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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
Miss Nobody From Starland."

Miss Nobody From Starland."
There lis mental rs we'll as visual
delight In the notable Mort II. Singer
musical comedy success. Miss No
body From starland." in which Olive
Vail and large cast and chorus will
he seen at the Academy next Satur-
day, matinee and night. The story in
consistently interesting and maintain
ed throughout the action of the mu-
steal comedy, and the scenes. costumes
and novel effects are not only delight
fssi, but decidedly original. Among
the unusual features are the big
dress rehearsal scene, the remarkahl
reproduction of the main deck OF the
ocean liner LHsitania, the duplicated
Princess theater stage, as viewed from
behind the footlights. and where the
much -talked-of dress rehearsal scene
lakes place, and the dazzling cafe
scene. The many song hits include
Hello, Little Sweetheart" I'm BE
Your Honey When It's Moonlight
I'D Rather Love What / Cannot Have
Than Have What Cannot Love
That Dainty. Dev'lish Rhapsody
and All. Marie"
Olive Vail, who appears in the title
role in Miss Nobody from Starland
created the character of the fascinaf-
ing chorus girl when the clever Sing
or offering was first produced at the
Princess theater, Chicago, where II
ran for an entire season to unprece.
dented receipts. New song hits and
features have been introduced this
season. and Manager Singer has
equipped this offering with an en-
tirely new scenic and costume pro.
duction.
One can scarcely mention Miss No.
body from Starland'' without men.
tioning the chorus. which has Away,
been 81 brilliant feature with Thu
noteworthy production. Each girl !.
selected not only for her personal at
tractiveness, but she must be an adep
dancer as well. for many lively ant
complicated dance numbers are intro
duced during the action % the must
cal comedy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01


Adelaide Thurston, who has many
friends among our theatergoers. will
be the attraction at the Academy
THURSDAY and Friday, with matinee
Friday.
Miss Thurston comes 10 US this sea-
son under The. management OF Francis
n. Hope, who has successfully plotted
the charming actress for years, In a
brand new comic play of today. en-
titled The Love Affair" by Frederick
Paulding. author of The Woman's
Hour"
In The Love Affair" Miss Thurs
ton has play quite out OF the ordi-
nary. and by far the best this de-
fightful star has even had, The &C
ton of the comedy takes place in the
xuuptuous summer home Of John
Savage, on Long Island. New York.
and although only one scene is shown,
II Is SO elaborate and complete that
one of the largest baggage cars liz
required to transport the belongings
of the company.
The thousand and one little ncces-
SORES OF perfectly appointed home,
showing three rooms, including !. sub
stantial staircase. together with fifty
pieces of pottery, china and bric-a-
brac elaborate furniture. cabinet. are
tables and handsome electrical para
phernaiia,
The plot is a very interesting one
and concerns mostly the welfare Of
Mary Bishop Miss Thurstonp. The
principal theme, however. - love
sighting against money. The author
has handled this difficult question with
q firm and decided hand: through
many exciting and unpleasant situa-
tons, he has secured many laughs.
In the role of Mary Bishop Miss
Thurston is said TO have the best
part of her career.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01

Coloniai--vaudeville and moving
pictures
Empire---Comcdy and moving pic
fures
Lubin--vaudeSille and moving pic
lures
Superior---M Moving pictures
Little Theater--Big organ and NOV
ing pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
AT7RAC7IONS AT THE SEVERAL 7T1EATERS THIS WEEK

the best singers in vaudeville. nav
ing for years been numbered among
vaudeville's greatest singing fours.
An acrobatic pair of comedians IN
White and Lammart VIII round out
the vaudeville section with their en-
gaging exhibition of the art OF phy-
steal culture and their pantomimic
comedy.
Picture plays will complete the
"bill to be offered three times each
day, a matinee at o'clock and night
performances at 7:I5 and O'Clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01

The Turkish Successes Around Con-
stantinop1e.
AZ far as II II possible to form an
intelligent opinion from the scanty
facts that are permitted 70 reach the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01

Carries Maid and the Mummy com
pany, before taking rank as vaudeville
stars under the direction of Cohan
Il Harris. Tom Brown and Marie
Adams were members OF the popular
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01

itself out, and she grew TO realize That
n home without love was a mockery.
Then a false friend entered their
home and pictured TO her the life OF
gaiety and pleasure. her youth and
beauty would buy. She listened, fas-
cinated by this serpent in mans cloth
ing, whose code of honor allowed him
to lie to women: to play fair with
men, but to win his woman--by any
trick, however base.
The young wife grows to think that
she haY chosen wrong from 'Life's
Shop Window" 50 she consents to
turn her back on all-her husband,
little son and home--and run away
with this false friend. She feels she
must go a~as---ft Tn her desttny--Hfa
| t, suffering Gomez. she must endure it
like the rest of humanity who have
chosen wrong, paying the price.
How she Is saved from making her
whole after life full of regret. just In
the nick OF time, is told in four beauti-
fully staged acts with many dramatic
climaxes.
At the Empire.
With the announcement that over
| Night In Boston," a tabloid musical
comedy company. featuring EDWARD
Jolly and Winifred Wild, will supply
an hour and a hsls. of entertainment
at the Empire during the week to
| start tomorrow, another stride for
ward in the local amusement field
| is recognized. Vaudeville has drawn
from the legitimate such producers
as Joseph Hart and Charles Loven-
| berg and they have brought with
| them musical comediettas that have
supplied a complete entertainment in
popular price vaudeville. and one
| half OF tho entire bill usually pre-
scented In big time vaudeville.
With over Night In Boston a
musical farce by popular writers
music constructionists, and with spe
take rank with the foremost of Amer
vanced public tastes. No more ac-
| pair Gould have been engaged than
| Edward Jolly and Winifred Wild.
stars of the highest type in the vau-
deville armament, and Messrs. Wells
I & Vincent have calculated to a
/ nicely the importance and the value
OF this newest innovation.
In the company are twenty peo-
/ pie, twelve of them pretty girls, max
! ing up a beauty chorus for whom
| special and extravagant dresses have
! been made. The eight principals.
Z. each a star III his or her own right.
make up one of the most gorgeously
costumed and. most expensive COM
| panies OF it's kind in American theatre
calls.
Edward jolly and Winifred Wild
were featured members OF Richard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
Academy.

Thursday and Friday. matinee FRI
day--4Aielaide Thurston. in The Love
Affair
h. Saturday, matinee and might
-Miss Nobody From Starland."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29

Boston, March 2. Attorney Will
liam A. Morse has not abandoned
hope Of saving the life Of the Rev.
Clarence v. T. Richeson, whose cleo
trocution has been set for the week
beginning May 10. The only way
he can be saved is through commu-
tation of the sentence, and Attorney
Morse and Douglas Richeson, a
brother of the condemned man, are
bending their energies in that direc-
ton.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
somebody ought to Tell Them.

The trouble with q good many wives
10 that they don't know that less than
one woman in every thousand can
manage to look beYitching in a
kimono.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
Shoe Department
ALWAYS BUSY"
ALWAYS BUSY"

Easter Shoes for Men, Women, Boys and Children.
An important reason why your Shoe business should come thus
way is that we can save you from 25c to 81 on each pair of Shoes
or Oxfords you may purchase here. Why9 Because OF lower ex
penges and personal service. But quality is not owered-not in the
least. Our footwear win stand the test Of hard service; 1t will fit
as good as footwear should, and will be right at the top when it
comes to smartness of style. Besides, you take no risk buying it,
If the footwear dom l'make good, I" we will, With a 'tsmile." An
opportunity to show you, that is our reasonable request.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
No T1nera In Africa.

The natives OF Africa fear the leo
pard almost as much as they do the
lion. Once In a while some traveller
tells Of tigers In Africa. No tigers are
there, but careless writer's thus mis-.
lame the leopard, which has terrors
of Its own and In scarcely Lass formid-
able than the monarch OF the BEN
RafesA animal Kingdom.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
Mean Temperature.

When the weather man speaks OF
mean daily temperature he does not
use mean in the usual sense. but he
might as well.-Cleveland Plain Deal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
YANKEE LlFE-sAvERs
Defeat Crew of Mauretaina in Boat
Race bysTwo Boat Lengths.


New York. July 29.-There Is boat
crew aboard the steamship Mauretania
that until yesterday. believed 1T could
outrew any other boat crew that ever
pulled oars. When the German squadron
was in this port the Mauretania crew
wanted to row the Teutons, but ths
Kaiser's sailors declined to row against
the liners men.
This week, the Yankee life savers on
the Hudson river got together scratch
crew and manned one of the Mauretan-
las life boats to give the Britishers a
run. The distance staked off was a trife
more than a mile The race began at $50
o'clock, yesterday afternoon. Each crew
pulled at the rate of IS strokes min
ute, but at the middle of the course the
boat rowed by the Americans was In the
lead and when the finish stake was
reached there were two boat lengths of
water between the Yankees and their
crestfallen challengers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
King George Seeks seelu.ion.

The king has not ceased to love the
seclusion of the life of private gen
tleman which he so long enjoyed be-
fore he became Prince of Wales. He
has the true sailors hearty contempt
for any ceremonial which may legiti-
mately be avoided. AS one of the
greatest travellers of our time. royal
or otherwise. he naturally seeks the
privacy which genuine incognito con-
fers, for to travel as he has travelled
constantly on show. so to speak. would
make life a burden. The little town of
henfrew, before his accession to the
throne. toasted him and the queen as
Baron and Baroness Renfrew," which
is one of the titles under which their
majesties were wont to make their
Journeys. But that. after all, was a
very patent disguise. through which
tyro could penetrate. The real ineog-
nito of the king is one which succeeds
in absolutely dissoeiating his personal
lty from any suggestion of regal rank.
he gained his degree of doctor of med
loine by succession of visits to Lon-
don hospitals. of which the world
knew nothing until the fact was made
public at the bestowal of his diploma.
London Saturday Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24

SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Gustavo Carlson, a Iaborer, was al
most instantly killed. Tuesday, at
Portland, by a blow on the head from
descending bucket while unloading
pulp wood on the steamer Progress III
at Maine Central wharf. He was
about 35 years of age.
Wilfred Desjardines of Lewiston
was arraigned at the municipal court.
Monday morning, charged with pass
ing a forged check for $9.40 upon A..
l.. Grant. purporting to be signed by
II. r. Houle. Mr.. Grant gave him 81
ON 1t and told him he would let him
have the balance in the morning. He
failed to come in#again and Mr.. Grant
found that Mr.. Houle had no account
at the bank. Mr.. Grant testified !,
Desjardines denied being in the store
and said he never saw the check be-
fore. Desjardines was held under $500
for the grand jury. He is already
under bonds for similar offense.
Funeral services We're held in Bar
Harbor. Monday afternoon. for VIM.
Fennelly. former postmaster and COM
mander of the Grand Army. During
the funeral every place of business in
at half-staff during Monday, on all
the public buildings. Mr.. Fennelly
was one of the most prominent men
in public life here. a Mason, Knight
Templar. Mystic Shriner, trustee of
the Bar IIartor hospital, treasurer of
the Horse Show Association since its
organization in 1899 and a former high
sheriff of the county He held office
in the state Grand Army and repre-
scented this district in the Legislature
in 1879 and 1880. He was " years
old and the widow, Mrs. Anne Somes
Fennelly. two brothers and sister,
Thomas and Nathan FenelIy and Mrs.
Martha Kimball of Northeast Harbor.
and two grand children, Miss Pauline
and William Fennelly Morrison of
B;.r Harbor. survive. Interment was
at SOmesville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24

RADIO. 1t is believed the disease at those
places soon will be under control and
stamped out. -
Sweeping orders were also issued to
every port on the Atlantic coast and
along the gulf to begin a war of e,tterm-
nation on the rats to prevent the dread
ed scouree from entering the United
states. Not a single suspect ha been
discovered on American soal, but the au-
thorities do not intend to take any
chances and will enforce every possible
precautionary measure.
Examination of several thousand rats
caught in Porto Rico shows a percent
age of 2.6 of the rodents infect I'd. This
is regarded as high rate and iuse for
concern. No infection was found. in the
examination of 3015 rats killed n Cuba.
Thus far there have been AZ cases of
the plague reported from Porto Rico,
while the death toll has been % victims
Three more cases were unofficially re-
ported. Tuesday AT Havana three cases
have developed and one death has oc-
Cured to date Tuesday. a case. under
observation nine days. was confirmed as
plague Another suspect was found.
Tuesday, and has been placed under OBJ
servation.
Surgeon General Blue believes the
United States has been extremely fortu-
nate in this latest outbreak of bubonic
plague in Porto Rico. but he has issued
warnings to officers of the service not
to relax their vigilance in the slightest
degree.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
A. to Habits.

1t IL a good plan to break ones ma
bits occasionally, to see that 1t can stiii
be done. To follow even the best habits
too closely tends to ossify existence 1e
makes one stiff 1t narrows his tastes
The retired farmer who still gets up
before daylight every morning, so as
to get an early start, waiting for bed
time would be much better off II dur
ing the stress of life he had broken his
habit occasionally and slept until ninv
O'Clock. The city man who let's. the
street, the fiat. the office grind becorhe
an unbearable habit loses all his elias
ITCHY Recently a brother and sister
were found in an eastern State who
had lived on the same farm for sixty
years. and during that time had not
been ten miles from home. For thirty
years the woman had not been to town.
five miles away and for fifteen years.
although we'll and strong she had not
been so far from the house as the
branch in their bottom field. Habits
of life like this become prison chainss
way or nearly the same to learn to do
them we'll. but once having acquired
the skill of repetition. it is well u
break away and do it some other way.
It is better to make some blunders and
get some knocks experimenting than
to oscillate in a groove until freedom
ends.-Collier's Weekly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
MEMORIAL TO PRESIDENT SWIFT
Handsome Flag Raised at Capitol
Island, with Appropriate Exercises.

Capitol Island Me-, July 23.-(Spe-
witnessed at Capitol Island. last Sun
day forenoon, the occasion being the
unfurling of a new flag in memory of
the late Charles f. Swift of Gardiner.
Mr.. swift was president of the Capitol
Island Association, and in the words
of a resident, "he made Capitol what
il is" The money for the flag was Sc
cured by subscription and the flagstaff
was contributed by Capt. Charles
Wade.
Immediately after the Islander had
left the wharf 4 large party assembled
at the Casino in front of which the
flagstaff had been erected the day be-
fore. Major Chas. B. Day of Richmond
acted as master of ceremonies. The flag
was slowly raised. to the strains of
"T'he Star Spangled Banner" and as
the stars and Stripes unfurled in the
breeze the voices of all Joined in the
song. Major Day introduced Hon.
Thomas Leigh of Augusta, who deiiV-
cred a brief but eloquent address. in
which he eulogized the late President
Swift, and voiced the sentiment of all
in his expressions of sorrow at Mr.
Swifts' untmely death.
Tire exercises concluded with the
singing of america"
This occasion, although touched with
sadness, will nevertheless serve as an
other link in the chain of Incidents
which binds together the hearts of this
ideal summer colony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
Shipping News.

Boston. July 22.-Arrived steamer
Sycamore G39. Liverpool; schooners
Helen G.. King. St John. n. B.: w.
ii. Waters CBr). Apple River. N s.;
Emma NJ. Potter (Br). Clementsport.
n. s.. Robert A. Snyder. Dorchester,
n. b.; Omaha, Bangor; Annie and
Reuben. Stonington, Me-; Regina,
Maehias.
Sailed. Steamer Laconia (Br), Liv-
erpool via Queenstown Schooners
Horatio G. Foss, Philadelphia and
san Juan; Robert Graham Dun, st.
John, y. B.; Annie NJ. Probe, Port
land: Wyoming, Norfolk; Nagle,
Bangor.
New York. July 23.-Arrived str.
Niagara, Havre for New York, passed
i'll Sandy Hook at 9S5 A. NJ.
Stockton. Me-, July 23.-Arrived: Sch.
Frank Brainerd. Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
MoNTVILLE.

CENTER Charles w. Talbot is very
ILL.,
Mrs. Amanda M. Ricker's friends
gave her genuine surprise birthday
party, Wednesday evening. July II, as
she was totally unaware of their kind
intention. They not only brought val
liable birthday presents, but provided
ice cream, cake and fudge.
Stephen l.. Bagley and family of
TIlomaston, are, on the home farm here
for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. B. Luce. of Belfast,
were week lend guests of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Luce.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Mcfarland, of
Montville, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
canton, of Knox. We're Sunday guests
of Mrs II. e. Ramsay.
George E. Nash and family, of Cam
den. We're at w. s. Davis's, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cornforth, of
Knox, were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. p. Jones.
Jacob A. Shure and friend, of Bos-
ton, are guests of Carney Shure.
Miss Eldora Hartman returned to
Massachusetts. "Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
JolcE

Mrs. Louisa Russell and granddaughter.
Blanche Hofmann, of Somerville. Mass,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Leslie Lewis.
Roger Trainor. who has been suffering
from a sprained ankle. is now able to
work in his shop.
Mrs Weston Lewis passed a few days
In this part of the town. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Donnell of Windsor
were in town, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
MADISON.
First Quarterly Conference
OF Methodist Church.
Local Citizen Held Up by The
Siege Of ConsianlinOpIe.
Store Being Enlargad..perscna and
Local Business Notes.

The first Quarterly Conference of
the yeaT in the Madison Metheafst
church was held. Monday evening. in
the church vestry under the direction
of District Superintendent ]. M. Frost
The reports of the various officers
showed nearly all departments of
church were making excellent pro
giess. Following the conference, Mr..
Frost gave an address In the audi
forum on the recent General Confer
enee in Minneapolis as ne saw it, Mr.
Frost was the guest of Rev and Mrs
j. A. Betcher during his stay in Mad
ison.
crew of carpenters are at work
building a 90 foot addition on the
rear CT the store occupied by b. Pad
ham & Son, Main street
Word has just keen received here
that John Nannigian. a well-known
resident of this place. is confined to
the city of Constantinople. Turkey. on
account of the seige being laid to the
city by the Italians. Mr. Nannigian
is an Armenian and came to the Unit
ed States in 1905 and three years lat
er came to Madison. As soon as 1t
in safety from Turkey, they were sent
for, and since that time Mr.. Nanni-
gian has been a familiar figure on the
village streets. A few years ago, he
became naturalized. About seven
weeks ago Mr.. Nannigian started for
a visit at his old home, located be-
yond Constantinople, for the first
time since his escape from Turkey He
was delayed several weeks in South
ern France by the war. For about
two weeks nothing was heard from
him by his family. Mr.. Nannigian is
now at the American consulate and
while he was not allowed to send out
a letter. he telephoned message,
which reached his family this week.
Miss Zelle Davis of Waterville Is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs G. w. Dyer.
II. F. Elder of Dover, n. H., was
the guest, Monday night. of friends in
Madison.
E. w. Wright was confined to his
home. Tuesday, by illness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-24
NEW ENGINE OF WAR.
Hudson Maxim. Inventor, Plans a
Semi Submerged Typo of Battleship.


Detroit. JulY Hudson Maxim, in
ventor of engines of war, who is here.
his week. tic guest of Frederick Il.
Wadsworth, said, Monday, that be was
perfectine q submerged cruiser
which, ne thought, would supersede all
Dreadnoughts. The new craft will be
heavily armed, but lightly armore1.
and of high speed. Ma&im's design con-
templates a cruiser that viii float like
any other ship until it goes into action
When ii will sink until little is visible
except its rbn platform. He thinks it
lgonld he almost impossible to put
such a craft out of action.
1.-THE water tank" said Mr.. Maxim.
sis inclined toward the stern. so that
WHEEL the vessel is IN motion water can
be discharged as quickly as it is taxi
en- in. At present, when high powered
guns can penetrate almost anything
on the horizon, tic semi submerged
torpedo toat IN place of the present
highly vulnerable torpedo craft be-
comes very dedirable. My idea for the
semi- cruiser is taken from
a pattern | have just obtained from a
semi submerged torpedo boat.
Il have come to believe that the best
way to protect our swift. lightly ar
mored, heavily gunned vessels is by
using the water for submergence. maxi
ing them mere floating semi-masked
batteries. The expense of such craft
would be nothing like that of our great
nrec drnrglts.
Il also have new system for driv-
ing torpedees which | expect will soon
be utilized in naval warfare. These tor
padoes are self propelled and of much
greater speed and range than the pres
ent ones
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COLUMBIA RE- cARlsT1NEp.
To Be Columbia University Instead Of
colIege-FiIes Motion in Court.

New York, July 23.--Having been Of
ficialIy and legally Columbia College for
more than 125 years, the institution is at
last to have its name changed to Co
lumbia University. according to mo-
ton filed with the state supreme court
here.
This will be the fourth time that Co
lumbia has been through the process. of
a notwithstanding. The letters patent
which King George III sent to this coun-
try, in 1854. called for the Incorporation
of the Governors of the College of the
Province of New York. IN the City of
New York. " After this the institution
became known as Kings College. and
Kings College It remained until after
the Revolution. In 1874 1t was named
Columbia