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!. Many Young Doctors 10
! Turned OutL ast ear
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II ono hundred ana Afty-slx medical co.'s
loges, with 6,776 instructors. enrolled y, n
5o1 students and graduated s, 0o2 students
II the school year 19o1-1so9. In the year
previous, 19oO-1eol. 1856 colleges with o.soa
teachers, enrolled AT students and graz
mated s, 444, Twenty years ago there were +
50 medical schools with 1884 students
and Ais graduates. The Increase N the
number of schools and students 10 FAR IN
advance OF the Increase, In the number 81
graduates, The atssstwenty years
ago we're Ais; in 1900. 1901 ST..
and in 1900, 5000 The attendai9xS$ 4 ven NJ
Is years has. therefore, Increased nearly
200 per cent, and the number OF grad
yates has increased less than 70 per
cent, Tho decrease In the NUMBER Of
graduates in tho last year IS assignee 1, ~
the Increased length Of course o. stuuy
and Increased requirements BY state
boards. It is considered by many tenn
porary decrease and one that VIII pe
changed to an Increase as soon as tha
temporary check is overcome. Ihe I. ue-@
crease In graduates IS ciasslhea thus'
There ware 1870 graduates from the regn-
lar COLI, in 1901 SS7 from the homeo-
path q from the elect!c, and 80 from
Tie nj .iomedlcal and nondescrlpt; total.
5,44, In 1902. 4,4R graduated from reg ~.
lar schools; 1856 from tho hoHeopath le I l3S
from tho electio and g from, ths osn nea
a decrease In every class, The increase
In students Is classified thus; There were
2s,sli students registered NJ the regular
colleges during the year ending July 4. q
1901; 1853 at the homeopathic; 6a4 at the
eclectic, and t22+ at the lpnyslomedlcal ana
nonSescript; a total OF s6,4l7, During the
war ending July l, 1902, st.s7s students
* ,Istered at the regular colleges; l,6l7 at
the homeopathic: 76a at the eclectic, and
al at the physiomedlcal and nondescrlpt;
ali hut the homeopathic schools, In the
year the regular schools Increased IN en-.
rollment 1893 and decreased In number OF
graduates ssl. The homeopaths lost In en-
rollment 60 and In graduates 81; the &c,
.lectcs gained In enrolment " and Jos, ~
in graduates; all other schools gained ~
ia enrolment and lost IN graduates
Jour, Am. Med. Asso. ~
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Spring Thoughts
And the Lye Hopper

What does all this stir and humH'ng.
Chirp and cheer
Mean IT means that spring Is coming;
Spring Is here! sftli,,
The spring poet Is an envable fellow,
1t must be an ecstatic state Whah poe !
tic sensations course through the nerves
like tho spring sap through every tW'g
OF atree, Surely the urin or woman VINO
thrills with these OBSTACLES - to be en-
We'd Such rhapsodles- such visions! Hut
TO the "elect few" only, comes TINS sap
IKE bliss. TO the common everyday
mortal a vision of spring cleaning flils
the vista. Tho spring poet Is the ehild
OF smiling ease, but the sprlng-cleaner
is the Offspring OF necessity
This twentieth century Is the age Of
magic cleaners " We are to believe tho
advartlsers-thera is sapolio, bon ami,
sand-soap. and q legion Of others. But
after all how feeble are their powers
when compared with the vim OF the
homemade lye-soap OF 20 past time,
That was cleaner II YOU please: No
grease spot. no mark of SCOT, no muddy
stain dared show Its face In the royal
track Of that Queen Of Cleaners, The
passing away or tho honest old ash-hop>
per--the mother OF lye-soap--!s to be de-
plored. Tho reign of that homely re-,
ceptable marked an epoch of physical
and moral cleanliness which scarcely ex.
lists tofd day.
The. ash-hopper was 9 Wholesome IN
stitWttoA, Z could peYyF Es1asf'a N l '''
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OF this section OF the George Fawcett
Company will appear, including Dewitt
Jennings, Charles B. Hawkins, Laura
.McGilvray, Julia Marie Taylor, Frank rank
Craven, L. B. Carleton Edmund Llston,
Alfred Hudson Jr., Mollie Brady, Marion
Ten Eyck, Edwyn Evans and Charles
Kinsley. X
'"rhe Bostonians Revividus" is the latest
comment OF a New York critic anentSthe
|big revival OF .'R obn Hood. Y The gcn-
eral opinion Is that the old organization.
IL anything. Is ecllpsed this season BY the
Introduction OF several particularly me
voices. The chorus has been quoted as
equal to grand opera. and what mas peen
Unusual with the Bostonians hitherto, the
girls have not been selected purely on,
account Of their voices. but beauty and
form have also been taken into consid-s
Grafton. robin Hood. on next Friday
evening. will be seem on q scale or splen 4
dor never before reach ed by the Bosto-,
mans, and more, the PRINCIPALS, according
to report, will give an excellent account
Of themselves The New York Academy
production was on q very massive scale.
tie stage being one Of the largest IN the
country, but the width Of the Academy q
Music will admit OF everything being
used exactly as in New York. There rs
only one costume In the entire produc-
ton that has not been renewed; that is
the tinker's ragged suit worn by II. G.
Barnabee as disguise. It was found lm-s
possible to buy new rags for this as eff
fectivo as the outfit that has done service
since the first performance thirteen years
:ngo. Withal, "Robln Hood" will be res
freshing at this period of the season, MS
1t embodies the elements Of melody that
are elevatlng, as well as entertaining
l"R obin Hood will also be sung at the
Saturday matinee. d,
A theatrical event of notable Interest
will be the production On Saturday even-
ing at the Academy Of Music Of Maid
Marian" the latest de Koven-Smith light
opera That well tried organization. the
3ost onians. will Interpret the piece which
is sequel to that supreme light opera
effort; Robin Hood" The authors Of
the opera, Reginald de Foven and Harry
b, Smith, have followed in this produce
ton the same lines which made their
robin Hood" stand forth SO prominent
ly In the roster Of light operas and 1t
is averred that MAID Marian" viii prove
to be equal to Its predecessor. This
new production has tho same romantic
background which marked 81 ] Robin
Hood" with tho additional element of the
Crusales in which movement all the
prominent characters take part This is
the plot: @ i9s i
Robin Hood has gone to the Crusades.
leaving Marian behind. The sheriffattempts
to get hold OF his estates. But hts friends
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accorded to Mr.. Churchills masterpiece,
Orchard Carvel' and none, 1t IS claimed,
even In this day Of dramat!zed books,
has afforded the playmaker larger scope
for converting Its Incidents to form
suitable for representation onFthe stage.
While necessarily condensed sufficiently
to permit OF its portrayal within the linz
Its OF an evening s entertainment, the
play retains oil tho. salient features of
the book, It is said, treated In such a
mastery fashion by Edward p. Rose,
the dramatist, that those who have not
read the novel find q complete and inter- y.
estng story constructed around plot
which might have originated with the
adapter himself so aawless is It. and a
wealth Of dramatic incidents that follow
each other with perfect connection and
continuity, while those to whom Mr..
Churchil's pages are familiar have
brought before their actual vision the va
rious prominent characters and scenes
that have impressed their memory When
read about, in a manner that cannot fan
to add to the interest already felt In
them as acquain tances met before. An-
drew OLSON. who for two seasons has
been successfully identified with the same
part, supported by the large and capa-
Bile company that has aided SO materially
in gaining for play and production Its
widespread popularity. will be seen IN
"Richard Carvel" at the Academy on
Tuesday next.
What Mr.. George Fawcett believes to
be one OF the strongest productions ne
has ever given this city will be the pro-
ductiony by the George Fawcett Company.
with Frank Gilmore. at the Bljou this
week This Is Siberia ~ a powerful mel
odrama, which has held full sway over
theatre-goers OF this country for sew
eral years. and which now comes back
In the best possible hands The work Of
Mr., Gilmore IN this play has been more
widely praised than has been the case IN
any. other production OF the year
Siberia tells story OF the lower e
OF the Siberian mines. In this respect IT
is directly opposite to the general plot Of
"F'edora," and It possesses many starr:
ling situations. There arc thrills In u
from the time the curtain rises until It
falls, these embracing three or four ell
makes which are wonderfully real and
remarkably stirring In these climaxe +,
Mr.. Gilmore and Miss Grace Nmball
the beautiful leading woman OF the COM
pany, are seen at their very pest, as
they are quiet. yet strong.
The play requires more scenic equip
5mont. possibly. than anything NJ. raw
3cett has vet done, and there has been
an attention to detail In costumlng which
VIII make this production ono OF the
strongest this company has ever SHOWN
In this city. It Is q remarkably accurate
production of the people with Whom y
deals,
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orlts solid contents, in fact ] cannot do
1t even now Often ! chung with my
bare toes to the trough my ono hand
grasplng the edge OF the hopper while
with q stick j dug in the ashes hoping
for treasures. to be rewarded now and
then BY finding some lost article which
had been tried BY ere"--a spoon, n rus.
ty hair-pIn or marble But what w
Immense quantity Of ashes that hoppAs
held it did not aeem large. but that
wedRe-shaped man was hard to satisfy.
After q ton or two Of green wood.
ashes had been put into lts greedy cA-
paclty-or so 1t seemed II to me--then
asll-hopper
All. those early spring afternoons,
Their spirit comes hack to me as
write. can stu hear the birds. still
feel tho sunshine. and the desire to go
fishing comes back too but our wishes
were as Dead Sea fruit-thcy turned 10
ashes OH our lips SO TO speak-for grand
mother (bless her heart! was possessed
Of clean deviD would call not' go to
the spring, children. all Of you, black
and white. ana bring water for the ASH
hopper" Off We trudged, an unwilling
band OF pilgrims seeking not the Holy
Grail but In search OF purity IN a d!f-
ferent way.
Ashes must be the most powerful NIB
sorbent known to the scientific world.
We poured little less than two thousand
gallons OF water on that ash-Aoppar
without obtaining a drop of lye. Nanny
Rhody would quicken our tagging steps
with urgent words. make haste, child
rem, tote dat water quick; needn't dat
I've right now. ] think dat lye-hopper
gwina 10 drip by morning,
s#EAt last II dripped, and It continued TO
dip day and night for weeks, YOU see
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FIe will start back and exclaim, M y
God, who has done this?" Then he Will
foollshly bend over the PROSTATE form
ana pick up the bloody dagger That Is
where Re Is foolish. II he knew on y
thing at NIL. as soon as he saw the dead
body he would light out OF that place as
fast as his legs could carry him. and
keep his mouth shut.
But he does just like all the rest OF
them he holds the bloody weapon abort,
as though inviting his fate. That Is me
cue for the villain and all the rest OF
the 8companyfto come on the stage. The
nearest relatives OF the dead man-and
his daughter Is most always IN this
scene-drop upon their knees and begin
to wall and wiring their hands. hen the
villain gets In his work and earns h's
salary. He steps forward and declares
that there Is the man who committed
the foul deed. and he points to the hero
The hero puts on an Injured air as ne
looks around for sympathy. and then
Kisses, You lie!'' But all the time he
hangs on to that dagger. Nobody Is
aware that he is holding II except the
villain. Then the villain plays his trump
card and calls attention to the fact that
the murderer yet has In his possession
the tell-tale evidence OF his guilt. Then
everybody sees the dagger, including the
hero himself. who looks foolishly at It..
and seems to wonder how 1t ever got
in his hands.
OF course. the possession OF the. dag
ger at that time Is proof positive OF his
guilt Every body seems tc think so ex-
cept the heroine. and one other; This last
Is the low comedian-usualiy n tramp.
He was behind curtain. or behind q
screen, or at the window. or$somewhere
In sight, when the act was committed.
and he looks WISE He knows who the
real murderer Is, but he doesn't say any
thing. He could end the whole thing
right there IL he chose. but he doesn't.
He likes to keep people In suspense-es-
pecially the hero. who Is more vitally IN
tcrested than any one else. seeing thSt
his neck is In danger. No; this low com.
edian keeps the secret In his own bosom
Throughout four, FIVE and sometimes Six
acts according to the length OF the play.
before he comes forward and denounces
the villain as the murderer. But he does
l5lots OF good during all this time. and
always turns UP Just at the cr teal mos
ment when he is most needed, tE
III tho writer's Of melodrama would only
forget their rules once, and giYe US a
change, what relief 1t would be.
BRUCE CHESTERAIAN.
Few novels have achieved the popularity
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Barnabee, w. H. Macdonald. George b,
Buckingham Josephine Bartlett, Olive
G. Moore, Alice Judson. William 9. Wee
dom Harold ordon, Howard Chambers,
Campbell Donald, John J. Martin, w. M.
Darlington. Sam r. studley. J. Vobleey,
Maud Leekley, Florence Quinn. James
e. Miller, Harry Dale and the primn
dona viii be Miss Grace Van studdltord.
who appears in. tho title role. Miss Van
studdford has tho reputation OF being being
the peer OF light opera prima donnas. ,5 H
Next week the spring and summer sea
son will be ushered In at. the Academy
with the Academy Musical Comedy Com
pany According to all the reports that
have reached this city from New York
and from Norfolk. where the company
Is now rehearsing, the organization is
tho strongest that has ever been seen III
this territory. as 1t Is the largest and the
best equipped. There are forty seven peo7
pie In the company, and every member
has been chosen by Manager Giffen for
his or her peculiar qualifications. Mr..
iGiffen has had unusual opportunities In
organizing his company SO, early IN the
season. It has practically given him the
pick OF the whole country and he has
worked with a full view Of his oppor-
atunlties.
Every detail OF the organization has
been made perfect, and at the head OF
every section Mr.. Glffen has placed the
leading men In the profession. ". II.
Rochester is & the stage manager; Hans
u. u.inne is the musical director; Lewis
Hooper, who came from London to stage
the Original production OF Florodora Is
In charge Of the dances. A great feature
OF the productions will be tho chorus.
a larger. handsomer, more striking ag-
gregation, It Is said has never been or
ganized for the South.
The repertoire will include tho most
successful musical comedies presented
during recent years, such rs "The Lady
Slavey," 1.-THE French Maid" ''The Girl
from Paris" "The Geisha. :" ~ THE Cir
Gus Girl" THE Runaway Girl" 5,1,he
Belle OF New York" eto,, and later In
tho season an entirely new musical COM
edy, now being written for this organl-
zation The productions OF the different
offerings will be complete and ornate
throughout. and tho costumng Will be
ono OF the principal points of nttractlve-
ness. '"rhe Lady SlnveY" IL entirely new
In Richmond. never having been played
here, but when originally produced Mt
the New York Casino and afterwards
In tho principal cities, achieved q SUCCESS
which has been equaled by few before
or since. and exceeded by none. }i
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a ChristCrOss Rhyme.

Ss33ssg The old Cornish dame schools 0
England tho name for the alphabet wa
Christ Cross Rows, An ancient schoc
book has a vignette OF monk teachin
a little boy to read and beneath the fol
lowing ryme;
"ChrIst his cross shall DO my speed?
q Teach me. Father John. to read
That In church. on holy-day,
Z may chant the psalm and pray.
"Let me learn. that I may know
I What the shining windows show;
Where the lovely Lady stands.
With that bright child In her hands,
i Teach ina letters one, two three,
ffrill that shall able be ~
Signs to know and words to frame.
And TO spell sweet Jesus name?
u Then, dear master. WILL look
Day and night In that fair book,
Where the tales OF saints are told.
With their pictures all In gold,
+ 'sreach me- Father John. to say,
2 yesper-yerse and matln-laYi
So when to God shall plead
4 Christ his cross will be my speed Y Il
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whom are owned by John D. Hooe. War
renton. Va, The good bread-winner.
Charley Moore, bay gelding, 8. by Eon.
dam Lady Grace by Romney. owned by
\, #. Coles. Charlottesville, Va. Is also
In Mr.. Thompkns' string, @
Imp, Charaxus. son OF Distin and Sap
pho, Kingston, who formerly headed the
Elersle stud. Charlottesville, Va. is to
be found among the twenty-six sires
that had out four or more four-year-old
winners in 1902 Ills list includes Col
onel Padden, Ethics, Grace Wilson, Sadie
S, and Wallabout. Aloha, by imp, st.
Mungo, dam Ollie. by Virgil. owned BY
Robert Bradley, Greenway Farm. VII
cox Wharf Va, stands credited with
four four-year-old winners In Albert I'm
right, Alline Abbott, Ed Adack and Mol
lie Aaron. The entire list In both In
stances We're bred by the owner OF the
sires mentioned,
The Ainslie Carriage Company. OF South
Tenth Street. this city, report hno
trade this season and larger demand
than usual for high grade vehicles @
classes both for business and pleas
IRA purposes. Their stock OF broug hams,
lnudaus, family carriages, runabouts and
business wagons is complete and up-to-
date in every respect, and not only local
trade, but that south Of here can saye
money by patronizing this old estap-
lished concern instead Of Journeying
North for the purpose Of buying any flrst
class Vehicle Of Whateyer deseripti ton
h s5 81 BROAD IsqcI
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Shenandoah, Among the prominent
breeders In that section are Herring
Brothers, James Cox, Major George
Chrisman and number Of others who
conduct operations on a smaller scale, Y
The Leesburg Hunt Club. OF Leesburg,
Va, with w. H. Helm rs NJ, =. -"
has enjoyed q prosperous season. ana
the weekly meets have been well at-
tended. Among those who ride REGULAR
" 10 hounds at meets OF tho club are the
NJ. II. H., shelton Helm, John G, White,
Richard Iittleton. IT. r. Satterlee, Ar
thur Cockerel Tho jumps average oyer
thur swarts and Arthur Cooke
rell. The Jumps average over Four
feet and Glen Del. the mount OF
Mr., Shelton Helm. has cleared the pa 1Ils
at six feet, 3
Campbell and Rates, whose stables arc
at No. 1917 East Franklin. Street, nave
established weekly auction sales O horses
and mules, and report an encouraging
outlook. Those dspersals by public auc
ton OF this concern are held on Tues
days of each week, and comprise high
grade offerings OF horses and mules OF
all grades and classes, On Tuesday
next the Gath instant, several cartloads
Will be sold to the Highest bidder, and the
offerings will Include, some clever road
sters, saddlers. heavy draught and busl,
ness horses; also q fine lot Of ules.
sts sSfs B
Among the horses IN the stable OF
Gwynne Thompkns, Bennng s track,
Washing II, G.. arc Fla cus, chestnut
geldIng, g. by Flatlands dam ] acquellne,
BY. imp The Jacobite, and his full brotl
er,S Gum Honey. gray geldinE. 4 both ~
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lay Matinee and Night

Acadcmy-Tuesday Matinee and Night,
Richard Carvel; Friday and Saturday
matinee, The Bostonians, In Robin Hood
Saturday night In Maid Marian.
Bijou-Fawcett Company. In Siberia. all
week, with usual matinees.
we may make light OF the melodrama,
and attribute its popularity to the estL
nation in which it Is held by the gal
ery gods but Just the same we go to see
It. Else why Is 1t that the entire lower
floor Of the Bijou Is sold out long before
the performance. when the melodrama
is to be the bill? The meodrama. which
few years ago was said to. have had Its
day. is again coming into favor, and such
plays have done unusually We'll this sea-
son.
There IS no class of dramatic compost
ton that so holds the attention OF An
audience as meodrama Good or bad.
the audience follows the dialogue with
GREATNESS interest. and each scene as u
is enacted is received by them as though
1t were a page from real life.
II only some OF the most clever OF, the
playwrights OF to-day would devote their
attention to the melodrama just for a
little while, and turn out few good
plays OF this type, the melodrama craving
public would be furnished with material
that would really have The quality IN II.
The expression. you haven't got the
goods which Is used so much now. es-
pecially in theatrical parlanGe, Is not such
an apt one as 1t would seem. It is not
so much a question OF goods" as the
quality OF the goods.
\ The majority OF wr.;ers OF melodrama
certainly lack originality. Il we are to
Judge them BY the productions for which
they are Responsible. They seem to write
4 in accordance with a. we'll established
rule. which they seldom or never violate.
Truly, this must be a rule with very few
exceptions. tjF
isn't It surprising how many melo-
dramas have for their opening scene either
"a bankers or n brokers' Officer II you
will jog your memory q bit. and Will stop
to count, you will he surprised at the
number. II, In one Of these melodramas
that open In bankers or brokers'
of1icetyou see on the stage a white haired
man of genteel appearance, you can mark
1t down then and there that he Is doomed
to die before the end of the act, Thissi Is
one OF tho rules with very few excep-
lions, The villain Is going to commit the
vile deed. the weapon usually being a
dagger. The hero Is going to come on
the scene and discover the dead body.
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The Word Imp,

Perhaps as amusing use Of the wore
INN as can be found anywhere occurs IN
old Bacon. In his q Pathway unto Prayer
which says: IA
nLet us pray for the preservation Of the
Kings mnst excellent Majesty. and for
the prosperous success OF his entlr v pes
loved son Edward, our Prince, that most
angclic INN. IS u q " 81 X 7is
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We had poured about two thousand gal
Ions of water on those ashes and the re-
turns we're slow but constant.
Nanny Rhody then made tho soap, on
.ths dark of the morn. and OF course
sassafras stick but that Is another
story quite useless to tell. for bones
made soap Is now "a back number" a
friend Though lost to sight to memory
denr."
columbia. Virginia, March 10Th.