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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
READS LIKE ROMANCE
THE LIFE STORY OF THE LATE
SENATOR BRICE.
Man of Terrific Energy Who Nevor
Could DO Things ON = Small Scale
Some Anecdotes Of His Career as a
Financb1r.

The late Calvin S, Brice was born at
Denmark, O., Sept. II. 1S45, his father
being William X. Brice, a Presbyterian
minister. and his mother Elizabeth
Stewart Brice. The family remained
at Denmark for three years after the
birth of Calvin, when they moved to
Columbus Grove. Putnam county, in
young Brice entered the preparatory
department of Miami university, at
Oxford, o. At the outbreak of the
war he enlisted in Capt. Dodd's Uni
versity company, one of the first to be
formed at the outbreak Of the war.
His company remained at Camp Jack
son, Columbus, O., until the fall OF
1861. when he returned to college, only
to re-enlist in April, 1862, in another
university organization commanded by
Captain Mcfarland. which later on wa5
merged into the EightysiXth Ohio in
fantry and known as company A. He
remained in the organization during
Its summer campaign in West Virginia
and then returned to the university.
where he was graduated in 1863. Alter
graduating he taught In the public
schools and later on received an ap-
pointment as auditor of Allen county
In July, 1864, he again Joined the fed
eral forces, having received a commits
sion as captain OF company e, one
Hundred and Eighteenth Ohio infan-
try. He served in the field with the
twenty third army corps in Tennessee,
Virginia, the Carolinas and Georgia
until the close of the war. He was ap-
pointed lieutenant-Colonel, but never
mustered in. He then took a course
IN the law depart of the Unlver-
sity of Michigan at Ann ArbOr and
was admitted to the bar in the spring
Of 1866, when he began practice at
Lima, o. His first experience as a
railroad lawyer was in the legal de-
partment Of the Lake Erie and Louis
Vile railroad, in which corporation he
acquired a moderate share of stock and
played an energetic part in construc-
tion OF extensions of that road. Brice
certainly had remarkable career. 1t
is no time at all since he hadn't enough
to flag a bread wagon. 1t was in
Governor Fosters time as chief magis-
trate Of Ohio when Brice, then poor,
hard-up lawyer, managed to get into
Fosters debt to the extent of about
$4,000 One day BriCe came to Foster
and told him the law business didn't
pay, and asked him to appoint him to
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
MADE IN ENGLAND.

Mistress-What charming head OF
hair you have, Jane. l quite envy
you. Jane-Well, mum, you can bor
row it whenever you like.-Colored
Comic.
Richard-Wonder if we can get a
drink at this place? Williams-Dont
know. We can find out by going in, l
suppose Richard-Thanks; don't care
if l do.-Larks.
Miss Flight-Your wife tells me that
you deceived her into marrying you.
She says that you told her tha, you
were very we'll off. Mr. Bunkum-So
l was, but | didn't know it.-Pick-Me-
Up.
Parishoner-Yes, mum, do admire
the wears sermons-that l do. Wears
Wife-Im so glad! And you really un'
derstand them? Parishioner-Me,
mum? Oh, no! wouldn't presume to
understand them!"-Punch.
Maud-Mr. Slowboy was on the point
of proposing to me all last evening.
But he seemed so nervous-couldn't
keep still a minute. I wonder what
was the matter? Clara-I can guess
I found the remains of my fancy work
o. the chair he sat in.-Funny cuts.
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SHE DYED HAIR. HE WHISPERS.
How . Husband furnished His wife for
Disobeying His Injunction.

How . Husband furnished His wife fer
Disobeying His Injunction.
A good story is going the rounds
in Washington of the disastrous re-
suits which followed a wife's Il regard
Of her husbands objections ia perox-
ide. There were several tints In the
wife's crown of glory and she( lad de-
cided that inasmuch as it wac nearly
all blonde anyway the best tt ng she
could do was to peroxide the whole
lot. On brOaching the subject to her
liege lord, however, she was met with
such decided disapproval as to put
damper on her plan for time. BY way
OF squaring things the husband gave
her a handsome check and told her
to get a new dress. When this gar
ment came home from the tailor it
was Immediately tried on and there
and then she decided that yellow hair
and that gown would ''just match
splendidly." Next day she had the
job done, and 1t must be confessed that
she did not admire herself quite as
much as she had expected. When her
husband came home in the evening he
gazed in amazement at the transforma-
ton. but did. not say much, and the
wife congratulated herself on his TAX
ing it so easily. Hubby was unusually
silent. however, and she feared the
coming storm. Next morning he went
to his office in anything but an ami
able mood. He sat for half an hour
tugging savagely at his auburn beard
and mustache, and finally decided on
course of action. An hour or SO be-
fore his usual quitting time he visited
barber shop, where he had his beard
and mustache dyed a poisonous look
ing black. The natural paleness of his
face was hugely exaggerated by the
stygian hue of his hirsute adornment.
and he looked like photograph taken
after death. Then he went home and
burst into the house with grisly at
manner. His wife met him in the hall.
How dye like it," he asked her
Great, amt it? Real thing, eh?
Thought I'd have it fixed up as sort
Of contrast to you yknow. Now we're
both ornamental around the house, too.
You look like an orange-padded tab
ouret and | look the cross section of
an oil stove. Oh, amt we a lovely
bunch?' Then he caught sight of
himself in the mirror over the mantel
and fell into chair and howled mirth-
lessly. After several hours of pleading
she induced him to sneak around tn q
lateclosing barber shop, where he had
his beard and mustache removed. She
cannot, in return, have her dead yell
low hair shaved close to her head, of
course, but he has her promise in type
writing that she will let the peroxide
wear off, never in this life to be re-
newed
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
The Black Bonaparte.

The mode in which the BLACK Bona
parte,' SamOry, who has lately been
captured in Africa, gradually built up
power that defied the Europeans for
twenty years shows an ingenious use
of the slave trade, as the basis for q
military power that was not to be de-
spised. Col Combes of the British
service, who fought against him for
years. thinks that it was not only the
character, tactical ability and tyran-
nical power of Samory that gave him
his strength, but still more the in
genious means by which he took pains
to provide himself with arms of pre-
cision. He had said to himself that il
he had these not tribe in the bend Of
the Niger could resist him. Beginning
by making few captives he eXchang-
ed these with slave merchants for good
rifles or the means of procuring them.
and thus provided he was able to make
raids and to bring large numbers Of
slaves into the market, always invest
ing his gains in rifles and munitions
of war. Thus he brought into SUBJ
lection the inferior peoples Of the re-
gion, regarding them as sort of war
treasury upon which he could draw at
need. To prevent similar perform
ance on the part of some other African
chief, Col. Combes says the slave trade
must be stopped and he urges that
military posts should be established on
all the frontier lines separating the
empire Of Samory from the hinLerland
OF the British territories of Sierra Le-
one and Lagus, as we'll as frlm the
republic of Liberia. If this be done
he says Samory can have no sui :essor.
because the sources of his strength
will be cut off.
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The Reluctant Witnesa.

COUNSEL insist on an answer to
my question. You have not told me all
the conversation. I want to know ev-
erything that passed between you and
Mr.. Jones on the occasion to which you
refer. Reluctant Witness-Ive told
you everything Of any consequence
"You have told me that you said to
him, Jones, this case will get into
court some dS'.' Now, want to know
what he said in reply" well he said,
Brown, there isn't anything in this
business that I'm ashamed of, and if
any snoopin, little, yee-hawin', four
by-six, gimlet-eyed lawyer, with half
a pound of brains and sixteen pounds
Of jaw ever wants to know what I've
been talking to you about, you can tell
him the whole story. New York
Herald.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
CALVIN S. BRICE.

a position where he might make a Nv
ing.
Cant" said Foster; you're a DEM
ocrat"
II admit" replied Brice "that am
Slightly a democrat, but if you'd give
me position I'll guarantee that no.
body will notice It."
Cant do it," said Foster. "To an
point a democrat would ruin me-"
"But you'll never get your $4,000"
said Brice. You might as we'll ask me
to make star as to make that 50 900
with my law practice"
"Tll tell you what I'll do" said Fos
ter. 81 am all tangled up with Hook
ing Valley on the New York stock ex-
change, and I want somebody to 20
there and look after things. I'll send
you if you'll 60"
Brice jumped at the chance. Foster
gave him $500 and a lot Of direc-
tions, and impressed upon him solemn
ly the necessity of doing just what he
was told. If Brice had been a waiter
he would have taken your order and
then brought you anything ne pleased.
He would have used his own judgment.
That's what he did with Fosters
Hooking Valley deal, but ne clawed
off 100000 profit, whereas. if he had
done as Foster told him he would have
lost all Foster was delighted, and,
like a good old man in a story book, he
gave the young man $4,000. Then
Brce went back to Wall street and
plunged.
Brice's greatest play was building
the Nickel Plate. He put in every DOL
lar he could get, and from any source.
There came a time, too, when to save
himself from utter ruin, if not from
something worse, he had to sell. He
went to Vanderbilt, whose road the
Nickel Plate paralleled. Vanderbilt
laugh" He wouldn't buy the Nickel
Plate. He said he could afford to wait
for the first mortgage foreclosure and
buy it from the sheriff.
"If you don't buy it Jay Gould will"
said Brice.
ooh, no, he won't" said Vanderbilt,
and then he gave the anxious Brice
a second edition Of "the laugh"
Brice then went to Gould. He knew
that Gould didn't want the Nickel
Plate. but he had a beautiful scheme
IN propose. He wanted to let Wander
bilt in for the road, and he knew he
would buy 1t before he would allow
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
Go to Sleep Good Natured.

Now, one word Of warning. Try to
keep your face as reposeful as possible
when sleeping. This is the time that
nature repletes the waste of the day.
And if you would be pretty you must
help her. She cannot do it unassisted.
If she wants to fill up the tissues Of the
skin at night try to remember that
when you go to sleep you must do 30
with q reposeful smile on your face.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

NEN. hEllERlCN y. BROWN
her long cruise to Manila, has the dis
tinction of being the youngest chaplain
in the navy. There being no chaplain
on the Oregon, Mr.. Brow will be the
only chaplain Of the fleet Chaplain
Brown was appointed to the service
last April, being at that time pastor
of the Unitarian church Of Middle
boro, Mass He is fluent speaker,
never using notes Of any sort, and
having a rapid and forceful delivery
that always makes his addresses inter-
esting. He is about 25 years old and
native of Brooklyn. He graduated
from the Meadville (Pa) Theological
seminary. During the war he was on
the United States steamer Columbia,
where he was very popular with the
men,
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

to break her three years retirement
by return to the stage. She has been
living at Needleton, Col, where her
husband has mining interests. and is
now in New York. She said to re-
porter: "My long rest and the two
summers and winters 1 have spent in
the mountains OF Colorado have
worked wonders. My health is excel
lent, and I feel almost like a differ
ent person. My life off the stage 1
have enjoyed very much, but, Of
course, very often have longing to
return to the footlights. I am unde-
cided as yet just what l shall do"
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
Why the Third Finger is Useo,

How many women who fondly love
the golden symbol Of their wedding
VOW know why they wear it on the
third finger of the left hand? That
particular digit was chosen because it
was believed by the Egyptians to be
directly connected by slender nerve
with the heart itself, and these ancient
worshipers of Isis held this finger sa-
cred to Apollo and the sun, and there
fore gold was the metal cb osen for the
rirg.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

Shakespeare in London, Eng. Miss
Norwood made her debut in opera at
Boston, Mass, on Sept %, 1896, with
the Castle Square Opera company She
was first understudy to Miss Lane, and
was so painstaking and intelligent that
she rapidly gained promotion. During
the two years of her professional ca
reer she has appeared as Michaeli, in
Carmen; Mabel, in "The Pirates Of
Penzance"; the Countess, in "Oli-
vette"; Santuzza, in "Cavalleria Rus
ticana"; Erminie, in "Erminie"; Zer-
lima, in Era Diavolo"; Mariana, in
"Maritana"; Marguerite, in Faust"
Airline, in "The, Bohemian Girl" and
Yum Yum, in "The Mikado." Miss
Norwood made her first appearance
with the Castle Square Opera COM
pany at the American theater, as
Leonora, in "Il Trovatore." She is
still a member of the company, and is
rapidly winning renown.
The show at the theater in Dawson
City is continuous performance, be-
ginning at 8 p. m, and skimming along
for about seventeen hours. The price
of a seat is $780, and there are no re-
served seats. There are tables inside,
however, and the playgoers there are
generally thirsty, so that the principal
profit in the show business is the sale
of drinks. Beer costs Sc a bottle;
wine, $40 pint bottle. Whisky can
be had for so cents drink, and rat
Ting good cigar can be bought for IS
cents.
To the success Of "Cyrano de Ber.
gerac" is due the revival of interest
in the Dumas fables. So reserved an
authority as the London Telegraph
says of the performance of this Hamil-
ton version: "No romantic drama
since the days of The Dukes Motto
'Ruy Bias and Bel Demonio' has gone
through so splendidly." And il is full
of sword play.
Camille d'Arville may 20 to Ger.
many soon to join a stock opera COM
pany unssr management Of Gustav
Amberg.
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ry Sullivan, in Richard Ill" He
came East with c. B. Bishop, under
engagement to j. H. Haverly, in "The
Widow Bedott." He next appeared at
the Madison Square theater in "The
Professor" under the management Of
Mallory Bros. For the last twelve
years he has been member of
Charles and Daniel Frohmans forces,
and during that time has appeared in
many important productions. He is at
present playing an important part in
the new farce, Browns in Town."
which was successfully launched by
J. J. Rosenthal on Dec. 4, at the Bijou
theater, Milwaukee, Wis.
Efle Ellsler. it is rumored, intends
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
THEATRICAL TOPICS.
SOME SAYINGS AND DOiNCS
IN STAGELAND.
Ellen TORY Issues Some Advice to Young
Women Who Aspire to Reform the
stage-Must Have Splendid Ability and
Must Begin by Reforming Themselves.

Ellen Terry has also been giving her
opinions of the qualities necessary to
make a good actress. She says:
First, good heart. l don't believe
anyone can act well unless they have a
good heart. The best players are those
who best understand and sympathize
with their fellows. Madame Sarah is
a greathearted woman. Three other
qualities are necessary before the art
Of emotion can make itself felt, and
these are imagination, individuality
and industry. Imagination will give
one with the character he is assuming;
individuality, if sufficiently developed,
will enable him to hold any audience,
and industry-well, without this no
one ever became an artist on the stage
or in the studio. don't mean to say
an actress in a successful theatrical
career. Still, you can get on without
beauty but it is impossible for an
actress to achieve any distinction with
out imagination, individuality and in
dustry. After all, so far as the stage is
concerned, beauty has not much more
power than to win a favorable criti-
cism. 1t can attract people-it can
make them, perhaps, come again-but
it cannot make them stay. Have you,
then, these three rs: Imagination, in
dustry, individuality
The twenty-frst year of Gilbert and
Sullivan's comic opera, "The Sorcerer,'
has just been celebrated at the Savoy
theater, London, and it is said that
during this period the British public
has paid some s15,OOO,00O to witness
performances of the works of these
authors. The American public has
also during this period paid snug
sum to enjoy Gilbert and Sullivan's
works; but in recent seasons, says
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17
A Girls Idea Of It.

Sallie - If boats feminine, the
shore must be masculine. Callie-The
idea. Sallie-Yes; or why should she
hug it?-Puck
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

James o. Barrows.-This popular
comedian was born in San Francisco.
Cal. in 1858, and made his professional
debut in that city, in the stock COM
pany of the Baldwin theater, under
the management of Thos. Mcguire,
playing a small part in support of Bar
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

the Dramatic Mirror, there has been
growth here of native production, and
there are one or two American comic
opera partnerships that twenty years
from now may make a showing that
will parallel that noted of the English
collaboratOrs.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

first time, she just having been divorc-
ed from her husband, Count Lolli, who
was her manager as WELL He also sold
the wines manufactured on her estates
devoted husband. Nine. Scalchi has
son who resides in this country and
who will attend to his mothers busi-
ness in the future and escort her on
her concert tours.
timore, Md. Her voice is a dramatic
soprano. which has been cultivated
most judiciously under the guidance
Of her mother, who was pupil Of
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

II. H. PRINCE WILLIAM OF WED.
of Roumania Carmen SYLVIA" and
his paternal grandmother the Princess
Marie of Nassau and the Netherlands,
born in 1925. The family is very
wealthy one and is connected with
some half a dozen royal houses.
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-17

Efne Ellsler. it is rumored, intends
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08
,.TW ENTY- PAGES,
AGAINST THE TRUSTS

y
It Is significant OF the growing popular
revolt against the domination OF the trusts
and syndIcatcs thar rich mon are beginning
TO express their serious concern for the
future OF the republic unless this tendency
towards the concentration OF wealth ia
checked.
One OF the most prominent converts
among the muiti-millionalres TO the belief
that the big combines are gradually de
stroying American institutions is o. II. p.
Belmont OF New York. In letter TO the
st. Louis Fost-Dlspateh. recently, MIR. Bel
mont says that the great issue Of the day
- an 'hnnest and determined attack upon
tho evils Of trusts. monoroiies and the
concentration of wealth in the hands Of u
tow
Mr.. Belmont doss not go so far as The
Post would like to have him 80. and declare
that the restoration Of silver TO It's rightful
place In our monetary system would be q
deadly blow at the syndicates and serve
largely TO check the unhealthtul concentra-
tson OF wealth, but he does not hestitat-
TO sny in his new publication. the Yer
free silver" and that lie is ready to ADOPT
that tenet OF democratic faith II the de-
mocrncy will only inaugurate relentless
war against trusts and monopolief.
Coming from man Of o. II. p. Belmont
long environment as u maltl millionaire
and member OF the great banking Arm o
Ausust Belmont & Co. these utternnce'
are do,ibly worthy of note. That he ha
reached his convictions by honest reasoning
based on what he has actually seen, lis un
questioned Ha has shown the sincerit!
of his position by breaking with his broth
crs and severlng his connections. aceordfns
to New York report, with the famous Bel
mont banking house.
1t Is time for the people to think when
the arrogance and aggressions of the com
bines have even startled the men OF wealth
who still entertain an old fashioned regard
for republican Institutions.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08
Bell County Democrat.

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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-08

BY far the laageet Yield ever known, II =
Interesting to rote that Houston handled
2.101.0o0 bales of the 2.764.50o brought
into sight from afis State in the past four
months. This Is 1854 per cent OF the entdre
crop and IL marvellous showing. The
two million mark was PASSED several days
before January and the Houston cotton
exchange win celebrate this event with
a grand banquet on the night Of wednes-
day. January IL.
Houston has not only broken all her own
records this season. but has forged ahead
OF every port and interior cotton market
IN the world. Her gross receipts 10 four
months this year were 100000 bales more
than ever before received In an entire
season. II the total Texas crop should
prove 10 be 1000. 900 bales this year, Hous-
ton will handle 100000 bales: IL the total
is only 100000. Houston viii get at least
2.6So,0oo bales. Whatever the total, IL can
be safely granted that Houston will re-
ceive one-fourth OF all the cotton raised
and marketed In the United States during
the season OF 1sps-e9.