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of the heroine is Texas West. The play has charm of atmosphere, and the story, --.i ir- Is simple. is well told The inter est is well sustained and there are some ,.-4...4Le AraAlarIc moments The charac- ters are skillfully drawn and are as clear cut as a cameo. The characters are not dragged in to help along the action, but the action develops naturally and con sistently from the characters.
 The hero of the play is a stalwart young ranchman, who Is strong, heroic and re- sourceful He loves Texas West and the course of their love would have been smooth and sunny, but for the plottings of Pasquale a border half-breed whom Jack Dallam, the hero, has branded as a cattle thief An English lord is also con cerned in the plot and endeayors to pur- chase Bucl<head Ranch, the home of Tex as, as he has learned there are valuable gold deposits on the land He is prevent ed from doing this by Jack Dallam, who learns suddenly that he has become rlcn through his oil fields in eastern Texas. Jack purchases the ranch and the home is saved.
 The strength of the play lies not so much In the plot as in the characters ana the atmosphere of the plains which per vadeS 1t. The love story Is very prettily told and the comedy element is bright. sparkling and breezy. The coming pro- duction has been rehearsed under the per sonal supervision of the author. Ii will be seen at the Bijou theatre all this week, with the usual matiness, beginning to- morrow night
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are grouped artistically the various ami.

are grouped artistically the various ani- mals.
 The Paul Durand Italian Trio have lately played the big Chicago houses with success. They render some beauti- full classical selections. but in addition to this they sing several popular airs, in order that they may please all classes of patrons. They have three changes of costumes and inject some comedy into their act. All three members of the trio were formerly associated with the Milan Grand Opera company
 MT Hardman, the monologist. is from the same region that Tom Moore came from, namely, the Pacific coast and he is said to be quite as good as MT. Moore. He sings fast and talks faster, and some how or other there is an abundance of laughter following his witticisms. He has lot of new material.
 The Poirers are well known trapeze performers, Madame Poirier being splendid example of the high develop | ment of physical culture. MT. Poirier Is | a skilled gymnast, and one thing he does, namely, his double dislocation of the shoulders on a bar IS inches wide Is said l to be something which no other athlete has been able to perform. Lester and Mildred are a team of girls | who sing and dance and do sister act" as it is called in stage parlance Miss Lester was formerly of the team Of Harrington and Lester, and Miss Mildred formerly took one of the other parts in "The Land of Nod" company Each does a speciality of her own, and then the duo perform in unison.
 Sylvan and O'Neal are team of com edy pantomimists. They have their own drop and scenery and 1t represents a view of the seashore with a bath house in the foreground It is hard to describe this act, as it Is a succession of comedy i stunts wherein many novel devices are employed for the purpose of creating laughter.
 Hodges and Darrell man and wo- man team of singers, Miss Darrell being a noted "coon shcrter." They sing sev- eral songs which have never been heard in this section before. The pair bill them selves as "The Fashion Plate Models,
 because of their elegance of costume.
 The moving pictures this week treat of a most Interesting subject. There will be a matinee every after noon at 2:30, especially for the ladies and children, and the usual evening perform ance each night at S:30 o'clock.
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The Jefferson.
The HinDotiro1ne,
Louis James In "Peer Gynt."

The season at the Jefferson theatre will close tomorrow night with a superb pro-
 duction of Peer Gynt" by Louis James and company. The play, from the pen of that master mind Henrik Ibsen, has provoked more disputation, more deduc- tion and favorable consideration from critics, reviewers and theatre-goers than any poem, epic or play that has emanated from his prolific pen, and no dramatic event in recent years has awakened the measure of praiseful comment as the an- nouncement that Louis James had taken up the reins of histrionic leadership so suddenly released by Richard Mansfield and was carrying the same onward to success and permanency. As the story of Peer Gynt' Is so well. known, resume here is superfluous. suffice to say: Peers career is unfolded delicately, skillfully and consistently with an abundance of wit and satire, that belongs only to Ibsen,
 and while a certain dramatic license has been taken in eliminating some of the prosaic episodes, all the dramatic clements have been retained; a treatment calling forth from Bernard Shaw the statement:
 "It is the masterpiece of modern come dy." Added to this Is the music of Ed ward Grieg, Norway's greatest composer, consisting of the two Peer Gynt' suites and other national themes, making in all 21 numbers performed by an augmented
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interested person or of any one who real- izes the primordial necessity for the ac- complishment of the purposes for which the state exists, as well as for the real ization of the ideals of that collective science which Is the motive force in the evolution of all society.
 Whether the law has so far accom- plished, and whether 1t is likely in the future to accomplish, the purposes for which 1t was passed are two different questions. To answer them we must make perfectly clear just what. in a large and general way. those purposes were. They may be summarized somewhat as follows
 l. The prevention of wrongs in over capitalization and in the issue of cor porate securities.
 g. The prevention of monopoly, by mak- ing it impossible for one corporation to hold more than 10 per cent of the stock of another.
 g. The control of corporate accounting, to secure efficient publicity, and to cure the mischievous practices of public ser vice corporations through systematic mis- representation. and often with motives of wrongdoing, on the books of the com panies.
 f. To compel an adequate service and an honest product, at fair and reasonable rates, without discrimination among users or consumers.
 3. By investigation to throw the light of publicity on the operations of those kinds of business in which the interest and welfare of the community as a whole is the primary consideration.
 6. To secure the safety of the general public.
 Now, bearing these objects in mind, let us ask precisely what the public service commission for the First district-that is to say, for Greater New York--has &C., compllshed I am bold enough to say that Governor Hughes has been justified of his law and his commission, and that no other similar body has accomplished so much and so much of value in the same lime
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well known stars, and their latest sketch, 'The Banker and the Thief" is undoubt- edly the best vehicle they have ever had. Karl Emmys dogs have been especially engaged for the delectation of the little folks; and the Paul Durand Italian Trio have recently played the big Chicago houses. Joe Hardman, the Pacific Coast monologist Is said to be the equal of Tom Moore. The other numbers on this programme will include the Poiriers, Flu ropean gymnasts: Lester and Mildred, couple of girls who sing and dance; Syl- van and ONeal, comedy pantomimlsts; and Hedges and Darrell a clever pair of song and dance artists. The moving pie lures will complete the programme There is a matinee daily and perform ance nightly.
 Long and Cotton, who were such a hit two years ago over this circuit, return with their new sketch, ''rhe Banker ana the Thief" and the papers of New fork city declare 1t is the best they have ever had The story tells of the invasion or the dishonest bankers home by the re- male burglar who is stealing to help her self and husband The banker awakes and discovers the burglar, and the meet ing between the two thieves one a line bank president and the other woman of the sums, is dramatic in the extreme.
 Karl Emmy is said to have wonderful collection of canine pets who do some usl- usual stunts, one of them being per formed by a little terrier named Rosie who while standing on her hind legs iumps backwards over seven dogs some thing which is said to be performed only by this animal. The finish of the act Is very beautiful-a large revolving wheel with electric lights and upon this "heei
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orchestra especially organized for this occasion.
 That clever and intelligent actress. Aphe James, who has been MT. James leading support for several seasons, heads the large cast of players who are utilized in giving life and vitality to this delight ful comedy-this together with ballet, chorus and host of auxiliaries, formes the most pretentious dramatic organiza- tion on tour this season.
 The scenic investiture is upon a scale of stupendous magnificence, constructed and painted especially fer MT. Mansfield from original drawings, making Il com plete superb pictures, depicting day and night on the Norwegian passes, under the snow of winter and under the fertile green of summer the fantastic cavern of the Troll King; the interior of peasant homes; "a vivid scene of the tropical strands of Morocco, and graphic scene at sea with marvellous shipwreck, all Of which are presented in the same com plete and masterful manner that char acterized MT Mansfields presentation.
 Electricity Is utilized to a very great extent by Mr. James in his presentation of Peer Gynt." The sunrise upon the Norwegian mountains, the fireflies in the cavern home of the Dovre King, the great electrical storm at sea with a full rigged ship, sailing on to the audience. going to pieces upon hidden rocks an effect said to be one of the most thrilling ever presented upon the American stage. In this scene alone Richard Mansfield, who first produced Peer Gynt," and which Mir James discloses here In its orig ina1 entirety-expended over $5O0o obtain ing the necessary results; there are the passing clouds the approach of the storm the howl of the wind, the sheets of driving rain, the roar of thunder, the 70 iohf bn ing of heavy sea and laboring of the doomed craft. all depicted with life-like accuracy, but the shipwreck scene is only one of the many scenes that are veritable marvels of the stage mechanics skill.
 In addition to this scenic grandeur there is the establishment of music Then there Is the 'Anitra Dance with her bevy of
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GOVERNOR HUGHES JUSTIFIED.
What His Public Service Commission
 Has Accomplished.

From William M. Wins Public Service
 Commissions in the May Century
 Our national and state supervision of banks. our state control of insurance, our Rapid Transit commission, and finally the experience and history of the inter state commerce commission, all supplied both reasons and models for the new public service commissions law which was demanded for the purpose of making the state superior to the corporations. in stead of as had been the case, leaving the corporations in command of the state
 That the law was a proper law there can be no doubt in the mind of any dis
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She Almost Remembered.

Y
 Little Josephine, aged 4, was intently studying the picture in a book and seemed very much interested in picture of Charles Dickens.
 Taking the book to her mother she in- quired who 1t was.
 That is Dickens, dear,'' said her moth CT
 The picture was wonderfully fascinating to the little girl and when her big sister came from college in the evening she ran and got the book, turned to the picture and said:
 Sister, seel This is a picture of MT. Darn"
 Her sister replied. NO, dear. that is MT. Dickens"
 We'll" said Josephine, 'T knew it was some kind of a swear-word."
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The Music Festival.

The Birmingham music festival, Walter Damrosch director, which will be held at the Hippodrome this week-W ednesday night to Friday night, inclusive, with Thursday and Friday matinees-will be at once artistic and popular. Musicians and students of music will thoroughly enjoy all the concerts and all persons with any fondness for music will be delighted with every number on every programme. Take the first nights programme as fair ex- ample of the variety and entrancing char acter of the music. Here it is;
 Overture, "Semiramide" RossinD (a) Lord, How Long Wilt Thou For get Us" (Brahms); (b), Treble Clef club. Ballade and Polonaise (Vieuxtemps), MT Alex Saslavsky. Symphonic Poem, Les Perludes'' DiszD.
 (a) Moths" (Palicot; (b) Nanny s Lullaby, Co "Tiritomba," Reese), Treble Clef club.
 (a) Allegretto from string quartet, (oJ Spring Song (Mendelssohn). Air from Der F'reischutz' CWeber). Mime. Rider-Kelsey.
 "The Blessed Damozer' Claude Debus- sey), Treble Clef club, orchestral accom- paniment.
 Slavonic March CTschaikowsly).
 more popular programme could not have been provided The overture to
 u uS. familiar to old concert goers, but 1t has not been played much in recent years. This overture, in the opening part, has a fine passage for the four French horns. The programme Thursday afternoon will consist of Mendelssohn's "Mdsum- mer Nights Dream music with reading of the charming Shakespeare comedy by Mrs. Isabel Garghil Beecher, the most distinguished elocutionist in the United tSates.
 The Thursday night programme is near ly all orchestral and is wonderfully bril- liant.
 Friday afternoon is the Beethoven Wag- ner programme. It opens with Beet hovens Fifth Symphony entire.
 The farewell concert Friday night:
 Overture, "Mignon," CThomas).
 Slow movement from the American Symphony Dvorak).
 Suite Peer Gynt," (Grieg).
 (a) ''At Daybreak.' (b) "Asa's Death . Co 'Anitra's Dance," (d) Tn the Halls of the Mountain Kings"
 Overture, 'The Merry Wives of Wind sor," (NicolaD.
 PART II.
 "Stabat Mater" (RossinD Festival cho- rus orchestral accompaniment. Soloists, Mme Rider Kelsey, soprano; Miss Neva- da Van der Veer, contralto; MT. Reed Mill Ter, tenor; MT. Gustaf Holmquist, bass. Chorus and orchestra.
 zConcluding with Hayrn's famous fare well symphony, when each musician In his turn blows out his candle and leaves the stage.
 Damrosch brings a superb orchestra of 50 pieces, great violin soloist-Sasavsky, and a splendid vocal solo quartet.
 The reserve seat sale has been very brisk and there is every indication that the Hippodrome will be crowued each night.
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Making a Good Bluff.

From Judge.
 O O'Brien-Wot are yez doin' wid tn kerosene?
 O'Rourke-Jst fer a bluff. O Brien. If ye cant own autymoble it don't cost much to shmell loike it.
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dancing maidens, and the Troll dance in the Dovre Kings palace In fact, there is enough material in Peer Gynt" to sat- isfy the most fastidious taste.
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"Texas,u

Texas" a comedy drama by J. Maul- din Feigl, which is in it's fifth season, will be presented for the first time in this city at the Bijou this week. It is a most stirring play. It is 8 comedy drama of the western plains and the action of the play takes place in Texas and the name
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Majestic Theatre.

The bill this week will contain some of the most notable headliners in vaude- vile. Nick Long and Idalene Cotton are
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
Jim Garlowe has purchased a new
horse near Garnavillo.
1HoRpE.

Clarence Schomock has smile or
his face which can never be washed
off. It's all because he is the fathe,
of ten pound boy born August 80.
Bell Hendershot is so she car
sit up part of the time, which hel
many friends are glad to hear.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Sedgwick called
on A., O. Stone and wife.
Mrs. Amsie Stone was on the sicl
list this week.
Mable Parson visited with her sis
ter, Mrs. S. Harding, at Lamont.
Amsie Stone made a business tri]
to Minnesota the past week.
Dan Sark was in Littleport for
few days.
Mr.. Winstofer and Mr.. Steel ar
North Dakota.
Dan sark and son-in-law, H. A
Kane, will take two weeks trii
to North Dakota to visit with Da
j Sark's sister and family.
Chuck Sedgwick called on hi
friend, Ben Sark.
Perry Gibson and wife have one Q
their sonin-law's as a guest.
Will White has one of his brotf
ers visiting him.
Miss Brooks of Strawberry Poir
is visiting at the Richard Whit
home for a few days.
School begins Monday.
Howard Sark spent Thursday e
ening with his friend, Ben Zimmers,
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
LENox COLLEGE.

Lenox will open Tuesday and the
prospect is good for a large attend,
ance.
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock an
address will be given by Rev. Chas
Whetzel, pastor of the Presbyterian
church ait Anamosa. A solo will be
given by Mrs. Carrie Sullivan Palmer
the teacher of vocal music. and q
reading by Miss Frances Peterson
instructor in expression and physdca
culture. These openings -of the col
lege are very interesting.
Prof. Evans spent a couple of days
at the state fair last week.
President Reed and Prof. Evant
attended the picnic at the county
farm last Saturday and gave inter
esting addresses.
Miss Jessie Ricketts,, who was grat
uated from the department of voca
music 'O9, leaves Monday evening
for Aurora, MI. where she has po
sition in a girls school.
Mrs. President Reed and slttl'
daughter returned from Dubuque tn,
last of the week.
Verdon Welch 'O8 of Monticell
made one of his periodical visits las
week. He is expecting to enter Yale
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
NORTH MANCHESTER.

Mrs. Frank Chapel will entertain
the Ladies Aid society this Thurs
day p. m. Sept 9th.
Jim Barnd was very sick Saturday
night. He lis under the Doctors care.
Miss Verna Woolfe is home after
a three weeks visit with her sister
in Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. Burlington is out again after
a weeks severe ILLNESS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Munger returned to
their home in ST. Olif, after a brief
visit at the home of Mrs. Mungers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Riley Smith
Mrs. Peters and son Carl of Chi.
cago, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson.
Mr.. Chas. Acers of New York Gale
at Mr.. Burrington's Sunday.
Mr.. Chas. Barnd came UP from
Coggon to spend Sunday with hit
family, returning Monday to finssl
his job on the big school house.
The City Charity Circle meets thii
Friday with Mrs Crosby.
Mr.. Harry Purvis leaves this weel
to take in the exposition at Wash
ington.
The North Manchester Woman
club was to have held their picnic Il
Thrills park last Saturday, but th
weather not being favorable Mrs. A
G. Carter opened her hospitable HON
and held their first meeting afte
summer vacation. Dinner wa
served and a good time. reported b
all who attended.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
Dainty caokinn of Eranes.

"In Paris am sure one gets the
daintiest and most palatable food in
the world. but I never enjoyed any
good eating there that was not very
expensive" said banker who has
been abroad.
"At any of the very superior and
noted restaurants of the French capi-
tai the tariff is as high as In New
York's best establishments or even
higher. One thing always kicked
about, but in vain, over there was the
item 'conviere' always included in
your bill. 1t meant the charge for the
dishes, linen and perhaps the dish of
olives and is franc, or 20 cents, for
each person. That is petty graft
not yet adopted in this country. But
don't worry; it will come in time, fol-
we have initiated old world practices
SO rapidly In other ways Of doing the
public that this particular device will
not long be delayed" Baltimore
American
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
Selections
CHINESE DwARFs.

Their Ancestry Dates Back to the
Building OF tho Great Wall.
Pygmy numan beings who live like
than African balloons We're discovered
in the mountain solitudes of northern
China by DIR. w. L. Cell, an American
explorer and writer, who has just re-
turned to this country. The discovery
was made in the course Of caravan
journey along the entire extent of the
great wall of China. 1,S00 miles, and
1t confirmed the legend that far in the.
interior dwelt n race of hairy dwarfs,
the kind of beings described by Marco
Polo and Baron Munchausen with
damage to their regulations for verac.
ity. But the dwarfs exist, and ancient
Inscriptions on the Great wall, deci-
phered for DR.. Cell by Chinese schol-
ars, profess to explain their origin.
Back in 21Q d. c. the Emperor Chin
decided that his country needed pro-
lection from the fierce Tartar tribes
on the west and north, and he ordered
| the building Of horseshoe shaped
barrier thousands of miles in length
to inclose the empire from sea to sen.
A work more monumental than the
erection of all the Egyptian pyramids
and temples was begun. Millions Of
Chinese toiled Mt the Great wall. cut
ting and laying granite blocks for the
| first courses and making brick for the
superstructure. The towers We're built
first. and they served rs military
blockhouscs while the connecting
walls were put up.
Kept at their job by strict compul-
sion. the millions Of laborers were III
Il spircd by the fear of an unusual pen-
atty for error or rebellion. The work.
man who made q mistake or listened
to agitators was promptly incorporated
in the wall as so much building mate.
j riel. 'Burying alive proved to be good
borers. obviating strikes and discon
tent hut some of them ran away tc
the remote forests on the Tibetan Dor
der. They took their wives and chill
dren with them. So affected We're they
by their terrible experience that somt
: of them went crazy. and the rest hai
{ such hard fight for existence tina
they deteriorated physically. transmit
ting dwarfshness to their present da!
descendants. The Chinese legend t.
this effect may not be entirely astray
since 1t is likely that descrters from
} the army of labor fed to the forest,
} and that the hardships Of wild. iso
lated life should have had effect OF
| them after many generations. Th
dwarfs have long nails, terrible face
and resemble apes. DR.. Cell believes
that the Great wall has never bee
entirely explored in modern times pre-
: yious to his expedition last year. II
found stretch of 200 miles that ha,
not been mapped. At places the grea
wall climbed to height of two mile
above sea level. There were evidence
Of monumental barriers antcdatin,
Emperor Chin's celebrated inclosure.-
New York Tribune.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08
August 26. 1909, by Rev. R. 6. Lusk.

August 26, 1909, by Rev. R. G. Lusk.
Congratulations.
Mrs. John Fraser and children OF
Missouri were recent guests of Mrs.
Lucy Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. White, daugh.
ter and son Of Hanover, Illinois, were
guests at the Furman Bros. homes
last week.
Elmer Adams was in Manchester
Friday.
School began Monday with Miss
Maud Holbert, principal; Myrtle Stan
er, Grammar department; Miss Com
stock. Intermediate; Matte Mullen
Primary.
Miss Elsie Beckner will teach neal
Colesburg this fall term.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Cummings am
daughter of Tobias. Neb. are Wis
iting relatives at this place.
Charlie Harbach is having a mic
addition built to his house.
Will Burton of Waterloo was
recent visitor within ONE folks.
| Mrs. R. G. Lusk was in Epwortl
Tuesday.
Manchester Democrat., 1909-09-08

Mrs. Ray Boston, who has been
spending several weeks here has re-
turned to her home in Wadena.
DR.. c. E. Merriam came out from
Chicago with his wife and two sons
to visit his mother.Mrs. NJ. G. Mer.
riam.
Miss Maud Earhart left the last OF
the week for State Center.
Lloyd and Lane Sill returned Sat
urday evening from weeks visit
with an uncle in Clinton.
Stanley Trevarthan was an owe
Sunday visitor in town. He has beer
elected principal of one of the higf
schools at Waterloo.
Mrs. Morton and son, Milan re
turned Saturday from visit of sew
eral days DIN Oxford Junction.
The public schools begin this weel
with the following teachers: principa
Prof. Tyler, assistant, Miss Muller
Grammar room. Miss Metz; Intel
mediate. Miss Byam; End Primary
Miss Ferguson; 1st Primary, Mrs
Earhart.