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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
LAFAYETTE.
Willard Holcomb's "Ne, Him, and r
Received With Great Favor.

Willard Holcornb. a Washington news
paper man, entertained his fellow-towns-
men at the Lafayette Theater last night
with his musical farce entitled Me,
Him, and L" The fun is dispensed by
three comedians, George Bickel, Harry
Watson. and Edward Lee Wrothe, and
Ho1comb gives the plenty to say
and do The audiesce was IAN up
roar of mirth all the time they
were on the stage There is sup
posed to be a plot in the comedy,
which is something about everybody go
ing to the Klondike, but it is so vague
that one would miss much of the music
and witty lines If he tried to study it
out
Marian Stanley, as Vera Heartburn, an
emotional actress, led in popular favor.
Her singing voice pleased, and her
dancing evoked much applause. Ger
trude Hoffman, as Seattle Sal, won an
equal amount of applause with Spanish
and other dancing. Several of her songs
Were also encored several times In fact
me encores We're so frequent that the
end of the performance was not reached
until after II o'clock Eta Pearce, as
an heiress. and Emily, Stanford, as her
chum: George Gerpane, as Lord Storm,
and Edward Adams, as Willie RoIla,
made hits also The music is by Max
Hoffman and the lyrics by Vincent
Bryan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10

Verdict of Audience on
Duke of Kiilicrankie."

John Drew appeared at the National
Theater last night and acted before an
audience of unusual fashionable dis
tinction q farcieal comedy called THE
Duke of Killicrankie." His company in
cluded Margaret Dale. for several sea-
sons his leading lady. and Ferdinand
Gottschalk and Fanny Brough as new
associates. The play was received with
almost unceasing laughter and pro-
nounced by the audience as the best
light comedy Mr.. Drew has ever had.
Conspicuous in the audience was box
party given by Nine. Bonaparte, which
included the Count and Countess dc
Moltke, Miss Mathilde Townsend and
Mr.. Jerome Bonaparte. Others in the
boxes were Mr. and Mrs. w A
Mearns, Miss Kaufman, Mr.. and Mrs
Crawford, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Webb
Mr.. and Mrs James F. Barbour Mrs.
Bonner and Mrs. Loring. In the or
chestra chairs We're the Postmaster
General Mr.. and Mrs. Glover. Nine.
van Swinderen, Miss Hagner. Miss Nor
RS Miss Anderson, Mr.. Cotton and the
Misses Cotton, Miss Huff, Commander
and Mrs. Winslow, Mrs. Sheridan, the
Misses Sheridan Mr.. and Mrs. ODon-
nal, the minister from Haiti and Nine
Leger, Miss Bourke. Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
Mrs. Stanley Matthews, and DR. ane-
Mrs. Clayton.
The Duke of Killicrankie' is the
work CT Robert MARSHALL, who wrote
the other successful comedies, His
Excellency the Governor" "A Royal
| Family and THE Second in Com
nand." It is a story of a polite abduc-
ton planned and executed by British
duke and a member of Parliament. The
ladies who are carried off are the daugh-
tiers of an earl and the widow of glue
king desired. matrimonially, by the alb
duetors No such lawlessness can be
committed even by the nobility without
publicity and these four find themselves,
before they are out of the woods. rather
unenviably conspicuous At the very
last when the duke and his lady end the
whole business happily, there is a por-
tent of further notoriety in the appear
ance of a reporter. disguised as post
man with a camera under his arm, aim
true and face smiling
The Ia1g.lter-and the National rang
with it-depends chiefly on the dia-
fogue Ike earI's daughter and the glue
widow fence for blood at the opening or
their term N prison, and a1terward they
| Join forces and fence with their cap
| tors Captain Marsballs capacity Tor
this sort OF repartee was established IN
"a Royal Family 1t Is significant
that last nights audience laughed more
heartily even than the Monday audience
ahich saw the older play.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
A Bottle He Valued.

A funny thing occurred on a Pullman
car the other night A gentleman had
gone TO bed in one of the lower berths
and thinking the upper berth would not
be occupied placed his Yalise there. As
the train filled up all the berths We're
taken 1t became necessary for the
porter TO remove his yalise and place
it on the floor at the side of his berth.
In doing so he let the vaiise down with
a jar that broke bottle in it, the
contents of which ran out. 'Golly. he
cried. Il have broken q bottle.
Broken a !lottleI' came roar from be-
hind the curtains; did you break, a bot,
tie in my valise?" Guess l did, sir
DO you know. porter, you have put me
to the bad?" Bottle OF bourbon, sirZ
No sir, il was a bottle of Red Raven,
the only pleasant tasting aperient water
| was 10 take il tomorrow before break
fast. You can't get any substitute for
Red Raven. Nothing acts so gently on
the liver or is so good for man after
he has spent a night on the cars. L
would rather have had you wreck the
train than have broken that bottle
DO not get excited. sir. replied the
porter, Il know the goods. Indeed they
are excellent. Don't worry; you can get
them the diner In the morning
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
LOCAL STEAM FILTERS
REFLECT OLD OFFICERS

Local branch. No. 2S. of the Interna-
uonal Association of Steam, Hot Water
and Power Pipe Filters and Helpers.
net last night and reelected its old
board of officers. Twenty-Five dollars
was appropriated for the Colorado min
eTs- The association is planning to give
masquerade ball on St Valentines
night The officers are:
President. Bertram /. Harris; vice
president, Edward Hart; financial sec
rotary and treasurer Edward Dewdney;
corresponding secretary, Thomas F.
Flanagan; guard, David Hoover; in
spector, Charles L. Franklin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
OFFICERS OF MEAD POST
TO BE INSTALLED TONIGHT

The installation OF the new officers of
Mead Post No. ., c. A. r., viii take
place at Grand Army Hall this evening
at 30 O'Clock. The speech of the even
ing viii be that of Representative John
j. Jenkins of Wisconsin, who win de-
liver greetings from Congress and his
native State 10 the veterans who wore
the blue
p w Markham, the celebrated cam
paign singer. Will sing several solos and
will preside at the piano during the in
stallation exercises.
A hearty invitation has been extended
by Mead Post to all members of the
g. A. K. in Washington, and "a love feast
is looked forward to.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Isaiah Scott, 26. and Oracle Morris. 20
Tony Pilligind, 80, and Menervia Clay
ton. "a
Clarence c. Lynoas. 25. and Dora e.
Murray, "a.
SANDY PannelI, IS, and Marie Davis. %
john w. Brewer, %. of Grafton. w.
Va, and Anna NJ. Turner, is, Of Balti-
more. Md
Samuel B. David. "a. OF Cleveland
Ohio. and Florence Frank, 20, of the
District of Columbia.
Robert IL. Smoot, 81, and Maude Hal
ley q
John P Montgomery, y. and Louise
Carter. 70.
Edward Dorreile, 4a. ard Margafat *
Spicer, 81.
Nathaniel Chapman. %. and Marie E
Williams, %
Lawrence Butler. q. and Eta Nelso1 4,
u. both of F'airfax county. Va.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
ACADEMY.
Great Automobile Mystery" Kremer's
Most Sensational Work.

1.-The Great Automobile Mystery"
Theodore Kremer's latest and perhaps
most sensational melodrama, is the at
traction this week at the Academy of
Music. The performance excited and in
terested the audience OF last night from
the first act, wherein Dr. Warde, a vii
lain, uses his hypnotic power TO sep
arate Lucille Barrymore from her hus-
band, % the explosion of an automobile
in the final scene in the last act.
Nina Morris. who has been seen before
at the Academy of Music. was accorded
marked distinction as Olive Spencer, an
adventures. particularly for her denun-
citation of DR.. WarGe. Arthur Hoop
was DR.. Warde, the hypnotist. and vas
assisted by Virginia Russell as Lucille
Barrymore, his victim.
The comedy was intrusted to c.
Blanche Rice, as Phillis Hubbard. an
Arizona belle, and Echlin 2. <f9.yer, as
Lord Cecil Brocklehurst, a young Eng
lish officer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10

which they gave limitations of Sousa's
band. sang Teasing and played selec-
lions on the piano. violin, and other
musical Instruments. Marion Carson,
soprano also contributed to the music
Of the bill and sang three songs, which
were greatly applauded.
Foy and Clark appeared in the comic
"Old Curiosity Shop in which they
made prns on Mrs Chadwick purse
and other notorious 81 bieats. and caused
much laughter
Kelly and Ashby did turns on the
springboard and in midair leaping.
Their sornersaults were OF the sensa-
tional character Eldorado gave the au-
dience q good exhibition OF balancing on
his chin heavy articles. such as tables
and chairs.
The v;tagraph gave series of humor-
Gus pictures. showing the adventures of
Captain Kettle in looking for the north
pole.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
LYCEUM.
American Burlesquers Open Week With
Good Gard.

The American Burlesquers are the at.
traction at the Lyceum this week and
present a good entertainment
The two burlesquers are poor and filed
aged matter that should be freshened
up, but the olio is above the average.
The headliner in the olio is Lottie
ellison, who sings and dances in d
sketch with Billy Hart. Richly Craig
and Gladys Clark doubled up last night
owing to Miss Clark's husband being
unwelI and gave a nrSt-ra1e turn
Miss Clark sings and dances far above
the average for the burlesque stage and
was a decided hit. Ed Palfrey and Joe
Barton have good comedy bicycle turn
and lei a. Phone gives limitations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
CHASE'S.
Vaudeville Ranges From Love Songs
to Lion Tanning.

to Lion Tanning.
The vaudeville bill al Chases Theater
this week presents a series of features
OF unusual variety. ranging from love
songs 10 the defiance by a woman of a
cage fun of snarling African lions.
Large audiences greeted the afternoon
and evening presentations of the bill
yesterday, giving great applause 10
Digby Bell, the humorist, and Mile
Adgie. the lion tanner
Mr. Bell told many humorous stories
and sang one song, responding to two
cncores- Mile Adgfe gave a brief lee
ture on how lions are tanned and con-
trolled- She then entered the cage, in
which were two Iinncsses and enc lion.
ard made them leap hurdles Several
times she goaded them TO fury and ar
rested them when they seemed .Ibout
TO spring, upon her. She held no weapon
broom handle
The six Cuttys had q musical turn, in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
PANIC IN BOSTON FIRE.

BOSTON, Jan. ia panic among en-
ployes was, caused when a tank of kero-
sene oil exploded in the fve-story brick
building occupied by the Warren F.
Werherell Grocery Company and the
Central Shirt Company. All were able
- escape. Loss. Sl0,00f
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-10
Legislative Reference.

ganization Of a central body selected
from the officers OF each citizens asso-
citation in the District, TO which central
body shall be referred all matters re-
curing Congressional consiGera ton
each member to be sent ny his home
association with instructions how 10
vote upon matters before they are pre-
scented to the committee of Congress-
Such body would act in unison in pre-
senting matters to Congress: it would
establish safety and protection to the
respective associations. which cannot
long be otherwise maintained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
AMERICA SHOWS HOW NATIONAL
BEAUTY SPOTS MAY BE SAVED
BY CANON RAWNSLEY
(Author OF Memories OF the Tennysons," SCI.

mother country in this matter. When we
determined some years ago to start the
national trust for the preservation of places
of historic interest and natural beauty. 1t
was to America we turned for help and
guidance. America that has done SO much
to preserve for it's nation large open tracts
of country where nature will never fear
the rash assault of man. There had been
formed in Massachusetts, in 1891 corpora
ton entitled the Public Reservation Trust
In 1888 this body obtained statutory pow
ers and was created a permanent park com
mission Our national trust articles of as
ISOLATION are founded on their model. To
america also We have gone for help in the
matter or interesting our youngsters in bird
ano Tree life, and bird and arbor day, which
Is becoming an institution with US, owes
lts inception to the need which our Amerf-
can cousins were the first TO realize that
an educated nation is a nation that has
learnt the use of its eyes, as wen as of its
head and its hands.
Side. by side with this encouraging of the
people to use their eyes we have such
societies as the national trust for places
OF historic interest and natural beauty con-
stantly reminding us that this or that
beauty spot or historic building or site is
In jeopardy, and the Society for the Pres
ervation of Ancient Buildings from time
to time calls our attention to some new
act of vandalism that is about TO be perpe-
trated In the name of progress.
But deeper than all the aesthetic notions
that are impelling us to protest against the
Dissertation of historic site or building or
the destruction of natural beauty is the
feeling that the assets of national greatness
we have in noble abundance are indeed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

-S HE feeling for scenery as having
message for the soul as well as for
the eye is growing slowly among
n the people. Insensibly the teach-
ings of Wordsworth and of John
Ruskin are becoming accepted. Slowly, too.
but surely, the eyes OF the people are be-
coming taught to care for the changes on
earth and in heaven that every day of sun
light and cloud works upon the landscape.
Ii is true that immured in the briek-built
Babylons of our industrial cities the hearts
OF many have ceased to sigh for the lanes
and commons, the woods and blessed fields
of their childhood But holidays are now
more frequent and holiday rambles better
arranged, and even the jewellers in our
city slums, where sorrow is barricaded
evermore within the walls of cities" get
out now and again to the countryside
while the better-class artisan, when he
goes off for his annual jaunt, goes now
with keener determination than Of old to
see all that is TO be seen.
The battle of eyes versus no eyes is be-
ginning to be fought in our elementary
schools. and such movements as foster the
bird and tree day competitions. the ma
turalist rambIers societies and field clubs
are gradually bringing Ii about that not
only rural but Industrial city life shall en-
ter more than of old into the pleasures of
the scenery and wild bird and flower life
OF their native land.
America is not one whit behind the old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

" HERE are two parts to Mount Yer
non. The first is that which includes
the mansion, tombs and appurte-
- nant grounds under control of the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
The second includes the remainder of
the great tract of 5000 acres OF which
Washington died possessed Sold by the
successors Of George Washington, the ma
jestic estate is now divided into numerous
farms. A man may ride day over the
roads and lanes of what, at Washington's
death, was Mount Vernon, but which now
lies outside the inclosed and preserved
Mount Vernon.
From the point where one leaves the cleo
trio cars at the east gate of Mount YER
non narrow, yellow road leads northwest.
On the left is a high fence and line of
cedars through which may be had glimpses
of the titled fields of Mount Vernon at the
rear of the mansion On the right are old
fields with occasional oaks and patches of
pine A few rods from the gate the road
climbs steep hill, from the summit of
which may be had long view ahead. On
the left as far as the eye sees, continue
the Mount Vernon fields just now planted
In corn and grass. Here and there, nailed
TO tree inside the wire fence on the left
of the road, is this rather inhospitable sign:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
Commercial orthography.

From the New York Mall.
We observed that our contemporary the
Times has raised hornets nest about its
ears by speaking of a Welsh rarebit-"
Probably the ink was not dry on the copy
of the paper which contained this express
sion before scores Of indignant letters had
been penned by the partisans Of the Welsh
rabbit. Yet In all the dictionaries in which
Welsh rabbit" Is found. the form rare
bit' is also given and the Standard DC
tionary frankly admits that "rarebit' is the
older spelling. All sorts of fanciful stories
are told to explain why bit of cheese
should be called a rabbit. The chances are
that Welsh rabbit is whimsical corrup-
ton of welsh rarebIt," and that the peo-
pie have had enough of the joke and are
returning to the older orthography. Ger
tain 1t is that the restaurant keepers pre-
fer the more serious spelling.
What may be called commercial orthog-
raphy is often pretty bad. We recall an
instance In which bowl of cream" was
printed bowel" on city restaurants bill
of fare. Yet commercial nomenclature and
commercial spelling have their way IN the
long run. Take the case OF the WORD
pants" 1t Is not recognised in the dic.
tionaries. and is virtuously excluded by
the press, but what is the use2 1t has the
right Of way on Broadway. Corporations
calling themselves the So-and-So Pants
Company are legally Incorporated every
year.
Commercial usage with regard to words
has this point In It's justification, that 1t folt
lows the popular habit. concern which
Is organized to manufacture and sell an arr
ticIe of mems wear recognizes that That ~
its business. and not to educate the people
in lexieegraphical proprieties. Now and
then SEINE one arises, to be sure. who UNI
dertakes TO get little advertising oat oT
spelling cigar "segar,' or using ks" where
the dictionary employs "c's. but that is
the exception. not the rule Commercial
orthography Is popular orth02Eaphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

ing here and there. Walks hedged with
box survives.
few years ago Woodlawn was bought
by Paul Hester, the dramatist. He made
1T his home till last spring, when he sold
the property to Miss Elizabeth Sharp OF
New Jersey. One of the neighbors told
The Star man that Miss Sharp lives at
Orange, and another that she lives at
Princeton. 1t Is a guess that the lady is
descended from the Sharp family of Mary
land which gave to the old line state Gov.
Sharp, contemporary of Dinwiddie OF
Virginia and friend of Washington in the
French and Indian war period.
Wandering through the Woodlawn
grounds the reporter met an elderly man.
type of the old-school gentleman. His
name, Jacob M. Troth. He lives on the farm
adjoining Woodlawn on the south-Grand
View. He is the son of a former owner of
Woodlawn He told the reporter that In
1913 Chalkley Gillingham bought Wood
lawn and the 1900 acres of forest surround
ing it from Lorenzo Lewis son of Law
renee Lewis and Nellie Custis Very soon
after Jacob M Troth, the elder, became
associated with Gillingham in the owner
ship of the estate these two men in 1S41
having established saw and grist mill on
Accotink run and founded the village OF
Accotink, mile to the southwest of Wood
lawn. They were New Jersey Quakers, ana
they brought down into Virginia colony
of the sect Mr.. Troth, the younger, lives
on what was a part of Woodlawn, and de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15

mortar used is Of adamantine firmness, look
Ing as fresh as when applied, and show
Ing plainly the marks Of the trowel. The
interior finish and styles are much the
counterpart of all colonial mansions. Eng
lish architecture predominating The cell
ings are high and the cornices are of ex-
quisite hand-wrought designs. The wood
panel finish around the doors and win
downs Is a distinctive feature. The main
stairway ascending from the spacious hall
Is of solid and durable but very graceful
workmanship The rooms are large, each
containing deep fireplace surmounted by
hardwood mantels, saving the two in the
parlor and dining room. These are of fine
Carara marble. The main house Is two
stories and half high, with a splendid
cellar running under the entire building
This cellar is cut off into rooms CORE
spending with the floor above, each room
having a large fireplace. In one room is
found an old well of considerable depth
When and why put there is not known
1t was probably a wine vat. One quaint
survival of the noted original owners of
Woodlawn Is the primitive mode of fast
enfng the large front doors. Two strong
iron brackets are fixed on either side of
the heavy door frames, through which is
laid stout wooden bar extending across
the doors.
"A testimonial of the age of Woodlawn
may be seen on pane of glass in one of
the windows of the parlor Thereon is
written, with his own diamond ring per-
haps, the name of Lawrence Lewis, with
the date 1902"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-15
Chamberlain's Son Financing
Deportation to America
;pecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
LONDON, October 4, 1905.
Three delegates representing the Postal
Federation of Great Britain, Of which most
of the post office employees of this country
are members, will cross the ocean in the
course of a week or so to inquire into the
conditions under which their fellow-work-
ers in the United States perform their du-
ties.
1t is believed by the letter carriers and
sorters of London and the big provincial
cities that the system of distribution is less
Iaborious in America than 1t is here, while
1t is known that American postal employees
are better paid than their British fellows,
and the forthcoming delegation is to report
fully on both subjects.
Elevators are not yet in general use in
big blocks of buildings in such places as
Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow. Dublin,
and even in London 80 per cent OF the big
warehouses and offices do not possess such
contriyances In many cases when letter
is to be delivered the postman has to climb
100 to 200 steps, This physical exertion tells
severely on the men, many of whom nave
I'd retire long before they reach middle age.
When Austen Chamberlain was post
master general he promised TO look into the
matter, but his sudden change TO the cham
oeIlorship of the exchequer caused the
grievance to be shelyed temporarily The
work which the federation has now under
taken has, 1t Is said, his whole-hearted sup
mort. and although 1t is not publicly stated,
it is a fact that he is paying substantial
proportion of the delegates expenses. The
men selected are Herbert c. Jones OF Lon
don, Walter Wilson. Liverpool. and Alex
ander Mitchell of Glasgow. They hope to
have free access to the distributing depart
ments Of the post offices of New York. Bos-