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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
FROM MARY ANDERSON.
Letter Expressing Her Views on Ques-
ton of Subsidized Theater.

The following letter written by a
woman once called the greatest Amer
lean actress to the editor of the Brit
ish Fortnightly Review should be Of
try with whom the question of a sub
sidized theater is becoming a matter
of vital importance:
Dear Sir: 1 am delighted to hear
OF the movement on foot for the eS-
| ia blshment of a state aided theater
and dramatic school. Both have been
sadly needed for years, since, in fact,
the old stock company days have
ceased to be. While these existed
good honest training was the rule
and those who were fortunate enough
| to be brought up in such companies
were generally well rounded, smooth
pleasing in their work. even though
/ they may not have been brilliantly
endowed. Perhaps they followed ira
dition too lavishly. But the tradition
was of the best and gave them ground
On which to stand.
When / first came to England
many actors with such training were
still before the public. I was much
impressed by their intelligent COM
prehension of the great dramatists
and by the general completeness of
all they did. Since the death of so
many of them and the cessation of all
stock company training, the deterior-
alton of the English stage has been, I
think all will admit, very marked. I
do not allude to the few artists who in
their special lines are as near perfect
as possible. They are gifted in a
give individual Interpretation to the
characters they impersonate.
Il only refer to the younger, minor
actors. many of whom seem to have
no idea of the meaning of the great
works they interpret, apparently know
little or nothing of workmanship or
of the arts of dancing. voice culture or
elocution. They come upon the stage
devoid of equipment and dramatic art,
en- bracing, as it does, all the arts, and
used in many cases either to show a
pretty face, to gain notoriety, or-and
this is the only worthy object=to
make a livelihood AS to realizing the
seriousness of their art as an art, it
is sadly evident that this does not
enter their minds, never having had
an idea or standard set before them.
| Considering, therefore, the sufferings
of the Would-be actor, who must paint
his pictures directly before the critical
/ public. and who, unlike his brother
of the brush, cannot sketch in or rub
out what he has done in private; con-
| sidering also what the public endures
in Witnessing his blind and oftentimes
frantic efforts at effect, it would in
! deed, be a charity to both to establish
a state-aided theater and dramatic
| school. What an incentive these
would be to conscientious work. How
4 suddenly serious would become the
I great art of acting! Nothing but good
would come of such a venture; good
1 to the public, whose amusement
4 should be of the best; good to the
/ young actor. who. having his work
/ perfected and polished before pre-
| senting it to his public, would come
/ upon the stage with confidence and
authority.
| Sincerely trusting that this admir-
able movement may soon become an
accomplished fact, I remain, dear sir,
/ MARY ANDERSON DE NAVARRO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14

If you were to daub around here for
two weeks your own wife and half
the neighbOrS would commit suicide
What I can't paint my own house
if I want tor he shouted, as he got up
and began to prance around.
My language was plain, sir. Sit
down before you get a crick in the
back. There will not only be no paint
ing done but if you want to raise sun
flowers and hollyhocks, go and hire a
piece. of vacant ground. 1 do not adj
mire them. and as I may be here all
summer / object to having them
around."s
"She may be here all SUMMER" he
groaned to himself.
Having disposed of the hollyhocks
and the sundowers, we will now take
up house-cleaning, II continued ANA l.
da will see to that, and take about
three days, and while she is doing it
you can either eat off the kitchen table
and sleep on the floor and behave your
self, or go to some hotel"
by thunder, woman-I-I-"
THAT will do, Mr.. Bowser- Don't
swear at me, and don't call me Wo-
man. You are red in the face and
your ears are twitching, but it will do
no good to get mad. I am the mother
in-laW I am the It. Now about that
auction sale and antique furniture. If
you want an antique hoe, rake or show
el, go and buy them and get on your
antique clothes to work in, but no more
furniture will come into the house.
There is enough and to spare, and it
is not full of moths and bugs.
You tell me that can't buy furni-
tureI" he gasped, as his necktie SEEM
ed to be strangling him. Woman.
this is too much-too muchl I'd like 10
know
you will know all as we go along,
Mr.. Bowser. If you are not more care
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
A Positive Necessity.

Having 10 Law upon my bed for IA days
from a Severely bruised leg, only found
relief when I used a bottle of Ballard 5
snow Eminent / can cheerfully recon-
mend it as the best medicine for bruises
ever sent to the afflicted. It has now be-
r Rvrnes. Merchant, DoversviIle, Texas
25e. So 81 Sold by RoWley & Snow and
w S Miller.
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Spring naladies cured by Humphrey
Homeopathic Specifies:
rheumatism by No. rs.
Malaria by No. 16-
Kidney disease by No. ~.
Bladder disease by No. 80.
Infants troubles by NO. 3.
Whooping Cough by No. 20.
Headache by No. g.
Skin. diseases by No. IA.
At Druggists, 25 cents each. or
mailed.
Cloth Bound Book mailed free.
Humphreys Medicine Co. Cor. will
liam and John streets, New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-14
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The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16

Last Monday Jose Davila was
before L. S. Commissioner R. B.
Creager, charged with smuggling,
and was allowed bail in the sum
of SIS, failing to furnish which he
was committed to jail On the
same day Eduardo Nunez, was ar
raigned OH a like charge, and
granted bond in the sum of 500,
but failed to make good, and he
also went to keep Davila company
in the county Jail. On Tuesday
Romano Gutierrez was tried before
the same tribunal, and granted
bond III the sum SIS, and being
more fortunate than those gone be
fore, succeeded in furnishing the
required bond and was released.
A. D. Childress has secured sew
eral large lemons from the resi-
dence of the late DIR. Wolff in
Brownsville, and will send them to
St. Louis to be placed with other
exhibits already there. These lem
ons compare favorably with the
lemon of commerce, in size, favor
and symmetry, and are equal to
the lemons raised in California, as
was shown during Mr.. Childress
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16

recent visit to S.. Louis. The Cali.
fornia exhibit is in charge of an
expert in lemon culture, and this
gentleman, attracted by the large
size and perfect symmetry of lem
ons in the Brownsville exhibit, was
led to comparison of the merits
of the two~frrits, and his opinion
was that in no way were Our lem
ons inferior to the California pro-
duct, but on the other hand in two
or three particulars were superior
The principal point of superiority
being that the rind of the lemon
grown here was thinner, thus Civ
ing it more pulp or meat. Lemons
are a common sight IN the yards
about Brownsville and that they
do remarkably we'll has been proven
beyond doubt. The gentleman who
made the tests at the Worlds fair
anticipates visit to this section
after the close of the exposition,
and will no doubt find many things
here to cause him to wonder why
the Brownsville section has so long
been without the recognition its
many attractions entitle it to.
But just wait a while. The clans
are gathering, and our section,
though long in the background,
will come to the front and the
electric headlight of her car of
progress will so dazzle the eyes of
her maligners, that unless care is
taken somebody will be run over.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16
St Louis, Brownsville & Mexico RAILWAY
Co. Notice of Meeting of Stock
holders and Directors.

Notice is hereby given that the Direc-
tors of said Railway Company do hereby
call a special meeting of the stockholders
of the ST. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico
Railway Company, to be held at its Gen
eral offices i'll the town of Kingsvil1e, in
the State of Texas, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of November, 1904, at the hour of
eleven O'Clock a. NJ of that day, for the
following purposes:
First: To authorize the execution of a
""'traCI Itu L,,>- construction of the said
railroad company's line of railroad from
its present terminus at Robstown through
the county of Nueces to the town of Sin
ton, and thence through the counties of
San Patricio, Victoria, Jackson, Calhoun
and Matagorda to the town of Bay CITY,
in the county of Matagorda in the State
Of Texas, a distance Of about one hun
ired and forty-two miles.
Second: To authorize The making, IS
suing, execution and delivery of a series
of first mortgage, 80, gold bonds, not
exceeding the aggregate of the principal
thereof. -Four million Dollars face value,
to be issued at the rate of Seven Thou
sand Five Hundred Dollars per mile
upon the Company's constructed line OF
railroad from the crossing with the Tex
as Mexican Railroad, known as Robs-
| town, through Nueces and Cameron
counties to the town of Brownsville, and
the branch line of railroad from a point
about twenty-five miles north of Browns
vile through Cameron and Hidalgo
counties, about fifty-six miles in the di-
rection of the southeast corner of the
county of Starr, and also of a continu-
alton of its said constructed line of rail-
way from the aforesaid crossing with the
| Texas Mexican Railroad known as Robs-
town, in a north-easterly direction
through the county of Nueces to the
| town of Sinton in thecounty of San Pa
tricio, and thence in a north-easterly
| direction through the counties of San Pa
tricio, Refugio, Victoria, Jackson, Cal
| houn and MatagOrda TO the town of Bay
| CITY in the county of Matagorda, and also
upon the combinations and branch of the
companv's authorized line of railroad
| from Bav CITY to the town of Houston IN
the county of Harris, and from a point
on said main line within FIVE miles OF
| Chenango, III the county of BrazoTia to
| the CITY of Galveston In the county Of
/ Galveston in the State of Texas; said
bonds to be of the denomination OF
s, 600. 90 each and to bear sac interest,
both principal and interest being pay
able in gold; and to authorize the execu-
ton and delivery of mortgage or deed
! of trust upon the said lines of railroad
/ and branches. and the property and
I franchises of the Company pertaining to
/ the same, to secure such issue of bonds.
/ Third: To amend the bylaws of the
/ Company in such respects as may be
deemed advisable.
4 meeting of the Board OF Directors OF
the Company will also be held iI1me-
diately upon the adjournment OF the
stockholders meeting aforesaid.
/ By order Of the Board Of Directors,
q. LOTT, President,
St. l., B. & NJ. Ry. Co.
II. ". ADAMS, Secretary,
St. l.. B. & NJ. Ry- Co.
9-16-1I-16.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16
ST. l.. B. & Nj. R.R.
PASSENGER TRAINS.

No. l leaves Brownsville every
day except Sunday at $50 a. m.
No. 2 arrives in Brownsville
every day except Sunday at AIS
p. m.
FREIGHT TRAINS.
No. II leaves Brownsville Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturdays,
only, at $50 a. m.
No. II Arrives in Brownsville
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days, only, at 7:15 p. m.
Nos. l and pass each other at
Rudolph at 1888 p. m.
Jeff n. MILLER,
Vice-pres. and Gen. Man.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16
FREIGHT TRAINS.
LOCAL ITEMS.

Judge Bartlett spent the day
yesterday at the Point.
NJ. Hanson was registered at a
San Antonio hotel last Monday.
Fresh supply of Huyler's just
received at Botica del Aguila.
11-9-tf.
A. E. Koeniger, of St. Louis,
was an arrival by yesterdays train.
F. A. Long, of Sedalia, Mo-,
came in yesterday. for a short stay.
Ring up No. for special rates
on family washing. 11-15-21
Father L. Pitoye will leave Fri
day Tor Laredo for pastoral retreat.
]. L. Hudson left this morning
for visit of two or three day, up
the river on business.
Special rates on blankets and
comforts at the International Steam
Laundry. 11-15-21
w. B. Perkins, of Springfield,
S. D. arrived in the city yesterday,
and is stopping at the Miller.
Miss Kate Edwards, of Santa
Maria, came in on the train last
night and will return in the morn
ing,
ladies hand bags, latest styles,
at ]. f. Moore's. 11-10-1o-
Thanksgiving ball Nov. "a, by
the ladies of Orange Grove, w. o.
w. Admission so cents.
The steamship Manteo sailed
from Galveston for Brazos Santiago
last night at 1880, with 80 tons
freight and one passenger
Ladies belts, all Colors and styles
Just received at ]. E. Moore's.
11-10-16.
w. ]. Moore, of La Grange, is
in the city on visit to his brother
in-law, Mr.. Killough, who is en-
ployed in the custom house.
Mrs Mary L. Baker, of Point
Isabel was reported quite sick yes
terday. Mrs. J. B. Wells spent
Yesterday at the Point visiting the
lady.
Truck land for lent or sale in
tracts of 5 acre, or more. Office
under Masonic Hall on Levee
street. Peter G. Rucker.
Mr.. and Mrs. " B. Ba:es are
the proud parents of baby daugh
ter, born at an early hour this
morning, it being their second
child.
Tomorrow we will publish list
of federal jurors for the coming
term, which convenes December 5.
The list came too late for today's
issue.
Fresh swiss cheese and kegs
olives just received at Leo. Wise.
11-16-1S.
There will be a special meeting
of Orange Grove, Woodmen' Cir
Gle, next Thursday afternoon at
$50. Special business is to be
attended to and all members are ear
uestly requested to be present.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16

Some OF the American ladies OF
the Catholic congregation have en-
gagged Harry G. Thompson to paint
and decorate one of the side chapels
of the procathedral here.
P L. Ward, of Victoria, the
genial travelling representative of
the San Antonio Machine & Sup.
ply Co., is visitor to the city in
the interest of his firm and will be
in the vicinity several days.
Father H. Constantine, of St.
Mary's San Antonio, provincial of
the Oblate Fathers of this mission,
arrived yesterday for his first visit
to the houses composing the new
province of Texas, and will remain
until Friday.
Scott Marshall came in last night
from Sherman. The purpose of
Mr.. Marshall's visit to Brownsville
is to take the civil service exami-
nation which was to have been held
today at the federal court building
but was postponed.
IT. I'LL -o.-,-:oo, 900 ,,,;,,o+;o,, y Il
vertised to take place today is not
being held on account of non ar
rival of examination papers. There
are thirteen applications to be ex-
amined, and the examination will
be held as soon as the papers have
been received.
J. B. Cheesborough, the wide
awake representative of the Gal
weston Shoe & Hat Co., came in
last night according to previous
announcement, and is busy today
taking orders for mems headgear.
Mr.. c. is well-known here, and
his periodical visits are always
awaited with pleasure.
Will G. Fields, of Houston,
secretary of the Texas Truck
Growers association, arrived in the
city last night, and is out today
looking at the beauties of Browns
Vile section as represented on the
demonstration farm of the Browns
ton Land & Town company. He
will return home tomorrow.
P. H, and Jno. McCary, of Hico, |
who came in Monday, returned
this morning to Corpus Christi, |
where the elder gentleman is So
journing for the benefit of his
health. They merely came down |
to have a look at the country of |
which they had heard so much |
lately. We feel sure the visitors
were not disappointed in what they |
found here.
VIM. Buchanan lumber mag |
nate of Arkansas, and John Stan !
field, prominent sporting goods
man of Texarkana, who have been
on a hunting expedition in this
section for the past ten days, came
in from Point Isabel yesterday and !,
left this morning for home. These /
gentlemen found good sport here.
and while they did not make a
record for killing game, found |
plenty of ducks and quail, and de-
parted very well satisfied with their
trip,
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16
Wanted.

All members of Frontier Camp,
w. O. w. to attend the regular
meeting tomorrow night. Business
of importance to be attended to.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-11-16
Rio Grande Railroad.

On and after Sept. 18th. regular
trains over the Rio Grande Railroad
will leave as follows:
Leave Brownsville daily 9 a. m.
Arrive Point Isabel " 1915 a. m.
Leave Point Isabel 3 p. m.
Arrive Brownsville AIS p. M.
AUG. CELAYA,
Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Wrong Thing 10 Say.

Senator T. T. Dubois, of Idaho, was
in Salt Lake City the other day. A
friend met him by accident at the rail
way station and asked him to his house
10 dinner.
You will be heartily welcome said
the salt Lake City man. "Of course,
| can't say what You'll get Pot luck,
YOU know. Still =
Senator Dubois laughed and inter-
ruDted.
You remind me-" he said, of Jones,
Of Ashtabula You know him. He
invariably says the wrong thing.
"Well, a friend met Jones one day,
just as you have met me, and the
friend said, much as you have done:
Come home to dinner with me. l
don't suppose there viii be much, but
if youIl take us as we are-such as it
is-pot luck and
"'Oh. don't apologize. old fellow
said Jones, heartily. I've dined at your
house before, remember
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31

IN more -four and soda, and hurried
four loaves of it into the oven to bake.
Then it was that the unleavened
turpitude Of that micrObe displayed the
full measure of it's malignity. n hor-
rible odor presently filled the place.
Stale eggs would have been Araby the
Blest beside it.
The girls hastily shut the kitchen
doors, but doors would not hold it in.
1t captured the whole house:
Aunt Nabbie, in the sitting room, per-
ceived 1t, and came rushing out to give
motherly advice and assistance.
And it Glanced that while Theodore
was conddentially explaining it to her,
the kitchen door leading to the front
piazza opened. and in walked Uncle
Pascal. and Olin behind him. They
had been out in the garden, looking at
the fruit, and had come back to get
Aunt Nabbie to see the bees.
When that awful odor smote them
they stopped short Uncle Mowbray
was & fastidi0us man. He shifted and
turned up his nose.
as it sink spouts?" he gasped. care
the traps out Of 0rder?'
NO no, Pascal" said Aunt Nabbie,
in a low tone trying TO quiet him. at
is only bread"
Bread" cried Uncle MoWbray, with
a glance of rank suspicion at the two
girls. Bread smelling like that
Just then Ellen discovered something
white which appeared to be mysteri-
ously increasing in size in the shadow
on the back Of the kitchen stove.
After a glance she caught open the
oven door.
at was that mug-bread dough! 1t
had raWled-craWled out Of the tins
into the oven-crawled down under the
oven door to the kitchen floor, where
it made a viscous puddle, and was
now trying, apparently, to crawl out
of sight under the wo0dboX.
Aunt Nabbie burst out laughing; she
could not help it. Then she tried to
turn Uncle Mowbray out
But no. he must stand there and
talk about it. He was one of those
men who are always peeping round the
kitchen. to see il the women are doing
things right. But DIN scudded out
after one look. and the girls saw him
under the Balm of Gilead tree. shak-
mig and laughing as if he would split.
Poor Doad and Nell! That was a
dreadful forenoon for them. As youth
full housekeepers. they felt themselves
disgraced beyond redemption. In three
years they had not recovered frora ii,
and would cringe when any one Sc
minded them Of Uncle Mowbray and
the mug bread-Youth's Companion.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
MuNRoE A POOR FIGHTER.
Champion Jeffries FIoored Boosting
Miner in Second Round.

Champion JeffrieS Floored 50ase'"s
Miner in Second Round.
A San Francisco dispatch says:
Like the yeriest amateur in the prize
ring Jack Munroe, of Butte, Montana,
q miner. went down and out before
Champion James J. JeffFies in the Sec
ond round Friday. The man from the
mining district made such an eX-
tremeIy sorry showing that the great
throng in Mechanics Pavilion roundlS
booted him as he protested to Referee
Graney against the decision that had
been given in favor of Jenrles.
The two giants had not been in the
ring two minutes when 1t was lore
seen that the aspirations of Munroe
would be quickly disposed OF, ms
miner was scared and awkward, anu
Jeffries, in the first round, had Nfn
twice on the canvas taking the COUNTY
Jeffries directed his bombardment
against the stomach of his opponent,
and each shot was followed by blow
nm the law that sent Munroe to his
knees. Jefries went back to his cor
ner after the opening round with
sheer and laugh on his swarthy race
while Munroe's seconds busted them
selves with smelling salts and restora-
tives. When the two came together
for the second round, the laugh on
the champions visage changed to a
look of determination that boded Ill
to the miner
Forty-ive seconds after the gong
sounded Munroe was lying on the floor
a bloody, bruised mass OF humaluly-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
A Slow Yankee.

Europe can never, it seems, get used
to the Yankee way Of doing business,
even in England. where one would
think they had had enough experience
to understand us.
One London paper devotes consider
able space to telling of the visit Of an
American millionaire, who cabled to
a London firm that he would call upon
them Oh the next Wednesday at 1870
a. m Almost on the minute he ar
rived and talked to the senior partner
for twenty minutes at a rate that al
most gave the Londoner heart failure.
Next day he came again, and in thirty
minutes had closed deal that meant
a good many thousand pounds a year
to the London firm, and on Saturday
was on the ocean again, bound for
New York. leaving the partners in a
daZe, which was dispellod only by con-
tempIating the signature on the paper.
To US the wonder would be, not how
he finished his business so soon, but
what he did With all that time be-
tween Thursday and Satmday.-BOston
Globe.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31

The recent election of Felix Romero
10 the Office Of the President Of the ST.
preme Court of the Republic Of Mexico
has given widespread pleasure. part
cularly in judicial circles and among
the leading politicians OF the coun-
Try. Mr. Romero like the late Pres
dent BenitO Juarez and President Por-
fro Diaz, is a native Of OaXaca, and
was q schoolfellow of President Dia&,
both attending the Counciliar seminary
Of that city, When the constitution
was framed in 1857 he was one Of the
signers. OF all the others who signed
that document there are besides HIM
self but three liying-Ignatius Maris-
cal. Minister of Foreign Relations;
Justine Fernandez. Minister of JUS
tice. and Senator Benito Comes Farias.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Tho Rending of Character.

"This is the life line" says the anna
reur palmist, who is reading the hand
OF the young woman. 1T shows that
YOU Will live to q ripe old age. This
is the head line You have wonderful
talent for writing. This is the heart
line. Lots of romance and happy
marriage, with just trunkfuls OF fine
dresses and things"
How do you know about the
dresses r
.sNhV here's fIle clothes line. II