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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19


When the draVa provides a situation in
NolHing artillery work, il gets trough and
truck-a truck like those railway portars
wheel passengers luggage on-and a box
an empty champagne or soap box In the
trough 1t puts some sand, then some loose
br'cks' then gravel above the bricks 20 ill
in the interstices The box is filed with
BITS OF Old Iron-hnrSeshoes, broken files
pieces of chain and such Iike-and put on
the truck. The trough Is wide enough to
take the truck. Come on with the artI-
lery-quick: And man stripped to MS
waist Immediately begins TO run the trlIck
backward and forward with all his n, .ht
over the trough. the rough surface makes
the truck bump. which caus es the old ron
IN the oil soap box 10 stiver and rattle Just
rs guns rattle IN their limberS. As before
The opening and shutting of a door indicates
tce approach and departure of this fear
some and irresistible force. In the AleIonl
tEeFe used To be rather elaborate trough
Tor artli cry purposes II was filled, as
usual with sand 10 take the wood effect
away, and The bricks To provide the necas-
sary rouGhnese. It's length was 10 Feet
ana IL was shaped like the outline of a
lawn tennis bat. Three trucks could be
worked On II, and two men were usually
provided 10 a trurk-One with a rome round
his waist attached 10 the truck 10 pull n
and the other with hold of the handles 10
guide it, The effect these men with their
trucks tearing along that trough could pro-
uuce was terrible; the combined armies ct
Europe could not do more. But If the
breathless audience in front could only
have seen, what inextinguishab q laughter
would have rent th9t house, Then when
these men paused and wiped their perspIr-
ing brOWs there was the fash and the boom
OF cannon, ma King us start from our seats.
How dreadful Dear me. yss: 1t is dreadful
20 be thus affected by trifies- That flash IS
simply caused by lycopodium being blown
through = small fame and that boom Ivy
the commonplace beating Of a drum-the
operators hand being placed upon the
drum or Withdrawn according as he has 10
produce distinct and Successive reports or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
BESSIE MCDONALD TO THE RESCUE.
The baroness dc Hirsch's Presence OF
Mind when She Was Opera Singer.


Mind when She Was M Opera singer.
10 ON the Philadelphia Evening Post.
/ The Chicago friends of Miss Bessie Mac
! donald-who recently became the Baroness
| de Hirsch-agree that this well-known
| prima donna and typical American girl mas
an unusual share of lovable qualities.
She is an interchangeable worker, and it is
said of her that she never missed pro-
fessional engagement or failed to respond
to a call for rehearsal. When about TO fill
a gratuitous engagement before working
mems club ii was learned that her mother
seriously ILL., When offered release from
the appointment she said: No, | cannot
disappoint an audience of workingmen-
Once the members of a chorus with which
she was to take a principal role came TO
rehearsal with but snatches of their parts
learned. With delicate consideration Miss
Macdonald gave only such portions of her
own part as best enabled them to make an
acceptable showing.
At a time when she was under special en-
gagement with an opera company IN chi
cago the manager said to her one day:
Miss Macdonald. we are in serious pre-
dicament. Maud Berr, who was expected
to return from New York in time to take
the leading role In .Somnambula' next week
and who, as you know. Is we'll up IN the
part has just telegraphed US of her nus
bands death and that she Will be unable
to come
II will take it." said Miss Macdonald
calmly Although but four days remained
and she was wholly unfamiliar with TINS
opera she applied herself, day and night, to
mastering it.
Her rare presence of mind Is Illustrated
by an incident which occurred during
performance of "Somnambula- When the
time came for her to leave her chamber and
walk in her sleep" she started toward the
bridge as usual. with candle in hand. But
scarcely had she taken a step when she
realized that the carpenters had neglected
properly to brace the structure. With one
hand waving cautiously behind her. out of
sight of the audience. she began weird
song The stage manager was frantic until
he caught his cue" from her gestures and
understood the extraordinary proceeding
Some one hurried to her assistance and
steadied the bridge. and the audience never
suspected that their favorite had barely
escaped humiliating or painful fall, or
that The song was not a legitimate part OF
fn. I,-rfprrOapcp
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Booths Dislike of Orchard"

One night, when in the most magnifi-
cent instant of Richard. super fell In a
writing. squirming attack, which set the
country audience laughing. Edwin Booth
said, quietly. after the fall of the curtain,
amid shouts of misguided laughs:
What was the matter. captain?'
The trembling captain owned reluct-
antly that one of his 25-cent men had been
seized in q fit
Please pay 80 cents next time. and en-
Richard
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From the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
I'm trying to get s1me Information about
a friend of mine named Fox. who came out
here said the stranger from the east.
They tell me he died Of some throat
trouble"
II guess that's about right" replied the
cowboy.
What was 1t? Bronchitis"
'Bronktis? That's new one on me. but
I reckon | see the connection. He stole q
bronco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
a Fling mt New Haven.

From the Hartford Post
In the course of u play in a New Haven
theater the other night girl In the au-
dience took poison. Some of the New Ha-
ven theatrical productions are great
temptation to suicide.
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Ia Awkward Predicnments.

There are some vocaIiSts who cannot
trust themselves to sing a single note in
public without the printed or written
words. This is awkward il they obtain en-
EaSamCrts-and most seek theu-on the va
ricty stage fer there, as YOU know, It is
not the custom to hold music in the hands
Some ballad singers and others write the
WORDS very small on u card and hold this
In the palm Of the hand / heard one man
who. singing three rev and rather diff
cult songs, adopted this little device He
got so used To having the words there that
he was afraid 10 do without them. When
he changed 10 other songs ne ATTEMPTED to
dispense with the paper. but he found that
he had become 50 used to having it to look
ut now aud again that he was i'll at ease
and EWE lard before his audience without
It.
I'm opera breakdowu= are not, ] think
frequent. You see. opera is special work
the opera season is an event that excite.
great Interest, and all rendcr:ugs are in
rYitabiy cOntrasted with those OF other
great singers. This puts the p,ayers on
their mettle and keeps them excited about
their work. They have no chance of piay-
ing and singing mCchani ally, and so their
memory does not often fail them. ANY
slips that do occur are usually caused by
nervousness. heard of one prima donna
VINO In new opera had u particularly fine
song to sing So eager was she to get 10
this that by mistake she started il instead
ut one that should have preceded it The
conductor luckily saw the slip instantly,
and, rousing his men. he cleverly went with
the singer. She faitered Httle as the
truth flashed upon her, but having the
music all correct, she sang the song our
and earned great applause.
AS have said. however, while you re-
main thoroughly interested in your work
y"a are not likely to experience a break
down. On a long run the opposite is the
case, ana II is when you are so familiar
with the words that you don't bother about
them that you suddenly discover you have
Tor tue time being lost them altogether"
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Anent Some other Dramatizations

From the Pttsburg Conmerciai-Gszette.
Uncle Toms Cabin" is declared to be,
by recent writer "a vicious and hurtful
story" Does the gentleman mean the booh
form or the stage Versions?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

For u Cold I'm the Head
Laxative BIono-Quiaine Tablets.
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Tricks of the Trade.

"Onc singer who broke down said: Look
here! wen get over that difficulty by drop
ping the verse altoge, her. You'll stilI get
your moneys worth, for III sing the last
verse twice There is one little trick that
usually goes down well The singer has
Jailed and has had 10 appeal to the prompt
or. When he finishes his song he carts off
ana drags ON the prompter-prubab4y in his
shirt SlccvCS-to share in the applause
which IS usually quite enthusiastic An
actress on ON" occasion broke down when
the prompter was not at his post To her
surprise q lady sitting in the front row OF
TIE stalls leaned forward and gave the de-
sired cue. She had herself played the part
as az amateur.
Wei! as most players keep their men,
OTicS in hand. as 1 may say, some peculiar
things have happened In one play an actor
doubted two parts. He was an old man IN
the prologue and a young one later on, and
in each he had u longish speech to make
These speeches he was always attempting to
trsIHspnse. and one night he got out some
four or five lines of The wrong speech ere he
realized what he was doing. Another man
played in piece having darhcned scene.
Stepping on 10 the ginom-shrouded stage
he. to no ones surprise mere than his own.
commenced a portion of Il part that he had
played In another drama having a similar
lights low episode
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

Aside.
Mr.. Herne's eldest daughter 10 at work
on an original play.
Harriet Crehan, mother of Ada RehaD,
died in Brooklyn last Tuesday.
Richard earle will desert the Lederer
forces going with an English manager.
At four London halls there are twenty
seven new American turns booked for this
year.
Sarah Truax has been engaged for the
leading roles of the stock company at the
Pittsburg Grand Opera House.
1t is reported that De Kcven and Smith
have disposed OF the rights Of "Robln Hood"
for Russia ana Siberia.
Klaw & Erlanger are trying to secure
London theater for the presentation OF
ben Hur.'
Katie Seymour will play the title role in
1.-THE Casino Girl when It returns TO New
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singers Embarrassment

Another man / know plays in musical
comedy. lie never forGets the lines of his
spoken parts, but often makes a sup in
song. He comes to the end of a line and
can recall nothing but the beginning o. the
next verse. and he has to stop the orchestra
ana begin over again. Some singers. when
in this predicament, just sing on ''Lum-ti-
tum 10 the tune till the words come back
Some have tod me that having once been
at sea with their words they are sure, out
of nervousness. to make another sip the
same evening. They are So ANXIOUS TO avoid
another mistake that their minds can think
their Wcrus. In singing, the tune, Of course.
somewhat assists you 10 remember the
lines.
LAS YOU know, the prOmpter usually comes
to the rescue OF the player so stranded.
Hut occasionally that official is not at his
post, and then the man on the stage has TO
wrcstc with his brains. Sometimes one of
the company will. perhaps. very audibly,
when they break down resume as best they
ers gag or take the audience into their con-
Now. those are just the very words |
Thought l should forget The gas man
called as [ was learning them Another
on coming IT, one of these awkward tul!
stops, sad: Pardon me, please; / was
thinking whether there was enough o. that
cold chop t. CO for supper ard quite forgot
nay words These things sound Door
enough 10 relate, but at the same time they
go IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19

NEW BIJOU THEATER-The attraction
that will appear at the New Bijou Theater
for a week. commencing Monday matinee
January 81, is Clark Brothers Royal Bur
,esuuers," which is conceded by all reputa-
Bile managers to be one of the largest and
one of the most expensive shows on the.
read This attraction, being under the di-
rection OF Clark Brothers, Is q guarantee
the same The ILL comprises the following
well-known high-class vaudeville artists and
burlesquers; Eula!e and Kerwin. Coulter
and Starr. Kelley and Adams. Ludih'a.
Bixley and Hughes. Leslie and Adams,
the Lazelles. horizontal bar perform
ers: Judson Williams. the latest improved
animated pictures and the twelve mignon-
cites in an electrical gavotte. Also the fol-
lowing ladies': Della Carlton. Minnie Rein
hart, Ada Amos Ada Hoag, Mamie Howe.
Marie Whitne Howe, Norine Durham. Min
ME Thomas, Sadie Davis, Tilly Wilson. Mel
lie Taverine, Carrie Leslie. Ray LaZelle.
Gussie Adams. Flossie Hughes and May
AGams The whole to conclude with an
up-to-date burletta entitled 1.-The Gay TRAY
eler." with the entire company In the cast.
KERNAN's LYcEUM THEATER-rhe
Jolly Grass Widows. under the manage
ment of Miaco & Fulton. will be the offer
ing at the Lyceum Theater for one week,
commencing Monday matinee. House man.
ayers and public alike declare the company
this season to be one of the finest on the
road and the owners of it spared neither
time nor money to make 1t so. The open ng
skit Is from the pen of Robert Fulton. The
Sign of the Red Light" In three scenes.
brings the performance to a close. Both
burlesques are splendidly put on and most
cleyerIy acted, their Grief charm however,
being the great number of pretty girls,
beautifully and richly costumed. that figure
in the marches. dances and concerted bits.
Living pictures are also introduced be-
tween the several acts OF the clio and are
made conspicuous by beauty of arrange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
THEY FORGOT THEIR LINES
ACTORS AND SINGERS OFTEN LOSE
PRESENCE OF MIND.
Memory Fails Them mt Critical
Periods md Prompters Cannot
Always He Relied Upon.
1..,. ,t.. Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Ig,,r the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
ITS about the most embarrassing thing
that can happen to one" recently declared
Il well-known actor when referring to mo-
mertary lapses Of memory on the stage.
Some players he continued. ARE pecu-
Harry liable to forget their words, and per-
souaiIy the longer l have been playing one
character the more prone am j to run of
the line You see. you, "a it were, get to
know the words too well; they are so
familiar that they fail to claim your atten-
ton. and then. one night, before you are
aware of it, memory fails you and you ind
yourself staring at your audience speech
less.
"A tragedian told me rather peculiar
story as Ia a breakdown that happened to
himself. In the middle of one of his
speeches lady dressed in bright red came
into the stalls. and, watching the patch of
brilliant color the actor forgot his words.
The next evening a kind OF terror seized
upon him lest some one in red should AGAIN
take Il seat and he repeat his previous
nights unfortunate performance So strong
had his feeling become thai, alter three OF
four nights. that man actually bought his
wife a bright red drt s. and got her TO sit IN
the stalls 50 that he might overcome his
,tr,r,rCbpT,-jpu
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
MUCH SUFFERING
In ISLAND OF GUAM.
Conditions Improved, However-FiIi.
pino Commission Ready to Draft
Bill for Municipal Government.

Manila, Dec. 31.-Captain Biddle,
chief of engineers, has returned on
the transport Meade from Guam. He
says the condition there is greatly
improved by planting of trees. There
is much suffering from hunger in the
outlying districts but no starvation.
Two-thirds of the population are at
.Agana, the chief city of the island,
and in it's vicinity.
For Municipal Government.
The Philippine commission has com
pleted the preparation for general
municipal government bill. Its pro-
visions, in many respects are similar
to MacArthurs order establishing
municipal government, and authoriz-
ing an election. The most important
new feature is the establishment of
land taxation, doing away with the
head tax and taxation on the peoples
occupation.
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$50 s**a %sa g. *
LIVES IN INCUBATOR.

Quincy, Dec. 31.-Wrapped in
flannels and, ensconced in an in
= cubator, specially constructed for
the purpose in little cottage in
y the north part of town lies tiny
coIored girl baby, scarcely bigger
than minute. The little one is,
perfectly developed from head to
y foot, with the exception of the fin
= ger and toe nails, which are miss
= ing.
y The child is less than a week
old and would tip the scales at
about 21s pounds, altho its exact
= weight is not as yet known. In
= stature 1t is hardly twelve inches.
. In fact, this wee mite of baby
is so small that it can easily be
. placed in quart measure, or if
y taken in ones hand in sitting
. position would just comfortably
y fill the palm. It's fingers are ofthe
y thickness of the average wooden
. toothpick and its head is no lars-
er than good sized marbel.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
The Beers Again Surprise the
English.
MADE A MORNING RUSH
Form English Prisoners Around Cap.
tured Gun and Successfully Get
Away With Both Prisoners and Gun
Casualties of English Heavy.

London. Dec. 31.-Lord Kitchener
telegraphing from Pretoria Sunday
says: The post at Helvetia was sur.
prised at 2:30 a. M, the enemy rush
ing a Al inch gun. At dawn the Of
f1cer commanding the post at Swartz-
kopJes sent out patrol and shelled
the enemy out of Helvetia, making
them abandon the gun temporarily.
The Beers, however, formed our pris-
oners around the gun and got away
eventually. The casualties are four Of
fcers wounded, eleven men killed and
twenty-five wounded A column was
sent from Machadodorp but owing to
bad roads failed to arrive in time"
A New Boer Trick.
London, Dec. 31.-Since his arrival
in London Major General Sir Henry
Colyille has received information tend
ing to show that Lieutenant Colonel
Spragge actually received forged
telegram, purporting to be signed by
General Colville, dated Lindley. May
20, saying: Il am badly in want of
mounted troops. Come here at once"
Tempered With the Wires.
The above telegram was sent off
three days before General Colville
reached Lindley and was the cause of
Lieutenant General Spragge fastening
there. One of the principal charges
against General Colville is that, after
appealing to the yeomanry for help he
abandoned them to their fate.
Il never heard of this telegram
says General Colville, until now, but
it explains the history of my alleged
message to Spragge. 1t was known
at one time some one was tampering
with the wires near Lindley in the in
terest of the Beers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
OTTUMWA MAN
WAS MURDERED
No Doubt but That William Gilmore
of This City, Was the Victim
of Thug.

Jefferson, Ind, Dec. 31.-That Will
liam Gilmore, of Ottumwa, Iowa. was
murdered by companion and his
body placed on the tracks of the Ohio
& Big Four railway near Otis, about
five miles northeast of here there is
not the slightest doubt. Near by, un-
der two trees, was found club COW
cred with blood and hair, showing
that the deed had been done with this
instrument. A man was seen with Gil
more and he is supposed to have COM
mitted the crime, probably during y
quarrel, as robbery could not have
been the motive. The two were here
Friday and went north early in the
morning, and were later seen in Char
lestown.
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'a** ****# #a% y =
THREATENS cUpAHY.

Omaha, Dec. 31.-E. A. cudahy,
the millionaire packer, has receiv.
ed second communication from
the men who kidnapped his son.
They even had the nerve to call
up the cudahy residence by teIe-
phone and inform its occupants
that letter was in the front yard.
This time, as formerly, the letter
contains a threat, and says in sub
stance that unless cudahy with
draws the offer of $4,000 reward
for the arrest and conviction of
each of the three bandits, they
will kidnap another of his chill
dren. The letter refers to the fall
ure of the police to get anything
like tangible cIew as to the kid.
napers, and SCOTS at the idea of
Pat Grove being one of them. 1t
mentions the ease with which the
first job was pulled off," and con-
cludes w saying that if cudahy
is as wise as he showed himself
In the first instance, he will COM
ply with the request to withdraw
the rewards at once.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-01-01
NARROWLY ESCAPED sU
BEING BURIED ALIE-
Preacher Detects Evidence Of /
While Friends Take the Las
Look at Remains of Woman.

. Ft. Dodge, Dec. 81 Mrs. Lovils, yWA
lived not far from Mount Valley n VA
office. in Winnebago county, he -T|
narrow escape from being buried az z
She died, to all appearances, and ".
prepared for burial, and her funeral
was held, Rev. Mr.. Dahl officiating.
After the funeral services
friends approached to taise
the last look before the coffin
was closed. when Rev. LOBBY, who III
somewhat Of physician as well asss.
minister, saw that life was not q
tinct Other physicians were su,
moned and sustained Mr.. LOBBY in HIS
opinion. Every effort was made to
recall Mrs. Loyik from the trance in
which she lay, but the strongest re-
storatives proved of no avail, altllo
the last spark of life was not extinct
until four days after she had been pro-
nounced dead by her sorrowing fam
ny.
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Clerk and Recorder May Not
Vacate.
THEY ARE JUST WAITING
Titus Amendment Muddle Figuring in
Wapello as Well as Other Counties
of the state-No Difficulty in Audi
tor and Supervisor OFFICES.

Just tell the Courier readers that
have not made up my mind" said
County Clerk O. j. Garriott this after
noon to Courier reporter. He spoke
the words in answer to the reporters
query: "Will you turn your office
over to your successor next Monday?"
County Recorder Church Porter was
another who said that he had not yet
determined what course to take.
County Auditor Morgan Griswold,
Supervisor H. B. Wagers, two of
the other officers whose terms are to
expire next Monday, have already fled
their designations, regardless of the
effect the Titus amendment might or
might not have on the tenure of their
Office.
1t is whispered about in regard to
Mr.. Garriott that he will most likely re-
tain hold upon his Office until he is
assured that he is not entitled to it,
but to the Courier reporter he said he
thought it would not be policy for him
to take this course; that he would do
himself more benefit in the years to
come, by stepping out in favor of his
legally elected successor. He says
there is no use making enemies of
the people who would like to see the
man they have elected assume the Of
ficial duties Of the place to which he
was chosen. However, he finished his
talk with the statement that he has
not made up his mind, as to what he
will or will not do next Monday when
the time to lie, down rolls around.
The chances are. so it is said, that
Mr.. Porter will not contest his place.
The appearances are that he is pre-
pairing to leave the Office next Mon
day.
/ The county board will meet next
Monday and at noon the changes in the
Offices will take place, If the usual pro-
gram is carried out; If it is not car
ried out there, may be some interest
ing developments.