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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18

Although many OF tile 9cleverest ac-
,~tresses the world has known have cs-
'snyed the part, they have, with few
exceptions, failed in 1t.
Even Sarah Siddons, probably the
greatest tragic actress OF all time, was
Il failure MS Hamlet. largely owing to
the noiidcscript nature of her garments,
which were neither masculine nor feml-
1lne and whicn made it almost impos-
Sible to forget that her Hamlet was n
woman and not Il man, says London
lTIt-Bits.
Charlotte Cushmnn was perhaps tho
most brilliant player of male parts OF
her or, indeed. of any. other generation.
She was equally brilliant and convinc-
Ing ms Romeo, Cardinal Wolscy or
Claude Mclnotte, but when She made
the crucial experiment OF playing the
melancholy Dane even she proved
unequal to the task. III fact, her Ham
let was SO badly received i'll Dublin
tint she there and then made up her
mind never to play it again.
And yet her Romeo was such a tri-
'nmph OF acting that James Sheridan
Knowles, the great drnmatist and crit
lie, was completely carried away by it.
OF her acting of the passage where Ro-
me0 filings himself upon the ground,
talking the measure OF MI uuinadc
grave" he says: ut vas II scene Of top
most passion, MOI simulated passion:
mo such thing-real. palpnbly rcnl. The
genuine heart storm was on IN It's wild
est fuilncss Of fury. and I listened and
gnzcd and held my breath, while my
blood ran hot and cold. I am sure it
must have been the. case with every
one In the house, but / was all alb
sorbed in Romeo till n thunder Of up
,plausc recalled me to myself"
And of her assumption OF the difficult
part Of Claude Melnottc In ''The Lady
of Lyons" Justin Mccarthy says. II
have seen Claude Mclnotte played by
many great actors, from Macrendy to
Irving, but Miss Cusliman ecllpscd
them all. She created for me the only
human, the only possible. and the only
endurable Claude Melnotte I{havc eve
SEEN"
Miss Julin Seaman, q once popular
actress, was so severely, criticised when
lshc played Hamlet some years ago that
Ishc turned round on her critics and as
sailed them In IL very vigorous manner
The late Miss Marriott, who had one Of
the most beautiful voices ever heard on
any stage, was more fortunate, al.
though 1t was one of her least success
full assumptions, and In the ffties an
American actress. Miss Percy Knowles,
made such an unfortunate exhibition
of herself as tho melancholy one that IL
country manager actually issued n no.
tice warning his patrons against going
to see her.
Ellen Tree (AIrs. Charles Kean) was
the first to put on Hamlet's doublct
and hose; Mrs. Glover won Edmund
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18
THE LINCOLN CAR, A HISTORICAL RELIC.

This is tn private ar in which Abraham Lincoln used to ride when he
was resident BY contrasting 1t with some of tho wheeled palaces which
are furnished fol the use of ur chief executive today you get a II idea of
he progress W C have made iii this direction in less than half IL century.
Tho rebuilding of the shops of the Union Pacific railway at Omaha mas
brought to light this relic OF wnrthncs. around which cling Tie memories
OF tho martyr president. In 1864 the government built the ar to he
used by the president. 1t was most made us II in his visits to the
Army o. the Potomac. The car was built Mt the United States military
caTshoIS at Alexandria, Va 1t is 10 feet long and So feet wide and is
divided ino three compartments. 1t is ironciad, nrmo being set in br.
tween the inner and outer walls. rendering 1t bullet proof. The car was
used convey tho remains Of Mr.. Lincoln for inermentn Mt Springfield, Ill.,
AT the close of the wa the government auctoned off Il great deal of its
railway material and the Lincoln M n sold Ito Sidney Dillon, the pres
fdent Of tho Union Pacific, and L. @. Dunnt who removed it to Omaha.
A shed was built for the car N Il maj n engaged to watcha and cure
for It The intervening year. have left their marks III the old relic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18
Ncryc md Aerynns.

A celebrated English surgeon asserts
that the Japanese "havc no nervous
system" aud that nerves." as west
crn nations know the term, Is untrans-
latable In Japan. This invites Il refer
ence to the significant history OF the
words nerve and nervous" a
NERVE" by derivation from Greek and
Latin and by earlier English use, Is
really II sinew. When Pope speaks OF
nervous arms" he means exactly the
"brawny arms" of the village black
smith, and this sense survives meta
phorically in Il nervous style of writ
Ing" which Is very different from n
"neurotic" one. Shakespeare used
"neryy" In the same sense. But now
that "nervcs" no longer mean sinews
nervous In the common use has al
most reversed Its old meaning. In DR..
J%ohnson's time nervous in the mod
ern sense was still only medical can't"
Now men of nerve" arc very different
FROM plep Of nerves"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18

CriuOIiue,

In the World of Fashion of 1880 is
n reference to the new stun called
crinoline." Crinolinc was partly thread,
partly %horsehaIr. its name being com.
pounded Of tho French 'crin," horse.
hair. and "lin," flax. Hats, skirts and
all sorts Of things that were wanted to
possess n certain stiffness were made
of this material.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18
SPECIAL RATES VIA CO o.RourE

To Lewis & Clark Exposition-Pacific
Coast Tours.
The c. & 0. Ry. will, during the sum-
mer, sell round trip tickets to Portland
daily, going and returning via direct
routes and for variable routes through
California on specified dates.
For rates. schedule, dates for vari-
able routes, stop-overs, Pullman rcserv-
atoms, address,
T.. w. ROBINSON,
Ticket Agent. C. & o. Ry.,
6-ll-tf. Newport News, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-06-18

a woman can keep a secret about
another woman If it is something real
nice.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04
ole Nebraska Independent

forced upon the municipality. This is the present
deplorable situation
philadelphia is one of the four cities In
the United States with over 10000 population
that own their own gas plants. But munich
pal ownership, as 1t is understood in Phila-
delphia, is not ownership for the benefit OF
the people; it is ownership for the benefit OF
the politicians. Hence the Philadelphia gas
situation may not be talked of without sor-
row. The plant is now leased to private
company for q rental of 10 per cent OF its
gross receipts, which means at the present
time about $650O0O a year. But the Sc
lect" council of the city has new plan for
the future 1t has started negotiations which,
it is expected, will result in a transfer OF the
gas plant to the company for seventy-nve
years for lump compensation Of $25,OOO,0OO.
The company may charge 81 thousand for
gas until 1927 and 80 cents thereafter.
That is the picture under American boss rule.
After thirty-six years of ownership and oper-
alton of it's gas works the city of Glasgow is fur-
nishing gas to the public at 50 cents-reduced
from 81 10-and besides has paid OF a large part
OF the purchase debt The moral taught by these
contrasting pictures is that successful munich
pal ownership in America must be accompanied
by honest municipal government.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04
PAGE s

ploy for the same purpose So the objection that
there would be political and sectional interference
under public control is weighty, but these objec'
lions lie against private control with even greater
weight Possibly the constitution does stand in
the way of adjusting differentials-of taking care
Of places with less natural advantages for ship
ping than other places possess. But the whole
question is greater and more important than any
OF it's parts. Public control Is necessary, and iss
details can and must be adapted to that neces
sity.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04
PUBLIC CONTROL OF RAILROADS:

Walter D. Hines, formerly Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, in continuing his state
ment before the senate interstate commerce COM
mittee, endeavors to show that any government
tribunal could not fix railroad rates because IL
would not have time. In the section east Of the
Mississippi and south Of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers he said, comprising II per cent of the
mileage and IL per cent of the earnings OF the
railroads Of the United States, there were en-
gagged ia freight traffic five vice presidents, twelve
traffic managers and assistants, fortyfO general
freight agents, five foreign freight agents, and
twenty-five to thirty chief rate clerks, all en-
gagged in making rates There were in addition
from 400 to 500 travelling freight agents who
were constantly in touch with their superiors.
All these men were working all the time IN the
adjustment of rates.
Mr.. Hines asserted further that government
control would make freight rates a political issue
ASK the rate making tribunal would not be con-
trolled so much by conditions Of traffic as by
political power, and that therefore all natural
competition would cease.
Mr.. Hines, explaining differentials, said the
competition between the gulf ports and southern
railroads and Atlantic ports and eastern roads
for the grain traffic of the northwest was respon-
sihle therefor New Orleans secured low rate,
and New York wanted an equal rate Differen-
tials were the adjustments of competition be-
mental interference in these differentials. gov
eminent tribunal could not figure out what pro-
portion of the grain traffic should go to New
Orleans and how much should go to New York.
If the commission had power to fix rates
It would be compelled to fix a specific or minimum
rate. or the differential would be destroyed If a
minimum or specific rate was fixed then competi-
ton would be destroyed. The commission could
not move quick enough to fix rates to meet chang
ing conditions. II the government should as
sumo the power to fix rates it also would have to
assume the responsibility TO the welfare of COM
munities which had an unfavorable natural loca-
ton, just as the railroads do now.
Mr.. Hines has set forth the worst objections to
public control Of railways and in their very worst
light Those who demand control admit that the
difficulties in applying it are great Indeed this
follows from the very greatness Of the need Of
control which arises from the inherent difficulties
o. the whole great subject OF railway operation
But we insist that Mr.. Hines begs the question
when he asserts that public commission would
& be incapable Of doing what the commissions or
officers employed by the railroad companies are
doing. There is no reason why the public can not
employ men to make rates who are just as cap
able as the men the railroad companies now en-
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04


Railroad managers are stirred to action, II
not alarmed, by the tide of popular sentiment In
favor of real public control, which Is sweeping
over the country, and they are planning cam
paign of education" on large scale Eastern
railroad presidents have already established q
bureau OF publicity, land the western presidents
have authorized Slason Thompson to employ ex-
perts and begin separate educational campaign
in the entire western territory.
RAILROAD officials everywhere are expect
ed to seize every opportunity and every means
to SOW the gospel Of nOn-interference by the
government with the rate-making power.
Steps to be taken to convince the ship
pers that their interests lie with the railroad
arrangements rather than with a commits
sion clothed with the power to say what Ii f
i a fair rate and compel it's adoption. One
western railroad president declared yester-
day: The railroads are in life and death
struggle, and, Of course, we are going to do
everything In our power individually and col
1ectively to defend ourselves and our rights. ~
A second western president said: We have
delayed too long. We should have had an
organization long ago similar to that pos
sessed by Bacon to disseminate our views s''
The great danger to the popular cause and
SO the ground Of hope for the railroads is that
they may prevent action until the present wave Of
sentiment shall subside. Will it subsde? That is
serious question: On the other hand there will
be cessation OF opposition by the railroads
until they are beaten or victorious. They are
stayers and the people might well copy even
railroad conduct in this particular.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04

The Wall Street Journal is right on thfa
proposition:
"The senate committee on interstate
commerce begins today it's inquiry into rail-
road rate regulation, the object of which is
to secure information as preliminary to the
passage of bill dealing with the matter by
the special session OF congress which will be
called next October. An imposing list Of
railroad officials, including the presidents OF
the large railroads. is published, containing
the names OF those whose testimony will be
taken by the committee. The hearing should !
be extremely interesting and the testimony
obtained should be extremely valuable.
Meanwhile, there are certain plain principles
which seem to us to govern the case at the
outset"
And it is not far from right on this:
Starting with the principle that royula-
ton Of freight rates is the only practical
method of public control over the railroads,
the rest of the difficulty resolves itself into
question of detail in the method Of exer-
cising such control. We believe that it is
unnecessary to construct any new machinery
to accomplish what is necessary. Take the
interstate commerce commission as 1t stands
and fill it's membership with men of known
ability, experience and character. Remove
the commission entirely from politics by
making appointments for life pending good
conduct. Pay the members we'll enough to
get the best material in the country, and let
the commission act as the first court Of juris-
diction In the matter of rates. Facilitate the
appeal from the commission itself to the cir
cult court, so that there shall be the least
possible delay therein. Let the rates stand
pending appeal to the circuit court, but let
the circuit court Itself fix the rates pend
ing appeal to the supreme court, If appeal is
desired by either party. When rate is put
in effect, let it las for year at all events"
The Kansas City Star deals as follows wit
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04

Philadelphia has been cheated out OF public
ownership of gas by her political machine, which
has the distinction of being the worst in the
world. Some years ago the city owned the gas
works but the reigning political bosses conduct
ed the business SO badly that transfer to pri-
yate monopoly of the right to operate it was
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1905-05-04

The Kansas City Star deals as follows with
an exploded theory which President Tuttle of the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
DEPRIVED OF ITS HONORS.

The Pine Bluff baseball team was
cropped from the Cotton States
League yesterday. Pine Bluff is by
long odds the best team in Arkansas.
having won the Cotton States pen
nant last year and was within one
notch of the top when it was mystic
riously knocked out. We hate to see
this excellent Arkansas team depriv-
cd of is honors.-Poeahontas tArk9
paily Star.
There are several euesses as TO
why Pine bluff was so unceremonious-
y dropped from the league and de
IJrived of its honors.' one of which Is
that It would put out Of the wav ore
of tho strongest com Detitofs for the
present season pnHnant honors. and
in ne disba ndine Of the team il would
afford other teams in tha league the
opportunity to strengthen themselves
IN the fight against Greenville for
frs place at the close Of the season.
by employing players OF the Pine
Bluff team.
However. Pine Bluff is not serionsl:
hurt, as it means that the city Will
be without League bali for the remain
der of the present season only; TOY
eext year a mere compact league Will
be formed of Pine Bluff and other Ar
kansas cities. probably including
Shreveport. La. and composing
league which it is thought can be
made a financial success.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
GOING TO LEAVE US OUT.

A few days ago the Graphic print
ed an editorial from the Monticello-
nian in which il was asserted that l.
was the intention of the promoters Of
the North and South road, which Mr.
Parker is pushing, to give Pine Bluff
the "go-by.s From the same paper is
taken the following editorial which is
along he same lines as the first one
printed and which says that Pine
il does not aid The undertaking and
bring the road to this city:
1T is now claimed that the people
Of Pine Bluff don't want he north
and south railroad All right. Let
Mr.. Parker go ahead with his work.
and leave Pine Bluff out in the cold.
and give MS connection with Mem
phis and our merchants can go to that
place with their trade. Pine Bluff has
been doing some business down this
wav. but if it cares 50 little about il
that il does not want the railroad
Monticello people can 60 elsewhere.
and if the road is built so as to give
rs a connection with Memphis. Pine
Bluff will wake up to the importance
Of its mistake Mr. Parker Informed
our people that he had the money to
build the road and that il was going
to be built 50 let the work proceed
It is a northern connection that We
want"
It does seem that if Monticello could
raise $4,000 for railroad Pine Bluff
could easily raise a similar sum for
the same purpose but Pine Bluff fail
ed
OF course there NAV not be any
very great danger of Pine Bluffs be-
ing cut ont in the building of a line
north from Monticello, but there is a
matter mentioned in the Monticello,
rian whieh is we'll worth the eonsi7or-
alton Of the business men of Pine
Buff
BY every natural right the jobbine
trade Of the country through which
the road would pass belongs to Pine
Bluff, but il can be easily lost with a
line north which would let Memphis
directly into the territory to the ev-
clpsion Of Pine Bluff.
If the road shonld cove % D.
B!1f the iobbine business of the local
itY through which If would mass is not
the only business which would come
here but the superior inducements
offered by this city over the contig
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
WE LEARNED ALL
ABOUT TEETH

In the best dental schools IN th5
country. Then we acquired skill and
experience in years of practice. Now,
We offer you the best modern dentist
ry in all branches at moderate rates
Tell us about your tooth troubles.
Our office is newly equipped with
the latest appliances known to the
dental profession. With our Nitrous
Oxide Gas. Vitalized Air and Electric
al appliances makes Filling, Clean.
st!aightening Crown and BridgeWork
ard Extraction absolutely painless
We are the largest dental company n
he South and owing to buying cur
material in large quantities, are able
y offer greatly reduced prices in al.
ranches of dentistry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
4 KNOCK AT THE KNOCKERS.

CYNTHIA Grey takes a knock at the
knockers in the St. Louis Star
! Chronicle. and Cynthia does them up
in vigorous style The 'tknocker, is
= pessimistic nuisance generally. and
their number is legion. Right now
some of the knockers are predict
| ing complete failure Of the Panama
canal. as if Uncle Sam ever failed
| ir any undertaking he put his should
er to- These 'knockers' are foolish,
as most knockers are.
There is no power on the western
hemisphere equal TO that of the gov
ernment at Washington. which has
pledged Itself to the building of that
canal In spite of obstacles and diff
culties and in spite of knockers
and the foolish doubts they create.
the canal will be built.
There are rot enough optimists in
this land We worry TOO much and
predict failure often when We should
be helping make success.
That is a good thing to remem-
ber.
Some day. when the ships # all
nations are passing through the Pana-
ma canal and The greatest enterprise
ever attempted by man has reached
IFS period of usefulness. he knock.
ers.@ if they are honest and consist
ent. are going TO feel ashamed,
The worst class of knockers, how
ever, is that one which is ever ready
to knock local things. Some of these
'Bnockers@ have succeeded well. h'1t
seem TO want nobody else in the
tewn 10 succeed. and if somebody else
gives anv evidence Of push and en-
terprise they knock him. There are
some who seem to have an idea that
nothing can succeed without their
assistance, and they never seem ready
ta assist anything unless they see an
cpportnnitv to realize all the good
and all the profit there may be in
t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
How's This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars rr
ward for any case CT catarrh tha'
can not be cured by Halls Catarrf
cure
j. CHENEY & co. Toledo @
We, the undersigned. have knowr
F. ]. Cheney for the last fifteen wears
and believe him perfectly honora bl.
in all business transact ons and fnar
cially able to carry out any obliga
tions made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale druggists. Toledo q
Halls Catarrh cure is taken n
ternally acting directly upon III,
blood and mucous surfaces of the eys
tem. Testimonials sent free. Pre-
I. cents per bottle Sold by all dr,..-
gists.
Take Halls family. pills for cons,
patton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
AN EYE TO THE FUTURE.

Congressman Morrell, Of Philadel-
phia in an address 10 the National
C-uardsmen. told a story illustrating
the complica tions of civil and military
life in the citizen soldi:ry Mr.. Nor
rell was colonel of the Third Pennsyl
vania. He said:
my regiment was marching down
Broad street in the van of an immense
and magnificent parade. when, near
Walnut street, it became necessary
10 push the people back a little. The
ropes had broken at this point, and
The people, quite nnintentionally. en-
croached on the line Of parade.
u assigned a handful of Young pri-
Yates to help the police handle the
crowd. and one private. stationed
near me. ! kept my eve on. He got
every body back except fat man.
This person did not move.
.'Private. said L put that fat man
Gack.'
He says he can't get back. the
crowd is pushing so. the private an
swered.
Put your musket butt in his
chest said |. and force him back.
You are the stronger
Yes said the private, I know
I'm the stronger, but he's the foreman
of our shop.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21

MI H B. Pryor, manager of circu.
Ation Of the Graphic, makes the city
circulation his special charge. Sub
scriters failing to receive their papers
sorperly. will confer favor upon this
department by reporting carelessness
III failure to deliver at once. Phone
cid Sc: new 124
ADAMS PRINTING COMPANY
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21

nous cities and towns would bring Il
large amount of other business here.
It seems that Pine Bluff is not fully
alive to the advantages to be had by
the securing of more lines OF railroad.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-21
FEARLESS AND INDEPENDENT

The Chicago RecordHerald is 4
conspicuous example of the success
with which the public rewards fear
less nonpartisanship in the columns
Of great metropolitan daily paper.
+ is an independent newspaper, in
which men and measures are invafi.
ably viewed wholly from the stand
point of the public good. and not from
political party. 1t is the very revers :
Of neltral-fearlnss and oufspoken on
all the great questions of the dav.
but presenting its editorial opinion
upon independednt judgment and en-
tirely regardless Of political affiia-
ions. Partisanship is barred as
strictly from the news columns as
from the editorial page. All political
news is given without partisan color
ing. thus enabling the reader to
form correct conclusions for himself.
In the ordinary partisan newspa per
political news is usually colored 10
such an extent as to make it difficult
if not impossible for the reader to
secure sound basis for intelligent
Judgment