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Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
Freer Trade win Canada.

The question of freer commercial re-
latlons With our northern neighbors is
big enough to provide glory for all who
will help in Its settlement and COM
plicated enough to furnish plenty Of
work for all who are likely to take Il
hand In 1t. The time seems oppor.
tune to attempt the settlement now.
with changing tariff on this side and
a developing inclination across the line
in this very direction.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

Easy to Collect, Hard to Pay.
Among the principles which should
govern the imposition Of taxes there
are two whose formal recognition is at
least as old as Adam Smith; that the
tax should be easy of collection and
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
A DISCOVERY.

Helen and Roger were staying with
their grandparents. Although they
were not exactly city children, yet
there were enough new sights and
sounds here to keep them busy ask.
ing questions and trying to find out
for themselves.
The hens fascinated them good
deal.
At night they would peep into the
henhouse and watch the row of cud-
dled-up chickens balanced on the
roosting poles.
aren't they funny?" said Roger,
who was the younger of the two.
"They look as If their heads ha,l
been pushed down into their bodies
II know it," said Helen: But see
their feet curled round the pole so
tightly. should think it would keep
them awake, holding on SO hard"
When Helen asked her father how
1t was the hens did not get tired out
holding SO tightly to the poles, he
said, why, they do not have to hold
on When they sit down, their
claws shut up by themselves, and
they can't fall off If they want to.
without first standing up
"How funny" exclaimed Roger
Next time you see chicken walk
ing" continued their father, "just
notice that, when she steps high, her
claws close together the same wav
they do when she sits down. If you
were like that, you could perch on
the back of chair all night
My" said Roger, as they reached
the house. LET me sit up and try
it!"-Youths Companion.
OUR PEGGY.
My grandfather once had cat
whose name was Peggy. She was a
tortoise colored cat My grandfather
liked her. y>ry much. But one day
Peggy thought she would like some
spring chicken. so she went to the
neighbor's chicken yards and helped
herself. Then grandfather said that
he would not have cat that caught
chickens. So he put her into bag
and took her in the carriage when he
went out driving. After he had driv-
en- eight miles he came to nice
looking farmhouse. Then he let her
out About three weeks after that,
when he got up one morning and un-
locked the door, he heard cat cry. so
he opened the door, and there on the
steps sat Peggy. Then grandfather
said If Peggy thought so much of her
home as that she could stay with us as
long as she lived. Peggy is dead now.
Oliver Demarest in the New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

Aid is never satisfactory. The best
way is not to need It
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14
st. Louis Republic.
bread, to the millions upon millions
Of Western toilers who are carving the
real American destiny out of the ex-


of Western toilers who are carving the
real American destiny out of the ex-
haustless soil.
The West is patient. But even pa
thence has its limitations. The hewers
of wood and drawers Of water are still
to pay artificial prices for the neces-
saries Of life, even If the Payne bill
becomes law In its present shape.
They are to be taxed on what they eat
and what they wear. They are offered
cheaper lumber, iron products, wood
pulp and few other staples. To off,
set these reductions they are to pay
higher prices for cotton goods, tea and
several other household necessities.
They are to have no reductions In
woolen clothing The most favorable
Interpretation of the Payne schedules,
from the consumers viewpoint, shows
that the workingman's tariff tax will
in the aggregate be as large as ever.
Western Drawn has still to pay the
bulk of tariff revenues. Eastern man.
ufacturers are tenderly cared for. They
get cheaper raw material and higher
duties than ever on some Of their fin
ished products. The protected" man
|rufacturers get even higher protection
by new system of refunds of duties
on raw material. The Eastern manu-
featuring states are coddled and nursed
by the Payne bill, notably where hides
and soft coal are put on the free list.
Ye. Aldrich, Hale and other New
England senators are already claiming
that the Eastern states do not get
enough out of the Payne schedules.
The "hog combine" of the senate is
getting its broadaxes ready.
This syndicate of selishness will
probably fight to the last ditch even
the few concessions that will benefit
Western consumers If they interfere
In the slightest with the Eastern mar
kets.
Yes, the West is patient. Chicago
Journal.
Democracy and the TariR.
In their declared purpose to fight
protective schedules in the Payne tariff
bill that are not revenue producers,
the House Democrats have the moral
support Of the President, who, in his
inaugural address, declared that rev.
enue is, or should be, the main purpose
Of tariff taxation.
Until the--Republican party pro
claimed the dogma that custom house
taxation should have protection for Its
paramount purpose, 1t was not claimed
by any responsible political organiza-
tion that the whole Of the American
people should be taxed for the sole
benefit of small class.
In none IF its tariff legislation has
the Democratic party begrudged the
manufacturers Of this country such
protection as might be incidental to
raising the revenue necessary to proper
support Of the government econom-
ically administered. Even when our
Industries were In the swaddling
clothes of infancy such protection as
they might get as an incident Of rev.
enues was deemed sufficient.
The $500, O,00O,uoo year which the
Payne bill is expected to turn into the
treasury should carry with 1t all the
protection that can reasonably be
asked. Surely it will restrict foreign
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

Lots of women would make secret
gifts to charity If they could only keep
the secret.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

You probably know. you talk too
much. but are you doing anything to
overcome the habit?
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

At what period In life do warts be-
gin to grow on peoples faces? We
never saw young woman with wart
on her face
Manchester Democrat., 1909-04-14

Spain has more hunchbacks than any
other country.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
BELASCo-"The Revellers." /"

One of the special features of the pro-
duction of 1.-The Reveners," the new
comedy drama by Charles Richman,
which will be seen at the Belasco Thea
ter next Monday night for the first
time on any stage, under the manage
ment of the Messrs. .Shubert, is the sec
ond act showing a yBeefsteak" dinner
in a place called The Dungeon, the
identity of which VIII be perfectly ap-
parent to all people familiar with the
Bohemian haunts of the metropolis.
During this -Beefsteak" various enter
tainment featU res are introduced, and
the most impo -tant of these will be a
dance by May Mackenzie, the we'll
known musical comedy player, who now
makes her first appearance in the Iegiti-
mate drama. Miss Mackenzie's role in
the play Is that of a musical comedy
star and her dance is not extraneous
but Is the contribution to the fun which
the other members of the company nat
urally expect from her.
Mr.. Richman will, himself, be featured
as the leading player in the production,
and associated with him will be an ex-
traordinary strong cast of twenty-six
players, including Charles Harbury,
Frederick Trues1eH and George Paunce-
fort.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
coLUMBIA-"A Royal Family

Next week will be a notable one at the
Columbia Theater. 1t will mark the
first appearance with the Columbia
Players of their leading man, Orme Cal
dara. and further Will mark the produc-
ton of Capt r. MarshalTs magnificent
romantic comedy. "A Royal Family"
Despite the cost involved in a produc-
tion of this kind Managers Metzerott
and Berger have unhesitatingly provid-
ed setting commensurate with the i'm
portance of tue play and are confident
that the coD,edy viii appeal to play
goers. IT was an Angela, the only
daughter of koss Louis VII that Annie
Russell MADE onG of the most pronounced
hits of her career and II is in this same
part that the managers OF the Columbia
are expecting Julia Dean to make so
strong an impression as to place her in
the list OF coming stars in the dramatic
armament.
The part. differing as it does from
anything in which she has heretofore
appeared here, is so eminentIy suited to
Miss Dean that her success is assured
Four complete sets of scenery have been
specially painted for the production bv
the artist Of the Columbia Theater
George Rex Wilson. who has followed
the original painting for three OF them
while for the fourth he has followed
a handsome photograph of one of the
most noted of Europe's show palaces.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
SATURDAY IS DATE
FOR LUNA OPENING
Park Is Ready for Season With
Full Line of High Grade
.AmuSements.

The fourth season of Luna Park will
begin Saturday afternoon, when every
thing in connection with the park and
its many amusements and attractions
viii be found In complete readiness for
the handling and entertainment Of the
crowds which are expected to attend
the opening.
The concessions, including the real
istic representation of the Johnstown
mood, the laughable Human Laundry.
and the interesting Filipino midEets,
and all the old favorites, which have
teen retained. will be in operation At
D o clock the famous aerCnaut, King
Kelly, will make his first balloon ascen-
sion and double parachute drop. which
VIII be repeated at night. In the even
ing the American Regimental Band will
render its first concert.
On Saturday ard for every succeeding
week day the gates will be open to the
public free Of any admission charge.
In the afternoon the occupants of the
vaudeville pavilion will present a
vaudeville program There Will be six
or more vaudeville acts secured from
the leading frst-class vaudeville houses
of the country. Special railroad faciIf-
ties have been arranged TO handle the
crowds without any discomfort or DELAY
ar either end of the short trip 10 the
park.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
NATIoNAL-Lamb,s An.star Gamhol

Promptly at O'Clock tomorrow after
noon at the New National Theater the
auction sale of seats for the Lambs
Gambol Of May q. will take place, the
auctioneers to include a score or more
Of prominent playwrights, composers,
Washington newspaper men,, actors.
comedians and managers Of big dra-
matte companies.
The auction Will be equal, in many
respects, to the Ail-Star Gambol itself.
as IL will serve TO attract considerable
attention and afford the purchasers of
seats personal contact with many Of the
biggest celebrities Of the theater today.
While the names Of all the auctioneers
have not been definitely announced. IL is
learned on good authority that the fol-
lowing men viii be present ana raise
the hammer for the highest bidder: VIII
ton Lackaye, John Mason and Reginald
de KoVen.
Among the newspaper representatives
will be Edgar y. Shaw, Allen ID. Albert
jr., John r Mclean, Edward B. Nc
Lem. Thomas c. Noyes and Scott G.
Bone.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
WILL MEET
AT NATIONAL PARK
Century and Metropolitan Teams to Clash on Diamond
With Preston Gibson and Len Nicholson
Doing the Twishng

Have you received your invitation
card TO the baseball matinee to be held
at National Park this afternoon. No2
well. That's too bad. But let the over
sight be known to either Reggie Hulde-
koper, Freddie Brooke, Billie Merriam
or any of the boys, and they viii sce
That you get yours.
Now, any listeners endowed with
acute hearing might have heard snatch
es Of small-taIh something like this
at any of the smart clubs or in dainty
boudoirs this morning, when the pro-
posed little invitation affair. labeled &
baseball game, between teams Of the
Metropolitan and Century clubs was be-
ing discussed. Yes, it will be a real in
structive contest, this clash between tie
chubby athletes-not all of them so an
cient as you might suppose-and all OF
US who occupy the inner crust will be
there. 'Tis true. Mrs. Reginald Wander
bilt will not, but there viii be lots Of
others.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
GEORGETOWN TRACK
TEAM MAKES MONEY
So Does Baseball Team and
Football Deficit Is Great
ly Decreased.

GeOrgetOwn's 1909 track season IS now
a thing Of the past. At a meeting last
evening the final event was run of, that
OF awarding the varsity letter to the
following: Manager V. A. Corcorau,
Captain Gibbs. Tom Smith, John Martin,
and ''Cotty' Toernstien.
While this seasons team has not been
a huge success because Of the lack of
material. the track has prospered at
the wet end institution and through
the untiring efforts OF Manager Corcoran
the sport has been made to decrease
several Of the outstanding deficits in
CURED by some Of the other branches
notably football. which fell nearly 5000
behind. The baseball season has been
q pronounced success. both in the per
Torrance OF the team and financially.
Through the excellent management I'm
the track and baseball branches a fairly
good remainder viii be turned over TO
the athletic association and next season
will receive a better start financially
than has been the case for at least two
years.
Managers and the followers Of the va
rious branches will all eb brought to-
gether next Sunday afternoon in CASTOR
Hall for the final selections OF next sea
sons leaders and a general survey of
this years accomplishments.
The candidates for the various as
sistant managerships are: Baseball. Ar
thug Feeman. 1911, and John Crosby,
1912: track. Fred Gibbs. 1911. and Nor
man Wymard. 1872: crew, Leo Joliet,
1911. and Vincent Daley. 1912: basket
ball. Edward Ashe, 1911, and Gordon La
mey. 1912.
Another feature OF the meeting Sun
day which viii prove OF great interest to
many Of the Blue and Gray students IS
the final consideration of the wisdom OF
again putting a basketball team in the
field. For the past two seasons this
sport las proved a financial failure, al
though the Georgetown team was one
OF the best college aggregatiOns south
of New YORK. Especially during the
past season was the record OF the team
credit 20 the university. and a large
clement Is inclined toward supporting il
again for the advertisement which it af-
fOrds the school.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
CHASE'S-Carnival of Dancing.

Miss Cora B. Shreve announces the
following artists for her carnival of
dancing on May q, g. and 2e, for the
principal parts in the entertainment TO
be known as THE Flowers Serenade: -
THE Rose" Miss Adrienne Shreve
Prince Narcissus." Miss Helen Eerens
Princess Marguerite" Miss Ruby Ray
mond, The Rainbow" Miss Henrietta
Bcrens: The Sun Miss Madoiin
Smithson: Queen OF Spring." Miss;
Leona Calian; THE Glow-Worm' Miss
+ 5na Wilcox.
Among the special features of the
carnival will be an Indian song, entitled
wild Flower" by Miss Beatrice Cos
grove; Spanish songs and dances. Miss
May Smith and Miss Mamie Schuyler
special toe dance. Miss Alma Nelson
f''La Petite Alma'O; special songs and
dances. Miss Bertha Wolf and Miss
Genevive Essex; Song OF the Sun
flower National Song and Drill" by
the entire company, led by Miss
AdTienne Shreve as Captain" Miss
Helen Berens will appear in a rose song,
and Miss Ruby Raymond in special
songs and dances.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
PRINCESS CHIC"
ABORN OFFERING
"A Royal Family" at Co
lumbia-Belasco Has 2
New Play.

The Aborn Opera Company. at the
New National Theater. will present next
week for the first time here the Ameri-
can opera cOmique'' of delightful MEM
ory, Princess Chic by IIirke La Shell
le and Julian Edwards.
Like the oth-r pieces chosen by the
Aborn management, this is one of those
lighter works Cf merit that stand out
conspicuously aoove the ephemeral sue
cesses that cane out during its time or
later.
Princess Chic" was warmly received
when first produced at the New York
Casino more than a decade ago, and has
retained its Chs.rm ever since through
it's possession cf those qualities that
make q few comic operas retain their
hold The book OF Princess Chic" takes
for it's characters a number of person
ages known in history, and has it's locale
in picturesque Burgundy in 146S, when
one Charles the Bold, resigned as Duke
of Burgundy.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
BIG TENNIS TOURNEY
STARTS ON MONDAY
Bachelors Club Will Hold
Fourth Annual Middle
Atlantic Event.

The fourth annual tournament for
the tennis Hampionship of the Middle
Atlantic Association will be started on
the courts of the Bachelors Lawn Ten
mis- Club. at Woodley road and Cathe-
dral avenue. next Monday afternoon,
and continue throughout the week.
This event attracts unusual interest
in society circles here, and from the
entry list some superiorNexhibitions are
promised. Resides the various events for
the men. the fair sex viii also get a
crack at the prizes, and several addi-
uonal events have been put on program
for the ladies alone.
r. w. Hills. c. r. Wilson, c. G. Har-
ris. j. T. Hendrick. and o. L. Afurray
will have charge OF the tournament.
The full quota of entries will not bs
issued for punishment before the close
Of the week Capital talent is mani
Testing particular interest in the coming
event, and there IS every indication thai
Washington will be well represented in
all OF the matches.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
cHASE'S-vaudevilIe.

Chases closing week, low in progress.
IS serving to bring vaudeville patrons
out for their final menu of merriment
this season
Nat Wills. the chief celebrant, is the
recipient Of an ovation at every per-
formance. and his singing monologue is
new Volta, the electric wizard. Is an
other powerful drawing card and his
phenomenal feature is varied some what
at every performance. Herman Meyer Is
ever heard here, and the Chicken
Patti" conclusion goes with much
laughter.
"Chums,'' by the Eva Taylor COM
pany, IS credited with being the best
constructed farce in a long time. and
the other attractions fill out a bill that
IS designed 10 leave a delightful taste
to make Washington welcome the re-
turn OF polite vaudeville next August
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
CHICAGO WILL GET
A MARATHON DERBY
Same Men That Ran in New
York Race Will Again
Compete.

CHICAGO, May 20.-Promoters of
the big professional Marathon TO he
run mere the afternoon Of May 29,
are now assured of having as en-
trants practically the same field that
faced the starters in the last $4,000
Marathon in New York.
kilograms from Montreal say Henri
ST. Yves. the French crack. twice win
ner of the Marathon Derby in New
York, and Tom LOngbOat would leave
for Chicago at once. Both men as
sured the promoter they would start
in the local race.
Johnny Hayes, DOrandO Pietri. and
Svanberg, the Swede, are already en-
tered.
Svanberg, the only entrant now on
the ground, is reeling off miles
through the local parks in prepara-
tfOn for the race.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
Baltimore Students Want to
Run, But Shy at An
ka nouncing Fact.
so MARK REACHED
IN MARYLAND CITY
One Man Training at Night in
Basement of Post
Office.

BALTIMORE. May 20-Not only was
the thirty mark reached this morni :
81 the formal entries from this end OF
the great TimeS-News Marathon to be
run on June II, but interest was added
in q large chunk by the announcement
that in all probability at least seven
OF the, Deichmann students would make
the break for Washington at the crack
of the gun.
II is not understandable by all, but it
Is nevertheless the fact. that some Of
these Marathon candidates are as shy
OF having their names used in connec-
ticn with the event as the blushiuS
bridegroom is of the license clerk. I'm
going to enter. but not for a while yet,
has been heard from perhaps fifty
young men who have either come in
person or sent for entry blanks. And in
all probability 80 per cent of these fifty
will do so. but their excuses fill a book
Boys Enthusiastic.
Maybe it was for one of these many
reasons and perhaps for another that
the Deichmann bunch didn't want its
entries published yet. Suffice it to say
that seven of the blanks were taken
away TO be returned just before the last
horn blows. and. on strict injunction TO
keep the names out of the paper, the
leader said:
The students at Deichmann's took a
keen interest in this race from the start.
and grew more interested as develop
ments appeared We began to train at
once. q little wabbly as TO whether we
could stand the gam for the distance
Well, we wouldn't have been here now
81 we weren't pretty well convinced that
we can. There are seven Of us-per-
haps there will be one or two more-but
we seven know pretty well by this time
1hat We have a chance in such a race,
and we will send in our formal sigma
lures before the time limit expires"
The Fifth Regiment boys are plugging
away with unfiagging zeal. A couple OF
were first announced. twenty-three men
jumped into harness around Coach Dis
ney. II Is not surprising that but one
or two have dropped by the wayside.
than at the start.
Z. +. Kirkness. one of the most per-
seVering of the postoffice athletes. will
occupy the unique position OF represent
ing Uncle Sans clerks.
Trains In Basement.
He knows something OF the walking
between here and Washington, for sew
eral years ago he made the distance in
seven and a half hours. ON Friday he
expects to go over the Marathon course.
taking the train from here to Laurel
and winding up in Washington.
KirlxEess is one Of the night men at
the pcstofiice, and for the last week or
so has been doing his training when
no went of duty, very early in the
morning. At odd times he and others
who don't MIND a little exercise hit
IL up" in the basement of the post-
office building. but the conditions are
not good, as may be imagined.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20

The festivities are SCHEDULED 20 begin
at O'Clock, and will begin then unless
rain comes TO dampen the arder and
spatter he uniforms Of the players.
The Mkropolitans will have about the
same lineup as in the games with the
Chevy Chase and Baltimore clubs. with
Prsste- Gibson doing the twirling and
Ned Mitchell behind the bat. The other
positions viii be distributed among such
classy club fellows as william Hit.
Ma melville Carlisle, Oden Horstmann.
Reggie Huidekoper, Murray Cobb, Billie
Hibbs. Fleming Newbold, Freddie
Brooke, Jimmie Mitchell, and Billie Mer-
riam.
For the Century Club those old-tinie
college stars, Leonard Nicholson and
Tom Hume-nO. not Yale '7S-wil re-
spectively pitch and catch. Among the
others to play will be such familiar
favorites as Frank Ellis, Ned Mclean,
Orville Ecker, Roy Nelson, Graham
Hume, Duncan Hannegan. Billie Mere
dith, Harris CTist, Billie NaylOr and
Freddy Barbour.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
CAYETY-The Bon Tons.

Weber and Rush's Bon Tons will do
a weeks engagement at the Gayety
Theater beginning next Monday after
noon
The leading comedy role in the show
will be taken by Guy Rawson, while his
assistants will include Lester Bernard
John c Hansen, and George Niblo.
Among the female entertainers NAV be
mentioned Miss Frances Glare, Emily
Miles. Helen Spencer. Oils JOY. and
Ftbel Clayton. Affinity Beach and
THE Gowgirls' Roundup" the two
musical comedies presented by this com.
pany. are said TO be unusually merry
and tuneful.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
LYCEUM-Alcasar Beauties.

One of the sterling companies playing
the burlesque circuit which has not ap-
peared in Washington heretofore will
make its initial bow as the Alcazar
Beauties at the Lyceum on Monday.
May "A.
Many well-known performers com
prise what IS said TO be one of the
largest and best-dTessed shows OF the
day. Miss ATna Deck, assisted by
Teddy Burns, Virginia Ware, Burt
Jack, Sol Abrams, VIII France and a
selected bevy OF beautiful young ladies
who can siag and dance in a way to
please the most fastidious, combine as
whole 10 prove that good comedy.
catchy music. clever performers and
pretty girls. viii insure a pleasant week
at the Lyceum.