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The silver lance., 1899-07-21

the western end of the lagoon Will be
a veritable rainbow of changing lights,
now clearest white like showers of dia-
monds, now shell rose to softest green
and then from sprays and showers Of
crimson to all the colors of the rain
bow mingled. shifting, changing,
dream of fieeting beauty. Around the
court, gardens of tropical plants Will
bloom by day and blossom in yet more
brilliant hues by night. Over 1000
lights, clustered and colored to repre-
sent the full-blown flowers, will light
the foliage and give the effect Of fairy
gardens the like of which has never
been equaled or approached. Con-
cealed lights will throw into bold relief
each group and figure of statuary up
on the buildings.
Upon the Midway there will no sys-
tenn or plan of lighting, but each con-
cession will rival it's neighbor in the
brilliance of the electrical display.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Horticulture building at the
Greater America Exposition in Omaha
this summer will be grand floral con-
seryatory. Gardener Ulrich will fill 1t
with great palms and the richest trop-
icaI flowers, while hundreds OF the
rarest songsters and birds Of plun:age
will make their homes amidst its flo
raj treasures.
Old Red Cloud, the Sioux patriarch
and warrior now blind and feeble, will
come down from Pine PIdge agency.
accompanied by his old wife and son
Jack, to be part of the great Indian
congress at the Greater AWerica Ex-
position.
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

OF remarkable set-pieces have been
prepared which will illustrate some of
the principal events of the late war.
Horse races by electric light, and
ghost dances by half-civilized Indians,
and scores of other attractions will be
seen, leaving little or nothing to be
desired in this line.
The widespread interest which the
indian congress aroused st the expo
sltion of 1898 has induced the manage
ment OF the Greater America enter
prise to give this feature prominent
place in the list of attractions. Ar
rangements have been made to secure
a large encampment of Indians from
all the various tribes of the great
west, and assurances have been re-
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

ceived that the Indians themselves are
greatly Interested and that many noted
chiefs and warriors will be here. The
great war chief Red Cloud and his fam
lily viii attend, and a brass band of
indian boys, the finest musical organ
ization in the southwest, is now here
and will furnish music for the braves.
Village life and customs will be faith
fully shown, and the war dances and
religious ceremonies of the several
tribes will be enacted. This congress
OF red men will be an interesting and
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

PRETENDED TO BLUSH.
not been here. but / was afraid I'd cry
before her. Eight O'Clock! / wonder
how long he will be gone! | wish
had kissed him!"
Presently. springing up. cried:
why did Myra look at Karl that
way? And why was he SO anxious to
take her home? I'll follow them. They
cannot have gone far" and. throwing
a large cloak over my light gown, and
never thinking of my slippered feet. |
went out into the winter night 1t was
cloudy, and there was hint Of snow
in the air, but ! did not mind 1t as
hurried on across the avenue into the
Smithsonian grounds. where something
told me l would find them. l saw no
one until, after a long, long time.
caught sight Of Myra and my husband
walking slowly, absorbed in each other
and never looking back. crept up un-
til could have touched them.
I'VE managed nicely, didn't we,
Karl7" laughed Myra. Jeanne, the cold.
proper creature, suspects nothing. and
mother thinks I'm with Jeanne many a
time when I'm with you. It's mighty
hard sometimes to pretend Indifference.
and you'd better quit kissing Jeanne
before me. I'll let the whole thing out
If you try me too far. I'm not the Ice
berg that Jeanne isl"
You are a dear little spitflrel" he
said, drawing her to seat and taking
her in his arms to rain kisses on her
OF bob I'D
them and bit my lip almost through to
keep from screaming. 1T is too bad" !"
he went on, that we never thought of
falling In love with each other until 1t
was too late. but our love Is all the
sweeter for being stolen. 1t Is well
enough for you to be engaged to Tom
Benton-lt keeps people from suspect
ing us--but don't marry him. Some
thing may happen, you know, to set US
free, and then-with another raptur-
GUS embrace-"my spitfire will know
how l love her"
Chilled to the heart by his cruel
words, / turned away. Where could
/ go? What could l do? The world
was at an end for me. and / felt that
l was indeed dying. as | sank to the
ground. with the snow falling softly
over me. A voice-far away-called
to me:
Jeanne, Jeanne my darling. what is
the matter? Wake up"
looked around bewildered. 1 was in
my husbands arms. in my own pretty
sitting-room, and my eyes falling upon
the clock say that it was just seven
minutes past 8.
Il couldn't bear to stay away when
you felt SO badly about it," said Karl
smoothing my hair, so, when we mel
Tom coming after Myra. / turned her
over to him and hurried back Wist
they'd marry, Maybe she would have
less time to come botbering n -Bos
ton Post,
The silver lance., 1899-07-21
MAGNIFICENT LAZINESS,
New Orleans Tramp Holds the Record
for Ease.

AT about noon fat and healthy
looking, but phenomenally tattered,
tramp sat furtively doing on a bench
in Lafayette square. says the New Or
leans Times Democrat. The nearby
tablet OF the goedetic survey an
nounced that he was In exactly lati-
tude 20 degrees 56 minutes 50 seconds
and longitude 80 degrees minutes 0
seconds. but the fact disturbed him
not. Leaning back luxuriously. he ap-
peared to be bursting from every seam
of his dilapidated attire, and as he
passed in and out of cat maps he
nodded solemnly, like a porcelain man.
DARN. His legs were crossed and his
suspended foot was incased in a shoe
from which most OF the forward por-
tion of the sole was missing, exposing
his bare and dirty toes from below. 1t
was held to his foot by a string tied
around his instep; in fact, he was lit
orally ION his uppers." a circumstance
which bothered him as little as the
goedetic tablet. Presently. in one of
his waking intervals, he espied half
ohAChNt Si6di btuhiP ~ yihS oh bAO paw
ment about yard from the bench.
For a moment he surveyed 1t calmly.
dispassionately, almost tudicially.
Then he executed a remarkable STRAIT
egic movement. Without stirring the
upper portion Of his body. he slowly
uncrossed his legs. lowered his foot
accurately and deliberately over the
treasure trove, gripped 1t in convul-
sive clutch of his toes, reversed the
motion, raised his foot, carrying with
1t the stump, crossed his legs. lam
guidly stretched forth his hand and
secured his prize. A gouty clubman,
who was out for a constitutional and
who had watched the proceeding from
another bench, was lost in admiration.
why the man is a wonder!" be ex-
claimed to a friend. There Is some
thing magnificent, almost supernatural
in such laziness as that He has ele-
waited 1t to an art, to a-but, hold, It
would be a thousand pities II he were
disturbed for a match. / must offer
him one," The gouty clubman arose
with difficulty, hobbled down the walk,
and, drawing a silver match-case from
his pocket, extended it with polite
bow. The tramp manifested no sur
prise, but slowly extracted match
and ignited the stump. Tanks he
murmured, and closed his eyes. He is
| superb" said the clubman when he
| rejoined his friend; "he Is a record
breaker. He is the LATEST man In the
| Horldi"
The silver lance., 1899-07-21
roe YOUR INFORMATION.

baltimore & Ohio directory is
lne one as can be seen by the
Iso;no short business history OF
eacn ea2,v,am Nan Salomon Of New York has
oonnected with the banking house
Oeo shaver & Co. for many years and
OF oHorded as one of the foremost n
is 80 in the country and has had
nan .ae of the reorganization for the
csars cnae Jacob H. Schiff is a well
man member of the firm of Kuhn,
knoSa a Co. of New York. bankers and
Dnoiers Doo a director of the Union Pa
,sa railroad, of the National City
nsL I'll of New York and of other large
oancial oai institutions. James ]. Hill
~ veil known as president of the
noat Northern Railroad and is re-
.dsd as one of the most successful
ssai,road operators and financiers in the
aanntry. Edward r. Bacon is presi-
Sont OF the Baltimore Ohio South
western Railway and was chairman OF
.hs subcommittee on reorganization
which proposed and carried out the
n,an of reorganization OF the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad. He is direc-
Tor of the Farmers Loan and Trust
~ of New York, and for a long time
has been identified with the Baltimore
q ohio Railroad as one of those inter
ested in the property. Louis Fftzger-
oId of New York is president of the
Mercantile Trust Company and has
,ong been interested in the Baltimore
= ohio Railroad and is chairman of the
reorganization committee. Norman B.
Roam of Chicago represents his own
and the interests of Marshall Field. P.
n Armour and their associates, who
have large interests in the property,
and is also identified with many of the
largest financial and commercial in
stitutions in the northwest. James
stIllman is president Of the City Ma
tional Bank of New York, is closely
identified with the Standard Oil inter-
ests. is a director in the Chicago and
North Western, and the Missouri Kan
cas- and Texas Railroad, also a director
in many of the largest financial insti-
tutions in New York. Edward H. Har-
riman of New York is the new presi-
dent of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
and chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Union Pacific Railroad
and chairman of the Illinois Central
]. Kennedy Tod is the head of the New
York banking firm Of ]. Kennedy Tod
& Co. and is a director in the Great
Northern Railroad and is connected
with many large financial institutions.
Charles Steele is a member of the New
York law firm of Seward, Guthrie and
Steele which has acted as the counsel
Of the reorganization syndicate. Alex
ander Brown is the head of the firm Of
Alexander Brown & Co. of Baltimore,
and connected with Brown Bros. & Co.
of New York and London and is a
fnancier Of distinguished ability. H.
Clay Pierce of st. Louis rs associated
with the Standard Oil interests and is
a leading business man In his city and
is associated with large financial in
stitutions. H. Crawford Black and
John v. L. Findlay are well known
Marylanders, being appointed to the
board by the governor representing the
states interest in the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad.
The silver lance., 1899-07-21
Innocent Amusement.

Caller-"Isn't your little boy rather
young to take SO much interest in the
newspaper" Chicago Mother-"Yes,
he is only years old, but he has the
keenest sense of humor I ever saw.
He spends nearly all his time reading
the editorials in the st. Louis daily
papers"
The silver lance., 1899-07-21
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIes, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the LIQUID laxa-
tive principles Of plants known TO be
incidentally laxative and presenting
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taste and acceptable to the system. II
Is the one perfect strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system effectually,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make 1t the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants, by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA Flo SYRUP
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effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
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The silver lance., 1899-07-21
Are You Using Aliens Foor-E.ses

Are You Using Aliens Foot-Easef
It is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. 7.
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

The Boston City hospital took care
Of 10000 persons last year,
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

To Laundry Dresses and Skirts.
To get best results, mix some ''Faultless
Starch in a little cold water; when dis
solved pour on boiling water until it be-
comes clear All grocers sell "Faultless
Starch" Lerge package, 10c.
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

"All things come to him who waits
"Yes; we get nearly everything we want
after we get through wanting it"
The silver lance., 1899-07-21

What does the farecast bulletin say?'
Threatening weather" Threatening
What-SuustrOkeS or chilblainS?'
The times., 1899-06-04
Bijou-NaudevilIc.

With the thermometers in the house
registering a temperature twenty degrees
lower than that of the street outside, the
rising of the curtain at the Bijou Monday
afternoon will inaugurate another of the
successful weeks of vaudeville for which
the place is growing justly noted. There
are several novelties on the bill announced
for the week, the performers being en-
gagged by Manager GrieyeS after person.
ally observing their work in New York.
The Abacco Brothers, who are said TO have
won the nom de plume, European Marvels.
while engaged on the other side, will make
their premier bow to a Washington au-
dience Their acrobatic and equilibrist
performance is claimed TO be superior to
any yet seen in America. Swift and HUI
Der will appear in a comedy sketch which
is promising in novelty and eccentricity.
Weston and Beasley are supposed 10 have
2 playlet of some merit which will be
seen for the first time. Two comedians of
announced ability are the Sisters Stewart,
who have series of songs OF new origin
and the Tanakas, newly emigrated Japs.
viii again mystify with their Oriental
cleverness. The Bijou Stock Company,
fully forty strong. viii snatch selections
from some OF the bs5t comic operas.
Among those scheduled for solos are Nina
Collins. Annie Carter. Dot Davenport.
Flora Parker, Barry Thompson, George
Forrest, Jack Flood. and Sol Goldsmith.
There will be daily matinees.
The times., 1899-06-04
Glen Erho-vnuderiIIe.

Managers Rock and Keit will continue
their excellent high-class vaudeville bill
during the coming week. new features be-
ing added continuously. A novel and tax
ing effect produced is the vivid representa-
tion of the battle between the American and
Philippine troops. This is done by the vi
tograph aided by large corps of supernu-
meTaries and auxiliaries. 1t is claimed for
this feature that it is the most natural and
life-like representation ever seen in or
near the National Capital These vitograph
displays Will continue throughout the sea
son.
Mr.. Keit has been in New York all
week securing from the leading places of
amusement top-liners for the vaudeville
performance in the amphitheatre. Every
possible endeavor is being made to provide
strictly h-grade class of amusement
for the visitors at this popular resort. The
management is making extensive prepa-
rations for the reception of the Daughters
CT the Confederacy during their encamp-
ment and an entire change of bill will be
given in the amphitheatre.
The times., 1899-06-04
Columbia-Lnst Week of the Fraw-
Ieys

Farewell week OF the Frawley Com
pany," is the catchline at the Columbia
this week, and in spite OF the promise of
a yeritable dramatic festival TO bring the
engagement 10 a close in a blaze OF glory,
all who have patronized the company dur
ing the nine weeks it has been in Wash
1ngton VIII be sorry to see it go. While
thsy might stay here much longer to good
profit arrangements have already been
made for their opening in Milwaukee for
q summer season. and Mr.. Frawley thinks
IL too late TO organize another company
TO fill that engagement
The programme of plays arranged for
the week consists OF the revival of two OF
the most popular hits of the season and
one novelty. London Assurance" was
originally produced in 1871, but has not
been done here since played by Days
company nearly a decade ago. and during
that time the clientele of the theatre has
changed considerably. The Frawleys pre-
sented il successfully on the Pacific Coast.
and one of Miss Bates biggest hits was as
the sporting peeress, Lady Spanker
Everyone has heard some lady elocution-
ist recite Lady Gays dashing description
OF steeplechase, hut few have seen it
acted by a capable comedienne, and those
who have will recall it as one of the most
stirring scenes in the drama. Since the
play is SO old as TO be almost new a brief
resume OF its story would not be out OF
place.
Sir Harcourt Courtly, gay old beau,
goes courting pretty Grace Harkaway,
niece of Max Harkaway. a bluff old Eng
lish hunting squire. Sir Harcourt has a
son. whom/le has in vair '-i-' - '-oan In
kniob~-'
The times., 1899-06-04
Kernan,--@Hot Air BurIesquers."


A promise of something unusually bright
and entertaining comes with the announce
ment Of the Hot Air Club Burlesque Com
pany. which will make its first appear
ance at Kernan's, Monday afternoon and
evening for "Hughey" Kernan's benefit,
and provide the entertainment the re-
mainder of the week.
The burlesque "A Hot Time at the
Club" is said to combine the ro!licking
fun of burlesque; the melody of opera: the
handsome costumes and gorgeous scenery
of Partisan spectacle, to all of which Is
added a grand and dazzling effect. "A
Hot Time at the Club is said to be one OF
those ingeniously devised works OF hu-
morous complications. Every moment Is
utilized; no time is lost The music is a
feature. being bright and catchy and all
the latest productions. Among the artists
are such well-known performers as Miss
Violet Thorndyke Mitchell and Cain;
Misses Burman and Van; Blakley and
Lewis; Sevor and DeYoe; Kline and Cot
thold: Dora Wesman: the Grahams and
the Madisons and twenty-five beautiful Ia
dies. The Fitzsimmons and Jefferies hight
on Friday. June 9. will be reported by
special wire. and the patrons of the Ly-
ceum will be kept posted as the contest
proceeds.
The times., 1899-06-04

prettiest play of the season, Sweet Law
ender.' with Miss Bates in the role of
Minnie Gilfllian. She will also play Helen
Truman in the revivals of The Wife.
which will close the season. Saturday aft
ernoon and evening While she is assoei-
ated with adyenturesses' roles. Washington
will thus have opportunities of seeing her
in several STYLES of characters.
The times., 1899-06-04

William Faversham has one decidedly
unique fad. the desire to view the heavens
through telescopes. He once took a trip to
The times., 1899-06-04
AMUSEMENT NOTES.

1he Carroli Institute Dramatic Club has,
at the request of the Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital and host of friends, de-
cided TO repeat the performance of Ala
bama, recently given by them at the La
fayette Square Theatre. They have seeur-
ed the Columbia Theatre for two PERFORM
ances-Monday and Tuesday evenings. June
u and l3. respectively. The performance
on Monday evening is for the benefit of
the club. and the one on Tuesday is in aid
of the Georgetown University Hospital
which is sadly in need of funds TO carry
on its work.
The club undoubtedly contains some of
the best amateur talent in this city, and
their work in the recent performance of
'Alabama' has been of the highest order,
comparing most favorably with profession
al performances given in this city. The
club devoted two months of solid work in
the shape of rehearsals of Alabama, and.
in addition, they also had the services of
Mr.. Frawley in rehearsals. and improving
such opportunities, they gave the best per-
| formance of their career with the beautiful
| Southern play.
The play will be mounted with the same
good taste that characterized their recent
performance and in addition they will have
the use of all the stage settings of the
| Frawley Company. who gave such a splen-
| did presentation of this play at the Co
lumbia. The cast is to remain the same
and includes:
Col Preston, old planter. J. Walsh
Col. MOberly, Relic of the Confederacy.
George n. 0Connor
| Squire Tucker, a Coosa County Judge.
William 5. Mccarthy
Capt Davenport, Northern Railroad
| Mr. Armstrong, his Agent. Daniel F. Murphy
| I-athrop Page. Southern Boy. Paul W. Evans
Raymond Page. PARTY of Business
Finley s. Hayes
Decatur. an ante-bellum servant. Percy F. Leech
Ms. Page, Widow who Thinks Twice,
Miss Florence Leeci
Carey Preston. an Alabama Blossom,
Miss Alice X. Irwin
Atlanta Moberly, Col Moberly's daughter.
Mrs George Harris
The Carroll Institute Orchestra will fur
nish the incidental music.
The annual concerts given by the pupils
OF Harriet H. Mills will take place at the
IIniyersalist Church Tuesday evenings,
9Th and 18th. These even
song,' closing the sea-
re hailed with pleasure,
Immediate friends of the
lovers of good music
prevails and the
''e voices heard
It's to be re-
rant musi-
Mr. S.
'igatos
" a
n
The times., 1899-06-04

to win There is a middle ground te-
tween the positions of the gentleman VIII ca
is safe and permanent. Mr. Ayres holds
without reason that the reading of the
INES depends entirely upon syncopa-
tion' while Mr.. Thorold admits the
necessity OF proper emphasis but
makes it in a measure subseryient
to action in laying emphasis upoa
some particular phrase or syllable. Tho
roid Is an actor of no mean ability. while
AIT. Ayers is an acknowledged authority
upon reading. without the power to inn
part TO his own action the knowledge OF
his brain. Really. Miss Arthur's Rosalind
Is not good. but far from the caricature the
critic claims. Without the scholarship OF
ModJeska or the grace and beauty OF Mar
rowe. Miss Arthur's Rosalind is invariably
pleasing and natural.
The times., 1899-06-04

In these days of invention and mechani-
cal and scientific progress there are hopes
Tor the advertisement-seeking actress No
less persons than the leading stars seek
the horseless carriage as a medium for
exciting runaway stories, and now slight
Unknown performer bobs into prominence
by being drowned and eictrocuted stimuli
taneously. Truly the world do move and
the ininity OF the press agent has never
been realized.
The times., 1899-06-04

Kathleen Chambers. who made her pro
Iessionai debut with the Frawley company
Monday. is one OF the prettiest women
seen recently on the local stage. II the
young woman only tempers her attrac-
pveness with Judgment. her apparent
ability will gain for her abundant recog-
milton. She will likely accompany the or
ganization to Milwaukee.
The times., 1899-06-04

The story about James A. Herne receiv-
ing S5. 600 for producing Children of the
Ghetto" here in September, may be all
true, or. If only partially SO, is a mighty
good piece OF press work by the Liebler
company. The combination OF Zangwill.
Herne, Liebler. Bates, and the National
Theatre ought to insure success from the
start. When the Washington dog" really
snaps at thing it is good for run any
where. Witness The Christian, ''Zaza, -
Because She Loved Him So.' 'The Char
latan." THE Hon. John Grigsby," by the
Sad Sea Waves" "a Reign of Error" and
others OF lesser prominence, but equal sig
nificance. No less a person than one Of
the Frohman brothers once remarked that
Washington verdict is more OF an indica-
ton of how a play will do outside OF New
York than the voice of any other city. OF
course. many attractions go well In Goth
am and not here. and vice versa. Here's
hoping the Liebler company has another
money maker in The Children OF the
Ghetto"
The times., 1899-06-04

Elinor Falk has again attracted atten-
tion by her singing at Glen Echo. There
is something quite attractive about this
1.-THE lady with the 1.-THE voice, and the I'M
preston is only strengthened ty further
observation of her performances One thing,
her songs are bright and clean, her cos
tunes tasteful. and her enunciation clear
and distinct. Add to this the personal ap-
pearance of "a lady on and off the stage,
and you have a pretty fair combination.
Her rebooking so soon after her original
appearance in local vaudeville is sufficient
commendation OF her standing with the
managers.