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The Monticellonian., 1899-08-25

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The Monticellonian., 1899-08-25
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oln' vino is pursued BY a villain, and
suuorlly "A dozen assorted villains who
ure ldlicl with ncntnoas and dispatch.
rho sultan ~ az FIRST victorious and is
thea conquered. He may be- Killed. he
may embrace ChrHtlnnity bee may be-
como a monk or he may be- cast into
prison aud loaded down In chAlul The
hero always mlrriCs the heroine and
keeps all the nuitnn'g wealth. The dia-
loguc 20 somewhat suited. but vigorous
and Ut tlmen outfagtously INDIGENOUS,
Tho audience enters into the spirit Of
the thing. dcnounccs the villain. an
plauda and advises tho hero and cheers
each succcrs which virtue makes, The
uncivllzcd spirit at the Christmas fetos
comes out IN universal gambling. This
10 tho great day Tor buying lottery
tickets and also for the houses where
one can Indulge IN fantan, bak-a.beh.
no. uho-fah, pnnguln-gul, dice aud the
wheels Of fortune. The cockpiis arc
crowded and everywhere the goddess Of
chancc has fun sway To an American
woman Il o. Christmas colorod with
SEQ much snvngery as 10 be different
festival altogether from the simple hol-
idny she has always known In the
United States.
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board but few now forms OF historic
interpretations and of mcrrimont. Christ
mas q chiliren's week, and what de-
light children delights all: 50 the old
samcs and mcrrlmcnts come back year
by year
In schools and colleges and In social
and charitable societies there Ia u
growing taste for tablonux during the
Thanksgiving aud Christmas holidays.
Parties representing colonial society
bent the Christmas season. In Salem.
Mass, q pprty was glvcn some years
ago In which the young people appeared
In the costumes OF their colonial an
cehtorg. The old. stately habits were
observed, the old tunes played on the
nddlc, the old songs sung.
READINGS WITH MUSIC.
This form of entertainment has hoen
growing In the country since the mag
lcal iiellow showod how II may be an
art How Dot Heard the Messiah" has
been often read to music In church
Christmaa fcHtiynla. Robert Of Sicily"
md The Blind Girl OF castel Guile
have been 40 rendered.
A very beautiful entertainment in
this form may be produced by read
ings from Longfellow's ''Evangcllne,"
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ARTHUR J. STRlNCER

beauty 81 the art that responds directly
to the touch OF the finger II Il returning
charm, Color and feeling come with
the harp song,
In tableauN the harp music may be
played on the plano. low pedal, II real
harp and harpst cannot he secured.
Tho harp songs OF Tom Moore Offer
material for n beautiful concert Of this
character. as The Origin Of the Harp
Wake the Harp" Farewell to the
Harp" THE Harp That once Through
Taraa Halls" Remember the Days In
La Mancha's Shades" Dear Harp OF
My Country"
SCOTS Lay of the Last Minstrel Of
fcrs like opportunity for romantic
tabloaux and music.
GRINDING OVER YOUNG.
This Is mcrrlment suggested by an
old tavern picture In county towns OF
England and Normandy II may be
produced In any hall Make mill
funnel Ia the shape OF hopper" with
a steplndder on outside aud another
concealed on the inside. Have crank
with fans or arms like an old Holland
windmill.
A procession Of apparently old men
and women come to the miller 10 be
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series Of surprises to an American wo-
man. Some ancient custom permits
both men aud women to express their
thought IN this dance. both by word aud
decd which is not permitted IN the
commonor operations ~ NE. Young
men take advantage Of II to declare
their passions and young women To
accept on reject their admirers offers.
As fast aH one couple tires another
takes ita place; sometimes there are
two on the door ana sometimes 20, Al
they retire from the dancing circle they
repair 10 the tabloa ana eat or drink
great drafts NJ black Mnniln coffoc or
the harsh red Spanish WINES, some
times thcy have other htiinulantu made
by fermonting their own fruits aud
grains. They do not Seem TO grow In
toxlcntcd; probably they dance too hard
and too long To- hc overcome by the
spirit OF wine The morning breaks,
tho feast Is over aud the guests, hollow
eyed and WORKOUT. depart 10 their ad
jncont homes Sometimes, though rare
ly. jealousy protrudos ~ green visngc
and the knife tall Ne brief but eloquent
story. but Incidents ~ this sort are raro
indeed.
| In the Older towns whore tho popula-
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CHRISTMAS AT HOME AND ABROAD

ton justidca II they. have curious dra-
matte representations called Moro Moro
playa These strange performances are
NJ Interesting ne they are picturesque.
Moro " really the Spanish and Tagnl
word for Mohainmsdau-M Malay, and II
if taken from our old word Moor, the
early spanish navigaiors following that
the Mohammedan- Maiays were the
same people ms those on thr. other side
of Gibraltar In the Malay languages
words are duplicated 10 Increase or in
tonslfy, meaning. a Moro play might
b. play by Mohammcdnn or CON
corning a MohammCdan, but n Moro
Moro mtans play that deals cxclu-
aively with Moalems.
The Moro Moro players trasel from
village 10 village. each carrying bis
own costumes. scenery and manuscript.
Each company has rs own play or set
Of plays. which II guards with zealolA
care. A. may b. imagined. no two
plays aru exactly ailkp but N
each one there u wicked sultan.
rich aud powerful; Christian hero.
who T. dlwnya Tagni with "a
biz Spanish name. bcautifuf her
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ment such odd characters us these were
developed:
a tail letter A on ones head for TN
noconts Abroad" lin no sense a broad !;
Trlll II for "Trilby;" Loose Heel for
LUCILLE" and many equally curious
and mlrthful. The party may be
made to represent for guessing the
strange characters OF fiction. The
guests dress To represent these and
act them and quote from them.
Such characters might be slrs An
thony Absolute. Meg Merrilies. Joe
Bagstock. Fagin the jew. the Three
Wise Men OF Gotham. who talk foolish ;
Mrs. Malaprop. Sarah Camp, Betsy
Trotwood. DR.. Primrose. Jack Horncr
OF nursery rhymes.
The representative characters In mod
ern poetry may be so acted. The actor.
dressed TO represent the chosen charac-
ter. enters the room, personihes the
character and makes n quotation from
the poem which II to be guessed.
THE VILLAGE CHOIR.
This. which In suggested by an anus
ing feature OF popular play. may be
easily prepared for an entertainment
for home or hall. The persons acting
must be singers or musicians. and
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Quaint Yuletide Customs of the
FiIipinOs Glimpses of Mod
ernity and Barbarism.
BY MARaHEmrA ARLINA. .HAMM

Whom accumulated by thu triangle nnd
the cymbais. u becomes lively ana even
Inspiring Ia character. but without
these adjuncts 70 imptcascs one With "a
feeling " mournfulneaa and even re-
grcL The dancing runs fast and fu-
rious II T. like the huia hula Of TIA
vail and the characteristic dnncor or
EFypt It " sensual gfaccfulrythnlc
and nt times animal The arms arc
used as well aa the feet. and the head
NJ well nv the body. The danccrs writhc
ana wrlgRlc. sob and scream. embrace
and defy and go through a perform
ance which the nfat timc,it " seen ~ a
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should be familiar with ii. -
tunes Scene. 'kecplns .'o sctr N
yer, with old fashioned inv, .vm IA VII.
hre on the hearth. m, ts,..'ure AZ. /,
= farmer who lives aasco ~ 'hcuia
who ,o mno plays a bass Mo, " !. ssfi-
WY ~ roas's apples and Don. a. ~, y ida,
rs,mer Holley We viii ,. sn
~ ms IRE popping corn s,.'n,hi'a nm. 4,
heard without and tbs '1,'l u
enters IN winter wrans "hase tAe
''a .',r,s' IN regard to the es Iiaa'',
The coolest day In 10 VOID ve'a.
Inc Inc coolest day in 20 yss,.,,
rhe coolest day In 20 yss.',,,
Farmer HoIley pile. on ,a
sets the apples to roastIns NV sood AZ
party i,.',. among which should \, y rar
property people" people v,,s h''ii
OF department" Joker, ~, ~, es''id
oheheior and two or ma,s ~ IN tl
may sing such songs AZ ,'e,. va ma,
lehem," Strike the Cymhs,s' o. Bio.
70 me Loved ones a, Hon, - . ksi
i.oved the indian Girl" .o,, W.
n ,..u, Come TO the sub,., vaa
,solo, "ovan ~ waves Dashed H,,.
GROW sinai, n inV,e' o PotA,osi ~,
Ayooa :" ~ WI Ihefe." ~vak y,
uoi, " nea,ais Long Ago." n.
yo,,, a, farewell"
.on, ,na,. ~ ana rather t,,,,
iag. cho,, ~, , ,n,'uuuced Into TIE M
car,n na., IT,. ,'.s dialogue o, \.
v',..,. s',."hs'
Wy BROTHER. ! wish iou VII
H. m,n,,os ~ !, ,l ,, ! w " sAaa
r,a ,.-,',-, Wv ''en'''f hat
~ ~ y NhoWn 10 every on. l..
ha,n, -. w s'veted BY the sonr !,
h.ns ns,,,, IVY uy name BY he M,
r,an,.,,s.' sn"o' a''er The manner !,
.S,s,a ,V'''ugs.
49,. 49,, n','n' WISH you we'll" q,
.,, ' ''''ph' wish you v,l-
An ,. 49,,
"a ,,a.,,.. ~" ~ 'hc quaint reira..
H." '.''on . lh 'he promised land
.,au,,s y, , should be acted /,
a' y, "aI'uS ana much solemn a.
,nmsh .,n :, may Dc made TO rake q,
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WASHINGTON AS A MASON


when called In TO attend the d'la
guished patient these doctors el'i "
profuseiy. His system was ah"u
weakened by the fever from whieh ~
had been suffering for several GAYS
and the natural result was eouap,-
Had Washington been living one e.s ,
fury later and subjected TO the uslr
ment Of modern medical science wv, Wv,
Ia every reason 10 believe his liie 49,
have been saved with very ll'ns wv
BILE.
Although a man o. 81 years AZ w.
time of his death. Washington pos,,..
ed n remarkably rugged eohsu. ~,
His finai sickness was fealy
cold brought about BY riding Wv
estate through n driving storm :, =,
and sleet. He returned home VIZ
chilled and two days later ne W.
In this connection II 10 no'apn
the Masona Of the state OF WISE. ~.
10 celebrate at Mount Vernon ". "a
tenary OF the death Of Wash'hs n,
view Of the fact that "the fa,h.'
country' was once a worshlpfu' a' ~,
in that society. II was on Dec =, a., /,
that George Washington was w., s,. A
Mason In the Fredericksburg l0u W.
Fredcricksburg. When ths ~ ~.
presided at the cornerstone lAylns 80.
monies during the building OF Wv "A
itol in 1898, he wore the ma'' ~ la.
ana apron presented to hlm :, In.
ye,te and wrought with Masonic sa y. 4
bIems in gold and silver BY the MANI n,
the Marquise de Lafayei'e NM. ~. pre,sni
Mount Vernon ceremony o. Wv ~. f.t y
year win be made to resemuls y. vhlsh
possible the funeral eeremons'
took place one long century as0
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T>HE ''old Home week. In New
England has brought new form
" recreation into rural life. the
farm dinner In the barn at the summons
1.-THE horn. Forefathefs' day In the cast
aud In the wcnt has introduced the Gus
tom " placing ave kernels Of corn
under the dinner plate In memory OF the
Year OF the famine In old Plymouth. to
fscall the harvcsts " the centuries
Thanksgiving day has been enriched by
corn poems. legends and decorations
and by some new music. of which Is
Chadwick's "Pfigrim Fathers" Christ.
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discovered that out OF the entire group
Of y figures, the leading actors In the
civil war, General Howard Is the only
ono now living.
Father osborne Of the Church Of 81.
John the Evangelist, Boston. who has
spent seven years among the lepers OF
South Africa. is raising FUND to es-
tablish an American medical station for
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u,srou,o MILITARY noDlr''

Among the military orsah,' :, notable
some independent companies cessv s,
hlS,ory' One OF these is the Cow do,''' ,ss
Foot guards OF Haruo.a, Nosy whleh
companies. an independen,,. sV ! charter
was organized In no unas sr.p,s Arul.
ike the Ancient and hon ,s,,. me vet.
Iery company formed in i, gnni,,sI,lphi
e ors"nIsed IN 1850, and con'il,u ~. ana
Military Society Of the War Of ,.h ls,i' Va,
tho Philadelphia Guy 'SoF uar Of th
organized Just before inc v"
Revolution.
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tho bonent OF the sufferers from that
disease In that part OF the world.
Eleanora Duse IN reported TO be III
In Vienna with Inflammation OF the
lungs, Her physician In said to have
urged her TO refrain from acting for
some time.
State 10 proud OF his humble origin.
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wagon maker. and, l am s'A'
able to say il. n good one, ,,,,suy Dur
The crown prince o. 40 10 drive |.
ing his vacation learner M py count
fonr.ln-hand. He was la l's oeu p y,
wedoI, the omperor's ehls, ~, whsp b
viii be given a court OF his OWL
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wAsuiNGro,'s Dr,rn

II was on the 18th Of Dcc,mbsf. lls
100 years ago. that George washlrrs
passed away at Noun, Vernon Il q
now generally conceded that wtshlrg.
toms fatal nilmcnt was what Il kn1ra
ms laryngitia. though II was rally u.
very doctors who were siruuurf h
save his life that brought aboa %,
death OF the president. Aeeofi.rg 10
the medical traditions VI their tins
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SOME WELL KNOWN PEOPLE.

Mayor Price OF Macon, Ca, who has
held his place FOR n years, " a great
believer In the newspaper as an cdu-
Gator. For years he has out OF his
own pocket paid the subscriptions FOR
considerable number OF papers which he
ordered left at the homes OF persons
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who were unable to pay for such a ne
ccasity Of up to date HE. Mr.. Price Is
fully convinced that his action has
been productive OF much good.
DR.. John RodmAn OF WaNnhachie.
Tex, is IN possession of rare old
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ground over young" The miiier's
daughter turns the crank and fans and
sings. Each old person goes up the
stepiadder on the outside 10 be ground
over" takes a draft from the elixir OF
life" at the top OF the ladder, and de-
scends the unseen ladder on the inside
Of the funnel or hopper very slowly and
with much lamentation.
The mill must be 20 built against an
open door that the old man may make
his exit unseen. As he does so a young
man crawls out OF the hopper.
Young damscis stand waiting for tho
ground over galiants.
In this odd amusement the miller's
daughter becomes very interesting
character. While turning the crank
which turns the fan she may sing Aud
Lang sync."
The people who are to be ground
over" hold their own conversations with
the miller. The miller questions each
Ms TO why he desires to be ground over,
which leads 10 amusing confessions.
The mill may be made Of cardboard.
The maidens In waiting for the "grist"
may make themselves very entertaining
by their contentious.
THE BOOK PARTY.
The old book party which was pop
ulnr as q parlor entertainment In which
the guests acted the title of book may
have higher and more literary and
dramatic character In thu, old atntiae-
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-02-13
HYMENEAL.


R-vOGT--victoria, Texas. February
s.--Miss Sophie Vogt and Mrs. Ernest
Siler were married at the Lutheran church
Tuesday evening, Rev. G. WeisB osficiGt-
ing,
SOMERS- URBAN--Victoria, Texas, Feb
ruary .. Miss Amelia Urban and Mr.. Fred
somers were married yesterday morning,
February g. at the Lutheran church. Rev.
Weiss officiating
ELLINGTON SIMMONS. - Hillsboro.
Texas. February a.--Lutber T;lllngt n and
Miss Ida Simmons were married last night
OF the residence of the brides brother,
II. H. Simmons, Rev. @. II. Wright Of
ficinting.
BARNES CoNNOLLY,- Bryan, Texas.
February s.-Mr. W. Pitt Barnes of this
city, popular knight of the grip, and
Miss Emma Connolly Of Hico were mar
ried in that city yesterday. They will
make Waco their future home.
TAYLOR CIAMPITT. Caldwell. Texas.
February lion the night of February
5 Mr.. j. s, Taylor and Miss Matte Clam
pitt were united In marriage AZ the resi-
dence Of the brides mother, Rev. w. S.
Lackey officiating. The happy couple left
for their future home In Hill county.
CARROLL HARRISON Waco, Texas,
February REV. B H. Carroll. who re-
Gently resigned as pastor Of the First Bsp-
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after lingering illness OF several months
Deceased was taken last summer with con
linued fever which LEFT her with lunl
trouble. which was the direct cause Of he
end. The tntcrment will take place at tn,
city cemetery this evening.
BAILEY ampasas. Texas, Februar,
S.--Mr. Francis Il. Bailey OF Omaha. Ne.
hraska, died hero yesterday evening. Mr.
Bailey, with his wife, had been visiting
their daughter and son at this place. Mrs
IN NJ Manuel and Mr.. Ross Bailey. having
come here for the benefit OF his health
rhe remains will be taken TO Omaha on
toinorrow's train.
MORRlS.--Coleman Texas. February 10.
Mrs Matte Morris, wife of j. T.. Norris
died here this morning. Mr., and Mrs.
Norris formerly lived IN Dewitt county
and moved TO this place about ten years
ago. Mrs Morris death was caused by
pneumonia, She leaves a large circle Of
friends, her husband and six children ia
mourn her departure.
ADAMS.--Corpus Christi. Texas, Feb
ruary 1o.--After a prolonged aud suffering
tllness of several weeks, Eugene Adams,
aged II years, and for many years past Z
popular and trusted empisye OF the Mex
lean National railway, died al tho rest
denco OF MIR II. y. Spinelii in this city
yesterday of progressive pneumonia. Mr..
Adams was n nephew OF Superintendent
Galbraith of the Mexican National
CRisWELL.---M uldoon, Texas. Febru-
AIRY 5.--Mrs. Mary f.. Criswall, widow OF
VIM V. Crisweil and sister of James Me-
Micken OF HARDWOOD, dicd at her hons,
four miles east of Flatonia. on Monday
morning January IS, 1899, her age being
60 years and months. Deceased had
been resident OF Texas since childhood.
coming with her parents here when about
years old. aud has all this time been d
resident OF Fayetto county.
STEPHENS. Bay City, Texas. Febru.
airy 4.4-Died, on the night Of January ~,
mt his home in Oklahoma Territory, Georg
w. Stephens. aIr. Stephens was born IN
Miss. on the cath of January, 1880; moved
O Texas in 1865. where he resided untii
1881 when he went to Oklahoma Territory
He was an old Confederate having enlist
i in April, 1861. and served continuously
trough the war. aud was hnnorably dis.
hGrged May 81. 1865. He was n Free
Mason for many yeara and a cousistcn,
member OF the Baptist church for about
twenty-five years.
SIMMONS -Comanch Texas, Febru-
airy 7.---Died at Comanche. Texas, Mrs.
Ida Simmons. wife of o. NJ. Simmons and
eldest daughter OF r. aud S. A. Moore.
She was born In Galveston October. 1885,
she WAS great sufferer for many years
ard died OF heart trouble. She Was de-
voted wife. a kind and aifectionate daugh-
ter. mernber of the Methodist church
aud true Christian. No one in Comanche
WAS more highly respected than she was.
She leaves one son. Presiding Elder sem
sabaugh preached her funeral, assisted by
her pastor, Rev. Bonner. A large nim-
Der OF her sorrowipg friends followed her
remains to lakewood cemetery.
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rosTAl CLERKS on NIGHT TRAINS.
superintendent Gaines Has the Mat
ter Ncrv Ne.srfY Arrnngrh.

| Superin Gaines Has the Mat
| ter Very NeErfy Arranged.
| BRENNAN. Texas, February 12.--one OF
| the Inconvenience of the mail service in
Texas has always been The absence Of
Santa Fe railway Complaint after COM
| plant has been made on this subject cape
! cially by travelling men, who do not have
an opportunity to send In their orders on
| the day trains, and after writing them at
night they can not dispatch them. Post
master Dwyer holds his office open until
9 p. m and dispatches pouch mail north
| and south to the principal places, but few
letters are finished by 8 p. m, 1t has been
| the custom Of Postmaster Dryer to send
| q pouch to Houston, to Galveston, to MI
| lano for the Texarkena and Laredo d.
vision ~ the mail service, and one TO
Cieburne; this is through mail; lnlerrnc-
| date stations get no benent OF night
| mail.
Mr. Dryer has long protested against
continuance OF the custom, and has en-
deayored IN every way to have postal
clerks put on the night runs. He mas
| been In correspondence with tbs superln-
toDdeni al Fart Worth, Mr.. $. ~ Gaines,
and that gentleman has taken the mater
up and II his efforts are guccessfui-- aud
the prospects are that they Will bottle
service VIII be inauguratcd. Mr.. Gaines
has given 1t a great deal OF attention and
deserves the credit due for extending Inc
conyeDiences Of the mall service TO tho
general public. In re of this, Postmaster
Dwyer has received the following comniu-
nicatlon on the subject:
Fort Worth. Texas. February s.--There
Ia tritt IA In ba hat
plate putting service In night trains be-
tween Fort Worth and Galveston have
everything practically arraIged except
the furnishing OF cars by the railroad peo-
pie, they having that matter now under
consideration. have been lighting for
this service q long lime. as | realize that
II 10 very much needed by al the patrons
OF the pogtofices along the line ] cer-
tainly hope that nothing VIII occur TO
prevent the inauguration OF this service
at an early date. Am glad. indeed that
II will DO appreciated, as you kay. by
yourself and the patrons Of your office.
Respectfully, 8, NJ. Gaines.
Superintendent"