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The times., 1899-06-25

A pretty romance such as delight the
hearts of the matinee girls and cause
many mourntul sighs and good cries came
to sad termination last week when Isa-
bel Urquhart received a decree Of divorce
from her husband. Guy Standing. with the
comforting provision that she could marry
when and whom she chose, while the right
was denied her late husband during his
residence in this country. Twelve years
ago. while in Australia, Guy was stricken
with fever, and came near passing across
the great divide. Miss Urquhart was
member of the same company. and care
fully nursed him through his Illness and,
as was natural. married him during his
convalescence. Love grew cold when they
began playing in separate companies. and
the divorce proceedings were instituted
some time ago, the testimony being taken
by a referee behind closed doors. The
evidence and correspondent are unknown
to the public.
The times., 1899-06-25

It sounds a little unnatural to condemn
a human being to torture. but that is the
only just punishment one could infl;ct upon
those actors who murder parts and keep
large audiences in misery for the snug
summer salaries obtainabIe locally. In
'Aristocracy'' the playwright manages to
have one of these terrible warnings mur-
der the other with coffee and pistols and
all that unnecessary gallantry. The idea
might have been carried out differently
and with better effect. Had the Duke Just
challenged the Prince three hours before
the rise of the first curtain and had each
succeeded in killing the other, there would
have been general rejoicing among those
attending the performances of the week.
Really the most hopeless actor OF heavy
roles ever seen is Harry Burkhart. The
part Of Emil. Prince of Haldenwald, is
the best creation OF genius. and with
proper reading simply loses all others in
the play. II demands a serpentine stealth
sagacity. boldness. charm. These should
be manifest throughout, coming promi-
nently TO the front in the one great scene
given the character. But the conception
of Mr.. Burkhart was so totally wrong that
he failed 10 recognize a single of the
strong points OF the part. He would never
have been taken for a brave man; his per-
sonality prevents that: nor as stealthy
or aristocratic one. for the same reason
Some time Mr.. Burkhart may be an actor
for such have come from such-but at
present his chief evidence of his profession
is his name on the programme and the
grease paint literally adorning his un-
classical features. He does not even rec
ognize his cipher-like personality, and in
lobby and on train raises his voice so all
may hear. in telling of triumphs past. He
will hardly include his Washington press
notices as oontributory evidence. however
There was another eyesore which might
have been removed had this duel occurred
at the time named with the desired result
of killing each OF the participants This
is !. r. Grisel. who serves as stage man
ager OF the organization and incidentally
played the part of the Duke. One error
was made in describing his makeup on
Tuesday morning in that his hirsute ap-
pendages resembled those OF Sandy in
"Trilby" rather than those OF Taffy. Then
his polyglot dialect was so amusing. being
only equaled in iniquity by that of young
Joe Jefferson as Sir Lucius O'Trigger in
THE Rivals" While stage managers are
sometimes expected to be bad actors, their
talents in this line being rather of excess
quality there is little excuse for Mr.. Grisel
wearing a brown pair OF trousers with
black dress coat and waistcoat, nor for his
whiskers being those of a 'Hoot-Mon
Sandy" This looks too much like one
night stand attraction on the oil circuit
Mr. GriseI claims to be a native Parisian,
but must have been an imported product
The remainder of the company appear to
have had considerable idea of the pro-
prieties of affairs and the performance
went pretty well after the first night.
The times., 1899-06-25

"a Stranger in Strange Land" viii
open the season at the Manhattan Theatre
in New York, receiving its premier early
in September. This is the farce seen here
about the holidays. and those who studied
the play will recall some of its very
amusing features, which, with the advan-
tage Of a good cast. should make the piece
go" in the metropolis. 1t needs build
ing up considerably, and as a legitimate
successor OF THE Turtle" and Nine.
Fi-Fi,' viii require several copious in
jections Of tobasco sauce to make it a
winner. Florenz Zeigfeld purchased "A
Stranger" solely on the press notices it
received in this city, the first respectable
stand it struck during its preliminary run
Of the country. While here with his wife.
Anna Held, Mr.. Zeigfeld, in Speaking Of his
new property. said: When Wilkinson ap-
preached me with the proposition to buy
his rights in the piece, he showed me the
press notices it had received in Washing
ton. and the cast programmed. l made up
my mind at once that if with such an actor
as George Leslie in a leading part. the
Stranger" could succeed in making the
Capital critics enthusiastic. with good
cast it ought to be a great investment.
and / lost no time in quibbling over
terms"
The times., 1899-06-25

d uocuinent releasing Lazarus from blame,
but this was unnecessary. He is a bur-
never have been recognized at all. Even
failure is worse than the indifference
| many managers secure.
The event of the week in the dramatic
world was the funeral OF Augustin Daily.
and the announcement of the provisions of
MS Will The first was attended by a most
| distinguished and representative gathering
OF business. literary. and professional lead
| ers. Numbered among this assembly were
| former enemies OF the departed one. both
business and personal. Who in pure re-
| speet for their old foeman. added their
mite to the universal tribute of honor. 1t
was touching sight, this forgiveness, pre-
| ceded as it was by a similar forgetting OF
personal and public differences set forth in
the preamble of the final testament of the
master of stagecraft.
IhlS document again emphasized the re-
| speet in which Mr.. Daily held Ada Rehan
and the part she had played in keeping
his professional and financial reputation
above par. As result of the disposition
OF his goods and chatteis. the Daily Theatre
| viii continue as heretofore, as will the
F: Loncon house. The executors are privi-
| legged to sell or lease either house or to
continue them under whatever management
| they desire. But it means more than this
1t means that Ada Rehan will remain on
the stage for a time at least. and thus
| prevent double loss to the art lovers
OF America. The creature created by Mr.
| DAILY is no less a factor in the upbuild-
| ing OF art than the creator himself. We
| have too few students like Mr. DAILY and
too few actresses with Miss Rehans abili-
| ty spare both simultaneously.
The times., 1899-06-25

The Baroness Cedarstrom. which phonet-
ically beautiful cognomen is the result OF
the third marriage of Adelina Patti, will
likely be heard in Washington next sea-
son, having decided to make another fare
well tour. Rudolph Aronson is now en-
route to Europe TO meet the baroness and
arrange the details and perfect the busi-
ness negotiations. This is all there is
known about the affair aside from the
fact that Aronson will meet the elderly
Adelina at Craig-y-nos Castle. in Wales
on the first day Of the coming month. This
decision OF Patti to again visit the land
OF her greatest triumphs will be alike sur
prising and delighting TO American lovers
OF music. A generation has come and
gone since Adelina first caused the ear
drums Of Americans to agitate by harmon
ious notes. and her tour will certainly be
continuation OF all Of her previous fare
wells. The charitable are inclined to ask
about the Baron Cedarstrom, but he is
hardly a factor in the affair at ALL 1t
may be another divorce, or simply a pre-
liminary quarrel leading to some such ac-
tion.
The times., 1899-06-25

ever outwitted Holmes. as described in
"A Bohemian Romance" 1t will be re-
membered that the detective always spoke
OF this keen one as the" woman ever af-
terward. This character is rehashed, and
the long contest for supremacy between
Holmes and Moriarity, the chief of the
great band OF London criminals. furnish
es the connecting thread which prevails
through the acts. The famous room Of the
detective, where he studied his theories
and analyzed his ciews, viii be seen, as
viii the magnificent headquarters OF
Moriarity. Mr.. Gillette thinks this will be
his greatest work. and as he has become
his keenest critic, the sequel will prob
ably prove the truth of the Judgment.
The times., 1899-06-25

Realism in stage affairs about reached
the climax Friday evening when j. H. Gil
more throttled Harry Burkhart in the third
act of "Aristocracy." So enthusiastic was
the attacking one and so strong his effort
in throwing the supposed prince from him
that Mr. Burkhart sustained a serious dis
location of his left shoulder joint as he
struck the table. He was pIucky enough
to finish the scene and was then removed 10
hospital. After the disIocation was re-
duced he appeared in the performances OF
Saturday afternoon and evening.
The times., 1899-06-25

There have been seen ingenues better
than Annie Buckley, who is with the COM
pany at the Columbia. but few of them
would be able to cover the range OF parts
possible for this versatile young woman.
Those who saw ''The Village Postmaster"
while it was here last winter will remem-
Der the most original character creation of
the play as that of the country girl who
enliyens the otherwise dull proceedings of
the minister's donation party by the old
time dltty. Down BY the Weeping Will
low" This was a real artistic triumph.
and shows Miss Buckley with few peers in
character parts. Then. too, her slavey in
The Girl From Paris" in which she sang
that famed calliopean effort, Sister Mary
James Top Note" showed her to be a ft-
ting successor OF Josephine Hall The
young woman comes from a professional
family, being the daughter of Ed Buckley,
the family resemblance being quite mark
ed. The friendships of Miss Buckley are
only strengthened by continuance, and
many Washingtonians will invariably be
interested in her future movements.
The times., 1899-06-25

A full-page portrait of Harry Corson
Clarke adorns the front OF the Dramatic
Mirror" this week, and a half-column
write-up of the comedian goes with
it. In the latter, attention is call
ed to the resemblance between Clarke
and John Hare. both in their per-
sonal appearance and artistic method
AS n matter OF fact. Harry is a sort of
composite OF all the comedians ever seen.
He is a great student and never misses
chance to study the leaders in his pro-
fession and adopt their meritorlous means
of getting effects. Naturally, this makes
him combination of great efficiency and
popularity. No trait OF any comedian is
so pushed to the front that one could
Justly accuse him of direct imitation, but
the united effect could be sifted and each
portion sent to the originator for identifi-
cation. Mr.. Clarke is thoroughly unique
in one respect-he desires criticism, and
even demands it. A short time before he
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
Railroad Time Table.

N, q. g. ST. l.. X. X.
LEAVES: ARRIVES:
fraiu No. 81 at $50 =. m. Train No. 81 T:l5 y. m.
Train No. y, At 2:o5 y. m. Train No !, 2;U5 p m.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
MAN, POOR MAN.

Asa sample OF wha, an old maid
can do with pen, says nm ex
change, We submit the following:
"Man liz ~ two.legged animal
that cbews tobacco aud walks ON
the forked end. Most men are
born; We never heard Of but one
that wasn't. and he was made of
mud just for sample. Mans
life is full of disappointmente.
growls aud corn cob pipes. lie
goes forth like n lion ia the morn.
ing and leaves the wood for his
wife To chop, and in the eveniD q
he sneaketh home with pants rip.
ped, and raises Gain about hard
times He has IL grippe on road
working day, aud walks twenty
miles 10 circus. He will chase
u jacK.rabhit ioUr miles through
the snow and borrow u horse To
ride u half mile To the post Office.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR HICKMAN ND
FULTON
Electric Railway.

Charles Bcadlcs, one of the best clti-
Gems of Tins county. is an earnest Stvo-
cate for the above enterprise. The
Fulton Leader says:
Bcadles is enthusiastic over the pro-
posed electric railroad line to lN uilt
from Fulton to Hickman and it
ought To 20 by BOwn's School use.
This is what is called the middle rate,
and seems to bc the best as there b. NO
deep cuts or high grades 10 20 oyr as
on the old state rnld and STATE me
rnad. From the Fulton Cemet 20
Liberty Church-a distance Of d We
miles the route Is ahout strailr and
level except when the roadfs -
Browns school house, when 10 hen 20
the right 4 couple OF miles, come lJclc
90 thc direct line
This can he remcdicd hy cutting new
road straight forward through the mds
Of Louis Bruwder and Mr. BeadleS both
of whom are not only willing 70 ,rnt
the right Of way but will subscrlb. lib
orally.
There are about twenty men n hat
ucighborhood like Louis BrowdN Tom
BOwdor, Charley Davidson, SURE
Jim Browder. Jim Fields, Clay 8uw-
der and others who will take stOs %
the amount of 81 300 each or more
IL Is hoped that the enterprise " US
sumo II more tangible shape at an early
date
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02

The annual report OF the Chief
OF the Weather Bureau shows n
remarkable increase IN the loss of
farm property by lightning durin q
the last few years. II lis aues.
ton, however, whether this IN due
TO the frequency Of thunderstorms
or TO the more extended facilities
Tor acquiring information. Atpres.
ent the Weather Bureau has cor.
respondent in every corner of
every county Of the country. who
Keeps II posted concerning all
events Of Interest to the farmers
and the public generally. while
formerly It's system of news gath.
erlng was imperfect and lncom.
plete.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
Peace in the Philippines.

Last week the news was that
the FiliplnOs were negotiating
for terms of peace, that they were
exhausted with the unequal war
against the Americans, and that
their. surrender was bound 20
come. This week we have news
almost to the contrary, that fight
ing is on, and that the Filipino ar.
my has been largely re inforced.
And the news is farther that our
own army must be largely iucreas-
ed before we can hope to conquer
them. The news has thus alter.
mated since the beg n d | n e
Of this unfortunate trouble. and
90 much that the most intelligent
reader can know but little of the
real condition oyer there.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
The W hitsitt Wrangle.

The Whitsitt controversy in the
Baptist Church will not entirely
subsidp, Notwithstanding the re.
cent general Convention relegst.
ed him to private life. Ina re.
markable sermon in the Broadway
church. Louisville, the pastor.
Carter Helm Jones. denounced
the action retiring DIR. Whistle as
prompted by malice and founded
on ignorance. The congregation
applauded by stamping on the
floor. the women crying, and an
Outburst seemed imminent. The
demonstration shows the strong
hold DR.. Whitsitt has on his fol.
lowers.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
A RIG ONK.

II is evident that California IL
not the only State in the Union
lay ing claim To big trees. Ken.
lucky holds u pretty lively hand
IN the timber line. NJ will he oh.
served by the following: One of
the biggest logs ever offered for
sale toa Kentucky saw mill was
seen NJ Psducah day or two ago.
" was sold la Palmer. Ferguson
n Co. for The sum of siil. /, WAS
nine feet In diameter. sixty feet
long, and said To contain 10000
feet Of red oak lumber.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02

A COLORADO soldier fighting
with the army in Luzon, writes
home: II had hoped To he mt
home and at work before this: I
feel as though | am losing yalus.
hle time My heart Is not in this
war as II was in the one | enlisted
to fight 10, and | go into it simply
because | have TO. III were not
an American. ! think would be
helping the Filiplnos. You may
well be glad you didn't enlist in
the war; In spite of the censor.
ship of matter IN and ont of Ma.
Mia, evidently some of our sol.
diers don't need to be told that
the war with the insurgents 10 not
a creditable one to the United
States. = Exchange.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
LUNATIC'S RETORT.

There il said To he an inmate Of
the Hopkinsvllle asylum whose
idiocy takes the form Of bslucI-
nation that he has SWALLOWED "a
Democrat. He goes ahont spit
ting aud rubbing his STOMACH and
complaining of the bad tastk hat
comes mp into his mouth asl re.
suit of having eaten the dTaly
politician. Not long ago Inere
were n number of visitors otke
asylum, sll Republicans, whS COX
much delight in hearing tbS JoOr
fellow complain OF his unhappy
experience. lie was 0uestimed
closely rs to how the De1Rrat
tasted as he went down, and as to
whether the Jeffersonian dlsed
much disturbance la the daIIc
regions. The lunaiic tooth all
good naturedly and pstieD,l and
finally he SAID: "l'm awful glad
IL wasn't "A Republican svJ low.
ed" Then ono Of his torm4u,ors
asked why. because IL bunld
have killed me on the spoh re.
piled the sufferer, solemuly. fhen
the visitors travelled on, I'd the
insane man passed his hsh{ over
his stomach with an exprelss DO of
relief.-IIartford Herald.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
DEATH.BLOw TO NyEy1A.

Trust control of the prodncsv We
energies of the country mans
that the stimulus hitherto gwen
10 inventive skill shall cease. 40
LONG as manufacturers moved MP.
on competitive lines there sss at
active demand for imprOssp ma.
cbinery, and the rewards I'd the
men who invented were munlernt
and served as a spur to the intel.
lectual efforts of thousands
With the sources Of prediction
controlled by combines, conpeti
ton will he checked. Men who
make improved machinery. n dis.
cover aud apply new secrets of
nature for cheapeuing projection
aud increasing profits, will have
no market for the sale Of tLeir in.
ventions.
They will have TO take what the
trusts choose to pay. They will
be told that the trnsts have no
competitors, and therefore need
20 new inventions. With invent.
ors uDrewarded apd inventions
paralyzed. the incentive aud 20
tency Of the United States in the
commercial conquest of the world
will he seriously bindered.
This conclusion Is not conject
nral. IL Is inevitable II trusts at.
tain the dimensions and power to
which they seem TO be tending.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
Socialism Follows Trusts.

Eugene Debs, the great Social.
ist and labor leader, who played
such conspicuous part in the
great Chicago railroad strike. de.
clares that TRUSTS are but step
toward Inevitable socialism. and
that il is useless to oppose them"
HIS idea is that IfTrusts, the CON-
bina'iODs of great capitalists are
to control the prices Of the pro.
duets Of the field aud manufac.
turin establishments. then the
people IN preference will elect TO
put the Government in owner.
ship and control Of of all such
things. The socialist idea is that
the Government should own all
the land, operate all the factories.
railroads. &C., and teach that
competition is ruinous to the best
interests of the people. They al.
80 teach that il ia to the interest
Of large capital to concentrate
power and kill out competition 10
the end that they can control the
supply and therefore the prices.
The Socialists contend that the
Government should do this be.
canse they believe the Govern.
ment will do 1t more equitable
than the individual combines.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02

The fultOn Guard seems to be
apprehensive that the gold demo.
Gratis Of Hickman will take pos.
session Of the County Democratic
Convention 10 the interest of one
of the candidates for Governor.
The facts are that few, If any, of
that element will take any part in
rhe convention at all. We wish
they would. The doors are open.
And our contemporary may rest
sssnred that they are about as
much divided as to the present
ssadidstss a. Any other element.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02

GEN. WADE HAMPTON. old and
peDDiless, declines Ia have sub.
scripiion taken mp for his benefit.
lie says: ut in the duiS Of every
citizen To serve his state when.
ever called upon 10 do so. and his
whole reward should he the con.
sclcnsness of having fulfilled that
obligation.r
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-06-02
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and issuing the cheapest aud best policy Of regular e
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BR0K1 TIE EGG MARKET.
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mother cave them, h,e2,,+e ,11 ,fI.,vad
them 70 - uut on the s. r~ots of Salem
DcdGlin- Maine eggs c,D5&g deem.
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two uou-s he'd sold out. The fc~.,o were
brown and fine and went as fast as he
housewives had q sight Of t5o1. As
the cwcs went, so did the news. Before
many hours the information that eros
of the best quality were selling uprovvn
at ~ cents, when the market price was
getting 10 be considered prohibitive.
reached the Storekeepers. Agents went