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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
THE SOCIAL WHIRI4.

The most interesting event of the mid-season will be the production next week of "The Social Whirl," the new musical satire for which the Messrs. Shubert have organized the most com- plete all-star aggregation ever seen here in q musical piece. "The Social Whirl is by Charles F. Doty and Jo- seph Herbert with music by Gustav Kerker, the famous composer of The Belle of New York" The scenes are laid at popular manicure parlors in New York city and at a nearby coun- try club.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
FIELD GLASSES FOR ARMY

A French military journal has been pointing out that one of the principal requisites for a well equipped officer is a powerful pair of field glasses. In these days of long range guns and smokeless powder there cannot be two opinions as to the value of an ae- cesory which will enable a General to see without being seen himself or ex- posing his troops to the view of the op- posing forces.
 The lesson taught us by the Boers
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performance of some valorous deed, an inspector of police. The subterfuges to which the pusillanimous sergeant re- sorts to obtain the reward without dan ger to himself furnish the handspring
 of the action of the piece, The assist ing company is composed of Clara Belle Jerome, Charlotte Leslay, Annabelle Whitford, Sally Daly, Bertha Morelle, Della Connor, Greta Burdick, Milly Cook, Myrtle McGrain, Virginia Harms, Anna Hall, Miriam Norris, Charles Drew, George Lestocq, Gilbert Clayton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

There will be number of distinct novelties in the songs and incidents that are certain to cause a sensation. The company includes Adele Ritchie, Joseph Coyne, Ada Lewis, Blanche Deyo, Frederick Bond, Willard Curtiss Maud Raymond Elizabeth Brice and Ross and Fenton. together with the largest and most beautiful chorus ever presented here. The costuming, which is modern, will show the very latest fashions in modish gowning direct from Paris.
 "The Social Whirl' will have two per- formances at the Hyperion, next Mon- day and Tuesday,
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England, with Willie Edouin in the name part, before it was transported to American soil and given to the funny little Daniels for interpretation. It was a feature of Broadway theatricals all summer and is said to have given Dan- iels unlimited latitude for the display of the typical comedy traits that have won him fame and fortune.
 The story of the piece had to do with a bluecoat who inherits a vast property providing he rises above the sordid job of director of traffic on crowded thor oughfares and becomes, through the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

Charlesworth Meakins, Mace Bonville David Bennett and Neil Walton.
 Incidental songs that are we'll spoken of are Daniels "Old Man Shea" T Was Born on a Friday" and "A Sergeant of Police Sallie Fisher is reputed to have made hit with ballad entitled "Dearie," and other numbers which are said to have achieved popularity are Just Young Man in Shop" Sat urday After Two" "A Cup of Tea, |" Thine Eyes Are Like Twin Stars" and Put Me in My Little Cell"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17

east of Minnesota and somewhat west If New York His own alma mater is Purdue, situated at Lafayette, Indiana, where he matriculated in the eighties. Purdue at that time might have been the Atwater of to-day. In any event, the author brings on a troop of the rich est characters that the comedy stage knows. Prominent among them is Freshman Hicks from Squantumville, who in three short months becomes Sport" Hicks, Another is Silent Mur
 phy, recruited from a foundry to take a special course in art and play center rush. Still another is the town mar shaI who has won a medal for fighting
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Hyperion Theater.

Frank Daniels, of the expansive chest and versatile eyebrows, will be seen at the Hyperion theater tonight in the role of London policeman provided for him by the tireless writer, Owen Hall, and the talented composer, Liza Leh- man. through the agency of his man aged, Charles Dillingham;. The latest Daniels vehicle is entitled 'Sergean, Brue." It had run of a year or so in
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
1 he gn11rna1 ama Gnttrter
Saturday, March F, 1906.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Bonds-F. j. Lisman & Co. Ii Baby Chairs-Chamberla Go. Black Dress Suits-Johnson & Sons. Balmy Bermuda-Sweezey SS Kelsey, Dress Goods-Chas Monson Co. Diamonds-The Ford Go. Entertalnments-Hyperion Theater. Entertainments-Bi Theater. Eggs-D. M. Welch & Son. Il For Rent-Rooms-43 Bishop St. For Rent-Houses-F M. Ward. Fish-Wm. H. Wilson & Son. Grape pe-Nuts-Grocers' 1l Grape-Nut Wafers-Grocers.
 Hats-Davis & Co. In Season-The J. E. Bassett & Co, Odds and Ends-Hirsh Stores. Postum-Grocers'. Royal Baking Powder-Grocers'. Steamers-Hamburg Am. Line. Steamers-North German lloyd Line Gamble-Desmond Co.,
 Stationery-The Howe & Stetson Co,
 Stuart's Tablets-Druggists' Sea Trips-So. Pacific R. R. s-Scandinavian- Line.
 To California-So. Pacific R. R.
 Uneeda Biscuit-Nat'l Biscuit Co. Watches-J. H. c. Durant Wanted Salesman-Newark, N. J. embers--Columbi Castle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
BEN oF BROKEN BOW RANCH.

The patrons of the New Haven thea ter will have chance to see one of the Lest western comedy dramas ever turn ed out next Thursday, Friday and Sat urday nights. It is entitled Ben of Broken Bow Ranch" The star is Franklin Woodruff, who plays the part of Ben Martin, a cowboy from Broken Bow, Nebraska. The part is well suit ed to MT. Woodruff, as he has spent many years out in the west and can handle horse in real -puncher
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-17
WAY DOWN EAST.

At the Hyperion theater next satur- day, matinee and night, William A. Brady's special production of Way Down East will be the offering, This is the ninth year of this famous play and it's drawing power is still most wonderful Way Down East is writ ten by Lottie Blair Parker and elabor- ated by Joseph R. Grismer. The same big production and cast will be seen here which characterized it's long runs in New York, Boston and Chicago, and the play will be staged in a sumptuous manner.
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style, which can be seen by the way ils handles his little mustang in the play. Matinee Saturday.
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WEATHER RECORD.

Washington D. C., March 16, p. m. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday For New England and Eastern New 1 ork: Partly cloudy Saturday and Sun day; fresh west winds,
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Illustrated Out Door News at the Pease-Lewis Co.'s.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
PLAYS AND PLAYERS,

The success of Brown Of Harvard"
her first play, has been instrumental in
securing for Rida Johnson Young a
contract to write a comedysfor James
K. Hackett.
De Wolf Hopper, who has presented
"Happyland' this season both at the
Lyric and at the Casino theaters. in
New York, has returned to the Males.
tic for third metropolitan engage
ment
Jefferson De Angels was named aft
er Joseph Jefferson. He was practical
ly born and bred on the stage. his peo-
pie having been famous in the early
seventies as the De Angels family Of
acrobats.
W. II. Thompson has achieved a sue
cess in Money Talks" Mr.. Thomp-
sons role is that of a wealthy west
erner who has been brought to believe
that greenbacks will buy anything in
the world
Nellie Mccoy, who continues to ap-
pear in 1.-THE Earl and the Girl" has
been immortalZed in a song entitled
Coy Nellie Mccoy" The words Of the
ballad are by Arthur Sherman and the
music by Fl. A. Hardy.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31

4 minister of the gospel. according
to this tale, was walking to and fro in
long passage that ran through the
house and medftating upon his next
sermon. There brushed by him 4
housemaid. He watched herfpass and
enter his study. Fearing that she
would disarrangc his papers, he hurried
after her, wentt.nto his strny-and no
one was there. No means of egress
was possible but by the one door
through which he had seen the girl en-
ter. He rang the bell and-the house
maid came down from the. top of the
house, where shethad been performing
her duties. And the unusual part Of
the story is that nothing happened
no one sickened Gnd died. The young
woman married happily. And vet that
minister of the gospel is sure that he
saw that housemsid pass him. Nor to
this day does his stout and happy ma
tron know that .she was ever in two
places at once.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
SHORT STORIES.

The Canadian wheatfields areithe lar
gest in the world, being 300 'by 900
miles.
The president Of Mexico Is elected
for four years, and theresis no,restric-
ton upon his reelection.
Postmaster General Cortelyou prom
ises by July l postal notes for 1, 2, g. 4,
8, 6, Z, g. 8 and 10 cents, and so on
graded by and 10 cents up to 81.
The buttermilk from the West Paris
(1e.) creamery is THROWN into a brook,
and it is said that the trout in the
brook thrive on it. The fish taken from
the stream in the vicinityeare remark
ably fat.
About twenty to twenty-five years
ago the United States was the princi-
pal foreign contributor to { the cheese
supply Of Great Britain, but Canada
has since outstripped this .country as
an exporter Of cheese.
Reports from the United States Ma
val academy at Annapolis indicate
that the midshipmen have abandoned
hazing and propose loyalty to obey the
academic regulations. A. new edition
of these is in preparations by a board
They will include the Notwithstanding
to haZing.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
Makes q Confession That he
Shot Womanl and Her
Three ,SmaIINChiIdren.
ATTEMPTED TOwMOBtHIM
HE WAS EMPLOYED VAT THE
HONE OF HIS VICTlMs;-AF'TER
HIS CRIME HE ATTEMPTED
SET FIRE TO HOUSE
Publishers PreSs1

IanonsDurg, Pa, July 3Ol-Emer
Dempster, 10, negro. was arrested for
the murder of Mrs. Samuel Pearce' and
two children, and the woundingiof
third child. Dempster was takentfrom
here to the Washington county Jail
at Washington, Pa.
No blood stains were found on the
prisoner. Suspicion first,rested on him
when it was leaned that he was the
last person SEEM about the house be-
fore the tragedy.
Dempster was a., helper on the
Pearce farm. Afters the departure of
Samuel Pearce with his sister, Miss
Fanny Pcarce. for the Canonsburg
railroad station, Dempster is said to
have been at the scene of the tragedy
looking after the stock. He was put
through course of sweating and, it is
alleged, he made a complete confes-
sion. The ONLY things missing from
the Pearcc home are s12, few cents
and the revolver with which Mrs.
Pearce and her two childrenswert
murdered.
When Pearce returned home from
the DEPOT he found smoke issuing from
a bedroom, evidently started to con-
ceal evidences OF the murder. He
stamped out the flames at once. Mrs.
Pearce, %, was shot through the
breast; Margaret, 5, and Dwight, IL
months, We're shot through the head,
while Robert, 3, had a bullet through
the lungs. Robert was removed to a
hospital here in an effort to save his
life.
According to the story told in his
confession, the negro attempted to as
sault the daughter. after the depart
ure of Pearce. but was frustrated by
the mother, who went to a bureau to
get a revolver to shoot him. The ne
gro says he secured the gun first, and
after killing the mother and shooting
the children. set fire to the house to
hide the crime
Washington, Pa, July 30.-Dempster
was safely lodged in Jail here. The
officers had an exciting trip from Can
onsburg. Two attempts were made to
take negro from them. Shortly after
leaving Canonsburg, a crowd Of about
90 men boarded the car and with
shouts of Lynch him, Kill him."
dragged the prisoner and officers from
the car. A fierce struggle followed,
but the officers succeeded in keeping
possession of the negro, and finally
drove the mob of with revolyers.
When Washington was reached nearly
500 people gathered at the court house,
but the crowd was eluded by taking
the prisoner through the basement to
| the Jail
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31

Murray f., Tuley, who gave twenty.
five years OF continuous service as
Judge of the circuit court in Chicago.
was noted for the strict impartiality
with which he rendered decisions, even
when his personal bias was strongly
the other way. On one occasion, hav-
ing heard a certain famous suit, he
found himself impelled to hand down
a decision repugnant to his own incli-
nation
"Do YOU mean you think the defend
ant was not at heart swindler?" de-
manded ar intimate friend, who dared
complain of the finding.
"Billy," said Judge Tuley solemnly
1T took that evidence to Arkansas with
me and studied it two weeks. Then ]
brought it home and spent ten days
more on it. Then said in my deci-
sion:
$50 far as the evidence shows the
defendant is an upright and honorable
Christian gentleman
$50 far as the evidence shows" re-
peated the jurist slowly and with en-
phasis Then he leaned forward in
his CHI placed a hand on the others
knee and exclaimed, with an air Of
vindication
"But, Billy, I didn't say believed
atv,
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
SUMMER TERM SUCCESS
7 TEACHERS ARE PLEASED
Nor NAL Department This Year Was
FtIII to electromagnetic. Star
blu ck'f1as Ended his Work at College
An daWiII go to Iowa.

h The/ summer school at Earlham Col
,lege which closed last week probably
was the most successful that was
e yer held at the institution. Prof.
F. ank StinsOn, one of the teachers in
the city schools who was in atten-
dane e stated yesterday that the Earl
ham'sN summer course was becoming
highly Walued'by the teachers through
out the sttae. The normal department
this yeat was'tilled'to Overlooking, in
dfcating he popularity it holds among
the teach ers. Prof Starbuck, whose
work\at Ea rlham ceased with the close
of the\sumnNer term is preparing to go
to Dubuque, Ia, to take up his work
in Iowa> Univ ersity- His leave-taking
is muchi regSatteds for his work at
Earlham has been of high standard
He willaoccupy, theschair of psychology
at Iowa9UniversTty.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
VIRGINS GARLANDS.
Memorials In an English Church te
Girls True to First Love.

Girls True to First Love.
There are seven virgins garlands'
still in existence in Minsterley church.
Salop. the first of taem bearing the
date 1854 and the last 1151.
They consist of silk ribbons and
paper. ball shaped, and are covered
with rosetteS, the inside center of the
cane or wire frame supporting pair
of paper gloves. They represent a ro-
mantle custom Of very ancient origin
and are sacred to the memory of girls
who while betrothed in their youth
lost their intended husbands by death,
yet remained true to their first loves
Each maiden designed her own gar
land, and at her death this simple en-
blem was borne before her by the vii
lage lasses, the white gloves being aft
erward added. After the obSequies
these garlands We're suspended in the
village church on q rod bearing at its
extremity a heart in the shape OF al
escutcheon, upon which the initials and
date Were inscribed. These were origi-
nally fixed above the maiden's pew.
Some of the earliest and forgotten
garlands were composed Of real flow
ers, but later the covered hoops de
Scribed We're substituted.
There is n passing allusion to this
simple memorial of the early dead
in Hamlet" Yet here she is allowed
her virgin Grants" Grants" signifyins
Sarlands.-I.ondoa Graphic
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31

Water is a fluid simply because Its
particles, which may be compared to
an aggregation of inflnitesimal pearls.
are kept separated by latent heat. Out
side heat applied to a vessel containing
water causes the latent and applied
heat both to act on the air contained in
the water. Under such conditions pure
water at sea level will boil at TEN
perature of 212 degrees +. if the
barometer pressure be thirty inches
If, however, the vessel containing this
same water be carried to the top of a
high mountain or put under the eX-
haustcd receiver of an air pump it will
boil before il reaches the temperature
of 90. because the atmosphere has
been taken away so as to allow the ar
contained in the water to escape be
fore Ii becomes sufficiently heated to
1mpart that qualify to the loose parti.
Giles OF water surrounding ii. At n
height of $4,000 feet on the sides of
the Himalaya mountains water boils
at n temperature of $50 degrees and
under the exhausted receiver OF the
air pump ut only - degrees. This
proves that boiling water is not always
equally hot IT also tells us why II Is
next to impossible To cook meat, vege-
tables. etc. in high attitudes by the
ooiling process.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
THE ROYAL BOX.
The king of Ashanti has 1882 wiz,

The king of Ashanti has 1882 wives.
With Queen Wilhelmin24 of Holland,
if she dies childless, the direct line OF
the house of Orange willie become ex-
tinct.
Prince Boris, heir to the throne of
Bulgaria, recently cenbrated his
twelfth birthday ands in honor Of the
event was appointedsto a lieutenancy
in his fathers army.
The queen consortsof the king of
Siam is very clever woman. and his
majesty Is SO fond of her that. it is
said, he would without hesitation cast
aside the other ladies Of his harem if
she We're to desire it.
In recent series of poses for photo
graphs Emperor William changed his
costume sixty times-green coat, red
coat, his waistcoat crossed by the blue
ribbon Of the Order of the Garter, field
marshal's uniform, with the baton IN
hand, etc.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
TWO More Matches Were
Played off at the Country
Club Courts Yesterday.
McCABE AND NEFF STRONG,
>GiNs-GARDNER AND J. HAIR
-. TON E. WILSON MATCH
- UED TILL TODAY ON Ac-
no,,.r an DARKNESS. |

Two more match, s were played off
q, ,ha oit,, ta,nia ton rnament yester-
day afternoon and anoth, hla'ch was
started but han TO be CON- i"eu uht''
today on account Of darkness. mere
was a good sized gallery of spec, aloIs
and interest in the event is increasing
as 1t progresses. Already thereis tafh
of a tournament this fall with even
more teams entered than in thet pre-
sent contest.
In the first match yesterday Ralph
Hamilton and Will Keller defeated
Clement Gates and John Starr 60 and
so. The second match YVES won by
Guy McCabe and Nettletons Neff over
James Harrington and Tom1 Campbell
by scores of 81 and 60. The two
youngsters did not do themselves JUS
tice, suffering somewhat from stage
fright" McCabe and Nefft however
played a strong game and Aare look
ed on as likely aspirants for the
championship.
The third match was the best\ of
the entire afternoon. o. Harrington
and Ed Wilson were pitted against
Fred Virgins and Frank Gardner.
The match started late and darkness
overlook it. The first set was finish
ed, Wilson and Harrington winning
by score OF Sc. In the second set
six games were played, Virgins and
Gardner having the advantage getting
four of the six. In this set Virgins
and Gardner started like winners, get
ting four straight. This team has
been. looked on as of championship
caliber but Virgins was badly off in
his play. Gardner is Earlham's rep
resentative in tennis and held up the
bulk of the work on his side OF the
court.
Today the unfinished match will be
completed and besides this Jenkins
and Herbert will play Weichman and
Bartel; Ray and |. Wilson will play
Ringhoff and Ringhoff and Hill and
Thornburg will play Meyers and
Bond.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
REFORM.

The independent, fearless newspa-
pers, whose number is annually in.
creasing. are unquestionably the great
est influence for reform In this coun-
try today.-Utica Press.
Things have como to such pass that
the mere classifying of sworn life in
surance reports is called perjury and
forgery, just ike ordinary fraud-De-
troit Free Press.
No one can doubt that the business
Of the country is today on a better
moral basis than it was before the ex.
posture of the misconduct OF the life
insurance companies. Light is the great
snemy Of corruption.-xLouisville Post.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
wenlth In Old Roman Times,

Our wealth. as much as we boast OF
1t, is comparatively puny as compared
with the wealth of 1uen of old. There
was Mark Antony's house that was
sold to MESSIAH for over 100000. and
Scaurus' villa was burned at 4 loss Of
over 100000 Otho' srent over STA
100000 in finishing one wing of
palace commenced by Nero. Nearly
S36OOO,OOO was found lin the Golfers
of Tiberius, and Caligulasspent it all in
less than year. PaulrEs 5could make
a trifling present to the mother of Bru-
tus of q pearl worth over $4,000. SO
let US be modest. We are a cheap
people, even the wealthiest of us.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-31
Death of Jacob DALEY.

Cambridge City, July so. (SpD-
Joseph DALEY was called to Ander-
son Monday morning on account of
the death of his brother. Jacob Dali
ley, aged II years. who died at his
home Saturday, July 2S, death due to
paralysis.