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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
Humor ano Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

When woman says. and that's all
there Is about H." let no man be de
celved IN thinking that an end has
been made to much talking.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
Easy Road.

A fellow has TO work Ike sin
And never stop FOR play
To get a hero medal In
The regulation way
So round tie pawnshop door I'll wait
And get one at a bargain rate
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
DaIscoLL MEETs HAYES

WeIahman aod ChI1aeVan 70 r'HHS III
Philadelphia Tonight.
Philadelphia, Dec. 5.~-Jim Drlscoll,
The Welsh featherleight s'iil meet
Grover Hayes. OF Chicago, al the Ma
,ional Athletic club tonight In a six
round bout
Driscoll is said to be one Of the
speediest and cleverest boxers Of his
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

1t f. generally best 10 keep on good
terms with yourself. even If you have
TO fall out with people you don't like
to do IT,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

The girl who spends her time max
Ing angel cake and potato salad IN
stead of castles In Spain Will do better
execution IN after years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

II IS hard TO catch the drift ~ some
people. and when you are successful il
Is so heavy and waterloggcd that il is
+ not much account.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

Fac h mother
thinks she has
the dearest baby
IN the world, and.
as n matter Of
IA ct. none IL
cheap.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

class ever sent here from England.
Hayes is well known as a mixer and
has never been charged with showing
his back to any opponent. and 1t looks
as II Driscoll. despite his acknowledg-
ed ability and skill as a per
former. will have his hands M with
the cyeraggresslye Hayes. In all like
lihood the winnor viii go after Abe
Attell. the Californian.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

The fires Of re
sentiment are on.
ly too apt 10 De
the precursors OF
the ashes of re
pentancc.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
Iona Way Round.

"He spent all Of his money trying
to get cured OF dyspepsia"
"And it did him no goodT
"Oh, yes. II did! He had to go to
work then, and that cured him"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
Iiyinu In Homes,

81 notice that Susie is going with the
big. blond German"
YES, they seem TO be very fond Of
each other
Are they cngagedi"
"She doesn't know, but she hopes
they are. You see. she cannot under
stand him very well, but so as not to
take chances she answers Yes t.
every question he asks"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

Some people give you a good hand
shake. and others forget TO add tho
hand.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

There are people who are too pleas
ant and too courteous 10 be- really
good.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08
Explained.

Explained.
what does It mean when they say
a man had his leg pulledY'
"That he had more money than
sense"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-12-08

The prevalence Of easy ica-" bar
gains proves the pleniiudc Of easy
marks going up aud down the land.
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to me. Where is there room for II? Tn
der the diaphragm? Yes. il must be very
little. very tiny, this soul!" Then his
voice changed, and became as the voice
Of a fanatic. No no! ! tell you 1t is
on your star, the star they say you were
born under, Of which / will explain later;
not confined down here. but at large on
that star. as your body is at large here.
On the immaterial plane lives the soul,
the aura-call il what you viii, on the
material plane lives the body
May I smoker asked Yandraken,
pleasantly. He believed Won Tarsenheim
was getting off a conjurer's platter, but
he felt confident that the man was pos
sessed of unusual powers
The occultist shot a curious glance al
him across the table.
Certainly O Prince of Materialists
You do not. then. believe in any plane
but this?"
/ Il have never given the matter any
/ thought" answered Vandraken, lighting
d cigar 1T simply does not interest me
| this world does. Still, I am always oper
/ TO conviction, and your theory has its
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The Observation-Disclosures Love
Tales"

II was a daring experiment on the part
Of the popular Aborn Opera Company 10
put before a light opera-loving clientele
SO ambitious a piece as Les Contes
d'Hoffmann." It is the first O1enbach
work that this company has presented IN
Washington. and last nights perform
auce. I'm fact. is claimed to be the be-
ginning of the second week in English
for this opera.
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, or THE Loves
Of Hoffman, is the last work Of this
composer, who left his name indehbly
stamped upon the French school of opera
boune. and who if not indeed, the
pioneer IN this realm, is responsible for
so many splendid examples Of the class
that he has become one of the immortals.
The unmistakable Offenbachian quality
, Of the music of Hoffman, constitutes,
of course tiie chief charm of the score.
and if the audience last night, accus-
toned 10 the musical comedies of the
day. abounding in simple melodies and
popular songs. found fault with the
lengthy recitatives, they were amply
compensated by the excellent chOruses
and the number of really fine solos with
which the score is generously sprinkled.
! Especially during the third act in the
| graceful passages of the Venetian song,
/ and the magnificent concerted numbers OF
| this act, was the music appreciated as
/ being something really worth while
4 AS a pure fight OF fancy, Les Contes
! d Hoffman," appeals TO the playgOer and
/ the music lover as an intellectual treat
/ but there is the danger that an ambitious
/ production of this sort is "caviare to the
] general" and the frequenters Of summer
! opera like something a little more Amer
/ lean. a little more comprehensive. The
| whole performance IS intensely interest
] ing to those of as to whom novelty is a
gradually diminishing possibility, and the
/ manner in which the Aborn people have
/ produced this work Is bound to excite
admiration. and It speaks volumes fol
/ their abilities along this line. both from
a managerial and an artistic standpoint.
/ The work of Mime. BaTnato as HOff-
/ raann's inamOrata was most distinguished
1 Her acting Of the automatic doll in act
was splendid. and she sang The Sons
/ of Olympia" TO the accompaniment oi
/ spasmodic jerks and twists and a wooder
/ expression that called forth a great dea
| ol deserved applause. Her singing 0.
the music written for Antonia was alsC
/ excellent Henri Barron was the Hoff
mann, but both his acting and singing
| leave much TO be desired. The role IS
good deal more than he is equal TO, ant
/ IN only one or two instances did he Civ,
/ satisfactory vOcalization. Homer Lind, il
| three roles. did some good acting espe
| cially as DR.. Miracle. Fritzie Won Busng
( Sol solomon. and Henry Vogel acquitted
themselves well in minor characters.
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Cha.e,. PoIIte vaude,IIle.

The show at Chase's yestei ay was an
excellent one, as a whole. and in detail.
"A Dakota Widow" a snort play in which
Minnie Seligman and William Bramwell
are exploited. is one Of the best sketches
that has been seen here this season. Miss
Seliguan and Mr. Bramwel, both of
whom ave well remembered here for
clever work in the past. entered into their
roles with an artistic fervor that pleased
all. Miss Blanche Holt also made good
in the part Of a maid.
Miss Irene Franklin, assisted by Burt
Green. afforded a most charming diver
sion, conspicuous On which were several
very effectively rendered songs. Miss
Franklin might be a revelation TO some
character singers. il they could see it
that way.
AS for the balance Of the bill: Ben
Ryan and George White danced to beat
the band. and almost succeeded In doing
1t. Billy CASTOR and Ethel Green. in q
musical sklt without much foundation
were encored time and again. They sang
a couple OF very good songs. Ed f. Rey-
nard. a ventriloquist much above the
average, helped the good work The
Josettis and their Lilliputans. a wonder
ful acrobatic troupe. performed some
very difficult and astounding feats. Ray
Cox. a Dixie Land c0medienne. made one
of the biggest hits of the show. She is
a very good shouter, with manly
voice. and her Interpretation of two sorts
Of college girl took we'll The vitagraph
! closed a programme that subdued some
what realization Of the rather oppressive
heat.
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advantage-it keeps the soul at a decent
distance. way of on some star. where
it can't bother"
'sDistancei distance cried Won larsen
helm. explosively, Rocks are distant
from one another-there is no such thing
as distance 10 the SOUL Aeh GOtt, it is
like talking 10 "A treer' He ran bis hands
desperately through his black locks.
Don't you understand that there can be
no sense of distance when you are con-
nected with your soul as two telegraph
instruments are connected? There! tap
! ping the top of his head, is little
gland in It there are three grains Of red
earth-there is d vibration like a chord
/ of music, and along that invisible con-
/ nection the thoughts Of the body travel to
! the soul. and inspirations Of the soul tTav-
| el 10 the body, and that little gland is
/ the receiving and sending instrument
/ Your theory inquired Vandraken, In
terested. Anything worth Weighing ap-
pealed to his inherited legal and business
mind
TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
The Belasco-Guy standing.

At the Belasco Theater last night Guy
Standing and the Be1asco Stock Company
presented the delightful eighteenth cen
tury comedy by Sydney Grundy. "A
Marriage Of Convenience, with the large
and appreciative audience which usually
marks the appearance of Mr.. Standing
in this city. whether in stock or during
the regular season.
The story is told quickly, with spark
ling lines, clear characters. and an at
nosphere affording remarkable facilities
for costuming establishment. Altogether,
II is a iudicious selection for the purpose
of exploiting the talents Of the present
company. with the intention Of giving the
audience plenty of diverting enjoyment,
and a little food for thought, If they de-
sire to pick it up.
Mr.. Standing, as usual, shines resplen-
dent in the role Of Count de Candale, be-
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
The CoIumbia-"The Crisis" J"

The COIumbia-"The Crisis
It would seem that the popularity Of
the stock company at the Columbia The
ater is Hackett popularity, for if last
nights capacity audience be taken as an
indication, James X. Hackett has fol-
lowing that is determined to see him in
whatever plays he puts on.
II was an audience last night that
tested the capacity of the theater. and it
was 50 enthusiastic that it demanded sew
eral curtain calls after each act, and at
the close Of the third act called the star
out for a speech. There is every reason
why THE Crisis" should be a drawing
card. II appeals tc all that is best in
Americanism. It is 4 good, clean whole
some. and sound play that deals in a
picturesque and somewhat romantic way
with one Of the most stirring episodes in
our country's history 1t is true that
much that was in Winston Churchilfs
excellent novel HIS been left out OF the
play. but this Is due largely to the diff
ference between dramatic and literary
art. And yet enough is left 60 tell a
coherent and most interesting story. its
scene in 81. Louis n story that deals
with remarkable verislmilitude with the
greatest problem Americans have in all
their history been called upon 10 face.
Tile Crisis" was always popular
plav when il was firyt presented by AIr.
Hackett. and now this revival shows
1 that it still has a strong hold on the
/ hearts of theatergoers.
/ Last nights production suffered no
/ whit in comparison with the production
Of other days It seems but yesterday.
/ indeed, that Mr. Hackett was Stephen
/ BrIce, purchasing the freedom Of a mig
ger with the last dollar he possessed
/ In the world; that he was hated "Yau-
/ kee." wooing a beautiful Southern Girl
/ He has the same force, the same grin
as of old, and last night he won an
/ enormous tribute of praise for his clever
/ and conscientious work Miss Mabel Roe
/ buck as Virginia CarveL verified the
| good impression she made as Flavia
1 Her acting was very ingenious and
/ dainty and she aided the play much
4 distinct and decided hit was made last
night by Miss Edith Luckett who played
] the ingenue role of Puss Russell. Com
/ paratlveIv a newcomer TO the stage, Miss
| Luckett played with poise and self
confidence. a grace and a winsomeness
| that won her many friends, and which
give promise for successful things IN
the future The company Throughout
| was excellent. Mr.. Hoops. as Clarenct
Colfax, was sure Of touch and adequate
as ever: Miss Dorothy Hammack doubled
/ two widely differing characters admir-
/ ably. and the other parts were played
/ with skill throughout the play Wai
heartily enjoyed, and on it's merits &
deserves the large support which 1t Is
undoubtedly going TO have.
HECrnR EIII.ER.
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cane. It did not reach 100000 tons until
1888, when for the first time the beet
sugar production was q little the larger
half. The crop reached the 1000 O00-ton
mark in 1902, six of which was from beets
and four from cane
The last annual statistics reported a
worlds crop of over 12000.0 go tons. seven
from beets and five from cane. The in
crease Of consumption of sugar in the
United States, as might be expected. has
been startlingly rapid, having tripled in
quarter Of century. This growth
continues all over the world, and the
sugar producing sections are called upon
to do their utmost. So far as Hawaii is
concerned, il IS believed that practically
all the available sugar land is now un-
der cultivation. But such predictions are
uncertain. as witness the maximum pos
sible" estimate OF twenty-five years ago.
In the meantime, King Sugar smiles on
Hawaii. and this Territory is one part OF
the United States that knows not the
meaning of industrial adversely In the
good year 1898.
Copyright, 1906. by Frederic J. Haskin)
To-morrow-Labor Conditions in
Hawaii.
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Gnretr-The world Reater..

Spissel Brothers and Mack, in a novelty
acrobatic act OF the knock-down-and
drag-Out variety, and Dorsch and Russell
in a scenic musical turn. were the head
liners at the Gayety yesterday.
Reed and Maitland, in a sister turn. and
Reded and Hadley. in a novelty creation,
The Automatic Soldier" completed olio.
The automatic soldier serves to introduce
Miss Mae Hadley TO advantage as q
singer. Miss Hadley possesses a charming
personality. a sweet voice. and was easily
the premier Of the performance.
"a Trip 10 Newport" and The Isle OF
Rubbernecks" served to introduce the full
strength Of the company. The chorus
showed TO advantage.
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AT LOCAL PLAYHOUSES

ing able to inject a great amount of
comedy into the character without de-
stroyins its perquisite as a serious hu-
man being subject to all the feelings
accrulng thereto. and not a mere jester
His phys ical makeup allows him to ap-
pear to great advantage in the foppish
dress Of the period and his whole effort
is highly entertainlng-in fact, he is be-
yond question the leading spirit Of the
play, as the author intended.
Miss Dorothy Hammond appears as the
Countess de Candale. and is also in en-
tertalning evidence throughout the play.
She plays effectively against the princi-
pal depicting with fidelity the simplicity
of the country-Teared girl graGaally as
suming the knowledge and airs OF a
woman in high society.
The support given by the company is
excellent. and can hardly elicit any great
/ length Of comparative praise Mr. Mar
/ tin Sabine plays the Chevalier de Valclos
/ up 20 a point quite equal 20 the opportu-
nifty, and others appearing with good et-
/ feet are Alfred Hudson, sr., as the gen
eral, Frank Craven as Jasmin, and Vira
/ Stowe as Marion The play is staged in
an adequate manner, and the costuming
4 is particularly attractive.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
KING SUGAR IN HAWAII
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

have a combined capitalization Of some
thing over $50 000.000 The ownership Of
this is divided between about 100 share
holders. The control OF the sugar in
dustTy is centered in the hands Of half
a dozen big companies in Honolulu. sugar
factors. These companies act as agents
for the plantations. and they are not pro
hibited from owning shares in plantation
stock, not by any means. There are
fourteen sugar agents on the list hut
there are six big ones These big COM
panies grew out of small stores estab-
lished many years ago in the days when
nobody dreamed Of doing business by the
millions.
The small sugar planters Of the old
days have supplies FOR their places.
They obtained them from Honolulu
trading store. When the crop was made
they sold their sugar TO the same store.
or employed the store to act as agent
for its sale. AS the sugar business grew
from a small matter OF farming to the
proportions Of a mighty industry, the
factors grew with IT, But the old ways
are strong. and these old Institutions can
to-day sell you anything from a $l.000.0O,
steamship to a box of carpet tacks. They
are still supply stores Of the general
\ type. waxed great and rich.
Z AS half a dozen firms and a dozen Ol
50 men control the sugar business. they
control the business of Hawaii. They
are King Sugars ministers. Up 10 Jhi!
time no one Of them has been charged
with dis!0yalty TO his monarch. They
are faithful servitors. It was inevitable
/ of course, that the concentration OF thi,
! economic power into few hands WoulC
/ cause strife. There have been sharI
/ contests. there are now murmurings anC
+ chickering's.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
visltea hx Cuban offlcer..

A party of Cuban army officers. con-
sisting Of Gen. Pima Guerra, commander
of the army; Maj. Marti. and Capt.
Janda, called upon Acting Secretary of
War Robert Shaw Oliver yesterday to
pay their respects. They are making a
tour Of inspection of the various army
posts in the United States. They will
visit Fort Leavenworth. Kans.. after
which they viii go to Europe TO attend
the summer maneuvers Of the French and
German armies.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
The Academy-4Dora Thorne."

Bertha NJ Clay's old English novel
Dora Thorne," read and wept over by
thousands and still a favorite, has been
dramauzed and last evening was pre-
sented by the Harry Sellers Amusement
Company at the Academy to a large and
greatly delighted audience.
The story is so familiar 70 almost every
one that Il is unnecessary TO repeat it
here. Enough to say that it is a clean.
simple, heart-appealing love story, full
Of incident and romance, yet natural and
human. The drama. as presented. de-
parts somewhat from the story OF the
author but such departures only vitalize
and make more realistic the various
scenes portrayed. and most certainly met
with the approval of the audience. as in
dicated by the generous applause given TO
almost every realistic scene presented in
each Of the four acts Of the play.
The play, although "A love story. is full
of novelty and stirring Incidents and rich
in healthy comedy The scenic display
is really very fine, indeed, and the com
pany a strong and capable one Miss
Corinne Smell. in the title role, has a
fine stage presence. and made a very
sweet and attractive Dora and evidenced
fine and true conception Of the char
acter.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR GIRL
By HELEN ROWLAND.


tie tight that
people gel 0 razzed trying to loosen
listen wedding bells;
be bitter about it,
time he has headache
the morning
a by his
tonhm hat blind
particular about their morals who
mostD particular a
probably angel with gilt wings
d nice congenial little devil
Wonder loves
a
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12
Lyccum-Twentieth Century Maids.

THE Twentieth Century Maids" present
two good burlettas this week at the New
Lyceum Theater, Carol Henry and Har-
ry McAvoy, the comedians, are clever,
although their jokes are slightly shop
worn.
In the olio are Dan T. Reilley in a
black-face singing and dancing turn
which is very clever. Davis and Davis,
in a song and dance act, give buck
dance on roller skates which is out of the
ordinary. The De Nett sisters give a
wOoden-shoe turn with songs. Carol
Henry and Nellie Francis, in a sketch.
entitled "A New Janitor.' made a hit.
The chorus Is a good one.
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nlinfster Russen sails

w. ". Russell American Minister to
Venezuela, sent eablegram to the State
Department yesterday, reporting his de-
parture from enezuela Sunday on leave
Of absence. He will arrive in New York
about May IS.
The Washington herald., 1908-05-12

Prom Life.
BriggsI hear you've been speculating
in Wall street.
Griggs-There was no speculating about
liz. I was q dead sure thing from the
start.
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