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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-03-04
TO STAND GRACEFULLY.

The preliminary sep IL acquiring 6
graceful carriage in sitting, standing
and walking is to stand correctly and
practice balancing or posing. Raise the
heels quickly from the ground and
stand as high on tiptoe as possible.
Then lower the heels with moderate
speed, without tipping the weight of
the body backward. Again, keeping
the heels on the ground, alternately
lift the balls of the feet, and put them
down with slight pressure. In this
way it is possible to learn how to stand
correctly, with the weight evenly bal
Nnced upon the feet. Draw the knees
in firmly. Draw the hips we'll back
The chest must be thrown out, and
then the shoulders will drop down and
back, as they should. When told to
throw out the chest it is q good idea
at the same time to raise the head
slightly and after that draw the chin
in. If the body can now sway easily
back and forth from the feet up, the
position is correct.
To learn to sit gracefully is an art
not an instinct. The woman who I'M
derstards the art gives no evidence of
the dominance Of one part of her
physique over another. Nor does she
lounge. She sit erect Erectness of the
trunk. a good pose of the head and
graceful disposition of the lower limbs
are necessary if. one would sit well.
The fatigue of sewing is trebled when
"a woman sits with bent shoulders,
curving the spine above the waist, and
the resulting cramped chest depresses
all the vital organs, forcing them from
one to three inches below their normal
position.
Above all, it is important for the
short person to sit erect. for, when in
a perfectly upright position one may
gam an inch or two in height. The
woman who knows how to sit and
stand erect can apparently add to the
height of her figure, and impress be-
holders with a far greater sense of dig
nifty than another with natural advan-
tages indifferently cultivated. She also
grows more of thoroughbred in looks
and moyements.-New Orleans Picay-
fune.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
HORRIBLE crime
ENDS GIRLS LIFE
YOUNG WOMAN rs BRUTALITY
SLAIN AT MARSHALL, MO.
BODY IS LEFT in A PASTURE
Shot Through the Head and Throat
Cut with Sharp Stick--Clew to
Slayer Of Girl in Cincin-
natl Suburb.

Marshall, Mo-, Nov. 5.-rhe dead
body of Miss Roa Butts, aged % years,
a white servant girl Of this city, was
found Friday in the suburbs of South
Marshall in a pasture. The girl evil
IDENTIFY had been murdered. Her throat
had been cut with a sharp stick, a piece
OF which still remains in the flesh, her
left a had been cut of and there was
a bullet hole in her head. There was
evidence that the girl had made a strug-
gle for her life. A cigarette near the
body and bloody tracks leading away
from the spot are the only tangible
clews. Miss Butts was last seen late
Wednesday night last, according to her
sister, with two young men, one OF
whom she says she can recognize.
Neither of the men have been located.
A man living near where the body was
found reports having heard screams on
Wednesday night, but no search for the
girl was started before early Friday.
Girls Death Still a Mystery.
Cincinnati, Nov. 5.-The awful death
Of Alma Steinigeweg, the telephone
OPOAoIOl "AOoO UOuy was lOuHu
Thursday in a vacant lot neal
Spring Grove cemetery entrance, still
remains a mystery. The one thing GER
tain is that the girl was murdered. The
pool of blood found ON the railway
track disproves the theory of accident,
as in such a case the body would be
thrown off the track, and it is absurd
to suppose that the impact with a street
a could throw the body nearly 200
feet away. The only thing yet discov-
cred in the nature of a clew is the story
told by Frank Limle, the conductor on
whose car MS Steinigeweg rode on her
way home Wednesday night. The girl
had been in the habit of going home on
that a and Limle knew her by sight.
He says that on Monday night a
short, stout man, a stranger, boarded
the car with Miss Steinigeweg and sat
facing her. He alighted when she did,
with other passengers. Miss Steinige-
veg had a transfer for the Winton road
car, but the stranger asked for no trans
fer. The conductor wondered why the
man took the car for such a short dis
lance. Tuesday night the man did the
same. Then also other passengers got
off with Miss Steinigeweg, but ON
Wednesday night the man alighted
alone with his victim. The conductor
infers that the presence of other pas
sengers caused the murderer to desist
until Wednesday night. Coupled with
this is the statement of Jacob Kollmer,
a saloon keeper, who says a stranger,
dusty and nervous, entered his place a
few squares from the scene Of the MUIR
der, at 10:15 Wednesday night and
asked the nearest place to board a
freight train. Kollmer directed him to
Elmwood place and he left hurriedly.
The o has not yet begun the in
quest, but the police force is using every
effort to reach the criminal.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
ANOTHER FACTORY.
r. s. B%ehinato, of Vinton, Comes to
Greater OskaIoosa. .

Oskaloosa is to have another fac
tory. F. S. Beninato has rented the
Kalbach building, formerly the LeaEh-
ers C Wheeler grocery, ON High avenue
west. He will occupy the front part
with a retail candy and fruit store,
handling all kinds Of goods in season,
and the rea will be a candy and
cream factory, occupying both stories
Of the building. An elevator has been
placed to accommodate the business.
An engine and machinery will also be
installed.
Mr.. Beninato and family come from
Vinton. where they operated an es.
Enlistment of similar character, but
desiring a larger field and learning OF
the opening in Oskaloosa, he decided
to change locations. Since coming t.,
Oskaloosa the little daughter of the
gentleman has been very i'll of pneu
monia and is in quite a critical condi
ton. The father has been unable tt
give the attention to getting his store
and factory in readiness that he would
have otherwise devoted to it.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
CLOSE CALL FOR BOY.
Ventured Too Near Cage and is
Caught by Big Bear.

Des Moines, Nov. Little Harold
Herriott, aged 5 years, grandson OF
Iowa's acknowledgements, and son OF
Professor Frank /. Herriott, Of Drake
university, ventured too close to the
bear pen in Grand View park yester
day afternoon. One of the older bears
reached his long arm out between the
iron palings and, grabbing the child
pulled him roughly against the rail
ing, tearing the clothing from the
boys arm and decorating it severely
Had it not been for his prompt rescue
the boys body would have been par
TALLY drawn between the iron palings
and the unfortunate victim torn t
pieces.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
SIX HUNDRED TONS OF PAPER
Used in Printing the Ballots for Use
in New York City.

New York, Nov. six hundred
tons Of paper made into 100000 bal
lots are necessary to enable the vot-
ers of New York City to vote tomor-
row. One hundred men and girls
working night and day for twelve days
have toiled with unusual speed to get
them ready. Six presses and cutters
and folders innumerable have been
used. Three hundred drivers, with
800 trucks and 600 horses. yer busy
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
BARRED.
Civil Service Commission Makes Rule
For Government Service.

Washington, D. O., Nov. Here
after no person suffering from con.
sumption will be employed in United
States postofices or other government
position from which they are likely
to spread the disease. This decision
has been reached by the United States
civil service commission and Commits.
sioner Cooley has sent out an order
to this effect.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10

resident of Franklin county. Mr.. Nc
Donalds wife died several years ago
and on the recent death of Mr.McDon-
aid there was no direct descendant.
In framing his will he leaves the bulk
of his property to his wife's niece.
Mrs. L. j. Conner, sof Marshalltown.
and to her daughter, Mrs. Jessie /.
Malsed, also of that city.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10

for five days distributing them. Four
thousand policemen carried them from
the various police precincts to the
polling places.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
sENsATIoN AT WATERLOO.
Society Woman Asks Divorce From
Wholesale Grocer.

Waterloo, Nov. IA petition in di-
vorce that will cause a great sensa-
ton was filed today by Boies & Boies,
attorneys for Mrs. Laura Couch Fowl
er, in which she asks for divorce from
her husband, C%ourtlandt F. Fowler,
one Of the most prominent men in the
city and a leading business man. He
is president Of the Fowler Wholesale
Grocery company, one of the biggest
institutions in the city. The parties
in the case have been living together
until today.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
| IN RUNAWAY.
Well Known Lady at ST. Anthony
Meets Instant Death.

Marshalltown, Ia, Nov. 7--Mrs. Or
rim Abbott, wife of a retired merchant
at st. Anthony, was instantly killed
in a runaway yesterday afternoon
while returning from a funeral. The
neck yoke strap broke, letting the
tongue fall. Mrs. Abbotts neck was
broken.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
MARsHALLTowN WOMEN RICH
Fall Heirs to a Fortune of From $50,
900 to $4,000.

Iowa Falls, Ia, Nov. 1.-TWO ladies
Of Marshalltown fall heirs to a for
tune OF between $4,000 and $4,000
as a result Of a beQuest by Nal Nc
Donald. a well known and wealthy
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-11-10
MEET az MASON oIrY.

Mason City, Ia, Nov. THE Iowa
Dairy Association and the National
Dairy Union today decided to meet
here Feb. /, 2 and 8. 1906.
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
Is Wei Hai-Wei SCOtCh2

j. II. Stoddart. who is starring I'M .'rhe
Bonnie Brier Bush, Is Scotcnmau by
birth, as Is also his associate, Reuben
Fax, who plays the biBulOus postman
in the Ian Maclaren comedy.
Mr. Fax was abroad two summers
ago and visited relatives in Glasgow.
While there he heard a tale OF two
Scots, which he related upon his re-
turn to the appreciative StOddart.
1T was after the British had landed
a force al Wei-Hai-Wei in China" said
Nr. Fax. that two excellent Scots We're
discussing the war news IN the BroOmI-
law quarter OF Glasgow"
"I see. Sandy mon, that we haze
taken Wei-Hai-Wei, said Jock, peering
over his paper.
" we haze. haze we?
% We hae. aye. We haze
q" 'HOOt. mon=' exclaimed Sandy, peer
ing at him suspiciously. I'm thinking il
was a Scot named the IOOn."
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
Husband on Bridal Tour.

Lottie Williams. she OF Josie" the
waif In only a Shop Girl" has a col
ored maid dresser on the road, and
maid OF all work in the summer time at
her Harlem fiat. one day last summer
the girl asked 70 be let on, saying she
was going 20 be married.
"But you told me you were going 10
be married last night when 1 let you
on, said her mistress.
Oats So" replied the duslgy maid,
''but las night was de matrImony an
JOuights de ceremony"
The girl went away and did not re-
turn, until one day just before this sea-
son opened she presented herself look
ing detected Miss williams chided her
for her long absence, without notice.
Use come back, Miss williams. an
dis old bag OF bones is for hire pretty
cheap, too"
Married life did not sem 10 turn out
so well for you, then? Where's your
husbaud2"
4 russell blush sufused the features
OF the ebony sIavey. as she said: Illus
banI on. he don gone away on the
bridal tour
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

years-a character I'm which could have
a chance TO show what L would do in
legitimate comedy, high in type and
clean ln conception. i did not want the
slightest suspicion of uncommon effects
by that j mean such maanerisms as
were necessary I'm my former charac-
tiers. / wanted something with heart
and human nature la it., ana i am sure
that is IT,"
Mr. Mann rapidly sizetched I'm the lit
Tie ocean, having finished the trees.
'One doesn't want always and for
ever to be known as the creator of
grOtesque characters. We all have our
ambitions, and I have mine, 4 wanted
10 do something higher and more ele-
waiting than the srotesque, which, While
il arnuses. doesn't Izst. There isn't any
thing real about il i believe ] can do
something more serious in the comedy
line. and iu this piece i'm which 1 am
about to.appear the public shall be the
judge and jury. In il there is a genu-
inc heart interest and plenty OF comedy;
only the comedy is natural. use an aC-
cent. OF course but it isn't "a vaudeville
or kn0ckabout dialect. The very Sc
robustness OF the effect TO speak cor
rectly, is the secret OF its humOr."
BY now the sketch was nearly nm
ished.
yes" said the comedian, 81 am
morally certain of success; ms heart is
i'm it, i believe in ii. There and he
held up the pencil sketch critically
Now we shall see What the public
thinks OF the character and my am
bition TO do something OF higher
grade"
Mr.. Mann gave up the sketch readily,
and as his talk fell into more personal
lines lac began another landscape.
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
Notes of the STAGE.

Thomas =. Shea is making a special
production Of ''RlcheIieu" this season.
in which he viii be seen ia his original
conception Of the character Of the Car
diuaI
Pearl Evans. a young woman we'll
known in Washington. Is a member OF
Henry W, SaVage's company support
Ing Raymond Hitchcock in the comic
opera THE Yankee Consul " which
comes TO the Columbia Theater tomor-
row night
One Of the early attractions la No
vembeT at the Columbia Theater win be
Henry ~. Savage's production OF
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

ping asked me If I wouldn't play the
melOdeOn. I assured her that / could
not play the melOdeOn. She then
brought out an old guitar. and urged
me to play that. She seemed somewhat
surprised when I told her I had never
touched a guitar ia my life, but her
amaze;nent grew when, in response to
invitations to either sing song or re-
cite piece, j informed her that I could
not do either, and in a tone of deep dis
gust. she remarked.
We'll If you can't play the melO-
deOn or the guitar end you can't sing
song or speak a piece. guess you amt
much of an actor.
According to advices from New York
the revival OF Becky Sharp in which
Mrs. Fiske and the Manhattan Com
pany apnear AT the Manhattan Theater.
continues with a success as remarkable
as that Of the original production Of this
play FIVE years ago, the NTH week shcw-
ing large audiences with demands for
seats for weeks in advance. This recep-
ton of the comedy by LangdOn Mitchell,
founded on Vanity Fair" seems 10
stamp it as a lasting favorite. at least
as long as it remains I'm the repertoire
Of Mrs. Fiske. who is said never to have
played Thackerays subtle and spark
ling heroine with such superb dash,
breadth, and richness of comic effect
as now mark her impersonauon.
Something entirely new IA the way Of
court testers is promised I'm "a AIadcap
Princess" Harry 3. Smith. Hbrettist
OF this latest comic opera, makes his
jester the editor Of the court comic
paper, ard in that way, per force, res
cues him from insipidity Archaic he is,
as his surroundings demand, but there
is, so e IS said, an entire absence Of
steel armOr round his jokes. True 10
the traditions Of the fourth estate he f.
supposed 20 say things-live things,
pointed. and apropos.
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
ssThe Fatal wedd- ng."

For the week commencing October ~
the Academy Offering wiz be The Fatal
Wedding" with Gertrude Haynes and
Choir Celestial OF twenty-five boys.
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
From Private TheatTiCals.
Elizabeth Lea Rises 10 Stage Impor-
lance IN Three Years.

Elizabeth Lea. who. FOR so small a
girl, has taken a very big step forward
through her performance of Mary Ca
hill iu 'Eausou's Folly. has but three
years stage experience 20 her credit
She belongs % ana CID and distinguished
family OF Tennessee prominent socially,
politically. and commercially iu Mem
phIs
Miss Lea came into notice in the
proverbiaI way st an entertainment
given for charity she attracted the att
teutiou Of Otis Skinner. Recognizing,
despite her crudity, that she possessed
latent talent. he engaged her for a
minor role iu Prince Otto"
Al the close OF his tour he secured ana
engagement Tor her IN a spring produc-
tiou in Chicago In proved a failure, and
returning 20 Memphis she was offered
q position iu the stock company there.
The following season she reJoiued Ar
SINNERS company. playing the role Of
Nine Famuitz during Its run al wal
lack s-uuderstudyiug the role OF Sera-
phina. then played by Grace Filkius. and
afterward assumed &c on tour
on 70 London.
Kirke LasheIe then engaged her for
his London production Of arizona. q"
Orielually cast for the Insignificant part
Of the sch0olmistress. she was again
promoted. this time 90 the conspicuous
role Of Bonita. previously played by
Olive May and Eleanor Robson. When
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

George AIDES comedy, "The County
Chairman" witt MacIyn ArbuckIe and
the entire cast as was seen ia New York
all last season.
Arrangements have been made by
Henry W. Savage whereby Raymond
Hitchcock ana the entire original COM
pany and the chorus of THE Yankee
Consul" are 70 Doe sent TO the Shaftes-
bury Theater. London. for an all sum
mer's run beginning I'm May.
j. Z. Hazard, one OF the principals in
support OF Raymond Hitchcock. in 1.-THE
Yankee Consul. has just published "a
volume of verse called Poetry and
Rot" which has been highly com
mended, and he is 20 give some private
readings during his engagement here
this week
one of the strange features of Henry
rs. Savage's production of ''The Yankee
Consul" in which Raymond Hitchcock
is starring this year. is that there are
two soubrette roles played respective
Iy, by Flora ZabelIe and Rose Bott.
This IS unusual, as the one role as gem
orally SUFFICIENT for any production.
Both Miss Isabelle and Miss BOtd are
foreigners. Miss Zabeue being an Ar
-Atl-el-l anu MISS Dull N---e8 q
Florence, Italy.
Robert Blossoms production of Ran
sons Folly" yin demonstrate that judi
ciaI comedy has not cornered puIchri-
tude His new leading woman, Miss
Elizabeth Lea, is blonde of the Efe
Shannon type. Adele Richardson, Per
cita West, and Jane Rivers are so
comedy that they have been styled by
the members of Mr.. Blossoms company
1.-The Three Graces'
Ludwig Highlander, composer Of "A
Madcap Princess enjoys the distinction
this season OF having three successful
operas on tour. and all Of them under
the management OF Charles ,. Diuing-
ham, The other two operas are THE
once Boy" in which Frank Daniels Is
making such "a hit. and THE Two
Roses, which the Washington public
has been enjoying during the past week
j. II. st0ddart. Who viii appear at the
Lafayette Opera House this week as
Lachlan Campbell In THE Bonnie Brier
Bush, is the oldest actor on the stage,
but is as spry, both mentally and phys
icaly, as ever he was He can PLAY a
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

Arizona" was withdrawn Miss Lea
was placed with 1.-THE Earl of Paw
tucket," playing a role of Ellen. re-
signing 10 accept more prominent as
signment in William Golfers pr0duc-
ton of "A Fool and His Money
Receiving an ofer from the Memphis
stock company, she rejoined it. .coutin-
uing there i'm a varied repertoire until
September, when rehearsals commenced
for "Ranson's Folly
Miss LEAFS present position. one that
promises TO advance her largely in arr
tistic status and professional prestige
and incidentally in popular regard came
through a chance visit TO Henry ID. Har-
ris at the Hudson Theater 20 request
the courtesy OF his thaater 20 witness a
matinee performance OF Ransom Fol
Iy.r
An Unexpected Study.
8Ir Harris al a glance noted that her
personality was eminently suited to the
part OF Mary Cahiu, being played by
SandoI AIiiHken, who was about 20 re-
tire from the company TO become the
wife of Carlos Stoddart, of New Haven.
Mr. Harris requested Miss Lea TO come
10 his ofiCe after the matinee. When
she presented herself, Mr.. Harris said.
How would you Ike 10 play Mary
Cahule'
Miss Lea gasped and said: III don't
know"
Would you like to try?" asked Mr..
Harris.
DO you think I could?" Miss Lea
replied.
That's up to you Now, you come
back. see Mr.. Edeson, and talk 1T over
with him"
She did. The upshot was an agree
ment that she would study the role dur
ing the time that then interviewed ana
the following September that she would
report at rehearsals, and if she decided
that Mary Cahiu required more art than
she had been able TO acquire in her brief
apprenticeship, she would be allowed 20
retire This, 10 the amusement OF Ar-
Harris and Mr.. EdesOn. she insisted
upon. as she did not wish to Doe adver-
tised as Robert Blossoms leading woman
and then fail A contract was forth
coming after the nrst rehearsal. ana
Miss Lea viii continue in her present
part as the leading woman ia Mr. Eue-
sons company Tor some years TO come
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

vigorous game Of golf, box with a skin
and agility rat has discomforted many
a bigger and younger man, and is a
call a quick study" and can learn
part in as short a time as anyone else
in the profession He committed to
memory his part i'm '"The Bonnie Brier
Bush in enc evening. and was letter
perfect when the first rehearsal began
the next morning
Frederick Warde and "Bul' Nye were
great friends. When the humorist first
engaged in newspaper work he took a
house on staten Island, and one day ar.
Warde went TO dinner with him. Nye
exploded some. new stories. and Mr.
Warde. turning TO his hosts little girl,
said:
VERY clever papa you've got. my
dear"
Yes" responded the demure little
miss, when there's company"
Frederick Burton, who plays the part
or "Bub' Hicks i'm Henry " ssvaRe's
production of ''The College Widow" re-
turned TO his old home in Indiana. last
summer for visit. During his soJourn
he called upon relative who had not
seen him since he had left the village
to become an actor.
81 seemed TO he a sort OF Barnum Gu
riOsity.' said AIr. Burton. recently. "and
they took me in from head 10 foot.
which. by the way was no small task,
FOR j measure close on tosiX feet Finally.
the relative at whose home was stop
The Washington times., 1904-10-09

NOV ENHLK ID AND n. 1904
Subscription tickets, carrying right to- exc
change -1r reserved seats ia advance OF the
public sale, may HoW be obtained al PhiIuiUt's
Ticket Agency, boo Dro0p's Music Store. g25 Pa
ave NV or 1f amy member of the S. COLE
CHORAL SOCIETY. IL
The Washington times., 1904-10-09
PRETUDICED

Papa-Your mother tells me you have
not been a very good boy today. Johnny.
JOhnny-Betweeu us, pa, I think she's
little pTejudiCed against me. II was
only the other day she told Aunt Kate
I was just Ike yOu.-BOsLOu Transcript
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-15
Yankee Ideas in the East.

Yankee notions have enclrcled the
globe, and there Is scarcely a portion
of the world where some indication OF
American enterprise cannot be found.
American agricultural machinery
seems destined to revolutionize condi-
tions of living in Palestine. Recently
a rich man Of Damascus, Abdul Rah-
man Pacha, ordered from an Indiana
firm q modern steam thrashing ma
chine. the second of its kind ever seen
in Judea- Consul Rarndal, at Beyroot,
states that the triumphal march Of his
machine through Damascus was one
of the most spectacular events which
has ever occurred in the white city.
On it's way out to the pacha's estate
in the country it broke down several
bridges, but it was pulled out of the
creek beds and finally brought to its
destination in good condition to do
the work of thousands Of the old-fash-
ioned fails in a region where for the
most part the people still live and
work much as they worked when
Abraham crossed through these fields
with his Chaldean focks.