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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

rssr..s The a.a.afa OF The yosaf .
aaIa~ a.. HarrHa,- man from Penn.
Eyyau1a and ata Vas serving hs
aHuEt-T better han ans twenty 1ael.
who u-s as 10 1s ranks oI ,ha
army. wa ARRESTED a. q acstrter %
vas raaarlea. O.. coarse. bit he had
been drafted. and aaG ra 20 as a com.
@au oIaIes 3l send 81 substitute. A.
'ae zane time I -0r notice that was
drafted aDa would have to 60. In
s.a8a. I acraped up $500 and sent a sub
s'.tH'f But Il STRUCK me at the time
that tarTe was something wrong ab5ut
'ur laws when such things could hap,
pen. % J have spent a little over
forty years ia ar effort 10 correct that
fault J Rll dlgross long enough 10
say That last winter congress fiua,ly
acted on my recommendation, and
passed an amendment 10 the general
statutes providing that in time Of war
no master, mate pilot or engineer OF
steam vessels licensed under Title 50
the Revised Statutes shall be Liable
10 draft and while performing surh du-
IN The service of the United States
shall be entitled to the highest rate Of
wages paid 10 the merchant marine In
United States. and f allied ar
aounded while performing such du-
les tbcs or heir heirs shall be entitled
o all the privileges accorded TO sol
Hers o. sailors serving Ia The army or
la'y under the pension laws OF the
States
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

Times Ferelock Gone.


One of the most remarkable char
acteristics of Sir Joshua Reynolds
was the rapidity with which he
worked. Sir Thomas Lawrence, his
rival. was very slow. Over his por
trait of Lady Marlborough and her
child he took an unconscionable time.
Promise after promise was made, and
at last Lord Marlborough insisted on
fulfllment.
Well" said Lawrence, "If Lady
Marlborough will kindly bring the
baby once more, | win really fiRish.'
We'll, Sir Thomas" answered his
patron, my wife will be happy to
give You another sitting whenever
you like, but the baby's now in the
Guards."-Exchange.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

"'''S S salIvIs serving To the army or
navy under the pension Laws OF the
United States
In a Steamboat Explosion.
But to return TO the subject OF ex-
peEieaDos. | was on board a steam
boat when 1t blew up one time Tha,
was back in 1866. December & / had
run my ship up TO New York TO have
8 neT boiler put IN. and while waiting
thought would go up to Albany on
business ] took the steamer Isaac
Newtua, which was the newest and
haest on the river. II had Just been
built a sixteen hundred tDnnar and
cost $3.50. oJU, which vas a is Of money
In those times We left New York al
O'Clock. I recolIsct 1, was dark f,
when We went aboard, and the boat
was brightly lighted up, made my-
sell comfortable in the Passenger sa-
on the upper deck, We had gone
about ten miles up the river. and | was
peacefully reading. when there vas a
noise and the floor came Up under nv
feet It vas o a great noise, and to
did nor sound like an explosion,
mo my Impression vas that there had
been a collision. When the fecR raae
inder me II vas a. II the bog sBfIt Of
mother ship had crashed in below and
vas pushing the deck upward I did
not apDrehend any immediate danger
Eas never more cool in nv lie
5Hi the passengers. less used 10 ship.
~shake-up6, vent lato a panic
here we're a number Of women. and
neg came running 10 me. wanting 70
.n0F what 10 DO. ! supposed that the
'oal would BE- headed for the skgya
.nl told Them that ae were Ia a mos,
adorable location a. se were Ia the
PIPER part % the boa aud nothing IN
% but wait uEt.I she went ashore
Bridegroom Forgot Bride. T.
Funny things happen In time Of
snla Z had noticed 4 bride and
fyon. ~ fact, I had watched heir
.ppo8lnes With considerable sptarau ,
| observed groom coming a, : '
III run and bride thirty Zee, in the
sa5, forgotten aud apparently about %
llIt ca1gh, groom an b. vent BY
ld hsia him Up. Yol stop AID val,
" that F0uan" Ordered. ~4hatt
7sinas6 ia il u yDgrsy said be. I'm
n mine said. ard be .
alts9 .
Rescued q Fireman. d
Perhaps q reaE0S waF Nc calm 4
~ ldAi did not knox tie rssl dlg. q
''Tf. but did not SEE any occasion O
" excitement % I told The ladies' To =
alt Thile ! sent below Tor nay gatcbel q
o ] guess ] Vas The only man }
no Haited for bis iIgRsee As il hap b
IL VAS a good thing ! M gD, o
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

David lanai. We spent he morning Il
seslac the Town. and came home a.
HAS Ia luncheon. wh!ch was service
exactly ii noon. TWeety minutes ariel
se sst down 20 table David rushed i
in hot haste TO say that we must bi
90 At once. The steamer was In sigh
asu had signaled that she would no
wait. on Ne rushed TO the wharf
where a crowd was yelling and hus
ding and swarmins about one %
Cocks great boats. already half ful
Of luggage and people. They woult
not let David accompany us to tho
steamer, and We shook hands regret
hlllY with the faithful fellow before We
we're almost tossed into u places II
the rocking craft,
~ there was another steamer in 8
week | would not let you go in dis
he said. chokingly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-10-08

Then came the war. aud a new line
o. experiences and adventures. | Joined
What we're known as the ~"Jarkagses of
tue Wat" ! commanded a transport
which va used to run blockades. car
ryibR troops provisions and ammuni-
ton The significance OF the desIgua.
Ton "Jackasses Of the War" lies In the
TACT that We took all the risks of the
ARMY and navy and got the compensa-
tone OF neither, II we were killed We
we're dumped into a hole and covered
over. just as the iackasses we're. We
were not officially connected With
either organization. and there was
neither pension nor half pay for the
man who ran q transport.
The irony OF our circumstances was
weil illustrated by an Incident which |
recoilect took place at Port Royal
waere we had run in with q lot of new |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
TWO COMEDY SKETCHES.
"Mr. X" and captain Racket" Admirably
Presented by the Hawthorne Dramatic Club.

The Hawthorne Dramatic Club of this
city entertained a good sized audience in
Altar hall last evening. presenting two
comedy sketches.
The first OF the PLAYS was a one-act
-faEce--naIit4hd- All y The action was
of the conventional sort. but the mixedup
state OF affairs which developed as II
went along was highly amusing TO the be
holders. The cast was as follows: An
thony HEM Asa Cushman; Xerxes
Xavier. Henry r. Allebaugh Joshua Tick.
William Carney; Miss Mathilds Hem.
Mrs Henry T Alehaugh: Miss Jessie
Hem. Miss Florence NJ. Cutler; Molly,
Miss Louise Lang
At the conclusion of Mr.. X" a COM
edy in three acts. under the appellstion
OF capt. Racket" was put on. and the
efforts OF the amateurs I'm this were even
more praiseworthy than in the curtain
raiser.
The cast was as follows: Capt. Robert
Racket Henry Sherman: Obadiah Daw-
son. John Mason Timothy Tolman, Ed
ward Hughes: Mr.. Dalroy, Henry T.
Allebaugh; Hobson. Alfred r Pimble;
Clarce Miss Gmily Germann; Mrs. Toll
man. Miss ElAe NJ Pimble; Katy. Miss
Emmeline Watson: Tootsy. the Kid,
Props.
After the dramatic part OF the even
dancing for -hour-thc Epiphany or
chestra furnished music. The floor d.
rectors were Messrs. Sherman and
Hughes and Misses Germann and Pim-
bile. The entertainment part OF thS pro-
gramme was i'm charge OF the foll&wing
W e pimble John Mason. Ernest Pad
elford and II T. Alebaugh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19

apprecis ted. This was well demonstrated
by the appreciation ana enthusiasm dis
played by several churches in which they
have held services. The Gideons are an
organization OF Christian commercial trav-
elling men. whose supreme purpose IL Is
to help all travelling men TO better
and nobler life.
With this obejct I'm view they are
going TO hold a grand rally Monday even
ing next in Lyceum hall, Y. NJ. G. A. All
travelling men and their friends arc cor
daily invited to he present.
An excellent program will be provided.
Charles H. Palmer. OF Chicago, national
field superintendent. will be the principal
speaker. No one has done more for the
work than he. He awakens inspires and
helps all who listen 10 him. George w.
Reid president Of the New York camp.
will also be one OF the speakers. He
never fails TO arouse and enthuse his
audience Special music will be pro-
yided.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

New York's most phenomenal success
will at last be seen en- tour, playing al
the Providence opera house the entire
week commencing next Monday, with
ma atinees Wednesday. Thursday Crhanks
giving day) and Saturday. The sleep
ing Beauty and the Beast, and what
American travellers are wont 20 style
tremendous Drury Lane spectacular pro-
duction, a fairy extravaganza which de-
lights the heads OF the young and brings
back 10 the parents those days when
those very tales possessed indescribable
charms.
Beauty and the Beast" is no panto-
mime: IL is an extravaganza with CO.
herent plot gorgeously set and presented
by a well-chosen company IL II not so
awfully English rs IL has been strictly
Americanized IL II Of course the oft told
fairy tale or rather two fairy stories with
which every one s. or should be. famil-
lar. The Sleeping Beauty" and THE
Beauty and the Beast
The Drury Lane book was made by
Messrs Arthur Collins and ]. II. Good.
and they have so interwoven the two fairy
stories-tt1at-ut the spectacle rs
the old and always interesting motive of
the conflict between good and evil. the
powers Of good being represented by the
queen Of the fairies and her court while
the witch and her imps and demons are
the powers OF evil, over which the good
finally triumphs The idea that while
The Sleeping Beauty and the Beast is
represented as the greatest spectacular
achievement OF the English and American
stage the story is not smothered.
Some idea of the magnitude Of the ex-
travaganza may be gathered from the
statement that Ben Hur with all It's
spectacular effects is just a romantic
drama and not sospectacle when com
rared with The Sleeping Beauty and
the Beast"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
FIRST LADIES' NIGHT.
faIstaff Club Entertained Its Friends Of ths
CentIer SEX Most Successfully.

The Falstaff club INDUCED in a ladies'
night last evening. the first the club has
hazarded since fits occupancy of the par
lors at 2S3 Westminster street.
The club rooms were prettily decorated
for the event and in ell details the VEN
ture was a success.
The Informal program rendered during
tne evening was as follows: Selection.
Arthur c. Moore orchestra; monologue,
black face. Harry T. Wood; bass solo,
Daniel r. Lyon; monologue "Rube," 9.
w. Cllssold: violin solo. Master Leo Ger
vais; nonologue. Happy Hooligan,
Frank Burchart; banjo solo. Arthur G.
Moore: comedy eccentricities. Clissold
and Wood: either and guitar duet. MesSrs.
Moore and Oats.
After the entertainment ice cream and
cake was served and an enjoyable half
hour was spent in social intercourse. The
committee of the evening in charge Of
affairs was c. r. Normand and E. c. An
derSon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
IMPERIAL THEATRE.

Among the most successful plays of
the present generation Is The Private
Secretary Adapted as II especially is
for stock production, because all OF the
parts are so evenly balanced ian value.
and in that It Is by no means a one
part play Malcolm Williams has de-
cided that II will prove one of the best
attractions of the season and conse-
quently IL viii be produced al the I'm
perial next week by Mr.. Williams and the
run strength OF his company. II was first
produced by IA. Beerbohm Tree In Cam
bride. Eng Nov li, 1883, and as II proved
an immediate success. less than four
months lahr was taken 10 London and
nut on AT Princes theatre where IL had
a long and most successful season
The cast for that production was no
table one and included besides Mr.. Tree.
n Reeves Smith and r. G. Carton, the
latter OF whom IL will he remembered has
become since = well known writer. Mr..
Tree. Of course. played the part Of the
Rev. Robert Spalding. which is said 10
he one % the cleverest character draw
ings which ever emanated from the pen
Of Charles Hawtry the famous English
PLAYWRIGHT and father of the Charles Haw-
trv who last season made such pro
nounced hit in this country in The Mes
senger from Mars" So successful was
The Private Secretary IN England that
II was brought over 10 this country ana
produced by William Gillette, who made
the character famous and who himself
achieved a great reputation for his de-
lineation OF the minister.
The story Is a simple one and easy 70
understand from the dialogue and the
situations Douglas Cattermole is a
bright and active young man, who lt. .ts
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19

manly sports and amusements. He has
a wealthy old uncle who has one very
strong aversion and that is 10 what ne
calls a 'milksop For many years he
has seen little OF his nephew and does
not know what kind of "A young man he
is RE swearS. however that N he rs
OF the type which he especially dislikes
he will disinherit him. Anxious 10 as
certain lust what sort of chap he is
the old uncle goes 10 London and with
out sending word that he Is coming sud
denly appears I'm the lodgings Of young
Csttermole. lie does not find the young
man at home but he does find there the
Rev. Robert Spaldlng whose effeminate-
manners and appearance marks him at
Vhrst glance as one ~ the sort of men The
old man has no use for. Finding him
making himself al home in young Cater
mole's lodgings. the uncle mistakes him
for his nephew.
He doesn't have an opportunity 20 learn
Of his mistake but departs very much
disgusted, as he supposes. with his
nephew. The absence Of young Cater
mole Is explained by the fact>that he has
gone with his friend. Harry Marshand
] 10 the country home Of the latter's rela-
| tives Marshand is one of the hail-fel-
! low well-net sort of young men who has
! gained a reputation Of being somewhat
swift Douglas does not desire that his
uncle should know him and so assumes
I the name Of Rev Robert Spalding. not
| knowing that his uncle has met the Young
| minister. Under the name OF Robert
4 Spalding and in the character OF a tutor
/ he makes violent love N a young lady
| who Is also visiting the Mashand's. An
other character who helps to make things
/ interesting is Miss Ashford. who is gov
| erness 20 two young ladies' In the family.
\ She Is a strong believer In spiritualism
1 and this hallucnation causes all sorts
of trouble in the household Under these
/ conditions the real Spalding appears upon
| the scene. innocently enough. Cattermole
| Is astounded and To save himself intro
duces Spalding as spiritualistic medium.
| From this time on the complications come
] thick and fast and the fun gets furious.
| The poor secretary then has a hard time
/ OF g. He Is imprisoned u a chest until
ne Is almost dead OF suffocstIon. lie II
| then captured and tied up as bnrglar.
! MIR Williams will of course play the
| title role. Those who have become ac-
quainted with his work IN character parts
| will realize what exceptional opportunl-
| tics nc will have 20 the part in manner
! which will keep his auo i.uce laughi z.
1 The entire company will a,rr1v i' the
| cast and each will have a cougru.tl part.
! and two new members will make their
/ first appearance with the company. The
| principals IN the cast will be as fol-
| lows Mr. Barfoot ss Mr. Mashand
| Charles HAYDEN az Harry Msrshs nd. his
/ nephew. Mr. Graham ss Mr. Cattermols
Mr. Hughstnn as Douehlss catterrnole.
\ Mr. Roberts az SYDNEY Gilbosn Miss Bur.
/ ton ss Eva Webster Mrs Hsrrv Bar
foot as MHrs. Sad. Miss Apna Bates az
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
PARK MUSIC HALL.

a new musical farce called fiddle de
Winks" will be given at the Park Music
hall next week by company ~ forty
people. including some ~ the best singers
and some OF the best looking and most
handsomely costumed young women vet
seen AZ this popular place of amusement.
The piece IS new here. and abounds tn
song and chorus hits n has more ~ n
plot than is usual I'm these frothy musical
pieces and has been IN preparation for
some weeks. II was warmly received last
week by the press ~ Boston. where II
was given at the Columbia Music hall. and
is said 20 he up 20 the hghest standard
The scene of the clever musical skit iH
laid on the decks Of Q Pacific Mail steam
sr bound for the Philippines There is
an army officer Lieut. Diveson on his
way ~ Join his regiment. which makes
splendid role FOR new tenor Harvey
Brooks who is expected ~ create much
interest here husting Chica gosn
Hiram Bulser. on his hrst trip 70 the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
EMPIRE THEATRE.

Jolly George W. Munroe. known
0hroughout the length and breadth Of the
land as MY Aunt Bridget. has new
variation of his Irish character this year.
and new play with plot to it as well
as unlimited opportunity for his genuine
Irish comedy. The play is Mrs. Mac
the Mayor" written by William Gill. and
containing a great deal Of sensation as
well as honest fun. II Is 10 be given TOT
the first time I'm this city at the Empire
theatre next week and Will have "A fne
scenic presentation by a strong company
It's scene Is laid in the mining town OF
Silverado. I'm the Sierra Madre. on the
border of Mexico. and its fun and inter-
est comes from the election as mayor or
Mrs Peggy MacNeil, washerwoman,
known as the honest woman of Silverado
Mrs. MacNeil Is nominated a. a-fete after
the town has become so bad that the
Citizens Good Government club has been
started.
AS dig AZ the woman suffra gists. the
gamblers nominate the town washer
woman Everyone votes for her thinking
the vote will not count as others must
have voted for the regular candidates.
Rut when the votes are counted Mrs
Mac is found 10 have been elected almost
unanimously and then trouble begins.
| For she turns the town upside down,
! stopping the gambling and the rum sell
/ ing and dispensing justice I'm an honest,
/ laundering manner that ~ most mirth
| provoking She Is not to be hribed as
/ Stephen Jenkins. n capitalist, finds out
! when he tries to induce her to resign.
| But she certainly does make lots Of fun.
For she has been married four times,
! her present trouble being an lrishman.
! his predecessor an Italian, the one be-
fore him a German and the first one an
EngIishman She has a child by each
| Of her husbands. and each Of these chill
| dren speaks English as his father spoke
/ H. Their mother speaks 70 each child
in it's own variation OF English. and the
combinations -are-endlesS- and-nosi
amusing. The eldest Of the children is
Rose. who is loved by Tom Dalton&' z
miner. and is TO marry him. But Gentle
! man Fred" comes In and for the time
turns her love away The men puarre
and a fight with chairs s followed ny one
| with broadswords. In which Tom drives
! Fred ur q broad stairway where he dis
arms hSn with a blow that sends Fred
staggering down the stairs. Fred regain:
| his sword smashes the chandelier and
the feht In the dark is only terminated
hv the interference OF Mrs Mac, th'
MAYOR. TO save the life Of Tom. Then TIT
sirl is kidnapped as her mother had been
but Is rescued by Mrs. Mac and TON
lust as Jenkins. who is the real villain o
the piece and the abductor. blows VI
the Honest Woman mine making Z
thrilling climax for story OF fun.
Mrs Mac. the Mayor, will be wei
staged. the scenic setting being said u
he unusuaIlp good II will be given 10y
a strong supporting company and th'
opportunity 10 see Jolly George Munro'
once more will without doubt he taker
advantage ~ nv many 10 whom ny
Aunt Bridget" is a pleasing memory
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
SHAKESPEARIkN READING.
Prof. T. Crosby, Jr., Rendered Selections
From Twelfth Night" at Bell 81. Chapel.

A good sized audience greeted Prof
Crosby of Brown university at the Bell
Street chapel last evening. the occasion
being the second OF series OF Shakes
pearian readings by the talented young
student and elocutionist.
For last evenings entertainment
Twelfth Night or What You Will" was
chosen. and the success OF the initial
reading OF the series repeated. The lines
of the old comedy found happy interpreta-
ton with Prof. Crosby and the scenes
selected were shrewdly chosen, conveying
the entire action OF the play with tho
able assistance OF the running comment
OF the reader.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-19
BRIBERY
I'm the Massachu-
sets Legislature
"The Massachusetts Legislature Is Bought
and Scld as are sausages and
Fish at the Market and
Wharves"

This is one Of the many startling state
ments made by Thomas ". Lawson I'm
the December installment OF "Frenzied
Finance" in Everybodys Magazine for
December just published. Mr.. lawson
tells Of the wholesale buying and selling
OF senators and representatives in the
great commonwealth OF Massachusetts,,
which eliminated in the sudden and mys-
terious disappearance OF a Boston lawyer
and his secretary
AS back numbers OF Everybody's Maga-
zine are out OF print the previous chap
tiers OF Mr. Lawson's "Erenzied Finance"
contained I'm the numbers from July 20
November inclusve-are republished I'm a
pamphlet. at 25 cents copy This pam
phlet will be sent free 10 any new sub
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