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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-06

Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Schnelle
returned Tuesday from Emporia,
Kansas, where they have been
visiting with their old friends
and relatives. Mr.. Schnelle re-
ports that everything is very dry
in Kansas at this time, particu-
larly in the western portion and
says that the Panhandle is in
better shape than those portions
of Kansas which he visited.
They are glad to get back to the
Panhandle.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1909-08-06

Among speakers who will be present and make addresses
during the three days Senator Joseph W. Bailey Senator
Charles Culberson NJ Campbell Lieutenant
A. B. Davidson Congressman Jack Beal Congress-
man W. Stephens Attorney General R. " Davidson State
Superintendent r. B. Cousins Hon K. W. Hall of Vernon Judge
A. Carrigan Wichita Falls Hon Johnson Judge j. N
Browning Hon W. c. WebOrn of College Station
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-12

.Noso sien1?r lie Ia maldad. La mu
ier, aisansi,naci5n de Ia hip0
creeia ra;i5ll ale un ser que Sc COM
place on ap8Tecar mas tirano que
lei hom5ie m..mo. Solo una pala
b.a pronunciab1 con verdadera ve
noracioa has nladrcs! Y que POGO
.decia-se parecen elias, las demas
mui Todos, dcsde que murio
hi madra, aaadia nan sido malos
para coasslis,o lodo mt han rcdu
edo 4 Ia tllstc condlci6n del nom
bre sin una patria on que sentirse
iibrc \ oreuIioso de tencrla; sin una
matife q.me presto sll valioso apoyo
lnora: SIN el amor verdad
de una lnujcr. que me haga pla
centeros los ultmos dfas de mi vi
da NADIA slo este, contimlaba et !
l6vcn, en- to ada vez mas vehe'
mente Todo .sso y con yencio
nal, menos IN santa muler
que nos farma y nos educa desde
Ia cuna ..... -.
En- una d. las poblacioncs m as
pintorescas ilNftnrrlquenas, V di;
risient!o tros pasos hacia su
campo podremos vei ALI una
cruz ens.4 yada entire dos tumbas,l
Y en- Ia cruz, este cpitatio: "CNA
MADRt y UN HIJO: EESU ,
MEN Y EXPRESSION DE DOS
GRANDEs AMORilS "
Aguadilla, Octubre 1909
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dos g1' andes amor 9@o
(Por .Nonanndro Pezal
GA del campeonate de la Correspondence =

plendente, Ell ell seno augusta do
su pat1a, no por 10 paqgela, mo
nos acreedora, i hgurar en- el Mi
versal concerto de les paeaios u
bres,
Pero, iah!, Ia realidad, Ia terrible
realidad al despertar, puso al so
nador de manifesto 10 que era 81
parrla. Pobre terra dc esclavos,
era un pals sin pemonaildad dch-
mida, sin bandera. En- ella, no
aiumhraba para los hlios De 30
rinquen, y 81 de la llbe@ Que
l.umina l5leca V Il poda-
rnsn : antlnente que llber-
sta " aShington.
Luis hondamnnte deeap"ioAa-
do. neno su corazon de amarsara,
hapla encamnado sus pasos hae.a
la alcoba de su maire, con el fin
Gle encontrar en- aquel reeazo de
ternuras inhnltas, III consuelo pa
ra sus crucles deeepcioneS. Mas.
allf lie espcraha III nnavo golpa
aun mas rlio cue q reeibldo al
despertar de aa str Su maAre
habia ese Ia an1a lido grave
mente enfcf "A. Y GA lie tol 10 pun
TO necesama "A presenria cn aque-
lla casa de I'm mel.eo Luis.
presa de Ia nlavor zozohra, envio
por el enseguida; y desie aquel mo
mento consasrosc 4 aqual ser que
rdo, victima de repentlna y age
da do.encia. POGO tardo cl facuI-
tativo en- llegar, drlelendose haoia
IA enferma. por Ia mente del lhVen,
cruzaron ideas terribles, ideas tor.
mentosas que pusieroa espanto e.
sill alma. Habia hundido Ia cAhaAa
en- cl pecho, y Al levantarla !ueGo,
para interrogar al mhdlco. paahc- :
ronse yer sus ojos enrojccldos por
ell Ilanto, que apenas potla contH-
ner. Aquc.la huena madre deIaria
muy pronto de exlrat!r; pronto de
aauel ORGANISING, Sc eseapana una
Ia preciosa para Luls, i quI"a
bast6 una mirada del mrtiico para
comprendcr todo tsto, para que
pueliera meAir toda Ia magnitud
de su dcsgracia. En- efcclo, poaas
horas dcspucs, aqucl!a santa mu-
icr espiraba, en- medic dc IN sj-
lencio de muerte, solo lntcrrum-
p!do por los sollozos de- love1;
por un llanto, expression de 81 do
lor immense, que desgarribale e.
corazon, y quemaba sa, mellIlaf.
La situaci6n moral cn que haoia
qucdado Luis, despues de la mu"r-
te de 81 madre, era espantos-. A.
quel vacio, impossible d" lenar,
lie infundia un medic horrible. Tn
dia determine dejar para sicmprc
aquel hogar querido, Y dos mrnf
despues, abandonaba 81 p9s.l,
para II Il busear, cn tiers. IS sl}l.
alg,In alivio il su tolor
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-12
Ha!,ian pasaio aIsuno amos

Haoian pasado alguno amos
Alien terra cXtran@eri, al ~
60 tempo de trabajar con txito.
" logrado crearse una posiri6n cj
moda V holgada, habia ereido po
sible enconlrar algun consuclo on
en- el amor de- una mujer Al principle
crcy6 cierta Ia felieidad; cravd
que tras los mdos desengsilos de-
Ia politica de su pals, y tras aquoI
golpe moral recioido con la dcsapa
rici6n etcrna del ser que lnts quiso
'en 81 mundo, polria pasa II rnst,
de su vida, relativamentc ,lichosD,
amanda V sendo amado pr una
muier. Hnbia recibido de- 6atl Ia
promesa de haccrle olvidar ,1s do
lores, 81 cs que es possible ! ann ma
ier, hacer dcsaparccer de Ia inouir
del hombra, 81 recuerdo DE- una ms
Ire amaniisima y de una patria
que parece condenada a etcrno Vi
.ilo.ndio Luis habia llegado 4 rn
tr tJr csa mWer una ardoo7a %
si6r, cisrando en- ella, una VIDA dc
>cnt.iranzas infinitas SOHO ron Ia
.aujcr que endulzafa su existcncil,
naciendoic olvidar. ron slis bon
dadcs ingGnitas, los simsabarr' :
las penas dc una vida dr trgszls
V dc orfandaGos Soho COZ Ia piari
dez, ron Ia quietud dc To- campo
Que On medic de cstos, solo ti- p
res exlsticndo ella V q, pf-ias.
en- comuuicaci6n sus ALMA rilp
tandU al unisono sus roIalonc-.
ansf su pasi5n. aleIadoi
del mundanal bulIicio, y balo l.
ffondosMaI dc los zroDle-. cuya
frescuta pspirahan. ron Ia du.e
con l., in.fablc feleciar.5n d. l1s
que scnicn profundamenle b. yrr .
daderos amops.
Esto habia sahado. Y h roal!dad
nuc vamente. di6ie = compren..
gle nj era amslo, nj cHisiia r.ai
fl. Ia prrspectiya dc aquel hpsaI
feIiz. FL suc1o hizole ver, 10 g'ir Ia
real.dad esaparccia ~ 'a
NADIA dc sen,nras, nj de ho- r
feliccs. nj de iiilos, en- medic 81 it
piacn!ez u. los camp o. da-.g
.Ie af.Sf II ho9ar mtts.l.
i desaF cirio para s.fmpn ~
-er arie 10 i!uminaas caa - a,u1-
grande = bend.,o. Tof.o 81 aI-r
dedor. era ahora. .nsi;eueneia. e-Irl
dad rehnada. Tai era il u.-l.lai
dolorDsI. s que 10 po,iia s'l-irasr-..
porqus ila s.empre ante q. p-cor
ianiole cue SOLO viv!a par.l Ia dcs
vcntur + para 81 dnlof
MGca0 .tr6 Fl c1rarter del is
ven. IA de 'antsss q .nga
ios. \ u. ran 7ieies ,:e.sas sale
la bonn -sya ~ -nz.a. tan r.
fieiada pr n tos.Gs So ario,.
hsbia y 4r.e.Ao. Ira an5fa ci
hoinbre sze-P'r9. desere.eiY. que
duda d. ,olo. que 10 nas4 taeiO. |
Conss1erauA "a esp-r.az4. oono
una Falab.a vAna que - exis;la. Z
Il nonaDre deri2 Is IN IsEaa0, "a !
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-12-12
DE UTUADO.

LOS SERNILES
los tiIfOCRITAS,
Los FARsANTrS.
LOS JUDAS,
Sn los qne no iiencn valor /.
para d,.clarar a verdad,
Viva la Ju>iicia, Muera Ia
maldal,
AVE TABONUCOL. No
hay ma .Adios AS.
w a. tos.
o. Is Tabonucol.
,alvuriDn etcrna para Puerto,
Rico, Ina siGg u mas simpa'ico
Y popular de todos los paten. |
tizados habidios y por haber.
10 recomieaddn los Inedicos
mas afaIhados del mundoi
DOudc fallaron los demas,
TRl MO el Tabonucol,.
Al por mayor: J. II. Blan-
30 y Co.. +. finillcrmety. en-
san Juan. T. AioScoso. +. Ruiz
jde Porras. Y q. Nillarouga hi
0. Pomce II Diet alle:-- EN-.
TODAS las BUENAS BO-
TICA~.
In o.t. I,nrrerfa &C ,.a.,5-
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05
EMERYVlLlE RESULTS

Oakland, Feb. 4.-Fanatic led all the
way in the Sargent handicap at EN-
eryville today, winning cleverly from
Ocean Queen Bubbling Water, the
odd-son favorlte, did not have her usual
speed in the heavy going that prevail
ed and finished fourth. Chitterlings,
a 40 to / choice, won the second race
from Oceola, quoted as high as 100 to
l. Results.
First race. three furlongs, purse
Penn, ITO (Mentry) II to 10, won /;
San Leandro, los (BoreD 80 to 1, sec
ond. Rivera, LOG (Keogh) Is to 5, third.
Time. :3S.
Second race, six furlongs. selling
Gatherings. 1O3 (Scoville) 40 to /,
won; Osceola. 106 (Deverich) so to /,
second; Footloose, 9S (Tapltn) % to 5,
third. Time. 1:1S 1-5.
Third race, mile and seventy yards,
selling-Ketchemjk 107 (Keogh)
to 10. won; Nubulosis. 1O7 (ButleD 10
to /, second; Fulletta, ia (Taplin) 10
to /. third. Time, 151 1-5,
Fourth race, five and half furlongs.
Sargent hanJicap-Fanatic. 96 Dever-
ich) 8 to l, won Ocean Queen, 100
tJllueIlJ ~ I'D l. secouu, w di uell, lVp
(Scoville) to /. third. Time. 10 Is.
Fifth race, mile and a quarter, sell
lng-Mary B Clark, 107 (Mentry) II
to l, Won; Prince of Orange. 100 (Gil-
berD to l, second, Orchan, 104 (Sul-
livan) 7 to l, third Time 2:17.
Sixth race, futurity course, purse
Tom Shaw, 1O4 &C, Miller) to S, Won;
Cloudlight, 1O7 (KeogD 1S to S. Sec
ond. Early Tide, los (Buxton) 6 to l,
third. Time, 1913.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05
otilo, 100 (Goldstein to /, third.

otilo, 100 (Goldstein s to 1, third.
Time, 1:2S 1-5
Third race, six and half furlongs.
selling-Sir Edward. ia (Schilling) 9
to 10. won: Calves, Ill (Powers) II to
l. second; Orlhamb. 1OS iB WILSON,
13 TO /, third Time, 1;20 2-5.
Fourth race, seven furlongs-Maga-
zine, 10 (McGee) to 5, won; Fur
mace, 9S page 80 to 1, second: La
sata. 94 (Sumter) to 2, third. Time,
1:26.
Fifth race. one and three-sixteenths
miles, selling-Vesme. los (Dugan) 2
to l. won; Ivanhoe. Ill (McCahey) Is
TO 5, second; Mont Clair, 101 (McGeel
to S, third Time. 2:03 As,
Sixth race. mile, selling-Niblick,
113 (Goldstein) Z to /, won; Rubric,
112 (Shllling) to /, second: Uncle
Henry. 116 tButwelD to 2, third.
Time, 1;41 45.
Seventh race, fiye furlongs, selling
Marbles. 112 (McGee) 8 to 10, won;
Elizabeth F.. 112 (Williams) Is to l.
second: Shirley Rossmore, 112 POW
ers) to 2, third Time. 101 2-5.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05
UTAH ASSURED OF NEW
CAPITOL BUILDING
Memorial Passes Senate and Is Referred to HouseW Be
IN Hands OF Engrong Clerk Today-Passage National
Congress Regarded Observation-Disclosures the Ex-
'ected Measure for Discussion Friday

That Utah Is now assured Of a capi-
tol building and In addition, a system
OF highways throughout the state
which viii be a credit as well as q
blessing to the entire commonwealth,
is regarded as practically certain, as
a result OF the action OF the house yes
terday In passing, with one OF two
technical amendments, senate me-
mortal No l. petitloning congress to
set aside 100000 acres of public do
main lands within the state for sale as
means of raising money to be equally
devoted to the two projects.
The memorial has already passed
the senate and was referred back to
that body by the house yesterday after
less than 90 minutes discussion. The
technical amendments provided only
for a slightly clearer form of wording
and the bill will Likely be turned over
to the engrossing clerk of the senate
within the next "a hours Its trans
mission to Washington will be under
taken at once, the bill providing for
copies being sent to the senatorial and
congressional representatives of the
state, as we'll as to both houses of
congress, The memorial was present
ed TO the house with the endorsement
OF the Good Roads convention. which
held a session in Salt Lake some
weeks ago. and its passage by the
national congress is regarded as Ger
tainty.
No mention was made of prohibition
in any shape or form during the days
session In either house, but today this
Is very apt TO come up. A number of
bills of minor Importance came up for
action, among which was house bill
No &C, introduced by Eardley. relating
TO the punishment of persons who
oyerdrew their accounts at banks and
then fall to meet the checks There
was d good deal os discussion as TO
the measure. An amendment was first
made in effect that only wllful act
of this. nature should be punishable.
but this clause was later stricken out
and the bill passed In Its original form.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05

sical comedies has not yet passed.
Montgomery and Stone are still pre-
senting 1t In New York with undimin-
ished success. appearing In the role
of Kidder and Conner, which they orig
mated
The scene is laid at Katwk-ann-Zee,
Holland, and involves a fat Burgomas-
ter, his pretty daughter, a buxom Sis
ter, two Americans of the Hoboken
type. few disappointed lovers and an
old Dutch wind mill. It all ends well
and they live happily ever after.
Walter S. Wills and Nell Mcneil
have the parts of Kidder and Conner,
made famous by Montgomery and
Stone Of straw-man and tin-man fame
In the Wizard of OF, and they succeed
admirably. Wills is a son of the we'll
known John b. Wills of repertoire
fame and has spent most of his dra-
matte years in the companies of his
father. He has only had the part OF
Kidder three weeks now, and his sue
cess with the role speaks well for his
versatility. His dancing was excel.
lent
Mr. Mcneil, as Connor, was a hit
throughout the evening His comedy
is not overdone and the part affords
him an opportunity to display bluff,
eccentric style of humor which re-
minds one fOrcibly of the inimitable
Bulger of the Old team of Mathews &
Bulger, Mcneil played lead in Jack
and the Beanstalk" some years ago,
and prior to that, appeared in the sue
cessful 1892"
Wills and Mcneil did a number of
good things. In the singing line incluJ-
ing whistle It." with Tina; Go While
the Coins Good" and "Good-a-bye
John" the Dago speciality. In the lat
ter. Pete the pet monkey of the
company, kept the house in a roar
with his antics and apparent fondness
for Mcneil. "In Old New York" was
also decided hit and was repeatedly
encored.
w. H. Brown as the Burgomaster,
and Fred w. Huntly as the sheriff,
we're especially appreciated. The two
players have been associated In some
of the most famous organizations OF
recent years, including the original
"Bostonians," with whom they played
as early as ST and IS. They were
with this famous company of singers
for many seasons and have a wealth
of annecdotes to relate of good old
Barnaby and the rest, many of whom
have long since passed away,
Anna McNabb. who, by the way, is
Mrs. Mcneil. did "Tina" with distinct
success. She sang love But You"
and her two trios with Kidder and
Conner to repeated encores.
Sadie Kerby.. who played the part
of Bertha. is another of special fame,
Miss Kirby was the first American girl
to introduce the celebrated serpentine
dance, known also as the ''drapery"
and fire dance. which was originated
by Lloi Fuller and her sister Ida. Miss
Kirby sings well and has lost none OF
her attractiyeness,a although she essays
more dignified roles than formerly.
Marguerite Fry as Gretchen, Milton
Dawson as the inn-keeper. and Maurice
Lavinge as the heart-sick governor,
were all we'll received
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05
HUGO KELLY WILL
FIGHT JOE THOMAS
Italian MiddIeweIeht Is Also After
Ketchel and May Sign Shortly.

Chicago. Feb 5.-Hugo Kelly, the
italian middleweight, who recently
gave Billy Papke the trouncing of his
career. will soon be back In the har-
ness again His manager today clos
cd with Billy Gibson of the Fairmont
Athletic club for ten-round battle
between the Chicago middleweight
and Joe Thomas of Frisco.
Gibson today wired, accepting Kel-
ly's terms, and set the date OF the
battle for February 23. Articles, said
to be signed by Thomas. and trans
portation. were mailed by the promo
ter today. and Kelly will also sign the
papers,
The news of this match throws
doubt on the story that Papke and
Thomas are TO fight at Hot Springs on
February %. Kelly is wanted else
where, Jimmy Coffroth wired today
asking Kelly's manager what terms
he would ask to meet Stanley Ketchel
in March, Kelly, who has been after
the Michigan boy ever since his de
feat out west. Immediately wired the
Colma promoter and If Jim can see
the price asked by the Chicago fighter,
there will be little trouble in closing
the deal
Kelly says Thomas looks easy to him
and the Italian is of the belief that he
can stop him inside of ten rounds Kel.
ly, though idle for some time, Is In
great shape and says it will require
but little training to put him on edge.
Kelly has improved with his last few
fights, and he and Thomas should puI
up very interesting encounter. re-
gardless of the outcome.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05

Clegg, however, giving notice OF a re-
consideration
The following bills we're introduced
In the senate:
Senate bill No. rs, by Buller-Pro-
vldlne for state land commissioners
and making the governor chairman.
Referred 10 public lands committee.
Senate bill No 76, by Bennef X.
Smith-Relating to and providing for
apeols from city court to district
courts and from districts courts to
supreme courts, in certain cases. Re
ferred TO judiciary committee.
Senate bill No II, by Benner X
Smith-An act for the protection of
persons furnishing labor and material
for the construction or repair OF pub
lie buildings and public works. Refer
red TO committee on labor.
The following were the bills intro
duced in the house yesterday:
House bill No 90, by j. II Wootton
Relating to the employment and the
dismissal OF teachers.
House bill No 96, by King-Relat-
Ing to disputes over county boundary
lines.
House bill No. 81, by Nielson-Re-
lating TO Inheritance tax.
House bill No. 9S, substitute for
house bill No. 4. by Cannon-Enlarg-
ing the objects of the state mental
hospital. permitting the state to care
for the feeble-minded and nonInsane
eplleptics. and providing for the admls-
sion thereof, as well as the regularly
insane
House bill No. 90, by Bower-Creat-
ing a state horticultural commission.
providing for the publication and dis
tibution Of its reports, for the appoint
ment of state horticultural inspector,
the examination and appointment of
county inspector defining their duties;
the duties Of common carriers. orchar-
dists and nurserymen; licensed nur-
serymen. defining n mlsdemeanor- and
providing a penalty therefor, making
an appropriation for carrying out the
provisions of this act and repeating
title "a, complied laws of Utah, 1907.
relating to horticulture.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05
Racing Is Doomed
in This Country

Where Racing Is Threatened-Cal
fornia. Washington. Texas, Montana
Georgia. ,''''
Where Betting Has Been Killed
yew York. Missouri, Wisconsin,, New
,Fsey, Tennessee, Indiana, Louisiana,
.h htpama, Illinois, District of Columbia,
Hampshire, Colorado. Michigan.
Eyhere Racing Is UndisturbeI-KeIs
csesfy. Florida
catinVmber of important tracks idle. %.
Vue of idle turf property, s25.oOo.-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-05

California may spell finish for the
sport in a few days The Pacific Coast
has been considered the bulwark of
the running turf for several years, and
with that carried. little seems to re-
main for the turfmen. Kentucky is still
holding the fort. but 1t looks little
New York has hopes. but that Is about
all, with Governor Hughes sitting on
the lid for the next two years.
Promoters around Chicago have dol
licI' themselves all winter and any
number Of pipe dreams as to racing
on the local tracks have been fed to
the guillible but the odds seem to be
against any resumption of the sport,
With the condition of administration
in Indianapolis hopes began to rise
only to have a set back, and so prac-
tically all around the circuit Arkansas
jumped In with claim that the anti
race bill of that state would be repeal
ed for the benefit of Hot Springs, but
there seems to be little doing In that
neck of the woods.
Farther South they have succeeded
in landing the bettors In Jail, but the
lawyers are now busy telling the pro-
moters In Louisiana that before they
get through with the Locke law they
will be able to drive coach and four
through the measure. The "touts'
seem to be the only ones who are TAX
ing any stock In the arguments.
Down in Texas they seem to over1o
the thing, which has always been the
case In the past, and the legislators
and reform bodies are sitting up and
taking notice of the doings at San An
tonic. Ell Paso and other places, and
so all along the line. Michigan has ta-
booed the "bookies" and every eastern
state Is closed to the pencilings.
Taking stock around the circuit, ev-
erybody seems to be asking how 1t hap
pened. Up to date no one has been
able to give the answer. but just the
same the feed bills are accumulating at
every track where the stables are still
standing right side up. and the breed
ing industry" is certainly getting Its
jolts
That the purely commercial and
gambling end has Killed the sport can
hardly be disputed. When tracks are
overgrown with weeds, the stables
crumblIng to decay and the cry of
Come on YOU" has been heard for
the last time, the verdict is likely to
be just or unjust; they had it COM
ing to EN-" Had there been less
scramble for the percentage and
more of the real sport Of horse racing
the Legislators now probably would not
be holding night sessions in order to
put the kingly sport on the toboggan
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home talent. Rehearsals began in
earnest on last Monday evening with
a large attendance of the brothers, at
the lodge rooms. Satisfaction Is
spread over the faces OF every Elk for
they are beginning to realize the mag
nitude of the production and the abil-
ity of H. l.. Brown, the man who Is
directing the show.
He is no doubt winner in lodge
shows, as his production Is as we'll
staged as any travelling show which
has visited Ogden this year. The
scenery is all his own, made In the
largest studio in the United States.
that of Sosman G Landis of Chicago.
The first act setting is a full-rigged
ship at sea, panorama drop sur
rounds the ship on both sides and
back and moving cloud effects are
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seen. The act closes with a tremend-
GUS storm at sea in which the. boat
catches fire. .----
The second and third acts are on a
canibal island. where the German and
the tramp get into all sorts OF trouble.
The costumes carried by Mr.. Brown
are OF the best quality and the chorus
does not appear twice in the same cos
tune. AS there are about fourteen
musical numbers In the three acts.
one can imagine that quick change
will have to take place. The BlSs
are not prepared TO divulge the names
of the cast at present, but they give
assurance that the best singers and
funny men" in Ogden are enrolled
and what they say goes. The show
will be given at the Grand Opera
House on February 18th and 18th.