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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

forum of a theater during a performance
are ofttimes exceedingly interesting.
young couple attended Forbes Robertson's
recent production of Hamlet in this city,
and. wholly oblivious that their dialogue
between the acts was furnishing rare mo-
ments of delight to eavesdroppers around
them. they kept up running comment upon
the play and the players.
Il like that good-loOking fellow better
than the star declared the young woman,
name? Oh. yes-Horatio. He's much pref
tier than Hamlet. Yes, 1 like him much
better
But said her escort, who knew thing
or two and was DESTROYS of making this
fact plain, Hamlet is considered a great
character. You heard Eddie Foy sing that
song about the melancholy Dane? Well.
Hamlets the melancholy Dane"
why is he so melancholy" asked the
girl with considerable contempt in her
voice.
Don't you see?-his father has been
murdered and he's being haunted
Who is-Hamlet!"
wei. Hamlet didn't kill his own father,
mo; HamIet's uncle killed him. Hamlet's
uncle is the man with the red mustache
and the big teeth
and let Hamlet alone? never heard of
ghost haunting the wrong man before.
But the ghost is haunting Hamlet so as
tO-to-well, to sort of sic Hamlet on to the
uncle. Besides, you see Hamlet's mother
has married the uncle, and that makes the
ghost mad"
"Oh, 1 see The lady with the white
hood over her head is Hamlet's mother.
How did you find that out?'
The young man heaved deep sigh. Then
he said with kind solicitude.
I'm sorry you're disappointed in the
play. / thought you'd like il. We don't
have to stay 10 see 1t out if you don't care
for it,
But I do like it, the girl answered 81
like it on account of all those old quota
lions. I've been keeping track of them,
and I've counted ten of them so far that
have been used in the play"
The curtain rose again at this point and
the interesting dialogue was concluded in
whispers. Only one of the whispers was
overheard. II was this:
Don't you think Ophelia was cute in
that crazy scene %
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usual literary value, and on the occasion
mentioned IL was acted in exceptionally fine
style. The soldier had just told the girl of
his love for her and had taken her in his
arms to imprint upon her fair cheek his
first kiss. The audience was very atten-
tive and the theater was wrapped in almost
deathly silence, when man In an orchestra
chair-a man who had, up to this time,
showed no signs of being otherwise than a
gentleman-suddenly said in a hoaRse whis-
per, while his eyes danced with idiotic
mirth:
Now. catch IL quick
And at the same time a youth up in the
gallery covered himself with everlasting
glory by contributing a loud imitation Of
a kiss. The scene was ruined, of course.
There are always many people in an au-
dience who are only waiting some such
chance to burst into laughter, and they
proceeded to give vent TO their joy. Miss
Dale bit her lips in suppressed anger and
Mr.. Gotthold surveyed the crowd on the
other side OF the foothghts with cold
gray eyes as he said something under his
breath-something that must have been
eloquently worded and beautiful to hear
But both players were thorough artists;
tney fcCONeIeu themselves the next instant,
continuing the scene il nothing had hap
peneo.
Now. can anybody tell what had possessed
that man in the orchestra chair-the man in
the fulldress suit and the appearance of a
well-bred person-to make a nuisance Of
himself? II IL wasn't little devil that had
managed to get control of him. then what
in the name of common sense was 1t? And
yet practical. matter-of-fact folk would
have you believe that there are no such
things as little devils plying a brisk trade
NOWADAYS The chan in the gallery NAV
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be overlooked-paradoxical as that may
seem-but how can you forgive the ruff
fianly conduct of the man with the shining
shirt front?
1t was during this same performance that
the audience became unreasonably insistent
in demanding encores. The applause after
one of the acts passed the bounds of cour-
teous enthusiasm and became nothing more
than greedy clamor. The curtain was raised
and lowered six times while Mr.. Drew and
his leading associates bowed their ac-
knowledgments-at first in a manner show
ing that they were pleased at the plaudits,
and later on with faces that betrayed their
quiet contempt for boisterous hand-cap-
ping that carried no compliment with it.
And alas and aIack for poor "Hedda Cab
ler' and Elita Proctor Otis, the Indian
apoIis actress who came back home to show
her fellow-citizens what an actress she was.
1t is a belated and Improbable task to dis
cuss ''Hedda Gabler" as a play. The pro-
fessional Ibsenites have discoursed enough
what it may or may not mean. But to
everybody having any brains at all the
drama will present itself a portrayal
of abnormal feminine perversity. selfshness,
vindictiveness and soullessness, working
their evil among the undeserving. 1t is
written with truth and power. insight and
irony-with compelling force and plausibili-
ty and with every mastery of stagecraft.
1t is a repugnant play. but to the person
with the particle of gray matter, it is an
interesting one.
And what happened during it's first per-
Torrance in this city? Just what is likely
to happen in every other town, for Amer
lean audiences are all alike. There were
low giggles when Hedda showed her utter
heartlessness concerning her doting hus-
laughter when she gave her former lover.
Lovberg, a pistol and told him to go and
kill himself, land do 1t beautifully" and
one woman in the audience enjoyed the
delicious humor of it to such extent
that she confded to her male escort, be-
tween hysterical demonstrations of delight,
lit was funnier than she had expected ii
to be-" When IL finally dawned upon her
befuddled mind that the play was tragedy
when she realized that Hedda was in earn
est; when she actually beheld the unheroic
heroine lying dead in the music room-a
suicide-the feminine auditor, who had been
so we'll entertained, put on her hat and her
wraps in a dazed sort of way and feebly
allowed her companion to lead her from the
theater.
While on the subject Of Ibsen, GER
tain little incident comes to mind that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

~ FEW days ago I received letter
L al from lady whose tender heart is
filed with indignation because the
M&fI thoughtless boys in her neighbor-
S-> hood have declared war on the
blue jays The boys. If l understand the
case have no intention OF wrongdoing;
the other hand, they seem to be under the
impression that they are comforting bene-
Mt on bird and man. by Kidding the COM
munity OF a confirmed devourer of eggs
and nestlings. Before denying the right
eousness OF the warfar. IL seems fair to ask
from what source comes the information
concerning the blue jays villainy. Have
these boys actually seen great numbers of
bird homes destroyed that the jays might
stay their hunger? II they have. then beg
them TO let no word of mine interrupt their
useful work; let them load their guns TO the
muzzie and give no quarter. Otherwise. per-
haps. IL may be we'll for them TO pause and
consider whether they are really waging a
righteous war whether they are merely
killing helpless creatures which they have
condemned 10 death on hearsay evidence.
There is a law IN all civilized countries to
the effect that when a citizen Is charged
with an offense. he is entitled to fair trial
and that he may not be punished unless he
is actually proven guilty beyond reason
able doubt. few years ago the blue jay
was brought to the bar Of justice charged
with the destruction OF eggs and nestIings.
He was tried impartially by competent
Judges. who heard and weighed the evil
dence for and against as carefully as
though mans life had been at stake. and
the expenses OF the trial were paid by the
United States government The principal
witnesses in the case were few men who
testified that they had seen the blue Jay
eating eggs and iedglings. and 292 blue
Jays. all OF whom gave their lives that they
might be present at the trial. and OF whom
2s7 testified positively to the faiseness of
the charge. The evidence for the defendant
was so overwhelming that the jury re-
turned verdict of mot guilty without
:Aav.ns the courtroom This Is. Of course.
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"|EFFERSONVI Ind. March >
EfS Nestled at the foot Of beautiful
kSA.Sx Silver hills, in the northwestern
k$kZ& part of Clarke county. lies the lit
$1,000 tie town Of Borden. with its thou
sand or twelve hundred residents. The
most unusual thing about the little village
is the fact that il contains a museum.
the contents of which would do honor to
the Smithsonian Institution. or in fact. to
any scientific institution in the country.
In 1874. Prof w. W. Borden. in whose
honor the town is named. a son of John
Borden. Jr., a Quaker, who emigrated from
Rhode Island. and who. in 1916. founded the
town of Borden, under The name of New
Providence. began the collection of Scien-
tific specimens and curios of every descrip-
ton. and has continually added to it, until
to-day he has an assemblage OF fossils,
minerals, curios, rare books and manu-
scripts not equalled in the West. The col
lection is conveniently arranged in hand
some fire-proof brick building. and a most
interesting day can be spent looking over
ancient newspapers and documents, old
fashioned furniture and utensils. tools of by
gone generations, Indian relics, etc, while
many scientists travel hundreds of miles
to study the great accumulation of fossils
and minerals. Not only has this country
been drawn upon for this valuable collec-
ton, but Professor Borden has travelled
much abroad and there gathered many of
his most valuable specimens. The catalogue
Of the museum shows that many of these
came from Germany.
The value of this collection has been
h,,t no n
it's upbiulding are considered, with the fact
that hundreds of the articles can never
be duplicated, no monetary value can be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06
THE BLUE JAY AT THE BAR
By Ernest Harold Baynes

mulberries blueberries, huckleberries. wild
cherries. chokecherries. wild grapes and
elderberrieS. and miscellaneous things such
as oak gals mushrooms and tuberS Now
for the proportions. The mast amounted to
AZ per cent. OF the whole food for the year.
corn less than Is per cent. wheat. oats and
buckWheat together. rather more than ~
per cent The apples were found only in
January, February and March, and, con-
sequently. were merely frozen fruit left to
decay on the trees. OF the many fresh fruits
eaten between March and October only
Tour, strawberries, currants, blackberries
and mulberrieS. were of the kinds which
are cultivated. The miscellaneous things
were found in but few stomachs and con-
sttuted but very small percentage of the
whole food
ON the whole, it was found that the blue
jay was most desirable bird TO have
either as an ally of the farmer. who pays
but meagre pittance for benefits received
or as handsome. jolly neighbor who is
with US the year round. and who cheers us
with his bright plumage and clever mimic
~ when bird life is al its ebb.
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@@UCH is written about the play
M nothing about the audience. Your
dramatic critic goes to his seat.
E%G1d sinks down into his comfortable
- orchestra chair, CLUES his eyes
upon the stage and its actors and. at the
end of three hours. gets up again, takes
his departure, and spends half the night
writing about a mimic representation OF
life-mcre mummery Of mummers. Why
not write about the audience? There is more
going on in the auditorium oftentimes than
on the stage-and tits twice as natural"
Talk about the comedy on the other side
OF the footlights. Why. just think Of the
comedy that is taking place this sidei
Have you ever given your attention 10 an
audience at a serious drama, not allowing
the performance on the stage 10 interfere
with your study OF real humanity? It's well
worth while 70 indulge in this sort of thing
II you happen TO be familiar with the play
and can thus afford TO neglect 1t. To bring
people together in a crowd is to diminish
their intellectual and 10 increase their emo
tionaI energy. When Thackeray talked of
''that great baby, the public" he was in
reality touching a scientific truth. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Wallkly. the very able Eng
lish dramatic critic, a big audience in
theater or concert hall has the creduity.
the absence Of judicial faculty and the
uncontrolled violence of child. He evil
deEtly agrees with Thackeray.
II often seems that some little germs Of
childish naughtiness managed to imbed
themselves I'm otherwise well-behaved folks
when they assembled at a theater. The
ways Of an average audience at a serious
performance certainly furnish food for
thought on the part of the student of human
nature. Here are some incidents that have
fallen under observation of late. and which
may prove of some interest:
At John Drew's recent performance of
''The Second in Command" at Englshs,
there was a tenderly sentimental scene be-
tween Margaret Dale, who played the lead
Ing feminine part. and Charles Gotthold,
who portrayed her lover-the soldier friend
OF the hero. This scene is one of the best
things in the comedy; the dialogue is of un-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

Ii Was a Present from His
Friend. the Rsjah. and
Broueh Him a Gilt-Edged
Practice Until a Hal nd Or
gan Monkey Broke Up ~
the Combination
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Doctor Mortem's
Carriage Elephant
Almost Veracious Memoirs of Oliver Thummb'
George Randolph Chester

)U couldn't jar DR.. Mortem with a
brick. 1t would bulge most tenn
perate citizens, just a little, to be
called to the phone from the
breakfast table. and be told, all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

,CH is written about the play
nothing about the audience. Your
dramatic critic goes TO his seat,
sinks down into his comfortable
orchestra chair, CLUES his eyes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

FEW days ago I received a letter
from lady whose tender heart is
filed with Indignation because the
thoughtless boys in her neighbor-
hood have declared war on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-06

IEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. March 5.
j Nestled at the foot OF beautiful
~ Silver hills. in the northwestern
- part of Clarke county. lies the lit
tie town of Borden, with its thou
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1904-07-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
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GOVERNOR JOHN SPARKS.

Nearly every newspaper in the State
and the hosts of friends of Governor
Sparks have complimented him upon
the wise and dignified course in alb.
solutely declining to permit his name
to be used as candidate for the y.
S. Senator. The Governor now holds
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istration is giving good satisfaction.
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ernor Sparks soon saw through the
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ago, with a positive declaration that
under no circumstances would he be
candidate. That the people had elect
ed him to the great Office of Govern
or and that he was going to serve his
term out to the best of his ability.
The rumor that Governor Sparks is
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own mind and been courageous and
CONSTANT. When he said he was
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no circumstances would be a candida, e
and those who are his friends. ire
spective of party know that he will
stay by it.-GaZette.
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letter declining to run for the Office
of Senator he wrote it in good faith.
Since that time there has been plan
proposed by which all candidates will
be placed upon one ticket and the
man receiving the highest vote of his
party will be considered the choice
of his party and the Legislature will
be compelled to follow the wishes
Of the people thus expressed. The
Governor has never signified his inten
ton of running under this plan bu'
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-06-23
ORDINANCE No. 80.

An ordinance amending Ordinance
No IS, passed October l, 1900, entitled,
San ordinance to establish grades on
streets in the town of Audubon, Iowa.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Audubon, Iowa, that
Ordinance No. IS, passed October l,
1900, entitled, IAN ordinance to estab-
lish grades on streets in the town of
Audubon, Iowa, be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read:
That the height of grades of streets
between curb line and curb line above
the plane of reference heretofore estab-
lished, shall be as hereinafter set forth
at the various points of the streets
mentioned.
Market street, at South Divi-'
sion street 139 feet
Washington street, at South
Division street feet
Tracy street, at South Divi-
sion street. 1854. 26 #
East Division street, at South
Division street SO #
South street, at East Division 1877. so fl
South street, at First Avenue 1874 feet
South street, at Second Ave -2l3. rs tt
Brayton st, at Second Ave -198.7 Is tt
Brayton street, at First Ave 1886 it
Chicago street, at East Divi-
sion street 1873. u tt
Chicago street, at First Ave,
on southerly side feet
Chicago street, at sOutherly
side, at Second Avenue feet
Upper Broadway, at East Di-
vision st, on easterly side -227 feet
Upper Broadway, at First
Ave. 23S feet
Davenport st, on southerly
side, at Scoot st, on the
westerly side 200. As it
North Division st, at center of
East Division 1872 feet
Church st, at North Division
st, at easterly side ------173 feet
Church st, at North Division
st, at westerly side ------171 feet
Tracy st, at North st 1856. 10 fl
Washington st, at North st l45 feet
Market st, at easterly side, at
North l46 feet
SECTION 2. All ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict here
with are hereby repealed.
Passed June ID, 1904.
ID. L. FREEMAN, j. A. NASH,
Town Clerk. Mayor.
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ORDINANCE No. 80.


An ordinance establishing addition
al grades of streets in the town of Au-
dubon, Iowa.
Be it ordained by the Town Council
of the Town of Audubon, Iowa, that
the height of grades of streets, between
curb line and curb line above the
plane of reference heretofore establish
ed, shall be as hereinafter set forth at
the various points of the streets mem
toned:
North Division st, at Market ST. 1856 feet
North Division st, at Tracy St 59 feet
North Division st, at Leroy st 1873 feet
North Division st, Thirst Ave. 200 feet
North Division st, at Second
Avenue -------------------l 100 leet
North Division st, at Third
Avenue ------------- ---- -@oo'oo ~
North Division st, at east end :,
of street ------ ~ IL
Market st, at Freeman Ave- -l34. on IT
Washington st, at Freeman
Ave. ----------------If' iooO
East Division st, opposite the
entrance of Maple Grove