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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04

Then returning to Richmond lie be-
gan the practice OF law. AMI a. once
rose to prominence at the bar. x,,,ad
BY successive re-election. he III fl,,eS. q
the office Of cornmonwealth's A1tnrney Tnn
gress from the Third District OF VII.
sinia In 1850. he was returned by his y,
Constituents without Interruption untll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-04
Mny SIt During Rcces..

cles ot Impeachment the Senate may
Sit during the recess OF the General
Assembly. The Judgment In case Of
moval from ofice and disqualification
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

peoples. the restless. nervous activity of
all the world, and it would be strange, in
deed. II such a race of men and women
could be happy in the general sense Of
that term. They have too much to do
and are too busy doing it,
And. again. such people cannot lightly
look on human suffering, even that Of the
mimic world of the stage. Sorrow and
shame, anguish of mind or pain of body,
are not attractive to the American in any
form. He is generously sympathetic and
quick to respond, as has been attested
many a time. but he cannot idly look upon
misery even in a play. The light-hearted
European. volatile and easily moved, may
weep with the suffering hero or heroine
and laugh a moment later over his drink
at a cafe, but not the American. No, we
are not a happy nation II by happiness
we are to understand indifference to hu-
man suffering or a capacity for easily
shaking off the depressing effect Of a
tragedy of any kind We prefer the light
and frivolous at our theaters, for the rea-
son that they do not make us think, much
less weep. Life itself has too much of
genuine woe, and the American does not
require the effort of the actor to remind
him of this Some day, when the Amer
lean nation has redeemed its promise and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

of individual misfortune be singled out and
made to serve. And that would be a
mockery.
Another player Of note has been asked to
elaborate into a thesis his expressed be-
lief that the American people are not a
happy people. He gave it as his reason
for the popularity of the lighter forms Of
amusement. The thesis, II ever written,
will be read with much interest by stu
dents. In many ways the assertion OF the
actor is supported by the facts. II happi-
ness depends on light-hearted carelessness
the American people are not happy. Life
is still serious business for them. They
are sprung from men and women who
grew discontented with conditions that
surrounded them In their life in Europe.
The Pilgrim Fathers did not come to
America in search of happiness, but to
find a place where their opinions could
expand. For something of the same reason
came the Cavaliers, and after them came
the restless, discontented, active men who
found their lives constrained by conven-
tionalties and restrictions of government
and society in the old world. And from
the day that first European foot was set
on American soil this continent has invited
the energetic Of all nations. In the Amer
lean Of today is fused the spirit of many
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

A noteworthy attraction comes to the
Krug for two days, starting matinee today,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29
Gossip About Plays, Players and Playhouses

I'd OF the easily recognizable
signs Of the social unrest" is
the popularity of certain plays.
Now and again an author
sounds a note at the opportune
moment and for the lime an
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

Frank r. Robertson returns to Omaha for
two travelogues at the First Methodist
Episcopal church on April and 8, when
he will give his illustrated travelogues on
Russia and Imperial India. Mr.. Robertson
Travelled through Russia with an armed es-
cort, and the pictures he secured
at that time while the country was in
famed with the lust of war, are said to be
remarkable display OF the Russ in his
natural environment. Imperial india is a
tour through the southern part of that
wonderful country and the pictures of the
temples that Mr.. Robertson shows are a
revelation in architecture, as that section
Of the country is very little known and the
grandeur of its temples and mausoleums,
which have been constructed on a hercu-
lean scale and ornaments of Brobdigna-
gian size. Tickets for the series are on sale
at Combs jewelry store.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

Then came the friendship of the Count
Waldsteln ana the Bruening family, per-
haps especially the sweet daughter Eleo-
more. Beethoven was not blind to the
charms OF the fair sex. He loved well
And then hurrying along we find him
studying with Haydn at Vienna. OF whom
he once said: 1T is true he gave me les
sons, but nc taught me nothing" Haydn
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

The Slave Girl" will be the attraction
It the Krug theater for two nights and
matinee, starting Friday night,
April 8. The piece is well cast and carries
MAGNIFICENT production.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

Great master, we thank you for
these words OF rebuke and encouragement.
We will think of you, and be thankful
We will strive, and we will not be despond-
ent. We will learn of you, and take heart
Gratias tibil THOMAS j. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29


Coming Events.
Laughter will run riot at the Boyd theater
tonight and Monday night when Max Fig
man will return in the Harold McGrath
story The Man on the Box" Both play
and player were here for a brief visit last
season and made a host of friends. Mr..
Figman is one OF those artists who win
by sincerity Of purpose as well as talent.
The play is one of the few adaptations
from popular novel that has not disap-
pointed the public. Grace Livingston Fur
Miss, who made the dramatzation. adhered
closely to the story and set 1t in an at
tractive dramatic frame. with lots Of clever
dialogue and number of convincing dra-
matte situations. Mr. Figman is under
the management of Mr.. John Cort, who
has supplied him with a complete produc-
tion and a superior company. including
Misses Fannie Marinoff Bertha Krieghoff,
Madeline Dallas. Berenice Bucklin, and
Messrs. Cameron Clemens. John Charles
Brownell, Douglas A. Flint, Frank M.
Ranger, George Centre, Herbert e. Den
ton, Ernest Orr. Marshall Franklin and
John Pierson.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

Put two men in full armor, give the
taller Of the two, who is nearly twice
the height Of the other and who is the
bad man." a sword, one of those big,
two-handed affairs of knightly days,
which is as nearly as tall as the hero,
and let these two plumed knights fight
duel to the DEATH supposedly, sur
rounded by a crowd of twelfth century
ladies and gents, and one has the prin-
sipal ingredients Charles Marlowe has
utilized in his duel scene at the end of
the second act of when Knights Were
Bold" in which Francis Wilson is max
ing so great a success this season. Mr.
Wilson is Sir Guy De We're, and the other
knight is Sir Brian Ballymote. In a
dream Sir Guy is his own ancestor and
the duel is fought more than 700 years
before he is born. After a series of
thrusts and parties, which are most mirth
provoking, Sir Guy becomes tired of the
weight of his armor and, getting out of
1t as best he can, goes after Sir Brian
In the most approved up-to-date style
with his fists, putting the redoubtable
Irish knight down and out" unable to
take the count. 1t is said that there Isn't
a single dull moment from the start to
the finish of the comedy, and that in Sir
Guy De We're Mr.. Wilson has a role Of
fering him more and better opportunities
than any he has played since the days
he headed his own comic opera company.
when Knights We're Bold" has proved
to be the big laughing success of the
year Earlier in the season the comedy
ran for five months at the Garrick thea
ter, New York. and since that time is said
to have been exceptionally successful in
every city in which it has been produced
Mr.. Wilson's drolleries are inimitable;
there is no other comedian before the
public who is apparently able to extract
so much humor out of situations Charles
F'rohman has given Mr.. Wilson most ex-
cellent supporting company. His leading
woman is Mary Boland, and others in the
long cast are all well-known players.
Charles Frohman will present Francis
Wilson at the Boyd opera house for two
nights, beginning next Friday with a Sat
urday matinee
noteworthy attraction comes to the
Krug for two days. starting matinee today,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

achieved its destiny for mankind, It may
be happy. but not now. It's too busy.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

The flavor of merry Christmas pervades
every line of the dialogue and every stage
picture of The Gingerbread Man" Kris
Kringle and his reindeers, Jack Horner
and his plum, Margery Daw, Simple Simon
and his nursery rhymes and jingles, Won
drous Wiso, Sallie Lunn and many others
of the mythical land of Santa Claus are
friends with whom we feel acquainted and
with whose adventures we have always
been interested "The Gingerbread Man"
is a succession of beautiful pictures, song
hits, pretty girls and wonderful mechan-
ical and electrical effects 1t will be pre-
sented with a big cast. chorus and scenic
equipment at the Boyd on Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, with a matinee on
Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

HEN I was writing on Thursday
last 1 happened to glance at a
little musical calendar lying
upon the desk and discovered
that Just eighty-one years ago
on that day there passed away
Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-29

Intense interest is shown in the appear
ance of Nine. Sembrich, who is to be heard
at the Boyd Thursday evening under the
direction of Loudon Charlton. No greater
singer is to be found in the world today
Ernst Meyer, the Russian critic, wrote an
exceedingly interesting feuilleton about
Sembrich during the occasion of her last
visit In st. Petersburg. He recalled the
playing of PaGanini, the singing of Cata-
lani, Sonntag, Schroeder-Devrient and
Patti, but no one surpassed the impression
made by Sembrich. He asks Wherein
lies the strength of her song? 1t is in the
native beauty of her voice, the lovely
cantilena, the Phenomenal colorature, not
exceeded even by Patti lima d Murska,
her flawless intonation and the bell-like
quality of her top tones. In her style she
combines all that is good In the Italian
and German schools"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

toddle about and finally wandered into
the street, while F'ido followed bark
ing his objections. Just as the child's
nurse saw them an automobile came
rapidly down the street right toward
the baby. Fido jumped and barked
frantically, and the chauffeur managed
to turn his machine so that the baby
was untouched, but poor Fido In his
anxiety to protect the child got under
the great wheel and his two hind legs
were broken.
His grateful master sent at once for
a skiIful veterinary surgeon to remedy
the injury, but it was found that the
bone would not grow together again.
Finally it seemed as though poor Fido
would have to be shot since he could
not walk.
Then some one suggested the little
basket with wheels which Is shown in
the picture and Fido's master had 1t
built and the bright and brave little
dog could travel about the house and
yard with great ease, although he was
never able to move with such rapidity
as before his accident.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
BRAVE LITTLE DOG HAS
QUEER INVALID CARRIAGE

Fido was one of the 1iveliest little
dogs which his artist master had ever
owned. He was beautiful dog, too,
and was the model of many dog pic
lures. He hated to sit still and was
always longing to jump about the
room or dash across the lawn after
some little bird or fleeing cat When
ever his master wanted him to pose
for a picture he would say, paints,
Fido," and the little dog would i'm
mediately assume whatever position
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
LIMERICK CONTEST

PRIZES handsome books for best completed limerick
by Angeles writer and for best completed linn
erick sent in by writer from outside the city limits
Fill the last ne making rhyme with the first two and have
the
Papers this must be signed with and address
and of school and grade
All contributions for this reach this office not later
than O'Clock Saturday afternoon, October 81
There a schoolboy named Fred,
Whose hair uncommonly red
He had freckles, too,
So what could he do
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
(First Prize)

(First Prize)
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
with other boys happy and gay,
When a wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown.
As over him dashed cold spray.
BEULAH OFFUTT,
Tenth street school, 140S West Ninth
street, eighth grade.
(Honorable Mention)
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
with other boys happy and gay
When a wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown.
And he's never been seen to this day
LOIS WAGNER,
Ell Centre. Cal. grade z.
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
With other boys happy and gay,
When wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown,
So he did not go swimming next day.
ESTHER CARROLL,
52S South Hancock street.
Griffin avenue school, grade Alb.
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
with other boys happy and gay,
When a wave knocked him down,
He thought he would drown,
But was only baptized in the spray.
ERSKINE HENLEY.
sf3 Alpine street. Los Angeles, Alpine
street school, fifth grade. IL years
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25
first PrIzel

Young Bob went to swim In the bay
With ether boys happy and gay.
When a wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown,
But instead he hoated away.
EDNA KAUFEMAN.
Sos Eleventh street, San Diego.
Honorable Mention
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
With other boys happy and gay,
When a wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown,
But he bobbed up again right away.
ERNESTINE CAIN,
$50 West Ninth street. Grand avenue
school, grade II.
Young Bob went to swim in the bay
With other boys happy and gay.
When wave knocked him down
He thought he would drown.
The price of his fun he did pay.
CHARLOTTE NEWTON, !,
Norwalk, Cal. grade 10.
Young Bob went to swim In the bay
with other boys happy and gay,
When wave knocked him down,
He thought he would drown.
But found he could swim all day.
SARAH JANE SCOTT.
1851 East Thirty-n street. Los An
geles. Vernon avenue school. age 10 years
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

was desired and hold it for half an
hour at a time, although his eyes
would look beseechingly at his master
as If begging to be released.
One day Fido was playing as usual
in the grass before the house with the
little two-year-old son of the artist.
The little boy was just commencing to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

A bishop was staying with a friend
in country house. On Sunday morn
ing, as he passed through the library,
ne found small boy curled up In a
big chair, deeply interested in a book.
"Are you going to church, Tom?" he
asked.
mo, sir" he replied.
''Why, 1 am" said the bishop.
"IIuh," said the boy, you've got to
go. It's your job"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-25

Dear papa" wrote the little girl
at the summer resort, 81 have gained
six ounces in weight since we came
here. Mamma sends her love- Please
write to us tomorrow. Send your love
and all the money you can spare
The Somerset reporter., 1908-05-28
Starks, Me. Jan'y q, 'Os.

Can you afford to trust the adjust
ment of lenses to your eyes to stran-
gers that are here today and away
tomorrow. II your lenses do not fit
you have lost the money you have
paid to that stranger. Why not pa
tronize your town Optician that
can do work that he will guarantee
and lives here to fulfill his guarantee.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-05-28

Special sale of ladies and childrens
cotton underwear at Miss Williams.
Plenty of native asparagus and
other seasonable vegetables at Jew
EFT & Pencils market.
AS in previous years, L. w. Chase
& Co. offer for sale full line OF the
most up to date carriages and har-
nesses.
The Somerset reporter., 1908-05-28
Notice Reward

Notice is hereby given that rubbish must
not be dumped by the roadside, on the river
bank OF, In fact, elsewhere except at the
dump provided by the town at the terminus
of Cowett street.
Anyone furnishing INFORMATION which will
lead TO the identification of the parties who
have been dumping refuse by the roadside,
on Upper Middle street, above the Corn
Factory, and on the river bank below the
Eddy, will be suitably rewarded.
GEORGE II. WEBB,
Street Commissioner OF the Town Of
Skowhegan. 3w22
The Somerset reporter., 1908-05-28
Testimonials

Skowhegan, Me-, Jan. %, 1905.
, Walter F. Robbins,
Dear Sir:
| have been wearing glasses for
about twenty years and during that
time have had the services of some
of the most noted specialists in New
England in fitting and adjusting
lenses. The glasses l am now wear
ing fitted by you during last summer
have given me the best results of any
that have ever been furnished me.
Very truly yours,
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
Starks, Me-, Jan'y q, '0s.
Mr.. Walter F. Robbins,
Dear Sir:
l like my glasses very much that
you fitted for me. They fit me the
best OF any lenses that ever had.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. MARK GRAY.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20

"The Girl Four Square" Tuesday
evening, March "a.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
BIG TOURING CAR
STICKS IN MUDHOLE
WELL KNOWN REALESTATE MEN
HAVE AMUSING EXPERIENCE
WITH GAS WAGON.

A placid looking mudhole. big
J rantllin touring car and couple or
well known real estate men were the
principal actors in a riocomic Incl
cay afternoon that was enjoyed by
everybody out that way, except the
real estate men. who by the way were
j. G. Franklanl and George Brown.
The firm recently purchased a tour
! ing car. Mr.. Brown has succeeded in
learning all the mysteries of running
the gas wagon and yesterday afternoon
Mr. Frankland concluded he would
/ take lesson with his partner as in
structor. All went we'll until the mud
hole hove in sight and then the
trouble began.
The big machine plunged into the
placid locking wallow and stuck in two
feet of mud. The machine was not pro-
vided with wheel chains and although
the most persuasive powers were USED
to get the big car to move on, they
proved futile.
Finally the owners concluded that
heroic measures were necessary and
they Waded into the mud ana weAt to
work to release the car. After two
hours hard work the car was finally
landed on dry graund after a team had
furnished the motive power The only
damage done was to the immaculate
toilet of the real estate men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
BISHOP FOWLER IS DEAD
NOTED DIVINE SUCCUMBS TO
OPERATION PERFORMED FOR
DIABETES.

NEW YORK. March 20.-Bishop
Charles Henry Fowler, presiding Off
Ger of the northern conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church died
here today after an illness lasting
about a year following 4 nervous
stroke suffered while the aged divine
was awaiting d train in the Pennsyl-
vania depot at Jersey City.
His death was directly due to his
failure to rally from an operation for
diabetes performed last night.
His wife and one son, Carl. a New
York attorney We're at his bedside
when the end came.
Bishop Fowler was Il years old. For
Eight years he was engaged in work
on the Pacific coast and was the prime
factor in the establishment of Maclay
college in Southern California.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received up
to March IS. 1908, at IL o'clock a. m.
Walla Wal!a. Washington, for the
erection of fire escape to the Lin
may be seen al the office of Henry
osterman. architect. Each bid must
he inciosed in a sealed envelope and
marked Bid for erecting fire escape"
and addressed to the school clerk.
The school board reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the above enti-
tied Court in the above entitled Cause,
made and entered on the 18th day of
February, A. D.. 1908. the undersigned
administrator will, at the Hour of Ten
O'Clock. in the forenoon of Monday.
he 20th day of April. A. D.. 1908, at
the front entrance Door of the Court
House where said Superior Court
meets, in the city and County of Walla
Walla, State of Washington, offer for
sale at public sale for cash. to the
highest bidder therefor, subject to con-
firmation by the above entitled Court,
all the right. title, interest and estate
that said deceased had and that ac-
quired by his estate by operation OF
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20

In the matter of the estate of Lillis
r. Clark. deceased.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20


F. w Bracket 10 acres. $500. North Yakima Wash
Fanny w. Scott, 10 acres North Yakima, Wash
Maurice Mortlock 10 TekOa, Wash
=. J. Bird, . British Columbia
Mrs. F. Ball. 10 .......... Tacoma Wash
Rev. T. NJ. Waller, lot 81 blk 1. White Bluffs. Wash
Ed Kreutzman. lot II. blk s.. North Yakima Wash
Bonn Bros. lot TO- blk 1......... The Dalles, Ore
Edward Hail. lots % and "a. blk L.. Wilbur. WASH
D. J. Boag lot Is, blk 3........ White Bluffs WASH
Bonn Bros, site for bank. The Dalles Ore
w E. Cage acres. ...........N aches City. Wash
J. r. Rorick, Bonn Bros and Storey Leitch site
for mill.
Dr. G. Escheman lot s. blk 90. -. The Dales, Ore
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20

law or otherwise, in and to the follow
ing described real property situated in
College Place, in Walla Walla County,
State of Washington. to-wit:-
Lot Ten, in Block Eleven, in College
Place No. 1. as shown of record by the
Official plat of said addition.
If said property is not then sold,
sealed bids therefor will be received at
the Law Office of S. E. King, 81 IL
West Main ST. Walla Walla City; and
sale thereof made by private sale sub
ject to confirmation of said Court
Dated at Walla Walla, Washington,
this the 21st day of March, A. D., 1908.
RICHARD M'GAHEY,
Administrator of the estate of Lillian
E. Clark, deceased
First publication March q.
Last publication April Is.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
sMIRNOFF Is IMPROVING.
Russian General, Wounded In Duel
Nay Yet Live.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 20.-It is
reported here today that General Smir-
nOff is improving and may recover.
TIE war ministry has forbidden the
lock GOrbatOvsly duel from being
Iconsummated on the grounds that the
latter is only a colne1 and that Fock
has the right TO criticise the latter
if he desires.
At the same time he cannot official
ly give heed to Gorbatovsky's state
mer is.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
Each bid must be accompanied by

certified blank check equal to 10
as a guarantee that the successful
bidder will enter into contract and
give bond in such sum as the school
board may direct for the faithful per-
Torrance of the work.
MARGARET CENTER
Clerk
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-03-20
PRISON LIFE
CALLS DALTON
MURDERER, SERVING LIFE SEN
TENCE, WRITES TOUCHING
LETTER TO ATTORNEY.

The strains of music from the pris-
on band came floating into my cell.
happier days, and 1 wonder if there are
still brighter days in store for me-"
SO writes James Dalton. the man
who was convicted of the murder Of
Officer Stotko, to his attorney John F.
Blair, says the Spokane Chronicle.
Dalton is penitent for the wrongs
ne has committed. He writes that the
prison authorities at Walla Walla are
giving him chance to improve his
condition, and that from now on Jim
Dalton will be a good man. The letter
to Mr. Blair in part is as follows:
MI. John F. Blair-Dear Friend:
Your welcome letters of the oath and
Bird were received. and l was greatly
pleased 10 hear from you. and | hope
this viii! find yourself enjoying good
health. l am getting along nicely and
my conduct is exemplary | have the
good viii of all the officials. and l find
it much easier TO live an upright life
than the one | led in the past. ana !
shall always live an honest and moral
life for l would be an migrate indeed il
l did otherwise after the interest you
have taken in me. How fully | realize
anG each day my heart goes out in
thankfulness to you and / hope thai
some day l may show how fully 7
a n, ,rpriate yOlr kin,1neSS