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The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-24
Constipation Poisons You.

II you are constipated, your entire sys-
tenn is poisoned by the waste matter kept
in the body-serious results often follow
Use Dr. Kings New Life Pills and you
will soon get rid of constipation, head
ache and other troubles. 25c at drug
gists or by mail. II. E. Bucklen & Co.,
philadelphia and ST. Louis.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-24
Shoe Shining By Machinery.

The BUSINESS Of shoe shining as it is
now conducted will soon be thing Of
the past if new invention which has
lately appeared in Europe proves popu-
lar By means of this new device you
are enabled to walk up to huge slot
machine, drop in your nickel, insert
your shoe in a groove provided for the
purpose and get a first-class shine by
electric motor with all the speed and
efficiency WHICH such a method suggests.
1t is said that the machine will hand
out completed shine or polish in about
half the time usually required at the
old-tim shoe shining parlor.
A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man an unhappy
slave. For impure blood and sluggish
liver, use Burdock Blood Bitters. On
L I.
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-24

We handle full line Of staple anc
fancy groceries. queensware, feeds, salt,
etc. d. B. Mckinney. left
The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1913-12-24

We have everythini new and fresh for
making your Thanksgiving cakes.
ID. b. McKinney. I6tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

the Paddock out Of the horse box" and
into safety. along comes second tram
the locomotive shooting out Of the tunnel
and into the horse box" The latter Is
splintered and smashed and strewn about
the stage while the engine crashes half
over on it's side and the whole vivid pct-
ure is onveloped in a rush Of roaring,
SpoutinS steam from the boilers OF the
woo ked Cngine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

bursting lawful shells that split the az
with crash and licked 1T with then
long tongues OF fire Now a par; OF the
wall foll i'm. great blocks crumbline and
tumbling seen dimly through cloud OF
smoke Somewhere out i'm the dark
reaches of the back drop. the anFry
Dragon was training his guns on tins
breach i'm the walls.
The cries OF the men of Ming grew
harshcr: then softer again as the Daugh-
ter Of Heaven flashed forth. this time IN
armor OF gold. Some one had given her
a torch. The day was lost. Her loyal
followers had begged her one favor-to
light with her own hands the funeral
pyrcs upon which they would burn. AMI
the pyreS were ready-great stacks or
wood piled like railroad ties at the edge
of :hc wall.
Now the Empress picked up her torch
1t burst into flame and with it she
touched the pyres. ignlting here ana
there. with def movements. Finishing.
she tossed the brand into pile of wood
and escaping 10y a secret passage, left the
stage. So much for the little woman IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
BEHIND THE SCENES.

You better come downstairs now.
no said. after they had stood for awhile
in the wings Its about time for the
fire.
Then he led the way through maze
az stage properties and down niue
iron stairway to point which he eH-
nlained was Just under trap over
which was the funeral pyrc. Then. as
II dismis sing the subject. he pointed 10
a peculiar grouping Of pipes and reflect
ors. remarkins
There's the fire
lie had hardly spoken when a num-
bor of men in the Ovcralls of stage
hands came hurrying forward. In
etantIy Bierwald started TO explain.
Those are the iremen," he began.
",rhey're different, though. from most
frcmcn. They make the blaze Instead
or nuttipp If out. Let me snow you
something about the apparatus before
they get busy"
Then he pointed out that the pipes
were FOR smoke that chemical smoke
mats were pItced at the bottom OF each
nine and the smoke rising spread
through the pyrc. Then he showed ols
circular pieces Of amber gelatine. when
when played upon by powerful light'
produced tho color of fire lie exhibited
thick strcamy brushes, SILKY limitation
of feathers. orange colored and shaped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
CREATING THE ILLUSION.

ThSu stand by" came the command
from one Of the men in overalls. -Four
of his crew had dartcd forward. burn
ing tapers in their hands. TO them had
come the cue t. start the ire llurrying
to their places they began their tasks
one after another the smoke pots were
lighted: one after another the electric
fans began to buzz Then the lights
were turned or. y yellowish fiery glare
began TO play up thrOusi the trap, up
to the stacked logs soon. confetti
thrown in the gust OF the fans was
whirling red Ike sparks man
squirted water into the pipes the smoke
thickcned Another man dressed in the
color Of the feathers. jumped up through
the trap. whrlnp LONG orange plumcs,
heichtening the illusion.
And 30 the fire burned; the curtain fell;
the audience wondered.
4 moment later the guest followed Bier
valid upstairs. They were setting the
stage for another scene The pyre, its
work done. VAS pushed into the corner.
when examined the logs were seen to he
made OF wire netting and asbestos. Asked
what the asbestos was for. Bierwald said
merely for strength. Then he explained
why tin foil was fastened at Intervals
along the log. lie said that II gave the
appcarancc Of charrcd wood when the
light was played upon it. He added that
daubs OF confetti pasted on other parts
cave bright glow. the heart Of the IRE.
So were tricks played upon the audience
that which was false made to seem real
While the stage hands raised the great
gate of Picking into place Berwald was
asked more about his Dix scheme.
How do YOU set those bombs to
hurst" inquired the intruder. rcn cmnet-
ing the beginning of the scene ihey
look real
.Thev are" he explained. They are
magnesium bombs in glass packages
They are touched off from In" stage we
cxplode oach Of them In biz box las
tened 10 the back drop. The 'front.' pd.t
of the box * thick glass, with a picture
Of an exploding bomb painted upon u.
When the bomb bursts behind IL the
picture is lighted and thrown into rehei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

got out Of an elevator. She passed "A
cigar stand on which there was an cleo
trio FAN \ gust from the fan swept tu'i
on Ter hat. Strengthening out long yell
low plume 'Thot, | told myself, is my
fire And it was" he added
Remind the scenes at the Manhattan
Opcra House. where The whip is play
inr some wonderful pieces Of stage mech
anism are put into use 10 produce lliu-
ef,ns of a horse race and Of a train that
PUSHES cross country and through dark
tunnel After IL has flashed out OF sight
along comes another train and smashes
into a boxcar dropped from the hrst tram
inst as il emerges from the tunnel into
the day. The wreck is realistic enough TO
gel over the footlights and bring delight
ed a1, lause from the spectators.
As those who have seen the play will
,,nember. the railroad scene begins with
tho bringing up Of the horse box" to the
loading platform. The horse is put aboard.
the doors closed and the guard Of the
train blows his whistle. The supposed
locomotive. ont of sight of the audience,
begins To puff. and the last coach Of the
train is seen backing into view. The
.'horse box is coupled on with slip
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
Il Section o| the <|9ck
xCeS I7 the W/hl y"

like the huge piumes Of some giantese'S
picture hat These. blown by strong
bellows. went swirlius around, bright in
thc glare OF light. creating the impress
sion of whirIinc lire. llc showed six
electric fans, 20 arranged That ihelI
gusts kept confetti whrlias confetti
that. .dusht IN the amber lgat created
the illusion Of flying sparks.
And ibis was the firo-this arrange
ment Of colored light. whirling feathers
aad confetti smoke pipes and pots. bel
lows End fans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
TIE FUNERAL EYRE.

Then from the pyre there puGed gray
ism smoke. then thicker, darker smoke.
clouds of il. whirling and swirlirS
Through the logs fire began 10 glow II
caught at the end Of "A huge block 90
wood. ran down il. Further ana further
il spread until that part Of the stag"
mad become roaring cafnaGe-a con-
fusion Of streaking red and rolling smoke.
And when the blaze was reddest. when
the logs were crackling, when the hames
were Kissing and it seemed that the c31-
aaaration must spread to other parts ~
the hous,. he aoldicrs OF Ming hung
themselves upon the pyre one at "a timr-
and the curtain fell.
That's what the spectators saw i,'n
the orchestra OF the Century TAcaii'.
while the zig scene OF "The Deughtr'
of Heaven" was being played. II was aH
illusior-a wonderful effect that srpprd
the minds OF the audience. Most oI them
- they left the theatre that night talked
Of only one fhiug-thc funeral pyie. en-
real C,c. OF the f,athery strips OF SIX.
Of colorod ienectors, Of electric hSutS' 90
wire logs PAINTED so as Ia produce di-
loren, sradinss Of light. OF smoke pot
IF bellows they knew nOthin&. only tAt
effect these things had created was De
fore them.
4 sight Of the thing, themselves can
be obtained only from that magic re-
zion Of Behind-thc-Sccncs. only from
the wings or the cavcrnous maZes uh-
derneath the stage can be seen the bare
mechanics Of this wonderful illusion
making To see the wheels 80 r0uhd
The Tribune man was permitted one
afternoon 10 watch this blazing funeral
pvre from behind. His guide was
man named Bicrwald. master OF cleo
tricity. artist in lights. creator OF an
the wonderful effects seen last year III
The Garden Of Allah this year ~ the
Pierre Lott sDcctacle of modern China.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
THE DAUGHTER OF HEAVEN.

Nowadays the man who pays ~ cents
for gallery seat is more sophisticated.
lie has been Eliza cross the river on the
oooolng ice cakes 50 many times that. no
matter What the play, ne has implicit
laith IN the property man In The
Daughter Of Heaven his reliance was
notably justified. Those who went to see
mat play witnessed cOntiagration 50
realistic that many Of them were I'm ter
TOT lest the flames destroy the theatre.
Ohiy d moment before the Daughter Of
heaven. Empress OF the Chinese race.
LADY Of Ming had stood on the white
s"ps OF hel pavilion At Nankin. Behind
nef slight figure a dimly lighted drop
'"o"ed the luNuriaut terraces of the
lsisce and lost itself i'm black perspective.
me Manddrins had just taken her boy
oho bundled him into exile. far from the
mp OF the Mauchu Dragon ~ she wait
w. heart-orokcu and alone with the trees
Uoopins around her. "a vague red glow
Wead over the soft mOOnlit scene. IT
'S me coming Of dawn. yet somehow
we SWIFT change from soft blue to Grim
ny 0''Hifh the lOIcluiI'I VI liii-
F.naing disaster. As the curtain descend
slowly there was last glimpse OF the
empress woman in white, very weak.
very much alone
me audience waited uneasily for tie
.eN scene They knew that the DIS gOn
angry that he was coming as an
=. NY N hordcs his thousand eyes flaming.
- thousand claws spreading to
'S"oy Nankin and It's rc5ellious Daugh-
u Heaven. The Emperor was Man
"A -" Isin. ana none but ne reigned But
hh'w. too, that the Emperor had
D"'hahded the Dragon TO be- mcrciful-
va ueei gently VITA these people OF Ming
- ne not como disguised from .sr
"hs to WOO this Empress whose folk
was now lighting? Yet his Dragon
advancing: the audience wondered
md waited
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
THE SCENES WITH MECFIANCMAGIClANS OF STAGE
The Wonderful Illusions That Startle and Charm heatre'
Goers Lose Their Glamour When Traced to Their
Sources, but the Ingenuity That Contnves
Them and the Methods Of Their
Creation Remain Objects Of
Admiration.

cord" the guard blows his WI ste asa'"
ard the train begins To move--or To see"
10 move It passes beyond the loading
platform and into the open country con-
stantly increasing in speed. and hndhy
reaches and enters the tunnel The steam
from the locomotive becomes tnSed WIN
rcd. and through the open windows OF TIE
coach one sees the brick walls Of the tun~
mel rushing past The villain chambers
along the footboar1 To- the horse box
throws off the red tail light. pulls the
slip cord" and the coach and the poX
part company. the former moving out OF
sight and the latter slowly losing its mo-
wentum.
on flashes the train. leaving the horse
box" where it has come TO full stop. Just
outside the tunnel And presently Wheh
the rescuing party has providentially ar
rived. just in time to lead the Pride Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
EFFECT OF STAGE REALISM.

"A strongly had the situation zone Owe.
"e iootlights. taken hold Of thosc with
A. mat no sound could be heard as in
n, ""ess The scenes were swiftly changed.
somewhere behind the curtain there
h. INC low rambling OF artillery. the
60" rattle Of musketry an insistont
ill.," OF shells bursting and houses tum-
~, 80 INTO ruin. Ard the curtain risinS.
:, 'ilduons leIpcd up all over the thea
me whole audicncs cianod forward.
e"hd the footlights grim picture
~. ieFealed-thc battlcments of Nankip'
'eaq and dying strewn about, shells
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

DVERY ONE knows how stage rain
II is suggested. or stage thunder and
IL lightning. lie is aware that the
sound OF a moving tram or an automobile,
or the daShing of waves against a rocky
cast may Doe satisfactorily Of imperfect
ly suggested hy the violent agitation of
tin cylinder containing 4 handful of
dried peas Illusions Of sound suCn as
these are easy TO produce TO present
visible counterfeits OF he same things
seems impossible.
That last word. however mas been al
most forgotten in the vocabulary OF the
modern stage director. lie asSailS not
only the ears but also the eyes. Of his pa
irons with lifc-sizcd train wreck. a
lorSe race. or "a couHagratiou-and does II
easily. So well have some Of these lllG-
sOns been contrivcd recently that the
audience has been fooled completely.
More than one spectator has stoutly re-
fused to believe that the roaring. blazing
funeral pyre iu The Daughter Of Heav-
en- was not a real fire The sweeping.
vhistling sand storm IN The Garden Of
Allah" was thoroughly convincing. Many
other bits Of spectacular scenic realism
have robbed the playgoers Imagination
Of any excuse 10 remain awake.
It's vastly different from the days when
the English stage was young. I'm the
tine OF the Great Playwright the pay
was the thing Scenery was present only
in the Imagination of the spectators. \
little pacard told the credulous audience
that This is the Forest Of Arden or
This is n castle" or This is street IN
London" Having read the brief notice
the dramatic fan" of Elizabethan Eng
land was free to concentrate his whole
mentality on the words and gestures OF
the actors The boundaries of Missouri
had not then been defined. so ne accepted
without question the simple statement as
10 the actors environment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
DECEiVINC EAR AND EYE.

Another steam pipe is located al the
point where the locomotive comes int"
collision with the horse box This has
two outlets. one leading by a flexible hos"
TO the smokestack and escape valve II
the locomotive and the other 10 an open
ing Just under the lireboN. When the
crash comes one valve let's steam into
both pipes at once, 50 that the locomotive
is envelopod in steam. \ few red lamps
underneath give the effect OF the SPILLED
Goals from the hreboX.
To produce the illusion OF "A train Of
cars in swift motion three huge paiIJ-
ramas behind the train are turned at high
speed while the train itself. with its
wheels and engine drivers working with
great rapidly. remains stationary. Back
of the scenes group of stage hands
runs" the train. When the signal is
given to take up the horse box" one at
tendant pulls the cord of regular loco
motive whistle attached To the putting
machine" and another moves the crank
back and forth slowly. opening and clos
ing the steam valve. The audience re-
ceves the effect of an engine getting
under way While the horse box 10
being coupled on the valve Is left open
slightly
AS the train begins To get i'm motion
Continued ON seventh mage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19

That's. what YOU see from the audience:
that's how they seem real. instanta
Eeous.'
And the falling WALL
That's easy" he laughed a man
squats behind IT. and when the time
comes ne pulls some strings. jerks down
the blocks and blows mp lot OF powder.
II he doesn't bring down enough blocks
there's couple of helpers ready To push
them down with a broom. Not very much
magic about that
And a he led the way 10 another part
Of the building. to his workshop. where
ne corce.ves all these Illusions, the re-
porter asked him how the idea for the
fire first came TO him.
zone day" ne said, Il saw woman
,ew Of The J-SCTIFIcIH
"D7u3ktcr ar Ae00er"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-19
THE PUTTING MACHINE.


only in motion. but accompanied by all
the usual phenomena Of smoke and steam
and flashing lights. involved some difficult
problems. one of the most ingenious con-
trivances that was the outcome of these
problems is the putting machine as II Is
called by its inventor Herbert Mather
chief mechanician of the Drury Lane The
atre. where The Whip" was first pro-
duced
This putting machine consists pri-
marily of steam pipe, reaching from the
stage To a point little above the height
of the railway coach and bent al right
angle toward the open stage. The pipe 10
interrupted by a revolving valve. which
opens and closes on the turning Of crank.
The valve mechanism is supported by an
iron frame work about three feet high'
which is C.amped 10 the stage when IN use
and is disconnected from the steam pipe
. and showed into a corner during the rest
7 Of the time The crank that turns the
valve is at the end of a shaft about four
feet from the valve, and is connected by
betting to a small electric motor
steam pressure of about eighty pounds is
used great enough 10 send puffs of live
steam the whole distance across the wide
! stage.
The steam for the putting machine"
| comes through a flexible pipe attached 10
the main steam pipe just under the stage.
In the second Of the railway scenes. where
the wreck takes place an apparatus Of
! almost the same sort il used. In this
case the putting machine is located on
+ the opposite side of the stage. and in
stead of having right angled pipe. IT
/! has vertical outlet that is led into
muller box. so that the putting seems TO
! he mufled by the walls of the supposed
| tunnel.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
M'CANDLESS
CASE BEFORE
CIRCUIT COURT
Continued from page one)

ternoon by DIR. George Herbert, tes-
/ tifying as an alienist in the examina-
ton to ascertain the youths sanity.
Rev. d. G. Peters, the McCandless
family's pastor, Probation Officer
John C. Anderson, and Mrs. MeCand.
less, the mother, testified early this
sternoon. and in response to the
| : neries of Attorney L. NJ. Straus and
Deputy City and County Attorney A.
M. Brown, all expressed the opinion
that the boy is at least irresponsible.
DR.. Herbert, who examined the boy
in his cell at the county jail yester-
day morning, expressed the opinion
that he is suffering from adenoids.
which cause sluggish mind and is
what the physicians term a progress
! siye degenerate" which he intimated
might, il net restrained or cured. re-
| suit eventually in a violent act such
as murder.
The adenoids, he explained. are a
growth at the rear of the nose, which
affect the nose He had recommended
| TO the family an operation for the re-
moval of these DIR. Herbert said he
did not think prison was the proper
place for the boy, though the discip-
line might be beneficial; he said the
asylum was the proper place for cases
of that character.
Rev. DR.. Peters said he suggested
Ito the parents two years ago, when
the youngster was sent to the reform
atory, that the service of a physician
instead Of probation officer or re-
form school, be called. He said the
boy was possessed of obsessions, with
no will to resist suggestions a con-
dition known to the scientist as psy-
chothene,.
The probation officer said that
young McGandless was sent to the
|feformatory by Judge Whitney on the
strength of a sealed communication
, sent him by DR.. Judd. after the lat
ter had made careful examination
of the young mans mentality at the
parents request
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
GOvERN0RSHIP IS
STILL UNSETTLED
tConlinued from page onel

president said It would be nanIf1e||/
unfair for him to take any action %
whatever nature, without hearing M
Pinkham's side Of the CONTROVERSY
and his defense against the aIle9.-
lions Of non-residency. Republicans.
and tenlpefamental unlitness. He 81
quested Senator snafroth to have pre-
pared copies OF all the charges. com
plants aud editorials. and send them
to Mr.. Pinkllam for such response %
he might desire to submit.
This course was pursued, and an
the CORRESPONDENTS sent to Mr.. Pink
ham at the home Of his brother p
Worcester, Mass,
Delay Is Foreseen.
Pending reply from Mr.. Pinkhou.
and awaiting an intimation Or the
presidents desires after reading the
answer, Senator ShafFoth announces
chat all acton by the COMMITTEES On
Pacific Islands and Porto Rico would
be suspended He made Il plain that
II the president does not decide -
withdraw the nomination OF Mr.. Pink
ham, the committee win then begin q
thorough investigation of its own. Mr.
Pinkham win be invited to go before
the committee. Senator Williams and
all others desiring hearings VIII be-
given full opportunity to present their
views.
A vote on the question Of faToral)If
reporting the nomination Of Mr.. Pink
ham would be delayed until the hives
tIgaticn CT the COMMITTEES in all d.
recticns had been completed.
unless President Wilson should de-
termine to withdraw the nominafl0n
Of Mr. Pinkham, a final vote on his
confirmation seems some distance u
the future.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
FREAR LEAVES
FOR MAINLAND
in VILHELMINA
CONTINUED from page one)


with my successor and may be able
to induce him to attend TO that. That
is the only bit Of public business I
consider now as likely to get atten-
ton at Washington Immediately,
aside from the governorship."
While giving the impression that
he will have nothing to say to Sec
rotary Lane or President Wilson on
the gubernatoriaI situation. 1t is
thought one of the objects of his
journey is to hasten action in the
affair. Whether, on his arrival at
the national capital. Governor Frear
viii be found aligned with or against
IL. Il. Pinkham Is known to none save
himself. His present position OF
aloofness may be maintained even
there, however.
The governor will be busy this
afternoon giving what he regards as
the final touches to his administra-
tive work signing documents that
have been held up indefinitely and
inditing his formal farewell .commu-
nications All his personal material
has been removed from the executive
chamber and every preparation lends
support TO his oft reiterated state
ment that he does not intend to ae-
cept a reappointment If 1t should be
Offered.
Tomorrow Z. A. Mott-Smith, now
territorial secretary. chairman of the
public utilities commission and
land; thence eastward, to Washing
chairman of the public archives COM
mission, will add another title to his
list acting governor of the territory
Il suppose you think I'll be
tickIed?" he Queried, when the com.
ment was made today. Il can tell
you one thing tits going to look like
an official hemorrhage, the way III
spill titles the day. the new governor
steps into Office"
Predictions were freely made today
that if the governor takes any per
sonal part in the governorship,, he
will be found opposing the selection
of Mr.. Pinkham. II is understood thai
Frear has not favored the appoint
ment of Pinkham. though he has con
sistently declined to make any state.
ment that would bring him into pub
lie opposition. =