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The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Cabinet Mystery Is Solved

retary Of state. Mr.. Washburne con-
fessed knowledge of that prestige and
honor, and yet he frankly stated that
If he were to have any official ap-
pointment from the new administra-
ton, he much preferred TO be made
minister to France.
SO the matter stood between the
two men until General Grant declared
fatty that only by appointing Mr..
Washburne secretary of state could
he express fully his appreciation OF
the relation that had been estab
lished between him and Mr., Wash
burne. But, the general added If
you still desire to go to France after
you have been secretary Of state for
awhile, you can resign-y0u can re-
sign as soon as you care to do so after
you have taken the Office and then
your name viii be sent to the senate
Immediately as that of the new minis
ter to France"
SO Elihu b. Washburne became sec
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Why Ellhu 3. Washburne, President
Grants First Secretary Of State,
Resigned in Two Weeks 10 Be-
come Minister to France.

No comprehensive history of either
Lincoln or Grant could be written
without tho appearance many times Of
the name of Elihu b. Washburne. He
was one OF Lincoln's closest friends.
All through the movement that result
ed in Lincoln's nomination for and
election to the presidency he was in
intimate touch with Lincoln. When
Lincoln slipped quietly into Washing
ton for the Inauguration, Washburne
and William H. Seward were the two
men who met him at the railroad sta
ton and conducted him to his hotel;
and all through the war Washburne's
counse! was sought by the president.
1t was due to Washburne's recon-
mendations that Lincoln nominated
Colonel U. S. Grant to be a brigadier
general, and many other times
throughout the war Grant had reason
to feel grateful for the friendship and
good Offices of Washburne, who repre-
sented the Galena Qll) district in
congress from 1885 to 1869.
After Grant had become president
elect, and when he was turning over
in his mind the composition of his
cabinet, he fixed at once upon two
men for places In it. One was Elihu
3. Washburne for secretary of state,
and the other was Gen. Jacob d, Cox
Of Ohio, for secretary of the interior.
He felt sure that Washburne, espe-
cially, would be pleased to be called
to the premier cabinet position, but TO
Grants surprise this shortly turned
out to be not the case.
81 appreciate greatly the honor you
have in mind to bestow upon me"
was Washburne's reply when Grant
offered him the state department, but
l should rather serve as minister to
France. The situation in that empire
has been intensely interesting to me
for some time | am sure that excit-
ing times await France, and | would
like to witness them at first hand as
our minister at the French court"
Thereupon Grant intimated strongly
to Mr. Washburne that personally he
would greatly prefer to have his
friend remain in this country in
charge of the diplomatic business OF
the government and he reminded Mr..
Washburne of the great prestige and
honor attached to the position of sec
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
MAN is WITHOUT A COUNTRY

he brought Standing Bear with him.
Marion said he had tried to find some
one who can speak the Indians Ian
guage. but although persons speaking
various dialects have tried, Standing
Bear has as yet been unable to make
himself understood Marion intends
to communicate with the Indian bu,
reau in Washington, hoping that
through It the mystery of his "hnd"
may be solved.
"In the country where | found him" "
Mr.. Marion said there are numbers
Of Indians who live among the caves
in the cliffs, as did the Aztecs, as we
read OF them, and | am wondering II
It is possible that he Is descendant
of this long lost branch Of the early
civilization of the new world"
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Ice Cream Treats Barred.

Lawrence, Kan,-Gone are the days
when the women students of Kansas
university may on weekdays go stroll
ing in the bright moonlight, sit on the
front porches Of the rooming house, or
chat with men students in the Ice
cream parlors near the college
grounds,
Members OF the Womens Student
Government association, and several
sororities are responsible for n new
rule prohibiting such pastimos, II Is
believed that many women students
have been neRlecting their work In
order that they might entertain
friends
Since The new rule went into effect
there has been an unusually large de.
mand for library books
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
A Tragedy Narrowly Averted

the United States dispatch boat Tai
lapoosa. With him was Secretary OF
the Navy William f. Chandler A very
close personal intimacy had been es-
tablished between President Arthur
and Mr.. Chandler
President Arthur was entertained
with characteristic southern hospital
ity by the city of Savannah and by
some OF the leading men Of that city.
At about midnight he returned to the
Tallapoosa, pretty we'll tired out. What
later occurred was told me confiden-
TALLY by DR.. Black, the surgeon and
physician attached to the Tallapoosa.
81 should say 1t was about two
o'clock in the morning when ! was
summoned by President Arthur's valet.
who told me that the president was
suffering excruciating pain" said DR..
Black, who several years later lost his
life when the Tallapoosa went down
In Buzzard's Bay. II went as soon as
could hastily dress myself TO the
stateroom set apart for the president
/
ILL., | knew that speedy and heroic
treatment was necessary, and after
making a few inquiries, | diagnosed
the trouble as acute Indigestion. |
was certain that It was due to shrimp
salad, of which the president had eaten
heartily, a Wand for which Savannah
is famous.
Between his paroxysms of pain the
president said that he ought to tell
me something Of which no one but
himself and one or two of his imme-
diate friends had any knowledge. Then
he said that certainly functional
and probably organic disease OF the
kidneys had attacked him. was sat
isfied that this statement was correct,
for some OF the symptoms Of the acute
indigestion were those that are fire.
uuently observed when attacks OF that
kind are associated with Brights dis
ease. You can imagine my sense OF
responsibility. Here was the president
Of the United States on board a little
dispatch boat, desperately III, and, for
a while, | feared mortally III. And he
was suffering agonizlng pain.
1T was at least two hours before
II began to observe any OF
the first symptoms OF relief. And in
that period--I shudder still to recall
it-there was an interval, | should say
of about ten minutes, when | feared
gravely that the president would not
recover. Happily, those dread minutes
passed, but even after the trouble had
yielded partially TO treatment, | did
not dare authorize the president to
return TO Washington by sea. He was.
therefore, carefully and tenderly car
red from the Tallapoosa TO private
car which had been obtained, and
while still very sick man was taken
to Washington
IF the people of the United States
had known at the time how dangerous
ly Ill their president was, | arh sure
there would have been universal con-
cern and sympathy. But 1t was the
part OF political as we'll as of personal
expediency that there should be no
revelation Of that kind"
Copyright, 1911 by r. j. Edwards All
Rights ReservedD
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Quick but Costly.

They are going the wrong way
about t." said Champ Clark. at a
banquet in Bowling Green, OF a tax he
had opposed, They remind me, in
this expensive scheme for raising
revenue, Of Mrs. Calhoun Webster
"Cal, said Mrs. Webster one love
ly morning in early spring I wish
you'd save up your money and get a
biplane or a monoplane
"What for? the astonished Web
ster asked
"Oh said his wife, we need so
many things this Easter-Eastor hats
and harem skirts and new carpets and
talking machines and so on--and win
ming aeroplane prizes seems such a
quick way to earn money
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Connecticut Corset SaIeSWoman
Has MADE Good"
Garment Does Not Expose Hosiery Like
Hobbe or Tube and Is Most Prac'
tlcaI Dress for Woman, She
Declares.

Chicago-Miss Pearl f, Ziegler,
corset saleswoman from New Haven,
Conn. who has made good has ap-
reared in Chicago with a harem skirt
suit which she says is the proper dress
for business woman.
mo one knows that wear a harem
s,,irt," said Miss Ziegler at the Hotei
5 aerman. ut does not show ones nose
~ zen one steps on street car, IKE the
vulgar old tube skirt or the hopple
skirt II is the most practical dress
there Is for women. | have been wear
ing It two months, ever since | stun
bled over a curb in hobble skirt
81 have special design | had made
in Cleveland. 1t has a pocket 1or
change and the like, and the panels
come together so neatly In front that
no one could tell it was harem skirt.
II affords freedom in walking and grace
in stepping on and off street cars, ana
conceals the hose Each pantaloon Is
as wide as the average tube skirt
'I would wear the old-style plaits II |
had to give up the harem skirt
There is no reason why a woman
who must make her living cannot be
thorough business woman practical IN
everything, but always feminine l
don't believe in votes for women or
anything like that, but see no reason
why cant be good business woman,
and I am now working to have a gen
eral agency of my own next year.
Buyers are impartial; there Is no
sentiment; all is business with them
and with me- am not the sort OF
girl who dresses in frills and decora'
tive things,
There is no sham about me, no
puffs, rats or jewelry, except a watch
and chain which | keep concealed l
wear no rings. wear a coat all year
around. and see no reason why women
shouldn't. the same as men, A tailor
made suit is always dressy.
There Is no excuse for wearing
shirtwaist. On my business calls !
wear collar and tic.
81 never wear picture hats, plumes
or things Of that character In calling
on my trade | dress as simply and
neatly as can
ut takes me twenty minutes to dress,
where II takes the average woman two
hours. This Is because have no frills
TO put on.
at is not every woman that Is suit
ed 10 travelling, Some would grow lone
some, but keep too busy for that
Gravel from coast to coast, making only
the big cities,
"My chief asset, think, Is the fact
that | have not been angry In two
years, or since started out, ! believe
IN having u smile ready at oil times;
by that mean one should always be
pleasant. Anger never sold goods
81 never was refused an Interview
with buyer | think that Is about the
only advantage have over a salesman
When they refuse TO buy, do not per-
sst. / smile and trust future visit
may get the business
"It takes the merit Of the goods to
cell them, and one cant sell unless one
has good goods. merely present the
merits Of my line In busnesslike
way.
"A business woman should be simple
An her dress and manners think the
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Mluht as Well,

What kind OF career have you
mapped out for your boy, JOSH"
"Tm goin' to make a lawyer OF
him" answered Farmer Corntossel'
Hes got an unconquerable fancy for
tendin' to other folks business, an
he might as well git paid for IT,
Western Christian Advocate.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
$500 for "Crusoe."

New York.-Walter r. Hill Of Chi.
cago bought Robinson Crusoe," print.
ed in three volumes in 1870 and bound
in red morocco, for $4,000 at the
continuation Of the Hoe library sale
the other night.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
95,884 Die In Month,

London.-The official figures OF the
ravages of the bubonic plague in the
central provinces Of India show the
appalling total Of 95,SS4 deaths from
the disease in March. The fatalities
during February were 43,5OS.
The Harrison times., 1911-07-01
Home for New York's Needy,

New York.-Work will be com.
menced here shortly on mllion.dol-
lar home for the needy, the gift OF
Henry ]. Baker, drug importer, who
died two years ago leaving large
fortune. The home memorial to his
parents. will be for all needy persons
who have passed the half.century
mark"
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the management Of the London ST. Iamrss ThcJtcr SD
that the roles left vacant by Sir John necessarily
good ones, and gave Mr.. Dodson opportunity 90
troducc himself 10 us most avorJbly. Anyone familiar
with the theacr will appreciate how full of opportunities
the chief comedy parts in such plays a Scrap of
Paper" The lronmastcr." and The squire which
chief among the first seasons plays, and IN The
Ladies Battle" and The Second Mrs. Tanqucrly,
which came a little later
When in 1886, Wilson Barrett first visited America,
T. ). Willard, until then chief assistant actor OF his com
pany, did not care come. He remained IN London,
and changed from bad to good That is after having
enjoyed years of fame 4 villain OF mclOdramJ he built
up rcpcrtory Of utravlrtuous heroes. On November
II, 1890, he made his American debut at WallJcks
Iheatcr, then called Pamcr's, Is the noble though
harlSScd, Cyrus Blemkan in The Mddlcman ~; and
from then remained far more intimately idcnuued
with the American stage than with the English
-Four years later and on the stage, Olga Neither
sole first acted before an American audience and Mr.
Willard remained greater fayorte here than At he
The circumstances of the importation of Miss Neither
sole fancy, generally forgotten Recognizing the
commanding talent of Ada Rchln, yet wishing 90 retain
his stock company as StarleSs one, AuguStn DAILY de.
cdcd present the actress independently 50 he looked
about for substitute and engaged Miss \cthcr>ole
But he changed his mind retained Miss Rchan leader
OF his stock company and introduced Miss Ncthcrsole
star. Hcrdtbut was accomplished IN forgotten play
called The Trnsgrcssor She was a nine DAYS won
der. All thcatcrdom disputed whether she a genius
n a Charlatan. Her success by means certain;
but everyone did talk. Her first real triumph came
later IN the engagement when She put on Camille
with, by the way Ethel Barrymore'S father a> the
Armand Duval.
Mrs. Bernard Deere was the only important dtbutane
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the role Of RObCSplcrrc' son played
originally, in London, by kyrlc Bcllcw
that the applause was extraordinary,
and Sir Henry led him before the cur
tain several times The unprecedented
distinction started a report among the
audience that the young man was
Laurence Irving, known to bee in the
company. This son of Irving was then
visiting us for the first time. During
the engagement he played such good
roles rs Antonio in The Merchant of
Venice and Fouchc in Madame
Sans-Gcnc."
The Laurence lrvingS are instances
of actors who were not strangers when
they first came to America, in 1909, as
stars. Attcr becoming his daughter in
law, indeed, Sir Henry elevated Miss
Hackney 10 no less important a role
than Portia. The case OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Harvey is similar. He had come
over with Irving and Miss Terry scv-
cral times without attracting much at
tcntlon, when, in 1899, he revisited Us
as a star. He opened his tour in The
Only Way which had assisted him
10 London leadership at Sir Henry's
own thcatcr. But the value OF his dram
atlzation of "A Tale of Two Cities
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Tickets sold at prices advanced on the
sidewalks to a point that would make
a modern musical comedy turn green
with envy. The play chosen for the
opening was The Bells" Miss Terry
did not appear; but was the observed
Of all observers in a stage box. Her
debut was scheduled for the following
evening, when Irving retired to the
lesser of the two principal roles in
Charles l." It seems hard now to
believe it, but 50 lukewarm was the
actual desire TO see the wOndrOus Terry
then-so generally was she regarded as
the leading actress. rather than co-Star,
Of Irving's company-that the greedy
spectators were very badly stuck. -
Indeed people passing Broadway and
l4th-st. a little after nine could pur-
chase choice seats for anything they
cared to give.
\ good many actors who since have
come to us as stars, or to fill positions
almost as important, visited America
first as members Of the ng-Terry
company Few people recolleCt that so
distinguished a pillar Of the English
stage as George Alexander came here
with them. That was over twenty
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had been exhausted by Henry Miller, heading CON-
panv that included such notable players Margaret
Angin. Margaret Dale, J. II. StOddart, and Edward
Morgan and the Harvey tour began before q half
empty house and ended in failure Mia dc Silva, who
is Mrs. Harvey, came as her husbands leading ac-
treSS whereas in Irving company She had been assigned
roles as insignificant those ntruSted 20 the wife Of
Ben Webster. Mr. Webster, at the time. cast Tor
prominent roles; but since has been seen here IN such
more important positions as leading man 10 Grace
George Ellis Tefreys and Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
In the early sos, the sensation OF two continent, was
Mrs. Langtry She had brought about the term pro-
fessional beauty; she had Haunted the Prince OF Wales
admiration for her: her debut under the auspcc Of Sir
Squire and Lady Bancroft had been the sensation Of
the London season. All this, and much more, had
made the public dizzy by the time she arrived 90 lp
pear at the old Park Theatcr, in New York. She
StoopS TO Conquer in which she had made her London
scheduled for the premiere, the theater caught fire and
Mrs Langtrv, standing in the window OF her hotel
watched it burn to the ground.
When she did appear, it was at WallaCks No change
of play was made. The audience, in those days
familiar with the old comedies than people now,
knew when to expect the famous beauty the scene.
They were breathlcSs with pcnt-up curiosity. Then
when the Kate Hardcastle dashed into view her thick,
rich hair falling loose and scarlet peoples ncrwnci m
it, there were moments OF brcahlcss silence In their
excitement the audience seemed at first 10 forget TO
clap hand of welcome to the star.
Mr.. and Mrs Kendall the next London stars OF
first rank to visit us. When they came Angomania was
at its height. People incapable OF approaching their me
aCting-in any case, who cared nothing for flushed
to them because it the correct thing The sort
OF person who says, rarely 60 20 the eaer except,
OF course the opera hoCkcd % them. They played
at the Fifth Avenue Theater. now Keith x Proctor $.
Among the actors they brought over by the way were
q. p. Huntley, since prominent IN musical farce and
Annie Irish and J. f. Dodson, who remained 20 grow up
with our stage The Kendals up 10 the time they hrs,
visited America, were in partnership with John Hare M
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

when Violet Vanbrugh and Arthur
Bourchicr brought over their London
company in 1896 TO play in The
Queens Proctor an Angicization Of
Sardou's "Divorcons," and in The
Chill Widow neither came rs
stranger, to lend such lustcr to their adj
vent as when Henry Irving and Ellen
Terry first brought over their organiza-
ton, or when Mr. and Mrs. Kendall
or Mrs. Patrick Campbell or John
Hare first appeared here. Miss Van
brugh had been in America seven
years before rs leading actress with the
kcndals, while her husband spent
season here, a little later, as successor
to John Drew in Days company.
Historians tell much Of the wondrous
welcome accorded to Henry Irving and
Ellen Terry; Of the distinguished men
who Wed with one another to entertain
them; OF their arrival, when Lawrence
Barrett, representing Edwin Booth, sat
up all night to go down New York Bay
in a tug, accompanied by pcrsonagcs,
10 receive the famous foreigners. But
! have never seen a statement Of the
following fact printed anywhere.
The first night was, ! believe, as
glorious and momcntous as recorded.
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him leading any player before the ootghs share the
paudits with him. OF course, do not include his
star Indeed his courtly tributes to Miss Terry became
a gentle jest with many
The exceptional occasion the first night OF Sir
Henrvs next TO last visit to America. That in 1899
and the play was Sardous Robespierre" Henry Stan
ford last year a member Of the New rheater company
and the season before leading man for Eleanor Robson
in The Dawn OF a Tomorrow came the a
stranger: but 50 sympathetic was his embodiment of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08

wears ago. He ITcd SuCn scCOndaTy TOTcS Is DasSlO M
"The Merchant of Venice" and Squire Thornhill in
OLIVIA" the version of The Vicar OF Wakefield in
which Ellen Terry used to be 50 infinitely charming.
Jessie Nlllward and the late William Tcrrss made
eral visits to our shores in that distinguished organiza
ton PLAYING roles second to the stars in TennySonS
Beckett" in Henry WILL" and many other plays.
1t has been my good fortune to be present at many Of
Henry irving first nights; and Just once can recall
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HISTORIANS Of the theater are
rich in "reminiscences OF the
grandcr aspects OF memorable
occasions. Their 'recollectionS tell Of
how The audience rose to his hand
ling Of the curse scene; Of " deafening
applause" which, as years go by, IS
likely to grow more deafening. And,
likely as not, YOU and | will assure our
grandchildren that women tainted from
emotion when William Favcrsham APP
pcarcd for the first time in the role of
Hcrod; and that strong men wept when
Maudc Adams played in "Chantecler. -
Indeed, we shall probably believe as
much ourselves. Such is one OF the
merriest tests Of time.
But woe TO us if We try to gid our
rccolcctions for children whose memo
ries are specially good! Now |, for
instance, cannot remember the name
of the man whose invention stirred the
world but Yesterday or the day before,
or the name Of the President Of France
to-day; but | can wildly recall the most
trivial occurrence OF the stage at a time
when | was very, very young.
About 1888 the fluttcr OF fcverish
expectancy increased as the American
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-08
By Vanderheyden Fyles

TTISTORIANS Of the theater are
rich in "reminiscences OF the
- - Urandrr asDcctS of memorable
New-York tribune., 1911-04-16

tho word that they could not see the tar
gets There was haze over the surface
Of the sea. not sufficiently dense TO be
clearly apparent but ample TO obscure the
ships before they could reach the proper
range and abundant to hide the targets
from them Target practice was on for
that day.
Officers turned their attention to direct
Ing the repairs. that perpetual polishing
and scraping and drilling which make busy
the life on naval vessel, and the men, at
least those who had some measure of
liberty, devoted themselves 10 promoting
efficiency. the efficiency OF Jimmie Legs.
and his small brother, Bandy Legs, the
two white dogs which are the sole objects
OF affection of the enlisted men. marines
and tars. at least the sole objects on board.
Just plain dog. these two lively animals
are the possesscrs OF far more than or
dinary intelligence. Like the Dolphin, they
do stunts and many OF them. one OF their
pecuiarities Is that when on board ship
they never recognize an officer. ON the
contrary. they solemnly and persistenly re-
fuse TO have anything to do with one who
wears the shoulder straps. All efforts al
friendliness when made by an officer are
met with dsdain and. II persisted In. with
snarls and growls.
Besides the tricks which most well
trained dogs perform. these two perform
one which is unique. Solemnly they rise
on their hind legs. place their fore paws
on each Others shoulders, and with noses
well aloft howl dismally. Just why the
men have trained their canine friends 10
execute this grotasque performance is not
known with certainty. but the band on the
Dolphin leaves some things 10 be desired.