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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
Attractive Entertainments for the
Week in the Indianapolis Theaters
and Engishs Foreign
the Grand. It Auracto at he and
Burlesque Empire

him with. He will lay aside his priestly
vestments and his hitherto clean shaver
face and will acquire full white beard.
Klaw & Changers brilliant production of
"a japanese Nightingale viii be seen at
Engish's Thursday and Friday evenings
of next week. The entire original cast,
which includes such players as Margaret
Ellington, Orrin Johnson, Vincent Serrano
and Olive May, will be seen in the produc-
ton here and the beautiful stage pictures
will be identically the same as those which
won such praise during the recent run of
the poetic play in New York. The COM
pany comprises 100 people There is a large
chorus and ballet to render the japanese
choruses and dances. The play is an adap-
tatlon by William Young, OF "Ben-Hur'
fame, Of Onoto Watanna's widely read
novel,
There are likely to be two Richard IFS
in the field next season. 1t is announced
that James K. Hackett will purchase from
Beerbohm Tree the latter's beautiful Lon
don production of this racely-seen Shak-
spearean play, and Richard Mansfield has
mentioned several times that he is DESTROYS
OF appearing in the drama and expects TO
do so next year Richard IT, proved one
or the must successful productions ever
made by Mr.. Tree at His Majestys Theater,
in London and Ii would still be running
there had it not been that the English
actor-manager was bound by a contract
with David Belasco to produce THE OAR
ling of the Gods before the 1st of jan
uary.
The Four Cohans will come to Englishs
week from tomorrow night, presenting
their latest musical frivolity," as they
call it. The title of the piece is Running
for Office" and II is an elaboration Of the
successful one-act farce which George NJ.
Cohan wrote and I'm which the family of
popular farceurs appeared in vaudeville for
several seasons. George NJ. Conan not only
writes all of the sketches and plays which
he and his relatives present, but puts in
his spare time writing farces and songs for
other performers. He is the author of THE
Governors Son., which is to be seen at
the Park the first half Of this week
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the season. II will be Miss Cartwright
first appearance on the local stage. This
Is the first play, too, in which she has APP
peared as a professional, and ii IS her first
year before the footlights, She joined the
company on short notice after Ii was here
last fall and has since toured the West
with Ii, playing the part Of an American
girl in this French melodrama. In the play
the American girl losses her lively spirits
into the heavier scenes and Miss Cartwright
is said to be unusually successful in her
efforts. This will be the last engagement of
the play here, as Mr.. Hall Is writing an
other melodrama, in which he expects to
take the chief part next season. The Man
Who Dared" revels in romance and in
trigue, most of its characters being from
noble families of France while the scenes
are about Monte Carlo. A cage OF lions IS
used In the production and the scenery is
elaborate When the count, played by Mr.
Hall. enters the cage Of lions to recover a
woman's glove, the play reaches its height
and this sensational feature is said 10 nave
been so eXacting that Mr.. Hall has suffered
in consequence, and this more than any
other is the reason for shelving the play.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
NOTES AND COMMENT.

The New York critics have found food
for much discussion in Clyde Fitch's latest
play of metropolitan life, Glad of IT.
Some of them refuse to see anything meri-
torious in the piece; others have discovered
rare qualities in it. That entertaining
writer, John Corbin. has this to say of the
play in his column of the Times: THE
story of the piece hangs on the fact that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10

A musical comedy. which has never been
produced in Indianapolis, THE Governors
Son." comes 10 the Park on Monday after
Cyclone of mirth and melody" its book
and music being by George Nj. Cohan. who
also wrote Running for Office" and Lit
tie Johnnie Jones'" He is also author of a
sketch which Johnnie and Emma Ray have
been playing in vaudeville and has produced
many songs THE Governors Son" is a
tangle of complications which arise from
several marriages. and each one is turned
TO amusing account The force OF comedi-
ans Is headed by VIII A. Halliday. who i'm
DersOnateS "Bill Stft, a ball player. Some
of the other fun makers are John McVeigh
who, last season. was chief comedian in
Foxy Grandpa" Ruth Halbert, formerly
with De Wolf Hopper in Mr.. Pickwick:"
Charles Pussey. who last season headed "A
Run on the Bank" Walter Chester. Harry
Lester. George w Williams Ina Thomas,
Belle DOrney, May Peterson and May Pit
man. Among the solo and chorus numbers
that will be heard are: Then I'll be Salts
fed with Life" The Soldier OF the Stage"
Yankee Doodle Doings.' Il Love You All. >"
all written by Mr.. Cohan. The production
mas a soldierly swing 10 IT, and there are
many scenes In which the entire company
musical productions, which Will come TO
the Park during the rest of the season.
Thursdays matinee at the Park will not
only be important time for the school
friends OF Miss Blanche Cartwright. OF In
dianapolis. but for her as we'll. She comes
with Howard Halls company I'm The Man
Who Dared" which WAS seen here earlier In
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The Grand-VaudeviIIe.

Hc UE"Tu- ' " uut'fHHC'
Foreign novelties are filling an important
place in the Grand's vaudeville programmes
these days. Last week several acts on the
bill imported from the European
vaudeville houses and music halls, and the
new bill. which will begin its week with
the regular matinee tomorrow afternoon,
will be headed by two more specialties
from across the ocean. Riccobono's per-
forming horses and dogs-a little company
of wonderful actors seen at the Grand last
season-wilI have the place of honor in the
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
DAUGHTERS OF THE KING.
An Appeal Made to Work Toward
Remedying the Divorce Evil.

New Haven, Conn.,, September %
The triennial convention Of h Daugh-
tiers of the King in the United States,
was formally opened at st. PauPs
church today. The charge to the con-
vention was made by Right Rev. Cieve-
land Kinloch Nelson, bishop Of Georgia.
He asked the Daughters Of King to
direct their earnest work toward RENE
dying the divorce evil. He said in part:
1.-TWO hundred thousand divorces a
year ean work for women of rever,
est trust is in the character and deter
animation of American women, rather
than the legislation of American men
to stem this tumultuous tide rising
against the sacredness Of motherhood
Divorce is burning out the hopes Of a
beautiful American home life"
At the business session a paper was
read by Miss Gail Harwood, of Atlanta,
Ga.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
"Killed" at Last

Army officers are not given to calcu-
lating their chances on the field OF
battle except in the most cold blooded
way. They have figured out for them
selves the percentage OF men who lose
their lives on the field Of battle as COM
pared with the number OF rounds OF
ammunition expended. and they so
about war as a purely business propo-
sition. There are. however. sometimes.
peculiar instances noted in the lives OF
some officers that give those who pin
faith to that mysterious power called
fate excellent argument in favor Of
their Particular creed.
1t happens that in an ~infantry reg
iment now stationed at one OF the
posts in New York state there is a pop
ular major who enjoys the distinction
Of having been wounded I'm almost
every engagement in which he partica-
pated, at some time during its couIse
This officer Is known to be one Of the
bravest and coolest men on the battle
field. and his mettle has been proven
in Indian campaigns. Cuba and the
Philippines and China. He has been
wounded repeatedly, some officers claim
more h any other officer in the ar
my. but is still a good. healthy. active
specimen Of the kind OF men the United
States has in it's army. This officer. Of
course. was compelled to take a good
deal OF chatting when he started for
the recent manoeuvers in Virginia. His
brother officers declared that he would
not get a chance to be wounded in this
campaign, and made him the butt OF
several jokes OF this character. 1t hap
pened. however. that the battalion
commanded by this major was thrown
n the thick of the fight in the course
OF the solution Of h second problem.
and with his usual ability the major
managed to secure Information which
would enable him to take his command
through the enemy's lines. He made
a reconnaissance Of the ground over
which he expected to make this move
with his battalion and was returning to
give the necessary orders when his luck
overlook and threw him. He was just
about to give the orders when a polite
and efficient umpire rode up to him and
Informed him with the utmost care not
to injure his feelings that he a been
killed" Being dead he could not lake
the battalion where he had planned,
but the officer next in rank, a lieute-
nant. had, fortunately escaped slaugf-
ter, and, being acquainted with the
plans Of his chief up to a certain point,
marched the battalion forward on his
own responsibility and made the con
templated movement. So successful
was the manoeuvre that it practically
won the battle for the army to which
1t was Observation-Disclosures Star.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04

TIE River WIN BE Turned rnio tise
Pacific Ocean

Chicxso. Sept. 1a.--George Ehie, an
American engineer with q party OF
young college graduates in four months
has made discoveries about he Pana-
ma canal which the French engineers
failed to make in Is years. His infor-
nation makes IL possible TO solve the
battling problem OF the Chagres river
freshets by diverting the stream to the
Pacific coast. 1t also releases twenty
million dollars for e~xcavatang a sea lev-
ell waterway =
This announcement Of the engineering
work thus Tar done By the United
States Panama canal commission has
been made before the Chicago Press
Club by Chief Engineer John F.. wal
lace who recently returned from the
isrhmus.
BY the use of data collected by the
Ehle party Mr.. Wallace said II would
be possible to divert the Chagres from
the Caribbean slope TO the Pacific side
of the isthmus. This could be done at
an approximate cost o. Sic, 00o.0 0o. re-
leasing $40. 000, 900 OF the $50, 600, 600 des-
tinued for the construction Of locks.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Excuses the Girls Gave.

sour outlook for basketball isn't very
bright this year. remarked the cap
tain of the seniour basketball team Of a
lwell known woman's college, as she
held in her hands, says The Philadel-
lphia Press, a number of designations
from girls who last year were enthu>
isiastic players.
"Our worst loss is going to be our
fcenter, who doesn't return to college
this year because she's going to get
married. OF course, 1 a forgive her,
but just listen to the excuses the others
toffer:
"One girl writes that she can't play
this year because the game makes he's
hands large. and her fatheN obje8s 8 to
that. Another says she can't play
because she always loses her temper
when the umpire calls a foul on her,
land that her mother is afraid she'll
become a regular 'cross-patch. / did
lexpect something better of our little
lgoal defender, but there is her resigna-
ton, along with the others, saying that
she met a girl this summer who had
lplayed in that position at Bryn MawI
for three years, and h was such an
aggressive, assertive person that she's
afraid if she plays goal defender any
IIonger she will become like the Bryr
lMawr mar
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
The Secret OF Success.

Forty million bottles Of August
Flower sold in the United states alone
since its introduction. And the de-
mand for 1t Is still growing. Isn't that
a fine showing Of success? Don't it
prove that August Flower has had
unfailing success I'm the cure Of tndi-
gestion and dyspepsia-the W. great
est enemies OF health and happiness
Does 1t not afford the best evidences
that August Flower La a sure specific
for all stomach and intestinal disof-
ders?-that It has prove itself the
best OF all liver regulators? August
Flower has a matchless record OF over
thirty-fiye years in curing the aifing
millions OF these distr essing COM
plaints-a success that IS becoming
wider in its scope every day, at home
n abroad. as the fame OF August
Flower spreads Trial bottles. zsc-:
regular size, 75c. For sale by r. Il.
BeIfamy.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Dog Found Stolen Horse.

(From the New York Times.)
Paterson, September 20.-Rex, a big
st. Bernard dog, was the detective who
today recovered for his master "Doc,"
Rinard Deutscher, a horse hat was
stolen from his stable in July.
Deutscher was driving another
horse through Main street today when
Rex jumped from the saloonkeeper's
carriage, and, running at a horse at
tached 10 a huckster's wagon. pro-
ceeded to bark and wag his tail furi-
ously. Then he ran pack toward
Deutscher's carriage and barked more
furiously. Again returning to the
horse with the huckster's wagon, Rex
jumped up at the horse and licked the
horses jaw. The horse cooked it's
ears, lowerd the head, and rubbed it's
neck against the dogs head. Deutsch-
er tried to call the dog away, but Rex
wouldn't leave the horse.
A crowd quickly gathered. A man
who kneW hat Rex a slept for two
years in the stall with the horse that
had e stolen suggested to Deutsch-
er hat probably Rex had found the
stolen horse.
Deutscher then examined the horse,
and found that It was his. The ami
mails tail had been locked. his name
had been shorn, and several identify
ing spots had been dyed.
The huckster willingly surrendered
the horse, which he said he had
bought from a Hackensack and
he was not held.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
FACTIONS STILL AT WAR.
Tho Dupont and Addicks Republicans
Cannot Agree on n Compromise.

Wilmington. Del, Sept. 29.-The war
ring factions of the Republican party
in Delaware made a vain effort today
to effect compromise on a-state ticket.
Both the Dupont or regular Republi-
cans. and h Addicks. or union Repub-
Iicans have held their state conventions
and nominated separate tickets with
the exception Of presidential electors.
which are the same. The hitch is ovec
the choice of a candidate for governor.
each faction insisting that it shall
have the naming OF the candidate.
Recently the regulars made a propo-
sition that each side withdraw its tick
ct n that the regulars submit the
names OF five men from whom the IN
ion Republicans might select one as
the candidate of both factions for gov
ernOr.
The regular Republican state COM
mittee today rejected the proposition
of the union Republican state commit
tee for common primaries. Immediate
" after the regulars action the union
committee adjourned.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
The Retort That Bites.

when a complaint is coming my
way" said, according to The New York
Press, the experienced salesman, give
me the customer who is an out-and-out
Iscoid instead of one who is trimming
lover with sarcasm. You can always
get a word Jack somehow with the
lcross But the sarcastic snap
per has gathered up her bundles and
Igone before o understand what a
nasty bit of talk she has thrown at
you. In the department for children's
wash suits, the other day, 1 was kept
waiting for a customers change. When
II took it to her she said:
oh, you might as we'll go back and
lget me a size larger. My little boy is
sure to have grown while 1 have been
waiting for this change
Il had to get even with somebody
for that n My chance came next
day in the ribbon department. We
were getting rid of job lots at a bar
gain.
"'Only three cents a yard?' asked
lone oma
Yes, ma'am,' 1 replied.
"'Shop-worn, 1 suppose?' she asked,
Isuspiciously.
mo, ma'am,' 1 said. Did you want
Shop-worn?'"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Proof of Widows Constance.

Yes" the widow answered. gianc-
ing down at her pretty. plump. white
hands. as she rocked c~ompiacently
back and forth. according to the Baiti-
more Sun, my ring Is rather broad.
/ know. You see, / have been widowed
three times, and / used to wear my
wedding rings in turn: first. Johns fog
a few days, then / would put on Ed
wards and then / would wear thu
ring Robert gave me. But / never felt
quite happy.
fWhen / was wearing Johns ring, I
felt somehow as though ! was disIoyaI
TO Edward and Robert. When I put on
Edwards ring. 1 felt unhappy because
1 seemed to be neglecting John and
Robert, and when IL came time TO take
on that ring and give Roberts ring its
turn, / felt as though I was disIoyaI
TO my first and second. Finally I solv-
ed the problem by having all three
rings welded together.
1T does make rather a broad band
she said, holding UP her left hand and
looking at the circle in question. but
then. you gee. II makes me feel that
l am being constant to all three OF
them"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Her Opinion Of Boys.

A little girl. says The PHILADELPHIA
Inquirer. rot the following essay
on boys: Boys are men h have
not got as big as their papas. and girls
are women that viii be ladies by and
by. When God looked at Adam ne
said 10 himself. Well, I think 1 can do
better IL I try again. and he made
Eve. Boys are a trouble. They wear
out everything u soap. IL I had my
way the world would be girls and the
rest dolls. Ny pap Is 50 nice tha. !
think he have been a little girl
when he was a little boy. Man wa.
made and on the seventh day he est
ed. Women was then made. and ne
has never rested since"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Fads i'm Tipping.

Got any buttermilk? ' asked a man
the other day of a bartender in a first
class saloon.
.No. We hardly ever have a call for
it now. and We don't keep it."
i thought there was a big demand
in saloons for buttermilk."
There used to be. There was a time.
not long ago, when buttermilk was a
fad as a tipple. but now IL we buy any
OF 1t 1t Is allowed to spoil On our
hands. o are the first one who has
called for buttermilk in four months
We used to have big cans OF it on the
counter all h time. and We sold
enough of it n day to float a cup
winner. I was going to say. A compa-
ny made a business Of supplying but
termilk to saloons. and did an enor-
NOUS trade. 1t may be doing something
in that line yet. for all I know, but
not here"
VIVA was the of the death OF
the fad?"
ut is just like any other fad OF
ashton, or whim. or whatever YOU
might call 1t. 1t is the same as the
change I'm the styles of shoes. One
year they wear black shoes and tae
next year they wear brown ones
Drinks come and 60. Something O,
somebody will start a new fang,ed
cocktail or other mixed drink with a
funny or a fancy name, and IL wi:
have a violet run all over the countr,
for a while. Then, suddenly, withou,
apparent use it will fade awav
something else will bob up and have
It's fling and the end IS not VET
Chicago Inter-Oceap.
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After the war a Boston man was
stopping n the Planters House. The
principal hotel OF Leavenworth. and
coming down to breakfast late n
morning he partook OF that meal with
the landlord. says The Boston Herald.
We'll. Mr.. -" said the landlord
how do you like our Western coun-
rfy?,
IT like IL very Well, said the Boston
man. % would IL society here were IN
a more settled state.
Nonsense said the landlord. our
society is as settled as that OF Bos-
ton"
Just then Anthony burst into the din
Ing room and out OF n back door. with
Jennison pumping lead at him at every
jump. and following him out into the
outbuildings In the rear OF the hotel.
'How abo society being as settled
here as in Boston, said the Boston
man as he and the landlord crawled out
from under opposite sides Of the table.
u had forgotten about hat Anthony
Jennison matter said the landlord.
but II Doc Jennison has caught up
with Anthony that Is settled by this
time"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
The Pass Followed,

A young man who was working for
the railroad company went to n Of
the directors and asked for a pass to
some distant point.
You have been working for us for
some timer" in quired the official.
Eyes, sir" the young fellow answered
Have you ever had any complaint
to maker"
mo. SIR" answered the employee.
"WelI, if you were working for a far
mer would you have the nerve to ask
him to harness his horses and take You
to a distant part of the country" the
director asked.
mo, sir. But if he had his horses
all ready and was going to that point.
1 would call him a very near farmer
if he refused to take me-" was the
young fellows reply.-Boston Adver.
tieSr.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
TIL Good Old Way.

A severe cold or attack Of la grippe
is like a fire, the sooner you combat
it the better your chances are to over
power it. But few mothers in this age
are willing to do the necessary work
required to give a good old-fashioned
reliable treatment such as woul be
administered by their grandmothers.
backed by Boschee's German Syrup,
which was always literally used in
connection with the home treatment
of colds and is still in greater house
hold favor than any known remedy.
But ever without the application of
the old-fashioned aids German Syrup
will cure a. severe cold in quick time.
It will cure colds in children or grown
people. 1T relieves the c~ongested Or
gans allays the Irritation, and etfec-
lively stops the cough. Any child will
take it. 1t is invaluable in a household
of children. Trial size bottle, Csc,
regular size, 75c. For sale by T. r.
Bellamv.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
Buffalo Bills Joke.

Shortly before he sailed for Europe,
says The New York Times, Colonel w,
IL Cody CBufalo Bid was entertaining
DIR. j. L. Girdner with a few lessons
in ethnology CLEANED from experiences
among the Indians in his early days.
By the way. Doc" he asked abrupt
~. ever see a r~ed-headed indian ?"
Never did and never heard of such
a freak. colonel"
Il saw one a Cherokee. down on the
Fort Scott tral." quietly answered
Cody, and. h e stopped. waiting for
"a rise"
Is came Rather unusual sight. mat,
wasn't it?"
Rather: but. you see. this Indian
was bald"
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The elements Of war bring on. th4
oes< qualities in The courage Of : sol
der. and here the Russian solder. In
MS Willingness m in the extrAordnary
spirit which he shows day and nixhe
IA face Of disasters which would
quite destroy the nerve OF any Other
force Is a model Of simple faith In the
ulnmate dominion Of his own cxar.
Nothing upsets his fasaiissic philosophy.
nothing deters his Immediate f~ulfirnenf
OF the orders which he receives IN
his wonderfuf self-control. patience. and
actual humility he reveals the posxihllt-
ties 20 which he could be pun and one
does not beg the question in the STATE.
meut that the Russian officers uuderrx.
innate the forces at their commsna
They n content to regard them as Az
mirable material for the hring-line. bu.
there IL little effort to cultivate tnsir
powers Of Initiative and their mary~,-
Qua faculty of endurance. In other
hands the Russian army could become
\ Worldwide danger. For the nonc~
Il remains TO be seen whether they st,ii
retain those conditions of enicienrv
which constitute In the twentieth cen.
fury a first class fighting machine
Westminster Gazette.