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The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12

1t Is reported that Sir Henry Howard
will be appointed British ambassador to
Washington.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12
DEMOCRATS GET KENTUCKY.
Entirc Ticket, Led by Governor Beck
ham, IL Successful.

Kentucky has gone Democratic by at
least 10000 majority, and the State is
safely in the Democratic column for 1904.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12
THE COTTON-ROLL WEEvlL.

by the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12
LIGHT VOTE IN IOWA.
Governor Cum,nins Reelected by q
Plurality of $1,000.

CoreTaoE ...............A Albert 3. Cummins
Judge Supreme Court. 80. .Chas. A. Bishop
Supt. Public Instruction 90. John r. Riggs
Railroad Commissioner 80. David J. Palmer
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12

IN Iowa Gov. Cummins and tho Re
publican State ticket are elected by
about 10000 plurality on an extremely
The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1903-11-12
RECOGNIZES PANAMA.
UNITED STATES TREATS WITH
THE NEW REPUBLIC.

American Consul Told to Enter Into
Relations with New State Colon
Taken without BIoods
Now Independent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

at 60 West Second South street. will
be thrown open to the public For an
admission fee of 10 cents the manage
ment proposes TO give Salt Lakers the
brightest, Cleanest vaudeville they have
ever seen. The opening bin viii in
Guide Tom HefrOn. famous one-legged
acrobat from the Keith circuit; Met
Ting and Bean in sensational novelty
bicycle racing; Lorraine and Howell
sketch artists with their ag-punChing
bulldog sport. and their bareback rid
ing Cog. Jo-Jo: the Carlson sisters. ju-
yenile song and dance artists; James
Delmore, i'm illustrated songs. and the
latest thlngs.in the moving picture line
salt Lakers and others who saw Ag-
mes Rose Lane here in the unlamented
"Corianton.' viii take the time to read
this bit of New York correspondence
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer:
Miss Agnes Rose Lane. who was
member of Richard Mausfeld's COM
pany four seasons ago. and James G..
Rossmau. proprietor of an amusement
enterprise "a Atlanta, Ca were mar
ried at a fashionable church in Brook
lyn on Wednesday evening. and the
event caused such a sensation i'm the
Bedford avenue section of Brooklyn
that the police reserves had to be called
out TO keep the crowd of 10000 persons
in order. It was an electrical wedding
with southern 'hxings.' For instance.
the church bells chimed Dixie during
the ceremony and cotton plants I'm full
bloom were a part of the floral decora-
tons. And such a display of electrical
effects was never before attempted in
church edifCe. To light the interior
of the church 1900 inCandescent lamps
were used. The bulbs used i'm lighting
the chancel were tinted golden color,
giving the effect Of sunlight. The bride
and groom stood under a floral bell
that was completely studded with tiny
electric lights The groom wanted to
suspend a big electrical piece in the
chancel with the mouOgrams of the
bride and groom worked I'm electric
lights. but the church authorities
thought that they had enough i'm the
way of show effects and declined to
permit il. over in Brooklyn the we'd
ding is the principal topic of conversa-
ton wherever three or four baby car
riages are congregated."
Miss Teresa Maxwell. who win be re-
membered as the leading lady with
Warde & James last year. is playing
the part Of Helen FOrdyce i'm THE Earl
Of Pawtucket" al the Manhattan the
atre in New York. She is under a two
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

heirs of the sErthor of q play thar was
written about dozen years ago are
threatening % prevent legally the produc-
ton Of The Amateur Cracksman" ON
tho ground that one 0f Che characters i'm
ne new play is the exact copy Of one i'm
When the first version OF ..rhc Anna
saw az once that 30 needed one more char
@etgf oauil- tnat was, foi for himself
~ tte Aehllefoan burglar and So Eugene
treshrcy. who made the second drauafi-
~ llQn or the play. simply t-ro7. Inc CHAR
acler Captain Redwood from the old play
OF Sir William YOUNG. ..Jin die Pen
man. and put il into his own play
Air yleF, the manager for BcHcW. now
mas q letter from Sir l.aycra-s-e Fours- .fr
q NtEofous protest is maze against
lne transfer OF Captain Redwood fr0rr
F gu pay 70 inc new. III the retention
~ WIS new Character is persisted m. Sir
Lawrence Young says, an appear rs the
law viii be- made.
For The part of Captain Redwood u m
Holland, who played II GA the former pro
uuCLlOn. was engaged. THAT fbe rl,,~s-,+-.,.
IN lsieber q &C. new play would b. Az
MAJ REDWOOD IS generally conceded or
course. the lines are different bur tho
general manner and personal attributes
are exactly the same In both character
Mr. Tyler said yesterday that the name
OF the new character probably would he
changed. ana ln mat event an appeal for
The opening night of 1.-THE Amateur
Craftsman is set for Sept 10. After one
night DID Atlantic CITY a two weeks enc
saEcment at the Garriclr ia PhHadelpnla
I3llowsa The play is scheduled Tor Broad
way on oct. e.
Jess Dandy. the jolly Hans Wagner OF
HenrN W. Savage company presenting
The Prince of Pilsen" I'M the west was
porn IN Rochester. n. y. and is entitled
10 be addressed as Dr. Dandy for he
started out 10 make his way in the world
as q physician. After a while all his pa
uents died and he decided 10 become an
actor He now drives away duh care and
pain through his efforts as comedian.
ana with far less disastrous results 10 his
clients.
Not so very long ago William Dean
HoWeIls visited vaudeville theatre
Wnere a young woman on a stage was
about 20 give a trapeze exhibition She
WorD particularly hideOus costume
Before beginning her special stunt She
thought it was necessary to sing. as most
vaudeville artists do, for some entirely
unknown reason. I'm an unutterabiv av--
1ul voice she bawled.
''Oh, were I in the widest waste"
Mr. HoWells turned 20 his companion
and said.
She is. That is undoubtedly the Wild
est waist 7 have ever seen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27
PRESS AGENTS PROMISE.

ProgrcssivcUess is the constant policy
OF the Successful man the world over.
This applies equally TO the man OF at
fairs or the omnipresent business man
i'm any and an BRAN nes.
III this policy is more necessary in
any one line OF business than another,
# may safely be said to be I'm the the
atrical business. And if in the the
atricaI business. then progressivens.
will be found more absolutely neces-
sary in that branch of it which per
tains to minstrelsy. This is obvious
from the fact. which has been demon
stated over and over again. that an
entertainment Of minstrelsy that may
have given satisfaction one season viii
rot be acceptable the following sea-
son. This fact constitutes the princi-
Pal reason why there are SO few sue
cessful minstrel managers compared 90
the great number there are I'm other
branches of tho theatrical profession.
A successful minstrel manager must
ever be on, the alert for some thing new
and novel tos offer his patrons. and i'm
The makeup Of his Organiza ton the
individual members must ever bc seek
ing and acquiring or creating some
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

with Mesdames NOrdica. Katharine
Fisk and Mr.. Nahan Frankie as soloists.
are already booked solid. Those in the
principal cities of the middle west are
Also definitely closed and a few of the
Intermediate places along the route are
all that are now left 10 be decided up
on and filed 10 complete the itinerary
of this extraordinarily strong attrac-
ton. LOudOn G.. Charlton. under whose
sole and exclusive direction the tOuc
is TO be made. has arranged the jour
ney so that every Sunday is TO be util-
lied for travelling. and IF indication
means anything it viii be a triumphal
progress from the Atlantic ocean to the
Pacific and back-to be accomplished
inside of forty days. Mr.. Duss has pre-
pared special programmes that include
both classical and popular music which
VIII give enjoyment to an classes Of
people, and the soloists viii also con-
tribute numbers that will appeal to the
cultured lovers Of the best in music as
well as those who 90 to a concert TO
be simply entertained
The date at the tabernacle is Oct IA.
Mr.. Piper has the local management
"A Millionaire Tramp" which comes
to the Grand theatre next Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, is the Wal
tors' Pros. latest venture and to say
it is the best production by these well
known managers is only making IT,
mild, for they have got together pro-
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duction that not only is a scenic revel-
alton but a dramatic wonder as it is
not like any other Tramp show: it
stands out more clearly and reaches
the hearts. It is written with the YieW
of pleasing all classes. Those who pre-
fer quiet pathetic incidents will be
pleased at their beautiful language and
sentiment. and those who prefer TO
laugh. certainly they in large majority
viii find rich vein of humor i'm it.
After attending the performance OF
- Millionaire Tramp" every one will
only have words of praise for the play.
There are all kinds of plays on the
road. but the kind the people like-the
kind they spend their money to see-are
the ones whose mission it is to produce
laughs Life is a serious and solemn
thing and the few hours the average
man gives himself for recreation during
the week should be free and far apart
from those things that make life a
dreary place for many. 1t is here that
the farce comedy finds its place and
this is just what Louis Regain was
thinking of when he wrote that merry
Jingle Where is Cobb Eagan was
for years "A member of the staff of the
late Charles Hoyt and knows pretty
we'll what the people want in the
laughing line. cobb is clean. witty
and fun Of snap and the many special
fea lures are all new and up-to-date.
There is a plot and good one The
theory has to do with the misfortunes
of one cobb" and he certainly has his
share. There are all kinds of compii-
cations and misunderstanding and the
audience is kept guessing as to how IL
viii all end. The company is composed
of many well known comedians with
Marion George in the role OF Dolly DeN-
ter. Where IS Cobb comes 70 the
Grand theatre for three nights, Oct
I
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ley car at zero TO see how far you can
ride on one transfer?
Cue-My boy, were ruined.
Willie COllier-Cheer up: we'll get
around again. YOuIl be givilg away
libraries yet
Nr Robert Edeson. who recently
presented Soldiers of Fortune in BOs-
ton. has discovered that college boys
are not at all bashful about inaugural
ing a little excitement in the theatre
when the spirit moves them. His stage
manager advertised for a number of
supernumeraries and among the appH-
cants were a group Of boys from one of
the preparatory schools there. Their
eagerness to 'go on" and their intelli-
gence secured them an advantage over
their competitors, and they were en-
rolled in the army Of blanche, which
is scheduled to make nightly trouble in
Soldiers of Fortune" When the boys
made their first appearance their
schOOlbOy friends stationed in various
parts Of the house called them by name
and made audible comments on their
stage makeup. The boys, not to be
outdOne, waved their guns and smiled
at the people out in front The climax
or the act invariably receives numerous
curtain calls, so when the curtain fell
Mr.. EdesOn requested the soldiers to
stand in line just back Of the canvas
that separated them from the audience.
As soon as he had them lined up EIDE
son gave the signal for it to be raised.
at the same time stepping behind the
scene. leaving these recently jubilant
young men to face their fellow stu
dents As the star remarked afterward:
Il never saw such a shame-faced lot in
my life. They actually blushed under
their makeup. And my revenge for
their lack Of dignity in the scene in
which they took part was complete
when I heard the yell of their comrades
and noticed their own confusion -
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years contract FOR the leading part
and is in the company with Lawrence
D'Orsay. She succeeded Bessie Tyree
as leading lady.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27
THIS WEEK AT
THE THEATRES

? SALT LAKE THEATRE
? Tuesday and Wednesday even
? ings, Vests Minstrels; Thurs
? day, Friday and Saturday even
? ings and Saturday matinee,
= "FlOrOdOra."
? THE GRAND THEATRE
? Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
y day evenings and Wednesday
= matinee, "A millionaire
? Tramp; Thursday, Friday and
= Saturday evenings and Saturday
= matinee, Where Is Cobb"P
= = = = = y = I
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

ChaUncey OlcOtt is telling an amusing
anecdOte picked up during one of his
European trips 1t seems that two dis
tinguished arthaeIogists made an ex-
cursiOn to the Isles of ATran, where in
teresting remains of an archaeological
nature exist. They came across a little
rough stone building and both entered
INTO a fierce argument as to the exact
century of its erection. one maintaining
il was built in the fifth and the other in
the sixth century
A native who had listened to the hot
discussion suddenly broke in:
Arrah, yer honors, both of yeze are
wrong Twas put up three years ago
by Patsy DOOlan for his jackass!"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

r. :. Willard. who has just made his
Ieappearance in London, has been kind
ly welcomed by the press. though it is
apparent that his opening night was not
without some of the unpIeasantness
that has become so common in London
theatres. While cordial in its express
SONS to the actor, some of the papers
have discovered new flaws in his art.
generously attributed to his long stay
in America. 1t viii be remembered that
after Mrs. CampbelIs visit here certain
OF the London reviewers found that the
bloom was off the peach" and there
upon proceeded to say disagreed bic
things about the effect of American
audiences and methods on these deli
cately sensitive players.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

This story is told concerning the re-
cent fight between a lion and a polar
Dear Of Herr Weedon's performing
troupe IL seems that when the Ger
man trainer was endeavorina, to heat
the savage lion off he CHANGED to look
around and saw leopard preparing for
o spring.
Take a gun" he cried to a near by
assistant. If he jumps shoot him on
the spot"
Which spot2" asked the bewiIdered
assistant
And the lion laughed SO hard that he
let so OF the bear and a serious tragedy
was thus averted
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

When Bob Cole. Of Cole and Johnson
brothers, first came to New York he
found it very difficult to find a mar
ket for their songs. Indeed il was
generally difficult to induce a manager
to even listen to them.
Finally one day much to his delight.
he secured the promise of an audience
from prominent New YORK manager.
and at the appointed time he repaired
10 the theatre II was bitter cold dav
and the manager suggested that they
go 10 the boiler room of the theatre
where il would be both warm and duiet
1t was warm but scarcely quiet. for
the big engine was one of the noisy
brand and when Cole began singing il
was impossible to hear him. The man
ager. who mad anticipated this. shout
ed 10 Cole to sing louder. and also
quietly mOtioned the firemen to throw
on more coal.
Tt became hotter and hotter and the
engine thumped louder and louder and
Cole sang as if his life were at stake.
but not a sound that he uttered could
be heard. In the meantime the man
ager was having his own fun witch
ing Coles arduous but fruitless strug-
gle 10 sing louder than the engine
could thump.
That happened several years ago. but
when Cole and Johnson brothers write
new song nowadays they sing
il TO managers under far different con-
ditions. 1t is the difference between the
seeker and the sought.
Tony Lubelski of San Francisco
thought David Warfeld too inferior an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

Tony Lubelsk Of San Francisco
thought David Warheld too inferior an
actor TO shine in vaudeville Mr.. Lu-
belski had an alleged sample of Mr.
Wariields work one moaning last week
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

Kyrle Bellew. who arrived from Europe
the other day. expressed himself as being
very uneasy about the play i'm which he IS
to star this season. THE Amateur Cracks
man. His uneasiness and that of his
managers arise from the fact that the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-09-27

a new amusement enterprise is to be
launched in salt Lake tomorrow night
when the doors of the Novelty theatre
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Prices 25c to S1OO. No higher. Seat
sale today.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-24
A COMMON CUSTOM.
Mans Hnbii OF Running Ills Finger
rhronEh HI Hnir

why docs man always run his
hand through his hair when hc takes
lis hat off, asked nm observant man.
did you vvcr notice that man will i'm
variahiy d. tlis very thing: Is ID iu,r
nervous hahitt L. 20 vanity n ~
az OLD habit / have mover known a
man WHO did not indul-c this habit
Even mon who have no hair 90 run
their fingers through. mon whose
heads arc as bald aS billiard balls. will
brush their hands over their heads
when they lift their hats. II the mon
simply wanted ga smooth their touslod
hair, OF course this would afford ample
explanation OF the habit. Rut WHY
should "a man who has 100 hair ON his
head do tEe same thing. II f. not q
sufficient answer To saw that such q
man may have had full suit OF hair
az ono time md that 10 is simply r
matter of hanit contracted under diff
iercnt coniiilpnS. A. a rule. men are
unconscious az the fact. They do not
know why. low cor when they run their
hands over their heads. But they all
do % just IN. same. Go into a court
room or at amy place where men con
them 10 remove thcir hats and watch
them. You viii observe that every
man Will 20 through the same perform
ancc. IL seems 10 bc a perfectly natu-
raj thing for them To do. My own con
cluSion is that IL is an evidence of van
ity. y man wants his hair 10 be lust
SO Originally probably fl was simply
a matter OF tidincsS. But il has grown
into an act OF vanity. The lawyer for
instance, if ne has enough hair for the
purpose will want his head To have a
touslcd appearance. IL gives him
studiouS appearance and leaves the i'm
preston that hc has been struggling
with the books Whatever the reason.
the habit Is curious one and one
which seems 10 lie deep rooted in the
masculine nature" New Orleans
Times Democrat
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-24
THE AMERICAN LAUGH.
Ia Il "A Valuable Ala In building IN
our National GrcatneSs

Ia Il "A Valuable Ala In building In
our National GrcatncSS
Gods greatest gift TO man was tie
laugh. Without IL the human race
would have wcpt itself TO death or ex-
terminated itself long ago. Pathos Is
beautiful. tragedy is absorbing But
both pathos and tragedy are instantly
routed 10y the laugh.
Laughter has sunshine In IL. Il Is
warm. Learned men have searched
FOR the secret OF life. What is il but
good humor: That's the secret OF life
being worth living.
What sunshine Is TO earth good hu-
NOR Is TO man Take the smile and
the laugh away. and IL would be the
end OF man.
Men can't light while they enjoy n
joke. Death himself recoils from the
laugh. The man In Il good humor has
an enormous advantage over the man
who is angry. Anger * dark. Bitter
ness Is filled with shadow. Intoler-
ance is grim and black. Prejudice is
blind.
Good humor with the smile and the
laugh. is sunshine i'm which objects are
plain and distortion disappears and
wherein phantoms become nothing.
One reason for Americas greatness IS
that above all. il is nation that
laughs. There have been gay peoples
and frivolous nations. but gayety and
frivolity are strangely akin TO melan-
choly. That gay Germany whose ma
tional happiness is expressed in song
is cloudcd by melancholy. Sadness
pervades the temperament Of Germa-
MIA.
And frivolous France-how tragic
she becomes-how desperately tragic!
The great American laugh is another
thing. Investigate the American ma
tional laugh. and there's a sound. prac-
teal something behind IT, II is never a
forced laugh. II is healthy. vigorous.
spontaneous.
Empires and powers have crumbled
and gone TO pieces in solemn serious
ness and gloomy grandeur, while Uncle
SAM with Il joke on his lips, FORCES
/ ahead Denver Post
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-24
THE TRUE FISHERMAN.
tae Enjoys Natures beauties and L.
Not Mere Butcher.

He Enjoys Natures beauties aud L.
Not Mere butcher
The anglers art il but "A prcteNt. or.
rather. the incentive 10 a ramble. and
not the sole object OF the fisherman.
unless. alas. he belongs To that too
common variety. the man whose sole
object Is his catch. such a man fishes
with a worm, hides tngerlings in the
depth of his basket and photographs
his catch as a witness OF his crimes.
He Is not fisherman. but a butcher.
y yellow primrose on the rivers bank
Is TO him Il primrose and nothing
more.
The true fisherman loves to catch
fish, 10 match his wits against the
weary trout. but as he wanders from
pool to pool the songs of the birds
greet him rcstfully. Every turn in the
stream reveals nook in which strange
wild flowers nestle. The gentle eX-
element Of the sport prevents the
scene from becoming monotonous. The
element of chance. the uncertainty of
the catch, add the drop of tabasco
sauce which gives Zest TO the day. And
the nOontide meal 10y the brink OF the
stream. When did meal have n more
delightful flavor? Delmonico never
served trout like unto those we have
eaten by the banks OF mountain
brook with the clear blue sky above.
the waving forest round about and
the murmuring stream at our feet.
The hour of contemplation comes
afterward, with the pipe Of peace in
our hand instead Of the relinquiShed
roo. How far of the city seems, Are
there such things as corpora tons
trusts, stocks, bonds. electric lights
that amaze the sight harsh warnings
of trolley gOngS, the rumble and grind
Of the wheels and the brakes on the
elevated road which alright the ear,
The harsheSt note that breaks the still
ness here Is the boom of the bittern in
the distant marsh.
Home 10 camp the fisherman goes
taking cast i'm this silent pool IN
which the trout rose in the forenoon
| 20 his east, but missed the fly, or il
that dark hole deep under the bank
In which vigilant eye may detect the
| brown sides of trout with laZily wav
ing fins and tail. an old campaignel
not easily caught.-Dr. \. Il. BristoW
1 in Worlds Work.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-24
NEWFOUNDLAND WRECKERS
The Bounty That Il cleaned From q.
barren shore.

In hy-ouc times it was the practice
OF the Newfoundland coast folk to ap-
propriate everything they secured. hut
this Awlc>Sness had to Dee >terniy re-
pressed Now the unwriucn rule Is
that they got half their hand" or 20
per cent as salvage. Ina portable and
valuable articles. such ais >iivcrware.
There Is Siill a strong temptation 10
keep thc whole. but the punishment is
severe. champagne. liquors. cabin
stores ana the like have also trick
ot disappearing and in tlc poorest
fishers cottage You wii come upon
rare china. dainty napcry. >ilyerWare
or price and wines to tempt au cpl
cure. The salvorS are reckless and I'M
thinking. and as they gather iu hun
dreds every man prc-omqt> what he
can. la the rush thcrc is much de-
stroy'd. When the Hcrdcr was lost
IN lNN9 they burned whalehonc worth
$1,000 ton to save leather costing
~ cents pound. I'm the Emmcline