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The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
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'syou have hesrd the beat of the on shore wind.
And the thresh of The deep-ses rain;
You have heard the sonE--how long bow long
u'- Jus - '-s - -KIrLING.
ROM Port Saunders, Newfoundland.
20 Battle Harbor. Labrador. is
ninety five miles. exactly skipper
and 7 tried all sorts OF ways that
night 10 make the distance less by
chart, but had 70 give it up, Biowlng
hard from the nor'ard With 2 nasty
siithering rain and p short, ugly sea.
that was tho weather on our first night
out, bound down the Straits OF Belle
Isle for Labrador aud sport.
II was absolutely dark; even tho
crests OF The seas did not SHOW white
and feathcry fn the darkness.
Ny little chartered schooner. the
Winnie =, ~ forty tons. staggered
along brarelT under double reefed
lnainsail end 1orcsail and haif the
'5umbo she was blun bowed. SQUAT
and-able craft with big beam and no
shear 20 slDeas Of Built in Nova SEQ
tia some few wears gone for sealing.
she tSosVea her Years but slightly as
she tumblcd ahead. busting us pieuti-
fully with the cold spray OF northern
waters. Tho Winnie was too cid and
experienced girl TO cresk or whinper
shook herself denanuy and dove into
the next.
~Some dirty" skipper shouted.
Il was. decidedly. Though we knew
We must be getting close 20 Flowers
Jsedees light. Hot CLEAN OF it could
we sec anNvhcro Nothing but impcne-
trable black all about: now and then
CLINT OF dull gray Eot 10 Us from the
skies, not often. Tho wind doomed
through the rigging with mournful.
deep sounds and the long oiislSin Jacket
OF the man at the wheel tapped per
sistently with wet smscks.
stan Jhy 10 Let her come round"
Skipper was not p yschtsman. bat
he navlEsted his snip with that sB-
premc Indifference OF etig1ctte and
with q surencss never by any chance
found among those who receive $500 a
month and wear brass buttons. She
came round nicely. and on VIC went on
tho port tack, heading bout scne-
where's for BIan' Sablon."
SLOW work. this. beating IN = head
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24
Glad to Hear From moo Yo'k"

Hal. Hai. It's you coomed again
Long and most welcome hsBdshskes
all round These poor people are so
pathetically happy when some one they
know arrives from that, 10 their minds,
far distant and wonderful place, New
York
'1Iow's nsh oe Year," was my nrst
question. knowing that the cod is the
Jsabradoran's one great thought. in
deed, his all.
bad. mister; bad de year: dere's bin
nowt but blows like thiss-a-one fur de
mont gonel"
went up to Bills house: his wife
greeted me with eagerness. 7 must
.set right thar an have a dish O. tea an
tell US dc news O. Moo Yo'lG"
And told them while they clustered
about me on the floor. as children do
when they are listening 10 q fairy tale
or MOO Yo'k": told them about the
trolley cars and how many people trav-
eled on them: detailed the lights of
the great city at night, SIS well as
could; rehearsed a story OF a play that
] had seen just before left: described
fifth avenue on a bright Easter dav,
and so on. They listened with intent
ness until 7 had finished.
''Whut kind o man is de Pres 'dente"
Augustus Buckle asked. and was
forced 10 admit my ignorance Ny dish
OF tea dnished---it was hot and I felt
anxious 10 get the rods OUT engaged
Bill again for river work
As ] left the humble house the sun
burst from its clogging masses OF cloud
and shone. brilliantly resplendent. on
the scene. OF shore the Winnie J.
eogRed at her anchor in the swell that
backed in around Amour Point II was
the first time that ] had seen her at
distance. and on the whole I was
pleased with my ''shippie."
Then II was "out rods and at EN-"
Madame went up river with two Of
my guides from the schoon.ersJ. G. and
took the lower reaches, he fishing
the sea pool.
The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

eea. hut tie ti6e was with Us. n runs
dangerously strong in the straits some
times, and we were satisfied that our
drift to ieeward was more than bal
Enced By IL.
Daylight found us hghting ahead.
rather battered, as the Jumbo" tore
of the hooks on a strong puff. but
holding on" Forteau Bay was under
our lee. A comfortable shelter IL look
ed, and I knew that the river at its
head was a good one for salmon II one
strikes" it at the right bigness OF
water. Madame was tired of the con-
1inusl pounding: SO was my pal. !. c.
7 decided. therefore. 20 run In and try
the stream.
Wen I was yere twenty YEAR ago
there Uset & be plies O salmon on {
river. Yes, sir. piles O. s2lmonT
Uncle" Sam Simmon0s. our Labrador
pilot. was a great lover OF salmon fish
ing, but not with them there things"
he would say. pointing contemptuousiy
at our Leonarcs and Forests. Gimme
q three an half mash an I'll show re
how TO git salmon. Z that's what ys're
after Yes. SIR. wiz"
We let 20 the anchor some hundred
yards from the little group OF houses
that clung tenaciously like barnaclcs
20 the gray grim rock. There are
seven homes there. and the only name
20 which any OF the inhabitants will
aged Buckles and newt should say
young-Buckles. They were ali at the
shore when was rowed in- Bill who
had shown me the length Of the stream
and its salmon people on a previous ex-
relftfo7, recoonfze1 me FIRST
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
Tips from a Marrying Justice

II could always tell when a woman
wanted to get married by the anxious look
IN her eyes"
The champion marrying justice Of In
diana looked at a vanishing smoke ring as
he divulged the clue. In eight years Jus
tice OF the Peace Benjamin T. Nixon has
married Asst pairs In Jeffersonville, Clark
county, the Gretna Green of Indiana
Yes" he said, i've run across some
queer lovers during the eight years I was
in the business In that time I've married
on an average one and a half pairs a day
AS for fees, don't have any regular
price. Somehow or other the lovers seem
70 think that about s. was a reasonable
price; so finally held TO this figure when
any one asked what usually got
But, do you know, I struck some
mighty mean fellows IN love-mean and In
love, too. Just think Of III Why, one ro-
mantle swain offered me q cents one day,
and then said could kiss the bride when
I looked kind OF mad.
Sometimes / ran across lovers who were
more than liberal. and always found that
the prettier the girl the more liberal her
sweetheart was The highest fee I ever
got was 90, from a couple that eloped.
You can bet the girl in that case was a
sumner.
Things would be better in Jenersonville
II II wasn't for the runners. AS the place
got 20 be known as a Gretna Green, more
justices sprang up; finally there were four
OF them and each one had a runner. These
runners used to do all sorts OF tricks to
steer bashful brides TO the squires they
represented. Sometimes they dragged
frightened couples, who had been married
for years all the way 70 the justice s
ONCE before they discovered their mistake.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

OAfE satisfaction Is extracted from
the reflection that the Omaha au-
thoritles kept their heads on
straight during the soiourn OF
Madam Warren in Omahs. Chief
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

Mr.. Richard Mansheld's illness may
hasten his determination to retire from the
stage although Il win only shorten his &C
tive life by a single season. Early in 1905
Mr. Mansfield announced that he would act
but three more seasons, feeling that he had
earned a rest. and wishing 20 take Il while
he stiu had the capacity for enjoyment
For 1855 he gave US Don Carlos" a
gloomy. depressing and altogether unpleas-
ant play but one that called for a ire
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

The greatest treat in store for US is the
appearance on April p OF the Conried
Grand Opera company from the Metro
politan opera house. New York. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

mendous exertion on part Of the star; for
1867 he came with Peer Gynt" in many
ways the most exacting OF all the Mans
field repertory; what he had In mind for his
next season, which was 20 have been his
farewell has not been announced, but It
Is certain he would have done something
big In addition to the great creations he
undertook he kept alive his full repertOry,
and from time to time played some one OF
the many parts he has made his
own in addition to the great role he
had for his leader. The strain on his
physique has proven too great, and
he is today a nervous and physical
wreck, restoration to health, but not TO
activity being all the doctors will promise
him. Hope will still lead TO the thought
that he is not TO be deprived Of his capac-
fly for acting so long as his retirement is
not absolutely imperative. 1t Is a loss that
can hardlys be appreciated by those who
have looked to him as the leader Of the
English stage world, II not the undisputed
leader OF the stage OF his time. He was
among the first to break away from the
old school of acting. and for a long time
he suffered the fate of a pioneer. His per
sistence in his course finally won for him,
but only after a struggle the bitterness OF
which he alone knew. He was sneered at
and maligned: many articles were written
for which there was no foundation in
truth, but which had some effect in help
ing the public to make up it's estimate OF
the man, yet he kept steadily on his course
until he finally triumphed. His great de-
mands on his nervous resources exhausted
his vitality, and. while It is too early to
say goodby to Richard Mansfield, 1t is
still a fact that he is in a critical condi-
ton. His restoration to health and activity
will be hoped for by all who have the in
terest of his art truly at heart.
During the last week at the Burwood
theater the members of the Woodward
Stock company won a real triumph in their
presentation of "Trilby." This play is really
a collection Of character studies, and its
success depends on the clarity with which
each is outlined. That a success was
achieved at all is a great tribute to the
ability OF the company and the tact ana
judgment of its director but that it should
rise above the level and become a really
strong production is an achievement all those
who took part in 1t may be proud of. Mr..
Hartford's work as Svengali was uniformly
good. He played the role of the gloomy,
mystical man from the east with excellent
judgment and effect. Miss Pettes was also
very good as Trilby, entering on the role
with a sympathetic understanding that
brought its points strongly into the light.
The real achievement of the week was that
of Mr. Phelps, as Little Billee. He was
asked TO assume a role that might have
daunted an older and more experienced
actor, but he took It up with confidence
and by his work more than justified the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

which made up her coast itinerary about
two years ago. Harrison Grey F1ske has
succeeded in booking an exceptionally good
route for Mrs, Fiske and the Manhattan
company for this tour, In spite OF the fact
that Il had been presumed that this terri
tory had been practically closed TO any
viii BE- the Tst 81 the ind Tq foTesS
to make this venture since the earthquake
and FIRE In San Francisco practically put
an embargo on all eastern attractions as
to this territory.
Last week Maude Raymond performed
the unusual task Of appearing in two musi-
cal comedies. in which she impersonRted
two different characters I'm two different
theaters on the same evening. During the
first act OF The Social Whirl." which was
the attraction at the Majestic theater, New
York, Miss Raymond was seen in the role
OF Beezy, her original creation. Later she
was taken to the Casino, where she ap-
1.-THE white Hen" In both pieces Miss
Raymond sang "Bnl Simmons"
The Shuberts have engaged Willie Edouin,
the English comedian, to create the comedy
role In the fantastical musical play, The
Snow Man" Mr.. Edouin's last American
appearance was made In the part of Prof
Tweedlepunch during the long run of Flo
rodora' in Gotham. In the last decade he
has originated nearly a score of character
parts In London musical successes includ-
heiner in 'The Girl from Rays, Mooh-
raj In The Blue Moon" Brue In Sergeant
Brue," Lord Sanotobury in The Little
Michus"
rumor was current in the east early
last week to the effect that Margaret Anglin
and Henry Miller would part professional
company after the present season, the reR-
son assumed being that Miss Anglin was
Jealous because of Mr.. Miller's having fur
thered the career OF Nine Nazimova.
James X. Hackett Immediately wired an
offer to Miss Anglin for next year, but
later advices state that the co-stars will
play together for another season, opening
HpntnmhnF Great
Divide and later making a tour In the
Moody drama
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
Goasip from staEeIand.


Mrs Patrick Campbell is playing ''Hedda
Gabler' with considerable success IN Lon
don.
Mile. Modiste" closed its season last
Nine FRITZ Scheff
Thomas @. seabrooke has succeeded e
The road company now presenting The The
Time. the Place and the Girl" on tour will
be taken to the fremont theater, Boston
for an indefinite summer engagement, De
ginning in May.
Negotiations are in progress between
Harry Askln manager for Ezra Kendall,
ana humorist providing Mr.. Kendall with
comedy for use next season.
Leo Ditrichstain, Grace FillIins and Bev-
players who will appear in a new play by
Mr.. Ditrichstein and Percival Pollard, en-
titled 1.-The Ambitious Mrs. Alcott' which
York
Richard Carries new musical comedy,
'"Fhe Hurdy Gurdy Girl" will 90 into re-
hearsal next month. preparatory to sum lII5;
not appear In the piece, but leadlng roles
have been assigned to May Boley and
Walter Lawrence.
Julia Marlowe does not think Il is we'll
to show a scene again 70 the audience after
the action In IL "a all over OF 70 let the
actors step out OF their characters ana re-
appear as individuals IN misunderstanding
group. She always has carried on her tours
a curtain split up the middle, and through
that slit she has come out In response 70
calls, bowling quickly and then retreating.
Miss Virginia Harmed closed her season In
THE Love Letter and Camille and re-
turned TO New York last week. Her plans
for the remainder OF the season are CEN
tered in the first American production OF
Anna Karenina," decentralization OF the
Tolstoi novel, and one OF the big successes
OF the late Partisan season. Pending the
adaptation OF this drama, Pineros Iris
may be revived for few weeks.
THE Girl in White" by Ramsay Nor
ris, Is about TO be produced under the man
agement OF James K Hackett, and re-
Hackett theater. New York. Among the
members OF the cast are: Orrin johnson,
who has returned east after his bfiei
season with The Shepherd King Henry
erick Eleanor Moretti. Ethel Winthrop and
Therese beagle.
From New York comes the surprising
announcement that Joe Weber is 70 leave
his theater in the midst OF the season and
take his "all star company on a two
moSths t9S IL bTs5a G tbs ABSENCE Ra q
the Weber company the home theater Will
be occupied by Amelia Bingham, whose
vehicle this season Is The Lilac Room,
by Miss Dix and Mrs. Sutherland, the au-
thors OF THE Road TO Yesterday"
holy week at Big Moose, in the Adiron-
dacks, Mrs. F1ske, Joined by the Manhat-
tan company, resumed her tour az Cleve-
land on April / IN THE New York Idea
Mrs. Fiske has several engagements "a
play during the rest OF her regular sea sea
cinnatL Chicago and other cities-but about
the middle OF May she will begin her tour
10 the Pacific coast, during which she Will
play a larger number Of cities than that
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

II you have anything 20 trade advertise
II IN the For Exchange columns OF The
Bee Want
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
Omaha Police Commission

JRING the week Governor Sheldon
appointed as members Of the
Omaha Board OF Fire and Police
Commissioners Messrs. Robert
Cowell, John L. Kennedy, w, M.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

faith Of his friends Mr. Phelps has ability
that merely needs development and he Is
proving an apt pupil in a good school.
Other members Of the company handled
their parts 50 well that "Trilby" will be
long remembered as one Of the best things
the company has accomplished.
On last Monday night Cecil owen began
his new work as leading man at the Fifth
Avenue theater, New York. Mr.. Manteli
having released him from his contract
that he might take advantage OF the SPLEEN
did opportunity offered him by Manager
Proctor. He was favorably mentioned by
the New York papers and his season there
is an assured success from the beginning.
This is no surprise in Omaha, where Mr..
Owen has long been known as an actor OF
rare discernment and taste. His schooling
has been excellent and his future in his
art seems as certain as anything not
actually accomplished can we'll be.
.
A season of light opera, to continue for
ten weeks, is down on the books for the
Boyd. Manager Burgess has arranged
with the owners Of THE Beggar Prince
Opera company to take over the theater
on the night Of May 10. to run till the LIST
Of August. The regular winter season at
the Boyd will have closed by date in May,
with the exception Of one or two engage
ments, among them that Of Maud Adams
in Peter Pan" which will not be inter-
fered with by the presence Of the opera
company. Ten performances a week will
be given, the bill being changed on Sum
day and Thursday nights. Well known
light opera, such as Chimes of Nor
mandy" PIRATES of Penzance," THE Bo-
hemian Girl" and the like will be sung
The company is being strengthened for the
Omaha engagement and will contain about
thirty people
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07
Music and Musical Notes

NO concerts are scheduled for this
week. Mr.. Max Landow's Chopin
recital on Tuesday night at the
First Congregational church, for
which an admission fee will be
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-07

"a Half Hour with the Gridiron Club"
that famous organization of newspaper men
in Washington, is a travesty ON the famous
public personages who are burlesqued an
nually by the correspondents at their ban
quet. The impersonations of Secretary
Taft, William jennings Bryan, Speaker
Cannon and the president are most strik-
ing. and the AL G. Field Greater Minstrels
have added so much to the travesty that
when seen at the Boyd theater this evening
IL will prove more diverting than it did
last year. Mr.. Field will appear as Douglas,
the club factotum, and in a character
sketch in which he will be assisted by Doc
Quigley, he will set forth much that is good
and bad in whisky.
THE Ragged Messenger" which Creston
Clarke will present at the Boyd Tuesday,
Wednesday matinee and night, is an In
geniously constructed play that is deserv-
ing OF unstinted praise for it's own worthi-
ness II is just teeming with heart inter
est, and, according to the critics that have
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08
GOOD IN TRINIDAD.

Trinidad. Colo. Sept. g, 1907.
Commonwealth Life. Denver, Colo.
Gentlemen:-Your settlement of
$500 for my injury, received a short
since, is entirely satisfactory to me.
Everyone would carry sick and acci.
dent benefits II they thought they
would get their money when disabled.
but a great many insurances are not
honest.
All I can say for the Common.
wealth Life is that they have GER
tainly treated me mighty well.
Yours respectfully,
LENA r. DANIELS.
303 Church ST.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08
NorIcs-keEp OFF THE DATE

There will be 4 grand entertainment,
given by the Queen OF the West TEN
pie, No. l. at Bournes hall, Thursday
Dec. 18th. Good music. Admission
25 Gems. Harris orchestra.
MAMIE WEIGH, Princess.
FLORENCE WALTON. Sec.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08

led to the bonfire by Mephistophles
with cloven feet in the person of C.
A. Tasker: potato race. won by Way
mond Ward, prize, an eyeless potato;
corn guess was won by Chas. Casey,
"ear" of corn. after which the en-
tire club sang "Once On a Time" and
had the scenes portrayed with illus
trations by Mrs. Irene Fife and DR..
Harper. Thus ended the fun session
OF the Choral society
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08
YOUR LAST CHANCE

To see Prof. ]. X. Williams, the mod.
ern Sampson. the man who can break
20-penny nail with his teeth. give
his last exhibition Tuesday evening.
Nov. II. 1907, at Campbell A. N. E.
church. Twenty-third and Lawrence
streets. Admission, adults. l5c; chill.
dren under IL years. l0c.
"A efaSs6 night school Will b open
sden November I. Fer particulars
cell Or write Mrs. Laura Hlll. t7%a
ols"arm strss4 " iAass Carrie caspsr,
ma lsVaN avs~vA
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08
CHORAL CLUBS
Halloween
Continued from page l

the apples, broke out In such sym
phonic melody OF Home, Sweet
Home" As the orange while waltzing
presented the plum with lemon, af.
ter which all spirits and spooks re-
paired to their respective abodes until
next Halloween.
The genial president, Ida Roey-
Banks. the result Of whose tireless
efforts were so magnincenty seen
Thursday night. had Mrs. O. Dishman,
possessing an exceptional talent along
these lines, to be responsible. as chair.
man Of the Entertainment committee,
for the funny. jolly and singular
games and whose efforts In such cas-
lily made her . superior TO others. She
was the party who gave the lemon.
the peanut In which there was "Ras-
tus Dotsy" Harper; the corn cob.
which had but one ear: the leaness
tree and the eyless potato.
To Mrs. Irene Fife for the homely,
odd and funny decorations, for the
wholesome and timely refreshments
and for the spacious and sonD,odious
quarters too much reward and praise
cannot be given, ~ words fall to ex.
press the desired effect The pewter
spoons put on 'Dishman" plates with
pumpkin pie, made on the banks
and tuned with a Fife" presented
rather a peculiar and puxzling specta-
Gle as well as making 4 nim impress
sion upon the mind.
For active workers. whose valuable
assistance was 80 prominent, Mes.
danes T. r. McClain. Lille Moore,
Mcclure and Lillian Jones have no
superiors. Mrs. McClain. with her
winning disposition. Mrs. Moore with
her presence. MCGUIRE with her coun.
teuance beamins with smiles. and
Mrs. Lillian Jones, who by special re-
quest sang Love Me and the World
Is Nine with her always admired
contraito voice. we're the welcome ad-
ditions to the event.
The following program WINS rem
dered:
Remarks. Mrs. o. Dishnan: What
Is Halloween. Mrs. T. z. McClain;
hidden trees. prize won by nr. Nc.
Claim. leaness tree: peanut grab.
prize won by Or. J. A. Harper, = pea.
nut with 'Rastus Dotsy" inside;
hunt prize. found by Mrs. Rice. .
lemon; the club was then visited by
theoo vwttaka. etAla~
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08

The Choral club is debating the
questions Of having associate men,
bers, Of how to secure a musical hall
especially for tn. club and how to
better inspire, broaden and Improve
the musical art in Denver.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08

The following have become recent
members Of the Choral society: Misses
Gertrude Nichols, Grace Montgomery,
Green OF Arkansas, Mabel Fore and
Chas. Gaskins.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-11-08

The club is busy preparing special
solo work, selections for mixed voices
and solos. to be accompanied with q
soprano soloist.
Mrs. Faulkner is the piano accom-.
panist for the society. Greater work.
better service and bigger attendance
is the directors slogan.