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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
CURIOUS EPITAPHS.

compiled EY HARRY ELLARDJ
Here lies Inferred Priscilla Bird.
Who sang on earth TIL sixty-two
Now up on high above the sky
No doubt she sings like sixty too.
Underneath this pile OF stones
Lies all that's left of Sallie Jones'
Her name was Lord-it was not Jones'
But Jones was used to rhyme with stones
Here lies Jim Shaw. attorney at law.
And when he died the devil cried,
Give me your paw. Jim Shaw.
Attorney at lawl'
lie never told the truth.
lie robbed his clients right and left.
In hell he has a booth.
Here lies a man beneath this sod
Who slandered all except his God.
And him he would have slandered too.
But that his God he never knew.
Peter johnson was his name.
Heaven. l hope. his station:
Baltimore his dwelling place.
And Christ was his salvation
Here lies Tom Smith.
And. what is somewhat rarish
He was born. bred and hanged
In this here parish.
Here lies old Caleb Hahn,
By trade a bum
And when he died the devil cried.
Come. Caleb. comel"
Here lies Ann Mann. She lived an old
maid
And died an old Mann
1t is so soon that I am done for
/ wonder what was begun for.
Here lies the body OF Susan Sowder.
Who burst while drinking sedlitz powder
Called from this world to her heavenly
rest
She should have waited till It erervesced
Here lies the bones OF Richard Lawton.
whose death alas. was strangely brought
Trying his corns one day TO NOW or,
His razor slipped and cut his toe of.
His toe. or. rather. what It grew to,
An Inflammation quickly flew TO.
Which took. alas, to notifying
And was the cause OF Richards dying
Here lies the body OF Robert Gordon.
Mouth almighty and teeth accordin'.
Stranger. tread lightly on this wonder.
II he opens his mouth you're gone to
thunder.
Here lies beneath this pile OF rocks
All that is left Of Jacob Cox
In life he was politician:
In he'll he has another mission
Here lies the body of Samuel Seer,
Whose business was an auctioneer.
With voice so loud each place he cried
The folks were glad that Samuel died
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Old Nursery Rhvmes

PUSSY cat. pussy cat. where have
you been?" dates from the reign OF
Queen Elizabeth and was a popular
rustic song in the old Devon county
where Drake and Raleigh lived
Boys and Girls. Come Out to Play"
and Lucy Locket Lost Her Pocket
date from the time OF Charles H.. the
merry monarch" 1t Is not known
that the rhymes refer to any particular
thing or event
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30

DIR. HARVEY W. WILEY.
terests to Dust the chief enemy Of I'm
pure drugs and adulterated foods from
the government service.
Perhaps no other public servant Is
better or more favorably known than
Dr. Wiley. His determined stand
against unwaOlesome food adultersnts
has won the confidence and friendship
Of the people and a sincere belief In
his efficiency and honesty OF purpose -
DIR. Wiley IL a native of Indiana and
Is sixty seven years old. He received
his degree Of NJ. ID. from Indiana
Medical college and then took a post
graduate course at Harvard. From
1874 until 1888. when he entered the
government service. he was professor
OF chemistry Mt Purdue university and
state cheIsisb OF Indiana. He Is the
author of several books and severai
hundred scientific papers.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
For Hose of Delegates

To the Democratic Voters of Rock
bridge County and City Of
Buena Vista:
hereby announce myself a can
didate for reelection to the House
of Delegates of Virginia for the
County of Rockbridge and City OF
Buena Vista, subject to the Demo
cratic primary.
HUGH A. WHITE.
April u l1-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Valuable Pippin
Orchard for
Sale

200 acres of the finest fruit or
agricultural land.
1850 bearing apple trees.
2 four room dwellings.
Fine water. plenty timber.
PRICE, $4,000
Also fine apple orchard of 100
acres five miles from railroad sta
ton over good roads
1900 bearing apple trees,
600 pippins.
80 Grimes Golden and red APP
pies. Price, $4,000
For further information, see
WINGFIELD q HARRELL.
Roanoke, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
FOR HOUSE OF DELEGATES

AT the earnest request OF many
citizens from every section of the
county l hereby announce myself a
candidate for election to the House
of Delegates from Rockbridge Coun-
ty aud City of Buena Vista, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri-
mary. ]. II. GLASGOW.
April 19-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Letter Eniqma,

Letter Enigma.
My first is in pen. but not In write:
My second is in blue but not in white;
My third is in zero. but not in cold:
My fourth is the same as my third. yot
are told:
MY fifth is in lake. but not in pond:
MY bixth Is In love. but not in fond.
My whole spells a word
That. with me you'n agree
When you have guessed It.
VIII mean mystery.
Answer -Fuzzie
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
NANCY A. LEIGHTON

".
WILLIAM HIrE. &C.
The above cause having been referred
to the Undersigned Commissioner In
Chancery by the Circuit Court OF Rock.
bridge with directions
To examine and ascertain aud report
who are the children. grandchildren and
great grand children, living and dead
OF Joel Hite. deceased, with the dates
OF their respective deaths and the age
of those living.
Second: Who are entitled to share In
the proceeds of sale and what is the
share OF each. and it's fee simple and an
nual rental value
Third: What liens, II any OF taxes, OF
otherwise are on the property.
Fourth: What other real estate past
under the will OF Joel Hite and the
state Of the title thereof.
Firth: Any Other matters deemed per.
tinent by the commissioner, or desired
by any party In interest, and make re
port thereof to the Court.
All parties interested are hereby no.
titled that / will, at my Office in Lex
ington, on TIL U RSDAY, SEPT. 14TH,
1911, proceed to take said accounts.
Z. nj. PENDLETON,
Commissioner In Chancery.
Aug. 16 At.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30

COmmi ga ioner of Revenue, Kerrs
Greek District
hereby announce myself a can.
didate for Commissioner of the Rev.
enue for Kerr's Greek District, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
"A. 5. HAMILTON.
May 17-3mos..
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Announcement for Sheriff

hereby announce myself a can
didate for reelection to the Office OF
SHERIFF OF RoCKBRIDGE COUNTY
subject to the Democratic primary.
r. l.. MORRISON.
March S-ll.3m.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Announcement for Sheriff

hereby announce myself as a
candidate for SHERIFF OF Rock
BRIDGE COUNTY, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
JOHN Med. ROSS.
March S-11-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Commissioner OF Revenue

announce myself a candidate for
COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE for
LEXINGTON DISTRICT, subject to the
action Ct the Democratic primary.
L. NJ. WADE.
March 22-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Commonwealth Attorney

| hereby announce myself a can
didate for reelection to the office of
COMMONWEALTH S ATTORNEY or Rock
cRIDGE COUNTY, subject to the Demo
cratic primary.
D. e. MOORE.
March 15-11-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
SEWING Hindus.

Hindu boys have to learn to sew
When they are grown men they must
do all the sewing for the family II II
Is poor family. and poor men are
hired to do the sewing for the rich
families
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Anril 26.tf,
Fer Supervisor, Natural Bridge
District

At the urgent request of many
voters, | announce mys If cand,-
date for the Democratic nomination
for Supervisor of Natural Bridge
District, subjectto the action OF the
Democratic primary.
w. <. L. STARK.
April 19-11-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Commissioner of Revenue

LEXINGTON, Va, March Is, IL
Yielding to the solicitation o;
many voters in Lexington. / hereby
announce myself a candidate for
Commissioner of the Revenue for
Lexington District, subject to the
action Of the Democratic primary.
]. w. MCCLUNG.
March 15-ll-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30

The swiftest Flowing River.
The fastest flowing river In the
world IN the Sutlej. In India. II rises
1920 feet above the sea and falls H.
600 feet In $50 miles.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Commissioned of REVENGE,

Natural Bridge District
To My Friends and Voters:
l hereby announce myself a can
didate for Commissioner OF Revenue
for Natural Bridge District, subject
to the action OF the Democratic phi
mary to be held Sept. 9TH, 1911.
May 24-t. p. W. w. RICE.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30

Little Boy Blue. come blow your horn:
1T you don't it won't be blown.
The people won't flock
To buy your stock
If you never make it known.
So Little Boy Blue. come blow your horn;
It's the proper business caper.
And the very best way
To make it pay
Is to blow it through this ras.-.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
For County Clerk

To the Voters of Rockbridge County {:
| respectfully annonce myself a
candidate for reelection to the Of
flee of COUNTY CLERK OF RocKBRIDGE
COUNTY, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
A. 7. SHIELDS.
March 15-l1-tf.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
PATRONIZE THE
Peoples National Bank
OF LEXINGTON, VA.
OF LEXINGTON, VA.

We provide absolutely place you to deposit vou
Money in this Bank safe money about house is easily
st, and more easily spent.
Whatever change you have enough open Far
accountno need to wait until you dollars
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-30
Commissioner of Revenue,
Natural Bridge District

Commissioner of REVENGE,
Natural Bridge District
| hereby announce myself a.. can
didate for Commissioner OF the Rev
enue for Natural Bridge District,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary. l earnestly solicit
the support of the voters of the dis
trict and promise, if elected, TO
faithfully discharge the duties con-
nected with the Office.
Respectfully,
WILL O. HARRIS.
April 26-tf.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02

mo Opera company, though none of
them has ever been near that city.
Nor do they make any pretense of
having been. But it is the custom
IN Italy TO name an opera company
after some clty-as, so to say,
Grand Rapids Baritones or Hobo
ken lodlers. So when the manager
of this organization looked about
for a title and found Palermo about
the only Italian city unused so by
singers, he seized upon it.
But let us not treat the company
Nightly. III contains numerous adj
mirable singers. though their in
genuous idea of comedy is hardly
in accord with ours, and the gaudy
leave something to be desired. But
unsteady they are excellent-and
they bring novelties. This week.
New York for the first time to
an operctta by Louis Varney, the
French composer Of the piece
known here as "The Cadet Gfrl,'
and who died a half-dozen years
ago. The new comedy is called
"Fanfan la Tulipc' and is gay
"''p W anu an piuolS.
But the oldest singer of the
summer is man who NAV be said
to be an entire opera company in
himself. He sings baritone. tenor
and soprano, Encased in gray
walking suit. derby, gloves, pearl.
top boots and cane to match, Gil
bert Losee begins as tenor, sing
ing the Irish ballad of xii
kenny When he reappcars he is
a baritone, and appropriately sol
emn in the great, deep notes of
GA Grand Old Man" Presently
still "tone effect in gray
he comes in AS a soprano and trills
"The Ideal Of My Dreams AS
though all this were not enough,
he takes fall as fast and deep
as Lucifer, hitting bottom with a
basso burst, "Aslcep in the
Deep is the song. But presently
he yodles mp 10 HSlecp. Baby
Sleep" UnquestionabIv Mr. J.osee
exhibits three distinct voices. Fam
cy the trio from the final act Of
"Faust'' IN one pearl gray gentle
man.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
DRAMATIC NEWS
AND COMMENT

7" HE TRIBUNE has compiled fig
nres on the theatrical season
Just ended which disclose some
interesting sidelights on the
theatrical situation. In assembling
these figures, data has been taken from
the leading dramatic publications of
the United States, none Of which has
published Il complete set of statistics
on the subject, though all have con-
tanned fragmentary compilations on
various phases of the situation. and it
is from these that The Tribune has de-
duced the following figures, which are,
Of course, approximated.
In New York City, which is the home
and birthplace of ninetcnths of Amer
lean dramatic productions, there were
launched during the season of I9l0-11,
exclusive of grand opera and Shake
spearean revivals. a total Of 100 plays,
OF this number, scventv-two were com
edies, farces, comedy dramas and mu
steal farces and comedies The remain
ing thirtyseven come under the head
Of drama, principally problem morality
and melodramatic plays.
In feeling the public pulse. play pro-
ducers seemed TO sense demand for
amusement constructed along the light
er vein, Perhaps the writer's of more
serious drama struggled vainly for new
themes, or, having hit upon suitable
popular appeal. At any rate, there
were practically two comedies produced
to one drama
The sevcnty.two comedies had an ag
gregate run Of 3745 performances, or
an average run each of ffty-two per-
formances. This, however. can hardly
be taken as n criterion of individual
merit; for, though a real "success
might run for only ffty-two perform
ances in New York City for a number
of good reasons. real successes usual,
ly run much longer than that; in fact,
as long as profitable or even break even
patronage keeps up. The thirty.soven
dramas played an aggregate run Of
1I49 performances, or an average Of
forty-seven performances each.
Charles Frohmun produced fourteen
plays of the lighter vein to an aggre-
gate run of 395 performances, and six
dramas to a total run Of 237 perform
ances. Frohman, therefore, achieved
greater success with his serious plays,
though it is said that the season
caused him loss Of 100000
The Shuberts produced six comedies
n greater loss than did Frohman-some
where in the neighborhood of $500 900
Charles Dillingham; is said to have lost
100000 on three comedy ventures.
The New theater produced seven com
edles and three dramas, resulting in
staggering loss. Klaw & Erlanger
are supposed to have broken about even
on three comedies and one drama.
David Belasco seems to have prop.
erly sensed the public demand and was
fortunate in securing the right ma
terial from which to compound three
palatable prescriptions-two comedies
and one drama, which enriched the Be
lasco strong box by nearly 100000
Henry w. Savage made money next to
Belasco. with one comedy and one
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
MRS. McNAIR,
Walker Bros, Popular Suit Buyer,
Is Leaving Salt Lake to Go
In Business in Helena,
Montana.

Salt Lake is to lose one Of the best
known and most popular business
women of the city. Mrs, McNair, who
for the past II years has been asso-
ciated with the Walker Bros. Dry
Goods Co,
Mrs McNair came to Salt Lake
about II years ago and secured her
first position Mt Walker Bros. Not
long after she started it became evi-
dent to the Walker management that
In her they had found the exceptional
"a woman who, by sheer force of per.
sonality would forge her way upward
it soon became evident that Mrs. Nc
Nair-then n small slip of girl
could concentrate all her energies upon
business problems. She had confidence
In the merchandise she was handling,
and this confidence made her reliable
made her loyal to the cause of her en-
ployers. Her advancement in conse.
quence, was rapid In Dry Goods bust
ness, like every other line, there is al
ways room on Top-it is only the bot
tom rungs of the ladder that are al.
ways crowded.
At first, as head of the Juvenile De-
partments, she became buyer of the
Undermuslin and Corset Section, and a
little later she took the Buyership of
the entire Ready.to- Wear Section. in.
cluding Waists and Women's Gar
ments.
Needless TO say that Mrs. McNair
made splendid success in all these
departments, and thousands of Salt
Lake s best people who depend on Mrs.
McNalr's selection of Gowns and Gar
ments. upon her accommodating WAYS
and her excellent service, will miss her.
Mr.. and Mrs. McNair are going to
Helena, Montana, where they pur.
chased the interest of well estab-
lished business.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
beautiful lines of the haggard Bea-
trice, almost at her death:

Ali. Heavens angelsf Ali
Where are they. tell me, and what do
they do?
Have | not told You? Why, | have not
Ny children. for the three most lovely
died
When 20 more was lovely. and the
last
Lest II should suffer. being one night
mad.
l killed. And there were others never
born,
Although they cried for birth. And
stil the sun
Shonc and the stars returned, and
justice slept.
And only the most evil were happy
and proud,
In the superbly simple French of
Maeterlinck and the glorious voice
of Bernhard, these lines-and
others like thcm-wcre truly splen-
did. Withal, however, even Bern
hardt rose to no greater heights in
the tragedy of the nun than Edith
Wynne Matthison, and she had
not the aid Of beautiful scenery
that helped to make the New thea
ter production the most notable of
its first two wears.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02

drama. 1t is said that the other leading
producers either broke even or made
not enough to brag about.
1t was an Hoif'' season, and many
theories are advanced to account for the
great number of glttering wrecks
strewn along the theatrical shores. Elk
eessive salaries to performers, too Law
lsh productions, general apathy among
theatergoers. and the lack of proper
plays for exploitation, nre given as
some of the reasons for the moribund
condition existing in theatcrdom. A
new school Of playwrights is also her
aided ms q medium of relief. And in
this connection there is cry for the
establishment of standard for the
so"called great modern drama, which
has not been clearly defined by those
who clamor for it and pretend to know
what is is.
E'The Chocolate Soldier is soldier
ing In many places. There are six OF
him, three companies in America and
three in England. The opera is a
most remarkable success and the re-
quests for return engagements are
many,
A few years ago while Maude Adams
was playing 'EPetcr Pan in st, Louis
to persons from the rural districts OF
southeast Missouri happened to come
into town for short visit, and. step
ping from the train, they sought tc
replenish well~worked.up appetite
caused by an all night ride over Mis-
souri's hills.
While waiting for the waitress to re-
turn with the order, one of the men
spied signboard with Miss Adams s
picture on it, and having heard much
of the actress, the men decided to see
her that night.
When the waitress returned one OF
the pair said to her: "Can you tell US
where Maudc Adams is this week7'
The girl pondered innocentfy for a
while and then blurted out: 'Maude
Adams? Why, she ism It here any more!
Hasn t been for long time. When she
was, she used to wait on those two
tables over there"
At this junture the girl was called
aside by one of the other mattresses
but returned in little while and said:
"The girl over there says Maude
Adams is going to marry corn doctor
this week. -
He carried the delicate package as
carefully as if it had been baby OF
his own. And he plodded along after
the fashion of the toymaker from Neur.
enberg. He was a toymaker, too, ,Sbut
in this case he wasn't from Neuren
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
Mrs. Patrick Campbell Slaps
Spitefully at Divine Sarah
Success of Bernhard Tour Doesn't Please English
Who Met With Cold Reception MONTGOMERY
and Stone In New-Old Stunt
Franklin Fyfes

sum of money he should. Some
one or other rubs on the ring, the
genii appears. and the snow man
and grandfather s clock come
to life. Why? Don u ask me. |
suppose something has to happen
between songs.
In "Tommy Rot when Blanche
Ring had to introduce the droll and
swinging, but unapropos. ditty Of
"The Belle of Avenue Az she
muttered nonchalantly: 'Why
ever was ] born a princess instead
of a poifect lady" and then, glanc-
ing at the orchestra leader, with
baton ready and uplifted "Music
cue!'
Again-in "The Man in the
Moon the second act ended with
ballet. Coming to the footligbts,
May Ten Brock sang the follow
ing couplet, with bovine and i'm
penetrable seriousness:
And now. for comic opera reasons.
/ introduce the ballet OF -Four sea-
sons.
Lima Been" Joke.
The songs were gay, if hardly
reusonable; and not all OF them
were mmodest. The Snowman and
the Clock, for instance, sang about
fascinating girl named Lima,
which gave them varied opportuni-
ties for ihe question, "Where has
Lima been9" On. Be- Been pro-
pounced as customarily in Boston
and now compulsory in burlcsqueD
The roles were played by James c.
Morton and Frank +. Moore, who
used to be a team in vaudeville
with an "&" between them and a
speciality in readiness, The latter
they retained, though an attempt
to tell a reader why the foolery
was funny would be as silly as the
song and dance itself. 4 Paris
ienne (from Eighth avenue and
Forty second street, and wearing,
] need hardly say. a short red skirt
and a long bare back, was the cue
for iaunts and jests that well might
make strong women tremble and
men faint dead away,
AT the moment when Lady Duff
Gordon, the fashionable modiste,
is once more flashing across the
public vision because of Difficult
ties with the customs in connection
with importing foreign gowns as
models. her equally conspicuous
Sio'Si i1'lHpI NiyHt Has Hidue DcI
New York debut as dramatist.
Oddly enough, "Three Weeks''
had never been shown here before.
Mrs Glyn. whose maiden name is
Sutherland, and who was born in
Canada, dramatized the book her.
self. James X. Hackett tried the
play in st. Louis. But that was
several summers ago; and, except
for an occasional performance by
stock company, the drama never
has been acted since. Wiseacres
predicted. when the New York
presentation was announced, that
1T would fare as poorly; but so
many people have crushed in to
see it that second week has been
added to the stock company's Gus.
tommy ono
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-02
Three Weeks" Too Much.

Whether or not you admired the
novel Of 'fThree Weeks" the play
made from ii is unquestionably
poor stuff. The story of the book
is followed-the childless queen
who is driven out by a brutal mon
arch, only TO find a wide eyed, un-
kissed English youth, with whom
She passes three divine weeks and
whose child she bears. But the
sensual, exotic, heavy -perfumed
atmosphere of the novel evapo-
rates before perspiring, two-a-
day. midsummer audience, which
chews caramels and fans itself. 1t
t'comes simply thin and hardly
probable story, expressed in cheap
and hackneyed phrases and rising,
at its best, to theatric melodrama
of an ordinary sort. 1t is far too
aenemlc and attenuated an affair
10 throw brick at. In short. no
phrase occurs to me as more pat
than that of ihe lamented w. s.
Gilbert: 'EA bald and unconvinc.
ing narrative.''