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in either the telephone directory or Roget's
Thesaur,is. but the press agent said that he
knew them intimately and has been adj
rnitted to membership in both OF tho
churches.
The clergy breathe deep sighs OF relief
as they stragge forth from box, peanut
gallery and parquet. The sight of each
other seems to give them confidence and
acquaintances met and exchanged pleas
antries. One EXCUSES himself for taking
q licorice drop,
sort of bad taste in my mouth, he cop-
fesses. Suppose there are sermons In
stone, but | don't know Of any one that
wants to be hit with sermon over the head.
| believe that's what Shakespeare meant
when he carpentered that idea in words.
guess the sermon does just as much good
when il comes to us by way OF little softer
medium, don't you?" ,'''FE
Baptist and Presbyterian clasp hands as
though no difference Of creed existed. ~
Heard good one on you, whispers he.
Of the Presbyterian cloth. They look cau-
tously over their shoulders in the way Of
the profession when telling a good story. II
You know one darby said TO the other,
My po' sister, amt yer agoin' to jine the
army of the LordY ~ Z
~'Jine de army o. de Lori? said the others
Huh! I've been Baptist TO two year. . +;
But yo' don belong to the army them
sister, yO belong to de navy"
One of the adulated chorus girls steps
pertly to the box office and hands in otris
slip
That's the opinion Of the chorus, which
the mana cement didn't ask for" -..1 -
The man behind the shelf unfolds IL and
peers carefully at its surface, empty OF lines
as the face OF tine giIi.
There amt anything in it, he says,
finally. t1ks
That's what l said,' says the chorus
girl. Ia
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face and general appearance Of being
well fed by wealthy parishioners nudges
his companion. lean. lantern jawed cleric
with student stOOp. in the ribs. You're
DOT near enough to hear what he says,
out the motion Of his lips corresponds
With that Of your own when you say Not
80 bad"
Again when Son. who represents the
proyerbial Indifference TO the RESPONSE
bility Of his birth. accuses HIS parental
Deing OF sitting up late with regular
rounder and enls with a compression OF
the lips and shrug OF the shoulders, saying.
The anecdotes you told Of your youth
we're 50 awful, prosperous looking person
sitting with young man Of startlingiy
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them down and said with ROOsevsltian
Slnoeity:
two in Ms just a. good as any
What time does the dancing begin?s
asked the Smaller Wad Of the two
"The dancingl" the box officce man
cOughed behind his hand.
Yep. Dancing. They say Anna's a
peach ' -
The box Office man did change expression
then. When they see good money slipping
away, they can be as human as anybody.
This is- Mrs. Warren's Profession" -" he
announced austerely. "Her first names
Kitty"
-Kittyl' said the two simultaneously
Does she dancer :H..-.
The box Office man shook his head. sor-
rOwfully.
Il told EN- he said. nodding across the
way toward the Office OF the management,
that IL they'd insert song or dance with
the other strong situations they've got. the
whole OF Wall Street would patronize it,
but they never take any suggestions and
il isn't likely that Wall Streets going to
take any interest in Mrs Warren's profess
ton without dancing thrown in"
Smith got a rise on u.s. all right" con-
fessed Small Wad to Big One. Said that
Anna Held was playing here. Next time
well waste n copper on paper and see for
ourselves"
Following them came two Ibsenesque
types who seemed to have fallen face down
in makeup box and were too catty to tell
each other Of the fact.
MY dear. I've seen it six times. Such
temperament as that woman hasl never
hear her say think of me in a cathedral
town that don't feel the tears running
down my face"
Il think said the other, that the Shaws
are the cleverest couple. Think Of man
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Brother and sisteri Why. my dear.
wae present. when they were married; they'd d
both been divorced twice. ard 20 they didn't
care to have another big wedding, said they
we're tired Of display, 40 they had the sweet
est little ceremony,
-thilden7 Yes three apiece, that's the
reason they can't live together"
The real interest Of this matinee was not
\ byiAny neans confined to the casual typek
imentioped, for il jha been asserted that from
tthe mana gernent's Office more than five
hlnnlred invitations to clergymen had been
sent out for, this particular afternoons
entsrtainmant, ard that they have been
handsomely responded to. The word
handsome is apparently well chosen,
with = fine Discrimination in regard to the
exact value OF syllables which marks q
press agents vocabularic quality, for the
first cleric pointed out was stalwart young
man who wore flowing locks, benign
expression and a loose flowing tie Of the
ByroDio, order. He had the general ap-
peaMnoe of a book agent or a champion
hockey player.
SThat's one" says the p. A. Il knew
we'd catch 'em. The clergy do like free
shows"
"How can you tell so quicklyl" he was
asked.
1T isn't that, but don't you see he hasn't
on vestments9 When a mans been in the
business as long as have he gets to know
a clergyman who's left of his everyday rig
just as well as he knows an actress that's
forgot TO make up. It's easyi Now you,
not being up in such matters, will probably
have TO tell by their faces. OF course We
can't furnish you an infallible recipe for
that, but a little keen observation with
an ability to distinguish between the arti-
fetal shocked face and one really so will
help you wonderfully. They've come pre-
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iHE LEMON GAG 30 YEARS OLD
A WHOLE PLAY ABOUT 1T IN
FORDS NATIONAL THEATRE.
AuEusIIn DAILY Produced II and II Was a
Lemon interesting BIts OF Theatrical
History Prom Programmes Of 1875
S5-ActOrs Earned Their Pay Then.

AuguStin DAILY Produced II and IL was
Lemon interesting Hits OF Theatrical
History Prom Programmes Of 1870
55-ActOrs Earned Their Pay Then.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-Among all the
adages the star bromidiom Of the lot is
There's nothing new under the sun" and
vet it is one Of the. most needful. Every
body ina gines, for example, that Handed
me lemon or HE got n lemon or They
slipped him a Iemon"--to recount only few
forms Of the lemon catch hphrase-everybody
tmagines that this Is new stuff or compare
lively new. lnnumerable theories as to
the origin Of the lemon business have been
advanced, but none of them goes back
further than five years.
But the lemon thing is fully thirty years
old. There's Washington man who
swears il. Moreover, he has theatre pro-
Eramme to prove at least part OF his
contention.
On the night Of Monday, March s, 1877,
Augustin Dalys Fifth Avenue Theatre
Company, as it was then called, began a
weeks engagement at Ford's National
Theatre-now defunct under that name
In this town
The play was mir. Days Latest Sue
cess as il was called on the programme,
entitled Lemons; or Wedlock for Seven
Where Mr.. DAILY got this play whether he
wrote 10 himself or adapted it from the
German or French or renamed something
else by the Lemons" title-doesn't appear.
It was a three act affair. and the three acts
are thus described in the programme:
Act I.--Breakfast: The Lemons are
Selected!
Act u.-Luncheon Time: The Lemons
are Squeezed
Act III.-After Dinner: Lemonade!
Maurice Barrymore, as tack PERRIN,
~Ith more business in the Court Of Love
tan in the Court OF Law" headed the cast.
Another member of the cast was Owen
Fawcett, who played Major GocseberTJ Of
the United States Army. thoroughly dis
cplined by his daughter"
Lemons 1t appears, was a sad frost
In Washington. Il was greeted by the
slenderest Of audiences, and these slender
audiences couldn't see it," 1t was a dis
hearteninR fizzle.
4 attended the second performance Of
Lemons" says the man who Possesses this
programme. Il was a youngster at that
time but remember the occasion and an
Incident connected with II very well
'Augustln DAILY was standing at the back
6 ths theatre during the progress Of the
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FTOH NE LONDON Nf0HHuTH
The wife OF the GOvernor-G General OF India,
Lady Mimic. and her daughter. Lady Eileen
Elliot. have been Distinguishing themselves
as tiger sayers.
Shooting at Koabari Lady Eileen and Lord
Minto killed a tigress and two cubs one fore
noon, and out OF four tigers accounted for
in the afternoon. Lady MintO and her daughter
each shot one.
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and wife being able 10 work together that
way. You know Bernard writes the plays
and Mary plays them; that's the reason the
parts fit her 80 well"
why, thought they were brother and
sister. : said the first as she purchased two
gallery seats.
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CLERGY AND CHORUS MEET.

rush was made for the doors, which wers :
found to be lpcked. Then the companyl
turned and each snatching up whatevsrr
weapon lay at hand, stood on his defence.a. NJ
Whereupon the object of their terror burst
into roar Of laughter. and tearing on ib3
hairy hide stood revealed az the giver or
the feast. III x.rE.
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KINGSTON. TAMIACA.

KINGSTON. JAMAICA, January 16-This city is in ruins
and the portion still snouderng as The smell Of
burnt 'gIeEh pervades
The cable line and
had Holland Bay forty to file this mes
sage
The earthquake a oscillation not from anv
particular direction, but up down
Thousands of persons streets Of Kingston At the
time and great numbers of them were crushed
Many Americans in Kingston killed
Realizing the possibility of famine the people attempts
loot The military however possession food
stuffs Detachens of with fixed bayonets placed
guard They position No one
allowed through cv KINGSTON
threatened with failure supply owing to the burst
ing OF reservoir and will be
The military suffered severely. The hospital camp where
there were several hundred soldiers burned
the their
Major w. H. Hardyman and Lieutenant Leader are dead
Colonel r. M Dalrympleay and Major seriously
Port Royal has sunk and two men were
drowned The batteries sunk eight feet killing sapper In
several places the spouting through debris.
damage The Hotel Titched with hundred American quests
destroyed.
tidal has inundated Bay. washing out many
houses.
The shock Richmond this town also was
destroyed by fire
Spanish damaged man was killed and ten
1t is reported that Ano Bay the crater Of an extinct volcano
emitting flames smoke and thought earthquake
originated there The records of Jamaica previous
ton of activity Of this volcano.
Appeals TO
assistance FoodStufs needed above all things
Bella from Philadelphia arrived here yesterday cargo
of provisions.
standstn Some shops have been opened by
Cinnamon who have raised the prices goods
This angered the people
out and their shops looted.
The hope of famine relief crops which
have been injured
Medical assistance limited. owing to several
doctors
at the hour of sending this dispatch weather
The body OF Sir lanes FERGUSON found and buried to-day
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VICTIMS OF MAD
DOG NOW HERE
Undergoing Treatment at Pasteur
Institute at Virginia Hospital
in This City.

SIX additional victims of rabii dog
ravages in Norfolk arrived at the Vim
gnia Hospital yesterday to receive the
treatment at Tho Pasteur Institute in con-
ncction with this hospital Police Dctcc-
tive william J. Cooper and Fatrolman ~.
c. Mcbride. who came here Wednesday
night took their first treatment ycstcr-
day The others were three negro children
and n white woman who was also bitten.
Inquiry az tho hospital last night de-
veloped the fact that all the patients
would undergo the incubation treatment.
and that all We're doing as well as could
be expected.
II is worthy of hnte that the dog was
declared TO have rabies after an examine
tion OF its head hy Or A. d. Melvin.
chief OF the Bureau OF Animal Industry.
az Washington. Thercupon the patients
We're hurried here 20 take the serum
treatment.
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Pay of Teachers.

The board OF school trustees met joint
lv yesterday with the Special Joint Com
mittee of the Council on Investigation of
the Public Schools and the Methods or
Instruction there. Chairman W Fred
Richardson presided and a very harmon
ious ana interesting meeting. lasting until
after p NJ. was held. The joint bodies
devoted the entire session 70 the COM
sidcration of the matter Of the salaries
of school teachers M Elbel. Mr.. FIutzler.
Mr.. A. IT. Hil and Mr Walford parti-
cipatcd actively i'm the conference as did
the members of the committee. The In
crease iu salaries asked by the board viii
average about % per cent. or DO per cent.
less than that asked 10y the teachers.
Members OF the board asserted that the
salaries of High School teachers i'm This
city are 60 per cent. below the average of
other cities Of the Same population or
greater and those Of the district teachers
about 3o per cont. below the average. IN
other words. the maximum salary being
asked here is Sl@ per month less than the
minimum being paid in thirty-cight cities
of the same size approx matciy In paw
of High School teachers Richmond stands
lowest i'm the country. and in the other
schools third from the bottom Of the list
The women teachers Of Richmond are
paid a per cont less than those in Nor
folk
The board asks an increase for the as
sistant principal Of the High School from
.l25 TO $3.50. and OF the principal from
si.Soo to $1,000. The increase in salaries
OF other teachers is about one-fourth OF
the salaries now paid
The meeting adjourned without action.
but with a better understanding OF the
situation. and Mr.. Pollard. subchairman OF
the Finance Committee. got some valuable
Hight on the situation for the guidance OF
his aGGnciatea-
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KINGSTON. JAMAICA. January

KINGSTON JAMAICA, January 16.-The disaster here is
as great as the calaes of San Francisco Valparaiso
Thousands of killed and the dead bodies A.,
being taken from the debris by hundreds
The whole is in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-18
NEGRO, NEGRO!"
IN THE SENATE
The August w carers of the Toga
Can Discuss No Question
Except Negro
EVERYTHING BLACK TO THEM
All Draw the COlor Line on
Browns vile and Black
Man.

IS WASHINGTON. January 1.-THE legal
phase OF President Roosevelt's discharge
Of the negro troops was again injected
into tile controversy In the Senate by no
tiee OF an amendment 20 the Foraker
compromise resolution which Senator
Blackburn said DE should press. The
amendment offered expressly disclaims
any intention to question or deny the
legal right OF the President 70 discharge
without honor enlisted men OF the army
of 20 United States"
Sentaor Foraker AT once declared his
opposition to the amendment. He dis
cussed the power Of the Executive, hold
ing that the ARRAY at Brownsville ought
To be Investigated simply to the facts
and the question OF power determined
later . IL should arise as the result of
tle inquiry. He reviewed his previous
utterances maintaining the same position
in every respect. He replied 20 argu-
ments which nave been made since his
first speeches. especially those of Sena-
tors Spooner and Knox. lie defended
th. TNenty-nfth Infantry. reviewing the
''escapades" it Is charged with. expressing
some astonisnment that the record fur
nishcd the Senate boy the War Depart
ment in this particular was not complete,
and stating that fu response to his re-
quest il had been supplemented by infor-
mation which was decidedly favorable
Co. the regiment.
Foraker to Speak Again
Consideration 81 the resolution was de
ferred until Monday. at the conclusion Of
Mr Forakcrs address.
After Senator Foraker concluded his
speech "a number OF the Republican Sen
ators met i'm informal conference. and
made an effort 20 agree upon the pro-
gram with reference to- that measure. So
far as they could do SO they agreed that
all Republican So ators should vote
against the Blackburn amendment. up
holding tine Presidents authority i'm the
discharge of the negro troops.
Senator Lodge viii withdraw his sub
Stitut. for the Foraker resolution an
uouncing that he considers that the For
aker resolution in its present form covers
the same ground as his own. Senator
Aldrich to-day announced his Intention
of Offering an amendment To- tue Foraker
amendment. providing for the extension
Of ths iuvestigation e. the charge that
the Southern States discriminate against
negro soldiers ~ such an amendment
should prevail it would lead to an in-
yestieauon of tine entire race question.
Democratic Support
Tic Republican leaders accept the
blackburn amendment as political
move and most off them express the
opinion that 90 is tic result OF "a Demo
cratic conference. This Senator Black
burn denies. but hc says with apparent
confidence that 10 viii have practically
the uuanimous support OF Democratic
Senators
-Tho amendment is not the result of "a
caucus he said but it has general
endorsement llc says hc viii press
10 60 a vote.
The Republicans are trying 90 gct am
luanimous agreement 60 lay the amend
I...
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S2sGI39 Is.

While this estimate is what the board
desires and feels that the advancement
and maintenance of work and the proper
care OF the annexed territory demands.
this expenditure. il is hardly expected
that tine Finance Committee will re-
commend an that is asked
The boarl will establish TWO additional
kindergartens. ono in Fulton and another
in the central portion OF the city. if it
has the funds required. It is also pro-
posed To- extend the manual training
feature as much as practicable. The
recomme ndation for building Tor Valley
School has been made for several Years
in vain
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Looks dS if Board VIII
Reaffirm It's Former
Action.
WAS UNWISE IN
HIS ATTACKS
Statements About Colonel Lane
and Mr.. Cole Were Not Sub
stantiated and Tended
TO Lose Superin-
tendent Some
Sympathy.

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Af-e- 49,. 49,. ~ .,.......-. ,..--....,..'...
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S-e s''7 ''''-'-'''7l % t.'- DEGREES
-.-o -"~' gag l"t5 --f- -eeA
--1~-e'
--e poA-a -0ii mere ti-- morning -
1l'e- -i- E---iiii-'nl on January o'tn Al the
i-.cNii-oh~ iioiei- la~ preliminary meeting
VIII convene ~ Io9n. and lt wii then
Ae determined where tae sessions VIII DC
Iel4 f9r tlc ar-a tnent ny counsel
.....' t.o'-o.e ''.' 'nese ~.l'
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'oi--'-S ID .- 'i f'7--i "i4- -e re-
moved
$50 member n~ tne board has sall t.is
much to t-. writer. bur tre latter has
been ir l good r.,-l-lun f.r trr uast fl--..
oavs to e.t a r-etfs fair insight into
rne veal situation
xrr-.f Co., ~.
w IA oNd4-N ny AA4lA4-
There "- he twp. allu perhaps three.
votes against removal The t~o Will be-
Diessrs- bllna ana Iurh, Who have stood
'rsi-tently aad consistently by DR. Fos-
yer. and who ttTiis believe he is a. much
prosecuted mar. Tine other probable meg
afIte .ot. l- flat 81 Ir Wright. though
D. arrived ou tne ground at t-e end Of
sine proceedings tl.- morulng. and tie
iNlrg OF Nis attitld. ls 3D. u.re matter
O Speculation.
w'mamsuor- i- divided on me propo-
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THROWING DYNAMITE
KILLS TWO OUTRIGHT
Is9eclaI y Tnr TIme1- DI.Daicn J

I.lNCUHJIoi, ". JHnuUrY l1.-T- 4.
McCraw. "a white u-sp from Wcst Viz
ginia. and James Douglass. oolorad. pf
Amherst county. were instantly killed
az 40 o'clock this afternoon bv The
explosion OF dynamite which they we're
thawing near the dam at the headwaters
~ Pedlar River in Amherst county. The
men were IN the employ OF thc contractor
who IS building the gravity water system
for the city.
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PESTILENCE AND
FAMINE ABROAD
IN SINKING CITY
Loss of Life Estimated At 1900, While
5000 Are Among the
Injured.
THE LOSS MAY REACH S25.OOO 600
Dead Bodies Are Being Taken From Ruins By Hundreds
and Stencil Is Fearful-Fears Entertained That
Kingston Is Slowly Sinking Into Bay
THE LOSS MAY REACH 25,ooo.ooo
Results of the Fearful Earthquake
At Jamaica Island Last Monday

City of Kingston sinking bay
Loss OF life between 1.2O niur oOo
loss OF property between $1OO00OOO $25,O0O.OO0
Many bodies still the
Bodies burned that recornitfo, rr
'S"''''- - u-
Channel In harbor has completely changed.
Two lighthouses in he bay
Ten thousand out
Famine iminent condf
Two American n
barracks
Maniacs released asylu large
Negro bandits punderng and pnlasing district
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SCHOOLS ASKING
QUARTER MILLION
Their Draft on the Budget for
the Ensuing Year Stated BY
Items.
WANT INCREASE IN SALARIES
in District Schools 3 Per Cent.
Is Desired and in + N
School More.

TIE Board of school Trustees has COM
p'eted IT'S estimate Of the financial needs
OF the Department of Education. and has
sent the figures 70 the Finance Committee
OF tile Council for consideration in max
ing up the budget Tho estimate and
the various items for which the appro-
priatlon IS aesIred ave Is fnllo.,s.
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Continued on Fifth Page)
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Treasurer Of HenriCO Be-
fore Court In Answer
To Rule.
SEEMED NERVOUS
ON WITNESS STAND
Did Not Deny That Certain
Funds Had Been Used to
Discount Notes at Bank.
Hearing viii Be
Resumed This
Morning.


~
court some Gays ago Henry G. Hechler,
I. .ets -ief OF the county appeared 80 the
il'i-'leo County Court yesterday 70 soo"
cause wy ne sn"-d not D. removed
ito" once Tor alleged use " funds, con
20 i@"
-ti- fl',liieF was represented by % ria
,s'ts O. -iion' and S-F- j. %. Wenden-
o-'k "ppe-Isd ior the county Ny. n
> So'-h '-os-i'TI Ieltesented me interests
=. t'.e eH1-t" oi " aiteT o. Todd. the late
ar SIN pendinr before 'hs courr 80.
attendant was present throughort tfe
hearing. which consumed th.. entire 6a,
and viii Boz. resumed az -o O'Clock this
morning
u wuI b-- remembered tlaf Blessrs
Roudar a. co.. arrountants made an e,-
animation of die office lust after th.- rI,S.
o. tie fiscal year September s. 49,.
Certain irr.ruIarities. togethcr with some
suggestions az to changes in the s,ster,.
or bookkeeplug were reporraa t- tt.
accountants to the board of surervisors
The matter tnen came 10 the attention
Of Judge scott. who iYst-,,o.e5 tn. IND
jury o. xiv. ne attention 70 me re-o~-.
The result OF t.s turv-s l..yestizstious
was a report cra-gine ,fr Hechfe- y.i,h
having ..uSe6 tfo .-o,l~t,. +,--4s f-,-, rir-.
go time coutra~, 20 Law"
Tn tha hearing Yesterday both members
~ the firm OF auditors were examined b,-
counsel 7>r.a-.,-e- II.ci.l.r s-5 r,s ',ior,
rr. Mr. Todd we're also rlaca., n- ti.
stand and The case wen, over o. ali.,,
M Todd time Z, urenare certain es,i-
mates from. tn, hooks ~ tre ,r..as,,r..r-s
office Nr H.efle- rrala a nervous ,,,,t-
ness. and while both witnesses ana law,
y r-' -' f'~'-N'-- - i'- ''ff' " tli'-t Dti-~-
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