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A knit goods manufacturer whose
rise in the business world has been re-
markable, he now standing near the
top In his line of industry. although
only few years since working as a
common mill hand at rs cents day
is Robert MacKinnon Of Little Falls,
N. Y. Mr.. MacKinnon's great sue
cess was brought about by his own
energy and perseverance. and it is
conceded that as yet he has not at
tanned the limit in his endeavors. Now
nearly completion in Little Falls is
q mammoth structure for manufacture
ing purposes. which was built by Mr..
MacKinnon. and this. when completed.
will be the largest plant in the world
for his special line OF business. man
aged by a single individual. Its cost
will be 500. 900.
Mr.. MacKinnon Is only Al years OF
age. He is a native Of Cohoes. Be
ing thrown on his own resources early
In life, he entered a mill and. though
ambitious to acquire an education. was
compelled to remain there until event
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Able Men In ob.curi.y.

An able man can make himself a.
most anything that he will. Il Is mel
aneholy to think how many epic poets
have been lost in the tea trade, how
many dramatists Though the age OF
the drama has passed. have wasted
their genius In great mercantile and
mechanical enterprises. know a man
who might have been the poet, the es-
sayist perhaps the critic Of this coun-
Try, who chose to become q county
judge, to sit day after day upon q
bench In an obscure corner Of the
world, listening to wrangling lawyer
and prevaricating witnesses. prefer
Ing to Judge his fellow-men rather
than eniighten them.-Charles Dudley
Warner.
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STRAIGHT FRONT.
Writer SPEAKS Of str.ia Of wenen,s
Corssfa

Writer Speaks Of Strain Of wenen's
C0rsetA
Every one knows that q portly wo-
man who wears tight old-fashioned
corsets always bends her spinal col
umn In at the waist and at the should
ers, that she tips her chin up and
crooks her neck, and 30 gets a lump
on the back of It. All this is because
her abdomen is too large to be held
inside the frightened belt or the corset
steels, 30 that she IL unable 70 hold
her chest mp In the proper place. Any
one without strong abdominal muscles
can prove the truth Of this for herself
by trying an experiment when un-
dressed. Put q tight belt round the
waist 30 that 1t presses on the upper
part Of the abdomen. One wants to
bend over to relieve the strain. Put q
bandage or something that lifts the
abdomen from below, and see how In
stinctiveiy one straightens the should
ers and throws out the chest. The
spinal column Is then erect Doctors,
S0o~AoAb VI pAyoACaA CuAluIcs anu ~
structors In hygiene have all attacked
the corset, thinking II 70 blame for
certain bad results. Some persons
have abandoned corsets altogether, bur
no one who has grown stout without
them has been able to hold the weight
Of the abdomen and keep TIE body IN
proper position-at least no one who |
attempted TO wear the modern dress.
The value Of the straight-front cor
set, . corset which has been evolved
through many mistakes. and out Of
many endesvors. lies In the fact that
the abdomen Il supported and all the
body above the waist line II len free
md unrestralned- The corset touches
nothing in front above ths waist line. |
Ifuch care must be exercised IN putting |
me q these eorssts on. The laces |
Ihouid Be united and Ioosened, and |
never lei fastened from one time 70 |
mother. Afisr the corset has bssn
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Motor Posts In Australia.

A frequent difficulty encountered by
postal authorities in Australia is the
cheap and expeditions delivery OF
mails in outlying localities. Many OF
these places are hundreds OF miles
from the nearest railway line. and the
route is apt to be through drouth-
stricken country, where the dry roads
are at times impossible even by cam
els. This is conspicuOusly the case in
tropical Queensland. But the govern
ment Of that colony has risen to the
emergency. and has decided to try the
experiment Of dispatching mails to
''out back" by motor car. The result
is likely to be awaited with interest in
other places than Queensland.-Lon-
don Daily Mail.
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EAGLE AS AN EMsLe~

Selected omcIaIIy by the Un,,..
In June. I5s2.
The selection of the eagle a.
uonal emblem by. the United S,.,-
was officially made in June, 17Sg Wnr-
John Adams was in England
Q governmental mission. he formed -.
acquaintance Of Sir John PrestvioS
an accomplished antiquarian. ID
one day mentioned that his conr,--
men had not decided upon a nation,
eoat-of-arms. The baronet suggas,.s
that an escutcheon bearing tbirss.
vertical stripes, white and red. win
the chief blue, and spang,ed with tbI,-
teen stars, would make a fine davi..
and he thought 1t would give IL mo-,
consequence to place this shield ~
the breast Of displayed Amer;c,n
eagle without supporters, as emblem.
attic Of self reliance. Meanwhile ,
committee Of the continental congrs-
had been discussing the matter a, 4,
seal for the United States, and a.
June Is. 1852, referred the matter 4.
its secretary, Charles Thomson, wAo
obtained several designs from William
Barton OF Philadelphia. None Of thss,
was entirely satisfactory, and at La,
the secretary reported to congress a
device which combined some Of Bar.
toms ideas with those Of Sir job,
Prestwich, which Thomson had receIy.
ed from Adams. On June 20, 1882 Ii,
great seal Of the United States Of Am.
erica, with the escutcheon on Tia
breast Of the American eagle display.
ed proper, and in his dexter talon an
olive branch, and in his sinister bun
die OF thirteen arrows, all proper"
was adopted.-New York Weekly.
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RAILROAD TRAMPS.
Weary wnIss Hate Work and Like tS
Travel.

Weary wnlRs Hate Work and Like to
Travel.
The Importance or the railroad
tramp nuisance is indicated by the
fact that it is made the subject OF the
leading article in the investors sup
plement" of the Commercial and
Financial Chronicle. an issue Of over
$50 pages. The estimate of Josiah
Flynn that 10000 tramps steal rides
nightly and 10000 more are lettering
around railroad yards is quoted, to-
gether with his estimate that each or
the 10000 tramps in the country trav-
els on an average Of fifty miles a day.
which, for 100 days in the year, means
1900. 600 miles of free transportation
annually, which at two cents a mile
would represent paying travel of S6,-
100000. The free rides are, however,
OF slight Importance compared with
the extensive pilfering Of freight and
personal damage claims arising
through accidents to tramps while tres
passing. The Commercial and F1nan-
cial Chronicle advises railroads to
adopt the plan Of the Pennsylvania
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The west is to lose one of its best
known citizens within few days. Mel
Vile E. Stone. who has been init
mately connected with the business
life of Chicago tor thirty years, is
going to take up his residence in New
York City and his family will accom-
pany him. This is one Of the results
or the suppression Of the trust" fea-
ture in Associated Press contracts by
the supreme court Of Illinois.
Mr.. Stone, who is the general man
ager Of the Associated Press, is COM
PEELED to take this step on account of
the transferrence of the headquarters
OF the association to the eastern me-
tropolis.
Melville e. Stone came to Chicago
with his father. a Methodist minister,
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The late Friedrich Nietzsche's So
journ in Turin in the year 1887 is de-
scrfbed in the last number Of the
Nuova Antologia. He spent most OF
his time reading and writing. and sell
dom left without telling the landlady
to be careful not to touch his books
and papers. The first symptoms of
his mental infirmities showed them
selves one day when he caused great
commotion in the street by hugging a
horses neck and refusing to be parted
till the police arrested him. Prot
Overlook was summoned and the
patient was taken to his home
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The LARGEST CAKE.
Frederick william I RsEaIed His Army
with u.

Frederick William RECALLED His Army
with u.
Last Christmas, in one part OF Lon
don, there was on view an enormous
cake that lowered almost to the ceiling
OF the confectioner's shop. It was
made to represent a fortress, and
weighed more than 1000 pounds. In
its composition had been used 600
pounds OF -four. 400 pounds of butter,
400 pounds Of sugar, 600 pounds OF
icing sugar, 900 pounds of currants.
$50 pounds of sultanas, 300 pounds Of
candied peel. 200 pounds of almonds
and 5000 eggs. Gigantic, however. as
was this cake, 1t cannot be compared
with that which in June, 1870, Fred
erick William /. RECALLED his army. Az
ter a huge repast Of beef, wine and
beer had been partaken of, the guests.
to the number Of 10000, saw approach
ing an immense car drawn by eight
horses, on which reposed a monster
cake, eighteen yards long. eight yards
broad and one-half yard thick. 1t
contained, among other ingredients,
thirty-six bushels of -four, 200 gallons
of milk, one ton Of butter. one ton Of
yeast and 5000 eggs. The soldiers,
who had already eaten a hearty meal,
were able to devour only a portion Of
this extraordinary cake. so to their aid
were summoned the people from the
towns and villages in the neighbor-
hood, among whom it was distributed
till not a morsel remained.
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hooked and the garters fastened to the
stockings in front, the corset should
be pulled down. Some skill and force
arc required for this, the idea being 70
1T the corset about the hips. Then the
hands should be put in between the
corset and the body and the abdomen
lifted into position. as though the cor
set were playing the part of bandags.
After this the tightening should begin,
but always about the abdomen, the
tightening above the belt only serving
to bring the corset into position, not
to cramp the figure in the least-Har-
pers Bazaar.
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road. which employs a regular force Of
eighty-three men to keep the cars and
yards clear Of the undesirable class.
The success Of the plan is shown In
that the company pays $4,000 a year
less for its police arrangements than
before 1t adopted it. The adoption Of
the plan by all important roads would
not only be Of benefit to them but to
the country. 1t is we'll known that
most tramps are what they are partly
because Of hatred Of work and partly
because they like to travel The re-
moving Of easy facilities for transport
tation would reduce the number enor-
mously.
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ually fortune smiled upon him. AT
the age of 81 he began the study OF
law, but was unable to continue be-
cause OF lack OF funds. His first ven
ture as a manufacturer was when. Is
years ago, he and two partners Dor
rowed $1,000 and started a small knit
perintendency of her brothers vast
interests.
A pleasing feature in connection
goods business in Little Falls. They
were successful and the capacity OF
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There is Roman Catholic priest In
the West who has a parish which In
larger than all ireland. He ID Rev. ].
3. Hayes, and his parish includes a
part Of Montana and North Dakota,
and stretches for hundreds Of miles
through Wyoming. During the first
year Of his priesthood he travelled over
10000 miles, and on one occasion rode
i4s miles by train. IS miles By stage,
and 215 miles on horseback 10 bsptize
q chfld.
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FROM BRYAN'S OWN CITY
Comes . Startling story-An Open L..
ter That win Cause q Sensation

Comes . Startling story-An Open L..
ter That VIII Cause . Sensation.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. S.-(Sp1cial)-
At No. 2115 D street, this city. is Ii.
B. 4 NJ. wallpaper house. b & NJ"
are the initial letters of the proprie-
tors. Mr.. A. c. Bonsor and Mr.. O. z
Myers. The senior partner. Mr. Bon
sor. is a well-known and highly re-
spected citizen. and no one has ever
doubted his truthfulness. 1t is. there
fore, the pronounced opinion in Lin
coin and the state generally that TIE
significant and very strong statements
made in Mr.. Bonsor's letter will n
unchallenged. After explaining bib
willingness that the matter be given
the fullest possible publicity In the
public interest, Mr.. Bonsor proceeds:
/ have suffered untold misery and
pain for over ten years. My kidneys
were diseased. / tried many so-calIsd
remedies, but they did me no good.
saw an advertisement of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and bought some, and COM
menced to use them at once. had
not been taking them three days beforS
! began to improve For years had
not had one good nights sleep. and
before the first box Of the Dodd's Kid
ney Pills were all used. l could sleep
all night without pains. l am nov
completely cured. and have not a pain
or ache left. l cannot recommend
Dodd's Kidney Pills too highly. for
they are unexcelled as a kidney rem
edy. Yours truly,
A. C. BONSOR,
No. 2115 o street, Lincoln, Neb.
Dodd's Kidney Pills always eurG
soc box. All dealers.
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some months ago government pen
sioner died In ireland. His widow
ssnt In . bin for funeral expenses
amounting to $s2s7. TIE government
auditor found some faw In the bin.
declined to 80, K" It and ordered an
Investigation. The red tape and incl
dental expenses OF the investigates
cost something like 81 900, but the wid-
cw's am has finally been thrown cut.
The government Il ont more than a.
80 in the matter, but, then. there must
Be something to keep the elsrks busy.
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ANTICIPATES win be interested to
hear Of the discovery, near Leba, in
Pomerania, Of q Viking ship in a toll
srsble state Of preservation. The YES
~ ID ~ test In length. The upper
part was found imbedded in swamp
ground, and was ina very dilapidated
condition, but the lower part, which
was buried In sand under the marShy
SOIL was perfectly intact The ship
has been conveyed to Stettin. and win
Be deposited In the museum there.
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prominent Chicagoan and Manager Of
the Associated Press, who Will Move
to New York;
in 1860. and attended the public
schools. He graduated from the high
school in 1867. He was not long idle,
for in 1869 he purchased an interest In
q foundry and machine shop, of which
he became the sole proprietor one
year later. The great fire of 1871 de-
stroyed the plant and left Mr.. Stone
heavily in debt. Overwork forced him
to seek rest and he Travelled in the
south, returning to accept the posi-
ton of assistant editor of the Evening
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The German soldier has seven uni
forms respectively worn in the follow
ing occasions-for war. for the imps-
rial parade, for ordinary parade, for
Sundays, for street promsnade, for the
daily exercise and drill, and for sum
mer. He must be able to don any Of
these on short notice. The outfit for
war must have as much care - the
one worn most frequently. Jet not one
In hundred ever has oecasion to ne
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Several RAILROADS eentering In Du-
luth and having lands for settlement
have organized a movement to estab-
lish colonies on these lands. Several
representatives from northern France
have been looking over the ground
with a view of establishing considera-
Bile settlements Of their c6untrymen
there. Carlton, Pine and st. Louis
counties are specially under consider
alton by these agents.
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Genenl Wood Is the suncient an
thority f0r the statement that Cuha
presents signal opportunities 70 enter
Drising young Americans who have
some capital and knowledge Of farm
ing Aside from the raising Of cocoa,
coffee Or tobacco market gardening
promises good chances. The sou d
wonderfully productive. and the sin
and inanstry Of the American fArmsr
should make Cuba Ne winter garden
~ the United States The climate. .
Generd Wood says. IS no mons I'M
pomsortsbls In hot weather than that
= ths Southern States. and he further
eassrts thar reports of discoptsut and
hatred q Americans. and snspici0ns
e tie American government, e sssn
= - Dress. IRE absolutely incorrsst
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Just previous to the recent election a
Tennessee editor foolishly ventured on
q forecast Of coming events and invited
his readers to watch the result and see
how far he missed. In his latest issue
he manfuIly owned up as follows: I'VE
are now able to state We missed 1t by
exactly the space between the Atlantic
and the Pacific oceans east and west
and from the great lakes to the Gulf
OF Mexico north and south"
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A short time ago an old Viking ship
was discovered in the valley Of the Lea
at Tottenham, where the East London
Water Company is making new reser-
]oirs. A still more ancient boat has
been found about eight feet below the
surface, In the form of "dug-out ca
noe" about fourteen feet long, repre-
senting, according to antiquarians,
''the second stage in the history Of
shipbuilding."
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The domestic goose holds about the
same honored place in the nntritivs
economy Of Germany that the most
delicately favored and patrician tur-
key does In that Of the United States.
1t 10 the standard luxury Of the Ger
man people, and during nine months
OF the year forms the principal feature
OF the table at festive as well as every
day entertainments.
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Cats are having bad time In Ger
many Just now. Ten thousand rur-
lined great coats and as many each Of
fur gloves and CATERS have been or
dered for the troops in China, and
pussy has 20 shed her skin for all. For
every great coat fourteen cat skins
are used.
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Compressed Air Burglar Alarm.

A London plumber has arranged q
new system Of burglar alarm by means
Of compressed air. When the modern
Bill Sykes opens a window or door.
the compressed air blows a police
mans whistle and lights an electric
lamp to act as guide. so that the man
in blue shall know where he Is
wanted.
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sUIIus ,. rA1LoR, Editor s.A P.su.A.A

An election bet OF steer against
. So conn issrecorded in KansaaI In
Indiana It is unlawful to bet on a
election. and the penalty for 50 doing
b to pay q sum ranging from the
amount bet to one twice as great 10 the
school fund.
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North C.rol,n. N.rr0 Ho.DI,,L

R. ]. Reynolds has given $4,000. half
the amount needed for the construe-
ton and operation Of a negro hospital
at Winston-Salem, N. c. The negroes
Of the state have raised the remainder
Of the $4,000. The hospital will b
operated in connection with the Slater
Industrial school.
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The Russian government grants sub
sides for the purpose Of helping new
settlers This money is spent in en-
couraging farming and Embarrassing.
Subyentions are given for the first six
years During the following ten years
these subYentions must be repaid IN
yearly payments. Since 1894 $2,605, 500
has been spent in that way.
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classes. Here the millionaire's son and
the workingman's son stand shoulder
to shoulder. learning to see things
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Remember that your brushes need .
weekly washing and a daily airing.
Never leave them on the toilet table
where the dust and germs In the roo3
can fall on them.
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Jell-O, the New Dessert.
pleases all the family. Four fiaVors:-
Lemon, Orange. Raspberry and Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. TTJ
IL today.
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HE QUITS THE WEST.
MELVILLE E. STONE TO RESIDE
IN THE EAST.

Manager OF Associated Press Has Spent
Thirty Years of An Active Business
Life IN Chicago as Editor and
Banker
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It's a poor picture that attracts less
attention than the frame
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: Mms. Marcella ssmbrieh has given
. farewell performances In Berlin and
Il now reorEanizing her company for
Q tour Of the United States. Il Il
now tvsnty-thres years since the
-0alician songhlrds made her debut IN
4 puritani" st Athens. but her voice
retains al the purity and power Of her
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Martha and Lucia days in Dresden and
London. Her hrst appearances In
America was a. q member Of Abbsy's
italian Opera company In 1884, when
the compass OF her voice and the bril-
lance Of her execution produced Q
genuine sensation in the cities Of thls
country.
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A. C. BON

No. 2115 o street, Lincoln, Neb
Dodd's Kidney Pills always eurG
soc a box. All dealers.
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yesterday and moved them 20 his home
at 10 West seventy-hrst street OLD
Har1 also had his goods. the sccumula-
lions OF nearly forty-nv years, bundled
up. and they were taken to his homo at
- Madison avenue.
After the Hart family had been
turned out by Receiver Grant, a confer.
ence was held In Henry Harris house
at which were present. Messrs. Hart.
Elias and Andrews ami Mrs. Ksyser,
The consultation was Ions one. but
nothing cSuld be learned AZ 10 intended
action, II amy was considered.
when The Evening World reporter
called there this morning word was sen,
down that Mr.. Hart did not care to talk
any more for publication.
HE thinks too much has already been
printed In the newspapers about Third
Avenue" was the message returned.
Wesley harrington, the public &C.
counsant employed by Receiver Grant
10 investigate the books OF the Third
Avenue Company. was at work from
early this morning with 4 corps Of as
sis,antL He realised that he had a
big job before him. and II will require
night ana day work to have n report
ready BY March H. when the temporary
receiver "a TO make his statement TO the
Court.
II can say nothing about what tie ex.
per,s are doing" sa!i AIR. Grant when
questioned. THE report will be made to
the Court on March "A. when my appoint
ment ~ temporary receiver expires. In
the meantime will max. no public an.
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malls and a stinsning OF the Royal scois
and Royal Artillery nfteen-pourpi
guns. was nEhiinE two days north Of
Dordreehi trying to force the passages
OF Lshusehaynes Mex. lie holds too
commanding positions at Dordresh, on
the side OF a range Of kopjes. The Bosss
are In ZONE strength. The Casualties Of
the coloniais we're seven killed and tnir-
" wounded. The Royal Scots had four
wounded.
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DAVIS NAMED.

Ha threw suspicion on Editor Char,es
!. Dsvia. Wlts whom Oosi.n had some
dimculty and who 10 said TO be frieni
OF JsDes r. katne.
uosfn declared ne could produce eft.
nesses 10 prove that the eiltoP had RAds
stafements 10 several persons IN eofor.
ense to the application for the Sspoini.
He. 1ofsoves. dselarsi that thsss vves
two ifrth.seyAsis. the nfsl one ~.
ver.,ef srnm poss-Oflce b~x ifSs ~
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'tsuti-e~eker ~ box lee 10 ~.s
certain Il Was Davis. hecpvse ~ -s,'s
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Qave him the adyertiss0snt. dool1N ~
fusshes 6eelared that ~ NJ 8 VySsSSS
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self." 0esefn y allsg0d TO have "a
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thing fcs his ttovble. ! have seeS n
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ttcee9 cr have ny nssss nsaiioscd q
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nay b. weS &c ssplala that novSu
had espeeea In bis paesS iAs 0slhelo &
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PRAISE FOR THE WORLD.

The performance Of "sapho' was stop.
ped last night BY the police. chief
Devery sent word to the theatre that
arrests would follow a further produce
tion OF the play and upon the advice
OF Mr.. Hummei the play was discon.
tinued.
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray" will be
put On Tonight and continued until
further notice.
Nothing but CONNIE ndation Of The
Worlds stand can be heard abou, town,
The World took the stand that 'Bapho''
was an immoral play and vas an Of.
tense TO public deceney. The testimony
Of World reporters and Others proved
tina, TO the satisfaction Of Magistrate
Mott. with the result that the osYendius
producers OF this immoral play are nov
out on bail. after having been hsid for
trial
The big rush for refunds really h~Gan
this morning at the theatre. Holders Of
tickets Tor future performs noes besisesd
the box-ofics and clamored for their
money. keeping the agen, as busy - q
teller during run on n hank.
The advance sale " seats II said 10
approximate Wo.W.