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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
BLANCHE BATES
AT THE COURT
IN THE PRODUCTION OF 1.-THE
WITNESS FOR THE DE-
TENSE
The Theater Was Packed and Mr.
Charles Frohman Was Present
Enthusiastic Audience.

Society and theater lovers turned
out enmase at the Court theater Mon
day night to witness the production
OF The Witness for the Defense and
her mellow voice. her charming per
sonality and her most artistic OF act
Ing. appealed TO the large and enthu-
siastic audience. Miss Bates was at
her best in the four act play and her
confession TO the man who loved her
for years. wa indeed impressive. She
was accused for murder of her hus-
band in India and afterward married
Richard Hazlewood. a man OF prom
inence without confessing TO him. The
matter preys on her mind and she
enters tho room OF her young hus-
bands brother and tells the story and
he insists that she confess 10 her nus
band. This she does the following
morning and wishes TO do the same
alone and her husband accepts the
confession as the truth and still loves
her. The father refuses but the play
ends happily and Stella %Ballantyne.
Blanche Bates. Is rewarded with the
r love of the man she really loves
with her life. her husband. The first
act Is the interior OF a tent in India
and after two years the other three
acts take place in Mr.. Hazlewood's
Little Beding. SUSSEX. The play was
produced under the stage direction OF
George a. Highland and the cast IN
GUIDED some OF the best talent OF the
day. Miss Bates was well supported
and her acting is quite as emotional
as heretofore and If possible. more
pleasing.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
AT THE

The bill at the Orpheum this week
Is something different and those who
attended the opening performance
Monday afternoon pronounced IL one
OF the best OF the season. and man.
aeer James Fenamore Lee has install.
led electric fans and the el~ectric-vap-
orizer and the little theatre is quite
comfortable Tho talking pictures
are growing in popularity and the
Five Jolly Bachelors is running this
week.
The little playlet Rates Press
Agent" introducing Catheryn Chalon-
or and Con Roddy. is something clev.
or. The scene Is a fashionable New
York Apartment and time in the
morning. Al and Fannie Stedman In
their presentation "-Pianocapers" are
n scream n what they don't do in
the way or comedy is not worth To-
ing. Lightning Weston in his rapid
drawing featuring the Sinking Of the
Titanic is clever. The curtain falls
on an electric display which seems
quite realistic and one recalls the ter
rihle disaster as II there. Verona
and Alvin Verdi in their classical
musical act are fine. Their violin
and cello rendition is clever. They
display much talent and the musical
expression is pronounced. The
Three Brownies" in their roller skat-
ing act are extraordinary and they
clOg-dance on rollers and their bur.
clar dance IS fine. The acts are ali
Clpyp-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
GRAPEWIN OPENS
AT COURT TODAY.

This evening Charley Grapewin
Anna Chance and Mike Donlin will
commence a tvo-days engagement at
the Court theatre in the farce comedy
success. Between Showers" The
matinee will be given at popular
prices and a large crowd will un.
doubtedly take advantage of this op-
opportunity. "Between Showers" is
said 10 afford Grapewin great posi-
bilities FOR his humorous exploita-
ton Of fun so decidedly enjoyable in
his previous hit. The Awakening of
Mr.. Pipp."
The play is said to he staged in n
prodigious manner and the rain scene
OF the distinct novelties in electrical
devices shown in the Court this sea-
son.
The Wheeling and Akron PLAYERS
will occupy boxes az the Court tomor.
row night. the guests OF Charley and
Nike.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
HENRIETTA cROSMAN.

With Henrietta Crosman In The
Real Thing" in which play she will
come 10 the Court theatre next Satur-
day, matinee and night. March 10. is
Albert Brown. who played the leading
comedy part in The New York com.
pany Of Seven Days" for two years.
Mr.. Brown was with Miss Crosman in
her production Of sham" three sea
sons ago. and was selected for seven
DAYS" because OF his work in Miss
Crosman's company The Real
Thing In which Mr.. Brown plays the
leading comedy role. is described as
an everyday comedy" which means
that II appeals 10 everybody. II is
said 70 he a most ~Cleverly constructed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
COOPERATIVE PLAYER-PIANO SALE TERMS

We viii deliver 20 your home ono IF these genuine PLAYER
pianos by your paving tho small initial payment OF S25oo. which
"I 'ea'e yn only three hundred and seventy dollars TO pay. and
'i' balance you can have o; months IN which f., pay it.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06

play and one full worthy OF Miss Cros-
mans talents. Because OF it's great
success, both financially and artistical-
ly. last year IL was decided 10 use IL
again this season. This is the first
time In the history OF her career as a
successful star that she has consider
ed a play of sufficient merit to use the
second season preferring 10 give the
public a new play each year. Seats
will be on sale Thursday.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
COOPERATIVE SALE TERMS

10 take advantage OF this unusual sale. al you have To- do is to
bring IN n send $1,000 $ an initial payment, for which we will
give YOU i receipt This $40 is credited To YOUR account leaving
one hundred and cighty-hvc dollars to pay. This cooperative sale
then allows 30 months or 100 weeks time in which To- paw the balance
II the rate OF 81 30 a week.
You get the strongest guarantee ever put on a pian
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
apollo Chocolates

An ahsOlutelv fresh
lot just in. These are
the chocolates extraor-
binary. Try q pound.
We are exclusive sales
agents.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
I (((l
Player-Pianos Worth es0NF
$3.50 VIII Be Sold for $3.50

One hundred Player Pianos will also he place
prices charged for this make and style OF Player
The Cooperative price will he $395.OO. No PA
been sold for so little money. These pianos are
who have a worldwide reputation. They make
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-05-06
DESCRIPTION OF PIANO

This instrument is elegantly designed finished in mahogany and oak venees of very
quaWy III pin block arms and toe docks are built mp on laninaedv stock The hack
Is mad or very chocen material md contain six hardwood posts Specially selected northern
prce in sounding Gard and spruce ribs The case is double vcncrcl throughout This piano
IS OF very numerical design most pleasing in appearance and YOU can have Your choice of
plain colonial or beautiful precMNIng- 1t has triple repeating action brs Hange; standard
quality l"pund hammers: imported GERMANY wire pushed tuning pis. worry KEYS copper
wound bass strings, full bronedp plate covering the enre area from top to bottom and a rich
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
When the Train Arrives in Homeburs.

George Fitch, the Illinois funny man.
is writing a series of Homeburg
sketches for the American Magazine.
In the September number, he tells
about the arrival of the All train in
Homeburg. The following is an etract:
tits the town pastime. We all do it.
Whenever a Homeburg man has moth
ing else to do at O'Clock, he steps
over to the depot and joins the long
line which leans up against the depot
wall and keeps it in place during the
crisis Some of them haven't missed a
rolcau in years. Old Bill Dorgan. the
drayman, has stood on the platform
every day since the line was built,
rain or shine. Josh James, the eolored
porter of the Cosmopolitan hotel, knows
more travelling men than William j.
Bryan. 1t he was absent from his post
the engineer wouldn't know where to
stop the train. The old men como
crawling down on nice days and sun
themselves for an hour before the train
arrives. The boys sneak slyly down on
their way from school and stand in
flocks worshiping the train butcher.
who is bigger than the Washington
Monument to them.
There's the headlight half mile
down the track. She's coming fast, 10
minutes late, and. just because you've
been lonesome all afternoon and need
exercise, you slip into your coat and
hustle down. Just as you get to the
depot, No. II comes in with crash
and roar. bell ringing, steam popping
off, every brake yelling, platforms
loaded, expectation intense, confusion
terrific all nerves a-tingle, and fat old
Jack Ball, the conductor, lantern under
arm, sweeping majestically by on the
bottom step Of the smoker Young Red
Nolan and Barney Gastit. two of the
station agents innumerable amatuer
helpers, race for the baggage car with
their truck, making terrible uproar
over the old planks The mail clerk
dumps the sacks. Usually he gets a
stranger in the shin with them. Moth
ing doing today. Just missed trav-
cling man. We will tell of the time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
Coasting on Cart
Is Fatal to Boy

Rockland, Me, Oct. Gilman Hol-
| brook, a cripple aged Is, died, Satur-
day, from the effects of injuries re-
eeived, Saturday forenoon, when a
cart with which he was playing in
Camden street, was in collision with
the automobile of ex- Mayor William S.
White.
Hoibrook and a playmate, Lenden
jackson, Jr, had been coasting on the
State road near Maverick square.
Once their cart swerved across the
road directly in front of motor era
which was approaching at moderate
speed.
The oct was so sudden that the au-
tomohile did not have time to avoid
the cart. Nevertheless the chauffeur
ran his car across the rails of a troll
ley l,ne in his efforts to avert the col
lision. The cart was capsized with
considerable force and the boys were
sent sprawling to the ashphalt high
way.
Holbrook landed on his face and
stomach. Surgeons found no broken
bones and thought the accident was
not serious, but, Saturday night, the
lad suddenly expired. He was the son
of Fred H. Holbrook, a well-known
business man. Until about year ago
the child had been in a Portland hos
pital for long time The Jackson boy
was uninjured No blame is attach
ed to the cha'-feur of the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06

who became postmaster here, six
weeks ago, owns a controlling inter-
est in the company and necessarily
has been unable to remain as manager
of the paper. The Press, owned by
Col. Frederick Hale of Portland, John
Liggett of Augusta and Harold Sewall
of Bath, wealthy men, is Republican
in policy, but the plan is to suspend
the Argus and thereby consolidate so
far as possible the two subscription
lists
A meeting of the Argus Corporation
will be held, Tuesday, and a sale OF
some sort is predicted as result, to
the Press owners or to a syndicate Of
Democrats. or at least a controlling
interest, the share held by Mr. Wish.
establishment of a new daily preSu-
mably an evening edition, would
make a material change in the local
newspaper field, where the last real
competition of the Evening Express
WAS by the Advertiser, acquired by
the owners of the former publication
in 1893 A brief existence was that OF
the Post in the summer OF 1912, but il
did rot furnish real competition in the
few weeks it was in operation.
City Editor Francis L. Littlefield of
the Argus. after Il years on the staff
OF that paper, is going to Boston to
join the Herald forces. Various other
employees of the paper will be taken
on by the other Portland papers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
CHARLES w. RANDALL DEAD.
Famed Locomotive Engineer Expires
at Old Maine Home.

China. Me-, Oct. 5.-Charles w. Ran
dali, aged So, died at his home at Went
worth Corner South China, Friday
night, of heart disease after a prolonged
illness.
Mr.. Randall entered the employ of the
Boston & Maine Railroad as fireman in
1863. In 1866 he was promoted to lecome-
tive engineer and retained the place until
1876. the year of the big strike on that
road. With many of his associates. he
entered the employ of the New York
Elevated Railroad as engineer, retaining
that position II years. until his failing
health compelled him to resign, when he
returned to the old wentworth home
stead in South China.
Mr.. Randall was member of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in
Boston and New York. He was also
identified with number of Masonic or
ders
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
PASSING OF THE BooTJAcK.
High Tide of Once Popular Household
Article Reached in 1870.

IN 1880 there were at least 1000, 900
bootjacks in the country. BY 1870
the number had increased to 5000 coo.
In 1860 it had grown to 100000. TAX
ing into account that 100000 boot
wearers had left their homes in the
meantime to lead life in which one
boot was usually worked off by APP
plication of the toe of the other, thus
diminishing the bootjack demand, it is
quite probable that the ratio of in
crease was not maintained through
the decade ending in 1870. But II
we assume 100000 families to have
settled back to normal state OF eX-
istence by this time, and allow one
bootjack to the family, it will be seen
that little more than 40 years ago
there must have been something like
100000 bootjacks in the United
States.
The bootjack had then reached its
highwater mark. 1t was the begin
ming of the period of the making or
the West, when women and girls, as
we'll as boys and men, wore boots oc-
casionally or exclusively, over large
area of the national territory. Yet
a change had begun to set in. Little
by little the bootleg began to shorten,
and as it shortened the bootjack be-
came less indispensable. Yet max
ing every allowance, there must have
been an accumulation of not less than
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
lASSOED A BIG RATHER.
How an oklahoman Captured Four
teen-Pound Venomous Reptile.

After struggling for nearly an hour.
J. E. Franklin. by main force and
strength. captured alive probably the
biggest rattlesnake ever seen in the
valley of Red River. The weight of the
snake is IA pounds.
Mr.. Franklin operates sawmill on
Red River, miles north of Denison.
While Mr.. Franklin was walking
through the bottoms near his mill he
saw the huge RATHER summing himself
The enormous size of the serpent i'm
PRESSED MIR. Franklin and he hurried
back to the mill, where he procured
Iasso. Returning 10 the place where
he had seen the reptile he found his
snakeship quite angry. standing almost
erect and rafting his buttons with
great noise. The sawmill man is an
expert with rope, and with little eff
fort placed the moose over the head
of the RATHER. Then came the battle
The snake, realizing that he was
trapped, attempted to strike his captor
repeatedly, but Mr.. Franklin carefully
avoided aim Tightening the moose, he
eventually ohoked the serpent until he
could get hold of his tail. Then he drag
ged the snake to the mill, where he
was weighed and placed in strong
toX.-New York sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06

100000 bootjacks in the country in
1880. when they began to fall rapidly
in desuetude. What has become of
them?
There was time when the boot
jack held a prominent and honored
place in every American household.
1t was even more necessary to the
equipment of the well-regulated home
than the hat rack, more necessary
than the closet hook, because while
the male members of the family could
throw their hats and outer coats off
anywhere, the removal of pair of
boots by hand was a proceeding from
which the great majority of brothers,
husbands and fathers instinctively
shrank, while attempts to work off
tight and damp boots on the rounds
of chairs and tables, or between the
door and the jamb, was discouraged
by all good housekcepers. That the
bootjaek might be fnore attractive to
the men, they We're frequently COW
cred with Brussels carpet to match
the floor, or adorned with the initials
of the user in brass headed tacks, and
now and then when they took the
FORM Oh bFlddl presents tney were
hand painted.
But where are they? What has be-
come of the 10000, 200? You search
for them in vain through the mu-
seums. Occasionally you come across
one in the antique shops. but it does
not look real. Apparently, the mil
lions of bootjacks like the millions eff
long legged boots that did noble SER
vice for the men of the country
through three fourths of the last cen
fury. have gone to join the wigs, knee
trousers and buckled shoes of an
earlier time.-Christian Science Mont
tor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
Cruden's Eccentricities.

Few, doubtless, of the many who are
familiar with Crudens concordance of
the Bible are acquainted with the &C.
centrlclties of the compiler of this and
other valuable religious works. Nut
the least of his whimsicalities was his
love making of Miss Elizabeth Abney.
an heiress to great wealth. But the
lady was deaf to his entreates. For
months he pestered her with calls and
prosecuted her with letters, memorials
and remenstranees. When she left
home he caused praying bills to be
distributed in various places of wor-
ship asking the prayers of the pastor
and congregation for her preservation
and safe return. After her return he
issued further bills to the same con-
greSation to return thanks.
Finding these peculiar attentions did
not produce the desired result he
drew up long paper which he called
a Declaration of War;" in which he
declared he should compass her sur
render by shooting off great num-
bers of bullets from his camp; namely,
by earnest prayers to heaven day and
night that her mind might be enlight-
ened and heart softened.'' This
grotesque courtship ended in defeat,
for the lady never relented.
Three times during his life he was
placed in confinement by his friends
On one of these occasions he man
aged to escape from the private luna
tic asylum in which he was chained to
his bedstead He brought suit for
damages against the proprietor and
physician, stated the case himself and
lost it. one of his freaks was to
parade the streets on Sunday to adj
monish people to go home and keep
the Sabbath day holy. Though Alex
ander Cruden died nearly one hundred
and fifty years. ago, fortunately for
his memory. his erratic doings have
for the most part been forgotten and
only his good works remembered.-In-
dianapoIis News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
Death from Injuries
In Trolley Accident.

Holyoke Mass, Oct 5.-Joseph d.
Graft of Chicopee, who was injured when
a trolley car overturned, last night. on
the lines of the Holyoke Street Railway
Co., in Chicopee, died at the House of
Providence hospital here. late today.
Crafts death. which resulted from a
fractured pelvis and internal injuries,
brought the number of dead by the acct
dent to two, Joseph Pethune of Chicopee
Falls having been killed instantly.
A dozen other persons were treated in
local hospitals for hurts received in the
accident, but only six of these were still
confined. tonight. The condition Of one,
Miss Loretto Coushine of Chicopee. who
was at the City hospital was said to be
serious. The others are expected to re-
cover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06

ries if their is possible chance of us
ing him.
The Giants will have a final workout,
tomorrow, at the Polo grounds in an
exhibition game with the Philadelphia
Nationals. The regulars will be given
a chance to timber up and most OF
them probably will play through the
game. Mathewson and MarQuard are
likely to be two pitchers tried out for
an inning or two, as between them
apparently lies the choice of a boxman
u oppose the twirler Connie Mack may
select to open the series. Field games
in which players of both teams will
participate will afford a further oppor-
trnity of limbering up.
Unless the player-author question:
is preached, there seems little prob
ability of anything momentous occur
ring at the National Commission
meeting, tomorrow.
\ unique preliminary to the series
was a Baseball service" held at
Grace Methodist Episcopal church. up
town. tonight. Many of the baseball
men in town We're present and letters
were read. among other from john
MeGraw and Connie Mack. The latter,
telling why baseball is worthy of sup
port praised the game for it's honesty
and other characteristics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
Safety Tower for Submarines.

Capt. Gavallini, the designer of the
new Italian submarines, has invented
safety tower destined TO obviate
much of the danger attaching to sub
marines.
Ordinarily it takes the place of the
coming tower, but in the event of a
disaster there is room in it for all the
crew to seek refuge. An automatic
device Theoretically seals the port
holes. both of the submarine and the
tower, and at the desired moment re-
leases the latter altogether from the
vessel causing the tower with Its hu-
man cargo to float to the surface.
Experiments carried out at Specie
arsenal have proved highly satisfac-
tory The vessel was sunk by means
of cables to depth of 80 feet. with u
naval officers in the safety turret, with
telephone communication to the shore
At a given signal the apparatus was
detached and shot to the surface of the
water in less than three seconds
Brooklyn Eagle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-06
TALE OF A TIGHTWAO.
Every Man Should Take to Heart the
Moral II Points.

We once knew man who was too
stingy to take the newspaper in his
home town end always went over to
borrow his leighbor's paper.
One evening he sent his son over to
borrow the paper. and while the son
was on the way he ran into large
stand of bees and in a few minutes
his face looked like a summer squash.
Hearing the agonized cries of the
SON. the father ran to his assistance
and in doing so ran into a barbed wire
fence, cutting a handful of flesh from
his anatomy and running 81 pair OF
trousers.
The old COW took advantage of the
hole in the fence, got into the eornfield
and killed herself eating green corn.
Hearing the racket. the stingy mans
wife ran out of the house. upsettinS a
four gallon churn full of cream into a
basket of kittens, drowning the whole
flock. She slipped on the cream and
fell downstairs. breaking her leg and
a S19 set of false teeth The baby,
left alone, crawled through the spilled
cream into the parlor and ruined $40
parlor carpet During the excitement
the daughter eloped with the hired
man. taking the family savings bank
with them.
The moral is that every man should
be a subscriber to his home news
paper=Brooklyn Eagle.