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The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

Mrs Fisbe has concluded q tour OF the
chief cities OF Texas with the Manhattan
Company in Tess Of the D'UrbarviIIes
and Leah Kleschna." and after & Week
in Kansas City. viii appear in VARIOUS
cities on a. route that viii lead her To
more central territory. Her experience
IN Texas was unusual for in seV eral
cities of that State. no regular theater
being open 10 her she appeared in vaUde-
vile theaters, which abandoned their IJe-.
UlaT bills for the time being and became
the scenes Of what the Texas newspapers
declared TO be the best dramatic enter
taInment enjoyed in the state in years
4 long period had elapsed since Mrs
Fiske's former appearance in Texas, and
theatergoers there welcomed her in two
of her more notable productions and char
acterizati0ns with a zcst worthy OF tn
opportunity At various points durin%
her tour Of TIE South, Mrs. Fiske has
renewed memories Of her early career.
Perhaps the most interesting point of Eer
itinerary. however. was Little Rock, A-N
Here. rs Little Minnie Maddern." a child
Of three years. she made her debut on
the stage. appearing as the Duke Cf
York in Richard III" There are two
or three pictures Of AIRS. Fiske I'm this
character at this tender age in possession
Of collectors. and they are quaint vouch-
erS Of an artistic temperament precO-
ciously shown and developed at this Isrs
to "A range Of impersOnations marvellous
20 study At Little Rock. at the age OF
three. Mrs. FisSes debut was made u
a company managed by her father.
Thomas ". Davey, in which her mother.
Elizabeth Maddern. was a prominent
actress. Mrs. Fiske will conclude her
present tour in December. when she viii
return 20 New York to rehcarse Hew
play, In which she viii be seen IT. that
city before making a second tour or the
principal cities OF the East and Middle
| "
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
PROTEGES OF THE WAITRESS.
How Philadelphia Blind Men Are
Aided at "a Restaurant.

The facility with which blind men find
their way about the city is illustrated
IN one Of the largest restaurants Of the
city. SAYS the Philadelphia Record
Every Monday MONDAY two blind men
come 70 the place and stand near the
door until the head waitress guides them
90 q table. The blind men, % course.
cannot read the menu. and instead OF
having II read 10 them. they state the
amount they wish 10 spend for luncheon
and allow the waitress 10 make the Sc
lection for them. At first her choice OF
luncheon was often unsatisfactory, but
from their frequeat visits. the young
woman has gradually learned their likes
and dislikeS until she now rarely orders
a luncheon which is not 10 their tastes.
Another detail which is carefully looked
after by the waitress is that the pepper
salt, and other table accessories are al
ways in the same relative positions on
the table, so that the blind men have
no trouble in selecting them.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
The Child Actress.

From she New York Dramatic Mirror
Time was when Mabel TaIiafeTro was
heralded as the greatest child actress 10
the world. L was James A HeTne who
made the pronouncement. But 9Iiss Talia-
ferr0's distinguished sponsor for her 50
great honor is dead. The mantle ne had
draped about her shoulders feu away
with her growing up and her marriage
Comes now Henry Arthur Jones. lifts tie
dropped mantle, and wraps it round Mrs.
Frederick Thompsons little sister. Edith.
Mr. Jones. delighted with the promise
OF dramatic fulhnment in the plump.
dark-eyed. high-spirited child. the anti
thesis temperameutaIly and physically OF
slight. fair. pensive Mabel. and as prone
TO WOO laughter from an audience as Ala-
bel had been TO stir il 10 tears by her
native pathos. IS building air castles with
her for the making of a play IN which
she. In her wonderful grOwu-up days.
shall star. The grave solver of human
problems. diaguostician OF moral dis
ease. and the merry little laughter az the
world. have formed an odd mental part
nership-
Henry Arthur Jones said Edith Talia-
ferTO is the greatest child actress. and
Edith TaIiaferro asks the Englishman
why he doesn't leave of playwritins and
become President Of the United States.
This is the second time Edith has re-
ceived the compliment Of prophecy from
a man who knows the actor material
when he sees IT, The first was when, q
mere animated dumping with an inordi-
nate taste FOR sweets. she assisted IN the
programme Of the Stage Chidren's Christ
mas tree at Pastors. and gave an imita-
tion Of Joseph Jefferson. Mr.. jefferson.
being present laughed continuously az
the wee mimic's efforts, and afterward
raised her in his arms. high above the
heads Of the others
such may be your fame some day,
little one" he said.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
ARE RECKLESS OF DANGER
Steel Workers Grow Accustomed TO
1t by Daily Contact.
Example Of How They Seem Rather
Ia Court Than to Avoid Possi-
biIity of Violent Death.

ReckleSsness is certainly a psychoIigicaI
characteristic Of men in steel plants. All
tradition teaches them 10 be reckless. The
very example Of their superiors teaches
them to be reckless. The assistant sllper-
intendent Of the plant that the Illinois
Steel Company maintains al Joliet
stepped on an unprotected gear and lost
his leg just after he had warned his men
not to be guilty of any such culpable neg
ligence of their own safety. / am willing.
writes William Hard, in the November
Everyhody's, to admit the existence OF
culpable negligeTco altogether apart from
the negligence OF the company. And not
only that, but ! am also willing Ia give
a specific illustration
I was standing one day on the platform
Of a blast furnace. All at once. unexpect-
edly, | heard the four whistles that indi-
cate danger. There was a hang in the
furnace. The whirling. eddying mass OF
ore, coke and limestone in the high in
terror Of that furnace had got caught
somewhere. somehow. and was refusing
20 come down. When il did come down
there would be a crash, and, perhaps. an
explosion.
l ran and got behind brick pillar.
On coming into the plant that morning
I had signed a piece OF paper. just the
same kind of piece of paper that every
visitor signs, saying that 1 would not
hold the Illinois Steel Company resDon-
sible for anything that might happen 10
me. l reflected that nobody would profit
by my demise. But observe what the
other men around that blast furnace did!
| could see them as I peered our from
behind my brick pillar. Those of them
who were already in front OF the fur
mace looked UP at it with an expression
Of profound curiosity on their faces. Two
other men who had been standing at
the back of the furnace ran all the way
round il and came out in front. There
they all stood, hurling their mute inter
rogatOries at the crafty. reticent volcano
that might, nevertheless. the next moment
hurl forth an indignant answer, at their
heads,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
BLUELAWSFOR CITY OFOMAHA
Cowboy Mayor Will Enforce Them
After December Is.
Lid To Go on Tight. and Not Even
Newspapers VIII BE Allowed tO
lie sold In the City.

Omaha, Nov. 23-December II will be
the first of series Of "blue" Sundays
in Omaha-Sundays as blue as any the
people OF Connecticut experienced back
in the days Of the famous blue laws
Of that State.
Mayor James c. Dahlman has issued
an order 20 Chief of Police Donahue 10
enforce the law, and the chief says ne
win obey
Under its enforcement no unnecessary
business Of any sort VIII be done in
Omaha on Sunday. and no unnecessary
common labor viii be performed.
All saloons billiard halls. poolroolns.
barber shops butcher shops. grocery
stores, bakeries. candy stores. news
stands. photograph galleries. bowling al
leys pawnshops, tailor shops. theaters,
dance halls. and other places Of business
and amusement. which hitherto have been
accustomed 20 open on Sunday, will be
closed on that day
No newspapers viii be sold In the
streets or delivered BY carriers TO the
homes Of subscribers; there VIII be no
hiring Of carriages. automobiles, or other
c0nveyances for the use Of pleasure
aFNAtlrs l4b IA-tAsAAlf AtbAUdAlf EOlLs UI
other games VIII be piayed-in short. the
Lid viii be on ;ight and there viii be
nothing doing
Drug stores viii be- permitted 20 iii
prescriptions and TO sell medicines. but
will not be permitted 20 sell cigars or
soda water
The famous cowboy mayor viii go fur
ther than this. He has ordered the chief
Of police 10 enforce not only the sun
day observance law. but every other law
Of the State and ordinance Of the city.
and 10 enforce them not on the first day
OF the week only. but on every day OF
the week and every hour OF every day.
The mayor has also called upon every
other officer OF the city 70 assist him In
the enforcement OF the Sunday observ-
ance law and the other laws with whose
enforcement he is charged. anG he de-
clares that ne Will see 10 II that they an
"a Has Frrfl
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

At the close Of her engagement at the
Belasco Theater in Washington. Miss VIr-
einia Harmed took a midnight train for
New York. where she was called on i'm
portant business. In the hurry of her de-
parture Miss Harmed lost, or mislaid. a
package Of negotiable bonds. which
amounted TO about ss0'0. and which she
intended % take 10 New York 10 place in
her safe-depOSit vault. She did EOt dis
cover her loss until reaching New York.
but before she had time 20 worry about
the matter she received a telegram from
Miss Adele Ritchie who happened 10 oc-
cupy the same suite Al the Shoreham,
which Miss Harmed had Just vacated
stating that she had found the bonds in
the escritoire and that she would forward
them 10 Philadelphia the next day.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
a WhIstIer Etchinr.

Nat wills, who has been touring
through the South in his successful mu-
sical comedy. "A Lucky Dog" and who
Is himself a Virginian. though many years
removed, is responsible for this one:
Some friends of rsine from the North. 90
says Nat. were being shown through
an antebellum mansion in Fauquier
County in Virginia, and their guide was
old Uncle Ned. who had been a slave OF
the family and was stu "a devoted serv-
ant He took great pride IN the place,
and thought he knew more about il tEan
his master he VAS very eloquent In his
comments as he went along In the pie
ture gallery especially his speech was
highfalutin as he pointed out the various
paintings and pictures. Finally he stop
ped at one and scratched his head a lit
tie obviously
An dishyer one. he SAID. ~ a itchin'
or seratchin'-I disrcmembers which- 90
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

Two hundred and forty-four years have
passed since A1oliere, with his wife. left
Versailles FOR Paris 20 appear in YIN
ceslas" and Les Tacheux." For eight
days they had the honor Of playing be-
fore the King. and for all the perform
ances the receipts amounted 90 I65 Eyres.
Each actor received as his share hvres
10 soils.
Later MOl;eTe and his company returned
to Versailles 10 play again before the
King and his guests. appearing in lie
Prince JalOUx. 'Ecole des Maris lie
Dept Am0ureux." and "LImprOmtu.
For these performances the King present
ed Mons. Popuelin, this being Moliere's
correct name. with the sum Of $500 Hvres,
and each Of his actors received as MS
share 81 livTes.
And to-day? In the Theatre Francals
where a sort Of a cooperative system is In
operation there is a good deal Of dissatis-
faction this year because each performer
received as his share but 12000 francs
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

FROM AN AUTOGRAPH"
BY j. c. Whittier.
And. while Iny wofds are read
Let this az least he said.
Whate'or his LIES dcfcati1res.
Hc loved his fellos creatures
II, q the Laws stone table.
To hold he scarce was able
The first great prerrIt fss:,
he kept for man thc last.
Through mortal lapse and dullncsS
What lacks the Eternal FuIlness.
II still our weakness can
Love Him in loving man
Age brought him no despairiug
OF 'he worlds future faring.
In human nature Still
He found more good than IL
To all who dumhly Suffered.
His tongue and pen he offered;
His life was not his own.
Nor lived for seif alone.
Hater Of din and riot
He lived i'm days unquiet;
And. lover of ali beauty
Trod the hard WAYS q duty."
,By permission CT Houghtou. Aliniin & Coz
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
GOOD Adrice for Motori.t..

rom the Gar.
II is highly desirable, however. that
the interval between now and the next
motor-car bin should be used by us for
a united effort to curb inconsiderate and
reckless driving-for which some mem
bers Of the trade and. some professional
drivers are mainly responsible-and 70
assist the local authorities in every way
TO solve the problem OF making dustlcss
roads at d reasonable cost.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
The Largest Morning Circulation

All advertising contractsSmade by The
Washington Herald are based upon its
sworn circulatiOn-a circulation in Wash
ington larger by thousands than was ever
before attained by-any morning news
paper At the Capital Its books are open.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

George Bernard Shaw. James Barrie. Sir
Conan Doyle. and various others of the
craft. Mr.. Hills legal essays on De
cisive Battles of the Law were publish
ed by the Harpers in eaok form shortly
after his return
Reproduced from seventeenth century
editions, the texts OF "Grace Astounding"
and The PiIghims Progress have been
edited by John Brown, d. D., and are
published by the Cambridge University
Press in the Cambridge English class
les they are reprinted verbatim ct
literatim in all their archaic quaintness,
and they give us a far better understand
ing of Bunyan's style and method than
does the conyentionally mOdernized YER
sion by which these famous allegOries
are exclusively known TO the present gem
Grafton.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

AprOpos OF a recently issued book
which is intended as a guide 20 refer
ence books and is called Where 10
Look" little story is being told which
does not strike the soberest Of us as very
convincing, but is certainly rather funny.
Sedate London newspapers are repeating
IL, however so il might as well be pass
cd on to America. II takes the form Of
letter which is said TO have been re-
ceived by the publisher OF the volume,
and reads as follows:
To Sir Isaac Pitman
Please send ne the rev reference book just issued
title Where 20 look has my husband IS missing
want 20 ine his wcreabouts
From YOURS truly
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

From yours truly
One Of the most characteTistically &c
centric things ever done by Galett Bur
CESS (and one of the few true stories Of
HIM was TO spend three or four days in
constructing OF cardboard. mica. and
green velvet a little model OF an old New
England house, complete TO windows.
curtains. lawn. garden, trees, and even
including a hammock with a tiny hat
and summer novel, and washing stretched
out on "A clothes-line on the back stoop.
This was for dinner given TO several
literary friends in New York. and. when
the coffee was served. he deliberately set
fire to the whole farm His explanation
was that, had il been spared, his guests
might have forgotten the affair. but they
would always remember the destruction
OF the house. There was considerable
practical if subtle psychology in his rea-
soHing. No one who ever saw that little
! house go up in smoke on its little Hill OF
I damp moss will ever forget It.
| The centenary OF Whittier's birth, De
cermber II, VIII no doubt be observed by
the schools and literary societies through
viii be held at HaverhiH and Amesbury.
Mass, the birthplace and home Of the
poet. meeting Is being arranged by
the citizens Of Hnverhiil for the after
noon OF the 18th at the UniversaIist
/ Church, and II IS expected that Mr.. Frank
/ b. Sanborn and Prof Bliss Perry, editor
/ OF the Atlantic Monthly will make ad-
/ dresses. There will also be a poem by
Mrs Julia Ward Howe Whittier's birth
/ place at East Haverhill and The But
! tonwoods, the home Of the Historical
/ Society will be open 10 the public during
/ the day; and there will be an exhibit OF
! Whittier manuscripts and first editions
at the Haverhill Public Library.
/ The commemorative exercises at Ames-
/ bury will be opened with music by the
/ school children. Hon. A. p. White. OF
/ Salem, will read letter which President
| Roosevelt has written for the occasion
] Addresses are expected by Governor Cur.
! tbs Guild, OF Massachusetts Booker T.
4 Washington, Edmund Clarence Stedman
and eX-GovernOrs John d. Long and John
| l.. Bates. There Will be reading by Mrs
Annie Fields, and incidental music The
/ invited guests will lunch al the Whittier
! Home Association before going 10 the
meeting
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24
Indians First Thanksgiving.

The first Thanksgiving at which In
dians participated in this country. accord
ing to the well-known chronicler. Edward
Winslow. took place in 1921, ten months
after the landing of the Pilgrims. when,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

Accounts or the early life Of Herman
Whitaker. author Of "The Settler. and
other titles OF the great North" Law spjcv
emphasis on the fact that he used to be
the traditional bad boy of the neighbor-
hood School he detested. and the dav
when he consented to go was made bear
able with the anticipation OF the long
month when he would stay away. His
masters at school shook their heads on
the score of his learning. the Yorkshire
neighbOr folk shivered for the safety Of
their orchards, and even his mother fore
casted dubious end. ApropOs Of this
last point, Mr.. Whitaker was relating
a fstory 10 his publishers. the Harpers.
not long ago. and the conclusion of fl >"
said the novelist exactly comedies with
many prophecies Of my mother during a
rather troublesome youth
4 was travelling once on a jaunting-
car" continued Mr. Whitaker from
Cork TO Bandon, a beautiful nine-mile
drive along an Irish road which has for
its main attraction an old stone gibbet
at the fork OF crossroads. Thinking
10 take a rise out of my driver. ! said.
Dennis. where would you be now il the
gallows had its due?' The old fellow
scratched his head. then. twinkllng. an
swered. Riding alone. sir; riding alone. -
Mr.. Frederick Trevor HILL who was at
work this summer in foreign libraries on
a quest for original sources Of material.
spent part Of the time at Hindhead.
England. which writers have apparently
always found attractive. In the imme-
diate vicinity live or lived Lord Tenny-
son, George Eliot, George Meredith,
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

John Lane Company will issue in the
near future a work dealing exhaustiyely
with Napoleon's gigantic plans for the
invasion OF Great Britain. This work is
entitled Napoleon and the Invasion OF
England: the Story OF the Great Terror
l797-lSO5" It is issued in two volumes.
and contains over 100 illustrations repro
duced from unique collection OF con-
temporary prints. caricatures. broadsides
songs. &c. The work has been built up
entirely on the careful examination of
The Washington herald., 1907-11-24

A prose version of the Galahad legends
made by Miss May Z. Southworth is is
sued by Mr.. Richard G. Badger, and also
Merry Christmas 10 You. My Friend. -
collection of Christmas verse made by
Miss Mary c. Vose and arranged under
twelve heads for convenience Of refer
enCe
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-28
WILL TAKE PLACE IN WHITE
HOUSE THIS WINTER.
Coming Out OF Presidents Daughter
In Washington Society Will BE
Brilliant Arsir--ls Only "
Years Of Age.

Washington. Washington next so
cial season will be rendered more than
usually brilliant by the debut OF the
presidents second daughter, Ethel
Roosevelt.
She is still a child, schoolgirl. this
second daughter of the president ot
the United States, and In the ordinary
course of events II would be year,
perhaps two years more, before she
would be allowed to take a place In
the charmed circle Of polite washing
ton life.
But il Is the desire OF Mrs. Roose-
welt TO give Ethel the same prestige
that went to Miss Alice, that oil
coming out" to society within the
walls of the historic executive man
sion.
The date selected for the debut OF
the new daughter of the White House
is said to be early In January. She
will remain In school till the midwin.
ter examination, and then after leav-
ing school for the Christmas vacation.
will stay in Washington for the re-
mainder of the season. to follow to
considerable extent the experiences
of her sister Alice, now Mrs. Congress
man Longworth
Ethel is the only daughter OF the
president by his second wife. Miss
Alice, II will be recalled, was the only
child of the president by his first
wife. Miss Lee. who lived only n few
years after the marriage.
The second Mrs. Roosevelt made no
distinction between this one child Of
previous marriage and her own
brood. All were treated alike. and
the affection between the presidents
wife and his oldest child are genuine
and sincere.
In bringing out Miss Alice Roosevelt
she had a genuine pleasure. and she
reveled In all the experiences OF tho
daughter eliminating In the remark
able wedding that made her for a
time the most talked Of young WON
an In the land.
II is only natural that she should
wish TO secure some OF the same trl.
umphs for her own daughter, hence
the hurrying along OF the time for her
debut.
First will probably come ball, TO
be held according TO custom In the
east room. which Is the scene OF all
the big and elaborate functions. With
Mrs. Roosevelt receiving. Miss Ethel
will be formally introduced to the
members OF the diplomatic corps and
A.
tices and members OF congress who
take part In social life. Most OF these
she already knows. but the presenta
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-28
DEBUT OF MISS ETHEL

ton is very important part OF
young girls career in the polite life
OF Washington.
This done, Miss Ethel will at once
find herself In a position of command.
ing Importance. She will take the lead.
crship OF the younger set, place
vacated when Miss Alice became
matron Many OF the young women
who were the companions of Miss
Alice have married. some have re-
tired from Washington, for politics
make frequent changes in the life OF
the capital. and many girl who
shines for one or two seasons Is sud
denly whipped away when a district
decides II wants some new member or
president seeks to make changes In
his cabinet.
Other girl friends OF Miss Roosevelt
are sim In Washington, and though
The Citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1903-1912, 1907-09-28
.FAVORS GRADED FEES.
GEORGIA SENATOR'S SCHEME TO
INDUCE EARLY MARRIAGES.
Plan Provides for Free Wedding
License Under 21-over so Cost
S50-Flood Of Praise and
Protest Brought On.

Atlanta. Ex-senator J. w. Taylor,
SO years of age, and a widower. has
brought upon himself flood of com
mingled protestations and commenda'
lions through his advocacy Of a graz
uated scale of marriage licenses.
Senator Taylor is southerner OF
the old school. He is the highest Ma
son In the state. is wealthy has been
in politics for years, and is i'm.
mensely popular with the ladies'. He
is man of striking appearance. a
magnificent figure, and as vigorous as
man of 40 years.
His prominence in the news col
umns OF every leading paper In the
country was really the result of a
humorous interview. The senate was
considering bill making uniform the
marriage license fees of the state. II
was not Senator Taylor's bill, but the
legislative body was having lot OF
fun out of IL.
Following the senate debate, Sena.
he proposed graded scale of mar.
riage license fees. II man marries
at n or before, he is to pay no fee;
between 81 and 25. a fee of $50; be-
tween rs and 40, a foe Of $3.50; from
40 to so a fee of $40; from so TO 60. a
fee Of $50 When a man gets past 60
he is barred from marital joys.
II said that IN fun" declared
Senator Taylor, but don't know but
that | will really advocate law of
that kind, Why shouldn't there be an
act to compel man TO early enter
marital relations | am inclined to be
a Roosevelt man In one particular
way. ! am dead against race suicide