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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The Paris bankers privately whispered in the ears of the Czar. telling him that he is really and trooly whipped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Among his other activities, Mir Roose- welt has found time to become boss of the republican machine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Mrs. Langtry is now grandmother, and is therefore fully qualified to play Juliet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

There are thirty mine automobiles in this town, but they seem like thirty mine hundred in crowded street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Immigrants are coming In almost be- yond the capacity of our assimilators rum ming double shift.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The germs are working with the canal commission to delay the digging of the canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The trust magnates are hurrying away to Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

It seems that KuropatlSin knew that something would happen in Manchuria, but he didn't aknow enough
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

A Jewish peddler says it is very dull in Jerusalem. No wonder. with Ben Hur trapsing around in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

It is necessary to pry out the canal commission before dirt can be dug in. the canal itself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Kuropatkin is no longer a scapegoat and the autocracy sadly needs one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Ragtime should hide it's diminished head in this town until Parsifal has come and gone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Get your practical jokes ready for April The undertakers anticipate the usual business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The Japanese will write banzai on the treaty of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The modern college yell reminds us that after all 1t is not so far back to the stone age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The -Harbin movement proves to be a hamburger of peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Kishineff is waking up It won't do for Kishineff to become prominent again
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Nobody won out in Delaware, which is one better than an Addicks victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Birmingham is in the public eye, and will stay there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

Kuropatkin now pities Llnevitch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

The first straw hat is nearly due.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

A junket is another pleasure denied the unhappy Czar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

A woman 1o3 years old has just regis tered as voter in Kansas. She has probably made up her mind at last as candidate she will vote for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

. EATING through space in a 11O0- v pound automobile. and getting
 - s10O a second for doing 1t. is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

will look under the beds with more con- fdence hereafter.
  An Illinois COW recently devoured two boxes of caps and a stick of dynamite. Now the mllkmaid is afraid to go near her for fear she will explode.
  The Russian sailors didn't really mean that they wanted to meet the Japs. They merely desire change of climate.
  One thousand school children in Greater New York have breakfast limited to coffee, and yet the republican party pro- poses to tax the berry.
  A Milwaukee baseball president has been sent to prison for two years. They must have mistaken him for the umpire.
  Ragtime should hide it's diminished head in this town until Parsifal has come and gone.
 The first straw hat is nearly due
  It is necessary to pry out the canal commission before dirt can be dug in. the canal itself. A Jewish pedder says it Is very dull in Jerusalem. No wonder. with Ben Hur trapsing around in this country.
  There are thirtynine automobiles in this town, but they seem like thirty mine hundred in crowded street.
 --.s.-- The germs are working with the canal commission to delay the digging of the canal
 --..~- Kuropatkn now pities Linevitch.
 --.-------- The Japanese will write banzai on the treaty of peace. The trust magnates are hurrylng away to Europe.
  Mrs Langtry is now grandmother, and is therefore fully qualified to play Juliet.
  The Paris bankers privately whispered in the ears of the Czar. telling him that he is really and trooly whipped.
  Among his other activities, MT. Roose- welt has found time to become boss of the republican machine.
  Immigrants are coming In almost be- yond the capacity of our assimilators run ming double shift. It seems that Kuropatkin knew that something would happen in Manchuria, but he didn't 4know enough.
  The modern college yell reminds us that after all 1t is not so far back to the stone age.
  Get your practical jokes ready for April l The undertakers anticipate the usual business. Nobody won out in Delaware, which is one better than an Addicks victory.
 --- Kishineff is waking up. It won't do for Kishneff to become prominent again.
  Kuropatkin is no longer a scapegoat and the autocracy sadly needs one. The onto -Harbin movement proves to be hamburger of peace.
  Birmingham is in the public eye. and will stay there. A junket is another pleasure denied the unhappy Czar
 ----------.s.------- After all. the boil weevil has licked us Trolleying is coming into vogue Keep the pour parlers rolling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28

THE RIGHT SORT. Clarise was his ladylove He wooed her day and night; She wasn't much for intellect, But had no appetite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-28
Keep the pour parlers rolling

Trolleying is coming into vogue.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
ROMANTIC TANGLE IN TWO LIVES

counts. In the sinal day It viii count
against the daughter none at all.
Hope for the best. Hope for the
bestw Did il mean danger? Might it
soon be TOO late?
That night there flashed into Gin
ton the message. with its plea and
PROMISE:
Am coming at once The passing
years are as though they had never
been
Fortnight hours later white-haired
couple were seated together on a rustic
bench IN little yard. The roar OF the
city sounded far of. From the nearby
Kitchen came the happy laugh OF the
triumphant daughter. as she hustled
about preparing the evening meal
An old man leaned over suddenly and
picked thin, even fragile hand. as IL
lay trembling on the black skirt. and a
voice. once strong and full, now a qua
ver;ag memory OF its youth. said ten
de~Iz-:
me and you said you would. I-toid YOU
once 7 loved you and you ;eld me once
that YOU loved me. We made mis-
take. Polly. when we parted Well
make another and greater enc II va
on living apart as We have been
Before he could conclude the wonlans
voice sounded :rl- his ears encoura gingiy.
reminiseentIy, as she turned the caien-
dar of years backward:
Il can remember the very words YOU
used the first time. Horace" she said.
High and clear came the csIl OF bell
and whistle. ending smother days work
The world passed by the door. but a
pair OF old lovers, young in heartbeat
ana strength OF affection. passed up
the walk together toward the kitchen.
from whence came the sound OF happy
singing.
IT'S word for word the same" MUIR
INJURED the trusting clinging fragile
little woman as she answered her lover
with a happy smile and they passed
into the house together.
Soon thereafter these names went 70
record in Clinton: Polly Wilson. -CIn-
ton. Iowa. aged %; Horace Ii. Raymond.
| Clinton, Iowa. aged se.'
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

IT. HAT '1ove for an hour IS love
forever" was never better proved
than IN the story OF the lives
OF two natives OF Vermont, who
loved and married. quarreled and sep
arated. and drifted wide asunder. dur
ing the days Of the civil war.
An old record IN Rutland. VT. tells
Of a marriage nearly half a century
ago. 1t reads IN part: Polly Brant.
Rutland. VT. aged seventeen; Horace
II. Raymond. Rutland. VT. aged twen-
ty-three.'
War clouds were commencing 20
gather when Ponyiand Horace began
TO think seriously OF marriage, and
when the storm burst. some time after
the tying OF the nuptial knot. sorrow
was let in at the door by a quarrel and
the subsequent determination OF the
young husband TO go 20 the front.
BY neglect or Indifference, or both.
the pair once apart seemed gradually
10 wax forgetful that there were such
things as ink and paper. postage
stamps and mail carriers. and so after
a lapse of some few years Polly, who
IN the meantime had drtfted West.
thinking the husband OF her girIhood
days dead and under the sod. became
The wife OF another.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Where Was Horace Raymond?

Into her daughters home moved Polly
Raymond Wilson, where many and
many a night the widow and her daugh-
ter talked Of the long lost Horace Ray
mond, until one day information cana
that Horace Raymond was among the
living IN another town. where he had
married again and reared second fam
ny.
A year passed. two, three. a half
dozen. Then one day the daughter came
into the living room, with new light
shining In her eyes. a light In which
hope struggled for dominion. in which
fear and doubt and sorrow and uncer-
tainty fought for supremacy. at least
for a foothold
MIR. Raymond was a wtdower
A fortnight later there went from
Clinton. in the handwriting of his
daughter a word OF consolation to the
twice stricken father. 1t was the first
message for years. ray of light in the
all-encompassing darkness.
The correspondence thus opened was
prosecuted diligently. The daughter
wrote. with the mother at her side. hope
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Tined to Write.

Now that woman was living with her
daughter-:heir child-and he was alone
and lonely IN a faraway city.
The messages continued TO pass back
and forth. the daughter pleading that
pride should give way 10 love. that nus
band and wife. across the chasm OF time
and misunderstanding. should touch
hands and lips and in new home in
q new land forget the past and live
only In the glorious present.
But pride grips mems hearts and wo-
mems hearts IN an awful grip. II Is
hard to acknowledge error with the lip.
though the soul plead that IL has done
wrong.
Weeks passed. months passed. and the
twisted lines OF the - aging lovers
did not converge as the daughter for
long had fOndly dreamed.
II seemed az though all Efforts toward
reconciliation were TO be unavailing.
when. OF a sudden. the daughter had an
inspiration.
Mother is ailing these days she
wrote She seer"S 10 miss ~nu. l know
IL would do her world Of good ii she
could see you. She is not very s.ronS,
| fear but ] hope for the best"
IL was white lie. one of those that
Peter giosses over in the book OF ac-
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

ments are being placed on the table
below by Nanny and little Dinah,
and the temptation to capture them
is, of course. irresistible This feat
is accomplished by means Of a fish
pole and line, much to the mystifi-
cation of the two colored servants.
who attribute the loss to the spirits
in the punch, which in turn is soaked
up by means of huge sponge and
transferred to the wash bowl in ST.
mons room. The guests assemble
below 10 drink 10 Mrs. Simple's
health, when the final catastrophe oc
ours. Simon and Nose. having I'M
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

came 10 assuage the sorrow that had
entered her soul. Happy with her hGs-
band. who was good and true 10 her.
yer never being quite able 70 forget the
past. she lived the new life. letting each
day take care OF itself.
Then suddenly came the end. and
with eyes blinded with fast-falling
tears, gathering her brood about her.
Polly Wilson followed her husband.
mourning, 70 the cemetery, where amid
tho vioiets and daisies OF. the early
spring. he was buried. Then home
again. with sorrow again eating at her
iIeart-uO future. only another sacred
sorrowful past.
Bue the widow. still IN the prime Of
her life. was not left TO sorrow alone
In the busting little city OF Clinton.
Iowa. there lived a daughter. born TO her
and Horace Raymond away back in war
times. now herself a wife and mother,
With a happy home. 10 which she n
yited her bereaved mother.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

bibed rather too much of the punch,
are indulging n wild cake walk
in the room above. and. having for
gotten 10 close the secret door, Simon
crashes through the ceiling, shower
ing the guests with plaster and debris.
This breaks up the musicale, of
course. and the ladies and gentlemen
depart. leaving Mrs Simple in tears.
Matters go from bad 10 worse and
eliminate with a fancy dress party
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

until the idea of joining a circus Is
preached. His head is turned and
he Immediately consents to become
member of Sig. Saute's one-ring
and worlds greatest
shows Assisted by Nose, who also
joins the circus. Simon begins to
practice for the acrobatic life he is
about TO take up. and the result is
that the village of Simpleville is
turned topsy turvy. All goes well
with the scheming uncle's plans, and
the inhabitants OF the village turn
out en- masse TO witness Simon's de-
but on the high wire There is
grand fanfare of trumpets and he ap-
pears dressed in a gaudy bathrobe
with the regulation circus slippers on
his feet. The Judge and Mrs. Simple
arc tears and implore him TO give
up the circus life and stay at home
Simon appeals 10 his sweetheart.
Hulda Spiegelberger, who agrees TO
marry him and settle down in Simple
vile the minute he puts on long
pants. Simon throws off his robe
disclosing his first suit of store"
clothes. and all ends happily except
for the wicked uncle, whose plans are
overthrow
So much for the story The scenes
shown during the action of the play
are as follows: The village square of
Simpleville. the drawing room at
Judge Simple's, the frog pond by
moonlight, Simpleville park on circus
day and. last OF all, Sig. Saute's grand
circus and menagerie. Act first opens
at sunrise. One hears the twittering
of the birds, the gentle clank of the
eowbell. the chirping of the crickets
and other rural morning sounds. The
butchers boy enters, rubs his eyes
and begins TO prepare for the DAVIS
labors, the Chinaman opens his laun-
dry. and little Dinah Watkins, the
judges colored servant girl. opens the
musical portion of the extravaganza
with a typical darby melody. The
village girls and clerks appear in
rapid succession. and the opening
chorus of Bargain Day" starts the
opera in full swing. Tony De Bumski,
the fruit vender, appears with his
cart and brings the opening number
to close with a rollicking Italian
song. Simon has disappeared from
home. and Nose cannot be found
by his colored nanny, who now ap-
! pears in search of him. He is dis
covered, however. IN the basket of
washing which Hans Spiegelberger
drags from his shop. The reason for
his being there is a small chicken
which he proudly exhibits tc his as
tonished NANNY. who cannot find
it in her heart to punish him, though
I for he is the one bright thing in her
I life. and in a song, entitled MY Pick
aninny Nose" shows her love and af-
/ lection for the ebony colored little
I scapegrace.
The feminine contingent OF the
piece now makes its second appear
ance in one of the most pretentious
numbers of the extravaganza. Dear
Old College Days" the solo of which
is sung by Alma Vassa, the local
! teacher of physical culture. The
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

AROUND SlnOH anu
Nose, the two popular
comics of The Times Sunday supple
ment That wish has finally come
true, and our youthful and adult read
ers will sson have the opportunity
of seeing Simon and his inseparable
companion, Nose, in the flesh.
Simple Simon Simple" is the title
of the extravaganza which has
brought to life these two funny fell
lows. II is from the pens of Charles
H. Brown and Otis +. Wood. and is
filed to overlooking with funny
scenes and incidents taken from the
various comic supplements which
have been run by The Times for
months past Simon and Nose are
not alone in their glory. however, for
they have associated with them Hans
Spiegelberger. the comic German,
whose endeavors To play jokes on
other people always bring disaster on
his devoted head; there is Simon S
father and mother. judge and Mrs.
Simple. whose patience is sorely tried
by their fun-loving sons absurd
pranks; there is Sig. Saute, the bonn
bastic circus man who engages Simon
and Nose 10 appear in the arena of
his. one-ring tent show, but who
comes 10 grief in the end for his
pains: and, last of all, there is the
soreIy perplexed policeman. Abe
Swatem, whose existence is sad one.
made so by the youthful cut-ups.
The interest of the extravaganza
naturally centers around Simon. This
tall. Ianky youth first appears in knee
pants. in fact he is a perfect picture
of the Simon one sees in The Times
comic section During the action OF
the play he gradually comes 10 realize
that he is nearing mans estate and
at the finish appears in his first suit
of mems clothes. The story of the
extravaganza is simple yet filled 70
repletion with action. Simon has
been led by his doting mother 10 be-
lieve that he is but fourteen years
of age. and TO heighten the illusion
she has kept him dressed as boy OF
that age, in knickerbockers, eton col
lar, flowing tie and the like AS q
matter of fact Simon really is eight
cen years old. His scheming uncle
one Blackstone Mandamus. knows
this and begins TO use the knowledge
10 his own advantage. BY the terms
of Simon's grandfather's will, the in
come from his estate is TO DE divided
into three parts when Simon reaches
the age of eighteen. one-third going
TO Simon, one TO his mother and the
balance TO Blackstone Mandamus
provided, however. that if Simon re-
mains at home under his mothers
roof and obeys her, the entire for
tune is to remain intact for Simon
and his mamma
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

chorus is sung by members OF the
athletic teams of our best-known col
leges, namely Princeton, Yale, Har-
ward. University of Pennsylvania,
Cornell. and Columbia. The tennis
girls represent Yale, and in natty
suits Of white illustrate the various
poses Of the game; the fencing
misses in beautiful costumes of black
and crimson sustain the honors for
Harvard; the baseball lasses in red
and blue attire appear for the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania; the football
amazons show how Princeton plays
that fascinating game, and the crews
OF rowing girls and boys appear for
the giery of Columbia and Cornell.
The closing tableau showing the boat
in action is an imposing spectacle.
It is now Simon's turn to appear
and he enters in a whirlwind of ex-
element with his own particular yell,
Raw, raw, raw, half dozen oysters,
raw, raw. raw" Questioned by his
parents as 10 his whereabouts he
coolly informs them that he was put
up for the night-a bull had chased
him up into an apple tree so he had
made himself comfortable for the
night He explains that he would
have come home ii the bull hadn't
'butted in Complications follow
Simon's appearance. eliminating With
the patent medicine show scene, IN
which Simon sells the villagers sam
pie bottles OF his famous Uncle Sans
soothing syrup, two parts bluff to one
Of soap. made in Washington, ID. c.,
and stirred up with big stick. This
combination OF soap suds and water
is anything but soothing TO the
townspeople and Simon goes iato hid
ing, pending the blowing over of the
storm cloud he has raised.
* ~
Simon and Nose Concoct a Plot.
Act second shows the interior of
Judge Simple's house, with Simon's
room directly above the dining room.
Mrs. Simple is giving a morning
musicale and the guests are assem-
/ bled below when Simon and Nose re-
turn via the fire-escape. Nose dis
covers the presence of the guests, and
] Simon Immediately investigates by
( means of a secret trap door through
the floor Of his room. The refresh
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

beating high in The young woman's
heart, the calnaaess OF resignation still
ing the hope OF the mothers soul
So the message passed between father
and daughter. Then one day came the
1atefui message:
Mother IS Staying with ne TOW and
Sy-npachiZes with YOU"
Motherl MotherrI That was the Polly
BranI OF Vermont OF almost a half cen
fury ago. How time had changed
things-in what a different light things
appea red. now AID Thenl Old age does
not give Itself to hasty Judgment: K re
views the acts OF youth
Horace Raymond knew, deep down n
his heart OF hearts, that he had made a
great mistake. lie had loved but one
woman. and love FOR an hoU- had been
love forever.
The Washington times., 1905-09-10

which takes place during the absence
of Judge and Mrs. Simple, who have
been decoyed from the house by
means OF fake telegram written by
Simon and delivered by Nose. Simon
has been promised $40 by the circus
proprietor IL he will recaptdre a
monkey which has got loose. Simon
cannot find the ape, so persuades the
lone policeman, Abe Swatem. 10 don
a monkey skin and come to the fancy
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Went West and Married.

And that's what Horace did. He came
home after the war. went West 10 grow
up with the country. married and per-
haps forgot all about Polly. who by no
means had forgotten him. Polly was
true to her first love even after she be-
came Polly Wilson and was settled I'm
coy home in Clinton. Iowa.
AS the years rolled over the head of
Horace Raymond. hundreds OF miles
away. and-gave him wife and children
so they rolled over the head OF her
whom he mad called vie Children
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Simon Joins the Circus.

The wicked uncle tries all manner
of schemes TO induce his nephew 10
leave home. but Simon is adamant
The Washington times., 1905-09-10
Every Lily Hides a Girl

X X
Every Lily Hides Girl
The next scene is the frog pond
by moonlight" and is said to be a
marvel of the scenic artists art,
showing, as it does, the lily pond with
its ripping water. waving flags and
stately eat-tails. Nose is discovered
waiting at the trysting place for
Dinah, his lady love- Their tete-a-
tete is rudely interrupted by Simon,
who, dressed as huge frog, scsres
the little pickaninnies nearly out of
their wits Simon throws OF his
mask as the diminutive daraies scam
per OF, and then sings, -Froggie
Would a Wooing Co." assisted by a
concealed chorus OF girls, whose faces
are eventually discovered in the cen
ter of each lily pad The scene quick
Fly shifts 70 the circus grounds. and
the change from the placid moonlit
landscape 10 the hurly-burly OF the
parade. the wells of the sideshow
bankers and the blaring of the brass
band is most exciting As the parade
is about TO start the keeper of the
Brazilian baboon refuses TO ride IN
the cage with him, despite the fact
that the beast is muZZled- Simon at
once offers to take his place in the
cage with the furious beast, well
knowing him to be the policeman.
Abe Swatem. The play goes with
rush up to Simon's appearance as
a full-fedged performer, when the
climax occurs, as previously stated.
and all ends merrily.
Simple Simon Simple" was pro-
duced in Philadelphia last spring and
ran there for many weeks The
Philadelphia papers spoke very high
ly of the extravaganza, and readers
of The Times are assured that their
patronage will be well bestowed. The
lyrics Of the songs were all written
by Mr. Brown. but the music was
composed by several of the best
known musicians IN New York city
and Philadelphia. The production Is
under the direction Of Nixon & Zim-
norman. and comes to the Columbia
Theater for one week, opening to-
morrow night
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Celebrated Character Created by Clever
Cdrtoonist Has Been Made the Hero of
a Musical Play Which Is to Be Given
AT Local Playhouse ::
Playhouse

HE TIMES has long
wished that some en-
terprising playwright
would weave a story
around Simon and