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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
LONDON MUSIC HALLS.
Success of the Stock Company Plan in One
Branch of the Theatrical Business.

Branch of tho Theatrical Business.
To Americans there Is something unusual in
the business methods on which English and
especially London music halls or vaudeville
houses run. AT the recent meeting OF tho
stock holders OF one Of them. the Canterbury and
Paragon of Westminster Road. tho report OF
the directors was submitted showing decrease
in the gross annual receipts compared with the
previous year Of f5, 900 or SCI, 900 and reduc-
ton IN expenses OF So 600 or $500 The Can
terbury and Paragon is stock concern and 1t
has a share capital OF rs 600 shares Of the par
value OF C5 or 1875 each a total OF 81 1915 900 On
this music hall there rests mortgage Of S35 900
Mt per cent, and the stock now sells for about
Sl5 a share Practically all the London music
exclusive Of $3.50 900 bonds This concern has a
surplus like an American bank. lis last dividend
scattered throughout London, II per cent on
the money invested at tho current price of the
stock. The Empire In London pays lO', per
cent profit; the, Tiyoi on Cockspur street, 81,
dlly, ga. the London Pavilion, 10; the Lon
don Music Hall, 10; the Holborn and Frescati.
3 the Gatety, -. the Drury Lane Ia regular thea
tre), rs per cent
Under the London system OF capitalized shows
the business of conducting theatre much re
sembles the work Of managing drygoods store
apply to tho high-class theatres but rather TO
those which are in tho line Of vaudeville
chiefly, and tho attractions Of which include the
Stage performance, the musical features the sale
Of a restaurant annex. Whatever may be the
fact as TO the conduct OF stage performances re-
! curling tho participation Of tho manager Of ar
tistc perception and theatrical knowledge, these
| only level headed appreciation OF existing busl-
| ness methods, It has been found.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29

70 every important point In the State that the
whole Of Clermont county was Republican, and
then other close counties were thrown of Their
bases by this disauangement Of forces and they
likewise fell Into line Even Cincinnati was af-
fected by the grand hurrah we made and gave
5000 Republican votes above her usual majority.
What the November elections showed at the OUT
come Of this is history.
IL was quite natural that should feel iubilnnt
over the part played in the campaign. The
managers Of the State Committee wanted 10 give
me some ofico as re ward for my labor: they said
nothing was too good for the man who had swaycd
the politics Of the nation by roasting a Republican
gustcd with the intrigue political life involves
and declined. consentng to receive nothing more
from them than the slig hit financial token they
insisted upon giving me Then as J said IN the
beginning Gen Grant himself gave me credit
for my service and valued his recognition Of my
efforts beyond all else"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
FREiRS OF A NEBRASKA CYCLONE.
or Such Nature That y PHOTOGRAPHERS
Shows That the Men Took to Drink.

The details Of the performance Of the recent
~ I,,n Nol nv. NOT, becoming
cyclone AZ Iic'mHh' ->eo' "'' Nv" 'o'le
known Eye witnesses and photographs are
the most sober testimony available. I he sta
,,',,ain orI,,as ,,,irt,. ne tho number Of des,h.
uSu'ian gives 'his 10 "'o N''''O. VI Wv 'r,
from violence, but the insurance agents are sui
estimating property losses. Herman is about
,. IL ~ - OMAHA Tho inhabitants
'o'N n''''S mum " o''" 49, ,ho,,
Of this agricultural hamlet had PROVIDED thcir
houses with cellars and many had built specially
,a,,,,,a, ,-,,,ro cou,s While enC,pod in
constructor '!''"h' We "
the days work, cylIndrlcal cloud formed oc'oro
their eyes from n clear sky. The cry Of cyclone
~, i,,,o,,, -, ,orror 70 ,boi, eioh, and hcforo
E"N' "'e mp ''S - ',' " ,,,a
the tempest reached the OUTSKIRTS OF 'hc Town
every villagrr had gathered wife and BARNS about
him, into his ccIIor For a minute almost inter
MN NV MS '''i' m -, .,s,. 49,
min"hle they waited Then the crash came ana
a succession of sounds resembling the explosion
~ ,i,, croc,ocl,.,s told ~ thc lifting from their
W h'' Nv -,
foundations OF house after house
In one humble home the housewife had been
o,,,,,,,,,,I 10 ,Ioco rc, n,.sc,vcs on a cenny
a''uS'ol"'p " pew '', 80 ~, - 49,
shell close to me moor "i me mouse h'Se !niS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-29
Perfect Confidence.


Perfect confidence is desirable between couples
engaged to DO married, but II Is not always that
the young woman has as hne an opportunity to
establish II as did Norrstown belle, 10 whom a
wealthy bachelor had been paying ssslduous
attention After worrying her a good deal about
how many young men had been In love with
he asked her TO marry him. adding:
Now let there DO perfect confidence between
us Keep nothing concealed from mo"
Certainly" replied the glddy girl: let US have
no concealments;" and, jumping up, she enatched
the wig he wore from his head and danced around
the room with it.
IN spite Of this levity, tho couple married and,
from all accounts. are living very happily. more
ieum, nice little crop OF soft brown hair is grow
ing all over the husbands head. The man had
never heard OF crude petroleum as a hair tonic
enforced his confidence he would still b bald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
BLANKET STITCHES.
Used Generally by Housekeepers &c
Ornament the Borders of All
Sorts of WOODEN Goods.

New housekeepers who are not IA
miliar with the blanket stitch some
times puzzle over this simple border
for some time before they comprehend
that it is not true buttonhole stitch
1t is true household stitch and used
generally by housekeepers 10 secur.
and ornament the border of blankets
and other wooden goods. Busters are
sometimes finished In this way. When
blankets are hrst purchased they are
generally bound with ribbon This
binding soon trays, and does not bear
the first washing. 1t is put on merely
for show In the shop When the blan-
kets are ready to be washed rip it off
carefully, and, after washing and
thoroughly drying the blankets: turn
the edge at the top once, and hold down
the hem thus formed with border of
blanket stitching in strong German
town wool. The color of the blanket
stitch should match the woven stripe
at the top of the blanket, which is gen
orally blue or red. Turn the edge of
the blanket to the depth of about a
quarter of an inch, and, after fastening
down the corner of the fold, begin the
first stitch about quarter of an inch
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
QUEER FISH.

In both America and India is recog-
approach of dry weather. burrow down
into the earth and there hibernate until
heavy downfall of rain brings them
to the surface again.
In Gambia a fish known technically
as the Protopterus, at the first promise
of the approaching dry season, begins
to burrow in the mud at the bottem of
a stream and hereinafter spends weeks
and perhaps months, quite without wa
ter, until the rainy season begins and
once more moistens and foods its sun
baked prison.
The natives of Kottiar are in the hab-
II of digging every year in the summer
dry banks of the Vergel river for fish,
which they dig out by hundreds, just
as they would potatoes. The mud
Jumps are broken open and the fish,
perhaps eight or ten inches long, will
always be found alive and often frisky
as If just removed from its supposedly
native element, the water.
The first amphirfous fish ever re-
marked by European naturalist was
the now well-known climbing perch, or
Anabas. The tales of the natives of In
dia that such fish existed were natur-
ally not credited, but Daldorf received
ocular demonstrations when he was
taken by a native to a fast-drying
swamp, from which he was told he
would see the fish walking, using their
fins as limbs. In effect he did see
long procession of this wonderful fish
deliberately marching over the grass
from their discarded haunt, in search
of another where more water could be
found
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
MARINA'S MOURNING.
Red Dress and Green Hat
When Her sister Died.

One Of Chicago's best-known music
teachers has pupil who lives out or
Center street, The girl says the Inter
Ocean. has a marvellous voice, and her
father interests himself great deal
in her future. The father OF the girl
keeps a saloon and the family lives in
the rear of the building. Marina has
plenty of money to spend and the way
she lays it out In clothes is source
Of positive distress to the music teach
or Not long ago q sister died, and
Marina went into mourning. She came
down to take n lesson in long crepe
veil red dress and green hat. The
mMic teacher threw up her hands in
horror She decided to go out on a
friendly visit and make n few suggesc
tions, especially as she wanted Marina
10 appear we'll at fashionable re
hearsal, She was received with smiles
by the whole family, who felt greatly
honored Marina was sent into the
saloon for a bottle Of wine. and the
visitor was royalty entertained. When
she rose to go the mother said pre-
senting basket:
81 haf here a leetle presen' gif you"
There were two live chickens In the
basket, with their legs tied together
To refuse the small testimonial was to
run the risk of losing favorite protege.
The music teacher heroically ordered
a cab, put the poultry under the seat,
and drove Off
81 ordered the driver to take back
streets and by no means to drive over
the cobblestoncs on State street" says
the music teacher
81 fairly shook with terror whenever
those chickens peeped."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
CROP-BOUND POULTRY.
Unless a Remedy Is Immediately AID.
piled Fowls Sc Afflicted VIII
Die Speedily.

Crop bound is especially prevalent
among fowls in close confinement,
where in their desire to procure green
food they consume large quantities OF
dry grass, and | have observed its be-
ing brought on III at least one case by
eating tea leaves, the whole mass form
ing hard lump in the crop, thus being
indigestible, causing the bird to dump
and unless remedy is speedily applied
to die. In one of our exchanges a writer
gives the following remedy: First, pro-
cure piece of the smallest size rubber
tube about IS inches in length (this can
be obtained at any drug store); attach
one end TO a smal! tunnel, grease the
other with lard or vaselipe for about
four1nches, and are ready for business.
Getan assistant to securely hold the sick
bird, now carefully place tube in the
birds mouth and push well down the
crop, about four inches of tube will be
required, hold the tunnel slightly above
the fowls head and slowly pour in as
much luke-warm water as the crop will
hold, about one teacupful. Have the
assistant work the crop carefully dur
ing the process and until the hard mass
becomes softened. Great care should
be taken both in pouring water and
working crop lest the fowl become
cholIed by water rising in the throat.
Next grasp the bird by the legs and hold
head down, gently working crop to as
sist bird to vomit. In most cases one
trial is enough to completely empty the
crop, but in case it is not, let the fowl
rest for half an hour and repeat the
process. This remedy has also been
used by me very successfully in cases
of acute indigestion. Keep the bird on
soft food with plenty of sharp grit and
charcoal for few days and the cure Ia
complete
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

More than 200 municipalities in Eng.
land, Scotland and Ireland now own
the municipal gas works.
The longest canal in the world is the
Erie in New York, extending from Al
bany to Buffalo, distance of 3S1 miles,
The cost of construction was S52,54O,-
500.
The Paris Figaro says that the word
"sirdar," which has been so frequent
ly used since the exploits of Lord Kitch-
ener, is a contraction of the Arabic
words, "Sayer ed Dar;" that sayer
means Inspector or watcher. and dar
means palace--ergo, inspector of the
palace" Websters International Die
tionary, however, says that "sirdar"
comes hum the Persian "sardar;"
"sar," the head, sop, and "dar," holding
possession-hence chief or general
The earlier editions of Webster's
dictionary contained verb "to Jew"
md defined ii ito cheat" ""to play with. ="
etc, At the request of number Of
influential Israeltes, the word was
eliminated from the book. As a mat
ter of fact, however. the word had no
connection with or reference to the
followers of the Mosaic faith 1t was
derived from the French "jeu" ana
Jour" which means ito play with"
ito cheat" etc. but its orthography
had been corrupted to Jew"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
MODES OF TRAVEL IN FRANCE.

Automobiles have been forbidden to
run on the cycle paths of the avenue
de la Grand Armee, Paris.
A steam vehicle service has been es,
tablished between Salins, Besancon
and Marchaux, Doubs, France. Six
thousand dollars has been subscribed.
\ captain of the Fourth regiment OF
engineers, France, accomplished the
naneuyers of the regiment in the
mountains of Grenoble with motor
vehicle.
1t has been stated that so electric
iiacres will be put in service before the
end of this year at Monaco and Monte
Carlo. The Schrive-Bouquet system
will be used.
The exposition of motor vehicles OF
the French Automobile club opened in
Paris June Is. Two hundred and thir-
ty-eight builder and owners made an
exhibit, besides four exhibitors of ma.
chine tools.
The Northern Industrial society has
organized a competition of motor We.
hicles to be held at Lille the latter part
of July The competition will include
an exposition to be held at the Ecoly
National darts ct Meters, situated in
the boulevard Louis XIV.-Cycling Ga
zette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
BOYCOTT OF ROYAL ORIGIN.
rhe Measure WAS started by Hell
Eiun's Queen Against Lace
Made by Machinery.

The stamp of royal approval has
been placed upon the boycott thateH-
gne so often employed with eject j..
btooditss Warfare Queen Marie Hen
riette of Belgium, seeing danger ii
many thouSa nos of hen people III ia,
introduction of machines for making
lace. wrote to her sister queens
throughout Europe and received thel.
cooperation in movement to boycot;
the product of such machines. Since
the advent OF laceUuking machinery
the mum Der of lacemakers in Belgium
and northern France has decreased
by about 10000, and many of these
workers have been unable to secuIa
employment. Queen Marie therefore
took the matter up and has met with
no ncousiderable degree Of success
Her ma jesty is one of the most accom-
pIished women in Europe. Queen
Marie Lenriette is the daughter of the
late Archduke Joseph of Austria She
is the mother of Princess Stephanie OF
Austria. The pope has recognized her
NlW the bOIden hOSS OF virtue, the
highest regard he could bestow upon
her She is noted for her fondness for
horses. which she shows by giving
equestrian entertainments, She is
also an enthusiastic musician and
plays the harp and piano like a pro-
fessional, Some of her paintings are
worthy of the Paris salon. Two years
ago she is said to have attempted sui
eide because OF the prohigacy of her
husband, King Leopold
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
BLANKET STITCH.

from the corner and the same depth.
Take the next stitch a quarter of an
inch from this and continue. The po-
sition of the needle will show exactly
how the stitches are taken. Some
times a row of these stitches are taken
three-quarters of an inch from the
edge. second row Is taken below this,
catching into the edge of the other,
and then third, catching into and thus
reaching and finishing the edge. This
interlaced stitch is for ornament, and
may be made any depth by using suf-
flcient rows. This stitch may also be
varied by taking it in different depths
10 form groups of stitches, and making
space between the groups. This Is a
very simple stitch, and the best way to
finish q blanket or the edge of a COM
Portable. Where well-washed wool can
be obtained the hest comfortables are
made of this material They should be
covered with a sheer cotton or wool
goods. that will not add too much
weight to the comfortable. A comforta-
BILE of this kind is as light and warm as
pair OF blankets, and can be easily
washed and made over. II Is therefore
as wholesome bed covering as blan-
kets OF pure wool.-N Y. Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
A TERRIBLE PLANT.
II Grows iD Mexico and Its Toxic
Properties Are Deadly In
Effect.

Among the plants of the earth prob
ably none possess stranger properties
than the talavatch of Mexico Its, tox,
fc effects are remarka bic as those as.
cribed to the tabled waters of the
Lethe, only do they differ in that in
stead of destroying I be memory of the
past, as the Letheon potion was sup
posed 10 do. the talavatch works de
struction of the memory of the things
TO come, and does not affect the mem
ory of the past. The victim knows no
more of time. but that which is in thu
&past before he has quaffed this strange
#and awful decoction. The physical
functions are in no wise disturbed by
Its administra tion. but the mind hence
Forth becomes no longer receptive an6
passing events are not noted by it, and
no record is made in the realm of rea-
son as to what transpres. The vic
tim often lives for years after having
been "talavatched," but always lives
in the past Past delights are mostly
dwelt upon and conversed about. Sad
indeed Is the case of a member of the
royal family of Mexico, a relic of the
days of the empire. who for years has
been the victim of the effects OF this
wonderful drug. She was poisoned
with 1t by an unfaithful servant. and
to-day lives in strict secluson, still in
her mind the proud posSessor of all
the privileges of her departed nobility
There is in Texas a plant of similar
species known as the loco weed. which
when eaten by horses, always renders
them insane, but produces no impair
ment of BODY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
APHORISMS.

Pride is increased by ignorance:
least.-Gay.
Persistent people begin their success
where others end in failure.-Edward
Eggleston.
There is no great achievement that is
not the result of patient working and
waiting.-J. G. Holland.
To an honest mind the best perquisites
Of place are the advantages 1t gives
. man of doing good.-Addison.
Who can confess his poverty and look
it in the face destroys it's sting; but a
proud man, he is poor, indeed.-L +.
Landon.
We have more power than will; and it
is often by way of excuse to ourselves
that we fancy things are impossible
Rochefoucald
A polite man is one who listens with
interest to things he knows all about,
when they are told him by person who
knows nothing about them.-De Morny.
There Is little pleasure in the world
that is true and sincere beside the pleas
ure of doing our duty and doing good.
lam sure no other is comparable to this,
-Tillotson.
1t is no disgrace not to be able to do
everything; but to undertake or pre-
tend to do what you are not made for
is not only shameful, but extremely
troublesome and Plutarch.
Enjoy the blessings of this day, if
God sends them, and the evils bear pa
tlently and sweetly, for only this day is
ours; we are dead to yesterday, and
not born to-morrow.-Jeremv Tavor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
HEAT KILLS PLANTS.
All Kinds of Our Ordinary
House Flowers.

The ordinary furnace-heated hous'
Is a bad place in which TO grow plants,
The air seems to have had all the damp
ness removed, and that moist condition
so conducive TO good growth in plants
IS not found. This may in measure
be overcome by means OF evaporation,
which, while not supplying a great
amount Of moisture. should do some
thing toward relieving the bad condi-
tion Of the atmosphere, Place jars or
pans Of water in, around or about the
furnace, hang buckets of water down
inside the furnace pipes, below the
registers, or place them anywhere that
rapid evaporation may be induced
Keep all the plants in light airy loca-
tions, bur away from draughts. Never
consign u well grown specimen palm
to corner of the room, though it may
look better there. Its beautiful APP
pearance will last a short time only in
the dark, close place II may seem
strange to some, but the very best
place in the house, if the temperature
can there be maintained at an even
point, is the Kitchen, because of the
constant evaporation Of the water as it
puils forth from The spout Of tbs tea
kettle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
Tanned THE HUMMINGBIRD.
The Little Ecathercd Visitor Made 9
Pet OF by It's Delighted
Captor.

MIR. William Wicke, u grocer at the
corner Of Lake street and Harlem ave.
nue., Oak Park. is the proud posscssor
of a tanned hummingbird which few
into his place OF business a few weeks
ago, says a Chicago paper
MIR. Wicke and his family were much
delighted to see such a bright assort.
ment of colors come Hitting in the win.
dow, and decided to make the bird their
prisoner. MIR. Wicke at once started to
train the new member of the family by
placing honey in some tlowers which
were in the show window. II took the
bird but short time to know what
sweets the flowers contained, and il
soon few down from its abode on one
of the shelves and devourtd the honey
as if realizing that it Lad found a home
which completely answered all the re.
quremeuts of hummingbird life. Ai
its education progressed, the bird
learned TO eat honey from the end OF
Mr.. Wicke's finger whenever the
grocer dipped his digit in that sac
charine substance.
bird drew many people TO Mr Wicke''
store, and proved, finally. that under.
meath the brilliant plumage Of the gen.
tle-looking little creature there exists
a strain Of jealousy and fighting blood.
It was not brought ont until woman
visited the store wearing a hat in the
trimming of which nestled an artistic.
ally upholstered" hummingbird. The
real thing" no sooner saw the imita.
ton than the hat became a ring, in
which was fought a pitched battle. as
intense as the humming bird could
make it.
When the fight was over, the store
was full of feathers and the woman full
of wrath, Her anger was only placated
when pay was offered for the damage
and she saw the ludicrous side OF the
unusual battle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-24
EUROPE'S NOBILITY.
tense Interest il. Cycling Affairs
ana Cycling Literature.

1t is astonishing how great an attrac
tion the bicycle has for women OF tie
English nobility, Not only do they
eide and take an interest in cycling -
fairs. bat many OF them have actuafS
been inspired to write about the pa.
time. Among these may be mentiouca
the countess Of Malmesbury, who has
written on cycling etiquette; Lady
taTlie-Cuaningianl, who writes in
light, airy vein about the pastims Lnd,
habeTton, an authority on dTesa; Lad.l
Mabel Hamilton. whose work is thor
oughly practical, and Hon. Coralie Glyn
Lady Henry Somerset and Lady Cook
are also cycling scribes, and both writ,
upon the moral benefits of the wheei
The first royal personages who adopted
bicycling as their favorite sport were
the prince and princess of Denmark
and soon there was a party of ten or
twelve royal personages to be seen en-
joying their runs over the beautiful
roads in the neighborhood of Copen.
hagen. Later, when the yearly family
gathering at Copenhagen took place,
the Danish royalties induced their rela-
tives to learn to ride, and among the
first to adopt the sport were the chill
dren of the king and queen of Greece
and the present emperor of Russia, who
has ever since his first lesson been de.
voted adhcrent to wheeling.