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The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Sinners All.

l fall into temptations incident to
my profession. I commit only the
crimes that are required in my pro-
fession; but l commit them. l
think that the clergy would be doing
a big service should they take their
congregations and know them ard
the tempt ptations of the men, and tho
professions that are represented
there; and when they find a banker
does this thing, know enough about
banking to know whether it is real
banking or whether it is Financing" :"
and then when they know that, find
out how this thing compares with
what other men do. Let the
man go on committing his sin and
take his burden of it, but help him
to see that we are all doing it to-
gether, that it is system; that it is
true he must do these things, and
then prepare his mind for the time
when an attempt will be made to
change it all, and then tell him to be
ready to make the sacrifice with the
rest of us.-Lincoln Steffens' Address
Before Boston Universalist Clergy
men
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I. Harry rWoodraff has made. a. hit in
musical comedy and he may reens5n
In that field in preference to the legiti-
mate. -. & - il.
Clyde Fitch's latest comedy, "The
Happy Marriage" will be produced
in London, with Mary Moore and Sir
Charles Wyndham in thesleading roles:
Charles Grapewin has accepted a
new play. entitled "A Brave Coward"
by J. Stacy Hill and Thomas Addison,
for performance in the spring. ~ :
William Faversham's new play, "sFahhs
Barber Of New Orleans" has been
enovelized by the author, Edward;
Childs Carpenter, and is being issued
In book form now. -
= Henry B. Harris recently appointed
Valentine E. Kennedy, formerly bust.
ness manager of The sThird Degree"
company, to be manager Of the Hud-
son theater, New York. ~ 7.s2ss..
11exander :. .Bisson's play, s..I.
Femme" ineyhich Nine. ssJaaa Hading
has been appearing In Paris. has Just
been secured by Henry W.. ssYase.
Who viii produce It II this sounfry.
next season. ss ~. s. 4 i. zs= : S. 4
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perienced fishermen: that we were CIV
ing ourselves lot Of hard work for
nothing. 49, 'i'
But the ways Of the salmon are
strange, and you often; take a fish
when all things look unpropitious.
With infinite toll Mac bucked the tide,
and after half an hours labor against
six:Knot tide succeeded in reaching
the spot had marked. We had scarce
ly arrived when my rod was almost
torn from my hand. No cohoe had
strength like this even In a tideway,
and one minute Of strain, In which my
17-foot Hardy rod felt all too weak.
convinced me that l had hold Of ver-
table tyee ard a btg one. -.
With such .strorg tackle one could
take certain liberties with t. fish, how
ever large; 80, forcing his head to the
boat every Tins he attempted sim
liar cruise, gained the mastery over
him before 20 minutes had passed. A
difficulty now presented itself in huge,
masses of floating seaweed, Into which
I feared the fish might run and break
me. So on Macs advice we forced
the fish :shorewards towards the
shingly beach below the. graveyard,
where absence. Of weed and gravelly
sand gave hopes Of safe termination
of the contest. The gallant tyee, how
ever, showed every disinclination to
face the shallow water, as he seemed
to know by instinct that therein
danger lay. The nearer we got to the
land the stronger he seemed to get,
and it was only by using such strength
as would have been fatal in the case
of river salmon and great care that
I at last forced him into such a posi-
tion that | could spring ashore. Now
each successive rush became fainter,
and the greatest back and tail had
ever handled began to show up. For
one moment he heeled over on his side
and gave us our first view of the fish,
Hes 50 pounds if an ounce" cried,
trembling with excitement
All that" quoth the laconic Mac
The end soon came. The gallant
fighter rolled into shallower and shall.
lower water and found it harder and
harder to right his weakened body.
Now go for him, Mac,'' cried. No
sooner said than done; the boatman
ran into the sea up to his knees, made
two shocking attempts with the gaff
and finally emerged dripping, but tri,
umphant, with the struggling monster.
We speculated on his weight, which
the hotel scales, whose accuracy we
had proved, gave at IS pounds.
Tyee-6shing with spoon may not
be the highest class of sport, but the
act of playing the fish Is, without
doubt, great fun. am not blase
though have caught plenty of salmon,
so the JOY of killing a 55-pounder as
| ones first fish was unalloyed. l meant
to catch bigger one and then stop:
but who ever does? There is always
a bigger one still.
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THE GERMAN "JoE jEFFERsoN."
konrad Dreher; HAS Only to Look at
His Audience to Make Them Roar:

i; 'Konrad Dreher, the "Joe" Jefferson
o. Germany, royal Bavarian court ac-
tor, and known as "the man who
makes the kaiser laugh" is just now
playing an engagement in New York
city. A man tall above the average,
huge of build, big nosed, with merry
mouth and eyes that sparkle when he
speaks, and brimful of deviltry when
he laughs. that is Konrad Dreher.
He is not only an actor, but he likes
best to be called Herr Direktor," for
he is the founder father and active
manager of the famous "Schlierseer
Bauerntheater," company composed
of Bavarian peasants, who have been
organized by Drehr into one of the
best ensemble troupes in Germany.
konrad Dreher undoubtedly owes his
unique success to his quaint person
ality; personal magnetism fairly oozes
out of him.
What are Dreher's methods of act
ing? He seems to have none-at~ least
no one has, as yet, been able to de-
SCl1UC IHcu. I1C uoSS AO" SCoIul CO
in his acting, and he as cheerfully
stands at the rear as in the front cen
ter of the scene. He simply comes on
the stage, looks at his audience, smiles
at them, and there is roar of laugh
ter He has conquered his audience
before he has uttered a word. When
he does speak, his voice is simple and
unaffected.
Herr Dreher was one of the init
mates of the iron chancellor, Prince
Bismarck. He is the only actor-friend
Of Emperor William, and when the
kaiser is worn out by affairs of state,
overworked and tired, then he calls
for Dreher to cheer him up. 1t is then
that the Bavarian comedian is more
important than dignitaries and secre-
taries of state, for he is "the man
who makes the kaiser laugh" Dreher
does not care a bit whether he per.
forms before his majesty the kaiser
or before his majesty the people. He
is at home in the drawing rooms OF
queens and in the studios of his artist
friends, of whom the great Lenbach
Is one and has painted the actors
portrait.
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STRONG FI1oHTs oF oRA1onY.
Examples Of Mixed Metaphors caacu'
lated to Cause 4 Smile. ~.

i t.... N-- --gs v
/ An amateur historian is responsible
for this: ':Al along the ever flowing
stream of history you can discern the
silent footprints Of the crowned heads
of Europe!" ::,>...: .:~>> 49,,
! The village reporter, on the death
Of the village poet: '"That dauntless
pen shall write no more, for its eyes
are closed forevef!"
From the speech of a rising young
! politician: "The. fierce light Of pub.
lie opinion shall. dog. their footsteps
until it strangles them. Then shall
they swallow the bitter Fill and drink
its very dregs." ~-> =. :'''.-
Advice and warning from a success
full man of business to a gathering of
young people: EVERY rung in the lad
der of success is paved with slippery
stones, on which only the clear head
and the steady hand can retain their
footing!' 49,: 49,: -
Tho fearless suffrage1te was address,
ing a. meeting of'mere men. She lad
graphically related to them the fasci-
mating 'story:of the strenuous struggle
the ladies had made for that most.
PRICELESS of. possessions. .:ypte-!how'
every obstacle. had been: conquered
and victory was at last in sight. We
have now," she shrieked, almost
crossed the -trackless:: des ert aud the
harhor lights: are stretching out their.
arms to greet us!"' ...,
The temperance advocate was CIV
ing striking but 9 true picture of thu
vast amount of evil wrought 9y the
demon of drink. What is the great
est devastating agent of our I'll ne?" he
asked. SIT is"the bottle, which smiles
genia]ly before your face while at the
same sine it is stabblhg you il the
back!".
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Thieves Piunder Police Lockers.

Thieves Piunder Police Lockers.
Thieves broke into the New York
criminal courts building and stole sew
>eral uniforms and revolvers from the
police lockers. The court squad, mum.
;bertng 30 men, was dismissed at six
O'Clock the evening before. Most of
them left their court uniforms and re.
volvefs in their lockers.
When the policemen returned at two
o'clock next morning they missed their
property.
Talk about boarding a lion in his
den" said one Of them. Il guess some
body shaved us, and I, wish l. had the
barber. it, lucky that we weren't here,
or ocr pockets might have been
picked"
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GOSSIP OF THE STAGE
J. Dixey is writing his

Henry E. Dixey is writing his
memoirs.
Frederick Warde intends to lecture
OH shakespeare and His Plays"
william Gillette expects to go to
Australia at the end of the season.
Ell. Sothern has added "Richelieu''
to his repertory wilhelm California.
After an absence of three years, Eva
Davenport is to return to the stage in
Havana =
Eva Tanguay. has written a book
whihc will be published in March. It
Is entitled "A Thousand Loves"
Dorothy Donnelly is to star next
season in play written for her By
Henry Mawson. - =
Henry Arthur Jones play, Dolly Re-
forming Herself, :" is drawing crowded
houses in London. : -
Miss Willette Kershaw has been en-!
|gaged for the leading feminine part III
The Battle. . with Wilton Lackaye. Il
], Booth .Tarkingtonsa and HarrytL. Will,
sons new play for Otis Skinner oon.:
tains IN actor, an actress AMI 4aqySGh;
young man blind 81 the tinisst s3ory
Of the stage. sS=. =; = :.:.s.z.s.s5
t IA t
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Damn,nQ with Faint Praise.

Being eager to know how his of.
spring, Haymow, Jr., was getting along
in the big metropolis, Haymow, ST.,
one day repaired thither from his rural
habitat and sought Information of his
brother, long since established in the
city.
WAL" said Haymow, Sr., what do
you hear about Ebenezer?"
"Oh, I understand" remarked the
young hopeful's uncle. that he is in
valuable in his new Job"
Il swami"
Moreover, understand that the
boss simply can't do without him."
>"How you talk!"
And Ebenezer'n be a partner with.
in year or so, according to what l
hear from the same source"
Haymow, Sr.. stroked his beard,
highly satisfied.
by the way, who told you all this
about Ebenezer?" he inquired.
"Ebenezer."
"Oh!"
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Necessary to Great Actind.

Experience will teach the actor
that it is impossible to play a part
we'll and think: Of outside n,atters,"
declares Kyrle Bellew, "and a fault
equally great and equally common is
the habit of beginners who try to live
the part. A great actress like .Duse,
or Bernhard, or Mrs. Campbell will
emerge from Paula Tanqueray's sui.
eide or .Camille's pulmonary death
with infinite calm. Directly a great
artist reaches the wings Of the stage
he has left his portrayal to the audi
ence. It is, however, necessary for an
actor to feel deeply in order to under
stand the intricate phases of ,ife he
is asked to reproduce. To make love
on the stage properly it is necessary
to have been in love-"
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GOOD ADVICE FOR NovicEs.
Essentials for Success on the Stage,
: According to ::Niola Allen: :,

1T may appear .ungraciQus in <h0'
woman" who has attained. what is
called success upon the stage to with.
hold from the novice any knowledge
that will set her in the right direc-
tion," says Viola Allen. LET the girl
who desires to So upon the stage be
sure that nature has stated her on
the road; that sac is equipped at the
outset with temperament, good healta,
pleasing voice. a quick and really
sympathy, plenty Of courage and DC
termination, aud at least a fair share
of personal attractions.
Absolute beauty is not necessary,
though few can deny that it is desir-
able. But there must always be about
the, actress VhO hopes for success q
general air which pleases and satisfies
the spectator. Moreover, to these nat
ural qualifications there should with
out doubt b. added some advantages;
of educatoa and accomplishments
without which the struggle will be an
unequal one. =
"Then comes the question of special
training for the stage, in which the
practical knowledge of proper use of
the voice takes foremost place. This
may be gained from the dramatic
schools or instructors and sometimes
through actual experience.
Tho first engagement is often OBJ
tanned through talent shown in the
training school performance.
Another course is to apply to the
various managers and dramatic
agents. Only one who has attempted
this can realize it's difficulties. Even
when the applicant is successful in
! obtaining An interview the result is
frequently very discouraging.
The final resort, however, is what
is called going on as an extra
which means being one of crowd OF
others iii scene, 'cften having indi-
vidual stage business, but seldom be.
ing called upon to speak line alone.
Having line to speak is a long step
| forward. To this is sometimes added
the chance of being made understudy
for some more or less important part.
II good Dame Fortune smiles it may
lead to opportunity, and to be ready
for the chance whenever it comes and
! to take advantage of it-therein lies
the greatest hope at the beginner" =.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Time Of No Importance.


Miss Maude Fulton, recently playing
In London, surprised even British sto-
Iidity into a laugh now and then. This
Is one she told just before she sailed:
A stranger, she related, was riding
through. the West Virginia mountains
when he came up with. a man who
was leisurely driving herd of pigs.
The stranger asked the man where he
was taking the pigs. "Out to pasture
'em," said the mountaineer. What
tor?" inquired the curious traveller.
ITO fatten EN-" the man replied. But
isn't it pretty slow work to fatten
them on grass? Up where / come from
We pen them up and feed them on
corn. It saves a lot of time" The
mountaineer shifted his plug to the
other side Of his jaw. "Ya-as, s'pose
So" he drawled, "but what's time to q
3hawg?"
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:
Campbell river empties into the
channel between Valdez island and
Vancouver island, and is the ideal
place for catching the great tyee. The
tides at Campbell river are a very Sc.
rious factor in the calculations of vis-
iting anglers, for the channel between
Valdez island and Vancouver island. at
this point less than three miles wide,
has the whole flood of the Pacific pour.
Ing through. Much scheming has
therefore to be devised to cheat the
tides from. the Willow hotel up to
Campbell river mouth, a wearisome
row OF mile and half, should the
current be contrary. This piece of
water is nearly always good for a fish
or two; but as rule boats are in a
hurry to reach the best of the water
opposite the actual mouth of the river.
This cream of the fishing lies imme-
diately of the big sand bar that pro-
jects seaward from Campbell River
point. There is plenty of room for
everybody and little fear Of the sport
deteriorating, as long as the present
rules regarding the prohibition OF ne.
fishing in the channel is rigidly en-.
forced. The sole danger to be feared
of Campbell river mouth is from the
masses of floating kelp or seaweed into
which these monster fish have every
inclination to burrow. This learthery
weed is Of such nature. that when
fouled it is an even chance against a
fisherman recovering any part of his
tackle. The first evening we left the
hotel and rowed some hundred yards
clear OF the banks of seaweed in the
main tideWay. Here the line is let out
for 20 yards, and you troll northward
for half a mile to the Indian village
where the finest fishing ground is stu.
ated. AS the evening falls and the
time of feeding approaches generally
about the turn of the tide at low wa.
ter, little army of siwash canoes push
silently out from the village, and
forming line, row rapidly up and
down the stream from the village to a
beacon at the mouth of the river. Here
the tyee rest under the floating sea-
ware, and if the lure is properly pre-.
sented to the fish at the moment OF
feeding-time, the angler is sure to have
at least one run in the evening.
Two days OF ill-luck convinced me
that something was wrong with my
methods of fishing, so took the oppor
tunity Of visiting the Indian village
and extracting some information or
the subject of lures from the Indians
In 1907 the chief attraction had been
large lead spoon polished on one
side: but during 1908 none had beer
successful with this artifice, the In
dians themselves using a small, bright
nickel spoon. l bought two of then
from local store and got an Indian
to lash on with string a siwash-hool
of approved pattern. With this bait
confidence revived, and I resolved tc
go and buck the tide" that is, row
against the heavy stream when others
were still ashore and waiting for the
evening run. Coming home ON the
previous day at 3 p. M, l had seen
three or four big tyee leaping at 8
point we'll out IN mid-stream; opposite
the old Indian graveyard. Mac, my
guide, said he could work the boat
there for a short time, SO under thu
blazing afternoon sun we set out amid
the solemn warning of other more ex
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Origin Of the MenuonItes

The Mennonites grew out Of four
sects of Dutch: Flemish and German
Baptists. They derive their. name from
Aenno. Simons, a Catholic priest who
became q leader of the Anabaptists in
about 1887 Simons was born in 14s2
and died In 1887. His True Christian
Belief" was published three years be:
fore his death. Following the death of
the leading spirit the sect underwent
divisions and changes OF creed.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
.nA.Tahloid Fable.

=
A Man once collided with an 0ppor;
tunity. - .---. =, .-.-... -. :;
"Wty don't ron. le0k. where you are
going:" growled the Man. -s~z' 4
"Don'toyeu fecegaises me!"s asked the
Opportunity, pleasantly. r. q =.
No, aud~I don't care to. You. have
trodden on my corns, replied the Man,
az he Nmped avay.-zg... :,%s.s 81
Moral Don't believe .tha people who
say they have never had . chauce.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Best Medicine 10 Sieen.

The best nerve food in the world. is
sleep. Good, sound, refreshing sleep
Will do more to replenish the nerve
centers and build up a tagged brain
than anything that can be devised.
Nervous people ought to cultivate the
practice. Of sleeping after dinner. A
short nap after the noon meal will
strengthen the nerves, and make it
much more liable that the rest of the
day will be spent in some sort Of
comfort 8;
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Tom Reeds Insinuatjon,

Once when Thomas B.. Reed Vas
with the late Senator Woloott of Cdo-
RADIO and Joseph Choate, Mr.. ~Choate,
when asked to take drink, said that
he never drank, never smokedto exceis,
and never gambled in his life. Wei
colt, who was a sinner in every one
of these lines, looked pathetically It
Reed and said: Il wish l could say
that" Say it, said Reed; "Choats
did, -.-.. 49, ~
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

birthday. Next June, 1t is said, halt
dozen old gentlemen will call the
class roll for the last time unless they
have before followed the example Of
their president. Dr.: Northrop. and ssp
in their resignationA
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Curious Trait,

Some women are willing to wea'
almost nothing on the stage 80 tha
they may appear in ,tins clothes 81
the stage. 3 . - ..:.. :.z.s. ~ Z: Z
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02
Retiring Aged Professors.

Regents of the University Of Min
nesota have ordained that all contracts
With members of the faculty shall ex-
oire when teachers reach their 65th
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-07-02

In all the civilized countries of the
world 60. per cent. Of the persons over
ten years old have to work for q
living.
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Za1a could not say it was not beat.
To have Zoe torn from him at the end
would have been even harder to bear
than this.
Zala was bought for the kings st,v.
ice, and one day the two met face to
face. The Sycthian had come with a
message to where the young conqueror
sat planning red destruction for the
Picts. He looked at Zala; as the latter
rose from a proud, impassive .oLsi-
sance. Thou hast not always been q
slave?" said the king suddenly.
NO." said Zala. "Once, long ago, l
was a prince Of the Scythians."
Long ago?" said the king. "Why,
thou art young, younger than l."
"Ay, but my heart is DID, said ZaYa,
with smile that was sadder than any
tears. The king turned restlessly on
his great golden chair WAS it love 2"
he said coldly, as one who asks a rid
die.
1T was love-" said Zala, and told
him all to the end, for he saw a
shadow in the AIilesians dark eyes
that was as the reflection of the
shadow in his own soul. The king
drew parchment toward him and
wrote what Zala thought was an an
swer to the message he had brought.
yet he understood thought the Scy.
THAN as he waited with bent head
while the king stamped the letter with
the ring he wore. He looked at Zala
and again their eyes met. The king
spoke briefly. There is Phoenician
galley in the harbor. Take. this to the
captain and say thou art to have safe
passage homeward. He will take thee
safe or his life pays the forfeit. Thus
have I written, SO he will guard thee
with his life. My mother was 'Tyrian,
therefore, they love me, also fear me,
which is better, sometimes. Now 20
nay, thank me not. l would keep
thee, but have lost even as thou hast
lost. FAREWELL" ::
Thus a Scythian prince regained his
home and his rights. But love he
never knew truly again, because for
him it lay hidden in the far Ictian sea.
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If I live. My body is thine to sell o.;
slay, only-give her hack to me-"
We'll, have thy way" said the
trader, Il would send thee to sleep
with whips if she was not dying. But
as it is, Bael cannot say that I stood
against his fire even with cattle like
thee ano thy light @ love, 50: come"
1t is well,' said Zala calmly, and he
followed the trader:
In a smaller cabin lay little Zoe
while near: her watched the woman
who had moclzed her that day. She
was not in any actual physical discom.
fort, for the jsuperstitious reverence OF
that day for. the beauty of love even
on the cruel slave ship. added to the
traders hope of saving a valuable bar.
gain, had made him comply at last
with the chiad's .pieeous' appeals for
Zala. The one name was coming from
her lips over and over again, even al
her lover entered the: narrow place.
"Zala! Zala! zala!" With a savage
gesture Zala took the attendant by the
shoulder and: sent her covering out OF
/ the door. The trader, suddenly grown
human, turned and went, leaving them
together.
MY loye, MY child, my: sweet" Zoe
came back from dark wanderings to
| the sound of Zala's voice, aad he for
got that he was working in the Phoenl
clans interest; no. his: own, when he
tried to hold her back from the
shadow-and the Phoenician, with his
dark racial knowledge of human ma.
ture and human passion; let them
alone, save that he gave Zala all he
asked for. But. there came a calm
starlit night when Zoe had seemed
stronger for little while, only Zala
! knew, with the strange knowledge OF
his time. that it was the last flicker OF
the fire of life before it. went-else.
where. The starlight .shane- into the
place where they lay Zoe was strok
ing his face with her thin little hand
1T is better so, most DEAR" she whis-
| pered. 1T would have troubled thee
to part with me and-it would hay.
broken my heart. The gods have bee,
very good. l have had a happy lite
and here have l had thy love. Is It
not best that we do not part aid be-
cause l am thine?"