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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
DRAMATIC STOCK COMPANIES,
The Varying Conditions that Prevail in
Different Cities

C'iSFeht Cities.
There are SO repertory stock com.
panies of the better class IN tbts
country. New York has two Rroo,,Iyr
four, Chicago four, Philadelphia three.
Nashville, New Orleans. Boston Sam
Francisco and Newark two apiece and
Toledo Louisville, Memphis baltimore
Cincinnati, WASHINGTON p;ttshurv
Kansas City and Milwaukee nne he
sides Keith,s in Providence which
alternates with vaudeville. The price
range from 81 to l6 cents altbouqh
some stock houses so as low as 20 n
| 10 cents. Miss KauSer, who acts as an
| agent between dramatic authors and
| theatrical managers declares that the
first of the new repertory stock com
panies was in Pittsburg, and the sec
ond at the Castle Square in Rostop
Then, almost simultaneously ramc
those at the Pike in Cincinnati and the
| Dearborn in Chicago Now the larger
cities have two or more. of which
usually, one appeals to the more re-
fined taste and the other. or others to
the love of sensational mcIodroma or
amusing farCes.
However, there are only few stock
companies that can be called first class
that is, companies where careful con-
sideratiOn is given to the selection of
plays and actors, to stage MANAGEMENT
as we'll as business management and
where a dignified appeal is made. Saws
Miss Kauser: In this class | woul6
put the Grand in Pittsburg, the Pike in
Cincinnati, the Dearborn in Chicago.
the Castle Square in Boston. and the
Bellows in Washington, the Percy Has
we'll in Baltimore. the Thanhouser in
Milwaukee and the Woodward & Burg
ess in Kansas City. All of these houses
charge firstclass stock prices Among
the cheaper and very prosprrocs hons
es, Mrs. John A. FOrCpaugh's in Phil
adelphia is longest established in
America. COrse Payton in Brooklyn
also must be rated as particularly
able manager and a comedian of tai
ent. These stock companies have a
large and solid clientele"
The plays most in demand by the
best stock houses are dramas that
have been successfully produced in
Broadway, New York. The prime
requisite is that they shall be free from
immortality, and preferably that they
be American in scene and subject AS
these theaters appeal to women large
ly because of numerous matinecs, the
plays must be clean and wholesome
the actors of good behavior and the
arrangement unScnsatiOnal The play
is the thing with the stocks. Just the
same as it is with the trst-class com
panies and stars.
San Francisco and Chicago seem to
be the cities where questionable farces
are most successful. In some cities
they are absolutely refused. When
The Sporting Duchess" was acted at
the Boston Castle Square. the scandal
Gus midnight scene in a hotel room
was all but omitted, and "Th" ldleF"
had to have a passage taken out before
it's use by a Kansas City company
Even dams had to be removed from
the dialOg An audience in PittSDUrg
also left the theatre before Lady
Windemere's Fan was more than half
Over.-San Francisco ATgonaut,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
PRICE OF KISSES.
Awards of Juries and Fines by Judges
Show Varying Estimates of Value.

How much is one of your kisses
worth? Your immediate query is:
Whom am | supposed to be kissing?"
Your query is the whole story.
Most men, when they are young
gladly barter three-forths of their in,
come for the remainder of their lives
for the privilege of kissing one certain
young woman until either he or she
shall die. 1t seems an exOrbitant
price, but all men think they are get
ting the best of that bargain when the
bargain is made. Statistics do net
show how many think afterwards
that they have made a mistake Ger
tainly good many do; and a good
many don't.
The world calls Mark Antony a fool
because he exchanged the Roman en-
pire and his life for the kisses Of Cleo
patra. But Antony died thinking be
was wise man in having done so. 1t
all depends on whom you are kissing
The duchess of Devonshire traded
her kisses for votes for Charles James
Fox, 100 year ago. The duchess was
an exception to the rule for it didn't
make a particle Of difference to her
whom she was kissing But it did to
the kissees. They wouldn't have sold
vote, which meant good money in
| those days, for a mere kiss-unless the
kiss came from the duchess.
Kisses that are stolen should be
classed az liabilities and not assets.
The thief must pay the penalty. He
often tries to compromise by returning
the kiss as healthy as ever. Frequent.
ly even he Obeys the biblical injunc
ton, and returns it seventy times sew.
en- fold. But sometimes the robbers
victim claims that the kiss has been
hopelessly damaged, and that she
wants to be repaid in cash and not in
kind
Justice Baird. the Oshkosh Scion
| sentenced a man to forty days in the
workhouse for stealing one kiss on the
street. The thief tried to steal a lin
kiss, which is conceded by all experts
to be the most valuable brand. But
he bungled his efforts and got a slanc-
| ing one in the neck. Had he succeed
| ed in his original attempt he would
| have got twenty years. The relative
value Of the two kinds OF kisses Is
thus indicated.
A Chicago jury awarded a Burling
ton, Ia. girl $1,000 damages against a
Chicago contractor who had promised
to marry her and who didn't keep his
contract But the girl testified that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

ed)-Where is he? Why, in ChlcaSo'
of course. where he has one OF the
largest banking businesses IN tl.e
city. But why are you both so thrilled
do you know him. Miss Dare?
Miss Virginia Dare-Know him!
Know Col. lie Strange? 0, yes.
Miss Kathlyn LennoN (wlth nope
dawning in her face)-He is an oio
friend of Aunt Virginia's, ana she
would love to see him, | venture TO
say: and l, to. would like to make MS
acquaintance before long.
Miss Du Mark think l Understand
Well. nv uncle is coming next Week.
and may l bring him in, Miss Dare,
for a cup of tea and valentine talk
Curtain
Amy Darcy Wetmore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
HUNTING A LOST MINE
Arkansas Farmers Search for Colo
When Time Hangs Heavy on
Their Hands.

DOWN Ill F7u'Ni'' ,"",'''' am ''''
l@r rom 'he 'o"" % C'l way ''''.,
IS NIUE SIreah calIeu ""l" 'iS'N'
"hen ciClH'hS oi lle SISop' ''''"se
nave hoIlll9 elSe 10 u" 'nJS =" ou'
III the WOODS ana peat up al" u"WH us
banks III search ol lo7I Iiiil'' ,''ii
lhe farmers get 'heil crops '''" NY
'hey 90 lhe same '"'nE' $500. &c.,,
MS information "a" 'iip'' ,'u DS
one OF Little ROCK S capltaia'IS VINO
was here recently III the interest," oi d
railroad winch at present 'Nl"lS ohIS
on the paper.
me DeIe1 thal lheIe Is an hluora"r
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
lJudqinq by Experience.

Think of it," she exclaimed, look
ing up from her paper. ut says here
that one of the rich New York men
allows his wife $4,000 year just for
household expenses"
And at that" he replied, 'pll bet
she claims she is unable to get things
that she really needs
why do you think SOP"
Because she is a woman"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

The proper length Of a mans leg in
proportion to his height was once the
subject of discussion when Lincoln
was present.
Now, Mr.. Lincoln, how lsng do
you think a mans leg ought to be-"
Well" replied the long legged
president, 81 have never given the
subject any careful consideration,
but / always believed a mans leg
should be long enough to reach from
his bsdy down to the ground"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
Just a Gentle Touch"

Somehow people can't get used tC
the $3.50 gold piece" remarked the at,
fluent youth. The So gold piece is
all right. but the $3.50 seems to worry
them: they're afraid of it. You ought
to take one and try to spend it,
Ought II" was the thoughtful re,
Spouse.
Sure It's lots of fun
I believe you're right. II there S
anything l enjoy it's a little harmless
sport. Just let me take one for few
days. will you?"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
To be Continued.
Minor Exceptions.

The Sweet Young Thing-Then You
would not advise two brunettes 70
marry"
The Willy Fortune Teller-"No; I'M
less the lady is much taller or shorter
than the gentleman, or vice versa
In that case it does not seem 10
matter in the least ''-BrOoklyn Eagle.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

pouhca about
the man. So the award must he talk
en- to include both the value IF tbe one
kiss and the thirty pounds tn fora.
man OF the jury told his wife after
wards that he thought the kiss was
worth $3.50 and the pounds s25 apiece.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13
Too 7 all.

Gracious. George, what's the mat
ter with your Tuxedo? It's altogether
too long"
Thunder. that's so. I must have
borrowed the buffers. l told you the
butler was too tall when you hired
him .%*-CleveIand Plain Dealer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

Mrs. Wederly-'I am going to write
to mamma today. Have you any mes
sage for herr"
Wederly-"WelI. you may send her
my regards, but perhaps it would be
Just as we'll not to mention how l re-
gard her
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1902-02-13

An edict has been issued at Salt
Lake City that all the single men en-
ployed by the Mormon chureh's of
fetal daily paper must we'd on or be-
fore June 80. The company operates
book bindery. store and a job office
One hundred men are employed in all.
and about % are single
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18
JOHN HOWARD PAYNE.
: AUTHOR OF HONE, SWEET HOME.
!: BORN JUNE 9, 1892.
DIED APRIL 10, 1852.

These men, Key and Payne, who
have been swept out 10 sea by the
undertow, returned on the incoming
wave, AMI are resting in the hearts Of
their country men. Their memories
will always float in the IS ar Spaneled
Banner which protects ''Home, Sweet
Home" and as we look at the green
mounds which cover them, We wonder
if after all the years Of privation, OF
exile from his native land, of yearnings
of soul and burnings of heart, if he is
satisfied with it all, or has it come too
lale? Would be still sing
enid pleasures AID pa,acss, though we ~ roam :,
Be it ever Sd humble, there's no place like home.
charm from the skies seems to hollow us there,
Which seek through the world is ne'er met with
elsewhere.
Home, home! Sweet, sweet home
There's place like home
Did he. to the last, with the weary
waste of waters between him and his
native land and those he loved, still
sing
| can exile from home, plendor dazzles in vain;
o, give me my lowiy, tn atched Cottage again!
The birds, singing gaily, that come to my cal;
Give me these, with the peace of mind desire than
all.
Home! home! Sweet, swt ct hom,!
There's place like home,
There's place like hOme!''
"A. X. E. ~, IN Neuto1n Pa.
Enterprise.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18
CHILDREN OF LONG AGO.
THE ETIQUETTE THEY WERE TAUGHT II
THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.

The '.polite academy" does not con-
fine itself to purely ethical considera-
tions. The minutest directions are
given as to polite behavior under all
sorts of circumstances
"Take salt with saltspoon or else
with clean knife, not with that you
are eating with, for that will foul the
rest.
"Do not laugh at table, much less
sneeze, cou.h or yawn; but if you
cannot avoid it hold up the napkin or
tablecloth before your face and turn
aside from the table.
"When you drink, bow to some one
of the company and say sir or madam.
"Never regard what another has on
his plate. 1t looks as if you wanted it.
-If you have occasion to laugh, turn
from the company.
"Always look pleased, but not mcr-
ry unless there is OCCASION"
Now as to the department of a young
master:
"Let your feet be placed at small
distance from one another, not too
close nor two wide in spreading.
Put one hand easy and free into
the bosom of your waistcoat and the
other under the flap of it.
DO not button more than the three
lowest buttons OF your waistcoat that
your hand may not be raised too high.
"Do not thrust your hand into your
breeches as vulgar boys do, but let it
fall with ease under tue flap of your
waitcoat."
To face this page there is beauti-
full "copper" cut Of a young master in
the easy and elegant attitude recon,
mended, and truly "there is a great
deal of sweetness in his looks"
This delightful volume was publish.
ed by r. Baldwin at the Rose in Pa,
ternoster row and B. Collins in Sails
bury l765.-Lo"gman's magazine.
How can we consistently object to
Trusts when every public office is a
public trust?
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18

bv the Faust Club, surmounted by a
colossal bust ot Mr.. Payne.
nlSS3 w. w. Corcoran secured
the action of Mr.. FrelingEuyson, Sec
retary of State, to have the remains OF
Mr.. PAYNE disintcrred at Tunis, and
brought to this country under the au-
thoritv of the United States, to be
buried in Oak Hill Cemetery with ap-
propriate ceremonies. June 5, 1888,
his coffin was disintcrrcd and borne,
attended by his old Arab dragoman
and few personal friends, to the little
Protestant Church of Tunis, where the
chancel window is inscribed with his
name.
AS the remains were brought into
the church an Englishman at the organ
softly played "Home. Sweet Home, y
which was feelingly sung by an Amerl-
can lady The body was left during
the night to be guarded by tue faithful
dragoman. The casket was placed on
board a French steamer. from which it
was transferred ut Marseilles to a
steamer for New York, and in June it
reached Washington, D. c., where
solemn services were held in Oak Hill
Cemetery He was reinterred in that
beautiful Gods acre, in his own land
that he loved so well, while 4 thousand
voices joined in singing the immortal
scng of "IIome, Sweet Home"
A beautiful monument bears this
significant inscription:
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18
HIGH PRESSURE DAYS.

Men and women alike have to work
necessarily with brain and hand to
hold their own nowadays. Never were
the demands of business, the wants OF
the family, the requirements of socie-
ty, more numerous. The first effect
of the praiseworthy effort to keep up
with all these things is commonly seen
in weakened or debilitated condition
of the nervous system, which results
in dyspepsia, defective nutrition of
both and brain, and in extreme cases
in complete nervous prostration. 1t
is clearly seen that what is needed it
what will sustain the system, give vi
gor and tone to the nerves, and keep
the digestive and assimilative func-
tions healthy and active. From per-,
sonal knowledge, we can recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla for this purpose.
1t acts on all the vital organs, builds
up the whole system, and fits men and
women for these high-pressure days.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-18
"MASTER CLOCK"
At WASHINGTON.

The great clock in the Naval Obser
vatory is called the master clock. BY
means of the repeating apparatus, the
the time is repeated over eighteen diff
ferent circuits to the various parts ol
the country. New York city auto.
matically repeats the same to all points
east and north; Chicago and Cincin
natl repeat to all points west and
southwest; Richmond, Augusta and
Atlanta to all points south.
If you should happen to be in some
large telegraph Office at the moment
the time signal is being sent out, it is
likely that you would see the opera
tors at their keys take out their
watches a few sccun!s before the time
is due, open them, put tiny piece OF
tissue paper twisted into a thread be-
tween the spokes of one Of the little
wheels in their watches, holding back
the movement to the instant the sig
nal is given, then releasing the wheel
so that the watch shall fall into the eX.
act beat of the master clock at Wash.
ington.
Of course the same care must be
taken, whether the operators are tc
connect their instruments with time
ball or control clock. The time ball
is an interesting feature of the service
1t is round ball, large enough to be
seen from the street where, supported
by its appliances, it rests on the top Of
some building.
tbs attached by wire to the circuit
from Washington in such a manner
that at the same instant the master
clock in Washington ticks the stroke
of l2, the delicately poised bali will
fall, released by the same beat of the
clock that announces the time to the
rest of the country. Any one who
watches one of these time balls just be.
fore the stroke Of -, timepiece in
hand. may easily determine whether
his watch is slow, fat or on time.
Throughout the East these time
balls are dropped every dav at noon.
save on Sunday, at New York city
Boston, Newport (Rbode Island)
Woods Hole massachusetts,, Phila-
delphia. Baltimore, Washington,
Hampton Roads. Savannah and Fort
Monroe. The tick of the master clock
which drops these time balls also re-
leases others, some of them many hun
dreds, indeed thousands, of miles away.
For instance, by cable arrangement,
a time ball is dropped every day in tue
city of Havana, and another in San
Francisco, 5000 miles distant. So in
comprehensibly swift is the speed OF
the electric current, that, if the repeat
ing instruments and the wires are in
perfect condition, there is no apprecia-
ble difference in the time of the drop
ping of the ball in New York city and
the dropping of the ball in San Fran
cisco, each one released by the same
tick of the master clock in the Naval
Observatory in Washington.
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The BIG DIAMOND ON HIS HAT

while pretty thing to look upon. was Of
no practical use. But Benson's Plasters
are supremely useful. They relieve and
cure gout, rheumatism, neuralgia, colds
on the chest, lame back, ETC., SO quickly
and completely as to make you wonder how
it can be. Better .sop,-wen tomorrow;
that's the way they work. Get the genu-
Inc. All druggists, or we will prepay post:
age on any number ordered in the United
States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
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1901 Seuenty Second Year 100O
lCCl THE lCVH
Country Gentleman
The ONLY Agricultural Newspaper,
AND ADMITTEDLY THE
Leading Agricultural journal Of she World

Every department written by special
lists, the highest authorities III their res
pective lines.
No other paper pretends to compete
with it in qualifications of editorial staff.
Gives the agricultural NEWS with
dcgr,e of fullness and completeness not
even attempted by others.
INDISPENSABLE TO
ALL COUNTRY RESIDENTS
WHO WISH TO
KEEP UP WITH THE TINES.
Single Subscriptions, $3.50;
Two Subscriptions, $3.50;
Five Subscriptions, $3.50
Special inducements to raisers OF large
clubs.
FOUR MONTHS TRIAL TRIP SCOTS.
SPECIMEN COPIES
will be mailed free on request. 1t will
nav ANYBODY interested in any way in
country life to send for them Address
the publishers.
LUTHER TUCK ER 4 son,
ALBANY, N Y
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Dentistry.

T,.,h r\lrac ing abs ,lufciv without
main bv our special 'OHFU ND sNT,'
which We apply To the Gums, 2'c'
Our IS 90 Plates for 81
Gold Crowns. So up.
Gold Filings, soc and .5c
All work guaranteed ten years These
prices apply only to those presenting this
advertisement Cut it out if you wish to
save money.
Baltimore DENTAL Tssociation,
s. W. Cor, BALTIC AND LEXINGTON STs.,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Daily, A. n. to 6 P. M.
Sunday, 10 A. NJ to p. NJ.
Feb IA, 19Q2-tc.
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TIL; SMALL. BOYS TROUBLE


b fore they had a,hmet c.
or .lescore or chalk.
o, bl,ckboards, maps and cop books
When they co | / only tax.
Before Columbus came to stow
The world geography,
What did they teach the little boys,
W1o went to school, like ME:
There wasn't any grammar tn n,
They couldn't read or spell,
For boz ks were not invented yet
= think twas just as well.
There were not a rows or dates,
O: laws, or warS, or kings.
Or generals, or victories,
Or any of those things.
There couldn't then be mucn to learr;
There wasn't much to know,
What fun it was to he a boy.
Five thousand years ago.
For histo Y had not begun,
The world was very new,
And in the schools don't see what
The children had to do.
Now always there IS more to learn
How history does grow!
And every day they find new things
They think we ought to know.
And if it must go on Ike this,
I'm glad live to-day
For boys ten thousand years from now
Will have no time to play.
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The Twice-a-W eek American
Oaly One Dollar u Year.
SIX MONTHS. so CENTS.
ne FEARED he had LOST

When WI Ting Fang, the famous Chin
csc Minister to Washington, irritable and
somewhat forgetful from . severe cold,
missed one day from the front of his cap the
immense diamond he always wears there,
he was dreadfully frightened. A friend
pointed out that the statesman had inad-
vertently donned his turban wrong side
before, and that the diamond was safe in
the rear. Had WI Ting Fang been wear
ing Benson's Porous Plaster on his chest
or back to cure his cold, he never would
have doubted its location. He would have
felt it doing its work, k,-warming and max
ing flexible the torpid muscles, extracting
the pain and soreness, promoting the free
circulation of the blood, stimulating the
skin and lungs to proper action, and SO
dissozc;ng and banishing the malady. Thus
we perceive, beloved friends, that
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IL suppose remarked Willie Wish
ington, hopelessly, "that l have said
the wrong thing again?"
"To whom?"
"Miss Seeranbraun. l was compli-
menting her on her costume, and on
venture | told her that she looked the
part completely-that it was positively
lifelike. l have just found out the
character she was assuming"
"What was it?"
"a lady Of the preceding century"
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w ANrED.

DELIABLE MAN for Manager of a
II Branch Office we wish to open in this
vicinity. Here is a good opening for the
right man. Kindly give good reference
when writing.
THEA.T. NORRIS WHOLESALE HOUSE,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
illustrated catalogue cts. stamps.
March 21st, 1902-6t.