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The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-05-23

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THE CRAFT OF JESTIN G
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10 the older repertoire and carefully played up
Should the laugh come too soon, the story IS
padded more If the laugh is too long deferred
some judiCious cutting is done. Also the acting
OF the story is rehearsed A great deal often
depends upon the employment OF the right
gesture, move, or even wink. And you will
notice that while frequently the sequence of
the stories in the monologue is changed by
elimination or addition of material, each indi-
vidual story is told IN the same words, with the
same gestures and intonations time after time
George Evans, the famous Honey Boy"
and composer of that popular classic, In the
Good Old Summer Time has recently come
to the front as one OF the premier monologists
Not long ago he played five weeks engage
ment at one of the Keith & Proctor houses, an
unprecedented event. While he works IN
one" as his fellows, he always seems to be
cramped for room, and uses every available
bit 81 space, moving about from arch to arch
In fact, he never is still; yet if YOU will watch
him through several consecutive performances
You will find that every step every movement,
no matter how seemingly spontaneous, IS the
exact duplicate of the one of Yesterday and the
one OF tomorrow. They never vary, because
they have been most thoughtfully calculated
and more rigidly rehearsed than the scenes Of
some plays in the legitimate.
The mere words of story can scarcely sug-
gest all the motion that can be put into its
action; yet George Evans could easily use the
biggest part of the stage for the active work
accompanying the following of his stories:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
Casey's Nal de Mer

GEORGE FULLER GOLDEN, perhaps the
~ most famous of monologists, lives all his
stories in the congenial company of his friend
Casey No matter of what sort the material
NAY be- it is always adapted to Casey by the
master humor1st.
Golden and Casey once sailed for Europe
Talk about seasickness! Had | known
that Casey was afflicted that way, we never
should have gone abroad. The very first day
out Casey collapsed, and refused to brace up
again I tried all sorts Of remedies on him,
Tut without avail. All he would mutter was,
oh musha, musha! I'm sick!
Finally l cried out, Can't you keep any
thing on your stomach, mani!
"'Only my hands, George he groaned :;
only my hands"
1t IS often asked whether monologue artists
invent their own stories, whether they have
them specially written, whether they are
collected from every available source. In an
swer it might be said that these three and all
other possible ways are employed Some have
their monologues written by recognized humor-
ISIS Others have framework or character in
vented which permits them to interpolate
accumulated material in logical sequence. But
the great majority OF monologlsts depend on
their own mentality
Tohn W. Ransome, who, before and after
starring in The Prince Of Pisen," has been
famous for his correct Portrayals of such cele-
trated politicians as Richard Croker, Thomas
c Platt, William Jennings Bryan, and Others
claims that the following suggested to him
while watching a political parade He has m
CC-porated it in his mOnOlogue:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
A Profitable Calling

VIEWED from all sides, the calling OF the
monologist is one of the most pleasing
and profitable IN the profession. In these days,
when the ma jority OF vaudeville acts depend
largely on most intricate stage effects requiring
the services of casts and stage hands behind
and on the scene, the performers salary IS
severely depleted before it even leaves the
theater. 1t is the duty of the stage hands to
help in these complicated productions; but
sometimes the veriest slip produces disaster
if not actual danger. And experience has
taught performers that these slips can be eff
fectively prevented only by heavy tips.
A fair average salary for spectacular act is
three hundred dollars. These acts, besides the
principal or star, employ from two to four and
more people. The minimum paid to them is
twenty-five dollars, although much oftener
they receive thirty and forty dollars. The
owner OF the act must pay the fares, express,
and other incidentals. Add to this the afore
mentioned tips and the comtortab salary OF
three hundred dollars shrinks considerably.
The monologist is spared most of this. With
the exception of a very few, who use noises
behind the scenes or are brought on to a chorus
Of shouting, and who in return hand over a
small amount for " beer money" at the end of
the week, monologsts are absolutely indie
pendent of anybody, some of them even dis
pensing with the services of the orchestra
Their only and absolute expenses are railroad
fares and hotel bills.
Take it all in ALL the monologsts lot is a
very pleasing one No monologlst worthy of
the name receives less than one hundred and
fifty dollars a week, with George Fuller Golden
at five hundred and at times more than that
The work is clean and pleasant. To create
laughter, because of the very infection of it,
is Jolly work. Monologists with few exceptions
do not make up, combining themselves mostly
to oddly cut coats or striking couture. A
mOnologue never runs more than twenty min
utes usually about only fifteen minutes, which
makes for the two performances less than an
hour work day. And good monologists
are never without an engagement.
Why not let us all become monologistsl 1t
certainly seems easy. Alas the probabilities
that most OF us will feel like the deuce-spot
reporter who went to interview Morgan. Mono
logIsts are torn, not trained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
Time to Visit a Barber

A LONG haired man, walking along the
street, met little boy who asked him
the time.
Ten minutes to nine said the man.
Well" said the boy, at nine o'clock get
Your hair cut" and he took to his heels and
ran, the man after him.
Turning the corner, the man ran into po-
liceman nearly knocking him
What's up" said the policeman.
The man, very much out of breath, said,
You see that young rascal running along
there? He asked me the time, and told him
ten minutes to nine, and he said, AT nine
o'clock get Your hair cut
Well" said the policeman, What are you
running for? You've got eight minutes yet"
1t will not be hard to understand how the
value of this story, from the monologist' S point
of view, can easily be enhanced by expressive
motion. To see George Evans initiate, first the
boy, then the man running, will make anybody
smile. Were somebody else to attempt it, the
act would perhaps look ungainly or awkward.
The effectiveness of stage humor is absolutely
dependent on the performer or artist. A
joke which in print seems silly and blatant,
in the right hands be turned into a great
laugh producer, and, the salaries depend
largely upon the laugh creative faculty Of the
monologist, the production of laughter is the
goal Of all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
In the Heat of the Campaign

one OF two rival political clubs III a country
~ town was determined to put the other
INTO the shade with its parade Everything
was arranged except the number OF trans
parenCies that were to be carried in line 1t
was about settled that twelve would be the
proper number, when an old fellow, with his
trousers tucked in his boots, rose and said:
" ! guess two will be about right 'Taint at
all likely more n two will know how 70 play On
EN-, anyway"
But getting the night story does not end the
1lonOlogist labor. Only one OF unlimited con-
fdenCe III himself will dare to tell new story
during a regular performance. As rule new
stories are tired during az. unexpected encore,
or preferably the dog The dog" gentle
reader, might mean you or me or anybody not
{ component OF metropolitan or cosmopolitan
audience. Dog towns" IN theatrical par
lance, are the cities under the hundred thou
sand mark, where only one-night stands are
played. and where the audiences, from the
actors viewpoint are lacking IL most ordinary
Intelligence.
i :. new Story Pleases the dog, II IS added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
The Reporter and Mr.. Morgan

TACK NORWORTH, for instance, told one
J monologue as reporter One of his repor-
torial experiences may be worth recountlng
He. the new reporter, received an assign
r1ent to interview ]. Pierpont Morgan, a
p1overbially difficult task. BY hook and crook
the new reporter got into the sanctum Of the
capitalist: but he didn't stay long
We'll, what did you feel like, talking to
Morgan." was asked by the leader.
Feel like? l felt like the deuce-spot in a
hand with four aces"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29
In the Field with Napoleon

TAKE Fred Niblo, for. instance, who has
made fast patter veritable art As clever
ae most monofogists, he has such rapid fire
delivery that he is in a class by himself Let
me recall one of his bits, which in print loses
most of its nuances. 1t described Bonaparte
II battle.
Surrounded by MS Generals, Napoleon
locked down upon the Russian steppe. What
Is the next place we to attack! he asked
The next place is kamenetzpodolski sire, ="
Come again" said Napoleon; but the
General wouldn't take another chance, and
Just put his finger on the spot on the map. -,
turned to the troops Soldiers of France
today we attack the last place, between US
and victory Are You with me-"
The soldiers said they were.
Then" said Napoleon, filling his mouth
with pebbles on to kamenetzpodolskl''
"On to" and that's as far as the army got
They stuck there and couldn pronounce it
And of course when you can't pronounce It,
YOU can't take it,-and there you are"
OF course, willingly admit that it reads like
nonsense, that most likely 1t is nonsense but
let Fred Nible tell it. and you will laugh. And
that is the sole purpose OF the whole thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-29

the fact coze N deep Ten days IN Bellevue
and not an eggl"
And the Irishman asked, And phwat was
the matter with tn hens!
heard another rnonologist, clever. IN his
wav, but not above piracy, spring this same
story on an unsuspecting audience, with the
most discouraging response 1t was told as
Norton had told #, but it lacked the latter's
individual touch and therefore fell fiat.
This is the chief reason why monologists are
f.rlv we'll protected from piracy: Their stuff
caI be initiated: but not their individuality.
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

10y. any possibility be conveyed TO the
subject by tins operator would necessity
De OF lower and more animal nature
than the lowest thoughts of the sub
9ect during has rational moments. II
that Is the case. the attempts TO reform
men addicted TO drink by means of
hNPnotIsm capu0t have good results.
Suppose. then, the influence OF the
hynpotist could be made to operate be-
end 5he point where the subject Is re-
turned to CONSEQUENCES, what would be
the effect of the experiment? Debasng,
of course Ii could not be otherwise
The subject. ii he remembers anything
at all of the thoughts conveyed To hiul
Ia his benumbsd condition, will be influ-
enced IN the lower strata OF his nature,
the strata less sensitive Co hypnotic IN
1uence. for these vail be the ones least
affected by The experiment.
II 10 not think there is any great
danger 10 the subject which DR.. Gayef
will have to operate upon in the Bow
cry Mission. I could fnd hundreds Of
such creatures in the lower parts of
State street. iH Chicago, who have so
Tar degraded themselves that they are
no longer human beings.
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

even discusses hypnotism as a remedial
agent 1t is only used by fakirs TO ex-
plot victims of certain stages Of cpl
lepsy for the box receipts There are
mechanical ways in whiel people OF GER
tain nervous characteristics can be
thrown into a cataleptic state and made
10 perform foolish antics of an animal
nature. But there is no known method
where the influence OF the hypnotist can
be made to extend beyond the revival
of the patient and ais return to normal
consciousness
Dr. Sem believes the action eantem-
plated by The superintendent OF the
Iiowery Mission, instead of beneftng
the victims Of drink, viii have a de-
grading effect both on the subject and
those who witness the performance.
There have been spasmodie attempts
~ certain physicians TO make a practI-
car use of nypnutism, said Or. Sem.
but they We're all abandoned long ago
~ reputable members of the profess
sion It Is quite plain TO the thinker
that il person can be hypneuzeI by
another person it must be done by dead
ening the faculties. and under such
circumstances any suggestion thai could
The Washington times., 1907-09-15
Auditorium Hotel and Annex, Chicago
Largest Hotel in the World, and
the Largest Ship.

so large that two trolley cars could
run through them abreast
Each OF these ships has TWENTY-FIVE
boilers, which means not less than 1sa
furnaces. It will require 1000 tons OF
coal to make the round trip between
Liverpool and New York. as there ars
four screws to be driven bv turbine
engines. instead of two propellers. as
are TO be found on the biggest ocean
sreyhounds up to the present time.
Forty-five thousand tons is the dis
placement OF one OF these vessels. al
most four times as much as the battle
teship Kearsarge. while it's indicated
horsepower is six times as great as
that OF the battIeship. The dispIacs-
ment Of each OF these leviathans is
two and one-quarter times as great
as England's greatest battIeship. the
Dreadnought. The steel rudder alone
Of one Of these ships weighs sixty-flve
tons.
The grandeur in point Of size win
in no wise excel the magnifcence OF
the furnishing and equipment OF the
LusitaDia and AIauretania. however.
Splendid electric eleva tors have ben in
stalled to convey passengers to All OF
the six or seven decks The LUST
tanla is equipped with electric lights.
baths. telephones, Libraries. smoking
rooms. nis,sie salons, and every other
convenience that could be found in the
most fashionable hotels on land Ia
many respects the new Cunarders
surpass anything this country has seen
in the hotel line For example. on the
dresser fer each hrst-class woman pas
senger viii be found a pair OF electric
curling tongs. This is only one Of the
many Injuries which viii make these
two vessels floating palaces.
Each ship will be a town in Itself, for
there viii be s.200 souls on board when
the passenger list is fun and all the
crew is on hand.
The masts OF the Lusitania- extend
2le feet above the keel. II RiH be inn
possible for this vessel ever To 20
under the Brooklyn bridge, for that
structure at its center, the highest
point above the water. is only 12s feet
The Lusitania and the Mauratania.
placed end to end. would cofnDletefv
block the passage beneath the two
piers Of the bridge. a distance OF moro
Than $50 feet II took thirteen 1-ears
To build the BROOKLYN bridee. and the
cost was in the neighbarh0nd 0f sI5-
800, 90 The Cunard steamers are three
feet broader than this bridge.
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

ever found out who killed them or why.
II was then the name Dead Mans
fzuleh was first heard A few years
later the stage driver, who carried mail
from Atoka over the tran 10 BOgev
Depot, was murdered and ats body was
found IN the same spot where the other
two had been found.
Quantrell passed this spot In the civil
var, and left els mark upon IT, He had
found ia the Choctaw Nation five men
who were working among the Choetaws
irving 10 get recruits for the Northern
army. These men had come among the
Indians as traders snd were not general
" known to be representative of the
Northern army. They ingratiated them
selves in the good will OF the nsighb0r-
ing Indians and then melted them to
Join the Union army When QuantrelI
found the trail of these meu be search
cd the country for them. They were
chased across the Choctaw Nation. took
refuge I'm the Winding stair mountains.
were driven westward and trled to get
ITO the Arbuckle mountains. IN the
ChickRsaw Nation. but we're Intercepted
at Limestone Gap by squad OF Guam
treils men led by q Choctaw Indian.
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

tween the English and German
steamship companies. For many
years the Cunard liner Umbria,
still one of the finest OF the
modern floating palaces, held the
record for speed across the Allan
tic, having made her eighty-see-
ond trip from Liverpool to New
York in five days twenty-five hours
and seven minutes. Eight years
ago, however, the Germans wrested
the pennant from the English and
1t has been a sore point with the
latter ever since. The Lusitania
and her sister ship are the results,
The Washington times., 1907-09-15
MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
FORM ORGANIZATION
RGANIZED climbing IN Americ,

- RGANIZED climbing in America
started along the broadest
lines. Though the early clubs
Of New England followed the
hrSf popular interest in alpining reused
IN the sixties by attempts on the
Matterhorn and BY the London Alpine
Club, they sDrang more from the ma
luIe-ioVlng tradition OF the Concord
writer's
Most proved stiliDOrn. until the APP
paiachian Mountain Club came to life
IN Boston in 1876. Climbers the world
over pausing IN the Nevv England hills.
pave laughed at its school teacher and
clergy man members welding axes on
Old lumber paths and discoursiag on
Cod and sunsets. but this society is still
Tar away the most active force IN
American climbing. having practically
opened tne Canadian Rockies TO the
world
The Sierra Club of san Francisco. has
sprung up on the Pacific coast, more
lately the Mazamas of Portland. Ore,
and the Rocky Mountain Club has been
revived; while the latest ambitions OF
American climbers are represented by
the American Alpine Club. founded in
l9o2.-From Mountaineering in North
America" by Robert Dunn In Outing
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

kkY YPNOTfsAf cannot be scientif-
- cally used to cure drunken
| / ness. The use of it by the
BOwery Mission in New York
can have but one result-the exploita-
ton OF the poor and degraded subjects
90 create a sensation among the alb
n0rmllty curious I do not know DIT
s. s. Gayer. who is reported to have
sveu his consent TO make the expert
i1enJs. nor am 1 familiar with the
name Of Dr. Louis KlOpseh, editor of
size CHRISTIAN Herald and financial back
~ of the mission; but whoever they are
they have no medical authority for such
atclun.
Taat is Or. William \. senn's opin-
ion of tae proposed treatment OF drunk
q DIS hy hypuotism in the BOWerY Mis-
sion. New York city
Just plain common sense should de
ter sensible men from making such an
eXper imeuG" said Or. Sem. There is
not a medical book in the world tina,
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

getting that creepy feeling
when he crossed Sandy creek. three
miles out from Atoka. on tire old trail
This lonely spot with its deathlike still
ness by day and the weird can of the
screech owl and the yelping coyote at
night will occupy place In the history
OF Indian Territory as the scene Of prob
ably more mysterious murders than any
ether one spot in its borders.
Atoka is one Of the eldest towns in
the Choctaw Nation, and Bcggy Depot
is another In the early days the trail
between the two towns was much fire.
qGented- Long ago the CrOssng at San
dy creek took the name of Dead Man
Gulch." and to this day no native Of
that section will make that crossing af-
ter nightfall un ess forced T. DO so They
go miles out .. their way TO avoid It.
Nearly fey years ago the bodies Of
two mer'--8ere fOued at this spot No
enc ever Identified them. and no one
The Washington times., 1907-09-15
Giant Cuna I'd erS
Could Carry the
EatIzon BuiIdInQ
IN Ihei1 HILLS,
andAre HundzedS
OF Feet Longe1
Than the Wash
Ington Monument
y HE most remarkable boat
race the world has ever
seen ended last week, a

seen ended last week, a
race between the mag
nificent transatlantic liner, the
Lucania, which for years was the
fastest vessel on the Atlantic, and
the Lusitania, the present day mar
vel of the seas, the biggest, speed
lest, and most powerful passenger
steamer ever built. She is so large
that she could easily carry two
average size battleships in her hull.
The LuSitania, the latest product
of the shipbuilder's master mind,
IS the palatial queen of the fleet of
steamers owned by the Cunard
line of England.
Tie race between the Lucania
and the Lusitania, which began
Saturday, September J, was made
on the maiden trip of the Lusitania
across the Atlantic.
Mere dimensions in feet and
inches can convey no idea of the
magnitude of this new floating
palace, a city on the water. 1t is
only by comparing it in size to The
things which we see almost daily
that some conception can be gain
ed of this new and marvellous
steamer.
Tremendous Horsepower Available.
Imagine a row of horses, in
tandem harness. hitched as close
" together as possible and extend
ing from Washington to Baltimore
and half way back, and again imag
inc these horses pulling with all
their strength and you viii gain
correct idea of the amount of pow
er used in the Lusitania while
transporting more than 5000 per-
sons across the Atlantic ocean.
This is a part Of the marvellous
story Of the levithans Lusitania and
her sister ship, which is not yet
quite completed, the Mauretania.
The fact that these monster new
liners are 100 feet in length con-
veys but little impression TO the
mind of the average reader, but
when he realizes that this is
greater by several feet than the
entire length of the United States
Capitol, including the House and
Senate wings. some conception OF
the stupendous size of these yes
sells is gained
These latest products of ship
building. are the result of the
Jealousy that has sprung up be-
The Washington times., 1907-09-15
The Great Pyramid contrasted With
the Giant Cunarder.

the giants of giants of the worlds
floating craft,
Washingtonians who are accustomed
20 measuring ali things by the Wash
ington Monument, viii scarcely be able
20 realize that If the Lus.--aja
were set on end beside the great gran
lite shaft, the ship would tower in the
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

other ships ever built They are each
lightweight feet in breadth AS for
depth. IL one should fall from the top
deck TO the bottom OF the ship, the
shock would be the same as II he had
plunged from the top OF a siX-story
building. Each OF the ships four fun
nels is as tall as the distance which
the waters of Niagara plunge from the
river to the gorge below. and they are
The Washington times., 1907-09-15
.uSitania andMau-
refanIa, Bigg est
Ships EOe5 Butt,
VerTtabLe Floating
Cities Designed TO
Cross the Atlantic
in Five Days.

air more than go feet above it. II the
United States Capitol we're placed on
top of the Monument, the top OF the
dome would only be fifty feet above
me bow Of the ship.
The Fiatiron building. in New York.
II laid upon its side, could easily At
inside the great ship. It's height does
not extend half the length OF the
vessel
The great pyramid Of Egypt, the
everlasting monument ef the Cheops,
lacks $40 feet OF being 5 1au as the
new Cunarders
But IL Is not IN length alone that
these new queens Of the sea excel All
The Washington times., 1907-09-15

o man has ever Travelled from
Atoka. I. T.. to Doggy Depot,
twelve miles distant, without
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-11-16
OFFICIAL pustIcATloN.

Annual statement of the I.lovds Plate
Glass Insurance COMPANY of New York.
in the State of New York on the 31st
dav Of Decerohe- 1ons. ma6e to the In
s,,~arce Sunerip tendent of the State of
Illinois pursuant to law.
Amount of capital stock paid
INCOME.
Premiums received during the
wear 49,. 1Ot.oTV
Interest rents and dividends 33,79S "a
Amount received from all 9th
err sources ............... Sc OF
Total income .s 4a1s95 &c
EXPENDITURES.
osses paid during the years 159315 73
Dividends paid during the
wear OV.uVV w
Commission or brokerage -. 1891 30
Salaries. fees and All other