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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

attain grace in order not to spoil the
whole picture. And SO, the first
thing the new girl has to learn is to
forget the audience and to forget her
self; to forget her legs and her feet
and her arms, and to be natural.
Dame Nature is artistic to her fin
ger tips. If you are in good health,
and not nis-shapen, you cannot De
awkward, unless you make yourself
so by seh-consciousness- The minute
you think of your right elbow, your
right elbow will be Jared from its
place in the picture. The minute
YOU forget your right elbow it will re-
sumo its proper place. And yet you
may object. The healthy country
girl is often extremely awkward Yes,
but she is self-conscious. And be-
sides she may be rugged, but have
many muscles undeveloped. She does
not control her hands because she is
continually impressed with the fact
that they are large and red. She is
painfully aware that her feet are not.
daihti1y shod, and behold these feet
become clumsy and awkward, just be-
cause they are dominated by fright
ened, nervous mind. Put that healthy
girl in the hands of stage manager,
lead her before the footlishts and the
staring audience time and time again
just as you would lead young colt
past a trolley car, until it is found
that neither audience nor car will
bite-in fact that neither is aware of
YOUR existence, the colt loses his
fear and becomes useful in his sphere
of life, the girl loses her fear and
becomes the beautiful, graceful being
that nature meant her to bean
awkward nparison possibly, but
true one, If you please
Do you know what is the most try
ing time in the life of an actress next
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

Lady" is today wearing the same
dress that she used in the original
sketch four years ago. 1t has done
duty not only in America. but in
England, Scotland and Ireland The
skirt, which is one of cheap satin,
boasts of dozen patches, while the
tan coat which is part of the cos
tune has been copied for bazaar
dolls. amateur limitations of Patricia
O'Brien by society women, and also
by inlitators of noted stage people,
slfch as Cecilia LOTUS. Elsie Janis,
Blanche Ring, Hattie Williams, and
a number of others.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

Continues on Page Fsurtssnl
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

TO her very first appearance on the
stage, Or in a new role9 It is when,
of the stage, she is being interview
ed | know women, yes and men too,
who can hold aa audience spell-bound,
swerying thousands of people from
tears to smiles, and back again, who
are mortally afraid OF 8 Newspaper
man, or woman, who sit down oppo-
site them for a nice little chat for
publication, and wac yen know Is
making mental notes Of your eyes.
your dress, your poise. Unarmed
with calcium and customs and the at
mosphere of your stage r9le, You feel
yourself like an object undsr the MI
croscope, .except-to 5perpetuate a
buII-the object doesn't feel at all.
That's the time, if ever, you want
to forget yourself and be natural, and
the thing to do is to relax. Natural
relaxation is always sracefui-self-
consciousness is the enemy of repose.
Get interest, tlrat is the best way to
interest yourself-and it is easy
enough to get interested when you're
under the inqTisition of a clever Jour
nalist. From the embarrassment of
the chorus girl on her first appearance
to the fears of a star under an inter
view is long step | know, but it's
all in a lifetime-that is, it has all
ben in my lifetime. Far be it for me
to say how successfully / may have
emerged from the latter experience,
but it just goes to show that our les
sons are not all learned when we see
our names in electric lights over the
door of the theatre. That is only an
initiation into a further world of
study in so simple matter as that
of repose.
Miss Williams will be seen here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

Miss Williams will be seen here
Tuesday night in 'TThe Little -Cherub.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
Ry Hattie Williams.

MY, dear young girl" said the
stage manager, you must move more
lively and be more .reposeful." And
being then young girl with much to
learn, / made a mental note of the
fact that that stage manager was ex-
tremeiy isnorant-for didn't repose
mean ep-slumber-rest? And yet
he wanted me to be more reposefui
and TO literally "step lively
That was some few years ago.
Among the things / have learned
since is the fact that repose and
sleep are not synonymous--af least on
the stage. Repose means ease and
grace and self control, whesher-. enc
is still or in motion. 1t is seIfpoise.
There are two places where one may
find the nearest to real repose-with
q capital in the highest circles of so
ciety and on the stage.
The first thing a girl learns on the
stage is that she is made up of an
infinite number of parts and tina. sii ,
cannot move in the glare of ihc cal
GUMS without all of them obtTldi Ig.
She imagineS that every pair of ewes
in the audience lis turned upon her,
that her feet. her hands. her elbows.
her hair are all under inspection. 1t
takes some time for her to learn
that the audience is really interested
in other people on the stage-that
she is but a very small part o. me
whole picture and that her individual
members are of about as much inter
est to the people in front as indiVid
ual bricks in handsome building.
And yet, if several small portions of
building were misplaced they would
detract from the general harmony.
and so it is necessary that the hum
blest member of stage group must
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
THOUGHT "THE LION AND
THE MOUSE" WAS A zoo

During an engagement of THE
Lion and the Mouse" in a Maryland
city recently, the manager of that
company received the following note:
Dear Sir: have a trick coalt and
it has a foot like COW and 1t has a
horn On its right foot above the hoot
it is on the rite front foot on the out
side it is also a mail animal if you
would like to bye one for your show
YOU better git mine you can see il
any time by comm down hear enquire
at the warehouse or at the station
they will explain whear live.
Yours uuley
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
PATRICIA o'nRIEN's DRESS.

Because OF a superstitious belief
that it is unlucky to discard anything
that has figured in stage success.
Rosa Stahl, the Patricia 0'Brien of
Iasa<., EnSlas' aarandK. The Chorus
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
= Amusements in Pensacola for the Coming Week
A BOY FROM THE BOWERY
SEES "TALK OF NEW YOPK''

It's de Real Incandescents on
de Great White Way
Specially de Skoits-Kid
Burns, de Main Guy, is
Short on High School, But
All to de Good on Nerve,
and as Coo as de Prexy Of
dc Ice Trust.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

changed daily.
With such a bill as this there is no
doubt but that vaudeville viii prove
TO be a big hit in Pensacola. The the
atre Will be cool and well VENTILATED,
and courtesy will be shown 20 ladies
and children.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22
BIJOG-VaudeviIIe.

The bill at the Bijou theatre for the
week of the 23rd is a decidedly strong
one, introducing for the first time in
this city the great comedy sketch
team,H Hale and Harry, the peerless
mirth-producers. This is followed by
Chas. G.. LaSalle, PenSacola's premier
baritone. in beautiful pictured melo-
dies. Also Ed Lavelle, the black face
'dopester" song and dance artist will
be seen.
A change of moving pictures will
be made daily.
The management wishes TO an.
nounce TO the public that they have
installed giant exhaust fan and nu-
merous blow fans. which will insure
a flow of fresh air at all times
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-22

Bill (putting down hah-sovereign)
-t'Single, Plumstead.
Booking Office Clerk Change at
Charlton
BiH-.Not much, gunner. want
my change here,S-Ally Sioper' S
Hal4Holiday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15

The syllabus Of the opinion by Jrs.
lice Kane follows
Who're q county treasurer prior 20
The passage of the law providing for
the designation OF county deposilorica.
made a general deposit Of the county
funds IN the bank in his own name rs
treasurer The title of the money did
not piss. although here was no agree.
mcnt that th Identical money should
be returned, and upon the bank be-
coming insOlvent the county was en-.
Titled to recover an equal amount from
the receiver of the bank prov TO the
payment Of the general depositors
indian Territory Case Decided.
Another bank case Is decided BY
Justice Kane in an opinion in the
cnse Of First National bank VS.. y. r.
Barbour, in Which he afflrms the low
er court The case was repleyin
suit brought by appellant against ap-
pellee- 10 recover possession of per.
sonal property on chattcl mortgage.
The jury HI the court below rendered
a Judgment fof the defendant
The syllabus OF the opinion follows:
Under the practice and procedure
act OF the state OF Kansas in force N
the Indian Territory prior to state
hood, all that was necessary in order
to enable the defendant la repleyin
to prove any defense he may have was
to deny specifically all the allegations
Of the plaintiffs complaint.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
SENATE RUSHING WORK.

of the town Of Guymon was recon-
mended for ad ption.
The House Budget
Tho house sent notice OF conference
appointments on all bills ASKED for
and notified Of refusal To agree ON
house bill GS3, the corporation com
mission bin. and requested confer
ence; also passage Of Haskell item
over gubernatorlal veto to No. 500.
All Adopted.
In senate session proper all bills
recommended by the committees OF
the whole senate were adopted. the
emerg2ncy clauses even being allowed
where urgent request was made
Va The night session the consldera-
ton by committee of the whole was
given No. 20f by Roddie, the lnsur-
ance code measure that has been so
widely discussed throughou. the state.
The veto Of the governor to the
item relating 10 his pay for time In
constitutional convention Graham
seconded by Cunningham, Offered mo.
tion TO pass same over veto. Mathews
declared he would like To- vote aye.
but would not because bill is uncon.
stitmional Brownlee voted aye be.
cause II any were paid, the governor
should receive same treatment or
the Al present all voted aye save Ma
thews lloluan and Curd
The effort to get the adjournment
over Sunday by Davis aud Thomas
again failed
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
"YE EDITOR" FELLOWS
GATHER AT Ell RENG
No order Today.
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
I'll Reno Okla, May t5.-The State
Press association met here today. the
attendance being large and enthusi.
asuc. The entire city has been gaily
decorated with banners flags. incau.
descent lights. etc.
Bands of music accompany the dele.
cations of citizens to every train TO
make more cheerful the welcome Of
The visitors
The first session of the meeting was
held at the Carnegie library at 10
O'Clock this morning. called to order
by President George Evans, Of the
Cmckasha Daily Express.
Mayor Riley and p. +. Duffy. editor
OF the El Reno Daily Democrat. deliv-
cred addresses of welcome. On be
half Of the association Henry p. Rob
bins, of the South McAlester News
delivered an eloquent response. This
afternoon reception was held by tho
local Federation of Womens clubs a.
the Elks' club rooms in honor of the
wives and daughters OF the visiting
editors A musical program, dance
and reception will follow tonight.
The total attendance viii probably
reach several hundred The program
bears the names of some Of the stellar
lights of Oklahoma journalism and
great Interest is manifest IN the man
ner In which they are dealing with tho
problems confronting the craft.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
TO FACE LIFs's BATTLE.
CONTINUED from Page 1.)
Program Opens With Music.


Program Opens With Music.
piano solo by Miss Bess Brewer
was greatly appreciated by the au-
dience.
Miss Lelah Mcpherson rendered the
vocal solo entitled "Serenade in Sum.
mer," In her usual pleasing manner.
Saultatorian's Address
The salutatorian address. by Miss
iEva Upham, on Practical Education, h"
was exceptionally well rendered and
was an able plea for the class mem
berj to devote their knowledge thus
far attained to practical purposes.
showing 'he needs OF the young men
in taking a manual training course
along with other school work and the
girls the domestic science course,
stating that education, after all was
but the drawing out of ihe pest there
Is IN person for human activities.
She pointed out the fact that educa-
ton without sound bodies could not
accomplish anything and advocated
vigorous exercise by the students i'm
the various athletic sports and in the
gymnasium She dwell at length on
the relation Of education TO prac-
N"f A'tfAhhNh " lihf tuiuAdiibil 10 lIdt-
teal life The crying need of today
is for trained men and women. assert
ed the speaker the foreigners are TAX
ing The place of the common laborer
and what the world needs today is
trained men and women. stating that
this movement for parctical education
for the citizenship of this country was
a hopeful sign.
Oration On Oklahoma.
The address on Oklahoma by Her
bert Davis Garfield was we'll received
by the audience and showed careful
preparation and q delivery above re.
proach. He told OF the remarkable
growth of the grand new state, paying
a high tribute to It's citizens for their
achievements in so short a time and
telling of it's rank at the present time
among her sister states contributing
Its success IN this remarkable adj
10 tho interest shown by
rs citizens IN education and their
struggle for higher ideals and for a
Deper Civilization. He told of the re-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15


from the depths oi hsu hcatt come tho
impulses and motive which shapc his
life and make him what he Isl some
times the surface Is smooth and beau
tiinl, but who can tell what lies i.n.
meath For a while all evil may bo
hidden, but the time win come when
the surface VIII be washed away and
the deceit IN the heart will be cx-
posed BY the cruel countenance In old
age We may deceive others for a
while. but murder viii out On the
other hand ii we have pure heart
and good motives the outer surface
win correspond TO the good deeds and
kind actions done
A human sGul without education IS
similar to a rough diamond u Will
show none of its beauty or color until
by the skill of the pollsher the sur,
face shines revealing the ornamental
clouds and veins which run through it
In the same way education acts upon
a noble mind and brings out the IN
ner thoughts and qualities revealing
them to the world IN a near state of
perfection. Perhaps without this ydu-
cation the hidden qualities would nov.
Ier be known and many philosophers
anu Wio' AitH Woulu ntNti iplnN 20
help the world 10 the higher culture
and civilization for which it Is con
.tinually stiSeing.
"A large part OF four Western states
were Thought by many 20 be Of no use
or value whatever, but by development
they We're shown 10 contain much gold
and silver. An undcvelopcd mind is
the same, and many persons who are
thought TO be dull and stupid develop
wonderfully and become leading citi
zens by being trained and educated
An education once acquired becomes a
part OF ourselt and can be taken away
by Mother friend nor foe.
Thus many an awkward country
lad has been found TO possess beneath
his rough exterior an honest, energetic
and appreoiatiye spirit, capable OF the
highest development. Yet the finest
opportunities will not avail unless
there is an ardent purpose to be &C.
'complished, In fact. desire will open
the portals TO opportunity Poverty
and other barriers will not keep you in
the background If YOU desire TO be a
man among men,
"Out of the depths OF twehty con-
turtles have come the principles that
haNt itaut HlNu anu tleNdlcu the COM
mon people until thcy are recognized
as the rulers of the world. The home
has been made sacred. and with In ev.
cry human breast H. implanted de-
sire for freedom, and for something
higher and better The desires thar
have existed have needed all these
ages to bring out.
eOut of the dark ages, out of the
depths of iniquity deeper than the
mines, blacker than the coal came
forth man, perfect hence divine
The Christ-who has done more 90
amoliorate the hard condition of man.
kind than any other power In the
worlds history. While coal may fail.
while character may be corrupted. an
education thwaried from us purpose
the mission OF the Redcemer of man
has for nineteen hundred years given
Increased light, liic and liberty TO the
human race. and will for all times con.
tinue TO strengthen the character OF
man and broaden his usefulness. until
like a wave of the ocoaa, touching ev.
cry shore, will be heard and fulfilled
His mission Peace ON earth good will
toward men."
HAZEL WOOD.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
CUNNINGHAM'S
AMENDMENT
Requires State to Take Over
Hart Farm for Colored
Orphans

NheR Representative Buffers bin
providing for the state 10 take over
the Whitaker orphans home. reached
the senate Senator Harper s. Cnn.
ningham, attached an amendment in
cooperating In the bin the Hart farm
wned by Logan county. % be used
a. Q cpiored orphans home. The
carried The colofed neo.
pie can thank senator Cunningham
for providing col0red orphans a nice
home controlled by the state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
rAE FArAL LuRE OF aobze.
tcontlnued lrom I,age d

NCOnunueu from rage -
customers away from the sto7e and
drove me owner outside, made a
preachers wife dance by shooting
sand around her toes, ran a negro
cosk a mile through the woods firing
two big revolvers at him, until final
ly a constable got sore on the pro-
ceedings and arrested kim. The con-
stable, in turn, got drunk on the
whiskey, aud hampton, the constable
and the two whlskey peddlers we're
taken in charge by a number OF out
ragged farmers who turned them over
to the A. II. T. A. The A. II. 4. A.
put them in charge of one Of their
men and started them to Stillwell
The rOlllcking trunks finally per-
suaded the Anh-Horsethlef man and
he fell under the lure of the fatal ten
gallon keg. The horses ran away and
turned the wagon over throwing the
men and the whiskey all out. Before
they sobered up a bunch Of full-blood
Indians came along and grabbed the
keg of whiskey and disappeared with
It. and the last heard OF them they
were on the spree of their lives
When the five men sobered mp they
plodded sadly back to civilization.
The constable turned Hampton loose,
Hampton turned the two whisl1ey ped
dlers Loose aud himself went On the
scout TO eyade the officers from Table
quah who had heard OF the disgrace
ful scenes that followed his capture
of the ten gallons Of liquor
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
sMooIa sEnAToa AloaIoH

Washington. u. q. May i5.-Tho
senate committee on hnanco today
voted unanimously to amend lho
Nreeland currency BIN passe.l hy the
house yesterday by striking out every.
hing after the enactlng clonae and
inserting the provisions OF tlss Aldrich
bin as passed by the senate u was
then reported % senate by Ahrich
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
MALE HeLr WANTED.

WANTED Men to learn barber trade
few weeks required best paying
work within the reach of poor man.
can have shop with small capital;
wages from Sl2 20 20 weekly, wonder
ful demand for BARRIERS: catalogue
mailed free, Moler Barber College,
Dallas, Texas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15
Weak
Kidneys

Weak Kidnsyl surely point 20 weak kidney
Nerves, The Kidneyp like the Heart. and the
stomach. mud their weakness not Ia the organ
tselL but IN the nerves that control and guide
controlling nerves To doctof tho Kldneys alons.
d futile. Il d waste Of 3ime. and ii money as
wall
II your back aches Or Il weak. II tho urine
scalds OF IL dark aud strong n gou have symptont
q Brights or other distressing or dangerous kid
ney disease ~ ID. sh0oD's Restoratlvea inonth--
Tablets or Liduid--And lse qhat a can and win
A oiQ5 you. Drugrlsi rOcommahd and aon
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15

The funeral services OF the late v.
w Higgenbotham, aged 20, who died
yesterday afternoon, was conducted
from the residence. corner Warner
and Seventh street this aftemon md-
der the auspices of Masonic lodge. No.
2. A. f. e. A. M.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-15

The Crescent City team opens no
for a sorlcs Of three games here ntSl
week There win be SIX games played
on the local diamond during the week
The Washington times., 1908-11-18
Bigger Corn Crop.

The corn crop Is about 00UOOJ0 bush
els larger than it was iD 1907. and what
Is more il viii be taken from the FIELDS
in unusually good condition. most OF it
mature. hard, and III for the market
The crop reporting board has made q
preliminary estimate OF 2,642, So 900 az
the corn production Of this year.
Tt is in respect TO quality, however.
and high price that the corn crop OF
The Washington times., 1908-11-18
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
STENOGRAPHIC ACADEMY

Colorado Building
Fitnlan. Graham, Barnes, Gregg, and SvfGsh fc
Systems. Individual Instruction. Special 5sfss
for complete course. Positions guaranteed.
Cca-2
The Washington times., 1908-11-18
COMPANY ALLOWED
TO SWITCH TRACKS
Request of City and Subur-
ban Company Granted by
Commissioners.

Upon condition that Il establish a
passenger station in square 200. bounded
by Florida avenue. New York avenue.
and First street northeast. the Commits
sioners have approved the application
Of the City and Suburban Railroad
Company 10 change its alignment Of
tracks in that Ge!ghbOrhood. The COM
rahy viii be permitted &c extend It's
tracks from the intersect on OF New
York avenue and Flor Ia avenue,
through the square men doned, and
thence in direct line connecting with
the present tracks at lexington place.
The change is considered by the Com
nLssioners TO l- Of great advantage to
both the public and the railroad COM
Pany, as II removes a dangerous curve
at New York avenue and First street
The Commissioners have granted also
10 the Capital Traction and Washington
Railway and Electric Companies per-
mits TO erect switching towers at Della
ware avenue aE-1 c street southeast,
North Capitol street and Massachusetts
avenue; First and y streets southeast
ana al the east and west sides Of the
Union Station plaza
Officials Of the Engineer Department
say the operation OF the switches from
these towers VIII minimize greatly the
chances OF accident 10 the travelling
public. The towers will be SO construct
ed as 10 enable the operator 20 see ia
every direction, and will be ornamental
an design 80 ar to correspond with the
decorations Of the plaza Similar tow
ers have been used in other cities with
success.
The Washington times., 1908-11-18

Secretary Wilson. Of the Department
Of Agriculture. viii soon be able to give
out some figures On the value Of the
crops the past year that win amaze the
country. These figures VIII smash all
previous records.
It is a question whether anyone will
be able 10 talk Of the downtr0dden far
mer afte- they are announced. and a
lot Of rsoEle viii probably ask whether
it Is really needful for the Government
to engage In the uplift business on be-
half of the agriculUuusL
It is expected that the forthcoming
report OF the Department Of Agriculture
viii show that the value Of the farm
crops the past year has reached about
5000, 10000. This sur; seems too huge
for the mind to grasp.