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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
The Virginia.

splendid bill of continuous vaudeville will be the offering at the Virginia fam fly theatre during the coming week, seven acts of merit being on the programme The performances will be continuous from until 5:SO o'clock in the after noon and from 7,30 to 10:S0 at night while the endeavor of the management will be to please the ladies and chil- dren.
 There will be seven acts consisting of Primrose's Lady Minstrels. Paul Bau- man, "The Show Me Kid; Beatrice Rob- erts & Co.,. in the New York and London latest song craze, Bug, Bug, Bug; Drs- dell Sisters and La Petite Isabella in a country sketch. Scenes Behind the Scenes; "The Dohertys," in an up-to- date singing and dancing act; Ethel Will son & Co.,, in latest song hits, and the screaming farce comedy, "The Burglar Alarm,' and concluding with the latest motion pictures.
 The lady minstrels made quite hit at the Alamo theatre last week. This week s bill, however. wlll be different from that. the company presenting number of song and dance sketches. There are five girls in the troupe and they present an ex- ceptionally entertaining act.
 Absolutely clean and moral in every respect will be every act. and this nice little playhouse Is just the place Tor the family to visit. The Baldwin Melville Stock company, which opened there last week, had intended making an indefinite stay but the urgent demands of Jack sonville people drew them therS for the carnival season. Manager Walter s. Baldwin of this troupe regretted greatly his inability to remain rere. but previous engagements with the Jacksonville peo- pie could not be broken as he had an ticipated
 As cozy continuous vaudeville thea tre, however, the Virginia will undoubt- edly be a success.
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play in which MT. Carle has ever ap- peared The tall Yankee comedian brings a large and merry crew of assistants as singers and dancers, and chorus that was awarded the blue ribbon last summer in the Broadway beauty contest.
 Adelaide Thurston, who will be seen here shortly in her new play, Con trary Mary" has been requested by sev- eral college societies to repeat her per formance of Rosalind in As You Like It. part in which she has had much success.
 Mirth and music are artistically mingled in Metz in Ireland, the new musical play in which Al H. Wilson is appearing this season, and in which he will be seen in this city in the near future. Mir. Will son has all new songs.
 "The Servant in the House was pro- duced in New York year ago last March and ran all through the spring and sum mer at the Savoy theatre, playing to crowded houses in spite of the intense heat. Since then 1t has been presented in Chicago San Francisco Boston, Philadel- phia and other large cities of this country and Canada, and has been unanimously proclaimed by critics the most important contribution to the stage that has been seen within the memory of present-day theatre-goers. The central character of the play is a mysterious Hindoo whom many critics call reincarnaton of the Christ The play is. however, entirely modern. Its scenes are laid Tn Eng land and the events of the famous story are supposed to have occurred during
 single morning in spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

special production of this favorite play. He will appear in the role of Petruchio, and the favorite actress Miss Drofnah as Katherine The scenery and costumes have been designed on most elaborate scale.
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All HarnonioiIs.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 How are you getting along with your new housemaid?"
 'First-rate," answered the lady of the house. "She seems to approve of the way I do the work"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Special scenic preparations are made for each play, and the production of Sweet Glover" will be as completely staged as it was originally produced In New York There will be a performance every night with matinees on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
"The Ginqerbread Man."

"The Gingerbread Man."
 ''The Gingerbread Man., a comic opera of an unusual school will give lovers of musical entertainments a chance to sat isfy their cravings when this piece IS presented here at the Jefferson theatre next Wednesday, matinee and night
 This pretty opera is in a class by itself and which, by the way is so much pref erable to the usual musical comedy ot- fering.
 To the charming little story of legend ary characters is added comedy that ap- peals to the intelligence, yet absolutely funny, music that is charming through out. costuming attractive and scenery that is delight to the eye. In fact, the "Gingerbread Man has no difficulty in finding vogue wherever it has been presented. There is just enough story to, interest and with a touch of sentiment and dash of travesty, the whole IS served up in such a novel way that one is continually delighted with every phase and turn.
 'sThe Gingerbread Man." while it is fairyesque in character, the story is treat ed in such unique way that it Is more like high class travesty, and the clever badinage, the satirical turn of the dialog and the comic epigram that pervades IL all appeal more to the intelligent class in community than to those who love horse play, low comedy and the sug- gestive style of entertainment so much in vogue of late The story is pretty and enough to interest, the characters ere ate interest for themselves the moment they appear on the stage and the music is a classic. MT A Baldwin Sloane, who is responsible for it, has a national repu- tation for success in the lighter compo- sitions, and he has yet to score a failure in anything he has written. His music x,1. in lriy fa side by side with those of the great mas- ters, and while 1t has pleasing lit and a knack of catching the ear, 1t is abso- lutely without flaw from the point or view of musician The numbers for which Mrs. Sloane is responsible In The Gingerbread Man. are: 'The Beautiful Land of Bon-Bon,' 'Mazie "Everx Lt- tie Something, "Do You Believe in Santa Claus" Moon, Moon,' "Old Ramesee,' and many others of infinite charm.
 The scene of the play is laid in the mythical land of Bon-Bon, and Is in two acts, and one can readily assume that there is charm in the locality. The char acters are: Machi valius, Fudge Jack Horner, Mazie Bon-Bon, The Gingerbread Man. Fairy Queen, King Bun and the Wise Man, Majorie Daw and Simple Simon They offer no end of entertain ment and comic interpolations.
 The singing is unusual, but the music is at all times appealing, and while bril- liant 1t is yet of the class that appeals to all, owing to the beautiful melody that pervades 1t throughout.
 FritxI Scheff.
 Fritzi Scheff, she of the velvet voice and piquant personality will appear at the Jefferson thoatre Thursday night in her latest eucoS -sThe Prima Donna" written for nor bys 1apry Blossom and victor HerbSrty MO erq also responsible for .;1rzsss t1f TIT sssuhe Red Mill" 5 < ' \; \ ;|: |'
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PLAYHOUSE GOSSIP.

Olga Nethersole has added another leaf to her diadem by her marvellous work in "The Writing on the Wall,' by William J. Hurlbut. In it she portrays young matron in New Yorks most exclusive cir cle. The character is radically different from anything she has heretofore played and local theatre goers are therefore awaiting with much curiosity to see the world's famous Carmen" "Sapho" and Paula Tanqueray' in role so entirely different from those of her previous sue cesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Human Hearts" the s'idyl' of the Arkansas hills, will soon befproduced at the Jefferson theatre again. Like Shore Acres" and The Old Homestead,' time only increases It's hold upon the hearts of the people The prattle of an innocent child, the tears of an old blind mother the strong love of simple country girl. the truth of a half-wit. the love of an old-time negro the passion of an adven- turess and the tender memory of dead mother of the past of the governor of Arkansas are all cleverly intermingied by the deft hand of the author of this ab- sorbing tale of the Arkansas hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Richard Carle, author composer. lyric writer, stage manager, producer and prin- clpal comedian, will present himself in ''Marys Lamb at the Jefferson on November 1z This is said to be the best
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-05-26

New York City.-In an article on
the improvedNindustrial situation the
Wall Street Journal summarizes as
follows:
"W. E.. Corey, president Of the
United States Steel Corporation, says
the corporation is operating about
seventy per, cent. of normal capacity
and that indications are for con-
.tinued improvement in prices as well
as production.
"a representative of the Standard
Oil Company says the business OF the
company is normal. ::
"a representative of the General
Electric Company says the. corpora
,tion since February has been receiving
orders at the rate of between $751;
100000 and s53,000,0O0 a year and
that orders in the current fiscal year
are likely to reach S60,000,000, or
equal to the boom year.
John A. Topping, chairman Of
the Republic Iron and Steel Company,
says all the blast furnace capacity
Of the corporation Is operating and
seventy-flve per cent. Of the finishing
capacity.
"The equipment companies report
an improvement in business, although
orders are not coming in as rapidly
as in the case Of many ether indus
tries.
"The Western Electric Company
shows large gain in business.
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BRISK REVIVAL IN ALL LINES OF TRADE and INDUSTRY
Reports From Corporations Show the Turning Pon'
lons Since PaSSed---Decided Increase Shown In
steel. Copper Electric ESlpElies.

Representatives eof the Pennsyl-
vania Steel Company and the Cam
bria Steel Company report satisfac-
tory increase in, business.
1.-The Allis-C Chalmers Company re-
ports improving business.
"Westinghouse representatives re-
port more men at work than at any
time since the panic.
"The American Steel and Wire
Company states that record breaking
orders have been received over the
last two weeks, At times they have
run as high as 10000 tons in single
day.
"The United States Rubber Com
pany reports that sufficient business
Is on the books t. assure steady oper-
ations for the>rest Of the year.
Representatives of the American
Cotton Oil Company and the Chemi-
cal and Fertilizers companies report
prosperous conditions:
Representatives of the Amalga-
mated Copper Company report large
sales Of copper at advancing prices
and a heavy shrinkage In stocks.
''The International Harvester Com
pany is doing a normal business.
.'The Leather companies show sat
isfactory gains in business.
"It is evident from the above that
the turning point for the, better, so
far as Industrial conditions are con-
cerned, has beenreached and passed" :"
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FOREIGN News Notes.

Two thousand men are on the way
to reinforce the Russian troops IN
Persia.
Rome papers regard the exchange
Of messages between the kalseT,
Francis Joseph and Victor Emmanuel
as insuring the continuance of the
triple alliance.
Emperor William is to spend sew
eral weeks in England next fall.
Though reported to be resting at
the Ju. ia ranch, ex-President Roose-
welt engaged in writing an account
.of his adventure.
The trophies of MI. Roosevelt and
the Job for the taxadermist is thus
far one rhinoceros, six lions, two
giraffes, 20 smaller kinds of game
and variety Of birds, python and
others.
1t is claimed for Germany, that
she will soon be prepared fo- airshlp
war with a system Of stations. suit
able for operations.
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: Pittsburg, Pa.-Opinion differs as
to when the country's business activ-
.ity will be such as to pronounce 1t
fully recovered from the ;after-panic
reaction. Increased producing capac-
ity, as compared with 1907, in the
steel trade especially, naturally raises
the level on which conditions must
now be judged. A few weeks ago 1T
was estimated that 1t will:be the end
be engaged. Several things have
since come In sight to affect the pre-
diction. If good crops are harvested
this year, trade authorities now pre-
dict that the first half of 1910 will
see a remarkable expansion in de-
mand for iron and steel, as compared
with the present situation, and they
believe sufficient business IS at hand
to keep eighty-five to ninety per cent.
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1910. 10 BE a PROSPERITY WEAR.
Harvesting Machinery Manager Says the Outlook rs
Promising

day advertising for years supply OF
a certain class of goods. On the other
hand, the manufacturers are not anx-
ious to sign contracts long way
ahead. They are expecting rise in
prices and are unwilling. to bind
themselves down. Business Is just
waiting for buyers and sellers to get
together, and when that has been ac-
complished prosperity will be back.
."Of course the manufacturers are
hanging back to see what the tariff
will be. It does not matter SO much
whether itssis the Payne bill or the
A1drich bill. Once the question Is
settled business will accommodate IT.
self to the new rates.
a'T don't see why we should not
have goQd crops. All the reports of
winter Wheat are good, and although
in some parts of the Northwest spring
sowing has been delayed by cold,
theresis still time to make 1t up. Any
how, with the prices Of cereals what
they are, there Is sure to be an fnr
crease in. the acreage sown."
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Washington Affairs.

The Senate Monday confirmed the
Presidents nomination of Oscar S.
straus to be ambassador to Turkey
and VIM. W. Rockhill to be ambas-
sador to Russia.
The Washington, Baltimore and
Annapolis Electric Company ordered
smaller cars, and it is said the an
'nual saving will be $150,00O through
the use of direet-current motors.
President Taft has returned from
the Petersburg and Charlotte func-
tions. He is none the worse of the
trip, Notwithstanding the deluge In
Charlotte.
F. President Taft wrote letter to
Governor Stubbs, Of Kansas. revok-
ing the appointment of Robert Stone
and resenting the attempt to drag
him into a factional fight.
Torpedo boats are to be given a
test in the battleship maneuvers this
summer.
The gunboat Marietta was ordered
to Bluefelds, Nicaragua last Satur-
day, where laborers are rioting and
destroying property on banana plan
tatlOns.
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ings5howS LEonaans Place in Industry
Bv gUizlian, Hard

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women and only 463 men THREE PARIlGU AN
s IYIARGF THRUST" FACTORIES, WHICH TIE @ .ai
NJ 49, WORD QUICK PRODUCTION faAs
E SPOKEN THERE xl025 WOMEN AND NN
fs - - natter
On the one hand male handstos ,s
With his own haaus, @
help even OF oo SekSepS = - 49,
clip complete smoke II eoo
the other hand the paost ne
which is taking ms pae'
operation triple ., e
not at
machine she gives me
outside covering the
covering wrapper is still to be put All,
Of being SNAPPED
cay by the fngrtps and squeezed @
bys.nods" presses aa,,ad
ingenious pnacnine ad
hold taut ana
zea The suctos ,,s
the last few drops ., @
The girl at the s
piece designed machine and ToAs
stogy giving and thus copgng ,
MACHINES HAVE NOW DONE GIai 1 sn @
MAN DONE IT 50 WELL eo.i Asl .
HAVE DONE IT FASTER And there you nave e
happening Women nave
corner Pburg have done
natural the mechanical ana
sinpifed factory processes
sogy Ptsburg i6s sth oee
the stogy factories
only and they make
along and have
victory therefore been only paruat
industry but not by exceling na W
nique.-Eyerybody
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New York. City.LEdwin D. Met
calfe, vice-president' and general
manager of a large firm dealing in
harvesting machinery, who is attend
ing the annual convention of the
Manufacturers Association at the
Waldorf talked about the return OF
prosperity. 49,.
ut seems to me now" he said.; ito
depend ON the harvest. II 1t is good,
and at present there are no reasons
why 1t should not be, I look for a
very big year in 1910. But however
well The crops turn out, the farmers
will not be getting their money till
next spring, and so 1t is likely to be
next year before there is return to
the conditions which prevailed in
1906 and 1907.
~ '.:.At, the present moment there is.
however, one hopeful sign. Large
buyers have arrived at the conclusion
that prices have abouti reached bot
tom. and are looking around to place
large orders. Thus I heard of the
United States Government the other
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covERNMENT DETECTS RETURN OF PROSPERITY
Immigrants Are Coming and Customs and
.-l. Internal Revenue Increasing.

Washington, D. G.-While Presi-
dent Taft isn't Dragging about it. two
departments, Treasury and Commerce
and Labor, are pointing with pride to
signs of the. return of prosperity:
Commerce and Labor has charge OF
the immigration work, and 1t Is
stated there that the first tangible
evidence of panic was the departure
of foreigners with the money that
they had earned in America. Now,
the department announces, the 1mmi-
grants are coming back. Washing
ton has not yet the detailed figures
from the immigration Commissioner
at New York, but it has the assur-
ance that the tide has turned and
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GIEANINGS FROM DAY TO DAY
Live Items Covering Events Of More
or Less Interest at Home and
Abroad.

At Uvalde, Texas, last Monday a
hailstorm Of unprecedented severity,
slugs ofica weighing s and 10 pounds,
fell and eight persons we're instantly
killed by being in their line Of de-
scent.
Foylervine, Mich, was visited by
tornado last Saturday that damag-
ed $50 houses to the extent Of $40,-
600. Twenty-Five families are home
less.
The State of Pennsylvania has ap-
propria.ed $4,000 for the education
Of deaf, dumb and plind Katharyn
May Frioh,. nine years old, who shows
many of the characteristics Of Helen
Keller.
The Postal difficulties in Paris are
believed to be over the strike hav-
ing failed and the men having large
ly returned to their places.
81. H. Rogers, who recently finish.
ed the Virginian Railway as an in
dividual enterprise at a, cost Of $40,-
100000 died at his home in New York
Wednesday.
The Alfalfa Club, at the Creigh-
ton University, Omaha, Neb., will trS
to demonstrate that alfalfa is hu-
man food and that a man may sub
sist on its hay. a
DR.. j. Fl. Daugherty, physician
for the insane at Elgin, Ill, has him
self became insane through sympa-
thetic suggestiveness.
The Great event at Petersburg, Va,
in. which the Pennsylvanians unveil-
ed monument to Gen. Hartranft
was pulled off without break or jar
and was exceedingly satisfactory.
Charlotte's great Goth Of May cel-
ebration was badly marred by down.
pour Of rain for most Of the day.
Prof. A. S. Lovenheart, Of the
University of Wisconsin it is believ-
ed, has found an antitoxine for teta-
nus germs.
The cotton compress at Fort, Smith,
Ark, was consumed py fire Monday
together with 5000 bales of cotton,
Flames broke out at many places
simultaneously, indicating incendi.
arism. The loss was about 100000,
covered by insurance. .
Tracy 6 Co., Of New York, went
into the hand Of receiver, the assets
supposed to be half a million and
liabilities million.
Three thousand gallons Of water
from Jordan river, was poured into
the sewer in New York recently be-
cause 10 one attached any impor-
tance to it-a financial failure.
A distinct earthquake was felt in
northern Montana Saturday night. A
wall of one house fell.
Prof. David N. Todd, of Boston,
has scheme to go up ten miles high
in a balloon and from there to talk
To the people in Mars, by wireless
telegraphy. He thinks they know
about it..
Alexas Loudent, in an accident in
an Alabama mine last week, got his
back broken. He was informed that
death ere long would ensue. An over
weaning desire to see his parents be.
fore death led him to attempt to re-
turn to Moscow, Russia, and he is
now on the briny deep making the
rece with death.
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Stub Ends of News.

The United States Senate passed a
bill to provide for the taking of the
next census.
1t cost the New York public s17,-
79S,O9S for carefare in the last three
months of 1908.
Edwin E. Martin, a commission
merchant living in Brooklyn, N. Y,
named eight correspondents in his
suit for a divorce.
The Russian Emperor has refused
to sign the naval staff bill and to
accept the Cabinets resignation, or
dering the ministers to retain their
posts.
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-TARuE .LINEN EMBRoIDERY.

In contrast to the vogue Of Madeira
and othergvarieties of very open nat
embroidery for table linens, close,
raised embroidery Isl the, preferred
decoration for5sheets, bolster, and pill
low cases. Here scalloped edges have
tie preference In the higher grades
over plain hens.
"A scalloped edge and a heavily enaF
broidered monogram or a scallloped
edge and a band of embroidery any
where from one inch to five inches
wide in addition to a monogram OF
Imposing size is the style Of decora-
tion most often chosen by brides as
well as by housekeepers of experience
when choosing their best bed linen. In
some cases bolster and pillow cases
are almost half covered with the finest
OF raised embroidery. representing ex-
quiste flower effects.-NeW. York
Globe;
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THE DATE FOR FULL RECOVERY.
Eietst.drg Estimate the Progress of Trade


of the capacity of the country in op-
Grafton. AS compared with 1906 and
1907, this would be equivalent to
about 100 per cent. 80.
One thing that must be reckoned
with next year, providing the tariff
is not revised to the liking of the
country, is the Congressional cleo
tions. The speeches made by Sena-
tors Cummings, Dolllver, Bristow and
others have been overlooked as pos
sible factors in the near future. A
Democratic House Of Representatives
elected next year, and convening in
December, 1911, might affect busi-
ness conditions considerably. Far
sighted manufacturers desire that the
question be settled definitely, even If
they must give up larger proportion
of their protection than was antici-
pated.
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Around the Bases.

The Newark Club has purchased
catcher Joe Crisp from the Kansas
City Club.
Providence has purchased Long
John" Anderson from the Chicago
American League Club.
The Eastern League now has four
Sunday playing towns, Newark, Jer-
sey City, Providence and Montreal.
Manager AL Orth has demonstrated
his ability to play the outield by put
ting up strong game in the right
garden. He also bids fair to lead the
Virginia League in batting.
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one way Of Seeking Work.

Homegoing passengers descending
from an elevated railroad station in
Harlem. the other day found at the
foot of the stair besides the newsboys
and the men selling punches Of eel
cry snd that sort Of thing, something
different and unusual-a man holding
mp 10 view to catch the eye or the peo-
pie as they came down q sneet OF pa
per orfwhich was written In large let
ters: Work wanted. References. -
New York Press.
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Fire Destroys Livery Stable.

Norfolk, Va, specal-Fire starting in
the hay loft of j. A. Pritchard g
livery stable on. Union street Tues
day afternoon, destroyed that struc-
ture and the peanut cleaning plant
of the Norfolk-Virginia Peanut Com
pany, adjoining. Besides its equip
ment of machinery, the peanut clean
ing company had O large stock on
hand. The total loss is estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000, prac-
tically covered by insurance.