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The Washington times., 1903-08-30

have been a great thing had he lived, for
he was the greatest of teachers.
But to look upon the present perform
ances at Bayreuth, under Frau Cosima
and Siegfried Wagner. as "style-form-
ing school" would be ludicrous. Many
of those who sing. play and conduct
there know a great deal more than the
widow and the son of Wagner do about
the best way TO interpret his work
New York Evening Post.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
From the Press Agents.
Drew to Open Two New York Houses.

Charles Frohman has decided to have
John Drew open two of his remodeIed
New York theaters. AS the New Empire
will not be ready until October. IT has
been arranged 10 have Mr.. Drew inaugu-
rate Mr. Frohman's management OF the
Herald Square Theater, opening there on
September Is. in Captain Dieppe." At
ter playing at this house for four weeks,
Mr.. Drew will move 10 the Empire and
open that theater. Margaret Dale will
be Mr.. Drew's leading woman.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Miss Deyo in "The Country Girl"

Miss Deyo, the clever young woman
who headed the Giffen Company at the
Lafayette early this summer, has been
engaged for the leading role in The
Country Girl" played last year by Min
ME Ashley. 1t will be remembered ty
those who saw the piece last year that
Miss Deyo was a member CT the COM
pany, giving several well executed
dances.
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The play will be given for one week,
after which Miss Harmed will begin her
regular season in Iris touring the
West, and as far as the Coast. The re
hearsals will be conducted by Mr. Soth-
ern. who will postpone his own open
Ing so that he can be present at the
first nights performance of the play
here
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
John Hare in "The Stormy Petrel."
Johnson's Joke on the Preacher.

When Raymond Johnson. of Cole and
Johnson Brothers. finished his, course at
the Boston Conservatory of Music and
returned to his home in Jacksonville,
Fla, he was invited to take charge of
the choir of the Baptist church there
and to play the organ.
One Sunday a visiting preacher was
in the pulpit. Rosamond had carefully
rehearsed the choir in a rather difficult
anthem, and the choir opened the SER
vices by singing this with much gusto.
The minister then rose apd read as his
text from Acts. ky. ANS after the up
roar was ceased"
Rosamond and the choir took this very
much TO heart. but they determined to
get even, SO when the sermon was fin
ished, the choir rose and sang, 1T is
Time to Awake From Sleep
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Empire-"Searchlights of a Great City"

"searchlights of a Great City" is the
title of the offering at the Empire The
ater the. week of September T. A COM
pany of twenty persons and a lavish
scenic production are promised.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Anna Held's New Play.

NJ. Richepin has written a new play
called Mile. Napoleon which will be
produced in America by Anna Held. In
the new play the chief characters will
while other historical persons are in
troduced, including Ney, Murat, Lefeb-
vre, Fouche, and many more. The
scenes will include the foyer of the
Comedie Franchise, and the Cafe de la
Paix in 1909
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
"Three Little Maids"

The first of Charles Frohman's mus
ical productions will be made at Daly's
Theater on September 1. when Three
Little Maids" will be introduced to New
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Miss Harmed in sothern's Plav.

Charles Frohman will produce at the
Columbia Theater, on September 21. d
play by E. H. sothern. entitled. THE
Light That Lies In Woman's Eyes" in
which Virginia Harmed is to be starred.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Coming Attractions.

Lafayette-"The Pride of Jennico."
presented at the Lafayette the week
OF September Z, is drama founded upon
The chief incident il a novel Of the
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Academy-"The Men of Jimtown.n

The Men OF Jimtown." a new play,
will form the attraction next week at
the Academy, commencing with the spe-
cial Labor Day matinee Monday. How
ard Hansel will enact the leading role.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

York. The London organization will ap-
pear. Eight of the young women arrived
last Saturday in advance of the COM
pany and gleefully admitted that they
came over TO see the yacht races.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
W arshaII Hall.

Str Charles Nacalester leaves az 10 T. m.
2:30 and $50 pm. Indian Head trips every
Thursday, Friday. and Saturday AZ 6:S0 m
sundays, II an, 2:30 and $3.50 pm.
FARE, ROUND TRIP. Cents
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

same name by Agnes and Egerton Cas-
tie.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
COLONIAL BEACH

wASHINGToN'S ATLANTIC CITY.
STEAMER I. Y. ARROWSATTH
From RiSer View Wharf. foot 9TH ST, every
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday. Friday. and
Sunday at s:45 am. home again about IL PIN
nCSETS. GOOD DAY OF ISSUE
Adults 90 Ccnts-
Nhlidren. Cents.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
IRISH WEEK
CAED MILE FALTHE.
CABIN JOHN BRIDGE

Special Irish Musical Program. Ground IIlu-
mination and 1000 amusements. The crowds
are going 70 Cabin John. .-
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made his appearance. Between songs he
interrupted, and insisted on having a
trial. The tenor having become some
what tired. stepped aside and Decker,
turning quickly, asked the stranger TO
sing something for him. The pianist
played a few chords and, with some
hesitancy. the applicant lifted what
voice he had in song. 1t was quite as
bad as il could be, hoarse, unnatural,
and beery.
Disgustedly Decker stopped him. And
you have the nerve TO ask me for
job?" he exclaimed, sarcastically.
Sure" replied the map.
Why. you can't sing at ALL insisted
Decker.
We'll. don't want to sing" replied
the fellow. I'm a property man. l wuz
only singin' to please you all.
John Hare in "The Stormy Petrol"
The new comedy written by ]. NJ. Bar
rie for John Hare will be produced at
Wyndham's on September u, and will
be called "The Stormy Petrel." not
Little Mary" as previously announced.
The Little Mary in question is a charac-
ter that is talked about but is not seen.
So far, Mr.. Hare has only engaged Nina
Boucicault and Gerald du Maurier to
support him in this production.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
SPECIAL SATURDAY EvENNG TRIPS

STEAMER HARRY RANDALL
Fer COLONIAL BEACH and COLTON'S WHARF
from River View Wharf. foot 7th ST. at 5:45
pm; home again IL p m. Sunday. Tickets good
81 days; Colonial Beach. 81; Colton's. Sl.50-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
PR REsIDExr DRoPpER,S CASE.

While all is peace and prosperity in most of the universities there is trouble in the University of South Dakota. President Garrett Droppers of that university has been accused of 'immor- ality," and the Board of Regents is in- vestigating the charge. The most im- moral act of which Brother Droppers has been guilty seems to have occurred at dinner he gave to Senator Kilt redge at which he served wine for the guests refreshment. One of these guests was the Hon. Carl Gunderson, State senator, who was greatly shocked when he discovered a glass of claret beside each plate. Another charge of immortality is based on the fact that when Dr. Droppers was in- vited to a cha1ng dish party given by a leader in the w c. T. U. he brought along a couple of bottles of ale to im- part flavor to the Welsh rarebit. It further appears that Dr. Droppers came from Harvard and is supposed to have Unitarian leanings. This is indi- cated by the fact that he once read a chapter out of Emerson at morning chapel where chapter from the Bible was expected.
 There can be no doubt that this is a pretty serious case. and it is unfor- tunate for Brother Droppers that he is not president of some university where the standard is not quite as high as it seems to be in the University of South Dakota.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
THE LATEST BOSTON NOTION.

Boston has many notions. and some of them are good ones. It will be im- possible to tell whether or not the lat est ris a good one until it has had fair trial The latest Boston notion is entitled the Household Aid Com pany." This company will hire ser- wants and send them out by the hour. The ideas and purposes of the new company are thus explained: For the employer there will be the benefit of having the company guarantee the ef- ficiency of the servant; as the girls will be graded according to their effi- ciency the wages will be settled equita- bIy between the employer and the com pany. and it will be possible for a housekeeper to hire labor for an hour or two, or for longer periods. For the girls it will better arrange the hours of work and leisure, so that when the day is done they can go home like busi- ness women; it will broaden their social life and will provide for promotions and stimulate ambitions.
 This reads well, but many attempts to solve the problem it deals with have read we'll. They haven't worked well.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
An Idle Mntd.

They say l am an idle lass, They frOwu upon me as they pass: My gown becomes me and 'tis new The butterflies are idle too. The world has need of butterflies Else why fiit they in sparkling guise? They bask in sunshine by the hour, And l rock in my lilac bower. With work and study far away, What care for the words they say! will not teach, l will not sew, Or tend the lettuce down the row, But dance and sing and pretty be, And wait the Prince that comes for me. Some day I'll hear the Princes tread, He'll stop beside my sweet rose bed, He'll praise my cheeks and praise my hair, And tell to me that 1 am fair. And then in state with him I'll go To where the crystal fountains flow; I'll dress in silks and linens hne, With maids to bring for us the wine. But be he poor, with love for me That shining in his eyes I see, Then will keep his cottage trim, And sew the seams, and bake for him. Cora A. MatsOn-Dolson in July Nations
 Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

"A guide who came down through the Allegash and M0osehead region. to- night, relates a thrilling story of the progress of forest fires throughout the AlIegash. He came down the river in a canoe and for thirty miles of his journey was hemmed in by fire, the air being so thick with smoke and cinders that he was able to breath only by tying a handkerchief about his face.
 On his way down he saw hundreds of wild animals, deer moose, wildcats and hedgehOgs, fleeing terror-stricken before the flames. Deer which ordinar- fly would shun man 1eaped into water close by the canoe and paid no attention to him. It is believed that very few deer and moose have fallen prey to the flames, as they could find shelter in the streams and swamps. but the lack Of food in the flre-stricken territory will, it is feared, cause hundreds to die dur ing the next few weeks
 This story is remarkable mainly be- cause it makes the Allegash flow in just the opposite direction that it appears on the map, by supposing that some great upheavel caused by the intense heat has changed the direction of the river, or laying this aside, the story is not with out its interesting feature. There is something keenly amusing in portions of the reference to Hundreds of wild animals fleeing terror-stricken before the flames" especially the line referring to hedgehogs. The hedgehog has work to go as fast as a man can walk and his
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
4 FARMERS' COMBINE.

Five hundred Iowa farmers took a notion ten years ago that they wouldn't be subject any longer to the persistent refusal of the chief tradesmen in their vicinity to sell to them at fair rates, or give them the market price for their products. So they went into business for themselves. They live in an area of about ten square miles, and their farms average about 160 acres. Having se- cured manager of strict integrity and business sense, in ten years they have increased their business from $100,000 to $624 4251. Their manager in 1902 handled for them: Oats, 54O,31O bushels; corn, 22O, 700 bushels; barley, 56,335 bushels;
 wheat and rye, 7,S10 bushels; flax, 1885 bushels; timothy seed, 2,450 bushels; coal, 3,165 tons; salt, 912 barrels; flour, 5,130 sacks; oil-cake meal 46,000 pounds
 binding twine, 5O100 pounds; barbed wire and nails, 51 300 pounds mill feed, l45, GOO pounds; lubrlcat1ng ollS, l9 par rels; linseed oil IS barrels; lumber, 965, @ 900 feet; lath, 9O,OOO; shingles, 757,OOO;
 grain sacks, 1,7O0; posts, 12,54O; paint in value, $542; machinery, $2,422; sash and doors, s1,25O. This business has been conducted on a capital never exceeding $25, ,000 The rules forbid borrowing over $5,000 at one time, and prevent debts ever exceeding $5,000 None of the funds of the company may be loan ed to any one, and no obligation can be contracted without the written consent of a majority of the directors. There are no profits to the company What the members look to is the fact that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
MAINE THE HOME OF MAGMA
 TTON


 It is apparent that correspondents at Bangor have allowed some of the "hot air" time to get mixed with the dis patches which have been sent out giv- ing the details of the forest fires which have been raging in the State. Some of these paragraphs have pecu- liar local interest; for instance, the fol- lowing:
 Another Piscataquis County fire is sweeping along the base of Mt. Kineo, devourng spruce and hardwood growth. One or two isolated buildings and many wood camps have been destroyed there'
 This statement is absolutely false, as anyone familiar with Mt. Kineo will understand. First Of all Mt. Kineo's S base" is a mass of solid rock which sinks abruptly into the water, and it's many wood camps and one or two iso- lated buildings" consist of one aband- oned shack, located near the part known as the "toe of the boot" the ex- treme northern point.
 The only forest fire in this immediate section is across the lake It has been burning for two weeks past, at no time being regarded with especial concern, and never for once threatening Moose head station, on the Canadian Pacific Railroad" as has been stated. A gang of thirty men has been fighting this fire and it has been considered under con- trol for a week past.
 But the record breaking story of the several which have enanated from the same quarter is contained in the follow ing paragraph, ornamented with thrill ling "scarehead' as published:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
DRY.

''I care not who makes the autos of the nation" said the man who had just received check, provided, I make the repairs. Pluck.
 The Householder-Theres something wrong with this bill. It's too big!
 Grocer's Clerk-That's why the boss sent me to collect it!-BrooklyE Life.
 Mrs. En Regle-How did you happen to know that. Mrs. Fitz Quiggs?
 Mrs. Savior Faire-Oh, I don't know her; she just belongs to our church. Brooklyn Life.
 The Piker-Is this a diamond of the first water?
 The Pawnbroker-No, it's been in soak two or three times before.-Kan- sas Independent.
 She-But you men have such an an- tipat thy to us women of erudition.
 He-We men wouldn't mind blue stocking, if you women wouldn't be so Life.
 Disappointed. A three-year-old youngster came home from Sunday school, and, upon being asked whom he saw said promptly:
 T saw ever'body knew 'cep'n God" |-Harper's Magazine.
 She-How I wish we could only con- ceal it from the world that we are bride and groom.
 He-Easy enough. You try to buy everything you see, and won't let you have the money.-Brooklyn Life.
 T am a self-made man." said the proud individual.
 Well, you are all right, except as to your head" commented the other part of the conversation.
 Flows that?"
 ''The part you talk with is out of proportion to the part you think with" San Francisco Wasp
 The Whole Thing.-"Then you've been to Niagara?
 Yes. I was quietly married last Tuesday week, and the next day we reached Niagara. Soon as we got there started out to see the falls with my wife"
 Magnificent, eh?"
 You bet. You should have seen all the other men turning around to look at her as she passed. Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
KILLS COUNTY, KANSAS.

Ellis county, Kansas, is prouder than be, for she expects to harvest 100000 bushels of grain. The Kansas City this fact shows that agriculture has conquered the prairies of western Kan sas. In 1875 Hill P. Wilson, now as- sistant secretary Of state. seeded ten acres to wheat on hls homestead ad- joining the town Of Hays. There had been no agriculture in Ellis county up to this time. Perhaps one or two tenta- tive efforts had been made to test the soil, but farming was unknown. To the surprise of everybody, this ten acres raised quite a crop. There was not a piece of harvesting machinery within sixty miles. How to harvest the wheat was a puzzle. A colony of Russian inn- migrants had just reached the county. One of these came to Wilson and offered to harvest his grain. When given the job he put a lot of the women of his colony at work in the field with the old fashioned sickles. and in this manner the grain was gathered. And from this beginning Ellis has advanced to third place among the wheat-growing coun- ties of Kansas in less than thirty years.
 Things move fast in the West. In thirty years more Ellis county will be much more wonderful than it is now.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

they receive cash for their produce at the highest market price. and buy their supplies at the lowest wholesale price, plus four per cent. added to cover ex- penses.
 This is a pretty sensible and efficient little combine" It is evidently com posed of the right kind of men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each in' sertion. Five Cents Word for full week tEeVen timesl.
 Display advertisements. per Inch, one in' sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4o cents: one week, Ss.20; one month. S10: one year. $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Msrfl' ages, Deaths. and Funeral. 50 cents each. JsoraI Notices. 15 cents per line
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

In his early days Sir Thomas Lipton denied. himself almost every pleasure except that of amassing a fortune. Calling one day on a consul on business matters he was offered a cigar by the official. "No, thank you,'' said Sir Thomas (then Mr.) Lipton. Although I am the biggest smoker in England, I never smoke cigars" What do you smoke was the surprised query. ''Ba- con-" was the prompt reply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

The Weather bureau figures that the number of lives lost by flood, cloud burst and tornado in this country thus far this year is 1,250.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

A monster banquet has just been giv- en by wealthy" landowner at Quim- perle, in Normandy, to celebrate the simuse peous wedding of his four chil- .Gren, two sons and two daughters. No fewer than 1,600 guests sat down to the feast, which took place in the open air. The bill of fare included five cattle and sixteen lambs. So lavish was the scale of ordering that, though the 1,60O guests are reported to have had magnificent appetites, there was more than enough for all. Nor was their thirst neglected, for the guests emptied ten large barrels of wine and fifteen of cider, besides dis posing of much else of a liquid charac- ter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

The Christian Church Baseball League is an organization composed of members of Christian churches in St. Louis or pupils in Sunday Schools con- nected with the same. There are six clubs in the league and the pastors oc- casionally appear on the diamond. In- stead of receiving a salary each player is required to pay so much to belong to a team, monthly assessments being made to pay expenses. In addition to this each player was required to buy his suit and pay for the letters on the shirt indicating the church which holds his membership. Players severing their connection with a team are not allowed to take their suits, they becoming the property of the club.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

a The agitation for repeal of the Eff teenth amendment is discouraged by the Washington Post, which says: Tt is easily conceivable that a congress and president could be elected on that issue. It is next door to impossible that two-thirds os both houses of con- gress and three-sourths of the legisla- lures of the several States will ever agree to an amendment wiping out any part of the text of the war amend 1nents."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

William M. White has graduated with high honors from Wabash college, having made record not often equaled. He made the four-year course in three years and at the same time acceptably filled the office of auditor of Montgom- cry county, served three years as mas ter of Montgomery lodge, F. and A. M, acted as superintendent of the Craw- fordsville Methodist Sunday school and as a member oe the choir of the same church and performed other duties re- quiring no little time and exertion. In addition to all this MT. White was &C., tive in Y. M. C. A. work and assisted materially in putting the Phi Delta Theta fraternity on better footing. He is forty-one years old, married and has one child.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

There is story going the rounds of the western papers about twin brothers, one of whom was demented and was or dered by the court to be committed to an asylum. The other brother accom- pairled him to the institution. Soon af- ter the twin brothers had arrived at the from the superintendent, saying: 1.-Two men who look just alike here from your county, one for commitment. One is talking of building railroad to the moon and the other says that the Re- publican party Is opposed to trusts. Which is the crazy man?"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

The late A. c. Wheeler, in speaking of women's sense of humor once said that Mime. Modjeska was much more than ordinarily capable in seeing the point of joke. And then, speaking of her ready wit, he referred to 8 profess sionaI interview he once had with her on theatrical matters, in which Mary Anderson and her art came up. Mary Anderson" said Modjeska convincing ly and calmly, lis nothing but 8 Ro- man punch made of holy water"
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Continued on Fifth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-24

''I care not who makes the autos of the nation" said the man who had just received a check, provided, make the repairs Puck
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-09-23
A Remarkable Record.

Chamberlain cough remedy has
a remarkable record, 1t has been
in use for over thirty years during
which time many millions bottles
have been sold and used. It has
long been the standard and main
reliance in the treatment Of Group
in thousands of homes yet during
all this time no case has ever been
reported to the manufacture in
which it failed to effect cure.
When given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse or even as soon as
the croupy cough appears. it will
prevent the attack. 1t is pleasant
to take and many children like it.
It contains no opium or other
harmful substance and may be Civ
en- as confidently to a baby as to an
adult For sale by Graham &
Wortham.