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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

they have different musical comedies out west, or this Is a different sort of musi- cal comedy than Is the experience of theatregoers heree bouts. There are real cowboys, some cowgirls, and a few come ly maidens who sing and dance with good effect in the many musical numbers. It is distinguished as something apart from ordinary musical shows by the real western air, the western songs, the west ern scenery and the rather melodramatlc action of the piece.
 Charles Frohman has selected Vernon Steele. young English actor, for some time member of The Playhouse com pany. London, as leading man for Miss Billie Burke. Miss Burkes season in Love Watches will be resumed at Des Moines, la, on September 6. She will play as far west as San Francisco, re- turning to Chicago for the month of No vernber and playing there the final per formances of Love Watches" while re- hearsing & new play. Miss Burke's Chi cago engagement will be immediately fol- lowed by her appearance at the. Lyceum theatre, New York, succeeding the close of Miss Marie Tempest's engagement at that theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

night. The Mort H. Singer production was all that could have been asked, while the point work of Hough, Adams and Howard was largely successful in the amusingiy tuneful piece"
 While "A Gentleman from Mississippi would be well worth seeing even in the hands of a mediocre company, with such a cast as that selected for this pro- auction by Messrs Brady and Gismer, who are offering the play, its value is doubly enhanced and 1t should be seen by every playgoer in Norfolk. Few op- portunities of this kind present them selves during the dramatic season and it must be counted loss to those who miss it-Ledger Dispatch, Norfolk. Va.
 The second annual tour of Conan and Harris idealized "Honey Boy Mlnstrels" will include Birmingham. The enter tainment embraces minstrelsy, burlesque and musical comedy, and will again be headed by George Evans, whose comical ities kept the people laughing here for a long time on the occasion of the first visit The engagement Is for December Eat the Jefferson.
 A theatrical season in Birmingham would be incomplete without Black Patti, whose musical show is always looked for ward to with delight by large follow ing of both whites and blacks. The en- tertainmsnt is always clean.
 Charles Frohman's ninth New York production this year was Alfred Sutro's new comedy, "The Builder of the Bridges with Kyrle Bellew as the star and the Hudson theatre Tuesday night. October A as the time and place. It may be interesting to Birmingham the atre-goers to know that the star and play will be sent to the Jefferson on De- cember 23
 Mrs. Leslie Carter. on December l3 ..'rhe Burgomaster," "The dsle of spice and Edouard D Oize in ''The Merchant of Venice are some of the big attrac- tions scheduled for the Jefferson theatre before New Year
 That srhe Red Mill'' duplicated its tremendous success in New York city where 1t was presented an entire year at the KnickerboclSer theatre, followed this with engagements of three months In Chi cago and Boston and unusual runs III Philadelphia, washington, BatlmorT Brooklyn, Pittsburg, Cincinnati St. Louis, Cleveland and Detroit, shows conciusiVely that 'Inc tstu NH lS lHS Sico,Nnt hie-' cal play ever written.
 Love Tho.chts'' one of the new songs that Al H. son, the ambassador of German diaC-l is singing this season in Metz in Ireland.' appears to be big hit. The way it goes everywhere 1t IS sung makes 1t look as if it will prove to be his greatest song success.
 Charles Frohman has engaged Edwin Arden who has been playing with Miss Marie Doros company, for prominent mart in '.Israel,' the new Bernstein play that is to have it's first production at the Gaiety theatre New York and the ca st of which will include Constance Col Her. who, since her appearance here In ..Samson.'' has been acting with Sir Beer bohm Tree at His Majesty's theatre London
 The Scranton (Pa) Republican says:
 ..rhe Flower of the Ranch blossom ed into popularity at the Lyceum the ater last night, when rather select audience spent an enjoyable evening with musical comedy that is differ ent. It is programmed as stirring western musical comedy, but either
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

change. It is true that the constancy or the supply of energy and the unchansinS character of the source are only apparent. Over very long periods of time, far be- yond the limits of a single life, the rau- ioactlye matter will become exhausted and the supply of energy will gradually diminish and ultimately cease Neverthe- less. over single lifetime. or even over a long period of history. radium IS Tor all intents and purposes a practical per petual motion machine. This quaiihca- ton preserves the fundamental laws or energy. which state in effect that per petual motion machine is an impossibility. but. for all that. the new discoveries have profoundly altered the significance or these laws in their applications-uncon- scious for the most part, but none the less effectual--to the problem of exist ence in its most general form. The prop erty of radioactivity has revealed 10 us the existence within matter in general of q vast amount of energy previously quite unknown and unsuspected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
Electric Sympathy.

From Eevrybody's Magazine.
 Mark Twain's Mississippi steamboat that had to stop every time 1t whistied' has it's counterpart in 8 little single track trolley line near Plymouth, Mass. This line runs two cars in summer and one in winter A passenger last summer. pot,c,np that the car ran very slowly ex- cept at rare intervals, when "ouio sn,,rt ahead for a moment or two, was greatly puzzled .
 ..Whet makes these sudden bursts of speed?" he asked the motorman.
 "Oh." grinned the motorman. tnas comes when the car at the other end or the line stops for passengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

Servant in the house. Is "a work of art that Is true enough and simple enough to touch the heart of the world" Tho Canadian Magazine proclaims it truly great play and says that in Mir. Kennedy England has found "a great dramatic genius. possibly the greatest since Shakespeare" The Chicago Record-Her- aid says the Kennedy drama is a work for the wold to see and ponder upon" the Chicago Inter-Ocean calls 1t an "ep- och making play" and the Chicago Jour nal says on the morning after its first presentation in the Windy City, Tt has come to stay ten weeks It ought to stay a year"
 .'The Servant in the House" has been called the most daring play ever Ere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
What Is Radloactivity?

From Harper's Magazine.
 The whole phenomenon of radioactivity can be epitomized by the statement that the radioactive elements--in the case of radium quite obviously-are giving out energy continuously from themselves At first sight they are in the true scien- tific sense perpetual motion machines, giving out an unceasing supply of energy, capable of performing mechanical work, without any external source or stimulus. and without apparently undergoing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
"The Rloht of Wav.v

Here Is what the Dayton (O.) Daily News said of The Right of Way" which will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre next Friday night.
 If anything were needed to provo that the tastes of the patrons of the National theatre had undergone a complete change that proof was amply supplied by the attitude of the audience of Thursday evening toward "The Right of Way" play that has hifner- to been seen only In the high-priced theatres. and the tn eme of which in- wolves study in psychology and sociology that can only be presented by company of dramatic artists. The story is the masterpiece of Gilbert Parker, who won the spurs of knight hood by his graphic tales of Canadian life and manners. The original com pany, with Guy Standing and Theodore Roberts, was seen at the Victoria last season and 1t may be truthfully said that the one now at the National is fIs equal In every particular. This fine performance the audience of Thursday evening watched with intense interest and keen appreciation. The cynicism of Charley Steele caused appreciative smiles and light laughter. The in tensity of Joe Portugais was applauded at every point and the ingenious emo tions of Rosalie received the tribute of genuine tears.
 Hallet Thompson presents a fine study of the difficult character, Charley Steele the oynio, the brilliant. .barrister, the dis sipated rounder who drops out of his old life to assume new personality in a pastoral community. He has mastered the various phases of the character and he presents them with convincing art Tn the original cast this part was in the hands of Guy Standing, an actor of na- tional reputation, who was accorded the highest praise for his handling of the complex character, but the work of MT. Thompson suffers nothing by compari- son with thas of MT standing. In two important particulars MT. Thompson has the advantage. He Is more free from self-consciousness and has less q the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
"The Servant In the House."

Local theatregoers will have an op- portunity to see the most widely dis cussed play on the American stage when Charles Ram Kennedy's famous drama, ''The Servant in the House." comes 10 the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night for c three nights engagement with mati- nee on Wednesday.
 This is the play which the New York Hvening Post says is the greatest drama of the generation" and the best ex- ample of dramatic work now extant:" which Harper's Magazine calls the most remarkable play in the English lam guage," and which the Chicago Daily News says Is "the most beautiful play of all ages" The Chicago Tribune says The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

scented on the American stage because of the character that gives it it's nam6 "a mysterious Hindoo who 1anY critics call reincarnation of the Christ. It Is, indeed, daring role. but So reverentiy and intelligently treated by the author that no offense Is given to even the most easily shocked. The company presenting 'The Servant in the House. has won reputation second only to that achieved by the play. It is known as the Henry Miller Associate Players and Is the best balanced cast ever assembled to interpret a really great drama Tyrone Power, who plays the all-important role of the Drain Man. has been called by the critics of every important city in America an artist without rival in character inter pretations. Every playgeer will remen- Der his great irnpersonation of the sim ister old roue, Baron Steyn, in Mrs. FIskes "Booky Sharp His next great role was Judas Iscariot In Mrs. Fishes Mary of Magdala.' His Ingomar In Julia Marlowe's revival of the famous classic and lis portugal of the Spirit of Evil i'll Henrietta Crosnans 'The Chris tian Pilgrim are equally well remem- bered. MT. Powers Drain Man in "The Servant in the House is fitting climax to Q remarkable series of wonderful stage portraits.
 George W. Wilson. who will be seen here as the Bishop of Lancashire, is in disputabiy the finest eccentric character actor on the American stage today. Els great work as the original kind in E. H. Sothern's eff I Were King was the greatest individual triumph scored by a supporting player within the recollec- ton of the present day theatregoers. An other effective character creation was his Colonel Starrbottle in Eleanor Robson's 5 ''Salomy Jane" MT. Wilson was for 1s at-- ton Museum, during which time he played more than 500 different roles and created over hundred new characters It is an interesting fact that he was the original Admiral Sir Joseph Porter, K. C. B. In the first American production of Gilbert & Sullivan's 'Pinafore"
 Wilfred Roger who plays the role of Manson, was for many years lead ing man at the old Aloazar in San Francisco After appearing as the star of several important productions on the Pacific coast. notably as Herod in Oscar Wflde's ''Salome" he became Henrietta Crosman's leading man. AS t. a result of his success in Miss Cros- mans support he was selected more than . year ago by Henry Miller for a position in the Henry Miller Associa @ Players. Edith Crane. who will De seen here as the Wears wife. Is a famous Australian star. She will Ho remembered. however. for her "Tril- by." which ahe played opposite to WI ton Lackaye's Svengali. Jessie Glendin- ning, the beautiful young ingenue of the Associate Players. won her first reputation on the stage as the ingenue in Amelia Bingham's Tho Lilac Room. '' She has since added to hor reputation by her clever acting as Polly" in "The c Great Divide" David Glassford and Harold de Becker, who play the Vicar and page boy respectively. arc both well known English actors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

night. The Mort H. Singer production was all that could have been asked, while the point work of Hough, Adams and Howard was largely successful in the amusingiy tuneful piece"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28

The Scranton OPa) Republican says:
 .sThe Flower of the Ranch blossom ed into popularity at the Lyceum the ater last night, when a rather select audience spent an enjoyable evening with a musical comedy that is differ ent. It is programmed as stirring western musical comedy, but either
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
CULT or SOUL MATES !,
Club of Both Sexes Is Studying . Sci
enee Of Symmetry.

Club of Both Sexes Is Studying . Sell
ence of Symmetry.
A society having for it's aim the cult
walton of the human figure until it be-
comes absolutely symmetrical has been
formed in Auburndale near Boston
and has already extended its influence
into the neighboring suburbs, tho
Newtons, Winthrop, Revere, Brookline.
Lincoln and Dorchester.
The club is formed on the plan Of hav-
ing an equal number Of men and women
on the rolls, and so popular has the new
science Of symmetry become that no
less than 200 Of both sexes attended
recent gathering. The creed Of the
cult is embodied in a book which has
already been written and is ready for
the printer Its title is 4The Human
Limit" and it deals with affinity exss
tensively, and especially the power
recognize affinities, 80 that soul mates.
may know each other at a glance with
view of perfect and happy marriages.
The founder and teacher Of the new
idea is Edward Chase Merrill, formerly
instructor in the Boston School Of
Practical Psychology. Both he and
his wife, he declares, have become tn
years younger as the result Of practis-
ing the precepts Of the new science,
which is asserted to be based on the
philosophy of Froebel. The club -
known as the Good Idea Club.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

Average price of sheep at Chicago
last week, while highest of the year
at $5.35, was soc lower than Il yelf
ago and only sc above the average
for the corresponding week during the
past eight years. The average price of
lambs for the week was highest of the
year, standing 35c above a year ago
and 81 05 above the general average
of the corresponding week during the
past eight years.
Exporters bought 29S3 cattle last
week, against 2,3l7 previous week, 81
III a year ago and 5.607 two years
ago. Swift q Co. sent abroad 1,l49,
Morris LAP, Hathaway 4S3 and S. &
S. 200.
G. Il. Tinker, Brooklyn, had load
of 200-lb hogs here Saturday of his
own raising which sold at 500. He
reports fat hogs and marketable cattle
scarce in his section OF the country.
John Frandsen, Battle Creek, had in
a load of 339-lb hogs, mostly all bar
rows. which topped the market a.,
$3.50. They were his own feeding. Mr.
F'randsen never ships his hogs until
they weigh over 800 lbs. no matter how
high corn is selling. He always gets up
around the top.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
cY YOUNG THE CHAMPION.
Griffith Claims That Veteran 10 Great
est Twirier In Baseball.

est IwtrteT In BASEBALL
sYou can talk about your Clarksons,
your Rusies, your Radbourns and your
Mathewsons, says Manager Clarke
Griffith of the Cincinnati Nationals,
sbut when it comes down to real figures,
the greatest pitcher that ever lived Is
'Cy' Young, who was turned over to
Cleveland recently by the Boston club: {
@Just think Of it, that old boy win be
forty-two years Of age on March q, has
been pitching in fast company for nine-
teen years, and is just as clever in fool
ing betsmen now as evg he was.
1T has been whispered around that'
the Cleveland club made a foolish trade
in giving Pitchers Chech and Ryan and
a ,bonus Of $4,000 for Young. Don't
believe it. Why, Young. viii draw that
$4,000 the first three games he pitches
for the Maps and he'll keep on winning,
too, with that team behind him.
"Young's a wonder. Any man that
can win upward of 500 games in fast
society is marvel. And you can bet
that the old boy has lot of good base
balm his makeup yet. Watch him.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
Stockyard and Trade Notes,

There is reason to believe that it
will be some time again before killers
will get as many thick fat beeves
at such low prices as they have in
the past week.
against 81 1858 last week and 53,257 a
western points totaled 10000, against
14S,0OO previous week and 10000 a
year ago.
BY the time Kansas and Nebraska
cattle have been casned in quality
will be scarce in market circles and
with the consent of the consumer some
high markets for distillery product are
likely.
Demand for the top kinds of feeders
has been quite good and a new high
point for the month was made at $3.50
O. price equal to the best paid this
season for heavy steers, which gave
indication of the tone of trade for that
class despite the low values for fat
beef steers.
COMBINATIONS of the light kinds of
calves at packing houses are increas-
ing and country shippers are being
urged ito cut down shipments of the
underweights. Bulk of heavy calves
to SO.
Nine Thousand more hogs arrived
here last week than were recorded
previous week, or total of about 49,
200, showing 5000 gain compared with
previous week, 10000 increase COM
nared with corresponding week OF 1906.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
Automobile Course For Farmers.

Automobile course foF faTHleTS'
That agricultural colleges aud schools
are now giving courses in automobile
matters to their students as part OF the
curriculum which is to prepare them
for their practical duties in life const-
stutcs a prophecy Of how large the part
Of the motor car will be in farm lif'
of the future, and also indicates thu
present interest which the more en-
terprising farmers feel in the motor
propelled vehicle Short course stu
dents at the Iowa State College at DeS
Moines, whose studies are chiefly o,
agricultural subjects, are to have al
automobile lecturer from a representa-
tive of an automobile company in ke-
nosha, Wis, while the Michigan State
Agricultural School at Lansing, Mich.
is to have special course of instruction
on automobile operation and repair.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
ChomicaI to clear a Foo

Jud W. Hurlburt of Burghill, near
Cleveland, o., thinks he has discovered
G. chemical that will dispel fog, and if
applied IT, water will prevent fog from
rising. The combination is composed
of several simple ingredients, whose
cost is slight. In fact, 100 pounds will
not cost more than s. OF -. With 100
pounds an area of 500 feet radius may
be cleared Of fog, he says, the fluid
floating on the surface of the water
the same as oil. The limit of area that
may be cleared is dependent only upon
the amount Ct mixture used.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
Honest Ball PLAYER.

Here's a new one. The Secretary
of the New Castle Pa.) baseball team
claims he has secured q contract from
one of the candidates for place on the
team which is unique, in that the player
agrees that if he does not hit at $50
clip for the season he will not ask for
any pay for the final month Of the season.
The secretary will not give out the play
er's name, as he claims that if it were
known every pitcher in the league would
work overtime trying to beat the player
out of that month s salary.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

To the Voters of the City Of Mar
shalltown: announce my name as a
candidate for councilman-at-la for
the city of Marshalltown, under the
banner Of harmony, conservatism. and
the regeneration and improvement of
all things vital to the interests of our
city. CHARLES H. HULL.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

and management, a halt can be called
for the next few years in the big an
nual increase of expenses. AS the
country grows and the range of gov
eminent activities widens, expenses will
necessarily increase. But it is pointed
out that they have latterly been grow
ing out of all proportion to popula-
ton, wealth, or any other standard.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
Councilman First Ward.

On account of the unfinished busi-
ness connected with the city water
supply have. concluded to be can
didate for reelection to the city coun-
Gil from the First ward at the munic-
ipal election on March 20.
A. M, CLARK.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

At the request Of many friends
have decided to become candidate for
park commissioner, subject to the
wishes of the voters of Marshalltown
at the coming city election.
o. A. ROSENGREN, .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

After having been urgently solicited
by many friends to enter the field for
councilman-a large, have decided 10
become candidate, subject to the
wishes of the voters Of Marshalltown
at the coming municipal election.
w. C. M'CARTEN.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22

At the request of many friends in
the First ward, have decided to be-
come candidate for the city council,
subject to the wishes of the voters in
that ward at the city election March
20. E. L. WILLIAMS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
M ayor.

Having been nominated for mayor of
Marshalltown by the prohlbitionists of
Marshalltown, in regular convention
assembled, | hereby announce myself
as n candidate for that office and
pledge myself absolutely to the strict
performance of its platform
WILLIAM J. FORT.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
TO Send Taft Garden Seed.

( why, you're my Congressman,
cid President Taft to Representative
Hardwick of Georgia, when the Augusta
statesman called on him at Washington
tie other day, playfully referring to his
recent sojourn in the South.
that's right, and If you're good III
Z md you some garden seed, :" cheerfully
answ sred the Georgian, whose bulk Is
shout one-third that of the President.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
CITY Assessor.

hereby announce myself as q cam
didate for. assessor of the city Of Mar
shalltown, subject to the decision Of
the voters at the city election on March
20. s. p. KNISELY. 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-22
CITY Treasurar.

Editor Times Republican: Please an
nounce my name as candidate for
the office of city treasurer at the elec11
ton to be held March 20, 1909.
CHARLES G. TRINEx