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The Detroit times., 1908-02-29
THE DETROIT.

THE DETROIT.
Miss Maxine Elliotts engagement IN
the Detroit Opera house begins on
Monday evening and will last only
three nights with a matinee on We'd
nesday.
Miss Elliott will be seen In a new
play entitled "MyselfBettina." IL 10
by Miss Rachel Crothers, author OF
The Three OF U.s." with scenes laid
In small town near Boston, and the
characters are all native TO the place
Only one. namely, Bettina, has been
favored by fortune, and she has lived
four years abroad, where she mas
gained a broad idea OF the world.
Bettina is an orphan. Her only sur
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29

Bettina IL q natural firt and this
propensity brings about q disclosure
which is tragic In its way and In
Ing situation. which makes q strong
dramatic climax. There 10 much COM
edy running throughout the four acts.
The attraction In the Detroit Opera
Thursday. with Saturday matinee,
will be Marie Cahill In Marrying
Mary" that delightful musical play
In which the Coincidence scored u
distinct hit here last year. In this
play Miss Cahill 10 seen at her best.
as 1t affords her ample scope for the
exhibition OF her ability as a singer,
coincidence and entertainer.
Marrying Mary" Is one OF those
musical plays which has contributed
largely toward redeeming this. class
Of entertainment. II Is never seri-
GUS; IL IL always delicately satirical.
and II has story with funny lines
ard complications.
Miss Cahill Is supported by one OF
the strongest castles that ever sur
rounded music star. Eugene Cowles,
the basso, appears as the Southern
colonel; Sam B. Hardy as Ormsby
Kulpepper; Mark Smith as Bishop
Smudge; william t. Clark as Senator
Bunchgrass; William Clifton as Willie
Drinkwater; Charles JudeIs s as the
Frenchman: Nellie Lynch as the maid
and Anna Mooney as Kitty Kulpepper.
A pleasing feature Of the performance
liz the famous 'long-skirted" chorus,
comprising the prettiest girls on tho
stage. They really can sing and
dance.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29

are secretly married and on his wed.
ding day Romeo has the misfortune TO
become involved in quarrel with
Jullet's cousin Thybalt. In which Ty'
bait Is killed. Romeo is forced TO dee
and. Gs Juliet's father is trying TO
force her into marriage with his
kinsman Paris. she takes potion
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29

of entertainment to those who take de-
light in dancing that Is the very high
est development of this accomplish
ment. plI lHN
w eseh, Mealy & Montrose, comedy
acrobats; Irving Jones, the popular
colored comedian and singer; and the
kinetograph pictures. will add mater
tally to the wealth OF the bill. The
following week Houdini, the most
marvellous man OF the century, will
appear with a great bill.
THE WHITNEY.
Commencing Sunday afternoon the
Whitney will offer the musical melo-
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29

that makes her seem dead, and Is bur.
led In the family vault. The banishcd
Romeo. believing the report OF her
death. procures q deadly poison and
=etarrs TO Verona 10 die BY IalieLs
side. He forces open The tomb. takes
tC0nfipued ON sexesth PrEe.l
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29
LYcEuM.

Via . tteluelperks preseuteu py
Vaughan CHASER and company In the
Lyceum theater for one week COM
mencing tomorrow afternoon, will
probably be one of the most notable
events of the local theatrical season.
No more popular actor has even come
to Detroit than Vaughan CHASER, and
each member OF his supporting COM
pany Is q favorite with the patrons OF
the Lyceum. All the old favor.
ties, including Miss Courteney,
the popular leading woman. Frank
Camp, James Hester, Frederick Kerby,
and over dozen additions to the
company. will appear with Mr.. CHASER
on this occasion, and "Old Heidelberg
will receive the most magnificent pro-
duction II has ever been given on any
stage.
old Heidelberg 10 Vaughan Glas-
er's masterpiece, He was the first TO
follow the late Richard Mansfield In
this play. and he used 1t az starring
vehicle over the independent circuit
two years ago. Il II romance of
wonderful charm and fascination.
starting In the royal palace Of Sach-
sen-Karlsburg, from which the scene
shifts to Old Heidelberg, with It's gay
ETY. and abandon; then back to the
throne room and again to Heidelberg,
BY special arrangement Mr.. Chaser
will give an extra matinee on FRI
day, when the company will present
| 4ttttf5 lord Fuuntferoy5 Frances
The Detroit times., 1908-02-29

Hodgson Burnett's classic, with that
wonderful child actress. Ida kashner,
In the title role.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.

Fire at Hinton. w. Va, destroyed the
stables of the Hinton Livery Company,
burning thirty-scvcn horses. Fifty vchi-
cles and other property were also con-
Sumed. causing a loss Of S3G,OOO, includ-
ing $4,000 on the building.
Jail officials at P~oughkeepsie, y. Y,
want Harry X. Thaw removed from the
lookup there. They say his presence de-
moralizrs the place and destroys disci-
plinc. as he sleeps in the corridor land
has all the fixtures and paraphernalia of a
business office"
Charles b. Roberts. Jr, victim of mys-
ferrous boardwalk shooting at Atlantic
City. is recovering from his wounds and
is believed to be out of danger.
The steamer Monteagle has arrived at
Victoria. b. c.. ahead of two other steam
ers with which it was racing. A large
shipment of silk had been divided among
three lines and the test of speed was a
race for trade.
John Il. Bapp of Seattle, Wash, car
ried Pearl Ruppell of Portland, Ind, who
lost both her legs as the result of n rail-
road accident, into the marriage-license
Office at Newport. KY, secured a license
and the two were married.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

sufficient in size to accommodate the
whole party.
They lighted a fire and prepared Il
custard Of milk and eggs and Il large
oatmeal cake, which they baked upon a
stone placed in the embers. When they
had eaten the custard, they divided the
cake into as many equal portions as
there were persons in the assembly and
daubed n of those pieces with char
coal until it was perfectly black. They
they placed all the pieces Of the cake
together in a bonnet, and each in turn
drew one hlindfolded, the holder Of the
bonnet being entitled to the last piece.
The boy who drew the ]blackened por-
ton was destined &c be sacrificed and
was compelled to leap three times
through the flames.
Although the ceremony had dcgen-
Grated into Il mere p%astinie for boys, it
is evident that it must once upou !:
time have involved the actual sacrifice
of q human being in order to render the
coming summer fruitful.-Gentieman's
MAGAZINE.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Al per cent greater, with a decrease
of ) per eat in the average hours Of
labor per week
The retail price of principal articles
of food was 9.6 per cent higher in 1907
thar for the period 1890 to 1899. Com
pared with the average for the same
tpn-ypar period he food purchasing
power of an hours wage in 1907 was
$50 per cent greater.
The report adds that the greatest in
crease i'll wages per hour was in the
manufacture of cotton goods, the In
crease being 100. In the paper and
wood pulp industry there was an in
crease in wages per hour of 1O.1 per
cent in the silk, wooden and WOrSted
Goods industry G.I per cent =; in the glass
industry and street and work an
increase of IS per cent. The invcstiga-
ton made by the bureau covers those
industries in which the wages paid in
one wear were $4,000. 900 or more.
The report presents the retail prices
Of thirty staple fGud commodities as
sold in sixty-ciGht localities in the
United States by 1,O14 dealers.
Retail prices of food in 1907 were
higher than in any other yea of the
e~ightecn-ycar period above named. be-
ing 10 per cent higher than In 1906.
The average prices of tw~enty-nine Of
the thirty articles included in this com
pilation of prices were higher in 1907
than in 1906. The articles which show
ed the greatest advance in prices are
flour, 50 per cent; butter. S per cent
rvaporatel apples. IS per cent; milk,
7.3 per cent: corn meal. G.S per cent;
cheese. 81 per cent. and potatoes, "a
per cent. The only article which show
cd a decrease is tea, the decrease being
% per cent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

A new industry i'll til" western portion
of the upper Michigan peninsula is Il
creamery which is being established at
Even. The plant. which is now being
erected. will handle 1n.tH~ pounds of milk
a day, making 100 pounds Of butter.
The executive committee OF the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association is Sc
lectinc locations for the central ware
houses to be established by the aSSocia-
ton. St. Paul. Minneapolis, Denver. st.
Joseph, Chicago and Omaha are each bid
ding for the national market.
Under an order from the United States
Court the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. grain Gle
yators will be leased to parties who will
keep them in operation during the re-
ownership.
During an electric storm near Crooks
ton, Mimi, lightning struck four stacks
of wheat belonging to John Wagner and
all were burned. The wind moved a
Eranary on the Thompson farm a dis
tance of ten rods without damaging 1t at
all, and Nick Welters' machinery shed
was demolished entirely by the wind.
Farmers were busy for two days moving
wheat shocks from the low places where
water was still standing
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
AIR EXACTS HEAVY DEATH TOLL
herman Scientist Probably First to
Die In Enort to Ely

The tragical mishap which cost Lieut..
Thomas f. Selfridge of the United States
signal corps his life is the most recent
Of many resulting from mans persistent
effort to conquer the air.
Lilienthal. a German scientist. and NJ.
Pitcher. another student of a~eronautics.
probably We're the first martyrs to the
cause of the Observation-Disclosures type Of air
craft. The former was killed in the sum
mer of 1896 while experimenting with his
gliding machine" which is said to have
Furnished! the first model for the Wright
hr"'hr"~. The latter met his death about
III" sam" time in a test of his own aero
plane.
On Srp:. > last Charles Oliver Jon =.
tn" llamm"nl>port 81. W ~a"roHaut. fell
10 ElS d'a,A from his dirigihlc balloon
No"H'" uug w,iir giving an exhibition
Ni-n: IA MA,%r.
Wh!r Il involved no loss Of lifr. the
'~Irn ';;uH Of Count /rpnrIiu'> mammoth
'ali"nn by !i%A,nir& AT r .At"rd"lSin. near
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

NeXt choice would probably be the
"bumDcrs.' The bumpers are the
| projections on the end of a freight car
| Just above the coupling block. On
some cars they are broad and extend
the whole width of the car. On other
! cars they are barely three inches VIDE
scarcely more than a narrow block.
The hobo who intends to make the
bumpers walks down the track a Lev"
hundred feet ahead Of the locomotive
and waits for the train to pass MIN.
He NAV see some cover for hiding, or
he NAV assume an air Of n~onchalance
TO throw the crew off it's guard. AS
the train approaches he steps along
side the track and waits for his car
which he has previously sized up, TO
| come abreast Of him. AS 1t passes ne
runs alongside. grabs for the handles'
and swings himself up to the steps.
Then he crawls up between the cars
and stands with one foot on he
hummer Of each car.
1t is Il dangerous position, especially
on fast freights, for the cars, I'M
eo,liDDed with the absorbing springs
with which passenger coaches are
fitted. sway and jerk and jounCe
alarmingly, and there is 10 hint Of
unison between them. Nevertheless a
trin Of 80 miles is looked upon as
nothing by the seasoned hobo.
On bad roads, where the crews are
particularly hostile against excursions
of this nature, it is quite frequently
necessary to ride the rods over a
considerable stretch of country. When
this mode of travel is used there is
always an attempt to avoid the watch
fuI ewes of the crews. This is com
narativelv easy under the cover Of
| darkness, but in the daytime the 'bo"
must take advantage of any strate-
gically placed box car or pile of ties
for concealment until the train comes
abreast of him. Such n hiding place
m,st not be too far from the track.
for in such an event he could be seen
from the top CT the train IS he stepped
out.
As a car with good rods comes he
steps out and runs alongside. When
the car doc comes even with him he
clutches the handle in the middle and
with q s%pringing jump he lands with
his feet upon the outer rod. From
this position he stoOpS down and
reaches underneath the car to grasp
some of the mechanism of the air
brake in order to steady himself
while he crawis down beneath the car
and stretches himself along the rods
This is probably the most dangerous
of any way to ride. a mans position
IS cramped and uncomfortable. The
constant passing of innumerabln ties
and the monOtonOus click of the
wheels over the rails make n care
less and drowsy. And the cinders
and lust are binding.
The blind baggage is the most rid
den part of a passenger train. On
most fast trains there is n vestibuled
door on the end of the baggage or
mail car mex to the tender. And this
door is invariably locked. To be sure,
the crews have a key to the o and
sometimes, If they see a man making
the blind at a stop they open it and
put him on-'ditch him." the hobo
calls it. Some cars, however, are fitted
up with one end made without a
door, only a blind" end. Both sorts
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
WRIGHT FLYER FALLS,
KILLS ARMY OFFICER
AeropIane at Fort Myer Drops,
Causing Death of Lieut..
T. E. Seifridge.
INVENTORS LEG IS BROKEN.
Aviator's Condition Poi@t- to Re
encyclopedias Blado Crea-is
on Two-Mar El~&-.

After having drawn the at''' ii"n of
the world to his arrup'aHr n~'. H~.onS
at Fort Mycr, near W~nsh."Ll"M. an!
establishing new worlds records for
heavier-than-air flying machines, Or
vile Wright the other afternoon me-
with a tragic miShap while making Il
two-man flight. The arroplaniSt was
accompanied by Lieut.. Thomas +. Self
ridge Of the signal corps of the army.
in q fall Of Scvcnty-tivr feet Lieut..
Selfridge was fatally injured and died
soon ~aFtnrWard. Mr.. Wright VAS S"ri
ously injured, but is expected to re
cover.
While the machine was cnrircling the
drill grounds a propeller blade snapped
off and, hitting some other part of tine
intricate mechanism, caused the air
ship to Ovcrturn and fail to tn" ground
envcloping the two occupants in The
debris.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

In n paper read recently before the
French Academy of Sciences, Prof. Bor-
doss said he had obtained remarkable re
suits by placing crystals of corundum in
contact with radium for periods varying
from thirty to sixty days, the idea being
suggested by the fact that the glass in
which radium is inclosed takes on a blue
tint. Thus treated, coiorless corundum
beco me- yellow like oriental topaz. Blue
cor,ndum was converted into oriental sap
nhire Neither heat nor electricity affect
cd these artificial gems, which experts
could not distinguish from those OF nat
ural origin. ..l.- - ras..s.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
OF cars are ridden, but the hobo pre-
ferS tho Inter.

OF cars are ridden, but the hobo pre-
fers the latter.
The hobo who wants to make the
blind hovers about some stopping
place of the passenger, Gather a sta
ton or 2 water tank. usually choosing
n train which will arrive so that
darkness may cover his movements.
AS the train starts he steps out from
some cover VI ahead of the train and
climbs up between the tender and the
first car by means of the step on the
end of the tender. Then. If the car Is
v~eStibulcd. he stands with his back
against the door. If not it is a sim
liar experience to riding the bumpers
ON Il freight train, only the car is fitted
with better springs and runS smoothly.
From the blind he may crawl up onto
the tender and make himself comfort
able over the water tank or in the
,,,1
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
HOW THE HOBBS RIDE FREE.
They Have Various Ways OF Travel
ing-But All Are Full OF Danger.

Everybody knows that there is Il
class OF pOp called noDos. Every
body has heard Of almost unbelievable
trips, completed in almost unbelievable
time, considering that not a cent of
railroad fare is ever paid.
In the first place all railroads are
classified among the fraternity Of no
Dos as either good or bad.
On good roads the crews are lax
In the enforcement of their orders re-
Iativc to Keeping men Off their trains,
and there are not many railroad de
t~cctivvS or 'bulls' MS they are called.
On "had' roads the crews attempt.
in Il measure at least. to keep tn"
tramps off their trains, and there are
a host Of detectives.
The first move on the part of q nan
who wishes to beat it out of n town IS
to 20 down to the railroad yards aud
locate a freight made up to go his
way. that is. of course, if he wishes TO
travel by freight. His further action
depends entirely upon the classification
OF the road, the layout Of the yards
and the position OF the train. If it be
4 good road and the yards are not hos
tile, then he is likely to climb into an
empty box car. softly close the door
and wait quietly until the train pulls
out. This is the simplest and most
desirable manner of riding. if time is
not an object.
Should he, however. consider it IN
wise to make the train in the yards,
or should there be no empty cars, his
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Soldiers and spectators ran across
the field and assisted in lifting MI.
Wright and Lieut.. Srlfridge from under
the tangle dmaSs OF machinery, rods
wires and shrcds of muslin. Mr.. Wright
was conscious. Lieut.. Selfridge was I'M
conscious. His hcaI was covered with
blood and he was choking when the SOL
diers eXtricated him.
When their wounds had been ban
daged Mr.. Wright and Lieut.. SelfridSe
were taken to the Fort Myer hospital.
1t was feared that Mr.. Wright was suf-
fering from internal injuries. lie had
iapSed into a state of e"ml-cOnSclOuS
ness by the time he reached the hoSpi-
tai. Lieut.. Selfridge did not regain
consciousness. He was suffering from
q fracture at the base Of the skull. At
ter an examination it was announced
that Mr.. Wright was not seriously hurt.
He is suffering from a fracture of is
left thigh md several ribs on the right
side are broken. Both men received
deep cuts about the head.
Mr.. Wright Anmuunrrd several days
ago that he would take Lieut.. Srlfridge,
who was secretary of the Aerial EX-
pertinent Association and an acrOplnn-
list himself, in his next flight. At 5:14
in the afternoon the AcroplAne was re-
leased. and it was noticed that it did
not rise rs quickly as on previous two
mcn flights. Lieut.. Sclfrid~r weighed
about 10 pounds. making the weight
greater than the machine had ever car
riel before.
After gliding over the ground on its
runners for thirty feet the ma"hin"
rose gradually, and had gained a height
of forty feet when it passed over tn"
starting apparatus for the first time.
There was Il SiX-milo wind. and th"m ma
chino did not run rs smoothly as on its
former flights. most of which Wrr"
made in calm weather. The aorcpl1n-
LIST. however. apparently had control Of
the flyer. which rose to a height Of
sevcnty-fve feet as it completed the
second round. This height was main
tanned CD the third round. While the
machine was turning at the southern
end Of the field several thousand feet
from the spectators. something fell. d
Immediately all eyes were on tn"
neroDlane and it was seen to Il over
on its left side. and. pausing a moment.
made a complete turn and thon cam"
%swooDing to the earth in Il cloud of
6uSt
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Police COMMISSIONS bingham of New
York. in an article for the North Ameri-
can Review. says that 80 per cent of the
city's crime is committed by Hebrews and
20 per cent by Italians. From these fig
ures he argues that the only way to deal
with this problem will be 10 create a Sc
cret service. the members of which are
known only to two or three persons. Ills
estimate is that So per cent of the popu-
iation OF The. city is foreign born or OF
foreign parentage. In his opinion the
Italian offenders are the greatest menace
b law and order.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
Pretty Mean.

"l'n'S the mcHlt3t man | yer Knew
t s":'
"l.s. Iust to show what lie can DO,
he takes Il pair of field glasses to the
ball game every afternoon and puts in
half his time searching the stands for
some of his employes."-St Louis Post
nicnn Sch
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Delia-Ye can get Il suit just like
your missis' velvet wan for tin dollars
in Bargain Brown Brothers.
Norah-Yes. an l can get wal for
nuthin' by telling me missis about the
wan in Bargain Brown Brothers.-Har-
per's Weekly. ..
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
MAY FIRES.
scotch Custom Which In
vOlved Human Sacrifice.

VOINed HuMtn SOCrfHNe.
Sir John SinClair'S "StatiStical Ac.
count of Scotland' contains notices OF
many old customs. which still contin-
ucd to be observed in the Highlands,
though they were even then fast dying
out. From the eleventh volume of that
great work, which was published in
1871 and the succeeding years, we
learn, on the authority Of the minister
of Calender. p~erthshirc. that the boys
Of h township assembled in Il body
upon the Dor on May day and pro-
cccded to dig a circular trench leaving
the soil in the center undiSturbed, so
rs to form 4 low table of green turf
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25
SIX YARDS OF ROOSTER.

People used to doubt the existence
but here is the evidence that it is not
n creation of the fancy. This bird is a
rooster with n tail fully six yards in
length. 1t is japanese and the species
is known as the Onugadori. Fowl Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Defective propeller blades broke
when the neroplane was seventy-fve
feet in tho air. This destroyed the
machines equilibrium, and it
plunged % the earth, burying the
inventor and his companion under
the wreckage.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

Women spend money on some things
worthless as whisky.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

44.4 per cent greater, with a decrease
Of ) per celt in the average hours Of
labor per week.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-09-25

The retirement Of Rear Admiral Rob
ley D. Evans placed Rear Admiral Cas-
per Goodrich, commandment of the navy
ward at New York, at the head Of the
active list Of rear admirals Of the navy.
Admiral Goodrich will be retired In
January next. The position of senior
read admiral will in no way be a ma
terial advantage to him.
The of reports Of the con-
dition of the national banks at the
close of business July Is, 1908, shows
the total of the item ''bonds, securities,
ETC." held by the banks to be $780,
S75,22O.
That there was a net increase Of
100000 in the population of the coun
try as the result of immigration for
June, is shown by the report of the de-
partment of commerce and labor.
-:
President Roosevelt has established a
zone sixty feet wide along the Next
can border, the and of which is with
drawn from settlement. The purpose
of this action is to render it more diff
cult to smuggle Asiatics over the line
into California.
80:
Secretary Straus has approved the
action of the immigration officials Of
Boston in the so-called Mormon cases.
wherein a number of immigrants were
held upon the allegation Of entering
the country in violation Of law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-30

more vigorously. The preacher,
the school teacher, the editor, the
church must come to the rescue.
Men like Father Matthew, J. B.
Cough, Lyman Beecher, Francis
Murphy must come forth again
to plead with men and persuade
them to abstain from drinking as
an evil, perilous to the individual
as we'll as to the social life of
man. We need not stop legislat-
ing to curtail the evil; but we
must accompany the law with ar
dent temperance work in an ef-
fort to rescue the perishing and
to save the young from falling.
In this way moral sentiment will
be created to sustain and enforce
the law.