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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
He WAS TOO LOVABLE.

Il once had a curious instance Of The
Possibilities there are IN comedy There
Eas play Under rehearsal in which there
v-re TWO lovers in pursuit of the leading
woman One was The real hero and the
other sort CT inEenue who was meant
20 interest and rouse the audience I'D 10 Il
certain point and then be thrown over in
-7z~r- 81 Il-e hero. As the rehearsaIs were
" liked along Il became slowly evident that
Ire lllan 10 ne thrown over had TOO strong
part be was more appealing than the
timing lover The managers were afraid
ne PLAY would fall on its head. and they
were IL q quanoary because they had gone
TOO far With IL and because II was too good
to give up. All AT cnce some one called out,
Gre the troublesome part 10 Gortschaik.
There I was with the role of 2 passion
ate young lover 20 play as comedy without
hanging a word OF The lines. But every
talHE Is in the intent I intended comedy
d. I spoke the words. and that mace all
7oe difference one of the things 7 did
-ras 70 speak the burning words OF love in
an ordinary tone Of voice Balance was
-esJored 10 the play. the zeal lover came
into his own, and the whole thing was
great success
i spoke % intent With me that word
forms very Important part of nay work
fe7e sou ever IN a room flII Of people VINO
We're al talking al once. and have you then
-5.'ae-llE heard your name spoken IL q low
tone somewhere near y0u2 You looked
uF 10 SO i any ones eyes We're directed
- YOU and YOU found that halfway across
--e room sat the one VINO had called you.
Flat person knew what intent was. Try il
-olrse.f and see what success you have.
Just speak some ones name IN q low voice
uo matter how much noise there Is about
ro-- Only fee intensely that the other must
rear YOU. Z believe that the very intensity
~ your purpose carries tie feel Of you 20
the person YOU want. and mat person looks
ID IS though hand had been laid on him.
This is what I do on the stage. 7 fix
The furthesr back listener IN the top gallery
and intend thar he shall hear and catch
r-v meaning. Somehow il succeeds
feel ny self ere with The whole audience Il
is Ike q game OF handbaII 7 toss bit Of
0-.t oUt over The footlights; there Is a sec
oEd's suspense. and quick comes the re-
poEnc in q laugh.
Yet self-p0ssessed as The comedian must
pc. alert 10 any emergency. he must never
r. selr-conscious for rhat Is death TO COM
sa-
Another thing about light comedy: Il
must always be refined Nulgarity belongs
r. broad comedy. That * the difficulty
about the scene in Twelfth Night where
Louis CaIverr and 7 as Toby Belch and
Andrew AguecleeA, must be refined. though
drunk. The only thing that saves that
scene for light comedy j. the wording If
Son notice. neither Of those characters. es-
FeclatIy Aeuecheell, forgets Jaat he j.
gentleman They say q gentleman never
does no matter how drunk Le gets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
STUDIES IN STILL LIFE.

II want a few colored Illustrations OF
heets and tomatoes.
Life size" inquired the artist
Catalogue size, replied the scotsman
With significant snlile.-Loul.ville Courier
Journal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
GUARD NEWS.

Colonel Hugh L. Scott. superintendent o
the United States Military Academy. has
accepted an invitation 20 review the 1tr
Regiment in its arnory on Wednesday
night. March g. The remarks OF the in
speeding officers from the army and tbs
state who made the recent annual 'nspec-
ton and muster Of the regiment are As fof-
lows: General appearance. military bear
ing. discipline, courtesy and efficiency sx~
ceIlent This organization Is entitled to
the highest credit for it's magnificent ap~
pearancs and the united and earnest sf-
forts which made il possible. 70 Is espe-
ciaIIy creditabie in view of the conditions
of the armory. which is undergoing extern
sire alterations. Companies and I havs
again succeeded in attaining the excellencs
of last year. closely followed by the other
companies of this remarkable organization
The efforts expended in the preparation for
inspection did not result so successfully ir
COMPANIES A z and K as in the other
companies. their property not being as
uniformly clean. but K deserves much praise
for again having I5s members on its rols
for inspection after having transferred
sixteen men toward the organization OF
Company l." II was also said that the
execution of port arms should be more
pronounced that new carteens were
needed and that continued great care WAS
shown for all state property The quarter
masters and commissary departments wers
said 10 be in excellent condition. and the
report in conclusion added: The recently
formed Company L. while most satisfac-
tory, was not presented for inspections
equipped throughout The regiment has
again passed its high standard for eff
cheney and is entitled 20 the highest conn
mendation- Books and records excellent
and kept with great neatness. care and pre-
cision. those of the quarternnaster' depart
ment being particularly deserving Of COM
mendation. Military fund kept as PEE
scribed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Considerable interest is attached 80 Tin.
trial OF Lieutenant Walter r Griffith. OF
the I'd Battalion of Naval Militia, which
takes place tomorrow night on board the
Granite State, at West Ssth street and
North River. This vessel is used By the Isr
Battalion The charge against Lieutenant
Griffith is intoxicstion while on duty during
the naval parade OF the Hudson Fulton
celebration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Brisadier General Walter Howe L A.
IN temporary command OF the Departments
OF the East with headquarters On Cow
ernors Island will review the Eth R.xi-
nent In its armorv next Wednesday ni.ns
This will be General Hove's first -.vs.v
Of national guard organization in New
York A review of che regiment BY Mayer
Gsynor will be held as soon as The u,v,-
can srranEe date suitable to himself
BriGadier General z. T Cam5sH First
BRIGADE Of New Jersey. Who rccest.v NO,
his legal fight for restoration TO N. s..,iv.
list will review the +th Regiment. OF Je~s.v
CITY. next Weduesdsy night Under n. nav
militia law General CsmhelI was pszr.t a.,
the retired list for age He eontenaed thar
eis retirement was Illegal. as the coustr-,,-
ton Of the state says that Officers car r,,,,
De removed for cause The courts ,,o,sts
his contention and ordered him 70 b re-
stored TO the active lis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Companies I and Is. OF the I'D Regiment.
held competition at the armOry last Mon
day night in pontoon bridge building.
which was won by Company X in Is min
utes 81 SIS seconds. Company I, which
has only recently taken up this branch OF
engineering. Was far behind that it did
not complete its bridge The winner has
been challenged TO a competition by COM
pany Fl Private Dieges. of Company p
a new recruit. and a son OF Captain e r.
DiegeS. surprised the members of the COM
pany last Wednesday night by winning tho
first prize in the rife match in the COM
pany with a score OF 81 points cut OF a
possible 20. Private Desmali with 81
points. Won second prize, and Private Gles-
son. with 81 points. Won third. Thirty men
of the company qualified as sharpshooters
Major General Charles r Roe will review
the regiment the night OF March IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Brigadier General John g Eddy. OF th@
Second Brigade OF Brooklyn. will visit
Manhattan next Tuesday night with his
staff and review the 1st Battery. under
command of Captain John r. Organ
There will also be some interesting ex-
hibitions OF rough riding. mounted gun
drills and target shooting with the field
pieces. in which a sub-calibre tube will be
used. firing a small cartridge
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Squadron A will decide the sem-fnals
in a mounted competition next Friday
night, in preparation for the annual
mounted games 10 be held in the arr7ory
on the night OF Friday. March -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

The eth Regiment will hold its spring
games on Saturday night. April ,. and an
interesting programme is now being pre-
pared Teams from the several companies
will compete in indoor baseball az the A.
mory this week follows Companies III
and F. Monday; A and c, Tuesday; 4 and
z, Wednesday and I and K, THURSDAY
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-07-21
Aims and the Man

Sure Father Flaherty was good
man." Mr.. Murphy said of the deceased
parish priest. "He hated sin but he
loved tn sinner, an he was all com
passion an patience an wisdom
There never was another loike i'm f'r
aoidln' up hope to tn poor battheTed
man that had amy desire FIR good.
Faith said he to Con Meehan, tn
soime tn bh'y was down an out.
faith. this soide av paradise fist all
beginning again, over an over, an tin
tonnes overt!
An that keen" continued Mr..
Murphy, "'twas niver worth whole to
Keep back part av tn price av tn
land. Wild twinkle in his eye he'd
sec clean through amy Ananias that
tver walked.
An gin'rous!" Mr.. Murphy's voice
dropped to lower key and his eyes
were wet as he added, Ills hand was
always In his pockut, an whln they
prepared him f'r burial they found his
wight arm longer than nis left wild
stretchin' 1t out to tn poor. Youths
Companion.
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HEIGHT and Heft Com.

Men weighing less than 15o No.,
are said to have been discharged from
certain railroad workshops Iy J',,
weighing more than 100 pounds ~,
less usually tall, have been "relna., ui,,
as street car conductors as too fot -
thread the thronged aisles. Men 1 80 W
40 find 1t hard to get jobs becansa
they are too old. Men under Ok , eas
promotion difficult because thew nv NV.
too young. viii the worlds r. ~
presently all be done by m4n betwe oo N
% and 80 and of medium heirbt cen zen
thicknessl And what will an ,bo ana
ers do? On
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-07-21
Being Agreeable.

The art of being agreeable is lust
as easy to acquire as the one Of be.
Ing disagreeable. There are many
young girls all over this beautiful
land who are cultivating their dis.
agreeable qualities by allowing them
to have such frequent exercise.
Selfishness and want of tact are
great factors In this development. Be.
Ing able to put yourself in your neigh,
boris place and treat him "as thy.
SELF" is not easy to do, but Is worth
working for.
NO girl wants to be unpopular; no.
body wants to be disagreeable. and
as she discovers that she is left often
where other girls are taken II sets
her to wondering what is the matter
and where is the trouble.
There is one way that may helm. We
are all alike in caring for many things.
SO study the things that people like
be sweet. Most of us like pleasant
people around us, and we turn awav
from the girl who always has a griev.
ance.
me very worst of this whole busi.
ness Is that 1t could have been cor.
rected. Mothers often make children
disagreeable. or allow their little die.
positions to grow unchecked. Thev
40 not realize what trouble Is being
stored up for the child they love
MANY mothers are too busy to study
these things, so for their chiIdren
mere is only the self training and tba
nard knocks which the world will
give them to open their eyes
meanwhile, mothers will go on be.
ing selfish and comfortable, all too
many OF them letting the girl or how
nave good time following his own
sweet way, growing up to be disagree,
ape selfish, unkind and a source ~
know. "'i they
Ihere is nobody too old TO ho,,n
oVer' 10 study the likable qualities
and when we have learned to keon
sweet under trying circumstanceS
consider it one of the great thin
worth striving for.
1t amt no use to grumble nor cor
plain noi COM
"uen God sorts out the weather ana
sends rain, anu
why rains my choice"
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Cordially.


Cordially is a quality which can be
cultivated. and there is no one thing
which makes so much difference IN
our friendships as the lack of IT.
How we do admire sincere, cor
dial friend, one who Is always the
same, dependable, and meets US In
the friendly spirit at all times.
Such a friend is always there, when
needed; one knows what to expect
from him and is never disappointed
We may be what we wish to SEEM
by practise and of course in this, as
In all other virtues. growth comes by
exercise.
When entertaining our friends the
fact that we are welcome and en-,
joyed means more to us as guests
than elaborate display or fine cook
ing.
"A dinner of herbs where love Is,
is better than a stalled OK" If love Is
not.
Simple entertainment is becoming
sensibly stylish, the thing to do. one
style which most of us are willing to
recognize.
The people who can entertain their
friends simply and often. not trying to
ape those who can afford more costly
entertainment, are justly the popular
people of today.
A we'll arranged table, beautiful lin.
en-, we'll Numbered, is one of the first
essentials; q simple little centerpiece
of some kind, on which to place the
vase or fern dish, gives an air to an
otherwise commonplace table.
In choosing Dishes the plain, or
ivory colored ware is serviceable and
easily replaced If broken; then too,
white ware goes we'll with any color
scheme.
Let the glass and silver be rubbed
bright and glistening, and this will
be sufficient preparation of the enter
tainment of any guest.
A great variety of foods are not
good form, or many courses as was
formerly thought necessity. A few
we'll prepared dishes, daintily served,
will make feast fit to set before the
king.
First appeal to the eye, then 1t is
easier to satisfy the stomach
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-07-21
A Tireless Turbine

In a gas factory at Ivry, near Paris
Laval turbine, driven by lets of
steam, was once set to work ana
and when fairly under way was dr,van
Tor $500 hours, or $50 days, without
stopping for an instant. An automatic
oiler kept it fabricated, and wort
man visited 1t once in 10 hours 70 ra
plenish the oil reservoir. The snooa
OF the circumference of the rotatinu
disk being about six miles ,Oin ,,l' s
a point on that circumference mnst
have travelled in the course of tba ' tSo
days almost five and a half times t tDO
distance from the earth to the W. u
-Harper's Weekly. '''oo'L
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pldn't Care for EXPENSES.

They were seated at the breakfast
table.
John, dear" said the young wife,
This is my birthday"
I'm glad you mentioned 1t, darling"
setoined her husband. "I'll buy you a
present the first thug when | get
downtown"
Well" she said. 81 hope you won't
get any cheap 9S-cent affair"
OF course won't" he replied
why, would be ashamed to present
you with anything that cost less than
dollar"
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the bearing down. l recommended it
TO some friends and two OF them have
been greatly benefited by IL" - Mrs
MAE MCKNIGHT. Oronogo, Mo.
Another Grateful Woman.
st. Louis, Mc. ~ was bothered
5erribly with female weakness and
had backache, bearing down pains and
pains In lower parts. / began taking
Lydia Il. Plnkham's Vegetable Com
pound regularly and used the Sanative
Wash and now have no more troubles
shat way" Mrs. AL. HERzoa, 5722
Prescott Ave-, st. Louis, Mo.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia Il. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial. 1t surely has cured
Many cases of female ills, such as in
Summation, liberation, dlsplacements,
dbroid tumors, irregularities, periodic
pains, backache, that bearing-down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
yous prostration. It costs buta trihe
70 try 1t, and the result is worth mil
Hons to many suffering women.
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bow. She rested her check on her
hand-her elbow on the window sill.
you know-and she smiled a little as
the car moved off, and winked-do
you understand? Her eyes were blue,
Grissy. big and blue--and she was
perfectly stunning"
There are winks and winks, Ardy,"
observed Griswold with a judicial air.
There is the wink inadvertent, to
which no meaning can be attached.
There Is the wink deceptive, usually
given behind the back of third per.
son. and vulgar thing which we will
not associate with your girl of the
Alexandra. And then, to be brief,
there is the wink of mischief, which
is observed occasionally in persons of
exceptional bringing up. There are
moments in the lives of all of us
when we lose our grip on conventions
on morality, even. The psychology
of this matter is very subtle. Here
you are, a gentleman of austerely cor
rect life; here is a delightful girl. on
whom you flash in an out-of-the-way
corner of the world And she, not
wholly displeased by the frank ad.
miration in your eyes-for you may
as well concede that you stared at
her"
We'll, | suppose | did look at her."
admitted Ardmore, reluctantly.
"Pardonably, no doubt. just as you
would look at a portrait in a picture
gallery, of course, This boarding
school miss, who had never before
lapsed from absolute propriety. felt
the conventional world crumble be-
meath her as the train started. She
could no more have resisted the
to wink than she could
have refused a caramel or an invita-
ton to appear as best girl at church
wedding Thus wireless communica-
ton Is established between soul and
soul for an instant only, and then you
are cut of forever. Perhaps, in the
next world, Ardy--"
Griswold and Ardmore had often
idealized themselves as hopeless pur-
suers of the elusive. the unattainable,
the impossible; or at least Ardmore
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What did you say you we're golnl
to New Orleans for?' demanded Girls
void, taking out his ticket and NOV
ing toward the gate 81 thought yot
exhausted the Creole restaurants Ions
ogo."
THE fact is" faltered Ardmore
coloring, I'm looking for some one"
"Out with tout with IT," com
manded his friend.
I'm looking for girl saw from 9
car window day before yesterday
had started north, and my train
stopped to let south-bound train
pass somewhere in North Carolina
The girl was on the south-bound
sleeper, and her window was opposite
mine. She put aside the magazine
she was reading and looked me over
rather cooliy."
And you glanced carelessly In the
opposite direction and pulled down
your shade, of course, like the we'll
bred man you are" interrupted Girls
void, holding fast to Ardmore's arm
as they walked down the platform.
Il did no such thing. | looked at
her and she looked at me. And then
my train started"
We'll. trains have way of start.
ing. Does the romance end here?"
Then, just at the last moment, she
winked at mel"
1T was a cinder, Ardy. The use Df
soft coal on railways Is one OF the
saddest facts of American Transports
ton ! need hardly remind you, Mr..
Ardmore, that nice girls don't wink
at strange young men. 1t isn't done!"
Il would have you know, professor,
that this girl is lady"
Don't be so irritable, and let me
summarize briefly on your own
hypothesis: You stared at strange
girl and she winked at you, safe in
the consciousness that she would
never see you again. And now you
are going to New Orleans to look for
her. She will probably meet you at
the station, with her bridesmaids and
wedding cake all ready for you And
you think this will lead to an adven.
ture-you defer finding the pole
for this-for this? Poor Ardy! But
did she toss her card from the win
dow? Why New Orleans? Why not
Minneapolis, or Bangor, Me.?"
I'm not an ass. Grissy. caught
the name of the sleeper-you know
they're all named like yachts and
tall buildings--the name of her car
was the Alexandra. l asked our con-
ductor where 1t was bound for, and
he said 1t was the New Orleans car
So took the first train back. ran into
you here, and that's the whole story
to date"
Il admire your spirit. New Orleans
is much pleasanter than the polar ice
and a girl with a winking eye isn't
to be overlooked in this vale of tears
What did this alleviating balm for
tired eyes look like. if you remem-
Der anything besides the wicked
wink?"
She was bareheaded, and her hair
was wonderfully light and fluffy, and
1t was parted in the middle and tied
behind with black ribbon in a great
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Time Hung Heavy on His Hands.

A Chinese laundryman in Oakland
Cal, recently had his troubles with a
watch that habitually lost time. So
he took the timepiece to the nearest
matchmaker.
"Watchee no good to Charlie Lee
said he. briefly, pushing it across the
counter. you fixee him. eh?"
Certainly" said the watchmaker
What seems to be the trouble with
lt?"
oh, him too muchee by n BY
said Charlie Lee.-Harper's Weekly.
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Riley
|(eHA&- 1As,,ze.eu..


,o, inree pints Of flour, two eggs oro
~ Sultu teaspoonful of salt, one cr Ure
o. sweet milk two Tablespoonful ' 20 20
dIs DISC, one cake CT compressed Yeast
T Thi' in half a cupful of w yu@s'
r,s u,' MAKE, makes a stiff dough; allow II a'I H.
a a,s -FOUR or five hours. then ron ~, ~
p"u cut with two sizes of cmtto ou'
~ race smaller on larger din IN ' h,,.e
w '''e again Bake twenty minutes
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To Stay With the Old Man.

Come indoors Immediately! =" calea
a nurse to small boy whose Ialn''
was going out. you won't go to ne'
ven If you're so naughty"
Il don't want to go to heaven, wa
Inc aggrieved reply: 81 want 70 :
with father" Inquirer
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DoubIy Certain.

They'll be kickers for a while
growled the janitor, referring to the
family that just moved in; "for
know they're inexperienced fat
dwellers."
What makes you so sure?" asked
his wife.
Why, they have neither a rubber
plant nor a monograph" declared
the all-seeing janitor.
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Provocation.

Mrs. Banks-"Do you know, In
AFRAID my husband is given to saying
things behind my back"
Miss Bright-"Well, dear, perhaps
the poor fellow cannot get the HOOKS
and eyes to match properly, "-Bostoi
Transcript.
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Return Ticket for Him.

Baseball Fan-Some time ago y
told me about a bird of pitcher y, "
round In a bush league, You TOOK -
In hand, didn't you?
Observation-Disclosures. But
found that particular bird was WIZ
more in the bush than in hand
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There With the Goods.

Floorwalker-"Yes, sir; this depart
ment store is a regular city 10
itself"
Skeptical Stranger-"Yes? Then
where's the health department."
Floorwalker-"The hospital is %
the top fioor--we cure you while YOU
wait, sir"
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tne noor VIII n o ut
my heart fluttering
and | could not even
receive a letter.
Every month / had
such q bearing down
sensation. as If the
lower parts would
fall out. Lydia +.
|Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has
done my nerves q
great deal of good
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No Use.

What's the good of richest"
What, indeed? have four new
automobiles and the doctor says
must walk to and from the Office :
Cleveland Leader.
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Not an obleotIon.

Il think he'd like to join your club.
but his wife wouldn't hear Of It,"
"She wouldn't hear of 1t? Why.
know of half a dozen men who would
Join our club II their wives couldn't
hear of it."
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Just Think of That.

Percy-"Harold seems to be Ps
ieetly crazy over athletics"
Margaret-"That so?"
Percy-"Yes. Why, he plays e'
quet for a whole hour every day