushos
m river bank that was likely TO cave
IN. She was devoted to Lester. and he
we'll. whenever we met hae girl
served up In every possible style and
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