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World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-04
PLEASANT GROVE ITEMS
BY "Trip ana Rips

BY "Trip ana Rips
Sit over and give us liule room
! and wen come in and chat awhlle'
Last Sunday was Easter and we
had meeting all day and dinner on
the ground. There was alarsc orowo
and every body enjoyed 'helr sc''e'
TO the fullest extent and went home
rejoicing.
Give Walker and Adams cali
every thing Ut cost,
Dora King and Belle Mchln'ey
purchased dollar roll Tuesday VIC
think they are gong to piece qu'''s
young men giyeihsm call,
Mt. David Thorp's little boy mas
been severly Ill forthe past Two weeks
but is some better at presant wr'''nS
Misses Mamie Mckinley and
Esther Curtis went, TO FIany'lle last
Thursday 70 buy them a new sum
mer hat,
Miss Belle Mckinley Is Just oas
from HartyilIc where she has hssn
attending school she i ENJOYING a'eW
days vacations
Mlsses Fra ncis Allen aud Esther
Curtis Dora King Mr Roy Coday
and tho thrse Campbell Bro, were
tho guest 81 M,ssss Belle and Nan
ME Mckinley Sunday evening"
Mr., A, y, Wakefield Is building
him : new hay barn.
The Holiness prayer meeting
was ~ Mrs. Nanny Keleys Tuesday
night and VA asusual we'll attend
cd and 4 70 ~ there again nexs
Tuesday night, Il win b q Har
bert SeFpard Thursday night
every ono'is cordially invited ~
attend these meeting. M.
Fred Campbsll has gons % sAs
ior west' sIss
We'll snilax and Grlnny 4
you want 10 know who wrote shes
items eons ! v NJ Holinsas Casssin'
Sat-. night ys66, y n
Well ws'ii Nv out asd Y ws
sss thi1 prhlnhed WV cons
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r. A. RYAN, N. p
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
NoRW ooD,


Has had three years practical
experience in Hospital work Of
Surgery and Medicine. Hc is
thoroughly equipped with an mp.
to.datc limo oil Surgical instrument
and will serve all eases promptly
neatly md with dispatch.
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Hc makes o special study oitho
diseases peculiar to women and
children, Only the purest OF drugs
are used ln his practice. For night
service call at his Office, Your pa.
tronngo Is earnestly solicited.
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Death has claimed her

The Ladies' Aid Society Auxiliary to the NJ y Church
OF Norwood adopted the following resolutions AZ meeting
held May 1st. 1905
Whereas, it seemct good - tho Allwisc lFathc'o ct
fromsour midst Grandma Stewart kind lriand i0ag
sister and conscientious earnest christian ana woroa.
Sister Stewart charter mcmbar Of this society and BY hef
nntirng energy By her broad phinnhropc views and W
her matued Judgment has been foster Mother 70 this Sou
ey and therefore be it resolved batby the death ol Sister
Stewart this Society has lost energetic christian workcr
the community kind sympahaing friend, TO whom
all attached because Of her qualities u heart Resolved
that these resolutions be spread memorial upon the
cords Of this Society and that copy be sent to the county
paper for publication
Mrs. j. q Adams.
Com. - G. w, Ice,
- w. N. Newton
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W, a. crsndar M. 3,
Physician and Surgeon.
NORWOOD MO.

Has practiced in Wright Co. for
~ years. win answer all calls
Promptly and neatly, fills his own
prescriptions. Has the right to
~ other Dr'a. prescriptions, Has
"i'hstood the rigid examination Of
AK and Mo. Female disorder
and diseases Of chiIdisn a speoial-
ty, Uses only pure drags, Parker
DAVIS 4 Co.'S. preferred. Oaice at
~ II Hilchcock's Drug Store.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-04
NORTH,

The Frisco System, will give
low rates, to points in Washing
ton, Oregon. Idaho, Montana,
Utah, California. Arizsna, New.
Mexico, Old Mexico and Texas,
Home seekers aud travellers go.
ing to any of these parts, can get
any information desired on rates
or accommodations by apply ing to
Mr.. j. EAdams,
Agent at Norwood. Mo.
Homoseekers Excursion First
and Third Tuesdays Of each Month.
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Florence W. Brut1n,ne Getty born Dee Il, 1868 Mar
red to DR.. L. D. Breton Oct % lso Died April Is, 1905
Dear, gentle patient, none Florence dead shes
closed her eyes and sank into hadrelmess sleep CAIN
20 peaceful and free from and by the cold
and pale, waited the dark river that country
from whose shores trayeor hes yet returned,
She has passed beyond tie cac Of praise the touch of
sensure Her place os the hrcs,de is vacant from
golden chain one bright link has fallen hushed IL the
sweet voice stled the loving heart but her generous
deeds and pure and noble life will be remembered by
those who knew her. Her gentle influence always for
good Her life benedction TO all and by her strict adj
heance the principles OF right and duty, she has proven
herself ares among thousands altogether loyely" Fare
we'll beloved the bright eternal doors Of paradise have
closed after thee but in that land where death not
hope to meet thy saintod spirit,
Awake. Ascend Thou art not now
With those OF mortal birth
The Living God hath touched Thy lips
Thou who hast done with earth.
NJ. r.. r.
Clipped from the Iartve Democrat Friday, April 2s 1905
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sUBsCRIPTI

.Entcred as second class
mNtfer. October list. 1904.
at the Post-0dice at Nor
arOOd NO., Matler Act or
Congress Of M0rch3rd
1879
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II you want il'st-class Shave and
hair cut, call on G II Xix who vDf
will 6nd Al his post. Always ready TO
accommodate the Public.
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Then the Secretary beard VI il whether seo ,ova y i -
ana ne assembled al the meoeis shall be built will couac
OF the Commission and outlined left with Congress- but with
hor respective duties When ne comprehensive date
had concluded no all tqc for II conoress , h l.
bcrs good humor and all went ton 10 not with o Utmost
awap happy each convinced 'ha' lgmce
bis work absolutely
;.,,H y. - - ~, , A sample of the reliability Of
enterprise. ''''s ' A'''ss' ''u'Vp''' s"'''p''"s
furnished by recent story cx.
''u'"s - '"0 ~" ~ tensvely printed and alleged 10
o''se'a'y M, '"' '"0 - have eman.ed from Madrid
so 'p''s "''' "'s 'n' ' Tho dispatch that the
all The four engineers inyesti necular; a. kin
hA'' a'u uA' becoming prooognced 70
respective merits 81 sea'ev starte all S?anrds support
they this statement various Incidents
concluded this work their report are inc most important o
viii be submitted TO the nerna "e ' 'e nne recently sapp
|,,o hoard - ,,, ~ cd tho face Of Admiral Cbacon 10
ooer. which III, the palace Madrid The dispatch
"a IA hair ,iov h. ;,, also furnished interview
Ia. ~ .,. ,,x:, tbs Admiral 10 which he lie made
which will perfect the report 20 relate now ndgnso 10 was
which 1t will bs aubmtsd to and with what difficulty he
Congress Ftsai decision to ed himself. "a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

at work in that city, and making use
Il civic uniforms as a disguise, the bet
ter TO prey upon the vaudeville folk
who are unfortunate enough 10 come
within their predatory zone. Just an
instance OF the methods in use may
not be SmisS
The artist who carries his own
scenery and effects. particularly cleo
tricai effects, is approached By city
inspector and informed that his scenery
must be hreDroofed and his electrical
apparatus rebuilt TO conform 10 the
city rules. he looks it over and men
tons the reforms that are necessary
Ihen he suggests that a certain firm
our requirements This done, the artist
is permitted to work week
II then becomes necessary to move
70 another theatre. and another in
srectcr comes on the scene. He at once
holds up his hands in horror at the cor
dltlon of the electrical apparatus and
when told that it has already been
made 10 conform 10 the rules OF the
city smiles in superior manner and
remarks that II won't pass him in thar
snare. Needless To- add. it AGAIN Ee-
comes necessar-- to have il rebl'i-, at
more expense.
The artist is indeed lachy who ec-
capes from Chicago with3u, having lis
stuff rebuilt al least three times. each
time by a different firm which is ia
miliar with our requiem 5nJs.'
William Gillette is one OF the few
actors whose private fife is never ex-
plotted in the press. and the public
know very little OF him except so far as
his public career is concerned. In view
of this fact. some Impressions by che
Of his bovhood friends. Professor Rfcn-
ard Burton of the Johns Hopkins uni
verS1ty. are especially interesting. Pro
fesSCT Burton describes Gillette as a
precoCiOus youth who al the age of 10
astonished his family by constructing
a miniature theatre fitted with grooves.
scenery. foot and border lights. the
puppets for which were worked from
above with a black thread. The next
step came year later when this ju-
Eenile theatrical eXperimenter organ
lied in the Gillette attic a complete
high class stock company When this
had been tried on a dog" as It We're
II descended to the drawing room
which became an extemporized temple
of the drama TO the dubious OBLIGATION
of the Gillette household. Mr.. Ginette's
father was one OF Connecticut's repre-
sentative men, prominent as an abii-
ZIONIST and social refoTmer. a member
of congress at Washington. and a can
didate for governor of the state.
Professor Burton says of Mr.. Gill
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and went uD to him. When l asked
what was the matter he could not an
swer for several minutes sn account o.
his sObs, but when he did he said:
My father just slapped ME in the
face because 1 forgot to MIX the
cow
Dusty" Farnum of the Wyoming
plains and The NiTginian" is eager to
become a thoroughly competent actor.
And with that aim in view he puts in
good share of his time studying He
has decided to go 10 Paris next summer
and there observe the method and
manner of C-medie Franchise efforts.
When he confessed as much TO Law
renee d'OTsay the latter suggested that
Paris was the place TO see the sights, -
and not the place to study
oh. III see the sights ali right de-
clared FaTnum, but I'm not going
over primarily for that I'm going TO
study the work Of the artists at the
Coincide Franchise There's where you
see the finished acting and the perfect
stage management
Not at ALL" exclaimed the British
eNamplar Of the earl. IF you want 20
study acting. go to London, Old chap.
I'm afraid to-" drawled Farnum,
pOndering-
Afraid to go to LOndon-to the Lon
don theatres2 Afraid of what, pray?'
CALCULATED D'Orsay, aghast.
I'm afraid I'd spoil this Virginia
Wyoming accent" answered Farnum.
The acting mana ger of Cecilia Loft
tus' company is r L. Giffen, and he is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

John StetsOu was the Mr. Malaprop
of mana gers. TO judge from the stories
that have been told of him since his
death. But now and then he hit upon
an apt reply that was quite as much TO
the point as mis- frequent twistinSs OF
the queens English were amusing, AT
the time of the production of The Con
dolieIs,' said Dave Henderson, the
other day, Mr.. Stetson and were
watching the dress rehearsal The
opera was very pretty, but the cast was
not equal 10 il. II was easy 10 see that
a failure was in store for US. Stetson
sat and scowled. Finally he leaned
over TO me and said. The name of this
opera amt ''The Gondoliars"
'''What is it2'
=" It's The Gouedollars.' .
An actress would like to have it
known that the profession is over
crowded; that there are hundreds of
players seeking engagements at the
present time. and with no success; that
the road is hard and narrow and strewn
with powders, and that the view from
the summit is very uncertain. She has
written the following letter TO Hamii-
ton in Brooklyn:
LAS you know, the majority Of wo-
men feel Inwardly' that. they should
have been actresses. and sigh that it IS
too late to think OF it now This is
harmless enough. But the great and
and some not so ycung-whO are dra-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

VINO. together with Robert PenfieId. is re-
Sponslbie for the book OF ''I.ady Teazfe .
Mss RnsseIls premier appearance viii he
5 aeIqe a. the Casino theatre. New York.
Christmas week.
Sometime after the first OF the year
David Warf1eld win likely move from
Belasco's theatre in New York and
nniSh out the season IN. the Riiou in the
same city. X is rather odd that force
or circumstances viii drive Warfeld
out or the theatre where ne has made
such great hit in '-Fhe Music Mas
ter back to the Bijou. where he scored
ms nrS1 real big hit as a star in The
Aactioneer." David Belasco has taken
the BijoU over. and viii operate thal
house in connection with his own the
atre in the metropolis for a term of
years
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matically ambitious, is far from harm
less. You viii agree with me that one
of the drags upon dramatic betterment
today is the hopeless surfeit of actors
possibly an average of twenty for
every part that is open. Managers, I'M
fortunately, do not stop to sift out the
actor who has the greatest talent. who
perhaps has most earnest ambition 10
forward what is best in drama tic
achievement. doubtless they would
rot have an edifying time sitting if
they did. The stage is now open TO
all. through the hospitable doors of the
dramatic schools (believe me. / know;
have been through a dramatic school,
and twenty actors can likely be found
among whom there is not one capable
of any serious work IN the realm of art.
In view of the surfeH of people ready
TO work, the actor who can afford to
go for the least money gets the en-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of anything
else. Is there anything more degrading
To advancement? I doubt it. / think
one of the greatest helps that could be
given the stage today would be to
check the rush upon it.
I have had so many girls come to
me despite my very painful obscurity
as a theatrical ligntG and beg me to as
sure their parents that the stage is
perfectly Tespecta BILE It appears that
think lies between them and the thea
trical success is the slight doubt ia
their parents minds of the strict integ-
rity of stage Hfet These are the gins
who finally fly to the dramatic schools.
spend money lavishly. accept parts at
less than no salaries. or, possibly. buv
them-and add to the unsuitable and in
consequent army that is making our
stage more and more spiritless. And.
alas. for the young men and girls who
go into acting as means of livelihood,
In the language Of one Of our recent
classics. they are more to be pitied
than scorned.'
oh, yes, there is advice given out
about going on the stage; some sue
cessfUl actor or actress I'm an interview
viii ailude to early Struggles The eff
feet is not usually discoura ging- There
Is one excellent, but rather too mildly
put, book upon the subject. What fam
ing enthusiast Will wade through 3
whole book? But if a widely read. wen
liked critic would in an article throw
into prominence some of the real hit
terness of the life-the uncertainty OF
an engagements lasting; the weary.
weary waits between engagements:
often the absolute unfairness in as
signing parts. the hopeIessne,ss of
achieving prominence without financial
backing, and the helplsssness Of the
actor 20 carry out any OF his Ideals re-
garding plays In which he should like
10 appear-it would, I know. confer a
blessing upon a overcrowded profess
sion"
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10 The long suffering actor and hailed
with delight"
DO you think the tendency of the
drama is toward cleaner plays
Undoubtedly The suggestive prob
lem play and the nasty French farce
are steadily losing their hold on the
public Theatricals run IL cycles. and
the next one TO come VIII. 1 believe,
be devoted 10 the straight ous ana out
drama or comedy with dramatic ele-
ment- The public is growing sick OF
the everlasting musical pieces with
their elap-trap songs and overdressed
women.
Il have seen n number of these cy-
cles swing around. They happen AS
regularly as ciockwork No matter
how good the dramatic offerings are
or how discrimina ting. the public taste
seems 70 be. it viii only last for a
few years. Then a change viii be
demanded and is bound TO occur. The
public is as tickle as a young girl, and
the public always gets 3ust the kind
Of shows il wants. Neither author,
actor nor manager can dictate 10 or
guide il. That would be = hopeless
and profitiess undertaking. II the
public demands frivolous shows. that 5
the kind the boards viii swarm with.
IL it's taste runs TO legitimate drama.
there viii be no end OF good plays on
the market at once
While George AIDE was staying IN
New York recently he dropped into
Wallack's theatre frequently. and
seemed to enjoy his comedy The
County Chairman" almost as much as
if il had been written by somebody else
possibly more
He would never enter the auditorium
though. unless there was an end seat
which he could occupy. Generally. he
neglected 20 provide himself with a
seat coupon. as he seldom stayed for
more Than half an hour at one time.
one evening Manager Charles Burn
ham of the theatre. undertook to i'm
press Mr.. Ade with the wisdom of nav
ing seat checks.
The author went in as usual. and
took the nearest aisle seat he cou;i
fine Mr.. Burnham ascertained what
the number OF the seat was. and pres
emily caused an acquaintance, provided
with TIE necessary coupon, to DE es-
corted 10 the chair Mr.. AIDE occupied.
Much disturbed. the author got up and
hunted another seat.
Again, Mr.. Burnham sent in d friend
with coupon for the seat filled by the
author. Mr.. AIDE arose grumbliuS. and
protested to the usher before he took
another empty seat
The third time the trick was FER
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formed. There was not another empty
chair to be found. and AIDE went OUT
saying things I'm office boy slang. Culy
TO find the members OF the theatre Ftaff
lined no 10 greet him with DrOfuse
apologies. Mr.. AIDE took one long look
at the row of solemn countenances, and
then flushed to his ears, laughed neT-
VoUsly, and said,
Well, it's on me. Guess know a
joke when I see it, Come on
It Is HOt absolutely certain that Lillian
Russell expects her audience TO ioin IN
singing the chOruseS OF her songs when
she returns as a star in Lady Teazle.''
but il is positive that wants them TO an
derstand what she is singing about. Flor
she has announced that she Will have GiI
the lyrics printed in pamphlet form and
distributed nightly 10 the audience Miss
Russell explains that she wants her
auditors to be as familiar with the lyrics
when they leave the theatre as thew are
with the airs. The pamphlet will contain
an introduction by John Kenorick Bangs,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

lette: When I played as a boy with
Gillette in Hartford he was just enough
the elder TO make patronage and bully
ing the order, but he never exercised
these Juvenile rights. and IL was typi-
cal of him--lad and man. A better
friend never lived. In school his stastes
were for science. oratory and history
He was fond of spOuting Webster's
speeches. and he is still IL the truth is
known He went to the Hartford high
school, and when he came on the plat
form to deliver a graduating Grafton
the applause plainly bespoke his popu-
larity: then came the college question
1t would. have been natural for his ia
Tiers son to go TO Yale like all we'll
given Connecticut fellows. but Gillette
had views of his own. and at this june
ture surprised his family and friends
by disappearing from the scene and in
the west placing his foot on the lowest
rung 1.-THE stage ladder upon wEich he
has mounted so high. HEADS were
shaken and pessimistic remarks were
dropped at this action. which, in the
retrospect. looks canny enough This
was in the. early '70S. For about ten
years he shaved il at small parts, dc
ing anything and everything that came
his way. getting rough knocks no end,
but acquiring an experience or the ut
most value 70 an actor or playwright.
It was like the man to begin III that
way instead of using the i7fuence he
might easily have brought 20 bear to
give him q start Mr.. Gillette has al
waVs declared that he writes his play
to please the public, and nothing else.
Lofty ideals and all OF thar sort of
thing he processes to care nothing
about. but I. for one who knows him so
well, take that statement with a grain
OF salt. It represents the irritation of
an exceptionally honest nature, a pro-
test against cant and sham. with a
sense Ct the fact too often waved aside
as to the theories that a mans first
duty is TO succeed. and that dramatic
writing. like any other writing or form
CT human labor. is a business. not a
sentiment. For society. in the usually
feeble sense Gillette cares nothing,
and he always avoids functions that
imply fuss and affectation. yet he is a
man who is eagerly sought and could
become anything he wishes"
Edward Terry, the English actor,
who is making his first visit to Ameri-
ca. would seem 10 be a particularly
sensible chap, TO judge from his pub
lished utterances.
America always seemed so near by.
YOU know" ne said recently. that
1 have put off coming here as too
easy a task TO make plans for. Really
1t is not much more of an undertaking
TO go from London to New York than
IL is TO cross Waterloo bridge. Per-
haDs that is the reason 1 have never
crossed Waterloo bridge. I understand
there are great many New Workers
Who have never crossed the Brook
lyn bridge. and many more who have
never climbed up the Statue of Lib
erty- II is the easy things of life
that one always puts off.
Il don't class being photegra Pied in
that category at al. Being photo
graphed is 4 serious undcrta king.
When some ingenious Yankee invents
painless photography it viii. be a boon
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STORIES ABOUT PLAYERS.

Let this story be credited to Fred
erick Warde. He said;
Il was present at a horse race in
New Mexico one day. where a horse
belonging TO an Indian. had been
matched against swift-fOOted pony.
which was the property of a cowboy.
The pony was known by the white
men to be a better racer than the other
animal and the race had been arranged
for the purpose of fleeing the redskins
An impromptu course of a, mile had
been arranged and the face was to be
four times over the course. The COW
boys gave their rider Instructions to
hold the pony back until the finish so
that they could induce the Indians to
make big bets.
The Indians horse took the lead at
the start and retained il. The cowboys
offered more money as the race pro-
crossed and the Indians. seeing their
horse in the lead, took the wagers. So
IL went until three and q half miles
had been covered and the Indians had
bet all their possessions against the
money of the cowboys. Then the cow
boy rider put the spurs TO the pony.
he passed the horse in the last quar-
ter and crossed tie line five lengths
ahead.
There were three judges. Two of
them we're Indians and the other was a
cowboy. We win. cried the cowboys,
and started to collect the bets, when
the Indian judges interposed:
Uh. nh they grunted. Indians
horse win.
81 Hows that2' shouted the cowboys,
didn't the pony come i'm first?
But Indians horse was in front
most Of way. Indian win came the
final decision of the two Indian judges,
and there was no appeal
Il have Travelled all over the cOun-
try" said Lew Dockstader q few days
ago, and 1 have reached the concIu-
Grass region of Kentucky than any
where else 1 have found more old
people and older people in Kentucky
than I thought existed in the whole
United States. Why. the other day /
was driving along q read near George
town and saw a gray-haired old fellow
sitting on fence. crying as IL his heart
would break. I got out of my buggy