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The Washington times., 1905-04-23
EASY BEING a HERO
FOR WEEKLY STIPEND
DR.. Deshon of Arizona Company Enjoys Stage More
Than South American Imbrogos.

studied medicine in New York city.
Frequent calls for his services in private
theatrcals led the way to the stage,
and he has thrown aside the medical
profession for a career before the foot
lights.
He has been playing the Mexican in
Arizona" for several seasons and has
begun to live the part. DR.. Deshon is
easy, natural and graceful on the stage.
and his love-rnakingts described as of the
order which causes susceptible women
to sigh for Mexican sweethearts. Per-
sonally, DR.. Deshon is a most delightful
ta1ker. He has an accent which easily
betrays his Spanish ancestry, and he
handles the guitar like Don.
1T : as easy to be a hero on the
stage as in war" philosophically OBJ
served the actor, land there is less
danger and more money in it,
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Klein, founded on picturesque Incl
dent in the, romantic life of Madame Ju-
mel. Aaron Burr and Edgar Allan Poe
both appear as characters.
The Grand Opera House, of New York,
Will be remodeled. redecorated and re-
furnished this summer.
Harry B. Stanford sailed Saturday,
April Is. on the Minneapolis for Lon
don, where he opens April % at the
Theater Royal, Drury Lane, in the
spring revival engagement of Sic.tIenry
Irving.
AS Frank Daniels believes he has
found satisfactory vehicle in Ser
geant Brue," the new musical farce that
comes to the Knickerbocker Theater
on Easter Monday, Charles Dillingham;
has sold the touring rights Of The Of
fee Boy" to Fred Nixon-Nirdlinger of
Philadelphia.
Blanche Deyo, who was injured by her
dance in The Cingalee." is getting bet
ter, and will soon be about again
Frances Lynn, who was unable to act
for nearly two years. has now complete.
Iy regained her health and is appearing
in THE Heir to the Hoorah." But that
she has not been idle is attested by her
frequent contributions. in prose and
Verse, to several well-known pubiica-
ticns Among other achievements she
has recently designed "a new and brill
liant ballet effect to be used in a forth
r,rodr1cffop
THE Queen of the Highway received
a new consignment of six wolves at
Hoboken. April 6.
Castleton and Chapel have been in
New York several weeks selecting the
principals and chorus for the summer
and season of 1s05-1so6 of the Castleman
Opera Company Among the principals
engaged are Atalie Claire. Arthur Cum
Frederick Knights, Bertha
Darel. and Carolyn Lunn. The company
will open for a run In Milwaukee May
21
Marie Doro Will go abroad with the
William Collier Company to play the
part of Lucy.
John Griffith on April entertained on
the stage at Lincoln, Neb., the Hon. w
J. Bryan, and spent the following Sun
day at Mr.. Bryan's country home,
"Fairview," as the latter's guest Mr..
Bryan said it had long been his inten-
ton to favor legislation giving the ac-
tor and travelling man a chance to vote
on Presidential elections, realizing that
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they were on tour at that time OF the
year.
Claude Gillfngwater. after an associa-
ton of seven years with David Belasco.
during which time he has been pror,,i-
nent in support of Mrs. Leslie Carter in
'Zaza,' ''Du Barry" and "Adrea:,
Blanche Bates in Madame Butterfly"
and Under Two Flags" and other Be-
ls SEQ productions, will sever his connec-
ton with Mr.. Belasco at the close Of
the present season. All of the charac-
ters in which Mr.. Gtllingwater has been
seen in the above-named plays have
been of a more or less serious nature.
Next season, however, he will make a
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months engagement there the players
will return to New York and appear
in the comedy at the Hudson Theater,
June L. ii1,
Prominent in the support of Francis
Wilson are May Robson. Edith Barker
and William Levers.
Jacob Adler has been engaged to ap-
pear as Shylock in the production OF
The Merchant of Venice in which
Percy Haswell will be seen as Portia
at the American Theater on May Is
He will play the part in Yiddish, while
the supporting company will be com
posed of English speaking players.
The rank OF knighthod in the Legion
of Honor was conferred on Adelina Pat
Ii baroness Cederstrom in) Paris, April
Il
Owing to the double bill to be offered
at the New National this week, the cur
tain win rise at o'clock for the even
ing performances and at . O'Clock for
the Saturday matinee. Only one matinee
will be offered.
The condition of j. H. Stoddart has
considerably improved Should the i'm
provement continue his doctor says he
will be able to leave for his home in
New Jersey in two weeks. His son has
returned to New York
Ida Conquest, now with Ellis Jeffreys
in London Assurance" at the Knick-
erbocker Theater, has arranged with
lio M ~ tn In OF n ptr
company this summer in Buffalo.
Secretary of the Navy Moody gave a
box party at The Education of Mr..
Pipp," In New York city, April TO-
Maude Adams has purchased a farm
at Lake Ronkonkoma near her country
place.
Helena Frederick, prima donna of
The Tenderfoot,' closed her season at
Terre Haute. Saturday. April 10.
Tim Murphy is having his portrait
painted by Arsene La Croix. French
portrait painter, who went to ST. Louis
to exhibit at the exposition. The pic
ture was begun last week while the
comedian was playing the Worlds Fair
city The artist accompanied Mr.. Muir
phv TO Detroit. but will finish the work
without further sittings.
Grace Filkins is to star next season
under the management of F. C. Whit
ney He will probably use for her a
new four-act comedy drama. written by
Edith Sessions Tupper and Charles
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Dr. Robert Deshon, who will be seen
at tae Lafayette next week in .Ari-
zona,' is mar on whose head the
Nicaragua government has set price.
The actor some twelve years ago was a
citizen of the little Central American
republic, and he took it into his head
to start something"
A revolution was soon under way, but
the revoIutionists did not succeed. apd
Deshon fed to New York. His brother,
Edward Deshon was killed in battle. II
was planned that the young revolu-
zionist should be given an important
position with the government, and that
Edward was to be made minister of the
interior. but the fortunes of war
changed all this.
Robert. once in this country, became
a citizen of the United States and
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Notes of The Stage.

ne Little rather of the Wilderness -
will not be seen anywhere this season
after the fulfllment of Mr. Wilson s
Washington engagement. Mr. Wilson
Will continue to offer the Clyde Fitch
play, Cousin Billy" but the one-act
play will be kept for use next season.
Maxine Elliott on arriving in Lon
don. April 16, found that the scenery
for her play had been accidentally left
behind in New York. She was compelI-
ed to postpone her opening until April
25
Manuela Porter Creek Indian prin-
cess and daughter of Gen. Pleasant
Porter. chief of the Creeks Of Musko-
gee. l. T., will make her debut on the
stage next season in Marie Cahfll's com
pany- She has been studying vocal
music in New York this winter. and it is
said she will sing an Indian song in
the new play
Joseph Arthur reports recent bur
glary of his residence at Pelham Manor
the thieves securing booty worth from
$500 TO s2.0O0.
The Little Father of the Wilderness
was written especially for Francis VII
son by Ausiin Strong ana Lloyd Os-
bourne
iiarry Bagge, formerly we'll known
here as an actor. was in New York last
week in the interest of the London
Chronicle. Mr.. Bagge is associated di-
rectly with the Paris Office of that jour
ma.
r. Daniel Frawley viii be starred by
Henry B. Harris on the Pacific Coast
in Ransom's Folly. which was original,
ly played b. Robert Edeson.
James J. Corbett has signed a five
years contract with Henry B. Harris
Beginning next season he VIII be star
red.
Edna May viii continue in The
School Girl until the end of May, af.
ter which the company viii disbant
for the season Miss May Will not sc
to London. as was originally planned
but will remain in America and begr
her next season at Days Theater in &
new play
William Collier and his company II
The Dictator sailed April 10 on the
Majestic and will appear at the Comedy
Iheater. London May 8. After q
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,AFAYETTE OPERA HOUSE. MAY I. go
Church Choral Society,
COTTO T. SIMON. DIRECTORY
'STARAT MATER" by Pereolesi

I@hN' % bVIcHI'
And Solos by Bach. Handel. and Haydn
Soloists-Mrs. Maria Kunkel Zimmerman,
Soprano and Mrs. Maude Wilson Grove
Alto, of Philadelphia, Pa. Chorus of 100
Womens Voices. Under the patronage of the
Bishop of Washington, the Entire Clergy of
the Diocese, and Prominent Society Women
Benefit OF the Girls Friendly Society.
TICKETS. SOC. 75c. 81, Sl.50; Boxes. SO
PhiIpitt's Ticket Agency Gin Droop 81, 925
Pa. ave.
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S. S. Breese Stevens. treasurer of the
Burton Holmes lectures, and Mrs. Ste
yens, who was formerly Miss Ethel Ir-
Wig Ashby, of this city, sail on Satur-
day next for London, England, where
Mr. Stevens will take up the financial
end of Mr. Holmes London engagement
and of Mr. Holmes European tour dur
ing the coming summer.
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Tf1EATERS ANNOUNCE FINE SPRING OPENINGS

of his original adaptation from the
French entitled mo More Trouble. -
The bill will include also Miss May Bel
fort, English singing comedienne; Tony
Wilson and Mile. Heloise, the originat-
ors of the Tramplin; Bonita and her
Cuban midgets; Mile. Amoros, French
cEanteuse and aerialist; Newell and
Niblo. with saxophone violin, and
xylophone, and motion PICTURES of the
making of a modern newspaper.
"Mama's Papa"
Joseph Hart and Carrie De Mar will
be seen at the Columbia for the week of
May l in their new musical comedy
Mama's Papa" which comes here di-
rect from its five weeks run at Hyde G.
Behmans Theater. Chicago
THE Female Detectives"
The Russell Brothers in their new
Play, The Female Detectives will be
the offering at the Academy for the
week commencing Monday, May l.
Moving Pictures Tonight.
The moving pictures at the Academy
for tonight include 1.-The Man Behind
the Gun, Barcelona by Moonlight "
The Escaped Lunatic" STORY of ar
Ex-Convict. > What the Window Clean
er Saw, and much comedy.
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departure, almost from the sublime TO
the ridiculous" having signed a con-
tract with Charles B Dillingham; to
originate the leading comedy role sup
porting FRITZ Scheff, in the new opera
which Mr.. Dillingham; will bring to New
York for a Broadway run
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Maxine Elliott. on arriving in Lon
don. April 16, found that the scenery
for her play had been accidentally left
behind in New York She was compell-
ed to postpone her opening until April
25.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

William Collier and his company in
he Dictator" sailed April 10 on the
Majestic and will appear at the Comedy
Iheater. London. May 3. After a
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Harry B. Stanford sailed Saturday,
April 15. on the Minneapolis for Lon
don, where he opens April % at the
Theater Royal Drury Lane. in the
spring revival engagement Of ST.. Henry
Irving
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Helena Frederick, prina donna of
The Tenderfoot,' closed her season at
Terre Haute. Saturday. April 10.
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months engagement there the players
will return to New York and appear
in the comedy at the Hudson Theater.
June T. -,
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Blanche Deyo, who was injured by her
dance in The Cingalee." is getting bet
ter, and Will soon be about again.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Maude Adams has purchased a farm
at Lake Ronkonkoma, near her country
place
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Klein, founded on picturesque Incl
dent in the, romantic life of Madame Ju-
mel Aaron Burr and Edgar Allan Poe
both appear as characters.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Secretary of the Navy Moody gave d
box party at The Education of Mr..
Pipp," In New York city, April TO-
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Prominent in the support Of Francis
Wilson are May Robson. Edith Barker
and William Levers.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

James j Corbett has signed a five
years contract with Henry 3. Harris.
Beginning next season he VIII be star
red.
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

Grace Filkins Is to star next season
under the management of +. G. Whit
ney. He will probably use for her u
new four-act comedy drama. written by
Edith Sessions Tupper and Charles
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

The rank OF knighthod in the Legion
of Honor was conferred on Adelina Pat
Ii OBaroness Cederstrom in) Paris April
"a
The Washington times., 1905-04-23

The Grand Opera House, of New York,
Will be remodeled, redecorated and re-
furnished this summer.
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Flying Fish.

Flying fish are very voracicus. In
their turn they are preyed upon by
barracudas. sharks. eolphins. blll.ssh
red-hsh and hundred and one others
Nature has colored the flying fish pro-
tectiyelv. The back is a deem blue
merging into the blue Of the seas they
frequent. so that thev are Invisible a
few. feet below the surface. while tn.
underneath is dazzling white. and to
hsh that looks upward must merge
into the light falling on the sea. In
addition they possess the unique pow.
er Of flight Flying FISH are about sew.
en- inches long and the spread of wings
is about equal to their length. The
wing Is Of thin. sauzy substance.
having stiffening sinevs. like the fiber
Of leaf. 10 strengthen II.
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:iert Water Pines

Very prit,itiy water pipes Of an 49,
Client date have been discovered in the
streets Of ) anchester. England. They
we're followed, ,-st tree trunks fitted
together so as tn make a wooden con,
cuit- The joints were somewhat in
the style Of these OF a fishing rod. the
thin end OF one trunk being made 10
~ into the thick end OF the other. I;
is supposed that this means OF supply.
ting Manchester with water was In use
about 200 years ago. and discoveries
OF the same kind made In other towns
20 10 confirm that view. The boring
through the wood was about four
inches In diameter. The supply Of Va.
ter in those days was not only much
less in absolute quantity than now. but
very much less In proportion to The
population
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HIS IDEA OF BANKRUPTCY.
Indian Native Evidently Had Had
Painful ESrerierce.

4 native OF India. who had lost a
large an punt Of money through the In
solyency Of an English merchant. eS-
plalned the English insolvency laws
as follows: In Burma the white man
who wants TO become insolyent goes
into business. and gets lots OF goods.
and does not pay for them. He then
gets all the money he can together.
say 10000 rupees "a rupee Is SO
cents. and puts all OF II except 100
rupees away where no one can auG IL.
With the 100 rupees he goes to a Judge
Of the court and tells him he wants
TO become bankrupt The Judge then
calls all the lawyers together. like.
wise all the men 10 whom the white
man owes money. and he says: This
man is iusolyezt, but he. wishes TO give
yoI all that he has got, so he has
asked me 10 divide this 100 rupees
among you all The Judge thereupo7
gives the lawyers 90 rupees. and the
remaining 10 rupees 10 the other
men Then the insolvent goes home
10 EnglanC"
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THOUGHT IT TOOK BRAINS.
pressmaker Surprised When She
Heard Employer Was an Author.

A young woman author recently
hired a German dressmaker to do
some work for her. The German
came to the apartment daily. and after
8 consultation or fitting the writer
would leave to go about her own ousi'
ness
I could see that she was trying 10
place ne, said the author. in telling
the story. When she first came and
saw SO many pictures and sketches
Ahou; the house she asked me IL
could paint. and | replied in the mega
tive.
Then she looked around for a
piano and seeing none. asked IL
could si.le Again told her no, and
OF course II was quite evident that
knew no;hing about dressmaklng.
on her last day l decided to end
her suspense. so after little friendly
conversation / informed her in vague
but Impressive terms that / wrote,
mentioning one or two things that She
recognized. Her honest German face
was raised in wonder TO mine.
You don't say. uowl You do all
dot. But always thought it took q
lot Of brRins,' New York Sun.
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Relics Of Eaneu, aas.ll.-

The famous csTnavale; Museum. o.
Paris. has juA received a notable &C.
quisition-the keys Of the Bastils ara
a pair ot naHaeles. which viii have a
mourEful Interest FOR Ensi!shmen
After The destruction OF the fortress
prison the keys were presented as a
memento to Santerre. brewer. solder
and revolutionary leader. In xhosa
family they have remained 20 this
day. His great-granddauEhter sine
Villain. has now presented them to
the rzuseun, together with the nan.
aeles. 70 which this inscription is at
tached. in the writing Of Sautsrre.
"Manacles which were OF the wrists
Of an old man. exhibited in TIE
streets This old man was an Eng
lishman named whyte. who. IKE
many another poor prisoner. had be
come insane IL the Bastile.-Loudop
Globe.
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No whl,,lino On eo,,s s.,.

a civilian on the quarter deck OF a
baitleship was waiting 10 see an of.
Ger. and to beguile the tedlun Of xaI,.
Ing began to whistle a popular air
softly. He had not gone far when he
was requested TO desist Seeking a
reason for this rule. he was told ;ha,
whistiing would interfere with boats
wain's calls 1T isn't your single
whistle that would cause the trouble :.
he was told, but II whistiing we're al.
lowed. there would be a chorus Of 4,
going on most Of the time. and then
the boatsvain's whistle would s;and a
poor chance Of being heard
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DISCHARGE OF 4 DIG GUN.
Firing Of q rhirteen-Ineh Shell . Sight
Never TO Be Forgotten

To see thirteen-inch gun loaded
and fred IS a sight no, to be forgot
ten. The projectile is thirteen inches
in diameter. three fee, in length and
weighs 100 pounds The powder
charge for targe; practice is $50
pounds The cost OF each sho, Is
$500.
When all is ready on the range. the
signal siren sounds. there Is blind
ing fash, roar like thunder and
jarrins shock. then you her the
whining screech OF the she'll for all
the world Ike a fast express round
inE a sharp curve. The proiectile IS
visible almost from the time ii leSves
the gun; you see 1t rip through the tar
get and strike the water beyond.
throwing up a column Of liquid many
feet high
The shell skips. much like the fat
stone skipper OF our boyhood. and
again a column o. water shoots up
two miles or more farther out 10 be
repeated time and again The shell
IN its fisht can be watched without
the aid OF glass for eight miles or
more in clear weather
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COST OF LIVING IN i7s7.
Market Report in FRS; Issue Of New
York Advertiser.

A copy OF the first issue Of the NeE
York Commercial Advertiser. dated
Monday evening. Oct. ,. 1871. is pos
sessed by r Burns Llnfermzu OF Sy-
racuse. y Y, having been in his fam
ily for nearly los years. Il IS a four
page publication. printed daily and ra;
al $ a year.
The Price Current gives the prices
OF commodities Of more than loo years
ago. Butter then sold for Il cents a
pound. while beef ranged from SO 10
SI2 barrel Flour ranged all the
way from $3.50 10 IS a barrel Pig
iron was quoted at $50 TO s525o a ton.
country bar at $3.50 10 Ss5. the same
refined al 800 10 $40. while rolled
iron was placed al $50 10 sl55. Oak
boards we're quoted at $3.50 per NJ.
and North river pine vas the same.
Nails cost l2 cents a pound. Brown
sugar vas sold at u aud IS cents a
pound. white sugar az IS and IS cents.
while lump and loaf sugar weighed
on; at % and % cents respectively
German steel vas then Il ceuts q
pound
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BOAT on GREEN RIVER
NEW STEAMBOAT. CITY OF MOAB
Will Run From Grand River staton ."
the o. & r. G. Railroad to
Moab. Utah.

Had It not been for an obstruction IN
the Grand river, encountered oE the
steamer City OF Moab. on Its maiden
trip, the little Utah city OF that name
would have held the greatest eeisoI@-
tion in its history by this tine SAYS
the Denver Republican Of Juae is;-
However. the enthusiasm OF :he Tesi-
dents over the opening OF the GTana-
Green and Colorado rivers TO r2fis2-
tIon by the Green-Grand SaytEAuo1
Company has NOT waned IN the shsH'-
est, and when tue boat does TeAea t1e
city. probabaly within thirty ca! >
there will be a rousius demonstration
J. J. Lumsden. president OF N,
Green-Grand Navigation COMPANY. anu
c. \. Anderson. captain OF the Sll! OF
Moab" owned by the company ana op-
Grated on the Green and Grand rivers
between Green River station on the
Denver & Rio Grande, and MOAB. CtAh'
we're visitors in Denver yesterday. In
describing the new steamer, most
uuique sort of a craft, Mr.. Lumsden
said:
THE City of Moab, built last season
ana lAlllIltu III =NllAl H. - AAAN- -
long and nineteen feet deck beam, mas
TWO decks and can handle from fifty to
sixty tons of freight and from fifty to
sixty passengers. There are ten com
Portable staterooms and the passenger
accommodations are first class. The
boat Is operated by n gasoline marine
engine Of sixty horsepower and Is cap
able of making from twelve to fifteen
miles per hour The distance from
Green River station to the junction OF
the Green and Grand rivers is about
l40 miles. ana from this junction to the
first cataract in the Colorado river the
distance is about five miles. From the
junction Of the Grand and Green rivers
10 Moab the distance Is about ninety
miles.
At the present time there Is an OBJ
sfructIon in the Grand river about five
miles above the junction which pre-
vents the operation OF the boat through
20 Moab. This obstruction. however,
does not prevent the operation OF the
boat between Green river and the FIRST
cataract on the Colorado river. and as
BE- Is the intention OF the company "a
dynamite the obstruction In the Grand
n Is expected that within thirty days
to will be possible TO operate the boat
through 70 Moab. The trip TO the cat.
aTaCts and return can be made In -four
days and this allows ample opportunity
for stopping along the route. thus en-
ablinG the tourist TO examine the Gin
DweIlers' remains and other interest
ing points.
The scenery for the entire distance
Is magnificent. walls OF the canons in
many places rising to a perpendicular
height OF from 1000 TO 5000 feet,
About twenty-five miles south of Green
River station the river enters a stu,
ptudous canon and the boat does not
emerge until Moab. on the Grand. Is
reached. The proprietors contemplate
establishing 4 hotel at point not yet
determined on. in one OF the canons for
the accommodation OF tourists and eX
cursionists. 1t is their expectation to
provide these hotel accommodations
before the present season is over.
THE navigation OF the river is no,
attended with the slightest danger. as
the current does not exceed three miles
per hour.
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The gns sns nsnlrnI,,.

'Ar!s- ieJ us so hsrcs.
The twelve heard IasiF Lord. and quickly
Tos'ihsr hey had swseuy talked and
Now. strtts: Il must no Ioaser be de-
Arise ie; Us 20 hence
The year : past To yoa 81 has been
Your rai5,a. your hear, 1, zov oppressed
He cried the sam. TO y0g-yaar au,y-s
Arise. let Us 90 hence
What dos y matter hat clouds have
Is eha54ifs,;s. less worthy because as
Has hsPs ?? place because you Onss have
Arise let us 20 hsrer.s
re stops not again viii He be denied
Last Var you turned aVay when thus
It cost yug Esueh. Cast out your sinful
pF'Is-
Arise. let us % hezer~
EaHlsh ~, iasi year from yGlf heart and
Look 5o~ upward, onward, and no, be-
Thar. liE6l Joy. peace. aad triumph ysa
-chalmers p Dyke. In New York OBJ
server.
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Limits to the Value Of s.I,oie,

Some years since a meeting va.
heid to discuss selling the Old South
Meeting House in Boston. The srxu.
ment advanced BY the advocates o.
the project vas that the land had be.
come too valuable for business to be
longer retained for church purposes.
The late Charles p. Thompson Of th..
Superior Court bench appeared ID On
position. and replied to this asrumess
b saying that ~ yas sorry to ieorn
0ee rsel estate - advanee1 e 80
. h1eA agaFe a Dostoa thaf oo1 n.
nAene1 eDua1nt ~ : eosnar p