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The age-herald., 1900-03-04
HUNTSVILLE

A very pretty home wedding was cele- brated Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. John Brendle, Patton Grove, the contracting parties being MT. Jere Murphy Blanton and Miss Bay Petty. The ceremony was performed by Rev. w. E. Fulgham of the Christian church, and was witnessed by a number of friends and relatives of the pair. The bride and groom are both well known and popular in thds city.
 The marriage of MT. Samuel Fish and Miss Hattie Morning was quietly ceQe- brated Wednesday night at the parsonage of Rison Chapel. Rev. J. O. Hanes officiat- ing.
 Miss Margaret Lane has returned home from Athens, where she visited friends.
 Miss Elmira Gayser of Toledo. O., is with friends in this city. 1f
 Tracey w. Pratt has returned from a short visit to New Orleans.
 MT. and Mrs. Fillmore R. Pirtle departed
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the boards and the creator of many prominent comedian roles; Charles N. Holmes who looks, acts and sings the tenor roles in any of the popular operas in a most pleasing and satisfactory manner; stage appearance and>sngs splendidly; Miss Josephine Kirkwood, graceful, pretty ana winsome in every role she sings, and sings cleverly too; Frank Redsdale fine-look- ing baritone who is quite popular in all TO- mantle roles; MT. Charles Stout, basso; Charles Phillips. baritone; Jessie Highlands, soubrette, and others.
 The chorus is composed of young men and women who sing and act well besides possessing an excellent quality of "books." They are thoroughly drilled in all the cho- rus and ensembles, giving life and pictures queness to the operas. A complete orches- tra of five thoroughly accomplished musi- clans under the direction of Prof. John Lang accompanies the company and lends additional attractiveness to the perform ances.
 The engagement of the company opens with Said Pasha" tomorrow night to be followed during the week by Tuesday mati- nee "Pinafore;" Tuesday night, "Mikado;" Wednesday night, grand double bill, first act of Said Pasha" and -"Cavalleria Rus ticana;" Thursday matinee, "Fra Diavola;" Thursday night. "Olivette;" Friday night, "Maritana;" Saturday matinee, same as Wednesday night; Saturday night, ''The Mascot"
 Seats for the engagement will be on sale at the Auditorium tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
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rac." In the face of record of hitherto repudiated poetical plays and the doubt of nearly all credible sources that a transla- tion of Rostand's comedy could be made with the retention of the original beauty and poetic flavor, he has in "Cyrano de Bergerac" anticipated the English stage and duplicated the French feat of making polished literature popular as well as an artistic success. MT. Mansfield has, in fact, proved to Americans finally that in point of dramatic art and producing skill and taste they need not look away from home for the finest expressions. A repetition of the story of Cyrano at this time would be coals for Newcastle. So quickly has the tale of this charming play spread over the country, and so thoroughly, that Cyrano is today almost as well and generally known as if he had been an established classic for a century. His nose, his love, his sacrifice, his ceverness, his faithfulness, his death, so magnificently acted by MT. Mansfield, are too well known for reiterated emphasis. There are however, some items in connec- tion with this important engagement which should enlist the attention of all playgoers. One of them is the hour at which the cur tain rises. The hour set Is 7:45, in order that the last curtain may be down at 11:O5,
 instead of after midnight, as is the case with many long plays, and 80 that persons living remote from the theater may not be put to the inconvenience of missing the last car or train. It Is quite important. too. to bear in mind the interest and beauty Of the first act, and to be in the seats in time. The scene represents the play at the Hotel de Bourgogne, with stage upon the stage; boxes and balcony, the entire corps of MT. Mansfeld's actors fgurantes and super numeraries. It is in the first act that Mr. Mansfield as Cyrano recites the famous nose speeches and fights the dueN of the ballade.
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A MUSICAL TREAT
Juianata Glee Club Concert at Seals
 Hall Monday Afternoon and Night

The Juanita Glee club will furnish some rare music at Seals hall Monday afternoon and evening" The concert will be for the benefit of the South Highlands Presbyterian church. The club will sing at the South Highland Presbyterian church morning service, and First Methodist church at evening service, free.
 The following testimonials attest the merits of the club:
 ''The Juanita Glee Club, of Chicago, one of the brightest and most memorable fea- lures of the convention sang and was call- ed back by the audience eager to hear more of the fresh young voices, so we'll trained, so well handled, of such wide range. 1t has been long since such an excellent organiza- tion of the kind has visited Indianapolis. - Indianapolis Journal.
 |" Each composition received an artistic rendering in which was especially noticeable a nice attention to enunciation, light and shade, and phrasing. The songs were sung without accompaniment, con- dition which permitted the critical ear to observe the fine blending and delicate balance of four parts. ."-Windsor (Ont) Record.
 q have heard the music of the we'll known Juanita Glee Club and can commend this singing society without stint. The talent and training shown is remarkabie, and the young people qualified to sing anywhere A treat awaits all who attend their concerts. ."-Robert Mcintyre, 46l1 Ellis avenue, pastor St. James Methodist Episco- pal church, Chicago
 s'The Juarfta Giee Club is one of the most popular organizations of the city; they never fail to charm and delight."-J. H. o. Smith, pastor Union Christian church, Chi cago.
 'SThe feature of the afternoon meeting at Central Methodist Episcopal church was some soul-stirring singing by the Juanita GIee Club, of Chicago. When the ladies had finished their first song, there were tears in many eyes, and a round of genuine applause broke out that was kept up till they marched back to the platform and sang again. The voices were well trained, strong and rich; they blended perfectly and the singing was well worth going a long way to hear."-Detroft Tri- bune.
 "s The singing of the young ladies who composed the club simply carried the house by storm."-Joliet Qll.) News. sfs T
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A CURE FOR ASTHMA

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Youthful Precocity.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 A little girl who had just entered school lately jubilantly announced to her father that she did better than all the girls above her in the arithmetic class and went to the top.
 ''That was smart of you," said he, encour- agingy. How was it?'
 Well, you see, Mss Maggie asked the girl at the top how much was and 5, and she didn't know, and said F; then the next girl said g, and the next one said Ii, and the next 14. Such silly answers! Then Miss Maggie told me to go up top. Course 1t was 13."
 "That was nice," said the father. q didn't know you could add so well. How did you know 1t was 13?"
 ''Why, guessed itl Nobody said 13."
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The Wilbur Kirwin Opera company closed one of the most successful engagements of the season at O'Brien's opera house last night presenting as a closing bill 'The Black Hussar'' to a large audience.
 The ringing down of the curtain at the end of the last act of this tuneful opera was of more than passing interest in that it not only marked the end of the play and the engagement, but also the closing down of the popular play house which since the season of 1sS2-S3 has been the scene of many triumphs and the rendezvous of the theater-goers of Birmingham.
 At matinee yesterday afternoon, Miss Kirwin and her company sang "Carmen Ito a splendid audience. Miss Kirwin appear ing in the title role.
 During the engagement the company has won fresh laurels for itself and Miss Kir- win can feel assured that a hearty welcome always awaits her in Birmingham.
 Packard Opera Company
 The Dan Packard Opera company and orchestra numbering over forty artists holds the boards of the Auditorium all of this week presenting a repertoire of comic and grand operas. The company is under the personal direction of MT. Dan Packard, and sustains the reputation of being one of the strongest comic opera organizations in the south this season, coming to Birmingham with the highest endorsement of its excel lency from such cities as Richmond. Char leston, Savannah, Atlanta, Montgomery and elsewhere. Among the people who are traveling with MT. Packard and are largely responsible for the very pleasing reception given the company everywhere, is Miss Car- lotta Gilman who has remarkably pure and highly cultured soprano voice, charm. ingly heard in such roles as ''Santuzza," in ''Vavaleria," "Maritana," "Bettina," in ''The Mascot" "Sereno," in Said Pasha,'' and many others; MT. Gilbert Clayton, char acter comedian with Francis Wilson, Lil- lian Russell and many other stars; Mount joy Walker as merry jester as ever trod
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aATexas Steer"

A capital attraction comes to the Jeffer- son theater next Friday night. It is one of Charles H. Hoyt's satires, in fact, his best farce comedy, "A~Texes Steer," and 1t comes with positive assurance of tremen- dous success. "A Texas Steer'' is neither a dainty comedy nor @ broad farce. It Is a mixture of political satire and . study of social evolution. and these two themes are belnded together by making the cen- tral figure a member of congress. The first act shows him and his family fin their primitive condition in their Texas home. The second act their first experience away therefrom, on the day of their arrival in Washington. the third and fourth acts their state under the influence of considerable sojourn at the capital. Maverick Bran der,' the cattle king. who goes to con-
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gress, is neither an idealized nor a debased picture of the average statesman from the country, though perhaps he is endowed with fully as much horse sense and grim hu- nor as the average congressman. "Bossy," his daughter, is a splendid type of the American girl in the crude, bright, lovable and independent, plucky and able, by her force of character ito make her way in society in spite of obstacles. Surrounding these two prominent characters are any quantity of original and well drawn per- sonages. perhaps the most notable being a. colored office seeker and a trio of of Texas politicians, whose adventures in Washing ton, while trying to steer their congress- man in the right path, gives the title of the play and furnishes an excellent satire on Investigation Katie Putnam is at the head of the New York company and plays the part of "Bossy," and the famous Texas Steer quartette are a strong feature.
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SOCIETY
Continued from Twelfth Page.)

---------------~~--~- has been spending some time with Miss Elizabeth Shelley, will return home tomor row. Mss Shelley will go to Selma with Miss Arms trong and wtl be her guest. The Tuesday Afternoon Euchre club has disbanded for the Lenten season. The first meeting after Lent wifi be with Mrs. A. A clisby on Tuesday after Easter.
 
 Miss Agnes Carr, of Montgomery, is vis- fting her aunt, Mrs. Mary A. Rowlett 2213 Fourth avenue.
 Mrs. H. G. May gave a luncheon yester- day The guests were: Mrs. Frank Alex ander, Mrs. M N. Due Mrs. F. A. Dille, Mrs. Hanson of Macon, Miss GoodaH of Macon, Miss Bessie May of Montgomery.
 
 The services at the Southside Baptist church today will be unusually interesting. Mrs. Jacobs has returned from her visit turned from Cincinnati. The choir music will be very fine.
 Miss Henrietta Wilcox has returned from Memphis and Little Rock, where she has been spending part of the winter
 
 Miss Stockell and Miss Milner, of Nash vile, who have been the guests of their Miss Molly Jordan will return today from New Orleans.
 Mrs. A. G. Edwards is in Nashville.
 
 Mrs. Charles J. Smith entertained delight fully the Clionian club on Friday after noon for Mrs. Baron D. Grey. A delicious luncheon was served. Mrs. Smith was as- sisted in receiving by Miss Annie Smith and Miss Mary Louise Smith, Mrs. William B. Deedy presided at the coffee urns. Miss Minnie Barnes. of Demopolis Is wis., iting Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Parkes, 1912 Sev- enth avenue
 A number of the younger social set wild give @ dance at the Y. M. H. A. yooms in First Avenue tomorrow evening. The CO., tffion will be led by MT. Paul Smith. On Tuesday evening the Phoenx club wil1 tender its members and lady friends "eu- chre," the last of the season.
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RARE MUSIC.

r 7 The Juuita Glee Club, from Chicago, will be heard in con cert at Seals Hall Monday af- ternoon and evening. Tickets on sale at Norton's, Stones, Parker's, Nabers, Morrow & ,Sinnlge's and Seals store; ben- eft South Highland Presby- terian Church.
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The Christian

''The play Is not In an ordinary sense a dramatic version of ''The Christian" The author has taken the two principal charac
 tsrs of the novel, as well as the motive of their relations to each other, and made an independent drama of new incidents and fresh surroundings--just as he might have taken two characters from history and con-
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Richard Mansfield

Richard Mansfield comes on next Thurs day to the Jefferson theater. This is event. full in itself but if anything could add to the interest awakened by the coming of this great artist it is the announcement that he will present for us, with all the original splendor, his "Cyrano de Berge-
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Seeing Is Believing

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Utility GOne.

From the Chicago Tribune
 'Shadbort, don't like to be tale-bearer. but I heard Dingus say the other day he had no use for you.'' z
 Well. that's true I've quit lending him money"
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Help Wanted.

From the Chicago News
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has been spending some time with Miss Elizabeth Shelley, will return home tomor- row. Miss Shelley will go to Selma with Miss Armstrong and wilq be her guest.
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The Tuesday Afternoon Euchre club has disbanded for the Lenten season. The first meeting after Lent wifi be with Mrs. A. A. Clisby on Tuesday after Easter.
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Miss Agnes Carr, of Montgomery, is vis- fting her aunt, Mrs. Mary A. Rowlett, 2213 Fourth avenue.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-07-26
HANCOCK MAY GO TO TAKU.
The Big Transport May Go Direct
to the Chinese Port Instead of
by Way of NnEasaki.

Washington, July 23.-The war de-
partment is considering the advisable
ity of sending the Hancock, which
sails from San Francisco, July 2s, with
four BATTERIES of artillery and 500 ma
rines. direct to Taku, instead of Ma
gasali. These troops were to have
gone on the Meade, which sails August
/, but it has been decided, owing to the
urgent necessity of getting reinforce
nents to China, TO have the Hancock
make special trip. She will carry
stores and provisions only for the
troops in China. The Meade, on the
LIST proXimo, will take out one bat
TALON of the Fifteenth infantry, one
squadron of the Third cavalry, and one
company of engineers from West
Point, ir all, LII men and 60 officers.
The Garonne, carrying two squad
rons Of the First cavalry and 100 re-
cruitc. IS officers and $50 men. will
sail from Seattle the same day for Ma
gasald. The place of the Hancock,
which was originally scheduled TO sail
August 10, will be taken by the War
rem, if she arrives at San Francisco in
time. She will take out two squad
rons of the Ninth cavalry and recruits,
III all, AZ officers and 1,242 men.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-07-26
FOREIGN.

War is in progress in China, although
not officially declared. The measure OF
responsibility of the imperial govern
ment for the massacres has not been
established, but the international allies
appear fully determined to deal out
suitable punishment. President Nc.
Kinley has returned to Washington 10
consider the serious situation, and may
decide TO call an extra session of con-
gress.
American athletes won seven out OF
ten events in contests for worlds anna
teur championships at Paris.
Col. Liscum, of the Ninth United
States infantry, and Capt. Davis, of the
United States marines. were killed with
many of their men in a battle at Ten
tsin in which the allied forces were re-
pulsed by Chinese.
Gen. Macarthur has sent 1000 addi-
tional troops from Manila TO reinforce
The Americans now in China.
When the war in South Africa is
over 10000 Beers, chiefly naturalized
citizens of the Transvaal, will emigrate
w NA4N ChAASN DAdhNSs
A rich strike of gold was made on the
headwnters of the Stewart river in
British Columbia.
The Colombian government has cap
tured all the war vessels of the revo-
Iutionists.
In fierce battle the allied forces at
Tientsin routed the Chinese and cap
tured the city. China has declared war
on Russia, having invaded Siberian ter
ritory and bombarded the Russian town
of Blagovechensk, on Amur river.
England and France warn China that
the life of high official will be taken
for every life sacrificed in the massacre
at Picking.
Minister WI received dispatch in
Washington from Chinese ENJOYS say
ing foreigners in Picking were we'll on
July 0. but the statement is not be-
lieved.
A buoy marked by the Inflated An
dree expedition was found near the
coast of Iceland.
Russia has handed the Chinese en-
voy at St. Petersburg his passports
and requested him to leave the coun-
try.
The transport Thomas with seven
officers and 800 recruits for the Seven
tenth infantry arrived at Manila.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-07-26
Personal AND POLITICAL.

The middle-of-the-road populists o.
North Dakota have put full state
ticket in the field, headed by c. G. Ma
jor for governor.
The National League of Republican
Clubs met in St. Paul.
The socialist labor party in Indiana
nominated a full state ticket headed by
Philip Il. More, of indianapolis, for gov
ernor.
Kentucky republicans have nomi-
mated for governor Hon. John W.
Yerkes, of Danville.
Gov. Roosevelt opened the republic
an national campaign in an address be-
fore the National Republican league
convention at st. Paul.
Eugene Debs denies that he will with
draw as the presidential candidate OF
the social democrats.
The democrats nominated Jospeh T.
Day for congress in the Eighth Indi'
ana district and Roman I. Jarvis in the
Fourth Michigan district.
Isaac Miller Hamilton, of Illinois,
was elected president OF The League ol
Republican Clubs by reclamation.
Idaho republicans nominated D. w.
Standred, of Bannock, for governor,
and John T. Morrison, of Canyon, for
congress.
John H. Gear, United States senator
from Iowa, was buried in Aspen Grove
cemetery at Burlington, his home city.
Michael Murphy died in Greencastle,
Ind. aged 1O4 years.
North Dakota democrats have nomi-
mated NJ. A. Wippoimann, of Richland.
for governor.
Kentucky democrats have nomi-
mated j. w. Beckham, the present in
cumbent, for governor.
Sydney Edgerton, aged So years, died
in Akron, o. He was the first justice
of the supreme court of Idaho and the
first governor of Montana.
Florida republicans have nominated
j. y. Combs, of Franklin county, for
governor.
The democrats of the Eleventh Illi-
nois district have nominated f. A. Hol-
ly for congress.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-07-26
Our Postal business.

Washington, July 23.-During the
last fiscal year there were issued by
the post Office department: Ordinary
postage stamps-Number, 1858, 143, $50;
value, SO, 1928, 79O; stamp books-2 $685.
o4O; S71o,s4s; special delivery stamps
6.94O. $50; 1904, O65; postage due stamps
-2O,ae9,4 1O; 1851, 265; ordinary stamped
envelopes-231, 153, 900; 4,495,O45; spe-
cial request envelopes-437 AIS, ESQ; S.
oaa,224; newspaper wrappers-3s,9 22,-
75o; $455, $50; postal cards-5s7, us, ESQ;
$5,956,655.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1900-07-26
A PR(V|DENT|AL ESCAPE.
A Miracle That the Steamship Cam
pania Wasn't Destroyed with
All on Board.
EMBLETOA LOADED WITH EXPLOSIVES.
Had the Point of Impact Been n Lit
tie Further Forward or Art n
Terrific Explosion Must Have Oc-
Cured and the Big Steamer
Blown TO Pieces.


New York, July 23.-The Herald s
London correspondent, describing the
Compania- Embleton collision, says:
"Dr. j. Warren, a passenger from
'Iew York, said that he looked out of
his statercom port hole when he heard
the crash. In moment he saw the
wrecked ship sliding past the Cam
pania, and he rushed on deck. All was
confusion on the deck. The Companies
passengers had rushed out of their
staterooms without dressing.
"Women were i'll Mysteries" he said.
81 saw two sailors of the wrecked bark
clinging to an overturned lifeboat.
They were two of those saved. Five
others, am told, were found together,
clinging to spar. When we struck
the bark the wooden topmast began
to fall. The lookout in the crows nest
thought the whole nest was going. He
jumped Tor his life into the sea. He
was picked up by lifeboat. The APP
prentice boy from the bark told me
that his captain, upon rushing on deck,
cried: Livery man for himself
The Norwegian jumped from the bow
of the bark. He was undoubtedly
crushed i'll the collision.
This boy said it was miracle the
Cdmpania had not been blown to
pieces. The boy said:
"'We were carrying lot of dyna-
mite and gunpowder to New Zealand.
Our cargo of explosives was distribut-
ed fore and aft. She was struck amid
ships. Had the collision occurred
either fore or aft, the Campania would
surely have been destroyed"