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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

The numerous favorable reports con
.erning the cure for cerebro-spinal menin-
yitis discovered by Dr. Simon Fexner Of
the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re-
search are now officially and authorita.
lively verified in the announcement made
In the official journal Of the institute
While no claim If infallibility Is made
he results have been such as to prove
the great efficacy Of the remedy, and Dr.
Elexner and his associates feel sure that
It will prove one of the greatest benefac-
lions to mankind. The Board of Health
If New York City has been cooperating
with DR.. Elexner in his Investigations
md 1t is said that the city has furnished
The doctor with nearly fifty monkeys,
which animals were used In experiments
because Of their anatomical resemblance
% the human race.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
PLEADING MAX" IN A PLAY.
Germ Nearly Always Misleading a

Germ Nearly Always Misleading a.
1t Is Commonly Used.
What Is more misleading than the
general term leading man" or lead
ing wolnan?' In nine cases out of ten,
TO describe the leading man is to de-
scribe the lover in the play, says the
Theater Magazine. In many cases he
Is not the leading man at all in the
true sense of the word, and there is sell
dom a company organized in which
there is not an implied conflict of in
terests over this question. Broadly
speaking, the most important CHI &C.
tiers In play are the lovers and the
villain-1 prefer william" to "heavy,"
and only regret that we cannot say
"villalnness"-the character that Is in
PRODUCED in every we'll regulated play
as the antagonistic force to suspend
the interest In the foreshadowed hap
py ending when the lovers shall fall
into each others arms. But the low
ers In the modern play are not always
the leading roles, the protagonists; and
the love story often Is but a shadow
graph against more imposing back.
ground of events.
In Camille" Armand and Mdlle.
Gautier are undoubtedly the leading
characters but in "His House in Or
der" and '"The Hypocrltes"-to quote
at random-they are not. Yet the
young fellow who plays the lover COM
placently calls himself the leading man
and why? In the majority Of mod
ern plays the lover Is merely the light
comedian, the old-style walking gentle
man and his sweetheart is the ingenue
hot the leading lady by any process
Of sane reasoning. Yet these two
youngsters preempt an Importance to
which implicitly you must doff your
hat in profound respect or be run
down, while the elder persons and the
better actors, who assume much more
vital place in the events, are dismissed
with scant courtesy, as though they
were merely introduced to support
these simples.
A young fellow adopts a professional
career, and because he is tall and
handsome" he is, in year or two,
showed into the part of the lover.
Thenceforward he walks Broadway
with cane and white spats and calls
himself leading man, while the elder
actor who has learned his business
from the ground up and plays the in
trigant In the piece Is pushed into
subordinate position by general consent.
"All the world loves lover" mayhap,
but 1t does not follow that all the
world loves bad actor in the role.
Booth, by contrast, made Iago stand
out in brilliant relief though Iago was
an arch villain. Assuredly Booth was
star Of the first magnitude and
OthellO cuts tremendous figure as
lover. But If l were to attempt
classification, l would call that actor
the leading man and that actress the
leading woman who managed to make
their parts the most vital element of
the performance consistent with the OBJ
ject Of the action or plot of the play,
whether they were the lovers or not,
and would follow the German sys-
tenn Of calling the youngsters, whose
only function Is to overcome parental
objections or other impedlments to the
ultimate end Of their joint happiness
plain lovers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
AN APPARITION.

In the old days, when Boston
through her plain living and high
thinking" was earning the laudatory
titles that have chung to her ever since,
certain woman Of advanced intellect
and character, who may be called Miss
Elizabeth Amory Pelham, came into
town from one Of the suburbs to hear
lecture on an abstruse topic. Her
friend and schoolmate, Mrs. Wellman,
who was brusque, lovable body, Meth
er intellectual nor ambitious of being
thought so, also went to the lecture,
chiefly because everybody else was 60
ing.
About o'clock there came up
storm so violent that the lecturer and
his audience had to 60 home in a del
uge. Miss Pelham stood in the vesti-
bule of the hall, talking to Mrs. Well
man, and lamenting that she must
drive home that night, especially as
she had to be in Boston early the next
day to give talk ON physical culture.
"Why do you go?" asked Mrs. Well
man. "Come round and stay with me-"
But you're crowded." objected Miss
Pelham. you've just been saying your
house is full"
"Oh, SO it is, in way; but I'll put
you in Lavlnia's bed. She's only 8, you
know, and not very big, and she's been
sound asleep now for hours. She won't
know you're there till morning."
Her friend accepted gratefully, and
in due time crept into bed with La.
vinia.
The next morning, while Mrs. Well
man, who was destitute of "help,"
stood coaxing her kitchen fire, u little
white figure flew into the room and
launched itself upon her. 1t was La.
vinia, no longer asleep.
20 mother" she gasped, "there's
something dreadful In my room! It's
tall and big and it's got great long
arms, and 1t keeps waving them and
waving them over it's head, just like
windmill, and it's awful"
Mrs. Wellman pushed her away, and
shot sullSy damper into place. .
"Go right along back and get dress
I'd !" she commanded 'rhat's nothing
but Elizabeth Amory Pelham taking
her physical exercises"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
THE NEW CHINATOWN,
Oriental Quarter Arises on the Old
Site in San Francisco.

Site in San Francisco.
San Franciscos new Chinatown
which has arisen on the ruins Of the
old is ready for occupancy and is rap
:dly filling up with merchants and
tradesmen who were scattered to the
four winds by the terrible earthquake
and fire Of year and half ago. All
movements looking toward the trans
fer of the Chinese to less desirable
part Of the city failed utterly, and the
new Chinatown has risen on the site Of
the old, under the shadow Of Mob Hill
and touching shoulders with the finan-
cial district. In the first flush Of hope
after the catastrophe several plans
we're evolved for moving Chinatown out
toward Telegraph Hill or to some suit
able part Of the Mission district The
site of old Chinatown was needed for
the expansion of the financial district.
One thing stood in the way Of this part
Of the "city beautiful" dream. Chi
nese firms and wealthy Monaghan indi.
viduals owned much Of the property in
Chinatown. They were satisfied with
the site of their quarter. 1t was near
the big hotels patronized by eastern
tourists, and 1t was not too far from
the water front whence their goods
came. The Chinese refused to sell and
straightway set about rebuilding.
There is reason why Chinatown
was rebuilt before the other parts OF
the burned area, even before Market
street had been repaved. The Chinese
property owners had no trouble In get
ting ready cash. They did not try tc
borrow from San Francisco banks OF
even from New York money lenders
The first steamer to China carried long
letters describing the situation. In
closed were drafts on the treasurer OF
the company which backed the Sal
Francisco firms. The return steamer
brought the gold that was needed and
the Chinese could tell their contractors
to go ahead.
The building department and tn
health authorities insisted that the new
Chinatown be built according to law
and the new Chinatown has, of course
lost such pcturesqueness as was found
in the dirt and the squalor and the
tumbledown effect of the old buildings
70 offset this, however, there will be .
heavy gain in healthfulness.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
Teachinu the Dru m mer.

1t was the custom in the days Of our
old navy for the men to bring to the
mast all the wornout articles which
were to be inspected, handed in and ex-
changed for new. The drummer had
applied for so many drum heads that
the commodore felt sure he was being
imposed upon. and one day set himself
to watch while the band was playing.
As one rattllng martial air followed an
other his anger increased perceptibly
until he broke forth in uncomfortable
rage:
There, now, confound you! l see
why you use so many drum heads.
Don't drum In the middle Of it all the
time Drum all over that drum, l TED
you!"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
All for Show.

1t is poor town which cannot boasx,
Of something to the stranger within its
gates The man In the anecdote related
by writer in the Yonkers Statesman
was hard put to it, but he succeeded
In unfolding the dignity Of his native
heath
This is one Of our greatest show.
places" said the resident, who vas
taking n friend about his town.
"Why, 1t is only vacant lot p re-
piled the friend.
Certainly, but It's where the circus
always performs when 1t comes to
town." responded the proud citizen.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
KISSING FOR AN AUDIENCE
e IL Often Perfunctory and Away
I'm BAD Taste.

e IL Often Perfunct0ry ana Away
I'm Bad Taste.
"Now, Just to illustrate my point
Betty continued her argument, when
Dorh ana came away from her house
and she was expecting to be gone sis
months, her two brothers came Into the
Pullman to bid us good-by, ana do yorl
suppose they kissed her? Not they !!
They shook hands. thought 1t was
either Indifference or else a=;ridiculous
self on their part"
"Oh, not necessarily" Frances pro.
tested. like as not they had kissed
her at home when you didn't know it.
I've read in some book or other q de-
scription Of a father meeting his daugh-
ter ut a train and giving her the 'uH-
ual perfunctory NIP and 1 can't forget
the expression. That's all public kiss
ing ever amounts to, anyway. At least
II it's more than that, it's pretty bad
taste. To illustrate my point"
Frances broke off suddenly, for the
lecturer had begun speaking at last, in
spite Of the fact that many late COM
crs were still struggling In. From where
the two girls sat in a side balcony over
hanging the audience-room, they could
not help noticing how the confusion Of
moving along" and finding places down
below was annoying the speaker. They
could scarcely hear his voice.
One stout, dressy woman in a from,
seat, who was holding place for a
friend, was particularly conspicuous
Every time she refused to allow any
one to take the seat she fluttered and
twisted, and craned her neck to look at
the entrance to the hall, until she had
drawn the attention of every one with,
In range.
Betty had just nudged Frances 10
look at her when the woman rose
back to the platform-and began ges-
ticulating wildly. The long-looked-for
had arrived; she was rustling slowly
down the middle aisle, majestic dow
ager in black silk. As she neared the
front, the dressy woman, all uncon-
scious Of the eyes upon her, left her
seat, advanced few steps toward her
friend, and bending impressively, i'm
planted loud smack on her lips
"Oh!" gasped Betty, as even the lee
turer caught his breath in the middle
of an unheard sentence; but Frances
whispered, half-choking with laughter
and triumph: .a. $50. ...,r. -.
"Just SO. As I was saying to illus
trate my point" Companion.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
@h al |ESz k4Ag,5SSz
h0'T5s 1f 'EEE}|j|

Miss Cecilia LOTUS does not conflne
her limitations to the stage. She has
made some limitations of pictures" to
60 in Oliver Hercurd's 1.-THE Simple Jog
raphy," joyous ttavesty on school
Biographies.
Marion Crawford's "Zoroaster,"
which has been called one of the best
oriental novels ever written, and "Mar-
zio's Crucifix" have. just been issued in
single Volumes, Another announce
ment is that Of "a new edition Of his
little book on '"The Novel;.
'The Black Bag is now the leading
hest seller. Miss. Ellen Glasgow's 1.-The
Ancient Law" is second "The Shuttle
is third; "The Weavers," by Sir Gilbert
Parker, Is fourth; 1.-THE Lady of the
:. Decoration" is fifth, and the last to be
quoted is De- Morgan's somehow
Good" = :'~'
George Wyndham, the ex-chief secre-
tary for Ireland, has written book on
Sir Walter Scott. As man, more than
an author, Mr.. Wyndham extols the
good Sir Walter. "A man so brave, SO
kind, SO sensible that he encourages
our manhood and knocks the nonsense
out Of us ALL"
1t is an interesting fact that the
Spanish men q letters count on the
sale of their work a great deal more
in South America fhan in Spain. Perez
saldos, the Spanish Dickens" and one
of the most popular Spanish writer's,
sells In South / America half a dozen
copies of every1 bbok I'd every one he
sells In Spain. ( !
DR.. Haydn Brown. who has written
the new book for married women to be
published soon under, the title of "The
Wife: Her Book,Y II . London medi.
cal man. somes tdp years ago he start
ed new now n{nt Jim favor of home
health study contributing a series
Of articles to aevera4 popular periodl-
calls. Later he i!pdblished 1.-THE Sc
cret of Good HealtA,' which had an
enormous sale :,
At last Thomas Hardy has completed
his prodiglous Napoleonic drama, ''The
Dynasts," work which has engaged his
attention to the exclusion Of all else for
years. Whatever may be thought Of the
lasting QUALIFIED Of this work, it will re-
main one Of thS wonders Of English lit
erature If onlf " reason. Of Its size,
while the intellectual vfgor to which it
testifes must {pnmand respect. 1t Is
in three parts 4the first part was pub
lished four years ago and the second
part in 19oe) and contains nineteen acts
and 100 scenes, while the number Of
characters runs into hundreds. Judged
by actual bulk. and the scale on which
Its characters are projected, by the
completely and variety Of its setting
and plot, 1t is perhaps the greatest dra'
ma known to letters.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
WHAT THEY REALLY SAID.
rime.WOrn Myths Dispel1ed by Man
Who Reads Poetry.

Eime-Worn Myths Dispelled by Man
Who Reads Poetry.
In his dream, the poetry reader was
surrounded by flock of children, says
the Cleveland Leader. He recognized
them at once. They were characters
In familiar poems. And the nan arose
and said: "Come hither, little ones
and tell me what l. have long wanted
to know" And they came hither. And
the man said:
"Tell me this. All the real children
I have ever known talked prose. And
not very good prose, at that. Honest.
~ now, did you talk in rhymes? You,
child.-did you really say:
'You must wake and call me early,
Call me early, mother DEAR
and SO ONT"
"No," confessed the child. "That
was Mr.. Tennyson's story. What said
was, Ma, now you set the alarm clock
for 6. Won't you, ma? Now, honest
I'm a-go'n' ter be May queen'"
sand you," went on the man, turn.
ing to another little girl. Did you ad.
dress your errlng parent in these must
cal numbers:
Father, dear father, come home with me
now,
The clock on the steeple strikes p"
"Naw! responded the infant. II
went to tn family entrance an ham.
mered on tn little winder where ladies
rushes tn growler az tn barkeel
stuck his head out an says, Where's
yer can, kidY An I says, 4 wantel
see tn old man. An out comes dad
stewed to tn eyelids, an cusses some
thin fierce. And l says, Say, pa, you
better beat 1t fer home. It's aftel
closin' hours an mas havin' fit.
That's all Their was to It,"
ibid you," the reader went on, speak
ing to starved-looking infant with red
hair-"did you ever say:
"Give me three grains of corn, mother,
Only three grains of corn.
It will keep the little life have
Till the coming of the morn"
But the child shook her head. "Divil
wan O. me liver talked pothry," she
said. II was hungry, dye molnd, an
says FIR tn love O hiven,' mother
amt there no praties lift? It's starvin
I am! An she says, 'Sorra praty.
An yells TX a banshee, I'm that mad
AM" -.... .....-.-.. ..,...
But the dreamer woke.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
THEY ARE TRULY FoRM1pAB1u.
WISH Which Nature Has Endowed
with Electric Batteries.

Wish Which Nature Has Endowed
with Electric Batteries.
Wnen It comes to consideration OF
tnose VINO are well-heeled to protect
themselves against enemies do not for
get the electrical fishes that run In the
sea. nature has endowed these deni.
zens of the deep with batteries which
come In right handily in overcoming
Toes or those Of their fnny neighbors
upon which they prey. ".
Probably the most dangerous is the
torpedo. a fish Of the same family and
appearance as the rays The torpedo
Is a disk,like creatur4 frequently at.
tanning a length Of i've feet and a
weight Of 200 pounds. They abound on
the Atlantic coast and sometimes fish
ermen who make them captive in their
nets are very sorry for 1t. Recklessly
handled, the torpedoes quickly wreak
vengeance on their captors. The shock
they give Is tremendous and strong
men who have fallen their victims have
often been knocked down and paralyxed
for considerable time.
In the fresh water, particularly the
marshes and sluggish streams, of Brazil
ana Guiana, there Is to be found the
electric eel. This fellow Is very like
the common eel which IL found in our
own American waters as to general
looks The difference-the presence
within 1t Of the natural electric battery
lis tremendous one, though. This
says DR.. R. w. Shutfeldt In the Sciell-
tifc American, consists OF two pairs of
peculiarly constituted bodies, passing
between the skin and the muscles
longitudinally, in the region Of the tail
one pair being next to the back, and
the other along the anal fin. Upward
OF $50 cells make up the structure of
one Of these organs, and they all re.
ceive very generous nerve supply.
Now, when one comes to know that
an eel of this species may attain a
length Of fully six feet and possesses the
power Of voluntarily giving a shock
with its battery at any instant, then it
Will at once be appreciated what truly
formidable creature. this fish really is.
Moreover, 1t havHtg.a smooth, f1nless
back, the body for ts' entire length be-
Ing Of a dull browhish color above, 1t
becomes quite difficult to see 1t in the
water where It lies, especially If the
latter be stirred uR, and made muddy.
1t Is then that this most powerful of all
electrical fishes becomes the, most dan
gerous both to man and beast. Violent
shocks and discharges can be given by
1T, at will, both asa means of ofrense
rs well as Defense and these often re-
peated until Its enemy or prey Is dis
abled or stunned ;sos what has often
happened, sinks irtos the water to be
drowned.
Examination Of one OF these electrl.
cal organs has shown that In action 1t
Is very much like a. galvanic battery,
with the anterior, extremity positive,
the posterlor negative, and the current
only discharged at the point Of contact
with an object. This has been proved
to be so powerful when complete that
chemical compounds are decomposed by
1t, and steel needles magnetized.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
Not Eligible.

didn't that new nurse come that I
engaged for little MortimerY" asked
Mr. De Style.
EYES," replied Mrs. De Style, but
she wouldn't do. She had nothing but
blue dresses to wear. and blue, you
know, is only for girl babies; pink IL
Tor boys"-Philadelp Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
Probabilities Of Profit.

"You couldn't interest that capital
LIST in your flying machlne?"
"NO," answered the inventor. II con-
vinced him that 1t was practical, but he
couldn't see it because there were no
provisions made for strap-hanging
passengers "-Washington Star
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
A Sure Sign.

"Oh!" exclaimed Miss Gusch at the
art exhibition. "Here's clever thing
In oil-'When the Cats Away 1t isn't
signed; l wonder who painted tt"
"Evidently woman" replied Mr..
Shoude. "Look at the mice; see what
a ferocious expression she has given
them."- Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
A ouarrelso,nc Family.

Mrs. Edgerton Blunt-But why did
you leave your last place?
Applicant couldn't stand the way
the mistress and master used to quar-
rel, MUM.
Mrs. e. B. (shocked)-Dear me! Did
they quarrel very much, then?
Applicant-Yes, mum when 1t wasn't
me an i'm, 1t was HE and 'er.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
Coldly Considered.

II, SIR" remarked the self-important
statesman, twas never approached with
a proposition Of graft in my life"
"That fact" answered. Senator Sor-
ghum, "may be a recognition Of your
honesty, and then again 1t may be a
reflection on your influence.
ingtOn Star. '''--
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
The Quarrel,

"You call yourself poet-and write
rhymes about the virtues Of Peekaboo
soap?"
"And you call yourself an artlst?"
"Well?"
"And make comic yalentineA"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
- .
His Contributions,

Missionary-Do you ever contribute
money for the heather in foreign lands,
sir? Millionaire-()h, yes. Both Of my
daughters married foreign noblemen.-
Judge.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24
visitors Make Parts Rich.

Visitors to Paris spend in that cit
an average of 5000, 100000 year. OF
this sum by far the greater portion
comes out Of the pockets Of Americans
The average number Of visitors to Paris
Is $4,000 a month.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

When woman Is getting the wors.
OF 1t In an argument with man, she
says: "Oh, that's lust like q MANI
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1908-06-24

The man who can say yes" and mo"
at the right time has sufficient com.
mand Of language.
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q e
: Old Fav0rites :
= SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

.~~.N~~~o>~~~~~~~
Baby.
Where did you come from, baby dear?
Out of the everywhere into here.
Where did you get those eyes so blue?
Out Of the sky as l came through.
What makes the light in them sparkle
and spin?
Some of the starry spikes left in.
Where did you get that little tear?
I found it waiting when got here.
What makes your forehead so smooth and
high?
What makes your cheek like a warm,
white rose?
saw something better than any one
knows.
Whence that three-cornered smile of bliss?
Three angels gave me at once a kiss.
Where did you get this pearly ear?
God spoke and it came out to hear.
Where did you get those arms and hands!
Love made itself into bonds and bands.
Feet whence did you come, you darling
things?
From the same box as the cherub's wings
How did they all just come to be you?
God thought about me, and SO l grew.
But how did you come to us, you dear?
God thought about you, and so am here
George Macdonald
An Untlmely Thought.
l wonder what day of the week,
l wonder what month of the year
Will it be midnight, or morning,
And who will bend over my bier?
What a hideous fancy to come
AS l wait at the foot of the stair,
While she gives the last touch to her robe,
Or sets the white rose in her hair.
As the carriage rolls down the dark street
The little wife laughs and makes
cheer
But wonder what day of the
week,
l wonder what month of the year.
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A lazy man makes strenuous effort
to go how little he can accomplish.