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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Maidens, forswears love. seizes the gold
and disappears. And there the trouble be-
gins.
Through the remainder OF the cycle one
is brought through all the varying por-
trayals and embodlments OF love, envy.
hatred, cunning. law, creed, divinity,
atonement, remuneration, punishment, hero
ism, cowardice theft. diplomacy, restitu-
tion, murder, mercy, justice, anger, jeal-
ousy, devotion, reconciliation, revenge, for
glveness. self-sacrifice and the law Of COM
penaation. And II / have omitted anything
that you may think OF, be assured that
there is also a portrayal Of it in the
Ring"
Can such a work then be approached
with jaunliness or f|lippancy? Can such a
work be listened to as one would listen 10
Faust" Romeo and Juliet or Madame
Butterfly The Ring" cannot be taken
only as a story. II has a deep metaphysl-
cal and psychological meaning and those
who approach It must approach II in spirit
and in truth
l believe that ldy friends will conceds
that 1 am not exactly an "hysteric," that
! am not liable TO blow up" over some
thing musical Just because a great man
wrote II. Perhaps my most intimats fellow
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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

rotary, to whom the momentous document
was addressed, promised to taxi 1t under
consideration, and probably noticing more
would ever have been heard Of 1t had not
the unfortunate official more recently Of
Tended w. L. Courtney by refusing to
license a new version o, Oedipus," which
Martin Harvey had asked him to pre-
pare. The scholarly edition of the Fort
nightly Review Immediately wrote to the
papers. others followed suit, and, judging
by the heat of the language of some of the
correspondents, If the censor is not shot
or stabbed some dark night IT will be be-
cause he is an extremely lucky man OF
else wears a coat of mail like the shah
Of Persia. JOHN AVA CARPENTER.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

- EPTEMBER sunshine is all right
In its way, but when 1t COM
bines the fervor and intensity
- of both August and July and
8&&4U adds a bit for good measure, il
~ is not pleasant to go to the
theater, either for players or public. In
this view the last week will go down as
one OF the most successful in the history
Of local histrionics. for patronage was very
good all week. The Burwood did a very
large business, the strength Of the play and
the excellence of It's presentation drawing
full houses at all performances. The
ldler,' without solving any problems, tells
a story that contains the elements of inter-
est and surprise, and while it is trite in
many of It's aspects, 1t presents enough OF
novelty IN its way to provide Entertainment
To Miss Elliott it gave a splendid oppor-
tunity in the role of a charming young
woman, sincere and earnest, but light
hearted and merry, to place herself in i'm
minent danger in an effort to save her
husband In each of three acts she had
scenes of intense force, and made much OF
them. Mr.. Grew was i'm opposition, but
suffered little by reason of this. John
Todd had a splendid chance and took full
advantage OF 1t. The work that is being
done at the Burwood is attracting much at
%tention, and the popularity Of the company
y growing daily. At the Krug the week
was enc OF usual experience. The Orpheum
drew well with an ordinary bill. The BOYD
was dark, but will open again this week
and will likely keep II up during the re.
mainder of the season. In the meantime
the player folks arc all eagerly waiting foI
the weatherman to redeem his promise OF
cooler days and nights. IL is almost i'm.
possible TO keep make up" on with IN,
mercury towering around the nIneties.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

The censor OF plays, who was the sub
ject Of a round robin signed by about
everybody who is anybody in art. litera-
ture, the drama and the ranks OF the
"first-nighters' in England some month
ago, is again in hot water. Although the
round robin did not pray far his ex-
termination, il pleaded that he be put In
leading strings, but nothing seems to have
developed. Mr. Gladstone. The home sec
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
KELLY SITS AT FEET OF WAGNER
VIII Try TO Make Music Understood
By the world.

NUREMBERG. Aug. 26-How shall We
say farewell to the beautiful city Of Mum
ich? But II has been reluctantly said, and
when we left the most comfortable hotel
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

A little more than a week and We shall
see the last Of Genee for another year, for
she must return TO the United States. I
need hardly say that so far as the great
little dancer is concerned there Is no ele-
nsnt " ~e0mpuSion In the matter. She Is
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
HALL GAME AND UNwRrTTEN LAW
Recent Tragedies In the United states
Inspire the MRnx Author.

inspire the MunN Author.
LONDON, Sept. 12-(special)-Hal Game.
whether by intention or through an amaz-
ing coincidence. seems 10 possess in a SUI
perlative degree the quality Of timeliness
In his literary efforts. So 1t is that we
are not surprised TO find him in the field
with a brand new dramaa entitled THE
Unwritten Law" which will be produced in
the English provinces and possibly In Lon
don early next year. The play develops
the problem OF how far a husband is justi-
fled in killing a mar who has designs upon
the happiness OF his home. The wife is en-
tirely blameless in the matter and the hus-
bands action is in the nature OF a pre-
vention rather than a cure or a revenge.
Instances Of appeal to the unwritten law
have not yet made their appearance to any
extent in highly civilized England, where
wronged husbands have their emotions
under such restraint that they prefer to
Drive from their club in a cab ana horse-
whip the wreckers of their homes 70
br%andishing an automatic revolver with
fatal results. Thus, u is very evident that
although Hall Game. In discussing his new
play. says the problem Is a world Wild
one, II Is from the United States that hC
gets his inspiration-and his answer.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Gossip About Plays and Players

Just dying to get back to the Great White
Way, and We do not have to go very far
afield to discover the reason. over here
we all believed that the Danish girl had a
heart fortified against the wiles OF men,
folks, but now she tells us herself that
she is engaged. She is mum regarding
the identity of the man whose charms have
accomplished this miracle. Everybody is
guessing, more or less wildly, and even 1
believe | know the mans name, but Genee
refuses to admit that | am correct and
| wouldn't dare translate my suspicious
into print.
Meanwhile Genee's successor has been
decided upon. During her absence last
year Topsy Sinden, a sprightly little home
grown dancer, filled her place, but the
London appetite seems to require a foreign
morsel. Mile. Lydia Kyaksht, a premiere
danseuse at the Royal opera house, st.
Petersburg, has been a feature of the EN-
pire bill for some weeks past and it was
very evident that the management were
taking that means of trying her out. She
has made good" and has been signed for
three years. Quite ON the quiet l learn that
the Empire management hope at the end
Of that time to rescue Genee from the
clutches of Klaw & Erlanger and to re-
store her once more to her old place at the
top OF a bill at the Leicester Square house.
on this side Of the Atlantic at least
the promoters Of the "~millionaire's' the
alter in New York are making themselves
ridiculous, First, they feel compelled to
come over here for Granville Barker as
stage manager. despite the fact that there
are many competent critics on both sides
! OF tho kyafar who = FRANKLY lptthfFar IN
of his ability and who do not hesitate to
express the opinion that he has been
grossly overrated. Secondhand this puts
the lid on it,-they feel it necessary to
come to England for a leading man and
woman, and hit upon Oscar Asche and
his wife, Lily Brayton. Aside from tn,
question of the propriety of going out
side Of the United States for their play,
ers, It is extremely doubtful that Asch,
and Brayton would give any measure O
satisfaction In the new theater. The for
mer is a fine actor, has plenty of ambi
ton, lots of ideas, a full measure of cour
age and excellent training. Lily Brayton
however, is an entirely different matter
there are twenty women in the Unite
states who could give her cards an,
spades and then make her look sick be
hind the footiights. Asche is a BIZ
enough man in England to carry his wifi
Wit him, but he never would be in tn
New York playhouse, where the dis
eliminating audience would not be salts
fled with anything but all-round eN
cellence of cast. One learns with relic
that. like Barker, they have refused tn
tempting offers from New York. an
Asche says that If he ever goes TO tn
United States again 1t will be under TN
management of Charles Frohman. who az
pears to- have a prior hold on his sery
ices.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

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The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

Below we reproduce the dispatch
appearing in the daily papers in re.
Bard to the wreck near Clarksdale
Monday The Lexington contingent,
NJ. NJ. Rayner, Miss Ida Rayner, Miss
Katherine Mcleod and A. X. Mccain
mond while painfully hurt were not
seriously SO:
Clarksdale Miss. September IA. -Four
persons are known to have been killed
and twenty-six injured, two miles
south of here this afternoon when two
coaches OF passenger train rolled
down an embankment Two or three
passengers are unaccounted for and it
is possible their bodies will be found
under the wreckage.
The known dead
Mrs Virgie Graham, Glendora, Miss.
Miss Amber Russell, II years old,
Anding, Miss.
Mrs. Robert M. Gay, Glendora, Miss.
Unknown white woman, whose body
remains under the debris.
The injured:
Mrs. A. J.Jackmore, Mattson, Miss,
internal injuries and severe cuts in
| body.
Two small children, seriously cut
and bruised.
J. H. Perkins, Memphis, seriously
injured internally.
q. e. Harris, district attorney of
Sumner, Miss, probably fatally hurt.
Robert Stigler, Yazoo City, Miss.
bruised about face ard head.
A. r. McCammond, cut on head.
| Mrs. William Word, Searcy, Ark. +,
bruised.
Conductor E. S. Sharp, two fractures
of arm, seriously hurt
G. W.Ray, fiagman, internally hurt
Mrs. Annie Lubkin. Jonestown,
Miss /, severe cuts on face and limbs.
Child, badly cut on body.
Miss Katherine Mcleod, Lexington,
Miss, cut and bruised op face.
Miss Annie West Johnston, Green
wood, Miss, cut on face.
Miss Willie Helm, Memphis, severely
injured limbs broken.
Miss Hemphill, Glendora, Miss,
cuts and bruises on face and arms.
News Agent Metzger, severe shock
and bruises.
Maj. T. G. Dahney, Clarksdale,
Miss, knee crushed and bruised on
side.
NJ. NJ. Rayner, Lexington, Miss,
shoulder hurt.
i Miss Ida Rayner, cuts and bruises.
Miss IdaBennett, bruised about mead.
Mr.. Karpe, cut on head.
| Dr. Robinson, Albin, Miss, severe
cut on head and arms
Rev. J. e. Barnett, Clarksdale Miss,
severe cuts on head.
The wrecked train was No. 314,
which left Jackson, Miss, at 6 :25
a. M, and was known as the Jack
son Special" The train, kuwon ap-
preaching Clarksdale, was behind its
schedule and was running at an unu-
sually high rate of speed, when, with
out warning, the chair car and day
coach, left the track, After being
dragged several yards, the two coaches,
which were well filed with passen.
gers, broke loose from the cars ahead
and turned over an embankment and
were crushed into mass of wood and
iron.
The wreck, it is said, was caused by
the expansion of the steel rails after
he engine and advance ears hae passed
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Ialnage MosleN.

Talmage Mosley. of Adair. died at
10 o'clock, September 15. 1908, and
buried the next day at at II o'clock.
He was 4 months and weeks old. He
leaves mother. father and host OF
friends and relatives to mourn his
death. Talmage was a sweet little
boy, loved by every one There is a
place vacant IN our home which never
can be filled. He has left this world
OF trouble and is with the happy angels
in the better land. Shut up, sad
heart and cease repining, for behind
those dark clouds the light is still
shining. A loving aunt,
BETTE HOLEMAN.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

over them
As soon as the news of the accident
reached this city, train with physi.
clans and volunteer nurses, fastened
to the scene and gave succor to the
wounded.
News Agent Metzger proved himself
a hero Although badly injured, he
seized an axe and rescued a woman
from almost certain death.
A number OF the lesser wounded
were brought to Clarksdale and placed
in the local hospital and private resi-
dences. Those more seriously hurt
were placed aboard special train and
sent to Memphis.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Election Officers Appointed.

The Board of Election Commissioners
of Holmes county met Wednesday,
September 16, to appoint officers Of
election and to make all arrangements
necessary for the special election to
be held in beat on the 30th inst.
The following is the list of the officers
selected, the first named manager at
each box to be returning officers and
required to get the ballot boxes on
Monday previous to the election day:
Pickens: G. NJ. Toombs, Jesse Max
we'll, John Anderson, managers: John
Tye. p. o.
Goodman: Fl. /. Cowsert. j. D..
Powers, e. W. Pickens, managers; J..
NJ. Tate, p. o.
Richland: A. A. Porter, John Ian
drum, H. III. Harthcock, managers
J. s. Summerlin, p. o.
Ebenezer Burwell Humphreys.
Brooke Burwell, E. j. Forbus, mana
gers; R. 9. Brock, p. o.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Poultry fanciers Organized.

On Wednesday, September IL, at 2 80
p. m, according to announcement in
the Advertiser, the Poultry Fanciers
OF the county met AT the ourt house
in Lexington, for the purpose of or
ganizing a Poultry Association. There
were present on this occasion 7 w.
Smith, W. r. Broome, G. II. Love-
j. S. Gwin, E. H. Shaddock. DR.. X.
H. Baker and J. H. McBee.
With these few men as nucleus, the
organization hopes.to enlarge its mem
bership until it includes every indivi.
dual in Holmes county, who is at all
interested in the raising of pure bred
poultry.
T. W. Smith was elected president
of the organization; h. H. Shaddock,
vice president; j. $. Gwin, secretary
and treasurer.
The organization proposes to encour-
age the raising of pure bred poultry
and to impress on the citizens OF the
county the advantage of pure bred
chickens over the common and mixed
breeds kept in most instances. 1t is
proposed to hold chicken show or
fair every year, having competent
judges and prizes to be awarded to
the best displays and highest scoring
chickens. 1t is hoped by the associa.
tion that the ladies will join: and all
ladies interested in poultry are invited
to do SO.
The first meeting of the organiza.
tion will be held at the court house
in Lexington. on Wednesday, Septem-
ber the 23, at 2 80 p m. This meet
ing will be for the purpose of fixing
dues, regulating the general conduct
of the association. and also for the
purpose of discussing fair.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

Miss Emmie Hobbs. one of Adair' 4
most beautiful and attractive young
ladies. returned Monday from Holly.
knowe, where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Swain.
e, G. Stanford, of Acona, was in
town Monday: his countenance was
noticed to brighten perceptably upon
the arrival Of the train from the west.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

List of letters remaining in the post.
Office at Lexington. Miss, for the
week ending Thursday, Sept. II, 1908.
Ladies Mrs James Harrington, Miss
Lisie Gwin, Miss Lucy Gwin, Miss
Maggie Elmore. Miss Susie Regnal,
Miss Virginia O'Dell, Miss Sarah
Scott
Gentlemen-Mr. Johnor P. Pining,
ton, COL. Mr.. A. Fl. Sanders, Mr.. D.
81. Ross.
/. Parties calling for the above letters
win please say advertised.
A. r. Frazier. p. M.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Giles. Jr., on Politics.

1t is to be remembered that every
fourth year is the jubilee period fol
presidential election and for all fac.
tjons of political parties to enter the
field and plant their avoirdupois and
ponderous feet upon all logs, mules
and corn hills of the country to dc
their biggest preaching and biggest
possible lying for chance to deceive
and betray the general masses of the
people. So the industrial and work
ing classes of people, after getting ii
in the neck, needn't be surprised to
find themselves after the ensuing gen
eral election to only be wearing the
same old copperas hreeches and trace
of a shirt, looking the picture and so.
lemnity of an old Mormon elder, pray
ing and starving In the midst of plen-
ty and all the good things of over
production. GILES Jr.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18

Mrs. F. P. Mcclellan. of Bowling
Green, returned home Wednesday after
an extended visit in the home of her
daughter. Mrs. w. N. Tate. Sumner
News.
Mrs. Kate DeLoach, of Durant, was
the priced guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
v. Ashley Monday night.
j. B. Cowsert, of Goodman, was
noted among the many visitors here
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
Quick Relief for Asthma Sufferers

Foley's Honey and Tar affords i'm
mediate relief to asthma sufferers in
the worst stages and if taken in time
will effect cnre. For sale by B. s.
BeaIl.
The Lexington advertiser., 1908-09-18
International missionary Convention

International Missionary Convention,
Church OF Christ in America. New
Orleans. La, October 6 to October Is,
1868. For this occasion the Y. 81 M.
V. and /. G. r. K. will sell on Octo-
br 8, Z, 5, and round trip tickets to
New Orleans, La, at on first class fare
for round trip plus twenty five cents.
For further particulars apply to
E r. RHEA. ocal Agent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Miss Hattie Ganger Married to George
4ehrens. Cedar Falls,

Special to mes-Republican.
Dixie, May 30.-Wednesday evening,
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gauger, was celebrated the marriage
of their daughter Hattie to Mr.. George
Behrens. Mrs. Behrens is one of bikes
esteemable young ladies and has many
friends Mr.. Behrens is one of Cedar
Falls prominent business men. Mr.. and
Mrs. Behrens will go to housekeeping
at Cedar Falls, after they return from
their honeymoon trip.
rived and will be placed in few days
Mr.. Bert Sexton is visiting at the
home of William Sexton.
Mrs. W. r. Wallace died at her home
of cancer, Friday morning. after sew
eral months of suffering. Her son Guy
and daughter Angeline, were at home
at the time of her death, and her
daughter Essaline. of Cedar Rapids
was sent for at once. The funeral will
be held Sunday afternoon.
The high school base ball team met
their first defeat this season In a game
with Montezuma high school Friday
afternoon.
The New Sharon high school alumni
association held their annual meeting
and banqeut at the K. P. hall Friday
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Times 4n,ua, 5ag 20 zoos

taking special work at the Iowa State
college. She further informed them
that she had her own ideas about mat
rimonial affairs, and there were to be
no wedding marches, bridal wells or
bridesmaids for hers.
Her parents had no objections to the
young man of her choice, but they
took more kindly to the conventional
quiet home wedding, at home beneath
a bower of greenery. with the family
all present to tender their congratula-
lions, etc. Wednesday, Miss Morse
quietly informed the family and one or
two very dear friends that she was to
be married. Without further informa-
ton, she packed up her travelling pass
and took the train for Des MONIES.
where she met her student lover ana
together they continued their journey
to Chicago. There they were married
Yesterday at the Saratoga hotel, Where
thew are staying. kilograms to her
family brought the news yesterday at
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burch will make their
home In Des Moines, where the groom's
father is interested in the Iowa PORT
land Cement company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
REALTY MAN INDICTED.
Head Of Sioux City Company Charged
With Misusina Mails.

Sioux City, May GOV. C. Smith,
said to be manager of the Globe Realty
company, which concern had an office
in Sioux City, was indicted by the
federal grand jury, according to rumor
The charge against Smith is misuse
of the mails.
Several months ago the government
began an investigation of Smith Many
complaints of contract which various
parties had been induced to sign were
made. and following the investigation
fraud order was issued against Smith
On March q he was brought before
United States Commissioner A. o.
Wakefield and was bound over to the
grand jury. Ete gave bonds for $1,000
1t is claimed that ambiguous con-
tracts sent thru the mails is the means
by which he had practiced fraud The
contract purports to be one for the
sale Of property. The firm handles real
estate. merchandise and various other
properties claiming to sell them for a
commission. The contract, it is as
serted, is SO worded that the one who
enters into it with the company agrees
to pay the company l per cent for
handling and advertising the property,
the parties to the contract being led
to believe that the commission is to be
paid when the property is sold.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-30
Estimated That it Will Cost
Sioux City $4,000 For
Repairs
MANY FAMILIES ARE HOMELESS
AItho Waters Have Receded, Their
Houses Are Full of Mud and Slime,
and Unfit For Habitation-stock in
Big ottumwa Store Damaged to
Amount Of $4,000.
,ecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Sioux City, May 30.-Perry creek
has resumed it's natural course, even
more rapidly than it assumed flood
conditions, which have caused dam
age to the extent of $4,000. Practic-
ally every bridge over the creek in
Sioux City was either washed away
or crippled. The steel bridges in the
down. town districts are the only ones
that remain intact. According to the
estimates of Tom Ford, street COM
missioner, who has been Investigating
the damages to streets and bridges,
the city will be out $4,000 before the
repairs are all finished. The Market.
Cook, West Ninth and West Sixth
street structures were opened for traf-
fic late yesterday afternoon and last
night A temporary bridge is in pro-
cess Of erection on the Correction
vile road and will be ready for pas
sage today. The wagon roads further
out of the city will be repaired i'm
mediately and it is thought that all
will be ready for country traffic by
Sunday.
The foot bridge will not be repaired
Immediately, as in some places whole
new bridges will have to be built
There is plenty Of building material on
hand and a large force Of men in sight.
but it is said that it will be three
months before the last bridge will be
finished. The receding of the waters
failed to uncover any injuries that had
been expected to the steel structures.
Street Commissioner Ford has twenty
five men in his bridge gang and ex-
poets to increase this number next
week
The roads on the west side and out
Of the city limits are in deplorable
condition, water still standing on some
Of them / foot deep. while in places
where the water has been drained off,
deep irregular bitches have been dis
closed and spots over water and sewer
feet. A gang Of seventy-five men are
at work on the streets. however, and
they will have the thoroughfares in
the best OF condition in three weeks.
The damage to residence property,
stores, household goods and growing
crops is estimated at $4,000. Twenty
five families Of a class that could ILL.,
afford the loss, have benin home
less by the flood. Those are still being
cared for at the homes of neighbors
and while there is great need in some
cases for relief fund, nothing definite
has been started towards that end.
Upon the receding Of the waters, the
homeless ones went back to their
dwellings, but water and mud had
made living in the houses an impos-
sibility. Where water had risen to a.
height of five feet inside the houses
there was foot and one half of Shiny
mud 1t being almost impossible to get
inside few Of the houses. The, walls
and furniture bedding and clothes in
these homes were all ruined.