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Notes Of NotabIes.

b.. . 4 . Z :. I
William Fl. Taft, Secretary ofSWar,
weighs 800 pounds. His predecessor
in office, Ellhu Root, tips the scales
Mt only half that figure.
1t Is reported in Paris that anfAmer.
lean, Mr.. James H. Hyde, will short,
" purchase the Paris Figaro. Mr..
Hyde is a vice president Of tho Equi.
table Life Assurance Company.
Frank S: Black, former governor OF
New York, was married 25 years ago
last Thursday. Some OF his friends
made the silver anniversary notable
by presenting TO him fine silver
service,
d. Berry Wall, formerly glass of
fashion" for New York, has returned
from long residence abroad. He
declares that sartorial art does not in.
terest him any more, as he is too old
to stand the strain.
Edwin H. Conger, United States
Minister at Picking, is said to expect
10 return home the middle of next
year, not to return to the Orient. 1t
has been intimated that he may DO
appointed to represent the United
States in Mexico.
Andrew Carnegie has so far limited
his social engagements for the winter
that he will be able to enjoy five
nights a week at his own fireside
reading his favorite books. This is
the kind of leisure he has striven for
every winter during his residence in
New York, but year by year he found
his time taken up with other matters.
Thomas Mclaughlin, the Oldest mail
carrier in New Jersey, has begun his
twenty.eighth year as an employe OF
Uncle Sam. He was appointed to car
ry the mail pouch between the West
Jersey & seashore railroad station
and the postofflce, distance Of about
a mile, % years ago, and, with the ex.
ception of one day, he has made nine
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round trips daily between the post.
5'lt and and station. Altogether he has
walked something lke3s0,OOo miles. y
lMr. carneale's prlzc Letter.

Mr.. carnese's Prize Letter.
Since Andrew Carnegie began try.
ing TO give away his income. he has
received more than 100000 begging
letters. and his Wealth Distribution
Bureau is an oyerworked institution.
OF all these communications not more
than two or three in u thousand ever
reach his eye. There is one which he
treasures as his prize letter, says
Victor Smith in the New York Press,
1t Is. framed in bog oak and hangs in
the library of Skibo Castle.
To village in Massachusetts the
great ironmaster presented a pipe or.
gan, which was pronounced very fine.
The first recital stirred the whole
county. Some months later Mr.. Car
negie was urged to contribute toward
the improvement Of the water works
system Of the village, whereupon, feel.
Ing himself imposed upon, he replied
wrathfully through his private secre-
tary that he thought 1t as little as
the community could do to take care
OF It's own corporate necessities; that
1t was the moral and physical well
fare of the people to improve their
water works themselves, etc. The
answer to this letter by the authori-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-26
VILE CLOSE UP
PEABODY FUND.
one e ~ N lllllon Dollars Is Appropriated
iyr the George Peabody School
For Teachers.

WASHINGTON, 4 Jan. 2G.-The trus.
tees 81 the IL eabody Education Fund
held g Meeting here and voted to dis.
solve their trust. AgsYote also, was
taken i!l on the proposition to appro.
priate 100000 for the George Pea.
sbody School for teachers at Nash.
kille Tenn, and twas carried, the
approp irritation for that purpose being
made by ID vote that was unanimous.
The vote on the question Of dissolving
the Peabody trust followed consider:
able discussio Several members
sxpresssd very positive opposition to
stte move TO dissolve, and when the
vote was taken It stood II to 2. Pres.
sidents r oseyelt participated in the
procee dings.
hessmee citing was held at the Ar
Ling ton Hotel, President Roosevelt,
WHO Sis4a member of the board of trus.
tees came over; from the White House
and remained almost an hour, taking
spsrt IN the deliberations Of the board.
Pierpont Morgan; who came from
New " \ FORK last night, remained
through out the sessions, and among
The others present We're Chief Justice
Fuilisrs Of the Supreme Court of the
itJnited States; former Secretary Of
State Richard olney, of Massachu-
sets Morris K. Jessup, If New York;
former Governor James d Porter, of
nnessee " Senator George Peabody
Yetmore OF Rhode Island; Hender-
son AZ + someryille, Of Alabama; VII.
liam AE Courtney; Of South Carolina,
Right Rev William Lawrence, OF
massachusetts; DR.. Daniel C.iGilman,
sofs altimore, former president Of the
Johns Hopkins University; DR.. Sam.
ss5uel al; Green, of Boston, and Charles
b.: Fenner, Of Louisiana.
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WOULD.BE SUICIDE
TELL DEATH STORY
:, Man Whose Nerve Failed 81 Al
restsds Calmly Relates How n;
Wife Died. !. ~ "a 5 3t5

liiLGsAu KEE, Wis, n Jan. 2e. Ar.
thur Henry Milllgan, alias 3. s..
Terry, alias Arthur Henry Smith,
aiias Arthur Il enrys Brown, with y whom N,
Florence 3o.g Groves agreed to commit
laicide ~ The Hotel SBlatz; and who
disap peared after she had fulfilled
her agreement Monday morning, was va
arrested sats Racine Tuesday night.
Ilis capture took place only after. he
Ind attempted suicide, and had been
prevented SbyS Chief of Police Pnstee-.
After his arrest sfilligan calmly de-.
tailed the story OF his life and the in.
eidents 3of8 his wife,s death.
lsosfenceS Groves knew what; the
end &onld sbe when She decided TO
clone with me, Sand she was eager q
sd VIZ NJ titiI ms, dilllgan said. "shc
WAS seng ged to a school teacher OF
f,fland; MI but she loved me better.
tod her that The day she married
him q would sliill myself, or else would
t take my lie on her birthday, January
day tfatSwe were at the no..
telss planned 70 ldll ourselves" be
said Finally We set Monday morn.
I'M; sas the day: Sunday morning she.
tried three times to Kill herself with
poisonsSI had purchased She drank
&exalic ACID, iodine and wood alcohol
IN tarnssbut they acted only as emct;
les She begged me not to so first
MS she did mot want to see me die,
She sked me Ito pour out the acid,
and Z filed q wineglass with IT. AS
her last quest she asked me to hand
rs To- her, but I&refused repeatedly.
last she neryed herself, snatched
/ tle glass and swallowed the dose ut
"a single effort. seated myself by
The bed land watched her die. My
nerve failed me. did not have the
Courage to follow her"
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Y JAPANEsE$ViEW OF 1T.
Believe the Bureaucracy Cannot Stem
vi the Tide.

oKIO, Jan. 24.-The Japanese are
gkeenly watching the developments at
st Petersburg. The newspapers pub.
Fishing extras with accounts Of the
riots are eagerly read. The people
were shocked at the death roll and
there is widespread feeling that
The bureaucracy will be powerless to
stem the tide Of reform and that the
downfall Of the bureaucratic system
must end the war.
X. IA member of foreign legation
said:
issfeThe war is over unless the Rus.
sian people are crushed with an iron
heel. 1T has brought about crisis
The japanese army is now fighting
athesbattle Of the Russian people,
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Fairmont Division, No. 472.
Meets every first Sunday at 2:3O
P. NJ; Third Sunday at 1880 P. NJ.
Eagle Hall, Main street.
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f., M. AND p. BRANCH

ARRIVES.
No. 2.-Pittsburg Accom'n 7:05 P. NJ.
No. 5o.-Pittsbur Accom'n l:Uup. 10,
No. 4.-Pittsburg Accom'n $50 p. M,
DEPARTS. u
No. l.-Pittsbdrg Accom'n 500 A. NJ.
No. 3.-Pittsburg Accom'n 7:ov A. N.
No. 5l.-Connellsville Ac'm 2:1Op. M.
No. So leaves daily for Morgantowp
at sos P. NJ. No. so arrives from Nor.
gantown at 1855 A. M. F, daily except Sun.
day; No. sc at 800 M. SundayIonly.
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sSEGEREIS
'jsS!:::s0::'lsG'! 6: i i5IIsIEl:SS
y. MAsoNIc,I
-
SFaIrmont Lodge N o. 8.

III Falrmont Lodge No, 9. S w
81 & Meets first and third Monday even.
ings OF each month, Masonic Temple,
corner Of Main and Bridge streets.
Orient Chapter No. 9, RAN.
~ Meets second Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple. corner
Of Main and Bridge streets.
Crusade comnandery No. s; X. t.
Meets fourth Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple, corner
OF Main and Bridge streets.
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White Camp No. 5473.
Meets every Saturday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall. corner Of Main and
Monroe streets. $50
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W. o. w.

White Oak Camp No. 20.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Willard Hall, w. c. T. U. building,
corner of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
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Opera House Restaurant.

The Opera House Restaurant has
opened up again and will serve It's
customers as usual in frst-class style.
It is for both ladies and gentlemen.
ALvA. HAWKINS,
Manager.
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The Humane Society is in great
need of clothing for a young baby.
They also need clothes for children of
( all ages. Any one who has cast OF
clothing will please bring 1t to the
officers or telephone the president on
bell phone 219. x
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MONONaAM DlYIsl,p4.

NHUNUNRAH DHVuNIWN,
NO. 6.-Arrives at Fairmont b:35 P, M,
No. l.-Arrives at Fairmont 1910 P, M,
No. 3.-Arrives at Fairmont 7:45 A. M.
no. S.-Leaves Fairmont... ITO A. M.
no. 6.-Leaves Fairmont... 1853 P. M.
NO. 4.-Leaves Fairmont. 9:65 p. M.
NO. 66-Leaves Fairmont. 800 A, N,
No. 69-Arrives at Fairmont. 900 P. M.
All trains are daily except Nos. /, 3
and on the F., M. and P. branch,
which are daily except Sunday, and
Nos. 66 and 90 which areSunday only.
For sleeping car reservations ana
information concerning tickets and
rates, consult n
7. B.. HENDERSON,
E7 Ticket Apen,
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Waneta Council No. 6, D. P.
Meets every Friday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner OF Merchant
and Market streets. 4
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

II you are subscriber to the West
Vlrginian and fall to get your paper
single evening, don't hesitate to call
us by phone or drop us a icardsso We
can investigate the case. The only
way we have Of knowing Of these
things is through complaints Sof our
patrons. We ask you to notify us sats
once and we will see that your paper
is delivered to you Il.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-01-26

Our stock Of K. K. skates is lager
than ever, q nickelplatc Hockey skate
in the famous x. TX. brand for
s1,50. J. L. Halls Hardware. 5
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K. o. T.. N.
ShowaIter Tent No. 7.

ShowaIter Tent No. 7.
Meets every Monday evening, vii
lard Hall, w. G. 7. U. building, cor
ner Of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
Division No. 2, 9Th Pa. Reg, U. R
Meets every second and fourth
Monday evening in Willard Hall.
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|. o. RIM.

Setting Sun Tribe No. 1e.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
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Lodge No. 2e4.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
Elks' Home, Main street.
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A. O.. i. w..

Fairmont Lodge No. II.
Meets every Monday evening, Home
Savings Bank building, Main street.
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chant and Market streets.
Mountain City Encampmcnt No. S. e
Meets first and third Friday even.
ings of each month, Odd Fellows
Hall, corner of Main and Monroe
streets. d
Canton Monongahela No. 3, p. M.
Meets every Thursday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Main and
Monroe streets.
West Virginia Lodge No. 60, D. r.
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner of Main and
Monroe streets. 3
Seven Star Lodge No. So, D.. r.
Meets every Monday evening, ODD
Fellows Hall, corner of Merchant
aud Market streets.
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Falrmont Lodge No. IS, U. R.
Meets second and fourth Friday
evenings Of each month. s15 Main
street.
Pythian Temple No. 5, R. S.
Meets every Tuesday evening in
X. of P. hall.
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The West ytrginian respectfully
sssollcits lob printing Of all \ kinds.
Neat work reasonable pricas, Il ES
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MODERN wooDMEN OF AMERICA
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X. p.

h. Mt. City Lodge No. 49,. i,
Meets every Thursday evening, 315
Main street. @
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AN Music sung IN Wang on sale only
at Marion Piano Co. :
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Palatlne Lodoule. No. 81,

Meets every Wednesday evening
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Of Mer.
chant and Market streets.
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Charles Howard dis q specialist on
shildren,s photo phs. n 81 q 1 :
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ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
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The best located cigar and sta don.
cry store In the city. a Stock Sabsutj
$4,000 "a For further informant ion cali
on charl les y. Lloyd, Parks !; Avenue.
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3. P. Q. E.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Oluf Louis eleven. 20. and Hetty NJ.
Birch. %.
George A Hawkins. Is, and Pleasant
Q. Shorter. 26.
James H Keller. 26. ard Bertha Myers,
p.
Dan Miles, 25, and Ida Hays. o.
Alexander II. Terrett. 40. of Branden-
burg. Mont and Mary Y. Hutton. 43-
Charles Howard, %, of District OF CO.
lumbia. and Eliza Wilson. 20, Of Scot
land. Nd
William W. Handy, 90. of Cumberland.
Md, and Edith Rice. %, OF Baltimore.
r. Harry Hull. % of Madison. Wis,
and Cora NJ. Tamberg, q. of District of
Columbia.
Ben Hayess2S. and Geneva White. 19.
Frank NJ. F1notti. 81, and Ellen D.
Harleston. p.
Daniel J. Spalding. y. and Mary L.
Thompson, 40
Walter c. Byrne. 35 Elmira, N Y. and
Sarah E. Jack, %, District of Columbia
James J. Rudd, p Winchester, Va,
and Maurice d. Talbert, IS. Swans
William w. Swan. 4s. District of Co
lumbia. and s. Bernice Connell. 81. Rock
vile. Nd. 80
Louise Farmer. 2e, and Corinna Bruce.
E. Bentley Gregg. %. Hamilton, Va.
and Mary Holmes, "a. Woodburn, Va
George Nellings, q. and Ruth Miller,
%
Lucius F. Randolph. jr. 81. and Mary
E. Mcmahon. 2s.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
gAT THE LOCAL. PLAYHOUSES&

at the Academy, and was well received
by large audience.
The play deals with the work of
band OF Highbinders, led by their Queen
Bettina, who attempts 10 have Alice
stuart prosecuted for the murder OF her
brother in a Chinese den IN New Y ork-
She is seized. but escapes, and the real
murderers are brought to justice after
a realistic fight with the police.
Leida r. Davis. In the title role. plays
her part well. and is strongly supported
by Louis Hartman, as Harry Airing
ton. and Morris Burr, her companions
Paul Burns, as Ikey IsaacS. made quite
a hit in his Hebrew imperSonations.
One of the best features of the play
is the work of Captain Kelly's we'll
drilled Zouaves. who help the heroine
escape from the recreation pier 10
launch in the East river.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
CHASE'S.
Clay Clements Company Leading Fea-
ture of Excellent Program

The Baron's Love Story" little
love sketch presented by Clay Clements
& Co. is the feature of a well-balanced
vaudeville bill at Chase's this week Mr..
Clement, In the role of Baron Franc
Victor Won Hohenstauffen, a German
botanist. gives an excellent portrayal
of genuine love-rnaking. and is ably as
sisted by Miss Kara Kenyon, as Flora
May Randolph. the American girl Ihe
part CT Marshall Baner. an American
money shark, though OF minor impor-
tance. is we'll interpreted by Mr.. Lloyd.
A vein of delightful humor runs
through the skit.
Miss Blanche Sloan and James Wal
thour. aided by a mechanical contriV-
ance, presented a novel sketch in horse
manship and cycling. Mr.. Walthour
gave an exhibition of racing on the
triple rollers that was both interesting
and exciting. and Miss Sloan's panto-
mime pictures OF famous jockeys were
remarkably realistic.
THE fashion plate singing duo, heliy
and Violette. was the picturesque must
cal number, Mr.. Kelly making a nit
with his latest success . L6ns Leave IL tho 1e
comedian of the bill. scored his usual
success. and was roundly applauded. :,
Max Waidon gave some exceptionally
clever impersonations or 1emale cnarac-
ters and stage types, representing a
wooden shoe dancer, a French ballet
girl. and Spanish dancer
The five Carols, that is, the four
CAROLS and a dog. furnished the aero
batic features. Some OF their feats were
of the hair-raising character. and en-
tirely new. Miss Theo Julian gave an
interesting exhibition on the musical
bills, singing the choruses of all the
popular melodies The vitagraph PIC.
ftlrrs Of "Animated Clothing 2nC
Stolen by Gypsies' concluded an un-
usually good bill
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
SECRE TARY TAFT
MADE RECORD RUN

All records from Yokohama to Wash
ington We're broken by Secretary Taft.
who arrived here yesterday afternoon
al 3-ZI clock The trip from Yokohama
to the capital was made IN the remarka-
oly fast time OF fourteen days.
Mr.. TAFT also broke the record from
Chicago 10 Washington. covering the
1SS miles ir eighteen hours and fifty
seven minutes Exclusive OF stops the
actuR. running time was eighteen hours.
Fifteen OF the Taft party returned to
Washington yesterday, including Sena-
tor Foster, of Louisiana, Representative
Jcnes, of Virginia, and the staff of the
Secretary. Mr.. Taft was met at the
Baltimore and Ohio station by General
Oliver. assistant secretary OF war and
n few personal friends.
Mr.. Tafts trip required altogether
ninety-two days, during which $500
miles OF land and sea in the Occident
and Orient We're traversed. and stops
made at thirty large cities. One rea-
son why such haste was made in re-
turning across this continent was 70
enable Secretary Taft to attend the
Cabinet meeting today.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
VIOLA ALLEN SEEN
IN A NEW PLAY

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. Oct. 2.-Clyde
Fitch's comedy. 1.-The Toast of the
Town." with Viola Allen as Betty
Singleton. had its first presentation at
Smiths Theater last night. The general
opinion was that Mr.. Fitch has provided
Miss Allen with the best made play in
which she has appeared since becoming
a star. Miss Allen proved delightful as
Betty. and 1t is a role which fits her
admirably.
1t Is an intensely interesting drama
of thrills and tears, love and laughter.
The authors genius for stage manage
ment was discovered in each Of the four
acts. but the real Fitch novelty, always
looked for in one of his plays. came to
the front in the third act when a flock
Of trained swans disported themselves
In the Thames river scene. The cos
tuning OF the period of George III was
novel and attractive. There were
enough expensive properties 10 ill a
royal castle
Miss Allen was ably assisted by Isabel
Irving. who appeared with fine effect as
Roxana, and A. E. Anson, the new lead
Ing man from London, proved himself to
be very excellent actor.
The Washington times., 1905-10-03
THE DRAGON-FLY"
GOOD MELODRAMA
Carpenter and Longs Play
at the Columbia.
B'RAMWELL'S WORK CLEVER
Miss Seligman's Portrayal Of Nadadora
Observation-Disclosures Char
acters and Scenes.

The Dragon-Fly," a poetic melo-
drama dealing with Texas struggle for
independence, was given its first Wash
ington presentation at the Columbia
Theater last night before a fairly good
house. The play is the work of John
Luther Long and Edward Childs Car
penter both of whom saw the perform
ance from one of the boxes last even
ing.
Although the action brings many char
ncters on the stage and provides op-
portunities for picturesque scenes. prac-
tically the whole plot is unwoyen oy
Nadadora. the dragon-hy. played by
Miss Minnie Seligman, and Col Robert
Tregon. Of the Army Of Texas. the part
assumed by William BramweI.
The story of the play turns upen Ma
dadora's action in urging Colonel Tregon
TO go to the help of the Alamo, a De
sieCed fortress, when he should stay In
Gonzales. according to orders
Motive Is Patriotism.
She is actuated by her love of Texas.
and so is he when he allows himself to
be persuaded into going to the Alamo
From this arises the series of stirring
events which make UP the plot, ending
in The fourth act in both Col Tregon
and Nadadora saving three hundred
prisoners from being executed.
As might be expected In work done oy
Mr. Long, the settings are superb ana
the grouping of the picturesque charac-
ters found in Texas in 1896 is most efIec-
tive The story also Is good one,
abounding in heart interest and stirring
situations. The one element hacking ~,
the work is enough humor TO reileve ana
make more effective the tragic scenes
On the whole, however, the play Is IN
tensely interesting, and shows the toucn
of accomplished dra-natists. Miss Seiis-
man makes the mistake IN striking too
nigh a kew in the first act. which re-
suits In some of the heavier scenes later
on falling fatter than would otherwise
be the case She succeeds, nevertheless,
In giving a sympathetic representation
of the ever-changing, impulsive woman,
and In the last act does her best work In
persuading the Mexican commander to
delay the execution OF the prisoners
Bramwell Good.
Mr.. Bramwell. as Colonel Tregon. did
fine work throughout. and gave mas
terly, strong, repressed performance. His
recital of the taking OF the Alamo was
effective In marked degree. The scene
where he impersonates the Mexican COL
onei was also effective, but not oveTdoIie.
Sidney Herbert. as Colonel Navarro,
presented in pleasing manner the suaye,
yet bold. character OF the Mexican COM
mander. No less effective was the work
Of Hallet Thompson as Lieutenant Cush-
ing.
The success of the play. however, de-
pends on the work of Miss Seligrnan and
Mr. Bramwell, heightened by the highly
picturesque surroundings made possible
by the action. which is quick and entire
~ free from the dragging quality
The injection of a little humor into the
play would undoubtedly make it a great
popular success.
Even as ii Is now, II is a strong play,
abounding in strong situations and stir
ring climaxes.