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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
Four.
THE WATCH NIGHT.

We gwine ter have a watch night viii
experience en- ali,
Ter tell erbout our doins rum dc
Springtimc ter de fall,
En- sorter feelin skeery, en- in =
shaky way,
Kaze, ter tell de liyin gospel, des
dunno what III say,
| don't lax New Year meetin's, Wen
de preacher make YOU rise;
| ruther read in private all my titles
ter de skies!
Dey starts me ON ter talllm bout my
Christian hope, en- den
| sees de folks what knows me, en-
dey never says, "Amen,"
Same ting wild all de brotherin, !
knows 'um, lef' en- right,
In Wen dey 20 ter talllin, don't dey
shet dey eye up tight?
Dey can't see muffin roun nm whi'e
dey spoutin by de yard:
de knows looliin at 'm, en- | tinllin
mighty hard.
But We gwine ter have he watch night
Il wish he come en- gomez
Ter sen de ole year whirlin en- hep
de new year on.
amt in favor er It; never t'ink It's
wise;
| ruther read in Driyatp All my titles
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
DON'T FORGET.

Winter winds are cold and drear,
Don't forget
You who lack not Christmas cheer,
Don't forget
There are weary ones who wait
BY dark and fireless CRATE,
While the Christmas Eve grows late
Don't forget.
Christmas joys are like a song,
Don't forget;
And the dreary nights are long,
Don't forget.
Though the city streets are wide,
Hunger wanders by your side,
Don't forget
There are little children trail,
Don't forget;
Women too with faces pale,
Don't forget
Men with idle hands though strong,
Passing in the ceaseless throng,
Christmas joys TO them belong.
Don't forget.
Love is better still than creed.
Don't forget;
For your help they mutely plead,
Don't forget.
While the bells OF Christmas ring,
And earth's happy voices sing,
To the poor your offerin Is bring,
Don't forget.
Ruth Raymond, In Ladies' World
New York.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
SHE KNEW.

It was in Sunday school, and the
teacher Of the class OF very llttlesi
children was trying to describe q
crown.
It's a beautiful circle, made Of gold
and decorated with precious jewels, -
she expla ned. Now can any OF you
tell me who wears a CROWN"
Kings do" said the boy with red
velvet tops to his shoes.
And some other peoples, too" said
the little girl with the poke bonnet.
Who else do, Dorothy" asked the
teacher.
Jacks" said Dorothy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
Riding Stang.

A strange custom in the north of
England on new years day slightly
resembles the game for Easter week
known as "heaving." II was called
riding stang" A stang is the same
thing as a cowl staff A cowl staff is a
big staff for carrying a cowl, and a
cowl is a water vessel with a handle
through which the staff is passed so
that it may be carried by two men.
Now on new years day as many PEG.
pie as liked, men and women, came to.
gether in a crowd with stangs and
baskets Everybody who was not
with the crowd was against it--that is
to say, was its legitimate victim.
When the victim was caught, if man,
he was mounted astride the stang,
which was raised on the shoulders
of two or more men, and, If woman,
she was put in a basket, which was
held by the stang thrust through its
handles In either case the victim
was carried to the nearest public
house, where the price of release was
sixpence-New York Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
RextyaIs cause Reform waye.

Burlington, Ia, Dec. 20.--The wave
OF reform Ia Burlington is growing or
of recent revival meetings resulted IN
the formation Of Civic Reform league
of 500 members and the issue tonight
by Master Caster Of an order closing
saloons on Sunday.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
A Picture OF January.

In the old missals the month Of
January was pictorially represented
by white haired man clad In furs,
bent with the cold and blowing on his
fingers to warm them. He Is standing
almost knee deep in the snow, and o
billet Of wood and sometimes an AK.
Is by his side.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
Method.

Rivers, in all my experience have
never known YOU to smoke as vile
cigars as those you are indulging in
now"
That's all right, Brooks. am
trying to make It easier to swear off
new years day"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
Not the Same Thlnq.

so all Of your daughters have mar
ried foreign nobllity?" remarked Ola
Friend, loftily.
Not by darn sight" blurted OH
Millions, who was tired paying bills
They married foreign titles. That's
ALL"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
A Matter OF Necessity

Willie-Why does a man swear of
so many things at new years?"
Crabshaw-He has to, my boy, for
he spent all his money at Christmas. "
Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-12-28
Tennyson-up to Date.

Ring out the old Ring In the new.
Wiring out the hotel napkins, too"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09

Our brad is guaranteed to be free irom all chemicals. Try loaf. The BISs Bakery. If
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Ordinance No. GA

To provide for clearing of sidewalks Cf snow and ice. The town of Skagway does Ordain as follows:
 All occupants, owners and agents of property abutting upon streets which are provided with sidewalks shall keep the sidewalks in front of their respective property clear of snow and ice.
 IL shall be the duty of the town mar shal when the cOud tiOn of any sidewalk on account of the accumulation of snow aud ice shall become a menace 10 the safety and convenience of pedestrians upon s,ld sidewalk 10 notify the Occup- ant of the abutting property to remove such snow or ice forthwith. la case such abutting property is unoccupied, ther the m srshal shall notify the owner Of the property to remove such snow or ice. and in case the property is un- occupied and the owner thereof resides outside the town of Skagway, but has an agent residing thereon whose duty it Is 10 care for such property, then the town marshal shall notify such agent to the same effect. If any such occupant, own, or agent above mentioned shall, afte~ having been notified by the town marshal as above provided, refuse or neglect to remove such obstruction of snow or i,e within one day after having received such notice, such occupant owl CT or agent shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr anG shall upon Con vic,ioa thereof before the nunicipa magistrate be subject to fine of not less thau five or more then twenty-five dollars.
 Passed the Council January l6 tn 1905
 Approved January 16 th 1905
 L. s. KELLER, Mayor and President of the Council. l.. W. :. McKean,
 Jerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
GtT TICKETS
Seats For the MinStrelS GO
 Fast

Seats for the performance of the Third Infantry minstrels which will be given At Elks hall Saturday nish ht are selling rapidly. Ever since the announcement by the Daily Alaskan that the sho" would appear without question this week trey have been going steadily
 There is DO doubt but that the per formspce will be the best of the kind that ever has taken place in the north The officers of the Third Infantry and all the residents of Haines who attend ed the two productions iu the gymna' sium at the post were very highly pleased and give the troupe the very highest praise.
 Seats are on sale at Kelly < Co.'S.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Ordinance No, 66

An ordinance amending sections l, ?, ,, II, and l5, of Ordinance No, IS, the same being sn "OrGinance providing for the manner and time of holding municipal elections for the Town of Skagway, Alaska apC for other pur- poses. Be it O. dained by the common council of the own of Skagway, Alaska that sec ions l, ?, ,, II, and b, of Or dinancs No IS, be and the same are hereby amended So as to read as fol- lows, towit:
 Section 1. An annual election shall be held, each and every year, iu the Town of Skagway Alaska on the first tuesday in April; said election shall commence at 9 O clO k a, m. and con- tinue until : o'clock p. m. of the said day, without closing of the polls. Section ,. At each annual election there shall be elected, by the qualified voters of the Town of Skagway, seven councilman, who shall hold there of l fees for the tern of one year and until their sue G ssoTs are elected and qnallti- ed. That at the annual ele>t'op, he d on the first Tuesday iu April l9.j there shall be elected by the qualified ters of the school district of the Town of Skagway, school boar consisting Of a director, a treasurer, and clerk, who shall hold their officers for he term of one, to and three, years respect | ively and until their successors are elected and qualified. At each annual election, thereafter, there shall b. elect | ed, by the qualified voters Of the hoo, district of the TOwh of Skagway, one member of the School BOard, who shall | hold his office fer the term Of Three Years and nntil his success Ir Is elected and qualified.
 Section ,. Int every male person, twenty-One years of age, wbO is a citi- zen of the United States or who has declared his intention of becoming such, and who has resided continuously ore year, next proceeding the ele5tiUn, in the Distric5 of Alaska and six months, next proceeding the elec ion, in the Town of Skagway, shall Le qualified e ectOr to vote for members of the com mon council at the annua! election.
 That all adults, who are citizens of the United states or who have declared their intention to become such, and who are residents of the schO district shall be qualified electors to vote for members of the Shool Board at the annual el ct- ion.
 That section If of Ordinance IS be and the same is hereby amended by striking out the following paragraph thereof, tOwit; "The other packages the Clerk must produce before the Board of Common Councilmen when in session for the purpose of canvsssing returns" and by adding thereto the following paragraph, towit;
 The judges of election shall declare the seven candidates for cOuncilm D, and members of the School Board who have received the greatest number of votes for their respective offices, duly elected and shall issue and de iver to them certificates of their election.
 That section l5 of said Ordinance IS, be and the same Is hereby repealed.
 That this Ordinance shall take effect and te in force on an after the date of It's passage and approval.
 Introduced Feb. 2 tn. 1905.
 First reading Feb. 2 tn. 1905.
 Passed. approved, and signed by the mayor, February 27 tn. 1905.
 L. $. Keller,
 Mayor.
 w. S. McKeap. Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
NOTABLE RUSSIAN
 RETURNS 10 SIIKA

Leo NabokOff, who can boast Of the distinction of having hauled down the Russian flag at the time of the transfer of the territory to the United States, arrived hese on the last Georgia. Mir. Nabokoff, at the transfer, was in the employ of the Russian Fur Company, His mission here is to take charge of the Russian archives now in the hbr- ary here and to translate the historic actions of the ancient Russian naviga- tors who were the first to make voy- ages of discovery in, and to take hold of the great northern land. Alas kan.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Public Service Q

There will be a service for the gem eral public this evening in the Presby- terian church. The subject will be "Earnest Seekers Rewarded" well known instances in scripture being cited.
 Mrs. N. B. Harrison will sing the solo '"The Lord Is My Shepherd.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09

W. S. McKean, Clerk.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
WOULD TREAT US
 JUST LIKE INDIANS

A Washington dispatch appeared in last Saturdays Juneau Record Miner, which said:
 "Senator Platt, ot Connecticut, af,er confering with President Roosevelt, has offered substitute for the Alaska delegate bill whereby an agent is to be appointed to look after the district, somewhat after the Indian agents on the reservations. The substitute will probably pass"
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Coun, Carboneau Ssips

Count Carboneau, who was sentenced to two years in the penitenJiary in France the other day, was let out on bail until he could recover from his ill., ness and skipped out. His whereabouts are unknown.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
A Fool PrOpOsi ion

The Juneau Record-Miner graveIy suggests that partizsn politics be !n- jected into the spring mu :cipal cleo lion in that city. They say there are times when it is good to take fools advice" but this certainly is not that time.-DoUglas News.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Elks' Meeting

There will be a regular meeting of SkagEay Lodge No. 43l, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at their hall, Thursday, March g, at s p. ID.
 All visiting Elks are invited to at tend. E. A. MURPHY, Sec'y.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Court Quit at Valdez

The district court which convened a, Valdez, November lS, adjourned Feb ruGrY IS. It was the longest session ever held at the metropolis of the west ward. Much business was transacted.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
PERSONAL MENTION

H. B. Dunn, of the Canadian Pacific, is at whitehorse. He is expected to return today.
 John Foley, long employed with the w. P. & Y. R., returned from Seattle on the Cottage City.
  R. D. Pinneo returned from White horse yesterday.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09

Baths 2 cents. Fine porcelain tubs Gt the POrtl nd Tod ying House. Rooms 25e, Soc, 75c and sl. Fifth avenue, op- posite Canadian Bank of Commerce.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
Two Boats Tomorrow

The Jefferson and the Ramona should arrive ln port tomorrow. They will have four days mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1905-03-09
SkaGvay Laundry

For frst-class work try Skagway Laundry. Twenty-Five years expert. euce. Telephone S9. tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
Kitty Cheatham as
Grace HarkaWau

The role Of Grace Hathaway. the de-
lightful. hirtatious ingenue in London
Assurance IS being played by Miss
Kitty Cheatham in Liebler & Co.'S not
able revival of the celebrated ole COM
edy, with Miss Ellis Jeffreys and her
distinguished ali-star cast. Since her
departure from the old Augustin DAILY s
company some years ago Miss Cheat
ham has not appeared in drama, but
has devoted herself to drawing room
entertainments, III which field she has
achieved distinguished success. Miss
CHI -tham,s old darby songs are genuine
plantation melodies, memories OF her
own childhood. when she heard the real
old Southern darlky singing at his work
and the black nanny cooling in the
nursery. Miss Cheatham has a host of
friends IN this city, who treasure agree
able memories of her triumphs at DAILY s
theater. notably as Bizzare IN the I'm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
NEW VIEWS ON IBSEN
BY ETHEL BARRYMORE
In Her Opinion 1t Is Utterly Foolish to Cover His Simplest
Statements With Gloom and Black
Crepe Suggestion.
Crepe Suggestion.

seems like a stupid superstition, doesn't
it? But it Is certain a harmless one. and
1t Is helping 20 make me determined &c
put my whole heart into this matinee
performan nee next Thursday
"A Dolls House, was printed in 1S79-
So persons who have been asking the
age of this youngest Iasen disciple can
easily figure it out. coDtrasted, with
Miss BarrymoTe's views OF. Nora ars
these opinions recorded by Mary Shaw:
rs 1t not q little wonderful how Ibsen
came To write four or five plays in
which the heart of a woman is absolute
y laid bare. absolutely probed 10 the
depths-that old, non-faced party sit
ting there IN that hermit study OF his7
How did it happen2 This way, surely:
Ibsen was great socialist IN his young
days. The compromise. corruption In
effectiveness of the = government dis
gusted him. and he went to ths cause OF
It He saw how men Trimmed, hattened
out under temptation and failed at need
He saw in them the eternal soft spot,
wondered where it came from. Then
he said 10 himself. The womani' He
asked himself. How can the woman,
eased round with all sorts OF reatrie-
tons. largely a bundle of the negative
virtues. give 70 her son the great souI?'
Then ne saId-in his plays: Release
the woman. Open her cage Il she
Toves 1t she'll walk back. but fsle.Il be a
free woman And shell. f5ld you. q
thousand reasons for staring there
when she can leave il that the Jailer has
never thought of! Let her even sin,
he says, but let her learn. and be
strong a Dolls House began, the
plays Ghosts is the sequel. Perfect
ly dreadful. people say about Nora
Helmer leaving her home and husband.
But Nora. finding in herself the liar.
the thief, exiIed herself until such time
as she could be worthy mother to the
children she had, and vorthily beaT otfs~
ers So I read it.
And Mrs. AlYing stayed. in Ghosts
chose TO remain at home. OF course.
The man was different. But Mrs. Aiving
did the conventionaliy moral thing
Oswald was the result. There, where
she grovels on the floor before her sea.
lansing into idioey, is the nnagnlfcanes
of Ghosts Every childH birthFisht Is
Iove-.what kind Of a life did you. give
me. mother? he asks. a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
My.EWAy.

81 have long looked forward to the
day when I could take up the more
enduring and impressive stage work,
said Ethel Barrymore recently. It
was not until a title while ag.s. how
ever, that I thought of Ibsen, and It
was my brotEi=r. Lone, WHO first put
the idea into my head Last year we
read several of Ibsea's works together,
but / couidn.t get i;E,sT -Eted at all; in
fact, for some ressss:s or other found
this reading an unr!e isa1H and uuprotit-
able task.
II did not read :. DGI'ss House at
that time. My tsn her went through
this alone. and at cree told me to get
the book and be SURF 10 figure very
seriously on the possibility Of being
attracted by its dramatic power. !
very soon followed his advice. and I'M
1nediately afterward eabled Mr. Iroh-.
man asking him if I could play the
piece at a matinee during my Chicago
engageme t. He wired back, Go ahead
and tn - you nave the whole story.
Il had some fear that my interpreta-
ton of Nora would be handled rather
rnercflessly by my friends the critics,
but / have been agreeahly surprised in
that respect. / believe tl1s four-fifths
of the gloom and mystery and subtle
black crepe suggestion with which most
of our actresses and actors who play
7Fbsen cover up his simplest statements
are utterly foolish: that when his dia-
logue Is natural he means it to be just
natural. IN other words, il is q ridicu-
Ious twisting after the mystic ana an
unwarrautable liberty to speak the line
Pass me the butter as II one were
covering up a threat TO kill-just be-
cause it's Ibsen.
"A Dolls House. is the very essence
Of simple naturalism, and [ try 10 play
Nora in a natural way, as | believe the
author himself would like te see it
played. The terribly tragic depths it
holds IN places are a legitimate part OF
The conception, but Nora, when she first
appears, and until her eyes are opened
later on, is nothing but a simple child
Il am not superstitious as a rule. but
am cherishfng q little superstition
about my fight into the new field. After
I determined to play the part of Nora
found that the book had been written
and printed IN the year was born. That
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
Coming Attractions.
National-ashe Stops to Conquer"


Seldom has such q company of stars
been seen on one stage at the same eitle
as that which will present oiiVef eTola-
smiths brilliant and immortal COMEDY,
"ssha stoons to Conquer" at the New
National Theater, for two performances
only on Monday and Tuesday, May Y
and % Eleanor Robson. Kyrle Beiiew,
Tsahel Irving. Louis James. j. z. bod
con sidney Drew, Frank Mills and Mrs.
charles Calvert ("the Mrs. Gilbert of
the London stage') form q combina-
lion the like of which never before ap-
naared In the splendid eighteenth CEN
turv classic In their hands the Wit
and huinor Of the great irish play
wright poet and novelist should find
and does find, according to New York
crttics-its most delightful expression It
WIS to be expected that Miss Robson,
after her unequiyocal triumphs as Ju-
lief in Romeo and Juliet" and as Con-
stance in Robert Browning's In a Bal
ccny'' would enter into the true spirit
of the old English comedy. Report from
the metropolis says that she has more
than met expectations Arch. high-spir-
tied and resourceful. Kate Hardcastle
offers the splendid young artistic fine
opportunities. Mr.. BeHew should be
thoroughly at home as the alternately
bashful and impudent young lover,
Young NARROW Though he has not
played the part before in some years. he
was long known as the best NARROW in
Nav York and London. Whimsical. ro-
mantle Miss Neville, Is role directly
in line with Isabel Irving's capabilities.
Louis James. with his long shakespear-
can training, frs snugly into the part
of Mir. Hardeastle. Mrs. Calvert Is the
most famous Mrs. Hardcastle ia Eng
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
Colunabia-"The Case of RebeIlious
Susan"

,
Colunabia-"The Case of RebeIlious
Susan"
1.-THE Case of Rebeliious Susan"
comedy in three acts by Henry Arthur
JONES' and which will be recalled as one
OF the big successes presented In this
country by Charles Frohman, will be
seen at the Columbia Theater for the
week beginning tomorrow night, at
which time Manager Joseph Llckett viii
inaugurate his spring and summer sea-
son at this playhouse. Manager Luck
EFT has succeeded in signing parttcu-
larly capable company of players; In
fact, the list of names submitted proves
conclusiveiy that Washington has never
had a stock company that could in any
way equal 1t In point of individual and
collective worth. Their names are Guy
Standing. John Dean. Fuller Mellish,
Malcolm Duncan. George CASTOR, Phil
ip Sheffield, Ira Hards. Charlotte Wal
ker. Jeffreys Lewis. Louise Galloway.
Ina Hammer. and May Hennessey..
Several of these players are known
to Washington theatergoers, notably
Messrs. Meliish. Duncan and Sheffield
and Miss Galloway. Mr.. Staneing, the
leading man of Mr.. Luclxett's company,
ington with a stock organization, is wei
remembered for his excellent work as
leading male support to Mrs. Patrick
Campbell during the past season, and
also for his numerous appearances in
productions made by Manager Charles
F'rohman, under whose direction he has
been for the past twelve years, his most
important engagement possibly being In
connection with the original production
of 1.-The Little Minister with Maude
Adams.
Jeffreys Lewis is another name 10
conjure with. She was star on her
own account not so many years ago. ap-
pearing IN La Belle Russo" 'Diplo-
macy and "Forget-Me-Not" She will
also be remembered as one of the impor-
tant members of the late lamented
Stuart Robson's company when that be-
loved actor presented Augustus Thomas
dramatization OF the life OF Oliver Gold
| smith. at this same theater.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-05-14
National-war Talk by Archibald.

Announcement is made by the manage
ment of the New National Theater, OF
"War Talk" as the advance notices
read, TO be given by James F.. J. =Arehie
bald, on Sunday night, May Il. Mr..
Archibald served as war correspondent
for Golfers Weekly In the conflict Ia
the Orient now going on. between the
Russians and the japanese, aud has
but recently returned after having spent
some ten months with the Russian army
In the field, While still a young nan,
Mr. Archibald has already served in
ten wars. in ali parts OF the world. His
last appearance in Washington was juas
after the Boer war, when he talked on
that campaign. Mr.. Archibald IS fell
low OF the Royal Geographical Society
of London. and is known as q keen OBJ
server of military matters. His latest
talk is Illustrated with $50 views made
from photographs taken by himself Ia
the field.