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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

We are all friends and neighboTs,
working for q great. common cause.
the betterment of conditions and the
uplift of humanity.-Bay Minette
CAla.) Times.
AMEN.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

Taft wants to eat beef and cabbage
in Texas good dish if the first
named concomitant be coTned.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

Alexander the Great wept because
there were no more worlds to con-
quer and it seems that Spain will be
distressed when there's no Moore" to
conquer. This pun is almost Shakes
pearean-but let It go.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
Judge Reeves Candidacy
Reviewed By State Press

Pensacola, TaIiaterro snd BrowaTd
from Jacksonville. and Claude Len
gle from All About. There are some
mighty good men in the bunch bu,
in our opinion the winner has not
been named yet-BafUow Courier
Informant.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

Reports say six hundred tons Of
harnacles have been removed from
the cruiser South Dakota but do not
state whether they had legs or not
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
He May Withdraw.

Judge L. J. Reeves of Pensacola has
announced his candidacy for the L
s. senate. Judge Reeves was eight
years state senator from Walton cOun-
~ and has been circuit Judge three
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

BOOST, BOOM, BUILD-THAT'S
ALL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
The List Is Full.

Hon. L. J. Reeves has announced
positively that he will be a candi
date for the United States senate.
This places five contestants in the
race. Senator TaIiaferro, Of Jackson
vile, Hon. W. A. BIoUnt, of Pensacola,
and Claude L'EngIe, OF Tallahassee,
Governor BrOward, of Jackson
vile, with Mr.. Reeves making probab-
ably the full entTv.-Perry Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
IA FLORIDA wEDNEsD AY MORNING. SEPTEMBER g. 1909

BOOST. BOOM, BUILD-THAT'S
Alb
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
A Hot Time Brewing.

Judge Reeves. that learned and pop
ulaF Pensacola disciple of Blackstone.
has entered the lists for senatorial
hOnoTs. Who said next years contest
would be a Iistless One?-Palatka
Times Herald
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

Baldwin county. Ala. fair this week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
The Fifth Entry.

The Fifth Entry.
Judge L. J. Reeves OF Pensacola has
announced his candidacy for the
United States senate. This makes the
fifth entry in the race and the list
now stands: Reeves and BlOunt from
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29
A New Phase-

A New Phase.
Judge Reeves dvent into the race
for United State snatOr puts an en-
tirely different pI. Sc on the situation.
-FeTnandina Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

BOOST, BOOM, BUILD-THAT's
ALL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-09-29

BOOST. BOON, BUILD-THAT'S
ALL.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Habit From the Dungeon.

Convicts who were forced TO drag
about bah ANA chain NJ the gallcys
could often he detected when released
by their habit Of trailing one foot
after the other. John Boyle O'ReilIy,
condemned TO convict life in Australia
for his Fcnan sympathics, had also in
after years habit which told Il like
sad story. One who knows him said:
When walking abstractcdly aud me,
chauically he always went short dis
tancc and then rctraccd his steps, no
matter how wide n stretch he had be
fore him. II was always three PAGES
forward, turn and three pacCs hack,
exactly like the restless turning of n
lion In a cage. one day | asked him,
"Boylc what was the length of your
cell when YOU were in prison-how
many paccs"
"Threc," he said. "Why do YOU ask
"BccauSc when YOU are abscntmind-
cd yOu always walk three PAGES for
ward aud then rCtraCe your steps"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
A Lesson In PhYsioIoay.

The school superintendent was in
the habit of dropping in To the differ
eut class rooms and demanding rc.
cita of lessons from the pupils. one
day her active mind hit upon physiol-
ogy as the study for examination,
1t happened that the teacher did
herself not like the study Of the hu-
man anatomy and therefore had not
drilled her scholars MS she should have
done. But the little girl TO whom the
first question was put so bewidcrcd
the superintendent aud made her lose
her patience that there were no more
questions OF similar nature asked,
Tell me-" said the superintendent,
"what a skeleton Is"
The little girl thought for a shot
time.
"A skclcton?" she asked. "a skcle-
ton? Why. n skeleton is man with
his lnsdes out AMI his outsides of. -
New York Times,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Fannie Ward will open her season
i'm America in play by Forest Hal
scy and Lee Arthur entitled wan Al
lens, Wife" II. Reeves Smith has
been engaged as her leading man.
Miss Wards London season was a
personal success. Her development
in her chosen field of endeavor has
been sure and most artistic. Van
Aliens wife" is modern play It's
scenes are laid in New York city
and on Long Island. The characters
depicted are those OF men and won
en- Of good breeding INTO whose cir
Gle circumstances force young wom-
an of the best instincts and sterling
worth but a toy OF the Fates. Hci
life falls in pleasant paths and happi'
nes comes to her. In the midst OF
her contentmcnt she again becomes
Il plaything of the unforeseen and Il
forced out of the warmth OF nor
husbands home and ner child's heart
to take up the life of paying the pen
atty for the misdeeds of others. Ihe
company will be carefully sclcctc !
and the play staged with taste ana
discretion.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

character which was peculiarly no.
ticed was that the former queen of
comic opera has ripened I'm her art
as comedienne and the fact OF most
note was the splendid advancement
she has made in this difficult branch
OF art. Her development has added to
her poise and charm. aud withal her
work in the central character of this
story of Cupid and the
Stock Exchange was 50 clean cut and
that Miss Russell lifted
the piece into success and by force of
her personality and wonderful stage
presence made It decided hit
There is always an element of a
Russell production which makes her
task. the more difficult Long recog-
nized as the peer Of her sisters in
stageland, her feminine admirers look
to the airy fairy Lillian to lead the
procession in sartorial cmbelishment
of her characters. The role entrusted
to her is opportune in this, but even
blase flrst-nighters were startled by
the Partisan gowns that Miss Russell
brought over for her use this season.
They constituted an array of wearing
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

apparel too wonderful 20 permit OF
dotriled description other than they
are the newest styles 10 be had and
pretty enough to make one enyious
were they worn by any other than
Lillian Russell. The first dress IS a
shopping costume of gray Liberty
satin trimmed in silve; lace and ma
tuTal lynx furs. It is a pretty COM
bination of Napoleonic and Dircctoire
effects, with tr-cookade hat Of the
First Empire period that sets Off Miss
Russers radiant beauty. The second
act presents the star in a dinner gown
OF clinging white Liberty satin with
plated skirt and made effective by
its simplicity of outline. The design Is
known in Paris as moltiere creation
and ultra-modern in treatment. The
gown is studded with rhinestones and
arc en- cell Tainbow) pielettes The
sleeves and neck are of silver voil.
The third act is bali room scene
and here Miss Russell wears a won
derful creation or blue and gold bro
caaed silk drapcd in surplice style
ana in Grecian folds with the aim of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
Wanted Them Labeled.

There was certain master of fox
hounds In one of the English shres
who was greatly nugercd by the awk-
wardness of Que of the gentlemen who
Invariably rode over the hounds. At
one of the meets the NJ. Il. II. rode up
10 the awkward hunter aud in the most
chilling tones said, MIR So-and-so,
there are two dogs in the pack today,
Snap and Tatlers, which ! am cspe-
cinlly fond Of and | would esteem ii
u favor if you would avoid killing
or manning them with your horses
hoofs." Certainly my dear fellow"
replied Mr.. SO-and-so; but as | do not
know them, viii you bc kind enough to
put tags on them for me|
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

The strong right arm of Mike Dom
lin. actor ballplayer, showed the re-
suit of willow welding recently when
its owner leaped from his auto on
broadway and worked off some su-
perfluous muscle on Edward Dam
furth. when the game was called and
the batting average handed to Don
lin i'm bulk, he deigned to tell Dam
furth what it was all about IT seems
the volatile Mike had intercepted .
high sign sent from Danfurth to Miss
Mable Hite CMrs Donlin) or he
thought he had which amounted to
the same thing. Hence the impulse.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

orite actor, Robert Edcson, and the
equally favoritc -eTsss Rose Cogh-
Ian at the Criterion, New York, has
surprised even the optlmists of the
show world i'm the strength and YER
acity Of its Interpretation and pre-
sentation. Nothing this season is
like to strike at the heart of things
i'm a purely farcial manner as this bit
of serio-comic truism from the study
of w. Somerset Maugham, the Eng
lish playwright '"The Noble Spaniard'
bids fair to add yet cnother laurel TO
the very pretentious wreath already
crownng the histronic brow of the
irimitable MIR. Edeson.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

lowing his usual custom. has taken
for his theme subject Of great in
terest to the American public. In his
new play he deals with the enact
ment by legislatures Of loosely con.
structed laws capable OF many inter.
pretations. lie also attacks our
modern methods or legal procedure.
winch culminatc in the courts. be-
coming clogged, as result de-
laying the proper adjudication of the
rights OF litigants and the tying up oi
large estates, thereby Withholding
widows and orphans their Just IN
heritances, causing great suffering a4
q consequence MIR. Klein also takes
occasion in his new play TO mvcigh
against the connection Of politics with
the Bench and the Bar, for the pur-
pose of eNtOrting blacltmail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

nentuating the lines too strongly.
There is a winged back of gold GRO
cheted lace. The neck and sleeves are
OF Venetian point For the final act
Miss Russell wears a carriage dress
of white cloth with a satin hem
around the bottom, over this is a BY
zantine coat of transparent Russian
scroll lace embroidered with silver,
Her head dress is the newest com
bination of turban and Russian toque
OF moonlight blue velvet with an
osprey at the side of the same shade.
This is the most extreme Parasian
bit of millinery consisting of folds
upon folds Of the same texture that
winds about the head and extends
down in the back TO the coat collar,
hiding all the hair excepting fringe
that shows over the left temple.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
As BETWEEN STAR AND sr,,

No'hlhS so well proves the hannv
,uHllly camaraderie that exists ann no
rrohIllan stars, with Charles Frob-
'"i hiInselI regarded as a kind Of
I"'n'r over all as the kilograms thar
p'ss from star 70 "tar as the season
- Iaunched for each one. For exam
w Nllllum Gillette, usually regard
ca as very grave and austere per-
son py those who do not know him
Intimately as a wri;-r of first nIght
'eIcSramS Is revealed as the most
GENIAL of comedians. On the oponing
Flght of What Every Woman
Knows the telegram that most do.
llshtcd Miss Adams read: IT'S cur
Ious, but l am not bit nervous
William Gillette" Usually Mr. GIL
lette anticipates the ordinary "suc.
cess telegram before the perform
ance by the single word "congratu-
lations." a telegram from Maude
Adams on the opening night is the
rarest of messages even among Frob
man stars. When one comes. IL il
cherished by the recipient as highly
as If II came from II crowned head
But Miss Adams sends very few
bnly to those whom she really knows
little known to the constantly increas.
lng army OF Frohman stars as to out
Slders But whether she Is i'm
France, England or Egypt, she new
cl falls to cable wen wishes to those
with whom she has peen associated
professionally, whether they are stars
on not, and the cable or telegram
usually contains but two words
Good luck. NJ Adams" It Is gem
orally admitted that the cleverest
writer of telegram', among Frohman
stars Is William Collier. The ten
wittiest words In the world. what
ever the occasion may be, always
seem To be on tap for Mr.. Collier.
one day recently while at lunch in
a Broadway restaurant Thomas Shea
manager OF The Empire Theatre
stopped at Mr.. Callers table to tell
him that that day was the annivers-
AIRY of Mr. Frohman's birthday, In
stanty Mr.. Collier called for a tele-
graph blank and sent this message
to the manager. who was then in At
lantic city: MANY happy returns
from all your theatres" But per-
laps the cleverest telegram that ever
left the resourceful pen of William
Collier, was the one he sent to Hat
tie Williams on the opening night OF
detective Sparkes, 1t read. ]
don't know what Detective Sparkes
Is after, but | hope he gets IT. Suc-
cess--Herald," TO which Miss VIII
liams lost no time in replying
"Many thanks-espee.ally for the
privilege of playing at your theatre.
Enough money Is spent on telegraph
ing between star and star. on opening
nights, to buy god part of the or
chestra OF any theatre And 1t is q
fact that at the office of certain
well known telegraph company 1t IL
frequent habit to accept the tele-
grams as they are written, charge
for them as If they We're to go over
the wires, and then send one smali
boy to deliver them all at once IN
bulk.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Miss Cissie Lotus the noted vaude-
willie actress arrived I'm New York
from Liverpool aboard the Baltic this
week. Mrs. A. II. Waterman wife OF
n Chicago physician of cminence, was
a sobriquent most becoming
20 the rootlght favorite. Miss Lotus
first matrimonial ventere was
with Justin Huntly Mccarthy
the author from whom she
was divorced. Mrs. Waterman will fill
a twelve weeks contract on the Will
liam Morris circuit opening at the
Plaza theatre this week.
A young couple at the Marion Fam
lily Theatre Friday night were objects
of interest to several people about
them, because while they appeared to
enjoy the performance as much as
any one else they never applauded
although the show was a
good one and the house was gener-
Gus with its approval. 1t was surmis-
ed by some of the observers that those
two silent ones were from Gallon, and
did not know how TO applaud, yet
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

u j. u " n y. u y u f. u u u i. =. i. y. y. y. ~ ~ x

the proper use of the voice. Living as
work, 1t is not strange that my
first pubic appearance should save
been made at church concert. On
this occasion | experienced the most
severe case OF stage fright" | have
ever known, and sang so badly
that even my fond parents acknowledge
ed that | was not in good voice"
But for me 1t was new experience
that awakened a longing in my breast
that was Lot be be put aside. | was
like an ugly duckling who has been
confined to a barn-yard and sudden
ly discovering a tiny puddle of water
tries to swim. My next appearance
was as a member of the choir OF my
fathers church. The experience gain
ed in this capacity, the familiarity of
appearing before audiences and the
knowledge of music acquired from n
really excellent choir master were of
great value to me when | spread my
wings and flew out of the surround.
ings OF church choir and work and
landed on the vaudeville stage.
! suppose some of the pous mem
bers of the congregation were great
~ shocked and prophesied all kinds
OF dreadful things for my future
but my father, even in his capacity of
clergyman never attempted to in
iluence me to give up a career that
had determined to make a success II
such thing was possible"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Charles Frohman. having now made
five productions in America and three
in London, has put into rehearsal
"Thc Builder Of Bridges i'm
which Eyrle Bcllew will be tho
star: your Humble Servant" with
Otis skinner in the chief part: "Thc
Bachelors Baby Francis Wilson's
new comedy; Israel" and The Har-
vest Moon" a new play of Augustus
Thomas Through mis- London gem
oral manager Mr.. Frohman has be
gun the rchcarsals of smith" the
new w. Somerset Vaughan comedy,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
will be given its first production by
Klaw & Erlanger and Joseph Brooks
in Springfield IN November. The
play is completed and the company
selected.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Charming Pollock has completed
his scenario of "rhe inner Shrine
tho dramatization of the popular nov
cl which Iilaw & Erlanger and Joseph
Brooks will produce this season. The
outline of the play reads very well.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

me overtures and musical interpo-
Iations played by MIR. John Stoner.
professional pianist at the Marion
ran'iiN Theatre are attracting, atten-
t,oh because of theirnagrant merit
Flahists have come and planists have
gone, nut the going of Mr.. Stoner
would be real loss Ito the bripht
anu sninihg new staff of the little
NuuueNlIe house. Mr. Stoner cones
10 Marion from Baltimore whore bo
was affiliated with the Wells Amusos
nent company in the capacity of mn.
Sicai director. His numbers are no,y,
Snappy' and rendered with the nro.
ger amount ot dash when dash is ro.
nulreu, ana the right emotional shad-
ing When emotion runs high.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

that worldly people attended. My
father was Babtist minister, and
while he was neither narrow minded
nor blgoted he had very definite
idea OF the fitness of things, and for
that reason | knew nothing In my
early youth of many innocent amuse-
ments that would appear most un-
scemly IL INDUCED in by a clergy
mans daughter.
But loved music and sang as ma
turally asc the birds do, knowing
pothing of the science OF singing or
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

"Through a Widow" play of San
Francisco by Gertrude Andrews in
which Mary Bertrand is TO play the
leading role, goes into rehearsal next
month.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

they did not look like galionites either,
and the mystery remained unsolyed,
until near the end of the show. Then
came particularly good turn and the
girl turned to the young man and
said; Henry dear, you'll Just have
to let go my hand for a minute. I've
simply got to applaud this time.
In the parlance OF the first n!ghters
who gathered to receive Lillian Rus
sell in her new comedy, "The Widows
Might" in New York, the consensus
of opinion was that the fair Lillian
wins again. Edmund Days comedy of
Wall Street, which is her stellar We
hicle for the present turns out the
play that permits Miss Russell to
shine in new surroundings with all
the charm and feminine graces that
have long combined TO make her an
institution OF the American stage,
A surprising element OF her new
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

The Frolic of "The Blue Mouse" NJ
the Grand early in October will mari,
o red letter on the local theatrical
calender. In Boston. the highbrows
were highly shocked by the capers of
the bewitching mouselet don't Won
Know but New York thought her
simply corking. and nothing Jess than
a panic greeted her in Chicago. Any
now her mouselet has caused more
comment than any Broadway vehicle
OF the day, and her popularity is at
tested bv the oyernowing till of the
Oox-ofiice Its the original New York
company for ours.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Henry B. Harris announces ar
rangcments were made yesterday for
the production In November Of
Charles Klein's new four-act drama
'The Next OF Kin" Mr., Klein fol-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Manager BALI has selected the Keith
Stock company as the attraction at
the Grand fair week After a care
ful study of the available material.
the Keith company was booked be-
cause of its solid success of the past
and It's promising repertoire and per-
sonal of the present. "My jim" will
be the opening number, the promises
being that this little story of human
loves and interests is the most pre-
tentious attempt by stock compan-
les of the day. Such offerings as "Its
Never Too Late to Mend" paid A
Debt" "The Peddler," Slaves of Pas
ion" and Coon Hollow" are slated for
production The wardrobe of the
company aud extra properties are Ella
borate and selected with care for
detaid seldom observed in stock pro-
dustions, We're utility is the keynote.
Crowded houses being the rule Fair
week, tickets should be reserved in
advance
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25
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GRAND--Nforris Vaudeville.
MAKION--Suu-NIu Murray Vaudeville.

If Marion d to have high grade
attractions at the Grand during the
coming season. II Is important that
theatre-goers respond to "Marellc, ,"
scintlllating opcretta in which Louise
Cunning will be seen at the Grand
Thursday evening. Miss Cunning is
the acknowledged premiere song
stress of the light opera stage and
her personality is altogether charm
ing. Her role is that of footlight
favorite i'm the play as we'll as in
real life. and there are show girls,
stunning gowns and all that goes to
spell success In a production of mus
Teal nature. Pixley and Luders, they
of prince of PilsenD and wood
land fame, wrote the score. Ism u
that quite enough?
Manager Howell can send us the
UP o the world i'm theatricals,
If we want It, want in this lease
meaning an carly visit to the box
Office.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

Miss Louise Cunning who sings
the leading role In the cffervescent
operctta Narcotic" at the Grand
Thursday evening is supremely and
beautiful charitable. judging not so
much from point of convention az
from one Of sincerity and merit, says
the exponent of this rare capacity for
seeking good everywhere:
My first experience IN the line of
amuscmcnts was connned to the sun
day school concerts and church enter
tainmnts, AS Il little girl | never
went TO the theatre and
knew of it only vaguely as Il place
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-25

The bill at the Marion FGiily the
atre for the early week includes the
Four Nightengales, Barnes and Ed
monds. the Barr-Snlth Duo and Bert
Howard All classy ."vaudeyillians, -
so why shouldn't folks drive away
dull care. Manage Paul offers a guar
antee cure for ultra-marines.