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NANCE 0 NEIL
STRUGGLES WITH
A POOR PLAY
Shadow" Is of the
Morbid School.

There Is q bad dream at the California.
One leaves the theater with the relief of
waking to a Gamer atmosphere.
THE Shadow" has, as its reason for
being. Nance O'Neil. Nance aside, the
play consists of a group OF variously he
roic people circling about hopelessly
weak and caddish man, who Is far from
being cleverly bad enough to make all
the trouble that is charged to his account.
Frederic Vroome, the new leading man
of the company, succeeds In making him.
self as disagreeable as the part demands.
The play is another output OF the Nor
btdly Unpleasant school At times 1t IS
talky and YEARLY, psychological, even
unto the liking of Ibsen. Always 1t Is
slow. oppressive. It never rises to dra-
matte heights-it thinks Of doing 80 now
and then, out trips and falls.
The play, such a as there Is, 8st opens at
Previous 10 this the audience Is expected
to follow the course of a lengthy meal to
which Il is not invited and listen to ex-
reader Of IA book. but which are forced
down the throat Of a play-goer. Late In
the act relief comes in the form OF star
She is called Therese and as such she
.annears a little like Camille, q little like
II gda Dut less interesting than either.
The fact remaining that she IS still Nance
O'NeiI. call her what the playwright may,
is The SHADOW one ts pGss1Pi.itS, o9 Ss. r,ah.
that are not nice Every one
who has the misfortune TO attend on such
a night must expect and endure. cur
tain AT II :05 can be forgiven on one occa-
sion and IL is unwise to be disturbed by
snow that hutters in flakes an inch
square directly through window panes.
Snch matters are left TO future correc-
ton. But the time to straighten out tan
gIed grammar is no later than the dress
rehearsal A pocket edition Of pronouns
is recommended to the director of the
Nance ONeil company.
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Tivoli.

The week at the Tivoh opened with
production of Bucalosss merry comic
opera. THE Three Black Cloaks.' The
audience which attended the performance
seemed to delight in the plot as we'll as
the music, for hearty laughter and per,
the evening If / were called upon to Sc
lect the most attractive character of the
play / would decide upon Alf Wheelan,
be termed a male Mile Lofty" and
whose plastic poses were so realistic that
an innocent spectator could not be blamed
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The company reserves the right to change
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ard houre of sailing
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
10 Market st. San Francisco.
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OCEAN TRAVEL.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

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b. Steamers leave Broadway
IE7A wharf. San Francisco:
NSMHA For Alaskan ports, 10 q.
| BskSSSRA m. Nov. 2. Z, u. II. p, q,
4 ESE E<S%z Dec. 2 change at Seattle.
EskSS1ES %Aa For Victoria, Vancouver
/ RbSgA@IEMs B. C.). Port Townsend. Sc
F~~afESM ettle. Tacoma, Everett, An
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infantry. Just before the close OF the
war he was given the breyet rank Of
brigadier general.
1t was in July, 1866. that Shafter was
made lieutenant colonel of the Forty
first regiment of regular infantry, and
in that year was mustered out OF the
volunteer service for the third time.
When the army was reorganized in 1869
he was transferred to the Twenty
fourth infantry, and in 1879 was made
colonel of the First infantry. Among
his friends Colonel Shafter came to be
called ''Pecos Bill" but in his role as a
regimental commanding officer ne be-
came noted for his rigid ideas of diseip-
line 1t Is said that all officers and
men under his command were dis
tinguishable by their efficiency, general
good behavior and excellent appear
ance on parade.
During the Indian campaigns in
Texas and also during those in New
Mexico, Colonel Shafter served with
distinction, and so at the outbreak of
the late war with Spain it was not a
matter of surprise to knowing ones that
he was appointed major general of vol
unteers. He had some time previous to
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accidentally scratching their charges
serious resuItsc, OF which blood poison
ing is not the least might result.
BABES IN CHINA.

When a Chinese baby takes a nap,
people thinks its soul is having a rest
going out for a lang walk, perhaps.
If the nap is very long one, the moth
er is frightened. she is afraid that her
baby's soul has wandered too far away
and cannot find its way home. If it
doesn't come back, of course the baby
will never awaken. Sometimes men
are sent out into the streets to call he
baby's name over and over again, as
though it were real child lost. They
hope to lead the soul back home. If a
baby sleeps while it is being carried
from one place to another, the danger Of
losing the soul along the way is very
great. So whoever carries the little
one keeps saying its name out loud so
that the soul will not stray away. They
think Of the soul as bird hopping
along after them.
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his life has been successful one.
The conquerer Of Santiago was born
at Galesburg, Mich, and his childhood
and youth were passed amid agricul-
tural surroundings OF the most uncon-
genial character Here he worked on
his fathers farm. sunburned and
tough and lean as hickory" until the
outbreak OF the civil war. when both
young William R. Shafter and his
brother John enlisted in a volunteer
regiment and went marching off to
camp William Rufus began his mill
tary career with first lieutenant's
commission in the Seventh Michigan
infantry, and Brigadier General Danas
official report of the battle of Fair
Oaks contains the following statement:
Lieutenant Shafter, Seventh Michigan
volunteers, in charge of the pioneers,
who was slightly wounded but kept the
field, furnished beautiful exhibitions of
gallant conduct and intelligent actiy-
ity'
The young lieutenant was soon made
a major, and in 1863 found himself
promoted to the rank of lieutenant coll
onel, and little later full colonel in
the Seventeenth United States colored
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this been promoted to the rank Of
brigadier general.
The particulars of his campaign in
Cuba and the taking of Santiago are
Of such recent date and are so well
known that they need scarcely to ba
mentioned here. Under blum. and
sometimes unprepossessing. exterior
this robust officer carries , warm heart
and stern sense of duty. A habit Of
Of saying just what he thinks has per-
haps frightened on many OF his adj
mirers who would have. been classed
as friends had they better understood
the man. But no one can say that
General Skaters career has not been q
success. To rise from an obscure coun-
try boy on a Michigan farm to one Of
the most responsible military positions
in his countrys service is no small
thing. Mingled with his military In
stinct is also an excellent capacity for
business, since. in fact, it is said that
to-day, General Shafter, once the little
barefooted farm boy at Galesburg, Is a
millionaire, all of his fortune having
been made practically by judicious IN
vestments in the numbering interest.
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FRESH AIR FOR THE BABY.


In the care of children nothing is so
essential as fresh air. Not only should
the baby have his daily outing in the
park, but the rooms in which he plays
in the house should be kept supplied
with fresh air and sunshine, guarding
against drafts and strong light in the
eyes. When the weather is moderate
let the baby sleep in a room in which
the windows are wide open, the crib
being protected by a screen or some
arrangement for warding off drafts
flies and other insects. The room in
which he remains should have the
morning sun. There should always be
window open little to admit some
outside air. Although at first the nurse
maid may oppose TO this, it should be
explained to her, and, if the explanation
is kindly and clearly given. it will en-
list her cooperation in way no mere
order could do.
In selecting a nursemaid it is econ
omy to hire a woman of intelligence
and patience instead of needless
young girl. 1t is not necessary that
she should be experienced in the care
of the children, but she should have
that love for them that cannot fail
to win their regard in return.
A healthy person should always care
for the children. The attendant should
be healthy and with sound teeth and
pleasant manners. There are schools
for nursemaids, but as the graduates Of
such places command high wages and
are hard to get something a little less
superfne than this must be tolerated
in most households.
Mothers should insist upon their
nursemaids being scrupulously clean in
their person and neat and tidy in their
appearance at all times. and particular
" should they see to it that their fin
ger nails are never too long and are
perfectly clean, as in the event OF their
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HE WAS CAREFUL.

A large and perspiring man, laden
with bundles, hustled onto the Miiwau-
kee boat upset a small boy in sailor
suit, carried away half yard Of fiounce
from the skirt of lady with purple
silk waist and finally brought up pant
ing and exhausted, beside a small wo-
man sitting TRANQUILITY on the after
deck.
"Horacel"
There, now; know just what
you're going to say, Mildred; that same
COMPOUNDED old question. ny dear. I
forgot nothing"
But, Horace"
mo, did not forget TO buy the
fruit" He thrust basket Of peaches
into her lap.
"Nor the toveling," Another pack
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THE RETIREMENT OF GENERAL S1AFTER.

Since Major General William Rufus
Shafter was born on the 10th of Octo-
Der, 1885, and because OF the fact that
Ga is the retiring age in the army Of
the United States, this officer will. after
the 10th of October, 1899, be on the re-
tired list Of he American army Owing
to this fact renewed interest has been
awakened in the remarkable person
atty and career of the man who gener-
aled our late Cuban campaign. and,
although General Shafter, like all pub
lie men, has his opponents and critics,
those people who are neither his friends
nor his supporters must confess that
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der the metropolitan and city police, it
has 693 square miles and a population
Of 100000, while the Metropolis for
criminal jurisdiction has 42O square
miles and a population of 100000, and
SO on.
And yet, in spite Of all this astonish-
ing confusion, it is generally acknowl-
edged that this nameless and shapeless
mass is one of the best governed cities
in the world. CURTIS BROWN.
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QUEEN vICToRIA'S USUAL GARB.

The Queen is simply attired in black
dress, says an English writer, not al
ways of silk, and wears a widows cap
with small lappets at the back, her sill
yer hair plainly brushed on either side
her temples. Upon her fingers are
plain memorial rings, and she invaria-
bly, wears a bracelet having the por-
trait of her latest grandchild or great
grandchild placed in it as medal
lion. The Queen always has hand
kerchief bordered with lace resting IN
her hands as they lie folded in her lap.
the survival of an ancient fashion.
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Harry--Where are you going, Frank7
In heavens name. then. what did
you marry me for?"
\ Just to make that hateful Kate
Scott you were engaged to cry her eyes
out because she had TO give you UP ID
another"
Great Caesar, womanl" he spiutter-
ed. what have you done? Why.
married you just because Kate Scott
threw me oyerl"-collier' Weekly.
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age followed.

age followed.
Nor the six and a quarter yards Of
cambria, Mildred" Apother package.
Nor the spool OF silk-hang it,
spool of sikh"
"But-"
Nor the rattle, nor"
but, Horace, dear, will you allow"
"No, madame, viii not allowl There
is no use in asking. ! tell you. have
forgotten nothing. nothing!" He began
to unload his pockets.
Here's the prescription, and here's
--er-thingamabob, your mother
wanted and here's book for Amelia,
and here's"
Horace Smith, stop your talking"
His wife rescued the "thingamabob"
from the deck, smiled brightly up into
the triumphant face and said pleas
antly:
eyes, dear. but in what store did you
leave your hat?"
And then the boat started.-chicago
Inter Ocean.
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THE DRAGON TREE OF TENER1FE.

Although different
the most perfect this
the far famed dragon of Tenere the
Illustration About
the which waered
with dragons blood probability the
IRENE darkness
naturas be
the fact that when the
trunk
AS an article Of commerce the
portance has been found embamng
large quantities of it rom the island
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THE TEST OF LOVE.

'sTom, you ask me to be your wife
to give you my heart, my all. Think
well of what you say, and then tell me
if you will grant me one small favor"
Anything you ask, my love"
@Then promise me that you viii new
er smoke another cigar as long as YOU
live"
Il promise, dear"
AAnd doesn't it cost you a pangs"
Not a pang. I'd rather smoke pipe
any Golfers Weekly.
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sHAPELESs. TOO.

The areas of London are as much
mixed up as its government. In fact.
even to-day there is no official London
outside the square-mile city. The rest
of it is officially known as the Metropo-
lis. and one Of the many funny things
about it is that it has no definite size
Looked at as a county. which includes
the city. it has rs square miles and
population of 4.5oo.o0O Looked at as
Greater London, or the Metropolis, un-
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An epigramats
undeniabiy
military
electricity serious
military
asid during followers
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emily Twins fame and some of the 9TH
er spokeswomen subsequently told the
Lords what they thought of them.
HAS THE UPPER HAND OF LON
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VAST MUNICIPAL MIDDLE.

CITY Oh bOHQOn. PROBABLY no Sucn
tumble ever was before in all the his
tory of great municipalities. 1t was
worse than if you had lifted" a ward
each from New York, Chicago, Phil
adelphia and dozen other adversely
governed American cities. set them
down together higglety- pigglety, over
tapping here and there and each with
its own style of government. Even to-
day, until the new London Govern
ment act goes into operation, the
worlds metropolis is managed pretty
much on this fashion by nearly 500
public bodies, with membership of
10000 men, and with only the London
County Council to hold it together
and even the County Council has been
in existence only ten years. Further
more, it is rather doubtful if any one
mortal man knows just where the
County Councils authority stops. 1t
extends over the actual little city of
London for some purposes, while for
other purposes the authority of the
City Corporation stretches out into the
County Councils territory.
Even under the new act the little city
in the centre of the big city will be
almost as independent as ever making
most of its own ordinances and having
its own separate police force. which,
by the way, is not even under the au-
thority of the government Home Of
foo
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the forest. Pearls sobs were the last
sounds / heard.
All that day and night wandered
alone, brooding over my despair, ana
flashing myself into delirium. a ter
rible wakefulness was upon !1e, ana l
was imbued with dangerous strenglh.
l spoke aloud, and threatened all IA
ture, raising my pigmy hands savage
ly against the bright clouds in the day,
against the peaceful stars at night.
plucked the flowers and crushed them
vindictively; / broke great branches
from the trees and tore them into
shreds, believing they could feel, and
exulting in the belief
The sun rose again, and my mad
ness was not spent. | neither ate nor
slept. The stars came out again. ana
shed their plying light upon me. But
why prolong the description OF those
dread hours? 1t agoniZes me now 10
think of them, and / humbly hope
have atoned for them by prayer.
Nature conquered me in time, and
l.
no wish to live; and it was merely the
unconquerable instinct of hunger that
caused me, as | lay in stupor, TO
pluck some leaves and place them be-
tween my teeth. That they were bitter
to taste made no impression upon me.
Chewing them, fell into a deep sleep.
1t was at this period of my life that
| lost count OF time. as | have else
where said. How long an interval
passed before l was sufficiently con-
scious to take note Of actual events l
have never been able TO discover, not
withstanding the efforts Of my friends.
And consciousness came so gradually,
and the struggle to assert itself was 50
prolonged, as to add TO my confusion in
this matter Minutes that were like
weeks, weeks that were like minutes,
passed by during this crisis in a
strangely sweet manner | was so
weak and helpless that | could scarcely
move, and so composed and restful that
/ did not wish, and even feared, TO do
so, lest a change should take place in
my condition. The first thing | remem-
Der is that, opening my eyes languidly,
saw the sun shining through
a roof of loosely twined branches; the
next, that after an interval of a mo-
ment, or day, or of many days, l
saw the stars shining through them.
No sound disturbed the delicious still
ness. Then came another impression,
often repeated, OF my lips being
touched by food and liquid, which 1
took INTERESTINGLY. Did l then begin
to hear whispers, or was it the MUIR
muring of the breeze through the shell
ter of my leaves and branches? But
an actual voice did come TO my ears.
Il am so glad, Tom! / am so glad"
And on another occasion:
Hush, Tom! We mustn't wake
him."
And further on, words to the same
effect, tenderly and lovingly spoken.
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that / was still on the island
which had afforded us a refuge,
and that Pearl and Tom were my at
PENDANTS. Yet this knowledge did not
come without confusion. swoke one
day and saw the child and the man.
Tom, sitting on the ground nursing
one Of his knees, was staring with all
his might and main at Pearl, who was
reading in a low, sweet voice from a
little torn book:
A ball was given by the kings son,
and Cinderella's sisters were invited.
But Cinderella was forced to STAY at
home in her chimney corner while
they were enjoying themselves at the
ball. OH said the poor girl, how
wish, l w-i-s-h-' What do Won wish
my dear? said her godmother, who at
that moment came in. You wish to
go to the princes ball, now, don t you?
Cinderella at once confessed the truth.
We'll, well, said her godmother, and
so you shall, my darling, il you con-
tinue to be good little girl So
Cinderella's godmother, who was
ioly, at oiiCS, ny Il SLTOhe Oh nGr wand,
transformed a pumpkin, six mice, a
rat, and six lizards, into the most
splendid carriage, with horses and
servants, that ever was seen Cinder-
ellie was fairly lost in wonder, when
her godmother again waved her wand,
and she became dressed in the most
beautiful clothes, ornamented with
most rare and costly jewels. Oh! how
lovely Cinderella thought she looked,
when she saw in the mirror the Won
derful change the fairy had made in
her! Her godmother also gave her
two little glass slippers, and told her
not to stay at the t2.i later than
twelve O'Clock. fo., should she do so,
her carriage, lorses, and servants
would again become pUmkin, six
mice, a rat, and six lizards, and she,
too, would be changed into her FORM
er self. Cinderella promised to be
punctual, and started off In her car.
riage to the ball"
(To BE coNTISUED.)
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MUSTER OUT AZ FRISCO.
Col. Friedrich Says the Thirteenth 10
Unanimous.

st. Paul, July 22.-"Unanimous sen
timent of regiment muster out san
Francisco" That came by caDle 10
Gov. Lind from Col. Friedrich yester-
day. And that settles 1.-THE settle
ment that was foreseen. Plans 1or
bringing the boys home now walt on
the Joint action of the five mayors.
Col Friedrich reports 2l5 men SICK,
but not seriously. This is better than
was feared. In April there were 10
sick; in the report of May l there
were 191. Since then doleful tales
have come from the returning coast
contingents of regiments reduced TO
skeletons and companies fallen away
to a single squad of four. With the
rainy season and heat it was feared
the Thirteenth might suffer likewise.
A sick list of 20 per cent is not so
formidable as fears suggested The
regiment is again doing outpost duty
and the cabIegram says nothing GER
tain about time Of return" Lafans,
who was discharged by orders from
Washington June s, is on his way
home.
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CHANGING THE CHANNEL.
Dynamite Used mt n Point on the
Missouri River.

Sioux City Iowa, July 2.-Govern-
n at autho. les are loo ing for per-
sons who attempted a few nights ago
to open a channel with dynamite
through Reninger's neck, the narrow
est portion Of big Missouri river
bend twelve miles above here. The
neck is $50 feet wide and the loop
seven miles around. Such a change
would cause immense damage and pos
sible loss of life. 1t is supposed that
neighboring land owners, fearing the
river would make the cutoff itself,
tried to hasten 1t at point favorable
to themselves. They are liable to Sc
we're punishment.
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BIG BREWERY DEAL.
1t Involves the Expcditure of Over
500, OOO. 900,

Milwaukee. Wis, July 90. A big
brewery deal that will involve an eX.
penditure of more than $1O0,OOO,OOO is
said to be on, the Western end OF
which is being worked from this city.
The deal will include a large number
Of breweries in the East, West and
South. 1t is said the deal will include
al! the larger breweries in Wisconsin
outside of Milwaukee, and that large
breweries have been taken in Cincin-
natl, Buffalo. New York, New Or
leans and some other Eastern and
Southern cities. st. Louis does not
figure in the deal.
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Big SawmiII Deal.

Ashland, Wis, July ID. - Congress
man Stewart is at the head Of Wau-
sau company Of lumbermen which has
just purchased the Lea-Ingram saw
mill plant at Iron River, with lumber,
yards and 100000 feet Of standing
timber. The consideration is said to
be SIGO,OOO
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REGISTER OF TREASURY.

Hon Judson w. Lyons, Register Of
the United States Treasury, in letter
from Washington, ID. c., says:
April %, 1899.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen find Pe-ru-na to he an
excellent remedy for the catarrhal az