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! my belief that Peter Pan is a great
and uplifting ~benefaction to this sor-
did and tmoney-mad age: and that the
next play on the boards is q long way
behind it as long as you play Peter"
W. Dean Howells also Landed tue
play for It's exquisite sweetness. The
story Of the play Is wonderfully sim.
pie. but herein IS said to lie one of
It's greatest charms. The three. chill
drAn OF Mr.. and Mrs. Darling-WendS.
by reter Pan. a boy Who would not
grow up. He carrier them to ,he
Never-Never Land, where they are in
troduced to all sorts of adventures.
ninulc Adums's Life.
If Maude Adain was not born WITH
was notl, tableware at least had some
thing to do with her career. for she
nude her first entrance on the STAGE
on n huge plate or platter. This was
city and Miss Maude was then
just nine months old have not odd
her age. mind. Her mother, Annie
Adams. was one of the members OF u
stock company in that city. and on the
night in question, had left little Maude
In her dressing-room at the tneatre.
There was a farce after The reguiar
I1ay. as was the custom in those ~
ana In this an infant was used.
The baby that had been playing,
the part, on tirat particular night, Itd
iilr CDllcs OF SpIll' otU'i iiil0iltitG y
riailt-it was demonstrated that II
was not n pin in its clothes that
caused the wailing-and Mrs. Adams
offered the use of her own offspring
The other child had already appeared
In one scene. and as Maude was only
half its size. there was some question
as to how the audience would take the
sudden ~shrinkage. as there was no
reasonable excuse for 1T. However.
PLAYERS. like poets. must be allowed a
certain license. n SO Maude was
brought in on the platter, and behaved
so very nicely that the other baby
immediately received her two weeks
notice. And so Maude Adams COM
menced her stage career.
Until she was ten years old, Maude
Adams PLAYED the child parts that OPP
portunity offered. She played Adrienne
in THE Celebrated Case" and was
with Flora Walsh In The Wandering
BOYS At the age of ten, having
grown trifle too tall for child's parts,
there was nothing left to do but send
her TO school. and she attended the
Presbyterian Collegiate Institute in
Salt Lake City for four years.
After this term at school. brought to
a close by the girls disinclination to
attend any longer. there was a period
of inactivity in the West. and Mrs.
Adams and her daughter finally went
to New York. The first New York ap-
pearance of Maude Adams wa at the
Star theatre, where she appeared In
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lIIxs Grnce Georgc.

Miss Grace George, who comes to
the Academy tomorrow night. has
won the success of her stage career
which she created in London a degree
of enthusiasm which is seldom &C
corded an American artist.
Her methods and her temperament
are said to be peculiarly suited to the
finds life with her elderly husband not
altogether congenial. Margaret Mayo's
adaptation of the play makes the lat
ter more suitable to English and Amer
lean tastes, and much of the original
is eliminated In this version.
The husband of Cyprienne under
stands women better than most of his
fellowmen., He knows the weakness OF
child-wife. does not find her somewhat
elder spouse quite romantic enough for
her. and this she freely admits to him.
She says that he had tired OF all that
ried her. She confesses a liking for
his young cousin. Adhemar. and freely
hints that a divorce would not in the
lease be objectionable to her. Now
ways of the world. knows that women
often go by contraries; what they can
easily get, they often don't want. He
waT Wise ! In d,1 his Een Iii rinht Els shs MifS
have 1t, and he will help her secure
It.. Now that's an obliging man
What could a woman ask more?
However, the husband is too willing
wife. She had not counted upon such
an attiture on his part. Seeing that
she can rid herself of him 80 easily
she begins to ask herself whether she
really wants to be rid of him, There
is a tacit understanding that the .di.
vorce is to secured. and no restraints
hedge IN the wife and Adnemar. Shs
can meet him and dine with him wher
4 cha nj an - r. 1,yf t t,ntly III n m n nrnI1ntL. n
Adhemar's feelings in the matter. sht
must not see too much of her husband
Now, however, she finds that she take:
a new interest in her husband, nnt
thinks she would find pleasure In NJ!
Ecompnny. SO she makes engagement:
to dine out with him, without thu
knowledge of Adhemar. Before sh'
had dined With Adhemar without TIL
knowledge of the husband, Thi!
meeting clandestinely one's own hus
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SILT HEATS Ar BALTIMORE.
Te%nrOlnlnc Won the Feature Race In
Er .E COnO VfTna. p

BALTIMORE. MD. October 26.-split
heats married. the second days program
of the light harness meeting on the
|gentleinen's driving park here. The
feature event was the $1,000 Martin
and McAndrews stake for 2.25 class
trotters. The race was won by the
Virginia trotting mare T%earolainc,
owned by j. Fl. Wingate. of Roanoke,
after a four-heat race. In the third
heat Tearolaine made a break on the
second half. and Hester. Schuyler tock
advantage OF the opportunity and went
out and won the heat. Tearolaine made
up a big gap. but could not catch the
winner of the heat. In the fourth
heat Hester Schuyler looked like a WIN
uer until they hit the stretch. where
the mare made a break and allowed
Tearolaine to win the heat and the
race hanliiy.
In the opening race, the 2:13 class
pace, Ben Hal was easily the winner,
Though Dossie Villiers snatched the sec
ond heat by a neck in the last two
lengths. After finishing fourth in the
first heat and third In the second heat,
Nancy Allen went out and won the
2:11 class pace. Flinch was the IA
vorite. In the fifth heat the Judges
substituted Barnes for Brawley, but
the best Barnes could do was to frmisf,
second.
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Hasn't Come to That.
Cortelyou has made his way into tho
literary magazines. but in justice 30 him
of them.-Atlanta Constitution.
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The ~Paymaster." a melodrama. shs
then for a short time played very small
parts in the company of T.. II. Sot1ern:
To Charles Hoyt is due the credit Of
Bradbury in his comedy. "a Midnight
Bell and 1t was In this piece that she
had her first real opportunity, and that
she attracted the attention of Charles
FL. Frohman. At the conclusion of the
engagement Mr.. Hoyt offered to sign a
five years contract for her services.
MIR. Frohman also made her an offer,
not as a star, be it understood. but
stock campony at the Twenty-third
Street theatre, where the first piece
was to be Men and Women" in which
ne said there was a small part for her.
favor of Legitimate drama instead of
farce comedy, and she signed a con-
tract with Charles Frohman. under
Among the roles Miss Adams has
played, besides those already men
toned, are Dora. in Men I'M Wo..
g3sasnDs Nell, 4 il! !arn .Th M,s Lost R PaTaai5 Nj.
riam. in 'Butterfies;" Dora. in Christie
Ipher. Jr.," Mrs. Dennant. In The
Squire Of Dames:" Jessie keber, in THE
juliet, in Pr" Romeo and Juliet" Duke Of
Reichstadt, in "L'Aiglon.'' and Lady
Babbie. the latter one Of her greatest
successes. She cannot, of course, be
Salu 10 nave meI Win eQuul SuCCesS
in all of these parts. She was rather.
a failure IN "L'Aiglon," and was so
pronounced by one OF her kindest
critics.
Miss Adams's career, as a whole.
however. has been as successful as
any actress could wish. Her Lady
Babbie in THE Little Minister" was
the role that brought her most promi-
Inently before the public, and since that
time the estimation in which she has
been held has been as stated, little
short of idolatry.
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prey, and the dismay OF the sheep at
the sight of his fangs gave him salts
faction instead of distress.
The King of the Street honored me
with a royal nod.
There seems to have been a little
surprise for somebody On the Board
this morning" he suggested.
Il heard something about II on the
street" l admitted.
1T was a good plan and worked
well. Let me see your memoranda of
purchases"
l gave him my slips.
He looked over them with growing
perplexity in his face.
Here's twelve thousand five hun
dred shares OF Omega"
"Yes."
you paid too much for that first
lot" He was still porting over the list.
ITS easier to see that now than
then" suggested dryly.
"Humphl yes. But there's some
thing wrong here" He was compar-
ing my list with another in his hand.
"Therel" / thought; my confound-
ed ignorance has made a mess Of IT,"
But spoke with all the confidence l
could assume: whats the matter,
now"
Eleven thousand and twelve thou
sand five hundred make twenty-three
thousand five hundred; and here are
sales OF Omega this morning Of thirty
three thousand eight hundred and
thirty" He seemed to be talking
more to himself than to me, and to be
far from pleased.
"How's that? I don't understand"
] was all in the dark over his musings.
81 picked up eleven thousand shares
in the other Boards this morning. and
twelve thousand five hundred through
you. but somebody has taken in the
other ten thousand" The King OF the
Street seemed puzzled and. l thought.
a little worried.
well, you got over twenty-three
thousand shares" I suggested consol-
ingly. That's a pretty good mornings
work"
The King Of the Street gave me
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PLAYING POLITICS FOR THE
PEOPLE.

The eyes of the people are turned
on the executive department of the
national government, while their ears
are alert to catch the first word from
the presidential lips anent the third
term; but they will hear nothing and
they will see only what they will see.
In Tennessee Boss Brownlow lost
two internal revenue collectors, whose
Offices were combined under the
charge of Bob Sharp. Newell Sanders
and II. c. Evans right bower in East
Tennessee politics. These three are
Roosevelt men staunch and true.
Undoubtedly Roosevelt is playing
some politics. He always had dis
played wonderful ability as a politl-
clan. But he is playing politics for
the people. There are others playing
the national game of politics against
him and against the people. More
foresight to Roosevelt, say we.
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IF WE HAD OUR Way

"The man who registers as a DEM
'ocrat and votes the Republican ticket
under cover of the Internal secret
ballot is coward unworthy of the
right Of suffrage" says the Ken
lucky State Journal. A local Demo
cratic paper remarked just after the
election:
ut has gotten so that you can't
tell a Democrat after he enters the
voters booth at the poll. The Aus
tralian ballot system gives some men
Just the chance they clearly want"
The election thug hasn't much
chance to intimidate a man under
protection of the secret ballot, has
he?
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GEORGIA PRESENTS BIG
BILL FOR GOVERNMENT.

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 12.-The claim
Of the state OF Georgia against the
federal government for the use and
occupation Of the Western and At
'9ntic railway Immediately after the
civil war, aggregating S60O.756. will
be pressed to an adjudication and
settlement at the approaching session
OF congress II possible. Bills proyld-
ing for this will be presented by Sem
itor Clay and Representative Living
ston.
The claim IS based on the use and
occupation by the United States army
officers OF the states road from May
II, 1865, to September %. 1865, for
the transportation OF troops and sup
plies. The revenues OF the road were
also collected by the officers during
that period and held by the govern
ment.
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a ABOVE PARTY TO WHAT?

ING ABOVE PARTY TO WHAT?
TO the victors belong the spoils"
! good old Democratic axiom, that
come down of its own gravity
a the time OF Jackson. receiving
5orauon and application as 1t
,e. until now. We fear. it is about
that is left of what Jackson
nded. often during the campaign,
[ "a now a memory, we had occa
|, 10 remark that the "spoils"
he'd to be all the local Democratic
<n could see IN the fight, and its
|. for party support always was to
i control OF The patronage. Its
.rsuiaent for the state tickle,
|:<+,,at The governor has the power
III sacancles on the county and
Ui< senches.
y has thou ght when the battle
.xer ana the Republicans vic
1ux. that resignation mingled
The settled gloom of our con-
&, Srary's pages. But not has
q tsred that number Of Demo
Il xoted for Wilson, and true to
interest OF its constituency
|~& TO II, is composed of a num-
~ pafrlots, to whom the Offices
q. : of a right. and greater num-
"a loval voters. whose duty it is
- that the patriots retain the
II makes this suggestion to
1ilson. opening with a warning
I'D the partisan mistakes Of his
cessors and concluding with a
- appeal to bring good to the
k1uealth and a great good to
I11osas q whole" and a plea for
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12
WRESTLER AT WHITE HOUSE.
Iiitachiyana 20 Give Exhibition for
Presidents Entertainment.

Washington. Nov. President
Roosevelt will be given a demOnstra
ton of japanese wrestling tomorrow
afternoon in the white house. In
which Taniemon Hitachiyana. cham
pion OF Japan will take part. Mr..
Hitaachiyana called on the president
shortly before the latter left for his
southern trip and presented him with
a handsome Japanese sword. At thar
time the president expressed a desire
10 witness a demonstration OF the
Iapancsea methods Of Wrestling, and
he visit tomorrow Is the result. Mr..
Hitachfyana Is accompanied by his
manager, four young athletes, a
referee and on Interpreter.
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before, and II knew how to reach
her I knew not what to say. AS ! was
contemplating this state of affairs
with some detection, and sealing my
melancholy note to Detective Coogan.
there was a quick step in the hall and
rap at the panel. II was a single
person. so had no hesitation In open
ing the door. but II gave me passing
satisfaction to have my hand on the
revolver in my pocket as turned the
knob.
1t was a boy. who thrust letter In
to my hand.
Yer name Wilton?" he inquired.
still holding on to the envelope.
Yes"
That's yourn. then" And he was
prepared TO make a bolt.
Hold on" | said. Maybe there's
an answer.
mo. there amt. The bloke as gave
II TO me said there weren't"
well. here's something want you
to deliver" said |. taking up my note
" DtltNllNt AONEdus DO eOu huOM
where the City Hall is?"
Does I know-what are yer givin'
u.s." said the boy with infinite scorn
In his voice.
"A quarter" ! returned with a
laugh. tossing him the coin. Wait
a minute"
yer amt bad stun" said the boy
with a grin.
tore open the envelope and read
on the sheet that came from It:
Sell everything you bought-never
mind the price. Other orders OF.
DIX"
| gasped with amazement. Had
Doddridge Knapp gone mad? To sell
twelve thousand five hundred shares
OF Omega was sure to smash the mar
ket, and the half-milllon dollars that
had been put into them would prob
ably shrink by two hundred thousand
or more II the order was carried out.
read the note again.
Then a suspicion large enough to
overshadow the universe grew up in
my mind. | recalled that Doddridge
Knapp had given me a cipher with
which he would communicate with me.
and believed. moreover, that he had
no idea where / might be at the pres
ent moment.
It's all right. sonny" said. "Trot
along"
Where's yer letter." asked the boy.
Loyalty anxious TO earn his quarter.
1T won't have to go now" | said
coolly. believed that the boy meant
no harm to me, but was not taking
any risks. The boy sauntered down
the hall.
We'll. l must look like a sucker II
they think can be taken in by a trick
like that" was my mental comment.
charged the scheme up to my snake
eyed friend and had a poorer opinion
OF his intelligence than | had hitherto
entertained Yet | was astonished
that he should, even with the most
hearty wish to bring about my down.
fall. contrive plan that would infiict
a heavy loss on his employer and pos.
sibly ruin him altogether. There was
more beneath than could fathom. MY
brain refused 10 work 10 the maze OF
contradictions and mysteries. plots
and counterplots, In which | was in.
volved
took my way at last toward the
market. and. hailing boy to whom
intrusted my letter to Detective Coo
gan. walked briskly to Pine street
ITO ha continued I'm newt taouaN
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Creole Like All Americans.

New Orleans. La. Nov. 12.-The
supreme court yesterday refused to
place "creoles" in separate class
when it ignored the plea of T. H.
Labarde. creole, convicted of for
gerry, that he should have been tried
only by a jury of ceroles. who are
descendants of Spanish and French
ancestry
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Back 10 Nature"

II you have been reading my adj
yertisements on Osteopathy. and are
not yet satisfied that Il viii do all I
claim. should like 70 have you call
az my Office some time Just 10 make
personal Investigation.
In the short time that have been
here have had the pleasure Of treat
ing some OF the most prominent peo-
pie OF the city. for one thing and an
other. and have yet to End a patlen:
who was dissatisfied.
Every day but adds. too. 10 the
number OF people who are finding
that the Osteopathic treatment Is al
that We claim for Il. or course IN
some instances relief or cures are
quicker than In others. as Is bat
natural.
II you are suffering from any form
Of nervousness. liver. bowel. stomach
or kidney troubles, OF asthma. chronic
headaches. neuralgia. rheumatism,
lumbago OF general debility. don't
wait too long before doing something
for Il, but come 20 see me and let
me make a diagnosis OF the case and
tell YOU frankly what osleopathy will
do for you.
osteopathy IS not a cure all, no:
will II cure In night; there Is moth
ing occult about lt.-iust a scientific,
rational. back to nature treatment
that Is doing much for suffering hui
mainly
DIR G. p. FRoAGE.
Phone 1907. ZIG Broadway. up
stafra
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Jamestown. IA, NOV. BADLY
mutilated and bearing marks show
ing that he had been shot repeatedly
and terribly beaten, the body of WILL
liam Cline, wealthy citizen of Boil
var. was found today in a field a
short distance from that town. The
motive of the crime is thought to
have been robbery.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

Along with other dlsquleting ru-
,rs comes the authoritative an
Hnce-len, hat Nine. Anna Gould
rot marry another count. In these
ces Or iEsncial stringency We dc
mind seelag a French parasite
hi. an American flight wad,"
81 IL the operation has to be per-
'nied IN Paris, although the mme-
he benefit in retail channels would
felt more quickly If patriotic
.crican millionaires and -esses
nd insist on being married at
ne.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

PERSONALITY appeared before me, this
'eraher 2nd. 1907, R. D. MacMil-
business manager of The Sun,
; aflirms that the above state
n OF the circulation Of The Sun
The month OF iber, 1907,
rae to the boz of his knowledge
belief.
fER PURYEAR. Notary Public.
~ commission expires January 22
q
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

A discursive student IS almost GER
tain to fall into bad company. Ten
with a French novel. or a
German nationalist. have sent a read.
CT away Wit Ia fever for life.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

The Sun is in receipt of two copies
the Canal Zone Record, a well
ted. newsy eight-page paper, pub
he'd at Ancon, Panama. The copies
he with the compliments of Mr..
H. Tough, a well known locomo-
3 engineer engaged on the rail-
"a there.
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postponed until Monday afternoon.
One OF the victims was ideutlhed as
John A. McQuay. OF Norris City. The
others Identity has not been estab-
lished. Both were kiaed by a Big
Four train.
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''What is the issue OF your local
campaign " asked the visitor to New
York.
MOSTLY small bills" replied the
disguised political worker" -Phila.
delphia Ledger.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

me Cairo Citizen gave another
OF its progressiveness
Getting out an excellent supple
nt. containing the illustrated story
President Roosevelt's visit to
70. The supplement is valuable
( souvenir OF the occasion and a
al to Cairo, and contains matter
1 will greatly benefit that city.
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scepvrisht 1909. the BObes-hsrril cs)
tContinueo from last ,ssue.)
CHAPTER X.
A TandIe of Schemes.

Doddridge Knapp was seated calmly
in my Office when ! opened the door.
There was a grim smile about the firm
Jaws. and a satisfied glitter in the
keen eyes. The Wolf had found his
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12
ITO be continued In next issue.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT

Every dose makes you feelbetter. Lax-Pos
keeps your whole 'nsides right. Sold on the
morey-back plan everywhere. Price 30 cents.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

The Charity club Will meet We'd
nesday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
Woman's club building and all men,
beers are urged to be present.
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nig Fonr yictim IdcntIned.

Carini. H., Nov. 12.-The inquest
over the bodies of the two men killed
by trains here last might has been
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12
Daily Thought.

The love of books is a love which
1nires neither justification, apology
y defense. --Langford.
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Ixn:naldo has gone on record for
{. III should be no difficult mat
now for the suave secretary to
over the doughty Foraker.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-11-12

d course, all this talk of disloy-
: to Beckham Is distressing to
" Woodson.
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Phone 1907. ZIG Broadway. up
stairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-21

Boema. 9S Queens Souvenir, 94; York, 91; Reene w. 9i; Rara Avis, 103; Filling haus. 99; Abbey, 1OO
 Second race, four years and up, steepe- chase, selling, no distance given prka 142; Kernel. 137; Jack Barr, 132; Lights Out, 147; Amanda H., 40; Garrett, li7.
 Third race. all ages, handicap. mile Charles Edward 12S; W. H. Daniels. 117; Clare Russell 93; Faust, 1O7; Okenite. 1Os; Tourene, 91; Fancy Bird. 90; Cablegram. 1o6; Main Chance, 97; Acrobat, 9s Rifle man, 100; zienap 97; Colonel Jack, 95.
 Fourth race, Albany handicap, two year-olds, six furlongs-Jim Gaffney, 123 Fort Johnson, 112; Magazine, Ill; Master Roberts, 110; Antaus 109; Smoker, 1oS; Big Chief. 107; Keep Moving. 106; Malcada, 104; Ella O'Neill 1O9; Bel Wether. 10S; Wise Child, 95; Sir Cal Gregs, 1os; John Rouss, 92.
 Fifth race. three years and up, selling. mile and hree-sixteenths-Lally 10l; Kil- ter. 96; Red Frlar 10l; Mss Doyle. lol; , Schroder's Midway. 94; Read Leaf. sS; First Mason. 10S; Ocean Spray. 96: Right Royal 10S: Poquessing, 9S; D ArlSle, &; Vendor, 93; Stand Over. 93; J. F. O'Don- he. 93; Lord Standhope, 105; Tom Dolan, 10l
 Sixth race, three years, handicap. seven furlongs--J. c. Core IA; w. Fl. Daniels, Iii; Sewell, 120; Clare Russell. 92; Jack Atkin, 11s Faust. 10S; Kenneyette, l16; Okenite, 105; Acrobat, 14 Riheman, 37; Fleming 97.