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The Washington times., 1904-01-10

and two Hungarian dances. Brahms,
orchestra; chorus. Fair Ellen" Cby re-
quesD, Bruch, soprano, Mrs Caroline
Mir Hardy; baritone John Humbird
Duffey; harp, Miss Anita CIuss. Saen-
gerbund, and orchestra; soprano solos.
Love me If 1 Live" Foote, Violet, -
Helen Hood. and Spring Song" Well,
Mrs Caroline Hihr Hardy, violin obIi-
cato. Sol Minister; baritone solos, Am
Meer," Schubert, 20 Let Night Speak
of Me-" Chadwick. and ''Fruhlingshed, .
Won Fielitz. John Humbird Duffey I;
chorus. An die Kunst." Wagner. (irst
time in Washington, Saengerbund and
orchestra. Henry Xander. musical d.
rector.
Mrs. Hardy is an accomplished singer
who viii undoubtedly be heartily well
ccmed to Washington. Her voice is said
70 be soprano of fine range and quail
ity, and her selections have been chosen
with an evident desire to please.
Mr.. Duffey Is a great favorite here. as
Washington is his home, and he has a
/ legion of friends who are following his
career. He is now one of the, best known
concert and church singers in New York
after a little more than a years resi-
dence there. Everywhere he sings his
beautiful voice is the subject of much
praise and a few months ago. after
singing the Song of the Evening Star
from Tannhauser," for a celebrated
prima donna the latter remarked that
she knew of but one singer who could
possibly improve on Mr. Duffey's inter
probation. and that was Anton Van
Rooy
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Then. instead of lowering the curtain.
he was astounded 10 discover two burly
scene-shifters numbering through the
wings on toward the center of the stage.
carrying each huge plank, which. amid
the shouts of the audience. they pro-
ceeded to set up against the profile side
OF the ship. saying, loudly:
There you har. governor; git down
now. quick. as you can, hits perfectly
safe. my word,'
This suggests a story. Mr.. Mansfield
did not tell When a very young man.
he was engaged as comedian of pro-
vsncial opera company, which went
about introducing Gilbert and SuIlivan's
"Pinaforev to the unaware burghers in
the realm. Difficulties are encountered
all over provincial England. for it is
so near London or the big towns THAT
plays are seen before the second COM
panies or the London troupes arrive. Al
Oxford something alarming awaits al
s7ost all Of the stroIllng players, or used
to.
When Mr.. MansfieId's "Pinafore'' com
pany arrived there was an ominous
gathering of students completely filling
the entire house. pit. boxes. and every
desirable seat. A crowd OF these imma-
ture doctors of letters were wedged in
close together in a stage box and one
Of them held misunderstanding, alive. and
eager bulldog. as the curtain rolled up
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
Not Light as a Feather.
Mounting for Van StuddifOrd Opera Is
Extremely Heavy.

Much to his disappointment, F. Zieg-
field, jr.. has been compelled to cancel
fifteen rather profitable one-night stands
for his production of RED Feather"
The fact is that a stage OF less depth
than thirty-elghr feet from the curtain
line TO the back wall cannot hold the
massive palace scene. There are many
STAGES in New York city which fail TO
equal this measurement and yet appar-
emily have allowed of settings equally
as big as the Red Feather production.
The fault is in the construction Of the
staircase. and the desire for realism In
the building OF the columns. Possibly
1t would have been less expensive 10
have built a special scene for the smaller
stages. but Miss Van StuddifOrd, the
star of the piece. refuses to agree TO a
smaller production, regardless of the
fact that a special car opening at the
ends will be required for loading the
columns while touring.
Red Feather moves out OF New
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AUTO-MOTOR TRAIN
To Be ON EXHIBITION
Inventors Insist It Will Revolutionize
Railway Travel and May Super
sede It.

Colonel Renard, the aeronaut. and NJ
Surcouf, an engineer, have invented a
new "auto-motor raiIIess train" which,
according to NJ Maurice Levy, OF the
Academy of Sciences. will revolutionize
road traffic. and may one day 20 some
extent supersede railways Small mod
els were first built, but fuIl-sized train
Of ten cars. weighing thirty tons. has
been now constructed and tested. and
will be exhibited at the Automobile Sa-
lon.
The principle of the invention is as
follows While the leading vehicle car
ries the motor, it is in no sense a trac-
ton engine. The cars are respectively
connected one with another, not by
mere couplings Each vehicle is provid-
ed with transmission gear actuated by
the motor on the leading car. Each
portion OF the train is practically, there
fore, an automobile, as the engine on
the first vehicle propels all the others
individually, as If each Of the latter
had a motor of its own. The second
point in the invention is the steering
gear. This has been devised on the
same principle as the transmission gear.
That is to say. the train Of cars is not
drawn in the wake of the engine, but
the latter commands the steering gear
provided on each car. Thus the train
forms a completely linked system.
The advantages of the invention are
apparent. Traction being done away
with. each car as it were. propels itself,
and friction Of all the wheels upon the
roadway is utilized instead of being a
useless resistance which the engine must
overcome. Consequently a far less pow
erful motor will. other things equal.
draw a far heavier load than is the case
with the traction engine, Moreover. the
direction given TO the train is not mere
ly straight line drawn from the lead
ing car, as must occur with railless
train tugged by a locomotive On the
contrary. the steering gear OF each
car being commanded by the leading We
hicle, the convoy can negotiate prac-
ticalK any curve.
Finally it is claimed that the inven-
ton minimizes- the risks OF side slip
ping. A special device 10 this end is a
differential system by which, IF need
full, various speeds can be impaired at
the same moment TO various parts of
the same train. A test to which the
invention has been successfully submit
ted viii give an idea OF the advantages
of the system. A racing car which ran
I'm the Paris-Bordeaux contest this year
has been employed as the engine of the
new train. The motor was capable OF
propelling the car alone, weighing 1,50O
kilos. forty-four and one-half miles an
hour Now the same engine propels the
train OF thirty tons at over eleven miles
an hour. Another test was a trial trip.
I'm which the train. having the same
motor, climbed successfully the tremen-
dous hill up 10 the heights OF Bellevue
from the banks Of the Seine. The in
venters say that every single high
road in France is now open TO train traf-
fic Of moderate speed. TeIe-
graph.
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SHERIDAN SENT ON RIDE
BY OLD GEORGE MIXELL
Man Who Started Little Phil" on
Famous Dash Lives in Illinois.

The man who started Gen. Phil Sheri-
dan on his famous ride from Fairfax
Station to Winchester 10 win back a
battle that was lost lives in Warrens-
burg. H.. and his name Is George
Mixell. This incident is the veter-
ans most treasured memory Of the war
and he delights to tell how he sent
Sheridan galloDing down the Shenan-
doah Valley at 2 O'Clock in the morning
Of October IS. 1854
II was a private in the 202d Pennsyl-
vania," says Mixen, and Col. Charles
Albright commanded our regiment. We
twenty-five or thirty miles southwest
Of Winchester. in old Virginia. Near
Winchester runs Cedar Creek, near
which Sheridan's army was in camp.
City Point. where Grant was at the
time, is about twenty-five miles south
and west OF Winchester, in West Vir-
ginia.
You know Sheridan left his army to
visit General Grant and have a confer
ence with him He did not think Early,
the Confederate leader, would surprise
and rout his army; he didn't think Ear
ly was strong enough. So he took plen-
ty of time and was In no hurry TO re-
turn to his command. That is why he
came by Fairfax Station.
1T happened that was on guard
duty at the headquarters OF our colonel
the evening Sheridan arrived at the sta
ton. Colonel Albright had his head
quarters In a large house near the rail-
road and I patrolled the porch.
When Sheridan arrived he was alone
and came up on black horse, not a
large one. but magnificent animal full
Of spirit and splendidly proportioned.
He dismounted IN front OF the house
and started to pass me. but l stopped
him, not knowing who he was. but just
then my colonel came out and welcomed
him, and / saluted.
He spoke 20 me pleasantly, and that's
probably what gave me courage 10 do
what 1 did later. Sheridan went into
the house and was soon in bed, l guess,
for II was late when he came. l con-
ttnued my watch without anything un-
usual happening until about o'clock In
the morning when sounds of cannon
firing came from the direction of Win
chester and some other sentry called
TO me that he thought Sheridan army
was in n night battle.
Il knew this was unexpected, and
something told me 10 call my colonel
and Sheridan. and l woke them up.
Sheridan jumped out of bed and asked
what was wrong. and 1 told him He
ran out on the porch in his shirt. list
ened minute, made some strong re-
marks. and called for his horse.
While the animal was being brought
he was getting into his clothes. He
jumped on his horse. ordered my colonel
70 get his men oSt, and galloped on.
He was alone then, and If he had a
guard he picked Them up in our camp.
He may have left couple OF his men
there when he came up to the colonel $
house. / never heard anything more
about his ride except that he got there
and found his army on the run and
made them stand up aud fight Our reg
iment did not get IN the fight because
it was over before we got there and
we were stopped IN the way"
Mr. Mixell gleefully relates how Sheri-
dan seemed put odt when he heard the
sounds OF cannonading as IL distant
thunder when aroused from bed.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
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VOLUMES ONCE OWNED
BY RULERS OF NATIONS
Books From Libraries of Louis XVI,
Charles II, and Diane de Poitiers.

Columbia University has on exhibition
at the present time large and valuable
collection of books Illustrating the his
tory of bookbinding from the period Of
earliest efforts to make the trade a fine
art. The books were collected by Sam
uel p. Avery. who has presented a num-
Der of them to the university. The col
lection contains some OF the best work
of the great masters of the art. But
aside from this. II is interesting as con-
tanning a number OF volumes from the
private libraries of French, English,
and Spanish kings and from the conec-
lions OF the noble families of those
countries.
One of the most interesting is from
the library of Louis XVI Of France. It
is a work on the theater, printed in
Paris in t775 and contains the sigma
ture of the ill-starred monarch, together
with manuscript notes in his own hand
writing. The binding is by Derome. in
red morocco. In the center are the
arms OF the Countess d'Atois. unsigned
with crown. This book was sold at
one time for 900 flsncs.
From the library of Charles " of
Spain comes a book entitled In Funere
Carroll ii. Hispaniar. Regis Catholici
CRATIC Habita In Sacello Ponteficio.' 1t
was printed In Parma in 1873 The bind
ing is Of black velvet embroidered with
gold and silver threads, colored silks
and pieces OF metal On each cover is a
panel on which are the arms of Charles
w in gold and silver.
The library OF Charles II OF England
contributes a manuscript entitled THE
Statutes and Ordinances Of the Most
Noble Order of st. George. Named the
Garter; Reformed. Explained, Declared
and Renewed by Prince Henry VIII
The volume dates Trom about 1911 II
was bound by Samuel Merne for Charles
II. and bears as a cipher the interlaced
&c" On the first page are the arms OF
the Duke Of Hamilton. in gold and water
colors. and the official manuscript order
for the issuance OF the warrant for John
Werden to be a baronet is laid in.
A book on anatomy from the private
collection of Diane de Potiers is includ-
ed in the exhibition. The work was
done in 1876. The binding is white mo-
rocco. and bears the culver. arrows
feur de lis and crescent cipher Of Diane
and the double interlaced cipher "DH
of Diane and Henri H.
Another volume of interest IS reli-
gious work owned by Marie Leczinska
the wife of Louis XIV. The binding is
dark morocco, with fieur de lis In each
corner. and In the center the arms OF
the Queen, for whom the book was
bound and TO whom it was dedicated
An autograph note from the Queen tC
her father, Stanislaus I. is inserted. ir
which she signs herself Mon terest cher
Papailchen de Occur et dame a vous
Mariechna-"
The arms OF Marie de Medicis decor
Ase the cover OF q book by Jean dc
Loyac. The cover also bears the i'm
perial crown Of France in gold and l.
yer. encircled with the Gordon de veu-
wage in silver. inserted Is a letter ad-
| dressed "a mon cousin le Cardinal
d'Ost'' and signed by Marie de Medicis
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Continued from Third Page.)

Should we ever applaud or show signs
OF approval or disapprobation?
No; ncve-.
Should we yawn. or laugh loudly at
the i5vts1erous conversation Of our COM
panions?
We should never fail to do this.
Should we draw the attention of the
entire house TO our Box2
Yes. certainly; or why occupy a Box?
What is a Program?
A Program is a paper devoted to
corset and underwear advertisements
between which old jokes have been In
tercolated.
How may a Program be obtained?
1t may be obtained from the Usher in
return for a slight fee.
For what Is a Program intended?
A Program is intended for us to wipe
the wet ink from on our white gloves.
Joseph Van Raalte, in New York
Times.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
Assists at St. Matthew'S.

Harry Hughes. the young Washington
singer who was one OF the ssoleists at
the Saengerbund musicale last Sunday
night. assisted the choir Of st. Mat
thew's last Sunday at both services. In
the morning he sang for the offertory
an 20 Salutaris" by Herndon Morsel,
and in the afternoon he was heard in
Gounod's Nazareth.
Mr.. Hughes has been a pupil of
szorglia for the past three years and
shows marked Improvement under the
care Of this noted teacher. His superb
voice and fine execution have proved a
delight TO his friends In Washington.
Mr.. Hughes contemplates a career on
the grand opera stage and is assured Of
success. He is ambitious. an earnest
student. and sings with musicianly feel
Ing Mr.. Hughes has been on visit to
Washington and win return 10 Paris TO
complete his studies
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WOMAN WEARS BOOMERS
AND DOES MANS WORK
Known as Best Stock Raise ! Her Sec
ton of countr.

The only woman In ! IL Dis who oe-
longs to the Dr. Mary HTra'ser school OF
fashion and wears mems clotnes is Mrs.
Anns Mccoy, who lives near Virginia
All the year around. in the harvest field.
at the carpenters bench. while milking
the COWS. caring for the horses, or
clearing the timber from the land she
tends. Mrs. Mccoy wears a hickory
shirt and a pair OF rough pantaloons,
and she does it unbIushingly. too.
This young woman, who IS thirty-two
years old. IS known as tie best stock
raiser in that section Of the State She
is a carpenter. and built her own home.
She is a woodchopper. who. can swing
a ten-pound AK from morning until
night. and she can pillow a furrow as
straight as any man in the State. Be-
fore she went to Kansas City, No,
where she met and married c larles Nc
Coy. from whom she later obtained Il
divorce. this young woman was Miss
Anna Bohrer. She was born at Decatur,
H.. OF German parents.
There was no boy in the family and
the girl went 10 work in the fields.
Under the hard work she grew to be
a powerful young woman. who, at the
age of twenty could throw a fourteen
inch pillow around with one hand She
worked on a farm until she went 10
Kansas City. When she returned TO
Illinois she leased tract OF timber
land near here. bought an ak and an
ADJ. and went TO work She won the
reputation of being able 10 cut more
cords of wood in a week chan any
man in the neighborhood- This didn't
satisfy her. She planned a home for
herself and her parents. She went into
the woods. cut down the trees, hewed
the timbers, hauled them to the site
selected for the house. and then. with
out help, erected the building. She even
made the doors and windows, and they
are as good as any carpenter could
make. Mrs. Mccoy also shipssed the
house and plastered IT. She personally
looks after the work on the farm
The work OF this young woman has
not been confined to the fieits She is
a splendid seamstreSs. and Is a good
cook. Last summer she volunteered 20
act as cook at a hotel IN Virginia dur
ing the illness Of the chef. While she
was serving as cook a telephone COM
pany advertised for a supply OF tele-
phone poles. Mrs. Mccoy resigned
her position as cook and returned to
her farm. where she cut the poles and
hauled them TO town.-Newe York Even
ing Telegram
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
GROWTH OF BEARD LUCKY
FOR SCULPTOR'S MODEL
Thornton, in Great Demand by Artists,
Found His Profession BIZ Chance.

One OF the busiest men in PhiIadel-
phia at this time of the year is P
Thornton, a professional model. His
representations OF Biblical characters
and especially OF Christ, make him an
object Of continual demand
During the last few weeks Thornton
has been dividing his time among the
magazine illustrators who were work
ing for Christmas. He has posed as
John the Baptist. for numerous patri
archal characters and for head studies
of the Three Wise Men of the East. BY
his delineation of Christ he has helped
many an artist
It vas simply through chance that
Thornton took TO posing as a profession.
He is an Engiishman and a college
graduate. Five years ago he came 10
this country. after having met with re-
verses at home. He got employment
with cement firm, blu. III luck came
again several months afterward when
times were dull and he lost his position.
Before meeting with adversely he had
been accustomed to wear only a mus
tache; his chin was clean shaver and
his hair cut short. With little money
to buy bread. let alone 10 spend on bar
bers, Thornton's hair and Ieard grew
to a luxuriant length. Iris was the
best thing that ever happened TO him.
for when he was close to actual starva-
ton he was accidentally discovered by
an artist who needed model OF lust
such a type.
His features are prominent and his
hair and beard are tinged with gray
his expression a. one of a calm and dig
nified repose that would beft an ancient
seer.
The large mural decoration recently
completed by Miss Violet Oakley, OF
Philadelphia. and now adjoining the
Church Of All Angels. New York. in
cludes Thornton as the motive for sew
eral OK the foreground figures. He has
frequently posed for William NJ. Chase,
the New York artist: Clinedinst. the
painter, and Otto Jahnsen. the mural
decorator. From the brush Of Jahnsen,
with Thornton as the model, has lately
come huge canvas entitled The Ser
mon on the Mount" now in the Broad
way Tabernacle. New York. Among
the scuIptors he is popular; his effigy
may be seen in bronze on a large maui
solemn IN the city OF Pittsburg.
The photographers have not been slow
to utilize Thornton TO advantage. Mrs
Mary CARMEL, OF Philadelphia, has made
no less than 100 negatives Of him.
Conrad Haeselers idealistic study OF
Thornton, called Christ Blessing tho
Bread" was exhibited In the photo
graphic salon at the Philadelphia Aead-
envy OF Fine Arts. and is one OF the I'm
est pictures for which Thornton ever
pOsed.-Buffalo Express
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
Sembrich Song Recital.

Nine Sembrich, the renowned prima
donna soprano Of the Metropolitan OPP
era Company. win give her only song
recital IN this city at the National The
alter next Thursday afternoon, January
u, at 4:l5. Great interest is being
manifested IN the recital as Nine Sem
birch Is expected to be at her best in
the varied program arranged for the
occasion. The qualities OF Nine. Sem
brich's art have been described so often
that it seems impossible to say anything
new about them. Her program will in
cIude groups Of songs by Brahms. Schu-
bert. Schumann, Beethoven. Mozart,
Strauss, and the grand aria from la
Traviata- Rudolph CAM, OF Chicago,
has been specially engaged as accom-
PIANIST and pianist His recent success
with the Thomas Orchestra has UNI
questionably given him a place among
the foremost pianists in the country,
and he viii no doubt contribute much to
the success OF Nine. Sembrich's recital.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
Notes of the Stage.

Tomasso Salvini. the renowned
Italian actor, who was to have visited
America this month undo. the dlrec-
tion OF Liebler & Co. has deferred his
visit Until a later date Depression in
the theatrical world is said to have
been the cause. Salvini was TO have
made joint starring tour with Eleanor
Robson In classic repertoire. but Miss
Robson's success in Merely Mary Ann
has been 50 gratifying to the Ideblers
that they have cabled Sslvini the ad-
visibility OF waiting until a later date
A contract between Salvini, and the
Lieblers IA said TO have existed for the
past year.
Nat Goodwin has tired Of NY Wffe's
Husbands" and IL is said that for the
rest OF the season he will appear in his
old successes. "A Gilded Fool and IN
Mizzouri-" Goodwin's gorgeous pro-
duction OF "A Midsummer Night s
Dream" proved a dire failure in New
York and on the road The star was
forced TO give up his tour and start out
in the Royle play which he is said TO
be about to discard.
May Robson has sent in her reslgna-
Vernon Of Haddon Hall" in which Ber-
tina Galland is now appearing at ths
Lyric Theater. New York Miss Robson
long since won an enviable reputation
for the portrayal of eccentric roles. and
her deiincation of Queen Elizabeth IL
Dorothy Vernon" was, TO her admir-.
ers. a vast waste of talent on an an
responsive role. Miss Robson has nov
determined to return to he> old field Of
work, although she gives as her reason
for retiring from the Galland compan.
an aversion TO travel and bad hotels.
Annie Russell and her company ar
rehearsing new play for New York
The piece is by Haddon cb1s4s.teers. anC
/ is called The Younger Mrs, Pairing.
Miss Russell win be a New York at
| traction within the next tn zee weeks
/ and will probably remain there for tn
rest of the season.
II is said that Julie Opp will soon re
join William Faversham as leading wo
! man with him In "Elizabeth's Prisoner
/ Miss Opp has been away from the stag
for some weeks.
Clara Bloodgood is still appearing /,
Z Slyae Ellcn y play ne OlTl WIN IN
Green Eyes" Fitch is now at work on
/ new play for Miss Bloodgood. in which
/ she will be seen early mex. season.
| Mrs Kellar joins her husband as hi
/ stage assistant in Washington. She vii
remain with him until he has appeares
in Baltimore. Philadelphia, New York
Brooklyn, and Boston.
/
! Lewis Waller, a weIl-known Englisl
actor-rIanager, has obtained a sever
| years lease on Mrs Langtrys Londor
I theater. and win appear there next sea
son as a Joint star. with Asz. Patrick
| Campbell Several Pinero plays and per
haps a few Shakespearean production.
] will figure in their repertoire.
The Washington times., 1904-01-10
MATTERS OF INTEREST
TO ALL MUSIC LOVERS

which includes Brahms Fair Ellen, .,
repeated by request. The full program
is to be as follows:
Overture. Don JUAN Mozart. orches-
ira: choruses. ''Fruhling am Rhein. .
Bren, and "Old Black joe Wander
Stuken. Saengerbund: baritone solo, 20
du min holder Abendstern." from Tam
hauser." Wagner. John Humbird Duffey
with orchestral accompaniment; soprano
solo. "Dich theure Halle" from Tam
hauser." Wagner, Mrs. Caroline Mir
Hardy with orchestral accompan iment
lntermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" Mascagni," 'Serenade," Pierne.