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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-22
AaeauIsed Al Editor IN Kansas.

sottawa, Kan. Aug. 1s.-c. C. Robb
50 years old, editor Of the ottawa
Guardian. a weekly paper printed here
IN the interests Of prohibition, was a.
saulted In his ONCE late Saturday az
tcruoon by Clifford Cowdery, S5 years
old. the son Of q local druggist. The
attack was made because Of extreme
assertions BY the Guardian regarding
ALLEGED safes OF whisky by the Cow.
derV drug store.
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arItlsh Invad. vsnszusla.

Georgetown, British Guiana, Aug 10
Much excitement has been caused
here by the invasion of Venezuelan
territory by Captain Calder in com
mand Of a small frontier force from
British Guiana and seizure Of guam
tity Of Balata 1.-THE gum Of the bullet
tree used for Insulating wires. etc.
which II is alleged had been collected
on British territory. The Venezuelan
commissioner has made protest &c
President Castro and the British con
sui. Fears are entertained Of retalia'
ton at MoraWhannas the British from
tier headquarters.
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Fewer Courts Martial.

Washington, Aug. 19.-The annua
report of Acting Judge Advocate Gen
-eral Porter shows that there was q
decrease of 683 in the number Of
courts martial in the army during the
last fiscal year. The total number
was 1913 including 80 officers. % Of
whom were convicted. Among the en-
listed men by far the greater number
of courts martial trials were on the
account Of desertion there, being nc
less than 1,101 cases, and 1913 cases Of
absence without leave. -Four oficerl
were dismissed by sentence as against
IA last year.
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plAck Hand Threatens q Church,

New York, Aug. 15.-A police guard
was placed about the church Of Our
Lady Of Loretto, Italian, in Brooklyn,
Wednesday, to protect the Rev.
Father Vincent Sorrentino, pastor Of
the church, who informed the police
that he had been threatened by the
Black Hand society with death and
dynamite of his church. unless $4,000
was deposited In a place designated,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-22
HsrTImsn uthIes Interview.

New York. Aug. 1s.--Mr q H. Har-
rinan telegraphs the Associated
Prsss from San Francisco IN reference
to the interview with him which ap-
peared IN Friday mornings Reno
tNev.) State Journal. and which was
sent to the Associated Preas nevHpa-
pers, denying absolutely that he made
any such statement as that credited
10 him 10 the effect that be desired to
own all or any part Of the railroads.
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va Erp,rlm,nt, a For, Ru.r.

Washington. Aug 1s.-Betveen Sep
TENDER ! and 4, the operations against
the earth redoubt erected at Fori
Riley. Kan, by the engaging troops
win commence. Various problems arr
70 be worked out, the nrst three haT'
ing TO DO with material. including pro
iectiles. explosives and tests Of meanl
Of Gre control and the fourth to Be
tactical IN character. IN the latter ~
riout arms of-ihe ssrvioa and also n
Knnuaa militia IN partielnat4
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kllI.d MIth Rusty Rayonet.

st. Louis, Aug ia long distance
telephone message from Victorias Mo.
stetes that George Patton. aged 81
years, died there Saturday as the re,
silt Of stab wound inflicted with a
rasty bayonet by Capt. s. j. Waters
aged 65 years. The two old army con-
rades got int0>a dispute in the @. A
r hall. and Waters seized an old
.ty bayonet a war trophy, which
L n houng on the wall for years, and
d ibbed Patton, Waters Is under ar
rest. T.
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IL TrIheanen plaaaras.

Tangier. Aug. is-rrustworthy ~
ports received here Indicate that dis.
sensions have arisen between the
chiefs Of the tribes Investing Casa
Blanca and Moghdor over what course
they VII pursue The reports declare
that the tribesmen are lacking ammu-
milton Commander Lesqulvet Of the
Frunch cruiser Gloire has been AZ
pointed commandef Of Cssa Blanea
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NAdnn carry c. Q. D. Whisky

Kansas City, Aug 15.-Judge T. J..
seehorn in the Circuit coure has de
cided that the Adams Express CON-
pany need not deliver c. ODD. pack
ages Of Intoxicating liquor billed for
points in Iowa. The decision was In
the suit Of a distilling company TO
mandamus the express company to
receive and deliver such packages.
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e.rmsn prnamTte-.g,.p,s. 2. sn

Berlin. Aug. IA dynamite lac
tory at Doonitz exploded rhuIsiay.
One life Is known to have becu oct.
eight persons are missing and are re-
guided as killed. 20 persons were
dangerously injured and 20 we're
a-ightly hurt.
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lCopyrIght By J. .. Bowles.l


Julia Marlowe, though regarded as ar
American actress, was born in the lake
country Of England. She was but child
of four years when her family removed
to a farm In Kansas. At IL years OF age
she Joined juvenile "Pinafore" company
and soon attracted attention by her clever
acting and her rich, clear voice. Othei
engagements followed then she retired
| from the stage and studied dramatic ART
for three years. Reappearing as Par
thenia in "Ihgomar" at the Bijou theate'
in New York, she woa instant recognito.
as a splendid actress. Still, she struggled
for several years longer with disappoint-
mentS of various kinds before she was
accorded the high place on the stage
which her merit gave to her. In suef
roles as Juliet, Viola, Rosalind, Barbar
Frietchie, Colnette and Mary Tudor sils
has won the warmest admiration OF the
publio.)
think few people can realize hoN
fierce has be n the strife In regard to
women on the stage and how difficult
1t has been for them to convince thu
world at large of the importance Of
their hard-won position and their
beneflcent influence upon dramatic art,
am speaking now of the past Hap
PLY at the present stage of dramatic
development woman's standard Is as
high and her position as assured as
mans.
1t was not always SO. Looking back
to the age of oppression and intoler-
ance when in 1860 woman first APP
peared in dramatic representations,
we find her entrance marked an era
In dramatic advancement. The first
record of woman's appearance upon
the stage is December 6, 1860. The
play was Shakespeare's "Othello," and
the Desdemona was played by wom-
an. There has bsen considerable doubt
as to whom this honor belongs. Some
have given it to Anne Marshall. The
more general supposition is that Mar
garet Hughes deserves this right to
immortality. We have Pepys' author
lty for it that women appeared in Kill
ligrew's company in London on Janu-
airy 8, 1861, in Beaumont and Fetch
er's "Beggar's Bush"
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Hon. Won,at,
Has E1eOated
the Stage

Dv Juha c'NoHOTDe.
Actresses in Shakespeare's Time
Regarded with Disfavor- Srug-
giles Of Famous Actresses to Win
Recognition 49, Mrs. Drew's Tn
umph as a l.'anager ~ Women
Inherently Suited for Dramatic
Achievement-The Actress Has
Advanced the Cause Of Women.
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Their early appearances were re-
ceived-with great disfavor. DR.. Doran
tells us that the writers Of the time
denounced the first actresses as "un'
womanish and graceless meaning
that they were ungainly and unfemi-
nine, but that play-acting in itself
was below their dignity. "Glad am
to say" remarked Thomas Brand,
speaking Of these actresses, that they
were Kissed, hooted and pippin-pelted
from the stage, so that do not think
they will soon be ready to try the same
again." He adds that well-disposed
people were righteously indignant at
these women, whom Pyrnne, a rigor-
GUS puritan Of the time, called mon
sters."
Notwithstanding the marked dis
favor with which they were first re-
ceived, reasonable and serious-minded
persons could not fail to see the pro-
priety Of Juliet and DesdemO0a being
acted by girls rather than boys. 1t
would appear that Immediately upon
this important progressive step the
artistic need for woman's appearance
must have been generally felt.
We read that soon afterward &C.
tresses were in great demand. 1t was
found that they not only increased the
popularity Of the theaters in which
they performed, but that their COOP
Grafton was indispensable to the prop
or presenuauon Of any play. They
made possible fullness and beauty
Of Interpretation which had not been
dreamed Of before.
Take for a single example the wom-
en- Of Shakespeare They stand as
vivid types Of truth and beauty. They
are SO alive with the warmth Of fem
lninity that their expression by other
than women is in Itself q monstrous
sacrilege. A play performed by men
can hardly be imagined to-day and
the wonder is that such an absurdity
ever existed.
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: The realization Of the necessity Of
woman's cooperation with man In dra-
matte achieVement grew rapidly, for
mems minds were atthis time too high
u susceptible 70 Advancement to re-
main In Ignorance Of this need. 30
Il was not long before actresses were
recognized and highly respected. This
was go true In thu case Of Mrs. Better
ton that when in 1874 "Calista" was
performed at court the actress was
chosen as instructress to the princesses
Mary and Anne, and much Of the sub
sequent graceful elocution and dig
nity Of bearing Of these ladies was ae-
credited to Mrs. Betterton. Perhaps
10 fner compliment was ever paid
to a woman in any walk Of life than
she received, for we read Of her that
In company with her distinguished
husband she made her home the sbid-
Ing place Of ,-ehnrity. hospitality and
dignity"
What q vast work has been accom-
plished By women IN the drama since
then, and what a lasting monument Of
art she has reared for herself IN tn
annals Of the stagel To those whose
souls are filed with sacred revereuce
tor creative genius what wealth Of DE-
lieht In boxing back upon The daz-
ding record Of the tbelter when the
,Ilufemunz Of Nh Betieriou, Nen
1ryuna, Margaret Wonngion. Macs
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

pealine if ONLY there had been in her nopler
strain Of womanhood. AS it is she excltes sym
nathy and compassion without quite touchlng
the imagination
For a time all went we'll She dehgh'eu III
halls and other amusements. she hau ahoi'ioi''
as an artist and it is amusing 10 hhu He'
eravev consulting Nine Campan as 10 Wheliiei
she should dismiss Isabey when she desires u
receive instruction from David. or shouid dlplo-
matjcally endeavor to keep both masters IN her
service There is a spice of danger 100 III her
life When the attempt was made to asSasslla'e
Nanoleon on his way to the theatre. she suIereu
a scratch in the catastrophe and entered the
hox with a handkerchief bound round her hailu-
In the midst of all her exCitements she teH IN
love with Duroc and possibly he might nave
brought Joy into her life. But her own Hother
,yas to set in motion the forces destined to spoi
her whole existence. Josephine knew on What
q slender thread she held Napoleon. and she telt
that her position might be made the more secure
by a marriage between Hortense and Louis
Ronaparte She had her way, though only by
dint of heroic efforts did she succeed in bringing
tho intrigue to n successful issue Louis hated
the idea and Hortense loathed it Each knew
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

nretcutious narrative IL will be enjoyed as a
creditable addition TO that popular literature OF
French court life which has lately been getting
itself written in extraordinary quantities. These
pages are sufficiently diversified with anccd)t
and they are freely Illustrated with portraits.
\ book Of this kind answers one purpose that
is sometimes neglected by the more solemn his
tpriun. In its simple human presentation OF the
intimate facts in the tale Of a celebrated person
age II brings homo to the reader a sense Of the
strange chances OF life. Forgetting questions of
high policy and st,ttccraft tn" dethronemcut OF
kings. the readjustment of boundaries. the crea-
tion OF new empire and 50 on. the reader con
Germs himself with Just the ups and downs ot
men and women. and uarvrls once more at the
vicissitudes Of fate 1t is amusing, and sugEes-
tive. to reflect upon the incidents IN the child
hood Of Horteuse and her brother Eugene
when they were Very young the future looked
dark enough to the pleasure loving mother from
Martinique. Josephine had lost her hold upon
the heart of AIeXandre de- Heauh1ruais and that
unedifying individual even il he had been de
voted 10 her. lacked the brains To pilot his fam
lily with perfect success through the stormy
period OF the Revolution. lie took certain steps
to show his Difference to the prevailing ideas.
He apprentccd Eugene u a carpenter. and
handed over Hortcusc 10 a gOvcrness who was
instructed to teach her the craft Of a dress
maker. But he could not say" his own life. and
Hortcnse only eleven when she was left
fatherlcss The tragedy at least set Josephine
free from the Carmeitcs. and not long after
ward Napoleon ut her feet Almost in a
moment the condition Of Hortense trans
formed from that Of poor and obscure child
u that of who might expect almost any
thing from the gods The Bcauharnais wagon
was hitchcd to a star when Josephine ana Ma
polcon were married Hortenso was sent to
school where, under tho wise guidance of
Nine. Campan. her amable and clever traits
rapidly developed. She was gay In spirit.
tender hearted. and. IN fact. entrey fitted 10 a
romantic career Romance was certainly to be
hers. but OF happiness she was TO know little
enough Her love story would seem tragic If
only her character had been somewhat moro an
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
THREE BURNING WORDS.
A Yankees Memories Of Jonnor. Wudgct Ga1
WOmpuS.

Forrest Morgan. in Notes and Queries.
aid in their registry or eduCe knowledge The
fifty years ago.
-Jommox" is evidently the same as hammock"
given by Wright II meant a hodge-podge Of
food ones plate The further cited by
him. Of a crushed fruit OF other such squash
in the English sense. never heard. AS usual. 4
verb had been formed from it All jonnoXed
up" The form seems u preserve Older pro-
nunCiation than Wright'S
\ 'yudEct'' was a close packed and CrumpIed
bunch OF something normally smooth and fiat
evidently close relation of WTiSht's ''VVuddie."
% hold 4 child in q uIsShapen bundle Bed
clothes tossed in heap on the bed or The floor
were thrown in a wudget"; the contents Of
S1tchcl jammed in anyhow were a wudget''.
more cUriouSly a necktie in a WiSp around ones
neck was tied in a wudEet." In Maine the form
is nudge" which is interesting as being the
connecting link With "huddle'- undoubtedly the
common parent directly or through dead forrls)
cf ALL huddle, WUddIe. nudge WUdEeL
The third word has come into widespread use
since my boyhOOd. no more IN New England
than otherwhere Probably the readers ot y.
x O are familiar with il, meaning huge.
ShapeleSS, un;uanaEcable mess. He has got a
w0mpuS on his hands" viii be said OF = ~
former taCklinS a social problem too heavy f1r
his powers, Il had no idea my theme was Soius.
70 grow into such wompuS," q student viii say.
and have heard various Presidential messages
tndeCorously. if accurately referred 70 as WON
PuSeS. I have no idea whether il is uerely a
quaSi-OnOn1tOpOeic nonsense word or has a real
origin. heard it first about forty years aso.
do not know whether it had been long in use
then
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

the fire OF their discomfort. Louis was nothing
If not tactless. II there was anything bitter Z"
be said about Josephine he was sure. sooner or
later. to say it. and there plenty TO De
said. readers of history well know Jose
phine's levity was injudicious enough in ITSELF
and all the members OF her husbands family
bent upon magnifying her slightest error
Hortense loved her mother. but Louis would say
to her You are now BOnaparte; our inter
ests should be yours. You have nothing further
to do with those of your family" When re-
marks like this possible between them.
acutest misery was bound to come to the pair
as a matter of course. and the later distresses
of their life in Holland together seem natural
enough. Kingly pride could do nothing TO cure
Louis of his suspicious and his generally morbid
way of thinking If she had married the right
HOrtense would have delighted in wearing
the diadem of a queen. but it was she WAS
wretched upon her throne.
She suffered so much that it seems cruel 70
question her conduct too narrowly, yet it is i'm
possible to do away with the impression that il
she had thrown herself upon the task with
little better Judgment and with a little more
good will she might have broken down her
husbands i'll humOr and snatched some thing like
peace from the tangle in which she was involved
not only by his unkindness but by her
Sulkiness and caprice. 1t is curious. too. that
she dId not ma more comfort anu dlu III lHc
genuine affection which existed between her and
Napoleon. That soreIy tried despOt did his best
to straghten matters out You treat young
woman he said to Louis "as one would treat
a regiment You have the best and most virtu-
Gus of wives and you make her unhappy Let
her dance much as she wishes. it Is natural
at her age. I have a wife of forty, and writing
to her from the field OF battle. I bid her 50 %
balls And you wish a wife of twenty. who sees
to live in coister. u spend her days like Il
nurse. always engaged in washing her child
He gave good advice also to Hortense. but the
mischief had been done and could not be
mended- Perhaps the unfortunate queen got
some consolation out of her intimacy with Fla
hauIt First and last she derived distractIor
if nothing else, from ordinary mundane pleas
ures. But she could never be. after her mar
riage. the light-hearted creature she had been
before il. and it was. the whole broken
life that came TO end at Arenenberg in 1891.
Why should Mrs. Taylor have made a book
out of that life. book running To two stout
but as we indicated at the outset for the sake
of the whole broad Napoleonic drama She had
her entrances and her exits in that drama and
watch them watch the scene. This.
by itself is always entertaining. The actors are
innumerable situation follows another
with breathless raptdity. and. dominating the
whole. is figure that never lose its faScina-
ton This book holds US because it carries
once more into the circle OF Napoleon
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23

the others convictions. Possibly even then they
might have been spared the wrctchedness so
sefshly forced upon them If Duroc had returned
Hortcnse's love. but his a cold nature and
ne left her to drec her weird when he was
put to the test. Mrs. Taylor thus retells the
story:
when the First Consul entered,
Gone out" the reply. Il believe he is at
Tell him, when he comes in" ordered Napoleon.
"that Hortense having been promised 70 him. ne
shall marry hgr But Il must 2r IN tMo dtyS ; al
nate him Commander of the Sth Military Division.
II" viii i"ave with mis- wifi" for TOulOn tho diE
after his marriage. and We snail liz, apart VII
Hav" no son iu-Ltw I'M my house \ wish the
matter 70 be- srt,ird At one" let M know Tonight
Thr offer. containing nominal Advancement. was
in effect an cict Of blnishUrOt a provincial
post Bourricuur- Napoleon stiil brtter-knew the
man to whom it was made. The secretary ex-
pressed a doubt whether he would accept it.
Very well. answered his master. then she
,Win shr do soc'' asked Rourrtenre duhiousIy,
she. must" was First CouSurS reply.
giving rise IN thu mind OF the listener to a ShreWd
suspicion that the step was the result ~ a do
Napoleon was determined end it for an
At half past ten Duroc had been acquainted with
terms. Ee aid let him keep his daushter And
went out TO pay an evening visit Hortense's fate
WAS sealed
more determined woman would have re-
belled. hut Hortense seems to have resigned her
self to the inevitable cOnsoling herself with
tears. The marriage was in the last degree
fortunate. Never" said Louis. long afterward.
was there a sadder ceremony. never did
couple feel a mere vivid presentinent of all tho
horrors attending forced and nl-assorted mar
rtage." But both seemed bent upon making
bad matter worse. and with kind OF Grotesquo
nud t,.aIiy coll hot
honeymoon to be spent at ''the most pro-
found and hidden retreat to be found within
ten leagues of Paris" The lovers, If so inap-
propriate a word may he used, sat down to
endure one another In the midst of forest land
"unapproached by any highway and league
from tho nearest village" 1t is scarcely sur
prisirs that each day should have added fuel to
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
Gy)e Neln21ork Q,rib1aoaes
SUNDAY. JUNE %. 1907.

Or. Wilhelm Bode, director of the Berlin
Museum, contributes to The burlington Mag
aziil.,' Il review of Miss Cruttwell's book on
the Foilaiuoli. in the course of which he makes
some particularly apt remarks. When we vel
lmCd Miss CruttwcllS excellent volume, two
," three months ago, pointed out that it
would have been improved if the author had
not adODtcd from her master Mr. bernhard
HorcnS0n, wcariSome trick of ovcrStatcment
and if She had been less dOgmatic 1t is pleas
ant to find DR.. Bodc directing some shreWd
blows against the cCckSure work of this
school The circulation of such books" he
says. (which are regarded by the public as
the results of the latest scientific research,
only impedcS The progress of art history since
all their theories are denounced with an air of
absolute infallibiity." without wishing to
Offend lac adds. Il should like to be permitted
TO ask, in the interest OF our science whether
these numerous books and pamphlets written
by dilCttanti OF both sexes who wish to demon
stratc their love of art. were not better left
unWrittcnE" This goes little tco far A book
on the Poauoli needed. and Miss Crutt-
we'll was competent to write it, The unfort-
innate thing is that she should share Mr. Be
rcnSnn'S deuSion of infallibility. 1t seems how
ever TO be impossible for any OF the young
writer's who follow in the footsteps of Morolli
to deal in scientific art criticism without pom
pouSly laying down the law as though they.
and they alone. possessed IL true knowledge
OF art ana art history.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
AN APPRECIATION.
From The Spectator.

From The Spectator
We who lay bare little gifts Of rhyme
Upon the altar Of grim. smiling Time.
Who 10 the immortal Few would fain belong
And rack the very heavens for song:
What are our Ydunted dOingS. light or grave,
To those of one who never singing. gave
Life'S dearest peace To help. 10 mend to save
To draw fresh promise from the wasted years
order from chaos, hope from craven fears
Acclaimed. denounced he takes alike his way.
HeedleSS of what all foes. most friends. mIy say.
Making the world 10 some few eyes appear
a place less SOriid by his presence here,
Mans truth a dover easier to believe.
His very native air moro pure To breathe.
feat-'tLS curious somehow to conceive
Which we. dear brother bdrdS will scarce
achieved