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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-14

Girl wanted for general house work.
Wages $3.50 per week. Apply to Mrs.
G. E. Lamberton.
St. Veronica Guild will meet this
afternoon with Mrs. W. G.. MARITIME.
Gentlemen invited to tea.
Mrs. A.zC. Dolliff and son Roger
left for Minneapolis Monday, where
they will visit several weeks with
the family of L. P. Dolliff., -,
Next Sunday will be observed as
Children'e Day at the Methodist
church. The pastor will preach a
sermon to the children in the morn
ing and concert will be rendered
by the Sunday school in the even
ing. -
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-14
THE DOCTORS MISTAKE.

Der and called at the wrong house. No
woman calls q doctor after she is once
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-06-14

Fruit jars, 5, s and 10 cents at The
Fair Store.
The times., 1899-12-26
The CoIIegian of Today.

Il Is said that eighty per cent OF the
students who have won high rank in
scholarship at Harvard are physically fitted
10 enter the Army or Navy. This is rather
interesting, ia ~iew of the agitation
against athletics. caused by some short
ighted people. II proves that a man need
sot be blockhead simply because he is
q fairly good football player OF oarzman,
md it also proves that the general in
serest in out-0f-door sports has been Of
benefit 10 the hard student as well as to
Others. 30 such conditions as this ex-
listed fifty years ago. and what is true Of
Harvard Is probably true Of most other
colleges
One cause Of the outcry against these
sports. football in particular is that now
and then man is injured on the field and
there have been cases Of death from such
injuries But there have also been stu
dents who died OF brain fever. caused by
close application TO Greek and mathe-
MATES. and there have been multtudes Of
Others who have gone through life with
constitutions permanently impaired by hard
work 10 college with nerves so sensitive
Is 70 be a continual source Of torture. and
one OF another OF the functions OF the body
liable 10 continual disturbance. Is 81 any
worse u break ones eoilarbone than TO
ruin ones digestion? Is IL any more un-
pleasant 10 be laid up for a month or two
vim broken leg than 10 be subject for
The times., 1899-12-26

most wholly eounteract the effect Of Coa-
sistent character sketches and bright dia-
lOgue
The story OF the farce proved most sim
pie. Anthony Depew. professor OF moral
culture who has attained reputation Tor
strictest virtue il the virtuogs town OF
Chautauqua. falls IN love with a hosiery
model named Cora. and IS .deviled'- into
kissing her publicly. He is detected by
policeman and. being asked for his name.
gives that OF his landlord Adam Budf
Upon this the aforesaid landlord promptly
IS arrested for che heiuous Gffence. perue-
Jratsd by his tenant Mrs Budd casts him
on and matters are lOoking anything bus
pleasant when Cowley an amateur Hawk
shaw. proceeds to investigate on his own
behalf. Tae result Of this bungling IS a
"Eclly ineNplicable mixture in which
everyone IS confused with everyone else.
ana the entire east falls under suspicion
or having tudulged in 0sculatory exercise
IN direct defiance Cf the NEST lndfF0-coT-
ored Of blue laws. EvenruaIIy. affairs ara
Strengthened cut. and the curtain falls on
the usual complement OF united and re-
united couples.
As has been said. this theme IS noe kept
consistently in view. serving chiefly - a
sort Of heck On which ars hung various,
bits OF bCisJerOus business. and a very
few really ingenious episodes TIE farce
certainly seems 70 possess little that could
commend il % the Intelligent spectator
Nevertheless. 70 repeat again, last nighi
audtence was intelligent. and lasf nights
audience applaudsd- David Beiasco may
eventually twist the material into an artis-
tic hit Of great proportions The spice OF
the comedy or the prestige OF its auth r
may win for 10 a run In New York BIT.
as presented ysster-evening- -Naughtv
Anthony" cannot honestly be termed a
brilliant or a satisfactory wCrb- The
Times would hesitate to prOphesy success
for it.
The company employed undoubtedly is
the best ever brought TO Washington ia
an Offering Of the sort. It's acting though
excellent. Is largely notable through the
fact that most OF its members are cast
for parts the like OF which they have never
attempted before Both Frank WOrthiag
and Blanche Bates are new 20 farce. and
both do exceedingly well. one in the
role of the professor of moral culture and
the other in that OF the hosiery model.
Mr. Workings generally obvious manner
isms are Rearly hidden and his Efforts
suffer only from a trifing mouOtOny His
grey hairs concealed under a red wig VIII
lam J. LeMOyne manages 20 play The un-
fortunate Adam Budd s1lendidly. while
Albert BTuuing's amateur detective. Samuel
Edwards conscientious policeman. William
Elton's gay old man, and Brandon Tynau's
Office boy hardly could be improved upon
The Jack Chevi0t OF Charles Wyngate and
the Hoytian Committee Of Claude GiIliug-
water. E. p. Wilkes, and Fanny Young ara
above Fepr0ach- Charming Olive Redpath.
known TO Washington through The French
aaid' and The Girl From Paris. Is a
decidedly Archie Gunnish- looking maid and
a very clever one; Mary Barker and Maud
Harrison are adequate as Mrs. Budd amt
Mrs. ChiIlingtOn. respectively. and four or
five small parts are creditably filed
Naughty anthony" is sumptu0usIy and
ezpeusiyeIy mounted.
The times., 1899-12-26

0iage, posts himself on the floor an
screams mis- sentences. In vainl TIE
schemes of the hostile committees are he
ing carried out. The convention has be-
come clamOrOus frenzied, tu. bulsnt mob
It's members rush about -azdensd and
shout at the tops of their voices Women
IN the spectators gallery shrek like de-
mons incarnate. Offcials rap roisi.y With
their slaves. The president rings mis- he
RobesDierre, OverbGFne. foresees his doom.
Having unloosed che lion, he finds. as did
Batliy and Lafayette before him. not on y
that the brute cannot be restrained bu
with Louis. that Il cauuof be RETAINED
from rending him His fsrte is put to the
vote, he Is convicted. And then-hc-e
once more. SaTdOu takes liberties win his
tory-the fallen idol snatcfes fon 5
coat a weapon, lifts il 20 his head fircst
In an instant the roaring crowd is hushe
Clarisse bends over the body. Oisyies
comes from his corner The pay is ended
After all this. Il seems unnecessary to
repeat that Sir Henry Irving's characte =
ization merits tire highest praise: it is uot
ameHable to criticism. He grasps the com
piexity OF SarGOu's creation In the fuI-est
interpreting with cOmprohensiyeaess and
understanding that. in themse yes. amour
TO genius. There is an atmosphere about
his entire impersoRation that Is mere
readily felt than described. Running the
gamut OF the emotions throughout the pro
ductiOu, he finds the opportunity for t-e
completest display of his power in three
scsnes-drst, that at the window OF the
room in the Rue du Msrt-Qis; second, tsat
in the prison Of the CCEciel lgeTie; create C.
that with Olivier. With thfs last ue~-
toned is shown that fine art aud bouudles
technique for which Sir Henry always has
been noted. Nothing mere splendid. more
of histriOEic history in this country
Ellen Terry is severe disappointment.
The role OF Robespierrc is the only cne
Of Importance in the play and Miss Terry
has little to do. but IL cannot be claimed
that she does that little as might score
Il cur Cwu leading women. The writer.
whe had the pleasure Of witnessing the
performance in London considers Harry
B. Stanford a much stronger and better
Oliver than was kyrie Bellew. Laurence
Irving's TaIlien is appropriately fiery and
impassiOned; Beatrice Irwin is a sweet
and convincing Marie TheTese and James
s. Hearn is a striking Lebas. There are
siXty-one other speaking parts and none
of enough prominence to deserve mention.
All are well done.
As might have been expected, the scenery
is massive and beautiful; the costumes
appropriate and the mob effects handled
as no other actor ever has been able to
handle them "The Merchant OF Venice"
is announced for Friday night until which
time the Bill viii be "RObespierre."
The times., 1899-12-26
A Stern Nccrssifr.
CFrom the Indiananolis Wv.

CFrom the indianapolis Ncws)
Il IS Just as necessary -for the country that
there should be an opposing parry as a govern
ing party. The moment there is weakness in the
former, licro is insolence in the latter. Viii
impotEcy in the former comes tyranny and cor
updou in the latter, and the country suffers.
II the Democratic party bake wisdom, instead
Of spending a winter Of discomfort it viii spend
one OF meditation and peace making; instead OF
grinding harchcts and sharpening knives, It will
be tsttening the calf and cultvatns the olive, SC
that when the year of action comes ID shall be
ready 70 give best account ci itself
The times., 1899-12-26
Grnnh-NnrderfIIe.

Despite the sudden raw ness OF the wealth
er and the vigorous church competition,
three goOd-sized audiences we're in attend
ance yesterday at the Grand These gath
erings seemed thoroughly imbued with the
spirit of the period, moreover, for at the
morning performance one waited over half
an hour before the lifting of the curtain.
and at the afternoon another CheerfulIy
f0Fgave the management for removal or
substitution in three acts the providers OF
which had been unavOidably detained. In
this case, however virtue proved its own
reward, and the gatherings were rse0m-
pelSed for their inconvenience and losses
by being permitted 10 witness what I'M
doubJedly IS the most entertaining per-
Torrance arranged this season by Burke
& Chase. The programme provided is
without a single discreditable turn, the
five offered at the maJinees being counted
among the best in vaudeville.
Between these it would be difficult to de-
eide whether first hOuOrs should be given
to Maud Courtney. Mr.. and Mrs. Perki rs ID.
Fisher. the 'StreatOr'' ZOuaves, or How
ards ponies. The equines are the only
workers in the list mentioned that have
not been here before. The likelihood is
that their return date viii be set for the
near future. A finer looking or more thor
Oughly trained lot has never been brought
to Washington, even the dogs and the
monkey assisting showing unusual intelli-
geuce. The specially is decidedly pleasing
and will be much talked about Miss Court
ney stiH sings the old songs" in the
sweet. sympathetic voice that originally
won her so many friends at the Grand. and
the "StreatOr'' boys repeat their inspiring
drill maintaining their rapid cadence. ab-
sOlute unity. and fiawless manual Mr..
and Mrs Fisher as ever are delizhtfuf
their brilliantly dainty sketch The Half
Way House" serving as a perfect vehicle
for the graceful acting OF the woman and
the quaint impersOnation OF the man The
BfOgraph threw new pictures on a screen
ss a cIip,ay 70, Yesterdays n1afIpaas
The times., 1899-12-26
Premature Growing.
IFroIn lhe TIongfou Post.)

The Hous. has voted on the Republican caucus
gold standard bill. It did not stampede the
Democratic party nor mark its retreat from the
caura oi bmetallism, as was predicted by few
newspapers that keep wobbling back and forth
between the Republican aud Democratic parties.
Neither has the supporting vote OF Democratic
members presented that detection from Demo
cratic party unity ON the money question for
which the Republican press has prayed and over
which il is now working up "a fcw dsoorduut and
premature rackie4
The times., 1899-12-26
Tninst Censure.

LIIOm the Albany JGuuaI)
How can it be said that England is carving
on a war with conquest and rubiugation as its
purpose? That charge can never be Justly laid
against any nation unless d. is the aggressor.
Be il remembered that the IIausVaal is the ag-
gressor in this war. The Boer Government sent
an ultiinatmn to England cmbodying demands
with which it was impossible for the British Gov
ornmcnt to comply The alternative Of COM
ulignpe Was war
The times., 1899-12-26
FIIIIng Army NacaneIes

tFrom thc PHIadeIphi8 Kcc0rd.J
II the expanded army is to be made an efficient
offensive and defensive agency Of the Republic,
rather than refuge for tie wards and under
Bngs Of successful politicians, men trained in the
modern art Of war should be given all due
preference when commissions shall be handed
around Military operations have become an
advanced and difficult science under the pressure
Of latter-dav inventions Of innrgyed war maleriaL.
The times., 1899-12-26
The Recent semi-Pnnic.

lFT0m tUe AasHVIle BaWcEJ
This Wall Street furry has done The country
a service Ia acccutuatug not only the dangers
but aso the weaknesses of trusts and speculative
combinations. Il IS gratifying fact that the
recent collapse Of speculative values had little
perceptiblc effect op the country at large There
Is probably no previous record where the value
Of 80 large q volume Of securities took sudden
and PERCEPTIONS a tumble without producing gen
Cral disturbance in ali branches of business.
The times., 1899-12-26
An Unhappy Delay.

lFrom the Chicago Ncwsj
Students Of tho University of Chicago and
Columbia University are to debate March 3 next
the subject, Resolved, That national regulation
of corporations tending to capitalistiG monopoly
is uruyise and incypedient." II is unfortunate the
debate could not have been arranged To take place
earlier Az it ia, the country must wait rs best
il can till the question is definitely settled.
The times., 1899-12-26
Rnrnum Ideas of worship.

Like other English and Scotch gentle
men who have visited this country, the
Rev. John Watson has some rather de-
cided views about America His observa-
tions as published concern themselves
largely with the Church He thinks that
American congregations are too secular
and too much given to the worship Of
material things. and he does not believe
that the house of Cod ought to be raade
social club. While in this country he re-
celved card from the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, which read in this way;
do NOT FORGET
"The next Social.
The BeKt Candy-pull
The next Entertainment.
THE next song Service.
The next Gospel Meeting.
The next Meeting OF the Debating Club
''rhe next Chieken-pie Dinner.
The neat date when you ought TO make the
Secretary happy with your cash.
Then he goes on to describe a modern
evangelical service in America. He says
that when people go TO meeting they greet
their neighbors iauntily seldom bending
the head in prayer; and there is a hum of
gossip throughout the building Then a
man "bustles up to the platform without
clerical garb Of any kind" and the service
follows. AZ the end of this the minister
asks the congregation to attend supper
at which there will be turkey, oysters, and
fce-cream. After the sermon the minister
hurries down from the pulpit. and stands
shaking hands with people and getting
off good things" In short. Dr. Watson
thinks that the popular preacher Of this
country is more a clever platform speaker
than anything sacred.
There IS a great deal OF justice in all
this. though some American religious
bodies are free from the Objectionable fea-
lures mentioned. and few carry them to an
The times., 1899-12-26
weather statutes.


Senator HOar's amendment 10 change the date
OF the Presidential Inauguration from early March
to early April, in order TO secure better weather
for the event, reminds one OF the rural legisa-
tors bill 70 have spring begin the first of Feb
mary in order that the farmers feed for stock
might hold cut through the winter
The times., 1899-12-26

ten Years to severe nervous headaches
There is a tendency on the part Of over
careful parents to ignore the fact that lack
OF exercise is responsible for quite as many
ills in this life as any possible recklessness
arising from active habits.
The student type Of our grandfather's
time was the -browed, pale, spectacled,
anaemic, spindlc-legged STRIPPING. with an
all-devouring desire for books and very
little appetite for his dinner He it was
who was placed in charge of the intellect
and morals Of the community. He was the
clergyman. the schoolmaster. the arbiter o;
right and wroug-and precious mess he
maderof il sometimes. For generations it
was thought that a white-faced. big-eyed
boy. with an expression like a Fra Angel. .co
angel must know just how to guide the con
sciences of his fcllow-men, and a grabbed
Gried-up, booi,sh creature who lived in his
library ought to be the best judge Of what
the people of the outer world should read.
That is enc reason why there is so much
useless rubbish in our theology and our
school system today. though owing to the
eXigencies Of practical life, great deal Of
it has been shaken out We are beginning
10 realize nowadays that a half-deveioped,
abnormal being is not necessarily a genius.
though he may be one. The student Of TO-
day takes some interest in what is going on
around him. and is apt TO be as enthusiastic
over current politics as ever the football
game. II the Rough Riders" had been
gathered together seventy-fve years ago
their ranks would not have contained many
college men.
The times., 1899-12-26
Lafayette ''The Dagger and the
Erna4.tf

Robert Manteu. player Of acknowledged
ability. who is seen altogether too infre-
quenGly in Washington. yester-eveaing az
the Lafayette Square acquired many rev
admirers and eementsd oId-ume friend
ships with his admirable rendering OF The
Dagger and the Cross. which is " A.
Tremayne'S S adaptation Of Joseph HattOn's
familiar novel The house programme iz
responsible for the assertion that the piece
is romance. In ali verify. the newest
Of Mr.. MautslIs offerings seems really a
tragedy. located in romantic environ
meUts-a tragedy strong in its theme and
situations; spleHdidly worked out
The story, as developed In I'VE acts,
concerns the fascination exerted over
Francesca. the wife Of ROubiIlac, a painter,
by ZilIettO. a sculptor There Is a dis-
tinctly sombre tone running through the
drama. the bright lights being in evidence
but rarely. The stars management has
been lavish in the matter OF scenery. COS
tunes. and the many minor details that 90
to make up complete production
The Dagger and the CrCs=" affords Mt
MantelI manifold opportunities for fOrcibIs
work, and Of these. he takes full advau-
tage. His efforts at both performances
yesterday We're regarded with 50 much
favor that he was repeatedly brought be-
fore the curtain. In the supporting cas-
are several notably clever people. " j.
Bowen. John c. Feut0n Francis C01lan.
David r. Young. G. 4. Stryker, Marie
Booth Russell. Blanche N0ultOu, Grace
Franklin-Lynch. and Martha RudesilI com
pose the list of these. and the majority OF
them are thoroughly creditabIe. Usual
unatineeS
The times., 1899-12-26
1zernan,s-AI Reeves Company.

Al Reeves and his supporting orgauiza-
tion yesterday proved themselves a fitting
Christmas attraction for Manager Herman 8
popular theatre and audiences which en-
deavored to sit two in a seat witnessed
what is probably one OF the best bills Of
fered this season at the LyCeum- A fea
ture OF the performances was the render
ing Of a comedy, How Green Gras
Ripened," in which a number Of muchl
begowued girls furnished the sunshine
This was followed by a minstrel first part
furnished by real e0Iored folk. The sps
cialty contributors were Celeste and BayliS
acrObatic dancers; the Welch Brothers
boxers; Richmond and Clements. called
The Lady and the Tramp" Thatcher and
Bell singing sOubrettes IneZ Mecusker,
vocalist: The Espanola Quartette. and
Al Reeves himseIf-banjO and all. The
programme was concluded with q musical
polpOurri. Admiral Dewey Dandy ia
which the entire company participated.
The times., 1899-12-26
CIRCULATION STATEMENT.

Tie Advertisers Guarantee Company ef CHI
csgo, hereby oertides that IL has by its expert
examiners. proven and attested the circulation OF
TIE TINES cf Washington. T. c. The daily
average PAID circulation for the month Of Aoven-
Der, 1899. was HG-e6s copies
This IS guaranteed % The advertisers oi She
country bT a bond oi S50.U00 in the Fidelity ard
Deposit Company Of Maryland, deposited with the
AorthwcstCm National Bank af Chicago.
ADVERTISERS GUARANTEE COMPANY,
By }. r. MASON. President.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-22
T GHOST DANCE.

pletion, the people are summoned by cri-
ers especially selected for the duty, which
must be performed in a certain manner
Amid d dead silence the leaders walk
out from the vast gathering and, facing
inward, join hands so as to form a small
circle. Then, without stirring a muscle,
they sing the opening song in a low,
grooming undertone.
Following this they raise their voices
and repeat the same song, this time
slowly circling around to the left, always
moving that foot first, following it with
the right in a peculiar kind of shuttle
The movement to the left is following
the course of the sun. Gradually. as the
song proceeds, the circle becomes enlarg-
ed. A noteworthy feature is the fact that
zach time the leader returns to his origi-
nal position the chant IL started afresh,
first in an undertone, which becomes IN
crescent with the more rapid movement
Of the dancers.
No drum, rattle or musical instrument
Of any kind is employed, and in this the
ghost dance differs from all other Indian
dances. AS the dance proceeds the ex-
element. becomes more intense. The par
Elephants move as fast as they can, their
hands thrown from side to side, their
bodies swaying, and the weak and frail
are jerked again and again into position
after they have almost fallen. This Is
continued until human nature can stand
no more, and one after the other they
break from the ring to stagger away and
swoon from the terrible exhaustion Not
the slightest notice is taken Of these until
but few, very few, remain in the circle,
and when it has become too small to go
on these, supposedly the flower of the
tribe, go into frances, natural or produc-
ed by the hypnotic influence Of the
medicine man. Upon recovery they again
resume the dance, after relating the Won
derful flights OF their astral bodies into
the realms Of the unknown.
After the effects Of the dance wear
away the braves. purified in body and
soul, believe themselves, as did the cru
saders Of the olden times, divinely com
missioned to sweep their enemies before
them