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The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
HasweH happenings

The friends OF Frank McCarty were
shocked last week by the sad news
that he was killed by train near his
home in Iowa.
Mr.. Book went back to the ditch to
work the latter part Of last week.
E. R. Ward is having Mr.. Eckles
crop put in on his claim south Of
town this week.
Mr.. Coons Is working on the coal
chutes this week In Ed Stars place.
The bali boys did not have a very
good crowd at the dance Friday night
on account of the stormy weather.
The Haswell farmers have had sew
eral pretty fair rains lately.
Mrs. Maud Boyd returned to Pueblo
Sunday after "A visit with her sister.
Mrs. Robert Mills.
Everett Harvey returned Thursday
afternoon from the ditch where he
has been working for some time.
Mrs. o. NJ. Davenport is reported
'SiS sim NuIs WIEN. IeT mDtuer,
Mrs. Linn OF Eads is here helping care
for her.
Brown & Butler received new re.
frigerator to keep their butter 10 this
summer.
Mr.. Wharton was 10 from the sheep
ranch Friday and stayed for the
dance.
Bert Ranger left this week for n
months trip in the mountains.
Mr. Davenport went to Pueblo one
day last week for an operation but had
to come back without it.
Anew grocery and also hardware
store are being started this week.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

The merchant asleep on the coun-
ter lay, as the printer entered the
door: the flight Of the mice that were
his snore: the prunes in the dirt had
taken root, and sprouts from the dried
apples grew. while the stock on the
shelves was the same as before, not a
printer walked out. hung a sign on
the door. just to put the people wise:
1t said, "the boss and the business
are taking nap, because they don't
advertise"
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

Every now and then we hear OF
men and and women remitting .con-
science" money to officials OF railroads
for rides stolen in years past, but we
have never yet heard OF newspaper
borrowers seudine any money to a
newspaper publisher for the many
years they have borrowed the paper.
What is the difference between steal
ing ride On train and borrowing a
newspaper ?-Ottawa Co. Herald.
Port Clinton, O.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
Increase Production BY Irrigation

HCF0uSo E|V00S"o" " "5Vy0HV"
Pueblo. Colo, May l9.-In the Colo
RADIO end of the Missouri Pacific coun-
try tributary to Pueblo, there are
large irrigation projects and the In.
stitution Of irrigation Is pletely in
practice.
This Is also true OF some portions
across the Kansas line, especially
where there is much In prospect in
the way Of reservoirs on the White
woman and in large private projects
like that OF Mayor E. f. Coffin OF
Scott, and around Leoti.
Still, there. are sections where irri.
CATION has not yet come into practice,
and it is the intention OF some of the
more active citizens, who have seen
the advantages and benefits OF irri-
cation. to encourage anything. no
matter how small, that will lead
eventually to the reclamation OF
tracts and the benefit to the farmer
with an ordinary farm.
The Kansas State Agricultural COL
tematic campaign along this line, and
will send out Its scouts to tue Mis-
souri, Pacific section 10 Kansas in a
short time. 1t Is the belief OF the
Agricultural college that very much
might be done by farmers In Western
Kansas in the way OF building and
equipping small irrigation plants for q
few acres or for small farm.
In Washington and In Idaho, there
are many cases where a farmer has,
with no expense for labor. irrigated
10 to 40 acres and quadrupled his pro-
duction.
The agricultural college believes
there are thousands OF such places
where much might be done in this
direction. An irrigation engineer
has therefore been employed to make
trip Of Investigation lasting several
weeks just to find out whether there
are not such opportunities In Western
Kansas; and where farmer is will.
ing to cooperate, the college will
assist ia the way Of furnishing all
plans free, specifications for the work,
and possibly sending out u supervisor
in order to get the work under way.
The entire west end OF the state will
be covered, including the Smoky Hill
and Saline Valleys, the Pawnee, the
Whitewoman and the Cimarron.
All this Is decidedly Interesting to
the board OF control that Is planning
the National Irrigation congress In
Pueblo, September 26.3O, 10, and it is
being encouraged In every way. 1t is
possible that the work may be in.
creased and the scope widened. The
Colorado State Agricultural college.
through its department OF irrigation
engineering, has been pursuing much
the same course for some time. to its
great profit and the profit OF the
state, and IT, all adds to the western
development that Is now so greatly
under way.
The Missouri Pacific country is pre-
pairing, also, to attend the Irrigation
congress 10 great forces.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
A Regular Tom Boy

Was Susie-climbing trees and
fences, jumping bitches, whiting,
always getting scratches, cuts,
sprains, bruises, burns and scalds
But laws Her mother just applied
Bucklin's Arnica Salve aud cured her
quick. Heals everything healable-
Boils, Ulcers, Eczema, Old Sores.
Corns and Piles. Try it. 25c at all
druggists.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

All the sports In town gathered at
the ball grounds last Friday afternoon
to witness the broncho busting eXhi-
biti"n but were disappointed some
what because Of the fact that the
bronc didn't feel in the mood to pitch
and buck and decided to run instead.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

Had we thought OF it In time last
weeks issue would probably have
been gotten out under difficulties, 1t
being Friday the thirteeRth, but as IL
slipped our mind, things went
smoothly-for country print shop.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

Smoke 'em up. We have more O
EN-. Those Stickney cigars ut TIN
Corner Restaurant.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

A crescent pin was picked upon the
street and can be recovered by the
owner by applying at this office.
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

Best Chick Food, Forcing Food and
Wheat on the market at The Ordway
Trading Co. 2tl
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
Missouri Pacific Time Table

For SALE-Apples, cheap.
b. +. Ross.
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Wanted-Private boarders. Mrs.
Charles Sewers. 2tpdlO
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20

Stickney cigars are considered best
Get them at the Corner Restaurant
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
Per Year 81, so In Advance.
JAYF. JOHNSON. EDITOR and pUsLiSHs.
Onlce Phone "Ordway A"

Good, cool furnished room for rent.
inquire OF Charles Sewers. 2t
The Ordway new era., 1910-05-20
Ordway Gets Another

At the April session OF the County
Commissioners the voting precincts
were rearranged and Ordway will
henceforth have two voting places In
stead of one as heretofore. La Junta
receives two additional ones, Rocky
Ford one and Fowler one. On the
North side the precincts are num-
bered as follows: 4
No l.. Observation-Disclosures. .Olney Springs
No. 2............ South Ordway
No. 3................. North Ordway
No. 4............,... Sugar City
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07

David Waried made his first appearance in a part
that part in Napa, Cal, about p yers ago Mr.
Warheld was ambitious but green" particularly in
the matter of makeup. He had distinct Tendencies
toward realism Notwithstanding the time the place
and the show. The production, fact was no Other
than old friend, The Ticket of Leave Man" and
Mr. Warhelds part in it toi portray Melter Moss
a Jew of extremely sinister tendencies
Now. Mr.. WarIeld decided to exert much sk;1I
upon the makeup of Meter Moss The vouno have
tendencies to exhibit skill upon the things about
which they don't know anything And Mr. War6eld
decided that the nose of Melter Moss would he a
supreme achievement H would make the size of the
he bethought himself OF the putty nose" which
was even in use in California in that early dav
so green was he, though, that he did not know III.
eSSentlal d1erence which exists between the tbeatri
cal putty and the putty of GLACIERS He bowever
was set upon the idea OF the putty nose and ent 70
the glaciers, where he bought large ouantitv of
honest, commercial putty This he sedulousv knead
ed and produced nose. 1t was a striking creat;os,
and very large. Mr. ,Warield felt the thrill of go
artist and the men who do big things Al he e. :
trance he was greeted with roars of laughter
Il felt that the idea of the putty nose was b.cc,
one, said Mr. Warheld, when 1 heard that Ian obts-
tet thrilled when it went increasing The 6oS-.
began to grow hysterical Then I began TO Eel
queer sensation-a soft, spreading sensation Th-
heat or the SOFT Napa nights beginning TO affs+
the putty, which was undergoing the gentle proress
OF expansion That nose went on growing bigger and
bigger That nose ended BY going about ali or.~ - @
face By this time the actors were irving va;ri -
speak their lines, handicapped by the noise of tn
dience and their own laughter. Mercifullv NV +;
came to make exit, and doing so DuIled ~ ~.
putty and continued au naturei - "e
retired temporarily fTon tic stage after that -,
gagement to study practical makeup
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07

Alliance in Ohio. I reached the town and looked up
the boarding house at which the company were
stopping. When l knocked | found chain the
door and woman peerng. around it.
'Have you got ticket? asked she.
Ticket for WHAT ] asked.
Dinner, she replied
" I'm one of the company, | said.
That's why put the chain the door. she
said The members of the company have habit OF
leaving without payment after eating WE'LL ate
dinner and got ready to play Marks but there were
attachments the show and they couldn't get
the canvas from the wagons. So | couldn't play
Marks. You Marks was my first part, though 1
never reached the point of playing II"
JOHN DREW
Il will never forget my first part" said John Drew.
Everybody expected me to be so very nervous, and
expected to be myself. And | very cool,
very aggravatingy COOL rising 20 at the time
For months before l had been eagerly expectant of
my debut OF course, my profession had long since
been marked out for me, coming, as did, OF the
atrcal family
found myself specuating and growing very appre-
hensive. | was nervous to the possibility of nerv-
BUSINESS upon the opening night / grew very ap
prehensive, indeed, that my mother decided TO take
part IN the performance for the purpose OF lending
me some moral support
at was in the old Arch Street theater, in Phila-
delphia, that Il appeared first 1t was my mothers
own theater and the vehicle for the display OF my
rising theatrical ambition was piece, remember,
Charles Matthews played the principal part, and /
myself cast for important role | remember
my mother laughing at the contrast between my per-
turbed state of mind and the of the play. WE'LL
two days before and was very nervous, day before
and
Il was. cool as ice. ! went through the part like a
vescTan. was ccs,sc ous that everybody behind IVES
looking fo- me to display some weakness aid took
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that forrifying parayzing penetrating thing called
stage fright In the whole gallery of horrors, sea-
sickness and visits to dentists mild and futile in
which we sang They were very ingenious. They ran:
Here we are, two lively mokes,
From ole Vrgnia's shore;
The ole man taught how to dance
Upon the cabin floor
The steps he showed up how to take
Well show them to you;
He made feet go fp-fap-fap
Before shoe.
Then supposed to come the famous somer-
sau so splendidy executed in the sympathetic sur
roudings of the cellar. suppose | must have tried
to somcrsault that evening. 1t in the program.
But the somersaut responded not. The seclusion Of
the cellar untitled to the stage. | tried and
sprawled can picture yet the glare of the gas
lights and what appeared to be million faces can
hear the yell which went up l the curtain
gong down upon us-our act not halt over.
well, went home and my mother asked where
the bouquet She wanted to put it in water. 1t
was one of those presents which you give to your
wife and which you think might possibly come in use
tul for yourself | didn't explain, whereupon she
considerably discussed the poor boys colapse-the
boy that fell over.
He wasn't fitted for the stage, she said from her
height OF conscious knowledge. He ought to go to
work Then my father looked up and said: Yes, Lew.
think that you had better go to work He knew.
But the theatrical bee far too firmly hxed
upon me for that The theatrical bee is even more
persistent than the presidential bee Two nights later
appeared IN public i'll the Chatham Square museum
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Tne San Francisco Sunday Can

a of stern delight in Disappointing them could
the distinct shade of disappointment on the part
moral support she offering was wasted upon me
As became more composed my mother became pro
portionatey and more vexed- The whole audi
ence, of knew that 1T was my hrSt appearance
and were watching curiously, too
Then came a line where my mother had 10 say 10
me- What an impudent young mani She said this
and then. turning to the audience remarked on the
spur of the moment and in confidential tone; what
will he be when he grows up? The audience saw tho
ward that she said this with the wish dsconcert me
little |, however, simply waited for the laughter
to cease, as cool as cucumber myself and then con-
tnued.
81 have often wondered at my unnatural GOODNESS
that evening have never satisfactorily explained IT.
but have sometimes thought that IN some remote
way heredity, speaking through the dramatic strain
OF our family was responsible
NAT GOODWIN
Nat Goodwins first appearance was Of precisely
opposite nature to that of Mr.. Drew.
L was II when played my first part" said Nat
Goodwin, although before that had been reader,
declaimer and mimic in Boston, where lived Sue
sented myself the stage door OF theater IN Prov
idence, asking to be given chance
You look very young, said the stage manager 3.
"'Oh, I'm not young ALL, said l, with the air or
at least 80
said Sure, with all the confidence in the world He
told aterward that that confidence impressed him
Here is a fellow who's got his nerve, thought he
He won't fail through any lack of confidence SO he
was to play of light genteel villain and felt
very certain of the success | was TO make During
the rehearsas remember that / used TO tell another
young member of the company not to be afraid, and
that the whole secret of acting lay IN coincidence
81 got Drawer and Drawer up till the night didn't
feel futter when the curtain went up was
nervous only when l commenced to speak Then my
own voice sounded hollow and my knees shook.
went through the first act but l noticed the other
members of the company smiling. The young man
had been advising obviously more collected
than l. When / came in the next act L COM
menced to grow | steadily continued to do so.
They had continually to prompt me- and the audience
was commencing to smoker Then the curtain went
up for the third act, in which was to appear quite
prominently | was lost to everything by then TIL
l heard the stage manager calling my name. At the
same instant the stage door must have opened Tor
/ felt cool draught blowing from its direction into
my face. made instructive dash toward that door
and into the makeup and stage clothes and
all upon | remember quick turning hgures
and laughing faces. But didn't care. | was clear OF
that accursed theater and IN few minutes was IN
train on my way back to Boston.
81 heard afterward that they announced from the
stage that had suddenly been taken i'll (Which
too, too trueD and had called upon another member
of the company short notice to continue my part
This he did by reading it. do not believe. in look
ing back my life, that l ever approached the
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we of Our fame. Our mothers armed themselves with
bouquets and accompanied US We warned them that
our faces would be black and that recognition would
be difficult But; of course, you can't cheat mother
upon the appearance of her son. Our two
mothers said that.
"It happened that there two other boys upon
the program that night who possessed black faced
ambitions also We were fifth, while they came third
They somersaulted and sang before us and scored
hit At this point and with overweenlng pride Our
two mothers rose from their seats and hurled the
fowers-ouf fowers-at the two other boys with the
black faces. That maternal instinct is queer thing
at times
Then came turn. We came out.
Il can remember my mother sitting there with
utter, absolute indifference written upon her face
The expression of Joe Weber's mother the ex-
preston of my mother. There might have been a
vague tinge of compassion for those two poor little
chaps who could presume to follow the wonderful
success of their boys. | remember all ths-and then
DO you know what stage fright is? Do you know
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Weber's stage ambitions temporarily blghted.
He had gone to work.
JOSEPH CAWTHORN
My first part Marks, the lawyer, IN Uncle
Toms Cabin" said Joseph Cawthorn recently. "But
manager before that I took out the Uncle
Toms Cabin show in which | played Marks. and was
fully 19 at the time. l played in vaudeville before
that, but vaudeville doesn't count You can't call
vaudeville part
well, tent show, you know and being
10 u wasn't experienced in tent shows. At the rst
performance six of people fell down. We nm
ished the performance, however, and retired to our
canal boat convinced that all the preliminares would
be easy next time There is nothing like experience
teach.
"Unfortunately however, there had been acci-
dent in the matter of the canal All the water
out of it during the night. We inquired about this
and asked when the water might be expected to put
in an appearance again. We found it would take
about weeks, made wagon show OF 1t.
You can't suppress youth.
Nov, we had Dutch band with that wagon show,
and that country unfortunately happened to be
prohibition / may tell you that beer seems to
be unhappy necessity to Dutch bands. SO we lost
the members of one by They stated that
you do many things dry throat, but that you
can't play wind ins truments. At this stage | sold
the show to man called Slsson, who also had his
troubles. 1t BECAME necessary to leave dogs behind
for board bills teach place Sisson would leave
dog.
Finally there was dog left and they couldn't
leave that or there wouldn't have been any way of
locating George Harris. SO Sisson commenced TO
leave bundles Of things 1t at this point that he
sent for to play Marks. 1t was at place called
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suck this Well kept sucking the lemon and walk
ing about. I didn't go till the fifth act in The
Lion of Nubia
THE theater packed by all my school fellows
that night They filled the seats and standing
rows deep. They didn't want to see The Lion of
Nubia'; they wanted Walter Jordan.act. They
had with them horns and squeaking things. All
through the first act they kept blowing them and
squeaking them and crying out Dave! Dave!
"And all through the second act they called out
Where's Dave? Bring on Davcr
"In the third and fourth acts they did the
That audience didn't to do anything else but
shout for Dave. The leading lady was furious. Who
is this Dave? said she; and it was explained to her
that it was young actor-one Walter Jordan-who
was making his first appearance
so finally came the time to enter. | had to come
with four others, and supposed to first
Now didn't know much at that time, but knew
just enough to know that l wanted to cnter-last
Therefore l made believe to fix my boot at the en-
trance
"'Go on! go on the others shouted, and I got
buster than ever with my boot.
For heavens sake go on! | said III be right
after you; I've got to fix this boot The stage man
ager pushed the others gave the house decent
interval for expectancy and then
Il came out on to the stage-alonc. The house
which is TO say my school fellows-went crazy.
Dave! Davcr they shouted, and thcn The Madmanp
The Madman'
Now, it of those old fashioned stages
which stood far out walked the center of it and
bowed straight before me.
'Davy! DavyY shouted the audience. 1.-The Mad
mani" "The MadmanY l turned around and bowed
on the left side. The audience blew horns and
shrieked 1t like nomination in national con-
vention. Davy, Davy! they yelled 1.-The Mad
mani! The Madman" l turned around and bowed
again and the cries got louder than 1.-The Mad
mani THE Madmani" 'Davy. Davcp put my hand
up for silence They thought they were going to get
The Madman and stillcd themselves
Then commenced my only line: 4 saw the fugi-
tives making their way the left bank of the river
something like that. An indescribable din arose
Give "Thc AIadmanl' The Madmanp
The stage manager motoning to me from the
wings. Come off, he said But didn't want to 90
off I'd just come SO he came and dragged me
off 1t was sort of primeva hook Then the lead
ing lady tried to go with her lines but it was sim
ply hopeless The audience was yelling fDavy! Dayy,
give "The Madman!"' with all its might They
held the play up for about quarter of an hour
Finally had to go and recite The Madman
Then the play continued. 1t was great triumph I
got SO cents for that nights work But got dis
charged when they gave it to And didn't get
another engagement for year"
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
LEW FIELDS FIRST APPEARANCE

Lew Fields first appearance was at an earlier age
than that of Mr.. Beasco He had attained the sure
maturity of 9, and hungered for dramatic fame in
burnt cork direction, which was the great direction
OF the time. Burnt cork the vogue, the uni
versal craze.
My schoolmate, Joe Weber and were particu-
larly transfixed, he said day or two ago. Eve
haunted the London and the Bowery theater and
there worshped at its shrine. Then we would go
home and practice
Three months before debut we-practiced.
Our neghbors underneath protested the reverbera
ton of double somersauts and we retreated to
the cellar.
Now, our debut was upon New Years eve 1t
was to be at Turn hail. in Fourth street We started
to rehearse at daylight December 81 and contin-
ued till night We were perfect
Our somersauts unexeeptionable our song
very triumph of songs. We invited oar parents 10
witness our first public performance, so certain were
The San Francisco call., 1910-08-07
DAVID wARFIELD's DEBUT

same feeling of panic about anything
NV first performance"
The Sentinel=record., 1910-01-28
REPORTED BREAK FROM THE FIX. GOVERNOR DID NOT TAKE
 PLACE IN LATE VOTE.
it is Apparent Now That vardaman Will Be Able to Hold His Vote
 Against All Forces.

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 27.--The sen. atorial caucus this afternoon took two ballots and adjourned. until tomorrow at 8 o'clock without a surprise being sprung and without the least excite ment, though a great crowd was pres ent and interest intense.
 It had been predicted that Varda- man would lose more votes, but he did not. In fact he gained two over his Last vote, scoring 70 on both bal lots, which shows he is holding his own.
 Speaker Street, who made quite a spurt as dark horse last night, with thirteen votes to his credit, lost half of them. Congressman Byrd made heavier gains than any of the candi- dates in the race, jumping from six teen to twenty-two.
 Percy and Alexander gained two each today, while Kyle and Critz lost three each.
 The withdrawal of Anderson two nights ago has not relieved the dead lock in the slightest degree. but it is evident his votes went to the candi- dates who are counted as the oppo- sition to Vardaman.
 The first ballot in the senatorial contest today follows vardaman, 70; Percy. 3S: Alexander. 25; Byrd, IA; Kyle. IS; Critz, ?; Street. il; Ander- son, l; Whitfield, 1. Total, ITS; nee essary to choice ss.
 The second ballot today in the sem atorial contest resulted: vardaman, 10; Percy, 32; Alexander, 27; Byrd, 22; Kyle. 14; Critz, ,; Street, 6; Whit field, i. Total, 175: Necessary to a choice, Ss