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The Washington times., 1902-12-21
Past and Future.

Christmas shopping interfered sadly
with the last weeks patronage az the
local theaters. Mr. Martin Harvey.
whose exalted Ideals and earnest pur-
poses are set forth In his own words
elsewhere in The Times. obtained only
a fourth Of the support he was entitled
to expect. His production Of The Only
Way" was one Of the finest histrionic
exhibitions the year VIII afford. The
Empire Theater Stock Company wasted
its talents, it is true. but even when
presenting THE wilderness" 81 deserved
better at the hands OF local thcater-
goers than it received At Chase's
everything went merriIy The Lafayette
found Miss Shannon a notable attrac-
tion. even in Beyond Pardon" A. the
Academy there we're the same signs OF
the seasons counter-attractions as at
the Columbia and the National. The
two other houses presented character
istie bills and received characteristic
patronage.
Mr Sothern's presentation OF Ham
let" and IT Were King" IS one Of the
most important dramatic events Of the
year. II will be equaled only by such
enactments as Mr.. Mansheld's appear
ance as "Brutus.' Miss Crosman's en-
eagemcnt. n she shall make one. in
Washington. Mrs. Fiske's appearance as
Mary OF Magdala. and Mr. Irving's
tour AS DIT. Johnson said. Hamlet IS
at once an entertainment ana an cdu-
cation. and has done more 20 ennoble the
stage than the best hundred dramae
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
Burlesaue at the Empire.

The Innocent Beauties BurlesQue
Company win appear at the Empire
Theater during the ensuing week Fol-
lowing is a list Of the vaudeville acts:
The Five DiXons. vocalists; Miss Agnes
Behler. chansonette; the Mitchell Ham
ley company. presenting a one-act farce,
entitled. He Who Laughs Last Laughs
Best" Williams and Aleene. I'm a sketch
"Bogg's Visit" the Althea Twin Sis
ters. I'm acrobatic dances, and Imhof and
Con. character comedians Two bur
lesqucs. styled. Miss Breezy Of Chica-
go' and "OReily's Reception" Will bo
given
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
aHer Marriage vOw0 at the Academy.


A sensational comedy drama. Her
Marriage Vow" is the weeks Offering at
he Academy. The play deals with rail-
road life. All its good people are rail-
road employees and members of their
and all its bad people are con-
nected by ties Of blood with railway
Comedy runs through the
piece. There are several climaxes,
principal and minor. but the crisis Of the
play occurs at the end OF the third act.
The hero is in charge Of a switch at
siding. Two trains. one Of them fast
express. on which the heroine and her
father are passengers. pass this point
at a certain hour. II the express is
thrown on a siding there will obviously
be a head-On collision. So the villain
Overpowers the hero, binds him. and
throws the switch as the trains are ap-
preaching. The soubrette, who breaks
her way out OF a closet in which she has
been thrown and locked by the villain
the hero. and the latter smashes
the window in the switch house, jumps
through, and. after a hand-to-hand fight
with the villain. turns the switch in
time TO allow the two trains-each 200
feet long and from opposite directions
to rush by each other in full view Of the
audience. The lines are said TO be terse
and natural The story IS interesting
and woI told. ard there are a lot -
clever and illuminatiye bits Of business
scattered all through the play. The
company includes Willie e. Francis,
Elizabeth Rathburn. Annie Ashley. Eva
Benton. w. A. Whitecar, Thomas Irwin.
Henry Buclller. a Washingtonian; James
A. Mann. Louis F. Howard. and George
H. Nichols.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

to be content and happy with the materi-
al benefits OF welded life. There are
two schools" says THIS easy-Roing
mother Of the old school-"that OF the
open eyes. and that of the closed eyes.
Keep your eyes closed tightly. or ap-
pear TO do so. my dear. II you seek hap
piness in married life. Above all avoid
seeking trouble. for that comes 20 us all
soon enough without searching for it.
1t is the only way"
But Henriette docs nothing Of the
kind. She accumuIates evidences Of her
husand's wrongdoing. and. while ac-
knowledging that he is neither cruel nor
unkind. obtains a divorce. against the
wishes % both her parents. An attempt
is made al reconciliation. but it fails.
Time passes and its healing influence
tempers her former woes. real and
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
By the WAY.

Miss Annie Russell viii present for
the first time on the American stage a
new play by Madeleine Lucette Ryley,
Mice and Men. at the National Thea
ter, December %. This production viii
be made under the personal direction OF
Charles Frohman. who was the first
manager TO choose Washington for his
first nights and who distinguished the
Capital by starting Miss Maude Adams
on her victorious career from a Wash
ingtoR theater Mice and Men" ran for
over a year in London and was pro-
nOunced one OF the greatest hits Of the
season Tt gives Miss Russell a role
specially suited to her. that OF a young
woman whom an old bachelor starts out
to train TO be his wife but like most
schemers among men and mice he sees
all his plans defeated and the young
girl fall in love with a younger man.
The curtain falls on a happy ending. for
the bachelor magnanimously relinquishes
her over to the younger suitor- Miss Rus
sells support viii be the strongest she
has ever had. and VIII include Orrin
Johnson. John Mason. Mrs. G. n. Gil
bert. John Glendinning. Charles Butler.
Frederick Morrison. Mrs. Glendinning.
and Miss May Galyei
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
"The Two Schools" at the Columbia.

THE Two Schools" at the Columbia.
a comedy by Alfred Capus. The Two
Schools" will be presented az the CoIum-
bia this week by ono Of the most com
petent companies the season will bring
TO Washington. The work is originally
French. and two years ago was the most
pronounced success Of the Paris theatri
cal season. Charles Frohman presented
the play al the Garrick Theater in Lon
don. in French. and the work continued
it's successful career there. But since
its translation into English il has sur
passed all its previous record. Il ran
for three month at the Madison Square
Theater ia New York. and made most
pronounced Impression on Philadelphia
and it's production I'm Washington Is now
to be made by the cast which first per
formed the comedy IN English. and
which made IL famous under its present
title. The chief actors are jameson Lee
Flnney. Ida Conquest, - A. Kennedy.
Jessie Busley. WinchelI Smith. Ida
Waterman. W. V. Ranous, Beatrice Nor
.an. and Frederick Z. Beane. or these
Miss Conquest is particularly we'll
known. and highly regarded IN Washing
ton. The plot suggests incidents IN DR..
storne's wcll-known Sentimental Jour
ney." The hero is young advocate.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

playeS before or since" "The Two
Schools comes very well recommended
by the critics OF Philadelphia and New
York II their judgment is fair Il is
the one good comedy the season has so
far produced. Chase's has an exception
ally strong and seasonable vaudeville
bin. York State Folks" has been much
commended as the best OF the "bgosh"
dramas Her Marriage Vow" should
prove attractive 10 the patrons Of the
Academy. Christmas week viii doubt
less augment the attendance at the two
burlesQue theaters.
The Columbia. Chase's, the Lafayette
the Academy. the Empire. and the Ly-
ceum all present Christmas matinees.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
THE WASHINGTON TINES SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21 1902

who has a decidedly pretty and Jealous
wife. Henriette by name. The husband
has many escapades. most OF which come
to the wife's ears. and. on being brought
TO task by her. he tries to justify his
conduct by saying that he cannot change
his nature. Henriette will have none Of
mother sagely tells her daughter 20 ov.
erlook or rather not 10 see at all. the
peccadillOs of the young husband and
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
Christmas Vaudeville.

The new year viii be opened auspi-
ciously at Chasos next week. The as
semblage Of attractions brings together
Moung TooE and Moung Chet. Bert How
ard and Leona Bland. Gulette's musical
dogs. the famous Rossow Midgets, Frank
Gardiner and Lottie Vincent, Little
Charlie Rossow. Rae and Brosche and
Little Red Riding Hood" another coll
ored series Of mutton pictures. Frob-
ably the most original and unique nov
city Of the season viii be anorded by
Moung Toon and Moung Chet. the Won
derfully clever sxponents OF CniDlone
the Burmese game that corresponds
with football in America and cricket in
England.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

imaginary, and renews the affection
which she formerly had for Edouard.
and. unknown TO her. his affection fou
her returns with tenfold ardor When
they again meet. it IS like the reuniln Of
long absent lovers They pledge undyine
devotion second time. and soon after
wards enjoy a second honeymoon.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

Hubbard. Jack and Jill. in fact nearly
all the heroes and heroines Of fairy
land. Mr.. Chase has gone 90 unusual ex-
Pense to provide this feature. which has
never before been exhibited here
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
aParisian Widows at the Lyceum.

Lawrence Weber's "Parisian Widows"
IS billed for ne Lyceum this week. The
company sdvcrtises several clever nov
elites and new musical numbers. The
opening bill IS a hurlesque on society
entitled "Thc Smart Set" The clio
acmgr!ses Clifford aud Harvey Nelson
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

and Millege. Jordan and welch. Vincent
Painter, Bert Leslie. Charles Falk, and
others The concluding bill, Lonesome
Hurst" is a burlesque on summer life
az the seaside.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
Creatore.

Creatore. the Italian ban5sman,
whose gyrations have won him mora
notoriety than his music has won him
fame. viii appear at the National Thea
ter the night OF Sunday. January g. He
will be accompanied by Nine. Barih.
soprano. and his own band.
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
@Sky Farm" to Follow "The Two
Schools.n

'Sky Farm . which IS to appear At
the Columbia in the wake Of The Two
Schools" is the work of Edward f.
Kidder. the author OF THE Peaceful
Valley and "A Poor Relation" Last
season this new play was most success
full. running four months in Boston, week
after week in other New England cities,
and over 100 nights in New York The
playwright is announced as having at
tained In this play work play more
than merely rural in its atmosphere.
and not wholly mechanical in its realis-
tic imitation. play that possesses some
semhlance Of a story both plausible and
wholesome. The company engaged 10
present this work includes William Fl.
Tooker. Francis Ryrne. Scott Cooper,
Sarah McVicker. Tully Marshall. Rose
Flynn. Fay Courteney. Ralph Dean.
Henry J. West, Charles Crosby, Claire
Mcdowell. Frank Monroe, Maud Hos
ford. Daisy Graham. and David Christie
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
aThe Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"

Manager Rapley, OF the NatioT,al Thea
ter. has arranged with Messrs. KIaw &
Granger for a twO-weeks' se-son Of the
Drury Lane ballet and musical spectacle.
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast in
the month Of January. This extravagan-
"a. the first importation Of the English
spectacle over which that country regu-
larry grows enthusiastic at Christmas
time. viii no doubt be a welcome visit
or here, as its long run Of seven months
last season at the Broadway Theater.
New York city. has given it wide repu-
tation. To give an insight into the mag
nitude Of this attraction, il is sufficient
to say that 400 people appear in the
Ballet Of the Seasons" the ehief lea
ture Of the spectacle, and 100 stage
hands are required to manipulate the
mechanical equipment
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
aThe Silver Slipper y

In THE silver slipper the latest
English musical play which is now in
the third month OF a phenomenally sue
cessful run at the Broadway Theater.
New York. John C. Fisher has q seconS
The Washington times., 1902-12-21
.lYork state FoIks, at the Lafayette.

The Lafayette viii present this week
a rural drama, York State Folks, from
the pm Of Arthur Sidman, a work esti-
mated by the critics OF other cities as the
The Washington times., 1902-12-21

HEARD thee speak a
speech once, but IL was
never acted; or. IL f. was,
not above once; for the
play. 7 remember pleased
not the million; twas
caviare TO the general;
but IL was an excellent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-25
TIMBER FOR POSTS.
pose Are Red Cedar, White
Cedar and Comm on Locust.

For five years the Vermont expert.
the very best timber for fence posts
on the most worthless soil from an ag-
ricultural standpoint, and it has had
remarkable success. The three com
mon trees, best suited for posts, are
the red cedar, the white cedar and the
common locust. Seedlings from nine
varieties of trees, including the above,
were planted in the driest tract Of
level sand plain east of Burlington.
where the pitch pine is the only tree
that makes a vigorous natural growth.
Here the white pine did fairly well, but
the locust far outstripped all others.
Of several thousand seedlings set out
last spring when less than foot high,
90 per cent. are now alive and three
feet or more in height, with vigorous
tops. Twenty year old trees near by
have diameter averaging nine inches
at the base of clean shaft averaging
25 feet. Each of these trees will fur
nish three fence posts and some fire.
wood. A thousand trees can be plant
ed to the acre, and the seedlings cost
only $3.50 per thousand. The only
source of trouble is the bOrer; this
may be greatly reduced by planting oc~
casional rows of white pine among the
locusts. On the whole locust fence
posts may be considered a very val
liable product of otherwise worthless
soil
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-25
OUR Personal INTERESTS.
We Should Endeavor to Benefit from
the Lesson That Experience Has
Taught Us in the Past.

This assurance of the eternal veri-
ties of life and character is something
to be truly thankful for, but it is not
enough to be thankful-here is some
thing to be eagerly embraced as a
step in our own onward progress,
writes ID. H. r. Goodale, in Country
Gentleman. Shall we give our whole
lives to the cares of the body, how
ever needful? Shall we not take more
thought for the spiritual and intel
lectual life, in ourselves and in all
those with whom we have to do? Will
not the New Year give opportunities
for a fuller and wider usefulness
happier and more generous activities
These are the things that make life
better worth living. In true sym
pathy, in practical exertion for others
as occasion offers, in self denial-fOr
we are called upon to lend our voices,
our hands and our purses when re-
quired-Shall we not in the coming 10
months reach out more freely and ex-
tend the use of whatever gifts we
possess? Can we not do better than
ever before? Have we learned nothing
in the past year or years? Have we
neither made mistakes by which we
can take warning nor gained clews
which will serve to guide us?
A year that promises personal ad-
vance in the inward gains Of expert
ence-a year of earnest effort toward
the best that we know, the highest
truth that we are able clearly to per-
ceive-cannot fail to be a good year.
And it is never too late to take up
threads that have been dropped, inter
ests that have been crowded out in
the hurry and amid the thronging
duties of busy life. 1t is a good time
to think of them now-to recall the
friend or relative or, alas! the friend
less one whom we might perhaps have
helped but whom we have lost sight
of among a host of pre-occupations.
Who cannot recall some neglected Or
forgotten opportunities? 1t may be
the golden hour is not quite gone.
VIII it not be a real good fortune if
the New Year repairs the omission of
the old?. Better still if there are no
palpable omissions to repair, but even
in that case there may be room for
many a good deed before unthought
Of Every year may have its blessed
beginnings.
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Wise Things to Do.

Let us go forward in this New
Year with hope and trustfulness.
Let us improve whatever opportuni-
ties for good and usefulness may
come in our way. We can be happy
ourselves in advancing the happiness
of others. Let US cherish in our
hearts all good desires and see to it
that in this New Year they blossom
into the flowers of good deeds. If
it brings to us cares and trials, let
us gather from them the precious
fruits of patience and trustfulness.
If the waves of sorrow break upon
us, may we be lifted thereby nearer
to the heavens. Let US go forward,
then, with all gentleness and love,
for He who has promised to be with
US to the end is walking with us.
God knows our every step, and
guides it, too. What, then, have we
to fear?
LET us walk softly, friend
For strange paths lie before US untrod;
The New Year, spotless from the hand Of
God,
Is thine and mine, o friend!"
Christian Work.
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LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
1t Does Not Require Much Time, II
One Has Patience and Per-
tinacity.

ut doesn't require any great length
OF time to learn language if one has
patience" said man who has mas
tered several languages, according to
the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat. land
when l hear man regret that he is
unable to speak French or German, OF
Spanish or some other language I'M
known to him, I cannot conceal my
amusement. In nine cases out of ten
[ might say that the men who express
regret of this sort handle English very
poorly if that happens to be their Ian
guage. The chances are that their vo-
cabularies are extremely limited, and
it would probably surprise them to
know that, despite the advantages of
birth and education, they could not
command more than 900 or 700 words
in English if their lives depended upon
it. Yet they are able to carry on in
telligent conversation and many of
them may become forcible and even
automatic in their sayings, and they
plunge into discussions of literature,
art, music and other subjects of such
fully, too. Now, how long ought it
to take a man to learn 600 or 700 or
even 1000 words in nay language?
"Certainly it ought not to take any
great length of time, and from my own
experience [ know that it does not. OF
course [ am not speaking now of mas
tering so that one can get the full BEN
eft of all the refinemenis of speech in
a particular tongue. But [ have in
mind the idea of speaking intelligibly
in a given language and being able to
understand perfectly what is said in
return. have system which [ have
worked out, and it has been of vast
benefit to me, and has enabled me to
learn a number of languages. 1t oc-
Cured to me while | was in Mexico
few years ago on important business.
l could not speak word of Spanish
and could not understand the lam
gauge. concluded that | would learn
the language. My plan was simply
this: / made up my mind that | would
not retire at the close of any day as
long as I was there without learning at
least three words in Spanish, how to
pronounce them and what they meant.
That would give me 90 words per
month, or something over 1000 in
years time. I stuck to the task, and l
was there nine months. and as a result
of my system I was not only able to
converse in Spanish, but [ carried on
my correspondence in Spanish. Idon't
suppose | could write an essay in the
language, but L can speake it, write it
and understand it and it was all
brought about by the three words
day SYSTEM
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-25

It pays to have good bottom in the
wagon-box and it also pays to have a
hired man who will not throw chunk
of rock salt or coal as large as a cook
stove from a car into the wagon, break
ing hole in the bottom large enough
to throw cat through. A man who
will do this ought to be made to fur
nish enough coal for one stove all win
ter. / am of the opinion that some
kind of springs on the holsters of the
wagon would save the bottoms of the
boxes, and I know that it is necessary
to have good plate on the side, where
the front wheel cramps in turning
Neglecting this means new box some
times.-Midland Farmer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-25
THE GOOD DIRT ROAD.
1t Cannot Exist Where Surface and
Subsurface Drainage Are Not
Complete.

The first and most important es-
sential for good dirt road is thor
ough drainage. Drainage to be thor
ough must not only take off the sur
face water but also the sub-surface
moisture.
To have dry and solid surface on
dirt road there must be beneath
the surface a subsoil that is not sat
urated with water. No matter how
well the roadbed be graded up, I'M
less ample provision is made for
thoroughly and speedily draining out
the subsurface moisture the road
will become muddy after every
heavy rain-if the rains continue
such roads become impossible.
While open bitches at the sides of
the road will carry off the surface
water, they will not drain the road
bed speedily enough to prevent mud
and preclude sponginess, the condi-
ton SO wearying to draft animals
and detrimental to heavy hauling.
To afford quick and effective drain
age a line of six-inch tile should be
laid in the center of the road below
the reach of frost.
In the level land where the soil is
loose and porous such tile so laid
in graded roadbed would drain a
track 40 feet wide. AS open side
bitches, constructed so as to give
continuous and unobstructed flow of
water, will not only carry off the sur
face water but also aid in draining
off subsurface moisture, the addition
of the six-inch tile as here suggested
will speedily and thoroughly drain
the roadbed.
The distance which such a tile
drain can be run without outlet will
depend upon the lay and character
of the land, varying from 30 to 60
rods. In very fiat land, where not
convenient to obtain frequent out
let's, two siX-inch tiles may be laid
side and side of each other, which
will permit longer distance be-
tween outlets; but the outlets should
be sufficiently numerous to rapidly
drain out all subsurface water.
A roadbed cannot be thoroughly
drained when the side bitches are so
small that the water stands in pools
or sink holes and only escapes by
absorption or evaporation.
Where surface and subsurface
drainage are complete, good dirt
roads may be had. Where they are
not good it is impossible to have
good dirt roads.-Farmers' Voice.
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which is full of wise suggestion. Again

which is full of wise suggestion. Again
we quote:
After all, this danger must be met, as
all dangers in the republic must be. and
must be overcome By the virtue of the
people. We must. SO far as possible, pro-
tect our small land; holders In their hands
is the future of the republic. If you will
rea6 the history of the empires and re-
pupilcs that have persisted you will find
that their failure dates from the time
when the lands Omitted into large holdings
aud were cultivated by tenants or slaves.
30 lar, therefore, as it can be done by leg
lsIatlon our small property holders should
De encouraged and they should be pro-
tected; their burden should be made as
4lght as possible, and capital should be
made to pay its fair share of the burdens
OF the state. Large ownership OF land
should be discouraged and prevented.
our system of taxation is the crudest
on the civilized earth, with possibly the
exception of Turkey and some of the ORR
entail countries. The laws of every state
are different, and by means of this. aarge
aggregauons of capital avoid paying their
snare OF the cost of government. We are
just learning that a franchise tax is the
easiest collected of any and probably one
OF the falrest ways of raising revenue. Of
course, those who manage corporations
WIFI object, as everybody does, to pay
ing taxes, but, nevertheless, it is right and
proper. Those that have the protection of
the state should bear their share of the
burdens"