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John, she's been putting her curls up
in comic papers.-Philadelphia RECORD
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=, I'd yben for Young Bill they will no longer do'
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New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
NOT Il BAD FAULT.
There ire NaHy Hen Like Thu
Poor Russian.

The unpopularity Of the candidates placed am,
head Of the Democratic ticket for election IA
November was made manifest in the Courtroom !.
Paterson Saturday morning. II occurred vs,A
Judge Scott was taking the affdavits OF a nurbs-
OF persons who took their naturaIfza ton nan.-s
The central figure was typical Russian with !
long beard The man was hfty-dve years Old Ef.
beard vas well sprinkIed with gray. and hs was
slightly bent with age
his papers We're being prepared and ne stspnaf
before the Judge TO take the oath. Tha tudza
looked the man over. and asked:
"Can You read and write EngIishg'
Yes. q little was the reply in broken English.
where do you nve2 What State is it," came IA
douole query.
''Passaic.''
do you understand me- What state do YOU r.
side IN: What State is this?' asked the Judge in
quick and stern voice.
Tho man shrugged his shoulders and made no
answer.
Again the court asked: Don't you know which
one OF the United States this isc'
"Oh. yes. I know; New-Jarsey''
There is going 70 be an election sooaT'
Yes. an election said the man.
What fore''
President" replied the man being catschissd.
Who IS running for The OfhCe?'
What Is he DOw2"
President
Who is running against NF. Roossvelt'" asked
the court
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
AT VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS.

Virginia Hot Springs, Va. Oct. (SpeciaL-Tha
Duke OF Newcastle arrived here to-day for his first
visit TO this resort. He has been spending Septem-
her at Newport and Lenox
r. T. Wilson. jr.. is here for the cure" and will
probably remain some time as the baths here are
generally regarded as helpful by those who take
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hildreth X. BloOdgood OF New
York. are the guests OF James Hobart Moore. who
has his horses here and spends considerable time
the golf links.
Isaac V. Brokaw is here with a party including
Mrs. Brokaw. George Brokaw and Nir and Mrs.
Carl Fischer Hansen.
James j. van Allen mas leased a cottage here for
October. and viii arrive within a few days TO oc-
cUpy II.
New-YOrkers now here are Mr.. and Mrs. Seth
Barton French Edward c. Post. Mrs Samuel Bor-
rowe Miss BorrOwe. Mr.. and Mrs oscar L. Rich
ard, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew b Graves.
Edwin II. Weatnefoee and Miss VVeatherbeo ar
rived on Wednesday. Miss Weatherbee Is an ex-
psTt h9rsswos, s G1 s lost no time In dOnning her
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. HUM tr- md MT and
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

To this the man made no answer. except 70 nov
his shoulders and look uncomfortable.
Don't you understand me-? asked the court
II don't know" the man replied. ..
what, Don't know who is running for the ON
OF President against Mr. Roosevelt
'No."
Rejected" said the court.
~ this exclamation Lawyer Wood Mckee SlslsS~
up and. addreSSiug the court. said; Your HoAss5
this seems unfair. This man is entitled 20 ~
papers as we'll many other men you have Hs's
into American citizens ,,.-
What. You would say that the court is unia.r =, y
rejecting such man as thisr He is too SnoTl1s y
have his nrst papers. let alone become g Wa,,s y,
Uncle sam was the prompt and stern rePN -
the court. asrt
YES your honor returned Mr. Mckee - ~
there is not one man in ten thousand Wno AA*
who Is running against President Roosevelt, 10
THAT is true" returned the court i VIII -
the papers. Paterson News.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
SCHOOLS IN IRELAND.

II Is ant to be forgotten that Ireland was tua - \,
part % the United Kingdom to possess sys'
national education As fact however, .He - +,
island had a national board and was oesiil'-' s.rv
be covered with state supported schools - ~
forty years before Mr. FOrsters act oecSiHs ne M
in England and about ten years before Z Fal'' ~ rsa
AIRY school grants had been estaelishea go ,,a-
Irish system was what is row called uuu'L- u-,- n
uOnaI. and two Liberal biShops-Dr' W"a'Is ,,e
the Church OF England. and Dr. MURRAY -..Ire
Church OF RoJne-took prominent p'lFt - -. 4ssg
il Up. Both these prelates fondly nope" 1.s.rs
would not only teach Irish children 'hsll slc-
but that. as the consequence OF theH W., s r..
Ceeding generations would grow up Wlth ~ -, .t
hSlous prejudice than their predecessors Isssa
ter hope has not been fulfilled. but we are rsst
by the education commissioners Iepoit Iep - ,or-
year, which has Just been published tl-' -v-,l,ud
mer has been largely Justified BY eVen.s. ~ rvsa
has become vastly better educated eoU',s - beea
In 1851. when the National Education a'' ,srates
In force for twenty years. the lIss ~ lSi.
amounted to a per cent Of the popui1--e.,, .,,r raj
after sixty years worling the psost pss tI,sSIy tskc
4alleu to Il per cent. The comma improve
credit. therefore for very stuss.e az board la~
1nent. They complain, however 80 S,--,nsy. Sus
always been hammered BY want ", =. make =
eeSSive governments have been ssAS.u eee-4ua. ~
ter prOViSiOn- for the schools u ~ ---SSr-r.s
mates. but asked IN yain.-(lsofle.vh S.1--
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

ously described as a burlesque, an expose, a
satire of Candida" and attributed to the author
Of that play. AS matter Of fact 1t is the
laughter OF AIelpomehe and her sisters. Of which
Mr.. Shaw is but the earthly transmitter, the
visible mood, laughter long restrained from mo-
tives OF politeness Cand perhaps a little because
these spirits feared their own pedestal might be
shaken 10y the soundD. but bound 10 come at
last And nov everybody feels better, and won
ders how he or she ever happened 10 think that
The meaning OF Candida" was Of more i'm
portanoe than go,f o. the baby's diet anyway,
How He Lied To Her Husband" isn't subtle.
search!ng-isn't equal 70 - Man Of Destiny?
Certainly il isn't; that's the beauty Of il. It's
farce, out and out farce-obvious hilarious The
tire for ms sterious nrth. for enigmatic smiles,
was passed Nothing could hold in the unmis-
taxable gufaw. Think if How He Lied 10 Her
Husband" had been subtle. Ike The Man OF
Destins.' or Candida" itsalf-it might have
contained another ''shaal speech" ana the Can
didamaniacs 0he word Is OF Shaw's oWn coining)
would have been az their old debating with re-
newed fury. Heaven forfend, when the gods
smile earth ,rembles. but when they laugh it is
time TO rejoice and take a fresh start.
50 down wind with the meaning Of Can
dida." Coming away from Mr. Days produc-
non of How He Lied 20 Her Husband" let Us
confess. .oL sbeepishly. but with a grin. al the
joke on us. that il means anything you choose.
or nothing. There are bound to be some wise
heads who viii say, 4 told you so all aloag
There are bound 10 be others WHO truly did
know IL all along. And there a-e stin "a few
others Hho. reading Dir. Shasy's letter about the
meaning OF Candida" raaCe public by Mr.
Hpneker last summer, stumbled upon the truth
before they saw "EIow lie Liel 10 Her Hus
Sat igr IaosI people OF ;hc Candida"
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

BELASCO-Warfeld, in "The Music Master.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is Business
NEW-YORK-''The OLD Homestead"
LYCEUM-"The Serio-Cornic Governess.
HUDSON-"Letty.''
EMPIRE-"The Duke of kicrankie-
LYRIC-"Taps' O.ast week) .
GARRICK-"The Coronet Of the Duchess"
Oast week.
SAVOY-'Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch"
GARDEN-'T-he college Widow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOURTEENTH STREET-"A Texas Ran
ger"
AMERICAN-"FTerM Mad Marriage"
AIANHATTAN-"Bec sharp" with Mrs.
Fiske. John Mason ard George Ariiss
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

Lew Dockstader and his Ministries begin an
engagement of three weeks al the Herald Square
Theatre on Monday evening. The first haIf OF
the entertainment will consist of the old haf-
circle-lse had almost said the old jokes-anu
the usual variety Of songs The second nan
will show Docxstader in his ai~ship, rom when
he descends bv means OF Il parachute, 70 ten the
audience how both Prasidentigtcandldates can
be elected Sheridals ride VIII ais" pe PlClutG'
and several new plantation scenes ana sPecIdl-
ties set forth.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
as svsrss os shs wona.

zls Spirit Of Ghs Weird.
Bshe!dsnE the absLrdity OF
Their vaunts. their fests-lst a ssrdonio smile
70. one short moment wander hts lips.
That emile Helmet
Thus Matthew Arnold. A parallel suggestion
comes: the spirit Of the drama, beholding the
Ebsurdity OF men (and womenl-their Candida
rults Lheir shawl speech" debates - for
twenty-five minutes Jet a loud and farcical
laugh peal from his mouth. That laugh was
Shaw! How He Lied TO Her Husband" the
laugh Is called on the prog me. and it IS vari-
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

broadly farcical sketch. "Strangled on Sunday
in which he is seen as an eccentric cook
At the first students matinee Of the Stanhope-
Wheatcroft Dramatic School. on Friday next
in the Garrick Theatre. the following series ot
one act plays viii be enacted: "Horteuse.' an
original play. by ". s Armand first produc-
tom; 'DOliys Accomplishments a cOmedietta,
by Sydney GrUudy: Love In Idleness," an orig
i1al comedy by EvangeIine NJ. Lent, and
Frank Glyrn's Wife" a farce. by Maurice
Haceman
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

Kline and Goothod presenting ~ Medical Dis
Covery
\ presentation OF Kyrie Bellows plav "A
Gentleman OF France" viii be given NJ Proc
tors Fifth Avenue Theatre this week. which
will provide Edwin Arden opportunity 10 de-
moustrate his ability as the creator Of romantic
characters.
Tho Proctor production OF Captain Lettar-
blair" which formed the feature of the Proctor
Firth Avenue Theatre last week. has been trans
ferrei to Harlen where it will serve to intro
duce to uptown audiences William IngersoI the
pany.
Tho rill 1T Proctors TWenty-third Street The
atrc this week offers its chief attraction Herr
mann the Great. who comes with his entire COM
pany 70 present half hour seance of magic
Like the stars oS the dramatic stage Hermann
has found 1t expcdient 70 make an entrance into
vaudeville. and in condensed form he offers the
entertainment which for many years has been
one Of the leading attractions on the road
Eliminating the more familiar tricks and work
ing quickly those he has to offer he is enabled
In his time limit 10 give the cream of his
entire speciality Another vaudeville entrSe is
the first appearance of Henry Y. Donnely of
the old farce comedy team of Donnelly and
GIrard, and more lately manager OF tho MURRAY
Hill Theatre stock company. He appears in a
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

The informal opening Of the Weber Music
Hall will take place on Tuesday night. when the
theatre Will be ready for inspection. Many
changes have been made N the little playhouse
The seats are TWO inches wider than those OF
any other theatre. and the space between has
been widened. insurng comfort 20 the occu-
pants. After the inspection ana reception Is
over some OF the seats ana boxes tor the first
performance Of "Higgledy- -PigGledy." on October
r. VIII be sold ct regular prices bt method as
yet undivuged. Weber 6eZ!cgfeld have offered
a prize Of 500 for the best plan 90 dispose OF
the seats SO that spectators cannot get them
and the plan. whatever il may be viii be
utilized on Tue sday night. when the name of the
winner will also he announced. The managers
have received hundreds OF replies TO their prize
offer announcement, but the workings % the
successful one viii not be- known until after
midnight tomorrow. the time set for the close
Of the competition and the opening OF the let
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

ters L IS expected that Miss Anna Held VIII
award the prize to tha successful competitor.
Maxine Elliott. in Her own Way" win ap-
pear at the Harlem opera House tomorrow
night
"Taneta Hazy take off those logs. they spoil
your beauty" says Mr. Stubbins to Miss Hazy
IN the play MRS. Wigs Of the Cabbage Patch"
And the audience laughs. not believing that
Miss Hazy could possess beauty of any sort
Such is the power of ''makeup.' Miss Helen
Lowell. who plays the part Of Hazy. one
time a musical comedy favorite. ana in spite
Of the apparent absence Of artificial aid re
qulres no small time 10 convert herself into
Miss Hazy. She has also played Dearest in
Little Lord Fauntleroy" and was prominent
as Sister Susan in Quality Street" Apari from
Miss Loweils skill a character actress her
ability 70 handle makeup box material certain
ly deserves mention.
Rehearsals have commenced OF a new "by
gosh drama. with the scene laid down in
Maine. in which Henry w. Savage is going 20
star Richard Golden. 1t IS called Common
Sense Bracket" and a new name, that OF
Charles J. Doty. is attached the author.
This is the last week OF "The County Chair
man" at WallaclI's. The performance next Sat
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
PLAYS THAT REMAIN

urday night will be the 312th in this city Aoe
musical comedy ''The Sho-Gun' follows IL
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

Mrs Sidney Carpenter are here from PhiIad.lph,,
They were among the thirty guests who sftsg5ss
tea party given Tuesday by Mrs William n
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

The new YorkviHe Theatre. al LexinGtoh-aTe
and Eighty-sixth- 81: will open its doors on Mon
day night. with Miss Crosman in Sweet Aitty
Bell.,rs" as the attraction This VIII be the
last opportunity to see the play in New forN
for It Will be taken on the road after next S2tuI,
day The Yorkville Theatre w2s huilt an" VII
be managed by BIN the Button Man. VINO
also erected the West End Theatre. in darle m
He evidently intends to start off. at least WIN
attractions c9 the first rank
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02
NUsIcAI. PIEcEs THAr RrMAIN.

NEW W-ANsTERDAM-"The Rogers Brothers
IN Paris"
'NIAJESTIC-'Th Isle of Spice"
KNIC CnERBOCIIER-"A Madcap Princess"
BGJOIT-"Mr. Nix OF Wicki.cin''
PRINCESS Della Fox. in "a West Point
Cadet"
CASINO-"PiH! Pan, Pcuff." with two-hun-
dredth performance souvenirs Tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

Mss Jeese Millward win head the Keith bill
this week In The Queens Messenger by J.
Hartley Manners. Willy zimmerman. the i'm
personator Of famous musicians. and the usual
popular acts which please the children we'll
as he EroWn-uUz are G.so scheduled.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

On Thursday evening the Irving Place the
atre. handsomely redecorated. will reopen uhuer
the management Of Heiarlch Conried with u lie"
threc-act comedy by Gebaardt Schi-iZ.eI-1 I --i'-
sini, entitled "Sein Prinzcsschen" CHS Iitd"
Princess'D. The play deals with the domestic
adventures and misadvealures Of an aristoe'auc
landowner. Baron Hans Won Brenhen' whose
pretty wife Margaretc has inherited a large
fortune. Under the conditions attaching to the
legacy she is obliged To leave the village In
which she has happily lived with her husband
and take UP her abode in & town. There The
rustic habits Of the baron lead him into such
trouble that with his wife he WithdraNs again
to the country His wife, The 'l'tue princess
OF the title, does not. however, sacrifice nef
fortune and all ends happily. The cast includes
several new members of Cir. Conried's company,
among them Miss Margarete Russ, from the
Lessing Theatre i'm Berlin: Heinrich MarloW,
from the Court Theatre. in Hanover; Bruno
Schoenfcld from the Leinziger Theatre, ana
Fritz Kleinke from the Lessins Theatre. or
Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

King Dodo." with Charles ". Meyer IN the
title part. viii be sung at the West Iad Theatre
4FjS week
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

This Wees iIy. H&Umcrstei1 win presc1t The
following bill 1t The Victoria Theatre of Varie-
ties: Carter &c Haven Sextet James J. Norton.
Cole ana Johnson. HaiEe5 and V;loc1 Euig-
marcl!2. the automatic mystery; the Gasch Sis
tcrs. RiCcaboHa's horses, the Three DOn1ls' Mo-
lassoS. Pa-siau eccentric dancers; Harry See
bach aud leW kitagra Dhic vievs.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

Although Proctor's Fif,y-eghta street The
atIe has been devoted to combinations for sew
eIal years. it has been Mr.. Proctors policy 70
present IL this house. occasionally ID vaudeville
bill whenever opportunity offers 20 gather to-
gether q strong programme. In pursuance OF
this policy Vaudeville will be given at the Fif-
ty-cighth Street Theatre this week. after which
the house viii 1eain revert 20 combinations for 4
time Paul Spadoni, the heavyweight 1uS2ler
Will head Tie programme. presenting his famous
does Juggling with heavyweight cannon balls.
For tho coming week Tony Pastor will present
TO his patrons a show including Roberts, Hayes
and Roberts In The Infant. the Four Hunt
ings. in the comedy a Night in the Fool
House Mr.. and Mrs. Allison in character
sketch. Minnie from Minnesota" depicting life
OF the Swedish houseg.rl in tho Northwest. and
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

ters. Il IS expected that Miss Anna Held VIII
award the prize TO tha successful competitor
New-York tribune., 1904-10-02

At the Circle Theatre this week Henri French
will be The headline attraction. The extra feat
ures announced ~ill be the appearance of Pa
pinta with a repeytory Of new dances and cleo
trica! effects. addition 70 an abundance Of
new costumes The balance OF tLc bill puts for-
ward sydney Iean and company in the come
dietts ent.UeI "Christmas ON RlaCkwelFs
Island" Melville and Stetson, TWO Broadway
favorites: towards dogs and ponies. an act that
alw'ys pleascs the children; Raymond and cav
ery. German comedians Monroe, Mack ana
Lawrence, Irene Franklin. the Three RonaldCs
and the American Vitagrarh
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-11-19

system, and, as result OF tests the value
OF the appliance has been SO recognized
that substantial reduction has been
made In the fire insurance premium de-
manded by the company carrying the
risk.
On every side of the building separate
water pipes, perforated on the under
side, are attached to the roof few feet
from the walls. These pipes are con-
nected by valves with central one, in
which a water pressure of so pounds to
the square inch Is maintained
II a fire In nearby building threatens
TO spread the opening of single cock,
accessible from the street. will throw
from the pipe on the roof thousands OF
jets Of water so close together that they
form perfect water curtain between the
fame and the threatened side of the
building The force with which the
streams are thrown from the pipe makes
Grated by nearby flames and prevents
absolutely any flames from passing
through 1t.
The water may be turned on to protect
only one wall or all of them, as circum-
stances may make necessary, and anoth-
er set Of drenchers, working on the same
principle, but throwing the water hori-
zontally, protects the roof.
The valves which control the system
IN the London building are operated from
the sidewalk, and the police stationed
nearby have been instructed how to
operate them. London authorities
have declared that the system is a
notable advance in protection against
fire
New York fire experts, who have stud
led the plan which has been tried in Lon
don, say that if generally adopted here
it will effectively stop the spread of big
fires Had some of the big buildings in
Baltimore and Paterson been so
equipped, they say, CONGREGATIONS in
those cities would have been checked
much sooner and possibly might have
been checked at the outset