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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-15
STAGE 30 YEARS AGO
From the Baltimore Herald.

From the Baltimore Herald.
 A theatrical antiquary has prepared the following list, showing the occupa- tions of prominent players thirty years ago.
 Mss Ada Rehan appeared as Meg Clemence in Augustin Daly's production of "LAssommoir."
 Francis Wilson, then Frank Wilson, ap peared as Tufts in An Unequal Match at the Chestnut Street theatre in Phila- delphia.
 John Drew was member of the newly formed Daily company.
 Miss May Irwin and her sister Flora were doing songs and dances at Tony Pastors theatre, on Fourteenth street.
 Miss Annie Russel wens to the West Indies, where she playe the juvenile roles in a company that included Felix Morris, J. H. Gilmour and Tommy Rus sell.
 Miss Jennie Yeamans. was Topsy in revival of Uncle Toms Cabin
 Henry Dixie was seen as Tom Bowline in "Pinafore."
 Miss Rose Coghlan was appearing in Boucicault's drama, Rescued at 1nedtTe, NeW OTk.
 Thomas c. Seabrooke appeared as Ser tie Cecil in "Cigarette.'
 Mrs. Mimic Maddern Fiske was play ing the leading part in The Messenger From Jarvis Station"
 Miss Lillian Russell was singing ballads at Tony Pastors theatre.
 Richard Mansfield played a part in Les Manteaux Noir' at the Standard Theatre, New York.
 Maurice Barrymore was a member of the stock company at Wa1lack's Theatre.
 Nat Goodwin made a hit in Hobbies" at Haverlys Fourteenth Street Theatre with his impersonations of well-known actors.
 Miss Fife Shannon had been playing the part of Eva in Uncle Toms Cabin"
 E. M. Holland was at Wallack's.
 E. H. Sothern was a super in his fathers company.
 Mime. Modjeska was drawing big houses in East Lynne."
 Charles Coghlan appeared as Felix Featherstone In Sydney Grundys play, 'The Snowball."
 Sol Smith Russell began his starring tour "Edgewood F1lks." "The Magic Slipper at Haverlys Fourteenth Street Tehatre.
 Miss Julita Marlowe was with a juv- chile "Pinafore company"
 Otis Skinner was seen in Bronson Towards Wives"
 De Wolf Hopper was playing in a com edy.
 Robert Mantell was in England play
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Railroad Victims.
Frederick Upham Adams. in Success
 Magazine.


 Magazine.
 A report recently issued by the Inter state Commerce Commission shows that the total number of casualties to persons on railroads in the United States, during the fiscal year ending June 30 1904, was 55,13O. comprising 27S7 killed and 51,S43 in- jured. This shows a large increase over any other year. It is a large total. and, in comparison. may be said to be similar to the complete destruction of any one of such cities as Salt Lake City, Utah; San Antonio, Texas Racine, Wisconsin; Topeka, Kansas; Waterbury, Connecti- cut Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania; or Au- gusta, Georgia, neither of which has anything like ffty-three thousand inhab- itants. In both the American and British armies, September 19, and October [, Il and F, 1777 in the series of fights and movements around Saratoga, as included by E. s. Greasy, in his "Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World there were less than twenty thousand mem while the highest total given by c. K. Adams in Johnsons "Cyclopaedia,' of the killed wounded and missing on both sides at Waterloo one of the greatest battles of time, is 54,42S men-not so many by seven
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thousand,' says he. What on?' says I. On good thing this afthernoon at Moo Orleans, says he. Who vouehed fir yeer character?' says I. 'Ye don't need a character to borrow money at a bank, says be-"
 How dye suppose that there lady firm Cleveland fooled thin bankers?" asked Mr Hennessy. "Ye'd think they'd be too smart to be bunkoed."
 Don't ye believe it, said MT. Hen messy. Nobody is too smart to be bunkoed. Tn on'y kind iv people that can be bunkoed are smart people. Ye can be the honest to be bunkoed but niver too smart. It's tn people that ar-re thryin' to get something fir nawthin' that end in gettin' nawthin' fir ivrything. I niyer can burst into tears whin I read about some la-ad bein' robbed be a confidence game. Canada Bill, Glib Fitz or Mrs. Chad wick niver got amy money firm square people. A man that buys goold brick thinks he is swindlin' a poor Indyan that don't know its value; a fellow that comes on to buy f'r five hundred dollars tin thousan' dollars worth iv something that is so like like money ye can't tell tn diff'rence is hopin' to swindle tn governmint; tn foolish man that falls f'r tn three card thrick has tn wrong card crimped fir him whin tn dealers back is turned; tn shell wurruker always pre- tinds to tumble an carelessly show tn farmer which shell tn little pea is undher; an tn lady firm Cleveland cudden't have got amy more money on Andy's name thin on mine if she hadn't promised to divide with tn bankers. I rayfuse to sob over thim poor, gloomy financeers amy more thin wud over tn restless capitalist who loses his all in wire taping en- therprise. Whin a man gets more thin six per eint fir his money. it's thou san to wan he's payin' it himsilf. Whiniver anybody offers to give ye something fir nawthing or somethin f'r less than it's worth, or more f'r something thin its worth, don't take amy chaces. Yell fir a polisman."
 "Th' wurruld is full iv crooks" said MT. Henr ossy.
 'It aint that bad" said MT. Dooley. An besides let us thank Hivin they put in part iv their time cheatin' each other"
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"Well, sir." said MT. Dooley, 'T've been doin' tn bankers iv this coun- thry a great injustice
 "How's that?" asked MT. Hennessy.
 I've put thin down all me life as cold. stony-hearted men that wud as soon part with their lives as with their money. I had a pitcher iv a banker In me mind, a stearn, hard-featured oP gintleman with curly sidewhiskers settin' on tn peoples money an stall in off both tn borrower who comes be night with a dhrill an tn more ray fined burglar who calls in tn daytime with a good story. 1 was afraid iv thin. I wud no more dare to ask 8 banker to take dhrink or shoot tn shoots with me thin I wud an arch bishop. If I talked to wan iv thim, I'd look up all me statements in tn almanac an all me wurruds in tn ditchnry to see that I got nawthin' wrong. An 1 made a mistake about thim. Far from bein' a hard cynical class, tn bankers iv America Is lot iv jolly dogs that believes in human nature, takes life as 1t is, aisy come, aisy go, hurrah boys, we'll be long time dead. Hard to borrow money firm thim? On tn conthry it's hard to keep thim firm crowdin' 1t on ye. They'll lend ye money on annything ye shove in, on dhream that ye saw a sojer on horseback, on tn sad story iv ye'er life or on ye'er wurrud iv honor if ye'er ready to go back on 1t. I niver knew what collateral was ontil this lady firm Cleveland came along. Collateral Is a misstatement on which bankers lend money. If ye broke into a bank in Ohio torR rrah, yed prob'ly find tn vaults full iv Louisiana lotthry tickets, bets on tn races an rayports iv crystal gazing.
 Rankin is sthrange business an nyhow. I make up me mind that need more money than l have, or want to build a railroad in Omaha or a gas house in Milwaukee or Mrs. Chadwick wants an autymobill or something else happens, an l start a bank. I build a brick house, put ir'n gratings on tn windows an ye an Donohue fight each other to see who'll get his money first to me. l accept it very reluctantly an as a gr-reat favor to ye. Says I, 'Hinnissy an Don
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'Niver mind that says I. Its me money not mesilf I'm thryin' to inthra- jooce to s'ciety,' says I. It's very nice kind iv money an aven if ye don't like it now twill grow on ye,' l says. Or at taste I hope so.' says l. Dye know, Hinnissy he wudden't take tn money till I cud get Dorsey, tn plumber, to assure him that l was firm wan iv tn oldest fam lies that had come to Archey Road since tn fire. Havin' satisfied himsilf that me money was fit f'r other peoples money to assoeyate with, he top tn polisman to put me in line iv people with blue noses who were clutchin' at postal ordhers in front iv window where a young fellow firm wan iv tn rie famlies iv Europe sat. Tn prince was properly indignent at havin' to take money firm strangers an he showed 1t be glarin' at tn inlpydint depositors. Whin it come me turn, I wanted to tell him how l hated to part with me little money, how long me an me money had slept together an niver had a cross wurrud; how its slightest nod was command to me, but now l suppose tn time mad come whin 1t must go out an see something iv tn wurruld on'y I hoped 'twud be happy among strangers an he wud be good to 1t because twas all I had an not large fir its age. I felt very sintimintal, Hinnissy. FIT two years I'd counted that money forty times day. I knew ivry wrinkle on it. l had what ye might call legal tenderness fir it. But befure I cud deliver me sintimin- tai address called, "A poor mans farewell to his rolyboly,' tn young duke grabbed tn bundle, tossed it over into a pile, hit me on tn chest with a pass book, mutthered, Burglar un- dher his breath an dhrove me firm tn bank, penniless. AS I passed be tn prisidints office, found tn great man biddin' fearful farewell to Gallagher iv tn fifth ward. Ye know Gallagher. He owns all tn copper mines in Hal sted sthreet, has half inthrest in Jacks tips on tn races an conthrols tn American rights in tn Humbert family. Are ye wan iv us?' says l. Wan iv what?' says he. Wan iv us depositors,' says l. I am not says he. I've jus dropped in an borrowed
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-De-Ilaht-edp Again.

Special to the New York World.
 shington--Presldent Roosevelt toi6 his intimate friends a time ago that hs intended to eliminate his favorite greet ing, "De-light-ed," from his conversa- ticn. He has been trying hard, but yes- terday, when he had to say something to almost S0000 people, he fell back on "De-lignt-edn about every tenth time. The other nine times he said with sibilant emphasis: "So glao. so gladr' or T am very glad It was plainly apparent that the President has put soft pedal on his emotions. The exnuberant delight of his first three years as President has toned down to calmer gladness.
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Copyright, 1905, by Mcclure, Phillips & Cc ohue, says I, 'ye ar-re rayspictable wurrukin' men an : will keep ye'er money f'r ye rather thin see ye spind 1t in riochous livin, says L As a gr- reat favor to ye, I will take care iv these Autographs be lendin' thim to me frinds, says 1. If ye want tn money back ye can have it amy time between nine in tn mornin' an three in tn afternoon except Sundays an holidays says I, but don't both i come at wanst,' says I, or nayether iv yell get it. says I. We'll, ye lave ye'er money with me an I suppose ye think iv 1t lyin' safe an sound in tn big sthrong box where tn burglar boys can't get IL. Ye sleep betther at nights because ye feel that ye'er money is where no wan can reach 1t except over me dead body. If ye on'y knew, ye've not turned yer back be- fure I've chased those hard earned dollars off tn premises. With your money I build house an rent it to you. I start a railroad with it an ye wurruk on tn railroad at two dollars day. Ye'er money makes me Q prom 'nent citizen. Tn newspapers in Interview me on what shud be done with tn toilin' masses, manin' ye an Donohue; consthruct tn foreign pol icy iv tn governmint; I tell ye how ye shud vote. We've got to vote tn way I say or I won't give ye back ye'er money. An all this time ye think iv that litne bundle iv pitchers nestlin' in tn safe in my brick house with me settin' at tn dure with shot gun acrost me knees. But wan day ye need tn money to bury somewan an ye hurry down to see me. Sorry says I, but I've just given it all to lady who come out iv tn Chinese laundhry next dure an said she was an illegiti- mate aunt iv lawn D. Rockefellar.' An there ye are.
 "If iver I have amy relations with bank, Hinnissy, it won't be in tn way iy putin money in. Wore ye iver in bank? Ye wudden't be, was wanst. Wanst I was eighty-fve dol lars on me way to bein' millyonaire an I wint down town an threw tn money into tn window an told tn banker to take tn best care iv it. We can't take this, says he. Why not?' says L I don't know ye, says he.
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Hosiery Clearance.

Women's 35c Imported fleece lined Stockings; and children's 35c Wool Stockings. .i9c
 An immense variety of women's fine Lisle Thread Stockings with silk embroidered ankles, will be sold at 35c 8 pair; three pairs for ..St.00
 At 95c we offer you the choice of any of our highest Novelty Lisle Thread Hosiery, with silk embroidered ankles, that were $1. 50 and S1. 75 for ..95c
 The lot at 50c contains rare bargains in Lisle Thread Stock ings, silk embroidered ankles; many kinds and styles.
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ing the leading roles in a company head ed by Miss Wallis.
 Richard Golden was member of Rice's 'Evangellne" company.
 Miss Cora Tanner appeared in ''The Danites."
 John T. Kelly was at Tony Pastors. ". J. Ferguson was seen in Gilhert's "rhe Wedding March,
 Digby Bell appeared In Charity Be- gins at Home"
 Joseph Murphy was making his last appearance in Kerry Cow"
 Joseph Jefferson was playing in a play called Rip Van Winkle."
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and many beautiful creations Tn hem- stitched and tucked styles; mostly made with French bands to do away with the clumsy yokes-prices, 2oc to-. .''
 At 25c-Drawers beautifully trim med with lace or embroidery, dainty tuckings and hemstitching.
 At 3sc, 45c, 58c-Surprising value and style.
 CHEMISE: Long, medium and short; greater variety than we nave ever shown. New ideas in desgin and
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trimming, 38c to-. ........... .$o.oo
 At $1.0o-Lace or embroidery trim med Chemise; bottoms trimmed to match necks.
 At S1.95-An almost endless variety of designs.
 WHITE PETTICOATS: Trimmed with laces, ribbons, embroidery, bead ings, tucklngs, hemstitching, etc. DOC to $7.O0
 Special at SAYS to 2.95-About 10 exquisite styles, all trimmed with lace and embroidery.
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hundred and two as last years total of United States railroad casualties. The number of collisions and derailments dur ing the past year was 11,29l, involving S, 1883. O97 in damages to rolling stock ana roadbeds. This gives the astounding in- crease of six hundred and forty-eight col- lisions and derailments over 1903-as- founding but for the reduction of ems ployes, in 1904. by 75,000.
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Cause For Alarm.

From the Houston Post.
 There's just one thing I wanter say to you" began Mrs. Acrid as her better half stumbled into the room at 3 a. m.
 "Just one, M,ra," queried he solicit ously, "aln't you feelin' well?"
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CORSET COVERS: Elaborately trimmed with dainty lace insertions lace and emb. edges, headings, rlp- bons, etc., Corset Covers with rows or full ruffles, to wear with white shirt waists-prices range up to-. .So1o
 At 25c-Nainsook Corset Covers, lace trimmed.
 At 35c and 45c-Lace and embroid- cry trimmed Corset Covers.
 DRAWERS: With dull, fluffy, lacey fiounces, embroidery trimmed Drawers
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Practical Gift.

From the Chicago News.
 Pearl-Oh, we had a delightful weddings and received so many silver presents.
 Ruby-That was fine. And did your father give something in silver. too?
 Pearl-No: he rave US a bottle of acid to test the other presents with.
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Great Annual January Sale of Embroideries.

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Annual Silk Remnant Sale:


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Bargains at s1.o0, $1.45 and $1.75.
 Short ndersklrts-ruffles of lace and embroidery, tucks or hemstitch- ings, 25c, 35c, 45c to $2.75.
 NIGHT DRESSES: Exclusive and exquisite styles from the very elab- orately lace-trimmed Chemise Gown to the simpler embroidery edged, with headings and ribbons; high, medium and low necks, long and short sleeves. 25 different styles; prices at $1.0o and... =. ... -. ... ..... .9oc
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MIR. COOLEY ON BANKS AND BANKING.
BY F. DuNNE.

ht, 1905. by Mcclure. Phillips & CO
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

musty, chaffy stuff, which tested
as light as forty-five and fifty
pounds to a bushel, of which sixty
pounds is the standard for wheat.
Does anybody, after giving the
subject little thought, believe it
possible that such blighted seed
stuff could produce vigorously? 1t
is physical impossibility for the
child of leprous parents to escape
the faint. 1t is no less an abso-
lutte certainty that the product of
starved, sickly seed grain must be
deficient both in yield and quality,
as the weakness of the parent grain
is sure to be transmitted. This
immutable law of nature has been
repeatedly demonstrated that by
process of careful selection, the,
choosing year after year Of seed
from the most vigorous and pro-
ductive plants, seed grain can be.
so built up as to, in addition to
greatly enhancing the quality of
the product, practically double the
yield. Texas wheat growers now
profess to be discouraged. If their
operations have finally brought
them to a loss of faith in wheat
growing the fault is theirs alone.
The original Mediterranean variety
of wheat, which has proven to be
superior to all others for Texas,
was introduced into the State more
than generation ago. Apart from
there having since been no effort
whatever to improve seed grain,
harvesting methods have been so
slovenly as to have compelled the
steady deterioration of the sue
sessive products of the original
seed stock. The State can pro-
duce the best wheat in the world,
but measure of intelligence will
have to be exerted in order to do it.
Our farmers will soon sow wheat
for the next years harvest. Their
efforts here alone will determine,
in a large measure, our independ-
ence for another year. We mean
to say that no people can be en-
tirely independent who have to
look beyond the borders of their
State for a bread supply, and that
is what the people of Texas have
had to do regularly of late years.
The chances are greatly in favor of
our having to do it for vet another
year, unless our farmers start right
by planting good, sound seed.
There ought to be some way to in
duce some of them, at least, to do
this. 1T is up to the News"
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

deals in iron fencing, coping,
in fact every need that can be sup
piled by hrst-class marble yard.
One more we say send your laun-
dry to the Troy Steam Laundry,
Phone az. 36-2t
A young man who has just come
from the east with the entention of
making his home in the west,
would like a position; is not afraid
of hard work and is willing to
start at low wages if there is any
prospect of advancement. J. cyl,
general delivery, Amarillo. 26-Itp
Mrs. R. L. Bigger is visiting her
parents at Clarendon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Stafford
spent yesterday in Hereford where
Mr.. Stafford went on business.
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

Robt. Elliot, expert steam filter,
formerly of Fort Worth, is now
with Campbell & Bigger, the
Plumbers.
Miss Edith Bernhardt was down
from Dalhart this week to attend
the wedding of her sister, Miss
Mae Riley, and Geo. f. Richards
of Memphis, Tenn.
If you want pasture for a COW or
horse with grass and water see F,
w. Zimmerman or phone 77-4
rings. 32tf
L. P. Maddox, who represents
one of the largest ice manufactur-
ing houses in the country, was
here yesterday on business in con-
nection with the local ice plant
here. Mr.. Maddox besides being
a successful business man, plays a
prominent part in the municipal
affairs of Fort Worth, being an
alderman and strong advocater of
a better municipality. Since his
election to Office, he has been the
leader in many fights against cor
porative greed and has done much
towards eliminating the political
CRATER from the city's politics.
Edgar Faucet of Fort Smith, a
we'll known practical plumber and
heating engineer has removed to
Amarillo and accepted a position
with Campbell & Bigger,
Winter rlaccaroni Wheat for
Sale. Hill, Panhandle, Texas.
26F3tI
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29
SELECTION OF SEED.
Absolute Necessity of Farmers
Selecting Good Grain for
Years Planting.

In the Sunday issue Of the Dal-
las News W. W. Andrews a we'll
known wheat producer contributes
the following on the necessity of
farmers selecting good grain for
planting. He says:
Does the Newsknow that, because
they have it and can not, byreason
of its utterly deficient quality, find
a market for it, the Texas farmers
very generally contemplate using
their derelict wheat from the late
harvest for seeding their wheat
land this fall9 That seems 10 be
their intention. The proposition
would bear some reasoning.
The crop having been blighted at
the outset by rust, the quality of
Texas wheat of the late harvest
was very nearly reduced to zero
by the rains which beat upon it SO
necessarily while it was in shock,
Thrashed at last, it proved to be
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

The reliable furniture repairer,
+. +, Hurt, phone an. IStf.
A. A. Lumpkin spent this week
at Dalhart.
Always at your service. The
Troy Steam Laundry, Phone AZ.
26-2t
J. NJ. Underdown who, several
weeks ago, almost lost the sight of
an eye, account a small piece of
stone striking the eyeball while
working on a monument, is recov-
ering aud hopes now to regain the
sight of his injured eye. Mr..
Underdown is proprietor of the
Monumental works near the plain
ing mill, and is turning out some
handsome work. He makes tomb
stones and monuments of both ma
tive stone, marble and granite, and
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

Telephone AZ and have your
laundry called for and delivered.
We guarantee our work to be of
the highest class. Troy Steam
Laundry. 2o-2t
Miss Rena Gassenheimer left for
her home in Waco, after a several
weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. A.
f. Baer.
A fine bunch of coons were the
entertainers at the Elks Minstrel
last night, and they put up a
splendid performance. Dick Bow
man is leader of conversational
lists, and the end men were certain
ly four of a kind. Gus Hollander
did his stunts with ease and man
ner of a professional, and the "buz-
gard lope" by Geo. Williams was a
thing Of grace and art Ramsey
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

Ike Johnson, with the Amarillo
Sash and Door Co., it is announced
by his friends, will be married Sun
day evening next, to Miss Mable
Henderson. The wedding will
take place at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs, Jenzen, 9TH and Lincoln
streets.
A. Laird, banker and merchant
of Bovina, spent the major portion
of this week i'll the city.
I'M. Williams of Texico, was
here Wednesday on business.
d. D. Payne of Miami, was
among the business visitors in Am
arillo this week.
c. M. Wise of Quanah, was
registered at the Elmhirst yester-
day.
We make a speciality of laundry
ing household linen. Troy Steam
Laundry, Phone AZ, 26.2t
lack Campbell inspector for the
Texas Cattle Raisers Association
station at Dalhart, was in the city
Wednesday for a short time.
Judge J. N. Browning spent
three days this week in Dallas,
where he went on legal business.
Otis Truelove is away on a bust
ness trip to points in South Texas.
c. c. Crisler, with A. Davidson,
went to Dallas last night where he
will remain until next Monday
morning
The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1905-09-29

Otis Truelove is away on a bust
ness trip to points in South Texas.