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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-18
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Purchase your tickets over the Great
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Texas, on first and third Tuesdays of
each month. Get ready for Feb. 9Th,
1907. For further information, write
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Paul, Minn., or call on or address GEO
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No, 295.
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-18
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icine tor Children

.Chanlberlain's Cough Remedy
Cures Colds. Group and whSoping Cough
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-18

Builds up waste tissue, promotes
appetite, improves digestion, induces
refreshing sleep, gives renewed
strength and health. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea does
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-01-18

Mr.. Michael Montague, who lives
four miles north Of the city, has been
a very sick man the past week With
pneumonia. DR.. Harry Cannon, a ST
Paul physician OF note and a brother
Of Mrs. Montague, was called here on
Saturday In consultation with DR..
Walker and Son. We are glad to re-
port the patienthopefully better at
this writing. Riceville Recorder.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
Gratifying Selection.

The personnel of the body select
ed as the industrial peace committee
established by Congress to work in
behalf of the fund created by Presi-
dent Roosevelt's donation of his No
bel prize inspires confidence at once
that its labors viii be IN behalf of
the whole people. Such men as Arch
bishop Ireland, Marcus Marks, Z. H.
Gary, Lucius futile Samuel Comp
ers. and Warren S. Stone may be
trusted to achieve results of which
Mr.. Roosevelt may well feel proud
during the remainder of his life.
Here. at last, there may be a court
of appeal and of Cancellation for
both employers and employed, a
real tribunal whose findings will be
taken seriously, which attention has
not been given efforts of the Civic
Federation or any other similar
body up to the present. With the
enormous Roosevelt influence per-
meating che organization, vitality
viii attach to its recommendation
TO the extent that both capital and
labor cannot we'll ignore them.
The prospect for continued indus
trial peace Is distinctly bettered by
these selections.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
Foreign Affairs.

college life, divide the honors at Chase
this week as headliners.
The inimitable Evans kept the audi
ence Convulsed with laughter, finally
persuading quite a number 20 join in
whlstling the chorus TO one Of his latest
songs Evans would be funny without
his black face makeup. Harry l. Tighe and
company gave d realistic exhibition of col
lege scenes. including a healthy yell, in
an act quite out of the ordinary. It
served 10 introduce Miss Scarsdale in
one or two songs, which were well re-
ceiVed.
Reif brothers give a creditable ard
rather unusual dancing exhibition JOHN
son and Harty,. singing comedians, were
forced 20 respond To several encOreS.
The Four Bards introduce a number Of
phenomenal acTobatiC feats, every one
OF which was new and of the highest
order The Bards proved 10 be one Of
the hits of the evening. DOnahue and
Nichols. in comedy songs and dances,
were good.
Fiske and McDOnough. in a comedy
sketch entitled The Ladies' Interfering
Society," were interesting AT times, al
though the act drags painfully at 9TH
ers. II is unusual! however. and has
its bright spots and ludicrous situations.
The vitsgraph completed the bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
GEORGE WASHINGTON, JR,"
is LIVELY AND AMUSING

= beg of you not TO take me seriously
as a playwright or composer / have
wanted only to amuse you"
This was the whole OF pleasing
speech George Conan mace to an audi
ence in the National Theater last night
when George Washington. Jr.," his
latest musical comedy output was given
its premiere in this city. The audi
ence demanded a speech. and Mr.. Co
han complied graciously and cOncisely-
Local theatergoers have long been ia
miliar with the music OF George Wash
ington, Jr." and when a half dozen
of the weil-known airs were presented
in their turn there were as many re-
calls for each. Everybody was anxious
to hear THE Grand Old Flag" and IF
Washington Came to Life Both
aroused considerable enthusiasm as did,
in fact, the other numbers.
The comedy offers just sufficient plot
to permit the star and his supporting
company to execute a pleasing enter
tainment in the way of songs. dances
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
TEXAS" WINS APPROVAL
OF A WELL FILLED HOUSE

A comedy meIOdTama Of the Western
frontier. suggestive of Owen WIster' 5
The Virg1nian," is the Offering at the
Majestic this week. and it met with In
slant approval from the large audience
which witnessed the first presentation
last night The scenes Of Texas are
laid in the Lone Star state. bat il Is
not from this fact that IL gets its name,
rather from the heroine.
Just two scenes relieve Texas" from
the charge OF mOnOtOny. and in both OF
these the hero, Jack Dallam. and the
lower of the two villains, Pasquale, fig
ure the most prominently. The two
characters are played by Charles D..
Coburn and Edward Archer. respective
ly, and their work is far above the aV-
erage Of the company. Miss Ivah Wills
in the title role, is prone 70 overdo the
part OF the daughter of the plains, and
this is made all the more noticeable by
comparison with the clever work Of Mo-
MICA Lee, as Mrs. PeppercOrn. the wild
der
The others in the cast have only an
ordinary conception of their parts, but
do that fairly WELL and the entire pro
ductiOn Is thus made pleasing u those
who are entirely unfamiliar with the
characteristics OF Western life, espc-
cially on a large cattle ranch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02

Let them mold in the cellar? Hide
them in a closet?
Most people do. There are so
many of general interest and-sinee
the ice was broken by Munsey's-
they cost SO little, that every reader
of these columns buys twice or
thrice as many as he can keep. Yet
they need not be an incumbrance.
On the contrary, they can be made
the medium of a personal sort of
charity that viii do every mans
heart direct and positive good.
Next time when you have finished
the last story or looked at all the
pictures, hand the magazine to your
cook, or the ianitor of your fat, or
the conductor on the street car. Any
one of them would be mighty glad
to get it. Now and then he viii have
bought the same issue, because a
good magazine, like a good news
paper, has a wide appeal; but if he
has he Will simply pass it along, and
it viii do its share Of good before
its travel ends.
How much of charity you viii
have started you can learn of any
regular worker among the poor.
Advertising Autographs and pictures
cut from monthly and weekly publi-
from the newspapers
are not so easy to keep-are the
chief and best ornaments of the
alley home. Old issues, their pages
yellow and thumbed, lie on the table
or the mantel as proud possessions.
The public schools are doing much
for the children of such people, and
not the least is that the youngsters
read TO their elders from these
treasure-troves and hunt out the
explanation of the Illustrations.
Suppose you try handing a little
of your reading plenty along to
others who have not so much. 1t is
an inexpensive charity-and before
long you viii find that, those who
get the magazines are not the only
ones who profit by the operation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
Not Altogether a Reuben.

The State Legislature-
On the one hand you have in Penn
sylvania bill introduced to make it
a misdemeanor for people under
forty-fye TO have amalgam filings
in their teeth; in Missouri a bill de-
ining as bribery the giving of a
pass 10 the theater for the sake of
obtaining a favorable newspaper re-
view; in California a bill prohibiting
book agents from coneeaHng the
implements of their trade in secret
pockets.
On the other hand, you have in
two-thirds OF the States resolute
action TO cooperate with the Gen
eraI Government for the enforce
ment of the pure food law, the re-
duction of railway fares to a com
mon and fair standard, and the con-
troll of corporations. What Congress
is doing in interstate commerce
most of the State Legislatures are
undertaking to do within the Dor
ders of the States.
1t Is the custom to ridicule the
State legislator. He may be the
Reuben his freak bills would indi-
cate. Whether he is or not, he is
driving the protected interest from
what used TO be thought the house
of its friends.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
For Actors to Ponder.

Over in New York the other day,
Francis Wilson delivered an address
10 the graduating pupils of the
American Academy of Dramatic
Arts. 1t was a sober and worthy
talk by an actor whO-spite of his
Nemesis-ike comic opera talents-is
a man of culture and high intelli-
gence. If 1t was not so brilliantly
eloquent as Hamlet's speech to the
players, it was, at least, as practical
for it gave much wholesome advice
as to an actors department in pri-
vate life, thus:
I would have you bear in mind that
In private life YOU are not the heroes
and nerOines any more than YOU are
the villains and aSYenturesses. which
the cree tive mind OF the dramatist has
drawn for the diversion of the public
So. then. leave the trappings of the
rheater in YOUR dressing rooms and
lay aside your affectatiOns and attf-
tudlnizlngs with your paint. Have
Just regard for your powers, that's
human; but don't display it. that's
vanity. Smother egotism in yourself
and fTOWn II down in your comrades
II IS not uncommon 10 hear an actor
say, 1 belong 70 the profession To
the actor il is and should be the pro-
fession, but such a remark is a refiec-'
ton upon any other profession and is
egOtistical and indicate
I yield 10 no one i'm the affection and
appreciation l hold for our art. but /
am confident IL does not usurp the
place Of the Deity. The ethics Of law
and medicine forbid its practitioners
10 advertise by Fictitious methods. You
viii understand what mean when I
say I hope none of YOU respect suffi-
entity 10 resort TO long hair, cowboy
hats, bOisterous manners. bleached locks.
painted lips and penciled eyes. and that
loud laugh which betrays the vacant
mind
That SORT of thing is not art. II is
a cheap, unworthy effort 10 attract at
1ention, 10 advertise. and as ! meet il
on Broadway ! never see it but L want
TO CRY out: Me and the Sandwich man.
Happily the iamboyant type of
actor is rather going out of style, so
far as we of this benighted town are
able TO discover. But Mr.. Wilson
must still feel the need of his warn
ing as to the New York environ
ment, or he would not have uttered
it. At any rate, nothing better has
come from one actor to another-or
rather to those who are about to
become actors-fOr q long time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02

and bright running dialogue. II is
typically a COhan piece. full Of life.
bright scenes. snappy chOruses and an
irresistible something that keeps an au-
dience awake.
George Conan is a hard worker. When
he is on the stage he IS in perpetual
motion. He not only keeps moving him
self, but has everybody else doing the
same thing. He "whOops things up.
and imparts the same spirit 70 every
body with whom ne is playing. This IS
one OF the satisfying things about
George Washington. Jr.," Il never lags.
never gives anybody a chance 20 dwell
on any part that may not be up TO the
standard. because there is always
change. always something else coming
and something doing all the time. This
does not mean that the comedy IS
great one. II isn't Il has little merit
a thoughtful piece of stage writing
musically or dramatically, but IL un-
doubtedly pleased those who saw IL last
night.
George Conan sings his songs in the
familiar nasal way that has given va
riety people something TO initiate He
dances. but not sufficiently 90 please
those who know his capabilities I'm this
lil1es he spins of hts comedy in the
same old way and has the regulation
fuss with his father
Mr.. and Mrs, Jerry Cokan were cor
daily welcomed and Ninie DAILY. who
has replaced Ethel Levey as leading
woman, does a clever dance and sings
the pretueSt song In the play, ''ViT-
giuia."
The best piece Of acting in the comedy
Is offered by Willis Z. SWeatman as an
old Virginia darky. Trying to Get
Something for Nothin'," a splendid bit
of character work.
The scenes Of the play are laid AT
Mt Vernon and in the Willard Hotel in
Washington. The first IS on the terrace
IN front Of the mansion and IS accurate
Is reproduced. But the scene in the VIII
lard lobby is even more so and elected
spontaneous applause when the curtain
rose. The chorus is small, but effective
both TO the eye and ear. and altogether
George Washington. Jr.. will prove
pleasing for theatergOeTs who are tired
and want, as Mr. COhau said last night,
Just 20 be amused
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
THE RIALTo FOUNDERS"
ACCEPTABLE IN BURLESOUE

Two farces, "A Day at Niagara" and
a Day at Benning, served as
vehicles for the clever dancing and sing
ing of THE Rialto Founders" at the
Lyceum this week They are admirably
planned 20 exploit the chorus Of large
and well-trained chorus, and TO give
ample opportunities to the cIeverness
of sam Howe, who does some unusually
good work in the line of Hebrew comedy.
The sspecialties ran rather 10 music.
The Bison City Quartet Won consider
able applause, and Sam Howes Yiddish
stories and his parOdies evidently
pleased the house. Carney and Wagner
do rather a clever dancing turn. and
Martin and Meek have a sister act that
is pleasing. One of the hits of the show
was a series of living pictures. which
was VOCifeTOusly applauded. On the
whole the program is quite up to the
Lyceum standard, and evidently salts
fed the habitues Of the house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
CLEANER THAN FORKS.

With regard to the plea of cleanliness,
the Chinese and Japanese are manifest
" right in claiming a superiority for
their chopstlcks over our forks. Their
rich are apt to carry about with them
chOpsticks made Of ivory. But even in
the humblest teahouse the host would
never dream of setting before his guests
wooden ehopsticks that had ever been
used before. In fact. the pair of chop
sticks still form part Of the same piece
of wood when laid before the guest.
who. splitting them asunder, has thus
an assurance that they are entirely
new Il is difficult to dream of any
such guarantee Of cleanliness in the
case of forks. and in hotels and res
taurants especially the speed which Is
exacted in rinsing them and in prepar-
ing them afresh for use precludes the
idea OF their being carefully cleansed.
In fact, japanese travelling abroad and
staying at hotels may frequently be
observed quietly and unobuusively. yet
COnscientiously. passing the edge Of
their table napkin between the prongs
OF their fork before using It to convey
any food from their plate to their
mouth.
While my japanese and Chinese
friends have undoubtedly certain
amount Of justice in their contention as
TO the disadvantage Of forks. ] should
be extremely sorry to think that any
thing that 1 have written above was
of a nature to discourage the employ
ment Of these table utensils. For, since
- Is hopeless 10 dream OF our adop-
ton of chOpsticks. for which our cook
inc 4
equally untitled. il might lead &c a
more universal recourse to the knife,
which. when substituted for the fork, is
snaIhema. American.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
CLEVER SPECIALITY WORK
IN 1--WE ARE IN SOCIETY"

If there Were-as there would have
been in New York-any theatrical man
ayers present at the amateur per
Torrance OF I'VE Are in Society at
the Belasco last night. on the lookout
for good recruits for the professional
ranks, they probably sat up and took
notice For, while the play was-weH,
just about as slight as the average pro-
fesisonal musical comedy, there was
some mighty good work done by some
OF the performers.
Miss Olga Converse made the hit Of
the evening with her dancing If IL had
been a professional production, her
name would have deserved big type on
the program. If Miss Converse ever
wants 20 earn her daily bread with those
clever little feet of hers il is safe to
prophesy that they will bring her in
a fair share Of cake and jam as well.
OF the men Andrew Bradley did
a continuous drunk that draws a place
alongside OF the clever DRINKS of pro-
fesisOnal comedy. He handled il with q
deftness and at the same time a re-
stratnt that many a professional would
do well TO initiate.
George O'Connor, as was to have been
expected, came in for a large share of
the musical laUrels. Mr.. O'ConnOr' 5
voice is well known and we'll loved in
Washington. Several OF the other prin-
Cipels deserve notice, and are doubtless
getting IL in another column. Some OF
the chOruses were particularly good
though IL one must be singled out the
Jockey chorus would proba bly, be given
first place
There are 10 be two more perform
proceeds to go 10 the National Junior
Republic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
end Of the fourth legislative day

the end of the fourth legislative day
after it was signed.
Staring ruin in the face, the rail-
roads emitted an awesome yelp, and
got busy taking off trains so as to
keep expenses down. and if possible,
escape the hands of the receiver.
The whole country was told of the
infiiction, and appeal was made for
deliverance from the outrageous ex-
actions of the hostile State govern
ments. If this thing should keep
up, there would be no living. People
would quit buying railroad securi-
ties, the roads would be unable to
meet their fixed charges, and DESC
lation would overspread the land.
This Nebraska outrage was en-
phasized more than any other of the
States impOsitions, in the last fort
night, before Wall Street got busy
with the toboggan. No single illus
tration of the senseless hostility of
the States was so widely quoted in
proof that ruin impended. Where
fore, it is interesting to see what
happened in Nebraska.
The new law had not yet taken eff
feet when the railroads there began
to take off trains. Couldn't afford
TO run 'em at cents the mile. No,
stree; have to show the people how
It felt 10 walk
But the law took effect in due
time. 1t meant a great reduction of
the expense of local travel in
State where there were no rates un-
der cents, and many were higher.
People at once started to- visit their
relatives. Everybody took trip.
The trains that had been taken off
had TO be put back in order to move
the business. Now il is announced
that still more trains are being
added The State already has the
best local passenger service ever
known in its history; made neces-
sary by the demands of the greatly
increased business. There is, more
over, every indication, according to
advices from the State, that the in
creased volume of traffic is going
to continue. Revenues from the
passenger traffic are going TO be
bigger than ever. and the train-mile
profit likewise, it is stated, viii be
better than ever before.
When this sort Of thing happens,
how is a poor railroad ever to prove
that il is downtrodden a short year
ago rum was predicted in railroad
circles if the Hepburn bin passed. tt
passed. and was signed June 80. I'm
mediately there set in the greatest
boom in railroad securities that the
country has ever known.
The fact is there seems to be no
use in a railroad crying wolf any
longer. It can't scare anybOdy-not
even the President.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-02
THE JOYS OF sPINsTERHooD.

One spinster has set forth with her
pen the following reasons why she
rather enjoys spinsterhood- She does
not have one man to love and cherish
her. but she may have the friendship,
the cordial esteem and interest of half
a dozen. She does not have one to pay
her dressmaker, her halter, her shoe
man. and the rest; but she may have
half a score for less serviceable uses
half a score who send her books, flow
ers, tickets, who walk, play golf. drive
skate, talk with her. One man does not
come to her for deep understanding of
his needs: many may come with the
quite sericus interests. Fer sincere. en-
loya0le. stimulating, friendly relations
with men as with women are limited
only by her own power Of intellectual
which admit any basis OF companion
ship between men and women beyond
the eGnotionaL-Chicago Daily News.