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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-11-20
A Runaway Bicycle.

Terminated with ugly cut on the leg
of ]. B. Orner. Franklin Grove, Ill.
1t developed stubborn ulcer unyield-
ing to doctors and remedies for four
years. Then Bucklen's Arnlca Slave
cured. It's just as good for Burns,
Scalds. Skin Eruptions and Piles. Csc.
at b. F. Hughes Drug Store.
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translation. took the prize of the French
Academy. and Gladstone In a long article
he wrote about IL for tho Copfem pOrurE
Rorier said that | had actually proved
the case Of the connection bfween Zorro
aster and Daniel, If which ] have just
spoken. II is O fascinating theory and
believe the play, having 40 weird and UNI
usual an interest will prove effective.
1T will Ice spectacular in the way that
'Ben-Hur ia spectac ular. but besides there
will he strong, dramatic story Of absorbing
interest. The stage effects are to Inc mag.
nihcent. No. II il not yet decided who Will
take the title role. There have been n
number mentioned, but there is plenty OF
time To make that selection"
Mr.. Crawford was asked If he superin-
tended the rehoarsals Of the play.
well. rather" he assented. The actor
is 10y no means human edition OF Marys
little lamb. IL he don't like the play he
SAYS 40, right out, and if he don't like his
lines he objects strenuously. lHe wastes
no time in diplomatic evasions; she says:
j can't speak those lines and ! won't: only
he d. esn't usually put it in that mild and
innoCuous form
Il remember supernte nding play once
In the West, There was large sign in one
of the wings. The actors need not trouble
to do any swearing. The stage manager
will do it all himself Rather good that
was il not?
-Oh, yes, my plays and my lectures have
taken me all over the United States. l
have seen some queer places. America In
n strange country.
People are always talking about the
Americans. Who are the Americans! How
many generations back can you go without
finding the pure Anglo-Saxon strain i'm
paired? The New England farms are
worked to-day by Swedes. Poles. Dutch
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which Mr. CrawfOrd's friends and admirers
are apt TO associate his working hours,
ANY nan who Lac worked and lived
where there is n rainy season becomes
IN dependent Of his environment, was the
reply. "Of coursr, prefer 10 write IN sum
m,r and ont Of doors at sorrento. lhal
il tho ideal place, but can work here or
eseH here,
The only influence TO which am sus-
ceptiblr IL the season, not the place
prefer the summer
These cold, clear days IN New York and
this stimulus IN the mir " which people are
always telling you simply shrivel HG up,
destroy the Inspiration suppose mat
Is because have lived In the Jull 80 long
There 10 nothing lAlRuld N Nj 'raH
fOrd'z appearance Or manner, holhlhR thbL
would suggest the 6neTvalluB Influence 81 Il
year by year residence ~ u warm country
Hc spruks N HE age occasionally ana refers
~ hls groNn-up children, cohgraIulalinB
himself on he fact that his sou n biHs 'ouSh
10 hnuck him down, bul Ono"ttihH this by
the admission lhal biz son cant wear his
gloves and collars one VI natures o0HSr
p"ilsatWiS - S--~~-~as -.s-.-~@ -<r~ ~-As
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OF work. for you have TO undo 40 much that
you have written
Yes, had the drama in my mind when
wrote The Palace Of the King ! did
with that what imagine is rarely done
i read the scenario OF the play TO Miss
Viola Allen before the book was COM
menoed
Then i wrote the book. 1t was pub
liShed and after that the play was evolved
Rather turning of the tables, was it not2"
Mr. Crawford IL most diplomatic in his
treatment of his contemporaries 1t is
here that his cosmopolitan training ia most
III evidence. The average American inter-
viewed gives his opinion and then retracts.
MI. Crawford saves time and strength by
not voicing his at all.
"D'Annunzioi He 10 man seething
with talent. but he will not study stage
technique Please do not ask me my
opinion OF his work. brother playwright,
you know.
Miss Alleni You really do not want
me to express my opinion about any actress.
Miss Allen especially. You see, there are at
least 900 actresses, and should he 40 indis-
Greet " nat woulC the 900 say2
Hall Caine? No. il is true hat he il not
an actress, but the same rule applies-a
brother novelist. you know"
Mr.. Crawford uncoils and coils again
and remarks laconically: Il co not read
Mr. Games books and have not seen
The Christian and THE Eternal City
The play that brought ma over this
triI 2 he resumes. There are two. There
il the Venetian play which we hope to
bring out this season and in which Miss
Allen will appear in the title iAe
"She will take the part Of a Venetian
actress Of the eighteenth century. the
time. you know. when Venice was the
Paris Of the world and when no gentle
mans education was considered complete
unless he had visited there; when the Gov
eminent took cognizance Of the gaming
! and did everything to make the city at
tractive to the stranger.
-She II one of Goldonis troupe Gcldoni
was the MolAre Of his time. and there is
dramatic love story. The play ends
happily"
And when Venetian love story Of the
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anwering this He brushed his gray tipped
hair with his hands.
The press has an enormous influence
here over the initial performances OF play
~ ts criticisms on a play AT the opening
night are favorable, II can fill the theatre
for weeks; but there is one thing II cannot
dot cannot make really had play 20
after the first week or so and II cannot kiIl
n really fine production. Advertising does
a Cren' dNp'. lrt II does no' do I'll.
And the first night in ltalyp'
Mr.. Crawford smiled / ow as he smiled
all through the interview whenever the
Italian drama was mentioned,
The first night in Italy; Well. they
can kill play pretty quickly there. They
are rather emotion al Wien II comes 70 the
atrical productions. II they don't like a
play the theatre is par demonium And
they very often don't like plays, You see,
the run Of production is so brief that
II has to be pretty good,
1T mus, be ra her hard or the drama ="
was interpolated -Do they ever k,ll him
when he respor DIS 10 curtain call!"
Curtain calf Nobody does that row.
unless he happens to lie very vour e. Still
do it herep They would rot Thu k Of dol 9
it in Italy or Lo' don. Imagine D'Annul q o
or Pr ero making a speech the first night!
j simply cannot. That is very out of
date"
Mr.. Crawford remnisced.
an ST. Louis my play The Palace OF
the King took very well The first night
was in the audience about half way down
call for the author. and sat there listening,
very much amused. Nobody knew me,
and il simply never occurred to me to get
up and respond No. that fashion is
extinct
And the other play you came over to
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GET DRUNK ON COLOGNE.
Indians OF NOrthw cstern Canada Fond Of
Toilet Preparations.

OTTAWA, Oct. 24.-Eau de cologne and
other toilet preparations are doing great
deal of harm among the Indians of Peace
River district in northwestern Canada,
according to a member of the Canadian
Geological Survey who has just returned
from visit TO that region.
The harm cones from the fact that the
| Indians drink them.
Cologne and various other connections
| known as Florida water, essence OF ginger
| and essence Of peppermint are prepared
especially for internal Use by traders who
are not permitted TO sell whiskey to the In
dams The stun is in reality nine.tanths pure
alcohol. D. NJ. Macoun of the Canadian s lr-
yey saws that the traffic in alcohol thus dis
g,Iised has become such a serious matter that
the missloni les have become discouraged
and the business Of the Hudson Bay Com
! pany promises to be embarrassed
The Indians have learned that the sweet
smelling things are 10 drink and are not to
he wasted as exterior oIntments. " one
we're TO consult the Dominion records Of
importaIIons, one would suppose mat ne
4 Indian half breeds of the Is OrthWest had
! suddenly developed "A remarkable fOndress
for cleanliness, for the customs reports
show an unusual Increase N the quantity
Of toilet waters imported Most Of these
preparations come from the | mtod States
I According to Mr., NHtDnn, lI' 'H"ctH
~ drinking these preparations are very
serious The cologne is ESPECIALLY mIur-
ioI-, as II has shown a tendency TO affect
| line ryeslght Of Indians drinking II con-
| tinuOusy
An Indian who has drum, pint bottle
| Of cologne contracts a jag iCh would
put continuous round Of ten NJ .nhattau
| cocktails 10 shame. The prevailing tint
! Of everything according 10 a few intelligent
| half-breod- who had used cologne, was
a beautiful green, Of varying shades
| MIR MacOIn also nsr.irtr that lIe took
! ONE drink u cologne just 10 ser what sort
y OI stun the Indians we're drinking and
! found II 70 sweet ana nauseatIng, and al the
sane time 50 burning not, that iie Was glad
Ia end hs experiments The essence -
! peppermint water, II taken IN moderate
| uuHnliier and the essenne ~ ginger he
| thought might ~" beneficial 10 parsons
4 opposed 10 lhr rlgor II fhn northern "li-
/ mates bu, II would bs Tar better "a s""I,'
| unauthorized essauces prepared ~ 'hrtn,
| lst b, rather than 10 drink the stun prepared
| f0f the Indians and hnli DrseeS.
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eighteenth century ends happily 1t means
that some one is dropped deity into the
Grand Canal?'
Mr.. Crawford kindly corrected the in
reviewers history.
"You are thinking Of the earlier days Of
the Republic; in the last forty or fifty years
it was quite different u was a charming
city. full Of romance, the fashionable centre
for dress for art and for intrigue
Mr.. Crawfor1's eyes became reflective
at tho thought Of Venice, and his attitude
suggested the bactwar step Of the fenC,r
an unconscious memory Of his every
morning exercise with the Attire Il 'armes
who puts him through the PAGES from
0 ro 10
"Vcnice' II il strange, but I believe
that is the only Italian city that can he
used in the drama for the American or
ENGLISH public,
"Whv? It is hard to say ] think it is
more familiar than any other Italian city.
II hns always been associated with romance
in the minds Of the reading and travelling
people.
Il do not believe that Roman plav
would attract; ! do not know why, but !
have the feeling 30 strongly in that respect
that ! have never even thought Of writing
"A Roman play, although my work has taken
me there continually. But Venice appeals
to every one You must see that,
"Th" American and the English theatre
goor- have little sympathy with the Italian
character They do not understand II.
They do not admire il. II rs usually assoCi-
ated in their minds with IN" grind organ.
But the Nenotian- seem a people apart ard
for that reason Venice can be used IN a
play where no other city would be possible
at rs true, believe, that Know the Italian
character perfectly ! have lived with
them all my life. Al my friends are ltal-
inn, ard what little social life | permit
myself A. sorrento II poised with them
But one must know hem TO appreciate
thoW
why do bring my plav- 10 America
/ instead ~ having them produced in linly'
There il little opportunity for III" dramalisr
/ there
"The Iraians are rot great IhratTrgo"r-
I A play rarely has u run ~ over ten nlFl'si
N fact, that II considered a great tea,
such a thing ~ u ron ~ 100 nights j. 'n-
known The greatest plays usually aHl u
weed,
And Ioudou 20 there rarely !
| 1lVay- -ail from the Mediterranean lors
/ directly lD Sew York, and have ol been
Yin England for long time
! 80 America II the grodi h"ld i"r the
dramatlst There IL more olhh'" lor u
! yood play here, h"rt"r npp1T uhly Tor
/ hearing ard gTratrr nppiaolailon ~ ehor'
" hat rrlation do think the first night
| beafs 10 the playf'
Mr. Cra~ford thought a long tino before
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regular wedding outfit. Edwards has a
largo following among the white folks, so
no Lntavorable comments were made when
they focked into the hall. The wedding
proved TO be a rafting good fight. and the
receirts amounted To something like 500.
The police to this day never got wind Of tins
affair. However, no fights have been held
there since.
Not long ago a well-known society man
promoted fight for the benefit Of some OF
his chums, The combat took place in a
stable ownsl by himself aid adjoining his
country seat. The society man in question
il the scion Of an old family and TO keep his
parents from learning Of his connection
with the mill, ho issued cards after this
fashion
Moonlirh, drive through - Park.
FQnipag.s must gather AZ ---..-. at v O'Clock.
Prize. gold cup. mnde by Tiffany.
A number Of carra yes put in an appear
ance on the night in question. ard the even
ing passed merrily away with 4 genuine
prize fight and knockout. But the secret
came out one day, and the society man,
in order TO deceive II PARENTS IN the fut urs.
las to adopt more decisive measures when
he undertakes TO engineer an encounter in
private.
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The most striking object II. the room
where +. Marion Crawford received his
visitor was IA huge poster of Francesca da
Rimii." 1t greets you full face as you en-
ter and suggests Immediately the dramatist
rather thar the author. the sailor, or the
biographer OF the Pope, in all Of which roles
Mr. Crawford has appeared before the
world
Mr. Crawford coiled himself gracefully
In the big brown leather chair while he
talked Of his dramatic experiences. past,
present and to come.
i like that poster. Fine il it notI' he
said she is q wonderful woman
The she" Of course. referred to the
divine Sarah.
How did come to write play for herr
II was this way. II came about most
naturally.
We had been to luncheon hero in New
York Driving back afterward she said to
me.
Il want a good play. Why don't you
write me one?'
Il had 10 play in my mind that thought
would suit her. but after a little reflection
and my usual reading of Dante, Of whom
1have always been more or less OF student,
I believed that in Francesca had found
the part suited. Events justified that pre-
diction.
i sketched a scenario on a scratch pad
and few days after read it to her. She
liked 1t and after my return to Italy COM
msnced the play.
The next time / saw her in regard to it
was in London. She was staying at the
Carlton Hotel and one summer afternoon
I found her there wrapped in rugs. every
window and shutter closed, drinking stron &
black coffee.
We went through the finished play and
she was satisfied with it, had swept aside
the historical balderdash in regard to Fran
cesca, which has been emphasized by the
pictures Of AIRY Schaefier. mad found that
Francesca at the time of the tragedy was
about 80 and that she had loved Paolo for
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many years It was a part quite suited to
Bernhardt.
Difficult to please? Not at all. She
suggested only few changes in the last
act and requested that | have the play
translated by the same man who TRANSLATED
Hamlet for her into French. He Is prop
ably the greatest authority on medieval
French in the world.
1.-THE play had quite run in PARIS, but
was never translated ard played here
don't know of any actress who would qhte
dare to attempt the role. 1t was essen
tally Rernhardt play, written Tor her'
Yes. she Is a wonderful woman
NV first play" Mr. Crawford shrugged
his shoulders II have been wrltlhg
plays for ten years and "" don't speak 81
the plays we keep in the pigeon holes' that
are never produced. do WEI
'Yes, ten years An author does not
become n dramati-t IN moment II Is an
art as distinct from novel writing as aculpt"
ure is from painting The one IL SUD
trctivc art the other an objective.
In writing books yon seek 10 bring a
mental picture before your reader = eye
You say Now Is the time FOR You 10 be-
come horror struck and II the rader
has any sense Of the fitness OF things ne
imm 'diatcIy becomes horror STRUCK Ills
M ui responds obedlentty to your snHRf s'loh
'Bt with a play your intuenn' Is eXer-
rj-cd bv objective means; the eneot l.
'-1r produced Wy the words that the play
sht has written, but by action, by the
mpvrment Of figures, stagecrafl--llle "A 20
LIut|. ~ 4 word
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see about. Mr.. Crawford?7
That is a decentralization Of my book
'Zoroaster II will not be produced until
September, 1904. 1t is to be an enormous
production. 800 people on the stage at once:
and, of course, there is endless work to be
done on it. am in constant communica-
ton with Klaw d Erlanger, who will bring
II out.
Il am writing it in collaboration with
an Italian dramatist who is as familiar
with the technique of the stage a. any
man know. He has written n great num-
Der Of successful plays.
shippers of India. 1t ia a subject which
first engrossed my attention years ago
when was Young mar studying Sarecrit
, In India to prepare myself for al Oriental
professorship | was editing news
paper at the time in Enst India and called
1t the Indian Hernid
Il became fascir ated with the history
Of the Fire Worshippers. Zoroaster. the
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DC. Out West half of the language is
foreign.
Il have found a town in Pennsylvania
of the Calabrian Mountains. You won't
60 to that place." asked Mr.. Crawford anx-
iously. naming it with distaste; mot even
to interview anybody"
The interviewer promised. and Mr. Craw-
ford looked relieved
Yes. when people say that am not al
American l don't know what they mean
exactly
You can write your plays here as well
as in Italy?" The question was asked
while ia the mind Of the interviewer was d
picture of the difference between the big
cheerless room, with it's fencing outfit, it,
table strewed with proof sheets and manu-
| script, its square OF linoleum in the middle
Of the room ready for the morning exercise
| and in the air the Fifth avenue hum OF
| passing mulritudes; and the villa at Scr
| rento and tho magnificent outlook with
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TAMMANY HAVING LOTS OF Fun
HUMOR ar THE CAMPAIGN RUB
BLES IN THE "FV SION RECORD"
Parkh,rst and Tim Woodruff VIII Learn
Something Ia Their Advantage ~
Consulting the Personal" Column
--Gypsy queen OdeII--Thc Greene Light

There is no spoilers town advertising
in this campaign to brighten the display
places with pictures and verse as was done
two years ago. Instead, the opposing
parties are asking quest ions of each other
in tall lettering on the bill boards or do.
claring in epigrams what the election Of
one ticket or the other will mean to New
York.
The strongest play at humor has been
made by Tammany. lts campaign book,
put out under the title Of Father Knicker.
booker Adrift," was mixture Of facts.
misstat ement fun and sarcasm. It has
been followed by two issues Of the Fusion
Record, the second of which is printed to-
day and will be distributed this week.
All the advertising departments Of =
daily newspaper are conducted in the Fasion
Record in IA style to relieve the solidity OF
the serious arguments for the election Of
the Tammany ticket. This newspaper
was got up by Willis Holly, a newspaper
man of long experience and campaign
manager of high repite. Last year Mr..
Holly ran Francis Burton Harrison's cam.
paign for Congress in district supposed
TO be safely Republican.
OF course, Mr. Holly has personal column
in Tammanv paper, and a clairoyvant
column, too. but no massage parlors arc
exploited In the personal column ono
finds these items:
whskcrs please preach about Reform next SUM-
day RInpFR.
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GETAWAY DAY
Special fall trip TO
OBLIVION
The palatial screw steamer
CAFE DE HAWKES.
FLOATING HOTEL
THE MANHATTAN.
rpAvEs DOCK DEPARTMENT PIER AT P. ", DAILY

Bsrpain sales of bankrupt stock in gloves,
c,sh registers and toinhstones are edver-
t;aed bv the Proctor, Littauer, Peavers
Surplv Company, also; One damaged
cruiser. to be seen at the Brooklyn navy
Train time tables and bankruptcy notices
are handled in the same style. while under
the head Of theatres is this
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a.IEE CHARWER, mr. airs mr.

Tammanv if ulHnnlup som" new features
for the last week uf mo can r0ign
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The name ot the prospective brl'egroo IN
was n iai Of well know u ,OloTct sport ~
the TenGe rlUin, and Of 'OuIro, there v as
much surprise over lie SUPPOSED marriage
AZ he had permitted the 80 Of his name for
the occasion he c0mpla' emily accepted
tho congratulations ~ his trlem 10
make The ahair hook genuine Mr. Jeffers' u
Edwardr calne 10 the hal ~ . cab Httlred
~ a stunning dress sui aHd lgh bat look
Ing every inch b'nsdlcl He vac aI' ON
panIsd Wy what the nrlghbors thought was
his bride, but who IN reality was another
negro dressed ss u woRAp and wearing y
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Mr. ana Mrs. Ephralm Jackson desire the
pleasure Of your company AT the marriage
ceremony of thrlr only d9ught'I Miss ~
ciHda Jackson. tu Nj lcN,r,on Edwards
0f View YORK. Music by Prof Watsons fll
orchestra Bs punou!ai % ceremony begins
promptly ~ ncl0rN
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BROOKLYN-If the clean shaved young man
who wears fancy waistcontS will write TO CHANCE.
DFPPW all will be forgiven. Amen Corner
$1,000 REWARD will BE- paid for Information
concerning the whereabouts OF JOSEPH JACOBS.
detective.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1903-10-29

frame building on Front street, Bur
lington, in the winter of 1885, Robert
Lucas, formerly governor of Ohio, was
appointed by Martin Van Buren COVER
nor of the territory.
Burlington and Mt. Pleasant Rivals.
Burlington and Mt. Pleasant We're
rival aspirants to become the capital
of the territory. Finally commission
ers We're appointed who located the
capital in Johnson county and laid out
Iowa City. 1t was one mile square.
The eighth and last session of the ter
ritorial legislature was held in Iowa.
City In the winter of lS4b-6 In 1874
the legislature of the territory submit
ted to the people the proposition to
form o state constitution and apply
for admission into the union. The mea-
sure carried and the convention met
in Iowa City in October.
Admitted Into Union.
"On November j the convention fin
ished its work and reported the form
of o constitution but as the western
boundary did not then extend more
than two-thirds of the way to the Mis-
souri, river the measure MAS rejected
by q vote OF the people. NTay-i 1916.
another convention was held at Iowa
City which formed q constitution de-
scribing the present boundaries The
people adopted it and congress admit