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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
DR.. MARGARET POLK.
Returned Missionary Will Speak
in Dawson Tonight.

On this Wednesday evening, at the
Methodist church, Miss Margaret Polk,
who has charge of the woman's med
ical work in 500 Chow, China, will ad-
dress the people of Dawson. Miss Polk,
who went as missionary to China in
1896, Is at home for o much needed
rest.
The people of Dawson feel a special
interest in her, she being the mission
airy supported by the ladies and chill
dren of the Americus district, Dawson
contributing two hundred dollars of
her salary last year.
She comes here to get acquainted
with those who feel such an interest in
her, and to tell OF the work she fs do
ing in China.
The public is cordially invited to
hear her.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Fell Forty Feet into a Well.

A few days ago a negro who was
watching the workmen engaged in
erecting the new oil mill, near the
Central depot, stepped into an old
we'll 40 feet deep, about 20 feet OF
which was water Hasty efforts were
made TO rescue the unfortunate negro,
ADD when descent into the well was
made it was found that he had already
sunk twice. He was pulled up, disap-
peared from the scene Immediately
and has not been seen since.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Quick Arrest

}. A. Gulledge of Verbena, Ala, was
twice in the hospital from severe case
of piles causing "a tumors. After doc
tors and all remedies failed Bucklen' Is
Arnica Salye quickly arrested further
Inflammation and cured him. 1t con-
ouers aches and kills pain. 25c at
Dawson Drug Co.'S.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
A Marriage Near Dqrerel.

On Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mr.. William McNiel, father OF the
bride, near Doverel, Mr.. w. II. Las
setter and Mrs Emma Heidi were
united in marriage, Rev. NJ. B. L..
Binion officiating. Mr.. Lasseter is a
popular and progressive farmer of the
Twelfth district and his brides many
excellent qualities have drawn around
her a large circle of friends. The
News extends congratulations.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Refused a Pardon.

Walter Simmons, a young negro who
was sent to the changing from Ter.
rell county year ago for carrying
concealed weapons and pointing a
pistol at another, has been refused a
pardon by the state prison board.
Simmons was sentenced twelve months
for each of these otfenses, making his
term two years.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Ready for Business.

Attention is directed to the profes.
sional card of DR.. Charles F. Crouch,
who recently located in Dawson for
the practice of dentistry. DIR. Crouch
stands high in his profession, and
comes to Dawson with the reputation
of being a skilled dental surgeon.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
A Lesson in Health
rapidly.

Healthy kidneys filter the impurities
from the blood, and unless they do
this good health is impossible. Foley's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys,
and will positively cure all forms OF
kidney and bladder disease. 1t
strengthens the whole system.
KENDRICK IS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
m You Need 6Iasses?

I wish to announce to my friends
and customers that my trial case and
line OF spectacles have arrived. am
now thoroughly prepared to fill all
orders promptly, and will greatly ap-
preciate the courtesy of call.
r. P ALLEN
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Sermon by Mr.. BinIOn.

Rev. NJ. B. L. BiniOn occupied the
pulpit of the Dawson Baptist church
Sunday morning, the pastor being ab-
sent, and to large congregation
preached a sermon which proved very
interesting and instructive. Mr..
Binion, who is a forceful pulpit
speaker, has many friends in Dawson
who are always glad to hear him
nreach
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Or. 'Camnhall will Preach,

Rev. A. B. Campbell of ParrOtt, in the
absence of the pastor, will occupy the
pulpit of the Baptist church in Dawson
next Sunday morning. DR.. Campbell
lie one of the ablest and best known
ministers of the Baptist denomination
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Work Progressing RapIdIY.

Contractor Cawhern informs The
News that the work on the new school
building is progressing satisfactory
ly, and that ii it continues at the
present rate it will be ready for the
opening of school the first OF Septem-
Der. a large force of masOns are at
work, and the walls are going up
RAPIDLY.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Dawson VS.. Montezuma,

AS The News goes to press the Daw-
son and Montezuma baseball teams are
coutesting on the local diamond.
Both teams are strong, and interest Is
running high.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

The convention of the Eleventh SEN
ssorial district, composed OF the coun-
ties of Terrell, Randolph and Clay,
met in Fit. Gaines Wednesday and
for raIly ratified the action of the re-
cent primary by nominating Hon. w.
A. McAllister of Clay to represent the
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

and well preserved. This Is due to the
fact that 1t has received prompt attention
when any signs of weakening were shown,
So the woman of to-day may keep her
strength and preserve her good looks il
she gives immediate attention to the hrst
symptoms of any womanly weakness.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription prompt
ly cures disease and restores strength to
all women who are weakened by any
wOnanly disease and are run down by
maternal and household cares
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
u1r ARE PAYING

more attention to our DoLLAK {
WINDOW than ever before, and
/" are the people. 1t has to be re-
loaded constantly.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
Getting Their "Razzers" in Shape.

The negroes are strapping their
'razzers" and getting in proper trim
for full enjoyment of the excursion to
Andersonville on Nav 30.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
DURING
COURT WEEK.

We will show some very = o a'''s store ;
2, r III not name ,s.n n'is :" t Sn '. ,5s9s
but ':,, will any any, trouble, as all Of our
, ,oo5, are marked in plain aniire figures oi
S''D .,a # YOU expect to take aoYan'-
course ~ these prices you must pay
-, ,ss the he goods before they leave the
store.
lfyou wear collars it M might ut. pay .rg
- 20 look at that odd lot we are
' Losing out at half price,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates, and can safely be given to
children. HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
A haN Store.

Clever Bill Littleton is opening a
stock of good in the building recently
occupied by Mr.. II. o. Crouch. he has
many friends who wish him success In
his venture.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
IT COMPARES

fayorably with any $3.50 Oxford
,,r men. but we are selling them
for $3.50.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
MISTY WEATHER

is right bad, but it helps us to
oil that good shoe polish
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

Fine VAL laces, regular ten.cent
quality, Ct cents per yard at the Bee
Hive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
WE ARE BETTER

fixed with Southern Beauty OK
hrds now than we have ever been,
and they sell themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

THE LADIES like that desk
trunk very much.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
FREE.

NAA'
Customers who have spent as
much as $500 with us may have
one of our Panama Hats for the ask
ing while they last.
Those "a inch hats will put man
in the shade.
Through all the summer we are
going to make 1t interesting for the
people who carry their money IN
their jeans.
Put 81. 90 down on our counter
and We will wrap up $3.50 shoe
for you.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

Best quality calicoes cents pc
yard at the Bee Hive.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25
n Chest that Came i'm
the MayfYOWeP

Is sure to attract the attention of every
New England woman and With pride In
her heart she marvels that 1t is 80 strong
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-05-25

We want your trade If we can win it
With the stun with value in it.
The Washington times., 1904-01-03
Miss Victorson's Romance.

Minnie Victorson, the young leading
woman of magnetic personality who
PLAYS the role Of Leila Crofton in I'm
der Southern Skies is surrounded by
romance.
Her mother was the daughter of a
Spaniard. a remarkable linguist, Senior
Zumala who held a court appointment
at ST. Petersburg as official examiner of
foreign newspapers and publications.
The youthful daughter of Senior Zumala
attracted the attention of Count Victor
Sonvoroff He won her love and they
were married. Within two years the
count was arrested on a charge OF polit-
ical treason and was condemned TO 81
IBERIA. Senior Zumala, fearing for the
safety of his daughter and her infant
child, fed with them from Russia, and
soon after came with them to the United
States Eventually they located in Bos-
ton, where the Countess Victor Sonve-
rolf was known by the simple American
lied name of Victorson.
The infant daughter grown to girl
hood, determined to adopt the stage as
a profession As a leading woman she
was really discovered by Manager
Harry Dool Parker. Miss VictOrson had
been upon the stage two years playing
'ingenue'' roles, but could not convince
managers of her ability TO portray emo
ton. Mr. Parker having seen her with
James O'Neill in The Musketeers," re-
The Washington times., 1904-01-03
Mr. Fdbidn's Career.

s. NJ Fabian who will be the soloist
at tonight's popular concert by the
Symphony Orchestra at the Columbia
Theater. has had a most interesting and
varied career. He was born in the little
mining camp Of Volcano, Amador coun-
~, Cal. away up in the mountains. and
even as a baby he began to manifest
an unusual interest in music.
He was placed under competent teach
ers. and having accomplished as much
as he could in this country, sailed for
Europe, where he studied under such
giants as List, Bulow and Moszkowsl<i,
and found himself a pupil with Pad
erewski. D'Albert, Stavenhagen and
other pianists Of that school His pro-
ficiency soon led to a public appear
>ance. and he undertook a concert tour
nee through Germany with Frau Amalia
Joachim. This was completed with such
remarkable success that he was invited
10 make his first appearance in Berlin
with the great singer. Etelka Gerster-
He played frequently with the cele-
brated Philharmonic Orchestra Of Ber-
lin. and with the leading orchestra in
St Petersburg with enormous success
He now resides in America and alter
mates in his musical duties between
will play with orchestra the brilliant
and sensational Hungarian Fantasy,
by List, with which piece he made ms
first appearance in Berlin, and IN the
second part of the program he viii play
a group Of solos from Chopin.
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of each one in the audience some one
they know. Then the part will stick in
their memory and the more they think
about 1t the better they will like it.
People ike to have actors remind
them of some one they know. They like
to see the mannerisms in speech or
action of their friend reproduced on the
stage. In real life these mannerisms
seldom strike them as humorous. but
when they see their friends peculiar
ways portrayed i'm theater the humor
is apparent
Mature is the best comedian in the
world. There is nothing funnier''
In Three Little Maids" Mr.. Huntley's
part is that of Lord Cheyne. a particu-
larly and peculiarly witty swell"
"As he IS a military man, the only
makeup l put on is a heavy coat of
red. to give me the sunburn that nature
has denied. Also as he is a military
man. / wear a mustache. I haven't one
OF my own. l never did have one, and
don't know what sort OF success L would
have in acquiring one. There is no
question. however. but that it is easier
and quicker to raise a stage mustache
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dramatist can only present the old ma
terial in new combinations and 50 give
it fresh interest and apparent origi-
nality
In Under Southern Skies" Lottie Blair
Parker has shown much ingenuity in
handling the material in the play 50
that IL is given a freshness and charm
that are delightfully."- attractive. The
story OF young girl with rival lovers
has been used in many plays and with
varying combinations. So too. has the
story Of the erring wife, returning. re-
pentant But 1t was Mrs Parker's
happy thought to weave these tw2
stories together. in just such way and.
with just such surroundings and ac-
cessories as had never been used be
fore. In other ways the play differs
from anything yet seen upon the stage.
notably In reproducing a Halloween
party in which the young people play
some of the tricks of that time-honored
institution These tricks and the jack
o. -lantern dance have proved strong Tea
lures in the success Of the play.
The story Of Under Southern Skiesf
CONTINUED on Page Five, This Section)
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Novel MinstTels.
Augustus Dunlop's Judgment of Ned
WaYburn's Troune.


Augustus p. Dunlop. the New York
critic. in one of his characteristic crit
ical contributions. gave review of Ned
Wayburn's Minstrel Misses, which will
be at Chase's this week, and which is
worth reprinting. in evidence of his
breezy method and as affording a fore
view Of what the merry misses do. 1t
fellows:
king Solomon's yarn about nothing
new under the sun has again been made
good but it took seventeen misses and
a man weighing go pounds TO accom-
plish it, Between them they have
evolved and executed an absolute new
ness, but with antediluvian details that
has taken the town by storm, and it
came so unexpected, so sudden. the
other night at the new Crystal Garden.
that the blase hrst-nighters forgot for
five whole minutes that first nighters
should pretend to be as cold as icicles,
and broke out in a prolonged torrent of
shouting, clappiHg and pounding, quite
as extraordinary as We're the Ned Way
burns Minstrel Misses themselves.
THE new twist consists of turning
seventeen clever young women into
minstrels. such as have not been seen
on Broadway since the days of the Bry-
ants and the Bills Birches, and making
them sing songs our mammies sang.
After a hop, skip, and dance in white
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The Annie Russell charm is over it all.
N IL Mrs. Ryley has supplied Miss Rus
sell with sweet. girlish part OF a type
for which she is justly famous. Her
Peggy viii ever be remembered as one
o. her best creations"
These are the words of a New York
critic who was present at the produc-
ton of Mice and Men" i'm New York.
The first performance of this play on
any stage in this country, was made at
the National Theater here last season,
and Miss Russell scored very heavily as
Peggy. the foundling-girl She did
so large a business that it was thought
advisable to have her return here this
season in the same play, which she will
do Monday, January IL Miss Russells
company includes Oswald Yorke. John
Mason, John Glendinning. Charles But
Ter. Mrs. Gilbert and Margaret Huddle-
stone.
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The WASHINGTON TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY ). 1901

than a real one Moreover. I am pre-
JUDGED against real ones-they get into
the soup.
Grievances and Gags"
THE expression o. the face will natu-
rally fit itself to the sentiment. / don
know whether 1 make faces or not.
hope not. for ! detest 'mugging' above
all things. People do not go around in
real life making grimaces at each other.
II would not be funny or absurd even.
1t would be annoying"
"Have you any pet lines I'm the play p
NO 1 like them all. That is. if the
audience does It's a case Of reel
procity. 1 like what the audience likes.
"Of course, there are certain lines
that are favorites with the audience.
One line that was laughed at more than
any other in London does not seem to
go at all well here. 1t is when / have
been trying to play golf, pretend that
am a billiard player and come in hold
ing a strip of turf. l say, I'm afraid
I've torn the cloth They don't seem
to care for it in New York am think
ing of cutting it out"
There was s,other London favorite
that does nos prove as popular here.
and I don't understand it either. as it is
an American joke 1t is, Doesn't HoI-
land belong to America? l thought that
chap Morgan had bought it, -
''Well, what do they like best here?''
ooh. the tea line. Cheyne says, by
Jove, you do pour out tea nicely-right
in the cup every time
Also when he says, I say, you re
very young. aren't you'll mean very
young for a giri?'
Those are the two best laugh get
ters, and a good third is, You sing like
a-a-what are those things that sing?' "
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KelIar.
Natural Comedy.
George P. Huntley Discloses Some
Stage Secrets.

Almost trembling and as nervous as
a schoolgirl on graduation day, George
p Huntley took grip on himself and
strobe on the stage of Days Theater
New York, the opening night as the
leading comedian in Three Little
Maids"
He had played that same part for more
than year in London. The play had
been an unquestioned success, and Mr..
Huntley's comedy was big part of it.
Yet Mr.. Huntley fidgeted and worried
as though at first night.
Mr. Huntley Is susceptible He bright
ems at a smile and becomes gloomy at
a scowl. Environment is everything to
him. Yet he does not realize how anus
ing the audience considers his perform
ance and how droll his work seems
from the front" He does not act, he
says. He simply feels the character.
1t is interesting to know just how this
comedian gets the results that he. does
without apparently striving for them.
how he gauges his walk. his gestures.
and his voice so that the presentment
OF the role is funny without any OF the
makeshifts that comedians usually in
dulge in to bring laughs.
To begin with, Mr. Huntley is natur-
alist
II do not believe in exaggeration of
any kind on the stage" says he. THE
stage characters that appeal to US most
are real people of everyday life. Ma
ture and life are full of comedy. You
will always laugh easiest at the natural
thing, At the thing that really exists.
1t is foolish to manufacture n funny
character, to distoTt its weak points
and eXaggerate its eccentricities- Real
comedy is at hand in real life all the
time. ] believe in being absolutely nat
ural. II the character is a funny one.
the more natural il is the funnier 1t
viii be.
Not Suppressed HumOr."
4 do not try to hold down. nor do
try to exaggerate. 1 never say to my
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face and very loud costumes, the lot
mako UP on the stage. and each Of the
pretty faces. sraircaed with burnt CORE.
becomes sight that would make an
oyster laugh. The big. fat lips are
carefully outlined. peroxide blondes and
Titan reds are covered by crinky black
wool, the sporty check costumes are put
aside, and the seventeen come in front
of their makeup boxes the most 'gai-
lus'- looking coons that ever sat In q
minstrel half moon Of chairs before an
orchestra.
Then the same kind of fun that made
New York laugh when Twenty-third
Street was ,Jut of town-Greenwich VII
lage way-beguH. New Walburn has
coached willing pupils well as the
bones. The frolicsome girls take a shy
at imitation of the great, old, long gone
MINISTRIES. and never have better imltA-
tons Of them been given
II Neil or Dan Brys,at, or Nelse Sey-
mour. or Backus. or even old Chrlsty
himself. had looked at the lot, they
would have gone back laughing The
lnterlocutor in sonorous voice. explain
ed bones new jokes. and grinned as only
end men can. IL was the oldtime folk
niger niger never die; Dlack race
and china eye
And then they sang Jingle Bells and
Il Found a Horseshoe" and the crowd
laughed II Put Ny Honey on Bob
tailed Nag and Sweet Ham Bone fol-
lowed. and everybody roared; then they
sang 'Old Black joe and thousand
people fairly sprang TO their feet and
huzzahed.
1t was a Spontaneous, genuine uproar
of well-earned approval gained oy the
young misses, who deserve to see their
names and pictures In printers ink
coupled with the loudest kind OF en-
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self. Now. this will make them laugh.
Do it little more emphatically and it
will make them laugh louder. If the
situation and the lines are funny the
audience will laugh. II they do not
laugh, then it is better to cut the lines
out or change the situation and try
another. The audience knows what is
and what is not funny better than me
actor does
Another advantage i'm not exaggerat-
ing part lies in making it familiar to
the audience If it is natural the char
acter will probably suggest to the mind
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his blackfaced colleagues. The follow
ing year found him a member of one of
NcCaulTs operate enterprises and in
this he had a part that gave him an
opportunity TO display his grotcsque and
humorous abilities. From that time on
Mr.. Wilson has been a successful come
dian.
JakObowsh and Paulton produced
"Erminie" in 1SS6. and in this Mr. VIII
son as CadeauN. the merry thief, start
ed the country laughing laugh that
has not worn off 20 this day In the role
of the vagabond. merry, testing
chicken hearted thief. he made an in
Simultaneous hit and at every appear
ance in the opera his popularity grew
stronger and stronger, until today his
name is linked with the opera as Jeffer-
sons name is linked with rip Van
Wrinkle, or the name Of O'Neill with
Monte Cristo.' For two seasons 'Er-
mimic" was produced without a skip or
break. and in the course OF the follow
ing years revival after revival with i'm
portant casts have been before the pub
lie.
Salutatory and Valedictory.
This play. the opera in which Mr.
Wilson made his enviable reputation,
has been chosen for his farewell. In
''Erminie." he practically delivered his
salutatory. and in 'Erminie' he deliv-
ers his valedictory.
The revival of "Erminie" in which
Nixon & Zimmerman are starring Mr.
Wilson VIII be the attraction at the Co
lumbia during the week of January II.
Mr.. Wilson's company is the largest and
most expensive on the stage this year,
and includes in it's star cast the names
of Marguerite Sylvia, Jessie Bartlett
Davis. Madge Leasing, Jennie Wealth
ersby. William Broderiek, Signor Pc
rugini. Robert Broderick, William c.
Weeden and others whose names are
similarly familiar. The company. num-
bering over 100 people, travels by special
train. two 60-foot baggage cars being
required TO carry the scenery.
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solved TO intrust to her the part Of
Mary in Woman and Wine" following
Minnie Dupree. Her success was in
Simultaneous. Her fine portrayal OF
Mary, and the fact that her intensely
dark type Of beauty was in accordance
with the authors original idea of the
leading part In Under Southern Skies. 50
led to her engagement for Leila Crofton
in which role she has appeared 70 great
advantage for more than 300 times.
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Chase's-Vaudeville.

Chase's engagements for next week.
commencing at the Monday matinee,
January II. include La Belle Selica's five
performing African lions; Charles Dick
son, the star comedian; Dan sherman
and Mabel De Forrest in The Battle OF
Sandago;" Ford and Wilson. black face
grotesques; PreIle's Talking Dogs; Ada
Atnoldson, the Swedish Nightingale;
Gertrude Hoffman and Eta Pierce, the
premier dancers: and Vitagraph views
of The story of William Tell" The adj
vance sale opens tomorrow.
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Coming Attractions.
Francis wilson n aErminie."

The elaborate revival which Francis
Wilson and Nixon d zimmerman have
given TO the comic opera ..Erminie" will
begin a week engagement at the Co
lumbia Monday. January IL Messrs.
Nixon & Zimmerman, managers OF
Francis Wilson. have surrounded the
xeIl-knoWn comedian with notable
operate talent and given him a sup
porting company of over 100 for this
production.