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Improving the Air of Work Rooms.

From the ST. Louis Republic.
In regard to the ventilation of work
rooms, the consideration of dollars and
cents is in many cases doing what would
never have come to pass from any solicit
tude as to the welfare of the workmen. 1t
Is found in many factories, for instance
that the bands do much more work in a
given time if they have good air to breathe
for the purifying of the atmosphere of the
work rooms. In the absence of these a
simple plan is to put spoonful of oil of
turpentine into liter bottle of well water
shake it well, and then blow it about the
room through an atonlizer. An improve
ment is to mix few drops of acetate ether
with the turpentine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

A young man in the patent office, whose
economical turn of mind dates back only a
couple of months ago, when the girl out
in Illinois named the day, started in to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21

If you want work read the want column
of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
To smoke or Not to smoke


The smoking problem has been RAGING
for long time in the government denart-
ments. too. A case of it came up in an
acute form in one of the branches of the
Interior Department not long ago. Smok-
ing is permitted in this bureau in rooros
where women clerks are not emploved In
one Of the rooms. until a coupIe of months
ago there were eleven male clerks and one
female clerk employed. The woman clerk
MeS d tiddle-aSed widow. Her husband
she said had smoked vociferousIy and con-
Stantly and she liked smoke So in that
particular room, the eleven men had bean
smoking over their work for several ,,ears
"o months ago SpinSter from the state
OF steady habits was assigned to this room,
and she had no sooner taken her desl tb.,
she began to manifest her extreme dis
pressure over the smoking of the male
clerks. She sneezed and coughed and look
ed dagGcrs for an entire forenoon ana a.
ii'pl she Went to the commissioner of the
bureau. That same afternoon an order We
promulgated by the commissioner nrohih
| ltlhG smoking in that particular room The
eleven men looked blank over this b,,t !,
WASH |" be helped by blank looks. The
next morning each of the eleven mon came
20 lhe once provided with a long black
pug OF chewing tobacco They each rna5a
.i iieIulsltion Tor cuspidor, and for some
thlhS more than month they indust rious-
Iy chewcd tobacco over their Iobors IT,
cuSpldprs also seemed to be an ave-sorroy1
T. the lady from Connecticut, but she was
OF course; powerless to have them abolish
ed On the day before Christmas the 1yid-
o" with whom the eleven men had been.
before the advent of the spinster on arnin'
dp4e' smoky terms, was the recipient of
eleven handsome presents from them and
they employed all other legitimate means
for exhibiting their individual and iont
idolatry of her The other woman cIarL
secured her transfer only last week and
now the atmosphere of that particular room
can't be cut with knife at any hour from
10 for the tobacco smoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
.at screen.
Imposing on Newcomers.

The very young men in the departments
quite frequently find themselves at odds
with the Old-timers in the service, men and
woman. When 4 perky young stcnographer
for instance. is assigned TO a room where
in a cat hedral calm has been prevailing for
q long while it seems quite natural for the
long-Service employees of the room TO regard
him as in a measure an intruder. an inter-
lopez, a false note in the harmony of the
work room. At first he is simply ignored.
After awhile the elderly female clerks look
uDon him with sufficient indulgence to or
der him to do all of the lifting of heavy
books for them-a function which, oddly
enough, the lnterlOper doesn't ever appear
to take with any great degree of alacrity.
In the course of time the elderly male
clsrks, too. begin to notice him It takes
they simply call him johnny when they
require his services. Eventually the perky
young stenoSrapher begins to resent his
treatment as 4 sort of combination porter
and messenger, and he walks through the
corridors mutterin% that. in his opinion.
ne Just about as much as those old TO-
sleS VINO re trying to put it all over me-"
IL should be said that when the perky
young steHographer placed in such circl.m-
stances hnally arrives at the point of max
ing Il nat declaration of Independence TO
ms chief of division. he generally makes
ms cont nti"n StiCk-fOr the right kind of
shorthand writer's. curiuusIv enough arc
hard to get in the government deDartrnente
Of Washington.
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nit of his holding n pen. So he dug into
his ulster pockets, got out his gloves and
put them on. The aSthmatic female clerk
regard ID these moves with affable smile
The other clerks hid their grins oenind
their hands. II wasn't really chilly in the
isolated spot where the ulstered and over
shod and gloved man sat, however cold it
may have haen, and no doubt was, for The
clerks nearer the asthmatic female clerk
window At any rate the one-lunSed man
walked over TO his bette noir after an hour
spent in endeaVoring to work in his EanGi-
cap Of 1-Weather gear, and he fastened
his eye-both of them, in fact-upon tie
asthmatic female clerk.
Madam" he said, in a hard voice lin
endcaVOrinS to compass the death of all OF
the nineteen men and women who have the
misfortune to he employed in this room,
what end, if | may venture to inquire, are
you seeking?"
The asthmatic female clerk bridled.
Melted Into Tears.
Sir. she said. chow dare you address
me in such language Comprising the
deathr-trying to make me out a would-be
murderess! You-you-in-insult me wi-with
impunity be-because you th-think-' and
in just five seconds she was a veritable tor
rent a swiring cascade of tears. She dab
bed her handkerchief in her eyes unavail-
ingly. The food was not to be stopped, and
so she rose from her desk and sailed out
into the hall, still submerged in a mael-
strom Os iachrymose grief. y couple of
elderly women, freshairtes (whOse noses,
however. looked peculiarly cold and blue,
giared at the one-iunged man, murmured
something about a ''ill-!nannered brute, to
insult a lady" and followed after the asth-
matte female clerk who owned the window.
They condolcd with her in the hail. the
while she wept Grearily and urappeasedly.
The chief of the division happened to pass
through the hall just then, and--well. when
the one-lunged man returned to his desk
from the conference to which his chief of
division summoned him. he looked humble
ana cOntcite, as BELTS man VINO has been
sat upOn. When he entered the room, the
tears of the aSthmatic female clerk had
been dried, she was almost smiling again.
and she pulled the window down a couple
of inches more, probably to emphasize her
belief in the curative properties of wintry
air and plenty of it. The sat-upOn man
worked for the remainder of the day i'll his
ulster, oveFshoes and gloves, and hand
kcrchi@f kGOttCd over the top of his head
The following morning a man brought
huge. ten-foot screen and placed it around
the one-lunged mans desk. 1t must have
represented an outlay of quite a few dol
lars on the draught-susceptible clerk part,
that screen.
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that speciality acts, of a comedy order,
are most popular with theater-goers, the
management has made an effort to pre-
acts of this description. Heading this
vaudeville contingent are Caron & Her
bert, pantomime comedy acrobats; Mel
vile & Stetson, a representative femi-
nine duo, who are also of national repu-
tation, are included in the company, as
are also Conroy & Mcdonald, Irish COM
edians; Lucille Western, the famous in
strumentalist, and others of equal reputa-
ton.
In "a Day and a Night" Mr.. Hoyt's
latest farce success, he presents as one
of the leading characters Marble Hart,
who lives among church people in New
Jersey and comes to the metropolis to
engage a choir for his country church,
when he finds himself among a number
of stage favorites in the home of the
atrical manager. He forgets his mission
to New York after few hours in the
society of these gay spirits.
why Smith Left Home" one of the
wittiest, cleanest and most ingenius farce
comedies of the day, will be presented at
the Grand in the near future by a COM
pany headed by Frank Tannehill Jr. The
cast also includes:
Frank Tannehill Jr., Eugene Redding,
c. Jay Williams. Frederick Roberts, GIL
bert Gardner, Carina Jordan, Nellie
Maskell, Jennie Engel Lottie Williams
Salter, Rose Hubbard, Belle Chamberlain
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in New York from Paris to take up his
permanent abode Mr.. Breitner has open
ed studio in Steinway hall, and will be
a valuable addition to the music-loving
world of our country during his stay. Mr..
Breitner's interesting family accompanies
him on his trip, Nine. Breitner being
we'll known violinistitof Vienna, and Is
frequently heard in concert and saloon
there. She is one of the most winning,
amiable and attractive women, with much
tact and grand courage.
st. Louis has now Castle Square Opera
company Of its own, and much of the Chi
cago successes .have1 been duplicated in
the strongest way in st. Louis Those &C.
customed to the performances In Chicago,
where various operas are offered week
after week, with excellent casts, were not
prepared for the excellent performances
given on the opening night. The opera
was Martha" we'll cast and beautifully
staged. The women, however, carried the
honors easily. Miss Maud Lambert, Of
Minneapolis. well known to Twin City
audiences, is making an excellent record
Tor herself, and is an Invaluable member
Oh tina Castle Snnara cnmnany. The St.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

not be stated, owing to the varying stand
ards of quality and taste, and improve
ments in manufacture, but Mr.. Wanna
maker believed that the consumer saves
the entire reduction in the retailers
profit.
In some articles definite comparisons
of prices were made. 1t could aIso be
stated, he said, that the profits Of the
great retail stores vary from to per
cent on the dollar.
Mr.. Wanamaker argued that reduced
prices stimulate consumption and In
crease employment. More labor was re-
CURED for production (and Distribution.
The public service was the sole basic
condition for the growth of the whole
trade. Conditions were such that 1t was
impossible to form combinations In the
retail trade. 1t is much the same in
journalism and other learned professions.
The advantage of the large store over
the smaller one was to be found in the
superiority of it's service. 1t was also true
generally that the employee in a large
store was better off than the proprietor
Of a small store. Some of them were
paid $1,000 year, and many $1,000.
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on a bridge over Rocky mountain can
yon, described as a most thrilling and
effective piece of stage mechanism. The
other shows the f1ume Of a mine, down
which the hero slides to rescue a young
woman from the hands of the villain.
Both Of these effects are as realistic as
stage art can devise.
The. company presenting the dram in
cludes a number of artists who have won
high favor in their stage work. notably
Miss Annie Warde Tiffany, one of the
most artistic Irish character artists in
the profession, and always a marked IA
vorite locally. Others in the cast are
Walter Fessler, the author; Henry Bagge,
James DeVlin and others. Following is
the complete cast:
Jack Morgan, gambler. Walter Fessler
Tom sanders, New York boy
Gerald Leighton. one of the 400
Charles Harris
Danny Riley, a newsboy. James Devlin
Pat OHoolihan, a policeman. p. G. Foy
Richard Pringle, a poor old man
Frank c. Patrick
Nose Hardy. an engineer. Henry Buckley
George Hope
Nellie Montrose. the brokers'
daughter Miss Nellie McEwen
Daisy Mcclure, flower 19! girl girl
Emily Sanders, Toms mother
Miss Annie Warde Tiffany
Ruberneck Mag, queen of the
Bowery -. Miss Louise Jeffries
Synopsis of Scenery-Act 1-Scene I,
Toms home; scene 2, on the Bowery,
looking north to Cooper institute; scene
8, Claremont hotel, on the Hudson; scene
4. Grants tomb at Riverside
Act II-Tom's home-the next morn
ing.
Act III-One year later. Scene l, the
telegraph station in Montana; scene @
the woods near the station; scene g.
wreck of the special
Act Iv-six weeks later. The old de-
serted mill and wood flume.
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and Lizzie May Timer.
Under the Red Robe will be at the
Grand at an early date. The company,
under the direction of Mr. julius Calm,
is said to be one Of great strength and
merit. Paul Cazeneuve will enact the
leading role, that of Gil de BerauIt,
gamester, duelist and swashbuckler
"Yon Yonson'' is underlined for an ear
ly visit to the Grand
Tim Murphy, in THE Carpetbagger, "a
will appear at the Metropolitan for an en-
gagement Of three nights and Saturday
matinee, commencing Thursday Dec q,
Mr.. Murphy scored a decided hit in this
play last season
A novelty to the present generation, in
the line of amusements, will be the re-
vival of the old-time pantomime, Hump
ty-Dumpty," which will be the attraction
at the Metropolitan for the first half Of
the week commencing Sunday, Dec. IT.
1t ts many years since anything Of this
kind has been seen in st. Paul, and its
coming will bring back memories Of
registering boyhood days to many staid,
settled down business man. "Humpty-
Dumpty" will be presented on a grand
scale of scenic magnifcence, and the
simple old Mother Goose story is made SO
interesting that it will delight old and
young, rich and poor, alike. It will ap-
peal especially to ladies and children and
Will De a holiday treat for all classes Of
amusement seekers. All the latest dis
coveries and inventions in mechanical
effects, as well as the time-honored pan
tomime business, are utilized in this pro-
duction, and the result is performance
full Of interest from start to finish
The New Years attraction at the Met
ropolitan will be the much talked of
play, 1.-THE Little Minister" 1t is very
| doubtful if this success will soon be du-
pltcated. Charles Frohman has produced
many plays and had many successes, but
this one has surpassed anything that he
| has ever done before.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
DEPARTMENT STORES.
Hon. John Wanamaker Contends
They Are Beneficial.

WASHINGTON, Dec S.-Hon. John
Wanamaker today testified before the IN
dustrial commission on the subject of de-
partment stores. He claimed these stores
were beneficial to society, having a sub
stanttal economic and moral basis for
their existence.
1T is" he continued, "a natural pro
duct evolved from conditions that exis
as a result of fixed trade laws. Cheaper
capital, better transportation, more rapid
communication make the modern retail
store possible, natural and useful, there
fore, inevitable. Economy in the expendi-
ture of money, time and effort, measure
department store success. Just in proper
ton as these ends are reached is it pop
ular, powerful and prosperous
He contended that the effect of the
creation of these stores had been to re-
duce retail prices. In support of this
statement he asserted that upon Ameri-
can dry goods generally the retailers per-
-centage Of profit has been reduced one
half during the last twenty years. This
was also true upon wooden, silk and co.
ton fabrics. The total per cent of re-
duction in prices to the consumer could
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

the country and afford much sport to the
hunters about here who follow them
with hounds. La Canada is skirted on
one side by a deep canyon, or arroyo,
tumbled full of powders and thick with
underbrush and small oak trees. This
arroyo is the favorite haunt of the wild
cat and lynx
The hunting party arrives on the
ground at an early hour with a pack of
hounds. FoXhounds are generally used
for the purpose, but greyhounds are
sometimes sent after the game. A day
is selected for the hunt as soon after a
rain as is possible, for at that time the
scent is followed more easily
One of the older hounds is slipped,
and 1t is seldom long before he has found
g. trail and is In full bay. All of the
hounds are at once liberated, and they
go over rocks and powders, under
brushes, up banks and down bluffs The
hound runs entirely by scent, and some
times Will hot See the cat when there is
only few feet between them.
The wildcat is not a good runner, and
inevitably seeks refuge either in a tree
or. between the powders. If 1t can find
q convenient gap among the piled rocks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
COMING ATTRACTIONS.


London Life which won immediate
triumph in New York last season, will
receive its first production next Sunday
evening. Some of the stage pictures por-
tray the life of the English aristocracy
where high breeding and wealth are
found to suffer the same poignant sorrows
as in the homes Of the poor. The play Is
said to reflect all types Of English society
as emphatically and dramatically as In
the novels of Charles Dickens Quite a
vein of comedy runs through the play,
genuine humor of scene and character
and many pleasant touches of rough and
ready fun, kept within bounds, which
the mainly serious aims of the play ne
cesstate.
Christmas week there is promised at
the Grand opera house one of the strong
est combinations of vaudeville charac-
ter that has ever been seen In this CITY.
The engagement will open with Sunday
matinee and will also include daily after
noon performances. In view of the fact
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10

Louis public is in part indebted to Mr..
Henry Savage, Of the Chicago company,
and to the resident manager, Mr.. South
we'll, who is keenly alive to every neces-
stty, and indefatigable in his efforts to do
justice to position of any great impor-
lance.
Mark Hamburg, the young Russian
pianist, who is filling many important
Eastern engagements, will be heard at the
New York Sunday Philharmonic concert
and will play LISTS concerto in E fiat.
Mr.. Hamburg Is one Of Victor Thrane' s
most popular artists.
The Sunday night programme given at
the Metropolitan opera house in New
York gives to the patrons such artists as
DE Pachman, Sehuman-Heink, Campa-
mari, Clara Butt the English contralto,
and Evon Williams, Nine. Nevada, Elsa
Ruegger, the Swiss cellist and all the
seasons novelties and soloists.
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DRAMATIC NOTES.

One of the prettiest and most charming
members of the Frohnlan forces is Miss
Grace Wolyin; who plays the role of Lady
vim comes Of wealthy Buffalo. family.
and is well-known in society circles Of
Duluth and the Twin Cities. Previous to
Joining the Frohman company, Miss VOL
vim appeared In Cumberland 81" sue
ceeding Miss Amelia Summerville in the
leading role She is Ct clever. talented
actress, and a brilliant future is predict
ed for her in her chosen career.
The debut in New York next fall of
Sarah Truax as a star is an assured fact.
The young actress will be seen in what
is professionally called 1.-The Mary Ander-
son repertory," which includes Juliet,
Rosalind, Beatrice, Parthenia, Portia and
Galatea. Y
Miss Freda Slender, who recently made
a successful operate debut as Slebel in
Faust" at the American theater In New
York, is a pupil of the Stanhope-W Wheat
croft dramatic school
On Monday, Dec. 10, at the Fourteenth
Street theater, in New York, the 15Oth
performance of THE Dairy Farm will
be celebrated by the distribution of hand
some silver souvenirs.
THE Red Pasha" is the name of a new
melodrama by William J. McKiernan, the
author of Augustus Pitou's latest and
biggest melodramatic production, THE
Gunner's Mate"
Fanny Rice has decided to call her new
play for this season "a Wonderful
w oman.
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strong plot, with much rapidlty of ac-
ton.
The story tells of the adventures of
Tom Sanders, New York boy, who, be-
ieving his sweetheart is to marry George
Leighton, a society man, but a villain,
waylays Leighton at Grants tomb, and
after a quarrel tries to murder him while
In a passion. Believing that he has done
so. and persuaded by his mother to fly
from the consequences of his crime, he
goes to Montana and becomes an en-
gineer. Leighton RECEIVERS from his at
teck. also goes West, and turns robber
Here the contest between the two men
is renewed. Leighton eventually, while
hunted by sheriff, jumps from cliff,
supposing that he has killed Sanders in
a railroad wreck which he has caused.
OF course there is happy denoument,
in which all ends satisfactorily, except,
of course. to the villain, who is retired to
deserved obscurity.
There are many thrilling episodes which
demand especial novel mechanical eff
fects. One is a railroad train collision
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
PETsCHN1KoFF's PROGRAMME.
Comes to Peoples Church Next Tues.
day Night With Anne Lachaume.

Comes to Peoples Church Next Tues
day Night With Anne Lachaume.
Alexander Petschnikoff is on his way to
st. Paul, which will be his farthest point
West, and is having a series of sue
cesses that have never been surpassed in
the history of music in this country. He
will be assisted here by Anne Lachaume,
the we'll known French pianist, in a pro-
gramme of the finest quality. The VIE
nfawski concerto is work that has made
the greatest sensation in the hands of
this master. Lachaume is fully equal to
all the demands which the evening will
make upon him.
Following is the programme:
Sonata No. Gin g., Beethoven, MN.
Petschnikoff and Lachaume; Concerto
No. Cd minor, vienna wski allegro mod
erato, romanza, finale, NJ. Alexander
Petschnikotf; Etudes Symphoniques, r.
Schumann, M Anne Lachaume; cha
come Bach. M. Alexander Petschnikoff:
(a) spinning song ("Flying Dutchman') },
Wagner-Ltszt; (b) "Polona1se," Chopin,
NJ Anne Lachaume; (a) "Melod1e,''
Wagner-Liszt; CD "Polonaise," Chopin,
zini, M. Alexander Petschnikoff
The sale of seats already promises
great audience, and may be had at How
ard, Farwell & Co.'S.
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where it can slip in its chances to escpae
are fair, for there it can stand at bay
and meet the enemy, who must approach
from only one side. But If there is no
crevice at hand and the frightened beast
goes into a tree all is lost. for the hun
tiers can dislodge it with long poles, and
the dogs are then able to attack 1t from
all sides and soon pull it to pieces. The
hunters are obliged to follow on foot, for
the country is far too rough to admit of
riding.
The wildcat Is a fierce fighter, and in
dividually is a match for any but the
best dog. 1t Will not fight, however, I'M
less brought to bay.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-10
GETTY OF NEW YORK"
Metropolitan MeIOdrama at the
Grand This Week.

Grand This Week.
1.-The City of New York." the drama
which will open for q weeks engage
ment at the Grand tonight, is from the
rem of Walter Fess,er, an author: actor,
who. in spite of the fact that this field
has often been worked" has evolved a.
play of dramatic interest, embracing plen-
ty of comedy, an effective love story and
deal of realism.
1t was the intention of the manage
ment to open this engagement With
Sunday matinee, but it was found i'm
practicable to load the scenery in time
to make the railroad connections neces-
sary.
On this it's first visit to St. Paul, THE
City Of New York" comes heraIded With
the prestige of a successful run at the
Star theater in New York, and high
praise from the newspapers of Boston
Pittsburg, Chicago and other cities
AS the title of the play implies it is a
story Of New York life, ranging it's
scenes in the metropolis from Chatham
square to Grants tomb. 1t is described
essentially as realistic drama and it's
mechanical stage effects are said to be
most effective. There is promised a