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The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Academy-aonIy a Shop Girl"

Miss Lottie Williams renewed old
great number of neSw acQuaintances
among Washington theatergoers. when
she appeared last night in only a Shop
Girl" which began a weeks run ar
the Academy of Music
Her every appearance on the stage
was signal for applause. While the
work of Miss Williams3 stood out alone
in the presentation OF the play. her
support was justly entitled to the favors
of the audience.
The story OF "Only a Shop Girl is
too well known to local. theatergoers to
need any extended explanation The
scene is laid in New York In the first
act an exterior OF a department store is
presented.
In the store, Eva Arlington, girl who
has seen better days, is, employed as a
saleslady, and is loved by Arthur
Thornton. a son of a wealthy father,
Judge Thornton. Hulda Demarte, Mrs.
Golden No. 2, an adveISturess, also In
love with young Thornton. plans TO
separate him from the girl he loves.
Josie. however, comes to tthe rescue. and
with the assistance or BeAl Golden. Mrs.
Golden's stepdaughter. tTings Thornton
and his sweetheart toget her. despite the
Vaccinations Of Mrs. Golden and her
friend. Augustus Clarence Mapleton,
who is in love with the shop girl, Eva
Arlington. himself.
Iona Chamberlain as Bell Golden,
Mabel Wright as the emily shop girl,
Eugene La Rue as MapletOn. the villain.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
SECRETARY SHAW'S DATES
FOR THE FALL CAMPAIGN

Secretary Shaw is about to leave
Washington to take an active part In
the fall campaign. He viii make his
first address at Akron. Ohio. the after
noon of October 10. and that evening
will speak at Cleveland
After number Of speeches in Ohio
he will go to Kentucky. where his dates
will probably be October IA. Is. and Is.
Owensboro. Louisville. and Lexington
will be among the points in Kentucky
where he viii speak Later in the cam
paign he will be in the West and viii
make several addresses in Iowa
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
REFUNDING GOES ON
BRiSKLY At TREASURY

Yesterday was marked at the Treas
ury Department by exceptionally heavy
refunding and redemption movements
under the recent offer of Secretary Shaw.
Prior to yesterday. the total OF per
cents and 4 per cents refunded into 2
per cents amounted to S3,2s3. 400. Mon
day there were 5S1 600 in 3 per cents
and S292. $50 As refunded. making the
total for the day SSS4.550. and bringing
S4.167. $50. The per cents redeemed at
Washington yesterday amounted to
$685.. $50 and at New York. $35s.150,
bringing the grand total since the offer
was made up to S5.5S7 $50.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
MAKE JUST ONE
MORE TRIAL.
No Matter How Many Remedies You
Have Tried, Here is One That
Will Cure Your Piles.

II you are suffering from the pain and
torture of piles and want to be cured
spend so cents at the druf1 yist's for one
package of Pyramid Pile Cure and con
vince yourself beyond a ;.oubt that 1t
can be done. There is no earthly doubt
that this remedy will cure you Just as it
has cured thousands and thousands Of
others If you follow the directions and
give IL a fair trial
You may have tried so many remedies
that you feel that yours Is a hopeless
case. You may have become discouraged
and suffered so long that ii is almost
second nature 20 you II makes no diff
ference how serious your case is, or
how long you have had It. you will be
cured just the same.
Pyramid Pile Cure is in the form of
suppositories. and reaching the seat of
the trouble gives instant relief. II does
away with the torture of thn knife and
the humiliation OF examination and
operation By the physician. 1t is ad-
ministered by the sufferer himself in the
privacy of the home. There rs no record
OF It's ever failing to cure the most
severe, aggravated and long standing
cases.
Mrs. r. T. G. Boylan, Mars hall, Miss.
writes: "I suffered awful torture for
years from piles. I used Pyramid Pile
Cure and was we'll in three days"
Amos Crocker, Of Worcester. writes
After going through a frightful surgi-
cal operation and after trying. any num-
Der OF salves and ointments. one 5O-cenI
box of Pyramid Pile Cure gave speedy
relief and IL quickly cured me1'
James Kenton, Memphis. Tenn, says:
II suffered the torture of itc hing piles
for years. and not even mercrrial oint-
ment would relieve me. One 5l-cent box
OF Pyramid Pile Cure cured me entirely"
Pyramid Pile Cure is for s;Iie by all
druggists, or Will be sent upon receipt
of price. 90 cents a package, by Pyramid
Drug Company. Marshall, Mich.
Write for free booklet on thes nature,
treatment and cure Of piles.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
WlNSOMF WINNIE FROLICS BEFORE
PLEASED AUDIENCE AT COLUMBIA

ductions these days it is necessary for
the manager to invoke the liberal aid OF
the important stage mechanic. Mr..
Dockstader has done this with the re-
suit that, in point of scenic investiture,
his performance excels any of its kind
previously seen in Washington. The
first scene is especially elaborate, show
ing THE Hall of Fame" and the con-
cluding picture, The Birth of the Sun
flower" is picturesque and novel.
Acrobatic feats, the time-worn one
act sketch with the ancient and honor
able after piece" have been happily
eliminated. and the performance Is re-
solved into a continuous picture of ne
gro life. Scenes in the cotton fields and
on the levee form the background for a
series of specialties that entertain and
enliven.
The most commendable portion of the
performance is the first part, with it's
group OF songs, dances, and jokes. Most
of the latter are new and those that are
not have been redressed for this enter
tainment and get almost as much con-
sideTation as those newly culled. Few
better dancers have been seen here re-
Gently than the Ford Brothers. who con-
tribute several specialties. OF the vo-
calists. Frederick v Bowers, Ora. F..
Weller. Harry Ellis, and Manuel Roman
claim honors.
Lew Dockstader, star of the organiza-
tion, is the same Lew Dockstader that
delighted and satisfied in days gone
by. He tells his stories In the same
quiet way. sings a topical song and
otherwise amuses This season Dock
stader is giving his monologue from an
airship. which enables him to view
the Capital City from afar and inter-
polate many local hits. He still car
ries the automobile act. OF this it
must be said, however, there is not
enough real comedy in the whole turn
to compensate for the Inconvenience TO
which the audience is subjected through
a series of explosions and other per-
formances on the part of the auto
mobile.
Neil O'Brien is one of the most en-
tertaining members of Dockstader's s
support, and kept the audience highly
e-4iNSSu NAiiS ne was on the stage
O'Brien is a real minstrel man. and
knows how and when to please. Car
roll Johnson does some clever dance
work. and the cadet band of the I'm
perial Boy Hussars, which, according
to the program. is in this country by
permission of Emperor Franz Josef OF
Austria, gave a brief band concert.
Miss Alice ROosevelt occuDiad a hoy
/ last night, with Mr. and Mrs George
1 Howard, Miss Hunt, Major McCawley
L. S. NJ. c., and Captain Leonard. Z
S. VI. c. Adjutant General and Mrs
Corbin were also among those who at
| fanded the rorfornnoncn
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Lafayette-"The Girl and the Judge"


Strange events come in such rapid
succession in Clyde Fitch's play. THE
Girl and the Judge" that the audience
at the Lafayette Theater last night had
difficulty in passing upon the acting of
Eleanor Monten and her supporting
company. Through the whiriing spec
tacle of scenes and talk, the mind must
be concentrated upon the action. other
wise the thread of the story will be lost
forever. But the general conclusion
reached in this instance indicates the
play is well presented. in consideration
of the material at hand.
Comedy and drama have been queerly
interviewer to form the plot. Peculiar
ideas and Thoughts. different from those
expressed In the ordinary drama, have
found their way INTO the story, and lend
distinction to the play that is pleasing
and-well, not pleasing From one scene
to another the action shifts so abruptly
that confusion would be sure to fol-
low If the company were not we'll
trained.
Eleanor Montell is a new star to
Washington thearergoers. She essays
the role of Winifred Stanton. and gives
to the part a spirit of girlish energy
that creates an excellent impression.
Beauty is one of her attributes. She
works hard and earnestly Her per-
sonality is keenly evident, and the audi
cnce at once pronounced a favorable
verdict upon her ability.
The authors excellent sense of hu-
NOR is disclosed in the character of
Mrs. Brown. the boarding house keep
er. The role was enacted by Louise
Dempsey, and her GeIineation is. in
deed, praiseworthy- The part of the
judge was taken by Harry keenan,. He
/ is we'll suited to the character, and
created a favorablei impression by his
| bright portrayal.
Ethel BIande appeared to great ad-
vantage as Mrs. Chartres. the judges
mother. She handled the part with
ability, and showed extreme caution in
not OVERRIDING it. In the little required
of him. Oscar c. APPEL did well as
Stanton. while Beatrice Thorne, as Mrs.
Stanton, and Cora Wells, as Mrs.
Ikenstein. showed a. careful study of
their lines.
The scenic effects are all that could
be desired. If the management wished,
however, to prevent loud snickering on
the part of the audience. more sub
stantial mantelpiece would be supplied
/ for the third act set
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Empire-Smart Set Company.

A large audience filled the Empire
Theater last night 10 witness the per-
formance Of the Smart company of col
ored performers. The play is a rather
ambitious spectacular performance. and
some of the scenic effects are very good
There Is almost none of the character
istic music Of the race, and but one
plantation melody. "Suwanee River" is
introduced. and It is by far the best
feature of the program. fact that was
attested by half dozen recalls. Dur
ing this song the orchestra stopped and
allowed the melodious voices of the
male sextet to have a fair chance.
This one feature is worth the price of
admission. The burlesque on opera was
rather cleverly performed. The mouth
of Billy McClain also called forth vo-
ciferous applause.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Nat:Onal-DOckstader's Minstrels.

With the aid Of tambourine. bones.
the old Southern breakdown" and
other attending features a Jolly crowd
OF minstrel men made merry last night
at the National Theater. Under the
guidance OF Lew Dockstader. the ace Of
minstrelsy. they reminded the audi
enco Of that good old time when barber
shop" minors were the real thing and
stories OF Sweetheart Nell" and Dear
Old Mother" took precedence over all
the things Ethelbert Nevin could turn
out in a days trying.
In order that the attention of the pub
lie may be attracted to theatrical pro-
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
The Girl and the Judge"
at Lafayette-"Only a
Shop Girl" at Acade-
my--"Smart Set at
Empire-Bryant'S Bur-
leSquerS at Lyceum.

and Lillian Alexander Harris as Mrs.
Golden No. ?, "a tigress with a cum
ming past mans thought" all sustained
their parts we'll. The kid" Bobby
Barry. and "Runt." George Cooper,
who was found in an ice cake" friends
of Josie. and ever with her in time of
misfortune and prosperity. also added
much to the interest OF the play.
The play is we'll staged. there being
several improvements noticeable since
its presentation here year ago.
On Thursday next, after the matinee,
Miss Williams will hold a reception on
the stage. to which all the women and
children who attend the performance
are invited.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Chase's-vaudeviile.


One perfect act, one cood sketch, and
half dozen others of more or less merit
constitute the vaudeville bill at Chase's
this week The entertainment, taken as
whole. is good. The Nichols sisters are
without doubt the most successful laugh
provoking pair that Washington has had
ar opportunity to see in a long while,
and Bob Hilliard's one-act sketch is all
that can be desired from vaudeville
circuit The other acts interested the
audiences which filled the spacious
house at both performances yesterday.
The program was q trifle twisted last
evening. Bean and Hamilton, sensational
barrel and basket acrobats, closing the
bill instead Of opening. as per schedule.
ollie Young led off with a hoop-rolling
act, which has been seen at Chase's a
good many times. The Five 5ilbanos fol-
lowed with musical specialities, and
Beatrice Moreland told a few funny sto-
ries about mythical trip she took to Eu-
rope last summer. and impersonated sew
eral of the characters encountered on the
high seas.
chosen rather a poor vehicle with which
to please the theatergoing public. their
comedy sketch. 1.-The Plumber" not Civ
ing them an opportunity to show them
selves off to any great advantage The
act was entertaining, however, which is
all that can be said Of the Werner
Arnoros troupe. which appeared later in
the program in a pantomime entitled
"Ar Artists Studio" Pierre Amoros is
the only redecmipg feature of the turn,
his juggling 0f nine balls being a trick
seldom accomplished The finale, when
the entire stage setting is wrecked,
leaves a more ludicrous impression in the
minds of the audience than was hoped
foI while the act was in progress
Robert Hilliard presented a sketch
entitled. NO. 973.' IN which he as
sumes the role of man wrongfully con-
victed OF manslaughter, and sentenced
10 Sing Sing for ten year term. On
regaining his freedom employment is
denied him. because OF the fact that
ne is an ex-convict. Two days with
out food turns him into the criminal
path. and he attempts to burglarize the
home of a wealthy lawyer. He is
caught. and pleads for mercy. and an
other trial 20 be good and honest. The
lawyer is hard-hearted, and tells mo
973' that the court will listen to his
tale OF woe. Al this point the ten-year-
old daughter of the lawyer comes on
the scene. recognizes mo. 973" as the
man who, few days before, stopped q
runaway horse and saved her life. She
runs over TO him. puts her arms around
his neck, and kisses him. When tho
police arrive they are told that the
burglar has escaped. and that No
973" is "a friend OF the family"
The Nichols sisters should have CLOSED
the bill. and the audience would have
been in a good humor for several days
afterward. They appear in short white
knee skirts, with black stockings. faces
and hands. Their jokes, grimaces
dances. and genuine good acting kept
their auditors In an uproar every min
ute the sketch was in progress. and
the applause continued after Ave en-
cores.
Taking everything into consideration
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
UNABLE TO LOCATE
GEN. CARLlN'S RELATIVES

Gen William p Carlin. U. S. A. re-
tired. died Saturday night on Northern
Pacific train near Livingstone. Mon A
dispatch was received at the War De-
partment yesterday asking what DISPOSE
ton shall be made OF the body. which is
at Livingstone. War Department off,
cials have been unable to learn the ad-
dresses of General Carlin's relatives
and are unable to send any Instructions
concerning his burial.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
TO SUCCEED COLONEL ALLEN.

Lieut. Col. Alexander NJ. Miller, Corps
of Engineers. now in charge of the Wash
ington water supply system, will relieve
Col Charles A. Allen of alI his duties,
including the supervision of river and
harbor improvements, upon Colonel
Aliens retirement next January.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
MEMS CLUB MEETING.

The Mems Club Of ST. Marks Epis-
copaI Church will hold its first meet
ing of the year in the parish hall.
Third and A Streets southeast. Thurs
day evening. October 8. at s o'clock A
Juvenile orchestra of fourteen pieces,
under the leadership OF Prof Henry
Stopsack, will furnish a musical pro-
gram
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Kernan's-Bryant's Burlesquers.

Harry Bryants burlesQuers made de-
cided hit at Kernan's Lyceum Theater
last night. The house was crowded.
THE Rise and Fal of O'Reilly," by
w j. Mills. Is the title OF the opening
burlesQue. O'Reilly is none other than
Matt Kennedy. who. last year. was a
member OF the Bijou stock company.
The skit is intermingled with many
original mirth- provoking features.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Control of Prices of Proprie-
tary Medicines a Topic OF
Discussion at the Morn
ing Session.
OFFICERS URGE ACTION
TO END THE ABUSES
Rate-Cutting Alleged to Be
Growing Serious-Dele-
gates and Their Friends
See the City's Sights.

Owners OF proprietary medicines were
urged to adopt some form of contracts
with the druggists by which the retail
price OF the medicines should be nxed
by both President smithers, of the Ma
tional Association of Retail Druggists.
and Simon Jones, of the executive com
mittee, in their annual addresses at the
convention of druggists this morning.
Mr.. Smither said:
THE proprietor alone can absolutely
control the retail price of his prspara-
tions and reserve to the retailer COM
pensation for handling the goods. If he
refuses to do this. what claim has he on
the retailers? If he allows 60 cents TO
be substituted for 81 in the receipts OF
a retailer. has he not merited reciproc-
ity In kind?"
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
THREE MEN INDICTED.

Among the indictments reported yes
terday afternoon by the grand jury were
the following: Delago Grafton. embez-
Element: Joseph D. SteSer, false pre-
lenses. and w. II. Taylor, ROBBERY and
attempt to commit robbery.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06

Philip Thomas, a twenty-one-y year-old negro
living at Benning, fell between two loaded
dirt cars AT the First Street filtration plant sun
day night and was over BY the second car,
sustaining injuries so serious that az Freedmans
Hospital his condition declared critical
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
LOCAL MENTION.
Furnishing Your House7

100 new and slightly used carpets and rugs,
upright piano, furniture, etc, at auction We'd
nesday 10 a. m 1929 G Street northwest Now
on view Wilson & Mayors. "AuctrS
The Washington times., 1903-10-06

Genuine S., Sc, and 81 Sample Shoes.
Three hundred styles at So S. Keene's Shoe
Store pos C Street northwest.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Kerosene Oil, IOc.; Gasoline, 1sc per Gal.

each. We furnish the cans free Drop Us
postal or phone East 643- Home Safety OH
Delivery, Half and sts. sw.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06

the show at Chase's is good, and the
usual crowds will, no doubt. be In at
tendance throughout the week
The Washington times., 1903-10-06

Fancy poultry. schmid, 7Ia 18th.
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Negro Hurt at Filtration Plant.

ShaffeE's Flowers at Weddings
lttracs admiration. 18th and I. III Pa ave
The Washington times., 1903-10-06
Our welsbach Department Is Complete

ele l2th-c. A. Nuddiman & CO--l2o4 c.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
Surceons' Sutures.

Modern surgery employs dozens of
different kinds of thread for sewing
up cuts and wounds. Among them
are hangaroos, horsehair, silk and
very fine silver wire. The short,
tough tcndons taken from the kanga-
roo, which are used for sewing severe
wounds are particularly valuable and
have saved many lives; they hold for
about month before they break
away. silk thread will hold for much
longer, sometimes six months, while
the line silver wire is practically in
destructible. Thus a surgeon is able
to select a thread that will last as
long as the wound should take to
heal, and will then disappear com
pletely,- Science Siftngs.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
The Ruler of Morocco.

The Sultan of Morocco is described
as progressive young man whose
misfortunes are quite undeserved
Though he grew up in the seclusion
of an Oriental palace and had no real
education from the western point of
view. he has thrown off the crampng
influence of early training and is keen
to acquire knowledge. Europeans who
have visited his court have been
struck by his unusual intelligence, and
they say he actually does possess
rough working acquaintance with the
practical side of modern science.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
FRUIT INSTEAD OF DRUGS.
Druggists Would Starve If People
Would Eat More Apples.

Many OF our common fruits are Just
as useful and much nicer than doctors
prescriptions, says London Answers.
The apple, for instance. Not only is
the apple an excellent purifier of the
blood, but it is cure for dysentcry,
and has also the peculiar effect of re
storing an intoxicated person to so
briefly. A diet of stcwed apples. eaten
three times day. has worked wonders
in cases of confirmed drunkenness.
giving the patient an absolute distaste
for alcohol in any form.
The pineapple is another fruit most
valuable in throat affections. Indeed.
it has saved many life of diphtheric
patient. The juice squeezed from a
ripe pine is the finest thing in the
world for cutting the funguslike mem.
brane which coats the throat in diph-
iberia. and if used in time never fails
20 cure.
After Il severe attack of influenza
the throat is often relaxed and the ton
sils painful. An old-fashioncd remedy
still in use in many parts of the west
of England ia conserve of roses. This
Is a sort OF jun made from the hips
OF the common wild rose. It Is not un-
pleasant in taste and certainly pos
SeSSeS SlTOnS ana aSlilnSeHL proper
ties.
To cat grape minute for an hour
at time, and to repeat this perform
ance three or four times day eating
very little else meantime but dry
bread. may seem monotonous way of
spending the time This treatment
works wonders for people whose digcs-
lions have got out of order from worry
or overTork. II is no mere Quack pre-
scriptioE. but form Of cure recOg
niZcd and advised by many well known
physicians. Grapes are, perhaps, the
most Gigestible OF any fruit in exist
ence.
cordial made from blackberries is
greatly recomme ended by the Devon
shire country folk as a cure for collie.
and many farmers wife makes
blackberry cordial as regularly as ell
derberry wine. The latter, heated and
mixed with a little cinnamon, is one
of the best preventives known against
a chill. The flowers too. of the elder
come in useful. An ointment made by
layering them in mutton suet and olive
oil is most soothing in case of bOils.
Nowadays doctors forbid equity pa
tients to eat any kind Of sweet foods.
but recommend them to eat at least a
dozen walnuts a day. There is no
doubt that walnuts are most useful to
equity subjects, or in cases of chronic
rheumatism. Swelling goes down and
pain decreases.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
The Need Of the Forests.

Scientific research, says the SYRIA
cuse PostStandard, has much to teach
us as to the possibilities of removing
lumber without damaging the forests, ,
but numbering, as it is understood at
present, has nothing to do with scien.
tifc forestry. The state of New
York never showed it's superiority in
any more convincing way than when
it went into the business of buying
lands in the Adirondacks for the pur-
pose of protecting forests against
fire. The state now owns 1,352,356
acres in the Adirondacks and $4,000
in the Catskills- total of 2,244
square miles, wood lot considerably
bigger than the state of Delaware.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-03-13
SPIDER WEBB END ACOUSTICS.
Scientist Claims There Is Value in the
Thin Threads,

There is hope for the spider. Hith-
erto he has been eyilly regarded as
predatory parasite. which tolls not
though he spins: his tolls and his cas-
ties in the air have been rudely
preached by the long broom of the
housemaid. But he may yet come
into his own, for DIR. laval suggests
that the gossamer tissues with which
this artist among insect craftsmen
nang our ceilings may have acoustic
virtues. Speaking recently at the
opening sitting of the Paris Academy
of Medicine in its new hall (Which
is acoustically deficienD, he told a
story of public hall in England
which was noted for its acoustic pro
critics until in an unhappy moment the
ceiling was given spring cleaning
and clean sweep made of all the
spiders webs and, with them. of the
halls good name. The doctor does
not suggest installations of spiders
webs, but thinks it might be good
thing to hang cotton threads over the
auditorium.