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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
STOLE
$4,000 IN
STAMPS
Robbers Broke Open Safe IN
Postofflcs al Moodus and
Escaped With Booty.

Moodus Conn, Oct ls.--Robbers crack
ed a safe in the postofhce here some time
after midnight and departed unseen and
unheard by any OF the residents with
$1,000 worth OF stamps and Si20 ina cnsh
from the money order drawer and the
postal funds No mail in the office was
disturbed
The'postofhce occupies part OF a busi-
ness block in tho centre OF the town En-
trance was gained by forcing in the front
door With the aid of tools which they
secured from a blacksmith shop in the
village they smashed the combination
lock of the safe and blew the door of
with nitro glycerine.
Blankets stolen from stable were
wrapped about the safe To mufiie the
sound of the explosion which was not
loud enough 10 awaken any of the people
living nearby,
II was not until 6l5 this morning. when
the assistant postmaster went 90 the Of
fics that he break was discovered The
robbers by that time were presumably
far away from the village. leaving no
trace OF the manner or direction OF their
going II is believed however. that the
robbery was the work % n gang which
has recently broken into two banks In
this state.
The Moodgs office Is sccond-class one,
doing considerable business on account OF
The presence OF large medical firm In
town.
The presence OF so many stamps IN the
safe Is accounted for by the fact tina
the office had just received fresh con-
signment OF them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Joseph Murphy has achieved a national
reputation az a legitimate actor OF SUI
perlor qualities. and much OF that reputa-
tion has been gained by his work in the
play shaun Rhue." which will be seen a I
the New Empire Theatre next week
Without going into technical details IL
may be said that the work alluded to
consists OF hfe-like. original and pic
turesque representations. first. OF a mas
cular. clear-headed. witty and brave
young Irish lad Larry Donovan; and.
second, Of burly, open-hearted. fun
loving and whiskey-using North of ire
land man of middle age. known as Red
John (Shaun Rhue). The two types are
strong sketches OF Irish character as
drawn by Mr.. Murphy. and they stand as
patterns for straight-out Irish chara cter
acting. The pretty Irish play about these
two characters is full of music. pre-.
clean sentiment, and a whole room fun
of jollity. fun and exciting situations.
John r. Ryan, who plays Job" the
negro preacher at Big Bend, in "Thc
White Slave" this season, has played
Uncle Tom" over one thousand times
His success In Job" equals that OF
Charles White. Milt Barlow and w. j
Scanlon, who, by the way. was the origin
ator of the part. The play will be seen
usiext week at the New Park Theatre.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
SOLDIERS FEUD.
Worcastors Attack Ourhams at
The Camp at AIdorshot.

London. Oct 1s.-The long standing feud
between the Durham and Worcester Reg
iments Of Infantry eliminated last night
in a serious ARRAY At Aldershot, when the
worcesters. with fixed bayonets and BAH
cartridges. attacked the quarters OF the
Durhams.
Severe hghting followed. during which
many Of the men were injured A mum
Der OF the Durhsms are suffering from
dangerous bayonet wounds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
A CHAT ABOUT KelTH'S.

Did n ever occur To you that IL isn't al
WAYS the material OF an artists act that
makes the hit with the audience so
much AS II is the way the act is put to-
gether and presented? This is admirably
Illustrated by several acts at Keith's this
week Kara. for instance does some mar
velous juggling. bat his work alone would
lack finish were ~ not for the comedy
element introduced ny really clever as
sistant. Then, too. kara's act has very
fue setting A club billiard room. showing
billiard table. bar. and other accessories,
forming an effective background for his
clever work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
CHASE
AFTER
EL0PERS.
II Was lively but tho Youth
fuI Couple Were Finally
United.

Baltimore. Oct Is-Miss Mary Adine
Tompkins, daughter of Mrs r. ". Henry.
OF Richmond, and n member OF one Of the
first families Of Virginia. eloped with Or.
Alexander S. Foster a Young dental
graduate Of Union. S. G.. and yesterday
the couple were married after a series OF
thrilling adventures.
DIR. Foster Is Just twenty-one. Miss
Tompkins. who is quite handsome is not
quite seventeen. They met by chance
and Immediately fell In love. Their troth
was pledged. but they decided not 10
marry untn the young dentist should
have acquired practice.
Miss Tomnkins mother and stcpfsther
are RESPONSIBLE for the change i'm the
plan. The old folks decided that the girl
should marry another man. one whom she
did not love. To avoid this the eiope-
ment wss planned.
WIRED THEY WERE MARRIED.
The couple ran on 10 Washington Sat
urdaN, hut reached there TOO late IN the
day To get a marriage license. TO throw
the old folks OFF The track they wired
oack TO Richmond that they had been
married. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry at once
hurried 20 Washington. bat the young
folks kept secluded until this morning.
when they came 70 Baltimore. but only
~ lillh AihN an OIOel lhN pfetrutn AIfIt
10 deny them license. A detective was
at the court house 20 watch
This made another change OF plans
necessary. The elopers hired "A carriage
and pair and started for Towson The
police arrived Just TOO late 10 stop them.
but sent messenger boy ON bicycle in
pursuit The elopers discovered this and
picked out the toughest streets. The boy,
however. hung on until he fell from his
wheel exhausted. lie at once notified the
mounted police, who took up the pursuit,
reaching Towson five minutes after the
elopers had got their license.
THREW POLICE OFF THE TRACK.
The police would have been IN time 10
stop the carriage bat for the country Deo-
pie. who purposely sent them in a wrong
direction BY the time the police had
discovered their mistake and returned the
couple were leaving the parsonage husS
band and wife.
The police placed the young couple un-
der arrest. and the bridal coach returned
20 the city with a mounted policeman on
either side. The stepfather was met on
the way and the mother was found in
CHIEF of Detectives Humphreys office.
The bride upbraided the stepfather for
wanting 10 marry her to man she did
mot love, after which there waS rrrtrttt1f
forgiveness, and IL was decided that the
entire party should return 90 Richmond
tomorrow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
A REMEDY FOR THE GRIPPE.

A remedy recommended for patients ar
ricted with the Grippe ~ KEMP'S BAL
SAM. which Is especially adapted for the
throat aud lungs Don't wait for the first
SYMPTOMS % the disepsr. get a bottle to-
DAY and fcrn n for use The moment ~ ls
needed ~ neglected the grippe has n
tendency 10 t,ing on pneumonia KEMP =
BALSAM prevents this uy Keeping the
cough loose and the lungs free from In
nammation. All druggists sell KEMP y
BAI.SAM at eoc. and tyc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
Magic Hair Stain

For brown or black: prepared nv
GEORGE ORMSBY. Wig Maker md
700 fremont street. Boston.
{ Is simple safe and easily applied. con.
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'ou viii never use any other BLASD-
Nc a BLAND1NG. "A weybosset street;
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

Now. had hara done his work With an
unadorned stage. and without his remark
ably clever assistant, ] would have said
wonderful. but monotonous;' as II was.
nv attention was not detracted from his
performance for = single instant ann !
thought. "a great act Wonderful Jug
CLING And what relief To hnd an act
uarv funny vein or comedy running
through il" Likewise Mile Olive. even
the gentlemen. and perhaps they even
more than We like to sec a well dressed
woman. and Mile Olive is more than
that. she dresses gorReously and with per-
fec, taste that quite won the adaptation
of both sexes on Monday afternoon. The
vaudeville acts of this era Of fasudious-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
TWO KILLED.
Brakeman Lost Their Lives In
Collision on Pennsylvania Road

Philadelphia. octls.-Two freight trains
on the Pennsylvania Railroad collided
late last night in this city and Michael
o'Hara snc John Rothermel, brakemen.
were killed.
The men we're thrown from the top Of
the car on which they were riding Roth
ermel was killed instantly and OHars
died on the way 70 the hospital.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

Mile. Olive. too presents her act well
When she first appeared upon the STAGE
Monday afternoon. the first thing that at
tracted my attention was the very eNaui-
site costume she wore, and the daintiness
or her appearance ss whole. As her
work progressed, however. ] became In
te-ested 10 note that her daintiness eN-
tended into even the minutest detail OF
her work, also.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
THE CHARTER OF THE
Manrtae'ursrs Jrus, Company.
70 Wssfn,insfeY Street,

n express terms givss - dspossors The security q Do
double liability Of Ito stockhoderA
ACTIVE ACCOUNTS Of INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS
and CORPORATIONS will receive promp, and liberal
treatment.
Money deposited on PARTIcTPATIoN ACCOUNT
will draw interest good investment rates and will have
the security Of the capital and surplus OF the Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

ness must be pleasing 10 the eye in order
TO win success
Apropos Mile. Olive. some one told
me today that she was the first person
10 Introduce into this country the famous
plate throwing specially Of the August
Family. Harding and An sid do very
funny travesty on this act.
By-the-bye. aid YOU know that Harding
and All Sid were the originate OF their
line OF work. acrobstic comedy, How
much we vaudeville lovers owe 10 them,
Many good acvohat would today be do
Ing a dull act were ~ not for the idea given
them by Harding and An Sid whereby
acrobatic acts are relieved by comedy
And YET, although they have countless
number of imitators C'imitaiion Is the
sincerest form OF natteryl they certain
~ can easily hold their place OF irst
among acts OF this kind.
Don't you think Sidney Drew 10 a bet
ter actor than his brother John? ! do. In
fact. ! really think he is far too good for
vaudeville There is refinement and
subiility about his humor that is perfect
~ delicious, and h.s artistic tres stment OF
comedy lines is as refreshing as IL is
rare.
heard rather interesting little story
about Mrs. Sidney Drew the other day.
soon after she and Mr.. Drew forsook the
legitimate for vaudeville. they appeared
in little playlet called Love Finds a
way" in which Mrs. Drew had some
business of fainting 20 do which effective
~ she used 10 grow paler and paler. by
the use of successive applications OF
powder. AS she could not leave the stage,
powder puns were concealed in certain
chairs OF the setting--a drawing room
scene-thus enabling Mrs Drew's 10 sur
reptitiously add 30 her paror II so hap
pened that Mrs. Drews maid had beer
given her dismissal, and 90 get even
she planned a pretty revenge. The maid
knew what chair Mrs. Drew used towar ls
the climax OF the act. and her spite sug-
gested putting burnt cork In the box.
Fortunately for both maid and actress,
Mrs Drew discovered the changed com
plexion or her powder pun just as she
was about 10 apply IL.
THE MATINEE GIRL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16
!!.:!.heatres. g!

Kirke la shelle, who. though very
Young man, has established himself as
one OF the most successful anc influential
Of the New York theatrical managers, be-
heves most hrmly In the law that older
men than he have discovered. that elabo-
rate and costly scenic, and costume equip
ments are a silt edge investment i'm con-
nection with any first-class production
tie attributes much OF the success OF his
pretty opera comique. The Prin-
cess chic" in which his new
star. Marguerite sylvia has met such
great favor. 10 the fact that every possi-
bic or conceivable device was used In
giving II a rich and strikingiy beautiful
scenic and sartorial mounting IL has be-
come famous as THE SOS 600 Production"
and this glowing figure is not an exagser-
alton.
The scenes arc massive with set" cas-
Ties stone walls. terraces and foliage and
the numerous changes OF costume, all of
the period Of Louis \ and designed by
the celebrated expert. r. Castel Bert. are
perhaps the most costly and beautiful
that have ever been lsvished upon light
opera. Miss sylvia and her company are
10 offer The Princess Chic" at the
Providence Opera House next Monda v
night. The engagement is for three nights
and Wednesday matinee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

There Is the sentiment oil ''Auld Lang
syne" and Home Sweet Homo In the
announcement OF the return OF Denman
Thompson and his faithful picture OF
England farm life. The Old Home
stead" which stili ranks as one Of the
strongest drawing cards on the american
stage. All the phenomenal successes that
have been exploited since it's Inception.
have only held sway for awhile then stop
ped altogether. while this meadow tinted
story. true I'm it's delineation OF rugged
honesty continues TO cnarm its countless
ADMIRERS
There seems 20 be some peculiar magic
hidden between its lines with magnetic
force sufficient 10 attract us To II every
time the chance is offered, and it doubt
less Will continue TO attract and please
Us as long Denman Thompson will
play his familiar and ever delighted role
OF Joshua Whitcomb
No one who has seen "The Old Home
stead in seasons past or who mayhap
see h now for the first time is al ioss
TO account for it's enduring popularity or
for the necomiums which Denman
Thompson has received for his inimita-
BILE assumption OF the dear old Yankee
farmer with heart "ss big az az out
doors" The homely but touching story
OF the family life OF Joshua Whitcomb
strikes responsive chord i'm the hearts
OF all theatre-goers because OF its plain
everyday philosophy, nsturslness, purity
,snd truth
To the majority OF those who witness
The Old Homestead IL does appeal as
2 play but rather as a story OF real life.
"The Old Homestead" will be at the Prov
idence the later half OF next week and by
special arrangement the prices will be on
the popular order. The sale OF seats opens
Monday, the 2lst.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

stage settings of-nThe County
Fair" which will soon be presented in
this city at the Providence Opera House,
with Neil Burgess himself in his famous
creation Of Abigail Prue, are such to
stamp them the limit OF stage realism.
Aunt Abigail's sitting room is as faith
ful representation Of an old New Eng
lan-i room whore tho family usually con-
sregate. as real wall paper. old furniture,
crockery. etc. etc picked up In that Sec
ton OF the country. can make IL.
The attention TO detail in this and other
scenes is wonderful. In beauty and ad-
herence 10 nature the scene at Rock Bot
tom farm excels anything of the kind ever
seen on the stage. There is not a single
portion OF this scene which suggests any
thing but reality. The scene of Abiesils
barn. with its Alderney COW. Cold Mo-
lasses. the singing and huskins bee are
most charming In their simplicity.
The fair ground and race track scenes
in the last act are very much more per-
feet i'm all respects this season than ever
heretofore and "a q matter Of fact IL is
said that realism Of the race is now such
that II only requires one 20 look away
from the stage 10 dispel the Illusion. or
the play and Neii Burgess himself the
press md public have everywhere set the
seal OF approval but the production this
season is more perfect and elaborate than
anything Of the kind ever presented In
connection with modern STAGE presenta-
tiOns
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-16

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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-20
CURTAIN RAIsERs.

Bertha Galland probably will be among
next seasons new stars.
"a Modern st. Anthony" Is to be acted
BY Kathryn Kidder and Louis james.
The average New Yorker who looks
for the best seat in city theater must
pay $3.50 for it.
James X. Hackett and Mary Man
nering are contemplating joint appear
ance in London.
The Queen Dowager Margherita Of
Italy has asked Verdi to write g. re-
QUEEN mass in memory Of King Humbert.
Possibly the Oldest American living
actor is James Booth Roberts, now
resident Of Philadelphia, who is SS years
of age.
Grace Livingston Furniss' play, "Rob-
ert of Sicily" suggested by Longfellow's
poem, is being rehearsed by Joseph Ha-
worth and company.
Jefferson De Angels is arranging to
60 to the English capital next spring and
produce 1.-THE Jolly Musketeers" and
his new piece, "a Royal Rogue"
Many old songs, including "Rosin the
Bow" "The Needles Eye" Backward,
Turn Backward, o Time, In Thy
Flight" are introduced in the "Dairy
Farm"
George Moore. the English novelist,
dramatist and art critic, is to visit this
country about next Christmas time for
the purpose of studying art conditions
in America.
The weekly bill for supers in Mans
fields Henry V" is said to be 81 400,
and as there are, according to the super
masters statement, $50 people on the
stage at one time, this sum does not
sound absurd.
Otis Skinner is one Of the first, il not
the very first, American actor to receive
an honorary college degree. More than
five years ago Tufts college, at Somer-
vile, conferred upon him the degree Of
master Of arts.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-20
THE PEDAGOGUE.

Nail biting among French school chill
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President George Harris of Amherst
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dents to attempt publicly to solve the
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ing of women's clubs at Amherst, Mass,
he read q paper on the subject.
Professor Haeckel has been invited to
become president of the German Asso-
citation of Free Thinkers, in place Of
Professor Dodel who resigned. but has
declined the offer as being inconsistent
with his holding his present place as a
professor at Jena.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-20

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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-20
THE VERDICT.

With just sense for climax, the Wal
deck Rousseau ministry is to follow up
the exposition with a project for great
er Paris.-New York Post.
Sir Thomas Upton cleaned up $3.50. 900
on his October pork deal. 1t will be hard
leather If America pays for a yacht that
will lift the cup.-Detroit Free Press.
We may be able to beat the French at
digging an isthmian canal when we get
to work, if we ever do, but the French
are at work now.-Philadelphia Ledger.
And now there is proposition on foot
to give Victoria the title of queen of Aus
tralia. The old lady probably thinks that,
having the game, she may as well have
the name.-San Francisco Call.
Accidents like that sustained by the
American liner st. Paul demonstrate that
though science and skill have minimized
the perils of the sea there is still no alb
solute security against the dangers of the
deep.-Chicago Chronicle.
If the Berlin reports of the barbarities
of the German troops in China are true,
they are only consistent with the no quar-
ter speech of that self anointed spokes-
man of Christian civilization, the kaiser.-
Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
Spain seems disposed to regard Don
Carlos claim to the throne as res judi
cata and declines to be stirred up into
anarchy and rebellion for the sake Of an
old dispute. The pope is certainly right
in urging peace as the great need of
Spain.-Indianapolis Press.
The practice of sending divorce cases
to referees and hearing the testimony be-
hind closed doors may be well for the
public morals in one way, but it is i'll in
another. 1t leads to such collision, per.
jury and fraud as seem to have grown up
into Il system in New York.-Buffalo
Express.
A cousin of the Count de Castellane
says that the recent scandal will have
one serious effect. 1t means that French
men of standing will be slow to marry
American heiresses. If this proves to be
the case, monument is due to George
and Helen Gould for their effort in bring
ing this happy reform to focus.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.