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Raras. Relna auiIt.

Muskogee. June 1s.-The Arkansas
Valley Navigation association expects
20 start its fleet OF six barges down the
Arkansas river for New Orleans In
about three weeks Work Is progress
ing satisfactorily on the baFges. which
ART being built at Muskoges, Tulsa and
Fort Smith.
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Grayce-Edythe Is pretty foxy. She
won't say anything about her love az
fairs. but have an idea that she has
finally accepted young Saplelgh. Gladys
In that case she is apt to soon show
her hand.-Louisville Courier-Journal
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-16
oIsAsTRouc FIGHT.
Three Lives Were Lost and Sixty Per-
Sons Sustain Wounds.

Buda Pest. June l5.-Three persons
were killed and sixty wounded in cas-
uaities resulting from a aght between
strolllng players and villagers at Dere-
gikyhaz. Hungary. The players prom
ised to give an exhibition OF cannibal-
ism and a big crowd collected. but when
the players did not give the advertised
exhibition the villagers became threat
ening. wherupon one Of the players be-
came realistic and bit piece from a
spectators ear. A general light ensued
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-16

Mrs. Brown-My husband says there
has been quite a shrinkage In the stock.
Mrs. Jones-I see They have the same
trouble In Wall street that we do In
dry gOOds-you can't always get goods
that won't shrink.-New York Press.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-16
L,r1s Alfalfa shinmsnt..

r. V't g. ~, June Eighty Ave
carlp.a- 70 s'"llm were shipped from
here to Beaumont. Tex. A large guam
tits has boon also sent TO Africa. Con-
siderable g. being shipped TO various
points IN the United States
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Devoid Of Foundation.

Christiana, Norway. June i5.-Minls-
ter Of defense authorizes the statement
that all rumors Of mobilization OF the
Norwegian army and feet are devoid OF
foundation
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Cam. From On. Cloud

Rcnna. n. NJ June ia heavy rain
and hailstorm visited this section. Both
came from one cloud.
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Dies From muIs's Kick,

Odessa. Tex. June i5.-Uncle Charlie
White. eighty-two years old. the Oldest
man In Ector county. died from a mules
kick.
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National League.

St Louis. 3: Brooklyn. T.
Chicago. /: New York. o.
Boston. s: Pittsburg. ..
Cincinnati. s: Philadelphia, 2
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COLONIAL Horn

y, II. EDMoHDs. Prop.
First-class accommodations at sl.00
per day. Rates by the week on APP
plication. Near business part Of
town. Your patronage solicited.
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Southern Leaque.

Shreveport. 3: Nashville. 2: ten In
nings.
LATHE Rock. .: birmingham. g
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-06-16
international Fair Dates.

San Antonio. June i5.--lnternational
fair begins oct and ends Nov. 1.
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North Texas League.
South Texas Lsauu,

Paris. 4: Clarksville. 1.
Greenville. 3: Texarkana. 2
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pianos Postmaster.

Washington. June i5-Henry r
Barkman has been appointed postmas-
ter az Plano. Tex.
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Galveston. ?: Beaumont. 7
Houston. 3: San Antonio. :
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Madrid. June is.-spaln will recon
struct her fleet
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NOTICE.

Al the April term, 1906, the undersigned was
appointed BY the County Court Of BaEos coun-
", Texas, administering Of the estate OF 7. r.
Castles, deceased Persons holding claims
against said estate viii present them within the
time prescribed By law.
MRS. MABEL CASTLES,
Administrttrix Estate OF r r. Castles, deceased
Residence. Bryan. Tex MAY % June 2-o-lD
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BASEBALL.
Texas League.

Waco. /; Temple. 0
Dallas. .: Fort Worth. s.
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Philadelphia. 4: Detroit. 1.
Boston. =: Cleveland. 1.
Chicago. s: Washington. ..
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All Flood Danger Over.

from the flood Is past. and the hissis
sippl river Is falling.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-12
Washington Woman Work.
Sophie De Meissner's Translation of
"Ivan the Terrible"

The translator of Count Alexis Toll
stoy's Russian historical tragedy. Ivan
the Terrible. IN which Richard Mans
field has created such q profound i'm
preston, is an American woman. Her
name Is Madame Sophie de Meissner.
She is the daughter of Admiral Rad
ford. Z. S. y.
Born in Washington, she was. twenty
five years ago, one os the bellies of the
Capital. Sophie Radforo7 WIS., specially
noted for her horsemanship. But enc
day her mount failed her and she was
thrown. 1t proved the psychological
moment for a young man at hand. He
sprang to the young lady's rescue. At
this point the story is more or less con-
f1dentiaI. but the sequel was that later
she became the young mans bride and
Madame de Meissner.
NIadirni- de Meissner, q son of one of
the aristocratic families of Russia, was
at the time secretary of the Russian
lega ton in Washington Soon after the
marriage ne was transferred to Euro
pean capital and for many years
Madame de Meissner enjoyed the court
society of most OF the continental CEN
tiers. In St. Petersburg she became
quite a favorite with the imperial fam
ily, favor she retained even after the
Qe2tH OF hSE QlSltiiS utS.iS0 HuSDdtfd
The present Cars relatives are de-
voted to amateur theatr;cais. Their pro-
auctions are given on no mean scale A
cousin of the Gear is an especially fine
actor and he attempts the Hottest roles.
Among the published but Enacted plays
which attracted his attention was Count
Alexis To1stoys Ivan the Terrible. II
was never given In public because there
WAS a ban on the representation OF the
person of the Gar on the stage. But
Ivan the Terrible" was given Il magni-
flcent production in the theater of the
Imperial Palace before select audience
of the royal family and their friends
/ Among them was Madame Sophie Dc
Meissner.
She saw at once that here was a re
] naarkable role, role requiring the loft
/, lest genius and the subtiest art, and sht
began at once a translation which sas
sent across the ocean to Richard Mans
field The actor recognized a master
piece at once and cabled for Nine d.
Meissner. She came 10 America and to
gether they discussed the production
Two years ago Mr. Mansfield commits
stoned her to go to Russia and gathel
! for him all the photographs, drawing
| and paintings of historical personage'
! and places. as well as genuine antiques
! for the production of Ivan the Ter
rii5ie.'
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Nancy Brown S House.
Mary Marbles Portable Dressing Room
a Marvel OF Neatness.

Mary Marble, who will be seen al the
Lafayette Theater next week in the
snartest of all musical comedies.
Nancy Brown" has little portable
iiIotsss which she built, or rather design
ed and superinteded. Everywhere she
goes her little house follows her about
like the traditional little lamb that fol-
lowed Mary. and like the fleece on
Nary,s little lamb. everything in Miss
Marbles domicile Is white as snow ex-
cepting the pink figured walls.
'rhe house Is a one-room apartment
which serves as the clever condolences
dressing room. It's residents are Miss
Marble and her maid It folds up as
neatly as a lunch box. and is put to-
gether and taken apart. in every theater
n here Miss Marble plays. The walls of
this little house are made of some pink
Powered stuff that looks like summer
girls afternoon gown. There is full
length mirror bordered by three rows of
electric lights: one red. one white and one
dark blue Near at hand there is a little
electric switchboard controlling these
lights, and SO arranged that the actress
may get the effect Of her costumes and
makeup under the different colored
lights that are thrown upon the stage
by the calcium.
The miniature residence is daintiIy
furnished. There is a dressing table sur
mounted by a mirror. and there Is also
a portable washstand set in one Of the
corners. On reaching a city where an en-
gasement is TO be played. the first duty
of the carpenters attached to the
Nancy Brown" production is 10 set
up Miss Marbles dressing room in a
corner of the stage aud make the cleo
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pARTIYGyoNIsMs.

a Cleveland woman Who is somewhat
absent-minded at times went to the OPP
era house ticket office one day last week
and told the treasurer that she wanted
to get a seat for friend wi1e desired
10 see .Parsifal.
But she added, Il can't remember
the part OF the house where she wants
to sit.
circle %
perhaps 1t was the gallery 2s'
NO, ii wasnss the gallery" She
paused and frowned. All i can think
of, she said, lis baIky horse.
Then the treasurer gave her seat in
the balcony.
Some time ago the same worthy wo-
man went into an East End drug store
and asked the clerk for Esbenezer
We haven't anything with that name
in stock, said the puzzled salesman.
Why. yes. you have, cried the wo-
man. There's a dozen. at least. in
your front windows
And after she had pointed Them out
the clerk promptly sold her an atoEnizer.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Sea- erbu1d Concert.
Eminent soIoists Engaged and Fine
P.egran Provided.

The Washington Saengerbund will give
its last public concert this season at the
New National Theater on Sunday even
ing, March 10. and for this event the So
cIetyss talented and painstaking direc-
tor, Henry Xandcr, has not only pre-
pared an exceptionally interesting pro-
gram. but has engaged The services of
two of the most eminent soloists In New
York. one OF these Is Nine. Corinne RI
der K eisey. oae of the foremost So
pranes OF the metropolis. who viii make
her debut before a Washington an-
dlence. She is well and favorably known
In almost every large city irthe East
and West and no doubt is entertained
but that she Will achieve the approval
of the critical audiences Of the National
Capital.
The other soioist is David Names.
the eminent violin yirtueso, q 1rother-in-
Law Of Walter Damroseh. He comes
here with reputation for the most ex-
auisite work IN his line. His fataer-in-
law. the late Leopold Damrosch. was SO
impressed with his talent that he be-
aueatned 10 him famous old Guar
uarias. valued at 5000 which instru-
rueut Mr Maanes wsil use at this eon-
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ENDED THE coURTsHIp.

Marshal p. Wilder recently met a
friend whom he began to cflaT about a
certain young woman with whom the
friend had been on somewhat intimate
terms for years without apparent prog
ress toward marriage.
Well. how are you two getting on
now2'' asked Marshall. Have you
pIucised Up courage to ask her to marry
you2"
No = responded the other gIooniIy,
The fact is. the affair is over.
Z m sorry to hear that said Mar
shall How did the break occur?''
Well, you see. answered the friend.
some time ago / decided TO bring mat
ters to a crisis. I began by saying that
8 had a question [ wanted 10 ass neg.
She tossed her head and remarked that
any fool could ask questions Then
got mad and replied that perhaps it
would be just as well to let some fool
ask my questionS.5s-New York Amer
jcan
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A NEW USE FOE SHAKESPEARE

Mrs Maybrick, who has returned to
America after her fifteen years of i'm
prisonment In England. tells an amusing
aneedote Of her. life there. In the Eng
iish prison the eonvicts are not allowed
to use profane language, and the re-
striction becomes extremely irizsome for
mary of them One Of the keepers. says
Mrs Ma ybrick was once passing cell
when he overheard the convict within
talking loudly to himself The keeper
stopped to listen.
Out, damn spotis' he heard, repeated
over and over with Intense emphasis.
Here. your called the keeper. No
swearing-stop that
Tx man drew himself up and renIIed.
with dignity. DO you mean &c tell me. .
he inquired. that one can't even quote
Shakespeare in this place ?''--Harper' 5
Weekly
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Coming Attractions.


The theater-going population of FASH
Ington viii again pay homage to that
wonder worker and mlrth-niaker, The
Wizard of o. at the National Theater
week of March 2e In point of artistic
merit and esthetie beauty the play has
not been outsIripped by any of the re-
cent musical comedies. while fer orig
inality OF hunlor and novelty of char
aeterizations THE Wizard OF o. must
be &C claimed one OF the best specimens
OF genuine American extravaganza that
has emanated from American brains
There are rnyfiads of novelties in 1t.
From the rise of the curtain. showing
the devastation of the Kansas farm by
The deadly cyclone. 10 the sudden tran
sition to areamland in the Land Of OF,
the spectator is transported through
scene after scene, until finally the radt-
ant vision Of the very heart Of Dream
lard is reached. within whose rosy
haed confines the fairy tale comes to
fitting end A battalion Of pretty girls
lends the essential feminine charm to
the dozen or more iridescent stage pic
lures. The curtain will rise promptly at
s clock.
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THE WASHINGTON TIMES. SUNDAY MARCH II. 1905

for May Irwin 1t was addressed, Man
ager AIay 1r;sin''
Is the message paid for?'' asked
salter or the boy
The lad looked at the envelope. noted
the mark Paid d. H. and replied:
yes. it's paid for and it's from d. H.
Dave IIifl.''
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caase,s-chevalier and Others.

Inspired by the unprecedented demand
for seats for Cheyai.er. Mr.. Chase has
concluded that weeks engagement
viii not suffice to accommodate the
crowds, and therefore he has retained
achevalier for CIlases next week. The
other attractions viii comprise James
] Morton "a Fellow OF Infinite Jest
Jane Coarthope and company. in George
H EnserfcHss fstreical concoetion. "A
FIsherrnanss Luck the Camille COM
ady Trio, IN unique comic pantonime:
Josephine Ainsley, the brilliant come
dieIane. Reed and Shaw, in q surprising
gs.ranastic specially: the Misses Del
more, handsome and talented instru-
1r.entalists. and the motion pictures of
The Condemnation Of Faust. The
advance sale opens tomorrow.
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cert The full saengerbund chorus of
seventy-five voices. assisted by an or
chestra OF forty picked musicians, Will
be heard under the direction Of Mr.
Xander,
Tickets fer this concert are limited
and may be secured al Philpitts ticket
agency Dreop's3. 925 Pennsylvania ave
nue.
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columbia-De Wolf Hopper in Wang. J"

The announcement that De Wolf
Hopper and his excellent company are
to appear here at the Columbia next
week in Mr.. HoppeT,s first and fondest
opera success Wang" S. 5. Shubert
and William A Brady's elaborate Lyric
Theater revival OF The stirring old comic
opera masterpiece. IS event thtt is
sure to attract the attention of large
circle of theater-loving people the
famous piece embracing as IL does OPP
portunities for SO many popular amuse-
naent feafures-comedy. romance. mel
ody. topical verse, rich costarniag. char
acter study. dances OF every description.
beautiful women and brilliant scenic
effects The Eastern press declares the
new Wang IS shown at the Lyric
Theater for nearly three months. was
even superior to the old ~ ang. both
In the matter of company and stage set
tfngs. Shubert and Brady promise all
the scenery. costumes and general stage
properties that made his Gotham re-
yivsff famous IN d night
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Lyceum-Iolly Grass Widows.

The Jolly Grass Widows" come to
hernan.s Lsceum Theater. beginning at
tonorrow's matinee The company this
year will be better than ever. II will
display more pretty women. more clever
testers. and an array of specialties such
as no straight vaudeville house, can
command. Its two burlesques, THE
Widows Wedding Night, book by
Robert Fulton, and music by Harry Won
Tilzer,s and Down the Line. are re-
piete with handsome young women.
original hunor. and the eatchiest of
music. Among the vaudeville stars are
Snitz Moore. the German wonder;
Charles Burlharst, in Jew impersona-
lions, Carleton and Terre, vocal come
dians; Gruet and Gruet, biackfaced
testers; Mullen and Corelli. buriesque
aerobats; Garden and Somers, swell
musicians; jeanette Guiehard, a beau
tiful buriesauer, and the gay soubrette
duo. Tillie Storke and May Yuir
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gernan,s Lyeeuua.

The Dainty Duchess is the bin at Ker-
mans Lyeeas1 for next week. This Is
one OF the best burlesaae shows that Is
to be seen.
IN the company are many pretty and
shapeIy girls. ana the chorus is full of
good voices
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-12
Lafayetse-aouincy Adams Sawyer"

After a Mighty successful engagement
OF Two weeks II the Boston Theater.
Quincy Adams Sawyer" viii make its
second appearance at the Lafayette
Theater Monday. March 20. with the
same cast of characters and production
that has made such success in Boston.
among the old faxor1tes viii be Helen
Haaley as the blind Alice; Gertrude Au-
garte as the eccentric slavey. Samanthy
Green: Sabra Deshorl. who made things
,r1carsfo rtefJIe Ter everyone as Mrs.
Psitr-ar1l :zT II Stenhens as the aged but
asaerous country swain, Abnef Stiles;
Burton Adams as the digniiied but good
hearted Deacon Mason; Carlos Giles as
the young man in love with Indy Put
nam. ard Arthur Hastings.
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Academy-aFast Life in New York

For the week commencing Monday,
March -, a. II. Woods presents his lat
est drama OF home life in the metropolis.
ia fou- acts and twelve scenes. entitled
East Life in New York. introducing
Julian Rose. conceded to be the best
Hebrew cemedian on the American
stage.
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trical connections from the stage with
the intricate system of lights that ilium-
mate her little house.
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d. II.

New York messenger boys are up-to-
date and occasionally read newspapers
as well as volumes of Nick Garter.
old sleuth,. aud other literary gem
tlemen of their kind. Much has been
said in the public prints about May
TWINS reported engagement to a prom
ipent New York State politician. It is
not the purpose of this article to discuss
the truth or untruth of the report but
to give the messenger boy his literary
rigilttss sazsad 70 put him forward as a per
son IN touch with important current
topics. a few days ago IN Kew York a
dieaa head message with a conspicu-
Gus ID. H. duly printed on the en-
yelope came for Ed. r. Sa1ter, manager
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tober.
KelIett Chalmers. author of abb
gail" has sold another play, called
.,Sought After" to w A. Brady.
Paul Aeye has written a new play,
The Canadiaa," which viii be produced
at Frankfort, Germany, March 10. his
seventy-tifth birthday.
Cleveland Moffett and Sydney Rosen-
field have completed a one-act comedy
entitled "A Lesson for Wives" 1t was
presented ct the Century Theater Club.
Il West Sixty-seyenth street, the after
noon Of Friday, February a. The play
viii be seen later in vaudeville houses.
Gus Hill has contracted for two new
comedies which he will produce next
season. "One Night in New York is III
two acts and an American version of g
German play produced abroad as "A
Night in Berlin and translated by
Maurice Hey1lan. The musical setting
has been done by Fred Solomon. Mr..
Dooley. is the title of the other new
play. by Frank D. Bryan. 1t is founded
on the stories by Finley Peter Dunno.
Katherine Cecil Thurston husband
has dramatized his wife's successful
novel. THE Masquerader. and the
decentralization VIII be produced at the
ST. James Theater. London. by George
Alexander.
| a testimonial to Joseph Holland will
be held at the Metropolitan Opera House
in New York Friday afternoon. March
"a An auction sale of seats VIII be
| held Friday, March II, at which Mr..
! Silo. the weIl-known auctioneer. win Of
! hciate, assisted by numerous well-known
players. a souvenir program is being
made which will contain drawings by
Reid, Metcalf, yos. and others.
| Ethel Barrymore will appear in q spe-
i cialty Marie Dressier will sing, assisted
| by chorus composed Of nearly ali the
| leading neii and women at that time in
New York Victor Herbert and one of
the largest orchestras ever gathered to-
gether will play during the afternoon.
| Among the stars who viii appear are
/ Eleanor Robson. William Gillette. Franss
Daniels, David warfiefd. Lew Fields
! Francis Wilson. and Joseph Weber. The
playlets will be produced under the di-
rectIon of Julian Mitchell and George
Marion.
Plans for the reconstruction Of the Ca
sine Theater, New York, were submitted
/ to the building department this week
The plans embrace a number OF iiTzfsef-
tant alterations. such as lowering the
! auditorium TO The ground level. and witt
] arepreaf construction tl.rcsssssssss. -
cost OF about sl5a0o0. 1t Is not expected
that the work viii be completed befors
July.
Alice Fischer S supporting company In
cludes Grace FikIns. Frances Stevens
Mrs GeIaanch Ernest Hastings Davie
| Todd, Raymond Youngman. and Jane
son Lee Finney. 1.-THE School for Illus
bands" will be produced April 9.
Forbes Robertson VIII give talk OF
art at an afternoon TO be given by him
self and insisted otfiei
artists. Ia the ballroom of tbs Hote
! Astor on Thursday. March 3. at
O'Clock The afternoon viii be III IN.
interest of Elizabeth Ford. the artist
whose pictures Will be exhibited.
Claire Armstrong. who has under
studied the leading female role IL
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Fishing. and THE Bold Burglar :"
Next sunday an entirely new lot OF pic
lures viii be SHOWN
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Notes Of the Stage.

Victor Herbert and Harry B. Smith
will col!aborate in new light opera
for Lulu Chaser for next season. 1t
will be produced ia Pittsburg in Oe-
tober.