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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
A Friend in Need.

A stranger, walking along a country
road, met an Irishman, who was hold
ing n ram by the horns, and the follow
Ing conversation took place:
''Will you hold this RAM" said the
Irishman, "while climb over and open
the gate from the other side?"
Certainly" said the obliging stran-
ger, as he seized the ram by the horns.
Thanks" said the Ir;shman, when
he got to the other side, "the vicious
brute attacked me about an hour ago,
and we have struggled ever since. AS
long as you stand before him holding
his horns, he can't hurt you. Fare
we'll. hope you viii be as lucky In get
ting away as / have been
Seventeen miles day Is the average
X
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
al Eerxent Wish.

81 wish," exclaimed wrathy rich
man, that could convince people that
am not made of dollars and set out
on the pavement with card on top OF
me-sTake onen"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07
worstl.a I.onreet Canal.

The longest canal in the world Is In
Russia. 1t extends from St Petersburg
to the frontier OF China and measures
nearly 4.5OO miles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

tnins, floating fire islands, Old Glory 250
feet long in midair; celebrated heroes,
aerial bombs and thousand other fea-
tureS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

In difficulty between Bud Smith and
Walter Gardner, planters residing near
Ccrulean Springs, Ky, Smith was struck
on the head with rock and fatally In
inrntl - &.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

1t has been asked why the rough riders
and other cavalrymen fought on foot in
Cuba the other day. Because their horses
were left at Tampa. Transports were so
scarce that it was considered advisable
not to carry any more live stock than alb
solutely necessary. A horse occupies as
much room on shipboard as three men,
and il the 1000 horses of the rough riders
had been taken they would have crowded
out 5000 men. The horses were therefore
left at Tampa in charge of Il majos and
two companies of troopers, and the rough
riders are fighting rs Infantry.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

Seventeen miles day Is the average
record OF q Berlin street-car horse.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

Everybody is glad that Captain Sigshee
has had chance to distinguish himself.
There was an impression among KS
friends that Sigsbee should have had Il
better detail than an auxiliary cruiser;
that he should have had at least vessel
equal in Importance to the Maine; but
everything Of that sort was taken, and
the st. Paul was the best ship in sight.
He has done good service with her and
carries promise from the Secretary of
the Navy that he shall have the next bat
tleship that needs a commander.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

The Government has bought altogether
oa3 hoots since the beginning of the war,
and has paid over 100000 for them.
The smallest are launches run by naphtha
or electric engines, while the largest are
transports Of 5000 tons.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

Commodore Watson will carry to Spain
with him on his supply ships 10000 tons
OF coal, 5000 tons of refrigerated meat
and plenty Of bread and vegetables, and
he will have regular market wagon run
ming back and forth across the Atlantic
so that his sailors will not get hungry.
The military authorities of the United
States have Il theory that sailor will
fight better when he is well fed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-07-07

Gen. Shafter has complsined to the au-
thorities ut Washington of the immediate
need OF horses, both for the rough ridtrs
and the other regiments of cavalry, and
as soon as the new vessels that were re-
Gently purchased from the Atlantic Trans
portation Company are available the ami
mails left at Port Tampa can be shipped.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

d was so diffident as to be unt1tted to make her way in the world. She had no friends here and little money ana so she haunted the theaters and tried to per suade the different managers to let her nave some little chance, but none or them would give her an engagement or any en, couragement to hope for one. l believed in the dowdily dressed girl, but could not help her to an engagement; However , she kept coming around. and finally the cnence which proved to be the foundatlon of her fortune came.
 "The Wilber Dramatic Company, io, 20 and 90 cent show. then stormlng & the country towns. wired me for a leadlne lady, I sent Miss Arthur at Slo a week The next heard of the girl was when Wilber walked into my oftlce and tnre" a $20 gold piece on my desk.
 "'I owe you that and more Tor senqlns me such jewel he said She the pest all round little girl that eyer saw, ana she's been regular soosehu to 'he 0ue fit - , .,,o
 1T was not much surprised at her sue cess. and compromised on a hat, which through Wiiber. Miss Arthur's talents were brought to the attention of A. M Palmer, and from that time her career was assured" ,,, . i ox other young woman in whom MT. Thall deserted unusual capabilities before any one else took the trouble to notlce her
 "f first saw her about ten years ago, ba eaid ''She was born down in Tar Flat YOU know. and had pretty nara time of 1t to get along. The theaters nao a great attraction for her. ana at last after much perseverance. she got
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
New Comedy Jheater.

Manager M B. Leavitt announces for the opening of his New Comedy Theater formerly the Bush) Mrs. Romualdo Pa checo's Ideal Comedy Company. This well-known authoress and playwright will present for the first time on any stage her new and original comedies by an ex- cellent company. The company consists of several well-known players, and will evening of September g. The work of Mrs Romualdo Pacheco as a playwright will be remembered by her first presenta- ton in this city of her amusing comedy, 'Incog," which met with great success at this theater some five years ago. Mrs, Pacheco's plays will be presented with new scenery and effects. The one selected to open the new house Is. "The Leading Man" Following this will be seen Amer ican Assurance" "Woman's Witt and "$10, 900 Reward"
 The New Comedy Theater Is now under going thorough renovation and several new features will be introduced that will be a comfort to it's patrons. The interior will be in rich ivory and gold, with new scenery, drop curtain, sdraperies, carpet ing and most novel electrical display.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
Morosco's s.

At Morosco's= Grand Opera-house ''yVork and Wages will be the attraction for the coming week It is a five act melodrama of the sturdy old style. some what on the lines of 'The Lost Paradise.
 The scenes are laid in England in and around a modern steel works, and tn- clude a vivid reproduction of the interior of the factory with machinery in opera ton, an explosion, etc. The. fourth act shows the tenements of the slums of London, the poverty and wretchedness thereof, and finally the murder Of woman, of which the hero is accused There is a concentration of the tragic m the last act. It is a courtroom scene. The murderer is convicted and he gives a sensational finish to the action by com hitting suicide in the prisoners dock be- fore the Judge can sentence him to hang.
 The motive of the play Is to show the possibilities and benefits of cooperation between employer and employe, and the production is said to be highly engross- ing. The leading character will be played by Max von Mitzell, who has recently joined the stock company. This will be the last appearance this season of Maude Edna Hall, who goes East. Lorena At wood, promising young artiste, will have a prominent role. H. G. Hockey, the clever character comedian of the Hockey Wheeler Company, has been specially en- gagged. as has also the dainty souhrette, Marion Hockey. E. J. Holden H. J. Ed wards, James Corrigan and Nellie Camp bell are the other specially engaged ad- ditions to the regular stock company
 making a strong cast. It is the intention of the management to keep up the stand ard of excellence that has of late specially marked the productions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
The TiVoli.

The third week of the successful grand opera season at the Tivoli will be devoted to an artistic production of Richard Wag- ner's master creation, Lohengr1n. Stage Director George Lask promises all the requisites of scenery and costumes to make the material part Of the beautiful opera accurate in detail, while the casts of the leading roles guarantee de1ght, ful interpretation of the harmonic ana mystic opera.
 Two alternating casts will interpret the work. Marie Brands and Anna Lichter will alternate as Elsa of Brabant, and on two occasions Frl. Brands will sing or trud, the designing wife of Telramund: Mary Linck will be the Ortrud, a part in which she made one of her greatest successes; Sig. Edgardo Zerni and Rhys Thomas will be the Knights of the Holy Grail Sig. Maurice de Vries and William Pruette as Frederick of Telramundi Sig Wanrell and William Schuster as Henry I. King of Germany, and ". Fl. West as the Royal Herald. A fine chorus ana aug mented orchestra will lend valuable ald
 Ponchielli's romantic grand opera, La Gioconda," will be sung in the fourth week. after which "Rigoletto.' "Don Gio- vanni." :" "Romeo and Juliet and La Bo. heme'' will be heard. novel feature or this season is the special Saturday matt nee, for ladies, out-of-town music lovers and the younger generation Of music lovers" Seats are now on sale Tor the en- tire week.
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will appear in the role in which he played for over two years continuously. The odore Roberts, who is prime favorite here, is said to be one of the greatest of Svengalis, who retireS Lackaye to the amateur class. His makeup follows the idea of the character drawn by Du Maurier. and is one of intense weirdness MT. Roberts brings to his aid all the re- sources of his art and, 1t is said. gives a remarkably clever and impressive pre- sentiment of this complex and peculiar character. It is promised that the "Trilby" of the play will be as nearly ideal as is possible to make 1t on the stage The part Is to be played by Miss Karra Kenwyn, who has been specially engaged by MT Frawley. Miss Kenwyn is tall and handsome and the mold of her features will find decided approval in the picture she will present as the model. Edward M. Bell will be well cast as the Laird. and John T. Burke should make particularly proper Taffy. The impor- tant part of Madame Vinard will be in trusted to Eleanor Carey. Others in the cast will be Louis Payne, Charles Char ters, Edward G. Conway, Frederick Tjader, Robert c. Wilson. Carey Living stone. Adora Andrews. Fife Bond, Flora Bristol and the debutanre from Sacra- mento Miss Eva Dennison.
 A feature of the Frawley production or "Trilby'' will be the artistic stage set tings especially the studio scene, which will be a veritable corner from Bohemia in Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
Chutes and Zoo.

The Chutes free theater is looming up in amusement circles, and the uniformly good entertainments always provided at the Haight-street grounds serve to att tract large crowds. Next week Edwin K. Lang, the 'poetical tramp" will make his first appearance in San Francisco. He is an accepted favorite at Tony Pastors in New York thirty weeks in the year, and his talk and songs should be interest ing. Fl Nino Eddy does a bounding wire act said to be out of the ordinary and Bell and Dalton, German knockabout come dians, will indulge in Teutonic acrobahc eccentricities. Douglass and Ford are as clever opponents of the modern song and dance as have been seen here in many a year, and Mir. Douglass will do new toe steps while Miss Ford pirouettes; Dick Mack, who has made hit, VIII change his monologue and songs. and Ma son and Reed, the comedy horizontal bar performers, will repeat their act The Tramp and the Section Boss" Twelve new moving pictures, direct from Europe will be shown, and the London Fire De- partment in active operation will be re- tained In the Zoo, Sultana and her three baby Hons are demanding great attention although a huge alligator from Tampa threatens to monopolize the interest. Henri Maurice Cannon, the Honized lat man, receives visitors every afternoon and evening.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

-:nREDICTING the public reception of
 lJc-a new play and prophesying the fu- = :.:~t ~tlire of budding actor or actress
 ! are: about as dangerous feats of
 guessing as can be engaged in.
 Mark Tha1l, the kindly and genial ge-
 riuS who. 'presides over the destlnies of = the: A1cazar, and who has spent the good * part Of a lifetime in providing entertain .ment for: the music-loving public, does not set himself up as dramatic prophet, <but he is. certainly entitled to the credit of, p0ssessing unusual perspicacity in dis :: covering genuine talent where other shreNd managers overlook 1t. His record :. ia this line mot only proves the assertion but is of particular interest
 :: :. Julia. Arthur, she of the velvety skin, :: the gazelle-like eyes, the sweetly serious .Tnanner dI-d the ussome figure, Is one of those flor whom he, in the days of her -:::obscurfty,. predicted a brilliant future. She:dwes to him her first real start in her. very successful histrionic career, and .fiicidentalIy. she is indebted to him for that: at::nfliionaire husband of hers. =. Mir ThalE became reminiscent the other day and In. relating some of his experi- :: ences, said:
 = .:' About: twelve years ago Miss Arthur cai1e out here from the East with com .IiatlV;. which. on account of poor business went to pieces and left her stranded here In: San francisco. She was a young
 thing,. then, uniformed and inexperi- encedi had played only in minor parts
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chance to work as extra girl at $ a week.
 'I took fancy to her, 70 she was a nice little thing, very poorly dressed al- ways, and very backward and retiring in her ways, probably because O. that, for shabby clothes put people at a disadvan- tage everywhere, and especially in the profession. She had hard time with the other girls, too, who called her Tar Flat chippy But she did her work faith mind that she was fit for something bet ter than extra work So when Ned Harrigan came along under Martin Ham ley's management 1 asked Hanley to per suade Ned to give her show. Hanley did not like the prospect. but gave her a trial in 'Odelia's Aspirations, there was a dance scene, and Miss Lewis made up as the chippiest kind of a chippy acting the part to perfection. She was immense and excellently carried out, 1t took tre- mendously. She made a genuine hit; so much so that Harrigan carried her off East, and her professional fortune sprang from that beginning.
 Then there is Maude Adams who is coming here with the Frohman company and whose success has been almost phe- nomenal. When 1 was assistant treas urer of the old Bush Street Theater Charles k. Locke being manager she was a pretty little girl, living here with her their real name Is Kisskauen. Mrs Kiss kaden did not intend Maude for profess sional life, but persuaded her to let the little girl take an engagement with Fritz Emmett, who had just returned from Australia, under general Barton since the manager of the Bijou in New York I could see the talent in the child, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
Reopenina of the Baldwin.

The date for the reopening of the Bald win, is fast approaching, and much inter est is being taken in the event, by reason of the fact that some of the most recent Eastern and London successes are to be presented. Among the list are three of Maude Adams in The Little Minister and William Gillette in the success of two continents Secret Service MT. Miller will be the opening attraction of the theater, and Frohman has certainly sur rounded him with a fine list of players, for in his support will appear Arthur FL liott, Augustus Cook, Charles B. Welles, c. Leslie Allen, Earl Browne, George Heath. Harry Spear. James A. Leahy. Leo Lane Mabel Bert, Margaret Dale. Laura Clement and Ellen Mortimer. The plays to be presented are all new here. The first week will be devoted to ''Heartsease," a pretty romantic comedy from the pens of Charles Klein and J. I. c. Clarke. Its run of over one hundred nights at the Garden Theater, New York. was one long series of crowded houses, and the new star followed it last year with the bill for his second week, "The Master" and his inaugural triumph. 1t Is said, was more than duplicated. "A Mar riage of Convenience" is to be the bill for the third week of the season
 5 The reopening will occur on the 22d inst. At the close of MT. Miller's season Mime. Modjeska will appear in series of her best productions.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
The Alcazar.

"CamiIle," which has been producing rat box office receipts at the Alcazar during the week, will be succeeded by very at- tractfve offering of good things beginning tomorrow night. They will include .Faust' on Monday and Tuesday even ings, "The Master of Ceremonies,. on Wednesday, "Frederick the Great on Thursday and Friday, and Yorlck Love" on Saturday and Sunday evenings. The object in producing this quadrupe bill is to afford those who were unable 70 portunity to attend Each will be given the the same careful production which marked the former presentation: Next week MT. Morrison will put on Ihe Mer- ShyIock. In elaboration and perfection of detail it is to be an Irving produc- tion." This is expected to be the banner week of the Morrison engagement, which Is now fast drawing to a close.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
The Orpheum.

For the coming week the Orpheum an- nounces four new features aside from the hold-over stars. The most notable event will be the appearance of Mime. Tavary. who has been seen here only in grand onera. She has a worldwide reputation. and will be heard in several choice op- cratic selections. (-
 Other new features on the bill are Bon nie Thornton, one of the most popular singing comediennes on the vaudeville stage: Sydney Grant and Miss Norton, refined comedy sketch artists, will intro duce songs. recitations and dances; Me Bride and Goodrich, the old time eharac- ter change artists, in a sketch in which they introduce specialties, particularly
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
People and PIaYs.

Signor Zerni sang La Boheme" over 100 times last season in Italy.
 Fred Belasco is now in New York look ing up a new stock company for the AL cazar.
 'Rigoletto" at the Tivoli will show De Vries. Zerni Linck and Anna Lichter to advantage.
 La Gioconda" will be sung the whole of the fourth week of the Ttvol grand opera season.
 "A Milk White Flag" will be the at- traction to follow the Frawley company at the Columbia.
 "Pagliacci'' and "Cavalleria Rusticana will make great double bill of the Tiv- oli's grand opera season.
 Lessee Fred Belasco of the Alcazar. who is now in New York securing new people and attractions for the coming stock season at the AlcaZar, writes that he is meeting with gratifying success.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
The Olympia.

The Olympia Music Hall has partic- ularly meritorious attraction in the Royal Tokio acrobatic wonders. who are cred tied with doing some of the most clever balancing, juggling and acrobatic feats Other features of the bill are Darrell and Miller, in songs, dances and witty dia- logue; Maud Rockwell in new patriotic songs; the Royce sisters, a dancing duo of pretty girls; Anita Lamont in coon spe- ciaities and others. Matinee to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

clog dancing. Miss Lillian Burkhart, who has scored a success in her dainty com edy entitled "A Passing Fancy will ap- pear in an entirely new budget of songs and satires. The Hegelmanns, whose ac- robattc feats have been pronounced the greatest ever seen, are retained, and so are O'Brien and Buckley, the clever mu- sical comedy artists. The Macarte sis ters will put on an entirely new act, In which they introduce @ serpentine dance on the wire. Matinees Wednesday, Sat urday and Sunday
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

she Justified my opinion of her on her very first appearance
 ''She was the sweetest, most charming, most chldlike child that l ever saw on the stage. and never grew rude nor spoiled with all the praise that was given her. I have watched her career with the warmest interest, and when l hear which I made concerning her in her childhood I cannot help feeling particu- larly glad that persuaded the mother
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

Local. attractions for the coming week hengrin' at the Tivoli, four new. stars, including Madame Tavary, at the Or pheum, mixed bill at the Alcazar. Work and Wages" at Morosco's, and
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14
new specialties at the Chutes and olym- Dia
The Columbia.

The interest taken in the coming revival of "Trilby'' at the Columbia shows that the famous play has not lost its attrac- tive powers, and indicates that the enter prise will be a success. It was presented here three years ago by the Palmer com
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pany, which included some of the cre- ators of the original roles. Among these We will have Ignacio Martinetd
 who conceived the first stage Zou Zou, the light-hearted, effervescent little Frenchman with his Ia, la, la. Ia. la AL fred Hickman. who created the part of Little Billie and made it a work of art, Is d member of the Frawley company and
The San Francisco call., 1898-08-14

against her will to let her little daughter appear in public"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-03-24

We referred In this column a few
days ago 10 the fact that the report
that there was only one surviving
schoolmate OF Abraham Lincoln was
a mistake. and mentioned Mrs. Susie
Ycager OF Rlneyvllle. Ky. as another
fchoolmate Of Lincoln's. when she at
tended his first session. In support OF
this statement Rev DR. James VI.
Yeager. president OF Drew Seminary
for Young Women. Carmel. N. Y. who
has compiled a brief history Of the
Yeager Burlington. Crelghton-Jacobs
families. received letter from Mrs.
Yeager. written In her 9lst year. In
which she says
Il went 20 school with Abraham
Lincoln. ! remember Abe Lincoln
well as a little biz Of fellow. lie was
then years Old. and l was 10. Abe
and his sister Nancy walked dis
lance Of several miles 10 the school
house. which was situated on Knob
creek. where It joins Rolling Fork.
IN la Rue county. then a part OF Har-
din. Ny father, Zaohariah Rlney. was
the teacher This was In 1916. | san
see the old sohoolhouse now. II was
built OF rough logs. as all sehoolhouses
we're In those days They were so ar
ranged that the ends stuck out and
formed little recesses, In which the
children played hlde-and-seek These
we're the iayorite hiding places for
little Abe The schoolhouse had no
windows. but one log removed the
whole length Of the building served IA
give light The floor was OF dirt. The
benches consisted Of logs split In the
middle and placed along the walls
There was just one bench made Of
plank which It was considered a great
privilege 10 sit upon.
while little Abe was fond Of play
he was most dillgeut In his studies
and learned 10 read well at the first
session. remember seeing him bend
Ing down saplings for horses this wal
his favorite amusement at play time
lie was an extra good boy and never
got a whipping ] remember partleu
larry his uufailIng good humor and bis
gentle manners ! DO not feel as
did when / used 10 play with littl,
Abe Lincoln at the old Knob creel
school in 1916"
This quaint and interesting lettei
dlscloses the humanncss Of the boy
Lincoln. as well as the vivid memory
~ his oldtime schoolmate- New Yorl
| Tribune.